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Does anyone know if Blokada meddles with any other settings in the system that don't get cleaned up when uninstalling? My current mobile provider has this fancy net neutrality breaking subscription where Spotify traffic doesn't get counted. That worked for a brief moment and then it broke. It possibly coincides with my short use of Blokada, and it is still broken after ditching Blokada.
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Googles promos are so god drat confusing. On their main page it says any new phone can have protection plan for 5 dollars a month, and I just got some promo for 50 dollars credit but I have no idea if it applied or not to the phone I already pre ordered ahhh.
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Oct 16, 2018 15:15
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Veskit posted:Googles promos are so god drat confusing. On their main page it says any new phone can have protection plan for 5 dollars a month, and I just got some promo for 50 dollars credit but I have no idea if it applied or not to the phone I already pre ordered ahhh. Their store support is great, ask!
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Oct 16, 2018 15:35
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Assuming you're talking about the P3, I believe the $50 credit isn't coming until 4-6 weeks after the Pixel 3 is delivered to you. (Returns, etc) E: Yeah quote:High five for pre-ordering Google Pixel 3. You’re now eligible to get $50 Google Store promotional balance.1 Within 4-6 weeks of your phone shipping, we’ll send you an email letting you know when it’s available to use (as long as you didn’t cancel your order or return your Pixel 3).
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Oct 16, 2018 15:50
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redeyes posted:Because I use it outdoors constantly, at least %90 of the time. Why not get a good phone instead of a dongle? The chances of you hearing the difference outdoors is as close to absolute zero as anything can be. Stop being an audiophool and choosing your phone around it.
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Oct 16, 2018 16:02
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Tim Whatley posted:Assuming you're talking about the P3, I believe the $50 credit isn't coming until 4-6 weeks after the Pixel 3 is delivered to you. (Returns, etc) So if you return your P3 due to issues, you don't get the $50 credit? That seems pretty sucky...
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Oct 16, 2018 16:04
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Tim Whatley posted:Assuming you're talking about the P3, I believe the $50 credit isn't coming until 4-6 weeks after the Pixel 3 is delivered to you. (Returns, etc) Thank you! CLAM DOWN posted:Their store support is great, ask! I tried that last night about the 5 dollar thing and the guy was a total goober and just asked me to take a screen shot of it and then said he couldn't do anything.
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Oct 16, 2018 16:05
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Yeah store support is pretty bad. They can be nice but ultimately are at the mercy of the system they're forced to use. So if it doesn't allow you to get a new device after doing an RMA, they will "escalate the problem" and you'll hear nothing for days unless you call back or email.
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Oct 16, 2018 16:15
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I'll email them. 2 dollars a month doesn't seem like much until you consider that could be the deductible itself when my dumbass hands inevitably drop the thing.
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Oct 16, 2018 16:16
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Somehow the promo email thing was flipped off for me and I never got the $50 credit email. I guess I have to hope that all pre-orders will get the the credit in 4-6 weeks and I just didn't get notified about it
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Oct 16, 2018 16:18
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Caring about phone DAC or spending your phonebux around that desire is the tiniest, weirdest niche I don't 'get' audiophiles
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Oct 16, 2018 16:22
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Well poo poo, now we know why the cost is up. https://www.droid-life.com/2018/10/16/pixel-3-xls-much-improved-display-is-a-samsung-oled/ The P3's are using Samsung panels. So everyone telling Google to spend the money last year to go with a top Samsung solution got their wish. bull3964 fucked around with this message at 16:36 on Oct 16, 2018 |
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Oct 16, 2018 16:30
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Khablam posted:The chances of you hearing the difference between a "good" DAC and a "bad" DAC in 2018 is almost completely non-existent in absolutely perfect listening conditions, using high-end cans. Hilarious. This isn't a minor difference in sound quality at all, it is utterly drastic. I'm not using super high end IEMs either. The fact you think all phones sound the same means you have never actually tried them.
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Oct 16, 2018 16:44
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Do I need a fancy DAC for my Bluetooth headset? 
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Oct 16, 2018 16:46
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Combat Pretzel posted:Does anyone know if Blokada meddles with any other settings in the system that don't get cleaned up when uninstalling? It's just a local vpn, it wouldn't have caused that
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ThermoPhysical posted:Yeah store support is pretty bad. They can be nice but ultimately are at the mercy of the system they're forced to use. So if it doesn't allow you to get a new device after doing an RMA, they will "escalate the problem" and you'll hear nothing for days unless you call back or email. I've never had a bad experience with their support, they've gone out of their way a number of times to help. Maybe their support is per-country? I have no idea.
