Recent content by ballstitch

Hello all, I thought this was interesting.. I used a Note 4 for 3 years, I hiked the same 14 mile route using its GPS and the Runkeeper app around 20 times and it always said between 13.95 and 14.06 miles. First time out this weekend on the same trail with the Note 8. It totals 13.59 miles...

Google Play Services is using a lot of battery juice... even more than the screen. I googled this, and I have set down my sync settings... i have 2 gmail accounts, syncing mail and contacts only. It did not help. Right now, for example, in 2 hours since the phone was fully charged, it is down...

and 5 hours after I cancel my order I get the notice that it will be shipped next week. LOL @ Samsung, I bet they send me a phone for the canceled order...

I just went to Best Buy and found the freebie offers are also good if I bought it there. They had a couple black ones in stock and were allowed to sell me one. There was a $150 off deal if you pay monthly, but they allowed a down payment large enough that I only have 44 cents a month on my...

Best Buy web page says it would arrive Tuesday the 19th if ordered today to get the freebies, no in store pickup. So really its wait for Samsung and the free stuff, or cancel and get just the phone tomorrow in-store. I will be thinking about that all evening.

I'm tempted to cancel and order from Best Buy, you still get to redeem for the same freebie(s) if you order by today... but how long will it take to get that... if i walk into the store tomorrow I can get one, but sans freebies I would suspect. If it was going to be until Oct 1 I would...

what Ive seen in today's messages is anyone who ordered a verizon variant after 9/1 still has no update and no notifications... is there anyone who would break that pattern?

I have not. Ordered Sept 6. Verizon variant. Order status still says pre-order. I have received no communication of any kind since the order, I have no idea what to expect. My card had the authorization hit, which (edit) is still there reducing my available credit line (not that I plan...