The Official: All Things Phone Thread
04-13-2015, 09:23 AM
#1130
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I'm traveling for work right now and using an unlocked HTC One M8 with a SIM I picked up a some German version of a retarded Fry's. I have to admit I really like this phone. Does this suck? Might have to find one of these or an S3 when I get home because I am feeling the need to have a fancy desktop with info and such. Not against the iPhone, but bored maybe?
Honestly that is pretty much what I got out of being an iPhone user. It just always works and I never had to "do anything" if you are picking up what I am putting down.
Honestly that is pretty much what I got out of being an iPhone user. It just always works and I never had to "do anything" if you are picking up what I am putting down.
09-03-2015, 09:33 AM
#1134
I was invited to Google Fi Beta a few months ago.
Got an Nexus 6 (only phone available on the network right now) and kept my Note 3 with VZ. Tried the N6 out for about a month while I still had VZ. Reception area/coverage was on par with VZ but Google had more perks (Reception in my office, true VOIP, cheaper, ect). So after 12 years i dropped Vz and stuck with Fi.
Funny that just a couple months after Google started all this.. Vz has gone away from contracts and moved toward prepay plans much similar to Google.
Got an Nexus 6 (only phone available on the network right now) and kept my Note 3 with VZ. Tried the N6 out for about a month while I still had VZ. Reception area/coverage was on par with VZ but Google had more perks (Reception in my office, true VOIP, cheaper, ect). So after 12 years i dropped Vz and stuck with Fi.
Funny that just a couple months after Google started all this.. Vz has gone away from contracts and moved toward prepay plans much similar to Google.
09-04-2015, 08:40 AM
#1135
Man I ****ed up... I just canceled my VZ... Ppl are selling their unlimited data plans by AOLs (assumption of liability aka transfer) on ebay for $1000+! So they would give me a G, then take over the monthly payments and turn the account into their info.. damn I had no idea lol
12-31-2015, 02:47 PM
#1138
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Interesting, let me know what you first impressions are and how you end up feeling about it.
I have had nothing but reservations when it comes to phablets, however manufactures only seem to be putting higher-end specs into the bigger phones and I can't seem to find anything that is under a 5.5 inch phone that I want. My Nexus 5 has started to show it's age and the 5X is a poor excuse of an upgrade. Interested to see what LG does with the G5.
I have had nothing but reservations when it comes to phablets, however manufactures only seem to be putting higher-end specs into the bigger phones and I can't seem to find anything that is under a 5.5 inch phone that I want. My Nexus 5 has started to show it's age and the 5X is a poor excuse of an upgrade. Interested to see what LG does with the G5.
12-31-2015, 03:54 PM
#1139
I was in the same boat. But coming from a Samsung S4 where all the bloatware crap used 75% of my storage, i'm interested to see what a clean android installation looks like.
I'm not concerned about the 'best' camera, or showstopper screen. The camera will be excellent,and the screen will still look great. I just want better performance, less crap and the USB-C charging speeds.
I'm not concerned about the 'best' camera, or showstopper screen. The camera will be excellent,and the screen will still look great. I just want better performance, less crap and the USB-C charging speeds.
01-01-2016, 08:23 AM
#1140
Still using the Oneplus One. On VM13 Marshmellow, pretty good, but since it gave me random reboots I had to change kernels to boeffla and all is well. Just released their stable version of the ROM.
Had a chance to either get the Oneplus Two, but wasn't impressed with the price point for the upgrades even though it's a good bang for the buck. Stuck with the current phone.
Also didn't like the Oneplus X that although you get a cheaper phone had some good stuff built in, I figured nothing too major to switch from the current phone.
I would personally get a new Android phone like the Samsung or something and root and get rid of the bloat ware and install VM13. Been the goto for half a year now.
Had a chance to either get the Oneplus Two, but wasn't impressed with the price point for the upgrades even though it's a good bang for the buck. Stuck with the current phone.
Also didn't like the Oneplus X that although you get a cheaper phone had some good stuff built in, I figured nothing too major to switch from the current phone.
I would personally get a new Android phone like the Samsung or something and root and get rid of the bloat ware and install VM13. Been the goto for half a year now.