The great combined Smrtphone OS thread - Page 371

Cyberbob · 4th November 2014, 22:32

Just went from ip4 to ip6.. wow.

the weight, the screen, the capacity. Very impressive.

BWDOWN · 5th November 2014, 04:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by blur^

10 hours of the screen on 100% and the phone doing stuff
I doubt your 9 hours is actually 100% screen on time

http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Ap..._id3836/page/4

Yet

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/56875...m#.VFjohKbXenM

10 hours & 29 mins of 3G browsing or 9 hours 24 mins of video playback.

Jus sayin..

mpx · 6th November 2014, 14:02

I haven't had "two days" of full heavy use - that's a bit of a stretch, if you play games on the Z3 it will drop the battery but everything else is pretty damn impressive. For me, with a gimmicky live background, Google Now always going, excessive Hangouts chatting, Instagram, Facebook, Peggle every now andthen, everything always on 24/7 (wifi searching etc) I get about 1.8 days of solid use before I need to charge.

The percentage drops rapidly from 100 to 90, then slows down in the 80s, and then crawls at 30 and below so the percentage isn't really a good indicator of the battery life I've found, however it does have you an estimated time left indicator which seems much more accurate.

To put it in perspective, I couldn't have a live wallpaper or Google Now on with my S3 because it would go flat in half a day, if that. So now I get the luxury of having a heap of shit on my phone and not even caring about battery life.

The phone feels fucking sexy to hold, too. The glass back is a stupid idea in terms of slipperiness, but goddamn it feels great to pick up and hold. Everything is so damn fast on the phone too.

Best of all? NO VODAFONE.

blur^ · 6th November 2014, 14:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by BWDOWN

Yet

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/56875...m#.VFjohKbXenM

10 hours & 29 mins of 3G browsing or 9 hours 24 mins of video playback.

Jus sayin..

so what you are saying is one of those sites is an apple shill?

BWDOWN · 6th November 2014, 15:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by blur^

so what you are saying is one of those sites is an apple shill?

Well the tests I quoted in the article were done by GSMArena... so read into that what you will..

Anandtech is far more reliable

Ab · 6th November 2014, 15:48

GSMArena and Anandtech are obviously Apple shills.

MadMax · 7th November 2014, 13:50

I just creamed mah pants.

iOS now searches GLA without having to tap out of contacts and into the exchange account.

Savage · 11th November 2014, 16:32

Picked up Galaxy Note 4 this morning. Very, very happy

MadMax · 11th November 2014, 21:36

i spent a whole bunch of money on something today. of course i'm very happy otherwise i'd be a gimp

_indigo1 · 12th November 2014, 00:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMax

i spent a whole bunch of money on something today. of course i'm very happy otherwise i'd be a gimp

That, or you have a missus/kids.

MadMax · 18th November 2014, 16:15

Anyone with an iPhone 5s notice poorer reception especially with Vodafone? My 5c pretty much always has 5 bars here in town but others with a 5s have 3 or 4.

Ab · 18th November 2014, 16:17

summary: vodafone

mpx · 18th November 2014, 17:40

^
Recently switched to Spark. Reception so good, can even get reception in Thames - the house was a black hole with Vodafone.

chiQ · 19th November 2014, 18:09

I left Vodafone after bloody forever during the Autumn. I had no idea what I was missing out on. Vodafone really is crud.

Golden Teapot · 19th November 2014, 19:21

When I was with vodafone some years ago I had to move my desk at work so that I could get reception; I work in the CBD of Auckland.

Spark is simply the best by such a big margin there's no point about thinking of others.

Pimp-X · 19th November 2014, 21:02

Whereas, I look forward to opportunities to have no reception.

Golden Teapot · 19th November 2014, 21:08

A Faraday bag would do it for you then; or just use vodafone.

Pimp-X · 19th November 2014, 21:41

I prefer remote coastal settlements. Works more proper like.

