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fiver
Posts: 138
Apr 24, 2010 5:24pm
I am having problems with Google Maps. It is not showing my exact location. It is showing some random location. Anybody know what I can do to fix this?
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Apr 24, 2010 6:15pm
Seems as if mine isn't working right now either..click on 'my location'..and it takes a second..then comes up that 'your location is currently unavailable'.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Apr 24, 2010 6:16pm
Nevermind..working fine now. Do you have GPS turned on?
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Apr 24, 2010 6:35pm
yeah, is it showing some place close by, just not exactly where you are at? some programs us the cell towers to locate your phone. or could it be showing the last place where you had your GPS on?
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Apr 24, 2010 6:53pm
Good thread....I will rereading it this Thursday when my preorder finally comes in.
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fiver
Posts: 138
Apr 24, 2010 7:01pm
Sometimes it will show my location but other times it shows a nearby location. I am new to this so it could be something I'm doing wrong haha.
Stiffman
Posts: 512
Apr 24, 2010 7:04pm
Good fun apps - AK 47, Ruger S9, Schott Gun and Air Horn!
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Apr 24, 2010 7:41pm
sounds like your GPS is not enabled and it is just using cell towers. or you could be inside and its not getting a good signal.fiver wrote: Sometimes it will show my location but other times it shows a nearby location. I am new to this so it could be something I'm doing wrong haha.
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Apr 24, 2010 11:34pm
music junk- just like limewire, etc. Can download songs for free and they go straight to your music player.
However, doesnt seem like a whole lot of songs are on there. And I've heard something about it getting taken off of the market.
Are there any other apps like this(better) that i can download?
However, doesnt seem like a whole lot of songs are on there. And I've heard something about it getting taken off of the market.
Are there any other apps like this(better) that i can download?
mucalum49
Posts: 1,639
Apr 25, 2010 12:50am
I just wanted to echo the use of 4Shared.com. I revisited this post and never noticed the link to that site for free apps before but I have spent the past hour trying out some of the Top Paid apps for free. Great site that everyone should check out!
sherm03
Posts: 7,349
Apr 25, 2010 11:03pm
I use Tube Downloader if there is a song I want to download for free. It downloads the audio from YouTube videos as either mp3 or aac files.Pick6 wrote: music junk- just like limewire, etc. Can download songs for free and they go straight to your music player.
However, doesnt seem like a whole lot of songs are on there. And I've heard something about it getting taken off of the market.
Are there any other apps like this(better) that i can download?
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
May 1, 2010 10:35am
Anyone have any ideas for a video player. I have downloaded a couple, but I cannot get any video...just the audio. I used handbrake to convert an avi file over, but I must be doing something wrong.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
May 1, 2010 2:37pm
Premium subscription to Pandora for $33 a year = unlimited 192kbps streaming.sherm03 wrote:
I use Tube Downloader if there is a song I want to download for free. It downloads the audio from YouTube videos as either mp3 or aac files.
$30 for Replay Media Catcher (other software available to capture streaming audio).
=> time-shift Pandora. That's right, I specifically said "time shift"
But to be honest, increasingly when I have a 3G or WiFi connection I just listen to Pandora as kind of like a random playlist. Create a bunch of stations, fine tune it....subscription gives you 6 skips per channel per hour. I actually like discovering new artists since I don't listen to radio much any more.
Trueblue23
Posts: 7,463
May 6, 2010 5:22pm
My HTC Droid Incredible will be arriving at my house tomorrow morning, what apps should I download?
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
May 6, 2010 5:27pm
Lots of good info at this URL. Definitely got to give it a read if you want some good apps to download.Trueblue23 wrote: My HTC Droid Incredible will be arriving at my house tomorrow morning, what apps should I download?
Droid Apps
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
May 6, 2010 6:34pm
Just used Pandora for the first time today. was a little skeptical that it would pick music i like, but it did a good job. normally i just listen to the few hundred songs i put on my phone, but i got a long road trip coming up so figured i would try Pandora to get a little more variety.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
May 6, 2010 8:43pm
I got my Incredible last week and I downloaded a few apps such as...Trueblue23 wrote: My HTC Droid Incredible will be arriving at my house tomorrow morning, what apps should I download?
