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I think we're getting DL15, not DL11 - Found this on samsung.com

Every morning I do a quick search of the interwebs to check for new ROM leaks - so I search "Epic" "Froyo" "DL11" "DL15" etc.
I just googled "Epic Froyo DL15" and THIS was the third result. It looks like an unfinished FAQ for a DL15 update.
http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa/jsp/faqs/faqs_view_us.jsp?SITE_ID=22&PG_ID=2&PROD_SUB_ID=557&PROD_ID=559&AT_ID=356773
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Man, I just wish they'd hurry up and release it already.
Btw, look at the date on that thing, its from the 15th of December lol.

Good finding!
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JSarella said:
Man, I just wish they'd hurry up and release it already.
Btw, look at the date on that thing, its from the 15th of December lol.
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So after more than a week, Samsung still hasn't completed this simple FAQ, no wonder it's taking them so long to get FroYo out.

I don't see why they wouldn't push out the latest version. Average person isn't going to want to flash again a week later for minor fixes.

DeltaTL6 said:
So after more than a week, Samsung still hasn't completed this simple FAQ, no wonder it's taking them so long to get FroYo out.
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Samsung finished with froyo about a month and a half to two months ago and publicly announced that they gave the build to carriers, its been sprint that has been taking forever to do their modifications to it and then release it
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This is very interesting, indeed.

Sh0wNuF said:
Samsung finished with froyo about a month and a half to two months ago and publicly announced that they gave the build to carriers, its been sprint that has been taking forever to do their modifications to it and then release it
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Right, I know Sprint also has a hand in this. But Samsung really hasn't released one that doesn't fry your memory chip and/or brick your phone.

DeltaTL6 said:
Right, I know Sprint also has a hand in this. But Samsung really hasn't released one that doesn't fry your memory chip and/or brick your phone.
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What are you talking about? Samsung wouldn't publicly release something that messes up your phone and they can't release an OS straight to our phones anyways, it has to go through the carrier before its released
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DeltaTL6 said:
Right, I know Sprint also has a hand in this. But Samsung really hasn't released one that doesn't fry your memory chip and/or brick your phone.
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umm..yes they have...the i9000 upgraded fine..the issues you speak of are of Canadian vibrants..

Looks like it will miss the december window all together....so now that's 4 months late with every month suppose to see a release...at this rate we will get gingerbread by 2012

imtjnotu said:
Looks like it will miss the december window all together....so now that's 4 months late with every month suppose to see a release...at this rate we will get gingerbread by 2012
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Lol I think you're right....
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imtjnotu said:
Looks like it will miss the december window all together....so now that's 4 months late with every month suppose to see a release...at this rate we will get gingerbread by 2012
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I agree; let's just hope it gets updated before the world blows up then lol.

acer1096xxx said:
I agree; let's just hope it gets updated before the world blows up then lol.
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release will be on 12/20/2012 giving us just one day to play with it....
This is really the only reason I miss the evo...atleast the coorperate devs t htc and sprint rolled out updates...they have gotten 3 updates while we are still stuck on di18

I have to be honest, I'm really reconsidering buy this thing. The evo can be modified in all kinds of ways, and it gets updates from Sprint/HTC in a much more timely fashion.
Samsung and Sprint doesn't seem to give a crap about the Epic for some reason, I'm not sure why since Sammy has sold close to 10 million of these galaxy s phones. I mean if you don't support these devices and provide timely updates, I don't see people being repeat customers of Samsung.
This has been my first non HTC smartphone, and frankly its looking to be my last, its a shame too, the hardware itself is terrific.

http://briefmobile.com/samsung-epic-4g-no-android-2-2-froyo-update-on-1226
Read that ^

Whosdaman said:
http://briefmobile.com/samsung-epic-4g-no-android-2-2-froyo-update-on-1226
Read that ^
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We're at dl19. Not dl15
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well thats good if we are at dl19 instead of dl15
as long as they are actively working on it and making improvments, I am ok with the wait.
nice find

