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I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet but the Moto X 2014 is on sale on the official Motorola webpage for 300$ (no contract obviously). Seems like a decent deal. Just in time for their surprise announcement on July 28th. Phone dump + witty surprise announcement = next gen Moto phones are coming soon.
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GBK posted:I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet but the Moto X 2014 is on sale on the official Motorola webpage for 300$ (no contract obviously). Seems like a decent deal. Just in time for their surprise announcement on July 28th. Phone dump + witty surprise announcement = next gen Moto phones are coming soon. FYI, like new Verizon models were on eBay for $200 the past day or two from a reputable seller. They're GSM unlocked and have most (all?) of the bands for AT&T and T-Mobile.
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Vykk.Draygo posted:I don't know what this means but it sounds like it's something that is going to kill you when your airbag goes off. Air... bag? You overestimate my vehicle's safety. What I mean is instead of putting the mount between the door and the steering wheel, just put it on the other side toward the middle of the car. If the device, or device and mount manage to escape through the window from near the middle of the car it's probably the least of your worries. I had a few seconds to do the research to grab a couple of URLs. If ensuring your tablet / phone is secure is the main concern, as far as I know these brands are pretty good. http://www.rammount.com/ http://www.arkon.com/ I'm probably going to go for an Arkon because a Ram is bordering on overkill for my uses, but haven't purchased yet because the layout of my vehicle is a nightmare for adding any extra hardware. I've also found both suction and adhesive mounts tend to drop off during the hotter months so anything will have to be hard mounted. e: The LOVE MEI case for my Desire 820 just arrived. It is a solid piece of work. General_Failure fucked around with this message at 01:58 on Jul 17, 2015 |
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Jul 17, 2015 01:43
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I'm about to lose my mind with my Moto X (2013). Is the Nexus 6 a decent buy at $450? Or at this point should I tough it out until October and hopefully get something with a fingerprint reader/new features?
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Jul 17, 2015 04:27
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IuniusBrutus posted:I'm about to lose my mind with my Moto X (2013). Is the Nexus 6 a decent buy at $450? Or at this point should I tough it out until October and hopefully get something with a fingerprint reader/new features? The S6 has both of those things.
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Jul 17, 2015 04:29
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Mr Executive posted:I posted about this before, but now I have some more concrete info. I bricked my S3 trying to root it, took it back to the US Cellular store on Junction and Mineral Point, and they exchanged it immediately no questions asked. However, I understand that they've been reducing their on-site technical staff this year so you might get more hassle. Now that I know you're on USC, I'd strongly recommend you check out teamuscellular's forums and chat. They have several insiders over there who are very helpful and are generally going to be more useful than here for USC-related stuff because, frankly, USC is a podunk regional carrier now 
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Jul 17, 2015 05:45
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IuniusBrutus posted:I'm about to lose my mind with my Moto X (2013). Is the Nexus 6 a decent buy at $450? Or at this point should I tough it out until October and hopefully get something with a fingerprint reader/new features? Whats your issue with your 2013 MotoX?
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IuniusBrutus posted:I'm about to lose my mind with my Moto X (2013). Is the Nexus 6 a decent buy at $450? Or at this point should I tough it out until October and hopefully get something with a fingerprint reader/new features? The 2015 Motos will be announced on the 24th and new Nexuses (likely a 5" and a 6") will probably be available in November. Obviously I'd avoid the Samsung.
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LeftistMuslimObama posted:I bricked my S3 trying to root it, took it back to the US Cellular store on Junction and Mineral Point, and they exchanged it immediately no questions asked. However, I understand that they've been reducing their on-site technical staff this year so you might get more hassle. Yeah, I've been following teamuscellular for a few years. I suppose I could probably make an account and actually post something there. I'm either going to have to reset my phone and set everything back up, or they'll give me a new phone and I'll need to set everything back up. I might as well just do it myself first so I don't have to deal with USC if I don't need to. So, is there any good way to backup/restore my settings after a system reset? I would think there would be a good way to do this since factory resetting seems to be one of the first troubleshooting techniques for a ton of problems.
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Mr Executive posted:Yeah, I've been following teamuscellular for a few years. I suppose I could probably make an account and actually post something there. You can try Helium, but it might not get everything. If you're rooted, you can make an image of your storage or use titanium backup. Sadly, Google hasn't really provided a comprehensive backup and restore method.
