Well, I won't actually be able to get my new phone until April 4th, but I like planning ahead with this stuff. I'll be getting the Thunderbolt, if that matters any. I plan to mostly stick to doing basic stuff -- web browsing, e-mail, Facebook, occasionally watching YouTube videos, using it for music/ video playback, etc.
So, are there any apps that do any of those things better than the default apps that'll already be on the phone? Better web browser, or anything like that?
Also, I'd kind of like to grab one of those apps that allows for free text messaging (as it'd be nice to not have to pay for texting, on top of my phone bill), not sure if there's any recommendations there. On my iPod Touch, I use FreeText, and I see that's available on the Android market as well. It's... alright, but it seems kind of limited, to me, and I find that it doesn't notify me when I get new texts. Not sure if the Android version is any different. Any other good ones?
Lastly, are there any good apps that allow you to stream TV shows to the device to watch, for free? Basically, something like Hulu, except without having to pay a monthly fee (although, I don't think Hulu's app is available on the Android market, anyway)? I'm into a lot of shows that I often miss when they air, and I have to catch up on them later; it'd be kinda neat to be able to do that on the go, such as when I'm on break at work, or something.
Also, just a question out of my own curiosity... Is the Android market a bit more... lenient with apps, or something? What I mean is, I noticed there are game emulators on there (SNES, GBA, even N64), and while I don't personally plan to grab any of those, I'm curious how they get away with being sold on the Android market. I'm imagine they'd never get to stay up on the Apple store, since game emulation isn't exactly legal.
So, are there any apps that do any of those things better than the default apps that'll already be on the phone? Better web browser, or anything like that?
Also, I'd kind of like to grab one of those apps that allows for free text messaging (as it'd be nice to not have to pay for texting, on top of my phone bill), not sure if there's any recommendations there. On my iPod Touch, I use FreeText, and I see that's available on the Android market as well. It's... alright, but it seems kind of limited, to me, and I find that it doesn't notify me when I get new texts. Not sure if the Android version is any different. Any other good ones?
Lastly, are there any good apps that allow you to stream TV shows to the device to watch, for free? Basically, something like Hulu, except without having to pay a monthly fee (although, I don't think Hulu's app is available on the Android market, anyway)? I'm into a lot of shows that I often miss when they air, and I have to catch up on them later; it'd be kinda neat to be able to do that on the go, such as when I'm on break at work, or something.
Also, just a question out of my own curiosity... Is the Android market a bit more... lenient with apps, or something? What I mean is, I noticed there are game emulators on there (SNES, GBA, even N64), and while I don't personally plan to grab any of those, I'm curious how they get away with being sold on the Android market. I'm imagine they'd never get to stay up on the Apple store, since game emulation isn't exactly legal.
