[ale] [OT] Cell phones

Sun Aug 28 22:18:46 EDT 2016

Greg, Just tried the wifi calling feature on the 5x. Works great! No
configuration required. I simply put the phone in airplane mode. Enabled
wifi. After a bit, it shows T-Mobile wifi calling as the carrier. Cool
beans.

On Aug 28, 2016 8:40 PM, "Calvin Harrigan" <calvin.harrigan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Just a quick note. I don't know if it works, haven't tried yet, but WiFi
> calling seems to be baked into Marshmallow on the 5x.  The 5x has been
> great so far.  The only real complaint I have is the speaker pop on
> powering on/wake up.  I know, nit-picky...  I was tempted by blu, one+, and
> UMI.  But couldn't pull the trigger on those just yet.  Perhaps in a next
> two to three years.  :)
>
>
> On 8/28/2016 10:49 AM, Greg Clifton wrote:
>
> I'll throw in here too. I've been researching phone options for a couple
> of weeks since the wife lost her [Sony Xpera] phone in the home theater
> seats and the screen got cracked and the digitizer hosed and I'm still
> learning about new brands I've never heard of, like the UMI mentioned
> above. From my quest, I have learned that there a quite a number of tier 2
> manufacturers that offer quite a lot of bang for the buck. There are
> several quite impressive offerings in the ~$300-400 range including the
> likes of One+ 3, but the UMI Super is quite close in specs to the One+ for
> only $200, pretty amazing!
>
> We're with T-Mobile, but don't get good reception at home, so rely on
> their WiFi calling feature. I am not confident enough to try a custom ROM
> install plus, I suspect we would lose the WiFi calling feature if I did a
> CM or such. We just ordered a 32GB Nexus 5X on Friday (which I assume will
> not come with WiFi calling) from Amazon for $279 with the thought of taking
> it to Google Fi, if the T-Mobile Extended coverage doesn't work for home
> calling. It was ordered Prime, but delivery is not till 9/2, presumably
> because it will be shipping with Nougat installed.
>
> In summary, I find that one can get tons more performance and features on
> an Android phone for WAY less money than on iPhone. With performance going
> up and prices coming down continually, [at a $200 price point] it seems to
> me that they are pretty much becoming throw away devices after the expected
> 2-3 year useful life. When you think of the thousands of $ we have all
> spent on computers over the years that are no longer supported, $100-200
> per year in today's dollars for such impressive technology isn't so bad.
>
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 4:03 PM, Calvin Harrigan <
> calvin.harrigan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the offer, wish I had seen it earlier.  I ended up getting a
>> Nexus 5X from Fry's on sale.
>>
>>
>> On 08/19/2016 03:22 PM, James Taylor wrote:
>>
>>> I'd recommend the onePlus3 if you are looking in the $300 rang phone
>>> with pretty much flagship features and a vanillish Android OS.
>>> If you want to spend even less, with higher specs and a 5.5" diagonal
>>> screen, the UMI Super or Umi Max is an excellent value.
>>> I bought a super for my daughter at a promo price of $189, and it has
>>> 4gb ram, 32GB of storage, expandable to 128GB. Marshamallow (Androd 6) and
>>> no bloat.
>>> If you want a good deal on a new, in the box T-Mobile HTC10, I have an
>>> extra that I found I didn't need, and is looking for a home.
>>>
>>> -jt
>>>
>>>
>>> James Taylor
>>> 678-697-9420
>>> james.taylor at eastcobbgroup.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Calvin Harrigan <calvin.harrigan at gmail.com> 8/18/2016 9:08 PM >>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> On 08/18/2016 04:29 PM, Solomon Peachy wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 04:18:05PM -0400, Calvin Harrigan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> With that said, what would be a good cell replacement phone for the
>>>>> Nexus 4?
>>>>>
>>>> Without knowing what features you prioritize and your carrier, It's hard
>>>> to offer meaningful suggestions.  Personally, I'm pretty happy [1] with
>>>> the Sony Z3 Compact I picked up a couple of months ago.  It's small but
>>>> not low-end, Sony is still supporting it, and plays nicely with
>>>> Cyanogen.
>>>>
>>>> [1] As happy as I can be without having a physical keyboard. Sigh...
>>>>
>>>>   - Solomon
>>>>
>>>>
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>>> Sorry about that.  I'm on T-Mobile.  It needs only to make calls,
>>> tether, navigation and most importantly as close to vanilla android as
>>> possible.  I have a work phone from sprint that is just embarrassingly
>>> stuffed with bloat-ware, a lot of which cannot be uninstalled.  I have
>>> maybe 2 other apps over stock installed.  I'm usually around a full
>>> computer, so browsing on a 4.7" screen isn't very palatable.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
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