I've had a lot of phones and sold a lot as well. Just recently selling my Photon so that I can grab the Epic Touch. This phone is amazing, but everytime I go to a forum it's always a posts complaining of screen colors, data speeds, screen size etc.
I'm so tired of this stuff it's ridiculous. True this phone has some some flaws like the inability to connect to the media hub right now, but that's minor and I'm sure it'll get fixed. But the threads where people is posting the issues that I stated above, have been talked about forever. And for the complaining of the screen size, everyone knew how big the phone was before it was released and some people even had the chance to play with the phone before actually buying the phone and they still bought it, only to complain later that it's too big or to complain about a another minor issue. Hell, it's even been reviews posted all over youtube from various people. and people still bought the phone...wtf.
As for the data issue, I'm suer people is coming from other devices on sprint, so the data speeds shouldnt be a suprise. In addition, Sprint is working on numerous towers so this could affecting the data speeds.
Then people are complaining about screen color and all that stuff. It takes a very bored person that has nothing to do in life to do than to look and stare at phone screens just to find out the white aren't white, the black colors aren't black enought etc. These are phones...not computers, not Plasma TV's.
All in all, it seem to me that a lot of people is just looking to find something wrong with this phone. It's like they hating on the phone. It's a great phone so people should just deal with it. I know everybody have their own opinions and its cool. But if you go to Evo forums, the Epic Forums..any sprint android phone forum, its the same threads everywhere...data speeds, screen colors...etc.
Lets stop it all and just enjoy this beast of a phone....
Sorry for the rant
And you complain people complaining?
I have not seen people comlain much about this phone, you are not exaggerating are you?
I had EVO 3D I've seen worst.
I agree with justwonder, seems pretty mild to me. It's only natural for people to put the phone through its paces when they get it, it is afterall a 20 month decision and that's fine.
People are more likely to complain than compliment.
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And you complain people complaining?
I have not seen people comlain much about this phone, you are not exaggerating are you?
I had EVO 3D I've seen worst.
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Look...Im not complaining...well maybe...lol. But there has been a few people complaing about the phone. Not here on XDA but on other forums. It's not a big deal to me...I'm loving it so far.
Oh well....
Lets face it, there will never be the "perfect phone" where everything is unbelievably perfect. But this dam phone is pretty dam close!!! Lol
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I agree with justwonder, seems pretty mild to me. It's only natural for people to put the phone through its paces when they get it, it is afterall a 20 month decision and that's fine.
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Yeah...you're right ..a 20 month decision. But within that 20 month decison and since this will be a 2 year agreement for most of us, did research and watched reviews of the Galaxy S II before we made the final decison.
It's similiar to buying a car. You do research on it before you go out and buy it.
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aaron130 said:
Lets face it, there will never be the "perfect phone" where everything is unbelievably perfect. But this dam phone is pretty dam close!!! Lol
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I totally agree with you. I'm giving you a "thanks" for that one
as was already said compared to what the E3D forum went through this is so mild as to have not even registered on my radar whatsoever. I know there have been a few "this one thing isn't perfect" or "this thing is broken on mine" posts and threads...but...not the onslaught of complaints, valid or not, that you make it seem like. I have not even given it a thought. I also expect them to die down in the next few weeks. Go check in on the E3D forum for a few hours, you'd think the phone came out 12 hours ago from the looks of things, 3 months later.
The phone just came out, frankly it seems like the least bugs and complaints I've ever seen on a rollout of such an anticipated phone.
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as was already said compared to what the E3D forum went through this is so mild as to have not even registered on my radar whatsoever. I know there have been a few "this one thing isn't perfect" or "this thing is broken on mine" posts and threads...but...not the onslaught of complaints, valid or not, that you make it seem like. I have not even given it a thought. I also expect them to die down in the next few weeks. Go check in on the E3D forum for a few hours, you'd think the phone came out 12 hours ago from the looks of things, 3 months later.
The phone just came out, frankly it seems like the least bugs and complaints I've ever seen on a rollout of such an anticipated phone.
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lol...Having owned the OG Evo and the Evo 3D, I already know about the Evo forums.
Yeah, I haven't noticed that many bugs with this phone either. I talked my cousin into exchanging his photon for one today.
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Yeah...you're right ..a 20 month decision. But within that 20 month decison and since this will be a 2 year agreement for most of us, did research and watched reviews of the Galaxy S II before we made the final decison.
