Ok, so, let me start by saying, you must have a non defective unit for this lol... To love it.. I've had both defective and non defective and its night and day..
I love my g2x (had one since release give our take a few Weeks for the crapsation). This phone is rock solid. I love the speaker on the bottom under the awesome grill. The stand alone hdmi port is great for still needing to charge while using it. The iPs display at 4 inches is the perfect size, it has a amoled like color with sharpness in texts amoled doesn't give... I could go on and on, but I just wanted to state that i'm sticking this beast until I get my hands on a quad core. Nothing else is a upgrade...
Did mention the awesome games? Try sprinkle on this.. Smooth as a hit of Sativa..
no haters....
I love my g2x, ordered it minutes after it was available online. It works great never had any issues with it.
Best Phone ever!!
I like my G2x as well (love is way too strong a word here) but I would like it even more if the FFC were of any use, if the A2DP worked, and if the promise of vanilla Android leading quick updates had been kept.
So yea, I'm looking forward to something better.
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I like my G2x as well (love is way too strong a word here) but I would like it even more if the FFC were of any use, if the A2DP worked, and if the promise of vanilla Android leading quick updates had been kept.
So yea, I'm looking forward to something better.
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Bad dog no bone..lol yes I even make love to my g2x..
Haha What up smash, hey that's aight I can get used to these kind of threads u know, not all these stupid "should I get a sensation" threads, anyways I had mine since launch and I love it man it is pure beast, I appreciate my phone LOL let me tell u why, cuz I was using my sisters mytouch 3g and that thing is slow as balls, g2x smokes most phones today IMO all
Yes, my phone is More Gangsta than yours...
Yes, my phone is a beast. Just before meetings start, I used to whip out my n900 playing angry birds and everyone else would eventually look for it on their iPhones, They moved to android based phones...THEN While everyone whips out their verizon driod X2, their ATT android phones and show off angry birds...whip out my phone and I show off Backbreaker...and sit it on the table and the meetings start...
Everytime I whip out a phone, amazement sets in... 'What kind of phone is that, it's so thin, sounds good, is that an HDMI port at the top, that looks like a 'droid' <-- c'mon folks is my normal response...Droid's were on Star Wars, android devices are phones and tablets maybe even a microwave or refrigerator. So STOP CALLING THESE ANDROID phones 'Droids'...
I sit it down, meeting stops, The glare from the side in shear amazement, because they can read my text messages from 4 feet away...
I say the same thing...My phone is awesome. Basic android Friggin great!
Welcome to the club. I also enjoy the hell out of my G2x!
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Yes, my phone is a beast. Just before meetings start, I used to whip out my n900 playing angry birds and everyone else would eventually look for it on their iPhones, They moved to android based phones...THEN While everyone whips out their verizon driod X2, their ATT android phones and show off angry birds...whip out my phone and I show off Backbreaker...and sit it on the table and the meetings start...
Everytime I whip out a phone, amazement sets in... 'What kind of phone is that, it's so thin, sounds good, is that an HDMI port at the top, that looks like a 'droid' <-- c'mon folks is my normal response...Droid's were on Star Wars, android devices are phones and tablets maybe even a microwave or refrigerator. So STOP CALLING THESE ANDROID phones 'Droids'...
I sit it down, meeting stops, The glare from the side in shear amazement, because they can read my text messages from 4 feet away...
I say the same thing...My phone is awesome. Basic android Friggin great!
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Ok, so, let me start by saying, you must have a non defective unit for this lol... To love it.. I've had both defective and non defective and its night and day..
I love my g2x (had one since release give our take a few Weeks for the crapsation). This phone is rock solid. I love the speaker on the bottom under the awesome grill. The stand alone hdmi port is great for still needing to charge while using it. The iPs display at 4 inches is the perfect size, it has a amoled like color with sharpness in texts amoled doesn't give... I could go on and on, but I just wanted to state that i'm sticking this beast until I get my hands on a quad core. Nothing else is a upgrade...
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Haha What up smash, hey that's aight I can get used to these kind of threads u know, not all these stupid "should I get a sensation" threads, anyways I had mine since launch and I love it man it is pure beast, I appreciate my phone LOL let me tell u why, cuz I was using my sisters mytouch 3g and that thing is slow as balls, g2x smokes most phones today IMO all
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Right there with ya. I've been on board with the G2X since early on. Got mine back at the end of April. Definitely love it, as much as one can love a phone. Lol
Thanks for this thread smashpunks. I know some people have legitimate issues with their phones. But it's nice to hear the other side of things too.
Love my g2x to death too just rooted and flashed to bionic rc1
After Gingerbread all is well for me!
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Love mine even though it has screen bleeding. Just rooted and flashed Cm7.
the g2x is fine but i was watching the stock market and saw a lot of double purchases g2x stock and ky. so that is a little worrisome. im not buying any used g2x's.
Masters of redundancy here. How many times do people feel entitled to review a device? Or is this a cheap attempt to keep things alive in the G2x forum by prevoking argumentation since that is all these sort of threads ever amount to? From someone that makes it quite clear they are a frequent visitor of the g2x forums making yet another one of these threads instead of contributing to the plethora of similar ones screams "I want attention."
