iphone vs mytouch

[eagle33199]

Originally Posted by lefat1

Guess not! Iphoners, did I read that the ringer is very low, no matter what ring tone you're using? And what about the no connection to iphone apps with voice?

The ringer isn't obnoxiously loud, but it's certainly loud enough - i've never had a problem with it. In fact, there's a guy who sits about 30 yards from me at work who never turns his volume off - every time he gets an e-mail and his phone beeps, i end up checking mine to see if it was me.

VOIP services are available on the iPhone (although at one time they were not). In fact, Skype is available as a free app right now (iPhone Apps ? download Skype for iPhone and iPod touch). The only draw back with VOIP services, however, is that they can only be used over a wifi connection (from what i've read). You can't use them over AT&T's wireless data network (3G or Edge). That is a restriction in place in Apple and AT&T's contract, and from a business standpoint only makes sense - AT&T doesn't want to let you use their unlimited data network for what would otherwise be a huge number of minutes they can sell you.

On a side note, i'm disappointed that we don't have anyone here to talk about the MyTouch... i haven't had a chance to see or use one, and it would be nice to have an honest comparison.