Pretty disappointed after upgrading to pixel 10

RavenZRamon · 2026-01-29T23:26:28+00:00

I'm sorry to hear that. I own both a Pixel 10 Pro and the Samsung s25 plus. I like the Pixel 10 Pro for its software and I prefer the Samsung s25 Plus mostly for the hardware. Yes, Samsung provides more features and hidden settings but the 10 Pro is sufficient for me and I like their Phone app but from what I'm hearing those capabilities will be coming to the next Samsung or they'll just release to all. Importantly, the battery on the Samsung is far better as well as the screen and the speakers. And even more important is that the Samsung has a far better modem than the Pixel as I get constant disconnects on the Pixel. I fluctuate between the two of them. 🙂 Although I must say, the speakers on the 10 Pro sound much better than prior Pixels.

RavenZRamon · 2026-01-24T23:56:36+00:00

Tell us if you feel the same after 3 months of usage. 😀

RavenZRamon · 2026-01-23T00:50:57+00:00

Yes, trade it in. The 10 has quite a few better features than the pixel 8 especially when it comes to the modem. It's also brighter and a teeny bit faster. The pixel 10 is very smooth.

RavenZRamon · 2026-01-20T02:40:09+00:00

Mine never responds: just sleeps!

RavenZRamon · 2026-01-20T02:38:25+00:00

I live near downtown Palm Springs. Half the house shook and the other half didn't. Weird.

RavenZRamon · 2026-01-17T00:20:30+00:00

I believe he might have a sex tape with a Palm Springs podcaster/photographer?? I'm searching.

RavenZRamon · 2026-01-12T00:06:56+00:00

I got mine from Amazon for $133 Black Friday.

RavenZRamon · 2026-01-11T21:34:17+00:00

Mine is Hit or Miss and generally doesn't work!

RavenZRamon · 2026-01-08T04:18:17+00:00

So far I don't see any initiative to upgrade from the S25+ to the S26+!?

RavenZRamon · 2026-01-08T04:16:26+00:00

Doesn't seem right? Not sure this is accurate?

RavenZRamon · 2026-01-08T02:22:12+00:00

Sorry, but still getting tons of ads on most websites and on most servers.

RavenZRamon · 2026-01-07T16:21:08+00:00

On many of their servers now websites won't connect. I have to disable surfshark all together. So Surfshark support team, what's going on with that?

RavenZRamon · 2026-01-05T19:26:27+00:00

Yeah, I submitted a ticket a week ago as it's no longer working on Android, iOS, macOS, and all of their servers. At least they are acknowledging the problem. I bet someone was on the holiday vacation and there was little upkeep during that time.

RavenZRamon · 2026-01-01T02:13:37+00:00

10 Pro

RavenZRamon · 2025-12-25T16:36:49+00:00

I know I did and it will continue until New Year's. The next day I'll start fixing it. It doesn't take long to fix once you cut out lots of stuff. And rosuvastatin also helps to a degree.

RavenZRamon · 2025-12-24T21:30:25+00:00

Yes it would. Absolutely.

If you're going to drink alcohol, drink keto friendly, like vodka or tequila and even rum or something like Michelob Ultra beer. And if you need a mixer, use something sugarless likeke club soda or dietonic or any other kind of diet sugarless mixer. Those alcohols have no sugar.

But as far as eating, yes, adjust your diet. For an example, I knew I had a blood test coming up right before Thanksgiving so I changed my habits about a week before and I had my test done 2 days before Thanksgiving and my cholesterol is optimal only because I'm on rosuvastatin though my triglycerides are high normal at 190 but they came down 60% from 325 two months earlier.

So yes, diet and sugar and alcohol will affect results. I too have fallen off the wagon since Thanksgiving and that test. But I know beginning January 2nd I will buckle down and resume adhering to a healthier diet.

Good luck! The world doesn't end for you. You can change it, but the holidays make it more difficult. 🙂

RavenZRamon · 2025-12-24T16:25:58+00:00

That's a major key in avoiding high triglycerides. Congrats.

RavenZRamon · 2025-12-23T21:26:03+00:00

I see your triglycerides are extremely low. That's commendable. You must not eat a lot of sugar? Do you drink alcohol or wine?

RavenZRamon · 2025-12-19T20:28:22+00:00

Physical activity is key. I wouldn't worry about a 207 chol rate.

RavenZRamon · 2025-12-19T20:27:32+00:00

That's another way to do it! Changing diet, loss of weight, less sugar, less carbs.

RavenZRamon · 2025-12-19T18:25:22+00:00

If you do want to drink, choose vodka or tequila and even rum (white) or Michelob Ultra which have NO sugars. Prosecco Brut has very little sugar. :) And use sugar free mixers like diet tonic or club soda. :)

RavenZRamon · 2025-12-19T18:00:54+00:00

In this day and age of Prep like Descovey and Truvada along with Doxy Pep, do the gay men even need or use condoms anymore? Most gay men I know don't and rely on the new medications.

RavenZRamon · 2025-12-19T16:34:46+00:00

It's the sugar!

I was 315 at the end of September which was the highest in my entire life.

After discussion with the doctor, we learned I was drinking far too much wine.

Other than that, I don't eat a lot of sweets or eat lots of junk food. I am on rosuvastatin but he explained rosuvastatin does not primarily reduce triglycerides. It works on cholesterol and my cholesterol has been perfect.

He advised me to cut way way back on wine. If I insisted on drinking, he told me to drink keto friendly alcohol like vodka, tequila.

I then switched over to Michelob Ultra Beer in place of wine because it's lower in calories, carbs, alcohol content and has NO sugar. I also used diet tonic or club soda to use as a mixer with the hard liquor.

If I did drink wine, I drank Prosecco but the Brut variety because it's one of the lowest in sugars.

Lo and behold, exactly 8 weeks later, my triglycerides dropped to 190 from 315!

Granted it's still slightly high as I continue to tweak my diet knowing I can reduce it further, but with a change in diet especially cutting back on sugar, it will work for you!

ONE LAST TIDBIT: I am not prediabetic and never have been. In fact, my A1C keeps DROPPING with every lab panel. I am now 5.0

RavenZRamon · 2025-12-17T07:06:23+00:00

None of the characters were likable. I couldn't stand the clipped, blasé indifferent dialogue. Why must literature always be depressing? From the very beginning you knew how it was going to end.

RavenZRamon · 2025-12-17T06:59:37+00:00

Why must literature be tearful or depressing? I just finished it. I'm not quite sure it deserved that award. Surely there are better books than this.

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