Techs & Trends

I'm hoping to get a good technical person that can render authoritative information. 🙂
My basic question is this: Does the greater number of modes (combinations of frequencies and technologies) give one phone over another a better chance of getting a signal? As an example: if I use the Motorola Razr M, which has the following modes:
LTE 750
WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100
CDMA 850/900
GSM 850/900/1800/1900

Can I expect it to have better reception than say an iPhone 4S that only has the following modes:
WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100
CDMA 850/900
GSM 850/900/1800/1900

Or worse yet, an iPhone 4 (CDMA) that only has:
CDMA 850/1900
?

Can someone explain the advantages of one over the other? I'm thinking tri-mode gives a greater capability in terms of searching for and receiving signals and avoiding dropped calls. Some of the supposed top phones Verizon offers are 'all digital' or 'digital handset' phones. Would this be something to avoid if I can get one with tri-mode instead? Please excuse my ignorance.

I need to know how to make the s3 do the split screen with the video? Anyone know?

Reposting ATTDRONE2.5's question to correct forum. Just because I like this subject.

"i see everything condensed into the "phone" id, credit cards,money,paper,keys

You walk up to your car,press a button and it unlocks then plug it into the charger port and it starts.

You walk up to your house enter a code on the phone or press a button and it unlocks the house..

then instead of flipping a switch you press a button and the lights come on and then turn the tv on and start flipping thru channels using your phone

and then the fridge hands you a beer..

what's your opinion on the future?"

So I have had my phone just over 2 years and yesterday the front (main) screen has begun "jumping"..I have pulled the battery for a few minutes, shut it down and back on and also have turned it off over night, can anyone tell me what is going on all of a sudden

Thank you in advance!

Hello,

So I recall there being a brouhaha in the tech world earlier this year about Carrier IQ but in all the articles, blog posts, etc. I do not recall what the final word was on the issue and what, if anything, device owners can do.

I just got a new smartphone and downloaded an app which detected Carrier IQ was on my phone. What can I do about this and should I worry about it?

BTW, I have a Samsung Galaxy SII (T-Mobile).

Hey I need help on choosing a Dual sim phone I know they are Chinese and they are not the best phones out there but I'm tired of carrying 2 phones with me all the time
I use two phones because on is for me and my wife ONLY nobody else has that #
second one is for the rest of the family, work etc

I am considering making a purchase of a 3D phones, and i realize that my options are very limited. Its not something unusual to me, whenever i decide to make a purchase i always find myself with limited choice.

Here are my choices which i need to finalize before i make my purchase.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S LT18i Android 3D Touch Screen 8MP Camera GPS WiFi Bluetooth Unlocked Quad Band (Silver)

or

LG P940 PRADA 3.0 K2 Android 3D Quad Band Unlocked Phone (Black)

or

HTC EVO x515M 3D Unlocked Quad Band with 3D without Glasses Touch Screen phone (Black)

My concerns are on the following areas:

1. battery life,
2. eye strain
3. cost
4. viewing angle
5. where is the best place to buy it
6. will it record in 3D
7. fin...
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Hello people I recently upgraded from my old gz one to a droid spectrum. My problem is getting the pictures off of the gz one. I went to verizon , they couldnt do it. Just wondering if anyone out there has any tricks. thanks.

My new iphone wont sync with my macbook?

I backed up the old one before I traded it in and now I can't get the new one to add my stuff back.

Any suggestions?

Is there actually a program that will allow me to open my faxes come in as tiff files, tiff viewer does not work fast image does not work, nothing on the android market works any suggestions?

Right now, there isn't a single flip smartphone available from the majors: Blackberry Style has been discontinued by Sprint.

Does everybody really need a 4" brick? Is there no more hope for a flip form-factor?

I'm not sure if I'm the only one who thinks this, but personally I'm not a huge fan of the new AMOLED screens. I've briefly played with a few Samsungs that have them [one running Android, the other running Windows] and I think they look awful. There's a noticeable "screen door" effect and they look very low-res or like there's pixels missing v.s an LCD with the same resolution. Does anyone else feel the same way, or know why? 😕

Ok so let me get some details out before I start asking questions. I currently have a Droid 2(Rooted) and I use Wifi Tether as my Internet at home. It works just fine for what I need on most days, with some exceptions. When I'm on a conference call, and I need to pull up an email on my computer, I obviously wont be able to. Ive found a few other reasons why I want to be able to browse the web and make a call at the same time but I wont bore you with the minor details.

I have Verizon service, and I live in a 3G area, no 4G availability yet. Montana is a little behind the curve. I've seen the HTC Thunderbolt browse the web and talk at the same time in my area, but are there any other phones that has that capability? Also, what makes the Th...
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They say a movie can be downloaded in 47 thousands of a second. Absolutely mind blowing!!!!!!

http://mobile.theverge.com/2011/11/25/2585765/cisco- ... »

I somehow have my typing locked in underlining every thing, such as in text messaging. how do I get this un locked? thanks

For the seasoned Android users, how do you keep your device secure? I was recently asked to reconsider my plan to get a BB and thus started looking at Android devices but one of my concerns is that the Android platform is so easily hacked given its open nature.

I have the worst time with phones in outdoor light... sometimes even shading the phone does no good... what is the best display (and on what phone) out there today on the Verizon Network or upcoming phone... from what I have found out so far searching the web is that the Bionic looks like it might hold the edge for outdoor visibility... how about the HTC Vigor with it's 720 HD display... any help appreciated.

I was trying to catch my husband cheating so i bought this software to spy on his cell from noWireSpy.com. I Installed it and now i found out i can get into trouble for it. Theres no uninstall feature and dont know where to go to take it off my phone. Can anyone help? 👀

now this is a touchy sunj especially since bothe appl and google have a big following but in your opinion not asking why ones better but what made you want an android or iphone?

heres mine

i know its 2011 now really late but im bored at work so here it goes...

i wont buy an iphone because

1) custimazation sucks there isnt a whole lot you can do other than what wall papers and ringers? compared to android? for sum ppl great for me uh no

2)iphone 4 doesnt suit my needs i like choice i like being able to decide screen size and if i want a keyboard or not and stay within the os im using

3) removeable storage i like being able to expand and swap out memory cards like nothing

4)removeable battery its fact that cell phone bat...
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