JSarella said:
I have to be honest, I'm really reconsidering buy this thing. The evo can be modified in all kinds of ways, and it gets updates from Sprint/HTC in a much more timely fashion.
Samsung and Sprint doesn't seem to give a crap about the Epic for some reason, I'm not sure why since Sammy has sold close to 10 million of these galaxy s phones. I mean if you don't support these devices and provide timely updates, I don't see people being repeat customers of Samsung.
This has been my first non HTC smartphone, and frankly its looking to be my last, its a shame too, the hardware itself is terrific.
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It's not that they don't give a crap about it. Froyo was designed on and optimized for a different processor and file system. For whatever reason, Samsung insists on using their own file system, which means they basically have to port Froyo to work with their specs. In addition, a company that only makes phones and pda's like HTC, can concentrate 100% of their resources on those products. While Samsung is making microwaves, TV's, Cameras, and whatever else, so they prioritize a little differently.

hayabusa1300cc said:
well thats good if we are at dl19 instead of dl15
as long as they are actively working on it and making improvments, I am ok with the wait.
nice find
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There comes a point though when they have to actually release something. Would you still be ok with the wait if they decide to start working on build DL21 and then move on to DL24, etc... and not release a damn thing in the mean while?
This is just freaking ridiculous. We were promised before the end of the year we would have Froyo and it seems that is not going to happen now.

Rage Against the Carrier and Samsung Machine

Hey Guys,
Just wanted to share a pretty heated thread over on the Captivate Forum.
Please post your comments and show your support!
We need to band together and stick it to the man!!!
Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=958214
Thanks in advance

I really hope you get what your looking for, but I am not sure what that is exactly... I must decline though.. I have a life, and have already wasted about 20 seconds of it typing this.
Thanks for thinking of us though.
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Hey Guys,
Just wanted to share a pretty heated thread over on the Captivate Forum.
Please post your comments and show your support!
We need to band together and stick it to the man!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=704
Thanks in advance
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What's the thread you want us to see...?
You just posted the link to the Captivate's General Section, not any thread.

He probably means the "Communicate with Samsung" thread over there. There's a lot of Samsung hate flying around in there.
I hope Samsung really is trying to move in the right direction. Only time will tell how it pans out, though. The best thing we can all do is use the communicate with samsung page to ask as many good serious non-trolling questions as possible to try to impress upon Samsung what we think is important.

Yeah sorry about the wrong link. edited OP

We should all go in there and reassure the Captivate owners that Samsung isn't that bad since we are getting Froyo on Monday.
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It's not about froyo... It's about the bs PR stunt they are pulling and the possible loss of XDA credibility!
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jcabibi said:
It's not about froyo... It's about the bs PR stunt they are pulling and the possible loss of XDA credibility!
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Oh, well thats just stupid then. You need to wait and see what SamsungJohn brings with "phase 2" and beyond. Then pass judgement. I dont like how he went about what he is doing and I have voiced that fairly well, but to call it a bs PR stunt is probably premature. And what credibility is XDA going to lose even if this is a PR stunt? Developers are going to stop using XDA because they got hoodwinked? Not likely.

muyoso said:
We should all go in there and reassure the Captivate owners that Samsung isn't that bad since we are getting Froyo on Monday.
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I've been curious about the timing of all this. Is Sprint trying to save face because they've been the hold up? Or is Samsung trying to steal Sprint's thunder on xda? Or is it simply a coincidence?

DiGi760 said:
I've been curious about the timing of all this. Is Sprint trying to save face because they've been the hold up? Or is Samsung trying to steal Sprint's thunder on xda? Or is it simply a coincidence?
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Its a coincidence. 90% of Epic4g owners on Sprint probably dont even know what Froyo is or care if its released at all. There is no reason for Sprint or Samsung to feel pressure now more than any other time to release Froyo.

