Recent content by Whooricane

I live in the Netherlands. The official sales price would be around $850 here. The offer I found was a special offer in connection with renewing my mobile contract, so I only would have to pay around $650. On second look though, the 4a 5g is clearly cheaper than just the 60 bucks I mentioned...

Well, they do have both models of the 4a. The point is, the pixel 5 is only 60 bucks more than the 4a 5g. And especially the water resistance and the slightly smaller screen of the Pixel 5 just seem more appealing to me! Maybe another store will get on par with their pricing soonish, but from...

Small update. So I went to the shop the other day, but even though I had an appointment and made it clear I want to see/have a Pixel 5, they only discovered when I was in the shop that they don't have a single Pixel 5 in stock. :confused: They are ordered, but nobody knows when they will arrive...

Yes of course they got a reputation to loose. But so do other companies that did this kind of things before... Not saying google is doing those kind of things, but yea obtaining data about everyone is their core business after all. I get your point though that I also dont think google would do...

Hi Mustang! Thanks for your welcome and your reply as well. I agree with you, when it comes to security in terms of preventing a third party from accessing my data I think google is excellent. We as users are definitely the weakest link there! I'm more worried about the data giant itself...

Hey B. Diddy! Thanks for the warm welcome and your response. I get the same, I still kinda trust google with my data, but with the addendum that I want to stay in control of what I share and what not. If I look up what they know about me, I think I have for the bigger part done a decent job so...

Hi guys and gals, I am on the point of buying a new mobile, my old Xperia x compact is now 4 years old and showing signs that its ready for retirement. For several reasons, the Pixel 5 is pretty much the only device atm I see fitting for my needs. But the phone being a google device also causes...