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Just some NS love

Hi everyone, just wanted to post a quick love post for this phone ! I just returned my 2nd G2x after dealing with lots of annoyances and picked up the NS for T-M.
I love the battery life !!! It's better than my old N1, and twice as good as my G2x battery life. Haven't even rooted yet... The only downside is not having HSPA+ ("4G") on this phone for T-Mobile. Otherwise this phone is perfect for me.

I'm thinking Nexus phones are the only way to go now. I'm never getting anything else.
This phone had been amazing.
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Zardos66 said:
I'm thinking Nexus phones are the only way to go now. I'm never getting anything else.
This phone had been amazing.
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+1 agreed. This was my first nexus phone and I must say I have never been dissatisfied with this device. The next phone I buy will be the newest member of the nexus family whenever that is.
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Happy Birthday!

Happy 2nd birthday to the Nexus S! Its been an amazing 2 years for development and I'm sad to say development will probably die out in the next two years
So i was wondering? Anyone here been using your ns since day 1?
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IMHO, Nexus S Best phone ever...

Happy Birthday everyone!

Ahh...happy bday nexus s...best phone i've ever use...:beer:
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FirePoncho86 said:
Happy 2nd birthday to the Nexus S! Its been an amazing 2 years for development and I'm sad to say development will probably die out in the next two years
So i was wondering? Anyone here been using your ns since day 1?
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yeah i'm using since day 1. high 5.

Day one user here too. Great phone. Just wish it had more RAM -if it wasn't for that, I'd have no problem keeping this phone and never upgrading. Especially with the extended battery I got for it.
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Happy Birthday to my Nexus s!
and Happy Bad Day to I Phone

Mine has only 1 year and 2 month, i'm waiting for official Cyanogen 10.1 nightlies ^^
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Personally, I've had mine for 15 months, and it's been my best phone, not solely because of the hardware, but because of all the awesome developers. You guys make this phone the best!
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Not since day one but did have gs1 the year prior to this phone's release. We tend to forget that this phone is practically identical to the galaxy s- a phone that remained technically unrivalled for about a year prior to the nexus release.
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This is my 2nd android phone and first nexus device. I love it in so many reasons. Its performance and the community support have made me stick with android. Its sad that Google will no longer support it and the hardware is kinda outdated. But NS have given me the best android experience. I don't own gnex because I really love my NS.
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mypat said:
yeah i'm using since day 1. high 5.
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wow! respect for the veteran! :victory:

Zunex95 said:
wow! respect for the veteran! :victory:
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Thanks :good:

Happy Birthday NS!
Great phone and still the best looking handset IMHO.

Warren_Orange said:
Happy Birthday NS!
Great phone and still the best looking handset IMHO.
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The NS does look really nice, the Nexus One looked good too! The N4 looks so uninspiring. If that design came out 2 years ago, it would have been awesome...but going into 2013, it looks kinda bland
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I could easily see myself buying a "Nexus S2" with the exact same form factor and just upgraded specs... like a dual-core processor and LTE!

Bought mine on release day 2 years ago today! Love this phone. Easily the most ergonomic phone I've ever held in my hand. It is just so comfortable. Still on the original battery, never changed it. No hardware issues (except for that slight green line on the left edge of the screen). A trooper of a phone that has held its ground. Bought into the Nexus program for the Google updates and I have not been disappointed. The dev community is carrying us into 4.2 and beyond. It's been a great 2 years for Android. Look how far we've come. What a ride the Nexus S has been on! GB>ICS>JB

Bought mine on the first day it came out two years ago. This phone has been a beast and omg the awesome development. Though I'm not using it now (I got a GS3 about a month ago), it carries on its glory in my brother's hands. He's loving it! It's sad to probably see development will stop after 4.2. This phone is what a true Nexus phone should be.
Happy Birthday Nexus S! ??
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I've had this phone now for about 14 months and is hands down the beat phone experience I've had... Rooted within my first month of having it and was running custom ICS ROMs all the way up til my current 4.2.1 Rasbean Jelly ROM... I don't think development will continue for another two years... I DO think it will get KLP, by port from a dev of course... But the Android updates really starting to catch up to the specs of the phone and were starting to see its limits... I do believe development could easily continue for +2 years... But i just don't see devs sticking around that long...
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the1dynasty said:
I do believe development could easily continue for +2 years... But i just don't see devs sticking around that long...
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Couldn't have phrased it better
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Should I buy one?

I am thinking about buying the n4. I love my n7 but reading some of these forum's it seems quite a few people are unhappy with it. Oh what to do?
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joeZONE82 said:
I am thinking about buying the n4. I love my n7 but reading some of these forum's it seems quite a few people are unhappy with it. Oh what to do?
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Buy one.. This phone blows the n7 away
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I think people only post if there is a problem with the phone...
That why you only see post about people being unhappy with it..
Most of the time, people wouldn't post anything about the phone if it's working fine/happy with it..
But then you do get the occasionally positive/*this phone rocks* reviews :victory:
I end up selling my N7 after awhile I got my Nexus 4... cause is such pain getting game saves around.. !

