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Last night I finally ended up at this gay club at 4am and while running into some random friends a guy nearby was texting on his phone. I noticed the super amoled over saturated screen right away and in the dark club the windows logo! He hit home and yep he had the Samsung focus! I pulled my HD7 out and we hit it off right there. And because well we both know the phone we switched phones and exchanged #s easily. Haha my first NYC sighting! Oh and I have a date WP7 is more popular than you think with the young crowd!
I've already converted 2 coworkers (one had iphone 4, one had iphone 3gs).
Other than that, I hadn't seen any yet, but I work in a hospital where iphone and blackberry are king and queen, with android playing the role of court jester...
when isn't android the court jester of mobile smartphone????
This has to be the best way to start a story made me chuckle this morning
The only windows phone 7 i have ever seen is mine.
But hey.. I live in denmark where there is no access to marketplace and with no danish dictionary and no danish keyboard (we have some special letters)
Here Iphone is king and android is queen.
And i know i would definitely have something to talk about if I mead someone with wp7 (but i guess its only a matter of time)
sarasera said:
The only windows phone 7 i have ever seen is mine.
But hey.. I live in denmark where there is no access to marketplace and with no danish dictionary and no danish keyboard (we have some special letters)
Here Iphone is king and android is queen.
And i know i would definitely have something to talk about if I mead someone with wp7 (but i guess its only a matter of time)
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talking a gal pal and her bf into wp7 they liking it so far but they say its expensive...curse them
domineus said:
talking a gal pal and her bf into wp7 they liking it so far but they say its expensive...curse them
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it's cheaper than the iPhone.
I haven't seen any whatsoever and the last time I was in the atmosphere store one of the guys there sounded like he spent too much time in the XDA android forum. Was a good laugh, at least...
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At medical university i mostly see iphones, probably about 10-20% blackberries.
but hopefully i soon can convince some to get wp7, all this iphone-stuff sucks.
i think i will get my mozart on thursday, but ill have to wait for my sim to arrive which will take like 2-3 weeks from now (don't have any data options atm)
Yeah, I have this friend who bought a new iPhone 4.
The day I showed him my HD7 he was like "You should've told me about this phone before I bought my iPhone..."
Just watching some Smallville... seen an LG Quantum, Samsung Focus, and a Samsung Omnia all on one episode... If I wasn't already hooked on WP7 then this episode would've made me fall in love with the UI.
I didn't realize that show was still around...
Still on season 9 myself. Good to,see ms do some,product placement though. Never saw that on winmo.
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nrfitchett4 said:
Still on season 9 myself. Good to,see ms do some,product placement though.
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Maybe they should choose good TV shows then...
Sadly, this is the last season...
skycamefalling said:
Maybe they should choose good TV shows then...
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like kimpossible? In modern television there's really not too many shows that are better...
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like kim possible?
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Exactly
The WP7 Kimmunicator
I also saw some overly cheesy promotional use of WP7 in an episode of Hawaii Five 0 last night.
Somehow, Bing managed to autosuggest an obscure modern artist after only three letters were entered.
Shame really as they could construct better scenarios to show how useful the phone OS could be.
I've also seen them on Bones and Castle. Castle was rather fun as he's always used an iPhone before (and I believe after) this.
Hmm they're on a break right now ..right?
There wasnt an episode last week?
or did i miss it...
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I've also seen them on Bones and Castle. Castle was rather fun as he's always used an iPhone before (and I believe after) this.
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Yup. Brennan has been carrying around a Samsung Focus all season.
New episode on 4/16....
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The also use it on Human Target! That fit chick uses it! So HOT!
Ladies and gentlemen, the worst product placement of all time -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfHuZ5qrYX4
That is just embarrassing.
I never thought smallville would make it this far. Most shows I like last 2 seasons at most.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the worst product placement of all time -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfHuZ5qrYX4
That is just embarrassing.
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LOL. That's the scene I saw!!
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Ladies and gentlemen, the worst product placement of all time -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfHuZ5qrYX4
That is just embarrassing.
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oooh cringe! wouldnt have been supprised if he'd of said "Why dont you bing it on your new windows phone 7 smartphone with the 1GHz processor available from all major retailers" xD
Here is a recap of all the major TV shows that has WP7 product placement : http://www.1800pocketpc.com/2011/04/10/windows-phone-7-product-placement-in-tv-shows.html
World demands justice for Galaxy Nexus owner who 'beat' Windows Phone
I knew we had a fast phone and this proves it.
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Huh?
Sent from the future.
