So I just switched from Sprint to T-Mobile and am very happy. I like the fact that I have a sim card and can switch it from hone to phone. I have the Samsung Exhibit II 4G and like the phone. My question is there any "rugged" phones out there that would work for T-Mobile? I also am interested in a "Rugged" flip phone that will do Phone/SMS so that if I am going to some place that might be real hard on a phone, I can put my sim in it and sill have phone and texting. I know Sanyo makes a nice small flip phone that is rugged, but I don't think it uses a sim card.
So what "Specs" am I looking for when seeing if the phone will work on T-Mobile?
Kyle
I'd recommend the Motorola defy. I had one when I was with T-Mobile. I planned on going back to tmo and getting one for the same reason you want to. Overall its a great little phone.
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watt9493 said:
I'd recommend the Motorola defy. I had one when I was with T-Mobile. I planned on going back to tmo and getting one for the same reason you want to. Overall its a great little phone.
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Did it work 4G? Also is it small? I want a small phone like my Samsung Exhibit II 4G or my old HTC Inc
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Did it work 4G? Also is it small? I want a small phone like my Samsung Exhibit II 4G or my old HTC Inc
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It has a 3.7 inch screen iirc. And I don't thing it gets 4g, but the 3g on that thing was blazing fast when I had it
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It has a 3.7 inch screen iirc. And I don't thing it gets 4g, but the 3g on that thing was blazing fast when I had it
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That would be good. Is there only one defy or do I have to find one with some certain frequencies or something? Also would you know if the Casio Commando phones (http://www.casiogzone.com/) will work on T-Mobile?
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That would be good. Is there only one defy or do I have to find one with some certain frequencies or something? Also would you know if the Casio Commando phones (http://www.casiogzone.com/) will work on T-Mobile?
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I'd stick with the defy. Casio doesn't seem to be the best manufacturer. There's defys on amazon going for 188 that will work with T-Mobile
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I'd stick with the defy. Casio doesn't seem to be the best manufacturer. There's defys on amazon going for 188 that will work with T-Mobile
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Thanks. So is there more than one dify or will anyone work?
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Thanks. So is there more than one dify or will anyone work?
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I'd buy one that says T-Mobile. Just to be safe
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Great little phones - if you are going to be rough with it - Id still get an otterbox cover or similar.
Upgrade to ICS or JB through XDA
The casios are hit and miss, gzones rock, exilims arent that great, but I think Moto makes one, dunno for who. I
Thanks. What about a flip phone?
Kyle
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Anybody have any luck porting a Infuse over to Cincinnati Bell?
I seem to only get the Edge network and can't receive MMS (even after trying 247,987 different settings....)
What a fantastic device and I sure would hate to lose it.....
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Anybody have any luck porting a Infuse over to Cincinnati Bell?
I seem to only get the Edge network and can't receive MMS (even after trying 247,987 different settings....)
What a fantastic device and I sure would hate to lose it.....
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What bands does Cincinatti Bell use for 3G? If they use the same bands as T-Mobile, this would explain the Infuse being stuck at EDGE. There is no way around this.
They use the same as T-Mobile so it will be edge only.
Yeah it is the same as tmobile. 1700/aws is the typical band for their 3g I'm pretty sure.
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Gentlemen, thanks for the info.
I was fairly certain that was going to be a hard limitation. I just wanted to run it by my XDA friends before I had a visit to eBay.
I was given this by AT&T as a “gift” if I would stay with them and admittedly it was enticing since I actually found the Infuse as close to perfect for my needs.
Oh well “eBay meet my Infuse…..”
Ps – anyone want to make a recommendation on a close replacement out of these choices (or what to avoid);
HTC Panache
Huawei Ascend
Samsung Vibrant
Samsung Nexus s 3g
Dell Streak 5
Motorola Milestone XT720
Tmobile actually has a goods selection of nice android phones like the gtx2 galaxy s 4 and some others which should work nicley on cincy bell. But if tmobile merges with att idk if they will tell bell to find a new frequency or if since they are local att won't care thinking it won't clog up the data bandwidth too much. Then you'd do all this for nothing you know what I mean lol
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If you liked the infuse, the vibrant is going to be very similar, possibly the nexus s as well. Personally, I would grab a tmobile HTC sensation from the marketplace on here or eBay for 350-400 or so and use that.