And since some are going to cry 'troll,' I'll say my piece: this phone is powerful but needs a "Some assembly required" sticker on the box. Other than that I stuck with this device thru my woes for a reason & I see nothing comparable to it despite its flaws.
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i REALLLY WANT THIS PHONE
ONLY thing bothering me is random reboots
this phone has everything, looks good, vanilla android, great internal memory
this phone is perfect even better than galaxy s2 IMO
i know some are a good batch but im still skeptical about buying one afraid of getting a defective unit
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i REALLLY WANT THIS PHONE
ONLY thing bothering me is random reboots
this phone has everything, looks good, vanilla android, great internal memory
this phone is perfect even better than galaxy s2 IMO
i know some are a good batch but im still skeptical about buying one afraid of getting a defective unit
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Dunno about better than gs2 but it is great.
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Dunno about better than gs2 but it is great.
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Take a look at the popular game downloads, read a few messages, and see how many don't run correctly on the GSII and sensation. I am sure its a wonderful phone and whatnot, but software does not seem to work with great compatibility. Beyond running Tegra games, the Tegra runs all games with better compatibility.
See anyone posting that there favorite games don't work?
G2x is fastest on gaming benchmarks still.
Even i am loving my T-Mobile G2X so much.
In-spite of being purchased an used one off ebay, my phone didn't have any issues.
No reboots, no screen bleeding etc.
Very happy.
Just point me to a place where game discussions are happening around this mobile phone.
Just got my replacement. Haven't had one reboot yet. Battery is about 20 hours on stock gb . Lovin it.
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MyTouch4g vs HD7 which one is better ?
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MyTouch4g vs HD7 which one is better ?
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If you want a windows 7 laggy phone with a 1st gen processor compared to a 2nd gen, and less memory. Then go for it... if you want an android phone that has a really nice Sense UI and will have lots of development for it in the future as far as rooting and ROM'S, get the MyTouch 4G
The hd7 isn't laggy. It works quite well, and the media player is far superior to anything android is offering. However, it is CLEARLY a work in progress. For this reason, steer clear for now. Give it a year.
I beg to differ about the hd7. I just got done playing with it and all I can say is just NICE. The devise is really nice, built quality and screen. Switching through is very fast and smooth. The only downside, not an andriod phone
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The HD7 hardware is already outdated and it's 1st gen OS. Sure, the media player is nice. MS has been in that game for a while now (WMP and Zune). The source is totally closed, though. In my book, I wouldn't go near it until v2 of the OS is out. Even then, if you like to mod like I do, go with the MT4.
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If you want a windows 7 laggy phone with a 1st gen processor compared to a 2nd gen, and less memory. Then go for it.
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LMAO! Guess you haven't seen the Windows Phone7 OS. Typical moronic fanboy reply. Again some people choose numbers/specs over real world use.
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LMAO! Guess you haven't seen the Windows Phone7 OS. Typical moronic fanboy reply. Again some people choose numbers/specs over real world use.
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Actually my wife just bought the HD7 and it has lag issues, the phone has rebooted randomly several times. She had several errors pop up. Buggy phone, slow phone and not better than the MyTouch4G
rgoyena said:
I beg to differ about the hd7. I just got done playing with it and all I can say is just NICE. The devise is really nice, built quality and screen. Switching through is very fast and smooth. The only downside, not an andriod phone
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exactly.. thats why the hd7 is so cool cause its not a android device... that's why it works flawless smooth never lag never gets slow..it just works awesome..
thats the reason im returning mnt4g... cause i bought a hd7.. makes android looks like a toy
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Actually my wife just bought the HD7 and it has lag issues, the phone has rebooted randomly several times. She had several errors pop up. Buggy phone, slow phone and not better than the MyTouch4G
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i called that bs..or she got a faulty device.. i have both and mnt4g is fast but gets buggy at the end of the day..not the hd7 ..hd7 more stable...
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Actually my wife just bought the HD7 and it has lag issues, the phone has rebooted randomly several times. She had several errors pop up. Buggy phone, slow phone and not better than the MyTouch4G
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I have been waiting for the MT4G as I had a free upgrade and went to my local t-mobile store to compare it with my current Vibrant. I was totally disappointed to see how laggy it was while web browsing. Also noticed the screen response to be really poor as compared to the vibrant as I sometimes had to touch the screen multiple times to get a result. So does my experience alone make the MT4G a piece of crap? Also if you check out reviews whether from professional sites or users, the WP7 being laggy has never been mentioned.
I can understand if you said well the HD7 doesn't have a FFC or no HSPA+ or no tethering option or no flash player then I could understand and agree, but WP7 being laggy? That's a first. To those who are on the fence, asking others for their opinion about MT4G vs HD7 in a MT4G forum will more than often get a biased response and vice versa. Best thing is to go to a store and check it out for yourself. Even if you have to buy it I'm sure you can return it if you think the WP7 is not for you.
I went in the store today and played with an HD7, it was a nice device. MSFT lost me forever though (unless they give me a free phone). Netflix is a pimp feature, I wish I had that on my MT4G. But that is about the only up I give it.
