Thanks to @froyodroid for his help...
Now EVO CM users can enjoy it too...
Get it here!
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
ZapmixN 2.3 for Nexus One CM 6.1RC2
The old classic returns for RC2...
The deep dark blue theme that you always loved...
You MUST use Amon Ra 2.0 or Clockwork to flash. It is NOT signed
Get it here!
The deep dark blue theme that you always loved...
You MUST use Amon Ra 2.0 or Clockwork to flash. It is NOT signed
Get it here!
ZapmixN MT4G based theme...For 6.1 RC2 NEXUS ONLY
Here it is...
A few things. Its basic. Meaning the vast majority of apps are not themed.
It is my own personal favorite mix, and a work in progress.
Its based on the graphics off of the MT4G, but with some Vibrant mixed in. Why? They are both light blue based... that matches well with CM...
I have begun the process of updating the rest of the apps...
Also, as convenience grows, my laziness shows...LOL
This is NOT signed. So you MUST use Amon Ra 2.0 or Clockwork recovery to flash.
But hey, at least it gives you something to flash on top of RC2... ;-)
Get it here!
A few things. Its basic. Meaning the vast majority of apps are not themed.
It is my own personal favorite mix, and a work in progress.
Its based on the graphics off of the MT4G, but with some Vibrant mixed in. Why? They are both light blue based... that matches well with CM...
I have begun the process of updating the rest of the apps...
Also, as convenience grows, my laziness shows...LOL
This is NOT signed. So you MUST use Amon Ra 2.0 or Clockwork recovery to flash.
But hey, at least it gives you something to flash on top of RC2... ;-)
Get it here!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
The tethering issue
I would like to think that I am a fair person. In my years on the TMO forums I have always advocated paying for services. And in real life, I have always said that I do not mind paying for things and services.
But I MUST get value for my money.
Value is subjective of course. What I see as value, others may see as foolish. A person definition of value is always different than others.
Which brings me to the topic at hand. T-Mobile's new tethering plan.
We all knew it was coming. For a long while, if you follow the mobile world and blogs, there has been speculation of changes in the TMO data plans, to include tethering and hotspot.
Now that it has arrived officially, it is time to voice my concerns. Which are shared by many.
First, let's talk about pricing and the data cap. Previously, TMO would cap their "unlimited" data at 10GB. If you went over that, they would slow you down to a crawl. While technically unlimited, it was all but unusable. Most people would pay about $30 a month for data. And those with Nexus Ones and rooted G1s and other phones would also have access to tethering and hotspot features with no extra charge.
The balance was achieve because even though the data plan itself was competitively priced, there was no extra charge for overage, or for TH (what I will call the tethering/hotspot from now on).
Enter Nov 2010. TMO has recently cut the cap on data to 5GB and now, they have introduced an extra charge of $15 for TH.
Who in their right mind came up with that one, and did they even bother to get opinions from actual users???
I understand the principle that heavy data usage needs to regulated and the heavy users need to pay more. But TMO's current implementation of this plan is seriously flawed.
Take my account as a perfect example. Me and my wife are not heavy data users. We watch the occasional video, we don't stream movies, and basically, we probably don't get to 1GB of data use combined in 2 accounts in any given month. The problem? We have used the TH feature once or twice...
So according to TMO, I now need to get TH added to my account and pay 15 extra a month because I MAY use TH occasionally. And yet, if there are 50 TMO users in my area, all streaming you tube videos, downloading movies on 3G, etc. they are all using FAR more data than me. Yet they are not required to pay any extra money.
I am in NO way trying to get away with not paying for what I use. But before I do, TMO needs to re-evaluate this plan and make it fair. I am NOT going to pay extra to use a grand total of 1 GB of data a month on my account, when Joe Blow down the street uses 4 or 5GB (without TH) and pays less than me.
Second, let's talk about coverage. TMO is about to embark on a huge ad campaign to advertise the largest 4G network. I am glad. I fully support that and I myself brag about TMO speeds all the time. I am lucky I live in a "4G city".
But this HSPA+ is spotty. VERY spotty. TMO is counting Tampa, SF, and others as 4G cities with millions of users covered. But in real life, it's not that way.
I live in the city of Tampa, yet here in my neighborhood, all I get is around 2500 mbps (on a good day), and most of the time its the usual 800 mbps. If I go to the mall, I can get 3K, and at my son's baseball field I can get 5 or 6K. But if I travel 10 miles north of here... It is EDGE baby....Outside of the little confines of the Tampa Bay area, you are lucky to get Edge... And let's not even talk about heading out into the midwest... Nebraska, Iowa, etc... You want to pay $15 for tethering, with a 5GB cap, for GPRS???
Conclusion? TMO has now lost the advantage. Completely. It used to be that TMO had that "you get what you pay for" advantage. Against Verizon, it was easy... You have to pay $50 at Verizon for data and TH. On TMO it was $25-$30 for data only, no charge for TH. But TMO's network has a lot less coverage. Give and take.
But now? Here is where we stand: At TMO you now have to pay $45 for a data line with TH. And you get capped at 5GB. That is only now $5 less than Verizon. Except Verizon has NO CAP on data usage (reg 3G. They do cap TH), and ALL their network is 3G... Really? Only a $5 difference?
