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How has your Android paid for itself?

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coyote1

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I just finished using FrequenSee to re-work my home music studio. FrequenSee is a free audio frequency analyzer app. It worked perfectly, using only the built-in mic. Well, a standalone entry-level audio frequency analyzer can be purchased at a music store or online for about $500. So my Samsung Exhibit II just paid for itself, and generated a 'profit' of $300!!

There are other apps that help these android units pay for themselves. GPS of course; it amazes me that those units sell at all anymore. Cameras and videocams are becoming obsolete for daily/candid use. Pocket voice recorders are now obsolete as well. Each time an app appears for these devices, something else out there is no longer needed. Guitar tuner? There's an app for that. Metronome and decibel meter too - between those three gadgets, that's at least $100 I don't have to spend.

Other apps I use that help the phone pay for itself: stud finder, compass, level/clinometer, remote control (with Harmony Link). While the Harmony required a $100 outlay, it saved me $60 on an unavailable Denon remote replacement. So I'm estimating the $200 investment in the phone has probably replaced $700 or more in other gadgets, thus paying for itself more than three times over.
 
Where do I start? Faxing, email, credit card processing, database browsing....the list goes. My Android has been a game changer from a business perspective.
 
For me it is camera,video recorder,mp3 player on top of sms and call. Although the camera,video recorder may not be on par with dedicated devices but they are slowly catching up! My LG Optimus 2x camera deliver quite good pictures at 8MP albeit the final capture there is a 1-3 second lag after tap.
 
square = much cheaper than the traditional credit card processing..no contract.. free equipment, which can cost up to $1500... and you can take it anywhere!

shopsavvy = check prices instantly any product you are thinking about purchasing. confirming you have a good price.. or you can save. on major items (like a TV), you can save up to several hundred $$. I know i has more than paid for my EVO several times over.
 
GPS navigation that is at most ~6 months old, saves having to buy update discs for a commercial navigation system.
 
I don't need a pc now with my smartphone. just a year ago, I was one of those people that didn't believe in cellphones and thought of one as a digital leash. I didn't have one for several years until I got my Optimus v last year. I'd feel lost without my phone now.

only thing it doesn't do is hardcore gaming and that's changing. I still like monster gaming rigs for that thou
 
Instant access to email, and a near point and shoot quality camera are probably the biggest improvements over my old dumb phone. Not having to use T9 is worth the price of the phone.

Being able to look up product reviews and price check things on the spot has reduced my impulse buys (that and having no money :mad:), and saved me money on stuff I did end up getting.
 
Omar Days said:
Cam scanner pro. So good if you haven't got a scanner.
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Comes with free Navigon software that normally costs $AU100! That's just the beginning of course. It has saved me a lot of time at home and work, and we all know time = money :D
 
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