Samsung Galaxy Note 3

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I use the Afrihost APN. I only get about 150MB data from MTN per month so I'm not really worried about changing my APN settings back to MTN.

....and you can still make phone calls and send sms like normal ? but you just use the internet with the Afrihost APN settings ??
 
I am also going to try the Afrihost APN thing on MTN
Hopefully it works okay in the Village (Rustenburg) I live in
 
so is it possible to use the Afrihost data deal on a MTN Top UP contract ??

Yes it is.

This from their website:

Who qualifies for APN Access on their MTN Contracts?

Only MTN contract clients, who have post paid (not pre-paid) products with MTN. This will include Top Up contracts, as long as you are billed monthly for the contract.
 
Yeah, i am really careful with my data.
But I forgot to say, got my Note 3 and Gear about a week ago.
Phone is awesome, but watch still needs some work but has amazing features.
I had the original sony smartwatch and this is definitely a major step up from that.
 
I charged it on sunday night and still has over 50% battery left
I am impressed with the battery and I use my phone and watch a lot. Have to charge phone every night, but not watch.

Correction.......I charged it fully on Monday night, so lasted Tuesday and Wednesday so far
 
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Thanks that's good to know, but I don't think I'll ever go back to wearing a watch. On the other hand I wouldn't say no if someone were to gift me a Gear. :D
 
Thanks that's good to know, but I don't think I'll ever go back to wearing a watch. On the other hand I wouldn't say no if someone were to gift me a Gear. :D

So what are you gonna do with a Gear if you're not gonna wear it? :confused:
 
Is it better than Google Maps?

I don't think it is. Google Maps is fast and intuitive, not so with Garmin the last time I used it about 7 months ago on the Note 2. But not a thoroughly examined opinion
Google Maps requires an active 3g connection. Both Sygic and Navigon don't need any connection, unless you want live traffic - their maps live on your device, not the cloud.
 
The battery drain when using any navigation/map app is high due to the screen on time. I don't quite like the Navigon interface (maybe i haven't used it enough yet) but it uses GPS instead of data which is good. Google Maps uses data and data connectivity while driving can be a bit erratic, especially when driving on the N3 to the Coast and you need to know where the speed traps are...
Not sure if Navigon provides this info like the GPS navigation devices...speed traps, speed limits, road condition warnings, etc.
 
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