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Where's the 2.1/ MR that was supposed to release today? (4/9/2010)

Has anybody heard any news if the "MR" is still coming out today?
MR= Mantience Release

stephen240 said:
Has anybody heard any news if the "MR" is still coming out today?
MR= Mantience Release
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whats in this MR anway?

no one knows but it is probably some kind of bugfix/update. NOT 2.1

rgildoss said:
whats in this MR anway?
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I think its the SMS fix

damage referenced an update in a few weeks. im quite sure he knows the factual release date of 2.1, but cannot tell. if we know not to expect a major update from damage for a few weeks, we can assume itll be after the official update.
the mr is probably for the mms issues or something we read in that memo? idk...dont be expecting 2.1 though

The only update I'm looking out for is this one!
damageless said:
I have an update scheduled for Friday.
Beta testers will be testing out some new stuff tonight.
Stay tuned!
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Yeah I wouldn't expect anything in the way of 2.1 just yet. When I had a blackberry they would literally release like 5 or more leaks before the actual update. We've had 2 so far that I know of.

doojer said:
The only update I'm looking out for is this one!
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ha! nice!
tenchar

I'm following the Sprint forums and they're saying 2.1 update will be out by the end of the day.

I learned not to count on anything when it comes to "release" dates for roms/upgrades. If something comes today, awesome. Otherwise whatever, I'm rather pleased with my 2.05

You're the "Sprint Representative/Technician/Manager", why dont YOU tell us...Or, is your title just a glorified title for "Sprint Lackey"?

VinceOB said:
You're the "Sprint Representative/Technician/Manager", why dont YOU tell us...Or, is your title just a glorified title for "Sprint Lackey"?
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I'm a rep they don't tell me any good stuff

stephen240 said:
I'm a rep they don't tell me any good stuff
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LOL Bastards!!! Its funny, I took the test and passed everything for the Rep position here in Rancho, but for some reason they never call me back. LOL They probably get scared when they see I worked for Verizon and at&t. LOL

the admins on the sprint forums already stated (many times) that the 9th was a date provided through false information. in other words, the mom people had pics of, was wrong.

I don't even think Dan Hesse knows when the update is, lol

VinceOB said:
LOL Bastards!!! Its funny, I took the test and passed everything for the Rep position here in Rancho, but for some reason they never call me back. LOL They probably get scared when they see I worked for Verizon and at&t. LOL
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Vince, different areas have different requirements, but I know that Verizon where I live will rarely hire someone with prior cell phone experience. They want to brainwash you with their ways and methods, for the most part. Not sure about AT&T, when I interviewed with them, I was so turned off to their practices, I pretty much told them I wasn't interested right then & there. Never expected a call back, nor did I want one. Going back to Sprint this week, so my sources will be in full effect, I'll see what tidbits I can get you guys.

entropism said:
Vince, different areas have different requirements, but I know that Verizon where I live will rarely hire someone with prior cell phone experience. They want to brainwash you with their ways and methods, for the most part. Not sure about AT&T, when I interviewed with them, I was so turned off to their practices, I pretty much told them I wasn't interested right then & there. Never expected a call back, nor did I want one. Going back to Sprint this week, so my sources will be in full effect, I'll see what tidbits I can get you guys.
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Yea I figured as much. I did some consulting work for at&t a few years ago and I wasnt too fond of their practices either. Once I was finished there I bolted with a quickness.

well I just received a prl update.
prl version 60663.
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masterface said:
well I just received a prl update.
prl version 60663.
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SWEET!!!!! Welcome to three weeks ago!!!111!!!one

now my phone thinks its in Lisbon.
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Sprint Tweets FroYo Update for Epic 4G Coming ASAP

Sorry for no hyperlinks, but as you can see I'm a noob poster! (Been lurking for months though!) Have at it: twitter.com/sprint/status/28185273577775104# courtesy of androidandme.com/2011/01/carriers/sprint-tweets-froyo-updating-coming-to-samsung-epic-4g-as-soon-as-possible/
Thus continues the waiting game... At least we've gotten some solid info finally!

Unfortunately "ASAP" probably doesn't mean to them what it means to us. I'm very happy to see news but I wish we would stop getting vague promises!

