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Just wondering what phones X2 owners were looking at for when their upgrade rolls around. I was thinking about the nexus or the S2. Not sure yet. I'm eligible for an early upgrade and I have no idea what phone I should get. I like rooting my device and playing around with it, so probably something that doesn't have a locked bootloader. I like the X2 because it's completely touchscreen, I hate the slideout keyboards. Then again I might wait to see what comes out in the next 3 months I have left on my contract. What are your thoughts? What do you guys want next?
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Just wondering what phones X2 owners were looking at for when their upgrade rolls around. I was thinking about the nexus or the S2. Not sure yet. I'm eligible for an early upgrade and I have no idea what phone I should get. I like rooting my device and playing around with it, so probably something that doesn't have a locked bootloader. I like the X2 because it's completely touchscreen, I hate the slideout keyboards. Then again I might wait to see what comes out in the next 3 months I have left on my contract. What are your thoughts? What do you guys want next?
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Wait. 3 months is like a year in our world. I'd go with the Nexus ifi were you.
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I have a year on my contract, so hopefully whatever will be out at the time will be beastly
I might look at getting an HTC, maybe a samsung.
Samsung Galaxy SIII. It'll be well worth the wait. As long as you can wait till July/August...
I will be getting the latest Google/Galaxy phone when June 2013 rolls around. *cries*
Hopefully Verizon has the Galaxy 3 or as Samsung puts it"The next Galaxy"
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I hope the new galaxy is carried by Verizon. Its gonna be awesome
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Its rumored to come out in London in a few days from what I read online, but who knows. If Verizon doesn't carry it I might look at a razr even though I really don't want another moto phone
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I wish the had the note. They were talking about calling it the journal but as far as I know that never happened
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I wish the had the note. They were talking about calling it the journal but as far as I know that never happened
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Im glad they didn't. The Galaxy Journal just doesn't roll off the tougue.
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Samsung Galaxy SIII. It'll be well worth the wait. As long as you can wait till July/August...
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Wait. 3 months is like a year in our world. I'd go with the Nexus ifi were you.
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^ Agree with these guys. If you upgrade now, I would go with either the HTC Rezound or Samsung Galaxy Nexus. I just traded my iPhone (wasn't using it) for a Nexus, then gave the Nexus to my friend. I must admit... it is gorgeous. But if you decide to wait, I think the Galaxy SIII or the HTC One X would be aaaaahhhhmazing.
S3 looks like it may not be all that hot. Some say its a little upgrade, who knows. I can upgrade whenever thanks to my BBB complaint. Ill wait to see how that phone comes out then ill upgrade to Rezound or that. Nexus looks great but battery is terrible even the extended is crap. I'll take a 13nm phone with a 2750 battery over one that doesnt do much.
Verizon was dumb for not grabbing the note... Journal is a horrible name but I would have loved to switch for one, played with one for about half an hour... Its amazing even on stock and this screen is now way way to small, the note comes close to being the right size for my hand its barely to small bit if it comes to verizon its gonna be to late, A 5.6in screen with a trident style case is now my hope for the future. Im wanting a quad core with 2gb ram a massive battery and a big screen i dont care if it's heavy and fat... I want power to go
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Verizon was dumb for not grabbing the note... Journal is a horrible name but I would have loved to switch for one, played with one for about half an hour... Its amazing even on stock and this screen is now way way to small, the note comes close to being the right size for my hand its barely to small bit if it comes to verizon its gonna be to late, A 5.6in screen with a trident style case is now my hope for the future. Im wanting a quad core with 2gb ram a massive battery and a big screen i dont care if it's heavy and fat... I want power to go
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I would have to take a real hard look at the note if we got it. If not I may leave Verizon to get one.
I got a Dinc2 as a replacement for the X2 3 weeks ago. I will not go back to a locked phone again, I love this thing and I love HTC's build quality. If I stick with Verizon I'll be looking at a rezound this fall, should be cheap to upgrade to by then.
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Not sure what i'll get but I'm hoping there will be more architecture similar to the 3 in 1 Asus Padphone.
