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Hey, how do you like this thread search response,
"No similar topics found. Start your thread and let the community discuss it." yap, lets go... I have moved. I moved from a metro to a small city. There are only three supermarkets in town. But I wake up to wild geese flying overhead, watching fish jumping, wood ducks quacking... Yes, I am living at a river, watching the water flow any time I want to. I think the trade off is worth it. I was in the market for dataplan and cellphone in the last 2 wks, as tmob does not work here. I would like to drop a note or 2 for myself in case I have to do it again. Cellphone providers Atnt Virizon Sprint Payasyougo VirginMobile (sprint coverage without roaming) PagePlus (Virizon coverage?) I go between workplace and home most of the time. I dont talk much. VirginMobile 25$/month, unlimited data/text, 300 min talktime, no contract, sprint coverage, no roaming. Phone dead when in the areas of no coverage. Currently Sprint covers ND to NY, good. ND to CA dead. Again, no raoming, so it is dead. In my small town, 3G coverage is very reliable, not a problem whatsoever, been with it for 1 wk and like it so far. Goodbye tmob. Cellphone from VM ranged from $30 to, $200 somewhat smartphones. I picked up a LG Optimus V from walmart for $200+tax; pumped in a $25 prepaid credit, it worked right out of the box, day1! It runs android 2.2.1, Google Navigation with turn-to-turn voice guide caught the gps signal eye-blinking! not lag time or wait time! This is a 'shock' for people that are 'trained' with N810 and N900. Ouch, it hurts :) Oh, Optimus from walmart has a 30 day return policy, or Amazon.com for $169.99. LG Optimus V has a 3.2" capacitance screen with multitouch, very responsive. so far, I have been running with any TV programs I can find under android. And runs very smooth. 512 MB storage with microSD. Entertainment: AnimalPlanet, Discovery, E!Online, msnbc, TMZ, tv.com, UCvideoaudio, webTV, Youtube, TVChina, CCTV, DIRECTV. Each of these carries over 40 - 50 programs, and each program contains over 30+ broadcast. There is no way any human being can exhause this TV listings! I repeat, it streams so smooth, it has no difference than watching from my real TV News:CNN, fox(?), CBSnews PDA: no thrill PDAs softwares available. DocToGo, spreadsheet/calenders/todo from google markets Sip: Skype, Fring, crystal clear, no stuttering with 3G/wifi Browser: FF, Opera, and the built-in one Integrated with VoiceActivated from google, a very nice features and fun to use. Google search is voice activated, just talk to your cellphone, it searches! Navigation too! Just say your destination, it open up the navigation and route and reroute, eye-blinking Pros: runs android, free apps more than one want 512 Mb Froyo came right out of box Cons: runs android, a handicapped smartphone when compared to our ex, the N8x0 or the n900. Well, I am just a user, I am not into any debate of anything. 3.2" screen is the biggest handicap. Oh well, I have been trained with n900, 3.5 in screen. Not a make-or-break issue. no hardware keyboard A little bit side note: I have not touched the n900 for 3 days. I have not touched N810,N800, 770 for 4 monthes. Today I booted them up just to take pics for comparison. ALL went up without any hiccup, except the n900 :(. the battery is gone for the n900. While all others can store charge when not in use, the n900 does have battery issue. To me, the LG optimus V is the closest n900 replacement I have found. Comments? No pic, no story. Here are the pics, enjoy The last pic is the LG sitting on N900, a comparison of the thickness and size. bun |
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Is this bunanson's goodbye post? Hell, NO!
I was thinking, TMO is a friend. Do you ever walk up to a friend and say, "I came here to say goodbye." less mention write him/her a goodbye note. You know what my friends are going to say? "What? You going on a trip? Where to?" "What? Are you alright? The doc said you are dying? I worry about you, bun!" "You must be sleeping with my wife, ... again! I want to shoot you" The way I look at my n900 is very different than the way I am in TMO. n8x0, n900, 770 or optimus V, they come and go. But TMO is my fav online surf for a long time to come. I like it, I come more often. I dont like it, I lurk as I want to. Developing for maemo? only if Nokia say hello to me, again. I sure miss qwerty12. Wonder what he is up to now, perhaps bog down with college stuff..., find another flame, a real person rather than nokia, and have kids :). I hope by now qwerty12 is old enough to have kids :) Anyhow, different folk, different strokes. This is my 2cents. I know this is goin to irk my friends. But, hey, they already say goodbye. They are not suppose to post and argue with me... that is another advantage of not saying goodbye :) Please dont take me too serious. I am playful AT ALL TIME. bun |
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Really nice post. Had a good read while eating my tea :)
If I had to choose a replacement, which I will have to in 2 months with upgrade. I am swaying towards the Samsung galaxy S2. Had a go on one last night and it is georgeous. |
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Oh, look at that beauty! The N900, that is.
