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Hi Guys...
I have a Thunderbolt now (rooted) that waqs giving me problems I was going from 4g to 3g to 1x and then I wasn't getting any data at all. This started last night....I figured I would wait because it was a network problem
This morning the same thing was happening....I called VZ tech support and they told me before they send me a new phone...I have to go to a VZ store and get a new sim card. I unrooted my phone and went to the store. I got a new sim card and that didn' help. I called back tech support and they said they will send me a new Thunderbolt. I have a family plan and I have 4 phones on my plan (mine is the only smartphone) I asked if I can get a CHARGE...after some back n forth chat...he told me that they will send me a NEW Charge...and also a belt clip and screen protector for no charge....
I love my Thunderbolt...and I know there are pors and cons betwen both phones.....but I really use my Slingbox app alot and I wanted to get the charge because of the screen...so Monday or Tuesday my new charge arrives...
hope I didn't make a mistake not going with the Thunderbolt....thoughts??
I guess I will be in your forums more often now! LOL
I did the same thing. And I'm never looking back. I love my charge. It took about two days to get used to it bc of the plastic feel but now I love it. The phone runs so smooth with the voodoo lagfix and the roms are amazing and very slim. Your battery life is also amazing. Twice as long as Thunderbolt. Be happy you switched as your getting an AMAZING phone
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papi92 said:
I did the same thing. And I'm never looking back. I love my charge. It took about two days to get used to it bc of the plastic feel but now I love it. The phone runs so smooth with the voodoo lagfix and the roms are amazing and very slim. Your battery life is also amazing. Twice as long as Thunderbolt. Be happy you switched as your getting an AMAZING phone
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Thanks...I am so skeptical....if I did the right thing.....
Did you root yours???
I may or may not root mine.....I rooted my TB....
I may just wait for the over the air update....I guess I will see when I get the phone
The phone is much better after the latest update that was pushed out. The web browsing (flash content) used to be my biggest compliant. It was so slow and choppy. But now everything is right where it was at when using my old Thunderbolt. I do suggest rooting and custom Rom' ing it. Particularly the voodoo lag fix.
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I am rooted but it's not needed
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I'm debating on switching from my thunderbolt to charge mainly for the hdmi, let me know it is compared to your old thunderbolt speed wise and battery.. thanks
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I originally had a TB as well. Used since the first day it was released, then the first day Charge was released I hopped on that band wagon.
Just like Papi92 said, never looked back. Prefer the Charge over TB hands down all the way.
Haze69 said:
I'm debating on switching from my thunderbolt to charge mainly for the hdmi, let me know it is compared to your old thunderbolt speed wise and battery.. thanks
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After the latest update the speed is very close between devices. I don't use Touchwiz, any replacement launcher works better. As mentioned, I do have a custom rom on my Charge. I used to use a custom rom on my Thunderbolt as well. (bamf 1.6) I get much better battery life out of the Charge. About three to four hours more. The browser lag was fixed by the last Verizon update. I would recommend the Charge over the Thunderbolt simply because I have had many fewer problems with the Charge and the battery life and the screen are amazing.
My wife has my old Thunderbolt and she emails me pictures that she takes on her Thunderbolt, so she can view them on my screen.
Hope this helps.
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I came from the thunderbolt last night and do not regret it lol
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Thunderbolt $39.99 with upgrade at Costco/Wireless Advocates! Not sure for how long. They wouldn't let me buy one in store this morning and said they are only available online.
http://membershipwireless.com/index.cfm/go/shop/do/PhoneDetails/productId/4238
hmmm they should I bought a dinc2 2 weeks ago.
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isn't it a penny on amazon though?
One penny is for new individual lines. It is $180 for an upgrade (family line) everywhere else. I think individual lines upgrades are $119 at the lowest.
but who wants a thunderbolt though? it's all about the Droid Charge !
super sexy design...
worse battery life...
not as much support as the Thunderbolt..
Thunderbolt 2 out in ?. not dating cause date my change like always..
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Ok guys, here it is:
Contemplating buying a used Verizon version Xoom 32GB in good condition (no scratches) with wireless bluetooth keyboard and cover/case for it for $350. What do you guys think about this deal? I think it's pretty good considering the prices they go for used on eBay and Amazon Marketplace. I need some advice...and soon. I'm supposed to meet this guy in an hour and a half.
Very awesome deal. Do it.
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Good deal. Depending on how used the xoom is.
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I just saw this on the Vibrant forum. The power skin adds another 1500 mah. Though u have to pay a higher shipping charge, still a very good deal. It should fit our phone perfectly. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2005924
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Got 2 ordered and my roomie ordered 2. Shipping to Canada was $11 for one, $38 total for 4.
Nice idea for US citizens, for Israel for example, shipping itself costs 30$... at this cost I order 4 OEM batteries... (plus it's huge)
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I got mine the other day. With the powerskin on, it is thicker, but I let a stopwatch software run all night, after 14 hours of full on screen time, the powerglove was at 0 and my stock battery was at 35% and I had to charge it for todays use. not bad to get 14+ hours of screen time usuage.
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I got mine the other day. With the powerskin on, it is thicker, but I let a stopwatch software run all night, after 14 hours of full on screen time, the powerglove was at 0 and my stock battery was at 35% and I had to charge it for todays use. not bad to get 14+ hours of screen time usuage.
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How much thicker?
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It's about 3/4 inch thick with the case on.
Lol, damn, that is thick.
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Lol, damn, that is thick.
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Ya, but will be good for those long trips when you need extra juice and don't have charging available, and since they were a penny, hey. lol.
Mine is awesome
If I helped out, hit the thanks button.
To the people who bought one, how long does it take to ship?
