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Thoughts? Evo or Epic.

So I know you have all heard the Evo vs Epic story, but i'm in a bit deeper than most. I purchased the phone outright, but to try and save a few pennies on it I had sold back my Pre and Hero to Sprint. That being said I have no backup phone so I have 30 days to decide what to go with. According to the coverage maps my place of work and house both say I am in good coverage, however that is not the case. When I first got the phone I was getting zero reception in my room and spotty coverage throughout the rest of my house. At work my phone is constantly beeping in my pocket telling me that I am dropping my signal. This is the part where I am confused..over the past week and half of using the phone it almost seems that the phone seems to be holding a better signal? Over the past 3 or 4 days my signal within my house a bit stronger and when I first enter my room to go to bed at night I have a signal but it eventually drops out completely. Am I delirious or is this possible? Mind you I had no issues with my Hero, Touch Pro, or Pre in these same places. I work along side a few people who have Evo's and I have been running tests and they are pulling a much stronger signal than me. Basically I have till the end of the month to make a decision..first and foremost I need a phone that works, but I waited for the Epic because, in my opinion, it is superior to the Evo. Is it possible that with future updates that signal/reception could improve? Any other comments/opinions? Thanks.

As an old Evo owner I can tell you that the Evo has received about 3 or 4 radio updates since release. Its initial service was about the same as the Epic's currently.
As for updates (radio aside), they should come, most likely with Froyo as why rush to fix a bunch of stuff in 2.1 when 2.2 should literally be a few weeks off.
The development community is far less potent with the epic for obvious reasons. We absolutely need a custom recovery for rom development and until that happens you won't see anything as we just don't have an easy way to flash to the device. Unfortunately that is beyond my capabilities right now so hopefully with Verizon launching their version we will get some love as the two devices are more similar than the GSM counterparts.
On the one side the Epic needs custom roms far less than the evo. It however needs some updates from Samsung and Sprint. Double edge sword I guess.

Phone issues. Suggested replacement?

Sadly the WiFi is messed up on my phone. It seems like the antenna has been knocked loose or something but from 5 feet away from my router I can barely get signal. Now with T-Mobile offering free WiFi calling I really need it. Plus at work and home I get EDGE so it really has made my phone useless to me. I mean I went from killing the battery in a few hours to plugging it in at night with 70% left.
So my question is, does T-Mobile have any phones worth getting or maybe something new coming out? With the chance of AT&T taking over T-Mobile should I maybe look into going with a new carrier?
I really would like to stay with an HTC phone. I feel like they build the best phone. The EVO 3D looks nice.
Well any suggestions would be great.

For AT&T, what's the best smartphone for call signal quality?

Hi,
I live in New England and I currently have the Focus with AT&T. The signal here with the focus is bad, constantly losing calls, signal fluctuates from 4 bars 3G switches to edge and then loses signal totally. During this the call quality gets progressively worse. They can't seem to fix the problem so they said they would get me a new phone. They did recently have me change out the Sim as well as a multitude of other things that haven't worked.
I was just wondering what is the best smartphone they currently carry that has good signal quality? I do need a smartphone but one that doesn't lose calls all the time. I'm not far from a tower here and other phones I have had work fine here but the Focus just isn't working out. I do like the focus for the most part and wouldn't mind another Window 7 phone as long as the signal isn't a problem. If I have to go to Android that's fine too, although that would be my last choice.
Thanks for any help.

