If anyone's interested Cowboom (Bestbuy company) has the G watch for $69.99.
www.cowboom.com
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got one today
mine has shipped so is it pre owned or refurbished I'm confused by that
Got one. They are usually preowned
hope mines in good shape, got the protection plan as well.
Just ordered mine this morning! I payed $84, not bad at all in my book. Used, but the pictures of the Watch looked to be good shape. I'm, more or less, just satisfying a curiosity by buying it this cheap. Worse case scenario I can turn it around. Better than paying damn near $200 for it! For those still interested I used a Coupon Code from here: http://www.retailmenot.com/view/cowboom.com, and that saved me $60 off a pre-owned one! Sorry ahead of time if I wasn't supposed to post that link.
$69.99?? Wow...just wow...that's a serious no brainer!
got one as well..came in yesterday and flashed the ROM already.
trying to see what's different with the ROM..don't see any new watch faces..wasn't that one of the things the ROM has?
which one
Got mines yesterday! Got the white gold one as that was the only one I could get in stock. It came in a white small box with custom made foam pads, guess it did not come with the original box or a manual but that's okay! The watch looks brand new and the bands look new as well. I have ordered leather black bands to replace the white ones as I am not a fan of them haha. All in all so far it has been working great. The price was an awesome deal than the Moto 360 I had bought a while ago but sadly returned it as the hype got to me and the price was just a bit much for me right now.
Love my G watch, I think I made a good choice almost dished the money for moto360 but seen this deal and bought it on impulse
got mine in hands today, its awesome!
just an FYI, i peeled the top tape off my G and was in a meeting later that day & noticed it looked weird around the sides..there are actually 4 more pieces of tape around the watch edges:
2 that run down each side
1 on either side of microphone
so FYI, theres alot more plastic on this watch than it seems at first glance.
the best part is my watch came with bootloader unlocked, so all i need to do is root it
I got mine from cowboom as well. I was on the fence as to whether I even needed a smartwatch. So this deal was easy for me, as I was waiting for the G Watch R originally, but I also can't justify $200 - $300.
So far I like it. Haven't nearly begun to use it to its potential. I am not one to talk to devices, so it will take some time.
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the best part is my watch came with bootloader unlocked, so all i need to do is root it
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That's awesome!
How can you tell if BL is unlocked?
If you restart your watch and see an open padlock, it means its unlocked, or you can enable developer options and adb reboot bootloader to check
Should be getting mine today. Waiting for UPS to deliver.
Got a few watch faces already set up on facer. [emoji106]
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Okay, so since I'm having an issue with the styluses (I believe it's proper grammer?) I'd like to purchase one from one of you guys here. If i'm not mistaken, when you buy a New Tilt 2 It comes with an extra stylus. So, I want the original charocoal stylus. If anyone has one PM me or just post here. It'd be greatly appreciated.
Actually, since you asked...
From wikipedia:
There exists minor controversy about the correct pluralization of "stylus". The form "styli" or even "stylii" has become acceptable, even among major American manufacturers of styluses and online dictionaries, based on the assertion that it is a direct loanword from Latin. However, "stylus" is in fact an English word based on the Latin word "stilus", and is more appropriately pluralized in English as "styluses". Use of "stylii" is considered incorrect, as it is based on the nonexistent Latin word "stylius".
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So, you are indeed correct! lol sorry, I just get a kick out of that every time I hear it.
Wow lol, so I have been right the whole time. I'm always seeing threads where people say "styli" and I get discouraged from using "styluses" in fear I may be wrong. This clears up everything and now... I will rule the world of styluses...
Please post your request in the marketplace forum.
Russ
They sell them on ebay all day long.
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Okay, so since I'm having an issue with the styluses (I believe it's proper grammer?) I'd like to purchase one from one of you guys here. If i'm not mistaken, when you buy a New Tilt 2 It comes with an extra stylus. So, I want the original charocoal stylus. If anyone has one PM me or just post here. It'd be greatly appreciated.
