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T-Mobile customer...what phone to get??

Ok my G1 is done and out, i'm not sure what phone to get. I'm staying with t-mo because i'm still under contract on some of the lines on my family plan. My limit on spending on the phone is $300 so no Nexus or Milestone,I AM eligible for a full upgrade price through T-Mo though...
Here are my current options
MyTouch Slide-Not too crazy on the cpu, not a lot of feedback/hype of the phone, so maybe not alot of support will come to it after it's release?. Dont really like that it's targeted as a beginner android phone
wait 'til Galaxy S comes out- But will this thing even come to T-Mo? If so WHEN?
wait 'til Motoroi,havent heard much about it. Highly doubt it will come to T-Mo
wait and see if Nexus One comes to retail store???
wait and see what this whole "Big thing" in June 19th is all about that T-Mobile is talking about
What do you guys think I should do? I would like to get into a new android phone within the next month, I'm using an ancient brick right now and I really miss having a smartphone

Honestly, I don't like any of the phones you mentioned. If I had to reccomend a phone, or two, I would suggest the Touch Pro 2 because of the keyboard, does what you need it to do and then some, great deal of applications and custom roms available. Second would be the HD2 because of everything that I said about the TP2 but waaaaayyyyy faster.

I dont need a physical keyboard, though I want to stay with Android.
I had my eyes on the HD2 but only because of the possibility of porting Android onto it, but looks like that wont happen.
Isnt the TP2 a dated phone? How is it faster than the HD2?

hmmm well i got my nexus one for 365 without a contract but i dont think you could do that anymore since they cancelled the online store... i ordered and cancelled and just paid the ETF instead of the 529....for me its all about the support from google and the devs, since the mytouch slide has sense ui itll take wayyy longer for it to get updates from google.
I would wait out to see what happens with the nexus one bro, this phone is the best thing and i came from the g1 as well.

I know man, I want to get either the Galaxy S or the Nexus but I dont know how long I can wait..
I was thinking of getting a mytouch 1.2 or something from craigslist to cruise until something worthwhile actually comes up from T-mobile and then selling it off again.
I did this when i broke my 1st G1, i got a 2nd G1 to cruise until something comes out,but the 2nd G1 didnt last long either. IDK if I want to pay the $200 for a used mytouch 1.2 with the fear of not able to sell it later down the road....

DX vs Incredible 2 vs DX2?

Idk where exactly to post this but....
Pretty much Im about to go to VZW now I want the iPhone 5 when ever that comes out but I need something to hold me down until stable shipments comeout (after all the glitchy and buggy ones are gone)
I need to get off my ATT plan which is why I`m not just waiting until it releases.
Is the DX2 that much of a step up performance wise from the DX?
I browsed the DX2 forums and the dev community looks non existant, and I actually like the fact that the phone is dual core, but I wanted to get Motoblur off it ASAP even though it might not be bad if I just use a launcher but I wanted to throw MIUI on it or something.
The Droid Inc 2 looks decent, but I like the form factor of the DX2/DX better.
So my options are
Get the DX offa ebay and go month to month with VZW then when I`m ready to get the iphone sign a contract for it
OR
get the DX2 or Inc 2 and when I`m ready to buy the iphone , flip them and just pay the diff to buy the iphone.
Any suggestions?

Time for a new Android, help needed?

I've put it off for as long as I could, but it's come time to put my trusty captivate to rest and get a new Android. I've been with AT&T for 2 yrs, and really don't have a preference on carrier and am willing to switch to Sprint or Verizon, just not T-Mob.
Due to Amazons crazy penny sale, and black Friday I thought now's the time and wanted to get some opinions on a few phones. As mentioned, I've been with my Galaxy S for 2 yrs and have loved every minute of it, and while one of the Galaxy SII variants is the obvious choice I've also been checking out HTC and a few of the other brands.
I loved my captivates screen... I'm rough on phones and it's held up to everything I've put it through; it also has great depth and is crystal clear even compared to my brothers Droid X2 much to his surprise lol. Dual Core is a must of course, and as far as updatability goes I'm sure I'll have it rooted and rom'd asap so I'm not that concerned with "Will it get ICS?" like some other folks will be. I've been rom'd since I got the Cliq ages ago, so no worries there
I guess I'd like to hear some opinions on whats best of the bunch with the Galaxy SII variants, and which other companies/phones are comparable to those in terms of power, etc... I'm not new to Android world by any means, but I've lived in my Samsung powered bubble for the past year or so which means I don't know squat about the new, and its overwhelming to take it all in.
Any help or advice would be appreciated, I figure once I can narrow the phones down a bit I'll start looking at carriers a little more and see who's got the best 2-line family plan.

