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The Other Debate: iPhone vs. Galaxy

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I was using an Android and quite liked it. Problem is all my computers are Mac's and I have a LTE Mini iPad. To have seamless integration using the Mac OS and IOS you need to use an iPhone so I switched to iPhone 5 when my contract came up. There are things I like about it and somethings Android does better. Basically to me it's a toss up. I do like how any notes I do on my Mac will be transposed to my phone or iPad plus I can use iTunes/iBooks for uploading pdf data sheets of the products I sell. Saves paper and I don't have to carry a ton of catalogs everywhere I go.

Plans, well after years of getting the shaft I called Rogers CSD and just told them in a low unemotional voice that I needed a better plan or I would be moving to the competitors the day my contract expired. They immediately put me through to Retentions and gave me deal I could live with :nod:

Small Bus SP Plan & 6GB Data $85.00 Details:- 3000 Weekday Minutes - Unlimited Eve/Weekend Mins 100 Free Business Minutes
(Starting at 6pm) - Unlimited Local Incoming Calls - Unlimited Canada-wide Long Distance - Unlimited Text Messaging within Canada - Caller ID - Enhanced Voicemail - 2500 Call Forwarding Mins - Conference Calling - Call Waiting

$85

Now you can get 50 MB of Data while roaming in the USA for $7.99 Daily and get a deal on their voice/txt msgs too.
 

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snip...Now you can get 50 MB of Data while roaming in the USA for $7.99 Daily and get a deal on their voice/txt msgs too.
Just be careful when you're travelling...it's very hard to determine your roaming data usage when you're using Maps, checking your e-mail, doing research on some entertainment, etc, etc, etc. I suggest always buying the biggest package they have (they're not that big). If you waste $10 or $20 because you didn't use all the data, that's a way better outcome than buying the smaller package and having to pay for your overage, which could easily be over $100.

(phew...we're back on-topic)
 

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I was using an Android and quite liked it. Problem is all my computers are Mac's and I have a LTE Mini iPad. To have seamless integration using the Mac OS and IOS you need to use an iPhone so I switched to iPhone 5 when my contract came up. There are things I like about it and somethings Android does better. Basically to me it's a toss up. I do like how any notes I do on my Mac will be transposed to my phone or iPad plus I can use iTunes/iBooks for uploading pdf data sheets of the products I sell. Saves paper and I don't have to carry a ton of catalogs everywhere I go.

Plans, well after years of getting the shaft I called Rogers CSD and just told them in a low unemotional voice that I needed a better plan or I would be moving to the competitors the day my contract expired. They immediately put me through to Retentions and gave me deal I could live with :nod:

Small Bus SP Plan & 6GB Data $85.00 Details:- 3000 Weekday Minutes - Unlimited Eve/Weekend Mins 100 Free Business Minutes
(Starting at 6pm) - Unlimited Local Incoming Calls - Unlimited Canada-wide Long Distance - Unlimited Text Messaging within Canada - Caller ID - Enhanced Voicemail - 2500 Call Forwarding Mins - Conference Calling - Call Waiting

$85

Now you can get 50 MB of Data while roaming in the USA for $7.99 Daily and get a deal on their voice/txt msgs too.
Do you use those 3,000 weekday minutes? Because I think you can push for a better deal than that if you don't use them all.

As for roaming the USA wouldn't be a better option to get a local sim card for however long you plan to be there?
 

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Just be careful when you're travelling...it's very hard to determine your roaming data usage when you're using Maps, checking your e-mail, doing research on some entertainment, etc, etc, etc. I suggest always buying the biggest package they have (they're not that big). If you waste $10 or $20 because you didn't use all the data, that's a way better outcome than buying the smaller package and having to pay for your overage, which could easily be over $100.

(phew...we're back on-topic)
Got a Garmin Nuvi with life time maps upgrade and only use the phone for maps when in a town I don't know very well to check where my destination is when walking.

Do you use those 3,000 weekday minutes? Because I think you can push for a better deal than that if you don't use them all.

As for roaming the USA wouldn't be a better option to get a local sim card for however long you plan to be there?
I have gone over it twice, unbelievable but when you call forward your office line to your cell it racks up the minutes quickly. My main concern now is battery life and have a portable 6000 mA/hr charger that can recharge both the phone and iPad in just over an hour.

