Who else could they go with? Verizon apparently turned them down, and the only other GSM carrier in the US in any case is T-Mobile. You think T-Mobile would magically be better than AT&T? Really?
Btw, tethering works great on my iPhone on Vodafone in Australia.
Maybe that's true if you insist on ripping at 32kbps... can't say I hear problems with 256kbps AAC, though I use lossless now - I have the hard drive space.
Just as an aside, I still hear those silly 18kHz mosquito ringtones and I'm 35...
You'll probably find that if you go to the BIOS setup screen and change the SATA controller to ATA mode that the BSODs stop - the XP installer doesn't know how to cope with modern hardware, sadly.
Actually, according to this chart, you're far too far from your set to be able to appreciate 1080P. At 10' away, you might as well have saved your money and bought a 720P set.
I sit 9 feet away from a 92" screen and Blu-ray is quite obviously far superior, but the problem for HD is that most people are sitting 10 feet away from a 40" or smaller screen.
Sorry, that doesn't fly. Checksums have been a known quantity for decades.
And yet firmware updates routinely brick a small percentage of every device - be they consoles, video cards, routers, you name it. There are update precautions in every hardware manual I've ever seen.
All I was trying to say was 'it's dangerous, and before you do something dangerous you should back up your data'. Obviously I didn't make that clear enough, it was buried in my second point.
Fair enough, I should have read the thread to confirm. The fact that I didn't should be read as a self-preservation instinct rather than laziness - I loathe console forums.
Regarding point #1, I would expect they probably are, but hey, this is Sony, and Sony are bad and evil, right?:)
On point #2, you don't HAVE to update when Sony tells you to - you can back up before installing the new firmware, or just ignore the firmware update altogether (although by doing so you'll lose PSN access). So it's not impossible to plan at all.
I'm not suggesting a daily backup - only backup when you don't want to lose whatever's been stored since the last time, same as a computer. In my case, I backup every 7-10 days. The argument 'you shouldn't have to do this with a console' doesn't hold any weight when both the 360 and PS3 have built-in hard drives and we KNOW that hard drives can fail at any point.
'Rampant denial'? I updated last night and had no problems. I don't know that any of my PS3-owning friends had problems. I guess that makes us 'fanboys'.
Point #1 - Any firmware update has the potential to go wrong, especially when it's as large as the PS3 firmware is (130Mb) and can be downloaded over flaky links and installed from potentially faulty hard drives.
Point #2 - Wiping the drive shouldn't be an issue if people are running backups like they should be. Sony *do* provide a backup utility for this. Don't read this as an excuse for Sony - if the firmware is flawed, they should have done more testing, but EVERYBODY should be backing up their data if they care about it!
You do realise that your post basically says 'my friends drive efficient cars and take advantage of my gas-guzzling vehicle once in a blue moon for free, whereas I burn (and pay for) fuel all year long', and you're proud of it?
I'd believe that, as my Mazda3 MPS (the Mazdaspeed 3 in the US) gets the equivalent of 29 MPG on 110 kmh (68 mph) highways. I'd also get over 30 MPG doing 55 mph.
My car is NOT considered to be fuel economical, as it develops 250HP. What's the CR-V's excuse for such poor mileage?:)
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I'll take that bet. How much would you wager that the next rev will? I'll wager $100 that it won't.
Who else could they go with? Verizon apparently turned them down, and the only other GSM carrier in the US in any case is T-Mobile. You think T-Mobile would magically be better than AT&T? Really?
Btw, tethering works great on my iPhone on Vodafone in Australia.
No, you can't trust any tools that are running on a compromised OS. Google 'rootkits'.
The Wii can't download extra songs for Guitar Hero, so yeah, the 360/PS3 win out here too.
I bet this story is hilarious... if you're five.
I hate April 1 - being in Australia I have to suffer this bullshit for TWO days instead of one.
That doesn't help unless you let Apple know. Send Jobs an email - they do apparently get read.
Oh god, no. Supernerd are terrible. Customer service? They don't even know what it means, let alone practice it.
