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Just wondering what everyone is looking forward to. Ill probably get the sgs 2.
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Nothing. I'm not changing a thing until I see how the merger shakes out. I'll be damned if I'm going to drop a bunch of coin on a phone that might not run on the newer merged system and they shuffle the freqs.
some type of htc, after straying from the g1 i long for htc
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Nothing. I'm not changing a thing until I see how the merger shakes out. I'll be damned if I'm going to drop a bunch of coin on a phone that might not run on the newer merged system and they shuffle the freqs.
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Agreed, depends how the merger goes. Putting that aside I'm liking the lg optimus 2x, so if the t-mo version is good I'll consider that. At this point my vibrant does everything I want it to.
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Nothing. I'm not changing a thing until I see how the merger shakes out. I'll be damned if I'm going to drop a bunch of coin on a phone that might not run on the newer merged system and they shuffle the freqs.
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How long do you keep phones? Are they really likely to shut down AWS 3G in the next four years?
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How long do you keep phones? Are they really likely to shut down AWS 3G in the next four years?
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I probably keep them longer than most. I'd say 18-24 months, sooner if I can grab a free or discounted upgrade.
And as far as how likely? Who knows. All I do know is that whatever 'news' leaks out about what or when they plan on doing anything, I don't believe it. I've been burned so many times in the past that I start at the opinion that I'm going to get screwed, and if it turns out to be something positive then that's a bonus. They say it'll be "x" amount of time before they change anything, but I've learned that they are almost always lying to some degree, mainly just to shut us up before they lower the hammer.
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I probably keep them longer than most. I'd say 18-24 months, sooner if I can grab a free or discounted upgrade.
And as far as how likely? Who knows. All I do know is that whatever 'news' leaks out about what or when they plan on doing anything, I don't believe it. I've been burned so many times in the past that I start at the opinion that I'm going to get screwed, and if it turns out to be something positive then that's a bonus. They say it'll be "x" amount of time before they change anything, but I've learned that they are almost always lying to some degree, mainly just to shut us up before they lower the hammer.
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True...I wouldn't put anything past AT&T.
I can already hear "We're sorry, your Galaxy S 2 is no longer compatible with our network. Let us replace it with a free Motorola Backflip with a FREE two year contract."
I don't think the merger is going to take place.. They still have to go through some other approvals and I have a feeling it is going to be rejected.. Or maybe its me hoping that I don't lose T-Mobile for crappy AT&T
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True...I wouldn't put anything past AT&T.
I can already hear "We're sorry, your Galaxy S 2 is no longer compatible with our network. Let us replace it with a free Motorola Backflip with a FREE two year contract."
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Hahahahaha..that sounds funny...i agree with you..they are not like tmo that replaces with better phones. like this vibrant that was given to mom because the market no longer worked on the mytouch 3g fender.......lol then she passed to me like new after she bought the mytouch 4g..lol
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What do you think about this thought?
http://m.engadget.com/default/artic...egory=mobile&postPage=3&icid=m_eng_latest_art
At&t bands in the sgs 2
Vibrant - Bionix V
Im looking into either the LG G2x or HTC Pyramid or both(family plan). I would consider the Galaxy s2 but i think they will change some things for t-mobile version, since it needs to add the frequency they might want to change some other things on the phone. As for the merger, they will still need to keep the bands the way they are until EVERYONE's t-mobile contract is up, and if they want to change them and upgrade customers phones to At&t phones, they have to be equivalent to the phones we had with t-mobile. Either way, i dont plan on staying with At&t if merger goes through, so if they pull any of that **** i have a right to just cancel with no termination fees and go on to another carrier. Plus i'll have 2 new phones to play with, even though they will more than likely not have any development going on, who knows. If verizon has some good phones, ill switch to that; the 4G LTE is looking pretty good. Sprint's 4G sucks in my area.
Ive been a long time samsung fanboi. in fact ive only owned one non samsung phone in the last 12 years. Im on my 6th sgs and have grown tired of this phone. t mobile owes me an upgrade so I was thinking about the g2X or the optimus 3d as a stopgap phone untill the sgsII comes out
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Nothing. I'm not changing a thing until I see how the merger shakes out. I'll be damned if I'm going to drop a bunch of coin on a phone that might not run on the newer merged system and they shuffle the freqs.
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Agreed. I really wanted the SGS2, also
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How long do you keep phones? Are they really likely to shut down AWS 3G in the next four years?
