# Official Android thread **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 28, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430 "2009-10-28T08:05:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 178
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3541 "2014-02-12T08:02:56Z")
yeah i used to use vzw’s janky visual voicemail. it sucked but was better than dialing into it. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3542 "2014-02-12T08:46:07Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > yeah i used to use vzw’s janky visual voicemail. it sucked but was better than dialing into it. I will give this 6-7 months and then decide if I like it. I have a feeling I will go full circle and back to the iPhone. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3543 "2014-02-12T08:58:29Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > yeah i used to use vzw’s janky visual voicemail. it sucked but was better than dialing into it. Almost positive that that is a paid add on isn’t it? Same with those fucking ring back tones. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3544 "2014-02-12T10:53:15Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > Almost positive that that is a paid add on isn’t it? Same with those fucking ring back tones. It’s like, $2/month to use Visual Voicemail on Android. The app is free. With a phone bill greater than 180/month, what’s another 2? ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3545 "2014-02-12T10:57:50Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > I have a feeling I will go full circle and back to the iPhone. Impatiently waiting for the 4.6+" iphone to be released and I’m out of this buggy shithole OS. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3546 "2014-02-12T12:11:14Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > It’s like, $2/month to use Visual Voicemail on Android. The app is free. With a phone bill greater than 180/month, what’s another 2? I still can’t justify it. Yeah it’s $2 but Verizon’s apps suck so bad it’s not even worth $2. I also managed to get my bill down from $180 to 160 with my work discount then to 153 with the share everything plan. ---
**Author:** ![jabbu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jabbu/32/7446_2.png) [@jabbu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jabbu)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3547 "2014-02-12T14:22:58Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > So I gave the windows phone a chance and its short comings. > > But seriously wtf why does the Android phone not have visual voicemail and the ability to natively block numbers? Google voice, and in recent calls if you hold down over a ph # it offers add to reject list. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3548 "2014-02-12T14:27:38Z")
It doesn’t have that feature in kitkat on nexus 5 for standard calls The other option I have is create a contact and set the contact to auto redirect to voicemail and then just add a bunch of numbers. I get a lot of random sales people calling ---
**Author:** ![jabbu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jabbu/32/7446_2.png) [@jabbu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jabbu)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3549 "2014-02-12T14:32:31Z")
Ah yes, I remember now, I think i created a contact named DNA and set the ringtone to silent. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3550 "2014-02-12T14:35:07Z")
> [@jabbu](#): > > Ah yes, I remember now, I think i created a contact named DNA and set the ringtone to silent. They have a few apps that do it however they’re buggy on kitkat. It’s just a stupid basic feature a lot of phones have now and its odd they leave it out. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3551 "2014-02-13T20:49:18Z")
So I actually got Visual voice mail working with Google Voice I thought it was built into the dialer I didn’t realize its completely separate app. If you follow Google instructions it setups up forwarding but there isn’t a place to select google as the voicemail provider in the dialer app until you install google voice. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3552 "2014-02-13T21:01:10Z")
I should never have put kitkat on my gs3…cant wait for the new phone to be released. Such is life. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![donkeyballs69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@donkeyballs69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/donkeyballs69)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3553 "2014-02-27T15:51:22Z")
It’s time for a new phone and could use some help. I want something with a big screen and long battery life. I use about 15GB of data every month so it needs to be fast loading video, browser etc… I’ve always had android so I’m thinking the note 3 would be good, but open to other options that are similar. I can wait if something is coming out, but my phone is 2 years old and showing it lol. Oh it has to be Verizon phone. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3554 "2014-02-27T16:16:49Z")
Note 3 sent from my s4 ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3555 "2014-02-27T16:38:00Z")
^similar requirements, but i dont care to have a huge screen. I want it to comfortably fit in my pocket with a case, battery life is my main concern and resilience. (my phones typically go through hell and now that I have the boat and am into water sport, Id imagine they’re really going to be abused. I wish the s4 active’s features were in every phone. (minus the sealed battery) ---
**Author:** ![jabbu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jabbu/32/7446_2.png) [@jabbu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jabbu)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3556 "2014-02-27T16:53:04Z")
s5 coming out soon, april i think. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3557 "2014-02-27T19:48:05Z")
Yea. That’s probably going to be it. I just hate the way they keep getting bigger. Well see how the battery is ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3558 "2014-02-27T20:25:00Z")
S5 is water and dust “resistant” but I’d probably never but another Samsung phone unless it’s a nexus Sent from my MotoX using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3559 "2014-02-27T20:25:42Z")
And supposed to have a way better… Removable… Battery Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3560 "2014-02-27T21:07:46Z")
> [@Willybeen](#): > > ^similar requirements, but i dont care to have a huge screen. I want it to comfortably fit in my pocket with a case, battery life is my main concern and resilience. (my phones typically go through hell and now that I have the boat and am into water sport, Id imagine they’re really going to be abused. > > I wish the s4 active’s features were in every phone. (minus the sealed battery) S4 active is not a sealed battery. It’s the same removable one as the regular S4. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430.md?page=177) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430.md?page=179)