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fknlo posted:Not sure if this is the right thread, but does google voice effectively replace the stock messaging and voicemail apps? Do I just get rid of those widgets? It has replaced them for me. Being able to do everything I want on my computer with my phone's number makes it perfect.
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spidoman posted:It has replaced them for me. Being able to do everything I want on my computer with my phone's number makes it perfect.
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Jun 24, 2011 03:23
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spidoman posted:It has replaced them for me. Being able to do everything I want on my computer with my phone's number makes it perfect. Yeah, I was wondering since messages weren't showing up in messaging app. Was wondering where they went and then I remembered that I did voice integration.
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Jun 24, 2011 03:25
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2 questions: Does the 3d come with headphones? Also, how much does the 450 minute plan with unlimited data/texting usually cost after insurance, taxes and the 10 dollar smartphone fee?
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Jun 24, 2011 03:40
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change my name posted:2 questions: Does the 3d come with headphones? Also, how much does the 450 minute plan with unlimited data/texting usually cost after insurance, taxes and the 10 dollar smartphone fee? If you don't have a corporate discount, check the OP for EPRP if you're a new customer, it knocks off $10 from the 450 plan to start out. Taxes would be ~$10 or less depending on where you live.
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Jun 24, 2011 03:45
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Oh I already signed up for a school plan today at 18% off the total price, I was just wondering how much I was saving overall.
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Jun 24, 2011 03:46
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900ftjesus posted:The guy who makes Fresh ROM (easily one of the best Evo 4G Sense ROMs) has his 24-hour impression of the 3D posted, it's pretty informative and gives a lot of detail: That was pretty good. Confirms my decision not to upgrade from a EVO,but also confirms my decision to upgrade my wife's Hero to the 3D. It is hard for me not to upgrade myself, but I hope waiting pays off by the end of the year. Need some more leaks about the Nexus 3.
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Jun 24, 2011 03:51
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change my name posted:2 questions: Does the 3d come with headphones? Also, how much does the 450 minute plan with unlimited data/texting usually cost after insurance, taxes and the 10 dollar smartphone fee? It comes with a combination charger/USB cable and that's it.
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Jun 24, 2011 04:18
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Seem they're trying to push another update. I declined it for now just to wait and see what this is all about. So I'm deathly afraid to touch spiderman as I don't have to time to head to a sprint shop. Edit: goddamn it was the update that breaks your dialer! I had no idea you could do that VVVVVV averox fucked around with this message at 05:51 on Jun 24, 2011 |
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Jun 24, 2011 05:31
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I didn't realize this, but the ability to adjust the height of the view in maps on the 3D by dragging two fingers down in a \/ shape is really excellent.
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Jun 24, 2011 05:41
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brc64 posted:I hope you all get some new form of hand cancer. I have hand cancer. There appears to be an EVO 3D growing out of my right hand. I can't put this thing down.
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Jun 24, 2011 05:52
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I went from Palm Centro to Evo last summer, and that was an amazing leap. I was expecting this upgrade to be far less impressive... yet here I am, amazed. This thing puts my Xoom to shame in performance. I love the higher DPI, brighter screen, everything. I used my wife's Evo and I immediately noticed how big all the font was. The enhanced DPI is amazing. Looks like if the phone can use Nextel's old bands for 3G, they haven't been enabled yet. Same crap speed for Phoenix and its suburbs.
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Jun 24, 2011 05:57
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Turnquiet posted:Looks like if the phone can use Nextel's old bands for 3G, they haven't been enabled yet. Same crap speed for Phoenix and its suburbs. I have to say I've never noticed terribad speeds except in places I get poo poo signal, and this is across a combination of downtown Tempe, east Phoenix, and far east Mesa.
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Jun 24, 2011 05:58
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a shameful boehner posted:I didn't realize this, but the ability to adjust the height of the view in maps on the 3D by dragging two fingers down in a \/ shape is really excellent. It's actually just two fingers parallel like || but yeah it's a pretty sweet feature. That and you can 'spin' in three dimensions by using two fingers and rotating them around.
