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US market unlocked versions
Feb 16, 2024, 4:29 PM
in the Motorola edge+ (2023) forum

These phones were primarily configured for Boost Mobile. This causes some funtionalities on other carrier SIM's not to work. Voicemail notifications is just one.

S24 Ultra
Jan 18, 2024, 10:21 AM
in the Article: Samsung S24 Series Adds More AI, Updates the Hardware forum

Nice to hear the screen got rid of the curved edges.

Concepts
Oct 26, 2023, 7:49 AM
in the Article: Motorola Shows Off New Concepts in AI, Foldables forum

I look forward to transparent LED displays

OnePlus
Sep 29, 2023, 4:23 PM
in the OnePlus 11 forum

Makes no sense that US carriers do not pick up the flagships of this manucaturer. Entry-levels and lower mid-range phones. Nokia is another. Plenty of great flagship grade phones from them as well. Yet US carriers only pick up entry-level Nokias.

Connector: USB Type C version 3
Sep 14, 2023, 7:58 AM
in the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max forum

Finally!!!!!!

Sonim
Jul 21, 2023, 9:22 AM
in the Article: Verizon Continues Updating Rugged Lineup with Sonim XP10 forum

Sonim makes really good rugged phones. Shame that this one is only 4G. Looks like the Kyocera has the higher end feature package. I hope Caterpillar comes back to US carriers as well.

Kyocera
Jul 18, 2023, 9:22 AM
in the Kyocera DuraForce Pro 3 forum

Nice phone. Decent specs for it's type. Hopefully Caterpillar comes out with a new one as well. Rugged phones do have a good customer base.

OnePlus Nord N30 5G
Jun 22, 2023, 7:04 AM
in the OnePlus Nord N30 5G forum

Welcome to the US market version of the Oppo K11x

Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
Jun 15, 2023, 9:22 AM
in the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G forum

One of Samsung's best mid-ranger phones to date. The Exynos processor holds its own. Hopefully Samsung with all their phones makes 256GB storage their norm. I know 128GB makes it more on an affordable price point. While most people nowadays store music and photos on their phones, hence the need for more built in storage plus most manufacturers are doing away with SD card storage.

"a"
Jun 2, 2023, 5:53 PM
in the Google Pixel 7a forum

Kudos to Google for the "a" lineup. More affordable alternative to their higher end versions. Still keeping the flagship quality.

5G Band allocation
May 1, 2023, 11:02 AM
in the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra forum

I noticed in the specs that mid-band 77-C is listed. I have an unlocked Ultra and there is no 77-C. All other listed bands including the UW 260,261 are available. Maybe due to the Unlocked variants sold. U1 is factory unlocked and U is carrier unlocked. I have the U variant. No midband 77-C.

Re: Detail
Apr 10, 2023, 8:04 AM
in the Article: Major Security Flaw Affects Google, Samsung Phones forum

Here is one link regarding this issue. https://www.androidauthority.com/google-p roject-zero-samsung-exynos-vulnerabilities-32 99355/

Detail
Mar 22, 2023, 2:09 PM
in the Article: Major Security Flaw Affects Google, Samsung Phones forum

What this article fails to mention is that the Samsung models affected are all Exynos. No Snapdragon or Mediatek models are included.

Oppo Again
Oct 24, 2022, 3:36 PM
in the Article: OnePlus Nord N300 Coming to T-Mobile Next Week forum

US Market version of the Oppo K10 5G

2023
Sep 6, 2022, 2:15 PM
in the Article: Qualcomm Intros Snapdragon Chips for 2023's Mid-Range & Affordable 5G Phones forum

Great to see advancement of entry level and midrange processors. Not everyone has the means to go with flagship devices and their associated processors.

Re: A23 5G
Aug 31, 2022, 3:25 PM
in the Article: AT&T Starts Selling the $300 Samsung Galaxy A23 5G forum

Hopefully a Verizon variant will be introduced as well.

Re: A23 5G
Aug 31, 2022, 8:47 AM
in the Article: AT&T Starts Selling the $300 Samsung Galaxy A23 5G forum

True. I should have been more detailed. C-Band meaning mid band 77. Sub 6 meaning band 2-71.

A23 5G
Aug 30, 2022, 5:08 PM
in the Article: AT&T Starts Selling the $300 Samsung Galaxy A23 5G forum

Hopefully supports C Band for any of the carriers that decide to sell this phone and not just the Sub 6Ghz that is essentially a slightly beefed up version of 4G LTE.

Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
May 20, 2022, 8:11 AM
in the Article: Two New Snapdragon Chips Will Power 2022's High-end Phones forum

It's really great to see the 700 series processors get such a boost. Brings excellent performance to a more affordable price point and one needs not purchase a top of the line flagship to get it. Hopefully the 600 series will follow suit.

Samsung Galaxy Note10+
May 9, 2022, 7:09 AM
in the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ forum

Three years later and would still highly recommend. Not a single issue with it. Still takes excellent photos. One does not need 108 megapixels to get a great pic. The processor handles everything just perfect. If you are a stickler, the 60hz refresh rate, no 3.5mm headphone jack, and no 5G compatibility (even though there is a 5G model of this phone) would make it the total package. This phone would still probably be great even after another 3 years.

