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Nexus 4 Includes Support for LTE on Band 4

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Re: Nexus 4 Includes Support for LTE on Band 4

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Post by Evbn »

aes256 wrote: post #20
soupboy wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you just answered the question yourself.

The extra profit from pre-emptive upgrades is probably cancelled out by the increased cost of warranty repairs. Repairs get more complicated, more costly, and more consumers end up having their devices swapped out where previously individual parts could have been replaced. I think it's more so a side-effect of the relentless push for smaller, thinner devices. That aligns with the priorities of most consumers. The ave…

I don't think the 1-yr warranty claim rate is a needle-moving issue. Quality isn't it that bad. And extended warranties more than pay for themselves. The upgrade price for RAM basically includes the cost of repair and some extra room.

Re: Nexus 4 Includes Support for LTE on Band 4

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Post by Evbn »

mladenkovacevic wrote: post #13
nullvoyd wrote: post #2

Glorious news this morning. Enabled it on my Nexus 4 with Telus and I can confirm that this works absolutely fine. However, I'm quite curious about the battery life impact. So far the N4 isn't a champion in this category. Adding LTE..

I just read somewhere that to condition the battery of a phone you should do the usual full discharge/charge cycle every once in a while but also try charging the device via a computer's USB port (the slow way) instead of using the wall plug adapter.

Down voters please explain. He not reply so far is a link that substantiates the above advice. An Apple.com recommends a occasional full discharge, mainly to calibrate the percentage estimator.

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Post by tvon »

w1ntermute wrote: post #9
ConstantineXVI wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Nexus 4 has a sealed battery. Upgrading will be a bit tougher.

Wow, why is everyone jumping to copy Apple? I just bought a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon, and the battery, RAM, and SSD are all non-removable. I had to pay a huge premium to increase the RAM to the maximum of 8 GB, whereas in the past I would've bought it with the minimum amount and then upgraded it myself with aftermarket RAM purchased from Newegg or Amazon at a discount. I left the storage at 128 GB, so I'm going to h…

I would imagine it is legitimately cheaper to design and manufacturer the devices this way.

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Post by nullvoyd »

SaulOfTheJungle wrote: post #12
nullvoyd wrote: post #2

Glorious news this morning. Enabled it on my Nexus 4 with Telus and I can confirm that this works absolutely fine. However, I'm quite curious about the battery life impact. So far the N4 isn't a champion in this category. Adding LTE..

Did you just have to change the setting via # #4636# # ? I'm with Bell Canada and not having LTE is a deal-breaker for me.

Yes. I simply followed the procedure as shown in the OP.

You also need a LTE compatible Micro SIM card. Most phones sold by the canadian carriers nowadays do have them, even if they are not 4G.

Re: Nexus 4 Includes Support for LTE on Band 4

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Post by trimbo »

mahesh_rm wrote: post #17
untog wrote: post #3

Cool. Now just let me buy one, please.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4822559

I blogged about this yesterday. If that's their plan, it helps to occasionally have them in stock. But they've had none in stock, no preorders, nothing, for 10 days now. In fact, it's only been in stock for 30 minutes ever. False scarcity is a great marketing technique. Ask Apple and Nintendo. Key word is "false".
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