My best so far is 35.5 Mb/s down, 11.92 Mb/s up, and 37 ms Ping. Using Speedtest.net mobile. What about you guys?
Phhsssssss.....I've never seen anything Likr this is my life. Ohh wait, that's cause I'm coming from Sprint. Ahh that's it....LOL
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At various places today. The slowest speeds I go were inside of a restaurant next to Notre Lame.
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Phhsssssss.....I've never seen anything Likr this is my life. Ohh wait, that's cause I'm coming from Sprint. Ahh that's it....LOL
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At various places today. The slowest speeds I go were inside of a restaurant next to Notre Lame.
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You're in south bend?? I'm in Elkhart.
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Ohh man its Incredible compared TO Sprint. Even after just 24hrs. The thing I got a kick out of was when I had to my job site for a late shipment on paint coming in from across the US (yeah the client had Ploy-Urethane drove in from Washington state, dont ask LOL) but o had a few mins to spare, so I fired up NFL Mobile. Guy, I was watching the Green Bay game. It's looked great and the video quality was pretty damn good. I was amazed. That's the coolest thi.g I think I've seen on any of the devices I've owned. Yeah sprint's limited with cool features. And my data speeds are crazy good. Usually in my house I Roam with Sprint. The Airave I have helps a bit with reception but not data of course. O usually get about 1.50 on the Download. I was getti.g almost 14.00+ with 4G last night. It was mind boggling. So yeah om pretty stoked about coming over
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Ohh man its Incredible compared TO Sprint. Even after just 24hrs. The thing I got a kick out of was when I had to my job site for a late shipment on paint coming in from across the US (yeah the client had Ploy-Urethane drove in from Washington state, dont ask LOL) but o had a few mins to spare, so I fired up NFL Mobile. Guy, I was watching the Green Bay game. It's looked great and the video quality was pretty damn good. I was amazed. That's the coolest thi.g I think I've seen on any of the devices I've owned. Yeah sprint's limited with cool features. And my data speeds are crazy good. Usually in my house I Roam with Sprint. The Airave I have helps a bit with reception but not data of course. O usually get about 1.50 on the Download. I was getti.g almost 14.00+ with 4G last night. It was mind boggling. So yeah om pretty stoked about coming over
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Completely random question. You need a subscription to watch games with NFL mobile right?
I get a little over 1Mb, oh wait we are 3G here Supposed to get LTE officially on on Dec 15. Can't wait - my TB had amazing 30+ speeds in MSP.
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Completely random question. You need a subscription to watch games with NFL mobile right?
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**** I hope not hahaha.....no I'm pretty sure its free. Actuallly I'm about 99% sure it is. I looked in the "extra features" on Verizon website and it wasnt listed in there.
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apparently like till the end of the year nfl mobile was free or something i remember hearing...might wanna double check that though!
I believe that watching games is free until the end of the season *with* new LTE phones. With my prior phone, the Dinc2 you had to pay $10/mth for Verizon Video to get the games on NFL Video. Was free when I got TB & Dinc2 but fee came out month or so ago.
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**** I hope not hahaha.....no I'm pretty sure its free. Actuallly I'm about 99% sure it is. I looked in the "extra features" on Verizon website and it wasnt listed in there.
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SWEET! I can watch 49er games now
It was under the Live TV tab I'm assuming
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You're in south bend?? I'm in Elkhart.
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I live behind Penn, right outside of Mishawaka by County Line Road. I had to take my dad to have a colonoscopy at the SBC, then we went to some restaurant next to that ****hole campus. I was born in Elkhart General though, and my dad owned Lemacks Construction on Lincolnway for 25 years, lol.
Anyways, back on topic, lol. I hit 32.76Mb/s DL and 17.82 UL today at University Park Mall
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I live behind Penn, right outside of Mishawaka by County Line Road. I had to take my dad to have a colonoscopy at the SBC, then we went to some restaurant next to that ****hole campus. I was born in Elkhart General though, and my dad owned Lemacks Construction on Lincolnway for 25 years, lol.
