I just signed up for ATT and got the A2 today. No forum for it, yet, of course, but I'm reading a lot of stuff downing the phone. I don't understand why? I'm loving it.
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I just signed up for ATT and got the A2 today. No forum for it, yet, of course, but I'm reading a lot of stuff downing the phone. I don't understand why? I'm loving it.
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because other than side stepping to a processor of the same (possibly marginally better) quality, they're removing half the internal storage and scrapping the fingerprint scanner. the fingerprint scanner being removed is the one thing that is really causing me to dislike it.
not to mention, the whole 'Atrix 2' on a phone that isn't really an upgrade at all is kind of pathetic on Moto's part =\
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because other than side stepping to a processor of the same (possibly marginally better) quality, they're removing half the internal storage and scrapping the fingerprint scanner. the fingerprint scanner being removed is the one thing that is really causing me to dislike it.
not to mention, the whole 'Atrix 2' on a phone that isn't really an upgrade at all is kind of pathetic on Moto's part =\
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Okay, I can understand that. I'm going to have to get a bigger SD card, no biggie, I like Apps2SD anyways. The fingerprint scanner isn't of importance to me. But yea, I wasn't much aware of all of this. I think I'm just captivated by how beautiful the vivid screen and HD video recording looks.
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Okay, I can understand that. I'm going to have to get a bigger SD card, no biggie, I like Apps2SD anyways. The fingerprint scanner isn't of importance to me. But yea, I wasn't much aware of all of this. I think I'm just captivated by how beautiful the vivid screen and HD video recording looks.
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i don't use the camera enough to bother; if i want to take pictures or record video, i'll get a camera for that. also, i put a lot of music and movies on my phone so every bit of space counts. i filled up my 16GB external SD card with music alone; that's only 10GB (or is it 12? i dunno, i know the system and webtop reserve some space i'm just not sure at the moment, really tired) of space on my internal for backups of my device, apps, more music, and movies. not a lot of space when you think of it.
and the fingerprint scanner was the whole reason i got the Atrix in the first place; i loved the idea of being able to lock my phone and me being the only person with access to it. i keep my phone plugged into a speaker system at work; it's in a room that i can't go to a lot since i'm busy in the kitchen cooking. this way i know for a fact that no one will mess around inside my phone. also being able to use Data Defender to lock out people from my apps is a huge seller for me; i also frequently allow other people to see my phone
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i don't use the camera enough to bother; if i want to take pictures or record video, i'll get a camera for that. also, i put a lot of music and movies on my phone so every bit of space counts. i filled up my 16GB external SD card with music alone; that's only 10GB (or is it 12? i dunno, i know the system and webtop reserve some space i'm just not sure at the moment, really tired) of space on my internal for backups of my device, apps, more music, and movies. not a lot of space when you think of it.
and the fingerprint scanner was the whole reason i got the Atrix in the first place; i loved the idea of being able to lock my phone and me being the only person with access to it. i keep my phone plugged into a speaker system at work; it's in a room that i can't go to a lot since i'm busy in the kitchen cooking. this way i know for a fact that no one will mess around inside my phone. also being able to use Data Defender to lock out people from my apps is a huge seller for me; i also frequently allow other people to see my phone
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I understand completely. So, since I've been phoneless for a while I'm kind of out of the loop, the SGN is coming out Nov. 11 and will be available for ATT, correct? If so, it'll be within my 30 return policy.
EDIT: Or I'm misinformed and the 30 day policy is regarding my contract, not the phone. Not sure how ATT goes about new phone returns.
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I just signed up for ATT and got the A2 today. No forum for it, yet, of course, but I'm reading a lot of stuff downing the phone. I don't understand why? I'm loving it.
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Calundle said:
I understand completely. So, since I've been phoneless for a while I'm kind of out of the loop, the SGN is coming out Nov. 11 and will be available for ATT, correct? If so, it'll be within my 30 return policy.
EDIT: Or I'm misinformed and the 30 day policy is regarding my contract, not the phone. Not sure how ATT goes about new phone returns.
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We don't know what carrier will get the galaxy nexus yet. I'm thinking Verizon though. I'd lover for at&t to get it though
And you should be able to swap out phones if you pay the restocking fee and the difference between the two phones
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Go make me an A2 forum, aye?
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We don't know what carrier will get the galaxy nexus yet. I'm thinking Verizon though. I'd lover for at&t to get it though
And you should be able to swap out phones if you pay the restocking fee and the difference between the two phones
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So, if my A2 was $50 on contract and the SGN is i.e. $100 on contract I pay a restocking fee and $50. How much do restocking fees usually cost? And thanks for all your help. This is the first time I've had my own cell phone plan. Treading new waters here.
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We don't know what carrier will get the galaxy nexus yet. I'm thinking Verizon though. I'd lover for at&t to get it though
And you should be able to swap out phones if you pay the restocking fee and the difference between the two phones
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Galaxy Nexus signup page includes seven US carriers!!
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Galaxy Nexus signup page includes seven US carriers!!
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Sweeeeet! I hope I'm correct in saying the SGN is by far the best choice of a phone for a while. I won't mind my A2 in the mean time.
EDIT: Oh, and my only complaint about this phone is the button placement. I don't know if it's just me, but I'm use to the home button being on the far left, whereas it's the second one and the far left is the menu button, which, for whatever reason, looks like an app drawer button.
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Ask a dev! Just know your in the wrong place, maybe its the closest, but its still the Atrix forums not the Atrix 2 forums. If you want a forum for you phone, request it from a dev.
Edit: its getting late, i meant ask a mod lol. A moderator can create the forum for you.
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Ask a dev! Just know your in the wrong place, maybe its the closest, but its still the Atrix forums not the Atrix 2 forums. If you want a forum for you phone, request it from a dev.
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I realize I'm in the wrong place. Many people have been requesting a forum. I assumed it would be okay to post here for now, but I apologize.
No need for an apology its cool. But no its not okay to post here unless your asking about an Atrix! The Atrix 2 is a dif phone. Thanks.
I'm loving my phone, my BB torch takes quicker pics and does better under lower light. The detail on the camera pics are amazing! Videos recording is nice as well. B. Just sold it to best buy for 122 bucks. Picked up a 16 micro sd card and now I'm set. Just release some cases please!
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Go make me an A2 forum, aye?
So, if my A2 was $50 on contract and the SGN is i.e. $100 on contract I pay a restocking fee and $50. How much do restocking fees usually cost? And thanks for all your help. This is the first time I've had my own cell phone plan. Treading new waters here.
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If you are within 30 days there is no restocking fee but you still have to pay the activation fee if it is a new line at least, or maybe there is a small restocking fee if it is an upgrade. Not sure exactly how the upgrade process works all I know is that is how a New Line works. Also there have been multiple people requesting a place for the Atrix 2 and it still doesn't exist so this is the closest place we have to post questions and such.
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If you are within 30 days there is no restocking fee but you still have to pay the activation fee if it is a new line at least, or maybe there is a small restocking fee if it is an upgrade. Not sure exactly how the upgrade process works all I know is that is how a New Line works. Also there have been multiple people requesting a place for the Atrix 2 and it still doesn't exist so this is the closest place we have to post questions and such.
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i was told i could return my phone for a 30 dollar restocking fee, and pick another one and only pay the difference in price (if i chose a cheaper phone, i would get money back instead)
Probably different because mine was an add a line and got it from Best Buy. That's my assumption.
