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Apparently finally an end to the crippled Zune experience in Canada it seems..
http://wmpoweruser.com/microsoft-drops-zune-pass-price-in-us-and-expands-it-to-canada/
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You're gonna love this as Zune Pass was the main reason I even considered WP7.
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You're gonna love this as Zune Pass was the main reason I even considered WP7.
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agreed. Been waiting for it. I've even got a ZuneHD. Lol im looking forward to the dam artist backgrounds etc on my WP7. My Zune does it and its nice eye candy. I imagine I'll subscribe and try it out. I use my phone for Bluetooth music in my car and at work.
In addition to that, if you don't have it by that date, the price will be only $9.99 and you won't get any 10 free tracks every month.
Good and Bad.
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In addition to that, if you don't have it by that date, the price will be only $9.99 and you won't get any 10 free tracks every month.
Good and Bad.
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yeah I see that...the free tracks would've been nice but at least the neighbours up north are finally getting it. Long time coming.
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In addition to that, if you don't have it by that date, the price will be only $9.99 and you won't get any 10 free tracks every month.
Good and Bad.
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Actually, that's great for people who don't want to spend the extra five, although I do. Considering Spotify, Zune needed a cheaper option. Wonder if they could do a streaming only option for free?
Great, now I can use my real Windows Live ID, unfortunately I bought a bunch of games on this US based account.
But this problem with messenger integrated to your primary ID is total bullcrap.
My mind is spinning to decide what the hell to do.
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Actually, that's great for people who don't want to spend the extra five, although I do. Considering Spotify, Zune needed a cheaper option. Wonder if they could do a streaming only option for free?
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It's a worse deal. They're basically giving you $9.99 to spend however you want every month with the current pricing structure, so you only pay a net $4.99 per month for Zune Pass. With the change, it's a worse deal - through and through.
There's no reason to now pay an extra $5 per month for $10 worth of tracks. Any Chimp can see this.
If you cannot afford that, then you can't afford to have a smartphone with a data plan, either, IMO
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Great, now I can use my real Windows Live ID, unfortunately I bought a bunch of games on this US based account.
But this problem with messenger integrated to your primary ID is total bullcrap.
My mind is spinning to decide what the hell to do.
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Use one ID and stop tying purchases to one account while trying to use another for this and that. You can always use a different IM application and/or service if you wish to be incognito.
Having this use this account and that using that account can be confusing for users, since apparently the context sensitive search button was removed due to "confusion."
I just received an email that the same plan will be forced on new users in America as well. No more 10 song downloads for new subscribers. Existing subscribers may keep the $14.99 plan as long as your subscription is maintained.
This change also takes effect on Oct 3rd.
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Use one ID and stop tying purchases to one account while trying to use another for this and that. You can always use a different IM application and/or service if you wish to be incognito.
Having this use this account and that using that account can be confusing for users, since apparently the context sensitive search button was removed due to "confusion."
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Yeah, that's the only solution if I want messenger integration. I picked up all the XBL games when they were deals of the week, so that kinda sucks. Achievements will all be gone now too.
It's not confusing, it's more of a thing that pissses me off. The current Live Messenger app is horrible and would rather use the integrated one, along with being organized once and for all.
Yeah, the search button change pissed me off as well. Was so much faster when searching for emails and contacts. Should've made it "hold for 2 seconds to get bing"
Ok folks, I have a big issue with my Note 2.
When I go grocery shopping, I have Grocery IQ up and since I don't like holding my Note 2 phone in hand and I have the Amzer Shellster in Black, I just clip it to my shopping cart so I can see my phone screen. It usually take 1 hour to shop but since having the Note 2, it take me 2 - 3 hour to finish shopping. Why you ask? Well, so far every visit, 3 - 6 people will stop me and ask me what phone is that. When I say Samsung Galaxy Note 2, they look at me with blank stare as if I am speaking chinese. So then I have to demo the phone for them and that take like 20 - 30 minutes. Today, same thing happens, lady was so impressed with the phone, she kept talking to me for 40 minutes and when you are talking about the Note 2, time flies by so fast and I had to rush home without getting everything wife wanted. So, my wife was very pissed. I might have to go shopping at my Super Walmart after 1am tonight, less chance of someone stopping me to ask about the phone.