Anyways, back on topic, lol. I hit 32.76Mb/s DL and 17.82 UL today at University Park Mall
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I haven't had a chance yet to test 4g in mishawaka. I may head out to the mall tonight and check it out. I haven't got above 18mbps up and 5 down yet.
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Mishawaka and South Bend seem REALLY strong. Where I live I am in the "Extended 4G area" and I don't get 4G at all. You will notice once you cross 19 all the way until you pass Capitol and get about to Main Street/Grape Road that you wont have 4G. Even Verizon's website says "Congratulations your address is within a 4G market".
I go to both Ivy Tech South Bend and Elkhart Campus' for classes. South Bend was consistently faster than Elkhart.
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Verizon says they don't know why I don't get 4G, my buddy doesn't get it here on his Bionic either. I think they overestimated the tower coverage.
You may want to blur you address?
Nah, don't care. I have my FFL(Federal Firearms License), and a house filled with 47 weapons, an alarm system, and flood lights all around lol. If anyone comes to my house and tried to break in, it would end with them dead. And, I am a Nurse/Medic, and Army Ranger Veteran, I would make sure they were dead.
Not to mention I have 2 dogs, 2 renters who are both cops, and a girlfriend who is as a good a shot as I am
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Nah, don't care. I have my FFL(Federal Firearms License), and a house filled with 47 weapons, an alarm system, and flood lights all around lol. If anyone comes to my house and tried to break in, it would end with them dead. And, I am a Nurse/Medic, and Army Ranger Veteran, I would make sure they were dead.
Not to mention I have 2 dogs, 2 renters who are both cops, and a girlfriend who is as a good a shot as I am
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I was talking more about people signing you up for junk mail, but that would be a good way to convince the mail man to stop delivering the ****. But 47 weapons, jeez. I mean when I am out of college ill probably get a pistol for home defense but 47 weapons is alot to maintain I am sure. It would be sweet to have though.
Just tested a few minutes ago and got my fastest ever. My Rezound is always alot faster than my brothers Tbolt whenever we test them side by side.
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Looks like the department of justice didn't Like the merger between tmo and ATT and decided to stop the deal..they say it would hinder competition..anyways don't know if its over but not looking good..if I was a tmo user I would be jumping for joy
I went from TMobs to Sprint because of this deal, love my Evo, but miss the HSPA+ network.
I just dropped my evo to go to tmobille.. lolz I'm super happy!!!
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I'm not surprised one bit lol
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Not surprising wonder how many people jumped ship to sprint on their deal?
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vicious2500 said:
Not surprising wonder how many people jumped ship to sprint on their deal?
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I did, damn it.
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Looks like the department of justice didn't Like the merger between tmo and ATT and decided to stop the deal..they say it would hinder competition..anyways don't know if its over but not looking good..if I was a tmo user I would be jumping for joy
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They didn't stop the deal. They put up a lawsuit to stop it.
Bloomberg is reporting that the United States government just filed court papers in Washington, D.C. to block the much ballyhooed tie-up between AT&T and T-Mobile USA.
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They didn't stop the deal. They put up a lawsuit to stop it.
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Exactly, our Justice system is horrible, too. *cough* Casey Anthony *Cough*....
I switched from T-Mobile to Sprint, although that was not the only reason.
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Exactly, our Justice system is horrible, too. *cough* Casey Anthony *Cough*....
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Overstew said:
Exactly, our Justice system is horrible, too. *cough* Casey Anthony *Cough*....
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So this lawsuit will proceed, palms will get greased, the merger will eventually go through. Then there is the facade of due process. If they just let it pass there would be a lot of noise. But quickly going at it in court, for show, will appease most people. "Hey, they went to court and the court found blah blah blah, it must be better than I thought." World keeps on turnin'.
Sad. Really. I'm so jaded that I'm suspicious of the silver lining, the cloud, the sun, and the sky. The moon is probably in on it too.
