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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
As I mentioned the net connectivity and weather app are great, but only part of the picture.
I was always thought texting was stupid. Now I send a couple dozen texts a month max. If you want to get a short message to someone that you don't really need to talk to it is great. I eat lunch with a buddy one a week. I can send a text to confirm that he can make it and we agree on a restaurant. The name of a restaurant, and a time is all it takes. He replies with OK and I know it is on. Done in 15 seconds.
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Yes, texting is better than a call under certain circumstances.
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The note app is great. On a regular basis while I am working in my garage I discover I am need something from the parts store. I make a quick note on it and the next time I am at the store I pull up my parts needed list.
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There is a great app available for Android and Apple devices call Catch. It's a note app with a twist. You sign up for an account at catch.com (free). Then, when you write a note, the note can be synced to the web. For instance, I can write a note on my phone (maybe something I need from the store), add something to it from my ipad and my PC, and then have all of the entries available on my phone at the store. It also allows links, pictures and audio notes. It's pretty darn slick.
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The other day in the garage I took pictures of my all of tools with my regular digital camera for insurance proposes. I transfered those to my home computer, then made a 180 MB zip file of all of them, and copied them to my phone. My phone is like a USB thumb drive, I can store any computer file on it, and copy it off to any computer with a wireless network. It is always with me. It is a great music player. I have a few movies on there but I admit I have never watched a full movie on my phone. But anytime I need a Blazing Saddles fix I can whip out my phone and watch a scene or two.
It is way more than just a phone, it is a small computer, music player, digital file storage, GPS & camera and it does make phone calls as a bonus.
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GPS, Compass, route recorder (you can record a route that you walk, bike, drive, whatever via GPS using the Google "My Tracks" app).
In Houston, there is a website that shows the traffic on the major freeways around town. THere is an app that ports the real-time traffic to the phone. It's much better than using the website from the phone.
Need directions to a new restaurant that you want to try? It's in the phone. Need to call someplace, get the number from the phone. Yes, you can do that stuff using 411 (not usually free these days).
I understand the resistance that some of you have, and I can imagine that some folks would not find them useful, but IMO, smart phones are as useful as the Internet, computers, email, cell phones.