It's similiar to buying a car. You do research on it before you go out and buy it.
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But those comlaints help people research better than those review sites.
Before I bought EVO 3D, I knew exactly what flaws the phone has, because of people complaining, you wouldn't find that in those review website.
So let people complaining, it would help other decide it's a deal breaker or not...
OP: Dude its not ridiculous....that's what forums are for.
Don't tell other people they're ridiculous when they "complain" about things they're frustrated with or don't understand cause THATS what ruins forums.
Think I said this but that's what forums are for.
There are and will be solutions to improve a lot of what you think are ridiculous complaints.
Just don't go to those threads if you can't offer something constructive...no worries.
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Some men have vaginas. They complain.
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Wow a complainer complaining about complainers, ha
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Look...Im not complaining...well maybe...lol. But there has been a few people complaing about the phone. Not here on XDA but on other forums. It's not a big deal to me...I'm loving it so far.
Oh well....
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Cool story bro
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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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Also 16:9 SUCKS
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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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+1
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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I thought this was about "the announcement", lol.
I don't feel myself looking forward to the next phone on the horizon I'm actually satisfied with what I have for once.
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I actually identify with this, after coming from a Moment to a Hero to an EVO4G quickly...had that for a year, happily, then to an E3D, to ANOTHER E3D, to an NS4G, to ANOTHER E3D, considered the photon but wasn't impressed, and finally to the ET4G I agree whole heartedly.
I anticipated just jumping to the Nexus Prime ASAP, but, I think I'll hang onto this device for a while....and this is before I've done any more than flash CWM in preparation.
xReMiNGToN said:
I'm currently a Sprint employee and I work at an Indirect retailer/service & repair center. I'll be the first to admit that I have a serious phone addiction. I somehow end up getting all the new phones right when they launch and get to play with all the ones I don't get to carry personally. My family has a business plan with 17 lines so I'm always able to somehow squeeze and upgrade out, do a "Repair" swap to a comparable model, or employee purchase a phone.
My girlfriend has had an iPhone 4 since launch and even though I used to carry one for awhile I've grown to resent them. My first Android upon working here was a Samsung Epic which I loved at first (coming from an iPhone 3G) but as I loaded more apps on it I watched it become laggy and seen it develop quite an overheating problem. I was extremely close to going back with an iPhone then I found this site and began experimenting with rooting and custom roms and now I'm hooked.
So to flash forward since my Epic days (sorry I've been rambling) I've went from a Nexus S to a EVO 3D to a HTC Arrive (tried something new and yeah didn't work out) to a Motorola Photon and now finally a Galaxy S II. Needless to say every single phone I've had up until this one had issues I just couldn't cope with. My nexus got horrible signal wherever I was at and 3G was practically worthless. I was so hyped about the 3D and when it launched the first one I had was defective and my second would freeze and lag constantly. To top it all off about 30% of the ones we would sell were defective out of the box. It's hard to have love for a phone that you sell to someone only to see them come back the next day ready to rip your head off. After that I figured I'd try something new and went with an HTC Arrive. I'll spare you the details lets just say a week into it and I was done. So I decided to go with the Photon and for the most part I liked it other then the horrible UI (Customer Launchers saved me) and the silent call issue that plagued it.
I'd been reading about the GSII for awhile and once I heard it was coming to Sprint I had to make sure I could get it on Launch. Enough calls into Sprint got me my upgrade early and I took the bait and dove right in not knowing exactly what new "issues" I'd be getting myself into. It's been almost a week since I've had mine and I can say without a doubt that I've never ever owned a phone this amazing. Everything about it is superb from the screen, to the UI, and the sleek design. I haven't had NOT ONE single problem with this phone and to me that's saying something. Traditionally almost all of our Samsung devices have been crap. Plain and simple. This phone was bashed by all my coworkers before launch because of the bad name Samsung had made for themselves. Now they're just as amazed as I am. I don't feel myself looking forward to the next phone on the horizon I'm actually satisfied with what I have for once.
I know this post is nothing but rambling but honestly this phone is everything I've ever hoped for and more. Once the roms start pouring in I truly feel it will be a short while before this phone is dethroned as King. I guess I made this post just to see how everyone else was feeling about there phone and if anyone has had similar issues with past phones and now finds themselves satisfied.