ASAP could mean a week it could mean a year who knows with how sprint and samsung have gone with it so far.

My response:
http://bit.ly/qdyp7

wjsmaggle said:
Unfortunately "ASAP" probably doesn't mean to them what it means to us. I'm very happy to see news but I wish we would stop getting vague promises!
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Touché! I couldn't agree more, but the T-Mobile Vibrant is getting their update tomorrow, so surely ours isn't too much further out: androidandme.com/2011/01/carriers/t-mobile-news/t-mobile-vibrant-to-receive-android-2-2-update-tomorrow-galaxy-s-4g-arriving-in-the-coming-weeks/

Well I am on the phone with sprint right now and the rep has the nerve to tell me I can download it on the market and it should be already out. This guy is cracking me up he said the official OTA came out on November the 7th he has the phone. This guy is a moron. I finally had to ask for another rep.

wdenker said:
Well I am on the phone with sprint right now and the rep has the nerve to tell me I can download it on the market and it should be already out. This guy is cracking me up he said the official OTA came out on November the 7th he has the phone. This guy is a moron. I finally had to ask for another rep.
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LOL, silly phone techs!

wdenker said:
Well I am on the phone with sprint right now and the rep has the nerve to tell me I can download it on the market and it should be already out. This guy is cracking me up he said the official OTA came out on November the 7th he has the phone. This guy is a moron. I finally had to ask for another rep.
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I think he's not a moron. Considering he may not be one of the tech savvy people, and updated to one of the testing roms which hasn't been released and doesn't realize that's what he did. He just may be terribly informed, and new to the game.

wdenker said:
Well I am on the phone with sprint right now and the rep has the nerve to tell me I can download it on the market and it should be already out. This guy is cracking me up he said the official OTA came out on November the 7th he has the phone. This guy is a moron. I finally had to ask for another rep.
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What are you talking about? I got my Froyo for only $.99 on the market on Nov 9th. It's so cool!

Calling Sprint Customer Care for news about an unreleased OS upgrade is like asking a customer service rep at WalMart for news about when they are upgrading their shopping carts.
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wdenker said:
Well I am on the phone with sprint right now and the rep has the nerve to tell me I can download it on the market and it should be already out. This guy is cracking me up he said the official OTA came out on November the 7th he has the phone. This guy is a moron. I finally had to ask for another rep.
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The rep I spoke to today said between now and feb 1st. That dude from clearly had to been ****ing with you to say some dumb **** like that.
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styckx said:
Calling Sprint Customer Care for news about an unreleased OS upgrade is like asking a customer service rep at WalMart for news about when they are upgrading their shopping carts.
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Exactly. The Sprint monkey isn't the only moron on that phone conversation.

bigray327 said:
Exactly. The Sprint monkey isn't the only moron on that phone conversation.
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Well crap I didn't hear you on the conversation.
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I always found that using the acronym "asap" makes something seem like it'll happen a lot faster than when you actually say "as soon as possible". WHY MUST EVERY PHONE I BUY TAKE FOREVER TO GET FIRMWARE UPDATES?!
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silverballer95 said:
I always found that using the acronym "asap" makes something seem like it'll happen a lot faster than when you actually say "as soon as possible". WHY MUST EVERY PHONE I BUY TAKE FOREVER TO GET FIRMWARE UPDATES?!
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Get an iPhone......
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Yay
sent from my epic 4g with no 4g

I'm stealing this, but we should all for our next phone bill tell Sprint that we will be paying our bill ASAP. The check will get there as soon as possible. That we are writing the check now and as soon as it meets our quality control to be an easy to read and easy to cash format we will get it right in.

stevesprivateaccount said:
we are writing the check now and as soon as it meets our quality control to be an easy to read and easy to cash format we will get it right in.
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Annnnnnnd i'm spitting coffee all over my screen.

my wife got an email from sprint saying to expect an update shortly and to call customer care with any questions or problems. i'm waiting for her to forward it to me, anyone else seen this?

stevesprivateaccount said:
I'm stealing this, but we should all for our next phone bill tell Sprint that we will be paying our bill ASAP. The check will get there as soon as possible. That we are writing the check now and as soon as it meets our quality control to be an easy to read and easy to cash format we will get it right in.
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+1 /10 char

