Recent content by mikec2008

Which one of the Tech21 cases did you pick up? The clear on, or the slim green "pine"? The case that comes with the 7t provides decent protection and looks good with the colors of the phone. Clear cases tend to discolor after a bit of time though.

I ordered the V40 on Friday as well with zero down. (longtime T-Mobile customer with good credit.) Also trading in my v30 on JUMP, which I have enjoyed a lot. I'll keep the V30 for a week or so to make sure all's good before sending it in.

Thanks for the feedback. I always have wi-fi calling turned off. However, it seems to be a moot point now. After the latest round of app updates - with some Google apps in there (Google, Gmail) - battery life is back to good. In fact, a little better. Go figure.

I'm trying to figure out if it's a bad app I installed recently - or one that updated and is now sucking battery. The phone does run warmer now. T-Mobile still is using too much battery. Today was particularly bad (see attached photo). I'm at the point of a factory reset.

Update: Battery life is still pretty bad. The T-Mobile app only slightly better. No other app seems to be using significant (over 2%) battery - except for android OS/android system The battery last me barely 10 hours (usually under) with not even an hour of screen on time, normal to light...

For the past week or so, the battery life on my V30 has rapidly gotten worse. Tonight the phone is at 12% from a full charge after just 4 hours. The main culprits? The T-mobile app and Android OS. Looks like I can actually uninstall the T-mobile app. If that doesn't work, then I will need to...

Food mode-BBQ Chicken Pizza :)

Some night shots from Saturday. All on auto.

That's just me being close to the cup and focusing on it. No extra processing/editing.

That's a pretty accurate representation of that part of the sky on that day. The reflection on the blue car was from higher up in the sky.

so far liking this camera MUCH more than the V20

While taking a walk the other day

That's something I've been noticing as well. After the initial setup, this phone hasn't gotten hot. In fact, it's been very cool.

Nice light painting! Have you posted a simple tutorial for how you did this?

a few test shots (not sure how to rotate the pics):