The Official Cell Phone Junkies Thread - Part 1

[Motown Marvel]

Yeah! Just updated my droid razr maxx HD to jelly bean!

[the dmg]

Originally Posted by LibidoLoca

But in all seriousness, I do the same along with a screen protector.

Lol...I rock a screen protector as well, even though my phone has Gorilla Glass.

Originally Posted by CConn

Honestly, I love Android.

Before my iPhone, I had one of the original Droids and - aside from its awful battery life - I really didn't have any complaints.

I love how Android took the ease and simplicity of IOS and gave it some of the versatility and open ended nature of most non-apple operating systems. I'm not at all a proponent of the whole Apple vs. Android war, but as great as IOS, I think I'll always prefer Android.

OG Droid was awesome. I was jealous when my friends had that. My experience came from WM6/6.5, and Android felt much like that experience with the way that I could customize.

Originally Posted by LibidoLoca

I have a question about Symbian, my friend is thinking of getting a Nokia 808, and I wanted to know what you guys think.

Going by some personal research it's kind of similar to Android, but doesn't have the app support.

Symbian is terribly out of date, IMO. The whole reason that Nokia went with Windows Phone was to get themselves noticed because Nokia was king.

Originally Posted by Motown Marvel

Yeah! Just updated my droid razr maxx HD to jelly bean!

I hate you.

[TheAQU4M4N]

Got the iPhone 5 at AT&T this Friday, does anyone what types of warranties they provide for phones? Is it monthly or a yearly type of thing?

[the dmg]

Originally Posted by TheAQU4M4N

Got the iPhone 5 at AT&T this Friday, does anyone what types of warranties they provide for phones? Is it monthly or a yearly type of thing?

I believe Apple themselves have a one year and two year warranty extension, but, to my knowledge, you have to go to the Apple Store and do that. I'm not sure if you had to have purchased at the store.

I don't know how it works with iPhones, but I don't think you can get standard insurance with them, which would be extremely stupid, IMO.

[Motown Marvel]

Originally Posted by the dmg

I hate you.

I really love this phone. Best I've ever owned.

[LibidoLoca]

How long does your Razr Maxx HD's battery last?

[ComicChick]

really like this phone way more than i thought i would and the battery life is phenomenal compared to my last 2 phones

BUT

got my phone bill and they charged me 4x the amount i was supposed to be charged for it. dreading the call but will call them tomorrow

[Trainwreck2100]

Apple gave in and released google maps in their ap store

[Motown Marvel]

Originally Posted by LibidoLoca

How long does your Razr Maxx HD's battery last?

I've always been in the habit of charging my phone every night when I go to bed. But with regular use, I could probably go 3 days without charging it.

[CConn]

I forgot to charge my Note 2's battery last night, and I've been using it all morning today. My battery percentage? 50%.

[the dmg]

Originally Posted by Motown Marvel

I really love this phone. Best I've ever owned.

Originally Posted by ComicChick

really like this phone way more than i thought i would and the battery life is phenomenal compared to my last 2 phones

BUT

got my phone bill and they charged me 4x the amount i was supposed to be charged for it. dreading the call but will call them tomorrow

Umm...how is that possible?

Originally Posted by Trainwreck2100

Apple gave in and released google maps in their ap store

Wow...that's surprising, considering it means they're admitting the map app they have isn't up to par.

I usually charge my Bionic (extended battery) every other day with normal use.

[Motown Marvel]

allow me to revise what i said last: havent charged my droid razr maxxHD in three days, been using it regularly, and i'm currently at 38% battery. i could probably get into a fifth day before its drained.

[LibidoLoca]

I'm so jealous.

[the dmg]

Originally Posted by Motown Marvel

allow me to revise what i said last: havent charged my droid razr maxxHD in three days, been using it regularly, and i'm currently at 38% battery. i could probably get into a fifth day before its drained.

Nice.

Originally Posted by LibidoLoca

I'm so jealous.

How's the battery on the Lumia?

[LibidoLoca]

Originally Posted by the dmg

Nice.

How's the battery on the Lumia?

I've been getting about over a day with moderate (browsing, phone calls, texting) usage. Although, I fear I may get the dreaded battery bug plaguing WP8 devices, some are reporting 4 hour battery life. Hopefully, the "Portico" update fixes it so I won't have to worry.

[the dmg]

Originally Posted by LibidoLoca

I've been getting about over a day with moderate (browsing, phone calls, texting) usage. Although, I fear I may get the dreaded battery bug plaguing WP8 devices, some are reporting 4 hour battery life. Hopefully, the "Portico" update fixes it so I won't have to worry.

Not bad battery life.

I've read that the update will further improve battery life, along with other performance and stability issues. It doesn't say anything about the bug.

