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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #700 on: January 03, 2011, 10:08:35 PM »
Seems strange that they went with the 800Mhz processor in their flagship phone.  Also, rumblings that T-Mobile's 4G is mostly smoke and mirrors.

with the G2, HTC opted to go for increased battery life with no noticeable benchmark differences b/w its 800 mhz cpu and the 1 gb snapdragon on the EVO.

as far as t-mobile's 4G network- the footprint is real for sure, REAL SMALL.   :lol:  good luck finding 4G w/ t-mobile.   :flush:

Verizon has the "truest" 4G with their LTE network, then semi-legit Sprint with their WiMax network, then T-Mobile with what is basically 3.5G. I'm actually surprised they are allowed to call it 4g because it really isn't. T-mobile 3g is called hspa. Their "4G" is hspa+. But I think that actually means that everywhere they have 3G, they actually now have the "4G" but I'm not positive on that.


EDIT: Also, the clocking (800 mhz/1gb) Doesn't mean everything in terms of speed. The G2 processor is a newer model than what's in the Evo and similar phones.
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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #701 on: January 03, 2011, 11:36:48 PM »
http://money.cnn.com/2010/12/01/technology/4g_myth/index.htm

T-Mobile has just as much right to call it 4G as anyone else because nobody truly is 4G yet. I could call my male genitals a rattlesnake all I want but that still wouldn't make it venomous.
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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #702 on: January 03, 2011, 11:44:47 PM »
Yeah don't really know what you guys are talking about.  But this "goggles" thing seems to be pretty cool.  You can take a picture of stuff (bar codes, brands, landmarks) and the phone will recognize it and bring up a google search about it.  Seems like magic to me.


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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #703 on: January 04, 2011, 09:29:18 AM »
Lower end EVO that I thought would be available by the end of last year.

http://now.sprint.com/firsts/evo4g/#/evoshift4g/

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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #704 on: January 04, 2011, 10:30:18 AM »
Seems strange that they went with the 800Mhz processor in their flagship phone.  Also, rumblings that T-Mobile's 4G is mostly smoke and mirrors.

with the G2, HTC opted to go for increased battery life with no noticeable benchmark differences b/w its 800 mhz cpu and the 1 gb snapdragon on the EVO.

as far as t-mobile's 4G network- the footprint is real for sure, REAL SMALL.   :lol:  good luck finding 4G w/ t-mobile.   :flush:

Verizon has the "truest" 4G with their LTE network, then semi-legit Sprint with their WiMax network, then T-Mobile with what is basically 3.5G. I'm actually surprised they are allowed to call it 4g because it really isn't. T-mobile 3g is called hspa. Their "4G" is hspa+. But I think that actually means that everywhere they have 3G, they actually now have the "4G" but I'm not positive on that.


EDIT: Also, the clocking (800 mhz/1gb) Doesn't mean everything in terms of speed. The G2 processor is a newer model than what's in the Evo and similar phones.

um you should probably do a little research on the December 6th, 2010, ITU announcement related to their "IMT Advanced" requirements....  dumbass :lol:

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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #705 on: January 04, 2011, 09:34:14 PM »
Got the iPhone 4 a couple of weeks ago.

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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #706 on: January 05, 2011, 04:14:18 PM »
Got the Epic today and I'm already having to beat ladies off of me with it! SCORE!
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« Reply #707 on: January 05, 2011, 05:53:15 PM »
Got the Epic today and I'm already having to beat ladies off of me with it! SCORE!

Grats. Just wait until you get Froyo.  :lol:

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« Reply #708 on: January 06, 2011, 01:19:44 PM »
Got the Epic today and I'm already having to beat ladies off of me with it! SCORE!

Grats. Just wait until you get Froyo.  :lol:

No kidding. Rumblings of them skipping to a gingerbread update instead
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« Reply #709 on: January 06, 2011, 01:41:48 PM »
Got the Epic today and I'm already having to beat ladies off of me with it! SCORE!

Grats. Just wait until you get Froyo.  :lol:

No kidding. Rumblings of them skipping to a gingerbread update instead
froyo should be anytime, gbread for evo soon too. 


