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http://www.cultofandroid.com/62256/galaxy-s5-google-play-edition-will-launch-later-today/
Clearly it didn't launch, but it looks like going to happen. Maybe we'll get a rom out of it.
You know, I'd be excited, but honestly TouchWiz has done a fairly good job at keeping close to stock android this time around. Besides the fact that I don't have the toggles that I would get from the normal stock android launcher, I can't really find much to grip against this version.
That being said battery life is always the determinate factor, so I guess we'll see where that leaves things.
I'm indifferent, I've always loved the battery life of AOSP android but TouchWiz, in my opinion and does a great job on the S4 and even better now on the 5. Plus, it has always been helpful with S-Health, Notes and similar utilities. To me, I'm glad I grabbed the stock T-Mobile version and then just trim things off as I see fit. It runs as smooth as anything else, far as I can tell anyway.
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You know, I'd be excited, but honestly TouchWiz has done a fairly good job at keeping close to stock android this time around. Besides the fact that I don't have the toggles that I would get from the normal stock android launcher, I can't really find much to grip against this version.
That being said battery life is always the determinate factor, so I guess we'll see where that leaves things.
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I can gripe about one thing for sure: no lock screen widgets. That is a senseless ommision of a basic Android feature that I find very useful. Especially since the weather info on the Samsung lock screen doesn't like to update automatically.
The phone's been great outside of that.
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I can gripe about one thing for sure: no lock screen widgets. That is a senseless ommision of a basic Android feature that I find very useful. Especially since the weather info on the Samsung lock screen doesn't like to update automatically.
The phone's been great outside of that.
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In all seriousness a large part of the population hated the whole lock screen widgets and from what I heard they were generally regarded as a bad move by Google. Sorry if you liked that. I think you might be able to pull a stock launcher from one of the prior builds and stick it in there and run it. May or may not work, I'm not a developer here but it is just an APK so it might.
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In all seriousness a large part of the population hated the whole lock screen widgets and from what I heard they were generally regarded as a bad move by Google. Sorry if you liked that. I think you might be able to pull a stock launcher from one of the prior builds and stick it in there and run it. May or may not work, I'm not a developer here but it is just an APK so it might.
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Maybe I'm doing something wrong with the Samsung weather app. Does yours update as you've scheduled it to?
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Maybe I'm doing something wrong with the Samsung weather app. Does yours update as you've scheduled it to?
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I had that issue until I turned on location services (GPS)
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Since the time I ordered my nexus I always had the curiosity to find out the different ways by which I could customize my nexus 6. And I am glad I bought the teak wood skinnova skin from gadgetshieldz. I have purchased this skin after bad experiences in the past from other manufacturers. But this one has surpassed them all. Right from the precise cuts of NEXUS and MOTO to the feel on the back this skin is as good as it can get and you cant ask for anything better. The packaging was also very good and this skin comes with a free screenguard which makes it even better. The skin has absolutely no trouble when used with a case being either tpu or a hard back case. I would love to see a bamboo wood skin in the list. I did order screen guards from gadgetshieldz earlier but from here on the skins also add to my shopping cart from them.
Got them from:
http://www.gadgetshieldz.in
There's another GadgetShieldz OP listed below where you could post your skin pictures instead of creating a new OP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2997107
Just looks like advertisement from the company... Although they do look good.
RedBlueGreen said:
Just looks like advertisement from the company... Although they do look good.
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This is my personal experience after using the skin, have done similar ones in the respective threads and I get nothing out of it just as you I guess. We are here to help and inform each other. And I dont work for gadgetshieldz either.
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This is my personal experience after using the skin, have done similar ones in the respective threads and I get nothing out of it just as you I guess. We are here to help and inform each other. And I dont work for gadgetshieldz either.
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I understand where you are coming from. I just mentioned it because there are many duplicate OP's floating around but I don't have any issue with it I just wanted to point it our in case you didn't see it. Its good to see other skins getting g reviewed beside the dominate 2 (dbrand and SW) which I wrote about. I'm interested in giving these a try as well now.
