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advertsfox · 30-03-2014 11:12AM

ZeitgeistGlee wrote: »

For anyone with the 8GB Moto G, how are you finding it space wise? Thinking about picking one up for a birthday present but it (assuming the usual 5.5GB available) seems rather on the low side to me given the size of a lot of apps these days.

You get 25GB free Drive storage (plus the original 15GB free), photos are automatically backed up and can be deleted off your phone with Google+ Auto Backup (which backs up local folders too, photos can be downloaded again on the the phone) and gives you unlimited uploads at 5MP or uses your Drive storage at full quality (Moto G is 5MP already). Google Music let's you upload 20000 songs for free so basically, your 8GB phone (~5.5GB after system reservations) is for apps, texts, settings, cache, call log etc. This is why SD storage isn't needed (its much slower than NAND as well, always will be).

I use a Nexus 4 (missus has the Moto G) and its an 8GB model and here's my storage use with a tonne of apps installed and a lot of everyday use.

ZeitgeistGlee · 30-03-2014 02:27PM

Cheers, using the Cloud as a substitute for expandable storage was a bit of a concern for me as this person doesn't have a data plan, though they do have wifi at home.

Fresh Pots · 31-03-2014 11:22AM

Just spotted the code TD-FG6N gives you £20 off when you spend £150 meaning you could get the 16gb sim free version for £138 , £1 cheaper than than the locked version.

http://www.tesco.com/direct/sim-free-unlocked-motorola-moto-g-16gb-black/242-0303.prd?skuId=242-0303

Invincible · 31-03-2014 08:33PM

Fresh Pots wrote: »

Just spotted the code TD-FG6N gives you £20 off when you spend £150 meaning you could get the 16gb sim free version for £138 , £1 cheaper than than the locked version.

http://www.tesco.com/direct/sim-free-unlocked-motorola-moto-g-16gb-black/242-0303.prd?skuId=242-0303

I got the locked 16GB delivered today for £129 with the £10 code posted earlier in the thread, so It's still less than above with unlock code off eBay included.

Invincible · 31-03-2014 08:42PM

Fresh Pots wrote: »

Lucky you, they managed to lose my phone between signing for it in Belfast it not showing up as checked in.

Did they locate your phone yet? Was looking for the TechGuy, seems you changed your username?

Fresh Pots · 31-03-2014 09:03PM

Invincible wrote: »

Did they locate your phone yet? Was looking for the TechGuy, seems you changed your username?

Yeah changed the name! No its still missing, they tried ringing me today but I missed it and when I rang back most of them were gone home so I'm to get a callback tomorrow. Not accepting €100 as this wasn't down to it being damaged in transit or anything , it was obviously swiped by one of the staff as things don't just disappear. I'll let you know how I get on.

Doge · 31-03-2014 09:29PM

Do-more wrote: »

The ringer volume is very poor even with an app installed to supposedly boost the volume by 40%, if there is much background noise I find that I often miss the incoming email alert.

Try using the built in Carbon ringtone, it will blow the feckin ears off ya! :P

mp3ireland2 · 31-03-2014 11:02PM

Anybody else unable to sync thier facebook account on this phone? i've upgraded the android to the latest official one, won't work on the two of them I have or my friend's one...

peckerhead · 31-03-2014 11:41PM

https://www.facebook.com/USCellular/posts/10151972616614172

Unhide U.S. Cellular's post... seems to be an issue that only affects the Android update. Mine's on its way via ParcelMotel

and I'm beginning to wonder whether or not to update it at all?

I don't really fancy messing around with bootloaders/invalidated warranties, and anyway there doesn't seem to be any very obvious advantage (for a "standard" user like me) in rooting it. The stock build is apparently very bloat-free and...

Or am I missing something? What would people here do with an out-of-the-box 16GB model?

BionicRasher · 01-04-2014 08:40AM

mp3ireland2 wrote: »

Anybody else unable to sync thier facebook account on this phone? i've upgraded the android to the latest official one, won't work on the two of them I have or my friend's one...

Is it your contacts that you need to sync or can you just not log in to Facebook?

We have Facebook syncing on 2 of these Moto G phones in our house and I also have it working without issue on a Nexus 4.

Contact syncing with the People app in Android stopped working a good while ago due to legal issues between Facebook and Google. However there is a great app called Haxsync that works a treat and it syncs all your Facebook data (hi-res photos too) in to the contacts in your phone
I think the guy that developed Haxsync has gotten a job in Facebook so I would imagine it will be baked in to the Facebook app soon. In the meantime try it out as it works great (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mots.haxsync)

Fresh Pots · 01-04-2014 04:16PM

Invincible wrote: »

Did they locate your phone yet? Was looking for the TechGuy, seems you changed your username?

UPDATE: They are now claiming it came in with no PMID on it so they searched the database for my name and found two matches and decided to send it out to the other person with my name.(Sounds like BS) They are now trying to get in contact with the person who collected my parcel but he's not answering.

1.If my pmid was missing I imagine that my name should be missing too as I had the pmid in the first name section and my name in the last name section.

2.If they searched my name and it came back with two results, why would they decide to send it out to one of them without checking it was actually for him first.

None of this adds up.

Sorry for this OT post, just wanted to update/warn yous on what they are like.

IrishStuff09 · 01-04-2014 04:25PM

MotoG now available for €149.99 on Tesco Mobile.
http://www.tescomobile.ie/phones/displayPhone.aspx?p=205

nc6000 · 01-04-2014 04:50PM

What a great phone for €150. Got an 8GB one yesterday.