This is my first post on here so don't flame me too hard =) Any thoughts/experiences would be appreciated especially from anyone else who shares my phone addiction lol
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im an ex-employee so i totally feel you and your addiction. Its a serious issue, and an expensive one lol.
But yes your right. When I bought the 3d, my dude that still works there tried to talk me out of buying it. Because of the power and signal issues. Of course like a idiot I still did. Wanted to love that thing so bad.
Im going to also agree with you 1000%. This is my DREAM phone. Ive lost sleep over the s2. When i heard Sprint was getting it, I literally thought about nothing else than the Epic Touch, aside from women and money. This thing is awesome. ****t, the only thing I want is higher resolution, but even with that I love this phone. I cant imagine what the next one will be like, but for the FIRST time in my life, I AM TOTALLY SATISFIED WITH A PHONE!!!
Yes my addiction to crack started when I was..oh wait...your talking phones...Like you my friend I have had every phone you listed (except the Arrive...my god man what were you thinking!) and this is the best phone I have owned..hands down. No problems...yet. Great camera and fast. I love it!
I will agree. I was happy with the HTC Incredible based on what was available and told myself that no matter how bad I wanted a new phone no 'feature" would be worth the upgrade until dual-core chips hit. Yes I jumped on the LTE band wagon but quickly realized that was far from ready for daily use. Then they(dual-core) hit and man its been disappointing till the chip Samsung used( Exynos). That chip with the GPU totally blows anything else out of the water.
Maybe just stick to iphone if android gives you so much trouble? I'm pretty sure there are lots of users on this forum that use Epic1, Nexus S and Evo 3D with no problems.
+1 from me. Nice write up, thanks.
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Maybe just stick to iphone if android gives you so much trouble? I'm pretty sure there are lots of users on this forum that use Epic1, Nexus S and Evo 3D with no problems.
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Every thing i was reading was great until this, you had to mention the iPhone and to top ot off, recommended sticking with it if Android gives you problems. Expecially if you're talking about the E4GT, man what were you thinking.
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Every thing i was reading was great until this, you had to mention the iPhone and to top ot off, recommended sticking with it if Android gives you problems. Expecially if you're talking about the E4GT, man what were you thinking.
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+1 this post was pointless. Anywhoo. Back to the subject at hand
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Success100 said:
im an ex-employee so i totally feel you and your addiction. Its a serious issue, and an expensive one lol.
But yes your right. When I bought the 3d, my dude that still works there tried to talk me out of buying it. Because of the power and signal issues. Of course like a idiot I still did. Wanted to love that thing so bad.
Im going to also agree with you 1000%. This is my DREAM phone. Ive lost sleep over the s2. When i heard Sprint was getting it, I literally thought about nothing else than the Epic Touch, aside from women and money. This thing is awesome. ****t, the only thing I want is higher resolution, but even with that I love this phone. I cant imagine what the next one will be like, but for the FIRST time in my life, I AM TOTALLY SATISFIED WITH A PHONE!!!
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most definately i am very satisfied with this phone just stock. thats amazing to say cuz i was a flashoholic. from the og evo. i can root but no need to since im on vacation only needed it for work. and the resolution is a small minus but dont mind really the screen looks amazing everywhere. my real minus is kickstand. coming froma evo i miss the hell out of it
I thought sprint employee don't get the phone untill 2 or three week because customer are the one paying the most and they should be the first to have it?.......I am under an employee account ( SWAC ) and sprint wouldn't let me buy the phone at all. They keep saying it's one of the disadvantage of being under this plan, but is more advantage than have a regular plan. God DAMN! I can't wait till is available to buy ( BUT WHEN?).........It was kinda funny on launch day I went to sprint store and they told I can't buy it cause I'm under employee account......I was like WTF! than why ya let me buy the gift card to reserve for the Epic 4G Touch?...they was like, well....who ever sold you that card should of known better, we are really sorry......I was like can I have my refund?......they said, No, we can't refund but you can use to buy any sprint product........I was like, can I use it to buy the phone when is available for SWAC plan?........they said, ummmm maybe... I said...CRAP! bye!!!!
I dont have any desire to worry about any phone coming out after getting this phone. It does everything I need it to better than any other phone I have come across.
