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Samsung Saga no data plan

Michael Hastings — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:53 GMT

I do not currently have a data plan. Can I get a Samsung Saga off of Ebay
and use it with my current voice plan? I would like to be able to use the
WI-FI not the EV-DO for e-mail. Anyone want to share experiences with
doing this?

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Buy Smart Phone 8502at lowest Price

santosh.yadav255@gmail.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:12:52 GMT

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droid and ringback tones

EARL — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:49:04 GMT

EARL, 11/19/2009,4:56:18 PM, wrote:

Oh, I HATE those "Please listen to the music while your party is
located." answers.

> yes it is ringtone is what you hear when phone rings . ringback is
> what the person calling you hears instead of rings they hear music

> "badgolferman" wrote in message
> news:xn0ghu5s0d983x004@reader.albasani.net...
> > EARL wrote:
> >
> > > Has anyone had any problems with your ringback tones working
> > > properly with the droid ?
> >
> > Forgive my ignorance but is a "ringback" tone different than a
> > "ringtone"?
> >

--
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere,
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Thinking of switching back to VZW, some questions

Jeffrey Kaplan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:59:00 GMT

Responses are below your questions:

"Jeffrey Kaplan" wrote in message
news:itndg5t17p1ln60rvhlca3njopq2tqc2la@gordol.org ...
> Previously on alt.cellular.verizon, "Don Schmidt" > Engineer@PNB.Retired_1987> said:
>
>> C is my add-on for crippled. I say crippled because it fails to allow me
>> to
>> use a very important program, Lycrea HP15C in landscape mode. In
>> conversation with the Lycrea Support folks, they tell me the version of
>> Windows Mobile 6.5 in the Imagio is NOT the latest Build and carries the
>> landscape flaw bug. Chats with the Verizon folks don't give any hope the
>> bug will be fixed. The Lycrea folks tell me they may put a patch in the
>> HP15C software to overcome the Windows shortcoming.
>
> Could you expand on this flaw? Have you contacted HTC about the flaw?

Yes, I've contacted HTC who referes me to Verizon; same with Microsoft.

When displaying the HP15C calculator landscape display is a copy of an
actual HP15C; in portait display the calculator keys are rearranged to fit
the screen. The program works exceptionally well but causes a bit of
searching for the key wanted.

>
>> Disappointment II
>> We reside in Vancouver USA (WA - we use USA to avoid confusion with
>> Vancouver BC) and drive over to the Oregon Coast a few times per year for
>> day vacations. The Imagio Weather reporting won't allow programming into
>> the
>> phone any Oregon Coast cities. Cities can be manually selected but like
>> to
>> have one or two Oregon cites on the auto short list.
>
> Bookmark either i.wund.com or m.wund.com in the web browser.

I'll give this a try; many thanks.

Don

>
>> 'Be glad to answer any questions.
>
> Thank you, I've been looking for real-world reviews of the Imagio.
>
> --
> Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org
> Double ROT13 encoded for your protection
>
> "Home is important, It's important to have a home." - George W. Bush,
> Feb 18, 2001

FS: two Blackberry Storm 9530's Excellent

Carl — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:08:11 GMT

P.S. These phones are available for in-person pickup in the Long
Island/Queens NY area if you'd like to see them first and get them sooner.
Cash only done that way though. Thanks.

