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Wait for Journal or go with ATT

So with VZ about to double data(again!), I have been thinking of getting a GNex with 5GB(or 10 since double), so if the Journal comes, Id have a great plan. Should I do that or get the ATT and get the 5GB plan? I hate that the only messaging option is 20$, and employee discounts do not help.
Thank you in advance!

One thing i learnt over the last decade using cell phone, gsm phone always resells easier, faster and at higher price compares to cdma. That's why i never go the verizon route. And do u really need over 5gb data? Sure 10 is great but unless u carry 3 battery around all the time and not using wifi at home, there is no way u can burn through 5gb data per month .
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oh better believe some people burn through tons of gigs per month. If you stream netflix videos, tether your phone as a hotspot, etc. Then it is possible.

adelmundo said:
oh better believe some people burn through tons of gigs per month. If you stream netflix videos, tether your phone as a hotspot, etc. Then it is possible.
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Yeah ive been using 4-5gb month since 2008. Probably alot more includong wifi. Since my window mobile days.
To op, like the above poster said gsm has better resale value. If signal quality isnt a issue att would be the better choice. Besides there bias with iphone, ive been a happy customer since 08.
If you want unlimited data, you can check if the iphone 2g trick still works.
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I have the same problem right now. But seeing as I'm willing to believe that the journal will come to verizon soon hopefully, I'm willing to wait.
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OP, you may get more interest in this topic at the "AT&T Galaxy Note" forum...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1493

voxano said:
OP, you may get more interest in this topic at the "AT&T Galaxy Note" forum...
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Where is the att note forum?I dont see it on the xda app
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1493

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OP, you may get more interest in this topic at the "AT&T Galaxy Note" forum...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1493
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Can you please move it if it is appro?

intruda119 said:
Yeah ive been using 4-5gb month since 2008. Probably alot more includong wifi. Since my window mobile days.
To op, like the above poster said gsm has better resale value. If signal quality isnt a issue att would be the better choice. Besides there bias with iphone, ive been a happy customer since 08.
If you want unlimited data, you can check if the iphone 2g trick still works.
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Im in NYC, so people are telling me not to get ATT.
I may blow throw the Limit, im on TMO never came close to the soft cap, but I am installing an Ipad in my car and would like to stream movies/videos w/e thru the note.
I want the 10 just because its a GOOD deal, would kick myself if I get the ATT, dont pick up a VZ phone with the double data, then the note comes out on VZ and i coulda had double the data!
I think I will pre-order and test for 30 days. If VZ had this deal before, theny may have again!

Does the Verizon loophole still work if you get the 4g hotspot, they give you unlimited data?

adelmundo said:
Does the Verizon loophole still work if you get the 4g hotspot, they give you unlimited data?
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No they closed the loop and now going back and auditing those that pulled the hotspot after it gave them unlimited.
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I have 450 min and lowest ATT data plan an have unlimited data using Sprints MiFi at $35mo. Don't dis Sprints Wimax. Here in Chicago its consistently faster than ATT's Hspa+, and downloads big sites faster than LTE devices at ATT or Verizon.
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Btw ...whats the Journal ? VU phone?

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[/COLOR]Btw ...whats the Journal ? VU phone?
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The Verizon version of the Note, should it come out(I think it will, hence the question/anxiety).

Most important is whether at&t works ok in your area. If it's tolerable with its overall coverage and data speeds, I'd say go for the at&t Note.
Don't be surprised if the Journal for VZW doesn't come out until like this summer at the earliest.
I'm basing this off the 9 month span it took the Thunderbolt to come out after the EVO was originally released for Sprint.
Problem is both at&t and VZW fell into the bad habit of taking forever to release phones. Culprits being long iPhone exclusivity for at&t....and OG Droid being a hit for VZW.

got556 said:
No they closed the loop and now going back and auditing those that pulled the hotspot after it gave them unlimited.
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But IF they keep the 4G hotspot and not remove it after they got unlimited data, then the unlimited data still sticks?

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But IF they keep the 4G hotspot and not remove it after they got unlimited data, then the unlimited data still sticks?
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I believe so.

if youre worried about data usage, just wait for the vzw version. ATT only offers you 3gb/mo + $10 per gb beyond that. I personally dont think the note is worth jumping ship over, especially since the journal will come out. It will have LTE as well.

