Nexus on att - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm looking for a new phone and att has nothing that is worth buying right now. Will I be able to make calls on a nexus s with my att sim in it. I mostly run my phone on wifi but when I'm out I just want a descent phone.
Thanks
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yes. it'll be compatible with EDGE bands and not 3G.

zephiK said:
yes. it'll be compatible with EDGE bands and not 3G.
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Thank you for your answer. With att buying tmobile would it be stupid to buy a nexus s?
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donharden2002 said:
Thank you for your answer. With att buying tmobile would it be stupid to buy a nexus s?
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It has to be approved by the FCC/DOJ/etc. I seriously doubt it'll get approved. Sprint is fighting this. And no, it wouldn't be a stupid idea. It's a good phone, people are over exaggerating about this purchase.
The other alternative if I was to make a phone purchase would be the G2x probably but that phone isn't unlocked so... Nexus S is purely unlocked from the beginning including ability to unlock the bootloader.

donharden2002 said:
I'm looking for a new phone and att has nothing that is worth buying right now. Will I be able to make calls on a nexus s with my att sim in it. I mostly run my phone on wifi but when I'm out I just want a descent phone.
Thanks
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There are checkins to the aosp repo that reference an at&t radio (kb2) for the crespo (ns), so there is hope if you have the patience to see if it becomes a reality.
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An ATT version is coming very soon from solid rumors, so you really should just wait a few weeks to get the proper working version if it comes out.

RogerPodacter said:
An ATT version is coming very soon from solid rumors, so you really should just wait a few weeks to get the proper working version if it comes out.
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Might as well get a G2x if you're going to wait -_-

Thanks for all the input guys, it is greatly appreciated. I think im going to stick with my captivate fire now and see if att brings out anything descent soon.
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Related

Pooh

Can someone give me an idea on a better option of a carrier? I have simple mobile but the data is so extremely slow. Anyone know where a better option would be? Gettin rid of my cappy,isn't happening lol
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At&t has good coverage, in exchange for your wallet and first born.
Att is not that bad if you have a friend/buddy right you up on a corporate discount. I'm saving 20% by "working" for Coke.
Ahh, too true. I've known some buddies employed with them. Amazing discounts. And they do let you have android devices now, instead of just the iPhone.
Side note, did you see the new south park episode with the ihumancentipede? ewwwww
off topic but yes that south park episode was awesome
well i wish i could find a good guide on how to flash phones,its not illegal so i dont see why i cant find one anywhere
brd912 said:
well i wish i could find a good guide on how to flash phones,its not illegal so i dont see why i cant find one anywhere
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what are you talking about???
Pirateghost said:
what are you talking about???
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I have a droid x with a bad esn. My buddy lost it and the insurance company sentt him a new one and when he found it he gave it to me. Im trying to find a quide on how to flash it to another carrier but I can't find one anywhere
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a droid x will only work on CDMA networks.....and will likely ONLY work on verizon.
Pirateghost said:
a droid x will only work on CDMA networks.....and will likely ONLY work on verizon.
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No,Verizon phones can be flashed to metro pcs and cricket. I just find the guide on how to
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is there a reason you go through so much trouble to use horrible providers? just wondering.
Pirateghost said:
is there a reason you go through so much trouble to use horrible providers? just wondering.
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Well see I'm not quite 18 so I can't get a phone In my name yet and I've been in four contracts and was the only one who payed the bill. So for another 5 months I'm stuck trying to find a good prepaid deal. And it would be nice to have decent working internet. I'm wanting to go back to at&t but I think there prices are fixing to go up once they buy out t mobile
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Flash it to cricket
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=708937
not sure if it works or not, but worth a read if you still need the info

