Re: [BLUG] Simple wish list for Android

Also most custom roms include usb tethering as well

On Apr 25, 2011 4:01 PM, "Simón Ruiz" <simon.a.ruiz@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 3:44 PM, Lord Drachenblut
> <lord.drachenblut@gmail.com> wrote:
>> This isn't strictly a carrier issue.
>>
>> In the case of the captivate on att samsung wants to charge att for updates
>> for that phone.
>>
>> In the case of htc phones because of sense ui they have to rebuild the
>> system with every update
>
> If you're willing to jailbreak your phone anyhow, it's worth
> mentioning that with Android phones there are usually other firmware
> options which tend to give you more freedom and features (like wifi
> tethering) than the stock firmware.
>
> You're not usually bound to the phone manufacturer or carrier's idea
> of what your software must look/behave like.
>
> Of the four people I know with Heros (including myself), I'm the only
> one not running Cyanogen Mod.
>
> Simón
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Re: [BLUG] Simple wish list for Android

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 3:44 PM, Lord Drachenblut
<lord.drachenblut@gmail.com> wrote:
> This isn't strictly a carrier issue.
>
> In the case of the captivate on att samsung wants to charge att for updates
> for that phone.
>
> In the case of htc phones because of sense ui they have to rebuild the
> system with every update

If you're willing to jailbreak your phone anyhow, it's worth
mentioning that with Android phones there are usually other firmware
options which tend to give you more freedom and features (like wifi
tethering) than the stock firmware.

You're not usually bound to the phone manufacturer or carrier's idea
of what your software must look/behave like.

Of the four people I know with Heros (including myself), I'm the only
one not running Cyanogen Mod.

Simón

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Re: [BLUG] Simple wish list for Android

This isn't strictly a carrier issue.

In the case of the captivate on att samsung wants to charge att for updates for that phone. 

In the case of htc phones because of sense ui they have to rebuild the system with every update

On Apr 24, 2011 1:02 PM, "Joe Auty" <joe@netmusician.org> wrote:
> My major (and unrelated) wish is for carriers to stop jerking around
> with holding back OS updates. The single-most useful feature to me is
> tethering, and I absolutely resent paying extra for this while having
> the same data plan (which is not something universal among all
> carriers), so I went and bought an iPhone, jail broke it, and installed
> MyWi on it rather than setup tethering for an Android phone. I was
> concerned that if I bought a particular phone that within a period of
> time AT&T/Verizon would pull the plug on that phone and I'd be stuck
> with the version I have. I don't need the latest and greatest, but I
> didn't want to be paying the same price and locked into a phone that may
> be lacking nifty features available in future versions, or stuck with an
> OS version that is not widely supported anymore.
>
> As much as I recognize the risk of relying on jail breaks to use
> tethering with my iPhone, I do appreciate the whole concept of a single
> OS version that is available for all versions of the iPhone for as long
> as the hardware is supported (and my second generation iPod Touch ran
> the latest iOS version, so it seems like Apple is done a fairly good job
> at supporting older gear). Technically speaking, I believe that the AT&T
> and Verizon iPhone versions are different right now, but as far as user
> features and overall experience go the two versions are identical, and
> if Apple hasn't already done so I'm sure they will consolidate on a
> single version.
>
> One other rationale I had (flawed or not) was that since I'm not much of
> a phone person I just wanted something that just worked without having
> to tinker (please let me know if this assumption on my part was stupid
> so I'll know for next time :). Finally, because I'm doing web
> development for these devices I figured not relying on the simulator to
> get a feel for the entire experience would be smart. At some point I'll
> have to look into setting up the Android simulator.
>
>
>
>
>> Simón Ruiz <mailto:simon.a.ruiz@gmail.com>
>> April 20, 2011 10:10 PM
>>
>>
>> HTTP proxy settings for the WiFi interface.
>>
>> It really sucks that I can set up our students and faculty with iOS
>> devices to get out to the Internet through our proxy, but not the
>> Android users.
>>
>> Anyone know of a good apk that might give me HTTP proxy functionality
>> on Android?
>>
>> If I could at least offer them an app to install, that'd be *something*.
>>
>> Simón
>>
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