"Carl" wrote in message
news:4b056d64$0$31258$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> Hi-
>
> I have two Blackberry Storms 9530 for sale. They are one year old and are
> both in excellent condition. They come in the original boxes, complete
> with manuals, paperwork, chargers. I will try to provide the USB cords but
> these may not be available. If it's an important deal-maker, I'll get it
> done. The batteries are both in excellent condition. They have had screen
> protectors on them since they were purchased so the underlying screens
> should be unscratched. These phones work perfectly. We are both
> compulsive about how we take care of our stuff and you'll see that in
> these phones.
>
> They both come with silicone cases, one is a Verizon version and the other
> is a Body Glove. Unfortunately the Body Glove developed a small tear in
> the back but it does not effect its usefulness. The other case is perfect
> and has a neat design on the back.
>
> The phones come with three (3) BB EOM Desktop Pods for charging and
> syncing. They are wrapped in OEM bubble wrap though they have been used.
> These three Pods alone are worth $90 + tax at a Vz store and at least $65
> if you find them online.
>
> Both phones have been upgraded to the newest 5.0 device software.
>
> For the curious and/or doubting, we loved these phones and are only
> selling them because we had an excellent upgrade opportunity to Storm 2
> 9550's presented to us by Verizon. Putting aside all cell-phone
> "political" arguments for a moment, these phones are great in our humble
> opinions, especially with the upgraded software, and we're staying with
> them.
>
> I would prefer US Postal Money Orders but can accept Paypal if that helps
> you. I think $650 is a fair price for the two and I will include US
> Priority Mail to anyone of the 50 states.
>
> Contact me via crothmanNOSPAM@NOSPAMoptonline.net. Of course, remove both
> of the NOSPAM's.
>
> Please don't try to spam, scam, or blam me. I will know, and you will be
> wasting both of our times.
>
> Thanks for reading.
>

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Ritika Mishra — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:16 GMT

XS11E wrote:
> The Other Guy wrote:
>
>> STUPID fucking asshole spammer
>
> No need to see Google Groups spam, join the UIP.
> Follow link in signature for more information.
>

I didn't know Blinky's site was still up. He's been gone quite a while.
Kinda miss him, he was a sweetheart.

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Nokia N900 specs and features, in-depth review

jenneylist — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:50:46 GMT

Nokia N900 specs and features, in-depth review
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Verizon & Android Phones?

Pegleg — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:23:33 GMT

At 19 Nov 2009 20:59:03 -0600 Mr.Smith wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:36:12 -0800, Pegleg
> wrote:
>
> >John B. Coarsey, PE
> >> "Mr. Smith" wrote in message
> >> news:bcg9g5l08r9hthaj8kp81s8oh1cpei7o6n@4ax.com...
> >>> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:23:33 -0800, Pegleg
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> How bad has VZW screwed-up and crippled the new
> >>>> phones?
> >>> They can't cripple them. Android is Open Source and anybody can
make
> >>> apps that work on them.
> >>>
> >>> Care to try again?
> >>
> >> I will, the question Pegleg asked is a legitimate question. Verizon
is
> >> famous for crippling phones by disabling features that are normally
> >> included. I had a Motorola V3C Razr that was hobbled up that way.
When
> >> considering a $200.00 purchase and a 2 year contract with a now
$350.00 ETF
> >> the question is even more relevent.
> >
> >Thanks...I have heard that VZW did some things to
> >the androids but haven't heard from any owners
> >yet. Was wondering to what extent they screwed
> >this one up.
> >
> >I didn't figure "Mr. Smith's" post was worth
> >replying to since he is obviously not in touch!
> >
> >Brian
> More in touch than probably either of you...I have an inside track.
> Nobody can "hobble" a phone that is based on an Open Source OS.

Tell it to T-Mobile, who had the ability to tether removed from the G1
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"Open source" might make it easier to to re-add or compensate for the
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'iPhone Does Not, Droid Does' have a weird 24. 5 day bug cycle ;>)

Locked into a Droid with BIG RED...$350 will buy your freedom — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:51:34 GMT

On Nov 19, 12:35*am, Todd Allcock wrote:
> At 18 Nov 2009 06:51:34 -0800 Vic wrote:
>
> > Verizon Accused of Remote Controlling Droid: Truth Somewhat Stranger
>
> > * * * By Charlie Sorrel Wired.com Author
> > * * * November 18, 2009 *|
> > * * * 6:39 am *|
> > * * * Categories: Phones
>
>
>
> > * * Am I the only one who thinks that if Apple issued an over-the-air
> > iPhone software update � no notice, no confirmation � that it would
> > generate a Category 5 shit storm?
>
> Perhaps, but it'd be tempered by the sheer joy that a minor bug could be
> fixed without having to waste an hour or two backing up the device,
> reflashing the entire OS image and restoring all user data like iPhone
> owners seem to have to go therough every couple of months. *3.0 was
> released in July- by October how many minor revisions have been thrown at
> us? *Three? *Four? *
>
> Certainly the iPhone set the bar higher as to the painlessness of
> upgrading compared to Blackberry and WinMo, but Android and its
> background OTA upgrades knocked that bar into the stratosphere.

