brotkasten
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Shouldn't have abandoned Windows Phone.
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Shouldn't have abandoned Windows Phone.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
My Focus totally shat on me. I had to do something. Even trying a factory reset and/or doing a usb wipe to factory with a image wouldn't work. IDK WTF happened to my Focus. So I had to get a phone.
brotkasten
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Excuses, Brettison. Just lame excuses. Used Windows Phones are dirt cheap on Ebay. Could've gotten a Focus there.
Vanillalite
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I'd still be fucked if they sent it UPS. Them bastards.
zomgbbqftw
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Now that you have bailed out of WP the rest are as well...
Vanillalite
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Technically I had the notion of bailing 1st thank you very much, and everyone was giving me shit about it for the past 6 months.
Circle T
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Understood. I'm just explaining why it happened. As someone who orders probably 100+ items from them a year (yay Prime), that is just how it works. You need to order before ~5PM to get it to ship out that day. Had you done that on Tuesday, regardless of UPS delivering it, you would have had it today.
It doesn't say H on mine, how do I turn on 3G? It's not in the quick control widget, can't find it in settings either.
brotkasten
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It's not like I was the poster child of WP users here. I still think they're glad about it.
And rightly so! Damn traitor.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
You have a GSM Nexus, your 3G band is compatible to every 3G band in the world. Do a speed test first, and then check your apn. Otherwise your area doesn't have 3G.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Just is why FedEx is superior. I won't be as frustrated if I didn't inquire about it, and they told me to e-mail them. I e-mailed them. It went through. Then they were like "heyyyy we never got your e-mail on your inquiry" even though I triple checked the e-mail addy given, and the e-mail went through 110% on my end through gmail.
To be fair I'm excited to see what WP8 brings but Android now is finally hitting its stride. JB is going to take us for a ride.It's okay. Linux GAF has always loved me, and this is just another avenue!
What country do you live in? Is your sim card new or old? You might be on an older APN for the network you're on.
I don't believe the stock software has an H+ symbol but I could be wrong.
Jelly Bean seems ok (still not as smooth as an iPhone), but I'm eagerly anticipating the performance of Cortex-A15 hardware running Android 5.0 Knickerbocker Glory with Project Baby's Bottom.
Setttings > Wifi/Networks> More...>Mobile Networks> Use only 2G Networks
That's how you turn off 3G. So if that's not checked then it's probably something to do with your cell service. Try grabbing a new sim card from your carrier if it's really old.
The Network symbol has an H that is used for both HSPA and HSPA + networks on Google phones. Only certain companies differentiate. Phones form T-Mo use a 4G for HSPA+, so does Apple.
The Note is great if you want something that big. Personally I prefer being able to use a phone on one hand which the S3 allows me to do while the Note doesn't. Rumors are the Note 2 will be out in the fall with a bigger screen.
Bigger screen? Damn, it's already big enough! :O What does Fall mean, around what months? September?
Its been a while since I had the GSM nexus ... thought it had a plus. I think JB makes it just 3g right?
Well to be fair the rumor is the screen would be 5.5" instead of 5.3", but the size is probably about the same as the original Note since they probably just decreased the bezel. I'd imagine October or November for Europe/Asia. No clue about the US since I'm not sure how popular the Note even was over here.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Would it keep the same aspect ratio if it were just slimming the bezel?
Nicktendo86
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Also rumored to be quad core and pre loaded with jelly bean. Pretty safe assumptions but nice all the same.
That doesn't sound bad at all. I might wait for that. Will we see a new version of the S, S4 maybe any time soon or is the S3 gonna last for a year before we get a new one? I'm looking to upgrade by the end of the year.
Galaxy S4 probably won't be for another year. The other viable option is to wait for the next Nexus phone which should be announced around October as well. It'll probably have hardware very close to the S3, but with a stock android OS.
I'm not saying my 3G doesn't work, I were just curious if it were supposed to be showcased by a '3G' icon at the top bar. My SIM has 3G and works perfectly fine on my iPhone 4, and is probably working perfectly fine on my Galaxy Nexus, but I just wanted an indication of it being turned on, on the Nexus hehe.
Nah I wouldn't wait. It took Galaxy Note half a year to drop below $500 (unsubsidized) and the new one is rumored to have 16:9 screen? The Galaxy Note 1 is a better deal.
I'm not saying my 3G doesn't work, I were just curious if it were supposed to be showcased by a '3G' icon at the top bar. My SIM has 3G and works perfectly fine on my iPhone 4, and is probably working perfectly fine on my Galaxy Nexus, but I just wanted an indication of it being turned on, on the Nexus hehe.
do a speedtest. If its over 50kbps you are on GSM
They could put software buttons on there, slim the bezel and still keep the same aspect ratio with a larger screen yet smaller device. Bonus points to Samsung if they allow the OS to switch the software buttons out for a full
1080p
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
If this happened, I may upgrade. 1080P or bust.
^^ Is the battery removable? Get a spear battery and an external charger for cheap on ebay.
The Galaxy Note is perfect for me. It has the right screen ratio, large battery and SD slot, plus fast enough CPU.
The only thing that can make me upgrade is either one, a much more sensitive stylus, or a Pureview stype camera. This is doable for Samsung (and Sony, since they both make DSLR sensors), but you have to sacrifice thickness.