Yea I'm waiting for May 3rd to see GS3 and then go from their. To me its ALL about the battery, here's to something that's over 2200 or whatever they think it is. A non removable phone that has THST LOW of a battery is laughable for those specs. I don't think many would deny that.
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S3 looks like it may not be all that hot. Some say its a little upgrade, who knows. I can upgrade whenever thanks to my BBB complaint. Ill wait to see how that phone comes out then ill upgrade to Rezound or that. Nexus looks great but battery is terrible even the extended is crap. I'll take a 13nm phone with a 2750 battery over one that doesnt do much.
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What happened with your BBB complaint that allows you to upgrade whenever you want? And a 13nm phone!!! @[email protected] (I know u meant 13mm! )
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Yea I'm waiting for May 3rd to see GS3 and then go from their. To me its ALL about the battery, here's to something that's over 2200 or whatever they think it is. A non removable phone that has THST LOW of a battery is laughable for those specs. I don't think many would deny that.
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What is the likelihood of we getting a S3 this summer? I was (and still am a little) skeptical of the Big Red getting the SIII... But the rumor mill is cranking out stories like the SIII is slated for release on Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T... So may be I don't hafta kill a kitty this summer... Verizon, you may have just saved the lives of 1.1 Kitties... And you may have not effed me in the ass! Seriously, Big R's mobile lineup is an orgy of fugly looking Motorola phones and oh no-good-excuse-of-a-smartphones from Sammy (except the Gnex) and I believe just 1 good'ne from HTC... So basically 2 phones worth buying... Appalling stuff, Red.. Same story with AT&T... We are being bombarded by mediocre phones, man!
Lol yea I accidentally misstyped that on this crappy phone. My BBB complaint, is over and they're letting me upgrade anytime so deff. waiting to at least May 3rd. Also theirs a rumor VZW will be getting it first before anyone in the U.S so we shall see. Then we have the Razr HD... ok. Yea maybe... prolly not.
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What happened with your BBB complaint that allows you to upgrade whenever you want? And a 13nm phone!!! @[email protected] (I know u meant 13mm! )
What is the likelihood of we getting a S3 this summer? I was (and still am a little) skeptical of the Big Red getting the SIII... But the rumor mill is cranking out stories like the SIII is slated for release on Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T... So may be I don't hafta kill a kitty this summer... Verizon, you may have just saved the lives of 1.1 Kitties... And you may have not effed me in the ass! Seriously, Big R's mobile lineup is an orgy of fugly looking Motorola phones and oh no-good-excuse-of-a-smartphones from Sammy (except the Gnex) and I believe just 1 good'ne from HTC... So basically 2 phones worth buying... Appalling stuff, Red.. Same story with AT&T... We are being bombarded by mediocre phones, man!
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Yep, it's getting to the point that I don't care how good they're damn network is if the phones are so overloaded with crap and bugs that they won't run right the network is useless.
I got a pair of Dinc2's as a replacement for mine and my wife's X2's. She wanted to run stock for awhile. She doesn't use many apps, mostly FB, words with friends, couple of games. But she's on the phone constantly. Well the one thing that should work is the damn phone, and while it does its just not laid out well. However she is constantly getting force closes, has to manually sync her email, stuff like that.
I'm done with big red when this contract is up I think. The network is great and they're customer service has been great, but every phone has been ****. I shouldn't have to hack a phone and load a custom Rom just to make it operate correctly and reliably, it should do that out of the box. Only reason I should have to hack it is because I want to play with it, customize it to my liking. NOT TO MAKE IT JUST WORK THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO.
Verizon can kiss my ass.
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I love my rezound, but after going through the Droid Inc, Thunderbolt and now the Rezound, with crazy problems on all of them, im pretty much done with HTC. I also got tired of Sense after having it for so long. Also, 5.5" screen cannot be denied. Note 2 was announced this morning for mid november on all carriers, so im getting a white 16 note 2 at launch.
sweet. i'm gonna hold out and get that new big HTC that may be announced today
Ima wait for the dlx
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sweet. i'm gonna hold out and get that new big HTC that may be announced today
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WinBlow's 8
Yeah I'm considering the note 2, esp since htc announced a windows phone instead of something nice for android
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5.5" is way too freaking big for a phone that I carry around all the time. If I need that much screen real estate, I'll get get out the 7" tab. 4.3" is just right.
