Hey all. I'm coming to T Mobile within the next month (I've been on sprint for like 10 yrs). I've owned A LOT of android devices, including the galaxy nexus. Basically I'm torn here: I love stock android because it's the best and because development on it is incredible. I am tempted however by the note 3. I imagine dev support will also be strong for the note 3 and I just don't know which way to go. If I got one or two questions answered about the nexus 4 tho, it might help. That's where you all come in.
First and foremost, and I may be totally misunderstanding this but, is it true that this device has no lte? Or has that been remedied somehow? If it doesn't have lte, how is the data speed it DOES get? Secondly, and I suppose more generally, what do you think--if you were in my shoes--would you stick with the nexus, or jump to the note 3?
Thanks in advance, really appreciate it!
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EDIT: sorry, forgot to ask, how's the battery life?
Okay... Here's my two cents... I have an lte nexus from vzw... it is the best android I've ever had..... The g3 has lte with vzw and I would think the same with sprint or T-Mobile because their towers are sometimes shared... however.... Any unlimited data is where it's at... And I am grandfathered into ud from Verizon.. So I may be a bad reference on this... but the g3 should be sweet for ya
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Okay... Here's my two cents... I have an lte nexus from vzw... it is the best android I've ever had..... The g3 has lte with vzw and I would think the same with sprint or T-Mobile because their towers are sometimes shared... however.... Any unlimited data is where it's at... And I am grandfathered into ud from Verizon.. So I may be a bad reference on this... but the g3 should be sweet for ya
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By g3 u mean galaxy note 3 right?
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i have lte on my n4, and battery life has imprived greatly since using lte! tmobiles unlimited calls/text and completely unlimited high speed data is just awesome and very enjoyable at times. oh yea, and all the development available for any nexus device..
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Hey all. I'm coming to T Mobile within the next month (I've been on sprint for like 10 yrs). I've owned A LOT of android devices, including the galaxy nexus. Basically I'm torn here: I love stock android because it's the best and because development on it is incredible. I am tempted however by the note 3. I imagine dev support will also be strong for the note 3 and I just don't know which way to go. If I got one or two questions answered about the nexus 4 tho, it might help. That's where you all come in.
First and foremost, and I may be totally misunderstanding this but, is it true that this device has no lte? Or has that been remedied somehow? If it doesn't have lte, how is the data speed it DOES get? Secondly, and I suppose more generally, what do you think--if you were in my shoes--would you stick with the nexus, or jump to the note 3?
Thanks in advance, really appreciate it!
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EDIT: sorry, forgot to ask, how's the battery life?
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T-mobile USA, you can achieve LTE by simply flashing an older radio. I would say battery life is enough but not the best, you will need to tweak it a bit with custom kernels etc. With my current tweaks, my battery lasts me about 2 days light usage. With medium - high usage, will last about a day.
I would choose N4 and use leftover money on accessories.
pathtologos said:
Hey all. I'm coming to T Mobile within the next month (I've been on sprint for like 10 yrs). I've owned A LOT of android devices, including the galaxy nexus. Basically I'm torn here: I love stock android because it's the best and because development on it is incredible. I am tempted however by the note 3. I imagine dev support will also be strong for the note 3 and I just don't know which way to go. If I got one or two questions answered about the nexus 4 tho, it might help. That's where you all come in.
First and foremost, and I may be totally misunderstanding this but, is it true that this device has no lte? Or has that been remedied somehow? If it doesn't have lte, how is the data speed it DOES get? Secondly, and I suppose more generally, what do you think--if you were in my shoes--would you stick with the nexus, or jump to the note 3?
Thanks in advance, really appreciate it!
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EDIT: sorry, forgot to ask, how's the battery life?
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As I am sure you have seen by just skimming through the forum, LTE is capable on our phone since there are roms out there LTE based. The phone is relatively inexpensive at this time. Also whether LTE or 4G depending on your area speeds are great either way. KitKat is on its way and the use of Google Wallet is what will keep me using stock Google or at least the fact there are quite a few rom choices.