Fiberop said:
Hi,
I live in New England and I currently have the Focus with AT&T. The signal here with the focus is bad, constantly losing calls, signal fluctuates from 4 bars 3G switches to edge and then loses signal totally. During this the call quality gets progressively worse. They can't seem to fix the problem so they said they would get me a new phone. They did recently have me change out the Sim as well as a multitude of other things that haven't worked.
I was just wondering what is the best smartphone they currently carry that has good signal quality? I do need a smartphone but one that doesn't lose calls all the time. I'm not far from a tower here and other phones I have had work fine here but the Focus just isn't working out. I do like the focus for the most part and wouldn't mind another Window 7 phone as long as the signal isn't a problem. If I have to go to Android that's fine too, although that would be my last choice.
Thanks for any help.
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I think you should consider that in your area the signal might just be bad, for your carrier. Unless you have other reasons to think different.
In any case, you are likely to hear subjective opinions on this matter.
One important thing to understand from the beginning is reception vs call quality.
While good reception should insure good call quality, that isn't necessarily the case. As it also depends on the hardware of the phone (bad or low quality ear piece). However, a good call quality depends on the signal quality/strength.
What I can tell from my experience, is that phones with stronger antennas have better reception but not necessarily good call quality. I found out that for me, the best sound quality was in Sony Ericsson phones. However, that was back in Symbian era.
Stronger antenna usually means bigger SAR (radiation).
I can most certainly say the Focus doesn't excel in call quality and I've heard far better. It is reasonably ok.

EnderPsp said:
I think you should consider that in your area the signal might just be bad, for your carrier. Unless you have other reasons to think different.
In any case, you are likely to hear subjective opinions on this matter.
One important thing to understand from the beginning is reception vs call quality.
While good reception should insure good call quality, that isn't necessarily the case. As it also depends on the hardware of the phone (bad or low quality ear piece). However, a good call quality depends on the signal quality/strength.
What I can tell from my experience, is that phones with stronger antennas have better reception but not necessarily good call quality. I found out that for me, the best sound quality was in Sony Ericsson phones. However, that was back in Symbian era.
Stronger antenna usually means bigger SAR (radiation).
I can most certainly say the Focus doesn't excel in call quality and I've heard far better. It is reasonably ok.
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Other friends have come over here with ATT as their provider and they have good signal and don't lose calls. I was just out yesterday in known good 3g areas in my town and lost 2 calls out of 3.
I'm gong to have to get a new phone. I talked with ATT yesterday and they made me do a hard reset on the phone. I told him I've already done that before but I did it again. They are calling back Friday to see how things are going and if nothing has changed he said they will give me a new phone. I did tell him I don't want another Focus as this is my 6th one. Pain in the backside.
I just hope they give me a choice and don't try to pass off a 2 year old phone on me. Hopefully the damn thing has good call quality.

If you can hold out until September you should. The new phones with Mango will be coming out and maybe one of them will be better for you.
Have you tried a Microcell? Maybe one of them in your home would make the phone much more tolerable. That's what I did but only because AT&T gifted it to me.

TIGGAH said:
If you can hold out until September you should. The new phones with Mango will be coming out and maybe one of them will be better for you.
Have you tried a Microcell? Maybe one of them in your home would make the phone much more tolerable. That's what I did but only because AT&T gifted it to me.
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I'm talking to AT&T about a microcell. Their own tech department suggested it. I still lose calls outside of my house but at least I could do business here. At first the customer service person said I could get a free one because of all my issues but he just informed me I'd have to pay for it. I told him no, that after 6 months of terrible service and constant lost calls that they should provide it for free. I told them either a new phone other than the Focus, let me out of my contract or a microcell. I'm waiting on the supervisor to call me back.
Damn, 6 months of crappy service. I've been using my home phone and my daughter's Tracfone to do business. $110 a month it costs me and I can't use this thing, what a rip. This is my 6th damn Focus too. I have a feeling I'll be switching to Verizon soon.

For signal quality what would you guys choose? The Infuse, the Atrix, or the HTC HD7S? I'd rather stay with windows 7 but I've heard the signal quality isn't that great with the hd7s? Anyone have an opinion?

Fiberop said:
For signal quality what would you guys choose? The Infuse, the Atrix, or the HTC HD7S? I'd rather stay with windows 7 but I've heard the signal quality isn't that great with the hd7s? Anyone have an opinion?
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Btw, you should ask again all this in the Windows Phone 7 Q&A forum, not in the Focus thread, as this is a WP7 general question.

