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Just buy a new phone when you need a new cable, obviously.
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Endless Mike posted:You're right. No connector should ever change ever because god forbid someone should have to spend $6 on a cable after buying a $700 phone! When I switched from PATA to SATA I didn't have to worry that buying the wrong SATA cable would fry my $700 device.
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Feb 17, 2016 22:39
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My phone only charges in 30 minutes when it could be charging in 26. This is an outrage
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Feb 17, 2016 22:51
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All you idiots constantly talking about USB-C "frying your phone" realise that some lovely company could just as easily wire up a USB-micro-A cable the wrong way and cause the exact same thing, right? The flaw in that one specific cable that broke a Chromebook Pixel had nothing to do with it being USB-C.
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Feb 17, 2016 23:08
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The real question is will usb c ports stand up to abuse better than a seemingly high number of microusb ports they over time require ever more precise plugging to get to charge
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Feb 17, 2016 23:19
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The other advantage to USB-C is, once it's on everything it will be the only cable you need. One cord will be your power, your data, your display out, etc. I'd say that's a pretty big plus (as long as no one else goes the MacBook route of only putting one goddamn C port on the device).
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Feb 17, 2016 23:28
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Tunga posted:All you idiots constantly talking about USB-C "frying your phone" realise that some lovely company could just as easily wire up a USB-micro-A cable the wrong way and cause the exact same thing, right? The flaw in that one specific cable that broke a Chromebook Pixel had nothing to do with it being USB-C. No, don't you see? There's a handful of no-name Chinese brands that are bad actors in the market, so it just needs to be abandoned altogether instead of spending 30 seconds to research known-good ones to buy.
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Feb 18, 2016 00:52
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Endless Mike posted:No, don't you see? There's a handful of no-name Chinese brands that are bad actors in the market, so it just needs to be abandoned altogether instead of spending 30 seconds to research known-good ones to buy. The point is that you don't even have to spend that 30 seconds with regular microusb cables. It Just Works.
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Feb 18, 2016 01:05
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Whizbang posted:The point is that you don't even have to spend that 30 seconds with regular microusb cables. It Just Works.
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Feb 18, 2016 01:27
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I'm sure you will make up those 30 seconds when you don't have to fumble with that terrible connector.
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Feb 18, 2016 01:28
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Is Samsung wrong to make the calculation to avoid USB-C because there's bad cables on the market? No. Are people wrong to think USB-C is poo poo because of these bad cables? Definitely. Are people wrong to value not having to bother with new chargers or cables? Nope. Is the USB-C connector awesome? Yes! Are people wrong to expect to be able to just buy any USB-C cable and their device will be fine? No, they're not. Is it hard to get a good USB-C cable? No. I can't think of anything else...can we move on to a more interesting subject? (probably not)
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Thermopyle posted:Is Samsung wrong to make the calculation to avoid USB-C because there's bad cables on the market? No. Let me tell you about SD cards...
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Feb 18, 2016 02:10
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Thermopyle posted:Is Samsung wrong to make the calculation to avoid USB-C because there's bad cables on the market? No. Haven't touched on grip tape in a while
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Feb 18, 2016 02:25
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So will I be able to remove my battery this cycle?
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Feb 18, 2016 02:28
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vyst posted:So will I be able to remove my battery this cycle? No, but it has a crank on the side you can use to charge the battery manually.
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Feb 18, 2016 02:32
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Bad cables aside, USB-C is still a confusing mix of cable types when you can find them. I was looking for an A-to-C cable at Micro Center and they had no less than eight cable types:
USB-C will be great once the rest of the world is on USB-C. I think Samsung's position is that there's no harm in being late to the party, though.
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Feb 18, 2016 02:42
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USB-C is a great spec because of how vast its potential is. Most phones up to this point haven't even remotely used that potential, though. They're not being used as video output, they're still transferring at USB 2.0 speeds, so... they're functionally just micro USB cables that can be plugged in with two orientations rather than one. Given that, I don't really give a poo poo what a company goes with. Plugging in is a little easier with USB-C, but I already have a bunch of cables for micro USB, so it's basically a wash.
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Feb 18, 2016 02:58
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Whizbang posted:No, but it has a crank on the side you can use to charge the battery manually. As long as it doesn't interfere with the grip tape
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Feb 18, 2016 03:27
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gently caress all this where is my flagship sub-5" android phone
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go3 posted:gently caress all this where is my flagship sub-5" android phone 2012
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Feb 18, 2016 04:20
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vyst posted:As long as it doesn't interfere with the grip tape
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Feb 18, 2016 04:58
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I have grip tape on my LG G4.
