OK! I think I finally found the right smartphone. I have been looking to upgrade for almost six months to a device I can use when I'm away from my office. As a small business owner, I really feel that this is a must in order to function outside the office if you travel or have to be away from your office frequently.
I have been comparing everything to the iPhone since it has all the bells and whistles I would possibly want or need. A few things have been holding me back - the cost of the iPhone (and the need to then change providers), and I'm used to a keyboard. The new touch phones work by heat from your fingertips. Well, I have nails! And that doesn't work well for texting. That would be nothing but an annoyance factor and I'm not willing to cut them short. :-) I've been with T-Mobile since 2000, but they didn't have ONE phone that had all the features I wanted. So, the search continued.
What I want to be able to do is simplify and combine a number of mobile devices into one unit - it's hard enough for me to keep up with technology as I get older, let alone learn the functions of multiple small devices. I want my music, maps, email, and phone all together in one device. Patience pays off. :-) I think the Nexus One has it all! AND I can get it with my current provider, T-Mobile. I can get around the texting function (it is a touchscreen) because it has a cool feature - a voice-enabled keyboard for any text field. This means you can speak to your phone and it does the text messaging, email writing, or search querying for you. How cool is that? Problem solved!
But there is one other cool thing about this phone - you can buy it unlocked, directly from Google (for $529!). The idea is you can swap out the sim card from your old phone and put it in this phone and your off and running with service from four GSM radio frequencies and three 3G/UMTS Bands.(There are some restrictions - check out this page for more details: http://www.google.com/support/android/bin/answer.py?answer=166507)
Check out the Google Nexus One! Nexus One Phone
I have been comparing everything to the iPhone since it has all the bells and whistles I would possibly want or need. A few things have been holding me back - the cost of the iPhone (and the need to then change providers), and I'm used to a keyboard. The new touch phones work by heat from your fingertips. Well, I have nails! And that doesn't work well for texting. That would be nothing but an annoyance factor and I'm not willing to cut them short. :-) I've been with T-Mobile since 2000, but they didn't have ONE phone that had all the features I wanted. So, the search continued.
What I want to be able to do is simplify and combine a number of mobile devices into one unit - it's hard enough for me to keep up with technology as I get older, let alone learn the functions of multiple small devices. I want my music, maps, email, and phone all together in one device. Patience pays off. :-) I think the Nexus One has it all! AND I can get it with my current provider, T-Mobile. I can get around the texting function (it is a touchscreen) because it has a cool feature - a voice-enabled keyboard for any text field. This means you can speak to your phone and it does the text messaging, email writing, or search querying for you. How cool is that? Problem solved!
But there is one other cool thing about this phone - you can buy it unlocked, directly from Google (for $529!). The idea is you can swap out the sim card from your old phone and put it in this phone and your off and running with service from four GSM radio frequencies and three 3G/UMTS Bands.(There are some restrictions - check out this page for more details: http://www.google.com/support/android/bin/answer.py?answer=166507)
Check out the Google Nexus One! Nexus One Phone
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