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[General Questions and Answers] garfunkel99:
The primary downside to the AT&T SGSII is no LTE (4G). If that's important to you you'll have to avoid that phone. AT&T released a "skyrocket" version that is larger and includes LTE, but it has other differences as well that cause it to have a smaller developer community.

Have you asked friends on other providers how good their 4G service is in your area? Perhaps that would help you determine which carriers are best for you.
[General Questions and Answers] Deggy:
What's important to you? Monthly price? Coverage? Unlimited mobile to mobile? LTE in your area or areas you frequent? CDMA technology vs GSM? Having the hottest phone? Customer service? Do you get a discount through school or employer for a specific carrier?
[General Questions and Answers] kevintstephens:
I have the DROID RAZR Maxx on Verizon and am loving it. Very fast phone, It has never crashed on me, and the battery life is amazing! Highly recommended!
[General Questions and Answers] omaroe666:
i would take a samsung galaxy s 3 with t-mobile carrier ;P
[General Questions and Answers] romeonyc77:
SG3!

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and Yes T-Mobile. Their 4g network speeds is truly amazing and works everywhere!!
[General Questions and Answers] woolster22:
I have an upgrade coming soon and an hoping the Razr HD lands before the data raping and pillaging begins. If not, ilk probably grab the iPhone, sell it and use that money to pick up a Razr HD or SIII, when they finally hit big red. also been contemplating the incredible lte... Would be nice if big red would just make some damn announcements already...
[General Questions and Answers] zamir.c:
S3 or HTC one X
[General Questions and Answers] vaid59m:
xperia pro ICS, at last

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey guys, Sony released ICS for xperia phones.

Congrats, I'm really happy.
[General Questions and Answers] ChRiS.JoNeZz:
hi. i would get the htc one x on verizon/t-mobile its an amazing phone:rolleyes:
[General Questions and Answers] vaid59m:
References for Official xperia pro (MK16i) ICS

The thread that informed us first:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26768504#post26768504

Link for download ROM (Mirror that works):

http://xperia.myftp.biz/Xperia_Pro_ICS_4.0.4

Flashtool Version 8

AND

the root method by now.i.feel

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26791540&postcount=29
[General Questions and Answers] vaid59m:
Problem with flashtool 8

Hey Guys I get this error even when disabled m antivirus and run as administrator:

CAN anyone help me please?
[General Questions and Answers] vaid59m:
Tested cyanogenmod 9

I used Cyanogenmod 9 (iyokan for MK16i) and three days ago and found some problems like:

bluetooth not recieving and sending file

usb unrecognition (solved ofter some reboots)

camera didn't work for recording and after exiting from recording mode even didn't open it at all.

So I was mad about new official ICS release that was revealed yesterday.

But it is really cute and beautiful I'm sad to leave it and hoping cyanogenmod's men develop my phone's version A.S.A.P

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Men the problem was solved by new download from the link I uploaded in the post 15, while my first try was from wupload server.

NOW I'm going to flash my MK16i with flashtool 8 to ICS.

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STARTED . . .

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Congratssssssssssssssss.

Refering to now.i.feel post, I flashed and rooted ICS for my xperia pro right now.

Happinessssssssssssssss.
[General Questions and Answers] :
HTC ONE X

Bro, I currently have a sgs2 and am loving it. Once you find the correct settings for performance v's battery life then it is grand. I have ordered a HTC ONE X as I would love to use it while flying to help me pass my aeronautical acrobatic exam. The camera is out of this world and the battery life is about 3 times better than an sgs2, running it with comparable settings etc. So, if you got the cash go with the HTC ONE X and I am sure you will not be let down. My copilot on one flight had one and it is freakin legendary. Anyways, hope that helps bro.
[General Questions and Answers] superfight45:
I would go with either the One X or the Galaxy SIII. im kinda partial to the SIII because i've had my Captivate with CM9 and its wonderful. Carrier wise just go with someone who has better coverage in your area
[General Questions and Answers] orb3000:
It´s time for you to learn where to post!!!

