The Android thread of cool story andrex

[Tasty]

IT'S HERE!!

[Reb]

It's just a smartphone.

[Beezy]

LG G2 is $50 on the VW site until the 11th. Assuming that I stick with them, I think I'll just wait and get a Moto X whenever VW finally gets MotoMaker.

[Tasty]

It's just a smartphone.

Smartphones are more exciting than consoles these days.

[Human Snorenado]

It's just a smartphone.

Smartphones are more exciting than consoles these days.

I could see how you'd think that, being a Nintendo stan and all

[Tasty]

Better than stanning Ryse or Killzone. 

[Tasty]

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Stupid fucking shitty Galaxy Nexus camera.

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[Raban]

[Howard Alan Treesong]

can't wait to play Hearthstone on my Nexus 5

[Tasty]

Cool title change Esch.

[Tasty]

No one wins when you sign a contract.

Well, except for the contract holder obviously.

[Smooth Groove]

Who you guys have carriers?

I'm on T-Mobile right now.  I signed up for their plan which allows me to upgrade every 6 months. 

[Tasty]

Straight Talk. All of ATT's network and LTE for $45/month, no contacts.

[Beezy]

Straight Talk. All of ATT's network and LTE for $45/month, no contacts.

What's the catch/trade-off?

[Tasty]

Throttled past 2.5 GB of data, unfortunately. Unlimited everything, technically, just not LTE. After 2.5 GB you get 2G-ish or so speeds.

I did a lot of research for the best low-cost options here. T-Mobile has the best all-around option, with a $30/month plan and 5 GB at LTE speeds, but I couldn't go with them because they have no coverage where my parents are in CT, and I visit fairly often.

[brawndolicious]

In the rare case you go past 2.5GB, how fast is 2G?

[Smooth Groove]

Nationwide coverage is T-Mobile's main problem.  I got unlimited 4G/LTE since it was only $10 more per month.   It's super fast in LA but I've been to places where I'd have been lucky to get 2G. 

I still think T-Mobile is worth it if you live somewhere where you have great coverage like T-Mobile and you don't travel much.  The money you save for unlimited 4G over ATT/Verizon is enough to buy a new phone every two years. 

[Tasty]

In the rare case you go past 2.5GB, how fast is 2G?

Haven't hit it yet, and based on the neat-o Android data visualization chart thing in settings, it doesn't look like I will in a given month - after 15 days, I've only used 681 megabytes. But if it happens I'll let you know.

Typical rates for 2G range from 400kbits/second to 1Mbit/second.

[Tasty]

Nationwide coverage is T-Mobile's main problem.  I got unlimited 4G/LTE since it was only $10 more per month.   It's super fast in LA but I've been to places where I'd have been lucky to get 2G. 

I still think T-Mobile is worth it if you live somewhere where you have great coverage like T-Mobile and you don't travel much.  The money you save for unlimited 4G over ATT/Verizon is enough to buy a new phone every two years.

Edit- Disregard, they do offer unlimited 4G. What's the price though?

[Beezy]

Nvm...

[Beezy]

Guys, I need help making a decision.

Verizon is saying that if I upgrade my contract, they'll give me 6GB a month for only a penny extra. My data charge would be $30 instead of $29.99. Do I trust them and get a Moto X on contract for $100? Or say fuck off, keep my unlimited data, and get the dev edition Moto X off contract for $400 when it goes on sale for Cyber Monday?

[fistfulofmetal]

Guys, I need help making a decision.

Verizon is saying that if I upgrade my contract, they'll give me 6GB a month for only a penny extra. My data charge would be $30 instead of $29.99. Do I trust them and get a Moto X on contract for $100? Or say fuck off, keep my unlimited data, and get the dev edition Moto X off contract for $400 when it goes on sale for Cyber Monday?

Depends on how much data you use. If you're just streaming music than 6GB is enough. However if I you really want to have a legit unlimited plan, see how T-Mobile is in your area. They offer legit unlimited and the plan was cheaper than the Verizon alternative for me.

[Beezy]

I usually end up using like 2.1GB a month, but that's with me kinda monitoring it and switching to wifi any chance I get. When I first got this phone, I'd go over 3GB regularly. My battery has been complete shit for a while now, so I haven't been streaming or doing much on it at all recently. Just twitter, instagram, and listening to downloaded music.

Main reasons why I haven't already jumped to T-Mobile is because I'm still on a family plan that I'm not paying for, I hear their 4G is slower, and their service still has a bad rep.

[fistfulofmetal]

We're in the same boat, bruh. I would check the T-Mobile site as it will tell you about coverage in your area. Mine is pretty good so I jumped.

If the coverage is shit, switch to the data plan Verizon suggests but get it in writing so they can't screw you later on.

[Tasty]

Is buying the dev edition of the Moto X something you want to avoid? Do you actually want to use Moto Maker or is it a price thing?

[Beezy]

Is buying the dev edition of the Moto X something you want to avoid? Do you actually want to use Moto Maker or is it a price thing?

It's just a price thing, so I guess it doesn't have to be the dev edition. I could get a 16GB version through Moto Maker for $350 instead. I shouldn't worry about storage space since my current phone is mainly filled with music. I'd just stream more often.

[Tasty]

Yeah I mean with unlimited data there'd be no reason not to. Well, except battery, but the X's should at least be an improvement over what you currently have (don't know what it is, so I'm just assuming.)

[Beezy]

I have a 2 year old 32GB Verizon Galaxy Nexus that I literally keep connected to a charger half the time. Anything is an improvement.

