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IF so, thoughts?
I came from an iPhone 3g thats JB and unlocked. I love my iPhone BUT got really tired of only having EDGE and I hate crapple and got tired of supporting um. Ill be honest here...This phone is nothing like my iPhone infact the more I use it the harder it is for me to compare the two. This phone is way faster than my 3g ever was or could be, it runs multiple apps at once and by multiple I mean I can have 15 diff things running in background and still have 230+ of memory availiable! Its obviously lacking with the amount of apps availiable but thats all changing as Android is releasing more and more apps everyday not to mention after u sift thru all of the apps on the appstore you realize over half of them are ridiculously dumb. The games etc are not as good as the iphone cause of the screen resolution but once you get over all that I think you will see, as I did, that this phone is just as good and you will really love it. Hope my opinion helps ya.
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I came from an iPhone 3g thats JB and unlocked. I love my iPhone BUT got really tired of only having EDGE and I hate crapple and got tired of supporting um. Ill be honest here...This phone is nothing like my iPhone infact the more I use it the harder it is for me to compare the two. This phone is way faster than my 3g ever was or could be, it runs multiple apps at once and by multiple I mean I can have 15 diff things running in background and still have 230+ of memory availiable! Its obviously lacking with the amount of apps availiable but thats all changing as Android is releasing more and more apps everyday not to mention after u sift thru all of the apps on the appstore you realize over half of them are ridiculously dumb. The games etc are not as good as the iphone cause of the screen resolution but once you get over all that I think you will see, as I did, that this phone is just as good and you will really love it. Hope my opinion helps ya.
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it sure does! thanks alot. i have the hd2, and if a stable working port is not working in the next few months, i will replace it with the mytouch.
Thanks again
dvigue said:
it sure does! thanks alot. i have the hd2, and if a stable working port is not working in the next few months, i will replace it with the mytouch.
Thanks again
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You might as well just get the slide then because thats not going to happen.
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You might as well just get the slide then because thats not going to happen.
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and why do you say that??? there has been so much progress in the last month...
why would it never happen>?
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it sure does! thanks alot. i have the hd2, and if a stable working port is not working in the next few months, i will replace it with the mytouch.
Thanks again
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Funny you say that... that's what i just did... i had an hd2 for about 2 months... saw the port for android... had it running... and got too impatient, and traded it for a mt3g slide....
best decision i've ever made... the screen on the hd2 is nice, but WM is garbage... also the mt3g slide's screen is pretty much the same size of the iphone, which i've used and loved... and the speed of the mt3g slide honestly feels like the snapdragon processor...
i purchased it, reset it, and downloaded a task killer, while i was messing around with it, it was very snappy and fast at loading EVERYTHING, then i used the task killer, and saw that it had just ended 30 FREAKING APPS!
So while i was playing with the phone, 30 apps running in the background, and was still fast as hell...
and the physical keyboard??? and touch keyboard?? This phone is wonderful... you won't regret it... trust me
Exactly! I had the HD2 for like two weeks and was totally disapointed windows mobile hasnt hardly changed at all and I hadnt had a WM phone in years I really wanted that phone to be more than what it is. Anyway, get a slide...its NOT an iphone BUT you will learn to like it just as much if not more esp after you see how much faster 3g is than Edge.
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I came from an original iPhone. Honestly, if T-Mo could get 3G on an iPhone, I would have got another one, but EDGE is just too damn slow. The iPhone is very smooth in my opinion. Not really a fanboy, but it was just so easy to use. Jailbreaking/Unlocking by restoring FW was cake. All this talk about rooting/flashing etc. for Android can be time consuming and confusing.
I came from iPhone 3G on AT&T with 3G coverage. In my area (South Jersey) AT&T has MUCH better coverage than T-Mobile (I have 3G @ home but I only get 30kbps downloads at best; was getting 300-800k on AT&T).
I have to say, I am completely in love with the MtTouch 3G Slide. I miss FarmStory from TeamLava but at least I have all my Storm8 games and was able to port the account over.
I love having Widgets on my homescreens and multitasking is a definate plus. And I don't have to pay for a 3rd party app to record video .
My iPhone was jailbroke but not unlocked as I didn't need it. I have yet to root my phone but have plans to once we get stable FroYo.
