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Data speed on the vibrant :)

Hey, im not sure if any of you noticed but i had a nexus one which was a great phone! but it seems the vibrant is much fast when loading pages and pulling in data on edge and 3g. It's hard to explain what i mean but it's just a little more powerful. anyone else notice this? when you download apps, especially on 3g.. it's like #pow! and installed... very zippy!
just wanted some opinions. I can't wait until a real rom is generated for this phone and they create a 3200 mah battery for this. IM BUYING IT lol
Also yall should try Skyfire browser from the market and set your browser to open as Desktop rather than android or iPhone. Even on edge, the pages open so fast!
check it out!

yea, the data seems quite zippy on the phone, even if the speed readings are a bit inconsistent. I did hit 5 Mbps in pasadena yesterday tho.

darkknight49 said:
yea, the data seems quite zippy on the phone, even if the speed readings are a bit inconsistent. I did hit 5 Mbps in pasadena yesterday tho.
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yeah exactly

I too came from a n1 and yes this beats it in speeds. Even on edge with no bars is faster than my n1 with 2 bars... I just wish the signal bars wasn't wacky. Its throwing my thinking off...lol

The phone takes advantage of HSPA. That's probably what you're seeing.
Sent from my Vibrant using XDA app facing north...no, wait. southwest.

XfooYen said:
The phone takes advantage of HSPA. That's probably what you're seeing.
Sent from my Vibrant using XDA app facing north...no, wait. southwest.
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So did his n1.....

Coming from the Slide I couldn't even use the browser on Edge but on this Vibrant its really quick on Edge and I don't even need to switch it to 3G. Definitely a difference.

XfooYen said:
The phone takes advantage of HSPA. That's probably what you're seeing.
Sent from my Vibrant using XDA app facing north...no, wait. southwest.
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SE7EN- said:
Coming from the Slide I couldn't even use the browser on Edge but on this Vibrant its really quick on Edge and I don't even need to switch it to 3G. Definitely a difference.
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Same here, in edge my n1 most the time didn't do anything... this is fast on edge....

stepinmyworld said:
yeah exactly
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I just record my best download on speedtest.net. 6.1Mbs in Seattle area.
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I_Droid said:
I just record my best download on speedtest.net. 6.1Mbs in Seattle area.
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Nice I got 5.0 this morning in Portland Oregon...

XfooYen said:
The phone takes advantage of HSPA. That's probably what you're seeing.
Sent from my Vibrant using XDA app facing north...no, wait. southwest.
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well the nexus was said to support HSPA as well but it wasn't this fast.

temperbad said:
I too came from a n1 and yes this beats it in speeds. Even on edge with no bars is faster than my n1 with 2 bars... I just wish the signal bars wasn't wacky. Its throwing my thinking off...lol
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i completely agree. the bars issue is annoying but i try not to worry about it too much because it never loses connection.

temperbad said:
Nice I got 5.0 this morning in Portland Oregon...
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i can't seem to get past 3.2 mb download speeds in Philadelphia. it normally ranges from 2.5 mb though. that's pretty good.. it's consistent compared to some unfortunate people in bad areas

stepinmyworld said:
i can't seem to get past 3.2 mb download speeds in Philadelphia. it normally ranges from 2.5 mb though. that's pretty good.. it's consistent compared to some unfortunate people in bad areas
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Anything over 2.0 for me is good. ...

I'm lucky if I get .5 Mbps here in vegas.. And we supposedly have that high speed network here. I went to california not long ago and edge there completely blew away the 3g in vegas. That is very sad.
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using speedtest.net i got 5.6 download speed here in richmond va
then the next day, saw 1.9 - someone on another forum said when he had spotty svc at home, he complained and Tmo sent a tech out to his tower, and a week later his was smoking with 4 bars constant
no idea how valid that report was but i'm thinking to try it

stepinmyworld said:
Hey, im not sure if any of you noticed but i had a nexus one which was a great phone! but it seems the vibrant is much fast when loading pages and pulling in data on edge and 3g. It's hard to explain what i mean but it's just a little more powerful. anyone else notice this? when you download apps, especially on 3g.. it's like #pow! and installed... very zippy!
just wanted some opinions. I can't wait until a real rom is generated for this phone and they create a 3200 mah battery for this. IM BUYING IT lol
Also yall should try Skyfire browser from the market and set your browser to open as Desktop rather than android or iPhone. Even on edge, the pages open so fast!
check it out!
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The Vibrant definitely processes things fast all around. I'm hitting 5-6Mbps down.
As for your battery you should just pick up some extra 1500mAh to get you by.

