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[myTouch 4G Accessories] kenrippy:
i just got some on ebay, my second try at ebay screen protectors. the first one scratched easily and didn't have a good "finger slide" ability.

this most recent purchase is the ones to get in my opinion. they are Japan PET material. they cover the full screen (except the camera and notification/sensors)

6 for only 3.99 shipped. i am very happy with these! ebay seller cnc_imports. i tried to post a link but i don't have enough posts to allow outside links yet. i also have a pic, if you want it, pm me.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] Droid_duder:
I've had realook for a week or so now and love it. Super clear, feels great (like the glass), and was easy to apply. I initially got a tiny lint hair under it, but after a few days of driving me nuts I just peeled it back up, got the hair off with a peice of scotch tape, and it's as if it never happened. Perfect!

Sent from my Glacier running CM7
[myTouch 4G Accessories] lychris85:
I just bought a full body protector off ebay. The ones I got are called Stealth Shields. Got 2 full body for $5. So far so good.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] TRDburglar:
Just put on a realook screen protector ($10.99 via Amazon, free shipping and it took 2 days to get to me; there are 2 in a pack.) This is the best screen protector I've had and it is a dry application to boot. There are complaints that they don't fully cover the screen but I have a sedio surface case that covers what it doesn't; it is a perfect combination.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] Jacezo:
Does anyone know a good antiglare screen protector
[myTouch 4G Accessories] hocapoca:
I use phantom skinz for my last phone. It's pretty good but it turned yellow and brownish after 1 year use. Life time replacement warranty cost $3 each time. But original package comes with 2 sets.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] MordyT:
Just ordered the realook. Thanks guys for the tips and info.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] kryptik06:
Same can't wait for it to arrive
[myTouch 4G Accessories] goldfish524:
which protector has the least oil smudges?

I used invisible shield on my g1 and that was the best. Very easy to wipe off smudges and doesn't show a lot of smudge if there are any. But I did hate the orange peel look and feel, and it was really thick for some reason. I also don't like having to do a wet apply, makes me paranoid about wetting my phone.

I have one of those cheap plastic dry apply protectors from amazon ( 5 for $3) but it smudges too much.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] kryptik06:
Just got my realook protector in today...this thing is sick. Feels line there is nothing on my screen
[myTouch 4G Accessories] CaptainPointless:
Ghost Armor full body -- bout 30 bucks with shipping, but lifetime replacements for the price of shipping. Awesome coverage, but I don't recommend using a hard case (T-Mobile Black Matrix hard case is what I have at the moment) with it, since taking it off tends to pull on the smaller tabs of the side protectors. Currently I'm just using the screen, back, and camera/speaker sections. Overall, though, I'm really happy with the protector. Glossy, but doesn't pick up fingerprints and oil as much as others I've used.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] tmagritte:
Best Skins Ever seems to have changed their film so it feels and looks much smoother (you can still see the orange skin texture but only if you look under light at an angle - much more subtle). That being said, I've not been able to successfully apply any of their films with the new texture. The older ones were really easy to do, but now I always get these nasty smudges underneath. Seems to be the adhesive. Maybe I need more soap in my mix...

