So AT&T just offered my $100 statement credit and free upgrade fee if I upgrade to the GSII due to account issues.
Thinking of doing it and selling my Captivate. Good decision?
It's a big upgrade over the Captivate.
Are all those little annoying issues fixed on the GSII over the Captivate?
Random power offs, GPS and whatnot?
The GPS works much better. Never had a Captivate randomly shut down, but those were from hardware defects in a specific batch.
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Are all those little annoying issues fixed on the GSII over the Captivate?
Random power offs, GPS and whatnot?
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The GPS works much better. Never had a Captivate randomly shut down, but those were from hardware defects in a specific batch.
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I haven't either until I started running i9000 GB Roms. Could be my phone doesn't play nice with i9000 GB
But I figured with them offering me a GSII for $100 (well, they tried to offer me an AT&T Impulse first... but that's not happening), might as well jump on it and just sell of my Captivate. Free upgrade and awesome phone!
For some reason though, I feel attached to my Captivate.
Looks like you and DG are here though, so good ROMS are bound to come out!
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Agreed.
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Go for it IMO. I've mainly been an HTC guy until I picked up the s2 last week and wasn't sure if I would like the sammy. No issues so far. Already running cognition and no FC's so far. Super fast browser rendering and very nice 1080p video, etc, etc...
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I was attached to my captivate too, but also had a bad GPS. I took the risk to jump to the GSII, couldn't be happier! Its a major improvement over EVERY piece of the captivate.
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Looks like Samsung decided not to change the ease of flashing and getting into recovery and download mode as well, that's good to know! Seems like flashing is exactly like it was on the Capt.
I too was attsched to my captivate but as soon as i got the SGS2 i totally forgot about it lol!! This phone screams lol!!!
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By the way, anyone know if/when Nexus Prime is coming to AT&T? Wondering if I should wait on that or just jump on the SGSII.
GPS lock speed is incredible on the S2, can also get a lock in a moving car/train - something the Captivate had a hard time doing.
This is a huge step up from Captivate.
Well I was SO ATTACHED to my Cappy also and why I first upgraded my wife to it then got a second Cappy just so I could mess with them more. I sold one of my cappys on the Saturday before launch of the SGS2 for $160 and on the 4th I took that $160 and used it toward the $149 price ($164+ after tax) so basically my SGS2 was free. I never thought my Cappy had any lag ever and really it doesn't, BUT once I started running my SGS2 and occasionally picking up my Cappy to update cm7 I see that it feels slow. It is AMAZING how fast the SGS2 is. Plus I STILL have one Cappy to test even further once the unbrickable mod running the nexus s firmware is ready I will run ICS on it also. But my SGS2 battery life is so good and so fast I barely use my Cappy. Samsung got it right with the touchwiz though I still wanted to go back to cm7 on it. I just like the customizations too much. And it is SO EASY to go back to stock anyways.
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Well I was SO ATTACHED to my Cappy also and why I first upgraded my wife to it then got a second Cappy just so I could mess with them more. I sold one of my cappys on the Saturday before launch of the SGS2 for $160 and on the 4th I took that $160 and used it toward the $149 price ($164+ after tax) so basically my SGS2 was free. I never thought my Cappy had any lag ever and really it doesn't, BUT once I started running my SGS2 and occasionally picking up my Cappy to update cm7 I see that it feels slow. It is AMAZING how fast the SGS2 is. Plus I STILL have one Cappy to test even further once the unbrickable mod running the nexus s firmware is ready I will run ICS on it also. But my SGS2 battery life is so good and so fast I barely use my Cappy. Samsung got it right with the touchwiz though I still wanted to go back to cm7 on it. I just like the customizations too much. And it is SO EASY to go back to stock anyways.
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Would you guys go for the nexus prime or stay with the sgs2?
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Would you guys go for the nexus prime or stay with the sgs2?
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Personally, if the Nexus Prime comes out before November 2nd, I'm upgrading. Or trading in, rather. I can't imagine the Prime being much more than $200, so I'd gladly pay the difference.
I feel same way. I'll return my s2 and wait for the Prime if it is announced for att this year.
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Personally, if the Nexus Prime comes out before November 2nd, I'm upgrading. Or trading in, rather. I can't imagine the Prime being much more than $200, so I'd gladly pay the difference.
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I feel same way. I'll return my s2 and wait for the Prime if it is announced for att this year.
