The purpose of making this special hollowed book is to hide your Note 3. Plain and simple. This is for places you're not suppose to take out a high end smartphone for everyone to see.
My process includes making a template for my cutting for every 5 pages at a time. I made the notebook smaller.
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If took me a bit of time planning it out, and cutting some 18 batches of paper based on the template. I paired this with a Cherry Mobile P1 with phone dialer functions to remote my Note 3's sms and call functions. I talked about the P1 in another thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2653930
You get a unique phone case that's disguised as a notebook for your Note 3. This isn't something you can buy.
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Hehe, that obviously looks like a dead giveaway that you'd have a smartphone in it with that camera hole, and no real paper sides.
My crafted work cannot be distinguished to have the Note 3 in it.
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The purpose of making this special hollowed book is to hide your Note 3. Plain and simple. This is for places you're not suppose to take out a high end smartphone for everyone to see.
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If took me a bit of time planning it out, and cutting some 18 batches of paper based on the template. I paired this with a Cherry Mobile P1 with phone dialer functions to remote my Note 3's sms and call functions. I talked about the P1 in another thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2653930
You get a unique phone case that's disguised as a notebook for your Note 3. This isn't something you can buy.
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great job dude
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You don't understand the purpose, it's not a case, it's a mod to conceal your phone in places you're not allowed having one, like school classes or taking your driving license test...
In my opinion, great idea
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Very nice and well done sir. If I had a need for one of those I would gladly pay for one.
What home screen luck screen or room is that? Awesome "notebook"
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good for exams "you can use your NOTEs "
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good for exams "you can use your NOTEs "
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You're better off studying. Knowledge gained.
Your teacher sees you opening a notebook during an exam, grounds for you to face the consequences anyway.
That's not the purpose of why I did this.
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congratulations! spyware from the best traditions of the days of the Cold War - if nato/russia relations go the way they have been heading over the last month your skills could be in demand in 'Q' Branch - write to 'Q Branch', Admiralty Buildings, Whitehall, London and we'll fully expect to see Daniel Craig using this in the next Bond movie....
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congratulations! spyware from the best traditions of the days of the Cold War - if nato/russia relations go the way they have been heading over the last month your skills could be in demand in 'Q' Branch - write to 'Q Branch', Admiralty Buildings, Whitehall, London and we'll fully expect to see Daniel Craig using this in the next Bond movie....
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Thank you for the sarcasm.
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I use this as my carrying protective case, much like a flip cover, but with real paper and 10 paper leaves to jot notes. I even put a hole for the camera so I would not need to take the Note 3 out.
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congratulations! spyware from the best traditions of the days of the Cold War - if nato/russia relations go the way they have been heading over the last month your skills could be in demand in 'Q' Branch - write to 'Q Branch', Admiralty Buildings, Whitehall, London and we'll fully expect to see Daniel Craig using this in the next Bond movie....
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If you can't/unable to make one good creation, then just STFU than giving ****ty comment.
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What home screen luck screen or room is that? Awesome "notebook"
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I just use Nova launcher with Galaxy Core wallpaper. I use gestures like directional swipes or tappings, and SwipePad to launch apps.
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great job on the project and its perfect for what YOU need it for so screw the negative comments. This picture couldn't be more perfect for the situation
Congratz for the mod! It was very creative, and I bet I would make a hell of an use here in Brazil. We get robbed very often, and usually thieves look for smartphones, not notebooks.
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Congratz for the mod! It was very creative, and I bet I would make a hell of an use here in Brazil. We get robbed very often, and usually thieves look for smartphones, not notebooks.
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My brother got mugged and had his Note 2 taken away while commuting. It happens.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2124770
That got me thinking, and started making these custom made book cases. After 9 different creations which includes my 3 Galaxy Note 8 versions, this is my version 10 concealment notebook. I sort of gotten to know what really worked, and looked convincing. I'm thinking of what other things I could improve on for the next version. Integrate wireless charging with the Qi power bank in another notebook? It's something to keep me busy during my idle time.
As I have mentioned, a simpler "dumbphone" Cherry Mobile P1 which has a phone dialer function practically remotes incoming/outgoing calls and text and music remote of the Note 3 completes the deception. Overkill? I don't want to be stopped because someone wants my Note 3 at gun/knife point at night. They can have my cash, my P1 and my 4-year-old 2nd generation iPod Touch. They don't want my spiral binded notebook.
