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shLong



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Good times my 1st cell was in 2003 when I got my 1st apartment. So, probably the 2270-2275-or 2280.. Not sure which.
My mom got a cell in 97-98 and had one of these from then. I don't even think I saw a cell then that wasn't a Nokia.
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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: shLong]
#23584946 - 08/27/16 08:13 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I have an s7 right now s4 before that I really like the galaxies.
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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: shLong]
#23584957 - 08/27/16 08:18 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I have the Nexus 6P and have never been happier with a cell phone. I came to the 6P from the Samsung phones.
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shLong



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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: tdubz]
#23584962 - 08/27/16 08:19 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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That Nokia of mine flew out of my pocket on the Superman ride at Six Flags... I got a call a week later from them saying they found it in the mud. They sent it back to me and besides it being caked with dirt and a few dings and low battery, that fucker worked fine tough little fuckers.
I'd like to see a modern phone stand up to that.
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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: shLong] 1
#23584993 - 08/27/16 08:29 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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The galaxies are a little bloated, but they have very powerful hardware. One that is rooted with a custom rom can be very fast but right now there are not many roms out for the galaxy s7. Another thing I like about having a rooted phone is that the security patches are released very quickly instead of Samsung deciding when to do a OTA release.
Android security patches are released monthly.
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shLong