[LibidoLoca]

I've heard it rids the bug as well. In fact, some are reporting around 20 hours with very heavy usage. So I think I'm good with it. Although, I've heard some reporting that the Lumia's are having problems with the light sensor after the update. WPC (Windows Phone Central) believes it may have been caused by a different update, though. I haven't updated, yet, but plan to later on.

I'm now a little disconcerted about the seemingly mass exodus of developers from WP8. Intuit and small developers have been pulling their apps from the Windows Store and some report they are completely abandoning the ecosystem. They recommend users to switch to iOS or Android. So I may be coming back to the green bot if it gets more severe.

It's not all doom and gloom, though. WP is gaining market share, at least.

Oh and apparently, iOS has reclaimed the US as the leading smartphone OS. Huge thanks to the iPhone 5.

[Midnyte_Sun]

Just got an Iphone 5, 32GB. This is an upgrade from my EVO Shift 4G.

[ComicChick]

Originally Posted by the dmg

Umm...how is that possible?

apparently it was a glitch when the tech person put it in, they might've inserted something wrong. it's fixed now so yay

[the dmg]

Originally Posted by LibidoLoca

I've heard it rids the bug as well. In fact, some are reporting around 20 hours with very heavy usage. So I think I'm good with it. Although, I've heard some reporting that the Lumia's are having problems with the light sensor after the update. WPC (Windows Phone Central) believes it may have been caused by a different update, though. I haven't updated, yet, but plan to later on.

The light sensor issue sucks, but hopefully gets fixed soon.

I'm now a little disconcerted about the seemingly mass exodus of developers from WP8. Intuit and small developers have been pulling their apps from the Windows Store and some report they are completely abandoning the ecosystem. They recommend users to switch to iOS or Android. So I may be coming back to the green bot if it gets more severe.

Really? Did they give any reason why they're moving away from WP8?

It's not all doom and gloom, though. WP is gaining market share, at least.

But they lose support, then it's no good.

Originally Posted by ComicChick

apparently it was a glitch when the tech person put it in, they might've inserted something wrong. it's fixed now so yay

Yeah...they probably did something wrong. It's too strange.

[TheAQU4M4N]

Originally Posted by Midnyte_Sun

Just got an Iphone 5, 32GB. This is an upgrade from my EVO Shift 4G.

Nice, I've had mine for abouT 2 weeks now, **** is such an upgrade from my iphone 4

[LibidoLoca]

Originally Posted by the dmg

The light sensor issue sucks, but hopefully gets fixed soon.

Really? Did they give any reason why they're moving away from WP8?

Here's the article: http://www.wpcentral.com/gopayment-a...asks-to-switch

It sounds like it could be a financial problem where they didn't have enough money to develop apps to support more than two platforms (iOS, Android) and decided to cut the fat. (WP) Or they just don't see Windows Phone as a priority just yet.

Sad since GoPayment is a very nice app for small businesses, and since it was the only one of its kind for WP, I can see some of those businesses not moving to the platform. What also hurts is that Intuit develops many apps that would be beneficial for such a group.

Originally Posted by the dmg

But they lose support, then it's no good.

True that gaining market share doesn't matter when there's no support behind it. The whole thing is quite a paradox. Google even confirmed they wouldn't develop apps for WP, because they believe there isn't a big enough user base to justify it. Which is where the paradox comes in, developers want a bigger user base to develop apps for, but the user base will only grow if the developers develop the apps.

[Midnyte_Sun]

Originally Posted by TheAQU4M4N

Nice, I've had mine for abouT 2 weeks now, **** is such an upgrade from my iphone 4

Any app recommendations? I just got mine today and I'm planning to activate it.

[the dmg]

Originally Posted by LibidoLoca

Here's the article: http://www.wpcentral.com/gopayment-a...asks-to-switch

It sounds like it could be a financial problem where they didn't have enough money to develop apps to support more than two platforms (iOS, Android) and decided to cut the fat. (WP) Or they just don't see Windows Phone as a priority just yet.

WP also isn't a viable choice yet, so they probably see no point. It reminds me of when Android first came to the market, there were a lot of iOS developers that stayed away from the platform.

True that gaining market share doesn't matter when there's no support behind it. The whole thing is quite a paradox. Google even confirmed they wouldn't develop apps for WP, because they believe there isn't a big enough user base to justify it. Which is where the paradox comes in, developers want a bigger user base to develop apps for, but the user base will only grow if the developers develop the apps.

WP has expanded their app market pretty fast, and I know that WP users are petitioning for Google to release their apps to the platform, so maybe it's a possibility.


On another note, CES is coming soon and I can't wait to see the newest gadgets.

[LibidoLoca]

I hope the petition does something (it most likely won't). In the mean time, I've grown used to "Bing"ing for stuff, using Nokia Maps and Drive and I love MetroTube.