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Just got mine

Just got mine in today. It's the S4 version as I live in Florida. I got it from a friend of a friend that works at HTC
I'm just now firing it up. I'm a lifelong Iphone user and I can't wait to get this thing charged and get my sim in.
Picture taken with an Iphone 4s that will be on craigslist shortly.
Anyone got any questions?
I'm an IT guy but I'm fairly to Android.

Just picked up mine as well! It's absolutely beautiful!

~~mitch~~ said:
Just picked up mine as well! It's absolutely beautiful!
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She is a thing of beauty but man alive, feels like I could scratch the camera lens setting it on a silk cloth..
Might hold off on actually using it until I can get a case. Then again..might not.

you say it's the s4 version yet the picture says it's the quad-core version?
tegra 3 by mistake?

pangjeff said:
you say it's the s4 version yet the picture says it's the quad-core version?
tegra 3 by mistake?
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Annddddd you are right...Oh Lawd Noes!! I thought I made out like a bandit. You're right LOL. I guess when I looked at it I just wanted it to say duel core.
Might be putting this on craigslist..yuck..

Lucky! Can anybody who has one tell me if it has led notification blinker in the front. Thanks

zecstone said:
Lucky! Can anybody who has one tell me if it has led notification blinker in the front. Thanks
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Yup, it has notification under the speaker grill.

Getting mine at the Rogers store at Scarborough Town Centre as we speak.
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gordongartrell said:
Getting mine at the Rogers store at Scarborough Town Centre as we speak.
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Let me know if it's busy there. Every store I called to and asked about their stock said I was the first and only person to call asking about this phone.
Maybe it'll take a while to build some momentum q:

brashebb said:
Annddddd you are right...Oh Lawd Noes!! I thought I made out like a bandit. You're right LOL. I guess when I looked at it I just wanted it to say duel core.
Might be putting this on craigslist..yuck..
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you actually want the lte one? i would gladly trade you my lte for the gsm one, if mine was not going to be locked to rogers.
I just think there will be a lot more dev support for the gsm over lte, the only reason i am getting through rogers is the price because i am upgrading.

grinmaul said:
you actually want the lte one? i would gladly trade you my lte for the gsm one
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Whaaaaaaattt??
Dev support will be slow at first, but HTC devices always have good dev support especially once it reaches the US in May 22, and outside North America shortly after.
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cue_32 said:
Whaaaaaaattt??
Dev support will be slow at first, but HTC devices always have good dev support especially once it reaches the US in May 22, and outside North America shortly after.
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haha, you think i am nuts but i really could care less about network speed, i am so afraid to use data on rogers that i am almost religious in my use of wi-fi where ever possible.
i used a US nexus one for 2 years at edge speed and never bothered me a bit.
i would prefer the 32gig of storage.

grinmaul said:
haha, you think i am nuts but i really could care less about network speed, i am so afraid to use data on rogers that i am almost religious in my use of wi-fi where ever possible.
i used a US nexus one for 2 years at edge speed and never bothered me a bit.
i would prefer the 32gig of storage.
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I thought the exact same thing at first. We don't even have LTE here and I've heard horror stories of not being able to turn off the LTE antenna with various skinned versions of android. The reason I didn't want the quad core variant is because I really just want the superior processor.

cue_32 said:
Whaaaaaaattt??
Dev support will be slow at first, but HTC devices always have good dev support especially once it reaches the US in May 22, and outside North America shortly after.
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May 6
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Well since this is the wrong phone for this thread.....

danada said:
Let me know if it's busy there. Every store I called to and asked about their stock said I was the first and only person to call asking about this phone.
Maybe it'll take a while to build some momentum q:
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It wasn't busy at all. The funny part was that the first customer service agent I asked about the One X didn't even know what a One X was or if they had any in stock. She then goes on to the back room and was absolutely fascinated by the phone. She was actually playing with the phone more than I was. They're getting a much bigger shipment when the phone actually has its coming out launch. Today was pretty much a cold launch.
Absolutely beautiful phone though. I had to goto work, so I didn't get a chance to play with it. I play with it when I get home.
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Im getting mine in thursday , cant wait any longer. Its best of the best atleast here in europe

Quick question, are there headphones in the box?

brash...PM Me..also in SoFla....how much ?
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Maedhros said:
Quick question, are there headphones in the box?
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Absolutely no headphones in the box (strange), but I assume most people buy 3rd party headphones anyway.
It's also another way to push Beats headphone sales.