Funny thing though. I logged into my NF account, and couldn't log out. So I put the phone in bootloader mode so no one could use my account until I got back to change the password.
As I put it in BL, an alarm started going off. I thought it was something else til the guy came up to me and asked what I was doing. "I don't know I was just pushing buttons and this screen popped up". He told me he had to let the phone die and reboot it cause the battery was glued in. I liked that it gave me plenty of time to change the password.
Okkkk so I was at tmobile first thing monday morning to get the HD7! last night I went ahead and exchanged if for a sexy plum MT4G!
Honestly using the HD7 was like using the iphone 2g again there is absotuley no multitasking....so for example if u leave ur instant messenger app to go text....it logs u completely out....if u leave slacker radio to text....slacker radio stops playing and u have to start all over when u go back...u never know when u have twitter new mentions or messages causes there's no notifications.....the camara button is down on the side where u hold the phone while ur talking on it so when Im taking a call I'm also taking 10 to 15 pics....there's others but ill stop here oh yea and no copy and paste (just like the first iphone lol)
And the biggest dissapoinment is....it wouldnt let me copy and drag files from my linux ubuntu 10.10...even on my windows 7 u have to download zune software....like it doesn't even find the phone when u plug it in....seriously its like the iphone wanna be....
But the screen, size, and keyboard is amazing
But being an iphone user then going over to android...i have to say I can't go back to no multitasking.....wp7 is a couple years behind as of right now...i would give a year or 2 lol when the software has matured and also the marketplace!
I went from a nexus one to a vibrant back to nexus one to a G2 back to a nexus one to a HD7 to a MT4G and absolutely adore this phone right out the box....DEF TAKE ADVANTAGE of tmo buyers remorse GOOD LUCK
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What do you guys think of the look of the MT4G? Ppl said it looks kinda like for kids. Do you guys think it's sleek and professional? Im kinda skeptical about if i went out and get the MT4G and ppl think im using a kiddie phone.
My thoughts, I played with one yesterday in the store. It is nice, screen is nice and did not feel laggy, the screen scrolling was the smoothest I have seen.
But I agree with most of the other people as my choice was for th MT4G. One big issue is, MS and closed source. None of the WM apps for 6.5 will work on it and there are very few new apps available right now. This with old generation processor and less memory and potential for good ole Windows freezes and having to reboot is a good reason to give the HD7 a pass and I did.
After my HD2 I wont be touching another wm phone. The app store was bad with the 6.5 wm. The fact that those old apps wont even work on wm7. Is enough for me to stay far.
P.s. I admit I am intrigued by the xbl connection though. But the hd2 soured me to the point of no return.
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What do you guys think of the look of the MT4G? Ppl said it looks kinda like for kids. Do you guys think it's sleek and professional? Im kinda skeptical about if i went out and get the MT4G and ppl think im using a kiddie phone.
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Everyone has different opinions. As long as you are happy with the way it looks and performs, who cares?
So I was offered the following phone for my Captivate and I am not sure what device is the better out of:
My Captivate, running 2.2 (Official, Canada), locked to Rogers.
His Desire Z, running 2.2 (Official), Unlocked.
Should I trade the guy? Both phones are in like new condition, though I still have my box and he does not.
Is the Captivate more powerful then the Desire Z?
What is the better phone in your opinion? I need help and the guy wants to trade at 10:30am tomorrow...can't decide! I am so torn and know NOTHING about the Desire Z.
Only take the desire Z if you want a qwerty keyboard badly, otherwise choose the captivate.
Sense is laggy as hell and they dont have developers like supercurio voor lagfix, sound etc. Also I dont kbow about the screen.. We have Samoled, the Z had slcd, which makes our display a nicer, brighter display. It also could be a faulthy model, in the early releases there was a production error which caused the slider system to crumble down.
Sooo would you take the desire Z only for its keyboard and the laggy sense?
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I believe the Desire Z is actually called the G2 made by HTC.
This link will take you to phonescoop to compare the two phones.
My opinion for what its worth, stick with the 4 inch super amoled screen. Nothing really compares to it right now as far as deep blacks and rich colors. If the screen doesn't sway you, you could look at the processor. The captivate weighs in with 1000MHz, the G2 with 800Mhz. Not to mention I'm not a fan of slide out keyboards. Up to you though
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I believe the Desire Z is actually called the G2 made by HTC.
This link will take you to phonescoop to compare the two phones.
My opinion for what its worth, stick with the 4 inch super amoled screen. Nothing really compares to it right now as far as deep blacks and rich colors. If the screen doesn't sway you, you could look at the processor. The captivate weighs in with 1000MHz, the G2 with 800Mhz. Not to mention I'm not a fan of slide out keyboards. Up to you though
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the screen on your captivate is far nicer than that of the desire z. Its a nice phone, a guy at my work has one, but when put beside my cappy, it looks like the always in super dim mode or something.
IMO keep the Captivate
I would not trade. You know nothing about the other phone and have not given any reasons for getting rid of the Captivate. Why trade to another phone that you know nothing about?
Stick with the Captivate and put a Design Gears rom on it. With Perception 10.1 I'm getting amazing speed, gps accuracy, and battery life.
Well this is how this all came about...
