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Flash & BN App Store in April Update Official

or at least HSN Official Web Site:
NOOK Color™ 7" Touchscreen LCD Tablet with Wi-Fi and eBooks
which says:
Coming Soon "Sneak Peek" Updates
HSN will have the "sneak peek" of the new Nook updates, which launches in April
The new updates will be sent out automatically if your device in connected to Wi-Fi
HSN customers will receive the update first
NOOK Apps
Shop the NOOK Store for a wide variety of fun and engaging NOOK Apps
Download all types of apps to get even more out of your device
Some of the exciting new apps include Angry Birds, Lonely Planet Phrasebook and Drawing Pad
Adobe Flash
Expand your web experience by watching videos that use Adobe Flash
Built-in Email
Stay connected via built-in email, just like you do on other tablets and high-end smartphones
No need to go through Internet browser
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Yeah, that about as "official" as the "Chigako Bulls" T-shirt I bought from a street vendor in Beijing.

just as official as an e-reader turned tablet
hoping the update is true
dsf3g said:
Yeah, that about as "official" as the "Chigako Bulls" T-shirt I bought from a street vendor in Beijing.
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OK, this was posted by an "Administrator" (whatever that means) on the Official barnes and Noble Nook Color forums:
"Hi all- If you’d like to get a sneak peek of some of the upcoming NOOK Apps, check out HSN this weekend to see them demonstrated. Then stay tuned! Everyone will receive the update as soon as it is ready this Spring."
http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com...ok-Color-on-Home-Shopping-Network/td-p/914304

Aside from a stock 2.2, what i really hope for is a new kernel, that Dal and other devs can use to make CM7 and HC (when its out) even better...

Browsing is much faster on 2.2 as well. Good news!

If the B&N Forum administrator can be trusted, I suspect that what we'll see is a web browser running embedded Flash videos and some cook-books with embedded video demonstrations. Wouldn't surprise me to see Angry Birds or some such, also, when they talk about "all the other things the Nook Color can do."
I will say that it kinda rubs me the wrond way to see the Nook Color on HSN. I associate that show with overpriced Packard Bell's (and lets face it: Packard Bell were overpriced at any price) and $15.00, 10 Carat "genuine faux diamons."

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I will say that it kinda rubs me the wrond way to see the Nook Color on HSN. I associate that show with overpriced Packard Bell's (and lets face it: Packard Bell were overpriced at any price) and $15.00, 10 Carat "genuine faux diamons."
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does the fact they are selling the NC for 299 have anything to do with that?
sent from nookcolor

Sorry, I'm new here, but Home Shopping has the nerve to charge $300, $50 more than every other store, for the Nook Color, and that $50 buys you a lousy 2 GB SD card with a bunch of free Gutenburg Project books??
I mean, I knew they have no shame, but.... WOW.
That might be the most expensive 2 GB SD card EVER.

I wonder if google apps will be available. I'd really have no need for rooting if only the basic applications were available through their market.

s52m3 said:
I wonder if google apps will be available. I'd really have no need for rooting if only the basic applications were available through their market.
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Well it says Email App... even iphone has Google apps, despite Jobs' feud with Google, so it seems likely that BN would also have google apps.
BTW, as some have mentioned, HSN will use the "$299" price as a starting point for saying "but only if you call now, you get it for" in order to make their actual price seem more like a deal.

ADude said:
Well it says Email App... even iphone has Google apps, despite Jobs' feud with Google, so it seems likely that BN would also have google apps.
BTW, as some have mentioned, HSN will use the "$299" price as a starting point for saying "but only if you call now, you get it for" in order to make their actual price seem more like a deal.
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Sadly, that isn't the case. The only devices that are shipping with GApps, are those that have a cellular radio (aka the phones, and some tablets). Non licensed devices (like ours, and others) do not ship with it (though it doesn't stop us from putting them on.

