After doing some poking around it sounded like the Note 4 would be the ideal phone for me but -of course- Telus doesn't carry it anymore and buying from Amazon looks extremely dodgy (at least the listings I saw your likelihood of getting the correct model was random)
I know some LG phones have removable batteries, I'm a little hesitant as I've read mixed reviews for their newer G series phones
Any suggestions?
Is the removal battery a must? Have you ever switched out batteries in your old phones? Personally, I have, but I have a very old phone now. Meanwhile the kids all upgrade their phones faster than their batteries wear down so for them it doesn't matter.
Quote from: Thorin on March 14, 2017, 10:58:39 AM
Is the removal battery a must? Have you ever switched out batteries in your old phones? Personally, I have, but I have a very old phone now. Meanwhile the kids all upgrade their phones faster than their batteries wear down so for them it doesn't matter.
It is for me (also yes, on both my ancient Motorola and my HTC Touch Pro) I suspect the battery on my Galaxy Note II needs replacing soon, I get about a 24 hours worth of charge on low to no activity.
Ironically enough it's easier to find a battery replacement than a replacement stylus
Actually thinking about both now maybe I'll just fix the problems I have with my current phone (also maybe time for a reset)
New stylus, case, battery and charging cables...
THANKS AMAZON
THAMAZON
Don't know why I didn't think of this before, only cost me $60 (total + extra cables)
Prime Bros FTW
Quote from: Melbosa on March 14, 2017, 11:58:32 AM
Prime Bros FTW
I kinda forget that some things have shipping when I don't buy them on Amazon
It's a problem!
Quote from: Mr. Analog on March 14, 2017, 01:40:23 PM
Quote from: Melbosa on March 14, 2017, 11:58:32 AM
Prime Bros FTW
I kinda forget that some things have shipping when I don't buy them on Amazon
It's a problem!
Not for amazon. :D
Quote from: Mr. Analog on March 14, 2017, 11:26:59 AM
New stylus, case, battery and charging cables...
THANKS AMAZON
THAMAZON
Don't know why I didn't think of this before, only cost me $60 (total + extra cables)
Ironic this thread comes up, my Samsung Galaxy S3 is still humming along just fine BUT the battery is clearly on its last legs. Considering buying a new battery at Telus Store but only now realize can probably save money buying elsewhere... Haven't even price-checked at all yet #lazyme
Quote from: Melbosa on March 14, 2017, 11:58:32 AM
Prime Bros FTW
http://www.primebrothers.com/
(http://ui.crackedcdn.com/ui/shared/images/2013/pages/video/series/dnc.jpg) DNC!
Amazon Prime is a SUPER secret club we belong to whereby Amazon takes our money and... we spend more money buying things from Amazon!
IT'S SO SIMPLE
Though to be fair I have also been spending money directly at Shout Factory recently
My wife recently signed up for prime and that is when I found out Amazon.ca doesn't have the Amazon family / home option.
Quote from: Mr. Analog on March 15, 2017, 05:48:22 PM
Amazon Prime is a SUPER secret club we belong to whereby Amazon takes our money and... we spend more money buying things from Amazon!
IT'S SO SIMPLE
Though to be fair I have also been spending money directly at Shout Factory recently
I also get free @%&# from Twitch!
Quote from: Lazybones on March 15, 2017, 06:09:22 PM
My wife recently signed up for prime and that is when I found out Amazon.ca doesn't have the Amazon family / home option.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/family/signup
Is that not what you're talking about?
Quote from: Tom on March 16, 2017, 07:08:43 AM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on March 15, 2017, 05:48:22 PM
Amazon Prime is a SUPER secret club we belong to whereby Amazon takes our money and... we spend more money buying things from Amazon!
IT'S SO SIMPLE
Though to be fair I have also been spending money directly at Shout Factory recently
I also get free @%&# from Twitch!
And Amazon Prime TV, and 20% discount on new release games automatically.
