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I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max
which cost less than 80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? |
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On 27/12/2020 09:37, Owain Lastname wrote:
On Sunday, 27 December 2020 at 09:21:15 UTC, JohnP wrote: ...it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version I'm on Android 4 :) Owain +1 (well, 4.1). Mine's a Huawei Y300 bought 7 years ago. I don't use it for anything important (and never for banking). I've also been looking at new phones, even though the original battery is fine in mine. What I miss on the new phones I've read about is a flashing led on the front to warn me that a new text or email has been received. As far as I've been able to tell, only some of the lower-range Nokia smartphones still have a led of this type. -- Jeff |
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Jeff Layman wrote:
On 27/12/2020 09:37, Owain Lastname wrote: On Sunday, 27 December 2020 at 09:21:15 UTC, JohnP wrote: ...it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version I'm on Android 4 :) Owain +1 (well, 4.1). Mine's a Huawei Y300 bought 7 years ago. I don't use it for anything important (and never for banking). I've also been looking at new phones, even though the original battery is fine in mine. What I miss on the new phones I've read about is a flashing led on the front to warn me that a new text or email has been received. As far as I've been able to tell, only some of the lower-range Nokia smartphones still have a led of this type. My last phone change was from smartphones (two or three Moto E and Moto G phones over a few years) back to a feature phone. I have a ZTE from Three which does 4G voice (vital for us here as only Three 4G has a decent signal here). It's actually Android under the bonnet but you wouldn't know it really, it has real buttons and is perfect for making and answering phone calls, and adequate for SMS. The real bonus for me is having a real button to press to answer calls, no more missed calls while I swear at the %$&^^(*&)( thing! :-) -- Chris Green · |
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JohnP wrote: I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max which cost less than 80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? Bought mine (4 models back iPhone) from John Lewis. It's now 5 models back! -- from KT24 in Surrey, England "I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle |
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On 27/12/2020 09:21, JohnP wrote:
I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max which cost less than Ł80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? HTC refurb from GiffGaff? Dave |
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On 27/12/2020 09:21, JohnP wrote:
I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max which cost less than £80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? A samsung galaxy is pretty boring and stock Depending on whether you need special carrier features you cab get a cheapo even in Argos -- "When one man dies it's a tragedy. When thousands die it's statistics." Josef Stalin |
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On 27/12/2020 10:24, charles wrote:
In article , JohnP wrote: I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max which cost less than £80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? Bought mine (4 models back iPhone) from John Lewis. It's now 5 models back! i seem to be on android 9.. -- If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State. Joseph Goebbels |
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On 27/12/2020 11:19, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 27/12/2020 09:21, JohnP wrote: I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max which cost less than £80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? A samsung galaxy is pretty boring and stock Compared to what? Depending on whether you need special carrier features you cab get a cheapo even in Argos |
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On 27/12/2020 12:44, Richard wrote:
On 27/12/2020 11:19, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 27/12/2020 09:21, JohnP wrote: I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max which cost less than £80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? A samsung galaxy is pretty boring and stock Compared to what? An iron. -- Adam |
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On 27/12/2020 09:21, JohnP wrote:
I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max which cost less than Ł80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? Bought my last few from CEX. Never had any problems. -- Adam |
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On 27/12/2020 09:21, JohnP wrote:
I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max which cost less than Ł80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? I've been happy with several entry level and budget "Motorolas" with good deals by staying "one model behind" and/or "returns". Currently on a Huawei which is OK but not perfect (wifi speed can drop right off and sometimes have problems with BBC Sounds (which could be wifi speed related). |