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Jun 24, 2011 06:03
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Turnquiet posted:I used my wife's Evo and I immediately noticed how big all the font was. The enhanced DPI is amazing. "More like it's the same piece of poo poo screen  " -pretty much every tech blog
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Jun 24, 2011 06:24
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letsgoflyers81 posted:They're not the lenses but picture quality will really suffer if you scratch or scuff them. One of the main reasons I'm getting a case is to make sure the camera housing is recessed and won't make contact with a table or desk or whatever. I dunno, I cracked the lens on my EVO (it ran in three directions) and it had zero effect on picture quality.
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Jun 24, 2011 09:00
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averox posted:"More like it's the same piece of poo poo screen It sounds like it's more about the resolution than the quality of the screen from what he said. And when talking about screen quality(sLCD vs sAMOLED) most people don't notice it anyway. It's a freaking cellphone, with a 4.3inch screen.
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Jun 24, 2011 09:30
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Freshguy.. posted:Despite the phone having swype installed, HTC’s keyboard now has the ability to type just by drawing on it like swype. You simply need to enable it in the settings. That’s a pretty cool feature. This is pretty cool, I actually prefer it over swype for some reason.
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Jun 24, 2011 09:37
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jaku78 posted:It sounds like it's more about the resolution than the quality of the screen from what he said. And when talking about screen quality(sLCD vs sAMOLED) most people don't notice it anyway. It's a freaking cellphone, with a 4.3inch screen. I happen to be upgrading from an Epic, I should post a side-by-side to show everyone on the fence precisely how little difference there is. e: Aside from the contrast ratio being better on the SAMOLED (colors "pop" more, blacks are blacker, etc) the screens are equivalent in image quality, the E3D having a much higher resolution. The difference is obviously LCD vs OLED. In OLED, black is no light at all, whereas from LCD, it means no color being placed over the backlight. I would say the EVO's screen is brighter light-wise as a result, though the relative dimness of the SAMOLED does not necessarily diminish the readability or useability of the screen. Overall, the difference is almost in a zone equivalent to audiophiles bickering about infrasound and non-audible frequencies. That is, to say, academic. You can see a difference between the screens but it's not poo poo vs gold. More like 18k gold vs 24k gold or something. And then you have the higher resolution, which is a flat boost to utility and occasionally crispness. e: http://imgur.com/a/Ph3JR/all a few side-by-side pictures. Please forgive the lovely lighting, I didn't want to get a bunch of glare in the way. FAUXTON fucked around with this message at 12:11 on Jun 24, 2011 |
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Jun 24, 2011 09:46
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averox posted:"More like it's the same piece of poo poo screen Every review I read said that the screen was good, and it was a nice jump from the EVO. They just said that they have seen better screens lately.
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Jun 24, 2011 11:45
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bobula posted:I dunno, I cracked the lens on my EVO (it ran in three directions) and it had zero effect on picture quality. I don't understand how your pictures would be fine if you have a big scratch or something sitting right in front of the camera's view. I know it's not the lens, but what would you see if you wore glasses that were scratched up? Getimmaaw posted:This is pretty cool, I actually prefer it over swype for some reason. All the reviews I've read say that it's much wore than Swype. It's interesting that you prefer it, I'll have to play with it a bit. averox posted:"More like it's the same piece of poo poo screen The trend I noticed from some of the blogs was that the screen didn't seem as nice as other qHD screens like the Sensation or DX2, most likely due to the parallax layer.
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Jun 24, 2011 13:23
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a shameful boehner posted:I didn't realize this, but the ability to adjust the height of the view in maps on the 3D by dragging two fingers down in a \/ shape is really excellent. It's not a V-shape, it's actually a | | shape. Two fingers, up and down. You can also use two fingers and twist them to rotate the map around.
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Jun 24, 2011 13:46
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letsgoflyers81 posted:I don't understand how your pictures would be fine if you have a big scratch or something sitting right in front of the camera's view. I know it's not the lens, but what would you see if you wore glasses that were scratched up? It probably resulted in a slight blur over part or all of the image, but due to the focal plane being much further away from the camera than the scratched lens cover, didn't affect picture quality enough to bug them. I've had scratches on glasses before, and they are noticeable when they're in your field of view, but generally they don't actually block your vision or anything, just obscure it slightly.
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Jun 24, 2011 13:52
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sirbeefalot posted:It probably resulted in a slight blur over part or all of the image, but due to the focal plane being much further away from the camera than the scratched lens cover, didn't affect picture quality enough to bug them. I've had scratches on glasses before, and they are noticeable when they're in your field of view, but generally they don't actually block your vision or anything, just obscure it slightly. Right, this is what I would expect and it would annoy the hell out of me.
