Favorite Apps for your Smartphone

mlmpetert · 03-07-2011, 04:19 PM

Not sure how Droids compare to iphones but i use my phone all the time and only charge at night. But if im using navigation i usually plug in my car charger, and if im teathering my computer is charging it.

One thing that sucks though is after about 6-8 months our batterys start to suck pretty bad and you need to charge more often...... im just starting to get there with the my current droid.

hooskins · 03-07-2011, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

Not sure how Droids compare to iphones but i use my phone all the time and only charge at night. But if im using navigation i usually plug in my car charger, and if im teathering my computer is charging it.

One thing that sucks though is after about 6-8 months our batterys start to suck pretty bad and you need to charge more often...... im just starting to get there with the my current droid.

I have the original droid with the stock battery, and it is really starting to suck now. I have to charge it multiple times a day, especially if I'm listening to music, streaming music or using navigation. I need to buy a new battery.

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hooskins · 03-07-2011, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk

Or you can just keep a charger at home, in your car, and in the office.

What I am pretty much forced to do.

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mlmpetert · 12-15-2011, 10:09 AM

I didnt want to start a new thread for this but my phone barely works and I randomly stumbled on Amazon Wireless. Its a third party vender (like Best Buy) and there shit is a lot cheaper then whats on verizonwireless.com Has anyone used it before or know of other good places to check out?

AmazonWireless: Cell Phones, Cell Phone Plans, and Accessories

Also any new sweet apps?

saden1 · 12-15-2011, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

I didnt want to start a new thread for this but my phone barely works and I randomly stumbled on Amazon Wireless. Its a third party vender (like Best Buy) and there shit is a lot cheaper then whats on verizonwireless.com Has anyone used it before or know of other good places to check out?

AmazonWireless: Cell Phones, Cell Phone Plans, and Accessories

Also any new sweet apps?

Yes... I upgraded through costco and got 2 samsung galaxy s phones for 99 bucks the day they came out. It was a very pleasant experience and it saved a ton.

mlmpetert · 12-16-2011, 09:49 AM

^Ive always gotten my upgrades through Verizon. Im starting to think the better route would be to buy from retailers....

The Galaxy Nexus looks really nice, especially with that curved screen but im officially waiting for the Droid 4 (i really need hard keys) which should hopefully be out any day now. Im really hoping its initially offered through a retailer like Costco or Amazon Mobile and i can save 100 or 1/3 of the price.

I also got a question if anyone knows a bit about android stuff.

I am against locked bootloaders because they just seem to go against my principles, although ill likely never root or do anything real fancy with my phones so at the end of the day they likely wont impact me much. The thing that drives me nuts though is unremovable bloatware. Ive heard the newer motorola phones are supposed to have a option to remove it (or permanently hide it).

So knowing that I probably wont want to try and hack a locked bootloader does anyone know if bootloaders or UI’s ever get updated by the phone company; in this case Motorola? It seems a big selling point for androids are what Android OS the phone is using, the newest being Ice Cream Sandwich which will/is replacing Gingerbread. So if I buy a newer phone like the Razr or the Droid 4 which both run Gingerbread out of the box, but with the promise that it will updated to Ice Cream Sandwich as soon as fully ready, will there be any updates to the Motorola UI when the new OS is ready? Are UI’s tailored to the Android OS theyre sitting on top of?

Basically should a Galaxy Nexus UI always be (in theory) smoother on Ice Cream Sandwich than a Droid 4 UI that was originally made for Gingerbread, or will the Moto UI update so that its also designed for the new OS?

03-07-2011, 04:19 PM	#61
mlmpetert Playmaker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Richmond Posts: 3,208	Re: Favorite Apps for your Smartphone Not sure how Droids compare to iphones but i use my phone all the time and only charge at night. But if im using navigation i usually plug in my car charger, and if im teathering my computer is charging it. One thing that sucks though is after about 6-8 months our batterys start to suck pretty bad and you need to charge more often...... im just starting to get there with the my current droid.

12-15-2011, 10:09 AM	#64
mlmpetert Playmaker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Richmond Posts: 3,208	Re: Favorite Apps for your Smartphone I didnt want to start a new thread for this but my phone barely works and I randomly stumbled on Amazon Wireless. Its a third party vender (like Best Buy) and there shit is a lot cheaper then whats on verizonwireless.com Has anyone used it before or know of other good places to check out? AmazonWireless: Cell Phones, Cell Phone Plans, and Accessories Also any new sweet apps? __________________ https://constitutionminute.hillsdale.edu/episode1

12-16-2011, 09:49 AM	#66
mlmpetert Playmaker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Richmond Posts: 3,208	Re: Favorite Apps for your Smartphone ^Ive always gotten my upgrades through Verizon. Im starting to think the better route would be to buy from retailers.... The Galaxy Nexus looks really nice, especially with that curved screen but im officially waiting for the Droid 4 (i really need hard keys) which should hopefully be out any day now. Im really hoping its initially offered through a retailer like Costco or Amazon Mobile and i can save 100 or 1/3 of the price. I also got a question if anyone knows a bit about android stuff. I am against locked bootloaders because they just seem to go against my principles, although ill likely never root or do anything real fancy with my phones so at the end of the day they likely wont impact me much. The thing that drives me nuts though is unremovable bloatware. Ive heard the newer motorola phones are supposed to have a option to remove it (or permanently hide it). So knowing that I probably wont want to try and hack a locked bootloader does anyone know if bootloaders or UI’s ever get updated by the phone company; in this case Motorola? It seems a big selling point for androids are what Android OS the phone is using, the newest being Ice Cream Sandwich which will/is replacing Gingerbread. So if I buy a newer phone like the Razr or the Droid 4 which both run Gingerbread out of the box, but with the promise that it will updated to Ice Cream Sandwich as soon as fully ready, will there be any updates to the Motorola UI when the new OS is ready? Are UI’s tailored to the Android OS theyre sitting on top of? Basically should a Galaxy Nexus UI always be (in theory) smoother on Ice Cream Sandwich than a Droid 4 UI that was originally made for Gingerbread, or will the Moto UI update so that its also designed for the new OS? __________________ https://constitutionminute.hillsdale.edu/episode1 Last edited by mlmpetert; 12-16-2011 at 09:56 AM.

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