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I just bought 3 through HTCPedia and though the price was good (3 for $19.99 incl. shipping) they turned out to be for Touch Pro 2 not the Tilt 2, so they were gray and chrome as opposed to charcoal and chrome. When I went back and looked at the site closer, I found I could have bought the AT&T colored stylus at $9.99 for one. I also wanted to comment on one peculiar thing about my purchase. Shipping within the US is free, okay great it takes 7-8 days to arrive, but it was free. When they show up, they show up in an envelope smaller than normal first class mail which begs the question, why in the hell did I have to wait 8 days for a tiny envelope to make it from one coast to the other when even standard mail would have maid it in 3? Really FedEx ground is the choice for sending an envelope than was barely 3" x 5"??
If I order again, maybe I will send them a SASE. Ha
PurpleLlamaLover said:
Okay, so since I'm having an issue with the styluses (I believe it's proper grammer?) I'd like to purchase one from one of you guys here. If i'm not mistaken, when you buy a New Tilt 2 It comes with an extra stylus. So, I want the original charocoal stylus. If anyone has one PM me or just post here. It'd be greatly appreciated.
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I just bought 3 through HTCPedia and though the price was good (3 for $19.99 incl. shipping) they turned out to be for Touch Pro 2 not the Tilt 2, so they were gray and chrome as opposed to charcoal and chrome. When I went back and looked at the site closer, I found I could have bought the AT&T colored stylus at $9.99 for one. I also wanted to comment on one peculiar thing about my purchase. Shipping within the US is free, okay great it takes 7-8 days to arrive, but it was free. When they show up, they show up in an envelope smaller than normal first class mail which begs the question, why in the hell did I have to wait 8 days for a tiny envelope to make it from one coast to the other when even standard mail would have maid it in 3? Really FedEx ground is the choice for sending an envelope than was barely 3" x 5"??
If I order again, maybe I will send them a SASE. Ha
Thought I would share this if anyone is looking for a flyer. TechforLess is selling open box and refurbished flyers for $179 and $199. I have no affiliation with this site but I'm hoping to help someone since people are still looking for these. This is a steal and I would order one if I did not already have one.
http://www.techforless.com/cgi-bin/...o&utm_medium=cj&utm_campaign=cj&utm_source=cj
If you go through my coupons com, then you can get ten percent off, but you better act fast because the site is getting hammered and stock is going fast
Nice, I just picked up a second Flyer. Hmmm..Why did I just do that? Oh well I'm sure I can find someplace to use it. Price was just too good to pass up. Good Pre-Black Friday Deal.
Picked one up earlier tonight, can't wait for it to get here. Got the TouchPad up for sale now haha.
Took a risk on this as well. Hope it pans out.
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Nice, I just picked up a second Flyer. Hmmm..Why did I just do that? Oh well I'm sure I can find someplace to use it. Price was just too good to pass up. Good Pre-Black Friday Deal.
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Because it's simply an awesome tablet?
I wish we had things like that over here...
I use this as a Daily internet portal, listening to music on Spotify, ebook, sketch design concepts, taking notes for work. Anytime I travel, this Little tablet is the one thing I take with me on the plane. I don't really play that many games on it, some and it does a decent job for that. So I think these Specs will be fine as long as the Apps I use doesn't require a Quad-Core. Might gift another tablet to myself, but probably sell it to a co-worker who might need the all around awesomeness of HTC Flyer at cost.
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If you go through my coupons com, then you can get ten percent off, but you better act fast because the site is getting hammered and stock is going fast
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I can't find the link at the my coupons site. I'd like the extra 10 percent off. Is it over or does anyone have a link?
FYI tech for less also has these on sale at Amazon
looks like the coupon is down now =(, i have a sad feeling that some of these orders may be getting cancelled
Just got in for the $199 Open Box HTC Flyer. I'm so glad I waited. I came so close to buying this afternoon and then I went to work at 4pm to 2 am came home and it was $100 cheaper then the $299 I was gonna pay.
FYI: I just checked eBay and they are still selling for around $290 used.
Looks like they sold out of the refurbs that were $180.
OUT Of Stock but got mine with 3 left.
