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Spotify (Android App, FREE/INSTANT invites)

Hey guys, heres an EXCLUSIVE invite to Spotify that was given to Justin Bieber (no, you don't have to be a fan to sign up haha)
http://www.spotify.com/us/justin-bieber/
Just click the link and type your email and you'll get an invite. No extra steps. Free account - Thought I'd share to all my awesome Sensation peeps.
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What's Spotify?
Thanks for asking. Spotify is the award-winning music platform
that gives you on-demand access to over 15 million tracks in
high-quality audio, wherever you go.
Whether you're searching for the hottest new releases or
hits from the past, your favorite tracks are just a click away.

Thanks man!!!!
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but thats just for U.S. !!!!!!!

mathrania said:
but thats just for U.S. !!!!!!!
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Does it work outside US?

I got an invite someone can use if they want to also. I prefer Google Music personally...

read someone got charged even he was on a trial account

Act with caution.
Check out this thread in the general section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1184827

Well...for me I thought there was three levels. One which is free and two which is the paid version that was recently released here. This is not a free trial rather a free service with an option to upgrade.
I do not know how they are charged. I didn't give out any account info, so I am unsure on that part. Was it charged on the phone bill? I'll need some clarification.

Media Link HD

This is the single i've been looking for with my One X when it comes to accessories, anybody have a clue where I can buy it from and how much? (USD).

I'm looking for this as well.
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at&t has it on their website for 90 USD.

Really? When I checked yesterday it wasn't on there.
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See here: http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...urer=htc&q_model=prod5890250#fbid=2iJwx79mvZf

I just got one from this site. It totaled to $68.48 shipped (with coupon code that is good until May 16th I think).
(can't post link yet, but go to puremobile[dot]com and search for the media link)
Edit: the coupon code is on the page for the item.

pyrotecha said:
I just got one from this site. It totaled to $68.48 shipped (with coupon code that is good until May 16th I think).
(can't post link yet, but go to puremobile[dot]com and search for the media link)
Edit: the coupon code is on the page for the item.
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are they legit?
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pyrotecha said:
I just got one from this site. It totaled to $68.48 shipped (with coupon code that is good until May 16th I think).
(can't post link yet, but go to puremobile[dot]com and search for the media link)
Edit: the coupon code is on the page for the item.
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http://www.resellerratings.com/store/PureMobile
reseller ratings arent so great for this seller

I already have a tracking number from them about 2 hours after I placed the order. I'll update once I get it in the mail in two days.

I have a Samsung MHL adapter that does the same thing and i paid $18 on ebay for it.
Is there any difference?

Just ordered mine from AT&T with free 2 day shipping.
Click the link, go to compatible accessories, then scroll down to the bottom. http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...e&q_sku=sku5980268#fbid=verpbLaBQHQ?tabModule

equlizer said:
I have a Samsung MHL adapter that does the same thing and i paid $18 on ebay for it.
Is there any difference?
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media link allows video playback on tv while using the phone to do other stuff

pyrotecha said:
I just got one from this site. It totaled to $68.48 shipped (with coupon code that is good until May 16th I think).
(can't post link yet, but go to puremobile[dot]com and search for the media link)
Edit: the coupon code is on the page for the item.
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I just used an old discount code for 50% and it took it! We'll see if I actually get it of course. LOL. With that in mind, I went through PayPal just in case.
FACE50

doaneramma said:
I just used an old discount code for 50% and it took it! We'll see if I actually get it of course. LOL. With that in mind, I went through PayPal just in case.
FACE50
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HAHA WIN! Please do a review once you guys get your hands on them!

Great to see our coupon being spread around, it is in fact available until May 16th.
In some cases, we lose money - like the HTC Media Link, with the discount it is below our cost. Why do we offer it? We're doing a little benchmark.
In Canada we're #1 in Telecommunication accessories. We're the largest distributor and often have exclusive rights to some products / pricing.
In USA we're part of the Top 5 in accessories.
Our website uses minimum 128-bit encryption, so you can be rest assured that it is secure. If you want the extra security, simply checkout with PayPal and get the Buyer Protection from PayPal.
shanghei said:
are they legit?
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LINK REMOVED - ResellerRatings (please check previous post for link)
reseller ratings arent so great for this seller
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In response to resellerratings.com - this website is not a great source for the real reviews. Why? Because this website allows anyone to register and submit a review. If you read them, a lot of them are around the same time with the slightly altered writing. I will say we've caught a few of our competitors trying to slander our name, and we've confirmed many of submissions were in fact submitted by them.
If you want the real deal - check out the reviews from ACTUAL customers.
Visit our website and check out our ratings from; Amazon, Shopping.com and PriceGrabber. (located at the bottom of every page)
You'll see we range between 4 and 5 stars. Average rating of 4.75.
Rest assured we're here to offering the best products, the best pricing and most of all a personalized customer experience.
Best part? Spend $100, you get $10 back for more accessories as part of our loyalty program. Also get additional points for reviews, inviting friends and more.
Thanks for taking the time to hear us out for what we really are.

