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I am not sure how reputable this site is, but they claim that verizon is phasing out the Incredible
http://www.theandroider.com/2010/06/20/droid-incredible-added-to-verizon%E2%80%99s-phaseout-list/
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I am not sure how reputable this site is, but they claim that verizon is phasing out the Incredible
http://www.theandroider.com/2010/06/20/droid-incredible-added-to-verizon%E2%80%99s-phaseout-list/
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Verizon is NOT phasing out the Incredible. This same image and story popped up a few weeks ago. All that is happening is the Incredible is/has gotten a new SKU number. The changed the packing and box on the Incredible. The only thing that is being phased out is the old SKU on the Incredible.
and they changed the screen from AMOLED to LCD because of the high demand for the phone.
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and they changed the screen from AMOLED to LCD because of the high demand for the phone.
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Ah yeah totally forgot about that one too. That would certainly warrant a SKU change.
I was never certain though were they totally dropping the AMOLED screen for the LCD one or are they going to produce both?
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Here is a link to ease your troubled mind:
www{dot}androidcentral{dot}com/verizon-nay-sayers-htc-droid-incredible-far-dead
As far as the change in screens goes, HTC's website still lists the screen as only being AMOLED, there's nothing about LCD's on there.
And I sent an email to Verizon with a few questions, one being about the screen, since I'd personally prefer the AMOLED. My response was that she had contacted HTC and verified that, as of my expected ship date (July 26th), they will all still be AMOLED screens. So that's not likely the cause for the SKU change, although it's probably going to be in the future.
HTC must be furious with Samsung, I wonder how many lost orders this will have resulted in for the Incredible by the time it's all said and done, since all the Incredible delays are due to manufacturing delays caused by a lack of screens from Samsung.
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HTC must be furious with Samsung, I wonder how many lost orders this will have resulted in for the Incredible by the time it's all said and done, since all the Incredible delays are due to manufacturing delays caused by a lack of screens from Samsung.
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Samsung decides to not share their screens with HTC. that might be a breach of contract. so the good news is that Super TFT is easier to see in sunlight and outdoors... trade anyone?
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Samsung decides to not share their screens with HTC. that might be a breach of contract. so the good news is that Super TFT is easier to see in sunlight and outdoors... trade anyone?
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I don't think it's necessarily breach of contract. Samsung may have fulfilled their contractually agreed upon amount and then HTC requested some more to fill non-forecasted demand.
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As far as the change in screens goes, HTC's website still lists the screen as only being AMOLED, there's nothing about LCD's on there.
And I sent an email to Verizon with a few questions, one being about the screen, since I'd personally prefer the AMOLED. My response was that she had contacted HTC and verified that, as of my expected ship date (July 26th), they will all still be AMOLED screens. So that's not likely the cause for the SKU change, although it's probably going to be in the future.
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There was a recent SKU change, adding a 2 on the end, to reflect the addition of the 2GB SD card (new SKU is ADR6300VW2). I would imagine that if/when they actually do finish testing the LCD/SLCD/whatever screen, they will notify the orders and give them the option of cancelling.
I ordered mine on 6/17, and it just arrived about 3 hours ago. Some time on the charger, about 20 minutes of playing with it, and now I'm looking for a new ROM.
For those still waiting, if you ordered around the same date as I did, call or email them. I didn't hear anything, so I finally sent an email asking why it had been so long since I placed my order, and later that day I got my notification that it was shipping the next day. Not sure if it mattered, but a hell of a coincidence.
Ordered mine on the 17th of June as well. At some point today (hoping morning please please lol) I will have mine in hand. I know that mine does include the 2gb sd card, whereas I don't think the ones sold at launch had a card included. I think Verizon should've gave everyone an upgraded card however for making us wait so long..but I know it's not Verizons fault that they keep running out of screens.
Yeah, I agree. I think the 2gb card is a bit insulting too, considering the size of the internal storage. Give us the 16gb cards the Moto's come with. Hell, even my wife's LG Ally comes with 4gb!
2gb is just...Pathetic.
Possible Galaxy Tab WITHOUT mobile contract (phone)
"The great thing is this in the UK, you will certainly see this range across all network operators. It will also be taken out outside of traditional mobile channels. So you'll be looking at existing consumer electronics channels." - Samsung UK rep in CNN video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTE0mlWfmno
GREAT NEWS. Would it be right to interpret his statement as saying that some versions of the Galaxy Tab will NOT have the mobile (aka cell phone) component in it? In other words, the device will be sold WITHOUT cellular contract?
