leviramsey Posted September 18, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted September 18, 2013 The Note does seem to be exceptionally good at holding its value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Samsung Galaxy S line and Note line are the only Android phones that seem to hold their value well over time. I'm constantly baffled at prices S2's and S3's have gone for 18 months+ down the line. Shows the power of brand recognition. Those billions of dollars spent brainwashing the public work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted September 19, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted September 19, 2013 The Note's in another league, though.AT&T is still getting people willing to pay $99 and commit to two years for a minimum of $70/month for the original Note; on the eve of the Note 3 rollout, that's still $249 on contract! Meanwhile the S2 (contemporary with the original Note) long ago passed into the free with 2 year contract ether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 A question I've always wanted to ask you Levi. On this contract for 2 years stuff in America. With the same data plan do you have the same monthly payments for the 24 months if you get a phone "free" on contract as you would for a phone with $199 up front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Is there an easy way to get vanilla android on my galaxy s2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 The Galaxy S2 was a popular phone and still has Cyanogenmod builds for it. Currently up to latest Android Samsung don't lock the bootloader so it's pretty simple to get on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted September 19, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted September 19, 2013 Is there an easy way to get vanilla android on my galaxy s2? Depends if you have rooted and played with flashing a custom rom before. If not it's a bit of a learning curve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted September 19, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted September 19, 2013 (edited) Cyanogenmod announced that they're developing (and will be releasing soon) an easy installer for their ROMs. Should be available in the next couple of weeks. What you get Pompey is Vanilla android with extra useful stuff. Is good. Edited September 19, 2013 by Anthony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted September 19, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted September 19, 2013 A question I've always wanted to ask you Levi. On this contract for 2 years stuff in America.With the same data plan do you have the same monthly payments for the 24 months if you get a phone "free" on contract as you would for a phone with $199 up front?Yeah.You'll also pay the same per month if you don't take the subsidized phone (though you're not tied to a contract in that case). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Really!! So there's no competition basically? There is a rate for say 5gb data unlimited calls and texts and it's identical if I turn up with a Nexus 4 as it is to just pay the $199 for a HTC One or whatever?! It's absurd, where is the US Government?? The European Comission has tackldt the unfair near collusion of phone charges for roaming etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Just got an HTC One.. anyone else have one? What sort of cool shit should I be using it for? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Cool, I think I'll wait for the easy installer. The only thing I've ever flashed is my... erm... torch. I can't upgrade the Android version on my s2,tried everything so I'm going to have to try something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Just got an HTC One.. anyone else have one? What sort of cool shit should I be using it for? Thanks Snap let's discover together, in a non gay way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Just got an HTC One.. anyone else have one? What sort of cool shit should I be using it for? Thanks making calls ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 (edited) Just got an HTC One.. anyone else have one? What sort of cool shit should I be using it for? Thanks Basically you've bought an excellent phone. Use it for whatever you want. Edited September 20, 2013 by CVByrne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 It's absurd, where is the US Government?? The European Comission has tackldt the unfair near collusion of phone charges for roaming etc.. The US Government aren't made up of socialists and commies! Capitalism wins every time on that side of the pond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Decided to get a few more games, just for travel purposes. Already trying to beat Nayson at dots (I'll get there) but also got Final Fantasy 4, amongst a few others. Love that game. On another note, Google play music really is a gem. Down here There is a big difference between network suppliers. Streaming music I have rated EE best, Three second and O2 awful, with a few left to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 It's absurd, where is the US Government?? The European Comission has tackldt the unfair near collusion of phone charges for roaming etc.. The US Government aren't made up of socialists and commies! Capitalism wins every time on that side of the pond. You mean buying politicians with campaign contributions and lobbying. The corruption of capitalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Or as they might argue, the very definition of capitalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lions_Roar Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 The leaked images of the nexus 5 apparently left in a bar shows it looks like its got the same sort of backing as the HTC one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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