If I got this straight this will allow you to mirror you phone via wireless on any tv that has an HDMI port. Is this correct? If it is than this is awesome. You can turn any tv with an HDMI port into an android system

doaneramma said:
I just used an old discount code for 50% and it took it! We'll see if I actually get it of course. LOL. With that in mind, I went through PayPal just in case.
FACE50
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Wish I knew about that one before. Could have saved about another 10 bucks.

rawfa said:
If I got this straight this will allow you to mirror you phone via wireless on any tv that has an HDMI port. Is this correct? If it is than this is awesome. You can turn any tv with an HDMI port into an android system
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This is correct. Full details about the product is available on HTC's website.

Ordered from Pure Mobile's Canadian site. Can't wait!

puremobile said:
Great to see our coupon being spread around, it is in fact available until May 16th.
In some cases, we lose money - like the HTC Media Link, with the discount it is below our cost. Why do we offer it? We're doing a little benchmark.
In Canada we're #1 in Telecommunication accessories. We're the largest distributor and often have exclusive rights to some products / pricing.
In USA we're part of the Top 5 in accessories.
Our website uses minimum 128-bit encryption, so you can be rest assured that it is secure. If you want the extra security, simply checkout with PayPal and get the Buyer Protection from PayPal.
In response to resellerratings.com - this website is not a great source for the real reviews. Why? Because this website allows anyone to register and submit a review. If you read them, a lot of them are around the same time with the slightly altered writing. I will say we've caught a few of our competitors trying to slander our name, and we've confirmed many of submissions were in fact submitted by them.
If you want the real deal - check out the reviews from ACTUAL customers.
Visit our website and check out our ratings from; Amazon, Shopping.com and PriceGrabber. (located at the bottom of every page)
You'll see we range between 4 and 5 stars. Average rating of 4.75.
Rest assured we're here to offering the best products, the best pricing and most of all a personalized customer experience.
Best part? Spend $100, you get $10 back for more accessories as part of our loyalty program. Also get additional points for reviews, inviting friends and more.
Thanks for taking the time to hear us out for what we really are.
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Will you be carrying the HTC Car StereoClip anytime soon ?
Thx

I got mine and just finished testing it out. So far this is what it's like:
-The feature to be able to still use the phone be able to lock it during video playback only applies to when you're viewing videos and photos through the gallery app or streaming video through htc's media hub.
-When watching videos saved locally on the device it seems to run totally smooth.
-When streaming, the video is smooth, but the audio quality is off. Whenever someone talks it sounds like they took a lung full of helium. I tried this on netflix, youtube (app and browser), as well as some other video sites.
-The thing that'll probably be a problem for me the most is that during video playback, I experienced popping noises from the audio (both streaming videos from the internet and watching locally stored videos). Hopefully this can fix this with a software update.
Besides those points above, setting up was insanely easy. Just plug it in, push the button to turn on and swipe three fingers up on the phone. That's it!
Edit: Just tested netflix again and now everything is perfectly fine. Sound is perfect with no odd sounding voices and no popping. Totally perfect!

Apps on Sale: Christmas Special

Just saw this on Slickdeals:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...f-holiday-sales-from-the-play-store-updating/
Enjoy :good:
Few notables are Nova 3, OfficeSuite Pro 6+, Dark Knight Rises, and The Amazing Spider Man each for 99 cents.
Credit goes to Androidpolice.com for putting it together.

Godswrath said:
Just saw this on Slickdeals:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...f-holiday-sales-from-the-play-store-updating/
Enjoy :good:
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Saw it on slickdeals, but android police put the list together. Thanks though just the same.

And then you live on the continent where you can only get a credit card if you make over 20.000 a year...
Which means about 90% of Europe can't buy anything from the playstore. That's about ohhh.. What's 90% of 750 million?

ShadowLea said:
And then you live on the continent where you can only get a credit card if you make over 20.000 a year...
Which means about 90% of Europe can't buy anything from the playstore. That's about ohhh.. What's 90% of 750 million?
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Use marketing unlocker.
Great list by the way, thanks

thanx santa
awsum list, picked off a few for xmas lol ...
now to play:victory:

thomas_pieps said:
Use marketing unlocker.
Great list by the way, thanks
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Not what I meant. Google Wallet requires you to fill in Credit Card data in your account before you can make any purchase, regardless of wether you intent to do it via your credit card or provider billing.
Market enablers just unlock country-specific filtering, which is pointless as there is no filter on the Dutch playstore.
Europe uses Maestro, a direct-pay card. (meaning you pay directly from your account, as opposed to having a monthly bill.) (Which you know, seeing as you're from Belgium, I'm just clarifying for everyone else.) You can't use a Maestro card for Google Wallet.