It's cool to hear everyone so far have the same opinion. I think I'm leaning towards the nexus. When I was on sprint and the nexus 4 came out I was SO pissed that only t mobile got it. Now, this is like poetic justice that I'm able to finally have it...lol.
Just curious, I may get the same device for my wife--she's not into the whole rooting and running custom rom game tho, so for her sake, is the data fast enough?
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It's cool to hear everyone so far have the same opinion. I think I'm leaning towards the nexus. When I was on sprint and the nexus 4 came out I was SO pissed that only t mobile got it. Now, this is like poetic justice that I'm able to finally have it...lol
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Keep in mind that the Nexus 5 is going to be announced by the end of the month
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Keep in mind that the Nexus 5 is going to be announced by the end of the month
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You think it'll be in October? I heard November--but yeah, the thought did cross my mind. How long is t mobile's return policy?
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You think it'll be in October? I heard November--but yeah, the thought did cross my mind. How long is t mobile's return policy?
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Well, they are usually announced late October, and launched early November. I'm not really sure how long T-Mobile's return policy is, I am on prepaid and I got my Nexus 4 from Google way back last November.
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i have lte on my n4, and battery life has imprived greatly since using lte! tmobiles unlimited calls/text and completely unlimited high speed data is just awesome and very enjoyable at times. oh yea, and all the development available for any nexus device..
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As I am sure you have seen by just skimming through the forum, LTE is capable on our phone since there are roms out there LTE based. The phone is relatively inexpensive at this time. Also whether LTE or 4G depending on your area speeds are great either way. KitKat is on its way and the use of Google Wallet is what will keep me using stock Google or at least the fact there are quite a few rom choices.
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Having you two guys' opinion REALLY means a lot. I believe I've ran mods/roms made by at least one of you, if not both. Thanks again.
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Well, they are usually announced late October, and launched early November. I'm not really sure how long T-Mobile's return policy is, I am on prepaid and I got my Nexus 4 from Google way back last November.
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Yeah, I'm gonna go with the monthly installment of like $14 for the nexus. I'm kinda hoping that if I get it and the 5 comes out in the next 30 days, they'll let me exchange it.
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So according to this article the Galaxy S II is not going to be a Verizon phone.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/25/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-not-coming-to-verizon-after-all/
So.
good day.
http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/25/exclu...-ii-but-similar-samsung-phone-launching-soon/
Nope, but Verizon is getting a sister phone that is basically identical.
In reality, Verizon was out due to other changes it wanted. Now it will have a nearly identical phone with its other changes. Meaning it will be potentially all screwed up with software.
I will probably skip it and go with an HTC model this holiday.
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So according to this article the Galaxy S II is not going to be a Verizon phone.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/25/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-not-coming-to-verizon-after-all/
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well I will wait for galaxy iii
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cool story bro
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Nexus Prime + Stratosphere instead
Verizon will get a Galaxy S II-ish phone with Verizon bloatware some time before November.
Ah bloatware.....who needs it.
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I bought the Fascinate because it had a large, good looking screen, was thin & light weight, had a fast processor (for the time), had a replaceable SD card and ran Android. I don't care what it's called, those are probably the things I'll look for again. Hopefully, a dual core with better battery life.
There is a Stratosphere that is supposed to be released next month.
By the time all of our contracts end and we can get new phones there will be things much better than the SII to look at.
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By the time all of our contracts end and we can get new phones there will be things much better than the SII to look at.
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Speak for yourself. I've had an open contract since early June. Only benefit of having others on your contract.. you get to use their upgrades. New phone yearly!!!
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Speak for yourself. I've had an open contract since early June. Only benefit of having others on your contract.. you get to use their upgrades. New phone yearly!!!
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Yeah I usually steal from my parents' contracts because they don't care about upgrades.
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Yeah I usually steal from my parents' contracts because they don't care about upgrades.
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Oh, do you have to swap numbers to do that?
