I live in a rural West TN area but AT&T has put up a 3G tower near my home so I left the herd (iphone) and got me a skyrocket but now my skyrocket has slower speed test results than my wife's Iphone 4. I was wondering if anyone else has found this in there skyrocket?
thanks for reading the NOOBs post
I'm in Rogers but I have bad connection speed in my room,was only get 1 bar LTE and it was killing my battery I was using the kj2 radio by changed to the UCLA3 and my speed has increased by several mbps, as well as signal strength. Flash ucla3 through cwm and see how that works for u
I will try and let you know
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icenight89 said:
I'm in Rogers but I have bad connection speed in my room,was only get 1 bar LTE and it was killing my battery I was using the kj2 radio by changed to the UCLA3 and my speed has increased by several mbps, as well as signal strength. Flash ucla3 through cwm and see how that works for u
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where can I get the UCLA3 from?
thanks remember im a noob
search feature is ur friend, please use it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23186236
also make sure they you a good sim i had problems connecting to the data side and couldnt even send or receive texts went to att they gave me a new "LTE" sim card and it fixed my issues
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php? p=23186236
Yes sir ucla modem may benefit you.
Thanks will try this week and see how things go
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dougrturner said:
I live in a rural West TN area but AT&T has put up a 3G tower near my home so I left the herd (iphone) and got me a skyrocket but now my skyrocket has slower speed test results than my wife's Iphone 4. I was wondering if anyone else has found this in there skyrocket?
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Although I AM a iphone hater , the iphone has always had the best reception compared to all the phones put together on AT&T's network. The reasons for this are obvious..........may not have the best tech features, but it still remains the best BUILT phone as far as hardware is concerned !!
So your wife will always be happier than you when she look at her signal strength !!!
EDIT: Furthermore, the Skyrocket was a hastily put together device to leverage the "new" 4G LTE network that AT&T was desperate to sell. So, this phone came out within months of the plain Galaxy S II, which is thus a better phone in build quality than the Skyrocket.
chappatti said:
Although I AM a iphone hater , the iphone has always had the best reception compared to all the phones put together on AT&T's network. The reasons for this are obvious..........may not have the best tech features, but it still remains the best BUILT phone as far as hardware is concerned !!
So your wife will always be happier than you when she look at her signal strength !!!
EDIT: Furthermore, the Skyrocket was a hastily put together device to leverage the "new" 4G LTE network that AT&T was desperate to sell. So, this phone came out within months of the plain Galaxy S II, which is thus a better phone in build quality than the Skyrocket.
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This, is wrong. The chipset is based off one of the best radios qualcomm has ever produced, and is one of, if not the only pentaband radio with LTE (multi band lte support I might add). You can use the phone with any gsm carrier world wide. As for reception, if you don't have 4g in ur area, use the t989 telus radio, it has much better 3g signal support in my opinion. As for build quality, well its pretty much identical to the s2 exterior wise, so... :-D
I am an ex iPhone user and can say that in my area, the skyrocket blows the iPhone away. This is in signal, call quality and data speeds. Hands down, the Skyrocket is far superior to the overblown iDevices. These statements are from comparing the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and the Skyrocket. Not to mention iPhones have yet to go above 512 RAM and cannot utilize LTE. They are skating on hype and brand recognition, not superior hardware.
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I am an ex iPhone user and can say that in my area, the skyrocket blows the iPhone away. This is in signal, call quality and data speeds. Hands down, the Skyrocket is far superior to the overblown iDevices. These statements are from comparing the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and the Skyrocket. Not to mention iPhones have yet to go above 512 RAM and cannot utilize LTE. They are skating on hype and brand recognition, not superior hardware.
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Agreed with everything except hardware. Yes, their cpu is slower, but their gpu blows ours out of the water lol
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Agreed with everything except hardware. Yes, their cpu is slower, but their gpu blows ours out of the water lol
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Samsung makes the iphone chips, yes?
yes but that doesn't mean their the same SOC. They possess an entirely different gpu, much more capavle than ours. That's y ios is so "smooth," all the 3d and graphic rendering is offloaded to gpu, unlike android, aka "android lag."
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yes but that doesn't mean their the same SOC. They possess an entirely different gpu, much more capavle than ours. That's y ios is so "smooth," all the 3d and graphic rendering is offloaded to gpu, unlike android, aka "android lag."
