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I was just unlucky or Captivate is so bad?

I dropped the Captivate yesterday. Because I had a silicon case and screen protector, seems like nothing happen, not even a small scratch. Hell no. After that the phone just couldn't send or receive any call!!! Calling from my friends' phones: just one ring and then it went to Voice mail box. Trying to call my friends: not even a ring, just "Call ended". Well, what was going on? I tried everything: switch the simcard to another phone, worked fine! Hard reset, flash back to stock, didn't help!
AT&T is sending me a new one (well, probably refurbished), but I just feel so disappointed with that. Only one drop! My previous Samsung Omnia has been dropped so many times, some times even the back cover and battery was out, but it still works smoothly!

sounds like you dropped it just right to severely damage the antenna

Man that sucks luckily you didn't scratch it up and they really couldn't pin point the problem and blame you
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Dropped mine today will running to my car. It landed face down (yikes!) and slid about 5 feet (YIKES!!!). I picked it up assuming the glass would be cracked or at least nicely scratched or the phone would simply not work. To my surprise, the screen looks totally unscathed and the phone still works fine. I have some lovely scratches on the plastic casing either side of the screen which sucks but they are hardly noticeable.
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I had my phone go straight to voicemail once, i thought that was wierd. Other than that nothing out of the ordinary. The phone works well for me including the GPS, which I know a lot of people complained about.

So I was probably unlucky though. Of course the good thing is the phone has no scratch, but that is what I would expect. I dont know if the drop affected the antenna, as I could still see at least 3 bars of signal. Just weird. Good thing that you guy, who have dropped the phone at least one, did not experience the same problem as mine. So I guess I can still love the Captivate though . Otherwise, I hate to see the chuckle in my room-mate's face, who has an iPhone

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So I was probably unlucky though. Of course the good thing is the phone has no scratch, but that is what I would expect. I dont know if the drop affected the antenna, as I could still see at least 3 bars of signal. Just weird. Good thing that you guy, who have dropped the phone at least one, did not experience the same problem as mine. So I guess I can still love the Captivate though . Otherwise, I hate to see the chuckle in my room-mate's face, who has an iPhone
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I hope that'd be one of those nervous "ha ha we're in the same boat now, mine came with a damaged antenna out of the box" chuckles. j/k
Anyway, that's weird that it still shows a few bars but doesn't connect.. Maybe you somehow shook part of the antenna's connector loose?

Well, I guess the silicon/rubber case should help a little bit to avoid things like that happen. I cant imagine how bad it was if I didnt have the case.

ive dropped my cappy numerous times. thank god it has the bodyglove (while waiting for the otterbox) which seemed to take the abuse well. i think you just got unlucky

yeah sounds like u damaged the antenna

I would try changing the similar card before anything. I work for att and a lot of times people drop their phones and as a result have no service and I just change the similar card and it works 99% of the time.
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Godd advice, and by the the way SIM stands for Subscriber Identity Module, and not similar, but since you work for AT&T, we don't expect you to know that.

rajendra82 said:
Godd advice, and by the the way SIM stands for Subscriber Identity Module, and not similar, but since you work for AT&T, we don't expect you to know that.
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I'm hoping that was a his/her keyboard changed it or at least I hope so
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rajendra82 said:
Godd advice, and by the the way SIM stands for Subscriber Identity Module, and not similar, but since you work for AT&T, we don't expect you to know that.
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I think we have a swype victim...

rajendra82 said:
Godd advice, and by the the way SIM stands for Subscriber Identity Module, and not similar, but since you work for AT&T, we don't expect you to know that.
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And of course, it's "good advice" and not "godd advice". But then who am I to nitpick?
(Had to remove the URL as I am still new to the forums.)