Yes, I get people asking questions about this large device. More non-iPhone users would ask questions, than iPhone users. Most iPhone users would just give the Galaxy Note 2 a stare. The few iPhone users who do asks me about this device say they are impressed with Galaxy Note 2. But I really get a kick watching those iPhone users, that don't ask, stare at my Galaxy Note 2. Even some of those iPhone users would give me a evil stare as they play with their iPhone in the store.
What I am surprised is that the tech news media, including CNet, puts Galaxy S3 as the Android flagship of 2012 when actually the Galaxy Note 2 is really the real Android flagship of 2012.
Your best bet is to focus on your shopping like you have a purpose. Mean as that maybe, it keeps you out of trouble with your wife.
Yea I should, maybe should keep it in my pocket and look at it here and there. If I had time don't mind talking to them lol. Too bad Samsung can't pay us to advertise.
BIG PROBLEM?? dont see it,
Yes! I love it. My note 2 definitly has a big wow factor. As in every where I go people go WOW what phone is that. I love it.
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Yeah I have the same problem. My boss asked me to move my apple mini off the table for the meeting lol.
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When I see iphone users in public I whip out my Note II and find something to browse really fast to make it look like I'm doing something. Then look over to see the person all lost and confused, just wondering what in the world they have just seen. Always brings up a conversation. And most females are iphone users might I add
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I've already sold my wife, my mom, and two coworkers on the Note 2.
My whole team at work are iphone lovers. One just got the 4s and has been showing siri off like no other. Told them that iphones are for people who are simple, spoon fed and afraid of exeriencing new technology. My other coworker is in awe with his iphone 5. All excited because he can get his work email on his 5 and not use thr work black berry. Lol. Must be so excited because its taller and actually has 4g now lol. Good way to spend your money.
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Ok folks, I have a big issue with my Note 2.
When I go grocery shopping, I have Grocery IQ up and since I don't like holding my Note 2 phone in hand and I have the Amzer Shellster in Black, I just clip it to my shopping cart so I can see my phone screen. It usually take 1 hour to shop but since having the Note 2, it take me 2 - 3 hour to finish shopping. Why you ask? Well, so far every visit, 3 - 6 people will stop me and ask me what phone is that. When I say Samsung Galaxy Note 2, they look at me with blank stare as if I am speaking chinese. So then I have to demo the phone for them and that take like 20 - 30 minutes. Today, same thing happens, lady was so impressed with the phone, she kept talking to me for 40 minutes and when you are talking about the Note 2, time flies by so fast and I had to rush home without getting everything wife wanted. So, my wife was very pissed. I might have to go shopping at my Super Walmart after 1am tonight, less chance of someone stopping me to ask about the phone.
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If you're single and looking to pick up some MILF using the Note II, I would suggest try shopping at a Super Target during the weekday before noon between 10 AM - 12 AM. My wife saw the Note II in a T-Mobile store and I've ordered one for her instead of the Nexus 4. I expect to get lots of great sex. :laugh::good:
I hosted the ufc fights Saturday and there was a couple showing off there ipne5 and they asked me if my Note was the new ipad mini. I laughed and first told them I'm into new technology not stolen technology. So I stated to show them all the features and then I broke out the Spen there jaws both dropped when I was grabbing pics out of the browser and a few other Spen features. But I left the best for last when I turned on Skyvi and had her turn my lights on and off.
eccoodamo said:
Ok folks, I have a big issue with my Note 2.
When I go grocery shopping, I have Grocery IQ up and since I don't like holding my Note 2 phone in hand and I have the Amzer Shellster in Black, I just clip it to my shopping cart so I can see my phone screen. It usually take 1 hour to shop but since having the Note 2, it take me 2 - 3 hour to finish shopping. Why you ask? Well, so far every visit, 3 - 6 people will stop me and ask me what phone is that. When I say Samsung Galaxy Note 2, they look at me with blank stare as if I am speaking chinese. So then I have to demo the phone for them and that take like 20 - 30 minutes. Today, same thing happens, lady was so impressed with the phone, she kept talking to me for 40 minutes and when you are talking about the Note 2, time flies by so fast and I had to rush home without getting everything wife wanted. So, my wife was very pissed. I might have to go shopping at my Super Walmart after 1am tonight, less chance of someone stopping me to ask about the phone.
