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i want to know if its really lived up to the hype i think it looks nice but the battery is smaller than my fascinate and the thunderbolt is more of a resource hog and it seems thats everyone biggest complaint
I will keep mine...Root is coming...
keeping it, a phone is a phone, but root makes it MY phone...
i'm keeping mine. i upgraded from the original droid so this is a fantastic phone even-though the battery isn't great. still, i think it will be a matter of finding a balance or tweaks to get the battery running longer. plus, someone said root is coming and that will be followed by some roms which will make this awesome phone run better and more efficiently.
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someone said root is coming
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if you haven't seen the development section, they accomplished root on the first night, and last night we were able to get past write protection which means custom recovery to flash custom roms and such. Instructions will be posted later today and a "one-click" root method will be posted in about a week or so...
k if only someone in the marketplace was willing to sell their thunderbolt i am so ready to get it and last question i already have unlimited data plans do i need to also sign up for 4g LTE data if there is no 4g in this area
I am coming from a samsung omnia which was a total piece of junk. I think this phone is amazing. Battery life is not so good but I am sure it will get better once I work with it a little more. I am sure I will have a go at rooting it once they get the process more simplified. I cant wait to get some of the bloat off the phone.
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k if only someone in the marketplace was willing to sell their thunderbolt i am so ready to get it and last question i already have unlimited data plans do i need to also sign up for 4g LTE data if there is no 4g in this area
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no, you do not6 need to sign up for a 4G plan if you currently have a unlimited 3G plan. I do not have 4G in my area yet either, was told I would be grandfathered in on the unlimited plan even after 4G rolls out nationwide.
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I am coming from a samsung omnia which was a total piece of junk. I think this phone is amazing. Battery life is not so good but I am sure it will get better once I work with it a little more. I am sure I will have a go at rooting it once they get the process more simplified. I cant wait to get some of the bloat off the phone.
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Haha same here, Blazingwolf's ROM made it much better but after he stopped developing for it I used lioryte's barebones ROM. Sad part is that the Thunderbolt out of the box had better battery life than my Omnia currently does and it was replaced a year ago.
Edit: And no I will not be selling it, I will wait 8mos or so and we'll see. But I think so far other than being short Skype Mobile it's doing what I hoped it would.
I have waited for this phone since aug 2010 .... almost left verizon for the evo even tried to unlock a evo for verizon . i'll be keeping this phone for a while . the only problem is the battery which i solved by getting the extended battery today ..
For me its been worth the wait, I've been running with RIM for the past 3 years and wanted to buy all of the early android phones, but this one fits me the best. I've become anti Moto sin the locked boot loaders and the comments from some of the big wigs of the company, but it looks like HTC wants to get into the locking business too. But definitely loving the Tbolt and rooted and running VirusROM at this time, but I've found myself to be a ROM-aholic so I may jump around.
I had been looking forward to getting a top of the line device for some time and i feel that ive found it with the t-bolt. Already rooted and beyond pleased. Looking forward to digging into it a little deeper
The battery is fine after using titanium backup to freeze all the htc crap in a stock rom, and I'm sure aosp will make things even better.
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I was tempted to take it back as you have a 30 day return policy. Coming from the Incredible I was definitely impressed with the 4g speeds. But with all the "Forced Close" errors, the larger-than-expected form factor, and the lousy battery life I was seriously contemplating sending it back but then I heard that Verizon is going to move to a tiered data plan for the LTE 4G so I thought it better to get a phone and get the unlimited plan now so that when they switch over, I'd be grandfathered in with the unlimited plan.
So I'm keeping it.
Coming from the Nexus S, in some respects, the Bolt is a step backwards for me. Don't get me wrong it's a great device and the speeds of LTE is fantastic. However, super amoled of the NS is much better IMO as is the chipset used (hummingbird). The TB feels quite sluggish in comparison. So in the end LTE just isn't enough for me to keep the device.
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I have waited for this phone since aug 2010 .... almost left verizon for the evo even tried to unlock a evo for verizon . i'll be keeping this phone for a while . the only problem is the battery which i solved by getting the extended battery today ..