Yep keyboard changed sim card to similar card on me. Couldn't edit the post cause I'm new and I had to wait 5 minutes to re-post. By the way not all at&t reps are complete morons. I admit some are totally incompetent. In fact, the general consensus amongst at&t sales reps is most customers couldn't wipe their own ass without first confiding in an experienced ass wiper for a step by step solution.
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Yep keyboard changed sim card to similar card on me. Couldn't edit the post cause I'm new and I had to wait 5 minutes to re-post. By the way not all at&t reps are complete morons. I admit some are totally incompetent. In fact, the general consensus amongst at&t sales reps is most customers couldn't wipe their own ass without first confiding in an experienced ass wiper for a step by step solution.
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That's because most people ARE stupid.
I've dropped mine once or twice but no problems that I've noticed. Not even a scratch.

The gray plastic and metal back cover mark easily but the black plastic and glass are very tough the Samsung videos prove that. But glass is glass and is far from indestuctable. Other than that I have completely disasembled my phone and it is very rugged. Not much room for things to break. A strong cast aluminum chassis backs the touch screen and strong feeling plastic back plate. Everything has good support. I've dropped mine many times without fear and have no ill effects.
My friends iphone 4 however has a broken screen and his insurance is $15 a month. Mine is $5. That makes me feel great about my decision to abandon apple.
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myTouch 4G paint falling off from the frame

I had the phone for two days and got the phone permrooted and simunlock, I was so pleased with the phone until I see the paint on the metal frame is started to peel off. I have to admit I never had good luck with HTC phones. I've been using htc phones since HTC Magician, from WM5 to Android 2.2, none of them worked right out of the box for me. Previous HTC phones I owned either LCD had lots of stuck pixels, scratches on phone, phone won't boot, or dusts under screen. This time, the paint peels out on the mytouch's metal frame. I guess I will send it back for a warranty replacement... maybe in a month or two. I wonder if HTC is just not good at quality or its me having bad luck with their phones. I'm not angry or pissed at all, I guess I got used to this happening on me with HTC phones now.

If it has an obvious manufactor defect then why not revert to stock and take it back, all states have buyers remorse time. It just sounds dumb to hold on to defective device

Yea I know... but I got the phone from a good friend of mine who works at T-Mobile authorized dealer. He knows all about the history between me and HTC phones and he warned me about it. I insist to get it anyway. So I just don't want to bug him to return another HTC phone for me this time.

Mines not pealing and I even dropped and scratched the chrome trim right by the genius button.
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I'm not sure I'm grasping the point of this topic. Was it it simply to say you think HTC makes poor phones? What is the point?

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I'm not sure I'm grasping the point of this topic. Was it it simply to say you think HTC makes poor phones? What is the point?
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Agreed, this should be deleted.
I have ran HTC done the wing and I ran it over with my Durango. Nothing happened to it. And my mt4g went swimming flash on in the toilet. So don't try to convince me they lack quality.
Just return it.
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I'm not sure I'm grasping the point of this topic. Was it it simply to say you think HTC makes poor phones? What is the point?
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No I don't think they makes poor phones. I don't see it happen to any other mt4g phones but it happened to mine.
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Agreed, this should be deleted.
I have ran HTC done the wing and I ran it over with my Durango. Nothing happened to it. And my mt4g went swimming flash on in the toilet. So don't try to convince me they lack quality.
Just return it.
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Like I said earlier, I admit had bad luck with HTC phones, I don't see how difficult is that to understand. If I do think they make poor quality phones, I wouldn't get them in the first place. If you think this thread should be deleted, then we should start with your posts. Don't convince me that HTC phones never had manufacturer defects. If you don't like it then move on.

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Mines not pealing and I even dropped and scratched the chrome trim right by the genius button.
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Mine isn't peeling but I do notice the chrome trim to be very sensitive.

I don't encounter much problem with HTC products...
US SDA (metal frame peeled off)
US MDA
6800 Sprint
TP Sprint
TP2
HD2
nexus one
MT4
Most of them worked right out of box and I don't/didn't have much problem.

sovereignty68 said:
No I don't think they makes poor phones. I don't see it happen to any other mt4g phones but it happened to mine.
Like I said earlier, I admit had bad luck with HTC phones, I don't see how difficult is that to understand. If I do think they make poor quality phones, I wouldn't get them in the first place. If you think this thread should be deleted, then we should start with your posts. Don't convince me that HTC phones never had manufacturer defects. If you don't like it then move on.
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My chrome bezel chipped off in one small area too. I don't care; you can barely see it. Which product nowadays is without a flaw? You get what you paid for....