I don't have first-hand experience with a lot of AT&T's line-up, but I do find that my Dell Streak will catch much better signal in places (in particular, my office) than my Focus, as basically the entire back of that beast is a giant metal antenna plate. Now if only the Streak would run WP7...

Hi Fiberop did you sort out a good phone for the signal? I too am in the uk having similar issues using vodafone and o2, tried htc legend, htc desire HD, htc desire s, and getting cut off during a call and the singal is always up and down, So you are not on your own. I still love HTC phones but i wish they would sort the signal and battery issues.
I have an old XDA lls and this never had these problems. All the HTC phones were on the highest operating systems they could be at the time. Tried the gsm only settings but still gets signal up and down. You can help by how you hold the phone, e.g on the legend dont hold the rubber base cover.
I do have 2 friends, one on 3 with a desire S and one on the HTC sensation on orange and no signal issues apart from bad batterys they are ok with these phones.

You can always get a microcell. I went that route and now all my phones work great in and around the house. With a microcell you can use the phone you want instead of having to forego phones with lots of functionality and lousy reception, which is every smartphone I've ever owned.

I ended up getting a microcell. They did try to give me a Surround but I declined that. I mentioned a couple other phones but they suggested a micro cell. I do make a lot of calls from home so it made sense. It was free because of all my problems so that worked out well. They charge $200 for the damn thing. It works great though and it's the first time I have ever seen 5 bars on this phone. What a relief not to keep losing business calls.
By the way, the Presidents office is where you want to call if you have issues that tech support or customer care can't or won't fix. I found that number on the internet and they can actually authorize things like a free microcell where customer care won't even discuss it. Nice people there too.

Samsung Captivates are cheap and have amazing signal.
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Fiberop said:
I ended up getting a microcell. They did try to give me a Surround but I declined that. I mentioned a couple other phones but they suggested a micro cell. I do make a lot of calls from home so it made sense. It was free because of all my problems so that worked out well. They charge $200 for the damn thing. It works great though and it's the first time I have ever seen 5 bars on this phone. What a relief not to keep losing business calls.
By the way, the Presidents office is where you want to call if you have issues that tech support or customer care can't or won't fix. I found that number on the internet and they can actually authorize things like a free microcell where customer care won't even discuss it. Nice people there too.
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Hey I have a question for you as I was in EXACTLY the same boat as you. I'm even in New England (Vermont, where are you?).
Anyhow, Samsung Focus here as well. About a month ago the cell signal degraded in my local area to the point I could only make and receive calls at home if I stood out on the front porch. There was no explanation given from AT&T and I spent a frustrating month going back and forth with tech support trying to get their field techs to find out WTF happened.
Long story short, they eventually credited me the full cost of a microcell AND my last months bill.
So, got the microcell, installed all fine and dandy. HERE'S MY QUESTION....have you noticed any change in your battery life? If my phone is connected to the microcell the battery drains REALLY fast. I can take it off charge at 7am, not touch the phone at all and by 4pm I'm way below half. If I do the same thing when the microcell is not on, I can get over 24 hours off a single charge.
Something causes the battery to drain extra fast when the Focus is connected to the MicroCell. Have you noticed this at all?

woodbane said:
Hey I have a question for you as I was in EXACTLY the same boat as you. I'm even in New England (Vermont, where are you?).
Anyhow, Samsung Focus here as well. About a month ago the cell signal degraded in my local area to the point I could only make and receive calls at home if I stood out on the front porch. There was no explanation given from AT&T and I spent a frustrating month going back and forth with tech support trying to get their field techs to find out WTF happened.
Long story short, they eventually credited me the full cost of a microcell AND my last months bill.
So, got the microcell, installed all fine and dandy. HERE'S MY QUESTION....have you noticed any change in your battery life? If my phone is connected to the microcell the battery drains REALLY fast. I can take it off charge at 7am, not touch the phone at all and by 4pm I'm way below half. If I do the same thing when the microcell is not on, I can get over 24 hours off a single charge.
Something causes the battery to drain extra fast when the Focus is connected to the MicroCell. Have you noticed this at all?
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The explanation is pretty simple: the weaker the signal from the nearest Network Cell, the greater the power on the phone's antenna has to be. The battery life is tied into this because the phone has to put extra juice to insure a good quality of the signal.
It won't matter what phone you're on, it will drain faster than if you would have a better signal.

