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microsoft live labs deep fish????

i know this is the wrong area of the forums to post this, but this is where every one is hangin this days,, so i was wondering if any one has the activation code for the deep fish browser from mocrosoft???? i got the cab from some where else, i got to the live labs site to late< and the beta had allready been closed,,, ps i have the cab if any one wants it but it needs a activation code thus my delema,, thanks for any help

wrm170 said:
i know this is the wrong area of the forums to post this, but this is where every one is hangin this days,, so i was wondering if any one has the activation code for the deep fish browser from mocrosoft???? i got the cab from some where else, i got to the live labs site to late< and the beta had allready been closed,,, ps i have the cab if any one wants it but it needs a activation code thus my delema,, thanks for any help
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This site is NOT a warez site. No one will give you a code here.

LegolasTheElf said:
This site is NOT a warez site. No one will give you a code here.
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but thats a searius "delema" !!!

wrm170 said:
i know this is the wrong area of the forums to post this, but this is where every one is hangin this days,, so i was wondering if any one has the activation code for the deep fish browser from mocrosoft???? i got the cab from some where else, i got to the live labs site to late< and the beta had allready been closed,,, ps i have the cab if any one wants it but it needs a activation code thus my delema,, thanks for any help
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Take it where? Back there Please stop asking here and take it to HoFo I believe it is published there.

poopmongrel said:
but thats a searius "delema" !!!
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... hehe, I like your name... poop... nice.

Dont follow the directions you find with google (using the promo code DFPRESS) just sign up for MS beta's with your live account and then put those same details into the deepfish download section. I got a code first time and second time(2 pda's). No i wont give one to you. I dont know what all the fuss is anyway. Its not that good.

jac33au said:
Dont follow the directions you find with google (using the promo code DFPRESS) just sign up for MS beta's with your live account and then put those same details into the deepfish download section. I got a code first time and second time(2 pda's). No i wont give one to you. I dont know what all the fuss is anyway. Its not that good.
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Yeah, I just signed up again today and got an activation code about an hour ago. So, I'm sure they're giving them out pretty liberally. But I'm with you, I'm not a huge fan of it (so far). It is somewhat difficult and clumsy to use. But hey, it is in it's earliest beta stages, so I'm sure it'll better later on.

dont waste your time with deepfish ...
"As a technology preview, Deepfish is early in its development cycle (still a few releases from beta quality). As a result some features are not implemented or are only partially implemented. Currently, the technology preview does not support ActiveX controls, AJAX, cookies, Javascript, and HTTP POST."
Its crap if u dont have all those "standard" features that a browser should have...
No java? no activeX? no cookies? Then it obviously is worthless

i just tried it. i get more stuffs done using PIE or opera mobile!

Turds!!
poopmongrel said:
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wrm170i know this is the wrong area of the forums to post this, but this is where every one is hangin this days,, so i was wondering if any one has the activation code for the deep fish browser from mocrosoft???? i got the cab from some where else, i got to the live labs site to late< and the beta had allready been closed,,, ps i have the cab if any one wants it but it needs a activation code thus my delema,, thanks for any help
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Oi both you noobs!!! there is a search function at the top of this forum... i suggest you use it next time before posting again!!! as there is already a thread giving you links!!! think before posting again chump...

walshieau said:
Oi both you noobs!!! there is a search function at the top of this forum... i suggest you use it next time before posting again!!! as there is already a thread giving you links!!! think before posting again chump...
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Your sarcasm radar must be on passive and set to low sensitivity. Also, don't confuse postcount for being a n00b.. ever consider that lurkers don't post because they might not have any questions they need to ask?

poopmongrel said:
Your sarcasm radar must be on passive and set to low sensitivity. Also, don't confuse postcount for being a n00b.. ever consider that lurkers don't post because they might not have any questions they need to ask?
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Thank you, I have been dealing with palm and pocket pc for a long, long time. My first PDA was a Pilot 1000. I have been lurking in this forum for a long time. I have learned a lot in my years from this forum and others. I am a beta tester for a few well known software’s. So please don't let my post count make a fool out of you.
JD

poopmongrel said:
Your sarcasm radar must be on passive and set to low sensitivity. Also, don't confuse postcount for being a n00b.. ever consider that lurkers don't post because they might not have any questions they need to ask?
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The internet is courage juice to some people. I think the ones that are most unnecessarily sarcastic on here, are probably the ones who used to get slapped upside the head by bullies all thru their high school years, and now have found a channel thru xda to vent their anger loll!

