WoW, price drop to $50 seems odd for such a high spec'd phone. I dont remember the Dinc dropping that cheap
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/04/02/htc-rezound-drops-to-49-from-verizon-incredible-4g-incoming/
To bad sales tax kills the deal
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The inc 4g will have a worse screen no thanks
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Not saying buy the Inc 4G
just saying seems like a sweet deal for the phone. I thought I did good @ $100
yeah verizon sure dropped the ball with the rezound. im honestly shocked were even getting ICS to be honest.
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yeah verizon sure dropped the ball with the rezound. im honestly shocked were even getting ICS to be honest.
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Me To, Big Time
Rumor mill has it as landing sometime this week via OTA.
Im not holding my breath
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Hitch_Itch said:
Me To, Big Time
Rumor mill has it as landing sometime this week via OTA.
Im not holding my breath
Hitch
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verizon doesn't seem to have a great track record for supporting their devices.
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verizon doesn't seem to have a great track record for supporting their devices.
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True,
Although I was pretty happy w/ my Dinc. but then again I didnt rely on verzion, I was on Nil's 3.5 rom
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True,
Although I was pretty happy w/ my Dinc. but then again I didnt rely on verzion, I was on Nil's 3.5 rom
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that's because the devs give us more than htc or verizon ever could. once this phone gets aosp it will pretty much trump any other verizon phone. that's unless the htc one ends up coming?
50.00!!! This is the phone I have been waiting for... and thats a hella good price!
I gotta come up with 50.00 fast!
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50.00!!! This is the phone I have been waiting for... and thats a hella good price!
I gotta come up with 50.00 fast!
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im thinking alot more gnexus devs will now pick up this device.
im wondering if verizon will pick up a htc one variant or the galaxy s 3?
This makes me want to club a baby seal. I guess that's the price you pay for get stuff on launch day.
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This makes me want to club a baby seal. I guess that's the price you pay for get stuff on launch day.
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I paid $199 for mine at the end of January and I still feel the same way...
i got mine for free but no beats earbuds.
Mine are still in the box.
Holy ****. Yeah, I paid $300 to get mine in December. I honestly don't think I could have gone these past 5 months on my old Eris though... so i'm happy with the Rezound as a device but geez dude, $50?!! Thats totally nuts for this phone. Damn I wish I could buy another at that price just in case my current one takes a **** in a year.
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Holy ****. Yeah, I paid $300 to get mine in December. I honestly don't think I could have gone these past 5 months on my old Eris though... so i'm happy with the Rezound as a device but geez dude, $50?!! Thats totally nuts for this phone. Damn I wish I could buy another at that price just in case my current one takes a **** in a year.
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there going for pretty cheap on craigslist too.
verizons a bunch of assholes. they screw over indirect stores all the time with their dumbass price changes.
we had a bunch of rezounds bought at our 299 price point. then, verizon decides to drop the phone to 199, and 99 for new activation.....clearly, we can't match that, because even on the top tiered plan, we'd lose money...so we had to still sell at 299 for months.
then, i say f it, i drop the price to 250, get rid of the last one we bought for the 299 price point (taking a loss, but not that bad of a loss), and then we bought a few more at the 199 price point because hey, every other 4g phone that's high specc'ed is 199, so we should be fine.
now this bull****? seriously verizon? if i sell it at 99, i will, YET AGAIN, lose money for each damn phone sold. i absolutely cannot stand verizon.
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verizons a bunch of assholes. they screw over indirect stores all the time with their dumbass price changes.
we had a bunch of rezounds bought at our 299 price point. then, verizon decides to drop the phone to 199, and 99 for new activation.....clearly, we can't match that, because even on the top tiered plan, we'd lose money...so we had to still sell at 299 for months.
then, i say f it, i drop the price to 250, get rid of the last one we bought for the 299 price point (taking a loss, but not that bad of a loss), and then we bought a few more at the 199 price point because hey, every other 4g phone that's high specc'ed is 199, so we should be fine.
now this bull****? seriously verizon? if i sell it at 99, i will, YET AGAIN, lose money for each damn phone sold. i absolutely cannot stand verizon.
