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For the people that our lives have been taken over by the addiction of flashing roms, kernels, and fine tweaking our phones on a daily basis. Have you payed less attention to loved ones in your life? Gotten in trouble? "Put that damn phone down for one freakin second!!"
As much as I get yelled at, I still can't put it down! I always get into a lot of trouble, girlfriend being suspicious of texting activities, etc... All i'm doing is playing some robo defense and fruit ninja!
How's everyone else holding up? lol. Do you consider the evo as the best or worst thing that's happened?
I wouldn't day the best thing in my life, but a great power in a way.
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I had a G1 before EVO and that was my first wild phone. I wouldn't say it is the best thing but it is a vital thing in my life. It is sadly also a horrible object that promotes ADD and addiction.
I wouldn't go without it!
I think I would consider it a great enhancement to my personal life.... I have been sorta in the dog house cause of it, but this is the best dog house I ever been in....
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due to vows i recently took, i'm obligated to say my wife is the thing to enter my life
EVO & PS3 are tied at a close second
My fiance comes first, at least to me, but she will beg to differ. Her most famous quote is, "your always on that GOD DAMN PHONE!" I dont think I am. Only when I'm checking Facebook, the forum, engadget, flashing, backups, theming, looking for cool apps, playing angry birds, and what ever else I do on the phone. So I don't see how she don't think I put her first. At least I sleep with her at night and not the phone, even though the phone does have its own spot on the bed next to me.
Freshhh EVO 4G = iPhone 4 murderer
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My fiance comes first, at least to me, but she will beg to differ. Her most famous quote is, "your always on that GOD DAMN PHONE!" I dont think I am. Only when I'm checking Facebook, the forum, engadget, flashing, backups, theming, looking for cool apps, playing angry birds, and what ever else I do on the phone. So I don't see how she don't think I put her first. At least I sleep with her at night and not the phone, even though the phone does have its own spot on the bed next to me.
Freshhh EVO 4G = iPhone 4 murderer
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Lmao its the same for me!
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Lmao its the same for me!
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Hahahahaha!!!!! Well at least I can show her she's not alone lol
Freshhh EVO 4G = iPhone 4 murderer
I think jail was the worst thing to happen (so far).
As for the evo, I just gave it to my gf cause it was collecting dust. That's one way to get your old lady off your ass, give her one. When she's playing some stupid game say, "you're always playing with that damned phone and you don't give me any attention anymore"
Payback is a *****
LOL!
One time she was giving me a hard time. She made some comment that maybe you would have more money if you didn't buy a new phone every month. I told her I didn't buy a phone every month and why does she care? She gets the month or two old phone as a hand me down so she has no room to complain. She hasn't said anything since.
Ummmm.... I got my wife an Evo the same day that I got mine.... problem solved
Damn SNESoid and Super Metroid: Prime!!!
I bought my fiance an evo the same day I bought my phone. Got paid for some web design I did and went right out and bought evos lol
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bigblueshock said:
For the people that our lives have been taken over by the addiction of flashing roms, kernels, and fine tweaking our phones on a daily basis. Have you payed less attention to loved ones in your life? Gotten in trouble? "Put that damn phone down for one freakin second!!"
As much as I get yelled at, I still can't put it down! I always get into a lot of trouble, girlfriend being suspicious of texting activities, etc... All i'm doing is playing some robo defense and fruit ninja!
How's everyone else holding up? lol. Do you consider the evo as the best or worst thing that's happened?
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This is awesome, sounds like me and my house. It is definitely an addiction. After HTC 8525, HTC Tilt, all 3 iPhones, HTC Hero, HD2, HTC Desire a couple of others in between and now the EVO. All I hear now is "You and your phones"
There's been many of nights setting at my desk clicking refresh and reading every updated post waiting on the next best thing while she is her thing and still trying to talk to me and I aint hearing a dam thing.
I have thought many times about just getting rid of a smart phone and going back to just having a phone. But I just can't do it. I am ate up with this ****!
LOL!!!
I knew I wasn't the only one...
It's the most amazing electronic device I've ever had, and it had caused it's fair share of relationship stress.. It did get a little easier when my gf got her evo though..
And I agree, it's not the worst doghouse..
