Just wondering what versions of the phone will work on AT&T and what version is best? Wouldn't mind buying an international or unlocked model as they seem to get updates fastest and would use Qi instead of whatever the AT&T one uses. Any input appreciated.
Unlocked T-Mobile G3 .
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Was thinking the D855 from Expansys
bose301s said:
Just wondering what versions of the phone will work on AT&T and what version is best? Wouldn't mind buying an international or unlocked model as they seem to get updates fastest and would use Qi instead of whatever the AT&T one uses. Any input appreciated.
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What version works on AT&T best? I'm going with the AT&T variant. [emoji13]
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What version works on AT&T best? I'm going with the AT&T variant. [emoji13]
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Yea but it doesn't that's the thing lol.
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Yea but it doesn't that's the thing lol.
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Mine works perfectly on the AT&T network. No complaints at all.
I was meaning not the AT&T variant specifically though, Carrier IQ, locked, ****ty wireless charging standard and bloat galore.
I am currently with Verizon using a G2 on unlimited data, was thinking of buying an unlimited AT&T plan on eBay and switching now that Verizon will be throttling. I know AT&T throttles 2 but now that Verizon also does there's no reason to stick with them and their limited choice of phones, I would love to be able to use Nexus, OnePlus, Oppo and GPE phones instead of the locked down Verizon selection.
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What version works on AT&T best? I'm going with the AT&T variant. [emoji13]
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The att G3 comes with carrier IQ and the radio is not nearly as good as the other models. Also the att model does not have qi wireless charging so it is actually the worst model made.
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The att G3 comes with carrier IQ and the radio is not nearly as good as the other models. Also the att model does not have qi wireless charging so it is actually the worst model made.
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Carrier IQ is easily removed, I have no problem with my radios and don't care about wireless charging. I'm happy with my device. If you don't like the att variant then don't get it. He asked which version works best on AT&T and I made a joke.
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Carrier IQ is easily removed, I have no problem with my radios and don't care about wireless charging. I'm happy with my device. If you don't like the att variant then don't get it. He asked which version works best on AT&T and I made a joke.
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Carrier iQ is removable by annoying methods but that still makes it inferior which directly related to the Op's question. There is also a Radio fix by modding the build prop, that also makes it inferior which is directly related to the Op's question. The fact that you dont care about wireless charging doesn't mean that others dont or make the att version better, again, directly related to the Op's question.
The Op showed good sense asking that question as he obviously knew you can buy an unlocked version and use it on ATT network. I provided him with a good assessment of the product I am familiar with. I hope my comment helped the Op in his decision. Im quite happy with my phone now that I've finished modding it and am more than capable of choosing what phone I buy and didnt ask or need your help with product selection. Kthxbye
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Carrier iQ is removable by annoying methods but that still makes it inferior which directly related to the Op's question. There is also a Radio fix by modding the build prop, that also makes it inferior which is directly related to the Op's question. The fact that you dont care about wireless charging doesn't mean that others dont or make the att version better, again, directly related to the Op's question. There was a question asked and I made a correct and helpful response with good knowledge of the product
The Op showed good sense asking that question as he obviously knew you can buy an unlocked version and use it on ATT network. I provided him with a good assessment of the product I am familiar with. I hope my comment helped the Op in his decision. Im quite happy with my phone now that I've finished modding it and am more than capable of choosing what phone I buy and didnt ask or need your help with product selection. Kthxbye
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Is your recommendation the T-Mobile version?
bose301s said:
Is your recommendation the T-Mobile version?
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Cant say for sure. I havent personally tested it. The International version can be bought unlocked, T Moble offers many phones in unlocked versions and if they do on the G3 it appears from what ive read it may be better for some. It would depend on if you like Qi better than Power mat and if you're proficient at modding phones. If you are comfortable with rooting and tweak box as well as a bit of build prop edits, the Att d850 is fine. I already am invested in Qi so personally I just bought a 14 dollar Qi film and put it in the otterbox case I use and it works well with Qi.
One thing I havent checked into on the other versions is rotation locking as well. That is annoying to some as it is backwards from samsung and vanilla android. This is changeable in tweakbox though. The amount of bloat is kinda absurd on Att as well lol. There does seem to be a headphone jack issue with the Att version that I havent had on my own phone as well as the Auxiliary bug that seems to be across all variants but I cant say for sure. I have read about the headphone issue only related to Att and have not seen it in the other forums but I could have missed it..
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The AT&T variant has an extra band. Not to say that it's a high use frequency, but I wouldn't want to need that band on the AT&T network when in a specific area and not have it.
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The att G3 comes with carrier IQ and the radio is not nearly as good as the other models. Also the att model does not have qi wireless charging so it is actually the worst model made.
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In what sense is the radio on the D850 inferior to any other gsm variant?
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The AT&T variant has an extra band. Not to say that it's a high use frequency, but I wouldn't want to need that band on the AT&T network when in a specific area and not have it.
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Completely agree. When I was testing the One Plus One for a few days I could feel the difference traveling not having all of the bands on the AT&T network.
