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only one my friend, only one.
haha i wanted to start a thread like this but didnt want to get laughed at. ive watched so many videos on the evo that im prolly already used to it, this is gonna be the longest 2 days ever
Im doing whatever i can to keep the evo off my mind and make time fly,
today is almost over with just about 12hours to go (at the time of this post)
So all we got is a full day of thursday and im soo pulling a all nighter, if i see a UPS or a fedex truck at a sprint or radio shack store tomorrow, just know you would hear about it on the news jk lol
its good to know im not alone! i think ive read every review at least twice and watched EVERY youtube video that has anything to do with the Evo....cant wait to get my nerdy azz hands on this thing and put it through the paces. were almost there brothers!!!!!!!!!!!
At least you guys are in round 1. Im off by another week. -sigh-
Just think if Sprint had actually advertised this thing...the launch could rival the original iPhone release!
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Just think if Sprint had actually advertised this thing...the launch could rival the original iPhone release!
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Iphone, what's an Iphone? lol
I'll put myself out on a limb here and say that everyone can relate. I personally have never pre-ordered anything nor do I first adopt anything....but ever since the evo was known as the supersonic...I have just been memorized with the device. Ive been re-watching and watching videos/reveiws about this phone for weeks now. pre-ordered the exact same day I found out That it could be pre-ordered knocking notches off my calender. I'm sure the phone will have bugs but what piece of tech doesn't?
I'm coming off of the samsung moment that is an awesome device *thanks to the sdx family* but damn I can't wait to jump ship. I can see myself holding onto this phone for more than my yearly upgrades. I mean if its not broken why replace it right?
I guess I'm lucky, currently stay at home dad. So saying i have to much time on my hands is a understatement. So, i decided to mod my kids wii on monday, and filling a hard drive today of games for it. Then my friend decides he wants his done, so doing it today also. Kids gone all day tomorrow (grandma's house), so i will have my xbox 360 to play. New maps on call of duty modern warfare 2, so that will be good. Now only if more people want me to mod there xbox or wii, i will have more money to spend on accessories.
I am fortunate to be able to be home to teach my kids and help with older kids homework. ( ages: 2,4,6,8 all girls) Not to mention teach myself how to mod different things such as phones, gaming consoles, mp3 players etc..........
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I'll put myself out on a limb here and say that everyone can relate. I personally have never pre-ordered anything nor do I first adopt anything....but ever since the evo was known as the supersonic...I have just been memorized with the device. Ive been re-watching and watching videos/reveiws about this phone for weeks now. pre-ordered the exact same day I found out That it could be pre-ordered knocking notches off my calender. I'm sure the phone will have bugs but what piece of tech doesn't?
I'm coming off of the samsung moment that is an awesome device *thanks to the sdx family* but damn I can't wait to jump ship. I can see myself holding onto this phone for more than my yearly upgrades. I mean if its not broken why replace it right?
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i jumped from the Sansum a900 (blade) to the HTC Touch with winmo 6.0, then i found XDA, flash custom 6.1, 6.5, 6.5.x, android. After 2 or 3 years came the EVO, a good replacement for my old vogue.
I may keep it for the same 2 or 3 years , don't see why not, i don't need to have the last gadget, the only thing i need is fall in love with one.
Marketing.
What drives me crazy is Sprint marketing. Somebody should fire those idiots. We should be seeing lots of commercials about the EVO. That's what sells phones. Only we geeks know about the EVO. What Sprint does? Commercials about the network featuring Dan Hesse. He is a nice person, but those ads are boring. Who cares a bout the network? Everybody knows Sprint network is the best. What they must do is good advertising of phones, like Verizon with the Droid or ATT with Iphone. And not like that retarded ad about the Pre. What are they waiting for?
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I guess I'm lucky, currently stay at home dad. So saying i have to much time on my hands is a understatement. So, i decided to mod my kids wii on monday, and filling a hard drive today of games for it. Then my friend decides he wants his done, so doing it today also. Kids gone all day tomorrow (grandma's house), so i will have my xbox 360 to play. New maps on call of duty modern warfare 2, so that will be good. Now only if more people want me to mod there xbox or wii, i will have more money to spend on accessories.
I am fortunate to be able to be home to teach my kids and help with older kids homework. ( ages: 2,4,6,8 all girls) Not to mention teach myself how to mod different things such as phones, gaming consoles, mp3 players etc..........
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Good to see I'm not the only one, doing it, i have 2 girls, 2 and 9, i moded the WII too, lol but i don't have Xbox, i do have a PS3 (socom comfrontation online player) but so far no mods, and of course i learn to mod my phone too. i guess i'm fortunate too.
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Good to see I'm not the only one, doing it, i have 2 girls, 2 and 9, i moded the WII too, lol but i don't have Xbox, i do have a PS3 (socom comfrontation online player) but so far no mods, and of course i learn to mod my phone too. i guess i'm fortunate too.
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Yeah no mods for ps3 that i have found which sucks, awsome system there
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I'll put myself out on a limb here and say that everyone can relate. I personally have never pre-ordered anything nor do I first adopt anything....but ever since the evo was known as the supersonic...I have just been memorized with the device. Ive been re-watching and watching videos/reveiws about this phone for weeks now. pre-ordered the exact same day I found out That it could be pre-ordered knocking notches off my calender. I'm sure the phone will have bugs but what piece of tech doesn't?