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YUP I feel for ya. Its pretty clear - has been for awhile now - that Verizon wishes the Rezound didn't happen, and just wants to get rid of any remaining units in stock. The reason for why Verizon or HTC would allow such an amazing phone to be treated this way is kinda making me go crazy. It just doesn't make any sense.
Also, you know that Verizon itself is losing money when they sell a $650 device for $99 or $49 too.. the numbers simply don't add up to profit. The difference is, Verizon itself can probably eat the cost without thinking about it, whereas non-corporate stores most likely cannot eat that kind of loss without it hurting pretty bad. Still, makes you wonder why Verizon would rather lose money on a great phone, rather than market it better and keep the price up.
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So I saw DINCs are free right now and i found X's for 79.99. Go for one of those or wait and see what comes out in the next few months....?
56K said:
So I saw DINCs are free right now and i found X's for 49.99. Go for one of those or wait and see what comes out in the next few months....?
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depends on how much patience you have personally id wait, but im waiting til next summer reguardless....
My issue is I don't like to spend over 50 for a phone.
Haha might as well grab an Inc or X then, you won't be bale to get anything better for the money you wanna spend.
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They aren't free. They are subsidized by the 2 year contract Verizon makes you sign. You are paying for the phone in installments. Phew...glad I got that off my chest. Carry on.
We know they are not "free", but its better than throwing down 199.
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We know they are not "free", but its better than throwing down 199.
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im just waitn for 1.5 ghz or 2.0 and 1080 screen res. the price will go down.. its all about patience...something new is always coming out.....
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They aren't free. They are subsidized by the 2 year contract Verizon makes you sign. You are paying for the phone in installments. Phew...glad I got that off my chest. Carry on.
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Okay, I don't want to come off strong, and this isn't only aimed at you, but I'm tired of seeing posts like this. I understand pointing out the distinction that the phones aren't actually free, but the practicality of the matter is that if you're going to be paying for your phone service whether you upgrade or not, then the phone IS free because it's not costing you any more by upgrading than it is to keep using your old phone. Sure, you're agreeing that you'll be keeping the service for another two years (or pay an early termination fee), but how often do most people switch mobile carriers?
Jeesh.
What you said is absolutely true. If you are going to stay with Verizon anyway, you might as well leverage their NE2 and upgrade deals to get cool phones. I just would like for people to understand that the phones come at a cost. If some great deal comes along where you'd save a bunch of money if you switched, you can't. If you can't afford a smartphone anymore...too bad. You still have to pay for it.
I'll probably mention it again at some point. My apologies in advance.
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What you said is absolutely true. If you are going to stay with Verizon anyway, you might as well leverage their NE2 and upgrade deals to get cool phones. I just would like for people to understand that the phones come at a cost. If some great deal comes along where you'd save a bunch of money if you switched, you can't. If you can't afford a smartphone anymore...too bad. You still have to pay for it.
I'll probably mention it again at some point. My apologies in advance.
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That's okay! LOL. Thanks for taking my comment in stride.
Actually, there's nothing preventing you from still using some old flip phone and not having the data charges any more, if you decide to change. The contract is only that you keep your phone service. There's no requirement that you keep your level of data plan, or that you even keep using your smart phone at all. You could sell it (they might not like it but they don't actually do anything about it) and use the funds to buy an old flip phone plus have some money left over, unless you keep your old phones (I wouldn't, I'd sell or recycle them for money), then it would be all profit.
Interesting... I was going to buy a Samsung Fascinate from a guy who bought it through Verizon for his kid, and then decided that they didn't really need data. He had already switch out phones. When I ran the ESN it came up bad. So I had him call Verizon and they said he couldn't drop the data plan, so he didn't sell me the plan.
And honestly, that makes sense. Otherwise everyone would grab a $400 phone for some cheap price, then immediately switch to some cheaper phone and sell the expensive one. So I don't think its as simple as you make it sound to drop the data plan.
Hmmm looks like i can only "annual" upgrade at Verizon, if i want the cheap prices i would have to wait till june.
might just get a DInc for 99.99, then do the Verizon trade in on the Eris for 132....or strip it down and use it as a VOIP phone or something for the house.
Do you have the link to the Verizon trade in handy?
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Interesting... I was going to buy a Samsung Fascinate from a guy who bought it through Verizon for his kid, and then decided that they didn't really need data. He had already switch out phones. When I ran the ESN it came up bad. So I had him call Verizon and they said he couldn't drop the data plan, so he didn't sell me the plan.
