Not really an option as you're just giving them more money - they charge you the same whether you have a subsidized phone or not.
------ Brian On Aug 24, 2013 7:09 PM, "Bryan Seitz" <se...@bsd-unix.net> wrote: > return the phone get a google edition phone. I love Verizon's network > hate their customer treatment / support. > > On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 12:48:51PM -0400, Brian Weeden wrote: > > Finally got my HTC One today. Had to wait for it to come to Verizon > > because my wife and I decided we were going to stick with her existing > > account there. > > > > Bad news is that one day after launch the evil f$&ckers at Verizon > blocked > > the ability to unlock the boot loader: > > > http://androidandme.com/2013/08/smartphones-2/verizon-htc-one-bootloader-no-longer-unlockable/ > > > > So, question is, what should I do now? I really want to get rid of the > > Veizon bloatware, and would love to put either Google Edition firmware on > > it or maybe even Cyanogen. Do I have any hope for either of those to be > an > > option at some point in the near future? Or am I screwed? > > > > --- > > Brian > > > > > > > > On Monday, August 5, 2013, Robert Martin Jr. wrote: > > > > > I'm interested in hearing how it goes. I've had a few android phones > and > > > all were rooted with custom ROM's within the first couple days. I use > > > virgin mobile and on that network it's very important to register the > phone > > > to their service before you root and install a custom ROM. The phone > won't > > > register correctly otherwise. I love android phones but only after > > > installing a custom ROM with the tools I prefer. They usually come with > > > loads of crapware that needs to be gone. CyanogenMod is usually my > > > preferred ROM. > > > > > > > > > lopaka > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Naushad Zulfiqar <z00...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> > > > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com <javascript:;> > > > Sent: Monday, August 5, 2013 1:08 PM > > > Subject: Re: [H] Android > > > > > > > > > Cool, just excited to see what you think of Android. Let me know once > you > > > get it. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 11:06 PM, Brian Weeden <brian.wee...@gmail.com > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > No, had to wait a week. It's going to be a work phone and I have to > > > > double-check with my employer to make sure they're going to cover the > > > plan > > > > I want before signing the contract. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------- > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Naushad Zulfiqar <z00...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Did you get it? > > > > > > > > > > :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 4:48 AM, Brian Weeden < > brian.wee...@gmail.com> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks man, I think I'll pull to trigger tomorrow on the phone > and > > > then > > > > > > I'll start playing around. > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't really play games on my phone or do anything really > > > intensive. > > > > > > Mostly email, browsing, reading, and light apps. So the max > battery > > > > > life > > > > > > tweak sound good to me. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------- > > > > > > Brian Weeden > > > > > > Secure World Foundation > > > > > > +1 202 683-8534 > > > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 3, 2013, at 20:45, Naushad Zulfiqar <z00...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I agree with your assessment. HTC has better hardware > (physical) > > > and > > > > > > > software (sense 5) vs Samsung (Plastic and Touchwiz). Samsung > is > > > too > > > > > > > cartoony and weird looking for me. Regarding the hardware > button, > > > I > > > > > also > > > > > > > agree, hardware button is pretty bad to use and I don't like > it. > > > > That > > > > > > > said, the HTC ONE is a capacitive button and also set up the > wrong > > > > way > > > > > > (not > > > > > > > following android guidelines). There is some weirdness going > on > > > with > > > > > HTC > > > > > > > also, such as hitting home twice for the task manager and other > > > > > > keypresses > > > > > > > to get Google Now. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've owned several high end phones over the years, and for some > > > > > reason, I > > > > > > > still prefer the on screen keys that the Nexus 4 provides. > Along > > > > with > > > > > > the > > > > > > > MOTO X and some other models. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > About OTA, some custom roms do offer OTA, but their OTA can be > half > > > > > baked > > > > > > > or really well done. But in either way, you download the full > > > > package > > > > > > and > > > > > > > then upon accepting the OTA it automatically goes into > recovery and > > > > > > flashes > > > > > > > it or you flash it manually. Thankfully the process is not too > > > > painful > > > > > > and > > > > > > > the OTA's don't come too often, maybe once a couple of weeks > or in > > > > some > > > > > > > cases once a month. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One more thing, with android you never change the bootloader, > just > > > > the > > > > > > > recovery and ROM. Speaking of recoveries there are mainly 2 > out > > > > there. > > > > > > > CWM (Clockwork) and TWRP. TWRP is more graphical and supports > the > > > > Open > > > > > > > Recovery Script that a lot of ROMS use to automate stuff like > > > > flashing > > > > > > the > > > > > > > ROM, then modem, then something else, then wiping dalvik cache > and > > > > > other > > > > > > > stuff, so that's why I recommended TWRP (Team Win Recovery > > > Project). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With either recovery it's advisable to first do a nandroid > backup > > > > from > > > > > > > within the recovery. This is akin to creating an ISO image of > your > > > > > > phone, > > > > > > > so if you flash to a newer version of a ROM or to a different > ROM > > > and > > > > > > don't > > > > > > > like it, you can always "re-image" your phone back to it's > previous > > > > > state > > > > > > > including all preferences and wallpapers that you have se > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > --------- > > Brian > > -- > > Bryan G. Seitz >