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I'm loving my phone, my BB torch takes quicker pics and does better under lower light. The detail on the camera pics are amazing! Videos recording is nice as well. B. Just sold it to best buy for 122 bucks. Picked up a 16 micro sd card and now I'm set. Just release some cases please!
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Meh BB has a lousy browser, my Nokia phones even did a much better job. RIM just never did it for me, even back in the day when it was doing much better...
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I realize I'm in the wrong place. Many people have been requesting a forum. I assumed it would be okay to post here for now, but I apologize.
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IDK, it doesn't make sense why the Galaxy Nexus had it's own forum, and its a newer phone. It might be more popular, but Samsung phones IMO get more love for their own forums here.
Anywhoo... Can we please give the A2s their own forum too already?...
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IDK, it doesn't make sense why the Galaxy Nexus had it's own forum, and its a newer phone. It might be more popular, but Samsung phones IMO get more love for their own forums here.
Anywhoo... Can we please give the A2s their own forum too already?...
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Yes please someone, anyone, Atrix 2 forum already, that way all of us who own this thing can actually have some place to discuss this device and Only this device and we get information Pertaining to this Device and everyone in the OG Atrix can stop seeing posts about the Atrix 2.
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1.) Very concerned about call quality and battery life. I remember when the OG evo came out, the battery life was pretty bad. It wasn't until I purchased a higher capacity battery on ebay, and rooted the phone that I was happy. I have a feeling the e3d is going to have the same initial problem, even though they upped the battery. If you throw in bad call quality, which has been fairly consistent among the reviews, those are two big strikes against the phone IMO.
2.) I know the 3d feature is just an "added bonus", but in my book it's just a gimmick. I don't see myself using it all that much, and most reviews say using the 3D really kills the battery. Plus I think it takes away from the "sleekness" of the phone. I heard someone say it looks like Johnny #5 from Short Circuit on the back of the phone, and I have to agree. Not visually appealing to me at all. Plus, I'll be constantly worried about scratching them as well, since they seem to protrude out much further than any camera I have seen. The 2D camera quality seems to be the same as my OG evo anyway. I wish they would have just put a higher quality 2D camera on the phone.
3.) I'm not that big a fan of sense. I've been running cyanogen for quite some time now, and forgot how much better it is than sense. I picked up my gf's evo the other day, which is still stock, and it was painful to use compared to CM7.
4.) I think the OG evo is still a damn good phone. Why would I want to use my upgrade and get stuck into another two years if I'm not 100% sure I want this phone? I know sprint has the 30 day return policy, but why go through that hassle initially? I think it's wiser just to wait and see how things play out for the first month. I'm not sure if the bootloader is unencrypted at this point? Sure, HTC said they will unlock it, but when?? 1,3,6 months from now?
I'm still very happy with CM7 on my evo at this point. The development on this phone has been amazing. I have android 2.3.4 with the honeybread theme. It looks slick, just as good as my transformer tab, and battery life is exceptional. I get 16 hours with moderate to heavy usage.
5.) If this was sprint's only powerhouse phone coming out soon, sure it would probably more of a "no-brainer" on getting the e3d...but with the Photon and most likely the SGS2 coming soon, I think I'll wait and compare the three phones before I make any decisions. In the meantime, I'll still be happy running my OG evo w/CM7.
I think the bottom line is I'm not going to jump on board just because this phone is the "new" thing. I'll practice some restraint, keep checking out XDA for the first couple weeks and see how things play out. I have a feeling there won't be a shortage for the e3d like there was for the OG evo.
As many people have said its pretty much your personal preference.
As for me I have already preordered it on wirefly, can not wait for some reason I don't see my phones battery being really all that bad as reviewers say.
I will sign another two year contract because that plan I am on is cheap! and love sprint service!
Thanks for that. Are you going to go on every phones forum and let us know why you're not getting those as well?
I just might!!...would you like me to send you a personal message to notify you of all my phone updates? Toolbox...lol.
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Thanks for that. Are you going to go on every phones forum and let us know why you're not getting those as well?
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mmace said:
Thanks for that. Are you going to go on every phones forum and let us know why you're not getting those as well?
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This
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Just seems strange that you've chosen to go onto a phones forum and say why you're not going to buy it.
Why choose this phone to do that about?
Did you do the same for every other phone approaching launch date?
seems like a very strange thread to start
Toolbox? "don't be a dingbat"
NOW there will not be a shortage.
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I just might!!...would you like me to send you a personal message to notify you of all my phone updates? Toolbox...lol.
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haha this made me LOL i think you should deep down inside I'm sure he is begging for it!
Hater!
I don't understand why that is so strange? A forum is for giving opinions...right? I'm giving my opinion on why I'm holding off on purchasing this phone on launch day. Did I say I will never get the phone? No. It seems with certain people, anytime you criticize this phone, people want to brush you aside for some kind of idiot. I'm just not sold on this phone yet, and I'll even go out on a limb and say it probably won't be nearly as successful as the OG evo. Just my opinion though!!
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Just seems strange that you've chosen to go onto a phones forum and say why you're not going to buy it.
Why choose this phone to do that about?
Did you do the same for every other phone approaching launch date?
seems like a very strange thread to start
Toolbox? "don't be a dingbat"
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http://www.narcissism101.com/
Actually this is a forum for developing stuff, hence the name xda-developers.
If that's the case, then why have an Evo 3D GENERAL section, and an EVO 3D Android Development section? If it's all about development, why not just have the EVO 3D Android Development, and that's it? I've seen maybe 1-2 threads in the GENERAL section that actually deal with "development".
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http://www.narcissism101.com/
Actually this is a forum for developing stuff, hence the name xda-developers.
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murusmaximus said:
I don't understand why that is so strange? A forum is for giving opinions...right? I'm giving my opinion on why I'm holding off on purchasing this phone on launch day. Did I say I will never get the phone? No. It seems with certain people, anytime you criticize this phone, people want to brush you aside for some kind of idiot. I'm just not sold on this phone yet, and I'll even go out on a limb and say it probably won't be nearly as successful as the OG evo. Just my opinion though!!
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Of course it wont be as successful as OG EVO. It's going to be a while, before sprint has another phone like that! When they finally drop a LTE phone, with the same top of the line range in phones they currently are putting out. That 1st one to hit will be there best shot, whatever the phones may be at that point. Untill then we are getting HTC, Samsung, and not Moto all trying to draw from the ground breaking EVO.
Opinions are like a**holes, everyone has one!!!
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murusmaximus said:
1.) Very concerned about call quality and battery life. I remember when the OG evo came out, the battery life was pretty bad. It wasn't until I purchased a higher capacity battery on ebay, and rooted the phone that I was happy. I have a feeling the e3d is going to have the same initial problem, even though they upped the battery. If you throw in bad call quality, which has been fairly consistent among the reviews, those are two big strikes against the phone IMO.
2.) I know the 3d feature is just an "added bonus", but in my book it's just a gimmick. I don't see myself using it all that much, and most reviews say using the 3D really kills the battery. Plus I think it takes away from the "sleekness" of the phone. I heard someone say it looks like Johnny #5 from Short Circuit on the back of the phone, and I have to agree. Not visually appealing to me at all. Plus, I'll be constantly worried about scratching them as well, since they seem to protrude out much further than any camera I have seen. The 2D camera quality seems to be the same as my OG evo anyway. I wish they would have just put a higher quality 2D camera on the phone.
