Samsung Galaxy S IV

 Hey how are you doing? I just want to talk a little about the Big Announcement last week.
  If you don't know what I am talking about it is the announcement that the new Samsung Galaxy S IV will be released shortly and it is coming to US Cellular! Now if you haven't heard about the Galaxy S IV it is the newest, hottest phone around, sporting a whopping 13 Mega pixel camera! It also has some new Touchwiz UI software like "eye scrolling" web pages etc. Also it has a slightly larger, more vibrant screen than the hugely popular Samsung Galaxy SIII. All of this along with an octa (yes 8!) core processor for the international version, and a 1.9 GHz quad core processor for the U.S. variants. Both the international version and the U. S. versions should come in three internal storage sizes, 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB. All will also accept up to 64 GB external storage in the form of a micro SD card.
  Check out the video for a comparison to the Samsung Galaxy SIII.

As always feel free to hit me up on Google+ or in the comments for help or questions about switching to US Cellular, or Android in general.

John USCC Customer Crew Member

 

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Spring Time

  Hello all! Have you noticed the longer days and warmer temperatures (for some of us at least!)? That means Spring has arrived!!!! Now for me that means golf! And I can even use my US Cellular Samsung Galaxy SIII as a Golf GPS unit with an app!! How cool is that? (This phone is also currently on sale for only $129.00).
  Skydroid-Golf GPS is the one I use most and here are some of the features.

When you're out on the golf course, it helps to know exactly where and how far you need to hit the ball. SkyDroid uses GPS technology to map the golf course you're playing on, giving you instant, helpful information as you walk the links. This app for your Android device features aerial views of entire golf courses, reveals distances to the front, center, and back of every green, lets you track the distance of your most recent shot, and more.

Accurate and reliable, SkyDroid - Golf GPS is the perfect Golf GPS Range Finder and Scorecard for your Android phone. Our simple to use design is used world wide helping golfers get their distances and lower their golf scores.

#1 Golf GPS Range Finder app in the Sports Category!

★★★★
Now with Scoring and Statistics.
Get Single Player Scoring and Stats in the latest version.
★★★★

You'll get a full-featured Golf GPS rangefinder that shows your distance to the front, center and back of every green of every golf course. Plus distances to many hazards and targets. You can find your distance to any point on the golf course with a finger press. Satellite view of every golf course, plus Scoring and Statistics!!

Over 180,000 golfers have installed our Golf GPS app and love its features. No course download charges. No subscription charges.

★★★★
Over 22,000 Golf Courses Mapped !!
★★★★

Features
★ GPS Distance to every green
★ New: Scoring and Statistics
★ Distances to water hazards, bunkers, and more
★ Satellite view of every course!
★ Distance to ANY point on the map!
★ Shot Tracking!
★ Download unlimited courses
★ Map ANY course online!

Visit www.skydroid.net to see our Course list, or use our new Course Finder web page to find golf courses near you that are ready for downloading for free to your SkyDroid - Golf GPS app.

SkyDroid - Golf GPS gives you your range finder distance to every green on the golf course and more. It's easy to use, has a beautiful design, and there are no subscription or course download fees.

Get a satellite view of every course and green. Zoom into any location or get a rangefinder distance to any point on the map just by holding your finger on it.

GPS Distances to the Front, Center and Back of every green (not just the center location like some apps).

★ Starting with version 2.0 we now have scoring and statistics available. Score your round and keep track of stats like putts per round, hit fairway% and more.

Distances to course features (water hazards, bunkers, target points) are available for most courses. If you don't see a feature you need you can add it to the course mapping using our website.

GPS Range Finder Accuracy indicator lets you know exactly how accurate the distances are at any time (GPS accuracy can fluctuate, but SkyDroid keeps you informed).

Track the distance of your last shot with our shot tracker.

Automatic hole advance will have you clicking less buttons.

★★★★
Add New Courses
★★★★

Can't find your golf course in the system? No problem, our online Course Mapper web page let's you add new courses in as little as 10 minutes. We get new golf courses added by our users every single day of the year.

