That would be the Phone that Verizon and Quest are ditching. Can't remember the name of it. The Xperia, thats the one. It was given to the worst Cellphone carriers, and wasn't given a fair chance. Its a shame.Adultism said:
Understandably upset about the vita
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In that case I guess I'll guess I will just wish you good luck and hopefully you'll come to like it once the game library grows and new functions get added and remember it for the good things rather than the fact you bought it on false premises.Adultism said:
The problem with the thread is really the title. I don't think anyone's all that bothered by someone saying "crap, I messed up thanks to believing my friend who was wrong and now I'm out of luck." What the issue is is that it's being put forward as a problem with the Vita itself, which it is clearly not. Sony has never advertised the Vita as a phone. If there was an issue with the data plan, that's not on Sony either as they don't control the data plan just the type of internet connection the Vita has.
I think what might have confused people about it being a phone was the Xperia was announced around the same time or earlier and there are rumors of The Vita getting a Skype app, which in essence will make it a phone.
If you wanted other people to discuss the mistakes they've made with technological purchases, that's probably something you should have stated from the get-go. Such as, "Have you ever made a mistake like this? Let's hear about it!" This thread was directionless, and it left people open to interpret what it was about. The assumption was made that you wanted to be coddled for your mistake and that's where we are now.
Have I ever made a mistake like this? No. Even if my friends tell me about something, I always look it up. Even when my Husband tells me about something new, I always look it up. I love him, but that doesn't mean he can't be seriously mistaken about something he's heard. I wont even spend 50 dollars on something until I read what I can about it. $350 is a lot of dough, jack. Your situation sucks if that's how badly you feel about it. But you know, live and learn and all that garbage.
Have I ever made a mistake like this? No. Even if my friends tell me about something, I always look it up. Even when my Husband tells me about something new, I always look it up. I love him, but that doesn't mean he can't be seriously mistaken about something he's heard. I wont even spend 50 dollars on something until I read what I can about it. $350 is a lot of dough, jack. Your situation sucks if that's how badly you feel about it. But you know, live and learn and all that garbage.
Actually, I think he was quite polite in the way he explained that even the slightest bit of research could have saved you this trouble. Sure, you already knew it was you fault for not doing any real research, but even a quick search of wikipedia could likely have corrected many of your unfounded assumptions, which is what amaranth was essentially getting at.Adultism said:
Nowhere in his post was he being rude or insulting you. In fact, the majority of the people in this thread, while perhaps lacking in sympathy, haven't gone and insulted you. Most are simply agreeing with you.
So I'd say that you've learned an important lesson through this purchase, and should also grow a thicker skin before you open yourself up to criticism which is entirely justified again.
Doesn't look like youre upset about the console. You are upset because you made a bad deal. Well you should have made some research on it, thats all there is to it. I personally havent messed up with that much cash, but i spend at least a few hours researching stuff online that i'm gonna buy, picking out my new graphics card gave me a headache.
While I can't be entirely sympathetic, I would like to point out that there's some mixed information on the Vita online which could result in similar issues.
For example, I read a review on CVG which clearly states that:
There's also some confusion over the whole memory card thing as some places say you need one for pretty much everything, and others say that you'll only need one for games which don't have built in save space, such as Uncharted.
The data limits on the 3G model do make it kind of pointless, especially if your phone has unlimited data and the ability to work as a Wifi hotspot, though calling it "unlimited" (or "all you can eat" in my case) is kind of a lie (3 only gives me 1Gb per month on their unlimited plan).
I've been looking into the Vita myself recently as I have a load of old 360 games (including Tales of Vesperia, which is rare over here) and a Wii I rarely use, so they could be sold to pay a fair amount of the cost.
My phone (HTC Sensation) has enough grunt to power the games available for it, but the battery is fairly hopeless for gaming.
For example, I read a review on CVG which clearly states that:
Despite the fact that the Vita has no included memory card, and even if it did, it wouldn't be the 16Gb model.
There's also some confusion over the whole memory card thing as some places say you need one for pretty much everything, and others say that you'll only need one for games which don't have built in save space, such as Uncharted.
The data limits on the 3G model do make it kind of pointless, especially if your phone has unlimited data and the ability to work as a Wifi hotspot, though calling it "unlimited" (or "all you can eat" in my case) is kind of a lie (3 only gives me 1Gb per month on their unlimited plan).
I've been looking into the Vita myself recently as I have a load of old 360 games (including Tales of Vesperia, which is rare over here) and a Wii I rarely use, so they could be sold to pay a fair amount of the cost.
My phone (HTC Sensation) has enough grunt to power the games available for it, but the battery is fairly hopeless for gaming.
I'm starting to realize why Sony made the Vita a total rip-off: they're selling it to gamers, enough of whom will just buy the latest shiny thing without looking into how much of a ripoff it is.
Sorry OP but maybe the reason why people are insulting you is because you're one of the reasons the game industry keeps trying to rip all of us off. Enough people will fall for it and hand over their money without any second thought; which leaves the rest of us looking at the game industry scratching our heads and saying "how the fuck are they getting away with this?".
Sorry OP but maybe the reason why people are insulting you is because you're one of the reasons the game industry keeps trying to rip all of us off. Enough people will fall for it and hand over their money without any second thought; which leaves the rest of us looking at the game industry scratching our heads and saying "how the fuck are they getting away with this?".
Welcome to modern commerce. People have told manufacturers they will buy what ever they are told to buy and even pay for the privilege. It only gets worse from here.Adultism said:
As for ATT, they have been resisting UD everywhere they can and creating phantom threshholding for years now. Only time in earnest they tried was in the pre 3G era and even that was limited to XML data. Honestly it should be no surprise that they did not create an UD just for the Vita when they made no suh concession for apple. I mean can you really trust a company who can process over 1000 Zetabytes per switch per second, yet threshholds you at 5gb per month.
I really dont see why anyone would have bought this at launch except those with the intention of hacking it to high heaven while exploits are still fairly easy.
I am "worse" I do not spend 20 euro on games/electronica (or whatever) without knowing what i am getting. Everything is expensive enough without spending a lot of money on something i was uninformed about. I mean with the internet age it is so easy to look up if what other people tell you is true or not.Brutal Peanut said: