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Went from Thunderbolt to Charge!

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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Does Verizon still accept iPhones from AT&T?

I heard they were doing this in exchange for the Verizon version of the phone.. is this true? The battery on the TBolt is absolutely abysmal, and I need something to last the entire day.. Just want to use this phone in areas of 4G when tethering etc.
Thanks.

Why not get the extended battery?
Sorry I don't know the answer to the iphone thing, just wanted to give you another option.
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No man that ship sailed. Besides what are you thinking posting about getting an iPhone on XDA? Hopefully you won't get flamed too bad.
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psufan5 said:
I heard they were doing this in exchange for the Verizon version of the phone.. is this true? The battery on the TBolt is absolutely abysmal, and I need something to last the entire day.. Just want to use this phone in areas of 4G when tethering etc.
Thanks.
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Hmm. You sound like an Apple fanboy.
Before they sell people Android phones they should make them pass an Android Proficiency Test. That way if they suck at learning about their phones and unleashing its true potential, they can go to Apple and let Steve Jobs rape them four different ways.
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CanesDrew said:
Hmm. You sound like an Apple fanboy.
Before they sell people Android phones they should make them pass an Android Proficiency Test. That way if they suck at learning about their phones and unleashing its true potential, they can go to Apple and let Steve Jobs rape them four different ways.
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YOU calling HIM a fanboy is hilarious All he did was complain about the battery and you FREAKED
Original poster: I would check here, XDA has a forum dedicated just to the iPhone:
http://forum.iphone-developers.com/

I am extremely proficient with android thank you. I would pass a test, you however, you probably insult the proctor giving the test and fail.

psufan5 said:
I am extremely proficient with android thank you. I would pass a test, you however, you probably insult the proctor giving the test and fail.
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Getting an iphone wouldn't help the 4G troubles you have as they aren't 4G capable. I'm sure you already knew that. Like the guy above said you should try an extended battery.
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psufan5 said:
I am extremely proficient with android thank you. I would pass a test, you however, you probably insult the proctor giving the test and fail.
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Been there, done that. Traded the tshirt for a better comeback.
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In all seriousness, if you'd root and flash a different kernel, you'd probably be fine. My stock battery lasts all day.
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CanesDrew said:
In all seriousness, if you'd root and flash a different kernel, you'd probably be fine. My stock battery lasts all day.
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that's interesting since I've been rooted since I purchased this phone back in april and although I'm on CM7 with the leankernal running in battsaver mode, my phone doesn't even last all day when i'm on 3g and just texting and using auto-sync for my gmail and facebook.
the battery on this phone is absolute garbage, almost as bad, if not worse than the Eris' battery was.

if you arent getting throug a full day with that setup on 3G then there is more to the problem than the crappy battery.
i can just barely squeeze a day out of my phone on a sense rom and 4G coverage. it is very close, but i can do it if i dont mess with the phone and only use it when i actually need to use it (no fun)
but i just have a 1700ma slim battery, and my stock battery and i am good to go for a full day easily with heavy use.

greatestfall said:
that's interesting since I've been rooted since I purchased this phone back in april and although I'm on CM7 with the leankernal running in battsaver mode, my phone doesn't even last all day when i'm on 3g and just texting and using auto-sync for my gmail and facebook.
the battery on this phone is absolute garbage, almost as bad, if not worse than the Eris' battery was.
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I am on the stock battery running Synergy and a few days ago I got 12 hours on my battery. It was awesome.
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greatestfall said:
that's interesting since I've been rooted since I purchased this phone back in april and although I'm on CM7 with the leankernal running in battsaver mode, my phone doesn't even last all day when i'm on 3g and just texting and using auto-sync for my gmail and facebook.
the battery on this phone is absolute garbage, almost as bad, if not worse than the Eris' battery was.
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What's your battery life like? Looks like we both have the same usage but I'm on the stock CM7 kernel and I come home after an 10 hour shift (12 hours off charger) with about 40% battery life left. After I get home I flip on the wifi and surf and play music until the battery dies which is usually an hour or an hour and a half.

extended battery, 40+ hours, 'nuff said

I guess im lucky!!!

