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Looks like the FCC has created their own speed test app. The app only tests mobile data and can run periodic background tests which it will send information to the FCC to check up on your carrier to see if they're being truthful. The background process can be turned off in-app. By default, the app only uses 100MB total on top of the manual scans you use. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ign%3DPlayboard Obviously, this app is US only. EDIT: It looks like it works in the UK, don't know if it sends any UK carrier information to them though. 
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So that's the FCC's stated purpose. What does the NSA get out of it? 
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Nov 14, 2013 17:35
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The 100MB of data is metadata on your 10-bit anime .mkv's.
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Nov 14, 2013 19:37
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ThermoPhysical posted:EDIT: It looks like it works in the UK, don't know if it sends any UK carrier information to them though. It's being run in partnership with the company SamKnows that also mesures broadband performance in the UK with a fixed-line broadband survey (and which is assisting with the FCC's ongoing fixed-line broadband testing in the US). This is their site for their existing UK stuff, I imagine they'll take any info from UK users and add it into their UK stuff: http://www.samknows.com/broadband/broadband_availability
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Nov 14, 2013 19:42
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I've been using an FCC Whitebox with SamKnows on my broadband line for the past few years. It's a really cool service. I get email alerts from them each month telling me how my internet compares to what I'm being promised. I can login at any time and see the past days/weeks/months of speeds, latency, packet loss, etc. The first year they did it every ISP had something like 80% of their promised speeds. After 3 years almost every single ISP is delivering at LEAST 100% of their promised speeds, and most at 110-120% Seeing that it's now available on Android is awesome. I hope this means we'll start seeing wireless ISPs living up to their promises.
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Nov 14, 2013 20:30
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Ashex posted:I haven't used it by K-9 mail may work for you. K-9 does not support Exchange ActiveSync so people who use Exchange 2010 servers are hosed - sadly my best option I've found due to lack of decent Exchange clients and the aforementioned Google push only working with the official client is to use Samsung Email (I have a Note 2, the Samsung Email client is basically the vanilla Android email with ActiveSync) for work and Gmail for everything else. However if you're rooted and can install APKs, try the new Android 4.4 email client? It has ActiveSync support and a Gmail-style interface. I just switched to this and the only problem with it so far seems to be lack of push for gmail. http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/10/31/apk-download-heres-the-default-email-app-from-android-4-4-with-gmail-style-ui-and-a-slide-out-menu/ Lum_ fucked around with this message at 22:11 on Nov 14, 2013 |
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Nov 14, 2013 21:34
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AOSP email has supported ActiveSync for years. Since Froyo, at least, that's as far back as I go with Android.
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Nov 14, 2013 22:31
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Biggest issue with the built in email client is there's no device partitioning. The Exchange server will have admin over the whole phone for policy enforcement and that sucks in a BOYD situation.
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Nov 14, 2013 22:40
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bull3964 posted:Biggest issue with the built in email client is there's no device partitioning. The Exchange server will have admin over the whole phone for policy enforcement and that sucks in a BOYD situation. Unfortunately that covers most companies.
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Nov 15, 2013 00:22
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Just stop being poor and buy Touchdown. It isn't the prettiest thing in the world but it works and it works well.
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Nov 15, 2013 02:01
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Chrome's swipe-from-the-side to view other tabs has been changed to swipe-on-the-address-bar. Doesn't look like there's any way to bring back the old functionality. Is it possible to uninstall Chrome and somehow install an older APK? If yes, where could I get it from?
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Nov 15, 2013 02:12
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Spekkio posted:Chrome's swipe-from-the-side to view other tabs has been changed to swipe-on-the-address-bar. They changed that in v30 weeks ago, it will be possible to install an older version, yes... just Google for v29
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Nov 15, 2013 12:11
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Rusty! posted:They changed that in v30 weeks ago, it will be possible to install an older version, yes... just Google for v29
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Nov 15, 2013 13:26
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Tunga posted:Also this is a terrible idea because you'll never get any future security or feature updates. Just deal with it, you'll get used to it after a few days. I actually prefer it. I vastly prefer it because it seems like the zones for tab switching were way too huge and I always switched tabs instead of scrolling horizontally.
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Nov 15, 2013 16:53
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Protocol7 posted:I vastly prefer it because it seems like the zones for tab switching were way too huge and I always switched tabs instead of scrolling horizontally.
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Nov 15, 2013 17:02
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Spekkio posted:Chrome's swipe-from-the-side to view other tabs has been changed to swipe-on-the-address-bar. I hated this 'feature'. Always I'd be panning a zoomed in page and accidentally switch tabs.
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Nov 15, 2013 17:26
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suddenlyissoon posted:Is there a decent all-in-one email client that handles push on both Exchange & Gmail and gives you a unified inbox? I guess I was spoiled on iOS. I actually use the built in email client for all my exchange and gmail. I use these settings from way back in the old old iphone days in my gmail configuration to get it to push gmail to the email client. Works great! But like poster above said, it will require the security restrictions enabled on your phone. But for me, it's not a big deal
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Nov 15, 2013 18:28
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SeaWolf posted:I actually use the built in email client for all my exchange and gmail. I use these settings from way back in the old old iphone days in my gmail configuration to get it to push gmail to the email client. Works great! But like poster above said, it will require the security restrictions enabled on your phone. But for me, it's not a big deal I really like the guy's fruitless attempts at blurring out his email address.
