I really like the iPhone because it has a good beat and it's easy to dance to
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I have been a droid user for about 3 yrs now. I am using the Galaxy Nexus(Rooted running Tranquil Ice 8.0) on Verizon. I LOVE THIS PHONE. It has a large screen. So many more choice than the iphone. But it is like coke vs. pepsi. I am not a apple guy it is just to plain jane for me. Plus I like larger screened phones. Heck I would love to have the Samsung Note. Google Nav is a big Plus for me. The new updates of google maps lets you see the busy areas. I also use Waze. I never use it for nav thou. Google voice commands are faster than the iphone we just dont have Siri to talk to us. Being able to have flash is a big one. I also you skyfire as my browser and that saves on bandwidth usage.
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N4Dog, if you want a Siri equivalent for Android, download SpeakToItAssistant. You can program it to open when you hold the search button and it works great. My wife has a 4S so we'll compare results from Siri and STIA and STIA wins quite a bit.
You can also customize the voice and appearance of the assistant, which is nice.
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Cool thanks I will look into that
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I downloaded it. I will see how it works when I get off. I agree with your posts early about battery life. You have to figure out what is running and killing your battery. I can let my Gnex sit on my night stand and not use it and it will have 70% after 10 hrs. Now using it is a different story. The battery will go down in a hurry
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Or, you get a Maxx and never think about battery life again.
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That's why I told you to get it Phin. That battery life is amazing.
I highly recommend using betterBatteryStat app from the market. You can google it and find it for free from XDA forums. It's a great tool to see what is keeping your phone from sleeping, which is what causes excessive battery drain. Your battery drain should be around 1-2% max per hour when idle overnight.
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I was surprised no mention of the new Iphone at WWDC yesterday? I thought they usually announced then?
I did see Apple is rolling out their own mapping software in lieu of Google Maps. It sounds interesting
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Apple hasn't announced the new iPhone at WWDC in 3 years, with the iPhone 4. My guess is we'll see a minor update with a case redesign and added LTE. Rumors are the processor will remain the same, battery may be bigger though.
As for Apple's new mapping software, it's got a steep hill to climb. Most reports I've read are groaning about it. It doesn't work offline like Google Maps does (at least on Android). I found out an interesting tidbit about Google Maps for iOS. Apparently it's written by Apple, not Google. Apple people that complain that it doesn't have most of the features (turn by turn navigation, voice assist, measure and scale tools, additional layers, offline settings, etc) that the Android version does, but that is because Google didn't write that app. Apple writes their first party apps.
Rumor is that Google mayrelease a new 3rd party Google Maps app once their Map app is removed from iOS.
I didn't realize how much I used, or depended on, Google Maps when I had my Android phone. I've had an iPhone the past few weeks after losing my Galaxy S2 on a drunken bachelor party weekend in Atlanta. Had to use the iPhone to get directions to our hotel in St Augustine and the interface on the Map app is terrible and incredibly limited. The "directions" map mode isn't very good and doesn't update the route if you have to detour. Had to let my wife drive so I could navigate. I then decided to try WAZE on iPhone, but it doesn't allow typing when you're driving.
iPhone is definitely in need of a full-service map and navigation app, we'll see if Apple's new venture works out.
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Just a tip for those looking for a cheaper priced iPhone or Android cord when on the go. Stopped at Walgreens today to get a couple things after work and saw they have them up by the counter, as well as AC and car connectors. the connectors and micro/mini USB cords aren't that great ($8), but the iPhone cord @ $8 is really cheap. Comes in a multitude of colors as well.
Just thought I'd pass that along, as there are Walgreens stores pretty much everywhere.
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Originally posted by dmm5157:
That's why I told you to get it Phin. That battery life is amazing.
I highly recommend using betterBatteryStat app from the market. You can google it and find it for free from XDA forums. It's a great tool to see what is keeping your phone from sleeping, which is what causes excessive battery drain. Your battery drain should be around 1-2% max per hour when idle overnight.
Thanks I will look into this app. $2.89 for the app is not bad.
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Originally posted by n4dog:
Originally posted by dmm5157:
That's why I told you to get it Phin. That battery life is amazing.
I highly recommend using betterBatteryStat app from the market. You can google it and find it for free from XDA forums. It's a great tool to see what is keeping your phone from sleeping, which is what causes excessive battery drain. Your battery drain should be around 1-2% max per hour when idle overnight.