What are you talking about?

That bug hasn't been fixed, as well as a whole lot more.

If one can introduce new OS firmware code automatically without your
consent it seems to me the prefect vector for a Russian mob hacker
attack at some time in the near future when enough of these are out
there to make it worth while.

Apple gives you a choice to upgrade or not. They do not force you to
do anything. You have freedom of choice with Apple.

The iPhone is killing Verizon

Locked into a Droid with BIG RED...$350 will buy your freedom — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:19:18 GMT

Dennis Ferguson wrote in
news:slrnhg7vpm.4c.dcferguson@akit-ferguson.com:

> On 2009-11-18, Locked into a Droid with BIG RED...$350 will buy your
> freedom wrote:
>> More new customers came to AT&T for the iPhone than the total number
>> of new subscribers gained by Verizon with all handsets during the
>> September quarter.
> [...]
>>
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...mored_to_embra
>> ce_palm_in_2010_to_combat_iphone.html
>
> For what it is worth the number of subscribers the article claims
> Verizon added last quarter appears no where in Verizon's 10-Q, and
> the number which does appear in Verizon's 10-Q, 1.32 million, while
> not a whole lot better, actually exceeds the number of AT&T iPhone
> customers the article claims were added (1.28 million). The above
> claim makes a nice quip, but doesn't seem to be true.
>
> It seems to be the case, however, that AT&T only offers the iPhone
> to retail postpaid customers and AT&T only added 1.39 million of
> those last quarter. If 1.28 million of those really bought iPhones
> then the rest of AT&T's handset line did a whole lot worse than
> Verizon.
>
> Dennis Ferguson
>

I wonder what the iPhone churn figures look like. They're sure rippin
off the software heavily....
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhon...ws.asp?c=16836

The Borg has new offerings to slow the iPhone churn:
http://news.vzw.com/news/2009/01/pr2009-01-23a.html

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=11603

Crazy Nokia is actually working to get the hackers to mod the new N900
phones! They even have a blog about it!
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--
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Smartphones: A Bigger Target for Security Threats

Jim_Higgins — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:19:28 GMT

At 17 Nov 2009 23:45:18 +0000 Larry wrote:
> "Todd Allcock" wrote in
> news:nbDMm.5413$cX4.361@newsfe10.iad:
>

> > The article was interesting but was a little too sensational. The
> > whole vague "(software) that can be downloaded onto a smartphone
> > without a user's knowledge..." fails to clearly point out the device
> > has to be out of the user's hands and in the possession of the
> > miscreant as well! Using the same logic, the most secure computer is
> > equally at risk... ...if the attackers can physically access it, and
> > it isn't protected by a password.
> >
> > My phone is rarely out of my reach- I'm not sure who is going to
> > install snooping software on it, and frankly, if they had my phone
> > without my knowledge (and were lucky enough to guess the password to
> > get in) long enough to install the software, why not just harvest the
> > desired data then and there? It'd be like breaking into my house and
> > only stealing the key so they could break in later! ;)
> >
> Your phone autoupdates via a push service built into it.

Well, my email and PIM data does, anyway.

> Remember that software "they" don't want you to run that comes into the
> phone as SMS or email? I suppose if they can push a game into it, they
can
> push anything into it.

I would still have to manually execute any program sent to the phone; it
comes in as an attachment. (And, BTW, just like its desktop counterpart,
Windows Mobile Outlook blocks executable files from being email
attachments- they have to be zipped to be received.)