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thirty said:
anyone know if the international nokia 900 will support AWS bands? would live to have this on my t-mobile $30 prepaid.
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afaik, it doesn't. Was looking at that as an option as well, but since they weren't, went for the radar in hopes that when apollo hits, T-Mobile will finally get a worthy lumia. :\
 
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afaik, it doesn't. Was looking at that as an option as well, but since they weren't, went for the radar in hopes that when apollo hits, T-Mobile will finally get a worthy lumia. :\
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probably just a matter of time. I know some euro and Canadian carriers use that band.
 
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Psychotext

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Need some assistance if possible.

Over the course of the average day I generally rarely look at my phone... the problem is that I'll pick it up to head out of the house with and realise that I've got nearly no battery left.

Does anyone know of an app that will play a warning sound / flash up a reminder when my battery gets to a certain percentage? Preferably one that isn't going to go off in the middle of the night?

Thanks.
 
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hwalker84

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Psychotext said:
Need some assistance if possible.

Over the course of the average day I generally rarely look at my phone... the problem is that I'll pick it up to head out of the house with and realise that I've got nearly no battery left.

Does anyone know of an app that will play a warning sound / flash up a reminder when my battery gets to a certain percentage? Preferably one that isn't going to go off in the middle of the night?

Thanks.
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Not that I'm aware of. I also can't find the app which will enable my Titan to cook breakfast for me.

Just charge the thing at night or keep the phone on the ringer and it will beep when its low.
 
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Psychotext

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hwalker84 said:
Not that I'm aware of. I also can't find the app which will enable my Titan to cook breakfast for me.
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What's with the sarcasm? I have an app which does exactly that for android (and I believe there's one for the iphone) so why would it be unusual for there to be one for WP7?

What do you mean by keeping it on the ringer? I've never had it beep when it was low on battery.

As for charging it at night, I would consider it, but I would need to know how to turn off the sound that plays when you plug it in (but still keep alarms working).
 
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http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/windows-phone-is-in-a-tooth-and-nail-battle-with-android-50007161/
It seems some reality has set in at Microsoft, as the company is no longer thinking it will win back the smartphone world in the next few years.

Speaking to CNET, Microsoft’s Aaron Woodman, director for Windows Phone, has said the battle against iPhone and Windows Phone could last a decade, or even “multiple decades”.

Acknowledging that Windows Phones may not be selling in huge numbers now, he had a lot of faith that Windows 8 will help turn things around.

Aaron said Windows 8 will help increase the familiarity of buyers to the new Metro interface and also help show how Windows Phone is differentiated from iPhone and Android.

He expected 2013, after the launch of Windows 8, to be “the year of Windows Phone”.

He also expressed the view that Microsoft, with its “endless resources”, has both the money and time to wait out the competition.

Microsoft was taking charge of the marketing of Windows Phone again, with Aaron admitting advertising through networks or the manufacturers that build the phones hasn’t really worked out.

He also said Microsoft continued to talk to major phone OEMs, including Sony and was of course also working towards bringing budget-friendly Windows Phones to the market to compete in the mid-segment.

He summed up the Windows Phone strategy for 2012: spending on advertising to explain Windows Phone, working with phone manufacturers to bring out more enticing phones, and “working like hell to make next year the year of Windows Phone”

Do our readers think this is a winning strategy, or has the market decided already? Let us know below.
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hwalker84

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Psychotext said:
What's with the sarcasm? I have an app which does exactly that for android (and I believe there's one for the iphone) so why would it be unusual for there to be one for WP7?

What do you mean by keeping it on the ringer? I've never had it beep when it was low on battery.

As for charging it at night, I would consider it, but I would need to know how to turn off the sound that plays when you plug it in.
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I'm just messing with you man.

I could've sworn my phone beeps with the ringer on and the battery near dead. Maybe it doesn't it's been awhile since I've had those conditions.
 
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Psychotext

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I guess it might do literally just before it dies, but anything less than 40% and I might as well turn it off before I go out.

