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Android |OT4| I/O Silver
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WhiskerFrisker
Member
Nice. I look forward to your full report.
osiris3355
Banned
VZW now has the Moto X 2014 available. I have a hard decision to make
Keep current situation...
$50 per month/ No Contract:
2013 unlocked Moto X - old phone but carrier free updates
Straight Talk / ATT - Crappy cell service but manageable, no roaming
Switch to VZW employer plan...
$40 per month/Contract
2014 Moto X - New phone but carrier updates
VZW - Great cell service, roaming
Keep current situation...
$50 per month/ No Contract:
2013 unlocked Moto X - old phone but carrier free updates
Straight Talk / ATT - Crappy cell service but manageable, no roaming
Switch to VZW employer plan...
$40 per month/Contract
2014 Moto X - New phone but carrier updates
VZW - Great cell service, roaming
I would take the VZW in a heartbeat as long as:
1. You realize there will be data cap
2. You aren't traveling internationally
Yeah...if you're dead set that the Moto X 2014 is for you, may as well go for Verizon.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
I'm not a fan of contracts since things can happen, but that Verizon plan is pretty good. Besides, Moto X 2014 is better than the 2013 model so that is a good upgrade.
osiris3355
Banned
I forgot about the data cap. I think it will be the 2 GB plan. I usually hover around 2 - 3 gigs in a month. Damn
I have a trip to Panama City coming up in March but it is extremely rare I leave the country.
osiris3355
Banned
Hell yes I am dead set on the Moto X. Probably the last chance I will get to buy an American designed AND assembled phone for a very long time.
I live 5 hours from where its designed and used to live 4 hours from where it will be assembled.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Responsibly used (i.e. don't let it control important services, messaging apps, etc), Greenify is fine, and can likely often help. Because apps do misbehave, and having something keeping them in check can absolutely be good. But that's very different from using a general task killer. Those can be very bad, as they will often kill off stuff they shouldn't, which the system then has to restart, which the task killer then kills again, etc. This is not the way to increase the performance of your phone.
osiris3355
Banned
Thanks for everyone's input. I am on wifi at work and home
This should be in the OT for this phone, haha: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIf9GdCzY_Y
manfestival
Member
I really hope phones continue on this path. What an awesome video!
Ok...I never expected this type of unboxing...ever!
Baroquemantic
Member
That underwater unboxing video is great, haha. Man the Z3 is looking nice.
longdi
Banned
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Switch to Cricket. It's basically the better version of Straight Talk now if you stay prepaid. $50 or $45 with auto bill pay gets you 3 gigs a month LTE.
Also WTF @ crappy cell service. AT&T post getting their shit in gear in like 2010 is fine, and I've been all over the country. This isn't fucking Sprint. I live on the East Coast, and I've traveled to the West Coast. No problems anywhere to be honest.
That being said if you can get out the door from Verizon for $40 go with them. Keep in mind I said out the door as in after you calculate all the extra monthly fees on your bill and the fact that you have to pay an activation fee everytime you phone upgrade. Cricket is an extra gig for rougly the same price though.
The wild card being how big of a Moto fanboy you are since you spooge all over the Moto X, but in theory the new Nexus is also a Moto device. If you go Verizon no Moto Nexus for you.
IIRC, the only downside about cricket, and similar pre-paid services, is that there is no domestic roaming?
Doesn't water damage only really do damage if power is passing through it while wet?
The headset is surely dead though
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
It's AT&T. You aren't gonna roam anyways unless you live in like backwoods Montana or something.
Cricket literally is AT&T prepaid now post buy out about a year ago.
COVERAGE MAP
It's AT&T. You aren't gonna roam anyways unless you live in like backwoods Montana or something.
Cricket literally is AT&T prepaid now post buy out about a year ago.
COVERAGE MAP
OHH
I just got my mom on cricket a little while ago, but it seems I made the mistake of getting her the CDMA version which is why her coverage super sucks. Guess I know what I'm getting her for Xmas now.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Oh yeah old coverage was CMDA Sprint. Get her off of that garbage ASAP. LoL
manfestival
Member
the headset isnt waterproof ?? I WANT MY MONEY BACK SONY!