Gingerbread for the Atrix(not trolling)

So i just called in to att trying to get a credit for my gimped phone, i didn't get a credit sadly but i did get some interesting info.
First and probably the coolest, the guy told me that att does plan on releasing gingerbread for the atrix before the end of Q3 as well as the boot loader unlock. The second thing he told me is that att doesn't plan on allowing side-loading and he said its not looking like the amazon app store, however they aren't holding it against people that are figuring out a way to side load.
Anyways it is what it is but its some info, he also seemed rather shocked that the boot loader wasn't cracked yet, dunno why though when i pressed him he shut up about it.

Q3?! Wow, that is still some time away :/
By that time, most likely Ice Cream will be out already...
interesting info about the bootloader as well... so it should not be that difficult? Hmm...

Interesting no doubt... I think they will have a way to unlock at the sacrifice of your warranty.
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Yeah, end of Q3 for AT&T is September, I just checked (they run a Jan - Dec fiscal year). That's a super long time away for something that's already been in work since before the phone was released (based on the engineering build in the Android development forum).

What is trolling?
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frankiedizzle87 said:
What is trolling?
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it is a art

2.4 will more than likely not be called ice cream it'll still be call gingerbread. And what the guy said goes along with what the australian guy posted in his thread about motorola giving a bootloader solution similar to what the xoom has but it would be up to the discretion of the carrier if they'd allow it or not and that it would all happen in the ladder part of 2011. But to hear it from att rep is interesting but I don't hold my breathe
http://m.pocketnow.com/android/motorola-promises-android-bootloader-unlock-in-late-2011 maybe the rep just read this and said att was gonna do it... you know how this reps are
thats just my 2 cents
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frankiedizzle87 said:
What is trolling?
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Now that is what true trolling is. If you frequent 4chan enough, you'll be able to tell quite quickly who's trolling and who's srs.

I'm sure that someone from at&t told you they were unlocking the bootloader for real. I mean, they won't let us sideload apps but they will unlock that bootloader for us no problem. Makes total sense.

Made2Last said:
I'm sure that someone from at&t told you they were unlocking the bootloader for real. I mean, they won't let us sideload apps but they will unlock that bootloader for us no problem. Makes total sense.
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LOL
And what is cool about having gingerbread in october? 5 months from now and 10 months after the realease of GB?

Made2Last said:
I'm sure that someone from at&t told you they were unlocking the bootloader for real. I mean, they won't let us sideload apps but they will unlock that bootloader for us no problem. Makes total sense.
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There may be some contractual issue with a 3rd party that is preventing AT&T from "giving" us sideloading, such as a conflict with an AT&T partner and Amazon for example, so it may make sense to not allow it, although they know fully it's going to happen in any event. I think unlocking the bootloader is what's important. The community has enabled pretty much everything else, including sideloading. I do agree though, it's kind of a contradiction.

bl0wf1sh said:
interesting info about the bootloader as well... so it should not be that difficult? Hmm...
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based on how much these service people actually know, i'm betting they are talking out of their ass. I'm sure he is basing it off of the HTC devices they sell, which are rather easy to meddle with. Since AT&T has never sold a motorola android device before, if they didn't research before speaking, they would have no idea. I'm 100% sure motorola has not told the AT&T service reps how the bootloader works and how to break it.

cegna09 said:
based on how much these service people actually know, i'm betting they are talking out of their ass. I'm sure he is basing it off of the HTC devices they sell, which are rather easy to meddle with. Since AT&T has never sold a motorola android device before, if they didn't research before speaking, they would have no idea. I'm 100% sure motorola has not told the AT&T service reps how the bootloader works and how to break it.
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Last time I checked, AT&T did have a couple of Motorola android devices...
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cegna09 said:
based on how much these service people actually know, i'm betting they are talking out of their ass. I'm sure he is basing it off of the HTC devices they sell, which are rather easy to meddle with. Since AT&T has never sold a motorola android device before, if they didn't research before speaking, they would have no idea. I'm 100% sure motorola has not told the AT&T service reps how the bootloader works and how to break it.
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Flipside and backflip. I think theres one our two more.
Flipside is a piece of junk with absolutely no developers
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Is he the same AT&T rep who told us the Atrix has LTE capabilities?