As best we know, no. At the very least there hasn't been an official announcement of the Gtab without a 3G radio.
What this seems to be referring to is that you will be able to get one off contract from normal retailers. It will still have the radio and all it will need to get online is a SIM card. That's why so many people on these boards are sooo interested in the price off contract; because unlike the iPad you can chop and change between devices with one data contract as you fancy.
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Galaxy Tab coming to 3 major US carriers
These are the official model names:
Verizon: SCH-I800
Sprint: SPH-P100
AT&T: SGH-I987
Source: http://www.samsunghub.com/2010/09/06/samsung-galaxy-tabs-model-numbers-for-different-operators/
accordin to that the Korean version is SKT: SHW-M180S
^ That's in Korea. So we dont care.
Keep me out of that collective we, besides, Korean version will be better...DMB! Also, depending on the rumors you listen to, it'll be cheaper than the European/international version.
I really came here to say, 'As long as we don't have 3 different forums for what is essentially 1 tablet. 3 Subforums like the new proposal for unique development areas is fine.'
Galaxy Tab to have IPS TFT-LCD display
Hydis to supply IPS panel for Samsung tablet PC, says Digitimes Research
DIGITIMES ICT/FPD Report
Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES, Taipei [Wednesday 8 September 2010]
Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab 7-inch tablet PC is said to have received some of its IPS panels, which are of comparable grade as those of Apple's iPad, from Hydis, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based E Ink as well as from Samsung itself. The panel will feature fringe filed switching (FFS) technology, according to Digitimes Research senior analyst Mingchi Kuo.
Citing talks with upstream component makers, Kuo pointed out that the Galaxy Tab's CPU will have the same performance as its C110 processor, but memory will be upgraded from the original configuration of 256MB to 512MB.
Kuo also estimated that the Galaxy Tab's shipments will reach 2-2.2 million units in 2010, with a model adopting an AMOLED panel to be launched in 2011.
With both iPad and Galaxy Tab using IPS panels for their display, Kuo believes the trend will help speed up the penetration of IPS technology in tablet PCs.
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http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20100907VL202.html
then i'll definitely wait for the 2011 versions
to any logical person
no one would be crazy enough to carry a TAB as their main cell phone
i really would LOL if any cell phone provider will try to sell you one with a cell phone plan
Now Sam**** treats T-Mobile as ****, period!
I don't know how much of a difference it make to me for AMOLED over TFT. I mean, I sure as hell love the screen on my Galaxy, the gorgeous deep blacks and rich vibrant colours are just awesome, but it didn't effect my decision to buy. It was more of a 'Oh wow thats awesome' when I got it, but I'd have been happy either way. I think that since we'll be getting better pixel depth than the iPad (130 ppi against 170) the display will still look much better.
I guess if they said there was an AMOLED version coming in say January, then I'd wait, but since I suspect it won't be until a lot later, I'm still happy to get this generation of Tab device. Particularly if the only difference between the two devices is the screen then to me its sure as hell not worth the wait.
I will most likely get a Tab this year, and then the Tab2 (or whatever) Q3 2011 with AMOLED screen and a dual-core CPU and so forth.
in simple terms a TFT is way worse when compared to AMOLED
AMOLED is half as good as SAMOLED
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I don't know how much of a difference it make to me for AMOLED over TFT. I mean, I sure as hell love the screen on my Galaxy, the gorgeous deep blacks and rich vibrant colours are just awesome, but it didn't effect my decision to buy. It was more of a 'Oh wow thats awesome' when I got it, but I'd have been happy either way. I think that since we'll be getting better pixel depth than the iPad (130 ppi against 170) the display will still look much better.
I guess if they said there was an AMOLED version coming in say January, then I'd wait, but since I suspect it won't be until a lot later, I'm still happy to get this generation of Tab device. Particularly if the only difference between the two devices is the screen then to me its sure as hell not worth the wait.
I will most likely get a Tab this year, and then the Tab2 (or whatever) Q3 2011 with AMOLED screen and a dual-core CPU and so forth.
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yeah, i would love AMOLED but i do not want to wait. will get this tab as soon as it is available. if a tab2 comes out late next year i will just try to sell the tab and use what i get to buy the new version! people seem to be willing to pay a lot of money to not be attached to a contract
Although AMOLED is obviously better, and SAMOLED better still, its not like we're losing much. Yes certain things can certainly make the Tab better, but I imagine that the TFT is to keep price low and to avoid supply problems (isn't there still that shortage of AMOLED stuff ?) since samsung are trying to sell like a hundred billion of them. Ok maybe not that many, but they were saying they wanted to sell plural tens of millions and even if it not going to happen, they'll want to be able to scale production and give a consistent product, not have to change components like the HTC Desire.
