I am in the UK. I live in Plymouth. My one year Vodafone contract is finally up and I hate them with a passion. I'd like to switch, but as a still relatively new ex-pat I don't know who to switch to. Can you recommend a provider to me based on my requirements inside?
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posted by olinerd
on May 22, 2013 -
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Does any cell phone network engineer perhaps know why you can't hear your own voice when speaking on a cell?
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posted by jtexman1
on May 18, 2013 -
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I think the time has come for me to jump the iPhone ship. The announcement of the
Google version of the Galaxy S4 at I/O was the clincher. But I am not 100% sold on the idea, mainly because the S4 is an ugly brute, but also because I fear for the apps and innovation I will miss. Help me out, specifically in finding a worthy replacement for my beloved
Mailbox app.
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posted by 0bvious
on May 18, 2013 -
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I currently have a
Samsung Guru E1081T. It is a very simple phone, and I can use it in Australia and Europe. However, it does not work in the USA. What is the simplest phone that uses SIM cards that I can use in all three places? No smartphones please; battery life is the paramount consideration. I don't care about features, apart from phone and texting.
posted by Philosopher Dirtbike
on May 18, 2013 -
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I would like to purchase a tablet so I can do more blogging without lugging a laptop around. What are the best tools/apps/workflow tips to be able to do this without tearing my hair out? Special snowflake stuff inside.
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posted by melissa
on May 13, 2013 -
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My mom moved to Mexico recently, and I have had a hard time contacting her via phone. She's staying with relatives of her boyfriend, but it seems like she's not able to use their phone to make international calls. I'd like to get her a mobile phone that she can use to call me and her other kids (or anybody else), but I'm a bit overwhelmed by what I'm finding with google - a lot of which seems targeted to making international calls from the US to other countries or just seems spammy.
What is a good way to buy a phone here and send it to Mexico?
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posted by jeoc
on May 1, 2013 -
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Ubuntu touch preview does not use X11 for graphics. The repository for armhf contains virtually all apps available in desktop Ubuntu, but they cannot be run directly on the tablet (Nexus 10 in my case).
Is there a way to run those using a virtual X-server, perhaps passing through local VNC to be displayed? I have ssh access to the device, so I can run commands normally.
posted by jaduncan
on Apr 16, 2013 -
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We're driving from NY to Montreal for a short 5-day trip, and we'll need to be able to make a few calls and/or send and receive texts while on the road. I've found a bunch of older answers to very similar questions (
for example) but surely things are better by now? What are my cheap prepaid (I assume) options for a short trip to Canada? Is there a simple way to pick up a prepaid SIM card over the border and use it for the trip?
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posted by RedOrGreen
on Apr 15, 2013 -
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I'm back in the web software development world after about 7 years selling already developed software. Mobile software development barely existed the last time I talked to a client about development projects. I understand the web side of things just fine still. Mobile I'm clueless on.
Is there a good book or maybe website(s) that will help get me up to speed, and stay there? I'm running sales, so I'm not going to be writing any code.
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posted by COD
on Apr 9, 2013 -
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When businesses make mobile 'friendly' sites, is there a consistent rule of thumb for detecting mobile devices, and behaving appropriately?
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posted by lucullus
on Mar 22, 2013 -
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I need to be able to sync at least two calendars between iOS and Android, and I don't want to use Google Calendar anymore. What should I use?
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posted by stoneweaver
on Mar 16, 2013 -
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On Android, is there a way in any of the available browsers to turn off honoring <meta name = "viewport" content = "initial-scale = x.x, user-scalable = no">? I'm sick of designers that don't want me to zoom in on their preciously designed mobile site.
posted by benzenedream
on Mar 13, 2013 -
4 answers
Curious if the anyone has examples of interesting or innovative approaches to in app or in game (mobile especially) advertising, promotions etc which help developers monetize their freemium games or aoos?
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posted by specialk420
on Mar 2, 2013 -
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People keep emphasizing that a major advantage of Nexus mobile phones is that Google will update them to the latest version of Android. But does it really make a huge difference going from a .x to .x+1 Android release when you have so many apps that can modify every aspect of your phone, not to mention what you can do with alternative firmware like CyanogenMod?
posted by Foci for Analysis
on Mar 1, 2013 -
11 answers
Is there any advantage to using a Verizon (or equivalent) 4G Hotspot over tethering a mobile phone?
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posted by zephyr_words
on Feb 26, 2013 -
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What are the best podcasts that focus on current and potential future trends in mobile (smartphones, tablets)?
posted by coffee and minarets
on Feb 25, 2013 -
3 answers
I'm heading to Bangkok in ten days for about two weeks. I looked into using my iPhone 5 overseas and the answers from ATT made me think twice about it. So for 100 bucks I bought a used Iphone 3GS. I figure I'd just buy a sim card there and I'd be all set. But then I thought I should check. Do I need to unlock it? or jailbreak it? Is there anything specific to Thailand and Iphones I need to know? What's the process here?
posted by rileyray3000
on Feb 13, 2013 -
6 answers
A year or two ago there was a heavily funded mobile startup out of Silicon Valley - I think it had $100 million or more in funding - that never quite got off the ground. I feel like it had a simple one-word name. Anyone remember?
posted by mark7570
on Feb 8, 2013 -
3 answers
Would you agree that enterprise push email technology was primarily designed to push email from a single enterprise mailbox (unless you happen to work for multiple enterprises)?
