People use smartphones to make telephone calls? How does that work?
Apparently, they do. How quaint.
Pixel 3 call quality issues
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Re: Pixel 3 call quality issues
#12Calling people is no longer the primary function of a °phone".
That was Apple's argument in their case against Qualcomm's licensing costs.
I always thought that was a weak stance.
An iPhone without calls is just an iPod touch, which clearly doesn't have the appeal of an iPhone.
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#13Pixel 3 is an expensive piece of crap. Call quality sucks, battery life is terrible. And the USB-C will for stretches fail to recognize the provided earphones as an audio device (it reports that it's charging them). There are somehow 2 or 3 different news modes - and I cannot figure out how to get to the one I want. The Google assistant frequently enables accidentally and records me talking. The phone regularly haras…
Why is Twitter not a valid news source? Sometimes a Twitter thread is better than a major news site just writing a pointless article that embeds those same tweets. And I'm pretty sure you can push a button to tell it to stop showing tweets.
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#14Calling people is no longer the primary function of a °phone".
That was Apple's argument in their case against Qualcomm's licensing costs. I always thought that was a weak stance. An iPhone without calls is just an iPod touch, which clearly doesn't have the appeal of an iPhone.
Except the Touch didn't have a data connection. 'Voice calls' isn't the killer feature of a contemporary smart phone, an always-on internet connection is.
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#15I got a pixel 3 primarily because of the camera. I'm the sort that used to lug around a dslr, then a Fuji x100 and eventually a Pixel. The Pixel 1 was the phone where for everyday applications, it was good enough and in such a small form factor it outweighed the better results of a heavier dedicated camera. Having said that, both my Pixel 1 and 2 died within 6 months of purchase. Pixel 1 was purchased in Jan 2017. Ha…
The Pixel 1 was the first time I'd ever sprung for a flagship phone, and it fell to the audio chip defect in under two years. It was effectively totaled (market value=$180, repair=$150+hours). Google Support was a complete waste of time. I replaced it with a second-hand iPhone 8 out of spite, even though I prefer Android to iOS.
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#16This remembers me of my Blackberry Passport, loved the format, loved the keys, loved the 1:1 screen but I couldn't make calls or be called. One brand new is lying around here somewhere.
Re: Pixel 3 call quality issues
#17Pixel 3 is an expensive piece of crap. Call quality sucks, battery life is terrible. And the USB-C will for stretches fail to recognize the provided earphones as an audio device (it reports that it's charging them). There are somehow 2 or 3 different news modes - and I cannot figure out how to get to the one I want. The Google assistant frequently enables accidentally and records me talking. The phone regularly haras…
I've got one and I like it very much. The camera is great and that's why I got one. I like that it's thin and narrow and fast (at least compared to my nexus 5x). The wireless charger is convenient. I haven't experienced any of the problems that you mention (though the first thing I did was disable Google Assistant) but things I really do not like about it are: it's very slippery to the point that it would be suicidal…
You’re one of the few people I’ve ever heard praise a phone because of its thinness. How much thinner is it than your old phone? What do you do with that extra spare millimetre?
Re: Pixel 3 call quality issues
#18Calling people is no longer the primary function of a °phone".
It depends on how you define primary function. Speaking as the parent of two young children, the ability to call 911 in an emergency is the most critical functionality my phone has, even though I've never had to use it.
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#19Pixel 3 is an expensive piece of crap. Call quality sucks, battery life is terrible. And the USB-C will for stretches fail to recognize the provided earphones as an audio device (it reports that it's charging them). There are somehow 2 or 3 different news modes - and I cannot figure out how to get to the one I want. The Google assistant frequently enables accidentally and records me talking. The phone regularly haras…
Why is Twitter not a valid news source? Sometimes a Twitter thread is better than a major news site just writing a pointless article that embeds those same tweets. And I'm pretty sure you can push a button to tell it to stop showing tweets.
OP isn't saying Twitter or Reddit aren't valid news sources, just that they don't like how the Pixel 3 suggests content from them incessantly.
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#20I got a pixel 3 primarily because of the camera. I'm the sort that used to lug around a dslr, then a Fuji x100 and eventually a Pixel. The Pixel 1 was the phone where for everyday applications, it was good enough and in such a small form factor it outweighed the better results of a heavier dedicated camera. Having said that, both my Pixel 1 and 2 died within 6 months of purchase. Pixel 1 was purchased in Jan 2017. Ha…
My Pixel 1 audio jack semi-failed. Nexus 5 was great, Nexus 6 also not bad.