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I have had 5 different android phones (X, D2, D1, D2G, DI) and ALL of them needed extra or extended batteries. Even with CM and Tasker.
I too Came from Fascinate And this thing Is alot smoother on browsing and Has Flash 10.2. The 3g speeds seem alot faster than Fascinate and 4g Blows it away. After dowloading an app to turn off 3g/4g Battery life Improves alot. Plus im liking how stock browser lets me switch to desktop only for Browsing and the bigger screen is cool too. not Missing Fascinate at all.
It's a huge upgrade from my Samsung Rogue (lol) so I'm loving mine, and hoping for an easy, relatively safe root before I do anything fancy
Not me ,I love this phone.It is just starting to get good here...
I just wonder how you can aquire a lte sim card cause my personal information is embedded on my sim so thats not going to be included when I sell the phone in 3 years
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Hi all,
I am thinking about getting my high schooler an Android device and pay for 2gb data @ $30/mo rather than unlimited text (on our family plan at $30.) We can use google voice for texting for free if need be.
We can get a certified Fascinate for $40 with a 2 year contract.
I have a Droid X2 and it probably wouldn't be my first choice.
Its an amazing machine. The word is that the new version sgs2 is close to getting released. Like the nexus, it will be larger, faster, etc. Pricier too (everything new is always more $$$). So if you are willing to dish out some cash...you may want to hold off.
Personally, this phone is just simply amazing. A mini tablet. And these forums help one release the phones full potential.
Just my 2 cents.
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Hi all,
I am thinking about getting my high schooler an Android device and pay for 2gb data @ $30/mo rather than unlimited text (on our family plan at $30.) We can use google voice for texting for free if need be.
We can get a certified Fascinate for $40 with a 2 year contract.
I have a Droid X2 and it probably wouldn't be my first choice.
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What type of person is he/she? The reason I ask is because this phone is an amazing piece of hardware..good processor, lots of memory, amoled screen, super light weight, and very durable (as far as dropping and not having screens crack..in my experience, and its been dropped on a stone driveway from the passenger seat of my Jeep multiple times...) And for the price you're looking at paying..I would say do it...however...
These phones are really "De-tuned" with the touch wiz interface, and loaded with tons of Verizon and bing apps that clutter up everything, and some folks report missed calls in the past, and lack of updates on Verizon's/ Samsung's end don't help the situation however I believe the certified phone will come with the latest Verizon update ed05 and it supposedly has fixed the missed call issue some have experienced..if your son/daughter isn't too tech savvy or doesn't like to tweak things or tinker with gadgets they may find the phone a little glitchey from time to time, and rather just ..ok..sill a good phone but, ok.
However if they are the type that don't mind tinkering and learning about gadgets or technology, with a little learning and reading the devs and community have made this phone really bad ass, with a custom rom and kernel this phone can have a completely different interface if desired and the processor does well with overclocking speeding up the phone to a near glitch free, smooth, sleek, piece of hardware that is hard to beat, with an overall fun enjoyable experience...I love my phone as you can tell and I think I would still like it if I had still been stock to this day and never even found xda, but they helped me love my phone again...basically for the price its a good phone even if left stock and for the price you can't go wrong, whether they leave it alone and use it as is, or flash one of the many available roms and or kernels. This phone is pretty brick proof when getting into roms and kernels and hell, for the price, my sd card that its in my fascinate cost me about 40 bucks!
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I'd absolutely consider it, though I'd look at what other phones were available at what prices. I also think you've got some good advice above about looking at the type of user your child will be.
My wife and I got our Fascinates last November and are still very happy with them. I've run a ton of different ROMs on it and am always tinkering with it. She runs stock only and only rooted when I could convince her that there was a definite concrete advantage (tethering her tablet on a long road trip.)
Of course, buy-in is very important since you've got to live with that teenager. I'd be tempted to offer the fascinate, but let them choose another phone at the same price or use their own funds to make a reasonable upgrade. But if I were looking for a phone for my middle-schooler, the fascinate would be high on the list. I'm really trying to hold out on a smartphone for him til he gets to high school though.
