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You may’ve heard that carriers all around the globe where Samsung Galaxy S4 has been launched are struggling to keep up with the enormous demand. In Canada, we’ve seen TELUS offering $50 $100 credit to customers willing to wait for two weeks to get their unit.
Samsung Canada is well aware of the problem not just TELUS but all other operators in the country are facing – there are still not enough Galaxy S4 units out there.
Those who pre-ordered Sammy’s flagship should be getting their phones now. That “should” is there because not everyone will get it at the same time. Pretty much all Canadian carrier issued a statement saying that pre-registration numbers are higher than any other device before, including the S3.
Samsung on its behalf is asking users for understanding. Here’s what they said on Facebook:
Samsung is excited to see the level of pre-orders that Canadian consumers have for the GALAXY S4. Samsung Canada had intended to ship pre-orders by the 27th, but due to the overwhelming global demand of the Samsung GALAXY S4, we will not be able to meet the pre-order date of April 27th for all customers. These orders remain the highest priority with carrier and retail partners and will be fulfilled in the coming days.
No doubt, this is a sweet problem for the Korean company and its shareholders…
Anybody got his hands on it??
I got my Telus galaxy S4 on Saturday at BestBuy.
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I have one pre-ordered for May 3rd. Was told it may come sooner, on May 1st.
Would like to see if I can get my hands on one for Bell asap.
OT: should we be discussing the Canadian S4 in the ATT S4 forum now? Seems that info for us is all over the place now:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2257
pterry30 said:
I got my Telus galaxy S4 on Saturday at BestBuy.
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Can you comment on whether the Telus bootloader is locked? Have you tried to root with the "AT&T" exploit?
I have not attempted to root yet. I do not think the bootloader is locked through. I will root when a custom recovery is avialable and stock rom is as well.
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I have not attempted to root yet. I do not think the bootloader is locked through. I will root when a custom recovery is avialable and stock rom is as well.
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I don't blame you I believe you can tell if the BL is locked by booting into the (stock) recovery? I'll feel much better if Canadian BL's are unlocked as I know I'm going to hate Touchwiz and there's plenty of talk about lag.
There is no lag on my telus s4. There is only one carrier app. The at&t version I hear has lot of bloat. My s4 is lot faster
Than my note 2 and just as smooth.
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I have already received a ota update from samsumg. It looks like mostly a modem change
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pterry30 said:
I got my Telus galaxy S4 on Saturday at BestBuy.
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Congrats! Do they have display units in best buy yet?
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I dont think so. They Do not offical go on sale until may 3.
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pterry30 said:
I dont think so. They Do not offical go on sale until may 3.
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Could you boot to recovery and look for WRITE PROTECTION: Enable? That'll let us confirm if it's locked or not.
Is i9505 available as unlocked anywhere?
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Is i9505 available as unlocked anywhere?
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I don't believe we'll be receiving the i9505 in canada. The i9505 only houses LTE Bands 1800 , 2100, 2600, 800 , 900. It's missing 1900, so chances are we are getting the SGH-i337 and i337m which support our LTE freqencies in Canada.
. Adam outler is working on a way to unlock bootloader. Go to the at&t galaxy s 4 forum. They have the same phone model.
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Ya guys, bootloader is locked. Adam outler is working on a way to unlock bootloader. Go to the at&t galaxy s 4 forum. They have the same phone model.
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But they don't have the same phone model. As you know it's I337 vs. our I337M and bootloader locking comes down to the carrier.
Software is a little different but hardware is the same. Galaxy s 3, note and the note 2 were the same other than the software.
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Software is a little different but hardware is the same. Galaxy s 3, note and the note 2 were the same other than the software.
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Yes, but my point is that their bootloader being locked is due to a request by AT&T. We do not know if the Rogers, Bell, and Telus requested locked bootloaders yet.
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Yes, but my point is that their bootloader being locked is due to a request by AT&T. We do not know if the Rogers, Bell, and Telus requested locked bootloaders yet.
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The Canadian carriers might not lock their devices, but if they do, the ATT unlocking method (if/when it comes) will apply to us. Thats why we should be watching that forum much closer than this one.
This thread really is in the wrong forum; what will be released in Canada will have very little to do with the device listed at the top of these forums (the Exynos S4). If you are Canadian I would stay very far away from any exploits posted over here.
Well, to get back on-topic, I just received an email from Fido saying my phone has been shipped to my local store by UPS. I am guessing it will arrive tomorrow.
My position on the reserve dropped from 268 to 263 on launch day at Rogers but I've been sitting at 263 ever since.
Why should i wait for the Nexus 5 when the G2 is out and has the same or better specs. I'm just getting tired of waiting i want a new phone this phone (as great as is it) was almost a mistake to get.
Grondinm said:
Why should i wait for the Nexus 5 when the G2 is out and has the same or better specs. I'm just getting tired of waiting i want a new phone this phone (as great as is it) was almost a mistake to get.
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I guess if you don't care about the difference in price, ~$200 for an unlocked device.
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I guess if you don't care about the difference in price, ~$200 for an unlocked device.
