savecastel

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   by savecastel 8y ago

   I can only speak for myself, but the reason why I went from my Note 2 to the Nexus 6p was stock Android, and avoiding all the extra bloatware that phone companies like to add. Unfortunately, I am now regretting that decision, and I should h
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   by savecastel 8y ago

   I am sorry to hear you had such a bad experience with them. I wish I had researched more around Google Store customer support before making my purchase: now that I know, I'll avoid it as much as I can.
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   by savecastel 8y ago

   Thanks for the suggestion. As far as I can remember from my time there, a valid UK address was mandatory in order to open a bank account there, but maybe this is no longer the case (or it isn't for the banks you mention).
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   by savecastel 8y ago

   I bought in the UK and then moved to Canada. Google refuses to replace the phone (since they no longer have it in stock), and they claim they can't refund me since the payment method I used to buy the phone (an UK Credit Card) is no lo
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   by savecastel 8y ago

   I am on the same boat. I really love the stock Android experience, and before this issue I was suggesting it to colleagues and friends, and I was considering to possibly upgrade to the Pixel 3 later this year (at least if it lives to the ex
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   by savecastel 8y ago

   Thanks, I'll try this approach and see how it goes!
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   Google Store warranty horror story: what to do next?

   24 points by savecastel 8y ago|28 comments
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   by savecastel 12y ago

   FoundationDB https://foundationdb.com/ Quite an amazing piece of technology, check how they test cluster failures, there is a blog post about it :)