got a white MyTouch 4g coming.
After several replacements, I just couldn't deal with the terrible GPS on this thing.
Got me lost in Kansas City when I was going in for surgery last week and was the final straw.
Bye bye lag fixes, bye bye waiting forever for updates, bye bye **** not working when I need it.
Ive had both and they are more evenly matched then a lot of people think. Both are great phones.have fun.
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hydrogenman said:
got a white MyTouch 4g coming.
After several replacements, I just couldn't deal with the terrible GPS on this thing.
Got me lost in Kansas City when I was going in for surgery last week and was the final straw.
Bye bye lag fixes, bye bye waiting forever for updates, bye bye **** not working when I need it.
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They sending you a mytouch to replace the vibrant? Do You have to pay the difference?
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Five0nIt said:
They sending you a mytouch to replace the vibrant? Do You have to pay the difference?
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no no no no!
he got tired of all the vibrants not working so he bought a mytouch they don't send different phones for replacementh aha
I always thought the MyTouch line was more for chicks. My idea of manly phones would include the Vibrant, G2, Evo, even the original G1.
Im sure the MT4 is a great phone, but I would still choose my Vibrant. Cya and good luck Miss.
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I always thought the MyTouch line was more for chicks. My idea of manly phones would include the Vibrant, G2, Evo, even the original G1.
Im sure the MT4 is a great phone, but I would still choose my Vibrant. Cya and good luck Miss.
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same here, it looks... like its made for softer hands (no sexualism intended just saying)
Vibrant G2 Evo NS and most HTC phones for me.
Id get a mt4, but im changing carriers when I change phones. Tmobile is trash as well.
Dont mind paying more for a better carrier, personally.
And making this thread serves no purpose.
The vibrant forum is filled with WorksForMe™ kiddies.
Harder hands would demolish the plastic Vibrant...
And I agree those here give the MT4g way too much undeserved slack. The phone's only megatives compared to the Vibrant are the screen (subjective), screen size,.and internal storage size. Maybe the SoC is marginally worse. Almost everything else is superior. Sammy botched the Galaxy S.
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I've had a G2 hated the call quality.
My Girlfriend has a Mytouch, it just doesn't fit my needs, its a good phone, i just don't like it.
I'm not saying that because of the phone, i'm saying that because your insulting the phone on the forum MADE for the phone the vibrant section and your pretty much bragging about your Mytouch, just go to the MYTouch part of the forum.
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Just venting chief.
Took a long time and many replacements to get to the point where I had an option.
I use the GPS a ton....and getting lost frequently when the GPS quit working really, really sucked.
hydrogenman said:
got it for 150 and get to keep the Vibrant...
don't really care if anyone cares....just relieved to finally be rid of this junk ass phone
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i'll give u 125 for the vibrant.
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I work in a warehouse during the day and on engines in my leisure time. You won't find soft hands here, and you won't find any damage on my vibrant. Unless you've crushed your phone in your hand without trying, you're one of those "soft hand" people, at least by your logic. This phone is plenty tough, maybe not scuff resistant but it certainly isn't any weaker than any other normal phone out.
And I've been with tmobile for 6 years and have had very little trouble. Sometimes I'd wish for wider coverage, but that's my only gripe on the road. Maybe the coverage in your area is poor, but I've lived in every corner of texas and have had coverage, no dropped calls.
Maybe tmobile and/or the vibrant aren't for you, that's fine. No need to trash either.
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Where in Texas do u live? Im in north Texas frisco Texas.
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Wait til you see the problems the MT4Gs have.
hydrogenman said:
got a white MyTouch 4g coming.
After several replacements, I just couldn't deal with the terrible GPS on this thing.
Got me lost in Kansas City when I was going in for surgery last week and was the final straw.
Bye bye lag fixes, bye bye waiting forever for updates, bye bye **** not working when I need it.
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That's cool. I hope you like it.
whether we need this post is up for debate, but he is not stating anything we cannot agree with. gps does suck, lag is horrendous, and sammy is slower than any other brand when time to update. not bashing but stating the truth. i love the screen and the devs have worked hard with the roms but sammy needs to step up big time.
you should have waited and flashed the newest modem JL5 fixed the gps issues for me =]
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whether we need this post is up for debate, but he is not stating anything we cannot agree with. gps does suck, lag is horrendous, and sammy is slower than any other brand when time to update. not bashing but stating the truth. i love the screen and the devs have worked hard with the roms but sammy needs to step up big time.