But they do feel the pressure... XDArs may only be 2% of consumers, but we are the ones that family and friends come to for advice. Our voice carries a lot further than one would think!
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muyoso said:
Its a coincidence. 90% of Epic4g owners on Sprint probably dont even know what Froyo is or care if its released at all. There is no reason for Sprint or Samsung to feel pressure now more than any other time to release Froyo.
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Lets not forget, t-mo users at xda forced their froyo update with threat of class action lawsuit...
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muyoso said:
Its a coincidence. 90% of Epic4g owners on Sprint probably dont even know what Froyo is or care if its released at all. There is no reason for Sprint or Samsung to feel pressure now more than any other time to release Froyo.
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You're right. I just told my wife she might get an update next week called FroYo and she said what's that I'm not gonna lose my contacts am I. LOL
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muyoso said:
We should all go in there and reassure the Captivate owners that Samsung isn't that bad since we are getting Froyo on Monday.
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Dont jinx it!!!!!! Im pretty sure its happening from what we see... but im not COMPLETELY relaxing until its in our hands.
As far as John, hopefully his phase 2, or whatever the big thing is, is giving the Devs access to stuff no other OEM would do.... THAT would be impressive John... drivers, etc???
Even if there was legitimate software issues that really took this long to resolve, once its out, couldn't they post what they went thru, that could save face if SOMEHOW it actually took this long.... as long as that holdup wasnt anti-root security... that would be pretty silly... anything can be reverse engineered... ask the HDCP consortium....
Free USB>HDMI cables? Free TVs? Discount of SGS2, with the promise of releasing with the cutting edge software, and timely updates after that???
ok... im done... for now

ungovernable1977 said:
Dont jinx it!!!!!! Im pretty sure its happening from what we see... but im not COMPLETELY relaxing until its in our hands.
As far as John, hopefully his phase 2, or whatever the big thing is, is giving the Devs access to stuff no other OEM would do.... THAT would be impressive John... drivers, etc???
Even if there was legitimate software issues that really took this long to resolve, once its out, couldn't they post what they went thru, that could save face if SOMEHOW it actually took this long.... as long as that holdup wasnt anti-root security... that would be pretty silly... anything can be reverse engineered... ask the HDCP consortium....
Free USB>HDMI cables? Free TVs? Discount of SGS2, with the promise of releasing with the cutting edge software, and timely updates after that???
ok... im done... for now
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I doubt very highly that they'd offer us free anything, except maybe a kick in the behind. Also, discounts on sgs2 just doesn't seem very likely either. I'm just hoping for transparency regarding source code and MAYBE drivers, but not holding my breath.
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muyoso said:
We should all go in there and reassure the Captivate owners that Samsung isn't that bad since we are getting Froyo on Monday.
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Don't hold your breath! The Captivate crowd had Froyo released today only to have it pulled about an hour later.
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ungovernable1977 said:
Dont jinx it!!!!!! Im pretty sure its happening from what we see... but im not COMPLETELY relaxing until its in our hands.
As far as John, hopefully his phase 2, or whatever the big thing is, is giving the Devs access to stuff no other OEM would do.... THAT would be impressive John... drivers, etc???
Even if there was legitimate software issues that really took this long to resolve, once its out, couldn't they post what they went thru, that could save face if SOMEHOW it actually took this long.... as long as that holdup wasnt anti-root security... that would be pretty silly... anything can be reverse engineered... ask the HDCP consortium....
Free USB>HDMI cables? Free TVs? Discount of SGS2, with the promise of releasing with the cutting edge software, and timely updates after that???
ok... im done... for now
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I like you. You think EXACTLY like I do!!!

aleph23 said:
Lets not forget, t-mo users at xda forced their froyo update with threat of class action lawsuit...
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I seriously doubt that had anything to do with it. Just taking a logical guess, I'd wager the more likely scenario is that T-Mo's GS phone had less proprietary carrier 'issues' such as TouchWiz on our side to have to work the kinks out & 'play nice' with. I'm relatively newer with Sprint from that angle, but in my AT&T history I know all too well how they like to cater things to how they want them and/or limit them.

Closed thread encouraging flaming and a duplicate of many other threads.

might get an evo shift

i have to use my upgrade or i loose it in two days. would the evo shift be a huge downgrade to my evo? im asking because there are no other worthy upgrades right now on sprint.
i figure ill use the shift until the nexus comes out then sell both evo's for it.

Hell no! Unless you think screen size is a downgrade which it isn't.. same type just smaller. The processor is better then evo.. kb sucks tho.you can Oc to 1.5 stable .sexy
A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.