Thread of the decade.
http://www.talkandroid.com/102027-galaxy-nexus-owner-beats-windows-phone-in-windows-phone-challenge/
I use both and eash OS has it's strengths and weaknesses. I actually prefer WP to Android except for my dirty little shame: Every Nexus I get turns into a portable torrent box. And since I don't have a computer this is my all in one. And they did a fantastic job with Android Chrome, I must admit.
But this pissing contest **** has got to stop.
Why can't people except that in some areas on different OS's will always be better. Some hardware specs will always be better. That's life. Personally? I root for a three horse race. Each OS, Android, iOS, and WP all pushing and pulling to stay ahead.
The end result? The consumer wins.
Bravo sir.. bravo
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I am a Windows developer and I don't like metro stuff at all. Guess we are going to get stuck with it but I absolutely hat eto be forced into any UI...
I LOVE MY GNEX!
Does anyone actually by Windows Phones?
I think Microsoft really dropped the ball. They were one of the few in the mobile smartphone game with their windows mobile platform. It was a true multitasking device that was capable of doing almost anything.
Then the iPhone came out and basically did less then WM phones just made things prettier. Know instead of Microsoft stepping up their game with their age looking UI they just hung back for a while.
Then came Android, which almost feels like it would have been the natural succession for Microsoft except they just waited. So all of us WM phone users started to jump over to Android. Now we are so happy there, why would we want to even try a Windows phone.
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So, how many Windows Shell replacements have you done? Because you're basically forced into the current Windows look.
I agree, I hate metro, too, but you've been 'forced into a UI' for a long time.
im going to try this, any tips to which rom to use?
"no the gsII is faster"
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I use both and eash OS has it's strengths and weaknesses. I actually prefer WP to Android except for my dirty little shame: Every Nexus I get turns into a portable torrent box. And since I don't have a computer this is my all in one. And they did a fantastic job with Android Chrome, I must admit.
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you don't have a computer but multiple $500 cell phones?
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you don't have a computer but multiple $500 cell phones?
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Yep. At any given time I tend to have three or so and swap back and forth. Right now? Main EDC is a stock GN with a back up 4s. The 900 is my next and I'm considering a SGS3. If the SGS3 has TW puked onto it, that's out. I sell the 4s and move into the 5. If I find a Titan 2 cheap I may grab one to play with it. (Forgot to mention I'm still looking for a Finny.)
I love Mobiles.
I had an interesting 'battle' with a windows rep today. I beat her hands down loading a webpage. She wasn't very happy.
But she did beat me updating a Facebook status.
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Hi everyone
I am thinking about picking up the 900 coming from a galaxy nexus. Now my problem is I am a heavy google user especially google voice. Does that work with win 7 and would I have a tough time transitioning to win 7 and the 900?
Thanks for any help
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Hi everyone
I am thinking about picking up the 900 coming from a galaxy nexus. Now my problem is I am a heavy google user especially google voice. Does that work with win 7 and would I have a tough time transitioning to win 7 and the 900?
Thanks for any help
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do not assume anything google will work. Just like nothing windows will work on android. Best bet is check with voice, they will know if it works or not.
I made the transition from android to winphone. I didn't made and didn't look for backs all the time, so transition was easy. Android does alot of good things. So does winphone. But they are different. It is a different experience. How well you like it will be up to you.
dblake15 said:
Hi everyone
I am thinking about picking up the 900 coming from a galaxy nexus. Now my problem is I am a heavy google user especially google voice. Does that work with win 7 and would I have a tough time transitioning to win 7 and the 900?
Thanks for any help
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkifKnNmeVg&feature=relmfu
watch that, i think that will help you decide on upgrading to it. the only think about the lumia 900 that bugs me is the resolution on the big screen
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watch that, i think that will help you decide on upgrading to it. the only think about the lumia 900 that bugs me is the resolution on the big screen
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I think the resolution is only an issue if you plan on heavy usage of the phone such as watching movies etc... I don't "live" on my phone so its never been an issue. Considering the ability to view it nicely in sunlight and the RICH color experience compared to HTC and iPhone I don't think you will be disapointed.
From all the pictures I've seen of it, to me, the colors look dull. I just got the galaxy note and I am extremely happy with it. I was just thinking about picking up the 900 since the price is so good. Screen clarity is huge for me. A friend of mine had the original Samsung Focus and wp7 looked really good on that phone but I don't know about the Lumia 900. It might not be the phone for me.
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From all the pictures I've seen of it, to me, the colors look dull. I just got the galaxy note and I am extremely happy with it. I was just thinking about picking up the 900 since the price is so good. Screen clarity is huge for me. A friend of mine had the original Samsung Focus and wp7 looked really good on that phone but I don't know about the Lumia 900. It might not be the phone for me.