Well, I don't think I am going to go to AT&T now, I was thinking about buying a grandfathered unlimited plan but have since heard AT&T is extremely heavy handed in their throttling after ~5GBs and some people get speeds in the 0.5mbps range after the 5GB mark. For now will stick to Verizon and see how heavy handed their unlimited throttling will be once they activate it in October and go from there. Thanks for all the help though!
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Well, I don't think I am going to go to AT&T now, I was thinking about buying a grandfathered unlimited plan but have since heard AT&T is extremely heavy handed in their throttling after ~5GBs and some people get speeds in the 0.5mbps range after the 5GB mark. For now will stick to Verizon and see how heavy handed their unlimited throttling will be once they activate it in October and go from there. Thanks for all the help though!
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Good luck. I have a 10 gig plan and have never noticed any throttling and have used over 7 or 8 gigs frequently but I do not speed check regularly.
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In what sense is the radio on the D850 inferior to any other gsm variant?
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Completely agree. When I was testing the One Plus One for a few days I could feel the difference traveling not having all of the bands on the AT&T network.
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I can't say it is versus the Verizon version of the G 3 but there is a thread for this and some say their unlocked variant on att network gets better signal. I can tell you that in real world use and signal tested in comparison to the LG g pro on att network the signal on the G 3 is far worse than the G Pro so I pulled out my note 3 on Att network poped in the same sim card and did the same thing and the Note 3 was able to make a call where the G 3 can not in my low signal areas of my home. So far, after rooting and a few edits this is my only real issue with the G 3 and tolerable. Mine doesnt have lag issues anymore than other phones and I feel I get superb screen angles, clarity and battery life.
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Good luck. I have a 10 gig plan and have never noticed any throttling and have used over 7 or 8 gigs frequently but I do not speed check regularly.
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I can't say it is versus the Verizon version of the G 3 but there is a thread for this and some say their unlocked variant on att network gets better signal. I can tell you that in real world use and signal tested in comparison to the LG g pro on att network the signal on the G 3 is far worse than the G Pro so I pulled out my note 3 on Att network poped in the same sim card and did the same thing and the Note 3 was able to make a call where the G 3 can not in my low signal areas of my home. So far, after rooting and a few edits this is my only real issue with the G 3 and tolerable. Mine doesnt have lag issues anymore than other phones and I feel I get superb screen angles, clarity and battery life.
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AT&T does not throttle the limited plans like your 10 gig plan. You are simply charged for your overage. The unlimited plans are throttled on a case by case basis. I've exceeded 20 gigs one month without throttling and have been throttled right at 5 gigs on others.
I have a Galaxy S5 and a Galaxy Note 3 and regularly swap my sim card between them and my G3 without degradation in performance.
The T-Mobile versions of Galaxy series phones are known to experience reduced data performance when used on the AT&T LTE network when compared to the AT&T variant. One could only assume the same for the T-Mobile LG G3 on the AT&T LTE network since it's missing one of AT&T's bands.
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Cant say for sure. I havent personally tested it. The International version can be bought unlocked, T Moble offers many phones in unlocked versions and if they do on the G3 it appears from what ive read it may be better for some. It would depend on if you like Qi better than Power mat and if you're proficient at modding phones. If you are comfortable with rooting and tweak box as well as a bit of build prop edits, the Att d850 is fine. I already am invested in Qi so personally I just bought a 14 dollar Qi film and put it in the otterbox case I use and it works well with Qi.
One thing I havent checked into on the other versions is rotation locking as well. That is annoying to some as it is backwards from samsung and vanilla android. This is changeable in tweakbox though. The amount of bloat is kinda absurd on Att as well lol. There does seem to be a headphone jack issue with the Att version that I havent had on my own phone as well as the Auxiliary bug that seems to be across all variants but I cant say for sure. I have read about the headphone issue only related to Att and have not seen it in the other forums but I could have missed it..
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Did you mod an ATT G3 to use Qi? If so how did you do it?
shikem said:
Did you mod an ATT G3 to use Qi? If so how did you do it?
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Yes. Just bought a qi film that plugs into the usb, it will sit under your protective case like a slip of paper but make sure to tape it down right over the battery. I dont see the listing on eBay atm but a top search in google found plenty. http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Wireless-Charging-Receiver-micro-USB/dp/B00H7FJX7M . Make sure you find one with the right head for our phone and also If I remember right rhere were a few different milliamp versions. Higher equals faster.
what I want to know is how do you buy a "grandfathered unlimited plan"
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@Mods, this is a thread about the Nexus line in general, even if I am referencing the Galaxy Nexus. Please don't move.
Not sure if anyone else is following the official unveiling of the Verizon Galaxy Nexus, but it is a Verizon-branded, Verizon-bloatware phone (2 Verizon apps. Whether it's "bloatware" or not, that's semantics; they shouldn't be there).
The question at hand is whether updates are still pushed from Google, and not through Verizon. The fact that it's a carrier subsidized and carrier-branded phone with two carrier-related apps makes it possible that it updates may have to go through Verizon first. This would defeat the purpose of what the Nexus line is supposed to be, if true.