If you're just going to sell it, you could always upgrade, then reactivate your Evo and put Shift back in the box and keep it in mint condition so you get the most money.

jstalford said:
If you're just going to sell it, you could always upgrade, then reactivate your Evo and put Shift back in the box and keep it in mint condition so you get the most money.
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even used i can easily get $300 each for both evo's. that should be more than enough for the nexus s.

Its a great phone for replacing my Hero. My EVO or my Epic, the Shift wouldn't of stood a chance.

fixxxer2008 said:
even used i can easily get $300 each for both evo's. that should be more than enough for the nexus s.
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Just use the upgrade sell a phone and put out in a bank. Wait 10 months to get the evo 3d with a mature development. EVO was boring first 4 months.
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Crossrocker said:
Hell no! Unless you think screen size is a downgrade which it isn't.. same type just smaller. The processor is better then evo.. kb sucks tho.you can Oc to 1.5 stable .sexy
A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
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It also has a better GPU.

Couldn't you get the shift, keep it mint, and exchange it for the nexus s? That's if it comes out on April like they mentioned.
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Crossrocker said:
Hell no! Unless you think screen size is a downgrade which it isn't.. same type just smaller. The processor is better then evo.. kb sucks tho.you can Oc to 1.5 stable .sexy
A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
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I bought one for a friend of mine and helped him root/rom it. I actually loved the keyboard, felt great to me. In fact, I haven't used many slide out KB phones, but the only one I've used better than it is on my Arrive.
Which brings up the point, why not grab an Arrive Fixx? I've had tons of fun with mine so far, and you'd have the best of both worlds OS wise.

sftd said:
I bought one for a friend of mine and helped him root/rom it. I actually loved the keyboard, felt great to me. In fact, I haven't used many slide out KB phones, but the only one I've used better than it is on my Arrive.
Which brings up the point, why not grab an Arrive Fixx? I've had tons of fun with mine so far, and you'd have the best of both worlds OS wise.
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ive heard wp7 becomes very boring, very fast though. probably because it's still a baby.

Yea, I would definitely get it.
Can't you use the upgrade online and let them send it to you? Then you can just not activate it and re-sell it?
I am strongly strongly considering the Nexus S myself. With all the rumors of HTC locking their phones down .. I think I'm going to move on to nothing but pure google phones.

fixxxer2008 said:
even used i can easily get $300 each for both evo's. that should be more than enough for the nexus s.
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I thought you were going with the htc arrive?
And on the htc locking their phones down note, cyanogen and friends been tweeting about it all day he's pretty upset lol. This breaks my heart htc why....why....:-(
Nexus s anyone?
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dirkyd3rk said:
I thought you were going with the htc arrive?
And on the htc locking their phones down note, cyanogen and friends been tweeting about it all day he's pretty upset lol. This breaks my heart htc why....why....:-(
Nexus s anyone?
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Definitely. Sad thing to see HTC do, but the rooting community is only a small portion of sales so I doubt our impact will be felt.

Rippley05 said:
Definitely. Sad thing to see HTC do, but the rooting community is only a small portion of sales so I doubt our impact will be felt.
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Cyanogen users total to maybe around 250,000 I know its a small community in all but sheesh. I didn't catch the reasoning behind them(htc) doing it did you?
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dirkyd3rk said:
Cyanogen users total to maybe around 250,000 I know its a small community in all but sheesh. I didn't catch the reasoning behind them(htc) doing it did you?
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I have no idea. I don't know if it's 100% true either. I can only read rumors on websites, but if CM is upset about it, then I would think there is something to it.

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I have no idea. I don't know if it's 100% true either. I can only read rumors on websites, but if CM is upset about it, then I would think there is something to it.
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Definitely pissed, he said let's all move to Samsung or Sony Ericsson since they will have unlocked bootloaders. Cyanogen is like our dad, if he says let's all switch to sammy its done. Look lol
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I don't see all of his tweet for some reason.. maybe it's because I use the official twitter app?
Anyway, bad move on HTCs part. I see the Nexus S in my future.. just not as much of an upgrade over the EVO as the Evo 3D would have been.

dirkyd3rk said:
I thought you were going with the htc arrive?
And on the htc locking their phones down note, cyanogen and friends been tweeting about it all day he's pretty upset lol. This breaks my heart htc why....why....:-(
Nexus s anyone?
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nah... i decided against the arrive after seeing many mixed reviews. as far as evo3d i hate the look of it. the nexus s will for sure be my next phone. im debating if i will get the shift tonight or tomorrow. ill be ordering it on best buy online and pick it up in the store.