LegolasTheElf said:
This site is NOT a warez site. No one will give you a code here.
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This site is NOT a warez site. No one will give you copyrighted software...
ehm.. Well..ehm..I meant "except those softwares/operating systems that we all think we have the right to have and that the hardware seller itself won't provide to make profits selling new models..

[*] Visit http://labs.live.com/deepfish/
from your desktop or mobile device and check the system requirements to ensure your mobile device supports the Deepfish technology preview.
[*] Register with your email address and the promo code: DFPRESS (This code will allow you access to the preview in event that the public slots are filled faster than anticipated. Please, do not distribute this code. Thank you.)
[*] The system will email you an activation ID you will need when running the application for the first time
[*] You can then download and install the application on your device

Tried this didn't like it. You have to use Microsoft proxie which means they are watching you

LinoX said:
[*] Visit http://labs.live.com/deepfish/
from your desktop or mobile device and check the system requirements to ensure your mobile device supports the Deepfish technology preview.
[*] Register with your email address and the promo code: DFPRESS (This code will allow you access to the preview in event that the public slots are filled faster than anticipated. Please, do not distribute this code. Thank you.)
[*] The system will email you an activation ID you will need when running the application for the first time
[*] You can then download and install the application on your device
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Sadly that promo hasn't worked for me on any of the 5 accounts I registered for most of which were done yesterday afternoon when that was posted.
Thanks though for the assist and I'll have to sit tight for a bit until they release further codes to test with.
(This and WM6 BE 2.0 are the only reasons I may keep my 8525 and not go to the BlackBerry world...)

New Google Maps Mobile

Haven't seen this posted here yet.
Looks like Google released a new version of GMM. No longer do I get those pesky wininetread errors.
The new version is 1.2.0.2
I'm running Shadow as well.
Here's the link I used from pocket ie: http://www.google.com/gmm
The file is called: googlemaps_compressed
PM

Do you have a linky at all?
Matt

Link to new Google Maps
http://www.google.com/gmm/GoogleMaps.CAB

...or just go to google.com on your phone and you should get a link to if from there on the home page...
Smiffy.

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Do you have a linky at all?
Matt
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Guy, that's lazy.
And then noobs complain when other members are blunt.
Google is google, and the biggest search engine in the world. Google Maps Mobile is one of their most famous --and only PPC apps-- how could you or anyone else not find the App? Type Google Maps Mobile on your phone or PC?
Sorry, to put this in the spotlight but this is an obvious example why members get upset at new users and don't worry it is not just about you. Currently there are been an ongoing issue about Noobs.

Plays nice in WM6
This new version seems to work better in WM6 ... I can now drag my screen to move the map without the annoying data/refresh errors I used to get in the last version.

Good catch.
The initial version of the program was pretty unuseable due to the error messages.
Hope this version is better!

agovinoveritas said:
Guy, that's lazy.
And then noobs complain when other members are blunt.
Google is google, and the biggest search engine in the world. Google Maps Mobile is one of their most famous --and only PPC apps-- how could you or anyone else not find the App? Type Google Maps Mobile on your phone or PC?
Sorry, to put this in the spotlight but this is an obvious example why members get upset at new users and don't worry it is not just about you. Currently there are been an ongoing issue about Noobs.
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OK - I'm not taking it personally, I just thought it common sense to post a link when talking about a new peice of software - that's all
Cheers
Matt

looks very nice... now if only in canada we had unlimted data plans

weinson said:
This new version seems to work better in WM6 ... I can now drag my screen to move the map without the annoying data/refresh errors I used to get in the last version.
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amen to that. the only thing that would make this version crap all over live search is.....
street view

hiimcliff said:
amen to that. the only thing that would make this version crap all over live search is.....
street view
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Street view is so rediculously stupid. In fact I was talking to a director at Google a couple of weeks ago and told him to stop focusing on that poc street view and fix gmm. GMM, after their search engine and maps is probably the most useful thing they have going.
I then proceeded to show him how gmm was incapable of finding the party we were trying to go to because of all the errors. We eventually got there. This new gmm came so quick after that incident... hmm I wonder...
Seriously though, street view??? Can you think of a singe legitimate use for it beyond the cool hey there's where I used to live in manhattan?

agovinoveritas said:
Guy, that's lazy.
And then noobs complain when other members are blunt.
Google is google, and the biggest search engine in the world. Google Maps Mobile is one of their most famous --and only PPC apps-- how could you or anyone else not find the App? Type Google Maps Mobile on your phone or PC?
Sorry, to put this in the spotlight but this is an obvious example why members get upset at new users and don't worry it is not just about you. Currently there are been an ongoing issue about Noobs.
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They also make Total Commander for PPC!!! get facts fight if your going to have a go at someone!!!

