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Mister Fister posted:http://pocketnow.com/android/htc-evo-v-4g-an-evo-3d-for-virgin-mobile Ooo. Not sure if it's a good phone, but it made me stop and look twice. I wonder if it will get upgraded to ICS. Through, it's like an inch bigger than the Optimus V and I've grown to really like the small size.
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HTC One V review. Seems like a nice step up from the Optimus V. I'm pretty interested in the phone, assuming the price is right ($250 or less) and it gets a decent community behind it for rooting. Personally, I like the <4" screen size... http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/18/2950522/htc-one-v-review
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Get $25 if you buy an LG Optimus Elite on Virgin: http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/18/3028425/good-deal-virgin-optimus-25-google-wallet
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Is there a decent T-Mobile phone out there (at least rootable and capable of running cm9 with decent xda support) that has an under 4" screen? I'm debating getting the One V on Virgin Mobile* versus something nicer on T-Mobile, but I don't know if I would want to carry around a phone with a 4.7" screen like the One X or Galaxy Nexus. I'm just curious if there's something good with a smaller screen out there than I'm not aware of. *I have weird network issues whenever I'm in the Chicagoland area with my Optimus V. Sometimes the phone likes to lock up, sometimes the battery drains super fast, sometimes I can't hook onto mobile data. It all goes away when I'm back in Peoria.
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May 24, 2012 00:19
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Rastor posted:Edit: and I'm sure you know this, but the Evo V is not the same thing as the One V, the One V has been rumored for Virgin Mobile USA but not announced. Yeah, I'm just assuming that the One V will come out on Virgin eventually. Thanks for the info. I'll check those out. I have to say I enjoy this no contract prepay stuff. I have no real hurry to switch plans and long contracts aren't affecting my decisions.
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May 24, 2012 01:23
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sublyme posted:and how far 100 mb might take me if I install data throttling apps. In the last three weeks, I've used about 50 MB (according to Virgin mobile's website). This is very, very minor checking of email (maybe one or two with attachments), some Google Maps usage, a little bit MMS, and maybe some Yelp. /Almost everything I use is on WiFi.
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Jun 1, 2012 06:49
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My Optimus V always has weird issues in the Chicagoland area. Random reboots, or it slows to a crawl, or it fails to lock into the data networks. It's always something different and novel and goes away when I come back to Peoria. My sister and her husband always complain about their Sprint service up there (they have nicer Samsungs, not crappy free discount phones), mostly with crappy data services and mms taking hours to go through. TMobile would cost about $5/month more (I use ~200 minutes/month), but buying a new phone also has to be factored in. And I kinda like the OV and not having to give a gently caress when I (ab)use it.
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Jun 7, 2012 04:02
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Looks like you save about EDIT: It's $1120 getting the Google Nexus on the $30 TMobile prepaid plan (with 100 minutes/month) for two years. EDIT: Updated the prices to reflect the $5/month discount with the auto-pay discount. Uthor fucked around with this message at 19:00 on Jun 7, 2012 |
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Jun 7, 2012 16:01
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Rastor posted:This image has turned up in press releases: I'm assuming it will be for new customers? EDIT: Updated my previous post with the new $30/month price. You save $500 over two years versus going with Sprint. Uthor fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Jun 7, 2012 |
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Jun 7, 2012 18:55
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Rastor posted:Actually I think Value plans have some kind of contract? Yes, I asked them about it when trying to lower my parents' bill (need to get on that) and you still need to sign a two year contract, just you get a discount for not getting a subsidy on the phone.
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Jun 28, 2012 06:25
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What would be the process of going from TMobile prepaid to StraightTalk TMobile? Just like switching companies (get SIM, create account, port number) or would you have to port your number to a 3rd carrier first? TMobile prepaid seems slightly cheaper for me (I seem to be using between 150-200 minutes/month), but if keeping track of minutes gets too annoying or I start going over 250/month, I'd switch to StraightTalk.
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Jun 30, 2012 01:15
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I may wake up in the morning and buy a Nexus before they are pulled from the site. Thanks, Apple, for forcing my hand!
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I ordered a GNex. Is this what I need from TMobile to get on the $30/month plan? http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/T-Mobile-Prepaid-SIM-Activation-Kit EDIT: Durr, the link is in the OP. Nevermind.
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BlackFrost posted:Nooooo I was literally JUST coming online to buy one! God drat it. Sucks. I got my order in Monday morning and it shipped late last night.