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I would avoid Huawei at all costs. Their policy on updates is, "Want an update? Buy this slightly modified variant of the same device you already own." and "Accessories? What accessories? That dock connector is just there to look pretty and sell tablets to idiots like you that don't know us yet."
Yes, I'm a VERY bitter S7 owner.
For those that purchased this phon on launch day our return window is closing soon. Is anyone else considering returning the phone for another att lte device? What lte devices are coming soon for att?
There are only 2 right now. The vivid and skyrocket. The vivid is htc with a slower processor, and locked botloader.. but there is aan lg phone coming out soon suposidley the last lte phone of the year
http://www.pcworld.com/article/245059/lg_nitro_hd_atandts_720p_4g_lte_phone.html
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For those that purchased this phon on launch day our return window is closing soon. Is anyone else considering returning the phone for another att lte device? What lte devices are coming soon for att?
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Vivid is your only choice at the moment... Nexus might not come till Summer 2012 for Att&t..
ICS will be available on the SR very soon
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Vivid is your only choice at the moment... Nexus might not come till Summer 2012 for Att&t..
ICS will be available on the SR very soon
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I really hope ics does come soon. Lol but who knows with at&t
May take longer then u think. The verizon galaxy nexus hasnt even be released yet. So no other phones will get ics until after it is
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I really hope ics does come soon. Lol but who knows with at&t
May take longer then u think. The verizon galaxy nexus hasnt even be released yet. So no other phones will get ics until after it is
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I hope it does too.. I heard the Verizon Nexus is coming Dec 8... along with the Asus prime 2 tab..
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There are only 2 right now. The vivid and skyrocket. The vivid is htc with a slower processor, and locked botloader.. but there is aan lg phone coming out soon suposidley the last lte phone of the year
http://www.pcworld.com/article/245059/lg_nitro_hd_atandts_720p_4g_lte_phone.html
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according to this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(system_on_chip)
its the same processor in both. the international Raider is clocked at the same speed and the AT&T variant (Vivid) is slightly Underclocked from the factory. but they are both capable of the same speeds.
You don't even say why you want to return it.
I've personally contemplated getting the Galaxy Nexus (unlocked), but I'm torn between the two.
The main GN selling points for me are the higher res display, notification light and NFC out of the box. On the other hand, it's got a crappy camera, no LTE (plus I'm hearing lousy signal and data speeds on AT&T).
What I love about the SR is obviously LTE and the camera, but on the other hand I hate the 800x480 res and sound quality of both ear speaker and loud speaker is sub-par. Plus, no notification light is killing me, reminds of my days with an iPhone. Why does Samsung omit this feature is beyond me.
If you can live w/ less internal memory, than the LG Nitro HD LTE might be good.
But the dev suport on the lg will be a gamble
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The skyrocket is a really good device, you might as well keep it. Your other option on ATT is the vivid which I have and is a great device. But don't worry, with this CarrierIQ thing going on right now (which seems to be ATT only and not Google, Samsung or HTC) you ptobably should be able to opt out the contract at any time since you didn't sign up for that crap...
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Ciq isnt just att.....the samsung epic is the first phone i believe to be discoverd with it thats sprint, and that was discoverd almost a year ago. But i am suprised no one has tried to see if they could get out of there contract yet due to it... i believe it was k0nane who discoverd it on the epic
Then it looks like the SR is the best choice for the next 6 months or so. Honestly, I haven't even looked at new phones that were coming out for AT&T. The LG phone doesn't look appealing as there is only 4gb on board which is crazy for a smartphone these days.
Thanks for the info!!
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This is my concern. The only two gripes I have about my skyrocket are the screen lines and the poor audio...The LG Nitro screen quality may be better resolution, but it is still LCD. I doubt audio is any better than what it was on the thrill. On that note...the thrill has hod absolutely no developmental improvements since I left that device over a month ago.
I have no interest in the Vivid (heavy, washed out screen, bootloader issue) so the Nitro would be my only choice at the moment and I just don't see that happening...4gb internal memory and no development....the SR will prolly be the better choice to tide me over until mid '12
We have another upgrade available next week so we may pick up a nitro to compare side by side.
