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Title: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Pete Svarrior on December 02, 2013, 09:18:04 PM
To those that haven't seen my thread on .org before it disappeared: I ordered a Chinese off-brand phone whose specs seem ridiculously good for the price. Bit of an experiment on my part, might work out extremely well, or it might be the worst decision of my life.

Anyway, it's been shipped. They even provided a picture of my package. Professionalism, and all that.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Alchemist21 on December 02, 2013, 09:19:16 PM
In b4 rant about horrible Chinese-to-English translation in product manual.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Blanko on December 02, 2013, 09:19:39 PM
I didn't get a picture :(
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Pete Svarrior on December 02, 2013, 09:21:04 PM
I didn't get a picture :(
You sure? It should be there when you go to order details.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Blanko on December 02, 2013, 09:25:16 PM
I didn't get a picture :(
You sure? It should be there when you go to order details.

Oh shit I did, I just didn't see it from the email.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Pete Svarrior on December 02, 2013, 09:28:31 PM
Super Fasttech
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Thork on December 02, 2013, 10:50:18 PM
Anyway, it's been shipped.
So you'll get it in about 30 days then.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Pete Svarrior on December 02, 2013, 10:54:41 PM
So you'll get it in about 30 days then.
Correct.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: juner on December 03, 2013, 05:12:15 AM
might be the worst decision of my life.

Those girls we met in Singapore back in '98 was the worst decision of your life, don't try to block it out.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Pete Svarrior on December 03, 2013, 05:28:18 AM
Those girls we met in Singapore back in '98 was the worst decision of your life, don't try to block it out.
We don't talk about that. As far as I'm concerned, '98 never happened.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Rama Set on December 03, 2013, 10:14:51 PM
Those girls we met in Singapore back in '98 was the worst decision of your life, don't try to block it out.
We don't talk about that. As far as I'm concerned, '98 never happened.

You guys were young enough to be prostitutes in Thailand then!
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: juner on December 03, 2013, 10:25:26 PM
Those girls we met in Singapore back in '98 was the worst decision of your life, don't try to block it out.
We don't talk about that. As far as I'm concerned, '98 never happened.

You guys were young enough to be prostitutes in Thailand then!

You have no idea how old I am  >:(
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Blanko on December 03, 2013, 10:27:00 PM
Those girls we met in Singapore back in '98 was the worst decision of your life, don't try to block it out.
We don't talk about that. As far as I'm concerned, '98 never happened.

You guys were young enough to be prostitutes in Thailand then!

You have no idea how old I am  >:(

Nothing is too old in Thailand.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: markjo on December 04, 2013, 02:48:36 AM
Those girls we met in Singapore back in '98 was the worst decision of your life, don't try to block it out.
We don't talk about that. As far as I'm concerned, '98 never happened.

You guys were young enough to be prostitutes in Thailand then!

You have no idea how old I am  >:(

Nothing is too old young in Thailand.
Fixed.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Blanko on December 04, 2013, 11:15:50 AM
Singapore Post is 2slow
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Rama Set on December 04, 2013, 06:16:22 PM
Those girls we met in Singapore back in '98 was the worst decision of your life, don't try to block it out.
We don't talk about that. As far as I'm concerned, '98 never happened.

You guys were young enough to be prostitutes in Thailand then!

You have no idea how old I am  >:(

The words of a young person.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: juner on December 04, 2013, 06:24:51 PM
Those girls we met in Singapore back in '98 was the worst decision of your life, don't try to block it out.
We don't talk about that. As far as I'm concerned, '98 never happened.

You guys were young enough to be prostitutes in Thailand then!

You have no idea how old I am  >:(

The words of a young person.

If only that were the case...
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Pete Svarrior on December 11, 2013, 05:08:54 PM
OMG IT'S HERE!

They declared it as "replacement parts" valued at $15, so I didn't have to pay tax. <3 China.

I'm about to leave for work, but I shall be posting my first impressions soon.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Thork on December 11, 2013, 05:14:22 PM
I'm about to leave for work, but I shall be posting my first impressions soon.
It'll be broken before you get back. :(
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Pete Svarrior on December 11, 2013, 06:09:06 PM
It'll be broken before you get back. :(
>implying I'm going to wait until I'm back

First impressions are pretty good. The build quality is fair - about what I'd expect from an Android phone. The screen looks really amazing.