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most definately i am very satisfied with this phone just stock. thats amazing to say cuz i was a flashoholic. from the og evo. i can root but no need to since im on vacation only needed it for work. and the resolution is a small minus but dont mind really the screen looks amazing everywhere. my real minus is kickstand. coming froma evo i miss the hell out of it
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I miss the kickstand dearly, but funny thing is I never actually used it as a kickstand. I just fidgeted with it ALL THE TIME. Now I have nothing to fidget with so I swipe through my home panels near compulsively.
I went from a Razr to a crap cricket phone to helio ocean to palm pixi to hero to epic 4g to inspire 4g to evo and finally to eptouch
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Every thing i was reading was great until this, you had to mention the iPhone and to top ot off, recommended sticking with it if Android gives you problems. Expecially if you're talking about the E4GT, man what were you thinking.
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The guy said he used to use iphone and had problems with the epic1, nexus s and evo 3D, which are all good android phones. I was suggesting the problem was the user not the android phones.
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I thought sprint employee don't get the phone untill 2 or three week because customer are the one paying the most and they should be the first to have it?.......I am under an employee account ( SWAC ) and sprint wouldn't let me buy the phone at all. They keep saying it's one of the disadvantage of being under this plan, but is more advantage than have a regular plan. God DAMN! I can't wait till is available to buy ( BUT WHEN?).........It was kinda funny on launch day I went to sprint store and they told I can't buy it cause I'm under employee account......I was like WTF! than why ya let me buy the gift card to reserve for the Epic 4G Touch?...they was like, well....who ever sold you that card should of known better, we are really sorry......I was like can I have my refund?......they said, No, we can't refund but you can use to buy any sprint product........I was like, can I use it to buy the phone when is available for SWAC plan?........they said, ummmm maybe... I said...CRAP! bye!!!!
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Sprint employees can't buy it yet. That's how it always is they have to wait a while before high end phones to become available to them. HOWEVER...one person per corporate store gets designated to be an advocate, and are responsible for making sure the staff is well informed on it and handling customer questions about it, and they get to keep the phone because of it. I was the advocate for the palm pre and OG Evo
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_MetalHead_ said:
I miss the kickstand dearly, but funny thing is I never actually used it as a kickstand. I just fidgeted with it ALL THE TIME. Now I have nothing to fidget with so I swipe through my home panels near compulsively.
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Haha.... yeah I always used the battery cover clip on my Captivate and flicked it back and forth...
I think all phones should have a dedicated fidget system...
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Haha.... yeah I always used the battery cover clip on my Captivate and flicked it back and forth...
I think all phones should have a dedicated fidget system...
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So true. I barely ever used my E4G kickstand but boy did I miss it when it was gone.
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I thought sprint employee don't get the phone untill 2 or three week because customer are the one paying the most and they should be the first to have it?.......I am under an employee account ( SWAC ) and sprint wouldn't let me buy the phone at all. They keep saying it's one of the disadvantage of being under this plan, but is more advantage than have a regular plan. God DAMN! I can't wait till is available to buy ( BUT WHEN?).........It was kinda funny on launch day I went to sprint store and they told I can't buy it cause I'm under employee account......I was like WTF! than why ya let me buy the gift card to reserve for the Epic 4G Touch?...they was like, well....who ever sold you that card should of known better, we are really sorry......I was like can I have my refund?......they said, No, we can't refund but you can use to buy any sprint product........I was like, can I use it to buy the phone when is available for SWAC plan?........they said, ummmm maybe... I said...CRAP! bye!!!!
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He's not a Sprint employee. Indirect dealers are not Sprint employees, they work for a company that has a reseller agreement with Sprint.
He also said he has a family plan with 17 lines, so he got it on a non employee line, then moved it to his line. I know indirect employees get a discounted line, not sure how much it is though.
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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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Ok... Let me just throw it out there... Your GN is not "Perfect". It is not "Flawless". It's a unique piece of hardware that came off a mass production line. It is not identical to any other GN if you spend enough time examining it
In all fairness, I got my GN 3 weeks ago on Nov 25th. I moaned about a light (barely noticeable) horizontal band across the screen and only noticeable on very low light when scrolling.
3 week ons... I'm at peace. More and more threads (about the screen, dust particles, build quality etc) appear every day that confirm, the GN is not a hand made and individually scrutinized piece of swiss machinery. Nope. It was not manufactured in a clean room in the Jet propulsion Lab by NASA engineers in funny suits. It's a phone. Wait wait... don't go yet. I'm nearly done. The point is... After a week or so of bemoaning that it was perfect, I finally just started to use it, and...ENJOY it. Now after 3 weeks use, I could not be happier with it. Battery seems to have improved as time went on (or perhaps Im not starting at the screen so much anymore!) and I now treat the phone like a phone. A piece of expendable tech that I'll probably use for 12-18months.