My only complaint of the Fascinate is the antennas are a joke, especially the data reception. I live 1/2 mile away from the nearest tower and yet when my data connection is active (showing up & down arrows) I usually only get 1 bar on average, but when it switches to dormant (a "D" below the 3G which means the bars are the voice signal) it's usually around 3 bars. Data speeds using Speedtest are always low (200-500k d/l) unless I can physically see the tower. On the plus side I've never missed a call even with low signal.
Other than that I really like my Fascinate. Battery life is pretty good for the stock battery, but then I don't use Facebook which I've heard can cause a huge battery drain. I also keep Wifi and GPS off until needed. I know a lot of people don't like Touchwiz but it's honestly my favorite stock launcher. The Program Monitor widget is really helpful in making sure an app that can tie up the CPU isn't left running, which is better for Android than a Task Killer.
I've tried both stock ROMs as well as custom ones and so far my favorite ROMs I've used are Superclean and GeeWiz.
I've rarely had the issue where I've missed a call and not have it show up on my phone and I think I've missed one text message and that was way back on Superclean. However I live in an area where we don't have LTE anywhere near us which some people who have these problems think is related.
I don't regret getting the Fascinate but I'm not certain I'd buy it again; I'd rather go for a Charge since it's LTE and has a similar interface; however I'd wait until it drops some more in price. But then you probably won't find a better phone for $40 than the Fascinate.
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My only complaint of the Fascinate is the antennas are a joke, especially the data reception. I live 1/2 mile away from the nearest tower and yet when my data connection is active (showing up & down arrows) I usually only get 1 bar on average, but when it switches to dormant (a "D" below the 3G which means the bars are the voice signal) it's usually around 3 bars. Data speeds using Speedtest are always low (200-500k d/l) unless I can physically see the tower. On the plus side I've never missed a call even with low signal.
Other than that I really like my Fascinate. Battery life is pretty good for the stock battery, but then I don't use Facebook which I've heard can cause a huge battery drain. I also keep Wifi and GPS off until needed. I know a lot of people don't like Touchwiz but it's honestly my favorite stock launcher. The Program Monitor widget is really helpful in making sure an app that can tie up the CPU isn't left running, which is better for Android than a Task Killer.
I've tried both stock ROMs as well as custom ones and so far my favorite ROMs I've used are Superclean and GeeWiz.
I've rarely had the issue where I've missed a call and not have it show up on my phone and I think I've missed one text message and that was way back on Superclean. However I live in an area where we don't have LTE anywhere near us which some people who have these problems think is related.
I don't regret getting the Fascinate but I'm not certain I'd buy it again; I'd rather go for a Charge since it's LTE and has a similar interface; however I'd wait until it drops some more in price. But then you probably won't find a better phone for $40 than the Fascinate.
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wow I get 6mbps down, 3up... with 3 bars.
Are you serious? I thought I had it good when I get 1mbps down with four bars close to the tower. I am on USCC but still I've never seen a verizon user with 3g that fast.
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wow I get 6mbps down, 3up... with 3 bars.
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I didn't think that was possible on a 3G connection. The most that it should get is something like 2.4mbps and I've never seen those speeds on any phone or aircard over 3G. Are you sure those speeds aren't over Wifi?
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I would definitely recommend it.
Especially if they didn't want to dish out the additional cash for one of the newer models. I love my Fascinate!
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I didn't think that was possible on a 3G connection. The most that it should get is something like 2.4mbps and I've never seen those speeds on any phone or aircard over 3G. Are you sure those speeds aren't over Wifi?
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the telus fascinate is 3g+, meaning it supports 4g. Those are his 4g speeds and I think he is trying to rub it in a bit...that focker lol.
Oh and yes I would definately get a fascinate again, especially for free like I got mine!
I would definitely recommend one. Got mine last year on black friday for free at best buy. if you shop around you should be able to find a new one for free on contract, rather than a certified one for $40.
Also, as another poster mentioned the antennas are terrible, especially the 3g. But enough places have wifi to keep that from being much of an issue.
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Thanks all for your replies.
I am looking strongly at this device, and now vzw is offering $100 to upgrade from a 'basic' phone so that sweetens the deal.