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Took a risk on this as well. Hope it pans out.
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Hey now! Please don't. Abandon those of us following your work on the EVO View!
AllproJJ said:
Just got in for the $199 Open Box HTC Flyer. I'm so glad I waited. I came so close to buying this afternoon and then I went to work at 4pm to 2 am came home and it was $100 cheaper then the $299 I was gonna pay.
FYI: I just checked eBay and they are still selling for around $290 used.
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Same here. It was $295 and I almost bought one but went to Best Buy to ***** at them in person for jerking me around. I come home about an hour later (found a friend camping outside Best Buy) and it was $199.49! I couldn't click buy fast enough. Thank you Best Buy but you still suck.
I also bought one from techforless. We will see what happens. They got good reviews on Google shopper.
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I live in Colorado Springs and have purchased from Tech for less many times, to all that have doubts, I would say you have nothing to worry about and will receive a quality product for the price, the reason they did this is because they had over 800 yesterday and when they have a large amout of inventory they do what is called a fire sale and that is how they move a lot of merchandise in a very short period of time. I wish I would have seen the sale would have liked one myself, OH WELL I guess I just missed out. Congrats to all that got one you got a heck of a deal!!!
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I live in Colorado Springs and have purchased from Tech for less many times, to all that have doubts, I would say you have nothing to worry about and will receive a quality product for the price, the reason they did this is because they had over 800 yesterday and when they have a large amout of inventory they do what is called a fire sale and that is how they move a lot of merchandise in a very short period of time. I wish I would have seen the sale would have liked one myself, OH WELL I guess I just missed out. Congrats to all that got one you got a heck of a deal!!!
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I got it because of you moe, thank you VERY much.
I've just read on Android Police that HTC has acknowledged that there is a problem with their button design on the N9 (sunken with little travel) and they are going to provide a new type of button for there newer batches of the nexus 9. Anyone know any details about this?
Newer models will have buttons that aren't sunk in. Manufacturers do stuff like that all the time. That's the rough part of being an early adopter
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That's crap, I'd want my money back
If you bought it from Amazon or Best Buy, you shouldn't have an issue at all. If you bought from Google, they'll swap you. I'd say you're in fine shape.
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I've just read on Android Police that HTC has acknowledged that there is a problem with their button design on the N9 (sunken with little travel) and they are going to provide a new type of button for there newer batches of the nexus 9. Anyone know any details about this?
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Are you sure that's what you read? Can you link to "HTC's acknowledgement"?
Because all I'm seeing are articles pointing to a Reddit user who has compared 2 devices after an RMA. We all know that not every device has sunken buttons. So how could such a conclusion be made?
This seems like the exact same situation as the Nexus 5 "revision" which became viral news in December 2013, a short 1 month after the phone's launch. Again a single community post was what sparked it and no official word from Google or LG was ever made.
That turned out to be false as new N5's to this day can have loose buttons and every N5 ever made can be identified as "rev_11". Sounding familiar to anyone?
It's practically unheard of to get a hardware revision after only 1 month.
You are right. The article is really only referencing a single user on Reddit. I guess HTC never really "officially" took responsibility.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...y-volume-and-power-buttons-on-newer-nexus-9s/
I asked Amazon for a replacement of my n9 serial HT4A and today I received a HT4B with power and volume buttons that now are usable...
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Has anyone already tried to return an early model (11/04) bought on PlayStore for an exchange ? Since there is no official statement from either google or HTC, I wonder how to proceed...
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Has anyone already tried to return an early model (11/04) bought on PlayStore for an exchange ? Since there is no official statement from either google or HTC, I wonder how to proceed...
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I got a first day White 32GB from Google Play, and the volume up button is now almost flush with the housing, called google and they organised a replacement - should be here today.
The SN of the new one indicates that it was made around a week later - not holding my breath for anything any better this time around.
I just got my replacement, volume up button pretty much the same, and about an inch of lightbleed at the top of the screen.
I have just contacted Google and requested a refund - they need to escalate it to a manager since its been 15 days since I got my original device.