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How do you like grocery iq? I currently use an emeals.com generated grocery list (due to being addicted to Dave Ramsey's teachings), and am wondering if it's worth the trouble to move the grocery list into grocery iq.
Thx, in advance.
This phone is getting me alot of play with the ladies for some reason. Great conversation starter for them.
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I think I get the "is that the iPad mini" question about once a day. But ya, you're right, it's a chick magnet.
People love to ask me about it. I'll be on the floor at work and pull it out to check messages or email and get asked "Is that a phone?" which starts a whole product demo. And man o man the faces when I pull out the S pen lmao.
Also agreed the ladies love the Samsung, further making it the best device ever
Damn. After my first post my women wanted to see my Spen. I think we wore out the tip.
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If you're single and looking to pick up some MILF using the Note II, I would suggest try shopping at a Super Target during the weekday before noon between 10 AM - 12 AM. My wife saw the Note II in a T-Mobile store and I've ordered one for her instead of the Nexus 4. I expect to get lots of great sex. :laugh::good:
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MILF MILF MILF MILF MILF MILF will try this
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Damn. After my first post my women wanted to see my Spen. I think we wore out the tip.
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Thats why you give the whole thing lol
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vltchkr said:
I hosted the ufc fights Saturday and there was a couple showing off there ipne5 and they asked me if my Note was the new ipad mini. I laughed and first told them I'm into new technology not stolen technology. So I stated to show them all the features and then I broke out the Spen there jaws both dropped when I was grabbing pics out of the browser and a few other Spen features. But I left the best for last when I turned on Skyvi and had her turn my lights on and off.
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How do you turn ur lights on n off man
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How do you turn ur lights on n off man
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HomeWorks QS, I can control lights, audio-visual, and temperature control. Then Skyvi is Androids better answer to Siri. Unfortunately I can't actually tell Skyvi to turn anything on or off, but I can call up apps with her. Besides HW's, I have smart glass for my xbox360, and Unified Remote for my pc.
So basically I have my whole home controlled by our phones.
Now if I can just control the lawnmower, taking out the trash, and taking a leak during the game.
mdt73 said:
How do you like grocery iq? I currently use an emeals.com generated grocery list (due to being addicted to Dave Ramsey's teachings), and am wondering if it's worth the trouble to move the grocery list into grocery iq.
Thx, in advance.
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I haven't tried anything else other than Grocery IQ but it works well for me. My wife puts what she wants into her S3 on her grocery IQ and I just go to the store and the list will pop up. You can put comments in and assign which store to go pick up the items from. There are lot of other features it has but I haven't used them. Best thing to do is maybe try a small list and see how it does. The synching works well but it does a take a little bit of time before everything shows up on the other phone, like 10 minutes
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HomeWorks QS, I can control lights, audio-visual, and temperature control. Then Skyvi is Androids better answer to Siri. Unfortunately I can't actually tell Skyvi to turn anything on or off, but I can call up apps with her. Besides HW's, I have smart glass for my xbox360, and Unified Remote for my pc.
So basically I have my whole home controlled by our phones.
Now if I can just control the lawnmower, taking out the trash, and taking a leak during the game.
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Ill check that stuff out. Prish.
As for lawnmower. A gps chip and a didgital map of ur yard runing on the android brain right?
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Not that I care what others think, but is anyone else sick of hearing the same "I could never carry around something that big" reaction from people. Everytime someone I know sees my phone for the first time I feel like I immediately have to defend it by showing them how it still fits perfectly in my pockets and how other phones are too small for me. Its mostly iphone users. I bet if they spent a couple days using my phone they would probably never go back to their small "squint to read on" screen.
Yeah, but after I show them the bells and whistles, and show them how great browsing the Web is our watching a video, they usually go...Wow...that is nice! I don't have to squint to see the screen. And that is why I got it!