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As much as that would be a great reason since I have to wait for TELUS to get it anyways cause I can't afford to by it out it does not help me make a choice in this case other then it should still be cheaper.
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It was a tough choice, but since the rumor that the N5 is getting a 3000MAh battery was getting debunked, I decided to go with the G2 a few days ago. I might get the N5 as a backup phone if it's announcement impresses me.
If I were to choose a N5 over the G2, it be for the pure google experience, even if i'd say LG's skin is decent.
The lg g2 got the WORST review of any android flagship phone.
It has been discovered that it has carrierID (evil).
We might (my speculation) see a Google edition g2 in the future, I'd get that over a n5 or a regular g2
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Definitely N5 for me...Cheaper, decent specs and...Google exprience !
A Nexus device is better than skinned one, gonna get it as soon as I can and sell my Note 3.
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Well I'm in the same situation as OP, my family is just got off contract with Sprint and we going prepaid trail. So i was sold on G2 before i heard that Nexus 5 is about to get released. So i decided to patiently wait for N5.
Why would i wait? Because I want to always have latest Android os as soon as it released. Because price is cheaper.
What turns me off a little is a camera 8mp.
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What turns me off a little is a camera 8mp.
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...its not all about megapixels...
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EvoYas said:
A Nexus device is better than skinned one, gonna get it as soon as I can and sell my Note 3.
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Say what? That's a downgrade in my opinion.
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G2 is besth phone
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barondebxl said:
Say what? That's a downgrade in my opinion.
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Its the knox stuff that ruins the note 3 :/.i want to return mine as well
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Its the knox stuff that ruins the note 3 :/.i want to return mine as well
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The roms are knox free.
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The roms are knox free.
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Knox is tripped by flashing a Rom or recovery. When u go back to stock the knox is still tripped and u can't change it back to normal. Samsung uses this as an excuse to void ur warranty.
It's some bs that makes me disappointed with Samsung because I wanted the phone for a while but if I can't flash a Rom and totally go back to stock for warranty then it ruins the fun
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Knox is tripped by flashing a Rom or recovery. When u go back to stock the knox is still tripped and u can't change it back to normal. Samsung uses this as an excuse to void ur warranty.
It's some bs that makes me disappointed with Samsung because I wanted the phone for a while but if I can't flash a Rom and totally go back to stock for warranty then it ruins the fun
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Oh I see. Well if its warranty reason then I can totally understand but as far as device vs device I really cannot see how the Nexus 5 can compete against the Note 3. My 2 cents.
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Oh I see. Well if its warranty reason then I can totally understand but as far as device vs device I really cannot see how the Nexus 5 can compete against the Note 3. My 2 cents.
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Yea I love the specs on the note 3 but I love Roms and warranty also :/
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Given that the Nexus 5 and LG G2 will be similar, is it reasonable to expect that the battery life on the Nexus 5 will be awesome too?
im still debating
I think at this point as long as the nexus 5 gets announced this week I am getting it. If we get no word from Google then I am done waiting.
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I think at this point as long as the nexus 5 gets announced this week I am getting it. If we get no word from Google then I am done waiting.
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I agree with this tbh think they should release it by 1st if November or it's g2 for me
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So I have the G2 and I have a buddy of mine offering to trade it for a 32GB N5. While I know that its basically the same phone I am more encouraged to simply because I feel that the N5 is more future proof.
Am I wrong for this ? Or should I keep it.
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Jess813 said:
So I have the G2 and I have a buddy of mine offering to trade it for a 32GB N5. While I know that its basically the same phone I am more encouraged to simply because I feel that the N5 is more future proof.
Am I wrong for this ? Or should I keep it.
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You should change the title to "Might Trade for the Nexus 5".
And to answer your question, yes the Nexus 5 should be more future proof than the G2.
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I have changed the title I have offers for both white and black versions I've been reading on some new N5 hardware is there anything I should be looking for when choosing between old and new hardware?
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Jess813 said:
I have changed the title I have offers for both white and black versions I've been reading on some new N5 hardware is there anything I should be looking for when choosing between old and new hardware?
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The hardware changes include: larger speaker grills and sturdier buttons. Get the version with the newest hardware. You can tell if it's the newer version if the phone's first three serial numbers are above 311 (312, etc).
There's also another way by looking at the HW Version in the fastboot mode. REV_12 or higher should all have the latest hardware revisions.
Fyi, the G2's base cost (~$669.00 unlocked on ebay) is much greater than the Nexus' base cost ($400 unlocked off the play store). Keep that in mind before trading.
The G2 has a better camera and battery.
I almost got one but found a good deal on a Nexus 5.
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Yeah I know its a better phone but I guess I was just thinking future wise ....I guess at this point i might as well keep it then, root and install CM11
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Jess813 said:
Yeah I know its a better phone but I guess I was just thinking future wise ....I guess at this point i might as well keep it then, root and install CM11
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Yeah, I personally think that's a better idea.