Free Galaxy S II

Anyone else see where Samsung gave all the devs at CyanogenMod free Galaxy S IIs for official devolopment?
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luckyduck69 said:
Anyone else see where Samsung gave all the devs at CyanogenMod free Galaxy S IIs for official devolopment?
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Yup, saw the tweets over the weekend. 2 dev's that I know of so far.
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Anyone else see where Samsung gave all the devs at CyanogenMod free Galaxy S IIs for official devolopment?
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Folks with that device r gonna be very happy in the near future
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THE GODS ENVY US!!!!!!!!!
I cant imagine the support that phone is going to get. I mean it isnt even out in the states and the devs already have it.
I wish Tmobile would pick it up...
/facepalm.
i buy the SGS 4G, and then hear about this.
I have sneaky idea that someone will find the unlock code for this as well so it can be use by T-Mobile peeps
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Is that the U.S. CDMA version or the Europe GSM version?
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I have sneaky idea that someone will find the unlock code for this as well so it can be use by T-Mobile peeps
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its not a matter of it being unlocked, you can purchase them unlocked from alot of places. its a matter of NONE of them being able to utilize tmobiles 3g/4g AWS bands. They will only work on edge as far as data goes.
Eric-1987 said:
I wish Tmobile would pick it up...
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although T-Mobile will not be getting the sgsII (supposedly) Its likely we will be getting this Goliath monster of a phone.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/17/unannounced-samsung-hercules-headed-to-t-mobile-bearing-godli/
Edit: I noticed the article does not mention the battery size... if it shares a similar battery with the infuse 4g it should be a 1750mah battery.
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although T-Mobile will not be getting the sgsII (supposedly) Its likely we will be getting this Goliath monster of a phone.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/17/unannounced-samsung-hercules-headed-to-t-mobile-bearing-godli/
Edit: I noticed the article does not mention the battery size... if it shares a similar battery with the infuse 4g it should be a 1750mah battery.
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+1 this is probably cause tmo's 4g will be approaching 100+mbps by the end of the year
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+1 this is probably cause tmo's 4g will be approaching 100+mbps by the end of the year
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I didnt know that... but I know I am waiting for more info on this phone. Sounds like it may even trump the SGSII (excluding dev support).

Iphone 2g

Anyone have an iphone 2g that I can borrow? Seriously
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Why?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1008698
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I have one. I'm in central valley CA. That method wkrked for me when I had my atrix as well
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jthornton71707 said:
I have one. I'm in central valley CA. That method wkrked for me when I had my atrix as well
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you should ship it to me. i'll pay for the shipping
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I have one. I'm in central valley CA. That method wkrked for me when I had my atrix as well
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Did you use your SIM card from your Atrix? I'm thinking about doing it since I have an iPhone 2g laying around, but I'm not sure if it'll work with my SIM card that already has a data plan.
But I'm still waiting to see if I even use all of the data I can. There is no point in spending an extra $5/month on something I don't need.
I was grandfathered in from an iPhone plan. Yay me
the iphone 2g is the only phone that will force att to give you unlimited internet. but back in January att said they will allow all prior att iphone customers to get unlimited back on there contract (provided it is the same number/contract) had they removed the feature at any time.
so I'm pretty glad I had an iphone. even if I had to deal with all the bs like no mms, no tethering unless it was jail broken, no video, crappy camera that didn't work indoors or if it was cloudy without a tripod. wow that phone sucked for the first couple years. but I'm glad I had it.
This is interesting.
Now to try and get my hands on an iPhone.
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Why not ship the smaller thing?
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jthornton71707 said:
I have one. I'm in central valley CA. That method wkrked for me when I had my atrix as well
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you should ship it to me. i'll pay for the shipping
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Might I suggest that you instead send him your SIM? Much less chance of something bad happening to an expensive (and still somewhat useful) bit of technology that way
Grandfathered in as well to the old unlimited data gotta love it
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MikeyMike01 said:
This is interesting.
Now to try and get my hands on an iPhone.
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Yep, I did this back in April just to see if it worked.
edit... yes it worked. Just be persistent when you call the rep and let them know exactly which plan it will be. (in the event that they try and tell you it doesn't exist.)
I'm good now... Hooked up, got unlimited days now
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I'm mildly surprised at how much such an old phone is going for on eBay.
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Yeah. I need one but can't afford the prices I've been seeing.
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MikeyMike01 said:
I'm mildly surprised at how much such an old phone is going for on eBay.
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btpd21 said:
Yeah. I need one but can't afford the prices I've been seeing.
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Same here... I found one for 40$ with a cracked screen on my local craigslist... Thing is local is 2 hours of driving to get the phone and the seller doesn't want to ship it...
Some people on the original post say they can do it for you... kind of skeptical but yet at the same time, interested in it...
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Same here... I found one for 40$ with a cracked screen on my local craigslist... Thing is local is 2 hours of driving to get the phone and the seller doesn't want to ship it...
Some people on the original post say they can do it for you... kind of skeptical but yet at the same time, interested in it...
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I was actually looking at broken ones... My concern is it will be too broken to serve its purposes.
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I was actually looking at broken ones... My concern is it will be too broken to serve its purposes.
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I'll help you out...
I found one that is $50... and you can return it too after 3 days so if it turns out it can't work you can get a refund (and even it does work you can refund it too)....
If you want I can PM you the link?

