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Upgrade to Sgs Skyrocket or stay with infuse?!

I'm on the fence! I barley became elgible for an upgrade. I was going to go with an iphone 4S and just sell it however the Skyrocket seems tempting. The specs seem only slightly better than my infuse. However my infuse has been buggy lately. Should I stay with the infuse and sell my upgrade? Or should I splurge for the skyrocket? I'm currently in an area that doesn't yet have LTE so AT&T will give it to me for $149
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No point if you don't even have LTE. Wait for a native ICS phone.
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jthornton71707 said:
I'm on the fence! I barley became elgible for an upgrade. I was going to go with an iphone 4S and just sell it however the Skyrocket seems tempting. The specs seem only slightly better than my infuse. However my infuse has been buggy lately. Should I stay with the infuse and sell my upgrade? Or should I splurge for the skyrocket? I'm currently in an area that doesn't yet have LTE so AT&T will give it to me for $149
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Come over to the skyrocket forums development is going great meet some of the users then make a decision
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I am personally waiting for 1st/2nd quarter or 2012.
-Native ICS
-Quad-Core
-more LTE phones to choose from.

Giant upgrades > Galaxy Nexus > SGS II > Skyrocket

MikeyMike01 said:
Giant upgrades > Galaxy Nexus > SGS II > Skyrocket
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Agreed... If you're looking for development, I'd stick with the SGS2. I think the Skyrocket is going to have limited development and the LTE could cause issues like it has on Verizon with development. Just my own two cents. Or hold out for the Galaxy Nexus.

No issues here. I'm currently running both phones. Skyrocket does everything my infuse does only faster, and the battery last me almost twice as long. Side by side screen is same size, but skyrocket has shorter housing which to me makes the phone feel a tad bit smaller in hand.
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wicked_beav said:
Agreed... If you're looking for development, I'd stick with the SGS2. I think the Skyrocket is going to have limited development and the LTE could cause issues like it has on Verizon with development. Just my own two cents. Or hold out for the Galaxy Nexus.
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Development is going great actually
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wicked_beav said:
Agreed... If you're looking for development, I'd stick with the SGS2. I think the Skyrocket is going to have limited development and the LTE could cause issues like it has on Verizon with development. Just my own two cents. Or hold out for the Galaxy Nexus.
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Well the infuse devl has pretty much died off since sgs2 came out. I would switch if i was u guys. I love my infuse but the devl has just fell off. I have already ordered me a skyrocket can't wait until it comes in
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Camaro1LE said:
Well the infuse devl has pretty much died off since sgs2 came out. I would switch if i was u guys. I love my infuse but the devl has just fell off. I have already ordered me a skyrocket can't wait until it comes in
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the infuse dev will never be what it will be on th sgs2 varients especially not the i9100 or i777 but i think one thing holding up the infuse is that we expexted a quick 2.3 upgrade so froyo development stopped. i mean in janurary samsung advertied the infuse a a gb device. then we got rogers rom but it didnt satisafy everyone. i was gonna start up a rom on froyo and then we got some leaks. but now we dont have source code froyo doesnt look appealing and the gb leaks are dropping so fast nobody is interested in working with them.
i think there will be 1 or 2 decent roms once att says it's ok to drop a new firmware version but from the leaks id have to say samsung isn't ready. i foresee the same situations that happened on the captivate. come december we'll all bring up the add showing the 11 or so devices promised gb by the end of the year (like samsung promised froyo for the galaxy s varients on twitter in the us but att missed that deadline) and att will simply say "we had problems" which is all rediculous because it looks like samsung only started woring on the update 2 months ago, which probably has more to do with att not showing interest in an update than anything else.

Granted, I don't believe the Skyrocket will be getting ICS in a timely manner because AT&T truly sucks in the upgrade department...but I doubt it will be abandoned like the Infuse was. Any phone that can run ICS will be somewhat coveted.
The Infuse became outdated and forgotten because it was one of the last single cores made. There are always going to be people who want the bigger display. I personally hated the size of the S2. I can never go back to a smaller screen again. The think the Skyrocket will hold it's own with the "size matters" crowd. It looks like a great phone and nearly everyone who has one is loving it.

