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Ctia = boring

Wow, not really much going on for the 1st day imo. Nothing much on anything coming soon, like in the next few weeks.
I'm sitting on my atrix which is in its box on the fridge waiting to hear of something coming soon on att. Guess I will just return it and get my $ back.
I've been waiting for news on the sgs2 our the samsung infuse. Maybe tomorrow our wed hopefully.
What are your thoughts.
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I'm also really interested in hearing about the Samsung Galaxy S II and the Samsung Infuse. Hilariously enough, I went to an AT&T store to get a new SIM for my iPhone 4 so I could give it to my mom, and I asked an employee working there who had a little Samsung badge on his belt if he knew anything about the Infuse's release date. "Samsung Infuse? Never heard of it."

I was at CTIA today. HTC guy said they were going to announce a dual core phone today...Never heard about it. Suppose it's the Pyramid. The booth guy really didn't know very much.
Did go by the Motorola booth and jokingly complain about the Skype, Fake 4G, and other things. The guys just all grinned and blamed it on AT&T.
Galaxy S II no one at the booth would say anything about when it was coming to US.
Playstation phone was nice. Got to see an Arc (from an ericsson guys pocket) it was nice but kind of meh.
All in all I agree I have sore feet and not much else to show for my efforts.
If I had been feeling particularly malicious I would have connected my phone straight to a HDMI cord sans dock and showed the Moto guys what's been done to the phone, but I didn't.
I had the best time at the Nokia booth though. People were really friendly, and down to earth. Had a grea time chatting with a booth guy that was really knowledgeable and we both decided we hope the best comes out of the WP7 deal. I tried to get him to open up about a new "Meego" type phone but he just smiled.
Tomorrow is my last day to return the Atrix and I guess I'm keeping it.
See I had to pay full 535 for it and it just rankles me that I at times feel due to the various issues I'm not getting nor will get the full moneys worth.
Buyers remorse from too much time reading forums I guess.

Fountainhead931 said:
Tomorrow is my last day to return the Atrix and I guess I'm keeping it.
See I had to pay full 535 for it and it just rankles me that I at times feel due to the various issues I'm not getting nor will get the full moneys worth.
Buyers remorse from too much time reading forums I guess.
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Me too, same dilemma. I want a SGS II SO bad, but no idea when its being released is so off-putting. i can't wait around in limbo for 2, 3, 4 months. I paid full price for my Atrix as well and am contemplating returning it or not. I'll only get $495 of the $530 i paid though back ($35 re-stocking fee). Hoping CTIA would bring me a reason to take it back, but unfortunately nothing yet.

Well I rationalize that since. I love the phone even with all its flaws I'll enjoy it as is.
Work pays for my base phone bill & data plan so it's like getting the phone for free.
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May 5th Samsung/AT&T Press Conference, Not For SGS2

If you didn't already hear, the press conference between AT&T and Samsung was not for the Galaxy S II. It was of course for the Infuse 4G. This will be the first of AT&T phones to be capable of up to 21Mbps, assuming you are in an area where the cell towers have fiber backhaul in place.
That being said, there is another press conference from Samsung(and Samsung alone, no carriers mentioned with it) that will take place May 24th. This is what people are presuming to be the Galaxy S II, and takes place exactly 11 months after the press conference for the original Galaxy S line.
Now, my question to all of you is, if you are in serious need of a phone, what do you think is the best choice to do in this situation? I have all lines available for an upgrade, starting tomorrow, as this will mark 11 months after, which makes me within 30 days of my 1 year mark of this contract, and the guy at the AT&T store said I can do the upgrade if I am within 30 days(I said that confusingly, but it made sense in my head, so I hope you all understood).
I am sitting here with a Motorola Backflip, the slowest and worst phone you could ever want. Okay not true, but I think I'd rather have a simpler phone with its own random OS that runs smoothly on it since it would be designed for it. So I want to get a new phone ASAP, but I really would like the Galaxy S II. Should I just go ahead and get the Infuse 4G since I am desperate? Or do you think it would be worth waiting for Galaxy S II? I have multiple upgrades, so I may just get the Infuse for now and still get Galaxy S II when it comes, but at that point I would have to pay for it. If I just wait for Galaxy S II, I won't have to pay, but I'd be without a good phone for a while, and it's already been long enough. I think that I may end up being fine with the Infuse, but the GSII seems so nice, I'm gonna want it anyway.
I'm kinda trying to save up my money, I get a couple hundred every two weeks, but I end up spending a lot, and a phone would cost me a whole paycheck.
Anyways what do you guys think on this whole situation, whether it's about the May 24th press conference, or what phone I should get, or whatever.