But that's just my $0.02
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This is freakishly crazy, I also had an iphone 3G on Tmobile and I loved the phone but couldn't stand edge any longer! I went out and purchased the slide because the specs are really good and it could actually multitask! I ported over my storm 8 games and I am currently using a beta version of palringo and I am missing my 3G less and less! My only gripe with android is moreso with the developers because the apps that they made for apple usually have more functionality than the android version. If the developers actually made the same products for android as they did for apple, me people would gladly make the switch!
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good info. i just wish i could see the screen for myself. non around here are "on" they are just dummy phones..WTF>.
im really thinking of it...i love my hd2 with android, but i wonder HW good the rom with atcually be....and with the mytouch, its an android phon..so no issues...
hummm.....
megan, how long did it take for you to root your slide? just wondering
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Drew
It took me two days of reading, then I watched the video about 6 times, then I just did it and the actual process only took about 30 min. I have my electronic eng. Degree believe it or not but had NO clue how to use adb or anything else that had to do with Android so I guess u could say I am a newbie...maybe I just got lucky cause it worked my first try!
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glad to hear the videos worked out for ya! also glad you actually read the outline on how to do it apparently people dont know how to follow instructions, but you're one of the lucky few who can!
.,i want to access the secondary camera on my X10i ( R2BA026 ).. is there anyone whos has the application to access it.. if none, is there any trick!? i want to test it..
There is no second camera.
Sadly, there's no such thing as a secondary camera or video call camera on the X10. At first I couldn't believe it too, but trust me, that little black lens on the top right corner of your Rachael is a proximity sensor
there is a small square, camera look-alike on the top on my white X10i.. i think this is just the so called Proximity Sensor.. Anyways thanks ..
.,same here, so much sad for that.. i though at the first it's a camera..
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give me 50$ i will split your phone in half. 10% chances it will work afterward and you can do video call with the screen and the camera facing you.
Lots of phones made now do not have that front camera - but what the heck - who was really using that video call at the time since it came out?? I really can't think of one time it was to any good! Only deaf people have a little use of it, since they can "talk" via sign language...
And now Apple has reinvented video calling with their facetime - oh well then the rest of the world (read: incl. USA) can have a go on that one...
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And now Apple has reinvented video calling with their facetime - oh well then the rest of the world (read: incl. USA) can have a go on that one...
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But only via wifi *sigh* how stupid is'nt that how long have we had webcams now? Facetime is the biggest joke this millenium sofar, it looks like **** and it is laggy
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I purchaised a lot of phone in previous years with secondary/video cam, but believe me I had never used it, not a single time :-o Have not even seen someone using it. Totally useless..
You would use it if you and your GF/WIFE is far away and require to fill that passion in the hole.
Of course, you also have to worry about whether your phone is being hacked and will share that video conference worldwide on youtube.
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You would use it if you and your GF/WIFE is far away and require to fill that passion in the hole.
Of course, you also have to worry about whether your phone is being hacked and will share that video conference worldwide on youtube.
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Well actually I have a gf in Thailand and at first I thought the X10 had a FF cam too. That was the deal breaker for me but when I found out that it doesn't have an FF cam, I got it anyways cuz I fell in love with the phone lol. Honestly, I don't think I would ever need that function on my X10 and plus...I keep all my secrets in my laptop XD
In Japan, all non-smartphones have secondary cameras.
In two years, how many video calls have I seen being made? One. How many times did I make a video call? None.
Video calls are more suited to laptops, not when you're walking around trying to get on a subway.
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I purchaised a lot of phone in previous years with secondary/video cam, but believe me I had never used it, not a single time :-o Have not even seen someone using it. Totally useless..
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haha i agree. but i was planning to try it on x10 till i read this thread 0_0
i have my x10 for close to 4month and i didn't know is a Proximity Sensor. haha what a joke
I used video call once just to check how it actually works in my new phone. That was around three years ago. Never bother with it after that. It distract you when you're making a call...
Thanks for the post guys.. im little bit convinced now not to dream for a second camera, niether on my x10.. if all other smarphones that supports second/video call camera will work only with a wifu medium, tnen id rather use my loptap for video calling.. lol
Don't you guys check the specifications when you buy things?
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haha i agree. but i was planning to try it on x10 till i read this thread 0_0
i have my x10 for close to 4month and i didn't know is a Proximity Sensor. haha what a joke
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Hehe See you never needed it 4 months & also now, you just wanted to TRY
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Don't you guys check the specifications when you buy things?