We (meaning our household) have coupled our RaboBank credit card to the Pplay Store aco****s we use. Works like a charm, and you pay from you bank account at the end of the month. I'm pretty sure that the ING has the same option available, so it's not like we are without options in Europe.
That being said, we are above the amount you interjected, although that is not too difficult if both adults have a paid job. I suspect you are still a student, so that'd explain the financials -- not that that will change substantially once you get your Master's degree and start working you first job. Obviously, your monthly addition to your bank account will increase enormously, but so will its export once you have to pay real-lif rents. And this gets even more pronounced when you'd opt for an advanced degree (like a PhD)...

MartyHulskemper said:
We (meaning our household) have coupled our RaboBank credit card to the Pplay Store aco****s we use. Works like a charm, and you pay from you bank account at the end of the month. I'm pretty sure that the ING has the same option available, so it's not like we are without options in Europe.
That being said, we are above the amount you interjected, although that is not too difficult if both adults have a paid job. I suspect you are still a student, so that'd explain the financials -- not that that will change substantially once you get your Master's degree and start working you first job. Obviously, your monthly addition to your bank account will increase enormously, but so will its export once you have to pay real-lif rents. And this gets even more pronounced when you'd opt for an advanced degree (like a PhD)...
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Yep, 4th year HBO bachelor. Good luck getting the bank to give you a credit card as a student/starter...

NFC visa payment?

Anyone knows if at&t will enable this feature?

lowspeed said:
Anyone knows if at&t will enable this feature?
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Yes and no. They are supposed to be rolling out their own NFC payment system (ISIS) "soon" but continue to block the use of Google Wallet. So as of now, probably not likely anytime soon unless we get root for the S4 and are able to tweak Google Wallet to work.
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I called Att the rep told me it will work. But then again he had no idea what I was talking about and be to talk to 3 people

visa setup a deal with samsung in that they will provide the base functionality (which cannot be restricted by your carrier). I believe it is called paywave. I believe another piece of the puzzle is your financial institution, though I'm not sure how much they are involved in setting this up vs back-office hookups like google wallet.

testinguser said:
visa setup a deal with samsung in that they will provide the base functionality (which cannot be restricted by your carrier). I believe it is called paywave. I believe another piece of the puzzle is your financial institution, though I'm not sure how much they are involved in setting this up vs back-office hookups like google wallet.
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The bank first has to allow NFC to access your visa account to withdraw the money.
second, they need a mechanizism in place to process and solve conflicts.
Banks are rolling out this option but until this year there were a few phone and/or users that had NFC. By the 3rd quarter we should see banks offering the option as banks switch more and more from the tradional teller services to online services.

I think as long as you have a visa card you should be able to use the paywave.

As of right now on my SkyRocket im using CM10 and their SimplyTapp app. It works great at most BP Gas Stations and McDonalds to pay Via NFC. Hopefully the Visa Paywave technology will work with more vendors that have NFC at the Checkout.

Where did you get the app ?

Well I got the phone, but i don't see it installed, nor is it on google play. Also google wallet says in compatible with your device. LAMEE ! ! !!

lowspeed said:
Well I got the phone, but i don't see it installed, nor is it on google play. Also google wallet says in compatible with your device. LAMEE ! ! !!
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Only sprint allows google wallet (out of the major carriers) in the US.

Samsung Pay UK

Hey guys.
Haven't posted on XDA in a while but thought I'd potentially start a discussion in regards to Samsung Pay here in the UK.
I emailed Samsung about the fact in which they announced the UK as a 2016 expansion location for Samsung Pay. They have released the service to a multitude of countries that were not actually on the expansion list before bringing it to the UK (which they still have not done).
Here was the response I got:
Following your email, I can confirm Samsung UK Pay is currently not available in the UK. Samsung Pay is currently in the testing phases, please continue to check our Samsung UK website and social sites for further news and updates.
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While I already knew it was not available, could this be an indication of them 'testing' it in the country?
I have also noticed a random Lloyds Bank URL with 'Samsungpay' in it. (It says nothing about it on the actual page, just some random terms: https://islands.lloydsbank.com/samsungpay/)
I have actually prevented myself from rooting my phone just to wait for this and am disappointed it has not been released yet. I know it may sound stupid but if I rooted and then it was released I'd be gutted!
What do you think fellow brits? :good:

