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RZA Encryption posted:I did, but that was before I saw the article about google partnering with U Break I Fix for flat rate repairs. I think I'd rather risk the possibility of paying $150 than definitely paying $100. I had seen that too. I've literally never broken a phone or screen (put them in a case w/ glass screen protector), and while I can't guarantee that won't happen I feel like the extra 100 bucks plus $100 deductible might not be worth it.
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Mr E posted:I had seen that too. I've literally never broken a phone or screen (put them in a case w/ glass screen protector), and while I can't guarantee that won't happen I feel like the extra 100 bucks plus $100 deductible might not be worth it. I find that there are two kinds of people in the world: those who break every single phone they own, and those who keep theirs in relatively pristine shape. My brother and my girlfriend fall into the former--their phone screens are a nightmare from all the times they've been dropped--while I fall into the latter; the most damage I've done to a phone was drop my Galaxy Nexus after 2.5 years and it only ended up missing a small chunk in the bottom corner of the bezel. My Xperia Z3C is also practically brand new after almost 2 years. In short, if you've had a few smartphones already and have never broken one or shattered a screen then you probably won't need the protection plan and it would be a waste of money. Just go with your gut.
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I've owned a literal truckload of smartphones in my life and never so much as dinged the corner of one, let alone scratch or crack anything. I'm as paranoid as the next guy that this might finally be the one I shatter, but I always take careful care of my phones and keep them in cases so it's probably not worth it to me.
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I've never had a case or screen protector on my phone and never had a problem, up until the 5x. The back is just so unbelievably slick and getting used to the fingerprint reader on the back was a bit awkward. I dropped my phone onto concrete while trying to put it back in my pocket and shattered the screen. I picked up the insurance this time around because there is no loving way I am using a case, but from now on I'll probably judge insurance on a phone by phone basis.
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RZA Encryption posted:Please don't reference nazism in what appears to be a positive manner. Please learn how modern culture has reclaimed those words from a now-dead political, sociological, and military movement. Or restrain your offended manner. In other news, videos are out of people dunking their XLs in water for an hour. Please, please do not take this to mean the phone can withstand water. The slightest stresses to the frame can easily compromise whatever coincidental seal it has against water, as well as any flow or motion to/through the liquid. The people in these videos are lightly setting the phones down inside shallow bowls of stationary water, not dropping them into toilet bowls or streams.
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PerrineClostermann posted:Please learn how modern culture has reclaimed those words from a now-dead political, sociological, and military movement. Or restrain your offended manner.
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PerrineClostermann posted:Please learn how modern culture has reclaimed those words from a now-dead political, sociological, and military movement. Or restrain your offended manner. ☑︎ Anime Avatar ☑︎ Defending Nazi terminology ☑︎ Insisting someone's offended What's your twitter handle? I'd like to read your thoughts on age of consent laws and the newest Ghostbusters movie. Mr E posted:I had seen that too. I've literally never broken a phone or screen (put them in a case w/ glass screen protector), and while I can't guarantee that won't happen I feel like the extra 100 bucks plus $100 deductible might not be worth it. Lol I bought the protection and I still have to pay a deductible? Is that how applecare works?
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RZA Encryption posted:☑︎ Anime Avatar Godwin.
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Stop being triggered by stuff like "PC master race". It has nothing to do with Nazis
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Nitrousoxide posted:Stop being triggered by stuff like "PC master race". It has nothing to do with Nazis RZA Encryption posted:☑︎ Anime Avatar
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Off topic (for the thread, not current topic), but Mei isn't anime any more than any other character from Overwatch, except that she's supposed to be Chinese.
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Mr. Powers posted:Off topic (for the thread, not current topic), but Mei isn't anime any more than any other character from Overwatch, except that she's supposed to be Chinese. ☑︎ PC Master Race Avatar
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Yes. It's a $75 dollar deductible and you only get two repairs. I think the screen is cheaper, maybe $30 but it takes up one of your repairs. It's also $130 vs $100 for the pixel. The pixel is $100 for a repair deductible (and you only get two as well) so the apple care is slightly cheaper long term but both it's not too different.
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PerrineClostermann posted:Please learn how modern culture has reclaimed those words from a now-dead political, sociological, and military movement. Or restrain your offended manner. Do you use the phrase "PC Master Race"? in a positive connotation? Do you support others comparing themselves to history's greatest monsters as if it were no big deal? Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 00:29 on Oct 25, 2016 |
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Jerk McJerkface posted:Yes. It's a $75 dollar deductible and you only get two repairs. I think the screen is cheaper, maybe $30 but it takes up one of your repairs. It's also $130 vs $100 for the pixel. The pixel is $100 for a repair deductible (and you only get two as well) so the apple care is slightly cheaper long term but both it's not too different. Yeesh, I wish I had read the fine print on that one. I would def. recommend just paying the flat rate at the u break i fix, then.
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RVProfootballer posted:Abort aboooort
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LionArcher posted:But... how do you put up with no iMessage? It's the only thing holding me back... I didn't have a Mac anyway and I don't really do group texts
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BTW, ubreakifix has other repairs listed in their site now as well. It's $79.99 to get either a battery replaced or a charging port repaired. Honestly, that's not bad considering it's a unibody phone that's somewhat difficult to take apart.
