Which one you have? @onodera#0657

any good metal plate posters from ali?

like displate or something

no

Well, he didn't ask if they had any at all, if people had experience

<:alithink:327930371796893698> perhaps

Is a metal plate

the ones sold locally are all made in china too

remember to ALWAYS get a fucking screen protector and case for your new phone. Never fall for the "muh purism" meme like I did

Only had this phone for a week and the screen is already fucked

What phone?

S9

Ouch

I've used a redmi note 3 and a redmi note 4 without any protection

I passed this phone on to my mom and they're still fine

but I'm using my oneplus 6t with a case and screen protector

imagine being such a handlet that you break your phone after a week

t. never broken a phone in my life, used most without screen protectors and with thin cases, too

i've never used a screen protector, and the only phone i broke wouldn't have been saved by a screen protector

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I saw that!

i saw it too lol

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i mean the screen must not be that badly damaged if he can type that out

@Windatica <:alithink:327930371796893698>

i could still use this phone

via VNC <:alismirk:230784726615588865>

only the screen was dead

But should you?

you can repurpose it to be a server or something

it doesnt take much space

i replaced the front assembly with a $25 off ali

Looks like the nuked Gameboy from the gulf war

that's when Gameboy became a Gameman

undeniable proof that videogames cause violence

@Goz3rr nazi!

some phones just want to SLIP right out of your hand

^see the cat understands

Having big hands and a phone case prevents that

like my mi a1, the anodized body has no grip at all

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Btw for my backup phone should I get an old flagship or a budget chinkshit

flip phone

All modern flagships are autistically designed. I want phone akin to the Galaxy j8

fidget spinner phone Dear

this

I'll come back for a serious answer

buy a used xiaomeme or something

@kleyoni24 xiaomeme midrange

To avoid paying import taxes when buying a phone on AliExpress should you message the seller to write a different price on the package , or do they still do that by default?

Hk goldway doesn't give the the duty free shipping option anymore apparently

Gearbest and banggood are about 40-100€ more expensive but ig that would be better than paying vat...

https://youtu.be/6mMIOhoUcCM

have you tried pm'ing the seller?

@SpiJe Gearbest lists the true value on the package

Doesn't gearbest handle import on their own tho?

nope

you're stuck with the cost if customs catches it

I got lucky

$120 order, marked as 14

no tax

not caught

Hk goldway by any chance and a recent order?

I bought my current phone like that too

Declared as 10 shekels smartphone accessories

Someone said hk goldway doesn't do duty free shipping anymore tho

no

onetigris

This, amongst other things

*(shark not included)*

Is that a ikea shark?

a blahaj

yes

@Semi Truck mc Clusterfuck did you just make a shark operator

that system costs 120usd? or was there more in the order

there was more

submit that as a product review photo <:alismirk:230784726615588865>

OneTigris stuff is fucking legit

best tactical gear on AliExpress, sadly also the most expensive

miui patch came through, minor

some stuff in the changelog, 10.3.4

but...
this got installed. not a system app though. it crashed on launch, I'm UK region. apparently its India region and you can get a small loan through an app.

I swear these guys bullshit when it comes to changelog and slide in even stuff on the major side without us noticing. don't remember an emergency sos feature on the phone until later.

So, two questions:
1. On Taobao, when I ordered goods, I used to have the choice to ship with either Jiacheng (JCEX) or Zhongshan. Lately, when I go to select "check out from cart" even if I choose to "modify shipping provider" http://prntscr.com/osds0c the only choice is Zhongshan. http://prntscr.com/osds8o Any ideas?
2. I tried to order an old toolbox for a BJ212 off-roader, and I got this message: http://prntscr.com/osdsrp any idea if there's something I can do about that?

Id try taobao helpdesk

The first part could probably be resolved by them, the 2nd...what a weird thing. "we can't ship you this toolbox."

that probly too if you ask them

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question for the carfags, how deep do these things go into the socket? About the lenght that is marked in red?https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/409811294926012436/611226027359731712/unknown.png

just installed one yesterday, I'd say yes, a little bit more

thing is the socket is embedded into the panel in my gfs car, so Im not sure if it will have enough clearance

Roidmi 3 would be better

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32817300375.html @Julian

definitely more than what you marked on the charger @Julian

https://i.imgur.com/Cgpc06e.jpg

I have a bunch of these

and when installed, they sit almost flush and "touching" the outer wider ring to the car itself

if that makes sense

I have a few of these

@Julian https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/UTB8Gz8jLRahduJk43Jaq6zM8FXaY.jpg

this photo help?

@Julian do you just need a charge or do you want to play bluetooth audio through one

Need bt audio

having charging is just an added plus

Im afraid that car is too old for a roidmi

Or is roidmi also an fm modulator thingy?

