| Author | Message | ||
     Ccryder |
Alright, I'm one month into my 3Gs and wondering what "must-have" apps y'all have. I did figure out how to sync with our Exchange Server at work for mail and tasks so I'm good there. Later Neil S. | ||
| Xl1200r |
The Weather Channel USA Today AIM myWireless (lets you keep track of minutes & texts) Facebook & Myspace if you use them Amazon is neat Evite Pandora (music) ebay Flixster (movies) google earth Pro Football iSki (has a neat GPS friend locater tool) midomi (music recognition) File Sharing ezCurrency (real-time currency exchange rates) Trail Guru (GPS tracking stuff) Tides (if you do anything ocean-related) Translator Urbanspoon (resteraunt guide thingy) State Farm or Nationwide Insurance app Planets Dictionary AOL Radio PayPal HeyWay (send and recieve location from friends) Remote (control your itunes library on your computer from your phone, and at a party others with Remote and place song requests) If you want games, let me know - I have a bunch I like... | ||
| Court |
How's the service ? | ||
| Buellinachinashop |
Ok, so for the last three months I've been getting emails and snail mails from ATT about how I'm eligible for a "great discount on an iPhone Upgrade" For three months I've been waiting intently....so the minute I'm ready, I jump on ATT and look for my special pricing.......only to find the "special" pricing is the same damned price as on Apple's web page...and everywhere else. FU ATT, I'm heading to Verizon next March. | ||
| Xl1200r |
How's the service ? I've got a map for that. | ||
| Americanmadexb |
FU ATT, I'm heading to Verizon next March. Love verizon...been with them for years. Just got the new Droid! Its bad ass. It's better the iphone IMHO | ||
| Ccryder |
I have great service but, as with any provider, and any locale, it will vary. Some say that as long as I can see the sky, I've got service, yeah right. Anyway, I am looking for a good weather app. I really liked My-Cast when I had my Razr and Tilt but they don't seem to have that ported to the iPhone yet. BTW, I like the UI and hardware the best out of the last 5 phones I've had, just my $0.02 but the iPhone 3Gs ROCKS!!!! | ||
| Indybuell |
Great phone, carrier sucks. Rumor is that next year (2010) during Q3 or Q4, you will see a CDMA/GSM version of the iPhone (Verizon or Sprint) | ||
| Greg_e |
I've heard there is an auto performance app that can give you things like 0-60 times and a few other things. Don't know if it works or not. | ||
| Badlionsfan |
Cc, pretty hard to beat the weather channel app. Best part is it's free. | ||
| Reepicheep |
Uh, Court... that's kinda like getting offered date with a supermodel 20 years your junior, and waiting to decide until you find out if she is a good cook. It's probably a fair and important question, but the fact that you asked it means you pretty much are missing the main point  | ||
| Badlionsfan |
Awwww, Buellina, it's ok. Even if you're not special to AT&T, you're still special to us. Just so I understand, the price AT&T was offering you on a product that you wanted was great until you found out anyone could get that price? That's really bizarre. I wish I felt good enough about myself to think I deserved more than the rest of the world. | ||
| Xl1200r |
Love verizon...been with them for years. Just got the new Droid! Its bad ass. It's better the iphone IMHO What makes it better? I watched the videos and I like the notifications menu and stuff better than my iphone, but otherwise it looks pretty similar. Does it have an actual GPS receiver, or does it just use network data for location? | ||
| Buellinachinashop |
"That's really bizarre. I wish I felt good enough about myself to think I deserved more than the rest of the world." When your provider for 10 years sends you info on "discounted pricing for an upgrade", what would you expect? The same price as everybody else? | ||
| Redbuelljunkie |
Gas Cubby is a neat little app that tracks your fuel info. For example: from 19 Aug to 28 Oct 2009 the average fuel mileage for my 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD (diesel) was 30.1 mpg, I spent $246.71 on diesel, the lowest average mpg was 21.6 (towing 2 bikes in a 6x12 enclosed trailer to Jennings and back- about 200 miles), high/low price per gallon was $2.859/$2.499, and it tracks where you filled up, how you paid, if services are due, and a bunch of other neat stuff. For comparison, from 15 Aug to 10 Oct my 2007 Porsche 987 Coupe averaged 26.2 mpg, and I spent $106.86 on gas. It's nice having all the info stored in your phone, and it's easy to input the data after you fill up. I need to start tracking the bike's mileage, though- don't know why I haven't done that yet. | ||
| Reepicheep |
(Oh, and to answer Courts question, google mail is my favorite IPhone app... they have a decent blackberry version as well.) | ||
| Ratyson |