Thanks I will look into this app. $2.89 for the app is not bad.
It's good to support the developer. Otherwise, Google "XDA Betterbatterystats" and find the offical XDA thread for it from the developer. He has the app (apk file) free on the 2nd post of that thread.
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If you start playing with the smart apps or batter apps that turn on and off the signals, you will screw up your 4g on the Razr and Maxx. Ask me how I know.
Here's your fix.
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Looks like another Siri contender on Android is emerging. This one is still in beta, but looks promising. I won't have an Android phone until this weekend, so I can't try it and comment on it beyond what I saw in the videos I've seen thus far.
http://phandroid.com/2012/06/16/forget-siri-robin-for-android-does-navigation-traffic-gas-prices-twitter-and-even-jokes/
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Robin, has a very slow response.
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Originally posted by Phinhead:
Robin, has a very slow response.
That's what I've read. It's still a beta, so I'd imagine it will need some tweaking.
I'm still always surprised at how quickly the SpeakToIt Assistant team got that one running quickly and kept adding features. Hopefully team Robin can do the same.
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Originally posted by dmm5157:
Looks like another Siri contender on Android is emerging. This one is still in beta, but looks promising. I won't have an Android phone until this weekend, so I can't try it and comment on it beyond what I saw in the videos I've seen thus far.
http://phandroid.com/2012/06/16/forget-siri-robin-for-android-does-navigation-traffic-gas-prices-twitter-and-even-jokes/
What Android phone are you getting?
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Desi, have you heard anything about ICS rollouts for Droid phones?
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NYGA, Gettin a Galaxy S3 on At&T. I like the HTC One X, but not having a micro SD card slot was a deal breaker for me.
Tex, some have started rolling out in the past couple months. Every manufacturer is rolling out on their own schedule. Unless you are rooted and know how to flash ROMs yourself, you will have to wait. I had an ICS ROM on my GS2 since February and loved it. Made losing my phone hurt that much more.
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I have the EVO 3D and it's supposed to get the ICS update. Thought about rooting this EVO like I did my old one but I haven't gotten around to it. My Galaxy Tab 10.1 is rooted and I've thought about flashing the ICS ROM on there. How is ICS?
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ICS is pretty good. Seems to have performance and battery life updates, but the major overhaul in the UI. apps look great on both Phones and Tablets, which is nice. I'm running it on my tablet and it's nice. Looks more similar to Honeycomb than Gingerbread.
It's nice, but not critical.
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Verizon saying everything you heard about Ice Cream Sandwich and Razr was spam, and we didn't promise you June.
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Originally posted by Phinhead:
Verizon saying everything you heard about Ice Cream Sandwich and Razr was spam, and we didn't promise you June.
This is the one area iOS has a big jump on Android: easy and uniform updates across all carriers. Why Google is letting the carriers dick around with updates is beyond me. I keep hoping they'll put their foot down, but they don't. The alternative is to get a Nexus device directly from Google, but that isn't always practical.
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desi,
I'm a free agent. Well, 2 of my four lines are out of contract.The other 2 run out on 09/05/12. Sprint will charge me $100($50 per line) ETF if I bolt. I pay about $216 with Sprint. Thinking about going to AT&T since they offer us 22% emp. disc. I am down to HTC or Samsang Galaxy III. Now I hear I should wait for Verizon's share data plans. I will get 4 lines with unlimited voice & text for around the same price as AT&T($225). Which phone should I target with Verizon? Verizon also offers us 20% emp. disc. We don't use large amount of data.
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Originally posted by noles9399:
desi,
I'm a free agent. Well, 2 of my four lines are out of contract.The other 2 run out on 09/05/12. Sprint will charge me $100($50 per line) ETF if I bolt. I pay about $216 with Sprint. Thinking about going to AT&T since they offer us 22% emp. disc. I am down to HTC or Samsang Galaxy III. Now I hear I should wait for Verizon's share data plans. I will get 4 lines with unlimited voice & text for around the same price as AT&T($225). Which phone should I target with Verizon? Verizon also offers us 20% emp. disc. We don't use large amount of data.
