Ya, went and got a Razr today after throwing my Fascinate in the wash and they couldn't (and still can't) get it activated, along with some other 4G phone they were trying to activate.

12/28/2011 6:25:59 PM

^if it won't activate via the automated system on the device, then bypass that, call vzw tech support and do the over-the-phone automated activation. once complete, turn off, remove battery, remove sim card, replace both, turn on, should be activated (may take a few minutes after rebooting)

or the LTE issues may be causing activation issues, I don't know. But I've seen a few vzw 4g devices that needed to go through the above process to get activated.

[Edited on December 28, 2011 at 6:41 PM. Reason : .]

12/28/2011 6:40:39 PM

They spent about 45 minutes on the phone with tech support at the verizon store, tried all of that about 5 times, including trying a different sim card. After about an hour in the store, they finally told the rep that an outage just showed up 30 minutes ago (around 12:15), and it won't activate until thats worked out. I called about an hour and a half ago, still a no go.

12/28/2011 6:43:58 PM

So on the Nexus, is there any way to customize the notification LED?

Seems like its either a pulsing white light, or nothing. Is that accurate?
Plus no way to customize per per application (text, email, fb etc)?
Also no notification LED on charging (to show when charging, and when complete, like on HTC phones)?

12/28/2011 7:24:58 PM

There's some app like flow something..... it lets you customize the led colors... but by default, it is white.

[Edited on December 28, 2011 at 7:45 PM. Reason : lets you do charging colors too]

12/28/2011 7:45:17 PM

does blink work in ICS?

12/28/2011 8:43:37 PM

anyone still having 4g problems? I have 3g but the 4g will not work. It finds the signal for a few seconds if I reboot but then turns back to 4g. Can't play BF3 tonight

12/28/2011 9:00:01 PM

Verizon outage is all over engadget.... looks like big red having some issues again

12/28/2011 9:01:09 PM

maybe i'll call tomorrow and complain

12/28/2011 9:46:04 PM

4G still down for me too

12/28/2011 10:15:05 PM

my DX is just completely crapping out on me lately, been running smoothly with CM7 for months and now everything wants to force close and the 3G is wonky

12/28/2011 10:49:50 PM

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/28/verizon-to-charge-customers-2-fee-when-paying-bills-online-starting-january-15/#more-57330

looks like you can still do it online, but just use your bank's bill-pay option

12/29/2011 9:28:05 AM

Quote :

"maybe i'll call tomorrow and complain"

I called and was told "affected customers (affected = those who call and complain) will receive a credit for 1 days worth of data"

12/29/2011 9:45:40 AM

^^ Yep.

[Edited on December 29, 2011 at 10:55 AM. Reason : *]

12/29/2011 10:55:08 AM

Quote :

" "ASUS Transformer Prime TF201-B1-GR Eee Pad 10.1-Inch 32GB Tablet (Amethyst Gray)" Previous estimated arrival date: January 25, 2012 - February 08, 2012 New estimated arrival date: January 03, 2012 "

Finally... Shipping Soon....

12/29/2011 11:40:12 AM

^^^^ the fuck.

i have never used the autopay option because, over the years, there have been several instances (with both alltel and verizon) where i've been overcharged/mischarged...and i wouldn't have caught it until after they'd charged me...just seemed easier to pay when i agree with the bill

so are they now charging you for paying your bill by anything but check? or can you pay online (for free) if you just let them autobill you?

12/29/2011 12:55:07 PM

Backwards, man. They're charging you if you pay by check, or by calling in with a credit card. If you pay through your bank's billpay, no charge. Autopay through them, no charge. Pay online through them with your credit card, no charge.

12/29/2011 12:57:07 PM

oh...reading comprehension FTL

never mind, then, i'll just keep doing what i've been doing, then

12/29/2011 1:00:36 PM

actually, if you pay by check (paper check in the mail, not e-check) .. they don't charge you

but you have to buy stamps, etc, pain in the ass

12/29/2011 1:14:46 PM

Quote :

"Backwards, man. They're charging you if you pay by check, or by calling in with a credit card. If you pay through your bank's billpay, no charge. Autopay through them, no charge. Pay online through them with your credit card, no charge."

They are charging the extra $2 if you pay by atm, debit or credit card online or over the phone. ACH (e-check) online or over the phone, check by mail, auto-pay or in-store via any method doesn't add the $2 fee.

12/29/2011 1:15:07 PM

^ i just came back for clarification...so i can still pay by credit card, online, but ONLY if it's autopay?

12/29/2011 1:17:23 PM

yeah, any method is fine with autopay

12/29/2011 1:21:14 PM

what ill be doing: BillPay with BoA online

12/29/2011 1:27:47 PM

TIL: I've been paying a hidden surcharge with Sprint for months.

ok maybe not.

[Edited on December 29, 2011 at 1:32 PM. Reason : ]

12/29/2011 1:30:43 PM

^^You should be closing your shitty BoA account and moving to ... well anywhere else.

