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[Q] I'm getting that feeling again.

This is NOT a Thread that I'm selling my Epic in, I need help deciding whether to keep my Epic or not. I want to change my Epic for an Evo 4G/BlackBerry. I like it and all, but the Epic just doesn't have enough development. I'd have to either get the Evo and Flash my phone EVERYday like I used to with my G1, or get a BlackBerry Bold 9650 and not Flash it at all. the Evo is a nice phone, it has all features working on CM7 which is a big plus for me, it's always up-to-date with MIUI, and was the phone I was going to get first, but it was sold out and I was impatient and I obviously regret it. Or, I could get a BlackBerry. Their much more simple and would meet my standards, but I'm afraid of Android-Withdrawal, but I could take it to OS6 and that looks cool.
So, what does everyone here think. Should I keep the Epic, let the price go down with more use, and wait to see what happens? Should I trade it in and get some cash and buy an Evo in order to fill my flashing addictions? Or should I sell it and buy a BlackBerry Tour2 9650 so that I can't Flash anymore, but have a pretty good phone? And the final option, should I just keep my Epic 4G, and live with it, and hope for the best?

Drop the epic and get an EVO lots of Rome to flash . Unless u Want to wait till September for the gingerbread update . Then the flashing begins for epic.
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Keep the epic...CM7 will be out when official gingerbread in released!

I don't know man. September is a few months away, and that IF we get GingerBread then. And even though, we'll have CM7 ROMs from 3 different developers, a few AOSP from a few different developers, and maybe 2 MIUI ROMs. I wonder if we'll ever have Sense or a Port of maybe the Droid3? Or LG Optimus 2X? I don't think we have enough people.

Someone is already working on a sense port, the same dev that's working on miui. And we have a cm7 alpha 4. We need gingerbread source code to help move us along.
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Id rather QUALITY over quantity!
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Original Android <3ers! said:
I could take it to OS6 and that looks cool.
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I came from a BB bold 9700. I did some beta testing for OS 6 on it. It was very nice but that is all the tinkering you could do with it was put a leak version of the OS or beta test. So I would say you have already commented on "flash withdrawal" so BB will be nice for about a month then you will be bored with it. One of the reasons I got the Epic was because of the keyboard coming from a BB and the screen size. My other options were the Intercept (which my son has) or the Shift but again the screen sold me on the Epic. I didn't even look to root or custom ROMS for at least 2 months after I bought it. But once you start it is hard to go back.
Hi my name is John and I am a flashaholic...LOL

Look up the ORD Thread in the Off-Topic. That's us. That Thread was my idea btw.
And I guess I'll stay. I guessssss...

Sounds like you've already made up your mind and are just looking for someone to talk you out of it... I carry a crackberry and my epic. The crackberry is free and I can do what I want with it, but I still keep an android that costs me ~40 bux a month and has horrific cell coverage most of the time just because it's an Android and the berry sucks for anything other than email.
I don't know much about the Evo other than it's large development base, crappy screen and lack of keyboard. If flashing a new ROM everyday is your goal, then get the Evo and live with the lackluster video performance and on screen keyboards.
If the only reason you're ditching the Epic is due to lack of development, then develop something...

I forgot to mention that the Epic's keyboard sucks and I barley use it. If at all. And I can't develop. My friends will think differently of me. Lol jk, I'm too lazy and I don't have the time. All these devs are high ballers. I wouldn't compare. They wouldn't take me as seriously.

keep the EPIC !!!!! it's a better phone !!!!!! ( just sayin' )

Proof of this concept?

So have u decided what u gonna do?
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TexasEpic4G said:
keep the EPIC !!!!! it's a better phone !!!!!! ( just sayin' )
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Agree until the SGSII
"The greatest respect you can earn is self respect" Louie Simmons

Oh boy! Wait until you turn on the evo screen. You will shat bricks! Since your eyes are used to the super amoled screen, youll notice how god awfull the evo screen looks.
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SINNN said:
Oh boy! Wait until you turn on the evo screen. You will shat bricks! Since your eyes are used to the super amoled screen, youll notice how god awfull the evo screen looks.
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-better hardware
-better screen
-faster
-can play tegra2, xperia play games on it
I mean sure EvO has more roms but how many do you really need. My sister has an EVO and I read thru the EVO section and concluded only 4-5 roms are actually worth trying Synergy-Kingdom, MIkG, MIUI, CM7 or Gingerdeck and thats about it...The last three we will hopefully get once GB is released.