I was at att the other day upgrading gf line to the HTC vivid, I noticed the infuse was off all displays and all the cases and such were locked in a drawer. The rep also told me that LTE won't be up here in Maine until next upgrade, lol, although its launched in Mass. She also informed me that I can early upgrade any of my 3 lines for a diduction of $200 off retail ($450) ill wait another month or 2 than upgrade my line, ill only lose a few months while my 3rd line upgrades next may. Also, my infuse as been super buggy as of late, I'm now getting strange bubble popping sounds with volume off and with out touching anything, this is my 3rd infuse.
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Optimus-Prime said:
I am personally waiting for 1st/2nd quarter or 2012.
-Native ICS
-Quad-Core
-more LTE phones to choose from.
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Agreed. SGS3
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Optimus-Prime said:
I am personally waiting for 1st/2nd quarter or 2012.
-Native ICS
-Quad-Core
-more LTE phones to choose from.
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And more importantly, higher res screens like the Rezound. Enough of this WVGA.

Camaro1LE said:
Well the infuse devl has pretty much died off since sgs2 came out. I would switch if i was u guys. I love my infuse but the devl has just fell off. I have already ordered me a skyrocket can't wait until it comes in
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I wouldn't say it's died off. Bigfau and Dman as well as others have been cranking out a lot this last month.

gl1669 said:
I wouldn't say it's died off. Bigfau and Dman as well as others have been cranking out a lot this last month.
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ports r just that.... unoriginal and not made for the infuse n e one can port and its still buggy
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kornklown69 said:
ports r just that.... unoriginal and not made for the infuse n e one can port and its still buggy
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+1
but you definitely have to give them credit for their efforts!
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Nexus is here....

I just saw it at the Verizon store.. they can't sell it till tomorrow.
I held it in my hand.. very weird with the curve.. will be great with the ladies..
Will go back in the morning and put it to the test next to my SR..
From what I can tell the only thing good about the phone is ICS..
*EDIT*... Okay.. went out eariler and saw this "wonder phone"... I brought my sr to compare..
People.. this Nexus is nothing.. feels cheap, and feels smaller then the SR.. I can't tell the difference in the screen except mine looks better.... ICS is the only selling point on this phone.. Could I feel a 'difference" well. stock to stock yes. But with different launchers.. etc.. I can't tell my phone from the Nexus..
If you want to pay $300 for a sub par phone with ICS by all means go ahead... I'm keeping the SR.

I just got the email...released today for sale (15th)
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It's on sale for $155 new lines.
I won't buy one.
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3713256

GalaxySkyrocket500 said:
I just saw it at the Verizon store.. they can't sell it till tomorrow.
I held it in my hand.. very weird with the curve.. will be great with the ladies..
Will go back in the morning and put it to the test next to my SR..
From what I can tell the only thing good about the phone is ICS..
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agreed weve had them in for a week now at best buy mobile first day opened one and tested out... the only thing i think beats the skyrocket is the screen the os is pretty tight too other than that skyrocket will beat it once we get ics
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Will go to the darkside aka Verizon tomorrow to check it out haha
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I was really considering buying one of the gsm versions then I did some research and found out about the galaxy s2 hd lte which is pretty much the same phone but without ice cream sandwich, but I keep comparing and found the deal breaker, the galaxy nexus does not have micro sd slot which is a android first for me. Sounds like some apple maddness, plus I got a 64gb microsd so that just docent work for me. But hey to each his own

Verizon did a poor job at releasing that phone.
I thought the nexus was going to come out around November so I waited.
My Moto atrix screen was cracked and I couldn't wait any longer. I don't regret buying the Samsung skyrocket best phone I owned so far....
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Im tempted due to ICS but in the end it isn't worth switching to Verizon and paying money for a phone that really isn't any better just for ICS .

I had Verizon and the service was subpar. AT&T works amazingly for me with speeds. After owning an iPhone I don't want another phone without an SD slot.
ICS will be available soon enough on our SR.
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Updated....

