Before the iDevice, what phone/DAP did you carry? More than one? Be honest

[shigzeo]

It might sound archaic, but I have only owned a mobile phone 3x. Once in Canada: Some horrid LG Wine pay as you go and two Japanese mobiles. None were good.

The Japanese phones were very hard to use. I had two 15 year olds - the type of person who is all about mobiles - try to find my email address and after 5 minutes, they both gave up. The iPhone ostensibly simplifies many things, but makes some more complicated.

Before owning the iPod touch 1G, I had a Cowon D2 for music playback and before that a Meizu M6 and before that, Minidisc. I was stoutly against the iPod as I thought it sounded rubbish and was for sheep. Now, I love it and realise that Cowon's marketing tactics are completely shepherding.

[mrholder]

A Palm Treo 650 and a Creative Zen mp3 player.

[Ron]

I have always used a pay as you go phone because its cheaper per month than any plan(obviously I don't use it much!). It does allow me to Twitpic crappy pics though so it has that going for it. I began my iPod experience with a 2g iPod shuffle I found while walking the dog. Moved on to a 2g 8gig iTouch about a year ago but it filled up too soon so that went to one of my sons as I bought a 2g 32gig iTouch. That one died in a brief trip in what was supposed to be a waterproof rain jacket pocket about 1 month ago. Enter the 3g 32gig iTouch, the replacement 2g 32gig going to my other son.

Funny thing is my cheap phone survived 2 washer/dryer cycles and my pricey iPod didn't survive a wet pocket....

Oh ya- I'm a PC as the commercial goes (with an Apple logo sticker in my truck window) :)

[juubee]

I had a Pantech Matrix phone and a Dell Mini 9 netbook (which is horrible imo).

So I'm SO thankful I have my ipod touch G3 because it's a pocket computer literally for me. I have all my powerpoints from school on here and it doubles up as a gaming device :D and my music player, too.

I don't know what I would do without one now.. honestly, I can't imagine myself without one! (which is pretty horrible haha but oh well)

[ChiffaN]

I went through a couple of Nokia phones and a Sony Ericcsson Z600 as the last step before the iPhone 3G

For music I went with a Sony Minidisc player for a long time before finally getting an iPod Shuffle Mini which I adore since it works of a single charge for a couple of weeks.

[shigzeo]

Which shuffle is that ChiffaN? I had the 1G and 2G Shuffles. The 1G (plastic) had the best sound quality, but I don't think a single one of them got that long of battery life!

[NineSwords]

I had a bunch of phones with limited build in smatphone capacities (ie. simple calendar). The first phone i had that was able to run code was the Nokia E65. After that I got my first 2g Iphone. Now I'm on a 3GS.

[ChiffaN]

Which shuffle is that ChiffaN? I had the 1G and 2G Shuffles. The 1G (plastic) had the best sound quality, but I don't think a single one of them got that long of battery life!

It's the Shuffle Mini 1G - The aluminum one

[tractorqueen]

I'm currently using a Nokia 6680 (a graduation gift) and a Nokia N73. Previously I had the old school Nokia 3310 and also had a Nokia 3200. Waiting to get an iPhone once I start working.

I've had a few crappy mp3 players that cost about 1/10 of my 16GB 2G iPod Touch. Those mp3 players never did survive beyond the 6th month!

[shigzeo]

Wow, the only player I've had trouble with (aside from a 1G Shuffle) is the Meizu M6 which just stopped working altogether. Bugger that one.

[RustySabre]

For phone service I've always used a pay-as-you-go. My first was a Virgin Mobile phone which I never really cared for, and now I have a tracfone that I actually rather enjoy. I still don't use it much, but the battery life is incredible compared to my old one and the display is much nicer. I can also get more bars in more locations.

As for a PDA, I've had 4 different PocketPCs ranging from PocketPC 2002 to WM6, and a Palm Tungsten|E. Sadly, I've never done much with any of them except some programming and playing games. My life would probably be a whole lot more organized if I started using the DA part of my PDAs :)

[SteveNaka]

i've had just about every "style" of phone that has come out over the past 11-12 years. From candybar to flip to slide, etc...and just about every brand. I'm on my 2nd iphone ....started 3g then 3gs...before that though...i think it was a samsung slide phone.

[shigzeo]

Well, this may sound odd, but if the Chinese company, HiSound can make the next model of amp/DAP good, I may purchase one for only one reason: music playback and keep the touch for amped use or for apps.

It has been a faithful and very good music player for years, but no matter how clean its output is, there are better sounding options. Very few mind you, but I am enough of a junkie to think of buying another unit for audio only.

[mrholder]

Don't judge me, but I use a Blackberry Curve 8330 as my primary communications device. I would switch to an iPhone, but I'm with a regional carrier and I have a great monthly plan with them (much less expensive than AT&T). I use my ipod touch for entertainment purposes, however.

[juubee]

After having an iDevice.. what I really want for my next phone (and away from this lame Pantech Matrix) is a touch screen phone.
All this touch screen is growing on me really fast.

[shigzeo]

A touch screen phone and the iPhone differ greatly. There are myriad touchscreen phones here that have to be operated with a nail or a pointy device and are slow and total rubbish. The iPhone is among a very elite few which can do the job effectively without looking stupid or wasting time.

[mrholder]

My carrier really pushes the HTC Hero. It seems like a solid device, but I don't think it's as well made as the iphone, as far as the hardware goes.

[aidan_ree]

I used to have a Nokia N95 (have been a loyal Nokia fan until the switch) and was using PSP for games. Nowadays, I seldom touch my PSP already.