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Re: Smartphones
« Reply #75 on: May 13, 2010, 06:01:30 PM »

I picked up a Droid Incredible. It has a supported way to tether via USB, but Verizon make you buy a $25 per month mobile broadband plan to use it. I ain't doin' that.

Also, the "unlimited" data plan has a 5GB limit.

I am supposed to be in a two year contract, but I didn't see or sign anything. I'm pretty sure someone fucked up.
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« Reply #76 on: May 13, 2010, 06:10:18 PM »

I am supposed to be in a two year contract, but I didn't see or sign anything. I'm pretty sure someone fucked up.

Apparently pressing a button on the internet or agreeing to pay is "signing" a contract these days.
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« Reply #77 on: May 13, 2010, 07:06:15 PM »

Cool.  You can probably break the code to plug in for free, but I wouldn't try it. 

I still donno when my Sprint is up.  Should check on that, its bound to be any day now.

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« Reply #78 on: May 13, 2010, 07:14:57 PM »

I am supposed to be in a two year contract, but I didn't see or sign anything. I'm pretty sure someone fucked up.

Apparently pressing a button on the internet or agreeing to pay is "signing" a contract these days.
I tried to go to the Verizon store first, but the phone is special order only there. They said it wouldn't ship till the end of the month.

I did it at a Best Buy. It was really weird, because the dude said he was going to get the contract, but when he came back, he only had a piece of paper with the phone number and some info from the phone on it. The only paperwork I had when I left was the receipt, and the "Device Details" sheet with the new phone number on it. I don't have anything saying what plan I agreed to.

I had them give me a Maine phone number for the new phone, and send the bill to my sister's place ME. I showed a NH DL as photo ID, and gave a TX phone number. None of this seemed to matter to the guy at all.
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Bill Brasky

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« Reply #79 on: August 15, 2010, 01:32:20 PM »

I just spoke to a Best Buy associate (Amanda), they no longer have the HTC Incredible in stock.  Shipping is back-ordered approximately seven to ten days, same as the VZ store. 

I have a preference for a certain store, 'cuz the one associate is a buddy and I think they get commission.  So I'm gonna go up there tomorrow and get the HTC Incredible for my kids birthday gift, and next week the Motorola Droid X for myself - the X is shipping about 20 days late.  This means I'll be owing my other girl an Incredible, but she's kinda intimidated by it.  I'm sure that'll wane once she gets to see the device in action. 

Moving up to a full-family unlimited data plan, the price quoted was actually pretty good - $160/mo.  We can save a few bucks by having the voice-minutes in a pool which we all deduct from, 700 minutes total, since none of us actually talk on the phone much.  Thats for a total of three phones on the plan. 

I like the X because its got true WiFi capabilities (although I won't be subscribing to that right now), and the OMAP processor seems to get the nod from tech forum geeks.  Since I don't expect to max out the phones capabilities, I'm sure it'll perform to my expectations.  I just want it to be decently competitive two years from now. 

The reviews of these things (both models) are amazing.  Motorola seems to be carrying some stain of previous failures when reviews are handed out, something HTC isn't burdened by.  But since I'm not a true phonophile, I think they'll both impress the shit out of me. 



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« Reply #80 on: August 15, 2010, 04:55:57 PM »

I am supposed to be in a two year contract, but I didn't see or sign anything. I'm pretty sure someone fucked up.

Apparently pressing a button on the internet or agreeing to pay is "signing" a contract these days.
I tried to go to the Verizon store first, but the phone is special order only there. They said it wouldn't ship till the end of the month.

I did it at a Best Buy. It was really weird, because the dude said he was going to get the contract, but when he came back, he only had a piece of paper with the phone number and some info from the phone on it. The only paperwork I had when I left was the receipt, and the "Device Details" sheet with the new phone number on it. I don't have anything saying what plan I agreed to.

I had them give me a Maine phone number for the new phone, and send the bill to my sister's place ME. I showed a NH DL as photo ID, and gave a TX phone number. None of this seemed to matter to the guy at all.

Dude, I once registered a throwaway cell phone under the name of "Joe Fake" and another time, I had the employee fake my information for me at Radioshack. These people are not paid to care.

Kinda makes you wnder what you could get away with around attitudes like these.
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« Reply #81 on: August 15, 2010, 07:06:09 PM »

I am supposed to be in a two year contract, but I didn't see or sign anything. I'm pretty sure someone fucked up.

Apparently pressing a button on the internet or agreeing to pay is "signing" a contract these days.
I tried to go to the Verizon store first, but the phone is special order only there. They said it wouldn't ship till the end of the month.