I just put on a ClariVue antiglare screen and really like it. It's a dry apply protector with a matte finish. Has a paper-like texture to the touch and makes a swooshing noise when you swipe over it, but it's not tacky at all. I'm sure there's some resolution loss, but it doesn't seem bad to me at all and I prefer the matte finish as I found the glossy screen really makes it hard to read when there are reflections around. I previously had a realook protector on. I found it tended to cling to oil and was really difficult to wipe clean so while it's a nice protector I didn't really like it. The ClariVue antiglare hides the oil to a certain extent, but more importantly I find it much easier to wipe it clean. A couple of swipes across my shirt and it seems to be pretty much clean, which is a huge improvement over the realook. CariVue also has an ultraclear protector, but I haven't tried it so I couldn't comment on whether it's any different from the realook in terms of oil sticking. You can find a 10% coupon for clarivue on HowardForums market forum.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] kryptik06:
I have no trouble taking the oil off with two or less shirt wipes, and I rather have a protector that feels like nothing is on it then a textured/thick screen protecter.. Also I don't know if my hands do not have that much oil on them, but i have no problems with the screen catching a lot of oil
[myTouch 4G Accessories] goldfish524:
wow thanks a lot, that was a really helpful review.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] sleepyfu:
Ghost Armor. They have kiosk at the mall, sales guy installs it for you. they are good at it since they do it all day long, and if there is a problem, can be fixed it on the spot. $20 for the screen. It has the same gummy feel (great for typing accuracy) like the zagg but thinner so the orange peel look is almost none.

ps. its full screen cover so no finger catching on the status bar drag down like the half ass rectangular ones.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] LuLuBaby86:
I bought a pack of 5 EZ Guards from off eBay for $3.99. It arrived quick and after the screen protector dried the bubbles disappeared. Its best to use a credit card to smooth the bubbles out. The screen protector goes all the way up to my FFC.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] RootUserDWR:
Didn't see a need for screen protection but received one with T-Mobile branded jell casing. It was high gloss but showed scratches after second day of use. I went back to retail location to get my exchange on two faulty Glacier units and ended up buying two more T-Mobile branded protectors. No scratches to report, but new protectors seem to be matte, not gloss and are holding up pretty well..
[myTouch 4G Accessories] graffixnyc:
I like the Skinomi
[myTouch 4G Accessories] beelbeel:
Do any of these screen protectors help prevent the screen from shattering in any way, or are they only effective at stopping scratches?
[myTouch 4G Accessories] sleepyfu:
i only use one for the gummy feel, better accuracy when typing for me. 1st phone didn't have one on and screen stayed fine.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] Scoop24:
finally got my reallook screen protector. I swear if i didnt put it on I wouldnt even know it was on. Very happy with it.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] kwonkimok:
I use Zagg... I'm very satisfied w/ it...

I recommend Zagg..
[myTouch 4G Accessories] cnwms03:
Does anyone have any suggestions for privacy screen protectors.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] Teo032:
Skinomi $10 on amazon (when i purchased it)

full body protection + lifetime warranty.

Never tried Zagg, but this is better than Bodyguardz. stays on better espcially around the corner than bodyguardz.

I would highly recommend it.

now... i never tried realook.. but maybe... realook screen protector + skinomi body protection?!
[myTouch 4G Accessories] suchavibrantthang:
+1 realook is the best. oils are common with almost all screens/protectors. just keep a cleaning cloth handy.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] jman531:
Zagg is great

The Zagg covers the entire screen which many just cover the view area and stop about 3/4 of the way up the screen. Zagg's are lifetime warranty, so if you ever have to send your unit in for repairs, exchanges, or it just gets damaged, you can pay $3.99 and get a new one. I have returned a few of them for my vibrant and 4G and they are great. They are damage proof (can scrape with a key and no damage), and really protect. I found other protectors to get marked up easily, and the zagg is like a orange peel fine finish so fingerprints don't show as much as others. I haven't tried the the reallook brand but they sound good. Zagg's can run from 13.95-21.95 depending upon where you get them...amazon, ebay, zagg direct. You can register any of them at their site for your lifetime warranty. They send spray, a squeegie and cloth with each protector, so very thorough and easily installed. The spray helps eliminate static and dust which plague most other protectors.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] tremayne0126:
IMO i really like the anti glare screen protectors they put a hd feeling on and no more glare from lights or sun getting in your face
[myTouch 4G Accessories] darkpaniel:
I've had a basic screen protector on my phone since day one (december sometime)... and it served me well, but started getting all sorts of abrasion marks on it. It was also annoying how many fingerprints and smudges would linger on the screen..