Other than security in mind, this mod is unique than the usual flip cover. I even put in real pages to write when I need to. I developed my Note 8 concealment to have a lot more paper. Check that out too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2254176
I had the thinnest paper bezels on this one and still use it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1926875&d=1367396436
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Woahhh..easy there tiger.
It was meant as light hearted banter and a tounge-in-cheek compliment not an insult.
I'm pretty impressed with the ingenuity and it wasn't meant to be taken as sarcasm.
I'm my culture irony is acceptable as light hearted jesting. Your culture obviously applies literal interpretations. Put it down to my British sense of humour if it caused offence that wasn't my intention and I apologise. In future I shall ensure all my comments are strictly written for literal interpretation and no attempt at light hearted banter shall be attempted.... (oh dear, I've done it again...irony again )
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Well, my 17 month old got mad at my phone because it wouldn't play his YouTube video .....so he threw it onto the tile floor. Needless to say, I now have 2 cracks that run diagonally across the screen. Its still useable, but I want to fix it. Anyone have an extra screen or broken phone they're willing to part with...or know a place I can get a replacement screen on the cheap? Also correct me if I'm wrong, but I should only need to replace the glass correct?
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yes you only need to replace the digitizer, check amazon there pretty cheap on there.
http://www.amazon.com/Rezound-Touch-Screen-Digitizer-Replacement/dp/B006ORMHJA
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yes you only need to replace the digitizer, check amazon there pretty cheap on there.
http://www.amazon.com/Rezound-Touch-Screen-Digitizer-Replacement/dp/B006ORMHJA
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This is the exact same panel I purchased, one of the cheapest options I found. Most others I saw are $40-$50.
The one customer review on there does warn the panel they received had white softkeys; that sounds similar to the non-Verizon branded panels with only the HTC logo up in that top spot instead. Seen a couple of those on Developer handsets and for sale. Unfortunately, the review is silent on that logo matter. Red Sharpie can color softkeys, can't fix logo issue.
That said, my order from them looks perfectly stock, both logos and red softkeys.
Something to consider if you have the phone under contract and must keep it looking stock after repairs.
um i just got FREAKED OUT... i dropped my screen a month ago and my screen almost looks EXACTLY like that... i have an extra crack connected to the big two.... freaky
EDIT: i would take a pic but i dont have a camera and my droid x2 is on a rom without a working camera...
Awesome, thanks for the replies gents. I can deal with it not looking the same so long as there isn't huge cracks in it
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Not to be intrusive, but why would you give your baby a smartphone?
You certainly have much more trust than me.
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Awesome, thanks for the replies gents. I can deal with it not looking the same so long as there isn't huge cracks in it
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Like this? lol All our phones have the same two diagonal fractures starting on the right, I got a few more though haha.
TPU case after the fact unfortunately
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Like this? lol All our phones have the same two diagonal fractures starting on the right, I got a few more though haha.
TPU case after the fact unfortunately
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Yeah those two long ones that run the width of the phone. Its like designed to crack that way lol
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you smacked the kid, right?
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Not to be intrusive, but why would you give your baby a smartphone?
You certainly have much more trust than me.
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I think all those who don't have kids are thinking "Why the hell did you let them touch your phone?" and all of those people who have kids are going "Whew you got lucky I'm so glad the damage wasn't worse."
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you smacked the kid, right?
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Lololololololol
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I dropped mine the other day from about breast pocket height, it hit the concrete, bounced and finally landed screen face down. When it was all said and done all that was damaged was a small scuff on the corner where it hit. That was my yearly allotted amount of luck I suppose.
Anyways, I really only commented to say thank you for your service Gunny. I did 10 U.S.Army, medically retired for combat related back injuries. Salute to you.
Sorry about the phone, hope you can get it fixed soon.
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I think all those who don't have kids are thinking "Why the hell did you let them touch your phone?" and all of those people who have kids are going "Whew you got lucky I'm so glad the damage wasn't worse."
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Well, my son is fascinated by all of our electronics....his first favorite toy was a USB cable. He has an old Eris that I gave him, but whenever he sees the opportunity to grab mine or my wife's phones or tablets, he does. Case in point, he actually just grabbed my electric razor, while I was holding him and posting this...
