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androidandme is giving us news everyday it seems. Very nice thing to do while waiting.
TouchWiz review:
http://androidandme.com/2010/07/phones/touchwiz-3-0-walkthrough-with-the-samsung-captivate-galaxy-s/
Press for our rooting thread:
http://androidandme.com/2010/07/hacks/root-hack-for-samsung-galaxy-s-also-works-on-u-s-versions/
GPU:
http://androidandme.com/2010/07/news/galaxy-s-lineup-leads-the-pack-in-android-gpu-benchmarks/
Tomorrow will be TV-out functions.
Just FYI while you wait.
bad ass, thanks. Anticipating with baited breath.
wow.. the GPU performance is crazy good
I am sold! No more Dell Streak for me. Thats what AT&T and Dell get for not keeping me up to date with their release plans.
I can see dell getting mad, but ATT gets a phone off of you either way lol.
wow thats pretty crazy!
abezapata said:
I am sold! No more Dell Streak for me. Thats what AT&T and Dell get for not keeping me up to date with their release plans.
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Ditto for me brother! I got totally disgusted with Dell's BS on the Streak and decided the Captivate was for me. Can't wait till Sunday!
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I can see dell getting mad, but ATT gets a phone off of you either way lol.
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haha you are right but still! XD lol
meatrocket said:
Ditto for me brother! I got totally disgusted with Dell's BS on the Streak and decided the Captivate was for me. Can't wait till Sunday!
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Me too!! The Captivate has been rooted and hell is going to break loose after this sunday once devs get in on some rom action.
Me Three
meatrocket said:
Ditto for me brother! I got totally disgusted with Dell's BS on the Streak and decided the Captivate was for me. Can't wait till Sunday!
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Me three, I am getting one Sunday. Also I am going to try not to root this phone for at least a week I have unlocked phones in an hour of charging them HA HA
I will also be trying it for a week to get an extensive taste before I decide I dislike it.
I will be buying this Phone and Plus is its Crazy Cheap Off Contract.
Also Theres a real Nice UNboxing Video from andriodandme
http://androidandme.com/2010/07/news/att-samsung-captivate-unboxing/
I need to upgrade my current phone and I was wondering what any of you recommended if you have any experience with the windows phone 7 phones vs. their android models. I'm 16, I text a lott it's probably what I use my phone for most and swype is a godsend for me, but I need an mp3 player really badly and I would like my phone to function as one as well, also I want to get a nice case for it so that if I drop it a few times it doesn't break. I tested out the captivate for a week and it was amazing, but I'm into changing the roms and all that fancy stuff so if I did get a windows phone 7 do they have the ability to put android on it and vise-versa, is windows mobile 7 laggy like windows mobil 6.5 on my old fuze?
Some models I'm specifically looking at are the HTC Surround (win mo7), Samsung Captivate, Samsung Focus, LG quantam.
I can get each phone for about $150 so price isn't really an issue.
Guess it really depends... Have you been naughty or nice this year?
If you absolutely have to have swype, go for the captivate. WP7 doesn't have it and there's no indication that it will in the future as of yet. It is really easy to type on the Focus's screen (doing it right now), but if you really like swype, that's where you're at.
The Zune software in WP7 is great for playing mp3's. Don't really know what Android has, but I can say that the Zune software is nice.
No, WP7 hasn't been cracked open to flash custom roms, or run Android. If you really wanna do things like that, go for the captivate. However, as ardent a flasher as I have been with my Tilt2, it was all to get it to run right. WP7 is effortlessly fast right out of the box. The captivate needs to be tweaked to remove the lag and stutters. There is no lag on my Focus.
Merry Christmas!
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I need to upgrade my current phone and I was wondering what any of you recommended if you have any experience with the windows phone 7 phones vs. their android models. I'm 16, I text a lott it's probably what I use my phone for most and swype is a godsend for me, but I need an mp3 player really badly and I would like my phone to function as one as well, also I want to get a nice case for it so that if I drop it a few times it doesn't break. I tested out the captivate for a week and it was amazing, but I'm into changing the roms and all that fancy stuff so if I did get a windows phone 7 do they have the ability to put android on it and vise-versa, is windows mobile 7 laggy like windows mobil 6.5 on my old fuze?