I did it at a Best Buy. It was really weird, because the dude said he was going to get the contract, but when he came back, he only had a piece of paper with the phone number and some info from the phone on it. The only paperwork I had when I left was the receipt, and the "Device Details" sheet with the new phone number on it. I don't have anything saying what plan I agreed to.

I had them give me a Maine phone number for the new phone, and send the bill to my sister's place ME. I showed a NH DL as photo ID, and gave a TX phone number. None of this seemed to matter to the guy at all.

Dude, I once registered a throwaway cell phone under the name of "Joe Fake" and another time, I had the employee fake my information for me at Radioshack. These people are not paid to care.

Kinda makes you wnder what you could get away with around attitudes like these.

The operative word is throwaway. 

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« Reply #82 on: August 15, 2010, 10:20:00 PM »

I am supposed to be in a two year contract, but I didn't see or sign anything. I'm pretty sure someone fucked up.

Apparently pressing a button on the internet or agreeing to pay is "signing" a contract these days.
I tried to go to the Verizon store first, but the phone is special order only there. They said it wouldn't ship till the end of the month.

I did it at a Best Buy. It was really weird, because the dude said he was going to get the contract, but when he came back, he only had a piece of paper with the phone number and some info from the phone on it. The only paperwork I had when I left was the receipt, and the "Device Details" sheet with the new phone number on it. I don't have anything saying what plan I agreed to.

I had them give me a Maine phone number for the new phone, and send the bill to my sister's place ME. I showed a NH DL as photo ID, and gave a TX phone number. None of this seemed to matter to the guy at all.

Dude, I once registered a throwaway cell phone under the name of "Joe Fake" and another time, I had the employee fake my information for me at Radioshack. These people are not paid to care.

Kinda makes you wnder what you could get away with around attitudes like these.

The operative word is throwaway. 



We were all teenagers that would get the local hobo to buy us booze from the liquor store. I bet those same guys would sell us enough of their info to buy a phone, or if given the cash, do it themselves for a sandwich. I doubt store employees, or internet sales would catch on that were not the real buyers.
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« Reply #83 on: August 16, 2010, 12:56:05 AM »

I am supposed to be in a two year contract, but I didn't see or sign anything. I'm pretty sure someone fucked up.

Apparently pressing a button on the internet or agreeing to pay is "signing" a contract these days.
I tried to go to the Verizon store first, but the phone is special order only there. They said it wouldn't ship till the end of the month.

I did it at a Best Buy. It was really weird, because the dude said he was going to get the contract, but when he came back, he only had a piece of paper with the phone number and some info from the phone on it. The only paperwork I had when I left was the receipt, and the "Device Details" sheet with the new phone number on it. I don't have anything saying what plan I agreed to.

I had them give me a Maine phone number for the new phone, and send the bill to my sister's place ME. I showed a NH DL as photo ID, and gave a TX phone number. None of this seemed to matter to the guy at all.

Dude, I once registered a throwaway cell phone under the name of "Joe Fake" and another time, I had the employee fake my information for me at Radioshack. These people are not paid to care.

Kinda makes you wnder what you could get away with around attitudes like these.

The operative word is throwaway. 



We were all teenagers that would get the local hobo to buy us booze from the liquor store. I bet those same guys would sell us enough of their info to buy a phone, or if given the cash, do it themselves for a sandwich. I doubt store employees, or internet sales would catch on that were not the real buyers.

I guess you could do that.  But the Mossad would slap the shit out of you for not buying a disposable phone and including an unnecessary third party into your little idiotic scheme, and not killing him after you're done.

I know you think you're a real genius circumventing a zit-faced teenager with a hobo, but its easier to buy a disposable phone at walmart for cash. 

Considering the contract phone is a contract, you have to utilize methods of identification, make payments, run a credit check, include an unnecessary participant, probably get asked for an e-mail address where they can send the online statement - and also a physical address where they'll send the paper bill, hand over a bunch of cash to activate the shit...  I think its probably easier to just grab the plastic box off the shelf and throw a bunch of cash at the walmart checker.

If it makes you feel like a king of espionage, you could have the hobo make the walmart purchase.  I'm not entirely sure why you'd want to have square balls in tight-fitting pants, but I guess theres lots of ways to re-invent the wheel.  Maybe you could buy it on Ebay with the hobo's PayPal account, and have it delivered to the laundromat, where you'll be disguised as a construction worker named Henry. 

the codeword is: marmalade.  marmalade. 