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I dropped mine the other day from about breast pocket height, it hit the concrete, bounced and finally landed screen face down. When it was all said and done all that was damaged was a small scuff on the corner where it hit. That was my yearly allotted amount of luck I suppose.
Anyways, I really only commented to say thank you for your service Gunny. I did 10 U.S.Army, medically retired for combat related back injuries. Salute to you.
Sorry about the phone, hope you can get it fixed soon.
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Thanks man, much appreciated. And thank you as well
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I sense a future dev!
jayochs said:
you smacked the kid, right?
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No, I'm not an a$$hole
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I think all those who don't have kids are thinking "Why the hell did you let them touch your phone?" and all of those people who have kids are going "Whew you got lucky I'm so glad the damage wasn't worse."
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haha so true.....
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Yeah man when I was a toddler I was taking a part of computers... Look now lol
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Yeah man when I was a toddler I was taking a part of computers... Look now lol
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My parents always thought I was going to electrocute (yes, i spelled it wrong) myself before I was 5.
WHen I was about 4 years old, I was in the hospital to have my tonsils taken out.
My dad was a doctor and worked in that hospital so we knew everybody there.
While I was waiting to go in the operating room one of my dads buddies said "here little man, play with this for a while" and handed me some piece of surgical equipment (I have no idea what it was now years later).
I took it all apart and when they came to retrieve it nobody could figure out how to put it together again. I overheard one doc say "I didn't even know those things came apart"............
Just asked JBQ via twitter:
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So I ask, what is the point of even running Android on this thing? We can't change the OS from source, so why did Google even bother? Seems like they just want to make it fail...
Well birdman got cwm working sooo....
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I think it is definitely too soon to say for sure the AOSP will not support the Q. Only a hand full have been released. There is also the fact that JBQ probably knows as many tech specs about the device as we do. The first step would probably to get in contact with someone on the team who built it. Keep in mind that for a long time the XOOM wasn't supported in AOSP but it is now. Let's wait a bit and see what happens.
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I think it is definitely too soon to say for sure the AOSP will not support the Q. Only a hand full have been released. There is also the fact that JBQ probably knows as many tech specs about the device as we do. The first step would probably to get in contact with someone on the team who built it. Keep in mind that for a long time the XOOM wasn't supported in AOSP but it is now. Let's wait a bit and see what happens.
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Bird said all signs point to yes for aosp yesterday
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AOSP is possible. All the Q needs is some Jellybean, which it's being updated to. It's on Android 4.0.4, but will gain Youtube, Gmail, and other GAPP's soon. The CM Dev for my phone hacked his Q, and had it running like a desktop. Chrome, and a Wireless KB/Mouse via USSB dongle. The Q is a very capable device, but what? I not really sure? As far as I see, it can be a nice PC replacement. But just basic computing. Nothing more. Internet, Facebook, Gmail, Netflix, etc.
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AOSP is possible. All the Q needs is some Jellybean, which it's being updated to. It's on Android 4.0.4, but will gain Youtube, Gmail, and other GAPP's soon. The CM Dev for my phone hacked his Q, and had it running like a desktop. Chrome, and a Wireless KB/Mouse via USSB dongle. The Q is a very capable device, but what? I not really sure? As far as I see, it can be a nice PC replacement. But just basic computing. Nothing more. Internet, Facebook, Gmail, Netflix, etc.
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That's exactly what I want from this...
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AOSP is possible. All the Q needs is some Jellybean, which it's being updated to. It's on Android 4.0.4, but will gain Youtube, Gmail, and other GAPP's soon. The CM Dev for my phone hacked his Q, and had it running like a desktop. Chrome, and a Wireless KB/Mouse via USSB dongle. The Q is a very capable device, but what? I not really sure? As far as I see, it can be a nice PC replacement. But just basic computing. Nothing more. Internet, Facebook, Gmail, Netflix, etc.
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If that is true then I can definitely see this being hooked up to TVs in living rooms for use, and then I might consider in the future getting one in the foreseeable future.
While the Q looks very sleek and sexy, $299 is a hefty price for such a basic computing device. Remember: the Raspberry Pi costs only $35 (plus SD card, Plus PSU, plus case) and it can do full 1080p playback as well.