And honestly, that makes sense. Otherwise everyone would grab a $400 phone for some cheap price, then immediately switch to some cheaper phone and sell the expensive one. So I don't think its as simple as you make it sound to drop the data plan.
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I've done it twice in the past two months.
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Do you have the link to the Verizon trade in handy?
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http://www.trade-in.vzw.com/
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Do you have the link to the Verizon trade in handy?
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http://www.trade-in.vzw.com/
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FYI, depending on the phone, sometimes http://wsf4.letstalk.com/flipswap/modelselectionpopup.htm gives much more. I checked one phone a couple months ago and it was more than double on one than the other. And it was vice-versa with a different phone I had. Note that I haven't actually used either service yet, so I can't rate them.
I sold them on eBay for much more $$$!
Checked the Eris on said sight....58 bucks.
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I've done it twice in the past two months.
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Maybe its one of those things where it depends on who you talk to, or how adamant you are. If you can do really do that, seems like you could really work the system. When phones are brand new to the market, the go for crazy prices.
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Maybe its one of those things where it depends on who you talk to, or how adamant you are. If you can do really do that, seems like you could really work the system. When phones are brand new to the market, the go for crazy prices.
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I never did anything special or had to say a word to anyone. Shrug!
After having the skyrocket for one day, I decided to go back to the original Galaxy S2. My reason? I saw a post on there that the OG GS2 was only $99 at Target. I couldn't justify the $150 extra price for a bigger screen and LTE option that isn't even in my area.
So I went to Best Buy and did a exchange/price swap for the OG GS2. The guy at Best Buy mobile offered me to keep my Skyrocket and give me $100 back. But instead I decided to get the OG GS2 and got instead $150 back. He said if I decide to go back to the SkyRocket later, he won't offer this deal again. The reason he offered it was because they would lose money on the exchange. What would you guys have done?
Don't get me wrong, I liked the Skyrocket, I even had it rooted. For the support of roms and awesome devs the OG GS2 has, it was a toss up. The Snapdragon processor lag was not noticeable when even scrolling fast through the forum categories this site has. Anyway glad to be back xD
Off to root this phone again!
You're crazy dude. If you could have gotten back $100 and only been out $50 you should have kept the skyrocket.
I'm not much of a penny pincher. I'm definitely not rich, but in the end it's not a lot of money and you only live once. I'm not going to live my life being cheap. Geez I probably spend $300 a month just in Starbucks.
I returned my SG2 and paid the extra $50 to get the Skyrocket. Of course I live in an LTE area, but usually use wifi at home anyway.
My thoughts were that the SR is more future proof. Also I see no lag with either phone. People with a sg2 who say they see lag on the SR are really on crack. They are both really speedy. I don't base a phone on benchmarks which rate things I would never really do.
But in the end, if you're saving basically a tanks worth of gas made you happy, then I guess that is what matters.
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After having the skyrocket for one day, I decided to go back to the original Galaxy S2. My reason? I saw a post on there that the OG GS2 was only $99 at Target. I couldn't justify the $150 extra price for a bigger screen and LTE option that isn't even in my area.
So I went to Best Buy and did a exchange/price swap for the OG GS2. The guy at Best Buy mobile offered me to keep my Skyrocket and give me $100 back. But instead I decided to get the OG GS2 and got instead $150 back. He said if I decide to go back to the SkyRocket later, he won't offer this deal again. The reason he offered it was because they would lose money on the exchange. What would you guys have done?
Don't get me wrong, I liked the Skyrocket, I even had it rooted. For the support of roms and awesome devs the OG GS2 has, it was a toss up. The Snapdragon processor lag was not noticeable when even scrolling fast through the forum categories this site has. Anyway glad to be back xD
Off to root this phone again!
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I will switch to Skyrocket if it's $99 in my Boston area ($250 instead) and i only got this one for $50. So in order to get the Skyrocket i need to put an extra $200. Hmmm too much.
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After having the skyrocket for one day, I decided to go back to the original Galaxy S2. My reason? I saw a post on there that the OG GS2 was only $99 at Target. I couldn't justify the $150 extra price for a bigger screen and LTE option that isn't even in my area.