The infuse will be an afterthought. It runs 2.2... it'll have little dev support and tweaking/upgradability will be much less likely. Old hardware as well except for the screen and 4.5" is just too big imo.
Wait for the SGS2

if you look at the at&t facebook page..the 24th showcase may be for tablets..not sure if its for sg2. i have it marked down tho..but i would try out the infuse. you said you have multiple upgrades..so why not.

defnow said:
if you look at the at&t facebook page..the 24th showcase may be for tablets..not sure if its for sg2. i have it marked down tho..but i would try out the infuse. you said you have multiple upgrades..so why not.
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Yeah it's just if I wanna have to spend money or not cause if I just choose one then I personally don't have to pay anything.

See which upgrade on AT&T can be sold on ebay for max $ and use that $ to buy the SGS2.

Well if I buy one, then switch to another later, I will have to give the other one up for another person in my family.

jackleung said:
See which upgrade on AT&T can be sold on ebay for max $ and use that $ to buy the SGS2.
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That's exactly what I did. I bought an Atrix for $99 from Best Buy and sold it on eBay for $470. I used the profit to help me pay for my new S2!
Oh, and as a bonus since I had the unlimited data plan with my old 3GS the Best Buy rep called AT&T and asked them to keep me grandfathered on that plan. I thought that was pretty cool.

http://www.bgr.com/2011/05/06/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-hands-on-2/
it might not be all doom and gloom. BGR got a gs2 to test out last night at the event

boondoc said:
http://www.bgr.com/2011/05/06/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-hands-on-2/
it might not be all doom and gloom. BGR got a gs2 to test out last night at the event
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interesting
but I think they were just given a UK model to play with - in the limited shots I saw no ATT icons anywhere, no logo on the front and no physical customization to the design - all things AT&T LOVES to do and DOES in most cases

i'm starting to think you get off on being a negative nellie

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i'm starting to think you get off on being a negative nellie
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me? that is egregious, preposterous and outrageous. hope you meant someone else.

As to May 24 samsung announcement,I think that gs2,will be the U.S debut,and tmo gets our phone,if look through some forums the gs2 was be coming to tmo 1st anyway,ATT GOT INFUSE,WE GET THE BIG BANG.
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Actually the whole GS2 on T-mobile USA rumor started when t-mo accidentally responded to a tweet about the GS2 and they confused it for the GS 4G... they corrected themselves but the rumors had already spread.. I would love this device on T-mobile or Sprint.. but Sprint is just getting around to releasing the Nexus S 4G... not a bad phone but when it wasn't cutting edge when the original was announced last winter..

Galaxy Note S

Just read about this possibly being an updated note with quad core. Anyone else heard anything?
From the giant: Galaxy Note

heard its my next phone. Ill never go back to anything smaller.I go cross eyed looking at my wife iphone.

I'm betting nothing is announced for at least another 3-4 months. The first was announced in what, September? Samsung doesn't seem to replace their flagships that quickly.

E_man5112 said:
I'm betting nothing is announced for at least another 3-4 months. The first was announced in what, September? Samsung doesn't seem to replace their flagships that quickly.
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Note is not flagship.

anonymous572 said:
Note is not flagship.
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It is for its device category.

intruda119 said:
heard its my next phone. Ill never go back to anything smaller.I go cross eyed looking at my wife iphone.
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Aka the "ismall"
From the giant: Galaxy Note

intruda119 said:
heard its my next phone. Ill never go back to anything smaller.I go cross eyed looking at my wife iphone.
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I said the same thing after I got the Dell Streak, which is why I got a NOTE in December and women say SIZE doesn't matter?

