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YeahTubaMike posted:
You likely were looking in the wrong place if your best option was a 3 years old phone. There are a ton of phones put out in the last year that fit those marks for you. The popular choice is likely the Moto G4 (or Moto G5 if you've got Amazon Prime).
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May 16, 2017 20:12
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syscall girl posted:unless you have phone sickness. don't doxx pls
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May 16, 2017 20:52
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cage-free egghead posted:Moto G4 (or Moto G5 if you've got Amazon Prime). I'm not entirely sure how these phones never came across my radar, they both look great and the price on the Moto G5 is basically unbeatable (I have Prime). The lockscreen ads appear to be the biggest negative, and they are seemingly easy to remove.
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May 16, 2017 20:59
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YeahTubaMike posted:I'm not entirely sure how these phones never came across my radar, they both look great and the price on the Moto G5 is basically unbeatable (I have Prime). The lockscreen ads appear to be the biggest negative, and they are seemingly easy to remove. The consensus last time we discussed this was that most people don't even notice them. Supposedly if you have a single notification then the ad is just another notification at the bottom.
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May 16, 2017 21:14
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Fair enough, but I understand being against seeing lockscreen ads for apps that you didn't actively choose to install. Either way, if they're easy to disable/remove, it's no big deal.
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May 16, 2017 21:43
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YeahTubaMike posted:Fair enough, but I understand being against seeing lockscreen ads for apps that you didn't actively choose to install. Either way, if they're easy to disable/remove, it's no big deal. I believe you can also just pay a bit more for the version without ads, if it is a big deal for you.
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May 16, 2017 22:36
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They've had lockscreen ads in the past that were pretty cool, like free $10 to spend on kindle books or whatever
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May 16, 2017 22:50
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Yeah, lockscreen ads are no big deal. I've actually had a few really good book recommendations on my Kindle and Fire tablet. It's weird to say, but sometimes personalized marketing can be...cool?
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May 16, 2017 23:35
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Between the G5+ and the Pixel, it's hard to see recommending anything else. I know, everyone thinks they're the special edge case but for 99% of people the G5+ is the phone for them unless money is no object. I'd really recommend the G5+ over a Pixel most of the time because while the Pixel is incredible, you could upgrade the G-series every year you'll get out of a Pixel for less money. However as soon as you've convinced yourself that you want to spend more than the G5+ costs, step up to the Pixel or go home, there's no point looking anywhere else.
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May 17, 2017 01:45
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Bought my mother a new phone for her bithday/mother's day since her Droid X was biting the dust. She has a brand new Moto G5 Plus with Android 7.0 on it. She can make calls and send MMS text messages, but for the life of me I can not figure out why she can not receive MMS at all. Her APN settings are exactly the same as on my Moto X Style/Pure.
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May 17, 2017 03:01
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SlayVus posted:Bought my mother a new phone for her bithday/mother's day since her Droid X was biting the dust. She has a brand new Moto G5 Plus with Android 7.0 on it. She can make calls and send MMS text messages, but for the life of me I can not figure out why she can not receive MMS at all. Her APN settings are exactly the same as on my Moto X Style/Pure. Is she trying to download the messages over WiFi? If so, turn it off and use mobile data to grab the message.
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May 17, 2017 03:55
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WattsvilleBlues posted:Is she trying to download the messages over WiFi? If so, turn it off and use mobile data to grab the message. I inserted my SIM into her phone and was able to send an receive on her phone using my SIM. When I put her SIM back in she still could only send, but not receive MMS.
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May 17, 2017 04:09
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I'm only recommending pixels to folks at this point, because of he unlimited Google drive photo/video storage for Pixel stuff. Chucked well over 100 gigs into that in the last 6 months.
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May 17, 2017 04:28
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If it weren't for Lenovo's lovely record with software/security updates, I would have gotten a G5+. As it is though, the Pixel is your only choice if you want regular security patches on Android.
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May 17, 2017 05:12
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My Droid Z and Pixel spent a good chunk of last month on the same security patch level.
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May 17, 2017 05:14
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Since the G4 came out, Lenovo has been up to 6 months behind on security patches. The phone is barely a year old. They've also gone on the record saying they won't commit to monthly security patches for any of their phones, even flagships. I mean they're not worse than other vendors, but that's not a high bar.
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May 17, 2017 05:40
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SlayVus posted:I inserted my SIM into her phone and was able to send an receive on her phone using my SIM. When I put her SIM back in she still could only send, but not receive MMS. What carrier? It's an AT&T MVNO, isn't it? Inept posted:If it weren't for Lenovo's lovely record with software/security updates, I would have gotten a G5+. As it is though, the Pixel is your only choice if you want regular security patches on Android. As much as it pains me to say it, Samsung does a pretty good job of security updates as far as I'm aware.