Yet the bigger question is: What does a Nexus phone represent now? Many are up in arms about it, and it's a question for all Nexus fans/users.
My understanding is that the Sprint Nexus S 4G also includes Sprint apps. What is happening with the Nexus line? Is Google changing what it represents and means?
I can't speak for all and I have the nexus s 4g SPRINT and well I was only stock for like 15 mins but we don't have ANY sprint bloat
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@Mods, this is a thread about the Nexus line in general, even if I am referencing the Galaxy Nexus. Please don't move.
Not sure if anyone else is following the official unveiling of the Verizon Galaxy Nexus, but it is a Verizon-branded, Verizon-bloatware phone (2 Verizon apps. Whether it's "bloatware" or not, that's semantics; they shouldn't be there).
The question at hand is whether updates are still pushed from Google, and not through Verizon. The fact that it's a carrier subsidized and carrier-branded phone with two carrier-related apps makes it possible that it updates may have to go through Verizon first. This would defeat the purpose of what the Nexus line is supposed to be, if true.
Yet the bigger question is: What does a Nexus phone represent now? Many are up in arms about it, and it's a question for all Nexus fans/users.
My understanding is that the Sprint Nexus S 4G also includes Sprint apps. What is happening with the Nexus line? Is Google changing what it represents and means?
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I can't speak for all and I have the nexus s 4g SPRINT and well I was only stock for like 15 mins but we don't have ANY sprint bloat
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I could be mistaken. Thanks for clarifying. That's good.
The NS4G includes some special sprint apks with functionality to allow flashing the PRL and profile. I don't see why it's out of the question to have the Verizon Galaxy Nexus support similar stuff.
ICS has functionality to disable built-in applications on /system if you don't want them anyway.
The Nexus line receives it's updates from google servers, but they still have to go through all the regular carrier testing that phones receive. That's how it's always been. Do you think the carriers would really want an update to a phone to wreck havok on their network? It's not like these updates are trivial.
fastboot oem unlock
REALLY?
ICS has a new feature to disable apps.
That said if you buy a dev phone you will format and flash anyway so who cares? Not me anyway.
I'm unprepared to speak on the state of the Nexus before I even hold the new one in my hand. As a T-Mobile customer, the launch has been disappointing, but only as much so as it was for customers of every other carrier when the Nexus S launched.
I wouldn't say the nexus line is dead more than its not in the spot light
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We have never had a Nexus phone launch with a carrier partner before, so we have nothing to compare it to.
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superm1 said:
The Nexus line receives it's updates from google servers, but they still have to go through all the regular carrier testing that phones receive. That's how it's always been. Do you think the carriers would really want an update to a phone to wreck havok on their network? It's not like these updates are trivial.
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That's NOT how it works. Maybe for certain carriers. I know for a fact that T-Mobile does not recognize the Nexus S as a phone they support/sell. When i was grabbing one back last December, they made it clear to me over the phone that they offer ZERO support for the phone or any of its problems (reboot 5 times a day, anyone?) All "support" comes from the phone's radios ability to communicate on T-Mo towers, and Google's OTA updates, which I think we can agree were shoddy at best. T-Mo doesn't want to have anything to do with the NS updates.
Sprint, on the other hand, has some updates they perform on their end. It's all carrier-dependent. The idea of the perfect Nexus line staying completely pure went to hell when the NS4G was released, and when Google decided to screw over GSM Nexus S users with the Google Wallet thing. Don't think for a second that there wasn't money changing hands over that 4g exlusive release.
I think, in this case, Verizon's just being dicks as usual and strong-arming everyone. Google could have told them to stick it where the sun dont shine, but would have missed out on the biggest portion of the market in the US.
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Also, as far as people on T-Mo being disappointed or not -- I'd be wary of purchasing ANY new phone based off T-Mo compatibility with the pending takeover by AT&T. Yet another reason I WONT be getting this phone.
nickmv said:
Also, as far as people on T-Mo being disappointed or not -- I'd be wary of purchasing ANY new phone based off T-Mo compatibility with the pending takeover by AT&T. Yet another reason I WONT be getting this phone.
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The Galaxy nexus is launching in Canada on Bell. So there will be a Galaxy nexus with AT&T compatible frequencies.
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Also, as far as people on T-Mo being disappointed or not -- I'd be wary of purchasing ANY new phone based off T-Mo compatibility with the pending takeover by AT&T. Yet another reason I WONT be getting this phone
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So far I have no reason to be concerned about it. First of all, the merger may well not go through. Second, if it does go through, there's no way it will before the middle of next year. Third, even if there are no further technical, business, or legal issues from that point on it's highly unlikely they'll start disassembling the T-Mobile network for at least a few months after the deal closes. Fourth, it's part of the merger terms that T-Mobile customers will get new phones when the switch happens. Fifth, since the GSM Galaxy Nexus works on AT&T and T-Mobile bands, there's a good chance it will work on a combined network anyway.