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Yeah I know its a better phone but I guess I was just thinking future wise ....I guess at this point i might as well keep it then, root and install CM11
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I personally would go with the Nexus 5 because of official software updates and the day development community that continues to grow!
If you don't care much about development and timely/official updates from google then I'd say stick with the G2.
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I would trade the G2 for nexus 5 and sell the g2 and rebuy nexus 5 and you would probably make a profit
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Hello all...
So i am on the Verizon Network (at least until i can get over to T-Mobile) and I am frustrated with Verizon because of their whole locked bootloader business.
I want to get the Galaxy S5 but i won't since its bootloader is locked just like the S4. Well the next hottest phone is out the HTC-One M8. Now i heard a rumor that there is a way to unlock the bootloader on the M8.
Can anyone confirm that this is true for the Verizon M8 HTC-ONE ?
I would really appreciate it any confirmation that anyone can give me.
-droidshadow
Yes.
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everything you need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-one-m8/general
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2697957
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699169
Thanks a lot.........
Thank you to all who replied. This phone and and the firewater exploit may actually keep me on Verizon a bit longer. I am going to leave Verizon because of how they continue to lock their bootloaders but this is great news!
I wonder why it is that we can unlock this one but the galaxy series phones and others can not be unlocked?
Was it because this bootloader for the HTC m8 was not encrypted or is this due to htc-dev?
Still great news...I hope OmniRom makes a rom for this phone!
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I would stay away from T-Mobile, their coverage is horrible...I get full reception where people with T-Mobile have none. You may be able to buy the developer s5 if you really like the s5
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Ya I know that T-Mobile's 4G isn't the same as Verizon. I always have great coverage and speed with verizon but I pay an arm and leg. I pay for 10gb of data a month and that adds up.
I would rather have a phone that I can do whatever I want and now that T-Mobile offers unlimited data on their 4G network I think I am going to have to switch...
-droidshadow
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Anyone know what custom recovery is being used for the m8?
Any chance of TWRP or CWM recovery managers?...
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droidshadow said:
Anyone know what custom recovery is being used for the m8?
Any chance of TWRP or CWM recovery managers?...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711051
Any word on a release date from Sprint?
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I don't think Sprint knows what they are doing when it comes to updates
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mobgod said:
I don't think Sprint knows what they are doing when it comes to updates
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Hopefully soon. I want to experience Marshmallow on the S6E before selling it for the S7E.
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Not Sprint's fault this time. Europe only received the update from Samsung this week. Clearly the fault lies with Samsung dragging its feet and trying to force us to upgrade to the S7 (which for me is not going to happen as this will be my last Samsung)
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Not Sprint's fault this time. Europe only received the update from Samsung this week. Clearly the fault lies with Samsung dragging its feet and trying to force us to upgrade to the S7 (which for me is not going to happen as this will be my last Samsung)
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Just curious what phone you thinking about getting
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I honestly haven't decided. I may wait for the next Nexus. Was seriously considering the G5 but don't think I can deal with not having an app drawer. All apps on home screens is one of the reasons I've never been fond of ios/iPhone
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I honestly haven't decided. I may wait for the next Nexus. Was seriously considering the G5 but don't think I can deal with not having an app drawer. All apps on home screens is one of the reasons I've never been fond of ios/iPhone
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http://www.xda-developers.com/lg-g5-has-an-app-drawer-after-all-mwc-2016/
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http://www.xda-developers.com/lg-g5-has-an-app-drawer-after-all-mwc-2016/
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Wow, thank you for that link! My mind is now made. LG G5 it is!
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Wow, thank you for that link! My mind is now made. LG G5 it is!
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I too want the G5. I like the whole module concept, especially the camera one that extends battery. I'm on the fence though because I'm intrigued by the S7 Edge but at the same time wondering about the next Note lineup up and hoping there's a new version of my Note Edge as this thing is still my favorite phone to date. It really sucks Samsung dragging their feet on marshmallow and is the big reason why I feel like switching to another manufacturer.
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At this rate, I'm gonna have marshmallow first through my S7E. I wanted to try it out before switching phones.
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Never had an LG but aren't they slow to update? I don't think I've ever preferred an LG over an HTC or Samsung device either. That camera addon better shoot mind-blowing pics and vid if you have to carry it around or have it connected resembling an 80s brick phone lol.
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Never had an LG but aren't they slow to update? I don't think I've ever preferred an LG over an HTC or Samsung device either. That camera addon better shoot mind-blowing pics and vid if you have to carry it around or have it connected resembling an 80s brick phone lol.
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No not really. G4 has been on marshmallow for well over a month now while Samsung is just now starting to push it overseas. I mean there was a time they were awful but so was Samsung at a time and still is.
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Sm-g928p marshmallow update live!
Sprint has released android 6.0.1 update for sm-g928p
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Hello, sorry is this post does not belong here, im new at forums. I own a Samsung Galaxy s6 edge plus, sim unlocked and rooted, I see sprint has released android 6.0.1 update, if I flash it via Odin, will i loose the unlocked status? I don't mind loosing root... But i want to keep the unlocked status. Thank you