The Galaxy Note is perfect for me. It has the right screen ratio, large battery and SD slot, plus fast enough CPU.
The only thing that can make me upgrade is either one, a much more sensitive stylus, or a Pureview stype camera. This is doable for Samsung (and Sony, since they both make DSLR sensors), but you have to sacrifice thickness.
BootlegSnackz
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In other news...
GameStop (US) has apparently sold out of its first shipment of Nexus 7's and is currently reserving for a 2nd shipment in early August...
Hopefully I can still find a GameStop with some 1st shipment space.
GameStop (US) has apparently sold out of its first shipment of Nexus 7's and is currently reserving for a 2nd shipment in early August...
Hopefully I can still find a GameStop with some 1st shipment space.
Word on the street is 16:9
What's so bad about it if it changes aspect ratio? Sorry I don't really understand why it would be a bad thing.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Ugh, that would be awful.
Unknown Soldier
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Tegra 2 lacks the ARM SIMD (NEON) instructions and so is kinda bad at media stuff like video decoding. You can try the software players like MX Player and Dice Player which have Tegra 2 optimizations to get around that and see how that works for you.
In general the other dual-core CPUs (Snadragon S3/S4, TI OMAP, Samsung Exynos) have no issues with decoding of 720p H.264 mkv files, as long as you aren't using Hi10p. Right now the 10-bit decoding destroys the phone SoCs and probably will until people start implementing hardware 10-bit decoding.
In general the other dual-core CPUs (Snadragon S3/S4, TI OMAP, Samsung Exynos) have no issues with decoding of 720p H.264 mkv files, as long as you aren't using Hi10p. Right now the 10-bit decoding destroys the phone SoCs and probably will until people start implementing hardware 10-bit decoding.
This should probably by in the Apps for Android thread, but if anyone is sick and tired of the official twitter app, I'd recommend either:
Tweet Lanes
or
Boid Beta
Both are really fantastic for such early releases. Tweet Lands has more features, but Boid is definitely better for loading times and performance.
Tweet Lanes
or
Boid Beta
Both are really fantastic for such early releases. Tweet Lands has more features, but Boid is definitely better for loading times and performance.
Vanillalite
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Latest Rumors is they want to get out for sure in Sept as Samsung wants to launch BEFORE the next iPhone drops. I think you have a good chance of this happening.
Shadowhaxor
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Odd. Both my tablets with the Tegra 2 run 720p videos fine with MX player, they only struggle (badly) with 1080p videos.
TTOOLL
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thiscoldblack
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Just wanted to say that I love my Galaxy S3. I'm not a beginner user of Android, as my touchpad has CM9. I really don't mind the touchwiz skin. Glad to have my first Android headset.
My previous phone was the iPhone 4, which I'm going to use as an iPod touch now.
My previous phone was the iPhone 4, which I'm going to use as an iPod touch now.
1080P is 16:9 though
TTOOLL
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hi guys, third post on gaf I think, first here..
Just put an unnoficial version of CM9 in my LG P500 (optimus one) and holy shit...it's like a different phone, much faster, apps that were shit are good now. Of course it's not a good phone, but it is usable now. And it also made me like Android again, ICS is great, even in old phones like mine.
Now i just need to sell my iPad and buy a real phone. Galaxy Nexus, aka Galaxy X in Brazil, is at the top of my list right now.
Just put an unnoficial version of CM9 in my LG P500 (optimus one) and holy shit...it's like a different phone, much faster, apps that were shit are good now. Of course it's not a good phone, but it is usable now. And it also made me like Android again, ICS is great, even in old phones like mine.
Now i just need to sell my iPad and buy a real phone. Galaxy Nexus, aka Galaxy X in Brazil, is at the top of my list right now.
Mecha_Infantry
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Hey android guys
Can anyone tell my why images in signatures for my exchange email account don't show up? They just show the URL
Cheers
Can anyone tell my why images in signatures for my exchange email account don't show up? They just show the URL
Cheers
[Cross-posting from my misspost in the GNexus thread.]
I've been unable to use any mobile data since I upgraded my branded IncS to stock ICS using the HTC utility and a goldcard. Whenever I try to set a new APN it disappears, though only if I have changed the MNC to the required value (02 instead of the default 029). From what I've read it seems Android hides and disables any stored APNs if the MNC and MCC values differ from what it reads from the SIM - from this I've guessed that my old SIM, which I've used for at least three or four years, has never been properly readable but that the old carrier ROM had the correct values baked in. I'm planning to get a replacement SIM tomorrow - does it sound like I've got this right?
Apart from that ICS is a revelation. I don't hate the phone anymore and GPU performance has increased threefold - it seems Qualcomm's driver team woke up.
I've been unable to use any mobile data since I upgraded my branded IncS to stock ICS using the HTC utility and a goldcard. Whenever I try to set a new APN it disappears, though only if I have changed the MNC to the required value (02 instead of the default 029). From what I've read it seems Android hides and disables any stored APNs if the MNC and MCC values differ from what it reads from the SIM - from this I've guessed that my old SIM, which I've used for at least three or four years, has never been properly readable but that the old carrier ROM had the correct values baked in. I'm planning to get a replacement SIM tomorrow - does it sound like I've got this right?
Apart from that ICS is a revelation. I don't hate the phone anymore and GPU performance has increased threefold - it seems Qualcomm's driver team woke up.
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