Arr MiHardies said:
I'm lucky if I get .5 Mbps here in vegas.. And we supposedly have that high speed network here. I went to california not long ago and edge there completely blew away the 3g in vegas. That is very sad.
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funny you mention that - had a similiar issue when i was out in vegas - called tmo cause i couldn't believe vegas would have weak coverage - csr said to try turning phone off, wait a couple minutes and turning back on - and it worked
in case it helps, she said something about the phone "reregistering with the network"

Hold on to your seats boys and girls of NYC...

...THE EAGLE HAS LANDED. Unofficially, that is. Check the pic attached.
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holy crap! why can't dallas get ANYTHING that good?? damnit!!

How did you get the battery life to display in your status bar?

Come on Sprint, time to give loyal SF users some love! Between us and New York we are your biggest markets!
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ckombo said:
How did you get the battery life to display in your status bar?
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Look for "batteryindicator" by developer "darshancomputing" in Android Market.
Their Pro version "batteryindicatorpro" has higher icon resolution and more features.
I've been using for a month now and I highly recommend it.

ckombo said:
How did you get the battery life to display in your status bar?
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It's an app. I believe the name is Battery Indicator. Can be found in the market.
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SilverStone641 said:
holy crap! why can't dallas get ANYTHING that good?? damnit!!
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I was blown away. There had been reports of 4g signals in Queens, but I just found out that we were getting a signal here in Brooklyn early this morning on a fluke. I tested around 4mbps indoors near a window. And the pic is the result from outside. On stability I'd rate it a 6.5. Signal did drop a few times intermittently. But pretty good overall.
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cool, ill be leaving work in an hour ill check wallstreet area and where ever else i go tonight!

nenn said:
cool, ill be leaving work in an hour ill check wallstreet area and where ever else i go tonight!
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Wall St has some 4G for sure, full bars while outside on Wall. Nowhere near those speeds though, but hopefully soon....

Fyahstarter said:
...THE EAGLE HAS LANDED. Unofficially, that is. Check the pic attached.
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omfg... is this midtown nyc????

not to sound like an Ahole... Is that it? Does NYC suffer from low speeds? I get 1.5 M up with just 3G??? Im in L.A. Just curious? Download Speed is impressive though

xavier1022 said:
not to sound like an Ahole... Is that it? Does NYC suffer from low speeds? I get 1.5 M up with just 3G??? Im in L.A. Just curious? Download Speed is impressive though
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I think it's all location dependent, but the main thing is we don't have an official date for 4G yet, so it's exciting....
I don't think I've got above 1mbps upload on 3G though.. ever..

eyeballer1 said:
Wall St has some 4G for sure, full bars while outside on Wall. Nowhere near those speeds though, but hopefully soon....
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*gasp* damn these tall buildings and me getting almost NO service.

shift_ said:
omfg... is this midtown nyc????
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This is good ol' Brooklyn, USA. Lefferts Gardens-Prospect Park area to be exact. The 3G service around here is actually pretty darn good. I average about 1.5 to 2.2 most times, so I'm not even that pressed about 4G, but I'm damn sure glad to see it is available if the occasion ever arises that I need it! Somehow I doubt, I'll be getting those speeds when the system officially roles out and is advertised.

yeah im in bay ridge and ive been getting 4g for like 3-4 weeks now

snapcallem said:
yeah im in bay ridge and ive been getting 4g for like 3-4 weeks now
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That's what I'm talkin' about, maaaan! What kind of speeds are you getting out there?

Fyahstarter said:
This is good ol' Brooklyn, USA. Lefferts Gardens-Prospect Park area to be exact. The 3G service around here is actually pretty darn good. I average about 1.5 to 2.2 most times, so I'm not even that pressed about 4G, but I'm damn sure glad to see it is available if the occasion ever arises that I need it! Somehow I doubt, I'll be getting those speeds when the system officially roles out and is advertised.
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lol wow.. damn nice!

evodaniken said:
Look for "batteryindicator" by developer "darshancomputing" in Android Market.
Their Pro version "batteryindicatorpro" has higher icon resolution and more features.
I've been using for a month now and I highly recommend it.
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Fyahstarter said:
It's an app. I believe the name is Battery Indicator. Can be found in the market.
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Thanks guys!