Some models I'm specifically looking at are the HTC Surround (win mo7), Samsung Captivate, Samsung Focus, LG quantam.
I can get each phone for about $150 so price isn't really an issue.
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Samsung Captivate
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Samsung Captivate
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I'm going to the AT&T store today, I'll probably test demo both of the samsungs and make my decision in there.
go for an iphone 4. at&t and iphone 4 works well together.
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I'd go for a Focus. The new Motorola phone looks really nice too and its cheaper, mid-pack. I forget what it's called though.
Go for samsung captivate.
I have both an iphone 4, and a captivate.
If you want something thats going to work perfect out of the box get the iphone 4 and an ottorbox case.
If you want a real phone, get the captivate.
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Samsung Captivate
MP3/Music: The 5.1 stereo in the built in music player sounds really good. The music player that comes with the stock Captivate is comparable to any of the music player apps you'll find.
For texting, you'll probably want to install SMS Popup, or Handscent.
It takes great pictures and video - BUT has no built in flash.
Mine is rooted, OCLF lag fix, and hacked for sideloading apps. Also Titanium Backup on a rooted device will allow you to remove the AT&T bloatware. (I recommend freezing apps for a week before removing them - just in case other apps are dependent on them)
I really love my Captivate. I might be a lucky one because I've never had any GPS lock problem, random shutdown problem etc that many others have complained about. Mine runs EXCELLENT!
My question is Why are you going for AT & T specifically? Why not Verizon or any other?
Walmart's got the captivate for $69 with your contract.
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Walmart's got the captivate for $69 with your contract.
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Oh my god I didn't know this and I happened to stop by walmart because yesterday the AT&T store was closed on a sundays, I picked up the captivate for $50 I thought the lady made a mistake because I was expecting at least $200
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Oh my god I didn't know this and I happened to stop by walmart because yesterday the AT&T store was closed on a sundays, I picked up the captivate for $50 I thought the lady made a mistake because I was expecting at least $200
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That's the same price my little brother told me they are in stores. That price I listed was for online. Either way, lot of phone for that price I'd say.
And I also noticed that ATT sells refurbs for $10, but are out of stock.
Call At&t 611. They have different stock than the website and usually have the phone you want when the website sells out. Prices may be.different though.
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Samsung Captivate.
best phone I've ever owned.
I was only 4 months into my contract with ATT with my captivate. I had 3 Aria's and 1 captivate, all with problems i documented with ATT. I posted on ATT's Facebook page how disappointed i was with them and was immediately contacted and said they would be happy to upgrade me right away. Now have an Inspire. Good Luck!
Or complain to the BBB. Worked for some of us.
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I was only 4 months into my contract with ATT with my captivate. I had 3 Aria's and 1 captivate, all with problems i documented with ATT. I posted on ATT's Facebook page how disappointed i was with them and was immediately contacted and said they would be happy to upgrade me right away. Now have an Inspire. Good Luck!
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would you be willing to sell one of the arias?
tjsooley said:
would you be willing to sell one of the arias?
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Eh, AT&T usually takes back the problematic device after swapping it to the newer one.
Pretty sure AT&T didnt let him keep 4 "disfuctional" smart phones.
I think he meant he went through 3arias and a captivate
So what's the point to this thread?
He was telling us how to upgrade before we were due one, without any extra cost. I think.
Correct.
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Hmmmm....might have to go to FB.
sent using a phone.
I am pretty sure my next upgrade would be a Galaxy S II
When I first got the captivate I was coming off a Motorola Razr... guess how long I had that phone. So needless to say I was a little taken back by this "new" device. Very impressed, until two months later the charge deaths kicked in... AH! Never had this problem with my trusty old Razr. Got a refurb, all is well, but me experience has left me feeling a little tainted. Not sure if I could really be satisfied with it now, so patiently waiting for June, July, and August, this guy is.