3.) I'm not that big a fan of sense. I've been running cyanogen for quite some time now, and forgot how much better it is than sense. I picked up my gf's evo the other day, which is still stock, and it was painful to use compared to CM7.
4.) I think the OG evo is still a damn good phone. Why would I want to use my upgrade and get stuck into another two years if I'm not 100% sure I want this phone? I know sprint has the 30 day return policy, but why go through that hassle initially? I think it's wiser just to wait and see how things play out for the first month. I'm not sure if the bootloader is unencrypted at this point? Sure, HTC said they will unlock it, but when?? 1,3,6 months from now?
I'm still very happy with CM7 on my evo at this point. The development on this phone has been amazing. I have android 2.3.4 with the honeybread theme. It looks slick, just as good as my transformer tab, and battery life is exceptional. I get 16 hours with moderate to heavy usage.
5.) If this was sprint's only powerhouse phone coming out soon, sure it would probably more of a "no-brainer" on getting the e3d...but with the Photon and most likely the SGS2 coming soon, I think I'll wait and compare the three phones before I make any decisions. In the meantime, I'll still be happy running my OG evo w/CM7.
I think the bottom line is I'm not going to jump on board just because this phone is the "new" thing. I'll practice some restraint, keep checking out XDA for the first couple weeks and see how things play out. I have a feeling there won't be a shortage for the e3d like there was for the OG evo.
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Two questions:
1. Do you have a blog amigo?
2. How the heck can we subscribe?
murusmaximus said:
If that's the case, then why have an Evo 3D GENERAL section, and an EVO 3D Android Development section? If it's all about development, why not just have the EVO 3D Android Development, and that's it? I've seen maybe 1-2 threads in the GENERAL section that actually deal with "development".
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You don't get it. You're supposed to start a new thread bashing someone that gave a mediocre review of this phone and act like the ultimate fanboy. That is the only purpose of this section of the subforum.
Yeah, but you can't share your a**hole with everyone. That may land you in jail...or the hospital.
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Opinions are like a**holes, everyone has one!!!
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You should get engadget to review your twitter
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So, with the chance of getting flamed or... flaming myself depending on the reaction to this. SprintFeed apparently got word that the Galaxy S II will be hitting Sprint first, on September 9th, ahead of all other carriers.
http://www.sprintfeed.com/2011/08/rumor-samsung-epic-touch-4g-releasing-september-9th/
There is the link.
Just thought any defectors would like the heads up. I personally am sticking with my 3Devo.
From the screenshots it looks to be the same phone. No concrete answer on if it's packing a Snapdragon which had been rumored or if it's sticking with Exynos. *Shrug* guess we shall find out.
Awesome, can't wait. Jk Samsung sucks.
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Damn Sprint is on a roll. Hopefully they get the Nexus Prime when it comes out. That's the only phone I'm interested in. The GS2 should of came out earlier. Samsung waited to long in my opinion, But nevertheless Sprint has a good line up this year.
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Damn Sprint is on a roll. Hopefully they get the Nexus Prime when it comes out. That's the only phone I'm interested in. The GS2 should of came out earlier. Samsung waited to long in my opinion, But nevertheless Sprint has a good line up this year.
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Yeah, the only reason I can see why they waited was because of the pressure from Apple and it's "your phone looks like mah phone!" 6-year old meltdown of a lawsuit that has been going on. I dunno.
Any defectors are probably hanging out in the sgs2 forum where apparently the op needs to be.
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Any defectors are probably hanging out in the sgs2 forum where apparently the op needs to be.
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Oh snap you got me!.
Wow, I was all "general information" and you were like "Eat it, OP!"
and I was like "Oh snap!"
I was going to go the SGS2 route but it's just too little too late. The E3D in modded form can outpace a stock SGS2 easily...and the nPrime is right around the corner.
I used to love HTC and I've really grown to like the E3D General forum, y'all is cool peoples (most of the time)...but aside from the unlock fiasco I can't stand the ****ty radio and the strange behavior when powering on/off really makes me feel like one day it won't turn back on again....especially when I've seen it happen right in front of me.
...but I sure as hell will not post a thread here about it. Nothin' personal OP, just sayin'...
About time
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I was going to go the SGS2 route but it's just too little too late. The E3D in modded form can outpace a stock SGS2 easily...and the nPrime is right around the corner.
I used to love HTC and I've really grown to like the E3D General forum, y'all is cool peoples (most of the time)...but aside from the unlock fiasco I can't stand the ****ty radio and the strange behavior when powering on/off really makes me feel like one day it won't turn back on again....especially when I've seen it happen right in front of me.
...but I sure as hell will not post a thread here about it. Nothin' personal OP, just sayin'...
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Well, I know a lot of people aren't happy with the Evo 3D, I decided to drop this nugget and see how it went. Like I said, I'm happy with my evo. My Radios don't suck too bad, only thing I have issue with is a Black SOD every 9hrs when using a custom kernel... which I can workaround with a stock kernel.
You're post is a little confusing. so... you're waiting for the nPrime?. that's how it sounded. That's looking to be an October release, it's being made by Samsung too. Which I find odd, I would think Motorola would be involved. I know it was just recently announced that Google was going to buy them, but...I assumed it was in the making to be some big lead up. oh well, probably next year.
I'd think I'd like it more if it didn't look like the iPhone had a retarded son.
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You're post is a little confusing. so...
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You're confusing. And your justification for starting this thread is unfounded.
Yea another Samsung phone post in the Evo3d forum, to me its just trolling, and by page 5 it'll turn into another htc vs samsung tech flame fest.
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Well, I know a lot of people aren't happy with the Evo 3D, I decided to drop this nugget and see how it went. Like I said, I'm happy with my evo. My Radios don't suck too bad, only thing I have issue with is a Black SOD every 9hrs when using a custom kernel... which I can workaround with a stock kernel.
You're post is a little confusing. so... you're waiting for the nPrime?. that's how it sounded. That's looking to be an October release, it's being made by Samsung too. Which I find odd, I would think Motorola would be involved. I know it was just recently announced that Google was going to buy them, but...I assumed it was in the making to be some big lead up. oh well, probably next year.
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Thank god I don't get the Black SOD...
Yeah, I'm waiting for the nPrime. It's being made by Samsung which, while at first really put me off but I did sport an NS4G for a few weeks last month. Aside from feeling cheap and too light--which most people wouldn't see as a down side--it was actually a fantastic phone. Great battery life, phenomenal camera and an unmatched Android experience. It did have the traditionally weak Samsung radio, but, it seems that you can't escape that anymore.
...and so far as Motorola is concerned Google has assured it's partners that the bidding process for the Nexus line would in fact remain the same. Google is saying all but "listen, we bought MMi for the patents. The Set-top-box and mobile manufacturing is just a plus, that we don't intend to use." Of course time will tell how true that is. For the time being I believe them.
However a Motorola built Nexus would probably be fantastic as long as they ditch that ****ty Pentile screen technology. I bet they would have class leading radios and battery life too.
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Thank god I don't get the Black SOD...
Yeah, I'm waiting for the nPrime. It's being made by Samsung which, while at first really put me off but I did sport an NS4G for a few weeks last month. Aside from feeling cheap and too light--which most people wouldn't see as a down side--it was actually a fantastic phone. Great battery life, phenomenal camera and an unmatched Android experience. It did have the traditionally weak Samsung radio, but, it seems that you can't escape that anymore.
