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Upcoming Phones / Re: Upcoming Phone Release Dates (v16.0)

« on: November 22, 2010, 07:36:21 am »

no more motorolas for me.  unless you are on verizon, they are the slowest in updating android firmware. 

Once you get into rooting and custom roms, carrier fw becomes redundant. Not for everyone, sure, but the options are why I gave android a chance. I like it so far.

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Upcoming Phones / Re: Upcoming Phone Release Dates (v16.0)

« on: November 20, 2010, 10:30:04 am »

I'm interested in what the begonia turns out to be.

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Nexus S / Re: Nexus S

« on: November 20, 2010, 10:27:46 am »

I like the design of the N1 over the NS aside from the trackball.
Moving from metal to all plastic isn't a forward change IMHO. It's just gonna be another glossy black fingerprint magnet. The NS hardly gives me the impression of google's flagship device, especially with that other samsung device around the corner. The N1 has a great form factor and appearance. I'll reserve final judgment until we see reviews and such but I'm not crazy about the design.

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T-Mobile Services / Anyone having mms issues in the new york tri city area?

« on: November 18, 2010, 05:43:45 pm »

I'm on a moto defy, wife on a 9700, kids' nokia 5310, several phones across the way; all having mms issues. They seem to be sending/receiving sporadically. Anyone else in the new your albany area having this issue? Been acting this way since this morning.


Problem resolved. I was using handcent and the default mms size (1MB) was causing the problem. Set it to 100kb and now everything's fine. The samw with the bb's we have floating around.

Just in case anyone else has the issue.

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Locked Posts / Re: Upcoming Phone Release Dates (v15.0)

« on: November 16, 2010, 06:01:52 pm »

Moto's doing just fine all carriers considered. The original droid on verizon is probably one of the most popular android phones ever. I really like the droid 2 global...

Might buy unlocked. I know I won't get tmo 3g but I'm on wireless 90% of the time anyway.

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Defy / Re: Defy first impressions?

« on: November 16, 2010, 05:19:58 pm »

I have it. It's a great little phone. Very responsive, great size, android 2.1 and eventually getting 2.2, excellent call quality and the speaker is very loud and clear. Decent camera, though it gains much functionality with the camera zoom fx app. At first I thought the usb cover would become flimsy or fall off but so far after probably 300+ plug and unplugs it's just as tight as when I got it. Battery life is still being tested but seems very good so far. A solid day or more once optimized. Build quality is excellent; not like the razr2 v8 I had a couple years back.

The size is perfect. There isn't lots of extra space above and below the screen like the iphone4. If you've ever handled a samsung behold (the original) you have a good idea of how big/small this phone is. It's a couple mm longer and wider but the thickness is very similar.

The screen is big and beautiful. The gorilla glass gives me a sense of security but I'm not running keys across my phone to test. Same goes with the water resistance. I've seen videos where people dunked the phone for a while and it was fine. Great, but I'm not doing that. I am glad it'll survive a dunk in puddles or even (god forbid) the toilet and it's inevitable rinsing after.

There's some talk about the processor and GPU; moto's official site has the cpu listed as a TI OMAP 3610 and having a PowerVR SGX 530. If what I've read is true, the OMAP 3610 can't have a GPU. Various tests across the web suggest the gpu is present so I'm inclined to believe the cpu listing is a typo on moto's site and the actual processor is a OMAP 3630, which is great news. This is further evidenced by the fact that when I plug in the defy to my pc in bootloader mode and run rsd-lite, it's seen as an OMAP 3630. Noone's 100% sure though...

2GB of on phone storage and 512 MB of RAM + an included 2gb microsd card. Good enough for me. Apps are addicting though; I wish manufacturers would just make RAM 1gb or more so we have plenty of padding.

The charger is good at what it does; the detachable usb cord is a great touch I hope all phone manufacturers include. The cable is pretty short though; a 6' cable would be perfect.

I do miss the physical keyboard on my 9700 (planned on selling that for the 9780 anyway) but the swype keyboard works great once it gets to know you and your typing style.