I love my Captivate, my wife does not really like hers. So I posted an ad saying that I wanted to trade a Captivate for either an iphone 4 or a BlackBerry Torch...
This guy wrote me, offering the Desire Z. He doesn't even want the phone for personal use. He is 50+ years old and works for a publishing company. His company just did some work with 5 Smart phones and he sold the rest other than the Desire Z.
We have been talking all day and he sent some pics...the phone still has the plastic on the keyboard, its been used for a whole 5 minutes. He wants to trade so he can do some stuff with the Captivate, as they just sell the phones for whatever they can get afterwards.
So yeah...its like new, but so is mine. I was never interested in the Desire Z but it looked cool so I thought I would gather some opinions. Thats all : )
Well if the desire z is the htc g2 then I have an opinion.
First off I have the captivate and love it and I would keep it over the g2 for 2-3 reasons which ill get to.
I got a g2 for my wife and she's had it for about 2 months. I play with it all the time because there's something about it that attracts me to it. Idk I think I just really like the design. Its a sweet phone for sure. the numbers on quadrant and linpack for the g2 (stock) are way better, linpack 32 and quadrant 1620, if that really means anything. 800mhz is no big deal really considering were on this forum and everyone has custom roms and they have roms for the g2 that overclock to 1.8ghz. The battery life on the g2 is better than the captivate I don't care what numbers say the g2 goes the distance. The picture quality is better. Slide out keyboard is pretty cool to me but I know some don't care. But typing on my phone right now I only see the little tiny text window cause the virtual keyboard and the g2 with the physical keyboard you get the whole screen which is great. I personally think the g2 looks cooler but don't get me wrong my cap is sexy. Maybe some other reasons I like it can't think of right now.
As for the captivate and reasons why I would keep it. Well me and this phone have a special bond and id just feel bad disowning for it another lol. Ok real reasons. Screen of course is better. Gorilla glass. Seems more durable. Way more picture options, way more...I mean way more. Better hd video quality. Easier to root and probably put roms on too. More internal memory. Usb cover, I really think that is just going above and beyond, way to go samsung. Bigger screen size is nice but is gonna use more battery. Micro sd slot is accessible without removing battery. Maybe some other reasons for this but I can't think of em right now. I guess that was more than 2-3 , whatever.
I've been a loyal follower of dg's roms but recently switched to paragon 5.0 and am loving it all around and battery life is great and it looks frickin sweet. Go green.
As for you wife. She probably would like the g2 better mine does but as for you idk its your call they're both sweet but you might regret losing all the great things I described about the capt.
Oh yeah g2 has a nice flash and real gps.
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Well if the desire z is the htc g2 then I have an opinion.
First off I have the captivate and love it and I would keep it over the g2 for 2-3 reasons which ill get to.
I got a g2 for my wife and she's had it for about 2 months. I play with it all the time because there's something about it that attracts me to it. Idk I think I just really like the design. Its a sweet phone for sure. the numbers on quadrant and linpack for the g2 (stock) are way better, linpack 32 and quadrant 1620, if that really means anything. 800mhz is no big deal really considering were on this forum and everyone has custom roms and they have roms for the g2 that overclock to 1.8ghz. The battery life on the g2 is better than the captivate I don't care what numbers say the g2 goes the distance. The picture quality is better. Slide out keyboard is pretty cool to me but I know some don't care. But typing on my phone right now I only see the little tiny text window cause the virtual keyboard and the g2 with the physical keyboard you get the whole screen which is great. I personally think the g2 looks cooler but don't get me wrong my cap is sexy. Maybe some other reasons I like it can't think of right now.
As for the captivate and reasons why I would keep it. Well me and this phone have a special bond and id just feel bad disowning for it another lol. Ok real reasons. Screen of course is better. Gorilla glass. Seems more durable. Way more picture options, way more...I mean way more. Better hd video quality. Easier to root and probably put roms on too. More internal memory. Usb cover, I really think that is just going above and beyond, way to go samsung. Bigger screen size is nice but is gonna use more battery. Micro sd slot is accessible without removing battery. Maybe some other reasons for this but I can't think of em right now. I guess that was more than 2-3 , whatever.
I've been a loyal follower of dg's roms but recently switched to paragon 5.0 and am loving it all around and battery life is great and it looks frickin sweet. Go green.
As for you wife. She probably would like the g2 better mine does but as for you idk its your call they're both sweet but you might regret losing all the great things I described about the capt.
Oh yeah g2 has a nice flash and real gps.
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Really awesome reply man, very insightful and I want to thank you for that...
I think if I got rid of the Cap I would regret it. I researched for weeks, tons of videos and reviews, and when I finally got the Cap it was amazing. I am drawn to the look of the Desire 2 or g2 whatever you want to call it, but I would definatly miss the Cap.