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my sentiments eXACTly!! I'm not a fan, nor do I condone emotional spending (i.e. early adopting) but this one surpasses mere emotion..it's truly a beast I can keep unleashed in public, not confined to my home (i.e. PCs or consoles) Can't wait!
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my sentiments eXACTly!! I'm not a fan, nor do I condone emotional spending (i.e. early adopting) but this one surpasses mere emotion..it's truly a beast I can keep unleashed in public, not confined to my home (i.e. PCs or consoles) Can't wait!
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Agreed, this is one piece of tech I can't wait to show off!
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What drives me crazy is Sprint marketing. Somebody should fire those idiots. We should be seeing lots of commercials about the EVO. That's what sells phones. Only we geeks know about the EVO. What Sprint does? Commercials about the network featuring Dan Hesse. He is a nice person, but those ads are boring. Who cares a bout the network? Everybody knows Sprint network is the best. What they must do is good advertising of phones, like Verizon with the Droid or ATT with Iphone. And not like that retarded ad about the Pre. What are they waiting for?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=693890
better late than never.
I don't know how I'm going to get any work done on Friday.
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Agreed, this is one piece of tech I can't wait to show off!
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Exactly! One friend of mine has the HTC incredible, another is an apple fan boy... i cant wait to poop on them
what makes it bad is i got my case and screencover from the fedx man yesterday afternoon
I'm just curious to get some opinions on why most of you bought the Galaxy S Tab now instead of waiting for better hardware, Honeycomb or any of the other fated reasons to wait?
Also if you choose to speak up as to why, can you also include whether or not you got it with a contract?
Thanks
Okay here's my answer . I know of nothing coming down the line that is worth waiting for...
The Tab seems to play videos fine, so I have no need of a faster CPU.
The screen is nice, and since AMOLED has failed (thus far atleast) to live up to the power consumption hype, and since I'm not a fan of unnatural "glowing" colors that's not a feature I'm particularly interested in either.
New versions of Android are coming out all the time, so that's never a good reason to wait (would be waiting forever in that case). Also Samsung has said Gingerbread is coming for the Tab. What makes honeycomb more wait-worthy than whatever comes after honeycomb again? I don't miss any tablet-features on the Tab, and the reviews that keep mentioning that Froyo is not tablet-optimized strangely never really mention in what way that is the case. It seems to fit perfectly on a 7" tablet as far as I can tell.
Battery life is very good, obviously pretty much completely dominated by the screen, and I see no reason to believe that's going to improve by a huge margin in the near future.
7" is the perfect size (since it fits in my pocket both in pants and jacket). The Tab is my only phone and does that job very well for my needs. Again can't think of anything coming down the line that's particularly revolutionary here either. The Tab is the perfect form-factor for me.
So I would actually rather be inclined to ask the opposite question. What is coming soon that should have made me wait?
Edit: And yes I got it with a 1-year contract (in Norway). About the same total price as at retail (~$950), except the contract includes 100 MB data per month for free.
Time is all you have in your life, the sooner you get it, the longer you can enjoy it . If you wait, when should you get one because there always will be better one and cheaper too in your future. Also, I predict when Android is optimized for Tablet, no tablet will have phone capability even though not many people like this big of a phone.
I had a galaxy S. Liked the phone but too many problems. The fact I sold my Galaxy S and only paid an extra £40 for my Tab that doesn't have the problems that plague the Galaxy S made it all worthwhile. Plus 7" screen doesn't hurt
Cause I cant stand the Ipad and its big brother attitude.
Because I'm very impatient
I am not an apple fan although I like the idea of the ipad I could never buy an apple. The ipad was to big for my needs, where as the tab is just the right size. I love the android os even though I have only used it for a month now
My need for a tab is to play movies and music, read emails, eboooks, surf the web and txt. This tab does all of this and much more.
I had the opportunity to do some overtime, the cash from which paid for my tab sim free.
And I love it.
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My reasons
Ditto all of the above.
Had a tosh folio for a week, quite nice but screen poor and toshiba forgot to mention it wasn't finished! Waited for vega for too long and from what I have seen on the modaco thread today, I am glad I didn't.
Kept playing with the tab and my one concern, the price, got sorted when it dropped to £440.
It is great and i love it(but not in a sexual way!)
If I could pay $650 for a 7" phone/video/camera/music/web/eBook reader/navigation/tether and my two kids could enjoy it (playing zoodles) with me then I would do it Plus the fact that 7" is very comfortable in my hand vs a bigger size tablet.
I have the lightest, I believe, 13" laptop (2.9lbs) and the kids still want the tablet. Do I need it? No. Do I want it? Yes
I'm just a tech enthusiast and knew there was enough hype within the hacker community to expect that this thing would see some awesome howebrew ROMs and improvements in the near future. I like to mess around with my gadgets rather than settle for what features they came with. Waiting for honeycomb is no big deal for me either. This things works great as it is and cant wait until the first custom ROM gets released which I feel is just around the corner.
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Tesco have a double money offer on club card rewards that ends soon. I had £340 worth.