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As a member of the expandable storage and locally stored video file consuming master race I typically find tha-*splits jorts*
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Using this phone makes me realize how much I really want it scaled up to 7" to serve as a proper N7 replacement.
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bull3964 posted:Using this phone makes me realize how much I really want it scaled up to 7" to serve as a proper N7 replacement.
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hooah posted:Does anyone know if the transfer cable does app data, or does it just tell the receiving phone "hey, download these apps"? For me, it did contacts, messages, and photos, but didn't do anything app related. other question, can the google asistant/google now handle my Office 365 calendar? I use Nine to sync it, but if I ask "what's my agenda for tomorrow" it doesn't see the appointments.
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hooah posted:Does anyone know if the transfer cable does app data, or does it just tell the receiving phone "hey, download these apps"? Just what Jerkface said basically, it moved all of my contacts, messages, photos, wallpapers, etc. But it also set in motion downloading all of the exact same app's from my previous nexus phone and it also roughly placed them on the same pages/locations as they were on the previous device. None of them had any of my information stored in them or anything though(like finance based ones and games), had to re-input all of that myself. Of course it couldn't be exactly accurate because the previous device was a Nexus 5 and it had less icon slots, but stuff was pretty close. 100% Dundee fucked around with this message at 03:13 on Oct 25, 2016 |
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Is there any somewhat reliable place to buy replacement batteries for old (Samsung) phones? Apparently Amazon is just a cesspool of counterfeits. 
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Jerk McJerkface posted:For me, it did contacts, messages, and photos, but didn't do anything app related. Actually, for quite a few of my apps, it did data too. There were many things I didn't have to log into after doing the transfer.
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bull3964 posted:Actually, for quite a few of my apps, it did data too. There were many things I didn't have to log into after doing the transfer. Same Is it just me, or is the only mail app on the Pixel the Gmail app? I threw the Outlook Android App on it to work with my O365 work account (works great BTW), but did I miss something?
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100% Dundee posted:Just what Jerkface said basically, it moved all of my contacts, messages, photos, wallpapers, etc. But it also set in motion downloading all of the exact same app's from my previous nexus phone and it also roughly placed them on the same pages/locations as they were on the previous device. None of them had any of my information stored in them or anything though(like finance based ones and games), had to re-input all of that myself. Of course it couldn't be exactly accurate because the previous device was a Nexus 5 and it had less icon slots, but stuff was pretty close. This is exactly what happened going 5 to 5x, but wirelessly. Is this a 7.0 thing?
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kensei posted:Same Gmail app can do Outlook, Yahoo, etc. Nothing stops you from installing another one from the Play store though.
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comcor posted:Gmail app can do Outlook, Yahoo, etc. Nothing stops you from installing another one from the Play store though. Oh, I know it can. I was looking at our AirWatch subscription and it doesn't work with the Gmail app from what I can tell, so I was just looking to see if I had missed something. Like I said, I installed the Outlook APK and it's great with O365.
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I was in the Verizon store and I walked up to a row of 5 Pixels and said "Okay Google" really loudly. They all reacted at the same time. It was both funny and incredibly dorky. Also the Pixels have a good size, I would consider.
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kensei posted:Oh, I know it can. I was looking at our AirWatch subscription and it doesn't work with the Gmail app from what I can tell, so I was just looking to see if I had missed something. Like I said, I installed the Outlook APK and it's great with O365. The Gmail app has been the only email app on stock android for ages. My company used to use Airwatch and I was stuck using the Airwatch Inbox client on my Nexus 5x. Gmail can be configured to work with Airwatch, but they have to setup the profile. We're using Intune for MDM at work now that we are fully migrated to O365. However 7.1's encryption isn't compatible with its detection yet. Microsoft is promising a server side fix this week. However, for right now, you can't complete compliance checks for encryption with Intune if you have a Pixel.
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bull3964 posted:The Gmail app has been the only email app on stock android for ages. My company used to use Airwatch and I was stuck using the Airwatch Inbox client on my Nexus 5x. Gmail can be configured to work with Airwatch, but they have to setup the profile. We came from the Note 5/7 so I wasn't sure if there was an app or not. Thanks for the info about Intune and I'll dig deeper on setting up the profile for Gmail.
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FAUXTON posted:So the "it grabs a few frames around when you hit the shutter button and gives you what's probably the best one" thing?  I must have this phone.
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After a full day with the Pixel XL I definitely love it but I'm not sure I love it way more than the Nexus 6P on 7.1.1. Assistant is great and I love the look of it but really should have skipped a year like a sane non-phone geek.
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:After a full day with the Pixel XL I definitely love it but I'm not sure I love it way more than the Nexus 6P on 7.1.1. Assistant is great and I love the look of it but really should have skipped a year like a sane non-phone geek. Would you love it more if you were coming from a Note 3? I'm waiting for mine from Rogers, not sure when it is going to arrive, but it has to be better than my current Note 3, and there really isn't anything else out there worth buying in Android land. I'm definitely not going Apple.
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