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Many of these devices aren’t actually fungible commodities though.I tried to buy a phone in the $200 range and Android phones were so much worse than used iPhon

by meroes 2y ago

Many of these devices aren’t actually fungible commodities though.I tried to buy a phone in the $200 range and Android phones were so much worse than used iPhones. I they would drop calls and freeze on the dial pad during long calls where I was on hold. Tried two different models and had the same issues. I could have tried a used $200 Android but I was not wanting to try for a third Android. All I wanted/needed was to make important calls. So I guess I don’t see them as commodities which implies fungibility.

II2II 2y ago
I realize that there are bad Androids out there and the abundance of choice makes it difficult to sift through the good and the bad, but there are good Android phones out there in the $200-$300 USD range. My current phone is a bit over three years old and it is still very usable.
- dsissitka 2y ago
  Especially with companies like Motorola. The 2022 Edge cost $400 on release. A bit over a year later it was on sale for $140.
lucb1e 2y ago
> All I wanted/needed was to make important calls. Can I recommend you a 40€ phone? They've been making models that can do calls for a while now and they needn't cost as much as an Apple-branded device to do just that > they would drop calls and freeze on the dial pad during long calls Never heard that happen to anyone with any phone model. If you've ruled out some software-specific issue like a call recorder you've installed or so, that sounds borderline implausible. Then again, given the number of issues I experience with software (of any kind)...
- macintux 2y ago
  Smartphones failing to make phone calls is not exactly an unknown concept. https://www.tomsguide.com/news/some-pixel-users-cant-dial-911-what-you-need-to-know https://www.tomsguide.com/news/some-pixel-users-cant-dial-91... https://www.slashgear.com/842545/why-antennagate-was-a-complete-disaster-for-apple/ https://www.slashgear.com/842545/why-antennagate-was-a-compl... https://www.online-tech-tips.com/android-phone-wont-make-calls-10-ways-to-fix/ https://www.online-tech-tips.com/android-phone-wont-make-cal...

by meroes 2y ago

II2II 2y ago

I realize that there are bad Androids out there and the abundance of choice makes it difficult to sift through the good and the bad, but there are good Android phones out there in the $200-$300 USD range. My current phone is a bit over three years old and it is still very usable.

dsissitka 2y ago
Especially with companies like Motorola. The 2022 Edge cost $400 on release. A bit over a year later it was on sale for $140.

lucb1e 2y ago

> All I wanted/needed was to make important calls. Can I recommend you a 40€ phone? They've been making models that can do calls for a while now and they needn't cost as much as an Apple-branded device to do just that > they would drop calls and freeze on the dial pad during long calls Never heard that happen to anyone with any phone model. If you've ruled out some software-specific issue like a call recorder you've installed or so, that sounds borderline implausible. Then again, given the number of issues I experience with software (of any kind)...

macintux 2y ago
Smartphones failing to make phone calls is not exactly an unknown concept. https://www.tomsguide.com/news/some-pixel-users-cant-dial-911-what-you-need-to-know https://www.tomsguide.com/news/some-pixel-users-cant-dial-91... https://www.slashgear.com/842545/why-antennagate-was-a-complete-disaster-for-apple/ https://www.slashgear.com/842545/why-antennagate-was-a-compl... https://www.online-tech-tips.com/android-phone-wont-make-calls-10-ways-to-fix/ https://www.online-tech-tips.com/android-phone-wont-make-cal...