To expand on my response, I have two phone numbers; one for personal and the other for business. The personal number is on a phone running Windows, the business one is on a phone running Android. While I like Windows as a phone o.s., it is effectively dead and so when my personal phone needs to be replaced, it will be with an phone running Android. Since you were asking about an app that would go onto the market in the future, I answered Android.
What kind of phones do gun people use?
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MachIVshooter
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Android here. I'm not a tech guy, don't need a phone to do all kinds of fancy things or be loaded with games. So, an inexpensive and physically small phone (Motorola Moto G)was ideal, especially since I've found that in the course of my daily life, a custom billet aluminum case was the only way to keep screens from breaking for any amount of time.
I made it to 2008 without a mobile, but there are very few of us who can exist efficiently in this fast paced world without one, especially where work is concerned. Half of my customers prefer text, which works for me. Being able to send pictures to customers showing what I've found is great, as is photos of parts to my parts to make sure we get the right thing. I definitely prefer to use a desktop for all things internet, though. Having web access on the go is nice, but for things such as perusing and posting on THR or other boards, I'll wait til I'm sitting at my desk with a real keyboard, mouse and respectable monitor.
Also, I can't stand the weird, post-modern, elitist air of Apple (especially in their stores), and so refuse to own any of their products.
I made it to 2008 without a mobile, but there are very few of us who can exist efficiently in this fast paced world without one, especially where work is concerned. Half of my customers prefer text, which works for me. Being able to send pictures to customers showing what I've found is great, as is photos of parts to my parts to make sure we get the right thing. I definitely prefer to use a desktop for all things internet, though. Having web access on the go is nice, but for things such as perusing and posting on THR or other boards, I'll wait til I'm sitting at my desk with a real keyboard, mouse and respectable monitor.
Also, I can't stand the weird, post-modern, elitist air of Apple (especially in their stores), and so refuse to own any of their products.
As to the question of "pay" versus "free" applications on respective platforms, it has been my experience that other than religious materials, the "free" apps I have on Windows or Android have either 1) advertisements, 2) opportunities to make in-app purchases, or 3) both. Judging from what I see offered on the respective app stores, the "free" app with advertisements model seems to be the choice for a lot of developers.
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I'm using an iPhone now. Prior to that I had 2 Androids, and when this iPhone dies (I'm giving it another 2 years) I'll go back to Android as long as I can find a model that's similar in size to my 5s. IMO, iPhones always work and last longer. But Androids can do more work, you just need to replace them more often.
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I have a $10 Verizon flip phone from Walmart that I keep turned off in my truck. No calling plan. I recharge it with a $100 Verizon card once a year. I use it for emergencies or when the phone lines go down in blizzards and hurricanes.
While I understand how useful cellphones can be, I truly hate the rude, oblivious, anti-social and obsessive way they are used by many people. There's a great article somewhere suggesting that the evolutionary rewards of being an upright forward-looking biped with a swiveling head are in danger of coming undone in one generation.
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While I understand how useful cellphones can be, I truly hate the rude, oblivious, anti-social and obsessive way they are used by many people. There's a great article somewhere suggesting that the evolutionary rewards of being an upright forward-looking biped with a swiveling head are in danger of coming undone in one generation.
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I just learned to text so I got an old style with a qwerty board. I don't carry it much because I don't like talking on a phone.
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An Android phone with a built in barometer, preferably water resistant.
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<chuckle> Reminds me of something that happened at my aunt's house about 15 years ago.
During some family get-together, one of the tweens needed to use the phone, asked where it was and was directed to the wallphone in the kitchen.
She ran in there, grabbed the handset and ... stopped ... staring at the phone in confusion.
After a moment she turned to the group at the kitchen table and asked how she was supposed to dial that phone ...
... it was a rotary dial, the first that she had ever seen.
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My sister recently upgraded my old ~10-year-old flip phone (I think it is called) to a very nice Android LG smart phone.
This is the 3rd cellphone that she has gotten me since the first one that she added onto her plan when our mom stroked in 1999 (the cell provider insisted on the upgrade since my flip phone was so old)
The smart phone is interesting, but to me, it is still only an emergency communication device & alarm system notification device for when I am briefly away from the house.
My sister has always found it strange that I have no interest in "cellphone possibilities" since I have always been such a computer propeller-head.
Many decades ago I decided that the telephone is The Rudest device ever invented ... which probably helps to partially explain my attitude towards the things.