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according to this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(system_on_chip)
its the same processor in both. the international Raider is clocked at the same speed and the AT&T variant (Vivid) is slightly Underclocked from the factory. but they are both capable of the same speeds.
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very interesting
HP TouchPad, T-Mobile Galaxy S II, Galaxy S II Skyrocket, HTC Vivid, NTT DoCoMo Galaxy S II LTE
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the Galaxy S2 variants i knew them all
what i did not know was the HP TouchPad is the SAME!!!!! as our phones just super sized
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the Galaxy S2 variants i knew them all
what i did not know was the HP TouchPad is the SAME!!!!! as our phones just super sized
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i love my touchpad...lol. i got a galaxy tab, but couldnt get rid of the touchpad, so i gave it to my 8 yr old
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...(plus I'm hearing lousy signal and data speeds on AT&T).
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Where are you seeing this? None of the reviews I've read have mentioned that. One thing that may not be widely understood is that you need to have your account provisioned to get HSPA+ data speeds. The old wap.cingular.com gateway is apparently capped in terms of data speeds. You need the IMEI of a "4G" capable AT&T phone in order to get a 4G data plan and the right code added to your account - AT&T doesn't recognize the IMEI of the GN as 4G capable. My plan is to buy the SGS2 Skyrocket with my upgrade, activate it on the 4G unlimited data plan, then sell it and use the SIM in an unlocked GN once the 32GB HSPA+ GN is available.
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Where are you seeing this?
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I read it in multiple posts here on XDA under the GN section. My line was fine with HSPA+ since I had the Atrix, and they said I wouldn't need a new SIM for the Skyrocket...which I believe since I'm getting 45mbs here in DC.
Would any of you guys suggest buying a Samsung Epic Touch 4G now? or the iPhone4s? I currently have an HTC Evo 4G and the power button gave out... it only works if I don't let the screen time out ):.
My question is, do you think I should buy the Samsung Epic Touch 4G or iPhone4s, OR wait for the rumored iPhone5/Samsung Galaxy SIII?
I would suggest the epic touch 4g
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Would any of you guys suggest buying a Samsung Epic Touch 4G now? or the iPhone4s? I currently have an HTC Evo 4G and the power button gave out... it only works if I don't let the screen time out ):.
My question is, do you think I should buy the Samsung Epic Touch 4G or iPhone4s, OR wait for the rumored iPhone5/Samsung Galaxy SIII?
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Wait for the Galaxy SIII. You could also consider the Evo 4G LTE - http://news.softpedia.com/news/HTC-EVO-4G-LTE-Approved-by-FCC-Pre-Orders-Start-in-May-264450.shtml (since you had an Evo, it may make you feel more "at home").
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OR wait for the rumored iPhone5/Samsung Galaxy SIII?
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Wait for the Galaxy SIII.
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iPhone 5 is rumored after this summer, i would give a chance to SGS3 in 1 month
greentea8 said:
Would any of you guys suggest buying a Samsung Epic Touch 4G now? or the iPhone4s? I currently have an HTC Evo 4G and the power button gave out... it only works if I don't let the screen time out ):.
My question is, do you think I should buy the Samsung Epic Touch 4G or iPhone4s, OR wait for the rumored iPhone5/Samsung Galaxy SIII?
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If you are serious about waiting and iOS platform you should wait a few months to start getting the "new" iPhone rumors and release date.
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Would any of you guys suggest buying a Samsung Epic Touch 4G now? or the iPhone4s? I currently have an HTC Evo 4G and the power button gave out... it only works if I don't let the screen time out ):.
My question is, do you think I should buy the Samsung Epic Touch 4G or iPhone4s, OR wait for the rumored iPhone5/Samsung Galaxy SIII?
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I think there's a website where you can get all kinds of people submitting ROMS, each with customization, themes, adjusted apps, all for the iPhone4s. Oh wait, actually I don't' think there is.
Neither, because you'll be able to get a much better phone by may/june
Well, since mostly everyone is telling me to wait... is there anyway to get my phone to function? I either have to leave the screen on and not let it timeout, or pull out the battery and put it back in to view a text/email.
