[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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