User: X3R0B4R5
These are the most recent forum messages posted by X3R0B4R5:
Screen Size....
I'm aware of the processor's actual speed and how solid it is, the fast boot up, blah, blah, blah.
I had the G1 and now have the N1. I like having my phone clean of the the add on UIs, we get the updates first (well except for the upcoming one from what I understand, big red and moto stole it from us!)
I was (add your favorite sexual insinuation here) when I heard of this phone. And was, until I ...
so hear is my question...
or questions...
first off, does it have an accelerometer? it was never mentioned and it seemed like the moto guy showing it off was sure to slide that bad boy out every time he put it on its side. while i'm on the side issue, what about a soft keyboard? i'm almost sure that him not using it was more an issue of showing off the full qwerty it comes with and the soft is just part of android and ...
Re: Carrier Exclusivity is BAD
Yeah in Europe they also pretty much ONLY run GSM, not CDMA (which is why the Storm can be called a world phone, because it runs GSM as well as Sprints CDMA) I can see the possibility of a GSM phone being avail across all GSM networks and the same with CDMA, but only a handful of the higher priced ones running both, especially with UMA (I always forget if thats right, UMA, GMA some crap like that) around ...
Re: messages (UPDATED)
I know, RIGHT!?! If only my girlfriend was as accommodating, my life would be everything I've always dreamed (still with the taco that walks around crapping ice cream, not budging on that!)
Re: messages (UPDATED)
this is more for anyone flipping through looking for info on the phone itself to help in determining whether or not to purchase.
now w/the cupcake, of course the the regular messenger now offers the soft keypad, I however still prefer Chomp, which now DL's the MMS w/no prob.
Hell, since the cupcake, my days have gotten a little brighter, Gummi Bears rain from the sky and the Angels themselves have shined a light down upon me with a song of ...
Re: GOOD!!!
what are you talking about my $750 deposit? but that is the type of response i would expect from a fanboy. i don't like the iphone, i'll admit, i feel it is overrated. that, though, is just my opinion. i have no statistics to back that up, but if you look at, say the sales overseas (japan and europe) sales have dropped, of course they've been offering free iphones (both8 and 16's) as retention and w/2yr agreements w/specific plans ...
Re: GOOD!!!
i wouldn't say POW! because all that is, is conjecture... would nokia have 30% of market share if the handsets weren't selling? nope, apple has been out for only 3 years, right now, out of any single handset it is the best seller (in america). sales have dropped elsewhere, not due to the global economic climate, but because the novelty is wearing off. of course, if you look at what's avail elsewhere, i'm not surprised.
again, i'm not trying ...
cali mfg plant
werll, w/limited search, Nokia does have some mfg done stateside, i didn't really find any specific locations, but they are very active in cali. between their design ctr that sponsors design explorations at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and different coop efforts w/Berkeley and the University of California they're seem to be contributing...
on an interesting side note (at least for me) Nokia Latin America offices are located in FL, the only offices NOT located in the ...
Re: GOOD!!!
c'mon mur, you spout your patriotic babble w/o the facts, outsourcing is a fact and that's what apple does. many companies do, cuts cost and all the other crap. i'll admit, i personally am not a fan of the iphone and feel it's overrated, but that's just my opinion. do you see the difference. if you want american, then go get a rock, because actually finding one mfg company that's 100% american made, well, you have more of a ...
if by anyday...
...you mean in a couple years, or at least what feels like it. really all we know at this time is that LG has made an LTE device, doesn't even specify it as a "phone" per se. prob just a glorified testing device. who knows, we'll see though, cause no matter what it was or its intention, the hardware is getting approved. won't lie, i'm giddy!!
if only...
:roll: ...they had thought about this A FRIGGIN' YEAR AGO!!! i know, i know, a year ago virgin mobile hadn't bought helio just yet, but you know what i mean. instead, they toss a new paint job on the ocean and try to cram it down our throats as a "new handset." THEN, when they realize there's no life in that, they decide to offer something new and different, maybe even cutting edge?!? no, too little, too late.
don't get ...
Re: messages
if you're using chomp:
1)press and hold on the msg saying you have an MMS and it'll pull it up into the OEM messenger,
2)tap "download" then play.
if you're using just using "messaging", just skip the 1st step and go straight to pressing DL.