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Cool, just making sure I had that right.
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Hi just read the news at&t going lte on summer
(http://attinnovationspace.com/s/edi...k=&blogTopic=7619587&date=May 25 2011 9:30AM)
Does it means our Samsung Infuse 4g will be outdated that quick?
What are we going to do with this phone?!
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Until the battery drain issues that plague LTE phones are solved I think I'll be using and loving might I add my Infuse...
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Until the battery drain issues that plague LTE phones are solved I think I'll be using and loving might I add my Infuse...
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No I don't think the infuse has a LTE chip in it. LTE is a completely separate chip and it eats batteries like CRAZY!!!!!
I get about 8mbs down in my work area and 6MB at home.... I am pretty satisfied with those speeds.... Stream movies no problem on it.
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No I don't think the infuse has a LTE chip in it. LTE is a completely separate chip and it eats batteries like CRAZY!!!!!
I get about 8mbs down in my work area and 6MB at home.... I am pretty satisfied with those speeds.... Stream movies no problem on it.
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You mean Yes not NO lol
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No I don't think the infuse has a LTE chip in it. LTE is a completely separate chip and it eats batteries like CRAZY!!!!!
I get about 8mbs down in my work area and 6MB at home.... I am pretty satisfied with those speeds.... Stream movies no problem on it.
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Really not true. Lte is great. The thunderbolt just has a tiny battery. Those claiming they don't want it haven't used it.
I get 4-5 times your download speed with lower ping for the same price. Upload is probably way more. And 6mb on att is hardly consistent.
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Well we have battery issue in Infuse 4g too even without LTE and [email protected] remove the option to turn off 4g, when you charge your infuse, try to turn off data network to turn off 4g,you will notice charging will cut in almost half the time even with wifi on, so 4g on the infuse is always turned on, is the main cause battery is poor not the big screen.
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turn off data network to turn off 4g- charging will cut in almost half the time, even with wifi on, so 4g on infuse always turned on is the main cause battery is poor not the big screen
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No different than 3G.
Display is the number one battery drain (depending on use). Followed by the radio(s).
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Well we have battery issue in Infuse 4g too and [email protected] remove the option to turn.off 4g, when you charhe your infuse try to turn off data network to turn off 4g- charging will cut in almost half the time, even with wifi on, so 4g on infuse always turned on is the main cause battery is poor not the big screen
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Yeah, i have no idea what that says. I tried to read it 3 times.
I'm assuming it was a rebuttal. HSPA+ isn't a significant difference from 3g. Disagree completely with it draining much faster.
I wouldn't want LTE ability even if it was available for the Infuse. I see what it does to my friends Thunderbolt and the battery life is atrocious
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Really not true. Lte is great. The thunderbolt just has a tiny battery. Those claiming they don't want it haven't used it.
I get 4-5 times your download speed with lower ping for the same price. Upload is probably way more. And 6mb on att is hardly consistent.
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The only reason why you get good download speeds right now is because Verizon is new to the 4G game and 90% of their users are on 3G so you have the advantage right now wait til you hit Att problem that IPHONE hoggers take up all the bandwith then you can comment.
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I wouldn't want LTE ability even if it was available for the Infuse. I see what it does to my friends Thunderbolt and the battery life is atrocious
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htc always has bad battery life. have you ever seen an evo? even the inspire users i see complain.
Not interested myself....
LTE or WiMax devices all have putrid battery life and everyone I know that have an evo or thunderbolt keep their 4g off or else they wouldn't make it through HALF a day....plus 4g reception is spotty at best...
No thanks...
HSPA+ is every where you have a 3g connection....and uses no more battery then being on regular HSPA...
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I also thought that HSDPA is capable of upto 21 MBPS. I get 6-7 megs down now. what do we really need. I can stream just fine with that and most places I go have wifi.
i used to think highly of lte and lowly of hspa+ as 4g. wimax, lte, and hspa+ are actually all rehashes of 3g technology modified enough to be considered 4g. the problem i have with lte is that the phones are very thick and the battery life is horrible. it makes a better phone when you actually turn 4g off, and thats not good on verizon since their 3g maxes out at 1.5mbit if your lucky. lte is the future of cell phone tech but its seems its not ready right now. ill wait for a good 4g phone.
i do have to say i find verizons diversity of lte phones quite peculiar. the htc thunderbolt, samsung charge, and lg revolution all have 4.3" wvga screens, 1.3mp front cameras, 8mp 720p rear cameras, 1ghz snapdragon processors, all very thick and have bad battery life. no smaller screens or slide out keyboards or any real selections are to be found.