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It would seem not.
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Thanks for the post guys.. im little bit convinced now not to dream for a second camera, niether on my x10.. if all other smarphones that supports second/video call camera will work only with a wifu medium, tnen id rather use my loptap for video calling.. lol
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It is only the new "amazing" peice of jokes iphone 4 that require wifi connection with their "fantastic 2010yr technics" only apple can sell downgraded ooold functions as something new and groundbreaking and get away with it *sigh*
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Does anyone know when tmobile will start offering video conference calls? The samsung Vibrant has a front camera, does anyone know how to activate it if it ever turns on?
It doesn't have one.
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/sigh. The vibrant does not have a front facing camera....theres a topic right below this claiming the same thing....one more /sigh
I see, oops. I saw some vid on youtube comparing the ip4 and the galaxy and they claimed both had front cameras
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I see, oops. I saw some vid on youtube comparing the ip4 and the galaxy and they claimed both had front cameras
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The International version (Samsung Galaxy S) and Sprint Epic 4G has front cameras. The Captivate and Vibrant does not.
I honestly don't get all the hype about front cameras. Why? What's the point?
It's new, untouched technology. Just because Apple marketed it doesn't make it a good idea.
Give it a year. I'm sure the "Galaxy S 2" will have one. Doubt it'll be a standard by then anyways though.
I don't know about you guys but I'd prefer to not have people staring at me while I tell them lies over the phone. Its just unethical!
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Does anyone know when tmobile will start offering video conference calls? The samsung Vibrant has a front camera, does anyone know how to activate it if it ever turns on?
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The Vibrant does not have a front camera. This is an urban myth, debunked many times.
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I honestly don't get all the hype about front cameras. Why? What's the point?
It's new, untouched technology. Just because Apple marketed it doesn't make it a good idea.
Give it a year. I'm sure the "Galaxy S 2" will have one. Doubt it'll be a standard by then anyways though.
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Yeah, that's what I used to think until...
I have an iPhone 4 and an i9000 (both have front cameras). I was testing both phones at the same time. I was going to return the iPhone in my first 30 days because iOS4 just isn't up to Android standards in my book. I also have a Nexus One on T-Mo that I mostly use as a WiFi hotspot.
I'd played with FaceTime once with my only other friend to have an iPhone 4. He lives in Florida, I'm in California and we wanted to check it out. No big deal on the first test.
One day I was driving to work and got the clever idea to connect the iPhone to the WiFi hotspot on the Nexus One. I then called my friend in Florida with FaceTime on the iPhone 4 and it worked just great over 3G. (You can also jailbreak the iPhone and use 3G Unrestrictor to just do it directly over the phone).
I had the iPhone 4 in a dash mounted holder and it was so cool. My friend's face was there on the dash and we were like in the car together. I still focused on the road, of course, but I could glance and see his face like you would with someone in the car with you when appropriate.
At one point he even asked where I was and I just switched the camera from front to back with the onscreen button and he then saw out the road as if he were riding in the car with me. Then I switched back.
We both really thought the experience enhanced the quality of our conversation. I decided to keep the iPhone just because of that.
So, yes, it's a new idea, and not a lot of phones have it, but even though Apple's ahead of the curve on that one, once more phones make it that simple to be face to face when you want to, it's going to change everything.
Nothing wrong with wanting a front camera in my opinion; those who do just are a bit more visionary than those who don't care about it yet.
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I don't know about you guys but I'd prefer to not have people staring at me while I tell them lies over the phone. Its just unethical!
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lol! nice.
Btw, I don't really have any feelings about the need for a front-facing camera, but that anecdote about doing an iPhone "video-conference" on the road via N1 WiFi is pretty cool. That' be a great thing to do while traveling.
Great, texting while driving is bad enough, now having a video chat while driving, please God tell me you don't live anywhere near me.
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I don't know about you guys but I'd prefer to not have people staring at me while I tell them lies over the phone. Its just unethical!
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+ 1 lol
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andershizzle said:
I honestly don't get all the hype about front cameras. Why? What's the point?
It's new, untouched technology. Just because Apple marketed it doesn't make it a good idea.
Give it a year. I'm sure the "Galaxy S 2" will have one. Doubt it'll be a standard by then anyways though.
