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Arisotura |
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Star Mario in this room you have a pile of apple pies Level: 164 Posts: 4808/9039 EXP: 57561461 Next: 140929 Since: 07-03-12 From: in a box Last post: 13 days ago Last view: 1 day ago |
My phone is two years old. Okay, not too bad huh.
It's fine for what I do, so I haven't asked for a new one at Christmas. And I'm all against that planned obsolescence bullshit, I always try to keep things for as long as possible. Of course, promptly after that, the phone started showing signs of "buy a new phone you idiot". The power button works at random, sometimes it works normally, sometimes I have to press absurdly hard. Yay. Doesn't help that there's also that other issue, really annoying. At random, something keeps the CPU busy and drains the battery absurdly fast. So much for smartphones and their epic power, by the way. 1+GHz CPUs are cool but absolutely pointless if full speed drains your battery in 5 minutes. I tried to diagnose the issue, even resorting to one of those wakelock monitoring apps. All I can get says the same thing, something in the system itself is at fault. And this phone hasn't gotten updates in ages. Well, except one. HTC cared to provide an update for the stagefright exploit, but that's all, they have no problem with leaving me with a buggy system that keeps draining the battery. Well of course, it's already obsolete. Maybe the bug is even actually intended... Solution so far? Reboot every time it happens. I'm contemplating installing CyanogenMod or something else. Vendors of household appliances and electronics shit go to such lengths to enforce planned obsolescence. Have you not noticed how your devices never break during their warranty, but break afterwards? You may even have tried to fix them, only to see them develop other problems later on. The vendors saw it coming. Eventually you run into something that you can't disassemble and/or can't replace because it's a proprietary part specific to your model and not available anymore. And those devices last what, a few years... 30 years ago, devices were built to last, and it shows. For example we have a microwave that is 30 years old or more, and it still works fine. I challenge you to find a modern microwave that lasts that long. Don't be a consuming tool. Say no to planned obsolescence. The only thing it's good for is economy. Don't forget that Earth's resources aren't infinite. Anyway, have you had related stories? ____________________ NSMBHD - Kafuka - Jul melonDS the most fruity DS emulator there is zafkflzdasd |
Yami |
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(ーωー。) Level: 61 Posts: 346/959 EXP: 1781625 Next: 94971 Since: 12-07-14 From: Japan Last post: 2652 days ago Last view: 2650 days ago |
Android Phones are like OEM Windows PC's: They get unusable after 2 years.
However, my Nexus 5 is almost 2 years old, and it's still working fine. On the other hand, when I take a look at my old Lumia 820, and to my newer Lumia 930 (both Windows 10), both still feel like freshly new, even though the 820 is about as old as the Nexus 5. |
Anthe |
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Member I have found a basket to put in my SD card reader so I never lose it Level: 66 Posts: 939/1099 EXP: 2427824 Next: 34027 Since: 08-17-12 From: Belgium Last post: 940 days ago Last view: 530 days ago |
What HTC do you own? I also have an HTC which received a Heartbleed patch, but I'm on 4.1. There are custom roms out there, but those with a good camera are all Sense based and below 5.0.
There is Cyanogenmod available of course, but the photos are just really bad. And there is no fastboot, which is really important for me . ____________________ |
Arisotura |
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Star Mario in this room you have a pile of apple pies Level: 164 Posts: 4812/9039 EXP: 57561461 Next: 140929 Since: 07-03-12 From: in a box Last post: 13 days ago Last view: 1 day ago |
Anthe |
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Member I have found a basket to put in my SD card reader so I never lose it Level: 66 Posts: 940/1099 EXP: 2427824 Next: 34027 Since: 08-17-12 From: Belgium Last post: 940 days ago Last view: 530 days ago |
I'm on Sense 4. It's not really that pretty, but I like it. It's pretty much the only OEM layer I actually appreciate.