Getting mine today :good: First things to do: unlock it, flash recovery and SU and off course Franco kernel. Had it before and liked the phone, the only bad thing about this phone is the camera quality and the washed out colors out of the box.

capcanuck said:
Buy one.. This phone blows the n7 away
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No it doesnt. Lol
I have both and I love them!
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Right on, I need a phone and not just any phone..had the s3 unlocked rooted, loved it. Sold it lol. Was thinking about note 2 but don't really care for the gimmicks and the price! Kinda new at whats what for tech but refuse Togo back to ifoam or bb. Android rules. Caught wind of the n4 on n7 forums n dig the specs, just need to make sure ppl that have it love it. Reading a few negative threads I had to ask cuz it looks like a badass phone.
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joeZONE82 said:
Right on, I need a phone and not just any phone..had the s3 unlocked rooted, loved it. Sold it lol. Was thinking about note 2 but don't really care for the gimmicks and the price! Kinda new at whats what for tech but refuse Togo back to ifoam or bb. Android rules. Caught wind of the n4 on n7 forums n dig the specs, just need to make sure ppl that have it love it. Reading a few negative threads I had to ask cuz it looks like a badass phone.
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You will not regret buying this phone, and a custom kernel should increase batterylife quite a lot. And you can set the colors to your own liking

As far as reports of problems go, there are just as many in the Nexus 7 forums. People with issues are simply more vocal.
I for one am finding this phone to be a perfect companion to my Nexus 7 and it's also as near to a flawless specimen as I could have hoped.
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Okay I been reading up more on this phone and I can't find a good reason not to get it. Price is great specs are solid and the support and development are going to be off the charts. I'd like to know what case to get, I have been using otter box on past phones but wanna try something different.
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joeZONE82 said:
Okay I been reading up more on this phone and I can't find a good reason not to get it. Price is great specs are solid and the support and development are going to be off the charts. I'd like to know what case to get, I have been using otter box on past phones but wanna try something different.
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To be fair, most of the people in this forum are nexus 4 fanatics, so our opinions may be a bit biased
That being said, this phone is AWESOME.
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joeZONE82 said:
Okay I been reading up more on this phone and I can't find a good reason not to get it. Price is great specs are solid and the support and development are going to be off the charts. I'd like to know what case to get, I have been using otter box on past phones but wanna try something different.
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I would honestly suggest a soft gel/rubber case.. Hard cases ruined my hox, too much pressure to get them on, ended up breaking some ribbon on the board, so the screen won't turn on unless the housing is partially removed.. Which is how I have to use this phone until I fix it or order a nexus 4 if its not fixable for free/really cheap.
The only thing I'm losing is LTE. Which I don't use/rarely use as it is

You should if you can get it for $350 at Play Store. I'm happy with it, very good price for a good phone. If you can live with no LTE, non removable battery, no external SD card, somewhat low/tinny speaker output volume and just average camera quality you'll be happy with it.

I would buy it again. The price is unbeatable. If you can live with the lack of OTG (Which may be fixed eventually) and camera quality then you'll love it. I think the washed out colours thing is due to peoples love for very saturated screens. As I said in another thread, take a photo of something, look at it on the screen, if it's brightly covered in bloom, then it's over saturated. Just because the Nexus 4 is less saturated doesn't mean it's washed out.

All right just ordered it from Google. Can't wait! 388.00 total but that's cheap compared to the other ones I've had bought. Not to worried about the camera I have a camera for that. I'm still not sure on what case but thinking gel case something that won't scratch it n can clean up n not bulky. I don't know what plan to go with being in northern Mn there's not too many options.
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I have been driving myself nuts with this question. I have a note 2 now that I love but I am also thinking about getting a nexus so I can have something to play around with mods and getting into developing. I have At&t so swapping the simple won't be a problem.
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Well I got mine about a month ago and I love it. Even more so than my s3. Not worried about lte cuz it's not around here anyway and it does lack storage but I been using drop box. I haven't rooted it yet tho I am fine with it the way it is. No issues with it at all. Beautiful phone with great features and price. They got it right with this one. Love it.
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joeZONE82 said:
Well I got mine about a month ago and I love it. Even more so than my s3. Not worried about lte cuz it's not around here anyway and it does lack storage but I been using drop box. I haven't rooted it yet tho I am fine with it the way it is. No issues with it at all. Beautiful phone with great features and price. They got it right with this one. Love it.
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You can still have LTE just flash older radio when or if it comes to your area.
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Noooooooo
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If you can live with a phone that has 3 hours of screen time, meaning that you don´t go from 8am to 8pm, meaning that you have to do 2 full charges every day, go for it
i´m returning mine

I recently got it and I absolutely love it.
Things to consider though:
1. no SD CARD, got the 16GB version and im still struggling with space.
2. battery life is below average, I'm coming from a Motorola defy which had much better battery life.

