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Re: Pixel 3 call quality issues

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Post by happytoexplain »

ToFab123 wrote: post #3

Calling people is no longer the primary function of a °phone".

If I was forced to choose whether my device only had phone features or everything but phone features, I'd choose the phone features. Voice contact (without requiring that everybody I want to call has and pays attention to a particular voice chat app) is the most important thing to me by leaps and bounds. I realize that not everybody feels the same way, but I worry that it has become such a stark segregation that phone features are no longer given the attention they need to avoid these issues. It's frustrating, especially when some people are dismissive and snobbish about even the concept of calling people on the phone.

Re: Pixel 3 call quality issues

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Post by goalieca »

lph wrote: post #18
ToFab123 wrote: post #3

Calling 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.

This is why we got my mother in law a cell phone. Sharing photos is just a pleasant side effect :)

Re: Pixel 3 call quality issues

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Post by sunstone »

joosters wrote: post #17
sunstone wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

Well you're right it's actually not thinner than my previous phone, they are both the same at 7.9mm . It did "feel" thinner in that it's easier to use one handed which I guess is due to the Pixel3 being close to half a centimeter narrower and the edges being more rounded.

Somehow I perceived the narrowness as being thiness. In terms of weight though the Pixel3 is 12 grams heavier.

Re: Pixel 3 call quality issues

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Post by toast0 »

LoSboccacc wrote: post #10
potatofarmer45 wrote: post #6

I 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…

> If the Pixel 3 also dies within a few months, then I'm going to Apple build quality issues are not widespread to the whole android ecosystem. apple kind of get the crown as long term phones because software support and hardware warranties, but it's not as to say that there are no android phones that can match them in half life.

I'm most definitely not an Apple fan, but the thing they have is every phone is quality. You don't need to wait six months after the device is released to see if the early adopters had major problems.

On the other hand, the apple ecosystem doesn't have fire sales like Android does, getting last year's hip kick-started flagship got $200-300 isn't so bad, even if you need to do it way more often. See Amazon fire phone, nextbit Robin, essential phone; these were all a great value when they went on sale, although the fire phone has no back button, so it was more terrible than the others, but also cheaper.

Re: Pixel 3 call quality issues

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Post by toast0 »

bfred_it wrote: post #43
go_prodev wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I call about 2 hours a week and still manage to use my phone more than 20 hours a week. Is calling still the primary function of my "phone"? We just call it phone because that's what we attached a computer to, but it's more like a pocket computer with LTE modem for most people. I'd call it Pocket PC if I could!

Microsoft's trademark on Pocket PC is most likely dead, as it hasn't been seen in commerce in a long time, so you can probably call whatever you like a Pocket PC

Re: Pixel 3 call quality issues

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Post by glennpratt »

Theodores wrote: post #21

Google Pixel 3 has serious customer service quality issues. The problem here isn't the call quality, it is the customer service. This is typical Google. They might have many boffins working for them but they do not put the customer first and they don't appreciate the benefits of a customer first attitude. For a product that costs $$$ they should do it right, if they promptly dealt with customer service problems with…

You can get chat and phone support with Pixel and with Google Fi;not clear if you and other commenters know that.

Re: Pixel 3 call quality issues

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Post by cjhanks »

marliechiller wrote: post #36
cjhanks wrote: post #4

Pixel 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…

interesting. I have a pixel 3 and have experienced literally none of your issues and am really enjoying its lack of 3rd party software unlike my old samsung galaxy. In fact, this device has spurred me to fully embrace the google ecosystem

And fwiw I have had quite a few Android phones; including Google's Pixel2 and G2X. So far, this one seems to be the worst.

Re: Pixel 3 call quality issues

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Post by copperx »

zapzupnz wrote: post #23
Roedou wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Indeed. If iPod touches had cellular radios in them, I wouldn't need an iPhone — but then they'd probably also cost the same, so I'd just get an iPhone anyway.

Is a celular radio really $400 or so? Or why is there such a different pricing scheme?
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