[OFB Cafe] My Droid Preview

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Jens Benecke wrote:

> You�re right about the apps. There is some utility in having a phone 
> that can do more than actually phone people. Even more so, since I don�t 
> really use the phone that often. :-) Since moving to Mac OS and using 
> Mac-centric applications more and more (I am now using iWork 09 more 
> often than OpenOffice, for example), most small tools I have begun to 
> like have *some* iPhone counterpart which makes life a little easier or 
> is simple fun to use.
> 
> OTOH, the two people I know who have WM-based phones don�t use any extra 
> software because �most of them are useless toys anyway� (quote).
> 

I recently opted for the Nokia E71. It has the important things for me: 
a very usable QWERTY keypad for fast and usually accurate input, good 
sound quality, and a usable camera for the odd occasions I need it (when 
a truck backed into me, for example!).

I had ordered the HTC Hero, which was very impressive, but the vendor's 
coverage in my village was virtually non-existent, so I had to return it.

(As an aside, when I rang (on my previous supplier's 'phone) to 
complain, I went through the normal helldesk rigmarole until the 
operator said "Ah but you're trying to use it inside your house"! I 
pointed out that I was unlikely to stay in the garden twenty-four hours 
a day just on the off chance that someone was trying to contact me, and 
terminated the contract.)

I am sure, though, that my next 'phone will be Android based.

Terence