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[Chiyeung DjChi Lau]

i am a loser, i am drawn into the features and capabilities of the iphone and its interface. SO the choice is
iphone or itouch? itouch is nice and has a similiar interface with internet using wi-fi and has no plan. But the iphone has everything and uses its own internet provider but costs alot more!

[AFaust3]

Neither.

[Chiyeung DjChi Lau]

then what other ?

[Awad]

The iPhone is on that God-awful EDGE network. Too slow. I would (and actually am going to) wait untill they release it with HSDPA.

[Izra]

I have the Ipod Touch, and being around Brooklyn, I've never had trouble finding a network to connect to. The space of the touch is my only issue, as I like to have a lot of music and 16 gigs tends to dry out fast, especially if you put video on it. The price is another factor, coming to nearly $450 before all is said and done. But the machine is beautiful and does what you want it to. Be forewarned, you can only stream videos off youtube on the ipod touch, as you will not be able to download any flash players to watch videos off websites. Other than that, I love it.

[tycoonboy388]

The question is if you really need a phone, and can get out of your current plan quickly and without a lot of money (which is never easy). I think there are ways that you can get many of the features of the iphone onto an iPod touch, if you're willing to hack your iPod and all that. But space is certainly the issue, considering how much space a standard iPod gives you, its pretty weak (my old mp3 player has more space on it). I think I'm going to wait a bit longer, not for a price drop, but just to be sure that there are no kinks in the product.

[Neo]

How about a Windows Mobile smartphone? Plays your music, has wifi+browser, and the storage is expandable. Oh yeah, and it's also a phone!

[Mikey Ramone]

tycoonboy388, on Nov 24 2007, 11:03 AM, said:

The question is if you really need a phone, and can get out of your current plan quickly and without a lot of money (which is never easy). I think there are ways that you can get many of the features of the iphone onto an iPod touch, if you're willing to hack your iPod and all that. But space is certainly the issue, considering how much space a standard iPod gives you, its pretty weak (my old mp3 player has more space on it). I think I'm going to wait a bit longer, not for a price drop, but just to be sure that there are no kinks in the product.

32 gig itouch came out

but over priced, whose pricing is 499usd.

seriously.
i want itouch
but thats too much money to waste.. ;(

[Ilya R.]

I have an iPod touch. It's awesome. It just needs to be jailbroken to unlock its full potential.
It has a pretty complicated jailbreak (hacking) process for the newest version, but there's some simple tutorials out there.
Jailbreaking is basically removing limits on the iPod or iPhone so that you can put third-party stuff on your iPod (such as games).

I love my iTouch, it will be the new smartphone in the future. There's an app that allows you to make phone calls over WiFi, you just need to buy a microphone.
Anything else, you can probably do with the jailbreak.
If you have $300 and nothing to waste it on, go buy a Touch.

Edit: Read some more from this topic, and here's a gather-up of why iPhone is almost obsolete.

The iTouch is less expensive, seeing that apple likes to stick fat price tags on its stuff.
The iTouch has the exact same things that you can do on the iPhone, except texting and the Phone, but wait!
The iTouch now has an app that allows you to make Phone calls, over WiFi! No texting yet though, but someone will think of something.
The iTouch community has gathered a rumor that the price will be lowered soon on all its models. End of February should tell for sure.
etc...

The iPhone is only better in that it has a cell phone feature. Hence the phone. But think about it, would you get an iPhone and pay at least $60 a month for phone service, or would you buy a regular phone and pay a lot less, and use your touch for everything else? The iTouch is a 1-time fee. The iPhone drags you down.
Unless you unlock it.

[azntechguy]

Y'know what I notice? The older people around here are more sensitive to the practical and financial aspect of owning an iPod Touch or iPhone. I wonder why? (answer need not be given). Ah, the days when we could bilk our parents or simply buy with our hard earned money without any guilt and remorse...

I would strongly recommend that you wait until at least the second generation lifecycle of both the iPod touch and iPhone before seriously considering purchasing one. History dictates that first gen Apple products leaves more to be desired.

Truth be told, both the iPod and iPhone are mediocre when it comes to features and value. There are better (and usually cheaper) alternatives to them. Back in high school, I would be able to tell you those, but I don't keep up much with those anymore. User friendly interface and perhaps a sleek design are the only things Apple have going for them.

[Mikey Ramone]

seriously i want ipod touch really badly (32gig one is on my mind)
but i dont think my parents will be wiling to shell out bit over 500 bucks for it.
they might but..ughh

i should wait till the price drops?

and tell me more about the jailbreaker
my dad was explaining about it
but made no sense at all to me.

[Ilya R.]

You're right azntechguy. There are alternatives. But they're either fakes or they cost more. The Verizon Voyager is an example. Although right now companies are working on competitors to the two, especially the iPhone.

You are also right about Apple's constant updates of iPods. They show a September-ish trend going on. So whatever's in store will have to wait until September.

[randomania3]

Leave personal stuff for pm's.
Thanks, you guys can exchange private information that way.