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Hey guys, it's been real...

After the long, dreary task of fooling with AT&T, Samsung and (5) warranty replacements, I am no longer a Captivate or AT&T customer.
I walked over to VZW and picked up a Droid X on 2.2.1 and I must say I love it! Gonna slide on over to the X forums and see what ROM's are cooking. I appreciate all your help guys and loved Axura more than anything!
ROCK ON!

If only the iPhone was available with someone other than AT&T, then I'd jump ship too. But, alas that just isn't the case, so I'm stuck with AT&T for the foreseeable future.

Does AT&T pro-rate the ETF like Sprint does? I'm looking to get out myself. I don't see myself sticking with AT&T until October 2012

gunnyman said:
Does AT&T pro-rate the ETF like Sprint does? I'm looking to get out myself. I don't see myself sticking with AT&T until October 2012
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Yeah they do, it's $5/month
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i love at&t,alot of ppl hate them for some reason. i get excellent signal and i get to keep my unused minutes. good luck with verizon

Once I'm out of the military ill also be out of at&t
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I wish it would have worked out because I hate going through all the change, but man....................I am so much happier and already feel a weight lifted by not having to deal with it anymore. I will never own another Samsung phone as long as I live unless it is free.

If the Droid X had a Super AMOLED screen and was on AT&T I'd jump ship too.

emuneee said:
If the Droid X had a Super AMOLED screen and was on AT&T I'd jump ship too.
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Huh? You lost me on that one...

kegobeer said:
Huh? You lost me on that one...
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LOL those were the requirements for ME to jump ship.

That was the reason i left tmobile... The Vibrant; they pissed me off and after 3 replacements i left to AT&T and i regret it so bad... Att sucks and the iphone is even worst lol so Im back to android

If AT&T doesn't get any high-end Android phones before Verizon gets LTE Android phones, good-bye AT&T.

secretasianman said:
If AT&T doesn't get any high-end Android phones before Verizon gets LTE Android phones, good-bye AT&T.
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QQ MOAR PLOX??¿¿??¿¿
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secretasianman said:
If AT&T doesn't get any high-end Android phones before Verizon gets LTE Android phones, good-bye AT&T.
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The captivate isn't completely high end at alll. (Sarcasm)

mrbloog said:
The captivate isn't completely high end at alll. (Sarcasm)
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OK... let me rephrase it to "any OTHER high end Android phones"
Yes the Captivate is very high end... unfortunately us early adopters have been screwed by Samsung (i.e. GPS and shutdown problems). I am convinced the GPS problem is hardware based after seeing a newer Captivate lock quickly while mine just sat there...

secretasianman said:
OK... let me rephrase it to "any OTHER high end Android phones"
Yes the Captivate is very high end... unfortunately us early adopters have been screwed by Samsung (i.e. GPS and shutdown problems). I am convinced the GPS problem is hardware based after seeing a newer Captivate lock quickly while mine just sat there...
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The Motorola Olympus is rumored to come out to AT&T in January but...
I agree with you on the GPS, hardware problem.

I'm still holding out for an 850 Nexus S... like they did with the Nexus One.
You can also get a Desire Z from Bell Canada that would work fine. It's basically the G2 with Sense UI.

ldd2142 said:
Yeah they do, it's $5/month
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Damn, you guys are lucky. Rogers customer here, it's 20 a month for us, and we have three year contracts (that are more expensive per month, I should add).

TheEscapist said:
Damn, you guys are lucky. Rogers customer here, it's 20 a month for us, and we have three year contracts (that are more expensive per month, I should add).
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True but you Canadians have a better android phone lineup

C.C.W. said:
I wish it would have worked out because I hate going through all the change, but man....................I am so much happier and already feel a weight lifted by not having to deal with it anymore. I will never own another Samsung phone as long as I live unless it is free.
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Sound like you're going through a bad breakup.
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New Infuse Owner and I'm amazed!