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Sad. Really. I'm so jaded that I'm suspicious of the silver lining, the cloud, the sun, and the sky. The moon is probably in on it too.
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LMAO! That made my day.
I seriously hope the merger dies an a void stamped death & T-Mobile gets a boost of life back into it.
AT&T & Deutsche Telekom can go teabag a giraffe.
haha @ at&crap
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So this lawsuit will proceed, palms will get greased, the merger will eventually go through. Then there is the facade of due process. If they just let it pass there would be a lot of noise. But quickly going at it in court, for show, will appease most people. "Hey, they went to court and the court found blah blah blah, it must be better than I thought." World keeps on turnin'.
Sad. Really. I'm so jaded that I'm suspicious of the silver lining, the cloud, the sun, and the sky. The moon is probably in on it too.
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Could not have said it better
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Just came from t mobile too, but only because my work is finally paying for my phone line now. I miss the network speeds. although, on a side note, I did hit 10mb download today, which has never happened
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The deal has not been stopped
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http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/01/technology/att_tmobile_lawsuit/
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i hope the deal goes through. If i can get lte speeds in 95% of the country I'd be happy. I don't really see any downsides
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i hope the deal goes through. If i can get lte speeds in 95% of the country I'd be happy. I don't really see any downsides
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SMH.... Read around bro, please, for the benefit of yourself and the greater good. Don't be a Sucker.
Also: check att's leaked documents regarding the merger. Shows how what you are looking for won't happen as they dont actually intend on doing it.... Quite the opposite.
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Actually thought it said they intend on doing it. I the point of the leaked doc was that so far at has said they can't do it without tmobile. But in the doc it showed the cost for att to do the buildout and it was extremely less than the price they are paying for tmobile. This creates a problem and shows they are doing the merger for other reasons than the main one stated which is a big no no.
If the deal still goes through rest assured that there will be some big restrictions or stipulations surrounding it now.
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http://thedroidguy.com/2011/09/sprint-says-goodbye-to-bill-to-account/
Wow sprint is making some big changes
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jgalan14 said:
http://thedroidguy.com/2011/09/sprint-says-goodbye-to-bill-to-account/
Wow sprint is making some big changes
from my shooter rocking myns ROM
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Doesn't apply to employees does it?
Now this is something I'm actually upset over.
Oh well though, times change.
this is ****ing stupid sprint. 2 months ago i liked sprint now not so much.
i never used it but wow at all the changes
Fml........
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Wtf. Thinking of just going to Verizon
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Well..this will keep me from buying new phones so often...I guess that's good for all involved?
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Wazzup with Sprint lately
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Wazzup with Sprint lately
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IPhone that's what everything is goin away because the iPhone is comin next is gonna be unlimited data
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Really, is it that bad not being able to bill to your account? I mean, you would have to pay on the next billing cycle anyways, so it's not really that big of a deal. If people are thinking of going to a completely different service just because they have to pay for a device a few days sooner, that seems a little silly.
It's not Sprints job to be a bill collector for a third party. Not sure why anyone would care whether you paid Sprint or Visa for your phone. Heck you can now earn points on your credit card now vs paying Sprint.
This is a good thing for Sprint and it eliminates one source of cramming and dealing with having to collect from deadbeat customers who buy and run.
If it hadn't been for bill to account, I would not have gotten the last 3 phones from Sprint. Especially the EVO 3D.
I think you guys are missing the point. Point being sprint doesn't seem to be the company they used to be with all the changes. I'm not saying I'm switching, I know some are. I think everyone is basically saying that all the perks that brought people to sprint in the first place, are being changed slowly but surely. Lets try not to turn this into another damn argument. **** gets old.
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I think you guys are missing the point. Point being sprint doesn't seem to be the company they used to be with all the changes. I'm not saying I'm switching, I know some are. I think everyone is basically saying that all the perks that brought people to sprint in the first place, are being changed slowly but surely. Lets try not to turn this into another damn argument. **** gets old.
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In all honesty, it's posts like these that start arguments. We were just having a conversation.