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I'm jumping ship if T-Mobile is no longer T-Mobile, I will not be an ATT customer.
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What do you think about this thought?
http://m.engadget.com/default/artic...egory=mobile&postPage=3&icid=m_eng_latest_art
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That's not the SGS 2, That's the canadian version of the SGS 4g.
the international SGS2 (which is not released yet) will run on ATT, so if you have no problem with ATT, that would be a nice phone to get
im gonna buy the galaxy S2, cant wait
Uggghh, why can't manufacturers just cut us a break and make pentaband 3G phones? I'd pay a few bucks extra.
I can't for the SGS2 to drop!! already saving up
the next big thing after i'm tired of my vibrant.
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I probably keep them longer than most. I'd say 18-24 months, sooner if I can grab a free or discounted upgrade.
And as far as how likely? Who knows. All I do know is that whatever 'news' leaks out about what or when they plan on doing anything, I don't believe it. I've been burned so many times in the past that I start at the opinion that I'm going to get screwed, and if it turns out to be something positive then that's a bonus. They say it'll be "x" amount of time before they change anything, but I've learned that they are almost always lying to some degree, mainly just to shut us up before they lower the hammer.
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Can Some one say "Cingular"
I don't want a new phone but I do want a tablet especially the motorolla xoom.
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Definitely Galaxy S2 or LG Optimus X2
If I get the $10 unlimited media net plan on my SG2, all I have to say is that I'm now using a dumb phone (like a RAZR) and that's it?
Will they not catch on eventually like they did with my iPhone? Or if they can't catch on yet, if the SGS2 gets released in the U.S, will AT&T then have the phone in the database, and be able to switch plans?
I'm worried about losing my $30 unlimited smart phone plan right now. Thanks
I have a Galaxy S I9000M and I've been fine for 8 months.
I would assume the same with Galaxy S II but I don't know for sure. Hopefully you can find someone to verify.
A little research would have gave you your answer but here you go.
Att will never see the unlocked(uk) version of the sgs2 or anyother unlocked(overseas) in there database. Ive been running tmobile and overseas phones for 4 years now. Never had an issue and never will. 99.99% people dont even know what this phone is. You will never see change to your att account with any unlocked phone.
Iphone, some nexus 1s and very small % of dell streaks would give you problems with data. Hit the thanks if it helped you out.
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If I get the $10 unlimited media net plan on my SG2, all I have to say is that I'm now using a dumb phone (like a RAZR) and that's it?
Will they not catch on eventually like they did with my iPhone? Or if they can't catch on yet, if the SGS2 gets released in the U.S, will AT&T then have the phone in the database, and be able to switch plans?
I'm worried about losing my $30 unlimited smart phone plan right now. Thanks
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No one can get you a definite answer since no one knows what AT&T will do next for sure. But I've been using non-AT&T phone on their media net plan for yrs without issue. If they add GS II to their database, then I will just sell it and move to the next phone.
With the X10a from Rogers, people were fine on AT&T for months. But then AT&T got their own X10 and bumped everyone to the pricey plans.
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Yep, It can become a crap shoot when AT&T picks up a device. I made it years before they finally nabbed my on the N1, back to medianet now. While they have been claiming for years that they are going to crack down on unlocked phones they have have put very little effort into it and even then only with phones that they themselves picked up and the N1.
For the risk adverse note that they can add any device to their database as the numbers are in the public domain for all devices. This means they can sweep the network for any device. Not saying that they would, only that they could should they choose.
Realistically they have showed almost zero effort to find and adjust billing on unlocked phones and there is little to lose by switching to medianet since if you do end up getting caught all that happens is they automatically move you to smartphone. The only thing that would give me pause was having a grandfathered uncapped smartphone. Go to medianet and that is gone forever and even if it doesnt matter now it could loom large later. I do not believe I would risk losing that myself, not for this handset but because I might really wish I had it later.
I agree. On four of my lines I have non ATT phones with medianet but I have one with unlimited grandfathered and I want to keep it that way (I'm really hoping it carries over to LTE)
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A little research would have gave you your answer but here you go.
Att will never see the unlocked(uk) version of the sgs2 or anyother unlocked(overseas) in there database. Ive been running tmobile and overseas phones for 4 years now. Never had an issue and never will. 99.99% people dont even know what this phone is. You will never see change to your att account with any unlocked phone.
Iphone, some nexus 1s and very small % of dell streaks would give you problems with data. Hit the thanks if it helped you out.
