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ilkhan posted:I find that really hard to believe, but if true this would *really* make me laugh.
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I track all of my spending with an expense tracker app, are there any apps that Google wallet will automatically export transactions to? It would be super convenient for it to just automatically log payments I use from the wallet app.
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Porkchop Express posted:I track all of my spending with an expense tracker app, are there any apps that Google wallet will automatically export transactions to? It would be super convenient for it to just automatically log payments I use from the wallet app. Have you considered getting an online only bank account with Simple? Their web interface and iOS/Android app is plenty capable of tracking expenses, paying bills, creating financial goals, etc. https://www.simple.com/ I've been banking with Simple for 2 years now and it's pretty solid.
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teagone posted:Have you considered getting an online only bank account with Simple? Their web interface and iOS/Android app is plenty capable of tracking expenses, paying bills, creating financial goals, etc. https://www.simple.com/ I have, but I still need paper checks for a few holdout things, and I just can't bring myself to trust someone to mail a check out for me.
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Aug 23, 2015 22:57
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For some reason, Google Now has started telling me that it doesn't have any apps to open URLs. I've tried clearing the defaults for Firefox, but to no avail. What else can I try?
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Rusty! posted:They left it out of the original G, so it's possible. Also you don't need a gyroscope to do orientation stuff, it's just better if you have one
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So I'm going on deployment soon, and I have a Turbo. What's the best way to make sure this thing works in Europe/Middle East? Do I need another sim card? I know using a verizon phone overseas used to be kinda tricky; I'm open to buying an unlocked phone if I have to. I lived in France for a while but I just bought my own phone there. And after figuring that out, how do I get service? Is there a way to sign up for pay as you go from the phone itself?
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Today, my wife and I were packing up the kids and the car for an impromptu trip to Grandma's house. I got a notification while I was getting things together; it was a Google Now card with navigation info for said trip. We had nothing scheduled with Calendar. We didn't call or text or email anyone regarding the trip. I have no idea how my phone read my mind and queued up the destination. We were impressed bit kind of weirded out, obviously. It was veeery 
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Aug 24, 2015 00:43
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FistEnergy posted:Today, my wife and I were packing up the kids and the car for an impromptu trip to Grandma's house. I got a notification while I was getting things together; it was a Google Now card with navigation info for said trip. We had nothing scheduled with Calendar. We didn't call or text or email anyone regarding the trip. I have no idea how my phone read my mind and queued up the destination. We were impressed bit kind of weirded out, obviously. This poo poo here. Another example is if you're talking about something and go to do a search and after the first letter you type it autocompletes to the very specific search you wanted.
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Aug 24, 2015 01:08
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FistEnergy posted:. If you did something even as simple as doing a quick Google Maps search to get the specific directions or check traffic, that's how it knew. It's surprising, and a little creepy at times, but overall pretty darn helpful. Especially if you have a vehicle running Android auto
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I know sometimes I'd take my kid to my mother-in-law's place on Thursday mornings before work. After two consecutive Thursdays of doing that, it started giving me directions to her place, and only on Thursdays. It gets a little annoying when I travel, though. I travel to the Bay Area maybe once every three months for work. I land at SFO and Google Now immediately dumps about a dozen cards on the table -- directions to my office, every hotel I've stayed at in a 50 mile radius, and the houses of about four friends.
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Aug 24, 2015 01:31
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FistEnergy posted:Today, my wife and I were packing up the kids and the car for an impromptu trip to Grandma's house. I got a notification while I was getting things together; it was a Google Now card with navigation info for said trip. We had nothing scheduled with Calendar. We didn't call or text or email anyone regarding the trip. I have no idea how my phone read my mind and queued up the destination. We were impressed bit kind of weirded out, obviously. Google keeps track of what days you go there over time. You don't have to do it every week for it be there and also there are likely times the traffic info is there but you never notice.
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LastInLine posted:Google keeps track of what days you go there over time. You don't have to do it every week for it be there and also there are likely times the traffic info is there but you never notice. It's also scary good at figuring out where you live and where you work.