So I wouldn't go so far as to mute your cautionary note- even with those caveats there are still important concerns- but I would perhaps turn it down a notch or two.
Isn't the GSM version quad band anyway?
Yeah it probably will work on both carriers. Good point there. So that part of my argument I guess is moot.
I still stand by my opinion on the TRUE Nexus experience having disappeared when the NS4G came out.
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Isn't the GSM version quad band anyway?
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The Galaxy Nexus is the first pentaband phone running Android. It will run on any GSM 3G network in the world.
Wait a sec though.....thats 3g. NOT 4g. What's the deal with HSPA+ compatibility bands? I guess I'm not QUITE ready to ditch the ATT/T-Mo issue yet.
It's pentaband hspa+ which by default means it will also be pentaband 3g
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there are also confirming some GN are coming SIM LOCKED! by the carriers
bloatware + SIM locking is everything against the basic ideal behind Nexus
so, in a way, seems like Nexus is slowly fading away... it just seems to stand for new AOSP now, no more of its original self
even the hardware has been sucking since Nexus S
it's sinking into a mere reference phone for development
In the US, the average consumer prefers the carrier-subsidized model, they have shown this with their wallets.
Nexus One tried selling from just a website.
Nexus S tried selling in a big box retailer.
Galaxy Nexus is now carrier-subsidized, carrier-branded.
As I think irishrally already said, as long as fastboot oem unlock is enabled, just accept that as all we really want anway
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That's NOT how it works. Maybe for certain carriers. I know for a fact that T-Mobile does not recognize the Nexus S as a phone they support/sell. When i was grabbing one back last December, they made it clear to me over the phone that they offer ZERO support for the phone or any of its problems (reboot 5 times a day, anyone?) All "support" comes from the phone's radios ability to communicate on T-Mo towers, and Google's OTA updates, which I think we can agree were shoddy at best. T-Mo doesn't want to have anything to do with the NS updates.
Sprint, on the other hand, has some updates they perform on their end. It's all carrier-dependent. The idea of the perfect Nexus line staying completely pure went to hell when the NS4G was released, and when Google decided to screw over GSM Nexus S users with the Google Wallet thing. Don't think for a second that there wasn't money changing hands over that 4g exlusive release.
I think, in this case, Verizon's just being dicks as usual and strong-arming everyone. Google could have told them to stick it where the sun dont shine, but would have missed out on the biggest portion of the market in the US.
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Also, as far as people on T-Mo being disappointed or not -- I'd be wary of purchasing ANY new phone based off T-Mo compatibility with the pending takeover by AT&T. Yet another reason I WONT be getting this phone.
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I really hope sprint didn't waste money on wallet 4g users are such a small subset I think its a small beta and with sprint nit having many people soo
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I'm looking at buying a used phone as an upgrade. I've got the no-upgrade T-Mobile plan so I'm paying out of pocket full price.
I am looking into getting a Galaxy S II and the Skyrocket seems to go for around $50 cheaper on ebay than the i9100. But specs wise it seems the same if not better (bigger screen and LTE). Is there a reason that I'm missing?
I'm looking for anything in the $250-$300 dollar range, so if you can point me to something better I'd appreciate it. I'm currently using the Samsung Vibrant. Most important thing for me is GPS speed and accuracy, which is abismal on the Vibrant.
you do reliaze that skyrocket and i9100 are NOT compatible with tmobile data , and also will not work as gsm unless unlocked ... fast forward , get the t mobile SII.
SkyRocket can work with T-Mo band, but not in stock form - will require baseband flash.
If you're on T-Mobile get a T-Mobile phone.
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you do reliaze that skyrocket and i9100 are NOT compatible with tmobile data , and also will not work as gsm unless unlocked ... fast forward , get the t mobile SII.
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I did not realize. Shoot.
Ok, I'll look into the t-mobile branded one.
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SkyRocket can work with T-Mo band, but not in stock form - will require baseband flash.
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Well I'm not the type who like buggy phones or electronics...Please don't tell me the new ported radio from another phone will work on the skyrocket and unlocks the AWS band I know about it , but it just doesn't deserve all the hassle rather than getting a T-Mobile S II in case of the OP...
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I did not realize. Shoot.
Ok, I'll look into the t-mobile branded one.
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Don't get the skyrocket and mess with the radio...You'll end up with a buggy phone...Get the T-Mobile S2 and be done with it..You will not also need to unlock it cause you'll use it on its own network...
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I'm looking at buying a used phone as an upgrade. I've got the no-upgrade T-Mobile plan so I'm paying out of pocket full price.
I am looking into getting a Galaxy S II and the Skyrocket seems to go for around $50 cheaper on ebay than the i9100. But specs wise it seems the same if not better (bigger screen and LTE). Is there a reason that I'm missing?
I'm looking for anything in the $250-$300 dollar range, so if you can point me to something better I'd appreciate it. I'm currently using the Samsung Vibrant. Most important thing for me is GPS speed and accuracy, which is abismal on the Vibrant.