Unfortunately the Tab's locked away until Christmas morning :-(
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I got mine on Sprint. It was $400 if you signed a contract.
So far I love this thing. It's size is perfect for everything when you are at home.
I love anything tech related and I think the Tab has something really good going for it.
It was the right timing for me. I was looking into the HTC Desire HD while i was travelling in Taiwan. I found I love Android (compared to iPhone OS) when i had the HTC Desire. But i "desired" a larger screen. As well, i use the phone mainly for work. When I noticed the Tab had cellular capability, i decided to look for it instead of the Desire HD.
The 7" screen, portability, quick performance and great screen size (for my old eyes) was the payoff.
I dont have a contract as i bought it outright from a local taipei store.
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Time is all you have in your life, the sooner you get it, the longer you can enjoy it .
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This guy speaks the truth.
You never know when you are going to die (seriously). You can walk outside the door right now, get hit by a car (god forbid) and die. Lighting can hit you when you least expected. A tree can fall down on you. You can get sued by someone else. You can get framed for something you never did. You can get robed. So many things can happen when you least expect it.
So get your Galaxy Tab now before its too late.
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This guy speaks the truth.
You never know when you are going to die (seriously). You can walk outside the door right now, get hit by a car (god forbid) and die. Lighting can hit you when you least expected. A tree can fall down on you. You can get sued by someone else. You can get framed for something you never did. You can get robed. So many things can happen when you least expect it.
So get your Galaxy Tab now before its too late.
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Lets hear it for the early-adopter mantra!
And by the way, one reason Apple does so well is that there is a veritable ARMY of early-adopters who then sing the praises so that the wafflers and fence-sitters feel comfortable making a decision..or rather, having that decision made for them.
There's a certain comfort in that, and a certain amount of common sense, but if we were ruled by common sense, we'd still be banging rocks together as race.
man to me this is the best device out there right now,and this is coming from a dude that had every ihone/ipad that apple made.my last apple garbage was the iphone 4,i got tired of steve and apple telling me what i can and can't do with my device that i paid for,i was able to do more with my galaxy tab right out the box when i got did not even have to root/jailbreak it lol.i got the euro model unlock man i will never buy an other apple device ever again,and i hope some one here from sumsung is reading these comments on how not to **** with your customers on the next tab that they make.give us the full functions of the device or you will lose customers just like apple.
I'm going to be totally honest, I bought the Tab just for the hell of it. I wasn't in the market for a tablet, Ipad, Netbook or laptop I just happen to be at Best Buy and ran acrosss the Tab that they had on display. After doing that for about 2 mins I told the rep to get it for me. I also have the Evo and while I love my phone, the Tab is getting a little more love from me. Once Samsung comes out with the new Tab with better specs and the Amoled display im selling this one and get that. Until then I will continue to enjoy my purchase.
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Tesco have a double money offer on club card rewards that ends soon. I had £340 worth.
Unfortunately the Tab's locked away until Christmas morning :-(
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at least you have something to look forward at having at Christmas.
I got mine now because I waited long enough for it. I'm sure there will be other awesome tablets that will be cheeper with honeycomb and whatever else will come out but looking at how it is with every other device there will be a way to get those on here too.
I was sick and tired from my WM6.5 device. I had the Samsung Giorgio Armani.
I waited for a Samsung Galaxy with hardware keyboard. Then came the Galaxy Tab and I went to the shop and the moment I was using it I told the sales person I wanted to buy it. Still getting used to the Android environment but loving every moment.
Still looking for a way to get the left and right arrows on my keyboard and all would be perfect.
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There are keyboards in the market with left, right, up, down arrows. I'm using ultra keyboard as my default keyboard now.
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Samsung sucks. Look at the T-Mobile G2 (HTC Vision) for example... ~30 MFLOPS result in Linpack with stock clock, and so much more when overclocked to a maximum of 1.6 Ghz (from 800 mhz). Samsung Galaxy S? Never passes 20 MFLOPS, despite having a very similar processor, and not as good at overclocking. G2 has completely AOSP Android and also CyanogenMod project behind it 100%, Galaxy S has customized outdated system and slow (though quite successful) CyanogenMod progress. And the T-Mobile G2 is not the only device I can compare the SGS to; just look at any recent Android phone. The EVO 4G, for example, might have a weaker GPU than a Galaxy S, but atleast it gets superior software support (from XDA and HTC). HTC releases the kernel source quick after every update, while Samsung lags behind (which means that Voodoo needs to be hacked into newer kernels through reverse engineering instead of just slapping in the C code and compiling.)
I bought the Vibrant because my G1 died, and the Vibrant (and entire Galaxy S series) has great performance and hardware, but it's not so great when you have ****ty software engineers (Samsung) getting it all to work.
Never Samsung again. I enjoyed the switch from G1 to Vibrant, and I really enjoy XDA's continued support of the Vibrant. But next upgrade (or earlier), I'm getting a good device from HTC.
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Your frustration is understandable. Why don't you tell samsung and t-mobile via twitter directly.
Also, I think since Google chose the galaxy s (Nexus S) as their google experience phone, in the long run, Vibrant owners will greatly benefit.