How long will this double data promo last?

Unlocked Galaxy Nexus $399 Through Play Store

FYI
Just order one

Play store sales phones too
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Yeah killer deal.

Link?
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It's true...here's the link:
https://play.google.com/store/devic...WRfbXVsdGlfX18xX3Byb21vXzEzMzUyODg0NzM3NDkiXQ..
Seems pretty dang cheap for an unlocked phone at the calibur of the GNexus. Wonder if it's a limited time deal?

told my wife about this and her response was 'buy it. i'll take your phone.' which is funny cause she went from a cm7 flashed android phone to a dumbphone and repeatedly turned down offers of my old vibrant or her own sgs2 saying she likes her phone and doesn't need a smartphone...

funeralthirst said:
told my wife about this and her response was 'buy it. i'll take your phone.' which is funny cause she went from a cm7 flashed android phone to a dumbphone and repeatedly turned down offers of my old vibrant or her own sgs2 saying she likes her phone and doesn't need a smartphone...
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I hate to give away ideas...but you know list our t989s on craigslist unlocked and rooted for $400...its like an almost equal trade-in.

One of the main deal makers for this, is for those on contract who can get more money by terminating their contract for a cheaper plan and newer phone...

What's the catch why so cheap??
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at first I was like OK good deal and I like the larger screen size. But then i said no point we have a faster processor. So its like downgrading. I think ill wait for quad core .

bbobarino said:
What's the catch why so cheap??
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Galaxy s3 in a couple of weeks, trying to sell aa many as possible before it launches lol
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grawkiller73 said:
Galaxy s3 in a couple of weeks, trying to sell aa many as possible before it launches lol
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That and the fact that the phone is 5 months old, plus I feel GOOGLE od about to release something in a few months.
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When did google start selling phones on market? But I prefer my 8MP camera over the 5 on gnex, processor speed isn't the deal breaker i'm sure it can handle all the apps we have well enough.. I'll wait for s3 tho just bcuz of the camera
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diamantericos said:
at first I was like OK good deal and I like the larger screen size. But then i said no point we have a faster processor. So its like downgrading. I think ill wait for quad core .
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we have higher clock number but not faster
that thing is fluid fast! no 4g which is a killer deal for me

G1_enthusiast said:
we have higher clock number but not faster
that thing is fluid fast! no 4g which is a killer deal for me
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if you put a tmobile sim in its only 3g right?
im surprised that so many people would trade 4g for 3g speeds pretty much just to get ICS
although coming from a g1 to the vibrant to the t989 having a 3 color LED would be awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
its been like 2 years since ive seen an LED light on a phone ive owned...man i miss the LED lights

jdiddy_ub said:
if you put a tmobile sim in its only 3g right?
im surprised that so many people would trade 4g for 3g speeds pretty much just to get ICS
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no not even...edge

G1_enthusiast said:
no not even...edge
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really? i dont know anything about bands or whatever
it says
"High speed data access requires a compatible 3G/4G HSPA+ cellular data service provider such as AT&T and T-Mobile."

jdiddy_ub said:
if you put a tmobile sim in its only 3g right?
im surprised that so many people would trade 4g for 3g speeds pretty much just to get ICS
although coming from a g1 to the vibrant to the t989 having a 3 color LED would be awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
its been like 2 years since ive seen an LED light on a phone ive owned...man i miss the LED lights
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You'd still get "4G" (since T-Mo classifies anything at 14mbps+ 4G) at 21mbps, half of what you can get from the t989 if it really matters that much.

Link doesn't work with me. It just sends me to the normal play store
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jdiddy_ub said:
really? i dont know anything about bands or whatever
it says
"High speed data access requires a compatible 3G/4G HSPA+ cellular data service provider such as AT&T and T-Mobile."
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the international version have edge i think this is the same...3G and 4G for ATT because they use international band
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You'd still get "4G" (since T-Mo classifies anything at 14mbps+ 4G) at 21mbps, half of what you can get from the t989 if it really matters that much.
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ehh u sure about that? international version only get edge

Sprint bought out.

