1272: Can You Hear Me Now?

[FreydNot]

Originally Posted by Leentron3030

T-Mobile represent!!!

I know, nerdy, but whatever.

I agree. If you are in a good T-Mobile coverage area, it is the way to go. I went form a Blackberry 8900 to a Samsung Vibrant a few months ago and it totally rocks. I'm getting over 4Mb/s down and 1.5Mb/s up from a wireless phone. That's better then most DSL connections.



The prices are good too. If you've been a customer for 2 or 3 years you can usually bargain for a discounted loyal customer rate.

I like their approach to monthly data limits. If you go over the 5GB/month limit, they just throttle you down to EDGE speeds. No overage charges, they just make sure you behave.

PS. Chemda, it's not easy to modify a stock iPhone to work on the T-Mobile network. There are instructions, but Keith would be The Hulk before it worked. Also, you can't update the normal way or your iPhone could stop working on T-Mobile.

[lizsquiz]

Originally Posted by lizsquiz

I didn't hear the show yet so I don't know quite what I'm getting myself into but I would absolutely date Micah Sherman, I'll be in New York for the next five days.

For real, my US number is 617-9012540.

Anyone else in NYC for the next 4 days, hit me up!

[Gold Experience]

There can't be 49 women and fags who voted on this poll.

[rodimusprime]

Micah's pimp hand must be strong. He sounds like he is cold on a bitch when he's ready to let it go. Play on playboy. Play on ...

[fluxquanta]

Originally Posted by DWarrior

My only problems are with the Pre itself. It's made of plastic, so it's starting to crack around the edges, but I've had it for almost 1.5 years now so I probably should upgrade soon anyway.

Agreed. I love my Pre, but I'm worried about the physical integrity holding up. The charging door on my Pre broke off about a month after I got it. When the door broke off, it started a crack that went up and about a quarter of an inch into the screen. I keep a screen protector on it, so it hasn't grown anymore, and the display itself still looks and works perfect, but it makes me nervous. One thing I do wish the phone had is a better keyboard. The Blackberry keyboards are AMAZING.

Once I get a secure job and my bills squared away I might go for a newer Android phone, still with Sprint. But I read those 4G phones require an extra premium surcharge for internet, which I know I won't need, because there's no way in hell my area is 4G ready (and really, I don't need it).

Originally Posted by DWarrior

But my old landlord had the iPhone and he had to go in to the apple store several times because his phone would lock after software updates, and he'd regularly lose all his data. It seems that Palm phones don't compare if you actually want to use your phone for anything besides the brand recognition.

A friend of mine has an iPhone and there have been more than a few occasions where my Pre has outperformed it. It was actually funny the other day when I got a text saying she needed "premolar markers", instead of permanent, because of the auto correct. Reminded me of Chemda's "me/Mr." thing.

[Leentron3030]

Originally Posted by FreydNot

I agree. If you are in a good T-Mobile coverage area, it is the way to go. I went form a Blackberry 8900 to a Samsung Vibrant a few months ago and it totally rocks. I'm getting over 4Mb/s down and 1.5Mb/s up from a wireless phone. That's better then most DSL connections.

HSPA+ yo!
4G Mobile Broadband Provider | T-Mobile

I go through phones a lot because I work for them so I get a discount. It will be awhile before I change phones though because I love the Vibrant. The only annoying thing about the phone is the no blinking light indicator for texts but that's not a big deal.
I <3 Android.

Originally Posted by FreydNot

PS. Chemda, it's not easy to modify a stock iPhone to work on the T-Mobile network. There are instructions, but Keith would be The Hulk before it worked. Also, you can't update the normal way or your iPhone could stop working on T-Mobile.

I've heard it's not that hard to do. I've never done it but some of my friends have as well as some co-workers. You can usually find people who will do it for less than $50 on craigslist.

[DWarrior]

Originally Posted by Leentron3030

I <3 Android.

When you support Google, you aid the creation of a totalitarian big brother state.

I've heard it's not that hard to do. I've never done it but some of my friends have as well as some co-workers. You can usually find people who will do it for less than $50 on craigslist.

Except I've heard you'll need to unlock it after every update.

[FreydNot]

When I knew I wanted to jump into Android, I really wanted the Nexus One but I couldn't get it subsidized on my family plan. I ended up waiting a couple of months and getting the Vibrant on release day. Looking back, I'm glad I ended up with the Vibrant. It's a great phone with a great screen, excellent speed and super light. I missed the new message indicator initially, but I'm over it.

I'm running the Bionix 1.9.1 custom firmware and it makes the Vibrant that much better. My wife's Vibrant is stock and it's plenty good enough for her.

Originally Posted by Leentron3030

I've heard it's not that hard to do. I've never done it but some of my friends have as well as some co-workers. You can usually find people who will do it for less than $50 on craigslist.

Hacking the iPhone isn't that hard, but I don't get the impression that Chemda is interested in hacking her phone and I don't think Keith has the
patients and understanding (the interns ended up plugging the Mac Mini in, right).

[Leentron3030]

Originally Posted by DWarrior

When you support Google, you aid the creation of a totalitarian big brother state.

it happens.

Originally Posted by DWarrior

Except I've heard you'll need to unlock it after every update.

if that's true, that would suck. Do iphones have a lot of updates?

[Leentron3030]

Originally Posted by FreydNot

When I knew I wanted to jump into Android, I really wanted the Nexus One but I couldn't get it subsidized on my family plan. I ended up waiting a couple of months and getting the Vibrant on release day. Looking back, I'm glad I ended up with the Vibrant. It's a great phone with a great screen, excellent speed and super light. I missed the new message indicator initially, but I'm over it.

I'm running the Bionix 1.9.1 custom firmware and it makes the Vibrant that much better. My wife's Vibrant is stock and it's plenty good enough for her.



Hacking the iPhone isn't that hard, but I don't get the impression that Chemda is interested in hacking her phone and I don't think Keith has the
patients and understanding (the interns ended up plugging the Mac Mini in, right).

yeah I'm running a stock Vibrant too. It's pretty much all I need. I haven't tried yet but can you use this phone as a tether?