Cool story bro
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Id be glad to read it again.
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Linpacks and quadrant have no real justice in there score I know most people love having the higher numbers but there just numbers. My buddy has a Samsung and his quadrant numbers are way better than my evo but I have mine set up so it flows better. Well for me it does. And for over clocking why That **** kills my battery quicker even if its set up like the best evo developers. Just find a rom and a kernal u like and u will be good I know most people like the cyanogen mod but alot of people also hate it.
Another thing can be u got a bad Samsung see if u can get a new one maybe that can get better scores if there thanlt important to you.
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I can understand your frustration dude, I really can, but in the scheme of things, whether or you, or any one of us as an individual decides to not buy from them, the fact remains we helped this happen:
Samsung sells 9.3 million Galaxy S devices, within reaching distance of its lofty goal
By Vlad Savov posted Dec 22nd 2010 7:49PM
10 million freaking smartphones. Who thought, when Samsung put that number forward as its 2010 Galaxy S sales goal two months ago, that it was actually going to happen? Well, with just over a week left in the calendar year, the Korean giant has racked up 9.3 million sales of its Android superphone globally and actually expects to sneak past the mythical 10 million mark just before the champagne glasses start clinking. The Galaxy S has also scored a win in its home market of South Korea, where its two million units sold so far leads the iPhone 4's 1.8 million sales. Hearty congratulations are due to the crew in Seoul, such success doesn't happen by chance, but let's keep working on those Froyo (and Gingerbread!) software updates as well, eh chaps?
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Check out the link:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/22/samsung-sells-9-3-million-galaxy-s-devices-within-reaching-dist/
So I seriously doubt if you could stop them achieving their goals as an individual.
SamsungVibrant said:
Your frustration is understandable. Why don't you tell samsung and t-mobile via twitter directly.
Also, I think since Google chose the galaxy s (Nexus S) as their google experience phone, in the long run, Vibrant owners will greatly benefit.
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That's a good idea, thanks. And yes, I think the Nexus S will be the only thing preventing me from selling ny Vibrant for the next 1.5 years.
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I can understand your frustration dude, I really can, but in the scheme of things, whether or you, or any one of us as an individual decides to not buy from them, the fact remains we helped this happen:
Samsung sells 9.3 million Galaxy S devices, within reaching distance of its lofty goal
By Vlad Savov posted Dec 22nd 2010 7:49PM
10 million freaking smartphones. Who thought, when Samsung put that number forward as its 2010 Galaxy S sales goal two months ago, that it was actually going to happen? Well, with just over a week left in the calendar year, the Korean giant has racked up 9.3 million sales of its Android superphone globally and actually expects to sneak past the mythical 10 million mark just before the champagne glasses start clinking. The Galaxy S has also scored a win in its home market of South Korea, where its two million units sold so far leads the iPhone 4's 1.8 million sales. Hearty congratulations are due to the crew in Seoul, such success doesn't happen by chance, but let's keep working on those Froyo (and Gingerbread!) software updates as well, eh chaps?
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Lol, I read that post on Engadget too. It sucks that 8 million Galaxy S users probably don't know about Adobe Flash or the other improvements in Froyo.
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icm714 said:
Linpacks and quadrant have no real justice in there score I know most people love having the higher numbers but there just numbers. My buddy has a Samsung and his quadrant numbers are way better than my evo but I have mine set up so it flows better. Well for me it does. And for over clocking why That **** kills my battery quicker even if its set up like the best evo developers. Just find a rom and a kernal u like and u will be good I know most people like the cyanogen mod but alot of people also hate it.
Another thing can be u got a bad Samsung see if u can get a new one maybe that can get better scores if there thanlt important to you.
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I completely agree with everything you said. There are positives for our phone, but I just decided to vent today
I did return my first Vibrant because it couldn't boot into recovery or download with hardware buttons (see my signature), and this new one works perfectly. But how can I like a company that failed to keep hardware-button recovery entry working, or possibly did that purposely to prevent tampering?
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androidcee123 said:
I can understand your frustration dude, I really can, but in the scheme of things, whether or you, or any one of us as an individual decides to not buy from them, the fact remains we helped this happen:
Samsung sells 9.3 million Galaxy S devices, within reaching distance of its lofty goal
By Vlad Savov posted Dec 22nd 2010 7:49PM
10 million freaking smartphones. Who thought, when Samsung put that number forward as its 2010 Galaxy S sales goal two months ago, that it was actually going to happen? Well, with just over a week left in the calendar year, the Korean giant has racked up 9.3 million sales of its Android superphone globally and actually expects to sneak past the mythical 10 million mark just before the champagne glasses start clinking. The Galaxy S has also scored a win in its home market of South Korea, where its two million units sold so far leads the iPhone 4's 1.8 million sales. Hearty congratulations are due to the crew in Seoul, such success doesn't happen by chance, but let's keep working on those Froyo (and Gingerbread!) software updates as well, eh chaps?
InformationWeek
sourceThe Chosunibo
Check out the link:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/22/samsung-sells-9-3-million-galaxy-s-devices-within-reaching-dist/
So I seriously doubt if you could stop them achieving their goals as an individual.
