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Friday, July 13, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
Am I becoming an Android douche? [10/16]
So, today I stopped by the Tbaytel store to check out the One X, as HTC hasn't responded to any of my emails about getting a demo unit to play with.
The deal with Tbaytel would mean not only $20/month cheaper on my plan (but I'd lose picture MMS) but the phone would practically be free.
Anyhow, as I was checking out the phone, I wanted to test the NFC on it (and couldn't get it to work) a bloke behind me who must have been all of 16, or 18 or so ... obviously he knows his stuff say to his mom that "that's the phone to get... IT'S THE BEST PHONE OUT THERE"
[note, that aside form the Galaxy Note, it's the most expensive]
"I compared it to the Nexus, and it's better".
That's when I should have walked away... but I didn't. I turn around and ask for clarification: "you're saying that this One X is better than my Nexus?"
"Oh, yeah, I've read ALL the reviews out there... the Nexus has only basic Android, whereas the One has the latest."
Again, should have just walked away. But I gave him a quizzical look and just said "well, I write for an Android blog, and actually, the Nexus devices are meant to have the latest, versus HTC bloat. Plus, you can't compare the Qualcomm processor of the One X to the OMAP processor in the Nexus. I'll say mine is faster."
I conceded the camera may be better, but left it at that and walked away. I had too much spilling around in my brain to try to educate this redneck on... oh look, it only has 4.0.3, whereas mine's running on 4.0.4... what's that? HTC has the WORST track record for firmware update? Oh, yeah bigger screen...
I could have gone on, but I didn't. So I left it at that. I'm still kinda miffed... but at the same time a little embarrassed about myself that I acted so "hipster-ish" or like an iSheep-ster.
Was I wrong?
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10 / 16 ... had to drive today as I got a chance to supply at Hamm for the afternoon...
62.5% not bad!
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update on my dad... still haven't really digested the whole thing and I'm scared to ask questions, but my mom was mentioning something about it being stage 3 colon cancer, of which there's a 73% survival rate.
that's supposed to be good right?
The deal with Tbaytel would mean not only $20/month cheaper on my plan (but I'd lose picture MMS) but the phone would practically be free.
Anyhow, as I was checking out the phone, I wanted to test the NFC on it (and couldn't get it to work) a bloke behind me who must have been all of 16, or 18 or so ... obviously he knows his stuff say to his mom that "that's the phone to get... IT'S THE BEST PHONE OUT THERE"
[note, that aside form the Galaxy Note, it's the most expensive]
"I compared it to the Nexus, and it's better".
That's when I should have walked away... but I didn't. I turn around and ask for clarification: "you're saying that this One X is better than my Nexus?"
"Oh, yeah, I've read ALL the reviews out there... the Nexus has only basic Android, whereas the One has the latest."
Again, should have just walked away. But I gave him a quizzical look and just said "well, I write for an Android blog, and actually, the Nexus devices are meant to have the latest, versus HTC bloat. Plus, you can't compare the Qualcomm processor of the One X to the OMAP processor in the Nexus. I'll say mine is faster."
I conceded the camera may be better, but left it at that and walked away. I had too much spilling around in my brain to try to educate this redneck on... oh look, it only has 4.0.3, whereas mine's running on 4.0.4... what's that? HTC has the WORST track record for firmware update? Oh, yeah bigger screen...
I could have gone on, but I didn't. So I left it at that. I'm still kinda miffed... but at the same time a little embarrassed about myself that I acted so "hipster-ish" or like an iSheep-ster.
Was I wrong?
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10 / 16 ... had to drive today as I got a chance to supply at Hamm for the afternoon...
62.5% not bad!
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update on my dad... still haven't really digested the whole thing and I'm scared to ask questions, but my mom was mentioning something about it being stage 3 colon cancer, of which there's a 73% survival rate.
that's supposed to be good right?
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Blarg... just ... get me the phone already
Okay, I didn't want to automatically post a crazy rant about my final "I'm going to do it" action to get the Nexus... I waited a bit; let myself calm down... and let me tell you. I'm still ticked.
First it started off with a "I'll give tbaytel just one more chance". Afterall, they said it should 'probably be there Friday'. So, I called tbaytel and asked if they had a date yet. 2 different people gave me, what I can only guess would be cross-eyed looks over a phone. One had no idea what I was asking, the other said there was no way to tell, it "...might be several more weeks", and that "...I best call Teleco, they know things better over there..."