98XJ said:
When I first got the captivate I was coming off a Motorola Razr... guess how long I had that phone. So needless to say I was a little taken back by this "new" device. Very impressed, until two months later the charge deaths kicked in... AH! Never had this problem with my trusty old Razr. Got a refurb, all is well, but me experience has left me feeling a little tainted. Not sure if I could really be satisfied with it now, so patiently waiting for June, July, and August, this guy is.
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There will be many things that you need to keep an eye on with a smartphone that you didnt need to with the older razor. No Smartphone will be without issues. The old razor was just that a phone nothing more. The captivate is alot more then that.
so i ended up buying at my local best buy. i was surprised they had both the tablet and dock in stock. also the thirve. this was almost a week ago. but anyhow. i have not had any issues so far, but im seeing people with issues... should i just return it that i still have time. or should i just keep it and get a extended warranty?
If you arent having any issues with it and doubting your purchase that means you were doubtful before buying it... So why did you buy it?
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Goodness, just get an ipad 2 and get it over with.
i was actually. but i wanted it. my like for this tablet started with my fail attempt with the atrix.
and no i find the iPad stupid.
ehh, i just don't want it to mess up. how is service with asus?
You bought the thing based on what others told you. Now you want to return it based what yet another mob told you. Have you tried making your own decisions?
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You bought the thing based on what others told you. Now you want to return it based what yet another mob told you. Have you tried making your own decisions?
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Signs of an apple fanboy or a trendwhore, get the iPad and be assimilated into the apple lifestyle
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Signs of an apple fanboy or a trendwhore
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What signs are you referring to, specifically?
Damn, this place is pretty hostile...
OP, if you're not having any issues with your transformer, I see no reason why you would want to return it based on others' defective units.
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Damn, this place is pretty hostile...
OP, if you're not having any issues with your transformer, I see no reason why you would want to return it based on others' defective units.
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yeah the only problems i see that most people are having is light bleed and creaking within the case. if you don't have any of these then i suggest you keep it. No matter what device you go to next there will always be some issue as I have yet to come across a perfect phone/tablet.
No doubts
Definetaly no doubts. Beautiful piece of equipment, the Transformer.
Though it is a fact that within a year I'd like to have another tablet, since the ones we are not seeing are first-stage devices, not much more than prototypes. Devices two years from now will have 5 times the memory capacity, 2-3 times the power, better and more responsive screens, much more mature apps etc. And can probably do things we can only guess now.
But I plan to last 2 years before the next device. Well, maybe.
I was just joking, lol
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the ONLY place i want to hear creaking is sitting out front at Cracker Barrel in one of those large rocking chairs.
i just dont want to encounter problems. and there seems to be quiet a bunch. my tablet doesnt have any. at the moment. but i dont want it to mess up later on. hardware wise. but i like it. i really do. just known issues put me at that place where i think if i should return it or hope for the best. and for the second time i dont like ipads... over sized ipod. i already have a iPod.
and im not a trend whore... if i was i would of gone with a recently released galaxy tab...
All devices have problems. The ipad2 has screen bleed. Get over it. I traded my ipad 2 for a transformer. While it worked well, the lack of functionally killed it. It is overly simplified so much that if becomes bothersome. iTunes also kills it. A tablet pc shouldn't have to rely on another PC foo function.
Same with the Samsung galaxy 10.1.... lack of ports. The thrive looks huge. Unless that tablet packs something magical, eh. Thing looks like if came straight from 1999.
Asus Transformer 3.1 pwnd
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If you arent having any issues with it and doubting your purchase that means you were doubtful before buying it... So why did you buy it?
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Uh no? He specifically stated that this doubt occurred when he read all of the horror stories about it.
Service at Asus is terrible. Long wait times (some have stated up to or more than a month "Waiting for Parts"), some people claim they blamed damages that were caused either by the service center or the post office on them. If they find a single ding on the bezel they'll send it back to you as out of warranty. One lady had hers come back with a gash on the back.
The list goes on. You don't want to deal with them. You also have to pay money to send it back to them.
If you're doubting your purchase now, I would return it.