So I went to Best Buy and did a exchange/price swap for the OG GS2. The guy at Best Buy mobile offered me to keep my Skyrocket and give me $100 back. But instead I decided to get the OG GS2 and got instead $150 back. He said if I decide to go back to the SkyRocket later, he won't offer this deal again. The reason he offered it was because they would lose money on the exchange. What would you guys have done?
Don't get me wrong, I liked the Skyrocket, I even had it rooted. For the support of roms and awesome devs the OG GS2 has, it was a toss up. The Snapdragon processor lag was not noticeable when even scrolling fast through the forum categories this site has. Anyway glad to be back xD
Off to root this phone again!
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Where did you find the OGSGS2 for $99?? I'm checking their online but nothing...
Just found it in slickdeals... so I guess I am gonna go down to Target tomorrow and see if they still have that deal. I would totally go back to OGSGS for $100 lmfao
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You're crazy dude. If you could have gotten back $100 and only been out $50 you should have kept the skyrocket.
I'm not much of a penny pincher. I'm definitely not rich, but in the end it's not a lot of money and you only live once. I'm not going to live my life being cheap. Geez I probably spend $300 a month just in Starbucks.
I returned my SG2 and paid the extra $50 to get the Skyrocket. Of course I live in an LTE area, but usually use wifi at home anyway.
My thoughts were that the SR is more future proof. Also I see no lag with either phone. People with a sg2 who say they see lag on the SR are really on crack. They are both really speedy. I don't base a phone on benchmarks which rate things I would never really do.
But in the end, if you're saving basically a tanks worth of gas made you happy, then I guess that is what matters.
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I know it was only $50, but I also had a little over $100 in accessories on the OG GS2: Zagg Shield, Casemate pop case, extended battery, Taurus bumper. So in the end I do end up saving $150. Initially all I really wanted to do was see how much development would happen in that 30 day period.
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Where did you find the OGSGS2 for $99?? I'm checking their online but nothing...
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I just called my local Target.
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I just called my local Target.
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good idea.. calling my local stores now.. but they are all on "dinner" break... damn them!
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good idea.. calling my local stores now.. but they are all on "dinner" break... damn them!
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yea they always seem to busy, I had to be put on hold 3 times by the operator to have their electronics department pick up >.>
Here's the post that I found the price of $99. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1335677&page=6 Should be at the bottom of the page.
If it makes you feel better, I could have bought the Vivid for $99, Skyrocket for $149 but I'm holding my $99 SGSII right now
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If it makes you feel better, I could have bought the Vivid for $99, Skyrocket for $149 but I'm holding my $99 SGSII right now
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I'm holding a Skyrocket for $149 as well... and I had the OGSGS2 for $199... but like I said I would totally go back to the OGSGS2 for $99. Cuz I am cheap like that
because honestly... with ALL electronics is all about getting it for the cheapest one can get. Because they dEVALUE the fastest and become obsolete. The cheaper the better because in 2-3 months there ALWAYS something better.
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Just got off the phone with Target, and they have it for $99 here as well.. sweet... gonna go to BB to return the Skyrocket tomorrow
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I'm holding a Skyrocket for $149 as well... and I had the OGSGS2 for $199... but like I said I would totally go back to the OGSGS2 for $99. Cuz I am cheap like that
because honestly... with ALL electronics is all about getting it for the cheapest one can get. Because they dEVALUE the fastest and become obsolete. The cheaper the better because in 2-3 months there ALWAYS something better.
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So true. Both will be outdated within a month. At least the SGSII will have the huge dev community.
And LTE... that'll just get me to my 2GB data limit quicker. I'm on Wifi alot anyway and barely stream anything anyway.
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If it makes you feel better, I could have bought the Vivid for $99, Skyrocket for $149 but I'm holding my $99 SGSII right now
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haha thanks
mbze430 said:
I'm holding a Skyrocket for $149 as well... and I had the OGSGS2 for $199... but like I said I would totally go back to the OGSGS2 for $99. Cuz I am cheap like that
because honestly... with ALL electronics is all about getting it for the cheapest one can get. Because they dEVALUE the fastest and become obsolete. The cheaper the better because in 2-3 months there ALWAYS something better.