I'm on Supernerd at the moment, and the minute that Internode can give my exchange ADSL2, I'm gone.
Wait, an HP or Lenovo is a 'cleaner' design that a MacBook? HOW? The Macbook doesn't have any damn features!
Have you turned the right-click on in your Mouse Preferences? If you don't, the default is to always left-click.
Maybe that's true if you insist on ripping at 32kbps... can't say I hear problems with 256kbps AAC, though I use lossless now - I have the hard drive space.
Just as an aside, I still hear those silly 18kHz mosquito ringtones and I'm 35...
That would depend on who Larry David was married to at the time, surely?
You'll probably find that if you go to the BIOS setup screen and change the SATA controller to ATA mode that the BSODs stop - the XP installer doesn't know how to cope with modern hardware, sadly.
Actually, according to this chart, you're far too far from your set to be able to appreciate 1080P. At 10' away, you might as well have saved your money and bought a 720P set.
I sit 9 feet away from a 92" screen and Blu-ray is quite obviously far superior, but the problem for HD is that most people are sitting 10 feet away from a 40" or smaller screen.
I made a good living fixing PCs for people suffering from those 'fake problems' you refer to.
And yet firmware updates routinely brick a small percentage of every device - be they consoles, video cards, routers, you name it. There are update precautions in every hardware manual I've ever seen.
All I was trying to say was 'it's dangerous, and before you do something dangerous you should back up your data'. Obviously I didn't make that clear enough, it was buried in my second point.
Fair enough, I should have read the thread to confirm. The fact that I didn't should be read as a self-preservation instinct rather than laziness - I loathe console forums.
Regarding point #1, I would expect they probably are, but hey, this is Sony, and Sony are bad and evil, right? :)
On point #2, you don't HAVE to update when Sony tells you to - you can back up before installing the new firmware, or just ignore the firmware update altogether (although by doing so you'll lose PSN access). So it's not impossible to plan at all.
I'm not suggesting a daily backup - only backup when you don't want to lose whatever's been stored since the last time, same as a computer. In my case, I backup every 7-10 days. The argument 'you shouldn't have to do this with a console' doesn't hold any weight when both the 360 and PS3 have built-in hard drives and we KNOW that hard drives can fail at any point.
Um. It comes with the console. System Settings -> Backup Utility.
It's not Sony's fault if people don't back up their data.
You need to update to use the PSN network (for multiplayer gaming and the PSN Store), so it's almost mandatory unless you're not networked.
'Rampant denial'? I updated last night and had no problems. I don't know that any of my PS3-owning friends had problems. I guess that makes us 'fanboys'.
Point #1 - Any firmware update has the potential to go wrong, especially when it's as large as the PS3 firmware is (130Mb) and can be downloaded over flaky links and installed from potentially faulty hard drives.
Point #2 - Wiping the drive shouldn't be an issue if people are running backups like they should be. Sony *do* provide a backup utility for this. Don't read this as an excuse for Sony - if the firmware is flawed, they should have done more testing, but EVERYBODY should be backing up their data if they care about it!
The word is 'bollocks', sir.
You do realise that your post basically says 'my friends drive efficient cars and take advantage of my gas-guzzling vehicle once in a blue moon for free, whereas I burn (and pay for) fuel all year long', and you're proud of it?
Funny, Subaru themselves describe the Liberty as a station wagon - http://www.subaru.com.au/models/liberty/2.5i/wagon/overview/
I'm not entirely what makes you think it's not one. The four-wheel-drive? Every Subaru has 4WD, but that doesn't make a WRX an SUV.
I'd believe that, as my Mazda3 MPS (the Mazdaspeed 3 in the US) gets the equivalent of 29 MPG on 110 kmh (68 mph) highways. I'd also get over 30 MPG doing 55 mph.
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My car is NOT considered to be fuel economical, as it develops 250HP. What's the CR-V's excuse for such poor mileage?
I'm not sure that bikes are physically capable of damaging a road, but I wish you well in your quest.