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Segmentation Fault posted:It's also scary good at figuring out where you live and where you work. That's really easy though. Where else do you spend 8 hours a day, five days a week at?
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:That's really easy though. Where else do you spend 8 hours a day, five days a week at? The bar! hyuk hyuk That might be true but not everybody works at those standard times. I worked on the midnight shift for a year stocking shelves at a supermarket, and my hours would constantly change every week. Despite that Google Now figured it out pretty quick. Can someone recommend me a good glass screen protector for the Nexus 6?
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Aug 24, 2015 03:33
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Segmentation Fault posted:Can someone recommend me a good glass screen protector for the Nexus 6? Yootech are all I buy now. Cheap and no halo.
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hotsauce posted:Yootech are all I buy now. Cheap and no halo. Alright. They had the highest aggregate score on Amazon but I never heard of them before and the name "Yootech" sounded like they make cheap products so I was skeptical. Thanks!
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hooah posted:For some reason, Google Now has started telling me that it doesn't have any apps to open URLs. I've tried clearing the defaults for Firefox, but to no avail. What else can I try? This happened to me too, with Wikipedia links specifically (although I have noticed it for other things). I've tried clearing defaults of chrome, Wikipedia beta and Google search (well, that one didn't have any defaults). Maybe it's a bug with Google search?
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Segmentation Fault posted:The bar! hyuk hyuk Well obviously I tell Google my work and home locations but even if I didn't, it would know where I go and for how long as well as how often and it would know what is at those locations (commercial or residential). It is trivial to for them to figure it out. That being said it always prompts me for traffic info to my bar on the days when I go and it's usually correct at guessing which days I'm going to see my friend or my parents. Google Now is great.
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Hughmoris posted:Does anyone here have the LG Flex 2? I'm wondering how the 5.1.1 changed things up. This seeeems like a solid phone for $249, at $30 more than the Moto G. I can't speak for 5.1.1 but when I had the G Flex 2 a few weeks after it launched, it was very janky. I bought the it to replace the M8 and ended up selling the former and keeping the latter. M8 has older specs but was noticeably faster and smoother.
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TraderStav posted:Chiming in again that the new G is really really a pleasure to use, coming from the Z3c. I'm loving my Z3C with 5.1.1 on it. How does the Moto G compare to it?
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WattsvilleBlues posted:I'm loving my Z3C with 5.1.1 on it. How does the Moto G compare to it? It's not significantly 'better' than the Z3c as the Z3c is quite a damned good phone. But it's larger and has a very satisfactory form factor to it. The camera is quite good and the battery is comparable enough, but still not as strong as the Z3c. I also like that it's $220. That means a lot for what you get. On a related note, does anyone have a magnetic mount that they can recommend that connects to the AMPS pattern? I've seen the air vent mounts that you then put a little sticker on the back of your phone (or inside the case, etc) to make it magnetic but since I have a Ram mount bolted to my frame, I may as well use that. The X-grip I have right now is just a bit too small for the G and always has been frustrating to dock/undock the phone one-handed. I came across this one, but am unsure of what I could put on the inside of the G case to make it magnetic. http://www.rammount.com/part/RAM-B-202-339U
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Will any electronics stores sell the new Moto series phones in the U.S. since they're not available by carrier? I'd like to at least get my hands on the new G and Pure before potentially buying them. edit: looks like Best Buy has the new Moto G in stock in store.
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TraderStav posted:It's not significantly 'better' than the Z3c as the Z3c is quite a damned good phone. But it's larger and has a very satisfactory form factor to it. The camera is quite good and the battery is comparable enough, but still not as strong as the Z3c. I also like that it's $220. That means a lot for what you get. Did it sort your Bluetooth audio issue?
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Bob A Feet posted:So I'm going on deployment soon, and I have a Turbo. What's the best way to make sure this thing works in Europe/Middle East? Do I need another sim card? I know using a verizon phone overseas used to be kinda tricky; I'm open to buying an unlocked phone if I have to. I lived in France for a while but I just bought my own phone there.
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WattsvilleBlues posted:Did it sort your Bluetooth audio issue? The bluetooth issue has not presented itself on the G yet. I'm trying to give it as much run-time in order to produce it as a fresh wipe Z3c would take at least a few days to manifest. It's been going very strong though, no hint of it at all.
