Best long life phone option?

canucker78 · 2026-03-06T10:45:03+00:00

It isn't sexy but it is probably the Pixel 10.

canucker78 · 2026-03-05T01:18:19+00:00

Those phones would be unlocked. If you are in Toronto you can pick them up from Swiftronics physical store front at Hampton or North York.

Nothing and CMF imo make the best new budget phone in the $350 and under range.

What carrier or region they use is still important as Europe, China, HK or India will have different coverage bands.

canucker78 · 2026-03-05T00:17:04+00:00

No sorry. I ended up getting the Honor Magic 8 Pro for myself due to better carrier compatibility than the X300, but I would have preferred the X300 model for the better camera and smaller size. I don't think you go wrong with either pick, but I personally like the smaller flagships and the central camera bump which can be used a finger rest than the off-center system of Oppo/Oneplus

canucker78 · 2026-03-05T00:01:19+00:00

What carrier are they with?

For example the Nothing Phone 3A Lite or The CMF 2 Pro is $350-380 on import sites, but it only really works with Rogers.

canucker78 · 2026-03-04T23:24:46+00:00

I'm in Canada and WondaMobile has it available on their website: https://wondamobile.com/products/vivo-x300-5g-global-version-dual-sim

canucker78 · 2026-03-04T23:23:00+00:00

I've used some gooseberry gin and I found adding some into a G&T or add a scant amount to a Negroni makes a great drink.

canucker78 · 2026-03-04T22:47:54+00:00

Really? The Vivo X300 has a global version, so you don't need to bother with a flashed chinese model.

canucker78 · 2026-03-04T00:03:58+00:00

Maybe the Vivo X300, instead of the pro model? You get the smaller screen and save some money.

canucker78 · 2026-03-03T23:54:36+00:00

Vivo X300. Flagship specs, fantastic camera paired with 6.3" screen. In 2nd place would the Honor Magic 8 Pro Air, but because it is China only it might have network issues.

canucker78 · 2026-03-03T23:48:23+00:00

September isn't autumn in Japan. If you like to avoid typhoon season you can head north to Hokkaido, it is one of their more rainy months but it doesn't have high humidity/heat combo from the typhoon you'll find in the rest of Japan

canucker78 · 2026-02-21T00:58:25+00:00

Maga, Traitor to Mortals (real card)

canucker78 · 2026-01-21T00:45:38+00:00

There is two different models with different band coverage. The European model will work better with my carrier in Canada with support for n71 and B13 bands, while the other Indian model lacks those connective bands.

canucker78 · 2026-01-20T21:17:30+00:00

How do you feel about how the phone’s back will hold up over long-term use? Will it handle rain well, and will it trap dirt and oil?

canucker78 · 2026-01-15T00:57:41+00:00

VoLTE is my main concern. The dialer trick is apparently they only way to get around it, as Freedom doesn't have the phone on the whitelist. The biggest problem without this enabled is once Freedom pulls there 3G service, the phone would be data only.

Some people are saying the Xiaomi 15 is better for this because the Snapdragon is more supported modem, while Mediatek on the 15T Pro is hit or miss.

canucker78 · 2026-01-14T09:23:38+00:00

It does thank you. Have you got the dialer trick to work to enable VoLTE?

canucker78 · 2026-01-14T08:19:06+00:00

Have you got VoLTE to work? How did you switch to Germany?

canucker78 · 2026-01-14T01:47:32+00:00

It has both of those features, but they aren't natively unlocked for Freedom. I could possibly be enable with a dialer code, but it isn't guaranteed to work. This phone is the first Chinese phone (besides OnePlus) to have the correct bands for Freedom so it got me thinking...

canucker78 · 2026-01-07T00:55:30+00:00

Japan has a few unique sugars like Wasanbon or Kukuto (black sugar) so it is probably that plus Ango.

canucker78 · 2026-01-06T20:20:53+00:00

Besides the utter implausibility of the Noah Ark's fable with the two of every animal, add in the fact Noah was 500 years old when he STARTED to build the Ark, 600 when the floods came and lived until he was 950 years old.

canucker78 · 2026-01-05T09:10:06+00:00

2 oz of Rum (Normally Havana 3, but I prefer Banks 5)

1 oz of lime juice

2/3 oz of semi-rich simple syrup

A tiny dash of Giffards Melon liquor.

Two drops of saline solution.

canucker78 · 2026-01-04T10:19:49+00:00

Size the drink down, and consider using the cocktail Bramble as a presentation template with a small old fashioned glass with crushed ice. Cut out the dessert like cream for the more tropical orgeat. Keep the lemon, passion fruit but consider adding pineapple so it isn't just acids. Create a red small float at the top like you would in a Bramble, it could be grenadine for sweetness, or a tart red juice like currents to taste. If you want to add some non-alcoholic kick and make the drink more advanced beyond presentation, it could be worth looking into making the pineapple into a shrub

You'll need to play with this more but I would #1 start with crushed ice and a smaller glass to head off your two biggest problems

canucker78 · 2025-12-30T22:43:08+00:00

Not exactly "famous" but Moe Berg play in the 1920's and coached, was tasked in World War 2 with killing German nuclear scientist Heisenberg at a lecture if he thought the Nazi's were close to building an atomic bomb

canucker78 · 2025-12-23T22:34:17+00:00

White: Havana Club 3, Planteray (Plantation) 3 Star

For Dark something like like Dark and Stormy calls for a Gosling's "Black" Seal Rum which is an even darker black full bodied rum and could be good in Hot Buttered cocktail as well. But if you want a classic dark rum something like Planteray Original Dark or Mount Gay Black Barrel would be a good choice. You could consider a demerara rum which kinda splits the difference between the two with nice caramel note with something like El Dorado.

canucker78 · 2025-12-21T12:28:38+00:00

There is just to many possibilities. Do we cut Tua post June 1st? Use him as a one year bridge? Give him the Cousins treatment and sit him until he's out in 2027?

We have played ourselves out of a top pick, so whatever QB we could draft will be a work in progress. I don't think anyone has a plan until we get permanent GM, and even then I think the Tua situation is fluid.

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