OnePlus Nord N20 5G
May 6, 2022, 8:48 AM
in the Article: T-Mobile to Offer OnePlus Nord N20 5G forum

Is a somewhat lighter version of its doppelganger the Oppo Reno 7Z 5G.

What happened to.......
Nov 27, 2020, 7:24 PM
in the Cricket Icon 2 forum

Band 66?

It's about time
Nov 22, 2020, 3:08 PM
in the Article: T-Mobile Activates 988, the new Mental Health Crisis Lifeline forum

The FCC approved something as helpful as this. Hope it helps and saves lives.

LG Wing Boasts Swivel Screen
Sep 14, 2020, 12:17 PM
in the Article: LG Wing Boasts Swivel Screen forum

Anyone remember the Motorola V70???? Swiveled but not the screen.

The Redux
Aug 23, 2020, 5:30 AM
in the Samsung Galaxy XCover FieldPro forum

Samsung Galaxy S7-Active 2.0 SM-G891A > SM-G889A

T-Mobile launches
Aug 4, 2020, 11:16 AM
in the Article: T-Mobile Launches 5G SA Nationwide, Boosting 5G Coverage & Improving Latency forum

And what about their voice network coverage? Lots of places off of highways and towns that have practically no coverage.

Bye bye
Jul 19, 2020, 8:15 PM
in the Article: Sprint Brand Goes Away August 2nd forum

T-mobile's network coverage even with Sprint's towers will remain mainly unchanged. Sprint's voice network coverage was heavily dependent on its voice roaming agreement with Verizon. There are many areas that both carriers have next to or no coverage at all. Sure T-mobile has made big strides on the past decade. Yet there are many regions that are severly lacking even a dependable voice coverage. AT&T and Verizon will always have network coverage in areas where t-mobile believes unnecessary.

Verizon
Jun 25, 2020, 9:51 AM
in the Article: Verizon Lowers Prepaid Rates, Adds Loyalty Discounts forum

Excellent step by Verizon prepaid. They have had the highest price points for a very long time. I hope AT&T follows suit.

New Motos
Jun 5, 2020, 2:18 PM
in the Article: New Moto e is a Big Upgrade Over Last Year's Model forum

Nice to see Motorola throw more variety into the midrange line ups. Some are actually variants of the same phone with different descriptive name-sets. Regardless other than the flagship Edge series it looks like Lenovo's buddy Motorola is finally setting itself better in the North American market. Keep it up!

Re: Oops!
May 26, 2020, 12:41 PM
in the Motorola edge+ (2020) forum

So were other devices in the past. That changed with some of them over time.

Re: TCL
May 19, 2020, 4:54 PM
in the Article: TCL Sets Pricing, Timeframe for 10 Series Launch in US forum

Did not know about that association. I thought Alcatel was from another international source.

BLU
May 15, 2020, 8:05 AM
in the Bold N1 forum

LTE 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 12 / 13 / 28 Verizon would have been very compatible for this phone. 2,4,5,13 Legacy GSM carriers.....just bands 2, 12 (Extremely limited)

TCL
May 14, 2020, 8:45 AM
in the Article: TCL-Branded Phones Launch in US on May 19 forum

I have other products from them. Never an issue. They have not gotten much US exposure. I look forward to seeing how their smartphone division works out here. The more alternatives the better. TCL 10L-Typo......665 not 655 processor.

Faster
May 12, 2020, 8:48 AM
in the Article: Qualcomm Revs 5G Gaming Phones with Snapdragon 768G forum

Root the phone and overclock the CPU. No need for another processor. Case closed.

LG Q
May 8, 2020, 6:52 AM
in the Article: Verizon Launches LG Q70 forum

Nice addition to their mid-range line up. Excellent for those not wanting to be on the Samsung A-Series wagon. I am interested which carrier if at all will pick up the K61.

K Series
May 5, 2020, 11:15 AM
in the Article: Boost Launches LG K51 for $90 forum

I am patiently waiting to see if any US carrier picks up the K61. Very interested. Great alternative to the G and V Lines.

5G
May 5, 2020, 5:51 AM
in the Article: Verizon Certifies Unlocked OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro forum

The Verizon OnePlus 8 is the only model in the series that supports mmWave 5G. This is what allows the device to support Verizon’s Ultrawide Band network. OnePlus had to place the mmWave antennas on the sides of the Verizon model, which meant moving the volume buttons slightly. You probably wouldn’t notice this if the different models were placed side by side, but it’s enough to make cases not fit correctly. It’s unfortunate that users will have to be extra ...

Very Kind
Apr 30, 2020, 6:37 AM
in the Article: Carriers Team Up to Donate Phone Chargers to Hospitals forum

Portable cell-phone power banks are super as well. With a full charge you can walk around with one instead of looking for an outlet. The chargers regardless are a great help to a very busy field.

Re: Oops!
Apr 27, 2020, 6:40 AM
in the Motorola edge+ (2020) forum

You are right. A flagship though should have all available just as principle. Enough is being paid in the first place. Verizon eventually will unlock the phone when it is paid off.

Re: Terrific but........
Apr 24, 2020, 6:55 AM
in the Motorola edge+ (2020) forum

The "edge" is going to be smaller. Regarding the camera. I totally agree.

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