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2016-04-26
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It comes down to how good is band 41 coverage in US by Sprint. Anyone have experience with this carrier?
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2016-04-26
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Originally Posted by mscion
Here's what Sprint says regarding BYOD:
It comes down to how good is band 41 coverage in US by Sprint. Anyone have experience with this carrier?
Bring your device to a Sprint store or call us at 866-789-8292 . We'll check if it'll work on our network and help you get it activated.
Eligible devices include: iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s (Verizon only), iPhone 5c (Verizon only), Motorola X Pure Edition (16, 32 & 64 GB – all colors), Nexus 6 (32 & 64 GB – black and white), Nexus 5 (16 & 32 GB – black, white and red), Nexus 5X (all versions), Nexus 6P (all versions), HTC One A9 (Sprint version only), iPad Air 2, iPad Air (Verizon only), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2 (Verizon only) and iPad Pro. Some devices may be eligible, but could have network band limitations that would result in a subpar experience. Some devices that may not be eligible. Devices must be unlocked domestically by your current carrier before switching. We will not accept lost/stolen devices. Features and network experience may vary based on original device carrier. Restrictions apply.
Sprint also says no prepaid BYOD plans.
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2016-04-26
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#53
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Originally Posted by robthebold
Just like N9 software versions, there exist different download of EMMC & rootFS based on the memory model (16G/64G) and the color of the device; except that all the downloads for a given country variant are exactly the same file when downloaded from Nokia servers...
Love the fact that compatibility of some phones varies by color. Reminds me of the Car Talk radio guys getting stumped by a question and asking what color the car is to give them time to think (or think up a joke).
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2016-06-03
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Originally Posted by richie
It's potentially great.
Interesting update from Ubuntu, convergence on Meizu Pro 5, video here
On SD820 or equivalent chipsets, this can be really quick (though the Exynos 7420 is no slouch). Though I'd much prefer a wired solution (MHL).
Still not sure why people aren't using the MX4 / MX5 Pro for Sailfish ports. The libhybris adaptation work has already been done on them. It ought to remove a lot of the headaches. 2 years on, the Nexus 5 port (most mature) is still being adapted and bugfixed ...
Last edited by bluefoot; 2016-06-03 at 03:26.
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2016-06-03
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Regarding the Pro 5 and mira/aethercast, there have been queries about display resolution; apparently it is streamed 720 then up-sampled by the dongle. So yes, MHL / DisplayPort is preferable (such as the Bq M10 tablet). I imagine that the next iteration of UT phones will have that too.
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2016-06-03
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Originally Posted by handaxe
Apparently OTA-15 is intended to be a big milestone ... and I know Sony are still actively assessing UT.
Regarding the Pro 5 and mira/aethercast, there have been queries about display resolution; apparently it is streamed 720 then up-sampled by the dongle. So yes, MHL / DisplayPort is preferable (such as the Bq M10 tablet). I imagine that the next iteration of UT phones will have that too.
Fingers crossed there'll be more later in the year.
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2016-06-03
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Originally Posted by bluefoot
I hope so too. But, unless the dev team gets enlarged, I fear they never will get to present a polished experience. There is loads happening, really exciting stuff, but still the UI stutters. I showed my Mx4 to a programmer, busy learning to code for IOS. Swipe right, swipe right. "That is stuttering" was the spontaneous comment
Apparently OTA-15 is intended to be a big milestone ... and I know Sony are still actively assessing UT.
Fingers crossed there'll be more later in the year.
Now, I could care less about that. But just about every review of UT from the first BQ phone to the 5 Pro has commented the same. Crap PR. Improvements of load times and paging between scopes are promised. I really hope so, and before the next generation of devices.
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2016-06-05
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Originally Posted by handaxe
IIRC a major overhaul of animations and some UI elements (together perhaps with some rendering back end) is meant to occur soonish.
I hope so too. But, unless the dev team gets enlarged, I fear they never will get to present a polished experience. There is loads happening, really exciting stuff, but still the UI stutters. I showed my Mx4 to a programmer, busy learning to code for IOS. Swipe right, swipe right. "That is stuttering" was the spontaneous comment
Now, I could care less about that. But just about every review of UT from the first BQ phone to the 5 Pro has commented the same. Crap PR. Improvements of load times and paging between scopes are promised. I really hope so, and before the next generation of devices.
But yeah, the dev team is tiny, and a huge amount of their time is spent on getting everything working with the stuff added upstream in the full desktop distro.
Still, they're getting a lot done, and Canonical not devoting too many resources before they have a solid base is probably a good thing.
My main concern is with Scopes ... they've been harmful to the whole project, IMO. They should have pushed native app development and the SDK much harder.
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