Im the same as you, been/still waiting for it....Thanks for the info.
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And Halifax
http://www.halifax.co.uk/helpcentre/samsung-pay/
It's currently a testing page which is exactly what they had before Android pay was released.

tinker_tf said:
And Halifax
http://www.halifax.co.uk/helpcentre/samsung-pay/
It's currently a testing page which is exactly what they had before Android pay was released.
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Nice find! So it looks like we will be getting it soon

Should be before end of the year :good: but the novelty wears off and you end up just pulling your card out and using contactless :laugh:

liam_davenport said:
Should be before end of the year :good: but the novelty wears off and you end up just pulling your card out and using contactless :laugh:
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I kind of have that with Android Pay I just think Sammy Pay looks so sleek and because it's accepted everywhere, I'm still excited for it!
I heard rumors that they were going to leave out MST payments in the UK which I think would be pointless, if that was the case I'd stick with Android Pay!

Shaolin36 said:
I kind of have that with Android Pay I just think Sammy Pay looks so sleek and because it's accepted everywhere, I'm still excited for it!
I heard rumors that they were going to leave out MST payments in the UK which I think would be pointless, if that was the case I'd stick with Android Pay!
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Where is Android Pay not accepted? I just use it at any random NFC terminal and it's worked fine, so far....?

liam_davenport said:
Should be before end of the year :good: but the novelty wears off and you end up just pulling your card out and using contactless :laugh:
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Same lol. My Natwest card is always on me. Slap that on the terminal and I'm done. Sometimes I don't want to pull a phone out.

skezza said:
Where is Android Pay not accepted? I just use it at any random NFC terminal and it's worked fine, so far....?
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To be honest, I haven't tried it anywhere that isn't listed as supported on the Android Pay website
I've used it at the BP garage, Co op, Cafe Nero etc.
I thought the retailer had to officially support it (much like apple pay) but maybe not!

Galactus said:
Same lol. My Natwest card is always on me. Slap that on the terminal and I'm done. Sometimes I don't want to pull a phone out.
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I have only used Android Pay to either take advantage of a special offer or when I have forgotten my debit card. Otherwise contactless is so effortless. I am not sure how Samsung Pay can compete with Android Pay in the UK. We are more chip & PIN or contactless here than many other countries. Our debit cards are definitely more convenient.
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apprentice said:
I have only used Android Pay to either take advantage of a special offer or when I have forgotten my debit card. Otherwise contactless is so effortless. I am not sure how Samsung Pay can compete with Android Pay in the UK. We are more chip & PIN or contactless here than many other countries. Our debit cards are definitely more convenient.
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Agreed

apprentice said:
I have only used Android Pay to either take advantage of a special offer or when I have forgotten my debit card. Otherwise contactless is so effortless. I am not sure how Samsung Pay can compete with Android Pay in the UK. We are more chip & PIN or contactless here than many other countries. Our debit cards are definitely more convenient.
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Well i kind off disagree here, too late for me btw cause is knox 0x1 xd, but going back to the topic, samsung pay take the advantage of using the phone at the terminals without contactless, so u can probably use it just anywhere, hence how it can compete with android pay! i am using android pay everyday, rather than havin to open my wallet

misiokicio said:
Well i kind off disagree here, too late for me btw cause is knox 0x1 xd, but going back to the topic, samsung pay take the advantage of using the phone at the terminals without contactless, so u can probably use it just anywhere, hence how it can compete with android pay! i am using android pay everyday, rather than havin to open my wallet
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I don't even use a wallet lool. Too much to lose at one time if it goes missing.

Galactus said:
I don't even use a wallet lool. Too much to lose at one time if it goes missing.
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haha yeah true... i would be totally f... if i was gonna loose one xd.

I've been waiting for Samsung Pay since last year when I bought my S6. I haven't rooted either my S6 or S7 Edge in the hope that Samsung Pay would finally arrive. Typically it's taking so long that I've almost given in and rooted the f*ck out of it!
If they don't support MST in the UK, they might as well not release Samsung Pay here!
Has anyone used Barclays' contactless mobile app? I much prefer that to Android Pay.

I'm in the US and flashed UK because I had Egypt, I thought UK was supported and went ahead and flashed. Its pissing me off that Samsung said UK would be first after US and S Korea but now there are almost 10 countries and they still haven't released it. I doubt its the banks since those links prove their waiting for it. I don't want to flash again because I like the UK Rom most (updates faster, more features etc.) Samsung better release it this month or early December, if they don't in 2016 I'm gonna ****ing riot. Also it better support MST because here in the US very few stores have NFC.

It's really strange that it hasn't been released in the UK. Really odd