lol. It's always been like that. Even on stock. If you're connected to a wifi network, the 3G/4G connection is gone. Well unless you're sending an MMS and then you'll see the Verizon connection pop up briefly

8/26/2011 11:31:06 AM

This DUUURRRRRRR moment brought to you by the letters W,T,F, the number 13 and quagmire02

8/26/2011 3:44:24 PM

[like]

8/26/2011 3:55:13 PM

note to all: don't change the font on BAMF

...it reboots and hangs at the white HTC screen...looks like it's a common problem (in that changing fonts almost never works for ANYONE)

8/27/2011 11:12:32 AM

tried gingeritis 3D 1.0 beta 8 and didn't care for it compared to BAMF sense 3.0 RC4.9

this is fun

[Edited on August 27, 2011 at 12:13 PM. Reason : .]

8/27/2011 12:12:47 PM

lol

8/27/2011 12:27:20 PM

anyone have a favorite standalone remote control app? looking for something that uses bluetooth (since my mouse and keyboard already do) to control basic media players (vlc and winamp specifically)...unified looks okay, but you have to install software on the computer, too

it may be that the nature of such things requires installation on all computers...but i thought i'd check here, first

if so, gmote and unified seem to be the top contenders (though i think gmote uses wifi and not bluetooth)

[Edited on August 27, 2011 at 3:17 PM. Reason : .]

8/27/2011 3:03:22 PM

I used gmote for a bit. it was ok. i tried a few others, though I can't recall the names... but overall I was unimpressed with all of them.

8/27/2011 5:13:47 PM

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.WiredDFW.DIRECTV.unWiredRemote&hl=en

Great remote app if you have DirecTV. I've been using it more than my actual DirecTV remote since I got it. I'm using a Xoom so YMMV.

8/27/2011 8:49:07 PM

I use the plastic remote that came with my dvr, it seems to do it's job

8/27/2011 9:36:02 PM

^ your plastic remote uses bluetooth and controls your PC as well? that's pretty nice...which DVR comes with that?

8/27/2011 10:44:45 PM

I use xbmc remote and Goldworm.

8/27/2011 11:28:11 PM

^^ yeah my remote controls my HTPC just fine, no need to bring out my phone

[Edited on August 27, 2011 at 11:41 PM. Reason : ^^]

8/27/2011 11:40:53 PM

lovin my xoom today during hurrican

had eleventy billion tabs open and twitter app

8/28/2011 12:45:23 AM

i like the stock android browser just fine, but i'd really like to block ads...any other browsers allow for addons that also have a functioning adblock? anyone used android adblock: http://android-adblock.com/ ?

[Edited on August 28, 2011 at 9:08 PM. Reason : and yes, i've tried adfree android and ads are still all over in my browser]

8/28/2011 8:50:28 PM

Im going to wait until after the Galaxy SII announcement later today obviously, but I might have to go with the Evo3D...Wirefly has it for $99.99 for upgraded contracts...coupled with the BOA Additup deal, its $49.99 after cashback.

8/30/2011 4:29:47 AM

@TreeTwista10
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/08/30/changelog-for-droid2-global-gingerbread-update-has-returned/

8/30/2011 1:13:48 PM

I got sick of the the rom I had on this gtablet and put on the latest gingerbread vegan mod... holy shit what a difference a device specific mod makes

8/31/2011 1:37:53 AM

http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/30/galaxy-s-ii-for-sprint-atandt-and-t-mobile-hands-on/

Quote :

"Only Sprint has announced formal pricing and availability, September 16th for $199, while the others will be available in the always ambiguous "soon.""

8/31/2011 9:26:54 AM

I have ClockworkMod installed on my G2. How do I update to Gingerbread? Is that a stupid question?

8/31/2011 7:27:51 PM

osht,

RT @toastcfh: just got 3D working on #cyanogenmod !!! #evo3d #shooter

9/1/2011 1:00:48 AM

ha posting from one of the remote apps over wifi.

9/1/2011 8:02:46 PM

Well, finally got a smart phone yesterday. X2. Never used anything but old school flip-phone until now.

Pretty nifty tricks it can do. Favorite feature by far is the built in FM tuner.

Also I like you load mp3s through plain windows explorer, unlike the iPod touch I used to use.

I did chuckle after setting up eight billion different accounts and services because whenever ANYONE sends me ANYTHING, I get notified of it about six different ways - it reminded of Ryan (from the Office) inventing that all-encompassing social media handler.

9/2/2011 10:23:16 PM

Bionic "officially" announced for tomorrow's release. New blur seems pretty smooth.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/07/droid-bionic-hits-verizon-tomorrow-we-go-hands-on-today-video/

9/7/2011 8:45:39 AM

Anybody recommend a good credit card swiping/entering app? I'm looking at Square or Intuit GoPayment. Any other ones I should be looking at?

9/7/2011 11:08:18 AM

a friend of mine works for a nonprofit and they use intuit...i have no direct experience myself, but it works well for them (apparently)

9/7/2011 11:16:58 AM

^^ have heard only good things about Square. Not something I use, but i hear it works well.

9/7/2011 5:02:55 PM

not impressed with the bionic now that I've seen the specs on the SII and found out about the locked bootloader

fuck, guess I'm waiting on the Prime

9/7/2011 5:36:55 PM

yep that's what i'm waiting for...the evo 3d wasn't worth it. the sgs2 epic touch 4g is still SAMSUNG and i swore i would never buy anything they have to update themselves after seeing what the epic users had to go through, so that's out. HTC unlocking bootloaders is a big plus for them and i would gladly buy any HTC phone now but with ICS at thanksgiving, I don't think it's worth it right now.