There was a news report in Korea that according to samsung insider when samsung showed seven phones including sgs2 to verizon, they choose other phone not sgs2. So let me guess. Celox is coming out on September in Korea. It has almost same spec like sgs2 also branded as galaxy series and most of all it has lte modem. I just hope that would be IT.
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Oh, do you have to swap numbers to do that?
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no, it's tied to like the hardware or something. not exactly sure, it was just when I wanted a new phone I went in with my mom and asked if I could use her upgrade. it was no problem.
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I'm curious what would draw you to the SGS II on Verizon? It makes sense for other carriers since Samsung gave GSM versions to the CM team. For me for the time being I would have to get a Nexus device or something that could be well supported by CM i.e. reasonable source to work from.
One down...two left to choose from..bonics or iPhone 5
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no, it's tied to like the hardware or something. not exactly sure, it was just when I wanted a new phone I went in with my mom and asked if I could use her upgrade. it was no problem.
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Awesome, I was gonna do this as well, except for the iPhone 5, the SII was the only other phone I was interested in, hearing it not coming pretty much locks me to the iPhone.
Question, would I still keep my unlimited data plan if I switched her upgrade (iPhone 5) to my number and swap my Fascinate and get her a tiered plan?
TedLWJR said:
Awesome, I was gonna do this as well, except for the iPhone 5, the SII was the only other phone I was interested in, hearing it not coming pretty much locks me to the iPhone.
Question, would I still keep my unlimited data plan if I switched her upgrade (iPhone 5) to my number and swap my Fascinate and get her a tiered plan?
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You will keep unlimited data if your upgrading from smartphone to smartphone. It does not matter wich line upgrade you use... If you switch to a non smartphone then you loose unlimited data, and thats the only way it can be lost.
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You will keep unlimited data if your upgrading from smartphone to smartphone. It does not matter wich line upgrade you use... If you switch to a non smartphone then you loose unlimited data, and thats the only way it can be lost.
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My mom is currently not on a smartphone plan, she has my old LG Dare, is your response still the same? just wanted to verify before October lol.
At Sprint website.....trying to take some GN thunder lol????
Yup people don't know the difference
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If there was ever a LTE version for att of the NS, I could honestly say it would be the last phone I would ever need.
I would be happy with a HSPA+ for TMO or ATT
Hell I am hoping the LTE version will launch for Sprint too
If the GN comes I see it being the LTE flavor. Or maybe dual WIMAX and LTE?
I was thinking of the Epic Touch but seeing ICS on INT GS2 left a horrible taste in my mouth . Hopefully they will leave the stock launcher like they did for GB?
donsh00tmesanta said:
I would be happy with a HSPA+ for TMO or ATT
Hell I am hoping the LTE version will launch for Sprint too
If the GN comes I see it being the LTE flavor. Or maybe dual WIMAX and LTE?
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it would have to be, I just cant get over the size or else I would switch carriers for it but it's too big for me
bdpyo said:
it would have to be, I just cant get over the size or else I would switch carriers for it but it's too big for me
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I've reached the conclusion that buying expressive electronics when they first come out is simply a bad consumer choice. How often do new electronics (especially phones) ship with some kind of defect? It takes at least a few months for all the bad batches to reach the suckers and the bug-free versions to hit shelves.
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Bruce lee roy said:
I've reached the conclusion that buying expressive electronics when they first come out is simply a bad consumer choice. How often do new electronics (especially phones) ship with some kind of defect? It takes at least a few months for all the bad batches to reach the suckers and the bug-free versions to hit shelves.
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Eh, I dont know. My Launch day Nexus One is still alive and working very well. My Launch day Nexus S 4G is stable up to 2Ghz (if it doesn't get too hot anyway), and has no major issues. Hell I even get better signal on my NS4G than ANY other phone I've ever had.
Think about it...
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Eh, I dont know. My Launch day Nexus One is still alive and working very well. My Launch day Nexus S 4G is stable up to 2Ghz (if it doesn't get too hot anyway), and has no major issues. Hell I even get better signal on my NS4G than ANY other phone I've ever had.