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Oct 16, 2018 16:53
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I don't know if this is the right thread for this. Let me know if it should be elsewhere. My friend is on Fi and wants to get a P3. I'm on Verizon and was waiting for a Black Friday deal to get one myself. My friend proposed that we use the BOGO Fi offer to get new P3s and split the $799. Reading the fine print, we'd need to leave my new phone active on his Fi account for 30 days. Seems like after that we could cancel the second Fi line and I could take that second P3 to Verizon and use it on my existing account. I'm assuming phones bought through Fi can be activated on Verizon. https://fi.google.com/about/device-promo-terms/ Am I missing something here? Is that not kosher, or likely to go south somehow?
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My V20 has the quad DAC and really all I've noticed is that the sound is slightly cleaner and, more significantly, louder.
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Oct 16, 2018 16:55
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Oh god please don't start audiophile chat. Remember that it's common to ban double blind tests on audiophile forums and you'll realize it just isn't worth it. Just pity them (or sell them some rocks or something) and move on.
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Oct 16, 2018 16:57
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redeyes posted:Hilarious. This isn't a minor difference in sound quality at all, it is utterly drastic. I'm not using super high end IEMs either. The fact you think all phones sound the same means you have never actually tried them. Basically all modern DACs test to within a hair's width of each other. Even those cheap little USB-C dongles, which are a DAC, test close to the "best".
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Oct 16, 2018 17:11
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incogneato posted:I don't know if this is the right thread for this. Let me know if it should be elsewhere. It should work. Earlier in the thread the 30 days thing was brought up and as far as using other carriers, their faq says Yes. Any device you get from Project Fi comes unlocked and can be used with other wireless providers if you choose to leave our service.
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Oct 16, 2018 17:21
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Khablam posted:Is this where you talk about soundstage? But the warmth...
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Oct 16, 2018 17:23
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incogneato posted:Reading the fine print, we'd need to leave my new phone active on his Fi account for 30 days. Seems like after that we could cancel the second Fi line and I could take that second P3 to Verizon and use it on my existing account. Do you need to have the phone connected to the line or just have the SIM card active? Or, if you do need a phone attached, does it have to be the Pixel 3 or can it be an old phone you have laying around?
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Oct 16, 2018 17:26
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Uthor posted:Do you need to have the phone connected to the line or just have the SIM card active? Or, if you do need a phone attached, does it have to be the Pixel 3 or can it be an old phone you have laying around? This is all the fine print says about that: The devices must remain active for 30 consecutive days within 60 days of device shipment. I'm interpreting that as the actual phone(s) you purchase through the BOGO offer must remain active on the Fi account. I'd love to take the new phone to Verizon right away, but I don't want to mess up the promotion.
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Khablam posted:The chances of you hearing the difference between a "good" DAC and a "bad" DAC in 2018 is almost completely non-existent in absolutely perfect listening conditions, using high-end cans. You're absolutely right, except the DAC has nothing to do with it, really. When phones advertise "super quad DAC with 128 bit blast processing" or whatever bullshit, what they're actually saying is "we put a real loud headphone amp in there". But that doesn't sound like HOT NEW TECH to idiots so they dress it up in nonsense. Putting a real loud headphone amp in a phone is a good thing though, and should be encouraged. Most of them are weak and bad sounding. so, sort of, you're wrong, but for the right reasons and this guy: redeyes posted:Hilarious. This isn't a minor difference in sound quality at all, it is utterly drastic. I'm not using super high end IEMs either. The fact you think all phones sound the same means you have never actually tried them. is right but for the wrong reasons. Dr. Fishopolis fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Oct 16, 2018 |
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Oct 16, 2018 17:43
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^^^^^^^^ Edit: Also thatasecondduck posted:My V20 has the quad DAC and really all I've noticed is that the sound is slightly cleaner and, more significantly, louder. That's because the V20 has a built-in amplifier capable of driving high-impedance headphones, and it's rated up to 600 ohms. As far as I know, all LG phones that have the Quad ESS DAC share this features and it's unique to LG. It makes a very noticeable difference compared to other phones.