I think you're misunderstanding me. I'm saying that when I'm connected to the MicroCell, i.e. Where there is a very strong signal, my battery drains faster than when I'm NOT connected to the MicroCell at the same location and am down to maybe one bar. The MicroCell causes my battery to drain faster which is the inverse of what should be happening right?

woodbane said:
Hey I have a question for you as I was in EXACTLY the same boat as you. I'm even in New England (Vermont, where are you?).
Anyhow, Samsung Focus here as well. About a month ago the cell signal degraded in my local area to the point I could only make and receive calls at home if I stood out on the front porch. There was no explanation given from AT&T and I spent a frustrating month going back and forth with tech support trying to get their field techs to find out WTF happened.
Long story short, they eventually credited me the full cost of a microcell AND my last months bill.
So, got the microcell, installed all fine and dandy. HERE'S MY QUESTION....have you noticed any change in your battery life? If my phone is connected to the microcell the battery drains REALLY fast. I can take it off charge at 7am, not touch the phone at all and by 4pm I'm way below half. If I do the same thing when the microcell is not on, I can get over 24 hours off a single charge.
Something causes the battery to drain extra fast when the Focus is connected to the MicroCell. Have you noticed this at all?
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I'm in west central NH. I haven't noticed that much of a difference with the micro cell and the battery. I'm not using it as much as I was so maybe that has something to do with it. I do only charge it late at night and that remains the same. I don't recall anyone else that has received a micro cell talk about this. Maybe you should do a google.
Have a good one and good luck with those washed out roads over there.

New Firmware: Your thoughts and experiences

With some of the replacement phones beign sent out with the new firmware included and the update out soon, I would like to get your thoughts on performance and also have a place for issues and opinions.
Does your experience match what the beta group experienced? Are you having any issues? What is your opinion on the phone with the update installed?
Thanks for your help.

I am trying to get dell to send me a replacement with the new firmware. I have called 3 times so far: First time it was 209, Second time it was a 16gb SD (I used it since I had 8 before), and now I am waiting for another replacement device to arrive. The rep said he would make a note in the dispatch that I want 212 and said if I don't get 212 then I can return the replacement device. I currently am slightly happy with it since dell cant say my warranty is void as their representative told me to switch the sd cards.
Long story short I want 212 and I am disappointed that there mobility center is only in india now, according to the rep, because the language barrier makes it tough to get your point across.

So I just got a new Dell Venue Pro on the 14th. Everything was going well for the first day but yesterday my data connection would not work unless on wifi. I could still receive pictures but no maps, IE, any app data etc. And another weird thing, when I turn wifi off in the settings menu, my phone continues to use the wifi...I am sending this phone back to dell on tuesday because I just ordered another DVP for .99 cents, I paid 79.99 for this one but I am in my buyers remorse period so dells bout to pay me my 79.99 back.

are there many problem-free DVPs?
I am on my third DVP, 16GB with .206, and for some reason it has been problem free. zero problems. I'm shocked. makes me wonder if there is a silent majority (or minority) of DVP owners that have had problem free phones. wish I knew.
my first DVP, an 8GB model with .206, lasted three months and was locking up 5 times or more on some days but I put up with it. the phone speaker failed and they sent my second phone, 16Gb with .206. it lasted only 48 hours before I got the memory card error message and it bricked.
I've only had the third one for about a week and zero lockups. It's too good to be true. I'm waiting for the first lockup.

