Upgrading Messaging on Android in the U.S. with RCS

Re:Upgrading Messaging on Android in the U.S. with RCS by hocuspocus on Thursday November 14, 2019 @04:06PM (#21539418)

I owned several Nexus phones (the ones that were properly priced) and overall it was clear that Google never cared to launch a finished product, all of them showing some serious software bugs, and sometimes even hardware issues. I assumed it was part of the deal, and Google has pretty generous customer service policies at least.

Sadly the situation hasn't really improved with the Pixels and I can't justify buying such half-assed phones. Not at these prices at least.

I bought an Essential when Amazon was clearing their inventory but I wonder what I'll get next. Nokia's are almost there but not quite. Unfortunately I cannot stand iOS and the iPhone lineup so that's not an option.

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Re:Upgrading Messaging on Android in the U.S. with RCS by sorenjan on Thursday November 14, 2019 @04:18PM (#21539545)

Oneplus is probably your best option.

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Re:Upgrading Messaging on Android in the U.S. with RCS by logjammin on Thursday November 14, 2019 @05:00PM (#21539939)

I've owned a number of OnePlus phones - 3 or 4 at this point - and am tapping this post out on a new OP7 Pro. I really like the hardware, and no device has ever felt poorly made or unfinished, nor have they broken down on me. OS updates are relatively fast for a non-Google manufacturer, too, though they could be faster. The price has been creeping up as the rest of the market gets more premium, but even this new flagship phone is significantly cheaper than an equivalent iPhone.

I'm resigned to OP beaming everything I do to PLA military intelligence or whatever, but frankly I don't do much on my phone anyway besides surf and YouTube.

Customer service has been great whenever I've needed it, which hasn't been much.

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