RedBuell... have you ever used GasBag? I have been using that one, and it is pretty good... but it only tracks the gas related stuff, no maintainence. I'll have to check out Gas Cubby.. I just downloaded the free version. | ||
| Skntpig |
Accuweather. Great hourly forecasts and good radar. | ||
| Scottykrein |
Urban Spoon, if you ever have trouble deciding where to eat. | ||
| Americanmadexb |
Xl1200r..... The notifications are very nice. Being able to have multiple things running at the same time is nice. GPS is one of the best features. Its run by Google Maps. So if you have ever played with google earth you have an idea of what it is. Best part about the GPS...... It's FREE! I also like the fact it has a slide Qwerty board so you have an option to use touch screen or buttons you can feel. Processor speed is WAY faster the iphone. A buddy of mine has an iphone and we where comparing speeds just today on online browsing. I could almost get 2 pages to his 1. Screen is bigger and better resolution then iphone.. Don't get me wrong, iphone is great phone, and if verizon had it now it would be a toss up on which one to get. Since i can't stand ATT, i have no choice but to stay with verizon... There is a map for that!! Here is a good video of Google Maps. (Message edited by americanmadexb on November 12, 2009) | ||
| Seanp |
Ccryder - I use MyWeather Mobile, about $5 in the app store, and worth twice that much. It has a moving radar map, sends alerts if there are weather watches or advisories, and is just an awesome weather app. The radar map is awesome when I'm somewhere and want to know if I should hit the road because the rain is close, or if I can stay a while longer... | ||
| Xl1200r |
Americanmade - the maps and GPS on the iPhone are Google Maps powered as well, and included free. Unless you're talking about turn-by-turn directions? I wish my iPhone were faster... | ||
| Ccryder |
Xl1200r do you have the 3Gs? I have been surprised how fast my 3Gs is compared to any of my Win Mobile 6 phones. I'm not going to defend AT&T but their iPhone pricing is pretty well fixed. ie: 32gb is either $299 or $599. If you qualify for the upgrade or you are new to AT&T, it's the lower price. I guess you just had visions of Unicorns and cotton candy when it turned out to be dill pickles. Ahh such is life. Now back on topic, thanks for the tips on the apps. Currently I have: Flashlight, Sol Free, Battery Magic, Facebook, iHandy Level, Dropbox, Alarm Clock, The Weather Channel, Accuweather, Distance, USA Today, TaskTask, Showtimes, Sharpshooter Yeah the Droid looks interesting but not AT&T. Indybuell, that rumor comes up every year. I think last year Apple and AT&T tied the knot for 2-5 more years. The reason I stick with AT&T is the coverage in my area and the corporate discount I get (hint, my discount is more than AT&T employees get). Later Neil | ||
| Badlionsfan |
Win mobile is amazing. Somehow, they were able to make it even more clunky than windows on a pc. | ||
| Court |
I'm with ya on the discount . . I get 22% off on Verizon but I think I can get like 40% off on AT&T. Just scared of all the rumors I hear in NYC about how crummy the service is. Verizon sucks at everything EXCEPT telephone service. | ||
| Americanmadexb |
Yeah Xi1200r, my bad, i was talking about turn by turn.. I agree Verizon's phone have been ••••••. They have had a few good ones. Thats why when this Droid came out i had to go get it! Oh, BTW, the service is also cheaper then Iphone(from what i hear) My buddy says he pays almost $150 a month with everything on the Iphone... I however pay $150 a month with everything, for 2 Droid's! | ||
| Blake |
AccuWeather (excellent, includes alerts, radar loops, free) Bibles from YouVersion Carpenter Constitution Dictonary.com Flashlight iBird Pro (outstanding!) Google Voice Mixologist (excellent) TideApp Star Walk (Outstanding!) Units | ||
| Froggy |
From my personal experience, its due to the phone companies. I hacked mine and upgraded it to the a Windows 6.5, its a night and day difference. Faster, reliable, can use my thumb for touch and so on. | ||
| Delta_one |
pocket god (great way to kill a few minutes) pandora (smart internet radio) the weather channel wikiamo (Wikipedia formatted for the iphone) shazam (music identification program) remote (for itunes over wifi) tap tap (music game) my wireless (att account management) facebok deliveries (package tracking) paypal snap tell (book and cd price search engine) ASL ultimate (sign language) drinks free (drink recipes) do not press (funny app) big oven (food recipes) local news units (conversions) | ||
| Ccryder |
Thanks for all the great suggestions. I'm going to have to start a compiled list so I can see what best suits me. AMXb: Without my discount, my monthly bill is less than $90. With unlimited data plan, 900 min, rollover mins (I'm over 7,000 mins rollover, call anytime) and all the other goodies. Now take the discount..... and it's NICE. Later, time2Work |