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I was wondering if you or anyone else has gone over 3gb of data a month on the media net plan? I talked to a buddy that manages 2 different at&t stores and he told me they definitely know I am using a gs2 when I put the sim card in and if I use over 3gb of data they'll say something but they won't say anything if you stay under 3gb. Does this correlate with your experience?
So I am fed up with the constant reboots and call drops. I am up for and upgrade on the 21st of this month. I was about to call verizon and see if they can do it a little earlier. I am currently rooted, my question is are they going to ask me any information on software version? if so what should I tell them as I said am rooted and nerver wrote down the stock software/radio numbers. Do you guys even think I can cet an early upgrade?
The fact that your current phone is rooted has nothing to do with your upgrade.
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So I am fed up with the constant reboots and call drops. I am up for and upgrade on the 21st of this month. I was about to call verizon and see if they can do it a little earlier. I am currently rooted, my question is are they going to ask me any information on software version? if so what should I tell them as I said am rooted and nerver wrote down the stock software/radio numbers. Do you guys even think I can cet an early upgrade?
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More than likely they will probably ask as they will try and troubleshoot before the discussion of allowing an early upgrade will begin. That was one of the first things they asked for when the troubleshooting began for me.
They didn't ask me about my software when I tried to get mine replaced. But since I just happen to have that Thunderbolt back to factory stock and sitting next to me:
Android 2.3.4
Sense 2.1
Software number: 2.11.605.19 710RD
Baseband version (radio): 1.49.00.046w_1, 0.01.79.0331w_1
These should be consistent with a completely stock Thunderbolt. Doubt they'd ask anything else. Now, back in your cage, Thunderbolt.
Thanks for the replies!
so I called them. I didnt need any info and they were about to give me my upgrade till I tol them I wanted the galaxy s3. Aparently the s3 is "on a different system" (sounds like BS!!) and can not be given as an early upgrade. Another phone could have been given to me but I so love that s3 so guess I will have to wait
Every Verizon customer can upgrade 7 days early with full eligibility.
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Thanks for the replies!
so I called them. I didnt need any info and they were about to give me my upgrade till I tol them I wanted the galaxy s3. Aparently the s3 is "on a different system" (sounds like BS!!) and can not be given as an early upgrade. Another phone could have been given to me but I so love that s3 so guess I will have to wait
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U should get the Droid incredible LTE. That's what I'm getting on August 24th.
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EPIC FAIL!!! so I went in for my upgrade n came out with the same phone i went in with. I was told that they are getting rid of the grandfathered unlimited data plans. so by upgrading my device I will have to get a limited data plan. this wont work for me as I easily go over 30gb/month. So my hopes and dreams of the gs3 have been shattered.
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EPIC FAIL!!! so I went in for my upgrade n came out with the same phone i went in with. I was told that they are getting rid of the grandfathered unlimited data plans. so by upgrading my device I will have to get a limited data plan. this wont work for me as I easily go over 30gb/month. So my hopes and dreams of the gs3 have been shattered.
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Why not get a used one that's in great shape on line. Then you wont feel so bad about rooting right away and not worrying about the warranty lol
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So I am fed up with the constant reboots and call drops. I am up for and upgrade on the 21st of this month. I was about to call verizon and see if they can do it a little earlier. I am currently rooted, my question is are they going to ask me any information on software version? if so what should I tell them as I said am rooted and nerver wrote down the stock software/radio numbers. Do you guys even think I can cet an early upgrade?
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What kind of troubleshooting have you gone through?
If you're rooted, some roms handle network traffic better than others.
The only dropped calls I've had are either due to the end call bug on Sense 3.0 roms and quicks with the proximity sensor where I end up hanging up on people.
I will say that my first T-bolt, which was a refurb had a bad screen, but since I've had my replacement, I haven't had any problems, other than VZW's network issues and the usual problems that arise from rooting.
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EPIC FAIL!!! so I went in for my upgrade n came out with the same phone i went in with. I was told that they are getting rid of the grandfathered unlimited data plans. so by upgrading my device I will have to get a limited data plan. this wont work for me as I easily go over 30gb/month. So my hopes and dreams of the gs3 have been shattered.
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Easy solution. Buy a used phone from CL(ATT is the easiest). Go over to Straight Talk and pay $45/month unlimited. They use att and Verizon depending on the phone (gsm or cdma). Same coverage, less money, and unlimited. ATT phones are easy, just order a sim for ATT from ST. CDMA phones are harder, need to use a ST cdma donor phone and clone to yours.
