I just totaled my car about an hour ago and my skyrocket took off like a rocket into a creek so it is no more.....not sure if I'd get another one now im thinking note or wait for S3 thoughts ?
Get your car fixed first!
I'd stick with SR, note and S3 are too big for my liking.
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I just totaled my car about an hour ago and my skyrocket took off like a rocket into a creek so it is no more.....not sure if I'd get another one now im thinking note or wait for S3 thoughts ?
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Dang hope you're alright.
S3 isnt really bigger, just longer and a little thinner but hey its a "new" phone and the community is huge on the other side as well so either one is good. Of course the S3 is newer and will have more features so with that aside its all about preference from that point as both phones are good.
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I just totaled my car about an hour ago and my skyrocket took off like a rocket into a creek so it is no more.....not sure if I'd get another one now im thinking note or wait for S3 thoughts ?
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Man, forget the phone. I hope you're okay, and I'm sorry about the car.
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First, go to a doctor if there is any nagging pain/issues after the accident
I'm assuming you are ok since you are posting on XDA but better to be on the safe side.
Second if the accident is not your fault (Or if you have comprehensive insurance) put pressure on the insurance company for the value of you car AND it's belongings including your $600+ phone
If the accident is your fault, or your insurance is minimum coverage, check kijiji or craigslist for a used one at a good price. There is always a (wannabe) isheep who cant handle the power of a droid.
thanks guys for all the kind words I'm fine just split my shin open on the steering wheel but I've had way worst injuries than that....my brother has never been in a car crash and the air bag did a number on his hand but we are both fine......but my baby there is no fixing her she is done! I feel so ''out of reach'' without my phone and it hasnt even been 2 hours.
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thanks guys for all the kind words I'm fine just split my shin open on the steering wheel but I've had way worst injuries than that....my brother has never been in a car crash and the air bag did a number on his hand but we are both fine......but my baby there is no fixing her she is done! I feel so ''out of reach'' without my phone and it hasnt even been 2 hours.
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Glad you're ok, phone are replaceable.
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I'm fine just split my shin open on the steering wheel
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Whoa. How does that happen? sure you didnt mean "chin"? And as stated, insurance WILL cover cost of personals
nope my Shin lol I know I thought the same thing but it happened
Glad to hear you are ok. That's the important part.
As far as phones go, the note is borderline garbage. Had one and it was just a bigger slower SR that came with a pen. S3 is you need the latest release, but honestly I'm going with a Google phone next time. AOSP and timely updates are more important than new add on software to me. I always end up flashing AOSP anyway so why not just go straight there.
Just my couple of pennies worth.
Again glad you're ok tho.
Whoops wrong thread
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nope my Shin lol I know I thought the same thing but it happened
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ha. Dude, I would never laugh about something serious, but I just knew you had misspelled. chin shin shin chin. Im still tryin to figure it out BTW.
thanks uncle if you say its trash i believe ya
bacon your a nut lol
and Ends man I dont understand alot of things about the crash!
GeezyF.Ladies said:
thanks uncle if you say its trash i believe ya
bacon your a nut lol
and Ends man I dont understand alot of things about the crash!
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Thought it was general. derp. Glad you're okay though. Oh and get a S3.
Im glad your ok. I had the note, I liked the pen part of it, but it is just ridiculously big. It hurt my hands after a while of holding it, it just looks silly when your talking on it, and it just felt awkward in my pocket. I exchanged it for the skyrocket and couldn't be happier.
Glad to hear you are alright man. I've had my fair share of crashes...mostly racing in the wrong place.
Get the sgs3 since the skyrocket was a loss. It's the logical decision at this point. It will be a nice little upgrade from the skyrocket but will still be familiar territory for you. Best of luck.
Glad you're ok dude
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Uncle Irish said:
Glad to hear you are ok. That's the important part.
As far as phones go, the note is borderline garbage. Had one and it was just a bigger slower SR that came with a pen. S3 is you need the latest release, but honestly I'm going with a Google phone next time. AOSP and timely updates are more important than new add on software to me. I always end up flashing AOSP anyway so why not just go straight there.
Just my couple of pennies worth.
Again glad you're ok tho.
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Agreed; if I were in your shoes I'd get the insurance replacement for $100 (or whatever it is now) and continue to wait for the next Nexus phone. That's what I've been planning to do anyway; no more phones on contract for me.