So a few days ago.. I found out that our phones indeed come with gorilla glass.. and so I pulled the screen protector off. I have to say, the feeling is SO much better. The screen is clearer, and overall just cleaner. Less fingerprints and smudges.

Just my 2 cents. I do have 2 phantomskinz screen protectors that I can use if I ever decide to go back to having a screen protector. But for the time being, I'm enjoying my naked screen.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] ryumo:
The MyTouch 4G does not have a gorilla glass screen.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] lanternslight456:
I use Invisishield for the screen protector and use the Trident Aegis for the protective case. I'm an industrial mechanic and my phone takes a beating. I have 0 damage to it though from the combo, very nice!
[myTouch 4G Accessories] ziggy34:
Think they might be referring to this.

http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/featured-products

They show the MT4G.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] darkpaniel:
Check again..

It definitely does have gorilla glass.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] ryumo:
Well I'll be damned! Good find... everything I had read up to this point said otherwise, hence my original post. Good news!

Thanks for the head's up.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] jman531:
Nice. I asked if it was glass and customer service said plastic.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] joshdotcalm:
The MyTouch 4G is listed on the Corning website as a phone that DOES have Gorilla Glass. Check it out.

Disregard my post, I see that other people have posted the same...
[myTouch 4G Accessories] excarnate:
I got a scratch on my first MyTouch 4G (off the LCD part fortunately, but anyway the phone had to be replaced for unrelated reasons; it had the Sharp LCD). It didn't seem like Gorilla Glass. When I got the new one (with a Sony LCD) I immediately put a screen protector on.

Because of this thread, I just called HTC and spoke to a competent person who was very helpful and said their internal [support] database points to the same Corning website. He wasn't aware of anything further, so I couldn't ask a question about possible differences between the Sharp (icky) display versus the Sony (good) display.

I'm still going to have a screen protector, not just because tough != unbreakable/unscratchable, but to keep the fingerprints down (and because I have an 8-year-old with sometimes grubby fingers).

Also, he said Gingerbread was currently scheduled for sometime in Q2.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] mulletcutter:
+1..bought this for mytouch4g and g2x. cant beat that warranty
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenwarez:
Hey guys,

I'm thinking about getting the Captivate and I was wondering if I can get it without the $15/$30 per month data plan because 90% of the time I'm surrounded with wifi. I did some research and it says that AT&T will be able to track what phone your using with the IMEI number. I was wondering if I can bypass that if I get the Samsung Vibrant and then unlock it so I can use it with AT&T.

I also heard that data block might work is that true? Thanks for all the advice.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Miami_Son:
Seems kinda silly to get a smartphone and then cripple most of its functionality by not getting at least a minimal data plan. Even if you have ready access to wifi, there are situations where a little data access comes in handy.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magicman0:
I've got around att's data plan by taking a free dumbphone which i got with the "Add-a-line" option, and I swapped it out with an unlocked, not att branded device. Its been over 1.5 years, and I haven't had any data charge.

Just be careful the phone doesn't get any push email or anything like that. I once got charged for getting an email, because when you dont have a data plan, its pay per mb used

Its weird though, my friend did the same exact thing as me, but he bought a different phone, and he gets charged a data plan

EDIT: Actually, I think I got "grandfathered" in. You're most likely going to end up being forced into a data plan. Look at this article
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenwarez:
It may sound silly but I am literally surrounded with free wifi wherever I go. Is there no way around this? What happens if I get a different smartphone instead?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kegobeer:
If you use wifi there is no data plan utilized. AT&T has no idea what you do when you use wifi. Turn on wifi and enjoy email, the market, surfing...whatever you want.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yentlequible:
I'm using edge on mine. I have tmobile and just unlocked the captivate so that i could bypass the data plan. You could probably do it the other way around
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dq13:
just get the phone, you will have to add the data plan to be able to buy it, but a few days later, tell them you lost it and you want to cancel the data, but tell them not only to cancel it, but to block it, because if they do not block it and you go online, they will charge you per MB of usage, but if they block it, there is no way to get any traffic if it isn't thru wifi
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenwarez:
is that possible? wont they still be able to detect thatI'm using the Captivate?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Miami_Son:
A data plan is now required for any smartphone sold by AT$T or one of its authorized agents. So long as the SIM card is in it (it will show what phone it is in on the system and online in your account) they will not cancel the data plan for you. What some people do is put the SIM in a dumb phone, call and cancel their data plan, and then reinstall the SIM to their smartphone. Better be sure you don't use any data, though.

