I bought my black Dell Streak on Nov. 26th from Bestbuy. I love my streak. It's fantastic. I love the huge screen. I love Steve's 1.6 Froyo installed on it.
I am however wondering if I should exchange my black streak for the white streak. I originally wanted a white streak. But while purchasing my streak...I changed my mind at the last minute and got the black one. Because of Bestbuy's extended holiday return policy, I have until Jan. 31st to exchange or return my streak.
What do you guys think? For those who have the white streak, has it been a big hassle hacking your streak? I've seen the posts in the forum but really haven't payed that much attention since I have a black one.
For those who have a white streak? Any buyer's remorse?
I sold my black streak and got a white one. Glad I did. The white streak looks much nicer. Not hard to use QDL tool and upgrade to stock 2.2 and from there, easy to install Steve's Rom.
I actually just did the opposite. After killing my white Streak trying over and over again to update it. I returned to Best Buy and got the black one.
White is less hack friendly, initially.
Really tho they are the same ****. Owning a white one doesn't make you better.
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shoman24v said:
Really tho they are the same ****. Owning a white one doesn't make you better.
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LOL That went well with my morning coffee
I do believe that they are basically the same. If I already had a Streak that was updated and working as it should I would be very reluctant to take it back and start over again. Some of us aren't able to get them updated.
Had a white one at first, and bricked it with qdl. Took it back and got a black one. Was cake to use qdl t po get to 2.2.
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treylemkn said:
I bought my black Dell Streak on Nov. 26th from Bestbuy. I love my streak. It's fantastic. I love the huge screen. I love Steve's 1.6 Froyo installed on it.
I am however wondering if I should exchange my black streak for the white streak. I originally wanted a white streak. But while purchasing my streak...I changed my mind at the last minute and got the black one. Because of Bestbuy's extended holiday return policy, I have until Jan. 31st to exchange or return my streak.
What do you guys think? For those who have the white streak, has it been a big hassle hacking your streak? I've seen the posts in the forum but really haven't payed that much attention since I have a black one.
For those who have a white streak? Any buyer's remorse?
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We have a Q&A Section so please when you ask a question can you post in in the Q&A
I have had both I am currently running the White Streak with the unlocked 318 rom.. I can tell you it initially was the same as my black one and I had very little trouble updating to the 318 rom. I think the white one looks pretty bad ass, even in the otter box case the white logo looks cool
Krisbo said:
I sold my black streak and got a white one. Glad I did. The white streak looks much nicer. Not hard to use QDL tool and upgrade to stock 2.2 and from there, easy to install Steve's Rom.
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I just used QDL tool on a friends streak to get him to 2.2. It took some time but now I fell like I would be able to do it to the white one as well. Did you notice any differences between the white and black using QDL?
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I actually just did the opposite. After killing my white Streak trying over and over again to update it. I returned to Best Buy and got the black one.
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Where exactly did you get stuck trying to update your white streak? Were you using QDL tool as well?
treylemkn said:
I just used QDL tool on a friends streak to get him to 2.2. It took some time but now I fell like I would be able to do it to the white one as well. Did you notice any differences between the white and black using QDL?
Where exactly did you get stuck trying to update your white streak? Were you using QDL tool as well?
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I had no, issues what so ever doing the upgrade on my white streak. I don't know why people are saying there is a problem with the white ones?? If you follow the directions on QDL Tool to the letter you should have no problems...
I sat at Best Buy and looked at both. The White is too "pretty" for me to use. I liked the sleek look of the all black, so I went with that.
My wife loved the look of the white, and she probably would have gone in that direction. But for me, I like the under the radar, sleek, ninja black Streak.
Besides, it matches my home PC, which is housed in a Lian-Li black case as well.
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I sat at Best Buy and looked at both. The White is too "pretty" for me to use. I liked the sleek look of the all black, so I went with that.
My wife loved the look of the white, and she probably would have gone in that direction. But for me, I like the under the radar, sleek, ninja black Streak.
Besides, it matches my home PC, which is housed in a Lian-Li black case as well.
