Just got a new S5 over the weekend at Best Buy for free, basically. I like it.
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Just got a new S5 over the weekend at Best Buy for free, basically. I like it.
More phone service related experience. Cracked my iphone screen. Skipped the stupid fucking apple store experience and went to shatterbuggy.com. Scheduled an appt to have my screen replaced the following day on their website. He dropped by my work on time, fixed the screen in 20 minutes for much less than Apple. Nice business model.
That's exactly what they want you to think. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
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Originally Posted by legallyillegal
The Nexus 6 is easily the cheapest of the "phablets". I'm grandfathered into a mobile plan with AT&T that makes my lines $30/month cheaper than they will be if I renew the contract, so whatever phone I get I'll be buying it outright. $699 is pretty attractive compared to some of the other options. That being said, the 64gb model seems to be nonexistent, there's no sd card slot, the display and audio are reviewed as possibly the worst in class, Android 5 still needs some user hours before it's really ready for prime time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuckerman
Still no "perfect" phone out there apparently. Although the LG G3 seems close. The only thing I've read as being a negative about it is the display chewing up the battery, but it has a removable battery. And it's been out long enough that there are some deals to be had. I think I can buy the AT&T model for $499. And I really liked the G2. I bought one for my dad a few months after I got the M7 and was really torn between the two phones. When I met up with my dad several months later and used the G2 again, I was still impressed.
I know, the girl was really pushing their deal on me, but, bottom line, I have a new phone with no cash outlay and I reduced my monthly bill by 20 bucks, so, you know. I'm technically paying 600 bucks for the phone, but, whatever. Cheaper than the deal at Verizon by a few hundred.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cruiser
Nice phone so far.
Oh, and they through in a Chome cast device for 5 bucks.
I'm pretty happy with a sony xperia Z1 compact. Nicely built, great screen, very good battery life, sd card slot... all you can expect from a nice smartphone actualy, without too many BS proprietary apps. And it's supposed to be water and dust proof.
I guess the new one (Z3 ?) is nicer, in regular (large) or compact size.
Ça plane pour toi?
Anyone have an opinion on the new 2014 Moto X.
I got a coupon to buy one for $360
Seems hard to beat at that price
you either have the iphone or you dont
After two Motorola phones, I have moved on. They have both basically stopped working well after a few years.Quote:
Originally Posted by haydukelives
I'm a year into the first gen Moto X and I love it. Battery life is great. Zippy. Mine is slated for lollipop soon. I also like the size although the new one is larger. Can't see mine self-destructing any time soon. Battery has hardly lost any of its original power although I'm good about keeping the phone off the charger and letting it drain.Quote:
Originally Posted by haydukelives
Sure. Do it. I've been eyeing those. But at $549 for the max mem model, I am skipping it. Even with the $140 off coupon from Motorola.Quote:
Originally Posted by haydukelives
Waiting for the Samsung Note 4 to come down in price. I am on T Mobil now with a Crackberry Q10. I hate to admit it, but for work apps, while on the road, errr, skiing, I need the big ass screen.
My windows phone is finally ready to be retired, I'm ready to move on. Probably go back to iPhone or to something Android because some of the apps I need for work etc aren't available for windows phones. I need something I can drop frequently because I'm a moron. What's the rough and tumble tough phone now?
My wife's dad has been trying to give me his (year old) i-fone. Fuck that shit, my flip fone is titties and you can put it to yer ear or use speaker fone just fine.
It's more about the case than the phone itself anymore. I've dropped my Droid Maxx several times now - no issues. If you can't seem to hold onto your phone like a functioning human, check out either an Otter Box or Lifeproof case. Both make near bullet proof options for the grasping-impaired.Quote:
Originally Posted by gravitylover
Ended up ordering the G3... Seems like the best compromise. Hardware wise, the Note 4 is obviously the best phone on the market today. But after reading some xda, I just didn't feel comfortable that there was a custom rom immediately available that would ditch the touchwiz bs while retaining most of the s-pen functionality. I was also tempted by the Z3 but didn't find the 5803 with a warranty for less than about $1200. I'll put the G3 through some paces... If it's not right, I'm going to send it back and wait for the SD810 SoC to come out. Moto has a droid with that chipset in the works that looks like it'll be the phone that google will wish they'd commissioned for the nexus 6.
Does anyone have the Galaxy Edge? I'm perfectly content with my Note 3, but I'm intrigued by the edge for no reason other than I like new gadgets.
I've been setting up my new G3 today, and this thing is great. Took about two minutes to root and take the at&t bullshit off. The more flexible ui is really handy. Quite an upgrade from my HTC One M7.
sony z3 compact. only phone thats close to being a reasonable size.
I just jumped on that deal. Been eyeing that phone for a little while. Still have a perfectly decent N5 that's a little over a year old. The screen is all scratched up at this point. Guess it's turning to back up status.Quote:
Originally Posted by haydukelives
Never realized that Moto Maker was going to be that freaking hard to decide on... :)
Looking forward to having a new toy.