I've seen the display on the iPad and its fine, and that same kind of quality is going to be just as good on the Tab. The main competitor (the archos) has a TFT too, so you aren't missing anything by getting a Tab.
We can always wish for better, but in my experience these things go generationally. Next generation of tablets we may well see sexier displays and so forth, and even 8MP cameras and USB Host and stuff, but it'll be a long time before that, and I genuinely can't see Samsung putting out a nearly invisible update to the device before the next gen.
Wi-Fi only version coming soon
Quote from their facebook page:
Samsung USA We forgot to mention that there will also be a Wi-Fi only Galaxy Tab. Stay tuned and go to www.samsung.com for a completely new Samsung digital experience!
4 hours ago
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Source: www.facebook.com/samsungusa
The first time I think I have something new and exciting and I get sniped :'( Oh well. Well played sir
Yup yup. There's a little more detail here Linkeh. Not much detail yet, but for those who were complaining about off-contract price, well quit your *****in. I suspect that this is due to public pressure more than any plan of samsung.
Good news. Here's hoping it will be below £400.
Any higher I'd rather go iPad... or godforbidden Archos.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9186578/Sprint_says_Galaxy_Tab_still_under_development
[Q] US Samsung Galaxy Tab Voice Capabilities??
Assuming the Tab will still have a sim card slot, for the AT&T and T-mobile versions, what are the chances of hacking the voice functions to work on a rooted version of these models?? It says it will still have a mic for video calls, and it should still have bluetooth... so do you think these capabilities are just turned off, or have they been removed all together?? I would love to hear from you guys on how we can get around this horrible restriction that the US carriers are trying to lay down.
Anything is possible as long as they didnt physically taken out the 3G chip. I have high faith in the devs. And this is a hack that is definitely worth the effort.
I went to T-mobile and did a hands-on. The reviews from phone reviewers didn't quite answer my questions as a vibrant user. So I hope this helps. Plus I don't own it so I won't be justifying buyers remorse.
Bottom Line: Not worth the upgrade from a Vibrant. Especially off-contract. If you are locked into T-mobile and are upgrading anyway, it is worth it. All others should wait to see what the deal with the new Nexus phone is. You will NOT be upset with your purchase regardless though.
Screen: Huge and beautiful. Since it's not pentile, but it is larger than the Vibrant, it looks very similar. The GS2 might be SLIGHTLY less pixelated, but its not the crisp sharpness that I was hoping for.
Build Quality: What the Vibrant should've been. It's the best looking GS2 and it feels very solid. The gunmetal band is plastic as far as I can tell. It feels more solid than the Vibrant, but not nearly as much as an HTC phone. this should not be an issue whatsoever. And boy is it pretty.
Data: I live in a 42Mbps area and i speedtested about 4Mbps. The T-mobile rep said they got 8 yesterday. My vibrant got 2.6. YMMV obviously.
Speed: Quick, but with a live wallpaper and as low as 3 widgets, it started to drop in framerate. However it did NOT lag. things still load and run quickly, but not necessarily at an ideal framerate. especially the homescreen. I benched a 3200 quadrant after a memory clear. it wasn't loaded with smartbench unfortunately.
GPS: Didn't get a lock indoors of a mall (top story). 1400 meters was the closest. But I didn't get to test it outside. Grr.
Didn't get to test: Game performance, Codec Support, Sound Quality or Loudness, Camera, Camcorder, FFC.
I got my SGSII today and love it so far. The screen is beautiful, the gps worked out of the box and its fast as hell.
We'll see how I feel in a few days......
Now we just need some custom rom love
Edit: i get 13mbit/2mbit at work in minneapolis on 4G
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I got my SGSII tmo too. i'm loving it XD
everything works perfectly!
im gonna have to say im loving it too!
Guys if you have both vibrant and the new SG2, please check and reply if the batteries are interchangable.
i dont think the batteries are...this one has 4 gold pins and apparently NFC built into the battery (?)...plus it looks taller.
Since I loved the Vibrant, I'm sure I'll love this phone and it's extraordinarily enticing. But to those who signed a contract with the Vibrant, 2 years isn't up yet and they would have to pay full for the phone. I didn't sign one and I paid-in-full for my Vibrant and to get the GS2, I would have to spend $530. For that, I could buy a PS3 AND Xbox 360, or a fairly nice HDTV or desktop computer, for what I consider an incremental upgrade for a phone.