Rippley05 said:
I don't see all of his tweet for some reason.. maybe it's because I use the official twitter app?
Anyway, bad move on HTCs part. I see the Nexus S in my future.. just not as much of an upgrade over the EVO as the Evo 3D would have been.
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you will be better off with a pure google phone anyways. the nexus will get all updates and roms first.

fixxxer2008 said:
you will be better off with a pure google phone anyways. the nexus will get all updates and roms first.
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True, nexus s is in my future I guess. My upgrade isn't until September of this year, by the time I get my nexus it might be pushing itself to be outdated I believe. Hopefully other phones will be around. Have fun with your shift I hear that thing can definitely hold its own.
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You guys are awesome.

Whats up guys ...
Hope you all enjoy Gingerbread it seems to be close to release and comming along pretty good ...
I also want to thank the Devs and all of the people who's hard work goes into making Kernels, Themes, Roms,How to videos ...
This has been my favorite forum (even with its ups and downs -_- )on XDA all of you guys are awesome
Thanks!! for making the epic a truly Epic phone.
Keep up the good work guys hope you guys enjoy what time you have left here.
before i leave though ...
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I got one for each of you

Thanks! ................

Great post
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Where you going? There are still treats to be had!

I approve this post.

The Root said:
Where you going? There are still treats to be had!
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I know ... i'm on he fence ... there are so many douches on the 3vo forums
appearantly im a "wannabe mod"
so w/e ...

iSaint said:
I know ... i'm on he fence ... there are so many douches on the 3vo forums
appearantly im a "wannabe mod"
so w/e ...
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Lol I'm sorry your going to have a hard time there, so many trolls heading that way
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iSaint said:
I know ... i'm on he fence ... there are so many douches on the 3vo forums
appearantly im a "wannabe mod"
so w/e ...
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Stay here! We know you here. Lol
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I won't be going to the Within, but I'll be sending decent people there.
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I won't be going to the Within, but I'll be sending decent people there.
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Its amazing the maturity of the people on the Epic forums compared to the Evo forums ... it's ridiculous

woot woot!

Ditto on the Within. I haven't truely made up my mind just yet (although I hate the screen, cams and battery life on the evo3d). I don't get my upgrade til September (epic release date) after calling Sprint about premier gold vs silver (thanks again guys!) and my plan is to wait about a month (if necessary) to see what Cyanogenmod prospects look like on both platforms. If the within has good progress at least being made, within for sure. But if it's a small dev community (don't get me wrong, ours is certainly quality over quantity ) again working on a very different us variant with issues, it may be enough to make me take the Evo3D. I love its resolution like you wouldn't believe, but I think the screen looks like crap because of the 3d surface on top of it. Plus qualcomm crappy battery life, 720p 5mp only cameras... should be interesting!
I don't think I'm alone in saying though the epic taught me a very valuable lesson. Never buy on release day. Its hard I know but the epic is great, we've STILL got great devs hard at work, and gingerbread and flash look better than on a mac (which almost always suck with fash). I'll wait it out a bit. If I upgrade it'll be mostly for software support, mods and a bit more running ram for multitasking.
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This is basically my thoughts ... i think im going to wait ... but you can order the Evo 3d online now ...
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compuw22c said:
Ditto on the Within. I haven't truely made up my mind just yet (although I hate the screen, cams and battery life on the evo3d). I don't get my upgrade til September (epic release date) after calling Sprint about premier gold vs silver (thanks again guys!) and my plan is to wait about a month (if necessary) to see what Cyanogenmod prospects look like on both platforms. If the within has good progress at least being made, within for sure. But if it's a small dev community (don't get me wrong, ours is certainly quality over quantity ) again working on a very different us variant with issues, it may be enough to make me take the Evo3D. I love its resolution like you wouldn't believe, but I think the screen looks like crap because of the 3d surface on top of it. Plus qualcomm crappy battery life, 720p 5mp only cameras... should be interesting!
I don't think I'm alone in saying though the epic taught me a very valuable lesson. Never buy on release day. Its hard I know but the epic is great, we've STILL got great devs hard at work, and gingerbread and flash look better than on a mac (which almost always suck with fash). I'll wait it out a bit. If I upgrade it'll be mostly for software support, mods and a bit more running ram for multitasking.
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Mystery's ability to do what he did with froyo makes me wonder what we'll get from ACS regarding GB. This release was sick. It's the froyo we were all seeking. I think we're on track to see our phones rise as their reliability continue to cruise. I know people still joining older phones for cost reasons. We'll have another wave enter our community down the road. It's all cyclical. The Within crowd will be demanding before they learn patience. Be strong, grasshoppers.

