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Mike from Wyoming listening via the Android App asked: “Hey Dave, and the rest of the Into Tomorrow Gang! I just wanted to follow up with a call i made a few weeks ago with regards to getting rid of some gadget plans and eliminating my cable and DSL in favor of using my data from cell phones. Upon closer inspection, I find out that it was going to cost me a fortune. I really appreciate your insight on that, Thanks very much , and as always i enjoy the show and would like to go to germany with you guys!”
Thanks for the call, and we would love to have you come to Germany with us, also. So good luck on that drawing! Be sure to take every advantage of the bonus entries that you can.
Two of the more common things we hear people wanting to do are shutting off their cable TV and using their high speed Internet connections to watch streaming content instead. We’ve already noted that, by and large, this is a false economy. It works, but it only works if you have no desire to watch live TV, such as sporting events, news, or any other live programming. And you have to bear in mind the cost of purchasing a high speed Internet connection plus streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu Plus. By the time you’re done, you’ll be surprised just how close you come to the bundle deals that cable TV and satellite providers offer.
However, if you’re someone who doesn’t care exactly when you watch something, and you’re willing to put up with less than HD quality in many cases, it is possible.
The other thing we hear is people wanting to shut off their cable or DSL Internet and go with their wireless data plan. This simply isn’t practical. Most wireless data plans include a fairly low cap. Stream a couple of Netflix movies and you’ve cracked right through the very common 2GB data cap. Overcharges with your wireless provider can become very expensive.
It’s not likely that you can use an unlimited wireless data plan, both because the carrier usually takes some action to prevent tethering when the data plan is unlimited, and because even if you do have an unlimited plan, they’ll usually throttle their heavy data users.
Nine times out of ten, people react just as you have after learning all the real details. They decide to stick with the mainstream. Hey! There’s a reason why it’s MAIN-stream, right?
For more information, tune in to Hour 3 of our podcast.
“Into Gaming Update” Weekly Feature with Mark Lautenschlager
Rogerio in Ontario, Canada listens and is calling in via the App asked: “I’m running an iPhone 5 on Bell Networks on LTE, but every time I receive or make a call the telephone switches from LTE to 3G, could you explain to me why that happens? thank you very much.”
Every LTE phone on every carrier will do that for now, Voice-over-LTE is being tested and will likely be available soon but, for now, LTE phones only do LTE data.
As soon as a phone call comes in or goes out they trip something called “Circuit Switched Fallback,” what that means is that from that point on the call is handled exclusively via the 3G network, and that network remains dominant until the call ends.
You normally won’t even notice it, you’ll be distracted by the phone call and whatever apps are working in the background will continue to work in the background if the network allows it, but there is one big exception.
If you happen to be using your phone as a hotspot, suddenly your enviable and fast LTE network will drop to slow-old-3G and will stay on 3G mode until you hang up.
That will only affect you if you are on those networks that allows data and voice at the same time, but still, for those who are, it’s a pretty annoying situation.
Voice over LTE is probably less than a year away, so that should change soon enough, but for now, you have to accept that that’s the way LTE phones work and wait until that changes.
Consider yourself fortunate that you’re with the Bell and not the Big Red V. Because Verizon does not support voice and data at the same time with an iPhone 5. If it receives a phone call, all data reception stops. When Voice over LTE comes along, that will change, but for now it’s no go for Verizon users.
For more information, tune in to Hour 3 of our podcast.
Guest Segment:
Scott Edwards, Co-Founder – PlayMG
“IFA History Feature” brought to you by Messe-Berlin
To bring color to the TV, new technologies had to be invented. The German Werner Flechsig in 1938 got a first patent for a stripe mask, separating red, green and blue with filters. That was the basis for color tubes, but it came too early. Nine years later in 1947, after World War 2, RCA developed a first prototype with such a shadow mask, the screen was no bigger than a postcard. In 1954, finally the market started in the United States with a round tube about 22 inches. BBC in the UK and Russian television began trials with color television. IFA was, of course, the showcase for these innovations as well.
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Merlin from Sumrall, MS Listens on super talk Mississippi and that’s where he first heard about our Berlin Giveaway.
Reason for wanting to travel: Love tech talk and gadgets and would love to visit Germany and meet the “Into Tomorrow” Away Team.
Lance in Fairbanks, Alaska listens on KFBX 970am
Heard about the giveaway: On the Sunday afternoon radio program right here in Fairbanks, Alaska. Thinks we can improve the show by: Just keep doing what you are doing. Reason for wanting to travel to Berlin: “Ich will Deutschland wieder besuchen.” (I want to visit Germany again – TY Google Translate)
Matthew From Aventura, FL Listens on his Sticher app and the FREE “Into Tomorrow” App. Heard about the giveaway: In our weekly TechNewsletter.
Watches ITTV: Yes. Youtube and your website
Subscribes to ITTV: Yes
Subscribes to TNL: Yes
Reason for wanting to travel: I love technology and gadgets and love your show!
Francine in Rapid City, SD Listens on radio station KOTA
Says: “I think your show is very good as it is!” And her Reason for wanting to win this Berlin Trip to IFA: “My Boyfriend teaches robotics technology for middle school in Silicon Valley and invents educational technology games. Spent his military technology career in Germany and desires return.”
Michael from Douglas, Wyoming Listens on Sticher. Thinks we can improve the show by: keep doing what you do. Maybe less Cruises for Ms. MarlyQ (hahahaha)
Reason for wanting to travel with us to IFA: “I like new technology and would be like a kid in a candy store. it would be SWEET!”
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Glen in Paducah, Kentucky listening via our FREE App asked: “I’ve been listening live on the radio and you’re talking about transferring files from an old computer to a new one. I’m getting ready to do that. Now I have tons of duplicates on iTunes and was wondering what was the best way to get rid of duplicates on iTunes, Thanks a lot.”
Since your files are on iTunes, finding duplicates is not hard. Under the File menu you should be able to find an option to “Display Exact Duplicates”. From that list, just select the second set of songs with the same titles and delete them as you would any other song.
That’s really it, your music library should be free of duplicates and ready to transfer.
Just make sure you don’t select everything and delete it because that will get rid of the originals as well as the duplicates, only select the duplicate set before deleting.
For more information, tune in to Hour 3 of our podcast.
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This Week’s Prizes for Our Listeners
Covington Creations: Earbud yo-yo — Now with Dave’s face on them! — A clever solution to tangled earbuds.
Akitio:Neutrino Thunder Duo – 2-bay Thunderbolt Hard Drive enclosure
V Moda Headphones: a variety of styles of the DJ Inspired, Hollywood Designed Headphones
Ventev: An assortment of tangle-free USB cables and battery cases for iPhones