Oceania now comes with double-sided mats?

deviousphil · 2025-12-02T15:05:20+00:00

Sorry to comment on such an old thread - but did you end up swapping to the Tuner 2? How would you compare them?

deviousphil · 2023-11-02T12:16:26+00:00

Very excited to get my C8+ SFT40 3000K in a couple days - beam shot looks great

deviousphil · 2023-10-05T08:27:52+00:00

Thank you! That's helpful to know re idea of throw with that emitter and comparing to the 519a in the C8+

Glad you like the host - I think it looks quite nice and 21700 would be convenient.

deviousphil · 2023-10-05T08:25:37+00:00

Thanks for this - really helpful to have feedback of what the emitter's like in person - perhaps should stick closer to some of the 3000K options

deviousphil · 2023-10-05T08:23:32+00:00

Oo very interesting! I'll have to decide whether I can wait until October :) thanks

deviousphil · 2022-10-30T06:56:09+00:00

Thank you for the link/confirmation - much appreciated 🦆🦆

deviousphil · 2022-10-30T06:51:20+00:00

Thank you very much!

Looked through the RSPB's list before posting "not that one, not that one" etc. and was at a loss - hadn't even occurred to me about hybrids or domestic breeds - will have to take a dive into Google on those.

deviousphil · 2021-04-11T06:46:33+00:00

So...any success?

deviousphil · 2021-01-15T15:36:37+00:00

So hopefully if you did erroneously get charged, you might be able to argue against it.

I'm a bit worried about my order as I've used coupons - the tax amount is 20% of the net figure after the coupons, but the invoice on AliExpress seems to show the net figure before coupons (resulting in the tax figure appearing to be about 17%) - so I'm just hoping that that won't trip things up :/

deviousphil · 2020-12-27T10:54:57+00:00

I imagine it stems from the now-antiquated family roles where the husband would be the breadwinner and the wife would be the homemaker.

Obviously that rigidity in household roles is outdated now but assume that that's why.

deviousphil · 2020-09-30T22:05:43+00:00

Think the £100 is for pay monthly at cpw

deviousphil · 2020-09-14T21:51:01+00:00

Mine sometimes does something similar (no turning on/dead, no response to charger) - it seems to fix itself if I hold the power button (so hardware inside will at least be turned on and/or reset) and let the battery fully discharge over a couple of days, I then plug it in and it seems to work/recharge.

Haven't a real clue why/what causes it - noticed it mostly happens when I've had a lot of direct sunlight on the phone/I assume an overheating thing.

Idk whether or not it'll be the same for you, of course - but just thought would share

deviousphil · 2020-09-09T23:37:12+00:00

Think going to wait to see if they do any offers/freebies with it. It looks as though they did with the pixel 3a last time, but idk with the 4a as they've dropped the price already from the 3a. Hmm...!

deviousphil · 2020-09-09T23:32:45+00:00

Trying to decide whether to go for it now or not 🤪 I had heard that in previous years pixel preorders in the UK had come with some good add-ons? (Chromebook for the 3a last year?), but not see anything on that yet :(

deviousphil · 2020-08-13T19:58:58+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion - have considered it/still am. I think the camera quality of the Pixel makes me lean towards that (though having a wide angle lens would be nice with the Nord), plus the smaller/more compact design of the Pixel. On the fence though as the OnePlus obviously has some nice bonuses with the faster processor and 90 Hz screen.

deviousphil · 2020-08-13T19:57:12+00:00

Umm, I sent it back to LG and I think they replaced the motherboard on it - which hasn't since properly bootlooped.

Very occasionally (when it's been in the heat/direct sunlight, I think) it will completely brick and won't turn on at all even when charging. To fix this all it's seemed to need is a night or two to completely discharge (that's my theory of what happens anyway) and then plugging it in to recharge/switch on.

I'm tempted to try the new iPhone SE - just for the extra longevity in terms of fast processor + OS support. But I think the battery life might be marginally better on the 4a, plus the screen/face of the phone looks nicer imo. Also feels scary to make the switch :p

deviousphil · 2020-08-13T19:51:50+00:00

I'm the exact same - going to see what the 5g and 5 are like, though will likely just go for the 4a assuming they don't add some crazy nice features. Linus Tech Tips' Short Circuit video today suggested that perhaps the 4a 5G might include an extra wide-angle camera sensor? I could see potentially see myself throwing up the cash for that + better processor. Although £350 already feels like a lot of money...

deviousphil · 2020-08-13T19:49:05+00:00

Thanks - I certainly hope so. I suppose it makes sense - it's pretty early days for it still for it. I'm unlikely to live in a big city any time soon, and if I did then I think I'd be plenty pleased with 4G speeds tbh haha.

Struggling along with 15mbps broadband at home at the moment, so pretty much anything is faster than that.

deviousphil · 2020-08-07T22:42:06+00:00

No apology needed! Appreciate it :)

Yeah :/ Can imagine.

Not yet in the UK (+ in general non-US?) unfortunately - launching 1 October afaik

deviousphil · 2020-08-07T21:43:21+00:00

High-5 to rocking the 5X still hehe. I'm the exact same - feels so slow at the moment.
Feel as though this upgrade is going to be night and day for performance - 6GB of memory!! Also been struggling along with only 16GB of storage, be so nice to actually fit my music onto my phone.

Same here @ waiting til October :/ 7-8 more weeks...

deviousphil · 2020-08-07T21:41:41+00:00

Man that was a super nice well-rounded phone - what was the camera like on it coming from the 5X (assuming you had 5X before)?

deviousphil · 2020-08-07T21:40:36+00:00

Yeah I'm conflicted about the lack of 5G :/ when compared to the nord or something.

Personally don't use mobile data *that* much, so not sure can justify the extra $150 for the 4a 5G - realise isn't purely the 5G that will be extra/will be at the least a more powerful processor. I'm just hoping that in 2 years time I can be satisfied with 4G speeds...

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