Comments on: iPhone vs. Instinct

By: Instinct Man

Instinct Man — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:10:21 +0000

The instinct is the way to go i always have coverage roaming or not everythings free plan is awsome so you really dont have to worry about not being covered. On top of that the instinct is way more user friendly than the iphone my nephew has one and he just wishes he would have waited on the instinct

By: iPhone nub

iPhone nub — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:27:36 +0000

I am typing from my new iPhone and it’s great. And the instinct is a good phone but it’s all in your preference. I chose the iPhone.

By: brittany

brittany — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:40:31 +0000

People should stop compairing the iphone and instinct. iphone is the best phone. instinct is pretty nice phone needs a better web browser. Not just the instinct have problems iphone has some problems as well.

By: KING SUDLER

KING SUDLER — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:20:08 +0000

Ive had both phones and I really like them both but if I had to choose I’d go with the instinct because it hasd more to it, and I get amazing reception(OHIO). The Iphone is just a good looking phone and is very user friendly I think 3g shoulve had more to it … I think I should’ve been on the development team I would have made this phone #!:)

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:36:01 +0000

the Sprint instinct looks terrible. the picture looks like the first gameboy. it is only 2gb. and plus its a complete copy of the iphone, which it will never beat. iphone wins in my book all the way.

By: manchicken

manchicken — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:38:14 +0000

So, I live in very rural central Illinois. I have had verizon (CDMA), I have had t-mobile, I have had sprint. I now have AT&T and even though I have serious issues with their business ethic, I have NEVER had reception this good. In areas where I used to have weak signal, I have all bars. Moreover, I’ve got the iPhone 3G, and I’ve never had a better phone.

I don’t know what you all are talking about with iPhone and AT&T problems, I haven’t seen a one. I have seen the instint phone… It’s a cheap knockoff of the iPhone and it shows. It doesn’t have a real browser, it’s even slower on EGDE (since I’m in central Illinois, no G3 for me) than my old palm centro.

Very sad to see so many people so misinformed.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:59:21 +0000

iPhone (Jailbroken) > iPhone (virgin) > Instinct.

The iPhone has a much more natural feeling interface, has a better developing platform (and therefore more useful apps), and has faster, better internet browsing and email. More than what can be said about the Instinct. The Instinct is just a gimmick.

By: r

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:26:45 +0000

I have the Instinct and the MTV videos don’t even load 99% of the time. The GPS is perhaps the best feature of this device. The videos that do load are very choppy. News clips are choppy, the web browser is no good, and many web pages fail to load. There are a ton of things wrong with the Instinct. But if you want to stay away from spying AT&T and don’t do that much web surfing on your phone, the Instinct fits the bill.

Overall, the Instinct is a good start, but the iPhone still blows it away. Try them both and you will see for yourself. And yes, I did have the iPhone before.

By: James

James — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:37:39 +0000

iPhone is nice but overpriced, plus ATT jacked up the price of service. No voice commands, no video, no MMS, no real GPS. Why does Jobs always withhold stuff? So he can include those things in the NEXT iPhone and make everyone buy another one.

By: thousandhz

thousandhz — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:35:30 +0000

Can the Instinct act as a 160 ppi WiFi remote control for iTunes (or WinAmp) on your desktop and play the music on multiple sets of remote powered speakers all around your home? I think not. Sorry Sprint, you’ll never be that cool.

By: genesis

genesis — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:56:41 +0000

You iphone freaks kill me with all your talk about apples 3g grandness. strip away all the glamor and features from both phones and sprint still kicks iphones as…
Besides the fact that sprint is a cell phone company that has perfected its tech with its latest release of the instinct. It has done something that at&t would never do. and that is to finally give the consumer a chance to have full mobile capabilities with its simply everything plan; plus the style and capabilities to make anyone look good. Now at&t and all other mobile company’s have to jump on the band wagon or get left behind. But no, and mark my words at&t will milk this cash cow until their customer start jumping ship…. and most already have

By: uuehh

uuehh — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:35:12 +0000

apples iphone just the best when it jailbroken but still better n stock

By: mygoldens

mygoldens — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:36:59 +0000

I had 5 Iphones over the last 6 months, all bad. I picked up the Instinct and it works out of the box. Along with unlimited everything, $250 on my last ATT bill, time to cut and run from the Iphone and ATT.

I know all the Apple fanboys will cut the Instinct, but a phone is supposed to be a phone, not an Ipod first. See if the new Iphone will have streaming live radio, ya sure, Apple wants you to buy their proprietory Itunes music. I erased a song off the Instinct by mistake, I figured like Itunes, I lost .99, I went to the song and just redownloaded the song. Wake up Apple, competitors are passing you up. Like me and I am a Mac user!