Do-more · 01-04-2014 06:42PM

waveform wrote: »

Try using the built in Carbon ringtone, it will blow the feckin ears off ya! :P

Thanks but mine doesn't have any tone called "Carbon" my rom is the GB retail version bought off Amazon.co.uk

[Edit] Found an app called Super loud ringtones, the Car Alarm should do the trick!

Supercell · 03-04-2014 12:28AM

Anyone else tried Cyanogen on this?

I put it on my 16gb phone and was a bit disappointed to be honest. The camera on this phone is no great shakes but on Cyanogen (11) it was truly awful. I tried putting on some other camera apps but none are as good as on the stock Kitkat UK rom it came preinstalled with from Amazon/Motorola.
The second thing that was not working well was the clock - it just refused to run properly - kept getting a message that the "clock has stopped". As i use my phone as an alarm clock this was a major drawback. Sure I could have downloaded another clock app from google play but i wanted to use the stock one. I googled the problem and saw reports of this issue going back two years, so unlikely to be fixed any time soon it seems.

I really liked everything else though I must say, far far more customisable than stock.
The camera was a dealbreaker though, a pity. I've since put back on a stock UK rom

Doge · 03-04-2014 12:51PM

Do-more wrote: »

Thanks but mine doesn't have any tone called "Carbon" my rom is the GB retail version bought off Amazon.co.uk

[Edit] Found an app called Super loud ringtones, the Car Alarm should do the trick!

The Carbon tone is actually an alarm tone included with the headset.

If you knew the exact location of the audio file you should be able to set is as your ringtone too.

If you install ES File manager, you will be giving the option to browse for the file using that app.

I'm not sure what directory the tones are in though!

Doge · 03-04-2014 12:53PM

Found it,
using ES File explorer go to root or "/" -> system -> media -> audio -> alarms -> Carbon.ogg

Mantis Toboggan · 07-04-2014 01:23PM

The mother has the Moto G since Christmas but hasn't been able to make calls since the weekend. There is an error symbol in the notification bar showing a sim card and a red circle.
The sim works on a different phone.

Anyone encounter this problem?
The phone was bought on Amazon. Has anyone had to return a phone to them?

Baked.noodle · 07-04-2014 02:15PM

Buddy Holly wrote: »

The mother has the Moto G since Christmas but hasn't been able to make calls since the weekend. There is an error symbol in the notification bar showing a sim card and a red circle.
The sim works on a different phone.

Anyone encounter this problem?
The phone was bought on Amazon. Has anyone had to return a phone to them?

This happened to me about a month ago. I just took the SIM card out and put it back in and it hasn't happened since.

Mantis Toboggan · 07-04-2014 02:38PM

Baked.noodle wrote: »

This happened to me about a month ago. I just took the SIM card out and put it back in and it hasn't happened since.

Tried that but no luck, even did a factory reset and still no luck

runawaybishop · 07-04-2014 02:46PM

Buddy Holly wrote: »

Tried that but no luck, even did a factory reset and still no luck

Pop a different SIM in and see if it recognises it.

Mantis Toboggan · 07-04-2014 02:54PM

runawaybishop wrote: »

Pop a different SIM in and see if it recognises it.

No joy with that either.

It's strange because it just happened out of the blue.
Would it still be covered under warranty?

runawaybishop · 07-04-2014 02:56PM

Buddy Holly wrote: »

No joy with that either.

It's strange because it just happened out of the blue.
Would it still be covered under warranty?

If you bought it as Christmas it would be covered for sure.

J_E · 08-04-2014 04:59AM

Supercell wrote: »

Anyone else tried Cyanogen on this?

I put it on my 16gb phone and was a bit disappointed to be honest. The camera on this phone is no great shakes but on Cyanogen (11) it was truly awful. I tried putting on some other camera apps but none are as good as on the stock Kitkat UK rom it came preinstalled with from Amazon/Motorola.
The second thing that was not working well was the clock - it just refused to run properly - kept getting a message that the "clock has stopped". As i use my phone as an alarm clock this was a major drawback. Sure I could have downloaded another clock app from google play but i wanted to use the stock one. I googled the problem and saw reports of this issue going back two years, so unlikely to be fixed any time soon it seems.

I really liked everything else though I must say, far far more customisable than stock.
The camera was a dealbreaker though, a pity. I've since put back on a stock UK rom

I just rooted mine and got XposedInstaller with GravityBox. Gives you all the main features of CM without losing the stock features. Best of both worlds.

I personally don't think any of the custom ROMs are stable enough to stick with if you use it regularly.

Nolimits · 08-04-2014 05:09PM

My friend just got a moto g. How does he get rid of the three in the top corner?

runawaybishop · 08-04-2014 05:14PM

Nolimits wrote: »

My friend just got a moto g. How does he get rid of the three in the top corner?

Thats his network provider.

Nolimits · 08-04-2014 05:21PM

runawaybishop wrote: »

Thats his network provider.

It is, but does it always have to be on the screen like that?

runawaybishop · 08-04-2014 05:26PM

Nolimits wrote: »

It is, but does it always have to be on the screen like that?

I haven't seen an app to remove it

Fresh Pots · 08-04-2014 05:35PM

Nolimits wrote: »

My friend just got a moto g. How does he get rid of the three in the top corner?

runawaybishop wrote: »

I haven't seen an app to remove it

You need to be rooted
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2596525

Nolimits · 08-04-2014 05:39PM

That, not only seems pretty **** but also pointless. I've never heard of this before.

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