Now that's an unboxing.
osiris3355
Banned
Thanks for the good advice
Not everyone lives where you do and ATT coverage is shit where I do. Much worse than sprint even. You do not have a clue what you are talking about here.
Thanks for the good advice
What are you talking about? I have never said I wanted the new Nexus. And why are you talking shit when I am just asking for advice?
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I've been to from Charleston to San Diego aka all across the country and never had service issues. I also have friends all across the country with most of them on prepaid and they never seem to have issues either.
I brought up the Nexus because of the fact that you want a Moto phone, and the new Nexus is rumored to be a Moto phone.
PS: Only time I get shit cell service is when I'm at a sporting event and everyone is trying to use the same tower in the stadium. That's the only time service blows my balls.
Erebus
Member
Not sure if this is the most appropriate place to ask but my sister owns a Galaxy Core (gt i8260) which is painfully slow most of the time. Therefore, I'm wondering if there a way to speed things up a bit by rooting the device and getting rid of Samsung's bloatware.
Is such a thing possible? If so, can anyone point me to a guide or help via PM here? I haven't tinkered with Android before.
Is such a thing possible? If so, can anyone point me to a guide or help via PM here? I haven't tinkered with Android before.
osiris3355
Banned
Thats nice. You and your friends dont live where I do.
Edit: I don't want the next nexus because I don't want a 6 in phone. Dude do you even consider other peoples wants/needs that aren't your own? and you thought I was bad with Moto products Lol
Subv3rsi0n
Member
You don't understand, he and his friends cover every square inch of the country. He definitely knows more about your area than you do.
It's AT&T. You aren't gonna roam anyways unless you live in like backwoods Montana or something.
Cricket literally is AT&T prepaid now post buy out about a year ago.
COVERAGE MAP
Hey now, I live in backwoods Montana and I get good service with AT&T.
This. There are thousands of man hours that went into designing the multitasking OS in your phone. Some app that force-kills whatever is running in the background disrupts the balance of the system and in most cases will just make your phone perform worse as it tries to constantly restore balance.
It's AT&T. You aren't gonna roam anyways unless you live in like backwoods Montana or something.
Cricket literally is AT&T prepaid now post buy out about a year ago.
COVERAGE MAP
Then that coverage map doesn't seem right.
Here's LTE coverage from their site:
Here's what opensignal.com says for ATT LTE coverage:
And I'm pretty sure every one I've met who has Cricket says their coverage is terrible around here. But that's just around here (a major metro area), it could be different elsewhere...
The Faceless Master
Member
all i know is where i am in SW GA, AT&T is definitely #4 in coverage. T-Mobile is better!! T-Mobile!!!
Psychological Intellect
Banned
ok so lg g3 silk white or lg g3 metallic black?
peppermints
Member
Same decision here. Leaning towards white.
Is the G3 currently the best balance of camera quality + battery life on a flagship these days?
My wife has a G3 and I have a Oneplus One.
Even without taking price into consideration I would want to keep my OPO over the G3. With price? It isn't close in my mind.
Battery life is better, camera software is better, hardware seems comparable, the screen doesn't overheat the phone etc.
I got the silk white and I LOVE it. Looks and feels fantastic.
The Faceless Master
Member
buy a prepaid phone for $50 to trade in for $20 trade-in credit to get $180 from Samsung? yea boi.
peppermints
Member
Overheat meaning it shuts itself off or it just gets a little hot to the touch?
Psychological Intellect
Banned
ok soooo g3 vs note 3 vs note 4 vs s5 vs m8?
i need to buy a phone tomorrow.
god there's so many. im going with t mobile.
i need to buy a phone tomorrow.
god there's so many. im going with t mobile.
Well with my wife's hers will get really hot to the touch and then the battery just takes a massive dive.
What prepaid phone did you buy to trade in?
The Faceless Master
Member
Virgin Mobile LG Aspire.
Costs $50, Worth $20 TIV from Sprint.
https://secure.sprintbuyback.com/cns/device_list
Post pics please.
Copper was my first choice but my carrier is only offering black or mint.
Well the Note 4 isn't actually out yet, so out of those phones, the best overall phone is the G3, but if front facing speakers matter to you, then get the M8.
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