Going to wait and see if these hardware issues get solved.
I know I have defended Google and HTC in previous threads, but I feel that for £399, I should have a device that passes quality control.
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I know I have defended Google and HTC in previous threads, but I feel that for £399, I should have a device that passes quality control.
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As an early nexus devices adopter, I do agree ! I didn't try to return my nexus 5 and its bad speaker, as it wasn't a deal breaker for me. But for the N9, considering that google sold it to us as a premium device (489€, ouch !) I expect a premium build quality.
I'll send them an email this week-end, will keep y'all informed if you're interested.
Kind of annoyed, my buttons aren't great and the back makes quite a loud popping sound under light pressure so I decided to RMA it (mine was manufactured Oct 16th) and the one I've just been sent as a replacement was manufactured Oct 15th, so BEFORE my current one, despite the fact it was sent around a month later. So it seems unlikely the buttons will be fixed
I bought one on launch day from Best Buy and the buttons were very low profile which made them hard to locate. However, they did function fine. I returned that tablet because Amazon had it $50 cheaper last week with a $50 Google Play credit and I received it this week. The buttons on the new one stick out much further and are much easier to locate (I like them much better). I do, however, feel there is more light bleed on the new one especially at the top and lower left corner when holding in portrait mode.
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Kind of annoyed, my buttons aren't great and the back makes quite a loud popping sound under light pressure so I decided to RMA it (mine was manufactured Oct 16th) and the one I've just been sent as a replacement was manufactured Oct 15th, so BEFORE my current one, despite the fact it was sent around a month later. So it seems unlikely the buttons will be fixed
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Where do you see the manufactured date? I can't seem to find it.
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I asked Amazon for a replacement of my n9 serial HT4A and today I received a HT4B with power and volume buttons that now are usable...
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OT: Unfortunately, with a reboot in the night, I see the lightbleed problem that was not present in the previous HT4A....
The worst is that I had a chat again with a guy of Amazon Italy and he told me that Amazon, HTC and Google are aware of this problem and the policy is to not exchange it since you can still have the possibility to receive a unit with the same problem....but, for my case, there is always the opportunity within 30 days to return it and get money back.
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I bought one on launch day from Best Buy and the buttons were very low profile which made them hard to locate. However, they did function fine. I returned that tablet because Amazon had it $50 cheaper last week with a $50 Google Play credit and I received it this week. The buttons on the new one stick out much further and are much easier to locate (I like them much better). I do, however, feel there is more light bleed on the new one especially at the top and lower left corner when holding in portrait mode.
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Where do you see the manufactured date? I can't seem to find it.
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It's deciphered in the serial number. I don't have the key anymore
Ah well, Google have denied my refund request.
Going to trade it in for cash at a shop in town, and probably buy an ipad.
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Ah well, Google have denied my refund request.
Going to trade it in for cash at a shop in town, and probably buy an ipad.
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You can still try returning it for replacement from Google.
Just got an email this morning, slickwraps has released their skins for our Nexus 6. They seem to have a pretty good selection of colors and styles from the quick look I gave the web site. I've used their carbon fiber and wood tones on my Nexus 5. They make a great product. I just wanted to share this new option for anyone looking to protect their nice, new device.
Heres a link to the website.
https://slickwraps.com/devices/phones/android/google-nexus-6.html
I've ordered a black carbon fiber and a zebra wood, both full coverage. I'll add pic's of them and probably the zebra wood installed when they come in.
Link https://slickwraps.com/yellow-color-wraps-skins-for-nexus-9.html
Link says nexus 9 but it has both 6 and 9
30% off with code "holiday"
I love how it goes down I to the dimple but has the M cutout
I ordered back only in black carbon.. Should look nice under the UAG casw
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Just ordered matte black back for $6.99 shipped. Hoping its a little trippy.
Making the dimple with that M cutout is a smart decision on their part and same with the frame coverage.
I hate that M symbol though and prefer to have it covered. Frame coverage is also smart but might be useless for some people.
Interested to see how these turn out.
