Re: OT Verizon Smart Phones

2012-06-26 Thread Josh Coffman
ike out in rural areas. Between here and Tucson. >>> I like T-Mobile's plan and price points, however I am concerned about >>> coverage. >>> >>> Please share your thoughts. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> Keith Smith >>

Re: OT Verizon Smart Phones

2012-06-24 Thread James Dugger
;> >> ------------ >> Keith Smith >> >> --- On *Sun, 6/24/12, Mark Phillips * wrote: >> >> >> From: Mark Phillips >> >> Subject: Re: OT Verizon Smart Phones >> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >> Date: Sun

Re: OT Verizon Smart Phones

2012-06-24 Thread Mark Phillips
-- > Keith Smith > > --- On *Sun, 6/24/12, Mark Phillips * wrote: > > > From: Mark Phillips > > Subject: Re: OT Verizon Smart Phones > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > Date: Sunday, June 24, 2012, 9:22 AM > > > As a point of comparison, t-mobile off

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2012-06-24 Thread Stephen
; > Please share your thoughts. > > Thanks! > > > Keith Smith > > --- On *Sun, 6/24/12, Mark Phillips * wrote: > > > From: Mark Phillips > Subject: Re: OT Verizon Smart Phones > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > Dat

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2012-06-24 Thread keith smith
llips Subject: Re: OT Verizon Smart Phones To: "Main PLUG discussion list" Date: Sunday, June 24, 2012, 9:22 AM As a point of comparison, t-mobile offers an unlimited voice, text, and data plan for 2 phones for $140/month. Unlimited data means 2 gb at 4g speeds, and if you exceed

Re: OT Verizon Smart Phones

2012-06-24 Thread Mark Phillips
As a point of comparison, t-mobile offers an unlimited voice, text, and data plan for 2 phones for $140/month. Unlimited data means 2 gb at 4g speeds, and if you exceed that, they just throttle you back to 2g at no additional charge. They have lots of good android smart phones available (no iphones

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2012-06-23 Thread Lyle Tuttle
We have two Verizon HTC Thunderbolts - new in Feb 2011. $174/month, unlimited everything.voice, text, data...' Have never had it freeze; rebooted on its own once but I think that was an update. Worst problem is battery life.very short, even with larger battery.  One day will go all day, n

Re: OT Verizon Smart Phones

2012-06-23 Thread keith smith
0MB a month for data.  Might use that by visiting one unoptimized webpage.    Keith Smith --- On Fri, 6/22/12, Michael Butash wrote: From: Michael Butash Subject: Re: OT Verizon Smart Phones To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Date: Friday, June 22, 2012, 10

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2012-06-22 Thread Michael Butash
Opps, 495/year for straight talk unlimited voice, not monthly. On 06/22/2012 10:37 PM, Michael Butash wrote: I have a galaxy nexus now, and I'm rather torn with it. It's the second samsung android that has given me nothing but fits, and I'm thoroughly convinced samsung cannot make hardware to sa

Re: OT Verizon Smart Phones

2012-06-22 Thread Michael Butash
I have a galaxy nexus now, and I'm rather torn with it. It's the second samsung android that has given me nothing but fits, and I'm thoroughly convinced samsung cannot make hardware to save their life. I suffer from various issues from bluetooth/wifi instability, audio routing issues, simple

Re: OT Verizon Smart Phones

2012-06-22 Thread James Dugger
I have been with Verizion ever since our other carrirer was buoght by them in the mid nineties. I have had a Driod and currently have a Droid X. I can't really compare the difference between carriers in dropped calls but we get are share of dropped calls as well. My wife and son have the iphone

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2012-06-22 Thread Stephen
Android brutally fc's inactive apparently to free space before that goes. On Jun 22, 2012 9:59 AM, "Eric Cope" wrote: > Thats interesting to hear about not rebooting? Maybe the tide is changing. > Someone I carpool with is also constantly having to close apps because the > phone is "out of memory

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2012-06-22 Thread Eric Cope
Thats interesting to hear about not rebooting? Maybe the tide is changing. Someone I carpool with is also constantly having to close apps because the phone is "out of memory". Does anyone else experience this? I think the iPhone forces stale apps out of memory automatically (I never get an out of

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2012-06-22 Thread Stephen
I forgot. On a rooted phone there is an app that will backup your root so you can switch root on and off easily so you can do some root only tasks and then unroot for day to day. Its called voodoo ota rootkeeper On Jun 22, 2012 8:46 AM, "keith smith" wrote: > > > Hi, > > This is very OT. > > I

Re: OT Verizon Smart Phones

2012-06-22 Thread Stephen
I frequently reboot the phone. But id say that is almost always my fault. On Jun 22, 2012 9:17 AM, "Dazed_75" wrote: > Actually, I rarely reboot my Android phone, have NEVER pulled my battery > and have had better voice quality with both my Androids than with cell > phones of the past. > > I had

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2012-06-22 Thread Stephen
I rather like motorola phone for physical hardware and build. Very durable excellent quality. But I hate their stock loadout. However they are popular enough with the tweaking crowd you are not stuck with it. I have owned and tinkered with the DROID x and bionic and love them both. And have heard

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2012-06-22 Thread Dazed_75
Actually, I rarely reboot my Android phone, have NEVER pulled my battery and have had better voice quality with both my Androids than with cell phones of the past. I had an HTC Incredible for two years and got a Motorola Droid Razr in February to go with 4G. The speakerphone on the Motorola is be

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2012-06-22 Thread Dazed_75
You may be one of the few people who will benefit from the new plans Verizon will be using starting next Thursday. http://betanews.com/2012/06/12/verizon-share-everything-plan-shares-very-little-savings/ http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0613/Verizon-s-Share-Everything-p

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2012-06-22 Thread Eric Cope
I've been very happy with my iPhone 4. I rarely reboot my phone (every 2-3 months) and never have to pull the battery, which is not what I hear my android friends say. I'm happy with voice quality as well. Eric On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 8:45 AM, keith smith wrote: > > > Hi, > > This is very OT.

OT Verizon Smart Phones

2012-06-22 Thread keith smith
Hi, This is very OT. I have been with verizon for 8 years.  Voice only.  It has been 4 years since I upgraded our phones.  It is just my wife and I.  We are thinking of going with smart phones. A friend suggested HTC phones because of the better quality of speaker and mic.  Voice quality i