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Nexus S is somewhat of a special case; most if, if not all, the bugs were worked out the year prior with the galaxy s line. And if you paid attention, which i did, the gs had plenty of problems til they released the the updated versions without bugs (gs4g and ns). On top of that, the ns4g had the ns out before it--> that's about 3 generations of product field testing. You should really thank gs, ns, and gs4g for making your ns4g what it is today
Current evo4g owner eligible for an upgrade. Was on the sprint website trying to decide between this ns4g ($0.00) and the epic touch4g ($199.99). Love the gs2's hardware, but I agree with don'tshootmesanta's distaste for TouchWiz smothering the ICS goodness underneath. Love the nexus s 4g, but it is getting a little long in the tooth. Would it be wise to get the nexus now?
As a premiere customer I believe my annual upgrade will disappear in two weeks as the program comes to an end, and the opportunity to (finally) own a nexus device, for free, seems foolish to pass up.
The foolish thing would be not to get the iPhone 4s and flip it. Nexus S 4G are too cheap to use an upgrade on it.
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The foolish thing would be not to get the iPhone 4s and flip it. Nexus S 4G are too cheap to use an upgrade on it.
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^^^^^^^ This !!!!!
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The foolish thing would be not to get the iPhone 4s and flip it. Nexus S 4G are too cheap to use an upgrade on it.
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Yerp. Lnib I've seen them hovering around 100 bones.
Follow the leader @corythug
So you're saying I ought to:
1. Use my upgrade to buy the iPhone 4S for $199.99
2. Sell iPhone on craigslist/ebay for ~ $600
3. Keep using the evo or use the $400 profit to buy new phone off contract?
I jumped on this today for my other line...anyone recomend any good roms...or is stock rooted good enough....I would like to overclock a little too...any recommendations would be helpful cause this won't be my phone so i won't be able to tinker with it...thanks
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Current evo4g owner eligible for an upgrade. Was on the sprint website trying to decide between this ns4g ($0.00) and the epic touch4g ($199.99). Love the gs2's hardware, but I agree with don'tshootmesanta's distaste for TouchWiz smothering the ICS goodness underneath. Love the nexus s 4g, but it is getting a little long in the tooth. Would it be wise to get the nexus now?
As a premiere customer I believe my annual upgrade will disappear in two weeks as the program comes to an end, and the opportunity to (finally) own a nexus device, for free, seems foolish to pass up.
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For me it's either Nexus or no Android phone but I'd get the Epic Touch 4G. You could easily sell it, buy a Nexus S 4G and have some cash to spare. You could even wait and see if the Galaxy Nexus hits Sprint and sell the Epic Touch 4G then.
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So you're saying I ought to:
1. Use my upgrade to buy the iPhone 4S for $199.99
2. Sell iPhone on craigslist/ebay for ~ $600
3. Keep using the evo or use the $400 profit to buy new phone off contract?
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Just saw this and this makes even more sense than my suggestion. You could get a NS4G on ebay and still have money for another phone.
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I jumped on this today for my other line...anyone recomend any good roms...or is stock rooted good enough....I would like to overclock a little too...any recommendations would be helpful cause this won't be my phone so i won't be able to tinker with it...thanks
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Yea Peter Alfonso's Bugless Beast GPA 19, very much stock but better. You can just d/l and install it through Rom Manager although it's probably still on these forums some where, just to much other ICS stuff to wade through and find it. I've tried them all and his is by far the smoothest bug free one I've came across, great battery life as well. I'll stick with it until he gets a ICS version up and running.
Thought I would make a one stop shop thread for upcoming sprint phones and existing recent ones that people may want to upgrade to.
Galaxy note 2 on sprint
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1872352
New Leak (ZTE Flash):
http://www.phonedog.com/2012/07/28/...ing-at-sprint-in-october-with-4g-lte-support/
LG Cayenne
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/07/23/sprint-bound-lg-cayenne-leaked-again-with-updated-specs/
LG Eclipse
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/14/lg-eclipse-sprint-att-halloween/
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/18/leaked-lg-ls970-removable-battery-nfc/
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/11/lg-ls970-superphone/
Photon Q
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Motorola-PHOTON-Q_id7253
Galaxy SIII
http://www.phonedog.com/products/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-16gb-white/
Evo LTE
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=3742
Galaxy Nexus
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-GALAXY-Nexus-Sprint_id7035
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What phone are you upgrading to?