One of the only things I don't like is the color. White does NOT give the effect of "lifeproof". I want the EU black one! Or make a US midnite blue one and I'd buy that one too.

Also, this might mean something to some (it does to me), but there's no epikcase for it yet...

I turned off haptic feedback and only get it when touching the 4 keys at the bottom, then again I am on a different fw version. I flashed mine to the UK fw with rsd-lite after rooting with z4root. I lost 3g but once a tmous fw becomes available I'll reflash and have it back. I like the uk fw though; no motoblur activation necessary. I might just see if I can modify the system to recognize the us 3g bands. I used root explorer to remove unwanted apps after rooting. I see a lot of the android gurus using the sdk and adb to push and pull apps and things from the system but root explorer has done everything I've wanted. I changed the bootscreen to an android being scribbled on the screen; it's pretty cool. With root explorer it's very easy. I like the motorola widgets a lot. You can make one touch call icons for contacts. I have an entire screen set up like that.

So to sum it all up, I love this phone. Like I said, I miss the physical keyboard but adjusted to the swype in about an hour. I'm still buying the 9780 later this year though. The defy will be my work (woodworking) phone while the 9780 will be my go around. Maybe.

Recommended Apps:
Advanced Task Killer
Barcode Scanner
Dolphin Browser HD
Blue Theme for Dolphin Browser HD
DroidLight
S2 Calendar Widget
The Weather Channel
Titanium Backup
Z4root
PayPal
Handcent SMS

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Motorola / Re: Motorola DEFY showing up in my upgrade page, can add to cart today!

« on: November 09, 2010, 10:05:14 pm »

Requesting for DEFY child board to be added.

This. Mine should be arriving in a few days. I love my 9700 but need something more rugged. I figured now would be a good time to pop my android cherry.

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T-mobile 3G / Re: Albany, NY 3G??

« on: January 02, 2010, 03:17:07 am »

I live in albany and at my sister's house (south pearl) I can confirm 3G is in effect. In my house though, still edge... I just noticed yesterday. On my 9700 a 3G symbol showed up and it actually surprised me. I didn't think albany would get 3G so soon because of the above mentioned reasons.

Once I see the 3G most of the time I'm adding a data plan.

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The Circus (lounge) / Re: T-Mobile's "Project Dark"

« on: October 26, 2009, 03:15:19 am »

Yeah, like I said that's the roadblock.

Most manufacturer's that sell unlocked phones only have them in the ATT 3G frequency. But for new phones, how hard would it be to add the tmo 3G frequency along with ATT's?

Not sure if it's possible; I don't follow 3G bands much (still not in my area for tmo), but if RIM can stuff cdma and gsm tech in a phone...

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The Circus (lounge) / Re: T-Mobile's "Project Dark"

« on: October 26, 2009, 01:11:14 am »

I'm with you on that. With no more myfaves t-mobile won't need to butcher phone OS'. Except for their exclusives I'd be happy if they got out of selling phones all together.  It's a very interesting thought to have a carrier that sells plans only and no phones. The only potential roadblock is tmo's 3g frequency. Phone makers would have to start including it in the specs (if it's possible to add it with ATT's frequency too; this would make production of the phones quicker and more efficient). The potential is there though.

Really I don't see the need for EM when we have EM+. Subsidized phones seem to be the only perk, though this would be a non issue for those who already have a gsm phone to use. Or those who upgrade so often when the newest blackberry comes out (me) that they pay full or near full retail anyway.

I'm all for euro style plans but let's do it right tmo.

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The Circus (lounge) / Re: T-Mobile's "Project Dark"

« on: October 25, 2009, 09:16:25 am »

I'm not seeing that. For instance I just did a new order as if I wasn't a tmo customer to try it out and I chose the 8900 and the 500 min +text+web and it didn't require any other services.

Just the $500 for the phone, $35 activation fee and $59.99 monthly charge.

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The Circus (lounge) / Re: T-Mobile's "Project Dark"

« on: October 25, 2009, 08:36:37 am »

Interesting. When changing to the EM+ plan there was absolutely no mention of a $35 migration fee. Online that is. Gonna call too.