MadMax · 19th November 2014, 23:33

yeah, it wasn't a decision i was involved in unfortunately (some would say that's a fortunate thing)

admittedly they're working and have successfully worked with us to resolve a couple of patches of poor reception

mr selfdestruct · 20th November 2014, 08:37

Vodafone works really well for bogans in Hamilton

pxpx · 20th November 2014, 09:07

Switching to skinny because they use the Spark network but somehow have better prices.

Cyberbob · 20th November 2014, 10:32

In case you didn't realise, they're actually a Spark division, like Spark Digital, Spark Ventures, etc.

They're just very cheap due to minimal margins and a more competitive market (i.e. low end consumer)

DrTiTus · 20th November 2014, 12:24

Don't forget to re-join your Skinny combo deal - if you don't have credit when the roll-over happens your combo is lost and you stay on rip-off rates. This was perhaps the most annoying thing about Skinny. I have heard of more than one person chewing through credit and wondering what was going on. If you're used to another network, you assume it's part of your profile or something.

chiQ · 20th November 2014, 22:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pimp-X

I prefer remote coastal settlements. Works more proper like.

Your subtle hints for an invite back to the beach are so subtle, oh subtle one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMax

yeah, it wasn't a decision i was involved in unfortunately (some would say that's a fortunate thing)

admittedly they're working and have successfully worked with us to resolve a couple of patches of poor reception

Don't fix it. It's wonderful escaping from the intardnet. At present everyone on Vodafonehas to walk right down to the surfline to get reception of a distant cell tower, and SMTP often times out. The rest of us get our email, and get to keep our feet dry, but still have to be on the sand. It's awesome.

Pimp-X · 21st November 2014, 06:58

Spotted that, did you?

chiQ · 24th November 2014, 23:30

Yeah.

Ab · 30th January 2015, 15:26

Quote:

The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft plans to be a minority investor in a roughly $70 million round of equity financing for mobile startup Cyanogen Inc.. Neither company is commenting on the plan but last week during a talk in San Francisco, Cyanogen's CEO said the company's goal was to "take Android away from Google."

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/01/...rtup-cyanogen/

BWDOWN · 30th January 2015, 15:28

GG Samsung...

http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/29/79...artphone-share

Ab · 10th February 2015, 16:18

Apple's new share of phone industry profits: 93%

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/0...seid=auto&_r=0

mr selfdestruct · 10th February 2015, 20:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ab

Apple's new share of phone industry profits: 93%

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/0...seid=auto&_r=0

We get it Ab.

Golden Teapot · 11th February 2015, 00:41

It pains me but I now have an android device in my house; it's built into my elliptical trainer and gives Google street view functionality. I hate it really but it's the only option.

Ab · 11th February 2015, 13:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr selfdestruct

We get it Ab.

AAPL closed at USD122.02 today, making Apple the first US company to close above USD700 billion in market capitalisation.

CCS · 11th February 2015, 13:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr selfdestruct

We get it Ab.

Ab likes to choke himself with a Lightning cable while jerking off over the latest Apple financials.

chubby · 11th February 2015, 18:21

kinda sad how,once you become the encumbent you get all scared of innovation-and lose the edge that got you there in the first place.
apple is pretty lame now,amirite?

mr selfdestruct · 12th February 2015, 12:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCS

Ab likes to choke himself with a Lightning cable while jerking off over the latest Apple financials.

ROFL!

mr selfdestruct · 12th February 2015, 12:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by chubby

kinda sad how,once you become the encumbent you get all scared of innovation-and lose the edge that got you there in the first place.
apple is pretty lame now,amirite?

Thats pretty natural I think for most incumbents but I dont think this is the case with Apple. I firmly believe that if Jobs was still there he would still be pushing new innovative products into markets or needs where he saw gaps. He was always looking for how to make the next big thing that would really matter and people didn't know they wanted yet.