[Tasty]

I had the same phone. You'll definitely be pleased with the X. It even got KitKat uber fast too.

[Tasty]

I don't use many apps. Vine, Tapatalk, Rise of the Blobs, Comixology?

[Beezy]

Still thinking about throwing extra money at the dev edition. What is wrong with me?

I'm being stupid. Gonna try to call them Verizon back up and just get the 16GB for $100. I'll put the rest of my money towards the PC that I wanna build early next year.

[Tasty]

If you really wanna save some money, take fistful's advice. T-mo has a $30 plan with unlimited everything and 5 GB of LTE speeds.

[PigSpeakers]

So, I need a new phone, but I've got another year before my contract is up. My Galaxy Nexus is buggy garbage. I'm on Verizon and would prefer to stay that way. What can I get at full retail that's better than my current phone and won't kill my wallet? That Nexus 5 looks sexy, but I know it isn't supported by Verizon and looks like they don't have any plans to do so.

[Tasty]

Moto X. It's gonna be $350 today but it'll probably sell out quick.

[huckleberry]

So, I need a new phone, but I've got another year before my contract is up. My Galaxy Nexus is buggy garbage. I'm on Verizon and would prefer to stay that way. What can I get at full retail that's better than my current phone and won't kill my wallet? That Nexus 5 looks sexy, but I know it isn't supported by Verizon and looks like they don't have any plans to do so.

if you can wait until january the cdma version of the moto g will be available. 16gb for 199, 8gb for 179. i have the gsm version coming wednesday or thursday. will report back in this thread about what its like.

[PigSpeakers]

Moto G looks nice, but Gamestop has some deals on preowned SIIIs today. How does it compare?

[Polari]

Moto G looks nice, but Gamestop has some deals on preowned SIIIs today. How does it compare?

Pretty similar. The SIII is probably more powerful and I'm guessing has a superior camera. The G has better software and will be better supported.

[Tasty]

G probably performs much better. Will need to wait for Anandtech's review of course.

[huckleberry]

i want to see what anandtech has to say myself. the verge can fuck right off with their reviews - i have no idea how they got to be so popular.

[huckleberry]

what you looking for? general recommendations or something specific?

[huckleberry]

nova launcher is best launcher

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher

solid explorer for your file browsing needs. can hook into dropbox and google drive among other awesome things.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.solidexplorer

pocket casts. i still prefer volksempfanger but dude wont update it from alpha.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts

seriesguide for keeping track of your torrents, er tv show.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.battlelancer.seriesguide

power toggles for the notification shade rocks.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.painless.pc

shuttle+ for music. starting to use the play music app more and more though.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplecity.amp_pro

falcon pro for twitter. best on android. would give my left nut for tweetbot android.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jv.falcon.pro

[Diunx]

Got an HTC evo design 4g with Android 4.0.3 recommend me some apps and games for this bitch, also anyway to install the apps to the SD card?

Edit: I can only find user guides for P&D on the play store, is that shit not compatible with my phone?

[Diunx]

My fucking phone doesn't work with my phone company and my contract got renewed last octuber so there is no way for me to leave this shitty company without paying out of my ass.

I learned a new life lesson, if everyone has a fucking samsung galaxy something and it works for them with no problems then get a fucking samsung galaxy s something.

[Tasty]

A better life lesson would be to get a stock Android phone and don't sign contracts.

[Diunx]

What are the stock Android phones?

Gonna go confirm is the other two providers support this phone to sell it and the an S2 or something.

[Tasty]

Nexus 5 ($350/400)
Moto X ($350/400 next Monday)
Moto G ($180/200)

[Diunx]

  too expensive!

The problem is apparently that my carrier don't support CDMA-GSM phone, any GSM only phone in the same price range as the HTC EVO Design you guys can recommend?

[CajoleJuice]

lol at even suggesting $350 phones to diunx

[Diunx]

The HTC cost me 100 bucks and it still hurt my soul! and now even more! , get me some gsm only, 100 bucks or less used on ebay phones Androx! I wanna join the Android orgy!

[fistfulofmetal]

just walk down the street and sell the phone to a local favela street game or something

[Tasty]

$180 for a fantastic phone that lasts you at least two years is too much?

Really can't complain then....

[CajoleJuice]

The HTC cost me 100 bucks and it still hurt my soul! and now even more! , get me some gsm only, 100 bucks or less used on ebay phones Androx! I wanna join the Android orgy!

i hope you realize that 100 bucks was subsidized since you are on contract. anything that is 100 bucks or less used off-contract is probably going to be dogshit.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

How is the Samsung S4 mini? I own a nexus off contract but i can't bring it onto verizon so i need a new phone but don't want to pay a distinguished mentally-challenged amount

[Tasty]

If you're on Verizon you're already paying distinguished mentally-challenged amounts of money every month.

[huckleberry]

fuck a bunch of verizon. i would fucking go without a phone if they were my only choice.

[Diunx]

Lol I got that phone used off ebay not from my provider, gonna look into that phone Andrex, I'm willing to go as high as 150 up in this bitch!

[Beezy]

How is the Samsung S4 mini? I own a nexus off contract but i can't bring it onto verizon so i need a new phone but don't want to pay a distinguished mentally-challenged amount

Moto G is the only acceptable cheap option.

[Diunx]

Moto G is CDMA so its out of the question, is the nexus S any good?

[huckleberry]

Moto G is CDMA so its out of the question, is the nexus S any good?

moto g has a gsm option as well.

[CajoleJuice]

Moto G is CDMA so its out of the question, is the nexus S any good?

i just bought a moto g gsm model