My girl is wanting one of these epic touch phones but I read a lot about it. From overheating to the LOS to the closing games thing. Has this update improved on any of these?
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I haven't experienced Los in a month.
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Does it improve the other issues
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Does it improve the other issues
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To be honest i haven't even updated anything but my modem however I have never really had any issues with overheating or los. The game issue was with a few games but the games i really enjoy don't have any problems.
Games such as brother in arms, dead space, backstab, and nova 2. So depends on what games she likes it maybe an issue.
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donsh00tmesanta said:
My girl is wanting one of these epic touch phones but I read a lot about it. From overheating to the LOS to the closing games thing. Has this update improved on any of these?
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it has improved a lot. have not experienced any force closes since EG30 and Los. and the overheating doesnt happen unless ur watching or playing games for over 2-3 hours which every phone over heats. im currently on EL26 the latest build and to my opinion the battery improved. unplugged my phone at 7am to go to work ( texting/few calls and gaming) and came back at 6pm with 73% battery left.
Never heard anything about overheating on the E4GT.
The others have, to the best of my knowledge, been fixed. LoS has disappeared, and all the games that previously crashed for me no longer do so.
Nice nice thanks guys I think this will make a great late Xmas gift
I am seeing so many builds but they aren't ICS, are they meant to fix something?
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donsh00tmesanta said:
Nice nice thanks guys I think this will make a great late Xmas gift
I am seeing so many builds but they aren't ICS, are they meant to fix something?
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well the point is its kinda hard to get ics on the E4GT because of TW, but im pretty sure we'll be seeing ICS soon just be patient
O I realize that....I have a Nexus S so I will probably be seeing it sooner....since this will be for my girl its ok lol I am just curious as to more leaks.....
I've had the Nexus S 4G with ICS on it, and a few other phones, and this by far is my favorite phone so far. Beautiful display, fast and the newest update seems to have made my signal better.
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O I realize that....I have a Nexus S so I will probably be seeing it sooner....since this will be for my girl its ok lol I am just curious as to more leaks.....
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well u seem to have picked a really nice phone for ur girl, probably the best phone out there right now lol. well ICS isnt new to me since i have the galaxy nexus already, so im not really hiked up about it. I just want to see how it performs on the E4GT cause right now my E4GT runs a lot smoother and faster than my Galaxy Nexus the only thing that i like better on the galaxy nexus is Verizons LTE lol.
Are you talking about the epic touch?
Are y'all saying I should get the touch and give her the nexus s? Lol
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I've had the Nexus S 4G with ICS on it, and a few other phones, and this by far is my favorite phone so far. Beautiful display, fast and the newest update seems to have made my signal better.
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I've had the Nexus S 4G with ICS on it, and a few other phones, and this by far is my favorite phone so far. Beautiful display, fast and the newest update seems to have made my signal better.
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What up dazed?! New update has has been fantastic for me so far
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What up dazed?! New update has has been fantastic for me so far
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Not much. How are you doing? Yeah I really like the update also. How are you liking this phone compared to the nexus?
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Are you talking about the epic touch?
Are y'all saying I should get the touch and give her the nexus s?
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That's what I did. Gave my son the Nexus S 4G and I took the Epic Touch. Couldn't be happier with my decision.
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I have not experienced any LoS issues in a while now. I have also never experienced any overheating or issues with games. I have to say that this is by far the best Android phone I have owned or used to date imho. I am very impressed by this phone and would recommend it to anyone looking into it.
haha. idk man its up to u if u want the epic touch, just to tell u. much better screen and camera. u can zoom in and out in camera mode and also do HD vids unlike the nexus s lol. and much more goodies you can find out if u decide to get it
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Not much. How are you doing? Yeah I really like the update also. How are you liking this phone compared to the nexus?
