He who is trader_4 said on Sun, 24 Dec 2017 13:20:37 -0800 (PST):
>> Is it not?
>
> I was referring to the concept of a kid needing out wanting a
> second cell phone. Unless they're a terrorist or drug dealer
> and need a burner phone.
Oh. Thanks for explaining. Yes. That's an apropos observation.
I ended up purchasing four of the Android phablets, where for the money
saved on not buying the fifth, I'll get the kids each a decently sized sd
card.
It's quite nice that the Android tablet can handle up to 2 terabytes of the
sd card storage - although I've never bought a card anywhere near that
large.
>> I know people in NJ who are in love with Verizon signal.
>
> Verizon probably had the best coverage and the cost to go with it.
Yes. That seems to be the case. Maybe because AT&T started in NJ and
Verizon picked up from them at some point some of their infrastructure?
Out here, Verizon signal is ok. So is AT&T. SO it T-Mobile.
Depends on which mountain your house sits on top of. :)
> So, it's not unlocked, it's a t-mobile phone.
> Then my previous comments still apply. It can probably go to
> another company that uses the t-mobile network, but I wouldn't
> count on it going to a CDMA carrier, even if they unlock it.
I've had so many cellphones that I can't count them, but never had I had a
trouble with unlocking them. It's been easier in the past few years that it
was in the beginning where I had to jailbreak just to switch an iOS phone
from AT&T to T-Mobile.
Costco gave me paperwork that explicityly says T-mobile will unlock the
phones after two billing cycles - so - given that Costco gives 90 day
no-questions-asked returns, I can unlock the phone and return it a month
later - not that I'd do that - but the point is that unlocking is so easy
that it's not an issue in the least.
> And even if it's not firmware crippled, nothing says another
> carrier has to accept it. Sprint for example has a short list
> of phones that they will accept.
Here, in California, I've never had a problem unlocking any AT&T or
T-Mobile phone in the past few years. So it's a non issue. Like the color
of the phone. It's meaningless in the scheme of things.
>> That's a bit bigger in both screen size and battery size.
>> Is the battery removable?
>
> No.
Bummer. The one thing that keeps my Samsung Galaxy SIII alive is the fact
that I can pop in any battery I want at any time I want. It's one of the
most important features of a modern smart phone to have the user
replaceable battery, IMHO.
> I agree, that's a very good feature that I would prefer.
> But when you get a big phone, high resolution screen, for $100,
> some compromise is acceptable. And as phones get bigger and
> thinner you'll see more non removable.
I agree that it's better for the manufacturer, in very many ways, to make
the phone non removable - but maybe not so much a benefit to the user
except perhaps in momentary water proofness in longer immersions.
In short accidental immersions, there may be a huge benefit to popping the
battery out quickly - as I've done many times on my S3 over the years
(given I hike in all weather with that phone).
> They boost voltage to at least 9v. The most widely used spec is
> Qualcomm quickcharge 3.0. That actually supports up to 21v, but
> I don't think anyone uses 21 for a phone, probably for tablets
> and such. But some manufactures have their own methods, eg Samsung.
Interesting. The current is all that matters, in the end, but the way to
get current is with pressure, and that's what the voltage is all about.
> I don't think LG stylo has quick charging. ]
It says it does and it says so on the battery charger that came with the
phone.
> This 4000mah battery charges in just over an hour.
Thanks. Now I have an idea of the charging time expected for a "quick
charger". Much appreciated.
It's so nice to deal with the non-iOS-group people who are actually helpful
and not so scornful as nospam and some of the others habitually are. Thanks
for being a good helpful person.
> Idk, sounds too fast for a regular charger, slow for a fast charger.
Interesting. I need to dig more into this "fast charging" stuff as it's new
to me, although the electronics is old school stuff of course.
> Another thing to compare is the USB port. New Androids are going to usb-c,
> which is what I have. Apple of course has their own proprietary bs.
Looking at the specs, I noticed both are essentially USB 2.0, although
Apple is, of course, proprietary.
The one good thing that came out of the Apple-proprietary port was it may
have spurred the micro-usb people to build a port spec that goes both ways,
which is a nice thing Apple did (accidentally) for the industry.
Back to the topic, I assume the benchmark speeds on the LG Stylo 3 Plus
will be dismal compared to the iPhone 7 Plus - but I'm awaiting finding
them to be sure.