Me...950 all the way. Until surface phone.
Its just so much more productive for work than the work iphone.
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Me...950 all the way. Until surface phone.
Its just so much more productive for work than the work iphone.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
my exactly reaction, I don't want to go through hassle to sell this
And its Windows mobile, its already hard to find anyone who want this.
Anyone in this thread, who is in Toronto wants to buy it off me?
I have a friend in US, so I order my stuff through him just checked the price on Ebay for XL, after conversion I can get it for around $600-$610 CAD. Here they are already selling it for $850+13% TAX, That's $360 more.
So LOL I don't know if its that helpful at the end of the day.
brotkasten
Member
So jealous. Meanwhile Android users get the shaft from Microsoft. Ugh.
Beta? can't find it in the app store.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Typing from the wordflow keyboard right now, so good. Better than swiftkey for sure.
juliushandle
Member
yeah I saw the $150 trade in offer for a 920/925/1020. guess I'll call my local MS store to find out if it's stackable.
Anton Sugar
Member
Link, please. SwiftKey is so inferior it's not funny, but at least it's faster than nothing.
EDIT: Got it, showed up in the store 15 mins later. US.
Sky Interloper
Member
It is US-only, am I right? Why should I expect anything less from Microsoft.
I dont think it will be stackable, but you never know. Let us know when you call.
IOS Swiftkey is supposedly bad compared to Android's version.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
So far, this keyboard is just as good as the Windows phone version in terms of word recognition and predictions. It even allows for different backgrounds. Needs a few more options, like the ability to add the coma key. Also, I prefer the solid trail used in the Windows version when swiping rather than the dots used in this version.
But man oh man, does this thing make using the iPhone a million times better.
But man oh man, does this thing make using the iPhone a million times better.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
$650 for two phones is not good enough deal?BOGO is up for the 950XL to 950. Unfortunately they want $650 for the deal....
I don't need two phones. I'll take the 950 XL for $300/$350
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
Oh yes, same.
But There are lot of people who want to team up are posting ad on kijiji.
I am just going to find someone.
TheBryanJZX90
Member
Going in halvsies with some rando seems like its asking for trouble. If the other guy pays, what are you going to do in the not unlikely event that the phone needs to be returned? If you pay, are you willing to commit to possible multiple return trips to the store with this internet person when their phone breaks?
LukasTaves
Member
Speaking of which did the last few win10 insider builds f*cked up the keyboard for you guys too? Mine is now terrible at swiping and at giving suggestions, I end up just typing because it's so damn frustrating.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
Nah, they give you a receipt and also email you. each person keeps one. The only problem is, you will never be able to get full refund for obvious reason. Yu need both devices for that. But replacing a device and using warranty? Yeah no issue with that. MS store people are super helpful.
José Mourinho
cocknose
Word Flow US only. Standard. Good old MS.
Just wanted to say that I hard reset my HTC one m8 because the camera AF was acting up (still is, so I guess it's just broken ), and the out of box experience for setting up and restoring data is very good! It's improved in a major way since 10586 went live back in November(?)
), and the out of box experience for setting up and restoring data is very good! It's improved in a major way since 10586 went live back in November(?)Dear lord, doing some Android development over the past month makes me pray MS don't give up the phone market because freaking Google needs as much competition as they can get. I though testing IAPs on iOS was annoying, with having to switch iTunes accounts and such, but Google takes it to a whole new level of moronic. What a goddamn mess. I can't believe I'm having to hack my way through 4 year old bugs that have never been fixed (the stackOverflow thread is still going!).
Sorry, just had to vent.
Sorry, just had to vent.
José Mourinho
cocknose
So after going through the hassle of setting up a US iTunes account to try out Word Flow my initial impressions are good. The fact that it's snappy when opening up is a plus. One thing I had noticed with other 3rd party keyboards was how janky they were when opening.
No you should vent since a lot of endusers don't see any of that, so they think devs like their current tools.
Astral/H3X
Member
I dream of a day when W10 has everything I love about WP8.1, with app support.
Maybe I should get a Blackberry Passport.
juliushandle
Member
per the website, deal looks stackable.
TheBryanJZX90
Member
How much will they give me for a 1520 with a shattered screen
So I stuck 14328 on my laptop. It's so nice to see how quickly they are patching up the bugs. I had 143-whatever on there the other week, but it was so buggy and I couldn't even use it because of that. Rolled back to release and suddenly my print and share options were broken. So I took the chance on 14328 and glad I did.
Things are coming together very nicely. Wish I had a phone that supported Redstone builds because I'd love to have them interacting. I'll probably get one summertime when Redstone officially hits.