So recently i have been getting the static noise(yes i know its been talked about many of times) on my phone on about every other call. I had already had one charge replaced due to the static noise. Since i was getting close to my warranty expiring plus i really couldn't handle the static noise anymore, i decided to give verizon a call. I had only one expectation, to get a charge refurb replacement. What actually happened............they gave me a nexus as a replacement. Yup you read that right!!!! Didnt count as my upgrade, didn't have to pay anything, simple as that!! Its a refurb nexus but still!!!
So i should receive it by friday. I just really want to thank all the devs out there that bring goodness to the charge. Tweakstock is so freaking amazing as well as the ics theme!! You guys rock!!! For now farewell and i might even see some of you guys on the nexus side

Wow... how can i get that crackling noise on my charge?
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DROID3R said:
Wow... how can i get that crackling noise on my charge?
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You dont want that crackling noise!!!! **** is annoying. I seriously just lucked out. I was really nice, explained what i tried to tech 1 support, told them it wasnt going away and just kept chatting with them. I just mentioned i was scared i would get another charge with the same issue and then be stuck since my warranty was running out. Tech support said she can look at other equivalent models. I told her i liked samsung, especially the nexus, she talked to manager and boom i jumped for joy!

Just tell them you have it....trust me the know of the problem.
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Gratz. Hopefully, everyone doesn't start trying this to get a free replacement.

I actually just got off the phone with verizon today with the same problem. They have me a razr as a replacement device. I retired to get a maxx even offered today some for it but no go. However I'll be being my new razr in tomorrow so no more charge. It was fun while it lasted. Verizon is well aware if this static problem, and of the data drops
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Never had static issues. Also no data drop issues since EP4/FP1 updates. That's pretty cool that they gave you a nexus as a replacement, but it is 6 months old already, and the SGS3 has been announced, so it's not that surprising. I suppose if you catch the right manager on the right day...

BattsNotIncld said:
Never had static issues. Also no data drop issues since EP4/FP1 updates. That's pretty cool that they gave you a nexus as a replacement, but it is 6 months old already, and the SGS3 has been announced, so it's not that surprising. I suppose if you catch the right manager on the right day...
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Yeah that's true. Kinda wondering if they even want to fade out the charge. Reminds me of the fascinate.
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I've actually started having data drops recently and I never had them before. It really sucks that my phone will be showing 4G and not able to connect to anything, and my girlfriend's Rezound is doing just fine. I may call and try my luck.

shrike1978 said:
I've actually started having data drops recently and I never had them before. It really sucks that my phone will be showing 4G and not able to connect to anything, and my girlfriend's Rezound is doing just fine. I may call and try my luck.
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i had that issue before and they wouldn't even send me a new sim card.

shrike1978 said:
I've actually started having data drops recently and I never had them before. It really sucks that my phone will be showing 4G and not able to connect to anything, and my girlfriend's Rezound is doing just fine. I may call and try my luck.
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I actually thought my problem was sim related, but the csm informed me that was a known problem with the charge. Thats actually the train they sent me a razr, not the static
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kintwofan said:
I actually thought my problem was sim related, but the csm informed me that was a known problem with the charge. Thats actually the train they sent me a razr, not the static
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Well now I'm reading on the multiple problems with the nexus (low signal, dropped calls, microphone mutes, random reboots) .
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killerapl said:
Well now I'm reading on the multiple problems with the nexus (low signal, dropped calls, microphone mutes, random reboots) .
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Its the samsung radios. I'm glad o for a razr, supposed to have great signal. Just wish it was a max
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kintwofan said:
Its the samsung radios. I'm glad o for a razr, supposed to have great signal. Just wish it was a max
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Got my nexus!! It runs smooth, no problems yet. Again thank you all the devs for the charge. You guys really made the charge an awesome phone but i guess we all have to move on sometime!