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[General Questions and Answers] animeware:
Go with what you want mate and what do you want on a smartphone?
[General Questions and Answers] animeware:
If you want really good antivirus protection go with kaspersky or trendmicro also good too.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Genjinaro:
I'm planning on buying some pre formatted tags for around the house, car & at work.

Hell I might keep a tag in one of my light jackets.

I'll be using this a hell of a lot more than the 3D on my current EVO.

More on Android+NFC (how it works):

http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-phones/how-to-use-nfc-tags-with-your-android-mobile-phone-50007754/

Where to get NFC Tags for your EVO LTE:

http://tagsfordroid.com/tags/Home.html
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ElephantKiller:
Looks fun. Probably useful for the car/nightstand/stroller. Will have to think about how to work it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] couragedragon:
I'm waiting to see more of what people come up with.

This is my first android/smartphone so I'll have plenty to play with for a while.

Just looking at "Tasker" seems like I can do everything based on triggers and events. If those end up being cumbersome, NFC tags it is!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mbaseball3:
I will embrace! With open arms :D

Sent from my Transformer
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] freeza:
I sure the F will!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] hurricanefloyd41:
I'm gonna make tags and put them everywhere for no reason. Its gonna be fun. Maybe someone can make a scavenger hunt type game out of them. Each tag you scan gives you GPS coordinates or gives you a link to a picture and you have to find out where it was taken....the possiblities are endless.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] couragedragon:
Ooo..wow, that is a great idea!

You could make a romantic scavenger hunt or even something like "The Amazing Race" !!! People could hit the "way points" with a "Choose Your Own Adventure" type prompt, etc.

Okay, you just sold me, I'm in :D

p.s. I could also back this up with QR codes for non NFC peeps.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kmagn13:
Looks awesome... Will be using!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] hurricanefloyd41:
I wish I knew how to develope apps cause I would be all over that idea.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] david279:
I got a nexus s 4g so I used it a bit. Google wallet at MacDonald's and the PayPal app supports it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Gordon Ramsay:
I've never tried this, does it work at most places? Does your debit card have to support it, so confused about this.. Like if I go through Mcdonalds drive thru do I have to hand the person my phone? lol
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sebrina:
I think ill embrace my patented foot up Sprint's butt technology if I don't get a solid release date for Sprint in store pre-orders by the end of today.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] salvasaur:
Heck yes I will. Already ordered some of those tags.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Genjinaro:
I wouldn't fret, you (not the drive thru people, never give them the phone :p) hold it over the reader (Most stores have them, al least in my exp (Phily/NYC) & the app will auto open for your prompts.

Mastercard, Visa & all of the others are supported.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Skullmonkey:
I already have some tags in my hand right now (just got them in the mail). Once I get my LTE, I will program a few for uses. So far I have:

Car:

Turn WiFi on/off

Turn Bluetooth on/off

Open/close music app

Keychain that I should be getting:

Either personal info so I can just send it to another phone or open my fire dept app... Haven't decided yet.

Workout:

Turn media volume up/down

Open/close music app

Play a playlist (if I can)

Bike:

Turn alert volume down/up

Turn media volume up/down

Launch/kill Move

I have a few more ideas but I wont bore you with them.

Android Police has an article that shows you how to program a chip and some of the tasks you can do. I got my tags from TagsForDroid.com.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] pbarrett:
I'll be interested to see if the NFC radio uses any significant power,

and if it can be turned off.

If I'd have to turn it on every time I wanted to use it, that'd completely defeat the purpose.

