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The [Android] thread - Phones and tablets in all shapes, sizes and desert flavors
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I am even willing to pay if it is substantially better than the free offerings. Decent podcasting would be a huge bonus.
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Something that's well integrated with a pc application would be nice, but not necessary. Basically I'm looking for something that doesn't make a pig's ear out of my music collection once I've put it on my phone. F'rinstance, right now I've got a couple of tracks that are not listed in their proper albums even though there shouldn't be any issues with the tags. This kind of stuff drives me up the wall.
EDIT: Google Play Music looks interesting, but I can't seem to find it in the Play marketplace. Perhaps it is because I'm in Canada...
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doubletwist, maybe?
In any case, I use PlayerPro, but both Poweramp and UberMusic (it uses a Windows 7-esque theme) are good. Rdio's mobile app isn't so good but if you use their service it's alright.
In terms of free apps Winamp and Doubletwist are good. Or you could try constantly (re)installing the trial versions of paid music player apps.
If you buy the phone from them, they'll more than likely require you to change to a different plan. If you have the phone and just want to do a device switch, they MAY allow you to keep it. But you'll probably need to call customer service and get something in writing on your account.
Backloggery XBox Live 3DS: 1805-2274-4550 (Jonathan)
LOVE PlayerPro. I'll give it a week to see if the initial impressions maintain, then it will likely be a purchase for me.
Thanks for the tip!
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But now I'm looking around and it's looking like the Sprint version of the HTC One X (which has the obnoxiously generic name HTC Evo 4G LTE) is coming out sometime in May. Is it going to be worth waiting for that one? The Nexus is technically an older phone, although I think they're updating some of the specs it for the Sprint release.
It will jump my monthly bill from $38 to $50, but I think that's probably worth it.
Is Capcom making phones now?
Is the galaxy nexus the samsung galaxy II, just a capcom'ed super/hyper version of it?
I understand they are about to annouce the Galaxy III in london on 05/04 and the leaked information makes it sound very much like what im looking for, so im curious what the typical duration in between the annoucement and availability is for samsung.
What's this vague talk of fancy new phones becoming available in May? Is there a good, single website out there that people are using for Android news?
s2 is samsung's current flagship phone which has touchwiz.
It was a real breath of fresh air after the forum / wiki posts I had to dig through to do the same to my Desire two years ago. Seems like the really obnoxious attitude of "if you can't follow my instructions you must be stupid so why bother" is coming to an end slowly.
Basically I'd like to get my phone to last through the day (12-16 hours) without turning it into a power brick. Is that even possible?
Requires root, though.
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https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=galaxy_nexus_hspa&feature=banner#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDIwMSwibnVsbC10b3BfZmVhdHVyZWRfbXVsdGlfX18xX3Byb21vXzEzMzUyNzk0MjQzNjAiXQ..
google nexus unlocked on google play $399
now i am torn on picking this up or waitng for the HTC one s
If you're on T-Mo, this is a pretty good deal since you can switch to one of their no-contract plans and save on the monthly rate.
Depends on the warranty wording, but you can unroot and restore your phone before you'd need to send in for repairs if necessary.
Backloggery XBox Live 3DS: 1805-2274-4550 (Jonathan)
I hate waiting.
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Wow, that's a pretty nasty issue. Is this really universal? Seems like it shouldn't be a problem in good Verizon coverage areas.
Like I said, I dont know how many phones are affected, and if you can replicate the issue at a Verizon store they'll replace your phone for free, but Ive had my phone (HTC Incredible) right next to my friend's Galaxy Nexus and I'll have full bars and he will have a phone thats searching for a connection. Even the spot doesnt matter since he can leave it in the same place and itll go from full bars to no bars back to full bars (it takes a while for it to do a full cycle though). Its very strange.
I upgraded to a Galaxy Nexus at the beginning of March, and it had that exact issue. I charged it, turned it on, set it up, then couldn't connect to the 4G tower AT ALL. Like, it would say 4G and show bars, but every time I tried to use the connection for anything, it would drop to zero bars and say searching for network. I thought maybe it was a fluke, turned off the screen and set the phone down. 2½ hours later, the battery was depleted and I had to recharge it again.
Not a good first impression. After playing with it a few more days, I was able to get the 4G working occasionally, but I couldn't get it to last more than maybe 4-5 hours on standby. I'm not paying $200 + $80 a month for my phone to occasionally work, or have to charge it every 4 hours. Sent it back, and now I'm waiting
impatiently for Verizon to release the Incredible 4G.What makes it doubly painful is my OG DInc died like 2 weeks after I returned the GNex. Turns out I did a few too many battery pulls, the internal memory completely fried, so now I can't even load a ROM onto it :cry: :evil: So I'm stuck using my ancient old Blackberry Curve as a backup until Verizon releases their new phone(s), because heck if I'm going to get stuck with that battery hog brick-of-a-phone Rezound.
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