Personally, unless the Galaxy S III is amazing, I will probably go with the Evo LTE. My upgrade is in Jan 13, so there may be cooler phones between now and then, but so far, I am leaning towards Evo LTE unless the nexus 4 is on sprint by then or the galaxy s iii is considerably better.
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Another keyboard phone.
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I'm still holding out for the galaxy note. If the note doesn't come to sprint, I'll get the S3.
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I'm still holding out for the galaxy note. If the note doesn't come to sprint, I'll get the S3.
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I went into a Sprint Repair center a couple days ago to see if I was up for an upgrade. They said the Galaxy Note was coming to Sprint.
I'm not due for an upgrade till September. I want to see what's out then...but am thinking Galaxy Note.
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Lol another future phone thread =].
Gnex... been sitting on my upgrade... so that's what I want .
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Lol another future phone thread =].
Gnex... been sitting on my upgrade... so that's what I want .
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I know there's a couple threads where people have talked about it, but none that I saw had this as the sole purpose.
a nexus note would be amazing. but just wishful thinking. if no word on a note by june i will probably go with gs3
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Another keyboard phone.
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This^^^^^^^^
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Galaxy S3!! Rumor has it, Samsung is planning a iphone4s like release, where it will be available global at one time! So sprint should be getting it, at the same time as everyone else!
And GS3 WILL be amazing!
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This + LTE. I'm willing to wait a while. Nothing I want to do right now the Epic can't handle. My complaints are all network related.
Is anyone else thinking about the evo lte?
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I will probably jump to the AT&T note rather than waiting for sprint note. Part of it is that I want to be able to grab a pre-paid SIM when going to europe, which the Sprint version won't be able to do unless Sprint does something drastic. Part of it is that my company has a contract with AT&T for a 20% discount on plans, etc.
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I will probably jump to the AT&T note rather than waiting for sprint note. Part of it is that I want to be able to grab a pre-paid SIM when going to europe, which the Sprint version won't be able to do unless Sprint does something drastic. Part of it is that my company has a contract with AT&T for a 20% discount on plans, etc.
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I'm in the exact same boat, the only thing that drew me to sprint is the unlimited data, however now that I work 50+ hours a week I think 2 gigs might be fine for me. (I normally burn through 8 lol)
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I'm not sure.
I won't be on Sprint when my contract is up. They are ripping me the **** off.
So it depends on whether I go T-Mobile or Verizon.
I just got my Galaxy Nexus today! It's so beautiful and it couldn't have come at a better time since my Epic jumped (not literally) off my stove to the saltillo tile floor. I had just ordered this phone a couple hours before "The incident". I'm sure going to miss this community.
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I think I'm getting ready to jump ship permanently from Sprint. I haven't had many problems with them, but their network is very inconsistent. I have unlimited data on AT&T and ordered the GSM Galaxy Nexus from the Play Store today for $399. That's hard to beat in my opinion. I might keep Sprint to see what happens with LTE, but only time will tell.
There's no sense for me to even consider which phone I'll upgrade to until I know when the LTE network is coming to my city. I'll also be evaluating how my performance on the network improves (if it all) due to Network Vision. If I didn't have such an unbelievable deal with Sprint I might have moved on long ago, but I hate the pay-through-the-nose, limited data plans on the other carriers.
An ideal scenario would be that in the fall, with LTE on here, and my contract up for renewal, the Sprint version of the GSIII comes out like the Epic, as the clear spec leader with all the trimmings including physical keyboard and a totally solid build quality. And no plan rate increases.
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Now that I fixed my epic the evo lte is my upgrade plan also unless something with a keyboard comes around before I plan to upgrade
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Hands down, a Note - there is no comparison of that device to any other. I've always appreciated convergence of technologies, and there is no better example today than a Note.