I found a couple of things that absolutely require a data plan and can not be done over wifi. For one, I have Market setup to bill to my AT$T account. When I buy an app this way I have to be on data connection, not wifi, or the charge does not go through. I'm guessing my account info needed to approve the purchase is not accessible via wifi. I also had a program tell me to turn off wifi so it could connect. Can't remember what it was, but it could not work over wifi, only the data connection. aGPS needs a data connection, as well, so you'd be rendering all your GPS apps useless without a data plan.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alaimar:
Process of putting a sim into a dumb phone used to work but it no longer does. Only customers that are grandfathered in can use a smartphone without a data plan provided they did not sign a new 2 year contract agreeing to the new terms and conditions. With a recent upgrade to their system they can detect what type of device the sim is in resulting in a text :data will be automatically added your account.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenwarez:
so nothing can be done?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alaimar:
Only way is purchasing an unlocked smartphone from a different country. At&t system goes by imei and if it can't recognize the serial it will not classify it as a smartphone. I'm sure there is another way with all the custom options out there but not sure about that one.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rastanthology:
I'm not from USA and I don't know much about your carriers, but coudn't you alegate that the data service drains your battery till the.point you find your phone unusable and ask for at&t to block it threatening of changing your provider? The last part works for almost anything in my country. Also with a good excuse you can build up a consumers defense case asking to be removed from the plan. Like phone racism, all phones should be able to access all plans, and if for example you are on a no data area they are charging you more for the same service.

Just a few ideas... not sure if any of them could work
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bames:
i thought the iphone was the only ATT phone they could force you to have a data plan on even when purchased off contract? I know they may try to turn on your data plan if you are using an off contract but in my past experience when you raise a fuss they take it back off and say it was a mistake (this was on my last phone...a TILT 2). I had purchased it off contract and after a about 1.5 years use without data plan one day i got a text saying it was required and had been added. Logged onto my account and couldn't disable. Called them and told them i did not want the plan added, that i had purchased the phone off contract, and had been completely happy using it for the past 1.5 years without a data plan. They said it was a mistake and removed it. Continued to use it for another 6 to 7 months without data plan then finally decided to add an unlimited plan before they disappeared.