Re: not for new customers...
emphasis on the depending... but, i do agree, a company store at least, often authorized agents care more about the bottom line then the cust and accurate information. this isn't always true, but a good rule of thumb.
not for new customers...
so, i'm porting over to tmo, and i see nothing on the site about getting the credit. after completing the transaction, order done i called to question this.
i was told what i had initially thought, that this credit is only if it's being ported into an existing acct. with the wording used in the phonescoop article, "T-Mobile is also offering a $135 credit for new customers who switch from another network operator." it misled me to ...
Re: Roaming from tmobile
it could be due to the actual agreements, including both geographical reasons, as well as lack of both providers individually in okla (being generally a smaller mkt), cheaper to strike a deal then to build additional towers.
i do want to ask, was this in an area that had tmo coverage, if so, i feel it is likely that any agreement would generally be to cover dead zones, or at the most area's w/poor coverage. that is something i'm not ...
wish cotton was a monkey...
i know that this is a rumor, and always take such talk w/a grain of salt. but i won't lie, i've been holding my breath since i first saw this post. i hope it truly does come out. if not, guess i'mm waiting, but how cool would that be. and i think it'll shake things up even though reuters is quoting at&t and verizon as not being worried about this (when it eventually does go national) affecting them.it may ...
Re: Roaming from tmobile
what the question is, T-Mon, in your home area (i.e.-home town) will you go off a competitors tower. i realize, technically it isn't roaming, but it still happens, or so i believe due to the info given to me when i worked tech at at&t. wombough states that providers set up blocks that won't allow this to occur, even w/an agreement between the providers, unless you are outside of your home area.
so, as i take it, if i ...
Re: Roaming from tmobile
yeah, he has atrocious grammar too... but, womb-boy, i never stated roaming isn't what takes place OUTSIDE your home area, what i was saying is that, even in your home area, you will be using another providers tower from time to time. it may not say roam on your phone, but you will be using a different providers tower if there is an agreement. your phone may be placed on the HLR not the VLR, but if you have ...
completely off track, but worth it
:D yeah, when i saw it, some site i got to by stumbleupon, i had to have it... reminds me of several of the missions my GI Joes were sent on back in the day, unfortunately many ended in some form of dismembermant(for the Joe, not a squirell if PETA is reading this...)
but to actually meet the master behind the mayhem, i am honored to be in your presence sir!
read the full post!!
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/wirel ess/2008/062308wireless1.html
i'll just start w/this, for some reason the link to engadget's article on "verizon dumps CDMA for GSM based LTE in 4G networks," won't properly set in my post. maybe this one will,
http://digg.com/tech_news/Verizon_dumps_CDM A_for_GSM_based_LTE_in_4G_networks
click the linked title and it will bring you to the engadget page.
that's just one of many sites, w/experts on the subject, writing articles about GSM BASED LTE.
i never questioned how long you've been posting, i've been on awhile myself, but when AT&T placed website restrictions ...
Re: forget the track, let me get down to your level.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/21/verizon-du mps-cdma-for-gsm-based-lte-in-4g-networks/
i had this link about 3 postings ago... didn't read it? try again. it's from engadget, go ahead.
oh, and from now on, try actually reading the posts, you would have seen this.
Re: you are the MAN!!!
since you referred me, what's your XDA username, you might as well get props...
you are the MAN!!!
needless to say after my 2nd post, i wasn't nearly as pleased w/myself and my investigative skills as first thought, but you just keep showing me up!
anyway, i agree w/you 100%, this phone truly has unlimited potential, considering the open platform it's running! it almost angers me when i see ppl dumbing it down by comparing it to the iphone in anything other than the touchscreen responsiveness.
anyway, i'm heading to XDA once i get a few minutes after ...
thx for the forewarning
thanks for the info! i haven't gotten the phone yet, so really it was a question of if i could at all, and again, i thank you for outlining it, because, although i would have searched, anger and frustration would have likely led off.
this way, i'm ahead of the game when i get it on monday.
Re: forget the track, let me get down to your level.
:lol: what, you're not going to argue your point that LTE isn't GSM. you've been disproved time and time again, so take your "ezpensive" 4g CDMA and keep believing in it and the tooth fairy. it's obvious we are not going to agree, the difference that i can see at this point is that i have backed up my argument with legitimate information, and i can continue to do so, because mine is a factual argument, not one based ...
forget the track, let me get down to your level.
ok, yes IN AMERICA there are several CDMA carriers, but do you wonder why the new storm comes w/a SIM card slot AND the GSM capability?? maybe because most of the world (including vodafone, the UK company that owns verizon) use GSM. now you are taking dying as if i mean in some way it'll be gone in the next year or so, no, but CDMA can't really improve to much more, unlike GSM (that came from TDMA) and ...