Sprint offers a lot which other carriers don't, but after a while you certainly miss what you really want, and that is a solid network, which Sprint isn't. The day the Note arrives on Verizon (hopefully as a world phone), I'm grabbing it regardless of the number of months left on my contract with Sprint.
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i like the new evo but no sd card suxs. and gs3 is blow the evo out of the water. time with tell.
hi all. last night i flashed cm10 (epinter). loved it for an alpha. but than today i went to the mall cause my wife wanted to buy some stuff, meanwhile i passed my time to bestbuy mobile. she was eligible for an upgrade device. and i discovered that i could trade my beloved atrix 4g for a value of 150$. long story short I added 50$ (+36$ activation fee for att suckers) and ended up with the SGS3. bigger and better finally true.
almost a year with atrix 4g have been amazing. would never forget the first bootloader unlock, the first cm7 flash, the first miui emotions... cm9 and cm10 last night. thank you very much all the developers and testers all the community.
specially many thanks to cyanogen and the team, turl, stevendeb, epinter. thank you guys.
keep up the good work.
150? I know what I'm doing tomorrow
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If we don't get ics, then this is the first thing I'm doing tomorrow.
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You're gonna love the GS3. I upgraded about 3 weeks ago. Screen, speed, and ICS are awesome. Touchwiz is also much better than Motoblur (although I've already started using Nova as my launcher).
That said, my daughter is loving the Atrix and lapdock that I handed down to her. Such an awesome phone that I couldn't part with it as long as someone in my family could use it.
There are a few areas however that the Atrix still beats the GS3. The Atrix bluetooth radio is better. Hooks up faster to my car, and has significantly better range with my headphones at the gym. The cell radio on my GS3 also flips between 3G and Edge more than the Atrix did (sorry, no LTE in my area yet). Also, I'm sad to say that the Atrix has better battery life too.
So, bottom line is that the GS3 is an awesome phone (really love the camera too), but the Atrix still holds its own for an older phone. Gotta love all the choices we have with Android!
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Our company has 4 atrix's... 2 are stock blur and 2 are ics/jb and afaik there are a lot less dropped calls/freezing/glitching on the stock blur roms than the experimental kangs. The only complaints with android 4 is the camera problems! I sure wish motorola would hurry up and release ICS or a lot more people are going to jump ship.
I know I'm eyeing the SGS3. Itis pretty much guaranteed to get updated CM builds., I don't give two craps about Touchwiz, though. The only thing holding me back is that, specs wise, it's not a huge upgrade from the Atrix. So I keep thinking it's probably not worth the upgrade cost.
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I know I'm eyeing the SGS3. Itis pretty much guaranteed to get updated CM builds., I don't give two craps about Touchwiz, though. The only thing holding me back is that, specs wise, it's not a huge upgrade from the Atrix. So I keep thinking it's probably not worth the upgrade cost.
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The GS3 is too big for my liking. Even my SGSII I wish would have a smaller form factor sometimes as well. Atrix with a TPU Case IMO is the perfect size for a cell phone.
If the next Nexus phone has the same size as the Atrix, plus had MicroSD support. Oh man... Yeah that would hold me over for a LONNNNNG time...
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Will they just take any atrix? Even one with cm9 and stuff, or would I need to flashback first?
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Will they just take any atrix? Even one with cm9 and stuff, or would I need to flashback first?
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Yea, did you have to buy a phone from them for them to buy yours? Could anybody just walk in and sell them an Atrix for 150 outright?
I'm gonna give att a call tomorrow and see what they say about this. Hopefully I can trade mine with a skyrocket without giving them any extra money.
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Atrix_Owner said:
I'm gonna give att a call tomorrow and see what they say about this. Hopefully I can trade mine with a skyrocket without giving them any extra money.
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I love the sig. Must piss off so many people.
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I'm using my atrix on AT&T right now without a data plan. Unless they just did a straight swap on phones (kind of like what Microsoft did with their promotion a little while ago), I'm guessing I can't do this.