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That's funny. I wanted white and my wife made me feel like it was too girly. But I still want the white one.
Aaaggghhh...decisions decisions.
I just had to take my black streak in to BB because of a battery issue. They just gave me a new replacement streak. They had 8 black ones and 1 white. He asked which one I wanted so I chose the white for no other reason then I hadn't seen one before. The white portion is a pearl look and is very slick to the touch. My black one had a slight grain to the back.
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I just had to take my black streak in to BB because of a battery issue. They just gave me a new replacement streak. They had 8 black ones and 1 white. He asked which one I wanted so I chose the white for no other reason then I hadn't seen one before. The white portion is a pearl look and is very slick to the touch. My black one had a slight grain to the back.
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That's it! Going to Bestbuy today to exchange for a white streak. I'm just going to be straight up and tell them I want a white one.
I have a nandroid backup on my black one. Can I go straight from at&t 1.6 to my custom configuration on the new white streak?
Booyah! I did it. Went to Bestbuy this afternoon and exchanged my black streak for a new shiny white one. Here's how it went down.
I had intended to go in and just say..."Hey, I've got 6 more days left before my time runs out to return my phone, I'd like a new white one please!" But I chickened out. I told the associate that my streak would lock up after ending phone calls, often causing me to have to restart it.(This exact thing happened to my sister who bought a red unlocked streak from Dell).
Since I bought it Nov. 26th, he was adamant at first about the 30 day return policy, told me the January 31 deadline didn't apply to phones, just mobile accessories. At that point I was like, I guess I'll have to play along while I prove him wrong. He powered up the streak, and it was running Steve's 1.5.1. He mentioned he liked the way the settings were at the bottom(keep in mind at&t 1.6 is not setup this way). He asked if it had been updated and I told him I was running adw launcher, which I was.
He then asked for my sim card so we could try and replicate the problem. He tries a call, no problem. Tries again and still no problem. I made a comment about the problem not showing now that I've brought it in.
Just then a manager walked by and he double checked about the holiday return policy. And the manager confirmed what I originally thought. So he happily switched out the unit for me. It was then that I asked if they had any white streaks in stock, which they did.
He even let me keep my current sd card from my black streak which I thought was nice. It did after all have 4 nandroid backups on it.
So I was all set to go and was about to leave when he asked me to show him where to get the adw launcher from the market. Which I gladly did. He was running Touchwiz on his Samsung Captivate which is probably one of the worst skins available.
So there you go! Got a new white streak, the associate ditched his ****ty manufacturer skin. And we all went home happy.
When I got home I hooked my phone up to my iMac which dual boots into Windows xp and quickly rad the QDL tool. I already had the drivers loaded from a week ago when I upgraded a friend's streak to 2.2. After about 10 minutes I was running the 318 firmware with Fard's custom kernel.
I like the fact that the stock 2.2 allows you to add Facebook as an account. I wasn't able to do this running Steve's Froyo.
I love my white streak! I'm kinda sad that I have to put a case on it because it's so darn good looking.
When I returned my first white streak (running stock donut but was super laggy), the bb guy gave me a new one and for some reason gave me $4 back! Lol
Anyhow the white does look nice but take care of it bc chips and scratches are more notable on the gloss.
I seen them and I honestly say the red streak looks the best. Its eye catching and its gorgeous looking. I say buy the unlocked red one from dell and by a case for it. I bought a clear rubberish case online for 4 bucks. You can't beat that price. P.S. Red does mean you are better than everyone else. I'm Just Playing. Color is a preference and the white and the black are ok. I just wanted to get out of that iphone created color scheme.
I orgnally bought the white. Went to get the white infact. Ive owned white iphone and bought the kit to change my iphone 4 to white. I like the way the white looks. The black looks cheaper. But I had a problem with it killing batteries so when dell replaced it I got the red it is nice. Dont see many red phones like this. I like both the white and red but the red better.
matt
White is beautiful,I purchased one at Best Buy for $546,later the same day I found a way better price $433 for a black one on dell.com,so I sadly decided to return it and buy the one from Dell.
I also have a white iPhone 3GS,I love white phones.they are not girly at all.