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I understand where you are coming from. I just mentioned it because there are many duplicate OP's floating around but I don't have any issue with it I just wanted to point it our in case you didn't see it. Its good to see other skins getting g reviewed beside the dominate 2 (dbrand and SW) which I wrote about. I'm interested in giving these a try as well now.
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Was just trying to let know. Nothing more.
Cheers mate.
Just wanted to share the custom skins that I am currently working on producing. I know there are tons of different places that do skins that are cookie cutter and let you pick colors, or just an image to print, but to those of us out there who want to stand out and make our phones unique, that doesn't quite cut it. I want quality materials but not the pick your color and look like the person next to you idea. I can appreciate what companies like Dbrand offer, but I want to be able to customize them a bit more. I will be offering some more basic ones like theirs down the line, but I am looking to give that fully custom experience to those out there who truly love their devices and want to show them off. There are some people out there who hate seeing their carrier branding or company names plastered on their device. There are those who are extremely brand loyal and want to proudly support them and show those around them what they are carrying. Whether you want your favorites sports team logo with a twist, you favorite rom developer / team logo, or even you own company logo to draw some attention when you pull your phone out, I want to deliver that experience.
I have been working on some of the skins and templates I have as well as testing different materials for ease of install, look, and durability. The Nexus 6 skins are 90% done in my eyes and the materials have been ironed out for the main part. I am looking to make skins that are truly unique and able to give you exactly the look that you want on your device. I will be taking orders and shipping soon. I am currently going to be pushing them locally in the Chicagoland area. There are a couple cell phone stores that I know that are willing to keep them on hand as well. Looking for some feedback on what you see here and some other possible ideas that you would like to see. After I get some feed back on what I have been working on, I will move forward. Looking forward to hear what you have to say.
UPDATE: To make things easier, please PM me, or email me at [email protected] if you are looking to order one. Trying to keepup on every message on the forum hasn't been the easiest with family things currently. The email listed is specifically for this project and I will be checking it multiple times daily!
dang nice job dude loving the spiderman skin lol.
alobear said:
dang nice job dude loving the spiderman skin lol.
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Thanks. That was the first one I did on my Nexus actually. Didn't want to take it off to test the others, but had to... There will be a future revision to it when I get the materials I am waiting on....
if it were all black like original venom that'd be sweet, can't wait for you to come with them, I already know I'll be placing a order ?
Any plans on iron man skin?
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Any plans on iron man skin?
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Shouldn't be a problem...He also has Candy skin in the works...!!!!!
matthew0776 said:
Shouldn't be a problem...He also has Candy skin in the works...!!!!!
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Whhhaaaatttttt?!?! Are u serious?! Nice!! Can't wait to see a candy on back it my phone!!
Galaxysm said:
Whhhaaaatttttt?!?! Are u serious?! Nice!! Can't wait to see a candy on back it my phone!!
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Yeah man...! Should be epic...!
Stuff in the works...
The venom skin: waiting on white carbon fiber to do it the way I want...
Iron man skin: definitely possible. I can see if I can throw one together... You looking like the arc reactor and maybe eyes showing through?
Testing : ghost images
Getting the idea of ghost images. The colors in use are for testing til I get my materials in.
Any feedback appreciated.
Nice work! Are you going to be able to have cutouts for the NEXUS lettering? I'd be interested if that's possible. I'm looking for a bright red and shiny skin. Dbrand or Slickwraps don't have bright, shiny colors.
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Nice work! Are you going to be able to have cutouts for the NEXUS lettering? I'd be interested if that's possible. I'm looking for a bright red and shiny skin. Dbrand or Slickwraps don't have bright, shiny colors.
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Pretty high chance that I will. I'll try and test it out later.
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The venom skin: waiting on white carbon fiber to do it the way I want...
Iron man skin: definitely possible. I can see if I can throw one together... You looking like the arc reactor and maybe eyes showing through?
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Would look nice. Should try making a picture 1st then make it in the nexus?
got side tracked...
Have had a bunch of stuff get in the way of my progress... family related stuff. Should be getting some more pics up soon...
Iron man mockups
Here are a couple options I am toying around with... let me know what you think. The colors can change, and doesn't need to be carbon fiber back.