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I wonder if it would be possible to return the phone every 30 days since there is no "one return/exchange only" policy like AT&T...
JK... or am I?
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You're crazy dude. If you could have gotten back $100 and only been out $50 you should have kept the skyrocket.
I'm not much of a penny pincher. I'm definitely not rich, but in the end it's not a lot of money and you only live once. I'm not going to live my life being cheap. Geez I probably spend $300 a month just in Starbucks.
I returned my SG2 and paid the extra $50 to get the Skyrocket. Of course I live in an LTE area, but usually use wifi at home anyway.
My thoughts were that the SR is more future proof. Also I see no lag with either phone. People with a sg2 who say they see lag on the SR are really on crack. They are both really speedy. I don't base a phone on benchmarks which rate things I would never really do.
But in the end, if you're saving basically a tanks worth of gas made you happy, then I guess that is what matters.
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SR is not more future proof - as it's a niche device with little in common with other devices, it's going to get very attention development-wise, officially or unofficially.
As compared to the I777, which can get nearly anything the I9100 gets, which is Samsung's hottest-selling phone of 2011.
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SR is not more future proof - as it's a niche device with little in common with other devices, it's going to get very attention development-wise, officially or unofficially.
As compared to the I777, which can get nearly anything the I9100 gets, which is Samsung's hottest-selling phone of 2011.
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its only 2 days old.......damn E
Welcome back, I think that the OGS2 is the better device for me. Glad you like it as well!
my take...
I returned the Galaxy S II for the 'Rocket... At first I was going to use my contact extension to buy and sell an iPhone 4S and use the profit to finance a Galaxy Note but now that I have LTE there's no going back, especially with my grandfathered unlimited data... The bluish display tint is annoying but I can put up with it, especially since I got the 'Rocket for $150. Fair dinkum for sure.
I have never done a 30days switch till this year. It's the way Samsung/AT&T had made their release on the Galaxy S2 and the variants.
As they release 2 "similar" phone within the 30days period. Which gives us the consumer the ability to go on a "trial" basis thanks to 3rd party stores like BB, Walmart, and Target with their 30days no question as return policy.
I bought the sgs2 for $260 out the door the hour it came out while paying verizon $220 to break my unlimited data contract and final bill. Yup, $480 and metered data this phone cost me. Best mobile month of my life.
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SR is not more future proof - as it's a niche device with little in common with other devices, it's going to get very attention development-wise, officially or unofficially.
As compared to the I777, which can get nearly anything the I9100 gets, which is Samsung's hottest-selling phone of 2011.
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That's how I feel. Much like the Galaxy S and the NA variants of the phone.
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SR is not more future proof - as it's a niche device with little in common with other devices, it's going to get very attention development-wise, officially or unofficially.
As compared to the I777, which can get nearly anything the I9100 gets, which is Samsung's hottest-selling phone of 2011.
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Yes the dev part is true. Me on the other hand I don't run custom roms. I did when I had the captivate being as it took forever for 2.2 to come out, and when it did I already moved on.
I used to jailbreak all my iPhones just so I could customize it. But I never really got on to the custom rom bandwagon with android phones.
Stock works just fine for me.
I still think it's more future proof though being as LTE is the next generation and which is the future. It will keep expanding in coverage and in the end I think the SR would be the better choice for that reason.
For me, I like the bigger screen of the SR (my eyes aren't getting any better as I age), and I live in an LTE area.
I am actually enjoying the SR much better than I did my Atrix, although the Atrix is a great phone as well.
On a side note, I wonder why AT&T is only doing Visual Voicemail with their LTE devices. It would be easy to just offer the app for other androids. I used YouMail for my other phones which works great, but just something about having it built in to the carrier I like better.
It's $99.99 on Amazon Wireless right now, but I have a giftcard for $25. I was going to get the ET4G, but they put it back up to $150 from $80 and now I don't really want it.
So is this phone worth $75?
Yes. Get three mystery phones. You'll love them.
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Hell yes its worth it! I wouldn't trade it for anything except MAYBE a galaxy nexus. Even then I would miss 3D though.
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this phone is wirth 175 lol, but yea, $75 is a steal, i sold my OG evo for 150
It's definitely worth $75.