Seriously bro, the good news here is that you and your brother are largely unscathed. Car accidents can be pretty serious; I remember when I got rear-ended in my Dakota and the entire bed had to be replaced. The cab was largely okay, but I hurt for a day or two afterward. Can't imagine being in a wreck like yours.
get a 4S
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Been without my Bolt since the 4th and Ive been going a little nuts. haha. I keep reading and downloading roms/kernels that I WANT to install plus my daily free app from amazon...lol. Its supposed to be back with me tomorrow. Its been a long time and I cannot wait for it. lol. Thisll learn me to drop my phone next time.
I hear ya! Busted mine Saturday, powerbomb into hotel pool with it in my pocket, and got my new one yesterday. Was a ****ty few days with a borrowed flip phone, kept grabbing it to hit Google only to be followed by me saying "DOH!"
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emarusamun said:
I hear ya! Busted mine Saturday, powerbomb into hotel pool with it in my pocket, and got my new one yesterday. Was a ****ty few days with a borrowed flip phone, kept grabbing it to hit Google only to be followed by me saying "DOH!"
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Lol. Im on my enV3 and it SUCKS. Its so slow and laggy... I miss my Bolt..haha
Scary to hear. I don't have a backup if mine brakes, sold my last phone to help fund the Bolt, would have to pray Verizon had one readily available.
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Scary to hear. I don't have a backup if mine brakes, sold my last phone to help fund the Bolt, would have to pray Verizon had one readily available.
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Ive got an LG8100, an LG VX9400 and a BB 8703 I REFUSE to turn on. lol. 10 bucks plus shipping your pick. haha.
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Ive got an LG8100, an LG VX9400 and a BB 8703 I REFUSE to turn on. lol. 10 bucks plus shipping your pick. haha.
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Any problems with any of them other then not being a bolt?
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Lol. Im on my enV3 and it SUCKS. Its so slow and laggy... I miss my Bolt..haha
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at least you can blast out text message faster than any touch screen phone.
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at least you can blast out text message faster than any touch screen phone.
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Lol. I dunno, no predictive text, no spell check, and you have to press each button deliberately. Kinda slows down the texting. Not to mention the 305 incoming text capacity. lol.
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Any problems with any of them other then not being a bolt?
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Just checked them. The 8100 wont charge. It might be my charger, it might be the port. So, that ones out. Besides poor battery life from the other two, nothing. The BB is probably the most functional of them besides my enV3 which works as it did when it was brand new. lol.
I'm leaving the skyrocket. Regretfully. Had to switch to my wife's Verizon shared plan. So I sold my skyrocket. It sucks. You just are great. Best forum on xda. I appreciate everyone's great attitude and wish you guys the best. Doc j is the man journal will have greats developments for this phone. And I'm glad I was a part of the best community on xda ill still be around to help answer questions. But am now stuck with the thunderbolt. Which sucks I really want the nexus. But can not afford the 299 price as my car just took a dump. Both differentials and the transmission went out so I had no choice in this switch. The thunderbolt is junk. So I'm stuck unless someone wants to donate me a galaxy nexus or droid razar lol. Haha. Its been fun folks.
Damnit silver. Noooooooo
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I'm leaving the skyrocket. Regretfully. Had to switch to my wife's Verizon shared plan. So I sold my skyrocket. It sucks. You just are great. Best forum on xda. I appreciate everyone's great attitude and wish you guys the best. Doc j is the man journal will have greats developments for this phone. And I'm glad I was a part of the best community on xda ill still be around to help answer questions. But am now stuck with the thunderbolt. Which sucks I really want the nexus. But can not afford the 299 price as my car just took a dump. Both differentials and the transmission went out so I had no choice in this switch. The thunderbolt is junk. So I'm stuck unless someone wants to donate me a galaxy nexus or droid razar lol. Haha. Its been fun folks.
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sorry to hear this I have really enjoyed you being here. Don't worry about the thunderbolt, you will tweak that one to a better state, and get something better later when things settle, we both know that.
on a side note..what happened to the car
Sorry for the spelling stupid auto correct on this post thunderbolt. Lol trust me this phone sucks if u ever get veriizon don't get the thunderbolt only reason I have it is my wife had it unused so she just had to acctivate it. For me
To many mods did a launch broke the entire drivetrain. To much torque.
Lol already rooted it and have liquid asop with ice theme. Verizon lte sucks by the way. 10mbps down on there lte......60 on my skyrocket
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To many mods did a launch broke the entire drivetrain. To much torque.
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holy carp...how much torque were you running? I was at 370/390 (ish) when one of my ringlands cracked...tried driving it home and well..I should have had it towed.