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If you willing to spend 250-300, just get the Nexus4 its 299. You cant beat that, the phone is your and dont have to worry about contract. Or check out craigslist (I always had luck on there, BB 9700,9800, HD2, Skyrocket, etc...)
Hi Everyone,
I am planning to buy S7 from Newegg, but it is a Factory Unlocked International Version with Exynos processor. Does anyone know, if this will work on US GSM carriers perfectly?
I have had Wifi & 3G/4G connection issues on older Samsung Unlocked International phones. I would really appreciate, If anyone purchased this model and can share experience. This will help me & lot of others making decision.
Sorry, I am not able to post a link due to new member restriction by xda.
It's currently sold at $599.99 by ThePowerSeller and at $659 .99 by Newegg.
Thank you in advance
I have the International version, the only things I have noticed is that it shows 4G not LTE, and Samsung Pay does not work
Mine is coming on Monday. I'll know more then.
Also note that in the UK 4G refers to LTE. So you while your phone may only say 4G, you are still connecting to, and getting, LTE speeds.
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I have the International version, the only things I have noticed is that it shows 4G not LTE, and Samsung Pay does not work
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Thank you jojoluton. It's good to know that at least phone doesnt have issues catching 4G LTE signal
MN_Bug said:
Mine is coming on Monday. I'll know more then.
Also note that in the UK 4G refers to LTE. So you while your phone may only say 4G, you are still connecting to, and getting, LTE speeds.
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Thanks man. I am planning to order now...would you mind sharing from where you ordered S7?
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I have the International version, the only things I have noticed is that it shows 4G not LTE, and Samsung Pay does not work
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Strange mine says LTE
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Thanks man. I am planning to order now...would you mind sharing from where you ordered S7?
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Yea, I ordered the one that was on sale on New Egg. Same one you are looking at. I got 2 day shipping but I didn't know that wasn't weekends. So it is coming Monday morning. I'll let you know how it looks (condition, not if I like it per se) when it comes.
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Yea, I ordered the one that was on sale on New Egg. Same one you are looking at. I got 2 day shipping but I didn't know that wasn't weekends. So it is coming Monday morning. I'll let you know how it looks (condition, not if I like it per se) when it comes.
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Just got it. It was packed well. I think it is the Spanish version based on the default language (easy to switch). Just before I switched from my Nexus5 I ran a speed test and got about 30 down (on band 4). After setup one of the first things I did was run a speed test on the S7 and got about 10 in the same spot. It DOES say LTE. I think the LTE vs 4G thing was a UK thing. So far it looks good.
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Just got it. It was packed well. I think it is the Spanish version based on the default language (easy to switch). Just before I switched from my Nexus5 I ran a speed test and got about 30 down (on band 4). After setup one of the first things I did was run a speed test on the S7 and got about 10 in the same spot. It DOES say LTE. I think the LTE vs 4G thing was a UK thing. So far it looks good.
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Awesome...thanks mate. I ordered Saturday, will receive by 14th I guess. I am also switching from N5 to S7. (Well, i did return N6P 2 weeks back. I am used to N5 so much that it felt so huge.)
Damn, should have used my shoprunner account to get 2-day shipping.
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Awesome...thanks mate. I ordered Saturday, will receive by 14th I guess. I am also switching from N5 to S7. (Well, i did return N6P 2 weeks back. I am used to N5 so much that it felt so huge.)
Damn, should have used my shoprunner account to get 2-day shipping.
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Are you with ATT? I'll be curious what you see for LTE speeds. Mine still seems slower than my N5. Not horrible, but slower.
No, I am on Tmo.
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Are you with ATT? I'll be curious what you see for LTE speeds. Mine still seems slower than my N5. Not horrible, but slower.
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Hey, I AM with ATT and you are right. The LTE speeds were much lower than with my N5. I did a bunch of research and I may have found this issue but I'm still testing.
If you got to settings and then go to 'Mobile Networks' then 'Access Point Names'. Everything I read says that I should be connecting to ATT Nextgenphone. When I look at the settings in there and go to 'APN Type' there was an extra type called 'fota' which from what I can tell, is used for tablets only. Some of the stuff I read specifically said that it shouldn't be there.
https://www.att.com/esupport/article.html#!/wireless/KM1062162
https://www.androidpit.com/us-apn-settings
Once I took it out, my next test got me a little over 25 MBs. I'm still testing but I'm hoping that this helps.
Well i received my S7 yesterday. Mine shows LTE and i am getting speed around 50mbps.
However i did notice significant heating with moderate use. I thought fixed heating problem with liquid cooling. Anyone else having problem?
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I see the same speeds on the S7 as on the 5X and Motorola X Pure Edition.
the pre-order for unlocked G955U is avaliable and I'm struggling whether to get an international version of G955F or US unlocked version G955U.
I know the CPU difference and I guess it should not be noticeable in daily use, but is there any other differences that I should bear in mind? I care about the rootability and OS updates
This is pretty obvious choice if you care about root as long as you dont use verizon or sprint the choice is international for sure
Yep, Exynos unlocked Bootloader! Party on XDA!
hexi110 said:
the pre-order for unlocked G955U is avaliable and I'm struggling whether to get an international version of G955F or US unlocked version G955U.