Should it be 100% flawless? Perfect? Clean room hand built? for 700dollars? No. That money pays for the research and the technology in the phone. It doesn't stretch so far to include sapphire crystal display or hand assembly and post packing scrutiny by an OCD swiss guy with a loupe.
God damn it people, don't let a speck of dust, or a some slight variation in colour bands on the screen ruin your experience of a super device. If its flawed like a line of dead pixels, yes, return it, but if your really just unhappy because its not flawless, well don't be.. because nobodies GN is flawless. Look at it long enough and you'll find something you can pick at... Or you could jsut use the phone and marvel in its awesomeness and stop looking for a bit of dust you can only see when you get into the closet at night with a loupe, night vision googles, and an infrared lamp. Enjoy it
exactly why i'm just going to use the phone and not "look" for issues.
Oh my god, really? You write an absurdly too-long rant, that uses 5 too many smiley faces, telling us we should chill out over defections on our phones? You are telling us to not scrutinize our phones so much. Well don't scrutinize our posts so much, and don't tell us the proper way to go about enjoying our phones.
What a wiener.
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Oh my god, really? You write an absurdly too-long rant, that uses 5 too many smiley faces, telling us we should chill out over defections on our phones? You are telling us to not scrutinize our phones so much. Well don't scrutinize our posts so much, and don't tell us the proper way to go about enjoying our phones.
What a wiener.
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i put your post under an electron microscope and i came to the conclusion your wee wee is smaller than his. just sayin'.
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i put your post under an electron microscope and i came to the conclusion your wee wee is smaller than his. just sayin'.
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>>assuming im a dude
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>>assuming im a dude
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Must be that time of the month then...
sjgarbz said:
Oh my god, really? You write an absurdly too-long rant, that uses 5 too many smiley faces, telling us we should chill out over defections on our phones? You are telling us to not scrutinize our phones so much. Well don't scrutinize our posts so much, and don't tell us the proper way to go about enjoying our phones.
What a wiener.
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If you have nothing to contribute, well you know..
There are way too many threads about nitpicking at every single little detail. I'm not saying the phones don't have issues, but the OP is right. There are way too many threads about such minor details where people expect the phone to be some amazing device as if God himself had created it. It's not. It's a phone.
I think part of the problem is a lot of people are buying it off contract and thus feel that since they are paying so much the phone should be devoid of any and all slight defects.
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If you have nothing to contribute, well you know..
There are way too many threads about nitpicking at every single little detail. I'm not saying the phones don't have issues, but the OP is right. There are way too many threads about such minor details where people expect the phone to be some amazing device as if God himself had created it. It's not. It's a phone.
I think part of the problem is a lot of people are buying it off contract and thus feel that since they are paying so much the phone should be devoid of any and all slight defects.
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It's not just that people are buying it off contract. This happens with pretty much every phone. Every time a phone is released there are always threads where people say things like "What problems should I look for?" My thing is, if you have to seek out the "problems" then they aren't problems. And only on forums like xda do people obsess over the most minor "defects". The average consumer doesn't return a phone 3 or 4 times because if they go into a pitch black room and turn the brightness down all the way and then look at an all black screen they see some sort of imperfection. This is the type of unreasonable expectation of pure perfection that you will only find in these online communities. People are flat out ridiculous in how they overreact to the slightest "issue" they perceive themselves to have on their devices. To the average person they can use the exact same phone with the exact same "issue" and not have a single problem.
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I would assume you are Steven J. Garbarino, a dude.
https://www.google.com/search?q=sjgarbz
liquidarts said:
I would assume you are Steven J. Garbarino, a dude.
https://www.google.com/search?q=sjgarbz
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lol pwnt
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liquidarts said:
I would assume you are Steven J. Garbarino, a dude.
https://www.google.com/search?q=sjgarbz
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Lmfao
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liquidarts said:
I would assume you are Steven J. Garbarino, a dude.
https://www.google.com/search?q=sjgarbz
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hahaha good one liquid, nailed him
what a twitter feed! sleeping material...