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Hi my name is John and I am a flashaholic...LOL
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Hi John!
There totally should be an AFA (Android flashers Anon) cause I'd be in it.
I've only had the Epic for a couple months, but I wouldn't trade it for any of the other phones available for Sprint right now. It's fast, great hardware, and has a full keyboard. I use a handful of other devices for work, and my Epic is the best by far. (my Galaxy Tab is a close 2nd) It feels weird not having some new rom/customization come out every couple weeks or days on the Epic, but I've adapted to a slower dev cycle that I was used to. And honestly, the only thing keeping me from running one of the GB leaks is the lack of a custom kernel to fix the hw keyboard lag. So until there's something that feels and works as good or better than my Epic, I'll be hanging on to it for dear life..

No offense but hopefully sucks.....especially if u upgrade yearly.....the good thing I learned my lesson and not going through that again.
But again that's just me.
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Dev support: Hercules vs Amaze

So I just bought an Amaze. My question is what will have the most dev support?
I'm still relatively new and my only experience is with my G2X. So the second question is, which will be the most friendly for a novice?
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From what I can see, the amaze got more developers than Hercules. Team Edt got the amaze so you guys will be just fine..
Ps the sgsii is the best phone I ever owned!
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theres an amaze forum that you will probably get more answers in

I had thought about posting there but had figured that they would be a little biased. The same would also hold true here as well I imagine. I've never owned a samsung device but it seems that with ODIN their devices are relatively unbrickable. I wasn't sure if the same could be said for HTC.
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well it seems like you are unsure about your purchase, ill make it simple for you take the amaze back and get the hercules..you wont be dissapointed

I agree with this
tigerz0202 said:
well it seems like you are unsure about your purchase, ill make it simple for you take the amaze back and get the hercules..you wont be dissapointed
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^^^ I third this once this phone have root support....omg I am getting goosebumps thinking about it
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HTC devices seem to get more attention but they are all inferior in various ways to samsungs. Sad but true
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HTC is what they know and what they go with, me.. I had HTC - DO NOT WANT

Well. Lets not sugar coat it. The first round of gs devices had some issues that were deal brekers for alot of people. **** gps and awful radios. This time around those things are not issues. Thats why alot of people went with htc and think this second round of gs devices will have the same issues. Theyre gonna miss out on an amazing device.
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HTC is what they know and what they go with, me.. I had HTC - DO NOT WANT
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mikeyinid said:
Well. Lets not sugar coat it. The first round of gs devices had some issues that were deal brekers for alot of people. **** gps and awful radios. This time around those things are not issues. Thats why alot of people went with htc and think this second round of gs devices will have the same issues. Theyre gonna miss out on an amazing device.
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i was hardcore htc and thought samsung was crap, well i was in tmobile one day visiting my wife and their store demo showed up , so thought well maybe ill just play with it to see what all the hype is....30 minutes to an hour later i left the store and put my sensation on e-bay, ill never be as close minded as that again this device rocks

atoore said:
From what I can see, the amaze got more developers than Hercules. Team Edt got the amaze so you guys will be just fine..
Ps the sgsii is the best phone I ever owned!
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I don't think the Amaze has more devs and if they do I bet it won't be for long. The GS2 is a very awesome piece of hardware. I love it!
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tigerz0202 said:
i was hardcore htc and thought samsung was crap, well i was in tmobile one day visiting my wife and their store demo showed up , so thought well maybe ill just play with it to see what all the hype is....30 minutes to an hour later i left the store and put my sensation on e-bay, ill never be as close minded as that again this device rocks
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^^^^^^^
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tigerz0202 said:
i was hardcore htc and thought samsung was crap,
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same here, the first time i picked up the Samsung i9000 i was very hesitant coming from a long time owner of HTC phones
but since then... i've never looked back.... because there was nothing better on the HTC side of the fence

tigerz0202 said:
well it seems like you are unsure about your purchase, ill make it simple for you take the amaze back and get the hercules..you wont be dissapointed
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I don't know, I'm not so sure that the Amaze is overall inferior to the Hercules.
I got the Hercules after a year and half of owning an HTC Desire, and I loved this device. The Amaze seems like a pretty solid incarnation of the Desire. Sense is probably the best out of the various Android overlays, the camera oriented features seem smart and handy and the higher resolution display is pretty nice to look at.
I personally chose to go with the Hercules because performance is pretty important to me and the Amaze struggles a bit with its extra resolution (maybe also Sense). I also really dug the design of the Hercules and personally, I don't use my phone as a camera that much.

