Buying a new smartphone

[Ruslan]

  On 9/20/2012 at 5:32 PM, Magnum said:

iOS 6 Maps vs iOS 5 Maps vs Android Maps

http://crave.cnet.co...-maps-50009259/

I know Apple maps sucks big time! specially when your in a different country and rely on Navigation software like maps. lack of transit data is a big dissapointment. luckily maps.google.com works fine through safari or chrome on iPhones. but it's not as smooth as standalone app.

[kmeeg]

  On 9/27/2012 at 1:28 AM, Pericles said:

If you need that much help figuring out the vaue of posts, you should consider removing yourself from the gene pool.

Y don't u do that for me pls..

Edited September 27, 2012 by kmeeg

[Magnum]

  On 9/26/2012 at 8:18 PM, jdnet said:

maybe one of you guys can help me out here. I just upgraded my s2 to jellybean and non of the contacts in my sim card are showing up. Also, do I need to reinstall all my apps?

wait what!? how did you get Jellybean? :speechless-smiley-019:

and if you had the update properly all your apps would be there, probably you did something wrong

[Watchman]

  On 9/27/2012 at 6:40 AM, Magnum said:

wait what!? how did you get Jellybean? :speechless-smiley-019:

and if you had the update properly all your apps would be there, probably you did something wrong

I have to agree with you on that. I updated from ICS to JB, and all apps and data on the phone was as it is... (I use a Galaxy Nexus)

[terrabytetango]

  On 9/26/2012 at 8:18 PM, jdnet said:

maybe one of you guys can help me out here. I just upgraded my s2 to jellybean and non of the contacts in my sim card are showing up. Also, do I need to reinstall all my apps?

Go to people, and press the menu button. From there you should be able to select which sources will be used to populate contacts from. If you sync your contacts with google, leave that box ticked and the rest unticked.

[terrabytetango]

  On 9/27/2012 at 6:40 AM, Magnum said:

wait what!? how did you get Jellybean? :speechless-smiley-019:

and if you had the update properly all your apps would be there, probably you did something wrong

The ICS update for my phone was released recently. I too had to do a complete wipe of the phone prior to upgrading it, but since I had taken the time to backup my apps, it really wasnt an issue. The time consuming part was adding all the accounts (9 in my case), and getting the calendar visibility sorted out. After that it was a cake walk, i just set play on auto update and left it connected to the office wimax the whole day.

[Pericles]

  On 9/27/2012 at 5:33 AM, kmeeg said:

Y don't u do that for me pls..

Coz I don't feel like going to jail for doing a service to humanity. But I can remove you from the forum if you want me to do that.

[kalana]

it shouldn't loose any contacts if everything has gone as the way it should, but if u have synced your contacts with gmail, you will get those as soon as you signed in. and i recommend that way. But as a precaution, i backup my contacts to sd card before updating.

[Magnum]

  On 9/27/2012 at 6:45 AM, Watchman said:

I have to agree with you on that. I updated from ICS to JB, and all apps and data on the phone was as it is... (I use a Galaxy Nexus)

Did you update through odin? or is it different for Nexus?

  On 9/27/2012 at 6:54 AM, terrabytetango said:

The ICS update for my phone was released recently. I too had to do a complete wipe of the phone prior to upgrading it, but since I had taken the time to backup my apps, it really wasnt an issue. The time consuming part was adding all the accounts (9 in my case), and getting the calendar visibility sorted out. After that it was a cake walk, i just set play on auto update and left it connected to the office wimax the whole day.

You must be doing it wrong, the way i update my S2 is like this:

1. Download the O/S

2. Drop it into PDA in Odin

3. Install

and apart from the O/S nothing else gets changed

[kmeeg]

  On 9/27/2012 at 11:44 AM, Pericles said:

Coz I don't feel like going to jail for doing a service to humanity. But I can remove you from the forum if you want me to do that.

i dnt mind that...

[Watchman]

  On 9/27/2012 at 2:28 PM, Magnum said:

Did you update through odin? or is it different for Nexus?

I just got a notification that there's a update, and I i just clicked OK... took about 1/2 hour maybe for the download/installation, but pretty straight forward.

[jdnet]

  On 9/27/2012 at 6:49 AM, terrabytetango said:

Go to people, and press the menu button. From there you should be able to select which sources will be used to populate contacts from. If you sync your contacts with google, leave that box ticked and the rest unticked.

Got er done. Thanks.