It's a shame they went with a three row keyboard instead of four, though. |
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I never understand why people MUST have to push the forums full with ads! Look, i'm happy that you get this and that, and i'm happy how you fell about your devices and you share your experiences, but i doubt anyone will care on this planet where did you get it and for how much.
But people just keep posting such things... i even wonder if somebody pays for you to force such "nobody cares" informations, or in other word ads to your posts :p ps.: N900 got 3.5" screen and not 3.2" |
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B) purchase price is one of the key factors when deciding about a product C) many of us who frequent the competitors forum are truly interested in what the competition can offer and for what price. Reading endgadget or watching a youtube review is hardly ever as valuable as a Maemo'er putting out a pro/con list |
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Bun-
I got a galaxy s (vibrant) on tmo. Yours is a much better deal if you have coverage and don't have to roam. Haven't touched my n900 in a couple months. Try astrid tasks. Syncs with google tasks, widget for home screen, fairly customizable. Works great for things that don't need to be on a calendar. As a non-programmer, not much I miss from maemo, and far more things that work well on android. One thing I do miss is the fm transmitter occasionally. Recently picked up a motorola t505, bluetooth hands free, with fm transmitter. Works nearly as well a as the n900, and will transmit voice calls through the radio, then resume music. *oh yea, enjoy your new toy. |
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Hey Bun! Great to see you back on TMO :D
Quick question about the Optimus V and VirginMobile.... WiFI tethering....? ;) I currently have USCelluar(DumbPhone) and their cheapest Android plan is ~$70/month+$ tethering(I think) and I keep looking at that VM $25 Unlimited plan. Plan: Cheap Data plan android (ie VM) + Tablet (N800 for now replacing the N800 with rooted NookColor when my cashflow improves :( ) Later Snoshrk |
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Wifi tethering is great! If you are good, you tweak and tether yourself. I am NOT that good. I use a 'paid' program PdaNet, tether in one minute. And the netbook, not a very powerful computer anyway, when tether via LG Optimus V, be it 3G or wifi, the netbook is very responsive. I would brag that one cannot tell it is tethering. VirginMobile does have a fairuse policy. I dont know wether it has any user policy against tethering. Presumably tether once a week, I guess, should not be a problem. Of, tether 24/7 will trigger something. And dont forget, this virgin mobile has NO contract. anytime I am not happy, booooom, i jump ship. That is the advantage of no contract. I have people switch from android to iphone for ? reason, now seeing my android, regret their decison. But they cannot switch back, as iphone/atnt locked them into a 2 year contract. I just moved into this town, less than 3 weeks. I am not in a position to lock into a 2 year contract. I am happy with virgin mobile, so far. And I am happy with this little LG Optimus. Hey, good to see all those old timers drop by. come on, we dont need Nokia to have a good time. We may do better if Nokia put out something nice. But hey, if Nokia does not do squat. We still can have a community of our own. Right? Edit: I just check, Snoshrk, your boone/IW is covered. you should be fine in town. Again, when going west, you will enter into a blackhole. Then the question one ask himself/herself: you want to pay a lot of money so that you are always ready to go CA or you rather save a few buck, and put up with the possible once a year CA trip? I have no plan to go west at this moment, I am fine with NOT being able to go west. bun |
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Great photograph of the 770. I'd forgotten that beauty - I sold mine just after getting my N800. It's still going strong.
