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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.
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!
breakyourface said:
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.
Hi all,
I've been lucky to have a friend let me use his slingbox for awhile but I was interested in getting a Vulkano Flow for 99.99 but have no experience with the app. I would like to know if anyone here has been using it with their Thunderbolt before I buy. I know they have a 30 day return policy but I would like to not go through the hassle and payment of return shipping if it isn't a good buy. Just looking for anyone's opinion. Also, I didn't see a difference in features between the free and paid app if anyone knows that as well. Thank you!
no one's running the Vulkano? Maybe I should just stick to the sling box for awhile.
I have it. It works. The video is good. My only complaint is that if you use the IR blaster to do channel controls, the whole stream resets and needs to rebuffer. I also don't think it's been optimized to take advantage of 4G yet.
The quality is better than a Sling, IMO. Probably better to get a Vulkano anyway since Sling is more or less leaving the consumer space to focus on products and services for service providers.
Has anyone else with an R800x noticed that the wapshop.gameloft.com, Gameloft's in-phone purchasing site, now detects the specific R800x and lists the device as having no games available??
I had just visited the site, and later in the day I was checking again and suddenly it now shows "Sony Ericsson Xperia Play R800x"
"Sorry, there are no available games for your mobile."
If I click on the phone name I can select the Xperia Play from a list, and it gets me back to the Xperia Play store page, as would previously load, and I can even access my downloads again...
Just thought it was strange. I thought I'd give it a couple of days to see if they'd add games or fix the re-direct, but it doesn't seem to be changing at all.
Anyone else notice this? Anyone know what's going on with this? Is there some corporate behind-the-scenes Verizon Market vs. Gameloft Shop vs. Android Market exclusivity battles going on?
Not trying to be alarmist, but it's a weirdly sudden change. I'm using same browser and same bookmark I've always used.
Same happens for me. Noticed it a few days ago. I hate how the apps are in different stores. I also wish gameloft would release all their games in the android market. I bought 4 gameloft titles on my previous phone and now I'm going to have to re buy them which is stupid. I also bought a game from them like a week ago through the wap shop and never got a link to download it. I sent an email and haven't received one back. I'm getting kind of pissed at them.
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thats why I download them on my computer. If you change what phone you are using and click on the my downloads button, it will give you a download link for any game you have bought on that computer but for the phone model you selected! I figured this out a while ago and havent had to rebuy a single game since. Even though I already had bought them all like 3 times at that point lol.
Yeah, I have the same problem. They're having a Club membership deal. 2 games $7/month, with two free games at the beginning. I'm going to try it out, see what happens.
maybe its a region thing?
i have 2 options here, i can go to wapshop.gameloft.com and it will show me all of the available "hd" games for the xperia play at 2.99 each, and if i go to the xperia play app and click on one of the games available for sale it will redirect me to my carrier's own gameloft shop which has them for the same price but in mexican pesos
robvp said:
maybe its a region thing?
i have 2 options here, i can go to wapshop.gameloft.com and it will show me all of the available "hd" games for the xperia play at 2.99 each, and if i go to the xperia play app and click on one of the games available for sale it will redirect me to my carrier's own gameloft shop which has them for the same price but in mexican pesos
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Probably. If I'm on 3G, it takes me straight to verizon.gameloft.com or something like that and it says "no games available". If I use Wifi, I can actually see games.
I have the same problem. They advertize the Verizon app store underneath where it says they have nothing available. I'm really wondering if Verizon pays them to not allow us to buy games from them directly or some nonsense like that. I can find N.O.V.A. 2 in the Vcast app store but not in the Android Market even though the game WAS released to the market. I'm never ever going to buy from Verizon's app store... what if I change carriers?
I'm having the same issue, I was going to get NOVA2 but it's not available in the Android Market. I saw it was available on the website https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftN2HM&feature=search_result , but it's "not compatible" with my phone.
There must be some confusion about the R800x on their end.
This issue is very concerning to me as well. I have been able to get around this issue buy selecting the phone explicitly on gameloft's site but its not streight forward. I like this phone a lot but I am worried if Verizon is trying some kind of lock down. In the end it will only hurt all parties if this is the case.
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This issue is very concerning to me as well. I have been able to get around this issue buy selecting the phone explicitly on gameloft's site but its not streight forward. I like this phone a lot but I am worried if Verizon is trying some kind of lock down. In the end it will only hurt all parties if this is the case.
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Agreed. I don't care if it serves me caviar on toast. I will not use a _CARRIER_ provided App shop. Unless it allows me to go download my apps/games/etc once I'm safely with another carrier. I guess I'll just buy over my wifi and then download it similarly. (which considering the size of some of these games, isn't a bad idea). Still, to yank the ability to buy games directly from the creators at reasonable prices instead of the carrier having to get their extra pound of flesh (or pound note, or US$2-3 in this case), it just screams greed and lock-down (based upon greed and insecurity).
Considering jumping back into the tablet game was wondering what you guys use to watch live tv on your tabs. I was considering getting sling box as well but that kind of bumps my total price up. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Considering jumping back into the tablet game was wondering what you guys use to watch live tv on your tabs. I was considering getting sling box as well but that kind of bumps my total price up. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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I think you could do something with VLC, but then changing channels would be a bit awkward.
Hmm, I'll have to look into that. I'm willing to pay for it. I've been reading up on it and the slingbox seems like a good idea. I've just never used one before.
