James Daulton
Footballguy
For those of us who just got a new phone (Evo) and aren't very smart phone proficient (basically talk, text, email only), where's a good site/place to go to learn to get the most out of the phone?
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Jaysus
Good times!
BeaverCleaver
Footballguy
How many have rooted their phones? Are you glad you did and did you have any issues?
Quez
Footballguy
Can you explain the ones above a little more please. Cost, what they do, any good, etc.Thanks,
I'm not Smoovy, but I use Dolphin and Wireless Tether also. Dolphin is solid, with tabbed browsing, add-ons, gestures and just an all around solid package for a mobile browser. It's free, so no reason not to try it if you're looking for a different browser. The only thing I don't like about it is that the bookmark widget in LauncherPro only works with the native browser. Wireless Tether is also free, very simple to use, but only for rooted phones. This app is probably the primary reason I rooted my phone.
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
I have mint as well. However Mint does not cover a few of my financial institutions like my Credit Union. I still use mint to track all of my spending on my CC in which I pay for almost everything.
3C's
Footballguy
Which phone do you have? Just curious. It seems there's an issue with Motorola Droids randomly deleting all texts. I had it happen a couple of times. Hasn't happened since 1) dropping it down to keeping no more than 100 messages in any thread and 2) since installing sms backup and restore as an insurance in case I needed a restore.http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=5133BlueDredSo said:
I had tunein for a few days but I believe that was the app that caused me to no longer be able to use steering wheel controls to skip songs in the music app and pandora so I removed it.
BlueDredSo
Footballguy
I have the HTC Incredible. I've tried limiting threads to 200 messages. Maybe I'll try 100 messages and see if that works. I thought unchecking 'Delete old messages when limits are reached' would solve the problem, but it hasn't. Also, is the app called 'SMS Backup and Restore' or just SMS Backup that gives you an option to restore? That sentence was a little confusing.I don't use Pandora, TuneIn, etc. in my car, but have thought about getting that Motorola bluetooth to hook that up. I'd be surprised if TuneIn was causing that steering wheel control problem, but I'm no expert.
The Gator
Footballguy
-Track income and expenses for multiple accounts
-Support transfers between accounts
I assume this means bank accounts and not as in if i have an app and my wife has one on here phone and they keep track of both together?
3C's
Footballguy
SMS Backup & Restore
BlueDredSo
Footballguy
Wow, nice! I figured there had to be an app like this. Thanks a lot. Google is the man.
Kimbo Slice
Footballguy
:X
BlueDredSo
Footballguy
Has anyone played the game Zenonia or Zenonia 2? Supposedly very similar to Zelda: a Link to the Past, but with 4 different customizable characters. Looks pretty cool and I might consider it being the first app I'll actually pay for.
PlasmaDogPlasma
Footballguy
My Eris has been rooted for almost a year. I've flashed several different Roms in that time. I have occasionally had issues, but I've always either been able to find a fix or just flashed a different Rom. I definitely glad I did it. This is a good place for information. Just find the "Android Development" board specific to your phone.
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Several people have pointed me to that site... I have it bookmarked for when I finally get around to rooting. (which will be before I go on vacation this summer and want to teather my laptop to the phone)
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
Sorry, was on a timeout, but this guy nailed it. Currently using Wireless Tether to post this as we speak.
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
BlueDredSo
Footballguy
So should we be expecting an update soon on our phones, or is this just a website thing?
BlueDredSo
Footballguy
Gun Bros. is a pretty fun game, and really cool looking. Surprisingly good graphics, smooth, and simple.
Oh yeah, it's also FREE
Oh yeah, it's also FREE
Sheriff66
Footballguy
Downloading now
James Daulton
Footballguy
You can tether your phone without rooting it, right? Also, if you tether your phone, I assume that a laptop will have internet access even while driving in a car?
James Daulton
Footballguy
What do you mean not for free? Who do you have to pay since you're using your phone's already paid for internet access?
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
Verizon charges an extra $20 a month to be able to use tethering.
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
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James Daulton
Footballguy
Thanks for the link, my plan is through Sprint. I may try that as I don't think I'm bold enough yet to root the phone.
belljr
Footballguy
There are apps that you can use. Easytehter for example. There are other paid apps that you can "bypass" the phone tehtering through verizon
Kev4029
Footballguy
I use PDA Net, there is a free one month trial but after that you have to pay something like $20 for the program or you can keep using the trial but you won't be able to access any https sites. I probably only use it once every month or so, but it was worth the $20 for the 1.5 years I've had it. Only problem is it is against your contract with Verizon, but unless you are downloading tons of crap I don't think they would ever know.
Sprint charges an additional fee for this services as well.
I've found PDANet to be extremely useful.Kev4029 said:
Card Trader
Footballguy
wordfeud: azcardfan7....let's do this.
Eric Stratton
Footballguy
It works great on the Evo.
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
Oh, I know. I was just answering his question about whether or not it's normally free. I use Wireless Tether, but I'm rooted.belljr said:
Dexter
Footballguy
My phone has been rooted for a few months now. I don't flash any roms and have never had a problem.I use Barnacle wifi tetherTitanium backup to freeze apps I don't want
Clarence the barber
Footballguy
Any good recs for a podcast manager? I currently use beyondpod, and I'm beginning to hate it. Evo here
mattyt
Footballguy
I use Google Listen....so no, I can't recommend a good podcast manager
fsufan
Footballguy
i installed juice defender a weeks ago and notice longer battery life on my incredible
Haha, I'm in the same boat. Listen does the job, I guess. Don't expect to find a podcast through Listen. Use Google Reader to set up your podcasts, and then use Listen to well, listen to your podcast. Even with that, I have issues with it. I'll be 15 minutes into a podcast, and it jumps back to the beginning. Also, sometimes it gives me an error and won't play. I'd heard good things about BeyondPod, but didn't want to pay the money for it.I use Google Listen....so no, I can't recommend a good podcast manager
Jojo the circus boy
Footballguy
Anyone use? A buddy of mine told me about it, Exchange by Touchdown trying to gauge if it is worth $19.99, currently not very happy with the stock email client.
Socrates11
Footballguy
Definitely worth it to me, as my work email has some decent security on it and the stock email client couldn't grab it. Touchdown can. Also syncs with my work calander and task list. Very happy with it.
Socrates11
Footballguy
Question: are you guys running juice defender on default, or have you made some tweaks that you feel have made a difference? TIA