Should I get a Galaxy tablet this way now? Just to milk them for stripping this.
I was always able to stretch this within 2 Billing cycles & comfortably buy accessories this way, this really sucks.
It made the stupid fees & taxes bearable, come upgrade time.
This unlimited data slowly isn't wowing me as much, the things that made Sprint great collectivly are falling down to the 1 thing........... they better make good on Evdo rev. B & unlimited LTE.
Where is the balance of good news vs this?
Why not limit it to good standing customers? Or Premier Go-..... -_-.
I better be wowed on Oct 7th...
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In all honesty, it's posts like these that start arguments. We were just having a conversation.
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Lol. Yea.........You're right. Not even going to get in it with you. Good day sir.
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Lol. Yea.........You're right. Not even going to get in it with you. Good day sir.
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Good day to you, too.
At least I still have my app purchases through sprint.
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This us not true, don't believe the hype
If you don't have an Evo3d well ...
My first Sammy smart phone. I have been an xda member for years. I look forward to shooting **** balls with you guys.
Coming from the Photon, greatest phone I ever owned to date. Too bad it was on the worst network ever.
So far I'm loving the speeds. 12 down 7 up. And my bill will suprisingly be cheaper.
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21productionz said:
My first Sammy smart phone. I have been an xda member for years. I look forward to shooting **** balls with you guys.
Coming from the Photon, greatest phone I ever owned to date. Too bad it was on the worst network ever.
So far I'm loving the speeds. 12 down 7 up. And my bill will suprisingly be cheaper.
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Let me guess, another Sprint convert?? I too came from Sprint for the note. I'll never be able to go back. Welcome to the Death Star network!
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Let me guess, another Sprint convert?? I too came from Sprint for the note. I'll never be able to go back. Welcome to the Death Star network!
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It's funny you call it that... I used to work for AT&T Corporate back in 1998-2001. We had a Service Van we used to shuttle servers and other equipment around to different locations.
We came out one day and someone had put a Death Star sticker for the main gun on the logo and several X wing and Tie Fighter stickers flying around it.
We had no idea who might have done that *cough* (I now have blank spaces in a sticker sheet)...
Anyway, we drove around like this for MONTHS, then someone for Corporate Management saw it and had us bring it up to the main campus, he stood next to it and we took a picture of him and he thought it was clever.
Sometimes, they aren't as stiff shirted as they want people to think they are.
What gave me away? *cough*screwsprint*cough*
I'm really digging this phone. My only worry is, the lte is almost 3 times faster than my dsl so I might forget to turn the wifi on =D.
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I jumped from Sprint as well for the Note.. Sprint is a joke, never again..
Welcome to the fun!
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21productionz said:
What gave me away? *cough*screwsprint*cough*
I'm really digging this phone. My only worry is, the lte is almost 3 times faster than my dsl so I might forget to turn the wifi on =D.
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I forgot to do that one time an ran my 3 gig data plan up in 2 weeks lol.
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I jumped from sprint too, I can actually download stuff now. What a joke sprint was.
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I jumped from sprint too, I can actually download stuff now. What a joke sprint was.
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Hell yeah I forgot what it was like to download on the go and have it in a couple of seconds.
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Sprint blows
Another sprint convert here
Holy hair singes batman, I can get use to this!
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Anyone else here ever have to run prl 1115 to get decent service?
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I am sooooo jealous, here in rural AL we probably won't get LTE anytime soon. Shoot, we just got H+ a couple months ago. Maybe my granddkids will see LTE here.......
Hi. Happy to hear you are pleased with your purchase.
I have Sprint and am dying to get rid of my EVO 4G. As a new customer w AT&T, you seem pleased w the service, but what about your bill?
Sprint is cheap. $90/month for peace of mind that I will never have to worry about minutes or data overages.
What is your bill like and what plan are you on now?