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I like the NS4G but this phone is the best I have ever owned. On EL26, I ran Speedtests on Sat night, early this morning, and this afternoon. I usually never see over 6Mbps download on the L.A. server so I use a farther one. These screenies are on L.A. server
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Hmmmm I think I might do that
How's signal strength
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Oh my epic has been so jealous. The other day I got a nexus s 4g for my gf and put ics on it. Man I cant stop using her phone and she does not understand what she has in her hand. Using this makes you see how much touchwiz sucks and there is no need for it anymore.
If Google was not whoring itself to anybody and had standards we would probably all have this already.
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Agree... For this to be the best phone on Sprint and one of the best phone on Android, Im surprised we dont have it yet.
I wonder if there will ever be a day when all high end android devices get updated at the same time.
I guess thats what the Nexus brand is for though...
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Oh my epic has been so jealous. The other day I got a nexus s 4g for my gf and put ics on it. Man I cant stop using her phone and she does not understand what she has in her hand. Using this makes you see how much touchwiz sucks and there is no need for it anymore.
If Google was not whoring itself to anybody and had standards we would probably all have this already.
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Sigh......
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Sigh......
The worst part is Google has the nexus but by the time we get if we do it will be September. What's even the point of making ics look the way it does if nobody will see it. When apple has an is update the world knows. Google I would say either does not care or handles it in the worst way.
Average consumer will use android and because of all the crap that the carrier and handset makers do they leave with a bad impression. Its just sad its like Google is its on worst enemy.
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Agree... For this to be the best phone on Sprint and one of the best phone on Android, Im surprised we dont have it yet.
I wonder if there will ever be a day when all high end android devices get updated at the same time.
I guess thats what the Nexus brand is for though...
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You're really surprised the E4GT doesn't have ICS yet? Do you know how long it took gingerbread to get to the original Epic?
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Oh my epic has been so jealous. The other day I got a nexus s 4g for my gf and put ics on it. Man I cant stop using her phone and she does not understand what she has in her hand. Using this makes you see how much touchwiz sucks and there is no need for it anymore.
If Google was not whoring itself to anybody and had standards we would probably all have this already.
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I'm sigh at yet another ics thread
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Sammy is already leaking beta's of the ISGSII
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You're really surprised the E4GT doesn't have ICS yet? Do you know how long it took gingerbread to get to the original Epic?
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can anyone confirm using a Verizon nexus on sprint. Ill give up 4g for it
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Don't envy
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Oh my epic has been so jealous. The other day I got a nexus s 4g for my gf and put ics on it. Man I cant stop using her phone and she does not understand what she has in her hand. Using this makes you see how much touchwiz sucks and there is no need for it anymore.
If Google was not whoring itself to anybody and had standards we would probably all have this already.
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I was trolling through their forums and they are waiting for the OTA for ET4G so they can have ICS with Touchwiz.
Get MIUI and use the black ice theme, pretty much ics minus multitasking c:
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Just played with a Galaxy Nexus. It must have been the special laggy edition. I wish my phone was that choppy.
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Get MIUI and use the black ice theme, pretty much ics minus multitasking c:
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Until aosp roms support 4g I can't use them. The 3g in my area just does not cut it.
To op, there are ics themed launchers in the market. The source was released, so in a few weeks expect to see a ton of launchers based on the actual code.
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Just left work early to pick up my Epic 4G Touch! Wanted to say what's up to everyone over here in the Epic Touch forum! Rooted with Heimdall as soon as I got home. Let the fun begin!
Came from EVO 4G btw... which is currently doing a great job of tethering my my PC (i think its the kickstand)
Anyways, What's up all! Gonna start reading now.
Welcome and Congratulations on the new upgrade.
Just got my ET4G yesterday and im loving this **** so far... Just missing ICS a lot tho i came from an NS4G and ICS is where is at
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Congratulations. Welcome.
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Just got my ET4G yesterday and im loving this **** so far... Just missing ICS a lot tho i came from an NS4G and ICS is where is at
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There's a couple options for ICS. SBrissen's CM9 build with SteadyHawkin's FB17 kernel is almost flawless, minus USB hosting.