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I had the phone for two days and got the phone permrooted and simunlock, I was so pleased with the phone until I see the paint on the metal frame is started to peel off. I have to admit I never had good luck with HTC phones. I've been using htc phones since HTC Magician, from WM5 to Android 2.2, none of them worked right out of the box for me. Previous HTC phones I owned either LCD had lots of stuck pixels, scratches on phone, phone won't boot, or dusts under screen. This time, the paint peels out on the mytouch's metal frame. I guess I will send it back for a warranty replacement... maybe in a month or two. I wonder if HTC is just not good at quality or its me having bad luck with their phones. I'm not angry or pissed at all, I guess I got used to this happening on me with HTC phones now.
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you don't have to return it to t-mobile. you can go to any t-mobile corporate store and they will exchange it for a new one, right out of inventory. you don't even need your receipt.

This may be a dead topic but I personally am ripping apart my phone and custom painted it. Going with some chameleon paint or pearl paint, stuff you use on cars and going to professionally spray it. Tired of black and it's peeled off on the back and bezel, looks ugly.
Why get a new phone when your current phone works fine, just change the rom out or port a rom from a phone that you really want, save up and then get the dream phone. But by then.. a better phone comes out

That's what started happening to my MyTouch4G. I got it from my cousin since he didn't use it anymore, and before you know it, the paint started chipping. I wanted my phone to look nice and not janky, so I just ordered a new body and had my friend it it all back for me and voila! It looks brand spanking new. You can either do what I did or paint over it, or go to t-mobile and they will replace it if you're still under warranty.

Touch panel- fail

So the one time I decide to take the thundy out the case I drop it getting out of the car. I pick it up and its non responsive, can't get past HTC green/white screen. I tried holding vol down and I went into system info. It says touch panel- fail?!? Did I really toast this thing in one drop?

Ouch buddy let us know how it goes that makes me cringe as I always rock my phones naked, well except the nexus one neoprene that i have used on both incredibles and the nexus one I own. Wish it was big enough for my Thunderbolt that case has saved my ass a couple times

So Jcase helped me flash back to stock and it now says S-On in bootloader but I still can't get past HTC logo. I think it dropped just right and broke the screen. Be careful if your running your phone without a case guys, Im a good example. First drop, ruined the screen! Now I have to wait for a replacement to get shipped.

ok so I got the $5.18/ month insurance from Verizon, they tried to offer a $6.99/month plan that adds a 6 month warranty to the exchange and then took it back saying you cant with the thunderbolt.
So my question is should I just tell them I lost the phone and get to keep the battery, sd card, and possibly fix the touch screen later to put it on Metro PCS? Verizon says they cover lost phones, does anyone know if I will have more trouble if my phone is lost versus broken?
Also if its broken is there anyway of getting out of the $100 deductible?
Anyone know if I have to wait a day after adding insurance or any trouble I will run into with this?

So you would tell them you lost it even though you dropped it?
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Ill admit its sneaky, but to be honest Im mad that this phone didn't hold up better. The battery casing popped off relatively easy when it was dropped which was its downfall. Now I have to pay $100 and Im just supposed to be ok with this?
If Verizon still had a 30 day policy I could just take it to them but they are tightening the reigns.
Pics to follow showing light damage

Here are the pics

The only damage cosmetically to the phone is the nick on the corner and a scratch to the camera lens bezel that I can't really get to show up in a picture. Phone looks pristine, yet isn't worth more than a brick.

You can justify all you want but it doesn't make it right. Good luck
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You can justify all you want but it doesn't make it right. Good luck
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Your right this phone is built to withstand nothing. Seems weird that 15 days after the bolt's release verizon is changing all their return policy rules.
Also no extended warranty available for the replacement, when they are offering it on other devices. I think I will keep this phone as my own insurance policy..

I ended up using best buy black tie program because they gave me a phone on the spot. I didn't say I lost it, just gave them the broken phone. I was pretty frustrated yesterday when my TB failed!