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Doctor Butts posted:Will any electronics stores sell the new Moto series phones in the U.S. since they're not available by carrier? I'd like to at least get my hands on the new G and Pure before potentially buying them. Yes, Best Buy (as you seen) is supposed to have them. Amazon will as well, but that won't help with the hands on. Current (likely) rumor is the Moto X Play is coming to the US, just under Verizon as the mid-level Droid MAXX 2. Things of interest is that it is supposed to carry the same $300 off contract price as the X Play and Verizon phones are unlocked. So, depending on what LTE bands it supports, it may be a valid choice for AT&T and T-Mobile. The X Play has a removable back as well so it's likely you could get a replacement back and remove any Droid or Verizon branding.
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bull3964 posted:Yes, Best Buy (as you seen) is supposed to have them. Amazon will as well, but that won't help with the hands on. Don't worry, big red will put that logo front and center on the face of the phone.
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SIR FAT JONY IVES posted:Don't worry, big red will put that logo front and center on the face of the phone. Doubt it. That hasn't been the case for a long long time. In fact, my Turbo doesn't have any external Verizon branding at all on it. Only a Droid logo on the back.
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bull3964 posted:Doubt it. That hasn't been the case for a long long time. The red Turbo has the Verizon logo on the back. Is yours the ballistic nylon one?
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FWIW, my 2014 Moto X only has one ligjtly-silkscreened Verizon logo on the back, and none on the front.
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Lowen SoDium posted:The red Turbo has the Verizon logo on the back. Is yours the ballistic nylon one? Yup, 64g Nylon one doesn't have a Verizon logo. Also looks like the blue nylon one lacks the Verizon logo on the back. The last flagship phone to have front facing branding was the LG G3 and a bunch of their shitbox low end devices have it as well. Pretty much anything else that's going to have common components with other devices is probably going to lack front branding simply due to supply chain issues (manufacturer isn't going to make a special snowflake bezel/display unit just for verizon when the rest of the phone is the same.) http://www.droid-life.com/2015/08/24/droid-maxx-2-droid-turbo-2/ A look at some MAXX 2 backs. They seem to be removable just like the X Play. Verizon branding is there but only molded into the back and not painted to stand out. Regardless, looks like it would be trivial to replace with an unbranded back.
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Quick question: if I want to buy a Droid turbo and use it on Cricket, is it as simple as buying one on eBay and swapping in a new sim? I don't have much experience with Verizon phones, but I seem to recall that they come unlocked...
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Captain Yossarian posted:Quick question: if I want to buy a Droid turbo and use it on Cricket, is it as simple as buying one on eBay and swapping in a new sim? I don't have much experience with Verizon phones, but I seem to recall that they come unlocked... Yep! Just make sure the ESN isn't blacklisted as carriers cross-reference their lists.
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Lblitzer posted:Yep! Just make sure the ESN isn't blacklisted as carriers cross-reference their lists. Rad, thanks! I really like my girlfriend's Turbo, but not in love with Verizon.  Plus I have 20gbs a month on Cricket lol
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If you buy a phone today with any provider that offers payment plans you need to verify it is not on a payment plan by contacting the carrier directly and hoping they will tell you.
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Don Lapre posted:If you buy a phone today with any provider that offers payment plans you need to verify it is not on a payment plan by contacting the carrier directly and hoping they will tell you. Hmm poo poo now THAT I didn't think about...
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Captain Yossarian posted:Hmm poo poo now THAT I didn't think about... As far as I know only Tmobile shows you on their ESN check.
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Don Lapre posted:As far as I know only Tmobile shows you on their ESN check. And it has been inaccurate before, too. A phone I got off eBay maybe a year ago got blacklisted ~2 weeks after buying it, so I looked into it a bit, and people on various forums said they were currently financing their phone and the ESN checker said it was clear. Don't know if that's changed since then, but be cautious!
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Hmm... Well I guess I'll go with reputable sellers only and pay a bit more, if I decide to go that route! Thanks all
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