Absolute steal at $75. Go for it. (I paid $300 for mine)
Hell no, save yourself a contract and just buy the phone cash from a person on craigslist or online.. they go around like 150 to 200$ off contract so why get into a 1500$+ contract for this phone?? ha
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Hell yes its worth it! I wouldn't trade it for anything except MAYBE a galaxy nexus. Even then I would miss 3D though.
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Couldn't agree more, I like the sense UI a lot. It seems mo-betta than the GN. The screen on the GN is pretty sweet though, and the thing's snappy as hell!
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Hell no, save yourself a contract and just buy the phone cash from a person on craigslist or online.. they go around like 150 to 200$ off contract so why get into a 1500$+ contract for this phone?? ha
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My parents still pay the bill since I'm on contract with them, so that isn't a problem.
This will probably be my last phone on the family plan.
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It's $99.99 on Amazon Wireless right now, but I have a giftcard for $25. I was going to get the ET4G, but they put it back up to $150 from $80 and now I don't really want it.
So is this phone worth $75?
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Definitely! I sold my OG Evo for 300, bought the 3D for 470 off amazonwireless off contract, and it's been my favorite phone ever. it's fast, has a great qHD screen, and works really smoothly. plus, it's gonna get ICS early next year! definitely go for it, especially at that price
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My parents still pay the bill since I'm on contract with them, so that isn't a problem.
This will probably be my last phone on the family plan.
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well that is good, I personally do not know what to say but I would suggest another phone if you can wait to come out early next year perhaps? the Evo 3D is good and has amazing dev's regardless of the slow progress daily but I'm sure a lot is being done in the back ground. I would wait personally but in the end its your choice; not ours.
Is this phone still worth $200 barely used? I want to replace my old incredible asap.
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Is this phone still worth $200 barely used? I want to replace my old incredible asap.
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Do you need one off contract? It's $49 on contract now...
Yes, especially if the guy is going to give you the ibeats too.
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Do you need one off contract? It's $49 on contract now...
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Well my current contract doesn't run out till december and no upgrades till august
I'm sure if you call in you can get em to bump your upgrade date esp if its only like 4 months away.
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Do you need one off contract? It's $49 on contract now...
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Really? That's extremely disappointing considering just a month ago I paid $199 for it.
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I'm sure if you call in you can get em to bump your upgrade date esp if its only like 4 months away.
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Is that even possible? To convince the almighty Verizon to give me an early upgrade
yea u can^ keep calling around... someone wants a sell
200 is an excellent deal if its in the condition they say it is and has the beats headphones. It's still a good deal without the headphones.
make sure you verify the esn before purchase.
Its easy to get early upgrades from Verizon if you call them. It has become pretty difficult in store as of late as they all seem to have the same script. Just tell them your current phone is driving you bat **** and you cant take it anymore. Also mention you've tried to wait it out. They will ask you what phone you want, and then they will send you the phone overnight for whatever 2yr price is currently listed on the VZ website. Your upgrade will vanish and your upgrade cycle will restart.
You could always buy the Rezound off contract now and get whatever phone is at the top of the pile in august.
I picked up a GNEX on CL for 275.00 even though I have an upgrade available. It replaced my sons DX2. I'm saving the upgrade for the next great VZ phone, which will save me from a 600-800 dollar off contract price on release day(impulse buyer).
I currently have 5 lines and I try to keep one upgrade available at all times just in case.
randpost said:
200 is an excellent deal if its in the condition they say it is and has the beats headphones. It's still a good deal without the headphones.
make sure you verify the esn before purchase.
Its easy to get early upgrades from Verizon if you call them. It has become pretty difficult in store as of late as they all seem to have the same script. Just tell them your current phone is driving you bat **** and you cant take it anymore. Also mention you've tried to wait it out. They will ask you what phone you want, and then they will send you the phone overnight for whatever 2yr price is currently listed on the VZ website. Your upgrade will vanish and your upgrade cycle will restart.
You could always buy the Rezound off contract now and get whatever phone is at the top of the pile in august.
I picked up a GNEX on CL for 275.00 even though I have an upgrade available. It replaced my sons DX2. I'm saving the upgrade for the next great VZ phone, which will save me from a 600-800 dollar off contract price on release day(impulse buyer).
I currently have 5 lines and I try to keep one upgrade available at all times just in case.
