Surprisingly this is my second U11, I got my screen replaced and found out that the device wouldn't be water proof after, so sent it back to their authorised repair centre here and they replaced the phone for $50, took 48 hours at the repair centre. It took longer for the couriers to pick it up from the repair centre and get it back to me than it did to get it replaced.
I've loved my HTC devices since the Hero, and my Desire and all the One devices I've owned since they started making them. Even before, with different Windows mobile devices when they supported exchange activesync and before that with the Compaq iPAQ.
Nowadays, I'm looking down at my U11 and fear that this is the final HTC for me as none of the newer models have had any wow factor. The loss of the 3.5mm jack has meant a slew of cost to get changed to bluetooth devices and all the other things sorted (And even then, it's a new set of costs every two years as they change codecs).
I'm despondent about having to leave HTC, but I'm feeling left behind by the lack of updates to OS releases and patches, and it's leaving me exposed where I can't trust it for all things anymore. The fact I have to block installation of firmware from the app store to keep their USB-C to 3.5mm adapter working, and that they've never fixed it highlights the issue every time my apps update.
The Pixel 3 devices don't really do anything for me, but, they seem better than the S10, but they're a generation behind and they don't have removable storage....
I want another HTC, I really do, but that they've lost so many key engineers to Google it makes me think that I should be looking in that direction for their spirit. I've had multiple people say that they've loved their LG devices till they've failed for some stupid reason and it's taken them months to get them fixed (If at all).
Also, if I go to the Pixel 3, I've got to change all my changing devices from QuickCharge 3.0 to USB-PD and change all my cables.So (I'm guessing) half the value of the phone will be dropped on new chargers, cables, wireless chargers and assorted other items to retrofit cars, back packs, desks and bedside units to get fast charging back, but that's not as quick as quick charge....
*sigh*
Would someone please make a decent replacement phone?
Most home owners don't want to cut a channel through their wall or run cables or anything else. Putting in the mounting bracket for the TV is usually handled by someone else too.
If they've got a DVD player or a set top box or anything else that all plugs into the same base as what provides the power and they put the panel up on the wall and job done.
Personally, not having the cables or doing anything else is a much preferred option for me, especially as I move a lot and putting holes in landlords walls is never good and you've either got to get an understanding landlord or clean it all up before you leave. A couple of small plugs or leaving the mounting bracket behind for the next person is a lot easier to explain than a couple of holes and a bunch of cables there too.
Isn't Apple / Google / Samsung pay ubiquitous over there?
In Aus even our own banks offer their own apps on devices with NFC in case you don't want to use apple / google / samsung, and they work *everywhere*. Everyone pays on card these days because it's free.
What's the hold up with the deployment?
Hang on, you guys don't even have chip and pin everywhere yet do you...
LOL, you know that's exactly what I was thinking when I was writing that comment, especially as I had to revise it a couple of times and add stuff in.......
I mean aside from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order what have the romans ever done for us!
I'm afraid the only products I can rely on Google for is Search, Maps, GMail, Google Docs and Chrome. Every other product they seem to have brought out they've ditched. Either they've merged it with something else, then ditched it or perhaps they've spun it out again?
Location sharing was latitude, then it went into G+, then it went into maps.
Which chat product do I use? Hangouts (due for decommissioning), Allo, Duo.
They've dumped reader, Google Desktop, Google Enterprise Search, Google talk...
For as much as I might not like Microsoft, at least their enterprise products have a chance of existing in a couple of years time and have an upgrade path, I can't honestly say the same for Google.
Absolutely, it's not like you've got to manage 20,000 of these things. It's just another laptop, ignore the price tag (You still own it) just get her whatever she feels comfortable using.
In previous experience, whatever it costs for mice or keyboards or whatever else is nothing compared to employee satisfaction and keeping staff (And when they're good, you want to keep them!)
Of course it's a revenue opportunity for the marketing team, who doesn't want "5G". And the fastest way to deployment is to roll out a "5G E" icon on your existing network.
Funny, I've had the opposite with my HTC U11, it's flawless with the RF side, I'm on constant 4G / LTE. What lets it down is that the software hasn't been updated in a year.
