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From: Jacqueline Wilson <>
Subject: Re: [TGF] iPhone or Android - need advice
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 14:39:00 -0500
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The iPhone from Sprint does not do 4G either. I probably will be moving to Verizon when my contract is up. My problems were with spring and T-Mobile. T-Mobile had false advertising - free phones that cost $400! Nothing free there! Sprint first said I could go to any store for any reason - hah! I tried to take care of some business at the store in the mall and was told I had to go back to the store where I bought the phone. They also told me the store would be open until 6. The store closed at 5 - so I was stuck with my 2 year contract.


Jacqueline Wilson




On May 2, 2012, at 12:34 PM, Beirne Konarski wrote:

The iPhone only goes up to 3G on Verizon, which is the wireless provider
asked about. It has 4G on AT&T, but that won't help here. The iPhone for
Verizon does not and will not do 4G (LTE) with the current models.

On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Elizabeth Kutz <>wrote:

> I went from a Blackberry to an iPhone last November (ATT). Now, I have
> never liked ATT, (was with t-moblie) but after talking with my techie
> friends, I did go with the iphone. There is one misconception about the
> iPhone. When I received it, the phone only was 3g. When the upgrade to the
> software occurred (iOS 5.0 to 5.1) after the introduction of the iPad 3,
> suddenly my iPhone was a 4g. Before I noticed the 4g on the phone, it was
> downloading much faster (that is when I suddenly looked). So, if you hear
> that the iphone is only 3 g, then you do not have the facts.
>
> Now, iphone is pricey. but it does everything that I have asked it to do
> and have not had a single problem with it.
>
> Elizabeth Kutz
>
> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Karen Mauer Green <
> > wrote:
>
>> Dawn,
>>
>> I've had a Droid for over two years without a single problem. I'm with
>> Verizon and while it's not as fast as my computer Internet connection, it
>> suits my needs perfectly. I have a Motorola (consistently better reviews
>> than the Samsung Ginger had problems with). Since I use gmail and the
>> google calendar on my computer, I like that it all works so seamlessly to
>> sync with my computer. I love the larger screen; it's much easier on my
>> eyes. I've had numerous instances in which a friend with an iPhone has
> been
>> trying to access the same information as me and I've found it first or
>> found it "better." I haven't found anything the iPhone can do that the
>> Droid can't, but I have found things that the Droid can do, but the
> iPhone
>> can't. I haven't seen any app on the iPhone that I wanted, but couldn't
> get
>> on the Droid. Most reviews are saying they're pretty much equal in every
>> respect. The Droid is a bit bulkier, but that larger screen is worth it
> to
>> me. That's the only negative I've found. The negative for the iPhone is
>> that you pay more for it!
>>
>> Karen
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Ginger Smith <> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Dawn, I would also go with the iPhone. I am on my 2nd droid and once
>> it
>>> breaks (and it WILL break!) you cannot get the same phone again because
>>> they make new droids all the time. Your droid phone is obsolete in 2
>>> months. My droid broke 1 month before its 1 yr warranty was up. They
> gave
>>> me the same phone. I was lucky they had a refurbished one in stock.
> This
>>> one has just as many problems.
>>> With the iphone your phone is the same phone they are selling in a
> year,
>>> unless you want a faster one (3s vs 4s). They work fine with macs or
> pcs.
>>> They seem to be faster than the droids as well, at least faster than
>> mine.
>>> I have a samsung galaxy captivate.
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Dawn Carlile <>
>>> To:
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2012 2:46 PM
>>> Subject: [TGF] iPhone or Android - need advice
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am switching smartphones and looking for advice from fellow
>> genealogists
>>> as to which phone they use or if there are ones to stay away from . I
> am
>>> with Verizon and plan to stay with them. Any reccomendations on apps
> for
>>> either?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dawn Carlile
>>> Eugene, Oregon
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>
>>>
>>> From: "Stefani Evans" <>
>>> To:
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2012 10:41:18 AM
>>> Subject: [TGF] National Genealogical Society 2013 Family History
>>> Conference Las Vegas
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I would like to encourage all genealogists who lecture to consider
>>> submitting talks for the National Genealogical Society 2013 Family
>> History
>>> Conference, which will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, 8-11 May 2013. The
>>> Call for Papers opened in January and is open for three more weeks,
>> until 1
>>> April 2012. You will find it at
>>> http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/call_for_papers .
>>>
>>> I look forward to seeing your proposals!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Stefani Evans, CG
>>> Chair, National Genealogical Society 2013 Family History Conference
>>>
>>> Las Vegas, Nevada
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Certified 2005. CG and Certified Genealogist are proprietary service
>> marks
>>> of the Board for Certification of Genealogists® used under license by
>>> associates who meet ethical and competency standards in accord with
>>> peer-reviewed evaluations every five years.
>>> http://www.bcgcertification.org/
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> --
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>>
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