Nfl mobile
Flickster
Toss it
Application Killer(a must to help with battery life)
NBA lite
Barcode Scanner
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
May 6, 2010 9:20pm
those are hit and miss, some actually still continue to drain your battery because that app is working. i know on the droid you can go into the app settings and check what apps are running and shut them down manually.Trueblue23 wrote: Application Killer(a must to help with battery life)
Trueblue23
Posts: 7,463
May 7, 2010 7:18am
Damn Fedex guy needs to put down the bottle and bring me my damn phone!
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
May 7, 2010 7:24am
Yeah, I have heard that as well, but it works pretty well with mine so far.Glory Days wrote:those are hit and miss, some actually still continue to drain your battery because that app is working. i know on the droid you can go into the app settings and check what apps are running and shut them down manually.Trueblue23 wrote: Application Killer(a must to help with battery life)
I am hoping that my Zagg screen protector gets here today.....the Incredible is by far the worst smudge magnet ever!!
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gut
Posts: 15,058
May 7, 2010 9:39am
Haven't fully mastered this yet. I've added 4-5 artists or more per channel, and I get repeats on various channels with similar genres.Glory Days wrote: Just used Pandora for the first time today. was a little skeptical that it would pick music i like, but it did a good job. normally i just listen to the few hundred songs i put on my phone, but i got a long road trip coming up so figured i would try Pandora to get a little more variety.
I think the way to do this properly is to pick 4-5 similar songs to seed a channel. The most restrictive would be 4-5 songs for one artis. I'd guess that might give you a channel "playlist" of 50-60, but certainly less than 100.
I wish they'd add buttons to make it easier to delete a song for a month or "kill" an artist on a channel (but not others), but pretty obvious why they don't.
Haven't really tried their stock channels yet. I know for rock/pop they have maybe 20 different sub-channels, and that's probably a better set-up than you'd be able to create with a lot of effort.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
May 7, 2010 3:23pm
I guess i got lucky. i just put bon jovi as my artist and pretty much got a bunch of 80s music and even some new rock that i liked. i did get a few repeats but they were live versions of the songs so i can see why. the only odd ball song i got was a beatles song haha. i listened to it for just over 2 hours and maybe only skipped 3 or 4 songs.gut wrote:Haven't fully mastered this yet. I've added 4-5 artists or more per channel, and I get repeats on various channels with similar genres.Glory Days wrote: Just used Pandora for the first time today. was a little skeptical that it would pick music i like, but it did a good job. normally i just listen to the few hundred songs i put on my phone, but i got a long road trip coming up so figured i would try Pandora to get a little more variety.
I think the way to do this properly is to pick 4-5 similar songs to seed a channel. The most restrictive would be 4-5 songs for one artis. I'd guess that might give you a channel "playlist" of 50-60, but certainly less than 100.
I wish they'd add buttons to make it easier to delete a song for a month or "kill" an artist on a channel (but not others), but pretty obvious why they don't.
Haven't really tried their stock channels yet. I know for rock/pop they have maybe 20 different sub-channels, and that's probably a better set-up than you'd be able to create with a lot of effort.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
May 7, 2010 5:45pm
80's hair band on Pandora is can't miss. I have channels for Bon Jovi, Twisted Sister and AC/DCGlory Days wrote: I guess i got lucky. i just put bon jovi as my artist and pretty much got a bunch of 80s music and even some new rock that i liked. i did get a few repeats but they were live versions of the songs so i can see why. the only odd ball song i got was a beatles song haha. i listened to it for just over 2 hours and maybe only skipped 3 or 4 songs.
bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
May 13, 2010 11:19am
TuneSync = AWESOME if you use iTunes and/or Amazon for your MP3s. For $3.99 it will sync your iTunes on your home computer with your phone's SD card and also upload anything you downloaded to Amazon MP3 from your phone to your iTunes.
Trueblue23
Posts: 7,463
May 13, 2010 11:39am
Posting from the Droid incredible right now.. damn this thing is sweet