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iamxolomon:
It is in Nigeria that we wil see different types of phone, i never see an american man using chinko fone before e.g itel

U can't just ship shitty phones itel produce into the USA... They have regulatory agencies like ICC. If itel wants to sell their phones in the USA they can, they just have to make quality phones. Take a look at ZTE and Hauwei. They use to make shitty phones and couldn't break into the US market, but do u know ZTE axion 7 is one of the best $400 phones u can get right now. With qhd display, beautiful metal unibody, 4gb of ram, stereo front facing speakers, USB c, snapdragon 820, etc. The phone is now sold in the USA and other advanced countries. Same thing with Hauwei, Alcatel, etc. So if tecno, itel and infinix can up their games they will sell their phones in the US market.

I normally use gift cards for my play store purchases. There are sites that sell Google play gift cards, just buy a us gift card, pay with Paypal or bitcoin

adedayo3193:
for instance if there is a little crack on a tecno android u can still be using it but on microsoft no it will not work

How can u say this? Windows phone have nothing to do with the screen, it comes down to the manufacturer and technology used. I once used lumina 920 and the phone dropped on asphalt and the screen got shattered. But the touchscreen was still working. My wife's Sony xperia z had a single crack and the touch stopped working. We had to change the whole screen. The screen have been changed 3 times for the same problem.

It is just like saying android phones don't have qhd displays just because tecno phones don't have.

Will it survive? Watch the video to find out.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpKQPLCKA0M

nani667:
beht this is a Wireless network

So for ur mind u think network provided by a sim card can give u that speed? Keep dreaming. That is a wired connection and probably fibre optics, but u get eyes u can see it is connected to WiFi na. I don't think any 4g LTE connection has ever gotten to 100mbps, highest registered is around 80mbps and it is very rare. On the average it is 15-35mbps. If ntel can give u steady 40mbps now my guy u better rejoice because as soon as they get more subscribers ,the speed will drop to around 25mbps if not less.

U can never compare wireless gsm (LTE) or broadband to cable... Never. The advantage LTE has is it is portable, u can use it anywhere while for cable it has to be permanently fixed to ur house or office and u connect to it via WiFi or cable.

Looks like tecno manufactured too many phantom 5 thinking people will rush in numbers to buy them. Turned out there are too many phantom 5 in stock with nobody willing to buy, hence this aggressive publicity, about 5 fake phantom 5 stories on Nairaland in just 3 days. I know tomorrow someone else will post a fake story about phantom 5. But seriously who will shell out 95-110k to buy this phone. Tecno should know they have drastically reduce the price to get people to buy, 95k is just too much for this phone, if they can make it like 50-60k in no time they will sell of their stock.

They couldn't even employ educated people for their ads, HOW I LOOSE MY PHONE LAST NIGHT lol. Op shey na rope u dey loose? Try tie am back na

Code45:
I didn't say they look "exactly" in design. But looks "similar".

It is called design language. Every recognized OEM has that. When u pick up an iPhone u don't need to look at the apple logo to know it is an iPhone. When u pick up a Sony xperia u don't need a soothsayer to tell u it is a Sony phone. Sake thing with HTC and Samsung, they all follow a particular design language. And in all honesty this g5 has even deviated from what lg is known for.. They even ditched the back volume buttons and placed it on the side.

Code45:
Not that bad in design as at then. But it's bad when used in 2016 for a flagship phone from a world class electronic company like LG.

Actually there is no similarity in the design of the g3 and g5. The only similarity in design is they are both a slab with a huge screen, but isn't every phone like that?

fowlyansh181:
you still go on to prove your ignorance, dude get another app test your speed and post a mb/s result of your speed test with mtn simple and you are showing me screenshots of megabits , mtn that claims not to own 4g would give you a speed of 14mbps.. My airtel currently gave me my speed in mb/s and to think of it your screenshot result recoded 0ping and gave you a result? I smell fraud, i would be tempted not to reply you again if you fail to give me a speed test you conducted just now in mb/s stop deceiving your self with a mbps result

See as u just dey mumu yourself. Internet speed is measured in megabit per second or Mbps which is the same as mb/s. Someone posted his speed in Mbps and u are still asking him to post it in mb/s. Is that not mumu of the highest order?

