Just to be clear it is not an antenna, but when the phone it standing up rather than laying on its back it is able to receive a better signal. This will usually increase speeds.
I wish I could take credit for this idea, but someone somewhere posted on a thread about worrying about scratcing the lens or glass. They said "put it on the kickstand silly.
My standard practice now, protects the screen and lens!
It's just added weight to me. I won't ever use it. Feels kinda unstable to me. Would never trust it really. Might be
ok on a plane, if I were ever to bother to watch a movie on a phone, doubtful tho.
It's just added weight to me. I won't ever use it. Feels kinda unstable to me. Would never trust it really. Might be
ok on a plane, if I were ever to bother to watch a movie on a phone, doubtful tho.
In the Engadget review, they mentioned the kickstand was good if only to prevent you from placing the phone on the lense when putting it down. I don't watch a lot of videos on the phone, but I have it propped up at work, so I get a better view of any notifications, and when I use it as an alarm clock.
* Just this past weekend on both legs of a 3-hour return flight to watch movies
* Every night as an alarm clock I prop it up on the kickstand
* Using Qik video chat to my wife on her Evo
* Anytime I play music through the device (not using a head phone).
* On a speaker phone call.
Generally I use the kickstand whenever I am viewing something or listening without a headphone. It helps with the sound traveling better since the speaker is on the back and placing it flush on its back on a surface will cause you to lose some sound. Sometimes when playing music I'll even turn the screen away so I can the full effect of the speaker. I love the kickstand.
Speakerphone calls. Youtube browsing. Web browsing, while at a desk. Watching an ep of Doctor Who every day--whether I use it to prop it on my leg or on the armrest of a chair at the coffee shop, it's helpful. On the bus, I use it for much the same. In more regular usage, I usually flip it out if I have to operate the phone one-handedly--putting three fingers below it and one above it makes for an excellent and secure grip.
While holding the EVO in landscape mode with my left hand - I open the kickstand and let it rest between my index and middle finger. Gives me a kung-fu grip the EVO's big ass.
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