Oh shiiit it is

for some reason I thought that it replaces aux input somehow and your car had to be compatible

which, now that I think of it, doesnt make that much sense

Roidmi 3S should fit on all cars

was only on the Roidmi 2 that didn't work on every car

hm

why didn't 2 work on all cars?

genuinely curious

Nope

3 and 3S fixed that

2 used a flat headed connector

which doesn't connect well on some cars

so the Roidmi is still just an fm modulator, but controlled through an app on your phone?

hmmm

not really the app

just bluetooth

@Cole https://uidesign.gearbest.com/gb_blog/2401-2700/2445/Xiaomi-ROIDMI-3S-car-charger-vs-ROIDMI-2S-car-charger-what-s-new-Z01.jpg

what tribit said, different connector

you use the app to set it up for the first time

once you've done that your phone should connect to it through BT once you start the car

@Goz3rr I've never seen anything else use that design on the left lol

I want one of these but that connects to my radio’s aux rather than use FM

@Raikon there's millions of those too

I generally see a few that need to be charged

Ah, something like this

http://s.aliexpress.com/rMJFryYV

here's Ugreen

and Anker has this https://www.anker.com/ca/products/variant/soundsync-drive/A3351011

there's many versions out there

Dang, wasn’t expecting that to be 23 bucks

that's because it's Bluetooth 5.0

I believe

all these Bluetooth 5.0 gadgets are like 15, 20 or more

paying extra for that new standard

Is BT 5.0 even worth the upgrade?

@Matthew considering stuff like the MX master and TWS earphones demand it, I guess so

also I kinda wish I was off miui now tbh
I want the one feature apple implemented, apparently if you mash power button it will force pass code entry

useful if you're a journo or activist in a less than free™ country and a 🐖 wants into your phone

MIUI has a distress SOS thing I guess, texts contacts and forces GPS on and transmits, useful if kidnapped I guess

pig will just shoot rubber bulltes into your face until you enter your password

Gay

@Cole some guy in Hong Kong did just that and they tried to forcefully pull his face up to the phone for FaceID to no avail

don't know if they pummelled him afterwards

you're gonna get your shit kicked in either way so you might as well use plausible deniability and not let them have access to stuff that would incriminate you further

just kill yourself if the pigs come

that way you're guaranteed to win

@onoderaSecurity >distress mode
>makes your battery drain itself as fast as possible

D E V I L I S H

>coupon for spending €24.53
>cart has €24.50

Thoughts on these https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32903861851.html

Just buy shoe locally

you spend most of your life in shoes or on a mattress, don't cheap out on either

depends, on 4chan its probably the computer chair and matress

Fucking Ali

kek

took me a second

it all depends on what youre searching for

i start getting weird recommendations when clicking links on /csg/

>2 orders on Alibaba 3 years ago
T-thanks

switching from kpop to paper printing

Smooth talker

Today is Thursday, how about you!

petal is just being considerate about timezones

i need to buy the more expensive one, r-right lads?

yes because the knockoffs are garbage

based. thanks lad.

Post link to knock off @Absolute Kubica

there's knockoffs of this?

I wanna see em

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32996498098.html?pid=808_0000_0101&spm=a2g0n.search-amp.list.32996498098&aff_trace_key=&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=1729amp-gPj_GoencyV-tMMO6UdbGA1565870685089

@Aqualiteking

Fit and finish is meh, and those bits look like they are made of the cheapest 3Crv tool steel. Would suffice for normal use, but I personally would go for the legit set.

ordered the ""genuine"" one 👌

The cheapest Ive seen it is $14ish, $15-16 is what you should be paying

paid $17 (converted from gbp).

any decent rayban knockoffs out there?

aooko

<https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=548894117410>

@Windatica What was the app that tracked the price of items on Aliexpress and gave a notification when there is a price drop?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

i dont use anything like that

@Windatica youre feeding the urge to buy a chink mech kb even though I dont need one

fuk u

i wonder how difficult it is to remove the box whites on the motospeed keeb

im interested in a 60% but id rather have quiet switches

wow id ditn know xiaomi sold mechanical keyboard

how is it?

unpopular

because when it first came out it was super expensive

and had pretty much no features worth justifying the price besides having xiaomi's name on it

its so cheap now

https://youtu.be/CHow47ZGXhU

whats TTC, some third party switch?

they're a switch manufacturer like gateron, kalih, etc

i think the only notible ttc switch is the ttc orange

and even those are supposedly unremarkable

mhm worse than the other manufacturers i guess

it looks like a neat keyboard if you ignore the switches and keycaps

unfortunately those are the two major things to consider when buying a keyboard

and i suppose size

Nah man, the switches and keycaps aren't important when you're choosing a keyboard, everyone knows that

im tempted by the motospeed but id rather some tkl

60% is kind of a meme since i use the function cluster keys quite a lot

especially pgup/dn

redemption can only found with the mustool mt108t https://i.imgur.com/qnSHa1q.png

hey windy

can you keep an eye out for any tkl boards that aren't that xiaomi for me

np

@Windatica I have this keyboard

not only that but I'm using it at work

its fine but not for gaming, I think it has a debouncer built in that prevents me to press keys a few frames within each other

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Build quality is nice tho

not sure if the problem is the pcb

either way I wouldnt buy this

because of the debounce

I dont really know if thats because of the switches

or the pcb

debounce can be anything

switches, hardware or software

also a few frames is a horribly long time for debouncing

normally bouncing happens in the order of microseconds

You can definitely feel this when doing Jacks on stepmania / bms

There's something off

>playing Stepmania with a keyboard

Fatty

I mostly play iidx/bms tho

And solo stepmania

I don't have a pad but I wish I had

wew

black keys for me only. god white keys show so much crap

this obviously need to be cleaned up

it has been months

I need to bring t his kb home, take out the keys and leave it on water+dish soap

then let dry

you have to clean your kb every few months or it will be like this

yes just buy black keys

my kb with black keys is also dirty

you can't escape