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One of the things to remember, the default setting for brightness is automatic. This dulls down the screen brightness alot, even on the samsung. I switch mine from automatic and set it to medium. Screen looks amazing....of the 900 devices I've got to play with, its screen looked fine.
the colors and the screen itself look fantastic, its just the resolution on the bigger screen. at least its not as big as the titans lol. qHD would have been perfect on this or at least the resolution of the n9. im either going to upgrade to this or the n9, kind of hard to pick. definitely getting rid of my amaze though
dblake15 said:
Hi everyone
I am thinking about picking up the 900 coming from a galaxy nexus. Now my problem is I am a heavy google user especially google voice. Does that work with win 7 and would I have a tough time transitioning to win 7 and the 900?
Thanks for any help
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There are a couple google voice apps for wp7 that work quite well
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HadDaddy said:
From all the pictures I've seen of it, to me, the colors look dull. I just got the galaxy note and I am extremely happy with it. I was just thinking about picking up the 900 since the price is so good. Screen clarity is huge for me. A friend of mine had the original Samsung Focus and wp7 looked really good on that phone but I don't know about the Lumia 900. It might not be the phone for me.
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I compared the lumia to the focus and they are the same at the store where I pre-ordered. The colors on the amoleds look FAR superior to something like the Titan. In fact I passed on it because of that, the HTC colors were just white washed BADLY by comparison.
So I have had just about every android device worth having, I am currently using an iphone 4s, switched from the Galaxy Nexus to use it for a while, it is a nice device, but I just prefer android better.
I have never tried wp7, don't really care for the look of the OS, but I like the looks of the Nokia phone and I have been wanting to try it out. I am open minded to the idea, like I said I love android, I think ios is great too, just like android better.
I am really hoping to like wp7, I like to be able to switch back in forth to different operating systems.
That is what I am going to do. I will just switch back and forth between phones. Gotta love gsm.
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So I have had just about every android device worth having, I am currently using an iphone 4s, switched from the Galaxy Nexus to use it for a while, it is a nice device, but I just prefer android better.
I have never tried wp7, don't really care for the look of the OS, but I like the looks of the Nokia phone and I have been wanting to try it out. I am open minded to the idea, like I said I love android, I think ios is great too, just like android better.
I am really hoping to like wp7, I like to be able to switch back in forth to different operating systems.
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once you get the lumia 900 you should update on what you like and what you dont like
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once you get the lumia 900 you should update on what you like and what you dont like
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Okay will do, I usually post on androidforums, but now with me going to be using wp7 figured it was time to start posting more over here.
I will do my best to give a fair review of the phone and what my likes/dislikes are.
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The great thing about Google Voice on Android is that it's seamlessly baked in to the OS. Since that is not the case on WP7, you will need to use an app. I use Freetalk, which works well for me and can place calls using my GV phone number. For texting you need to do that using Freetalk's SMS app instead of the Microsoft SMS app. However your incoming text messages will show up in both places.
Windows Phone does have connectivity to your Google Contacts, Mail, and Calendar built in. During setup it will ask you for Google, Yahoo, Outlook/Exchange, Twitter, Hotmail, and / or Facebook accounts. It will then integrate all contacts, mail, and calendar items into your Windows Phone.
As for making the transition, it will take some work. Android and IOS work basically the same way so moving from one to the other isn't very hard. Windows Phone, on the other hand, interacts with the user differently. It also has a minimalist design which looks great, but does not give you a lot of clues as to how to do things.
I would suggest getting yourself a good WP7 book and save yourself the frustration of trying to figure things out on your own. Two good ones are:
Windows Phone 7 Companion by Matthew Miller
Windows Phone 7 Secrets by Paul Thurrott
Also Microsoft's online site for Windows Phone is quite good.
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So I have had just about every android device worth having, I am currently using an iphone 4s, switched from the Galaxy Nexus to use it for a while, it is a nice device, but I just prefer android better.
I have never tried wp7, don't really care for the look of the OS, but I like the looks of the Nokia phone and I have been wanting to try it out. I am open minded to the idea, like I said I love android, I think ios is great too, just like android better.
I am really hoping to like wp7, I like to be able to switch back in forth to different operating systems.
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To be honest, if you don't like the look of the OS, you may not enjoy using the phone regardless of how nice the hardware is. Since you'll be using the OS all the time, you may cringe everytime you use it.
That being said, I didn't like the look of the OS of WP at first and then it grew on me and I really like it now.
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To be honest, if you don't like the look of the OS, you may not enjoy using the phone regardless of how nice the hardware is. Since you'll be using the OS all the time, you may cringe everytime you use it.