I was screwed by Sony when I sent my Unlocked Xperia X10 in for repair and they sent me a Brand New phone, but it's locked to Rogers and can't get an unlock code anywhere for it. So I took the opportunity to get a new phone. I picked the Infuse up at Amazon last week for $129. I waited very impatiently to get it today and I have to say this phone is ridiculous! I can't get over the screen and how fast it is. I have no regrets at all and will be a proud owner for a very long time I'm sure. Next comes rooting it and throwing Infused on it possibly. Have a good one guys!

breitlingtim said:
I was screwed by Sony when I sent my Unlocked Xperia X10 in for repair and they sent me a Brand New phone, but it's locked to Rogers and can't get an unlock code anywhere for it. So I took the opportunity to get a new phone. I picked the Infuse up at Amazon last week for $129. I waited very impatiently to get it today and I have to say this phone is ridiculous! I can't get over the screen and how fast it is. I have no regrets at all and will be a proud owner for a very long time I'm sure. Next comes rooting it and throwing Infused on it possibly. Have a good one guys!
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Awesome! Welcome to the land of enormous phones!

breitlingtim said:
I was screwed by Sony when I sent my Unlocked Xperia X10 in for repair and they sent me a Brand New phone, but it's locked to Rogers and can't get an unlock code anywhere for it. So I took the opportunity to get a new phone. I picked the Infuse up at Amazon last week for $129. I waited very impatiently to get it today and I have to say this phone is ridiculous! I can't get over the screen and how fast it is. I have no regrets at all and will be a proud owner for a very long time I'm sure. Next comes rooting it and throwing Infused on it possibly. Have a good one guys!
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Yeah sony needs to think long and hard about their product road map. Their cell phones are so late to the game. Doesn't bring any UI that is truly exceptional. I was a hardcore SE fan, but the Xperia X1 was such a turn off.... I love the Sony build quality but avast the software is lacking.... ((
I really like their Design of the Arc, but probably updates are far and nothing in between.... sad....
But totally glad you joined the Galaxy S class!

Wait until we get custom kernels with ext4 and other tweaks along with more ROM developers. We haven't seen the best this phone can offer yet.

keitht said:
Wait until we get custom kernels with ext4 and other tweaks along with more ROM developers. We haven't seen the best this phone can offer yet.
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the growth of this community is slow going though

hoofadoo said:
the growth of this community is slow going though
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The phone has been out less than a month. It is also possible we will not see as many developers as a more Samsung flagship phone like Galaxy S, Galaxy S II. But I am sure we will have enough developer support to make it much better than stock. It is already better than stock with the few ROM's we have now. Custom kernel's will be a huge bonus. One developer here already said he is working on that.

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The phone has been out less than a month. It is also possible we will not see as many developers as a more Samsung flagship phone like Galaxy S, Galaxy S II. But I am sure we will have enough developer support to make it much better than stock. It is already better than stock with the few ROM's we have now. Custom kernel's will be a huge bonus. One developer here already said he is working on that.
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I'd be happy with something Gingerbread CM7, MIUI... cant hold your breath for ATT to release GB anytime soon

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cant hold your breath for ATT to release GB anytime soon
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That I can agree with.

keitht said:
Wait until we get custom kernels with ext4 and other tweaks along with more ROM developers. We haven't seen the best this phone can offer yet.
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What does ext 4 do?
Partition the SD card? Lol
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rjan22 said:
What does ext 4 do?
Partition the SD card? Lol
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It is a MUCH more efficient file system than the stock RFS

Here's a good XDA thread on the differences:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=799931

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I'd be happy with something Gingerbread CM7, MIUI... cant hold your breath for ATT to release GB anytime soon
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yeah they will likely release the attain before they consider gb on the infuse and captivate, it is a shame because samsung clearly can deliver it if they had control over the release schedules. hopefully the nexus s 4g and evo2/evo3d will entice them to release gb slightly earlier. att would be soo much better if they had some real competition in america. t-mo is too small in america and the nexus isnt a big enough seller, verizon doesnt get updates for samsung, they manage to be slower than att in that area and motorola doesnt have an official gb on any platform that i know of yet (driox2? maybe havent looked into it) i think for att to get there act together and deliver updates when they are available from the manufacturers it will take sprint to release gb on the evo/evo2 since that phone is soo well recognised. untill there is some outside competition they will hold back updates to artificially inflate the value of the next big phones

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yeah they will likely release the attain before they consider gb on the infuse and captivate, it is a shame because samsung clearly can deliver it if they had control over the release schedules. hopefully the nexus s 4g and evo2/evo3d will entice them to release gb slightly earlier. att would be soo much better if they had some real competition in america. t-mo is too small in america and the nexus isnt a big enough seller, verizon doesnt get updates for samsung, they manage to be slower than att in that area and motorola doesnt have an official gb on any platform that i know of yet (driox2? maybe havent looked into it) i think for att to get there act together and deliver updates when they are available from the manufacturers it will take sprint to release gb on the evo/evo2 since that phone is soo well recognised. untill there is some outside competition they will hold back updates to artificially inflate the value of the next big phones
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not to mention AT&T has bought out T-Mobile anyway...