I've been a flash-a-holic since my touch pro. windows mobile sucked many hours of my life away. i spent hours modding kitchens, creating provxmls, and creating my own roms.
now... i just wait for a fresh rom update, flash, and done. ahhhh... love android. definately don't tweak it as often as i used to in WM days.... no need to... everything is rock solid with my setup in my sig...
Ill just say my phone lays closer to me in the bed than she does.
it's called balance imho
if you understand what comes first problem solved
I think they should make a tv bases off of us. Something like the show on animal planet, its me or the dog. But we can call it, its me or the EVO. Lmao
Freshhh EVO 4G = iPhone 4 murderer
Sporkman said:
it's called balance imho
if you understand what comes first problem solved
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The phone always turns on for me.
The phone never complains I touch it to much.
The phone will always do what I say.
If I don't like something on the phone, I can change it.
If the phone gets broken or scratched up, I got insurance.
When a newer model comes out it wont get mad if i touch it a bit.
and last but certainly not least:
I CAN PUT THE PHONE ON MUTE!!!!!!!!!!
need i go on its not as simple as balance
nebenezer said:
LOL!!!
I knew I wasn't the only one...
It's the most amazing electronic device I've ever had, and it had caused it's fair share of relationship stress.. It did get a little easier when my gf got her evo though..
And I agree, it's not the worst doghouse..
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Dear Brat:
The schmancy purple case certainly helped resolve some of that "relationship stress".
Oxen,
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welp i have a pos hd2...1 1/2 years, billions of hours here flashing tweaking etc. even more time dealing with tmo...
7 years of loyal patronage, which was flawless, until i made the mistake of buying this trash.
ONLY RECENTLY did they offer warranty replacements, 3 returns later (all were trashed, broken, REALLY broken) refurbished trash.
tmo of course is no help...
until today.
not really.
the 'comparable' alternative is the mytouch slide 3g...stop laughing.
if you are not irritated by me yet, please, read on.
if you are, leave my thread now, i'm tired of your trolling...you know who you 'special jerk' xda members are.
buh bye.
question, wth do i do first?
i am not committed so i'm not ready to get crazy and void my account (if that's my only option, i'll fiddle with droid and return it).
what should i look out for?
i MIGHT keep it, but it's no replacement imho, and even with the current issues on my hd2 my contract is up in Feb 2012.
i do like winmo, but droid looks neat to me.
thank you in advance, seriously, this feels odd...
i would rather a sensation, but they want $400 w/contract...
did i mention my 7 years with tmo, and $300 w/ contract hd2? including ins. $30 data and warranty.
lets do this!
A mT3gS is a super ****ty excuse for a HD2 replacement. My best advice would be to keep returning the broken HD2's until you get one that works right. Then you can have WinMo, try out Android, experiment with WP7, use Ubuntu, all on one device, a device with hardware far superior to the slide. Don't get me wrong, the slide is a great phone, when rooted, s-off'ed, and running a CyanogenMod 7 rom, but it's just no HD2.
huggs said:
A mT3gS is a super ****ty excuse for a HD2 replacement. My best advice would be to keep returning the broken HD2's until you get one that works right. Then you can have WinMo, try out Android, experiment with WP7, use Ubuntu, all on one device, a device with hardware far superior to the slide. Don't get me wrong, the slide is a great phone, when rooted, s-off'ed, and running a CyanogenMod 7 rom, but it's just no HD2.
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no doubt!
the slide worked 100% of the time, everytime, all of the time...i didn't know it could be like that.
perfectly flawless instantly.
droid market is nice for stuff, the games are good looking time killers, kills winmo market to hell of course.
small screen was an instant no go with low pix res etc. but looked clean enough.
both were red...ugh.
better than white?
not black like all slick electronix should be, imho.
brushed nickle is slick too.
sent 'em packing once i learned about 'force closing', the mega shiznit market, and how long live wallpapers remain novel (5 days for me).
read up on sd droid and my leo, put a 2.3 in it and spent 5 days wishing it was more stable thinking quietly "maybe less glass, and a newer 4g slide wouldn't be so bad..."
i think a lot of random crazy things to myself quietly, in truth, i am addicted to the larger screens.
angry birds rio looks killer on 4.3"!!
unfortunately the build blew to bits, and currently i am on good old 6.5 waiting until Feb. 9th 2012 to make my 4th contractual decision concerning my next phone.
with the speed at which phones are hitting various markets currently, 7 months away is a magical wonderland imho.
anyone else cant wait to get this phone as much as i am?
im a major phone nerd so this is what i look forward too haha
Can't wait. I'm on my honeymoon and will purchase as soon as I get back.
