The Official ANDROID Thread

2012-05-21 18:44:44

#1351

NeXuS: Shock it till ya know it; +375|6587|Atlanta, Georgia

jsnipy wrote:
have they said they plan to stop "grandfathering" people with unlimited plans ?

Lets say this plan took effect today.

For me to upgrade my phone at the $200 upgrade price for a Droid Razr it would mean they would switch me to a tiered plan. No work around UNLESS i just pay the full $700 for the phone that way no changes are made to my contract.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Needs to hurry up so i can upgrade.

2012-05-21 18:48:26

#1352

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6768|...

in the end it balances out - a cash balloon you squeeze at one end or the other. You can't switch to sprint because the service is abysmal. What's left? Move to Japan?

Personally would be nice to leave it all behind.

2012-05-21 19:01:24

#1353

RTHKI: mmmf mmmf mmmf; +1,741|6983|Cinncinatti

why choose japan? you want to see toyotas prius' everywhere?

2012-05-21 19:08:08

#1354

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6768|...

NeXuS wrote:
jsnipy wrote:
have they said they plan to stop "grandfathering" people with unlimited plans ?
Lets say this plan took effect today.

For me to upgrade my phone at the $200 upgrade price for a Droid Razr it would mean they would switch me to a tiered plan. No work around UNLESS i just pay the full $700 for the phone that way no changes are made to my contract.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Needs to hurry up so i can upgrade.

Call them and talk to them. They don't advertise it but they don't change anyone who currently has a plan. I did a phone a while back, was a non issue.

2012-05-21 20:22:35

#1355

NeXuS: Shock it till ya know it; +375|6587|Atlanta, Georgia

jsnipy wrote:
NeXuS wrote:
jsnipy wrote:
have they said they plan to stop "grandfathering" people with unlimited plans ?
Lets say this plan took effect today.

For me to upgrade my phone at the $200 upgrade price for a Droid Razr it would mean they would switch me to a tiered plan. No work around UNLESS i just pay the full $700 for the phone that way no changes are made to my contract.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Needs to hurry up so i can upgrade.
Call them and talk to them. They don't advertise it but they don't change anyone who currently has a plan. I did a phone a while back, was a non issue.

Yes I know the grandfather ordeal is still in effect. You ONLY get switched to tiered plans after upgrading to a new phone using the new every two option. That is the soon to be change.

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-574366 … subsidies/

Last edited by NeXuS (2012-05-21 20:24:48)

2012-06-05 16:23:01

#1356

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6984|Toronto | Canada

microsoft made a tasker... for android

https://www.onx.ms/#!landingPage

2012-06-06 03:04:46

#1357

Microwave: _; +515|6901|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

Winston_Churchill wrote:
microsoft made a tasker... for android

https://www.onx.ms/#!landingPage

Pretty cool, nice web interface too. Can't see I'll be using it though, not had an issues with Tasker.

2012-06-11 22:44:19

#1358

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6984|Toronto | Canada

what tasker profiles do you have? i really havent found a use for it yet

2012-06-12 02:36:21

#1359

Microwave: _; +515|6901|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

Ok I'll try and list what I've got.

When I'm connected to a cell tower near my home it turns on wifi and shows a home notification icon so I know the profile is set.

The same for work, but that also sets the phone to vibrate, turns down media volume.

When I open location aware apps - maps, navigation, browser etc, turn on GPS

When I open apps where rotation is necessary turn off the orientation lock - gallery, navigation, videos etc.

When headphones are connected open Google Music

When I am in a call turn off the notification light

When the phone is ringing, if I turn the phone over it silences the ringer

If the orientation of my phone changes to left/right side, change the keyboard to Swype (for one handing typing whilst laying down), then when the orientation is back to straight, change back to my default keyboard SwiftKey.

There's a few more I sometimes use like custom alarm clock messages but they're the main ones.

2012-07-14 11:45:30

#1360

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6813|NYC / Hamburg

Just updated to 4.1.1 on my GN. Google now seems pretty sweet

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2012-08-13 15:18:13

#1361

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6746|so randum

got my first android phone (galaxy ace)

so what apps are good (and free)
do i need any OS updates
how do i use this fucking thing

and so on

Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella

2012-08-16 06:32:38

#1362

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6746|so randum

fine you cunts

Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella

2012-08-16 06:35:19

#1363

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6398|what

angry birds

2012-08-16 06:36:03

#1364

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6746|so randum

i've already got that of course. and spotify because i get it free for 3 months which is pretty neato

Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella

2012-08-24 14:22:38

#1365

Blade4509: Wrench turnin' fool; +202|5754|America

Dictionary app is always handy. Youtube, probably a navigation app would be smart, and any weather app besides WeatherBug. I know you said free apps, but SoundHound is one of the best paid apps I've seen. It's a song identification app. Worth looking into the free version at least.

"Raise the flag high! Let the degenerates know who comes to claim their lives this day!"

2012-08-24 14:24:27

#1366

west-phoenix-az: Guns don't kill people. . . joe bidens advice does; +632|6635

every time there is a update I have a new problem
cant think of a single problem that I've noticed a update fixing
getting old

https://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p123/west-phoenix-az/BF2S/bf2s_sig_9mmbrass.jpg

2012-08-24 14:35:52

#1367

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6900

Still waiting for ICS on my bionic.

2012-08-24 15:16:47

#1368

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6746|so randum

Blade4509 wrote:
Dictionary app is always handy. Youtube, probably a navigation app would be smart, and any weather app besides WeatherBug. I know you said free apps, but SoundHound is one of the best paid apps I've seen. It's a song identification app. Worth looking into the free version at least.

got the free soundhound, it does everything i need (omfg what is this song i don't want to ask the dj)
angry birds OBVS
fxcamera
some flashlight one
maps and so-on was preloaded
app2sd (helps keep the tiny tiny internal mem on this ace fairly clear)
crossword lite
countdown timer widget
lightgrid as a live background, it owns
and spotify, because i have a 3 month free trial (won't renew)

Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella

2012-08-25 03:34:28

#1369

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6936|Devon, England

Universal Remote - Remote for your PC
Avast - Security software (Has physical security, too)

2012-10-25 13:34:14

#1370

Spidery_Yoda: Member; +399|6515

Guess I'll have to buy a tablet now:

Fans of old-school classics, gather round and feast your eyes! Atari has announced that two of its high-value properties will be coming to Android in 2013. First on the list is the retro hit Roller Coaster Tycoon.

Assuming of course that it will be one of the original games in some form, and not a rubbish new one.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/10/24 … d-in-2013/

2012-10-25 13:36:44

#1371

pirana6: Go Cougs!; +691|6536|Washington St.

God I played the shit out of that game. Had to reinstall it so many times and re-beat the scenarios that I ended up saving just before the win so now I have a folder full of almost-beat scenarios. Hope they copy over!

2012-10-30 04:55:01