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Its not that new. I remember there was hard advertising in 2003 in UK when carrier 3 got the 3g. Apple is always "revolutionizing" technologies that already existed for a while.
For front camera would be great for occasional video over ip calls, such as skype, or what fring did before.
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I honestly don't get all the hype about front cameras. Why? What's the point?
It's new, untouched technology. Just because Apple marketed it doesn't make it a good idea.
Give it a year. I'm sure the "Galaxy S 2" will have one. Doubt it'll be a standard by then anyways though.
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Its not new technology. Hell, landline phones had video capabilities 10+ years ago, it never took off because its a gimmic. Facetime is a gimmic. Sure its nice but you will use it a couple of times for the "cool factor" then it will wear off, just like the Wii did with so many people.
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I had the iPhone 4 in a dash mounted holder and it was so cool. My friend's face was there on the dash and we were like in the car together. I still focused on the road, of course, but I could glance and see his face like you would with someone in the car with you when appropriate.
At one point he even asked where I was and I just switched the camera from front to back with the onscreen button and he then saw out the road as if he were riding in the car with me. Then I switched back.
We both really thought the experience enhanced the quality of our conversation. I decided to keep the iPhone just because of that.
So, yes, it's a new idea, and not a lot of phones have it, but even though Apple's ahead of the curve on that one, once more phones make it that simple to be face to face when you want to, it's going to change everything.
Nothing wrong with wanting a front camera in my opinion; those who do just are a bit more visionary than those who don't care about it yet.
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Its not a new idea. How many times do you think you are going to drive with your friend staring at you. Does your friend have a life? Think about what you typed and how funny it sounds...
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Its not new technology. Hell, landline phones had video capabilities 10+ years ago, it never took off because its a gimmic. Facetime is a gimmic. Sure its nice but you will use it a couple of times for the "cool factor" then it will wear off, just like the Wii did with so many people.
Its not a new idea. How many times do you think you are going to drive with your friend staring at you. Does your friend have a life? Think about what you typed and how funny it sounds...
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lol u ****ing crazy....lmao do u have a life? LOL
You hit the nail on the head androidmonkey. I don't think it will last long. Very gimmicky. Now when data speeds catch up that might be a different story.
For example, when phones began including really cheap-ass cameras I thought what a stupid idea. And still did until this last year or so when the quality finally caught up.
The hilarious thing to me is that King Steve in his ivory tower piously looks down upon the masses content that he is keeping them safe from porn not realizing that the#1 use of his new phone is probably NOT facetime but *****time... lol
Thank you Steve, may I have another!
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that the#1 use of his new phone is probably NOT facetime but *****time... lol
Thank you Steve, may I have another!
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lol, i can see the ads for video chat sex....
Androidmonkey is correct. Video calling has been around for years. Japan (and I believe Europe) has been doing this way before iPhone4. Just because Apple says its revolutionary or magical doesn't mean they did it first. Apple is full of ****. Their marketing team is great at making people into believing what they say. People need to open their eyes. Apple-lovers = lemmings,automatons, etc. And another thing, Facetime over wi-fi is nothing more than video chat like on your pc. Good grief.
What are you guys talking about... I use video calling on my vibrant all of the time. you can clearly see a camera to the left of the speaker
Tango has released their video chat for iOS and Android, you can find it in marketplace or at Tango.me
Might not show up in the Apple market just yet, they're a little slow.
I haven't tried it yet, but it looks promising.
So does this mean we can video chat with iPhone users as well?
Fring already lets you talk with iOS devices.
What does this do differently?
Thanks for the info, will check it out.
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Fring already lets you talk with iOS devices.
What does this do differently?
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looks full screen from the looks of it. if it doesn't have the stupid "push to talk" thing that qik does, i'm in. trying it now, waiting on my bro loading it up to try chatting, will post back.
Thanks for the heads up will try it now.
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Just got done installing on the old lady and my evos. Video quality is much better than Qik or Fring.
Wow, that's what I have to say about the App. Its awesome, no push to talk button like qik. Way better picture quality, and its full screen. Also has a small button on the top right of the screen so you can switch cameras. I love this App, let's Tango everyone.
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Thanks OP.... will check it out.
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Works great. Called my friend on her iPhone 4 and another on an EVO.
anyone know if its in the Apple store yet??
All my friends have IPhones
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anyone know if its in the Apple store yet??
All my friends have IPhones
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Not sure. But my friend got it for her iPhone 4 already. So perhaps yes?