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While the Q looks very sleek and sexy, $299 is a hefty price for such a basic computing device. Remember: the Raspberry Pi costs only $35 (plus SD card, Plus PSU, plus case) and it can do full 1080p playback as well.
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A Raspberry Pi as an alternative to the Nexus Q: that is my plan, though for now not very detailed, but at least existing in my brain as a somewhat raw structure... I will keep you updated!
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A Raspberry Pi as an alternative to the Nexus Q: that is my plan, though for now not very detailed, but at least existing in my brain as a somewhat raw structure... I will keep you updated!
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I myself pre-ordered one (should ship in august). This will definatelly be a nice toy and I think it could be made to do all things the Nexus Q does. I paid 45,23€ for the device including a case as I have an 8GB SD Card and a Blackberry charger lying around anyways. Admittedly, compared to the Nexus Q it's not even nearly as nice looking, but it's a lot cheaper and has the possibility of doing everything the Q does, plus more.
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I myself pre-ordered one (should ship in august). This will definatelly be a nice toy and I think it could be made to do all things the Nexus Q does. I paid 45,23€ for the device including a case as I have an 8GB SD Card and a Blackberry charger lying around anyways. Admittedly, compared to the Nexus Q it's not even nearly as nice looking, but it's a lot cheaper and has the possibility of doing everything the Q does, plus more.
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Haha, mine should ship in august, too!
Because of nice looking and such things... perhaps in a few months we will get some bricked Nexus Q devices for some bucks and will then be able to integrate our RPi into that case? ;-)
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Haha, mine should ship in august, too!
Because of nice looking and such things... perhaps in a few months we will get some bricked Nexus Q devices for some bucks and will then be able to integrate our RPi into that case? ;-)
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Not gonna happen
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i believe they got a launcher working on the Q and a couple of apps too like netflix so its to early. CWM is out already for it so..........
I've seen launchers and apps have been side loaded onto it and that definitely increases its appeal to me. I think one major issue is actually controlling the device but that's just a matter of a remote control app.
Also, I haven't seen anything about CWM. Care to share a link on that?
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I think it is definitely too soon to say for sure the AOSP will not support the Q. Only a hand full have been released. There is also the fact that JBQ probably knows as many tech specs about the device as we do. The first step would probably to get in contact with someone on the team who built it. Keep in mind that for a long time the XOOM wasn't supported in AOSP but it is now. Let's wait a bit and see what happens.
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JBQ is the technical lead for AOSP. If it was going to be supported by AOSP, he would know.
It's on a dod site, it looks like it comes with everything, has a 90 warranty. Cheapest I've seen on amazon is $70 for new. I've seen a couple of threads on bluetooth headsets so I thought I'd post this.
http://www.dailysteals.com/
I've purchased from daily steals, good site. Hope this helps someone
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Wow. Amazing deal! Chrome was throwing a few red flags so hopefully I didn't get bamboozled. I just bought 2 of these. So thanks!
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Wow. Amazing deal! Chrome was throwing a few red flags so hopefully I didn't get bamboozled. I just bought 2 of these. So thanks!
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Well like I said, I've purchased from them before and they were prompt and somewhat fast. As for the red flags, I use WOT and Mcafee siteadvisor in FireFox when I'm not sure and it didn't throw any flags when I first checked them out.
Glad this was of use to you.
I just bought one, thanks for the tip, I just saw it while browsing the forum page. It kind of sucks that it says it can take up to 6 business days to ship, but that is the max so it is probably just in case. Get the best bluetooth for the price of the worst.
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Wow. Amazing deal! Chrome was throwing a few red flags so hopefully I didn't get bamboozled. I just bought 2 of these. So thanks!
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I bought my galaxy s3 off this site. Very good deal.
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I bought my galaxy s3 off this site. Very good deal.
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How much was it on the site, just wondering?
The Tracking number they gave me starts with a 9 and it should start with 1Z usually for UPS, but they may use SurePost(a combo of UPS and USPS) which I dont know much about. Does anyone know what is going on with the shipping tracking?
I received a similar number dorm my order last week and it took a few days (including the weekend) before i was able to track it.