I just looked and it seems that putting the phone in silent mode turns off the charging notification (and alarms still work), so I guess that'll do for now.
 
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Psychotext said:
What's with the sarcasm? I have an app which does exactly that for android (and I believe there's one for the iphone) so why would it be unusual for there to be one for WP7?

What do you mean by keeping it on the ringer? I've never had it beep when it was low on battery.

As for charging it at night, I would consider it, but I would need to know how to turn off the sound that plays when you plug it in (but still keep alarms working).
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The phone should notifiy you when it is low on battery (both audible and visual notification). I can't remember exactly the percentage it needs to be (10% or 5% I think) but it does notify.
 
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Psychotext

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ElNino said:
The phone should notifiy you when it is low on battery (both audible and visual notification). I can't remember exactly the percentage it needs to be (10% or 5% I think) but it does notify.
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Yeah, that's way too low. I'd need to change the setting for that to be useful.

Surprised it doesn't do it when it's put into battery saver.
 
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ElNino

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Psychotext said:
Yeah, that's way too low. I'd need to change the setting for that to be useful.

Surprised it doesn't do it when it's put into battery saver.
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It would be nice if you could select what the threshold was, but it has still been useful for me. When I get the first notification I usually have around an hour before the phone would shut down (unless I'm playing a game/video).

I plug the phone in over night and I never need to worry about it now, although I do sometimes miss my BlackBerry where I could go away for the weekend without my charger and not need to worry about my phone dying.
 
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ElNino said:
The phone should notifiy you when it is low on battery (both audible and visual notification). I can't remember exactly the percentage it needs to be (10% or 5% I think) but it does notify.
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yes gives a Critical sound note and huge visual note over top of everything. Pretty sure it's 20% and it gives you the option of going into battery saver mode direct from note
 
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Psychotext

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Klocker said:
yes gives a Critical sound note and huge visual note over top of everything. Pretty sure it's 20% and it gives you the option of going into battery saver mode direct from note
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I have it automatically going into battery saver, but 20% wont last more than a couple of hours in my experience. I guess it would make sense to get a car charger but then it's unlikely I'd be in the car for long enough to get any decent amount of charge into it.
 
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SeanR1221

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I could (sort of but not really) understand first gen phones. But ig phones like the Titan/900/Focus S, etc get left behind.

Oh man.
 
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SeanR1221

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D4Danger said:
there's almost no difference between them hardware wise

my Omnia 7 can do all the same stuff your Nokia 900 can.
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And this is the caveat MS is in. Apple can say the older models aren't powerful enough, but MS won't have an excuse since the second gen phones didn't get a spec bump.
 
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betweenthewheels

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I had my sights set on a Lumia 800, but with contract prices (in Canada) I can get the HTC Radar for at least $20 less/mth.

Think it's worth the extra cash for a Lumia?
 
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bigtroyjon

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Here's the full quote. Big time jumping to conclusions thinking this means you can't upgrade to 8. The way he said it didn't make me think he was trying to justify not having 7--->8 upgrades.
An audience member asked Myerson about what consumers can expect in terms of updates with new versions of operating systems as they emerge.

Myerson replied:

Statistically speaking, no Android phones get upgraded. None. Ever. They have big bugs that don't even get patched. That's what we're seeing statistically out there.

In the case of Apple, they ship OS updates to hardware that makes it unusable. It's a great hardware sales tool, as far as I can tell: install an OS that makes your hardware unusably slow so you feel compelled to go back to the store and buy a new piece of hardware.

He added that consumer expectations of updates can be a "landmine" and that Microsoft intends to be clear about what consumers can expect in that area.
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betweenthewheels said:
I had my sights set on a Lumia 800, but with contract prices (in Canada) I can get the HTC Radar for at least $20 less/mth.

Think it's worth the extra cash for a Lumia?
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If you don't need the front facing camera I would get the 800. More storage space, better design, better screen, etc.
 
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