WM 6 shuts off the Data Radio if Wifi connected. You can see it on the comm manager menu.

I'm going to be switching to AT&T for the phones soon. They do have out of country roaming plans, which keep the data costs down. I wouldn't switch if this we're the case.

T-Mobile is the DEAL with out of country data. If you are signed up for Blackberry International Data ($20/mth), you have international unlimited data. And 3G enabled in Mexico. Unfortunately, data inside the US is limited to EDGE, which blows compared to 3G.

Android doesn't switch one or the other off automatically, but there's a widget to toggle them. Watching youtube in normal definition has been really nice and very snappy due to the separate video processor. I still can't figure out how to get movies to play though.

Make sure of that.

With AT&T you can add a plan but all it does is lower the inflated international roaming charges.

So you pay more to pay less encouraging you to use more so you don't come in under the breakeven.

Google Maps is available for the iPhone

Google Maps on your mobile phone

The Mexico plan allows you to purchase reduced rate roaming minutes and Data. But, before I sign a contract, I'll recheck the rates. I talked with AT&T in September. The plan is to try to get the Business Phones, DSL, U-verse (if we can get it here) and our cell phones, all on one bill.

Google maps works great on the surface streets but I use Sigalert for freeways because you get not only the speed/flow through areas but also incidents. Driving around LA can take an hour and a half and knowing wether the problem 40 min away is an overturned big rig or just a stalled car is a big help.

Google-maps shows the incidents are well.

Shazam is the coolest app. Ever been in a grocery store, bar or restaurant, maybe watching a movie and and hear a tune that you like but can't identify what it is or who its's by? Open up Shazam, it listens for 10 seconds, analizes for ten seconds and then displays the song, muscian and album and gives you a one push opportunity to buy it if your inclined. Neat the way it is able to filter out background noises including conversations. I've tried to trick it with some really obscure stuff but it works 9 times out of ten and it's free.

Bill

I loaded the 5-O, Radio app which lets me listen to many police, fire and emergency services. I can't get LA County Sheriff's Santa Clarita Division where I live. Anyone know if it's possible to find their internet broadcast so I can listen to what is going on where I live?

Thanks

Looks like by a little blind luck I am getting a 3GS 16gb... Mom needs a new phone. She just went and bought the 3GS, but she knows I have my 8gb almost full already so she is going to take it and let me have the 3gs. :D

You will love the S. Everything is quicker than the G.

Not doing your Mom any favors though :(

My mom has been using a BB pearl with no data plan... Its still an upgrade....

if you like to make music and sounds:

technoBox - amazing 808/909 drum machine technoBox: Your mobile techno studio for iPhone / iPod touch

PASY02 - Pankaku iPhone Applications » PASY02

Looptastic - Looptastic Electro Edition for iPhone Review | iPhone Alley

NLogSynth - incredibly realistic analog synth simulator...sound through speakers is amazing. Tempo Rubato

DrumMeister - very fun drum maching and sounds great. Drum Meister

PakISound1- PaklSound1 Home

Audio Palette - audio palette

otherwise:

ILikeConcerts is great. It will tell you who is playing where, and when. Picks up smaller venues too. This is one of my favorites. Local Concerts App on iPhone - iLike

New York Times
BBC Reader
Pandora
Drinks - gives drink recipes
Guitar Chords
TyroTuner - instrument tuner
Wikipanion
Urban Spoon
UseYourHandwriting - to do list using your hand writing
Pac Man lite
Photo Shop Mobile

iLikeconcerts is fantastic - thanks for the tip.

i gotta add NPR ADDICT to the list
NPR Addict - NPR on your iPhone

can listen to BBC, KCRW and other NPR live streams from around the country.


how about a battery life strategies thread? :eek:

Prett cool app and its FREE

Nuance brings its speech-recognition technology to the iPhone | Software | iPhone Central | Macworld

Nuance brings its speech-recognition technology to the iPhone

Dragon Dictation, which arrived in the App Store Tuesday, is a mobile voice-recognition app that lets you compose e-mail or text messages by speaking. The app is compatible with the iPhone—sorry, iPod touch users—and requires the iPhone OS 3.1 update. The app is currently available for free, though Nuance says that’s for a limited time.

Just tried the Dragon - only sent one text but the voice recognition was perfect.

Sent a second text and it missed one word but it has a nice editing feature via the keyboard.

try this one - this app solves all of those pesky customer cards that just about every retailer gives you to put in your wallet.

Blurred to keep anyone from using my number - lol

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You know Photochop does have a Sharpen filter.

You dont have WD's in Texas anymore :)