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OSheaman posted:So it looks like I can get either the Sony Z3v or the Moto X 2014 for $100 with a two year contract with Verizon, and I'm back and forth between the two. Assuming that I trust Sony to release Lollipop before too long, and aesthetics aren't too too important for me, is there any other reason to get the Moto X over the Z3v? It seems like the Sony is superior in most specs. Z3v is actually just a rebadged Z2. Moto X is probably a better choice.
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I said come in! posted:Lollipop is the first time you should be hoping your phone doesn't get updated. Just today I wished my N5 had stayed on KitKat because lollipop (5.0.1) has been poo poo. Looks great but still feels like it has a big memory issue.
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Jan 7, 2015 09:51
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Guillermus posted:I'm left handed so the back button being on the right side is more comfortable for me. Have you ever considered that perhaps you are wrong handed?
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Jan 13, 2015 23:45
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Deep Winter posted:I'm holding my Galaxy S5 (in a Trident case) in my right hand, and notice that I literally can't reach the multi window (left side) and how very easy it is to press the right button. After testing that, I smile to myself, knowing that, no, I'm not crazy, and this thread's hate for Samsung is crazy and uncalled for. Carry on your frothing rage, though. The phone is too big you see, that's why you can't reach.
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Jan 14, 2015 02:30
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Is the newest version of maps hosed up or something? Every time I say "OK Google navigate to xxx" it brings up the map and then just sits there with the arrow not moving and not saying anything.
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Jan 20, 2015 01:03
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Allaniis posted:Off contract. It'd be crazy to buy one on a contract. Seems okay. Just note its getting near 2 years old now.
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Jan 21, 2015 05:37
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ThermoPhysical posted:Looks like my next phone purchase wille coming from Amazon for about $300 or so. Doors Amazon have phone sales or an I stuck with that horrible Fire Phone? Outside of a few select phones (Moto G series) Amazon tends to be pretty expensive when it comes to off-contract phones. So make sure you do your homework when looking for one at a good price.
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Jan 29, 2015 22:22
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r0ck0 posted:I noticed that hangouts voicemail will play the message via the speaker instead of the headset. WTF!? There is no option to change it either. How does anyone put up with this? Who gets voice mails? Certainly no one at Google.
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Feb 2, 2015 21:58
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dphi posted:I am on Sprint. I don't have any complaints on cell service or data speeds here in Portland, and Sprint is the only carrier that works reliably in the building I work. Since the new phone is for your wife and not you maybe she would be better served with another mvno that allows the use of unlocked phones and is not limited by Sprint.
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Feb 17, 2015 19:49
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Hace posted:Or you could be a 4K pioneer! gently caress battery life. Give me a screen with more pixels than my eyes can even discern!
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Feb 18, 2015 19:18
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Nope, wrong one. This model only supports Verizon LTE and 3G on AT&T which, while an upgrade from Sprint 2G, you're losing out on potentially faster speeds by not supporting LTE.Captain Yossarian posted:Thanks! If I'm reading that right, is that version compatible on Verizon AND AT&T (gsm)? Sorry for all the questions! I can trouble shoot a PC all day but I am flying blind with phones... You don't want that one on Cricket, it only has Verizon LTE. You want the XT1058 model that supports AT&T LTE bands, also only $200 (but sadly only 16GB and white, look harder maybe you can find a black one or 32GB). SB35 fucked around with this message at 07:30 on Feb 19, 2015 |
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Feb 19, 2015 07:27
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I said come in! posted:I posted earlier in this thread about the notification LED being broken on Samsung Galaxy S5 phones on Sprint. This issue can't be fixed because Samsung's update disabled the LED light. What dummies. Sprint says it's a known issue that is being worked out. Samsung'd!
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Maker Of Shoes posted:New thread title owns. It does own, I know the pain first-hand.
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Was hoping to fastboot install 5.1 tonight, and then I realized that I had never unlocked the RMA replacement I got a few months ago. Now I gotta wait for the OTA 
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SIR FAT JONY IVES posted:Yeah, this, what is your carrier? If you had a modern ATT or VZW plan you can just add the like for $15-25/month. Then just get a MotoE, if you only use their email app and set it to sync every fifteen minutes or whatever, and don't have anything else on it, I could see the battery lasting a couple days. Also, in your scenario of camping, you must be bringing a bag of some sort. Just keep a few spare batteries. Palm slap a battery in, and you'll be golden. Who has a phone with swappable batteries anymore? How about a gently caress off huge 10,000mah battery pack?