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Jun 24, 2011 14:03
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letsgoflyers81 posted:Right, this is what I would expect and it would annoy the hell out of me. I think this is enlightning: http://kurtmunger.com/dirty_lens_articleid35.html http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2008/10/front-element-scratches It's really not going to be that bad unless you completely smash the hell out of it. Rurutia fucked around with this message at 14:35 on Jun 24, 2011 |
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Jun 24, 2011 14:33
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The Entire Universe posted:e: http://imgur.com/a/Ph3JR/all a few side-by-side pictures. Please forgive the lovely lighting, I didn't want to get a bunch of glare in the way. Aside from the second one which makes the AMOLED really shine because of all the black, the Evo 3D looks great. Myrddin Emrys posted:It's not a V-shape, it's actually a | | shape. Two fingers, up and down. You can also use two fingers and twist them to rotate the map around. Excuse me but you'll find I already said that 
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Jun 24, 2011 14:50
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Any of you guys that preordered from Amazon get a shipment notification yet? I finally pulled the trigger on three 3Deez late last night and my expected arrival date is Tuesday. Just curious if that's just a catch-all date for preorder people or if some of you guys have earlier dates.
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I guess as far as colors go it'll never top AMOLED. I'm surprised no reviews have really mentioned the pixel density though. I can't be arsed to fact check but didn't a few sites kind of pass off the screen as about the same as the Evo? Or perhaps they were saying that about the colors and levels which honestly feel the same except warmer. Also, does anyone else's phone seem to almost permanently be trying to sync? I don't think it's using data or anything it's just that the sync icon is hanging up there. Happened last night so I rebooted but then it popped up over night.
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Jun 24, 2011 15:10
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That's one of the things the OTA updates are supposed to have fixed.
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Sorry to interrupt all the Evo 3D talk; I ordered my Echo and it is schedualed to arrive later today. I'm on oldschool SERO. Do I need to try to activate it first or call the number in the OP to upgrade my account first?
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Jun 24, 2011 15:21
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big mean giraffe posted:Excuse me but you'll find I already said that
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RodShaft posted:Sorry to interrupt all the Evo 3D talk; I ordered my Echo and it is schedualed to arrive later today. I'm on oldschool SERO. Do I need to try to activate it first or call the number in the OP to upgrade my account first? Probably either way would work, once they upgrade your plan they would probably just do a service swap so its on your account. Let us know your thoughts on the phone! Happy Evo 3D day everybody!
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Leathal posted:Any of you guys that preordered from Amazon get a shipment notification yet? Today is the ship date, I believe. I can confirm that none of the six preorders I facilitated have shipped yet.
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Jun 24, 2011 15:42
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I noticed I can't setup any special notification sounds like I could with the Evo. Huh. Is the stock Evo like that as well? I run Sense on the Evo with root and I always remember being able to change that.
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Jun 24, 2011 15:52
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900ftjesus posted:Tips for selling on craigslist: I'm contemplating this. I skimmed the article you linked, but it wasn't immediately obvious... is "unlocked" the same thing as rooted, in the sense of being able to flash to Cricket? Or is there some additional step beyond the normal root procedure? And generally speaking, is there a bigger market on craigslist for pre-rooted phones, or is it a safer bet to sell it stock?
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Turnquiet posted:I noticed I can't setup any special notification sounds like I could with the Evo. I'm not really sure what you even mean by this. Do you mean you can't use custom notification sounds? Or you can't set custom notifications?
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Can't set custom notification sounds. My shift just updated to the same thing. I can only use the stock notifications listed, there's no option to use an audio file and rings extended stopped working. I also can't see any way to set a different notification sound for different events. You can add to the list by making a folder "/sdcard/notifications" and adding stuff there, but I'm still getting the default notification sound.
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Jun 24, 2011 16:13
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Rurutia posted:I think this is enlightning: http://kurtmunger.com/dirty_lens_articleid35.html Eh, shows what I know!
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Called local Best Buy to ensure that my wife's EVO 3D was in. Guy said they had tons of them left and not running out anytime soon. So if you didn't pre-order sounds like no problem picking one up soon. I wondering since Sprint has a lot better phone selection now than it did at the EVO 4G (plus all the people who still have a year left) launch that the 3D will sell a lot less.
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