It's not that I think the phone isn't worth it, its just not worth it as an upgrade from the Vibrant.
i managed to drop my vibrant in the washing machine and am looking to get a new phone starting a new 2 year contract. they didn't have the sgs2 in the store i was at today unfortunately, but i did get to mess around with the htc amaze. it seemed to be pretty dope from what i could tell from messing with it for like 5 minutes, would you guys pick the sgs 2 over the amaze? i'm a little hesitant to buy another samsung product based on the way they handled the whole gps issue on the vibrant, so i'm kind stuck here. it's either one of those or wait until they announce more details on the nexus prime... but i dont even know if that phone will come to tmobile :/
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i managed to drop my vibrant in the washing machine and am looking to get a new phone starting a new 2 year contract. they didn't have the sgs2 in the store i was at today unfortunately, but i did get to mess around with the htc amaze. it seemed to be pretty dope from what i could tell from messing with it for like 5 minutes, would you guys pick the sgs 2 over the amaze? i'm a little hesitant to buy another samsung product based on the way they handled the whole gps issue on the vibrant, so i'm kind stuck here. it's either one of those or wait until they announce more details on the nexus prime... but i dont even know if that phone will come to tmobile :/
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sit back for the prime.i think it's going to be called the nexus 3.But I'm not sure, a friend told me that.
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trustinhate said:
i managed to drop my vibrant in the washing machine and am looking to get a new phone starting a new 2 year contract. they didn't have the sgs2 in the store i was at today unfortunately, but i did get to mess around with the htc amaze. it seemed to be pretty dope from what i could tell from messing with it for like 5 minutes, would you guys pick the sgs 2 over the amaze? i'm a little hesitant to buy another samsung product based on the way they handled the whole gps issue on the vibrant, so i'm kind stuck here. it's either one of those or wait until they announce more details on the nexus prime... but i dont even know if that phone will come to tmobile :/
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luckily there are no known issues with the SGS2 like there were for the Vibrant. Even in early reviews, the Vibrant was criticized for lag and bad GPS. It isn't the case with the SGS2, so you are good to go on that front.
As for the Nexus. It may not directly be associated with T-Mobile. However, at this point according to rumors, there should be a GSM version and it should support T-Mobile's 3G band. So the likely scenario is that you would buy the phone unlocked and then get your T-mobile account.
The issue with that is a full price phone and a full price plan. I urge everyone who wants to use T-mobile to take advantage of their off-contract pricing. That math has been done on this dozens of times, but if you buy a phone at full price and join one of their off contract plans, in two years, you will have saved hundreds of dollars. You even have the option to spread the fincancing of a [T-mobile] phone over the months. I'm sure with the nexus that you can finance with the retailer you purchased it from as well.
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luckily there are no known issues with the SGS2 like there were for the Vibrant. Even in early reviews, the Vibrant was criticized for lag and bad GPS. It isn't the case with the SGS2, so you are good to go on that front.
As for the Nexus. It may not directly be associated with T-Mobile. However, at this point according to rumors, there should be a GSM version and it should support T-Mobile's 3G band. So the likely scenario is that you would buy the phone unlocked and then get your T-mobile account.
The issue with that is a full price phone and a full price plan. I urge everyone who wants to use T-mobile to take advantage of their off-contract pricing. That math has been done on this dozens of times, but if you buy a phone at full price and join one of their off contract plans, in two years, you will have saved hundreds of dollars. You even have the option to spread the fincancing of a [T-mobile] phone over the months. I'm sure with the nexus that you can finance with the retailer you purchased it from as well.
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I just asked and checked a couple weeks ago, the previously called "loyalty program", which lets you split the hardware payment over 20 installments, is no longer available to non-contract-binding customers. Basically if you are not on contract ATM and want to utilize that financing option, you have to sign a new 2-year contract. Sux, right?
here's the link:
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1674
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I just asked and checked a couple weeks ago, the previously called "loyalty program", which lets you split the hardware payment over 20 installments, is no longer available to non-contract-binding customers. Basically if you are not on contract ATM and want to utilize that financing option, you have to sign a new 2-year contract. Sux, right?
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http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1674
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i can confirm this as well...
