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[Lonestar]

Just spend the $5 for the Easy Tether app man. http://www.amazon.com/Mobile-Stream-...6010399&sr=8-1

Otherwise you'll have to pay the wifi hotspot fee with the carrier, or root it, etc.

[Lonestar]

Mad Monk,

I didn't see that that was the Original Galaxy S. It's still a good phone, and probably enough for your needs, but if you're looking for ULTIMATE POWAH



There are others(that are also more expensive). I'd also be aware that Samsung has a reputation for being slow on OS updates.

[Jon Miller]

Oh, you don't have to do that with the iPhone.

JM

[Lonestar]

Oh, you don't have to do that with the iPhone.

JM

You're claiming that the iPhone provides free tethering? Is this what you are claiming?

[Jon Miller]

It does.

You have to have a dataplan, but it is just in the settings. No problem with apps/etc.

JM

[Lonestar]

The internets seem to disagree with your claim that the iphone has free tethering.

Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk.

[onodera]

It's also in the settings on Android phones. They are talking about avoiding the tethering surcharge. Which we don't have in Russia, btw.

[Asher]

Nor in Canada.

[Jon Miller]

Oh, I have just used tethering in Sweden.

I couldn't see how someone could pay for it (beyond the pay for data).

JM

[notyoueither]

Asher, do you get your phone plans through work?

Which are the better ones?

[Asher]

Nope. At YPG I could've gotten a discount through Bell but I never used it.

I'm on Rogers and I pay through the nose. I'm not sure there are any good deals in Canada.

Until the end of Sept, Rogers has their 6GB for $30 deal. It only happens once a year. If you want >500MB, it costs like $25 for 2GB or something without the deal...

[Lonestar]

Nor in Canada.

Well, in that case


Die in a fire

:P


(My data plan is better than yours)

[Asher]

As we inch closer to release, more rumoured details emerge:

Dual-core Samsung Exynos CPU at 1.5 GHz with 1GB RAM
4.65-inches, 1280 x 720 HD display: Super AMOLED Plus
8.8mm thick, somewhat heavier than the Galaxy S II
Metal body (yes, you read that right, Samsung + Metal Body = A real product!)
16GB internal storage + SD card slot
2000 mAh battery

It's also continued to be rumoured as a Verizon "launch exclusive" in the USA.

“The phone looks similar to the Sprint variant of the Galaxy S II, with a round-edged body, but also similar to the Nexus S with a curved screen.”

“The internet browser is leaps and bounds better than what you currently get. (Hallelujah! – NK)… I personally hated the stock browser for Android (Me too – NK), but I’d actually consider using this. It has its tabs at the bottom of the screen now, similar to Opera Browser mobile. The pinch to zoom is better than before, the rendering is excellent, no checkerboards. Zoomed out the text is pristine. Really liking the browser app.”

“The phone is blazingly fast; I guess it’s as fast the SGS II. It has no issues with general use and opens apps, drawers, etc. instantly. No lag. I tried opening a whole bunch of apps, but it was still running smooth and would auto-kill once it got overloaded anyway, so you never feel the performance taking a hit.”

“Ice Cream Sandwich is very nice. It works like the current Gingerbread OS but has gotten a major facelift. The menus are a lot nicer and smoother, screens have a ‘glassy’ look to them. It just feels more polished”

“The Gmail app is a lot better looking than the current one. If you flip the phone to the side, it has the preview pane, like how Outlook works, with the emails on the left and the message on the right. It looks really nice.” (Sammy’s Epic Touch 4G for Sprint has this preview pane feature, as well – NK)

[Lonestar]

It's pretty amazing how we went from "Snapdragon, Tegra, and Hummingbird all were reference CPUs therefore the next one should be TI OMAP to "Joking! Go Samsung"

[Asher]