Also, Google Wallet won't work on a rooted phone :-(

Right now the only card choices are *certain* Citi Mastercards, or a pre-loaded debit card. Google was doing a deal where for trying it out, they'd give you a $50 wallet credit - I'm not sure if they're still offering that, but if so it seems worth giving it a try.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Genjinaro:
Nope:

http://www.differencebetween.net/te...hnology/difference-between-nfc-and-bluetooth/
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Skullmonkey:
I believe we are getting $10 now. At least, that's what it said on Best Buy.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] fachadick:
I think I saw that also. Pretty sure the $50 was Nexus specific.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Westfire:
QFT! I just ordered my tags.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dylan6879:
ha thanks for the link man didnt even realize stuff like this was possible. gonna order a bunch of these. i have at least 3 different profiles throughout the day. and as someone just said a contact info keychain would be sick. i see many awesome things coming from nfc!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kmagn13:
Looks like it WILL WORK on a rooted phone JUST BECOMES "UNSUPPORTED DEVICE"
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] durandetto:
Will BB have these tags in store or does anybody know where to go and pick some up?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dylan6879:
wondering this to, is there a local store to pick these up at? also are these tags rewriteable?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] omadhaun:
I hope this works on the Evo LTE. The article says:

"However, owners of the Galaxy Nexus may encounter an error message at this stage as Android version 4.0.3 has a bug that prevents the NFC chip in the phone from writing to unformatted tags"

From review screenshots I've seen of the Evo LTE, it appears to be running 4.0.3. Hopefully this issue only applies to the GNex and not to all phones running 4.0.3.

EDIT: Never mind, just saw the article mention the workaround for writing to unformatted tags.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dylan6879:
a couple lines past that there is a simple work around so dont be to worried haha
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Genjinaro:
Order from Amazon.

That's where I'm getting them.

AFAIK, yes they are.

XDA Since 2007...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] -viperboy-:
OP, great article. Thanks for sharing, didn't ever think about this although it really is a no brainer.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] salvasaur:
I'd think it would still be a while before you can just walk into a store and pick some up. Not very many people even know this is possible. And yes they are rewritable.

I ordered mine from TagsForDroid. They seem to be the best bang for the buck, have different order quantities, 3M adhesive backs and awesome little Androids on them (plain white too, if that's your sort of thing)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Skullmonkey:
I also ordered mine from TagsForDroid. I ordered over the weekend so I should be getting the keychain and 2 extra tags since I ordered 10.

I have read a couple of weeks ago that the tags are rewritable as long as you don't lock them. Locking them seems to have mixed reports of them being stuck no matter what or you can unlock them as long as you use the same device. I think that may depend on the program you use also.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Evo_Shift:
I bought a bunch of blank tags for my nexus s. My excitement for it lasted about 2 days. I don't use it at all for anything anymore. I always have my wallet with me so i don't even care about nfc for mobile payments.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] salvasaur:
That's too bad. I know I'll be using this on a daily basis. At least one setup at work for profile changes and launching a specific work site in my browser because it's the first thing I do in the morning. And 3 at home. 2 for regular and sleep profiles and 1 more for Foursquare check-ins for my friends who like to check-in at my place lol.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Genjinaro:
Aww man, It's supposed to be 2nd nature for you by now, to the point where is just normal.

Like a rich guy who decides on what exotic car he'll drive that day "normal".

XDA Since 2007...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Meanee:
Do you need to have a certain app running at all times, or is this somehow built into OS?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] salvasaur:
It's a wireless technology that is always on and uses very little battery. Check out the link that Noiro posted.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ckoadiyn:
Lol just go post them all over the town to do things lol
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] caspertodd:
Would it cause problems leaving your phone on an NFC tag? Such as gluing a tag to your car dock so that when you dock your phone, it reads the tag. I just wouldn't want the phone to constantly read the tag and continually try to turn on all my car settings.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Skullmonkey:
Could go either way I suppose.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] nobylspoon:
Is there still an issue with formatting on ICS? I just ordered some from tagsfordroid and noticed they are unformatted.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrrogers1:
Did not realize I was getting extra "stuff" for ordering 10! SCHWEET!