List of the books come with Nook on HSN
http://www.hsn.com/list-of-nook-color-preloaded-books_at-1754_xa.aspx?c=1
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Divine_Madcat said:
Sadly, that isn't the case. The only devices that are shipping with GApps, are those that have a cellular radio (aka the phones, and some tablets). Non licensed devices (like ours, and others) do not ship with it (though it doesn't stop us from putting them on.
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That doesn't stop B&N from licensing it for the 2.2 Update.

I'm wondering what it's going to do for those running rooted stock? For once I don't want to be in the first batch to upgrade.

xdabr said:
Sorry, I'm new here, but Home Shopping has the nerve to charge $300, $50 more than every other store, for the Nook Color, and that $50 buys you a lousy 2 GB SD card with a bunch of free Gutenburg Project books??
I mean, I knew they have no shame, but.... WOW.
That might be the most expensive 2 GB SD card EVER.
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No, it's not. Bought a 2GB MicroSD when they first came out, and it ran a cool $180 (plus sales tax!) at the time, as they were exclusive through SanDisk to one cellphone carrier for a good few months (Verizon IIRC). Curse of the early adopter, saw them drop to sub-$100 just half a year later or so.

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No, it's not. Bought a 2GB MicroSD when they first came out, and it ran a cool $180 (plus sales tax!) at the time, as they were exclusive through SanDisk to one cellphone carrier for a good few months (Verizon IIRC). Curse of the early adopter, saw them drop to sub-$100 just half a year later or so.
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I buy my 2gb cards for $5.99 at Micro Center now.

victle said:
List of the books come with Nook on HSN
http://www.hsn.com/list-of-nook-color-preloaded-books_at-1754_xa.aspx?c=1
Sent from my NookColor
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Yes, that's my point! They're a bunch of old classic literature that is <b>all</b> available for free via Project Gutenburg (33,000 titles and counting) and other venues.
If there's a single title there that you'd actually have to pay for, please let me know; I haven't checked all of them.
This is a rip-off. But it's a tangent; the point of the thread was about the B&N update. (See also the recent bad news about Honeycomb being withheld.)

Divine_Madcat said:
Aside from a stock 2.2, what i really hope for is a new kernel, that Dal and other devs can use to make CM7 and HC (when its out) even better...
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I'm with you , if this provides a new kernel that can be integrated in CM7 and HC great, otherwise I honestly don't care at all Not hating on anyone on stock, I rocked it for awhile, just saying once I flashed cm7 I didn't look back...and I wouldn't be surprised if that's going to be the road for most nook rooters (not necc. cm7, but also HC, phiremod, etc...)
by stock I mean stock-rooted...I was on stock for about the time it took me to charge the device

Looks like B&N has finally had their own press release for this (and not the Facebook one either)....
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/24/nook-color-getting-flash-and-apps-in-april-update-according-to/

Going rate for NC these days?

How much these puppies go for, I think I might upgrade to the n7.

Used, my guess would be $75-$100.

Look on Craigs list in your area for a few days. Pay attention to the prices of the ones that sell and ignore the jerk that wants $250 because he has a case and an extra blahblahblah. In my area we can still get $140 because I guess idiots can't google "refurb nook color".

seems that 110 is about the average price.
is the n7 worth it?

Just depends on what you use it for and if you need the power. It looks like the effort to get JB working on the Nook Color is going well, so I wouldn't be too worried about being completely left behind. I've been playing with my N7 and I love it. I thought about selling the NC, but instead I'm going to re-purpose it to be my media player/GPS/whatever in the car and use my N7 as my daily carry around.

mostly reading, PDFs, web, games.
You have 8 or 16? Okay without the SD slot

NC would be fine for that, except some of the heavy games.
8GB, I don't need the storage at the moment, and if I do down the road I can attach something.

