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Could I get some opinions on this?
ih4ckback said:
Could I get some opinions on this?
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Depends on what your looking for bro.
The HD2 is a hacker's dream device though.
Get it if your bored with the captivate i guess?
Does it have AT&T 3G bands? Does it have features you want compared to Captivate? Those are questions I'd ask myself.
My friend has one and its ok. I love how crisp our screen. My friend likes my captivate better. But it only has T-mo 3g bands unless you get the Australian addition for At&t 3g bands. I say stick with the captivate especially since the Gingerbread leak just came out.
pimpnmaxima said:
My friend has one and its ok. I love how crisp our screen. My friend likes my captivate better. But it only has T-mo 3g bands unless you get the Australian addition for At&t 3g bands. I say stick with the captivate especially since the Gingerbread leak just came out.
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Actually the HD2 has full CM7 support which always has the latest gingerbread builds...so I'd just suggest playing around with it and if you like it then get it.
I would get an Inspire. You can't hack it as much, but it has full CM support. The ROM's have such a high quality feel. Plus it's 4G, or at least what AT&T conisders 4G.
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Hey everybody ive been thinkn bout switchn to the nexus s 4g, i currently have the thunderbolt for verizon. i know i have to switch to sprint and thats not a problem. the questions i have is should i take the plunge? hows sprints coverage? or should i just wait for the next nexus to come out? and can you all share your pros and cons of your device? thank you all in advance.
I dont have Sprint nor a Nexus s 4g, but I do have a Nexus s on T-Mobile. This is the best phone I've ever owned ... I haven't had any problems with it. Plus stock Android is amazing. I know HTC sense UI has it's pros and its cons but I take stock Android anyday.
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Ok and yes i luv stock android. I am rooted and running CM7 alpha i got rid of sense as soon as i could.
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jr313 said:
Hey everybody ive been thinkn bout switchn to the nexus s 4g, i currently have the thunderbolt for verizon. i know i have to switch to sprint and thats not a problem. the questions i have is should i take the plunge? hows sprints coverage? or should i just wait for the next nexus to come out? and can you all share your pros and cons of your device? thank you all in advance.
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Since I've never used a Thunderbolt, you'll have to take the following with a grain of salt. First, Verizon's coverage is much better than Sprint's coverage. Sprint's 'nationwide' coverage has next to no native coverage in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Nevada. Other areas are more sparse than Verizon as well. However, Sprint has free roaming with 3G speeds (assuming Verizon has 3G in that area). You won't get Sprint services like Sprint Navigation, TV, etc. while roaming (at least I don't think you do).
I had the nexus s 4g for about a month, but ultimately returned it. The only reason I returned it was that I did not have a signal at my workplace. My previous phones have all had pretty poor signal at my work, but the nexus was a just a little worse (enough that it wouldn't receive the majority of calls/text, whereas my older phones would get most of them). The coverage is bad there since it's basically a concrete block and I had no problems anywhere else with the nexus s. The minor things were creaky battery cover (probably just on mine and could have been fixed with a new cover) and no led notification light.
The things I liked were good battery life (even with poor signal at my work), standard google with no sprint branding at all, native hotspot feature works like google intended it to work, the size was really nice, amoled screen looked very good, and the phone was very fast in everything I did. It was also very easy to root and get superuser on (other than needing to move some of the tools in android sdk from 'platform-tools' to 'tools').
They're making a radio update. Should've waited.
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The only thing you might miss is Verizons network. Me and mikeyinid both switched from the Thunderbolt and I can personally say it was the best decision I have made.
O ok. How much better of a phone is it than the TB? I do worry bout the coverage i travel a lot throughout MI and other states as well i drive a truck.
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jr313 said:
O ok. How much better of a phone is it than the TB? I do worry bout the coverage i travel a lot throughout MI and other states as well i drive a truck.
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Look up the sprint map about coverage in the other hand I'll go with the nexus man stock android blows out of the water in speed , I had an evo (thunderbolt brother , practicly with a few updates ) LTE is great tho (where it works )
Ok so I had and Evo with CM7 stable but still some how had bugs , on nexus s I don't have any bugs and I don't even miss 720 p video recording , and I'm happy that I'm getting upsates straight from google , the evo got gingerbread 2.3.3 and 2.3.4 is out and I bet that's probably the last update for evo so not gtalk video chat ... btw I'm in las vegas and I switch from verizon to sprint cheaper service and in my already better service most of the time
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Like mbh87 said, we both came to the NS4G from the Bolt, and while I do miss the awesome service, the Nexus makes it worth it. I have no regrets switching. If your running CM on your bolt then the switch is a no brainer Not to mention your gonna save money with sprint. Don't let them talk you into a big plan. The 69 + 10 dollar for wimax is unlimited mobile to mobile on any network... Very good deal.
