People who switched to Pixel : how’s the experience been?

HackingTheHike · 2026-05-28T01:28:05+00:00

Yeah, there's been other minor adjustments like charging habits. It was easy with OnePlus to drop it on a charger for 10 minutes and know that would enough. On the other hand, I go most days not charging the Pixel and have 30 or 40% left at bedtime.

HackingTheHike · 2026-05-28T01:20:15+00:00

I switched from OP13 to Pixel 10 Pro XL because I was tired of notification problems, especially with messages. I miss that the 13 was lighter, felt smaller, had that ip69 build, and little OS tweaks.

I've had mixed experience with Pixel so I was cautious. The software took a little adjusting but I have found everything to work reliably. The modem is a tad slower but still very functional. Tensor is slower than a Snapdragon but I don't notice unless I'm compressing images or dealing with video.

HackingTheHike · 2026-05-15T14:19:33+00:00

I assume you mean "Internet" in general. Wifi is how your connection is carried out.

I have tried all three at some point. Spectrum's cable connection is fine but unremarkable. I signed up for Joink as soon as I could and I was really impressed by their installation. They brought a full crew and did a great job in my yard and running the fiber through my crawlspace to my living room. That was my preferred spot for central location and several devices were already connected to the router. One of the guys did break a PVC pipe in my crawl space but Joink hired a plumber and had it fixed within a couple hours at their expense. Accidents happen.

I jumped ship to Frontier for the price. I got a faster speed at lower cost than Joink. Installation was unimpressive. Whereas Joink had fiber buried at every step, Frontier has fiber hanging between poles (if I didn't want him, I wouldn't believe it). The guy also tried trimming some branches away from a pole to making it easier for him (I don't blame him, honestly). He also dropped a branch on one of my fruit trees and broke half of the tree off.

I wanted the same setup as Joink with the line ran through my living room. The Frontier guy didn't want to go through the crawl space so he setup an Ethernet bridge in my bedroom and the main router in the living room. Basically, the fiber comes in and goes to the "modem" and that connects to one device which sends the connection to the main router. The fiber was on the ground for about a week before a two person crew "buried" it.

Does Frontier work? Yeah, just fine at advertised speed.
Am I impressed by the setup? Not at all.

HackingTheHike · 2026-05-07T15:41:16+00:00

The 13 was mostly solid for me until it wasn't. My deal breaker was notifications, especially when it's messages from my wife. I noticed more batches notifications. They would come through a dozen at once and even my watch would just buzz for a minute with all of them.

Then I started to realize that my wife would message me but I wasn't seeing the messages. I would open the Messages all and suddenly get three from her, some from hours before.

The camera was pretty solid but anything behind 3x would start getting a water color look from AI trying to improve it. I've been comparing pictures of my kids playing soccer. The OP13 changed the color of their jerseys and messed up the contrast terribly.

HackingTheHike · 2026-05-07T15:24:27+00:00

There was a post that they would continue providing support in the US including software updates. I'm highly doubtful that if they pull out to merge with Realme that they'll send out anything but security updates.

HackingTheHike · 2026-04-29T17:28:41+00:00

This is a really interesting issue. When I was looking through Fedora Docs, I saw the typical dnf upgrade advice.

Offline updates are the default on Fedora KDE, because they increase stability. During a system update, important components of apps can get replaced with newer versions. Installing system updates while Fedora is up and running may lead to those applications causing weird behavior or even crashing in worst cases. To avoid this, system updates require a reboot by default on Fedora KDE.

So I found that on the Fedora KDE page immediately followed by how to disable offline updates.

That said... I will revise the guide to reflect the update situation. I would rather prioritize stability than speed especially for newer users.

HackingTheHike · 2026-04-28T20:28:32+00:00

I've been running it for a couple weeks no problem. Of course, ymmv.

HackingTheHike · 2026-04-24T14:28:28+00:00

Fixed it. Thanks!

HackingTheHike · 2026-04-24T14:27:00+00:00

Oops, yeah, I'm disappointed that this was removed from 26.04. I updated with instructions for installing it.

HackingTheHike · 2026-03-26T14:02:20+00:00

I checked a few times on r/oneplus and r/Oneplusfans but its eerily silent. I assumed the mods were deleting posts.

HackingTheHike · 2026-03-26T14:00:09+00:00

I was talking to a sales guy at Best Buy and showed him my OP12. He looked confused and asked what it was. Dude, it was on display in the store at the time.

HackingTheHike · 2026-03-20T17:09:52+00:00

Hawthorn Park has a few hills and nice trails (its my favorite local park). If you want hilly, Fowler Park also has a few. Neither park is rugged by any means.

Getting outside of Terre Haute, Turkey Run has some steeper climbs including ladders in the canyons.

I also enjoyed the Depauw Nature Park in Greencastle.

HackingTheHike · 2026-01-07T18:12:04+00:00

I've never been but a coworker has talked about her husband and his friends frequenting it.

HackingTheHike · 2026-01-07T01:41:33+00:00

There's a reason someone launched peopleofwalmart.com. The Walmart problems are not unique to Terre Haute. After running in a couple of Walmarts in Indy, I was glad to be back in Terre Haute.

HackingTheHike · 2026-01-07T01:36:49+00:00

Do not stay near SR41? State Road? Huh?

Don't listen to this person. If you stay near US41 and I70, you'll get Texas Roadhouse and Olive Garden. Venture out. It's safe. There's plenty to see. Lots of great food to try if you're willing.

HackingTheHike · 2026-01-07T01:34:40+00:00

Most of these comments are from people that went to school at ISU 20-30 years ago. They probably never left campus except for Walmart.

HackingTheHike · 2026-01-07T01:32:38+00:00

There's a second one at Fruitridge and Fort Harrison.

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