I am halfway done with the rebuild but can't finish it
I make a monthly payment on and walk by my WRX everyday knowing I can't drive it again until most likely August
Not sure how muh torque. Vf30 turbo 565cc injectors perrin 3 inchinlet. Catless up pipe ....catless down 3 inch exhaust ... walbro 255lph pump... gfb manual boost controoler. Injen intake. Tactrix tuned 21psi. Valvebody coolant bypass...recirc valve crush cap mod. Samco sport intercooler piping
The spider gears inside the rear diff broke off Nd were bouncig around in the diff case.
That definitely sucks. Hope yours is up and running before mine!
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The spider gears inside the rear diff broke off Nd were bouncig around in the diff case.
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Well damn. You're leaving my section
---Jay---
Yes sir. Haha hope the community over there is good.
Should have calmed down by now.
---Jay---
Good luck silver
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Silver it was great working with you we will surly miss you. Good luck and what phone you getting now?
Im stuck with the thunderbolt. Cant afford the nexus which is what i really want because cars gona cost to much. Sigggh. Havent had to use a single core device in a long long time
Oh snappp i feel bad for you man its like going from Camaro to volt or a minivan. Well it is what it is.
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Im stuck with the thunderbolt. Cant afford the nexus which is what i really want because cars gona cost to much. Sigggh. Havent had to use a single core device in a long long time
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Well this sucks.
Thanks for apparently being the only one with the sense to perform a system dump after the ota update...my work would not be so distinguished with out that effort. Got to say thank for the all night enduring the boot loops for me and logcatting to get things working. Please stop by and say hi whenever. You got my gtalk. Always open to you.
I will surly miss your presents.
One request.....Ask jayharper to turn your post over to me would ya?
Later dude and all the best of luck. Thanks for everything.
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i897 on ICS special edition using tapatalk.
Thanks and your exactly right.
Yes sir doc. Already sent the pm to mr jay. And thank you for your badass work on our device. Good luck with red sonja. Im sure what ever ics rom you end up deving up once the ota hits will be legen...............wait for it..................dary...... lol as the2rrell would say
It kept re-****ing-setting and it was pissing me off!! I knew there was a reason I switched from CM7. Those random awesome resets. Its funny too cuz i was taking a dump when I smashed it on the floor. Hey I should have wiped my *** with the $130 I am going to be giving the insurance company instead of the toilet paper I used lol. So when my replacement comes in the mail, I will be using the stock rom!!
Im so angry I want to rip a baby in ****ing half!!
Why did you switch back to it then? Does it really cost that much with insurance? There's some shady looking repair shop in the mall I live near and the guy in there replaced my busted screen for $80
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I switched back because miui was being a pain! And I guess I forgot CM7 randomly Reset. If I were to replace the digitizer I would order it from eBay for $40 and replace it myself. Its not just the digitizer though. It's also the LCD as well. So if I were to order and replace both the digi and LCD myself, it would come to around $100 smackeroos. Why not just pay the extra $30 and get a brand spanking new G2x? I've thrown it quite a few times.
Insurance is rediculous on this phone! $130 every time I replace it.
Every time? How many times have you replaced it?
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Every time? How many times have you replaced it?
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This will be Replacement #2
I could never throw anything that I spent $200 of my own hard earned money on. I treat this phone like aa newborn baby. There's a couple scuffs and a tiny scratch on the screen which was caused by me being stupid and taking my phone to the beach (yeah SAND was the only thing able to scratch the screen) and I feel terrible about those tiny things. I don't understand how you could just throw it. So baffling to me.
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I could never throw anything that I spent $200 of my own hard earned money on. I treat this phone like aa newborn baby. There's a couple scuffs and a tiny scratch on the screen which was caused by me being stupid and taking my phone to the beach (yeah SAND was the only thing able to scratch the screen) and I feel terrible about those tiny things. I don't understand how you could just throw it. So baffling to me.
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I have a short temper! I don't mean to do stuff like this, it just happens then it's afterwards that I think... Man what did I just do?
This kid must have some rich parents
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Do you have Premium Handset Protection? I believe it covers physical damage.
you are a complete moron... you do stuff like this because you have a short temper? what are you 2 years old? and then you come and post about it on here like we are supposed to give you sympathy and listen to you talk about your personal problems...
and ive been running the newest baseband and cm7 rc3 since it first dropped and ive yet to have a random restart... even if it did restart im pretty sure im not going to throw a 200 dollar object around until it broke and then spend another 100 or so to fix it and create a 300 dollar glorified stress ball for myself... have some self-control
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I have a short temper! I don't mean to do stuff like this, it just happens then it's afterwards that I think... Man what did I just do?