We are currently with AT&T. We have 4 lines (well 5 lines now, as I got my new phone tonight, an HTC One X as a temporary phone) and our monthly bill is $203 after taxes with 4 lines and 2GB Data plans on each (all smart phones) and a 20% discount.
I was with Sprint for about 9 years when I finally left. Service has been a big improvement. No dropped calls, data speed is so much faster, and our bill is actually cheaper as part of this family plan.
Verizon is going to be a little pricier. The share data plan only works if you don't use much data. If that's the case, that one is fine. I am not a fan of this style of billing, though, but there are some benefits: free hotspot ability without rooting or jailbreaking and unlimited calling and messaging.
More info here:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/12/verizon-share-everything-data-plans-go-live-june-28/As for phones, all HTC One X variants are amazing. The Galaxy S3 matches it in nearly every category, except maybe the screen. Some have said the HTC One X is the best screen out there. I have it sitting next to my wife's iPhone 4s and my temporary iPhone 4 and it puts them to shame in brightness and crispness. Absolutely gorgeous.
The Galaxy S3 will also have a bigger battery and is expandable via Micro USB.
Here's a helpful tip: If you are on the fence about the device, Costco offers a 90 day exchange policy, no questions asked. I used this last year (got an Infuse a few weeks before the Galaxy S3 came out so I didn't have to start a new month with Sprint). I plan on exchanging my shiny new HTC One X for a GS3, IF I find that the battery life and limited internal memory are just too much to bear.
I'd recommend going this route if you are on the fence. This will allow you to test out your devices, regardless of which you pick. If you aren't a Costco Member, you can still buy online via their Online store. You don't need to be a member to use the site. The problem with that option, though, is you won't be able to exchange in store (you have to be a member to access the store) and you'd have to ship it back to exchange.
Hope that helps.
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How does your AT&T contract break down? Is it a set amount for the first 2 lines then additional amount for the other two?
...AT&T is offering me $75 each for our four Evos(original model).
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Originally posted by noles9399:
How does your AT&T contract break down? Is it a set amount for the first 2 lines then additional amount for the other two?
...AT&T is offering me $75 each for our four Evos(original model).
they are paying you $75 for Evos? You can get more than that selling them on Craigslist ... although it may not be worth the effort to you, depending on the condition on the condition of the devices. Heck, Bav on here (moderator) may want to buy one off you, as he broke his screen and is currently using my old HTC Hero right now.
As for the breakdown, we currently have the 700 minutes w/ roll over plan for $48, then $30 for family texting plan (better value for more lines). Each person pays $20 for data, and $9.99 for each line addition.
That comes out to $48 + $30 + 4x($20 + $10) = $198. The 20% discount pretty much covers tax and additional fees, so our total comes out to be $203 when it's all said and done. My wife's and my portion comes out to be $60, which is less than half of what we were paying for Sprint.
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This is great info Desi.
Currently wrestling with: Sprint vs ATT, HTC One X or LTE vs Sammy S3, and buy at Costco vs. Bestbuy.
Bestbuy is currently offering a $50 GC + $230 trade in on Iphone 4. = New phone and $80 of BB giftcards.
For me, the Sprint plan would come out cheaper, but the uncertainty about their LTE and general spottiness are a major detractor. ATT bill is currently high due to the need for their 1500 minute plan.
Curious to hear your impression of the One X as you use it more...as that is the leader in the clubhouse. Internal memory isn't a big issue, and I hear: Sense > Touchwiz, OneX screen > S3 screen, and build of One X is more solid than S3.
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My wife got the HTC One X after dropping her iphone 4 in a toilet. Ouch. She loves it. I have played with it a little bit. The screen is very nice. I like that you can pick your own messenger apps. The one she has is pretty cool. The OS looks nice. I am due for an upgrade. I have an iphone 4 currently. I am waiting to see what the iphone 5 looks like, but given that I have a macbook pro and an ipad along with a mac pro at work, I am strongly considering a different OS for my phone. Maybe Windows if they are looking cool in a bit. Or perhaps, whatever the new cool thing is on droid. I don't like google as a company. I am hoping the microsoft phones look good.
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Originally posted by nygaflmd-nole:
This is great info Desi.
Currently wrestling with: Sprint vs ATT, HTC One X or LTE vs Sammy S3, and buy at Costco vs. Bestbuy.