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myron cope posted:I locked the bootloader afterward, not sure if I should have. No, you probably shouldn't have.
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22 Eargesplitten posted:Okay. I'm on T-Mobile, I'm looking at a last-gen phone. <300 used, so far I've been looking at an older HTC one, LG g2, or galaxy s4. Less so the s4, my work s4 is scratched to hell after 8 months. I like that the g2 has a gorilla glass screen, but I'm worried about the non-replaceable battery on a used phone, I don't know how well it's been treated. Durability and battery life are most important to me. Less so body durability because I'll probably get a case for whatever phone I decide on. Go to eBay and buy a brand new 2013 moto X for like $215. I'm on mobile or I'd link you. Maybe some goon will.
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Variable_H posted:Am I the only one who finds Marques Brownlee to be an insufferable shithead? Same for that Aaron kid he's buddies with. Him and Erica both. Variable_H posted:And MKBHD comes off to me as some super rich-as-gently caress college kid who blows all kinds of money on doing "tech reviews" where the end result of every one is that it's a pretty good phone! I guess he's making money now but back then was he spending his "hard earned allowance" on all this poo poo or what?
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Red Warrior posted:In other deals it looks like if you buy a Moto X 2 direct from Motorola right now you get a free Moto E 2nd Gen 3G https://www.motorola.com/us/motorola-shop-all-sale.html This buy one, get a free one deal is neat and all but what am I gonna do with two phones? It's not exactly useful.
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Hace posted:A backup phone/phone for a friend or family member? That's the obvious answer but most of us know it'll probably just sit in a drawer. It's like buying a Corvette and then they throw in a Chevy Spark for free.
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New Leaf posted:The online quote thing where you upload your bill said it would drop it a ton. We're phone junkies but not data power-users. We're on like 2 gigs of shared data on Verizon and we've never come close to going over. Even with the basic 2-line family plan we're spending like $150 a month. Sprint claims they can do something like $58 before taxes and fees, which is insane. I didn't read all the fine print though. You could go Cricket prepaid and be paying $35/Mo for unlimited talk/text and 2.5gb of data on AT&T's network. That's taxes and fees included. But that's getting into carrier talk, come to the prepaid thread if you wanna discuss. As far as phones, the N6 and iPhone 6 are the best for moving from carrier to carrier. SB35 fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Mar 23, 2015 |
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Variable_H posted:T-Mobile will pay for any kind of termination fees or phone installment charges you have left if you switch to them. Basically, they will pay you to switch to them. You need to trade in a phone (any junker will do if it powers on) and you need to buy a phone from them, which is okay too for most phones. Also requires a simple choice plan, not prepaid but reasonable.
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actionjackson posted:I lost my Nexus 4 (dropped it into a Danish harbor!) while on vacation. I was just going to get the Nexus 5, though that appears to be only available from Amazon. There's a 32 GB version for sale with 4G ($500) and without 4G in the US ($380). Is it a big deal whether I have this or not? I don't use much data as it is. If you like cheap phones I just saw the LG G2 was on sale on eBay for $190 new in the box. It's basically the N5 hardware wise. http://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-G2-Latest-Model-32GB-GSM-Factory-Unlocked-Smartphone-Brand-New/171569243169
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Captain Yossarian posted:Kinda a "service" question as well as an android question- looking at the Zenfone 2s on ebay that have 4g LTE on 2100/11900/1800/1700mhz AWS/850/900/700. Would that work on AT&T/Cricket? Can someone easily explain how these bands work? I can't find an easy explanation.. (Or I dont know where to look? http://www.willmyphonework.net/ Make sure you know exactly which model Zenphone2 it is. There seems to be several different sub models.
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Captain Yossarian posted:Yeah I was pulling my hair out trying to understand WHY I would want more then one Sim if I could just reuse the same one. Do you know how it works if I buy a phone direct from Cricket? They made it sound like I would NEED a new Sim card if I bought direct since it seems they want to activate it immediately before shipping. If you already have an account on cricket, then you won't qualify for the rebate so then the phone won't be free. If you're starting a new line of service the phone will actually come with a SIM card, then you can just use a SIM card adapter in order to move that SIM into any other phone. The SIM card won't be activated until you receive it, and there is no need to activate it when switching phones.