hoofadoo said:
not to mention AT&T has bought out T-Mobile anyway...
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Not approved yet and hopefully will not.

keitht said:
Not approved yet and hopefully will not.
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dont hold your breath, it probably will

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dont hold your breath, it probably will
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I haven't been following the for and against arguments for this but my first thought is that it will raise prices across the board. Eliminating the carriers that offer more inexpensive options can't be good for consumers.

I doubt it will raise prices for att customers, we'll just get better service, and an actual lte rollout. Tmobile customers are the ones who are getting screwed.

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It is a MUCH more efficient file system than the stock RFS
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This is Samsung's proprietary filesystem, isn't it? I believe they use it on all of their devices that require a filesystem. It's sad that the software developers working for Samsung didn't stop to think that a FAT based filesystem (RFS) might not be the best option for their Android based devices.

Android Nexus 3 (Prime) on Ice Cream Sandwich

I know there are probably at least a dozen threads on this new phone where I could ask for speculation but after browsing them I decided I'd make a thread specifically on the release date. As many of you may know, there was recently a report by the Electronic Times in Korea that the new Nexus Prime would be coming in October with ICS, debuting alongside the iPhone 5 and iOS 5. There has also recently been a Samsung roadmap with device releases/specs detailed for the rest of the year, according to the roadmap the only Android phone running ICS is set to release in early December. On top of that, there was reportedly a Nexus Prime spotted at Verizon HQ. Obviously this data conflicts but both the roadmap and the electronic times seem to me to be decent sources and if it was indeed spotted at Verizon HQ, obviously Verizon will get the Prime or a version of the prime at release. My questions are:
1) Do you guys really think they are going to release the Prime to complete with the iPhone as many people are speculating or do you think it will release according to the current Nexus schedule which is usually around December?
2) Do you think multiple carriers will get the Nexus Prime/version of the Prime? If so, what carriers and do you think they will all get it immediately?
Again, I know I could have posted this thread in multiple places so please forgive me =]

I think the Prime will be released near the iPhne 5 launch maybe a month after.
I expect to see it across all the American carriers. T-mo will get first dibs, then sprint and verizon and you'll have to import for AT&T unless they make it one of their LTE devices for the year

Could you shed some light on the reasoning behind your carrier timeline? Why T*Mobile first? Ect.

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I think the Prime will be released near the iPhne 5 launch maybe a month after.
I expect to see it across all the American carriers. T-mo will get first dibs, then sprint and verizon and you'll have to import for AT&T unless they make it one of their LTE devices for the year
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I agree with our mate!

I'm just curious why Tmobile would get it first, people seem to think that ICS is being released early to compete with the iPhone 5 so you're assuming that the iphone 5 is definitely going to tmobile and that google/samsung are expecting a lot of consumers to switch to tmobile when it is released?

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I'm just curious why Tmobile would get it first, people seem to think that ICS is being released early to compete with the iPhone 5 so you're assuming that the iphone 5 is definitely going to tmobile and that google/samsung are expecting a lot of consumers to switch to tmobile when it is released?
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Wait, i thought iphone 5 will go to at&t before t-mobile?
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The previous nexus phones have been GSM, right? So it makes sense that, at least initially, GSM carriers will get this one first - however I don't doubt other carriers will get it eventually, if not right away as well.
If they really want to compete with the iPhone, it MUST be on ATT and Verizon...or else...it, uh, can't compete lol.

thebeardedchild said:
The previous nexus phones have been GSM, right? So it makes sense that, at least initially, GSM carriers will get this one first - however I don't doubt other carriers will get it eventually, if not right away as well.
If they really want to compete with the iPhone, it MUST be on ATT and Verizon...or else...it, uh, can't compete lol.
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not true that they ALL have been gsm, nexus s 4g on sprint is cmda, but was released after the gsm version on t-mobile.

