***Official Galaxy Nexus Pre-Release speculation thread**

[Wolfedude88]

Off Topic:

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So I am watching Indiana Jones with the wife and all I keep thinking about is HanSolo here on the forums, dang him.

 

[altimax98]

Hi again guys,

I need a techie person to answer a question a friend posed to me. I don't know the answer to it, so I'm asking you guys.

My friend wants to be able to use the Gnex on an airplane streaming WiFi. Is there ANY way to kill the telephone radio while keeping the wiFi radio open when flying.

He wants to use is as a laptop and stream media (movies, netflix, etc.) while on an airplane, but turn the phone off so as not to break any rules.

Is this possible? Is it root only? TIA.

Your humble servant,
Steven

Yeah i just tried it on my Incredible running ICS.

Switch on Airplane mode, The switch on Wifi... The airplane mode icon will stay on and the wifi logo will appear. Connect and enjoy

 

[mountainlover]

New Pic with jeans included:

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I am going to dinner first - it is not a date - it is dinner with a friend who is then going to be the one to show me Star Wars for the first time. Yes, Episode 4.
And while it isn't a 'date' because neither of us has any expectations other than friendly conversation, dinner and movie I am still looking to my 'family' for opinions because it's what a woman stresses over.

The one on the left! Where did you buy those?? Love them!!!

 

[BLD]

Hi again guys,

I need a techie person to answer a question a friend posed to me. I don't know the answer to it, so I'm asking you guys.

My friend wants to be able to use the Gnex on an airplane streaming WiFi. Is there ANY way to kill the telephone radio while keeping the wiFi radio open when flying.

He wants to use is as a laptop and stream media (movies, netflix, etc.) while on an airplane, but turn the phone off so as not to break any rules.

Is this possible? Is it root only? TIA.

Your humble servant,
Steven

You aren't allowed to use anything that transmits radio frequencies on a plane. That included wifi. You wouldn't be able to use bluetooth either. They don't want anything transmitting in such close proximity to all of their sensors as well as interfering with their communications to the ground regardless of frequency.

Edit: Guess since the airlines are now offering wifi they have changed their stance on this. Not sure how they'd be with you transmitting your own wifi though.

 

[BabyBlues]

The one on the left! Where did you buy those?? Love them!!!

Payless!!!!

 

[IndecisiveElle]

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Black

Yup.

 

[NightAngel79]

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not even close

Hi again guys,

I need a techie person to answer a question a friend posed to me. I don't know the answer to it, so I'm asking you guys.

My friend wants to be able to use the Gnex on an airplane streaming WiFi. Is there ANY way to kill the telephone radio while keeping the wiFi radio open when flying.

He wants to use is as a laptop and stream media (movies, netflix, etc.) while on an airplane, but turn the phone off so as not to break any rules.

Is this possible? Is it root only? TIA.

Your humble servant,
Steven

As long as you turn wifi on AFTER you turn airplane mode on you will be fine, i do it all the time when flying (delta employee)

You aren't allowed to use anything that transmits radio frequencies on a plane. That included wifi. You wouldn't be able to use bluetooth either. They don't want anything transmitting in such close proximity to all of their sensors as well as interfering with their communications to the ground regardless of frequency.

Not true. Planes have Wifi on them now

 

[nyg010]

Actually this is a huge rumor. They actually have built in Wi-Fi on the planes now. Telephone on the other hand is another issue.

Different devices operate at highly varying frequencies.

You aren't allowed to use anything that transmits radio frequencies on a plane. That included wifi. You wouldn't be able to use bluetooth either. They don't want anything transmitting in such close proximity to all of their sensors as well as interfering with their communications to the ground regardless of frequency.

 

[mountainlover]

Payless!!!!

I would have never guessed!

 

[DPiddy]

You aren't allowed to use anything that transmits radio frequencies on a plane. That included wifi. You wouldn't be able to use bluetooth either. They don't want anything transmitting in such close proximity to all of their sensors as well as interfering with their communications to the ground regardless of frequency.

Only true during take off and landing.

 

[altimax98]

You aren't allowed to use anything that transmits radio frequencies on a plane. That included wifi. You wouldn't be able to use bluetooth either. They don't want anything transmitting in such close proximity to all of their sensors as well as interfering with their communications to the ground regardless of frequency.

uhmmmm most airlines offer a wifi hotspot feature on the aircraft that you can pay extra to use with a device

I got the crap ninja'd outta me

 

[soccerplaya2090]

You aren't allowed to use anything that transmits radio frequencies on a plane. That included wifi. You wouldn't be able to use bluetooth either. They don't want anything transmitting in such close proximity to all of their sensors as well as interfering with their communications to the ground regardless of frequency.

you realize some planes offer wifi on their flights

 

[HanSolo]

BB:

If it's just friends, the black shoes.