I ordered last Wednesday and it should arrive thisThursday.
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I received a similar number dorm my order last week and it took a few days (including the weekend) before i was able to track it.
I ordered last Wednesday and it should arrive thisThursday.
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I had the EXACT same experience. I ordered on Wednesday got the tracking info on Friday(I think, not by email). I was only able to track it when I checked today after like 10 or 11 maybe not sure, but before that it said "Not available". It is a different type of shipping....It is 1 hr 10 min away from me RIGHT NOW, and I wont get it till Thurday either(estimated, possibly earlier I guess).
"UPS Mail Innovations" is who is shipping it, may not be that same.
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I had the EXACT same experience. I ordered on Wednesday got the tracking info on Friday(I think, not by email). I was only able to track it when I checked today after like 10 or 11 maybe not sure, but before that it said "Not available". It is a different type of shipping....It is 1 hr 10 min away from me RIGHT NOW, and I wont get it till Thurday either(estimated, possibly earlier I guess).
"UPS Mail Innovations" is who is shipping it, may not be that same.
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I don't recall getting an email giving me a shipping number, but I checked the webpage and shows that I'll get mine Thursday. oh and mine is 104 miles away. Knowing UPS, it'll be here on Thursday they don't tend to like to get things to me early.
So I just got this in on the 20th and wanted to play with it a bit before I said anything about it. In a nutshell, I don't like it. I like it's premise with A2DP, the accelerometer and the cool integration things, but in the end I feel it was poorly executed.
First the rubber actually hurts my ear, which is a novel concept for me because I have big ears. Even with a big earpiece, I was hoping it would apply enough grip that I could wear it without the loop, but no such luck. The over the ear hook is cool, it disconnects easy enough but not so easy that i'll pop off while on your ear and it swivels for optimal positioning, but it's hard plastic and it's a small loop.
The audio is good, but not better than any of it's competition, but in the same breath it isn't worse than it's competition either. The noise assassin, is a cool idea, but no more effective than the competition's noise canceling.
The tap tap function is cool, but why not just use a button? It has a function called shake shake so you can answer your phone call while it isn't in your ear, my only question is why not just put it in your ear and answer it then? To pair, it uses a double shake shake, which is handy to quickly put the headset into pairing mode, but how often do you need to pair a headset?
The software. Oh how i wish I could say that all of that could be made up with the software. But all you can do with the software is tell it what you want the talk button to do when you press it and if you want it to speak your calender reminders.
Lastly is the webpage. First you have to install the updater software, which you would imagine to operate similar to like a logitech software bundle but all it does is provide an interface for your headset and the webpage which is fine. You can choose from 6 different voices which is cool AND you can specify what service you want to use when you do a press and hold action. Unfortunately the majority of the services, (all 7 of them) require accounts/payments. From the webpage you can access different functions like disabling the tap tap or shake shake feature or A2PD, but my question is, why can't the app handle these?
I guess I'm being just picky or maybe I'm jaded because I just got it in and it isn't working with my phone anymore (not sure if it's a ROM issue or a headset issue) but I don't like the headset. If anyone wants it, i'll give it up for a little less than I paid for it or else it'll probably end up in a drawer whilst I continue my search for the best bluetooth headset.
Oh and a bit on dailysteals, good company, the headset only came with the 1 ear cover, and the back was a little scratched up where it looked like someone couldn't figure out how to plug it in but I can accept that for a headset that's still going for $70 to $110 new.
I'll take it off your hands if you want.
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I'll take it off your hands if you want.
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Wanted to share this with folks, as I know a lot of you would like an early upgrade to the Note 2.
First, we are a business customer; that is my wife works for a large corporation that allows us some nice discounts on our service. We have 3 phone lines in our family, so we are not that big of a account personally..
I called CS today, and asked about an early upgrade. We are only in month 10 of our agreement, so I didn't think I had much chance. The first guy I spoke to was trying to get me to change my plan, and add a line, and do all other stuff, so he could "justify" upgrading me for $299.
I told him no, I didn't want to add a line, or do anything silly like that, and asked to speak to retention.
After being transferred, I politely told the gentleman that I wanted a $199 upgrade to a Note 2; I mentioned that Sprint and T-Mobile had promos for that price, and, I could sell our 3 phones on ebay, and make more than enough to pay the cancellation fees, but, I wasn't threatening to leave, nor did I want to leave, nor did I want 3 upgrades; just one for me.