Magic Oreo said:
not true that they ALL have been gsm, nexus s 4g on sprint is cmda, but was released after the gsm version on t-mobile.
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Right, I guess what I meant was that the nexus one, two and s have each had a GSM version in some way...

i don't think verizon will pick it up, then again, i have been wrong before, i even said the dinc will get no gb, well...it did, but it got delayed right before they started pushing it out OTA

i am looking forward to see pics

Kiboe said:
i don't think verizon will pick it up, then again, i have been wrong before, i even said the dinc will get no gb, well...it did, but it got delayed right before they started pushing it out OTA
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Well rumors say that it has been sighted at Verizon HQ and I'd expect Verizon to not go very long without a device with Ice Cream Sandwich and how many do you guys think will be coming in Q4? As of now it seems like only the Nexus Prime.

iLiberate said:
Well rumors say that it has been sighted at Verizon HQ and I'd expect Verizon to not go very long without a device with Ice Cream Sandwich and how many do you guys think will be coming in Q4? As of now it seems like only the Nexus Prime.
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hopefully pics are uploaded and sprint gets it immediately afterwards, or same day
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I think what Samsung/Google are doing are trying to steal the thunder from Apple by putting the release nearer to the iPhone 5. I've also heard that on September 1st Samsung are holding a mobile conference for their new handset. I mean, I know this isn't a Samsung device, it's Google's so they would announce it, but this phone is going to knock the socks off everyphone out there at present according to the specs.

Any pics available yet?

Wow..Nexus 3

I am looking forward to see pic in the further

fucoming said:
I am looking forward to see pic in the further
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Hopefully soon
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Dark lord me said:
I think the Prime will be released near the iPhne 5 launch maybe a month after.
I expect to see it across all the American carriers. T-mo will get first dibs, then sprint and verizon and you'll have to import for AT&T unless they make it one of their LTE devices for the year
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Do you think us Telus folks will get it near launch or do you think we'll have to wait until early spring 2012, Like w/ the Nexus S.

Probably T-Mobile will grab it first !!! xD

On T-Mobile & Needs new phone

So I'm coming from the T-Mobile G2x and wondering what good phone I should get? Something fast, has ROMS, etc. Do you know of a phone getting released for T-Mobile? Should I wait till a new phones gets released? Let me know I can be patient. :good:

From what I've seen only the One S and SGSII are worth it atm.. T-Mobile usually releases a lot of new handsets during Q3

nanosp said:
From what I've seen only the One S and SGSII are worth it atm.. T-Mobile usually releases a lot of new handsets during Q3
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I wish good phones like the Attrix HD or the Razor Maxx from Motorola was on T-Mobile because I would really buy those phones. And wow Q3, that's supposedly when the ICS comes out for the G2x.

I have the amaze awesome phone if you like sense and stock otherwise don't get it. I'm wanting to upgrade but my recommendation is to wait.
1. T-Mobile aws bands are being upgraded to lte.
2. T-Mobile is refarming their 1900 band for hspa+ meaning you can bring almost any phone you want. Domestic and international. And the iPhone as well.
1. Is to be deployed by 2013 maybe complete 2014.
2. Is to be deployed by end of this year maybe complete 2nd quarter 2013
So you can either get something temporary or wait it out
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fcpelayo said:
I have the amaze awesome phone if you like sense and stock otherwise don't get it. I'm wanting to upgrade but my recommendation is to wait.
1. T-Mobile aws bands are being upgraded to lte.
2. T-Mobile is refarming their 1900 band for hspa+ meaning you can bring almost any phone you want. Domestic and international. And the iPhone as well.
1. Is to be deployed by 2013 maybe complete 2014.
2. Is to be deployed by end of this year maybe complete 2nd quarter 2013
So you can either get something temporary or wait it out
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Oh wow! I knew they were upgrading their bands but I didn't know about the 1900 band for HSPA+ so you can bring "almost" any phone I want. Thats awesome!! But my memory is not so good on remembering these stuff but is Q2 is March?

richie390 said:
Oh wow! I knew they were upgrading their bands but I didn't know about the 1900 band for HSPA+ so you can bring "almost" any phone I want. Thats awesome!! But my memory is not so good on remembering these stuff but is Q2 is March?
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Yeah around there that could be start of 2nd quarter or could be the end of it who knows
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richie390 said:
I wish good phones like the Attrix HD or the Razor Maxx from Motorola was on T-Mobile because I would really buy those phones. And wow Q3, that's supposedly when the ICS comes out for the G2x.
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Considering that you want to Rom and mod Motorola is the last company you want any part of. Grab up a Galaxy SII or a Nexus and be glad that you can get such goodness. I'd recommend that you look at the Sony Xperia P as well.