I am running official 2.2 but would like to run a custom ROM, I just have no clue how to go about learning it. Is it difficult? I do have an exstensive back ground in electronics (16 years computer repair, 2 years CG Development with Maya, etc) Would messing with custom ROMS be very difficult? I just have never looked into it lol
It can take a while to learn if your new. If I was gonna tell you in a quick summary... you should first figure out how to get into download mode and recovery mode. If you dont know just ask ill tell ya. Pick the rom you want put it on your internal sd. Get the clockwork recovery file on your internal sd too and renamed it to "update". You can find it here somewhere if not ask someone. When you have the rom you want and clockwork recovery file on your sd you get your phone into recovery mode select reinstall packages (power button selects and volume moves up and down) select reinstall packages again and it will put you in clockwork recovery. Then go to "apply/ choose zip from sd" select the rom you picked and that's basically it.
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It can take a while to learn if your new. If I was gonna tell you in a quick summary... you should first figure out how to get into download mode and recovery mode. If you dont know just ask ill tell ya. Pick the rom you want put it on your internal sd. Get the clockwork recovery file on your internal sd too and renamed it to "update". You can find it here somewhere if not ask someone. When you have the rom you want and clockwork recovery file on your sd you get your phone into recovery mode select reinstall packages (power button selects and volume moves up and down) select reinstall packages again and it will put you in clockwork recovery. Then go to "apply/ choose zip from sd" select the rom you picked and that's basically it.
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I can get into those modes no problem, but will I have a problem if my phone is a version 10?
No idea what a version 10 is but if you can't get onto those modes I think you would be good.
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There should be a nice sticky tellibg you how to flash a rom
Otherwise it id almost always in the rom post! Just use the search or look around a bit and if you have questions than ask! I have a really small amount of knowledge of coding but this is my 4th smartphone and I flashed them all, so it shouldn't be too dificult
Happy flashing~
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If you go into the captivate development forum there's a sticky thread near the top that includes instructions and videos on how to rom.
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IMHO, roadrash7 hit the nail on the head.
I went from a Vibrant (BELL), to a Desire Z (coz the Vibrant kept dying), then to Captivate for the reasons roadrash7 presented, and I've never regretted my decision. Except for the GPS part. Call me lucky, but the GPS on my Captivate gets an accurate lock under 30 seconds even when I'm not on WIFI.
Why would you regret trading away the captivate? I thought your wife is the one that wants to trade away her captivate. You need to find out what she doesn't like about the captivate and determine if the desire z has what she wants.
For flashing, you're comfortable around computers so you'll be ok once you read everything. Follow the instructions for what you want to do and you'll soon be comfortable customizing your device.
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IMHO, roadrash7 hit the nail on the head.
I went from a Vibrant (BELL), to a Desire Z (coz the Vibrant kept dying), then to Captivate for the reasons roadrash7 presented, and I've never regretted my decision. Except for the GPS part. Call me lucky, but the GPS on my Captivate gets an accurate lock under 30 seconds even when I'm not on WIFI.
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Why would you regret trading away the captivate? I thought your wife is the one that wants to trade away her captivate. You need to find out what she doesn't like about the captivate and determine if the desire z has what she wants.
For flashing, you're comfortable around computers so you'll be ok once you read everything. Follow the instructions for what you want to do and you'll soon be comfortable customizing your device.
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Yeah I checked with her first and she didn't want the Desire Z. I don't think she likes Android because its so customizable...I know that doesnt make sense but she wants something simple like her old iphone 3gs. Its so stupid IMO
I downloaded the gingerbread launcher off the market place for her last night, and downloaded some fun social widgets for her. I hope she might enjoy the phone a bit more now...I dont know, I am trying to show her she can really make the phone her own, you know?
since you are running rogers 2.2 i'd recommend to get started you do the following...
do not use the odin one-click methods out there to return to stock like a lot of the posts say to do. This is for ATT users... You will lose your 3 button recovery. This can be fixed however. Easiest way to get started flashing with rogers is follow directions i made in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925201
If none of this makes much sense right now, just do some research, and know that its not as difficult as it may appear.
Gonna have to say I've had my phone for around a month now and I'm still impressed.. I had posted my initial thoughts and comparing it to my EVO and I haven't changed my mind much. I'm loving the battery life.. compared to my EVO I can definitely last a solid day with medium use and not be worried about having a charger around. Pixel density still slightly bothers me.. but I'm accepting it. Speed wise seems as peppy or peppier than my EVO.. I had loaded many roms to improve usability and esthetics on the EVO and other than the MIUI interface I'm liking Samsungs take.. or yet mildly unfettered Android 2.2. I am excited at getting to load MIUI on this. It's great that at stock this phone is as good or better than my custom rom'd EVO in most aspects of at least how I use it. It also feels great in the hand....
I think the only phone that's gonna stand out enough that I'm gonna be tempted will be the Palm Pre 3... other than the lack of apps for WEBOS it's the best bloody mobile OS out there.... Period!
Good to see that you like it. great phone!
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Gonna have to say I've had my phone for around a month now and I'm still impressed.. I had posted my initial thoughts and comparing it to my EVO and I haven't changed my mind much. I'm loving the battery life.. compared to my EVO I can definitely last a solid day with medium use and not be worried about having a charger around. Pixel density still slightly bothers me.. but I'm accepting it. Speed wise seems as peppy or peppier than my EVO.. I had loaded many roms to improve usability and esthetics on the EVO and other than the MIUI interface I'm liking Samsungs take.. or yet mildly unfettered Android 2.2. I am excited at getting to load MIUI on this. It's great that at stock this phone is as good or better than my custom rom'd EVO in most aspects of at least how I use it. It also feels great in the hand....
