I really hate Apple. I don't like their attitude, I don't like their marketing (although it is the best the world's ever seen and the only reason they're #1).
I was given an iPhone 3gs. Was hesitant to use and the more I used it the more I hated Apple.
However, with my job I have sites that I must vist each week. I have to call these sites before I arrive. A new list is sent to me in an xls file. With iPhone I was able to use a DOC app to move these files to my phone. Then I could pull up the list and all the phone numbers were hyperlinked so that all I had to do was tap the number to call the site. Sweet and simple.
One day (did I say I hate Apple?) I came upon a Nokia Lumia 900. Yeah! Windows Phone 7. Now, I will have the best of both the phone and software world.
NOT!
The one thing that I would think would be the most obvious thing for a windows phone to do is to utilize it's built-in windows software (Microsoft Office) to call or email from a Word document or Excel spreadsheet. But, NOOOOOO! That, apparently would make too much sense! As far as I can tell it can't be done. I've searched everywhere I could find, and no one seems to be able to tell me how to do it.
The phone is built to make calls . . . . the phone has built-in document software . . . . the phone won't call (or email) from a document ?????? Does that make sense to anyone? Not me.
I have found that the WP7 (Nokia Lumia 900) is a MUCH better phone. Better reception, I can hear better and others say they hear me clearer than on the iPhone. But, it is not a very good tool. I really hate to give it up. But, trying to look at a printed sheet to get phone numbers, then dial the number while going down the road will soon kill me or someone else. And, I can't always take my notebook of lists with me into each site.
iPhone (3gs) is a terrible phone. Poor reception, hard to hear and not clear for others, but it is a better tool.
Looks like I'm going to have to suck-it-up and go back to the iPhone. (boy, I hate Apple!)
I was given an iPhone 3gs. Was hesitant to use and the more I used it the more I hated Apple.
However, with my job I have sites that I must vist each week. I have to call these sites before I arrive. A new list is sent to me in an xls file. With iPhone I was able to use a DOC app to move these files to my phone. Then I could pull up the list and all the phone numbers were hyperlinked so that all I had to do was tap the number to call the site. Sweet and simple.
One day (did I say I hate Apple?) I came upon a Nokia Lumia 900. Yeah! Windows Phone 7. Now, I will have the best of both the phone and software world.
NOT!
The one thing that I would think would be the most obvious thing for a windows phone to do is to utilize it's built-in windows software (Microsoft Office) to call or email from a Word document or Excel spreadsheet. But, NOOOOOO! That, apparently would make too much sense! As far as I can tell it can't be done. I've searched everywhere I could find, and no one seems to be able to tell me how to do it.
The phone is built to make calls . . . . the phone has built-in document software . . . . the phone won't call (or email) from a document ?????? Does that make sense to anyone? Not me.
I have found that the WP7 (Nokia Lumia 900) is a MUCH better phone. Better reception, I can hear better and others say they hear me clearer than on the iPhone. But, it is not a very good tool. I really hate to give it up. But, trying to look at a printed sheet to get phone numbers, then dial the number while going down the road will soon kill me or someone else. And, I can't always take my notebook of lists with me into each site.
iPhone (3gs) is a terrible phone. Poor reception, hard to hear and not clear for others, but it is a better tool.
Looks like I'm going to have to suck-it-up and go back to the iPhone. (boy, I hate Apple!)
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