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macaraballojr said:
EPIC FAIL!!! so I went in for my upgrade n came out with the same phone i went in with. I was told that they are getting rid of the grandfathered unlimited data plans. so by upgrading my device I will have to get a limited data plan. this wont work for me as I easily go over 30gb/month. So my hopes and dreams of the gs3 have been shattered.
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Why not get a used one that's in great shape on line. Then you wont feel so bad about rooting right away and not worrying about the warranty lol
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Wow, 30GB seems like quite a bit.
But, ya if you are really wanting a new device I would recommend eBay. I picked up a Galaxy Nexus for $240 bucks in like new condition with a nice Seidio case. Not only is this about the same price that I would have paid to upgrade (not eligible till January though) but now I can keep unlimited data. You won't find a SGSIII nearly that cheap (probably going to be closer to $400) but the GNex and SGSIII are very similar phones.
macaraballojr said:
EPIC FAIL!!! so I went in for my upgrade n came out with the same phone i went in with. I was told that they are getting rid of the grandfathered unlimited data plans. so by upgrading my device I will have to get a limited data plan. this wont work for me as I easily go over 30gb/month. So my hopes and dreams of the gs3 have been shattered.
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where have you been? That's been all the talk the last 4 months. Only way to get the s3 with unlimited data was to pre-order it.
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Wow, 30GB seems like quite a bit.
But, ya if you are really wanting a new device I would recommend eBay. I picked up a Galaxy Nexus for $240 bucks in like new condition with a nice Seidio case. Not only is this about the same price that I would have paid to upgrade (not eligible till January though) but now I can keep unlimited data. You won't find a SGSIII nearly that cheap (probably going to be closer to $400) but the GNex and SGSIII are very similar phones.
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my wife used 28gb last month streaming netflix, no tethering. Its possible.
Okay I have a few ideas about getting a discounted phone and keeping unlimited data. First off my line is available for an upgrade this November, and another member of my family has an upgrade now, they do not have a smartphone now but will be getting a smartphone with 2gb data. So my first idea is once they get there upgrade, wait until mine is available and then transfer it to their line and have them upgrade again, and then I take that phone and put my sim card into it. Now I'm not sure, but I think the problem with that is when transferring my upgrade and having someone use it, will extend my contract and bump me to tired data, which I can't have happen. So if any of you have tried this method and had success I would really appreciate if you could tell me exactly how you did it.
The other method I read about was having a rep transfer the unlimited data plan to a tired data plan within the family and transferring the tired to the used to be unlimited, and then upgrading with tired data, and then switching the respective data plans back and maintaining unlimited data.
Again if anyone has had any luck with any of these ideas, or were able to keep your unlimited and get a subsidized phone another way, I would really appreciate it if you could leave a detailed response.
Thanks!!
You can use the other person's upgrade no problem, but if anyone uses yours, you will need a new contract and lose unlimited. I don't know about the more complex tiered data switching scheme... sounds like something that might work if the reps were feeling very charitable.
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You can use the other person's upgrade no problem, but if anyone uses yours, you will need a new contract and lose unlimited. I don't know about the more complex tiered data switching scheme... sounds like something that might work if the reps were feeling very charitable.
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Friend, just go to Gazelle and get a nice used phone for a couple hundred bucks and call it a day.
nevermind
You can use another family members upgrade by swapping phones after they upgrade, but you can't give your upgrade to someone else without losing unlimited. So either you convince your family member to give them your upgrade and you give them your old phone, you don't have many other options.
Thanks everyone. It sucks Verizon is doing this to its grandfathered users, but I guess I will just have to keep using the Thunderbolt until I have enough to buy a phone of contract.
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Thanks everyone. It sucks Verizon is doing this to its grandfathered users, but I guess I will just have to keep using the Thunderbolt until I have enough to buy a phone of contract.
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Hell yeah, I used 8 gb last month w/ wifi tether...not giving that up for no one lol
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Hell yeah, I used 8 gb last month w/ wifi tether...not giving that up for no one lol
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The funny thing is, I typically use around 3GB per month, even when I tether. I just hate the idea of always checking how much data I used to ensure that I don't go over!
geoff5093 said:
The funny thing is, I typically use around 3GB per month, even when I tether. I just hate the idea of always checking how much data I used to ensure that I don't go over!