Apple will just struggle to ever be able to do this in the same way again without him and with their current financial position there is very little incentive for them to do so. The ones taking over won't want to upset the apple cart since they're so effortlessly printing money right now.

crocos · 12th February 2015, 16:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr selfdestruct

The ones taking over won't want to upset the apple cart since they're so effortlessly printing money right now.

Which is pretty much why they will fail. Apple succeeded BECAUSE it concentrated on upsetting the status quo.

Ab · 12th February 2015, 16:29

While I'm in the refractory period after my most recent Thunderbolt choke'n'stroke, I'm sane enough to observe that I'm still not feeling Apple Watch.

CCS · 12th February 2015, 18:22

Too small to wrap around your neck, eh? Don't worry, you can always make an expensive, gaudy cock ring out of it!

In any case, Apple is rich enough to be able to afford the occasional product failure without Jobs to advise them. Their money bin can easily buffer them in the times that crap products cause their cred to trough until they can make it peak again with another Magical, Wonderful Telephone.

mr selfdestruct · 12th February 2015, 22:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by crocos

Which is pretty much why they will fail. Apple succeeded BECAUSE it concentrated on upsetting the status quo.

Maybe so but I think they'll enjoy this purple patch for close to another decade at least, over half a trillion dollars is pretty good for that.

I'm not surprised Ab, maybe its because VaporWatch was announced about six months ago and is still a couple of months away? Don't worry, it will come out and you'll find a reason to need it, just like how you didn't need a phone that did more than send texts, take calls and have bluetooth right?

7th November 2014, 13:50	#14807
MadMax Stuff	I just creamed mah pants. iOS now searches GLA without having to tap out of contacts and into the exchange account. __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

11th November 2014, 21:36	#14809
MadMax Stuff	i spent a whole bunch of money on something today. of course i'm very happy otherwise i'd be a gimp __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

18th November 2014, 16:15	#14811
MadMax Stuff	Anyone with an iPhone 5s notice poorer reception especially with Vodafone? My 5c pretty much always has 5 bars here in town but others with a 5s have 3 or 4. __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

19th November 2014, 18:09	#14814
chiQ Frag-muff	I left Vodafone after bloody forever during the Autumn. I had no idea what I was missing out on. Vodafone really is crud. __________________ Gaming/phone/computing platforms are not indicative of groinal/physical/cognitive impressiveness.

19th November 2014, 21:02	#14816
Pimp-X Drunken Annoying Superhero Bastard	Whereas, I look forward to opportunities to have no reception. __________________ If there is one movement I could get behind in this world, it would be the discrimination and abuse of fucking idiots.

4th November 2014, 22:32	#14801
Cyberbob	Just went from ip4 to ip6.. wow. the weight, the screen, the capacity. Very impressive. __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

6th November 2014, 14:02	#14803
mpx .	I haven't had "two days" of full heavy use - that's a bit of a stretch, if you play games on the Z3 it will drop the battery but everything else is pretty damn impressive. For me, with a gimmicky live background, Google Now always going, excessive Hangouts chatting, Instagram, Facebook, Peggle every now andthen, everything always on 24/7 (wifi searching etc) I get about 1.8 days of solid use before I need to charge. The percentage drops rapidly from 100 to 90, then slows down in the 80s, and then crawls at 30 and below so the percentage isn't really a good indicator of the battery life I've found, however it does have you an estimated time left indicator which seems much more accurate. To put it in perspective, I couldn't have a live wallpaper or Google Now on with my S3 because it would go flat in half a day, if that. So now I get the luxury of having a heap of shit on my phone and not even caring about battery life. The phone feels fucking sexy to hold, too. The glass back is a stupid idea in terms of slipperiness, but goddamn it feels great to pick up and hold. Everything is so damn fast on the phone too. Best of all? NO VODAFONE.

6th November 2014, 15:48	#14806
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	GSMArena and Anandtech are obviously Apple shills.