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andtv (andtv.org) provides a vlc-based solution.
It is not perfect, but free.. at it works.. for dvb-t
Or you can try filmon.com, but it's not free and I don't know if they have the channels you want.
looks cool...
Anybody has more pages like this?
thosor said:
looks cool...
Anybody has more pages like this?
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it's not free or live, but Droid TV is awesome. Its in the market.
I have a SlingBox classic (original lego-like silver thing) and it streams very nicely to my TF. In fact, whilst recently on holiday in Finland I was able to keep up with all the UK TV I was recording on my Virgin V+HD box via the Slingbox also, meaning no huuuge sessions watching 2 weeks of Corrie and Eastenders when I got home
Sling mobile app is pretty good, works nicely on HC (also have it on my Desire phone) and all-in-all a great setup, especially considering the 'Classic' is supposedly not supported by the App !
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I have a SlingBox classic (original lego-like silver thing) and it streams very nicely to my TF. In fact, whilst recently on holiday in Finland I was able to keep up with all the UK TV I was recording on my Virgin V+HD box via the Slingbox also, meaning no huuuge sessions watching 2 weeks of Corrie and Eastenders when I got home
Sling mobile app is pretty good, works nicely on HC (also have it on my Desire phone) and all-in-all a great setup, especially considering the 'Classic' is supposedly not supported by the App !
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Sounds awesome. I think I'm going to go the slingbox route, in addition to the hardware the app is $30, geesh.
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I'll try to.
Im using the Dish Sling Adapter and player. Even though the free dish app is for phone devices it looks great on the transformer as well.
I have two HD TV's . I hardly want to watch it on my TF....but...I Splashtop to my laptop which has a USB Digital HD adapter if I get a hankering for live TV. I have thought of a slingbox but I just don't travel that much to make it worth the cost and I like catching up on my Showtime when back home.
my school is making a discount on surface rt's, i can buy one for 150$, but before i buy it i wanted to know if it can play youtube videos.
I need the answer urgently!
afonsus1997 said:
my school is making a discount on surface rt's, i can buy one for 150$, but before i buy it i wanted to know if it can play youtube videos.
I need the answer urgently!
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yeah
You have the full blown internet explorer there including a flash plugin (no java plugin though but pages which use java are awful, note, java is not javascript). Youtube is fine. Youtube in HTML5 mode is also fine (there is a beta opt in somewhere)
Even better is the metrotube app although I dont own an RT device so I have no idea if it works on the surface RT so well.
Go get it !!
So far I haven't found one youtube vid it won't play.
If you want to be able to play Youtube vids in the background take a look at the youtube DJ app.
I use it to play background music instead of paying for spotify
You honestly think MS would release an OS that can't play YOuTube videos? Ha... even WP7 could do that (though one of many apps or through the http://youtube.com/html5 opt-in); Windows RT is far more powerful and feature-full (including Flash, which is what is used to play YouTube normally) and therefore can handle any video that can be played on a PC.
You can also play Flash games, Flash videos on sites other than YouTube, and so on.
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Ha... even WP7 could do that (though one of many apps or through the http://youtube.com/html5 opt-in)n.
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Lumia 710 owner here, you dont even need to to the html5 opt in. Sometimes it does throw a hissy fit about needing flash player but most of the time the regular desktop youtube site works fine on WP7. I personally opt for m.youtube or the metrotube app most of the time though.
Surface RT plays YouTube videos better than any iPad.
Works fine.
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Works fine for what you WANT it for.
As a device I should imagine it'll work for what your school expects you to NEED it for as well, Word, Excel etc..
$150? I remember the deal is 199... Your school did further subsidize?
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$150? I remember the deal is 199... Your school did further subsidize?
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Certainly not in the UK.
32gb RT tablet only without student deal: £399.00
^ with deal: £359.10
or, 10% off.
And thats the same for the entire lineup of surface RT and pro models, ie both storage capacities with and without covers. Its only 10%.
Unless they are offering another deal in the US.
What, are you suggesting that MS give us in the UK a raw deal.... lol
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What, are you suggesting that MS give us in the UK a raw deal.... lol
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did I specifically have to state it?
I guess we did get the free touch cover deal earlier than the US but that's ended now.
And don't forget, Microsoft research in Cambridge, I actually attended one of their lectures for computer science students in Cambridge as part of AS computing. Kinect lead was there for a nice lecture on how really the kinect is guessing far mire than it should be
Ha, no you didnt, MS have almost taken over from Samsung as my most disliked company at the mo, at the rate they are going with my Pro order the 256Gb version will be available in the UK, if not the bloody Pro2...
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Ha, no you didnt, MS have almost taken over from Samsung as my most disliked company at the mo, at the rate they are going with my Pro order the 256Gb version will be available in the UK, if not the bloody Pro2...
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Cancel the order and buy it from John Lewis in store. They do keep a few and charge the same as Microsoft direct. Or pester Microsoft with trading standards threats, hell, perhaps ring trading standards and see what your rights are.
I would of done by now if it was my money but ordered it through work, after the delay in the first order they gave me a £100 discount code for the second order which still hasnt gone through, I have been told I will be further compensated so tbh whatever I do its going to be cheaper than it would of been anywhere else, even the @surface twitter guys are on the case as well now.
The 256Gb that was announced in China has also been announced, all be it in limited numbers in the US, so by the time I actually get mine shipped I'll change it for a 256Gb and still get it cheap, or free, at this rate lol..