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This happens when you put different phones with superficial similarities on virtually every major carrier around the globe, and call them all "Galaxy S" phones.
I guess the only qualification for being a Galaxy S phone is having a Hummingbird SoC and a sAMOLED screen, though...
PSP_Hacker said:
I did return my first Vibrant because it couldn't boot into recovery or download with hardware buttons (see my signature), and this new one works perfectly. But how can I like a company that failed to keep hardware-button recovery entry working, or possibly did that purposely to prevent tampering?
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Versus what, a company that completely locks down its bootloader or one that turns unlocking it into an elaborate puzzle that frustrates devs' for months? I'm not sure why some Vibrants had the button issue, but I'm sure it was unintentional since quite a lot worked fine just out of the box. BTW, there is a flashable software fix for the issue. My phone didn't work either, but one flash and it's perfect.
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Versus what, a company that completely locks down its bootloader or one that turns unlocking it into an elaborate puzzle that frustrates devs' for months? I'm not sure why some Vibrants had the button issue, but I'm sure it was unintentional since quite a lot worked fine just out of the box. BTW, there is a flashable software fix for the issue. My phone didn't work either, but one flash and it's perfect.
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If the phone works as advertised and the performance is good, there is little reason to mod the device, other than "because I can" or "I just feel like doing it."
A modded up Vibrant is only approaching the performance of the Droid X, but you had to go through hoops to get there, except they just had to turn their phones on and they don't need to stalk web forums to see when a new revision is out - they just wait for an OTA.
Hardware lock was the least of most people's worries, unless they got bricked by an OTA update.
The reason the Manufacturers go through hoops to lock down bootloaders is because people on forums like these have no issues telling others to lie to Carriers and Manufacturers to get new phones when they brick their phones flashing ROMs, etc. linked here.
There is valid reason for the locked bootloaders.
If we weren't all human, perhaps those reasons wouldn't exist.
If you base a phones value or performance quadrant or linpack you should cook the apks to give tou 4000 every time.....
Those benchmarks are pointless
Vibrant + Nero V3 + SuperIO Kernel
I was just going to make a thread about how I like my galaxy s
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I can assure you that my sex life is great.
But I'm wondering why it's on your mind.
Feeling deprived, lately?
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Nope just think making a topic bashing Samsung is pointless. No one cares that you hate Samsung.but I can tell you that Samsung is a million times better then Motorola.heard of the motorola cliq? Now that's something to b!tch about.worse device in history.went through 5 of em in like 5 months. Now that's a piece of crap. Anyways who cares!
And PS. Apple Pie don't count!
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I completely understand your frustration because Samsung absolutely sucks when it comes to customer service and product support. I have a TV and mp3 player made by them and have had to deal with the terrible CS on those devices. The problem is that over 9 million people have been roped into buying Galaxy S devices and quite a few of them came from lower end phone so they believe it's be best thing since sliced bread. The last two people I know that got the Vibrant and Fascinate came from a low end Nokia and Moto Razr, respectively. Having real web instead of WAP and apps is a whole new world to them. We are a passionate, but small minority in the grand scheme of things. If I mention things like JIT optimization to most GS owners I know, I just get blank stares I like my phone and appreciate the time and effort the devs here spend on improving the user experience. I happened to fall into a free MT4G, so I'm going to give it a shot against the Vibrant (loser's going on eBay). I just wish that Samsung made a phone that you can mod if you choose to, not one that you have to mod to get the user experience and software you deserve out of the box. As a long suffering Cubs fan, I've hear "wait 'til next year" too many times in my lifetime and "froyo's coming soon" is essentially the same thing. It could happen, but I'm not going to put money on it.
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Nope just think making a topic bashing Samsung is pointless. No one cares that you hate Samsung.but I can tell you that Samsung is a million times better then Motorola.heard of the motorola cliq? Now that's something to b!tch about.worse device in history.went through 5 of em in like 5 months. Now that's a piece of crap. Anyways who cares!
And PS. Apple Pie don't count!
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For every cliq there is a behold and omnia hd.
3 vibrants in 2 weeks before I got one worth keeping.
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I definitely appreciate the OP's feelings on this issue. I upgraded from a Vibrant to a Nexus One as my daily driver and have been incredibly happy with it. I'm holding onto the Vibrant for now hoping that the froyo update will magically fix all its issue, but god only knows when/if that's even going to come.
It's possible that the partnership with Google will lead the Nexus S to not suck in the same manner, but I'm honestly not even considering that device at the moment due to how the Vibrant has played out. The truth of it is this: with most manufacturers, I give them the benefit of the doubt. I assume the product will mostly work, and if there's a software problem I assume it will be fixed. By giving Samsung the benefit of the doubt with the Vibrant, I got burned, and I kept the device until after the return period, waiting for an update that never came.
I won't say that I'll never buy another Samsung phone again - never is a long time after all - but I'm certainly going to think twice about it. And I'm certainly never believing any excuses from Samsung about fixing things after release, ever again. Either it works perfectly out of the box, or it goes back to the store.