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Jul 5, 2012 09:10
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Well, the page says "Coming Soon" and only has a place to input your email for updates, so you can't really try ordering now.
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Jul 5, 2012 19:17
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Ars Technica is reporting about this (they say the phone was pulled on Tuesday) and quote Google as saying it will be back in two weeks when they get Jelly Bean running on it. Unfortunately, it also says that Google will be turning off the infringing local search function via an OTA update for all the phones out there.
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Jul 5, 2012 23:21
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Basically, if you search for something, it will search your files and apps in addition to the Internet. Like the guy above said, I never use it, but I am anal about keeping everything organized.
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swarthmeister posted:1) That's how it works in theory. I bought the SIM kit, and attempted online activation. Should've been simple, the steps aren't difficult or anything, but for some reason the page would just refresh rather than proceed when I clicked to submit the info. Anyway, I called up T-Mobile and described the problem to the phone support guys, and still managed to get on the "online only" 5GB+100min+∞text plan (probably because it was a new activation - ported the old number to T-Mobile later, after comparing coverage). This is a month old, but I tried activating online, got a bad activation code error, called up TMobile, and they activated the phone with the $30/month plan no problem. They butchered my last name, but I updated it myself on the website. I was a bit surprised to find Web Guard turned on for my phone by default, though. I randomly saw it while playing with the account settings. Be sure to turn that off unless you hate porn!
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Jolo posted:How do the ten cents a minute for minutes past 100 work? Do they pull those out of your balance after each call you make with your 100 used up? These things would be clearer if there was some kind of invoice or billing documentation. It's prepaid: you pay before you can use the minutes so there is no invoice to give you at the end of the month. You just need to keep a balance and the money is take out of that. Kerpal posted:Has anyone tried the HTC One V yet? I haven't, but the reviews seem pretty positive: http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/18/2950522/htc-one-v-review
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If you are monthly, then Verizon ought to refund the portion of the month you haven't used (eg. if you're one week in, they should be giving you 3/4 of your monthly bill back).
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Jul 14, 2012 23:54
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Is there a known problem with the My T-Mobile site for pre-paid plans? I tried to login, couldn't remember my password, did the password reset, waited 20 minutes to get the text (at which point it was expired), did another password reset, got the text, changed the password, logged out, can't log back in ("Oops — that phone number/password combination isn’t valid. Please try again."). And just because I'm probably going to forget this number and not find it again when I need it: to port a number, you need to call 877-778-2106 and say "representative" three or four times (ignore the computer telling you it doesn't know WTF) to talk to a live operator.
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So I ran out of minutes on my TMobile plan. I have a balance and that's cool, but it seems like every time I call, I have to first listen to a message warning me that it will cost $0.10/minute, which is annoying. Does the message go away? Can I turn it off?
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Jul 31, 2012 21:56
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Stick100 posted:Easy way is have more money in your account. I think it only triggers when you are low on cash. Alright, I'm down to under $2.50 right now. I'm trying to see how far $35/month takes me; maybe I'll up it to $40/month next month. I ended up installing Prepaid Widget and it's pretty neat. You set it up to send #BAL#, #MIN#, and #WEB# to get your balance, minutes, and data used (respectively) from TMobile and set up widgets to display that info. It was a little confusing setting up at first, but seems to work nicely. I ended up paying the $2 for the pro version so it automatically updates every 24 hours and after every call that I make.
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Ah, neat. I see two in the store. Which is the "correct" one?
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I see two, both by TMobile, both with the top developer icon. I think one's a beta? 
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Straight Talk with unlimited minutes for $45/month sounds up your alley (if you're not a gigantic data user).
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Mr.Trifecta posted:Not a huge user, me nor the wife. They have family plans or is $45 per? Well, if you want to go a little bit cheaper, you can port your numbers to Google Voice and get the $30/month plan, using Google Voice over the data network to not use up any minutes. Read this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646755
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I used this guide to root/install a custom ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1197991 I was using BobZhome's CM7 based ROM with no problems. Leslie Ann's Harmonia also seems great if you want it as stripped down as possible. It looks like there are now ICS/CM9 based ROMs out there, but I can't comment on those. There's a list and descriptions here: https://github.com/inferiorhumanorgans/android_device_lge_thunderc_common/wiki/Binary
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Tremors posted:Being the lazy person that I am, I let my motorola triumph sit on my desk for a couple months before deciding to list it on ebay today. The thing is, when I tried to charge it up to wipe/reset it, it won't turn on. The charge light doesn't even come on. I've tried different chargers too. I'm wondering if it is the battery. Should the phone turn on when plugged into a charger with no battery installed? If so, then it's something wrong with the phone and I'm sol. Any thoughts from triumph owning goons? Try leaving it on the charger for a little bit. Get the battery some time to top up a little. You should be able to run a phone with no battery, but if you are doing a lot of things, you may be using more power than the charger provides. Not sure how much power booting up takes, but that may be an issue, especially with an under powered charger...