Hey everyone just saw the articles all over tech sites about softbanks majority takeover of Sprint Nextel and since this is the HTC EVO 4G OG section and most (certainly not all) are currently or have in the past Been with Sprint, I wanted to get everyone's thoughts on the issue. Good move? Why? Bad move why? Will it help bring Sprint life? Future of Simply Everything plans? Talk it up just keep it civil and friendly.
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Pretty sure this thread belongs elsewhere. Here is a link to the story. Doesn't sound as though the deal is done, as you implied.
http://mobile.businessweek.com/news...al-to-buy-70-percent-of-sprint-for-20-billion
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FinZ28 said:
Pretty sure this thread belongs elsewhere. Here is a link to the story. Doesn't sound as though the deal is done, as you implied.
http://mobile.businessweek.com/news...al-to-buy-70-percent-of-sprint-for-20-billion
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There's a newer article out. Reporting it is indeed finished and should be announced today. I'll find the link. But apologies if this doesn't belong I see much more "off topic threads" here Luke I want a GS3 blah blah figure this is somewhat on topic. As the OG EVO WAS a Sprint exclusive and so at one point every EVO was configured or running on Sprint. While I'm sure many of them (me for one) are still on Sprint and this could have a large impact on people. Again if I violated anything a MOD can surely close this or move it to where it belongs.
Here is the link: Japan’s Softbank to Acquire Majority Stake in Sprint for $20B http://mashable.com/2012/10/14/softbank-to-acquire-sprint/
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Gotcha. I stand corrected.
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I think this is a great thing for Sprint on the short term, kind of skeptical if it will be good for us consumers in the long run. I also find it somewhat sad that one company that has some sizeable debt, has just purchased a controlling share in another company with even greater debt, and I believe must of had to make this deal on credit.... Wish I could do that ****, dem bastards... :banghead:
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jamieg71 said:
I think this is a great thing for Sprint on the short term, kind of skeptical if it will be good for us consumers in the long run. I also find it somewhat sad that one company that has some sizeable debt, has just purchased a controlling share in another company with even greater debt, and I believe must of had to make this deal on credit.... Wish I could do that ****, dem bastards... :banghead:
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Yea I'm leaning the same way after more looking into. Hopefully this can be the influx of cash Sprint needs to.build the new networks faster and start drawing more customers. I just hope they keep the simply everything plans. I think that's a big plus for them. If they can't use this to get going again then nothing will.
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SuperiorEVOlution18 said:
Yea I'm leaning the same way after more looking into. Hopefully this can be the influx of cash Sprint needs to.build the new networks faster and start drawing more customers. I just hope they keep the simply everything plans. I think that's a big plus for them. If they can't use this to get going again then nothing will.
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This^ Unlimited everything (besides land line calls) is amazing. Not to mention their plans are cheaper. The only thing left, IMO, to get more people to move over is to get more 4g coverage. I know they are expanding more...and I just heard I'm getting 4g by me which I didn't think would come for a few more years so that's a plus for me
As long as this buy out doesn't run Sprint into the ground, then it should be a good thing.

AzzidReign said:
This^ Unlimited everything (besides land line calls) is amazing. Not to mention their plans are cheaper. The only thing left, IMO, to get more people to move over is to get more 4g coverage. I know they are expanding more...and I just heard I'm getting 4g by me which I didn't think would come for a few more years so that's a plus for me
As long as this buy out doesn't run Sprint into the ground, then it should be a good thing.
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Agreed most people agree the up front cash will allow them to build out the LTE network faster. Which is good. Hopefully the broader the 4G range 3g speeds will improve as well since less traffic.
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Not 'finished'....
BTW, this is LONG from 'finished', this is just the announcement of the agreement... there's still a LONG due diligence period that is only now starting along with required regulatory reviews. I doubt this will be 'finished' until 2nd quarter 2013, if not later.