Plus Samsung radios = fail, and VZW Note 2 bootloader = locked.
Personally I think it would be nice to have but would not want something that big in my pocket. It would look strange on my belt...
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5.5" is way too freaking big for a phone that I carry around all the time. If I need that much screen real estate, I'll get get out the 7" tab. 4.3" is just right.
Plus Samsung radios = fail, and VZW Note 2 bootloader = locked.
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Its hardly too big, its just a tiny bit bigger then the rezound, the bezel is very tiny on it. Also, the radios on the S3 are great, you must be thinking of the Nexus which had very poor radios. And the locked bootloader on the S3 for Verizon took a week to crack, on the rezound, 5-6 months for S-Off and you had to short your phone and possibly brick it.
I think ill take my chances with samsung personally.
Well, first of all, S-OFF is not related to unlocking the bootloader. I could still do everything I want to do on this phone without it being S-OFF...it just makes things a bit easier, and I can unlock the Rezound through an official method, where everything with with the Samsung locked bootloaders is a hacky workaround, all which they've no doubt closed in the Note 2 bootloader (if they're at all smart).
As for the size, I've held an original Note, and it's too freaking big. The Note 2 is even bigger. Samsung has a long history of crappy radios. The Fascinate, the Charge, the Nexus, etc. It's going to take time for me to trust them again on that front.
Also, put me in the minority, but I do not like OLED screens. They don't look subjectively better than the newest LCD's, and they have very questionable durability, particularly for someone like me who uses their phone as a navigation system, in car media player, and a desk clock. I log a lot of screen on time and in less than a year, my Charge had significant pixel fade that would simply not occur on an LCD.
I think I'll eventually get a Note-like phone. I like the larger screen real estate.
I'm picking up the note 2 unless something else blows my mind. I am kind of upset with htc's update speeds on stuff, but they still make super solid phones. I really like the phablet design so put me in that minority.
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I am kind of upset with htc's update speeds on stuff
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That made me laugh. Samsung is no better. They're no worse, but they're no better either. The reality is that the real holdup in getting updates to the phone is usually Verizon, and there's nothing any of the manufacturers can do about that. If it's not a flagship phone, VZW isn't going to be breaking a sweat getting an update out for it.
Locked boot loader is it for me. If I can't flash ROMs then it isn't worth it.
its up there for me. either the DIX/DLX or note 2. about the locked bootloader, i kinda like touchwiz DONT KILL ME. but the DIX/DLX with most likely be locked also. itll be like the dinc4g LTE.
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its up there for me. either the DIX/DLX or note 2. about the locked bootloader, i kinda like touchwiz DONT KILL ME. but the DIX/DLX with most likely be locked also. itll be like the dinc4g LTE.
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No DLX though I'm getting the S3. IDK if the Note2 will have many devs. The only reason the GS3 got it is because everyone and their mother devs for it. They had a 4000$ bounty going. I need AOKP
Same with the DLX. I want the phone with the best specs, battery life, and dev support. Yeah, I'm a dev, but a lot of the time I don't even run my own roms.
I wont buy it because that screen is too damn big. Might as well buy a nexus 7..in which case I did lol
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I just compared the width of Note 2 with my Rezound, it would be too wide for my taste.
I think 4.6"~4.8" screen with small bezel would be great for me.
Nope. It's just too damn big.
Was really hoping HTC would announce a reasonable upgrade from the Rezound at the big press event today. Instead we get Windows phones. No thanks.
And by the way..... REALLY, HTC? Windows phones?
I'm leaning towards that new LG phone as my next device..
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That made me laugh. Samsung is no better. They're no worse, but they're no better either. The reality is that the real holdup in getting updates to the phone is usually Verizon, and there's nothing any of the manufacturers can do about that. If it's not a flagship phone, VZW isn't going to be breaking a sweat getting an update out for it.
