Official Chit-Chat Thread

[QLR1]

No, @Dieseltech. Send that to my house now. You pay freight charges.

But, for real, I say use whatever case. It is not conventional, but make it yours.

 

[Dieseltech]

Yeah it's not an Oakley case but it is really nice. Our clerk wants to trade it for 3 pairs of Ray Bans. I have a hard time trading away my sunglasses. Even the non Oakley ones lol. I love them all! Lol

 

[digi7alph0enix]

You can't unlock it and use it on AT&T? Or does it not have all the bands? Or is AT&T a no go in the boondocks? IF AT&T works, they do have the G Flex 2.

I have AT&T now. Currently all my phones are LG worldband phones, meaning they'll work on any GSM network in the world. Since Verizon is a bastard and still uses CDMA along with their LTE, I could use any of my current phones for Verizon LTE but have no phone or text service. I've considered that option as well since you can do just about everything over data these days but in the end I feel like I'll need some sort of regular phone service besides data in this area. AT&T really isn't great here even outside of work. It's better than Tmobile was when I moved here (they're still building out an LTE network here) and I wouldn't trust Sprint with anything... Strangely at work I only know of one person who has Verizon and he said the service sucks for him too, but he uses an iphone and they are far from the best at holding cell signal in troublesome places.

 

[kronin323]

Yeah it's not an Oakley case but it is really nice. Our clerk wants to trade it for 3 pairs of Ray Bans. I have a hard time trading away my sunglasses. Even the non Oakley ones lol. I love them all! Lol

I think most of us here are used to seeing metal framed cases for their displays, but that doesn't mean a wood frame wouldn't look good, especially to an unbiased eye. Probably blend in better, too. I say go for it; you can always change later if you don't like it or something you like better comes along...

 

[digi7alph0enix]

Yeah it's not an Oakley case but it is really nice. Our clerk wants to trade it for 3 pairs of Ray Bans. I have a hard time trading away my sunglasses. Even the non Oakley ones lol. I love them all! Lol

You'll be able to find more ray bans and have them shipped pretty easily. Well built wood display cases on the other hand, not so much.

 

[kronin323]

So my cell service at work has been absolutely horrible lately. It's never been good, but I had certain spots that I could go that I knew I'd get LTE, certain places that I knew I'd get reliable HSPA data, and I got basic call and text service in all but a couple spots with brief periods of no service that would go away on their own. For the past couple weeks I've had to hunt for service of any kind, often getting stuck with nothing in places that it shouldn't be a problem in. I understand that its very hard for radio waves to penetrate the building I work in reliably, but jesus. It's not like it never worked, but it just keeps getting worse and that pisses me off.

So anyway, I went out today and bought a cheap Verizon LTE phone just to see the difference, if any, between them and AT&T where I work. I've tried Tmobile since that's who I really liked when I was in the DFW area and its an absolute no go at work, no service anywhere. That's the be expected since they use much higher frequencies than ATT and Verizon, but I'm really hoping that 700mhz block from Verizon gives the extra building penetration needed to get at least reliable voice and text service. Data would be a huge plus too since on nights that I have good orders I spend a good deal of time on here and other sites.

So it looks like I'll be toting around 2 phones again for at least a couple weeks. If it turns out that Verizon is a substantial upgrade to what I'm using now I'll probably pick up a G4, Nexus 6, or something similar. Ideally I'd like to stay with something made by LG since I love the rear mounted buttons and the knock on features.

Don't fail to consider that it might be hardware failure, your old phone developing a problem / wearing out. Do you have a co-worker with AT&T with whom you can compare signals?

 

[digi7alph0enix]

Yeah it's not an Oakley case but it is really nice. Our clerk wants to trade it for 3 pairs of Ray Bans. I have a hard time trading away my sunglasses. Even the non Oakley ones lol. I love them all! Lol

You could also get something really rare to display in that case, like this:

Michael Jordan X-Metal | Page 5 | Oakley Forum

Don't fail to consider that it might be hardware failure, your old phone developing a problem / wearing out. Do you have a co-worker with AT&T with whom you can compare signals?

Yeah, I've looked into that. I've tried with a few different phones of my own already and the vast majority of my co workers also have ATT and have noticed how bad the service has gotten in recent months. My first thought was that my G Flex wasn't picking up the full range of the ATT spectrum since it's actually the Canadian version that I bought for other reasons and its missing one of the bands ATT uses for its service. Even my worldband phones with all GSM bands enabled aren't able to hold service for crap in that building though.

I've done more troubleshooting on my end than the average person could or would and combined with what others at my job have said I've come to the conclusion that ATT has either recently changed panels in my area to something with less range than before, or has them aimed in a way that offers poorer coverage where I work. Either way I'm tired of fighting with it and looking for alternatives.

Verizon is the undisputed king of building penetration with it's 700mhz band for LTE and Voice/Text. The phone I got is a native Verizon phone, brand new, and running directly on Verizon and not an MVNO. I'll find out tomorrow and in the next couple weeks if it makes a difference. If so I've probably got a G4 or Nexus 6 in my future.

 

[Dieseltech]

I think most of us here are used to seeing metal framed cases for their displays, but that doesn't mean a wood frame wouldn't look good, especially to an unbiased eye. Probably blend in better, too. I say go for it; you can always change later if you don't like it or something you like better comes along...

I have a small wood case now. Running out of room. This is an old picture

 

[QLR1]

I have AT&T now. Currently all my phones are LG worldband phones, meaning they'll work on any GSM network in the world. Since Verizon is a bastard and still uses CDMA along with their LTE, I could use any of my current phones for Verizon LTE but have no phone or text service. I've considered that option as well since you can do just about everything over data these days but in the end I feel like I'll need some sort of regular phone service besides data in this area. AT&T really isn't great here even outside of work. It's better than Tmobile was when I moved here (they're still building out an LTE network here) and I wouldn't trust Sprint with anything... Strangely at work I only know of one person who has Verizon and he said the service sucks for him too, but he uses an iphone and they are far from the best at holding cell signal in troublesome places.

So you have all the providers, minus Sprint. LOL

I sometimes wish I had the guts to leave Verizon, but that unlimited data keeps me tied to the greedy red pig. I could go to AT&T since I have a $300 prepaid balance with them and they are good here.

 

[digi7alph0enix]

So you have all the providers, minus Sprint. LOL

I sometimes wish I had the guts to leave Verizon, but that unlimited data keeps me tied to the greedy red pig. I could go to AT&T since I have a $300 prepaid balance with them and they are good here.

I've had Sprint, I know better now. Verizon is slowly getting more reasonable as other companies are starting to challenge them in some markets. Until now I've never needed their service, now I'm hoping their spectrum hoarding works out in my favor.