Cons: Lacks the iPhone’s magical healing powers and time-travel functionality, as well as the brand mystique that makes me feel like one of the apes from “2001″ laying hands on the monolith.

Ugh, the iPhone should only make you feel like “one of the apes” from the dorms of your local university, where very occasion brings the latest iPod for each student, proving just how non-conformist they are (pfffft Windows.. fascists!)…. of course paid for by money their parents made because of our capitalistic system… the one most of these kids claim to despise.

Seriously, I haven’t researched this thing… but if your analysis is right, and it’s basically the same, or possibly slightly better.. get it instead. Verizon is by far the best cell phone company too, especially with free mobile-to-mobile…. I hardly use any minutes because everyone I know uses Verizon… of course that’s here in VT where we don’t have a lot of options… but they’ve still been around longer than most and have a lot of customers for that reason.

RightWinged on October 3, 2007 at 4:39 PM

What are you talking about? Please specify.

I don’t know what AT&T means by “data”, but I’ll assume that’s their internet service. Even if that’s the case, you’re still paying out the ass for minutes that will disappear extremely quickly. I’m not saying it’s a bad device, I’m saying for someone like AP in particular (and most people), it’s a waste, because you’d never use it enough to make it worth it, or if you did, you’d pay tons to do so. It’s only worth it if you’re like a business guy or something who spends a lot of time in airports or on subways, etc.

You’re not going to be getting your greasy McDonald’s fingers all over it to read HotAir while sitting in ketchup. Anyway, those plans are expensive for the minutes they come with, especially if you’re using the internet in any significant way. You could keep them low if you’re simply popping on to check the weather, etc. but you can already do that with most other phones for free or cheap… or look just about anywhere else to get that type of “fast” information.

Ah yes, the old “iPod/iPhone users are suckas” non-argument.

Splashman on October 3, 2007 at 5:56 PM

Geez, so much antipathy to Apple. Makes me wonder exactly how many commenters are posting from Mom’s computer, after losing an argument over the size of their allowance. Dudes, it’s no sin if you can’t afford the real thing. Just try again next week, and promise that if she’ll raise your allowance, you’ll let her touch your iPhone once. That oughta do it.

Now, if you can’t appreciate the real thing, that’s more serious. In fact, I’m not sure there’s a cure. But hey, that particular deficiency has its benefits — economy, for instance. In about two weeks, you should be able to get a new Zune for $32.99, including fries and a drink.

Splashman on October 3, 2007 at 7:36 PM

It’s funny that you say this, considering that the majority of iPod users are high school and college kids who’s parents bought them for them.. and then bought them the new one.. and then the next new one.. .and then one to match their backpack, etc. etc.

It’s not that people can’t afford them. It’s not even about it being a bad and overpriced item. It’s about the fact that “owning an iPod” is part of being a hipster these days. You’ll be the richest, yet grungiest looking wannabe hippy college kid, but you’ll have the latest ipod filled with thousands of songs, and you’ll be so cool walking down the street with your (stealing a term from Gutfeld here) “iPod face”.

It’s just one of those annoying things like MySpace (or Facebook I think is the cool one now. But maybe it will become so popular, that all those “individuals” will go back to MySpace to prove how edgy they are). There’s nothing really wrong with these things by them selves… but there’s something wrong with the obnoxious obsession some people have with them, these days.

What’s funny is the fact that you’re clearly one of those people, based on your comment about the Zune.. as if there is some sort of competition. The only competition is in the heads of you iPod people. No one cares if you think your iPod is cooler, get over it.

(Disclamer: I don’t own any mp3 players, because they serve no purpose to me… I work from home and would get virtually no use out of them. I’ve owned a few that I bought only to resell, and debated keeping one until I realized I’d never use it. But I’m sure they weren’t half as super awesome as your iPod, and you could prove it!)

RightWinged on October 3, 2007 at 10:44 PM

That’s what I thought. You don’t know what the !@#$% you’re talking about.

Splashman on October 3, 2007 at 10:59 PM

Lol, you’re proving my point about how douche you “iPod people” are, by getting so offended… and also by not responding to a single point I made.

I’m not familiar with you, but can I assume you’re a liberal, since you took one line out of my lengthy post completely out of context so you could throw a drive-by line at me, instead of having to argue against any of the reasoned points I put forth? Again, I didn’t even bash the product. I pointed out how useless these would be for most people, how it would cost a ton more than the price of admission, and I mocked people like yourself who’s world revolves around their iPod and getting pissed off at people who don’t worship the device like you do. I feel like giving you a Tyler Durdin line here “You are not your @#@#% khakis” (but replace khakis with iPod).

RightWinged on October 3, 2007 at 11:53 PM