The other comment is mine, (I was wondering why it wanted a captcha) I was going to add that while you can import.Net system calls into Powershell, it's a scripting language, it's not language to be compiled, either with a CLR or into binaries.
How does 3G / LTE work in laptops now? Is that a device and it's managed through TAPI?
I know laptops with SIM card slots, and the new surface pro also has LTE, how is this managed otherwise? Is this a new centralised API for this for device manufacturers to integrate with and build a modern interface to handle this requirement? Are dial profiles per user? So, how does Direct Access work in those situations?
There's two issues here. The CEO didn't insist on security, so either he's naive or mis-informed. Either is bad.
The CTO didn't insist or wasn't given budget for appropriate security measures. Either is bad.
The CEO wasn't managing the CTO in regards to requirements, and the CTO wasn't managing up the requirements.
When you look at BoA where security is king; they'd rather have a production outage, break something and then scream at the vendor to fix it, than lose customer data. A customer facing production outage costs them a lot less than the loss of customer data, where they're concerned the whole company could go to the wall.
This is a management fuck up, of the highest order. This was business risk 101 and they failed to identify it, quantify it and migitate it.
Mandiant may not have sent their A team, but from the sounds of things their C team would have been enough to start to deal with their issues. Unpatched systems, c'mon are we still in high school?
And me without mod points. Ultimately, if your approval rating is in the toilet as far as his is, yes, FB is probably biased against him, but so is... everyone... fucking... else...
A few things that have stuck in my head:
âoeI always felt that a president is accountable for making the best decisions, but that there are going to be a lot of unexpected twists and turns along the way. And as I said recently, this is still a human enterprise and these are big, tough, complicated problems. Somebody noted to me that by the time something reaches my desk, that means itâ(TM)s really hard. Because if it were easy, somebody else would have made the decision and somebody else would have solved it.â
"Like all who have held this office before me, I have experienced setbacks. There are things I would do differently if given the chance. Yet I have always acted with the best interests of our country in mind. I have followed my conscience and done what I thought was right. You may not agree with some tough decisions I have made. But I hope you can agree that I was willing to make the tough decisions"
"One of the struggles Iâ(TM)ve continued to experience in my life is making tough decisions. Weâ(TM)ve all had to make them. Theyâ(TM)re those decisions where no matter how much you research, talk to your trusted advisers in your life and ponder, you donâ(TM)t seem to get very close to knowing the âoeright answer.â Sure, you recognize the choices you have. You weigh the pros and the cons of each, but there doesnâ(TM)t seem to be a clear result for either choice, until the choice has been made."
--Obama --George W Bush --Bill Clinton
Then there's every single tweet that Trump has throwing shade on Obama and the previous administration.
âoeThis is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier.â
Using FCC assigned frequency at burning man probably won't get you into trouble (Unless someone complains), using it in the middle of chicago, probably will.
Yes, this is a thing if the carrier has spare frequency spectrum in that area (They usually don't), a microwave point they can relay to (Probably not, unless pre-planned) or a fibre point that they can connect that cell up to the rest of the cell network (Only for multi-use sites).
If it's in the middle of the country side where they don't have a lot of frequency re-use, then sure, it's one problem less. If it's a frequently used site (At least once a year) then they'll possibly even run fibre. Niantic giving the carriers at best six months notice does not give the carriers enough notice to build the required infrastructure to support a mobile cell.
So people from Spain that have set top boxes and pay peanuts for rights to watch the English Premier League will be able to take their boxes with them to the UK and watch skipping the huge mark up that BT and Sky put on their services to watch the games.
Previously, this was against the law and people were fined for it, now it seems, that's fine.
The English Football League is going to be glad for Brexit now.
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Surprisingly this is my second U11, I got my screen replaced and found out that the device wouldn't be water proof after, so sent it back to their authorised repair centre here and they replaced the phone for $50, took 48 hours at the repair centre. It took longer for the couriers to pick it up from the repair centre and get it back to me than it did to get it replaced.