If you guys are Mickey Mousing around pretending to be friends but your palms are all sweaty, the leopard ones.

 

[BLD]

you realize some planes offer wifi on their flights

Yes, I do now. I edited my post. Still not sure how they will be with bringing your own wifi transmission on board. They may try to limit it to their wifi hotspot only. That of course would be pretty difficult to do.

 

[BabyBlues]

I would have never guessed!

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They had a bunch of them - this was sold out in my size almost right away. I happened to be in a store that was off the beaten path and they had them in. I have the plain black suede ones as well. They had gray and blue and tan also. I love payless!

 

[BLD]

BB:

If it's just friends, the black shoes.

If you guys are Mickey Mousing around pretending to be friends but your palms are all sweaty, the leopard ones.

And I like the black ones in both cases.

 

[IHateMyTreo]

Hi again guys,

I need a techie person to answer a question a friend posed to me. I don't know the answer to it, so I'm asking you guys.

My friend wants to be able to use the Gnex on an airplane streaming WiFi. Is there ANY way to kill the telephone radio while keeping the wiFi radio open when flying.

He wants to use is as a laptop and stream media (movies, netflix, etc.) while on an airplane, but turn the phone off so as not to break any rules.

Is this possible? Is it root only? TIA.

Your humble servant,
Steven

Ability to stream anything will depend on the quality of the WiFi service on the plane. I have had good and bad experiences (usually with GoGo Inflight) which I think is based on where your seat is relative to the router. I can say it's usually hard to connect even my VPN, and streaming is iffy at best because GoGO is definitely NOT high speed.

 

[zedster]

BB:

If it's just friends, the black shoes.

If you guys are Mickey Mousing around pretending to be friends but your palms are all sweaty, the leopard ones.

Mickey Mousing? would that be the act of lobbying congress every 10~25 yrs to extend trademark times?


How long does a trademark last? age of Micky Mouse + 25 years

 

[KSToto]

BB-

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Payless!!!!

I agree! Love them!

Weather:

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We have snow here! My kids have been building forts and fighting. Our dog wants to go out with them, but doesn't have enough hair on her skinny behind to keep her warm!

 

[Crashumbc]

BB:

If it's just friends, the black shoes.

If you guys are Mickey Mousing around pretending to be friends but your palms are all sweaty, the leopard ones.

Just got here, did you just give bb shoe advice?

What the hell did I miss?

 

[nyg010]

lmao hahaha

Just got here, did you just give bb shoe advice?

What the hell did I miss?

 

[nyg010]

Hey Hans, I need to pick out a dress for tonight, care to chip in???





Just bustin' your chops!

 

[esmith818]

I just got back from the Verizon next to my house in Charlotte (beautiful, sunny day today). The store windows were all boarded up. I asked the greeter what happened. He said someone recently drove their truck right through the front window to steal product.

After checking out the new phones, I made my way over to the sales associates behind the computers. I starting talking with one and asked her about the double data plan

 

[zedster]

I wonder with the nexus if you wired tether a wifi connect

The gogo on airplanes is cheaper for a smart phone, so if you could you pay on your phone, then tether to your laptop.


//if you have not realized yet I'm crafty

 

[gapi]

Mega Pixel Demo

Done with my Canon 50D & 70-200 F2.8L IS the pic below is re-sized from 4752 x 3168 to 600 x 400 to fit here.
Note the Downy Woodpecker in the center.

Picture the frame as a 4 X 8 foot sheet of plywood with the woody's head being a Quarter placed on the plywood.
This is where the more MP the better comes into play as an advantage or disadvantage according to if it contains more or less pixels.

The bottom pic is the woody's head @ 100% cropped out of the 4752 x 3168 image. The more pixels in the whole frame, the more pixels in the cropped section, the more resolution in the final product. This is how photographers check for the quality in an image from a particular device. We view it @ 100% and have a look.
Even the best camera & lens combos @ 100% are not pristine. Rarely are images used or applied @ 100%. But the pot of gold photographers seek are "Sharp Copies" of camera bodies or lenses. They are not all the same. Some come off the line tack sharp.

The examples are not the best mine can do, just a fast lean out the back door to shoot one for this demo.

Thus the more MP means just that, not necessarily a better quality camera or sensor.

So if you think your phone cam is going to replace a DSLR or decent Point & Shoot, take a shot and look at a 100% crop of a small section. This is how I will be comparing cell cameras for my post in the future.