Recent content by frozentundra1

I have a problem where the speakers distort and sound terrible, particularly at LOW volume settings. It was like this straight out of the box. Even the google assistant sounds distorted when volume is approximately 1/4. Higher volume settings seems to somewhat alleviate the problem. It...

Thanks, that is a good recommendation. I've had Moto G models for my last two phones. Current one I'm trying to replace is a beat up G5 Plus. They are really nice bang for the buck, but I have been quite unimpressed with their lack of security updates and would like to try out a phone with a...

I would like a phone with a large screen, software and security updates, decent camera, and good battery life would also be nice. I would like to spend as much under $400 as possible. The Nokia 7 Plus looks like the absolutely perfect phone to me, but it doesn't support the correct bands for...

I am looking to buy my 11 year old a dumb phone, strictly for family and emergency communication. The smaller the better. Battery and durability are additional priorities. I had bought her a smartphone with unlimited talk and data, but she didn't like the fact that the phone was keeping...

Mine is the 4gb model. I invested the extra money with the idea that it would be a good enough phone to last me a while and the extra ram would future proof it a little. I could live with it, if only the cellular signal were on par with my Moto G3 or the hand-me-down iPhones I've used...

That was a heavy screen use day for me. I think it was well over an hour. That's why I was surprised to see that the screen was only accounted 10% of battery use over that 12 hour period. My phone was down to about 30% charge. "Google App" and "Google Services" accounted for 20%(29% of 70%)...

Wondering if this is typical? Have only had this phone for a few weeks. I usually don't pay particular attention to how power is being consumed, but I could have sworn that with other phones the screen was always the #1 power consumer. This says that "google app" and "google services"...

I am not very happy with my Moto G5 Plus. In many ways I preferred my Moto G3. My G5 Plus has more software glitches, especially with Google Now and Assistant. It doesn't seem significantly faster than my Moto 3 in my typical mundane use. The camera doesn't seem to process images well in...

Thanks Jerry! You're THE MAN. I'm going to go ahead and order the Lenovo through the link in the article. This should be an interesting adventure for me. I'm good with tools and machines, but I've never messed with hardware in a computer. It'll be my first experience with Ubuntu as well...

The Best Chromebox | Android Central I can't find a comments section on the article. I'm wondering if the ASUS Chromebox M004U will get Play Store App compatibility? Don't see it specifically on "the list". Also, wondering if the Lenovo ThinkCentre Chromebox will get apps? Are the Memory and...

The Best Chromebox | Android Central I can't find a comments section on the article. I'm wondering if the ASUS Chromebox M004U will get Play Store App compatibility? Don't see it specifically on "the list". Also, wondering if the Lenovo ThinkCentre Chromebox will get apps? Are the Memory...

I agree with you completely. I've seldom had any success when calling 611 without having to go through the same flow-chart style question and answer session with CSR's that are trained to keep you on the flow-chart at all costs. Outside the box critical thinking seems to be quite discouraged...

Thank you very much for the clarification. I have never been very into technology stuff and apparently just take things like that for granted. It's amazing how much I've learned about the strange new world of hardware, software, operating systems, industries built around data collection, and...

I just noticed that I'm only getting 3G in my rural community with the Moto G. I used to get 4G with the iPhone 4s. Is this because the Moto is missing band 12? Kind of dissapointed. This is something I hadn't anticipated.

What Marshmallow does give that I am most interested in, is some kind of update to google Now , and ability to control app permissions. I'm wondering about peoples opinions about these issues in particular. How much does google now improve? Does controlling app permissions work well, or...