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Isn't the Nexus Prime supposed to be a Verizon exclusive at the start? I don't think it's supposed to come to AT&T for quite a while, if at all.
AT&T gets SGSII, Verizon gets Nexus Prime.
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Isn't the Nexus Prime supposed to be a Verizon exclusive at the start? I don't think it's supposed to come to AT&T for quite a while, if at all.
AT&T gets SGSII, Verizon gets Nexus Prime.
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Yep! It is a Verizon exclusive. I wouldn't expect it available on other networks anytime soon. Since I'm already on a SGSII the jump to the Nexus Prime is not that big so I'll stay with my SGSII - it is, after all, a truly incredible phone. Captivate to SGSII was a "well worth it" jump, SGSII to Nexus Prime not so much. I'd only go through the hassle if it's worth the aggravation and time. For me it's not. Not even close.
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Yep! It is a Verizon exclusive. I wouldn't expect it available on other networks anytime soon. Since I'm already on a SGSII the jump to the Nexus Prime is not that big so I'll stay with my SGSII - it is, after all, a truly incredible phone. Captivate to SGSII was a "well worth it" jump, SGSII to Nexus Prime not so much. I'd only go through the hassle if it's worth the aggravation and time. For me it's not. Not even close.
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I have the galaxy s2 but still in my return period. Just wondering if I should go switch for the vivid or skyrocket? I don't live in a LTE Area but sounds like they get better speeds?
I love the support and Rome that I can get on the sgs2.
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I'd stay on the s2 personally
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The Vivid is currently NON-flashable
It has S-ON and unless someone finds a new exploit this phone will never get anything more then temp-root
It is also MUCH slower then the SGS2
I bought the skyrocket. Right after buying the S2. SO...KEEP THE S2! I took the skyrocket back after two days and got the S2 back. I felt is was to thick,heavy,screen lagged, and the screen wasn't as sharp as s2. So in my opinion the s2 is a much better phone.
I don't have any experience with the vivid
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The Vivid is currently NON-flashable
It has S-ON and unless someone finds a new exploit this phone will never get anything more then temp-root
It is also MUCH slower then the SGS2
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So? The desire HD was as well. It takes a gold card usually to root them. The vivid is a much better option than the skyrocket.
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Forget both of them and get the iPhone 4s, then come back and tell us awesome iOS is! Oh god I just threw up in my mouth, I get nauseous when I get near an iPhone. iOS also makes my ED flare up really bad as well.... Stick with the SGS II and keep your upgrade. Save it for a rainy day or when the SGS III hits the market.
S2. I was in the same dilemma. I don't regret getting the S2 at all. Amazing phone.
Add to that, look at the ICS progress already over at the i9100 forums.
I have the vivid and I am probably returning it for a sgs2 today. The phone is too heavy, the screen really is too big and the battery life is terrible. And after 2 days I already miss flashing roms since I'm not too fond of sense.
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I'd say stay with the S2. It is a better phone than the its Qualcomm sisters in my opinion (and technically speaking, besides the lack of LTE). I do not regret my choice of the S2 at all. Currently running the MIUI 4.0 rom and getting the best battery life I have ever had with any phone.
This is the first phone that I haven't thought to myself, "crap, I should have gotten this one instead" or "I'm going to upgrade when such and such phone comes out". And I am one of those people who like to always have the latest and greatest, but I plan on keeping this phone for a long time.
S II hands down... if you want LTE then you can get the skyrocket but that doesn't seems as good on performance as the S II
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S II hands down... if you want LTE then you can get the skyrocket but that doesn't seems as good on performance as the S II
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yeah I think HTC has totally dropped the ball....I have not seen a single phone they have come out with has impressed me AT ALL. They have slid down in the ranks to me right under Motorola who I only loathe a little less than the iPhone. Okay I am a Samsung fanboy......but I am okay with it
Thanks to all you guys! I was looking for input and my thought was to keep my galaxy 2. Appreciate all the responses!
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Go check out the skyrocket forum, they are actually trying to PAY devs to buy the phone and switch over. If you want lte and don't mind stocking with stock, then go for it I guess.
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You come to an S2 forum and expect people to give you an un-biased answer? Ya right...
