- Sold my 950 XL in mid-June, I believe. My Maxx is being picked up by a friend who had her HTC 8X (which I bought for her as her 1st smart phone exactly 2 years ago) stolen around the same time I sold my XL. I am testing driving a Mi 5 that I'll most likely purchase this weekend.
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MSFTisMIA likes this.08-08-2016 07:41 PMLike 1 - Share
- That's the thing, most of them were meeting recommended requirements, while I'm stuck with 2GB of RAM and a crappy AMD 4300/4500 GPU.
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sahib lopez likes this.08-08-2016 07:43 PMLike 1 - Share
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Rose640 likes this.08-08-2016 08:23 PMLike 1 - Share
- Will Sahib get the joke?
My favorite part of this was one of the comments...
https://plus.google.com/109560555654...ts/TpkyR6r6XBv
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Rose640 and sahib lopez like this.08-08-2016 08:24 PMLike 2 - Share
- Life is an interesting exercise indeed. Sometimes fear is one of those things that will make any necessary changes that much more difficult to make...
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N_LaRUE and Laura Knotek like this.08-08-2016 11:08 PMLike 2 - Share
- It's very interesting to see the strides that the Chinese OEMs have made. Oppo, Xiaomi, Huawei, ZTE, and every sub brands like Zuk and Honor have made some aesthetically pleasing handsets this year.
But as Samsung and LG and HTC know very well, to make the leap to the true big time, software and after care sales service e is where it's at...
We will see what 2017 brings. I still think LG did the right thing with the G5 this year, even though it wasn't executed as well as they wanted. If the V20 is a monster hit (V10 just needed a better battery), then they can do some things with the G6.
HTC is the wildcard here. The HTC 10 is very good, but they need another phone. I wish they'd do a successor to the A9 to compete in the midrange space.
Sony is still clueless. Going to 1080P and 5" is good, but until they fix the cameras to make them easier to use (and add OIS) and improve battery life, they're screwed.
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N_LaRUE and Laura Knotek like this.08-08-2016 11:16 PMLike 2 - Share
- One of my favourite A Perfect Circle songs is The Outsider. I use it as my ringtone.
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Laura Knotek and Rose640 like this.08-09-2016 12:20 AMLike 2 - Share
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Change is something I embrace, even when it's a pain.
Stagnation scares me more.- Share
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Laura Knotek likes this.08-09-2016 12:23 AMLike 1 - Share
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My next phone won't be a Sony but I have no idea what I want at this moment. I'm not in a hurry to change so I can wait.- Share
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Laura Knotek likes this.08-09-2016 12:27 AMLike 1 - Share
- Did you have any trouble switching sides of the driver's seat, shifting with the left hand, or driving on the left side of the road when you moved?
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08-09-2016 12:52 AMLike 0 - I've been listening to 60s and 70s music and discovered two keyboard instruments I never heard of previously: harpsichord and celesta.
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MSFTisMIA likes this.08-09-2016 12:58 AMLike 1 - Share
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If you do drive manual, aside from using a different hand to shift, the gearbox is configured the same way as in the US so it would be easy to get the gears mixed up. The pedals are the same.
Other than that driving on either side is fairly easy for me now along with my driving a UK car in the EU. Road rules are obviously a bit different so learning the signs etc can be fun. If you're EU though they're all the same, unless the UK decides to go retrograde now.- Share
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Muessig and Laura Knotek like this.08-09-2016 03:01 AMLike 2 - Share
- I managed somehow. Can't remember when was the last time I fell asleep before 00.
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Laura Knotek likes this.08-09-2016 04:16 AMLike 1 - Share
- Mini review will be up mid week. I wasn't completely done with Windows...I'd still like to go a 950 and maybe go to a new Nexus or G5. The Mi 5 is nice, but the lack of proper network bands from my current carrier is really circa 2011 when I was using unlocked phones with painful data speeds...
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Laura Knotek likes this.08-09-2016 04:20 AMLike 1 - Share
- Another day with empty house. Man I love being alone, at least from time to time.
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sahib lopez likes this.08-09-2016 04:25 AMLike 1 - Share
- Since I don't drive manual it's a little bit easier. What usually happens when you start to drive on the opposite side is that you tend to drift to the gutter as that's what you naturally do to avoid cars. You're also not used to the cars coming on the right side so that messes with your head a bit. UK roads don't feel very wide either.
If you do drive manual, aside from using a different hand to shift, the gearbox is configured the same way as in the US so it would be easy to get the gears mixed up. The pedals are the same.
Other than that driving on either side is fairly easy for me now along with my driving a UK car in the EU. Road rules are obviously a bit different so learning the signs etc can be fun. If you're EU though they're all the same, unless the UK decides to go retrograde now.
My current car is automatic, but I learned to drive on a manual.- Share
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N_LaRUE likes this.08-09-2016 04:26 AMLike 1 - Share
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Apparently Verizon, the biggest issue normally, is changing from what I read, when though I have no idea.- Share
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Laura Knotek and Rose640 like this.08-09-2016 04:32 AMLike 2 - Share
- I would have thought that as well. The only difference that I know of is where Reverse sits. Top left for right side driving, bottom right for left side driving.
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The 60's and 70's were groovy man... :P- Share
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N_LaRUE and Laura Knotek like this.08-09-2016 08:12 AMLike 2 - Share
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Outside of that, I really enjoyed my Z3. The Maxx and Z3 on 4.4.4 were some of the best tunes phones battery life wise I've ever seen. Sometimes I think about getting another Sony, especially when I see the Z5C, but I laugh really hard and chase away that thought.
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N_LaRUE and Laura Knotek like this.08-09-2016 08:16 AMLike 2 - Share
- Morning folks.
On the morning commute today...headed home to get some work done.
I'm still interested in a G5, believe it or not. Most likely I won't get one until they get much cheaper next year. Unless I get a killer deal on a 950. Not sure if I'd do that because the expectation is MSFT will actually release something new again and kill off the 950 series.
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N_LaRUE and Laura Knotek like this.08-09-2016 08:27 AMLike 2 - Share
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