Come up of the year.

Recently went to a yard sale and found a Nexus S for sale $5 Guy said his kid messed it up that it didn't turn on. I thought to my self what the heck and bought it when I got home I went on XDA. It was a simple thing all I had to do was access boot screen and do a reset. Working great..
But now i have a question to any who read this. Now so far all I know is that is Sprint Nexus S but I see there is also a 4g I know its a dumb question but where would I find it. Now my new mission for the week is finding out before I start flashing Roms. So far I have a Galaxy 2, a Nexus S, hopefully soon Galaxy 4 and the phone that started my addition Galaxy S Captivate.
Any one have any good ROM,apps, and kernal recommendations would appreciate.
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I paid £112 for mine last month
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the sprint one is the NS4G
slim and air kernel ran good on mine
call sprint and check the ESN
if it's bad you still got a killer deal for a
MP3 player/15gig memory stick
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louderstill said:
the sprint one is the NS4G
slim and air kernel ran good on mine
call sprint and check the ESN
if it's bad you still got a killer deal for a
MP3 player/15gig memory stick
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Thanks... well was just going to use it as a toy my daily fix for flash.... will try to flash some 4g ROMs and hope I don't soft brick.. lol
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Why don't you go into system settings, about phone will tell you the phone model. I doubt flashing wrong one will jack it up though, just wont boot. The ns4g is CDMA network and ns is gsm, other than that very similar.

rustyjay said:
Why don't you go into system settings, about phone will tell you the phone model. I doubt flashing wrong one will jack it up though, just wont boot. The ns4g is CDMA network and ns is gsm, other than that very similar.
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Have already checked about phone and all it says is sprint Nexus S. I have rooted using nexus S and nexus S 4G tool. Now to find a rom
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One of the best and most stable from the guy above you that just helped you here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34998488
Also you can't go wrong with the green blue rom
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My girl loves me.

Came home from work and was surprised with one of these lol. Awesome.
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How many hints did you have to drop.
I'm just lucky that my wife let me keep mine. Once I should her I made her own profile she was OK with the purchase.
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Why do you need your wife's approval?
I can assure you that she spends more money on bags, make up, shoes, getting her hair done etc etc than your Nexus 7
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Lol I made sure to buy two, ah but loves this stuff too.
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Hana yeah I bought two as well.
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MISSDIVA said:
Why do you need your wife's approval?
I can assure you that she spends more money on bags, make up, shoes, getting her hair done etc etc than your Nexus 7
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Well when I told her she said "I thought we were getting an ipad"
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She knew I wanted one, since our 3 year old just broke my old nexus 7 about two weeks ago lol, Shes not into any of this stuff, she loves her iPhone, which is fine by me, works for her. But she knows I love all these things lol, She saw the google io/brunch with me, so she knew i was going to get one eventually. She beat me to it and im happy.

my gf works for the Samsung booth at best buy. brought home chromecast drive for me. she's like I his one cause people are going nuts for them. I told her you don't buy Google stuff just for what it does out of the box but what it does after a trip to the xda forums lol

michaelg1030 said:
Well when I told her she said "I thought we were getting an ipad"
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oh god.

My wife is pi$$ed at me. Not sure why, I've been saying I'm going to buy a Nexus 7 once the new ones came out. I even told her when I left Saturday night that I was going to Best Buy to get the Nexus. I think I may have even arranged the sale of my ipad mini. Maybe she's just j-ing.

Fidelio_o said:
Came home from work and was surprised with one of these lol. Awesome.
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She got me one too.. This is awkward.

She's a great woman.
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My wife got me a n7 to! It's sticking out of my forehead!

My wife would probably mistaken the mini for the new nexus 7. Good thing I dont inform her about my technology wants. If I did, we would have a home full of icraps
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I don't know why girls always like the i-stuff lol

Awesome. What's her name?
...and number?
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macaumen said:
I don't know why girls always like the i-stuff lol
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Because its more simple for them
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Damn. This is what I would have ended up with if my wife went to get a nexus for me

I already ended up with one of those.
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Well what's almost as good is when your wife is supportive of you taking a 50 mile drive to pick up one of the only 32gb models available in my area at best buy. Before we got married, like a month into the relationship, my wife bought me an Xbox 360 with second controller and a couple of games. This was years ago but I still get surprised with nice beer purchases and a couple of instances of her "peer pressuring" me into buying various guns for myself because "you deserve it."
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