That reminds me, in preparation for my trip to Amsterdam and Germany I was updating my old TP2 (for the sim card slot, last year I got 6.5-7mbps on vodafone germany, for ten euros for the month prepaid! Way faster than 3g sprint, kinda funny). They still have active development going on! Its awesome, I love the community! June 6th for the rom, then they've got a very nice froyo (and somewhat unstable gingerbread) in both nand flash or haret boot. Amazing. That and the wpa-supplicant ad-hoc hack for the epic and I'll be tethering my epic to the tp2, google voice and skype, ten euros prepaid internet and I'll be good to go! Did I mention I love the community?!
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iSaint said:
I know ... i'm on he fence ... there are so many douches on the 3vo forums
appearantly im a "wannabe mod"
so w/e ...
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Ya, getting the 3d on friday. But I've noticed to, to many a-holes on evo threads.
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iSaint said:
I know ... i'm on he fence ... there are so many douches on the 3vo forums
appearantly im a "wannabe mod"
so w/e ...
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I saw that post... I think everyone there will be a lot nicer once they actually get their phones.

readingkeeper said:
I saw that post... I think everyone there will be a lot nicer once they actually get their phones.
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They're already backordered (gives me an excuse not to be with them)... so im not getting it Samsung Within it is then ...

iSaint said:
They're already backordered (gives me an excuse not to be with them)... so im not getting it Samsung Within it is then ...
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I would wait, a little longer for better phone

davidrules7778 said:
I would wait, a little longer for better phone
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Yea i don't really have a choice now ... my mom spent the money i saved up for it ...
She said she'll pay for the Within.. so $200 and im guessing the Within will be more .. so im making interest

SamsungJohn is back

So SamsungJohn is back and since the Vibrant has not received an update to Gingerbread I think we might get a final answer as to whether not we are getting it.
(I honestly couldn't care less I'm happy with my phone but it would be nice to know for sure).
So SamsungJohn, do you have any information like you did with Froyo?

vibrant gets ICS in 2 days

reuthermonkey said:
vibrant gets ICS in 2 days
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screw ics, we're jumping straight to honey bun

bfranklin1986 said:
screw ics, we're jumping straight to honey bun
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Errr.... We're getting Mold Bread
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sahil04 said:
So SamsungJohn is back and since the Vibrant has not received an update to Gingerbread I think we might get a final answer as to whether not we are getting it.
(I honestly couldn't care less I'm happy with my phone but it would be nice to know for sure).
So SamsungJohn, do you have any information like you did with Froyo?
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Wait how do you know he's back has he been posting lately?

xriderx66 said:
Wait how do you know he's back has he been posting lately?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1291758

sahil04 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1291758
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Yea sorry to burst your bubble, but im pretty sure his big announcements are going to be to announce upcoming nexus devices.
I doubt we are going to see an official Gingerbread release for the vibrant because it doesnt just pop up over night, an official release require extensive testing, the likes of which usually result in leaks or at the very least somewhat substantiated rumors. If you recall in our wait for Froyo we saw countless leaks over the span of several months.
I for one cannot wait to see the announcement for the prime and other nexus devices. Im through with carrier branded devices.

