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Did you try turning it off and back on again?
Best Reply I've ever seen on this site.

We've had this dance for decades... Commercials ARE Misleading, that is the nature of the beast. Remember the huge Final Fantasy 7 advertising campaign that showed NO gameplay? Does the average meal from a fast food joint look NEARLY as good as they do in the commercials? Has any ad for hardcore booze shown a person, passed out, vomiting, or having a hangover from over drinking?

Is the commercial Misleading? yes. False? No. That is the map of AT&Ts 3G Coverage, And it CLEARLY says 3G. It's no better than when AT&T was doing their ads about international calling and didn't point out the astronomical fees you get if you forget to tell them before you go overseas. It's no different to the fact that almost any commercial for food is using plastic, to show a PERFECT McDonalds burger. Or, I'll just say Axe, and all those other body wash commercials.

Oh and everyone bring up the iPhone... That's not the iPhone on the Island of misfit toys. You were misled!
Best Reply I've ever seen on this site.

We've had this dance for decades... Commercials ARE Misleading, that is the nature of the beast. Remember the huge Final Fantasy 7 advertising campaign that showed NO gameplay? Does the average meal from a fast food joint look NEARLY as good as they do in the commercials? Has any ad for hardcore booze shown a person, passed out, vomiting, or having a hangover from over drinking?

Is the commercial Misleading? yes. False? No. That is the map of AT&Ts 3G Coverage, And it CLEARLY says 3G. It's no better than when AT&T was doing their ads about international calling and didn't point out the astronomical fees you get if you forget to tell them before you go overseas. It's no different to the fact that almost any commercial for food is using plastic, to show a PERFECT McDonalds burger. Or, I'll just say Axe, and all those other body wash commercials.

Oh and everyone bring up the iPhone... That's not the iPhone on the Island of misfit toys. You were misled!
Holy Nintendo Fanboy! So... Single Analogue, (Only on the N64 and Gamecube) is better than Single Analogue on a Non Nintendo system.. and better than Dual analogue on a Non Nintendo System. And I bet you are going to say that D-pad and Touch screen, is better than Mouse and Keyboard?

I hated Goldeneye because of the controls, I couldn't stop my character from wandering around staring at the ceiling. So Does my sucking at using a control scheme that seems Awkward and vague, make me wrong compared to you sucking at a control scheme that seems awkward and vague?

And Speaking of Awkward and vague.. it's alot of why I don't like the Wii for FPS games. I point at the screen holding a remote, not a gun.. and i'm not really pointing at the screen, I'm pointing at the sensor bar ABOVE the screen, tracking my movement by a crosshair on my screen, then holding it at the edge of the screen to rotate. Again, I can't aim using my hand, because, i'm not actually aiming AT the screen, just in the general direction of the screen.

That's how I view the Wii's controls. They are just as vague, except the finger control is now a full hand analogue stick. I'm still using the On-screen marker to aim my shots, and not the device in my hand. Difference is, with the Wii, that on screen marker can randomly dissappear untill i re-orient it with the Sensor Bar, and an analogue stick doesn't do that.

I'll call the Wii Accurate when It shoots what I'm aiming at with my hand. If you went to the gun range, and somebody hit the target 7 meters up and 2 meters to the left of the target, would you call them "accurate"?
@JayMonster

Well, you don't know why anyone is with sprint.. As a sprint customer, let me explain why I'm with Sprint. You state yourself that their 3G network is great.. even if it means they have No Customers.. it also means the customers they DO have benefit. Secondly, Money. I pay $70 a month (with a 20% discount) for 500 mins, unlimited Data (under 5GB), unlimited Texts, Unlimited Nights and weekends starting while people are still awake at 7pm instead of 9pm... and now, unlimited mins to ANY cell phone in the country. And all on a nice and well covered 3G network. Second I have the option of the Palm Pre, or HTC Hero.

So, also, let's see my alternitives. AT&T, Jesus phone, with crappy coverage, spending another $30 a month just to keep my similar plan... T-Mob. Closest to price comparison. myTouch and such.. but.. as i watch my Roommate holding his phone up in the air for a 3G signal, while i look at my 4 bars of EVDO... you see why I don't consider them much an option. And Finally VZW, which again, we've already deciphered is stupid expensive in comparison. Add in the Phone lock down, like my friend's VX6800, identical to Sprint's Mogul... minus the Rev A data, and GPS... despite being THE SAME HARDWARE!!!.. also the stories that VZW wants to limit the App stores of phone makers to control it themselves... I just can't see myself paying that much for those limitations.
iPhone, android and WebOS
Ditto, Me and a few friends are already starting on trying to put together some Zune HD games. I say start with XNA and C#
Damn.. I think i like this UI more than Sense
In WoW, when they changed the talents, I got to fully respec for free.... I was getting owned for a day cause i didn't realize they did that.
So, Uhm, This fanboy debate is fun and all, but nobody noticed Sony did the same thing. The PS3 Slim only comes with Composite.. So.... guess what, PS3 owners are ALSO buying the extra cables too!
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm pretty much a complete noob when it comes to camera stuff. My wife loves to take pictures, though. So much so that she literally wore out her first point and shoot camera, and the Kodak Z712 I bought for her less than two years ago is starting to act up as well. To compound the matter, we are expecting our first born sometime next year. I fear the Kodak just isn't going to cut it any longer. What would be the best starter DSLR to get? She hates missing photo opportunities due to camera 'lag' so speed would definitely be at the top of the list. Photo quality and features would be next. Price should be no more than $800. I'm not interested in video capabilities."
 

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