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I Haven't slept good since i heard the release day .... I keep rewatching the stupid reviews on it.. that i've probably seen 23 times ... right now im supposed to be doing homework ... look at what website im on
I guess I am guilty of the same as ISaint. Yeah, its sad but I want this phone soo bad. I haven't thought of getting another phone and I hadn't planned on upgrading for another year but I am sold on this one
^this^
I want Wirefly's video review part 2 to release.
I'm really excited about this phone too, Friday can't get here quick enough.
Order mines today and now I must spend a couple restless nights till it gets here.
I just sent my EVO 3D back today so I can get the SGS2 on Friday. I came from the OG EVO 4G which was an amazing phone, but that EVO 3D sucked and was NOT worthy of the EVO name. I hated it more and more every day I had to use it. Even though I hate Samsung phones, I have high hopes for this thing. Even put a $50 deposit down on it so I am guaranteed one on Friday I hope they get MIUI working on it real quick!
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I just sent my EVO 3D back today so I can get the SGS2 on Friday. I came from the OG EVO 4G which was an amazing phone, but that EVO 3D sucked and was NOT worthy of the EVO name. I hated it more and more every day I had to use it. Even though I hate Samsung phones, I have high hopes for this thing. Even put a $50 deposit down on it so I am guaranteed one on Friday I hope they get MIUI working on it real quick!
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Totally with you there bro. That E4G was legend, with good reason...the E3D (aside from being a terrible phone with a million issues...hardware and software) has a strange "me too" dev scene. Now, I'm never one to complain about the use of spare time by others, but, it seems like the E4G's legendary scene attracted an element to the E3D that lead to hundreds of "Roms" that are barely different from stock...yes, I know, there are often minute and significant differences between roms...half the fun was figuring out what that was....the E3D roms aren't even the "lame, theme on stock" roms....I was often stuck going over the change-log/first post trying to figure out what the hell I just downloaded.....
....I appreciate every bit of work every dev does, seriously, but, there was a very big 'band wagon effect' going on there and I tried to deny it at first.... but, I'll put it this way...I flashed tens of roms....20? 30? don't know.... How many times did I have to do a wipe?
I don't know, I never did one....not dalvik, not cache, no data, nothing....nothing borked, nothing.... and what was up with the fncking middle-school like drama? There was always some group of someone making the dev's pissed, or some group of "devs" pissed at another group of devs.....? Then people would get dramatic about an actual dev acting like an adult with no fncking time for kids ****. Flame away.
Perhaps I'll regret leaving it, the ungrateful prick that posts this really deserves regret, you know?....but that's fine, so long as this ET4G has a radio that can do as good as my 7 (8?) year old LG Fusic....buried in a 6 foot hole....we'll be good.
Also 16:9 SUCKS
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Order mines today and now I must spend a couple restless nights till it gets here.
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That's why I go into a store.. and walk out with aphone lol... I really hope I can get it or ill be stuck with the epic :\
Yes I cant wait to get rid of my 3d I hate that phone
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I couldn't agree more with this. That was literally my very first complaint about the 3D. As far as the dev drama was concerned, I never rooted my 3D b/c I was waiting for a decent AOSP ROM to come out so I never witnessed any of it. Sounds like a bunch of childish BS. Sense ROMs just weren't my thing and I agree totally about all the "me too" ROMs, the OG EVO had a ton of them too. Sorry, but the truth is 98% of the ROMs that are based off stock are damn near identical and don't even qualify as custom ROMs in my eye. I flashed MIUI on my EVO back in November and that was it for me.
