Apple themselves rarely have any sales, I don't think I ever recall them having sales on iphones at all. You might see some carriers sales over the holidays, but with the availability of the X I doubt it.
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Apple themselves rarely have any sales, I don't think I ever recall them having sales on iphones at all. You might see some carriers sales over the holidays, but with the availability of the X I doubt it.
It's some BS that the carriers have been spewing for awhile now. I had to go into tmobile once and they noticed I was using an android despite purchasing an iphone from them recently and they gave me the same line about how android and iphone sims are different and I won't get to fully experience my phones if I'm using the "wrong sim".
When I switched from an iPhone to an Android phone I was told by customer service I had to go to a Verizon store to get a different SIM. They wouldn’t make whatever changes they needed on their end and insisted that I go into a store for a new SIM, so that’s what I did. It seems they may have eased up on this “policy” now.
Agreed. I don’t understand why I would need a different SIM or why I would need to call them when I want to switch between devices.
AT&T did the same thing, at least that was the case last year when I switched between an iPhone and Pixel. IIRC, they didn’t make me get a new sim buy had to go into their system to reprovision it, else visual voicemail wouldn’t worth, nor would WiFi calling on my iPhone. So every time I wanted to switch, meant a conversation with AT&T—bunch of BS.
Probably not ... however there is a slim chance given Apple & Samsung offer finance / upgrade programmes in the UK.Will Google do the Pixel upgrade program in the UK as they are doing in the US? I hope so!
However the issue may be sadly that if the Pixel 2 is as rumoured an eSim only device it will be exclusive to EE in the UK and pretty much useless for anyone wanting an unlocked device due to most carriers not supporting esims. It will also mean it may not work in many parts of Europe at all and may pose issues with Roaming abroad.
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Its probably more due to the fact that the people who work in carrier stores and for customer service know less about these devices than cavemen. There is nothing on a Sim that dictates VM. They simply provision your line for either Apple's if it's an iPhone, or carrier if an Android. That takes place on the network, not the sim card.
I have been switching between iPhones and Android phones for years on different carriers. Once everyone went to nano SIMs, all I had to do was pop the card into whatever device I wanted to use, call CS, and tell them to provision my line for "X" voice mail. That's it.
Apologies what I meant was trading in my current Pixel for the new gen with cash on top. This way I'll get some money back for the greatly depreciated Pixel. I have read reports you're able to do this direct with Google this year in the US.
Hope Google bring this to the UK.
I don't want to go on a "upgrade" program as I like to pay upfront.. no credit malarky.
Also I recently moved to EE !
wow, I may have to plug in my sim that I got from Apple just to see if there are differences. I put my sim from my Android into my iPhone and let the other sim sit in the box. I'm w/T-Mobile BTW.
Yeah I figured it had something to do with provisioning or whatnot. I use Google Voice for visual voicemail and am constantly switching between Android and iOS and have never called CS to do anything and everything seems to work fine. Perhaps I'd have issues if I tried to use native visual voicemail.
I think this is every bit relevant to the Pixel 2:
The Verge:
I went traveling and fell in love with the Google Pixel all over again
A year after its release, the Pixel still reigns as the champion of low-light photography
It's also worth reminding people that with Photos, you get unlimited back ups.
The Verge:
I went traveling and fell in love with the Google Pixel all over again
A year after its release, the Pixel still reigns as the champion of low-light photography
It's also worth reminding people that with Photos, you get unlimited back ups.
Would love to believe Ultra Pixel rumours - but not getting my hopes up!
Maybe next year
yeah, I saw this update from Android Central this weekend. Seems like the Ultra rumor was a hoax
"Update September 30: This story turned out to be a hoax by YouTuber BRECCIA. He's apparently looking for work if anyone would like to hire someone to deceive your clients."
https://www.androidcentral.com/goog...ch-navigation-keys-have-dual-cameras-and-more
I own a Google Nexus 6p from awhile back and one negative is with AT&T you cannot have Wi-Fi calling or Voice over LTE. The iPhone on the other hand is an exception you can buy the Verizon one with the good Qualcomm chip and everything (WiFi+VoLTE) will work just fine. I wonder if Android phones will ever be like that, unlocked and work on all carriers in the US (e.g., iPhone w/ Qualcomm chip (CDMA+GSM).
It didn't seem likely anyway.
I think we're gonna get mostly what we're expecting. Just like the iPhone X and most other phones, a lot is already known. That's the nature of rumors now -- just waiting for final confirmation of what we already have seen and know.
The one true unknown for me right now is if the front of the 2 XL will only be black or if they would do small, white bezels as well (I doubt it and I hope not).
Can I just say 'called it' re: ultra pixel
Pixel XL 2, in a case, via @evleaks:
https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/914899507720130560
The front does resemble a V30, but with taller top/bottom bezels to hold in the front facing speakers
https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/914899507720130560
The front does resemble a V30, but with taller top/bottom bezels to hold in the front facing speakers
I like it (design), more that that search bar at the bottom anyway
I assume they are on the case itself and is likely just two buttons like current pixel (bigger volume and smaller power) but accentuated.
So has this solidified into anything more than that blurry pic of someone's laptop?
Edit: Nevermind, I'm assuming you are referring to Blass calling the ultra a hoax.
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Oh yeah that looks NICE!
Do Google offer a returns period on phones you've used, like Apple? Or once it's opened, it's yours?
You can return within 15 days and get refunded everything minus shipping: https://support.google.com/store/answer/2411741?hl=en
I've returned devices before successfully.
Thanks for that. I was all set for the iPhone X. Now I'm a very happy Note 8 owner and very curious to see what these are like! Although I keep more than 128gb of data on my devices & not sure if I want the hassle of re downloading things from the cloud because I can't fit everything on it.