Official ProVari Radius Thread

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DPLongo22

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Those mods have a history of not working correctly when dry...
There's such a thing as Bluetooth...
The port makes it not as durable as a 2.5 or P3 or Classic. That's all...
And yes, your last sentence remains true. If that's essential for you don't buy it. None of us are obligated...
 

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It was P. Opus and he threw it in the toilet. One of my all time favorite threads.

But as you said, it was strictly to prove a point. Funner, and funnier, than all heck, but not a prerequisite for a mod. At least it shouldn't be.

The USB is question of durability not a pre requisite or even deal breaker. I'm still buying 4 Radiuses...
 

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Well, I dropped my 'Vari in a toilet. Wasn't trying to make a point...I just did. Works fine.
But I hope my Radius (when I WIN ONE!!) stays mostly dry.

Also -
I am glad it HAS a usb - but I also hope it's quick and easy to swap the battery, because that is my preferred method of charging.

To ME - and yes, this is clearly personal preference - USB has downsides for charging.
- BUT USB ports DO cause trouble. I've had them fail on laptops frequently.
- And when it's charging, to me, it's down. I know some are excited about pass-thru, but I don't want to vape a "tethered" device, don't really want it charging unattended, and so when it's charging I need to vape something else.
- I can pretty conveniently carry an extra battery and swap mid-day. I can't conveniently plug something into a USB port for a couple hours mid-day...and carry something else to vape while it's charging.

SO - like I said, glad it has one, hope I only would need it for updates.
 

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The thing about the cloud was a joke - just poking fun at the way Apple software kind of assumes things about what to name things and where to store them, etc.

I DO like the hardware, but I find it really cumbersome to do the things I, personally, need to do on a computing device.

I've also had a lot of frustrating experiences with iTunes - both the bloat, and the way accounts are or are not linked (like for a kid), etc.

I was actually OK with my iPhone when I had it - but I'm also OK with what I have now.+
EDIT - well, maybe. Dropped it on the tarmac at SEATAC yesterday, shattered my glass. I can no longer say "I've never broken a screen..." when giving my daughter crap about the fact that she's on about her 4th iPhone glass replacement...

I completely respect your opinion, we all have our preferences and none of us or right or wrong when it comes to them.

The post you write about not being able to use iDevices offline or most content in the cloud is an option, not a rule. My entire music collection, photos, videos, ebooks, apps, etc. are all on my device. I could choose to have most off my phone and get access to them through the cloud, but it's not necessary. I could take my iPhone completely offline and get plenty of use out of it, matter of fact I use my iPad offline all the time as well as my MacBook.

My wife still has the iPad 2 and is able to use and enjoy every app I am able to use on my air 2.

To get back to topic, Tuesday cannot get here soon enough. Question is, will I be able to get a customized Provarinati somewhere on this sucker?
 
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I will, I submerged a brand new Galaxy S5 in water just last month. If it failed the IPX rating back to the store it went, it didn't fail.

Good for you and I'm glad you came out unscathed. I don't know or for that matter really care if you submerged your brand new Galaxy on purpose. I'm just the kind of person who takes extremely great care of my things and I wouldn't ever intentionally submerge anything that shouldn't be submerged. Heck, I have dive watches, some rated to 1000 meters and I don't get them wet.
 

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Hamster also rated for 20 ft. submersion.
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But, I want My Hamster to be able to go to 40 ft.
 
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