I'll be disguised as a Chinese businessman at the paigow tables, in Mombasa.  Take the 3:30 flight out of Dulles.  I'll be drinking a gin and tonic, wearing a gold rolex on my right wrist.  Drop the phone in the left pocket of my blazer, and walk away.  You'll then be approached by a hefty-boned Amish girl who will be sitting by a fountain playing Sugar On My Tongue by the Talking Heads on a banjo, and she'll take you up to the 14th floor suite, where you'll receive $198 for your troubles.

This message will self destruct in thirty seconds.  Remember: the code word is marmalade.



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Re: Smartphones
« Reply #84 on: August 16, 2010, 01:03:49 PM »

The Droid X looks nice, but you don't get a keyboard with it. Consider the Droid 2, which was stealth launched last weekend.
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« Reply #85 on: August 16, 2010, 05:41:39 PM »

http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/11/okcupid-oktrends-iphone-users-have-more-sex-partners/

The article:
Men and women who own iPhones have had more sexual partners than those who carry other leading smart phones.

Using information gleaned from 10,000 of its members, the dating website OKCupid found that a 30-year-old woman who owns an iPhone has had an average of 12.3 sexual partners, whereas her BlackBerry-using counterpart has had 8.8. Meanwhile, a 30-year-old lady with an Android has only experienced pleasure at the hands of 6.1 people.

With the fellas, 30-year-old iPhone users have an average of 10 sexual partners, 8.1 if he has a BlackBerry, and six if he's an Android guy.

So when the iPhone 5 comes out next year, it might be good policy to camp out in front of your local Apple store and hit on any woman you see in line.

So when the iPhone 5 comes out next year, it might be good policy to camp out in front of your local Apple store and hit on any woman you see in line.

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« Reply #86 on: August 16, 2010, 11:30:34 PM »

The Droid X looks nice, but you don't get a keyboard with it. Consider the Droid 2, which was stealth launched last weekend.

I played with a Droid 2 tonight at HHGregg, where I bought an Incredible, as I previously mentioned I was ready to take the plunge.  (They had them in stock, with an instant rebate, versus the mail rebate that comes from Verizon outlets) It runs on the 1Ghz OMAP 3630, same as the X, and is virtually identical to the original Droid (with the exception of a joypad removal on the keyboard) - but has upgraded stuff under the hood.  Its a good phone.  It has a 3.7 inch touch screen, a 5mp camera, versus a 4.3 inch screen and 8mp (w/ 720p vid capture) on the X, running on the same OMAP chipset.  

After using the on-screen keyboard with tactile response, on both the X and Incredible, the physical keyboard is a non-issue for me.  Because I don't text, and the screen of the X is large enough to be pecked at for typing in URL's and other data - when holding it sideways.  In fact, I'm all about the screen, rather than a physical keypad.  Larger the better, with the navigation feature and surfing.  

These phones are wicked fast, I was blown away by the Incredible when I got it out of the box.  No lagging - flawless, instantaneous response of every command.  Even the on-board speakers are good enough to watch YouTube and actually enjoy it.  And they even load with a mere few seconds of buffering - probably fat-piped in the Google-Droid-Verizon joint venture for world domination.  

I hear they get a little buggy when you're running a shitload of open apps.  The sales rep directed me to get an app called App Killer, which is basically like Task Manager in Windows.  You can see a list of everything thats running, and select whatever to be shut down - rather than wondering what the fuck is happening behind the scenes.  

I expect the X and the D2 to perform similarly in the real world.  So if my choice is to have a keyboard or a significantly larger screen on a relatively similarly sized handset, I'll pick the screen.  The phones themselves are almost the same size, the X being a half-inch longer.  

I do like the design of the D2, its pretty slick.  It feels solid and like quality, with a metallic snap of the slider action.  The Incredible almost sticks to your hand because of the textured plastic shell.  The X has a nice little humpback where the camera module is housed, which significantly alters the feel of a slate-design like the i4, and prevents it from slipping your grasp.  Very cool shit all around.  

Its hard to describe how impressed I am with these products.  Its a quantum leap from basic phones.  They're like magic.  
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« Reply #87 on: August 17, 2010, 01:54:59 AM »

The Droid X looks nice, but you don't get a keyboard with it. Consider the Droid 2, which was stealth launched last weekend.

I played with a Droid 2 tonight at HHGregg, where I bought an Incredible, as I previously mentioned I was ready to take the plunge.  (They had them in stock, with an instant rebate, versus the mail rebate that comes from Verizon outlets) It runs on the 1Ghz OMAP 3630, same as the X, and is virtually identical to the original Droid (with the exception of a joypad removal on the keyboard) - but has upgraded stuff under the hood.  Its a good phone.  It has a 3.7 inch touch screen, a 5mp camera, versus a 4.3 inch screen and 8mp (w/ 720p vid capture) on the X, running on the same OMAP chipset.  

