As the title states, the no contract price for the GSM version of the Galaxy nexus is $599.99 from Rogers, currently better than Bell or Telus ($649.99) if you're in Canada. This may or may not be good depending on if a monthly plan is required or not. I'm probably going to hold off on this myself though, but for anyone who's looking for one in Canada...
Related
http://www.tmonews.com/2010/03/htc-hd2-nuron-and-cliq-xt-pricing-cometh/
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http://forums.tmonews.com/index.php?topic=11440.msg249265#msg249265
$199/contract. $449/no contract
The prices looks good to me. Now just have to wait a few weeks..
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MirasHD2 said:
Saw this on the tmo site for the HD2
†On approved credit. $112.50 down payment, plus 3 monthly payments of $112.50, required. 0% APR. Taxes & fees additional. Available only at T-Mobile-owned retail stores; see store for details.
††On approved credit. $22.50 down payment, plus 19 monthly payments of $22.50, required. 0% APR. Taxes & fees additional. Available only at T-Mobile-owned retail stores; see store for details.
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At the bottom of the T-Mobile page. http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Cell-Phone-Detail.aspx?cell-phone=HTC-HD2
So is that the contract or non contract price?
no way
is this officail if it is then wow was expecting a bigger price, tmobile is making a huge step in relasing this, this phone is mine as soon it hit stores
450????? Holy mother of god that's cheap
I thought 530 for the nexus one was an amazing deal. You bet your sweet ass I'll be at the local T-mobile store on the release day.
It was between the nexus one and the HD2, but I think saving 80 bucks will be a better bet. Even though it probably won't get wp7, I'll be happy with it.
We will find out for sure at MIX
http :// www .engadget.com/2010/03/01/microsoft-sending-mixed-signals-on-windows-phone-7-series-upgrad/
all we need now is the official releasee!!!
ill buy it as soon as it gets here
Wow I hope those are the prices, depressing that its 100 cheaper than my Fuse and my S730 lol...
Damn good price.
Hmmm decisions decisions.
Was about to get the euro version unbranded for 599 shipped.
and now tmobiles unsubsidized price is rumored at 450. so technically 480ish after my state taxes.
What do you guys think? Pay 120 more for unbranded + euro/asia 3g? or get the unsubsidized for 480 and unlock it later.
I am on tmobile us right now and don't plan on getting 3g on my plan anyways. and I am traveling abroad to asia for a year but I might not even subscribe to a 3g plan (maybe just edge) while im over there.
You guys think tmobile version would be any different or more difficult to flash roms?
Le3 said:
You guys think tmobile version would be any different or more difficult to flash roms?
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The US T-Mobile version has more ROM. Just get it to make the other countries jealous.
Could it be that they were able to keep the price down because they were able to include the Blockbuster app?
Stilts said:
Could it be that they were able to keep the price down because they were able to include the Blockbuster app?
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The price could be low because they want to get a lot of them out.. due to NO WP7 upgrade or because it WILL be WP7 upgrade.
Or maybe just because it's a few months ago now and they feel bad for us..
could the TMo version work outside the US?
This is fantastic news. Now i can upgrade from my htc x7501
so when is the officail relaease date then i have heard the 12th, the 14th, and the 24th??? anyone with any officail news on a release date???
3G Band Frequency
Hey guys, do we know what 3G band frequencies the T-mobile version will have?
I know that T-mobile uses 1700Mhz for 3G... do we know if this version will have other bands like 850Mhz....
I live in Canada and I do plan to buy the HD2 in near future, in Canada in order to get 3G you need either 850Mhz, 1700Mhz or 1900Mhz frequency band enabled phone.
I would like to buy a phone that can do 3G, rather than the Europe version. If the price of this phone is actually $449, then I will most probably buy this one.
Does anyone know how you can buy this phone from Canada, I mean for this price? I know some websites that sell unlocked phones but the prices are usually very high.
Thank You
Hmmm, i coulda swore i read somewhere that tmobile uses the 1700 band for 3G
yeah tmobile uses 1700/2100 for 3g in the US.
it will not have the 850 or 1900 bands.
From one Roger user to another...The answer is NO, t-mobile 3G model will not work on Rogers/Fido network or the new Bell/Telus HSPA network. The T-Mobile phone will only be useful if you are on WindMobile as they use the same 3G frequency as T-Mobile.
The Europe version T8585 will give yah Edge speeds while the T9193(Telstra) will give yah 3G speeds here in Canada.
Hope that helps to clear the confusion.
np231 said:
Hey guys, do we know what 3G band frequencies the T-mobile version will have?