4g in the bronx along the 5/2 lines, noticed it after west farms sq until at least e180 wepaaaaa
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4G on Gunhill Rd and Jerome Ave in the Bx also. Glad I saw this thread. I am on Deodexed 2.2 stock ROM

Where To Buy An "Employee" N1?

I already own an N1 that I bought at release, but I've always wanted to pick up an Employee version of the phone...as I've heard it has a significantly higher overclock capability, plus I love the back cover
Anybody know if these are possible to pick up, and if so, where?

Ebay.......

Sometimes I see one on ebay. But really, all I want is the fancy battery cover.

Is there actually a difference in cpu? How have I never heard of this lol
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Source for this? I have no idea how it would be more overclockable than any other nexus...faik it's just a fancy cover.

Employee copies were "BETA" devices, for testing purposes. I have heard from several developers that they had a higher overclock capability..

HighTech216 said:
Sometimes I see one on ebay. But really, all I want is the fancy battery cover.
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Me too. Anyone have a source?

A source for
1) A phone that hasn't been made for over a year
2) A phone that was never sold to the public
Sure. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ebay&l=1

GldRush98 said:
A source for
1) A phone that hasn't been made for over a year
2) A phone that was never sold to the public
Sure. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ebay&l=1
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Source, as in where he got the info about the OC capabilities and such.

not true. the same exact cpu.

simms22 said:
not true. the same exact cpu.
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That's exactly what they want you to think

uoY_redruM said:
Employee copies were "BETA" devices, for testing purposes. I have heard from several developers that they had a higher overclock capability..
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I have one, and although I haven't tested any high overclock kernels, it seems to be identical to the normal one and performs pretty much the same at any clock from 800mhz to 1100mhz

wdfowty said:
That's exactly what they want you to think
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i had a chance to "unbrick" one earlier in the year. the owner soft bricked it and thought the world was over. the only thing that was different about the employee(holiday) edition nexus one was the spl. everything else was exactly the same.

GldRush98 said:
A source for
1) A phone that hasn't been made for over a year
2) A phone that was never sold to the public
Sure. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ebay&l=1
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Sorry if I was not explicit enough for you to discern my meaning. I ment a source for the 'Holiday edition' battery door.

yep same cpu actually you can oc and make it faster using cm6 or another rom running at 1113.6 or 1119.3

pauloalvn said:
yep same cpu actually you can oc and make it faster using cm6 or another rom running at 1113.6 or 1119.3
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lol. It's the modified kernel that allows an overclock, not the rom. It's not even worth OCing imho. All that risk for 113-119 mHz...And no noticeable difference (outside of benchmarks, which don't matter anyways).

With CM6 final and wildmonk kernel I overclock to 1228mhz with no problem. Now having it over clock to 1. 4 gh will be impressive
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sl8125 said:
With CM6 final and wildmonk kernel I overclock to 1228mhz with no problem. Now having it over clock to 1. 4 gh will be impressive
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I've never seen the point in risking a $500+ phone to squeeze better benchmarks out of it. To each his own, I guess.
Again, the rom you use has no affect on overclock capabilities. It's all the kernel and SetCPU.
Nice post count btw! lol

I like to max out the phone much as I can. It not line it runs at max all time only when its on. It will reduce the life of the phone. But do ever use the phone over a year or two. Nope. Its all a preference. Also you feel the difference on speed with oc.
And what about my post count? I am no dev. I am a phone enthusiast. I come here to get info and share my experience with the mods. Sorry if my post count is not to your liking.
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sl8125 said:
I like to max out the phone much as I can. It not line it runs at max all time only when its on. It will reduce the life of the phone. But do ever use the phone over a year or two. Nope. Its all a preference. Also you feel the difference on speed with oc.
And what about my post count? I am no dev. I am a phone enthusiast. I come here to get info and share my experience with the mods. Sorry if my post count is not to your liking.
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No no no you misunderstand. It was a compliment, 420 is a "sacred" number in California (and the US at large). Waaaay off topic, my apologies [OP]. Had to.
No disrespect intended.