Any chance Verizon going get a Pure Google phone?

Just wondering if anybody knows if Verizon gonig get a nexus phone? if so that will be next phone..sick of waiting for updates man
mbrown3460 said:
Just wondering if anybody knows if Verizon gonig get a nexus phone? if so that will be next phone..sick of waiting for updates man
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Don't think anyone knows but i hope they get it.
Don't know either but my fingers are crossed. My guess is that aosp is a little too "open" for Verizon's likes.
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Don't know either but my fingers are crossed. My guess is that aosp is a little too "open" for Verizon's likes.
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what do you mean? sorry if its a dumb question.
Yeah its hard to say. I Verizon doesn't really like openness... But who knows. We can always hope right?
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mbrown3460 said:
what do you mean? sorry if its a dumb question.
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Verizon likes to junk up their phones with all kinds of bloatware.
verizon LTE + nexus would be a smash hit...
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Verizon likes to junk up their phones with all kinds of bloatware.
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Agreed. Verizon won't pass up a chance for extra revenue that Blockbuster & similar crapware can generate.
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Agreed. Verizon won't pass up a chance for extra revenue that Blockbuster & similar crapware can generate.
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they bent over backwards for apple...
Currently I don't care for an pure google phone becuase i'd probably root it and installed CM7. But it would be nice to get one.
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PhillyCheez said:
they bent over backwards for apple...
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They bent over backwards for Apple because they have been kicking themselves since they passed on the iPhone the first time. They saw the chance to steal a big amount of AT&T iPhone users and jumped. Now if they actually stole a lot of AT&T iPhone users is a different matter. I don't think they stole that many so far. I think when the next iPhone comes out, they will see a big influx.
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Currently I don't care for an pure google phone becuase i'd probably root it and installed CM7. But it would be nice to get one.
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What do you mean? Google phones are MADE for rooting and flashing custom ROMs.... and in fact the Nexus 1 and Nexus S both have CM7.
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Currently I don't care for an pure google phone becuase i'd probably root it and installed CM7. But it would be nice to get one.
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LOL. Sorry couldn't help it.
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Hopefully the rumors of the nexus prime are true and it comes to Verizon. LTE equipped.
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verizon LTE + nexus would be a smash hit...
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*drools* holy crap that would be freakin' amazing!!!!
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They bent over backwards for Apple because they have been kicking themselves since they passed on the iPhone the first time. They saw the chance to steal a big amount of AT&T iPhone users and jumped. Now if they actually stole a lot of AT&T iPhone users is a different matter. I don't think they stole that many so far. I think when the next iPhone comes out, they will see a big influx.
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I said what I said because Verizon changed their closed ways for a iphone... Not sure why they wouldn't do it for an Android phone. The nexus phones are sellers as well and if they really want to take away users from all carriers (not just at&t) they need to have one in their line up.
They will be able to take advantage of having the fastest network (while they still can) with a 4G nexus phone.
Talk about killing it! They would rape the competition having an iPhone and a 4G nexus phone.
The time is now if they are smart.
No one remembers the droid 1 with STOCK 2.0? The Xoom with STOCK 3.0 even?
The Droid one is not pure Google
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joshnichols189 said:
No one remembers the droid 1 with STOCK 2.0? The Xoom with STOCK 3.0 even?
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xoom was only stock because they didnt have time to mess it up, not because moto was trying to be ambivalent. They wanted to rush it out before the ipad2.
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LOL. Sorry couldn't help it.
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Why. I had a nexus one running cm7 and now I have a Tbolt running cm7. Yes there's a lot of development support for the device but im happy with the tbolt.
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Just ordered Skyrocket...chances of Skyrocket HD being released in next 30 days