I agree with the OP. We should all be so lucky that the biggest problem we have is the slight imperfections on the screen. I've noticed the banding (streaks) on the display a few times already but only because it's been discussed ad nauseum. Do I like it? Not really. Do I need to obsess over it and return 3 different units for the same issue only to realize, that's just the way it is. It's not perfect but it's also not worth the amount of complaining that's been going on here. 36 hours in and I am pretty well pleased with it! The screen is gorgeous!
BUT, if Samsung is reading this, my message is this: What's your problem?!? Why isn't this thing perfect?!? I paid too much! I want signal from inside of a lead box! Work harder!
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People are flat out ridiculous in how they overreact to the slightest "issue" they perceive themselves to have on their devices.
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I whole heartedly and completely agree with you.
I extremely disappointed in both Samsung and Rogers, and as a result, I am back on iOS as I type this message.
I sold my S2 i9100 on Craigslist and switched from Fido to Rogers to get an S3 on a three year contract. The S3 was beautiful for the first few hours. By midnight that night, I noticed some serious artifacts on the screen (there are many posts on XDA that call these "ink spots" etc.)
I contacted the salesperson at Rogers regarding an exchange, and I was told to bring it to their technician - if he recognized the defect, I would get a new device. He couldn't see the problem! He had never heard of the problem (yeah, right!) so it would not be exchanged unless I sent it off to Samsung to have a look!
I returned the POS on buyers remorse, paying a $75 fee and got the iPhone 5 as a result.
I love the iPhone and I've had many of them in the past, too. But the Samsung problem of faulty screens is definitely a common issue and I most likely wont switch back, unless something truly game changing comes out for Android.
Rogers is terrible, aside from having a gorgeous iPhone 5 out of the deal, leaving Fido was a big mistake.
I would be very weary of purchasing an S3 if you, the reader, haven't already.
Google S3 Ink Spots, and see many disappointed s3 owners like me.
Cool story bro.
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I extremely disappointed in both Samsung and
I contacted the salesperson at Rogers regarding an exchange, and I was told to bring it to their technician - if he recognized the defect, I would get a new device. He couldn't see the problem! He had never heard of the problem (yeah, right!) so it would not be exchanged unless I sent it off to Samsung to have a look!
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I work at a tech shop. Unfortunately they don't always update us on defects. There was a recall on sandybridge mainboards but no one notified us until after two weeks, that is just one instance.
and your point is....? you're back on ios so this whole story makes no difference at all now right? you dont have an sgs3 anymore. end of story. not sure what the point of this is.
i had 3 sgs3's in my possession at one point and didnt see any of this. i also have 6 friends with sgs3's and they dont have this. you should expect some manufacturing defects when a product is made in the hundreds of thousands dude. it just happens. you should blame that tech and yourself for not getting a replacement. you could of easily stood up to them and got a replacement. you being passive is what the problem here is.
I have two ink spots on my S3 but only when the screen is displaying BLACK. All you had to do was warranty the phone dude. And also, this is the GS3 thread, not the flipping iPhone5 thread. Oh that's right, we don't have one!!!!! I own an iPhone 4, but you don't see me coming here saying how awesome it is?!
You should have warrantied the phone.
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and your point is....? you're back on ios so this whole story makes no difference at all now right? you dont have an sgs3 anymore. end of story. not sure what the point of this is.
i had 3 sgs3's in my possession at one point and didnt see any of this. i also have 6 friends with sgs3's and they dont have this. you should expect some manufacturing defects when a product is made in the hundreds of thousands dude. it just happens. you should blame that tech and yourself for not getting a replacement. you could of easily stood up to them and got a replacement. being passive is what the problem here is.
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You obviously stopped reading when you saw the word iOS and decided to post a worthless comment defending Android lol. The point is, people should be weary when purchasing the S3 and look closely. Just because you and your six friends don't see something, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Even the technician couldn't see it - that doesn't mean it wasn't there. There are dozens of threads online, and XDA inpeticular, where users are very frustrated with this problem in their S3's.
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I have two ink spots on my S3 but only when the screen is displaying BLACK. All you had to do was warranty the phone dude. And also, this is the GS3 thread, not the flipping iPhone5 thread. Oh that's right, we don't have one!!!!! I own an iPhone 4, but you don't see me coming here saying how awesome it is?!
You should have warrantied the phone.
