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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #525 on: August 27, 2010, 07:58:01 PM »
Fennec alpha build is out.  May give it a whirl.  Wish google would just release chrome for phone already.

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/m/alpha

Is it good?

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« Reply #526 on: August 27, 2010, 08:43:10 PM »
Was thinking about going to Verizon to get a fancy phone finally but saw in my last bill that Verizon 4G will be out soon.  Does that mean that current selections will be shitty soon?

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http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/mysterious-verizon-bound-htc-handset-appears-mysteriously-on-the/#disqus_thread

i bet it's their first 4G handset but it's just a guess

I'm thinking of getting a droid 2.  Seems not too gigantic, has keyboard and most of the stuff they all have.  Dumb?  :dunno:

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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #527 on: August 27, 2010, 09:01:21 PM »
Was thinking about going to Verizon to get a fancy phone finally but saw in my last bill that Verizon 4G will be out soon.  Does that mean that current selections will be shitty soon?

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http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/mysterious-verizon-bound-htc-handset-appears-mysteriously-on-the/#disqus_thread

i bet it's their first 4G handset but it's just a guess

I'm thinking of getting a droid 2.  Seems not too gigantic, has keyboard and most of the stuff they all have.  Dumb?  :dunno:

Droid 2 is a good phone. It's not as powerful as the Droid X, but if you want a keyboard and want to be on Verizon, this is a good choice.

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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #528 on: August 27, 2010, 10:48:07 PM »
Almost everyone I know who has a droid hasn't pulled the keyboard out in the last 80% of the time they've owned it.  This includes sddad who's 50 and the keyboard was his sticking point.  I think a keyboard is just extra bulk.

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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #529 on: August 27, 2010, 10:51:25 PM »
Fennec alpha build is out.  May give it a whirl.  Wish google would just release chrome for phone already.

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/m/alpha

Is it good?

It's a buggy POS that's def. in alpha.  Used for about 5 minutes and then told it to GTFOOMF until at least beta.  Also, good news on the keyboard front, figured out that when I downloaded and installed swype beta but then deleted it because I didn't want to eff with it I can still install and run it again because I registered beta.  So, will be giving it round 2 this weekend. 

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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #530 on: August 27, 2010, 10:56:55 PM »
Should have my EVO tomorrow  :pbj:

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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #531 on: August 28, 2010, 10:44:13 AM »
 Chicat, that plan work or no

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« Reply #532 on: August 28, 2010, 12:05:13 PM »
Chicat, that plan work or no

Not for the EVO.  Sprint store people were not having it.  :dunno: I appreciate the offer tho.  I found out my work has a discount thingie set up that is getting me a slight discount

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« Reply #533 on: August 28, 2010, 06:05:41 PM »
It's not as powerful as the Droid X,

Does not as powerful by any chance also mean the battery will last longer?  I'd be good with that trade-off.

I think a keyboard is just extra bulk.

Bulk as in weight?  Don't care about that, so long as it's not prohibitively more difficult to fit in my pocket compared to my sweet razr.

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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #534 on: August 29, 2010, 01:27:20 PM »
Two days until Epic 4g.

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« Reply #535 on: August 29, 2010, 07:50:38 PM »
Chicat, that plan work or no

Not for the EVO.  Sprint store people were not having it.  :dunno: I appreciate the offer tho.  I found out my work has a discount thingie set up that is getting me a slight discount

Check to see if Sprint will buy your phone.  I sold them my Pre, it was all scratched and cracked up, and hey don't even sell the Pre anymore.

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« Reply #536 on: August 29, 2010, 08:31:54 PM »
Chicat, that plan work or no

Not for the EVO.  Sprint store people were not having it.  :dunno: I appreciate the offer tho.  I found out my work has a discount thingie set up that is getting me a slight discount

Check to see if Sprint will buy your phone.  I sold them my Pre, it was all scratched and cracked up, and hey don't even sell the Pre anymore.

How much did they buy your pre for?

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« Reply #537 on: August 29, 2010, 08:34:49 PM »
Two days until Epic 4g.

im kinda a dumbass so sorry if this is a stupid question but does this mean that my droid 2 i just got a week ago is already out of date?

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« Reply #538 on: August 29, 2010, 08:44:31 PM »
Two days until Epic 4g.

im kinda a dumbass so sorry if this is a stupid question but does this mean that my droid 2 i just got a week ago is already out of date?

No, the Epic is for Sprint.  But the HTC Verizon phone that was just leaked will make your droid 2 out of date.

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« Reply #540 on: August 30, 2010, 01:01:29 AM »
Chicat, that plan work or no

Not for the EVO.  Sprint store people were not having it.  :dunno: I appreciate the offer tho.  I found out my work has a discount thingie set up that is getting me a slight discount

Check to see if Sprint will buy your phone.  I sold them my Pre, it was all scratched and cracked up, and hey don't even sell the Pre anymore.

How much did they buy your pre for?

$40, pretty good for a discontinued phone that was cracked and scratched up.  It was oreoing pretty badly & the power button didn't even work anymore.  The dumbass sales man tried to tell me that I could sell it for $200 on ebay, I asked him if his eyes worked, he thought I was joking.  I had to interact with this bad person for oven an hour and I can't even begin to tell you the stupid things he did and said.

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« Reply #541 on: August 30, 2010, 01:16:42 AM »
I had to interact with this bad person for oven an hour and I can't even begin to tell you the stupid things he did and said.

This is a giant part of why I don't want to get a new phone. 