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Nov 15, 2013 18:30
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Has anyone else had trouble with Survey Rewards? The first few worked great and got me some free money, but the last couple of times I've submitted my answers, I've gotten the message "There was a problem recording your answers. Don't worry, we'll save them and try to submit them later and credit your account." It's been a few days since the first time and I see no evidence that this has happened. Both times I was in an area with strong signal, so it's not like there was a network error.
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Nov 15, 2013 18:45
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Penguissimo posted:Has anyone else had trouble with Survey Rewards? The first few worked great and got me some free money, but the last couple of times I've submitted my answers, I've gotten the message "There was a problem recording your answers. Don't worry, we'll save them and try to submit them later and credit your account." It's been a few days since the first time and I see no evidence that this has happened. Both times I was in an area with strong signal, so it's not like there was a network error. It's been working fine for me, but I've only gotten two surveys so far.
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Nov 15, 2013 18:50
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Penguissimo posted:Has anyone else had trouble with Survey Rewards? The first few worked great and got me some free money, but the last couple of times I've submitted my answers, I've gotten the message "There was a problem recording your answers. Don't worry, we'll save them and try to submit them later and credit your account." It's been a few days since the first time and I see no evidence that this has happened. Both times I was in an area with strong signal, so it's not like there was a network error. This exact thing has happened to me. I banked $2 from my first rewards, but this last one I did just puked and my balance never updated. I finished it pretty fast, but it was like 8 questions and I answered everything truthfully.
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Nov 15, 2013 18:51
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SeaWolf posted:I actually use the built in email client for all my exchange and gmail. I use these settings from way back in the old old iphone days in my gmail configuration to get it to push gmail to the email client. Works great! But like poster above said, it will require the security restrictions enabled on your phone. But for me, it's not a big deal Google turned off ActiveSync support last year.
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Nov 15, 2013 19:18
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They said they would but Microsoft flipped a bitch over it and Google extended that deadline.
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Nov 15, 2013 19:58
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For Windows phones only. If you have it set up already it will work forever but if you ever have to set it up again it won't. So don't change your settings!
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Nov 15, 2013 20:28
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Penguissimo posted:Has anyone else had trouble with Survey Rewards? The first few worked great and got me some free money, but the last couple of times I've submitted my answers, I've gotten the message "There was a problem recording your answers. Don't worry, we'll save them and try to submit them later and credit your account." It's been a few days since the first time and I see no evidence that this has happened. Both times I was in an area with strong signal, so it's not like there was a network error. I haven't gotten anything since the test survey 
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hooah posted:I haven't gotten anything since the test survey I thought I had "failed" when I was 90% sure I clicked the wrong number of stars, but I've gotten three so far. The first two got me $1 each, and the last one only got me $0.50, because I don't use AirBnB, so I only answered the first question.
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Penguissimo posted:Has anyone else had trouble with Survey Rewards? The first few worked great and got me some free money, but the last couple of times I've submitted my answers, I've gotten the message "There was a problem recording your answers. Don't worry, we'll save them and try to submit them later and credit your account." It's been a few days since the first time and I see no evidence that this has happened. Both times I was in an area with strong signal, so it's not like there was a network error. After the first survey, I finally got another one this past week and, after reading this thread, I just got finished with one now. Now I have $2.20. Hooray.
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hooah posted:I haven't gotten anything since the test survey
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Nov 15, 2013 22:40
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Same as well. I answered all the questions right and didn't fall for the trick question. Still no surveys.
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I only got 25 cents for saying I don't use airbnb
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Nov 15, 2013 22:52
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Oh Google! I guess in a way it's encouraging to hear that things are just as chaotic and inexplicable as ever.
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DrBouvenstein posted:I thought I had "failed" when I was 90% sure I clicked the wrong number of stars, but I've gotten three so far. The first two got me $1 each, and the last one only got me $0.50, because I don't use AirBnB, so I only answered the first question. I got a full dollar for saying I don't buy premium bottled water (the choices were awful, I had to choose "Never, it's stupid to pay that much for bottled water" because it was the closest answer to "Never, I'm always near free water") and only 88 cents for doing a full survey about I-can't-remember-what. I don't understand how they choose how much to give, the last one I got was 99 cents for a full survey about Netflix.
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Nov 15, 2013 22:58
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I've made 3 dollars this week you guys are all scrubs. I've done a survey about Obama, Netflix and I think Verizon.
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Smeed posted:I've made 3 dollars this week you guys are all scrubs. I've done a survey about Obama, Netflix and I think Verizon. I've made four bucks. Something about electronics, general politics, Obama, something or the other. Haven't had one longer than four easy questions either.
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datajosh posted:Same here, guess we're not in the right demographic This could be it, if you're answering questions like a non-target-consumer they might not care about your opinions
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I've had some interesting ones come through. Though I only got $.25 for saying buying premium bottled water is stupid.
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Penguissimo posted:Has anyone else had trouble with Survey Rewards? The first few worked great and got me some free money, but the last couple of times I've submitted my answers, I've gotten the message "There was a problem recording your answers. Don't worry, we'll save them and try to submit them later and credit your account." It's been a few days since the first time and I see no evidence that this has happened. Both times I was in an area with strong signal, so it's not like there was a network error.
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Nov 16, 2013 00:28
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I assume I get surveys because I'm a white American male aged 18-45. 
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Nov 16, 2013 01:59
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DrBouvenstein posted:I assume I get surveys because I'm a white American male aged 18-45. 
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