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plenty of space!
have read a few accounts of this bug happening to others, but thus far no fix.
Wait a bit I guess?
I'm running like an iPhone 4g with some os that nobody knows the name of anymore
it runs like shit and crashes constantly but anything is better than doing one of those goddamn upgrades no thanks
Also, I'm sorry, I know this might be offensive, but can we talk about how fucking janky Apple has gotten? I hate to ascribe mythic power status to a single sociopathic male individual but it does seem like Jobs exercised a certain level of taste-control over that company that has now just disappeared
this Beats by Dre thing is so tacky
Gary and I are considering getting Androids. Not a joke! Also though it would be very funny
will our sufferings never cease
I've tested so many sites on so many Androids and they're always way worse than iPhones.
thanks boys
THE BIGGEST NIGHTMARES THAT COULD BE NAMED
BRING BACK AUDION
https://www.panic.com/extras/audionstory/
And harsh to say that Android has "way more" security concerns over iOS. Apple has a closed system supported by single set of hardware specs designed by a single company. Android is an open system implemented by a whole range of manufactures, any of whom can slip up and cause a security hole. Or choose not to issue a security patch.
Also Apple locks you down to a single appstore but on Android I can hook up to 3rd party appstores or even install a downloaded (or email attached!) APK directly. These differences are the reason that more malware is reported on Android, not because it is inherently less secure. When the apps themselves are tested by security folks, similar levels of security issues are discovered on both iOS and Android.
One honest knock on Android is that the install base is not as current, for instance 80% of iPhones are running the latest version of iOS, on Android it's like 15%.
But at least on the Android side I have some choices. If I want Android more secure than iOS I can use Cyogenmod (more freq security patches) or Samsung KNOX. If I want the most up-to-date version I can get a stock Google device rather than some 3rd party vendor.
We went in to finally get new phones, and the AT&T lady said they've phased this out. She kept saying "you always DID pay for your 'free' upgrade, they just factored it into the price of your monthly plan." But then we asked "Oh, so are the monthly plan prices going down, then?" And she was like "No, now, you buy the phone and just pay $18 a month for it, on top of your plan"
?? So, if the price of a new phone used to be factored into your monthly plan, but now you have to pay $500 for a phone and your plan stays the same....then.....aren't you now paying double for the new phone? Am I missing something?
Also I have never paid full price for a cell phone and I admit I am STUNNED to find that they are that expensive. So everyone who is early adopters are spending $500-700 on a phone every couple of years?? How can people afford this? Is this true, or are there cost workarounds I don't know about??
wow
culture!
anyway now we don't know what we're going to do because there is literally no way on earth we are spending $1,000 on fucking telephones
My new phone was heavily subsidized by my provider, and if it wasn't I'd be back in a clamshell. As much as I looooove a smartphone there is absolutely no way in h-e-l-l I would buy one new and upgrade it every few years.
Maybe for tech-y people it's a job related expense?
Fun Fact: Consumer Cellular sells At&t minutes cheaper than at&t. If you want a simple phone and plan, that is what I would do. Spoiler alert: If Consumer Cellular gets too popular, their deal with At&t will probably dry up.
Anyway, T-Mobile's way cheaper than AT&T (I think? They used to be like half the price), so perhaps you could do their $40 per month no-contract plan if their service is decent in your area and do the $20 a month new phone on top of that?
But it's an ok trade-off for me cause I don't need to be "connected" 24/7/365 or whatever.
*Would be one of many of my crazy-bones authoritarian mindfulness based policies.
I just jumped on Project Fi (Google's new cell service) and they lease T-mobile's network. I was paying $35/mo on my grandfathered pre-pay service on T-mobile but if I stay within 1G/mo access to the same network is only $30 on Google Fi. Disclaimer: You need a "raw" Google device like a Nexus 5X or Nexus 6 to use Google Fi, no iPhones yet. And extra gigs are billed at $10/gig.
PS: Just found out you can add "data-only" SIMs to your tablets that are linked with your account (iPads/Nexus/Samsung Tab supported) and only pay usage costs at the same $10/gig price, the account charges are shared with your phone.
If I had a Nexus, I'd definitely consider it.
Keep it comin
https://ting.com/rates
(at a glance it looks like it uses T-Mobile or Sprint networks, depending on your phone model)
Which sounds cheap but for those of us on unlocked phones and paygo plans that is pretty steep since you can get unlim text/network (throttled after 1G) on T-mob for the same price, or unlim everything but network on Fi.
Virgin Mobile also used to have great prices (they might still, just haven't used them in years) but they use the Sprint network and you frequently have to buy a locked phone through them unless you find a used special. But the phones were pretty good deals at least.
In related news...
http://www.ibtimes.com/google-nexus-5x-price-slashed-279-only-2297571
FYI the Nexus5X was just cut to under $300 if you are looking for an unlocked, world-band (GSM) phone to use with cheap providers.
Felt like a real burn, so I looked up what T-Mobile charges for the same thing. NOTHING. Unlimited data and texting in 140 countries is part of your basic plan.
AT&T sucks.