No Wifi lock ups at all (212) ...
BUt that is the only thing fixed...
The headset volume sucks big time.. camera remains worst in the world... the lock screen unlocking lag comes at times...
Still not very happy... but great improvement with the wifi

Yes, my experiences seem to match the beta group.
- No wifi crashes. In fact, no crashes at all - the phone feels rock solid.
- Calls since the update appear to sound noticeably clearer and crisper. I haven't seen anyone else in the thread mention this, so curious if this has happened for others too.
- More consistent signal. The phone seems to be on 'H' more often. Will be interesting to see if reception is better the next time I travel to weak signal areas!
Overall, a very nice update

im still waiting patiently for the update

I just got the .212 on Friday w/ NoDo for At&t from the recent Dell sale of Unlocked phones for $300. Not one crash. I've installed at least 30 apps over wifi and set-up my Xbox live and 3 email accounts and have not had any problems.
My only wish list so far....
A mass storage function. Zune interface is kind of limiting. I will have to try that registry edit.
Custom .mp3 ringtone maker.
Headphones could be louder and jack could be flat.
Camera could be better in low-light.
A way to customize basic tiles beyond changing color.
I wish Dell was selling the 32GBs unlocked for $300.
I really like this phone. I'm just a little nervous about exclaiming its greatness after three days.

Just got the firmware update. The first think it does after finished updating is crash after I lock the screen....
Hopefully this does not happen again..

where are you guys getting these updates?
and are they explicitly from dell and how can i tell if its from dell?

Offical Dell Update
I got the update when connecting my DVP up, update available.
Had to take the battery out (hard reset) for it to work properly.
2nd attempt was successful.
firmware version 2250.1800.7392.212

what issues was this new update supposed to address? anyone?

lemonspeakers said:
what issues was this new update supposed to address? anyone?
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There's a good description of the changes here:
http://wmpoweruser.com/dell-venue-pro-users-new-fw-report/

isnt that an OLD firmware update?
im talking about .212

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isnt that an OLD firmware update?
im talking about .212
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No - it's a review of .212 beta.

Wifi now works flawlessly for me, which is the most important one. I get a full signal at my desk as is so I really can't comment on if that one is improved - considering my signal was very weak at home (fluctuating between 1 bar of 3G and 2 bars of GPRS), I'll have a better idea of that when I get there. I confirm that there are more camera options, although I haven't actually tried taking a picture.
So far, so good!

The only issue mu DVP had was the fluctuating signal strength indicator when I was in areas of moderate-low signal. So far after the firmware update my indicator stays the same. Hopefully this means the battery life will improve too. Love my phone!
Sent from my Venue Pro using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

A little while after the update, my phone was blacked out/off and I had to battery pull to fix that, but otherwise it's been awesome with the new firmware. I was in the middle of nowhere last night and my signal went from 1 bar G to 3-4 bars 3G and anywhere in between, but for the most part data was zipping along.
Downloaded an app, lots of photo uploads and FB app checking and checking radar maps.
WiFi has been on most of the time and works well - without freezing. Downloaded Tentacles finally.

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A little while after the update, my phone was blacked out/off and I had to battery pull to fix that
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Same experience here. This morning the phone wouldn't wake up when pushing the button. Had to pull the battery to get the screen back.

Hypernova said:
Just got the firmware update. The first think it does after finished updating is crash after I lock the screen....
Hopefully this does not happen again..
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Another screen issue...hmmm...