Just brick it and say you downloaded an application and it shut off your phone and thats what came up
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Well I got it the 15th so Im outside of verizon's 14 day policy. Your saying if I dont tell them I dropped it they might replace the phone? You cant even tell I dropped it, the best buy lady was like why is your phone so useless? (its basically already bricked but now S-On, only going to boot screen)

Anyone try replacing a digitizer yet? Best Buy wants 30 days, plus 5 days for shipping, plus x amount of extra days cause their system was down for replacements....Im just getting so lucky, lol. I was hoping they were doing the 3 day rapid exchange, only on crapple phones though.
Link for $40 digitizer- http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/39....zer-for-htc-thunderbolt-4g-incredible-hd-6400
This will void my warranty huh?

Correct me if im wrong as I have not actually seen a TB disassembled but is it possible that a pin connection just jolted loose? I mean it seems must more feasible in my opinion..

That is always possible. I have seen it b4. My wife has a plasma tv that just quit the day after bestbuy return policy. They were gonna send a tech, but it was gonna be a week or more. So I pulled it off the wall and tore into it. They never pushed the lock down on the ribbon cable! Been fine ever since.
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If I were you Id tell them the screen simply "Just Stopped working". From the looks of it nothing is cracked or broken so they couldent claim you did it.
I know, I know. Im a horrible dishonest person who makes things expensive and make people kill themselves.

So let me get this right. You were cheap so you didn't buy a case. Then YOU dropped it onto cement and expected to just pick it up and it to work fine. Then you go to Verizon and tell them you lost it so you can get a new phone plus keep the old one you know the one that YOU dropped. You are so freaking ridiculous. I hope you drop your new phone on carpet this time and it breaks. People these days, really.
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So let me get this right. You were cheap so you didn't buy a case. Then YOU dropped it onto cement and expected to just pick it up and it to work fine. Then you go to Verizon and tell them you lost it so you can get a new phone plus keep the old one you know the one that YOU dropped. You are so freaking ridiculous. I hope you drop your new phone on carpet this time and it breaks. People these days, really.
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I agree... They need to get rid of phone insurance and let people be more careful.

I would think from such a short drop it wouldn't be such a drastic result as the touchscreen failing. I mean, you must have dropped it "just right" for that to happen, I would think.
I accidentally dropped my BlackBerry down a flight of stairs at work and there wasn't even a scratch!
But I can see how a 4.3 inch screen could be more susceptible to damage than a BlackBerry.
Just remember, karma can be a *****, so pay it forward and be honest. You reap what you sow.

DadGum Thunderbolt

Well, my first Thunderbolt is officially going back home.
I was the proud recipient of a Thunderbolt on release day. For the first 14 days I was able to put up with terrible battery life, tons of bloat and stock Sense. After my first 14 days I decided to Root it. I have ridden a whirlwind of Roms and Kernels for the better part of 2 months. I have dabbled in all of the CM7 releases and tried a couple of other Roms including my own sad attempt at a de-bloat. I have found myself fond of the TeslaCoil Rom and Imoseyon Kernels. Battery life is now a non issue, the bloat is gone along with most of sense. The phone is very smooth and fast thanks to a 1.92x supercharge.
However, today I had my first major fault. I was talking to my better half (read : wife) during break at work this morning and like someone flicked a switch the phone went to static. By static, I mean you could barley hear the other person over it and they could not hear me at all. I switched from 4G to 3G, slowly backed down to the previous Kernel, then reloaded my last backup. From there I flashed a new, fresh Rom. Every time the problem persisted. By the time I got home all seemed lost. I pulled up the trusty XDA site and began reading the return to stock page. After about 10 min I had a factory fresh Thunderbolt in my hand. All evidence of my last two months of crack flashing and fast running phone were gone. I place the test call and DAMN, it's still jacked. Off to the local VZW store and they ordered me a new refurb phone. I did everything except assault the nice girl behind the counter in attempt to get a new unit. I was told that I would have had to do the $100 dollar claim to walk out with a new one. So now I wait until Wednesday to get a working phone.
On a side note. The heavy static heard in the ear piece is not present through the speaker phone to me, just the person on the other end. I also found that if I "flick" the microphone on the bottom of the phone while in use the static will stop for like 1 to 2 seconds. I can only assume there is some sort of short internally in relation to the microphone. Also I can assure you that I have not dropped the phone "yet."
I will cruise back here on Wednesday night on my freshly Rooted, refurb Thunderbolt and update.
If you made it this far, thanks for letting me rant.
AdamT.

