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alternate.eago posted:Holy poo poo, since I upgraded to the iphone 5, I've used 9GB of data this month....
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I think that even during my heaviest month when I was with t-mobile I only managed to rack up a little over 2gb, and I was doing absolutely crazy poo poo to even get to that point, I can't imagine how you get to 9gb without tethering.
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Dec 11, 2012 20:11
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I use just over 2gb every month, but since I get LTE at home I don't bother with WiFi and I've only ever used half my data allowance.
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Dec 11, 2012 20:27
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Porkchop Express posted:I think that even during my heaviest month when I was with t-mobile I only managed to rack up a little over 2gb, and I was doing absolutely crazy poo poo to even get to that point, I can't imagine how you get to 9gb without tethering. Heavy video streaming. It's really easy to use a ton of bandwidth if you're streaming Netflix like crazy.
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Dec 11, 2012 20:33
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:This month‽ What have you been doing? Netflix and streaming video at work mostly... Pandora in the car for 2 hours a day minimum, maybe more if I'm listening to it at work. It's funny because I only have talked for about 21 or so minutes this month to phones outside the vzw network. Also since the dropbox and google drive apps work so well, I've been using it a lot for accessing big files since I haven't been at my desk in quite a while.
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Dec 11, 2012 20:36
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:This month‽ What have you been doing? I pulled about 2GB in an hour watching HD youtube. I watched videos before and it wasn't that bad, but the Note 2 will get full 720p video quality it seems.
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Dec 11, 2012 21:45
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The iPhone 5 and 4s dropped in price at sams Club to $147 and $47 respectively for the base 16gb models. Not sure if it dropped elsewhere.
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Dec 11, 2012 21:48
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Best Buy.
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Dec 12, 2012 01:51
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Wow, VZW is now showing the Galaxy S3 as a Jelly Bean phone on their product page. http://www.droid-life.com/2012/12/11/verizons-galaxy-s3-page-highlights-the-benefits-of-jelly-bean-a-version-of-android-its-not-yet-running/ Stay loving classy VZW. I want the promised GSM World Roaming unlock, hopefully it's included. I wouldn't have purchased the S3 if the sales rep hadn't told me it would be getting added in a "coming soon" update.
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Dec 12, 2012 02:41
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stormrider posted:Wow, VZW is now showing the Galaxy S3 as a Jelly Bean phone on their product page. Also none of those S3s have the Verizon logo on the button. e: oh poo poo that was the Note 2 butt dickus fucked around with this message at 03:01 on Dec 12, 2012 |
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Dec 12, 2012 02:58
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Well I just got back from the Verizon store, comparing the S3, Note 2, and Razr Maxx HD. The Razr seemed smoother to me than the S3, and I like the lack of the physical home button. The Note 2 is loving huge, but the stylus is really cool. One of the sales guys there had an interesting workaround to keeping my unlimited data. He said that we could add another line onto our family plan (currently have 4), get the subsidized price on that line, and then transfer the phone to me. He said it would be $10/mo for the extra line, so $240 over the 2 year contract. $240 + subsidized phone price is cheaper than the full price of the phone. Is it possible to root the Razr at the moment? Super Dude fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Dec 12, 2012 |
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Dec 12, 2012 03:20
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Yeesh, Ars managed to get 7 days of minor use out of their test Razr MAXX HD.
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Dec 12, 2012 04:21
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big mean giraffe posted:I use just over 2gb every month, but since I get LTE at home I don't bother with WiFi and I've only ever used half my data allowance. Blows my mind more people dont use unlimited like crazy.  That was last month. I'm sure this month will be more since now the towers I'll be on are even faster. Netflix sure does burn up data!
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Dec 12, 2012 04:59
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EbolaIvory posted:Blows my mind more people dont use unlimited like crazy.
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Dec 12, 2012 05:16
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sleepwalkers posted:Do you not have another device? How the gently caress do you use 85 GB of data in a month on a phone? Netflix. Seriously. Plus, Its my music and everything else. And yes, I have other devices. Laptops and such. But when im not home, im using my LTE for a hotspot or something. And honestly netflix for 2-3 hours is easily 2-3 gigs. LTE being 30+ megs a second, plus we're talking on a TV not my phone. Its going to suck down data like crazy.