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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: tdubz]
#23585147 - 08/27/16 09:25 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I have noticed a lot of useless software on this thing... Although, for now at least, it doesn't seem to hinder anything.
I've never been a fan of the keypad inputs on these things so I've used SwiftKey for the past 3-4 phones I've used. Which is great because once you buy it (it was like $5 I think) it transfers to every new phone I've gotten... So that's cool. I hate writing messages and stuff on other people's phones. Just used to SwiftKey now I guess. It's not THAT different, but enough so to where I can definitely notice the differences.
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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: shLong]
#23585265 - 08/27/16 09:57 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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They are on the verge of bankruptcy after declining in sales for years AFAIK, like SVS said they were the first good smart phones, and the top choice (by far) for businesses due to their software. Lately, they've been aiming for security, are reportedly succeeding.
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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: shLong]
#23585666 - 08/28/16 12:44 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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The bloatware affects the performance and battery of the phone by running in the background, so you wouldn't notice any hindrance they cause unless you compare to a de-bloated phone. I already posted my opinion on the Samsung TouchWiz bloatware earlier in the thread and I still recommend remove them but you'll have to root your phone to do it properly--that voids the warranty on your brand new phone so gotta weigh the options. Swiftkey gets better as it learns your typing. Chrome is better than the other browsers IMO.
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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: shLong]
#23586112 - 08/28/16 08:20 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
shLong said: Well, my girl has an S6, so if anything I'd get the 7 just to not have the same phone and get em confused (if they don't have color options)...
I do like the notes, but Holy hell they're so big! Idk if I could pocket that thing all day or not.
I'm posting from my s7 edge for the first time. Just got it last night.
Love it
Found one quirk in regards to shroomery. On my old phone I'd click and hold my finger on my +1's and it would show me usernames. Now, that doesn't work on my s7 just gives me option to save image of +1 button
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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: shLong]
#23586152 - 08/28/16 08:40 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I got my LG smartphone last black Friday for 15$ bucks new from stolenphone.com joking I got it from Amazon
Still works perfect, fast and did everything I wanted an more
It's just a LG optimus Exceed 2 Verizon is my carrier, and I don't have any contract at only 45$ a month for unlimited texting n calling and no contract and a Gb of data, and WiFi use mostly everywhere nowadays
It's a outdated OS Android 4.4 I think there at 6.0 nowadays
I'll prolly update to a new OS when this one breaks
I've dropped this on hard wood floors many times not a crack
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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: SunnyD]
#23586571 - 08/28/16 11:26 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Now let's talk cell phone plans...
I want to share light on just how bad Canadians are getting dicked around. I heard we have some of the highest cell phone rates in the world. Not sure how true this is tho
So, for starters...in my area, unlimited data plans don't exist and even if they did, I can't imagine the price
Here is the typical "deal" right now...
Pick a newer smartphone...like the s7, iPhone 6, brand new LG or whatever...
Contracts are mandated at 2 years
To get into a 2 year contract with one of these phones, you have to still pay up front on average 200 or more with stipulations on having a minimum plan of x amount of dollars
Now the plans with your new smartphone
Minimum $90-100 after tax and fees. This gives you 2.5gb of data allowance per month. Right now Roger's has a promotion tacking 2 extra gb on for 5 dollars on select plans
Most plans come standard with unlimited local calling and texting but often costs more for unlimited national calling and texting
The big thing now is share plans I have two lines, two cell phones. For two lines, unlimited national text and talk, and 5gb of SHARED data per month, it costs 190 plus tax
(Now they claim that 80 dollars of that bill goes to paying off the phones but I don't believe it)
I'm so jealous of your plans
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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: Masked]
#23587025 - 08/28/16 01:56 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Long distance calls are a thing of the past now in the US, as far as I know.
That sucks, man.
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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: Masked]
#23587254 - 08/28/16 03:15 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Every phone I've owned I just bought outright, fuck contracts. $200 is about the top end of what I'm willing to spend on a phone. The one I have is a Motorola "Moto G", couple years old but it does what I need it to do and has a fairly decent screen.
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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: psi]
#23587864 - 08/28/16 06:24 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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That's what I do too. I'd been on Virgin Mobile until last Spring when I got the Nexus 6P and hopped on Google's cell service. I couldn't be happier with it all.
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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: psi]
#23588204 - 08/28/16 07:59 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Buying a phone outright doesn't negate terrible rates for data and phone bills tho
You can buy an older phone, 2 years or older for 200, and then here(bc anyway), you are still looking at like 70 a month or more for 2.5gb of data
I'll spend the extra 20-30 a month to get into the newer phones
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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: Masked]
#23588263 - 08/28/16 08:19 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I pay $45 a month with tax. Only thing is that when my company got bought out by Telus, it went from unlimited internet to 1 GB/month. I still rarely max it out unless I get careless with tethering. Their network's coverage is a lot better though and national long distance is still unlimited.
I don't really care too much about phones though. An extra 20-30 a month over 2 years is about $500-$700, and that's on top of paying ~$200 at the start you say? If I'm going to spend the better part of $1000 on an electronic device it would be on something like a nicer laptop, I'm not going to shell out that kind of money to do less on a smaller screen. I can wait until the phones going for $200 do what a $1000 phone does today.
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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: psi]
#23588321 - 08/28/16 08:36 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yes, you pay 45 plus tax for 1gb
On a brand new phone, the minimum plan is 2.5gb and is around 70 ish if you bought the phone outright
If you didn't, it would be 90 ish
Yeah that 20-30 adds up over 2 years I agree but my point was that no matter what way you slice It, we Canadians get screwed on rates
1gb would never work for me. I smashed out 500mb just today with no videos, just Internet browsing and Facebook
I average 6 to 8gb a month
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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: Masked]
#23588399 - 08/28/16 08:58 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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The payoff just isn't there for me I guess, either for data or a high end phone. Most of the time I want to do anything on the internet I'm somewhere where I already have wifi access, and if I really want to do shit on the go that would be impractical on my phone I can bring along my $100 Windows tablet and use that, tethering to my phone if necessary. If I wanted to watch shows/movies on the go I could just torrent them on the tablet ahead of time at home. No idea how much data we use on my home connection but the limit is 300 GB and we never go over any more. I used to torrent a lot more but it's impractical to keep enough storage space for everything.
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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: psi]
#23588471 - 08/28/16 09:19 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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But yeah I think our telco options are a lot shittier in Canada, it would be nice to have cheap and fast unlimited phone internet, cheap home gigabit etc but it's not happening. I feel like the phone service I get isn't really even worth what I pay.
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Re: Best new Android phone..? [Re: psi]
#23588781 - 08/28/16 11:22 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yes all valid points. I think the nature of my rural area makes wi-fi not that common as in the big cities. I of course have it at home, but I work long shifts at work with a decent amount of ass time some days and I chew through data like a madman at work lol no WiFi
I'd be better off reading a book. 80% of my data goes to Internet browsing
6 years ago, I posted exclusively with home computer on shroomery. I can't remember a time I've posted from anything other than my phone in past few years now tho.
Yeah we definitely don't get what we pay for. That's so true
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