...and so far as Motorola is concerned Google has assured it's partners that the bidding process for the Nexus line would in fact remain the same. Google is saying all but "listen, we bought MMi for the patents. The Set-top-box and mobile manufacturing is just a plus, that we don't intend to use." Of course time will tell how true that is. For the time being I believe them.
However a Motorola built Nexus would probably be fantastic as long as they ditch that ****ty Pentile screen technology. I bet they would have class leading radios and battery life too.
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Yea MOTO isn't far from being a great phone manufacturer..they do have pretty good build quality and their radios are bar none..they have been in that game for a while..ditch all MOTO blur or map and the pentile..add some Google magic and we could have a winner in a few months.
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Yea another Samsung phone post in the Evo3d forum, to me its just trolling, and by page 5 it'll turn into another htc vs samsung tech flame fest.
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ME?.. troll?!..
how dare you make such accusations, sir!
Well, if (when) that happens, I'll be on the HTC side. totally didn't mean for it turn into a Vs. thread if (when) that happens. should I edit my initial post and say how stupid Samsung and the SGS2 is or just wait? lol
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Yea MOTO isn't far from being a great phone manufacturer..they do have pretty good build quality and their radios are bar none..they have been in that game for a while..ditch all MOTO blur or map and the pentile..add some Google magic and we could have a winner in a few months.
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Agreed. Their designs are a bit stodgy looking, but their hardware (aside from those horrible screens and penchant for keyboards) is rock solid. They nearly invented cellular mobile phone technology. They have been doing mobile communications for as long as there has been a commercial mobile communications market. Their radios are fantastic. Build quality is always awesome. How many OG Droids do you still see around? Tons...and I have seen a lot that are beaten to death physically but still kicking ass, 2nd hand, 3rd hand...that says quite a bit.
Without knowing anything about the contents of their patent portfolio I am confident that it contains thousands of very relevant patents. I can't wait to see Google's next move.
I came from the Epic 4G to the Evo 3D. The main thing about Samsung was there slowwwwww release of updates. The Epic 4G rolled out with Eclair, took a while to get Froyo and is still awaiting Gingerbread. This really seem slow down ROM and kernel development. HTC seems pretty spot on with their OS updates.
I am waiting to see if Samsung support for their phones has improved. If it has, maybe I would consider going back. Until then, my Evo 3D is the shizzle.
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ME?.. troll?!..
how dare you make such accusations, sir.
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ME?.. troll?!..
how dare you make such accusations, sir!
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Hello, I am finally making the jump from my Inspire to an Amaze and was wondering if there is anything that I should look for. I know to check the water damage sensors (1 on battery, 1 behind battery, anywhere else?), void sticker (is there just 1?) and to make sure that all buttons work but is there anything else that I should check?
Thanks so much. Can't wait to become a part of the community!
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Hello, I am finally making the jump from my Inspire to an Amaze and was wondering if there is anything that I should look for. I know to check the water damage sensors (1 on battery, 1 behind battery, anywhere else?), void sticker (is there just 1?) and to make sure that all buttons work but is there anything else that I should check?
Thanks so much. Can't wait to become a part of the community!
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What you should really be careful about is I've seen a few people post about buying phones on craigslist and in particular this phone that have bought and and when they use it they get the message bad imei which means it was reported stolen and you can't use it.
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Meet at a Tmobile's store and make sure that it is not reported stolen.
Over 10000!!! You bet I am.
Former T-Mo Rep. I'll tell you EXACTLY what to look for.
As Xndabox said, meet at a local T-Mo store.
As Ickedmel said, have them check the IMEI to make sure it is not blacklisted.
Make sure it is not water damaged, make a test call/message. have someone call you to test the speakers out. put it on loudspeaker.
Pop out the battery and put it in. After you do so, hold the volume down and power button together. See if it says ***Locked*** or ***Unlocked*** or ***Relocked***
If it says ***Locked***, he never unlocked the bootloader.
If it says ***Unlocked***, he unlocked the bootloader. (Voids warranty)
If it says ***Relocked***, he unlocked the bootloader and relocked it. (Voids warranty)
Make sure it reads a memory card.
Test out all parts of the touchscreen. Make sure it works.
That's all I can think of lol.
All Amazing (see what I did there?) responses, especially the one from hasoon2000.
Can someone quickly check their phone and tell me how many water damage indicators there are and their locations? Also, how many "void" stickers there are (and their locations) would be super helpful as well.
If the phone is blacklisted, will I be able to make a call? Unfortunately, I don't live near a T-Mobile store. I was planning on calling 611 if the seller is patient enough .
Call customer care (611) and ask them to run an IMEI check on the Amaze. I would check the liquid damage indicator, but my phone is in my car and I'm playing xbox =D
you could always borrow someones tmobile simcard and use it to test the phone...
hasoon, do you play battlefield 3?
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you could always borrow someones tmobile simcard and use it to test the phone...
hasoon, do you play battlefield 3?
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Not necessarily. Sometimes it can take a while for it to be blacklisted, but it will show up in the system if it was reported stolen/lost.
I don't actually. I'm playing on Deus Ex right now. It's so fun! I play Black Ops though on live.
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Call customer care (611) and ask them to run an IMEI check on the Amaze. I would check the liquid damage indicator, but my phone is in my car and I'm playing xbox =D
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what do you play on xbox?
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Hello, I am finally making the jump from my Inspire to an Amaze and was wondering if there is anything that I should look for. I know to check the water damage sensors (1 on battery, 1 behind battery, anywhere else?), void sticker (is there just 1?) and to make sure that all buttons work but is there anything else that I should check?
Thanks so much. Can't wait to become a part of the community!
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How much are you buying it for? I got mine a while back(January) off of CL for around 275 I think - it should be cheaper than that by now, but if the price is too good to be true.. be skeptical(unless you can tell they are just an idiot).
If they have the box and original accessories it is probably pretty safe to say they didn't steal it(unless they work at tmobile) - before you even meet them ask if they have that stuff and can include it.
If you can't meet at tmobile, ask why they are selling it - if they said they bought a new phone ask if you can use their simcard to test it - if they say they don't have a t-mobile sim card(and they didn't mention switching carriers before) - be skeptical.
As long as it boots and everything appears to be working the only thing you need to watch out for is a stolen phone- but some questions and common sense(and maybe a phone call to tmobile) should be able to avoid buying a stolen phone. Whether the bootloader is locked, relocked or any of that really doesn't matter, you aren't going to have any warranty except on the parts of the phone anyways.. as long as it boots and you can get to the bootloader you're golden for anything you want to do
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Oh god, it was such a pain getting my phone off craigslist - I don't know if it's just LA, but here's what I learned about people you should avoid: if you call and text about the phone and they reply "which phone?" it's best to avoid. Also, if it sounds a bit like an ad, search the phone number on clist - if it shows up multiple times all under different names, avoid - the different names are just code words referring to a (most likely) stolen item. If you call and ask them if it's stolen and they hang up, it's probably stolen. If they're selling a half dozen new ones, but demand meeting at a rite-aid in a ghetto part of town, it's probably stolen. If they sound like they're on drugs on the phone, that's why they're selling their phone.
Other than the avoid list I just put up, hasoon covered everything.
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Whether the bootloader is locked, relocked or any of that really doesn't matter, you aren't going to have any warranty except on the parts of the phone anyways.
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Hmm, I'm really worried about this part. Isn't the warranty attached to the phone? I thought that as long as the phone is registered under your name, you'd take on the remainder of the warranty?
Thanks so much everyone for your great replies. They've all been nothing but helpful!