I think the only phone that's gonna stand out enough that I'm gonna be tempted will be the Palm Pre 3... other than the lack of apps for WEBOS it's the best bloody mobile OS out there.... Period!
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i agree with you... my brother has a EVO and he himself said the other day your phone is better... Only thing that bugs me was the TW but i DL the Launcher Pro and it made the phone look better... Oh and a kick stan would of been nice to watch videos on this nice screen...
BTW i like the joke you made about WebOS lol...
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I have to completely agree, there are a thousand threads in this section about how people hate this phone blah blah blah.
I happen to LOVE this phone, as a matter of fact, its the best android phone ive owned to date. Much better than the Evo. Im not buying any new android phones unless its super amoled or better, Ill take the super amoled on this phone over an LCD any day, even with the sub pentile matrix..
Cant wait to see the galaxy s2. I cant imagine a phone operating better than this with a better bigger display.
Not a fan of the TW launcher, but launcherpro fixes that and makes thing much more speedy anyways
Success100 said:
I have to completely agree, there are a thousand threads in this section about how people hate this phone blah blah blah.
I happen to LOVE this phone, as a matter of fact, its the best android phone ive owned to date. Much better than the Evo. Im not buying any new android phones unless its super amoled or better, Ill take the super amoled on this phone over an LCD any day, even with the sub pentile matrix..
Cant wait to see the galaxy s2. I cant imagine a phone operating better than this with a better bigger display.
Not a fan of the TW launcher, but launcherpro fixes that and makes thing much more speedy anyways
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I agree with you man cant see my self with a phone with a phone that dosent have a screen as good as this phone... And yes for a bit there in the biggining i hated this phone and talk smack about getting the G2x or the EVO 3D but then i thought about it and its not the size that matters is how you use it...
Only phone that could make me drop this phone now would be the SGS2 or the SGS2 3D( it is coming just sit back and watch )...
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I agree with you man cant see my self with a phone with a phone that dosent have a screen as good as this phone... And yes for a bit there in the biggining i hated this phone and talk smack about getting the G2x or the EVO 3D but then i thought about it and its not the size that matters is how you use it...
Only phone that could make me drop this phone now would be the SGS2 or the SGS2 3D( it is coming just sit back and watch )...
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for sure. everyone seems to be jumping to the new LG thats coming out, but I honestly cant go without a super amoled display anymore unless i got forced to. So me and you are in the same "F everything but the SGS2 wagon".
lol
What is TW?
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What is TW?
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Samsungs Touch Wiz the "eye candy" on top of the stock Android 2.2 we running...
On a side note the sound on this phone kicks the iPhones 4 and EVOs @ss... 5.1 thats all i got to say...
And the screen on this is like a Lambo compare to other phones we are running laps around them...
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Well I'm glad I posted .. good to hear others liking their phones as well.. thought I might get lambasted but thought the s4g deserved some respect.
Man it's good to see this kind of thread. The "Samsung sucks, vibrant sucks, sgs4g sucks" threads are getting old. I can understand where people are coming from but that doesn't make it any less annoying. I loved my vibrant and the only reason I went to the sgs4g is because tmobile offered it to me w/full upgrade discount (because of gps issue). I sold my vibrant for $300 on ebay. I have to say, so far, I'm glad I did. I am a little worried about internal storage, but that's nothing a nice new shiny rom won't fix.
I love the speeds. At my house with the vibrant I was averaging about 3.5mbps. Now in the some spot with the sgs4g I avg 9.5, quite often I hit 12.5.
I hope the vibe of these forums stay with this type of attitude, and we don't get like the "vibe" of the other forums.
I look forward to what's to come for this phone with some voodoo! That would make this phone perfection IMHO.
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Man it's good to see this kind of thread. The "Samsung sucks, vibrant sucks, sgs4g sucks" threads are getting old. I can understand where people are coming from but that doesn't make it any less annoying. I loved my vibrant and the only reason I went to the sgs4g is because tmobile offered it to me w/full upgrade discount (because of gps issue). I sold my vibrant for $300 on ebay. I have to say, so far, I'm glad I did. I am a little worried about internal storage, but that's nothing a nice new shiny rom won't fix.
I love the speeds. At my house with the vibrant I was averaging about 3.5mbps. Now in the some spot with the sgs4g I avg 9.5, quite often I hit 12.5.
I hope the vibe of these forums stay with this type of attitude, and we don't get like the "vibe" of the other forums.
I look forward to what's to come for this phone with some voodoo! That would make this phone perfection IMHO.
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right! you dont need the voodoo fix on the gs4g, it uses a different memory architecture than the original vibrant.
as far as internal memory goes, look in the dev section for a thread called rom deleted. There is a small fix that will free up about 250+ megs of memory available to the system. Its called the FOTA fix. Works like a charm, it gets rid of the files that are housed in the system for the automatic updates.