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i used to think highly of lte and lowly of hspa+ as 4g. wimax, lte, and hspa+ are actually all rehashes of 3g technology modified enough to be considered 4g. the problem i have with lte is that the phones are very thick and the battery life is horrible. it makes a better phone when you actually turn 4g off, and thats not good on verizon since their 3g maxes out at 1.5mbit if your lucky. lte is the future of cell phone tech but its seems its not ready right now. ill wait for a good 4g phone.
i do have to say i find verizons diversity of lte phones quite peculiar. the htc thunderbolt, samsung charge, and lg revolution all have 4.3" wvga screens, 1.3mp front cameras, 8mp 720p rear cameras, 1ghz snapdragon processors, all very thick and have bad battery life. no smaller screens or slide out keyboards or any real selections are to be found.
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even the bionic specs out exactly the same, they apparrently need to revamp it though. the verizon techs at the store said it had heat issues.
and i head the droid 3 and x2 are not going to be 4g.
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htc always has bad battery life. have you ever seen an evo? even the inspire users i see complain.
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LOL... I had an inspire and went back to iPhone after 2 weeks. I HATED the battery. I'd charge it, go to bed, and wake up and it'd have auto powered off, WTF?!!?
I returned it. I just bought an Infuse 4G... haven't set it up yet, hopefully it's nice on batter.
And FYI on LTE: Seriously? AT&T hasn't launched a single market on LTE... by the time they have the top 50 markets covered it'll be Summer 2012... get real, of course the Infuse doesn't have LTE, haha. If they launch LTE handsets by mid 2012 I'd be shocked. This is AT&T we're talking about.
Ive had the infuse 4g for quite a while now I am very satisfied with it the scene is progessing at a steady pace but I've been interested in the gtx for quite a while my friends has been wanting my phone and I told him that if he got the g2x I would unlock both our phones and I would him mine for his what do you guys think of the
If you love edge do it hehe
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If im not mistaken, the phones run on different bands and you wont get 3/4g. So like Rjan said, if you love Edge then by all means do the swap.
Are you guys sure about the edge thing and also spec wise which is better
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Are you guys sure about the edge thing and also spec wise which is better
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Absolutely. If you unlock both phones and swap, neither of you will get more than EDGE data speeds. Good luck with that.
The LG G2x is garbage, by the way. I know from experience.
ok im going to take your guys word for it because i am sure ou all have much more experience with this than I thank you all i guess here is where i say infuse for life lol
sometimes t-mo phones work on att but not the other way around. you have to check the bands for each and the bands that carriers use. t-mo uses some unique bands. sometimes you can use a canadiain modem.bin to get something wirking on att. sometimes the antennas are tuned and you cant force the radio into an att band.
so although you will have talk and edge, it is hard to say you would be able to use 3g and hspa/+ even after mods to the phone.
as far as what specs better, well the g2x has been known to have color bleed issues on the screen. if the screen is important to you the infuse specs better in that area by far. the g2x specs better in the processor and has 1080p video capture. infuse has support for more codecs.
other than that you just have to see the real word performance. the infuse has great audio hardware. but there is no ability to change recoding level presets(waiting for voodoo sound to be released for the infuse). i have no idea what audio is like on the lg. also im not sure about lg but samsungs usually take great photo's in low light conditions.
So the Infuse will not receive 3g on T-mo's network? Or was it just the LG that would suffer?
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So the Infuse will not receive 3g on T-mo's network? Or was it just the LG that would suffer?
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i do not believe the infuse will have 3g/4g on t-mo. i am uncertain about the g2x because i have heard that the vibrant works on att.
This has been answered. You cannot connect USB on Sata port and sata port to usb.
Att and T-Mobile have different frequency band on 3g.
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Where is your god now??
http://www.addonics.com/products/adu3esa.php
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Nice necro.
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After getting very poor speeds, I never got above 4.1, I stopped in my local AT&T shop.
Turns out that when I went from my Blackberry to the Infuse, they never put me on the 4G plan, only on the unlimited data plan.