Help with unlocked phones

Hello, I am moving down to Guatemala in August and would like to take a phone with me,but use it as a tablet for a while as I will have no need of a phone for the first while. I am an outdoors kinda guy so I was looking at rugged phones and found these two;
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Arrival...6349?pt=PDA_s_Pocket_PC_s&hash=item27d1e1468d
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Unlocke...19738?pt=UK_Mobile_Phones&hash=item337f8d9eba
Has anyone ever heard of these phone? I looked up rugged phones on amazon and found a 'CAT' (caterpillar) phone that looks just like it but had no specs so I could not tell if it was the same.
What I don't know or understand is if I get these can I use them as just a tablet, downloading apps over wifi and playing them anywhere?
Also, when I get a plan do I *HAVE* to get a data plan with it or will it work for just texting/calling?
Any other information that you think will help me would be VERY VERY appropriated!!!
Thanks so much!
Thomas

Sewrizer said:
You should check cat b15 rugged phone. Quite interesting, In my opinion.
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I looked at that and it looks like the same phone. So I'm thinking cat paid the same manufacturer to just put their name on it. Did that sound as stupid to you as it did to me when I typed it? :silly:
Ok, I'm still unclear if I can use it as a tablet or not. thats the biggest question I have. I might never get a phone plan, just a mobile hot spot. Do you know if I can or not?
Thanks,
Thomas

By a tablet I mean a phone without a data plan. Can I buy it, turn it on and use it? Or do I have to get a sim card?
I'm a teen with little money... Is the last one listed a good phone? (if I remember it has 1g ram and 2GHz processer...) I'm not to worried about the display as I will not be watching many video and the like.
Thanks so much again!
Thomas
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Ok, thank you very much for your help!
Thomas
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I think I'm not understanding something. You want to get a phone without a data plan, then buy a mobile hot spot device? Why not just get the data plan? It'll cost the same, and you'll have one less device to carry around.

I was first looking for a rugged 5" tablet, but couldn't find one in my price range. So I was going to get a rugged unlocked phone and use it as a tablet and get a hot spot fir me and anyone with me to use. Is there a better option? I don't want a 2year plan, I'd rather have a month-by-month, and I can't find a month-by-month phone plan with hotshot enabled. But I can find a month-by-month hotspot plan. This is very confusing to me so all help is welcomed and appreciated!
Thanks,
Thomas
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somebody can help me
good day, i need to unlock caterpillar B10 cellphone, can help me????, thx

Going to buy second-hand N5. What should I look out for?

I'm going to buy a N5 soon from someone, since all the retailers are either out of stock or very overpriced. Although I have bought other phones from him, I like to be super-safe.
So, are there any issues specific to the N5 that I should check for before I buy it? How do I check the life-timer? Can that timer be reset w/o unlocking the bootloader?

What's a life timer?
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life-timer = how much time the device has spent turned on

Geo2160 said:
life-timer = how much time the device has spent turned on
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Not sure newer devices have them, or I have just not noticed/found it. Check the usual stuff, sensors, buttons, physical state, charge port etc. Tbh should be OK if you have bought from the same guy previously.
EDIT: Check the screen colours, some people report yellowish tint's - I haven't experienced it though.

radicalisto said:
EDIT: Check the screen colours, some people report yellowish tint's - I haven't experienced it though.
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That's going to be a problem. I'm partially colorblind and I have issues with yellow/red. On the upside, it's not going to bother me, even if it's there xD

Geo2160 said:
life-timer = how much time the device has spent turned on
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Well as soon as you reboot your phone it starts back at zero... I wouldn't use that as a reason to buy or not to buy a phone.
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radicalisto said:
Not sure newer devices have them, or I have just not noticed/found it. Check the usual stuff, sensors, buttons, physical state, charge port etc. Tbh should be OK if you have bought from the same guy previously.
EDIT: Check the screen colours, some people report yellowish tint's - I haven't experienced it though.
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Kreateablaze said:
Well as soon as you reboot your phone it starts back at zero... I wouldn't use that as a reason to buy or not to buy a phone.
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Some phones have a separate counter for the whole life-timer.