Unless something has changed (which it may have) the iphone was the only phone that they forced the data plan on even when you purchased it without any discount or part of a 2 year agreement to have a plan.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bames:
ah..sounds like it has changed this use to only apply to iphone...didn't matter how or when you purchased them once the system saw it you were getting a data plan like it or not.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Miami_Son:
Look at any smartphone on the AT$T site. All have an asterisk stating that a data plan is required. You used to be able to request a data block, but their thinking now is that if you buy a smartphone on contract, you are doing so knowing that some level of data plan is required. AT$T has no obligation to customers that buy phones from other sources like eBay and Craig's List. I had a grandfathered $15 unlimited data plan since February 2009 that I used with my LG Incite. Last July I bought an HTC Tilt 2 off eBay. Almost as soon as I put my SIM into it AT$T tried to upgrade my data plan (since it was not a smartphone plan) I told them I did not want them to change anything as I would not be using the Tilt 2 for long and would probably be using my upgrade (new contract) in December. They weren't happy about it, but they left me alone until I did just that and got the Captivate a couple weeks ago. They are trying to close the loopholes and move people to one of the current data plans they offer. What does piss me off is that they still have the true unlimited data plans (no caps) available just for iPhone customers.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] visitador02:
Sorry but no. If AT&T decides to carry that phone later, it will be sweep into the AT&T data plans. It happened to my Rogers X10a. Once AT&T decided carrying it, I got a text message that they were switching me to the proper data plan. So hope that whatever unlocked phone you want to buy will never be sold by AT&T.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yentlequible:
Like I said before, are you sure you can't just unlock the Vibrant from T mobile and use that without the data plan? Sure, it isn't the captivate, but it is basically the same thing and could work. I purchased my captivate from some guy off contract and all I had to do was unlock it and it works perfectly without a data plan on T-mobile.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenwarez:
does the sim card affect anything because I have a Cingular SIM card.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slifer315:
I bought a locked at&t captivate on ebay for my girlfriend and she's been using it for almost 3 months now with no data plan and at&t has not added one to her line yet. the asterisk on the at&t website saying a data plan is required is only to get that discounted price on the phone itself. ($200 instead of $500 or whatever)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 88EVGAFTW:
Don't be a CHEAP ASS OP, and get the 15$ data plan at least :confused:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Miami_Son:
^Incorrect. The 2 year contract only gets you the phone at a discount. Any smartphone still requires you to have a data plan regardless of whether you extend your contract or not. From the website (small print included in description of any smartphone): "You must maintain a minimum $15 per month data plan for as long as you have a voice plan with this phone."
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alaimar:
In addition to the discount you also sign any updated TOS. If you're on a month to month and haven't signed the new agreement you will win that dispute all day. I see it happened regularly.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slvr00gt:
I am using unlocked captivate of t-mobile network, exactly for the same reason -- avoid high data charges. Carrier doesn't have info about the phones from different carrier. I can suggest you the same. Get unlock Vibrant and AT&T will have no idea what phone you are using
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] abufrejoval:
An Android smartphone is personal (like your wallet). My Android phone goes where I go, it's mine, I don't pass it around or keep at least one eyeball locked on it if I do. It's like an expensive watch which I protect physically.

While I'm waiting for my Adam tablet I keep wondering: How will I manage it? A tablet really seems more of a family device. I'll pass it around, it may spend most of its time in the living room, like a magazine or a book, ready to be picked up by everyone: Kids, in-laws, visitors.

Chances are, I'll leave it at home to be torn apart by kids and wife, when I drive to work: I already carry my smartphone and my laptop. I might take it along for a business trip, just like a book or a DVD, but when I leave the hotel room for lunch, it will be left behind, while my smartphone will tag along, hopefully sync'ed with all the latest restaurant and sight-seeing info, street map data and e-mails I just collected on the tablet before leaving.

There are issues of personalization, privacy and data/application synchronisation and I wonder what the Android philosophy is in these cases:

1. Do they support the notion of user profiles, preferences, private data, credentials, so regular users of an Android device can have their "own" view on it? While I would want to show off my cool new gadget to just about everyone, I wouldn't want them to browse my e-mails or flip through my browser bookmarks.

2. Is there any idea on synchronizing more than just a minimal set of data manually between an Android smartphone and an Android tablet? Perhaps with a cloud as intermediary?

3. Can private data be encrypted and protected? Actually I'd want the tabelt to detect the presense of my smartphone and serve as a smartphone extender when it does. It could mean things like easy-lock up (unless somebody else is using the device), automatic sync'ing or auto-mounting smartphone storage/data/applications. It should still open up, when my smartphone is not present, using perhaps a somewhat more extensive authentication procedure. But without some kind of authentication all my personal data must be safe and encrypted from any prying eye.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] redsteelhorse:
there's a how to

There are instructions on how to set up encrypted user profiles. I'm using it on my Nook Color. xda-developers won't let me post the link because I'm a new member. Go to LTRConsulting dot com and click on the howto link.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joelsonf:
try the app switchme