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[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 21 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] tinned_tomatoes@feddit.uk 39 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's to deter people, that simple.

[–] tinned_tomatoes@feddit.uk 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] DesolateMood@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

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

Yep, I'm not impressed

[–] bob_lemon@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Get ready to install a custom rom without the battery patch.

The patch they put out for the 4A basically bricked the phone. Battery life was halved, and the charge indicator was practically useless (the number could drop massively within minutes), making the remaining half battery unreliable as well.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Crazy, makes me wonder why they picked that service.