Shantz Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) While i would love to switch to an Android phone, the one thing holding me back is the lack of support for exchange server. I read somewhere that you could sync mail, but not the calendar, and without complete support for exchange server i couldnt think of shifting from my iphone to android. I did read that the milestone supports calendar syncing with exchange though. How good is it? That is one advantage with moto android phones that they sync calendar as well as can look up GAL. HTC phones can sync calendar i think but not lookup GAL. Nexus one cannot do either, just sync exchange mail. You can buy an app "touchdown" though which supports all of this. The app is great but what I dont like about it is : 1. I have to pay for it, would have liked to have this functionality in the phone itself 2. The app doesn't use your normal calendar for notifications but its own. So its difficult (impossible) to setup profiles based on its calendar. Edit: BTW, if you put the desire rom on nexus, then you can use the HTC calendar syncing as well for free.. Edited March 23, 2010 by Shantz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anmolsc Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 blackberry storm 2 launched in india with wifi gonna buy tht soon hopefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Stryke Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 ^Please get the BB Bold 9700 instead of that. They're both priced the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 There's a rumor going around twitter that Apple will soon allow people to buy the iPhone in the USA without a contract. Just walk into an Apple Store and buy a phone. No contract, no ID, nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantz Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 ^^ not a rumour. Its been confirmed.. but the phones will still be locked to carrier.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Well I need to buy a new phone soon. Need the following: Bluetooth/Wifi/3G capable Capacitive Touchscreen that isn't sluggish Multitasking enabled Preferably Android 3.5mm Jack A good amount of memory(on board or expandable) Preferably a proper slide out qwerty keyboard Decent camera Decent battery life I have no idea. Please help me out. Thanks Also, how is the Motorola Droid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhav Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Well I need to buy a new phone soon.Need the following: Bluetooth/Wifi/3G capable Capacitive Touchscreen that isn't sluggish Multitasking enabled Preferably Android 3.5mm Jack A good amount of memory(on board or expandable) Preferably a proper slide out qwerty keyboard Decent camera Decent battery life I have no idea. Please help me out. Thanks Also, how is the Motorola Droid? whats yur budget?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 30K. Can be stretched but I'd rather not. Will be getting it from the middle east so keep that in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhav Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 30K. Can be stretched but I'd rather not. Will be getting it from the middle east so keep that in mind. droid is a really good option... and there are many android phones which suits most of yur requirements, but for qwerty keyboard... Samsung Moment, HTC lancaster and Xperia X10 were a couple of phones that stuck my eye.. but before picking up any phone, check the video reviews to get the basic picture about any phone... if qwerty is not yur primary requirement, then there are many phones that can appeal to yu... check out HTC hero or nexus 1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) There's a rumor going around twitter that Apple will soon allow people to buy the iPhone in the USA without a contract. Just walk into an Apple Store and buy a phone. No contract, no ID, nothing. http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/03/22/iph...he-apple-store/ Edited March 23, 2010 by Gaurav - Solitaire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Stryke Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 @599 USD for the 16GB 3GS, if we get the iphone at around 30-31k, it'd be great pricing on Airtel's part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Stryke Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 droid is a really good option... and there are many android phones which suits most of yur requirements, but for qwerty keyboard... Samsung Moment, HTC lancaster and Xperia X10 were a couple of phones that stuck my eye.. but before picking up any phone, check the video reviews to get the basic picture about any phone... if qwerty is not yur primary requirement, then there are many phones that can appeal to yu... check out HTC hero or nexus 1! Droid has been launched in India no? Whats the retail price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 BTW: Swype broke the Guinness World Record for fastest way to text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhav Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Droid has been launched in India no? Whats the retail price? he said hes getting it from the middle east... i dont think its launched here in india... though its price would come somewhere around 26-28k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfrag Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) Guys, Droid is only sold in USA, rest of the world its known as Milestone. Anyways, Milestone fits your bill perfectly. DAMN, I just saw Swype's video, Thats INSANE! Edited March 23, 2010 by Superfrag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersim Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 wtf is this swype thingy Its only available on samsung omnia 2 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Droid it is then. Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theneurotoxin Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Guys a good fone in 10-12k range with max features?? You can get a phone from Samsung's Corby line in that budget range-best VFM IMO.Or if you want to go the Blackberry way there is the Curve 8520. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhav Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) isnt swype available for android 2.1?? i heard its being used by a samsung galaxy spica user... Edited March 23, 2010 by Madhav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantz Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 isnt swype available for android 2.1?? i heard its being used by a samsung galaxy spica user... It is available. .Were you all sleeping when I mentioned it multiple times over past multiple pages :P I am using it on nexus one. The thing is though that it is officially available through a beta only, which is now closed, so those who entered while they could (including me) got it. BUT, not to lose heart, many of us who downloaded it have shared the apks all over the internet, so its just a matter of google search (or head straight to xda-devs) and you can download and install it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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