Try it out and see, there's nothing else you can do. See which one you like, if you get better speeds with the Vivid then get that otherwise keep the SGSII. Read up as much as you can on both devices, see which interface you prefer more, what feels better in your hand and overall performance, only you can determine that.
No one else on these boards can make up your mind for you except yourself, these threads make me scratch my head..
All I can say is try each out before you make a decision.
I bought a Vivid. Returned because of horrible problems with data. When it got data, it was fast. When it got data. That wasn't very often.
I got a Skyrocket. I'm probably returning it because of horrible problems with data. When it gets data, it's fast. When it gets data. That isn't very often.
There's some kind of problem With AT&T and LTE phones. Eventually it'll get better. I think I'm going to get a S2 for now.
Is it safe to say the Rezound is the best 4g device vzw has available right now?
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Yep, and with ICS it's going to be even better!
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Yep, and with ICS it's going to be even better!
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I would agree with this opinion.
Definitely the best
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I agree as well, I was all excited my upgrade was ready when the Galaxy Nexus came out and was all set to get it, but decided to wait and read some more. After reading the troubles with the connectivity and reception issues I decided to go with the Rezound. Haven't regretted it yet !
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I agree as well, I was all excited my upgrade was ready when the Galaxy Nexus came out and was all set to get it, but decided to wait and read some more. After reading the troubles with the connectivity and reception issues I decided to go with the Rezound. Haven't regretted it yet !
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If there was one thing I could change, it would be.......
Damn, I can't come up with one!
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I was able to get any phone with Verizon (work), it was either the Rezound or Nexus S. I choose the Rezound with the signal issues people were having with the GNx.
I have had the phone for 3 days now, fully rooted, and love it. Plus the $100 headphones are a nice bonus
I will say, Samsung phones have a screen that beats out every other phone I have seen. Their colors are just awesome. I believe they use some different type of LCD technology, at least someone told me that.
I had the GNEX for about a week, I traded my iphone4 16gb + cash for it, and it just wasn't for me, no matter how hard I tried. It was too big, the signal was just horrible. At home, I would be at around -80-90dBm while with the Rezound I am at -69-79dBm just like I was with my Inc2.
The picture is nice on the GNEX, but the screen scratches very easily, and the auto brightness was unusable, so that ate the battery up quite fast for me.
I was very happy to find someone to trade their Rezound for the GNEX.
HTC Sense is amazing. I like to have the mobile data, or wifi turn off while the phone is at sleep state, with the GNEX I couldn't even get one day out of the battery but the Rezound I can do a day and a half easily thanks to this.
Beats audio is great, and the headphones kick butt.
The Rezound is a very well built machine, HTC unlocked the bootloader and with the guarantee of ICS coming, that just adds the extra cherry on top!
I thinking about selling my note because I think this phone is going to end up like the att skyrocket and barely have any devolpment. I know the art note is really new but I'm really missing my galaxy s2 and all the development for the phone. Do you think there alot of devolpers out there who actually are interested in this phone and the hardware. I see alot of people trying to develop stuff for the phone and they don't even have the att galaxy note. I'm thankful for all the developers we have but I just see this phone getting alot of roms expescially ice cream sandwich roms.
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Although this is my first Android phone, I am completely happy with the current Gingerbread experience. I didn't buy the phone for GB or ICS, and although ICS would be much nicer, I bought the phone for the niche hardware factor. If you'd like to go back to your old phone, do it. I hope you're happy with your decision. If you decide to stay, good for you as well. No one here, myself included, will try to convince you to stay on the Note. It's your decision, just do what you want.
Here's a quick tip: Flip a coin (with like heads for stay, tails for leave) and in the air you'll know what side you want. I forget where I learned that.
I love the Note and could never go back to a Galaxy SII personally.
How about getting the international version? Sure you only get Mini 4G but there is a lot more dev over there and better battery life . Persoanlly I am pretty happy with the note and of the couple of ROMs we have for our AT&T version I plan to keep going with this bad boy. My wife has the GSII and when I use her phone I have no regrets sticking with my note.
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Don't get me wrong I love this phone but I wish it was a little quicker and this is my second note because the first one was really laggy and froze all the time but the speaker on that phone was really loud when watching videos on YouTube now my new one is faster but the speaker is very low and I took it to att and they said it was fine and couldn't give me another one for that reason.