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Although I totally agree Verizon holds up the line on some of this stuff. I still think HTC likes to plays the hold an update to get people to want a new phone especially by doing the sense 3.6 thing. I'm not mad at them its all business I just want a phablet, who knows though if there are no devs I may have to hold out.
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Hey Guys
I'm moving back to the big red in about a week and I've had my eye on the note since it was first anounced internationally. I really want to know is it worth the hefty $300? I really want to get it and finally have a great smartphone, but I'm afraid that I'll hate it, or have buyer's remorse within the first couple months after. What do you guys think?
That all depends on what your looking for. I personally think this is the best phone ever (as long as we can get this bad boy unlocked which is looking pretty good). For me it was about size, I love the size of this phone but I completely understand those who think it's too big (there just wrong but it's okay) and then there's the spen I personally haven't used it that much but if you like it then there really isn't any other option. So if you want one or both of those then I'd say get it, if not than maybe the s3 or the dna might be a better choice(be careful with the dna though with the battery and sd situation).
I completely agree with everything he said, it is ridiculous the battery life this thing gets I'm a power user and I still have battery left the end of the day which is just nuts not to mention the phone is awesome.
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That all depends on what your looking for. I personally think this is the best phone ever (as long as we can get this bad boy unlocked which is looking pretty good). For me it was about size, I love the size of this phone but I completely understand those who think it's too big (there just wrong but it's okay) and then there's the spen I personally haven't used it that much but if you like it then there really isn't any other option. So if you want one or both of those then I'd say get it, if not than maybe the s3 or the dna might be a better choice(be careful with the dna though with the battery and sd situation).
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I actually love the size of that thing, aha. I want it for the fact that it's a beast when it comes to processing power and screen size. I also like that I can also expand the memory on it. I was thinking about the DNA, but I'm coming back from the EVO lte, and I actually hated what HTC did to ICS, and I also don't trust that small battery with a 1080p screen running all day. So would you say it's a go?
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I actually love the size of that thing, aha. I want it for the fact that it's a beast when it comes to processing power and screen size. I also like that I can also expand the memory on it. I was thinking about the DNA, but I'm coming back from the EVO lte, and I actually hated what HTC did to ICS, and I also don't trust that small battery with a 1080p screen running all day. So would you say it's a go?
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If the size of the phone isn't a problem for you, then go for it. Keep in mind that Best Buy will match the price of Amazon, I got mine for $200.
I'm partial to the note but I will tell you the dna is a fast phone with a great cam and screen I have both. .. The dna however is going on ebay for Christmas money. . . It's all what you like and how much you want to spend... The battery isn't the downfall for me it is the memory but not everyone needs more then 10gb of memory
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totally agree with everyone. its the best phone i ever owned and ive had alot. you will not regret it.
Actually still debating this myself, I already have the phone but am deciding if it's worth keeping and selling my Galaxy nexus or returning and keeping the nexus. The note is faster, has much better battery life and radios, but $850 is $850. I have until like January 2nd o chose so I will see what happens.
You get 14 days to decide, which I feel is plenty. I definitely think it's worth the $300 coming from my Incredible.
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You get 14 days to decide, which I feel is plenty. I definitely think it's worth the $300 coming from my Incredible.
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I bought off contract from Best buy I get 30 days to decide.
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I bought off contract from Best buy I get 30 days to decide.
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If you buy on contract, you only have 14 days to cancel an upgrade though. I've heard best buy or some other retailers give you more time to decide you want another phone, but you still have to keep a verizon smartphone contract after the 14 since that part is up to verizon. Since the OP said $300 I'm assuming he's buying it on contract.
Edit: To be clear that is what I've heard online, not from official sources. But I've heard people say Best Buy associates often make it seem you have the full 30 to completely back out when it's only to switch phones in the last 16.