Checking it out! Thanks! https://slickwraps.com/devices/phones/android/google-nexus-6.html
Grabbed the black carbon back for $7. Good deal.
I'll give it a try despite my poor experience with them before. I just want my blue carbon....
I got a black and matte black. Thanks for the notice about the discount code.
I would avoid this company if you want one in a reasonable time frame. I ordered a week ago, and still have no shipping info.
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I would avoid this company if you want one in a reasonable time frame. I ordered a week ago, and still have no shipping info.
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I'm not surprised, they were bad in the past. I hope they stop being slow with shipping and fixing issues but usually they just don't care.
So I ordered mine last last week on the 23rd... So according to you guys I won't be getting this anytime soon? . Well my phone won't ship till the 7th of Jan according to Mot, so let's hope to see it by then at the same time .
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So I ordered mine last last week on the 23rd... So according to you guys I won't be getting this anytime soon? . Well my phone won't ship till the 7th of Jan according to Mot, so let's hope to see it by then at the same time .
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Its very possible that it was shipped out. If I don't hear anything I may cancel my order. I'll give them some time first.
Are there any video tutorials on how to install these effectively?
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Are there any video tutorials on how to install these effectively?
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Did you actually get yours??? Shipping times suck, im hoping its worth the wait.
No. Just didn't want to order without seeing an install first.
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No. Just didn't want to order without seeing an install first.
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UGH, really regretting ordering from this company. Should have gone with dbrand
Thanks for the insight. I'll try dbrand.
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UGH, really regretting ordering from this company. Should have gone with dbrand
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Thanks for the insight. I'll try dbrand.
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Dbrand is usually very good at fixing mistakes and shipping out on time. I got my last order in 5 days from the time it shipped. I ordered on 12/20, shipped 12/22 and it arrived 12/27. I'm in the Northeastern US and its coming from Ontario so that's not bad at all.
I ordered on the 23rd and haven't heard a peep..not even an email since.
Kinda frustrating not having any communication and not knowing
The ONLY reason I ordered this instead of the d brand is because I like the M cutout
Might try to cancel
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I ordered on the 23rd and haven't heard a peep..not even an email since.
Kinda frustrating not having any communication and not knowing
The ONLY reason I ordered this instead of the d brand is because I like the M cutout
Might try to cancel
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I ordered it just because they had blue carbon, bow that I ordered my dbrand one and SW still hasn't emailed me I'm considering canceling my order.
Edit: it's been 7 days now officially so I opened a dispute via Paypal let's see if they refund me.
Edit 2: here is what they said about not updating anyone regarding the orders
Not sure what planet you live on but you ordered on 7:00pm on the 23rd and the following days we're XMAS eve, XMAS and a weekend. Get a grip.
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I ordered mine on the 22nd, so clearly the representative is clueless and doesn't seem to care.
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I would avoid this company if you want one in a reasonable time frame. I ordered a week ago, and still have no shipping info.
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Hello,
What is your order #?
I'll look into this asap.
Weston
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I ordered on the 23rd and haven't heard a peep..not even an email since.
Kinda frustrating not having any communication and not knowing
The ONLY reason I ordered this instead of the d brand is because I like the M cutout
Might try to cancel
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Hello,
We we're closed for most of last week due to Christmas.
We're back today to knock out any pending orders.
Thank You!
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Pilz said:
I ordered it just because they had blue carbon, bow that I ordered my dbrand one and SW still hasn't emailed me I'm considering canceling my order.
Edit: it's been 7 days now officially so I opened a dispute via Paypal let's see if they refund me.
Edit 2: here is what they said about not updating anyone regarding the orders
I ordered mine on the 22nd, so clearly the representative is clueless and doesn't seem to care.
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Hey Jon,
I do see you indeed purchased on Dec 23, 2014 7:30:09 PM and we we're closed most of last week.
Regardless, sorry for the delay and problem. I will have this refunded asap, if you happen to receive your order "I show it went out this morning" keep it as a gift.
Thank You,
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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?
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.
jamesbilluk said:
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
andy242 said:
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?
jamesbilluk said:
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