I was SO high when I did this with my Xoom ...!

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12011163/IMAG0260.jpg
I was surprised the GPS couldn't get a speed lock, though- there were some 10 good satellites in view. Either it needs an internet connection (which I didn't think it would for speed, vs. mapping) or the logic figures you shouldn't be going > 99MPH and filters it out as a bad datapoint).

Somehow, I knew this was going to be about altitude.
What app is that?

sweet. Thanks for sharing. I've never been able to get gps lock in a plane with my phone, even by a window. That's cool that the Xoom can.

arrtoodeetoo said:
What app is that?
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GPS Test. I just bought the paid version, too, since I use it on a couple of devices I have.

Ahah way to draw in the readers... that's pretty slick though!

kcrudup said:
I was surprised the GPS couldn't get a speed lock, though- there were some 10 good satellites in view. Either it needs an internet connection (which I didn't think it would for speed, vs. mapping) or the logic figures you shouldn't be going > 99MPH and filters it out as a bad datapoint).
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Not all countries have speed limits like that In Germany you will get honked at if you go less than 99 MPH ha ha. It didn't work for me when I was on a plane though.
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ive been able to get an altitude reading while on a plane with my Droid x but never a speed reading

arrtoodeetoo said:
Somehow, I knew this was going to be about altitude.
What app is that?
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Well, you knew more then me, because I was thinking something totally different lol.

vamp6x6x6x said:
Well, you knew more then me, because I was thinking something totally different lol.
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LOL!! same here.... good one OP.

I got a speed reading using Garmin on my old Nokia (Symbian) - something like 569mph
never altitude though... pretty cool! I'll try it next week ...

funnycreature said:
Not all countries have speed limits like that
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Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of "throw out this data point if it's an outlier" (i.e., too high or even negative, due to errors in the received GPS data) for better reliability.
But since installing the Pro version, I see there's a setting for "Max Speed" which has an option for "Airplane" (600MPH), so it was apparently the GPS Test application just not working over 100MPH.
I'll try it again on my flight back home from work this week; stay tuned!

This is the way back to work tonight; I guess that's a pretty decent speed for a 737:
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This is the way back to work tonight; I guess that's a pretty decent speed for a 737:
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So the one showing the speed is the paid version and all works well? Is 600 the maximum speed it will handle? I'm not planning a supersonic flight (we no longer have Concorde) but it would be good to know!

htc6500uk said:
So the one showing the speed is the paid version and all works well?
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Yeah, I guess that also explains the red numbering, too.
Is 600 the maximum speed it will handle?
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According to the Dev's docs, yeah- but I also wonder if some of that is due to the limitation of either the calculations or of even the GPS chip itself (the speed of the updates). But you're right- I think even a balls-out 747 is capable of only Mach .92 (~615 MPH) so I'm pretty sure we're gonna stay under that limit (unless we're on a long-haul craft trying to beat weather!)

Blah blah blah. All I wanna know is how you were still high after getting thru security.

kcrudup said:
This is the way back to work tonight; I guess that's a pretty decent speed for a 737:
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Damn it that's all the xoom can do?? I have to return mine.......lol

inspiron41 said:
Damn it that's all the xoom can do?? I have to return mine.......lol
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No....the xoom can let you watch porn with no limitation aka flash enabled lol
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i have got speed readings when i fly with mine (i'm a pilot) but you need a good 6 or 7 sats being used for your fix, not just "in view".

pyrator said:
i have got speed readings when i fly with mine (i'm a pilot) but you need a good 6 or 7 sats being used for your fix, not just "in view".
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You must have the paid GPS Test (or another GPS app); in the first picture I had 10 sats being used for fixes (all "green bars") but the for-free app itself didn't support speeds > 100MPH (by design).
Didn't get speeds in-flight 'till I'd upgraded; that's what's being shown in the 2nd pic.

I loved this post. I had to show my friends this one and then let them read the details. Very good hook to get people to read.

