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  1. shalemail

    Favorite football (NFL) teams?

    This just in: Patrick Mahomes is good. Tyreek Hill is okay too.
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    360 camera on sale for 19 BUCKS!

    Did you scoop an Essential Phone on #PrimeDay? The unbeatable deals don't stop there! You can now purchase Essential 360 Camera – the world's smallest 4k 360 camera – for only $19 on http://Essential.com . Shop now: http://essn.tl/360cam
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    Tell me a joke...

    One fine morning in the middle of the night, Two dead boys got up to fight. Back-to-back they faced one another, Drew their swords and shot each other. One was blind and the other couldn't see, So they chose a dummy for a referee. A blind man went to see fair play, A dumb man went to shout...
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    The Pixel 2 just keeps getting smarter.

    The assistant can now help you trouble shoot your device! http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/11/16/google-assistant-able-troubleshoot-problems-phone-pixel-2-now/
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    Just Black Pixel 2 XL 128 hands on Review.

    I KNOW you have all been waiting with bated breath for my review of the Pixel 2 XL. In fact @lunatic59 has already called me out. I have a Pixel (5in) review in that forum as well. Okay here we go. I purchased the Pixel 2 XL 128 through my Fi account on payments and did get the device...
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    It's here and it's perfect and ... I'm in love.

    She's here. Just Black Pixel 2 XL 128 ordered through Fi on October 5th at 3 am. It's beautiful and everyone I work with was ooing and ahhing over it for an hour while I was setting it up. Don't buy into the hype, good ones are out there, I know I have one. (and the streak continues) I will...
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    Quick size comparison

    So I got my cases last night. Here's a quick size comparison with my Pixel one and the Nexus 6. First side by side with the N6 Next the Pixel in the 2XL case - barely bigger footprint. Last the 2XL case on top of the N6. It's substantially more narrow and only slightly taller. I like the...
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    My Pixel My Thoughts ...

    So for those not following along, I got a smoking deal dropped in my lap. A brand new Quite Black Pixel 128GB for $400 since a buddy won it as a sales spiff and is an Iphone guy. So I am off and running with a new phone. I have been a Motorola fan boy for a number of years but having tasted the...
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    Help Wife's Note Edge has odd new shortcuts

    So my wife's Note Edge has developed an odd little short cut menu on her drop down shade. This is a recent development and she swears there was no update prior that would explain it. She's not one to mess with the settings on her pone so I'm stumped. I dug around in her phone for over 20 minutes...
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    Fi data sims work in Cuba!

    My world traveling pals each have a data only sim on my Fi account. (Yea I am a real peach) Anyway, they are using them in their Iphones. They each have a 5S. They just arrived in Havana this afternoon and, much to my surprise, I got a message from them on hangouts alerting me to strong 3G...
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    Details of Nexus 6 Bootloader Flaw Emerge

    Just an FYI, it looks like A LOT of specific things (not very likely things in general) have to occur, but knowledge is power. https://www.onthewire.io/details-of-nexus-6-bootloader-flaw-emerge/ :eek:
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    Looking for a programmer/engineer ...

    To help develop a fun idea. I posted on here (post your last purchase) a couple weeks ago about the Bluetooth Communicator. I had a thought (this can be as dangerous as a Note 7 in a fireworks tent). Could you replace the moire (the circle part) with a smart watch and maybe make one of...
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    Project Fi adds US Cellular as a new network

    Nice to know the network is ever expanding, Fi has added US Cellular to Sprint and T-Mobile to further expand our reach and speed up our service. https://android.googleblog.com/2016/06/more-speed-and-coverage-with-us.html http://www.androidauthority.com/us-cellular-joins-project-fi-697404/...
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    Hoping this trickles down to fi network.

    http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-launches-enhanced-voice-services-clearer-more-reliable-calls And furthermore, I hope software updates to the Nexus 6, 5X and 6P can add this function. "For now, EVS is only available on the LG G5, along with the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. The G5...
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    Help Not pulling weather data

    Watch was being wonky yesterday morning, wouldn't connect to my N6. So I factory reset the watch and got it to re-connect. However since then it does not pull weather data. I'm still using Outtatime's watch face that has the weather dead center of the bottom of the face and it just does the sun...
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    Favorite football (NFL) teams?

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    RIP Alan Rickman

    A great loss this day. Just some of the many roles I absolutely loved him in. RIP sir, you will be missed.
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    Halloween ... what say you?

    I searched, I found no post of this nature. (Ok in honesty I didn't look THAT hard. If there is one, many apologies.) :D My wife and I are HUGE Halloween fans, we are really big kids inside and we are sad we can't go trick or treating anymore, but we're happy we can go buy the biggest bags of...
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    What's with all the X's?

    So yesterday it was announced that One Plus would be releasing it's second phone this year, the One Plus X. So that adds to the Nexus 5X, there are other phones out there with an "X" designation too. What has Motorola started here? Is there some secret industry insider connection with "X" in...
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    AT&T to begin offering WiFi calling

    Looks like they got the FCC Exemption they have been waiting on. http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/6/9466279/att-wi-fi-calling-fcc-waiver Should be nice for those of us with Nexuses Nexii .... with a Nexus phone. :D
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    Anyone buying or bought from Best buy?

    Just noticed as I was mulling over buying the 16GB black on black at my local best buy they have a little link to 3 special offers associated with the X Pure. One to be specific is for $60 off on Morphie Charger "find out how". I clicked on said link and it's an absolute fiasco. First, you click...
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    Root Question - Motorola vs. Nexus

    So I have been pondering, I wanted my Nexus 6 because I wanted the specifications. Specifically 3GB RAM, Snapdragon 805, 3220 mAh battery, wireless charging and of course made by Motorola. I was not so interested in the "open nature" of the platform, hence my being ok with buying a locked down...
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    Help GPS issues

    OK, first "issue" with the N6. As I have noted in other threads, I have the Moto 360 and the N6. Starting yesterday I was getting the card on my 360 that it was 17 min to work. I was at work. o_O So I go into maps and find that for some reason it has an address like 2 blocks from my home in...
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    Help N6 mated with Moto 360 - notifications

    Soooo. I am not getting notifications on my Moto 360 even though it's mated and functioning properly. Any ideas? No email, no text, no Google hangouts, nuttin? I swear it was working initially. I am using all stock N6 (the built in text type app) Gmail app and the Yahoo mail app. Very odd.
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    Moto X 2014 on sale CyberMonday

    If you've been fancying a new Moto X, but haven't yet committed to the purchase, you might want to wait a few more days: Motorola announced that it will be selling the unlocked second-generation Moto X for $140 off this coming Monday as part of its Cyber Monday promotion. That brings the price...