You dont have unlimited plans?
What a shame.......if you only signed up with fido previously! HA.
aximfan said:
looks very nice... now if only in canada we had unlimted data plans
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But no new features
Yes, the new GMM is nice, in that the wininet error is gone. I haven't played with it too much yet, but the one thing I DID notice is that there is still no hybrid view, with streets superimposed over a sat view.
Again, haven't played with it too much yet, but I haven't seen anything new, outside of the error fix. Has anyone noticed any new functionality?
-pvs
[EDIT] Well, I clicked around with it a bit, and while I AM happy they fixed the glitch, I'm saddened that they couldn't add a few new features, for instance:
1) Hybrid view, as mentioned above
2) The ability to move it's cache to a storage card
3) The ability to preserve my historical locations, searches and directions between upgrades
But again, I'm happy they fixed the wininet glitch. And I guess ... what do I want for free, right?
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kinggofg;1310852 said:
Seriously though, street view??? Can you think of a singe legitimate use for it beyond the cool hey there's where I used to live in manhattan?
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Ok, heres just one easy one to explain..say youre disabled, and you arent able to get around much for certain reasons etc..would give you a chance to kinda go exploring, and see things, which you otherwise wouldnt be able to....Im sure I can come up with a few more, thats just the easiest/quickest to explain.
btw, Sorry to wander offtopic.

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Ok, heres just one easy one to explain..say youre disabled, and you arent able to get around much for certain reasons etc..would give you a chance to kinda go exploring, and see things, which you otherwise wouldnt be able to....Im sure I can come up with a few more, thats just the easiest/quickest to explain.
btw, Sorry to wander offtopic.
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Agreed, sorry to wander...
I'm just excited to try the new GMM.
How about a legitimate use for an average person. Everyone needs GMM, very few need street views. Street view is the kind of thing that seems cool and you can talk about at cocktail parties, but you will never use. I use mapping software nearly everyday. And if they get traffic working, could increase productivity in this country by millions if not billions of dollars.

kinggofg said:
Street view is so rediculously stupid. In fact I was talking to a director at Google a couple of weeks ago and told him to stop focusing on that poc street view and fix gmm. GMM, after their search engine and maps is probably the most useful thing they have going.
I then proceeded to show him how gmm was incapable of finding the party we were trying to go to because of all the errors. We eventually got there. This new gmm came so quick after that incident... hmm I wonder...
Seriously though, street view??? Can you think of a singe legitimate use for it beyond the cool hey there's where I used to live in manhattan?
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yes. i love it. i live in nyc. now when i go somewhere that is unfamiliar i check it out on street view first so i know exactly what im looking for when i get there. i love it.

I will agree that the street view is not that important. It's more like a 'wow, this is cool' kind of feature.
All in all, this new release appears to be very stable. No annoying errors.
I think this is the future of GPS programs. It is much easier to distribute new maps when available, and add new features.
I envision a program similar to this which simply caches the maps you use most often on the device, and updates them via your data plan whenever an update is needed. If you go to a new city or state, the device starts caching the new area.

GPS works better. yey! You can now configure the GPS, so there's actually a chance of it working

new option in GMM
DTX is corrrect, there is now an option to specify which serial port your GPS is on unlike the previous version. I didnt find this useful because I always set my GPS up under Start-Settings-GPS but you do have an option now to over ride this setting.
I drove around all day yesterday trying out the new GMM to see if the WINNET error would reveal its ugly head and it didnt. I was even out in BFE yesterday and when I would loose cell coverage and then come back in the GMM went to work to catch me back up.
My only wish list thing would be to orient the map depending on which direction you are heading. This was a feature in Pocket Streets that I found very handy instead of playing a guessing game as to which direction to turn...
Enjoy!