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right! you dont need the voodoo fix on the gs4g, it uses a different memory architecture than the original vibrant.
as far as internal memory goes, look in the dev section for a thread called rom deleted. There is a small fix that will free up about 250+ megs of memory available to the system. Its called the FOTA fix. Works like a charm, it gets rid of the files that are housed in the system for the automatic updates.
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That's what I've heard, but it still seems a little laggy. Does it not to you? Like home screens and opening menus. And I know quad scores don't "mean anything", but it's getting half what my vibrant + voodoo was. It just doesn't seem as zippy as ext4.
On the FOTA fix, is that something that we may need at a later date, or is it easy to just add back.
Thanks for the help.
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That's what I've heard, but it still seems a little laggy. Does it not to you? Like home screens and opening menus. And I know quad scores don't "mean anything", but it's getting half what my vibrant + voodoo was. It just doesn't seem as zippy as ext4.
On the FOTA fix, is that something that we may need at a later date, or is it easy to just add back.
Thanks for the help.
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get rid of TW, its slow as hell compared to Launcher Pro and other 3rd party launchers.
As far as the fota fix, im pretty sure well be fine without it as once your rooted youll want to wait for roms from the devs once cwm is working anyways
I just recently switched to Go Launcher and have put the other lanchers away.
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The htc sensation is a great phone if u ain't in a freakin rush to hack the hell out it be patient my vibrant was locked then they sent a update to unlock htc will unlock it just enjoy it for what it is right now benchmarks don't tell the truth of everyday use this phone don't lag for me most people try to do way too much and that's why they have problems trust me I ran my vibrants to the grave im not a fan of sense ui but this version is great screen is clear only difference is superamoled black is darker n colors pop but side by side its not that big of difference I think the htc was more crisp of a picture I was using the avatar trail n many people agreed they both look great just in different ways its like comparing a very nice lcd tv to a l.e.d tv both nice but l.e.d just more vibrant games run fast no dust on my screen as I heard some people say they have I can almost guarantee those same people will never be happy no matter what phone they get three will never be a perfect phone so just enjoy what u got and stop hating if u don't wanna.buy the phone don't buy it and quite crying about what the phone.can and can't do ughhh some people on here just ignorant
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The htc sensation is a great phone if u ain't in a freakin rush to hack the hell out it be patient my vibrant was locked then they sent a update to unlock htc will unlock it just enjoy it for what it is right now benchmarks don't tell the truth of everyday use this phone don't lag for me most people try to do way too much and that's why they have problems trust me I ran my vibrants to the grave im not a fan of sense ui but this version is great screen is clear only difference is superamoled black is darker n colors pop but side by side its not that big of difference I think the htc was more crisp of a picture I was using the avatar trail n many people agreed they both look great just in different ways its like comparing a very nice lcd tv to a l.e.d tv both nice but l.e.d just more vibrant games run fast no dust on my screen as I heard some people say they have I can almost guarantee those same people will never be happy no matter what phone they get three will never be a perfect phone so just enjoy what u got and stop hating if u don't wanna.buy the phone don't buy it and quite crying about what the phone.can and can't do ughhh some people on here just ignorant
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Holy sh!!
Anyone else's brain exploded trying to read this??
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Holy sh!!
Anyone else's brain exploded trying to read this??
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Holy run-on sentence batman
I've had a LOT of phones this past year, none of them were "perfect", but there were a few models that I gravitated towards for their merits. Some of those were the Nexus One, the Samsung Vibrant, and the HTC HD2 (properly Androidized via NAND!).
Then there were the ones that I wanted to like but had NOTHING but problems with - especially the G2x. I went through 4 of those crash-o-matics before finally giving up.
The Sensation - so far so good. I can't find anything to complain about - all around great phone, does EVERYTHING I want it to without being rooted, and does it WELL.
the vibrant was good once developers made roms for it out the box I hated it way to laggy n it felt cheap with all the plastic but team whiskey roms made me love it the g2x I considered but way too many complaints about the screen that didn't bother me until my friend that work at tmobile showed me a few returned phones n told me not to bother with it I haven't dealt with htc since the g1 which was great for its time I'm pleased with this device so far n would recommend it if u have tmobile
You mean to tell me you can take the time to put periods after LED but can't end a sentence with one.
WTFOMGBBQ!!!!1111111
Wow u really took the time to write that lol smh sorry teacher I'll still not do it
I bet youd never buy the HTC Punctuation
Dammmm I need to catch my breath after reading................
Congratz...longest sentence of the month!
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Holy sh!!
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Maybe he used google translate...
This is why twitter only allows 140 chars.
Well I just bought a One X from the MP. Should be here this week. I just noticed that there are more One X's in the MP than any other phone right now. Why is that? Are there any serious flaws with the phone? Or is everyone switching to the S3?
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Clearly it's just too much phone for people to handle. That's the only explanation I can think of. It's an amazing device and is easily the best phone on the market today.
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_MetalHead_ said:
Clearly it's just too much phone for people to handle. That's the only explanation I can think of. It's an amazing device and is easily the best phone on the market today.
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This. Lot's of ADHD too
Oh look it's pebble blue and so shiny.........