Verizon Note 3 Signal - Is it that bad? POLL

So i have the chance to pick up a N3 today, but I have heard there are issues with signal on the device. How bad is it? I talked to my buddy with one the other day and he was cutting in and out. Is this a major issue with them overall? Thanks

My signal is superb. Best phone signal ive ever had are this Note 3 and the S4 before it
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I see it this way...many ppl report issues with WiFi in particular but it's an issue with router and/or the channel that's being used. Matching the channel via the app Wifi Analyzer can assist with quickly fixing said issue
However, I voted yes to your poll because 4G signal works, but not consistently when on the train where AT&T would be a better network(at least with my Note 2) over the course of a 30 mile commute. This is in the Philadelphia area where I live, might be regional
Bottom line, I'm switching from Verizon to AT&T asap because it's cheaper, more reliable across town, and faster speedtest.net results in Phila area

Experience that applies
I'm in Ohio too (Go Bucks!) and I purchased 2 Galaxy Note 3s at the same time. Mine is phenomenal! The best cell reception of any phone I've ever seen. I truly can't go on enough about how this phone is the best I've seen out of about 15 phones.
My wife's phone is the opposite. She has had issues from day one. I just took her phone back to the Samsung reps at Best Buy Monday and they 'reflashed' the factory ROM from a laptop while I waited. The Rep, who spent most of the time I was there asking me questions about the N3, didn't seem like he knew that much about the phone. He said he's seen a handful of N3's come back and reflashing the factory rom seems to fix it. He did say that they were all the Verizon version. I don't trust too much of what he said, as I said, he clearly knew less about the phone and phones in general than I did.
Now having said all that. His flash did not fix the problem. We've been in multiple places where my wife's phone cannot make or receive calls while mine standing next to her has no issues. I truly believed it to be a software issue because it will show the same signal strength as mine. Or darn near the same. The last time I checked, mine was -93dBm while hers was -95dBm. Mine would call out, hers would not.
The Samsung Rep told me to bring it back in and they're going to swap it out as a defective product. Maybe it's because hers is the white model and mine is the black? Just kidding of course... but I am going to ask for her to get the rose gold model instead of the white, just because she's girlie and will like it.
Having said all this... I would not hesitate to recommend this phone to anyone and everyone. I do so on a regular basis. I believe this to be an unusual situation, not the norm. I think you should get it and if you notice any troubles, take it back and make them work it out. The phone is THAT good that it's worth the risk of possible hassle to get it right.

Jackseric said:
I'm in Ohio too (Go Bucks!) and I purchased 2 Galaxy Note 3s at the same time. Mine is phenomenal! The best cell reception of any phone I've ever seen. I truly can't go on enough about how this phone is the best I've seen out of about 15 phones.
My wife's phone is the opposite. She has had issues from day one. I just took her phone back to the Samsung reps at Best Buy Monday and they 'reflashed' the factory ROM from a laptop while I waited. The Rep, who spent most of the time I was there asking me questions about the N3, didn't seem like he knew that much about the phone. He said he's seen a handful of N3's come back and reflashing the factory rom seems to fix it. He did say that they were all the Verizon version. I don't trust too much of what he said, as I said, he clearly knew less about the phone and phones in general than I did.
Now having said all that. His flash did not fix the problem. We've been in multiple places where my wife's phone cannot make or receive calls while mine standing next to her has no issues. I truly believed it to be a software issue because it will show the same signal strength as mine. Or darn near the same. The last time I checked, mine was -93dBm while hers was -95dBm. Mine would call out, hers would not.
The Samsung Rep told me to bring it back in and they're going to swap it out as a defective product. Maybe it's because hers is the white model and mine is the black? Just kidding of course... but I am going to ask for her to get the rose gold model instead of the white, just because she's girlie and will like it.
Having said all this... I would not hesitate to recommend this phone to anyone and everyone. I do so on a regular basis. I believe this to be an unusual situation, not the norm. I think you should get it and if you notice any troubles, take it back and make them work it out. The phone is THAT good that it's worth the risk of possible hassle to get it right.
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Thanks for the detailed response. My only issue here is Im trading my LG G2 for the N3 (craigslist), so it wont be just as easy as walking into the store and swapping it out. Which is what has me worried. G2 is an awesome phone, just ready to have a new toy until the S5 drops.