Calkulin has a Touchwiz based ICS leak from Sprint/Samsung that works pretty much perfectly.
To the OP: Congrats man! You're gonna love the phone. You got here just in time for the serious development to pick up.
Congrats don't scratch it so you can sell it when the nexus comes out. Lol joking.....kinda
Anyway incipio feather case black best case ever I drop this phone almost everyday no fear.
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Welcome! I camt from the EVO 4G as well....and I dont miss it a bit!
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Welcome! I camt from the EVO 4G as well....and I dont miss it a bit!
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I just got an E4GT from a buddy last week. I miss the kick stand, but enjoying everything else. I wonder if it seems so much faster due to dual core or if the Xynos processor is just that much better than the Snapdragon.
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I just got an E4GT from a buddy last week. I miss the kick stand, but enjoying everything else. I wonder if it seems so much faster due to dual core or if the Xynos processor is just that much better than the Snapdragon.
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Both! Welcome to the et4g forums.
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So far GREAT phone, The "Hello Galaxy" is like Siri. Cool trick, not sure if I'll keep it though. Boot speeds, snappiness, damn near everything's looking good.
Thanks all for the regards. I was on a waiting list for 2 months to get my EVO 4G and would hate to send it out to pasture.
So what have all of you done with your old EVO's and other smart phones, now that its about that time for most upgrades? Keep it around for games etc? Miniature tablet for the coffee table? Just curious...
I have evo 4g and it has battery issues
also it has started hanging lately, not behaving well
I would like to have s2
I am eligible for upgrade but dont want to shell out 300$ for 2 phones
Welcome, congrats on your upgrade.. Happy flashing to ya
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I have evo 4g and it has battery issues
also it has started hanging lately, not behaving well
I would like to have s2
I am eligible for upgrade but dont want to shell out 300$ for 2 phones
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Sorry to hear that, are you Rooted? Once you have root check out this script, it helped my Evo4G tremendously. My Evo runs Miui ROM; But there is a script for Sense and AOSP:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1499345
I bought a few after market batteries from Amazon for my Evo, 1900mah and i've not had a problem at all with battery.
Hope that helps. What will you do with your EVO once you do upgrade?
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Congrats don't scratch it so you can sell it when the nexus comes out. Lol joking.....kinda
Anyway incipio feather case black best case ever I drop this phone almost everyday no fear.
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Not sure I can scratch this things with the glass it has! I do want the Nexus but didn't want to wait until Fall for something new
I do need a case so I will def look that up. Thank you!
I would like to know if is worth to upgrade to thr gnex. Thanks
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No. Already has inferior hardware. Go with the Evo Lte if you have to upgrade now.
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Not an HTC fan. Plus is an ugly phone ..lol. I'll wait for the gs3 then
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Well I played with the one x at att and must say it's better looking. The screen is amazing though. Our GS3 will probably have the s4 also though.
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If the sprint version had the same design as the one x j would consider it
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It's got some nice additions, ie sdcard slot, kickstand, and larger battery, but it's definitely not as sexy.
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No real point in upgrading to a sprint lte phone right now as there is no lte towers. You will be stuck with sprints slow 3g. Best to stick with the e4gt until the galaxy siii comes out.
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You are right. However in my house I have no 4G except upstairs window. When home just keep wifi on and use my own internet. Even 3G and calls iffy in house. Without my Airwave my phone would be a brick most of time. Hope so called Network Vision improves coverage. I have no idea when lte is turned on if that will be any better than my current wimax 4g.
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I would like to know if is worth to upgrade to thr gnex. Thanks
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Have you played with both phones at the same time. Also are you bored with your phone? These are reasons to upgrade and of course do YOU think its worth it to you to upgrade. I have seen I love Gnex threads and I returned my Gnex threads, at the end of the day its really your preference. Go to Best Buy and check them all out... Jus' My Opinion
or you could just search one of the other 40 threads about the exact same thing!
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or you could just search one of the other 40 threads about the exact same thing!