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This is hardly n iPhone 5 thread lol. What is with Android users getting so offended when they see the work iPhone? I've had multiple Samsung phones, I have an Asus Nexus 7, and I've had almost every iPhone to ever come out. They are both great platforms, I am sorry if seeing the work iOS makes you so salty lol
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You obviously stopped reading when you saw the word iOS and decided to post a worthless comment defending Android lol. The point is, people should be weary when purchasing the S3 and look closely. Just because you and your six friends don't see something, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Even the technician couldn't see it - that doesn't mean it wasn't there. There are dozens of threads online, and XDA inpeticular, where users are very frustrated with this problem in their S3's.
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Ummm... read my post again. This has nothing to do with iPhone or android. It has everything to do with you not taking the correct route in getting the replacement. The only worthless post is this thread you created to inform others of you happiness of iOS in an android development website. Replace the phone for a new one. Its that simple. You didn't do that and you should probably take the frustration out on yourself rather than the "tech" that probably didn't care enough to really look for the issue or Samsung for the quality. This really comes down to you not taking the initiative.
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This is hardly n iPhone 5 thread lol. What is with Android users getting so offended when they see the work iPhone? I've had multiple Samsung phones, I have an Asus Nexus 7, and I've had almost every iPhone to ever come out. They are both great platforms, I am sorry if seeing the work iOS makes you so salty lol
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1.) IPhone anything does not belong here. Go to the sister site and post about iPhone.
2.) This thread seems ridiculous. As you stated. There are already multiple threads containing this information so why would you clutter these forums with another?
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1.) IPhone anything does not belong here. Go to the sister site and post about iPhone.
2.) This thread seems ridiculous. As you stated. There are already multiple threads containing this information so why would you clutter these forums with another?
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Ok, maybe I should refer to it as a "different phone" due to the poor quality of the Samsung Galaxy S3 i747 I purchased. Happy? If you don't find any use for this thread, then leave it, and stop bumping it with your pointless wannabe moderator comments. Someone who is in the market for a new phone, and is considering buying this phone, might find it a little more meaningful. I for one, wish there was a lot of threads on the subject, so I could have saved myself a $75 restocking fee to bring it back, by not buying it in the first place.
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Ok, maybe I should refer to it as a "different phone" due to the poor quality of the Samsung Galaxy S3 i747 I purchased. Happy? If you don't find any use for this thread, then leave it, and stop bumping it with your pointless wannabe moderator comments. Someone who is in the market for a new phone, and is considering buying this phone, might find it a little more meaningful. I for one, wish there was a lot of threads on the subject, so I could have saved myself a $75 restocking fee to bring it back, by not buying it in the first place.
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lol. you should blog or facebook this.
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Ok, maybe I should refer to it as a "different phone" due to the poor quality of the Samsung Galaxy S3 i747 I purchased. Happy? If you don't find any use for this thread, then leave it, and stop bumping it with your pointless wannabe moderator comments. Someone who is in the market for a new phone, and is considering buying this phone, might find it a little more meaningful. I for one, wish there was a lot of threads on the subject, so I could have saved myself a $75 restocking fee to bring it back, by not buying it in the first place.
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Dude, you bought a bad phone out of however millions were made. Just because one phone had something wrong with it doesn't mean that you should tell people NOT to buy that phone. And besides, basing your opinion about an ENTIRE company based on one defective device is STUPID AS HELL! That's like saying 'white people are racist' just because 1 KKK member calls me the N word!!!
THINK!!!
Take you Android bashing and just forget about signing into XDA until you get an Android device again like you said when something MAGICALLY comes about. Have fun with iOS, it's solid, it's stable, and absolutely nothing will ever go wrong with your precious iPhone 5. :good:
.... it's an issue with AMOLED screens. There's a clear reason why the "technician" probably didn't see it. That being the fact that YOU didn't even notice it until "midnight that night". It's only visible when the screen is displaying BLACK.... and at NIGHT. If it were actually an "Artifact" as you put it, it would have some sort of adverse affect on the display quality.... which it does not. I have noticed these blotches at night. But instead of googling it and reading that it does happen and thinking "Oh, this phone sucks cause there's this stuff that other people seem to have", i actually read more into it and found out WHAT it was. It doesn't affect the screen in any way.... and is only visible on a solid black color, at night. Which is funny, cause a lot of the people posting about it don't exactly seem "Disappointed", as you put it, but more curious as to why they're there, and if they could be a potential issue or not..... which they're not.