Geo2160 said:
I'm going to buy a N5 soon from someone, since all the retailers are either out of stock or very overpriced. Although I have bought other phones from him, I like to be super-safe.
So, are there any issues specific to the N5 that I should check for before I buy it? How do I check the life-timer? Can that timer be reset w/o unlocking the bootloader?
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Can't you get a new one from Google, or, a used one on Swappa? Either would be infinitely better than buying one from some guy.

PhilipTD said:
Can't you get a new one from Google, or, a used one on Swappa? Either would be infinitely better than buying one from some guy.
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Neither of those services are available in my country.

Hello,
1. Make sure the device isn't cracked, scratched.
2. Check for Loose buttons.
3. Check whether the GPS is getting locked or not.
4. Make sure there is no bleeding on the screen
5. Ask for the original receipt/bill and see whether the phone has warranty in your country or not.
By taking a look at the bill date you can get to know the date of purchase and can get a rough idea about the life timer or whatever it's called.
If you have all the above points covered, I guess you are good to go!?

Also, make a phone call with it to make sure the other party can hear you ( very important )

Returned my G3 this morning

I tried to like this phone , but could not... I was sick of the random reboots and overall sluggish feeling of this phone. I had Note 3 before this and what a mistake....Will get Note 4 in a few weeks.... It's been fun!!
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Well good luck with the note.
I never had any issues out of my g3. Battery is great, no overheating, no random reboots, no major lagging as a matter of fact no lag at all mostly a stutter here and there in the app drawer from time to time. Been using the stock lg launcher since I got the phone and everything for me has been fluid.....
Lol then I see you made a post saying the phone was fast and no problems out of it........

I've had my phone for over a month now and I've never had any random reboots or overheating. I use my phone a lot so battery is meh for Me. But I'm happy and I love it.
No matter what, I can never stay away from android for long.

Lol I know it was new and I thought it was okay at the time...as time went on.. I started to have buyers remorse...with Att&t making us use Pma charging ..That was it for me...I just like Samsung better...
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Just bought mine a lil over a week ago , hated to but got the carrier branded AT&T version. This is actually 2nd one. The first phone kept randomly shutting off during activation at the store. I like this phone. It has times where different points on the screen become unresponsive. Aggregating...it also seems to use much more of the ram than I would expect right out of the box. I use a tempered glass screen protector that may or not be causing my screen issues? As a LONG time HTC user, coming from the One, M7. I'm still getting used to something different. I do like it though. Thinking about rooting when I have time off because once boot loader is unlocked I think this device will be a beast!
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Had my phone over a month now and absolutely loving it. Running stock rooted, no greenify. I froze all the AT&T apps and none of the LG ones. I use the stock launcher and get well over 4+ hours of screen on time, no overheating, no reboots, etc. My fiancee has the phone as well and she's been averaging almost 6+ hrs of screen on time, however where she works has better signal. I travel all over the place for work and signal is spotty.

No rebooting issues here. I will admit that my m8 outperforms the g3 (except for the camera). However, the note 3 that I received last year was a total disappointment. That was random rebooting nightmare. I guess it really depends on the specific device you get. Some may receive a subpar device.

traesnaidensdad said:
Just bought mine a lil over a week ago , hated to but got the carrier branded AT&T version. This is actually 2nd one. The first phone kept randomly shutting off during activation at the store. I like this phone. It has times where different points on the screen become unresponsive. Aggregating...it also seems to use much more of the ram than I would expect right out of the box. I use a tempered glass screen protector that may or not be causing my screen issues? As a LONG time HTC user, coming from the One, M7. I'm still getting used to something different. I do like it though. Thinking about rooting when I have time off because once boot loader is unlocked I think this device will be a beast!
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Have the same issue with the screen becoming unresponsive in spots at times. I, too, have one of the tempered glass screen protectors bought from the AT&T Store. Such a coincidence, makes me wonder...