AzzidReign said:
This^ Unlimited everything (besides land line calls) is amazing. Not to mention their plans are cheaper. The only thing left, IMO, to get more people to move over is to get more 4g coverage. I know they are expanding more...and I just heard I'm getting 4g by me which I didn't think would come for a few more years so that's a plus for me
As long as this buy out doesn't run Sprint into the ground, then it should be a good thing.
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You get what you pay for. Sprint's 4G is lacking and so is their 3G speeds. Getting consistent performance is out of question. Yeah the data is unlimited but that's it. Verizon has family share plans for $40/phone and shared data starting at $50/month. You could spend anywhere from $15-35 a month depending upon your data usage but Verizon at least in Los Angeles is worth every penny. Sprint will be nowhere near that kind of coverage for the next couple of years and I am tired of signing contracts based on promises of better data.

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You get what you pay for. Sprint's 4G is lacking and so is their 3G speeds. Getting consistent performance is out of question. Yeah the data is unlimited but that's it. Verizon has family share plans for $40/phone and shared data starting at $50/month. You could spend anywhere from $15-35 a month depending upon your data usage but Verizon at least in Los Angeles is worth every penny. Sprint will be nowhere near that kind of coverage for the next couple of years and I am tired of signing contracts based on promises of better data.
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Yeah what-ever, I'm pulling on average 17-20MB/sec down on 4G and no less than 1.5 on 3G. Verizon locks down bootloaders worse than Sprint has ever contemplated, and just wait till you go a few gigs over your "allowance" and get hit with the 2-3 hundred dollar overage. Everyone I know on Verizon complains, but to each his own.
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jamieg71 said:
Yeah what-ever, I'm pulling on average 17-20MB/sec down on 4G and no less than 1.5 on 3G. Verizon locks down bootloaders worse than Sprint has ever contemplated, and just wait till you go a few gigs over your "allowance" and get hit with the 2-3 hundred dollar overage. Everyone I know on Verizon complains, but to each his own.
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I'm guessing those 4G speeds are on your EVO LTE?

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I'm guessing those 4G speeds are on your EVO LTE?
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Yessir
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I read on Engadget today that Sprint bought like 50.8% of Clearwire. I wonder if our how that affects this deal

I hope that by buying half of clearwire, it improves 3g speeds.
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jamieg71 said:
Yeah what-ever, I'm pulling on average 17-20MB/sec down on 4G and no less than 1.5 on 3G. Verizon locks down bootloaders worse than Sprint has ever contemplated, and just wait till you go a few gigs over your "allowance" and get hit with the 2-3 hundred dollar overage. Everyone I know on Verizon complains, but to each his own.
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Whatever works for you man. I guess Sprint has Independence covered like a blanket I guess. BTW, each phone on the shared plan with Verizon gives you a good idea where you stand on data. If you feel you're about to go over, you can go to the next level.
I've been with Sprint for a long time and really wish the 4G coverage was better but when you lose to metropcs in a major market then that is a problem.

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I read on Engadget today that Sprint bought like 50.8% of Clearwire. I wonder if our how that affects this deal
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I'm pretty sure Softbank wanted Sprint to be in control of clearwire as per the agreement. But like it was mentioned the Grand ole Government still has to give the ok for this so it'll be at least 6+ months.
I also have to side with Jamie here I had Verizon for a while (pre-smartphone days) and their service was great but lately as a huge Root fan I'd never go back. They are locking down the bootloaders on so many of the best devices like he SG3 and another one I'm forgetting but they have plans to lockdown more in the future. And while Sprint isn't the biggest Root supporter they at least leave that door unlocked. nd once they get the LTE network built out speeds WILL improve, we already have it here in Baltimore and my buddies Gnex is pulling a consistent 20-25mb/sec which for us Sprint users is Freaking a god send lol. Combine that will never having to worry about Data which I use about 5-7 gb/month I'm sticking right there with them. Until they are a huge success or die off lol
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Cool story! I dropped sprint strictly because coverage in my area was very spotty. I have no regrets about it and if they fixed the network I'd go back in a heart beat...I just got tired of hearing about how my market was always next in line...blah blah blah. I also have no issue with verizon. The phone I picked was easily unlocked... that is more research based..all carriers should have a Google phone that can be unlocked. Data is not an issue...WiFi is every where anyways...even at the gym. I pay just as much now as I did with sprint... but dont drop calls...and since I am military and have a wife at home with my kids...an on demand call is a must. I also know Verizon has the better freq. Band... sure in the higher MHz you will get faster speeds..but the coverage area isn't as big...its all give and take. I am rooting for sprint...but just got tired of waiting....I love capitalism and choice...so I switched to who I feel deserved my money!
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Cool story! I dropped sprint strictly because coverage in my area was very spotty. I have no regrets about it and if they fixed the network I'd go back in a heart beat...I just got tired of hearing about how my market was always next in line...blah blah blah. I also have no issue with verizon. The phone I picked was easily unlocked... that is more research based..all carriers should have a Google phone that can be unlocked. Data is not an issue...WiFi is every where anyways...even at the gym. I pay just as much now as I did with sprint... but dont drop calls...and since I am military and have a wife at home with my kids...an on demand call is a must. I also know Verizon has the better freq. Band... sure in the higher MHz you will get faster speeds..but the coverage area isn't as big...its all give and take. I am rooting for sprint...but just got tired of waiting....I love capitalism and choice...so I switched to who I feel deserved my money!
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All very good reasons to switch. Yea I'd rank Verizon over ATT&t but the those locked bootloaders. I havent checking in a while but the locked sgs3 was a huge ordeal being locked. That kinda thing makes me mad. It's OUR Devices not the carriers and if I want to root then I have that right.
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On my og I get 5-10 mb in a town near my house which is unblievable :what:
Edit: sorry lol the 15-19mb is from my LTE in Chicago
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Thinking about RAZR HD... how's big red?