Nexus lettering
wolfen69 said:
Nice work! Are you going to be able to have cutouts for the NEXUS lettering? I'd be interested if that's possible. I'm looking for a bright red and shiny skin. Dbrand or Slickwraps don't have bright, shiny colors.
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Got it with the logo and lettering, please keep in mind, this will icsrease the difficulty of install quite a bit.
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Got it with the logo and lettering, please keep in mind, this will icsrease the difficulty of install quite a bit.
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Awesome! Can you make me one in shiny bright red? (like the red Nexus 5) Also, how much for one?
price
wolfen69 said:
Awesome! Can you make me one in shiny bright red? (like the red Nexus 5) Also, how much for one?
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Can most likely do it for $10 (red isn't a premium material like carbon fiber etc) plus a couple bucks for shipping. I can send a backup one with it just in case (the install is not easy with the lettering)
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Can most likely do it for $10 (red isn't a premium material like carbon fiber etc) plus a couple bucks for shipping. I can send a backup one with it just in case (the install is not easy with the lettering)
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Very cool! PM me your address or PayPal account and I'll send the money. Will it be shiny bright red?
looking great man!
Site wide 25% sale is currently being offered by dBrand, for today only
TBT Buying a dBrand skin isn't that cheap even, if you are on constrained budget, like me being a student. So anyone keen to get a skin, we can order together.
Actually dBrand sends two sets of skins for every skin skin you order. The second basically becomes useless if you apply the first skin correctly.
This is my current wishlist to go for, and anybody interested, comment here if you want to team up (and save some money):
1. Black Camo: There newest skin, and the reason for sale. Though it looks good too. military finish type of.
2. Red Dragon: I have heard lot of praise about dragon skins. red one isn't very flashy, like carbon fibre red. dark red sort of color.
3. Bamboo Wood: i have always adored for woods skins. Ebony wood is also a good option.
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for example, the above wishlist combined with some skins for logo and camera cutouts,amounts to $24.51 (free shipping) that is approximately 1600. hence dividing in two, it splits into pocket friendly 800₹ for 3 skins
the sale has ended, hence this above example isn't applicable anymore
I am in.
I would like to order some skins for my onplus 5 too... And I stay in Delhi... Where do u put up?
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I would like to order some skins for my onplus 5 too... And I stay in Delhi... Where do u put up?
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that would be great!! I live in Jaipur but shipping to you won't be a problem at all. you want the same skins I want to get? btw those are best imo
Bro im up for Black camo or Red dragon(yeah only one,3 skins zyada hojayega)so if you are ordering one,lemme know
Fyi im from Pune.
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Bro im up for Black camo or Red dragon(yeah only one,3 skins zyada hojayega)so if you are ordering one,lemme know
Fyi im from Pune.
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all right bhai.
Is there any way. Can i join it now. Or offer was gone?
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Is there any way. Can i join it now. Or offer was gone?
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you can join too. am not at all in a hurry. though the offer has ended, but still it is good purchase for the quality
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you can join too. am not at all in a hurry. though the offer has ended, but still it is good purchase for the quality
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What about "gadgetshieldz". They also delivering the same as dbrand and the plus point is they made for India at just @499. Have u checked?
anas sami said:
What about "gadgetshieldz". They also delivering the same as dbrand and the plus point is they made for India at just @499. Have u checked?
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using gadgetshieldz here... great quality just like dbrand
it even comes with a backup one too
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using gadgetshieldz here... great quality just like dbrand
it even comes with a backup one too
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i have myself used gadgetshieldz. i was never presented with a backup skin though only one skin
Tried dBrand once for a different phone (Huawei P9). Installation was a pain and finally i threw it.
Question is, how easy is the installtion? because I may have tried incorrectly. Thanks.
red dragon dbrand
I'm also interested in buying red dragon dbrand skin for my op5... It costs around $10 ..but to avoid the shipping costs , have to order for $20 ...Anyone who is interested in buying dbrand skins with me, can ping me ....we can share $10 each....And I'm from Chennai...
I have couple of black/red dragon skins with me. Ping me if anyone's interested.