Dude who cares about Cyanogens progress? Have you not checked out the awesomeness that is Team Whiskey or Eugene? IMHO Team Whiskey blows Cyanogen out of the water. I came from a mytouch 3g and was worried when I got my vibrant about the quality of roms and devs that would be available. Well let me just say after flashing my first Team Whiskey rom, ill never go back to anything else. Might I suggest Obsidian v 4.2 (froyo) or Nero v3 (gingerbread based but not actual gingerbread). Both are awesome especially couples with voodoo or oclf
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I could see the OP being upset about the slowness of the releasing a FINAL 2.2 update (they've graced us with enough good leaks for me to not care). The rest is nonsense that mostly has nothing to do with Samsung.
If you wanted even more devs releasing even more unfinished junk for your phone you most certainly should've gotten an HTC phone so you can flash your heart out every day on junk that almost never reaches a final status.
I wanted to know if I should buy the unit unlocked now or wait till it comes out in America with AT&T?
If I wait for the AT&T version, though, it will likely come barraged with bloatware and features will be locked like tethering. I believe that rooting the Note will allow tethering and removal of the bloatware but I'm not sure. I am eligible for the 2 year discount if I get the Note with AT&T but how long will I have to wait?
I currently have the Dell Streak with a 5" screen and Rooted with a Streak-Droid custom ROM and all the bells and whistles included but this new G-Note is making me very happy! I gotta have one!
What do I do? $700 now with no Bloatware and tether ready or wait for AT&T to put there crap in it and pay $300 or so and then root it?
This is a video (a long a$$ video) of the Galaxy Note and Nexus World Tour in Europe. This should help you understand why this phone will be sought after sooooo much.
i have the same confusion.. but who knows when AT&T will get the phone.. 2 months or more wait i guess.. wait will kill me... on the other hand 700$ seems too much...
I have been battling this same debate.
Here's the pros to waiting:
1. Save at least $400.
2. Gives time to see what bugs may come out by first buyers.
3. Easier warranty replacement through local att store.
4. Better layout of buttons as ours will likely come with a search button.
5. Possibly an NFC enabled American version.
6. During your wait you fin out about another device right around the corner that blows this one away...samsung it notorious for announcing a new device that blows away their current devices. Who knows..super amoled plus hd 5 inch screen?
The negatives:
1. They get it first. You have to watch everyone enjoy their awesome device as you remain sleepless at night refreshes pages for an announcement of release here.
2. The wait could be anywhere from 2-6 months for a release here.
3. The international version will get updated first while we wait forever for ATT to approve the update here.
4. Missing the cool look of the one main button vs a stupid search button.
5. Lose interest...convert to being an Amish and start making your own jams.
I'm leaning more towards waiting, but my upgrade isn't up until Jan 1st anyway. I also don't see the benefit in buying an unsubsidized phone since we don't get lower monthly rates for it. I could maybe accept paying $400 if I could save $20 a month on rate plans over the next two years.
From my experiences, it's ALWAYS better to wait in these particular situations, where new technology is evolving so quickly. Let samsung work out the kinks on the 1st batch of notes. (i.e. 1st batch of ps2's were not as good)
I really wanted the samsung galaxy s2, but waited and now I'd rather have the note. Save money, and more better options will open up.
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From my experiences, it's ALWAYS better to wait in these particular situations, where new technology is evolving so quickly. Let samsung work out the kinks on the 1st batch of notes. (i.e. 1st batch of ps2's were not as good)
I really wanted the samsung galaxy s2, but waited and now I'd rather have the note. Save money, and more better options will open up.
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On the other hand, I enjoyed the sgs2 for about 6 months now and can sell it and buy another phone.
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Live is short. Enjoy its pleasures while you can. I got my sg2 when it was lunch in Europe 6 months ago and I've enjoyed it. I feel like it's time for me to move on to a device like the Note. I want a super amoled HD screen bigger than 4.3" so bad that I will pay full price if I have to. I just wish it had NFC.
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For me I just can't see spending that much on a phone so I will wait for AT$T to get it. I am also worried about the warranty.
I am glad that I am a physician.
Study hard and work hard and you get to enjoy the fun toys in life.
I just ordered the unlocked Galaxy Note. I will be enjoying it a few months and then sell it at a loss and buy another high end phone. $700 for a phone is a lot but then it only take me about half a day to make $700. I could never wait for 2 months to get a new phone that I want. Time is money.
Life is short, so enjoy the fruit of your labor. I encountered dead and sick people often so I get to appreciate life a lot.
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I am glad that I am a physician.
Study hard and work hard and you get to enjoy the fun toys in life.
I just ordered the unlocked Galaxy Note. I will be enjoying it a few months and then sell it at a loss and buy another high end phone. $700 for a phone is a lot but then it only take me about half a day to make $700. I could never wait for 2 months to get a new phone that I want. Time is money.
Life is short, so enjoy the fruit of your labor. I encountered dead and sick people often so I get to appreciate life a lot.
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What he said.
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Earthbrain said:
I am glad that I am a physician.
Study hard and work hard and you get to enjoy the fun toys in life.
I just ordered the unlocked Galaxy Note. I will be enjoying it a few months and then sell it at a loss and buy another high end phone. $700 for a phone is a lot but then it only take me about half a day to make $700. I could never wait for 2 months to get a new phone that I want. Time is money.
Life is short, so enjoy the fruit of your labor. I encountered dead and sick people often so I get to appreciate life a lot.