jmill75 said:
Thanks for the detailed response. My only issue here is Im trading my LG G2 for the N3 (craigslist), so it wont be just as easy as walking into the store and swapping it out. Which is what has me worried. G2 is an awesome phone, just ready to have a new toy until the S5 drops.
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Just get the insurance and you should be fine. Good luck!

jmill75 said:
Thanks for the detailed response. My only issue here is Im trading my LG G2 for the N3 (craigslist), so it wont be just as easy as walking into the store and swapping it out. Which is what has me worried. G2 is an awesome phone, just ready to have a new toy until the S5 drops.
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I would encourage you to do the trade right in the Verizon store, even if Big Red won't get a dime. Here's why:
- both parties can get the IMEIs checked by Verizon to make sure that they are clean
- both parties can transfer the other phone immediately to their own account.
There have been a couple incidents reported here where folks bought phones off of craigslist, and - failing to register the phone to their account - later found their phones reported stolen. (Meaning, they suddenly had a worthless deactivated phone) That can only happen out of your control if you don't have it registered to your account.
Not only that, but if your counterparty refuses to meet you in a Verizon store, you will know that something is not square.
Good luck

Coming fomr a Verizon Galaxy Nexus in a good 4G coverage area, band 4, I have zero issues. In fact my speeds over 4G increased significantly compared to my Galaxy Nexus, and WiFi is as fast as ever.
Like any phone Your Mileage Will Vary, but I'd recommend this phone to anyone, even if I didn't like them, it's that good.

Signal is nearly always strong and phone is always fast!
Sent from my Galaxy Note III; Previous owner/hacker of Galaxy S III, Galaxy Nexus, Droid X, HTC HD2, HTC Touch Pro 2, HTC Tilt, HTC 8525, O2 XDA II, O2 XDA.

Big Cam said:
Coming fomr a Verizon Galaxy Nexus in a good 4G coverage area, band 4, I have zero issues. In fact my speeds over 4G increased significantly compared to my Galaxy Nexus, and WiFi is as fast as ever.
Like any phone Your Mileage Will Vary, but I'd recommend this phone to anyone, even if I didn't like them, it's that good.
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Yes but that phone was a big turd
Worst phone for reception/battery EVER.

jmill75 said:
Yes but that phone was a big turd
Worst phone for reception/battery EVER.
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I have never heard that. I loved the phone, Pure Android is the way to go for Rooting and Romming, but the battery life was SOOOO bad. I just assumed that was the way it was.
The Note 3 is leaps and bounds over the Galaxy Nexus. I'm happy you told me that, now I don't feel like I was wrong for *****ing about it. :laugh:

jmill75 said:
Yes but that phone was a big turd
Worst phone for reception/battery EVER.
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I came to the N3 from that phone too. I LOVED that phone for the ease of rooting/flashing... but you're right. Both battery and reception was terrible.

My phone, data and WIFI are all good with this phone. I had a Droid Maxx before this and the WIFI was terrible on that. Other than the locked bootloader this phone is the best on my opinion. I had a Nokia 822, Nokia 928, Razr M, S3 and a Razr Maxx all within the last year and the N3 kills them all. I don't want to turn this into a comparison thread but that's my experience and opinion.

Worst phone reception I have ever had on a phone. I barely get signal anywhere. Have a few dropped calls everyday. Never expected this from Samsung. I got the phone on release day and at first I thought it was me, but even after the updates, I absolutely hate the reception. I'm usually always around the -110 to -120 mark.
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vikramjatt11 said:
Worst phone reception I have ever had on a phone. I barely get signal anywhere. Have a few dropped calls everyday. Never expected this from Samsung. I got the phone on release day and at first I thought it was me, but even after the updates, I absolutely hate the reception. I'm usually always around the -110 to -120 mark.
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Have you tried getting it replaced? I'm guessing you're probably beyond the warranty period, but if you have insurance you can probably get it swapped out. Sounds like that is not the norm...

The 30GB of data I pulled last month was problematic.
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