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Shall I or shall I not?

Currently using the Incredible, but Windows Phone 7 seems really awesome. Microsoft says devices will be ready for the holidays on Verizon, and my wife just said Merry Christmas...so I wonder, should I?
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It's hard for us to answer that question without a little information on how you use your phone. Personally I had to sacrifice some functionality coming from Windows Mobile but for me it's well worth it because the overall experience is so much better with WP7.

I really like the idea of xbox live gaming, netflix streaming, and office being built in. I do use exchange, want some form of tethering, like apps that use my camera for things like augmented reality and bar code scanning.
I have multiple gmail accounts, multiple live accounts, and work exchange. On Android I can have these all setup with active-sync.
This is just a sampling and given how young the platform is I would expect to give up some things I have return use too.
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michaelkahl said:
Currently using the Incredible, but Windows Phone 7 seems really awesome. Microsoft says devices will be ready for the holidays on Verizon, and my wife just said Merry Christmas...so I wonder, should I?
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I highly recommend an HD7. They come with sound producing front grills at each end. There is a lot to like about WP7 but right now it is a little shy of features. That will change as time goes by.

michaelkahl said:
I really like the idea of xbox live gaming, netflix streaming, and office being built in. I do use exchange, want some form of tethering, like apps that use my camera for things like augmented reality and bar code scanning.
I have multiple gmail accounts, multiple live accounts, and work exchange. On Android I can have these all setup with active-sync.
This is just a sampling and given how young the platform is I would expect to give up some things I have return use too.
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Syncing all your various email over the cloud is no problem although you have to have a seperate tile for each account, no tethering yet except by hack only the lg phones have any sort of augmented reality - this is version 1 software - I like it and will stick with it but some features are missing

I have tried all three main phone OS's and even though there are a lot of missing features, I prefer Windows Phone 7.

What about DLNA streaming to my xbox? I'd like to browse and beam multimedia from my phone to my xbox. I don't want to navigate with my xbox. What about video?I hate that .3gp isn't supported by the xbox or ps 3. I thought I read that they shoot in wma right?
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michaelkahl said:
I really like the idea of xbox live gaming, netflix streaming, and office being built in. I do use exchange, want some form of tethering, like apps that use my camera for things like augmented reality and bar code scanning.
I have multiple gmail accounts, multiple live accounts, and work exchange. On Android I can have these all setup with active-sync.
This is just a sampling and given how young the platform is I would expect to give up some things I have return use too.
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Wp7 uses activesync for hotmail and exchange, and google has google sync. It supports multiple activesync accounts. That isn't a factor. Activesync IS microsoft technology, you know.
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So how is battery life on wp7 devices?
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michaelkahl said:
Currently using the Incredible, but Windows Phone 7 seems really awesome. Microsoft says devices will be ready for the holidays on Verizon, and my wife just said Merry Christmas...so I wonder, should I?
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Its really a nice gadget to have, fast smooth but you may feel the lack of some features which you are already familiar of. If you have the extra cash to burn then go for it, just dont expect WP7 to satisfy all your 'techy' needs.

kieboy said:
Its really a nice gadget to have, fast smooth but you may feel the lack of some features which you are already familiar of. If you have the extra cash to burn then go for it, just dont expect WP7 to satisfy all your 'techy' needs.
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Well said, thank you
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michaelkahl said:
So how is battery life on wp7 devices?
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battery life for me seems on par with my hd2, not great, not bad. Depends really on screen brightness and how much you use the device.

michaelkahl said:
What about DLNA streaming to my xbox? I'd like to browse and beam multimedia from my phone to my xbox. I don't want to navigate with my xbox. What about video?I hate that .3gp isn't supported by the xbox or ps 3. I thought I read that they shoot in wma right?
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I think only the lg's have dlna streaming right now, seems like if one supports it, it shouldn't be that hard for all wp7 to support it down the road.

michaelkahl said:
So how is battery life on wp7 devices?
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Seems like my HD7 is getting better as time goes by. It's definitely better than HD2 running Android.

I may have to hold off since Dish released their app today!
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Dolphin Browser HD v5.0 is out!!

Just downloaded it from the Market and damn, the best browser just got even better! I'm loving the new UI!
http://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser

thanks for the heads up!

I JUST uninstalled this browser for something called maxathon or something. Guess I'm going back to dolphin xD
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Awesome... great app.

Recent update helped, but 5.0 is refusing to load every few pages. Seems like a pretty widespread thing looking at the reviews. Hope they fix it soon!
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The newest version of opera mobile is the best browser out at the moment, super smooth scrolling and no hw acceleration yet!
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Nospin said:
Recent update helped, but 5.0 is refusing to load every few pages. Seems like a pretty widespread thing looking at the reviews. Hope they fix it soon!
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The current 5.0.1 should fix that.

cartman09 said:
The current 5.0.1 should fix that.
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Nope, it "alleviated" some of the loading, but 4.6 is still much faster. They'll work it out eventually.
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shure2 said:
The newest version of opera mobile is the best browser out at the moment, super smooth scrolling and no hw acceleration yet!
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No kiddin'! It's really nice! But it's not displaying some pages properly and it isn't recognizing/converting pages like ESPN.com into the mobile version.
It's a great alternative to Dolphin HD though! Thanks for the heads up!