Verizon Finally Starts Field Testing Gingerbread for the Samsung Fascinate, Build EH0

It's official Verizon has started testing a Gingerbread build (2.3.5), though I want to know why the battery meter is the same as now, and it's not the green standing up battery meter that we are familiar with on the other Galaxy S phones.
I can't post the link but the news is on droid-life and phandroid

at the bottom of the article it says:
“ZOMG, it’s just a build.prop edit!”
Cheers ___!
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edit: nevermind.

uzumaki82 said:
edit: nevermind.
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Why the nevermind? isn't this good news?

fulaman said:
It's official Verizon has started testing a Gingerbread build (2.3.5), though I want to know why the battery meter is the same as now, and it's not the green standing up battery meter that we are familiar with on the other Galaxy S phones.
I can't post the link but the news is on droid-life and phandroid
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at the bottom of the article it says:
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eh03 is very real...unless what im using on my fascinate at this second is a figment of my imagination

Is a Build.prop.edit a bad thing? If that's the case I think I'm just going to go ahead and root and see if I can use EI20. The problem is once I put EI20 on my phone, I won't be able to update anymore right? It will be nice to have my phone Bingless though.

nitsuj17 said:
eh03 is very real...unless what im using on my fascinate at this second is a figment of my imagination
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Can you take some screenshots please? Fascinate has had the ability to do so since Froyo (hold back key and hit powerkey). I want to see how it looks like, and what kind of Quadrant scores you are getting, can you also please link the apps?

fulaman said:
Can you take some screenshots please? Fascinate has had the ability to do so since Froyo (hold back key and hit powerkey). I want to see how it looks like, and what kind of Quadrant scores you are getting, can you also please link the apps?
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lol i know how to take screenshots
i refuse to use quadrant as i think its bunk...but check development in a few minutes and u can find out urself

nitsuj17 said:
lol i know how to take screenshots
i refuse to use quadrant as i think its bunk...but check development in a few minutes and u can find out urself
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WORD!!

nitsuj17 said:
lol i know how to take screenshots
i refuse to use quadrant as i think its bunk...but check development in a few minutes and u can find out urself
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Quadrant is a bit bunk I agree with that, but I noticed that on Galaxy S phones running 2.3.4 and higher that the Quadrant scores have been reading anywhere from the low 1400s to the low 1700s. I just wanted to know what they changed in Gingerbread that made the phones a bit more responsive.
That said bro, /beg would be nice to see some screenies.

I'm really wondering how EH03 matches up against EI20 on the generic sch-i500(Showcase) or how it matches up to EH09 on the Mesmerize.

It's about time this is happening for the fascinate....how about the droid charge? I think samsung forgot they even made the Charge....
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terrierl said:
It's about time this is happening for the fascinate....how about the droid charge? I think samsung forgot they even made the Charge....
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its not for lack of builds from samsung...charge has had at least 8 gb leaks..maybe more

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its not for lack of builds from samsung...charge has had at least 8 gb leaks..maybe more
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This sounds like a bit of fail on Verizon's end.

Too bad none of the leaks are stable...nothing but problems with force closings, random loud static while on calls and other various problems. I think Verizon is actually swapping them for totally different devices if you call and complain...
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terrierl said:
Too bad none of the leaks are stable...nothing but problems with force closings, random loud static while on calls and other various problems. I think Verizon is actually swapping them for totally different devices if you call and complain...
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it seems like the latest leaks are a lot better
but the call and complain for devices has always been around...but try and do it two devices in a row, they eventually do catch on

woah you guys are just now getting GB testing? and I thought the Epic4g had it rough. How is the leak?

j00manji said:
woah you guys are just now getting GB testing? and I thought the Epic4g had it rough. How is the leak?
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From what I heard, the leak is pretty good, everyone says the phone has really sped up with this Gingerbread build, not only that, but for once when you hit the search button it goes directly to Google search, no more Bing crap. That said, Bing is still on the phone, but much less prevalent.
What kind of Quadrant scores are you getting with Galaxy S Epic 4G Gingerbread official release?

terrierl said:
It's about time this is happening for the fascinate....how about the droid charge? I think samsung forgot they even made the Charge....
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Well good news for you, the Droid Charge is getting Gingerbread before the Fascinate:
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/11/23/samsung-droid-charge-gingerbread-update-imminent/
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