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White is beautiful,I purchased one at Best Buy for $546,later the same day I found a way better price $433 for a black one on dell.com,so I sadly decided to return it and buy the one from Dell.
I also have a white iPhone 3GS,I love white phones.they are not girly at all.
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Yep, I agree. White is awesome! I love the pearl finish. Very glad I exchanged the black for the white one.
On a side note, I'm also a previous white iPhone 3gs user. Love the white.
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I rooted my X10a to R2BA026 a while back using the main rooting method.
It looks like there's a possibility I may have to get my phone serviced or replaced by Rogers, as my screen has started to display yellow tint along the edges when viewing light/white backgrounds.
If I do end up needing to get it serviced/replaced, I figure it'll likely be best if I return the phone to a Rogers ROM in order to avoid any issues with it being rooted.
How would I go about doing so?
1. Download the flash/unbrick tool:
http://hotfile.com/dl/44983907/9d54b5e/XIOFUB.rar.html
2. Download the decrypted Rogers Rom (R1FA014)
http://hotfile.com/dl/43225669/598add6/a_WWE_R1FA014_DEK.zip.html
Follow the instructions in the Flash/unbrick HowTo file.
About the yellow tint, where exactly are you noticing it? Is it the top where the ear piece is? or the bottom where the keys are? Or the left side or right side?
If you are going to service it with Rogers, can you update the status for us? I'm on Rogers and i THINK i see some yellow tint issues as well.
I resurrected an old thread on the yellow tint on the X10 General forum here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=718196.
As I stated there, the yellowing is most noticeable on the bottom of the screen, though I can also see it on the right side of the screen.
Alright.. when you take it in, please update the status for us!
Thanks!
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Alright.. when you take it in, please update the status for us!
Thanks!
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I might hold off a bit, as the tint is less prominent now than it was a few hours ago. May become more visible as the phone warms up, as I was tethering with Barnacle when I noticed it, and then disabled Barnacle for a while before checking it just now.
If it's anything like my old iPAQ with Rogers last year, once you get an RMA number from Rogers, they send you a new unit, and give you a few weeks to ship the defective unit back. A good process, as you're not without phone for any period of time.
I'll keep you updated either way.
Thanks..
But don't they just ship your phone to repair rather than giving you a new unit?
When I dealt with Rogers Tech on my defective HTC Dream they sent out a refurb of the Dream with a UPS call tag to either take the defective phone (boxed and placed in the shipping bag) to a UPS store or have the UPS come pick it up.
Pretty simple really and you're not without a phone.
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When I dealt with Rogers Tech on my defective HTC Dream they sent out a refurb of the Dream with a UPS call tag to either take the defective phone (boxed and placed in the shipping bag) to a UPS store or have the UPS come pick it up.
Pretty simple really and you're not without a phone.
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Yeah, that's what they did with my iPAQ when I reported to them that the USB connector had become so loose I could no longer charge the phone.
I have the same issue with my X10. Rogers sent me two replacements but they both had the yellow/white blotches along the bottom of the screen. Looks similar to when you apply pressure to an LCD screen. It's only visible on white backgrounds for the most part. I've just decided to live with it, although it certainly annoys me at times. Not to much else they were willing to do for me at that point.
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I have the same issue with my X10. Rogers sent me two replacements but they both had the yellow/white blotches along the bottom of the screen. Looks similar to when you apply pressure to an LCD screen. It's only visible on white backgrounds for the most part. I've just decided to live with it, although it certainly annoys me at times. Not to much else they were willing to do for me at that point.
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Sucks, but good to know.
In which case, I'll probably hold out for a bit.
I sent my rooted phone back to rogers and they didn't give me any problems. I asked one of the customer service guys and he said android phones are meant to be open source, so it it's fine if it is rooted. lol.
Good to know.
Just to let you guys know, my friend got a new white X10 from Rogers store a couple days ago. Her X10 already has the new R2BA020 firmware on it so it should be the new batches. The new X10 that she got also have the weird wavy pattern on the bottom or 'tint' issue.