After using the on-screen keyboard with tactile response, on both the X and Incredible, the physical keyboard is a non-issue for me.  Because I don't text, and the screen of the X is large enough to be pecked at for typing in URL's and other data - when holding it sideways.  In fact, I'm all about the screen, rather than a physical keypad.  Larger the better, with the navigation feature and surfing.  

These phones are wicked fast, I was blown away by the Incredible when I got it out of the box.  No lagging - flawless, instantaneous response of every command.  Even the on-board speakers are good enough to watch YouTube and actually enjoy it.  And they even load with a mere few seconds of buffering - probably fat-piped in the Google-Droid-Verizon joint venture for world domination.  

I hear they get a little buggy when you're running a shitload of open apps.  The sales rep directed me to get an app called App Killer, which is basically like Task Manager in Windows.  You can see a list of everything thats running, and select whatever to be shut down - rather than wondering what the fuck is happening behind the scenes.  

I expect the X and the D2 to perform similarly in the real world.  So if my choice is to have a keyboard or a significantly larger screen on a relatively similarly sized handset, I'll pick the screen.  The phones themselves are almost the same size, the X being a half-inch longer.  

I do like the design of the D2, its pretty slick.  It feels solid and like quality, with a metallic snap of the slider action.  The Incredible almost sticks to your hand because of the textured plastic shell.  The X has a nice little humpback where the camera module is housed, which significantly alters the feel of a slate-design like the i4, and prevents it from slipping your grasp.  Very cool shit all around.  

Its hard to describe how impressed I am with these products.  Its a quantum leap from basic phones.  They're like magic.  


Motorola phones, from my experiences with what can only be described as almost every god damn phone manufacturer and carrier in my area, are the best phones to have.  They are sturdier and survive regular everyday use.  The speakers on the phones are usually loud too.

I have the original Droid, and I have to say it's one of the best Android phones I've had.  I had the origioal G1 Android phone and that was solid and was the best until I got the Droid.  I got the Samsung Moment when the G1 broke after front-face hitting a pebble on asphalt and I was extremely disappointed.  Samsung did a shitty job with the Moment and they along with Sprint refuse to acknowledge a serious issue with the phone entering airplane mode when wifi is enabled.  I bit the bullet, paid the ETF and switched to Verzion for the Droid which was my original plan but the Moment was cheaper.  I'd love to get the Droid 2, but the only thing it has going for it is the faster processor and minus joypad.  I'll wait until the beginning of the year when Motorola releases some really killer stuff that I'm hearing about around the interwebs.  I'm also waiting for Android to start hitting prepaid carriers like Cricket (which is has already for them) so I can get out of contract hell.

On the task killer thing:
Quote from: http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-using-a-task-killer-with-android/
the TL;DNR Version:
  • Android is hard coded to automatically kill a task when more memory is needed.
  • Android is hard coded to automatically kill a task when it’s done doing what it needs to do.
  • Android is hard coded to automatically kill a task when you haven’t returned to it in a long time.
  • Most services (while possibly running in the background) use very little memory when not actively doing something.
  • A content provider is only doing something when there is a notification for it to give. Otherwise it uses very little memory.
  • Killing a process when it isn’t ready only causes it to have to reload itself and start from scratch when it’s needed again.
  • Because a task is likely running in the background for a reason, killing it will only cause it to re-spawn as soon as the activity that was using it looks for it again. And it will just have to start over again.
  • Killing certain processes can have undesirable side effects. Not receiving text messages, alarms not going off, and force closes just to name a few.
  • The only true way to prevent something from running at all on your phone would be to uninstall the .apk.
  • Most applications will exit themselves if you get out of it by hitting “back” until it closes rather than hitting the “home” button. But even with hitting home, Android will eventually kill it once it’s been in the background for a while.
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« Reply #88 on: August 17, 2010, 10:47:41 PM »

Thats good to know about the App Killer.  The guy just suggested it because it was a quick and easy way to expose ALL running apps, and exit the ones you're wanting to be done with.  Like, if you wanted to get out of the internet and be certain it was gone. 

Navigating in these devices can be complex.  Its a frickin computer, after all. 



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« Reply #89 on: August 18, 2010, 12:43:47 AM »

I've had a Blackberry Curve 8330 for about 2.5 years and have been pretty happy, except for the lackluster web availability. I just ordered one of these today. I'll let you know what I think.



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