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Hrmmm...having both the Skyrocket and the Note and comparing the levels of development I can't really agree with your statement...There is plenty of active development on the Skyrocket, and it seems to be growing every week. It took about 3 months for things to really pick up over there, I would expect the same with the Note
I could see your statement being true of say the LG Nitro...there just isn't much going on with that phone.
In the end if that is your only hang up (wanting more dev) then yeah I would say sell and get an international version, or a GS2...the issue there is how much longer do you think those devs will stick around? Within this year many of them will move on to the next great thing
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Don't get me wrong I love this phone but I wish it was a little quicker and this is my second note because the first one was really laggy and froze all the time but the speaker on that phone was really loud when watching videos on YouTube now my new one is faster but the speaker is very low and I took it to att and they said it was fine and couldn't give me another one for that reason.
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Buyers remorse period if your under your 30 days. they have to replace it.
Galaxy S - took a few months to get going
Infuse - took a few months to get going
Skyrocket - took a few months to get going
Note... I'm guessing the same pattern will apply
In the end, it's all up to the owner of the phone what he/she wants to do. I use my Note for my personal business phone and get a lot of use out of it. It's great for what I do and saved me from having to get a 7" tablet. I had the Skyrocket and absolutely loved that phone. My wife ordered the Note for my valentines gift and I gave her the Skyrocket (finally got her off the iCrap) - she's wanting a new ROM on hers now. If you like the Note, stick it out. At the very worst, you'll get a ICS eventually. If all you really want is ICS, then you may want to sell it off and save the cash for the GS3.
If you are selling it, how much you want for it?
I'm think about not selling my note..........
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Oh yeah.......NO WAY IN HECK I'M SELLING!
I've considered selling mine as well... but only to fund the purchase of the international model. I love this device, but the improved speeds of the unlocked model are calling me. If they could fix the lag, I wouldn't even have considered it.
Naturally its your choice - do what works best for you!
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I've considered selling mine as well... but only to fund the purchase of the international model. I love this device, but the improved speeds of the unlocked model are calling me. If they could fix the lag, I wouldn't even have considered it.
Naturally its your choice - do what works best for you!
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Ive thought about doing the same exact thing to go for the international version. I bought mine outright for $650 from AT&T being my area is appose to be getting LTE in June. But mine runs just fine on 3G, so i dunno. Could my Note be a tad faster? Sure but its deff not slow. So i dunno. I already lost $35 on a re-stocking fee for exchanging my White Note in for a Black one lol.
ive thought about selling my Rogers Note to buy the unlocked one also. It already has ics roms.
but Toronto has LTE pretty much everywhere i go and I LOVE the speeds. I dont know what to do. I mean ICS will EVENTUALY come to i717 but N7000 will never do LTE
The first month or owning a phone is usually people who either want the phone really bad or people who want to be bleeding edge and usually dump the phone prematurely.
Most people are either waiting for the price to come down used or are waiting for their upgrade. Devs will come with time, it seems 2 months is pretty normal for things to take off.
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Why do i read nothing but people saying the Note is laggy and they think no one is going to support it. Its been out not even a month. I came from the iPhone 4s which is always smooth plenty of support and quality games. I've used the gs2 for awhile and i gotta say this phone is pretty beastly. I'm on saurom with 1.83 overclock and i don't notice lag at all after its fully booted. After i got everything where i wanted it i don't miss any other phone ever and playing emulators even with a touch screen is a delight. i would neverswitch back at this point. Just for the fact i can't take a smaller phone seriously now. The international version sounds great but not for the price. This phone is more then enough for me. My only complaint is the screen gets dusty with this dumb speck case lol.
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Why do i read nothing but people saying the Note is laggy ...
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Well, because there is Lag. I am running the same setup on my GSII Epic Touch and my Note and even over clocked the Note is slower than the Touch. I hate that when I have 6 tabs loaded in Dolphin it often runs out of memory on my note and the scrolling is slow and the tabs don't always preload. Though it is not enough to say I would return it, it is enough to say "ARGH why the lag!".
So in answer to the OP, wait for your 29 days then decide. If you want to wait past your 30 days to see what the chefs come up with and end up not liking the options then you can always sell it and move to a phone that you think has better dev options.
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Ok sorry i don't notice any but i also have no need for six tabs to be open. Do what you think is gonna benefit in the long run. this is my phone for the next two years in fourteen days our so after my thirty day and thus far i have been given no reason to return it.