I know that T-mobile uses 1900Mhz for 3G... do we know if this version will have other bands like 850Mhz....
I live in Canada and I do plan to buy the HD2 in near future, in Canada in order to get 3G you need either 850Mhz, 1700Mhz or 1900Mhz frequency band enabled phone.
I would like to buy a phone that can do 3G, rather than the Europe version. If the price of this phone is actually $449, then I will most probably buy this one.
Does anyone know how you can buy this phone from Canada, I mean for this price? I know some websites that sell unlocked phones but the prices are usually very high.
Thank You
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Has anybody seen it in store yet? Perhaps in the hands of a sales rep? I've heard reports that they're doing training for it this week.
Europe : Paid 570 euro...
last news : no upgrade to Windows 7
no flash player 10 for windows 6.5 in future.
even would't pay 300 euro for this device !!!
Ok so now that Dell has the DVP for AT&T, will anyone here be working to change their T-Mobile device to work on AT&T? From what I understand it's just a firmware difference that allows the radio to work on the other frequencies. Consequently the same frequencies of UMTS that Bell and Telus run in Canada. It's great that Dell has decided to move to AT&T as well but unfortunately we can't get the unlocked versions shipped up here directly from Dell.
If someone wants to make some coin, buy a bunch of unlocked AT&T compatible DVP's and sell them to Canadians to work on Bell and Telus. Unfortunately I'm one of those suckers that didn't realize that UMTS 3G ran on 5 different frequencies and bought a T-Mobile one before the AT&T version was available.
I'm basically looking to try and get this one I already have to work, but if it's not possible, I'm willing to trade and/or buy an AT&T one.
Anyone have ideas? Do you think that the May 18th (tentative) firmware release will be able to be hacked to unlock all the frequencies on the radio? I hate to make such a long post but basically I'm grasping at life-lines here. My iPhone is a POS and I'm desperate for an awesome, non-android phone.
You my friend and I are in the same boat. I lucked out and Mobilicity shows up just before I ordered the phone. I like you have the t-mobile phone.
So far however the phone only works on rogers (and subsidiaries) and mobilicy. But as mobilicity is brand new i'm having a hard time staying connected and after paying almost 600 for the phone i'm kinda getting annoyed at the fact it barely stays connected to the 3G, though I have no issues with wifi.
Otherwise the phone is fantastic (with the no "explorer" exception) and with unlimited data through mobilicity, when it's good it's really good.
Lucky for you. Unfortunately I live in Alberta and the only carriers we have here are Bell, Telus, and Rogers. And the only coverage worth mentioning is worth Bell and Telus. So I'm a little SOL. If someone from the states is willing to trade an unlock AT&T version for a brand new (used for a couple hours) T-Mobile version, I'll pay shipping. I don't care. I just want a working phone.
[Official] US Cellular Samsung Galaxy S III Info/Pre-Order/Chat Thread
This thread is for all users on US Celluar.
Please post here if you are going to get it/sell your phone to purchase it?
It seems to be on the website now. Pre order starts June 12 online
Website Link: Email Signup: http://social.uscellular.com/
Online Order: http://www.uscellular.com/uscellula...ge+Hero+Slide+1-_-USCC+Home+Page+Hero+Slide+1
I will be getting it when it is released, sounds like some time in July. I hope US cellular uses similiar software as the other carriers. I have the s2 and is rooted, but not much else is compatible so hopefully the s3 will have more options once rooted as the other carriers. US cellular is the only carrier in my area with 4g service, so that is why I am staying with us cellular, why pay for a 4g phone if you cant utilize 4g I figure
US Cellular Pricing
Samsung Galaxy S® III - Blue 16GB $199.99 after $100 mail-in rebate
Samsung Galaxy S® III - White 16GB $199.99 after $100 mail-in rebate
Samsung Galaxy S® III - White 32GB $249.99 after $100 mail-in rebate
WEB-ONLY PRE-ORDER:
Pre-order the Samsung GALAXY S® III online today. This device is scheduled to ship approximately 4-6 weeks from pre-sale start date (June 12, 2012). Customer's credit card will be charged within 72 hours of customer placing the order. Completed mail-in rebate forms for Samsung GALAXY S® III pre-order customers will be honored if received by U.S. Cellular® prior to December 18, 2012.
