KrisND

KrisND , 9 months ago

I’m in a very small town, we only have a bar. $100/mo for 500mb/s up and down, at least I actually get that though. Rarely is it less, but they also hooked us all up with fiber when they ran the fiber thru the center of the city. Price is also largely because they are literally the only internet provider unless you go with satellite – which I was considering but with the weather here…probably not ideal.

KrisND , 9 months ago

It’s a pretty long read but overall it’s very informative and interesting if IT history is your thing. Even better if you use text to speech.

KrisND , 9 months ago

Yeah that’s an interesting read, thanks for sharing!

KrisND , 9 months ago

I swear, I paid those tolls!

KrisND , 9 months ago

allegations that Marta removed an individual under the age of 14, who was not a family member, without obtaining parental consent and subsequently confined them.

The most information I’ve found so far, gonna see later whats public record. But regardless, kidnapped a child by no parent consent and confined them. fresherslive.com/…/fabian-marta-arrested-why-was-…

KrisND OP , 9 months ago

I think the amount of non Play Store/App Store users overall is very small. With GraphineOS at least I can restrict the app.

KrisND OP , 9 months ago

Sweet, thanks for the info I’ll check it out!

KrisND OP , 9 months ago

Yeah, makes sense. Even if there was an option to buy the lifetime and download I would. But its a valid point it’d be too easy for people to share it then.

Thats why I think a licensing method would be best, like Threema has. You can download the app but can’t use it without a license key. Even still, it would be a lot of work.

Just disappointed I can’t support it, but its also my decision to not have the play store 🤷

KrisND OP , 9 months ago

Nice! I am very excited for the new lock screen features! Since my 7 Pro is the daily driver, thanks to all the call/text features, I haven’t tried out the beta yet.

KrisND OP , 9 months ago

Well, I might have to start digging more things up for pixel community! 😈

Honestly, when I got the 7a about a week ago I was very surprised…like I have loved the 7 Pro since like Nov. But the 7a feels so much better, it’s thicker and I prefer the feel. If only it had the 7 Pro camera.

It was super easy setup, no gotchas moments thankfully! Love the quality of Pixel and interested in GraphineOS for awhile but didn’t want to flash my primary. I’ve gotten everything setup, even the Aurora Store thru F-Droid allowed me to install apps from the Play Store. But notifications can be an issue if you don’t install Google Services, I like the added control and because of that the battery life is much better…but can’t use as primary only because the stock Pixel with the call/text filtering is my most beloved feature. And I wouldn’t expect banking apps to work at all…you can but it’s not easy. The NFC payments is great, I just leave my license and 1 card in the glovebox no more wallet! 🙏

KrisND OP , 9 months ago

Personally, I really only play CODM and I noticed better performance on the Pixel. I honestly believe it’s thanks to the extra ram. But even the screen seems smoother, which I believe is because iPhone’s isn’t “locked” in at 120hz. For gaming, the main thing I had to really get use to was the camera on the pixel was physically painful! At least on the 13 Pro Max, I had sometimes chopping graphics on all high settings but the battery did last a lot longer.

KrisND OP , 9 months ago

I just worry about how stable it is, since I have to have my phone for work. That’s the only reason I haven’t tried any of the betas.

KrisND OP , 9 months ago

The EU did pass a bill that will make all phones sold in the EU required to have a user serviceable, no tools required method of battery replacement by 2027. Hopefully, this would provide more options elsewhere too.

If you don’t mind me asking, why is the removable battery so important? I do believe devices should be user serviceable (maybe frame.work will make a phone one day).

KrisND OP , 9 months ago

The flash over to GraphineOS was super easy! Downside is no call filtering/holding features, NFC payment, banking apps and some notification issues with apps that only supply notifications using google push services.

I’m quite happy with it, better battery life and you truly have full control. Nothing is 100% and even if you want you can download Aurora Store thru F-Droid to download apps from Google Play Store with-out even needing an account. I wouldn’t be surprised if I flash my primary/work phone to GraphineOS.

But there is plenty out there to make your own custom OS too, based off Android. It’s a lot of work to cut out all the Google parts though.