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LeftistMuslimObama posted:Sadly, Google hasn't really provided a comprehensive backup and restore method. They say they have in Android M. 
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LastInLine posted:They say they have in Android M. And while it's not perfect it's a hell of a lot better than before.
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ilkhan posted:Look for a 2015 MotoX announcement before the month is up, or wait until oct/november for the next Nexus. Bluetooth is borderline broken and general bugginess and instability. Though who knows, maybe that is just Android and I've never realized it.
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IuniusBrutus posted:Bluetooth is borderline broken and general bugginess and instability. Though who knows, maybe that is just Android and I've never realized it. For a long time I thought my 14 Moto X had lovely Bluetooth. Then I got a new head unit in my vehicle and all my problems went away. edit: poo poo, I put '14. It's a 2013 Moto X. Thermopyle fucked around with this message at 18:20 on Jul 17, 2015 |
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Thermopyle posted:For a long time I thought my 14 Moto X had lovely Bluetooth. Same here, the Kinovo Bluetooth pucks are a god send
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uPen posted:The S6 has both of those things.
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LastInLine posted:They say they have in Android M. ilkhan posted:They do. http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...ecific-devices/ When I installed the M Preview it just booted up as if I'd never owned a phone before and restored nothing. But I put that down to pre-release software. Edit: Oh there's supposed to be that new auto-data-backup thing in M, right. I guess that will make it better at restoring, assuming it works: https://developer.android.com/preview/backup/index.html Tunga fucked around with this message at 16:57 on Jul 17, 2015 |
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Lollipop app restore is hilariously broken in that Google doesn't prioritize Play Services above everything else when reinstalling apps. So, if any app requires the latest and greatest play services, it will refuse to install or update. So, no matter what, you'll still be stuck going back and re-installing apps manually.
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Does the thread hive mind have any opinions on the fair phone? http://shop.fairphone.com/fairphone2.html
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Skeesix posted:Does the thread hive mind have any opinions on the fair phone? In my opinion is kinda expensive and I heard nothing about it. For that price you can get better stuff in Europe.
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Guillermus posted:In my opinion is kinda expensive and I heard nothing about it. For that price you can get better stuff in Europe.
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Jul 17, 2015 17:43
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Skeesix posted:Does the thread hive mind have any opinions on the fair phone? Battery life looks like it might be underwhelming along with apparently a subpar camera, I do think it's cool that it's a relatively ethically made phone though.
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Jul 17, 2015 17:59
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Tunga posted:It's expensive because it isn't made by slaves. That seems to be the entire concept. It's also pretty much a gimmick when you are using mainstream components. Yeah, maybe final assembly isn't being done by Foxconn in china, but you can be drat sure that Qualcomm SoC or the the display doesn't have an unsullied history.
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CLAM DOWN posted:Battery life looks like it might be underwhelming along with apparently a subpar camera, I do think it's cool that it's a relatively ethically made phone though. My assessment also. The rest of it will be a serviceable if middling device. The question I guess is if the ethos of the phone is worth the value difference of €530 for this phone which will (hopefully) begin shipping in November in comparison to the Moto X 2014 which at least in my country is ~€200 less right now and with slightly better specs (same processor, RAM).
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Magog posted:My assessment also. The rest of it will be a serviceable if middling device. bull3964 posted:It's also The answer is no, unfortunately.
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datajosh posted:It also runs like a horse in quicksand after a few hours. Not my experience but I don't watch anime all day on it so I dunno
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RVProfootballer posted:The answer is no, unfortunately. If you're morally opposed to the working conditions or whatever of people building the components and the phone, it's a pretty weird place to be in to say "I'm only willing to pay extra for a phone that is 100%-free of these working conditions, not 50%!".