Q3 is too far away. If that's the case, I'll give the Galaxy S II a hard look when released...

Techcruncher said:
Is he the same AT&T rep who told us the Atrix has LTE capabilities?
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I had an AT&T rep tell me that also.

Q3 or september 11 is 5 months away. In this case, I will rather start looking for other options, such as HTC Sensation, or GSII.
I wish Gingerbread comes to Atrix Soon as well, as 2.2.1 is a real pain. Also once you get spoiled by the newest and greatest android version available, its real dumb and hard to get back to older one... :-(

PixoNova said:
Flipside and backflip. I think theres one our two more.
Flipside is a piece of junk with absolutely no developers
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AT&T has had:
Backflip
Flipside
Flipout
Bravo
Of those four prior to the Atrix, only the Bravo is worth anything. And it got upgraded to 2.2 recently.

Once the bootloader gets unlocked I'm sure we will have a gingerbread port a lot sooner than October. I'm really hoping for a CM7 port!

Reviews and hands on not out so far. Why?

Anyone here has any info on why there are not many reviews or hands on by any of the tech sites? We had more leaks and even reviews before the handset was released but even after 4 days of official announcement, there has not been much coverage about the device. Most of the tech sites only talk about the specs. That looks a little odd. Maybe there is some restriction on publishing reviews of the device till 13th?

Most likely the sites got their phones after the reveal on noonday, Androidcentral has got their unit and they were the ones who broke news about the GLONASS feature . Thus they need a couple of days to try it, probably under NDA until Google says so. They will probably time it with the delivery on the 13th or 17th or whenever it is supposed to launch they want to spread the hype over time to create mindshare and pick up some space in the news-cycle.

vpraveenis said:
Anyone here has any info on why there are not many reviews or hands on by any of the tech sites? We had more leaks and even reviews before the handset was released but even after 4 days of official announcement, there has not been much coverage about the device. Most of the tech sites only talk about the specs. That looks a little odd. Maybe there is some restriction on publishing reviews of the device till 13th?
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I read on a review site (forget where) that Google put a restriction that no official reviews can be published until this Friday... I think they want everyone to try the device for a longer period of time, which is better for us in the long run...
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Because you're impatient
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yeah , i also dont really understand that.
how come no one leaks some benchmarks for us to enjoy

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Because you're impatient
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And so ends the thread.

Little tease:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...e-bar-for-design-materials-and-build-quality/

Arg it looks so good. WANT.

BTslo said:
Little tease:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...e-bar-for-design-materials-and-build-quality/
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i can not wait for AP to review this. they have been doing such a stellar job lately.

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Because you're impatient
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For such a great product, things are very quiet. I just wanted to know if anyone knows any reason for it. I'm not complaining.

vpraveenis said:
For such a great product, things are very quiet. I just wanted to know if anyone knows any reason for it. I'm not complaining.
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The reason is there was a huge hurricane on the east coast that caused Google to cancelled the press event in New York.

vpraveenis said:
For such a great product, things are very quiet. I just wanted to know if anyone knows any reason for it. I'm not complaining.
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I think Google put an NDA on reviews till Friday, or at least one week, allow reviewers some quality time, get a good feel for the phone after a full week. Not just 24 hours.
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neotekz said:
The reason is there was a huge hurricane on the east coast that caused Google to cancelled the press event in New York.
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This is exactly why. If you read the Android Police teaser review, you'll notice he says he had to run somewhere in New York to pick up the review phone Google had. These are the phones they'd have handed out if the press event had happened as planned, but with Hurricane Sandy cancelling the event, things have been thrown a little off-track. I'm ok with that, too, because the reviewers will have more time with the phone and can give us a more in-depth review.
Patience...

S4 release date in U.S.?

Hi,
Does anyone knows what the s4 will be released in the U.S.?

The carriers and Samsung.....

Baldilocks said:
The carriers and Samsung.....
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Don't have to post a dumb answer.
Btw OP, I'm guessing sometime in April.

Questions go in q and a
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Reviewers said:
Don't have to post a dumb answer.
Btw OP, I'm guessing sometime in April.
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It wasn't a dumb answer. It's the correct answer. Not my fault you can't understand the difference.

