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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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Called Sprint... they activated it over the phone while I was away from home and when I got back it was working just fine... 4 to 5 bars upstairs and down... will check the garage tomorrow...
Nice i bet you must be one happy camper now that you have excellent reception in the house. I always wondered though if air rave was able to put out 4g but than again if your in your house why not connect to your wireless network.
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 09:40 PM
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Since I bought the phone 2-3 days ago I have only been getting 3-4 bars with the reception and yet to have a phone drop a call. Anyone been getting that with the Samsung Captivate?
Call Signal Sweetness!!!

"Signal strength tends to fluctuate regularly when idle (it's jumping between three and five bars as I type), but call quality has been consistent." this came from a guy as he was reviewing the Captivate for this web site...http://m.phonedog.com/2010/07/28/aar...aptivate-at-t/

Seems like others have been having the same issue, but they are pleased with the call quality... I know on my Pre, the call quality falls off dramatically at 2 bars and it drops at one...

Did yours come with the GPS fix in place already?
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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Nice i bet you must be one happy camper now that you have excellent reception in the house. I always wondered though if air rave was able to put out 4g but than again if your in your house why not connect to your wireless network.
Yeah, I asked the rep if the Airave would give me some 4G love? ...and her answer was ...ahhhhhhh.... NO.

I was like, "but what if I get an EVO?"... she said... the 4G in your area is fine...

...yeah, I need to bring a 4G phone over to my crib and see for myself...LOL
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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Dell streak... has streaked straight to Froyo... hmmmm yeah!

http://m.phonedog.com/2010/08/15/del...ight-to-froyo/
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 09:50 PM
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Droid heads... great FLASH news!

http://m.phonedog.com/2010/08/14/mot...-enable-flash/
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 10:35 PM
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the CLEAR battery door for the EVO took off and is at the molder right now... crazy idea gone to the bank! ....If you want one or just want to follow this guy Joey on his quest, here is the link:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=735830
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 01:22 AM
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Dell streak... has streaked straight to Froyo... hmmmm yeah!

http://m.phonedog.com/2010/08/15/del...ight-to-froyo/
smart move on dells part. I bet they will get more interest now.
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 07:09 AM
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Anyone see this about crappy Flash performance on Droid 2?

http://blog.laptopmag.com/mobile-fla...ves-jobs-right
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 10:09 AM
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Anyone see this about crappy Flash performance on Droid 2?

http://blog.laptopmag.com/mobile-fla...ves-jobs-right
Motorola seems to drop one very excellent phone (Original Motorola Droid, Droid X) every now and then along with a bunch of phones. They didn't make too much of an improvement in the Droid 2 which they could've done easily. They're probably waiting for Verizon to transition into LTE before dropping any new stuff like a front facing cam, etc. Motoblur is Not a fan of it. It has no purpose at all and looks tacky unlike Sense and even TouchWiz. Also the fact that they're locking the bootloader in their future phones is a big turn off for me. Staying away from Motorola for a while until they get it together.
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 12:58 PM
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^As I already noted I don't like them neither. If I go Android likely HTC.
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 01:51 PM
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^As I already noted I don't like them neither. If I go Android likely HTC.
HTC...best bet thus far... beware, I read last nite that 30% of EVO users are having cracks form around the power button... just a heads up for yall out there!
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 02:05 PM
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How thick is the Dell streak in relation to the iPad. Just because the samsung galaxy tablet is supposed to be thicker than the Dell streak.
But weighs less than the iPad due to the plastic they use
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 02:23 PM
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smart move on dells part. I bet they will get more interest now.
fo' shur...
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Finally dumped my Storm 1 for a used Motorola Droid
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How did you get the On/Off indicator of the Power Widget to be blue instead of green? Is that because of your theme, or would I be able to do it on my stock Froyo?
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 03:54 PM
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How did you get the On/Off indicator of the Power Widget to be blue instead of green? Is that because of your theme, or would I be able to do it on my stock Froyo?
Its part of the theme. If you have root you can use an app called Metamorph by Stericson in the market. Then grab the different metamorph themes off xda. Search youtube for a demo of how metamorph works.
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
How thick is the Dell streak in relation to the iPad. Just because the samsung galaxy tablet is supposed to be thicker than the Dell streak.
But weighs less than the iPad due to the plastic they use
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by AMGala
How did you get the On/Off indicator of the Power Widget to be blue instead of green? Is that because of your theme, or would I be able to do it on my stock Froyo?
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 04:31 PM
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How did you get the On/Off indicator of the Power Widget to be blue instead of green? Is that because of your theme, or would I be able to do it on my stock Froyo?
not sure what widget that is but if it is the switch pro widget, than it allows you to change the color while you are adding the widget to the home screen.
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 01:40 AM
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HTC...best bet thus far... beware, I read last nite that 30% of EVO users are having cracks form around the power button... just a heads up for yall out there!
Link with some info....