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No lag, gps problems here.
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lag is horrendous
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That has to be hyperbole right? I've had my vibrant for some months now. The amount of lag I have experienced has been sparse and when apparent, understandable if not completely tolerable. It has never crossed my mind to complain about the lag with this phone. What are you guys trying to do with your phones that you are experiencing this kind of stuff with?
I'm seriously beginning to think there are some wildly different vibrant experiences out there. There have to be, because that is just not the case for myself. I have installed lagfixes before and seen no discernible real world speed difference besides those seen in benchmarks.
It's got to be one of two things. Some vibrants are messed while others are not. Or. Half of you people are insanely impatient and will put up with nothing but absolute perfection. Something i've yet to witness on any phone, be it iPhone or HTC.
I don't think I've ever bought an electronic device with some kind of firmware that I haven't at least looked into hacking, rooting, cracking or whatever you want to call it.
Since I've had my phone its been awesome. GPS works, its fast, its modded and I do what I want with it. Anybody that buys a Vibrant and doesn't root it doesn't have a clue what they are missing. Not that if you don't root it you don't have a clue, but your are simply missing out. Now to leave this phone for well something that isn't even close is a shame.
I've played with what your replacing it with and honestly I'm not sure what you are thinking, but then again you dumped your Vibrant so I'm really not sure what you are thinking. My buddy and his iPhone4 wishes he could play the videos I play and had the freedom we have. Man it all starts at root.
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I'm just relieved to finally be rid of this junk ass member.
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its his choice to get a phone he likes better.
AND if you want to call someone a junk ass member,plz look at yourself first. you have 4 pages worth of noob "HELP ME!" threads that YOU created. you have almost 500 posts while i only have 1k(rounded) with not even one page worth of threads.
PLUS you DIDNT even know what would happen if you FORMATTED YOUR SD CARD shown here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9871494&postcount=2
Kubernetes said:
The existence of this thread would appear to belie your claim.
And a eMpTy4G? Why not get a Nexus S? At least the Nexus has the gorgeous screen and will get updates far sooner than the MT4G.
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can't get a cheap Nexus S out of retention because of the GPS issues.
If I don't like the Mytouch4g I'll certainly sell it along with the Vibrant, and buy a Nexus S off contract.
But, I've been hearing the Nexus S has the same flaky GPS issues too.....so meh
After modding my Vibrant with 2.2 I wouldn't want any other phone right now, especially not a 1st generation myTouch 4g which can have plenty of it's own problems.
I just rooted my wife's myTouch slide and what a PITA that was compared to the Vibrant.
Related
Going to trade out my Vibrant tomorrow for a G2.
I can't stand the lack of support from Samsung, the stupid GSP, no accessories...
It was a good idea. Great hardware specs with crap performance.
Cya plus some more characters just to beat the required posting requirements.
rudeguy said:
going to trade out my vibrant tomorrow for a g2.
I can't stand the lack of support from samsung, the stupid gsp, no accessories...
It was a good idea. Great hardware specs with crap performance.
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no one cares! Troll!
i dont have swap option. Or i would seriously consider it too .. not the G2 though
Cya2
Lack of support? GPS issues? Umm they just came out with an update that basically got rid of all the lag and makes the GPS a lot better... Lack of support... yea...
They are actively testing Froyo also so that should be coming very soon. Good luck with that G2 though. I wouldn't go anywhere near it.
Can we all just agree to not post here so this thread dies soon... I hope this is the last post in this thread!
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Can we all just agree to not post here so this thread dies soon... I hope this is the last post in this thread!
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its not
JI6 got me an initial satelite lock but once I was moving it was still horrible. I am really glad you all will be getting Froyo months after it has been available but Samsung chose to ship with an outdated OS.
This is the first phone I have ever owned that I literally hated. Even though the G2 isn't rootable ATM, I'll take an HTC on its worst day over any Samsung on its best day.
rudeguy said:
Going to trade out my Vibrant tomorrow for a G2.
I can't stand the lack of support from Samsung, the stupid GSP, no accessories...
It was a good idea. Great hardware specs with crap performance.
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your loss dude. The Bionix line of ROM's completely fixes the GPS and overclocks the Vibrant to 1.2. Blazingly fast and amazing battery. Enjoy the downgrade =/
A friendly reminder:
Don't forget to change your signature.