By the way, you should know that there is actually 3 water damage indicators. One on the side of the battery compartment, one on the battery, and another one inside the phone. I'll show you what I mean.
See that white circle inside the phone? That's it.
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Over 10000!!! You bet I am.
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This is great advice. Why chance it, when you can have it verified at a TMobile store. Its not worth the risk. Craigslist is notorious for scams. If the seller isn't willing to go to a store, walk away from the deal.
If it turns out to be legit, inspect the phone thouroughly. Check for dead pixels, check the screws to make sure it wasn't taken apart, etc. Question the battery life too.
Just my two cents. Hate to see people get ripped off. Sometimes people are so excited, they totally forget these things. lol
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Thanks so much everyone for your great responses. I hope others interested in purchasing a phone off of CL can take a peek into this thread as a lot of the input is applicable for phones other than the Amaze.
Well, I have both good news and bad news. Why don't we start with the bad first . I woke up this morning and saw a 2 week old "perfect condition" HTC Amaze on Craigslist for $150. $150?! The seller is practically giving it away!! I call him right away (probably 30 minutes after he posted the ad) and tell him that I'll be on my way. Well, it was right around 8 AM in the morning and traffic was really really bad (Seattle). I ended up getting to the seller's house in an hour and a half.
He comes out and is fairly sketchy looking. He shows me the phone and tells me that he's received a bunch of calls from people that are willing to buy it right away. I notice that there is what looks to be red vinyl on the screen. He peels it off and hands me the phone. There are a few scratches on the screen and tons of nicks all over the edges of the phone. WTF!! The guy had told me that the phone was in perfect, brand-new condition. I ask if I can call customer service to make sure that the phone has not been blacklisted. He says OK. I dial 611 and then get to the automated menu where you can either type in numbers on the keypad or say where you would like to be directed to. I ask to speak to a representative. After a moment of silence, the question comes up again. "How can I help you today?" Ok..., something's weird. After yelling multiple times into the phone, the automated message tells me that it'll transfer me over to a representative (I'm assuming that it timed out). A rep picks up the phone and asks how I can be helped. I tell her that I'm purchasing a phone and would like to make sure that it is not blacklisted. Silence ensues. Uhmm..., ok, let me repeat that. I speak into the phone again and still get nothing. Great, not only is the phone in terrible shape, the speaker doesn't work.
I then get ready to pop my simcard out and notice something odd. There are no screws in the back of the phone!! Not to mention, the void sticker is gone. I tell him that he's wasted my time and that the phone has clearly been disassembled (my guess is that the screen has been replaced). He tells me that he purchased the phone from someone else but has another one that his "company" gave him. He goes back inside and comes out with another Amaze. I pop the back cover off to put in my sim card and notice a loose screw. I immediately look at the other holes and see that half of the screws are missing. Without even wasting more of my time, I tell him that it's clear that both phones have been disassembled and that I have no interested in purchasing either of the phones from him. I jump back into my car, check my phone, and what do I see? An Amaze for $200. I immediately call the seller and set up an appointment to meet him. The phone ends up being perfect with box, manuals, charger, etc and checks out with T-Mobile so I pay him and finally tell myself that I am an Amaze owner .
One thing I noticed about this phone is that the battery life SUCKS! I get a lot of business emails so I check my email frequently. I've found that this alone causes the phone to not even last a day. The plus though is that the phone has an EXCELLENT build quality. I've had a ton of phones in the past (iPhone 3/3GS/4/4S, Galaxy S2, Infuse, G2X, Titan II, etc) and with the exception of the Titan II, it's the sturdiest phone I've ever had. Definitely happy with my purchase although I'm not entirely convinced that I'll be keeping this phone for very long with its poor battery life . Anyway, thought I'd share my story!
Good job OP! Welcome to the forum. Glad to hear the great news. Good job protecting yourself and hopefully you enjoy your Amaze to the fullest. Look in the accessories thread for extra battery options. Sucks that some idiot is trying to rip people off out there.
Over 10000!!! You bet I am.
To the OP, rather than quote your whole message.. battery life "stock" might suck, but there is a ton you can do about it. Roms you can flash(gingerbread) that remove bloat and crap that drains the battery. Battery would improve. I've made threads on this, but so have many others, just gotta research. You could jump to once care sandwich! Totally worth it.. would take a lot of research on your part, but life with screen OFF is amazing, but as with any phone, the more you do.. but with some work I get at least 20 hours out of normal use, and I can kill it in 12 or less if I'm TRYING to, but I doubt you use it THAT heavily.
Anyways, do some looking around, there is a ton you can do to make it better of you're willing to take the time to learn and tinker. Welcome to the amaze you now have awesomesauce in your pocket!
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I actually picked up an Amaze last night from Craigslist. The phone was in great condition. The guy had practically everything except the box. He even still had the t-mobile store bag that it came from. I called customer support to ask them if there was any way I could check the IMEI. They said that they had nothing in their system but if the phone could make a call then it was fine. I did make a call with the phone and it worked. I'm hoping that nothing comes up with it. The guy didn't seem like he needed to rip anyone off (was driving a very nice/new/expensive vehicle).
Not to mention, he did not factory reset the phone so I wrote down his gmail address (for what its worth). And his lockscreen password was his dad's birthday (so he told me) so I have that info as well (again, for what its worth).
Overall, seemed like a good experience. I'm really not concerned. I paid a bit over market value for the phone but it is in great condition.
Whelp, I've already run into a problem. Every time one of the capacitive buttons on the bottom are pressed, it causes the speaker to pop. Also, the speaker pops when listening to music with headphones. Luckily, the phone is still under warranty so I'll be getting the unit replaced.
Yep, crazy.
I called them up and they told me that the X2 was no longer made so I could have a "similar device", the system told him the 2 closest options were the Droid 3 and the Incredible 2. I was assuming from the beginning that I was going to end up with an Inc2, so I simply asked, "What about a Nexus?" He said, "OK, Let me check on that". I was shocked to even hear him say he'd check on it but I was still totally expecting to be shut down. He comes back on the line and says, "Yeah, we can do that, let me check our stock". Takes another minute and he comes back and says "Yeah, we got that in stock and we will send it out to you, overnight with Saturday delivery". And said it would come along with a SIM card, wall charger, car charger and headphones. I couldn't believe it! :victory:
I was still a little doubtful, I was thinking that this was all too good to be true and I would end up with some other phone at my door today. NOPE. It was a brand new Nexus with everything he said. Awesome!
Not sure if anyone else will possibly get the same treatment I did, but I guess it never hurts to ask. haha :good:
Nice!!!
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Yep, crazy.
I called them up and they told me that the X2 was no longer made so I could have a "similar device", the system told him the 2 closest options were the Droid 3 and the Incredible 2. I was assuming from the beginning that I was going to end up with an Inc2, so I simply asked, "What about a Nexus?" He said, "OK, Let me check on that". I was shocked to even hear him say he'd check on it but I was still totally expecting to be shut down. He comes back on the line and says, "Yeah, we can do that, let me check our stock". Takes another minute and he comes back and says "Yeah, we got that in stock and we will send it out to you, overnight with Saturday delivery". And said it would come along with a SIM card, wall charger, car charger and headphones. I couldn't believe it! :victory:
I was still a little doubtful, I was thinking that this was all too good to be true and I would end up with some other phone at my door today. NOPE. It was a brand new Nexus with everything he said. Awesome!