GalaxyNotesTx said:
I tried to like this phone , but could not... I was sick of the random reboots and overall sluggish feeling of this phone. I had Note 3 before this and what a mistake....Will get Note 4 in a few weeks.... It's been fun!!
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That's what I just said about my Galaxy S5. Now I can make calls from my new car, have no reboot issues and have a better signal in my home. No more unlimited data but I wasn't using exorbitant amounts of it before anyway.
Note 3 or 4 wouldn't solve my issues. Samsung's bluetooth stack is broken and they know all about it.
Get in where you fit in. Good luck.

Ker~Man said:
Have the same issue with the screen becoming unresponsive in spots at times. I, too, have one of the tempered glass screen protectors bought from the AT&T Store. Such a coincidence, makes me wonder...
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It's the screen protector i had it and i exhanged it at the store cause i was still in my 14days after i bought it, they exhanged it and i got the invisishield one that i had on a couple devices in the past, i recommend you try to exhange it if not get a cheap screen protector while you browse for a new one cause believe me you will think its the phone but it's not.
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Thinking the same thing,but not because of problems...just slow development. Thinking of going back to note3

blacknight1114 said:
Thinking the same thing,but not because of problems...just slow development. Thinking of going back to note3
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The phone just came out though... Maybe wait until they unlock bootloader or come out with special recovery for roms?

kalani91 said:
The phone just came out though... Maybe wait until they unlock bootloader or come out with special recovery for roms?
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Slow walking the bootloader unlock is gonna kill development. Seen it before. If it becomes a popular device devs will come and an unlock with it but I understand people wanting a device with options. I don't use 3rd party ROMs anymore so I don't care much.

dxwilliams40 said:
No rebooting issues here. I will admit that my m8 outperforms the g3 (except for the camera). However, the note 3 that I received last year was a total disappointment. That was random rebooting nightmare. I guess it really depends on the specific device you get. Some may receive a subpar device.
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Agreed. My M8 is faster too, but after a root / debloat / exposed / different launcher / no carrier IQ... not by much.
I have not experienced much lag, mainly keyboard (any) delays keeping up with typing.
I believe that we haven't seen the true potential of the g3 until this bootloader is cracked and meaningful customization is a reality.

GorillaPimp said:
Slow walking the bootloader unlock is gonna kill development. Seen it before. If it becomes a popular device devs will come and an unlock with it but I understand people wanting a device with options. I don't use 3rd party ROMs anymore so I don't care much.
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3's&7's said:
Agreed. My M8 is faster too, but after a root / debloat / exposed / different launcher / no carrier IQ... not by much.
I have not experienced much lag, mainly keyboard (any) delays keeping up with typing.
I believe that we haven't seen the true potential of the g3 until this bootloader is cracked and meaningful customization is a reality.
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This phone is great! No lag of any kind on my phone. It is rooted and running ART. No screen protector needed. All at&t bloat frozen. Phone is fast, battery life is very good. Better than I expected. The signal is also very good. I pick up LTE in my office at work where before I could only get 4g sometimes. Very happy with this phone as is.