Hi all,
I am switching from Sprint and just ordered a refurbished Skyrocket for $49. I have 30 days to switch to a different phone so what are the chances of the Skyrocket HD or anything else worthy coming out within that period?
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You should be good for a little while.
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You should be good for a little while.
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What do you mean?
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I think he means a new phone shouldn't be coming out in the next 30 days.
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I think he means a new phone shouldn't be coming out in the next 30 days.
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That sucks. When is the Skyrocket HD expected?
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sdc177 said:
That sucks. When is the Skyrocket HD expected?
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there is rumors they canceled it
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Realistically you can't go wrong with a skyrocket. You have 2 devices worth of devs, radio freq. That works on anything but verizon or sprint, which means service can just about be had anywhere, yes maybe no hd display but all the benefits out weigh having hd on a phone
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I just bought a skyrocket and don't live in a LTE area...(planning for it this year) I like the phone alot but I noticed not alot of development going on compared to the sgs2. Skyrocket don't have miui which is a pretty popular rom. Anyway, just wanted to ad that tidbit for what's it worth to whoever.
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gs2 has been our for quite awhile. and this phone is still, contrary to popular belief, quite new, its only been on the market for a few months
sdc177 said:
Hi all,
I am switching from Sprint and just ordered a refurbished Skyrocket for $49. I have 30 days to switch to a different phone so what are the chances of the Skyrocket HD or anything else worthy coming out within that period?
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Get yourself a nexus device. You will spare yourself the software upgrade headaches.
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Get yourself a nexus device. You will spare yourself the software upgrade headaches.
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So which nexus device that is on AT&T or will be on AT&T in the next 30 days are you suggesting? If you have a link that would be even better.
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So which nexus device that is on AT&T or will be on AT&T in the next 30 days are you suggesting? If you have a link that would be even better.
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the one he is referring to is a gsm galaxy nexus, which you will have to buy off contract in the 5 hundred dollar range. (atleast that's the only one that can compare to the skyrocket) so unless you have 500 to blow you made the best choice on att right now unless you want the giant note
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Get the note
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the one he is referring to is a gsm galaxy nexus, which you will have to buy off contract in the 5 hundred dollar range. (atleast that's the only one that can compare to the skyrocket) so unless you have 500 to blow you made the best choice on att right now unless you want the giant note
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Oh okay. No LTE if I go that route right?
I am intrigued by the note, just not sure if I want something that big.
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sdc177 said:
Oh okay. No LTE if I go that route right?
I am intrigued by the note, just not sure if I want something that big.
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Yeah the galaxy he is referring to will not have lte. I really want to upgrade to the note for that "****in right this big SOB is my phone" but i'm afraid overall I won't be as happy with it as I am with the skyrocket
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Oh okay. No LTE if I go that route right?
I am intrigued by the note, just not sure if I want something that big.
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No LTE yeah, but really wasn't your life chugging fine until now anyways? Realistically, if I got to choose again, I'd take the nexus over the skyrocket. The software pains are absolutely horrible compared to the HSPA pains.
There's always the future software upgrades, nexus will keep you on top of them for at least two revisions, don't expect that from AT&T.
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dobbs3x said:
I just bought a skyrocket and don't live in a LTE area...(planning for it this year) I like the phone alot but I noticed not alot of development going on compared to the sgs2. Skyrocket don't have miui which is a pretty popular rom. Anyway, just wanted to ad that tidbit for what's it worth to whoever.
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MIUI? Hey, we're working on it!
Skyrocket HD isn't coming out anytime soon. So stick with it.
I like it so far. Ended up getting it for $10 refurbished! I may be able to get over the low resolution screen
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$10?? point me in the direction u got it from
Lol me to
I need a new one.

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