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Maybe it's my inner rebellious teenager coming out, but I feel the same way. Apple comes across to me like they are saying "this is what you shall think, you stupid consumer. Keep filling our pockets with cash!" Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk

True, but Apple would see a drop in the amount sold if they weren't priced in the ballpark of Android models. If the carrier cut the subsidy in half and you were faced with a $400 16GB iPhone 4S or a $200 16GB Epic 4G Touch, then $36 activation fee, screen protector, case, charger, etc. The extra $200 could come into play. Maybe you are on to something with the amount Sprint needs to sell. Nobody knows how many iPhones AT&T and Verizon have agreed to sell, maybe all 3 are subsidizing to keep the iPhone moving so they can fulfill their contracts.

Don't let the HTC Zero sour you on Android. Not sure what your thoughts are on it, but I wanted to throw mine against a wall. The E4GT has redacted my previous experience and I am a fan of android once more.

It is a complete dream scenario, but I would love to see Motorola build the next Nexus model (and have radios in it that have no signal issues). Also, I would like the bootloader to be easily unlocked like the rest of the Nexus line. Furthermore, and this is probably where my hopes vanish into the wind, I would like to see the Nexus released in the same timeframe as the rest of the flagships with comparable specs. We saw the Nexus S released as the last flagship single core phone right before dual core phones started releasing. Now the Galaxy Nexus comes out with a dual core as phones are rumored to be packing quad core processors and releasing soon. We have all been thinking that Motorola will be bringing a successor to the Photon to the LTE party. Maybe the next Nexus will be their entry in the same timeframe that the Photon came out last year. This is my hope, but then again maybe I should hope in one hand and crap in the other and see which gets filled first... Google will probably stick to their "release the nexus in the lull between the last wave of flagship Android and iPhone and before people get a look at the next wave strategy." The hardware is probably cheaper by then as it is on its way to the bargain bin with newer, more powerful hardware on the horizon.

In the article "Sprint in talks for network gear from Alcatel-Lucent" it talks about the "Rubik’s Cube-sized device that contains radios and antennae and can be mounted on rooftops, phone poles and bus shelters to expand a network’s capacity in a given spot." This device can be connected to the infastructure and used to boost the performance of the network and reduce strain on the spectrum without the need to build the expensive towers in dense population areas. Sounds like an Airrave on steroids. Could this be the future of network technology? image from http://www.fiercewir...gear/2012-02-14

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I was reading this seeking alpha article about carriers raising fees to discourage customers from upgrading their phones. The article claims that the carrier subsidy on an iPhone is $400. With Sprint offering an upgrade every 22 months, $18 per month goes to the subsidy of the iPhone. On a family plan, that wipes out the add-a-phone charges and all sprint is left with is the $10 per month smartphone charge and the plan on the main line. Other phones are not subsidized nearly as much, but are still subject to the activation charge that is sneakily inserted to partially cover the subsidy. My thoughts are it is either the contract that the carrier signed with Apple to carry the iPhone stipulated the amount the carrier would subsidize the iPhone, or the carriers are like the gas stations right across the street from each other, where one station raising the price of their gas, even a little, will drive potential customers across the street. What do you think is the underlying reason for this?

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I like AOSP or as close as you can get. I'll download all my own widgets Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk

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iPads are being pulled off the shelves in Shijiazhuang China due to the name "iPad" being a trademark of Proview Technology. A taste of their own medicine I guess. http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/13/apple-ipad-china-seizure-lawsuit/

Careful, bluetooth. Make sure you have Symantec if you are going to connect to all the other available connections...

Ugh... I just typed exray instead of x-ray. Today is not my day.

You use a SCSI daisy chain to connect 8 of those and you can get a 160GB hard drive

LOL, damn you autocorrect....

Unlimited...

Exactly what I was thinking, do a trial run in China and see what kind of issues they see in their CDMA chip. If they are going to be the premier partner for Microsoft, they need CDMA to work.

I have that in "GO Launcher" on my phone too. It is pretty handy because I don't like all the shortcuts clogging up my screens.

I found a VCR, an old GPS that is bigger than my cell phone, a bunch of old laptops etc. I don't know why I dont just toss this stuff...

The CDMA Lumia 800 isn't headed to Sprint or Verizon yet, but instead, China. Nokia has lost market share in China selling less than 15 million handsets in 2011. Their response to this is to release their flagship Lumia 800 to China Telecom, who uses CDMA. This could mean that the Windows phone partner has been working on CDMA phones for release on Sprint and Verizon's CDMA network here in the States. Nokia has long stayed away from CDMA for the most part, but this CDMA model of the Lumia 800 could mean that they are making an agressive run at the US market as well as the Chinese market. Microsoft wants their OS to succeed and I'm sure that part of their agreement was for Nokia to design CDMA phones as well as GSM to ensure that WP gains market share. The question is, will Sprint or Verizon go for a Windows Phone right now? Maybe the reason the CDMA Lumia 800 is being released in China is because the US carriers turned the handset down... More http://www.intomobil...surfaces-china/

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