Dont want to give up my TP2, But is it time?

[eric12341]

Originally Posted by ModmyPPC

Im not too worried.

I plan on getting a sero plan so that 10 dollars would just be the premium upgrade.

So im not to bothered.

Just a little dissapointed on the HTC Arrive and its inability to tether.

it's coming in mango or when the jailbreak nodo project finishes whichever is first. on a sidenote it took WM till WM5 for a tethering hack to be found.

[ModmyPPC]

Originally Posted by eric12341

it's coming in mango or when the jailbreak nodo project finishes whichever is first. on a sidenote it took WM till WM5 for a tethering hack to be found.

I understand that but Mango is coming at the end of the year to the begining of next year.

I can't wait that long.

Who knows when nodo project will finish.

Dam Windows why can't they ever get shit right the first time!

[chardog]

Just get the LG optimus S. It's plenty fast, android, and it tethers. Seriously, once you get a tablet, you'll hardly use your phone for browsing, vids, and games.

Hell I try not to even text using my phone.... lazydroid ftw.

heck, if your phone still works, keep it and get a tablet as a companion. Galaxy tab + smart phone that can tether = win.

[eric12341]

Originally Posted by ModmyPPC

I understand that but Mango is coming at the end of the year to the begining of next year.

I can't wait that long.

Who knows when nodo project will finish.

Dam Windows why can't they ever get shit right the first time!

its a gray area,MS is saying the fall while all the tarado de Paul thurott sites are saying 2012 then u have the non-biased and windows based sites saying late summer to early fall, this mango update is going to be huge and will bring alot of functionality to the table while providing a smooth,stable,and reliable out of the box experience without rooting,flashing or top of the line hardware. having PC like hardware in a mobile device is unnecessary.

Originally Posted by chardog

Just get the LG optimus S. It's plenty fast, android, and it tethers. Seriously, once you get a tablet, you'll hardly use your phone for browsing, vids, and games.

Hell I try not to even text using my phone.... lazydroid ftw.

heck, if your phone still works, keep it and get a tablet as a companion. Galaxy tab + smart phone that can tether = win.

LG optimus S? seriously? that phone has a small HVGA screen yet its still selling for some reason because its only $50.

my uncle from PA had a MOTO xoom and I played with it for 2 mins while they were down here for the weekend. while I do think that its better than the iFad its not for me. and getting a tablet and a smartphone on the same plan will cost more than just upgrading the smartphone.

[chardog]

Originally Posted by eric12341

LG optimus S? seriously? that phone has a small HVGA screen yet its still selling for some reason because its only $50.

my uncle from PA had a MOTO xoom and I played with it for 2 mins while they were down here for the weekend. while I do think that its better than the iFad its not for me. and getting a tablet and a smartphone on the same plan will cost more than just upgrading the smartphone.

it's still selling because it's an absolutely fantastic phone. Relatively excellent battery life, very zippy despite its clock speed, easy as hell to root and hack, comes with absolutely no bloat in clean I'd mode, and it just works.... oh yeah, mobile hotspots works great.

The form factor of the 10 inch tab is a mistake. 7 inch is where it's at. Minimum size for a tablet and maximum portability.

2 minutes is hardly enough time to evaluate a tablet. The Ipad by most accounts is better than the zoom.

[eric12341]

Originally Posted by chardog

it's still selling because it's an absolutely fantastic phone. Relatively excellent battery life, very zippy despite its clock speed, easy as hell to root and hack, comes with absolutely no bloat in clean I'd mode, and it just works.... oh yeah, mobile hotspots works great.

The form factor of the 10 inch tab is a mistake. 7 inch is where it's at. Minimum size for a tablet and maximum portability.

2 minutes is hardly enough time to evaluate a tablet. The Ipad by most accounts is better than the zoom.

yea but with its specs its bound to be ineligible to receive updates and use alot of apps especially Netflix and if it did utilize Netflix it wouldn't look right because of its display resolution which is below VGA which by the way is what the majority if TV programs broadcast in. the arrive is an absolutely fantastic phone too even tho its not hackable or able to be tethered at the moment. but really the reason why its selling is because of its price some people prefer to buy phones that are cheap and affordable and it is one of them.

I've spent maybe 45 mins to an hour or so on my cousins iFad just to see what it was like and from the 2 mins I had the xoom I was able to tell right away that it has more potential than the iFad.

[ModmyPPC]

Originally Posted by chardog

it's still selling because it's an absolutely fantastic phone. Relatively excellent battery life, very zippy despite its clock speed, easy as hell to root and hack, comes with absolutely no bloat in clean I'd mode, and it just works.... oh yeah, mobile hotspots works great.

The form factor of the 10 inch tab is a mistake. 7 inch is where it's at. Minimum size for a tablet and maximum portability.

2 minutes is hardly enough time to evaluate a tablet. The Ipad by most accounts is better than the zoom.

Chardog question for you

thanks for recommending the OPtimus S it looks like its a great phone.

But Im curious does it support flash.

Ive read enough to see that the processor is to old to support flash. But if you download skyfire can you see videos on the internet?

Because it doesn't support flash there must be some games that dont work with it right?

Thanks

[AZTECHKA]

I too voted EVO 3D... Sorry... It just looks like the phone to beat.
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[chardog]

Originally Posted by ModmyPPC

Chardog question for you

thanks for recommending the OPtimus S it looks like its a great phone.

But Im curious does it support flash.

Ive read enough to see that the processor is to old to support flash. But if you download skyfire can you see videos on the internet?

Because it doesn't support flash there must be some games that dont work with it right?

Thanks

you've read wrong. The optimus is running a late model processor. It may look slow on paper, but it's quandrant scores are on par with last gen's faster phones.

it plays angry birds, fruit ninja, ect. I'm in front of a pc all day due to my profession, and lazydroid is a godsend. love it. Looks like netflix is working on it as well. It has a pretty good community over androidcentral.com.

Here is a more thorough look at the speed of the optimus:
Analysis of Qualcomm MSM7x27 (MSM7227 MSM7627) and MSM7x25 (MSM7225 MSM7625) processors - how good are they? - Smartphone Benchmarks (SmartBench 2010/Quadrant) Forum

as for flash with skyfire, it works great.

the multimedia on that phone is not my cup of tea(tablet is for multimedia), but if you want a small phone, with great battery life, and very satisfactory performance, I can easily recommend the optimus S. I understand that a lot of people need a monsterous phone with monsterous specs, but if you dont care for that, and just care about a highly functional phone with the best app market in town and most flexibility, I'de go with the optimus S.

it cant compete with the latest or greatest, but that doesnt make it any less functional. I like to compare it to the iphone 3gs. People have been flocking to the iphone 4, at the same time, it doesnt mean the 3gs is a crappy phone. it's still a fantastic phone, and can do most of what the iphone 4 does.

[AZTECHKA]

Sorry... I didn't mean to interrupt.
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