He came back and said he could do the upgrade for 299, plus he would give me a 30 dollar credit for the next 6 months, effectively making the price 119!! (299-180=119).
I asked him to waive the activation fee, and he said he would give me another 36 dollar credit to take care of that, and, also, throw in 2 day shipping for free!
So, I should have my phone by Friday, and am excited to move to the note 2, especially at THAT price!!
My point is, it appears that now that Xmas has passed, they are more receptive to doing early upgrades for those of us that don't really qualify; also, being very polite, and nice to the agent probably helped me as well!
Thanks to all the great friends, dev's, and mods that I have made in this thread, and, a lot of you have already moved to the Note 2, and I am sure a lot more of you will be there soon as well. Hopefully, you can be as successful as I was in getting an early upgrade if that is what you so desire...See you on the other side soon!!
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Sniff.....(wipes eyes)
There goes another satisfied customer....
Pretty soon...It'll be me, and the moderator.....(echo)...LOL....g
I know you will be over there soon too, man..
Not me, I figured how to get multi view and the fancy camera feature About Face. I'm set.
yeh wase,
Ranger and I have multi-window already...
but since your leaving, none for you....
put your glasses on right side up ranger, and he'll never know...LOL...g
rangercaptain said:
Not me, I figured how to get multi view and the fancy camera feature About Face. I'm set.
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Wait what? Multi window is all I need on this Note to be happy! Please share, please
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pklovecraft said:
Wait what? Multi window is all I need on this Note to be happy! Please share, please
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I would hold out for world peace as my condition for happiness.
One phone feature isn't enough for me.
I've also got multi window... Lol. Gotta love being xposed
I would love to try this but with note 3 talk already out maybe I should wait.
Yes it will be a long wait but.....
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Hah, there's talk of the next phone the day one is released. I hear that 2020 Mustangs gonna be a bad ass mofo!
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Hah, there's talk of the next phone the day one is released. I hear that 2020 Mustangs gonna be a bad ass mofo!
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So true, man..If we always waited until the next "big thing" came out, we'd all still be using bag phones!!
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So true, man..If we always waited until the next "big thing" came out, we'd all still be using bag phones!!
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I think I will save my upgrade for the note 3.
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I really like the notepad feature. I can write easily, but the unit lacks portability.
rangercaptain said:
I think I will save my upgrade for the note 3.
I really like the notepad feature. I can write easily, but the unit lacks portability.
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I LOVE that 2 tone look....acoustic modems FTW!!
Its true that there will always be a next big thing. The flashaholic in me wants a note 2 but att extended my upgrade time to 1 1/2 yrs when I upgraded to the note and I didn't upgrade early. So wait until Oct or pay full price. I'm sure they would be happy to let me pay full (overpriced) retail.
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I count on the prices on Craigslist to drop. I have never used my upgrade, because I never want a contract.
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Not me, I figured how to get multi view and the fancy camera feature About Face. I'm set.
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Do tell!! I've been looking for a ROM with this capability for a while now. Still haven't found a solution.
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I count on the prices on Craigslist to drop. I have never used my upgrade, because I never want a contract.
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+1 I use the same strategy.
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Do tell!! I've been looking for a ROM with this capability for a while now. Still haven't found a solution.
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Sorry, buddy, I was just pulling a few legs. Its sort of an inside joke around here because there has been almost 15 threads started about this. Now you're inside.
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Sorry, buddy, I was just pulling a few legs. Its sort of an inside joke around here because there has been almost 15 threads started about this. Now you're inside.
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:crying: I've been googling for an hour now!! haha. Oh well. Hopefully it'll hit the boards at some point soon. I'm really looking forward to playing with that functionality.
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:crying: I've been googling for an hour now!! haha. Oh well. Hopefully it'll hit the boards at some point soon. I'm really looking forward to playing with that functionality.
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Have you guys not tried xposed frameworks and the multi window apk? Works on stock tw based ROMs.
Utterly disappointed. Jumped the gun and bought an N4 instead.
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Utterly disappointed. Jumped the gun and bought an N4 instead.