Bestbuy is currently offering a $50 GC + $230 trade in on Iphone 4. = New phone and $80 of BB giftcards.
For me, the Sprint plan would come out cheaper, but the uncertainty about their LTE and general spottiness are a major detractor. ATT bill is currently high due to the need for their 1500 minute plan.
Curious to hear your impression of the One X as you use it more...as that is the leader in the clubhouse. Internal memory isn't a big issue, and I hear: Sense > Touchwiz, OneX screen > S3 screen, and build of One X is more solid than S3.
I've only had the phone for about 18 hours or so, but this thing is quite impressive. The screen is immaculate and the construction of the device is excellent. It feels light and is easy to hold. I got the black HTC One X, but am regretting it a bit. I really like the look of the white one, but it was late at Costco yesterday. If I end up deciding to keep the One X, I'll prob take it back to Costco to swap it for a white one.
As for the phone, the settings with HTC are quite different than ICS for Samsung. I'm not a big fan of Sense. I had an HTC Hero before and the first thing I'd always do is look for a ROM that wasn't Sense based and change out my home launcher. While Sense may look pretty, it tends to want to gobble up battery and bog down your processor. I popped Nemus Launcher on mine last night after a couple hours with Sense. Since I'm not rooted yet, I can't remove or disable Sense, so it's still slowing the phone down. Alas, the processor is fast enough to power through. I'm not sure I see much of a speed improvement coming from my GS2 rooted and running ICS. That Exynos processor is a beast, amazing how that phone still keeps up with the new kids without much problem.
I am not a fan of the soft button selection HTC went with. I miss the dedicated search button and menu button. I don't give a rats arse about a Multitask button, I never use that anyways. I use Power Strip to multitask.
Battery life seems to be about what I expected: decent, but the screen seems to chomp up battery when the screen is on. The phone is very easy on the battery when the screen is off, which is an improvement from my GS2. I have a Gmail account, corporate e-mail set to push (email, calendard, contacts, etc), Words with Friends, Facebook (notificaitons off), and a few others.
I'm going to put it through its paces this week. I've been texting quite a bit and surfed the web all through my class this morning. All and all, 1 hr 25min of screen on and phone is around 64% right now. That equates to about 4 hours of screen on time before the phone dies (give or take). That's on par with my GS2. I'm sure me downloading stuff and using quite a bit of data contributed to that as well, so I'll give it a few more days to see if that evens out.
Overall, my two initial concerns are still my concern: Battery life and expandable memory via Micro SD card. I don't think I can overlook these two. Unless reviews for the US Version of the GS3 are terrible, I'll likely be swapping this one out for a white GS3.
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Originally posted by Banditking:
My wife got the HTC One X after dropping her iphone 4 in a toilet. Ouch. She loves it. I have played with it a little bit. The screen is very nice. I like that you can pick your own messenger apps. The one she has is pretty cool. The OS looks nice. I am due for an upgrade. I have an iphone 4 currently. I am waiting to see what the iphone 5 looks like, but given that I have a macbook pro and an ipad along with a mac pro at work, I am strongly considering a different OS for my phone. Maybe Windows if they are looking cool in a bit. Or perhaps, whatever the new cool thing is on droid. I don't like google as a company. I am hoping the microsoft phones look good.
Interesting comment, BK. You don't like Google as a company ... but you're ok with Microsoft? Care to elaborate on that sentiment?
Windows Phone is nice, but I would get bored quickly with the lack of customization of the interface, much like I got bored to tears with the iPhone after a couple of days. Probably has a lot to do with my ADD.
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Sounds like the Sprint exclusive HTC EVO 4GLTE is your white whale. It is the One x but has a bigger battery and micro SD slot, and IMO a more pleasing form factor. Alas, it is confined to Sprint though.
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Originally posted by nygaflmd-nole:
Sounds like the Sprint exclusive HTC EVO 4GLTE is your white whale. It is the One x but has a bigger battery and micro SD slot, and IMO a more pleasing form factor. Alas, it is confined to Sprint though.
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My boss just got one. You're right, I'd much rather have that device over the AT&T variant. If I were to put my gripes above vs Sprint's coverage and data speed (or lack there of), I'd probably still opt for the AT&T version over the Sprint. Once you get used to 3-6 Mbps DL speed, it's really hard to go back to 0.3-1 Mbps DL speedwith Sprint.