During some family get-together, one of the tweens needed to use the phone, asked where it was and was directed to the wallphone in the kitchen.
She ran in there, grabbed the handset and ... stopped ... staring at the phone in confusion.
After a moment she turned to the group at the kitchen table and asked how she was supposed to dial that phone ...
... it was a rotary dial, the first that she had ever seen.
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My sister recently upgraded my old ~10-year-old flip phone (I think it is called) to a very nice Android LG smart phone.
This is the 3rd cellphone that she has gotten me since the first one that she added onto her plan when our mom stroked in 1999 (the cell provider insisted on the upgrade since my flip phone was so old)
The smart phone is interesting, but to me, it is still only an emergency communication device & alarm system notification device for when I am briefly away from the house.
My sister has always found it strange that I have no interest in "cellphone possibilities" since I have always been such a computer propeller-head.
Many decades ago I decided that the telephone is The Rudest device ever invented ... which probably helps to partially explain my attitude towards the things.
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Vern Humphrey
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I use a WalMart "throwaway" phone ($20). And every three months I buy another 90 day card for another $20.
wally
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I use one of these too, make the occasional call since pay phones are mostly history, but its main use is to receive text alerts from our alarm system, so its always on. It more than meets all my "phone" needs. The "robocalls" are starting to get annoying
I went with Verizon for the coverage when I first got it about five years ago and have yet to be anywhere it didn't work.But I do really appreciate my cheap Android and free 400MB data plan, checking traffic on Google maps before traveling save me a bunch of headaches, and running a few shooting related apps I'd mentioned is a nice bonus. Occasionally sending and receiving texts with it is useful. If you get one, I recommend the Mr Number free app that has a community blacklist database of spammer and scammers numbers to block calls and texts from them.
I never had anything but frustration trying to actually use websites on a smart phone -- screen is too small and touchpads seem to hate my fingers.
Ramone
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Before seeing the above results, I expected to see the majority of shooters would be Android users. An iPhone has a bit less hands-on, nuts and bolts appeal, and IMX, seems a bit more 'fashion conscious', and I expect that to be less appealing to the People of the Gun.
I also suspect that this discussion may devolve into something resembling 'GLOCK vs. 1911'
I also suspect that this discussion may devolve into something resembling 'GLOCK vs. 1911'
It's true that the smartphone browser can be difficult to navigate, but apps are made to make the web easier to use on the phone (e.g. Amazon, eBay, various mail providers, social media, etc) and some websites will automatically adjust to a smartphone friendly format, like THR.
doubleh
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I am not an idiot. I'm smart enough to know that if I DON"T carry the phone my wife and daughter gave me I will wind up with bruises and skinned places from them convincing me to carry the damn thing. Self preservation comes first.
I'm no help on apps. The only one I've ever installed is Pandora. At least I get some use out of the thing.
Hanzo581
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Would have been interesting if he had asked their age along with the phone they use. Based on the responses I am going to assume the average age in this thread is 65 or higher.
1976B.L.Johns.
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Shoephone, inherited from Uncle Max.Very high-tech but tough to talk through & clean the chewing gum off!
I'd start with Glock iOS and work from there. Steer clear of any os on Samsung, as the CIA will likely have hacked them.
If so, an app for ham radio might work...
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Ha! You're a SMART Alec!
"Perhaps" you should learn to read Before you open your mouth!!! I said the majority which could be only 2.4 billion!
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I only just upgraded my home desktop from XP SP3 just two weeks ago (went from a dual core to a quad core running W7 Pro 64bit). The change was mostly driven by a need to upfrade my Firefox browser (that and a great deal on a refurbished machine with an excellent video card). Which means my home machine now mirrors my work machine, which matters with both AutoCAD and Revit.
Now, for curmudgeon, I have Perfect Office 2000, which I bought cheap on clearance to upgrade my Word Perfect 95. It still works (and far better than Word). I use OpenOffice at home, as it is a superior way to "do" Word stuff (everyone in the DDR had a Trabant, but that did not make it the best German automobile).
This was pretty much my thought.. Android is offered by a million and one companies, IOS just one.
I've never really had issues with either system, with exception of smashing a Sony Z3+ dual, multiple times (3 phones). Finally realized it was a little too delicate for me so went back to IOS. even though I will miss dual sim capability esp. luging around two iPhones, which is quite annoying when you don't want them to share the same info.
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