I hear at&t gets it first around the end of april. The rest follow suit in early may.

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I hear at&t gets it first around the end of april. The rest follow suit in early may.
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AT&T might have awful customer service, but things like this are the reasons I stick around. AT&T seems to be very happy with the sales of the Galaxy devices and is becoming pretty fair with their updates, so it doesn't surprise me that they'll probably get the S4 first. Also, I'm sure that Samsung loves AT&T.
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AT&T might have awful customer service, but things like this are the reasons I stick around. AT&T seems to be very happy with the sales of the Galaxy devices and is becoming pretty fair with their updates, so it doesn't surprise me that they'll probably get the S4 first. Also, I'm sure that Samsung loves AT&T.
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I just switched to at&t from tmobile and i love them. Great service so far.

I know it will become available sometime in the middle of April. I'm waiting to get my hands on it to play with it
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ddavis300 said:
I know it will become available sometime in the middle of April. I'm waiting to get my hands on it to play with it
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For u.s at&t? Does anyone have an idea of the 2 year contract price? Im guessing it will be around 249.99?

j510 said:
For u.s at&t? Does anyone have an idea of the 2 year contract price? Im guessing it will be around 249.99?
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I believe on contract it will be $200. Or has things changed because of the LTE.

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I believe on contract it will be $200. Or has things changed because of the LTE.
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If it is 200 thats even better. Im not sure about lte pricing myself. About to upgrade from s2

I dropped AT&T after 10+ years when they refused to offer Android because they had their noses up Steve Jobs' sphincter.
But I went to T-Immobile which was a real mess.
Am on Verizon now, but will be back to AT&T for the S4 so I can have an unlocked global phone. No more CDMA for me. And there is no way in Hell that I would ever lock myself into a contract. Kind of like playing Russian Roulette just to drive a car you can't really save for.
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200 is expected...
trolol and awayyy!! Expect typos this is my phone.

Wow
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Baldilocks said:
It wasn't a dumb answer. It's the correct answer. Not my fault you can't understand the difference.
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I literally joined the forum to let you know what a douche you are. It's miserable losers like you that make reading forums so painful. You think you're being cute, but FYI, you're not. You get called out for being an an obnoxious tool, but instead of fading away you decide to reply with something even douchier. Just stop.
You are not funny, so stop trying.

GrowUp said:
I literally joined the forum to let you know what a douche you are. It's miserable losers like you that make reading forums so painful. You think you're being cute, but FYI, you're not. You get called out for being an an obnoxious tool, but instead of fading away you decide to reply with something even douchier. Just stop.
You are not funny, so stop trying.
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Actually, this whole thread is useless. Anyone care to present empirical information? Or more fodder bucket consisting of conjecture and heresay five degrees removed?
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Of course verizon will be the last with locked bootloader
But I love unlimited unthrottled LTE
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Whenever we go in to ATT store i run Speedtest on one of their 4g phones- usually around 8mb. Then i run it on my VZW and it's like 18mb. So i think verizon wins in that category.

GrowUp said:
I literally joined the forum to let you know what a douche you are. It's miserable losers like you that make reading forums so painful. You think you're being cute, but FYI, you're not. You get called out for being an an obnoxious tool, but instead of fading away you decide to reply with something even douchier. Just stop.
You are not funny, so stop trying.
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Then you need to get a life. My answer is the correct answer. Only Samsung and the carriers know for sure.
It wasn't meant to be a 'dumb' answer. Unfortunately, some people on the internet, yourself included, seem to have a comprehension problem.

Baldilocks said:
Then you need to get a life. My answer is the correct answer. Only Samsung and the carriers know for sure.
It wasn't meant to be a 'dumb' answer. Unfortunately, some people on the internet, yourself included, seem to have a comprehension problem.
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Please people just stop leave
it alone it didn't have to go this far
GrowUp said:
I literally joined the forum to let you know what a douche you are. It's miserable losers like you that make reading forums so painful. You think you're being cute, but FYI, you're not. You get called out for being an an obnoxious tool, but instead of fading away you decide to reply with something even douchier. Just stop.
You are not funny, so stop trying.
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Whoa same as above
S4 INFO