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$39 450 minutes to non at&t land lines
$20 unlimited text (adds unlimited mobile to any carrier mobile [the only person I talk to with a non at&t landline is my mom])
$30 3GB data with $10/GB overage
$89 + tax
Sprint was $109 + tax
I rarely use over 3GB and if I go over it's $10. I used 7Gb once but I didn't have home Internet then. I have been over 3GB 2 times I can remember.
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What's going on dude, u couldn't have chosen a better phone for ur first Sammy lol
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Congrats on finally seeing the light with Samsung. In my opinion, easily the best major OEM here in the US. You can't beat their screens.
Texan and saved by the Grace of God, Redneck by choice.
Congrats. Welcome to Samsung!
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
While we're waiting for our phones, I thought I would start a thread where we could just talk without worrying about going off-topic. If you want to talk about how other phones compare to the Evo, rant about rotten fruit and the vegetables that use them, etc, than this is the place.
Just please remember that all of the forum rules still apply here though.
New EVO LTE feature just announced!
I just received my EVO LTE today, It seems that it was shipped with the new stealth invisibility feature enabled by default...Nice feature, huh?
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Considering Google just got the go ahead to buy Motorola (and it's patents)...this could get interesting.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...rola-deal-expected-to-be-finalized-next-week/
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Now that is going to be awesome!!
Is there any writer, reporter here in XDA to start a petition or something so we can ALL sign. Don't you guys think it would be a great IDEA to voice it out our opinions? I am just thinking how big XDA network is, Dev's who started from here still on Android now have there own site can always get the word to them as well..
Can someone call this Guys already
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I just received my EVO LTE today, It seems that it was shipped with the new stealth invisibility feature enabled by default...Nice feature, huh?
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Hey off topic but what kind of case is that?? I've been searching for a clear one to no avail!
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Clear case
fhnguyen said:
Hey off topic but what kind of case is that?? I've been searching for a clear one to no avail!
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/23079101275...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_1745wt_1163
$4.99
Should look something like this but even better if it ever arrives.
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Yup more than Exxon, google has about half the spending cash as apple
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You're crazy.
Exxxon, Shell are the biggest companies in the world by revenue.
I saw this posted on AC. Thought it might lighten the mood.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhq-CurxORE&feature=youtu.be
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I saw this posted on AC. Thought it might lighten the mood.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhq-CurxORE&feature=youtu.be
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Lol nice video..
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You're crazy.
Exxxon, Shell are the biggest companies in the world by revenue.
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottde... apple is near half trillion total market cap
A little factoid.
Smartphone adoption fastest in the US than any other device in history
http://www.mobilebloom.com/smartpho...-us-than-any-other-device-in-history/2213748/
Disregard - wrong package
Just wanted to say a quick hey to my fellow EVO enthusiasts! This is my first of hopefully many posts in the LTE forum. Coming from the OG EVO. I've rooted, unrooted, rooted again, flashed crashed and bashed. Really looking forward to this new phone! Here's hoping good news on Monday! See ya soon!
Started this thread "2nd January 2012, 02:14 AM"......The Force is with you xHausx!
Did anybody see last nights NASCAR race with the fourteen million signs saying EVO 4G LTE....pissed me off lol
Gordon Ramsay said:
Did anybody see last nights NASCAR race with the fourteen million signs saying EVO 4G LTE....pissed me off lol
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saw it. watch them all here every week. What I thought was funnier was the phone they were using in the Speed social media center(social garage) was the Samsung Epic 4G Touch...least thats what it looked like when R. Wood was showing off the Nascar app....Found it real interesting they didn't give him an EVOLTE to use....esp if they had a ton of signage for it...
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Did anybody see last nights NASCAR race with the fourteen million signs saying EVO 4G LTE....pissed me off lol
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Yes I did and yes it was everywhere. Last year they were showing off the EVO 3d to all the drivers and even the announcers had them. its also in the best buy ad this morning. I bet a lot of people go there and are pissed when its not
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Just wanted to say a quick hey to my fellow EVO enthusiasts! This is my first of hopefully many posts in the LTE forum. Coming from the OG EVO. I've rooted, unrooted, rooted again, flashed crashed and bashed. Really looking forward to this new phone! Here's hoping good news on Monday! See ya soon!