Update for gnote wont be announced for at least 6 months. In the US gnote it still not released. They are investing big in this phone with Superbowl ad and so on. They have a big market here and Samsung wont be disappointing the users with an early announcement of gnote successor.

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Note is not flagship.
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It's not? It's not THE flagship, but it's still a Hero device for them. Think about it. There were so many ads in vegas about the AT&T Note, they are putting on a Super Bowl add, etc. That may well be more money spent than SGS2 marketing on all 4 carriers.
Granted, that's just US, but they are treating it like a flagship. Besides, when was the last time you heard Samsung celebrate the sales of a single phone that wasn't a flagship? Not often, yet they did with the note.
I would call this a flagship alright. Not the SGS class flagship, but not more than a notch or two below.

i9300 is now obsolete!

Note: thread title is not exactly true but to some extent.
I'm angered by Samsung release S3 LTE i9305 which made my current i9300 seem old and less advanced. I don't want to argue if 2GB RAM or LTE is necessary but it's obvious that i9305 is better version. Even the upcoming Note2 comes with 2GB RAM and better software (new gallery,etc) than S3. It's now a fact that S3 i9300 no longer the best phone of samsung after less than 4months...
One of the reason why I'm so angry is due to their sale tactics. I think samsung tactics and marketing are dirty. They seem to be very well planned and executed. Here's what they do in these few months in Singapore...
30 May: S3 16GB (White, Blue) launched at SGD$998.
28 July: This is when I got my S3
25 Aug: S3 32GB (White, Blue) launched at SGD$998. 16GB version reduced to SGD$898.
Why reduce the price of 16GB version?
1 Sept: S3 (Red) launched.
13 Sept: S3 LTE 16GB (White, Grey) announced with JB preloaded, coming end of Sept at SGD$998. JB coming to i9300 in Oct.
It's the same day as iPhone 5 keynote here in Singapore, samsung must have planned and decided to announce on this day. The price is same as i9300 first launch?! and we only getting JB in Oct, way after S3 LTE released?!
20 Sept: Market price check on S3 16GB, SGD$790. Resale value is pathetic
22 Sept: S3 (Brown) launch.
I felt that...
Samsung tricked us buying their best smartphone and then trolled us by releasing better variant/version.
They just to want get more sales without caring and benefiting us the early i9300 adopters.
What do you think?

My phone still works so I don't care.
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You better be trolling, please tell me you are. Do you really think that any phone will stay number 1 of the production line for even a year these days? 6 months today and a phone is considered "old" by some people's standards.
There's no denying the i9300 is still an awesome phone, though!

There is always a new phone, why bother. If I wanted an iPhone Ive bouth an iPhone. Read as a new release twise a year...
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who said a 5.6 inch screen is better to hold thn 4.8. and moreovr 2gb ram realyy doesnt affect much. so stop being stupid and love what you have. :beer:
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You do realize they run a business, right?
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sense of entitlement? Greed?
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so....?????
all of you whining people are targeting the extra 1 gb of RAM nothing else.

My phone is perfect i dont need more... Whats the point upgrading ur phone every 5 months
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I hate threads like this. Are you saying Samsung should sit on this new phone so you feel better? Technology moves along just below the speed of light and it can make your stomach queezy! If you can't handle it, don't play the game! Your phone still works exactley the same as the day you bought it!

Someone doesn't know how fast technology moves, if you want a phone, that will be the best the company has made for at least 1 year, buy an iPhone, things in the Android world move fast, and always will.
There has to be reason they decided to have 2GB RAM in the 4g enabled S3, I would expect it will be using over 1GB RAM out of the box, then you install things and it will go up fast.
4g and 2GB of RAM is all that makes it better than the I9300, yes its more technologically advanced because of the 4g, however when the I9300 was released it was still up in the air as to whether 4g (at least in UK) would be rolled out by EE, one complaint could have pushed it back so Samsung's this was Samsung's only option, I for one would hate them making a phone with a 4g chip in if EE's rollout was slowed down, it pushes the price up for no reason.
You wanted the latest and greatest as soon as it came out it's not Samsung's fault it's yours... get over it.

