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sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 day ago

A mess of its own making: Google nerfs second Pixel phone battery this year

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A mess of its own making: Google nerfs second Pixel phone battery this year

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sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 day ago
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People don’t upgrade phones every year anymore—longevity matters.
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    I opted for the $150 payoff and reduced battery capacity instead of a battery replacement. They made me sign up for Payoneer, who is going to take $39 plus whatever transaction fees they change. I bought this phone directly from Google, they could have just refunded my credit card.

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      That’s gotta be the most American thing I’ve ever heard - your refund going through a third party who takes a 30% cut. What a joke.

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        It’s to deter people, that simple.

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          A civilised country would’ve regulated those kinds of anti-consumer practices decades ago. The heck are you lot doing?!

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            The heck are you lot doing?!

            We tried to fix it by voting in a bunch of Nazis, but then that didn’t work, so we voted in some more Nazis and that didn’t work either, and now we’re not sure what else to try.

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              The obvious answer is that we’re just gonna keep voting in more nazis

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        Yep, I’m not impressed

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      What is the $39 for??

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        That’s Payoneer’s annual fee

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          Crazy, makes me wonder why they picked that service.

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