The weak antenna would kill me, but my company pays for my bandwidth. For hers, maybe I'll look at it like built-in bandwidth throttling to keep her under the 2gb a month :0)
I like to tinker, so I'll help her get it all set up with a good rom.
one thing you can try is to remove the stock battery cover and get a different case such as the otterbox or bodyglove. On my fascinate when I removed the cover, signal went from -96db to -83-86 range, wich is a huge improvement. the problem is this don't work for every fassy, but it did on mine.
My daughter is now a proud owner of a used Fascinate. I figured for $120 w/o a contract we don't have much to lose/we can always resell and get most of it back.
Now to explore the various roms you've cooked up over here. It will be nice to have some choices (my dx2 has really only one active rom developer atm - I believe he was quite active here at one time - nitro.)
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My daughter is now a proud owner of a used Fascinate. I figured for $120 w/o a contract we don't have much to lose/we can always resell and get most of it back.
Now to explore the various roms you've cooked up over here. It will be nice to have some choices (my dx2 has really only one active rom developer atm - I believe he was quite active here at one time - nitro.)
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Glad to hear it..hopefully she'll like it!! Imo at this point the most fully functional, least glitchy rom still to date is com rom 2.0 w/2.1 patch..it's smooth, pretty snappy, very customizable, and everything works...but either way here's a link for one stop rom, kernel, and recovery shopping!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013312
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Im using the PWGB 2.0 beta 3 eh09 with ec09 radio, ive tried them all and this one is king!
here it is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242747
I just picked my fascinate up a few weeks ago from amazon. My eris screen became unresponsive in a highly used area. I rooted and flashed the latest geewiz rom and couldn't be happier. I'm confident you will be too.
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And I can tell you IMHO, this phone blows away the bionic. I get a stronger more consistent signal, much better screen, the camera...not even close, I appear to be getting faster DL and UL speeds, build quality very similiar, faster, more responsive, NO DATA DROPS.
Though I really liked my Bionic, the Rezound has it beat pretty good.
One question...Gorilla Glass on the Rezound?
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One question...Gorilla Glass on the Rezound?
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lmao.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1348452
You'll see why I thought your question was funny if you read that thread.
Congratulations on dumping a horrible phone. Hope I can as well v
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I'm seriously thinking about it... I like my rooted bionic but I miss my HTC phones. I loved my evo and sensation just hated sprint and T-Mobile.
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I'm seriously thinking about it... I like my rooted bionic but I miss my HTC phones. I loved my evo and sensation just hated sprint and T-Mobile.
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It is absolutely totally worth it. Better in every single way.
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I just don't know how to get it without paying full retail.
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I just don't know how to get it without paying full retail.
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Sell the bionic or add a line and put the new line on a dumb phone and ditch the data plan.
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I came from the Bionic aswell. Mine sold on craigslist pretty quickly. The Rezound is a much better device all the way around.
Well I did it! Made the switch. Bionic has nothing on the Rezound. The screen is to die for.
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And I can tell you IMHO, this phone blows away the bionic. I get a stronger more consistent signal, much better screen, the camera...not even close, I appear to be getting faster DL and UL speeds, build quality very similiar, faster, more responsive, NO DATA DROPS.
Though I really liked my Bionic, the Rezound has it beat pretty good.
One question...Gorilla Glass on the Rezound?
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I had the Bionic and returned it. I really liked the phone and had always been a fan of Motorola. But when I got the Bionic I started to notice that sometimes when I picked it up I had no 3G at all. I live 8 blocks from a tower. When I went to Indianapolis the phone played hot potato between 4G and 3G and then none at all. Last night I went to Indy with the Rezound and it locked on to 4G and held on to it. As a matter of fact it picked up the 4g way before I got to Indy which the Bionic didn't. So far I am happy with the switch. The only thing I wish it did have is an FM radio. I like to listen the our local high School sports while I am at the game.