[jdnet]

  On 9/27/2012 at 6:40 AM, Magnum said:

wait what!? how did you get Jellybean? :speechless-smiley-019:

and if you had the update properly all your apps would be there, probably you did something wrong

used a rom. Took a few installations to get it right. Seems to be working fine other than the back lighting off the soft keys. It works but takes time. Either way I need to figure that out tomorrow.

[jdnet]

  On 9/27/2012 at 6:45 AM, Watchman said:

I have to agree with you on that. I updated from ICS to JB, and all apps and data on the phone was as it is... (I use a Galaxy Nexus)

yeah stupid me used the wrong google account. reinstalled the apps and it seems im good to go.

[Pericles]

  On 3/21/2012 at 11:54 AM, Pericles said:

Personally, I feel the tools should be adequate for the job. If you just need a phone for phone calls and sms, then no reason to bother with smartphones. But for lots of people in the IT sector, life revolves around information, and then a smartphone is a tool you need.

  On 3/22/2012 at 2:13 AM, Watchman said:

Hehehe, my nokia 1200 and I disagree..

  On 9/27/2012 at 6:45 AM, Watchman said:

I have to agree with you on that. I updated from ICS to JB, and all apps and data on the phone was as it is... (I use a Galaxy Nexus)

My my ... I guess you don't disagree anymore?

[Watchman]

  On 9/28/2012 at 4:55 AM, Pericles said:

My my ... I guess you don't disagree anymore?

hehe. Guilty as charged.

let's just call it evolution

[Magnum]

  On 9/27/2012 at 6:06 PM, Watchman said:

I just got a notification that there's a update, and I i just clicked OK... took about 1/2 hour maybe for the download/installation, but pretty straight forward.

You must have updated through the air, you got Kies air in your phone?

  On 9/27/2012 at 6:52 PM, jdnet said:

used a rom. Took a few installations to get it right. Seems to be working fine other than the back lighting off the soft keys. It works but takes time. Either way I need to figure that out tomorrow.

You lost all your apps cuz you installed a custom ROM without taking a backup when you are installing a custom ROM you got to take a backup of your apps to your external SD card

[Californikan]

In addition to the recent iOS 6 and Jelly Bean updates, the first Windows Phone 8 (phones) began shipping this month......

HTC 8X & Nokia Lumia 920

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Edited November 22, 2012 by Californikan

[Nirosha]

Is there any one using Eaglesblood rom?

[Watchman]

Hey guys,

How many of you have tried cutting a regular sim into a microsim? pleanty of tutorials and templates online, but just wanted to get some first hand experience on if it works. I'd rather cut it myself than goto the Telco and be charged a song to giveme a new sim or do the same thing..

[terrabytetango]

I spoke to dialog, and they said not to attempt cutting the sim. They said they'll provide me with a microsim FOC, for corporate users.

[Schiffer]

  On 12/4/2012 at 4:58 PM, Watchman said:

Hey guys,

How many of you have tried cutting a regular sim into a microsim? pleanty of tutorials and templates online, but just wanted to get some first hand experience on if it works. I'd rather cut it myself than goto the Telco and be charged a song to giveme a new sim or do the same thing..

not my personal experience but me and a friend of mine went to a mobile phone repair shop to cut his sim to fit on his iphone and they cut the sim free of charge.

why dont u try your luck on that?

[Pericles]

  On 12/5/2012 at 6:16 AM, terrabytetango said:

I spoke to dialog, and they said not to attempt cutting the sim. They said they'll provide me with a microsim FOC, for corporate users.

That's good news Now the only thing left to figure out is if Abans will bring down the Nexus 4. Tho if they act like LG is in other countries, charging more that twice what the phone costs on Google's Play Store, might as well get it through someone. Tho I hear they are restricting the number of phones that can be bought from each Google ID now. This supply and demand situ sucks.

[whatever]

  On 12/4/2012 at 4:58 PM, Watchman said:

Hey guys,

How many of you have tried cutting a regular sim into a microsim? pleanty of tutorials and templates online, but just wanted to get some first hand experience on if it works. I'd rather cut it myself than goto the Telco and be charged a song to giveme a new sim or do the same thing..

It's pretty easy. I used a chopping board and knife

[H.C]

  On 12/4/2012 at 4:58 PM, Watchman said:

Hey guys,

How many of you have tried cutting a regular sim into a microsim? pleanty of tutorials and templates online, but just wanted to get some first hand experience on if it works. I'd rather cut it myself than goto the Telco and be charged a song to giveme a new sim or do the same thing..