This is probably the direction the market is headed. It seems like the people who really need that physical keyboard are geeks like me and my co-workers who very often need to type in numbers and non-alpha-numerics for complex passwords and code. My wife has the galaxy S II and she loves it. But she only uses it for twitter/facebook/texting. I can swype pretty well and do use the virtual keyboard. But there are certainly times when I slide it open and have to bang out things that would take 3 times as long on a virtual keyboard.
What's next for Epic users, and when?
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This is probably the direction the market is headed. It seems like the people who really need that physical keyboard are geeks like me and my co-workers who very often need to type in numbers and non-alpha-numerics for complex passwords and code. My wife has the galaxy S II and she loves it. But she only uses it for twitter/facebook/texting. I can swype pretty well and do use the virtual keyboard. But there are certainly times when I slide it open and have to bang out things that would take 3 times as long on a virtual keyboard.
So when u say the sound redirects through USB, are u conecting an USB cable to the phone or a 3.5mm audio cable to get the sound?
Is this the same as the desk dock, where u plug the audio cable to the back of the dock and the phone is docked?
Cerobles1,
Yes, the Samsung car dock has a micro USB cable port and a mini phone jack port on the back of the dock, on the sliding "dock connector". This connector slides into the phone's micro USB to connect dock to phone but blocks access to the phone's mini phone jack (audio out) port at the same time. So the Dock Sound redirect routes audio (music, navigation voice, etc.) through the phones USB to dock USB to dock audio port (mini phone jack) to whatever you use on the other end. My car has phone jack aux input to car audio system. Hope that helps.
Yes, the Samsung car dock has a micro USB cable port and a mini phone jack port on the back of the dock, on the sliding "dock connector". This connector slides into the phone's micro USB to connect dock to phone but blocks access to the phone's mini phone jack (audio out) port at the same time. So the Dock Sound redirect routes audio (music, navigation voice, etc.) through the phones USB to dock USB to dock audio port (mini phone jack) to whatever you use on the other end. My car has phone jack aux input to car audio system. Hope that helps.
uscpsycho, didn't you ever try to flash the GPS_Fix.zip? I've been using this since EI22, then EL30 and now FC09 and it works great. Even the stock ROM with root is a lot better phone than it used to be. It has matured, and like others have said, the newer custom ROMs can make it like an entirely new phone.
I sure have.
I'm actually starting to thing that the problem is Google Nav and not my phone. I got a new phone from Sprint, applied the fix, changed the ROM and left it relatively clean. Google Nav still locks my phone up. So at this point it seems like this is a software issue that Google needs to address. Hopefully they will...
I use Google Nav a lot and almost never have lockups (I'm talking maybe 1 lockup a month at most), so I don't think Google Nav is the problem. Try TeleNav and see if that fixes it for you, though.
It's happened to me on two different Epics so I don't know what the deal is. I used Telenav a good amount today and didn't have any lockups. I hate it, but at least it works...
Maybe I should uninstall then reinstall Google Maps/Nav. Anyone think that would be helpful? I've tried wiping data but that didn't do the trick.
Won't hurt to try it. What ROM you running? Sometimes a fresh install can fix a lot of things.
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uscpsycho, I agree, I've never had lockups with Google nav. Maybe a complete, clean reinstall will work. It is also possible you don't have enough memory free to keep it moving. If you have a lot of apps installed and are not rooted, some of these autostart and maybe using your memory in the background. Also make sure you have as many of your apps that can be moved to SD card are.
I'm running CleanGB. I thought a fresh install would help but I still experienced lock ups with Google Nav on a brand new Epic (refurb) and a fairly virgin install. I restored minimal app data but no system data.
I think I've just got rotten luck :-(
Like I said, I'm working with a pretty clean install right now. I am rooted and have over 360MB free and don't have many apps installed.
I'm trying to use Telenav to see if that solves the problem but I hate it so much. I'm so used to all the UI and all the features of Google Nav.
Went to the AT&T store over the weekend and checked out the Samsung Captivate Glide and the Galaxy Note. My thoughts:
1) Captivate Glide keyboard is TERRIBLE. No tactile click feedback. Almost like a touchscreen keyboard with flat keys with absolutely no feel. No dedicated number key row of course. Skinnier than the Epic 4G though.
2) Galaxy Note is BIG but very skinny. All the new Galaxy SII products are really skinny as well. They could probably attach a slider keyboard and still keep the phones reasonably skinny. The only disappointment was that the S-Pen had a slight lag when writing.
3) I would never (famous last words...) sign up to an AT&T plan. Sprint's unlimited plan is still the best in the market. I just hope they don't go Chapter 11 before they get their LTE network up... My contract is up in May so I am going to sit tight and see how their June LTE activation goes.
1) Captivate Glide keyboard is TERRIBLE. No tactile click feedback. Almost like a touchscreen keyboard with flat keys with absolutely no feel. No dedicated number key row of course. Skinnier than the Epic 4G though.
