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Kaiju Cage Match posted:If anyone wants a One Plus One for whatever reason, they'll be selling them without an invite every Tuesday, starting tomorrow. Why the gently caress do they not just sell the phone outright at this point lol.
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Does anyone else have an Air Dock? I got one from a fellow goon and was really looking forward to it but honestly I'm quite disappointed with it. I don't have room on my dash and it's illegal in MN to have anything on the windshield and it seems so far aways anyways so I got myself the CD slot mount. Well that broke after 5 minutes because of the weight of the charger and phone. Not too happy with it.
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Feb 9, 2015 16:06
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Skeezy posted:Why the gently caress do they not just sell the phone outright at this point lol. Because then they wouldn't get free blogger headlines every few weeks or so to remind idiots their lovely phones exist.
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Feb 9, 2015 16:17
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Skeezy posted:Why the gently caress do they not just sell the phone outright at this point lol. Maybe their PR people are PUAs and think they need to build *~mystique~* around their product just to stay afloat.
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Feb 9, 2015 16:17
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butt dickus posted:No way, I still miss the curved edges on the 4. Holding out for a 2015 Nexus 4 with a 4.7" 1920x1152 screen. And a sparkle back. I probably have a mental disorder though because I can't help but feel that the Nexus S looked and felt the best in-hand. It was slicker than snot, never worked right, lacked a notification light, and had a screen that was only equalled in its dismal color representation by its lack of longevity and poor resolution but I can't help but feel nostalgic for it. It felt and looked so nice and was nigh indestructable.
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Feb 9, 2015 17:03
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Skeezy posted:Why the gently caress do they not just sell the phone outright at this point lol. Especially with the Zenfone 2 coming out next month for those who want a phone with good specs for a decent price.  I wonder if OnePlus will do this with their successor phone.
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Feb 9, 2015 17:10
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LastInLine posted:I do think stylistically the Nexus 5 is quite boring but the perfect notification light makes up for it.
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Feb 9, 2015 17:12
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LastInLine posted:You must have longer fingers than me. The thicker body and noticeably thicker sides make it so can't can't both put my fingers on the left edge and use my thumb to reach the top and left side of the screen. The N5 on the other hand I can do fine (although I sometimes have to readjust my grip to reach the thankfully little-used Up button). I do think stylistically the Nexus 5 is quite boring but the perfect notification light makes up for it.
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Feb 9, 2015 17:30
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Tunga posted:Not perfect, it cannot do always-on for some reason. butt dickus posted:You always mention this but the Nexus 5 has both a wider screen and body than the 4 did in addition to being much taller. I'll agree that the 4 could be thinner, but I did a side-by-side comparison the other day and the 4 was noticeably easier for me to use. 
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Feb 9, 2015 18:13
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Lblitzer posted:Does anyone else have an Air Dock? I got one from a fellow goon and was really looking forward to it but honestly I'm quite disappointed with it. I don't have room on my dash and it's illegal in MN to have anything on the windshield and it seems so far aways anyways so I got myself the CD slot mount. Well that broke after 5 minutes because of the weight of the charger and phone. Not too happy with it. Actually the biggest issue is I'll sometimes forget to grab my phone from it when I get home.
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Feb 9, 2015 20:46
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Skeezy posted:Why the gently caress do they not just sell the phone outright at this point lol. Because NEVER SETTLE for the status quo, maaaaaaan.
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Feb 9, 2015 20:48
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Is it inevitable with any sort of Android phone for Android to throw out the contents of tabs you aren't looking at and have to re-render/refresh a tab when you switch tabs? I have a Galaxy Nexus and this happens with the stock browser, Chrome, and Firefox, and it's absolutely infuriating. Googling the issue turned up little real information but a lot of flame wars, "creepy"pasta, Engrish, and conspiracy theories. The closest I came to finding an answer was some post that talked about how Android has extremely aggressive memory management, even when the system is nowhere close to being out of memory, and Android doesn't have virtual memory of any kind because of reasons.
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Feb 10, 2015 01:10
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Woolie Wool posted:Is it inevitable with any sort of Android phone for Android to throw out the contents of tabs you aren't looking at and have to re-render/refresh a tab when you switch tabs? However, your problem has nothing to do with that and everything to do with the fact that you are still using a Galaxy Nexus in 2015. It's time to upgrade.
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Feb 10, 2015 01:22
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Motorola $140 off $499+ code: SWEET-FEKD-7IMG-DLC6-ER9F Enjoy, goons.
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Feb 10, 2015 02:20
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Is there anything else I need to do besides a factory reset before I sell my Samsung s3 on craigslist?
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Feb 10, 2015 03:52
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Personally, I always encrypt first, then factory wipe.
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Feb 10, 2015 03:57
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bull3964 posted:Personally, I always encrypt first, then factory wipe. This. Keeps creeps from rooting and installing disk digger on the first boot. Hard reset is nice and easy but the data is still there. Never sell a used SD card. Data is all still there and easily recoverable.
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Thanks for the quick replies! I had already wiped it but I figured that wouldn't be sufficient. Encrypted and wiped again
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Feb 10, 2015 05:49
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If I format and then fill an SD card to capacity with dick pics, does it overwrite all sectors enough to make any old data unrecoverable? How about the all of the user accessible internal storage on a phone with no SD card?
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Feb 10, 2015 06:55
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goku chewbacca posted:If I format and then fill an SD card to capacity with dick pics, does it overwrite all sectors enough to make any old data unrecoverable? How about the all of the user accessible internal storage on a phone with no SD card? Yeah you wouldn't want some creepy stalker to start calling the anime club
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Feb 10, 2015 07:15
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Lblitzer posted:drat autocorrect. Is this a Nexus 5 problem or a lollipop thing? I bought mine used and it barely makes it half the day with light use.