You can also edit existing courses using the website, to add features or make adjustments (add target points, etc.) as needed. Then just re-download the course to the app to see the changes.

★ Works Internationally

Change distance measurement to yards or meters.

★ Visit www.skydroid.net to learn more.

*** Usage Notes ***
Use your Menu button on the Course List screen to access Settings.
Long press on the "Score" button to see the full scorecard.

There are others of course, so pick one and hit the links!!!

If you have any questions about switching to US Cellular, the Galaxy SIII or Android in general hit me up on Google+, or in the comments. (If I am not on the coruse!)

John USCC Customer Crew Member

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Smartphone Maintenance

  Hello! Some of you may know that I recently made a short video outlining a few basic phone maintenance tips. For those of you who didn't see my video here are a few tips to keep your US Cellular Android phone running like new!

1. Turn your device off for a few minutes each day or two. This is such a simple thing that most don't even think it can cause problems. Now consider that a few years ago we had a great laptop if it had a 1.5 dual core processor and 2 GB of RAM! So you basically have as much computing power in your hand as you did on your laptop!
2. Clear cache and data regularly. I usually do mine on Sunday morning. There are several apps to do this but I personally use "History Eraser", this app clears browser history (stock only), call log, text messages, Google play Store search, Google map search, Gmail search, YouTube search, Clip board contents, Google search, and clears all app caches with one click. There is also a paid version so as always if you like the app, support the dev and get the paid version!
3. If the first two tips don't remedy the problem, backup your device with "My Backup". I will make a video of this app soon but until then here is a short tutorial. After preforming the backup go to settings>Backup & restore and select factory reset. This will basically wipe all of the data from the phone and and reset it to factory condition. Before attempting this action be sure you know your gmail address and password associated with the account!!!! Your contacts will be backed up to your google account so don't worry about that. Remember this is a last resort!
4. If none of the tips above work call 611 from your US Cellular phone or 888-944-9400 from another line. 

  As always feel free to contact me if you have questions about switching to US Cellular, any of the apps mentioned in this blog or Android in general. Until next week keep those phones cleaned out and running like new!

John USCC Customer Crew Member

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March Madness

  Hi everyone. Are you ready for some basketball?! It is almost March Madness time! So to help you keep up with your favorite teams even while on the go, I have found this app in the Google Play Store for your US Cellular Android smartphone! 

  Here are a few of the features!

  College Basketball Scoreboard gives you up to the minute college basketball scores, schedules and news stories for the following conferences: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Mountain West, Pac-10 and SEC- plus Top 25 schools. Includes schedules and scores for Conference tournaments and the NCAA Tournament (March Madness).

Also includes schedules, news and scores for the following conferences: America East, American Midwest, Atlantic 10, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial Athletic (CAA), Great West, Horizon, Ivy League, Mid-American (MAC), Mid-Eastern Athletic, Metro Atlantic (MAAC), Missouri Valley, North Coast Athletic, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, Sun Belt, Southern, Southland, Summit, West Coast & Western Athletic. Scores for these conferences are not updated every minute- scores are updated periodically throughout the games.

Scores, Schedules and News are displayed by conference. Keep track of your favorite teams and your rivals all at a glance. Real time scores are officially licensed from Sports Direct. This free version is ad supported. If you don't want to see the ads, check out College Basketball Scoreboard Plus.

- Custom scores feeds by conference. The ticker now shows scores from your selected conference first, then other Top 25 games.

- Trash talk you rivals! Share scores and news stories via Facebook, Twitter and Email from within the app.

  So now go out and cheer on your favorite collage teams!!

If you have any questions or concerns about switching to US Cellular, apps, or Android in general feel free to contact me via Google+ or in the comments.