I've loved my HTC devices since the Hero, and my Desire and all the One devices I've owned since they started making them. Even before, with different Windows mobile devices when they supported exchange activesync and before that with the Compaq iPAQ.
Nowadays, I'm looking down at my U11 and fear that this is the final HTC for me as none of the newer models have had any wow factor. The loss of the 3.5mm jack has meant a slew of cost to get changed to bluetooth devices and all the other things sorted (And even then, it's a new set of costs every two years as they change codecs).
I'm despondent about having to leave HTC, but I'm feeling left behind by the lack of updates to OS releases and patches, and it's leaving me exposed where I can't trust it for all things anymore. The fact I have to block installation of firmware from the app store to keep their USB-C to 3.5mm adapter working, and that they've never fixed it highlights the issue every time my apps update.
The Pixel 3 devices don't really do anything for me, but, they seem better than the S10, but they're a generation behind and they don't have removable storage....
I want another HTC, I really do, but that they've lost so many key engineers to Google it makes me think that I should be looking in that direction for their spirit. I've had multiple people say that they've loved their LG devices till they've failed for some stupid reason and it's taken them months to get them fixed (If at all).
Also, if I go to the Pixel 3, I've got to change all my changing devices from QuickCharge 3.0 to USB-PD and change all my cables.So (I'm guessing) half the value of the phone will be dropped on new chargers, cables, wireless chargers and assorted other items to retrofit cars, back packs, desks and bedside units to get fast charging back, but that's not as quick as quick charge....
*sigh*
Would someone please make a decent replacement phone?
Most home owners don't want to cut a channel through their wall or run cables or anything else. Putting in the mounting bracket for the TV is usually handled by someone else too.
If they've got a DVD player or a set top box or anything else that all plugs into the same base as what provides the power and they put the panel up on the wall and job done.
Personally, not having the cables or doing anything else is a much preferred option for me, especially as I move a lot and putting holes in landlords walls is never good and you've either got to get an understanding landlord or clean it all up before you leave. A couple of small plugs or leaving the mounting bracket behind for the next person is a lot easier to explain than a couple of holes and a bunch of cables there too.
commenting to take away a bad mod
There's no charge to the consumer, there is to the retailer. It's the merchant fees, so the retailer is wearing a couple of percent per transaction.
That shit doesn't work?
Isn't Apple / Google / Samsung pay ubiquitous over there?
In Aus even our own banks offer their own apps on devices with NFC in case you don't want to use apple / google / samsung, and they work *everywhere*. Everyone pays on card these days because it's free.
What's the hold up with the deployment?
Hang on, you guys don't even have chip and pin everywhere yet do you...
LOL, you know that's exactly what I was thinking when I was writing that comment, especially as I had to revise it a couple of times and add stuff in.......
I mean aside from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order what have the romans ever done for us!
Yeah, cause that worked well for Google Desktop and the enterprise search server.
I'm afraid the only products I can rely on Google for is Search, Maps, GMail, Google Docs and Chrome. Every other product they seem to have brought out they've ditched. Either they've merged it with something else, then ditched it or perhaps they've spun it out again?
Location sharing was latitude, then it went into G+, then it went into maps.
Which chat product do I use? Hangouts (due for decommissioning), Allo, Duo.
They've dumped reader, Google Desktop, Google Enterprise Search, Google talk...
For as much as I might not like Microsoft, at least their enterprise products have a chance of existing in a couple of years time and have an upgrade path, I can't honestly say the same for Google.
Absolutely, it's not like you've got to manage 20,000 of these things. It's just another laptop, ignore the price tag (You still own it) just get her whatever she feels comfortable using.
In previous experience, whatever it costs for mice or keyboards or whatever else is nothing compared to employee satisfaction and keeping staff (And when they're good, you want to keep them!)
I'm trying to find out if you're joking.
I thought AT&T were calling LTE Advanced "5G E"
Of course it's a revenue opportunity for the marketing team, who doesn't want "5G". And the fastest way to deployment is to roll out a "5G E" icon on your existing network.
Funny, I've had the opposite with my HTC U11, it's flawless with the RF side, I'm on constant 4G / LTE. What lets it down is that the software hasn't been updated in a year.
