Originally posted by E2EK1EL Apple Could Acquire Nokia, RIM, HTC, Motorola With Cash
This is true but it looks as though they're comparing Apple's liquid assets for all sectors vs just Samsung's phone business. That's not comparing Apples to Apples (whoooops, did someone just make a funny?! Get it, Apples to Apples??).
Ps this thread is now past a half mil views :eyespop:
jester
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Originally posted by E2EK1EL WTF????!!!!
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ChevronWP7 Labs will jailbreak your Windows Phone with Microsoft's approval
Microsoft just earned itself a boatload of geek-cred and made Apple and Sony look pretty bad in the process. We knew the Windows Phone team was playing nice with the jailbreakers from ChevronWP7, but we didn't realize just how cozy the two were going to get. Today the devs announced that ChevronWP7 Labs would open up soon, with the approval of Redmond, allowing users to load homebrew apps on their handsets. Unlike tools from the iPhone Dev Team, this service won't be free. Instead, customers will have to cough up a small fee via PayPal -- but we're sure many of you are more than willing to pay a reasonable price to avoid the sort of cat and mouse game Apple has been playing with hackers since 2007.
(That is ineed a nice collaboration, thumbs up to Microsoft)
E2EK1EL
(1st iCloud back up takes about 2 hrs, after that takes about 2 mins)
(Reminder will set up a geofence; when leaving or arriving this area, Reminders will trigger a notification and it will be sync to all your devices OTA by iCloud)
E2EK1EL
PocketMode: Louder Ring When In Pocket/Purse
GEVEY 112 Exploit Still Works on iOS 5 Beta 1
Prometheus Xex
Ok, so I took my new IP4 to the cottage in Parry Sound this weekend. I noticed a couple of things. With my 3GS I could get an internet connection (low signal), but it was consistent and always on. With the new phone it was probably 80% down.
Strike one.
When we were driving home on HWY 400 north, I showed my son that the bars on the phone would go from 3 bars to one bar and the 3G would turn off (no... wife was driving if anyone is concerned). When I would only hold the phone at the top or put it down, the signal and 3G would return.
Strike two.
VDub
What??
Your seeing signal strength drop when you hold the phone a certain way???
Get the hell outta here!!!
Francis, that phone is so much better than your old one in so many ways that a stupid signal issue which has been addressed a BILLION times is not a big deal...
Get a case...
Enjoy the retina display...
Shut the up...
:eyespop:
E2EK1EL
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Originally posted by Prometheus Xex
Ok, so I took my new IP4 to the cottage in Parry Sound this weekend. I noticed a couple of things. With my 3GS I could get an internet connection (low signal), but it was consistent and always on. With the new phone it was probably 80% down.
Strike one.
When we were driving home on HWY 400 north, I showed my son that the bars on the phone would go from 3 bars to one bar and the 3G would turn off (no... wife was driving if anyone is concerned). When I would only hold the phone at the top or put it down, the signal and 3G would return.
Strike two.
I was in Perry Sound a few weeks ago; signal in Perry Sound is just as solid as Toronto.
The cottage I stayed at was in the township of Mcdougall; even though I had symptoms of the antennagate due to the spotty coverage (DB 100 - 114), it was better then having zero signal with the Blackberry Torch, 9700 Bold and the Curve which my buddies had. All those phones either had 3G/2G or strictly 2G. If your phone was 2G device, you had no luck at all until you drive 30 mins into Perry Sound.
(Snapped a pic right before the signal cut off)
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Originally posted by VDub
What??
Your seeing signal strength drop when you hold the phone a certain way???
Get the hell outta here!!!
Francis, that phone is so much better than your old one in so many ways that a stupid signal issue which has been addressed a BILLION times is not a big deal...
Get a case...
Enjoy the retina display...
Shut the up...
:eyespop:
Even with his endless bitching, he's won't be switching off the IP4.
Prometheus Xex
Our cottage is on a Three Legged Lake, which is surrounded by small rolling hills, etc. We're pretty deep in the forest. My phone older phone will only work if I have it at a certain window in the cottage, and it will work nowhere else. None of us get cellular signal, that's how remote we are. Yes there are many other cottages and we're in the Massassauga Provincial Park area.