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Spend the $130 on a anger management session!
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CM7 rc3 has been nothing short of perfect for me.
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So when my replacement comes in the mail, I will be using the stock rom!!
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If CM7 makes you angry, you sure as hell aren't gonna like the stock ROM. At this rate, I see another broken phone in your future.
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Wow! Seeing that smashed g2x makes me cringe! So sad! Well for me I've tried a ton of roms. Hellfires ics and gb roms and eagles blood. I'm supprised people are using even cm7 rc3 extra when Bluetooth calling doesn't even work correctly and speakerphone volume is so quiet. All roms except the stock rom 2.3.4 are broken since the March 2012 bb update. Kinda upset that no one has been able to fix this critical dealbreaker problem.
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This kid must have some rich parents
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I'm 25, I'm not a kid.
I.R.Chevy said:
This is the poster child of user error.
I haven't had a random reboot in months. (HFP/Faux) I also haven't thrown my phone ever.
So what I'm getting at is if you f*ck your phone up because of your own shortcomings then I think its time you stop using a smart phone.
Dumb people + Smart phones = Catastrophic Fails.
Good luck tho I hope you don't smash another.
Pin it to Win it.
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There is no need to insult me @I.R. Chevy. I am far from stupid! It seems that you are an ***hole though lol! Oops did I just insult you. Im sorry! I'm really not but lets pretend that I am. Btw dumb is lacking the ability to speak. Stupid is the adjective you are looking for!
I think it's just Canadians that are stupid; As a whole! Lol
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Wow! Seeing that smashed g2x makes me cringe! So sad! Well for me I've tried a ton of roms. Hellfires ics and gb roms and eagles blood. I'm supprised people are using even cm7 rc3 extra when Bluetooth calling doesn't even work correctly and speakerphone volume is so quiet. All roms except the stock rom 2.3.4 are broken since the March 2012 bb update. Kinda upset that no one has been able to fix this critical dealbreaker problem.
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I has the old BB. Hopefully the new phone doesn't have the new BB!
You are lucky my friend. I wish I could find a way to revert to the old BB. It's keeping me from enjoying/wanting to install these awesome roms.
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You are lucky my friend. I wish I could find a way to revert to the old BB. It's keeping me from enjoying/wanting to install these awesome roms.
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I bought it when it first came out that's probably why. When I ordered the replacement, it came with the old BB. You could call that luck!
Hopefully the new phone comes with the old BB. Now that would be what I would call lucky!
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You are lucky my friend. I wish I could find a way to revert to the old BB. It's keeping me from enjoying/wanting to install these awesome roms.
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If you look in owains rom thread there is now a fix in the op so you can use the old rom's with the new bb all in one simple flashable fix
Pin it to Win it.
Well , other phones have this so i think we should too! I like reading other peoples thoughts on when ics is gonna be released even if its a random guess. i think by the end of this month is my estimate.
We will get it when everyone else in the world has it....
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I quickly learned the skyrocket is red headed step child... when I bought this device..... I wouldn't be surprised if we never get it
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WhatzinyourphonE said:
I quickly learned the skyrocket is red headed step child... when I bought this device..... I wouldn't be surprised if we never get it
AOKP Android 4.0.4
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I find your lack of faith disturbing.
Well the t989 got it today, so I think we might actually get sometime this week, if not next week hope fully, at least this shows Rogers isn't waiting for the release of the s3 to update its existing galaxy line
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I think so too if t mobile can do it then why is att so far behind especially since there's been 2 leaks and from what ive read the second is all the way functional except a few bugs so what's taking so long
Yeah, hopefully this week or next. I see no reason why not. T-Mo SII just got it through Kies, so there is def SII love. US SIII just isn't groundbreaking.
Will this be an OTA we have to manually retreive or a Kies update? Im half wondering if Kies will give it to us right now.
I hope it gets here soon, I'm so utterly disgusted with the lack of features and performance in mine that I'm already ready to go back to an iPhone. The only reason I bought it was because my iPhone 4 was stolen and the AT&T sales rep said ICS was coming out "next week", this was nearly two months ago.
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I hope it gets here soon, I'm so utterly disgusted with the lack of features and performance in mine that I'm already ready to go back to an iPhone. The only reason I bought it was because my iPhone 4 was stolen and the AT&T sales rep said ICS was coming out "next week", this was nearly two months ago.
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lack of features? which features might those be?
