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Nexus 5 |OT|
- Thread starter ThatObviousUser
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Tenacious-V
Thinks his PR is better than yours.
Straight Talk? BYOP is a huge part of their website.
I'm still bitter at them though and reluctant to go back.
northead
Member
So I installed Action Launcher 2.0 beta on my N5.
Best thing ever happened. Absolutely in love with it. Besides a few annoyances that developers will hopefully take care of before the full update is out, there's little (to nothing) to complain about.
Better than the stock launcher by a country mile, and in my opinion even better than Nova.
Here's my setup if you want to take a look. Tell me what you think!
http://imgur.com/a/1p2RN
Best thing ever happened. Absolutely in love with it. Besides a few annoyances that developers will hopefully take care of before the full update is out, there's little (to nothing) to complain about.
Better than the stock launcher by a country mile, and in my opinion even better than Nova.
Here's my setup if you want to take a look. Tell me what you think!
http://imgur.com/a/1p2RN
No app drawer folders. So basically MIUI of 2 years ago.
CreepingFear
Member
I know most of you are sick of my whining by now, but my package finally shipped. Problem is, Google didn't upload the label to the tracking number so I can't request a change of delivery that I need since I'll be working. Also, it doesn't state whether the package will require someone to sign? Will they leave the package outside for someone to steal or does the Nexus 5 require a signing? Thanks guys. I'm sure I'll forget all this mess once I get the Nexus 5, unless I get one with defects.
Please don't tell me that they fucked group messaging over when they just finally got it right.
I'm sure it requires a signature. I always had to leave notes on the door for them to leave it because I'm never home. Have you signed up for UPS MyChoice? You can change delivery.
What happened?
apieceofstrange
Member
UPS guy just threw the package at my door, knocked once and left. No signature was required.
Had MMS issues from the start, no matter the APN. Some would work, some would stay sending indefinitely until I later sent another MMS which somehow woke the damn connection up and sent the others that were pending.
But the thing that made me the maddest...I got throttled after 1.2GB, and was throttled for a couple days plus an entire new cycle. I'm talking 250-300kbps. It was terrible and I left after that month was over.
Interesting. Guess they don't require it anymore.
threetri333
Banned
Hurrah, I just disassembled the back case using a credit card!
They didn't last year either. Thats how I lost one of the N4 I ordered. Google gave me money back.
ThatObviousUser
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lunchtoast
Member
I have a question about the 30/month tmobile plan. I have the starter kit from walmart but it doesn't mention anything about the plan besides a sticker on the front. Do I have to activate in the store when I get the phone or do I have to call tmobile and mention the plan?
Congratulations, I hope the phone arrives without any defects.
ThatObviousUser
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Once you get the tracking number, if you want to update the address there should be a "Live Chat" link way at the bottom of UPS.com. Just tell them you need to update the address. (This is what I did to add necessary floor info to my shipment.)
CreepingFear
Member
Hopefully, no one steals it. Google confirmed that they don't require a signature. It's going to be in the 40's tomorrow. That's not too low to damage the Nexus 5, is it?
I dunno, it doesn't seem to be working for me, even with an external app. Whenever someone replies to one of my group SMS's, it comes back from JUST them and not a part of the group chat.
They sure do. Using it right now.
My anecdotal observations on battery life (based on less than 2 days of use):
- There's barely any battery drain while in standby mode. Maybe a 1% drop per hour.
- Data use over LTE seems to suck up a lot of power
- Screen display drain seems a bit higher than the N4, but not by much
I don't get it either. It only seems to apply to the home screen. So you can see more wallpaper, yay.
cartoon_soldier
Member
Noticed something weird today:
When I end a call the phone stays on the call screen with the "red end" button grayed out. Only way to exit it is home button.
Anyone else seeing this?
When I end a call the phone stays on the call screen with the "red end" button grayed out. Only way to exit it is home button.
Anyone else seeing this?