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" You don't like Google as a company ... but
you're ok with Microsoft? Care to elaborate on that sentiment?"
Sure, to me, Google is, at its heart, an advertising company. I saw a documentary/interview with several of their execs a couple of years ago and I found them to be incredibly arrogant. It rubbed me the wrong way. I don't trust google. I think they are similar to facebook with respect to privacy threats. The cooler things they do now are all by hired guns, not the arrogant execs that made all the money. Microsoft is an older company and has been a consistent innovator. I know they rose on somewhat dubious grounds with Gates' pimping someone else's OS work, but, in many ways, they've been a good steward in the community, funding tons of computer science research.
"Windows Phone is nice, but I would get bored quickly with the lack of
customization of the interface, much like I got bored to tears with the
iPhone after a couple of days. Probably has a lot to do with my ADD."
I build my desktops. With a phone, I am not interested in being a beta or alpha tester, if you know what I mean. I get enough tinkering with my desktop and various home theater things, not to mention I am researcher at work. I just want my phone to work. So, I like that Apple is a closed playground.
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Interesting. I don't agree with your view of Google or MS. Seems quite backward, at least in the mobile spectrum. I don't build computers, but most of my free time (what little I have) is spent reading news/research on Android/iOS/Windows Phone (no time for any others right now).
Also interesting about the idea of being a beta tester. I'd equate it to being given a blank canvas vs paint by numbers. You know what you're going to get with the one that doesn't let you go outside the lines. I suppose I find that boring and monotonous. I've never felt like a beta tester with my phone. Can't think of an instance when it didn't "just work". I wonder how much of that is perception vs reality. For example, if you have an error with an app on Android, it tells you there was an error. On iOS the app will freeze, then close without notice and you have to reopen it. If you weren't paying attention, you might not notice it happened at all. In reality, the same thing occured in the two environments, but the perception that an error occurred on one but not the other is completely different. I've noticed these "tricks" on iOS these past few weeks as I've had an iPhone 4 as my primary device.
Always interesting to see another person's perspective, whether you agree with it or not. It's nice to have a choice on what you use and don't use. That's really what it comes down to for me: having the freedom of choice. I like to have the most choices possible. It's overwhelming/tiresome for some, definitely not for me. And I can appreciate not wanting to have to deal with all those choices, too.
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Ah, some good points. To me, it's not an issue of "all those choices" being bothersome. With the apple program market, they have a certification process that is somewhat rigid. Android does not. You have to research an app before you install it, can't really trust the store. The apple app store also seems to have more functional programs than android. Apple has a huge market share so developers pay attention to it. To me, this means IOS actually has more choices. Yeah, you can't change some of the programs that are integrated into the OS, but that's small piece of a much larger operating environment. Also, android developers are really bad about updating their devices (- cough - samsung - cough). So, you are buying something that may or may not be quickly abandoned. I strongly considered a samsung tablet then changed my mind because the cost/performance ratio heavily favored apple. The asus offering was interesting to me too. At the moment, I think the android situation is mismanaged by the various manufacturers/google. I am wondering if Microsoft may be able to offer a more mature solution in the near future. Certainly, I have enjoyed the xbox 360 and windows 7. think the phone and tablet markets will get very interesting in the next couple of years.
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Originally posted by Banditking:
Ah, some good points. To me, it's not an issue of "all those choices" being bothersome. With the apple program market, they have a certification process that is somewhat rigid. Android does not. You have to research an app before you install it, can't really trust the store. The apple app store also seems to have more functional programs than android. Apple has a huge market share so developers pay attention to it. To me, this means IOS actually has more choices. Yeah, you can't change some of the programs that are integrated into the OS, but that's small piece of a much larger operating environment. Also, android developers are really bad about updating their devices (- cough - samsung - cough). So, you are buying something that may or may not be quickly abandoned. I strongly considered a samsung tablet then changed my mind because the cost/performance ratio heavily favored apple. The asus offering was interesting to me too. At the moment, I think the android situation is mismanaged by the various manufacturers/google. I am wondering if Microsoft may be able to offer a more mature solution in the near future. Certainly, I have enjoyed the xbox 360 and windows 7. think the phone and tablet markets will get very interesting in the next couple of years.