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Search? Does not compute
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I made a thread about this the other day too because I have an upgrade so I went down to the sprint store and played with the Gnex and I dont know if there was something wrong with that one or what but it ran like ****! Force closes everywhere, could not get facial unlock to work. I just installed ICS Hydra rom on my E4GT and it runs SOOO much better than the Gnex. I also talked to a sprint employee and they said the E4GT is far superior. I wouldn't do it!
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or you could just search one of the other 40 threads about the exact same thing!
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Now that would of been way too easy..... .Hmmm use search and find out about the phone I want to upgrade too or post a thread and let others tell me what to do.... decisions decisions....
coldblooded79 said:
It's got some nice additions, ie sdcard slot, kickstand, and larger battery, but it's definitely not as sexy.
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And camera button
5mp camera and the screen is higher resolution but poor quality display, wait for better phone.
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Does it still have the crappy signal/gps issues? I had it earlier this year and it was frustrating, so just want to see how things have been since then with all the updates and such....
gps sucks. it takes a long time to connect. and i have this issue where the phone fails to connect to 3g when 4g disconnects. super annoying.
get the sgs3 or evo 4g lte.
Umm no. My phone does not have those problems. Running aokp stable 4 with fh13 modem
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Umm no. My phone does not have those problems. Running aokp stable 4 with fh13 modem
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+1 mine doesn't either, of.course I never had LoS when the phone was new either like so many others did.
We are legion, for we are many.
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No GPS problems here. I get a lock in 5 seconds INDOORS and this was on touchwiz, cm9 , and jelky bean
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I don't have GPS problems, but the battery life has been pretty bad with the new ics update. It's no where near the life of gb.
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No GPS or LoS issues here running a stock ff18 Rom fg31 k/m. This phone is sick. :thumbup:
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too many variables to give you a answer lol.. ive hardly ever had any of ur issues but depends on the rom, kernel, modem, your area, and then some.. one thing im sure on is this phone beats any iphone in every way
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Keep the iPhone, easier to sell and retains value. And then buy GS3
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Never had a GPS problem anywhere indoor/outdoor. Even with my slow 3G speeds.
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I still dont know
You guys are all saying its works fine and like a million other people are complaining when I googled it lol. I'm just bored with my iphone 4 and my sister took my evo 3d, So I need something to get my android fix with lol.... no upgrade til december.
Having played with a galaxy s3 in the mall, I'd say go with that. Read that section in the forum to see what issues there are. After going from a 4s to the e4gt, I miss the 4s camera and the better quality sounding audio output. I've had this one for nine months now and the screen burn in is getting on my nerves. Going to pen tile displays was samsung's choice for screen lasting longer and less apt to burning. I didn't notice a screen door effect on the s3 either. Even though the cameras are virtually the same, I can see how having a faster focus helps in certain situations with the s3. Its low light is noisy though like lots have mentioned.
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You guys are all saying its works fine and like a million other people are complaining when I googled it lol. I'm just bored with my iphone 4 and my sister took my evo 3d, So I need something to get my android fix with lol.... no upgrade til december.
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Its the way things goes on in consumer world. More noise is created by people who's stuff is not working. I work for verizon fios and we only hear 5 to 10% customers call in to complain but some might come to wrong conclusion that fios always breaks. Thats how it is. I have had no issues with my e4gt. Love everything about it.
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So I recently had a friend tell me his s3 hasnt been doing very well for him speed and service wise(he has sprint) and I did some digging around on google and some forums to try to help him out.. and the more I researched the more I saw posts about all the issues with the s3... problems with it charging to horrible battery and reception to other things I can't remember now.. and Im here thinking to my self.. man I LOVE THIS DEVICE. On full stock rooted I really have no issues.. my battery lasts reception is ok for me in Miami.. not the best but certainly not bad. I really dont have any problems that would make me want to return the phone. Im curious to know how other users feel about this beast and what some of your experiences are... tips and general experiences are welcome..