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I couldn't agree more with this. That was literally my very first complaint about the 3D. As far as the dev drama was concerned, I never rooted my 3D b/c I was waiting for a decent AOSP ROM to come out so I never witnessed any of it. Sounds like a bunch of childish BS. Sense ROMs just weren't my thing and I agree totally about all the "me too" ROMs, the OG EVO had a ton of them too. Sorry, but the truth is 98% of the ROMs that are based off stock are damn near identical and don't even qualify as custom ROMs in my eye. I flashed MIUI on my EVO back in November and that was it for me.
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As much as the radio sucked in the 3D and as much as that genuinely affected my professional life...umm...the 16:9 thing irked me the most. I'm a big dude with big hands that was used to an E4G, even the extra resolution never made it "okay"....though this is likely the last phone for guys like me and you...if the NexusPrime is any indication (1280x720) 16:9 is the "new way",so.....enjoy this phone. I'm extra glad it's 4.52", go out in style....with a bang...a gigantic, absurd, pocket filling bang.
edit: inb4 that's what she said
I'm eligible for an upgrade again and it's extremely tempting to dump my Nexus S for this phone. I haven't looked it up, but will this phone get Cyanogen Mod? Not sure if I should jump on this phone on Friday or hold out for the Nexus Prime.
Finally getting rid of AT&T and getting arguably the best SGS2 variant in the process, you better believe I'm stoked
I just hope that the accessories start becoming available quickly! I can't live with only one battery. Very eager to get my hands on this thing. Wish I could find some info on how well the GPS works. Wirefly's part 2 video was nice, but he forgot all about the GPS.
im not sure to get it on friday or wait AHHAHAHAHA
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Totally with you there bro. That E4G was legend, with good reason...the E3D (aside from being a terrible phone with a million issues...hardware and software) has a strange "me too" dev scene. Now, I'm never one to complain about the use of spare time by others, but, it seems like the E4G's legendary scene attracted an element to the E3D that lead to hundreds of "Roms" that are barely different from stock...yes, I know, there are often minute and significant differences between roms...half the fun was figuring out what that was....the E3D roms aren't even the "lame, theme on stock" roms....I was often stuck going over the change-log/first post trying to figure out what the hell I just downloaded.....
....I appreciate every bit of work every dev does, seriously, but, there was a very big 'band wagon effect' going on there and I tried to deny it at first.... but, I'll put it this way...I flashed tens of roms....20? 30? don't know.... How many times did I have to do a wipe?
I don't know, I never did one....not dalvik, not cache, no data, nothing....nothing borked, nothing.... and what was up with the fncking middle-school like drama? There was always some group of someone making the dev's pissed, or some group of "devs" pissed at another group of devs.....? Then people would get dramatic about an actual dev acting like an adult with no fncking time for kids ****. Flame away.
Perhaps I'll regret leaving it, the ungrateful prick that posts this really deserves regret, you know?....but that's fine, so long as this ET4G has a radio that can do as good as my 7 (8?) year old LG Fusic....buried in a 6 foot hole....we'll be good.
Also 16:9 SUCKS
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TOTALLY TOTALLY TOTALLY AGREED!!! This 3d SUCKS i cant wait til friday to get here. Im going to see if I can convince the a store manager to sell me one early
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Yes I cant wait to get rid of my 3d I hate that phone
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I cant wait til friday. Ive never been so excited for a gadget before. Its literally hard to sleep at this point waiting for friday
Why you guys hate on the 3D so much? I love my 3D I think sense 3.0 blows the doors off crappy touchwiz not to mention the screen resolution is higher. I thought about getting the GSII but HTC has a much better interface in my opinion.
I'm waiting on Fri also. I'm within my 30 day return policy on the 3vo. Got till the 22nd.
I really hate this phone.. non responsive screen, random reboots, crappy speakers.
Hopefully sprint will let me trade up for the GS2.
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Like the title says. I've been hearing lots of stories about los, no source, what's the deal?
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Everything you've heard is true, STAY AWAY.
Every phone's got a problem but I'm in love with this phone. Just going to a different phone will introduce different bugs/glitches.
I'd recommend this phone to anyone. If you use Stock kernel, LoS is so rare (I don't think I've ever gotten an LoS on stock kernel actually.)
I think Los depends on the sprint tower/modem. I only get los at work 50% of the time. Get it or don't, it's your choice. You probably already made up your mind with no
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Actually being able to use the phone as a phone is a big one for me. Need it for work. Any other major bugs?