12/29/2011 2:01:55 PM

autopay ftw

12/29/2011 2:15:10 PM

what i look for in a bank account is for it to hold my money, allow me to transfer funds, have Visa Checkcard capability, have available branches/ATMs at many locations

i think it handles that just fine

12/29/2011 2:38:39 PM

Okay then. You'd think they'd want this to be a little bit clearer, but I guess not.

12/29/2011 2:52:01 PM

What's not clear?

12/29/2011 3:06:03 PM

Because from that a lot of people will still think that if they pay on their website with a credit card, they wouldn't get the fee. But they will.

Besides all that, how is it any different? And yet sending a paper check doesn't get a fee. That's the only scenario besides calling in with a card that could even need any human contact/effort. The two ways I'd think a fee might be justified.

12/29/2011 3:12:13 PM

All Gameloft games now .99 in the android market (except Modern Combat 3 which should be reduced soon)

https://market.android.com/search?q=gameloft&c=apps

12/29/2011 4:04:06 PM

They're essentially passing to their customer the cc processing fees

12/29/2011 5:33:26 PM

what a fucking joke apple is. Guess they'll patent widgets or a notification bar next

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/29/apple-files-for-face-unlock-patent-are-you-kidding-me/

12/29/2011 5:37:11 PM

Brought home my Dell Streak 7 to show my dad over the holidays.

He went out and bought a Transformer TF-101 two days ago and absolutely loves it. I too am impressed as shit by the thing and it's pretty much sealed the deal that I'll buy a Prime.

12/29/2011 6:09:35 PM

Amazon stepped it up even more, just shipped:

Earlier today:

Quote :

" "ASUS Transformer Prime TF201-B1-GR Eee Pad 10.1-Inch 32GB Tablet (Amethyst Gray)" Previous estimated arrival date: January 25, 2012 - February 08, 2012 New estimated arrival date: January 03, 2012"

Just now:

Quote :

"Your estimated delivery date is: Friday, December 30, 2011"

Can't wait to get the Prime!

12/29/2011 6:24:08 PM

^^ what? you're allowed to use Android?

is your personal phone windows mobile at least?

12/29/2011 7:11:21 PM

I got a Prime for Christmas by far the best tablet I have seen if it was not for one problem. The damn GPS will not work. After looking around the internet it seems like it is a pretty common problem. Just a heads up for you guys.

12/29/2011 8:24:04 PM

So, I have a casemate barely there case, for my galaxy nexus. Nice case... doesn't work with extended battery, though...

Anyone have an extended battery case?

12/29/2011 9:13:39 PM

debating on installing this EncounterICS rom on my DX

the camera and voice-to-text aren't working yet though, they say

12/29/2011 10:47:43 PM

What is the best tablet browser? So far i like dolphin, but it doesn't do html5 - are there any that do?

12/30/2011 12:36:29 PM

I dunno about HTML5, but if Dolphin acts weird I'll use Skyfire

12/30/2011 12:43:36 PM

Skyfire doesnt work well on my tab at all.... it is the goto for my phone though

12/30/2011 12:47:01 PM

I've just been using the stock browser *shrug*

12/30/2011 1:34:07 PM

anyone with the new razr noticing really weak vibrate, particularly on texts? i keep missing them because it's so weak. trying to figure out if that's just the phone, or if i should take it to verizon.

12/30/2011 1:58:08 PM

The vibrate on the nexus is noticeably softer than my Droid. Thought maybe it was a motorola/Samsung difference, maybe its a new trend?

the ringer is a bit quieter too...

12/30/2011 4:08:00 PM

^ AHH! That's my biggest peeve about the nexus. The ringer is (1) weak, (2) almost inaudible when the screen is face up (i.e. speaker face down) and against anything that's not wood or metal. I cant count how many calls Ive missed, with my ringtone on full volume, because Ive been watching TV and the phone has basically been muted because its against my leg, speaker side down on the couch, etc.

12/30/2011 5:24:03 PM

Looks like Verizon will not be charging for payments after all.

http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/national/story/10548016/

12/30/2011 7:06:57 PM

I currently have an HTC Incredible, and am considering either the Nexus or an iPhone4S.

Is the experience that much different on a Nexus vs my Incredible?

12/30/2011 7:21:55 PM

yes

i downgraded to the nexus s 4g from evo3d for ICS+NFC experience.

[Edited on December 30, 2011 at 7:22 PM. Reason : ]

12/30/2011 7:22:12 PM

Quote :

"The vibrate on the nexus is noticeably softer than my Droid. Thought maybe it was a motorola/Samsung difference, maybe its a new trend? the ringer is a bit quieter too..."

I kind of like the weaker vibrate. I remember I could hear my Droid vibrate from across the house when it was sitting on the couch, kind of defeats the purpose of the vibrate function

12/30/2011 7:35:07 PM