Did I read right? The Galaxy Note LTE on AT$T will have the same cpu as the Skyrocket?
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slimslim said:
Did I read right? The Galaxy Note LTE on AT$T will have the same cpu as the Skyrocket?
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Engadget (first link that came up on google) says:
...this tablet / phone in-betweener is said to pack a dual-core 1.5GHz MSM8660 -- similar to the HSPA+ 42 and LTE-friendly Qualcomm chipsets found in the Skyrocket and T-Mobile's SGS II. Bear in mind, folks, that this is all still hearsay
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giant420 said:
Engadget (first link that came up on google) says:
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Unless they find a way to make Exynos to work with LTE.. it will be Snapdragon.. assuming the Note every comes to Att&t... don't hold your breath..

Lol...I have already confirmed it is coming. Waiting on confirmation of specks now.
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Unless they find a way to make Exynos to work with LTE.. it will be Snapdragon.. assuming the Note every comes to Att&t... don't hold your breath..
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skyrocket HD

skyrocket HD coming to at& t just announced at CES dammit lol
read on engadget
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I almost had my friend bring one back from Korea last week. I had a feeling AT&T will have it.
Good thing I held out.
YES!!!!!

garypix said:
I almost had my friend bring one back from Korea last week. I had a feeling AT&T will have it.
Good thing I held out.
YES!!!!!
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im thinking of rocking the new Sony phone instead i love samsung but damn thats all i have to say
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Dammit all!
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and i was bidding on ebay for white skyrocket. not interested in white skyrocket anymore! i want this skyrocket hd !

kornklown69 said:
im thinking of rocking the new Sony phone instead i love samsung but damn thats all i have to say
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yeah.. the Sony is definitely sexy.

Ces is the reason I got this sky off contract lol

draztikrhymez said:
Ces is the reason I got this sky off contract lol
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hehe. same here. I got mine off Craigslist

So when is the HD supposed to hit. i would love to go back and trade in my skyrocket for the 4.65 HD version.

the2rrell said:
So when is the HD supposed to hit. i would love to go back and trade in my skyrocket for the 4.65 HD version.
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says in the coming months lol
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well if its soon enough i will use the buy back program that i have with best buy and get half of the phone covered with the trade in. so im hoping i get the HD for around 350

the2rrell said:
well if its soon enough i will use the buy back program that i have with best buy and get half of the phone covered with the trade in. so im hoping i get the HD for around 350
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possibly me to i work for best buy mobile and get the buy back on everything im kinda liking that aony ion for some reason but i think ima just stick with this skyrocket especially since we r getting support from Johnsondr80 and the collective
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when did the rocket come out? im tryign to see how much time i have left before i lose the 50% buy back option. i had it since day one of release.

the2rrell said:
when did the rocket come out? im tryign to see how much time i have left before i lose the 50% buy back option. i had it since day one of release.
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November ur within the 6 months
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kornklown69 said:
November ur within the 6 months
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Welllll, as long as it drops by april i will have the HD Rocket then.....keeping my fingers crossed.
i guess it doesnt matter for you right, you will get the buy back policy no matter what working at bestbuy mobile right??
you lucky bastid.....

after really thinking about it this skyrocket is still kick ass ill just get a quadcore when my upgrade is available in December
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yea i have an upgrade coming up around that time as well. but till then i am GOING to use my buy back if i can....then upgrade to the quad when it is released.....after reading our posts, i am officially a PHONE JUNKY.
i want them ALL!!!!

I'm still within my 30 day buyer's remorse period, but I don't think I care about an HD display enough to go back to my crummy old Motorola for a couple months.
When shopping for my phone I tried out a couple with HD displays, and I realized that kind of pixel density is kind of wasted on me. I can see the difference if I really squint, but I just don't care. I'd almost rather have the added gaming performance that comes with a lower res display.
Plus, there's going to be some Tegra 3 phone that I really want 3 months after that, and something even more awesome 2 months after that. The life of an Android owner is to get the very latest and greatest when you get your phone, and to have it stay the latest and greatest for about a week.

but it has a better display and is bigger.....even if just by .15 inches.
lol.......
again if its possible i will be getting it.......

That's awesome. But like some of you guys I'm gonna hang onto my skyrocket. My lovely wife is going to give me her upgrade in November as long as she gets my skyrocket. Thanks babe.
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Samsung Galaxy S Blaze?