9/7/2011 6:08:57 PM

Eric Schmidt says October or November for ice cream sandwich

9/7/2011 6:28:26 PM

hmm, to get the bionic or not??

9/8/2011 8:42:02 AM

Engadget made it sound like just a Droid X2 with LTE.

Which is good, but not earth shattering.

9/8/2011 11:56:53 AM

what are the differences

Bionic [16GB SD card + 16GB internal] vs. [8 and 8] for X2
Bionic has front facing camera
Bionic has 4G LTE


anything else

9/8/2011 12:02:43 PM

yeah, Bionic has LTE, better processor (TI Omap instead of Tegra 2) and more memory.

9/8/2011 12:02:56 PM

I don't think I can bring myself to buy the bionic. It would have been a great phone, and likely in my hands if it was launched in say... July.

9/8/2011 12:08:25 PM

true. I'm waiting for quad-core and ICS or jelly donut or whatever the hell else is coming early-mid 2012.

9/8/2011 12:11:37 PM

I've got an upgrade that's just burning a hole in my pocket. I won't make it out that far, but I think I can make it until December.

Although, I could read the section on my creditcard agreement, I think my amex allows me a 90 day return window, even if the return window is closed by the original vendor.not applicable to cell phones, and would burn up my upgrade subsidy

[Edited on September 8, 2011 at 12:27 PM. Reason : .]

9/8/2011 12:18:23 PM

It's the $300 price that really turns me off from a Bionic. The Photon is basically the same phone with no LTE and costs $100 now, and the Galaxy S 2 is by most accounts superior and is $200.


And since I'm not currently on Verizon, LTE doesn't really interest me. Oh 14mb/s download? You mean I can burn through my entire monthly allowance in about 3 minutes!? Sign me up!

9/8/2011 1:12:28 PM

Quote :

"Oh 14mb/s download? You mean I can burn through my entire monthly allowance in about 3 minutes!? Sign me up!"

haha, I love how they try to make netflix and other bandwidth hungry apps a major selling point. If you're not on an existing unlimited plan, you're pretty much screwed and going to pay out your ass.

9/8/2011 1:16:59 PM

So the SGS2ET4G isn't coming to Verizon then...

So the Bionic is really the only decent 4G phone on Verizon until what the Prime?

9/8/2011 1:26:09 PM

dumb question from an (obvious) android/phone noob: is it realistic to hope for an ICS rom for the thunderbolt? android releases are so frequent (compared to computer OSes) that i'm not sure if each new version is very backwards compatible or if phones are designed to run only one (maybe two) different versions of android (and vice versa, that each version of android is geared toward a specific hardware configuration)

[Edited on September 8, 2011 at 1:38 PM. Reason : i know computer OSes are more complex, but you get my point]

9/8/2011 1:37:24 PM

Nexus Prime will be Verizon's 4g Samsung

9/8/2011 1:38:41 PM

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/09/08/more-nexus-prime-info-leaks-official-name-screen-size-device-thickness-and-possible-launch-date/

9/8/2011 1:42:15 PM

I was planning to get a Droid Bionic today, but I was told you can't tether with the $30 plan and that I have to pay $50 for the data plan that includes "Mobile Hotspot". That sounds lame as shit to me. If I pay for the 2GB of data why do they care how I use it?

Any issues tethering with Sprint?

9/8/2011 1:53:33 PM

Got the bionic today.

9/8/2011 1:54:54 PM

Quote :

"Any issues tethering with Sprint?"

you're "supposed" to pay for tethering on all of the carriers. You could root and use wireless tether but then you'd have to be careful and not go over whatever your data plan is.

9/8/2011 1:57:13 PM

Quote :

"I was planning to get a Droid Bionic today, but I was told you can't tether with the $30 plan and that I have to pay $50 for the data plan that includes "Mobile Hotspot". That sounds lame as shit to me. If I pay for the 2GB of data why do they care how I use it?"

so don't tell them you want to tether: root + wifi tether

9/8/2011 1:57:33 PM

^

Quote :

"Verizon has begun blocking customers who use workarounds to tether their mobile devices without a Verizon-approved tethering plan, Boy Genius Report reported Monday. The move comes days after AT&T announced it will start forcing tetherers onto approved tethering plans, and just as the debate ramps up on whether curtailing tethering apps violates certain rules Verizon agreed to when it licensed a chunk of 700MHz spectrum for 4G use. BGR noted that one of its writers, who uses a rooted Motorola Droid X and an unauthorized app to tether other devices, recently found that trying to navigate the Web on tethered devices redirected her to a Verizon Wireless page detailing rates for the company's authorized hotspot plans."

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/08/verizon-blocking-tethering-customers-may-violate-fcc-rules.ars

Quote :

"you're "supposed" to pay for tethering on all of the carriers. You could root and use wireless tether but then you'd have to be careful and not go over whatever your data plan is."

One of my roommates has Sprint and he claims to have no trouble tethering. He flies twice a week for work and spends a lot of time tethered while waiting for planes.

[Edited on September 8, 2011 at 2:07 PM. Reason : s]

9/8/2011 2:07:02 PM

That was in reference to the leaked GB update for the Droid X that apparently had some kind of sniffing mechanism in place. Just fear mongering imo. The developers will find a way around it.

[Edited on September 8, 2011 at 2:10 PM. Reason : ]

9/8/2011 2:10:05 PM

I went and played with a bionic. Nice form factor, it's slick.. I like quite a bit about it. I could even get over blur.

But the screen was distracting. Side by side, I would have bought a thunderbolt over a bionic. Motorola ruined what could have been a great product.

9/8/2011 2:14:42 PM