[ale] [OT] Cell phones
Charles Shapiro
hooterpincher at gmail.com
Mon Aug 29 11:23:48 EDT 2016
Always glad to be of service. :-)
-- CHS
On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 11:01 AM, Calvin Harrigan <calvin.harrigan at gmail.com
> wrote:
> 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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