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Was the Canadian populace ever in love with Blackberry?
The Canadian media was in love with Blackberry.
Obviously, but does the Canadian media alone cause a Nexus cellphone to sell out within an hour? :P
Nexus 5
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Re: Nexus 5
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Amazon is annoying in the opposite way. Even if you're logged in, they give no indication at all that they won't ship something to you until you actually try to buy it. Very irritating when comparing several options to have to add every one to the cart to check that you can actually buy it before wasting the time of considering it too carefully.
When I'm logged in on Amazon I get a warning next to the product price that I can't ship it to my default location.
There is that, but it only applies if you're an existing, and logged in customer.
Re: Nexus 5
#253Earlier quoted context omitted.
T-Mobile has non-contract plans. http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans Scroll alllll the way down to the bottom, look for the $30/month plans. They include 5 GB of data per month at 4G speeds, after that you're throttled. I've never come anywhere near to hitting that limit, so I don't know what the throttle is. You can order a SIM card online, or pick one up in a store. http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/p…
"This plan is only available for devices purchased from Wal-Mart or devices activated on T-Mobile.com" What is a device activated on t-mobile.com? And how do you select it?
Buy a sim card from their website and activate at home. Only way to not get that deal is to go to a T-Mobile store.
Re: Nexus 5
#254As an African/Nigerian I am not even allowed to see what it looks like. Talk less of trying to make a purchase [1]. Last Night, I had to lie that I am in the US so I would be allowed to by Remote by 37Signals on my kindle. Quite ridiculous and annoying. http://imgur.com/eS8agor
Google really loves their geolocation. It's a bit absurd that when I'm signed in to Google, they still try to give me sites in German, Czech or Swedish based on my location when I've expressed my preference for English in my account settings (not to mention the browser's Accept-Language header). I'm guessing here, but I think there might be some correlation between people who travel internationally a lot and people w…
Yes, for some reason Accept-Language is totally ignored. It's quite annoying when you travel and suddenly the language changes. The trend to favor geolocation is almost ubiquitous. Few people care about user preferences in the browser, which is the standard way to do it.
http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14...
Re: Nexus 5
#255Any chance of a Nexus 3 for people who don't want a tablet in their pocket?
In a way, it's kind of a relief that they're taking the bloat road.
With many tech products, I find myself lusting after stuff I really don't need, but with phones these days, it's more like "OMG! That looks so cool! I gotta ... oh wait it's the size of a kitchen table."
What I'm going to do when my current phone dies, though, I dunno... TT
Re: Nexus 5
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That's how it looks for everyone outside the US.
Works for me in Australia, shows our currency also...
Unfortunately it shows the 32gb version as $150 more expensive than the US version (at 449AUD or 426.51USD at today's rate). Plus they charge more for postage.
Re: Nexus 5
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T-mobile has a $30 prepaid plan that looks pretty good (100 minutes talk, unlimited text and "unlimited" [throttled after 5gb] data). http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans , click "Which plan is right for you?"
100 minutes of talk is pretty meagre I would rather opt for MetroPCS starting from $40 a month with unlimited talk, data and text. http://www.metropcs.com/metro/detail/MetroPCS_SIM_Card/61021...
Once you go over 100 minutes, it simply starts charging from whatever balance you have on your account. You'll get a recorded message warning you, then I think it's $0.10/minute thereafter.
I usually stay under 100 minutes or go just up to the edge. If I'm at home and expect to be on hold or talk for a long time, I'll just use Google Voice from my computer, which is better than holding a phone anyway.
Re: Nexus 5
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I am currently on this plan (on a Nexus 4), and it works quite well for me. There's also a 100 minutes talk time limit on the plan, with 10C per minute for extra talk time.
Hmm looking at my recent statements, I'm always between like 150 and 375 minutes, so even with the 10c per minute extra, I'd never be looking at more than $60/month at worst. I'm assuming nights and weekends still don't count as minutes on this plan?
There are no free nights and weekends with this plan.
Re: Nexus 5
#259"Sorry! Devices on Google Play is not available in your country yet. We're working to bring devices to more countries as quickly as possible. Please check back again soon." I still don't understand why they only sell this in some EU countries and not others. Friends in the know tell me it's something to do with certification which seems strange inside the EU. But even if that's the case surely they could just show me…
I think it's just simple economics- they would have weighed up the Google Play income they get from various markets and the benefits they get from subsidising the device in relation to that. I live in New Zealand which is just too small a market for them to worry about, even though it would be simple to ship here from Australia. We'll still get the device, like any other, but through LG's distributor's rather than from Google.
Re: Nexus 5
#260I would totally give up my AT&T S4 with a flashed Google Edition ROM but....there is no sdcard slot. What I am going to do without my extra 32gb of space? I like expansion and that was one of the main reasons I gave up my iPhone 4 for a S4.
I don't know what you use that space for, but you could store things in the cloud. Google Music is great for this. You could delete things once you are done with them. If "expansion" is your most important feature, then this isn't the phone for you.
I have easily 10gb of pictures that I can show anyone as long as I have my phone. Also, at least 15gb of music and I'm about to install Debian just because I can.