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Get it, this phone stock rooted is better than ANYTHING you have been running to date. The phone sells itself, but don't take my word for it, just get it for the 14 day period and run it stock and see if you take it back.
All my iphone friends look at the screen and wish there's was like mine.. Don't need it to be any faster.. And never had los..
The phone as a phone is excellent. LOS is not common but does happen. The hardware is top notch but Sprint sucks the life out of everything. Rumor has it that Sprint got a patch for the LOS but is delaying it. Sprint's data speeds suck as well. It is like owning a ferrari but only being able to drive it in a parking garage. I'd go with Verizon and get the Nexus when it comes out. They may charge more but at least they don't gimp you like Sprint does.
At this point I'd wait for the nexus too, if you don't mind it being a bit more expensive on your initial buy and the monthly rate.
Edit: I love this phone. I get LoS like once every other day, so that's not a big deal, but the slow updates from sprint/samsung suck, and the nexus/ICS just look awesome. This is a close 2nd.
People always look at my phone and they really wish they had a phone like mine.
I remember when the iPhone 4S came out and my seat partner in chemistry had one. I took my ET4G out and he quickly glanced at my phone and then at his 4S. I bet he felt very womanly when the screen sizes were compared.
Its really fast and the screen size is perfect for watching movies or Netflix. Battery life is amazing for me, I make it through a whole day with a single charge and heavy use.
I really recommended you getting this phone, you won't regret it.
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I had the photon for 3 Weeks, e4gt for 3 days, have not looked back. Actually came to this section to see what exactly all this Los stuff is all about, have not experienced any loss of anything yet. If you're on sprint, there's no better choice imo.
Oh and also best buy price matched Amazon
Having had and returned/sold this phone due to too many ridiculous issues/bugs, i wouldn't personally recommend it whole heartedly BUT do not take my word for it.
There is a 2 week return trial period during which you can judge for yourself the pros and cons and how it works for you.
Someone like me who needs a RELIABLE phone first and foremost, just the fact that it maybe gets LoS even once a day like someone else mentioned is not good enough. During that once a day who knows what important call one might miss.
What did it for me when i had the phone was when mine went into LoS and stayed there for hours without my knowledge and i was expecting an on the phone job interview. I happened to get bored and reach into my pocket for my phone just to kill time and found it frozen (service-wise). Rebooted and everything i had missed, calls/VMails/SMS/emails started flooding in, all from hours prior. I even missed the interview call.
Like i say, don't take anyone's word, be it negatively or otherwise, we all have our personal agendas. Try it out for yourself, stay within the trial period and decide if it's worth keeping. Matter of fact, Amazon.com is having a mofo sale on phones with new activations. Check it out.
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Having had and returned/sold this phone due to too many ridiculous issues/bugs, i wouldn't personally recommend it whole heartedly BUT do not take my word for it.
There is a 2 week return trial period during which you can judge for yourself the pros and cons and how it works for you.
Someone like me who needs a RELIABLE phone first and foremost, just the fact that it maybe gets LoS even once a day like someone else mentioned is not good enough. During that once a day who knows what important call one might miss.
What did it for me when i had the phone was when mine went into LoS and stayed there for hours without my knowledge and i was expecting an on the phone job interview. I happened to get bored and reach into my pocket for my phone just to kill time and found it frozen (service-wise). Rebooted and everything i had missed, calls/VMails/SMS/emails started flooding in, all from hours prior. I even missed the interview call.
Like i say, don't take anyone's word, be it negatively or otherwise, we all have our personal agendas. Try it out for yourself, stay within the trial period and decide if it's worth keeping. Matter of fact, Amazon.com is having a mofo sale on phones with new activations. Check it out.
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So why are you in this sub forum?
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So why are you in this sub forum?
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There's no phone check at the entrance.
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Amazon is selling it for .01 new contract and 2 days shipping... 2 week return policy
Dont think you need to ask any more questions my friend....
You should get a phone that does super cool phone stuff! Did I convince you?! Maybe a ppc6700? That would probably be a good one for you.
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You should get a phone that does super cool phone stuff! Did I convince you?! Maybe a ppc6700? That would probably be a good one for you.