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I had the Bionic and returned it. I really liked the phone and had always been a fan of Motorola. But when I got the Bionic I started to notice that sometimes when I picked it up I had no 3G at all. I live 8 blocks from a tower. When I went to Indianapolis the phone played hot potato between 4G and 3G and then none at all. Last night I went to Indy with the Rezound and it locked on to 4G and held on to it. As a matter of fact it picked up the 4g way before I got to Indy which the Bionic didn't. So far I am happy with the switch. The only thing I wish it did have is an FM radio. I like to listen the our local high School sports while I am at the game.
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I was just going to ask if that is why you went to Indy, lol. I went to Penn HS so I am a little disappointed right now to say the least. I F****** hate Yeoman though, so I am glad they lost for that reason.
On the topic of the signal not picking up, my buddy has a bionic and just switched the other day, he had a similar situation and even with extended battery he wouldn't make it through an 8 hour day at work with it bouncing between the 2 so he just turned off LTE. Now he pulls good reception like me.
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I was just going to ask if that is why you went to Indy, lol. I went to Penn HS so I am a little disappointed right now to say the least. I F****** hate Yeoman though, so I am glad they lost for that reason.
On the topic of the signal not picking up, my buddy has a bionic and just switched the other day, he had a similar situation and even with extended battery he wouldn't make it through an 8 hour day at work with it bouncing between the 2 so he just turned off LTE. Now he pulls good reception like me.
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LOL no not just for that. We did see a lot of people wearing Penn shirts when we were killing time and driving around Lucas Oil stadium We went to see Jeff Dunham at Conseco. That man is funny as you know what. Plus gave me a chance to check out and see if the 4G and 3G played the hot potato game like the Bionic did. Now just waiting on the root.
So obviously proven better performance!
I had friends who went for both. I have been out of school for 6 years, so not sure why so many people went, lol.
How was LTE in a crowded environment? Probably not enough people drawing on it yet to get a real feel. Did you do any speed tests?
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So obviously proven better performance!
I had friends who went for both. I have been out of school for 6 years, so not sure why so many people went, lol.
How was LTE in a crowded environment? Probably not enough people drawing on it yet to get a real feel. Did you do any speed tests?
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Dag gone it. LOL The data speeds was one of the things I was going to check when I got there but forgot. I did do some surfing the internet while I was waiting for the show to start and I was floored how quick web pages loaded and a couple of things downloaded from the market.
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And I can tell you IMHO, this phone blows away the bionic. I get a stronger more consistent signal, much better screen, the camera...not even close, I appear to be getting faster DL and UL speeds, build quality very similiar, faster, more responsive, NO DATA DROPS.
Though I really liked my Bionic, the Rezound has it beat pretty good.
One question...Gorilla Glass on the Rezound?
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nope not Gorilla glass but that doesn't mean its garbage, just not gorilla.
I returned my bionic the first week, not impressed at all. I had major issues with the camera both video and pictures so the phone had to go.
I will say the only good thing the bionic has going for it is that the display works better outside sunlight.
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nope not Gorilla glass but that doesn't mean its garbage, just not gorilla.
I returned my bionic the first week, not impressed at all. I had major issues with the camera both video and pictures so the phone had to go.
I will say the only good thing the bionic has going for it is that the display works better outside sunlight.
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The Bionic camera is laughably bad. I can't believe they release products like that.
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The Bionic camera is laughably bad. I can't believe they release products like that.
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This is hilarious. I just swapped my Bionic for the Rezound as well... I was so excited to rock the Bionic....until I tried the camera....my old Tmobile Wing took better pictures than the Bionic. I was very, very disappointed. How could such a beast of a phone be sold with a cracker jax box camera? Well, I want the Nexus, but still waiting. So I gave this Rezound a shot. I've had numerous HTC devices, and they all performed well. This Sense 3.5 is a ram hog, but I just ran the Clean Up Script to temp root and remove bloat, and BLAM, all is good. The camera is fantastic, and the screen is gorgeous! Lets see how it does..
I got lucky..
I went into the Verizon store 100% ready to pay full price for a phone. I dropped my Charge about a month ago and broke the glass. Just cosmetic because the screen and phone worked just fine. Then yesterday dropped it in the tub. Still was working but touch response was jacked.
