New toy

[randy_byers]

So I have finally leaped into the new millennium by buying a smartphone. It's an Android -- a Samsung Galaxy S II. I got it through Credo, which is a company that donates some of its profits to progressive causes. (Denys and I have had a long distance service from them for many years, going back to when they were called Working Assets.) They don't have their own network and are a reseller of Sprint's service.

I've long wanted a mobile internet connection, and we'll see if it's worth the cost. I only activated it yesterday, so I've still got a lot to learn. I'm interested in app suggestions from folks who use Androids. I'm also interested in hints and advice for a newbie. How do you use your smartphone? How do I get the best bang for the buck? (For example, how often do you use wifi rather than the phone network?)

Honestly, I'm so new at this that I don't even know what questions to ask yet.

Comments

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

By the way, what do you use to clean your iPhone screen?

[janetl.livejournal.com]

When I got my first iPhone, a 3G, I bought the screen cover thingies. I found it a very fiddling, irritating process to get one onto the screen, but one protector did last a long time.

When I got my iPhone 4, I also tried to apply a protector plastic thing, and failed spectacularly. I couldn't get one on without it looking like hell, so I decided to be brave and not use a screen protector. I think it's been about a year, and there are no scratches on the glass screen (yet).

How do I clean it? I breathe on it to form condensation, then rub it on my clothes, or polish it with a Kleenex. Never used anything fancy on it.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

I'd forgotten about those protectors. I think my nephew uses one of those. But I like the sound of the simple approach.

[janetl.livejournal.com]

Note on that whole not bothering with a screen protector thing: I never carry my phone in the same pocket as coins or keys. When it's in my purse, it's in a separate pocket from my keys. YMMV.