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G1 Discussion / Re: Google Voice

« on: July 29, 2009, 09:34:17 am »

where do yuou get them? i already have it but my friend is itching for one
i couldn't find a spot for invite friends or anything on my GV home page.

I wanted an invite myself and heard that they were going out randomly.  I signed up for invites with 8 e-mail addresses and got all of the invites within 1 hour.  Unfortunately, they are gone now.

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G1 Discussion / Re: Google Voice

« on: July 28, 2009, 10:52:13 am »

The proper use for Google Voice is to give you a new phone number for life.  Google gives you a number that you give out to everyone.  That way if you ever get a new cell or home phone number you don't have to give it out, you just update your Google Voice account.  For incoming calls to your Google Voice number, the number can be routed to your home, work or mobile phone depending on who is calling and what rules you have setup.  When you call out, you call through a proxy number so that instead of your cell phone or home phone number showing up on the caller ID of the person your calling, the person will see your Google Voice number.  It also centralizes your voicemail into an interface similar to GMail where you can read or listen to voicemails.  It can also route ingoing and outgoing SMS messages.  It doesn't get rid of the need for a mobile plan, it just helps route your phone calls better through a phone number that you should always have.

That is how it works if you use it to it's full extent.  Some people (like me) use it just for Voicemail for our current number as it provides a very nice Visual Voicemail system with text transcriptions of the messages.

Also, if anyone needs a Google Voice invite, let me know.  I just got 7 of them this morning.

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G1 Discussion / Re: screen protectors

« on: July 20, 2009, 10:05:43 am »

I had the Invisible Shield installed at a mall kiosk when I got my G1 in November and it's been great.  It has a lifetime warranty so if anything happens to it they'll replace it for free but it still looks like the day they put it on.

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G1 Discussion / Re: Sloww G1

« on: July 16, 2009, 03:34:58 pm »

I wouldn't really say that's slow.  You're talking at most a second for a few of the things to show up but most were within a fraction of a second and even though you attempted to push the buttons at the same time, you can't be perfect at it.  I saw the right G1 win a few times there.  Also, the description says that both just had a factory reset but the one on the right (which you claim goes slower) has 1 more application in the drawer.

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Android market discussion! / Re: Ad Free App!! For root users.

« on: May 27, 2009, 10:49:40 pm »

It also works well for applications.  The ads in my ESPN and Engadget Widgets are gone.

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General Android Questions / Re: everyone bringing out multitouch devices, is android next?

« on: May 27, 2009, 10:13:20 am »

The Palm Pre I think will be the deciding factor.  In infringes on some of Apples patents but likewise, the iPhone infringes on some of Palms patents.  Once the Pre is released it could go down 2 ways.  First, they could both sue each other into oblivion and have to remove a bunch of features from each device.  Since suing would mean a countersue for either company, I don't see them doing that.  I think they'll just ignore each others infringements and try to step up the game some other way.

By ignoring it however, it means that others can infringe on their patents.  If you don't show an effort to protect your patents in previous cases of infringement, new cases will be thrown out as well.  You can't just pick and choose who you want to defend it against.  You either have to defend it or not.

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G1 Discussion / Re: adobe file question...

« on: April 02, 2009, 03:31:02 pm »

What is an "Adobe File?"  Adobe makes lots of software products that all have different file types.

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Android market discussion! / Re: FLASH PLAYER RELEASED!!!!!!!!!!

« on: March 31, 2009, 09:41:16 am »

It says it's Flash Player 7 but it will only play Flash 7 flv files, not SWF's right now and it won't do any Flash in the browser.

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Android market discussion! / Re: doom game is here

« on: March 30, 2009, 04:39:06 pm »

I wish that I could figure out the controls.  The few that I have figured out seem kind of random.  I would love to have this game fully playable.

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G1 Discussion / Re: Can't download from the market

« on: March 30, 2009, 08:13:57 am »

If you have a rooted phone then you shouldn't be receiving OTA updates.  The minutes for each call in the Dialer app have been there for at least as long as I've had the phone (December).

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G1 Discussion / Re: G1 all it's cracked up to be? Thinking of buying one!

« on: March 26, 2009, 07:05:43 pm »

I personally love the G1.  I've had it for 5 months now and it's been fantastic.  Don't plan on getting more than a day out of the battery life though.

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Android market discussion! / Re: T-Mobile's My Account app

« on: March 25, 2009, 08:10:24 am »

I wish it worked on WiFi though.  I'm on WiFi 99% of the time and when I want to use this app I have to remember to turn WiFi off first or it won't download data.

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G1 Discussion / Re: Any good themes?

« on: March 23, 2009, 05:22:51 pm »

I agree.  It takes a ton of work to make a good theme.  I do a lot of graphic design but to take the time to edit hundreds of images and then build the theme up into something that will work with Android takes a ridiculous amount of work.  I wish that it were easier.  If it were I'd probably give it a try.

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G1 Discussion / Re: Any good themes?

« on: March 20, 2009, 11:51:22 pm »

Actually, the competition ones are all available now.  I'm running Aero and like it for the most part.

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G1 Discussion / Re: Latest Cupcake Video Demo

« on: March 20, 2009, 10:05:08 am »

Most of the features in that first video have been there since the first release.

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G1 Tech support / Re: Browser & iframes

« on: March 10, 2009, 05:30:43 pm »

iFrames are standard HTML.  They have nothing to do with JavaScript, Java, or Flash.

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G1 Discussion / Re: Wireless tethering? Oh My!

« on: March 10, 2009, 05:29:50 pm »

As far as I know, the Wii won't connect to an AdHoc network.

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General Android Questions / Re: Auto screen orentation (rotation)

« on: March 04, 2009, 10:20:10 am »

The auto rotate is nice but seems to cause problems for me sometimes.  For instance, when I pick up my phone to answer it, sometimes the screen orientation changes on me and it won't let me answer the phone for a few seconds.  Sometimes it's too late.

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G1 Discussion / Re: Any good themes?

« on: February 26, 2009, 12:57:47 am »

I agree.  In fact, building themes should be a simple process.  The biggest problem isn't the fact that you have to root the phone, the biggest problem I feel is that once the phone is rooted, you actually have to modify the Operating System to change the look and feel.

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G1 User Reviews/Feedback/ / Re: I'm sorry to say it but...

« on: February 24, 2009, 11:35:58 pm »

If you turn off the auto correct then the keyboard is nearly impossible to type on.  I thought that it was difficult enough without the auto correct.