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Graham wrote:I've bought a Motorola G7 Power, via GiffGaff.
I may be calling for more of your generous advice in due course . . . . .
e.g.
Should I be buying a micro-SD card immediately for . . . storing data & applications ?
* Std 14-day return if not delighted. Fingers-crossed.
francovendee wrote:My SIL has a part time business repairing mobile phones. He started of by repairing his own phone when he broke the screen. He watched Youtube videos and learnt from there. Four years on he can repair most things on a phone and micro solders components into phones with circuit problems. He doesn't like repairing Samsung phones because of how much you have to remove to get a screen out. New screens are relatively cheap, £10 upwards but no replacement screen is of the same quality of a new screen.
Lots of his work comes from phones that have been dropped into water. His advice is don't turn it on and get it too him asap. About a 50% success rate with these.
He uses a Chinese phone himself that retails at around £500. He had it given to him as it was broken, fixed it and is very pleased with it. He thinks it's a lot better than the newest iphone.
mercalia wrote:francovendee wrote:My SIL has a part time business repairing mobile phones. He started of by repairing his own phone when he broke the screen. He watched Youtube videos and learnt from there. Four years on he can repair most things on a phone and micro solders components into phones with circuit problems. He doesn't like repairing Samsung phones because of how much you have to remove to get a screen out. New screens are relatively cheap, £10 upwards but no replacement screen is of the same quality of a new screen.
Lots of his work comes from phones that have been dropped into water. His advice is don't turn it on and get it too him asap. About a 50% success rate with these.
He uses a Chinese phone himself that retails at around £500. He had it given to him as it was broken, fixed it and is very pleased with it. He thinks it's a lot better than the newest iphone.
& the Chinese totalitarian eves dropping govt agrees and thanks him
Graham wrote:I've bought a Motorola G7 Power, via GiffGaff.
I may be calling for more of your generous advice in due course . . . . .
e.g.
Should I be buying a micro-SD card immediately for . . . storing data & applications ?
* Std 14-day return if not delighted. Fingers-crossed.
Graham wrote:I've bought a Motorola G7 Power, via GiffGaff.
I may be calling for more of your generous advice in due course . . . . .
e.g.
Should I be buying a micro-SD card immediately for . . . storing data & applications ?
* Std 14-day return if not delighted. Fingers-crossed.
al_yrpal wrote:Graham wrote:I've bought a Motorola G7 Power, via GiffGaff.
I may be calling for more of your generous advice in due course . . . . .
e.g.
Should I be buying a micro-SD card immediately for . . . storing data & applications ?
* Std 14-day return if not delighted. Fingers-crossed.
The internal memory is huuuuuuuge, you dont need to insert an SD card yet, if ever. Install Osmand+ download the maps you fancy, fire up cycle.travel choose the route, download the .gpx and open it in Osmand+ by selecting it when you click on the guidance arrow and you are off...voice and screen guidance. One of these is good... https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1
Al
Graham wrote:I've bought a Motorola G7 Power, via GiffGaff.
I may be calling for more of your generous advice in due course . . . . .
e.g.
Should I be buying a micro-SD card immediately for . . . storing data & applications ?
thelawnet wrote:Graham wrote:I've bought a Motorola G7 Power, via GiffGaff.
I may be calling for more of your generous advice in due course . . . . .
e.g.
Should I be buying a micro-SD card immediately for . . . storing data & applications ?
absolutely not. if you don't have enough space on your phone you should return it and get one with more capacity. sd cards are terrible on phones. bad news.
mercalia wrote:thelawnet wrote:Graham wrote:I've bought a Motorola G7 Power, via GiffGaff.
I may be calling for more of your generous advice in due course . . . . .
e.g.
Should I be buying a micro-SD card immediately for . . . storing data & applications ?
absolutely not. if you don't have enough space on your phone you should return it and get one with more capacity. sd cards are terrible on phones. bad news.
why?
francovendee wrote: One of these is good... https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1
I bought a holder, something like this, mostly to keep the phone dry in the wet. The phone didn't get on too well in hot weather and would have warning messages on the screen about overheating battery. I think lack of airflow and being behind plastic caused it. I made my own holder without the phone being enclosed. If it rains I pop the phone into a ziplock bag and put it back on the holder.
al_yrpal wrote:francovendee wrote: One of these is good... https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1
I bought a holder, something like this, mostly to keep the phone dry in the wet. The phone didn't get on too well in hot weather and would have warning messages on the screen about overheating battery. I think lack of airflow and being behind plastic caused it. I made my own holder without the phone being enclosed. If it rains I pop the phone into a ziplock bag and put it back on the holder.
Thanks for that advice Franco, havent had any problems so far but, I appreciate your warning about overheating down there in the steamy Vendee. I suppose it also depends on the model of phone you have and the Application its running?
Al
Graham wrote:Has anyone tried the OS Premium service - for use of (detailed) maps offline ?
I guess that offine map(s) must be for limited areas otherwise the files would be enormous.
Just about coming to terms with the permanently greasy screen . . . . .
Graham wrote:
Just about coming to terms with the permanently greasy screen . . . . .