John USCC Customer Crew Member  

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My Wireless Provider

  Hello everyone. I hope it is sunshine and roses where you are! I am going to write a little about my wireless phone provider this week. My provider is US Cellular, and they have a very nice selection of Android powered smartphones from Samsung, Motorola and HTC. Before you ask, no they do not carry the iPhone! US Cellular is concentrating on expanding their 4G LTE data network, and in their infinite wisdom Apple did not include US Cellular's 4G LTE frequencies in there newest phone, so it would be pointless to carry a phone that will not work on the US Cellular network!
  But back to US Cellular! One of the perks of being a customer is the points they award to my account every month for just paying my bill on time! What other carrier does that? These points can be redeemed for early phone upgrades at 1300 points = one month early upgrade. Also I can get accessories for my phone with the points, or if I have enough points I can upgrade at no cost to me! Just use the points!
  If the points aren't enough US Cellular has also been awarded the JD Powers "Best in Customer Service" award for wireless providers!
  On top of that nights and weekends start at 7:00 PM and all incoming text and voice calls are free! If you are out and your battery is dead, stop into a US Cellular store and get a free battery replacement.
 
  So go to your nearest US Cellular store and see if they are right for you!

As always if you have questions about switching to US Cellular, Android in general or even apps, feel free to contact me through Google+ or in the comments.

 John USCC Customer Crew Member

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Multi-Tasking

  Hello again. Are you getting overwhelmed with work and life in this New Year? If so get yourself to your nearest US Cellular location and pick up an Android powered smartphone to help you multi-task to your hearts content!
  In this weeks edition I am going to show you some new apps I have found to help you with your multi-tasking needs.
  First is Floating Browser Flux!, this is a floating web browser which can be re-sized at will, reduced to just an address bar, and launched from the notification bar just to name a few! Here are a few other features;
1. Wide range support of Android platform from Android 1.5 ~ Android 4.0.3, the screen will be supported from 240x320 to 1920x1080.
2. Floating window, allowing users to change the size and location; it can support up to two ~ ten independent windows at same.(Professional Edition)
3. Tab pages, Each window has its own tab group.
4. Integrated system bookmarks.
5. Independent history feature. (Professional Edition)
6. Web page screenshot. (Professional Edition)
7. Quick search, start with the clipboard monitoring function.
  Next is Super Video Floating & Popup, this is a neat video player to watch your movies Etc. which is also fully re-sizable at will, below are a few other features of this video player;
Popup Video Player.
1 Simple Widget
2 Multi-Window Video Player.
3 Full Subtitle Support for Video Playback.
4 Friendly and Simply User Inferface with Grid, List and 3D Gallery.
5 100% NO AD, Made in Taiwan.
6 Support Vitamio Software Decoder to view the more format (like MPG, RM, RMVB, FLV, MKV ... etc) video file with floating player. (Android 2.3 later)
NOTE: This app does not support YouTube videos at this time.

  
  Next is Floating Notes, this like all of the others floats and is completely re-sizable. 
A few of the features are;
1 floating windows hover above any other app
2 resize, move and shrink windows
3 save, delete, rename, share, scramble notes
4 change the window's transparency

  Floating Notes also has a paid version which includes the following features;
1 open notes in another window
2 append notes
3 up to four windows instead of two
4 all settings enabled:
5 activate bulletpoints to make lists (press ENTER to add a new bulletpoint)!
6 persistent notification in your phone's statusbar to open a new note quickly
7 change font, textcolor and textsize!
8 stop windows from going beyond screenboundaries
9 hide the closebutton to prevent misclicks

 And now this just in! I am downloading this as I write this Floating YouTube Pop up Viewer! More to come on this at in a later blog. 

  So if you have the need to multi-task or just want cool apps. give these a try and let me know what you think!

  As always if you have questions about switching to US Cellular service, feel free to contact me via Google+ or through the comments. 

John USCC Customer Crew Member

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Game day!

  Hey everyone! Just a short post this week. I am getting ready for the BIG game on Sunday (as I am sure you are). As a part of my Superbowl preparations, this year I am going to be using Google+, Twitter, and Google Talk to keep in touch with friends and fans in other cities and states! Go Ravens!
  If you don't have these apps on your US Cellular smartphone go to the Google Play Store and get them fast, and join in on the game day fun!

  If you have questions or need assistance contact me through Google +, or the comments and I will be happy to help if I can.

John USCC Customer Crew Member

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