I'm surprise no one started a thread just yet on this so let me be the first. I'm a former Dells streak user and one of those who can't rid myself of the 5 inch display, use it up to the latest rom by Djsteve on streakdroid 2.4. got myself a Gnote for couple of weeks now and is currently on Cassie's literom KL3.
here is my like and dislike with Galaxy note as compare to Streak:
Like:
Super Amoled HD makes streak pixel looks so rough in comparison
For factor, lighter and easier to hold even though screen is 0.2 inch bigger than streak.
GPS lock is blazing fast
Superb Battery life -consider this if you need more juice-http://www.obostore.com/5000mah-extended-battery-for-samsung-galaxy-note-p-3925-c-198.html
Picture and movie quality!
Dislike:
ROM for Note at infancy stage, can't even get launcher to work flawlessly
Can't run many games due to compatibility(screen not maximize or apps cant run)
Physical button location. Streak button is all at the right place for one hand thumb usage and correctly position when use horizontally. (streaker who had migrate will know what i mean)
this is what i can think of and this is not a review, i know its not fair to compare both hardware as both are from a different time and in gadget time, one year means 1 decade in human time
Ex streaker, please share your thoughts.
Streakers, post question if you have any.
I am an ex Streaker who was "forced" to go to a Samsung Infuse when my precious Streak's screen cracked... I have been drooling over the Note for months - only thing holding me back is fear of being shut off by AT&T (I am on an "unlimited" smartphone plan and I do not want to lose that). Great thread - I am curious what the ex streakers think of the Note!
Just waiting for the white Note to be released in the UK then I'll add to this thread ... Hurry up Samsung !!
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Streak
Im an ex streak owner forced to the Note after suprise suprise, breaking the lcd on the streak.
Comparison wise, the streak was good, but im sorry to say the streak is an amateurs toy compared to the note, th Gnote is a real beast humming along, the streak could never compare, as for roms, people can talk Dj Steve all day long, there isnt a single rom on that forum that actually worked as it should have, especially streakdroid.
Whats all this talk of people being cut off their data plans for having a streak, Im on an unlimited data plan in the uk with 3 and no ones ever said anything to me about my data usage, ive heard this a few times on this forum now, is this only an AT&T issue or something??
This device is basically eveything everyone who had the 5" had hoped the opus one would be. Rooting and roming seems to be easier than on the streak too somehow. I only lament it not having nfc or lte or hsdpa2 or 4g connectivity as was stated months back. There will probably be an updated version somewhere along the road too. Rumors already fart in the general direction of 6" too. Which, btw, is basically the maximum i am willing to carry, as long as the bezel ain't too big anyway. The pentile matrix samoled display is a bit of a cheat because it only uses 8 instead of 12 subpixels too. BUT the display is both capacitive AND induktive and the s-pen is basically a wacom stylus pen.
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I am an ex Streaker who was "forced" to go to a Samsung Infuse when my precious Streak's screen cracked... I have been drooling over the Note for months - only thing holding me back is fear of being shut off by AT&T (I am on an "unlimited" smartphone plan and I do not want to lose that). Great thread - I am curious what the ex streakers think of the Note!
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Wow same thing I did lol. Cracked streak screen, switched to infuse and now wanting this ...
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Also an ex Streak user here. I loved the streak at first, but after a few months I got really fed up with its temperamental nature. It was very slow at times and became just a hindrance. I couldn't wait to get rid of it and upgraded to a galaxy s2 as soon as I could. Then a few months after that I saw that the Note had been announced and began drooling over that. Had a few problems with pink spots on S2 camera so I used that as an excuse to complain to Orange UK, got out of the contract early, started a new one and got the Galaxy Note free.
Its just such a different experience to using the Streak. Much faster (although I do think some of the 3rd party launchers were smoother on the streak), much better screen, nicer to hold, s pen is fantastic, and as some others have said...the s2 now feels like a little toy.
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Graemeg, don't worry that wont happen on UK networks. Its only US networks that do that for some reason.....it seems absolutely crazy that in this day and age, and in such supposedly free country that that should be allowed to happen.. .what the hell is this world coming to. Come on all you AT &T users, get together and do something about it.
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Graemeg, don't worry that wont happen on UK networks. Its only US networks that do that for some reason.....it seems absolutely crazy that in this day and age, and in such supposedly free country that that should be allowed to happen.. .what the hell is this world coming to. Come on all you AT &T users, get together and do something about it.
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It looks like AT&T had the wrong IMEIs in its database, and it was incorrectly identifying the Note as a tablet. Apparently it's been fixed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402835
what is the deal on LTE for AT&T? Should I wait for the AT&T LTE version - or just go ahead and buy the UK version from Amazon?
