Yup, you want to try the new games? Upgrade to the new systems where you don't own anything any more. I certainly hope they don't think they're going to get $60 for new titles in that world.
Agreed, there are certainly usage patterns that work and others that won't. We generally use under 1 GB and 150 mins a month on two phones, while the smallest plan we could get was unlimited data and 1500 mins. Service is pretty weak at our house, so we use WiFi and run a Femtocell which offloads a lot of usage. Pretty frustrating when the only way to "save" money is to buy more, more, more. Like doing all your grocery shopping at a warehouse club, but not owning a refrigerator.
Certainly not for everyone, I'm just surprised Sprint allows an MVNO like this on their network, which seems to counter-cut the wireless cabal pricing mentioned earlier.
"Maybe other capabilities of the consoles with introduce new benefits, but what is not possible now, exactly?"
Hmmm... maybe HD refresh rates 4 times faster than human perception? Then with those stupid 3d glasses you could have 4 players on one screen without splitting. That might be cool... though you might be able to do it now and that alone is not a reason for me to upgrade a console, and certainly not a reason to sit on an awesome new money making franchise for 2-4 years.
Whoops, the first Assassin's Creed was on current gen hardware. I'll own up to the mistake on that, but you'll forgive me if you go back and play it again, since it looks a generation leap compared to what they can do now on the same hardware.
So maybe they should wait till the next-next-generation systems come out before unveiling the genius of their new franchise?
I wish they hadn't tainted great franchises like Halo, GTA, Assassin's Creed and Metal Gear by exposing the story-lines to hardware long out dated by modern standards.
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No, I'm not of the opinion that waiting on a franchise for a new platform is good for anything except driving user adoption (spending). In fact many end-of platform games are BETTER than concurrent release versions on next gen consoles. Just because the processors go twice as fast doesn't make the game better.
Yeah, it's pretty hard to slice your bill on the major carriers, but I haven't compared enough to make a call on those collusion claims. I have noticed that they all want to sell me way more than I need every month. It's nice not to worry about overages on Sprint, but I've realized that we don't need double unlimited data and texts. So I recently switched to MVNO Ting with their pay-for-your-use pricing model. The data isn't quite as cheap as this Amazon deal, but you can use as much or as little as you want.
I swear I don't work for Ting or anything, I was just shocked how much less my actual usage would cost compared to the blocked out plans of the big boys.
I've been saying "WiFi is like tap water" for a few years now, and I think we're finally getting to a point where it's more true than not. At least in the US, you're shocked if someone tells you the tap water isn't drinkable, and you're a little pissed if they want $5 for a glass of it.
Exactly, people don't need to stream Transformers in HD while they're walking down the street. This mobile data plan is enough to keep the tablet from turning into an island when you walk out the door in the morning. That's all it needs to do.
I know, I've got tons of apps that just don't do much on my Nook Color until they can get another taste of that sweet WiFi nectar.
I believe the ruling stated that the apartment was one of his residences because he spent a significant amount of time there. The law specifies provides protection specifically to belongings within your residence, so it would have probably been more protected than your laptop at a friend's house.
Yeah, I agree and was trying to remember the quote I heard from developers about the PS2. I don't know it exactly, but basically it took them years to learn how to fully exploit the system's potential. So games at console launch, or soon after are often just not as good as those that evolve as the platform becomes mature.
Ah! Replied to the wrong thing; I wanted to repond to the bit about:
"That's a misconception writers make all the time, that the record industry missed this. They didn't. They just didn't know what to do. It's like if you were suddenly asked to operate on your dog to remove his kidney. What would you do?"
Soo... every time someone proposes one of these terrible new laws that gives the Government the authority to do something we're pretty sure the people don't want the Government doing, there's someone at a federal agency going "shutup-shutup-shutup", because they're already doing it.
There's a public hearing on these scanners open 24 hours a day at most major airports. Just walk up to the scanner wherever you are, just walk in say "You can get Anything you want, at Alice's restaurant."
Or maybe "I choose to opt-out" if you don't like getting weird looks.
Yup, "safe and effective" are the words on my mind when I opt out every time, just in case the agent asks why. They never do, but I feel like I have to have a reason; like I'm being disobedient. There's something a little effed up about feeling that way while exercising your rights.
I'm not really sure if the radiation is a danger, but I opt out of the scanners more to remind myself and (hopefully) others around me of how invasive these searches are. The equivalent to standing in the scanner is having every inch of your body touched by a (polite, in my experience) stranger in public. Just because the technology allows them to intrude on more people with less visibility does not make the intrusion less unwarranted.
With no hearings for people to express their concerns, this is the only method left for us to object.
These are certainly good questions to ask, but I'd rather they first ask why the Government is seizing domain names and if they are allowed to do so. I've made this comparison before, but I liken it to seizing the name of a printed newspaper, but leaving all the writers, presses, and delivery trucks alone. In effect making the paper unrecognizable to its readers on the newsstand, not preventing some accused criminal from destroying or selling evidence. This is plainly an effort to silence the accused without hearing not an action to collect or preserve evidence for a coming legal action.
I hate people who consider themselves "experts" in something and refuse to accept input or consider the possibility that they are misinformed. Basically this.
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OUYA here I come.
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Certainly not for everyone, I'm just surprised Sprint allows an MVNO like this on their network, which seems to counter-cut the wireless cabal pricing mentioned earlier.
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I think my point still stands.
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I wish they hadn't tainted great franchises like Halo, GTA, Assassin's Creed and Metal Gear by exposing the story-lines to hardware long out dated by modern standards.
/sarc
No, I'm not of the opinion that waiting on a franchise for a new platform is good for anything except driving user adoption (spending). In fact many end-of platform games are BETTER than concurrent release versions on next gen consoles. Just because the processors go twice as fast doesn't make the game better.
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Big Mobile Pricing
I swear I don't work for Ting or anything, I was just shocked how much less my actual usage would cost compared to the blocked out plans of the big boys.
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I know, I've got tons of apps that just don't do much on my Nook Color until they can get another taste of that sweet WiFi nectar.
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Is that the "Music Exec" approved response? I really don't know what he's going for here.
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Shiny New Legislation
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They just don't know about the hearings
Or maybe "I choose to opt-out" if you don't like getting weird looks.
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Re: It's the radiation that bothers me
With no hearings for people to express their concerns, this is the only method left for us to object.
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Why at all?
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It is a wise man who knows that he knows nothing
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