If it were something that affected the functionality or the display quality, i could see being "disappointed in Samsung".... but this is just ridiculous. I've had an iPhone 3GS and an iPhone 4 before switching to Android. I don't see why in the hell anybody would willingly switch iOS from Android. Apple designs excellent hardware.... i'll give them that. But iOS seriously needs an overhaul... not just a new feature or two added every year that's been around on other platforms (and not just Android) for YEARS.
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.... it's an issue with AMOLED screens. There's a clear reason why the "technician" probably didn't see it. That being the fact that YOU didn't even notice it until "midnight that night". It's only visible when the screen is displaying BLACK.... and at NIGHT. If it were actually an "Artifact" as you put it, it would have some sort of adverse affect on the display quality.... which it does not. I have noticed these blotches at night. But instead of googling it and reading that it does happen and thinking "Oh, this phone sucks cause there's this stuff that other people seem to have", i actually read more into it and found out WHAT it was. It doesn't affect the screen in any way.... and is only visible on a solid black color, at night. Which is funny, cause a lot of the people posting about it don't exactly seem "Disappointed", as you put it, but more curious as to why they're there, and if they could be a potential issue or not..... which they're not.
If it were something that affected the functionality or the display quality, i could see being "disappointed in Samsung".... but this is just ridiculous. I've had an iPhone 3GS and an iPhone 4 before switching to Android. I don't see why in the hell anybody would willingly switch iOS from Android. Apple designs excellent hardware.... i'll give them that. But iOS seriously needs an overhaul... not just a new feature or two added every year that's been around on other platforms (and not just Android) for YEARS.
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Exactly. I'm looking at a black screen on my S3 right now, no ink spots, but at night and on a COMPLETELY black screen, I can see a few, but it doesn't bother me.
Also, enjoy your non working maps, anodized aluminum that chips from nothing, screen flickering, and your now AMAZING 4x5 [email protected][email protected]!11
LOL I will never understand people who get heated over Android vs iPhone, even when this thread is not a comparison.
You all don't think ink spots are a problem, then that's ok. For me, it's unacceptable, even if its only at night. It's not just on black screens, it's on anything as dark as the deep blue in settings. If its a common problem with AMOLED screens, then it's too bad.
And ps: google maps has a fully functional web app that is identical to what was the native maps app LOL.
I think I hear your moms calling you upstairs for lunch
So far every Samsung phone I had also had black spots on the screen its just how Samsung produces there screens but I would not swap out my phone just because of some black spots that you could only see in midnight and iPhone is a piece of **** u made a mistake !
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Ok.... fine.... it's visible on very dark colors..... at night. WOOOOOO! if you're that nit-picky, i'd hate to see how you are with other products. Must suck to see you picking out a monitor..... backlight bleed must really get your panties in a bunch against the manufacturer of the display.
I'm sure the thread will be closed pretty soon.
To the OP, you got your iPhone, be happy and get on with your life. And stop being rude to other members because this may harm you in future if you ever get an Android phone. So better safe than sorry. Also, as you mentioned there were several other threads opened regarding the issues you were experiencing, you should have better put your thoughts in those threads. People get angry because you searched and found similar issues, still you opened a new one to complain about your displeasure.
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Well, I guess I'm glad your problem is solved.
My Rogers S3 is just swell over here.
Having had an iphone from 2008-2012 and having used iOS since the original ipod touch in 2007, I couldn't be happier to have bought an S3.
Sounds like your beef is more with Rogers than with Samsung. I got my 32gb S3 on promo from Rogers for only $50, the 32gb iphone 5 would have been $300
The unbelievable amount of positive differences I have experienced between my old iphone 4 and the S3 is pretty astounding. I played with an iphone 5 for a bit a few days ago and yeah it just seemed... Boring to me after having had my S3 for two weeks. I really loved my iphone for years and defended it endlessly as being incredibly durable and intuitive and simple devices (which they are) but after messing with Android for a few weeks I actually now regret not making the switch sooner.
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Hawken I installed io6 on my iphone 4 a few weeks ago. The Google maps "Web app" via Safari is total and utter **** in comparison to the proper Google App. It seems like you are just trying to come up with all sorts of reasons to justify your decision to impatiently dump the S3 and pay a ton of cash to get the iphone 5 because it's a mindlessly easy device to use.
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