Not sure if anyone else will possibly get the same treatment I did, but I guess it never hurts to ask. haha :good:
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That's awesome! I'm loving mine and I'm sure you'll love yours, too!
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That's awesome! I'm loving mine and I'm sure you'll love yours, too!
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Yeah coming from the X2, which is about the worst Android phone I have come in contact with, the GNex is a world of difference! Glad that you got out of this junky pile of crap phone too
Alright alright, go easy the x2 isn't that bad. Try owning a Samsung intercept.
Then you would appreciate anything else lol.
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Congrats dude! You must have a horse shoe up your @$$ cause that doesn't happen every day. Welcome to the club!!!!
ECLIPSE!!!
I almost hope my 2nd Bionic will die as bad as the first one did. Would like to land a gnex, too! Envious...
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Congrats dude! You must have a horse shoe up your @$$ cause that doesn't happen every day. Welcome to the club!!!!
ECLIPSE!!!
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Haha yeah, have you heard of this working for anyone else?
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Haha yeah, have you heard of this working for anyone else?
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Nope, not until reading your thread.
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Haha yeah, have you heard of this working for anyone else?
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I, for one, AM NOT jealous of ANY of you nexus or S3 totting people. I know my patience will pay off big time. You see, in just under a year a new slew of phones will arrive with a more mature Snapdragon architecture or a Tegra with LTE... And then, there will be a nexus with Key Lime Pie out! And then, I can be happy with that for 2 years.. You are going for a phone that already past its prime! While I can continue to enjoy Jellybean on my Dinc2, same as you, I realize that down the line the next phone will be better suited and more future proof than the Gnex.
Bottom line, I guess we should pick when to enter the game and at what cycle of the year to upgrade for the best future-proofness and fun to be reaped from our Android purchases!
Anyway, since this Nexus is a free replacement, I agree that u just don't caya!
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I, for one, AM NOT jealous of ANY of you nexus or S3 totting people. I know my patience will pay off big time. You see, in just under a year a new slew of phones will arrive with a more mature Snapdragon architecture or a Tegra with LTE... And then, there will be a nexus with Key Lime Pie out! And then, I can be happy with that for 2 years.. You are going for a phone that already past its prime! While I can continue to enjoy Jellybean on my Dinc2, same as you, I realize that down the line the next phone will be better suited and more future proof than the Gnex.
Bottom line, I guess we should pick when to enter the game and at what cycle of the year to upgrade for the best future-proofness and fun to be reaped from our Android purchases!
Anyway, since this Nexus is a free replacement, I agree that u just don't caya!
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Really? I sense a bit of jealousy in your post... haha
But yeah, as far as I am concerned, the Nexus is still the 2nd best phone offered by Verizon right now. I wouldn't touch any of the stupid Razr variants and the clear best phone is the S3. Besides, like you said, great phones will be out next year, the Nexus just needs to get me through about a year and I am due up for renewal. This device will get developed on for a LONG time. Whoop!
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Really? I sense a bit of jealousy in your post... haha
But yeah, as far as I am concerned, the Nexus is still the 2nd best phone offered by Verizon right now. I wouldn't touch any of the stupid Razr variants and the clear best phone is the S3. Besides, like you said, great phones will be out next year, the Nexus just needs to get me through about a year and I am due up for renewal. This device will get developed on for a LONG time. Whoop!
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Suit yourself. I am really NOT jealous. It may seem so, but that is because I am kinda sick of people saying over and over and over that they got a gnex and they are lucky. I am happy for them, but at the same time I am not jealous. I may have been jealous back in June or so. But now, getting a Gnex is not a big deal as I know the next Nexus is gonna come soon. Plus part of the point I am making is to let people understand what they are getting themselves into. Yes, Gnex is cool, but at this point even a VZW Gnex is having OTA troubles... Troubling for a nexus. Plus with the next nexus coming soon, the timing to get a gnex is not great. Think of it this way. The number of "new" major OTAs that the gnex will get will be lesser than that for the next guy as it is already down its support cycle. It is at its middle or actually probably past its peak. Plus the Gnex has some known issues and I am all together not so enthused to get a Gnex when I know a few more months of wait and I can get a much better phone. And a phone that is fresh in its software support even from Google...
So it makes sense to wait to get a new phone IF you are doing so buy using up an upgrade. However, I agree in ur case as u got it on insurance, this won't matter to u...
Bull**** you aren't jealous. You made a thread (here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586153) in April specifically about how you were so excited to get a new phone and get away from the X2. In fact you told people in the thread to directly lie to the Ascurion (multiple times) in order to get a different device.
You bashed the Samsung Fascinate, then the D3 for the locked bootloader and no confirmed (at the time) ICS, and then lauded the D Inc2 because of the unlocked bootloader and ICS.
You would have **** yourself if they gave you a Galaxy Nexus.
You're probably just pissed that your constant complaining and lying didn't get you any further than the OP who just happened to stumble into this kick ass replacement.
Edit: Almost forgot. I think it's hilarious that you're trying to bash the GNex for the lack of OTA support from VZW. I can't remember the last time I actually waited for an OTA. LOL
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Bull**** you aren't jealous. You made a thread (here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586153) in April specifically about how you were so excited to get a new phone and get away from the X2. In fact you told people in the thread to directly lie to the Ascurion (multiple times) in order to get a different device.
You bashed the Samsung Fascinate, then the D3 for the locked bootloader and no confirmed (at the time) ICS, and then lauded the D Inc2 because of the unlocked bootloader and ICS.
You would have **** yourself if they gave you a Galaxy Nexus.
You're probably just pissed that your constant complaining and lying didn't get you any further than the OP who just happened to stumble into this kick ass replacement.
Edit: Almost forgot. I think it's hilarious that you're trying to bash the GNex for the lack of OTA support from VZW. I can't remember the last time I actually waited for an OTA. LOL
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Ah, how I pity you mere mortal. Read carefully. I asked no one to lie to anyone. I asked no one to call "Asurion". I don't even know who they are. I asked people to call to VZW as WE are within our god damn rights to request a different phone if the one we have doesn't work as we are within the 1 year warranty. I scammed NO ONE. I just allowed people to get a problem solved, in the fairest and most just manner in the light of how VZW and Motorola are ripping their customers off with subpar products.
And neither there do I specifically talk fondly about the Gnex. I never told people I got a gnex nor did I tell they will get a Gnex with this process....
So, before you start spewing foul language at me, without being provoked, slap yourself real hard on the face so that you knock yourself out and avoid typing a ridiculous post. Anyway, I suppose it was my mistake to make a friendly comment on a random thread. I apologize to thy greatness, you won't be seeing me here anymore!
Plus I am NOT bashing the Gnex. I see a LOT of people on the Dx2 forums that constantly praise their Gnex and I just said, it is great but "meh" I can wait for the next one that will be coming round the corner. I only said that in light of this info, there is no particular reason to go the present gnex IF you can wait for the next one, that will mostly be better than this is every way...
Long story short... Take some things on XDA at face value. Stop investing sooo much g-damn emotion into a inanimate object...
Ah screw it, you pissed me off sufficiently to say the next line (I hope you enjoy it)
Gnex is utter crap compared to iPhone 5 and iPhone will always rule. And Apple will ultimately destroy Android to make possession of Android illegal...
I hope that makes u super mad.
Okay let's be honest here the nexus isn't nor hasn't nor will it be the last phone that Verizon HDS back updates from.