GS3 is current top of the line. I personally don't like it that much and think it's worth waiting. No idea what's next for T Mob but the next Nexus is always an option.
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The Janitor Mop said:
GS3 is current top of the line. I personally don't like it that much and think it's worth waiting. No idea what's next for T Mob but the next Nexus is always an option.
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Yeah next nexus or the g3 as well. Plus I hear the gs3 is having ppl lose their imei
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HTC One S is the best phone you'll be able to get on Tmobile.

MissionImprobable said:
Considering that you want to Rom and mod Motorola is the last company you want any part of. Grab up a Galaxy SII or a Nexus and be glad that you can get such goodness. I'd recommend that you look at the Sony Xperia P as well.
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Whats wrong with ROMing with Motorola?
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HTC One S is the best phone you'll be able to get on Tmobile.
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Yeah I heard S2, OneS, and Nexus are good phones. But after what fcpelayo said I might just get a phone around September to October.

richie390 said:
Whats wrong with ROMing with Motorola?
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The fact that Moto and VZ find new ways to screw with us after every single update. Trust me, you do not want a new Motorola if flashing Roms is your thing. The Droid 2 and X are the last ones seeing heavy development. Check the available Roms for the Razr and then look at older Droids and newer HTCs and other phones on VZ. Heck, I think the S3 might have more Roms than the RAZR already.
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SG3, Note, Galaxy Nexus (get from play store for $350 (until the injunction sets in again), sign up with $30/month 100min 5gb t-mobile prepaid, save $1000 over two years, win).
Next Nexus (with which you can implement the pre-paid plan) and next Note (which with you might not be able to) will also be coming out within a few months.

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The fact that Moto and VZ find new ways to screw with us after every single update. Trust me, you do not want a new Motorola if flashing Roms is your thing. The Droid 2 and X are the last ones seeing heavy development. Check the available Roms for the Razr and then look at older Droids and newer HTCs and other phones on VZ. Heck, I think the S3 might have more Roms than the RAZR already.
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Ahh sounds like LG. But new phones always gets the development these days.
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SG3, Note, Galaxy Nexus (get from play store for $350 (until the injunction sets in again), sign up with $30/month 100min 5gb t-mobile prepaid, save $1000 over two years, win).
Next Nexus (with which you can implement the pre-paid plan) and next Note (which with you might not be able to) will also be coming out within a few months.
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Well the plans Im not worried about but I'll look into it more. Now I'm hearing so much about the next nexus, is it good? Wow phone decisions is hard lol

richie390 said:
Ahh sounds like LG. But new phones always gets the development these days.
Well the plans Im not worried about but I'll look into it more. Now I'm hearing so much about the next nexus, is it good? Wow phone decisions is hard lol
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We know nothing about the next Nexus as of now. Only thing we've heard is that there may be multiple Nexus phones from different manufacturers. That's a may. And yep, phone decisions are tough. Once you accept that no matter what device you get it will be outdated within 4-6 months, you learn to not take it too seriously.

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We know nothing about the next Nexus as of now. Only thing we've heard is that there may be multiple Nexus phones from different manufacturers. That's a may. And yep, phone decisions are tough. Once you accept that no matter what device you get it will be outdated within 4-6 months, you learn to not take it too seriously.
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Thats true, and I accept it. But can I ask you guys do you guys prefer the 3 button (Back - Menu - Search)[I think] phones or the 4 button (Menu - Home - Back - Search)?
Because for some reason these nexus and new phones seem to come with the 3 button, and Im not a fan of it.

richie390 said:
Thats true, and I accept it. But can I ask you guys do you guys prefer the 3 button (Back - Menu - Search)[I think] phones or the 4 button (Menu - Home - Back - Search)?
Because for some reason these nexus and new phones seem to come with the 3 button, and Im not a fan of it.
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Personally, the new button arrangements don't make much sense to me. I prefer what my Sensation has: Home, menu, back, search (and in that order, too; I have never understood placing menu before home, it's the damn home button it should be first). I don't get the arrangement that phones like the One X have: back, home, recent apps. The only button I don't use on my Sensation is search, so I think the proper 3-button arrangement should be : home, menu, back. A recent apps button is pointless because I find that long-pressing home in order to view recent apps (like on my Sensation) works perfectly. Removing the menu button also makes no sense because it was a useful button.
The removal of menu was effectively based on Google's push to move away from it, which I find dumb. But it ultimately isn't that big a deal and even though I don't like the new button arrangements I wouldn't let that deter me from new phones.

