How is the cost of data 0? The more data that people use in aggregate, the more capacity that Verizon has to build or everyone's data slows down. When the last mile is terrestrial, if they are willing to throw money at the problem, they can always build enough capacity. But cellular is different.
There is a hard limit on the amount of data that can be transmitted over a certain amount of bandwidth and only certain bands are well suited and allowed for cellular data. Verizon could build more towers and reduce the power (and thus the area served) by each tower but that still wouldn't help in really congested areas. Then you have the other problem of getting towers approved by municipalities.
None of that is to excuse the discrepancy between Verizon's prices and T-Mobile and Sprint's prices
It baffles me that the rights holders won't allow a discounted price for a movie purchase after you rent it. I'm sure it's on Apple's radar. They'vs been doing something similar for Music for years with "Complete My Album". You get a discount for the album based on the amount that you've paid for each song.
I looked into that recently. Comcast charges you the following fees on top of the quoted prices: - box rental - HD technology - regional sports - broadcast TV - universal Connectivity (for the bundled landline) - Regulatory Recovery (not a government fee) - TV communications fee (some states but you wouldn't have to pay the fee if you don't have TV service)
Most of these fees can be avoided if you go Internet only. Also if you want Internet without a cap, it's an additional $50 for Residential. When we move, we will be getting Comcast Business for $89 (25/10) with no caps and be buying our cable router outright.
The only thing that I use my iPhone for is text messaging, waking me up (It does not even have a separate volume control for the alarm clock. It is ridiculous for a high end phone to be missing such a basic function.), and reading a few websites including this one when I am bored at work.
There are two volume settings for the iPhone - one controls audio for music and apps and the other controls the ringer volume - which also controls the alarm. If music isn't playing in the background, the volume button controls the ringer. The control center volume control never affects the ringer/alert.
No. What I linked to was in response to the original poster saying that the privacy settings that disallowed location services were only for apps and not system services. There are 17 different system services - as shown in the link - for which you can disable location services.
An app can ask for two levels of permissions when it comes to location services - always and when in use that was my the statement I was replying to.
P.S., that GPS setting is about battery life. Your phone knows your location from cell tower and wi-fi data anyway. Regardless, that's a setting for apps, not the OS itself.
The GPS setting is not about battery life. If it is disabled for an app, the all can't access your location.
Settings -> privacy -> location services -> system services
Here you can disable location services individually for each system service that uses location services.
If you think iOS isn't phoning home with your location, I have a bridge to sell you. Same goes for ANY phone, since of course the carriers can detect your location from cell towers anyway (and they are, they just are not monetizing it as well as Google).
So do you have any evidence that iOS is "phoning home your location" once you disable the necessary settings? iOS has three settings for GPS for individual apps -- Never, While Using, and Always.
Android is the worse of all possible worlds when it comes to updates.
Apple (iOS/MacOS): they control the hardware and write their own drivers for their hardware. They aren't dependent on third parties for their drivers. They also have a mostly stable ABI for MacOS where third party drivers don't break on every update. They provide updates without third party interference.
*Stable ABI where the kernel isn't tightly coupled to drivers and the kernel can be updated independently. Microsoft: They provide drivers for many of the most popular hardware devices and they have a semi stable ABI for drivers so third party drivers can survive one or two OS versions. You don't have to wait for the OEM to provide updates. I do wish they had a protocol like AirPrint where printers could get at least base functionality without having to worry about drivers from manufacturers when new OS's came out.
Google/Android: Google doesn't provide drivers for any third party chipsets from what I can tell and Android/Linux doesn't have a stable ABI. So you're stuck in a situation where when companies like Qualcolm day they aren't providing drivers for their chips, no OEM can offer upgrades to 7.0 even when they want to.
On a Nexus here; neither my OEM nor my carrier blocks any updates, so I get them as they're released by Google.
So the only way you get guaranteed updates is by buying the one or two Android phones that Google markets? So much for Android giving you lots of choices, You're stuck with just one vendor just like iPhones.