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On 27/12/2020 09:21, JohnP wrote:
I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max which cost less than Ł80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? I have an Xiaomi MI A2 bought about two years ago. At the time a fairly good phone for the money. I won't control the washing machine though I have never understood why I would want it to. On Xmas day I found that it would control a Roberts radio that I bought a few years ago. I did manage to enable Wifi calling but I can't force it to use Wifi rather than the flaky mobile signal where I live. My Vodafone Shuresignal box died after 27 months just like all the others. I change some capacitors but alas it still does not work. We had a power cut at 01.15 this morning and I was able to find out details using the mobile. Power was not restored until just after 12.30. -- Michael Chare |
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On 27/12/2020 13:32, ARW wrote:
On 27/12/2020 12:44, Richard wrote: On 27/12/2020 11:19, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 27/12/2020 09:21, JohnP wrote: I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max which cost less than £80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? A samsung galaxy is pretty boring and stock Compared to what? An iron. I'm not gonna fall for that one. |
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"Michael Chare" wrote in message ... On 27/12/2020 09:21, JohnP wrote: I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max which cost less than Ł80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? I have an Xiaomi MI A2 bought about two years ago. At the time a fairly good phone for the money. I won't control the washing machine though I have never understood why I would want it to. So you can have some programs you use all the time and just tap on the one you want with a particular wash instead of farting around selecting the right program on the machine with its unique way of doing things. Same with the microwave with those too stupid to work out how to use one. On Xmas day I found that it would control a Roberts radio that I bought a few years ago. I did manage to enable Wifi calling but I can't force it to use Wifi rather than the flaky mobile signal where I live. My Vodafone Shuresignal box died after 27 months just like all the others. I change some capacitors but alas it still does not work. We had a power cut at 01.15 this morning and I was able to find out details using the mobile. Power was not restored until just after 12.30. |
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On 27/12/2020 09:21, JohnP wrote:
I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max which cost less than Ł80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? The kids have always had the Moto G ones - very well made by Lenovo (sold under the Motorola name), and are extremely good value for money. I would say 10% below the top of the range from Apple or Samsung in terms of performance/look, for only around 15-20% of the price. They come with the latest version of Android and are the first to receive any update if and when they become available. This one for example (just bought one for my daughter) is light years ahead of what you currently have in your pocket in terms of speed, quality of the camera, compatibility (wifi, bluetooth, etc) and they all come with 2 year warranty. https://www.johnlewis.com/motorola-g...B&gclsrc=aw.ds |
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JoeJoe wrote in
: https://www.johnlewis.com/motorola-g...4gb-ram-6-4-in ch-4g-lte-sim-free-64gb/p4934676?sku=238626632&colour=P Many thanks - I will do some comparisons. |
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JoeJoe wrote in
: https://www.johnlewis.com/motorola-g...4gb-ram-6-4-in ch-4g-lte-sim-free-64gb/p4934676?sku=238626632&colour=Pearl+White&s_ppc =2dx92700055386116203&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gclid=Cj0K CQiA_qD_BRDiARIsANjZ2 LCE_NpErNGTwMMF8dga1Q-gsBkqwsmz4-7S3iZ3ue-6oVORv7DILXUaAv8KEALw_wcB&gcl src=aw.ds My wife's Lenovo Tablet is excellent. Thinking I may add NTFC to my "wants" |
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On 27/12/2020 22:53, JohnP wrote:
JoeJoe wrote in : https://www.johnlewis.com/motorola-g...4gb-ram-6-4-in ch-4g-lte-sim-free-64gb/p4934676?sku=238626632&colour=Pearl+White&s_ppc =2dx92700055386116203&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gclid=Cj0K CQiA_qD_BRDiARIsANjZ2 LCE_NpErNGTwMMF8dga1Q-gsBkqwsmz4-7S3iZ3ue-6oVORv7DILXUaAv8KEALw_wcB&gcl src=aw.ds My wife's Lenovo Tablet is excellent. Thinking I may add NTFC to my "wants" This model does not support NFC - particularly useful if you want to use contactless payment. If you want NFC then you will have to go for the more expensive 8 Plus version - the one I bought for my daughter: https://www.motorola.co.uk/smartphon...g-plus-gen-8/p for example Note that the 2 year warranty comes from Motorola, so nothing is lost if not buying from John Lewis The best website for detailed comparison that I found is https://www.gsmarena.com/ which allows you to place 3 different models side by side with all their features listed. |