As far as the next nexus goes. Who knows when it will be here. Nothing concrete yet. Even if it does come out soon, most if not all of us previous X2 owners got it free of charge. I mean it's simply really. I'll write you a mini guide right meow.
-Unlock X2
-dial 611
-wait to hear the words "main menu"
-press 00
-tell Verizon rep that your phone is suffering from random reboots, lag and poor signal.
-explain that when texting someone the screen will freeze up completely but if you keep typing the message after 20 seconds or so it will catch up And the entire message will be written up in a half a second
-explain to them that it suffers from reboots during calls (my x2 did this all the time) and ask them politely if they could call you back if your call gets disconnected. Feel free to disconnect the call if you want the added effect - wait for the callback and tell then sorry it rebooted. This happens all the time
-tell them that the phone lags while trying to play games, multitask or navigate the menus/app drawer
Now tell them that you have been online independently researching these issues and it would seem that x2 users worldwide have the same issues and they are not specific to your device. Make sure you help them to understand that these are issues due to poor coding from Motorola and no amount of x2s they send you will ever solve the problems you are facing.
Make sure to explain to them what you use your phone for. For example if you use it for work and you can't have a phone that constantly reboots during calls because then it becomes an issue w/ your employer.....blah blah blah.
Just make sure you go into the call being as nice and polite as possible. If they detect even a slight hint of anger frustration or sarcasm in your voice they will not help you.
If you followed all of those steps correctly - you have just been offered a new phone model! Congrats
Droid x - first smartphone
Droid x - $100 asurion claim - broken screen
Droid x2 - free replacement - warranty exchange for x (used above steps to obtain)
Droid x2 - free replacement
Droid x2 - insurance claim $100 (dropped off [email protected])
Droid x2 - free replacement
Samsung stratosphere - free replacement warranty swap for x2 (using above steps)
Samsung stratosphere - $100 insurance claim (broken screen)
Samsung galaxy nexus - free warranty replacement using above steps
Samsung galaxy nexus - free replacement HW issues
Samsung galaxy nexus - ditto^
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Okay let's be honest here the nexus isn't nor hasn't nor will it be the last phone that Verizon HDS back updates from.
As far as the next nexus goes. Who knows when it will be here. Nothing concrete yet. Even if it does come out soon, most if not all of us previous X2 owners got it free of charge. I mean it's simply really. I'll write you a mini guide right meow.
-Unlock X2
-dial 611
-wait to hear the words "main menu"
-press 00
-tell Verizon rep that your phone is suffering from random reboots, lag and poor signal.
-explain that when texting someone the screen will freeze up completely but if you keep typing the message after 20 seconds or so it will catch up And the entire message will be written up in a half a second
-explain to them that it suffers from reboots during calls (my x2 did this all the time) and ask them politely if they could call you back if your call gets disconnected. Feel free to disconnect the call if you want the added effect - wait for the callback and tell then sorry it rebooted. This happens all the time
-tell them that the phone lags while trying to play games, multitask or navigate the menus/app drawer
Now tell them that you have been online independently researching these issues and it would seem that x2 users worldwide have the same issues and they are not specific to your device. Make sure you help them to understand that these are issues due to poor coding from Motorola and no amount of x2s they send you will ever solve the problems you are facing.
Make sure to explain to them what you use your phone for. For example if you use it for work and you can't have a phone that constantly reboots during calls because then it becomes an issue w/ your employer.....blah blah blah.
Just make sure you go into the call being as nice and polite as possible. If they detect even a slight hint of anger frustration or sarcasm in your voice they will not help you.
If you followed all of those steps correctly - you have just been offered a new phone model! Congrats
Droid x - first smartphone
Droid x - $100 asurion claim - broken screen
Droid x2 - free replacement - warranty exchange for x (used above steps to obtain)
Droid x2 - free replacement
Droid x2 - insurance claim $100 (dropped off [email protected])
Droid x2 - free replacement
Samsung stratosphere - free replacement warranty swap for x2 (using above steps)
Samsung stratosphere - $100 insurance claim (broken screen)
Samsung galaxy nexus - free warranty replacement using above steps
Samsung galaxy nexus - free replacement HW issues
Samsung galaxy nexus - ditto^
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You've been through a LOT!!!! Impressive.
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I hope there is no drama man! I will just retreat from hot button issues like Nexus and all...
Anyway, since when did DX2 forum become a Gnex forum or a S3 for that matter!? I wonder if we ex-DX2 owners are pissing current DX2 owners... hmm...
Nah, its all good. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I could care less unless its a whyphone lol. Either way, it made for some good lite reading.
Lol,gnex past its prime...Lol lol lol
Sorry, i found that hilarious
Congrats to OP!
And of course there is always gonna be another awesome device soon. Well, an awesome nexus that is and ice already started saving for it. Soon as it drops I'm buying that bad boy!
So off course if you can wait, and can afford it, then wait for the next nexus. Or just get yourself a nexus 7 to hold you over. Either way, everyone should experience a nexus device of some kind
Just saying. Love the x2 for introducing me to Android and this awesome community, and in the process showed me what the nexus line is. Love Android. Any Android. Android FTMFW all day over any iDevice.
Sorry lol, I'm just trolling my old stomping grounds lol.
How the hell are you people convincing verizon to to replace your rezounds with gs3s? They wouldn't budge when I tried over and over. All they would give me was a nexus but damn I wish it was a gs3
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How the hell are you people convincing verizon to to replace your rezounds with gs3s? They wouldn't budge when I tried over and over. All they would give me was a nexus but damn I wish it was a gs3
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What's wrong with your rezound?
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Nothing I just want aosp without data drop issues. Figured I'd try and get a free upgrade while I was at it since I saw so any others having success. O well I'll just take the nexus.
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Nothing I just want aosp without data drop issues. Figured I'd try and get a free upgrade while I was at it since I saw so any others having success. O well I'll just take the nexus.
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I'd like to try that. How many replacements did you get?
Also how did you go about asking?
I would love a nexus. They're like iPhones. Easy to sell.
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Nothing I just want aosp without data drop issues. Figured I'd try and get a free upgrade while I was at it since I saw so any others having success. O well I'll just take the nexus.
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I run aokp milestone latest from snuzzo. I have no data issues or drops at all. Works like it was stock.
Make sure your on the latest global firmware and hopefully s off for best experience
Po1soNNN said:
I'd like to try that. How many replacements did you get?
Also how did you go about asking?
I would love a nexus. They're like iPhones. Easy to sell.
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1 and i just *****ed about data drops even though i knew if i flashed
sense it would be fine. And what I said was I really like my resound is there any comparable phones? They offered me a nexus. When I knew that was in the bag I mentioned gs3 but they wanted nothing to do with that lol. Also I said I looked online and saw loads of people with same problem on rezound.
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I run aokp milestone latest from snuzzo. I have no data issues or drops at all. Works like it was stock.
Make sure your on the latest global firmware and hopefully s off for best experience
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Well lucky you but I've done all that since release. Although with aphs new bamf rom I get no data drops but idc I still would rather have a nexus.thanks for Tue suggestions though I'd def try it if I hadn't done so already. Aokp was always unstable for me although it very well could be fixed now but I still don't care I want nexus lol and I'll just make up bull**** about that phone get a few replacements and let them offer me a gs3. Yes I know its not honest so feel free to flame people idc verizon is far from honest. If they didn't wanna screw me out of unlimited data then I would Gladly pay for a gs3 but no they wanna screw me and everyone else so I'll screw them right back for free upgrades. Do two wrongs make a right? No. Do I care? Hell no
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1 and i just *****ed about data drops even though i knew if i flashed
sense it would be fine. And what I said was I really like my resound is there any comparable phones? They offered me a nexus. When I knew that was in the bag I mentioned gs3 but they wanted nothing to do with that lol. Also I said I looked online and saw loads of people with same problem on rezound.