"Google might create a patch." And they might not. Which is also true of Apple, so no difference there.
When has Apple not patched a published vulnerability? Currently Apple supports all iPhones that were released since 9/2011. How many Android devices from 2011 are still getting vendor supplied updates -- including Nexuses?
MS also gets all the data from the spyware ingrained in their OS
You really think that a company that makes most of it's money via ads is not spying on you?
our computer also runs a serious risk of being bricked every update because Microsoft is the sole dealer of updates and they don't rigorously test all available hardware, since that really should be the OEM's job.
I've updated my 2006 Mac Mini with Windows 7 without any driver support from Apple. I've never had a bricked PC because of an OS update.
Android's security has historically been just as good/bad as iOS's as well. The difference is that carriers and OEMs prevent upstream security updates from being installed for Android. Blame them for that.
So it's just as secure until a security vulnerability is found. When there is a security vulnerability found in iOS and it's patched, Apple releases a patch that goes out to all iPhone users worldwide. Right now, to all phones introduced in the last 5 years.
When a security vulnerability is found in Android, Google might create a patch, the OEM might integrate the patch, and the carrier might release it.
The difference is that carriers and OEMs prevent upstream security updates from being installed for Android. Blame them for that.
I don't have to wait on Dell to get a patch for Windows. I get it straight from MS.
I didn't RTFA but in other articles it stated that you would still be able to redownload the app if you had downloaded it previously. For the longest, it's been possible to download an older compatible version of an app if the newest version won't work on your device. I've been able to download older versions of apps on my 1st gen iPad (iOS 5)
And you can get updates from Google...for the apps that Google directly controls. You don't necessarily get driver updates for all your hardware from Microsoft.
I also get OS updates and security patches from MS -- regardless of vendor. Microsoft takes it on itself to provide drivers for the most popular hardware. Apple abandoned my 2006 Core Duo Mac Mini when Mac OS went 64 bit only, but I was able to pop in a Windows 7 disk, install it and all of my hardware was recognized -- without any drivers from Apple.
As far as "3rd party enhancements", if I do end up with crapware on my computer -- I wouldn't, I buy computers from the MS store or the business line of computers -- I can always download a clean Windows image and have a fresh PC install using my MSDN license..
I think you're still confusing two different things.
As of today, T-mobile has plans that explicitly have data caps with a certain amount of "high speed data" and unlimited plans. If you have a plan with data caps you will always be "throttled" to 2G speeds after you go over your high speed allotment. If you have an unlimited plan your data will be "depriotitized" after you over 26Gb. I've never noticed a slow down once I go over the 26Gb.
Currently, T-mobile also has "Binge On" if you are watching video from one of the streaming video providers they support (basically all of them) it doesn't count against your high speed data allotment when you're streaming to your phone or tethering. I currently have 5 lines with unlimited high speed data and 14Gb of tethering per line for about $200. The only benefit of Binge On when you have unlimited data is that you can tether another device and stream video without it counting toward your tethering allotment. I've streamed hours of video with my AppleTV tethered to my phone without noticing any slowdown.
They just announced they are simplifying this to two plans. With T-Mobile One. You get unlimited high speed data that will be "depriotitized" after 26Gb and unlimited tethering that will be "throttled" to 512Kb. With video limited to 480p. T-mobile One Plus will have HD video and unlimited high speed tethering - again with the same depriotitization structure. These will be the only two plans they offer going forward but you can keep your current plan if you want.
The grandparent post I replied to mentioned "towers getting congested". The parent I replied to mentioned "data caps not being necessary". My explanation was regarding *towers getting congested* so the two things were conflated.
So to be more clear, T-mobile in particular is getting rid of data caps and they are depriotitizing heavy users when towers are congested. Meaning in your example, the rural user would get the full speed, and the user that was under 26Gb would be prioritized over the user who had gone over 26Gb if the tower couldn't handle everyone going at full speed - this seems fair.