http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/sho...hlight=HTC+EVO

Has anyone had this problem here with your HTC EVO?

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Stunna dun dun it on his iPhone!!! WOW!

SUCCESS!! I just installed Android Froyo 2.2 on my old iPhone 3G!

I updated the version if iPhodroid and it worked like a charm this time and I didn't have the error I was getting with the older versions.

This is alpha android but I'd expect things to get much better. Power management and battery life is abysmal but wifi and multitouch works pretty well, I haven't tried cell signal yet. I got a tmobile SIM I can pop in temporarily to test. The home button is the menu button and the "-" volume button is the home button and the "+" is the call button.

The problem seems to be mostly related to alpha quality drivers and as those improve things will get much better.

SEE the actual pics on this page... I don't know how to move them over here... LOL

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...95173&page=126
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Finally dumped my Storm 1 for a used Motorola Droid
sweetness... enjoy!!!
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkSithCL
Link with some info....

http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/sho...hlight=HTC+EVO

Has anyone had this problem here with your HTC EVO?
I haven't had any problem with the 3 my family has. We all have Seidio cases though so that probably helps.

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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 02:59 PM
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I haven't had any problem with the 3 my family has. We all have Seidio cases though so that probably helps.
Those cases, I am sure make a difference! And I am glad to hear that there are no problems at all!
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^ OMG.. I open this up as my co-worker is texting on her 3GS... ... now she wants me to leave AZ!!!!
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Originally Posted by DarkSithCL
SUCCESS!! I just installed Android Froyo 2.2 on my old iPhone 3G!

I updated the version if iPhodroid and it worked like a charm this time and I didn't have the error I was getting with the older versions.

This is alpha android but I'd expect things to get much better. Power management and battery life is abysmal but wifi and multitouch works pretty well, I haven't tried cell signal yet. I got a tmobile SIM I can pop in temporarily to test. The home button is the menu button and the "-" volume button is the home button and the "+" is the call button.

The problem seems to be mostly related to alpha quality drivers and as those improve things will get much better.

SEE the actual pics on this page... I don't know how to move them over here... LOL

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...95173&page=126
Wow looks pretty cool in a very perverse kinda way.
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/26/s...view-in-korea/

Kind of curious on the galaxy tab.
But I'm not sure I want the smaer screen over the iPad.
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 11:38 AM
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/26/s...view-in-korea/

Kind of curious on the galaxy tab.
But I'm not sure I want the smaer screen over the iPad.
Giant phone vs small ipad... LOL ... I like the size b/c i could keep it in my white coat jacket and I cannot do that with an ipad....
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That's awesome. Saving it as my wallpaper. lol.

Originally Posted by mcflyguy24
Wow looks pretty cool in a very perverse kinda way.
If they can get Android running smooth on the iPhone I will pick one up. I'm not going to deny that Apple makes great hardware but I'm not a fan of the restrictions in iOS.