What the OP is experiencing is the Buyers Remorse, we all went through that stage in a way or another.
Just play with it for a fewdays, if didn't get over it just return it. I myself ordered a transformer from the new egg, almost a month ago, however it turned out that they don't accept international credit card, so my money is stuck, I am supposed to cash it in a week time or so, meanwhile I had the time to investigate couple of new tablets that came to the market, the Galaxy and the Thrive, but looks like I will stick to the Transformer and reorder it back.
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Hey guys, so i have been wanting to try out WP7 for a while, i have an opportunity to snag up an arrive on contract. since im on sprint there doesnt seem to be much going on in the WP7 area. id love to have a titan 2 like device or even one i know is going to get the latest versions, however that doesnt appear to be sprints concern.
anyways long story short is it worthwhile for me to put my epic 4g touch off to the side for while and snag the arrive and give it a run for its money? or should i hope that some day sprint brings another windows phone out? (preferably with a bigger screen)
I really like my arrive, WP7 is a great OS, but please do keep in mind that this device is getting long in the tooth. The arrive was brought to sprint over a year ago.
The DFT rom is great and enables internet sharing.
I'd only go for it now if you are enamored with the idea of a hardware keyboard. Otherwise, I'd wait until the summer to see if sprint brings a Nokia WP in.
http://www.sprintfeed.com/2012/03/sprint-developing-lte-windows-phone-with-fall-release-in-mind/
Sprint apparently has a new windows phone in the pipeline but it wont be until the fall, I havent seen any other rumored windows phones for sprint. I love windows phone and the arrive for the most part suits my needs but there is definitely some apps missing when compared to iPhone and Android.
Hope that helps.
I switched to Sprint and grabbed the Arrive when it came out ($50 on contract at the time). I love the phone and love the OS, but I'd hold off because I expect Sprint to feel the Nokia love before the end of the year.
The two gripes I have about the Arrive is that it's only 3G and I don't even have the option for ICS (sans custom ROMs which I'm waiting for those to shake out a little more before I take that plunge). Those aren't major gripes, just the two biggest issues I have with the phone. If you don't just totally hate your phone, I'd stick with it (or look at getting an Arrive from someone who didn't like it and is selling it used). Save your upgrade for the Nokia and I think you'll enjoy it even more.
yea after a bit of searching and deciding on it all im gunna try and pick up an arrive on teh cheap and us eteh upgrade on the new one...
sadly they still want 50 dollars on contract for this phone :/ which is teh same amount as the photon which is less then 10 moinths old
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yea after a bit of searching and deciding on it all im gunna try and pick up an arrive on teh cheap and us eteh upgrade on the new one...
sadly they still want 50 dollars on contract for this phone :/ which is teh same amount as the photon which is less then 10 moinths old
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I have had my Epic 4g since launch and after trying Win 8 Preview I wanted to try WP7. I went to a sprint store and tried the Arrive and I liked it. So, I found a refurbished Arrive on ebay to try out for $150 shipped. I'm up for an upgrade. But, I know the flagship phones are coming out at the end of the year and I will save it for that. Have you thought about buying an off contract phone and waitng for the phone you really want?
fwiw you can get the arrive for free on contract from wirefly
I just got this phone due to a finally dead TP2. Rest in Peace TP2. I will miss you so very much.
I really don't know why this device isn't more popular. The keyboard is basically the same as TP2, (best ever), and the phone is lightning quick. It's made very user friendly. Slide to what you want and the learning curve is almost non existent. To each their own I suppose, but for me, I will be happy with this device.
i was waiting for a GREAT wp7 on sprint but couldn't wait any longer. Picked up a used arrive today for fairly cheap and man I'm loving it so far. It's so fast compared to my ancient tp2. I've already downgraded spl, rspl/hspl, and flashed dft gold_c v1. Great rom so far. I'm loving ie9.
I agree to others that it is not really worth the contract for this because of it's age, but I still love this phone a lot. Of course I didn't have a chance to try an android phone(or native android phone, I tried the android port on TP2), so I can't say this is better, but it fit my taste.
Now, serious question, how to load 8107?