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Feb 18, 2016 05:09
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vyst posted:So will I be able to remove my battery this cycle? Rumor is, yes for the G5.
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Feb 18, 2016 06:26
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Captain Yossarian posted:Lol is right... I stop at the shiftiest Mc Donalds from time to time and no one's ever batted an eye at Android Pay except the stoned chick that said "oh cool"
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Feb 18, 2016 15:24
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Ohvee posted:The lady taking my order a few weeks ago told me to be careful because people driving by can hack my payment :\ I stopped at the shady McDonald's this morning because of this thread AND there was a cop there. It worked fine and I didn't cause a scene, but I think i missed the opportunity 
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Feb 18, 2016 15:43
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Ohvee posted:The lady taking my order a few weeks ago told me to be careful because people driving by can hack my payment :\ Actually semi-theoretically true of contactless payment cards. My bank just issued me a new debit card without the contactless payment feature.
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Rastor posted:Actually semi-theoretically true of contactless payment cards. My bank just issued me a new debit card without the contactless payment feature. I'm the guy sitting at the closest booth to the counter, which is 30' away, for 4 hours a day hoping to skim the possibly one person to use contactless pay.
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Feb 18, 2016 16:44
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Ohvee posted:The lady taking my order a few weeks ago told me to be careful because people driving by can hack my payment :\ McDonald's cashiers are secretly experts in contactless payment security.
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Anyone looking for a great cheap Android phone, the MotoG 16GB is down to $90 on amazon today, that's incredible. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H0MGCDK?tag=tbdailydeal-20 edit ugh that's the first gen. forget it. Super-NintendoUser fucked around with this message at 18:14 on Feb 18, 2016 |
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This is an LG Remarq. I bought an LG Remarq in December of 2010. I used it exclusively until yesterday, when I got a Nexus 6p. I've never used an Android device. Think of me as an adult seeing Star Wars for the first time without ever having been spoiled on anything. I have no idea about the most basic things. So many options! My Remarq had AIM and a Myspace app. Can anyone tell me who I should buy a case from?
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That's quite the remarqable upgrade. (Groan if you want, someone had to do it.)
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cheerfullydrab posted:This is an LG Remarq. Welcome to the future, friend! Congratulations on your Nexus 6P, it is an excellent choice. Diztronic cases are well regarded. You can also find all kinds of stuff on eBay. Here are some getting started guides: http://www.cnet.com/how-to/getting-started-with-your-new-android/ http://time.com/95948/new-android-phone-guide/ (You don't have to do the remove bloatware step because you chose a Nexus).
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Feb 18, 2016 21:25
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You're in luck. MySpace has an Android app
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Re: 6P cases I have the Spigen Neo Hybrid EX with the gunmetal bumper and it looks awesome
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E.T. NO HOMO posted:Re: 6P cases I have the Spigen Neo Hybrid EX with the gunmetal bumper and it looks awesome Confirming this. The official 6p case from Google is also pretty nice, but the USB cutout is too small for many 3rd party USB-C cables.
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Picked up a 5X a couple weeks ago and one little thing has been driving me nuts. All I listen to on my phone are podcasts with pocketcasts. Every few days when my headphone/car connect to bluetooth and I try to play something, it just starts playing tracks from my google music account. Ive never opened google music myself and yet it just starts playing the same track every time. My Nexus 5 never did this. I didnt want to uninstall it but I eventually got fed up and learned I cant get rid of it on the 5X. Is there some way I can get it to go away?
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Feb 18, 2016 23:28
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On the subject of 6P cases, has anyone made a decent bumper for it? I use the official case but I'd love to see the back of the phone.
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My wife has a Samsung Note 4 and instead of dying when the battery gets low, it gets stuck in a boot loop and gets hot. Battery life and other functions are normal otherwise. Anyone know how to keep it from doing this aside from the obvious "charge it"?
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Feb 19, 2016 01:30
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Tunga posted:On the subject of 6P cases, has anyone made a decent bumper for it? I use the official case but I'd love to see the back of the phone. I use a Rhinoshield - it's $25USD, but it's solid as hell.
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E.T. NO HOMO posted:Re: 6P cases I have the Spigen Neo Hybrid EX with the gunmetal bumper and it looks awesome Case manufacturers getting their naming schemes from Capcom, I see.
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