Recent content by frank_cars

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    Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Battery Life Poor on KitKat

    OK, I am a tech head and I've had this before when I upgraded my Note 2 to Ginger Bread (this problem by the way manifests on many Androids, not just samsung - going to KitKat (just search all the different forums). For me, it was 100% battery drain thanks to Exchange Services (a simple check...
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    Chromecast for analog audio only

    The advantage of Chromecast is you can; A. Control the music from any device, from anywhere in the house (Bluetooth is about 20ft max) B. Chromecast is controlled from the device but actually streams music and video directly from the cloud, thus freeing your device for ANYthing else. Bluetooth...
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    If I buy a Verizon Galaxy note 2 from amazon, is it still a global ready phone?

    The 4.1.2 update to NOTE II Verizon last week enabled the ability to ADD/Change APN's so you no longer need to root the phone (which you only needed to do for Data in the UK/OZ anyway). I travel to the UK / Australia all the time and used Verizon Note II for calls and text and now, for my next...
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    [MOD] Add APN editor to System Settings

    The latest VZW update for Note II (4.1.2) allows for the adding/editing of APN's. When Jelly Bean came out originally it didn't work but VZW business told me it was a bug and would be fixed in the next build. Got the 4.1.2 pushed out to me last night from Verizon and now my Samsung Note II is...