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Agree with everything this dewd said. Same philosophies with 5 lines too.
bukithd said:
Is that even possible? To convince the almighty Verizon to give me an early upgrade
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I've gotten upgrades 1 year + early. Just depends on who you talk to and what you say. Also factors such as tenure, payment history , ARPU (how much $$ you are worth to VZW) etc etc.
oh wow that could mean I could get the rez for 50 bucks now. I really don't see too may phones popping up other than the one v but even then we've hit a point in hardware where only battery tech may improve over the next year. 1.5ghz dual core and plenty of ram will run sense4.0 easy along with any 3.5 rom.
I've only been with vzw for a year and a half now with a family plan of 3 lines but my phone is my main line of work communication calls emails etc.
bukithd said:
oh wow that could mean I could get the rez for 50 bucks now. I really don't see too may phones popping up other than the one v but even then we've hit a point in hardware where only battery tech may improve over the next year. 1.5ghz dual core and plenty of ram will run sense4.0 easy along with any 3.5 rom.
I've only been with vzw for a year and a half now with a family plan of 3 lines but my phone is my main line of work communication calls emails etc.
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They're pushing out Quadcore SoC's already this year. It's nice but totally unecessary, at this point hardware is overpowered. At this point in game it's all about software optimizations. But manufacterer's need to make them cash dollars $$$. Just try calling Verizon when they open up tomorrow and see if you can get your upgrade pushed.
zetsumeikuro said:
They're pushing out Quadcore SoC's already this year. It's nice but totally unecessary, at this point hardware is overpowered. At this point in game it's all about software optimizations. But manufacterer's need to make them cash dollars $$$. Just try calling Verizon when they open up tomorrow and see if you can get your upgrade pushed.
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Maybe the tegra 3 could run sense 3.6 without lag
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nosympathy said:
Maybe the tegra 3 could run sense 3.6 without lag
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I see what you did there lololol.
zetsumeikuro said:
I see what you did there lololol.
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couldn't resist, you set me up perfectly!
nosympathy said:
couldn't resist, you set me up perfectly!
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Haha indeed!
Off contract, $200 is a steal, go for it.
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mpappas87 said:
Really? That's extremely disappointing considering just a month ago I paid $199 for it.
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Call Verizon, I believe they will credit you if it's been within a certain period you bought the phone.
bukithd said:
Is this phone still worth $200 barely used? I want to replace my old incredible asap.
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id say it's a steal considering most rezounds i see on ebay and craigslist still go for $300+.
Just curious, what's considered a fair price for a brand new Rezound? We're talking about never been used retail box same as direct from Verizon. Is $300 too high/low?
dashbored said:
Just curious, what's considered a fair price for a brand new Rezound? We're talking about never been used retail box same as direct from Verizon. Is $300 too high/low?
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300 is good out of contract.
wow, these things sure depreciate fast!
meccha said:
wow, these things sure depreciate fast!
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No kidding.
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any device does. can get a nexus practically at same rate now too
meccha said:
wow, these things sure depreciate fast!
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Well it's been out nearly a year and has already been replaced by the One X months ago. Pretty much the name of the game when it comes down to any non Nexus device.
dyetheskin said:
any device does. can get a nexus practically at same rate now too
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Man... the reason I ask is because I got a "spare" Rezound from my last upgrade before Verizon started the no unlimited data with upgrade clause. I've been listing it on craigslist for $325 but so far have only gotten trade requests with new and used Nexus. I am interested in cash only - poor grad student - so I guess trading for the Nexus and then trying to flip that won't put me ahead from what you said.
I'll lower the price to $300 and see what happens...
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Man... the reason I ask is because I got a "spare" Rezound from my last upgrade before Verizon started the no unlimited data with upgrade clause. I've been listing it on craigslist for $325 but so far have only gotten trade requests with new and used Nexus. I am interested in cash only - poor grad student - so I guess trading for the Nexus and then trying to flip that won't put me ahead from what you said.
I'll lower the price to $300 and see what happens...
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im in no way affiliated with this but have you tried swappa ?
its like ebay for android. Dmeadows013 sold his on there for $260
ebay prices
Looking at ebay sales I would say $100-$150 and that looks to be people not including the headphones.