Its just the green eyed monster talking. Ignore it.
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Haha, my newest and favorite quote now is "Thats what she said"... I show them the multitask, the video split screens. Thats what really shows them hiw amazing this is
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that's what she said lolz
Seriously, people who say that are just jealous. A genuine reaction is like... look how big it is, makes mine look small, etc.
Everyone I work with has an iphony. Once they realized how Superior my phone is over theirs they left me alone, lol.. However there is still one fool who now likes to say that I carry a "flat screen". His comment is so pathetic it speaks for itself. I constantly show YouTube and HD clips to everyone I work with now.. They secretly Love my Phone. I also let them know that I have Truly unlimited everything from T-Mobile for $77 a month. Lmao!
I show them the quadrant scores and giggle at their reaction. ^^.
I say that at least I've got a phone and a tablet. It is the best of both worlds in one device.
I love it.
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My standard answer is: look isn't that cool, my screen is bigger than your whole phone, so much more viewing area.
I get this a lot too but the size just feels normal to me now, I can't really use anything smaller(that's what she said). My ex had an iPhone 4 & it felt like a toy, I couldn't even type on it. I honestly wonder how people use anything smaller than 4.3 inches anymore. Boy, this is just one big long **** joke, huh >.<
I couldnt agree with this more
I rarely get that now. When I told people I was getting it they said that. But after I shoeed them an HD video, they all wanted one. Until I told them how much it costs.
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My standard answer is: look isn't that cool, my screen is bigger than your whole phone, so much more viewing area.
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I like to turn my phone sideways and tell them my screen is wider than theirs is long.
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My co workers always bust my balls about it. Saying i have a flat screen tv in my pocket -.-
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Most people that see my gn2, want one for themselves. I never heard the "it's too big of a phone" thing.
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i agree with all the pluses everyone has pointed out. after i explain to people that its better than lugging around a tablet, you dont have to squint, after showing them the multitasking split screen and bells and whistles they leave impressed. the main question or comment i get is "its so big it looks silly holding it up to your ear" to which i point out that i never ever even with a smaller screened phone held it up to my ear and that i always use a good bluetooth headset, so that point is moot for me.
I have coarse beard hair and sometimes oily skin which ruined my earlier phones screens so its been bluetooth all the way. :laugh:
This phone draws a lot of attention its way and it's always been good attention. Everyone wants to see it or hold it and every single time that person wants to know where to get one and how much.
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Elderly people have been asking about my phone because it has a big screen...
Maybe I'll take it as a complement
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Not that I care what others think, but is anyone else sick of hearing the same "I could never carry around something that big" reaction from people. Everytime someone I know sees my phone for the first time I feel like I immediately have to defend it by showing them how it still fits perfectly in my pockets and how other phones are too small for me. Its mostly iphone users. I bet if they spent a couple days using my phone they would probably never go back to their small "squint to read on" screen.
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My uncle is exactly like that. He said the phone is too big for him and that he can't fit it in is girly pants. He went ahead and bought an iphone 5. Started showing it off to me saying look how small and perfect it is. He then said that the screen resolution is so clear that when he watches youtube the video looks bigger..... buwahahaha! I know, I know. Then I accidently dropped my Note 2 on top of his iphone 5 and crushed it to bits. :highfive:
I think of it as the worlds smallest tablet, not the worlds largest phone.
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Haha, my newest and favorite quote now is "Thats what she said"...
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This is my new favorite quote too after people see it for the first time and say "wow that's big" lol.
My coworkers' reaction is the same. But one of them is looking to get one on sprint after showing her the note 2's features and battery life. She has HTC Evo 4g.
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Hi I am planning to send back my device within the 14 days period... I am wondering if anyone did the same or sold the device already... If so ...why?
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Never
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Same here, never. It was nice knowing you
Had mine for a week. It's taking me some time to adjust from my Nexus 6 but it's not bad enough for me to return it.
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Nope, device is perfect for me. Gotta find the device that fits you, it's a good thing there are choices and not a monopoly where everyone chooses one brand.