(*I ordered from my 3D so might have missed that on the mobile site.)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Skullmonkey:
Yeah they were doing 1 extra for every 5 tags and a keychain tag if you ordered over the weekend.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrrogers1:
AWE HELL! I ordered last night after I saw the link. I'll email and see if they'll throw it in. :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jirafabo:
I did a Multi-stage geocache using qr codes. I might have to hide one using nfc tags too.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dagnasty:
Google Wallet is back to giving $10 for activating
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stewie63:
I too am wondering this. First thought when reading that article was to plop one on my car-dock and one on dock at work.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Skullmonkey:
Has anyone been able to test this yet?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] NewZJ:
the mischief i will cause with these will be chaotic. I'm LOVING the possibilities!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sslbaron:
Thanks for the info. I wasn't aware that our phones had the technology to do this. Then when everyone was discussing it, I was clueless about it. This article helped that! :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] hshshawn:
I wrote my car tag and if I set my phone on it the tasks are performed and I have full function within my car app and it does not appear to affect anything. If I pick it up and set it back down on it attempts it again even though everything is set. So I don't know for certain if it is hurting the tag or NFC chip by being in a constant state but from what I can see it does not. I have it turn on bluetooth, turn off wifi and launch car app and even with it still sitting on the tag if I exit the car app and turn off bluetooth it does not relaunch the tag so I really don't think it is constantly reading it.

I could definitely see problems with having an nfc switch written to a tag(where 1 tap launches certain actions and a second tap reverse or does a new set of tasks).

I will write a switch later and test it but it is possible it will try to toggle the two. Based off my first test though it may not because it didn't seem to be in a state of continual reading.

Sorry I am not the most advanced user and I hope someone with more knowledge of NFC can give us more concrete answers but I am just trying to help.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Skullmonkey:
That answers the question though. I was planning on making a switch anyways. I haven't decided where to put the tag in my car yet. Probably next to the switch for my red lights lol.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Skullmonkey:
Well my tags just came in the mail. I must say that they are a little larger then I thought they would be. A little over 1 1/8 in. About 1/16 in thick.

I ordered them from http://TagsForDroid.com

Now I just need my phone so I can try them... HURRY UP BEST BUY!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrrogers1:
I wasn't able to get the "extra" tags from the weekend special but they did throw in a key chain. Tags should be here Wed.... as for the phone, who knows. LOL
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] NinjaMom:
Would having a case on it kill the NFC capabilities?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ckoadiyn:
On the phone no
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] riceatusc:
I embraced nfc by buying an orange juice out of the vending machine at work. I am going to buy some tags and program them to foursquare checking at work, to open play music in the car, and to set my alarms by days.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Ep3n3wp:
just ordered 10 and got the free key chain and free shipping

Thanks
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] nobylspoon:
I ordered earlier this week but can't remember if it said free keychain on mine. I guess I will have to wait and see.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] salvasaur:
I ordered earlier this week too and it definitely didn't say they were giving free stuff. I'm gonna try to get that keychain though.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bacidath:
I'm wondering if there is a way to program the phone NFC to open doors...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Ep3n3wp:
I think there is but don't know how hard it would be to do... There was an article on android central about it a while ago
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bacidath:
just read one of my old hotel key cards... couldnt figure out how to format it... but ive been playing with nfc for a whole 10 mins ...also... could not read my passport
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmtom1:
Yale is making an NFC capable door lock. Looks cool.

http://youtu.be/nkBODXyk0S8

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Based on the NFC Task Launcher dev's videos, it seems you can change the settings to ignore multiple "touches" within so many times, so it would be okay to stick a tag on the back of your car dock, for example. Check the vids here

http://www.jwksoftware.com/
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] maxdamage2122:
Well this would have to work in reverse order. The door would need to have an nfc reader and the phone would need to act as a tag. From my quick research that i have done in the past there is no way to make the phone act as a tag (at least no one has figured out how to).