ThatObviousUser
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Wrong. Those don't hide the Nav Bar (bottom buttons), it only turns them into little circles. The new Immersive Mode hides everything.
I just opened a video on my Z1 and it takes up the entire screen.
ThatObviousUser
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So, Unlimited everything for $45, throttling past 2.5 GB, being able to use full speeds on AT&T's LTE network... To give closure to this post:
I think I'm going to go with Straight Talk, then. At least for this month. We'll see what happens when I hit that 2.5 GB... cause I have a feeling I will. Wish I could up it, even just a little. I could probably do 4 GB a month.
That's video/picture mode. Interacting with it in any way forces the Nav and Status bars to appear. (AKA, games can't use it.)
Sigh.
Videos are a different story. Those are supposed to make the buttons disappear. On the other hand, try it in a browser or something like Press.
Does anyone have any ideas for this? Do I need to be setting up groups separately in my contacts? I can't figure it out for the life of me..
So....
I had a N4 on a grandfathered unlimited plan from 2008 and got HSPA+ speeds. I put my SIM into the N5 and got terrible speeds, regardless of the APN/system setting.
I went to the at&t store, grabbed a IMEI # off of a display LG G2, and called in to say my LTE didn't work.
An hour later, I got transferred to an unlimited LTE plan.
Below are the different speed test results (the last one is after the LTE was applied):
I had a N4 on a grandfathered unlimited plan from 2008 and got HSPA+ speeds. I put my SIM into the N5 and got terrible speeds, regardless of the APN/system setting.
I went to the at&t store, grabbed a IMEI # off of a display LG G2, and called in to say my LTE didn't work.
An hour later, I got transferred to an unlimited LTE plan.
Below are the different speed test results (the last one is after the LTE was applied):
You have to call TMobile.
$45/month, but everything else yup. Even with 1 bar on LTE I was hitting 8-10 mbps.
threetri333
Banned
I did it GAF, I disassembled my Nexus 5 to take out my Nexus 4 SIM Tray.
Got mine today
. Been playing with it for a few hours and I definitely see the scrolling lag that reviewers have been saying. Hopefully they get that fixed soon.Apologize for all of the messages tonight.. having some issues getting used to this Hangouts thing. I'm noticing now that whenever I go to write a message it's giving me "suggested from google+" names that I don't even know.. literally just randompublic people on google plus depending on what characters I start typing. Can't figure out how to disable this.
Got mine today
In chrome? I don't have any lag on my N4.. Its hard to believe the N5 would have any. If its chrome then I agree, its not that smooth sometimes, but it does load the whole page.
ghostofsparta
Member
I beilive that's how it is. As far as I know there's no real group messaging between iPhone and android. I could be wrote though.
I'm enjoying it as well, exact same plan as you. I don't have a ton of experience with straight talk yet, but I'm hoping things continue to go well.
Got my phone on Monday and have settled back into my normal routine of little usage. Battery is at 21% after 1 day and 10 hrs with 3 hrs of screen time. That includes Sensorly using 14% of the battery which isn't normal for me. I love the feel and the screen but do wish the overall shape would let your hand know which part of the phone is the top. I'm use to a Galaxy Nexus and how the varying thickness let you know which direction the phone was in without looking.
ThatObviousUser
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Camera hump?
Nah, Google finally got it right in either 4.1 or 4.2. I really hope they didn't take a step back.
tycoonheart
Member
I have sent out and received a few group messages. Have had no problems with it. Stays in the group conversation.
ThatObviousUser
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Sure there is. All parties involved use Hangouts. Bam.
Were they to iphone users? I'm starting to wonder if this is exclusively an iphone issue.. =\
Hangouts is not ideal on iOS
Nothing Google can do though, it's one of those annoying things where you get a notification for a new message, open the app, and then have to wait for the actual app to realize there is a new message. I still do my best to convert, but some people just don't want to leave what they're used to. It also still uses the old iOS keyboard which is just terrible looking after getting used to the new one.
Haint
Member
Are there any good Quickcover knockoffs out there yet?