I don't think the size of the phone is as gigantic and everyone makes it out to be. I have a size 29 waist and it fits fine in all of my pants even with the fairly bulky flip cover. The only issue I could think of is if you have small hands and mostly want to use it one-handed. I don't have any issue with this, and I found that typing one-handed isn't bad when you use the stock one-hand keyboard which shifts the keys toward one side of the screen.
If you get it from verizon the holiday return policy is good till jan 15 for any purchases after nov 27
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Actually still debating this myself, I already have the phone but am deciding if it's worth keeping and selling my Galaxy nexus or returning and keeping the nexus. The note is faster, has much better battery life and radios, but $850 is $850. I have until like January 2nd o chose so I will see what happens.
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Hi,
Why so much. I thought it was 699 off contract plus tax?
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Bryan
I paid $700 for mine (So I can keep my unlimited data) and I still think it is worth it at that price. For as much as I use, what I use it for, and the battery life is amazing, I couldn't imagine having any other phone. The size of the phone becomes a nonfactor once you adjust to it. I know I will have this phone for quite awhile and look forward to what the next Galaxy Note has in store for us down the road.
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I paid $700 for mine (So I can keep my unlimited data) and I still think it is worth it at that price.
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I did the same thing for the same reason. I wanted the first note but that didn't come out on verizon and I'm glad it didn't. The extra GB of system memory really allows the note 2 to multi task. What blows me away is I can put the phone through the ringer and not have to charge it until I want to (when I go to bed).
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So I decided enough was enough with all of the glitches and battery life issues on my Rezound and so I got the Galaxy S3. Personally? This phone is a beast and the features are a hit or miss. 1 or 2 seem gimmicky but the rest I find myself using on a consistent basis. I am falling in love with this phone. Simply put... if you want a cheap/free upgrade but some bang for your buck, go witb the S3. Or S4 if money is of no consequence. This might be my first Samsung device but it definitely won't be my last. I'm leaving HTC behind. Deuces.
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So I decided enough was enough with all of the glitches and battery life issues on my Rezound and so I got the Galaxy S3. Personally? This phone is a beast and the features are a hit or miss. 1 or 2 seem gimmicky but the rest I find myself using on a consistent basis. I am falling in love with this phone. Simply put... if you want a cheap/free upgrade but some bang for your buck, go witb the S3. Or S4 if money is of no consequence. This might be my first Samsung device but it definitely won't be my last. I'm leaving HTC behind. Deuces.
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Enjoy... Hope it works out for you. But in my opinion there are better choices for a very low cost, such as you could have waited til Friday and gotten a SGS4 for free at Best Buy or $99 (plus a $100 gift card back, so essentially free) at Wal-Mart with contract renewal though.
Good luck. With Knox being apparently unreversable when tripped, enjoy voiding your warranty if attempting to root. (OFC devs made a root method to not trip Knox, but all it takes in an OTA to fix that workaround). Samsung has some good features, but so does the new Sense 5 and 5.5
To each their own. At least you didn't choose crapple
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Enjoy... Hope it works out for you. But in my opinion there are better choices for a very low cost, such as you could have waited til Friday and gotten a SGS4 for free at Best Buy or $99 (plus a $100 gift card back, so essentially free) at Wal-Mart with contract renewal though.
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Awe crap. I didn't even take that into consideration.
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Awe crap. I didn't even take that into consideration.
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How long have you had it? Verizon usually has a 30 day "buyers remorse" window to return the device.
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How long have you had it? Verizon usually has a 30 day "buyers remorse" window to return the device.
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I've had it for about 3 days now. I think I might just wait until Black Friday and see how the deals are. If I find a better Verizon-compatible phone for 99 bucks or less I'll definitely be returning the S3. Honestly, though, I just want the S4. After using the Galaxy S3 for a few days I've really come to love it. So if I replace it with any device it'll definitely be a Samsung device.
You've made a good move! I loved HTC Devices, but their hit and miss performance and lack of flasship phones when I upgraded caused me to go the GS3 route after my dinc. I had my eyes on the Rezound for a long time and my wife wound up getting one (why I'm on this forum), but after the issues she's had with it (poor battery life, not charging after complete discharge, sluggish performance when not rooted, etc) I'm glad I went a the Samsung route.
