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I'm such a fucking dumbass.
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VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
It's all good man. You can get a Cyan for slightly more, or even for that amount if you wait around.
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I'm getting it in a month or so; hopefully I can find a $230 Cyan one by then.
Had my Lumia 800 for a few weeks now and everything was awesome until the last 2 charges where the battery lasted about 8 hours each time on idle :/ am I boned? I've checked and there were no background tasks running either time, wifi is off and I have a full 3G signal.
Before this it was lasting well over 24 hours with moderate usage (probably even longer than my Omnia used to).
Before this it was lasting well over 24 hours with moderate usage (probably even longer than my Omnia used to).
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Did you update the phone this week? I have to restore the phone to factory settings everytime I update otherwhise the battery gets shitty.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
You left the platform, do the right thing and release the patents. Don't be Apple.
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Did you pin NeoGAF on your home screen?
Damon Bennet
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you should check out windowsphone.com for the web marketplace and all the other functions like finding or locking your phone, just as general advice.
then: there are loads of cool games on the marketplace. check out Wordament and Taptitude, both are really fun and addictive
Of course
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Grab metrotube.
I updated to Tango using the cab method and factory reset it afterwards. I heard about the battery issues so I thought I'd be okay after that (and I was until last night!). I'll charge it up again and give it a go.
Will Nokia replace the battery if it's faulty? I know you get a 24 month warranty in the UK but I did buy it used
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
factory reset just wipes the data, doesn't touch the firmware.
Baconit for reddit. Twabbit/Mehdoh/Carbon for twitter. Weave for News. Blueprints for tumblr. IMDb for Movies. Metrotube for youtube. WeatherFlow for weather. Games: Wordament. ilomilo. Tentacles. Rainbow Rapture. Recently I've been having a bit of fun playing Age of Sorcery (city builder/PVP)
edit: oh random tip, use the Me tile and people tile for facebook viewing/notifications. Screw using battery for every given type of app that notify you or toast an update when the people hub, and Me tile do it already. Plus its crazy easy to post a status update/tweet from the Me tile versus opening up the Facebook app and twitter app separately.
Yeah, the Me tile is sweet for that. I'm really digging all the integration. It ties everything in pretty nicely. I guess that could be good and bad.
I already grabbed metrotube, I'll check out some of those other games.
Also just a shot in the dark here, but does anybody here use the Plex app on WP? I seem to be having some strange issues with it. I don't want to go into detail unless somebody has used it.
thanks for all the suggestions
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Why is Temple Run not on the Marketplace?
frontieruk
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except the camera on the 710 is naff, more awkward to use than the one on the HD7, and you will need to switch off the light sensor as its so sensitive you can see the screen change brightness just by touching it to scroll, oh and call quality is ass even compared to the titan with its reception issues.
NeOak
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Compal quality.
Cute Dragon Here
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For some reason, it's not pinned.
For Twitter don't discount the official app, it's pretty fantastic now after the most recent update.
jossueinacoma
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My HD7 just died
Boots up but when ever I try to open any app it freezes and then I have to take the battery out to reboot it. That's all it does. gonna attempt a restore.
Boots up but when ever I try to open any app it freezes and then I have to take the battery out to reboot it. That's all it does. gonna attempt a restore.
My HD7 just died
Boots up but when ever I try to open any app it freezes and then I have to take the battery out to reboot it. That's all it does. gonna attempt a restore.
Get a Lumia 900 and run it on 2g, it's only $49.99.
blackaroni
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I have a Samsung Focus S on ATT with Tango and I received a notification on Friday about setting up visual voicemail...and it works!
Anyone else randomly get the visual voicemail prompt?
Anyone else randomly get the visual voicemail prompt?
Steelyuhas
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I settle for AT&T just giving my phone Tango. :/
Are the updates always slow for WP? Like I just setup the Zune software on my PC and it notified me of updates for the phone. So I let it install them, its on update 4 now. each one seems to be taking a solid 15 minutes to complete. It also states that the updates are cumulative so I don't understand why it doesn't just install the latest one instead of going thru each individually.
The minor ones are cumulative.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I got the visual voicemail prompt, and it wouldn't work. Called at&t, they refused to give me visual voicemail, so I had to reset the phone and lose all my data. :|
Did this happen recently?
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
The problem happened when I upgraded my wife to the Lumia back in April. I finally brought myself to reset it and lose my info this past week.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
If it was the 900 it would be a better deal. Still a ton to pay for a phone when the entertainment stuff isn't that good. Before it was just a novelty because you couldn't really get an 800 any other way in the US. Now you can just easily get the 900.
Plus the Galaxy Nexus being so cheap off contract now makes redonkulously over priced off contract phones look even more redonkulous.
If only the pink 800 had TMobile us bands the woman would be good for another year or so.
This is what I use now. The Live tile is good (with roaming GPS Live tile support) and it supports Canadian weather better than most.
Damon Bennet
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i wish tell me was better, so I could just ask it
Is that rain?
Is that rain?
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
The gleek twitter app is available for free limited time, it was $2.99 before I think. I gave it a try and it seems pretty good, might use this over mehdoh.
Damon Bennet
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I've used it for some time and I think it is ok. fetching tweets is faster than most twitter apps on WP but not that fast. It has some fun features like going through chains of followers and presenting you tweets etc. Overall worth a try
Yes, the developer posts somewhat regularly on Twitter and he recently posted screenshots of the new version in development. They also made some server side changes recently that improved the in-app full article viewing.
I'm not sure why Google reader support was not implemented, or if they ever intend to add it, but since using Weave I've stopped using Google Reader almost entirely so it really doesn't matter to me one way or the other.
Anyone have a problem with bluetooth car kits? I've started listening to podcasts in the car, and play them over bluetooth audio.
But if I pause the podcast, next time I get into the car and turn the engine on, the podcast starts playing again automatically. So I pause it again. When I stop the engine and get out, the podcast starts playing again - on loudspeaker as the bluetooth isn't connected any more.
I'm currently listening to the (very NSFW) Richard Herring podcasts, so last time I got out of my car with my kids, i'm subjected to a torrent of f-words while I scramble for the pause button.
But if I pause the podcast, next time I get into the car and turn the engine on, the podcast starts playing again automatically. So I pause it again. When I stop the engine and get out, the podcast starts playing again - on loudspeaker as the bluetooth isn't connected any more.
I'm currently listening to the (very NSFW) Richard Herring podcasts, so last time I got out of my car with my kids, i'm subjected to a torrent of f-words while I scramble for the pause button.
The app seems really nice, but I have all my news stuff in google reader, because I can read in anywhere, no matter what system/device.
Looking forward to new versions!
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I've experienced the issue where it plays through the phone's speakers when I turn the car off, but it doesn't happen every time, so I haven't nailed down what causes it. I've never had it automatically start playing through the Bluetooth unless I was already playing it when I turned on the car. I haven't had issues when I use my wife's car, which has Ford Sync, only when I use my car, which has a Bluetooth receiver I bought on amazon.
brotkasten
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Want an Amazon Cloud Player app for Windows Phone?
Here's your chance:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/jobs/17088...e Development&keywords=.net&location=*&page=1
Here's your chance:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/jobs/17088...e Development&keywords=.net&location=*&page=1
maximum360
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I have so much faith in Sprint that I'm expecting them to release the Lumia 900 in the fall as their premiere device when WP8 is released.
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