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Oh man everyone is going... Sylvia, Mike, Ron...
I'd so go if I weren't broke as...
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and what do you guys think of this store? http://www.digitalrev.com/en/index.php
you guys think its trustworthy? and like not dodgey? and are the cameras actually real? because its a lot cheaper than normal stores
and do you think their ebay store would be trustworthy? cause i like some of their deals/packages
They're definitely a reputable online/ebay store and have been operating a camera business out of Hong Kong for a long time. They've got a nice youtube channel - their frontman has a recognisable childish Estuary English accent
.Not sure whether they're grey market or not but they do have a better warranty policy than other grey market stores.
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Hey everybody, this is my first time venturing into the Tech - Cell Phones forum ^^ I'm on AT&T and up for an upgrade to a new phone, it'll be my first smartphone yay! I'd really like to get an Android, but I've heard that AT&T doesn't allow you to install third-party apps on the phone -- is this such a big disadvantage that I should look at other phones instead? What am I really missing by only getting apps from Android Market?
I'm mainly looking at Samsung Captivate and HTC Aria -- Does anybody use one of these on AT&T? How do you like it so far?
Thanks so much for the help!
-Stephanie
I've been using an unlocked Captivate for a little while and I find I only need a couple of apps from the android market. I mainly use sipdroid to make use of my ISP's free VOIP service - wherever there's wifi, I can make calls for next to nothing and subsequently I've downgraded to a $10/month plan (http://www.iinet.net.au/mobile/byo-10-plan/).
As for my opinion on the captivate; the Super AMOLED screen is a generous size and is pleasant to look at - it makes many other screen types look washed-out in comparison. It's quite thin, and much lighter than I expected. The hardware seems quite capable too. The only drawback is that Samsung is slow to release software updates (Android 2.3 has been released and Samsung hasn't even mentioned an update from 2.1 to 2.2 yet). I flashed to a custom ROM based on 2.2 just yesterday and it seems to work fine so far, but really I'd prefer a polished official release.
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I agree with Hermit's take on it. This kind of ending started making sense to me mid-way through the season, around the time the Richard Alpert back-story was shown.
I view the "unanswered questions" about the strange phenomena simply as wildly different manifestations of different characters' personal journeys.
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Woah 21 pages already...
PristineNyte: You have a new phone now?
... and hi IonNuke... I recognise you from other forums
I'm looking at the slim models like the docomo P-03B:
http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/foma/sm...3b/gallery.html
Maybe in black/silver or white/silver.
I see a few on YAJ:
http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w47893887
but not sure how much they usually sell for
If it says it does 3G and global roaming. That doesn't mean it can do 3G in other countries right?
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^ Wow it looks a lot nicer in the actual photos than it does in the product photos. I can see why you like it so much.
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I think we've majorly hijacked this thread haha. I guess we just needed a general discussion thread about this sort of stuff.
Anyway, to blatantly continue this derailment...
Ah I think the buttons are where you and I differ, I kinda like the the flat buttons. I find I'm liking the P-04A http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/foma/sm...4a/gallery.html. As for selling my old one, I don't think I can sell it for much... It's taken a bit of damage from keys and other pocket-related items over the years and now it has "character"...Hahaha, I'm currently trying to sell my 707SC II so I can buy a Docomo.Really wanting to get this beauty, the N-02a
http://www.n-keitai.com/n-02a/images/des_img_01.jpg
Does anyone know if the keypad is flat like a razr or the 707SC, or if it actually has separate buttons. I prefer separate buttons.
I can see how the rarity (at least outside of Japan) is part of the appeal but I'm not so concerned about trying to stand out. I just simply don't like the look of most of the phones on offer where I am. I mean I wouldn't object if the new line of docomo/softbank phones were discovered to be more compatible with my network, or even if a new hypersim became available that allowed me to use the internet.If Docomo and Softbank released international versions, they wouldn't exactly be considered 'exotic' phones anymore. I wouldn't want one after that. -
Dammit some of the newer ones are so pretty it almost hurts.
Why doesn't internet work? Why??? We need to petition docomo and softbank to release international versions. I mean half these phones have 3G international roaming anyway so shouldn't be too hard to just change the firmware a little right?
Ah well, I think I'll be sticking to my 707 for a little while longer.
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Majorly informative posts! Thanks kerpao, PristineNyte, stere0xide.
Damnit... why must the local phones look so... unusual, in general
...Alright, I'm off to browse the docomo/softbank websites.
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Handily, I have this pic from testing out a new camera last month. It's ye olde Samsung/Softbank 707SCII that I bought a couple of years ago... The two annoying things are that it has no predictive texting and net/email only works on Japanese networks. Also, the phone was released before there was widespread use of Windows Vista and last time I checked there were no drivers/software for Vista, let alone the English version of Vista.
May I ask whether T9 input or internet works on the docomo phones? I'm looking for a new phone in a similar light/slim folding style though I'd really like better functionality. I've just ordered Windows 7 too so I hope history doesn't repeat itself with the new phone not playing well with the new OS.