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Where did you buy it?
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Where did you buy it?
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I pre-ordered it at MobileCityOnline.com
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I pre-ordered it at MobileCityOnline.com
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If they had a date i might pull the trigger.
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I have another question to ask...
Is the UK version of...let's say... the SGS2 the same as the American version. At least as far as Hardware is concerned.
I'm curious if it is common for Samsung to have Hardware differences in the same phones for different countries.
Anybody know?
This would make a huge difference in my decission to wait or not.
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I pre-ordered it at MobileCityOnline.com
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I pre-order one also the 26 but still no ETA
If it makes any difference to anyone sitting on the fence: I just read an article that said the FCC passed an AT&T version of the Note today. At first I thought "who cares," because I'm debating pre-ordering too, and as anyone else considering pre-ordering knows, the european model has support for at&t's radio frequencies anyway. BUT, the article pointed out the support for HSPA+, which I didn't consider before. I don't really care, as it's never made much of a difference for me, but if you do care, there ya have it.
The wait could still be a long, long time, but I like to hope that FCC approval means it will be here soon. Then again, maybe Sammy is just being diligent with paperwork... does anyone know when the AT&T GS2 passed through the FCC?
AT&T announced two new phones today, if the note was going to be on their network in less than a few weeks, I think they would have announced the Note too
Hey, Earthbrain: I don't mean to start a fight or get off topic, but I have to address the comment you made earlier. My father was a physician too, and I know it takes a lot of work to get there, it involves long hours, and you deserve to make a great salary. Not debating that. And I applaud your advice to study hard and work hard. But I don't like the implication that studying hard and working hard = good income. Not because that's a bad idea (it's a GREAT idea!), but because it's extremely untrue. I'm a teacher, and I work damn hard. As hard as a doctor? I can't say, I'm not a doctor, but I doubt it's a significant difference.
I know you didn't mean to be a jerk - you meant to give good advice - but it just feels like a slap in the face when you're busting your ass all the time for completely thankless work that pays less than 30K. You work hard and deserve a good salary, I just wish the state/school could afford to pay me 1/4 of your salary. Hell, 1/8 would be a miracle. My advice to any youngster/grade school student reading these forums: Work hard, study hard, be kind, and if you want a good salary (which is a good thing to have), choose your career accordingly.
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If it makes any difference to anyone sitting on the fence: I just read an article that said the FCC passed an AT&T version of the Note today.
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That article is a month old.
FCC approval was a long time ago and unfortunately it does not mean that ATT is going to get it soon
You have to ask yourself if you can wait that long before AT&T releases it. It took nearly 6 months for AT&T to get the SGS2 from the time I bought my SGS2 from Expansys-USA.
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Hey, Earthbrain: I don't mean to start a fight or get off topic, but I have to address the comment you made earlier. My father was a physician too, and I know it takes a lot of work to get there, it involves long hours, and you deserve to make a great salary. Not debating that. And I applaud your advice to study hard and work hard. But I don't like the implication that studying hard and working hard = good income. Not because that's a bad idea (it's a GREAT idea!), but because it's extremely untrue. I'm a teacher, and I work damn hard. As hard as a doctor? I can't say, I'm not a doctor, but I doubt it's a significant difference.
I know you didn't mean to be a jerk - you meant to give good advice - but it just feels like a slap in the face when you're busting your ass all the time for completely thankless work that pays less than 30K. You work hard and deserve a good salary, I just wish the state/school could afford to pay me 1/4 of your salary. Hell, 1/8 would be a miracle. My advice to any youngster/grade school student reading these forums: Work hard, study hard, be kind, and if you want a good salary (which is a good thing to have), choose your career accordingly.
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Sorry for being a little off topic but I have to clarify after reading this post.
When I said "study hard and work hard" I implied that you will have better chance of having a good income. I did not make it absolute like you stated as "study hard and work hard = good income"
Nothing is absolute in life except for DEATH.
Doctors work very hard, but of course there are exceptions and there will also be "some" teachers who work harder than "some" doctors. However, to put it in some perspective, imagine that you are a "certain" doctor that have to go to the hospital at 6:30 am to do rounds and go home at 7 p.m after admitting all the patients and then there are days when you are on call in which you are constantly being awaken by the nurses or that your heart is beating more rapidly trying to revive a patient from a code blue.
Oh, and speaking of salary differences. An orthodontist who does braces normally make about 5X the salary of a general doctor and normally does not work as hard and has less responsibility. They both "have to study hard and work hard" .... so why is there such a big gap in salary?
Guys? Let's take this personal discussion of careers and salaries offline to Private Message.
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What he said.
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What that guy said!
I was waiting for an appointment when several of the people noticed my Galaxy Note. I was amazed at all of their comments about how great it was to have a phone like this that looks more like a tablet and could you actually use it as a phone. They all called it my little iPad, very funny! Not one of the women commented on it being too large for them to use. The owner of the shop asked me where I bought it and proceeded to go online to Handtech and buy one, he's an iPhone 4 user. Most all the comments were made with a note of amazement. I was surprised at the general public's knowledge about unlocked phones and their use outside of the United States. Just wondering how many of you guys have had similar experiences. Everyone there wanted to know when it would be available and from what carrier.
similar experience with my phone whenever people notice it, a buddy of mine thought he was top dog with his 4.52 inch samsung galaxy s2 epic touch.... he said he wanted to do an ETF and buy this phone. Everyone also calls the phone "a little ipad"
I've only had positive reactions, especially when I show them how easy it is to go in my pocket. 1 week on, it just seems like a normal sized phone until I see someone else's.
