# Tech Talk **URL:** \ **Category:** Technology\ **Created:** [February 13, 2016, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821 "2016-02-13T13:26:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/344 "2018-09-14T12:07:50Z")
Sooo… Apple wants us to pay up to $2,369 for the new top of range Xs Max. You can buy an OK car for that!!! Really, that is TOO much for a phone. There has to be an element of price gouging there. Will be interesting to see if sales slow much at those prices. ---
**Author:** ![Squee](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/squee/32/267645_2.png) [@Squee](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Squee)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/345 "2018-09-14T13:07:24Z")
I reckon these steep prices (and it’s not just apple, Samsung is doing it too and I’m sure the next Google Pixel release will also be just as expensive) are going to seriously change phone buying habits… providing battery tech continues to prove I totally see phones becoming a 3 to 4 year buying cycle if you’re buying a flagship model. ---
**Author:** ![ando9185](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@ando9185](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ando9185)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/346 "2018-09-14T13:10:44Z")
I got my new Oppo R15 Pro and that’s on a 3 year contract now. Couldn’t afford/justify keeping up with the iPhones a couple of years ago and haven’t regretted it. ---
**Author:** ![TheHubMan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/thehubman/32/276141_2.png) [@TheHubMan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TheHubMan)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/347 "2018-09-14T13:21:52Z")
yes! also apple slowed down older models, which would make people more inclined to buy the newer model for speed etc. now that apple can’t do that anymore, I think the sales will decrease. only the people that have had a phone for a few years and apple fanboys will get the new model. you can’t be a scummy company to make people get your new products (even if they’re quality). Sent from my MacBook Pro. lmao ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/348 "2018-09-14T15:58:42Z")
I agree re the 3-4 year contract… And I can see some people having to pay over $6,000 over the life of the contract. ---
**Author:** ![eddel](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/eddel/32/362830_2.png) [@eddel](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/eddel)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/349 "2018-09-14T18:50:39Z")
What’s interesting is that the outright pricing has gone up but Optus’ launch pricing seems to be about 10-15% lower than it was for the X (and plans include more data, but that happens every year). You can get a Max for the same amount each month that I am paying for my X. Hopefully our telcos will support dual SIM by the time the XI comes out. ---
**Author:** ![littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/littlegezzybear/32/219836_2.png) [@littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/littlegezzybear)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/350 "2018-09-15T15:53:52Z")
Trump getting reading to spam the USA. > ---
**Author:** ![TheHubMan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/thehubman/32/276141_2.png) [@TheHubMan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TheHubMan)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/351 "2018-09-21T10:40:30Z")
welp after saying ALL of this, my iPhone SE started to cook itself over the last week hmmmm. guess I’m reluctantly getting the new iPhone XS on a plan now. Like it’ll be cool but I didn’t wanna get a new phone this soon ugh. I’ve never had a contract with a phone, always purchased outright - anyone know if you can buy yourself out midway through the contract? ---
**Author:** ![MichaelPower](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/michaelpower/32/499507_2.png) [@MichaelPower](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/MichaelPower)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/352 "2018-09-21T10:41:39Z")
You can with Vodafone, I believe if you want to, you can charge the rest of the phone to your next bill. Voda does no lock-ins. ---
**Author:** ![Tejas57](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tejas57/32/70710_2.png) [@Tejas57](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Tejas57)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/353 "2018-09-21T11:38:51Z")
optus will allow oyu to buy out a contract as well - only pay the cost of the phone ---
**Author:** ![TheHubMan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/thehubman/32/276141_2.png) [@TheHubMan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TheHubMan)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/354 "2018-09-22T04:52:12Z")
awesome thanks for that, It doesn’t really say on their website - I was about to read their whole ToS actually to find it. would you reckon it’s better keeping it in a plan or buying out the contract? ---
**Author:** ![mubd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@mubd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/mubd)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/355 "2018-09-22T09:42:29Z")
I bought an LG V20 a year and a half ago and apparently one of the biggest problems being experienced by people with this phone is deterioration of the thermal paste which sits between the OLED screen and the motherboard. So I noticed my phone getting sluggish around summer this year, but I wasn’t interested in waiting 2 weeks for warranty exchange without another phone to use, which is why I’ve basically suffered through living with a phone that’s constantly slow due to overheating. So today I have a look at what’s involved and it turns out that my phone is incredibly easy to take apart. There’s no adhesive or any complex shit to contend with - it’s basically a few screws, the motherboard comes out and you blob another bit of thermal paste on the motherboard (I thought it’d be an extremely complex job with eleventy billion different screws - I ruined an older iPhone because of this). The phone is really bloody fast again as a result and is no longer overheating. Kind of regret not doing it 9 months ago, though… ---
**Author:** ![Squee](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/squee/32/267645_2.png) [@Squee](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Squee)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/356 "2018-09-22T10:33:19Z")
Don’t blame you for not realising, it’s a fair assumption these days that smartphones need to be destroyed to be taken apart. Still a few manufacturers that don’t make them like that though. ---
**Author:** ![mubd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@mubd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/mubd)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/357 "2018-09-24T02:53:48Z")
> **[Phone customers warned before rushing to buy the new iPhone](https://www.perthnow.com.au/lifestyle/personal-finance/mobile-phone-customers-urged-to-way-up-costs-before-buying-new-iphone-ng-713f43b19e6dc507e55f198f5e992d48)** > > MOBILE phone hacks rushing to get their hands on the latest iPhone should think twice before shelling out more than $2000. ![Screenshot_2018-09-24-12-54-42](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/a/8/a8694ca7eb7150dccd1f7580872313b16aabcd1a.jpeg) That headline spelling is weigh out there ---
**Author:** ![Brettski\_1234](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/brettski_1234/32/60360_2.png) [@Brettski\_1234](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Brettski_1234)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/358 "2018-09-26T00:59:02Z")
> [@TheHubMan](#): > > welp after saying ALL of this, my iPhone SE started to cook itself over the last week hmmmm. My SE had that problem a while back, but I was able to fix it with a factory reset ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/359 "2018-09-28T01:49:50Z")
Bigpond problems this morning ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/7/3/73360034fa3f31122b1c0802c8f2f87c1f529aa7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/360 "2018-09-28T02:14:01Z")
Thanks. That explains my lack of emails today. ---
**Author:** ![gordo92](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gordo92](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/gordo92)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2018, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/361 "2018-09-28T03:22:21Z")
> [@JBar](#): > > Thanks. That explains my lack of emails today Yeah it has taken out emails at a few of the offices in the company I work for… Particularly Tweed Heads which is one of our main hubs ---
**Author:** ![SEQTelevision](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/seqtelevision/32/246916_2.png) [@SEQTelevision](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SEQTelevision)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/362 "2018-09-30T03:04:35Z")
Bigpuddle strikes again. ---
**Author:** ![littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/littlegezzybear/32/219836_2.png) [@littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/littlegezzybear)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 2:55am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/363 "2018-10-16T02:55:37Z")
I don’t think much of the upload speed, but this download speed is ok. Just noticed I had connected to Optus 4G+ for the first time. ![Screenshot_20181016-135200](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/0/9/09b5b6c62babf6867f619121a57af606adc0c1a8.png) [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821.md?page=17) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821.md?page=19)