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From: dene on 2 Aug 2010 20:34 "Kommienezuspadt" <NoSpam(a)NoThanks.net> wrote in message news:qOF5o.40728$Zp1.39047(a)newsfe15.iad... > others -- free Planets -- give moon rises -- stars -- quite a bit of fun if > you like that kind of stuff I do!! Thanks > Code Reader --- free -- reads UPC codes on stuff - jumps on line & tells you > where you can buy & the price -- > > MyRadar -- free --- great to know if you can sneak in 9 without getting wet > of killed. > > the Weather Channel -- same thing > > Hampton Inns -- locates them for you when travelling -- tells you > directions - rates & you can even book the room! > > WSOP poker game for when I'm trapped & bored. Great tips. Thanks! -Greg
From: bknight on 2 Aug 2010 20:36 On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 17:25:27 -0700, "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: >>> > > Dammit. I have two years to go, unless I opt for the big $. Then what do I do with the 3G? > >My kid is selling his "unlocked" 3G phone for $200 on Craigslist. There >remains a demand for them. If you could sell yours, that would take a bite >out of the upgrade. Also...isn't AT&T offering mid year upgrades at a >reduced price. Have to check both of those out. >My wife got her phone last week and today, I was able to research and d/l an >app. called Vlingo. For $9.99, you can convert speech into text and e-mail. >Pretty slick. However, the free app. has voice command, so all you would >have to do is say, "call _____" and away it goes. Beats scrolling. I'll check that out too. > >> No golf apps. Weather, news and such. If you happen to have Verizon >> FIOS TV there's a great one there for setting your DVR to record >> whatever. > >Heaven. >I wonder if Comcast has the similar app.....or slingbox. > Comcast has an app but its for email, etc. Slingbox (Sling Player Mobile) has one that does it all. BK >
From: R&B on 2 Aug 2010 21:07 On 2010-08-02 20:33:23 -0400, dene said: > "R&B" <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote in message > news:2010080217521465621-noneofyourbusiness(a)allcom... > >>> My biggest hesitancy to switching is a touch keyboard. I'd love to buy > an >>> app. that gives does voice to text seemlessly, in e-mails and SMS. >> >> >> >> For voice-to-text, check out Dragon Dictation. It's great. Once you >> dictate the verbage, it types it out. Then you just just "select all" >> (which you do with a double-tap of your finger on the text), then >> "paste" it into whatever app you're would otherwise type it into. >> Simple. > > I think this Vlingo app., recommended by CNet is simpler. It doesn't do > text messaging in a conversation but I don't care about that. I text to > talk to the kids, minimally as possible. The thing that impressed me most about Dragon Dictation is its ACCURACY. It never seems to misunderstand what I said. Which is more than I can say for some people. And it's certainly more than I can say for certain other dictation apps I've used. > Although frankly, it won't take long and you'll probably get pretty >> fast with the touch-screen keyboard. Remember, if you turn your iPhone >> to the side (landscape), the keyboard re-sizes and the keys get bigger. >> I very rarely resort to using Dragon Dictation. > >> Also, if you don't already have a GPS for your car, I recommend Navigon >> for the iPhone. It's a little pricey ($69) as iPhone apps go, but it's >> as good a GPS for the car as any I've seen. Works great. I still get >> lost in some parts of the Atlanta metro. But once you've set "home" on >> Navigon, you can tell it to "Take me home," and it'll guide you there >> (and estimate your arrival time). > > I tried out the maps program on my wife phone. I think it's part of the > original software. Anyway, it found an obscure park just fine, with ETA, > etc., but no voice directions (which I hate). The resolution of side > streets was very impressive. Better than my Garmins. The Maps app that comes with iPhone is nothing more than Google Earth. Navigon is a full featured GPS system. I've used GPS systems (or ridden with people who had one in their car), and I've noticed that they're sometimes wrong, or send you along a less direct route or whatever. I've found Navigon to be dead-on accurate, and even knew of a road that had only recently opened in my area. > The "Retina Display" is so good on the iPhone 4, I've decided to wait >> to buy an iPad (which I'm lusting for) until they upgrade it with the >> Retina Display, which I'm certain they eventually will. >> >> Randy > > "retinal display" as in screen resolution?? "Retina Display" is what the call the crystal-clear display of the iPhone 4. Has to do with the new glass they're using. Compared to the iPhone 3GS or an iPad, it is remarkably clearer. Randy