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I'm kind of in the same boat. I am pretty much always on wifi now because I work from home, but I don't want to lose unlimited data in case I ever feel like using more data again. Been considering making a switch over to T-Mobile next time I feel like upgrading.
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I'm kind of in the same boat. I am pretty much always on wifi now because I work from home, but I don't want to lose unlimited data in case I ever feel like using more data again. Been considering making a switch over to T-Mobile next time I feel like upgrading.
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I would love to switch to T-Mobile, but I'm about 15 minutes from the city so I only get 2G here, and I could never live with that. If you do go T-Mobile, I'd check out either the $30/mo. for 100 minutes with unlimited text and data, or the $50 unlimited everything.
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I would love to switch to T-Mobile, but I'm about 15 minutes from the city so I only get 2G here, and I could never live with that. If you do go T-Mobile, I'd check out either the $30/mo. for 100 minutes with unlimited text and data, or the $50 unlimited everything.
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I'm contemplating checking their service out. $50 unlimited everything works well for me since I do make fair use of minutes at times (mostly work-related). If their service in my area is good, I could see getting the Note 2 from them rather than buy it unsubsidized from Verizon.
Regarding the earlier comment about giving your upgrade to someone else, have you verified this? I had read through the grapevine an ok workaround was to transfer your upgrade to another line, use it, then activate it on your line again to bypass all the stuff. Just don't want to try the wrong thing when the time comes and get spanked for it hah.
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Regarding the earlier comment about giving your upgrade to someone else, have you verified this? I had read through the grapevine an ok workaround was to transfer your upgrade to another line, use it, then activate it on your line again to bypass all the stuff. Just don't want to try the wrong thing when the time comes and get spanked for it hah.
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If memory serves me correct it will lock you in for a 2 year contract so you would end up paying for 2 separate lines that way but I am not totally sure there.
Oh, we have the lines. And dumbphones on them that are used (grandparents on jitterbug like phones...heh) I know I can get away with upgrading one of those lines, then activating it on mine. I was just hoping someone had tried transferring the upgrade from smartphone to another line, upgrading, then activating back on real line. In essence, still using your own upgrading and just subverting contractual stuff by doing all the action on another line.
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I'm contemplating checking their service out. $50 unlimited everything works well for me since I do make fair use of minutes at times (mostly work-related). If their service in my area is good, I could see getting the Note 2 from them rather than buy it unsubsidized from Verizon.
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You should check out the T-mobile thread in the Galaxy S3 section before switching. There are a lot of comments regarding the poor quality of service.
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You should check out the T-mobile thread in the Galaxy S3 section before switching. There are a lot of comments regarding the poor quality of service.
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Think that has to do with the Samsung radio gripe which is really hit and miss but can be a problem. My mom has a g nex that gets a little flaky at times at home because of it. Before I put the update on it basically it was a coaster in my hosue
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You should check out the T-mobile thread in the Galaxy S3 section before switching. There are a lot of comments regarding the poor quality of service.
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I'll need to take a look at that and Note 2 discussion on T-Mobile. My area is possibly iffy for T-Mobile, which is why I'm concerned. AT&T was historically a problem. Verizon has had the best coverage at home so I'm reluctant to move away from them.
I ordered an unlocked S9+ from Samsung for my wife last night since it was cheaper, and the articles I was reading said it was the way to go as the US carriers were screwing everyone over with their price increases. Unfortunately, I started looking into it more after I bought it, and I'm concerned that I'll regret this. It sounds like things like WiFi calling, video calling, HD voice, Visual Voicemail, etc. don't work on the unlocked version. Additionally, it sounds like updates are even slower than Verizon.
Basically, these are going to be non-starters with my wife. She doesn't care about the VZW bloat and would much rather have those features. Is it possible to flash the unlocked firmware to be VZW stock firmware? I think I saw this done on the S8, but I'm not sure if that was available on release day or if she is going to have to wait months for the VZW stock firmware to be leaked or something. Should I just return this and pay more for the Verizon version, or can I get this to work without pulling my hair out? Thanks for any help!
Probably, but not immediately
I face the same dilemma - I have pre-ordered the unlocked version from Samsung, because it really annoys me to be gouged by VZW, but I would like the VZW features you mention. As you say, the GS8/GS8+ unlocked could be flashed to the VZW firmware, so I expect that it will also be possible to flash the VZW firmware to unlocked GS9/GS9+. The catch is that that's not likely to be day 1. And if you do it later, it will probably be a hassle, because you may lose settings, etc. I.e. your wife will not be happy.
