Android Hackers
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Just when you think it's a good time to upgrade, along comes an article like this one that tells you not to jump in now. Better things (as always) are coming down the pipe from the techie manufacturers.
.7 second recycle time on an 8 megapixel phone camera!
Now is the worst time ever to buy an Android phone
.7 second recycle time on an 8 megapixel phone camera!
Now is the worst time ever to buy an Android phone
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My contract is up and I'm waiting for the right phone at the right price. Those new phones that article talked about will serve to lower the price on the ones that are expensive right now. Hitting the sweet spot on price and features is my goal. I'd like to have the Motorola Razr, but not at $249 with a 2 year contract.
Galaxy made some good quality phones. Even the note is nice just to big for my tastes..
upgraded my SGS2 to ICS last night... still tweaking it for battery life, but it seems nice. It's a Touchwiz based ROM like my GB build, so it's very similar in look/interface.
Here is what I installed.
[ ROM ] Calkulin's E4GT 2 v1.4 [ ICS l FD02 l Tweaked l Battery Saver Script ] - xda-developers
Here is what I installed.
[ ROM ] Calkulin's E4GT 2 v1.4 [ ICS l FD02 l Tweaked l Battery Saver Script ] - xda-developers
Apparently there's a leaked fd16 build out now...I'm hesitant on upgrading my rom...I have GB blazer rom and there's no glitches...but moving to ICS I've heard is a P.I.T.A
uploaded 2 zips, rebooted to recovery, ran the 'wipe' zip, ran the flash zip, rebooted to system... updated profile, etc and done. It took me 5 minutes at most. I have a friend with the same phone who was pushing me to flash his, I wanted to do mine first without him hovering... no glitches or issues yet. I doubted there would be, Calkulin has this stuff down!
flashed directly from recovery... just have to flash the 'wipe all' zip between.
Hmm I may upgrade tomorrow then, I have been waiting awhile emto go to ics but that video bug stopped me from trying but it looks like everyone has cleaned up the roms
I just upgraded my buddy's phone between posts... simple as that. Not sure on the specifics of the video bug, but I will say that I download all of my TV shows and watch them on my phone while surfing and such on my laptop. I watched 4 different .mp4 videos with no difference from the ones I watched the night before on GB.
Nah I'm not worried about how long it takes haha I'm at work so I can't download roms, the video glitch was when Iva was first leaked. It was a glitch that wouldn't let you record video. Have you tested the gps?
It seems okay, but I've only traveled about 5 miles from home today.
I just read an article on rooting Android phones in Maximum PC yesterday. Apparently, rooting a phone doesn't change the Verizon or other carrier programming that allows it to access a particular network. How does wiping a phone not erase the necessary access code that makes you a valid network user for, say Verizon that has no sim card?
while I have worked in the telecom industry for the last decade in both a Linux/Unix and Cisco/Juniper troubleshooter capacity, I don't know enough about the mobile phone tech to give competent technical answer... but I will say that CDMA phones (Sprint, Verizon, Virgin, etc) have comparable hardware built into the phone that a GSM phone gets via a SIM card. The phone itself must be manufactured to exist on a specific CDMA network, that network needs to allow access to that uniquely IDed hardware (much like a computer MAC address) and then the phone's operating system must authenticate it's assigned account info.
While rooting my phone does allow me to use Wifi Hotspot and USB tether to gain internet access for other devices via 3G (or 4G once my area upgrades) without paying an extra $30 a month for it, the reason I do it is to remove Sprint's bloatware crap (Nascar, NFL, Sprint TV, etc) and run a leaner, faster, more efficient version of Android.
While rooting my phone does allow me to use Wifi Hotspot and USB tether to gain internet access for other devices via 3G (or 4G once my area upgrades) without paying an extra $30 a month for it, the reason I do it is to remove Sprint's bloatware crap (Nascar, NFL, Sprint TV, etc) and run a leaner, faster, more efficient version of Android.
I'm still holding off upgrading my Verizon Android out of protest until they offer the family share plan for internet access. I refuse to pay more for my phones to have internet access than I pay for home internet from AT&T. I think my highest data usage has been around 150mb in one month. Typically, I'm far under 100mb. That may rise slightly since I now have a Kindle, but since Christmas it hasn't been noticeable.
One $30 plan shared between my wife and I would suffice. She has a semi-smart LG phone and seldom uses internet access. She wants an Android. Hers is the $9.95 plan right now. My Android is $20. Rumors vary as to how Big V's shared plans would work, but competitive pressures should prevail. Sprint is selling family data plans for $30/2GB. Rumors talk about a higher Verizon price, like $50 for a family share. If that is their game (and no one else in town has decent cell coverage) I will just root the phones and work from wi-fi. I've wanted to do that anyway. The problem is that Verizon requires a data plan for a smartphone or they won't activate it. The alternative is a rooted brick that can't make phone calls, but does wireless and an old fashioned flip phone on your hip.
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Yeah, they get you from all ways... I'm with Sprint and have the smallest talk time shared plan. Sprint doesn't count cell to cell calls against your monthly minutes and 90% of both our phone time is to cell phones. My wife also has a semi smart LG (first gen Lotus in purple). For xmas, I got her an HTC View (7" tablet) with the lowest 3G plan (1gb a month) for an additional $20 tacked on our bill. If I could work it out any cheaper, I'd drop the internet from her phone since she carries the tablet with her at all times. With fees and such, I'm paying about $175 a month for the 3 devices.
This thread has me looking at the Galaxy Nexus... I could sell my SGS2 on Amazon for more than the preorder price... hmmmm....
This thread has me looking at the Galaxy Nexus... I could sell my SGS2 on Amazon for more than the preorder price... hmmmm....
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