The battery is also draining faster, I believe. Oh boy. ____________________ |
Arisotura |
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Star Mario in this room you have a pile of apple pies Level: 164 Posts: 4813/9039 EXP: 57561461 Next: 140929 Since: 07-03-12 From: in a box Last post: 13 days ago Last view: 1 day ago |
Yoshimaster96 |
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Member Normal user Level: 39 Posts: 221/345 EXP: 386224 Next: 18547 Since: 11-03-14 Last post: 2119 days ago Last view: 1061 days ago |
So, I'm on Safari on my iPad, and for some reason, even though 1) the page has already loaded and 2) I have not touched the screen or made any input after the page loaded or even while it loaded, it decides it was a good idea to CRASH! |
CodingKoopa |
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Lakitu she/her Level: 48 Posts: 230/560 EXP: 801006 Next: 22537 Since: 10-13-14 Last post: 1179 days ago Last view: 408 days ago |
GreenThunder1337 |
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Fuzzy Good riddance! Level: 55 Posts: 719/785 EXP: 1291784 Next: 22405 Since: 05-05-15 From: secret Last post: 3082 days ago Last view: 2474 days ago |
Well, I have a Virizon/Android/Google LG Ally that's lasted since 2011.
It gets the job done. ____________________ NNID: GreenThunder1337 3DS FC: 1521 - 5979 - 1511 |
SGC |
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Yellow Level: 40 Posts: 76/369 EXP: 430433 Next: 10876 Since: 09-09-14 Last post: 1720 days ago Last view: 1391 days ago |
I just use a flip phone because smart phones don't have anything that interests me. I don't know how long flip phones last for but, hopefully awhile though. ____________________ MKDS Hacking & Modding Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/CAktUYP |
Arisotura |
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Star Mario in this room you have a pile of apple pies Level: 164 Posts: 4819/9039 EXP: 57561461 Next: 140929 Since: 07-03-12 From: in a box Last post: 13 days ago Last view: 1 day ago |
Anthe |
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Member I have found a basket to put in my SD card reader so I never lose it Level: 66 Posts: 941/1099 EXP: 2427824 Next: 34027 Since: 08-17-12 From: Belgium Last post: 940 days ago Last view: 530 days ago |
I just noticed some screen burn-in on my phone. It's AMOLED, and that tends to happen.
RIP ____________________ |
Yami |
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(ーωー。) Level: 61 Posts: 350/959 EXP: 1781625 Next: 94971 Since: 12-07-14 From: Japan Last post: 2652 days ago Last view: 2650 days ago |
Today, I officially broke my Nexus 5, after 1 year and 11 months of service.
I dropped it, and the screen is all broken, so now I need to use my Windows 10 Phone (Lumia 930) full time, until I get a Nexus 5X. Once I have a Nexus 5X, I can continue swapping my SIM Card back and forth again. |
Swingball |
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Underrated Sports Ball Level: 70 Posts: 1235/1286 EXP: 2917743 Next: 98068 Since: 10-29-13 From: Backyard Last post: 329 days ago Last view: 52 days ago |
I was a FOOL to throw away our 90/2000's Tiger desktops. If knew that lightweight software solutions existed I would've kept both of them and optimized their software instead. We also had a 2009 Acer Extenza which I donated a couple years ago so there's less guilt getting rid of the laptop.
I recently rigged my Nexus 5 and Moto G 2015 with the crDroid version that is based on Android 10. Saves money so it sure beats buying the latest and greatest phones out there. I also have a Teracube One, the flat fee for repairs is $39 last time I checked. Pre-ordered it and got a discount. Pretty decently priced for a mid-ranged phone anyways, $300. ____________________ Netplay is a language we all speak. Here’s my Discord. Kinda constructed now where we talk about whatever and lounge around on weekends. https://discord.gg/CqMArxq |
Arisotura |
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Star Mario in this room you have a pile of apple pies Level: 164 Posts: 8854/9039 EXP: 57561461 Next: 140929 Since: 07-03-12 From: in a box Last post: 13 days ago Last view: 1 day ago |
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