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Your starting to convince me of something!
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Read the threads... There are tons of threads saying good, and saying bad. There are tons of threads just like this, "Convince me to get this phone". Go read some of those... Either get the phone, or don't get it, if you need convinced to get the phone, then this isn't the right phone for you. Go get an Evo 3D.
I've been itching to get off Sprint's network for awhile now. Unfortunately my EVO crapped out on my last night. Do you think it is worth it to pay around $400 for this phone off contract?
I also am aware of LOS issues which is concerning for me. Should I just stick it out with my Palm Pre for another year?
You want to be talked into buying the phone? Go to a Sprint store and talk to a sales rep.
You want to be talked out of buying? Come to a forum like this where people go when they have problems.
You want REAL information? Look up sites that have actual user reviews. I looked up several sites with user reviews, and the overwhelming majority of people give the E4GT 4 or 5 star reviews, (with most being 5 stars) and over 90% of users would recommend it.
LOS is definitely an issue that's out there, but it gets extremely overstated on forums like this because people come here looking for help or to complain. Most people don't post on forums just to say their phone is working great.
My E4GT is working flawlessly, and I wouldn't even think about taking it back for a different phone.
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I'm very pleased with my new Galaxy S3!
Little background about me, I've had Apple products for 10+ years and have had all the iPhone models since original release. From iMac's to Airports and iPods.. I have them all. In love apple you might think. But I am no fan boy.
I have tried the Samsung flagship devices every time they release one. I have had a infuse 4g, and galaxy s2 prior to getting the s3. I've always returned them because it was difficult for me to use and for some reason always had rebooting issues.
I was very excited when I saw galaxy s3 information and released date. I got it the day it came out for at&t.
I did lots of research on vanilla android because I just hated touchwiz so much.
I rooted and installed CWM. And finally I ended up with Cyanogenmod. I'm extremely happy. And I actually like using my phone.
Everything my iPhone did is much easier on this and the screen is close to the iPhone 4s which was important.
Anything I don't like, I can change!
Just thought I'd share with everyone and I will be on here a lot!
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cool story bro
Haha honestly I was a iphone user not too long ago. Stayed with it for almost 7 months after leaving the HTC EVO 3D.
I loved it but it got so boreing! I finally got another upgrade and snagged the SGSIII
I still have my macbook and ipad though haha. Can't ever get rid of those
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I'm very pleased with my new Galaxy S3!
Little background about me, I've had Apple products for 10+ years and have had all the iPhone models since original release. From iMac's to Airports and iPods.. I have them all. In love apple you might think. But I am no fan boy.
I have tried the Samsung flagship devices every time they release one. I have had a infuse 4g, and galaxy s2 prior to getting the s3. I've always returned them because it was difficult for me to use and for some reason always had rebooting issues.
I was very excited when I saw galaxy s3 information and released date. I got it the day it came out for at&t.
I did lots of research on vanilla android because I just hated touchwiz so much.
I rooted and installed CWM. And finally I ended up with Cyanogenmod. I'm extremely happy. And I actually like using my phone.
Everything my iPhone did is much easier on this and the screen is close to the iPhone 4s which was important.
Anything I don't like, I can change!
Just thought I'd share with everyone and I will be on here a lot!
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Hey, welcome to Android & XDA! I remember when I first picked up an Android device, because T-Mobile was literally trying to shove it down my throat for free, and they finally got me to bite by throwing in a $200 credit on top of it because my contract was ending, even though I had no intentions of leaving, lol! I was fascinated by it immediately and over the next two months I had acquired 3 more Android phones! I wish I would've discovered XDA sooner, I was on these other forums, and I kept hearing ppl mentioning XDA and I finally asked if it was a Rom or something? (Oh Boy did I get flamed for that)
The iphone hacking/jail breaking really doesn't compare to the vast amount of potential that a popular Android handset like the GS3 has. So many tweaks, mods, and choices its difficult to decide what you want sometimes? If you run into anything that leaves you at all unsure, then feel free to PM me, and if I can't provide you with a definitive answer then I'll point you to someone that can. Now I don't know if I was behind the curve at all, but it seemed like a lot to soak in at first for me, and I really hated asking what I thought were stupid questions, but it was how I had to learn sometimes. So if you are looking for anything, have any questions, or just want an opinion, I'll always answer Pm's.
