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My Plans for my Next Phone!

Paul

Log fall

Water logged Phone, Needs Replace!

After many long months with the HTC inspire 4G, I’ve pretty much decided that is probably time to get a new phone.  I’ve had many great success with the phone and I like it very much, so I’m not about to leave the HTC phone maker [Affiliate Link].  I’ve had many times of finding that right phone, and I’ve even shared how I do find phones.  It just means I not going to buy a new phone, because buying a new phone is way to expensive for my taste.  I however know what I’m interested in and I’ll be sharing them with you.   I’m more interested in what people think of these phones and if they how they work than anything else but I will also be sharing how to use them with Straight Talk over, once I buy one of these phones.

As you can see I’m really thinking about this and how I can best make my choice.   I am open to the possibilities of getting a phone in the next few weeks and you can help me decide which one you want me to work with in reguards to unlocking it for Straight Talk.  Just leave a comment and tell me what you think and which ones you like yourself.  

Paul Sylvester

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HTC Inspire is not wet ware, but I fixed mine!

Paul

Tuff little Phone!

When I first got this used HTC inspire Phone, I didn’t expect to be so durable.  I even showed you how to unlock your HTC Inspire and make it work it Straight Talk!  Recent past have talked about some of my other favorite durable technology, like the MX Anywhere Mouse [Affiliate Link].   The mouse is very durable just like this phone,  I’ve been using this mouse for over 2 years and still think this is very useful!  

So why bring up the mouse, well I used to have a post about water damage on the mouse and how to fix it.  It went out the window when I upgraded to Squarespace I believe.  Oh well, it was a great post about how to fix your mouse in case it got wet.  

My Cell Phone got dunked in liquid!

I won’t say how, but I will say most people will say that it now longer will work and I think even the cell companies like to use that lie to get you to buy a new cell phone when this happens.  Anyway, I don’t know who came up with the idea of getting electronics wet means it is ruined.   I also know about the side effects of rust and moisture but most of the time you can fix that with a little sun and letting it dry.   If moisture got in the electronic it can get itself out! That at least is what I think and what I have seen it do in the past.  

Some Points to Consider!

  • Don’t expect it to work right after you think it is dry.   It might take a little longer than usual for it to be dry enough to work.
  • If your 10$ keyboard needs clean, just drop it in water and then let it dry.   You’d be surpised how cleaner it is afterwards.  Just remember to disconnect it from power supply and give it plenty of time to dry off approximately a day or two should do!  
  • If your Cell phone or Keyboard gets wet, remove batteries or power it down quickly to prevent any electrical arching which could result in damage to the electrical equipment.  
  • If you can keep the battery door open to let it dry!
  • If you think it is ruined, then you can’t do any more damage by trying to dry it off and use it again!

I don’t recommend this for anything else.   If you happen to get your laptop wet then you have problems.  I am talking about a keyboard for the desktop and only a desktop.  

After I’d dried off my cell phone, it started to work again.   If it didn’t at least I had a way to go buy a cheap HTC Cell phone and thus saving me money.  If you need a used cell phone, I suggest checking Cellular Country [Affiliate Link], they guarantee that it will work on delivery or your money back!  That’s where I’m going to buy my next cell phone from when it is time!

Paul Sylvester

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The Story of my failing battery and why it happens!

Paul

Batteries

It’s been a while!

Having had my HTC Inspire for over a few months, it was a brand new inspire.   It was actually a used one from my sister. So I got what I wanted to get an actually android working on the Straight Talk Network and all life is good!  Until recently, I’ve started to notice a few things with my phone that I wanted to share with everyone else in case you’ve had the same problem I had!  If you’ve not had this problem before you might have it later on! 

Phone just Shuts off while unplugged!

As you know this might not be the only time it shuts off but it will be a good indication that something is wrong with the battery!  There is a great explanation on how batteries work over at HowStuffWorks, I won’t go into detail about this but I will explain some of what is happening.   The rest after all should fall in place when you read the article!  Over the past 2 months or so, I’ve had the phone just randomly shut down but it didn’t start doing it like it did yesterday and today.  

Why Does it Shut down!

Basically the cell phone thinks it has more power than what the battery pack is telling it.  You see batteries that are stored in this fashion or even used can only be charged and discharged to a certain extent and thus once you hit that no power threshold in that cell batter then it can’t be charged due to fact that you might just blow up the cell.   While on the subject, what is a battery cell?  A battery cell is typically more than one battery but can also be one battery.   It is used in either parallel or sequential series, you can find out more about that by reading that article also.   This is all fascinating but what does this have to do with the battery?  You’re probably asking yourself this question.

Each battery cell has a circuit where you once it hits the charge limit it just shuts the that cell down and you can no longer access it or use it.   So when your cell phone thinks it has a full and you loose power quickly then that is basically the reason.   The battery knows how much it can send to your phone but your phone is only learning this over time.   It is definetly a process that just is crazy.  


How does this help me?