New note is using a quad core exynos lte support as well.
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The Janitor Mop said:
Personally, the new button arrangements don't make much sense to me. I prefer what my Sensation has: Home, menu, back, search (and in that order, too; I have never understood placing menu before home, it's the damn home button it should be first).
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I use the menu button a while heck of a lot more than I do the home key. Menu gives you options everywhere, including inside apps ; home exits to home or brings up recent apps. The menu key is probably more utilized for most users.
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One thing I want to point out here: the play store edition of the Galaxy Nexus will work on T-Mobile 4G, and you'll get a bring-your-own-phone discount. And, it's development is perhaps the best possible on any android device
Not as much power as the GS3, and a bit smaller screen, but better software and a bit higher PPI.

[Q] Way to Delay Upgrade?

Hello everyone, I'm a longtime Sprint user, and am looking forward to my switch to Verizon very soon! I currently own an EVO 4G LTE, and am taking a look at what phones I should get when I switch companies. The best available phone right now appears to undoubtedly be the SIII.
I have heard that there are some pretty awesome phones on the horizon, and I would love to get them (HTC's apparent phablet, Razr Maxx HD, etc.). However, I really don't think I can wait until November because I can't possibly tolerate Sprint anymore and their ridiculous lack of coverage in my area (they told me the towers are being upgraded for the past 7 months).
So my question is this: is there any way to delay my upgraded phone price so that I can use it once these newer phones are released? In other words, can I use another phone or do something else in order to not use that contract upgrade until November, even if I sign up for their service this week? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Also, if you would just go get the SIII if you were in my position, that's useful input too. I love the phone, I just feel like it will be "dated" in a month. Seems like the worst possible time to buy... I'm in a pickle.
Thoughts?

I don't know the answer to your question but I just switched to Verizon from sprint and got the S3. Waiting on it in the mail now. I don't think u can do what u want but im not sure. Hopefully someone can answer it for sure
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You would have to purchase a phone at full retail price. Then you could get the pro rated price later.

Brian Gove said:
You would have to purchase a phone at full retail price. Then you could get the pro rated price later.
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Or he could buy a phone off craigslist and go in there with one already...

fenixnr said:
Or he could buy a phone off craigslist and go in there with one already...
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This is an interesting idea - so I would need to find a Verizon-capable smartphone on Craigslist as cheap as possible, and then use the "upgrade" later when I want?

Another option would be do the pre paid route until you find a phone you want, then jump on contract.

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Another option would be do the pre paid route until you find a phone you want, then jump on contract.
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I had not thought of this option yet, although the thought of going pre-paid doesn't appeal to me for some reason. I doubt my wife would go for it either. I have heard that pre-paid is getting more popular though - any suggestions for going pre-paid if I do explore that route? There's so many options out there now...

PsiPhiDan said:
I had not thought of this option yet, although the thought of going pre-paid doesn't appeal to me for some reason. I doubt my wife would go for it either. I have heard that pre-paid is getting more popular though - any suggestions for going pre-paid if I do explore that route? There's so many options out there now...
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Go to the galaxy nexus forum and look at the threads that say prepaid service guides or something similar. One of them says "rule your plan with..." they all talk about the best prepaid plans for the money.
Here is one of the more popular ones http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455014
Obviously you don't have to do it with a nexus, you can use one of the prepaid ****ty phones. They just talk about the plans there. When I read it a long time ago most of them involved getting the prepaid phone and then switching out the sim card so you could just chill with the original phone until something interesting comes out on Verizon.

jaben2 said:
Another option would be do the pre paid route until you find a phone you want, then jump on contract.
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Wouldn't that be essentially the same thing as buying a phone and going month to month on Verizon until getting the phone he wants at a pro-rated price and contract?