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« Reply #710 on: January 06, 2011, 02:22:44 PM »
Got an OtterBox Commuter Series case for my EVO.  I didn't think a stupid case would make much of a difference but it does.  Feels much better in my pocket/hand. 

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« Reply #711 on: January 06, 2011, 02:24:34 PM »
Got an OtterBox Commuter Series case for my EVO.  I didn't think a stupid case would make much of a difference but it does.  Feels much better in my pocket/hand. 

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I thought about this one. I went with a silicone one instead. I like it a lot.

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« Reply #712 on: January 06, 2011, 05:46:40 PM »
Got an OtterBox Commuter Series case for my EVO.  I didn't think a stupid case would make much of a difference but it does.  Feels much better in my pocket/hand. 

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ya i bought mine when i bought my phone.  of course, i'm a rough ridin' pimp.


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« Reply #713 on: January 06, 2011, 05:57:25 PM »
Got an OtterBox Commuter Series case for my EVO.  I didn't think a stupid case would make much of a difference but it does.  Feels much better in my pocket/hand. 

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ya i bought mine when i bought my phone.  of course, i'm a rough ridin' pimp.

didn't you just buy your phone, like, 2 months ago?..........  :lol:

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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #714 on: January 06, 2011, 06:08:51 PM »
Got an OtterBox Commuter Series case for my EVO.  I didn't think a stupid case would make much of a difference but it does.  Feels much better in my pocket/hand.  

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ya i bought mine when i bought my phone.  of course, i'm a rough ridin' pimp.

didn't you just buy your phone, like, 2 months ago?..........  :lol:
i'm not sure, i just remember it was 2 months before you bought your otter box  :flush:


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« Reply #715 on: January 06, 2011, 06:26:05 PM »
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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #716 on: January 07, 2011, 01:59:27 PM »
http://www.shellypalmer.com/2011/01/verizon-wants-4g-everywhere/

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« Reply #717 on: January 07, 2011, 05:51:40 PM »
http://www.shellypalmer.com/2011/01/verizon-wants-4g-everywhere/

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Verizon’s CES keynote revealed plans to make the 4G LTE network nationwide over the next 36 months.


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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #718 on: January 07, 2011, 07:38:13 PM »
The rough ridin' camera lens on my EVO broke somehow.  Not happy.

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« Reply #719 on: January 07, 2011, 09:44:57 PM »
"This is the worst case scenario for the other carriers," said Roger Entner of Recon Analytics. "When Verizon comes out with the iPhone, there's only one carrier in the U.S. that will gain customers, and that's Verizon."

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704739504576068170230339348.html#ixzz1APYupQfI
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And the new lineup of 4g phones coming out!!??   :drool:




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« Reply #720 on: January 07, 2011, 09:47:44 PM »
Sprint gave me $270 for my iPhone & Hero, Evo is now rooted and a FREE mobile hotspot  :love:
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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #721 on: January 10, 2011, 11:04:47 PM »
so are the bionic or thunderbolt worth waiting for? just found out i can upgrade my phone.

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« Reply #722 on: January 11, 2011, 12:23:20 AM »
so are the bionic or thunderbolt worth waiting for? just found out i can upgrade my phone.

Yes and yes.  The Droid X, or Droid 2 Global, or Incredible are good phones but you may as well wait another month and get a ridiculously awesome phone (or an iphone if you are an apple guy)  <---announcement coming at 10 tomorrow morning!   :excited:

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« Reply #723 on: January 11, 2011, 12:39:34 AM »
Pretty sure I wouldn't hold out for this

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It's a big phone in all dimensions. Think Droid X, without the thin-ness. It's all plastic, and very light. Considering only the size-weight ratio, it feels a bit cheap

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It's LCD, but it has the same sub-pixel issues as some OLED displays, so a thin line looks more like a very fine dotted line than a smooth line

http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=7254



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Re: Cell Phone Insiders
« Reply #724 on: January 11, 2011, 12:59:43 AM »
iphone losers :flush:  <- go into the toilet