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Dec 12, 2012 05:18
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EbolaIvory posted:Netflix. Seriously. Out of curiosity, what phone do you have?
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Dec 12, 2012 06:12
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Super Dude posted:Out of curiosity, what phone do you have? 2 Currently. I bounce between a razr maxx and a galaxy nexus. That SS is from my nexus.
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Dec 12, 2012 06:15
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EbolaIvory posted:Blows my mind more people dont use unlimited like crazy. I don't have unlimited, and I have a TV for Netflix and movies and stuff, and if I'm not at home I'm doing something and not watching poo poo on my phone.
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Dec 12, 2012 07:17
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big mean giraffe posted:I don't have unlimited, and I have a TV for Netflix and movies and stuff, and if I'm not at home I'm doing something and not watching poo poo on my phone. I did mention that this is watching netflix via a TV. Just, FYI. I'm a bit more extreme that some. But my point is, Even when I'm not using the poo poo out of data for netflix or something, I still hit 9-10 gigs a month. Just normal daily poo poo like facebook, twitter, 3 email accounts, fidelity poo poo, GPS, Music, etc. Just blows my mind goons are barely cracking 2 gigs. Thats all.
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Dec 12, 2012 08:12
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EbolaIvory posted:Even when I'm not using the poo poo out of data for netflix or something, I still hit 9-10 gigs a month. Just normal daily poo poo like facebook, twitter, 3 email accounts, fidelity poo poo, GPS, Music, etc. Just blows my mind goons are barely cracking 2 gigs. Thats all. Uh, if you're breaking 9-10 gigs a month doing "normal daily poo poo," you're probably not doing anything very normal.
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Dec 12, 2012 13:35
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EbolaIvory posted:I did mention that this is watching netflix via a TV. Just, FYI. My computer does Netflix a hell of a lot better than my phone for one. RVProfootballer posted:Uh, if you're breaking 9-10 gigs a month doing "normal daily poo poo," you're probably not doing anything very normal. This. I stream a lot of music in my car, update all my apps, browse the forums a ton, etc and still never got higher than 2.5 gigs. You are an EXTREME outlier.
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Dec 12, 2012 16:29
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stormrider posted:Wow, VZW is now showing the Galaxy S3 as a Jelly Bean phone on their product page. It already supports international GSM. Check your "mobile networks"
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Dec 12, 2012 16:38
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big mean giraffe posted:My computer does Netflix a hell of a lot better than my phone for one. It sounds like he is using his phone to get netflix to his TV, not watching it directly on his phone (either streaming to the tv or tethering to it if the tv has internet capability).
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Dec 12, 2012 16:41
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RVProfootballer posted:Uh, if you're breaking 9-10 gigs a month doing "normal daily poo poo," you're probably not doing anything very normal. An hour of Netflix or a few hours of Pandora every day is a pretty normal use of a pocket computer. Stop following along with the forced definition of normal usage the telecoms use.
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Dec 12, 2012 16:48
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Fallom posted:An hour of Netflix or a few hours of Pandora every day is a pretty normal use of a pocket computer. Stop following along with the forced definition of normal usage the telecoms use. He is watching netflix on TV at a fixed location that can easily have wifi. Normal people would just watch normal tv or use the wifi provided. But who cares 
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Dec 12, 2012 18:37
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Fallom posted:Stop following along with the forced definition of normal usage the telecoms use.
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Mighty Horse posted:It already supports international GSM. Check your "mobile networks" That allows roaming on cdma. The phone has gsm hardware that “will be enabled with a future update." there is a big thread on XDA with a root workaround.
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Dec 12, 2012 19:25
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I'm really enjoying the battery life I'm getting from my Razr M, made it a little over 20 hours and had 20% left.
