Ancestors

Written by Attie Grande on 2025-01-07 at 21:43

My dad got the email shown below, and it feels so weird and icky... like phishing but it seems to be legit... apparently he'll get a new battery for free(?!)

Presumably he'll also need to fully backup his phone or risk losing everything?

Has anyone else got this email, and can you comment? #pixel4a

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Written by Attie Grande on 2025-01-07 at 21:47

... not to mention the: "hey, you're getting Android 13, and it'll handle your battery better, but your battery will appear to be worse, much worse, so maybe we can give you a new one?"

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Written by Attie Grande on 2025-01-07 at 22:18

We sat on a call with RustDesk open, and did it together...

We picked the "give me $50" option to see what would happen and possibly get a little teeny bit more info beyond "you get $50", only to find that BAM, no option whatsoever to change your mind...

Oh, and btw, you need to sign up for Payoneer(?!) and someone will get in contact in ~3 weeks, and payment might be made in 10-18 days.

The whole thing just feels so icky - compounded by the unexpected and out-of-character benevolent nature.

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Written by Attie Grande on 2025-01-07 at 22:21

Wait, I'm a long-time OnePlus user, and I just got a £50 voucher off the 13 series, which was launched today.

Why are these companies "giving away money"? ... is this possibly a ploy to reduce profit margin slightly while increasing sales?

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Written by big awoo notation on 2025-01-07 at 21:48

@attie@chaos.social oh hey, I got this email too (also, 4as already have 13.)

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Written by big awoo notation on 2025-01-07 at 23:23

@attie@chaos.social because apple got sued for reducing the performance of old phones to protect the battery.

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Written by TheMollusk on 2025-01-12 at 07:37

@attie Yes and it's impossible to make an educated decision without knowing more details about the predicament we're all in.

Like ultimately I probably would take the battery replacement if I knew exactly the timeline, and if I had a better estimation of how the battery would act with or without the new battery.

But with all of those variables unknown, at least I know what $50 is worth. But even then to get the 50 bucks you have to sign up for some shady financial services company.

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