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Got a ZTE running with Android, what are the first things I should get/do?
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Depends on what you want to be able to do with your new smartphone...
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IDK! I said I'm new to this. What is there to do?
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I use mine as a game platform, I got SNES, Genesis and various android market games loaded up on it. Try Backstab HD, it's a game that is very visually impressive for a android game. Or if you want to be a boring lemming like everybody else, you can download *barf* Angry Birds.
I also use my phone as a news source, so I have various news apps downloaded. National news, political news, sports news...
I have the Dolphin Browser instead of the vanilla browser, it's faster. I use that to surf the net. I have apps 2 SD downloaded so I can put move apps from my internal storage to my external storage. I have a bunch of Harvey Birdman videos loaded onto my SD card for when I get bored. I have the Musicbox app so I can stream music and play it without having to download it.
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Hm, I just searched Backstab HD in the App store and all that came up is, "Resonate ADW/Open home theme" and "Princeofdrodia Live wallpaper"
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search the games section, its made by gameloft.
try Order&Chaos Online, its a MMORPG
try Asphalt 6 HD, it's a racing game where you control the car by tilting the phone
try Inotia3, its an actionRPG
try N.O.V.A.2 HD, it's a futuristic shooter
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Think of it as a handheld computer. Go to the MP, download anything that looks like fun and go from there.
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download angry birds
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whats available for your device (legally on the market) will be limited by 2 things:
your provider
the version of android you have running
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if your cell provider is sprint or att....your zte most likely has the carrier IQ keylogger on it ....if so...take it back and demand a refund
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Jezza_Belle posted:
download angry birds
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Quick, sell it and get a real phone, an iPhone.
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regulator_cracka posted:
Quick, sell it and get a real phone, a Samsung Galaxy S.
Fixt.
Also, check this out. Should give you an idea of what's available.
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Get a Samsung Galaxy SII. The Samsung Galaxy S is out of date already...
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Pandora is pretty cool if you want to listen to music.
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regulator_cracka posted:
Quick, sell it and get a real phone, an iPhone.
"In a tweet early this morning, cybersecurity researcher Christopher Soghoian pointed to an internal memo of India's Military Intelligence that has been liberated by hackers and posted on the Net. The memo suggests that, "in exchange for the Indian market presence" mobile device manufacturers, including RIM, Nokia, and Apple (collectively defined in the document as "RINOA") have agreed to provide backdoor access on their devices. The Indian government then "utilized backdoors provided by RINOA" to intercept internal emails of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a U.S. government body with a mandate to monitor, investigate and report to Congress on 'the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship' between the U.S. and China. Manan Kakkar, an Indian blogger for ZDNet, has also picked up the story and writes that it may be the fruits of an earlier hack of Symantec. If Apple is providing governments with a backdoor to iOS, can we assume that they have also done so with Mac OS X?"
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ikkoikki posted:
Get a Samsung Galaxy SII. The Samsung Galaxy S is out of date already...
There's the Galaxy S2, Epic 4G Touch, Galaxy Nexus... It was just easier to say generic Galaxy class.
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ikkoikki posted:
Jezza_Belle posted:
download angry birds
yeah that looks a lot like the enemies on that game.
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My phone is grey and makes phone calls.
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Ah-Schoo posted:
My phone is grey and makes phone calls.
NO WAY!!!
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Ah-Schoo posted:
My phone is grey and makes phone calls.
But is it made from good German stock?
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Traffic maps & updates, transit system maps & updates, weather updates, topics of interest, ebooks while in transit, etc, etc.
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I will be getting a new phone next month and will be going with the Samsung galaxy note. not sure if you all have it in the states yet or not.
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why can't phones work like a computer, i buy my own phone put whatever os i want on it, then pay a phone company for service. i don't understand why these phone companies need to have power over what i can do or put on my phone
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Lokkie_the_Fierce posted:
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My phone is grey and makes phone calls.
But is it made from good German stock?
No it's an LG, so made in South Korea, probably from old bicycles and leftover Chinese plastic.
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Motar98 posted:
why can't phones work like a computer, i buy my own phone put whatever os i want on it, then pay a phone company for service. i don't understand why these phone companies need to have power over what i can do or put on my phone
Root your phone...
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Ah-Schoo posted:
My phone is grey and makes phone calls.
What some one still talks on a phone 
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Crafty_ac2 posted:
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My phone is grey and makes phone calls.
What some one still talks on a phone
I do, about twice a month.
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Get the fleshlight app.
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2 days. 2 days and 2 feet from my bed to the floor. Thats how long it took me to profanity up the screen. great. 
Edit: To change from face_plain to face_angry.
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7 day return policy, use it.
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Ah but see this was a gift from a friend up north. and she had it for a week before she sent it. 
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The top right corner is straight white, while an inch across the top of the screen is about 100 white horizontal lines. still works. but holy hell am i mad right now
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Wow that sucks. I dropped my droid x from about chest height onto concrete and it was perfectly fine.
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This thing is in a protective case too
It appears that it's just the LCD that is broken, the glass isn't cracked and what not...that's not too bad is it?
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Alright just looking online, and not talking to the person that bought the phone, Her service providers website lists this phone as having a 1 year warranty...think that covers a cracked LCD?
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only if she/it had the optional insurance, otherwise, you are SOL
drop the $50 and head to a 3rd party repair shop, it'll be cheaper and faster than going to your cell provider for same repairs
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Motar98 posted:
why can't phones work like a computer, i buy my own phone put whatever os i want on it, then pay a phone company for service. i don't understand why these phone companies need to have power over what i can do or put on my phone
maybe if the majority of cell users paid full price for their cell phones then you would see more freedom
but most cellphones purchases/upgrades are heavily subsidized by the provider, this is why they have 2 year contracts.
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I have a cool bar scan app on my iphone (free)
It's great if you're in a store, and don't know how much something costs.. it searches on line and gives you a list of different stores in the area and what they charge. So you can see what it costs at the store you're at, and if it's cheaper somewhere else.
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Should have got a grey one.
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2 days. 2 days and 2 feet from my bed to the floor. Thats how long it took me to profanity up the screen. great.
Edit: To change from face_plain to face_angry.
Classic.
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