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opiate82
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I've played around with the Facebook Messenger app for making calls, it works pretty good. Can you tell that you are calling over the internet... yes. Is it bad enough that my wife will stop calling me... I certainly hope so.
All kidding aside, it seems to work pretty good and is how I plan on keeping in touch with all the family.
All kidding aside, it seems to work pretty good and is how I plan on keeping in touch with all the family.
Ossoi
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I got a Nexus4 screen protector as soon as the phone was released, the measurements were off and it didn't cover all of the screen - guess what there's a small scratch on the uncovered bit
Joeboo
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Weird, maybe your average person is a lot harder on their electronics than I am. I've had a Nexus 7 for a year now with no case or screen protector and it looks as new as the day I bought it(I use it every day). My S4 is a few months old and still looks factory new, and I went about a year on my S2 previously with no screen protector and it never had a scratch. Not sure what people are doing that craps up their phone so easily. When I'm away form home it's in the pocket of my pants, I generally try not to put my car keys in the same pocket but I often forget and do so, and no problems. When I'm at home it's sitting on whatever coffee table/end table is closest to me, and at work it sits on my desk all day long. All that being said, we have no kids and no pets in our home, maybe that is a big factor.
Are people MMA fighting with their phone in their pocket or something to tear them up?
Are people MMA fighting with their phone in their pocket or something to tear them up?
I'm not the best with my phones, I don't use any sort of protector either. I've dropped my GNexus probably 4 or 5 times, but for all that I have dents on the corners, not a single scratch on the screen itself.
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I am having an annoying issue with my S4, wondering if it is happening to anyone else. From time to time the lock screen is just stuck. It says swipe to unlock, but no matter how much I do it nothing happens. So I am forced to reboot the phone in order to get it working again. I haven't rooted it or anything, and am using Nova Launcher, but that's it. This happening to anyone else?
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I'm trying out grooveip to deal with the deadzone at our house. Did you try any of the audio processing options to improve the call quality?
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opiate82
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Over at XDA a lot of people use the Vonage app for making WiFi calls. It can spoof your number so it looks like the calls are coming from your regular phone number and you don't need a Vonage account to use it. They claim it is one of the best WiFi calling apps, but unfortunately you cannot receive calls with it (at least not ones to your regular number).
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The ladies always like the iphone.. or go rouge and get a BB10 device- Z10 or Q10 ;-)
Now that iOS7 is going WebOS-like I may get one to match my wife- and one of those Bluetooth keyboard cases- I <3 physical keyboards- I have not used a virtual one yet that I enjoy.
Joeboo
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the HTC One would probably be more suitable for a woman than the S4. It's not as wide as the S4, so a woman(or anyone with shorter fingers) should still be able to reach across the screen with their thumb while holding it in 1 hand. Or yea, go down to a tiny-ass iPhone. They almost look like kids toys when I see one anymore, I'm so used to ~5" Android phones.
opiate82
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Also, aren't they coming out with "mini" versions of both the S4 and the One (with screens in the 4.3" range)? I know at least one of those has a mini version coming out. If you want to keep her with Android might be worth it to go with one of those.
My wife wanted and iPhone for a while but I told her I know nothing about iOS and wouldn't be able to troubleshoot any problems she had. That was enough to convince her to stick with an Android phone, although I'm sure iOS would have been fine for her since everyone tells me how intuitive it is.
My wife wanted and iPhone for a while but I told her I know nothing about iOS and wouldn't be able to troubleshoot any problems she had. That was enough to convince her to stick with an Android phone, although I'm sure iOS would have been fine for her since everyone tells me how intuitive it is.
My mum can use an iPhone, and she's completely computer illiterate. They're very easy to use.
Personally, I'd go for the HTC One Mini which will come out in the next month or two. The S4 mini isn't too great of a phone, while the HTC One Mini looks great (on paper). 4.3" 720p screen, 1.4ghz dual core cpu, 2gb ram, 16gb storage, ultrapixel camera, front facing speakers, etc. etc. Should come in at a cheaper price than the flagship phones, too.
Personally, I'd go for the HTC One Mini which will come out in the next month or two. The S4 mini isn't too great of a phone, while the HTC One Mini looks great (on paper). 4.3" 720p screen, 1.4ghz dual core cpu, 2gb ram, 16gb storage, ultrapixel camera, front facing speakers, etc. etc. Should come in at a cheaper price than the flagship phones, too.
opiate82
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