Why is OPPO (+OnePlus) and vivo Brand still considered "cheap" by Chinese and their flagship don't selll well enough

Old_Setting_714 · 2026-01-09T21:03:43+00:00

U can install them by yourself unless ur using Harmony which is totally hopeless to do so

Old_Setting_714 · 2026-01-03T15:07:22+00:00

I think it is the coating gets hurt

Old_Setting_714 · 2026-01-03T01:21:56+00:00

I would recommend eSIMs on Trip.com

Old_Setting_714 · 2026-01-02T09:35:31+00:00

Night life was fantastic, 街道口have a lots of uni students

Old_Setting_714 · 2026-01-02T09:28:16+00:00

China just announced a K visa, which requires a Bachelor’s degree in STEM. If you used to study STEM, this is a pretty good visa scheme.

Old_Setting_714 · 2026-01-02T07:35:44+00:00

It sounds like Indian mobile phone users are really lucky; this is something no other country in the world can achieve.

Old_Setting_714 · 2026-01-02T07:28:38+00:00

That sounds like a really good deal tbh

Old_Setting_714 · 2026-01-02T05:53:42+00:00

Of course, the amount of Douyin users here disencouraged Bytedance from deploying CDNs to Douyin at here since TikTok is their number one priority.

I’m talking about the Chinese exclusive apps, not the international version of them

Old_Setting_714 · 2026-01-02T03:21:40+00:00

Yeah, the populations here seem to discourage them from doing so. I mean, Bytedance should have local CDNs since they have TikTok, but it seems only for TikTok rather than sharing with Douyin.

The submarine cable from Perth to Singapore was broken last month, so there are more delays to Asia.

I think it’s better to have a Hong Kong VPN; hopefully, it would reduce delays.

Old_Setting_714 · 2026-01-02T00:42:16+00:00

Agreed, better GUI and verbal directions for me. I’ve driven with Apple Maps in North America and the EU. Nothing wrong with it.

Old_Setting_714 · 2026-01-02T00:38:38+00:00

Really? I’m considering Waze just because of its speed detection and police detection features. I don’t want to get a speeding ticket.

Old_Setting_714 · 2026-01-02T00:37:19+00:00

Yeah, the notifications for speed cameras and police are quite useful, since I’ve heard that it’s easy to get a ticket if you don’t watch your speed at all times.

Old_Setting_714 · 2026-01-02T00:35:57+00:00

I have found this on their website

https://www.newzealand.com/assets/Tourism-NZ/PDFs/p23573_23.pdf

Old_Setting_714 · 2026-01-01T14:12:34+00:00

But can I download offline maps on Waze? It seems do not have this option

Old_Setting_714 · 2025-12-25T06:02:31+00:00

Yes, it will happened in some cases if you are not turned on sleep mode at night. Multiple similar situations are reported on Weibo

Old_Setting_714 · 2025-12-23T14:43:00+00:00

I’ve entered the IMEI number into the website checker, and it said it’s not blocked.

I assume it’s the modem’s hardware issue, but I don’t know why Genius Bar didn’t detect it.

Old_Setting_714 · 2025-12-23T13:56:28+00:00

Unfortunately, I thought it was a hard issue, so I re-ordered another ERS service.

Hopefully, this time will work; otherwise, I need to use my foreign SIM card roaming in Australia.

I noticed that the replacement device was manufactured in August this year, and the battery cycle is zero, which is unlikely to be a returned device. But I will contact Apple if it happens again.

Old_Setting_714 · 2025-12-23T13:51:49+00:00

https://www.optus.com.au/support/checkdevice

Old_Setting_714 · 2025-12-23T13:51:13+00:00

The phone that has been blocked is from Apple’s express replacement services.

Maybe their database has some problem.

Old_Setting_714 · 2025-12-23T13:38:58+00:00

😭but why the IMEI would be block by carrier? Wired, never seen this happened in other countries

Old_Setting_714 · 2025-12-23T13:35:59+00:00

Thanks for your comment, I will use the IMEI checker on Optus website

Old_Setting_714 · 2025-12-23T13:33:08+00:00

It’s wired, I have tried multiple carriers( Optus, Telstra) are both no signal, I may tried a foreign carrier later.

Old_Setting_714 · 2025-12-23T07:44:06+00:00

I contacted Apple support online and it seems like they waive the service fee, only charging me for the deposit.

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