As far as performance goes, the skyrocket is no slouch.
bp787 said:
lack of features? which features might those be?
As far as performance goes, the skyrocket is no slouch.
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Last I checked only the galaxy S3 and like 1 other phone were better, am I wrong?
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digitalmaniak3k said:
I hope it gets here soon, I'm so utterly disgusted with the lack of features and performance in mine that I'm already ready to go back to an iPhone. The only reason I bought it was because my iPhone 4 was stolen and the AT&T sales rep said ICS was coming out "next week", this was nearly two months ago.
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Ooh boy..
More of this
Fragmentation.
Lack of features aka I can't find them cuz they aren't on the home screen or plastered to my face
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hey, I'm not here to start anything, I wasted $200 on this thing because it's just not right for my usage. I have to restart it several times a day because it locks up, the stock browser is a joke, I'm forced to use Dolphin which I hate to access my company portal (hey, I didn't use Safari on my iPhone, but Safari did work for that) It won't ring, I never get notifications of text messages or voicemail, I drive over 200 miles a day so having music to listen to is important, and I had to dust off my old iPod for that, I had the TomTom app on my iPhone and since I travel out of my service area regularly I cant trust the navigation that came with the Samsung because it constantly loses GPS signal, so I had to buy a TomTom. I honestly thought my phone was broken so I took it back but the guy in the store said there was nothing wrong with my phone. I used to use Foursquare but the GPS is so off that every time I check in anywhere it says I'm too far away. Oh, and my battery only gives me about three hours off the charger.
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Lack of features aka I can't find them cuz they aren't on the home screen or plastered to my face
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Haha! Epic!
But honestly this is taking way too long to get the "official" ICS out... not complaining just an observation.
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hey, I'm not here to start anything, I wasted $200 on this thing because it's just not right for my usage. I have to restart it several times a day because it locks up, the stock browser is a joke, I'm forced to use Dolphin which I hate to access my company portal (hey, I didn't use Safari on my iPhone, but Safari did work for that) It won't ring, I never get notifications of text messages or voicemail, I drive over 200 miles a day so having music to listen to is important, and I had to dust off my old iPod for that, I had the TomTom app on my iPhone and since I travel out of my service area regularly I cant trust the navigation that came with the Samsung because it constantly loses GPS signal, so I had to buy a TomTom. I honestly thought my phone was broken so I took it back but the guy in the store said there was nothing wrong with my phone. I used to use Foursquare but the GPS is so off that every time I check in anywhere it says I'm too far away. Oh, and my battery only gives me about three hours off the charger.
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Then you just have a faulty phone bro...
Cool story
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Then you just have a faulty phone bro...
Cool story
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AT&T and Samsung disagree.
digitalmaniak3k said:
AT&T and Samsung disagree.
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Well maybe you're just "special"
Go back to an iPhone, they're good for people who can't figure things out
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Well maybe you're just "special"
Go back to an iPhone, they're good for people who can't figure things out
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Wow you're a ****. And I mean that with the most disgusted inflection that word allows for, jackass.
To the other guy; your phone is faulty. It just is. You're the consumer, you payed for a product that isn't delivering. You're going to need to whine and ***** about it, make it a big of enough deal; don't take no for an answer.
They're retail stores, switching out used devices isn't really their forte. (If you had a faulty iPhone you'd still need to make a big deal about it before getting it switched).
You have a great phone, trust me and everyone else here who knows phones. Yours is faulty; the Skyrocket is an incredibly powerful device.
Gentlemen and ladies, just wanted to thank everyone here for helping me make my TB last as long as it did. I had posted many a noob question and everyone was very helpful in answering those goofy questions. I have migrated to the 8X, and will miss seeing all the stuff everyone keeps coming up with!
Just wanted to thank everyone who lended a helping hand!
Cheers!
I can't understand why people are jumping ship, the Thunderbolt is a GREAT phone and, with the right ROM is all anyone would ever need!
I'm sticking with it for two reasons:
1. because it's so perfect that nobody could ever wish for a better phone and
2. because UPS didn't deliver my Galaxy SIII today. It should be here tomorrow.
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I can't understand why people are jumping ship, the Thunderbolt is a GREAT phone and, with the right ROM is all anyone would ever need!
I'm sticking with it for two reasons:
1. because it's so perfect that nobody could ever wish for a better phone and
2. because UPS didn't deliver my Galaxy SIII today. It should be here tomorrow.
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Bah! Thats funny!
And it's here so I guess this is farewell for me, too.