11th November 2014, 16:32	#14808
Savage	Picked up Galaxy Note 4 this morning. Very, very happy

18th November 2014, 16:17	#14812
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	summary: vodafone

18th November 2014, 17:40	#14813
mpx .	^ Recently switched to Spark. Reception so good, can even get reception in Thames - the house was a black hole with Vodafone.

19th November 2014, 19:21	#14815
Golden Teapot Love, Actuary	When I was with vodafone some years ago I had to move my desk at work so that I could get reception; I work in the CBD of Auckland. Spark is simply the best by such a big margin there's no point about thinking of others.

19th November 2014, 21:08	#14817
Golden Teapot Love, Actuary	A Faraday bag would do it for you then; or just use vodafone.

19th November 2014, 21:41	#14818
Pimp-X Drunken Annoying Superhero Bastard	I prefer remote coastal settlements. Works more proper like. __________________ If there is one movement I could get behind in this world, it would be the discrimination and abuse of fucking idiots.

19th November 2014, 23:33	#14819
MadMax Stuff	yeah, it wasn't a decision i was involved in unfortunately (some would say that's a fortunate thing) admittedly they're working and have successfully worked with us to resolve a couple of patches of poor reception __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity. Last edited by MadMax : 19th November 2014 at 23:34.

20th November 2014, 08:37	#14820
mr selfdestruct The Deliverator	Vodafone works really well for bogans in Hamilton __________________ My real signature is not nearly as legible as this one.

20th November 2014, 09:07	#14821
pxpx	Switching to skinny because they use the Spark network but somehow have better prices.

20th November 2014, 10:32	#14822
Cyberbob	In case you didn't realise, they're actually a Spark division, like Spark Digital, Spark Ventures, etc. They're just very cheap due to minimal margins and a more competitive market (i.e. low end consumer) __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

20th November 2014, 12:24	#14823
DrTiTus HENCE WHY FOREVER ALONE	Don't forget to re-join your Skinny combo deal - if you don't have credit when the roll-over happens your combo is lost and you stay on rip-off rates. This was perhaps the most annoying thing about Skinny. I have heard of more than one person chewing through credit and wondering what was going on. If you're used to another network, you assume it's part of your profile or something. __________________ Finger rolling rhythm, ride the horse one hand...

21st November 2014, 06:58	#14825
Pimp-X Drunken Annoying Superhero Bastard	Spotted that, did you? __________________ If there is one movement I could get behind in this world, it would be the discrimination and abuse of fucking idiots.

24th November 2014, 23:30	#14826
chiQ Frag-muff	Yeah. __________________ Gaming/phone/computing platforms are not indicative of groinal/physical/cognitive impressiveness.

30th January 2015, 15:28	#14828
BWDOWN	GG Samsung... http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/29/79...artphone-share __________________ Second place is the first loser..

10th February 2015, 16:18	#14829
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Apple's new share of phone industry profits: 93% http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/0...seid=auto&_r=0

11th February 2015, 00:41	#14831
Golden Teapot Love, Actuary	It pains me but I now have an android device in my house; it's built into my elliptical trainer and gives Google street view functionality. I hate it really but it's the only option.

11th February 2015, 18:21	#14834
chubby	kinda sad how,once you become the encumbent you get all scared of innovation-and lose the edge that got you there in the first place. apple is pretty lame now,amirite? __________________ "Take four red capsules, in ten minutes-take two more. Help is on the way."

12th February 2015, 16:29	#14838
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	While I'm in the refractory period after my most recent Thunderbolt choke'n'stroke, I'm sane enough to observe that I'm still not feeling Apple Watch.

12th February 2015, 18:22	#14839
CCS Stunt Pants	Too small to wrap around your neck, eh? Don't worry, you can always make an expensive, gaudy cock ring out of it! In any case, Apple is rich enough to be able to afford the occasional product failure without Jobs to advise them. Their money bin can easily buffer them in the times that crap products cause their cred to trough until they can make it peak again with another Magical, Wonderful Telephone. __________________ I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?