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Started this thread "2nd January 2012, 02:14 AM"......The Force is with you xHausx!
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lol, I've been preparing for this moment for a long time
My ex old lady used to always say she thought I was psychic afterall, or was it psycho.. don't remember
I've been having problems with my OG Evo for like a month now. I didn't know about the charge dock problems even though I'm always here flashing new roms. I was anxiously waiting for the new one and then all of this happened. For a while, I was seriously considering cancelling my order but then I realized that that would be a win for Apple and I could not contribute to their gain. I decided to wait patiently for my phone.
In terms of the patent I think its BS, and this is coming from a software engineer. I don't want to go deep into that discussion but working with code is a whole different ballgame.
In terms of the whole GS3 vs. EvoLTE vs. iPhone5 thing, I think both the GS3 and the EvoLTE are good phones. I don't know much about the iphone5 specs yet. What I can say is that apple products are not that unarguably better overall for them to have so much money and crazy fanboys right now.
The best apple product was the iPod by far. It revolutionized the industry. Everything else from there has come off branding. You can argue about the OG iPhone and iPad being nice too but that feels like a century ago. Like I said, everything else is marketing. Its funny people buying expensive macs just to log in to facebook and serious customers run parallel half of the time to use windows programs.
Right now, we have competition and we have android developers working their a** off to get a small share of the pie and that's why I can't cancel my order. After I read this, I was shocked by how this blind fanaticism is hurting the industry around the world. I don't wanna be a part of that. Like I said, some Apple products are great, but they are not unarguably so ahead of the curve for them to be squashing everyone that easy. My two cents...
see this...
http://taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2012/05/21/2003533313
now go back off topic....
david279 said:
see this...
http://taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2012/05/21/2003533313
now go back off topic....
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Awesome I guess, but who cares thats not off topic man!
Lets continue the talk about Nascar ... Yes I saw all the branding and yes it ticked me off..
Now watching the New cars at Indy, wow they are funny looking. I can't get used to them. They do go fast though, unless of course your car has a Lotus motor in it... those suck. Chevy is dominating! YES!
Just wondering if any of you guys use the app Viggle? For those who don't know what the app does/is, it listens to your TV for roughly 15 seconds when you tell it to, and you confirm the show your are watching. You get 1 point for every minute that you're checked in while the show is still on. Some shows give you bonus points as well, the most common being 50 bonus points, but some shows, though rarely, are worth up to 200 bonus points. There is a What's On section in the app that lists all of the shows worth bonus points for that day. There are also videos you can watch to earn bonus points too. You trade your points for different prizes which you choose from. I always opt for the $25 Best Buy gift card. Pretty awesome to get paid, in a sense, to watch TV!! I've been using this app for roughly 7 months. A few months ago I decided to make other accounts (only need a different email address) and started using Viggle on my other phone and my tablet as well. So far I've gotten 7 $25 Best Buy gift cards! $175 just for watching TV!? Not too shabby!! Lol.
Here's the pic to show you that is totally legit (I was a bit skeptical at first to whether you'd actually be able to get gift cards or not, and knew no one else using the app, nor had I ever even heard of it before, just randomly happened to come across it while browsing the Play Store). I've since gotten my older sister and parents using it too. My parents have already used $50 in Lowes gift cards. Last pic is more of a close up to show the $ amount on the gift card. Though if you zoom in on the others you can also see the $ amount. Just put a Best Buy gift card that I received for Christmas at the bottom, to cover up the barcode and pin number assigned to the last printed card.
I get nothing for anyone signing up, as I obviously didn't post a referral code or anything, just wanted to share the info as I thought others might not have heard of this app before, and find this info useful!! If I could help inform just 1 person with this post, then my job here is done! Take care everyone, and happy Viggling! Lol
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Thanks for sharing your experience with Viggle. I signed up for it a few months ago but then forgot. It seemed too good to be true in my opinion so I didn't bother; what's in it for them knowing I'm watching a show?
