Mark _australia said...

FlySurfer said...
cell standby voltage is 1/10th the stock ICS 4.0.4 value, and well the 9300 is more energy efficient than the 9200 anyway... and I guess you could also install a custom kernel and follow forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/guide-galaxy-s3-cpu-gpu-overclocking-t1827635

I'm not even updating to Jelly Bean cos I really doubt I'll get the same life.

FFS it is a PHONE. who cares and what does that even mean?


How sad when all you can think about is getting more than two days out of your phone (charge it every second night, who gives a fk??), and if you can get online anywhere anytime. A bit of time on the PC before and after work is enough for 9000 posts on seabreeze in 5 yrs lol.

Same as all the folk with $20K a.v systems who can't hear the difference - it is just keeping up with the Joneses. I'll stick with a phone and a PC thanks.

This is like a home handman having to have performance hammer - when he uses it one a month.

FFS people - it is phone




not the tools of your trade - a phone.

One reason why it is handy...

Went to see art of flight last year. Got to the cinemas a couple of mins before movie started, not expecting a lot of people... Anyways huge que of people waiting to see another movie. Quickly bought tickets online, ticket was a QR code displayed on screen of my phone, then walked straight into the movie.

Just one of the many reasons having a smart phone makes life easier...

Mark _australia said...

FlySurfer said...
cell standby voltage is 1/10th the stock ICS 4.0.4 value, and well the 9300 is more energy efficient than the 9200 anyway... and I guess you could also install a custom kernel and follow forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/guide-galaxy-s3-cpu-gpu-overclocking-t1827635

I'm not even updating to Jelly Bean cos I really doubt I'll get the same life.

FFS it is a PHONE. who cares and what does that even mean?


How sad when all you can think about is getting more than two days out of your phone (charge it every second night, who gives a fk??), and if you can get online anywhere anytime. A bit of time on the PC before and after work is enough for 9000 posts on seabreeze in 5 yrs lol.

Same as all the folk with $20K a.v systems who can't hear the difference - it is just keeping up with the Joneses. I'll stick with a phone and a PC thanks.

This is like a home handman having to have performance hammer - when he uses it one a month.

FFS people - it is phone




not the tools of your trade - a phone.

No, it is a tool of my trade.The jobs all come to me on the phone and then all the paper work (and signature) is done on the phone. It saves a lot of paper work.

True, but when driving for an hour or two to work I also use it to play music or pod casts and also for navigation. As well as that it is often handy for Internet use when away from home. Unfortunately people can still contact me because it has a phone built in as well.

I just noticed, because it's just a little pocket computer and I didn't think they'd catch up that fast, the benchmark results for the new iPhone.

Holy ****!

Most of us won't need a PC in two years time. Plug phone into monitor and keyboard. Take supercomputer everywhere in pocket. Waste on social media.

www.redmondpie.com/new-benchmark-shows-iphone-5-processor-clocked-at-1.3ghz-faster-than-previously-reported/

...wait, wait ...that article states that Android apps run on a virtual machine? Really? How clunky.

Mark _australia said...

stamp said...
am i the only person in this country without a smart phone?

No I will never have one. I completely fail to see the point, I have never had a need for the internet in my pocket all day and doubt I ever will.

I find it interesting that we spent years developing standards so everyone can look at everything on the internet on Mac or PC with a handful of different OS and browsers. Everything works on you computer.

Look at Laurie's latest upgrade and all the different posts about some things not working on different phones. Must be a nightmare to try and make a workable site nowadays. Seems a bit dumb to step back to 1987 where nothing was compatible, just so people can spend all day looking at 'stuff'

Not going to get into the argument about good v bad...all I know is life in general in early 90's was great without any portable phones...you finished work at x oclock and were uncontacteable until you came back the next business day.