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It's quite freaky that they have built in an excuse to record all your voice when online AND on critical location (of course by code error due to the mistake one individual programmer - just like the accidental Wifi payload capturing by stre3t view cars) |
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yeah the n900-battery is really problematic...
the other day, i took it off the charger at 7 in the morning. i didnt use it that day at all. when i came back home at 5 in the evening, i wanted to unlock it to do something. it didnt unlock. turns out the battery was empty?! for whatever reason. it was SO empty, it didnt even turn on again. it switched itself off at the nokia-handshake. this was just a one-time event, never happened to me before or after.. not sure what went on that day. anyway, if it must be android, i'd go for the galaxy s2. phantastic hardware. minus keyboard of course and if you dont mind plastic. but a n900-user shouldnt have problems with plastic ^^ |
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Well. You just open up another can of worms. I cannot fathom your position about privacy from this post. I myself, like everybody else, think it is very convenient till it hits you, say, you want to go to the known crack house to buy drug and it is traceable. If nothing like that, I myself, position is neutral. bun |
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Well. Maybe it just me. If I read about something is good, I would like to get it. And posting about where/how/how much would make it convenient for the reader. I am sorry if that approaches advertisement. I do sometimes enjoy advertisement, like the superbowl ads and ads not from USA. bun |
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Just don't want to be the only one back-traceable when they are desperate to find suspects on the other side of the fence. :rolleyes: |
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Let's face it,, many of us are obsessive consumers. I know I am. I'm always thinking about what I want to buy or what I don't want to buy. I appreciate hearing about the choices people make. Right now I'm considering moving to rural utopia. Even if T-Mobile isn't available there.
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I cant wait till the night goes away, every morning I am peaking out the window just to wait for the sunrise. Here are some of the pics. I know, for those already living in the rural, they dont know how city folks are thrill to see beavers, fishes, wood ducks, wild geese and wild turkeys. If I want fishing, not a problems, 20 steps I am into water. I just bought a pair of wading boots, they are up to my groin, nice. I will see whether I got lucky with fish or water moccasin. The tree stump on 3rd picture is the tree downed by the beavers. there are only a total of 3 trees. So I have to battle the beavers to protect the other 2, I wrapped plastic around it. Will see whether that takes care of the tree. Yike, hope you like my pics
enjoy, bun |
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You are a lucky guy, Bun :)
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Here comes the answer of my prayer: 4.1 in screen droid phone is coming to virgin Mobile! BUY!
================================== KEY FEATURES: • 5MP back-facing camera and VGA front-facing camera • HD video capture and playback in 720p, both on device or over HDMI • Massive 4.1" display (800x480 WVGA) and ultra-thin at .0.4" • 1400 mAh battery • 512MB RAM with 2GB ROM and SD card slot for extended • Froyo (Android 2.2) with Flash support for enhanced browsing (download from Android Market) • Soft touch design for comfort in hand SPECIFICATIONS: • Software Platform: Android - Froyo • Messaging/web/apps: MMS, SMS, email • Camera: 5MP AF with flash, VGA front facing • Video: 30 fps @ 720 p decode 30 fps @ 720 p 14 Mbps encode • Connectivity: microUSB, 3.5mm , HDMI port • Browser: Android Webkit Browser • Bluetooth: BT V2.1 + EDR • Memory: 512MB RAM/ 2GB ROM, uSD Slot • Location Services: aGPS • Form Factor: Tablet • Experience Category: Media Centric • Baseband: Qualcomm MSM8655 • Weight: 143g • Dimensions: 4.8" x 2.5" x 0.4"Display: 4.1" 800 x 480 WVGA • Battery: 1400 mAh • Bands/Modes: CDMA 1900 MHz EVDO RevA, 802.11 b/g/n ================================================== BTW, I was able to root my LG Optimus V in 5 minute! Now I am looking for some customs ROM. Any suggestions? bun |
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OMG! I finally found my holy grail! I finally able to use my N810!
