[ale] [OT] Cell phones
Calvin Harrigan
calvin.harrigan at gmail.com
Mon Aug 29 11:01:55 EDT 2016
Doh!
Surely they could have chosen a better sound that what I can only
electrically describe as scraping a stranded wire against a metal
surface. :/
On 08/29/2016 09:20 AM, Charles Shapiro wrote:
> Hmm. Have you checked your "Sound" menu in "Settings"? In my CM 10
> (Android 4.4) phone, there's a "Screen lock sound" box. When it is
> checked, the speaker pops on screen lock/unlock. When it is unchecked,
> the phone is silent. Surely they haven't _removed_ this feature in later
> versions?
>
>
> -- CHS
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 8:40 PM, Calvin Harrigan
> <calvin.harrigan at gmail.com <mailto:calvin.harrigan at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Just a quick note. I don't know if it works, haven't tried yet, but
> WiFi calling seems to be baked into Marshmallow on the 5x. The 5x
> has been great so far. The only real complaint I have is the
> speaker pop on powering on/wake up. I know, nit-picky... I was
> tempted by blu, one+, and UMI. But couldn't pull the trigger on
> those just yet. Perhaps in a next two to three years. :)
>
>
>
> On 8/28/2016 10:49 AM, Greg Clifton wrote:
>> 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 <mailto: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 <tel:678-697-9420>
>> james.taylor at eastcobbgroup.com
>> <mailto:james.taylor at eastcobbgroup.com>
>>
>>
>>
>> Calvin Harrigan <calvin.harrigan at gmail.com
>> <mailto: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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