So I am convinced that pretty much all X10 are like that..
or try this method its easier and it works. The flash tool bricked my phone.
http://www.xperiax10.net/forum/firmware-f6/x10i-to-x10a-and-i-think-vice-versa-t716.html
Hello,
Today, I am not happy. 2.1 is delayed yaddy yaddy ya.
But I am stuck with the phone until mid-2012 so I may as well get what I want from it.
Sadly I was stuck with T-Mobile when I got the phone and due to this I have the "Sensuous Black" version of the phone.
I did really want the white one so does anyone know were I can get OEM white casing from? Or even a bricked White Xperia X10
(I will probably see a lot of white xperia's on ebay within the next... hour but they will still probably be overpriced even when no one wants them haha)
Thanks in advance.
Check this out...
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.37130
Thanks, but the frnt casing doesn't look to good.
2 Black hole, is one not meant to be glass ?
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Check this out...
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.37130
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Could I use the link you posted with
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Genuine-Sony-Ericsson-X10-Xperia-touch-screen-front-/290460576591
I think that is the tope bit I am talking about, after looking at a disassembly guide
When I got my Vibrant shortly after release the screen had a blue color cast to it. Many others had similar problems. Is this issue still prevalent in phones that have been manufactured in the last month or so?
I'm thinking about trying to press T-Mobile for a replacement Vibrant due to the GPS always being awful, and I don't want another blue screen. I already traded up my original for one that had a more color-balanced screen.
Thanks!
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When I got my Vibrant shortly after release the screen had a blue color cast to it. Many others had similar problems. Is this issue still prevalent in phones that have been manufactured in the last month or so?
I'm thinking about trying to press T-Mobile for a replacement Vibrant due to the GPS always being awful, and I don't want another blue screen. I already traded up my original for one that had a more color-balanced screen.
Thanks!
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I recently got my wife one and it does not have the blue tint like mine does (mine was bought on release day), but I cant say for sure if thats true for all of the new ones.
Hi guys
i have had my vibrant since September. I love the phone and they are still fetching a nice price on ebay and craigslist. I have lusted over the streak 5 since its releaae and am very attracted to tthe five in. Screen. Do you think it would be worth it
to do so? i would very much like you guys input!
thanks in advance!
-Mike
PS i dont care that the early versions only support edge. I get great service with t mobile but at my house i only pick up edge anway...at work i do have 3g but i dont even use my phones data aince i sit at a cubical all day lol
once you feel and use the 5" screen you will be in love!! my best buy had it on display, i played with it for a bit and was hooked, i am on my second streak, the first one has a cracked screen and i managed to get in on the $199 dell deal for a new streak, so the old one is on craigslist
I was on the same path and I upgraded to the Dell Streak. My thoughts:
Vibrant's advantages:
* Better camera
* Better camcorder
* Brighter, more contrast, more vibrant screen
Streak's advantages:
* Much bigger screen screen
* Working GPS
I don't regret moving to the Streak
Advise is good Guys but please no one ask how much he wants for the Vibrant and so one Thanks
Market place is for that
The two downsides of streak
1. Camera
2. WIsh had more developers to work on this phone ( no offence to steve )
Thanks for all the input guys!
My Vibrant GPS problem was on stock Eclair, worked fine after I rooted and flash NeroV3 2.2 Rom with Gingerbread UI. I love the way it runs, and wouldn't get rid of it for any other phone currently other than the Streak 5
Any other thoughts and or comments would be greatly appreciated.
Any other recomendatiions, suggestions, comments? Think im making the right move?
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I used my streak gps 3 times for navigation and it worked.flawlessly. I never had any luck with my vibrant on att.
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Well, won an unlocked dell streak the seller mistakenly advertised as "sprint clean esn" Obviously, its not a sprint phone and the seller even stated "unlocked for t mobile and att" and is stated to be in excellent condition. I won the auction for $203 free shipping, one for those powersellers gazelle or something was the seller.
My Vibrant is on eBay now and ends tonight
Thanks for the help ya'll!!