I'm an ex-Streaker and have had my Note for about 2 days now (Euro/UK version) I love it. I was about to get a Galaxy Nexus but went into VZW on launch day, held up my Streak to it, and realized I can't go back to a smaller screen (4.65" in ICS is about 4.4" or so due to soft buttons).
I am a former Dell Streak owner / early adopter.
I chase new technology and when I heard of the Note I became consumed with interest.
My Streak was great. I used it a lot. Thankfully, I was able to sell it.
But... the Note is SO MUCH further beyond the Streak. The screen. The feel in hand. The speed. The camera. The OS. Leaps and bounds ahead of the Streak and it's not even close.
But... if I had a small complaint; the Note's side buttons are easy to hit in the gripping process. Sometimes the easy press is good. Sometimes not. But I'm learning to avoid them.
I used to own a streak, and now own a note. This phone really is what the streak should have been. All the djsteve roms couldn't make the streak a frustrationless phone, the note is without modding it.
Everybody thinking about jumping ship, do it!
AT&T
Sorry for all you guys having those issues, thats just awful the way this company has behaved.
Im on the 3 network in the uk, and i know 3 and vodafone allow complete tethering over here, so there never seems to be an issue over it, although 3 are the only network that give TRUE unlimited data to their subscribers.
I do not have home broadband, i do not see the need, my friends are on 21mbps Broadband and even at good times only achieve DL rates of 5mbps, i tether my NOTE via usb tethering and achieve between 6-10mbps DL rates.
Some months ive downloaded about 10 to 20 gig, so, i see no need to ever invest in broadband that will never match what i have now.
I did read that the AT&T issue is now resolved, fingers crossed for you all, the note is probably in the category of a HYBRID as the streak very much was, but this does not give AT&T the right to spoil your enjoyment of the digital age, i hope you guys across the pond have no further issues, its a shambolic statement of corporate America based on greed, but then ive never heard anyone say anything good about them.
Dont get me wrong guys, i dont mean to DIS the streak, for what it was it was nifty, in its day, but it didnt help that the makers were DELL, and the amount of flaws in the item straight from the box in the uk were awful, my friend had 4 on the trot replaced, upon turning it on straight from the box, BOOTLOOPS, lmao, she soon ditched it and demanded a blackberry, i dunno which is worse LOL, then theres the terrible screen issue made of FEATHER glass, drop it from more that 3 inches from the ground and thats ya screen done for..........
What i did love, was how easy it was to customise, flash, reflash, revert to stock, flash, Wow, it really was childs play, this phone really was unbrickable, and i think that was its best feature, but still were very lucky, if Dell had never made and failed with the streak we may never have seen the GNote, SAMSUNG YOU ROCK......GOD BLESS AMERICA, AT&T you suuucccckkkk mannnnn.
I still have my Streak but I really enjoy and like my Note.
Mine should be here Dec 23
Ordered it from Amazon, should be here Friday.
I was also one of those that emailed at&t, and got the same "we screwed up" calls from them saying that it was a computer issue, so after seeing others get the same response, fingers crossed...I ordered it.
One way or another, it WILL work, or at&t will get another call back (lady gave me a number to call back if I had issues)...
Bought my Streak Oct 2010, rooted it to install 2.2 after waiting for at&t to do something, Dell to do something and just did it myself. After various tweaks...it's about as far as I can go. It's been a pretty good device, never really had any issues other than pretty much zero carrier interest or manufacturer interest...when Michael Dell pretty much said screw Android, that was it for me.
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what is the deal on LTE for AT&T? Should I wait for the AT&T LTE version - or just go ahead and buy the UK version from Amazon?
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Do they have LTE in your area? If that is a benefit to you, then hold off and hope at&t actually gets it here in the 1st quarter of 2012. Me personally, H+ is about all we'll have for a while, I don't see the market I'm in getting LTE until 2014, if their slow rollout of H then H+ was any indication. Most of the time, other than checking a few emails, maybe a webpage or weather radar, I use wi-fi or hot spots, so the LTE version wasn't a consideration. Also, the branded at&t version won't have the home button, but the 4 capacitive buttons like the streak does, that is if you believe the leaks on the net, plus, I don't think at&t has a branded android device with a home button? or maybe it has something to do with some goofy patent that Apple has LOL.
p51d007 said:
Do they have LTE in your area? If that is a benefit to you, then hold off and hope at&t actually gets it here in the 1st quarter of 2012. Me personally, H+ is about all we'll have for a while, I don't see the market I'm in getting LTE until 2014, if their slow rollout of H then H+ was any indication. Most of the time, other than checking a few emails, maybe a webpage or weather radar, I use wi-fi or hot spots, so the LTE version wasn't a consideration. Also, the branded at&t version won't have the home button, but the 4 capacitive buttons like the streak does, that is if you believe the leaks on the net, plus, I don't think at&t has a branded android device with a home button? or maybe it has something to do with some goofy patent that Apple has LOL.