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Not sure. But my friend got it for her iPhone 4 already. So perhaps yes?
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i just checked with a friend and its in the apple store....she just has to update her phone
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i just checked with a friend and its in the apple store....she just has to update her phone
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Make sure she isn't holding it wrong.
Works great with EVO+ HERO!
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Make sure she isn't holding it wrong.
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I think I may have peed my self a little...
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Wow, that's what I have to say about the App. Its awesome, no push to talk button like qik. Way better picture quality, and its full screen. Also has a small button on the top right of the screen so you can switch cameras. I love this App, let's Tango everyone.
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agreed. sound quality wasn't the greatest with two EVOs on wifi, but def better than fring.
any1 wanna make a youtube of a call in action?
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Make sure she isn't holding it wrong.
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I guess we were holding it wrong.
I downloaded Itunes to updated her IPhone, and the damn thing wouldn't even update(3G one) Took me 3 times to download the updated for some reason, and then it tried to backup her phone and itunes kept freezing. So she said i think i cant get a upgrade the the Iphone 4, so we log into he account(which takes about 3 min) her bill was 100 bucks and she had a 39.99 plan(i about pooped myself) but with all the additions(text,web, etc.) it brings her monthly bill up that high.
Man im so happy im with Sprint!!
edit: that reminds me i better uninstall that bulls!t program they call iTunes
My buddy can't here me talk on his captivate
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Verizon let go of the deathgrip they had on Sykpe! Free for anyone now!
Android > iPhone. This is a HUGE deal.
Woot that's awesome
No video chat yet.
wish they would let go of the death grip on fring instead
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No video chat yet.
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And you can only do voice chat over WiFi (in the US). Most of the time, that's what I'd be using Skype for, but not always.
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And you can only do voice chat over WiFi (in the US). Most of the time, that's what I'd be using Skype for, but not always.
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...and flash for android is NOT suppose to work with Hulu. Perhaps it can be tinkered with to work.
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Android > iPhone. This is a HUGE deal.
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Huh? iPhone has had Skype for a long time now. The Verizon deal was only with Android and Blackberry (?).
Pretty useless to me without video chat... thats the only thing I use it for.
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...and flash for android is NOT suppose to work with Hulu. Perhaps it can be tinkered with to work.
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Yeah, it most likely will be hacked. It's still sad they don't support it officially.
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Pretty useless to me without video chat... thats the only thing I use it for.
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Yeah.. if you're forced to use WiFi, you probably have a computer around to video chat anyway. Right now this app is pretty useless. Come on Google.. release mobile Gmail video chat already.
I dont get why they wont just add video to gtalk... that'd make EVERYTHING a ton simpler for all of us.
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wish they would let go of the death grip on fring instead
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What do you mean? I used Fring to video chat with 2 different iPhone 4 users this past weekend. What death-grip on Fring are you referring to?
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What do you mean? I used Fring to video chat with 2 different iPhone 4 users this past weekend. What death-grip on Fring are you referring to?
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What's the percentage of people with phones that have front facing cam? Now what's the percentage of people with a desktop/laptop that has a web cam? There's your answer.
I'm hearing rumblings that Skype for mobile is STILL exclusive to Verizon. They get 3G/WiFi Skype, the rest of us get WiFi.
Yeah its useless thats the point of Skype video chat
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if you can put up with the low quality Qik has a desktop client now, Mochiva is also pretty low quality but they have a desktop client, it really is a pain to not have skype going, they announced some new feature that allows a HUGE amount of multicam chat, i forget the number i think they claim 30? anyways its crazy, i know a few programs have multiple cam chat but ive always stuck with skype
Maybe I am missing something?
For those saying Skype only works over WiFi, am I missing something? This is a direct quote from the Skype App "Free* Skype-to-Skype calls over 3G or WiFi"
I haven't tried making a call yet on 3G so are you saying that its not supported on the EVO over 3G? It does say its not supported on the Samsung Galaxy S, but no where says anything about EVO.
I must be doing it wrong. I downloaded Skype from Android Market, and installed it, but it won't let me sign in.
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I must be doing it wrong. I downloaded Skype from Android Market, and installed it, but it won't let me sign in.
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same here... fails instantly, like its not even trying to connect...
It sucks its just WiFi. I am using the Skype Beta Lite that allows to use on 3G.