Bobx66 posted:

How do I make my computer look like the flash intro to this site:

http://www.droiddoes.com/#/droidrazr

Seriously.

abagofcheetos posted:

Anyone use Squaretrade for insurance?

ExcessBLarg! posted:

How is the integration of GV SMS on the iPhone? I know it's great on Android, but I'm curious if it's an acceptable alternative on iOS as well as, well, there's some folks I know who might like to save money.

VermiciousKnid84 posted:

Sorry to bring this up again, a little bit late. But how does this work for outgoing calls? I feel like my friends would get confused if I tell them to call me at one number, but are getting calls from me at another.

I know there's that thing where you can dial into Google Voice and make a call from there, but is there any way in Android to set your outgoing number to automatically appear as your Google Voice number?

arisu posted:

Would it be a pain in the rear end for my friends if I wanted to use my GV number for texts only, but I wanted to keep my normal cell phone number for calls?

I really want to drop the $10/mo text fee if I can get away with it. GV texts sounds great.

EDIT: Actually, how does text messaging on Google Voice work? Do I have to use a separate app for it, or could I still use the standard text messaging apps from android?

AlexDeGruven posted:

If you push it, they will. It's still a contract breach, but the credits will stave off the more casual carrier-jumpers.

WeaselWeaz posted:

It isn't a tax on consumers, it specifically is on carriers. They then put it on your bill as a surcharge rather than eat the cost or build it into the cost of your plan. It's functually the same as when a restaurant adds gratuity to your bill. That isn't a tax, it's the restaurant's charge whichvis why they explicitly stated it in a menu.

bull3964 posted:

I await the Razr MAXX HD in two months.

Rastor posted:

Verizon has been hinting about shared data plans for a little while now.

I wonder if that means family data plans. Not very interesting for anyone on unlimited plans but definitely interesting for anyone with a family member who isn't likely to hog the data pipe.

Codiusprime posted:

If people pick their phones based on things like Words With Friends and other such nonsense then I don't think it's to far outside the realm to think they would pick a phone based on it's color.

People are....special.

MeinGott posted:

What does grandfathered mean? I'm looking into how and if you can get unlimited data on 4G LTE like I had with my 3G phone and I see this term come up a lot.

Cojawfee posted:

I'm pretty sure all government buildings are built like Faraday cages. At least in AF dorms, it was a crap shoot to get phone signal.

Kyrosiris posted:

I guess you mean that it's not on ICS by that? Because it's on the newest version of Gingerbread. (And saying it's "old" is kinda disingenuous when, what, all of one handset in the US is on ICS? There's a CM9 port, too.)

WeaselWeaz posted:

Yes, you will lose unlimited. I'm not sure "hosed" is right since they have warned about it for over a year.

Anal Tributary posted:

Uh, just wanting to make sure I'm reading this right. I've been shopping online a bit looking at different carriers, since my family's considering dropping AT&T when our contract ends this August.

Our current AT&T family plan is essentially:
$60 for 700 minutes
$30 for unlimited texting
$30 for three lines
$25 for iPhone - 2 gigs data
$30 for iPhone - 3 gigs data
For $175/mo (before fees, taxes, etc).

I just popped onto Verizon's site, and the only "family" plans it seems to have are these unlimited text/minutes things. Which is weird, because we literally use like maybe 200 minutes a month between us, and we don't need that many minutes.

What's insane to me is that it seems like, between two iPhones and two dumbphones, we'd be paying an outragous amount for less data:
$30 for a dumbphone
$30 for a dumbphone
$40 for an iPhone
$40 for an iPhone
$60 for unlimited talk and text and only two gigs of shared data

...for a total of a baffling $200/mo.

Am I missing something? Are there no cheaper options that will still give us more than 2 gigs of data to share between me and my sister? My parents never use mobile web, so if there's a way to add a dumbphone for cheaper or something and not give it access to the shared data pool I'd just do that.

cuedotnet posted:

I'm not a big Samsung guy

kitten smoothie posted:

What are the odds Verizon will follow suit? Seems like rather than turn the screws on users this way, they're just using the upgrade path to force as many people off unlimited as they can.

nerdrum posted:

I'm a visual merchandiser for a pretty obnoxiously large company so getting plan-o-grams directly to my phone that are usually 40-60 megabytes, along with quick photos of set areas and everything like that adds up super fast, not including actual browsing or just using my phone like a normal person would.

modig posted:

Something like that. We're currently all in sync as far as contracts, down to the same day I think, so the alternate upgrade isn't relevant. Thanks everybody for pointing out that basically I don't have to switch to share everything, that will make our next 2 years much cheaper, then who knows what will be available in another 2 years.

Penguissimo posted:

Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:

So about 5 hours. That's a lot of video chat.

Socialism posted:

Currently I have a single line - a Razr Maxx on the old unlimited data plan, and I'd like to pre-order an iPhone, but apparently you cannot pre-order at the off-contract price.

Socialism posted:

Yeah, that was the case with the 4S launch iirc, and I asked Verizon people at their store.

chocolateTHUNDER posted:

Motorola usually makes rock-solid phones, but something went terribly wrong with the X2.

Yo Eleven posted:

I have two iPhone 5s coming in tomorrow, but I'm selling them both. Will the nanoSIMs already in the phones be locked to my account? Should I meet my sellers at the Verizon store and have them take out the SIM and get a new one, or can they just bring the phone in and do that? I've never "gifted" a phone, so I'm unfamiliar with how it works.

Socialism posted:

Uh this may be a silly question, but I just got a new iphone 5 and I can't figure out how to activate it. 1-877-807-4646 doesn't seem to give me an option for it... maybe it's because they're getting hammered?

Psimitry posted:

Is anyone else totally loving stocked about the Inc-X? Granted, it hasn't been announced but it looks legit and boy I cannot wait to replace my original Inc.

(I've been waiting for a non-AMOLED screen phone that was worth a poo poo for months)

chupacabraTERROR posted:

I'm actually curious since I used to own one, but I guess that answers my question

Athenry posted:

Each of those upgrades is going to be tied to a specific line. So you can upgrade once without losing it. When you burn the subsidy on your unlimited line; the unlimited goes with it.