{"id":10315,"date":"2009-11-15T18:50:11","date_gmt":"2009-11-16T01:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=10315"},"modified":"2009-11-16T09:17:58","modified_gmt":"2009-11-16T16:17:58","slug":"giving-up-the-iphone-for-the-droid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/10315\/giving-up-the-iphone-for-the-droid\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving up the iPhone for the Droid?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updates Below 11\/16\/09<\/strong><\/p>\n

I live in the far suburbs (bordering on rural) of Raleigh, and have had the iPhone 3G (not the latest 3GS) since April.  I mostly love it. It integrates well with gmail, where I maintain my contacts.  It has a few really nice apps that make life easier.  And the design is very nice and intuitive. In fact, I’m in discussions with some folks from Bangalore about building an app for the iPhone that relates to part of my law practice.  <\/p>\n

But AT&T’s network is terrible.  Lately I’ve been dropping two or three calls a day.  Back before I started my practice, it was mostly just annoying.  Now it’s getting to the point where it’s interfering with business.  On Friday, when I was in the midst of a major issue with a client, I dropped at least six calls.  <\/p>\n

AT&T hooked me up with a new SIM card this weekend, and I went to the Apple store where they exchanged the iPhone with a new one.  But I dropped another two calls today. <\/p>\n

So I’m thinking about switching to Verizon.  The Motorola Droid is out, and I played around with it today at the Verizon store.  I’ve gotten so used to the high quality of Apple software, that I was somewhat disappointed by the way the Droid moved from application to application and the fact that the same button did not have the same effect in each application.  <\/p>\n

So I’m going to stick it out for a week with the iPhone.  If I continue to have phone troubles this week, I’m going to switch.<\/p>\n

It’s unfortunate, because the iPhone has been great for me. But dropped calls are not acceptable.  If you’ve got some thoughts on a Verizon phone – Blackberry, Motorola Droid or Palm – that you love, let me know.  The Droid is appealing because of the open framework and the fact that apps are going to be developed for it in great quantities.<\/p>\n

And if you know how to write an iPhone App, and are interested in having me pay you to write a simple one for my Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Updates Below 11\/16\/09 I live in the far suburbs (bordering on rural) of Raleigh, and have had the iPhone 3G (not the latest 3GS) since April.  I mostly love it. It integrates well with gmail, where I maintain my contacts.  It has a few really nice apps that make life easier.  And the design is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10315","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-technology","8":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10355,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/10355\/motorola-droid-first-impressions\/","url_meta":{"origin":10315,"position":0},"title":"Motorola Droid: First Impressions","author":"Damon Chetson","date":"November 19, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"As I mentioned here earlier this week, I've been thinking about switching to a different network.\u00a0 Love the iPhone, but am completely unimpressed with AT&T's network.\u00a0 So I went into a Verizon store to look at the Droid over the weekend, and then bought one after work at BestBuy on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Technology"","block_context":{"text":"Technology","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/technology\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3346,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3346\/the-iphone-3g-goes-live-tomorrow-with-over-500-dedicated-apps-already-available-at-the-iphone-store\/","url_meta":{"origin":10315,"position":1},"title":"The iPhone 3G goes live tomorrow — with over 500 dedicated apps already available at the iPhone store","author":"Greg Swann","date":"July 10, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Apple. 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