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You will love your streak, and dont let all the crap about the camera bother you it does its job fine fit for a phone camera, use a real camera if its that important to you... mine came with the 347 retail build and I rooted with gingerbreak and couldn't have been happier, I then tried to move to the 351 build and it didn't work so I'm now running streak droid 1.9 and will never go back to stock gps kills on the streak its better then some gps units I have used! Enjoy and welcome to the community.
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You will love your streak, and dont let all the crap about the camera bother you it does its job fine fit for a phone camera, use a real camera if its that important to you... mine came with the 347 retail build and I rooted with gingerbreak and couldn't have been happier, I then tried to move to the 351 build and it didn't work so I'm now running streak droid 1.9 and will never go back to stock gps kills on the streak its better then some gps units I have used! Enjoy and welcome to the community.
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Thank your for your kind words! Finally a "constructive" response
I know I will love the Streak. I was hard letting go of the Vibrant, but the Streak just "grabs me emotionally". I actually ended up selling the Vibrant for more than I paid for the streak! (just a little, but still)
I don't really care about picture quailty, I'm not a facebook picture posting fiend lol, I have a digi camera also! I have an otterbox Commuter on my watch list as we speak, and I plan on keeping my rooted LG Optimus T as my back up.
Thanks for the welcome and I can't wait to start modding this beast
I was looking at the otterbox stuff too but the streak is just so sexy and sleek I couldn't do it so I got a tpu hard gel case which will keep the thinness and they are like 4 bucks on ebay in any color... Also on streak droid with a slight overclock I score like a 1600 in quadrant and like 6000 in cm3 so the streak can scream.
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garbagecanman said:
I was looking at the otterbox stuff too but the streak is just so sexy and sleek I couldn't do it so I got a tpu hard gel case which will keep the thinness and they are like 4 bucks on ebay in any color... Also on streak droid with a slight overclock I score like a 1600 in quadrant and like 6000 in cm3 so the streak can scream.
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Thanks for the info. My girlfriend has 2 TPUs for her Vibrant and i just had a basic silicone one which did fine..ill just go the tpu route then because of your suggestions. I do hate seeing thick ass otterboxes on BB's and i phones and i do hate the "fattness" of them. Thanks
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Just order a black TPU case for $3.99 with free shipping...beats the hell outta paying $$$ for an otterbox
The otterbox stuff is supposed to actually protect your phone, thats why it's bulky. The only thing that tpu case will protect the phone from is the keys in your pocket and even then you still need a screen protector.
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eSZee said:
The otterbox stuff is supposed to actually protect your phone, thats why it's bulky. The only thing that tpu case will protect the phone from is the keys in your pocket and even then you still need a screen protector.
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Thanks, I realize this. I honestly considered the otterbox, but like the other guy said the streak is a beautiful phone. Plus I managed to keep my vibrant in near-mint condition in a simple silicone case the whole time I owned it. I take care of my ****
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The otterbox stuff is supposed to actually protect your phone, thats why it's bulky. The only thing that tpu case will protect the phone from is the keys in your pocket and even then you still need a screen protector.
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Really ok well i will test this once i get my case tomorrow, i will drop it from head height and see, because in all reality anything thats covering the phone itself is going to add protection whether its a hard gel case or a 1/4 gaudy rubber and plastic case, its still going to keep the phone from becoming scratched or nicked etc...
Buzzing your getting a Streak mate, their pure sex in a Screen! Damn I don't know who's more excited, me or you! Read earlier your backup is an Optimus!Lol! Me too, tidy little phone!
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Buzzing your getting a Streak mate, their pure sex in a Screen! Damn I don't know who's more excited, me our you! Read earlier your backup is an Optimus!Lol! Me too, tidy little phone!
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Thanks!! The seller just shipped it out today via FedEx w/ tracking info (I ordered Saturday) and I can't wait!
But seriously, this Optimus T is quite amazing for the stupidly cheap price I paid for it on craigslist. Rooting it was a snap with z4root and I loaded a crap-ton of root only aps and used SytemApp uninstaller to remove most of the bloatware, bull**** demo's etc. I even threw in a 16gb microsd card loaded with music and pictures.