Brian Gove said:
Wouldn't that be essentially the same thing as buying a phone and going month to month on Verizon until getting the phone he wants at a pro-rated price and contract?
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Only difference would be pre-paid may be cheaper, if I'm reading your message correctly.
Also, thanks for the quick replies everyone! I look forward to joining this community soon. Looks like I'll be getting an SIII this week. If it was just me, I'd employ one of these ideas you guys gave me. But since my wife is included... I'm gonna go the simple route and get the SIII, which was equivalent to my current phone anyway (EVO 4G LTE). Seems like it has the dev support to last the two years like my old EVO 4G did (it can run JB now - amazing). Plus the extra RAM future proofs it a bit. I don't game, so I don't need quad core I doubt. The S4 chip is a beast anywho.
Thanks again guys! See you in the forums soon!
Oh one last quick question: any issues I'll have rooting and unlocking this phone? I've only owned HTC and been with Sprint, so I'm unsure of how to do all of this. I hear Verizon is not very friendly about unlocking phones.
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PsiPhiDan said:
Oh one last quick question: any issues I'll have rooting and unlocking this phone? I've only owned HTC and been with Sprint, so I'm unsure of how to do all of this. I hear Verizon is not very friendly about unlocking phones.
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It was just a pain in the ass to get it unlocked to begin with. Since it's been figured out it's simple. Bookmark the guide in my sig, Droidstyle did a good job about laying it all out.

PsiPhiDan said:
Only difference would be pre-paid may be cheaper, if I'm reading your message correctly.
Also, thanks for the quick replies everyone! I look forward to joining this community soon. Looks like I'll be getting an SIII this week. If it was just me, I'd employ one of these ideas you guys gave me. But since my wife is included... I'm gonna go the simple route and get the SIII, which was equivalent to my current phone anyway (EVO 4G LTE). Seems like it has the dev support to last the two years like my old EVO 4G did (it can run JB now - amazing). Plus the extra RAM future proofs it a bit. I don't game, so I don't need quad core I doubt. The S4 chip is a beast anywho.
Thanks again guys! See you in the forums soon!
Oh one last quick question: any issues I'll have rooting and unlocking this phone? I've only owned HTC and been with Sprint, so I'm unsure of how to do all of this. I hear Verizon is not very friendly about unlocking phones.
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The bootloader can be unlocked easily, obtaining root is a simple one-click affair, and VZW has never been friendly about anything but your open wallet. Congrats on the new phone and carrier switch.

Brian Gove said:
It was just a pain in the ass to get it unlocked to begin with. Since it's been figured out it's simple. Bookmark the guide in my sig, Droidstyle did a good job about laying it all out.
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Okay that sounds good, thank you!
I was concerned mostly because with my phone, only the non-updated ones can be rooted and unlocked right now. Since I had mine since launch day, my original bootloader was able to be hacked and exploited. New phones bought today have different bootloaders that have patched the explored holes. HTC can be evil that way. I know Samsung is more dev friendly, but I wanted to make sure there were no stipulations like with my phone where I would be screwed if I bought a new one now.
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PsiPhiDan said:
Hello everyone, I'm a longtime Sprint user, and am looking forward to my switch to Verizon very soon! I currently own an EVO 4G LTE, and am taking a look at what phones I should get when I switch companies. The best available phone right now appears to undoubtedly be the SIII.
I have heard that there are some pretty awesome phones on the horizon, and I would love to get them (HTC's apparent phablet, Razr Maxx HD, etc.). However, I really don't think I can wait until November because I can't possibly tolerate Sprint anymore and their ridiculous lack of coverage in my area (they told me the towers are being upgraded for the past 7 months).
So my question is this: is there any way to delay my upgraded phone price so that I can use it once these newer phones are released? In other words, can I use another phone or do something else in order to not use that contract upgrade until November, even if I sign up for their service this week? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Also, if you would just go get the SIII if you were in my position, that's useful input too. I love the phone, I just feel like it will be "dated" in a month. Seems like the worst possible time to buy... I'm in a pickle.
Thoughts?
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If you are going to wait 3 weeks you might as well wait for the note 2. Just my two cents.
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There's still no release date on the Note 2 is there?
Plus I'm not sure a phone that large is for me. I'm getting the Note 10.1 soon, so do I need a phone that's a tablet too? I'm not sure. Plus I won't pay over 200 for a phone. I'm guessing the Note 2 will go for 300 or more.
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When I switched to Verizon from T-Mobile in December I went month to month on an OG Droid I owned until the GNex came out and then I upgraded

PsiPhiDan said:
This is an interesting idea - so I would need to find a Verizon-capable smartphone on Craigslist as cheap as possible, and then use the "upgrade" later when I want?
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It wouldn't have to be a smart phone. Buy a cheap flip phone or something. However there is always something Coming soon so you may find yourself with that cheap phone for a long time