[REQ] Train Time Application

I don't know about anyone else in the UK but I could really do with an app that allows me to search for train times.
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk just about works in Opera but it's slow to render and fiddly to have to fill in the boxes as it doesn't scale very well onto the WVGA screen. What I reckon would be great would be an app that can do the searching for you, with nice big boxes making it easier to type your start and end points.
I've searched around and not found anything out there that seems to do the job. I came across a .jar programme here (http://www.getjar.com/products/903/LiveUKTrainTimes) but It's not very user friendly and only does live departures/arrivals rather than a search of the National Rail Enquiries database.
Anyone know of anything out there that would do something like this? Or does anyone want to take a stab at developing it? I've seen the thread for the Australian train times but haven't tried it out as yet.

dom_mitchell1 said:
I don't know about anyone else in the UK but I could really do with an app that allows me to search for train times.
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk just about works in Opera but it's slow to render and fiddly to have to fill in the boxes as it doesn't scale very well onto the WVGA screen. What I reckon would be great would be an app that can do the searching for you, with nice big boxes making it easier to type your start and end points.
I've searched around and not found anything out there that seems to do the job. I came across a .jar programme here (http://www.getjar.com/products/903/LiveUKTrainTimes) but It's not very user friendly and only does live departures/arrivals rather than a search of the National Rail Enquiries database.
Anyone know of anything out there that would do something like this? Or does anyone want to take a stab at developing it? I've seen the thread for the Australian train times but haven't tried it out as yet.
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If you find anything, I'd also be interested.
What I've done is downloaded the timetable in pdf format and use adobe viewer to view this on the phone. Obviously there is more trainlines in the UK than there are in Ireland so this maybe wouldn't work for you. (Only 4 lines in Northern Ireland)

I would definitely use that! I love the national rail site because it lets you set favourite journeys. An app like that would be indispensable to me.

Have you tried the show directions option in google maps?
This uses the application Transit on the "Public Transport" tab and seems to work well for me in Switzerland. But, I don't know about UK - give it a go.

Have you seen this amazing application?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=479216

Looks good, I am also interested, especially since I use Chiltern, Virgin and TFL a lot. Being able to get train times in a minute on my phone would be great.

jolas said:
Have you seen this amazing application?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=479216
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Testing this now!

Cheesy Dave said:
Have you tried the show directions option in google maps?
This uses the application Transit on the "Public Transport" tab and seems to work well for me in Switzerland. But, I don't know about UK - give it a go.
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Annoyingly I don't think it does work in the UK (at least it doesn't for me). I can only use walking and driving. Mass Transit is a no-go.
jolas said:
Have you seen this amazing application?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=479216
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Am I right in thinking this app lets you know how to get from a to b on underground systems? I'll have a look but I don't think it does the kind of thing I'm hoping for. I'd like to have an app that pulls data from the National Rail Enquiries website. Even better would be a push of any issues with 'Favourite' lines esepcially at rush-hour.
I'll have a look at that app; even a solid knowledge of the London Underground sometimes fails when meeting a friend at a pub in a random part of Town I seldom visit!
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Looks good, I am also interested, especially since I use Chiltern, Virgin and TFL a lot. Being able to get train times in a minute on my phone would be great.
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That is the dream my friend! I use a mixture of Southern, South Eastern and TFL. No so fussed about tube times; is there every such a thing as a timetable down there in reality? Certainly doesn't seem to be the case on the Northern Line coming out of London Bridge in the morning!

Use National Rail's WAP site which looks nice and big in WVGA -
http://wap.nationalrail.co.uk/
or you can text the station you're going from and too and it will tell you the next 3 train times - all the info is here:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/passenger_services/info_on_the_move/

Or try:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/mobile
It is a bit more user friendly

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Or try:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/mobile
It is a bit more user friendly
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There must be something missing as this comes up as a Page Not Found.

Jus saw this thread.
I have uploaded a vey basic UK rail departures application the the following url:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=620076
You can see the screenshots there.
Soon there will be a new version with advanced functionality and a new interface.
Hope it helps

national rail has a mobile site
http://pda.ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/
works pretty well for me anyway

Ads used 4 GB of my download usage!

