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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)    5 Feb 2018 15:49 
 To:  milko      13 of 35 
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Early upgrade time is now. Think I'll go for the 2 XL. Might be time to say bye to Samsung.
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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)    16 Feb 2018 21:48 
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New phone arrived today. I opened it up and was surprised how small it was compared to my Note 4. Didn't take long for me to work out I'd ordered the Pixel 2 instead of the XL. But surprisingly I like it. The top and bottom bezels are a little big but I'm actually liking having a smaller screen :O

It's super duper quick and the camera is amazing. And I don't have to worry about having a dodgy LG OLED screen that comes on the XL.
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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)    18 Feb 2018 15:48 
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Oh man, this phone is awesome. Even though it's tiny with its 5" screen. But after updating to 8.1 and Google giving me the AR Core and Stickers, I now have storm troopers and a demogorgon in my kitchen.

https://youtu.be/gFUWRrd5MF4
https://youtu.be/XpEM-Y-ORbg
https://youtu.be/ihVTDfq9P6A
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 From:  koswix   18 Feb 2018 19:11 
 To:  Chris (CHRISSS)       16 of 35 
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5 inch screen is tiny? My old HTC Desire was about 3.7" :|

Just checked my curent phone (Xperia XZ Premium) and that's 5.46" and is verging on 'too big' (NJ).

You should film an X-wing from a moving car (as the passenger, obv) so that it flies along.

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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)    18 Feb 2018 19:16 
 To:  koswix      17 of 35 
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It is these days with most being at least 5.5", and then the smaller ones are usually low spec ones. I still have my Desire and apart from being slow I still like it.

Worth a try, although it likes to have a static surface to work on. Not sure if it will work when moving like that.
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   18 Feb 2018 21:38 
 To:  koswix      18 of 35 
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I wasn't happy about going to the 5.5" One Plus 3. It's too big for my hands :C

I still remember the first time I saw a Samsung Galaxy Note in the wild. I thought it looked truly ridiculous. It had a 5.3" screen.
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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)    18 Feb 2018 21:49 
 To:  ANT_THOMAS      19 of 35 
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People used to think I was crazy buying phones as big as 3.8" :O When I went to my Note 2 with a 5.5" screen everyone thought I was MAD. Except one girl in a house where I was fitting a kitchen who thought it was cool. And 5.7", craziness.

I was expecting to go to a larger 6" (NJ) but this 5" screen is actually much easier to hold and use.
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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)    18 Feb 2018 22:15 
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And this is the first phone I actually don't want to root. Except one thing: ads. Is there a way to remove them without rooting?
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   18 Feb 2018 22:49 
 To:  Chris (CHRISSS)       21 of 35 
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AdBlock for Android. A bit of a kludge but it (mostly) does the job.
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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)    19 Feb 2018 20:12 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      22 of 35 
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Is that AdBlock Plus that does proxy stuff? That is work with mobile data?
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   19 Feb 2018 21:03 
 To:  Chris (CHRISSS)       23 of 35 
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Yeah it works by proxy, don't know about mobile data I only use it with wifi.
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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)   19 Feb 2018 22:32 
 To:  Chris (CHRISSS)       24 of 35 
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If it works by acting as a local proxy it should block anything before it leaves the phone, and thus not count towards data usage.

Or just use uBlock Origin which is almost certainly better.
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   28 May 2018 19:22 
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So. Phones.

Lost mine last week, just picked up a replacement at 7-11 store down the street from work for $44 (FiGO Ultra), a 5" with android 6 and ips display, actually quite an upgrade from the Blu Advance 4 it replaces. Getting through to customer service to port over the number (same provider) was a real bitch though, but I was able to keep the airtime in my account.
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   29 May 2018 06:53 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      26 of 35 
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I bought a OnePlus 6. It is nice, but slightly more than $44
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 From:  milko   29 May 2018 07:22 
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I bought a Pixel 2 XL. Got a 'pristine' refurb for £380. The mic didn't work on calls! So I contacted Google and they sent me a brand new retail boxed one as it was still in warranty. That was a bit of a result :)
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   29 May 2018 08:15 
 To:  milko      28 of 35 
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Very nice deal!
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   29 May 2018 08:25 
 To:  milko      29 of 35 
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I tried to buy the phone online but their website kept erroneously rejecting my card. So I thought fuck it, I'll try an actual store. I got a 30% bigger discount, didn't have to pay shipping or faff around with delivery and walked out with the phone in my hand. Jeesh, bricks and mortar. Who knew?
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   29 May 2018 10:48 
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I did get a 5% student discount. But I've just worked it out and that discount is more than the full price of Smithys phone :$
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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)    29 May 2018 15:13 
 To:  milko      31 of 35 
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Oohh, nice. What's the XL like? I love my Pixel 2. Is the screen as bad as some people say on the XL?
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 From:  milko   29 May 2018 16:18 
 To:  Chris (CHRISSS)       32 of 35 
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I gather they can be a bit of a mixed bag, especially the earlier models. Mine seems fine, the only thing I'd say is there's a noticeable blue shift if you look at it from an angle. But if I'm looking at the screen for more than a notification I tend to point it at my face (duh) so I don't really consider it a bad thing as such. Battery life is great. Aside from that it should be about the same as yours I think!
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