I, also, have only had positive reactions. Several people did make ipad references (come on people, learn the word tablet!) When people ask how much it was and I tell them a little over $700 they typically are shocked, so now I've started answering "about $50 or so more than an iphone." The average American just doesn't know crap about cell phones and the subsidy model our carriers employ has them thinking smartphones cost $200. So rather than taking the time to explain how cellphones, including the one they're holding, actually cost $600-$700 and they're paying for it spread out over months without even knowing it, I just answer in terms they understand. And sometimes I'll explain how I bought a $200 icrap, sold it, and used the money to buy the Note (even though it wasn't actually in that order.)
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I, also, have only had positive reactions. Several people did make ipad references (come on people, learn the word tablet!) When people ask how much it was and I tell them a little over $700 they typically are shocked, so now I've started answering "about $50 or so more than an iphone." The average American just doesn't know crap about cell phones and the subsidy model our carriers employ has them thinking smartphones cost $200. So rather than taking the time to explain how cellphones, including the one they're holding, actually cost $600-$700 and they're paying for it spread out over months without even knowing it, I just answer in terms they understand. And sometimes I'll explain how I bought a $200 icrap, sold it, and used the money to buy the Note (even though it wasn't actually in that order.)
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Lol! Nice one.
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Lol! Nice one.
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It's true. It sad though (their lack of calculative power)
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Here in Sydney, we love mobiles.
Everyone who sees the Note is amazed and interested.
One Samsung Nexus(old) owner said, Nah! Too big!
Only one person.
iphone users are mostly impressed.
Haven't struck a fanboy yet.
I can say this cause i have had almost all the latest phones out the note is the best out!!!!!!
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Here in Sydney, we love mobiles.
Everyone who sees the Note is amazed and interested.
One Samsung Nexus(old) owner said, Nah! Too big!
Only one person.
iphone users are mostly impressed.
Haven't struck a fanboy yet.
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I had two fanboy's come over to me today while I was using the Note at Best Buy, they kind of get sad,quite and a little depressed and walk away.
I'd say people either fall in love with it, or they are kind of not wanting to even try it.
I handed it to an iphone user whose first comment was, 'Wow, this keyboard is just wonderful'. (thumb keyboard 5" landscape).
One of my friends was mocking the size until I let him play with it and he started web browsing.
After some nodding he start mumbling, 'This form factor is quite nice, actually'.
My two best show off things are:
1) PDFs of the manual to show off text reading
2) playback of a movie trailer
I don't think you REALLY appreciate the note until you try to go back to a regular smartphone.
I started using my mytouch 4g the other day and after 5 minutes, I was thinking 'What is this? is this a joke?'
- Frank
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I had two fanboy's come over to me today while I was using the Note at Best Buy, they kind of get sad,quite and a little depressed and walk away.
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..........I don't think you REALLY appreciate the note until you try to go back to a regular smartphone.
I started using my mytouch 4g the other day and after 5 minutes, I was thinking 'What is this? is this a joke?'
- Frank
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+1 lol. Nice one frank!
Get use to the comments. With my streak I am always getting questions. "Is that the new iPhone?", "is that an ipad? ", "is that really a phone?". Still get those questions and can't wait to get the with the gnote I just ordered!
i'm getting an extrange effect lately, most of my friends that have iphones don't seem to get them out of their pockets as often as they used too when I'm using mine.
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Get use to the comments. With my streak I am always getting questions. "Is that the new iPhone?", "is that an ipad? ", "is that really a phone?". Still get those questions and can't wait to get the with the gnote I just ordered!
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I used to get that with my Archos 70 (iPad?!) and now with my EP121 (iPad?!?!)... Eventually I won't get as mad as I do now!
Yesterday i met 2 Koreans in Germany and they where blown away.
They asked tons of questions and i was impressed by theyre reaction and my smile gets bigger and bigger
In my opinion they are 2 groups:
Group 1 fell in love with the galaxy Note.
The other group says its too big.
I was at the radio city music hall today - Two of the security guards approached me and were really interested in it. As they were pretty big guys, they were immediately attracted to the big screen.
My friends (all iphone users) totally flipped out when I first played them the immortals trailer on my phone.
- Frank
The usual remark i hear is that ots a phone on steroids...and 'wow thats a good screen..' even from apple reps wanting to know what its like.
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I just grabbed my note from the dude on craigslist in la and im in soo much love with this device i started another forum dedicated to this mean machine. i LOVE it more then any iphone and returning the ipad ive had. it seems to redundant to have the ipad and this. ill try it for a week but so far im doing my general battery drain and train to get the most out of this device. i am also still waiting on the device to get the ota 2.3.6 update.. lets hope the battery life is on par with what everyone is saying in the reviews.
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its all about the galaxy tab 7