ToastMan12 said:
I don't know, I'm not so sure that the Amaze is overall inferior to the Hercules.
I got the Hercules after a year and half of owning an HTC Desire, and I loved this device. The Amaze seems like a pretty solid incarnation of the Desire. Sense is probably the best out of the various Android overlays, the camera oriented features seem smart and handy and the higher resolution display is pretty nice to look at.
I personally chose to go with the Hercules because performance is pretty important to me and the Amaze struggles a bit with its extra resolution (maybe also Sense). I also really dug the design of the Hercules and personally, I don't use my phone as a camera that much.
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It pretty much is idk most reviews said the battery life was horrible. Getting roughly 4-5hrs tops in battery life. That being said this means even with root and custom roms it won't get much better than it already is. I was a die hard htc fan but not anymore I didn't like the vibrant. I thought it was on the verge of breaking every time i took it out my pocket. The amaze is what the sensation should of been.

amaze and galaxy
ive had this phone for a few days, i like everything about it but im really considering the amaze, mostly because i hate touchwiz, and i have a feeling more of the devs will go towards the amaze, anyone that used both know if i should stick with the galaxy ?

You do know you can install another launcher, right? I don't like touchwiz either, which is why I installed ADW. It's free & has themes, try it.
I had a Sensation which is almost the same as the Amaze, and I actually sold it after only 2 months cause I hated it so much, and so I could get this phone. I don't regret it AT ALL. The GSII is a much better phone. I've had a lot of HTC phones & they've all had the same problems, except for my HD2. They're also harder to root b/c of their stupid locked bootloaders, whereas we had root within what- a week? It took forever to get perm-root for the Sensation. I HIGHLY doubt that development will be better for the Amaze either, especially since Cyanogen now works for Samsung. The Sensation & the Amaze both suffer from the same hardware issues too- heat, bad battery life, wifi/bluetooth death grip, SENSE(lol), etc. IMO- you'd regret switching.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1324016
heres what this guy thinks

Tanvirul said:
ive had this phone for a few days, i like everything about it but im really considering the amaze, mostly because i hate touchwiz, and i have a feeling more of the devs will go towards the amaze, anyone that used both know if i should stick with the galaxy ?
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There is basically one guy dev'ing for the Amaze, and a 14 year old kid pissing everyone off, almost getting that one dev to leave XDA. I'd stay far far far away from the Amaze is development is what you want.

[Q] Should I open my new Galaxy S 2?

So I ordered this phone, it's sitting here in the box...I am coming from the Vibrant...**** gps and now no 911 calls on 2.3/cm7/miui...
Was on monthly contract expired...signed 2yr to get this phone at 333 overnighted+tax...haven't opened it yet..I guess as soon as I do, I actually sign the contract?
Only thing is I'm not too happy about spending money on a phone that has basically only 2 roms available both stock looking GB...I am so used to the beautiful look of miui, not to mention the built in backup that has failed 0 times...its so flawless, anytime I flashed a new miui variant, it took 5 minutes to get all my apps/settings/alarm back to what it was...lockscreen music controls...custom boot animations, status bars...well everything...
Reason I am debating is, when I got the vibrant home a few weeks after it came out there was like a hundred roms available...here..not the case...and I am not writing this as any kind of a knock against the devs that ARE actually working on this phone, so please don't take it that way. I just want to be sure that there are things to come for this phone. The vibrant was a horrible experience as far as updates and Sources from samsung...already I see the ATT ver of this has ICS...again ALREADY t-mo's phone is behind...will this trend continue?
Thoughts?