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Feb 10, 2015 12:33
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CubanMissile posted:Is this a Nexus 5 problem or a lollipop thing? I bought mine used and it barely makes it half the day with light use.
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Feb 10, 2015 12:50
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LastInLine posted:While for me the battery life of the Nexus 5 has decreased somewhat under Lollipop, some say they have trouble making it through the day. I've never had much trouble but I'm also not what you'd call a heavy user. As an example, I never ran out of battery on my GSM Galaxy Nexus so that should tell you how light a user I am. e: seriously though, the battery life is loving terrible. I've dicked around on my phone for about 50 mins absolute max (between morning commute, toilet, checking texts), and its now 4pm and my battery is at 20%. gently caress you Google. WeAreTheRomans fucked around with this message at 16:58 on Feb 10, 2015 |
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Lollipop FINALLY launched today on the AT&T G3, downloading now, 689.53MB, downloading slow as a turd on a FIOS business connection. edit: Jesus, gently caress you AT&T, over an hour to download on your slow as poo poo server, reboots and says failed, try again in 24 hours. Set my clock forward and trying again but this is bullshit. Three Olives fucked around with this message at 19:21 on Feb 10, 2015 |
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Feb 10, 2015 18:10
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Kaiju Cage Match posted:Especially with the Zenfone 2 coming out next month for those who want a phone with good specs for a decent price. I'm really curious to see how the Zenfone 2 turns out. On paper it's mid-shelf specs for the price of a Moto G. Presumably because intel and Asus are trying to buy market share. I'm in the 5% of americans who would benefit from a dual-sim phone (I carry a personal phone and a work phone), so if it doesn't suck I'll probably pick one up. In other budget handset news, HTC is apparently releasing a Moto G rival. Looks like it has slightly better specs than the G's.
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Feb 10, 2015 18:14
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My boss' Droid Bionic finally got the Ol' Yeller treatment it has so richly deserved for so long. Verizon is currently offering a free upgrade to an LG G3, but $100 for a black Moto X (only $50 for the football leather backed one), or $150 for the Droid Turbo, which were the three phones I was going to recommend to him. Reviews on the G3 seem to be pretty positive; what's the thread consensus, since if I tell him that one's free, it's probably the one he'll go for?
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I'd recommend the Turbo. The extra battery life is super handy and it's just all around a solid device. It's something he'll presumably be keeping for awhile and Motorola seems pretty solid on updates as well which is nice so $150 is pretty cheap.
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Feb 11, 2015 00:06
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DemonMage posted:I'd recommend the Turbo. The extra battery life is super handy and it's just all around a solid device. It's something he'll presumably be keeping for awhile and Motorola seems pretty solid on updates as well which is nice so $150 is pretty cheap. Yeah, I'm familiar with the Moto X and the Droid Turbo, which is why I figured I'd recommend them. I think for the extra $50, yeah, totally the Turbo. I'd never heard of the G3 before, but it seems like for free it's a hell of a phone. Oh, and I'm definitely open to other recommendations, they just have to be phones available on-contract with Verizon. The other free phones I was looking at were the Droid MAXX and Galaxy S4, but I'm betting the G3 beats them out substantially. Weirdly, the G2 is $30.
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Verizon's G2 is a special snowflake so even if that was the cheapest option, it would totally be the worst.
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Feb 11, 2015 00:20
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Turbo all day and twice on sunday.
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Feb 11, 2015 00:57
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Bob A Feet posted:Turbo all day and twice on sunday. Agreed Thanatosian posted:Yeah, I'm familiar with the Moto X and the Droid Turbo, which is why I figured I'd recommend them. I think for the extra $50, yeah, totally the Turbo. I had a MAXX before the Turbo, and $free would be a great price for it. Awesome phone.
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I have talked him into the Turbo. I'm jealous, but I'll manage. It's not like having to continue living with my awesome Nexus 5 will be the end of the world.
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The G3 does seem like a good phone for the price (unlocked it is several hundred dollars cheaper than any of the other flagships) but it does suffer from some infuriating issues with software, and while the screen may have heaps of resolution and looks pretty good it definitely isn't what I'd call great. As a total aside this is definitely the worst screen burn I've seen:  Display Galaxy S5. You'd think Samsung would have noticed by now and designed a demo reel that avoids this from happening.
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Feb 11, 2015 01:43
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I got a Bamboo Swapstyle invite for the OnePlus. Don't own one anymore. First PM gets the code.
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Feb 11, 2015 03:04
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Feb 11, 2015 03:45
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My G3 is on Lollipop now, love smart unlock and the lock screen notification but didn't Google say OEMs didn't have to use the retarded new buttons? Why LG?
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dissss posted:As a total aside this is definitely the worst screen burn I've seen: Hey I used to set those up at Best Buy stores! There totally was a demo video installed on our devices to avoid burn in, and it worked so well that it pretty much interfered with customers using them because it enabled after 5 seconds if you didn't use it!
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False Toaster posted:I got a Bamboo Swapstyle invite for the OnePlus. Don't own one anymore. First PM gets the code. They're seriously doing invites for the loving accessories too??
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WeAreTheRomans posted:My N5 never lasts the day, but my particular usage case involves lengthy periods of shitposting these very forums while sitting on the john in work. I browse the forums on the Awful App on my way to work and spend most of the day talking to friends on Kik and since updating to Lollipop it's been absolutely murdering my battery. The phone noticeably heats up just from using Kik or Instagram and by the time I finish work I'm normally on <5% battery. edit - my phone is a Nexus 4
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