So here we go, another Samsung/T-Mobile fail. Why do they always do this. They always bring out the same headset with just some minor changes.
Why not get the Galaxy Nexus already?
If T-Mobile didn't have such good customer service and cheap plans I would of cancelled a long time ago. We always seem to get the short end of the stick.
Guess what's gonna happen when this is released. Even less development, that's what. Grrrr.
http://pocketnow.com/android/samsun...&utm_campaign=Feed:+pocketnow+(pocketnow.com)
Powered by the SGSII....

Lol probably 720p screen thing is it probably the same phone with 720p display. So when we get new roms so they will as well. With a simple convergence zip.
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You must be *****ng me, god damn carries these days..

Yeah it's the same as the sky rocket HD for att just a higher screen resolution but we will must likely be able to use their roms to so I don't mind
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Wasnt it two days ago that people were praising att for having so many galaxy options

i'll legitimiately be upset if all it has is a better screen. That's all this phone needs

jim93 said:
Wasnt it two days ago that people were praising att for having so many galaxy options
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Yeah people will find something to ***** about

Lol. Havent you guys ever noticed art and tmobile always get similar counterparts as far as phones go. Don't know why people complain and say they get more. We got amaze and they got rezound. They get this new HD and we get blaze. They have similar bbs and other phones. Just throwing out my perspective. Oh and stop *****ing and just don't buy it. Don't people keep phones for more than a year now.
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I just got this phone 2 days ago... And now their is a better one coming out soon?...
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The most puzzling thing is that it has the same specs as the T-Mobile Galaxy SII, but is branded as a Galaxy S device.

I'm sorry but as valid as these responses get thus is ridiculous. Just return the phone and wait if it bothers you so much. This phone prob won't be out for another six months. By then when you buy it some "better" phone will be announced. What are you hoping to buy that is future proof?
zander145 said:
I just got this phone 2 days ago... And now their is a better one coming out soon?...
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If its not getting ICS then there is no reason to buy this phone ,im not buying another phone and still be waiting for ICS that would be just stupid

+1 thank you.
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If its not getting ICS then there is no reason to buy this phone ,im not buying another phone and still be waiting for ICS that would be just stupid
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tigerz0202 said:
If its not getting ICS then there is no reason to buy this phone ,im not buying another phone and still be waiting for ICS that would be just stupid
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Yeah, this one should come with ICS since there is no Nexus yet, but of course it won't.
Like previous post it has the same specs, but this one will probably have an HD screen on it. #lame
I doubt this will be out in six months, I'm guessing Feb/March.
Powered by the SGSII....

It seems to me like this is a dumbed down version of the GSII. First of all they are calling it a "Galaxy S" instead of Galaxy S II, and the screen is called "Super Amoled", but not Super Amoled Plus or HD.

ThC23 said:
Yeah, this one should come with ICS since there is no Nexus yet, but of course it won't.
Like previous post it has the same specs, but this one will probably have an HD screen on it. #lame
I doubt this will be out in six months, I'm guessing Feb/March.
Powered by the SGSII....
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i just hope this isnt what T-mobile is getting instead of SGS3, that will be my next phone even if i have to buy it un-locked, the Nexus has ICS but comes with so many fails in my eyes , not enough for me to sell my SGS2 and get one

lol first the skyrocket HD now this? What the hell is going on, there's like 10 galaxys out..
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Yeah, the next phone i get will be original. As in the original sgs3, or nexus 4, I'm done dealing with upgrades etc.
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Galaxy s fever!!!!
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lol first the skyrocket HD now this? What the hell is going on, there's like 10 galaxys out..
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Samsung probably figured out how to fix our screen issues with the lines and blotches and decided that instead of admitting fault and having to fix all the sold phones with the issue they could just release a new model with no issues and a better res to make money instead of losing it... guess ill probably wait for the galaxy s3 hd blaze... n this whole galaxy fiasco is starting to remind me of the iphone adding a letter or number to the end without really even upgrading anything in the phone

Galaxy Note...Are you switching?