I haven't been up to Nashville to test whether my Infuse is now connecting at AT&T's 4G, but I just wanted to let everyone know. That if you got grandfathered in, they may not have put you on the 4G unlimited plan.
4g umlimited plan is just what their calling their data plans for "4g" devices right now. There 4g network is just a spruced up 3g network and since we use 3g sims it doesnt matter what your plan is you should get faster speeds if they backhauled the network ware you live.
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After getting very poor speeds, I never got above 4.1, I stopped in my local AT&T shop.
Turns out that when I went from my Blackberry to the Infuse, they never put me on the 4G plan, only on the unlimited data plan.
I haven't been up to Nashville to test whether my Infuse is now connecting at AT&T's 4G, but I just wanted to let everyone know. That if you got grandfathered in, they may not have put you on the 4G unlimited plan.
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I doubt there is a 4G data plan. I am using a 3+ year old SIM (doesn't even say 3G on it) and am getting 5mb speeds and haven't spoken with ATT in years.
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I doubt there is a 4G data plan. I am using a 3+ year old SIM (doesn't even say 3G on it) and am getting 5mb speeds and haven't spoken with ATT in years.
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so you doubt there is a 4g data plan because you have had the same sim card for 3 years and get 3g data speeds???
bottom line there are different data plans for 4g hspa+ data, (same price but different feature code/provisioning) those who dismiss this idea as some kind of att conspiracy theory, well i dont know what to tell you, but maybe you should put some tape over the front facing camera on your phones so "they" cant watch you!
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so you doubt there is a 4g data plan because you have had the same sim card for 3 years and get 3g data speeds???
bottom line there are different data plans for 4g hspa+ data, (same price but different feature code/provisioning) those who dismiss this idea as some kind of att conspiracy theory, well i dont know what to tell you, but maybe you should put some tape over the front facing camera on your phones so "they" cant watch you!
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LOL well said my man. I got that camera on my Thrill 4G as well makes you think huh? Maybe the big blue monster of AT & T really is watchinge type this. Muahahaha!
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Speed tests are not that great...
Well i have noticed that the two major speed test apps are not really that good testing. They are too all over the place, but i can tell my speeds are gaining every day a little bit. 4G is in my area, which i am not supposedly connecting to it fully because i have to wait a while, and I am on the uckd5 modem which seems to work best for me. What is the best speed test app?
I've thought about flashing the uckd5 modem just to see if going back makes a difference.
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I've thought about flashing the uckd5 modem just to see if going back makes a difference.
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D5 isn't going to give you better speeds just by virtue of it being the stock modem that came with the phone...
E3 is supposed to be an improvement on D5... same with G3, but that's it's own special case, since it is the Rogers modem. and H1 is supposed to be an improvement over E3.
i have noticed that they are all very similar when it comes down to it. i get the same speeds with each of them, signal is the same within 10 dbm, and call reception is not different enough among them to notice.
too many variables at play (atmosphere, tower usage, time of day, etc.) to really make a fair determination that one of them is much better than the other.
but yeah, i guess my point is that you won't see better speeds just because you are switching to the modem that the infuse came with, and is "supposed" to be using.
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D5 isn't going to give you better speeds just by virtue of it being the stock modem that came with the phone...
E3 is supposed to be an improvement on D5... same with G3, but that's it's own special case, since it is the Rogers modem. and H1 is supposed to be an improvement over E3.
i have noticed that they are all very similar when it comes down to it. i get the same speeds with each of them, signal is the same within 10 dbm, and call reception is not different enough among them to notice.
too many variables at play (atmosphere, tower usage, time of day, etc.) to really make a fair determination that one of them is much better than the other.
but yeah, i guess my point is that you won't see better speeds just because you are switching to the modem that the infuse came with, and is "supposed" to be using.
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I could get 6mb download with stock infuse rom, now on infused 2.1 or serenity 7, I can't over 4, think it's just coincidence? I really don't know that much about the modems and their software, I'm a noob at this stuff.
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I could get 6mb download with stock infuse rom, now on infused 2.1 or serenity 7, I can't over 4, think it's just coincidence? I really don't know that much about the modems and their software, I'm a noob at this stuff.
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Those are Rogers GB based ROM's, which are known to have HSPA+ problems.