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Wow, this thread is so perverted... and 28 pages long.
A bit worrying really.
Having said that, I'm also impressed by the resourcefulness of the members in this thread.
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shure se530s - they're quite durable, they've been out in the rain countless times (i'm having bizarre weather here), and i've ran over them a few times on my chair aswell. sound quality is good.
^ pic is from my review in the MP3 subforum from last year
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i've been using a softbank 707scii for a couple weeks:
[pic will go here later]
pros:
-looks nice +10
-light/thin
-buttons are reasonably responsive
-popular in japan, but more rare outside of
-screen has good picture colour and detail
-does all the things you want
cons:
-can only be opened with two hands unlike my old RAZR where you can jam a finger in the side
-doesn't have an english dictionary so texting is slow as you have to text old-school style by pressing numbers repeatedly to select the letter
-frame rate is a bit slow, and it's obvious when you're navigating the main menu as the animations are quite choppy
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i grabbed one of those 8GB Meizu M6SLs with the bang & olufsen sound system... i've had it lying here on my desk for a week now and been meaning to do a small review on it - i'll get around to it some time soon
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excuse the strange pics - i'm doing this at work
^ Meizu M6 -> Meier-Audio Corda MOVE -> Shure SE530
i bought the 4GB M6 in january and i did a little review in this thread. the whole setup has taken quite a beating and has been out in the rain at least half a dozen times as i walk (or run as the case may be) to work.
^ rough size comparison between the 4GB M6 and the new 8GB M6SL, which is the bottom one in the first pic.
the M6SL has lost the mirror-finish metal back plate and is a fair bit thinner, has also lost 1mm or so from both length and width. the "play/pause/power" button on the M6 is no longer there on the M6SL, replacing the "enter" button on the touchpad.
^ main screen turn on. the M6SL screen is about the same size and appears more pinkish. both screens have some sort of rainbow/light refracting ill-effect when viewing it out in the daylight, which slightly discolours the screen in a rainbow pattern.
^ i also brought Meizu's stock earphones and Sennheiser CX300 along to test.
the stock earphones are the same as from a year ago - they're good compared to some other stock earphones, though bass is lacking.
^ one down side to the new SL model is that videos play back with a bit of a blue tint whereas the screen seemed to be a bit better on M6. the photo makes it look a lot worse than it actually is. it's not a huge problem as you quickly forget about it when watching stuff, but i'd still be hanging out for a software update that fixes this or lets us play with the screen's settings etc.
i spent two hours testing the sound in a range of different ways and have come to the conclusion the M6SL definitely brings the mid-range forward a bit more, making a few instruments like the violin and piano more noticeable - more subtly, the highs are a tiny bit softer than the M6, bass is similar on both... there's really not a massive amount of difference on the whole though. video-watchers may prefer the original model for now as the screen seems to have been a sacrifice when they were trying to make it even smaller than what it already was.
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merged roffles' thread with the pinned notebook thread
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for nostalgia's sake, here's the legacy cellphone FAQ from the old soompi tech section: http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=20084
it's fairly similar to this one, but the info is older.
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i work at night and it's never really busy so i end up on the net all night... then when i come home i browse some more
health - a sedentary lifestyle is bad for your health in a very general way... get up and move around/do stuff every chance you get.
eyesight - if you're in a well-lit room and you're a reasonable distance away from your monitor, then your eyesight should be fine. also make sure your monitor's settings don't make your eyes uncomfortable or anything... i've been permanently attached to computers since maybe 1994 and i still have pretty good vision.
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^the 4GB version plus delivery came to a total of $198.50 AUD from a seller named tradeeasy1201 on ebay...
i actually ordered it at the end of december last year but the guy had issues with his ISP ever since the taiwan earthquake - maybe you can get it cheaper now that the whole christmas season is well and truly over
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i got my black and silver meizu m6 at the start of the week and i'm quite impressed so far (i've been listening to it at work these past few days)
first impressions:
-weighs next to nothing, smaller than credit card, thin as a pencil.
-seems to be a fully featured high quality product.
-fingerprint magnet (maybe exaggerated by black colour?)
-buttons/touchpad all seem to be solidly installed. software/menus/controls are quite responsive.
-player reacts virtually instantly to USB connection. i'm unsure how it does this, but the player interfaces with my computer quicker than USB memory sticks - i just plug it in and exactly one second later, the drive is mapped.
-no need to install any software or drivers
-box is good
accessories:
-sound is surprisingly good on the stock earphones - treble and midrange are good, but bass lacks definition as demonstrated by the lack of ability to reproduce bass drum detail on the included demo FLAC track (at most points, you can barely hear the bass drum at all, even when playing with the EQ and bass boost. i was able to hear it more clearly on other earphones though).
-comes preinstalled with two sheets of a hard protective film, one on each face of the player. these sheets were quite precisely placed - i didn't notice them until i read in the instruction manual that they were there and i shouldn't remove them.
-also comes with lanyard and a thin white leather carrying pouch.
sound:
-sound is on-par with other well-made portable music devices.
