Walmarts Tmobile plan
Unlimited (5 gig before throttle) web and text + 100 minutes - 30/month
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Walmarts Tmobile plan
Unlimited (5 gig before throttle) web and text + 100 minutes - 30/month
The Faceless Master
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$399 Unlocked Galaxy Nexus?
Straight Talk gonna see a huge boost!
Straight Talk gonna see a huge boost!
The previous point you made was that post paid plan was cheaper.
You current point is that phones are not usable on every carrier. I don't have an disagreement with that.
does the search box not work for others on Google Play? Trying to search an artist and it goes to an all white screen that says "We're sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server" with a Google Play search box right under that. Happens for anything I search for. Not sure if it's IE 9 acting up (at work).
Manmademan
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IIRC walmart's BYO plan only works on phones bought AT walmart (though i can't get a straight answer on this- I'm getting yes and no from a dozen websites). and 100 minutes a month of talk time is ridiculously low- You can find totally unlimited plans at some of the smaller carriers (metroPCS?) for $45.
I didn't say a post paid plan was CHEAPER, I said that for most consumers, selecting a post paid plan that meets their pricing AND coverage needs is BETTER, since it's not likely most consumers are going to be jumping back and forth between AT&T and Tmobile- which is the primary benefit of an unlocked phone.
This is because (as we know) speeds and coverage between the big four varies a lot from region to region. An unlocked GSM phone that works on AT&T and Tmobile isn't going to do me a whole lot of good if Tmobile service near my house is terrible. It becomes an expensive AT&T phone- I might as well have just bought it subsidized from AT&T in the first place. Or Maybe verizon offers LTE where i am, and AT&T doesn't? If it were possible to cart the phone between all large carriers and get all the benefits that would be one thing, but there simply aren't enough carriers that support GSM in the states to make an unlocked phone worth the increased upfront cost.
No you can used any phone (except the TMobile brand usb devices) I had to buy a $40 phone from Walmart to activate the plan.
But people on Howardforums swore you can activate the plan with the $1 sim card from tmobile.com
Post paid plan only has the benefit of roaming. If you are willing to pay $$$ for roaming. Then go ahead. It doesn't make post paid plans "better". They charge more for more features.
Straight talk
Simple Mobile
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Red Pocket
They all run on the same network as the 2 major sim carriers, the only difference is your monthly bill.
BootlegSnackz
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Why we are snoring up the android thread with talk about phone plans ill never know... in my desperation i even went into the gnex thread...
More One X and New Galaxy sPhone talk please
Or app talk at least..what are the newest great apps nowadays
More One X and New Galaxy sPhone talk please
Or app talk at least..what are the newest great apps nowadays
Can you check if you can remove the apps (Camera and Messenger) it automatically installs for you? Worst update because of that. Made me uninstall it too...
The last update fixed my issues. This update was to semi fix a shitty thing they did. They added a camera and messenger icon to your drawer with similar icons to the Android stock apps. They changed the color and added a FB icon
i've been messing around with fastfacebook, and it's great.
I could remove the messenger app since i had it already before (it's listed under apps and in the Adao Uninstaller) but i can't find "Kamera". Have the Icon in my drawer too but it's not listed under apps or in Adao Uninstaller.
Will try this. Thanks.
I've been wondering about this. I currently have the even more plus plan. Can I change to this or is it only for new customers?
I tried it before. The UI is kinda ugly imo. I really like Friendcaster but too bad it doesn't show everyone's status updates and such.
i couldn't keep friendcaster because it was missing too much. Photos rarely showed up on posts in groups.
BootlegSnackz
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So Chrome for Android is supposed to come out of beta in a matter of weeks...
That makes me wonder if they will replace the stock browser with it completely or if they will leave it behind for flash support...
That makes me wonder if they will replace the stock browser with it completely or if they will leave it behind for flash support...
Yeah, first thing i thought is that it really looks fugly. I will give it another chance but my initial impression is not so good.
Does anyone noticed whenever LG announce a new phone, it's always being held by the most jailbait looking European model, and always very unprofessionally photographed by a ultra wide lens that's wrong for the job?
http://www.theverge.com/search?q=lg+phone
http://www.theverge.com/search?q=lg+phone
use an at&t prepaid MVNO then
Vermillion
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Hey, my Xperia Play's been giving me more problems recently. Will ICS fix this...?
Doubtful until an OS upgrade.
Xperia Play (ATT) is really my most disappointed Android device. And I have owned close to 10. Well I still want the buttons I will keep it for a while. In fact I prefer it over PSV. When is anyone going to hack the Vita.
Yeah. Which is too bad since it looks much better than Facebook and is a lot faster as well.
Where'd you see this? I seriously want to switch over but there are so many things going against it. It kinda feels too bloated or at least on my Nexus S :\
The real one also I assume since its non lte !
Circle T
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If it's like the GSII, it will be Qualcomm'd. IIRC, like the lack of LTE, Samsung doesn't yet make an Exynos SoC with 42mbps HSPA+. T-Mo's GSII was basically the same as the AT&T Skyrocket, just with 42mbps HSPA+ instead of LTE, so I would guess their Note will follow suit.
I am sure its the ATT version with a different firmware.
Maybe the hackers can flash the TMo firmware/baseband to the ATT version.
Also, full screen and smoother scrolling. The rest is good
Randy Lanzarote
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This. I <3 full-screen and quick controls on my GN.
Also needs to be holo themed.
Good Job Bob
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ghostofsparta
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Dammit I want a g-nex so bad, but I need to sell my gs2 first and no one is biting.
Money doesn't buy happiness, but I'd rather cry holding a g-nex.
Money doesn't buy happiness, but I'd rather cry holding a g-nex.
Randy Lanzarote
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lolwut
It's already Holo themed:
Too much white and beigey-grey going on for my liking. If Chrome is going to replace the stock browser it needs to adopt a similar colour scheme so it blends into the os better (ie. Black, grey and blue).
And all that white isn't good for my GN battery either.
Good Job Bob
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That's the Chrome aesthetic, I doubt they're going to change that as the default theme; but of course they will allow you to theme it to different colors and etc.
what shitastic initial scrolling? it doesnt even scroll. makes me want to punch it
That bad? I thought you mentioned earlier that you're using it exclusively.
i am, which is why i want to punch it. Its not constantly, but it happens enough to annoy me. It just pauses there, then it pops up with a not responding window, push wait, and it works.
You'd love the One X browser. Darker colors and fast page rendering.
http://androidandme.com/2012/04/smartphones-2/google-picks-samsung-for-4th-generation-nexus-phone
I guess we will have to wait until the Nexus 5 for a true Google phone?
I guess we will have to wait until the Nexus 5 for a true Google phone?
I prefer Current's layout to Pulse, but I use both to mostly store articles in Pocket (read it later).
Randy Lanzarote
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Have HTC neutered the quick controls in the stock browser? Had a play with ICS on the gf's sensation and was disappointed it was missing all the cool options from stock ICS browser.
http://androidandme.com/2012/04/smartphones-2/google-picks-samsung-for-4th-generation-nexus-phone
I guess we will have to wait until the Nexus 5 for a true Google phone?
Very meh on this news. Wanted someone with some design skill
I tend to use Pulse on my phone (on the bus) and Currents on my tablet (at home). The last update really improved Currnets. It used to take forever to sync all of the news sources. But now it syncs individual news sources that you want to read that second.
I just find Currents to be more visually appealing, and Pulse is good for quick reading and scanning all of the news stories.
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