So into the store... looked at the Razr and the Rezound. I picked the Rezound and at checkout, it rang up $299. I have only been a Verizon customer since June. My unlimited data is still on my plan and everything. Woot Woot!
So far really liking the phone. I was not sure if I could get over losing the Super AMOLED Plus on the Charge. I really did like that phone.
I don't care for all the crap-apps preinstalled on the Rezound. Verizon really needs to stop that!
All over this too. I just got my rezound today after dealing with the bionic for three long months. I am absolutely thrilled with this phone. I was given the bionic as a replacement for a tbolt. I was thrilled at first, but the camera, data drops, piss-poor Bluetooth audio streaming , etc... was intolerable. After months of complaining, I finally got them to give me a rezound.
I'm in love
A friend of mine bought his first smartphone the bionic. Well of course he thinks it is badass, its his first smartphone. Oh and did I mention he bought it when the resounded came out LOL. I sure hope he didn't pay 300 for it.
I just didn't have the heart to tell him how bad of a purchase he just made.
Can anyone convince me to keep this phone? I had an og droid and remember really liking it.
Ended up on an Evo 4g. I got used to sense and a few great roms.
This phone might take a few days to get used to but ao far i really kinda hate it.
The text ia so small to read even now.
Im sure the baattery life is great but ita a big change.
Just looking for a little settle advice.
Really choppy browsing and screen lag too. Not any better than the evo.
In case you tell me to go back i just might.
I played with the evo lte and a pleasure to use but too early to release and has bugs.
Ive had lota of help here at xda and not looking to bash its really a different experience is all.
Also thus phone wont get ics i u.derstand?
Not fweling good so far. Damn keyboard.
I literally just swapped from sprints evo 4g to this device 2 days ago... U say its laggy? Hmm... I noticed it to be waay smoother, and the batt life... well, there is no comparison.
I would download go launcher from the google play store... I didnt even bother with the stock launcher, as I used go launcher on the evo anyway, so It kinda made the switch seamless...
Idk where your from, but if not in a metro area, I'm sure you will notice the huge difference in the vzw network... I get signal every where no, and full 3g at that... I used to have major issues with switching from sprint 3g to roam 1x... Not an issue anymore... If u do live in a metro area... u may not notice any difference in speed or coverage... Sprint is pretty good in the metro areas...
Other than that... all I can say is.. aside from the battery life... this phone is only just a lil better than the evo... I still have my evo, and we now use it exclusively to stream netflix etc... to my tv's... Great phone, but not so great network...
I came from the same situation... Sprint CS made my fiancée cry, so I flipped them the bird. I started my Android career with the OG EVO, and I loved that damn phone... Upgraded to the Photon, and at first I was completely frustrated. Nothing worked right, and everything was different. After a day of being frustrated, I realized I was spending too much time trying to learn the phone, instead of making the phone learn ME! ( http://wp.me/p1KuEp-1Q wrote a lil ditty on my Blog about it...)
IMO, The RAZR is the best phone currently available. Make it learn you, and life will be MUCH easier. It's only fault is that it's on Big Red... I love this phone, but I miss Sprint's network, not their CS. I might jump ship for the EVO LTE if I didn't leave without paying my bill... Lol.
SwiftKey will love you if you let it, as will Launcher Pro... OH, and we're getting ICS tomorrow if you believe the rumors (by the end of the month at the latest)!
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Sprint is an absolute non-starter if you ever get much off the beaten path. There's just no signal in the sticks at all. I do some long distance bicycle riding and I have loaned my phone to my buddies quite a few times. There's been times they had no signal whatsoever and I had 5 bars, go figure.
If the text is too small, increase your font size.
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I am really starting to dislike this phone more and.more.
This screen is not as good as the og evo and barely better than my og Droid. I see nothing but pixles. If I turn it 10 degrees in any direction everything turns blue.
I think I made a mistake. My wife is going to hate this phone. Bummed.
it just works.