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When you guys say lag, are you meaning like you can count outloud "one one thousand" and it's taken maybe that long or half that long to open an application compared to X other phone?
I mean, I dunno. I'm not sitting here with three phones at the same time comparing each of them to each other. I came from a blackberry to a Captivate to an Inspire to a Thrill...those were laggy phones.
My buddy has a microwave that has higher watts. He was bragging about how much faster he could microwave burritos. I guess the 30 seconds he gets his food faster than me is a big deal to him. I suppose each of us puts importance in different things.
Now that i think about it my microwaves been a little laggy lately stuff is always cold. That's what i was understanding from all this myself. Why are benchmarks higher on the note overall if a sg2 is faster.or am i wrong?
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There not higher on the note my gs2 was way faster the 220gpu in the note sucks.
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Try coming from the streak where there was one person that was developing for it. I am happy that there is alot more for the note then there was for the streak. I can't wait till there are more roms to flash
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Obviously Samsung's new device(GS3) will change smartphones for sure. Once it releases,how many people here are switching to it once they have an available update?
I have until about March to make my decision. Im on Verizon and dont plan on changing, so i plan on choosing the 32gb model for only $50 more than the 16(worth it in my opinion because i can double that amount thanks to HTC leaving us a wonderful 32gb card w/ tbolt)
Most of the specs impress me, although im kind of wishing that a couple new 'top of the line' 4.0 devices release, just to give me more options, because honestly the S3 is the only phone on verizon(will be on verizon) that truely impresses me (Galaxy Nexus= no micro sd which puts 32gb card to no use, and cameras significantly better on S3).
Well, let me know! How many people plan on making the switch? Also, why or why not??
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Pre-ordered first day love my thunderbolt been with it since day one but ready for something new plus my USB charging port no longer works and my volume rocker up crapped out on me ( dropped phone ) with those two reasons and the fact that I can't flash radios its time for an upgrade
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True, sounds like your thunderbokt has seen its day.. i just wish my upgrade date was available sooner, 7 more months with my phone might be alittle harder than i thought. the possible ics update might bring a new flavor to the phone, but i am also getting tired of it, as much as i love it
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i would if i can keep my unlimited data plan, but thanks to verizon i think i will be with my thunderbolt for a long time.
I'm switching, luckily I had an upgrade available on one of my other phones on my account. And I was able to keep my unlimited data.
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ordered one for my wife to replace her thunderbolt....her phone constantly freezes and apps are always crashing. she'll be much happer with the SGIII
i will be also. my upgrade is in august and i cant wait. im sure since i am not preordering i wont even be able to get one for months but oh well. it was either this or the nexus one which id much rather have the gs3 any day... im excited just hopefull theyll have some in stock
I know it's too late, but this info might help others down the road. I got 2 T-Bolts the day they came out last March and my upgrade date on both was something like November 12th. I spoke to 3 different reps at various points and told them all I am a long time Verizon customer and do not want to lose my unlimited data. I want my upgrade dates moved up so I can get 2 GSIII's now and keep my data and all 3 were fine with moving my upgrade date up--no checking with a supervisor or anything.
I know a lot can depend on who you get, but sometimes if you just call and ask you may be surprised.
Hope this works for someone moving forward.
they definately did not help me. they wouldnt push up my upgrade date from august 8 to now. sucks you would think after being a verizon customer for 12 years they may try to help you out a little bit more. it just makes you not want to give them your money at all but damn i wanna get rid of my bolt finally and get a gs3 for something new. the only reason i truly rooted my thunderbolt was to get better battery life and some customization of course.... damn i want a new phone
I advise anyone considering a GS3 from Verizon,
That you should think about and thank Verizon for the only GS3 with a locked bootloader....
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I advise anyone considering a GS3 from Verizon,
That you should think about and thank Verizon for the only GS3 with a locked bootloader....
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Heh that's not surprising. Verizon is notorious for locking bootloaders.
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Honestly, I just switched to Verizon from Sprint. Going from my Nexus S 4G to the HTC Thunderbolt. The one thing I miss is ICS.
I plan on going to the GS3 later though
Don't worry we are scheduled to get ics this month or next from what they have said anyhow. I don't know if it has been delayed though.
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Yup, that was my first question when the guy handed the phone to me. "Will it have the ICS update?"
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Heh that's not surprising. Verizon is notorious for locking bootloaders.
