Hello guys so lately I've been roaming around and thinking about what phone to get... And came across this deal, there is a guy who waves 3 One X, 2 are from ATT and one International 32gb Unlocked/Rooted (Tegra 3 Phone) in excellent shape for $350, the part that has me stopped from jumping in this deal is the massive amount of defective units regarding to Wifi/Bluetooth signal loose because of a faulty antenna. When I go inside the general HTC One X forum it's insane by all the defective phones, being the phone international I wont have a warranty and will be out $350 if this issue is suffered later on by the phone which may happen since I keep them for a year or so.
Another option is getting the ATT version but the fallback on that is that the development is very weak for it due to the patched root access.
Should I risk it and jump on this phone or the att version or should I play it safe and get a Gnex or Galaxy S2 which seem to be having way lesser issues and could be said that are reliable at the expense of performance?
What would you do?
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If you were going to buy outright and unlocked, which version of the one x would you buy?
I know that the AT&T version of the phone had some better benchmark results along with better battery life results, but I know that can be adjusted through rom/kernel, etc.
So which would you buy outright?
The international version (Im not in an LTE market) or the ATT version?
The AT&T version without a doubt. That is, if the 16gb of storage is not an issue.
i bought outright, and i got the at&t one
would opt for the Rogers
chaosjh said:
i bought outright, and i got the at&t one
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+1...but the locked bootloader is pretty awful and is making me reconsider.
shinji21 said:
would opt for the Rogers
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Probably this. It has the HTC branding instead of AT&T... and it also has the S4 processor which has been proven to be at least on par with Tegra3 or better. Its also been proven to be better at battery life.
Also, no locked bootloader.
The international versions has had some graphical bugs and other issues, probably related to the Tegra drivers. Some folks over in the "other" forum are saying not to expect a fix from Nvidia any time soon on this.
Also, what if they end up launching LTE in your areas sometime soon? Could be a cause for regret.
The additional storage, and probable better dev support are the only real benefits of the international version, IMO.
AT&T/HTC kept the bootloader on the Vivid locked for about a month after that phone's release. I'm not worried about it, as I think a similar thing will happen with the One X.
Yeah I just sent my 32Gb baby back for a refund due to flickering getting worse n worse. I dont know if I can live with 9.9gb but I am gonna try because I loved the phone but couldnt deal with the flickering once it got bad.
The Rogers XL. In fact, I just snagged one.
Beamed from my Rogers HTC One XL
Is there a site we can order the rogers one X from or do we just have to find us a canadian friend or hope ebay has one?
Oh no locked boot loader but it will be unlocked in a month?? Oh no the world is over smh
I bought mine outright , had a 'review unit' for a week prior. Best update, was worth the $704 (Ontario HST Included) I spent on it.
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I'd pick the AT&T version, even if not just for LTE.
Hello,
I just wanted to know if anyone here in the states is using an unlocked international ONE S and using it on either AT&T or an AT&T MVNO (Straight Talk, H20, Red Pocket)
If so, I have a couple of questions.
1. How well does the phone perform on stock radio's?
2. If on an MVNO, have you hit a limit and been throttled (I've researched this, and come up with different answers throughout forums, so that's why I'm specifically asking the One S community)
3. If I don't decide to root, do updates come straight from HTC?
4. Probably off topic, but does anyone have a recommended seller of an international ONE S at a decent price? I recently sold my Verizon Galaxy Nexus and can afford something in the 400-480 range
Edit: My apologies for Posting in General instead of Q/A. Mods may move
My mother in law wants a simple android smartphone that can be used as a phone, obviously, that has AT&T compatible bands for 3G, that can do tethering (of the 3G), and IDEALLY that is both touch and keyboard.
The phone has to be new, and without contract, so this means an "old" model.
The first one I thought off was the HTC Dream, the Rogers version, but these are very difficult to get as most of them are the Tmobile version.
I like the Nexus One also, even without the keyboard, but again, most of the ones I see are Tmobile and not the AT&T model.
So, any other recommendations?
Thanks!
Sir, there is a thread in place for this:
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Long story real short.
-Military member, moving to England for a few years
-Need new phone
-Like to tinker. Have rooted/rom'ed/messed with phones in the past (moderate to advanced user)
-Needs to be GSM to work (Currently have AT&T). Would like to use it as I return to USA as well for vacation.
-Prefer unlocked/non-region locked as well as tinker friendly and durable. Id like the bootloader unlocked and read the U still has the locked bootloader.
-Not tied to any carrier... I will have to use the networks and sim cards in Europe.
Looked at:
Galaxy S7 930U. If I get the Euro version (930F), I am reading some stuff about having to use it for 5 minutes in its region before it unlocks.
Nexus 6P looks interesting for faster software updates but the thing is freaking huge. I like one handed operation.
I usually Root mainly just to get full file explorer features and to get wifi-tethering for travel. Tethering is a MUST have for me. Looks like the S7 tethers out of the box for free? or am I wrong? Does the Nexus 6P do the same? I would imagine it is easier since its not tied to a carrier.
I am losing interest in Rom'ing and looking for more stability and just the few features I need. Any ideas? Open to any suggestions. I am leaving soon so I need to make a decision soon. Worse case, I go to best buy and pick up the 930U S7.
Thanks in advance. I wish I had more time before I go to read up on this but It is kind of spur of the moment I am deciding to upgrade.
Hello, we already have two threads for this question here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620179
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846277
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so we currently are on verizon. our signal is weak at home and heard at&t services our area well.. so im realy cinsidering the switch.. it sucks going outside to make phone calls..
what at&t devices have development going on?? root, backup.. you know..
we switched to verizon a year ago from tmobile. i got a htc dsire 626 that had no dev whatsoever.. going from a rom junkie to no means at all was crazy.. i hate phones with buttons but in this case it seems if i have to do it, i have to do it..
I know the feeling. I thought the Galaxy S4 would be a "nice cheap upgrade" from the Captivate (Galaxy S, AT&T branded ofc) which spoiled me to no end. I'd love to find something as open as that.
Right now, I'm looking at just outright outta-contract buying an unlocked phone and just doing the legwork to make sure it works with AT&T antenna wise.
Of course everyone's needs and wants are different but amongst my group the winners seem to be OnePlus Three, LG G4/5, for those who are flash-happy.
MZeora said:
I know the feeling. I thought the Galaxy S4 would be a "nice cheap upgrade" from the Captivate (Galaxy S, AT&T branded ofc) which spoiled me to no end. I'd love to find something as open as that.
Right now, I'm looking at just outright outta-contract buying an unlocked phone and just doing the legwork to make sure it works with AT&T antenna wise.
Of course everyone's needs and wants are different but amongst my group the winners seem to be OnePlus Three, LG G4/5, for those who are flash-happy.
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cool i'll have to take a look into those.. yeah the desire 626 had literally no dev for the verizon side.. metropcs got a little but it was dead for the most part.. i just delt with it, gave up, but never lost interest.. now that we are thinking of switching again, ima do more research before get anything..
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