Just an FYI to someone wondering if they may want it on their PC or not.
Things are coming together very nicely. Wish I had a phone that supported Redstone builds because I'd love to have them interacting. I'll probably get one summertime when Redstone officially hits.
Just an FYI to someone wondering if they may want it on their PC or not.
Redstone is shaping nicely, but the mobile version needs some bug squashing.
Some things actually do hit end users, like problems with in app purchases in a device with multiple Google accounts where the workarounds range from reinstalling the app using a browser on a PC to factory resetting the device, which will likely cause the person to give up the purchase entirely. And then people wonder why conversion rates in Android are so bad...
Some things actually do hit end users, like problems with in app purchases in a device with multiple Google accounts where the workarounds range from reinstalling the app using a browser on a PC to factory resetting the device, which will likely cause the person to give up the purchase entirely. And then people wonder why conversion rates in Android are so bad...
Desktop even more so, imo.
I rolled back to release on my SP4 because of the bugs (blue screens, Edge dodgy, video being dodgy etc.). The phone version is quite useable, but buggy as fuck too. Unlock is unreliable, automatic screen brightness is unreliable etc.
Still a few months until release though, so I guess it's to be expected.
Opus Angelorum
Member
juliushandle
Member
really odd that the 1520, 830, 930/icon aren't included.
LostMyNarbles
Member
With the exception of the Icon (Which I doubt MS gives a crap about) aren't all of those phones getting Windows 10? They probably limited the offer to phones that were not getting upgraded as an apology of sorts.
juliushandle
Member
true but the 92X is nearly 4 yrs old, no apology is required. my 920 still works today except for the busted sim tray, amazing phone.
some MS stuff is really odd at Android land:
Groove, Xbox One Smartglass and Bing are US only? No Bing/Windows maps apps either. I really wanted Windows maps because I had some locations bookmarked there. Oh well, At least I have Gmpas and Here Drive.
Groove is useless. Must own Groove music pass to sync my collection? WTF.
I really miss Edge.
But positive stuff:
Outlook is amazeballs. Was able to sync all my contacts into Google contacts with ease using the app. Love it.
One Drive is awesome too.
And it's good to have more apps. Especially region-based apps. The UI is such a bore though lol.
Groove, Xbox One Smartglass and Bing are US only? No Bing/Windows maps apps either. I really wanted Windows maps because I had some locations bookmarked there. Oh well, At least I have Gmpas and Here Drive.
Groove is useless. Must own Groove music pass to sync my collection? WTF.
I really miss Edge.
But positive stuff:
Outlook is amazeballs. Was able to sync all my contacts into Google contacts with ease using the app. Love it.
One Drive is awesome too.
And it's good to have more apps. Especially region-based apps. The UI is such a bore though lol.
I miss more and more things from WP as time goes on. Having to reboot the 5X every couple days to make the WiFi or Camera work makes me feel like I'm back on Insider Preview (how cozy feeling) despite being on the current release. (I'm not on N)
Something about how contacts work with Outlook on Android prevents me from updating the profile images on contacts. Super frustrating. The camera is trash compared to the wife's 950xl but I knew that going in.
As much as it's nice not having to wonder if an app will be available or not. (Clash Royale is tits btw) I looked at the 950/950xl deal and started thinking that finding a rando on th internet to split would get me into a nice 950...
Damnit, Windows Phone, I can't quit you!
Something about how contacts work with Outlook on Android prevents me from updating the profile images on contacts. Super frustrating. The camera is trash compared to the wife's 950xl but I knew that going in.
As much as it's nice not having to wonder if an app will be available or not. (Clash Royale is tits btw) I looked at the 950/950xl deal and started thinking that finding a rando on th internet to split would get me into a nice 950...
Damnit, Windows Phone, I can't quit you!
We would welcome you back with dead lifeless arms.
Still recovering from carrying the 920?
how are we supposed to avatar quote you now??
Lol, had to put a stop to that. It was funny though.
juliushandle
Member
I called the MS store and the knowledgeable reply I spoke to confirmed the BOGO deal is stackable with both the $150 trade in promo and the educational 10% discount. Woo-hoo!
I also loaded the latest Redstone build in my 830 and it looked great in comparison to the previous builds.
Gonna be hard parting with the 920 but looking forward to the 950XL.
I also loaded the latest Redstone build in my 830 and it looked great in comparison to the previous builds.
Gonna be hard parting with the 920 but looking forward to the 950XL.
brotkasten
Member
Stockholm syndrome at its finest.