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"JohnP" wrote in message . .. JoeJoe wrote in : https://www.johnlewis.com/motorola-g...4gb-ram-6-4-in ch-4g-lte-sim-free-64gb/p4934676?sku=238626632&colour=Pearl+White&s_ppc =2dx92700055386116203&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gclid=Cj0K CQiA_qD_BRDiARIsANjZ2 LCE_NpErNGTwMMF8dga1Q-gsBkqwsmz4-7S3iZ3ue-6oVORv7DILXUaAv8KEALw_wcB&gcl src=aw.ds My wife's Lenovo Tablet is excellent. Thinking I may add NTFC to my "wants" Yeah, I would, I pay for everything with the phone now. Much more secure than a contactless card with even the most shonky operation because the merchant never sees any of your details and cant skim the card and cant do any transactions if you lose the card or it gets stolen. |
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On 27/12/2020 16:36, Fred wrote:
"Michael Chare" wrote in message ... On 27/12/2020 09:21, JohnP wrote: I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max which cost less than Ł80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? I have an Xiaomi MI A2 bought about two years ago.* At the time a fairly good phone for the money. I won't control the washing machine though I have never understood why I would want it to. So you can have some programs you use all the time Yes. I have one. and just tap on the one you want In a unique way of doing things with a particular wash instead of farting around selecting the right program on the machine with its unique way of doing things. This guy has cognitive dissonance. If its got 'programs' it must be better. Back in the day in Jo burg we all had Blackomatics. Fully voice activated and could sense the type of wash needed and do the ironing and put the clothes in the drawers as well. When a washing machine can do all that, automatically, I might consider more than the basic.. Same with the microwave with those too stupid to work out how to use one. And here we see what is behind the cognitive dissonance. The man thinks that by having lots of knobs and dials and fiddleables and a touch screen, he is showing off how intelligent he is, whereas to the professional IT man, he is merely showing how stupid he was to have bought such a piece of blinged up consumer tat in the first place.. If Rattner had made consumer electronics, it would all have had a touch screen Smart people used dumb technology. Stupid people buy smart technology. -- A leader is best When people barely know he exists. Of a good leader, who talks little,When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,They will say, We did this ourselves. Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching |
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On 27/12/2020 16:35, Richard wrote:
On 27/12/2020 13:32, ARW wrote: On 27/12/2020 12:44, Richard wrote: On 27/12/2020 11:19, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 27/12/2020 09:21, JohnP wrote: I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max which cost less than £80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? A samsung galaxy is pretty boring and stock Compared to what? An iron. I'm not gonna fall for that one. I would have been disappointed had you done so:-) My Galaxy 2017 A5 went to the grave a few weeks ago. Suicide jump off the top of the tower scaffold. I had a second hand S6 as a backup (that runs on Android 7). My next phone will also be a galaxy. Probably the S8. -- Adam |
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On 28/12/2020 11:21, ARW wrote:
On 27/12/2020 16:35, Richard wrote: On 27/12/2020 13:32, ARW wrote: On 27/12/2020 12:44, Richard wrote: On 27/12/2020 11:19, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 27/12/2020 09:21, JohnP wrote: I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max which cost less than £80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? A samsung galaxy is pretty boring and stock Compared to what? An iron. I'm not gonna fall for that one. I would have been disappointed had you done so:-) My Galaxy 2017 A5 went to the grave a few weeks ago. Suicide jump off the top of the tower scaffold. I had a second hand S6 as a backup (that runs on Android 7). My next phone will also be a galaxy. Probably the S8. That's what I have. Seems OK to me, but is ****ing useless at getting creases out. |
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On 28/12/2020 09:24, Owain Lastname wrote:
On Monday, 28 December 2020 at 08:13:01 UTC, The Natural Philosopher wrote: Back in the day in Jo burg we all had Blackomatics. Fully voice activated and could sense the type of wash needed and do the ironing and put the clothes in the drawers as well. People had similar in the UK as well, but they all found they could get better pay and conditions working in washing-machine factories. Now of course we have no washing-machine factories and girls who leave school without knowing what a goffering iron is, let alone how to use one. Owain https://www.ebac.com/washing-machines/ |
