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Post by Slinger on Mar 30, 2019 19:21:22 GMT
Don't worry, Mike, your new phone will be much nicer than an old iPhone, and probably have a larger, and less expensive selection of apps too.
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Post by ChrisB on Mar 31, 2019 5:25:09 GMT
There are probably a lot of things I can do very usefully with it. Assume I can make text and voice notes for myself. Rather than think and forget There is, of course a massive flaw in the thinking above... I'm not being critical of anyone's grammar, really, I 'm not, but you folks should have written "One can..." instead of "you can... " It is probably correct that one can do all of the above with this phone. After all, modern phones are miracles of gizmology. However, it is very, very questionable whether our Mike can. Baby steps are best here. Let's see how he gets on with signing for the parcel when the postie delivers it first. They may not even agree to hand it over after he breaks the Royal Mail's hand held device. |
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Post by brettj on Mar 31, 2019 7:48:52 GMT
Tricks I've learnt. More like dumb mistakes tbh
My last two phones were previous model Vodafone phones, NZ$300 (approx £150).
Thought it was all I would ever need.
Both started crapping out after a year.
Last April bought my wife a Samsung 8. She never would have.
Before that got her an Elephone from Alliexpress, so I felt a little guilty - not a great phone.
May last year I bought a new iPhone 6s. They had since released the 7, 8 and X.
So was a few generations back.
The 6s still had the 3.5mm headphone jack which appealed.
And, was a good move.
Better photos, can use it with the work Macbook Air, and have Airplay in the class.
So, a £150 phone yearly, or the iPhone 6s? Hmmm...
Just hope it lasts.
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 31, 2019 9:44:53 GMT
Highly unlikely
I seem to know more about tech than management ever will
preposterous as that sounds !
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 31, 2019 9:46:18 GMT
Don't worry, Mike, your new phone will be much nicer than an old iPhone, and probably have a larger, and less expensive selection of apps too. Made a conscious decision some years ago (Unless something changes) I don't do Apple |
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 31, 2019 9:49:12 GMT
There are probably a lot of things I can do very usefully with it. Assume I can make text and voice notes for myself. Rather than think and forget There is, of course a massive flaw in the thinking above... I'm not being critical of anyone's grammar, really, I 'm not, but you folks should have written "One can..." instead of "you can... " It is probably correct that one can do all of the above with this phone. After all, modern phones are miracles of gizmology. However, it is very, very questionable whether our Mike can. Baby steps are best here. Let's see how he gets on with signing for the parcel when the postie delivers it first. They may not even agree to hand it over after he breaks the Royal Mail's hand held device. Quite Also have to work out how to turn it on, plug in the SIM or probably vice versa. Test Be amazed if it works Go and lie down  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 31, 2019 9:51:36 GMT
Tricks I've learnt. More like dumb mistakes tbh My last two phones were previous model Vodafone phones, NZ$300 (approx £150). Thought it was all I would ever need. Both started crapping out after a year. Last April bought my wife a Samsung 8. She never would have. Before that got her an Elephone from Alliexpress, so I felt a little guilty - not a great phone. May last year I bought a new iPhone 6s. They had since released the 7, 8 and X. So was a few generations back. The 6s still had the 3.5mm headphone jack which appealed. And, was a good move. Better photos, can use it with the work Macbook Air, and have Airplay in the class. So, a £150 phone yearly, or the iPhone 6s? Hmmm... Just hope it lasts. Bearing in mind the last dumb phone I was gifted was never used in months I'm unlikely to use it a lot. The smart bits could find me using it. An expensive torch |
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Post by MartinT on Mar 31, 2019 12:17:29 GMT
Apple believers - tiresome!
The WhatsApp platform works on anything. It's all you need for communication.
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 31, 2019 16:31:13 GMT
I will make it my job to prove the LG and Android are every bit as good or better than Apple (Might need some help) |
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Post by MartinT on Mar 31, 2019 17:17:55 GMT
You don't need to, Mike. It's already proven - look at the market shares.
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Post by Slinger on Mar 31, 2019 18:49:49 GMT
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 31, 2019 19:33:10 GMT
You don't need to, Mike. It's already proven - look at the market shares. Market share not looked at by da management. I want to show it works better in practice in as many ways as possible |
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Post by speedysteve on Apr 1, 2019 6:43:45 GMT
Here's another one to impress.
Have you got a Chromecast?
Cost about £30 new or less 2nd hand. Plug into your TV HDMI socket.
With an app on your phone, what you browse, photos (can be a slideshow), TV viewing apps you install such as BBC iplayer, All4 etc can then be 'cast' to your TV so all can see / share. Saves the faff of connecting a laptop to do it and it's usually better picture quality.
You may have a smart TV with some TV apps but there are many specialist TV apps that smart TV's don't cover. TennisTV ad WTATV are two I use and 'cast' to my TV's almost every day.
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 1, 2019 9:26:09 GMT
We have an Amazon firestick which can be a pain to ferret around in...
Does the Chromecast offer other stuff ?
Certainly very interested in playing music without having to view on the TV
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Post by speedysteve on Apr 1, 2019 16:12:46 GMT
We have an Amazon firestick which can be a pain to ferret around in... Does the Chromecast offer other stuff ? Certainly very interested in playing music without having to view on the TV Don't know much about Firestick, is similar I think, but Google Chromecast is easy and rock solid in my set ups. |
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Post by Slinger on Apr 1, 2019 16:59:54 GMT
I've got a Fire TV Box, and a Chromecast, both hanging off of the telly. The Chromecast does come in handy sometimes, but I usually watch footy on the PC monitor these days instead of casting it to the TV, which is the main reason I bought it in the first place.
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 2, 2019 13:14:33 GMT
SIM has arrived.
Managed to open the bit of card !
Business card size piece of card with one SIM ready to go.
On the website I'm sure it said 3 sizes would be supplied.
Hoping I only need this one in the LG, expected from tomorrow
Fingers crossed
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Post by MartinT on Apr 2, 2019 14:42:13 GMT
The SIM should be in three sizes, depending on what size your phone needs. Don't break it into smaller ones until you have the phone.
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Post by speedysteve on Apr 2, 2019 15:12:01 GMT
Reckon it will be the smallest (Micro SIM) on a 2017 phone..
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 2, 2019 15:30:58 GMT
The SIM should be in three sizes, depending on what size your phone needs. Don't break it into smaller ones until you have the phone. Ah. Looking with eyes and brain connected I now see the one can break into 2, hopefully 3. Standard SIM Micro SIM, snap off a purple bit Nano SIM seems to be snap of a green bit which is under a label at a guess |
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