[00:40] <Cheri703> want the mobo too? it's moody though
[00:40] <Cheri703> I'm planning to take the whole computer (minus some useful bits) to the recycling place, but if the mobo and such are useful, I can pull that too
[00:41] <Unit193> Ah, might as well try it in that case
[00:41] <Unit193> And how did Sully to Budapest go anyway?
[00:43] <Cheri703> hrm?
[00:44] <Unit193> Didn't you take canthus13's coworker's desk item with you and get pics?
[00:47] <Cheri703> yep
[00:50]  * canthus13 yawns.
[00:50] <canthus13> Unit193: Look for Sully on Vacation on facebook.
[00:56] <Unit193> Haha! Nice
[15:04] <thafreak> So, i got a new phone and decided to root my old one
[15:04] <thafreak> step one, downgrade to previous android version with a flaw
[15:05] <thafreak> However, once I did that, when it started up, it wanted me to setup my gmail account before it would continue
[15:05] <thafreak> but my service had been cancelled on it by then
[15:05] <thafreak> so now I'm stuck
[15:11] <thafreak> hmmm...might be able to get a prepaid sim card for $5 and just pay $2 for one day of data....hmmmm...
[15:44] <dzho> thafreak: let me know who you get a SIM from for that sort of a deal, please, if you don't mind.
[15:45]  * dzho has a bunch of GSM phones sitting around and a bunch of inactive SIms
[15:45] <_bbb_> which phone
[15:45] <_bbb_> are you rooting thafreak
[15:46] <_bbb_> and which is the new one? =)
[15:47] <_bbb_> ah lg optimus v
[15:50] <_bbb_> the suspense is killing me yo
[16:00] <_bbb_> it took me almost 2 years before i rooted my first android
[16:00] <_bbb_> the next one about to 2 hours
[16:05] <toddc> I rooted my last two phones within hours :)
[16:06] <toddc> you shoud be able to set gmail from wifi if the phone has it
[16:10] <_bbb_> i had similar trouble last G1 I rooted
[16:10] <_bbb_> got around it by swapping sim temporarily iirc
[16:31] <thafreak> yes sorry
[16:31] <thafreak> lg optimus v is the new phone
[16:32] <thafreak> old one was a mytouch 3g (aka the g2, the second android phone ever released)
[16:33] <thafreak> yeah, i had to go back to cupcake on the phone, no way to turn wifi on before getting to the gmail setup part
[16:33] <thafreak> basically my only option is to put an active sim card in it.
[16:33] <thafreak> might just pony up and buy a prepaid sim and activate it for one day
[16:34] <thafreak> nice that they have day to day plans...which cost an arm and a leg over time, but for just one day, it's better than buying a whole month
[16:45] <_bbb_> g2 is a different phone
[16:45] <_bbb_> htc vision
[16:46] <_bbb_> so different carrier then
[16:46] <thafreak> yes, but the mytouch was the second phone available after the g1
[16:46] <_bbb_> nod
[16:46] <thafreak> my options at the time was the g1 or the mytouch...
[16:46] <thafreak> then about a month later, about 3 or so devices showed up
[16:47] <_bbb_> yeah i preordered the G1
[16:47] <_bbb_> on G2 now
[16:47] <thafreak> who makes the g2?
[16:47] <_bbb_> htc
[16:47] <_bbb_> its the htc dream
[16:47] <_bbb_> i think the mytouch 3g is the htc magic
[16:47] <_bbb_> they are very similar
[16:48] <thafreak> i have to say, the optimus is kind of the lowend of the spectrum these days, but compared to my mytouch, it's amazing
[16:48] <_bbb_> yeah both have older cpu
[16:48] <thafreak> yeah magic and dream were similar i think
[16:48] <_bbb_> i still have the G1
[16:48] <thafreak> they suck basically...i would get so pissed
[16:48] <_bbb_> but ive had a few of them
[16:48] <_bbb_> still good phones
[16:48] <thafreak> do they run better rooted?
[16:49] <_bbb_> much
[16:49] <_bbb_> xda forums are your friend
[16:49] <thafreak> then I'll wast the couple bucks to get a sim card :)
[16:49] <thafreak> i can use it as a wifi only device atleast...maybe a sip phone too
[16:49] <_bbb_> seti
[16:49] <_bbb_> lol
[16:50] <thafreak> seti?
[16:50] <_bbb_> seti at home
[16:51] <_bbb_> you know spare cpu cycles to search for aliens
[16:51] <_bbb_> sarcarm
[16:51] <_bbb_> because the old phones are so slow
[16:51] <_bbb_> but they still run decent with newer roms
[16:52] <_bbb_> i like ezgingerbread on the g1
[16:52] <thafreak> really, gingerbread can run on the g1?
[16:53] <_bbb_> yeah.. runs well
[16:53] <thafreak> nice
[16:53] <_bbb_> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=882356
[16:53] <thafreak> well, I'm on virgin mobile now, and i got my phone for only $50 on black friday...