It sounds like all your issues are with LG and/or your carrier, not Google/Android prope
And that's the problem. I expect my Windows computer to work like a Windows computer regardless of the manufacturer or the seller. I also expect to get updates directly from MS without having to wait on the OEM and the seller. Why should Android be any different?
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The closest you can get is the $20 Sling package that includes ESPN and access to WatchESPN.
http://www.cutcabletoday.com/w...
According to Alexa, Yahoo ranks #5 globally. Wikipedia is #6. So Yahoo is still relevant.
How is the cost of data 0? The more data that people use in aggregate, the more capacity that Verizon has to build or everyone's data slows down. When the last mile is terrestrial, if they are willing to throw money at the problem, they can always build enough capacity. But cellular is different.
There is a hard limit on the amount of data that can be transmitted over a certain amount of bandwidth and only certain bands are well suited and allowed for cellular data. Verizon could build more towers and reduce the power (and thus the area served) by each tower but that still wouldn't help in really congested areas. Then you have the other problem of getting towers approved by municipalities.
None of that is to excuse the discrepancy between Verizon's prices and T-Mobile and Sprint's prices
Google is also a big proponent of TypeScript. Angular 2 is being written in TypeScript.
It baffles me that the rights holders won't allow a discounted price for a movie purchase after you rent it. I'm sure it's on Apple's radar. They'vs been doing something similar for Music for years with "Complete My Album". You get a discount for the album based on the amount that you've paid for each song.
I looked into that recently. Comcast charges you the following fees on top of the quoted prices:
- box rental
- HD technology
- regional sports
- broadcast TV
- universal Connectivity (for the bundled landline)
- Regulatory Recovery (not a government fee)
- TV communications fee (some states but you wouldn't have to pay the fee if you don't have TV service)
https://consumerist.com/2016/0...
Most of these fees can be avoided if you go Internet only. Also if you want Internet without a cap, it's an additional $50 for Residential. When we move, we will be getting Comcast Business for $89 (25/10) with no caps and be buying our cable router outright.
There are two volume settings for the iPhone - one controls audio for music and apps and the other controls the ringer volume - which also controls the alarm. If music isn't playing in the background, the volume button controls the ringer. The control center volume control never affects the ringer/alert.
No. What I linked to was in response to the original poster saying that the privacy settings that disallowed location services were only for apps and not system services. There are 17 different system services - as shown in the link - for which you can disable location services.
An app can ask for two levels of permissions when it comes to location services - always and when in use that was my the statement I was replying to.
The GPS setting is not about battery life. If it is disabled for an app, the all can't access your location.
Settings -> privacy -> location services -> system services
Here you can disable location services individually for each system service that uses location services.
https://support.apple.com/en-u...
So do you have any evidence that iOS is "phoning home your location" once you disable the necessary settings? iOS has three settings for GPS for individual apps -- Never, While Using, and Always.
You've never had to redownload apps when updating iOS.
Pricey? The Apple lightning to headphone adapter is $9. I'm sure soon there will be 3rd party adapters cheaper.
If only there were a wireless solution to get audio from your phone to your car that even most low end cars have....
Sure you can plug in a headphone -- either using the included adapter or buying headphones with a lightning connector.
And Trump is an honest moral person?
Why not just go Bluetooth? It' would work cross platform.
Android is the worse of all possible worlds when it comes to updates.
Apple (iOS/MacOS): they control the hardware and write their own drivers for their hardware. They aren't dependent on third parties for their drivers. They also have a mostly stable ABI for MacOS where third party drivers don't break on every update. They provide updates without third party interference.
*Stable ABI where the kernel isn't tightly coupled to drivers and the kernel can be updated independently.
Microsoft: They provide drivers for many of the most popular hardware devices and they have a semi stable ABI for drivers so third party drivers can survive one or two OS versions. You don't have to wait for the OEM to provide updates. I do wish they had a protocol like AirPrint where printers could get at least base functionality without having to worry about drivers from manufacturers when new OS's came out.