Case closed.
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your loss dude. The Bionix line of ROM's completely fixes the GPS and overclocks the Vibrant to 1.2. Blazingly fast and amazing battery. Enjoy the downgrade =/
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I <3 Bionix! If you check his thread...the butter was actually my idea.
Lol you're funny, thanks for making the most important announcement of the day, I can continue breathing now.
I like Samsungs hardware but the customer service SUCKS... My 2 friends got the update and both of them got stuck on vibrant logo (basicly bricked phones) this should not happen with a little simple maintenance fix. I can't imagine what the problems will be like with froyo. Look at HTC for example they updated their phones to 2.2 long ago with no problems.... Its all Samsungs fault, they're lazy to work on the updates..
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rudeguy said:
Going to trade out my Vibrant tomorrow for a G2.
I can't stand the lack of support from Samsung, the stupid GSP, no accessories...
It was a good idea. Great hardware specs with crap performance.
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do you really think we care? you'll quickly realize the same old bs is inherent with all big companies. If you think SGS has crap performance, I can't wait till you get a G2 cya rudeguy
Your just slow how old are you 10? IMO the vibrant is the best phone tmobile has right now and the G2 is just ugly lol
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rudeguy said:
Going to trade out my Vibrant tomorrow for a G2.
I can't stand the lack of support from Samsung, the stupid GSP, no accessories...
It was a good idea. Great hardware specs with crap performance.
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Who cares man? Go on with your g2 and get outta here you troll!
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Okay, how about we all stop talking, its just going to start bigger arguments, you guys remind of the people in the iphone scene (no hate on the actual iphone, its just most devs, noobs, and regulars seem to <3 drama)
Well I just did the opposite.I had nothing but problems from my g2. Dropped calls and the hinge kept opening and closing on its own but good luck.
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vitalik228 said:
I like Samsungs hardware but the customer service SUCKS... My 2 friends got the update and both of them got stuck on vibrant logo (basicly bricked phones) this should not happen with a little simple maintenance fix. I can't imagine what the problems will be like with froyo. Look at HTC for example they updated their phones to 2.2 long ago with no problems.... Its all Samsungs fault, they're lazy to work on the updates..
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I don't think they are lazy. I think they try too hard their own launcher TouchWiz and they are having problem porting it over to froyo... They should have just left it the way it is like HTC and not trying to make their own launcher.
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I don't think they are lazy. I think they try too hard their own launcher TouchWiz and they are having problem porting it over to froyo... They should have just left it the way it is like HTC and not trying to make their own launcher.
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Considering Galaxy Tab has Froyo...
vitalik228 said:
I like Samsungs hardware but the customer service SUCKS... My 2 friends got the update and both of them got stuck on vibrant logo (basicly bricked phones) this should not happen with a little simple maintenance fix. I can't imagine what the problems will be like with froyo. Look at HTC for example they updated their phones to 2.2 long ago with no problems.... Its all Samsungs fault, they're lazy to work on the updates..
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Were their phones rooted with custom roms, kernels, and/or lagfixes?
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What gets me pist off is that if its not a droid or any vz phone they start talking bad s*** about this phone..I coming off of vz n I had the moto droid..I loved that phone..so before I sold that phone I swiped the sd card so I have a 16gb sdcard on my g2..so low memory that is out the door..other bad review that they give signal..it doesn't matter what carrier or phone u have it all depends where u live!!..I do have crapy reception inside my apt..but I also had horrible reception on vz too..hinges r fine there not gonna fall apart..it is blazing fast..no glitches at all smooth as f***..better keyboard than anyother phone out there..oh and the battery issue..I did have problems in the beginning but not nomore I'm thinking that's a problem when there brand new..dnt know..but mine is fine..sounds good speaker is fine..I love my g2..maybe missing hdmi and a front facing camera but far from that is better than other phones out there..like droid x iv played with it, iphone 4 played with it,droid 2 played with it,the new blackberry torch played with it..the only phone that might be number one is the evo iv played with it..but sprint is offering it..iv had sprint before and I hate sprint so to bad..but right behind the evo it is a really good phone but right behind it is the tmobile g2
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love my g2. have used my friends droid's x's and 2. and they do not compare to the g2. other than the bigger screen. none of the droid series phone compare to the g2
numerous friends that have the droids have told me personally the G2 is nutz. most people bad mouthing the G2 are the haters that dont like the fact that the g2 is just a better phone.