Don't worry about the flash counter if you want to root there are fast ways around that. More importantly you don't have to worry about unlocking the bootloader AND gaining S-OFF, you only need to unlock the bootloader.
If you do root your GS3, I HIGHLY recommend baking up your IMEI, check the GS3 forums there are guides everywhere for it. It might seem like a foreign language, but it is vitally important!
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You've made a good move! I loved HTC Devices, but their hit and miss performance and lack of flasship phones when I upgraded caused me to go the GS3 route after my dinc. I had my eyes on the Rezound for a long time and my wife wound up getting one (why I'm on this forum), but after the issues she's had with it (poor battery life, not charging after complete discharge, sluggish performance when not rooted, etc) I'm glad I went a the Samsung route.
Don't worry about the flash counter if you want to root there are fast ways around that. More importantly you don't have to worry about unlocking the bootloader AND gaining S-OFF, you only need to unlock the bootloader.
If you do root your GS3, I HIGHLY recommend baking up your IMEI, check the GS3 forums there are guides everywhere for it. It might seem like a foreign language, but it is vitally important!
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Thanks! I appreciate it! But I definitely notice the difference between the Rezound and the S3, particularly battery life. Rooting and unlocking the bootloader seemed very foreign to me at first but it was quick, easy, and painless. I can't tell you how happy I am to actually be able to flash whatever I want whenever I want without plugging my phone up to my computer.
Anyway, what does baking the IMEI do?
I think it was a typo, he meant backing it up. Some Samsung devices loose their IMEI when using Odin. It is a rare occurrence, but can happen
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Anyway, what does baking the IMEI do?
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I think it was a typo, he meant backing it up. Some Samsung devices loose their IMEI when using Odin. It is a rare occurrence, but can happen
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Hahaha OOPS, yeah big typo there! I indeed meant back up NOT bake up. DO NOT put your phone in the oven!!:laugh:
Uzephi is correct, in short flashing on Samsung devices can cause a loss of the IMEI/ERI/MEID and consequently loss of connectivity to your cell carrier. Manually fixing it is a royal PITA and reflashing a backup (nandroid) from recovery doesn't fix it. I lost my IMEI/ERI/MEID on Saturday without a backup and finally got my GS3 back up to 100% functional last night (Tuesday). Backing up takes only minutes but can save DAYS of headache.
See this post and follow the instructions step by step. It's VERY simple.
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Dang I would totally go for that just because of the price! But, my contract isn't up until December...
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That'd be great if any contract on my account was almost up...
Or if I didn't have grandfathered unlimited...
So yeah. Any 2 year contract deals are out of the question.
basically as the title says... I dropped my phone and shattered the screen at the top and bottom corners... it's still operable at the moment but it'll get worse over time. I have an upgrade available on my account that I can use or I could enter the Verizon edge program... I really don't know what i should do. it's obvious the edge program is only useful if I upgrade every ~12 months and I have a tendency to switch phones quite often but with a newborn son I may lose interest in upgrading/getting new phones so much... I'm mostly looking at the HTC M8 only because ive had the galaxy for a while and im ready for something other than touchwiz. use upgrade, pay 250 and sign another 2 year contract or enter Verizon edge program and pay nothing now and be able to upgrade again in a year... opinions?
Go m8 for the unlockable boot loader. Imo
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Go m8 for the unlockable boot loader. Imo
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any opinion on edge vs upgrade on 2 year contract? I was fortunate enough to keep my bootloader unlocked on my s4 too but it's still restricted development.
There's a ton of ROMs for an MDK s4. With all the unified AOSP ROMs now and the TW patches that allow for almost any Int'l ROMs I don't think there's ever been as many options as now. Just saying that's all. The M8 is cool too though
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any opinion on edge vs upgrade on 2 year contract? I was fortunate enough to keep my bootloader unlocked on my s4 too but it's still restricted development.