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posted by aydeejones
on Feb 6, 2013 -
7 answers
I need to find device-specific US market share for mobile phones and tablets. I can find plenty of info on mobile/tablet OS and browser market share, but I need % market share for Google Nexus, iPad Mini, etc.
posted by kirkaracha
on Jan 31, 2013 -
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Paraphrased: "It's not that that half of your visitors will be on mobile devices, it's that all your visitors will be on mobile devices half the time." Who said it? I saw it on Twitter a few weeks ago and can't find it anywhere.
posted by furtive
on Jan 21, 2013 -
1 answer
I'll soon be off on a big bike tour, and would like reccomendations for running a computer/tablet able to do actual work from a bike dynamo hub (details inside).
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posted by jaduncan
on Jan 15, 2013 -
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I want to build a mobile application (iOS + Android) that communicates with a server. It'll be a fairly simple application - fill out a form or two on the mobile device and post it, along with a photo and geolocation info, to a server. My background is in Java/J2EE and I'm looking to branch out into more modern technology. What frameworks / languages / technologies would you recommend I investigate?
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posted by dudeman
on Jan 14, 2013 -
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I'm looking for phone apps that will allow me to easily and simply record sound and simultaneously back up the recording offsite (send it to email, save to a cloud server, etc.).
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posted by decathecting
on Jan 11, 2013 -
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I need to find a tablet and a good mobile data plan for my road-trippin' grandmother.
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posted by HostBryan
on Jan 5, 2013 -
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How can I unlock an iphone tied to t-mobile in the UK?
I have received as a Christmas present an iphone which is locked to t-mobile. I am currently on an 02 contract that ties me for a further 6 months. Clearly, I would like to use my 02 sim with this iphone, however, when I went to a shop who specialised in phone unlocking, to get it unlocked, I was told that he could not unlock it and that it would take atleast a month to get t-mobile to unlock it. It was also mentioned that the merger of t-mobile in to the new company everything everywhere will probably delay the unlocking further. I am getting the impression that I will be forced to take out a t-mobile contract as it stands. Anyone out there have any recent knowledge about t-mobile unlocking.
Many thanks!
posted by conrad101
on Dec 23, 2012 -
7 answers
Looking for prepaid phone recommendations for an older person in the US. No smartphone, no texting, just very occasional outgoing voice calls.
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posted by Ookseer
on Dec 12, 2012 -
11 answers
Please recommend me a dock/speaker solution to play music from an iPhone 4s and Android devices as well.
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posted by Aizkolari
on Dec 3, 2012 -
9 answers
Are there examples besides
aTilt of apps that render a 3d box apparently below the screen surface, adjusting its geometry according to the handset location relative to the eye?
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posted by unmake
on Nov 30, 2012 -
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Know of a good resource for mobile-friendly responsive email templates for html emails?
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posted by mgriffioen
on Nov 30, 2012 -
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I have a Fancy Cousin who uses Virgin Mobile pre-paid, and my Fancy Cousin would like to get a new Android phone during this weekend's sales. A few questions:
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posted by Greg Nog
on Nov 23, 2012 -
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How strongly should I feel about hanging on to my grandfathered AT&T unlimited data plan?
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posted by escabeche
on Nov 4, 2012 -
17 answers
I recently decided to pick up a Nexus 7. However, I'm entirely new to the whole Android ecosystem. What are the best resources for finding the best which Android has to offer? (If you can point me directly to the 'Android best-of', that works too)
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posted by CrystalDave
on Oct 29, 2012 -
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Can someone tell me how I can confirm my location (in the UK) of where I was a couple/few weeks ago please. At the time I was using an HTC Hero phone on the O2 network.
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posted by sockpim
on Oct 22, 2012 -
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What are your experiences with using a service to receive donations via SMS/text message at your charity?
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posted by Mo Nickels
on Oct 21, 2012 -
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We want to add some accountability to the use of mobile devices on our home wifi - what are our options? Ideally we just want to be able to review how the internet is being used.
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posted by crapples
on Oct 7, 2012 -
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SO has a frequent long, boring train ride. He also has a brand new Android phone, like I do. What are some two-player games that two people could play together over an android phone to help ride out the train monotony?
posted by The Whelk
on Oct 7, 2012 -
13 answers
Is there a way to talk make a Facetime call from an Android phone to an iPad?
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posted by Vorteks
on Sep 14, 2012 -
7 answers
How is Dolphin Browser (formerly Dolphin HD) going to make money? It seems to be a company with no revenue plan. Should I be worried?
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posted by toothless joe
on Aug 25, 2012 -
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