Wow, so you blatantly admit that you don't know your own product line.
That's why I was better off with Rogers.
I call Teleco (the old Rogers dealer), and they also say they won't get notice of when the phone is coming in. Pretty short and succinct... that sucks.
I call TouchUnwired, just in case. The person there suggests I just keep calling back. He suggests that I call on "inventory day" to see if they got any then. I point out that it seems kind of redundant to call on the day they open packages. Usually, companies have forewarning of what they're getting before they get it. He chuckles and says "yah, we should".
So, it's decided, nobody attached to tbaytel clearly wants my money, so I call Rogers. Last week I called them and they said it would take 2 days, and be only $575. I told her to hold, and would get back to her... this is me hoping to pick up that conversation where it left off.
The new Rogers person I talked to seemed to take a dislike for me for some reason after I told her I was with tbaytel. Despite all the reassurances that we are the same for all intents and purposes when we were FORCED to become tbaytel customers, it is, in fact, the opposite. If I am not an actual Rogers customer, with a customer number (and tbaytel customer numbers, or a faked number would not work), the call centre would not be able to relinquish said phone. Despite many numerous attempts to explain my predicament it continues to fall on deaf ears and the script is stuck to.
I manager up...
...or try to. I ask repeatedly and she eventually puts me on hold to say "nope, Chuck Testa"... j/k, she literally says "my manager said the same thing". How am I to know that? I ask to speak to said manager, with no luck.
I do leave with a bit of a suggestion and a hint of success by the fact she says that this restriction is only for call centres, whereas dealers don't have it. At first I thought -- dang, we have no dealers for Rogers in our area. After I hung up I realized Teleco was the Rogers dealer, so the other locations should also be as well (only in Thunder Bay were their hands forced). Now, if the other locations are carrying the phone, could they not stock-transfer (an ICST in the ol' Radio Shack lingo) one to the Thunder Bay location? You would have thought the previous sales person (who I'm sure are working on commission and want every chance to separate you from your wallet) would have thought of this...
I call Teleco again. I get somebody new this time, so I decide to explain what it is I want him to do in simple steps. Luckily he comprehends and texts/IMs/messages the other store in Winnipeg, and within a minute has an answer that they do have them -- and his compatriot will send one over.
Kaloo Kalay... so however long it takes a store to transfer one the 800km from Winnipeg to Thunder Bay, I'll have the phone. He couldn't confirm the price of it, but said "whatever Rogers was charging, we'd charge.". Maybe I'll haggle him some. Maybe I should call Frank.
All the while, I still had that struggle of "buy outright, or get subsidy". And after this ordeal, I realize I'm going to buy outright for sure. Even if it came out to some sort of less money scenario on the subsidy (read my previous post about how the monthly rate would be more expensive) I will not keep my money with tbaytel a moment longer than physically possible. It is this kind of poor customer service and knowledge of the hardware that keeps me staying away. Now, some might say "well, they're at the mercy of whenever Rogers sends them the phone...". I call bull. If they truly are the company they say they are, then they would have some pull and some clout (klout?) to be able to get the same items to satisfy their customer base. Fido doesn't have this 'delay' with Rogers. Kodoo gets the same treatment as Telus.
Anyways...
/rant
First it started off with a "I'll give tbaytel just one more chance". Afterall, they said it should 'probably be there Friday'. So, I called tbaytel and asked if they had a date yet. 2 different people gave me, what I can only guess would be cross-eyed looks over a phone. One had no idea what I was asking, the other said there was no way to tell, it "...might be several more weeks", and that "...I best call Teleco, they know things better over there..."
Wow, so you blatantly admit that you don't know your own product line.
That's why I was better off with Rogers.
I call Teleco (the old Rogers dealer), and they also say they won't get notice of when the phone is coming in. Pretty short and succinct... that sucks.
I call TouchUnwired, just in case. The person there suggests I just keep calling back. He suggests that I call on "inventory day" to see if they got any then. I point out that it seems kind of redundant to call on the day they open packages. Usually, companies have forewarning of what they're getting before they get it. He chuckles and says "yah, we should".
So, it's decided, nobody attached to tbaytel clearly wants my money, so I call Rogers. Last week I called them and they said it would take 2 days, and be only $575. I told her to hold, and would get back to her... this is me hoping to pick up that conversation where it left off.