It basically is a good indication that your battery is get old in age and needs to be replaced.  If it happens to you at least once a few weeks it is probably a good idea to replace the battery.   Now I must comment, sometimes it isn’t the battery but the software.  I thought so, and I put my old Froyo OEM version of Android back on my phone and it still did it.  So if you don’t want to have to send off for that battery and pay extra to over night it, it is probably a good idea to have one who two batteries ready once you start seeing symptoms like this.   I sure learned my lesson for next time this happens.

Paul Sylvester

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How ‘Unrealistic’ Goals helps get stuff done!

Paul

Goal Setting

Everyone has a Goal in life!

Not to say that all goals should be an ‘Unrealistic’ Goal, but then again.   Having seen the power of being told I have some Unrealistic Goals!  It got me thinking, just how can some people consider my goals to be unrealistic?  It baffles me as to why people think they have to comment on these or write these down in hopes the person who has these goals can get hit in the stomach and try to deflate their balloon sort to speak.  

It bothers me!

It always seems to be a point of contention when someone say something like having an ‘Unrealistic Goal’ or it will never happen.  As I’ve been looking for a job, I’ve been told several times to go flip burgers, or become a bagger for the local grocery store.  All of it has good intentions, saying I don’t have the luxury to pick and choice but then are we just telling people to be mediocre and thus setting ourselves to not be extra-ordinary?  Nothing in life is ever going to be easy, I’ve heard it and learned that fact in many ways.   I however think the God almighty has given my a desire to be more than I could be.   I want to be more than 100%, I want to be 101% or more.   

My Goals = ‘Success’ and Their Goals = ‘normal’!

So your probably asking your self, what are my Goals?  I’ve got a few that I wouldn’t mind completing but those aren’t what I call ‘Unrealistic’.  I am going to share with you a few of my Goals that I hope to complete before I die.  Although these may or may not ever be completed it is something that I will continually strive for!

Finding a Job that I love — Nothing in this world will be everyone’s dreams.   It is however a dream of mine to have a job that I either have a passion for or is something that helps people with my knowledge and details. 

My brother-in-law said that he graduated with an associates degree in History but yet he is selling cars.  He said we never get what we want.  

I have a thought, are we defeating ourselves before we begin by telling people that we should be mediocre or Normal.   What is normal?  It is a definition that has plaqued everyone since the word has been used.

Being a Famous writer — Another one is to have people who know who I am far a wide.   I know with being famous you have to worry about all sorts of things.  Writing has always been my dream since I was a young boy.  When I first started this blog about 8 years ago, I decided to make some of my dreams happen.   My tenacity to be a writer far out weighs what people thought of me and thus my family never supported me in this endeavor. 

Making a Connection to my Reader — Not that I’ve not tried, my dream however is to make more connections with my loyal readers and come up with a way to say thank you for all of them.  I haven’t come up with a way because I don’t know who would consider contacting me and talking about themselves and sharing their story to me and possibly my readership.  That is one idea, give them their lime light and I’ll be able to say Thank you on my blog to them.  To say thank you face to face would be ideal but that also might be ‘Unrealistic’!

As you can see by having these goals, I am saying to myself I will not give in to normal.   Having ‘Unrealistic Goals’ makes me want to succeed and not just sit here doing nothing.  If anything, it drives me to become a better writer, worker, and friend to everyone I know.

Those are just three of my goals that some people would probably say are ‘Unrealistic Goals’.   I don’t know I think each one has merits and possibly.   Am I saying that these will happen, maybe but in the scheme of things only time will tell!

Paul Sylvester

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Getting you Picture Messages and Multimedia Messages to work on Straight Talk AT&T!

Paul

The Need to Update your APN!

I’ve found an updated APN that can be used to give you access to Multimedia Text message, in essence picture messages for some of you who are on the Straight Talk AT&T Network!  This APN setting will only work for any that have #89014 on their sim.  If you don’t then you might try looking elsewhere or maybe consider contacting me, and I’ll do the hard work and find the right APN for your situation!  This also will only work if you have an Unlocked Phone [Affiliate Link]!

Before you do this though, It is time to do a APN Backup of your settings.   You wouldn’t want to have to look for those APN Settings that are working all over again.   This might work for you but then again it might not.  It seems to work for me and Another reader on our HTC Inspire 4G Unlocked Cell phones [Amazon Affiliate Link].   So I’m not entirely certain that it will work 100%.

Delete all existing APNS and enter these APNS!

Name: HOME

APN: att.mvno Leave everything else alone

EXCEPT the bottom selection that says:

APN type: default,supl

Then save, next choose to add another APN

Name: MMS

APN: att.mvno

MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com

MMS proxy: proxy.mvno.tracfone.com

MMS port: 80

APN type: mms 

THEN SAVE You will see that only one APN has the option to be chosen, that is ok, Just choose the one that is able to be chosen. Now go back to Homescreen and then reboot your phone.  If this doesn’t work you can always restore you APN’s and no harm no fowl.   I just know that some of you are wanting to recieve the Pictures messages on Straight Talk AT&T.   I encourage you to contact me if you need help finding the APN for your Straight Talk Phone.  Please remember to support my blog, because it is only with your help I can keep this site running.  

Paul Sylvester

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