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Mine showed within the week.
I received it in about week, it came by First Class mail.
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Ordered the 16th when I posted, got it the 28th and that's all the way up here in Canada, eh.
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Only gripe is it doesn't mount USB when you plug in through the side charging port, so you have to remove it from the case if you want to access your SD card. I used airdroid or samba share anyways, so doesn't bother me much. I like samba share, my phone appears right in my network along with the other zillion devices on my network, so easy to copy to.
A few days
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OK. I just ordered one. I might need one when I go on a trip or watching a movie on Netflix.
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gizmoscoop said:
OK. I just ordered one. I might need one when I go on a trip or watching a movie on Netflix.
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Me too
Apparently they are off dec 28-jan 1 and will start processing orders again on the 2nd. So if you're in the us expect it to arrive around jan 5th
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Can someone who plans to order one order 2 instead and I'll paypal him/her the mailing fee to me. For some reason they want 30$ for international shiping - there is no way this costs that much.
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Can someone who plans to order one order 2 instead and I'll paypal him/her the mailing fee to me. For some reason they want 30$ for international shiping - there is no way this costs that much.
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Did you try:
Use code "MYFREEPSK" for free shipping
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Or they don't do that for international?
The coupon gives me no discount but at least they dropped price from 30$ to 15$ for international. Just ordered one.
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When I used the code, it dropped shipping... by one penny. But hey, every cent counts?
Ok if you havent heard att has a new deal that allows you to get a new device on your plan every 12 months. The catch is your billed 39 dollars on every bill. At least that's what I think....
Can someone explain to me if I'm missing something. Now when I tried to do this I still had to pay a large amount, 2yr, 1yr, and full retail, even though I wanted to do the Next deal. I'm almost due for an upgrade in 2 months any how. Is that the reason?
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You can't do any deal until it's upgrade time
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Also, with this "deal" you end up paying at least a 3rd more than the price of the phone for a normal upgrade. I think, if I remember correctly, that the s4 was going to be around $270 over the life of the contract as opposed to the $200 you'd pay for a normal upgrade.
Seems like it's a rip off to me, but to each their own.
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Also, with this "deal" you end up paying at least a 3rd more than the price of the phone for a normal upgrade. I think, if I remember correctly, that the s4 was going to be around $270 over the life of the contract as opposed to the $200 you'd pay for a normal upgrade.
Seems like it's a rip off to me, but to each their own.
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But......You get to upgrade in 1 year instead of waiting 2 years. You also have to trade in the phone when upgrading, unless you want to pay off the remainder owed on the phone.
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But......You get to upgrade in 1 year instead of waiting 2 years. You also have to trade in the phone when upgrading, unless you want to pay off the remainder owed on the phone.
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I think going to use this next program for the note 3. According to my upgrade page it will $35 a month for 20 months but I will be able to upgrade in a year. So instead of $300 upfront and a $36 upgrade fee, it will be around $420 for the year plus the fact that not gonna get insurance on it cause I'm gonna "lease" it for a year.
I'm still going to keep my skyrocket though on my work line.
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So basically your leasing the phone. I knew there was something up with this next deal. I'd rather just wait till my upgrade then.
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WhatzinyourphonE said:
So basically your leasing the phone. I knew there was something up with this next deal. I'd rather just wait till my upgrade then.
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Lease with option to buy
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I think going to use this next program for the note 3. According to my upgrade page it will $35 a month for 20 months but I will be able to upgrade in a year. So instead of $300 upfront and a $36 upgrade fee, it will be around $420 for the year plus the fact that not gonna get insurance on it cause I'm gonna "lease" it for a year.
I'm still going to keep my skyrocket though on my work line.
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To me the thing to know is the trade in value at the end of the year. In other words will you recieve any money back or not when you return the phone. The note 3 retails for 799. 299 if you get the two year contract. It's 37 a month with the next program. If you keep it for the whole 20 months thats 740 bucks. So your getting a little over 7% off the full retail value. If you keep it for the 12 months then trade it in you'll pay 444. Will you get any of that back when you trade in the phone for next years model? That seems to be the unknown here. As far as not getting insurance goes that is a really bad idea. You break or lose it and you'll not be able to trade it in hence will have to pay the full term of the next contract I would think.
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To me the thing to know is the trade in value at the end of the year. In other words will you recieve any money back or not when you return the phone. The note 3 retails for 799. 299 if you get the two year contract. It's 37 a month with the next program. If you keep it for the whole 20 months thats 740 bucks. So your getting a little over 7% off the full retail value. If you keep it for the 12 months then trade it in you'll pay 444. Will you get any of that back when you trade in the phone for next years model? That seems to be the unknown here. As far as not getting insurance goes that is a really bad idea. You break or lose it and you'll not be able to trade it in hence will have to pay the full term of the next contract I would think.
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$35 for me. I've heard from a few different forums people have had different prices from one another by a few dollars per month. For me it seems worth it. Especially taking out the $10 a month for insurance.
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I know att is trying to do good here, but it doesn't seem worth it. So If I get a note 3 flash that baby left and right 12 months is over then what? Convert it to stock?
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WhatzinyourphonE said:
I know att is trying to do good here, but it doesn't seem worth it. So If I get a note 3 flash that baby left and right 12 months is over then what? Convert it to stock?
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Well that's if the bootloader gets cracked.
And only if you want to return it. Next is really only worth it if you upgrade every year. Or else in 20 months you pay full price at contract monthly cost.
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I'll just leave this here for everyone. http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/0...t-next-v-verizon-edge-true-cost-of-ownership/
That sums it up for me.
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Wow so to really have freedom, buy all the phones then you can switch between all the phones you want! Ill just wait for my upgrade.
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