Need a new phone

[Bouncer]

Umm ok...I could care less about your phone. You just bashed and talked shit yet your phone is the one who sucked.

I could give two shits if you had a flip phone. Hell I'd pray that motherfucker would blown up in your ear causing you to look more deformed than you are now
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The Nexus 5 when it came out didn't suck compared to the Samsung that you had at the time. Your now comparing a 2 year old phone to your current phone? Strange.

[rado]

It did OK Google but not OK Google even with the phone off and locked. Yours does not do this. Your phone has to be on and in the unlock screen for OK Google to work. The Nexus 5x has "any time OK Google" that will wake up phone.

My old Nexus 5 was 2 years old so no finger print scan. The Nexus 5 was great when it came out.

You and Chuck seem sort of bothered that I'm enjoying my new phone. Strange attitude.

Umm ok...I could care less about your phone. You just bashed and talked shit yet your phone is the one who sucked.

I could give two shits if you had a flip phone. Hell I'd pray that motherfucker would blown up in your ear causing you to look more deformed than you are now
...:thumb:

[Bouncer]

Did your previous phone not do any of this? Ok Google, swipe of hand, fingerprint scan, etc?

I've had this stuff for a year on my phone now. I remember how much you talked about your phone being better, but seems it just wasn't.

Oh well, it sucks having to wait for a phone....been there many times.

It did OK Google but not OK Google even with the phone off and locked. Yours does not do this. Your phone has to be on and in the unlock screen for OK Google to work. The Nexus 5x has "any time OK Google" that will wake up phone.

My old Nexus 5 was 2 years old so no finger print scan. The Nexus 5 was great when it came out.

You and Chuck seem sort of bothered that I'm enjoying my new phone. Strange attitude.

[rado]

Scrum, smart lock voice with "OK Google" is great. If you don't have voice recognition on you will still have to unlock the phone if you say OK Google to ask for the weather for example. But with it on you can unlock your phone with voice. So for example I can ask my phone from across the room what the weather is and it will tell me without me having to go unlock it. This would also work with smart lock location or "safe place".

Did your previous phone not do any of this? Ok Google, swipe of hand, fingerprint scan, etc?

I've had this stuff for a year on my phone now. I remember how much you talked about your phone being better, but seems it just wasn't.

Oh well, it sucks having to wait for a phone....been there many times.

[Bouncer]

I also use it to launch apps like Pandora when I am driving so I don't have to get my hands off the wheel.

Do you use smart lock device as in it senses your car or do you use voice? I like voice because in smart lock "safe place" anyone in that safe place can get into your phone. Voice is just a little more secure IMO though I'm sure it can be fooled.

[Scrumhalf]

I also use it to launch apps like Pandora when I am driving so I don't have to get my hands off the wheel.

[Bouncer]

Scrum, smart lock voice with "OK Google" is great. If you don't have voice recognition on you will still have to unlock the phone if you say OK Google to ask for the weather for example. But with it on you can unlock your phone with voice. So for example I can ask my phone from across the room what the weather is and it will tell me without me having to go unlock it. This would also work with smart lock location or "safe place".

[Bouncer]

Pic I took when I first got the phone. Crappy quality cause I took it with the HTC. Just wanted to show the small differences between the original Nexus and the new 5x.

P.S. Yes the dining room light has some lights out. It's on purpose. With all the bulbs in it's like a spotlight even with low watt bulbs. :P

[Bouncer]

So how do you like it so far?

The phone itself is definitely a true successor to the original nexus 5. Aside from the updated processor, specs, finger print scanner, and slightly bigger size it's pretty much the same phone. That's a good thing IMO. I like the idea of a phone being basic and simple. It does what you want and doesn't annoy you in the process. Lets hope that it lasts longer than my original nexus 5.

Fi so far is great. It has more features and less fees than a traditional provider. It will save me at least $30 a month for better coverage and more features. For me the choice was very easy. This phone will pay for itself in 6 months because of the Fi savings alone.

The fact that it's a Nexus makes it all the better IMO. Better support and faster updates direct from google means you always have the latest and greatest version of android in the form that google intends.

I love what Nexus and now Fi stand for. It's efficient and clean. It's a great price with no hidden fees and contracts. It gives you everything you want without forcing extra shit you don't want.

I love feeling like I got a great deal for a great product and that's exactly how I feel with Nexus and Fi. So yea, I'd say I'm pretty happy all around.

[Scrumhalf]

This explains it all in less than 2 minutes.

https://youtu.be/EfP4Xhu0r4g

Ah ok, you do it using Hangouts. I never used that thing. Have to check it out.

[rado]

Yup sure did. I also like how it shows you the time or your notifications simply by moving your hand in the area of the phone. No need to even touch it.

Yea, Samsung has that already. Cool feature and I like the fingerprint on my phone.

[Bouncer]

So how do you like it so far?

And I don't understand what you posted above? How do you sign into your Fi account on your HTC?

This explains it all in less than 2 minutes.

https://youtu.be/EfP4Xhu0r4g

[Scrumhalf]

So how do you like it so far?

And I don't understand what you posted above? How do you sign into your Fi account on your HTC?

[Bouncer]

Something cool I like about Fi is that you can send messages and make calls from other devices over wifi.

So in my case I take my old HTC beater phone to the gym for music and use the wifi there. I can still make and receive calls and messages even though that phone has no sim. Just needs to be signed into my Google fi account. Works out pretty well so that my new nexus doesn't get beat up at the gym.

[chuckz28]

I used to be the same way. Pure Android. Then I found myself downloading all the stuff that came standard on other phones anyway and grew envious of features I couldn't have and haven't looked back since. That said the bloat on Samsung's OS has significantly decreased over time from internally in the OS as well as per installed apps. Now the carrier's on the other hand still throw their crap on. I will also say that I agree that Samsung's are overpriced as well.