ipod or iphone?

[Snakeman]

situation #1: i have the 1st generation 30GB video ipod(when it first came out 3 years ago for christmas) and i finally decided that i need a new ipod and im considering the 32GB ipod touch.

situation #2: i NEED a new phone. i swear, the only reason i havent smashed this thing to bits it's cuz it's my only phone. It's a DUO phone from Pantech, i should've read the reviews first so i could've realized it was trash. the reason i hate it is because for some reason it stopped letting me delete stuff after some time. i have texts from january that it will not let me delete. i clean out my inbox and outbox and as soon as i turn my phone off and then back on, they all come back so there's no point. i cant see my missed calls since it can no longer store data so if i get a missed call, i have to call people to see who it was. i cant even set my phone to vibrate or silent so i have to turn it off whenever im at work. my gf already told me she's gonna get me an iphone 3G($100) in january and my first thought was that i can use it as an ipod as well so i dont have to get a new ipod. of course my first concern is, will the iphone have enough memory for all my music(over 8GBs)? i saw that the 16GB is $150 right now so i could simply pay the extra $50 and the tax but that's for "new and qualified" customers so i dont know if im one of those "qualified" customers yet. another concern is, idk how fast the battery will drain if listen to my music on the iphone resulting me in charging the battery on a regular/daily basis.




bottom line, should i just get the iphone with more memory and see how it goes with the battery and other things, or should i just get the regular iphone and also get an ipod touch to separate my phone stuff from my music?

[withonor]

I haven't done a lot of research on the subject but I did encounter one annoying thing with regards to the iPhone. I have an iPod hook up to my Alpine headunit in the car and it won't charge my iPhone. For that reason it's good that I have an iPod that is separate for music. Maybe there are updated cables, I don't know, nor do I care to look as it gives my iPod a purpose. I got the iPhone because it's the best cell phone to me. Keep in mind too that I hate Apple computers, but they do MP3 players and cell phones really well.

[Snakeman]

yeah im pretty sure the cables for an ipod and iphone are different.

[piper]

On the Iphone, the actually media player is seperate from the rest of your phone. I have all my music on it and find it kind of convenient because if I ever just want to listen to music, it's always on my phone and I can just put some headphones in and listen.

I was the same way where I wanted to have a phone and an ipod, which I did, then I bought the iphone and realized how ridiculous it was for me to think about having to separate things to carry rather then have it all in one.

I dunno, I prefer just having the iphone myself.

Cheers

[ballmom]

If you have an Iphone then having an Ipod is redundant. I have a 16gb first generation Iphone and hope Santa will bring me a new Iphone 3g for Christmas. (don’t really need the 3gs the sales man said that unless I watched a lot of movies I would not need it.)

[astral_dream_god]

I would say buy an iphone and an ipod because if you use an iphone for music or video the battery will consume in a phew hours,or buy an ipod and a alternative to iphone.what would use your phone manly for

[MattU]

You could use the iPhone for both, but I would have a car charger just in case. And the cables for some iPods will work on it, I've had to use them on mine before.

[ballmom]

I would say buy an iphone and an ipod because if you use an iphone for music or video the battery will consume in a phew hours,or buy an ipod and a alternative to iphone.what would use your phone manly for

My husband and I both have IPhones. He has the 3G and uses his phone for more crap than I do and only charges it at night and has never run out of power (trust me he hates when I forget to charge it). I think as long as you remember to put it on the charge at night you should be ok. Remember with Iphone you do not have to attach it to your computer to charge it comes with the adapter that plugs into the wall. We only put it on the Computer to update/charge about once a month unless we hear about a new update.

[Snakeman]

I would say buy an iphone and an ipod because if you use an iphone for music or video the battery will consume in a phew hours,or buy an ipod and a alternative to iphone.what would use your phone manly for

for the most part i would use it to talk, text message, internet and any apps that interest me. if i put all my music on there then i'll be using it as an ipod when im at work or when im bored.

[Snakeman]

On the Iphone, the actually media player is seperate from the rest of your phone. I have all my music on it and find it kind of convenient because if I ever just want to listen to music, it's always on my phone and I can just put some headphones in and listen.

so even if i get the 8GB, all my music wont take up any space of memory?