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I could get 6mb download with stock infuse rom, now on infused 2.1 or serenity 7, I can't over 4, think it's just coincidence? I really don't know that much about the modems and their software, I'm a noob at this stuff.
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not a coincidence at all. that's how it should be. if you are truly supposed to be getting 4g speeds in your area, you probably won't see those speeds on a GB based ROM until we no longer have to use Rogers GB as the base for those ROMS.
once the infuse gets the GB update, and the ROMS are based on that update, speeds should be what they are supposed to be.
but your issue is the ROM you are on - not the modem you are using.
My thought.
I am running infused v2.1 with the kd5 modem. I see that the longer i stick with one modem, speeds start increasing. This happens a lot faster with the original modem. Does any one else notice this?
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I am running infused v2.1 with the kd5 modem. I see that the longer i stick with one modem, speeds start increasing. This happens a lot faster with the original modem. Does any one else notice this?
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now THAT actually is a coincidence, haha.
I live in southern california, AT&T only has 3G here. for thanksgiving a few of my family members had 4s's with them so we all decided to use speedtest.net.
though my phone is able to do "LTE", remember im in a 3g only area.
the iphones didn't pass 3mb/sec test after test no matter what server we used. and most were around 1.5-2mb
my skyrocket never got below 5mb/sec (between all the tests i got between 5-9mb/sec)
have others tried this same kind of test with an iphone in the same place at the same time? is the radio on this phone just that much better? is AT&T sick of iphone data abuse and decided to cap them?
Skyrocket has a full HSPA+ & LTE antennas, while iPhone 4S is limited HSPA+
Yes iPhone is not going to be faster than the SR in 3G areas. I also have an iPhone 4 and have the SR which is much faster than my iPhone in data speeds. Now I feel my iPhone is very slow over all as well.
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I have the 4s and one point had the Skyrocket (sold it on eBay - didn't want to be throttled on the LTE plan) noticed the increased speeds here in Denver, when compared via xtremelabs simultaneously.
Apple needs to put their foot down on the accelerator and put a LTE radio in the next iPhone!
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I have the 4s and one point had the Skyrocket (sold it on eBay - didn't want to be throttled on the LTE plan) noticed the increased speeds here in Denver, when compared via xtremelabs simultaneously.
Apple needs to put their foot down on the accelerator and put a LTE radio in the next iPhone!
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I won't be surprised of the actual 5 is LTE, thinner and curved glass.
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I won't be surprised of the actual 5 is LTE, thinner and curved glass.
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It'll have to be that and more. Android is growing too big and too fast for apple.
For them to stay in the game apple will have to blow everyone away. And more than just software.
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I was actually thinking of getting the 4S but I would like to take advantage of LTE here in Houston. I also don't want to be throttled, but I think i can manage...... Hopefully
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It'll have to be that and more. Android is growing too big and too fast for apple.
For them to stay in the game apple will have to blow everyone away. And more than just software.
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Agree'd, they are getting very stale.
I just got my s2 i777 and I love my phone but now I see you can get it online only. The only ones they sale or the skyrocket. Should I stick with this or upgrade while I still have the option. I don't live in a LTE area. Please give me your opinion's. Thanks.
PS AT&T just put two new towers in my area so I have HSPA+ about 90% of the time.
I'm looking for people that had the i777 and then got the skyrocket.
Skyrocket. Do it. No balls.
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Why buy a lte phone if you dont have access to lte speeds?
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Why buy a lte phone if you dont have access to lte speeds?
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Cause there ain't nuttin better lol, but i dont have lte, if you buy a non lte phone youll have the same speeds anyway. Go for the rocket
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Why buy a lte phone if you dont have access to lte speeds?
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Because your stuck in a 2 year contract and maybe in those two years LTE will be in your area, so if you buy a non lte phone your screwed either way. Plus, never know, you may move to a LTE area...
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Because your stuck in a 2 year contract and maybe in those two years LTE will be in your area, so if you buy a non lte phone your screwed either way. Plus, never know, you may move to a LTE area...
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I understand the point about being stuck in a contract. I would avoid the contract myself but on the other hand if he knows hes gonna stick with 1 carrier then why not.
Its kinda hard for me to judge this seeing how i have been on LTE for almost a year and it doesnt seem like a big deal to me.
