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Originally Posted by snipenekkid
Runs4Brains:
...the cost will be around $60-$120/mo no matter how you look at it, well it will be that much if a person wants a service that actually provides real usefulness rather than just being able to say "...I have the fastest connection." I mean great for the 5-minutes/day on average you can use it before hitting the cap in a month and needing to sell a kidney to pay the bill.
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Hahahaha. No kidding! It's so funny how these companies are advertising blazing fast speeds. VZN is hyping up it's new next gen LTE system's near cable-modem speeds... They just don't say you'll blow through the MONTHLY data cap, which they're charging through the nose for, in like 25 mins! You are so right. If they companies had their way, we'd all sign over our entire monthly paychecks and return for 0 MB/mo usage. LOL.
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Originally Posted by snipenekkid
Runs4Brains:
Your take on the Safari browser is in line with my experiences as well. It's just OK, as in good enough for most needs. but to really be assured of complete access I feel one needs to juggle a couple different browsers to have all the bases covered
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Thx for the heads-up. I was wondering if maybe the unit I played with was buggy.... But maybe you're right, perhaps I should just bite the bullet and buy something. That way I can really test drive it. I just feel guilty buying stuff and then returning it. I used to do this all the time when younger, but now I just feel guilty. Someone ultimately has to eat that expense. In reality it's probably us, the consumer, in the form of higher prices at the register.
As for the crazy fast product upgrade cycle, it's really just a scheme of planned obsolecense to get u to spend more. I mean really, why does the iPod CONSTANTLY have it's "standard iPod dock connector" changed every other year? LOL! What's the point of having a standard interface if all you accessories become obsolete every other year? Well, because "they" make more money that way. This is a major strike against the Touch. Of course, since I'll be using it primarily for surfing and eBook reading, the constant upgrade cycle will have less of an impact. Of course, the ebook reading apps will become outdated as OS revisions are rolled out. Just look at all the apps no longer supported by gen 1 & 2 iPhones & Touches. How much cpu is really needed to read an ePub. Basically nothing.
UGH, I don't want this to devolve into an Apple bitchfest... I'm NOT anti-Apple! Funny, even with all my my griping I'm heavily leaning towards to ordering a 32GB Touch off Amazon this weekend. Ha!