kintwofan said:
I actually just got off the phone with verizon today with the same problem. They have me a razr as a replacement device. I retired to get a maxx even offered today some for it but no go. However I'll be being my new razr in tomorrow so no more charge. It was fun while it lasted. Verizon is well aware if this static problem, and of the data drops
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Did you have to pay for your Razr? I've been getting the static squeal about 40% of the time.
They offered me the Razr, but as an upgrade only w/a 2 year extension. I told them to stuff it.
Should I call customer retention?
I am sick of crappy phones. (2 LG Revolutions that bricked themselves while charging overnight, refurb charge that had a self destruction of the micro USB port, and now the charge that thinks it's a fax machine.).
The rep admitted it's a known issue with the Charge.
Would I fare better in a store? If so that means I have to go back to stock FP1, & get rid of Tweaked 2.1 which is running fine.
I want to get this done before the 28th, so I don't lose my unlimited data.
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AndroidCraig said:
Did you have to pay for your Razr? I've been getting the static squeal about 40% of the time.
They offered me the Razr, but as an upgrade only w/a 2 year extension. I told them to stuff it.
Should I call customer retention?
I am sick of crappy phones. (2 LG Revolutions that bricked themselves while charging overnight
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Sorry had to lmao on that one. I had a LG optimus s that bricked when my wife factory reset through privacy settings while rooted. Back to topic.
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killerapl said:
So recently i have been getting the static noise(yes i know its been talked about many of times) on my phone on about every other call. I had already had one charge replaced due to the static noise. Since i was getting close to my warranty expiring plus i really couldn't handle the static noise anymore, i decided to give verizon a call. I had only one expectation, to get a charge refurb replacement. What actually happened............they gave me a nexus as a replacement. Yup you read that right!!!! Didnt count as my upgrade, didn't have to pay anything, simple as that!! Its a refurb nexus but still!!!
So i should receive it by friday. I just really want to thank all the devs out there that bring goodness to the charge. Tweakstock is so freaking amazing as well as the ics theme!! You guys rock!!! For now farewell and i might even see some of you guys on the nexus side
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Same thing happened to me
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I called back and the new rep was able to send a CLN Rezound as a replacement. They were out of the standard back, so he upgraded it to the extended battery and back. No headphones however.
So I guess I'll be saying goodbye to you all soon.
The charge was a phone with a lot of promise, but too many problems. Next step, to get my GF off the Stratosphere (which has a worse static/noise problem than us.).
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Glad it worked, it was a replacement no upgrade. Though I powdered to paya little for the maxx. Actually though they sent me a bionic instead with no battery or back even though they promised a razr. Called back rep was no help, said out was closer to the charge.so I went to the store to get the back and was trying to an extended battery at least. Instead the manager surprised me by coming our and saying he ordered me the razr! Hope its right this time,i need better signal for work
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So long, Thunderbolt

Got the phone a year ago for free from my mom cause VZW messed up her insurance and she got the Thunderbolt for no extra charge.
Charging port started to get really weak and you had to jiggle it around. Well, it completely got smashed in about 2 months ago. Dad has the same phone so he would charge my batteries whenever I was in town, but I usually just used a flip phone for calls and texts and my wife's old Captivate when wifi was around.
Dad offered to get me the Galaxy Nexus a few days ago before Verizon screws around with unlimited data.
I'm gonna miss you :crying:

Cool story bro.

Pre order the s3 and just get that... It's better than GNexus
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Baconrules21 said:
Pre order the s3 and just get that... It's better than GNexus
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what this guy said. much better phone in my opinion

Neverendingxsin said:
what this guy said. much better phone in my opinion
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SIII FTW :good::good:

My dad wanted to do that for me but we would have had to pay for it in full first and neither of us have that kind of money right now. I got just got lucky that we were able to charge it to the bill
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I'm not feeding my kids for 2 weeks to afford the SGS3.

blackjaguar25 said:
I'm not feeding my kids for 2 weeks to afford the SGS3.
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LOL!

blackjaguar25 said:
I'm not feeding my kids for 2 weeks to afford the SGS3.
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i made my wife walk to work for 2 weeks.

leoingle said:
i made my wife walk to work for 2 weeks.
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I joke about this with her but my wife killed my TV with her excessive QVC and HSN watching. Upside is that she now has to watch them on her crappy 19" Coby TV. Lol
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Baconrules21 said:
Pre order the s3 and just get that... It's better than GNexus
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I went to check on that. 16gb is $199. 32gb is $249. I'd have to get in today and use my wife's upgrade for myself. It's tempting, though I may just stay with the Bolt for now and buy something used later, avoiding the new contract.