Dont mean to sound like an Iphone user but it does. came from the Evo to the iphone 4s then to the razr maxx. Service is awesome in my area. data speeds even when not on 4g are more than usable. the battery lasts me all day. I dont worry about my phone. use it all day and when i'm ready to go to bed there is plenty of juice left. Motorola is currently having a contests asking people to say the reasons they love this phone. take our ideas and win the $2500 or read what they are writing. the screen is not hd but and some people dont like the super amoled screens because of the "cartoonish" look but it doesnt bother me or actually look cartoonish. I generally look directly at my phone and not off axis but even just trying for sh!ts and giggles it doesnt lose visibility too soon for me.
like others have said. install your launcher of choice get your core apps that you used on your evo minus the battery saving stuff and you can have a very similar experience to what you had on your evo plus much battery life. but my experience is with the maxx. the iphone 4s did have a better screen in my opinion but the dang thing was tiny. when i went from the evo the 4s it was awful to look at the evo screen. to the razr from the iphone not so much. turn up the brightness and turn off the power saving features and the screen shines.
Im just curious to see if anyone has returned their Evo yet?
I am still debating. I absolutly love this phone but the signal and data speeds are killing me. I am hoping it is a software issue and they are able to fix it with an update. There is no other phone on Sprint I would even consider.
The GSIII looks like crap and I would never go for an iphone. I wish they would just fix the 3g issues I am having. Data speeds jump all around. Sometimes I am at .11mbps then I can jump up to 2.2mbps. within 30 seconds in the exact same spot.
Yup, I gave up on mine after the reboot/3G data/WiFi hand-off issues just became too much to bear. My OG EVO now feels like a frustratingly slow dinosaur in my hands, but on the plus side its signal is reliable and it's much more stable. C'est la vie.
No, mine has been great. When I heard about the 2GB ram in the GS3 I thought about it for maybe 5 minutes. But, then I remembered how disappointed I was with the pentile screen on the nexus s and how the phone felt compared to the evo shift it replaced.
I don't want another glossy plastic phone with a pentile display.
One thing I really do miss though is the app noled which was so awesome for notifications on an amoled screen. Now we get a green blinking light that times out after 5 minutes. That's a huge step back and the only thing I am really disappointed about.
I've highly been considering switching to a OneX on ATT. My data speeds are ridiculous with the evoLTE. My 3D would hit speeds of around 800kbs down on 3G, Vs. the LTE at 200 kbs, or sometimes won't even connect.
ATT has HSPA+ in my area with speeds around 8Mbs
Hell no best phone I have ever owned! This thing kicks ass lol.
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I'm about 90% convinced to return it.
Updating Google Play apps stops if you do anything else, and Airdroid stopped transferring files once the screen shut off.
I'm tired of forums reloading, web pages reloading, everything reloading, and there being no memory left thanks to an overly bloated Sense 4. I thought reviews were accurate that Sense 4 was slimmer, but that's just the launcher. It's in more things than ever, ruining everything.
I played around with my EVO 3D last night, running ICS and Sense 3.6. It's MUCH more responsive, fluid, and doesn't have any multitasking issues. I hate that I downgraded the phone, so I'm just going to return it and enjoy the better experience, which is sadly achieved on a phone 1 year older.
Going to miss a good camera though, and will probably end up getting the S3 unless dev community magically has CM9 in 5 days.
Nope, and I'm not going to. Just had it replaced last night for a light leak issue from the Home button. This new one is flawless. It's worth waiting til fall for LTE.
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Yup, I gave up on mine after the reboot/3G data/WiFi hand-off issues just became too much to bear. My OG EVO now feels like a frustratingly slow dinosaur in my hands, but on the plus side its signal is reliable and it's much more stable. C'est la vie.
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I had the same problem exchanged my phone and it's fine.
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I thought about it but no android phone comes out perfect and i really love the hardware and design of my EVO LTE so im keeping mine.
i tired to return it once i found out that the s3 was coming to sprint, but i was over the 14 return days, i was on day 16 -_-.
all well.
the only thing that sucks with this phone is like a few people said data.. on my og evo and evo 3d i had NO problems.. i used to get 4g in my house.. 3g was hella fast but on the lte sometime when i download an app it takes mad long.. spots where i would get 4g my 3g bearly works on the lte.. other than that i love the phone.. i wish there was something to fix this.. im hoping when the next update comes it fix's this problem.. because i never had that problem with the other 2 evo's i had??