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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message ... On 27/12/2020 16:36, Fred wrote: "Michael Chare" wrote in message ... On 27/12/2020 09:21, JohnP wrote: I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max which cost less than Ł80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? I have an Xiaomi MI A2 bought about two years ago. At the time a fairly good phone for the money. I won't control the washing machine though I have never understood why I would want it to. So you can have some programs you use all the time Yes. I have one. and just tap on the one you want In a unique way of doing things with a particular wash instead of farting around selecting the right program on the machine with its unique way of doing things. This guy has cognitive dissonance. We'll see... If its got 'programs' it must be better. Nope, just more convenient so you dont have to remember how each appliance does things. Ideal for stupids like you who can't even manage to get a digital microwave to heat whats in it at full power for 4 minutes. Back in the day in Jo burg we all had Blackomatics. Fully voice activated and could sense the type of wash needed and do the ironing and put the clothes in the drawers as well. And now you are so destitute that you have to do it yourself and can't even manage to answer an incoming call on a mobile phone. When a washing machine can do all that, automatically, I might consider more than the basic.. You have always been completely irrelevant. Same with the microwave with those too stupid to work out how to use one. And here we see what is behind the cognitive dissonance. We'll see... The man thinks that by having lots of knobs and dials and fiddleables and a touch screen, he is showing off how intelligent he is, Nope, how much more convenient it is to do stuff like rice which needs more than just a power level and a time. whereas to the professional IT man, Who can't even manage to answer an incoming call on a mobile phone. he is merely showing how stupid he was to have bought such a piece of blinged up consumer tat in the first place.. If Rattner had made consumer electronics, it would all have had a touch screen Smart people used dumb technology. Clearly not you who can't even manage to answer an incoming call on a mobile phone. Stupid people buy smart technology. Smart people buy tech which makes things more convenient like a smartphone which tells you which supermarket has all the stuff on your shopping list in stock and even lets you avoid standing in line at the checkout and get infected with the virus when their country is too stupid to handle the virus without an immense pile of corpses. And even gets really radical and tells you when it opens and closes too. |
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Yeah, I would, I pay for everything with the phone now. Much more secure than a contactless card with even the most shonky operation because the merchant never sees any of your details and cant skim the card and cant do any transactions if you lose the card or it gets stolen. One of the good things to come from the pandemic is the widespread acceptance of cashless payments for even piddling amounts. another is not having to kiss virtual strange women as a courtesy. |
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On Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:45:57 +1100, Fred, better known as cantankerous
trolling senile geezer Rodent Speed, wrote: Yeah, I would, I pay for everything with the phone now. Yeah, you ARE that kind of a typical mindless senile consumer who is "proud" of being a "progressive" senile asshole, senile Rodent! -- John addressing the senile Australian pest: "You are a complete idiot. But you make me larf. LOL" MID: |
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On Tue, 29 Dec 2020 04:19:13 +1100, Fred, better known as cantankerous
trolling senile geezer Rodent Speed, wrote: Stupid people buy smart technology. Smart people buy tech which makes things more ONLY mindless consumers such as yourself, will buy any new-fangled idiotic gadgets to compensate for their emotional deficiencies, you absolutely idiotic, typical, senile Google, M$, Apple and Amazon adorer! Go have another chat with your one and only "girlfriend", senile asshole: Alexa! LOL -- Marland revealing the senile sociopath's pathology: "You have mentioned Alexa in a couple of threads recently, it is not a real woman you know even if it is the only thing with a female name that stays around around while you talk it to it. Poor sad git who has to resort to Usenet and electronic devices for any interaction as all real people run a mile to get away from you boring them to death." MID: |
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On 28/12/2020 17:19, Fred wrote:
"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message ... On 27/12/2020 16:36, Fred wrote: "Michael Chare" wrote in message ... On 27/12/2020 09:21, JohnP wrote: I am not a phone geek. My first and only smart phone is a Doogee x5 Max which cost less than Ł80 a few years ago. It is absolutely fine, but it is Android 6 and I feel I need a newer version for compatability with newer apps and devices. I definately don't want a status symbol and I would rather pay up front rather than a monthly fee. Any thoughts on where to look - or any recommendations? I have an Xiaomi MI A2 bought about two years ago.