Gnoop said:
I went to check on that. 16gb is $199. 32gb is $249. I'd have to get in today and use my wife's upgrade for myself. It's tempting, though I may just stay with the Bolt for now and buy something used later, avoiding the new contract.
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Bye ThunderBolt I loved you, but move over for my Galaxy s3, it's been pre orderd to keep my unlimited plan

Gnoop said:
I went to check on that. 16gb is $199. 32gb is $249. I'd have to get in today and use my wife's upgrade for myself. It's tempting, though I may just stay with the Bolt for now and buy something used later, avoiding the new contract.
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Read the CNET review first. A dim screen is the most unacceptable flaw a smart phone can have imo.

recDNA said:
Read the CNET review first. A dim screen is the most unacceptable flaw a smart phone can have imo.
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A ****ty phone is a pretty big flaw as well. I've had issues with it from day 1. Good bye Thunderbolt. Hellooooooo Galaxy S III!
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Tbolt is a great phone other than battery life.
Luke

lukesdiesel said:
Tbolt is a great phone other than battery life.
Luke
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Im usin .19 leak, with imo 6.2 dev 13 kernel, i debloated the rom with titanium, and i get fantastic battery with the stock battery. Easily lasys all day
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donnyp1 said:
Im usin .19 leak, with imo 6.2 dev 13 kernel, i debloated the rom with titanium, and i get fantastic battery with the stock battery. Easily lasys all day
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I will agree with you. It's all in what Rom you use and how you set it up. If you let everything run like gps and auto sync, the battery will die quickly on any phone, its a given. Sync when you need too and use gps when you need it. Dim the screen when you can and don't overclock a ridiculous amount and you can easily get a day out of it. I haven't had any issue with my tbolt. My .02

You guys are lucky. I keep my screen dimmed, GPS and sync off, underclocked kernel, stick on 3g...
Generally when I leave the house to catch the bus, I'm at 100%. By time I get to work two hours later... 50%.
Granted the phone gets a lot of use during that time. But compared to my droid, droid 2 and even my old blackberry curve... The battery is atrocious.
Granted if I put it in airplane mode it can last a long, long time.
I love this phone... But the battery blows.
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why i buy S3 with no built in kickstand and lol 1 flash camera
how many apps and game will compatible with ICS? ooohh..jellybean soon will launched
look at g-shop, mostly app/game min req was 2.2 aka froyo
most recent reason i stay with tbz only by their unique kickstand shape and dual flash camera( looking good and built in crucial hardware) lol

friend just got thhe SIII and loves it!

Bye bye GS3

Well today is the last day that I will be a GS3 owner. My DNA is getting here tomorrow and god knows how many times I tried to stay with this phone. The radio issues makes my phone experience terrible.
I really love this phone though but all I can say is farewell GS3.
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Have fun with that DNA....
I'll be happy with my superior device. Have fun with:
11gb memory
Incompatible apps
Giant menu button
Very little support
Heavy Sense
Awkward power button
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1ManWolfePack said:
Have fun with that DNA....
I'll be happy with my superior device. Have fun with:
11gb memory
Incompatible apps
Giant menu button
Very little support
Heavy Sense
Awkward power button
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lol. I hate the top power button on big phones like these. I cant even tell you how many times I've almost dropped my One X because of that.

Lol really now....Ill slap on a new launcher...and enjoy my quad core processor and 1080p screen hehehehe...

Itzvik said:
Lol really now....Ill slap on a new launcher...and enjoy my quad core processor and 1080p screen hehehehe...
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Don't forget an extended battery to go with those...
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I had the DNA, I like the s3 better tbh, but to each their own.

I'll just go into the future and get my s4 and both of you will be crying
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with the M7 coming soon, the DNA is a lost cause,
I had one, and quickly dumped it..
the first HTC I've ever dumped.
I started with the
Eris
Inc1
Inc2
Rezound
Inc4
GNEX
DNA
SG3
very happy with my sg3

Well after these comments I actually went in to the Verizon store and played with it. I like it sense seems a bit different but easy to use. I don't use my phone 24/7 because I work 10hr shifts,...but it should last me a day or two on moderate use. I also played with the RAZR Max HD and it was great..defenetly a phone to look into.
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Itzvik said:
Well after these comments I actually went in to the Verizon store and played with it. I like it sense seems a bit different but easy to use. I don't use my phone 24/7 because I work 10hr shifts,...but it should last me a day or two on moderate use. I also played with the RAZR Max HD and it was great..defenetly a phone to look into.
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Good luck on the 2 days of use....to achieve that, put your screen at the dimmest setting and put airplane mode on.
Honestly man, I'm trying to help you. Everyone wants the new toy. You will not feel any difference from your S3 except the screen. Sense bogs that phone down so hard that the home screen actually has lag.
Top-tier device with lag? No thanks. I played with one last night. My s3 is smoother. If it wasn't, I wouldn't be in here...
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Don't forget an extended battery to go with those...
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Won't forget it just can't do anything with it.
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1ManWolfePack said:
Good luck on the 2 days of use....to achieve that, put your screen at the dimmest setting and put airplane mode on.
Honestly man, I'm trying to help you. Everyone wants the new toy. You will not feel any difference from your S3 except the screen. Sense bogs that phone down so hard that the home screen actually has lag.
Top-tier device with lag? No thanks. I played with one last night. My s3 is smoother. If it wasn't, I wouldn't be in here...
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See, I disagree because I played with it today for at least 30 minutes. The Verizon rep kept coming to me asking me if I needed an upgrade lol...and I did not notice any lag. I opened Facebook and played a few games that were installed on the phone. I noticed that the phone needs a bit of tweaking with notifications and everything but other than that it was faster than the S3. I like the S3 because of the buttery scrolling but that is due to the scrolling affects. If I do not like sense I will just slap Nova Prime on it and be done with it