Oh wow can we please do something about the advertisements on this site! I understand they're needed for funding but can we please just change the ad format or use a respectable contextual ad system like Google ads.
The stupid banner ads just used 4 GB of my GSM wireless internet connection and therefore cost me $50. I was wondering why my usage had gone insane recently and now I've worked out why.
Banner ads such as the following constantly download at 2 Mbps. Yes I do mean constantly. They don't download a video and loop it, instead they constantly stream the video over and over again using ridiculous amounts of data.
This is just an example, all of these banner ads do the same thing and I'm not particularly happy about it!

Note to self: Use internet mainly in Wifi area only....

Wow, thats a hell a lot of data from Ads. Where do you live? your carrier doesnt offer unlimited internet?

I got an idea say if you donate a certain amount to xda (say $30) then you dont have the ads when you're logged in as you just a suggestion

KidTech said:
Wow, thats a hell a lot of data from Ads. Where do you live? your carrier doesnt offer unlimited internet?
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Australia, nobody offers unlimited data plans here. I'm actually totally okay with there not being unlimited plans because it means speeds are generally faster than if everybody was going nuts. However at the moment I don't have a phone line so I have to use a wireless modem and they're all ludicrously expensive.
Anyway the ads themselves really suck and shouldn't be using anywhere near that much data.

Benjamin Dobell said:
Australia, nobody offers unlimited data plans here. I'm actually totally okay with there not being unlimited plans because it means speeds are generally faster than if everybody was going nuts. However at the moment I don't have a phone line so I have to use a wireless modem and they're all ludicrously expensive.
Anyway the ads themselves really suck and shouldn't be using anywhere near that much data.
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This ad is horrible. It uses so much bandwidth. I was playing an on line game and noticed that I was lagging. I remember reading this thread minutes earlier, and my XDA window was indeed on. The ad is basically draining all my bandwidth.

Use flashblock? Then you only see what you want thats coded in flash.

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Use flashblock? Then you only see what you want thats coded in flash.
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Yeah there are heaps of ways to block the ad, I've temporarily enabled Adblock. However XDA rely on ads for funding so I'm 100% okay with them being displayed. I'm just requesting that the ad provider change because the current one is terrible.

I don't normally mind ads at all...but I have to agree here...those video ads at the top are dreadfully annoying.
Every time you roll the mouse over them, they open up into a larger window and are very obtrusive...every time I go to reply to a post or click a link at the top, I accidentally roll over the add and it drops down, blocking the text entry area for replying...and it doest always go back up easily.

the_scotsman said:
I don't normally mind ads at all...but I have to agree here...those video ads at the top are dreadfully annoying.
Every time you roll the mouse over them, they open up into a larger window and are very obtrusive...every time I go to reply to a post or click a link at the top, I accidentally roll over the add and it drops down, blocking the text entry area for replying...and it doest always go back up easily.
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Hey guys. I am looking into this situation. Very sorry for not replying sooner. I'm 90% sure that ad IS coming through AdSense, and usually problems with AdSense ads get worked out quickly (becuase people all over the Internet complain). I will do my best to block this particular ad.
In the future it helps if you can note the domain the ad points to. Anytime anyone is having a problem with any ads (because of content or bandwidth or whatever), send me a PM with the domain and I will do my best to block it. Ads help support XDA but I really really don't want them annoying anyone!
Thanks.

svetius said:
Hey guys. I am looking into this situation. Very sorry for not replying sooner. I'm 90% sure that ad IS coming through AdSense, and usually problems with AdSense ads get worked out quickly (becuase people all over the Internet complain). I will do my best to block this particular ad.
In the future it helps if you can note the domain the ad points to. Anytime anyone is having a problem with any ads (because of content or bandwidth or whatever), send me a PM with the domain and I will do my best to block it. Ads help support XDA but I really really don't want them annoying anyone!
Thanks.
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Thanks very much for your response...it's great to see pro-active admin looking into something like this...I'm sure not every forum admin team would consider blocking certain ads to suit their users...awesome work
P.S. The ad in question does indeed come from AdSense.

please do support xda by clicking on the ads once in a while.
but as a solution, use firefox with adblock plus. for chrome lovers it might be hard to switch to firefox. but let me say this: there aren't a single ad block plugin in chrome or any other explorer that can block ads like adblock can in firefox.

