Long post is long

[_jems_]

I've hardly read a thing since early June. Haven't finished a single book, actually, which is kind of depressing. My current subway read is Rosemary and Rue by seanan_mcguire, which is perfect right now because I find it so engrossing that I can just pick it up anywhere and remember exactly what's happened and what's going on. I really enjoy the world-building,

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[moyawyvern]

My previous experience with phones had been "messaging" phones. I did an awful lot of texting, very little talking, and that was about it. So this phone is very different, and I learned to use it very differently. I don't text nearly as much, mostly to people I want to talk to or ask questions that aren't time-sensitive. I still don't talk a lot, and I use the apps and internet a lot more. It just took a little time to adjust how I used it, and got used to the apps. Googling things has helped with any questions or concerns I have had.

The little things it can do that I never dreamed a phone could do really amaze me. Heck, I use it as a level when I am at work. I have no computer access at work, so having Google and weather and news right there at all times helps so much. During my store's construction I was able to email photos of problems to the construction liaison right away, instead of waiting until I got home to get them off an SD card. I don't know if you guys have Google Maps and navigations support yet, but it has been an invaluable tool. I have GPS, but I don't like carrying it around everywhere. The Droid even helps me find where I parked my car in big cities.

All in all, I highly recommend an Android phone. I am not saying that an iPhone isn't cool, not that I have a lot of experience with them, since the way mobile phones work in the US kinda precludes me getting one. But Android is growing fast and coming out with such cool things. I know I sound like an advertisement, but this is the first phone I have had that is fun.

[_jems_]

Thanks, that was pretty much what I was thinking.

I really like that Android is open-sourced, I think that will help app development and general tweaks a whole lot. And I just like open-source on general principle.

[moyawyvern]

The open source is a big deal for me, too. I don't take kindly to being told what I can and cannot do with my phone. In a lot of cases, if you don't like a normal program that comes on the phone (texting, camera, browser, calculator, etc) there is a free app in the market that will have what you want.