EDIT: o and i havent had any issue with service/signal. my hinge may not be as tight as some, but i dont see that as an issue in no way shape or form
Are you talking specifically about people around XDA?
I don't know that I've seen a bad review of the G2 from all the big gadget sites. Engadget and Gizmodo both said it was great, CNET picked it over the Epic 4G.
Not really... what matters to me is my opinion of the phone.
Not really sure whos giving it bad marks? i havent heard any negative feedback less the weight of the device. its the fastest android phone ive played with.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, as long as you are satisfied with your phone thn you're good
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phpdiddy said:
Are you talking specifically about people around XDA?
I don't know that I've seen a bad review of the G2 from all the big gadget sites. Engadget and Gizmodo both said it was great, CNET picked it over the Epic 4G.
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This... any major review i've seen have given it excellent marks?
I could not care less. I am happy with my phone and that is all that matters to me.
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Every phone has its flaws, I been through many devices including the nexus one and to me the g2 is my #1 device!
Best phone I have ever owned, stock android is the future.everything else should be optional. Looks are super star. overclocking it has made it a dream. I will not need another phone till technology significantly changes.
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Nope... to each his/her own. All I care about is MY satisfaction. Could care less about other peoples opinions not even yours! Lol no offense.
Posted on my T-mobile G(spot)2 xD
This is my first Android phone, coming from the Blackberry Pearl and I'm enjoying my experience. The idea of open source drew me in, along with its design and keyboard. I've done my share of finding reviews since I was debating on this or the Samsung Vibrant.
Can't say I've seen a bad review yet, but this phone is great!
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Dudes what reviews are y'all reading Engadget gave it 8/10 and CNet gave it 4 stars. The only problem is battery life for me (I'm playing Super Robot Taisen on gameboid emulator). The hinge issue is not that serious just don't hold your phone upside down and your okay. Mind y'all I use to only use iPhones but I gotta say I'm glad I got the G2 over the Vibrant and now using Android.
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I could not care less. I am happy with my phone and that is all that matters to me.
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THIS is what matters.
If you care about what others think, then I feel sorry for you.
I came from a cracked g1 to the g2 other then not having the tethering I enjoy this phone. I like the swype feature I'm using a pen that works on the screen. Id recommend getting one makes swyping easy.
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ι ѕєяισυѕℓу ℓσνє му g2! ιтѕ тнє вєѕт ρнσиє ι'νє єνєя нα∂.....ιт ѕℓєєρѕ иєχт тσ мє єνєяу иιgнт, иєνєя ѕєєм тσ ρυт ιт ∂σωи тєєнєє
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I'm plenty pissed with this godawful phone. Its the finest machinery ever but this thing is delegated to being a $6%8#& brick until permanent su is established. I'm so tired of rooting it every day that I've gone back to my G1 for daily driving.
I am pissed!!!!!! Feel so betrayed by htc and tmobile.
Every other thread is a complaint or problem with the G2. It's crazy..
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Every other thread is a complaint or problem with the G2. It's crazy..
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Not really; It is actually pretty normal for a new device. "Hey I love my phone and have no problems with it" threads are fairly pointless beyond cheerleading. "I have problem X, does anyone else? Is there a fix?" on the other hand can let you gauge if your problem is wide spread and give an idea as to whether to call support. It also helps people who have not purchased yet get a gauge of potential problems to look for.
Once the initial rush (2 or 3 months) is over and the phone is rooted the complaint threads mostly dry up.
The flipside is that the "I am returning my phone" threads are as pointless as the cheerleading threads.
JayP84 said:
I came from a cracked g1 to the g2 other then not having the tethering I enjoy this phone. I like the swype feature I'm using a pen that works on the screen. Id recommend getting one makes swyping easy.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=799797 <--have a look
Anyone here want to trade their evo for a samsung epic?
if you' re in the mid-atlantic, I'll drive to you to make the trade. That's south Jersey to northern Virginia.
and.... samsung looses another one.
i think your in the wrong section man, nobody here likes the epic, me included. ill never own that phone again. your best bet is to ask for a trade on craigslist locally.
fat chance imho
Why does everyone hate that phone?
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Gilly11277 said:
Why does everyone hate that phone?
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It's called FSD (Fanboy Syndrome Disorder)
PS. My name is HondaCop and I approve this message.
HondaCop said:
It's called FSD (Fanboy Syndrome Disorder)
PS. My name is HondaCop and I approve this message.