MalayaleeRemo said:
please do support xda by clicking on the ads once in a while.
but as a solution, use firefox with adblock plus. for chrome lovers it might be hard to switch to firefox. but let me say this: there aren't a single ad block plugin in chrome or any other explorer that can block ads like adblock can in firefox.
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Thats fraud bro, only click an ad that interests you, dont just click away to make money

KidTech said:
Wow, thats a hell a lot of data from Ads. Where do you live? your carrier doesnt offer unlimited internet?
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Benjamin Dobell said:
Australia, nobody offers unlimited data plans here.
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And neither does New Zealand. :O(
In fact it might be shorter to list countries that do have unlimited data plans, versus those that don't.
(another systematic fraud which is costing unsuspecting users $1000s every year)

the_scotsman said:
I don't normally mind ads at all...but I have to agree here...those video ads at the top are dreadfully annoying.
Every time you roll the mouse over them, they open up into a larger window and are very obtrusive...every time I go to reply to a post or click a link at the top, I accidentally roll over the add and it drops down, blocking the text entry area for replying...and it doest always go back up easily.
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Same problem. It's so freaking annoying when you're trying to read a thread and it blocks the first post X_X
And also, I didn't notice that, but it's concerning as a fellow australian with slow and limited internet (i don't have excess usage charges, but it is throttled after about 40gb).

svetius said:
Hey guys. I am looking into this situation. Very sorry for not replying sooner. I'm 90% sure that ad IS coming through AdSense, and usually problems with AdSense ads get worked out quickly (becuase people all over the Internet complain). I will do my best to block this particular ad.
In the future it helps if you can note the domain the ad points to. Anytime anyone is having a problem with any ads (because of content or bandwidth or whatever), send me a PM with the domain and I will do my best to block it. Ads help support XDA but I really really don't want them annoying anyone!
Thanks.
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Thanks for looking into the problem. There's a few ads that do it actually, but they seem to all be the same format, mouse-over for a drop-down video player. The mouse-over thing is always annoying, however it's just the data usage that was particularly frustrating.
Again thanks for looking into it!

Until a solution is found, don't forget about XDA's Official Tapatalk app (although I believe this only applies to Android users; I'm not sure about your phone/phone data plan) - http://www.xda-developers.com/announcements/xda-app-for-android-updated-to-v1-2/
Also whoever has the account with the ad revenue service, you might want to log in and see if you can disable flash ads completely (or at least flash video ads). I know when I used Google for ads years ago, they had a crazy number of ways to limit what kind of ads were served (including topic, format, etc). Of course flash ads weren't very big back then so it may be different now. Good luck to all!
P.S. - I am on a limited budget (going back to college in 10 days to work on my PhD) but can spare 15€/20$ USD. I want to donate to XDA but also to unrevoked, as both have allowed me to explore my phone in a way a could have never done before. So either...
All goes to XDA!
All goes to unrevoked!
A 50/50 split?
I know it's off-topic but I didn't feel my indecisiveness deserved it's own thread =p. Also is XDA running a little slow for anyone else today or it just my ISP (Verizon FiOS) having issues?

[Q] Only Free Apps in Play Store

I have just received my M8 today and I have set it up fine however I can only see free apps in the Play Store - there are no paid apps anywhere.
Does anyone have a fix for this?
OT: How do you screenshot on an M8?

Screenshot press vol down and power at same time and hold.
Play store just select a category then top selling from the tabs above.

ashyx said:
Screenshot press vol down and power at same time and hold.
Play store just select a category then top selling from the tabs above.
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This is what I mean about the app store...

Do you have a payment method stored on your account? Never seen this before, but I would think that could be a possible cause.

suprtrukr425 said:
Do you have a payment method stored on your account? Never seen this before, but I would think that could be a possible cause.
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I don't as of yet as my bank account is overdrawn and it won't let me add it. I also thought this could be the reason.
I've got some money going into my account this morning so fingers crossed...

I highly doubt your account being overdrawn is an issue!

ashyx said:
I highly doubt your account being overdrawn is an issue!
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Well it wouldn't authorise my card until I had money in my account however I still can't see paid apps...

Well I can't see or even filter between free and paid apps when I do a search. I can however see Top Free, Top Grossing etc if I swipe from left to right, tap on Store Home, then tap on apps and then swipe left once and choose photography from the Categories list, then it shows all, free, paid, top grossing etc.
Sucks that it doesn't show those filters when you're doing it as a search.

I've spoken with Google Support and they said it's because I live on the Isle of Man. I didn't have this issue with my last phone and none of my friends have this issue but the rep I spoke with is confident that is the reason.