I took a picture of the phone I've been temporarily using. It's another example of "moar pixels != better pictures", but it does look quite good when scaled down: clicky click (http://i.omgomg.eu/oldphone)
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Blanko on December 11, 2013, 06:15:17 PM
tfw Despatched to overseas (Country code: FI) forever
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Pete Svarrior on December 12, 2013, 07:40:54 AM
I just remembered this phone is a dual-SIM. I can now use both my regular phone numbers with the same device. I had to carry two phones until now. This is great.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Rama Set on December 12, 2013, 04:20:32 PM
I just remembered this phone is a dual-SIM. I can now use both my regular phone numbers with the same device. I had to carry two phones until now. This is great.

Is one SIM for the Conspiracy to call you?
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Pete Svarrior on December 12, 2013, 04:39:02 PM
Is one SIM for the Conspiracy to call you?
Pretty much.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Blanko on December 17, 2013, 11:03:53 PM
So, in case you didn't realize yet, I ordered the same phone as PizzaPlanet, and I got mine today.

(http://i.imgur.com/UDJoyOf.png)

The iPhone's pixel density has nothing on this.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Alchemist21 on December 17, 2013, 11:05:48 PM
Thanks for the secret leaks, Mr. Snowden.  Now we know the official opinion on EJ.  XD
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Blanko on December 17, 2013, 11:09:50 PM
o no sekrits
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Vindictus on December 17, 2013, 11:15:52 PM
What's battery life like?
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Blanko on December 17, 2013, 11:29:05 PM
Can't really tell yet since I've been charging it on and off all day, but it seems alright. If I charge it every night, I don't see it running out easily. Here's a picture if you can figure out something from it:

(http://i.imgur.com/JRBOz7x.png)
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Alchemist21 on December 17, 2013, 11:32:56 PM
I've heard you shouldn't charge a battery unless it's low on charge because it reduces the maximum charge the battery can hold.  Makes sense because my phone's battery life sucks and I used to charge it and leave it plugged-in overnight.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Vindictus on December 18, 2013, 01:35:55 AM
Wow, it really nose dives when not plugged in. Use your phone less, Blanko.

I've heard you shouldn't charge a battery unless it's low on charge because it reduces the maximum charge the battery can hold.  Makes sense because my phone's battery life sucks and I used to charge it and leave it plugged-in overnight.

I've heard the opposite about Li-ion batteries. You're not meant to leave them plugged in, because heat generation can kill them, but charging them early is supposed to prolong battery life.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Blanko on December 18, 2013, 01:38:14 AM
I'd obviously use it much less in regular use. I'm just playing around with it for now because new and shiny.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Fortuna on December 18, 2013, 03:54:21 AM
Lithium batteries should be charging while they're undergoing high energy draw, and not charging when there is low draw.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: xasop on December 18, 2013, 06:49:25 AM
The iPhone's pixel density has nothing on this.

Wow. That's like, literally the same resolution as my Galaxy S4.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Pete Svarrior on December 18, 2013, 12:25:59 PM
Wow. That's like, literally the same resolution as my Galaxy S4.
Correct. We got basically the same phone for a fraction of the price. Chinese technology is the best.

What's battery life like?
I'd call it standard. Literally every smartphone I've had has had about the same battery life, and this one is no different.
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Blanko on December 24, 2013, 07:02:21 PM
yeeeeee customization

(http://i.imgur.com/TjsSLiK.png)

EDIT: whoops did I already change it
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: juner on December 24, 2013, 09:08:08 PM
I definitely miss customizing (sort of).  It is better for my sanity having an iPhone.  Having too many options causes me stress and anxiety.  I was at the point to where I was loading the nightly build of a ROM on my phone and constantly changing layouts to fit my obsessive compulsive needs.  It was affecting my health :(
Title: Re: My phone has been shipped!
Post by: Lord Dave on December 24, 2013, 10:15:24 PM
I've heard you shouldn't charge a battery unless it's low on charge because it reduces the maximum charge the battery can hold.  Makes sense because my phone's battery life sucks and I used to charge it and leave it plugged-in overnight.

Li-ion batteries don't suffer from battery memory like ni-ca.
You should charge your phone when you feel like it.  However, avoid using it while charging as this will cause a heat buildup that will damage the battery.