Re: back on track!
agreed, i was mistaken on TDMA, which was essentially directly after analog and of the course the building block of GSM (which is why CDMA is a dying technology and GSM is still evolving) but i, like others who have posted, still feel that you were incorrect w/your original post about GSM NOT allowing roaming in the home area. and if you're done w/talking to ignorant" people (who appears to be the majority), and finished w/you "my mom" analogies, ...
Re: back on track!
TDMA was analog.
Re: back on track!
thank you! the voice of reason.
back on track!
well, to be honest, i was well out of middle school by 1992, and it was TDMA backe then. as far as cdma always showing roaming...wrong, i'm currently on a cdma network, and it never shows roaming, i do know when i roam off of certain networks (like us cellular), but thats only because i lose 3G on theirs and another one. i know this by talking to some friends i have that work for verizon, explaining the limitations ...
Re: When is T-Mo Coming To My Town!?
soooo, what you're saying, is that providers are going to put extra money into putting blocks to make sure that you can only go off of a competitors tower outside of a 50 sq mile (give or take) radius, in turn raising the chances for no signal w/in the area you will primarily be using the phone. and you're saying ONLY GSM does this?? i mean, why wouldn't it be industry wide? :roll:
maybe i finally found something ...
Re: Lego phone?!!!?
AND YOU KNOW THIS!!! :-)...
Re: New Alcatel: Crazy
i believe the photo's have either been removed or the secret government agency responsible for that project is on to you so RUN, RUN FOR THE HILLS!!!
Re: ATT getting touch screen blackberry?????
i believe that rumor is coming from the fact that the storm is GSM compatible, BUT that, at least at this time, is only for international roaming (like on vodafone's network) you are able to get a verizon sim card for that reason.
now, i believe, w/the right software or info you would be able to unlock the storm to use on a U.S. GSM network, in fact i'm almost possible you could do this, but the possibility of ...
Re: When is T-Mo Coming To My Town!?
ok, even by just searching the forums here, you can find people that roam off of other GSM towers.
https://www.phonescoop.com/forums/forum.php ?fm=m&ff=2&fi=177247
thats just one, when i worked w/at&t, we did tech for the NE, including NJ, and when cingular bought out at&t, there were many towers that stopped allowing calls off the network, due to migration issues. it happens. not all towers are shared, so yes, some times one may have a signal when another doesn't, that's providers for you, ...
Re: When is T-Mo Coming To My Town!?
no, it's pretty much national on the 30 days. its advertised that way on the websites and in the 4 states i've lived (az, tx wa and ok) unless i just chose the 4 rogue states... hmmm, i don't know... see, what it is, ISN'T a cell phone return policy, but a contract term policy. now if you don't sign a contract to get the phone at a discounted price, then 2 wks would be about right.
per FCC regulations ...
Re: When is T-Mo Coming To My Town!?
yes they do. its another way for the providers to get money, the end prize. when i worked for at&t in technical there was even info on our system explaining it so if we spoke to someone who had "roam" on their phone we could explain that that although they were roaming onto another carriers tower, they still were not being charged. unless of course they were on a cruise ship and they turned on their phone to ...
Re: When is T-Mo Coming To My Town!?
technically, yes they can. both are GSM. but just because they are the same technology doesn't mean that at&t will allow use of their towers, well all of them at least.
most likely what you're looking at will be predominantly the same coverage as at&t w/some minor differences. in my area i did the same, except w/helio that i knew was a cdma and would run off of sprint and verizon. but due to conflicts there were some areas that ...
Re: MP3 ringtones?
well, let me off by bringing up my impatience, then i can follow up with, i've found the answer to my question. in fact, i found a nifty app called ringdroid that i could even edit my own from my mp3's.
thx everyone (i would thank myself, but it would just boost my already inflated ego!)
MP3 ringtones?
there are many reasons why i'm unhappy with both my current carrier and phone. one surprise i don't want again, is getting a phone that DOESN'T allow mp3 ringtones. so, does the g1 have that capability?
i'm sure, being an open platform, even if it doesn't out of the box, someone would have created a app for it, but i've assumed before, and we all know where that gets us...