That being said, I didn't like the look of the OS of WP at first and then it grew on me and I really like it now.
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Honestly that is how I was at first, but the more videos I watch of it the more I like it. It is just something different, it will hopefully just take some time on me.
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Honestly that is how I was at first, but the more videos I watch of it the more I like it. It is just something different, it will hopefully just take some time on me.
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Actually do they already know what the look of Windows Phone 8 Apollo will look like? I'm assuming the UI will be even better.
If MSFT were to enter the WP8 game with Windows Surface Phone or MSFT Surface Phones range would you buy it?
Just a wild wild dream.. because:
a) The launch of surface range has created a buzz on even iForums and DroidForums.
b) The tech guys generally have liked it
c) It has met the hype
d) It looks sexy and we know it will perform much better than we think
e) Windows branding might be the reason for no traction, Surface branding seems to be taken positively
so.. could Windows Phone 8 be the Microsoft Surface Phones? or just Surface Phones?
PS: I love the Surfaces (will get one on the release day!) and whole heartedly hope the new new new iPad doesn't copy Surface and come up with the same and better pad.
Why do we know it will work better than we think?
Probably because WP7 worked alot better than people gave it credit for .
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makoute said:
Why do we know it will work better than we think?
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because...
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Probably because WP7 worked alot better than people gave it credit for .
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^^ That.
I don't care what they call it. All I'm hoping for tomorrow is the tiles with the ability to change their sizes, and the tiles with real information like the mail tile in Windows 8.
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I don't necessarily know if I'd go for the Surface, but I am excited for a Win8 tablet from Nokia.
Anseio you should be excited even for Surface. Even Vetvito is swayed by Surface. If it can please Vetvito, it can please any WP user
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Anseio you should be excited even for Surface. Even Vetvito is swayed by Surface. If it can please Vetvito, it can please any WP user
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Don't get me wrong... I'm thrilled about Surface
I would just prefer a Nokia... I like the aesthetics they design.
I'm definately tempted by the RT version of Surface especially if it gets priced correctly
There is one important difference between "Surface" Devices by Microsoft and "Nexus" Devices by Google. The Nexus devices have the benefit of being updated more regularly and earlier than competitors devices. It is highly unlikely that Microsoft will push update to their devices earlier. For Windows 8 it is a given that those will get Updates the same time everyone else does (second tuesday every month) and WinRT is likely to do it the same way.
And as Microsoft succeeded at least with Mango to push it worldwide around the same time I guess they would not stray from that path with new Windows Phones.
Given the partnership between Microsoft and Nokia I believe they will be relying on Nokia for their lead devices, given that Nokia has an All In Approach to the OS.
So I don't see it happening and if it were it would be a really good question why I would go with the Surface Phone instead of a Nokia (unless they build something that blows a PureView Nokia out of the water).
they gonna charge $600 and $800 for the thing... i think it is a way better deal than an iPad.
http://wmpoweruser.com/digitimes-microsoft-surface-rt-to-be-599-surface-pro-799/
I am looking at Samsung Slate Series also. They had some quite "wow" device at the Windows 8 Release Preview Launch.
keynote
watch the keynote from 13:30 to 14:30.
either the hardware is underperforming or the software is still beta.
neat concept. too bad about the bootloader.
Its still Beta, even the consumer preview has some major quirks.
One big issue is gaming and swiping, swipe anywhere near the top of the screen and you'll bring up the multi tasking window, thus ruining your game.
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I am looking it in a way what Steve said "Harmony of software with hardware". Can Nokia really know better hardware for MSFT software than MSFT itself? They are only partners after all. Also, am I the only one who thinks Surface devices are going to stand out in the sea of Lumias? However, Nokia do come up with plenty of classy designs from time to time.
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I'm in love again, I can't wait to get my hands on WP8, most of the stuff I wanted is finally here!
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I have to say this, WP7 was a complete disgrace, especially the launch OS.
With WP8 competition can really begin
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I'm in love again, I can't wait to get my hands on WP8, most of the stuff I wanted is finally here!
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I'm excited, too! When Joe started to talk about the "new" start screen, I got worried. When they showed it, I screamed "YES!!!"
anseio said:
I'm excited, too! When Joe started to talk about the "new" start screen, I got worried. When they showed it, I screamed "YES!!!"
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Oh boy... i know what i want for Christmas this year... and now is all about what OEM can bring to us.
I was saving for a unlocked Galaxy Nexus, not anymore.
Bye Bye Android, it was fun. Back to my original love.
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Guys please post all the links you can find.
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