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I finally went with the Tmob 3$/day option. It will set you back $10 (sim purchase) and $3/day, plus sales tax.
I signed up at an official t mobile store, where they configured my unlocked iPhone 4
Reception and speeds manhattan are good (see below), sometimes lacking at interiors.

5 days ago on NYC Tourism: on carriers, attractions and food

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I am under the impression that AT&T will not sell you a data-only plan for an iPhone. Some people have reported that iPad data SIMs work with iPhones, but the store employees may be reluctant to sell them if you tell them you are using it with an iPhone. Instead, they will recommend the cheapest (50$) voice and data prepaid plan

9 days ago on NYC Tourism: on carriers, attractions and food 1 reply

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You may want to check this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5720
You may want to make sure that your model is GSM model A1428 and verify that the label includes “1700/2100” under the UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA bands

9 days ago on NYC Tourism: on carriers, attractions and food

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keep in mind that readysim uses T-mobile network so, as insomnia pointed out before me, you wont get 4G speeds with either of them

9 days ago on NYC Tourism: on carriers, attractions and food 1 reply

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I´ll keep an eye myself on this post, as i am travelling myself to NYC soon.

As for 1, I did a little research myself, and your best options are

• readysim (15-day plan, SIM card ships from amazon.com to the USA and abroad)
• t-mobile : they have a data-only plan which is not supposed to work with phones, but has been reported to work ok in iphones; and a $3 daily voice-text-data unlimited plan . I think you have to add 10$ for the sim purchase
  See also here: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2414494,00.asp

As for the travel, if you did not book your flight yet, you can check multiple destination or “open jaw” flights, where you book all your international and domestic flight together, wich usually takes less flights and saves you money

Que disfrutes

9 days ago on NYC Tourism: on carriers, attractions and food 2 replies

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More clouds may reflect more sunlight to the atmosphere, partially offsetting the warming effect. But, if I’m not mistaken, atmospheric H2O itself has a greenhouse effect. So it’s not clear whether more water in the atmosphere would cause a positive or negative feedback in the heating effect

14 days ago on Rain will get more extreme thanks to global warming, says NASA study

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I take from your tone that you are being sarcastic.
So, don’t you think that studying the potentially devastating effects of human activity and the way to mitigate them is a good investment?

14 days ago on Rain will get more extreme thanks to global warming, says NASA study 1 reply 26 recommends

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In how many of your gmail contacts is the mobile number present? Remember WA only stores your (hashed) number, not your mail

14 days ago on Alone together: will one messaging app rule them all?

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I’m sure they can also tell when someone is being ironic

14 days ago on Alone together: will one messaging app rule them all? 1 reply

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Source? I had a mid-range symbian with xenon flash back in the day and never noticed a hit in battery life. Not that night pictures were stellar, though.
BTW, what a bland way to promote a feature that should appeal to a young audience. This should go with some clubbing photos , even if they are actually taken by an actual camera ;D

14 days ago on Nokia Lumia 928 appears on alleged billboard, claims to have 'best low-light smartphone camera' 1 reply

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I hate it because people will not stop sending emails to wrong or old addresses, or sending private mails to your work account (or vice versa)

16 days ago on Alone together: will one messaging app rule them all? 1 reply 1 recommend

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Nothing wrong with them, different use cases

With facebook, you are limited to messaging your friends (who must have facebook). Also, most people are not aware of facebook mobile messaging capabilities.
Email is not the most appropriate for quick messaging
SMS: $$$, lack of features like groups, photos…

16 days ago on Alone together: will one messaging app rule them all? 1 recommend

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I also have unlimited texting, but rarely use it because Whatsapp has become the de facto standard for people I know. It has not only replaced SMSs but also Google Talk and the majority of emails.

16 days ago on Alone together: will one messaging app rule them all?

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Most flagship phones are sold for $600-700 unlocked, $200 on contract. The difference being that apple gear does not usually drop in price and when it does, they just cut a paltry $100 for a last gen product.

I’d insert a “deal with it” meme but I’m too lazy

28 days ago on Galaxy S3 vs iPhone 5 pricing

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That is why the Surface Smart Cover and virtually all windows devices (other than keyboardless tablets) sport a touchpad and/or a clit

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