So why are you guys buying the 16GB version???
digitaldeath now sells phones at an Apple store. PM him for advice
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Really? http://www.amazon.com/Protector-Spig.../dp/B00EV97UD6Quote:
Originally Posted by Lev
Hey Tip,Quote:
Originally Posted by Tippster
You know I'm a bareback kind of guy. Remember that time on Brokeback Mountain???
I've never used those things. I wonder if it would rejuvenate my aging N5. Regardless, new phone incoming. Work paid for it, so it was hard to pass up...
Seems I finally have to buy my own phone (I'm no longer under contract w/old employer.) Have had an iPhone 5 for the last 2 years but fuck Apple.
Wife's company is with Verizon - definitely want a phone with microSD slot for storing music, pix, and vids. Currently thinking of getting a Galaxy S5 and rooting it to install a custom ROM to get rid of the bloatware. Any thoughts?
BTW - I'd love the Droid Turbo for features and battery life but it won't let you expand the memory, afaik.
The LG G3 I bought a few weeks ago continues to shine. The G3 Tweaks app (requires root) is good. There are a couple of 5.0 ROM's out there - haven't tried any yet as the base build is pretty slick once you get the bullshit uninstalled. Has 32gb internal and MSD up to 128gb. Records and plays QHD. Got it for $500. Would recommend.
Nice. Thanks. G3 is def. on short list. I do kinda like the Samsung's water resistance and dustproofness tho. Also heard that the battery life on the G3 is shortened by that ridiculously high rez screen - any observations?Quote:
Originally Posted by stfu&gbtw
Piggybacking on this thread - what's the best Verizon phone, non-rooted? I would like to not void the warranty. AFAIK the Nexus and OnePlusOne aren't available for Verizon so I know I will need to live with bloatware.
I would like lots of memory (internal and SD) and a powerful processor. Not gigantic would also be good. Tired of my slow as shit old phone, want something that will be reliably fast for the next 2 year contract period.
Can't you just undo the root if you need to have any warranty done?
Honestly, I have no idea. I assumed not. But if it's possible to undo a root, I would be stoked about that.
Sometimes. But depending on the phone rooting and ROMing may trip the Knox counter in which case there's not a whole lot you can do should the folks processing your warranty choose to check it.
I swim with my S4 Active all the time. Love the phone, hate the bullshit software. Make sure whatever you do, don't get a niche phone. The S4 active was a "special" phone so aftermarket people don't gave a fuck about it. Got rooted but updated and now I'm fucked. Stuck with this bullshit, towelroot won't even work anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tippster
As far as I say "fuck apple"... I'm beginning to see why people say "fuck android." The grass isn't greener, it's just a different shade of shit.
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Originally Posted by Tippster
G3 battery life has actually been great so far, although I use it mostly for work and don't do a lot of screen intensive stuff. But normal email, internet, some youtube, I have 50+% battery left at 10pm. Way better than my HTC One M7.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tippster
Fully unrooting depends on the phone and the boot loader. On the HTC M7, you could fully unroot of you could get the loader security turned off, which depended on which version of the loader you had on the phone. With the G3, you can unroot, depending on your carrier. I can unroot my AT&T G3. Rooting will disable OTA updates on most carriers.
Fuck android? That sort of foot stamping whiny bullshit is why people like you are better off staying with Apple. You can totally root your S4 Active, if you're willing to work it out yourself. Why would you expect other people to offer a lot of free support for a device that nobody bought? How much money did you send to geohot? Maybe send him a few hundo and he'll work out your root issue for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by UncleScam
Take a serious look at the Moto X. Not the fastest processor speedwise, but my last gen doesn't hangup at all (release date was 18 months ago). The 2nd gen is faster. Moto is running close to vanilla Android, so the OS isn't annoying and their proprietary apps are actually genuinely useful.Quote:
Originally Posted by adrenalated
Moto's wireless radios are still the best in the business too, so you're more likely to get service from a given spot in the mountains.
X2 on g3. I'm liking mine a lot, coming from a razor maxx . battery life is great for standby and decent otherwise and I actually like the hi res screen. I turned brightness to 50%and that helps with battery a lot. One issue I haven't worked out yet is foxfi seems to set off a security flag and "secure" sites like Google will not work with it. I reset the phone and it works fine without foxfi. Waiting for a fix or something
Moto X developer edition would be a good choice. Stock Android with a couple useful offerings from Motorola. If you decide you want to root, it's allowed without warranty issues, and you're still entitled to updates, for which Motorola still has first dibs after Nexus devices. Not sure if you can get the Dev edition from a major carrier.
Double phone fuck last week.
Work iPhone 4 was steamrolled by a forklift. Replacement 5s on the way.
Personal galaxy S4 was stolen. Using my old galaxy S2 for the time being. Only problem with the S2 is the battery life.
Should I wait for the S6 or grab an S5?
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Troof!Quote:
Originally Posted by LightRanger