Well for black friday (Boxing Day...or week here in canada) the Sprint SGSII is a great buy. But if you have that extra money to spend and if you dont need an SD Slot, get a Galaxy Nexus. It's Google's flagship phone after all.

in my opinion, the GSII on at&t is the best looking...thats why i have one
i'd say either the sprint to at&t version would be great, or a galaxy nexus, but in my opinion, i think the GSII with ICS in going to be a better phone than the galaxy nexus

The Nexus would definitely be on my list, but its not going to come out here for until December so it's out for now. HTC and LG are the only other two brands I'm looking at right now; I like the Razr, but had bad experiences with Motorola in the past, so I'm on the fence about that one...

LG is just as bad as moto, maybe even worse. look at the 2x. It's either sammy or HTC.

Being in Alaska, USA I have very limited choice on carriers. AT&T is the only "BIG One" up here.
I also have been using the Captivate and with various ROMs recently to keep things fresh. I to have been looking and I do love the Samsung screens but I might jump for once. Been debating with myself on another Samsung like Galaxy Nexus or the Sony Ericsson Arc S, unlocked only $380 and in various colors. SE did announce official ICS update for this phone.

Samsung, cuz it has the most awesome screens or HTC because of the overall quality. Don't think you can really go wrong with any of those 2

HTC Evo 3D 1.2 ghz dual core, HDMI out, Wimax and 3D movies, photos and video recording. Whilst its a lil gimmiky its Loads of FUN. Otherwise it sounds like one of samsungs latest offerings is the go.

What about Nokia N95, I heard it's an iPhone killer

Moved

I am going to be the LG-P930 troll that I am and say "LG-P930".
On a more serious note, I can show you anything about this phone.

[Q] Lost my Captivate, now what?

I lost my Galaxy S Captivate on the weekend ...and don't feel like buying another one that old, nor do I want to splurge on the new Galaxy Nexus at this point.
Since I'd been intending to keep my Captivate until the end of my AT&T contract this year and then switch to Verizon, I haven't been following other Android phones very closely in the meantime. It would be nice to step up from the Captivate to hold me over until October on AT&T, preferably to one with good ICS development going on here at XDA. What's the best bang for the buck these days?
(I'm "stuck" using an iPhone 4 for now and the lack of Swype, for one thing, is already driving me crazy).

Upgrade soon, what would you do?

So I am up for an upgrade July sixth, yet I got an email from VZW telling me I could get one now? In any case, I am one if the lucky grandfathered customers with a family plan for me and the Mrs (she got the 4GB...didn't listen to me and waited to get a smart phone too late!). Has VZW announced web they will be forcing us out if the unlimited plans yet? And what benefit would I get on waiting until July if they will give me the 2yr renewal price now?
Next thing is, what phone would you grab? Part of me is thinking the inc4g for the s4, and removable battery/sd card. Then there is the razr maxx(HD? Battery life would be nice to have), rezound, nexus...what phone would you guys be looking toupgrade to these days? I wasn't too do it before this nonsense with caps to lock in the unlimited for at least two more years, but there aren't really any phones that are jumping out at me. too bad the one series isn't hitting on VZW as the camera chip sounds like it would be great, and I'm kind of tired of the Sammy code BS keeping us at least a generation behind in software. How much progress had been made on the moto boot loader?

I don't think any of the newer Moto phones are really that friendly, but I would just jump on some of the phone forums for particular Moto devices you might be interested in to make sure.
I doubt that Galaxy S III will be available until after the unlimited is gone.
Honestly, the 3 options I would consider are:
HTC Rezound
Galaxy Nexus
HTC Incredible 4G
You can also just sell the device and use your Droid Charge if you don't feel like diving into the other phone. If you are going to choose another phone and use it, I suggest picking the device that suits your preference.
The HTC Rezound has S-Off, ICS leaks that work well, and is a nice phone.
The Galaxy Nexus has AOSP, and is a pretty nice phone.
The Incredible 4G will probably get some development love and will be a nice phone, albeit with a lower-res display.

I'm just drawn by the huge battery on the Maxx. leaning towards the rezound right now. Thinking I can pick that up, flip the buds for around half of my upgrade cost, keep my charge, then flip the rezound when the razr HD/gsIII (if they fix the good damn radio problems! ) finally hits. Something tells me the unlimited plans are going to be gone before the next wave of releases, but I'm thinking I'll play the waiting game and see if anything gets marked down between now and the announcement that we are officially getting bent over by big red.
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I'm actually sitting on an upgrade now. I'm hoping the S3 will be released before the "bend over " (lol). I'm just waiting to hear some more details on effective date and if we're def. subject to the change. I'm so fed up with Verizon for other reasons too, though, that signing another contract with them aggravates me... My only options are big red or us cellular though...
Tweaked has me happy with my phone though so that's why I don't have a sense of urgency to upgrade now.

I'm happy with my phone for the most part. Battery life could definitely be better, and the GPS (out lack there of) has beef annoying me lately. I just moved and kind of need it to find my away around. I just know that I will definitely be taking advantage of my upgrade before I have to lose unlimited. It would be stupid not too. Maybe I just grab whatever is getting the best price on Ebay/craigslist and flip it. Then use that money to grab something more worthwhile in a few months.
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