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Sad because this device has t even really taken off yet. If you look through the development of past HTC devices, we haven't come close to all the things that we can do with these.
I got my new HTC 10 just this past Tuesday and today (Saturday) I received my new case (Spigen), micro sd card, screen protector (Spigen), and charger. I am in for the long haul. I'm a bit disappointed on the battery life but I think it's because of all the apps running in the background. I installed Boost+ and hope that will help. Any other suggestion would be appreciated also. This is my third HTC phone (HTC Incredible, HTC M8, and now the HTC 10). I like HTC phone design and interface. I'm in for the long haul. Or at least until the next upgrade cycle ends.
To be honest, I will send it back today due to the followings:
- The charger stopped working at the 4th charging cycle (the cable is still working though)
- When I touch the lower part of the display near to the fingerprint sensor, you can see the touches on the display like on an LCD screen when you push it a bit harder.
upper part of the display is fine)
- The speakers are quite funny, you can barely hear the upper speaker (tweeter)
- The missing apps (like gallery, music player) are bad...I don't want to install a custom rom (losing warranty)
- The camera has issues and the quality is not good enough.... I am not sure if any software upgrade could solve that...
but yes I am just complaining and trying to find a phone which has a smoothness of a HTC, an audio quality like the Microsoft/Nokia mics, big 5.5 screen, android and maybe stereo speakers
Take zte axon 7
No chance love my 10... hated my S7edge
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No chance love my 10... hated my S7edge
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Although I didn't hate my AT&T branded S7E I'm enjoying my HTC 10 much more with root and leedroid and the added durability of aluminum vs all glass. I do miss wireless charging and private mode. But totally worth the trade off IMO.
Yep, I returned mine. Probably a bad comparison comparing stock with rooted phone, but the missing "features" doesn't work for me.
Comparing my Galaxy S4 to the 10:
- No wireless charging
- Buttons too far down (And can't turn off the lighting completely. Also prefer a physical home button.)
- *ROOT* Plugging it in to charge turns on the screen (Big nuisance to me. If my screen is turned off and I want to charge it, what's the point of the screen turning back on?)
- Stock Android Quick settings (despise this, taking up too much space and takes 2 swipes to get to it with one hand)
- No IR (came in handy quite a few times)
- Air gestures (handy when I'm cooking, don't have to touch the screen with my dirty hands while scrolling the recipe. Or when I'm working on my car.)
- Weight (maybe I have girly hands and/or holding it wrong, but it hurts my hands after long periods. Or I needed a case to have a better grip on it.)
- and other minor things I can't think of right now.
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Yep, I returned mine. Probably a bad comparison comparing stock with rooted phone, but the missing "features" doesn't work for me.
Comparing my Galaxy S4 to the 10:
- No wireless charging
- Buttons too far down (And can't turn off the lighting completely. Also prefer a physical home button.)
- *ROOT* Plugging it in to charge turns on the screen (Big nuisance to me. If my screen is turned off and I want to charge it, what's the point of the screen turning back on?)
- Stock Android Quick settings (despise this, taking up too much space and takes 2 swipes to get to it with one hand)
- No IR (came in handy quite a few times)
- Air gestures (handy when I'm cooking, don't have to touch the screen with my dirty hands while scrolling the recipe. Or when I'm working on my car.)
- Weight (maybe I have girly hands and/or holding it wrong, but it hurts my hands after long periods. Or I needed a case to have a better grip on it.)
- and other minor things I can't think of right now.
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1. No wireless charging = you knew that ?
2. Buttons too far down (And can't turn off the lighting completely. Also prefer a physical home button.) = you knew that too ?
3. Stock Android Quick settings (despise this, taking up too much space and takes 2 swipes to get to it with one hand) = oh gosh that's hard work ?
4. No IR (came in handy quite a few times) = you knew that one too ?
5. Air gestures (handy when I'm cooking, don't have to touch the screen with my dirty hands while scrolling the recipe. Or when I'm working on my car.) = let me think for a second, you couldn't know that or ...... just kidding, you knew this one too ?