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Really?
I'll go with the lack of Dev support and poor manufacturer support. Samsung is concerned with pushing new products on you, not with supporting products you have already purchased. Everyone knows the over hyped galaxy S line is still on 2.1 while everyone else is about to go to 2.3 and beyond.
If that's "FSD", then I have it too.
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Really?
I'll go with the lack of Dev support and poor manufacturer support. Samsung is concerned with pushing new products on you, not with supporting products you have already purchased. Everyone knows the over hyped galaxy S line is still on 2.1 while everyone else is about to go to 2.3 and beyond.
If that's "FSD", then I have it too.
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THIS.
I'll never own another Samsung phone again.
Originally Posted by Rippley05
Really?
I'll go with the lack of Dev support and poor manufacturer support. Samsung is concerned with pushing new products on you, not with supporting products you have already purchased. Everyone knows the over hyped galaxy S line is still on 2.1 while everyone else is about to go to 2.3 and beyond.
If that's "FSD", then I have it too.
THIS.
I'll never own another Samsung phone again.
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+1. I thought about the Epic after owning the moment. Now that I've realized physical keyboards aren't necessary and seeing how they've jacked around the Epic owners...
Anyone here want to trade their EVO for a Motorola Razr?
Ill trade your epic for a Blackberry curve
Pm sent
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I have an HTC Touch I'm willing to trade.
This has been a telepathic transmission from the Outer Limits.
I actually LOVED my last Samsung.. (forget the name, it was the flat flip phone a couple yrs back)... BUT....
That being said, I actually GOT an epic the 1st week it was out... when the stores were out of the Evo's.
I played with a friends Evo and returned the Epic the next day.
It was mostly because of the "feel" of the phone. Cheap imo compared to the bulk feel of the Evo.
I'm hard on phones and the wobbly slider moved everytime I lifted it to my ear. It just felt too plastic-y to me.
The screen was def. beautiful but not worth it to be. If I watching movies or playing games, or wasn't so rough on phones I may have very well stuck with the Epic. But the Evo is for me. I think it just depends on what you are wanting out of your phone.
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Anyone here want to trade their EVO for a Motorola Razr?
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What color?
You have been EVOfied.
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It was mostly because of the "feel" of the phone. Cheap imo compared to the bulk feel of the Evo.
I'm hard on phones and the wobbly slider moved everytime I lifted it to my ear. It just felt too plastic-y to me.
The screen was def. beautiful but not worth it to be. If I watching movies or playing games, or wasn't so rough on phones I may have very well stuck with the Epic. But the Evo is for me. I think it just depends on what you are wanting out of your phone.
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BINGO!
I just traded my Epic for an EVO. I was within my "30-days" as a new Sprint customer and this is EXACTLY why I traded. I'm much happier with a phone that doesn't feel like a cheap child's toy.
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BINGO!
I just traded my Epic for an EVO. I was within my "30-days" as a new Sprint customer and this is EXACTLY why I traded. I'm much happier with a phone that doesn't feel like a cheap child's toy.
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This is a serious question. I really like the camera on my epic. It's actually a very useable daily carry camera. Did you have any chance to compare the quality of the evo vs epic camera while you had yours?
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Put it up on craigslist. That's how I traded away my epic. Took me about a week to get it traded away
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Put it up on craigslist. That's how I traded away my epic. Took me about a week to get it traded away
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Thanks, already got someone from this post.
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aleph23 said:
This is a serious question. I really like the camera on my epic. It's actually a very useable daily carry camera. Did you have any chance to compare the quality of the evo vs epic camera while you had yours?
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The Evo takes damn good pictures. So good, in fact, that I gave my camera to a friend of mine because her phone sucks at taking pictures.
As for the Epic, I still have the files to restore Epic to stock and unrooted because my friend owns an Epic and can't seem to get any decent rom installed without a plethora of instructions.
Instructions for flashing a rom on an evo:
boot into recovery
wipe all
flash rom
*flash kernel (optional)*
*flash themes (optional)*
reboot
enjoy
for like 95% of our roms and only the really experimental ones don't follow that process. The epic? you have to use odin, you have to install multiple files (like CM, but more frustrating), then you have to worry about compatibility. My friend hasn't been able to flash a stable froyo rom yet and we have stable gingerbread roms with 4g. Ridiculous.