Dude, that would totally piss me off that they would give you a refurb phone due to a warranty issue. I mean, the $100 deductible is for lost/damaged phones, not for phones that the manufacturer jacked up.

Wow, half day into the sock setup and I already have to recharge. I can't believe Verizon sells this crap.
AdamT
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Takes a day or two before your battery gets going.
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Well, I got my fancy new reman unit. First thing I noticed is the light leakage others have complaind about. Poor build quality compared to my original. That sucks. I was also lucky enough to get one of the phones that reboot randomly and can't handle the exreem under volting.
The replacement is definitely less of a unit then my first one. At least I can make calls.
I have had more lockups and reboots in one day then the month and a half I had the other one.
I will give it a day or two and se how it settles.
AdamT.
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I would ***** until I got a new unit and not a refurbished. That's bull****.
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I would ***** until I got a new unit and not a refurbished. That's bull****.
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They will keep sending you refurbs. Happened to me with my Droid X, went through 4 refurbs before I gave up and just sold it. I called a **** ton of times, talked to managers, etc.

same here. i just got my refurb one and im disappointed..... the screen on the top right corner feels like someone didn't tighten up the screw and i can push it in and out. the color sucks! not as bright as my old one and has a dull brownish color to it. just really pissed off. i loved my new one but it went to poop. thought htc makes quality phone? my droid x was a much better quality but damn lock bootloader.

S3 = worth the upgrade

As someone who didn't think the galaxy s3 was going to feel like that major of an upgrade over the Hercules, I gotta say, I tried it out. And then having been fairly convinced by the display, I traded my Hercules + cash for the pebble blue one off Craigslist.
Gotta say, wow. AOKP JB runs literally with no bugs for me (some ppl have call echo but I'm lucky enough to not), AND and just wow. I never knew how much of an upgrade this device was. If anyone out there is skeptical about upgrading, don't be. You won't regret the switch.

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As someone who didn't think the galaxy s3 was going to feel like that major of an upgrade over the Hercules, I gotta say, I tried it out. And then having been fairly convinced by the display, I traded my Hercules + cash for the pebble blue one off Craigslist.
Gotta say, wow. AOKP JB runs literally with no bugs for me (some ppl have call echo but I'm lucky enough to not), AND and just wow. I never knew how much of an upgrade this device was. If anyone out there is skeptical about upgrading, don't be. You won't regret the switch.
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If its running AOKP, then it cant do anything the SII cant do. Its just a bit quicker. I'll avoid the impulse buy and see what comes this fall.

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As someone who didn't think the galaxy s3 was going to feel like that major of an upgrade over the Hercules, I gotta say, I tried it out. And then having been fairly convinced by the display, I traded my Hercules + cash for the pebble blue one off Craigslist.
Gotta say, wow. AOKP JB runs literally with no bugs for me (some ppl have call echo but I'm lucky enough to not), AND and just wow. I never knew how much of an upgrade this device was. If anyone out there is skeptical about upgrading, don't be. You won't regret the switch.
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I've been tempted to lately just since it's been so long since I've had a new gadget. But honestly, not sure if I want to go with another device that's held at the mercy of carriers/manufacturers for updates. I want the next Nexus to come out soon...

I assure you its not worth it. If you have money to burn, go ahead. I've had and returned it for a gs2

hey its one of those posts that gives the op justification and gratification for buying a product!
I can totally say that the s2 has AOKP JB with literally no bugs, some ppl have RR and SOD but I'm fortunate enough to not have those bugs!
I'm just messing with you OP. enjoy your S3, i will join you when i break my s2.