Yup, lots of free stuff if you use it. Although not actually free, it is still $79 a year. If you only get a couple things shipped a year, it's not worth it; if you buy lots of new-release games and watch Prime TV and get lots of things shipped, it's worth it.
Quote from: Tom on March 16, 2017, 07:10:05 AM
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/family/signup
Is that not what you're talking about?
Specifically it is the US household https://www.amazon.com/myh/households option I am talking about (was going off memory when I posted before) this is the option that allows a spouse/second adult to have most of the prime functions shared.
The family link is mostly just discounts on diapers, no shipping or other discounts shared with a spouse/second adult.
Quote from: Thorin on March 16, 2017, 01:57:54 PM
Yup, lots of free stuff if you use it. Although not actually free, it is still $79 a year. If you only get a couple things shipped a year, it's not worth it; if you buy lots of new-release games and watch Prime TV and get lots of things shipped, it's worth it.
So average shipping on stuff through Amazon is lets say $10. That means if you order at least 8 items a year from Amazon, you get this paid for and typically faster (guaranteed 2 business days - if over you get 1 month free Amazon Prime). That is without using any of the other perks from Amazon Prime.
Now that is not totally true as not everything falls under Amazon Prime. So sometimes throughout the year you still pay shipping on items. I think the trade-off is the perks for that.
For me, and I'm not trying to sell anyone else on using Prime, it makes sense. I have transitioned some basic living items to Amazon purchases as well as found some items cheaper there than anywhere else for my business and hobbies.
The 20% off new release games is an example for hobby (which usually is $15-$20 off), and spindle hard drives have been slightly cheaper from Amazon than locally sourced. Living items like Vacuum Sealed bags for my Food saver, light-bulb replacements for my fixtures, and filters for my filtration devices are all cheaper on Amazon for what I purchase. With my Amazon Prime it makes these purchases even more reasonable to me.
So do I have Prime because it saves me money, or does it make cheaper items save me money because I don't have to pay shipping? If the former, well I'd have to buy more than 8 items a year (which I do); the later, well I'd have to pay for it anyways in the cost locally or in shipping without Prime - and have to wait longer for it if still shipping in.
And well it shows up on my door step, so that is another perk.
So for the Melbosa family Prime works for me, and saves me a little in the end (its not hundreds of dollars). Perks; well they are that Perks, that I definitely take advantage of.
I think we just said the same thing, although you had more specific examples. It's like paying for the Costco membership - makes sense if you use it lots.
Back to (generally) the original purpose of this thread; Mr. A., any reason you're not upgrading to the latest greatest Note?
LOL I think you are right...
Quote from: Thorin on March 16, 2017, 04:46:16 PM
Back to (generally) the original purpose of this thread; Mr. A., any reason you're not upgrading to the latest greatest Note?
The battery that came in the last version kinda had a nasty habit of bursting into flames
Also it wasn't removable
Also my battery drained today and I didn't notice :-/
*psychically wills replacement battery to arrive faster*
I got my replacement stylus and battery today.
The battery is a dud so back it goes through Amazon, charged up ok just wouldn't power on the phone correctly
I finally get my phone clean and usb don't work and replacement batteries are finicky... argh
Quote from: Darren Dirt on March 15, 2017, 04:44:31 PM
Ironic this thread comes up, my Samsung Galaxy S3 is still humming along just fine BUT the battery is clearly on its last legs. Considering buying a new battery at Telus Store but only now realize can probably save money buying elsewhere... Haven't even price-checked at all yet #lazyme
...sure glad I ended up grabbing a new battery a day after the above posting. Since March 23rd is when I landed in Winnipeg and had a ton of GPS-dependent driving around to do, woulda been an Impossible Mission with the old battery.
I'm busy waiting until the S8 goes on sale, and then I hope to pick up an S7 for cheap(er). Right now most companies are selling the S7 for $0 if you get a new contract through them, but my (non-GOA) contract is much better than what anyone offers these days, so I'm waiting for Koodo to do the same.