Those are valid points. You say updates from Android Developers, but I know you mean OEM's (Device Manufacturers).
One thing Google has chosen not to do up to this point is play hardball with service providers. I give props to Apple for how they handle updates (I think I speak to that in the MS Suface thread). That is good model of how to run software updates and quality control.
Software updates on Android and fragmentation is a problem and that's one of the reasons why I try to chime in on what to look for and what to avoid. Now, with that said, if you never updated your device and stayed on the version of Android that your phone came with, you'd probably be fine. You don't NEED to be on the latest version of Android, but it's nice to have (just like iOS or anything else).
Google has tried to do the right thing with their Nexus project, but it isn't working quite as well as they had hoped. They intended to offer a true "Google Experience" with unlocked devices that could be purchased directly from Google without having to get into contracts with cell service providers. When you do stuff like that, you have to be careful not to bite the hand the feeds you, so it's a slippery slope.
Google hasn't been perfect, but they have opened things up and made it easier for delopers, tinkerers, and tech junkies to get their fix for creating homebrews and just about anything else you can think of. That's probably the part that appeals to me the most.
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desi,
$48 for 700 shared minutes? That's not what AT&T quoted us. Is this some sort of a deal you worke dout with them?
I'm almost sure I'm done with Sprint. been with them for over 10 years now. They called me today and offered me $159 credit plus $65 each for my Evos. However, they would not give me a 20% discount on entire plan. The 20% is only for the $129 two lines. Nothing off the next two lines or their $40 4G fees. 4G fee is now called the Smartphone fee. I guess I will be paying $100 ETF for two of my lines at the end of the month. My monthly bill with Sprint is $216 with emp. discount of 20%.
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Originally posted by noles9399:
desi,
$48 for 700 shared minutes? That's not what AT&T quoted us. Is this some sort of a deal you worke dout with them?
I'm almost sure I'm done with Sprint. been with them for over 10 years now. They called me today and offered me $159 credit plus $65 each for my Evos. However, they would not give me a 20% discount on entire plan. The 20% is only for the $129 two lines. Nothing off the next two lines or their $40 4G fees. 4G fee is now called the Smartphone fee. I guess I will be paying $100 ETF for two of my lines at the end of the month. My monthly bill with Sprint is $216 with emp. discount of 20%.
Hmm, must be. I see it's $69.99 for that now. My sis has had it for a little while now.
Also, looks like any 4G LTE phones will be $30 a month, not $20. That's the same price as with Verizon, though. That wasn't the case a while back, but looks like it's now standard with all 4G LTE phones on AT&T.
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I sometimes hate the free agency period. It is almost as bad as buy a new car. You know someone is out there that is looking to bend you over. AT&T just told me they dont know if my 22% discount applies to the "data" plans. Might be for "voice" only. Could not tell me for sure until I purchase the phones and the plan. Had no idea when they would release their "shared" data plan to compete with Verizon. I think Verizon might be a option now, since Since their "high" priced plans might be similar to Sprint and AT&T.
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Originally posted by noles9399:
I sometimes hate the free agency period. It is almost as bad as buy a new car. You know someone is out there that is looking to bend you over. AT&T just told me they dont know if my 22% discount applies to the "data" plans. Might be for "voice" only. Could not tell me for sure until I purchase the phones and the plan. Had no idea when they would release their "shared" data plan to compete with Verizon. I think Verizon might be a option now, since Since their "high" priced plans might be similar to Sprint and AT&T.
Yeah, that's the problem with the whole "contract" thing. If you buy your phones outright, you don't have to get locked into any contracts and can switch as you see fit. It's not as easy in the states, as the only major GSM carriers are AT&T and T-Mobile, and not all devices are compatible between the two. CDMA phones aren't nearly as network friendly.
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Great article here comparing the S3 on Sprint to the S3 on ATT, but does a lot of comparison to the OneX as well.
Looks like One X on ATT may be the winner: Screen, Camera, Battery, Performance - Push, One X has NFC as well. One X is currently $150 at Target and will include the 25Gb of Dropbox, whereas the S3 is $200 and no free cloud storage.
Link: S3 vs S3 vs OneX
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Originally posted by nygaflmd-nole:
Great article here comparing the S3 on Sprint to the S3 on ATT, but does a lot of comparison to the OneX as well.