I'm finished the set-up and so far I prefer the Thunderbolt, I suppose the S3 will grow on me eventually?
Last but not least, thanks to all here who have made the T'bolt a very good experience!
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Gentlemen and ladies, just wanted to thank everyone here for helping me make my TB last as long as it did. I had posted many a noob question and everyone was very helpful in answering those goofy questions. I have migrated to the 8X, and will miss seeing all the stuff everyone keeps coming up with!
Just wanted to thank everyone who lended a helping hand!
Cheers!
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Congratulations!
What do you plan on doing with the old Bolt? IF you are going to make it a paper weight might I ask for it. Mine lost the top half of the screen and the ear speaker is out. Not good when unemployed so looking for a free phone?
Thank you,
Even though I jumped ship to a DNA, my use of the Thunderbolt is not over. It now serves as my music player and as a GPS unit. It is now more convenient since having 1 phone and using it for GPS, it would be a pain when you get a phone call and then you end up lost or whatever. Now I can answer my calls and speak my texts as I'm driving with my DNA while still being able to navigate. So for me, my Thunderbolt is still very much active.
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And it's here so I guess this is farewell for me, too.
I'm finished the set-up and so far I prefer the Thunderbolt, I suppose the S3 will grow on me eventually?
Last but not least, thanks to all here who have made the T'bolt a very good experience!
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I have a friend here who also was a TB user, he went with the S3 also, and really loves it. So I think its a learning curve, new setup that you will get used to. I am still trying to figure out just how I want my start screen set up, keep changing it. Eventually I will stop. Or die, whichever comes first!
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Even though I jumped ship to a DNA, my use of the Thunderbolt is not over. It now serves as my music player and as a GPS unit. It is now more convenient since having 1 phone and using it for GPS, it would be a pain when you get a phone call and then you end up lost or whatever. Now I can answer my calls and speak my texts as I'm driving with my DNA while still being able to navigate. So for me, my Thunderbolt is still very much active.
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My thunderbolt stayed in the family as I gave it to my little sis when I got the Galaxy Nexus last month. She loves the fact that I had it rooted and that I had the extended battery.
jerrya said:
So I think its a learning curve, new setup that you will get used to.
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My problem is the button locations, they're different! I have large hands and when messing around in recovery my ring finger constantly hits the "back" button, the power button is in a very bad place for me, etc. etc.
It takes a lot of getting used to!
xs11e said:
My problem is the button locations, they're different! I have large hands and when messing around in recovery my ring finger constantly hits the "back" button, the power button is in a very bad place for me, etc. etc.
It takes a lot of getting used to!
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Yea, like I said, my biggest issue is actually the camera button, I give it a love tap everytime I grab the phone. Thankfully its not an instant on, otherwise that would be a problem.
Its good to see though, that even with this minor (I believe its a minor) issue, its still a great phone. There is no way you can make the location of the buttons perfect for everyone since were all built with different fingers and hands.
And I didn't keep the TB, sold it back to Verizon for 33 bucks, and with the 8X on sale for 99, its nice to only pay 66 bucks for an over 500 dollor phone!
AND I think I FINALLY have the start screen where I want it. Now just have to figure out how to reduce the size of all my songs. With all the songs on, I maxed out the memory. Surprising, its still wicked fast with only 30mb free! WoopWoop!
FJ40dan said:
Congratulations!
What do you plan on doing with the old Bolt? IF you are going to make it a paper weight might I ask for it. Mine lost the top half of the screen and the ear speaker is out. Not good when unemployed so looking for a free phone?
Thank you,
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Sorry, see post above, its already on its way to Verizon.
FJ40dan said:
Congratulations!
What do you plan on doing with the old Bolt? IF you are going to make it a paper weight might I ask for it. Mine lost the top half of the screen and the ear speaker is out. Not good when unemployed so looking for a free phone?
Thank you,
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Yea my ear speaker is out also. I managed to blow that speaker and crack the bottom right hand corner of my screen.
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I went to the note 2 first day it came out and haven't looked back. I do miss the simultaneous voice and data over 3g. I work in a 3g/4g fringe area.
Thunderbolt is now a slimed down bamf offline gps / music / trip tracker.
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How do you use GPS offline?
damusmf said:
How do you use GPS offline?
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There is an option to save your maps for offline use.
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Copilot is an app I use, but there are many others. You can pay anywhere from 10$-50$ depending on quality. I find copilot is a good mix of price, performance, quality. It's only been wrong twice in the few years I've used it.
I also use locus maps pro for my backwoods hiking and tracking.
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