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« Reply #542 on: August 30, 2010, 01:32:57 AM »
I had to interact with this bad person for oven an hour and I can't even begin to tell you the stupid things he did and said.

This is a giant part of why I don't want to get a new phone. 

Really wanted to buy the Evo online but they have been sold out online for weeks.  Not sure why they don't have them on Sprint.com, but most stores do :dunno:  My luck with Sprint salesmen are usually elite.  The last two times, I have run into two meth heads selling phones here on the west side.

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« Reply #543 on: August 30, 2010, 01:39:07 AM »
I had to interact with this bad person for oven an hour and I can't even begin to tell you the stupid things he did and said.

This is a giant part of why I don't want to get a new phone. 

Really wanted to buy the Evo online but they have been sold out online for weeks.  Not sure why they don't have them on Sprint.com, but most stores do :dunno:  My luck with Sprint salesmen are usually elite.  The last two times, I have run into two meth heads selling phones here on the west side.

Juggalos?  :surprised:

This may surprise you, but I don't have a whole lot of patience dealing with alltel/verizon GED types.  I'd be surprised if the goofs working at other carriers are much different.

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« Reply #544 on: August 30, 2010, 08:44:12 AM »
Chicat, that plan work or no

Not for the EVO.  Sprint store people were not having it.  :dunno: I appreciate the offer tho.  I found out my work has a discount thingie set up that is getting me a slight discount

Check to see if Sprint will buy your phone.  I sold them my Pre, it was all scratched and cracked up, and hey don't even sell the Pre anymore.

How much did they buy your pre for?

$40, pretty good for a discontinued phone that was cracked and scratched up.  It was oreoing pretty badly & the power button didn't even work anymore.  The dumbass sales man tried to tell me that I could sell it for $200 on ebay, I asked him if his eyes worked, he thought I was joking.  I had to interact with this bad person for oven an hour and I can't even begin to tell you the stupid things he did and said.

I just broke the power standby/power button on my pre like a week and a half ago, took it in to sprint, they are replacing it (under the insurance) for free.  I'm going to pick it up tonight, get my Epic tomorrow, then sell my Pre on craigslist for like 150.00.

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« Reply #545 on: August 30, 2010, 10:06:43 AM »
I think I'm going to try to get this done tomorrow.  I'll be traveling a bit in the next few weeks and I'd have Labor Day to figure out how the thing works. 

So, assuming they have a Droid 2 in stock, there's nothing that's going to come out anytime soon that's going to make a guy that's been happily rolling with a standard flip phone for the last 5 years be pissed that he's stuck with the droid 2 for 1.5 - 2 years, right?

Basically, I just need to be able to adequately message board with the thing in the car.

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« Reply #546 on: August 30, 2010, 11:14:09 AM »
I think I'm going to try to get this done tomorrow.  I'll be traveling a bit in the next few weeks and I'd have Labor Day to figure out how the thing works. 

So, assuming they have a Droid 2 in stock, there's nothing that's going to come out anytime soon that's going to make a guy that's been happily rolling with a standard flip phone for the last 5 years be pissed that he's stuck with the droid 2 for 1.5 - 2 years, right?

Basically, I just need to be able to adequately message board with the thing in the car.

yep, I do a lot of message boarding behind the wheel.  It'll be fine for your needs.

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« Reply #547 on: August 30, 2010, 11:16:02 AM »
I think I'm going to try to get this done tomorrow.  I'll be traveling a bit in the next few weeks and I'd have Labor Day to figure out how the thing works. 

So, assuming they have a Droid 2 in stock, there's nothing that's going to come out anytime soon that's going to make a guy that's been happily rolling with a standard flip phone for the last 5 years be pissed that he's stuck with the droid 2 for 1.5 - 2 years, right?

Basically, I just need to be able to adequately message board with the thing in the car.

yep, I do a lot of message boarding behind the wheel.  It'll be fine for your needs.

 :driving: but with using knee to steer.

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« Reply #548 on: August 30, 2010, 11:27:35 AM »
I think I'm going to try to get this done tomorrow.  I'll be traveling a bit in the next few weeks and I'd have Labor Day to figure out how the thing works. 

So, assuming they have a Droid 2 in stock, there's nothing that's going to come out anytime soon that's going to make a guy that's been happily rolling with a standard flip phone for the last 5 years be pissed that he's stuck with the droid 2 for 1.5 - 2 years, right?

Basically, I just need to be able to adequately message board with the thing in the car.

yep, I do a lot of message boarding behind the wheel.  It'll be fine for your needs.

 :driving: but with using knee to steer.

just downloaded a beta app that lets you steer your car with your android phone.  now you can text and drive safely. also uses the camera to display what's ahead of you in the background of your texting..

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« Reply #549 on: August 30, 2010, 12:03:21 PM »
I think I'm going to try to get this done tomorrow.  I'll be traveling a bit in the next few weeks and I'd have Labor Day to figure out how the thing works. 

So, assuming they have a Droid 2 in stock, there's nothing that's going to come out anytime soon that's going to make a guy that's been happily rolling with a standard flip phone for the last 5 years be pissed that he's stuck with the droid 2 for 1.5 - 2 years, right?

Basically, I just need to be able to adequately message board with the thing in the car.

yep, I do a lot of message boarding behind the wheel.  It'll be fine for your needs.

 :driving: but with using knee to steer.

DontTextAndDriveLogoMakingCat (I'm assuming this was his name) would not be impressed