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Re: Nexus 5

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Post by itsameta4 »

scott_karana wrote: post #252
Andrenid wrote: post #248

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Well how could they possibly fix that?

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Post by mwilcox »

devindotcom wrote: post #213
eikenberry wrote: post #180

Any chance of a Nexus 3 for people who don't want a tablet in their pocket?

Honestly, I recommend the HTC First. I have one, it's the perfect size, 720p screen, solid specs. You can get one for a song these days and FB home turns off with a couple taps. You probably won't get 4.4, though...

The HTC First was discontinued, and mostly repackaged into the 'HTC One mini'. You'd be better to look at the Moto X

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Post by lovemenot »

sidi wrote: post #177
mpd wrote: post #159

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You can install it from Play. It's straightforward. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and...

It's not so straightforward if Google thinks you are not in the US.

That has always been the case, but is not so today. Google Play knows where I am as it offered the Nexus5 in Japanese Yen. Nevertheless I successsfully installed Google Voice just now.

Re: Nexus 5

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Post by mortenjorck »

aryastark wrote: post #228
mortenjorck wrote: post #205

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Forget laptops; this is where most desktop displays top out! It's ridiculous that some manufacturers literally sell 27" displays with the same number of pixels as this phone's 5" screen.

You can thank marketing, again, for that. "High Definition" came along and it seems the only resolutions people could now think of were 720 and 1080. I had a CRT monitor in 1999 that was doing 1600x1200. I also have a 16:10 monitor right now, which they seem to be moving away from and going to 16:9. Desktops are now caught between the forces of TV and mobile devices.

I was monitor shopping recently and finally decided simply not to upgrade for now after becoming fed up with seeing the "full HD" moniker used all over as if it were the end of display history.

4K, 24", reasonably affordable. When it happens, I won't mind if the desktop display market gets stuck in that rut for awhile.

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Post by laughfactory »

I LOVE my Nexus 4 (running on Straight Talk) and can't wait to upgrade to the Nexus 5. The Nexus 4 has been my single favorite Android smartphone EVER. And I've previously owned a host of Android smartphones. Most of them just didn't work as well as advertised. The Nexus 4 does. Previously I had a Galaxy Note, for example, which I absolutely hated. It had all kinds of lag and performance issues, and I really hated getting updates so slowly. It's camera was crappy, its keyboard worse. The only thing I liked about it was the big beautiful screen. However, the Nexus 4 has a beautiful (if smaller) screen, too, and WAY better performance. I will NEVER purchase a non-Nexus Android phone (unless they let me down sometime in the future). I've been tempted by some of the HTC's but ultimately dissuaded by the fact that they still take a while to get the latest and greatest Android updates.

LG and Nexus FTW.

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Post by dwaltrip »

yannk wrote: post #239
McGlockenshire wrote: post #118

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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?

Order a sim card from T-Mobile, put in the phone, and follow the online activation steps. Make sure you get the right size sim card (regular vs. mini). I originally got the wrong one for my nexus 4.

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Post by tarice »

Fundlab wrote: post #148
bentcorner wrote: post #121

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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...

I look at it this way:

Plan #1: $30 for 100 minutes, with $0.10 a minute afterwards.

Plan #2: $40 for unlimited minutes with MetroPCS.

So, if I manage to talk less than 100min + ($50 - $40)/$0.10 = 200 minutes per month, then I end up spending less than I would on the MetroPCS plan.

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Post by gnarbarian »

OoTheNigerian wrote: post #6

As 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

could be a legal snafu involving the govt in your country trying to tax all sales or something similar.

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Post by laughfactory »

jwoah12 wrote: post #102

I just ordered one, but I'm currently on Verizon. What does everyone think is the best way to go in terms of non-contract carriers for the N5? Heard some good things about Straight Talk, but also read that their customer service is horrible.

I'm on Straight Talk and love it. But I've never had to deal with support. It's really easy to set up, the price is awesome (less than $50 for pseudo-unlimited everything including taxes), and it just works. And that's on the auto-renew plan. I'm not sure if I'll ever need support (can't see why at this point), but I do know that Tracphone has in the past provided poor customer service (when I used to use a cheap pre-paid phone through them). I do believe they put more into providing better customer service to their Straight Talk customers though. Anyway, I definitely recommend it. Far cheaper than AT&T and Verizon pre-paid/non-contract options and, for my usage patterns, every bit as good.

Keep in mind that my data usage is predominantly for Google Maps about town (in the Greater San Diego area), internet browsing, and occasionally streaming Pandora. I can't speak to how it would work to do much streaming video over Straight Talk. But for my needs, I'm very happy. I get what I want at a price (finally!) that I'm willing to pay. Versus how we used to pay AT&T something like $140/month (for two phones) for very few minutes (the smallest anytime minutes plan we could get), unlimited texting, and a couple hundred megabytes of data (as I recall).

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Post by dman »

phaus wrote: post #208
eikenberry wrote: post #180

Any chance of a Nexus 3 for people who don't want a tablet in their pocket?

I'd really love it if there were a 4" or 4.3" phone that still featured high-end specs. Unfortunately most of the "mini" devices seem to be intentionally bad in comparison to the flagships. If they weren't so expensive, I'd rather have the much smaller iPhone 5S than a Nexus 5, but the price is so cheap I can't really justify going with Apple. There was a time when I was on-board with the large-screen phone trend, bu…

Look at the Sony Z1f.
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