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stickyfngrdboy posted:That would be nice. Ive already got lollipop but I haven't noticed a new sense thing. If you have lollipop you can just download L Camera and take raw photos that get saved as dng files.
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stickyfngrdboy posted:The HTC one M8 is a great phone, but for some reason is not included in the op. I'd recommend it to anyone. The camera could maybe be improved upon but even thats got some great features for idiots like me to play with. The camera isn't great but improves a lot when you manually choose a mode instead of doing auto. Other than that, I really like the phone but I'm constantly having problems with texts not going though or not getting received (especially in group texts) and multiple calls to AT&T and HTC haven't been able to fix it. Had the same issues on my HTC One X too. Maybe I'm just cursed, I don't know.
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Just got a new SIM in the Moto Maxx I just picked up. The display is showing H+ and I'm only getting 2-3mbit download on AT&T's network. I'm coming from a Nexus 4. Is there anything I need to do to get the Maxx to give me decent speed? Do I need to call AT&T and have them change something in the system?
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Feb 3, 2015 22:26
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Panthrax posted:Just got a new SIM in the Moto Maxx I just picked up. The display is showing H+ and I'm only getting 2-3mbit download on AT&T's network. I'm coming from a Nexus 4. Is there anything I need to do to get the Maxx to give me decent speed? Do I need to call AT&T and have them change something in the system? Yeah your Nexus 4 didn't have LTE so you'll need to call and get your account provisioned correctly.
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Can anyone recommend an external battery between 2000-3000 mAh that won't explode or destroy my Nexus 5? Something with an attached micro USB out would be preferable.
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Feb 3, 2015 22:33
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Panthrax posted:Just got a new SIM in the Moto Maxx I just picked up. The display is showing H+ and I'm only getting 2-3mbit download on AT&T's network. I'm coming from a Nexus 4. Is there anything I need to do to get the Maxx to give me decent speed? Do I need to call AT&T and have them change something in the system? Isn't the Moto Maxx for non-US markets? I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't have the correct LTE bands.
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Feb 3, 2015 23:11
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"d[-.- posted:b" post="441107911"] Nah it has 2, 4, and 17 which are AT&T's bands.
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Feb 3, 2015 23:14
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Massasoit posted:Can anyone recommend an external battery between 2000-3000 mAh that won't explode or destroy my Nexus 5? Something with an attached micro USB out would be preferable.  .The Astro Slim batteries have a built in cable of sorts, you can see it on the product pages. http://www.ianker.com/External-Batteries/category-c1-s1
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Feb 4, 2015 00:42
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Massasoit posted:Can anyone recommend an external battery between 2000-3000 mAh that won't explode or destroy my Nexus 5? Something with an attached micro USB out would be preferable. I have the previous generation of the Anker Slim and I love it. Like carrying a second small phone and very jacket pocket friendly.
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Feb 4, 2015 00:48
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FunOne posted:I have the previous generation of the Anker Slim and I love it. Like carrying a second small phone and very jacket pocket friendly. That was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks guys.
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nimper posted:Nah it has 2, 4, and 17 which are AT&T's bands. Yep, think we got it worked out. Called originally to have them change the IMEI, but was still getting poo poo speed. After talking to their level 2 techs or whatever, we decided it was the building I was in, since I was getting between 1 and 6mbps on random tests. Got home, pulling 14-16mbps. So I'm happy. And this phone is goddamn amazing.
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Feb 4, 2015 01:38
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Was Lollipop not supposed to bring good improvements in battery life?
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WattsvilleBlues posted:Was Lollipop not supposed to bring good improvements in battery life? To my knowledge, 5.0 introduced 2 major things: -Battery saver mode, when your battery gets very low it switches off radios and stuff which reduces power consumption -New scheduling API (this is the thing they called Project Volta) to reduce wakelocks or something, it synchronizes when various apps do their polling which reduces active CPU time. However, this is up to app developers to take advantage of So not direct power savings, but these are the 2 things I was aware of related to battery life improvements.