Just curious how many of us out there are going to move on to the galaxy note. I'm still in my 30 days with skyrocket and trying to make the decision to return it and go back to my old phone until the note comes out. I love the skyrocket but I switched to it for bigger display and LTE and the note accomplishes that even further. Soooo what do you all think?
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Hmm... I'll make the decision once ICS comes out for our phone and compare.
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I think.......you should read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21776539
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yeah I read that, but I was more or less curious how many were switching and why
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O I C. Well I wont be jumping ship. I love my skyrocket. I think ill wait until close to Christmas. See what phones pop up around then. Looks like a killer cool device anyway.
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Depends on Dev Support there!!!! And obviously my Bank account!!!!!!!!!

I'll be jumping ship. I wish i knew how much it'll be off contract. I want to sell my skyrocket and pay the difference out of pocket? What's a good price to sell a skyrocket ? I was thinking 350.... ????
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defnow said:
I'll be jumping ship. I wish i knew how much it'll be off contract. I want to sell my skyrocket and pay the difference out of pocket? What's a good price to sell a skyrocket ? I was thinking 350.... ????
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If it has an S3, I'm staying far away from it.
The Adreno 220 is good, but terrible at higher res, look at the Rezound, it lags on anything.
The Note won't be any different...

The note didn't lag on me at all...and battery life was amazing ...I was on it for two hours straight
Its an amazing device....but I am waiting for the galaxy s3
Wha whaa whaaaaat
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00mred00 said:
The note didn't lag on me at all...and battery life was amazing ...I was on it for two hours straight
Its an amazing device....but I am waiting for the galaxy s3
Wha whaa whaaaaat
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Mr ed,
Were you on LTE when you tested it? How was the reception on LTE? I wonder if it is any thicker than the International version? I may sell my skyrocket and get the ATT version to go with my International GNote if the battery life and reception etc all review out well. I will wait a month or so after the launch to make sure I see all the reviews before moving forward.
Once you get used to the GNote, the skyrocket does not cut it for resolution and features.

Yeah after only two hours with it my skyrocket seems so wimpy
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Red,
Were you on LTE when you tested it? How was the reception on LTE? I wonder if it is any thicker than the International version? I may sell my skyrocket and get the ATT version to go with my International GNote if the battery life and reception etc all review out well. I will wait a month or so after the launch to make sure I see all the reviews before moving forward.
Once you get used to the GNote, the skyrocket does not cut it for resolution and features.
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Ill be switching. Ive had something warm for the Note since its release but couldn't justify buying an unlocked unwarrentied phone (I party too much) My skyrocket has performed amazingly and it seems from the numbers the Note will too. I had an ATT sgs2 and then the skyrocket and I couldn't notice any difference in the processors. Ill have the ATT Note on launch day and Im sure Ill love it.

Hmm... according to red in another thread, AT&T is getting the GNexus.
I seriously hope that's true, so I'll wait a month or 2 (also gives the Note time to mature, and get some dev going, I don't like being an early adopter.)

Sorry if that came across that way...they are NOT getting it
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Hmm... according to red in another thread, AT&T is getting the GNexus.
I seriously hope that's true, so I'll wait a month or 2 (also gives the Note time to mature, and get some dev going, I don't like being an early adopter.)
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definitely switching!

00mred00 said:
Sorry if that came across that way...they are NOT getting it
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Well then.... ****.
I can get the International GNexus, or AT&T GNote... this will be one tough choice.

I'd love to switch, but just got the combo Skyrocket + Galaxy Tab 8.9. I suppose I can't return just the Skyrocket now. The 30 day return window should be up by next week.
My only option should be selling the skyrocket on ebay. How much are they going for anyway?

Aww man the G Note, i am really wanting one but the screen size is giving me second thoughts. Maybe if i see one in person i would probably have a better decision. If not the G Note i may just hold out for the skyrocket HD with 4.65 screen it could be the perfect size for me.

Mmmm Note is very attractive but I'm going to wait the price get lower....can't wait
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Any skyrocket devs going to the note? It would be nice to have some guys familiar with the hardware cooking for this monster. Im hoping that there just has to be some recompiling done to the skyrocket roms to accomadate the larger hd screen. I would guess the faux kernel would work since it says it works with pretty much all GB sammys. I almost which sammy sprung the release on us like they did with the skyrocket lol this wait is killing me