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Sorted!
They sold the FIOS division?
The other comment is mine, (I was wondering why it wanted a captcha) I was going to add that while you can import .Net system calls into Powershell, it's a scripting language, it's not language to be compiled, either with a CLR or into binaries.
I'd say that to troll staff....
How does 3G / LTE work in laptops now? Is that a device and it's managed through TAPI?
I know laptops with SIM card slots, and the new surface pro also has LTE, how is this managed otherwise? Is this a new centralised API for this for device manufacturers to integrate with and build a modern interface to handle this requirement? Are dial profiles per user? So, how does Direct Access work in those situations?
Wasn't Microsoft accused of this a lot?
Partner with someone, take their ideas in house, cut them off as a partner and then build / sell it themselves?
Don't feed the trolls
There's two issues here. The CEO didn't insist on security, so either he's naive or mis-informed. Either is bad.
The CTO didn't insist or wasn't given budget for appropriate security measures. Either is bad.
The CEO wasn't managing the CTO in regards to requirements, and the CTO wasn't managing up the requirements.
When you look at BoA where security is king; they'd rather have a production outage, break something and then scream at the vendor to fix it, than lose customer data. A customer facing production outage costs them a lot less than the loss of customer data, where they're concerned the whole company could go to the wall.
This is a management fuck up, of the highest order. This was business risk 101 and they failed to identify it, quantify it and migitate it.
Mandiant may not have sent their A team, but from the sounds of things their C team would have been enough to start to deal with their issues. Unpatched systems, c'mon are we still in high school?
And me without mod points. Ultimately, if your approval rating is in the toilet as far as his is, yes, FB is probably biased against him, but so is ... everyone ... fucking... else...
A few things that have stuck in my head:
âoeI always felt that a president is accountable for making the best decisions, but that there are going to be a lot of unexpected twists and turns along the way. And as I said recently, this is still a human enterprise and these are big, tough, complicated problems. Somebody noted to me that by the time something reaches my desk, that means itâ(TM)s really hard. Because if it were easy, somebody else would have made the decision and somebody else would have solved it.â
"Like all who have held this office before me, I have experienced setbacks. There are things I would do differently if given the chance. Yet I have always acted with the best interests of our country in mind. I have followed my conscience and done what I thought was right. You may not agree with some tough decisions I have made. But I hope you can agree that I was willing to make the tough decisions"
"One of the struggles Iâ(TM)ve continued to experience in my life is making tough decisions. Weâ(TM)ve all had to make them. Theyâ(TM)re those decisions where no matter how much you research, talk to your trusted advisers in your life and ponder, you donâ(TM)t seem to get very close to knowing the âoeright answer.â Sure, you recognize the choices you have. You weigh the pros and the cons of each, but there doesnâ(TM)t seem to be a clear result for either choice, until the choice has been made."
--Obama
--George W Bush
--Bill Clinton
Then there's every single tweet that Trump has throwing shade on Obama and the previous administration.
âoeThis is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier.â
Using FCC assigned frequency at burning man probably won't get you into trouble (Unless someone complains), using it in the middle of chicago, probably will.
The community organises the events, Niantic gives a liason.
And no backhaul.
Yes, this is a thing if the carrier has spare frequency spectrum in that area (They usually don't), a microwave point they can relay to (Probably not, unless pre-planned) or a fibre point that they can connect that cell up to the rest of the cell network (Only for multi-use sites).
If it's in the middle of the country side where they don't have a lot of frequency re-use, then sure, it's one problem less. If it's a frequently used site (At least once a year) then they'll possibly even run fibre. Niantic giving the carriers at best six months notice does not give the carriers enough notice to build the required infrastructure to support a mobile cell.
Oh, this'll be fun.
So people from Spain that have set top boxes and pay peanuts for rights to watch the English Premier League will be able to take their boxes with them to the UK and watch skipping the huge mark up that BT and Sky put on their services to watch the games.
Previously, this was against the law and people were fined for it, now it seems, that's fine.
The English Football League is going to be glad for Brexit now.