By: cameron

cameron — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:11:50 +0000

I had an iphone for a while and wasnt trilled…i just picked up the new instinct and am amazed at the speed and quality. in just north of detroit and i get 4 bars almost everywhere i go….including my basment

By: Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:18:36 +0000

Just got the instinct on the 19th of june. I like the phone. It’s a little small but thats ok. I was used to Windows mobile. instinct does not support. Hopefully third party will come along so I can sync my Outlook with names, addresses, & appointments. Like most people said I have no problem with coverage. I travel a lot and always have coverage. And I love my air card. EVDO

By: Ready, Aim, FIRE!

Ready, Aim, FIRE! — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:58:41 +0000

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By: Ready, Aim, FIRE! | The Apple Blog

Ready, Aim, FIRE! | The Apple Blog — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:43:42 +0000

[...] remember from a while back that the Samsung Instinct launched an attack solely on the iPhone. Not to be outdone by [...]

By: EVDO FTW

EVDO FTW — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:15:43 +0000

I’m a big data user — currently have a ppc6700 — i’ll take sprint any day. I usually have signal where my sister’s iPhone doesn’t, and if I don’t have signal, she usually doesn’t either.

and EVDO absolutely _KILLS_ EDGE. not to mention EV-DO Rev. A is going to be twice as fast as current-gen EVDO. Another plus ofr me with my currentp hone _and_ the instinct is that with the unlimited data plan, you can use it as a modem for yourlaptop. I love having my laptop with me on the road and with my phone, i can have DSL-speed (EVDO) internet anywhere. It’s fast enough to where I can even watch YouTube videos in the car if i’m a passenger and things get boring.

By: SprintRules

SprintRules — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:45:16 +0000

Hello people I work for Sprint and I just want to inform you of some things that are going to put Sprint at least 2 to 3 yrs ahead of the competition. Its the new 4g network. Wimax technology, Xohm. This new internet service will work faster than any suped up home pc broadband conncection, however on your cellphone.Check it out just type in WiMax on Sprint in your favorite search engine. This will be the fastest internet around..period! Verizon, att,tmobile or no one else will have this for another 2 to 3 yrs. Also sprint is adding the Nextel push to talk on Sprint phones, which will also be compatible with nextel. They will have more features and of course..cooler phones. Will launch in june. The Samsung Instinct will launch june 20 2008 so stay tuned. To see the Instinct kick the Iphones butt go to http://www.nowisgood.com

By: Sprint

Sprint — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:48:46 +0000

My sprint phone get a signal on one side of the street but on the other it doesnt. At work I must go to the window to maintain a signal when I start talking. If i dont talk at work I keep a strong signal. Im in Hampton VA

By: Rissa

Rissa — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:49:15 +0000

It all depends on the kind of phone that you want. Most people just wanna be able to say ‘Oh! I have an iPhone!’ But if you don’t care about popularity then the instinct would probably be better for you, although it has a video camera and live TV, does that make it better than the iPhone? I don’t think so-apple is amazing and they are just going to come out with something better than any phone in the world. But the instict seems to be smaller…

By: Technorat

Technorat — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:00:21 +0000

These were shot in San Francisco, where service is exactly the same on both phones. You can see that if you watch the GPS video.

I think this is pretty ballsie of Sprint. But they have a leg to stand on. The new Instinct is awesome - and while it does compare against a year-old iPhone, I think I get the message that when it is ready for an upgrade, I’d rather spend $200 for a fast network, true GPS, Live TV, the option to download music from anywhere, etc. I don’t think I’ll spend $699 to get the same phone I already have with 3G…

By: Troy

Troy — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:27:29 +0000

The other thing that gets me about this campaign is that it was probably created in Overland Park, KS, at Sprint Headquarters. That means that the coverage for Sprint in that area, where nearly everyone is on Sprint, is exceptional.

Actually, I worked on the Sprint campus, and coverage for the network was very spotty. Surprisingly, there are a number of dead spots in and around the Sprint campus.

By: plm

plm — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:24:11 +0000

I have an iPhone on AT&T and a Sony TZ laptop on Sprint. I recently visited the Medford Oregon area and both services coverage was pretty much what they advertised on their coverage maps. Sprint was slug slow (try 56K!) and AT&T had full-speed Edge. It was faster to check my email and access the web on my iPhone than on the laptop. In Oregon, AT&T seems to have more medium-to-high speed coverage than most other providers.

By: Egidio

Egidio — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:51:17 +0000

I can hardly to see this fight… I’m a Treo 700p user who loves the things I can do with that phone, including the ability to use it as a modem in areas I can’t get WI-FI for my MacBook Air. Like the author of the article, I’d buy an iPhone in a minute if it were in a different network that would give me better reception and EVDO (such as Sprint does).

By: Podophile

Podophile — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:46:07 +0000

My last Sprint phone rarely got any reception in my apartment (just outside of San Francisco). I basically couldn’t use it when I was at home. It was a work-issued phone, so i was stuck with it. My AT&T iPhone consistently gets 4 bars.

GSM vs. CDMA, I guess.

By: Galley

Galley — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:35:59 +0000

My Sprint phone got great reception at work. My iPhone is lucky to get one bar, unless I’m sitting next to a window. I gotta walk 300 feet to the nearest window. GSM vs. CDMA, I guess.