Does that mean that only the pre-order customer will get the rebate? Six weeks from today means the phone should be shipping by July 24
ROM info
GGerk said:
I will be getting it when it is released, sounds like some time in July. I hope US cellular uses similiar software as the other carriers. I have the s2 and is rooted, but not much else is compatible so hopefully the s3 will have more options once rooted as the other carriers. US cellular is the only carrier in my area with 4g service, so that is why I am staying with us cellular, why pay for a 4g phone if you cant utilize 4g I figure
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I have researched the various carriers and offerings for a yr or so anticipating a new phone upgrade myself. US Cellualar uses CDMA technology for the service which is the lesser used of the 2 in the USA. The other is GSM, which constitutes 70% of the market here. I currently have a I Wireless Galaxy Vibrant S which is a partner of T-Mobile. This is GSM based and has had quite an extensive ROM development on xda. I have checked the CDMA US Cellular models on xda and have found none. I checked other CDMA phones and found some Sprint and Verizon phones. Their coverage lacks in my area. Do not hope for development on xda on a US Cellualar version of the SIII. I hope I'm wrong. Although, due to coverage issues, I may still be getting the US Cellualar SIII. My second choise is AT & T which also is a GSM carrier, but coverage in my 2 areas of need is worse than US cellualar. Good luck.
dbethards said:
I have researched the various carriers and offerings for a yr or so anticipating a new phone upgrade myself. US Cellualar uses GSM technology for the service which is the lesser used of the 2 in the USA. The other is CDMA, which constitutes 70% of the market here. I currently have a I Wireless Galaxy Vibrant S which is a partner of T-Mobile. This is CDMA based and has had quite an extensive ROM development on xda. I have checked the GSM US Cellular models on xda and have found none. I checked other GSM phones and found very few here. The market share is so small that there is little development on GSM phones save some Sprint phones (Sprint also uses GSM). Therefore, do not hope for development on xda on a US Cellualar version of the SIII. I hope I'm wrong. Due to coverage issues, I may be getting the US Cellualar SIII. My second choise is AT & T which also is a CDMA carrier, but coverage in my 2 areas of need is worse than US cellualar. Good luck.
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Are you sure that US Cellular is GSM? They are a CDMA carrier, I believe you have facts incorrect
dhonzik said:
Are you sure that US Cellular is GSM? They are a CDMA carrier, I believe you have facts incorrect
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Reverse all my comments concerning GSM and CDMA in the quoted text. I got mixed up. I edited the original post. Thanks dzonzik.
Here's the carriers and their technology types:
CDMA: Alltel, Sprint, U.S. Cellular, Verizon
GSM: AT&T, T-Mobile
iDEN: Nextel
But, xda has not been a ROM developer for US Cellular phones. Some Verizon and Sprint though.
dbethards said:
Reverse all my comments concerning GSM and CDMA in the quoted text. I got mixed up. I edited the original post. Thanks dzonzik.
Here's the carriers and their technology types:
CDMA: Alltel, Sprint, U.S. Cellular, Verizon
GSM: AT&T, T-Mobile
iDEN: Nextel
But, xda has not been a ROM developer for US Cellular phones. Some Verizon and Sprint though.
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Best place to look for android development besides here is:
http://www.rootzwiki.com
You could also check out www.teamuscellular.com.
Talked with a US Cellular store Rep and she related it should be coming out around 9 July
Hey Guys,
I am from the auK but travelling in the USA for a couple months and then living in Canada for a year from July, I want to pick up a sim free S4 to use that will work in the USA, Canada and the UK... From what I understand the Walmart versions are the AT&T which is the same as the Canadian ones so should work, but will this model accept sims from UK carriers also?
In the USA ill be using a Walmart family t mobile sim (not worried about data speeds here as its just for emergencies/emails)
in Canada ill probably go with The cheapest sim only rolling contract and speed will be important
in the UK ill probably go with Vodafone or EE
So, if I go get a sim free version in Walmart will I have any issues and do those S4s have any physical/software branding on them?
Cheers
No you should not have sim issues with them.
Yes, walmart phones may have Software (bloatware) on them. You can flash a generic rom to remove the software issues
As to physical branding it depends on where walmart gets its supply from.
That's good news so the LTE version and bands will be fine for Canada... Phew
Now do I buy or not!
AT&T verson Canada capiable with LTE
Tmobile version not compatible with Rogers but will work on wind and some other providers.
Cool so long as its the AT&T version it's good for Canada and any provider?
So I'm thinking of getting the Google Play Edition of the S4 because it will be contract free and it won't have the TouchWiz software.
My questions is, if there is a US Northeast Carrier I can pick that's NOT the Top 4 [Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T] and WILL offer 4G LTE for the phone?
Because I was thinking of going to Page Plus because they use Verizon's Towers but I HEARD that they don't offer 4G.
Any ideas guys? US Cellular isn't covered where I live btw