Recent content by stridr69

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    Battery Life discussion thread.

    ...kicker is...almost as good...
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    Coronavirus Crushing S20 Launch - Sales Down 50%

    I just picked up a Pixel 4 thru T-Mobile for $435(inc. tax) I'll just wait six months and pick up a Ultra for half price.
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    HEADS UP: No WiFi calling with BYOD even if your plan includes it...

    iPhone 6 as well. Brought over from Verizon and WiFi AND VoLTE work like a charm.
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    T-Mobile Autopay Issue - Anyone Esle?

    I've used auto pay now for the last 14 months. Works great, never have a problem and I love the convenience. The last 2 months on Post-Paid-prior to that on the $30 Wally World Plan. :)
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    Battery Drain when using WiFi

    Your girlfriend is the smart one here in this thread.
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    Problems receiving mms messages

    VoLTE uses data for voice calls vs the CDMA network. Calls sound like old school landline phones. Unfortunately Verizon has no decent fallback when you leave a 4g area hence the dropped calls. Which is why I dropped them...:)
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    Anyone go back to iPhone after giving the s6 a try?

    That site isn't even HTTPS encrypted. Use at your own risk.
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    Battery life issue

    Actually iPhone's have the same radios in all their phones worldwide . The problem is software. iPhones have only iOS to deal with. There's no "carrier" bloatware to deal with. An iPhone sold in the U.S. is the same phone sold in Saudi Arabia. All the internal radios are the same(Model A1522)...
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    Is the Verizon S6 still global?

    All VZW phones using their LTE 700 Mhz band are required to be unlocked by the F.C.C. Makes no difference if its a S6 or iP6+(which I have and now on T-Mobile) used in the U.S. or overseas.
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    towelroot by GeoHot

    I rooted yesterday with an 18 month old Droid Razr Maxx HD. Worked like a charm. And I'm on 4.4.2 as well. Far easier than jailbreaking my iPhone 3G back in the day. It's nice not having all of that Verizon bloatware on the phone anymore. I say "Go for it!".
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    Will my device receive the update to Android 4.4?

    According to Motorola's site, the Droid RAZR HD (regular and developer edition), Droid RAZR MAXX HD, Droid RAZR M (regular and developer edition), Electrify M, and the Atrix HD. So, there are some surprises in there, especially the Atrix HD on AT&T. That device never really caught on, and the...
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    Your first impressions of the Note2 (Give us your review!)

    You're holding the Note 2 wrong. Hence the slow loading... ;)