* At the time a fairly good phone for the money. I won't control the washing machine though I have never understood why I would want it to. So you can have some programs you use all the time Yes. I have one. *and just tap on the one you want In a unique way of doing things with a particular wash instead of farting around selecting the right program on the machine with its unique way of doing things. This guy has cognitive dissonance. We'll see... If its got 'programs' it must be better. Nope, just more convenient so you dont have to remember how each appliance does things. Ideal for stupids like you who can't even manage to get a digital microwave to heat whats in it at full power for 4 minutes. Back in the day in Jo burg we all had Blackomatics. Fully voice activated and could sense the type of wash needed and do the ironing and put the clothes in the drawers* as well. And now you are so destitute that you have to do it yourself and can't even manage to answer an incoming call on a mobile phone. Yup! :-) When a washing machine can do all that, automatically, I might consider more than the basic.. You have always been completely irrelevant. Oh dear... Same with the microwave with those too stupid to work out how to use one. And here we see what is behind the cognitive dissonance. We'll see... The man thinks that by having lots of knobs and dials and fiddleables and a touch screen, he is showing off how intelligent he is, Nope, how much more convenient it is to do stuff like rice which needs more than just a power level and a time. No, it doesn't actually,. whereas to the professional IT man, Who can't even manage to answer an incoming call on a mobile phone. he is merely showing how stupid he was to have bought such a piece of blinged up consumer tat in the first place.. If Rattner had made consumer electronics, it would all have had a touch screen Smart people used dumb technology. Clearly not you who can't even manage to answer an incoming call on a mobile phone. Oh dear Stupid people buy smart technology. Smart people buy tech which makes things more convenient like a smartphone which tells you which supermarket has all the stuff on your shopping list in stock and even lets you avoid standing in line at the checkout and get infected with the virus when their country is too stupid to handle the virus without an immense pile of corpses. And even gets really radical and tells you when it opens and closes too. Poor Fred. Thinks he is dead smart cos he can use almost 1% of the featrures on his mobile phone -- WOKE is an acronym... Without Originality, Knowledge or Education. |
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On 28/12/2020 18:27, JohnP wrote:
Yeah, I would, I pay for everything with the phone now. Much more secure than a contactless card with even the most shonky operation because the merchant never sees any of your details and cant skim the card and cant do any transactions if you lose the card or it gets stolen. One of the good things to come from the pandemic is the widespread acceptance of cashless payments for even piddling amounts. Not if you are stuck behind a driver using cashless at Dunham Bridge. another is not having to kiss virtual strange women as a courtesy. That's their loss. -- Adam |
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ARW wrote: .... My Galaxy 2017 A5 went to the grave a few weeks ago. Suicide jump off the top of the tower scaffold. I had a second hand S6 as a backup (that runs on Android 7). My next phone will also be a galaxy. Probably the S8. Your story suddenly prompted me Adam ... You must have 00s of contacts on your phone, not to mention jpgs, videos etc etc (needed for your work, apart from anything else). So how do you back up your phone? You're not a geek, you're a very busy, but very savvy, working man: so what's the backup strategy? It only occurred to me because (like the OP JohnP) I moved from a fairly minimal dumb phone, to a fairly smart phone early this year, and I've noticed that gradually my dependencies on it are creeping up. Cheers (Another) John |
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In article
, Another John wrote: Your story suddenly prompted me Adam ... You must have 00s of contacts on your phone, not to mention jpgs, videos etc etc (needed for your work, apart from anything else). So how do you back up your phone? You're not a geek, you're a very busy, but very savvy, working man: so what's the backup strategy? It only occurred to me because (like the OP JohnP) I moved from a fairly minimal dumb phone, to a fairly smart phone early this year, and I've noticed that gradually my dependencies on it are creeping up. Cheers (Another) John DOH!! Meant to say: my new "fairly smart phone" is a Samsung Galaxy A10, 130quid at Tesco, this April. (Seems pretty good to me.) John |
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In article ,