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Slow walking the bootloader unlock is gonna kill development.
I don't use 3rd party ROMs anymore so I don't care much.
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I dunno about all that. According to development updates in the bounty thread devs working on it are confident that they can unlock it, and that it's right around the corner.
I'm all for meaningful customization.. I imagine my g3 with the latest miui on it, that would be sweet... That said, this is the first phone I've been happy with as is. Debloated, greenify, g3 tweak box and the stock rom isn't all that bad.
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I dunno about all that. According to development updates in the bounty thread devs working on it are confident that they can unlock it, and that it's right around the corner.
I'm all for meaningful customization.. I imagine my g3 with the latest miui on it, that would be sweet... That said, this is the first phone I've been happy with as is. Debloated, greenify, g3 tweak box and the stock rom isn't all that bad.
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Phone runs awesome...to bad it's with att who just downright sucks. Plus the devs have prolly already unlocked it so they are prolly waitng to get more donations because it's become a profitable business, which I don't blame them. I would if I knew how....I just build stuff.
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GalaxyNotesTx said:
I tried to like this phone , but could not... I was sick of the random reboots and overall sluggish feeling of this phone. I had Note 3 before this and what a mistake....Will get Note 4 in a few weeks.... It's been fun!!
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I have mine up for sale because of my issues with it. Had potential to be a great phone but to many buggy laggy areas

dxwilliams40 said:
No rebooting issues here. I will admit that my m8 outperforms the g3 (except for the camera). However, the note 3 that I received last year was a total disappointment. That was random rebooting nightmare. I guess it really depends on the specific device you get. Some may receive a subpar device.
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I have no idea what you're talking about! The note 3 is the best phone out right now. No reboots here at all. Ever. I had one issue on jellybean, the sleep/power button had some lag. But since I moved over to kitkat, that issue is resolved. The screen is sick! 5.7 inch, Super amoled, which is the best imo, 3gb of ram, 32gb internal storage, micro sd slot, usb 3.0. Need I say more? Lol. Now, I also love htc, is my first love. I used to hate samsung. That is until I gave the note 3 a shot. It changed my mind about samsung. And I tried the G3, but it wasn't for me. Ill stick with htc and Samsung.

st0nez0r said:
I dunno about all that. According to development updates in the bounty thread devs working on it are confident that they can unlock it, and that it's right around the corner.
I'm all for meaningful customization.. I imagine my g3 with the latest miui on it, that would be sweet... That said, this is the first phone I've been happy with as is. Debloated, greenify, g3 tweak box and the stock rom isn't all that bad.
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Cool. I hope I'm very very wrong. I know some devs have unlocks waiting but I guess I'm used to devs staying away if development on a new device isn't hot - which usually is in line with how popular a device is. I'm lost on why this is working out like this with the G3.
I'm really happy with stock too for once. I usually root, unlock, throw Nova on it and maybe go with a stock debloat deodexed or some variation of stock. I can't believe I'm good with the stock launcher ,de-carrieriq'ed + tweakbox. I'm not seeing any lag issues at all either. This thing is dusting my S5. I'm just happy that everything is working, radio being disabled and IR being hosed for 3rd party apps sucks a bit but that's minor.

Cracked nexus 5 screen

Hi I was just wondering can anyone post a contact email relevant for this issue from either/both lg or google?
And also I'm in the UK how much am I looking at to get it fixed, the screen is still functional its just the glass that needs replacing thanks?
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Are you from the US? If yes have a look in the general forum, there's a thread that you might like... It seems as though n5s from the us playstore with cracked screens get them repaired for free.

sidsta360 said:
Hi I was just wondering can anyone post a contact email relevant for this issue from either/both lg or google?
And also I'm in the UK how much am I looking at to get it fixed, the screen is still functional its just the glass that needs replacing thanks?
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It's surprisingly cheap (at least in the US)
If you didn't damage the LCD you could probably repair it with maybe 10-20 USD.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321368739110?redirect=mobile
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Guys, he says in the OP he's in the UK...
OP - Go to the LG site and contact them and see what they say

Jimlarck said:
It's surprisingly cheap (at least in the US)
If you didn't damage the LCD you could probably repair it with maybe 10-20 USD.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321368739110?redirect=mobile
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They're glued together so you can't just replace the glass. I don't even know why they bother selling that, just to trick people who think that's all they need I guess.
To self-repair any cracked screen you need the glass+LCD+digitizer and preferably +frame as well which costs about $120-$150.