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Dec 12, 2012 20:03
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RVProfootballer posted:Uh, if you're breaking 9-10 gigs a month doing "normal daily poo poo," you're probably not doing anything very normal. I use about 10 gigs a month - streaming 128kbps net radio for a 1.5 hour commute each way with TuneIn, Netflix, emails, LogMeIn, SongPop, and tethering every once in awhile if I am out and about away from WiFi. My usage also jumped when I went from a 3G BlackBerry to 4G Android last year - no longer was it a pain to do anything with the phone aside from email and stream some audio. I know I'm not normal for most, but this is normal for me. Streaming audio has taken the place of the AM/FM radio for me in the car, and I have an absurdly long commute. But I'm not using it for BitTorrent or anything like that. On the upside, the Verizon people do not try to sell me on anything that would mess with my unlimited data once they see my usage...
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Dec 12, 2012 20:46
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Cross posting from SAmart, I'm looking for a used S3. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3522257&pagenumber=1&perpage=40
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Dec 12, 2012 23:07
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Fallom posted:An hour of Netflix or a few hours of Pandora every day is a pretty normal use of a pocket computer. Stop following along with the forced definition of normal usage the telecoms use. This. An hour of HD netflix + Music in my car is easily over 500mb. WithoutTheFezOn posted:Do you think Verizon/ATT are lying when they make a claim like "95% (or whatever very high percentage) of our smartphone customers use less than 2GB of data per month"? No, Its totally true. Or Was. LTE really steps things up because of how fast you can burn through data without even knowing it. I seriously went from 2 or so gigs to 9-10 gigs every month simply because my streams got better because theres more speed. LTE changes the game. bigtom posted:
Every phonecall went from 'Hey you should switch to family share!' to "Oh boy lets make sure you dont lose that unlimited" DaNzA posted:He is watching netflix on TV at a fixed location that can easily have wifi. Normal people would just watch normal tv or use the wifi provided. But who cares Except the cheapest ISP around here for usable HD streaming would cost 40-50 bucks a month. "easily" Yes. Affordable? No.
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Dec 13, 2012 00:28
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Apparently the price of the Note 2 was dropped to $199 by a few retailers, but not Verizon. Does anyone know if Big Red offers a refund on the difference? Unlikely, I'm sure...
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Dec 13, 2012 00:29
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Apparently the price of the Note 2 was dropped to $199 by a few retailers, but not Verizon. Does anyone know if Big Red offers a refund on the difference? Unlikely, I'm sure... To competitors, no. But if corporate pricing drops before 1/15/2013, which is this holiday's Worry Free Guarantee period, you can get a refund.
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Dec 13, 2012 01:08
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Apparently the price of the Note 2 was dropped to $199 by a few retailers, but not Verizon. Does anyone know if Big Red offers a refund on the difference? Unlikely, I'm sure... Usually these cheaper phones have extra stipulations. If you don't use the phone for whatever period of time, you owe the retailer an extra fee.
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Dec 13, 2012 02:21
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http://www.droid-life.com/2012/12/12/verizon-approves-jelly-bean-update-for-galaxy-s3/#disqus_thread Galaxy S3 people rejoice it appears that we're gonna get JB on the 14th
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Dec 13, 2012 07:29
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Does Verizon seriously not sell the iPhone 5 in their stores? I'm upgrading the end of this month and according to their website it's online only?
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Dec 13, 2012 15:50
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roboshit posted:Does Verizon seriously not sell the iPhone 5 in their stores? I'm upgrading the end of this month and according to their website it's online only? Probably still limited in stock. Call your local store.
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Dec 13, 2012 16:22
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So I might be buying a phone from a guy on Craigslist tonight or tomorrow. I've heard that it's good to meet at a Verizon store if possible because they can tell you right there if the phone is valid and can be activated on my account. Is this true? What specifically do I need to ask the employee at Verizon?
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Dec 13, 2012 19:28
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roboshit posted:Does Verizon seriously not sell the iPhone 5 in their stores? I'm upgrading the end of this month and according to their website it's online only? My Verizon store had tons of them as of 2 days ago. I went to Best Buy though, they have all iPhones for $50 off. Target/Radio Shack/Sams Club are price matching too.
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roboshit posted:Does Verizon seriously not sell the iPhone 5 in their stores? I'm upgrading the end of this month and according to their website it's online only? I walked right in to my local Verizon store, pointed at the iPhone 5's and said "gimme!" So yes, some stores are stocking them.
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