2) Galaxy Note is BIG but very skinny. All the new Galaxy SII products are really skinny as well. They could probably attach a slider keyboard and still keep the phones reasonably skinny. The only disappointment was that the S-Pen had a slight lag when writing.
3) I would never (famous last words...) sign up to an AT&T plan. Sprint's unlimited plan is still the best in the market. I just hope they don't go Chapter 11 before they get their LTE network up... My contract is up in May so I am going to sit tight and see how their June LTE activation goes.
The first time I actually saw someone use a Note as a phone I decided I would never have a phone like that. I wanted to literally laugh out loud. You might as well hold a laptop to your face and use that for a phone. I'm exaggerating but the note is so big it looks ridiculous to use it as a phone. And I'm the kind of person who generally doesn't care what people think about me or what I do.
The size of the Galaxy Nexus is about as big as I'm willing to go for an Android phone.
And that's only because they went longer, less width, so it's still thin enough with your hand wrapped around it. Media feels nice that way too cause it looks like widescreen.
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And that's only because they went longer, less width, so it's still thin enough with your hand wrapped around it. Media feels nice that way too cause it looks like widescreen.
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I am sticking to my Epic until I can't get replacements for it anymore. I have the epic and a galaxy 8.9. I do all of my document work on the epic. My Dell 11z hasn't left the car in many months. It's simply too damn quick to slide out the keyboard and navigate through text and docs, edit and create, write long work emails and such. I've owned a Hero, Evo 4g, Epic Touch and Photon. I'm keeping the Photon for overseas travel, but otherwise, typing on screen just simply isn't nearly as productive if you really want to do that kind of work from the phone.
And people wondering about a replacement. Fat chance according to the reply I got from ask Dan@sprint. If you truly want an Epic replacement, don't ask here, complain, bug, bother, email, and call sprint. The more people that contact them and say they want a replacement slider, the better the odds one could possibly come. Heck, I'd take the Droid 4 if someone would make a belt clip holster that would charge it, and if it came with the Maxx battery.
And people wondering about a replacement. Fat chance according to the reply I got from ask Dan@sprint. If you truly want an Epic replacement, don't ask here, complain, bug, bother, email, and call sprint. The more people that contact them and say they want a replacement slider, the better the odds one could possibly come. Heck, I'd take the Droid 4 if someone would make a belt clip holster that would charge it, and if it came with the Maxx battery.
For those still interested LG is coming out with a qwerty phone on Sprint but the specs are less than great - http://phandroid.com/2012/05/23/sprints-lg-cayenne-ls860-with-5-row-qwerty-keyboard-leaked/
Better news is that Motorola has something in the works for us which will probably have better specs than the LG - New Motorola slider for Sprint surfaces with Android 4.0, many mysteries - Engadget
Better news is that Motorola has something in the works for us which will probably have better specs than the LG - New Motorola slider for Sprint surfaces with Android 4.0, many mysteries - Engadget
I keep looking at the Droid 4, and I keep silently cursing Sprint for not having that phone.
That phone that looks like a slightly softened Droid 4? I bet it's got less RAM, slower/fewer cores CPU and who knows what all else the Droid 4 has that it won't have as a Sprint phone.
From what I've read on the Galaxy III lineup, the North America models are going to be horribly crippled compared to what Europe will get.
Samsung needs to stop allowing the American cell companies doing that garbage. It drives up the cost for all. Much cheaper to make ONE design with all the goodies. "This is our new phone design. It comes with this list of features. No, we will NOT remove or disable any of them just for you."
Car manufacturers realized that 40 some years ago. Make things like power brakes, power steering and air conditioning standard features and they saved a ton of money NOT having to design and manufacture manual brakes, manual steering and ventilation systems without AC.
Meanwhile I'll keep my Epic 4G with its 5 row keyboard. Might put the cyanogen ICS on it when/if they get it more polished.
That phone that looks like a slightly softened Droid 4? I bet it's got less RAM, slower/fewer cores CPU and who knows what all else the Droid 4 has that it won't have as a Sprint phone.
From what I've read on the Galaxy III lineup, the North America models are going to be horribly crippled compared to what Europe will get.
Samsung needs to stop allowing the American cell companies doing that garbage. It drives up the cost for all. Much cheaper to make ONE design with all the goodies. "This is our new phone design. It comes with this list of features. No, we will NOT remove or disable any of them just for you."
Car manufacturers realized that 40 some years ago. Make things like power brakes, power steering and air conditioning standard features and they saved a ton of money NOT having to design and manufacture manual brakes, manual steering and ventilation systems without AC.
Meanwhile I'll keep my Epic 4G with its 5 row keyboard. Might put the cyanogen ICS on it when/if they get it more polished.
Why would you give up on a slider when there were leaks of the LG and Motorola? If it's intuitive to use the keyboard, why stray away? Go over to xda and download The People's ROM, breathe new life into your Epic and bide your time till fall.
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