Frankly, for the $90 difference, it's probably not worth the hassle. If you value your time more than burger-flipping hourly pay, you'll probably do better holding your nose and paying the VZW gouge. Of course, you could just be patient and wait a couple of months for the price to come down/BOGO deals to emerge, etc. and/or the VZW firmware to be available to flash, but that's un-American - we want gratification NOW, dammit!
While I didn't get the unlocked one I did save money by getting in on the Best Buy deal for $100 off the phone! Verizon at the time was listed at $915 on the site, got $100 off so $815 out the door Beat Samsung's price from the get go... awesome. Verizon version of the 9+.
Same here
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I ordered an unlocked S9+ from Samsung for my wife last night since it was cheaper, and the articles I was reading said it was the way to go as the US carriers were screwing everyone over with their price increases. Unfortunately, I started looking into it more after I bought it, and I'm concerned that I'll regret this. It sounds like things like WiFi calling, video calling, HD voice, Visual Voicemail, etc. don't work on the unlocked version. Additionally, it sounds like updates are even slower than Verizon.
Basically, these are going to be non-starters with my wife. She doesn't care about the VZW bloat and would much rather have those features. Is it possible to flash the unlocked firmware to be VZW stock firmware? I think I saw this done on the S8, but I'm not sure if that was available on release day or if she is going to have to wait months for the VZW stock firmware to be leaked or something. Should I just return this and pay more for the Verizon version, or can I get this to work without pulling my hair out? Thanks for any help!
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I am having the same issue with my unlocked s9+ i got directly from samsung. besides duo, is there another workaround for video calling?
galaxys9plus said:
I am having the same issue with my unlocked s9+ i got directly from samsung. besides duo, is there another workaround for video calling?
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I believe that people have had success flashing it to VZW if you want to go that route.
Deathman20 said:
While I didn't get the unlocked one I did save money by getting in on the Best Buy deal for $100 off the phone! Verizon at the time was listed at $915 on the site, got $100 off so $815 out the door Beat Samsung's price from the get go... awesome. Verizon version of the 9+.
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Don't forget the upgrade fee though if you did it on device payments
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Don't forget the upgrade fee though if you did it on device payments
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Oh yeah lovely upgrade fee/line activation fee. I think its waved on the phone I upgraded, my new line I got nailed with it... wahooo.
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Oh yeah lovely upgrade fee/line activation fee. I think its waved on the phone I upgraded, my new line I got nailed with it... wahooo.
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The only way to escape that stupid fee is to buy an unlocked phone and swap SIM from an old phone. They should waive that fee if you buy at full cost from them or if you don't need to have a Verizon employee switch your SIM for you.
firefox15 said:
I ordered an unlocked S9+ from Samsung for my wife last night since it was cheaper, and the articles I was reading said it was the way to go as the US carriers were screwing everyone over with their price increases. Unfortunately, I started looking into it more after I bought it, and I'm concerned that I'll regret this. It sounds like things like WiFi calling, video calling, HD voice, Visual Voicemail, etc. don't work on the unlocked version. Additionally, it sounds like updates are even slower than Verizon.
Basically, these are going to be non-starters with my wife. She doesn't care about the VZW bloat and would much rather have those features. Is it possible to flash the unlocked firmware to be VZW stock firmware? I think I saw this done on the S8, but I'm not sure if that was available on release day or if she is going to have to wait months for the VZW stock firmware to be leaked or something. Should I just return this and pay more for the Verizon version, or can I get this to work without pulling my hair out? Thanks for any help!
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firefox15 said:
I believe that people have had success flashing it to VZW if you want to go that route.
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Flashing for the most part has been only partially successful. Most can not get Video Calling to work all other features seem to work. 1 guy in the these forums claims everything works on his. I haven't been sucessful with getting the integrated Video Calling to work, My account blocks it and won't let me unblock it for the Galaxy S9 my other lines with carrier phones the don't have blocks when I switch SIMS the block switches to whichever line the Galaxy S9 is on.
I would say this, save yourself the hassle and keep the wife happy, buy the VZW version from Samsung Directly. If you buy it outright just make sure VZW releases your IMEI since the phone is paid off. Then if you want to leave VZW or sell the phone everything is good to go and your not handing the money directly to those greedy blood suckers at VZW. For myself I'm willing to go without their features, besides the service I won't buy anything from them anymore I last bought a phone through them 4 years ago, and now that Tmob has got real 4G I'm gonna port my number out.