How's the cost on Verizon's plan? I was wanting to go prepaid but lte and Verizon's amazing voice coverage is alluring. I can get a 12% discount through work... our att bill right now on 2 lines is around 120 per month. Should I do it?

2 lines on the new shared plan is about 120+ depending on how much data you want. I pay 160 for 2 lines and 6gbs. I'd do it, its worth it, coverage is awesome and lte speeds are better than my broadband

Youngunn2008 said:
How's the cost on Verizon's plan? I was wanting to go prepaid but lte and Verizon's amazing voice coverage is alluring. I can get a 12% discount through work... our att bill right now on 2 lines is around 120 per month. Should I do it?
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If you have a very saturated 4G availability with Verizon in your area, I would highly suggest it. I have found my pain with big red in areas where there is poor 4G coverage. An example would be a business trip to Salt Lake City for 2 weeks gave me the best experience with my Samsung Galaxy S3. But at home in Tennessee, my phone would give me a NO SIM error 50% of the time when trying to send a text or make a call, rendering my S3 useless. Waiting on an alternate replacement Razr HD now, just need to get one in stock. In the mean time, Verizon sent me a Nexus to use. Long story short, Verizon has treated me pretty well even with all the problems with the S3.

If there's not good 4g coverage, can you turn off 4g on your phone?

Your phone will automatically revert to 3g if you have no 4g signal.
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Ironically I live in salt lake city so... Yeah.. Coverage here is amazing. Just last night my brother brought over his spanking new GS3 from sprint. Not only could he not get 4g in my basement, he couldn't get 3g, 1x or even phone service and missed an important call while we sat there. I popped open speed test on the maxx and my lte hit 18mbit. I laughed, he cried, it was good times to be had. He didn't think the $10/month he was saving was quite as appealing anymore.
I travel around the west a lot and anywhere I've been I always have the best reception of anyone I'm with unless they're also on Verizon. They're not perfect by any means but their coverage commercials are no lie.
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Also there are apps to disable lte all together if you're in an area you know doesn't have it. Saves on battery if the radio isn't searching.
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Zodwraith said:
Ironically I live in salt lake city so... Yeah.. Coverage here is amazing. Just last night my brother brought over his spanking new GS3 from sprint. Not only could he not get 4g in my basement, he couldn't get 3g, 1x or even phone service and missed an important call while we sat there. I popped open speed test on the maxx and my lte hit 18mbit. I laughed, he felt the fool, it was good times to be had. He didn't think the $10/month he was saving was quite as appealing anymore.
I travel around the west a lot and anywhere I've been I always have the best reception of anyone I'm with unless they're also on Verizon. They're not prefect by any means but their coverage commercials are no lie.
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Also there are apps to disable lte all together if you're in an area you know doesn't have it. Saves on battery if the radio isn't searching.
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You guys are selling me. Lol

I just switched over to Verizon with an unlimited data plan and verizon is fast, a little expensive but the speed and coverage is awesome.