You mentioned you get a point for every minute you're checked in; how do you prove how long you are watching the show exactly? Do you let your phone listen for the entire duration of the show or do you have to have your phone listen for 15 seconds once per minute?
Here's a few screen shots from within the app. The first if the home/check-in screen. Second is the first page of the What's On section. Third is the first page of the Rewards section.
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Here's some of the gift cards. They do occasionally change. Gift cards that are removed from the list usually come back after a couple weeks.
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Installed again lol - only because I saw that Bruins shirt... that'd be nice =)
Just a few other things Viggle offers (and because I'm trying to pass time and keep my mind busy while my Dad is in surgery)
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thefsfempire said:
Thanks for sharing your experience with Viggle. I signed up for it a few months ago but then forgot. It seemed too good to be true in my opinion so I didn't bother; what's in it for them knowing I'm watching a show?
You mentioned you get a point for every minute you're checked in; how do you prove how long you are watching the show exactly? Do you let your phone listen for the entire duration of the show or do you have to have your phone listen for 15 seconds once per minute?
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Once it listens and you confirm that show, you can change the channel, turn off the TV, whatever you wanna do. You get 1 point per minute until that show goes off. You have to be checked in for at least 10 minutes to get the bonus points, for shows that offer bonus points. If there are 4 1-hour long shows between 8-9, I'll check in to 1 every 15 minutes. That way I get the bonus points for each show during that time frame.
Yea, I assumed it was too good to be true in the beginning as well! That's why I posted the photos for proof that it is indeed legit! While I've yet to use any of my Best Buy gift cards, my parents used 2 $25 Lowes gift cards last week, which they earned from Viggle. I've went on to Best Buy's website and entered my gift card info to confirm that they're working, and for the full $25.So it definitely works! They get money from companies advertising within their app, with videos you have the option to watch (for bonus points). They may even sell their statistics to TV networks, showing how many people check-in to what shows. Not sure about the last one, but there are definitely videos from companies advertising.
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thefsfempire said:
Installed again lol - only because I saw that Bruins shirt... that'd be nice =)
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Good deal man, and good luck with it!!
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Wish I had time to watch that much TV but cool none the less.
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waterbound said:
Wish I had time to watch that much TV but cool none the less.
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Well I wish that I DIDN'T have that much time to watch TV! After a bad car wreck though, I'm on Disability for 1.5 years, so I'm trying to make the best of it! Lol. Hopefully I'll be able to drive again soon though, so I won't be sooooooo freaking bored stuck at the house almost every day!
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stanglifemike said:
Once it listens and you confirm that show, you can change the channel, turn off the TV, whatever you wanna do. You get 1 point per minute until that show goes off. You have to be checked in for at least 10 minutes to get the bonus points, for shows that offer bonus points. If there are 4 1-hour long shows between 8-9, I'll check in to 1 every 15 minutes. That way I get the bonus points for each show during that time frame.
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I have been trying to use this all day. Only force closes on my tablet, but have been running it on my phone. Only problem is is that it is only giving me one point per program despite running it for over 20. I thought at first it was because I started doing something else with my phone, but it happens even within the app. What am I doing wrong?
Edit: Figured out I was checking into the tail end of half hour shows...duh! Developer's response was fast! Haven't tried going into other apps after I check in, though going to try that next.
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stanglifemike said:
Well I wish that I DIDN'T have that much time to watch TV! After a bad car wreck though, I'm on Disability for 1.5 years, so I'm trying to make the best of it! Lol. Hopefully I'll be able to drive again soon though, so I won't be sooooooo freaking bored stuck at the house almost every day!
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Stanglifemke, you got hurt?! Sorry to hear that, man. You been around a long time. My best wishes to your speedy recovery.
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Cyrene said:
I have been trying to use this all day. Only force closes on my tablet, but have been running it on my phone. Only problem is is that it is only giving me one point per program despite running it for over 20. I thought at first it was because I started doing something else with my phone, but it happens even within the app. What am I doing wrong?