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Not to mention Sprint gives discount for almost everything. Check with your employer, bank, etc. I get 10% for being a credit union member, not much but its better than nothing and it got me free activation.
N00bsploder101 said:
They're making a radio update. Should've waited.
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If it really improves the signal, I'll just buy it again . I didn't have to pay a restocking fee, so I'm not out anything other than my time spent going to the Sprint store. I'll wait until the Evo 3D and/or the update gets released to make up my mind.
mbh87 said:
Not to mention Sprint gives discount for almost everything. Check with your employer, bank, etc. I get 10% for being a credit union member, not much but its better than nothing and it got me free activation.
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Yup I get 25% because I told them the verizon were giving me that (they were doing 19% ) , so the guy get me 25 % lol
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N00bsploder101 said:
They're making a radio update. Should've waited.
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hey, i was just wondering, do you have a link to that info? i haven't heard of anything about it, but would be awesome if they did.
to the op, verizon's always gonna have better general coverage than sprint, but if your area has good sprint coverage then it shouldnt really be a problem. also sprint is always gonna be generally cheaper than verizon (not to mention they'll give you a $125 bill credit if you port your verizon number over to the nexus before the end of this month).
As far as the nexus s 4g goes, man its smooth like butter the combination of hardware/software has given me almost zero lag in the UI. but your best bet is to just go test it out at the store.
and the nexus 3, shoot thats a tough call. i was gonna wait for it and not get the ns4g on contract, but im such a big fan of the nexus that im just gonna buy the nexus 3 outright when it comes out and sell this one or possibly keep both (i love it that much).
Thanks for all the info guys! and im goin to be gettn my nexus s 4g SOON as i get rid of this bolt, yous swayed me with all the good reviews! then i took the advice of goin to play with it hands on and man its crazy smooth and fast and thats even without bn rooted and oc'd, man i can only imagine. thank you all for bn cool enuff to help a brotha out, i shall be hangn out with yous very soon.
Don't buy the Evo3d btw.
Wait for the nexus 3.
The main advantages the nexus s has over the thunderbolt is the cpu and gpu, and screen of course.
jr313 said:
Thanks for all the info guys! and im goin to be gettn my nexus s 4g SOON as i get rid of this bolt, yous swayed me with all the good reviews! then i took the advice of goin to play with it hands on and man its crazy smooth and fast and thats even without bn rooted and oc'd, man i can only imagine. thank you all for bn cool enuff to help a brotha out, i shall be hangn out with yous very soon.
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Well let us know when you get it and if you got the thunderbolt rooted it will be a piece of cake to do this one
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N00bsploder101 said:
They're making a radio update. Should've waited.
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all hearsay, nothing is confirmed. i too returned mine and bought a new evo. feels good to have a decent signal for a change.
dario3040 said:
Don't buy the Evo3d btw.
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the evo3d is ok but id wait to see if comes locked or not.
fixxxer2008 said:
all hearsay, nothing is confirmed. i too returned mine and bought a new evo. feels good to have a decent signal for a change.
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Lol
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Well considering sprint has the largest voice coverage in the US, switching to Sprint isn't a bad way to go if you are looking for good voice coverage.
Verizon has better 3G coverage though, and better 4G coverage.
Overall, my only issue with the nexus s 4g (vs. my old evo) is the wifi antenna is not as good. While the bars jump around much more than the evo, I get similar performance/coverage.
If fast data speeds are very important to you, verizon is probably a better bet. If you just need data connection to grab emails, use google navigation, etc, sprint works great.
I've been on AT&T with an Xperia X10 for sometime now, but my family's broken up and I have to give up this plan. I've looked around for a new service that's cheap but has everything I want, and Sprint seems to be the way to go.
After having an X10 i've learned that I want a phone that will be guaranteed updates, CM7 Support, and massive development, so the Nexus S seems to be the choice, not really wanting an LG or HTC.
I'm curious about pros and con's of this phones. XDA's satisfaction level.
I've read about no SD card slot, simtoolkit, lack of 720p recording, horrible battery life, Spring told me themselves no Tethering, just "mobile hotspots" with their plan, and no 4g toggle, that the 4g always remains on, negating the gift of power control.
So I ask for some input on the Nexus S rooted vs unrooted, stock vs the best roms on this forum, and what the dev's have made this phone able to do, that the Sprint stock models could not.