Samsung used to build a great phone, I was a big fan of the Rant for awhile. It was heavy, durable and actually good looking. The epic looks like a slider smartphone would've looked 2 years ago. Thick, plastic, cheap feeling, light and thick. However, it is an Android phone, which makes it 100 times better than an iPhone.
I'm an Android fanboy, I'll admit it. I've used W7 and iOS and I just don't feel the power user love that I feel with an Android phone
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The Evo takes damn good pictures. So good, in fact, that I gave my camera to a friend of mine because her phone sucks at taking pictures.
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That's good to hear. I get great low light pictures and the built in panoramics are nice too on the epic. May have someone wanting to trade in my area.
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I miss the Super amoled screen
Pros:
FFC
HSPA+
LED FLASH
FM RADIO
Physical Buttons + Dedicated Camera Button
Great build quality
Cons:
No Super Amoled Screen
No 16GB Internal Memory
No more Bionix :/
I don't regret it as much but going from a Super Amoled screen to a standard screen really made me realize how great my Sammy Vibe really was! I took it for granted!! You will be missed! (EXCEPT THE GPS ISSUE)
Well i jumped ship.. can't wait for the SGS2 though! Hope to catch up with some of you guys later in the SGS2/HTC SENSATION threads!
Goodbye!
Especially you s15274n. You have been really helpful! Without you knowing. lol
The bionix team and whitehawkxx wish you guys the best.
heading over the the MT4G/Glacier forum now. Peace!
Yeah i feel you man. My wife got a Mytouch 4G and its really nice, i mean really nice, but the Samsung Vibrant has the better screen with the Internal Storage that came way in handy for me. I rooted her mytouch 4g up already and put on some Gingerbread which i love with everything working, and the Vibrant still dont have everything working on Gingerbread. Well i guess ill be seeing you over there. I go from the Vibrant forums to the Mytouch 4g forums, switching out like crazy. =D
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Yeah i feel you man. My wife got a Mytouch 4G and its really nice, i mean really nice, but the Samsung Vibrant has the better screen with the Internal Storage that came way in handy for me. I rooted her mytouch 4g up already and put on some Gingerbread which i love with everything working, and the Vibrant still dont have everything working on Gingerbread. Well i guess ill be seeing you over there. I go from the Vibrant forums to the Mytouch 4g forums, switching out like crazy. =D
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Well except for the GPS (which sucks on the Vibrant anyways haha), our CM7 is basically complete.
I'll probably stay with this phone and wait for the Samsung Hercules to come out. ^^
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Well except for the GPS (which sucks on the Vibrant anyways haha), our CM7 is basically complete.
I'll probably stay with this phone and wait for the Samsung Hercules to come out. ^^
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Yeah true its just GPS not working. But also the Battery drain on the phone is terrible, which is really irritating. But once battery drain is fixed then i'll probably be back on CM7 or MIUI.
krazie1 said:
Yeah true its just GPS not working. But also the Battery drain on the phone is terrible, which is really irritating. But once battery drain is fixed then i'll probably be back on CM7 or MIUI.
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Battery drain is a problem?
Wait, I have an extended battery, so I completely forgot. *facepalm*
Sucks, but if I didn't have this battery, I always have a place to charge the phone. And I heard the drain isn't as bad as it used to be.
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Battery drain is a problem?
Wait, I have an extended battery, so I completely forgot. *facepalm*
Sucks, but if I didn't have this battery, I always have a place to charge the phone. And I heard the drain isn't as bad as it used to be.
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It is still pretty bad...All CM7 running devices have pretty crappy battery-life (I have 3: N1, Vibrant, MT4g.
people you are too impatient. Just when they get the software for the Vibrant Humming you all jump ship.......... Hercules and the S2 will be out in the next 30 days and then, we will have something really to go too.........
Wanting always is better than the having.......... patience
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people you are too impatient. Just when they get the software for the Vibrant Humming you all jump ship.......... Hercules and the S2 will be out in the next 30 days and then, we will have something really to go too.........
Wanting always is better than the having.......... patience
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I agree with you, but since i didn't buy a new phone and simply traded i feel that jumping ship wasn't a bad choice. I still plan to upgrade!
Also the MT4G can be resold for a higher price than the Vibrant on craigslist.
BTW... WINNING!
To any CM7 users of vibrant and another phone with CM7(nexus one,MT4g,G2 etc.) are there any other difference in speed? I'm using Cm7 on vibrant but i can't compare it cause it's my only phone.