Edit: Figured out I was checking into the tail end of half hour shows...duh! Developer's response was fast! Haven't tried going into other apps after I check in, though going to try that next.
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You can do whatever you want with your phone one you're checked in. I always hit the home button and do something else. You can even power your phone off, didn't matter. Once you're checked in, you'll get 1 point per minute until that show goes off, no matter what your phone is doing.
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scottspa74 said:
Stanglifemke, you got hurt?! Sorry to hear that, man. You been around a long time. My best wishes to your speedy recovery.
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I appreciate it bro! Actually May 22 will be 1 year ago! Yea, I was hurt pretty bad! They thought I was dead on scene at first, then found a pulse. Jaws of Life to get me out of the car, then life-flighted to the hospital. No one expected me to live through the first night. Woke up from a coma after 8 days, and was expected to have permanent brain damage. I had about a 1 minute long short term memory, and couldn't do ANYTHING for myself! Couldn't feed myself, go to the bathroom, etc. I could talk, very quietly, and my long term memory seemed ok. After 3 weeks in the hospital, everyone was amazed at how fast and well I was recovering. Was then turned down for the rehabilitation center, because I was beginning to feed myself, amongst do other things! No surgeries, and they didn't have to drill a hole in my head to relieve the pressure of all the blood on my brain. 1 week later I was released. Living back with my parents now, after moving out 12 years ago at age 20, lol. Double vision went away after about 6 months. Still no memory of the wreck or hospital stay, even the first few months after being released out are kind of a blur. Getting better though! Almost back to 100%!!!!
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I appreciate it bro! Actually May 22 will be 1 year ago! Yea, I was hurt pretty bad! They thought I was dead on scene at first, then found a pulse. Jaws of Life to get me out of the car, then life-flighted to the hospital. No one expected me to live through the first night. Woke up from a coma after 8 days, and was expected to have permanent brain damage. I had about a 1 minute long short term memory, and couldn't do ANYTHING for myself! Couldn't feed myself, go to the bathroom, etc. I could talk, very quietly, and my long term memory was fine. After 3 weeks in the hospital, everyone was amazed at how fast and well I was recovering. Was then turned down for the rehabilitation center, because I was beginning to feed myself, amongst do other things! No surgeries, and they didn't have to drill a hole in my head to relieve the pressure of all the boys in my brain. 1 week later I was released. Living back with my parents now, after moving out 12 years ago at age 20, lol. Double vision went away after about 6 months. Still no memory of the wreck or hospital stay, even the first few months after being released out are kind of a blur. Getting better though! Almost back to 100%!!!!
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Damn dude, you're lucky. Glad your recovery is going well.
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FinZ28 said:
Damn dude, you're lucky. Glad your recovery is going well.
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Thanks man! Still have my yellow 98 and 06 GT's. Was in my Dad's Cobra that afternoon. I was gonna buy it from him, as it just sat in his garage most of the time. 98 Cobra, 1 owner, only 22k original miles, all original, always sat in a garage under a car cover. Could have ate off of ANY part of that car! Insurance totaled it. Tree at 70mph will cause that I guess. He was gonna sell it to me for cheap, and buy him a new Jeep. Insurance gave him about twice more for it than he wanted me to give him. Bought it back from insurance though! Gonna swap the motor and trans from the Cobra in to my 98 GT.
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That's an incredible story, Mike. Good to hear about a speedy recovery. You're one bad ass dude. Hang tough, bro.
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It also works on shows that have been recorded on my DVR. I very rarely watch live tv anymore. Hate sitting through commercials.
cruise350 said:
It also works on shows that have been recorded on my DVR. I very rarely watch live tv anymore. Hate sitting through commercials.
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Good to hear. I was wondering about this. Guess it's time for me to get going on this lol
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mulhiny said:
That's an incredible story, Mike. Good to hear about a speedy recovery. You're one bad ass dude. Hang tough, bro.
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Preciate it man!
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