-channel reproduction is good - i listened to music for five straight hours at work without any sign of listener fatigue, and this was on a night where i'd previously been up for over 24 hours.
-bass and treble "boosting" is on by default, however this introduces a small amount of hiss on the included FLAC track (only noticeable if you are listening for it).
-other than software-based bass and treble boosting, there are also a few environmental effects that you can apply, graphic EQ, and sound modulation for output to headphones/earphones/speakers.
-will sometimes produce a small click on codec change... hopefully this will be addressed in future bios updates.
video:
-screen is big, clear and bright. it's a testament to the design team to have such a large screen in such a small and light player and have it only draw so little power.
-video at 18fps is on the slow side, but still quite reasonable.
-the bundled video conversion software is preset to quick and dirty encoding, which is generally good for small videos. however, the only problem is that your regular 25-30fps SD videos or 50-60fps HD videos don't exactly decimate nicely down to 18fps and so converted videos will have a slight jerk every second or so, even when played back on the computer. the motion may be smoothed out slightly by going from 30fps to 15fps (i haven't tried it yet) but 15fps is already starting to get a little low.
battery:
-unsure, seems pretty good as i'm still half way through my first charge - this is after three and a half days of heavy use (4-5 hours music per day plus a total of about 20 minutes video playback)
other stuff:
-also has photo and game capabilities, as well as calendar/stopwatch/calculator function but haven't tried them.
-stereo FM tuner in this tiny thing has better reception than my hybrid DVB card's FM radio, which is connected to my apartment building's TV aerial.
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Oh by the way, what do you guys think of the Sennheiser CX300, I was planning to get it on ebay. This one here, http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BRAND-NEW-Sennheise...1QQcmdZViewItem
the price is okay but I don't want fake ones. I know they're around 60usd but this seller has had great feedback and all
i bought a pair of sony ex90s from the stores and later found the cheap version on ebay - i thought maybe these cheap ones are "fell off the back of the truck" versions that would be identical to genuine so i bought a pair to chuck in my uni bag. when i received it, it came in a proper box and everything, but i noticed they didn't include the usual extras like manual and carry case etc... next i noticed the silver parts were grey rather than silver and the rubber sleeves were slightly more stiff/opaque than the genuine ones. at this point i was still hopeful that maybe the insides were at least a backwards engineered replica. however, when i listened to them, the sound was horrendous - worse than anything i'd ever heard (no joke).
i don't know, maybe there are some genuine "factory surplus" ones out there but the ex90s i got weren't even worth the $15 or however much it was.
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that meizu player looks pretty good, maybe i'll get one...
i'm still using MDs at the moment
my first MP3 player was an MPMan F20 that i bought in HK in the late 90s. from memory, it had 32MB storage, parallel port extreme slowness galore, and one AA battery for 1.5 hour's worth of music, not to mention the dodgiest looking homebrew software you've ever seen... hopefully MP3 players have come a long way since those days
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ah thanks for the info awdark, & range... much appreciated.
cheers
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hey range, i was wondering...
i bought a second-hand dell laptop not too long ago and it came with a 90w charger. on the dell website, i noticed that on my model, they give a charger that's say 65w as standard, but also give you an option to upgrade to a 90w charger... is the higher wattage supposed to charge the battery quicker or something? it doesn't say what it's for...
my main question is that will idling draw the same amount of electricity on both chargers?
also, out of curiosity, if i have my laptop plugged in and turned on most of the time, would it be best to remove the battery? i formatted the thing and did my own OS installation and am using the windows default battery management software rather than the dell software.
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ahaha it's this thread again...
having a penis gets annoying sometimes because you have to choose what type of underwear to wear depending on the level of physical activity you'll be doing in the day... e.g. if everyone wore boxers while playing basketball, there'll be a lot of mysterious flopping noises so you have to have briefs on those days, but they don't feel as comfortable. yes, it's a harsh life being a man.
the appearance of the package also depends on the weather... when you get a cool breeze on your nuts, the anatomy will retract towards the body
david must've been feeling the breeze in the italian alps
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What Kind Of Headphones Do You Have/use?
in soompi hangout
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I have, for some reason, used a lot of earphones over the years. Everything from the good ol' stock Sony 9mm drivers to custom IEMs (well, Shure S500/SE510/SE530/SE535 reshells anyway).
Some inexpensive IEMs that I've been impressed with are:
Cheap: Thermalright Isurus - Good punchy sound. Slight loss in the high frequencies but still better than your regular earphones. Comes with a mic and splitter for its TRRS (phone) connector so you can use the mic with your computer.
Mid-range: Denon C360, Ultimate Ears 350 - both nice and musical and play well with popular electronics. C360 has slightly "warmer" mids.
Don't buy: The iMetal Maximo-something - sounds like you're listening through a plastic cup and string. The non-BA Shures (1 series? I forget) aren't much to speak of either. If you're going to the high-end consumer range, don't get the Sony XBA-4 unless you've tried them yourself - they're the most detailed (across the range) IEMs I've tried but the balance of sound is a bit unusual.