Good luck, have fun, and most of all enjoy the community & your new toy!
Honestly making a post so I can add to post count for developer forum. This forum is like all the others with cool pictures huh
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androholic said:
Hey, welcome to Android & XDA! I remember when I first picked up an Android device, because T-Mobile was literally trying to shove it down my throat for free, and they finally got me to bite by throwing in a $200 credit on top of it because my contract was ending, even though I had no intentions of leaving, lol! I was fascinated by it immediately and over the next two months I had acquired 3 more Android phones! I wish I would've discovered XDA sooner, I was on these other forums, and I kept hearing ppl mentioning XDA and I finally asked if it was a Rom or something? (Oh Boy did I get flamed for that)
The iphone hacking/jail breaking really doesn't compare to the vast amount of potential that a popular Android handset like the GS3 has. So many tweaks, mods, and choices its difficult to decide what you want sometimes? If you run into anything that leaves you at all unsure, then feel free to PM me, and if I can't provide you with a definitive answer then I'll point you to someone that can. Now I don't know if I was behind the curve at all, but it seemed like a lot to soak in at first for me, and I really hated asking what I thought were stupid questions, but it was how I had to learn sometimes. So if you are looking for anything, have any questions, or just want an opinion, I'll always answer Pm's.
Good luck, have fun, and most of all enjoy the community & your new toy!
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Thanks a lot man! I had a learng curve at first too!
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Success100 said:
cool story bro
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And the award for most original post ever goes to....
Ignore the haters and welcome I've gone back and forth myself every few months (had first 3 iPhones/4s and first two developer/MANY android phones). No phone is perfect so enjoy your current "fix."
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Yeah right now I'm more than satisfied with my galaxy ... the note2 looks interesting
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Welcome to Android and xda (home)! I used an iPhone for awhile from February til the EVO LTE was released. I noticed a few things about the iPhone that lead me back to Android:
1) I got generally bored with it
2) I found the lack of options/settings annoying as I was unable to set certain personal preferences.
3) Organization of settings and preferences is illogical on the iPhone
4) Fake multi-tasking is pointless. If I wanted to have my pictures upload to sugar sync or Box I had to keep the phone open to the app or the upload process would stop until I returned to the app screen.
5) I can get more information faster on my Android phone than the iPhone- this is due to widgets, a more sophisticated notification drawer, and IMO better app integration and organization.
FWIW, I am currently using my 6+ year old VAIO but my next computer will likely be a mac book air and I stopped using an iPod when I started using smart phones.
I just switched from iPhone to android also. Like android a lot it beats ios hands down but iPhone is still on top when it comes to apps and games I wish that would change soon.
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I remember when... LOL... I was on my old 8525 and guys were starting to port over android... you couldn't do crap but there were these crazy things called 'widgits'. I did the dual boot, but thought, winMO was here to stay!!!.... :silly:
Google owes the devs here a bunch of love for their work on pushing the OS as far as it has. Compare that to the "evolution" of the iOS - you'll see there's always some exciting new things coming our way. OK, not as polished as the apple apps.. but much more risque...
I can't stand the little bitty iPhone screen.
Same story for me bro. I I have every iPad out there (1,2,3), Mac Book Pro, MacBookAir, 4 iPhones, and Apple TV. I am no Apple fanboi.
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I left iPhone after being with one since its initial release. I stopped at the iPhone 4. If they had come up with something better then the iPhone 4s, I probably would've stayed but I got tired of Apple always releasing outdated stuff (small screen, no 4g, slow processor, etc)
Since the 4, I had the Dell Streak 5 , HTC Inspire, Samsung Galaxy Tab (hacked to use as cell phone), Samsung Galaxy S II, and now the S III.
The main reason I am with Android is because of this forum, I love being able to change anything on my phone that needs changing, and the tons of roms that I can change to if I get bored of one.
illest_evo said:
Yeah right now I'm more than satisfied with my galaxy ... the note2 looks interesting
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That behemoth of a device.....I just got my gs3 and wondering when the note2 will reach at&t lol.