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1. The device has been out for around 1 month, i.e. delivered to customers. It began to reach customers at the beginning of August and it was introduced on June 25.
2. Custom recovery is almost finished according to the latest posts.
3. We have root.
So I would say that it has progressed nicely, kindly remember that Sony rolled out the C6802 on a limited amount of markets, the wide release will be with the C6833 this month and that is when the ROM development kicks off.
So you are wrong, unfortunately. Expecting a lot of ROMs for a device that has been rolled out in a limited way, i.e. excluding Europe etc and that has been out for a month, mostly as an import is a bit naive. Usually, it takes a broad release before those things kicks off.
Also notice that the Ultra is a niche device unlike the Nexus 4 which has a lot of "mainstream appeal" due to its size and price. So comparing the Ultra with the N 4 and complaining is apples and pencils.
I knew that the Ultra had a limited rollout when I bought it and that the first step would be root and that development would start in September when the C6833 reaches customers and limited action initially - so I have not even considered another device.
It is necessary to understand what it means to buy a new device that is only available in a few markets.
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The LTE model (perhaps the other models too, dunno) has not had its release yet in many countries. When I got my dads htc one in my hands there was no kernels, a few roms, no mods ..nothing fun. About a month later the forum got a few kernels and roms but the developers where there so I rooted the phone it with revone in Linux mint and installed insertcoin.
And WOW, I just checked out the htc one forum ...it is filled with threads for various roms and mods now! Don't worry, It's coming sooner or later for the Z ultra
I usually wait for a while before I get a device in order for the ROMs and kernels to appear but the Ultra with its unique screen and size made it too hard - I saw now that the first recovery that works seems to be posted over at Original Android Development.
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3 months???
You deserved use N4.
This phone just release HSPA+ edition start from 1/August. Until now only one month. And only few selected country is out. The LTE version wise is not even get release.
Which country you stay where this phone already release 3 months?
You keep your N4 fella.
We all wish you many happy years with it.
Yes it's slow. I bought htc butterfly s and xperia z ultra at the same time. (They announced at the same countries)
...but it's ok just because we already have a news about Cyanogen ! What can be more cooler than that !!!
come one
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Thank you. You're not the type of person we need here, so thank you so much.
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stfu and gtfo
you couldn't even afford it if your next choice is N4
Choosing between a 4.7" or a 6.44" device is odd, to put it mildly. To me, it isn't even a competition, the logical choice would be a Nexus 7 then.
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Utterly disappointed. Jumped the gun and bought an N4 instead.
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Next!
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Come trolling there is no ROM and else? You think devs have to develop for the device you own? You are the worst!! Happy you don't actually own a XZU, it make 1 useless troll far from our device.
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I did not choose the N4 for its screen size or specs, i chose it because it allows me to flash custom roms and kernels. In singapore the LTE model is already released. Perhaps what you guys said is right, this thing has not yet seen a major worldwide release, ive seen the SZU in real life and its the best phone ever, im able to fit 2 S2s on it so perhaps in a few months when customs are available ill purchase one, but for now? Nah
Are you kidding?? LOL.. The official availability is September worldwide dude!
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beerope said:
Utterly disappointed. Jumped the gun and bought an N4 instead.
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Why dun you develop one instead?
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you liked, and wanted the uZ, but then bought the n4? thats like saying... mm i really like the new E-class Mercedes... but I'm gonna go for the Mini instead... LOL... goodbye!
I love such bull**** threads...
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It's a snapdragon 800 device, and it's been a real pain in the ass the last couple of days to try and find a method to manually compile boot.img etc.
- We won't be able to start kernel development before I finished this (I probably have once I get a file I requested from Kali or bin4ry)
- second, setting up a device tree for a complete new board like MSM8974 which has changes from Qualcomm isn't easy!
Just have some patience and don't blame the devs, we are doing whatever we can to provide stock image with recovery etc at the moment
Dont warrant yourself because of such a fool. He'll be one of the idiots who blame you then why vou've spend the 2 mins for this post, and not for pushing your dev work forward.
They should stop whining, and do it better on their own or get the hell out of here.
Roms are not about clients, contracts and payed work, so for everybody it should be more then natural to cherish the efforts in it.
Keep up the good work, and don't feel the comments of useless retards as a judgement of your dev-work.