I picked up a g2 for cheap but still have my vibrant. I don't know what all the fuss was about. This doesn't feel any faster than my kb5 vibrant, and the "build quality" just makes it feel heavy and bulky. Its a decent phone overall, but not any better overall than my vibrant.
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Traded the Mytouch 4G for a G2.. G2 is a way better phone than the Mytouch 4G. Some people don't miss keyboards.. but you are crazy not to have a keyboard!! Bought the game gripper and wow.. just wow. The G2 is an overall fun phone and great speed/development/great everything!! Even the hinges on this unit are amazingly stronger than the other g2's i have used.
I really like my wifes mt4g. I began to dislike my G2 before I sold it. It felt like a phone meant for someone that doesn't know how to dress themself. It's hard to explain.
My Vibrant is starting to get old, but I have a sgs4g on the way that should renew my interest in the galaxy line.
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My Vibrant is starting to get old, but I have a sgs4g on the way that should renew my interest in the galaxy line.
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Not quite sure what about the SGS 4G would renew your interest in comparison to the Vibrant, unless you are in a 4G area and just really CRAVE the extra bandwidth so much that you won't miss the internal 16GB from the Vibrant (4G only has 1GB internal).. And of course, FFC.... which really AFAIC is a "bell and whistle" that 99% of people use once and never use again.
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I really like my wifes mt4g. I began to dislike my G2 before I sold it. It felt like a phone meant for someone that doesn't know how to dress themself. It's hard to explain.
My Vibrant is starting to get old, but I have a sgs4g on the way that should renew my interest in the galaxy line.
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There is also very very very little development going on with it...
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I want a mt4g, I just have no idea how to root it, hah, thats the only thing keeping me away.
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I want a mt4g, I just have no idea how to root it, hah, thats the only thing keeping me away.
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Add the bad/good screens, dust under the screen issues, bad eMMC chips that are said to cause bricking, creaky buttons on a few units, and off centered FFCs on a few. I wanted to trade as well, but a look at the forums steered me right away.
Well, the only phone I'm moving to when I get the chance is the SGSII, no matter what.
I love HTC phones but plenty of those are CDMA only and that doesnt work in my country :[
I bought the mytouch4g back in January and it was so great to have a phone that worked well right out the box and every custom gingerbread rom I've put on it has ran smoothly. However, I find myself constantly going back to my Vibrant. I miss the screen and I feel like the Vibrant has a lot more devs working on roms. I was just about to sell my Vibrant so I could have a few extra bucks when I read about the GPS fix. If I can find the perfect Gingerbread rom I will be keeping my vibrant until Samsung releases a dual-core phone for T-Mobile.
Looks like Sprint is going to have to give me a new phone since I'm on my third Shift since release, and this one has major antenna problems (lose data, can't make calls half the time, texts are intermittent, etc.). So I'm wondering if I should try one more shift or actually get an Evo. I'm not getting a Samsung device, they just feel like crap to me.
I don't know what to do darnit lol.
You could see if they'll give you an EVO 3D.
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I say stick with the Shift . But I'm biased. Love my Shift, hands down best phone I've ever owned. I had an EVO before this. The EVO is a great phone. But a little too big for the pocket. Plus the Shift can be OC'd way higher. But either way your good. Plenty of Dev's on both phones. Plus you can run some awesome Mik roms on both. Just my two cents.
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I'd stick with shift, but my question is did u ever root your phone or anything? Seems like u were having strange issues might just have needed a custom Rom or something? Just my input though
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I looked at the 3D, but it just seems gimmicky to me.
The Evo is likely my best option, but I'll certainly miss the keyboard. I even thought about the Nexus S or Epic, but I just hate the feel of Samsung phones, so I don't think they're an option. I'm not entirely sure they'll let me get another Shift, but if they do you can bet I'm asking for a new one and not a refurb
I've rooted all three Shifts multiple times, the first two were hardware issues (loose keyboard--me being too picky, then a loose ear speaker). Rooting it didn't help the service issues a bit on this third one, which is what leads me to believe there's an antenna issue
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I looked at the 3D, but it just seems gimmicky to me.