I can get 110 for my nook. So another 90 aint too bad..
Will wait to see JB builds before I bite though

biohazrd51 said:
NC would be fine for that, except some of the heavy games.
8GB, I don't need the storage at the moment, and if I do down the road I can attach something.
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Attach something through the USB? Such as? Possible to hook up an external hdd ?

personally id only pay about $65-$75 for one but i guess if its in good enough condition and has original packaging i could fork out like $100 but i wouldn't pay more than $100 for one

jewnersey said:
Attach something through the USB? Such as? Possible to hook up an external hdd ?
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There's both the option to use a micro sd card in the slot for extra storage as well as the option to attach external usb devices through some software tweaks+root such as external hard drives, flash drives, keyboards, mouse's, etc.
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luigi90210 said:
personally id only pay about $65-$75 for one but i guess if its in good enough condition and has original packaging i could fork out like $100 but i wouldn't pay more than $100 for one
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Still $160 in retail. I don't like buying things off Craigslist, but you can find them locally for around $100.

I've bought then off of cl and ebay for under a 100. Haven't had any problems.
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jewnersey said:
How much these puppies go for, I think I might upgrade to the n7.
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If anyone is still looking for one, it's being offered as a 'pre-owned' item on cowboom today for $75.
http://www.cowboom.com/

Overstock.com has them for $124 new.

Google’s Nexus 7 stops orders due to demand

Source: http://www.slashgear.com/googles-nexus-7-stops-orders-due-to-demand-22239712/
Google has decided to stop taking orders from its online store, assumedly because it has such a huge backlog it doesn’t even know when it will be able to fulfill new customer purchases. The 16 GB $249 tablet had been showing up as being delayed for one to two weeks. As of now, though, it’s impossible to place an order. The 8 GB model, at $199, is still available for orders.
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Just FYI

Welcome to about 4 days ago, the 16gb stopped being available for order around 4 wednesday of last wk.

ooops, the article seemed new, feel free to delete post

The 16GB been out of stock since last week..

Well... good that the are stopping orders for now, they need to focus on getting the orders they already have shipped out. But bad that the 16GB may be delayed 1-2 weeks... I think that $300 went missing from my credit card as I haven't spent that much on it since I last made a payment but I won't know until layer monday when my bank updates the transactions online... hoping to see a charge for my 16GB Nexus 7 on there.
I'm not particularly mad at Google... just mildly annoyed. and I hope this was a good learning experience for them.

I think the 8gb model is good enough anyway. The transformers movie is streamed anyway by default. Unless you plan on loading tons f apps it should be fine for most.
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All I'm gonna say is someone did a terrible job at forecasting for the 16gb.

funkyboy1281 said:
All I'm gonna say is someone did a terrible job at forecasting for the 16gb.
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What crystal ball are you looking at?
Markets are a fickle thing... hard to really know what is going to be a big hit and what wont be. It would appear, that the 16gb is outselling the 8gb, but who really knows real numbers are. Maybe they made a ton more of the 8gb units thinking they would sell better.
Was the Kindle Fire more popular because it was under $200 or because it was released first before the Nook tablet which was $249 or is it because it was Amazon with decent content etc...
Getting stuck with a ton of product that didn't catch on can be expensive. and playing catchup a hot product is a good position for a company to be in if they can ramp up fast enough. Sometimes constraints of available product also promote higher demand under the false sense that they are more popular than they really are. Who knows....

funkyboy1281 said:
All I'm gonna say is someone did a terrible job at forecasting for the 16gb.
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Or someone did a great job choking off the supply of 16GB units to force impatient buyers to the 8GB, making them more likely to buy into Google's cloud services.
"Supply crises" are much more often planned than not. Not saying they won't get the 16GB back on the market quickly, because they will. But how many buyers in the meantime will settle for 8GB and a Google Drive subscription?

polarimetric said:
Or someone did a great job choking off the supply of 16GB units to force impatient buyers to the 8GB, making them more likely to buy into Google's cloud services.
"Supply crises" are much more often planned than not. Not saying they won't get the 16GB back on the market quickly, because they will. But how many buyers in the meantime will settle for 8GB and a Google Drive subscription?
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That depends....Are people going to want to buy these anyways after reading all these articles mentioning all these defects. No one knows for sure if it's just 8gb or 16gb or both. Sure they got a lot of money up front but it doesn't help when you constantly have to replace them and with that kind of launch are people really going to take that risk right now. If not and they want to wait a couple months some other tablet could come out around the same price range or just a better tablet in general. You're talking lost profits at that point. Forecasting does come into it at some point but this launch didn't help at all

hmm. So they won't ship it, or refund it. Great
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Google Play Gift Card UK