I went from an Epic 4G Touch to an iPhone 4S for 2 months, and regretted it. The only saving grace of the iPhone is that it feels expensive and looks good, but from a usability standpoint you will be really limited in what you can do with it, even jailbroken (which you can't jailbreak it now anyways if you buy it new). I'm on a white Epic 4G Touch now. There's no place like home.
I'd say wait for the Evo 4G LTE, but the Epic 4G Touch is without a doubt the fastest phone out right now, even faster than the Galaxy Nexus. You can't go wrong with it. But like others have said, wait to see around next month and June. If you HAVE to pick a phone right now, Epic 4G Touch. If you have to pick one now and want to sell it later, get an iPhone 4S, call Sprint to have them unlock it, then sell it on eBay for $600 and buy the Evo 4G LTE off contract.
i guess I might have to go with the epic 4g touch... idk how much longer I can survive without a phone lol
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i guess I might have to go with the epic 4g touch... idk how much longer I can survive without a phone lol
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Well, if you need it now, then the Samsung Epic 4G Touch is one of the best options you have.
in my opinion wait for the galaxy s III or whatever they will call it.
I hope it will be announced until the last of April, And don't listen to any rumor in the internet right now 98% are imaginations and lies...
I'm still using the trusty EVO 4g but will be upgrading to the new EVO LTE when it comes out. That is one killer phone.
I know there is a bunch of these threads, but they all aim at different manufacturers.
This is aimed at everyone just to show the manufacturers that there is alot of people waiting to buy a new qwerty phone.
Please sign
http://www.change.org/petitions/do-you-want-a-new-highend-qwerty-phone#
Best regards
I like what I see from the petition: but I disagree about the metal structure/housing. Most of the time, people put cases on anyways and often times, they're a lot better for longevity. You can replace the case on the cheap should it break, but not the housing itself.
Putting that aside, I would also like to see a good Wolfson DAC as well as a proper GPS.
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I like what I see from the petition: but I disagree about the metal structure/housing. Most of the time, people put cases on anyways and often times, they're a lot better for longevity. You can replace the case on the cheap should it break, but not the housing itself.
Putting that aside, I would also like to see a good Wolfson DAC as well as a proper GPS.
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I was thinking about something like the HTC One S ceramic aluminium surface.
And it´s hard to but a decent case on a flipout phone
Spread the word, where getting close to the goal
There's the Samsung Captivate Glide that recently came out on AT&T
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KayxGee1 said:
There's the Samsung Captivate Glide that recently came out on AT&T
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Yes, and there is the Motorola Droid4 which is faster, but none of them is available in europe, or really highend phones.
But the Samsung Captive should work on our networks right?
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Yes, and there is the Motorola Droid4 which is faster, but none of them is available in europe, or really highend phones.
But the Samsung Captive should work on our networks right?
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If your carrier is GSM then yes. Being that it is an AT&T device it has the 850MHz and 1900MHz bands for 3G/4G
Also, there is the LG myTouch Q from T-mobile. It's the latest myTouch device. Then there is the second generation HTC myTouch 4G Slide. They have the 900MHz and 2100MHz bands for 3G/4G
Make sure the bands are compatible with your network. If not you will only get EDGE.
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Hey guys, I'm looking for a T-Mobile phone that is used and costs around $150. I'm looking at these phones:
HTC MyTouch 4G (non-slide)
HTC G2
Motorola Defy
Samsung Vibrant
Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Also, taking into consideration which has ICS and a more active dev community.
Thanks!
EDIT: I'm going for a no-contract $30 prepaid plan, forgot to add that
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Hey guys, I'm looking for a T-Mobile phone that is used and costs around $150. I'm looking at these phones:
HTC MyTouch 4G (non-slide)
HTC G2
Motorola Defy
Samsung Vibrant
Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Also, taking into consideration which has ICS and a more active dev community.
Thanks!