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I like phones that have loud speakers. Usually, this means front-facing speakers, but not always. I've never actually sought out a loud phone or not bought one because it was quiet, but I frequently wish my phone could get louder.
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https://www.pocket-lint.com/phones/news/huawei/146051-what-is-huawei-nm-card-and-where-to-buy Huawei is ditching microSD and going with their own proprietary storage card.
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Oct 16, 2018 17:52
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I'll laugh if Huawei make a needlessly proprietary format stick before Sony do.
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Oct 16, 2018 18:35
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Khablam posted:I'll laugh if Huawei make a needlessly proprietary format stick before Sony do. Vita
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Oct 16, 2018 18:37
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ratbert90 posted:Vita Didn't they have one for the original psp
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bull3964 posted:https://www.pocket-lint.com/phones/news/huawei/146051-what-is-huawei-nm-card-and-where-to-buy The people haven't asked and we listened anyway.
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Blue Train posted:It's just a local vpn, it wouldn't have caused that Essentially, they have subscriptions where social media and music streaming services are free and aren't counted towards your available data volume (well, there's actually two volume pools, you can see the usage on both). Except it doesn't work for Spotify. Just earlier, I noticed I was eligible for a Play Music promo, used it, and things work fine there. So my provider is an idiot. Spotify appears to be hosted on Google Cloud, so they probably bait-n-switched their IP addressing or whatever recently, and my provider was too stupid to notice or deal with it. I'm trying to fight their stupid support about it for days now. --edit:  Whoops nevermind, it was a manual install. Combat Pretzel fucked around with this message at 18:54 on Oct 16, 2018 |
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Oct 16, 2018 18:51
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Blue Train posted:Didn't they have one for the original psp Pro duo, but it was used by other Sony products as well. Afaik Vita cards are 100% for the Vita.
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Oct 16, 2018 18:54
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Blue Train posted:Didn't they have one for the original psp The PSP used Sony's Memory Stick format which, while pretty much was used only by Sony, was at least used in other devices. The Vita memory cards were used only for the Vita, and were made at a time when micro SD cards were already ubiquitous.
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I kind of get what Huawei's trying to do if the cards work with dual-SIM phones since those are pretty popular in Europe and Asia. If you have the choice of running a phone Dual SIM or SIM+Card that's pretty neat.
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FistEnergy posted:I kind of get what Huawei's trying to do if the cards work with dual-SIM phones since those are pretty popular in Europe and Asia. If you have the choice of running a phone Dual SIM or SIM+Card that's pretty neat. Virtually all dual SIM card phones can do this already. The second slot will work with a SIM or microSD card, just in different orientations. Edit: Speaking of the Mate 20, apparently you can use it to wirelessly charge other Qi-enabled devices, with a feature called "Reverse Wireless Charging". That's also kind of weird. grack fucked around with this message at 19:12 on Oct 16, 2018 |
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Oct 16, 2018 19:09
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FistEnergy posted:I kind of get what Huawei's trying to do if the cards work with dual-SIM phones since those are pretty popular in Europe and Asia. If you have the choice of running a phone Dual SIM or SIM+Card that's pretty neat.
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On Terra Firma posted:I dunno what to say. She got hers a month before me. The only thing that it ever got hung up on was Google maps after google started loving around with it. After an update a few months ago it ran like poo poo and never worked right again. I also can no longer send directions to myself directly from maps. I have to text everything when I want to plan out a route from my desktop. My s7 edge has become completely unusable, which is why I'm getting out of the Samsung ecosystem. The phone is only 1.5 years old or so because I had to file an insurance claim on the original after the glass cracked from a fall from calf height in the official samsung case. My google maps takes around 15 minutes to be able to go from opening it, to it starting to display directions. It'll also randomly crash, so I'll have random 15 minute intervals with no directions. It lags, my battery is just above half health (under 2000 MaH), and it drains so fast regardless of use. My phone sometimes just doesn't save the pictures I've taken. It'll show up in the icon on the gallery, but if you open the gallery it's just not there. I've factory reset multiple times, and nothing fixes it. I'm really looking forward to stock Android, which is why I ordered the P3XL.
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I don't think any of the new Mate20's are coming to the U.S. which kind of sucks, I actually like the look of the regular non-Pro model. They also released the Mate20X which is just stupid big. Here it is next to a Pixel 2XL.  
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