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[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 51 points 5 months ago (3 children)

100%. I just bought a Pixel 8 so I could install Graphene OS. It was so damn easy too. I was amazed. This phone is great minus the lack of headphone jack and SD card slot.

[–] randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

same here. bought one 2 months ago

[–] Chef_Boyardee@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Been using their phones since the Nexus 6. That thing was huge.

And I'm the one guy that uses Google Fi. My bill was $38 last month.

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And I'm the one guy that uses Google Fi. My bill was $38 last month.

There are dozens of us, baker's dozens.

[–] Cascio@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago
[–] randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My bill was $38 last month.

Did you mean that this was a lot or dirt cheap? Sounds quite expensive to me.

[–] Saurok@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Genuinely curious, what service are you comparing this to that makes it sound quite expensive? Asking for my wallet

[–] randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

A very basic phone plan from one of the top three ISPs where I live (Taiwan). Comes with 3 GB of data a month. (I'm on Wi-Fi most of the time.) Costs ~$6.1 a month. No 5G connection, only 4G. ~22 cents per minute of calltime.

[–] match@pawb.social 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

$38 usd is considered low in the US because even though we all have a high median income the cost of everything is extraordinarily high, rendering most americans de facto impoverished

[–] randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I see... that sounds terrible tbh

[–] match@pawb.social 2 points 5 months ago

it is pretty bad!

[–] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

I've been on Fi for years, I think basically since the first year they started ProjectFi. So much cheaper than my old Verizon or sprint accounts...

[–] match@pawb.social 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] alvanrahimli@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

hell yes. been using this combo for over a year now, won't ever look back

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Calyx pixel gang over here

[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Oh man, the lack of a headphone jack is still a killer for me. It's one of the reasons why I stayed on OnePlus 6 for so long, and to be blunt, I don't see the Pixel 8 as a huge jump outside of power and bullshit like AI photos. My kingdom for a high-end phone with a headphone jack and stock-ish Android!