To iPhone or not to iPhone? Or is a phone even a consideration?

[jdsd6k]

Alright so here's our dilema. I've been waiting for our ATT contract to come up in Nov. and bite the bullet on an new phone with WiFi. I don't text, don't surf while out and about, nor do Facebook and all that so the media contracts have never enterered in the equation. (neither does the spouse)

My phones have been used as phones and calendars (sync w/Outlook calendar but I don't do email on the phone) and I've got the PDA on the nightstand for surfing our WiFi at home when I'm wide awake at night and don't want to wake up the spouse. I like the converged device idea as currently toting a phone, a Nano, and a camera around bites. My PDA doesn't hold much of a charge any longer and web surfing is getting harder on it anyways as I can't upgrade the OS any longer. Hence my looking to a few different devices for WiFi surfing, phone, calendar usage. (phonescoop has helped narrow the field down)

While going through Sky/Telescope the other day I saw an app that would be great to have however it's only for the iPhone/iPod touch, so then I began to consider the iPhone.

However in researching the iPhone, I've found out that ATT is requiring all customers who have a 'smart'phone to buy a media package and that is not on my list of things to do. I currently don't subscribe to buying/downloading anything and I'm still not planning on doing it going forward.

And then too, the whole ATT media plan thing just frustrates the heck out of me. I asked a sales rep today and they said that if I buy a device on my own, when I pop my SIM card into the smartphone it'll report it to the ATT network and they'll bump us into a media plan after the 6th even if I never surf on my phone. Errgh.

I'd hate to be buying an iPod touch just for the app, but it's a great one. I guess I'm asking, if you were only in the market for a phone/WiFi/calendar device, what would you get?

Thanks in advance.

[coachE]

I have the app and it is great. I like pocket universe better. It has an augmented reality feature that is really good. If you have the iphone you will use data. It isn't worth having one without. If you just want email and calendar try a black berry. My iPhone gets a new use every day. I have become quite a fan boy I guess. If you jailbreak it is even more useful!

[abuthemagician]

I would say keep your current phone and get an iPod touch. You will still have Wifi, and one of the best mobile browsers for late night surfing. Plus you can't get a better interface. I have an iPhone, and if I wasn't going to use the data plan, I would still get an iPod touch.

[jdsd6k]

Thanks you two. I'll check out the other app, and the iPod touch instead of the whole phone. I started reading the Zune thread on the front page, and then more reading on the new HD one coming out, which sent me to reports on CNET and so forth of price drops on the iPod (supposedly) so I'll just keep reading/waiting for a bit.

:)

[deliteguy]

There is going to be a new ipod touch so don't but one just yet. Apple usually releases new ipods in september. I'm waiting for that to decide to get the zune hd or ipod touch.

[Blackness]

Buy the ipod touch.. iphone is too expensive. I have one but im ok with paying the extra charge to own it. I can justify it though. I use the internet a lot.

When im out of town i connected to my laptop and i have free internet anywhere. I use it for my email most of the time and sometimes it pays to have internet when you do have nothing to do.

[aberrero]

It depends. If you want to go to TMO or Sprint to save money, get a Touch and a smartphone from one of them.

If you want to stay with AT&T, you might as well just get the iPhone.

[yvonne.crouch]

i think you should try a blackberry i have a blackberry bold and i love it and i do not have a media plan i have had the bb for 6 months now and they never automatically charge me for anything