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Thread: What phone now?
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04-06-2022, 09:43 AM #1976
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04-06-2022, 12:22 PM #1977one of those sickos
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05-29-2022, 05:23 PM #1978
I got to play this game yesterday. Past three upgrades have been bought aftermarket and sim card swaps. My Galaxy S8 battery was swelling for the past year, so much the side split open and the glass on the back was shattered. Battery health still said 100% good LOL.
Of course the Verizon ads say trade in your old phone in any condition for a FREE upgrade.
Get there, yep my phone qualifies. Picked out the regular S22. Then they ask if I want to pay in full or no interest 36 month financing.. LOL WUT??? Bait and switch, no "free" phones even though mine "qualifies". Now the deal is I get it for $400 instead of $800. Ya, fuck, I need a phone ASAP before this one catches on fire so signed the agreement.
Oddly our family bill actually went down by a few cents so something changed for the better.
So, day 2 of adding all the apps that Smart Switch didn't bring over (even though I backed it all up Friday) and hacking back in to all the shit I can't remember passwords for. Also just changed internet SPs so having to change those emails in my profile as well to get authentications.
Going from S8 to S22 is a big nothing burger. Underwhelmed, LOL. It's a little thinner and lighter weight. But pretty much everything works exactly the same. Only thing I really like better is the fingerprint scanner is no longer right next to the fucking camera lens.. Camera les on the S8 was always coated in fingerprints hahahaha.
Planning to roll with this S22 at least 5 years, until retirement most likely...Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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05-31-2022, 02:29 AM #1979
WTD, T Mobile told me my trusty Note 5 will not work anymore come July due to a network 5G upgrade. Suggestions? I would like to stick with t mobile.
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05-31-2022, 09:24 AM #1980
Not sure why that is, it is an LTE phone and they are not dropping 4G LTE, unless because it also was GSM HSPA and had 2G and 3G bands that they are shutting down for the 5G spectrum and no way of having it do all it needs to on 4G LTE offering.
How much do you use the Note stylus and specific features- Samsung Ultra S22 or the latest Note 20 would be of course 2 to check out.
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06-23-2022, 09:36 PM #1981
I think you'll grow to appreciate it. I dig the S22 Ultra because it has all the bells, whistles, speed, camera, etc etc etc and....I've had absolutely no issues with it. It's extremely reliable, has taken a decent beating, and simply never freezes, shuts down, etc. I'm really digging mine and have had it since November, give or take. Battery is solid (not great) but it charges quickly.
"All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring."
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06-23-2022, 09:59 PM #1982
swapping service from AT&T to Verizon
costs a bit more but better service
long time Iphone user
can get a free phone
stay with Iphone or go to Android?
the phone in my hand is a few years old
I’m not locked into Iphone
ok with AndroidI didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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06-23-2022, 10:05 PM #1983
I don’t really love my Pixel 6.
There, I said it.Forum Cross Pollinator, gratuitously strident
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06-23-2022, 10:07 PM #1984
I just got an iPhone 13 pro and the battery life is incredible. I tried the android thing years ago and liked the platform but I just have way too much music uploaded in iTunes that the switch just didn’t work for me.
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06-23-2022, 10:33 PM #1985
I held onto my old iPhone SE for a really long time because they didn’t make the smaller size for several years. I got the 13 mini last year and it’s been great so far. Screen is great. Battery life is amazing. Camera is a big upgrade. I don’t ask a lot from my phones beyond that to be honest. So far so good I guess
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06-23-2022, 10:39 PM #1986"fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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06-23-2022, 10:52 PM #1987
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06-23-2022, 10:56 PM #1988
so
Verizon
with my old phone maybe
what does a new iPhone do for me really?I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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06-23-2022, 11:15 PM #1989
Ok, I have a dumb Q, and I have done my searches trying to find an answer. When I am mountain biking with my Pixel 6, I want to completely lock the screen so it doesn’t waste battery or go to airplane or something. But if anything touches the screen, or the Google button, it lights up. I listen to music and use Strava, so it actually has to be on.
My LG had a power button, no problem.
Any tips?Forum Cross Pollinator, gratuitously strident
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06-23-2022, 11:53 PM #1990"fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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06-24-2022, 01:33 AM #1991Registered User
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I must be misunderstanding something, my Pixel 6 has a power button. The top one blacks out the screen and to reactivate it after a touch I need to fingerprint or put in a code. If the screen is touched without those it goes back off after 15 seconds.
Overall, I like this phone and haven't come up with much not to like. Wow? Maybe not but what does it take to make you think wow when you think about a phone?
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06-24-2022, 07:43 AM #1992Registered User
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06-24-2022, 08:31 AM #1993Registered User
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06-24-2022, 08:37 AM #1994
I'm thinking my Pixel 3a is equivalent to the old Nokia phones. I hope to stick with it but the forced obsolescence will get me.
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06-24-2022, 04:19 PM #1995
I am sure most of my dislikes are operator error. One is the predictive touch when I’m typing, if I accidentally slide my finger off of the intended letter or number, it makes gobbledygook. The fingerprint sensitivity was so terrible, even with the sensitivity function turned up, I had to ditch the glass protector. (This is a common complaint)
I guess I want the screen to not activate at all when accidentally touched by myself or something in my bike bag?
But finally, compared to the LG (which had an amazing DAC circuit), the audio with my wireless headphones kind of sucks.
Which leads to… no 3.5 headphone Jack. Sure, there are dongles, buuut…Forum Cross Pollinator, gratuitously strident
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06-24-2022, 08:07 PM #1996
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06-24-2022, 08:31 PM #1997one of those sickos
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I just wish Asus would make the Zenfone 8 in a Verizon compatible version. I'd buy one tomorrow.
ride bikes, climb, ski, travel, cook, work to fund former, repeat.
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06-25-2022, 10:06 AM #1998
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06-26-2022, 10:48 AM #2000Registered User
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Pixel 3a gang in the house! I had some lint in the USB-C port that was making it tricky to charge, I finally got it out with a whittled down toothpick and now it seems like it's going to live forever. I saw a rumor they killed the headphone port in the 6a, so now I have to keep my 3a until I die
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