Has anyone got any inside info, predictions etc about when the UK will be getting these? I google it every week or so & so far nothing.
It is so frustrating I desperately want to buy paid apps & ebooks for my Nexus 7 but don't want to have twenty or thirty .25p .50p ₤1.25p etc charges on my bank statement. So it means I have to buy everything from AmazonUK (who do have Gift Cards)
Moderators - I honestly didn't know where else to put this. Sorry if it needs to be moved.

Rock-&-Roll-Hedgehog said:
Has anyone got any inside info, predictions etc about when the UK will be getting these? I google it every week or so & so far nothing.
It is so frustrating I desperately want to buy paid apps & ebooks for my Nexus 7 but don't want to have twenty or thirty .25p .50p ₤1.25p etc charges on my bank statement. So it means I have to buy everything from AmazonUK (who do have Gift Cards)
Moderators - I honestly didn't know where else to put this. Sorry if it needs to be moved.
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Well it is in the Google Play Code its just getting one

Mrboxfacetramp13 said:
Well it is in the Google Play Code its just getting one
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Hi, I'm sorry, not meaning to be rude but that sentence doesn't make sense. What are you trying to say? What is in the 'Google Play Code'?

Rock-&-Roll-Hedgehog said:
Hi, I'm sorry, not meaning to be rude but that sentence doesn't make sense. What are you trying to say? What is in the 'Google Play Code'?
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I think he means the ability to redeem codes is present in the UK store, there's just no (legitimate) way to purchase them yet.

Very very soon. They just rolled out the ability to redeem gift cards in the UK Play Store, the actual cards should appear shortly.
Of course this is Google we're talking about here.

i have heard they are real hard to get hold of in america so i doubt we will have them for a while yet. im looking forwrd to them as well.

odd1ne said:
i have heard they are real hard to get hold of in america so i doubt we will have them for a while yet. im looking forwrd to them as well.
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Not hard at all. By now they have rolled out to most retailers. I have seen them at all local Targets and Walmart.

Danners said:
I think he means the ability to redeem codes is present in the UK store, there's just no (legitimate) way to purchase them yet.
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Ah ok thanks
Nospin said:
Very very soon. They just rolled out the ability to redeem gift cards in the UK Play Store, the actual cards should appear shortly.
Of course this is Google we're talking about here.
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I was told by google last week that they are scrapping the physical cards completely in favour of online codes only & are aiming to have a more global rollout rather than the current US-centric approach. Knowing Google I won't hold my breath.

Rock-&-Roll-Hedgehog said:
I was told by google last week that they are scrapping the physical cards completely in favour of online codes only & are aiming to have a more global rollout rather than the current US-centric approach. Knowing Google I won't hold my breath.
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If that's true it's a mistake. iTunes has a physical presence and grandparents aren't going to go buy their grandkids a digital code on the computer. They will pick up a card at the end of a register though.
Physical cards need to exist.

Nospin said:
If that's true it's a mistake. iTunes has a physical presence and grandparents aren't going to go buy their grandkids a digital code on the computer. They will pick up a card at the end of a register though.
Physical cards need to exist.
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Physical cards do not 'need' to exist. You may well want them to..... It may in fact be that you are correct that it would be a good marketing move to have them. But they themselves do not 'need' to exist. Anyway I just want them to rollout gift cards (virtual or otherwise) to Europe. I've stopped buying apps because I only have two squid left in my balance. Hurry up google!
Anyway how did you know that the UK play site had changed to allow us to redeem non existent gift codes? I'm curious.

Rock-&-Roll-Hedgehog said:
Anyway how did you know that the UK play site had changed to allow us to redeem non existent gift codes? I'm curious.
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Go to the play website, very bottom of screen next to "My Orders & Settings" there is a "Redeem" link

cjp666 said:
Go to the play website, very bottom of screen next to "My Orders & Settings" there is a "Redeem" link
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No I saw it. I'm just curious as to why an American would have noticed that the redeem thing (which has been there for ages), has finally become functional.

are these available in UK stores yet and if i but them online do i have to wait for a voucher to be posted to my address or would i get a code instantly via email?