Have a good one!
i have just moved over to dell streak from htc desire hd and galaxy s (european) i miss my galaxy s that was great. the only thing i would say is developement. i still havent rooted this yet cause i cant seem to find any roms what say their stable. themes. i loved the ability to try different themes and make y phone look beautiful but the dell streak i cant seem to find anything. its def down to developement. if the streak has the same attention and options as the galaxy s then i would def stay with the streak but the lack of developement has got me down
So I'very been with T-Mobile for 8 years and I'm done , and with my contract is over, I just got my AT&T plan done for my galaxy note but I have to wait til tomorrow to pick it up, can't wait, looking forward to a new forum , I hope it gets lots of development.
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roloracer said:
So I'very been with T-Mobile for 8 years and I'm done , and with my contract is over, I just got my AT&T plan done for my galaxy note but I have to wait til tomorrow to pick it up, can't wait, looking forward to a new forum , I hope it gets lots of development.
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Welcome to the forum. I get mine tomorrow as well. It's good to see that we already have root and it looks like some Devs are already on board. This should be a fun phone.
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Welcome to the forum. I get mine tomorrow as well. It's good to see that we already have root and it looks like some Devs are already on board. This should be a fun phone.
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thanks for the welcome!
do you know if all the stuff for the EU Galaxy Note is compatible with our US version?
I'm wondering because I have a htc hd2 and we used to have two forums , one for the TMO US hd2 and one for the EU Leo/hd2 and they ended up getting merged when xda got redesigned last time since they were practically the same phone, and I think apart from the EU version having a 3 button layout in front where the home button is a hard button and two capacitive on the sides , both phones hardware are the same, so I assume all the stuff for the EU phone will be compatible with ours.....ohhh can't wait, my wife knows the att rep at the store I went to and he let me play with one that he had gotten for himself just today and I already love it!!!! Gonna be at the att store right when they open tomorrow.
I have been using ICS since last november and even though I'll be going back to gingerbread, it will be fun to work our way back into ICS.
ANDROID FTW...YES!!!
roloracer said:
thanks for the welcome!
do you know if all the stuff for the EU Galaxy Note is compatible with our US version?
I'm wondering because I have a htc hd2 and we used to have two forums , one for the TMO US hd2 and one for the EU Leo/hd2 and they ended up getting merged when xda got redesigned last time since they were practically the same phone, and I think apart from the EU version having a 3 button layout in front where the home button is a hard button and two capacitive on the sides , both phones hardware are the same, so I assume all the stuff for the EU phone will be compatible with ours.....ohhh can't wait, my wife knows the att rep at the store I went to and he let me play with one that he had gotten for himself just today and I already love it!!!! Gonna be at the att store right when they open tomorrow.
I have been using ICS since last november and even though I'll be going back to gingerbread, it will be fun to work our way back into ICS.
ANDROID FTW...YES!!!
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On the outside it appears that most cases, chargers and docks are the same. Inside it's quite different. The processor appears to be the biggest and makes all of the ROM's incompatible. I think there are enough differences that they will never merge the forums. I'm sure we'll have an ICS ROM before long for our phone. And I agree Android FTW!
I too am getting the Note. Any more females out there ?? I have the Infuse now which i have just had the best time with. This time will be defferent.. I am getting mine when released as opposed to two months later. I am excited also to see we have ROOT. YIPPY..NEW TOY
Welcome to Big Blue
Welcome aboard! I'm picking mine up tomorrow from Best Buy Mobile at 11am free Flip case, and $50 off! So sweet now I just have to try to sleep!
JGuinan007 said:
Welcome aboard! I'm picking mine up tomorrow from Best Buy Mobile at 11am free Flip case, and $50 off! So sweet now I just have to try to sleep!
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Thank you!! hahha good luck with the sleep....A friend told me that to set it up you have to go to ATT and sign up and create a password and set up phone online then sync>>?? I find that very odd and and what does that mean exactly after flashing a ROM and needing to set up??