6. Weight (maybe I have girly hands and/or holding it wrong, but it hurts my hands after long periods. Or I needed a case to have a better grip on it.) = You're right it weights 6 pounds.... and you knew this also ?
alright everyone play nice. I know some of us love our device so much we are willing to argue but we need to remember to keep things civil here. thanks...
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alright everyone play nice. I know some of us love our device so much we are willing to argue but we need to remember to keep things civil here. thanks...
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It has nothing to do about loving this or any other device, but all his arguments were the one he already knew about, so I still think that he's just trolling.
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It has nothing to do about loving this or any other device, but all his arguments were the one he already knew about, so I still think that he's just trolling.
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be as it may, they are entitled to their own opinion. if you disagree a healthy debate is allowed but disrespect and calling someone a troll is flaming and its not allowed here on XDA.
2.3 Flaming / Lack of respect:
XDA is about sharing and this does not involve virtual yelling (flaming) or rudeness. Flaming or posting with a lack of respect is unacceptable. Treat new members in the manner in which you would like to have been treated when you were a new member. When dealing with any member, provide them with guidance, advice and instructions when you can, showing them respect and courtesy. Never post in a demanding, argumentative, disrespectful or self-righteous manner.
If someone no longer has a 10 because they didn't like it, they won't be in this section anymore.
(if you bought a phone and hated it to the point of returning it, would you continue to stalk it's thread?)
Or people got rid of it and are still interested in the phone, hence why we have people who don't have 10's dropping by oftenly.
Someone's choice is not yours. If you want to get rid of it, go ahead. If you want to keep it, then keep it. You shouldn't need random people who you don't know make a choice for you that's hundreds of dollars worth. You have the device, you know what it offers. Does it suit YOU?
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be as it may, they are entitled to their own opinion. if you disagree a healthy debate is allowed but disrespect and calling someone a troll is flaming and its not allowed here on XDA.
2.3 Flaming / Lack of respect:
XDA is about sharing and this does not involve virtual yelling (flaming) or rudeness. Flaming or posting with a lack of respect is unacceptable. Treat new members in the manner in which you would like to have been treated when you were a new member. When dealing with any member, provide them with guidance, advice and instructions when you can, showing them respect and courtesy. Never post in a demanding, argumentative, disrespectful or self-righteous manner.
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In all honesty, these kinds of threads are like ROM Vs rom threads that serve no purpose other than to start a war and troll. There's device reviews from multiple sites to read upon to see options available. Does someone really need a thread like this every week? I'm still trying to find out the purpose of these types of threads which can easily be solved by doing research.
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hija31 said:
1. No wireless charging = you knew that ��
2. Buttons too far down (And can't turn off the lighting completely. Also prefer a physical home button.) = you knew that too ��
3. Stock Android Quick settings (despise this, taking up too much space and takes 2 swipes to get to it with one hand) = oh gosh that's hard work ��
4. No IR (came in handy quite a few times) = you knew that one too ��
5. Air gestures (handy when I'm cooking, don't have to touch the screen with my dirty hands while scrolling the recipe. Or when I'm working on my car.) = let me think for a second, you couldn't know that or ...... just kidding, you knew this one too ��
6. Weight (maybe I have girly hands and/or holding it wrong, but it hurts my hands after long periods. Or I needed a case to have a better grip on it.) = You're right it weights 6 pounds.... and you knew this also ��
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Damn people are so sensitive. There's a reason they have a return policy. Do you not test drive a car before you buy it? I preordered this phone for a chance to sway me away from my 3 year old phone and it didn't. You can read/ watch all the reviews you want, study its features, calculate its pros and cons, it's still not the same as test driving it to its fullest. Keep getting butt hurt.
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To be honest, I will send it back today due to the followings:
- The charger stopped working at the 4th charging cycle (the cable is still working though)
- When I touch the lower part of the display near to the fingerprint sensor, you can see the touches on the display like on an LCD screen when you push it a bit harder.
upper part of the display is fine)
- The speakers are quite funny, you can barely hear the upper speaker (tweeter)
- The missing apps (like gallery, music player) are bad...I don't want to install a custom rom (losing warranty)
- The camera has issues and the quality is not good enough.... I am not sure if any software upgrade could solve that...
but yes I am just complaining and trying to find a phone which has a smoothness of a HTC, an audio quality like the Microsoft/Nokia mics, big 5.5 screen, android and maybe stereo speakers
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I am hardly experiencing any of those. Just send your phone back to HTC for a replacement. It surely sounds like a defected device.