From: R&B on 2 Aug 2010 21:10 On 2010-08-02 19:52:17 -0400, bknight(a)conramp.net said: > On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 18:15:59 -0400, "R&B" > <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote: > >> >> As I said in my first post, you will freakin' LOVE your iPhone 4. >> >> Randy > > I wish. When it was time to turn in our Nokias, the first thing I > told the AT&T salesperson was to NOT even mention iPhones. We weren't > interested. Well, he asked me if I had ever even held one. Nope. So > he proceeded to demonstrate. AT the upgrade price of $99 my wife and > I both got one...with the attendant Jawbone earbuds and covers for the > phone. I guess he thought he'd better not push it and didn't even > mention the 3GS. I would've bought them at $169. One month > later...the 4G comes out. Dammit. I have two years to go, unless I > opt for the big $. Then what do I do with the 3G? You sell it on eBay. Even though new ones now sell for only $99 (with a 2-year commitment to AT&T), there are still plenty of them selling for nearly $300 on eBay because people want to buy them and jailbreak them (so they can use them with another carrier). When I sold my 3G earlier this year, I got $300 for it. I haven't sold my 3GS yet. But I'll probably get around $275 for it. That's the norm. Or I can just sell it on Gazelle.com for around $215. No muss, no fuss. > The 3G is ok though. A great toy, but a so-so phone. With the Nokia > all I had to do was press one number and it would dial one of the ten > saved phone numbers. The iPhone? First you have to press the phone > button, then go to the Favorite numbers page and scroll to the one > you want and press it. When you're driving that's too many times to > take your eyes off the road. > > > No golf apps. Weather, news and such. If you happen to have Verizon > FIOS TV there's a great one there for setting your DVR to record > whatever. > > > BK Different strokes for different folks. Randy
From: R&B on 2 Aug 2010 21:11
On 2010-08-02 20:14:13 -0400, Kommienezuspadt said: > <bknight(a)conramp.net> wrote in message > news:4mle56pgi6b9mtv7pq42793m0psdvh78c4(a)4ax.com... >> On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 18:15:59 -0400, "R&B" >> <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> As I said in my first post, you will freakin' LOVE your iPhone 4. >>> >>> Randy >> >> I wish. When it was time to turn in our Nokias, the first thing I >> told the AT&T salesperson was to NOT even mention iPhones. We weren't >> interested. Well, he asked me if I had ever even held one. Nope. So >> he proceeded to demonstrate. AT the upgrade price of $99 my wife and >> I both got one...with the attendant Jawbone earbuds and covers for the >> phone. I guess he thought he'd better not push it and didn't even >> mention the 3GS. I would've bought them at $169. One month >> later...the 4G comes out. Dammit. I have two years to go, unless I >> opt for the big $. Then what do I do with the 3G? >> >> The 3G is ok though. A great toy, but a so-so phone. With the Nokia >> all I had to do was press one number and it would dial one of the ten >> saved phone numbers. The iPhone? First you have to press the phone >> button, then go to the Favorite numbers page and scroll to the one >> you want and press it. When you're driving that's too many times to >> take your eyes off the road. >> >> >> No golf apps. Weather, news and such. If you happen to have Verizon >> FIOS TV there's a great one there for setting your DVR to record >> whatever. >> >> >> BK > > Dish Network has an app for their DVR -- I would guess Direct does also.... They do. Last year when I was recovering from surgery, I was able to watch NFL games on my iPhone (because I have NFL Sunday Ticket through DirecTV). Randy |