I need the same number or I will just have to go back to the old days with a Rogers and T Mobile number on my biz cards. Call forwarding from a Canadian mobile to a US Mobile does not work seamlessly. Countless times all the calls would go straight to V mail and it was a PITA!
 
My main concern now is battery life and have a portable 6000 mA/hr charger that can recharge both the phone and iPad in just over an hour.
I got one of those. I think the one I bought for my devices was a "Powerrock" aka Stone. It can power two devices on a single charge and as you mentioned, it is portable.
 

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My main concern now is battery life and have a portable 6000 mA/hr charger that can recharge both the phone and iPad in just over an hour.
I got one of those. I think the one I bought for my devices was a "Powerrock" aka Stone. It can power two devices on a single charge and as you mentioned, it is portable.
you should be careful using overpowered chargers for your devices. if the batteries get hot during charging you will significantly shorten their life. it's all in the website below

http://batteryuniversity.com/
 

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Apple Surpasses Coke as World's Best Brand

http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/apple-surpasses-coke-as-worlds-best-brand

"Apple has set a high bar for esthetics, simplicity, and ease of use that all other tech brands are now expected to match, and that Apple itself is expected to continually exceed."
Also:

"Interbrand ranks brands based on an analysis of companies' financial results, the role their brand plays in consumers' purchasing behaviour and the ability of their brand to create loyalty in a way that keeps generating demand and future profit."
That is how they reach their "verdict", not based on ease use or anything else.

Reading further, we get this glorious snippet:

"It also said Apple's recent upgrade to its operating system and new finger scan security system are proof that the company has not lost its ability to be innovative. "
Huh???? LMAO, since when is upgrading your product evidence of "innovation"? Everybody does that and have been since computer first started. Innovation my ass.

Also, fingerprint recognition has been around on computing devices for years. How the hell is incorporation of that into a different computing device "innovation"?

The guys at that company who wrote that report are either idiots or they got a "bonus" from Apple to write it.
 

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rockinbods35

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Hey....!!! How long is the waiting list for the new Galaxy??? :pound:
About 5 secs...lol

I just don't like how Apple creates a new phone, hypes it up and only makes modest improvements over previous models and yet the Apple loyalists run out and buy it. "Yeah my iphone5s has a slightly faster processor, better camera and new operating system...yet isn't that much better than my iphone5 or 4s".

However, I will say this for Apple, they sure as hell know how to market themselves...their share prices and huge profits speak for themselves, so they certainly know what they are doing.
 

Cami Parker

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YOU HAVE THE 5S?!?!? I'm still on the waiting list... Lol
If my 5 wasn't cracked and broken I wouldn't be so fast to upgrade however... And I agree they don't make enough supply to fill the demand, and have already sent them an angry tweet about how "I know they do it on purpose!!!" Lol

About 5 secs...lol

I just don't like how Apple creates a new phone, hypes it up and only makes modest improvements over previous models and yet the Apple loyalists run out and buy it. "Yeah my iphone5s has a slightly faster processor, better camera and new operating system...yet isn't that much better than my iphone5 or 4s".

However, I will say this for Apple, they sure as hell know how to market themselves...their share prices and huge profits speak for themselves, so they certainly know what they are doing.
 

rockinbods35

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YOU HAVE THE 5S?!?!? I'm still on the waiting list... Lol
If my 5 wasn't cracked and broken I wouldn't be so fast to upgrade however... And I agree they don't make enough supply to fill the demand, and have already sent them an angry tweet about how "I know they do it on purpose!!!" Lol
Lol no I don't, I was just looking at the specs of the phone and comparing it to the iphone5 currently available. Not too much different, but you do get a few more colors to choose from...Gold is a nice addition to the standard black and white...iphone5c has even more colors to choose from but is the "cheap" market entry...made to appeal to more budget conscious consumers.
 

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Yeaa I almost got the 5C cuz I loooooooooove pink but didn't want the cheaply version... The S stands for special, just like Mercedes and the Sonderklasse (s class lol) or maybe it's even the 5Sexy!! !! (That's what I keep telling myself... Lol)
Lol no I don't, I was just looking at the specs of the phone and comparing it to the iphone5 currently available. Not too much different, but you do get a few more colors to choose from...Gold is a nice addition to the standard black and white...iphone5c has even more colors to choose from but is the "cheap" market entry...made to appeal to more budget conscious consumers.
 
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