Tethering and hotpost could have been a HUGE advantage to TMO... Combine that with your "4G" network and it could have been a hit.
But in my humble, personal opinion, you blew it T-Mobile.
But I MUST get value for my money.
Value is subjective of course. What I see as value, others may see as foolish. A person definition of value is always different than others.
Which brings me to the topic at hand. T-Mobile's new tethering plan.
We all knew it was coming. For a long while, if you follow the mobile world and blogs, there has been speculation of changes in the TMO data plans, to include tethering and hotspot.
Now that it has arrived officially, it is time to voice my concerns. Which are shared by many.
First, let's talk about pricing and the data cap. Previously, TMO would cap their "unlimited" data at 10GB. If you went over that, they would slow you down to a crawl. While technically unlimited, it was all but unusable. Most people would pay about $30 a month for data. And those with Nexus Ones and rooted G1s and other phones would also have access to tethering and hotspot features with no extra charge.
The balance was achieve because even though the data plan itself was competitively priced, there was no extra charge for overage, or for TH (what I will call the tethering/hotspot from now on).
Enter Nov 2010. TMO has recently cut the cap on data to 5GB and now, they have introduced an extra charge of $15 for TH.
Who in their right mind came up with that one, and did they even bother to get opinions from actual users???
I understand the principle that heavy data usage needs to regulated and the heavy users need to pay more. But TMO's current implementation of this plan is seriously flawed.
Take my account as a perfect example. Me and my wife are not heavy data users. We watch the occasional video, we don't stream movies, and basically, we probably don't get to 1GB of data use combined in 2 accounts in any given month. The problem? We have used the TH feature once or twice...
So according to TMO, I now need to get TH added to my account and pay 15 extra a month because I MAY use TH occasionally. And yet, if there are 50 TMO users in my area, all streaming you tube videos, downloading movies on 3G, etc. they are all using FAR more data than me. Yet they are not required to pay any extra money.
I am in NO way trying to get away with not paying for what I use. But before I do, TMO needs to re-evaluate this plan and make it fair. I am NOT going to pay extra to use a grand total of 1 GB of data a month on my account, when Joe Blow down the street uses 4 or 5GB (without TH) and pays less than me.
Second, let's talk about coverage. TMO is about to embark on a huge ad campaign to advertise the largest 4G network. I am glad. I fully support that and I myself brag about TMO speeds all the time. I am lucky I live in a "4G city".
But this HSPA+ is spotty. VERY spotty. TMO is counting Tampa, SF, and others as 4G cities with millions of users covered. But in real life, it's not that way.
I live in the city of Tampa, yet here in my neighborhood, all I get is around 2500 mbps (on a good day), and most of the time its the usual 800 mbps. If I go to the mall, I can get 3K, and at my son's baseball field I can get 5 or 6K. But if I travel 10 miles north of here... It is EDGE baby....Outside of the little confines of the Tampa Bay area, you are lucky to get Edge... And let's not even talk about heading out into the midwest... Nebraska, Iowa, etc... You want to pay $15 for tethering, with a 5GB cap, for GPRS???
Conclusion? TMO has now lost the advantage. Completely. It used to be that TMO had that "you get what you pay for" advantage. Against Verizon, it was easy... You have to pay $50 at Verizon for data and TH. On TMO it was $25-$30 for data only, no charge for TH. But TMO's network has a lot less coverage. Give and take.
But now? Here is where we stand: At TMO you now have to pay $45 for a data line with TH. And you get capped at 5GB. That is only now $5 less than Verizon. Except Verizon has NO CAP on data usage (reg 3G. They do cap TH), and ALL their network is 3G... Really? Only a $5 difference?
Tethering and hotpost could have been a HUGE advantage to TMO... Combine that with your "4G" network and it could have been a hit.
But in my humble, personal opinion, you blew it T-Mobile.
Theme extravaganza......
Several new releases this morning...
Zapmix for Vibrant JI6
Just a little mix of Froyo Galaxy S graphics, and new MT4G graphics, plus my own touches... The only requirement is that you have a rooted, JI6 Vibrant. Get into Clockwork recovery and flash.
Zapmix MT4G for Nexus One (CM6.1 RC1)
A mix of my own stuff, plus MT4G light blue graphics... For 6.1 RC1 on nexus only. Flash as normal
The ol' trusted ZapmixN (for 6.1 RC1 on Nexus One only)
Same Zapmix you have come to know and love...
Thanks
Zapmix for Vibrant JI6
Just a little mix of Froyo Galaxy S graphics, and new MT4G graphics, plus my own touches... The only requirement is that you have a rooted, JI6 Vibrant. Get into Clockwork recovery and flash.
Zapmix MT4G for Nexus One (CM6.1 RC1)
A mix of my own stuff, plus MT4G light blue graphics... For 6.1 RC1 on nexus only. Flash as normal
The ol' trusted ZapmixN (for 6.1 RC1 on Nexus One only)
Same Zapmix you have come to know and love...
Thanks
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