fuzmeister: Departure
I've been a customer with a certain major wireless provider for going on ten years. I've never been upset about the coverage area or even their customer service.
However, Kate and I recently made the decision to change to Straight Talk wireless. Partially, this is due to the cost. A huge factor for us, though, is the ever-growing bloat from providers on phones. The fact that I can't uninstall the NFL Mobile app from my phone without rooting it because my carrier flagged it as a system app is just ridiculous.
I'm not an iPhone advocate, but I appreciate that iPhone users are getting a standard experience for the most part. Android is open-source (which I think is pretty great), but the fact that carriers and vendors feel like they need to constantly customize it and alter the look and feel really irritates me. It also tarnishes Android's image as an OS as I feel the general public generally can't understand what is standard and what is tacked on by the carrier or vendor.
No matter what it is, being with something for almost ten years make it hard to change. In this case, however, I am eagerly waiting for my Nexus 5 to arrive so I can finally have a "pure" Google experience and use Android the way its creators originally envisioned.
Mood: Hopeful
Music: The Airborne Toxic Event - Elizabeth
Tags (beta): phones, android
I've been a customer with a certain major wireless provider for going on ten years. I've never been upset about the coverage area or even their customer service.
However, Kate and I recently made the decision to change to Straight Talk wireless. Partially, this is due to the cost. A huge factor for us, though, is the ever-growing bloat from providers on phones. The fact that I can't uninstall the NFL Mobile app from my phone without rooting it because my carrier flagged it as a system app is just ridiculous.
I'm not an iPhone advocate, but I appreciate that iPhone users are getting a standard experience for the most part. Android is open-source (which I think is pretty great), but the fact that carriers and vendors feel like they need to constantly customize it and alter the look and feel really irritates me. It also tarnishes Android's image as an OS as I feel the general public generally can't understand what is standard and what is tacked on by the carrier or vendor.
No matter what it is, being with something for almost ten years make it hard to change. In this case, however, I am eagerly waiting for my Nexus 5 to arrive so I can finally have a "pure" Google experience and use Android the way its creators originally envisioned.
Mood: Hopeful
Music: The Airborne Toxic Event - Elizabeth
Tags (beta): phones, android
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