I know the CPU difference and I guess it should not be noticeable in daily use, but is there any other differences that I should bear in mind? I care about the rootability and OS updates
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955U is a waste of money
Easy choice if your on a GSM network
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G955U is not worth it. The General consensus is that there will be no proper root or unlocked bootloader at best it will be buggy. Which carrier are you with?
Mean while the G955F is already has TWRP, Custom Roms and Root.
Thanks for the replies, I'm using AT&T, so the carrier is not a problem, and acctually I also prefer the international version.
There's a good pre-order deal for G955U and G955U also has the warranty, that's the reason why I'm thinking about G955U
hexi110 said:
Thanks for the replies, I'm using AT&T, so the carrier is not a problem, and acctually I also prefer the international version.
There's a good pre-order deal for G955U and G955U also has the warranty, that's the reason why I'm thinking about G955U
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Only thing you will miss is volte, wifi calling & Samsung pay , so be mentally prepared, only thing stopping me from ordering exynos is fear of receiving a phone with red tint
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If you buy from b&h comes with one year warranty though them
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Only thing you will miss is volte, wifi calling & Samsung pay , so be mentally prepared, only thing stopping me from ordering exynos is fear of receiving a phone with red tint
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If you buy from b&h comes with one year warranty though them
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B&H is a good choice for me, although I found some cheaper options from ebay, but I feel B&H is safer.
I only use Samsung pay occasionally, but that's just because the deal they provide, and acctually it's not widely acceptable in many stores.
As for red tint, I guess it should be fixed by the OS update?
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B&H is a good choice for me, although I found some cheaper options from ebay, but I feel B&H is safer.
I only use Samsung pay occasionally, but that's just because the deal they provide, and acctually it's not widely acceptable in many stores.
As for red tint, I guess it should be fixed by the OS update?
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I'm personally not ok with having to adjust screen and keeping it on adaptive mode to remove the tint, it should be good straight out the box but that's just me, my wife has an att one and her screen was fine right from the get go
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I'm personally not ok with having to adjust screen and keeping it on adaptive mode to remove the tint, it should be good straight out the box but that's just me, my wife has an att one and her screen was fine right from the get go
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I guess I have to bless for a perfect phone after I place my order
hexi110 said:
I guess I have to bless for a perfect phone after I place my order
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Just checked b&h blk s8+ isn't in stock
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Just checked b&h blk s8+ isn't in stock
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I prefer the gold one
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I prefer the gold one
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The gold one looks incredible.
Its a different type of gold than my S6 or note 7...really nice tone to it
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The gold one looks incredible.
Its a different type of gold than my S6 or note 7...really nice tone to it
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great to hear that, I just placed my order
I know this thread is old, but the U variant (snapdragon) handles game emulation a lot better than the Exynos models, if that is your sort of thing.
So it's now official, after five phone calls and finally speaking with third tier T-Mobile tech support, I was told that my area was recently refarmed and I can no longer get 3G service with the 1900 band effectively making my X2 a brick capable of nothing more than Edge. Furthermore, he indicated to me that this is the way things will go into the future and eventually, T-Mobile will support nothing but 4G LTE service (bring your own device.... But not really.)
So where to go from here? I had heard on another forum that AT&T is still supporting 3G over band 1900; but I don't know if they allow you to bring your own phone to the party and I also don't know how long it will be until they themselves eliminate 3G service. Apart from that, I guess my quest is to still find the largest phone I can that will support 4G LTE data in the United States while continuing to hope and pray that Huawei gives us the present of a 7 inch premium phablet with US bands.
As always, I remain open to any other solutions anyone might have or any information that I'm unaware of. Today is a truly sad day for a guy who truly loved his mediapad X2 : (
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So it's now official, after five phone calls and finally speaking with third tier T-Mobile tech support, I was told that my area was recently refarmed and I can no longer get 3G service with the 1900 band effectively making my X2 a brick capable of nothing more than Edge. Furthermore, he indicated to me that this is the way things will go into the future and eventually, T-Mobile will support nothing but 4G LTE service (bring your own device.... But not really.)
So where to go from here? I had heard on another forum that AT&T is still supporting 3G over band 1900; but I don't know if they allow you to bring your own phone to the party and I also don't know how long it will be until they themselves eliminate 3G service. Apart from that, I guess my quest is to still find the largest phone I can that will support 4G LTE data in the United States while continuing to hope and pray that Huawei gives us the present of a 7 inch premium phablet with US bands.
As always, I remain open to any other solutions anyone might have or any information that I'm unaware of. Today is a truly sad day for a guy who truly loved his mediapad X2 : (
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Sorry to hear that about TMO. I have been pushing to move away from ATT because the prices don't compare. We moved to the "new" ATT unlimited plan and 5 phones run us $330/mo vs the previous $410/mo on their "discount" family plan. I too am sold on the X2 and I can't let it go. I don't see anything else like it out there. I considered Huawei's new 8-inch tablet but without a handset it would be tough to use on a daily basis. ATT still supports the 3G speeds, at least in the Kansas City area, but who knows if that will change. Several times they have changed something on their network and I have had to search and find new APN settings. There are a few alternatives that I've seen but none that can compete with the X2. If you see anything else, let me know.