Mbps = megabit per second
Mb/s = megabit per second
MB/s = megabyte per second .

The 3rd one is use to measure the speed of download. U are confusing mb/s for MB/s.

runbler:
i will not throw shades at you.pls read the thread before you comment..reckless maintainance habit for a phone bought barely 2 hours and it already
Had 6 faults ? Or the fact that I was not able to charge device at the point of transaction only for me to get to my destination and see that the phone stops and charges once a while visit this thread before commenting
https://www.nairaland.com/2957433/neatly-used-iphone-6-plus

Dude why are u complaining? U bought a 64gb iPhone 6 plus for 60k, that is less than half the price of if a used one in the market; yet that didn't ring a bell? U tested the phone at the point of purchase and it was not charging, the screentouch was unresponsive and yet u went to pay. I think u are the greedy one here, I will not even blame the seller. I will only blame the seller if he sold u a bad phone at the normal price.

Damn good phone lol

marshalcarter:
Dis can never be highlander or lowlander.....taaaaaah!!!! Which highlander





Drive any japanese cars above 160 nd rest in peace

Guy don't underrate these japs, u would be surprised some of them perform more than the so called Germans machines. I've done 200+ on my Acura TL.

kingreign:
look who we have here.... Elektra my man, where have you been all these while?

Bros na hustle oh.

dumo1:
Thanks for the reply and clarification. so it's an suv sum1 was toying his life with. it its a low car I have no qualms but an suv has a higher centre of gravity than a normal car it that highlander enters a pothole @ dat speed na m coming home be dat o.

Some people fail to understand that. To some people the taller and newer the fastest, I know someone who still thinks a 2000 sienna will beat a 1996 Honda accord i4 in a race just because the sienna has a v6 engine.

I wouldn't do this with an SUV, unless I'm driving a Porsche Cayenne or range Rover sport.

dumo1:
jbkomo I am still curious about the brand of vehicle that could perform this feat on that express.

2012 Toyota Highlander. But I think op is lying though. He just want us to see that he can attain that speed

Syenite: Look, traditionally Mikel has been playing the central mid field role which is popularly called no 10.
Now, it depends on d nature of the opposition and d formation d coach wants to play.
In a typical 4-4-2 formation eg against Argentina Mikel was made to play d central midfield or no10 role. In a 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 formation like against Iran We started d game with 2 blocking 4 ie Onazi and Mikel while Azeez played 10.
Against Bosnia where we also played 2 blocking 4 Mikel and Onazi played dat position with Babatunde in front of them (10 position).
Against France u said Moses playefd 10, how? So because Moses replaced injured Babatunde who played 10 against Bosnia u now blive it was a like for like switch? Against France, Moses and Musa both played as wing forwards in that 4-4-2 Formation with Osaze playing what we call 8 or supporting Striker. The other 2 midfielders in dat formation were Onazi who played 4 and MIKEL WHO PLAYED 10!.
Depending on d Formation Keshi adopted Mikel played either 4 or his traditional 10.

MIKEL IS OUR TRADITIONAL 10 IN THE PRESENT SUPER EAGLES.

You really must be stuck with football of stone age. Really? no 8, no 4 lol. The modern game has advanced and squad numbers don't really matter. But if u must use squad numbers... I will tell u that Mikel did not play no 10 for Nigeria at the world cup. Mikel play central midfield alongside Onazi in all our 4 matches.

So u think central midfield is no 10? ha ha, u really are funny. Can u name me a few no 10 that u know? For chelsea Oscar plays no 10 and he plays in the hole behind the striker while Matic and ramirez/lampard plays central midfield. So why didn't u say Lampard also plays 10 for chelsea since he plays central midfield. For Germany and Arsenal, Ozil plays number 10 behind the striker with central midfield pairing of Scweinsteigger and Khedira. So why didn't u say Sweinsteigger plays 10 for Germany since he plays in Central Midfield.