You don't deserve this phone. Send it back. Now!
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I agree. I think you should just go ahead and ship it to me and ill open it. Sound good?
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Send it back. You don't appreciate the phone or the devs.
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DensoYamaha41 said:
Send it back. You don't appreciate the phone or the devs.
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Did u read the whole post...I specifically said this is no way a knock on the devs that ARE actually dev. for the device...sorry If i came across bad, but I was looking for feedback from someone who has something constructive to say to my specific situation...

Send it back and put the 333 and your time into learning some of this and then you won't have to wait...you could contribute.
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Is this phone going to have all the devs and rom's the vibrant had? Maybe not. A lot of people supported the vibrant and there were not as many phone choices. Android phones have expanded with more choices so the devs are more spread out. Does this phone have good roms? Yes, yes it does. And I bet more to come. Should you open your phone? Probably not since usually every time someone post something like this they turn out to be rom and dev bashers and trolls. Trade it for an amaze if your in doubt. Or appreciate what is here and have fun.
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First of all guyz, lay off.. He's not being a mcdouche he's just really worried!
I was too bro.. I came to this phone from the nexus s and at first I was like.. Wtf?? 4 roms? No ics? This was about 2 weeks ago. After spending some time with beastmod though, there is no more looking back.. It's beautiful, blazing fast.. Battery will rape the galaxy s battery.
Keep in mind that this phone is only a few months old so things will pick up. There is a cm9 in the works and an miui rom as well... Unless you have way to get a galaxy nexus, this is the phone to have.. Do yourself a favor and open that box!

Your contract and buyers remorse period starts when fedex/ups drops it at your door not when you open your phone.

I Actually on tmobile USA you can return the phone within 14 days of getting it
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Actually on tmobile USA you can return the phone within 14 days of getting it
Edit: even if you open it up believe

Coming from the Evo 3D forums to here all I see are POS's and rude people.
But to be honest I would wait until you can get it for cheaper if you really really want it.
$333 is A LOT, they had the whiter version for $99 on contract a day or two ago.
As for the dev for the phone it gets better, when I got the GSM e3d it had nothing....after a month it had a great amount of tweaks and roms

look, if you are on t-mobile you basically have two options unless you want to buy a gsm unlocked phone such as the nexus. Amaze or GSII neither have ICS. We have a cm dev with an alpha cm7 and is working on cm9. Does amaze have that? I prefer sense over touchwiz but use go launcher and don't see much touchwiz anyway. How many roms do you need? I had an evo 4g before this which has a crapload of roms but really you had sense, aosp cm based, miui.
You can wait for the next phone but when will that be? next month? spring? summer?

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First of all guyz, lay off.. He's not being a mcdouche he's just really worried!
I was too bro.. I came to this phone from the nexus s and at first I was like.. Wtf?? 4 roms? No ics? This was about 2 weeks ago. After spending some time with beastmod though, there is no more looking back.. It's beautiful, blazing fast.. Battery will rape the galaxy s battery.
Keep in mind that this phone is only a few months old so things will pick up. There is a cm9 in the works and an miui rom as well... Unless you have way to get a galaxy nexus, this is the phone to have.. Do yourself a favor and open that box!
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Thx...glad u actually read what I wrote...to say I don't appreciate the development team is bull****...again I've had the vibrant for a long time and have had every rom u can imagine ....so to say I don't appreciate the devs is ignorant...I am aware thing will pick up...I was mainly worried that sources will come out for every carrier but tmo like on the vibrant and ill be stick with non working parts of the phone due to the tmo Samsung practice of doing business....thanks guys ill opener er up...sure ill love it...
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There's actually 4.5 roms here, you have stock(and the updated stock), cm7, juggernaut, beastmod, and a half working miui build.
On the nexus s you have vanilla android, cm7(vanilla android though it's definitely the best vanilla android), ICS(vanilla android) and miui.
Looks fairly even to me...any touchwiz roms on the Nexus S? Where's the real variety?

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Thx...glad u actually read what I wrote...to say I don't appreciate the development team is bull****...again I've had the vibrant for a long time and have had every rom u can imagine ....so to say I don't appreciate the devs is ignorant...I am aware thing will pick up...I was mainly worried that sources will come out for every carrier but tmo like on the vibrant and ill be stick with non working parts of the phone due to the tmo Samsung practice of doing business....thanks guys ill opener er up...sure ill love it...
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Yeah there are some drama dudes in here for sure! I understand your concerns.. But I'm not aware of any phones with a better combination of good support and hardware Besides that blasted nexus.. Don't know why it's only on Vaerizon.
Btw, I noticed you live in kent.. Is that kent, wa?