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Worth pointing out that Project Volta stuff is mainly about improving idle battery life - it'll help a bit when you're using the phone too (helping it be a bit smarter about hitting the radios and stuff) but it can't do much about the screen sucking down all the juice e- robodex posted:Dumb question but have you tried another charger? I had the exact same issue until I realized it was just the cable I was using. From a while back but it wasn't a dumb question, I'm the dumbass because I finally tried another cable and that seems to charge fine whether the phone's on or off. I guess I don't really ~get~ USB cables but it works so cheers! baka kaba fucked around with this message at 02:00 on Feb 4, 2015 |
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Feb 4, 2015 01:57
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I thought Lollipop was supposed to allow me to delete all the Verizon apps, including one that seemed to be blocking me from using a SIM abroad on my S5. I was able to uninstall some programs like the Verizon messaging program, but others don't have that option.
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Blinkman987 posted:I thought Lollipop was supposed to allow me to delete all the Verizon apps, including one that seemed to be blocking me from using a SIM abroad on my S5. I was able to uninstall some programs like the Verizon messaging program, but others don't have that option. You have been able to use Verizon phones abroad for awhile now. At least since 4g phones were introduced. I'm talking using a prepaid sim card from whatever country you are in
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Feb 4, 2015 02:42
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I've got to say, moving from a 4.3'' Galaxy S2 to a 5.9'' HTC One Max has made me really appreciate how far phones have come in the past couple years. I'm planning to flip this and buy a new giantphone when one is announced - I'm really hoping for an M9 Max or Xperia Z4 Ultra.
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DangerZoneDelux posted:You have been able to use Verizon phones abroad for awhile now. At least since 4g phones were introduced. I'm talking using a prepaid sim card from whatever country you are in Yeah, I used my iPhone 5 on Three in the UK just fine last year. I tried Claro in Peru on my S5 this year and hit a brick wall with a SIM "Unknown Source" problem. Claro kept saying it was something on the phone, Verizon kept saying they don't do support for Claro. I have no grasp on these things, but my Google search led me to a handful of people blaming Setup Wizard with the phone booter/BIOS/whatever looking for a Verizon-coded SIM. Again, I don't have a great grasp to know if that's correct, and it definitely seemed like a corner-case problem.
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Blinkman987 posted:Yeah, I used my iPhone 5 on Three in the UK just fine last year. I tried Claro in Peru on my S5 this year and hit a brick wall with a SIM "Unknown Source" problem. Claro kept saying it was something on the phone, Verizon kept saying they don't do support for Claro. I have no grasp on these things, but my Google search led me to a handful of people blaming Setup Wizard with the phone booter/BIOS/whatever looking for a Verizon-coded SIM. Again, I don't have a great grasp to know if that's correct, and it definitely seemed like a corner- problem. I remember having to change something in my settings to use a Verizon sg4 in Costa Rica. I did have to Google the solution to show the Costa Rican company how to do it but there are a lot more expats posting online from that country compared to Peru. Had something to do with the bands being different. Is Claro the only provider in Peru? I know Costa Rica had only two providers that were highly regulated by the state https://community.verizonwireless.com/mobile/mobile-access.jspa#jive-content?content=%2Fapi%2Fcore%2Fv3%2Fcontents%2F1903562 That thread has people with same issue and how they solved it. Keep reading since people are raging but eventually realize what was wrong DangerZoneDelux fucked around with this message at 03:09 on Feb 4, 2015 |
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DangerZoneDelux posted:I remember having to change something in my settings to use a Verizon sg4 in Costa Rica. I did have to Google the solution to show the Costa Rican company how to do it but there are a lot more expats posting online from that country compared to Peru. Had something to do with the bands being different. Is Claro the only provider in Peru? I know Costa Rica had only two providers that were highly regulated by the state I did also run into something similar via Google, like putting in some series of numbers into some settings field/loader that would help it recognize the network (sorry, layman here) but couldn't figure out how to get that working either. There are two service providers in Peru and the third-party Claro vendor was none too happy to see a US phone come up when we bought the SIM. The company owned Claro store had crazy lines, so we just lived without mobile service. We didn't even try Movistar.
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You can get rid of the unknown source notification on Galaxy s4 and s5 by holding down the notification and force closing the setup wizard. That'll get the notification to go away until you restart. As for the phone working, you need to enable roaming in the settings. Since it's a Verizon phone and not a Verizon sim, you are technically roaming to the phone. I use a Verizon Galaxy s4 on cricket this way with absolutely no problems.
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FAUXTON posted:Is the N6 still the go-to phone when looking to buy off-contract? Was it ever?
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FAUXTON posted:Is the N6 still the go-to phone when looking to buy off-contract?