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I've spoken with Google Support and they said it's because I live on the Isle of Man. I didn't have this issue with my last phone and none of my friends have this issue but the rep I spoke with is confident that is the reason.
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Nah I doubt that's the issue, I live in South Africa and I could still do payments etc And South Africa is usually one of the countries that completely lose out when it comes to things like that, heck we don't even have proper paypal support for example.

bbbradddd said:
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I've spoken with Google Support and they said it's because I live on the Isle of Man. I didn't have this issue with my last phone and none of my friends have this issue but the rep I spoke with is confident that is the reason.
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BerndM14 said:
Nah I doubt that's the issue, I live in South Africa and I could still do payments etc And South Africa is usually one of the countries that completely lose out when it comes to things like that, heck we don't even have proper paypal support for example.
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Found this from Feb 2013 but surely it can't still be an issue?...
http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/google-apps-issue-for-island-1-5427119

EddyOS said:
Found this from Feb 2013 but surely it can't still be an issue?...
http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/google-apps-issue-for-island-1-5427119
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It probably is. In terms of technology, living in the Isle of Man might as well mean living in the middle of nowhere. It's a complete joke.
I replied to the email the Google Support rep sent me after my phone call:
I think I have to be honest here; the issue was last updated over a year ago. Why does it look like Google has given this issue such little attention?
The Isle of Man is a constituent of the United Kingdom so I don't see any issues...
I feel like I've been left out to be honest, all because of where I live. This shouldn't be an issue yet it is and I don't quite understand what barriers are in place to stop some residents of the Isle of Man from purchasing paid apps. Could you please let me know the reason for this? Or could you please put me in touch with someone who can?
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EddyOS said:
Found this from Feb 2013 but surely it can't still be an issue?...
http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/google-apps-issue-for-island-1-5427119
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Interesting, I wasn't aware of that though. Obviously the problem isn't just PCs or Tablets like they mentioned in the articles seeing as the phone for the OP also has this issue.
Silly stuff really.
Oh well, get on a PC, pop out that Tor browser and make google think you're in Finland. :cyclops:

BerndM14 said:
Interesting, I wasn't aware of that though. Obviously the problem isn't just PCs or Tablets like they mentioned in the articles seeing as the phone for the OP also has this issue.
Silly stuff really.
Oh well, get on a PC, pop out that Tor browser and make google think you're in Finland. :cyclops:
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If I do that, can I then purchase and queue downloads for apps on my phone do you think?
I'm currently at work so I can't try it

bbbradddd said:
If I do that, can I then purchase and queue downloads for apps on my phone do you think?
I'm currently at work so I can't try it
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I'm not really sure. Probably worth a shot.
I know using Tor can make google think you're from a different country than you're currently in but I don't know if the payment you'll do will work or not. You'll of course have to sign in to google and then buy it still, CC is probably on their system already.
Don't know if it'll work if you go through Tor(Let's say you're in the "UK" now "London") then signing up for a new google account and add your necessary info(Will credit card work still?) and then attempting to download it.
I haven't done it myself so I can't really confirm, haven't had this problem like you're having now but, who knows, it's maybe worth a shot.

it’s quite simple,
you hold down the power button for
a couple seconds and then you
press the home button. Make sure
you don’t hold down the Power
button for too long, or else you will
see the Power dialog. Hit THANKS If i helped
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masanamuthu said:
it’s quite simple,
you hold down the power button for
a couple seconds and then you
press the home button. Make sure
you don’t hold down the Power
button for too long, or else you will
see the Power dialog. Hit THANKS If i helped
Sent from my GT-S6102 using XDA Free mobile app
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Yeah I think he already figured how to do the screenshots... :good:

Your best bet is the root the phone if you haven't done so already. Then install Xposed and this module. This has a function to unrestrict the Play store. Hopefully that will work.

asianflavor said:
Your best bet is the root the phone if you haven't done so already. Then install Xposed and this module. This has a function to unrestrict the Play store. Hopefully that will work.
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Note that it will NOT allow you to download apps that are not offered in your country, or restricted by anything but your custom DPI.
Stated so in the article, but I suppose it won't hurt to have a look either way.

BerndM14 said:
Note that it will NOT allow you to download apps that are not offered in your country, or restricted by anything but your custom DPI.
Stated so in the article, but I suppose it won't hurt to have a look either way.
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Check your PM.