@AasimAmor check ur pm.
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I have couple of black/red dragon skins with me. Ping me if anyone's interested.
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Is it still available ?? ...im interested..!!
Keith Rocha said:
Is it still available ?? ...im interested..!!
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Yes. Where are you from, by the way?
and lets have this conversation in PM.
Include me too..wanna buy the new Camo...if anyone left who didn't bought still...
pm me even i want to buy new skin
Alternative skinslayer
Ashish.akc said:
Site wide 25% sale is currently being offered by dBrand, for today only
TBT Buying a dBrand skin isn't that cheap even, if you are on constrained budget, like me being a student. So anyone keen to get a skin, we can order together.
Actually dBrand sends two sets of skins for every skin skin you order. The second basically becomes useless if you apply the first skin correctly.
This is my current wishlist to go for, and anybody interested, comment here if you want to team up (and save some money):
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I stumbled across, this website SKINSLAYER.COM, their products are exactly like DBrands, and after giving it a shot I'm sort of convinced that I did get a bargain with them. so rather than pitching in together I'd go for the exact same 3M alternative in our country.
Pre-ordered the second it opened up. For foldables I've had the Z Fold 1 and 2, as well as the the X Fold. Love folders despite the problems and I'm looking forward to getting back into a Pixel without giving up my folding action.
I'll be selling the watch new in the box, anyone know how one goes about that?
im in australia so i cant buy it, its not like i could afford it anyways lmao
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Pre-ordered the second it opened up. For foldables I've had the Z Fold 1 and 2, as well as the the X Fold. Love folders despite the problems and I'm looking forward to getting back into a Pixel without giving up my folding action.
I'll be selling the watch new in the box, anyone know how one goes about that?
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I'm all in also. Was thinking about holding off until the 8 Pro... especially since it's supposed to have a flat screen, but nah. A foldable seems like it'll be more fun.
Not really concerned about the price or or any other first glance, hot takes from influencers. I am however concerned about durability as I've never had a folding device. I made sure to select the Pixel protection (or whatever the heck it's called) option from the Google Store.
Anyhow, you should start the traditional pre-order/shipping/delivery thread.
Edit: I started the shipping thread.
For the price of a new Google Pixel Fold I'd prefer to buy a 90s Japanese hatchback instead
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Pre-ordered the second it opened up. For foldables I've had the Z Fold 1 and 2, as well as the the X Fold. Love folders despite the problems and I'm looking forward to getting back into a Pixel without giving up my folding action.
I'll be selling the watch new in the box, anyone know how one goes about that?
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Currently have a fold3 and have pre-ordered the pixel fold. Love the software of the zfold and think it's a better phone. Unfortunately the aspect ratio is rubbish and this is the one place pixel has it nailed which is why I pre-ordered. Currently have the watch 5 pro so not sure which watch to keep and which to sell.
Also I'm looking at building some custom ROMs again which I haven't been able to do on zfold 3
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Currently have a fold3 and have pre-ordered the pixel fold. Love the software of the zfold and think it's a better phone. Unfortunately the aspect ratio is rubbish and this is the one place pixel has it nailed which is why I pre-ordered. Currently have the watch 5 pro so not sure which watch to keep and which to sell.
Also I'm looking at building some custom ROMs again which I haven't been able to do on zfold 3
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i wonder what cool features custom roms will bring to folding phones, itll be exciting to see
I also pre-ordered. They almost priced themselves out of a sale to me, but they offered me a GREAT deal on my trade-in, so I couldn't resist.
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i wonder what cool features custom roms will bring to folding phones, itll be exciting to see
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Porting
w_tapper said:
i wonder what cool features custom roms will bring to folding phones, itll be exciting to see
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Getting anything from the pixel 7 booting like aicp or paranoid Android booted won't be too difficult but how well they'll work with the dual screen is a bigger question. Hopefully some more talented people than me will work on the fold as well
I have about the same luck with folders as I do rectangles as far as durability goes so I'm not losing sleep over it.
I can say for sure, it's hard to go back to the old rectangle after having a folding phone. You can, it just feels so limiting.