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LastInLine posted:Yes if you can afford it. Affordability isn't so much the question as whether or not that $700 or so is best spent, phone-wise, on the N6 at this point in time. Curent phone is an N5 and while it's probably lollipop issues, it's starting to show its age.
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FAUXTON posted:Affordability isn't so much the question as whether or not that $700 or so is best spent, phone-wise, on the N6 at this point in time. Curent phone is an N5 and while it's probably lollipop issues, it's starting to show its age. The only phone that is arguably better is more expensive (note 4), but touchwiz blah blah.
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FAUXTON posted:Affordability isn't so much the question as whether or not that $700 or so is best spent, phone-wise, on the N6 at this point in time. Curent phone is an N5 and while it's probably lollipop issues, it's starting to show its age.
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LastInLine posted:I don't think the N6 is much of an upgrade over the N5 if the size isn't your main goal. Side by side an unencrypted N5 is faster than the N6 (which comes encrypted by default). Speaking of that, is Google even doing anything about this mess of an encryption system on the N6?
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LastInLine posted:I don't think the N6 is much of an upgrade over the N5 if the size isn't your main goal. Side by side an unencrypted N5 is faster than the N6 (which comes encrypted by default). Guess I have to post this again 
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CLAM DOWN posted:Speaking of that, is Google even doing anything about this mess of an encryption system on the N6? Reverse Centaur posted:Guess I have to post this again
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LastInLine posted:Benchmarks aren't real life. I see an N5 and an N6 every day and while I wouldn't call the N6 slow it's certainly slower than my N5. So is the N5 faster than the N7 2013? As my 6 is way faster than my 7 except at booting up. Even loading larger apps (like games) it's at worst similar if not still faster. I was just expecting some sort of genuinely noticeable slowdown with all the bitching I heard about the encryption around release and I don't have anything noticeable.
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DemonMage posted:So is the N5 faster than the N7 2013? As my 6 is way faster than my 7 except at booting up. Even loading larger apps (like games) it's at worst similar if not still faster.
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Yeah, I suppose that's true. Our N7's perform exactly opposite of each other it seems. I get like double your battery life and solid performance out of mine =-p I just don't have much to compare the N6 to day-to-day besides two GS3s and a Droid Turbo, and trying to compare it to the GS3s is obviously laughable.
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More proof that Lollipop is broken as poo poo: We're already getting 5.1.
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Whizbang posted:More proof that Lollipop is broken as poo poo: We're already getting 5.1. I'm alright with Lollipop on my Google Play device (i.e. non-Nexus, and holy poo poo I just spelled device "devies") but I think I do prefer KitKat at this point. Lollipop just feels slower, even unencrypted. No memory leaks, but there are a number of small bugs due to the new version jump.
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I've been running a simpleAOSP build of 5.0.1 on my N4 and its pretty much flawless. Snapchat seems to cause it to crash sometimes but that's it. Actually I'm really pleased with how snappy it is, but the camera is just awful. I really think whatever I buy next will have to have an easy remove backplate again, god I miss that from my galaxies. No way I'm going around with one of those big external batteries hanging off my phone.
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FAUXTON posted:Is the N6 still the go-to phone when looking to buy off-contract? It depends on your carrier. If you're on TMO you should look at the Xperia Z3 because it's better than the N6 in some key areas. I just finished taking a long, hard look at both and I'm glad I bought the Z3.
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SIR FAT JONY IVES posted:Have you actually called Google and asked? I was inspired by this comment to actually ring Play UK support, and the nice lady told me that no, the N5 repair thing is US only (and maybe isnt happening anymore?). She also asked me if I was from Northern or "Proper" Ireland, which was pretty funny. A+ for customer interaction, F- for receiving free phone repair. Fuckit, I can live with a half-smashed phone for another few months probably. WeAreTheRomans fucked around with this message at 13:40 on Feb 4, 2015 |
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enojy posted:I'm alright with Lollipop on my Google Play device (i.e. non-Nexus, and holy poo poo I just spelled device "devies") but I think I do prefer KitKat at this point. Lollipop just feels slower, even unencrypted. No memory leaks, but there are a number of small bugs due to the new version jump. Can you get AOSP browser work on your device? I just couldn't get AOSP browser work the way I wanted on Android 4.4. I recently flash my LG OG Pro back to a 4.1 rom and couldn't be happier. I think Titanium Backup has problem w 4.4 too.
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