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See How Phones Actually Function at TryPhone
Posted by Kevin Purdy at 10:00 PM on December 13, 2007
Unless your friend happens to carry the exact mobile phone you're looking to buy, getting a hands-on demonstration isn't always easy. Provider stores are often stocked with non-functioning dummies, or lack the exact model you're eyeing. New web site TryPhone aims to help phone buyers go beyond looks and see how a phone operates when you, say, pull up recent calls or start typing a new text message. The site only carries four popular models at the moment—the iPhone, BlackBerry Pearl, Verizon Juke and Sprint Muziq—but claims it will be adding phones weekly. If you're wavering between two phones, TryPhone's interface preview could help make the decision.
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TheVault
Posted 8:39 AM 13/12/07
Whoa, nice find Kevin!
I must say that I am impresed with this website. Now once they get more phones, I think this will be a great way for people to decide on which phones they should buy. I always wondered what a phones features where, and now I know thanks to this site.
I can't wait til they add more. Thanks for the find Kevin :D
TheVault
eebs
Posted 8:38 AM 13/12/07
the iPhone demonstration performs horribly. Pity im curious about buying one.
eebs
etnie21
Posted 8:27 AM 13/12/07
@rasbach: actually Verizon phones are usually functional in the stores. Not that you are getting anything great with a Verizon phone anyway...
I am just wondering if this service also shows how some of these phones crash and how unreliable a new model COULD be? Ie. If they picked up a Q when it was first released and showing an option to remove the battery to reset it.
etnie21
rasbach
Posted 7:41 AM 13/12/07
I wonder if Verizon would keep their phones from this site, because they probably wouldn't want everyone to see what they are NOT getting when they buy a phone from Verizon. Not only that, since put their own blanket OS on every phone- you could pretty much try one phone and say you've seen them all.
rasbach
mawcs
Posted 7:15 AM 13/12/07
If anyone cares to know, I tried out my phone, the LG Musiq, and this site didn't get it right. I'm not sure what technology they used to create these emulators, but there are a large set of features missing.
mawcs
Counterglow
Posted 6:13 AM 13/12/07
If this takes off, it will be interesting to "try out" the features of the same model from different providers. A lot of them sell you phones that have had some capabilities disabled.
Counterglow
jonasc
Posted 2:35 AM 14/12/07
tryphone.com froze all Safari browsers at the office.
Really took 'em out back and shot them, so to say.
jonasc
James
Posted 5:45 AM 17/12/07
No idea, but pretty poor execution.
James
Chef
Posted 10:56 PM 18/12/07
Good idea - wonder if they get sued.
Chef