[16:53] <thafreak> so I don't feel very tied down...maybe i'll root it too later
[16:54] <_bbb_> were you on virgin before?
[16:54] <thafreak> you hear anything about rooting the optimus?
[16:54] <thafreak> no I was on tmo before
[16:54] <_bbb_> oh duh
[16:54] <_bbb_> mytouch
[16:54] <thafreak> in fact, have to pay the final bill still :)
[16:54] <_bbb_> http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1089
[16:55] <_bbb_> you got a few choices for custom roms
[16:55] <_bbb_> i was looking at that motorola triumph on virgin for a sec
[16:56] <thafreak> well, i went with the optimus pureley because target had it for $50 :)
[16:56] <thafreak> and i was looking to get away from tmo and my $110/month bill
[16:56] <_bbb_> nod
[16:57] <_bbb_> id imagine they would be giving that phone away for free
[16:57] <thafreak> that was 2 lines though...one android, one a vanilla phone
[16:57] <_bbb_> heck i got my G2 for free
[16:57] <_bbb_> well with contrcat
[16:57] <_bbb_> contract too
[16:57] <thafreak> you see republicwireless?
[16:57] <_bbb_> hmmm no
[16:57] <thafreak> it's more of a community based one
[16:58] <_bbb_> tmo has a wifi calling thing
[16:58] <_bbb_> not especially interesting to me
[16:58] <thafreak> they require all members to use wifi as much as possible
[16:58] <thafreak> is $19/mon unlimitted everything interesting?
[16:58] <_bbb_> yeah pros and cons there
[16:58] <_bbb_> my wifi sucks so i'd hate it
[16:59] <thafreak> yeah...i'm debating...if you didn't have to pay$199 for the phone up front, i'd be more willing to just give it a try
[17:00] <thafreak> i'm also tempted to up my home internet connection since we ditched cable a while ago...
[17:00] <_bbb_> im probably gonna stick with tmobile now they att deal fell thru
[17:00] <thafreak> kind of thinking of getting a business connection with static ip...
[17:00] <_bbb_> my data plan is grandfathered now
[17:00] <thafreak> oh yeah? when did the deal fall through? I haven't been keeping up on tech news
[17:01] <_bbb_> fcc doj shut em down week or so ago
[17:01] <_bbb_> 8/31/11
[17:01] <_bbb_> U.S. Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit to Block AT&T's Acquisition of T-Mobile.
[17:01] <thafreak> cool
[17:02] <_bbb_> 11/29/11
[17:02] <_bbb_> Bureau Dismissal Without Prejudice of AT&T's Applications for Transfer of Control of T-Mobile USA, Inc.
[17:02] <thafreak> but i heard the parent of tmo was itching to ditch the us arm...
[17:02] <thafreak> so I wonder what they're next move will be
[17:03] <_bbb_> yeah same
[17:05] <_bbb_> i was also looking at htc detail on credo mobile
[17:05] <_bbb_> its basically evo shift 4g
[17:05] <thafreak> credo? not heard of them
[17:05] <_bbb_> so custom rom support would be good
[17:06] <_bbb_> another one on sprint network i believe
[17:06] <_bbb_> their plans put me off tho
[17:08] <thafreak> yeah...I'm not happy with anyone's plan choices really
[17:08] <thafreak> virgin is about the best I could deal with
[17:09] <_bbb_> they got a few decent phones now tho
[17:10] <_bbb_> lg optimus s free with 2yr contract
[17:10] <_bbb_> plan is probably 80/mo
[17:11] <_bbb_> right now im only paying $30 for 300 mins and $25 for unlimited data + 400 sms
[17:11] <_bbb_> i hardly use my cell phone anymore so works for me
[17:12] <_bbb_> they tried to switch my plan last time i upgraded phones
[17:12] <_bbb_> i made them switch it back heh
[17:14] <_bbb_> http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/T-Mobile-Prepaid-SIM-Activation-Kit
[17:14] <_bbb_> there you go
[17:15] <thafreak> yep, I'll probably stop and pick one up next time im at a tmo store
[17:15] <_bbb_> i got one of those at their store once
[17:15] <_bbb_> fuckers charged me twice that
[17:16] <_bbb_> retail madness
[17:16] <thafreak> really...crap, maybe i just order it online then
[17:34] <dzho> also, "out of stock"
[17:34] <dzho> at least, that's what it's showing for me
[17:49] <thafreak> damn, i don't think it was out of stock a few hours ago
[17:56] <thafreak> also, the pay by the day plan, has a minimum of $10
[17:56] <_bbb_> i got that once then
[17:56] <_bbb_> didnt ever use it
[17:56] <_bbb_> other that old test dummy phone
[17:57] <thafreak> but it looks like you can take a prepaid sim and make it a normal one with a normal contract plan
[17:57] <thafreak> sooooo...maybe i can use one of my old sim's and turn it into a prepaid one?
[18:01] <thafreak> http://www.crypto-class.org/
[18:01] <thafreak> free crypto class taught online at stanford
[20:38] <_bbb_> superman's dog was the best krypto of all time