Is going from AT&T's X10 to Sprints Nexus S a good choice for an XDA junkie?
I'm in the UK, so do not really know much about US networks, but I've owned an X10i for a year, just sold mine this Monday got a Nexus S yesterday, all I can say is, best decision ever.
X10i is a lag fest, a disaster, Nexus S is pretty fast, I'm yet to experience any slow down whatsoever, also the screen is mighty impressive, everything about the phone rocks. My brother has a HTC Sensation and my Nexus S performs better than his, even with the whole dual core business.
Seriously, get a Nexus, you won't be disappointed. In my opinion, the only phone better than the Nexus S right now is the Galaxy S II.
Sprint rep didn't know what he was talking about. Out of the box you get free 3g tether... forever. For 4g tether you'll have to root it. How easy it is to root? I got two words ... fastboot unlock. And no updates will break or unroot your phone.
Its a great phone and battery life is actually very good. You can't go wrong with a Nexus phone whichever you choose.
Also, I may add that Sprint rocks as a company.
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Thanks guys, i'm definitely going to make this choice. I'm not satisfied with how Sony has been, even though the x10 is suppose to get 2.3 next month.
Sprint users, how well is the service coverage, over satisfied?
Coverage is on par. But, it isn't phenomenal. The Nexus is well worth another contract to me. I get 1x at my house, but 3g everywhere else. You can download a toggle switch from the market for 4g and I am pretty sure you can adjust it within settings.
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Better than clear wireless? I plan to tether in place of my isp
is barnacle the way to go, or does native work?
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i am currently using a captivate on rogers canada. looking at a free upgrade to the s2. with rogers i know its LTE so im pretty sure its the skyrocket? i am in the right forum here for the rogers s2?
what id also like to know is if the s2 is a big upgrade from my current device (ics is important as im using it now) or if i should wait it out for the s3?
would also love to hear some pros and cons from some rogers users too! thanks guys!
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i have a skyrocket, and LTE is amazing. Also no network congestion becuz its the only phonr they sell with LTE right now.
There are quite a few ex-captivate users in this section and they are quite happu with the switch. The S3 isnt due out until the earliest Sept, and for me thats quite a wait, for u it may be different
LTE is great, but if your really in Cold Lake, Alberta I don't know if you will get an LTE signal.
the rogers coverage map shows 4G HSPA in your area
yes i am in cold lake. definetly no LTE here. right now i am on the fence about upgrading to either this device or the galaxy nexus. though i like the look of the skyrocket better than the nexus. what are your guys opinions on the two?
also the htc raider has LTE according to the rogers site but where we dont have LTE and probably wont for quite some time its not a deal breaker for me.
i can wait...i do love ics on my cappy...but a newer device is always nicer :-D . what are the ics roms like for the skyrocket? is it sim unlockable? bootloader?
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so im coming from a HTC Radar. what things will i miss? and is the gsm version for tmobile? do i have to unlock or anything?
Model I9020T is the T-mobile version that runs on T-mobile 3g and edge network no unlock required phone comes unlocked out of the box!
You'll miss the 4G and 720P recording. Other than that both phones have about the same capabilities. It's pretty easy to unlock the Nexus S.
You'll miss Zune, thats it. Everything else is a plus.
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hows battery life?
since no 720, hows the video and picture recording?
and should the other person im trading wiht put extra money in?
Battery life is excellent!
Video is 720x480 (Standard DVD quality)
It's hard to say about the extra money. Maybe an extra $50 (to you that is).
For a Radar? You should be paying to get rid of that thing.
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vetvito said:
For a Radar? You should be paying to get rid of that thing.
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LMAO!!!
hey guys, is i9020a for tmobile?
g1user101 said:
hey guys, is i9020a for tmobile?
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That's the ATT version. For Tmobile you need either i9023 or i9020T.
I'm using a i9020a on T-Mobile. I don't even care about slow data speeds
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sdhanjal15 said:
I'm using a i9020a on T-Mobile. I don't even care about slow data speeds
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If you just want to use Wifi/Using it as a normal phone, you will be fine with a i9020a. But if you want data 2G is really slow and to the point of unusable.
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If you just want to use Wifi/Using it as a normal phone, you will be fine with a i9020a. But if you want data 2G is really slow and to the point of unusable.
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I remember a time not long ago when I would have thought 2G speed was fast for a home internet connection. Now people find it unacceptable for nearly anything. Wonderful as technology's rapid advancement is, it sure has made people impatient.
I mostly use wifi anyways.
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so guys, how fast is the data of a i9020T on tmobile?