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On 13/04/11 16:28, Dylan wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Hi All,
Anyone fancy sharing advice or opinions on the current crop of smartphones?
What's the word on Android vs. whatever else is out there (NOT iphone - don't
want anything from Apple)?
How is the internet service from the various providers?
Cheers
Dylan
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>From my trusty old Nokia 6230i, I upgraded to the Google Nexus S a
month or so ago. So far I'm very happy with it; it crashed a few times
in the first few days, but has been stable since.<br>
<br>
Opera Mini seemed very good at first, but regularly came up with just a
black screen whenever I clicked on a link. I've gone back to the native
browser which seems okay, if not quite as good.<br>
<br>
Vodafone's internet service is as good on this phone as on others; my
3G Vodafone connection from the phone is not always as good as the 3G
connection from Three that I have via a USB dongle for the laptop.<br>
<br>
Occasionally I find that with the on-screen keyboard, I press the
spacebar when I want to press the letter "c". You can spin the phone
around for a wider keyboard, but then it is too wide to be comfortable.<br>
<br>
The Nexus S seems to be fully hackable; I have not had the time to play
with that yet, <plug class="shameless" attr="see signature">I'm
writing a book at the moment</plug> which is taking all of my
time, but I am really looking forward to hacking it both within the
provided Android system and by replacing it with a custom Android
build. That level of openness doesn't seem to be at all available on
the iProduct.<br>
<br>
Steve<br>
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Scripting Recipes</a> book, due out August 2011<br>
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