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I just switched over to Verizon with an unlimited data plan and verizon is fast, a little expensive but the speed and coverage is awesome.
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The wife only used about 200 mb per month with att, me about 2 GB. With the 12% discount I can get through work I think I could get it to be pretty close to around 150 or less. I just hate contracts.

Youngunn2008 said:
The wife only used about 200 mb per month with att, me about 2 GB. With the 12% discount I can get through work I think I could get it to be pretty close to around 150 or less. I just hate contracts.
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Your data is not bad at all and should work well with a Verizon shared plan. Coverage is awesome and I wouldn't worry too much about the contract.
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The only worry is if you can hit 2GB per phone on 3g and you're in an area that does have good 4g you can get yourself into trouble really fast. It was worth the $650 for my maxx to keep the unlimited plan.
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Since I have Sirius in the car, I decided against streaming music, and I rarely, if ever, need to stream movies or TV shows as I download decent quality versions of whatever before it's available for streaming... long story short, I don't use as much data as I thought I would. With wifi at home, or in any hotel I stay at for business, I am having a hard time hitting 1 gb of data used. So the bottom tier verizon plan works for me, at around $115 for two phones after my military discount. Your mileage may vary.

I looked at the 2 GB plan and two lines, it'd be about 115 a month after our employee discount not including taxes and fees. Which I'm sure there'll be about 15 bucks worth.

Thinking of getting off Verizon and on T-Mobile with nexus 4

I hate how Verizon doesn't support gsm phones, I can't upgrade my plan without loosing my unlimited data, and I can't activate any of the manufacturer version of a device because they only support CDMA.
How is everyone's satisfaction with T-Mobile? That's the only carrier I can go to and I'm in Massachusetts. If anyone can give me a good idea on what the difference in service is like that would be great.
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it depends on where in MA for instance, in the western MA thinks performs well however west Worcester county(ware/w. Brookfield) it's more challenging
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Not sure where you are, but this site helped me a lot when I was doing research on carriers in my area.
http://www.rootmetrics.com/compare-carriers/united-states/worcester/worcester-january-2013/
I took a quick glance there... and it looks pretty bad.
Compared to my area:
http://www.rootmetrics.com/compare-carriers/united-states/sacramento/sacramento-december-2012/
T-Mobile coverage/service is great here.

QUIETLYloud said:
it depends on where in MA for instance, in the western MA thinks performs well however west Worcester county(ware/w. Brookfield) it's more challenging
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i agree, i live in kentucky and i easily use about 6-10gb a month and not having to worry about a data cap is lovely. i have been in a few spotty areas before but for the most part ive always been able to make calls and i havent dropped one yet. ive tried straight talk att here before i went to tmobile and while i did like att service the capped me at 1.5gb and i was only 1 week into the service.
id say look at the places you will be going most and see if tmobile has the coverage there and see if youll be ok with it first, if so make the jump, i did and i havent looked back yet.. im on the $70 unlimited no contract plan

T-No works well in all cities I go to and I have been with them for 7 years or so... check their coverage maps. They are very accurate ...
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My wife and I made the switch from Veriz to T-Mob a few months ago.
There is one big overriding rule. In big population centers... T-Mob is just fine. Building penetration is not as good as Verizon though. Driving around through the lesser populated areas (outskirts and countryside), there is very little (read: none) T-Mob data coverage.
We live in Charlotte, NC and here I am completely happy with the service (data speeds are excellent). But just outside of the metro area, I am roaming. On a trip back to Iowa, the only place we had T-Mobile data was around Des Moines. Outside of Des Moines, we were roaming the whole time (even in Iowa City with population over 80,000).
You can roam with voice and text, and that generally works fine.
You can roam on data (small monthly allowances... depends on data plan) but speeds are very (read: painfully) slow.
But, for us it made sense... It saved us over a thousand dollars a year.
My two cents: If you spend your time in big cities... I'd go for it (or at least try a monthly pre-paid plan). There will be a drop off in coverage compared to verizon, but it is completely tolerable in my opinion.
If you live in (or spend a lot of time) in a small town, or you are on the highway, don't do it if you need data.