Obviously this thread has been done ad nauseum, but I was so close to returning for the GSIII that I had a return kit shipped to my house.
Reasons to keep EVO LTE:
1> screen
2> stock camera app is amazing
3> build quality/materials are amazing
4> holy damn the developer support took off on this thing
5> physical camera button is great and often rare addition these days
Reasons to get to get rid of EVO LTE:
1>Multitasking is super terrible garbage and if you don't want to root your phone and install minfreemanager or a new ROM immediately, then this phone is neutered and terrible. Would never recommend to my non-techie friends. And HTC's response of "it's a feature" (thanks ghost of steve jobs acting there) makes me want people to return the phone on principal.
2>If you are in a borderline signal place, many people are having signal problems. When I visited my folks, I noticed it. Signal worse than OG EVO. But I live in a major metropolitan area and the phone works better here than it did on my OG EVO.
3>stock rom compresses MMS and has basically ruined my MMS experience.
The GSIII wins on:
1> RAM
2> maybe future support as the phone is expected to be highly ubiquitous. But that's just a maybe and it'll more probably be a wash
3>no multitasking problems
4> stock memory partitioning
GSIII loses on:
1>hideous physical home button
2>plastic plastic plastic
3> history of terrible antennas from samsung
4> history of terrible software update from samsung
5> screen
6> no physical camera button
7>no kickstand (I use it)
So more RAM (possible future proof for one extra android upgrade??), no multitasking problem, better memory partitioning.
Keep the EVO LTE if you are going to add a big SD card (I use a 64GB and it works despite the quoted limit of 32GB) and root it.
Get rid of EVO LTE if you want to buy a stock phone and keep it that way for a while or if you are in a place that the signal isn't working for you.
Anybody wants to sell there LTE gmail me [email protected]
No way, why would I return it?? This phone is the fastest phone on the market with the most features and best screen. My speeds are good and I really have no complaints. Sucks to be in a bad area as far as reception, but im in a perfect area and wouldn't consider getting rid of this beast.
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i tired to return it once i found out that the s3 was coming to sprint, but i was over the 14 return days, i was on day 16 -_-.
all well.
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I thought Sprint has 30 days?
I was told 14 days when I got mine and I have no plans on returning it. Just gonna wait for wrinkles to get ironed out and keep on keepin' on
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Does anyone know how Best Buy's return policy works.. say I return the LTE, get the S3, and then find out that I like the LTE better? Can I just return the S3 again and buy the LTE again?
I would never return it.... Best phone I've owned by far, LTE is coming nv too, im lucky I'm on wifi most of the time. I think even if i wasn't i would deal, I'm certainly not going back to that crappy 3 d
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Does anyone know how Best Buy's return policy works.. say I return the LTE, get the S3, and then find out that I like the LTE better? Can I just return the S3 again and buy the LTE again?
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Yes which is why I love Best Buy. By the time the GS3 comes out, I will have my EVO for 3 weeks and still have the option to return it for a GS3, which I'm guessing I won't do unless the GS3 blows me away.
Hellz no I'm not returning. This device has exceeded my expectations. I admit I've been, and probably still am to some degree, a Samsung fanboy. So I really was planning on holding out for the s3. But I saw the screen on the EVO LTE and immediately could see what people meant by the drawback of a pentile display. So I said "hey, I got an upgrade available. Let me try this evo out for two weeks and if I don't like it ill return it and get the s3." I'm so glad I did cuz this device has been awesome. Data speeds haven't been an issue for me (and I'm on 3g still) and the build quality is superb. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure the s3 will be awesome but I'm happy with this badboy right now and I don't think you'll notice too much difference with that extra gig of RAM--not till developers build apps to take advantage of that. By that time, knowing me, ill have a new device anyway. Dev support is awesome too here!
BTW, with regard to return policies, I have plenty of experience...lol. Best buy does give u 30 days but IF u want your upgrade back from Sprint, u must return within 14 days.
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