shreddintyres said:
Yea sorry to burst your bubble, but im pretty sure his big announcements are going to be to announce upcoming nexus devices.
I doubt we are going to see an official Gingerbread release for the vibrant because it doesnt just pop up over night, an official release require extensive testing, the likes of which usually result in leaks or at the very least somewhat substantiated rumors. If you recall in our wait for Froyo we saw countless leaks over the span of several months.
I for one cannot wait to see the announcement for the prime and other nexus devices. Im through with carrier branded devices.
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Oh I already know that the big announcement is probably in relation to the upcoming Nexus device. What I was talking about is post #15 where he says:
Thanks Chainfire, please do stay in touch. As for me, I'm going to check out some of the XDA Samsung forums and see what's been going on.
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Vibrant is a Samsung device so I thought he'd come in here and people might be interested in getting a definitive answer whether or not the Vibrant will be getting updated or not from a legit source.

sahil04 said:
Vibrant is a Samsung device so I thought he'd come in here and people might be interested in getting a definitive answer whether or not the Vibrant will be getting updated or not from a legit source.
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Ah my bad, i only read the first page :x lol

I got his attention:
SamsungJohn,
I'm not meaning to harrass you at all, but is there any way you could shed some light on whether or not the Samsung Vibrant will be getting a gingerbread update?
It has been in question for a long time now, seeing as the other SGS devices got it... we are all kind of wondering why it was left in the dust. I mean, Gingerbread improves on the CPU the Vibrant is equipped with, bringing it to its full potential more-so than Froyo.
I, and many others purchased the phone on a 2 year contract with updates in mind. Its only a year old phone, it seems kind of rude that it has already been abandoned (if that is the case) I know you don't make all the decisions there at Samsung, but If you can see it from our point of view, could you maybe speak with someone that does have control over the situation?
I love the Hardware, beautiful screen, and Samsung in general... But please John, tell them they are going to lose future customers if they drop phones after such a short amount of time. It irritates people who bought a phone with the SGS label, and already people are seeing it as inferior to device to those of the same timeframe, such as the G2... Because HTC has kept the phone updated and their customers happy, Many of them will return to HTC for their next device.
Thanks for your time, and being a part of this community.
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His Response:
Hello imitebewrong,
I haven't heard anything about the update for the Vibrant. As soon as I get some valuable information I will let you know.
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Seriously I'm not hoping anymore, I'll just be disappointed anyway.
I just hope we'll be have a port of custom rom ICS.

Why don't you guys just use this as a freaking learning lesson. Don't purchase anymore Samsung phones (exception Samsung made Nexus).

SamsungVibrant said:
Don't purchase anymore Samsung phones (exception Samsung made Nexus).
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Way to contradict yourself.

SamsungVibrant said:
Why don't you guys just use this as a freaking learning lesson. Don't purchase anymore Samsung phones (exception Samsung made Nexus).
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Lol! Samsung is quality and there notches above everyone else and everyone knows that. Plus we have XDA for updates in my opinion
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Maybe your energy should be focused at Tmobile, who had proven track record of not providing updates.
I do believe that going with non carrier based phones is the correct track.
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SamsungVibrant said:
Why don't you guys just use this as a freaking learning lesson. Don't purchase anymore Samsung phones (exception Samsung made Nexus).
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No.
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I am not sure what SamsungJohn's official title or job is but he is certainly not in customer relations. He has never given a decent straight forward answer. I almost think I would rather have a lower quality phone that gets updates than a high quality hardware phone that never gets updated.
I love my phone but not releasing updates has made me think my next phone and tablet will not be a Samsung device. I have a 2.2.1 wifi Galaxy Tab that has never seen an update and a Vibrant with only one update. And to be fair, the update to FroYo on the Vibrant was something that it should have shipped with to begin with. To compound the issue we get no response or time frames on any updates. That is just horrible customer service.

Thanks for the hardworking of T-mobile or Samsung,
I wont get any Android products without "Nexus" in their ass

I will stay with T-mobile because it suits my current needs. 2 lines $130, unlimited un-throttled data on both; but I will never buy another phone that is not Nexus.
I almost rather be the douche with an Iphone, know it's being locked down, have less features, etc, but know I will have a working gps and support in 6 months. Being able to make calls....well they are all just holding the phone wrong anyway.

adamcooks said:
Maybe your energy should be focused at Tmobile, who had proven track record of not providing updates.
I do believe that going with non carrier based phones is the correct track.
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I'm really not sure when people are going to get it. It's Tmobile to blame, not Samsung.