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Yep, they did the same in my area about 4 months ago.
The whole thing is terribly frustrating. Clearly there is a market (albeit small) for a seven inch phone, so why are we ignored? Blu made one with US 4G LTE bands but i hear it sucks and only has 1 gig of ram causing it to freeze every time you open an app. Posh made a nice 6.4 that I had for a while; but it was a refurb and call quality was terrible. Plus, they are very hard to find. Checked out the Lenovo Phab 2 line (6.4"), but I'm not impressed at all and the new Samsung Note looks like a dildo.
I just ordered an old (new stock) Galaxy Mega which I owned a few years ago and loved. ...but compared to the X2, it's a dwarf (guess I've been spoiled.) So at this point, I really have no other option but to try ATT (who I detest) for a month pre-paid to see if i can go back to getting consistent HSPA on my beloved X2.
I sure hope someone at some point wakes up and gives us what we need...but I ain't holding my breath.
I'm eagerly anticipating the Huawei Honor Note 9 because I feel it's the only device that will be comparable to our beloved X2. I check for new info everyday but so far nothing but some uncertain leaks from Chinese websites. Does anyone have any *new* info? Better yet a way for us loyalists to get much deserved discount would be nice.
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I'm eagerly anticipating the Huawei Honor Note 9 because I feel it's the only device that will be comparable to our beloved X2. I check for new info everyday but so far nothing but some uncertain leaks from Chinese websites. Does anyone have any *new* info? Better yet a way for us loyalists to get much deserved discount would be nice.
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Looks like the same deal as the X2 unless they release a US version:
https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_honor_note_9-8799.php
According to this page (careful !!):
https://www.gsmarc.com/huawei/honor-note-9/
the LTE bands are LTE 2100, LTE 800, LTE 1800, LTE 2600, LTE 900, LTE 2300, LTE 2500, (VoLTE)
not so bad (for my country, only 700Mhz is missed)
But I'm a bit worried about the price of the phone
Just ordered this through Amazon. Looks promising and US bands too!!!!!
https://www.amazon.com/iRULU-Smartp...desktop?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref_=ya_aw_od_pi
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Just ordered this through Amazon. Looks promising and US bands too!!!!!
https://www.amazon.com/iRULU-Smartp...desktop?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref_=ya_aw_od_pi
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Let me know how you like it. It doesn't have band 12 on T-Mobile which sucks. I may have picked one of those up if it did. If you buy it directly through iRulu and use coupon code G3DEAL50 you'll get it for $149.99.
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Not a bad phone... The Bad: But No led notification, GPS seems to jump around, No compass built in ... The Good: Fingerprint works great!, It has ATT 4G in the USA support, Battery life is good, ... If you get it rooted, please let me know how you did it....
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It could be my next toy to play around with as well. I loved the Mi Max. (which looks identical to the iRulu) I would give KingRoot a try to see if you can root it.
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Just ordered this through Amazon. Looks promising and US bands too!!!!!
https://www.amazon.com/iRULU-Smartp...desktop?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref_=ya_aw_od_pi
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Not a bad phone... The Bad: But No led notification, GPS seems to jump around, No compass built in, inserting sim card/sdcard takes patience ... The Good: Nougat 7.0, Fingerprint scanner works great!, It has ATT 4G in the USA support, Battery life is good, Push notification works great ... If you get it rooted, please let me know how you did it....
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Let me know how you like it. It doesn't have band 12 on T-Mobile which sucks. I may have picked one of those up if it did. If you buy it directly through iRulu and use coupon code G3DEAL50 you'll get it for $149.99.
It could be my next toy to play around with as well. I loved the Mi Max. (which looks identical to the iRulu) I would give KingRoot a try to see if you can root it.
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I tried KingRoot, Kingoroot, One Click Root and others. Nothing has worked so far. I saw that 149.99 deal but like the fact I got it in 2 days with free shipping and no tax from Amazon Prime and can return it for a full refund with free shipping back to them no question asked...
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Not a bad phone... The Bad: But No led notification, GPS seems to jump around, No compass built in, inserting sim card/sdcard takes patience ... The Good: Nougat 7.0, Fingerprint scanner works great!, It has ATT 4G in the USA support, Battery life is good, Push notification works great ... If you get it rooted, please let me know how you did it....
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I tried KingRoot, Kingoroot, One Click Root and others. Nothing has worked so far. I saw that 149.99 deal but like the fact I got it in 2 days with free shipping and no tax from Amazon Prime and can return it for a full refund with free shipping back to them no question asked...
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If those root options don't work then the phone most likely will never be rooted. I bought a ZTE Zmax Pro about 8 months back to use as a spare phone and that was never rooted so i'm sure the iRulu probably won't be.