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SSGS3 is best
hjepkhachvotinh said:
SSGS3 is best
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Can't afford that
Get galaxy s2 and if you want to switch to verizon, amazon wireless has galaxy nexus for penny
Hope that helps
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Get galaxy s2 and if you want to switch to verizon, amazon wireless has galaxy nexus for penny
Hope that helps
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I'm a student in HS and doing a summer job and cant really afford verizon either XD, so yea I'm switching from Virgin Mobile because their service in my area is really bad, but if I could, I would get that immediately lol
taha1112 said:
Hey guys, I'm looking for a T-Mobile phone that is used and costs around $150. I'm looking at these phones:
HTC MyTouch 4G (non-slide)
HTC G2
Motorola Defy
Samsung Vibrant
Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Also, taking into consideration which has ICS and a more active dev community.
Thanks!
EDIT: I'm going for a no-contract $30 prepaid plan, forgot to add that
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Go with the vibrant! Great phone. The SGS 4g (T959v) is nice but there is a larger dev community for the original. You won't be disappointed.
Edit: Don't overlook the captivate from at&t. It is easily unlocked with an app and is a great phone, large dev support as well.
What are you looking at shortbus?
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Edit: Don't overlook the captivate from at&t. It is easily unlocked with an app and is a great phone, large dev support as well.
What are you looking at shortbus?
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Captivate doesn't support T-Mobile 3g
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Captivate doesn't support T-Mobile 3g
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Yes it does, I am currently running one now on T-Mobile prepaid.
What are you looking at shortbus......
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Yes it does, I am currently running one now on T-Mobile prepaid.
What are you looking at shortbus......
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:O where are you living, and, can I get some pictures of that because, that will make my day!
Would never buy Motorola, Samsung and so much about nothing at all, so much trouble with him was. So many problems with the flashing, forever's not like it, is not flashing, after the firmware is not loaded, reloaded
My choice of HTC
My wife has the Samsung Galaxy S, but its sometimes crappy with force restarts.
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My wife has the Samsung Galaxy S, but its sometimes crappy with force restarts.
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I am leaning towards the Galaxy S because I bought GTA 3 on one of my old phones and it was laggy on that one (it had an adreno 205)
consider the htc one x
with his quadcore processor you're good for a few years
My vote goes for HTC One X too. Tegra 3 is overrated, but too many developers start to consider that as main platform for development.
He wants phones that are affordable guys!!! lol But if I had to I would get a Samsung Galaxy S 4G and get straight talk for $45 Unlimited everything!!!.
Now for high end phones... the GS3 is deffinently the KING!
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:O where are you living, and, can I get some pictures of that because, that will make my day!
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I live in Washington D.C. I will post some pics up later today for you. Believe me I really looked into it before I bought my captivate. I also have a vibrant. These are really great devices. Flashing is really easy, no need to worry about s-on/off like HTC devices. I also have an HTC my touch 3g slide aka espresso and I prefer the Samsungs hands down.
What are you looking at shortbus......
get the galaxy s 4g i have the int version and its still my daily phone
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I am leaning towards the Galaxy S because I bought GTA 3 on one of my old phones and it was laggy on that one (it had an adreno 205)
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Let me start out by saying I'm not advocating piracy or any illegal activities but you can get alot of cool new games from 4shared. Hypothetically you could get the apk for these games to try and see how they work on your device before purchasing. Please purchase these games and apps to help support the development and continuation of great apps on the market.
What are you looking at shortbus......
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I live in Washington D.C. I will post some pics up later today for you. Believe me I really looked into it before I bought my captivate. I also have a vibrant. These are really great devices. Flashing is really easy, no need to worry about s-on/off like HTC devices. I also have an HTC my touch 3g slide aka espresso and I prefer the Samsungs hands down.
What are you looking at shortbus......
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I like the look and feel of the captivate more than the vibrant myself. Anyways, you can flash different bands? link me to the instructions please!
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He wants phones that are affordable guys!!! lol But if I had to I would get a Samsung Galaxy S 4G and get straight talk for $45 Unlimited everything!!!.
Now for high end phones... the GS3 is deffinently the KING!
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I don't use minutes if any at all, that's why im going with tmobile (and saving 5 bucks a month while im at it )
I'll be buying a phone within the next 2 days, can someone confirm if captivate can work with tmobile 3g? I've looked all over and everyone says it only works with edge
thankyou!