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Ya know - I dunno? I am in NYC/NJ area. Would think we are getting LTE early in 2012? How do I find out?
deathpulse said:
what is the deal on LTE for AT&T? Should I wait for the AT&T LTE version - or just go ahead and buy the UK version from Amazon?
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I considered the same thing, and got my Note just 2 weeks ago. (I'm in Baltimore)
We do have LTE here(baltimore city), though not where I live(though since I have wifi at home, that point is mute)
I decided to jump on the unlocked deal since I'm out of contract already, and wanted to use a iPad SIM for data only use. I use google voice for text/talk.
It's almost for sure that when ATT gets the Note it will have the snapdragon processor and NOT for exynos. It will possibly loose the physical home button. It will have horrible battery life(or at least worse then H+ version), just as Verizon LTE phones do.
I'm not willing to give those things up for ATT/locked down phone. H+ is very satisfying when browsing and watching netflix. Besides downloading files, I don't see where I need that kind of speed on the go. In Baltimore I get 6-7 down and 1.5-2 up. Not to shabby when I am just loading a few megabytes at a time to check gizmodo or watch a flick.
"Me too" - or rather I will be once the Note arrives. I have had a Streak since Autumn 2010 and it's been "ok" and I love the screen size - being large and fat fingered myself
I finally ordered the Note after seeing the official confirmation of support for ICS earlier this week. I bought from Amazon Germany on Tuesday and it's already showing it's with my local Citylink ("****tylink") this morning. About £100 cheaper from Germany than Amazon in the UK - or at least Amazon UK fulfilled.
I am looking forward to my Note as my Xmas present even if I was expecting it next week.
It arrived after some issue (Xmas I guess) where it lived in their depot in MK for 36 hours. First impressions: The screen is stunning. Same WxH as the Streak but thinner - once it's in it's cheapo case, it's still thinner.
Merry Xmas all
Looks like a 3 day sale to get thir sales numbers up. Their stock took quite a beating the last two days here in Taiwan over criticism they received fom analysts about their sales and CEO.
I would really like to see HTC do better than how they have been doing but reality is they need to get their act together if they want to sell 40 million smartphones of their HTC One and ompete with Samsung on their new Galaxy S4 model.
Listening o what the their customers (consumers) want is one and getting their QC in order is second.
Last few days stocks were doing well here in Asia but HTC shares took a beating here in Taipei. Local news media also called out faults on their new HTC One.
Any iPhone 5 owner who takes that is stupid. You can get way more for the device selling it yourself. For the older phones it's worth it.
can you please explain more what's happening in Taiwan, don't tell me the gap issue?
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Last few days stocks were doing well here in Asia but HTC shares took a beating here in Taipei. Local news media also called out faults on their new HTC One.
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There's a rumor going around that Samsung is being investigated by the Taiwanese govt for paying people to post up fake reviews about the gapping issue on some phones. These people were blowing the problem way out of proportion and Samsung was paying them to do it. That's why the stock I think took the initial hit.
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What do you mean with gapping issue?
Mine is perfect.
Shame they not offering anything of the sort in UK... Just taking advantage of loyal fans!
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still not possible to get the ONE here in Austria - they should rather ship(produce more) the phones to get "better" sales. if there's nothing to sell, they cant make profit
It's kind of strange that they are so desperate to sell more units in the US, especially when they have long lists of customers in other countries still waiting to get their phone. And yes, I do realize that once the units have been produced, there are differences between them - but still. My order was placed weeks ago, and there is no sign what so ever that I will get the phone next week either. Bah, I'm almost considering getting the S4 now, I'm tired of waiting
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still not possible to get the ONE here in Austria - they should rather ship(produce more) the phones to get "better" sales. if there's nothing to sell, they cant make profit
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well if u hv limited stock you want to hit key markets --- Austria isnt one..
