[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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