Android Market> HotSpot Widget, dl and install, and fire it up, tada, the N810 connected to the Optimus V effortlessly! Now my 3.2 inch suddenly becomes 4.1 inches! Now my LG Optimus V gets a bigger monitor and a keyboard. I am the happiest soul on earth! Yike! And it can even feed a few PDAs in the car! Or even feed a Nokia WP7 tablet when the day comes! Ha! LG Optimus V. What a little ginnie. No pic, no story, here are the pic. Note, on the N810, internet source is AndroidAP and on the Optimus, source is 3G, not wifi. WOW! You bet what bunanson is taking to work tomorrow: an LG Optimus coupled with my ex N810. Ha! bun |
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Can the V feed the GPS data to the N810 too? (fingers crossed....holding out hope f/my N800) thx Snoshrk |
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If your wife is afraid of bears, just get a shotgun or something :)
Anyway, I live in the country too, but unfortunately there is no Sprint or T-mobile coverage here. I sort of have some very bad T-mobile coverage, but only at the window. Not sure about sprint, but their coverage maps indicate there is only roaming in my location, although there is strong 3G signal just a few miles away. Only viable options are Verizon and AT&T, but they both have very expensive data plans :/ |
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I felt your pain. I think I am kind of lucky with VirginMobile here. It works wonderful for me. Never a dull moment. The critics are "wonder only if you can get it to work" I dont know. It has been working beautifully since day one. And I share VM findings with my friends in NY and Pittsburgh. OMG, every single one I talked to want to drop their whatever carrier. Really, if $25 does it, and you dont talk much. There is no point for those $80+ plan with a cap, 50 M/month, so and so, it is a joke.
Oh well, it does NOT cut it if you have a lot of business in the west. So far, I am completely satisfy with VM, for a 2 wk use. bun |
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I remember having some really bad issues with VM in 2005, when I got one of their dumb phones, and they would steal minutes from me (for example, 58 seconds call charged as 2 minutes). I called their customer relations number, and they told me that if I am not happy with them stealing minutes, I should find some other provider. I did, and I have T-mobile for 5 years now, and their customer service is pretty nice. One time I called about some SMSes not being sent but still being charged, and they refunded my money.
But maybe now that Sprint bought VM things changed a bit, and I might be looking into getting a VM phone once the T-mobile IPV6 beta expires. I'd be using it from when I go in the city, where there is good coverage. At home I have wifi anyway. |
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If Tmobile starts getting hard to deal with, I might try the $25 plan myself.
But while I was looking up info on it, I ran into this, part of an article: Joining the ranks of its fellow service providers, Virgin Mobile is taking a stance against users rooting its phones. “We do not endorse in any way end users using a non-officially tested operating system nor do we approve of ‘rooting’ devices,” a spokesperson told PCMag. “This constitutes a violation of our terms of service and puts our network in jeopardy. We endeavor to provide users a customizable Android experience within the limits of the tested and network approved Android OS.” |
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Yes and no.
In the early days, the days of the dark age, rooting VM phone is like pulling teeth. Today, rooting is like turning your light on or off. 3 scenerio, all at your disposal. 1) use the VM phone as is, no rooting 2) use the VM phone with root, waiting to be kick out :) if caught 3) root the VM phone, do what you want to do, then unroot it again. What do you think? To root the VM phone today, dl an app call gingerbreak, to root and unroot is like flipping a switch. Hope this helps, bun |
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i'm kinda lost with the story...
but if t-mo's reception is your only problem, why not go to at&t if it seems you got coverage instead of getting a new phone? with people eating up each other in the 3g space, 2g will be all yours to use with your n900. i don't know about at&t's data speed but t-mo's 2g is acceptable... |
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I just picked up my Optimus V a few days ago! This certainly ranks in the "very sweet deal" category! The price has dropped on the phone to $149 now and I had a 10% off coupon at Best Buy (So I'd og get you're $50 back from Wallyworld)
I was actually still using my 770 as a cheap GPS (mameo mapper) but won't be doing that anymore. Google Maps and Navigator work great on the Optimus V and I hear Google Navigation will actually support offline driving directions sometime this summer. (http://androidandme.com/2011/06/appl...e-this-summer/) The only problem with VM is no roaming so when you're out of Sprints coverage you're SoL, but can still use wi-fi hotspots. Now the question is what to do with my 770? I don't want to sell it, but don't want it sitting in the closet idle. I suppose I could us it as a low powered (as in energy use) Linux device...it was a fun ride n770! |
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Hmm, so it turns out I actually have some Sprint service here, even though their coverage maps indicate no service at all. I guess I am going to get one some time next year, I have to see how the market evolves. I hope the other companies will take notice and offer similar offers. In Europe you can get 3G for like 10-20 bucks a month, 5GB+.
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Motorola Triumph, $299, about 7/19 launch, preorder at bestbuy, http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/06...video-roundup/
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Yeah, seen that too.
Looks like a better phone than the N900, except for the lack of keyboard. I love the bigger screen, HD video (although we have no idea yet how good the quality will be) and the fact that it is actually using a supported OS, unlike Meego/Maemo which is at the end of life :/ |
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