Another John wrote: In article , ARW wrote: .... My Galaxy 2017 A5 went to the grave a few weeks ago. Suicide jump off the top of the tower scaffold. I had a second hand S6 as a backup (that runs on Android 7). My next phone will also be a galaxy. Probably the S8. Your story suddenly prompted me Adam ... You must have 00s of contacts on your phone, not to mention jpgs, videos etc etc (needed for your work, apart from anything else). So how do you back up your phone? You're not a geek, you're a very busy, but very savvy, working man: so what's the backup strategy? It only occurred to me because (like the OP JohnP) I moved from a fairly minimal dumb phone, to a fairly smart phone early this year, and I've noticed that gradually my dependencies on it are creeping up. I use My Phone Explorer (free, but likes a donation). Needs to be on both phone and PC. Allows them to talk to one another easily via cable, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. So easy to back things up. Also find it handy where a proper keyboard makes modifying contact lists etc on the phone easier. And sending texts using the PC keyboard. Much much better than the Samsung PC software. Of course simply plugging in your phone to a PC USB port may allow you to access its storage. For common files like JPEGs, etc. -- *Frankly, scallop, I don't give a clam Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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So how do you back up your phone? You're not a geek, you're a very busy, but very savvy, working man: so what's the backup strategy? It only occurred to me because (like the OP JohnP) I moved from a fairly minimal dumb phone, to a fairly smart phone early this year, and I've noticed that gradually my dependencies on it are creeping up. For most people that's something the cloud is very handy for ... In Settings accounts, presumably you have a google account? What option are enabled under sync? Mine keeps copies of my contacts, text messages, call history, photos, calendar, todo list ... in my case email is handled separately. |
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"Another John" wrote in message ... In article , ARW wrote: .... My Galaxy 2017 A5 went to the grave a few weeks ago. Suicide jump off the top of the tower scaffold. I had a second hand S6 as a backup (that runs on Android 7). My next phone will also be a galaxy. Probably the S8. Your story suddenly prompted me Adam ... You must have 00s of contacts on your phone, not to mention jpgs, videos etc etc (needed for your work, apart from anything else). So how do you back up your phone? You're not a geek, you're a very busy, but very savvy, working man: so what's the backup strategy? It only occurred to me because (like the OP JohnP) I moved from a fairly minimal dumb phone, to a fairly smart phone early this year, and I've noticed that gradually my dependencies on it are creeping up. Its all completely automatic on an iphone. If your phone dies like his did, just replace it, enter your apple ID on the replacement and carry on regardless. |
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Fred wrote:
Its all completely automatic on an iphone. If your phone dies like his did, just replace it, enter your apple ID on the replacement and carry on regardless. Same with android phones ... |
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On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 03:02:35 +1100, Fred, better known as cantankerous
trolling senile geezer Rodent Speed, wrote: Its all completely automatic on an iphone. If your phone dies like his did, If only YOU finally died, you useless 86-year-old trolling senile cretin! -- Sqwertz to Rodent Speed: "This is just a hunch, but I'm betting you're kinda an argumentative asshole. MID: |
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On 28/12/2020 22:42, ARW wrote:
On 28/12/2020 18:27, JohnP wrote: Yeah, I would, I pay for everything with the phone now. Much more secure than a contactless card with even the most shonky operation because the merchant never sees any of your details and cant skim the card and cant do any transactions if you lose the card or it gets stolen. One of the good things to come from the pandemic is the widespread acceptance of cashless payments for even piddling amounts. Not if you are stuck behind a driver using cashless at Dunham Bridge. another is not having to kiss virtual strange women as a courtesy. That's their loss. The M6 Toll northbound would not accept my credit card which admittedly is slightly warped. Every other purchase I have made with it has worked. Life would be easier if the toll booth would accept a contactless payment. I only used the toll road because the M6 itself was closed for some road works. -- Michael Chare |
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On 29/12/2020 15:17, Andy Burns wrote:
So how do you back up your phone?** You're not a geek, you're a very busy, but very savvy, working man: so what's the backup strategy? It only occurred to me because (like the OP JohnP) I moved from a fairly minimal dumb phone, to a fairly smart* phone early this year, and I've noticed that gradually my dependencies on it are creeping up. For most people that's something the cloud is very handy for ... In Settings accounts, presumably you have a google account?* What option are enabled under sync? Mine keeps copies of my contacts, text messages, call history, photos, calendar, todo list ... in my case email is handled separately. I used smart switch. But I lost some data as I had transferred the data 3 weeks previously. -- Adam |
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On Tue, 29 Dec 2020 16:11:32 +0000, Andy Burns wrote:
Its all completely automatic on an iphone. If your phone dies like his did, just replace it, enter your apple ID on the replacement and carry on regardless. Same with android phones ... Only if you've let Apple/Google have your data (I don't) or run your own cloud/sync server (I do). Or use something like "My Phone Explorer". -- Cheers Dave. |
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