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May 17, 2017 11:47
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YeahTubaMike posted:I'm not entirely sure how these phones never came across my radar, they both look great and the price on the Moto G5 is basically unbeatable (I have Prime). The lockscreen ads appear to be the biggest negative, and they are seemingly easy to remove. I'm also a Windows Phone person that finally moved away from that platform last month. For what it's worth, I went with a Moto G5+ and aside from wishing the screen were a bit smaller I'm really happy with it. I still kind of miss the WP interface but it's nice having apps available too.
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SlayVus posted:Bought my mother a new phone for her bithday/mother's day since her Droid X was biting the dust. She has a brand new Moto G5 Plus with Android 7.0 on it. She can make calls and send MMS text messages, but for the life of me I can not figure out why she can not receive MMS at all. Her APN settings are exactly the same as on my Moto X Style/Pure. Call the carrier, there's likely something that didn't get activated correctly during the upgrade/SIM update.
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May 17, 2017 14:08
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Frohike999 posted:I'm also a Windows Phone person that finally moved away from that platform last month. For what it's worth, I went with a Moto G5+ and aside from wishing the screen were a bit smaller I'm really happy with it. I still kind of miss the WP interface but it's nice having apps available too. I love big screens so it really sounds like the G5+ would have been perfect for me. Ah well. I will definitely miss the WP interface too, although I'm sure I'll get used to the Android interface quickly.
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May 17, 2017 14:55
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YeahTubaMike posted:I love big screens so it really sounds like the G5+ would have been perfect for me. Ah well. It's not too late!
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May 17, 2017 14:55
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My phone is arriving today though! I could always just order the G5+, use the M8 in the interim, and then return the M8 once the G5+ arrives...  edit: oh god am I a goon in a well YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 15:39 on May 17, 2017 |
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May 17, 2017 15:33
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Merry IOmas goons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2VF8tmLFHw 75 mins to go Liveblogs: The Verge Ars WIRED
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May 17, 2017 15:47
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Christ, Samsung keeps getting worse. After the most recent update, they changed the low power notification to a pop-up that covers 3/4 of the screen and, about 1 out of 4 times, the "dismiss" button is missing for me so the only way to get rid of it is to remove the battery because the pop-up covers the power-off options when you hold the power button down.
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May 17, 2017 15:56
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tadashi posted:Christ, Samsung keeps getting worse. After the most recent update, they changed the low power notification to a pop-up that covers 3/4 of the screen and, about 1 out of 4 times, the "dismiss" button is missing for me so the only way to get rid of it is to remove the battery because the pop-up covers the power-off options when you hold the power button down. My wife's phone did this last night. What a shitshow. It wouldn't even respond to the hold power button shutoff. Had to plug it in to make it go away.
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May 17, 2017 15:58
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My replacement G4 Play which arrived late last week is already having GPS problems again  I know I should wait for the Pixel 2 since it's coming relatively soon and the regular Pixel is still full price but ugh. Maybe I'll just go back to my original Moto X.
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May 17, 2017 16:05
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tadashi posted:Christ, Samsung keeps getting worse. After the most recent update, they changed the low power notification to a pop-up that covers 3/4 of the screen and, about 1 out of 4 times, the "dismiss" button is missing for me so the only way to get rid of it is to remove the battery because the pop-up covers the power-off options when you hold the power button down. What phone do you have? Samsung flagships haven't had removable batteries in a long time and that behaviour does not occur on my S7/S8
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May 17, 2017 16:07
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Samsung is calling the refurb Note 7 devices "Fan Edition." Good on them for putting device safety instructions right in the name.
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May 17, 2017 16:22
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bull3964 posted:Samsung is calling the refurb Note 7 devices "Fan Edition." 
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May 17, 2017 17:04
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Are there certain type-c cables I should look for on amazon for fast charging my 5X or are they all good now? I dont really want to drop like $40 at google just to make sure it works.
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May 17, 2017 17:14
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KoB posted:Are there certain type-c cables I should look for on amazon for fast charging my 5X or are they all good now? I dont really want to drop like $40 at google just to make sure it works. The AmazonBasics cables are good and certified (iirc) and cheap
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May 17, 2017 17:15
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The AmazonBasics ones are good and cheap. Got some recently after they were Benson approved and they are the only ones I've bought that aren't ridiculously expensive that have the good clicky feeling when inserting into my 5X and start charging it immediately without wiggling.
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May 17, 2017 17:19
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Vagrancy posted:Merry IOmas goons It just started.
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May 17, 2017 17:41
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A bubble shruggie on the screen, it sure is 2017 all right.
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May 17, 2017 17:42
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Well this is loving stupid. I'll post again when its not just this stupid bubbles thing.
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May 17, 2017 17:43
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The bubble game is cool, do it on your phone. loving blue team, though
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May 17, 2017 17:56
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I guess its starting? Something different is happening now at least. edit: yeah its started Thermopyle fucked around with this message at 18:07 on May 17, 2017 |
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May 17, 2017 18:03
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Well poo poo, that fence removal in the photo was awesome.
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I don't wanna be a dick and spam stuff here but I can't find a TVIV style live thread, is it okay if we post about I/O here?
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