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If its running AOKP, then it cant do anything the SII cant do. Its just a bit quicker. I'll avoid the impulse buy and see what comes this fall.
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Well I wasn't shallow enough to upgrade just because of aokp, I think that'd be just a liiiiittle bit weird. Just sayin.
The display and smooth interface was what got me, it's significantly better than the s2, totally never expected it to be be. And more than an impulse buy, it's a phone that I think will last a long time. Mostly posting this for those who were questioning upgrading.

Cool story bro. I hope you like it better than my best friend likes his.

My friend has one and like blackangst said. My friend hates his and is wanting to get another S2.

I'll get one once the price comes waaaaay down on Craigslist for them. The screen and camera are about the only legitimate upgrades from our device
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I assure you its not worth it. If you have money to burn, go ahead. I've had and returned it for a gs2
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A few of my friends have it. Its much faster, (side by side app loading and gaming) the screen is much better, the camera sensors wreck the ones on this phone, the battery life is MUCH better.. what exactly isn't worth it to you? Youve had this agenda against the s3 for awhile now and im starting to doubt if youve had the handset at all. The phone is an overall upgrade. Were you expecting it to make you breakfast??? I dont get some of you noobs. This phone is great but the over infatuation some of these people have with the t989 is overwhelming. Personally im waiting to jump back into the nexus line.
Actually my buddy also went from the t989 to the s3. The only thing he doesnt like about it is that wifi reception is a bit sketchy compared to the t989 but hes loving everything else about it. Hes a current tmobile employee and says the s3 is the best handset tmos got in its line up. Id say its a worthy upgrade for the 720p samoled screen alone.
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Why get a S3 now when the note 2 is right around the corner and the new nexus probably coming right afterwards?

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Why get a S3 now when the note 2 is right around the corner and the new nexus probably coming right afterwards?
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Yeah the International note 2 is around the corner, god knows if tmobile will even get it, as for the nexus, it's a cool phone but as long as it doesn't have ex sd I will never get one. I myself really want to upgrade to the S3, but I'm a little hesitant as I have seen some of my friends' S3 already scratched from the screen. One of my friends had an s2 and now the s3 and he cracked the screen after only one drop. He said the drop wasn't even that bad. And I'm a person who doesn't like any cracks or scratches on the phone screen. And I fumble my phone a lot lol
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Yeah the International note 2 is around the corner, god knows if tmobile will even get it, as for the nexus, it's a cool phone but as long as it doesn't have ex sd I will never get one. I myself really want to upgrade to the S3, but I'm a little hesitant as I have seen some of my friends' S3 already scratched from the screen. One of my friends had an s2 and now the s3 and he cracked the screen after only one drop. He said the drop wasn't even that bad. And I'm a person who doesn't like any cracks or scratches on the phone screen. And I fumble my phone a lot lol
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Interesting maybe i should check on the durability.
I'm the same way, keep my phone nice and pristine, but i rarely drop my phone. I actually only dropped it 3 times. 2 with case phew, and once without... Which was the worst thing possible... i put it in my shirt pocket got out of the car.... Bent over to check my tires a routine i do weekly.... Bam onto my bricked type driveway... on the corner too... I stare at my flawed Bezel every day from then on... I never leave anything in my shirt pocket from that day forward. What made it worse was that right before i got out of the car i just removed my full film protection for that corner because it was getting uhhh linty/dirty. Felt like bad luck Brian lol
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Can I ask why ppl went back? I know the person I got mine from just didn't like the center button, which I actually like. Worked out to be a good deal for both parties.
Also, regarding screen scratches, why the hell don't ppl just buy some $5-10 screen protectors on Amazon for their $600 device?? This seems like an obvious fix to me..
Also, the original international note didn't work on tmobile 3g/4g, nor am I likely to find the deal I got for this for one of those behemoths. Expandable memory is what won me over a nexus device also, I already have the tablet so this fits what I want a bit more.