In a traditional 4-4-2, a no 10 is not normally required because there are 2 number 9. Number 8 is the one that plays alongside no 4 in central midfield (really the numbers don't even matter these days, I'm just using it to illustrate since u care about squad numbers). A number 10 is the attacking midfielder which Mikel did not play for Nigeria at the world cup. Against Iran it was Azeez, against Bosnia and Argentina it was Babatunde and against France it was Moses (yes Moses). Below is a traditional modern 4-4-2 formation, if u must call someone no 10 then he will be the second striker, not central midfielder.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Formation_evolution.jpg/300px-Formation_evolution.jpg

As u can see, 4 and 8 are in central midfield. If u must give Mikel a squad number for Nigeria then what he played was no 4 and not no 10.

huh

naija noni: Micheal Carrick vs Mikel
Comparison of no. Of games STARTED in d PL per-season for Man-U and chelsea respectively 4rm 2007:-
2007/2008:-
Mikel=22 starts/Carrick=23 starts
2008/2009 :-
Mikel=33 starts/Carrick=24 starts
2009/2010 :-
Mikel=21 starts/Carrick=21 starts
2010/2011:-
Mikel=28 starts/Carrick=23 starts
2011/2012:-
Mikel=15 starts/Carrick=26 starts
2012/2013:-
Mikel=20 starts/Carrick=34 starts.

Looking very well at these anybody that says Mikel HAS ALWAYS BEEN a squad player all through his chelsea career should also agree the same for carrick.
Man-U is a big club.
Chelsea is also a big club.

And ur point is? I am a man UTD fan and Michael Carrick is a vital player for man utd, but he is not a world class player, neither is he a squad player. Man Utd and Chelsea are 2 different teams with different styles of play. And yes Man Utd has the worst midfield out of the top 5 clubs in the EPL. But the way they manage their midfielders is different from the way chelsea does theirs. In Man utd, carrick is vital,(not a wolrd class though), in chelsea, Mikel is a squad player (Also not a world class). Yaya will displace both carrick and Mikel if he goes to either teams.

Real players take risks to show the manager and fans what they can do. David Luis has forced people to realize his attacking talents. Yes Mourinho is benching him now, maybe he doesn't play to instruction right now but there are top clubs out there that are waiting to pounce on him. He forrced his way into taking free kicks which yielded reward. Drogba also forced himself to taking free kicks even when Lampard was on the field and we all know what happened. Yaya Toure was not the first choice free kick taker at Man City, but he forced himself into taking free kicks and now he is their first choice free kick taker.

What is my point here, top players take risks to show what they can do, while squad players just play to instruction, like 'I will do whatever the coach asks me to do'. Mikel had lots of attacking potentials before he joined chelsea, he was second to Messi in the Youth championship. Maybe he got scared of playing at the biggest stage, or he was scared of taking risks, he ended up being a squad player. I believe he has lots of potential in him, what I'm not so sure of is if he still have them after being in this position for so many years.

striker9: Your last point is the reason I said Mikel has been a better player for national team than Yaya.

Yes I agree Mikel has been a better player for country than Yaya. Same way Diego Forlan has been a better player for country than Messi. Same way Ozil is a better player for country than Frank Ribery.

A squad player doesn't necessary mean u have less appearances. Check john O'Shea's appearances for man utd. He played an average of 60% matches from 2002-2011, but he was a squad player. To me a squad player is one who plays strictly to instruction. That is what mikel is at Chelsea and such players never become world class. Same thing with Ji Sung Park at manchester united. Park was a vital player but never a world class, he had lots of caps for Manchester united playing to Ferguson's instructions. He and oshea were one of Ferguson's lap dogs. A world class player should have a mind of his own, take risks and do the impossible to favor his team. Yaya toure is, mikel is not. For Nigeria mikel has a mind of his own but for Chelsea he is a squad player.

naija noni: Not just staying at a club for long.
I doubt O'shea or West brown started above 20 games per season.
West Brown was a very good defender.Injury was what CRIPPLED his career.

john oshea stats:
2002/03: 32 app
2003/04: 33 app
2004/05: 23 app
2005/06: 34 app
2006/07: 32app
2007/08: 28 app
2009/10: 15 app
2010/11: 20 app.