I'm really happy with T-Mobile coming from sprint. I live in south Florida and I get full bars almost everywhere I go. Data speed is just awesome I get between 8 to 14 mbps. Compare to sprint in a good day 750 kbps. And plans start at $30 which is what I have!
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I live in Brooklyn, NYC and tmo has been great....well at least to me. Building penetration is lacking, but I can live with that! My speeds are usually great and the $30 data plan takes care of my needs...so for me its perfect!

I live jus north of Boston, Lynn to be exact and have great service. I work in Needham(out skirts of Boston) which I also get great service. My wife's family lives in the south shore (brockton) where the coverage is not so great. I go to the cape every year and the service there is not so great. Both those areas are mainly switching from E to 1 bar on H. Hope this info helps you. Good luck.
Also my wife and friend have att and they get good service jus about everywhere. I don't know how the data speeds are for att but they have better coverage and more expensive than T-Mobile.
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QUIETLYloud said:
it depends on where in MA for instance, in the western MA thinks performs well however west Worcester county(ware/w. Brookfield) it's more challenging
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Lakeville. Its a little southwest if Boston close to Middleborough
And thank you everyone for all the info! I think I can deal with a little less coverage.
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andybfmv96 said:
I hate how Verizon doesn't support gsm phones, I can't upgrade my plan without loosing my unlimited data, and I can't activate any of the manufacturer version of a device because they only support CDMA.
How is everyone's satisfaction with T-Mobile? That's the only carrier I can go to and I'm in Massachusetts. If anyone can give me a good idea on what the difference in service is like that would be great.
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I'm on the south shore and recently switched from vzw to tmo. Factually, the network is worse but there hasn't been a time when I couldn't use the phone. Data speeds are fine and I'm not missing messages or calls. My low usage(save for data) didn't justify the exuberant cost that vzw charges and the limits were annoyingly restricting.
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I made the same decision as you last month and here is what I did.
I bought the n4 and the T-Mobile 30/month plan while I still had my Vzw account. I then tested the network and data in my two week return period Google gives. I then decided it was good and canceled my Vzw account.
Once I canceled Vzw and was on tmobiles 70/month unlimited plan, I started having issues that I personally couldn't live with. Tmobiles data speed are excellent (7-42mbps) however their signal is very spotty and my phone was constantly dropping to edge. I could live with this because of the cost savings, however when i noticed I was getting delayed text (sending and receiving) and phone calls not going through, I really started regretting Vzw which was always solid for me. T-Mobile tech support reminds me of the Citibank commercial "this is Peggy" and it sucks!
I then switched to att cause I love the n4, and was able to sign up contract free which I love. Their speeds are a lot slower, but their coverage is very solid. This is when I started actually becoming angry that the n4 didn't support lte since att has lte in the area and tmobile doesn't.
I work in north attleboro ma and this is just my 2 cents. I personally travel for work sometimes and really didn't want to run into no coverage zones with T-Mobile and not be able to roam. Att is not as good as Vzw, so only time will tell. Worst comes to worst I sign on with Vzw again in the future and get their latest and greatest, would have lost unlimited data regardless. Let me know if you need any more advice
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andybfmv96 said:
I hate how Verizon doesn't support gsm phones, I can't upgrade my plan without loosing my unlimited data, and I can't activate any of the manufacturer version of a device because they only support CDMA.
How is everyone's satisfaction with T-Mobile? That's the only carrier I can go to and I'm in Massachusetts. If anyone can give me a good idea on what the difference in service is like that would be great.
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I live in Boston, work in Cambridge - T-Mobile is a beast!!
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why dont you try Solavei its basically is t-mobile no contract for $50 unlimited talk , text, data! and if you dont like you can always go back to verizon
www.solavei.com/SignUp?un=benjaminbribies&from=Invite

Yep. Moved to T-Mobile! Loving it. Love my nexus 4 too
T-Mobile has 4g in my area but hspa+ is fast enough for me. And I always have enough service to send calls and text. Whereas on Verizon it was spotty and only worked some of the time.
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Wise move... Enjoy T-Mobile on the N4! Cool

Month to month, no contract sounds good to me.