Recent content by Matty

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    What do volunteers get?

    200 does seem like a lot but when you look at Mobile Nations as a whole. There are about, around, in the range of, nearby 7,882,120 members in total. Now obviously some members are apart of more than 1 site so some members are being counted x2 - x5 times. But 200 members is only about 0.002%...
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    What do volunteers get?

    Personally for me, there are a couple things that keep me coming back to Mobile Nations Sites. 1) Forum Members and staff - Ive been apart of other forum sites before but i moved on because the members and staff were not the greatest. Whereas WindowsCentral and other sister sites have really...
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    Anyone still using an old school XBox?

    Thats a tough question. Both have their pros and cons. :) I think it comes down to what eco system you have bought into and personal preference. Both the PS4 and Xbox ONE are great to game on and i think you would be happy with either. WindowsCentral did a nice article on the 5 reasons why Xbox...
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    When You Aren't Volunteering Here, What Else Do You Do For a Hobby?

    Good Morning everyone :) I'm currently a computer science student in 3rd year. So that takes up most of my time. When i get home, i always take an hour or two to browse mobile nations and get caught up with anything I've missed during the day. There is always conversation happing so i have to...
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    What are Trusted Members?

    Would like to take this opportunity to give a really big thank you to James Falconer for inviting me into this awesome group. Helping people with problems, discussing all the latest tech, helping test the new forum designs and so much more brings a smile to my face everyday. I love spending time...
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    Anyone still using an old school XBox?

    My first gaming console, i think, was the PlayStation 2. :D Loved it so much. Played almost everyday after school haha. After about 5 years i got a Xbox 360 and in my opinion, it was equally as good. Some of my friends were using one so i thought i would give it a try. I then upgraded to a Xbox...
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    Hello from New York

    Welcome to WindowsCentral Mike! :D I'm also from the land of AndroidCentral but Windows 10m and Windows 10 is quite interesting so i moved over here as well! Teach me master, how do you do CAD work on a Pentium haha. :P Hope to see you around the forums!
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    Is it worth the wait?

    As the above members has said, the W10 OS for me at least is really cool and i think that it could have been much better if more Devs made Apps for it and more customers purchased devices. I don't like being negative but I think if you have a W10 device, keep it but if you looking for an...
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    Surface book internals

    Great question Teague Kelley. :) As fellow members have said. Unfortunately it's not really upgradeable. Like the new MacBook Pros (2016), what you order is what you are 'stuck' with. This is why I like the laptops from 4 years ago so much more because you could change the RAM, Storage and...
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    Anyone changed out the HDD for a SSD?

    Depending on which SSD you purchase, the difference is like studying for a test and not studying for a test. haha :D I had a stock 'hard drive' in my laptop and it took my laptop about 1 minute, 15 seconds to fully start up. I then swapped it with a Samsung 850 PRO SSD and my start up time is...
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    Who is eyeing an Alcatel Idol 4S

    Thanks for the detailed Pros and Cons @darrell reimer! Always love it when i see more pros than cons. The non-removable battery and camera sticking out isn't really a con for me. I rather have a better camera with a bulge than a worse camera thats flush with the device. I kinda wish it was able...
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    Who is eyeing an Alcatel Idol 4S

    I wouldn't mind picking one up. The design is very nice and as you said "its certainly the highest spec we have seen". I've even entered the WindowsCentral competition every single day to possibly win one :D It's that worth it haha. One of the additional draw cards is the VR headset. You often...
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    What's your DREAM Windows Phone look like?

    Right, Dream time :D haha Manufacturer of choice, I would go with HP. Simply because i love the design of the Elite x3. Then we move onto screen size. I would love a 5.0" version of the Elite x3 and keep the same design. 1440p screen. Ram.. i think 4GB is good enough, even desktop OSs are able...
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    Alcatel IDOL5s spotted

    For the 'average' person, i don't think they would notice a difference. Whether it's a 1080p screen or a 1440p screen its still going to look really sharp. Maybe on a 720p screen you will start to notice a couple things. I think the 'average' person just wants the screen to look nice. So even if...
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    Why so many and intrusive ads!!!

    Thank you very much for your feedback Rubidad! It's always appreciated. If you are interested in seeing what a 'Mobile Nations' website looks like with no adds. You can Visit Crackberry.com. For the whole month of Feburary, there are no adds! (for registered members). I have a 1mbps internet...