EDIT:
Flex pay is still there. My sister is on flex pay and when changing to the EM or EM+ plans it's labeled as even more flex or even more plus flex.

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The Circus (lounge) / Re: T-Mobile's "Project Dark"

« on: October 24, 2009, 06:26:19 pm »

things are not looking good for tmobile tomorrow  no info on new phones? All this buzz for just new plans that are going to help new customers? What about current customers? oh boy, good luck tmobile!

Keep in mind everything regarding project dark is still considered rumor for now until tomorrow. I'm really hoping tmo has something up their sleeve. Plans alone will not change anything. I'm hoping for an extended coverage announcement and god willing a storm2 announcement. Nowhere was it stated verizon was the exclusive carrier of the storm2.

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Gamers Unite / Re: New Releases: 10/18-10/24

« on: October 23, 2009, 05:43:01 pm »

You should do the lists so the week ends or starts on tuesday. That's when most games are released.
That being said, Tekken 6  on the 26th is the big game I'm looking forward to. Pre-ordered the edition with the arcade stick. Borderlands has got my interest too.

Been playin demon's souls for now though. My uncharted 2 is still in the plastic...
November's gonna be a great (expensive) month for gamers. I can't wait.

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The Circus (lounge) / Re: T-Mobile's "Project Dark"

« on: October 21, 2009, 10:46:58 pm »

I love the comparisons done here, thanks.
I could potentially save even more by dropping to the 750 + text family plan with an additional line. Between the 3 of us we barely use 400 minutes let alone 1800...

So my savings would be (assuming $10 for an additional line)... from $120 before taxes down to $80. Not bad but I think I'll pay the extra $10 a month for another 750 minutes just in case. In that scenario I'd be saving $30 a month. We'd lose myfaves but we really don't use em anyway.

I'm happy with the plans but really wish tmo would get on the ball and put some more towers up around glenmont ny.

T-Mobile Even More Plus Savings----the facts

Old Fam 700 talk $60 + Unl Txt $25 = $85
New Fam 750 talk + txt  $70
Savings $15 and 50 addl minutes

Old Fam 1000 talk $70 + Unl Txt $25 = $95
New Fam 1500 talk + txt  $80
Savings $15 and 500 addl minutes

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The Circus (lounge) / Re: PD POLL

« on: October 21, 2009, 08:08:19 pm »

I like the new prices since I'd be able to save $ I just hope there's more.

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Gamers Unite / Re: What Game is in Your System(s)?

« on: October 21, 2009, 08:03:12 pm »

PS3: Demon's Souls - I love this game.
PS2: Front Mission 4 - stays challenging throughout.
Wii: Just got done with Muramasa.

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The Circus (lounge) / Re: T-Mobile's "Project Dark"

« on: October 21, 2009, 07:29:28 pm »

The plans are just ok and quite a bit of savings over verizon (my main alternate at the moment), but I think there's more to project dark. If not, then tmo will have to be happy at 4th because plans alone aren't enough to jump a place or 2.

Like I said though, I'm with the group that thinks there's more to be seen.

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The Circus (lounge) / Re: T-Mobile's "Project Dark"

« on: October 21, 2009, 03:37:09 pm »

Not the best but the even more + family 1500min+text plan would save me about $30 a month (I'm on the $89.99 1800 min plan with an additional line and unlimited texting).
Seriously considering verizon for the storm2 at this point, but I'm waiting around to see if tmo has any aces up their sleeves. Coverage isn't that great in my area.

I'm still not sure what to do completely. The savings is welcome but if my wife can't even call me from work without the call dropping what good is the savings? I'm hoping for a coverage based announcement along with the plans and some new phones.

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Blackberry 8900 / Re: Blackberry 8900

« on: July 22, 2009, 11:30:32 pm »

I get mine from themes4bb.com. I also made one and posted it there too. Look for Javelin Storm. It's basically the storm interface for the 8900.

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