However, now work in IT and unfortunately 7 x 24 is the norm (oncall etc)...Sad but it pays the bills..but on a +ve I can arrange to nick out for 2 hours here and there as WFH when the surf (and in future) wind is up...just come back later and do work stuff...i.e not a 9-5'er ....can be working at 2am if called.

Anyhooo...re apps etc.....A lot of Forums using a more standard but less "colourful" than seabreeze forum use an app called TAPATALK....its great for on the go communication (if thats your thing)

BTW...this is what we had to use when they first came out....they were owned by the company...I never thought they were cool as I had to carry it everywhere I went along with a "portable" PC which was prob bigger than a tower with its case...a real PITA

As a new Seabreeze forumite I am surprised at the number of religious debates. Naish is a legend or not. Smart phone is a legend or not. Listen guys guess what? You're all individuals! You will all stand out in a crowd (except for the funny looking one down the very back)! You will not all love Macs or Windows! You will not all love trolls! You are not the Messiah!!

Sheesh the guy's happy with his phone, GREAT!

slammin said...
As a new Seabreeze forumite I am surprised at the number of religious debates. Naish is a legend or not. Smart phone is a legend or not. Listen guys guess what? You're all individuals! You will all stand out in a crowd (except for the funny looking one down the very back)! You will not all love Macs or Windows! You will not all love trolls! You are not the Messiah!!

Sheesh the guy's happy with his phone, GREAT!

Mark_Australia may not be the Messiah, but he's a very naughty boy.

Forget iPhone5!! Get iPhone6.



For more of this kind of humour, You Tube "Loose Aussie".

Actually still thinking about this.

Mine is used as

1.phone for work and social
2.IM/SMS for when I need someones address or something I cant be arsed writing down or dont have a pen..even sent photos to tradesmen to get quotes over the phone.
3.work and social contacts/emails
4.Alarm clock
5.Surf/weather reports
6.Music machine
7.Social media of varying types
8.McGoogler to settle an argument
9.Cheat at Trivia (kidding I dont play trivia)
10.Words with friends remotely (like Scrabble)
11.Child minder when I am having drinkies on a Sat arvo with my MTB mates and 7 YO shadow is bored
12.Speedometer/GPS etc for tracking running/cycling
13.Navman for driving...use the voice so dont need to look at it
14.photography...any time I need to take a photo it works "reasonably well" same for video
15.My ATM/bank
16. Notetaker
17.Used it to communicate with my friends in JAVA (the country not the computer language) via a speak and translate both ways ap
18.Used for several months before to learn basic Indospeak
19.A little bit of reading when bored...reading the old man and the sea ATM
20.Calculate postage rates
21.Measure something/get a level
22.pay bills
23.Watch live surfing contests
24.used it to learn different fishing knots
25. Etickets for concerts..save on paper and mailing costs.
26. "I really like that song..what was it"..shazzam etc
27. That actor looks familiar..what else was he/she in? IMDB etc

List goes on

So...this thing that is basically fitting in my hand can do all these things that if I had to use the old fashion methods I would need a Truck to carry them around.

Its like saying "A bombora is all I need...its just a windsurfer" It can be to some, but most of us here are after the latest high tech w/s gear..why not have a phone that can do so much more.

But then again sometimes I wish I was a luddite living on a desert island with nothing to distract me.

slammin said...
As a new Seabreeze forumite I am surprised at the number of religious debates. Naish is a legend or not. Smart phone is a legend or not. Listen guys guess what? You're all individuals! You will all stand out in a crowd (except for the funny looking one down the very back)! You will not all love Macs or Windows! You will not all love trolls! You are not the Messiah!!

We are all individuals. We are all individuals. We are all individuals...

I'm an individual, just like everybody else.

This guys an individual....

FlySurfer 29/08/2012, 7:35 pm said...
Samsung is Apple's largest supplier... contract renegotiations will be interesting.

www.marketwatch.com/story/samsung-hits-apple-with-20-price-hike-report-2012-11-11

i just recharge my phone when the battery runs low