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Edge is a huge waste of money. Over 2 years you spend approximately $1,100 more than you would by just using your one subsidized upgrade and buying/selling your phones off contract. I can find a breakdown I did with somebody else on here to explain the BS that is Edge.
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lol I'd just order a new glass off Amazon for $20.00 but that's just me.
I've done it like 3 times on the S4 and 5-6 times on the S3.
I'm the IT guy for my company so I fix a lot of phones.
It takes patience but there are really good youtube videos out there showing how it's done.
I've got it down to about 45 minutes now.
If you have the skill, you can get new screen and digitizer for $150. That's what I did. There a lot of Youtube videos that shows how.
Yeah I thought about replacing it myself, I know I can... I think I'm just using it as an excuse to change phones ?
I do have the gpe ROM installed, actually love it. I'm just really intrigued by the build quality of the m8.
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Powell730 said:
Yeah I thought about replacing it myself, I know I can... I think I'm just using it as an excuse to change phones ?
I do have the gpe ROM installed, actually love it. I'm just really intrigued by the build quality of the m8.
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The new crop of phones are only incremental upgrades over the S4.
I'd say, fix your phone. Wait. Get something later toward the end of the year maybe.
For me, it's all full price anyway.
I have unlimited that I'm not giving it up until they take it.
I am about to replace a Galaxy S4's outer glass, just as many others have. The replacement parts are very cheap and atop of that you can take the phone from beat to mint if you put the time in. The outer trim (chrome) is what I want to replace as well but thats a tad more difficult I imagine. Anyway my advice on screen removal is to use a piece of clear tape on the cracked glass before using the heat gun. This will make removal easier and helps to prevent scratches or broken LCD/Digitizer.
last 2 that broke in my house I made profit fixing
I broke mine don't know how but I got a used one off of craigslist its easy to talk people down in price, I just swapped my mobo iin to that and put the new phones mobo in the broken one and sold the broken but still working one for 200 made a 50 dollar profit.
did the same when my sons friend broke my sons s4..
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basically as the title says... I dropped my phone and shattered the screen at the top and bottom corners... it's still operable at the moment but it'll get worse over time. I have an upgrade available on my account that I can use or I could enter the Verizon edge program... I really don't know what i should do. it's obvious the edge program is only useful if I upgrade every ~12 months and I have a tendency to switch phones quite often but with a newborn son I may lose interest in upgrading/getting new phones so much... I'm mostly looking at the HTC M8 only because ive had the galaxy for a while and im ready for something other than touchwiz. use upgrade, pay 250 and sign another 2 year contract or enter Verizon edge program and pay nothing now and be able to upgrade again in a year... opinions?
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What ever phone you get, use a downloaded interface... such as Nova Prime. Yeah, it'll cost a few bucks to get into it, but you buy it once and then you use it on every phone you have after that. Why?
A> You learn one interface really really well. This means that over the years you become more comfortable and familiar with it.
B> It is heavily customizable so if you get tired of it, just change the way it looks. This can be kind of daunting if you want to completely customize it the moment you install it, but you don't have to. For me, the most important things were being able to change font sizes, icon sizes and icon spacing. This means I can see more of my background and less of my icons in the way. I make the screen fit me, not the other way around.
C> Once you have it set the way you love it, you wind up upgrading to a new phone... no big deal, you pop in your micro sd card or copy over a directory and you can restore your backed up launcher settings to the new phone. Pretty easy. Then the new phone looks and works much like the old phone did.
D> The customizations on something like Nova Launcher Prime are sick. You can change all the effects and it runs really smooth on my phones over the years. There are other really great launchers out there. I've tried a bunch of them, but nowhere near all of the big ones... so try something different. I stopped trying them when I got Nova Launcher Prime on a "Deal of the day" and I don't regret it.
I've tried using the stock launcher on the last three phones I've had and in 10 minutes I'm downloading Nova and putting it back on when I upgrade. Stock launchers have gotten better, but they are far behind the best custom launchers out there.
Thumbstarrepair.com fixed my wife's S4 for $50. Does it the correct way using LOCA and not cheap tape.
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