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I am loving my HTC 10.
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@av911
If you've said that I moved from Touchwiz to Sense or from Exynos to Snapdragon that's like test drive a car, but the arguments you gave is like wanting to buy a car and go test drive a truck or a bike.
There were things that you already knew about.
Good luck with your next choice.
I got it yesterday and really wasn't impressed with it at all.... Kinda glad I didn't pay for it. Maybe I have to try more apps to really be sure but on first glance I thought it was really bad.
SBERG117 said:
I got it yesterday and really wasn't impressed with it at all.... Kinda glad I didn't pay for it. Maybe I have to try more apps to really be sure but on first glance I thought it was really bad.
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I feel the exact same: glad I didnt pay for it lol.
Too grainy for me..not crystal clear and gives me a headache looking at it.
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Kinda grainy, not sure if its screen protector or if its normal
Screen door effect is not as bad as people made it out to be. The controller is nice and natural feeling. I suggest using both head straps when you get it. Facebook account is mandatory for Occulus related software. And if you want to browse the internet in VR, get the dedicated Samsung Internet browser app, not the built in Gear VR browser on the bottom menu.
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Screen door effect is not as bad as people made it out to be. The controller is nice and natural feeling. I suggest using both head straps when you get it. Facebook account is mandatory for Occulus related software. And if you want to browse the internet in VR, get the dedicated Samsung Internet browser app, not the built in Gear VR browser on the bottom menu.
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It's more the playback quality... It just looks like a really bad 240p YouTube video... The way they made it sound I was expecting way better clarity and it really doesn't deliver that...
It would be better if it was in HD
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Does anyone get bad lag? I can hardly find videos that play all the way through they keep buffering.
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Can you play games with it.?
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it's been pretty good for me, with low expectations because I didn't see too many games coming out for it (I'm glad that promo gave us a few good games)
but still, needs work and more support
(Drop Dead) was a good experience for me plays a lot like house of the dead plus its free of course so very happy so far
not bad i guess, its not perfect but its free right
only few free stuff in the store mostly demo but over all not bad for a first time VR user
my 8yo daughter is loving it
Used it for about 20 minutes when I first got it. Haven't touched it since. Would have preferred a free SD card instead
Dead and Buried is fun as hell, so is Drop Dead. They make very good use of the controller. The 3 dimensional art in the "Oculus 360 Photos" app is pretty damn cool too, it makes me want to find more 3d art. I also enjoy taking 360 degree photos with my S8+ and then viewing the photos in the Gear VR. Watching videos isn't too bad either, you get that big screen feeling when you're no where near a big screen.
I havent received mine yet, did you guys get tracking in email? On samsung page it says gift sent but no date or tracking on it
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I now have 3 of these things [1 from the Note 2 and 2 for S8 and S8+]. The controller is a nice addition. I've played a couple of games so far and enjoyed the experience. Downloaded a simulation of flying through the galaxy. That was really cool! I enjoy it for what it is.
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I havent received mine yet, did you guys get tracking in email? On samsung page it says gift sent but no date or tracking on it
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Cris, I received email updates from Samsung with tracking info once it was confirmed sent.
As for the headset, I came in with no expectations and as such, was pleasantly surprised. My entire family thought it was 'cool,' and my wife has actually put in more hours playing Drop Dead than anyone else, lol.
For those with the 'grainy' concerns, have you tried adjusting the image with the scroll wheel thing on top of the headset? I didn't notice it was there until the second day. (I didn't read the manual)
Didn't use the one at all that I got with the S7 edge, not once, and still haven't used the new one. Shoulda sold em. Maybe I still will. Idk they're cool but only for like 10 minutes. That's just me.
VR streaming sucks. I download all 180 and 360 VR content.