Google/Android: Google doesn't provide drivers for any third party chipsets from what I can tell and Android/Linux doesn't have a stable ABI. So you're stuck in a situation where when companies like Qualcolm day they aren't providing drivers for their chips, no OEM can offer upgrades to 7.0 even when they want to.
So the only way you get guaranteed updates is by buying the one or two Android phones that Google markets? So much for Android giving you lots of choices, You're stuck with just one vendor just like iPhones.
When has Apple not patched a published vulnerability? Currently Apple supports all iPhones that were released since 9/2011. How many Android devices from 2011 are still getting vendor supplied updates -- including Nexuses?
You really think that a company that makes most of it's money via ads is not spying on you?
So it's just as secure until a security vulnerability is found. When there is a security vulnerability found in iOS and it's patched, Apple releases a patch that goes out to all iPhone users worldwide. Right now, to all phones introduced in the last 5 years.
When a security vulnerability is found in Android, Google might create a patch, the OEM might integrate the patch, and the carrier might release it.
I don't have to wait on Dell to get a patch for Windows. I get it straight from MS.
That's a good question. Let me think about it as I type on my laptop with an "Intel Inside" sticker with a Windows logo......
I didn't RTFA but in other articles it stated that you would still be able to redownload the app if you had downloaded it previously. For the longest, it's been possible to download an older compatible version of an app if the newest version won't work on your device. I've been able to download older versions of apps on my 1st gen iPad (iOS 5)
I also get OS updates and security patches from MS -- regardless of vendor. Microsoft takes it on itself to provide drivers for the most popular hardware. Apple abandoned my 2006 Core Duo Mac Mini when Mac OS went 64 bit only, but I was able to pop in a Windows 7 disk, install it and all of my hardware was recognized -- without any drivers from Apple.
As far as "3rd party enhancements", if I do end up with crapware on my computer -- I wouldn't, I buy computers from the MS store or the business line of computers -- I can always download a clean Windows image and have a fresh PC install using my MSDN license..
I think you're still confusing two different things.
As of today, T-mobile has plans that explicitly have data caps with a certain amount of "high speed data" and unlimited plans. If you have a plan with data caps you will always be "throttled" to 2G speeds after you go over your high speed allotment. If you have an unlimited plan your data will be "depriotitized" after you over 26Gb. I've never noticed a slow down once I go over the 26Gb.
Currently, T-mobile also has "Binge On" if you are watching video from one of the streaming video providers they support (basically all of them) it doesn't count against your high speed data allotment when you're streaming to your phone or tethering. I currently have 5 lines with unlimited high speed data and 14Gb of tethering per line for about $200. The only benefit of Binge On when you have unlimited data is that you can tether another device and stream video without it counting toward your tethering allotment. I've streamed hours of video with my AppleTV tethered to my phone without noticing any slowdown.
They just announced they are simplifying this to two plans. With T-Mobile One. You get unlimited high speed data that will be "depriotitized" after 26Gb and unlimited tethering that will be "throttled" to 512Kb. With video limited to 480p. T-mobile One Plus will have HD video and unlimited high speed tethering - again with the same depriotitization structure. These will be the only two plans they offer going forward but you can keep your current plan if you want.
The grandparent post I replied to mentioned "towers getting congested". The parent I replied to mentioned "data caps not being necessary". My explanation was regarding *towers getting congested* so the two things were conflated.
So to be more clear, T-mobile in particular is getting rid of data caps and they are depriotitizing heavy users when towers are congested. Meaning in your example, the rural user would get the full speed, and the user that was under 26Gb would be prioritized over the user who had gone over 26Gb if the tower couldn't handle everyone going at full speed - this seems fair.
And that's the problem. I expect my Windows computer to work like a Windows computer regardless of the manufacturer or the seller. I also expect to get updates directly from MS without having to wait on the OEM and the seller. Why should Android be any different?