So with all these appearance for man utd, would u say oshea is a world class player? Definitely no, he was a squad player.

naija noni: Then if everybody thinks like u and agrees to your opinion:-
mikel wouldnt still be in a big club like chelsea till now.
Since mikel moved to chelsea in 2006,A lot of midfielders have been bought and off-loaded,but mikel still remains.
He wouldnt have been handed a new 5yr contract last year.If d club hasnt been satisfied with him,mikel would have been off-loaded long ago like others.
A stern coach like mourinho would have purchased d modern defensive midfielder u're talkin bout who can score and all(Chelsea have all d money to do so),and mikel would have been d 1st to be off-loaded by jose,either on-loan or on sale(Clubs like monaco,galatasaray were chasing him,but jose said mikel aint going anywhere).
Mikel wouldnt be playing important games for chelsea at all,just like essien.
I Know mourinho VERY WELL,if he is not satisfied with u and u're not playing d way he wants,u wouldnt even be playing AT ALL.Just like de bruyne and Essien at the moment.
Mourinho in an interview some weeks back said he is happy with the way mikel is playing.
Mikel isnt starting every game 4 chelsea at d moment,but i can bet with u its just 4 a short while.
You dont know football better than all d chelsea coaches that have rated mikel highly and have been an important part of their plans all through these years.
Thats why i said its ur opinion.
Doesnt mean ur opinion is RIGHT,neither does it mean ur opinion is WRONG.
Many would agree with u.
Many would also disagree.

He is a squad player. Someone that can take one for the team, someone to receive the blame when team is not playing well, someone that will sit on the bench without complaining. Every team needs a squad player.

naija noni: Not yet but he still 26 and 4rm his performance recently(club and country),he is definately improving and can only get better.Even though he isnt a regular starter,his game for chelsea dis season has definately improved under mourinho.He now works harder and joins d attack more compared to before.And he makes brilliant passes forward.You cant say
Mikel has been a squad player in all 7 year's of his career.He was an undisputed starter under some managers.No club changes managers like chelsea.Different managers have their different philosophies and dats also d reason why a worldclass player like mata is a squad player under jose.
I can bet dat its just a matter of time,he(mikel) will retain his spot as a regular starter in d chelsea midfield becos lampard is obviously fucking up.Still has lots of great years ahead.Could turn out to be a better makelele.

i think he has lots of room for improvement and he will get there. Lets support our own

naija noni: @Write2obi Alright.Your opinion.
Everybody has different opinions about mikel.And everybody is entitled to theirs.
Mikel is a player that divides opinion among fans equally.
Thats not a new thing.
But Note:-Makelele only scored 2 goals 4 chelsea.
And I havent seen any modern DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER that plays as makelele did tactically.
Mikel aside compared to modern defensive midfielders(J.Martinez,Lucas,Busquet,e.t.c) Makelele wasnt known for bombing forward frequently.
No arguments Again !!

Accepted Makelele didn't score many goals in his Real Madrid and Chelsea Career, but no denying he was a very vital player. One of the best DM in his time. And yes there are not too many players like Makelele, Viera and Roy keane in modern football. Mikel tends to lean towards that category but is he really doing enough to be ranked among them?

write2obi: I disagree with @bolded, Mikel was an attacking Midfielder, and still even play in that position in some Nigerian matches. Mou tried to convert him into "the new Makelele" but clearly failed. He never turned out to he Makelele neither did he fulfil the attacking potentials we all know he had

Stop arguing like someone who doesn't watch football, Mikel is an average player, someone who has confidence in his ability to get forward, will get forward, with or without instruction(just make sure you don't give the ball away). Alonso,Matinez,Luiz, Kedira,toure, are all defensive player but we all see them bumping forward with the ball.
Mikel can Pass
Can't Shot to save his life
Can't tackle
Slow, gives ball away in dangerous areas
Passes bk n sideways 2 often
Can't take the game to the opposition
Mikel is only Good at seeing out Matches.

Thank u very much bro. No doubt Mikel is a good player but he is not in the same level as Yaya. And people should stop using the excuse of him being a defensive midfielder to cover his inability to shoot. Essien was playing defensive midfielder when he was in his prime and he scored some cracking goals. Roy Keane, Patrick Viera, Makelele, Jarvi Martinez, Sergio Busquets.. are all deep lying defensive/holding midfielders but they stamp their authority on games and are not afraid to go forward and not forgetting their defensive roles. This is why Mikel is a squad player while Yaya is a vital player.