The Evo is likely my best option, but I'll certainly miss the keyboard. I even thought about the Nexus S or Epic, but I just hate the feel of Samsung phones, so I don't think they're an option. I'm not entirely sure they'll let me get another Shift, but if they do you can bet I'm asking for a new one and not a refurb
I've rooted all three Shifts multiple times, the first two were hardware issues (loose keyboard--me being too picky, then a loose ear speaker). Rooting it didn't help the service issues a bit on this third one, which is what leads me to believe there's an antenna issue
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if you think the 3d part of the evo3d is gimmicky, just ignore it and realize its a really a CDMA version of the HTC Sensation. One of the best phones on the market.
The shift is a great device, but the 3d blows it out of the water.
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if you think the 3d part of the evo3d is gimmicky, just ignore it and realize its a really a CDMA version of the HTC Sensation. One of the best phones on the market.
The shift is a great device, but the 3d blows it out of the water.
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Isn't the screen always in a "3D mode" though? I've only seen a 3D once, and only from the side, and it looked pretty weird at that angle. I'll have to go to a store and check it out
ok i my shift has a major antenna problems also i got one phone sent out but do they still change the phones for you?? and whats the $ for say a reg evo . i got my phone over clocked to 1.5 and sprint keeps telling me slower data due to the cpu is 800 not 1ghz like the evo i wish i could tell sprint a thing or too
craven667 said:
ok i my shift has a major antenna problems also i got one phone sent out but do they still change the phones for you?? and whats the $ for say a reg evo . i got my phone over clocked to 1.5 and sprint keeps telling me slower data due to the cpu is 800 not 1ghz like the evo i wish i could tell sprint a thing or too
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Well, if you've still got the problems keep calling and complaining. The Evo and the Shift should be an even swap I think. I haven't called them to find out yet.
Granted, I'm on an employee plan and go through employee care tech support, so the rules and prices are a little different.
edit: guess I didn't have a choice...they're sending me yet another Shift, and probably another freaking refurbished one at that.
Well on the upside, since your on your fourth Shift. My buddy works for Sprint. You can actually request/ demand it be a new one. Also, if your unsatisfied with this one new/other. You can request they give you a different device equal to the Shift.
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If I could get them to exchange my Shift for a refurb, I'd never activate it and have it on ebay so fast...then get something else...something that can be rooted. For now, I'll just be patient.
prboy1969 said:
Well on the upside, since your on your fourth Shift. My buddy works for Sprint. You can actually request/ demand it be a new one. Also, if your unsatisfied with this one new/other. You can request they give you a different device equal to the Shift.
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They told me that after my third one I could get a "like device", which I took to mean any device of a similar price range, guess I was wrong, or they were yanking my chain.
stormchaser404 said:
If I could get them to exchange my Shift for a refurb, I'd never activate it and have it on ebay so fast...then get something else...something that can be rooted. For now, I'll just be patient.
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A refurb shift is likely not upgraded to 2.3.3 or whatever the upgrade was to--yet. This one's a week old and didn't come upgraded, so root was quite easy, even though it didn't help
It's definately a plus if you can still root it.
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Maybe you'll get lucky with next one.
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Maybe you'll get lucky with next one.
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I certainly hope so. The first two just had minor problems, but the network issues with this one was unbearable
tatonka_hero said:
edit: guess I didn't have a choice...they're sending me yet another Shift, and probably another freaking refurbished one at that.
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lol when i called they sent me a brand new phone no reman funny how you work for sprint and have the same **** services as me kinda makes me feel all fuzzy and want to go two more years yeah right thank god for prl's lol
craven667 said:
lol when i called they sent me a brand new phone no reman funny how you work for sprint and have the same **** services as me kinda makes me feel all fuzzy and want to go two more years yeah right thank god for prl's lol
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I don't actually work for them, my fiance does lol. The biggest perks about the employee plans are the much lower prices, yearly upgrades, no actual contract, and quicker tech support.
well, I got the new phone in the mail, activated it this morning. Other than having a somewhat loose slider again (which is going to be extremely annoying) it looks like it might work.
updated to 2.3.3 though, so that kind of sucks at the moment.
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well, I got the new phone in the mail, activated it this morning. Other than having a somewhat loose slider again (which is going to be extremely annoying) it looks like it might work.
updated to 2.3.3 though, so that kind of sucks at the moment.
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When my wife had the Samsung moment, I had to go through so many devices before they would offer me something comparable. Which was the intercept, an even worse phone. Not even the Hero was an option! Ended up emailing [email protected] and then reporting to BBB and finally got my upgrade reset. It was a total PITA.