Looks like One X on ATT may be the winner: Screen, Camera, Battery, Performance - Push, One X has NFC as well. One X is currently $150 at Target and will include the 25Gb of Dropbox, whereas the S3 is $200 and no free cloud storage.
AndroidCentral did their review as well. http://www.androidcentral.com/att-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-review
I hate Sense UI. I had it on my HTC Hero and I'm still not a fan of the latest iteration. It's clunky and a performance hog. I had it on for all of about an hour before I switched it out for Nemus Launcher. I'd root this One X to disable Sense and free up memory, but I don't want to dick it up. Also, having a locked boot loader is not good for me as well, as I'm a fan of flashing custom ROMs.
I also don't like the button layout on the HTC One X: Back, Home, Multitask. I miss my Back, Menu, Home, Search layout on my GS2, but alas Google wants to get rid of buttons all together. I'd trade the Multitask button for a dedicated Menu button. I hate having to search on the screen for Menu buttons (very iOS-ish, which I hate on there as well).
The final nail in the coffin for me is the lack of Micro SD. Sprint's Evo LTE is damn near perfect for me, but alas I'm not with Sprint anymore. It would still have the locked boot loader issue (which is hackable, but a little more dangerous), but meh.
I still have about 3 more weeks with this One X before I can even think of trading it in for the GS3. I'm about 95% certain at this point that I'll be trading it in.
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I just read the Ars review of the galaxy s iii (arstechnica.com). It made the galaxy look far less attractive to me. The one-x has a nicer screen. OS and performance are basically a wash. I don't see the need for tons of memory on a phone given my other devices. I think One-X is the best Android phone right now.
This post was edited on 6/20 2:14 PM by Banditking
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Originally posted by Banditking:
I just read the Ars review of the galaxy s iii (arstechnica.com). It made the galaxy look far less attractive to me. The one-x has a nicer screen. OS and performance are basically a wash. I don't see the need for tons of memory on a phone given my other devices. I think One-X is the best Android phone right now.
This post was edited on 6/20 2:14 PM by Banditking
I will say the Screen on the HTC One X is magnificent. It's big and it's beautiful, something you'd have to see in person. I need to run up to the store and compare a GS3 to an HTC One X in person to see for myself.
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Do you plan to do anything with NFC tags?
Concept seems cool, but I really can't think of any real world personal use for it. I've read about people using it to enable bluetooth when they get in their car, and disabling it when they get out, but is Bluetooth really that big of a drain that you can't just leave it on all the time?
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Originally posted by nygaflmd-nole:
Do you plan to do anything with NFC tags?
Concept seems cool, but I really can't think of any real world personal use for it. I've read about people using it to enable bluetooth when they get in their car, and disabling it when they get out, but is Bluetooth really that big of a drain that you can't just leave it on all the time?
Not really. I like the idea of using NFC with your phone as a payment method for a quick checkout option. That's about it, I'm not really interested in a lot of the other things mentioned so far. Until it becomes mainstream, it will be a cool feature without function.
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Originally posted by dmm5157:
That's why I told you to get it Phin. That battery life is amazing.
I highly recommend using betterBatteryStat app from the market. You can google it and find it for free from XDA forums. It's a great tool to see what is keeping your phone from sleeping, which is what causes excessive battery drain. Your battery drain should be around 1-2% max per hour when idle overnight.
I am using it. But how do you turn off what is draining your battery?
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Originally posted by n4dog:
Originally posted by dmm5157:
That's why I told you to get it Phin. That battery life is amazing.
I highly recommend using betterBatteryStat app from the market. You can google it and find it for free from XDA forums. It's a great tool to see what is keeping your phone from sleeping, which is what causes excessive battery drain. Your battery drain should be around 1-2% max per hour when idle overnight.
I am using it. But how do you turn off what is draining your battery?
Depends on what it is. Have you figured out what the main battery drain (largest % of partial wake lock) is? If so, let me know what it is, I may be able to help with it.
In general, once you find out what's giving you problems, there are a few things you can do.
1. Uninstall the app
2. Open the app and adjust the settings. Usually apps that sync data or use GPS are problematic. They usually also have settings to switch to manual sync.
3. Do some research on the app and see if there are any app-specific things others have done to alleviate potential problems.
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Thanks I will take a look at it further tonight and let you know
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