Well lucky you but I've done all that since release. Although with aphs new bamf rom I get no data drops but idc I still would rather have a nexus.thanks for Tue suggestions though I'd def try it if I hadn't done so already. Aokp was always unstable for me although it very well could be fixed now but I still don't care I want nexus lol and I'll just make up bull**** about that phone get a few replacements and let them offer me a gs3. Yes I know its not honest so feel free to flame people idc verizon is far from honest. If they didn't wanna screw me out of unlimited data then I would Gladly pay for a gs3 but no they wanna screw me and everyone else so I'll screw them right back for free upgrades. Do two wrongs make a right? No. Do I care? Hell no
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Just FYI Verizon will mark your account the more you call in asking for the s3 as a replacement just a heads up :good:.
My TB broke and they sent me a nexus, I hated it. The antenna inside is terrible compared to rezound. I went through 3 of them and I had to ***** in order to get a rezound.
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Just FYI Verizon will mark your account the more you call in asking for the s3 as a replacement just a heads up :good:.
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That's y I only asked once and didn't demand. And I'll never ask again I'll try and get them to offer. Pretty crappy song btw
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My TB broke and they sent me a nexus, I hated it. The antenna inside is terrible compared to rezound. I went through 3 of them and I had to ***** in order to get a rezound.
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I'm not saying rezound antenna isn't better but if u had problems with nexus service then the area u live in must not have good service because they work great where I live.
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Is it difficult to get them to offer a nexus? I've always wanted that phone.
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They didn't offer me a nexus. They just offered me a razr. Obviously I was like that phone isn't even in the same league why would I accept that. So they're sending me yet another rezound. Hopefully this one won't have issues. It will be the 5th or 6th one.
Edit: I actually got online and looked at phones while on the phone with her. She also offered an LG phone and said that might be an upgrade (rofl). The nexus is 150 dollars less.. heck even the GS3 is 50 dollars less. The only phone I see comparable is the nexus(by a stretch) and the GS3 (by a smaller stretch), both are cheaper. It doesn't make much sense to me.
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They didn't offer me a nexus. They just offered me a razr. Obviously I was like that phone isn't even in the same league why would I accept that. So they're sending me yet another rezound. Hopefully this one won't have issues. It will be the 5th or 6th one.
Edit: I actually got online and looked at phones while on the phone with her. She also offered an LG phone and said that might be an upgrade (rofl). The nexus is 150 dollars less.. heck even the GS3 is 50 dollars less. The only phone I see comparable is the nexus(by a stretch) and the GS3 (by a smaller stretch), both are cheaper. It doesn't make much sense to me.
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The specs matter, not the price. If you can get a better phone for a better price, why not? GS3 has awesome specs.
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The specs matter, not the price. GS3 has awesome specs.
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Similar cameras, same processor speed, same resolution, worse screen, Samsung radios... What else do they look at? Nothing else matters to me at this point. HD screen with comparable cameras and 1.5ghz dual core. The lady I spoke with obviously didn't have a clue, though. When I used to do this I had a tier list of phones and the "upgrades" would cost an extra amount. Does Verizon work like that? I don't mind at all paying extra money. But I don't feel like I should have to pay full retail to get a phone that's comparable when I've had to deal with all of this BS.
I bought this phone off contract maybe that's what she was saying, that I'd have to upgrade on-contract or something.
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Similar cameras, same processor speed, same resolution, worse screen, Samsung radios... What else do they look at? Nothing else matters to me at this point. HD screen with comparable cameras and 1.5ghz dual core. The lady I spoke with obviously didn't have a clue, though. When I used to do this I had a tier list of phones and the "upgrades" would cost an extra amount. Does Verizon work like that? I don't mind at all paying extra money. But I don't feel like I should have to pay full retail to get a phone that's comparable when I've had to deal with all of this BS.
I bought this phone off contract maybe that's what she was saying, that I'd have to upgrade on-contract or something.
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Yeah but the GS3 has an Adreno 225 GPU vs. Rezound's 220. And about the processor, the devs were able to get it up to like 1.9 GHz. Not to mention the amazing camera. And it has CM10. But I agree with you, those Verizon spokespeople really do blow. I was inquiring about a nexus 4 (I know, I know) and they really didn't have a clue what I was taking about. At this point I'd feel like I was qualified to work there, if they paid better of course.
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Yeah but the GS3 has an Adreno 225 GPU vs. Rezound's 220. And about the processor, the devs were able to get it up to like 1.9 GHz. And it has CM10. But I agree with you, those Verizon spokespeople really do blow. I was inquiring about a nexus 4 (I know, I know) and they really didn't have a clue what I was taking about. At this point I'd feel like I was qualified to work there, if they paid better of course.
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I'm not denying the GS3 has better CPU and GPU but, 9 times out of 10 they don't know that... For arguments sake I could just say 1.5ghz dual core (since that's all they have on the spec list) 8mp cam/2mp front. I'm just trying to figure out how they consider it an upgrade. It sounded like it was solely because it is newer, which is kind of a stupid thing to argue lol.
I just basically told her that's the only one I would accept as a replacement and that everything else was too much of a downgrade, she said something about it just came out a few months ago and that was it. I pretty much just made sure she knew that the razr and LG phone was taken as a joke lol. I asked her if the razr was even HD and she said "the battery will probably last longer" and I'm like um ok? So? My battery last me all day no problem and that I don't really care about that. I said I care more about how ugly the screen is than anything lol.
She didn't say much, idk if she just didn't know or if she was avoiding my questions. It was almost laughable.
I didn't think to ask, though, if there would be an upgrade cost, or anything like that. I don't really want to go sign a contract just to get a phone that functions ya kno? Lol. Plus idk if they can give me my 4gigs of data and unlimited minute/messaging thing that I have now. Will they keep me in the same plan if I sign a contract or do I have to sign to a new plan? Would you know?
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I'm not denying the GS3 has better CPU and GPU but, 9 times out of 10 they don't know that... For arguments sake I could just say 1.5ghz dual core (since that's all they have on the spec list) 8mp cam/2mp front. I'm just trying to figure out how they consider it an upgrade. It sounded like it was solely because it is newer, which is kind of a stupid thing to argue lol.
I just basically told her that's the only one I would accept as a replacement and that everything else was too much of a downgrade, she said something about it just came out a few months ago and that was it. I pretty much just made sure she knew that the razr and LG phone was taken as a joke lol. I asked her if the razr was even HD and she said "the battery will probably last longer" and I'm like um ok? So? My battery last me all day no problem and that I don't really care about that. I said I care more about how ugly the screen is than anything lol.
She didn't say much, idk if she just didn't know or if she was avoiding my questions. It was almost laughable.
I didn't think to ask, though, if there would be an upgrade cost, or anything like that. I don't really want to go sign a contract just to get a phone that functions ya kno? Lol. Plus idk if they can give me my 4gigs of data and unlimited minute/messaging thing that I have now. Will they keep me in the same plan if I sign a contract or do I have to sign to a new plan? Would you know?
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I don't disagree, I agree with you entirely. I'm not sure about the upgrade fee but I'm pretty sure that you'd keep your original plan.