[ale] [OT] Cell phones

Sun Aug 28 15:19:54 EDT 2016

Thanks James,

Since all LTE traffic is IP, VoLTE certainly makes sense. What is the
monthly charge for the LTE micro cell device?

On Aug 28, 2016 2:56 PM, "James Taylor" <James.Taylor at eastcobbgroup.com>
wrote:

> T-Mobile now has a home cell spot that you can tie into your internet that
> gives me full bars LTE, were I barely could get a phone signal before.
> They want a $25 deposit, but they waived the fee for me because I am a
> long term customer. I'd push for that if you've been with them for awhile.
> Make sure you let them know you have little to no service.
> You don't want the repeater, it produced only very marginal improvements
> for me when I had it.
> No wifi calling needed at home, but doesn't solve the problem in basements
> and computer centers where I often work.
> One other point.
> Marshmallow is supposed to support VoLT calling now. If your carrier
> supports it (I know t-Mobile and Verizon do), the custom roms I have used
> contain it.
> -jt
>
>
>
> James Taylor
> 678-697-9420
> james.taylor at eastcobbgroup.com
>
>
>
> >>> Greg Clifton <gccfof5 at gmail.com> 8/28/2016 10:49 AM >>>
> I'll throw in here too. I've been researching phone options for a couple of
> weeks since the wife lost her [Sony Xpera] phone in the home theater seats
> and the screen got cracked and the digitizer hosed and I'm still learning
> about new brands I've never heard of, like the UMI mentioned above. From my
> quest, I have learned that there a quite a number of tier 2 manufacturers
> that offer quite a lot of bang for the buck. There are several quite
> impressive offerings in the ~$300-400 range including the likes of One+ 3,
> but the UMI Super is quite close in specs to the One+ for only $200, pretty
> amazing!
>
> We're with T-Mobile, but don't get good reception at home, so rely on their
> WiFi calling feature. I am not confident enough to try a custom ROM install
> plus, I suspect we would lose the WiFi calling feature if I did a CM or
> such. We just ordered a 32GB Nexus 5X on Friday (which I assume will not
> come with WiFi calling) from Amazon for $279 with the thought of taking it
> to Google Fi, if the T-Mobile Extended coverage doesn't work for home
> calling. It was ordered Prime, but delivery is not till 9/2, presumably
> because it will be shipping with Nougat installed.
>
> In summary, I find that one can get tons more performance and features on
> an Android phone for WAY less money than on iPhone. With performance going
> up and prices coming down continually, [at a $200 price point] it seems to
> me that they are pretty much becoming throw away devices after the expected
> 2-3 year useful life. When you think of the thousands of $ we have all
> spent on computers over the years that are no longer supported, $100-200
> per year in today's dollars for such impressive technology isn't so bad.
>
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 4:03 PM, Calvin Harrigan <
> calvin.harrigan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the offer, wish I had seen it earlier.  I ended up getting a
> > Nexus 5X from Fry's on sale.
> >
> >
> > On 08/19/2016 03:22 PM, James Taylor wrote:
> >
> >> I'd recommend the onePlus3 if you are looking in the $300 rang phone
> with
> >> pretty much flagship features and a vanillish Android OS.
> >> If you want to spend even less, with higher specs and a 5.5" diagonal
> >> screen, the UMI Super or Umi Max is an excellent value.
> >> I bought a super for my daughter at a promo price of $189, and it has
> >> 4gb ram, 32GB of storage, expandable to 128GB. Marshamallow (Androd 6)
> and
> >> no bloat.
> >> If you want a good deal on a new, in the box T-Mobile HTC10, I have an
> >> extra that I found I didn't need, and is looking for a home.
> >>
> >> -jt
> >>
> >>
> >> James Taylor
> >> 678-697-9420
> >> james.taylor at eastcobbgroup.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Calvin Harrigan <calvin.harrigan at gmail.com> 8/18/2016 9:08 PM >>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> On 08/18/2016 04:29 PM, Solomon Peachy wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 04:18:05PM -0400, Calvin Harrigan wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> With that said, what would be a good cell replacement phone for the
> >>>> Nexus 4?
> >>>>
> >>> Without knowing what features you prioritize and your carrier, It's
> hard
> >>> to offer meaningful suggestions.  Personally, I'm pretty happy [1] with
> >>> the Sony Z3 Compact I picked up a couple of months ago.  It's small but
> >>> not low-end, Sony is still supporting it, and plays nicely with
> >>> Cyanogen.
> >>>
> >>> [1] As happy as I can be without having a physical keyboard. Sigh...
> >>>
> >>>   - Solomon
> >>>
> >>>
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> >> Sorry about that.  I'm on T-Mobile.  It needs only to make calls,
> >> tether, navigation and most importantly as close to vanilla android as
> >> possible.  I have a work phone from sprint that is just embarrassingly
> >> stuffed with bloat-ware, a lot of which cannot be uninstalled.  I have
> >> maybe 2 other apps over stock installed.  I'm usually around a full
> >> computer, so browsing on a 4.7" screen isn't very palatable.
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >>
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