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Thank you!! hahha good luck with the sleep....A friend told me that to set it up you have to go to ATT and sign up and create a password and set up phone online then sync>>?? I find that very odd and and what does that mean exactly after flashing a ROM and needing to set up??
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Yeah I was at the store today talking to the guy and he was telling me all this stuff about it like I was clueless about android and the phone, he also told me about setting it up, but all I'm doing is show up at 11am when AT&T opens, transfer my old phone number from TMO and bounce out of that sucka! I hope they'll have accessories like screen protectors and cases available, so I can grab some. Now off to sleep and when I get up I'll be getting mine.
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slip over to the "international" version of the Samsung GT-N7000 Note forum once in a while. Just be careful of the ROM section...NONE will work on the at&t version, but the other areas might have a few good tips/tricks.
I've had mine about 3 months, coming from a Dell Streak, so the size wasn't a big WOW for me, but, the clear BRIGHT screen and speed of the processor was.
I stopped into a corporate store today, asked the sales drone at the door if they had the note, (around 3pm) she said over 2 dozen had already asked for it, but they wouldn't display it til Sunday. Asked if they had the accessories yet, they did, so I bought a home dock & black speck case.
When I bought it, the drone cashier asked if I was getting a Note Sunday, told him nope, got mine 3 months ago from Amazon. I didn't tell him that I didn't want to give up my grandfathered unlimited, or that I've been off contract about 3 months and didn't want to sign up for another one.
Rocket42 said:
Thank you!! hahha good luck with the sleep....A friend told me that to set it up you have to go to ATT and sign up and create a password and set up phone online then sync>>?? I find that very odd and and what does that mean exactly after flashing a ROM and needing to set up??
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This is true to a point, there is an app that comes up when you first turn the phone on called AT&T Ready2Go. It supposedly helps you setup the phone using the computer. I got mine on friday, so I have a bit of experience with this. I personally just backed out of the app and set the phone up just like you normally would, so its about as easy as possible.
p51d007 said:
slip over to the "international" version of the Samsung GT-N7000 Note forum once in a while. Just be careful of the ROM section...NONE will work on the at&t version, but the other areas might have a few good tips/tricks.
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An added benefit of the "international" version is the greater development of ROMs and usually an earlier release of ICS.
What sold me on the AT&T version was the LTE. Even in a 3G area any LTE phone will be faster than any non LTE phone. I have both the Skyrocket and the Samsung Galaxy SII. Side by side I receive completely different data speeds. The Skyrocket will get up 18mb down on HSPA+ while the Galaxy SII will top out at 7 or 8mb on HSPA+
Also LTE will be going up in my area in the near future and I take advantage of it when I travel to the bay area for business.
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This is true to a point, there is an app that comes up when you first turn the phone on called AT&T Ready2Go. It supposedly helps you setup the phone using the computer. I got mine on friday, so I have a bit of experience with this. I personally just backed out of the app and set the phone up just like you normally would, so its about as easy as possible.
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REALLY? Well that sounds promising. My friend got a preorder and she said that there was NO way around it.....so that is good new that you can jsut back out and set up on PHONE ONLY>? Thanks...Don't have mine yet..
Rocket42 said:
REALLY? Well that sounds promising. My friend got a preorder and she said that there was NO way around it.....so that is good new that you can jsut back out and set up on PHONE ONLY>? Thanks...Don't have mine yet..
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Yep, I just cancelled the program and set it up manually like always I've been playing with mine and love it! Stock speed is awesome, picked up a candyshell case by speck and a screen protector, not sure if I like the screen protector, is the anti finger print / glare but in my opinion it losses a slight amount of crispness on the screen colors, but I might get used to it, definitely a beast of a device.
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Yep, I just cancelled the program and set it up manually like always I've been playing with mine and love it! Stock speed is awesome, picked up a candyshell case by speck and a screen protector, not sure if I like the screen protector, is the anti finger print / glare but in my opinion it losses a slight amount of crispness on the screen colors, but I might get used to it, definitely a beast of a device.
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Very cool. Yeah i had one of those anti -glare matte finish screen protecotrs for my Infuse....I hated it...took so much away from that beautiful screen.