Edit: Now that I think about this, having the device act as a tag would open up the possibilities (open car doors, start car, home automation, etc) but would also open up huge amounts of security risks. Lets say your hotel gives you a nfc tag to open your door. You use your phone to read the tag and make your phone open the door. This would be great but if any gets close to your hotel tag they could easily tap it with their phone and now they have access to your room!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] salvasaur:
Looks like they're throwing in keychains anyway :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bacidath:
I'm in a lot of hotels and I am starting to see ncf doors alot... especially in the convention space. we get rfid or nfc cards to open our "secure store room" I need to find if you can read the reader on the doors. I know that these doors are "rekeyed" for each company that comes in to use. so the key should be stored in the reader somewhere... right? a lot of the time we have to call security to open the rooms we are using so we can set up for the conference and if i could read the door I wouldnt have to wait the usual 10-45 mins for security to open...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] maxdamage2122:
Yes the access keys are stored in the reader but the are encrypted (well should be) so that only the reader has access to them.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gkrawiec:
NFC Uses

I am working on a list of possible uses of NFC tags to use in my site, I got several ideas from this thread. Thanks. (all additional ideas are highly welcome).

-gkrawiec
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gkrawiec:
Yes, tagsfordroid is now including a keychain with all 10 and 20 tag orders.

The website now has been updated to reflect that. Enjoy!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] nobylspoon:
I've got 4 tags setup so far. I'm trying to figure out what to do with the others.

Keychain - vCard

Tag 1 - Card dock (switch)

Tag 2 - Work WIFI connect

Tag 3 - Tea (3min timer for steeping tea).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gkrawiec:
I hadn't thought about the timer for cooking...good idea! ill be using that one (1 for eggs, 1 for pasta, 1 for rice), it reduces the chance of me getting the phone all dirty with food.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] nobylspoon:
I went to http://www2.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php and created my alarm sound using a British voice to say "Pardon me, sir, but it appears that your tea is now ready."

I also used that site to make my "This is a stolen phone" message to play if I text it my stolen keyword.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Genjinaro:
LOL that last one is awesomely random.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gkrawiec:
I plan on adding all these ideas to a "suggested uses" page at our site. Some are original and awesome.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Skullmonkey:
Hah that's a good idea. Still need to make the keychain into a vcard but I am using it right now to test other profiles. Still trying to figure out how to integrate tasker to close the play music app when I tap the tag...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] -viperboy-:
You should make it a little better know that you're the owner of that site instead of just a link to it in your sig :)

Also, you know you wanna do a special XDA discount :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Genjinaro:
Right, I noticed yesterday & have added his site to the OP. :p

XDA Since 2007...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gkrawiec:
forgive my ignorance...what is OP?

EDIT: ok...got it...original post :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shadowhawk2020:
Does that include the plain white ones? I would rather have the inconspicuous tags, but would still like a keychain.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] suprmallet:
Wish I had known that when I placed my order. I would have upped the order from 5 to 10. Oh well. Good on ya for offering them to people at all.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gkrawiec:
shadowhawk2020, we have very low stock on the white ones, if you want a pack of more than 5 contact us through the website's contact form, maybe we can work something out.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] nobylspoon:
Have you tried the Kill App action in Tasker? I had an issue getting it to work to close car mode app so I used it to go to home page instead. This might not be an ideal solution for music app though. I assume if you are playing music at the time it will still continue to play when the app is in background.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Skullmonkey:
Yes, That is what I am trying to do. The way I have it ordered is that it will but bluetooth first which will automatically stop the music and then the tasker 'kill' last. The program remains open after everything is processed though.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rpwhite3:
Just ordered ten due to this thought/idea.. I still am quite new at this, but reading on what it can/can't do... Love the idea for the car (off WiFi, on BT) then house (off BT, on WiFi), etc... great stuff..

:)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shadowhawk2020:
Will be using these for several of the functions stated here:

Home: On WiFi, off bluetooth.

Car: On Bluetooth, off WiFi, start music app.

Nightstand: Silent email/text, and of possible turn off blinking notifications. Turn alarm on.

Leaving Bedroom: unmute notifications.

Shed. Bluetooth on volume up (for mowing) music start.

Etc etc.

Cool app idea (if you can make it go ahead and steal it). People can "hide" tags in random places and put it on a map, you. would follow the gps to find them. Tapping them checks you in on the map and a list would be kept of who went where. Points can be assigned on a difficulty finding it scale. The tag could have a link stored in it to a video that the person who placed a disk recorded as a reward for finding the tag... I

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Done :)