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Post by Vassaggo on Oct 29, 2018 19:00:17 GMT
I got to face it I need a new phone. I've put off replacing the Galaxy S4 for a while now. Any suggestions (other than Iphone)
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Post by Nalkarj on Oct 29, 2018 19:04:55 GMT
Scrap the concept completely; I’m getting to dislike smartphones more and more every single day, especially as the obsession with them grows more and more. Or, to paraphrase Prof. Harold Hill (no wiser man than he, y’know):
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Post by No Morpho, Only Bánh mì on Oct 29, 2018 19:10:42 GMT
Scrap the concept completely; I’m getting to dislike smartphones more and more every single day, especially as the obsession with them more and more. Or, to paraphrase Prof. Harold Hill (no wiser man than he, y’know):
A friend of mine, who is an older millennial and believed music peaked between 1965-68, and ceased to be good after that, got a flip phone several years ago and refused to carry it, keeping it plugged in next to his card table. He stuck to that for some time before beginning to carry it for emergencies. |
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Post by Lord Death Man on Oct 29, 2018 21:07:21 GMT
Man up and build one yourself.
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Oct 29, 2018 21:47:03 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2018 21:59:47 GMT
Scrap the concept completely; I’m getting to dislike smartphones more and more every single day, especially as the obsession with them more and more. Or, to paraphrase Prof. Harold Hill (no wiser man than he, y’know):
A friend of mine, who is an older millennial and believed music peaked between 1965-68, and ceased to be good after that, got a flip phone several years ago and refused to carry it, keeping it plugged in next to his card table. He stuck to that for some time before beginning to carry it for emergencies. He sounds like the mang! I miss flip phones. They were less bulky. I often leave my phone at home when I go out because I hate carrying one. It makes people angry when they try to reach me. |
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Post by scabab on Oct 30, 2018 0:33:27 GMT
I bought a really cheap one that was made in China and I'm also getting malware come up on it.
I have the thing unchecked so it doesn't install apps from unknown sources. I've got McAffee on it. I've factory reset it multiple times...and I still keep having them come on.
Kprotect is the one I keep getting at the moment. That's what I get for being cheap.
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Post by Vassaggo on Oct 30, 2018 1:08:29 GMT
about 1.5 years ago I went camping in NC Mountains. I have 2 tents an old one I got in 1993 that is simple to pitch. literally 1 minute and done. Then a new I got like 3 years ago. Nicer but a pain in the ass. I stop treating the old one to waterproof it AGES ago. To combat that I would always put up a tarp above strung up and tilted away. I had brought the easy one. Guess who forgot his tarp? Long story short it rained like a MOFO while we were fishing and hiking. Took a while to get back to camp. when i got back I had 3 inches of water in the tent. I leaned in to grab the little inflatable pillow. Phone fell out of my weather proof gear into 3 inches of water. I immediately took the battery out. Luckily enough it survived mostly the speaker was wonky was the only thing wrong for first 6 months. Then the battery failed. Replaced worked fine for another 6 months or so. I've gotten to the point now that I keep a charge for about 2 hours. Charging the batt heats up. Borrowed a friends batt and it did the same. In his phone tho worked fine. I've been dealing with the slowly dying phone for past 2 months as more and more things go wonky. I put it off because I loath buying a new one not for the cost but jsut the process.
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Post by No Morpho, Only Bánh mì on Oct 30, 2018 1:18:57 GMT
about 1.5 years ago I went camping in NC Mountains. I have 2 tents an old one I got in 1993 that is simple to pitch. literally 1 minute and done. Then a new I got like 3 years ago. Nicer but a pain in the ass. I stop treating the old one to waterproof it AGES ago. To combat that I would always put up a tarp above strung up and tilted away. I had brought the easy one. Guess who forgot his tarp? Long story short it rained like a MOFO while we were fishing and hiking. Took a while to get back to camp. when i got back I had 3 inches of water in the tent. I leaned in to grab the little inflatable pillow. Phone fell out of my weather proof gear into 3 inches of water. I immediately took the battery out. Luckily enough it survived mostly the speaker was wonky was the only thing wrong for first 6 months. Then the battery failed. Replaced worked fine for another 6 months or so. I've gotten to the point now that I keep a charge for about 2 hours. Charging the batt heats up. Borrowed a friends batt and it did the same. In his phone tho worked fine. I've been dealing with the slowly dying phone for past 2 months as more and more things go wonky. I put it off because I loath buying a new one not for the cost but jsut the process. That sucks!! My wife did the same thing, Except! She refuses to camp And Simply dropped her phone in the toilet 🤷♂️ |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2018 13:27:42 GMT
I'm using a Galaxy Note 8 and it's pretty powerful aside from the occasional lag or stutter. Great camera and screen. However it's got a price tag of $1300 Canadian.
(Good thing I got it on a plan).
However I would suggest an iPhone because the newer ones are pretty much equal to Android in terms of features and innovation. I'm saying that as a person that's hated Apple for years they really stepped up their game in 2018.
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