Lets hear it
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We all love it. Otherwise we wouldn't still own/customize it...
Amazing device I'm runnning stock no problem but rooted with a custom kernel ! It's DOPE! Your friend obviously hasn't had a single-core phone or a blackberry! (jokes) loool!
Is that a serious question
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I think i agree with your friend. The Sprint's S3 does suck. My uncle has a Sprint S3 and it is a bit laggy compared to mine...so maybe its not the phone itself, but the network carrier. So radio/baseband has to be culprit for everything thats weighing the phone down.
I also had the s2 international version that worked flawless (and I flashed the hell out of that thing) but my sprint buddies all had complaints..
I forgot to mention in OP that some of the bad reviews I read also included our tmobile model.. but I am incredibly happy with mine.
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I had virgin mobile(Sprint owned prepaid) and service was good in terms of making a call, but data speeds were inconsistent at best. I also had numerous problems with text not going through. I would expect sprint to have at least some of these problems
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This is by far the best phone I have ever owned....
I recently had a DROID bionic, DROID razr, and droid razr maxx and this is leaps and bounds better.
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I too love my T-MO GS3, by far the best Android phone I have ever owned. I live in Miami and I get regular speeds of 15mps to 18mps. I have rooted, flashed, themed(international forums) and this phone has given me no problems what so ever.
And remember, most people who have no problens with the phone aren't going to post about it online. Its much easier to find out what went wrong for people because they always come online loking for help!
That silent majority is, I imagine, quite massive considering the millions of these phones that have been sold! That's a lot of happy people going about their lives without ever needing to seach for help!
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This phone is amazing. I have the hardest time having to put it down lol
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This phone is amazing. I have the hardest time having to put it down lol
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Tell me about it.. I hardly use my laptop anymore..lol
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I really have no issue with the S3 on t-mobile. This is the first Android phone I have with great battery, fast, lot of available memory for the apps to fly,... Great reception and I think I pick up 4G at some places that would be on Edge or 3G when using the S2 or Sensation.
I like it but I don't love it! I'm considering the galaxy note 2 or the next iPhone.
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iloveandroid16 said:
I like it but I don't love it! I'm considering the galaxy note 2 or the next iPhone.
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Something tells me the next galaxy phone will be a deal breaker. As for iphone.. I really cant see myself using ios, its solid and useful and all but eh. Android has really let me discover crazy things.
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I like it but I don't love it! I'm considering the galaxy note 2 or the next iPhone.
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Why on earth would you even think of considering an iPhone? You are supporting the enemy of android!
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This phone is amazing. Its a awesome whem we can take full advantage of its abilities. Im always running cm but I return to stock during the week for work purposes. Still rooted it rocks!
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David1239 said:
Why on earth would you even think of considering an iPhone? You are supporting the enemy of android!
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I like both, my god its just phones... an enemy in my definition is someone who has crossed me.. you do know there would be no android without apple right? The guy who created android worked at apple & stole key features. That' why jobs said he will fight android until he dies. Let me put it like this: what if your close friend kidnaps your sister & you know about it & see her with tape on her mouth & arms lol if not a sister then your mother.
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Me neither! I used to live on my laptop when I had my (crappy) Wildfire S, but now with the S3, it does everything I need. Much easier to carry around.
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Tell me about it.. I hardly use my laptop anymore..lol
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This phone is amazing. Its a awesome whem we can take full advantage of its abilities. Im always running cm but I return to stock during the week for work purposes. Still rooted it rocks!
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So you change ROMS during the week/weekend? I never thought of doing that - I guess Titanium helps? Sorry. I'm still a slight N00b. I just rooted but am keeping it stock for now. I just Dl'd Titanium but am confused on how to use it. Guess that's for another thread lol.
Is there a way to make sure titanium doesn't restore bad backup data? (I don't use it for this reason. Wanna make sure my ROM stays clean)
The battery lasts all day for the most part. Its so snappy. Love it too!
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