Yes they are available
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I have heard they are around but still not seen one
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odd1ne said:
I have heard they are around but still not seen one
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Yeah I'm not close enough to a Tescos or Morrisons. I hope they roll out the ability to buy google play credit online. Like the Americans have. Even if they do it will probably take them forever.

Rock-&-Roll-Hedgehog said:
Yeah I'm not close enough to a Tescos or Morrisons. I hope they roll out the ability to buy google play credit online. Like the Americans have. Even if they do it will probably take them forever.
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They dont have them in my local tesco and thats one of those big out of town ones too
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odd1ne said:
They dont have them in my local tesco and thats one of those big out of town ones too
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I've seen them in the large tesco extra that is near me. I think I saw them in hmv as well
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Just an update you can get these at my local tesco extra
see photo

heavy_metal_man said:
Just an update you can get these at my local tesco extra
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Thanks so much for posting that. I'm still praying they start letting us buy the cards online or buy credit direct from Google online.

Bring back Unlimited Original Quality photo storage to Google Pixel 4

Anyone else feel it's a deal breaker? 64gb without unlimited original quality backup is rediculous and contradictory to their previous reasons for such small storage in the base model.
Maybe we can get them to reconsider:
https://www.change.org/p/google-bri...y-photo-storage-to-google-pixel-4?signed=true
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Yeah, I gotta say, that's a pretty crappy thing for google to do. Forcing people to now use a purchased plan(like everybody else) to store your original quality pics. I will defend google over most other OEM's any day of the week, but this is pretty hard to swallow. I don't even use it, but it's still a shady practice

At first I wasn't happy with them removing unlimited original quality. After thinking about it, they are a for profit company after all and they want more people to get into their One Drive subscriptions. I've actually had their 100GB for $20/year (Which isn't that's much at all) and am only using only 13.24GB of it. I still have 90.76GB to spare. Who know how long or short that's going to last me. I take mostly pictures and only 30-60 second video shots once in a while. And in comparison, who else is even offer unlimited high quality backups of photos and videos? That alone is pretty generous in of itself. If anything,Google was spoiling us the last 3 Pixels.
Also, iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max 64 GB models are $999 and $1099 respectively and offer no free unlimited backup. Yes I know they have a handful of features Pixels don't, but just saying.
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EeZeEpEe said:
At first I wasn't happy with them removing unlimited original quality. After thinking about it, they are a for profit company after all and they want more people to get into their One Drive subscriptions. I've actually had their 100GB for $20/year (Which isn't that's much at all) and am only using only 13.24GB of it. I still have 90.76GB to spare. Who know how long or short that's going to last me. I take mostly pictures and only 30-60 second video shots once in a while. And in comparison, who else is even offer unlimited high quality backups of photos and videos? That alone is pretty generous in of itself. If anything,Google was spoiling us the last 3 Pixels.
Also, iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max 64 GB models are $999 and $1099 respectively and offer no free unlimited backup. Yes I know they have a handful of features Pixels don't, but just saying.
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iPhone users get full original picture backup on Google Photos for free though. Can't post links yet but you can check on reddit by searching "iPhone users get full original picture backup on Google Photos for free due to iOS HEIC encoding being smaller than Google compressed images so no need to compress further"