OP is a spoiled self entitled idiot. Technology advances quickly. Wake up. End of story.
What's stopping you from selling your sgs3 and buying the updated one? If you're locked into a 2 year contract then that's your own fault. When you signed that contract you will have already known you wouldn't upgrade for 2 years. Did you expect time to stand still for the next 24 months too?
I'm planning to sell my sgs3 and replace it with the note 2 unless something better is coming out soon. I'm not angry. I'm not even slightly annoyed. Get over it.

Of course they care about sales! They are a business!
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Yes, I hope Samsung never release a better phone so mine will always be the best. I heard the SGS4 will be dual core and have 512mb ram..
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I'm not stupid, I knew better phones were gonna come along while I own my i9300 but nothing's gonna be that much better in the space of 4 months.
So I'm not gonna be one of those who's obsessed with making sure people know I have the best phone all the time and buying something new every few months simply because it's better.
And I honestly think the S3 is so good that the S4 really is only gonna be a tiny step up and I'll be keeping this until 4G comes out on Three Mobile UK.

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Of course they care about sales! They are a business!
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You mean they don't just exist to make us happy?

Guys, have some sympathy, OP's phone must have auto-bricked and now completely hopeless.

Where do they come from is their some production line churning out these idiots that appear daily .
jje

JJEgan said:
Where do they come from is their some production line churning out these idiots that appear daily .
jje
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hopefully just a faulty batch

In 6 months, the OP'd be talking about the 2GB SIII like he's talking about this one now. Technology doesn't stop because you can't or refuse to keep up.

:'(

Good bye, Nexus users.

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Rip
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jacob66 said:
Good bye, Nexus users.
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<3
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mixtapes08 said:
Rip
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What is the point in this thread other then to cause clutter?

mdean1981 said:
What is the point in this thread other then to cause clutter?
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To annoy those who are easily annoyed????
Stout season is upon us!! Do yourself a favor and find Founders Breakfast Stout........so good......

Well I don't mean to troll your thread but since i havent really made a impact in this forum, no one would care.
Im am also leaving the Nexus S 4G. And im so sad to leave it but so happy with my new Gnex.
The 1.2gb dual core processor really feels soo smooth and i have been trying to achieve that with custom roms/kernels on my NS4G that honestly on the stock Gnex it brings satisfaction and completion.
Just a little story if your interested.
Last September i switched to sprint and was going to get my phone at best buy.
I didnt have much money to spend so what was hot at the time (Evo 3D- $199.99) was way out of my reach.
For $29.99 I was dead set on getting the Evo ( i think it was 4g wiimax). But best buy was sold out.
So the worker who i feel superior to because they don't know anything about the phone except whats listed on the ads.
Well, they pushed me to get the evo shift (free). But there was this phone with much mystery called nexus s.
I went over to their computer section to wikipedia specs to see which is faster and better but they had their ups and downs.
I went back 15 mins later and they pulled the shift out with a case and I became mad because she was trying to force the phone saying its better because of camera, keyboard, and year released that i went to the rep next to her and told him i want the nexus s 4g.( Reps get more money when they sign up people). A little arguement broke out and I left that store with the Nexus S 4g.
The big surprise to me is when Ice Cream Sandwich came out and i learned I have a Flagship Phone with Google and will receive future updates first. This made me A pure Google supporter and forever a Apple product/service hater.
I won $200 on a lottery ticket and decided to get the Gnex. People on craigslist were super stingy in my area wanting 300+ for a scratched up and some dented Gnex's.
Never buying phones off Ebay, I checked and saw one that was advertised as rooted and bids was $180. The HD pics showed not a scratch and long story short I now have one working for $186.50.
Now my new upgrade is in June so I can still get the next nexus this year.
Thats my story of the Nexus S 4g's life.
My advice to people, Don't get it now with a 2 year contract.
With the next nexus coming next month you don't want to fall two models behind in 2 years you'll be 10 models behind because Nexus are growing. Check Ebay and you can grab one for $250 or under.
Again, Sorry for trolling but i didn't want to spam the boards.
Hopefully my Gnex's battery can last through this hurricane sandy.