It could also be people up for an upgrade, and are content with their current phone so they take the trade, sell the phone and keep using their old one. Makes sense I suppose. If you like your phone and are willing to extend your contract you may as well take the trade and resell the phone for a 200-400 dollar(plus) payback from it. I thought about the same up until my xperia x10 started getting kinda buggy no matter what rom I had running on it [but i so so so miss that phone. oh the curves and design <\\3]. But the One X is a nice device. Plus some people prefer that ooh-look-I-have-the-best-device method. Same as people trading in their older xbox for the new slim one. To jump off topic on that, I've got a cod4 disk that works fine on my xbox [older] but on the slim it wont even detect the name of the game xD. <back on topic> I envy the "watch video while texting" feature on the SG3 but... Its not very erm... Usable in my opinion. If i'm gunna be texting someone, i wont be paying much attention to the video.
I also think that you're also seeing a very vocal minority. It's rare that forum space is dedicated to praise of a phone, or anything, really. Personally, I love this phone and have zero interest in anything else out there...if only they'd release the kernel...
It's because they are prematurely ejaculating over the pebble blue and marble white. I'll stick to my 1X.
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It could also be people up for an upgrade, and are content with their current phone so they take the trade, sell the phone and keep using their old one. Makes sense I suppose. If you like your phone and are willing to extend your contract you may as well take the trade and resell the phone for a 200-400 dollar(plus) payback from it. I thought about the same up until my xperia x10 started getting kinda buggy no matter what rom I had running on it [but i so so so miss that phone. oh the curves and design <\\3]. But the One X is a nice device. Plus some people prefer that ooh-look-I-have-the-best-device method. Same as people trading in their older xbox for the new slim one. To jump off topic on that, I've got a cod4 disk that works fine on my xbox [older] but on the slim it wont even detect the name of the game xD. <back on topic> I envy the "watch video while texting" feature on the SG3 but... Its not very erm... Usable in my opinion. If i'm gunna be texting someone, i wont be paying much attention to the video.
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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...dAPLJb4GWri7U8NWA&sig2=64yTz8p515a4Q41f1_CwYQ
In my experience (gone through 3 one x) there have been a bunch of problems on early devices, all three of mine have had the same connection issue, similar to what the OP has described.
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I know there's the whole sim problem. Does the tape thing really fix it?
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OP, I was noticing this too (mainly because I was interested in picking up a One X, so I was looking for one). I think it's a combination of people being wow'd by the GSIII, early adopters wanting to try the latest and greatest, and people that just like to switch it up all the time.
I'm not complaining, though...I picked up one off the MP last night for $375. This is after I picked up a GNex earlier this week...LOL. I've just been wow'd by the One X's that I've played with, so I figured this would be a great chance to give one a go.
Of course, I'm also planning on getting a GSIII (I had a GSII until a couple of weeks ago and loved it). After I get it, I'll probably use all 3 for a little bit and then sell the one(s) that I like the least. I'll probably keep the GNex no matter what because I really like it and I'm interested to see what JB is all about.
Poor Quality control is one of the reasons.
HTC has been releasing way too many HOX with screen rippling issues when pressed, dead pixels, creaking unibody, heat issues and etc etc. Not the best from HTC.
IF you're lucky enough to get a well made HOX then that's great but personally I ended up with a bad one. Dead pixel, creaky body, heat issues, LCD rippling :/
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Stumbled on this while randomly browsing the HOX forums...awesome app!!! I probably won't use it a lot, but glad to know I can use another one of the GS3's "exclusive features" flawlessly
Just got the phone and I can see why people wanna get rid of it :/ Just kidding lol. Its awesome. First thing I did was root/unlock/blal blah blah and flashed cleanrom 3.1.1. Everythings running great Loving it so far. Cant use it on a network for another week but so far no issues at all
I got the HOX right when it came out and have had zero problems with it, personally its the best phone I've ever owned. People may be selling them because they don't want or can't unlock the bootloader.
I love the phone myself and have had to exchange it three times, but it's been worth the hassle. I am also going to pick up the new Xperia this weekend.
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droidiac13 said:
I love the phone myself and have had to exchange it three times, but it's been worth the hassle. I am also going to pick up the new Xperia this weekend.
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Yep, I've exchanged mine 4 times. I love it. Wouldn't have gone through all that trouble if I didn't.
I checked out the Xperia, it's a really slick looking phone but felt really dated once I actually turned it on. The UI was waaaay too choppy for me... and it runs Gingerbread.
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Yep, I've exchanged mine 4 times. I love it. Wouldn't have gone through all that trouble if I didn't.
I checked out the Xperia, it's a really slick looking phone but felt really dated once I actually turned it on. The UI was waaaay too choppy for me... and it runs Gingerbread.
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Gingerbread?! Whats that?
_MetalHead_ said:
Yep, I've exchanged mine 4 times. I love it. Wouldn't have gone through all that trouble if I didn't.
I checked out the Xperia, it's a really slick looking phone but felt really dated once I actually turned it on. The UI was waaaay too choppy for me... and it runs Gingerbread.
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Side note.. I've exchanged mine 9 times with att. The tenth one will be here next week and hopefully its the last one. Turns out my Wi-Fi repeater in my house was the cause for my sim card and wifi problems. Over driving the chip its self.
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