If you have limited stock you will fail if you can't even fill the orders you do get - regardless of market. Having surplus stock in a market that obviously doesn't have the interest to buy at the price that will be profitable for the compary, while you at the same time lose customers willing to pay the set price in other markets because they don't want to wait any longer sounds like a sinking ship to me..
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There's a rumor going around that Samsung is being investigated by the Taiwanese govt for paying people to post up fake reviews about the gapping issue on some phones. These people were blowing the problem way out of proportion and Samsung was paying them to do it. That's why the stock I think took the initial hit.
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I think it was more then just a rumor. Samsung has always been sneaky. Fact though is I am not paid by Samsung and I just bought a new HTC One Developers Edition from the US and it came with a few minor scratches,few gaps and the yellowish screen. I posted about this in another thread. If I was not a HTC fan I would not have gone out of my way to buy the a developers a edition model from the the US and have it shipped to me here in Taiwan while the HTC One was being sold here in Taiwan with stock on hand if you have the right connections. I did not want a 32GB 3G model was why I ordered mine from the US.
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There's a rumor going around that Samsung is being investigated by the Taiwanese govt for paying people to post up fake reviews about the gapping issue on some phones. These people were blowing the problem way out of proportion and Samsung was paying them to do it. That's why the stock I think took the initial hit.
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Those were all year old posts though.
And frankly all companies turn to community to market their stuff. Some fanboys always go overboard. Sammy/HTC does not even need to pay them anymore, there are plenty who are voluntary fanboys ready to battle against other party FREE of cost
Anyway, the issues were and are real. We have seen plenty of pics here. But it look slike newer batches are better. My April 23 made unit is flawless.
Wow that thread got sorta OT really fast. Anyways, this let me get the $100 rebate despite pre-ordering it on AT&T and receiving it last month. And before anyone says I'm a terrible person, I already explained why I wasn't able to get the rebate before:
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Do you still have it? I had one, but I filled out the rebate ahead of time and "saved it for later." Now it won't load my old one and tells me my code has already been used. Contacting HTC results in them saying, "do this thing you've already done."
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Just so that no one thinks I was paid to bash by Samsung. I have two Here to show that I currently own both. Have bought many HTC Devices in the past as well. I have seen better screens here in Taipei being sold to others. Mine unfortunately came with the yellowish screen. Next one I receive may probably be fine just like my HTC One X.
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Just so that no one thinks I was paid to bash by Samsung. I have two Here to show that I currently own both. Have bought many HTC Devices in the past as well. I have seen better screens here in Taipei being sold to others. Mine unfortunately came with the yellowish screen. Next one I receive may probably be fine just like my HTC One X.
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The screen with the warmer screen actually has more neutral color temperature and is brighter.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39461598&postcount=1
Also, that screen can be corrected easily with Screen Adjuster from GooglePlay by adding +4 to the red color. The cooler version of the screen though cannot be adjusted because it is not possible to remove blue with current apps, so people will have to wait for a custom Kernel with gamma controls to correct color temperature.
Honnestly, if you were lucky to get the more neutral screen, keep it! It is also 10% brighter.
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The screen with the warmer screen actually has more neutral color temperature and is brighter.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39461598&postcount=1
Also, that screen can be corrected easily with Screen Adjuster from GooglePlay by adding +4 to the red color. The cooler version of the screen though cannot be adjusted because it is not possible to remove blue with current apps, so people will have to wait for a custom Kernel with gamma controls to correct color temperature.
Honnestly, if you were lucky to get the more neutral screen, keep it! It is also 10% brighter.
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Just tried it, many thanks for the tip but it is still freakin yellow Even my iPad camera can see this lol..
puremind said:
The screen with the warmer screen actually has more neutral color temperature and is brighter.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39461598&postcount=1
Also, that screen can be corrected easily with Screen Adjuster from GooglePlay by adding +4 to the red color. The cooler version of the screen though cannot be adjusted because it is not possible to remove blue with current apps, so people will have to wait for a custom Kernel with gamma controls to correct color temperature.
Honnestly, if you were lucky to get the more neutral screen, keep it! It is also 10% brighter.
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Had to post this twice because for some odd reason I can only upload 1 image attachment on my iPad using the browser.. Here is another picture taken using my iPad of my older HTC One X with the same Google Finance application open and you can see that the whites here are much nicer. The new HTC One I received Compared to my whites on my iPad 3 they practically look very yellowish.
Cameras adjust white balance dynamically. The photos you posted are not useful for comparison.
As already mentioned earlier, the lower color temperature closer to reference and shows a better image in that regard.