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Jul 08 2011

Different Between Two Smartphone Commercials

I’m an Apple product lover, I don’t know if I would call my self Apple obsessed but everything I own is Apple. It is this way because I like their products, they fit my life and work how I want them to. I have no complaints about them.

Ironically I have found watching other smartphone makers commercials more enjoyable, like this one by Samsung. They are eye catchy and draw me in with effects and fun music. They are fun to watch, over and over again. They don’t really make me want a their phone though, what they do is make me want to get up and move or figure out how they did that effect in the middle. Nothing about the actual phone. This is where Apple has the floor.

Keeping in mind, a commercial isn’t what decides which phone I’m going to get. Apple nails down the WHY in their commercials. Why do people need this phone. They have commercials that tell you why Doctors, Teachers and Parents use them. They add a, soft, narration with classical soothing music. They don’t spin the phone around on the screen as someone dances to music, or shows you some analogy of why the phone is cool. Apple is going to pull at your heart-strings and give you real life applications of how the phone is used (not to be mistaken with how the phone works).

So one commercial is fun to watch and has a catchy beat and the other gives you reason and shows you why you need it. I find it shows how each company thinks and delivers a product. Although Apple has the market share and is making billions of dollars, they project an image that shows they care about their customers and want to give them something that works for them.

What do you think? Which commercial would you most likely cave too?

Written by kylewith · Categorized: Social Media/Internet · Tagged: apple, commercial, iPhone, market, samsung

Apr 08 2010

Questionable about Adobe Flash

This was meant for Facebook but ended up to long. Please share your thoughts.

What is everyone thoughts on Flash? I’ve disliked full Flash websites since day one, but some design companies keep making them.
The iPhone has never supported flash but because of it small screen it wasn’t really an issue, but now with the iPad and its ability to show full webpages it seems that Apple really is pushing for HTML5.
Flash is good for somethings like advertisements and online video, but do you think we should move away from it? When you think about it, it does seem odd that you have to have flash downloaded in order to make certain function work, should websites be fully compatible with a standard web browser?

Written by kylewith · Categorized: Social Media/Internet · Tagged: adobe, flash, html5, iPad, iPhone, websites

Apr 04 2010

Thoughts on the iPad

I thought I would spend sometime today and write out my thoughts on the iPad, a new Apple device I happened to purchase the day of its launch.

Overall I keep telling people that it is just as good or better than expected. As a heavy iPhone user, this is something I was longing for as I could see the potential in the device but found its size hard to use. At the same time I have heard many complain that it is to big, men break out those man purses, and to hard to carry around. I personally don’t think so, but I’m someone who often has a backpack or messenger bag with my MacBook Pro in it. I can definitely see this device allowing me to leave that MacBook at home. Carrying the device is much like carrying a 8.5×11 notebook around or even a hardcover book for that matter, as iPad is also being marketed as an e-reader.

Lets look at the usability of the iPad. With it being a steroid injected iPod touch….. READ THE FULL POST ON WithMedia.ca

Written by kylewith · Categorized: Reviews · Tagged: apple, apps, iPad, iPhone, review, unboxing

Nov 05 2009

Bell iPhone GPS Location Problem

I just got off a 1hr 35 minute call with a Bell Rep and here is what we have determined.

As of right now November 5, 2009 5:30pm mountain time they are telling me the iPhone is having a GPS outage. Due to something to do with the satellite, nothing to do with the iPhone it self. There will be a master ticket submitted within Bell asap, which means they know there is a problem and are working on it.

Here is what you need to do. Phone Bell and report the problem. The more numbers they receive the higher up on the list it will climb of problem to look into. This is also Nation Wide, not just Yellowknife. Bell’s Customer Service number is 1-877-328-2123.

I will be in contact with the people at Bell again tomorrow (Nov 6) to find out where the issue is.

Let me know if you are having any problems below. Also tell your friends to come here http://kylewith.com/iphone and leave a comment. The more traffic that is created the more Bell will be pressured to fix the problem.

UPDATE:  For those with the GPS problem, do me a favor and go outside tell me if the Google Maps “My Location” works, spend a good 5 minutes on it. The Rep was telling me that if you test it inside it tries to use the phone IP address NOT the actual GPS. I just tested that theory and it seems he was correct, but that still leave the problem of why the Cell Network thinks we are some where else or wont work. I am going to give them a couple day before phone back.

Written by kylewith · Categorized: Social Media/Internet · Tagged: Bell, customer service number, GPS, iPhone, issue, phone, problem

Oct 26 2009

When Things Go Well

Today I had to make two phone calls one was to Northwestel, about my cable and Internet. The other to Rogers to cancel my iPhone, which does not work up here in Yellowknife.

I decided to phone NorthwesTel first as it was going to be the easy call and I was quite honestly afraid of what the Rogers people might say to me. After waiting on hold for only about 5 minutes I got through to a NWTel representative. I wanted to find out what my plan was. The plan itself is 5 years old and because I was out of town over September first when NWTel changed there plans I was unsure as to what I had anymore. Down south I was using about 30gb of my 60gb bandwidth limit, needless to say I was downloading a lot and watching hours of TV shows, so when I came back to Yellowknife I was a slight bit scared my heavy internet usage would kill my wallet. You see I originally thought my plan only had a 20gb limit and I was correct in thinking this, but when September came around and NWTel upped all the plans, my 20gb limit became 60gb. When the representative told me this I was highly relieved, as already in October I was at 21gb (The rest of the family uses it). So one down, one to go.

When phoning any big service company you normally have to enter in all these key codes to get the department you want, and that is exactly what I did.  And I was exactly where I didn’t need to be. So after waiting on hold for 10 minutes and speaking to the first Rogers rep who took all my information and why I was calling, determined she couldn’t help me, she transferred me to the next. The next rep, who I had a slight hard time understanding due to his accent, got me a little closer to my goal. They were all in good spirits and understood my situation, it wasn’t that I didn’t want to use Rogers, it was that they don’t have service in Yellowknife. He was able to verify everything and hand me off to the 3rd and final rep who quickly checked my account and told me that my phone would cancel after 30 days and all I would need to pay for was for the month of October, which was understandable. Once we finished I thanked her very much for her service and she once again apologized for the lack of service in the area.

There you have it the two calls that I thought would end up costing me even more money. I’m in a very good mood because of it. Cheers guys.

Written by kylewith · Categorized: Journal · Tagged: Internet, iPhone, Northwestel, nwtel, phone, Rogers

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