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Captain Yossarian posted:update the IMEI/MEID seems easy enough. No need for this. Just swap Sim cards. You do know you don't qualify for the rebate unless you buy a new line with it, right?
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PerpetualSelf posted:I'm loving pissed that there are really few high quality Android phones out there anymore. Even the high quality phones are glass. And I hate glass. No real nerd this day in age buys from a carrier. Prepaid carrier and buying unlocked phones is the new way to roll. Cultural Imperial posted:OK now that I've established that Facebook is killing my battery, exactly what does the battery activity app tell me, especially when Facebook didn't even register? Why don't wake locks incur a battery usage on that app meter? It tells you you're imagining things and suffering from a confirmation bias, apparently Facebook isn't killing your battery and you just want to think it does it. SB35 fucked around with this message at 06:23 on Apr 14, 2015 |
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AlexDeGruven posted:This is never a bad thing. ISP DNSes are the worst. Not the least reason being that they will redirect you to their own search resources when you fat-finger a domain name. Agreed. Google has their own DNS 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4
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Variable_H posted:I'm guessing this is less than optimal. Not entirely sure how to read this. Time to try a new charger because it should be at least 400ma
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dissss posted:Ugh - trying to deal with a Huawei G630 my mate has just bought and it only has 1GB of space in which to install apps. Uh yeah, take that poo poo back if you can because that's unusable.
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xcore posted:My wife's phone has gone to poo poo. She has a case and hasn't dropped her phone but the screen has wigged out. Really, she didn't drop if? What phone is this? She should probably go back to that authorized repair center as screens shouldn't "wiggle out" if they were installed correctly and not dropped.
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EvilElmo posted:Yay. I got a new phone finally! My battery now lasts a day! Samsung S6. Now to pretty it up. Step 1: Change system font to comic sans Step 2: Bask in the glory Step 3: Never post a screenshot in here for fear of ridicule
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Don Lapre posted:Saw a ridiculously good looking fake s6 tonight. Like, amazing. I actually turned it down, checked it out again, and then called the guy again later. Only a few incorrect things in settings and stuff gave it away and a bum serial number and imei. The IMEI actually checked clean. Didnt know until i googled it it was on other fake s6's  so everyone knows
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Thufir posted:So I ordered a 1st gen Moto X from this listing http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OTZUUP2?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00 which was supposed the be factory unlocked GSM. The phone that arrived is a Verizon branded XT1060. Is this going to not work on GSM networks or otherwise be lovely? Your Verizon moto x is unlocked, but you'll only get 3G (HSPA) because it only supports Verizon's LTE band. It's really lovely that they pulled that on you. I'd send it back and leave a bad review. SB35 fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Jun 11, 2015 |
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Capn Beeb posted:I've been out of the loop on phones for a while, and I can upgrade to an S5 for free. I'm on an S3 now with US Cellular, is there anything crucial I should know about the 5 before I give in to FREE SHINY GIZMO? Yeah, if you're going into another 2 year contract free isn't as free as you think.
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Require More Fire posted:Is there any way to get Google Now to track packages if it doesn't pick up on the tracking email? I've got a package I'd like to keep tabs on and the vendor sent me an email with a tracking # and everything, but Now isn't acknowledging it. Honestly nothing I order outside of Amazon stuff gets picked up, really. Search for the tracking number a couple times. Hopefully Google Now will pick it up.
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Melmac posted:I can't believe I am saying this, but I'd actually consider purchasing a BlackBerry phone in the year 2015. Did they learn nothing from the flop of the fire phone? Hope they sell unlocked too.
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Daily Forecast posted:Cool beans, looks like the new Moto G's going to be $180. Definitely more reasonable, so I'm definitely getting one and Craigslisting my Note 4. Wait and see, don't do it unless it has 2gb of RAM. It's not worth the pain one only 1gb.
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No wireless charging OR QuickCharging on the 1+2? No NFC? But for some reason it has a fingerprint sensor and laser cameras and USB-C. Interesting priorities there guys.
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:I'm really tempted to sell my S6 and get a Moto X! I had the 2013 and it was a loving brilliant phone, but the lack of wireless charging does give some pause. Could you ask your pug to smile so I can see where his face is? Thanks.
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