One thing the topic creator should know is the i777 and skyrocket are pretty much different phones so if hes into flashing roms that may make a difference in his decision.
Don't, just stick with what you got. Wait till something comes out don't jump on a phone now. In 6 months time you will find something else better and won't be able to get it. Just my opinion.
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Skyrocket. Do it. No balls.
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Bahahaha made my day
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I would wait also there will so many more choices in a few months the s2 you have is probably a better phone if you don't have lte. And there is so much more rom wise to flash for your s2 than the skyrocket
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If you're within the return period and you think there's a high likelihood of LTE coming to your city in the next two years, then I would switch (this is what I did).
Otherwise, the i777 is just as good as or better than the Skyrocket (unless you really gotta have that extra 0.2' screen real estate). Other than LTE, the only thing that I liked better about the Skyrocket is that the screen wakes up faster when you press the power button. Otherwise, they're pretty much the same. You should wait until until the Skyrocket HD, Sony Ion, or any other new phone coming out this year.
Just do it!
I've had both and they're pretty much the same phone. Some people say exynos processor and all that other junk....real usage they are the same.
If you think you'll get LTE in the next two years get an LTE phone.
Also..buy it off the market place or Craigslist, screw signing a contract.
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I started with the 777 and swapped to the 727 25 days into the contract when I heard that LTE was coming to KC.
Both are great handsets, but glad to have LTE-- which is rolling out quickly, so if you are in a metro area there is a good chance you will have it in the next year or so.
If you can switch for not much cost I would say do it.
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What phone to go with is going to depend a LOT on where you are. My wife as the 777 and I have the skyrocket. Outside of network they feel like the same phone just mine is a little bigger . In Chicago outside of LTE att's data network is beyond slow it takes about a minute to load a webpage on utms or hspa during rush hour. On lte it's just as fast as when I'm on wifi.
Keep your S2 if you don't have LTE, trust me it's a better phone, imo I prefer the 4'3 size, the square body,it's lighter too, the processor is definately better I used to have a S2 and switched to skyrocket only cause LTE and I notice the difference a lot but I guess I was willing to trade performance over internet speeds.
Simple if no LTE S2 better, if LTE Skyrocket only if you like speeds, if you ok with H+ speeds (3-6mbps) the the S2 still a better choice.
And at the end of the year it won't matter anyways Iphone5 or S3 will be out.
I made the switch from i777 to i727. I would say it is an even trade.
LTE is amazing. If you can get it, it is as good as everyone says. Pings in the 60ms on the average. I've seen up to around 50mbps down. Even when you have weak LTE, you are still getting more than 10mbps. Because of the low pings, it truly feels like wifi. bigger screen is just a tiny bit nicer. But processor is slow. Xvid playback is choppy. 3D games don't run as smooth. Just buttery smoothness you won't get that you got with i777.
I say the i777 is one of the best phones ever made. But lacking LTE. Even though the screen is tiny bit smaller, the i777 is a bit sleeker, more elegant.
Elegant
Lucidmike said:
I made the switch from i777 to i727. I would say it is an even trade.
LTE is amazing. If you can get it, it is as good as everyone says. Pings in the 60ms on the average. I've seen up to around 50mbps down. Even when you have weak LTE, you are still getting more than 10mbps. Because of the low pings, it truly feels like wifi. bigger screen is just a tiny bit nicer. But processor is slow. Xvid playback is choppy. 3D games don't run as smooth. Just buttery smoothness you won't get that you got with i777.
I say the i777 is one of the best phones ever made. But lacking LTE. Even though the screen is tiny bit smaller, the i777 is a bit sleeker, more elegant.
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Lucidmike, more elegant?....not if you have a white skyrocket!...I is just beautiful...
I have the GS2, the Skyrocket, and the Vivid and I don't live in a LTE market and I highly doubt I will get it any time soon. I find that the LTE phones get better service in my area Compared to the HSPA+ phones.
Stay with i777, much better device. No screen or speed issues. That phones gets many more things.
Huh?? u guys r all crazy lol. I'm watching 1080p h264 on my phone with no lag or anything, the rendered your app was using must have sucked. Yes exynos is a superior chipset when compared to snapdragon s3, but that's only at the same frequency. In benchmarks its been proven that the higher clock speed of 1.5 more than makes up for the lack of architecture. Don't just spout off nonsense from other reviewers without doing your own homework