marinosms said:
iPhone users get full original picture backup on Google Photos for free though. Can't post links yet but you can check on reddit by searching "iPhone users get full original picture backup on Google Photos for free due to iOS HEIC encoding being smaller than Google compressed images so no need to compress further"
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That's true and actually any Android phone gets unlimited high quality backups. But all my non-techy friends who have iPhones really don't use Google Photos. They're so tied to Apple's ecosystem and pay iCloud or just full up their free space. If anything, they could've made that feature Pixel only and really piss people off. LOL. For real, I don't disagree though that it was a big differentiating feature of Pixel phones.
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MArtyChubbs said:
Anyone else feel it's a deal breaker? 64gb without unlimited original quality backup is rediculous and contradictory to their previous reasons for such small storage in the base model.
Maybe we can get them to reconsider:
https://www.change.org/p/google-bri...y-photo-storage-to-google-pixel-4?signed=true
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It's not a deal breaker at all. Let me tell you why.....1. nothing will stay free forever. Name another company that gives you free unlimited storage full size including 4k video and 2. This is a good one....I've been a Google one subscriber for a couple years now and guess how much I've paid out of pocket....$0! Simply because they give you the Google rewards app to answer silly surveys and pay you for it. Guess where all my earnings go...towards my google subscription. I currently have $16 in rewards and as they take payments I get enough surveys that builds my money back up. So in essence, it's still free.

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It's not a deal breaker at all. Let me tell you why.....1. nothing will stay free forever. Name another company that gives you free unlimited storage full size including 4k video and 2. This is a good one....I've been a Google one subscriber for a couple years now and guess how much I've paid out of pocket....$0! Simply because they give you the Google rewards app to answer silly surveys and pay you for it. Guess where all my earnings go...towards my google subscription. I currently have $16 in rewards and as they take payments I get enough surveys that builds my money back up. So in essence, it's still free.
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That's an excellent idea, I didn't even think of that

ZeroKool76 said:
That's an excellent idea, I didn't even think of that
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You're welcome lol

I use Google Rewards for the occasional app subscription or Google Play Movies rental. [emoji1]
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Mr Patchy Patch said:
It's not a deal breaker at all. Let me tell you why.....1. nothing will stay free forever. Name another company that gives you free unlimited storage full size including 4k video and 2. This is a good one....I've been a Google one subscriber for a couple years now and guess how much I've paid out of pocket....$0! Simply because they give you the Google rewards app to answer silly surveys and pay you for it. Guess where all my earnings go...towards my google subscription. I currently have $16 in rewards and as they take payments I get enough surveys that builds my money back up. So in essence, it's still free.
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Hooooooooooly sh.. I never thought of that! I'm tossing between the Pixel 4 XL and the OP7 Pro, but realising this, I'm reconsidering my decision on the OP7 Pro.
Might get my mate who works at JB Hi-fi to set aside the orange model. Also, wireless charging HYPE!

rayzerblayde said:
Hooooooooooly sh.. I never thought of that! I'm tossing between the Pixel 4 XL and the OP7 Pro, but realising this, I'm reconsidering my decision on the OP7 Pro.
Might get my mate who works at JB Hi-fi to set aside the orange model. Also, wireless charging HYPE!
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I just did the math on my rewards and it's $30.78 per/year since November 2013 for me. That's good enough for the $30/year for 200GB.
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EeZeEpEe said:
I just did the math on my rewards and it's $30.78 per/year since November 2013 for me. That's good enough for the $30/year for 200GB.
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Lol nailed it. I've even bought stuff in between with my earnings and still haven't paid out of pocket. It's a no brainer man.

I guess Google doesn't like me, it says no survey at this time ?

Keep in mind also, Google One subs also receive other benefits as well. I have received a free home mini, got $200 off my 3 XL, a $5 credit on the play store. I was on a 1TB Drive sub, they doubled my storage to 2 TB for the same price when One was released.
Currently you get 10% store credit on Google store purchases. They have a deal for up to 40% off on hotels. They add new deals now and then.
In total I get $200 store credit for ordering the 4 XL.
I understand not everyone would like/use Google store credit, but it does offset the cost of doing business with Google if you take advantage.
And yes, Google rewards is also a great way to get 'free' stuff from them, I currently am at $124.30 lifetime in rewards from them.
If you wanna get real crazy, look up Google user research and join that, they have paid up to $100 an hour (that I have seen) for participation.