Originally Posted by Mizouse
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/mizouse/e9818ef3.jpg

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/26/s...view-in-korea/

Kind of curious on the galaxy tab.
But I'm not sure I want the smaer screen over the iPad.
I believe that they're also going to make different sizes of this tablet. The 7" will be the first to come out but they will have a 10" option in the future. The video demo they have of the tablet looks smooth. Will be looking forward to this tablet.
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by CGFebTSX04
That's awesome. Saving it as my wallpaper. lol.



If they can get Android running smooth on the iPhone I will pick one up. I'm not going to deny that Apple makes great hardware but I'm not a fan of the restrictions in iOS.



I believe that they're also going to make different sizes of this tablet. The 7" will be the first to come out but they will have a 10" option in the future. The video demo they have of the tablet looks smooth. Will be looking forward to this tablet.
I know peeps are hijacking 3GS' and putting the lil android in em!

Apple needs a ipad 1/2pint to keep up now... and yeah it was really smooth and fast! Mike, how many different sizes ya figure? 3 maybe?
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I know peeps are hijacking 3GS' and putting the lil android in em!

Apple needs a ipad 1/2pint to keep up now... and yeah it was really smooth and fast! Mike, how many different sizes ya figure? 3 maybe?
Yeah the reports are saying three sizes: 7", 8", 10"


http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/s...ips-this-fall/


I think they're just trying to ramp up productions of the bigger screen sizes since 7" is easier to make than the 8" and 10".
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I'll consider the 10"
I really want the iPad, but if I'm going to be websurfing. I need flash. For my uhhh websites

Did they say how much it will cost?
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I'll consider the 10"
I really want the iPad, but if I'm going to be websurfing. I need flash. For my uhhh websites

Did they say how much it will cost?
LOL @ websites...

No pricing yet... since these will have cell phone capability, I betcha they are gonna rock them thru the big cell companies or roll them unlocked too to give consumers a choice... either way, I know the pricing will be competitive...these folks are reinventing the phone biz... remember when cell phones were the size of a keychain and did nothin but make calls... like WOW!
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These tablets are cool and all but I have nowhere to use it to drop $500. That cheap $150 would be a toy at the most and probably used more as a reader.
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 09:44 AM
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LOL @ websites...

No pricing yet... since these will have cell phone capability, I betcha they are gonna rock them thru the big cell companies or roll them unlocked too to give consumers a choice... either way, I know the pricing will be competitive...these folks are reinventing the phone biz... remember when cell phones were the size of a keychain and did nothin but make calls... like WOW!
Yea funny how the trend in the late 90s early 2000s was to make the phone as small as possible ala zoolander.
Now with the latest batch of smart phones it seems like they are trying to make them as big as possible.

And I didn't know it was supposed to have cell service. What about the supposed 10" model?
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Yea funny how the trend in the late 90s early 2000s was to make the phone as small as possible ala zoolander.
Now with the latest batch of smart phones it seems like they are trying to make them as big as possible.

And I didn't know it was supposed to have cell service. What about the supposed 10" model?
I installed Flash 10.1 on my droid the other day to look at those "websites."

It's pretty cool considering iPad can't do that yet. FU Apple and "Steve BlowJob"
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Yea funny how the trend in the late 90s early 2000s was to make the phone as small as possible ala zoolander.
Now with the latest batch of smart phones it seems like they are trying to make them as big as possible.

And I didn't know it was supposed to have cell service. What about the supposed 10" model?
Yeah, I think one of the great selling points is gonna be that you can make calls with it... In one of the articles I read, they talked about how they were gonna be distributed thru a large cellular carrier...if they don't do that here, it would be a shame!

And ur rite, a big phone is no big deal breaker anymore... its all about da SCREEN now!
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I installed Flash 10.1 on my droid the other day to look at those "websites."

It's pretty cool considering iPad can't do that yet. FU Apple and "Steve BlowJob"
Flash or die! Apple hurt themselves on that one!
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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These tablets are cool and all but I have nowhere to use it to drop $500. That cheap $150 would be a toy at the most and probably used more as a reader.
Depends on ur needs... A netbook with a wireless router and a good Android phone is the combo I am lookin at using at my practice.
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