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I have about the same luck with folders as I do rectangles as far as durability goes so I'm not losing sleep over it.
I can say for sure, it's hard to go back to the old rectangle after having a folding phone. You can, it just feels so limiting.
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Thx for the reassurance on durability. First foldable I'll have, so wasn't sure... hence the protection.
In fairness I don't break too many phones and while there is an inherent weakness in the screen and folding mechanism that doesn't exist with a rectangle your handling tends to necessarily be more careful.
I'm not talking about walking around on eggshells, it's the form factor itself. Foldable are heavy enough that when dropped in your jacket pocket they can actually swing the jacket around to where it will hit the car door when you get in the car. Little things like that keep you a bit more aware of the phone more than you are with a rectangle.
You also don't handle it the same way because you may or may not unfold it, just that possibility makes you more particular about how you hold it and keeps you from whipping it out and waving it about in the same way you do with a rectangle. It's a small thing but it's present.
I guess an easy way to quantify it might be to wander over to the Z fold forums and give them a quick look for issues. Pick an older phone like the Z fold 2 to give people time to break them and post about it. You won't see much there, you can break them but they're not as fragile as you might think. I know I went in expecting the worst but for me the only thing that surprised was what they survived through; not what they didn't.
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Thx for the reassurance on durability. First foldable I'll have, so wasn't sure... hence the protection.
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I've had the z fold 3 for nearly 2 years and have dropped it more times than I care to remember. Durability wise the only issue I've had is the inner screen protector. It comes unstuck/fractures along the crease. You can remove it but I just had mine replaced twice but Samsung for £10 a time
I took the screen protector off the second, left the first one on: The Z fold 1 was a little sketchy compared to the second. After some time with the ZF2 I felt comfortable removing it, feels better when swiping without it.
Thx for the responses. Wasn't really concerned about the outer portion... mainly the screen, so thanks for adding stuff about the protector in there. The only thing I've heard of regarding the Z Fold series was the protector bubbling.
I haven't broken a phone since the Nexus 4. Even then, it was just the back glass Still have it in my collection as a matter of fact.
Anyhow, I'm no longer slightly concerned about screen issues and didn't want to derail this thread. Back to being about who is in.
Im very tempted to be honest, I love the form factor, and I a always loved pixels. I'm in the UK, but can't seem to get the option to trade in my Fold 4 though.
Quick question though, with the google store, does the funds get taken from the account as soon as you ore order? Or when it ships.
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Im very tempted to be honest, I love the form factor, and I a always loved pixels. I'm in the UK, but can't seem to get the option to trade in my Fold 4 though.
Quick question though, with the google store, does the funds get taken from the account as soon as you ore order? Or when it ships.
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It's stupid isn't it. In the USA they are offering $800 for the fold 3 but I'm in the UK also and they only offer £330 trade in. I can sell my z fold 3 on eBay for £500. Samsung and Google really screw UK user's on trade ins and freebies
I ordered using the interest free payment scheme and 1st payment comes out next month which might be before I get the device
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It's stupid isn't it. In the USA they are offering $800 for the fold 3 but I'm in the UK also and they only offer £330 trade in. I can sell my z fold 3 on eBay for £500. Samsung and Google really screw UK user's on trade ins and freebies
I ordered using the interest free payment scheme and 1st payment comes out next month which might be before I get the device
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Does seem really strange! We do seem to get had with the trade in prices.
I may well do the interest free payments as well. Is there an option to pay it all off in the future if needed?
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Does seem really strange! We do seem to get had with the trade in prices.
I may well do the interest free payments as well. Is there an option to pay it all off in the future if needed?
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I've used Karna before to buy on Samsung. From what I remember there was but think might have been early repayment charge which is stupid if it's interest free
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I've used Karna before to buy on Samsung. From what I remember there was but think might have been early repayment charge which is stupid if it's interest free
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Ah, Klarna, I think they declined me the last time I tried to use them. I'll see if it works this time.
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Ah, Klarna, I think they declined me the last time I tried to use them. I'll see if it works this time.
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Just asked what I earn and how much my mortgage/rent was nothing else lol. Just make something up