uicnren said:
Keep in mind also, Google One subs also receive other benefits as well. I have received a free home mini, got $200 off my 3 XL, a $5 credit on the play store. I was on a 1TB Drive sub, they doubled my storage to 2 TB for the same price when One was released.
Currently you get 10% store credit on Google store purchases. They have a deal for up to 40% off on hotels. They add new deals now and then.
In total I get $200 store credit for ordering the 4 XL.
I understand not everyone would like/use Google store credit, but it does offset the cost of doing business with Google if you take advantage.
And yes, Google rewards is also a great way to get 'free' stuff from them, I currently am at $124.30 lifetime in rewards from them.
If you wanna get real crazy, look up Google user research and join that, they have paid up to $100 (that I have seen) for participation.
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See, this is the stuff people don't talk about. Instead they just bash on Google for taking away free unlimited storage at full size....amongst other things that are business decisions.

Mr Patchy Patch said:
See, this is the stuff people don't talk about. Instead they just bash on Google for taking away free unlimited storage at full size....amongst other things that are business decisions.
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I get the backlash, the reality of todays world is people want free stuff. Who wouldn't? I love free stuff as much as the next, but the reality is, it isn't really free, somewhere along the line, someone is paying for it.

uicnren said:
I get the backlash, the reality of todays world is people want free stuff. Who wouldn't? I love free stuff as much as the next, but the reality is, it isn't really free, somewhere along the line, someone is paying for it.
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Exactly. I get it. It's just really sad it's like this. I mean they just talk about Google taking away free storage...but not one article seems to mention hey, you want free? Just use Google rewards and they pay you which in turn can go towards a Google one subscription. Just the hate on them is sick. Oh well I guess.

First off, Google Surveys is the sheeeeet! I've made $70+ with it, and I only signed up this year. I've used it on a lot of paid apps that are awesome. I guess the storage is a good thing to use it for now. No biggie there I guess. It balances out.
Also, I'm a cloud architect, and storage is still VERY expensive. Google likely uses SSD's for there photos backups for quick retrieval too, not to mention a very high speed network between their data centers. Those things are EXPENSIVE. And full 4k video, plus 1080p photos from millions of users? Just imagine how much that costs Google. This simply could not last forever. I don't like this either, but I'll just pay the $1.99 or $2.99 per month with my surveys money. No loss.
Also, consider that Apple doesn't do this for free. I doubt Samsung does either. So, making this a huge deal is pretty bratty IMO.
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ZeroKool76 said:
I guess Google doesn't like me, it says no survey at this time
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They don't just popup when you first open it. 90% of the surveys are for places you've been (or it thinks you've been, think nearby stuff), the rest are YouTube, YouTube music stuff and some random other things. Once you start going places you'll start getting them. I typically get one for YouTube whatever after anytime I use my Nest Hub to stream music from YTM. Those are like 50-75 cents per. The others expect 10 cents to 50 cents per.

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First off, Google Surveys is the sheeeeet! I've made $70+ with it, and I only signed up this year. I've used it on a lot of paid apps that are awesome. I guess the storage is a good thing to use it for now. No biggie there I guess. It balances out.
Also, I'm a cloud architect, and storage is still VERY expensive. Google likely uses SSD's for there photos backups for quick retrieval too, not to mention a very high speed network between their data centers. Those things are EXPENSIVE. And full 4k video, plus 1080p photos from millions of users? Just imagine how much that costs Google. This simply could not last forever. I don't like this either, but I'll just pay the $1.99 or $2.99 per month with my surveys money. No loss.
Also, consider that Apple doesn't do this for free. I doubt Samsung does either. So, making this a huge deal is pretty bratty IMO.
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They don't just popup when you first open it. 90% of the surveys are for places you've been (or it thinks you've been, think nearby stuff), the rest are YouTube, YouTube music stuff and some random other things. Once you start going places you'll start getting them. I typically get one for YouTube whatever after anytime I use my Nest Hub to stream music from YTM. Those are like 50-75 cents per. The others expect 10 cents to 50 cents per.
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right on, I appreciate the input. Would have thanked the post, but apparently I've reached my quota for the day. WTF

Just did my first survey. .20 cents, but it was free and I am sure it adds up quick. Thanks for the tip, guys ??