Yeah I am using opera mobile, the newest version.
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Yeah I am using opera mobile, the newest version.
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dolphin browser is actually kinda fast. i like it

Its nice but I still prefer Miren browser.

never used mirren. whats so much better about it?

shure2 said:
The newest version of opera mobile is the best browser out at the moment, super smooth scrolling and no hw acceleration yet!
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Yeah, the only problem, and the reason I stopped using Opera, is that it doesn't parse Youtube links correctly, and it's amazing how many of those I realize that I run across now that it doesn't work right.
I'll give Dolphin 5 a shot, using Miren right now. I just wish these stupid browsers would have HW acceleration like Opera (seems) to have. Everything is just so slow and choppy. Not sure if it's my live wallpaper that's doing it or not, but it's annoying.

Great
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Cool. Thanks.

Opera Mobile for me. The pure smoothness and speed is unparalleled.
Interface-wise, Firefox is tops though. Too bad it's way too slow
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TL24 said:
it isn't recognizing/converting pages like ESPN.com into the mobile version.
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Turned the "mobile view" setting ON, and somewhat works for that site.
Just tried seems like it loaded some sort of mobile page, but looks like its missing some graphics elements, not sure how it is supposed to look. Anyway, screen big enough for me to use full site, i basically hate when something forces to load the mobile site instead.

Soon You Can Get Full Access to Rdio For Free, Without Ads

http://gizmodo.com/5840502/soon-you-can-get-full-access-to-rdio-for-free-without-ads
Hope they make a WP7 App, too, but at least there's an Android App. That will be nice, Lol. Just as I was actually starting to give Spotify a bit of consideration!!!

There's already a WP7 Rdio app.
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From Rdio? They don't have it listed on their website. I dint tend to use third party apps for stuff like that...
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Yep. Just do a search in the Marketplace for Rdio.

And why post this in the wp7 forums if you don't think there is a WP app? There is, btw, published by rdio, btw.
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Because if there isn't one, I want one once this launches?
That's pretty simple... Really...
I'd never heard of the service before I read that. That explains my ignorance of their app, and since I tend to use my Vibrant as a daily driver (hence the tag in my post) my HD7 was in another room and I wasn't about to get out of my bed just to check that.

CNN app for tablet

The CNN app for android tablet is not compatible with the N7. I found an apk in the Viewsonic G Tablet thread but I'm not sure what version it is and that info doesn't seem available in the app either. Here's the original thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13048857&postcount=9
Does anyone have a current version to share?
Thanks!
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Want this bad!! its crazy- cnn for phone isn't compatible either,what are they thinking I mean the nexus 7 is the most popular android tablet (with market) and they have no support for it.
also the economist app has the same issue.

I had emailed them about this months ago and this is the response I finally got:
"Greetings,
Thanks for contacting CNN! We appreciate you taking the time to send in your suggestion for the CNN app. I will put this suggestion into our mobile development team for consideration.
Regards,
Dave
CNN.com Tech Support
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/teamcnn
Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/cnn"
It has never been made available for the N7. LOL
That email was sent on September 11th.
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I don't mean to sound overly critical but... why not just use RSS? Ever since Google Reader, I no longer understand why anybody would prefer to manually open each website to check for news, when Reader does that for you...

euskalzabe said:
I don't mean to sound overly critical but... why not just use RSS? Ever since Google Reader, I no longer understand why anybody would prefer to manually open each website to check for news, when Reader does that for you...
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This is actually a far better idea: I tried side-loading the CNN app off of my Galaxy SIII and it looks terrible. You're better off reading the articles on the Web through Chrome or through an RSS reader such as Paper.

jpbl1976 said:
This is actually a far better idea: I tried side-loading the CNN app off of my Galaxy SIII and it looks terrible. You're better off reading the articles on the Web through Chrome or through an RSS reader such as Paper.
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There is a cnn money tablet version that does feature news(can configure what news you get. Albeit it's a bit more focused to the financial side but delves into other news topics.
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I was able to send myself the CNN apk with myappsharer (free in the play store) and install it on the N7 that way. Works fine.
http://android-gz.com

Viral Lite- Alternative to YouTube- ability to stream 1080p in app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Mata.YTplayer
Just thought I would share this if you haven't discovered it yet. I was looking to see if I could find a better YouTube experience other than the official app and found this. Please disregard if this was already mentioned.
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people211 said:
Please disregard if this was already mentioned.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2413078
But I agree, it's a great app. I miss my "like playlist" though

+1 it's a great app. You can play YouTube in a pop-up window.
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Awesome for multitasking, especially if your watching a tutorial or something. The last update added a lot of cool features, so I expect big things to come in future updates.

Super app thanks for sharing, multitasking at it's best
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Vaykadji said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2413078
But I agree, it's a great app. I miss my "like playlist" though
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Like playlist?

says not available for my device... wtf?
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Does anyone know why Google play says its not compatible with my nexus 7? (lte)

Very confusing coz I have it installed and works good. But for sure I have a little problems with permissions this app request. Why the video player application needs ability to "Redirect outgoing phone call"????