protectors will resist some scratches, but what we were worry about is the screen cracking............... I've dropped my phone waist high on concrete and uneven ground yet minimal damages. If his friend barely dropped it and it shattered his screen... It sounds very weak.., like iPhone weak.. I've seen my friends and people drop their iPhone from sitting Down and you can hear the glass shatter.. If it's like that... I rather not buy it.
If you haven't noticed there are very few cases of broken screens in this phone section. Hence i would like to see how the s3 holds up.
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Teo032 said:
protectors will resist some scratches, but what we were worry about is the screen cracking............... I've dropped my phone waist high on concrete and uneven ground yet minimal damages. If his friend barely dropped it and it shattered his screen... It sounds very weak.., like iPhone weak.. I've seen my friends and people drop their iPhone from sitting Down and you can hear the glass shatter.. If it's like that... I rather not buy it.
If you haven't noticed there are very few cases of broken screens in this phone section. Hence i would like to see how the s3 holds up.
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Yes exactly what I am worried about. Because I myself have dropped this phone and its landed in every position imaginable, yet there is not a single scratch on the screen. As for iphones, yeah I don't think I have seen one yet without some kind of screen damage lol
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elflip88 said:
Yeah the International note 2 is around the corner, god knows if tmobile will even get it, as for the nexus, it's a cool phone but as long as it doesn't have ex sd I will never get one. I myself really want to upgrade to the S3, but I'm a little hesitant as I have seen some of my friends' S3 already scratched from the screen. One of my friends had an s2 and now the s3 and he cracked the screen after only one drop. He said the drop wasn't even that bad. And I'm a person who doesn't like any cracks or scratches on the phone screen. And I fumble my phone a lot lol
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I for one will wait to see who's going to carry the note 2, tmobile already dropping the first note after a few weeks is a good sign noting that they got on board with samsung with the note and maybe wanted to test the waters or might have been part of the contract of them signing on for the note 2. Either way I'm heading the note or new galaxy way with tmobile or not. Which would be straight talk because att can kiss my a$$.. But yea the nexus really needs that external slot and hopefully not have the headphone jack on the bottom of the phone.. smh

I made the mistake of upgrading to the sensation when it first came out, then the s2 then the gnex, then the one x came out so i learned my lesson n wait for the fall, after all software its what makes any outdated phone like new, and the s2 runs jelly bean like a champ and even with the little random bugs its a daily driver, we are less than 3 months for the new nexus device to come out, the new phones out there are still dual cores, better ones yeah, but still our phones are capable of the same features, and not all apps are compatible with ics and not to mention jb, so at this time of the year, why rush to buy a device that will be outdated in 3 months?
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suprakarma said:
I made the mistake of upgrading to the sensation when it first came out, then the s2 then the gnex, then the one x came out so i learned my lesson n wait for the fall, after all software its what makes any outdated phone like new, and the s2 runs jelly bean like a champ and even with the little random bugs its a daily driver, we are less than 3 months for the new nexus device to come out, the new phones out there are still dual cores, better ones yeah, but still our phones are capable of the same features, and not all apps are compatible with ics and not to mention jb, so at this time of the year, why rush to buy a device that will be outdated in 3 months?
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Duuuude, I almost did the same thing with the sensation. My EX girl was able to get an extra line and we were planning on getting me a phone and I was getting the sensation. For some reason we never did and we ended breaking up a little later. So when I went to TMobile to get a line on my own I got the s2. Thank god for that. Imagine, I'd be stuck with a sensation and under my ex's name. Phew
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Teo032 said:
protectors will resist some scratches, but what we were worry about is the screen cracking............... I've dropped my phone waist high on concrete and uneven ground yet minimal damages. If his friend barely dropped it and it shattered his screen... It sounds very weak.., like iPhone weak.. I've seen my friends and people drop their iPhone from sitting Down and you can hear the glass shatter.. If it's like that... I rather not buy it.
If you haven't noticed there are very few cases of broken screens in this phone section. Hence i would like to see how the s3 holds up.
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Has held up fine for me, I always keep my phone in a case after I ruined my vibrants screen a year back. Might say I'm paranoid of all screens breaking after that lol