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RVProfootballer posted:The answer is no, unfortunately. Yep, I'm pretty sure this phone was made in society! If you want to support the general idea then go for it - nothing whatsoever is free from exploitation, so it's about relative harm and the idea of finding more ethical sources for stuff the world needs. It only looks like a small project so it's obviously not going to change the world by itself, but it could still be a cool thing to be involved in
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Thermopyle posted:If you're morally opposed to the working conditions or whatever of people building the components and the phone, it's a pretty weird place to be in to say "I'm only willing to pay extra for a phone that is 100%-free of these working conditions, not 50%!". I think bull is right that the vast majority of workers that contributed to making the Fairphone are in identical conditions as workers making any other phone. So my made up numbers would be more like buying a phone that is 52% free of poor working conditions, not 50%! Which, fair enough, that might be worth it to you. Also I just read this, which is completely unrelated to phones, but a really interesting read 
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For those with the LG G4, how you liking it? T-Mobile just dropped their LG G4 price to $479. Very tempting...
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Can anything interesting be done with old Android phones? I have a Nexus One sitting on my desk gathering dust and it's such an interesting piece of history and a handsome looking device that it seems wasteful not to use it.
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TopherCStone posted:Can anything interesting be done with old Android phones? I have a Nexus One sitting on my desk gathering dust and it's such an interesting piece of history and a handsome looking device that it seems wasteful not to use it. Install Perk TV and just use it to cycle through adds. If you need more info, PM me, I don't want to get into referral talk in this thread.
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I finally decided to get the cracked screen on my S6 Edge fixed, because it was starting to register random touches. While it's off being repaired I've been using my old N5 for almost a week now, and to be honest I prefer it to the S6 overall. Mostly due to small changes Samsung made to lollipop that annoyed me more and more as time went on. Random example: On stock Lollipop, double-tapping a notification on the lockscreen instantly opens that app. Compared to Touchwiz Lollipop on the S6 where you tap the notification, swipe to unlock, then wait a few seconds for the app to launch. Why would Samsung remove the double-tap to open? Touchwiz is a lot better than it used to be, but it's still full of seemingly pointless and detracting changes like that. To be fair though, I probably wouldn't care so much if I wasn't so familiar with stock android. The only thing I really miss from the S6 is the battery life, and maybe the screen a bit. I think I might just sell the repaired S6 and wait to see what the new Motos and Nexus end up like. You tried to warn me Android thread, but I ignored you and got myself Samsunged.
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RVProfootballer posted:I think bull is right that the vast majority of workers that contributed to making the Fairphone are in identical conditions as workers making any other phone. So my made up numbers would be more like buying a phone that is 52% free of poor working conditions, not 50%! Which, fair enough, that might be worth it to you. Also I just read this, which is completely unrelated to phones, but a really interesting read I like how that article goes 'heh things have changed since the 90s Naomi Klein' and then goes on to describe the exact same situation as in No Logo, corporations outsourcing with a chain of subcontractors saying 'we didn't hire that last company how could we know what they were doing?!' When your goal is to make products as cheap as possible, this is what you get. The problem is allowing the production chain to co-opt ethical consumerism as a distraction from how they operate, so the underlying systemic issue is never really addressed at all. Like when libertarians talk about private charity being a 'solution' to inequality - it's bullshit but it doesn't mean charity isn't worthwhile while the problem it addresses still exists Who knows what the deal is with the phone, but there's nothing wrong with the concept of trying to be less exploitative instead of as cheap as possible. There's only so much you can do obviously
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RVProfootballer posted:I think bull is right that the vast majority of workers that contributed to making the Fairphone are in identical conditions as workers making any other phone. So my made up numbers would be more like buying a phone that is 52% free of poor working conditions, not 50%! Which, fair enough, that might be worth it to you. Also I just read this, which is completely unrelated to phones, but a really interesting read Bull didn't say that.
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Thermopyle posted:Bull didn't say that. bull3964 posted:It's also pretty much a gimmick when you are using mainstream components. lol you got me, I really misrepresented what he said
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My phone is powered by a fair-trade Snapdragon 801, with a GMO-free certified organic LED screen. I'm bummed about the battery life but that's a tradeoff when you use gluten-free lithium polymer.
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Ebay has the first gen Verizon Moto X for $100 today http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorola-XT...=item33a35606bb
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Thermopyle posted:Bull didn't say that. I admit my response was a bit cynical. It's hard not to be though. The real question is how good of a phone will it be? Using as ethical means as possible for production is all well and good, but if you are going to end up relegating it to a junk drawer and buying and S6 anyways when it doesn't work out for you, nothing was really helped. So, caution is warranted.
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