The new Rogers person I talked to seemed to take a dislike for me for some reason after I told her I was with tbaytel. Despite all the reassurances that we are the same for all intents and purposes when we were FORCED to become tbaytel customers, it is, in fact, the opposite. If I am not an actual Rogers customer, with a customer number (and tbaytel customer numbers, or a faked number would not work), the call centre would not be able to relinquish said phone. Despite many numerous attempts to explain my predicament it continues to fall on deaf ears and the script is stuck to.
I manager up...
...or try to. I ask repeatedly and she eventually puts me on hold to say "nope, Chuck Testa"... j/k, she literally says "my manager said the same thing". How am I to know that? I ask to speak to said manager, with no luck.
I do leave with a bit of a suggestion and a hint of success by the fact she says that this restriction is only for call centres, whereas dealers don't have it. At first I thought -- dang, we have no dealers for Rogers in our area. After I hung up I realized Teleco was the Rogers dealer, so the other locations should also be as well (only in Thunder Bay were their hands forced). Now, if the other locations are carrying the phone, could they not stock-transfer (an ICST in the ol' Radio Shack lingo) one to the Thunder Bay location? You would have thought the previous sales person (who I'm sure are working on commission and want every chance to separate you from your wallet) would have thought of this...
I call Teleco again. I get somebody new this time, so I decide to explain what it is I want him to do in simple steps. Luckily he comprehends and texts/IMs/messages the other store in Winnipeg, and within a minute has an answer that they do have them -- and his compatriot will send one over.
Kaloo Kalay... so however long it takes a store to transfer one the 800km from Winnipeg to Thunder Bay, I'll have the phone. He couldn't confirm the price of it, but said "whatever Rogers was charging, we'd charge.". Maybe I'll haggle him some. Maybe I should call Frank.
All the while, I still had that struggle of "buy outright, or get subsidy". And after this ordeal, I realize I'm going to buy outright for sure. Even if it came out to some sort of less money scenario on the subsidy (read my previous post about how the monthly rate would be more expensive) I will not keep my money with tbaytel a moment longer than physically possible. It is this kind of poor customer service and knowledge of the hardware that keeps me staying away. Now, some might say "well, they're at the mercy of whenever Rogers sends them the phone...". I call bull. If they truly are the company they say they are, then they would have some pull and some clout (klout?) to be able to get the same items to satisfy their customer base. Fido doesn't have this 'delay' with Rogers. Kodoo gets the same treatment as Telus.
Anyways...
/rant
Saturday, January 21, 2012
To buy the Nexus or not...
To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep
Always loved that Shakespeare line (not much of an English Lit. guy tho').
I was going to wittily change it to something about ...
to buy, or not to buy, that is my question
whether to tbaytel and suffer
the increase in rage and misfortune
or, to take out my wallet and visa
and purchasing off contract, 'fend them
to buy; ...
...okay, that really went off course there. I'm definitely not a writer by any stretch of the imagination. But I think you get my point. I have an option to purchase the new Galaxy Nexus. Well, by saying I have, ... most people have as well. Just more so exploring the option.
I recently found out that tbaytel, in an effort to try to win over the Rogers screw-overs, are offering us a chance to break the Rogers contract, if we sign with a sole-tbaytel plan. They'll offer up an extra $150 credit if we do. But an equivalent tbaytel plan for what I have right now is about $5 - $10 extra / month. I can't quite tell, it's pretty vague from their pamphlet.
But I'm so conflicted... I need to break it down:
Option 1 - do nothing
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Option 2a - buy it from tbaytel (on contract)
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Option 2b - buy it from tbaytel (outright)
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Option 3 - buy it from Rogers (outright)
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| then I'm stuck with a Captivate..., but I could just use the upgrade option and get a decent phone, like the S2 | I pay an extra $360 or so to tbaytel, which I never wanted to be with in the first place. And if I can get an option to leave, I'd have to pay the ETF, which would be astronomical. I also don't know WHEN the phone is coming in (and the promo for the extra credit runs out at the end of the month). But, the phone would be only $99, and then I get the $150 credit... so I'm $50 up! |
Now, because they don't know WHEN they'll get it (they just figure they will eventually), I'm doubting they'll know the price. And historically tbaytel has been slightly more expensive than Rogers. | According to the last conversation I had with their customer service they have them in stock and they were selling them for $575, and could ship in 2 days. Downside is that if something went wrong with the phone... I don't know who I'd get to yell at? That's kinda important to me. |
So that's my conundrum. I think it's a pretty clear winner, but I hate just plopping down the cash ... the inner scot in me I guess.
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