You can always sell on eBay or Amazon. That'll net more than a bestbuy trade in
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bhavin411 said:
I'm using my atrix on AT&T right now without a data plan. Unless they just did a straight swap on phones (kind of like what Microsoft did with their promotion a little while ago), I'm guessing I can't do this.
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How do you not have at least the minimum data plan? I dont use any data each month (all wifi) but still have to pay them for it.
pre4speed said:
How do you not have at least the minimum data plan? I dont use any data each month (all wifi) but still have to pay them for it.
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I do the same thing as you and att forced me to have the minimum data plan(200MB). Can you have a smartphone without a data plan on att?
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150$ with the charger. 145$ without.
Atrix_Owner said:
I do the same thing as you and att forced me to have the minimum data plan(200MB). Can you have a smartphone without a data plan on att?
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Bhavin above said hes on att with no data plan
And on another note, the atrix is by far the "crappiest" phone on the market. You're obviously not familiar with the Motorola flipside that att STILL sells but can't even get a proper recovery and is forced to stay completely stock, although rooted, if you want a proper working phone.
epicbeardman911 said:
Will they just take any atrix? Even one with cm9 and stuff, or would I need to flashback first?
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plasticglock said:
Yea, did you have to buy a phone from them for them to buy yours? Could anybody just walk in and sell them an Atrix for 150 outright?
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when i went to bestbuy mobile i had jellybean (epinter) rooted and bootloader unlocked. they couldn't believe their eyes.
i asked them if there will be any difference if the atrix was unlocked. they said NO!
I must say that I actually bought the atrix from them, so they searched for the receipt on their system and found it.
dont know if atrix 4g bought elsewhere can be trade in on bestbuy mobile.
hormosapiens said:
hi all. last night i flashed cm10 (epinter). loved it for an alpha. but than today i went to the mall cause my wife wanted to buy some stuff, meanwhile i passed my time to bestbuy mobile. she was eligible for an upgrade device. and i discovered that i could trade my beloved atrix 4g for a value of 150$. long story short I added 50$ (+36$ activation fee for att suckers) and ended up with the SGS3. bigger and better finally true.
almost a year with atrix 4g have been amazing. would never forget the first bootloader unlock, the first cm7 flash, the first miui emotions... cm9 and cm10 last night. thank you very much all the developers and testers all the community.
specially many thanks to cyanogen and the team, turl, stevendeb, epinter. thank you guys.
keep up the good work.
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Were you elegible for an upgrade? Can anyone randomly walk in with an atrix and walk out with any phone?
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I dont think I will be changing to any other phones mainly because of the fingerpring scanner. Its the best and unique feature. Since I have had it, its fast and easy login. If the Atrix 3 the fingerprint scanner, than I might be next..
Hi,
I was debating whether I should ask this question here or at Spring GS3 forum. I think asking here is more fitting.
I am wondering if I should stay with Sprint or not. I am honestly sick of slow data speed and delayed updates for CDMA phones.
But with wonderful dev magic shown here for our Epic4G, I think there won't be much software issues for GS3.
My alternative is Tmo's prepaid monthly4G for $30 per month. I really like the idea of owning GSM phone and getting unhindered updates from google. But there aren't any nexus phone that is better spec'ed then GS3. Also buying GS3 outright is pretty expensive, +$500.
So, if any of you guys switched to GS3, how are you guys? Any issues or regrets?
How is Sprint's data speed? I just found out from today's news that Sprint's gonna roll out LTE to LA, Boston and NYC area within months.
I just don't want to risk locking in 2 years with Sprint and be miserable...
Best
Phone
Ever!
But I like Touchwiz.
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My phone is better than yours kenny
Its stands above all galaxy s3 as their emperor
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gtuansdiamm said:
My phone is better than yours kenny
Its stands above all galaxy s3 as their emperor
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(My phone bows down)...lol
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Well, if you get the Galaxy Nexus, Sprint will offer you a free slim extended battery, it has official 4.1.1 now, and is only $50 for the upgrade at Radio Shack.