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Haha, yeah no real big surprise I suppose, though it was the first Samsung device I can think of to get such "special" treatment.
Despite Verizons' efforts to lock it down, it only took devs a day to achieve Root and recovery for it.
So I don't suppose that should stand in anyone's way of their decision now.
Update: still have 6 months with this thing, but i was able to preorder a nexus 7! Hopefully that keeps me occupied. Latest android software, pure google, quad core... I think i can last 6 more months :thumbup:
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It'll get bypassed in no time. I wouldn't worry about it. So far the only thing this Tbolt has going for it is the camera and music software. SRS with Sony Xtreme Bass Ear buds sounds pretty awesome. That aside this is my second Tbolt in 6 days. My first one did a reboot on Saturday as I left Verizon so I figured it was just a fluke or update. The second time was when I was on my way home from college. Then Tuesday it boot looped then just sat at the HTC boot logo.
Yesterday I bought the GS3 (full retail, ouch!), and honestly I don't think it's that great. Yes it looks great, and the display is awesome, but I got so used to the awesome battery life of the TB with the extended battery, that I took it for granted. I barely used my phone today and I got down to 15% after a full day, whereas my TB would have been around 60-75% remaining. I also noticed that because it's so thin and slick, it's difficult to easily hold without it slipping.
I'm actually leaning towards returning the GS3 and going back to the TB.
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Yesterday I bought the GS3 (full retail, ouch!), and honestly I don't think it's that great. Yes it looks great, and the display is awesome, but I got so used to the awesome battery life of the TB with the extended battery, that I took it for granted. I barely used my phone today and I got down to 15% after a full day, whereas my TB would have been around 60-75% remaining. I also noticed that because it's so thin and slick, it's difficult to easily hold without it slipping.
I'm actually leaning towards returning the GS3 and going back to the TB.
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I thought about grabing one, but couldnt let go of the unlimited data or pay retail prices. I would love to have a device with the latest android but is it really worth giving up unlimited data? imho not so much.
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I thought about grabing one, but couldnt let go of the unlimited data or pay retail prices. I would love to have a device with the latest android but is it really worth giving up unlimited data? imho not so much.
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+1... plus eventually we will get updated to the latest builds (hopefully) through rom development.
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I have been following along for the last week. Some of you may remember me from the G2x forums. Those that have/had the G2x know all the woes that came with it.
I am looking to upgrade tomorrow. For those coming from the G2x give me you thoughts on jumping to the galaxy S3. The good and the bad.
Thanks.
I was PMing a dude earlier and he said the only thing was the screen size and getting used to its size, everything else is an upgrade though... so like me you're gonna have to play with the phone in hand to see if that will be an issue, other then that do the upgrade I'd say, I'm going to do it sometime this week.
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Is that a rhetorical question? Of course yes!
Heck yes upgrade.
I got it on Thursday and have not had to reset my data connection since! that alone makes it worth it to me.
I actually did have a good G2X though, I didn't have any issues with it other than the data not staying on.
This phone feels great holding it, the screen is very nice, and the battery holds a charge much better than my G2X.
No regrets from me.
update:
One down side (not for long I hope) is the TouchWiz. I am a stickler for vanilla android.
G1->Rom'd MT3G Slide->G2x
Hopefully we get some good Roms cooked up for this phone, I can't wait!
yes, definitely upgrade. I upgraded from a rooted g2x running hellfire sandwich. Anything you disliked about the g2x is basically solved by the GS3. fast fast fast... it's handled about everything I've thrown at it. GPS is super fast too. The lightweight feel takes getting used to, but it definitely feels better than my original galaxy vibrant did. The screen is gorgeous, and battery life is great. I have a tough time discharging it to "condition" the battery and often end up with still 40% by bedtime.
The downside is... brick/mortar stores have next to no accessories for it yet. =P
Hell yes! I did and no Regrets!
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Thanks everyone. Got the the blue one tonight at Costco for $249. It came with two cases, two screen protectors and a car charger.
jcbofkc said:
Thanks everyone. Got the the blue one tonight at Costco for $249. It came with two cases, two screen protectors and a car charger.
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Smart choice bro, I think I remember you from the G2X threads from a little over a year ago.... Even GS2 was a huge step over the G2X lol, but yea man you made the right choice. I personally got the International GS3 for gaming purposes but the US version is just as great.