I dont know how to live with only 11gb of memory.... 3 nandroid backups... 2 rom zips, some music, some naked pics (of my girl of course) and i would be getting that annoying "insufficient memory" crap..
No thanks. I will stick with my Clean-S3 and 48 gb of memory.
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NOOO! Not the DNA!!!
In all seriousness, get the Note2. Very nice step up from the S3. IMHO a 1080 screen is nice, but not worth all the other drawbacks.

You may not see lag at first but once you get all you apps and background services you'll see it lag. Htcs overlay really slows down phones. My s3 on the other hand hasn't slowed down yet even with a ton of apps and services running in the background. Also the s3 will most likely see more updates than the DNA.
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AtariDroid said:
NOOO! Not the DNA!!!
In all seriousness, get the Note2. Very nice step up from the S3. IMHO a 1080 screen is nice, but not worth all the other drawbacks.
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Endorsed. The Note 2 is the phone to have right now...
Look at the Dev support for both phones. Nuff said....

Get WHATEVER you like. No card slot would be a dealbreaker for me, but who knows what other people's needs are. I have a 64gb card in my S III and it's almost full... but I also have a Nexus 7 with only 16gb and I deal with the limitations. Cloud storage is the next big thing for mobile devices, and if you're in a solid 4G area and don't have limited data, why not give it a shot.
Sidenote- I finally got to check out a friends Note 2 yesterday. WAY too big of a phone... for me at least... but it's a great device.

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Get WHATEVER you like. No card slot would be a dealbreaker for me, but who knows what other people's needs are. I have a 64gb card in my S III and it's almost full... but I also have a Nexus 7 with only 16gb and I deal with the limitations. Cloud storage is the next big thing for mobile devices, and if you're in a solid 4G area and don't have limited data, why not give it a shot.
Sidenote- I finally got to check out a friends Note 2 yesterday. WAY too big of a phone... for me at least... but it's a great device.
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I agree, My dad has the note II and its huge....and he has it in an defender otter-box lol every time he bends down to do something his phone falls out of the clip.
I do not need a massive storage because I don't listen to music on my phone..I have a 32g I pod for that. I do take a lot of pictures though so I guess that I would have to transfer them to my PC every once in a while. The phone has more goods than bad but I will look into the lag and if unbearable then I will return it.
Thanks for the replies guys.

Itzvik said:
I agree, My dad has the note II and its huge....and he has it in an defender otter-box lol every time he bends down to do something his phone falls out of the clip.
I do not need a massive storage because I don't listen to music on my phone..I have a 32g I pod for that. I do take a lot of pictures though so I guess that I would have to transfer them to my PC every once in a while. The phone has more goods than bad but I will look into the lag and if unbearable then I will return it.
Thanks for the replies guys.
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fyi - You could use "Sweet Home!" application to automatically send your pics in your gallery to your computer when you get to your HOME network and then you could auto delete it as well, if you want. Super neat app.

If you can get two days out of the DNA then you don't even need a cell phone, lol. If you left it sitting on your desk with no use it wouldn't last 2 days. The screen is nice but personally no SD card, hardly any dev support and a locked boot loader are deal breakers.
Spending 30 minutes in a Verizon store is irrelevant when they're making sure you get a sick WiFi and 4g signal!!
I will make a prediction of your actual usage - 24 hours on battery, 5 minutes of screen time!!
I have a friend who works for HTC and have played with every device they have. Personally I think the battery life on their phones make them useless.
sent from my blue police box flying through time!!!