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I saw it free on Newegg.
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kennyglass123 said:
I saw it free on Newegg.
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Even better.
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GS3 is a great phone, but unless you need a phone _right now_ would avoid locking yourself in contract until Sprint rolls out LTE in your area. Sprint 3G speed/coverage is very YMMV.
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I saw it free on Newegg.
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But its not free its $49 like most places.
InfDaMarvel said:
But its not free its $49 like most places.
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Yeah, my bad. The Verizon one is Free. But they are giving a $25 Newegg gift card on most and waiving the $36 activation fee on some too.
http://wireless.newegg.com/mobile/?...12-Simplexity-_-Verizon-_-content-_-promoword
Galaxy Nexus is $19.99 with an upgrade from wireflyfriends.com. I'm definitely considering it. The lowest I can find the s3 with an upgrade is $149.99. If you ask me I don't think its worth it.
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Glad I stopped by ive never even heard of wireflyfriends.com.....awesome I'm available for an upgrade and been wanting the nexus. Awesome deals they have here!
I'd never heard of the 'friends' site either. Just looked though and only certain people can apparently use the 'friends' site....it says Simplexity employees and their family & friends (hence the name basically). Wirefly itself though I was already well aware of.
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I'd never heard of the 'friends' site either. Just looked though and only certain people can apparently use the 'friends' site....it says Simplexity employees and their family & friends (hence the name basically). Wirefly itself though I was already well aware of.
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I notice that too and went through almost the entire checkout process and it never asked me if I was a Simplexity employee.It also didnt show up on the site rating function through AVAST which most sites I go to have ratings for.
InfDaMarvel said:
I notice that too and went through almost the entire checkout process and it never asked me if I was a Simplexity employee.It also didnt show up on the site rating function through AVAST which most sites I go to have ratings for.
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And here I was all excited about a $20 nexus. not cool
I'd say wait for the note ii if you can handle the size which should arrive by the holiday probably
Already got a sprint leak
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To directly respond to the OP, regardless of what you decide on phonewise, if it were me, I'd definitely stick with Sprint, particularly if T-mo is the only alternative you're considering. Yeah, Sprint's speeds where NV hasn't hit yet suck, but if they stay on schedule, everything is supposed to be upgraded by the end of next year. And alot more is being done by the end of this year than I'd have imagined when I first heard of it a few months ago.
PythonFanTN said:
To directly respond to the OP, regardless of what you decide on phonewise, if it were me, I'd definitely stick with Sprint, particularly if T-mo is the only alternative you're considering. Yeah, Sprint's speeds where NV hasn't hit yet suck, but if they stay on schedule, everything is supposed to be upgraded by the end of next year. And alot more is being done by the end of this year than I'd have imagined when I first heard of it a few months ago.
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Well, I am in LA area so I kinda expect LTE to open soon...
But, T-mo prepaid already has HSPA+ working well in my area.
I am guaranteed at least 3mbps with Tmo HSPA+ for sure, and that is all I need.
I like their cheaper plan, but it is bummer to pay lump sum of ~$350 for a year old G-Nex or ~$600 for GS3...
I am hoping for a new nexus device, but no solid rumors about when it will be available... just speculations.
It might come next year, which is too much waiting for me...
If Sprint somehow offers me free GS3 I would stay, but I don't think Sprint can. So I am ready to walk out...
It comes down to if you want the fastest software updates or the best hardware available..
I went gs3 because the hardware is amazing.. and touchwiz really is nice on this thing.. its not like the epic where it just kind of makes things uglier.. it actually adds a lot of usable features on the gs3.. to the point where I would rather run a custom tw than aosp.
P.s. the screens bigger too!
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Kenny!!!!
I just picked up my GS3 and I am lost in the gs3 forums! you are the name i came to trust with my trusty epic 4g, so my question is...how do i root? what rom are you using. would love to hear your input
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Best
Phone
Ever!
But I like Touchwiz.
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