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Roulette posted:Oh wait it seems that the Nexus S is only 3G and stuck on Gingerbread... Huh? According to Wikipedia, it already has ICS and JB started to roll out a couple weeks ago.
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New phones for Boost and Virgin: http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/22/3261452/boost-virgin-prepaid-carries-Galaxy The Reverb seems like a decent competitor for the One V and Evo V, slotting between the two in size with a better proc for $250.
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The Verge had two of the writers argue for each phone: http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/9/3146548/galaxy-nexus-jelly-bean-android-ping-counterping Basically came down to "Jelly Bean! Stock Android!" vs. "Better hardware! TouchWiz isn't an automatic fail!". Seems like Jelly Bean is coming to the S3 soon, so keep that in mind. Uthor fucked around with this message at 07:37 on Aug 23, 2012 |
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Just want to be sure: I want to put my parents on the $30/month 1500 Talk & Text plan from T-Mobile. They currently have a monthly plan from T-Mobile. To keep the same number, they would have to first port it to another carrier, right? I'm thinking swapping to VM for a couple of days, switching back, and returning the VM phone. Can I use my old VM phone for this? It was deactivated when I ported my VM number over to T-Mobile.
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compton rear end terry posted:Slickdeals claiming that if you have an older VM phone, you can get your plan back to $25 a month. http://slickdeals.net/f/5141374-Virgin-Mobile-users-Switch-back-to-the-25-grandfathered-plan When I bought mine, RadioShack asked for a restocking fee and stressed that the phone would have to be in immaculate shape or other penalties would be charged. Best Buy didn't give a gently caress if I were to return the phone.
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Mister Snips posted:Unless they expect idiots to buy a plan to not use and just to refer people (likely option tbh) My sister left college with three or four credit card accounts that she didn't know she had because she kept signing papers for free tshirts. College kids are idiots.
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Stick100 posted:GNexus as long as I don't install the Amazon app store I can get a full days use and my work load is very heavy. What does the Amazon App Store do to kill your battery? I've never noticed an issue on mine. I take my phone off the charger in the morning, use it lightly for 4 hours or so, then go to work where I stream music for a few hours, check email and text, check the web, and stream some video. Nine hours later and I have 35-40% battery life left. The only time I run out is if I'm streaming video for hours. Voice calls do drain the battery more than most things, I've found.
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Optimum Gulps posted:Yes. I bought a Galaxy Nexus directly from Google and ordered a SIM card activation kit from T-Mobile ($.99 with free shipping), and I was able to port my phone number over from Virgin Mobile with no issues whatsoever, other than the fact that it took 57 hours for the request to complete instead of "up to 24". I had to call twice 'cause they hosed up taking down my info the first time, then had to do something different since Virgin isn't a monthly plan (?). Basically, calling TMobile sucked, especially trying to get to the right department for PrePaid customers. Doing it over the internet would have been better, but I wanted to check reception first. Also, I thought porting from TMobile monthly to TMobile PrePaid was impossible? Because my dad somehow managed to do just that instead of just canceling his old monthly plan. Of course he did it after everyone was already updated with the new number and they now have to call everyone back with the old number. Old people mess things up!
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Weird. I've never even seen the Amazon App Store pop up under my battery usage. I was just curious if it was something I was missing that I should turn off.
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I had problems with my activation code not working online, but they set my plan up fine over the phone. I had problems getting auto-pay working, but that was user error. It took about 48 hours to port my number, though. I did it after using the phone for a month and a) customer service said it would take a while coming from a pre-paid service (Virgin Mobile) and b) took down the info wrong, so I had to call them twice. There is something wrong with my account on the website, though: it never lets me log in. I will do a password change and can get in just fine, but as soon as I log out, the password doesn't work again. It's pretty annoying, but I hardly ever have to log in.
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