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BrutulTM
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Funny, I had some that looked *exactly* like those including color but with a different brand name. I think factories in China just crank that shit out and put random brand names on them. They were pretty good but they only last 3-4 hours on a charge. Fine if you just want to wear them while you work out but if you listen to podcasts all day like I do they're not practical.
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Vaclav
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Yea the ones with the "Neckbar" or whatever you want to call them really seem more my style anyhow - if I care to cover it up all my jackets (and it's FL so a light jacket for sudden rains is a must for jogging/etc) have collars anyhow - doesn't look gaudy and 10-15 hours sounds amazing as hell to not have to fuss with charging it.
Update - ordered two pairs of the LG Note 770's - the Platinums were tempting me but couldn't bite the bullet for two pairs at $180 a piece for a first time getting BT headphones.
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Crone
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Having a fuck of a time getting Verizon call center on the same page with their store. My intentions are to buy a Note 7 tomorrow morning, by trading in my Note 5 and extending the balance over 2 years on their device payment plans. Over the phone has told me 2 different times that it's possible to apply my trade in credit directly towards the purchase price of the Note 7, but in store keeps telling me I can't so that and the trade in credit is just towards my bill. Sigh...
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If you're out of contract on the Note 5, you should be able to trade and apply that $300 towards your down payment of the device. They just updated store systems with a new point of sale software so I suspect there will be glitches but I've never had an issue doing this for a guest in any of my interactions. The store you're visiting is incorrect. If I go into work in the morning and this is different, I'll eat my socks, but otherwise, sounds like those specialists might be trying to get you setup to use that towards other stuff. You can bill everything on your purchase with the exception of sales tax to your bill as well, if you choose. So the minimum you'd be paying out of pocket in store is the device. Plus, if you don't need the 256GB memory card good chance you can sell that offline and use that $150 - $200 value SD chip towards your purchase as well. It's the only thing I'm still contemplating whether its worth doing or waiting for the new Nexus devices myself.
Lanx
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Vaclav
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Got our first Fit2 in today - and gotta say, it's a fun little gadget. Perhaps the novelty will wear off with time, but I'm enjoying it.
Crone
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Yeah, not for bluetooth. When I plug my phone into an FM Mod in my old car, or through some out headphone output, I have to turn the volume all the way up on my phone. It'll give a warning that you have to accept about potential risk of hearing damage/loss, but when it's turned all the way up on my phone, I've never had a problem with anything. This was on my Note 5, and suspect it's similar on the Note 7.
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Lanx
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Can confirm, volume is shit on Note4 as well, w/ stupid ass warning everytime you reboot.
Zapatta
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Looked at the Note 7 at Sam's club this morning, sorta meh, nothing earrh shattering. I'll probably end up getting one later in the year. And no Otter box for em yet anyhow. My phones are always main tank, they need full plate or its guaranteed gonna be a wipe.
brekk
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Otterboxes are not the end all, be all of cases. I use a Spigen Heavy Duty case and it's been fantastic through drops onto concrete, asphalt, etc without being as stupidly bulky as an otterbox. Cheaper too.
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Zapatta
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I hate Otter box as a company, they are fucking gougers. But my phones take EXTREME abuse, not just normal drops, but serious ones, a lot of battering, exposure to tons of dust, chemicals, etc, etc. Never had a phone hurt while wrapped in an OB. I need that bulk.
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Yea, Otterbox is a sham in some situations but I love that they have one of the better all-in-one cover for those damnable curved S7 and Note7. Otherwise, my goto is Spigen. I got one of their earlier smart cases three years ago for the Note 3. Otterbox type shell but with the smart cover and touchscreen interaction. It was awesome. Fucking Samsung tried to disable it with a third party patch and got bitched out before renigging on the deal.
Heylel
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Wife needed a new phone and I was upgrade eligible, so I dumped my Note 5 for a Note 7 at Sprint today. I really didn't even need a new device, it was just cheaper to upgrade and get a free S7 for her than to pay for the S7 itself. Still haven't really gotten used to the Note 7 yet, but I do like the screen clarity and text size a lot.
The always on screen thing is dumb. I turned that shit off right away.
The always on screen thing is dumb. I turned that shit off right away.
Vaclav
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AoS actually doesn't use much power at all - if you're concerned with it wasting power. But I went with a wallet case, so it's pointless to me of course since I can only see the edge when I'm not using it. So I've left AoS off and Edges on.