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Just ordered this through Amazon. Looks promising and US bands too!!!!!
https://www.amazon.com/iRULU-Smartp...desktop?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref_=ya_aw_od_pi
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Let me know how you like it. It doesn't have band 12 on T-Mobile which sucks. I may have picked one of those up if it did. If you buy it directly through iRulu and use coupon code G3DEAL50 you'll get it for $149.99.
It could be my next toy to play around with as well. I loved the Mi Max. (which looks identical to the iRulu) I would give KingRoot a try to see if you can root it.
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Thanks for posting this! It actually looks really good especially for the price, except for the fact that the battery is 4300mAh and I suspect Li-on not Li-Po. The price point is 10/10 and is simply amazing.
I wonder if a discount will be available on the upcoming Huawei Honor Note 9 as well... It is supposed to be released Dec 6 or 20
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Thanks for posting this! It actually looks really good especially for the price, except for the fact that the battery is 4300mAh and I suspect Li-on not Li-Po. The price point is 10/10 and is simply amazing.
I wonder if a discount will be available on the upcoming Huawei Honor Note 9 as well... It is supposed to be released Dec 6 or 20
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The Huawei Honor Note 9 looks like the phone for me. Hope it's priced a lot lower than the Samsungs and Apple phones...
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The Huawei Honor Note 9 looks like the phone for me. Hope it's priced a lot lower than the Samsungs and Apple phones...
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Looks like a great phone...but I simply can't soak that kinda money into a phone that can't do LTE.
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Not a bad phone... The Bad: But No led notification, GPS seems to jump around, No compass built in, inserting sim card/sdcard takes patience ... The Good: Nougat 7.0, Fingerprint scanner works great!, It has ATT 4G in the USA support, Battery life is good, Push notification works great ... If you get it rooted, please let me know how you did it....
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I tried KingRoot, Kingoroot, One Click Root and others. Nothing has worked so far. I saw that 149.99 deal but like the fact I got it in 2 days with free shipping and no tax from Amazon Prime and can return it for a full refund with free shipping back to them no question asked...
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Never rooted a phone before...and not really sure why you would want to (probably best I don't know : )
The comment about the GPS scares me...and could potentially be deal breaker for me. But the rest of it seems livable. Not sure what led notification is either, but I figure if I don't know what it is, it probably won't matter to me that I don't have it. Otherwise, I went with Amazon because of their no hassle return. For me, that's worth every bit of 50 bucks on something I'm unsure of.
So after one day with the iRulu, my impressions are thus,
For me, this is in no way a replacement for my Media Pad X2. The build quality is just not there.
First, the good: this is the largest screen phone that I could find with the bands to receive 4G LTE in the United States. There are other larger ones such as the Posh L 700 and the 7 inch model made by Blu, but I don't think either of these phones can be taken seriously with their pitiful 1 GB of RAM.
Second, the phone works reasonably well. I was able to watch YouTube videos without difficulty and surf the web just fine. It was easy to load on applications and most things work as they should. Bluetooth was fine, easily connecting with both my car stereo and my laptop computer. In short, this is a decent low to middle tier phone; but it is NOT a Huawei.
The bad: As I was loading on applications, the phone did randomly restart; but this was only on one occasion, so I don't really consider it to be a big deal at this point.
Second: The GPS is as horrible as reported. I put it on for goofs navigating to work; and several times while driving down 95, the GPS had me somewhere in the middle of the woods. I don't think it would have caused me to miss turns; especially if I was using Google maps audio turn by turn directions; but generally speaking, it does not work as it is supposed to.
Third: at least for me, the phone seemed small. That half an inch screen size between this and the media pad really made a large difference to me. I guess I'm just used to my Huawei, and I like what I like. I also didn't find the phone aesthetically pleasing, which is not really a big deal to me; but it lacks the perfection in design of the MPX2.
Fourth and the biggie: is that I purchased this phone because it had 4G LTE bands in the United States. I used the thing all day long driving around the state of New Jersey; and not once did the phone indicate that I was receiving 4G LTE signal. As a matter of fact, I believe that I get a better signal on the AT&T network with the HSPA bands in the Huawei.
Unfortunately, for me, it's a bust. I will be returning this on Amazon and continue my quest for a mega screen phone that has LTE bands in the United States. One might ask why I am so hung up about LTE bands if I seem to be getting good Signal with the Huawei. It is because I have been told by people at AT&T that my days of enjoying my media pad are numbered; because they will soon be moving to a system similar to T-Mobile that will render the media pad useless. This so-called 5G technology will essentially render most manufacturer unlocked phones useless for some time until the technology catches up. Hopefully, it will take longer to accomplish this so-called feat of progress than it will take for some manufacturer to realize that there is a market for a high-end super screen phone in the United States.
Oh well.....
> I don't know if they allow you to bring your own phone
Yes, I use AT&T prepaid and brought my own phone. Also I'm paying $55/month with 10GB data. The service is of course throttled to what I believe is 15MBPs or something, but it's better service from the other resellers like Straight Talk that use the same towers.
The resellers appear to get low-tier service (I used to be on ST and have tried some others, with some terrible issues).