The cell signal is very weak and I get two bars. You couldn't touch my old phone either, or the signal would dissapear. When I would make a call, I made sure I had my bluetooth headset to talk, otherwise the call would cut out.
I was thinking about getting boosting signal hardware, but I'm not sure it wouuld work out.
E2EK1EL
RIM is black-burying carriers with half-baked BlackBerrys
Here is how it works: once an OS software build (bundle) has been tested internally at RIM, and the OS performs well, it moves up to be a Technical Acceptance candidate. The OS is then sent to the carrier to test and approve, or test and reject. If a carrier rejects a build, it can take weeks to get a new build tested and approved, and it can slow down a device¡¯s release by months ¡ª as evidenced many times with different BlackBerry products in the past.
What¡¯s the problem, then? We have been informed by a very reliable source at a major carrier that RIM has been putting an enormous amount of pressure on carriers to approve the upcoming BlackBerry smartphones like the BlackBerry Bold 9900 ¡ª phones that have to hold RIM over until its next-generation platform launch in 2012 ¡ª and that certain carriers will be approving the devices, ¡°no matter what ¡ª with bugs and problems.¡± Additionally, RIM is putting huge pressure on its internal engineers to deliver Technical Acceptance bundles even when there are serious problems with the OS. In short, RIM is pushing unfinished OS builds from its engineers to the carriers, and demanding that the carriers approve them.
The thing is, this isn¡¯t something new, and it¡¯s part of the reason your BlackBerry is so buggy, reboots randomly, and there are possible signal and connection issues. There have been multiple devices, we have been told, that have been forced through the Technical Acceptance process with multiple carriers, and it¡¯s one of the reasons some carriers launch devices sooner than others (barring any exclusivity arrangements) ¡ª some play ball but others won¡¯t. Remember how Rogers was one of the first carriers to launch the BlackBerry Bold 9000 while AT&T didn¡¯t launch the device until November? The device constantly failed Technical Acceptance on AT&T, but Rogers pushed the device out anyway as a result of pressure from RIM. And Rogers is most certainly not the only carrier that has found itself in that position.
Spokespeople from RIM and Rogers did not immediately respond to a request for comment. An AT&T spokesperson declined to comment.
TELUS axes cancellation fees for customers who upgrade early
TELUS recently offered up the option for customers to unlocked their phone, recently lowered roaming rates but increased pay-per-use text rates¡_ however, today announced they are axing the cancellation fees for those who want to upgrade to a new device (this has always been a sore spot for customers pay). Telus noted that ¡°When TELUS consumers and business customers want to end their agreement early to upgrade to a new TELUS device they only need to pay their device balance displayed on their monthly bill ¨C the remaining portion of the device credit they received when they purchased their previous device.¡±
This gives customers the option to upgrade at anytime, without a charge. In addition, TELUS also notes that if you want to leave and go to another carrier you don¡¯t have to pay a cancellation fee, but pay the balance plus a ¡°small administrative account closure charge of $50¡å.
Thoughts?
GGM
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Originally posted by E2EK1EL
Thoughts?
Cutting their prices is a good step to getting more customers but with all the new budget carriers around they probly won't beat their rates. Until they fix their crap customer service I doubt they'll be luring anyone in.
LightsOut
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Originally posted by E2EK1EL RIM is black-burying carriers with half-baked BlackBerrys
Thoughts?
I don't see how this is an issue. Blackberry Engineers design firmware and send it to carrier. Carrier decides if they like the firmware and wish to support it as an official release. Whether its officially endorsed by a carrier or not, it really doesn't matter. Any blackberry user can choose to install whichever firmware version they see fit, carrier approved or not. Yes, some have more bugs than others. Do your research before you install. iOS is no different. Certain releases are better than others. If anything, is this not a good thing? At least each carrier can choose which firmware they want to officially endorse. I don't think carriers have this type of input with iOS updates?
