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Started by Scipio, October 21, 2009, 12:34:36 PM

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Scipio

October 21, 2009, 12:34:36 PM
http://www.cellularsouth.com/DiscoverCenter/phones-apps/android/

So, basically, HTC Hero for $99.00, plus unlimited service for $80.00/month.  Good deal, or not?
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Syt

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October 21, 2009, 01:05:33 PM
Quote from: Scipio on October 21, 2009, 12:34:36 PM
http://www.cellularsouth.com/DiscoverCenter/phones-apps/android/

So, basically, HTC Hero for $99.00, plus unlimited service for $80.00/month.  Good deal, or not?

Point of reference: Paid 170 EUR for the Hero, but have 50 EUR/month for 2000 free minutes, 2000 free SMS, plus 3 gigs of data transfer. T-Mobile Austria (only guys having HTC Hero here). Contained data transfer/free minutes is huge for me.
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MadBurgerMaker

#2
October 21, 2009, 01:15:58 PM
Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.  HTC makes some slick phones from what I've seen, and you can't go wrong with unlimited everything.

Berkut

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October 21, 2009, 01:22:51 PM
I like that service plan. I wonder if they will have anything similar up here.
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derspiess

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October 21, 2009, 02:34:18 PM
Do it.  I bought my Hero from Sprint late last week & am loving it.  I take it Cellular South uses Verizon for data roaming?
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The Brain

#5
October 21, 2009, 02:35:19 PM
I don't pay for my phone.
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Berkut

#6
October 21, 2009, 02:36:20 PM
Quote from: derspiess on October 21, 2009, 02:34:18 PM
Do it.  I bought my Hero from Sprint late last week & am loving it.  I take it Cellular South uses Verizon for data roaming?

How does it compare to an iPhone?
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Alcibiades

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October 21, 2009, 02:36:32 PM
Quote from: The Brain on October 21, 2009, 02:35:19 PM
I don't pay for my phone.

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Scipio

#8
October 21, 2009, 02:37:50 PM
Quote from: derspiess on October 21, 2009, 02:34:18 PM
Do it.  I bought my Hero from Sprint late last week & am loving it.  I take it Cellular South uses Verizon for data roaming?
Yep.
What I speak out of my mouth is the truth.  It burns like fire.
-Jose Canseco

There you go, giving a fuck when it ain't your turn to give a fuck.
-Every cop, The Wire

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-John Hurt

Syt

#10
October 21, 2009, 02:43:57 PM
Quote from: Berkut on October 21, 2009, 02:36:20 PM
Quote from: derspiess on October 21, 2009, 02:34:18 PM
Do it.  I bought my Hero from Sprint late last week & am loving it.  I take it Cellular South uses Verizon for data roaming?

How does it compare to an iPhone?

More compact, and using the Android open source OS. I use mine mostly for surfing while on the subway/sending emails, and I got me a gadget for weather reports. Also, the Google maps integration is very useful for me, someone who often gets a bit lost when in unknown parts of town (though I guess iPhone has that, too). And I can play NES games on it. still have to try the old Lucasarts point&click adventures.
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derspiess

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October 21, 2009, 03:48:16 PM Last Edit: October 21, 2009, 03:51:13 PM by derspiess
Quote from: Scipio on October 21, 2009, 02:37:50 PM
Quote from: derspiess on October 21, 2009, 02:34:18 PM
Do it.  I bought my Hero from Sprint late last week & am loving it.  I take it Cellular South uses Verizon for data roaming?
Yep.

Cool, so you have their ginormous network to play with when traveling.

Anyway, re: the phone itself-- the Android OS is excellent and the stuff HTC adds over top of it makes it even better.  It generally runs very fast (and can multi-task unlike certain fruit-branded phones), but can slow down just a little if you have a lot running.

The Android marketplace has a good selection of apps that should become even better as the user base grows.  The barcode scanner app will make you tear apart your office or home looking for stuff to scan.  The Facebook app is solid & naturally Google apps are well-integrated with the phone.

You can put some apps on your 'desktop' as widgets, and flick left or right to scroll between them, sort of like how the Palm Pre's WebOS interface works.

Only things I don't like about my phone are the $(*@ing Sprint Nascar app I can't get rid of, and the voice dialer requires a little patience.

I feel like I've barely scratched the surface of what the phone can do, but then again I've only had it 6 days :P
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katmai

#12
October 21, 2009, 03:52:47 PM
Quote from: derspiess on October 21, 2009, 03:48:16 PM
  It generally runs very fast (and can multi-task unlike certain fruit-branded phones), but can slow down just a little if you have a lot running.

I can search the web while talking to someone, or play games while listening to my ipod part of phone, what kind of multi tasking do you want?

:P
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derspiess

#13
October 21, 2009, 04:02:20 PM
Quote from: katmai on October 21, 2009, 03:52:47 PM
Quote from: derspiess on October 21, 2009, 03:48:16 PM
  It generally runs very fast (and can multi-task unlike certain fruit-branded phones), but can slow down just a little if you have a lot running.

I can search the web while talking to someone, or play games while listening to my ipod part of phone, what kind of multi tasking do you want?

:P

About 7 widgets running simultaneously while I do the stuff you mentioned :P
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Alcibiades

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October 21, 2009, 04:03:50 PM
Quote from: The Brain on October 21, 2009, 02:37:56 PM
Am not.

Just spreading your sig.   :hug:
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