You should leave it in the box until it becomes valueless

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There's actually 4.5 roms here, you have stock(and the updated stock), cm7, juggernaut, beastmod, and a half working miui build.
On the nexus s you have vanilla android, cm7(vanilla android though it's definitely the best vanilla android), ICS(vanilla android) and miui.
Looks fairly even to me...any touchwiz roms on the Nexus S? Where's the real variety?
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I just checked and they have almost 10 just on the first page. They have ics and a full miui rom.. So that's hardly even

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Yeah there are some drama dudes in here for sure! I understand your concerns.. But I'm not aware of any phones with a better combination of good support and hardware Besides that blasted nexus.. Don't know why it's only on Vaerizon.
Btw, I noticed you live in kent.. Is that kent, wa?
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Yup. There are some "drama " dudes. Like the OP.
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Well, I think you should return it, i wish i could return mine ( bought a month ago, $570)
for monthly4g $30 plan. First because the screen and lines really piss me off, and i think me buying a vibrant would of have been a better choice and upgrading my pc with the rest of the money. I'm 15 so $570 was alot of savings. If you work i guess buying it off contract and getting monthly4g wouldnt be much a loss as you would have no contract.
Also, the roms here piss me off to, and accessories available and how the colors, build quality is higher on my old $200 prepaid phone.
Edit: Also, coming from the Optimus V roms, I had alot more roms and even miui on there, just stock upgraded here.

Hey, guys. He was looking for opinions, not a lynch mob. Stop going on the offensive because some people have the gall to give a little criticism toward the phone you have - it makes the community seem worse in everyone else's eye. This isn't 4chan, and there's no need for such rude behavior.

canceled Verizon and turned in samsung galaxy nexus for T-mobile Samsung Galaxy s2

Title says it all,,Finally got pushed enough through Verizon to terminate my contract early without fees....I loved the galaxy nexus,,BUT WOW this phone is amazing fast and stable and battery life last twice as long,,,Am glad to be here and listen to your guys advice and input,,so far i rooted it, flashed Juggernaut 4.1 ...i cannot believe what i was missing out....thanks for having me guys...

Cheers
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wish777 said:
Title says it all,,Finally got pushed enough through Verizon to terminate my contract early without fees....I loved the galaxy nexus,,BUT WOW this phone is amazing fast and stable and battery life last twice as long,,,Am glad to be here and listen to your guys advice and input,,so far i rooted it, flashed Juggernaut 4.1 ...i cannot believe what i was missing out....thanks for having me guys...
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I'm new to this phone and forum as well, but I came from a much more modest device(htc HD2). It was the most fun I ever had, flashing the hell out of it. Also has a very good dev community. We lost some devs to the Sensation, among other devices...but still going strong. Tytung, a recognized developer, has a near perfect ICS rom for the HD2. I still have my old phone and four batteries, don't think I'll ever get rid of it. Hoping this phone takes off for dev community. I got my sgh t989 for 98.88 at Sam's club with a contract extension of course;-)

Welcome! I came from the HD2 as well. That HD2 is one amazing phone! There is no where near the development level here as with the HD2. That's to be expected, though, the Hercules/Skyrocket is a new and unique device.
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I'm new to this phone and forum as well, but I came from a much more modest device(htc HD2). It was the most fun I ever had, flashing the hell out of it. Also has a very good dev community. We lost some devs to the Sensation, among other devices...but still going strong. Tytung, a recognized developer, has a near perfect ICS rom for the HD2. I still have my old phone and four batteries, don't think I'll ever get rid of it. Hoping this phone takes off for dev community. I got my sgh t989 for 98.88 at Sam's club with a contract extension of course;-)
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There enough good devs for the t989 besides why do we need a hundred Roms when half are not good enough. When the ics port we'll see what this baby can really do.
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I agree so far the roms ive encountered so far on this phone is amazing ...blows anyrhing that ive been using with galaxy nexus....the Juggernaut is smooth and battery last all day..plus bench mark is thru the roof ..which really dosent matter just nice knowing i suppose..lol
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I left Verizon as well (and a droid razr) Wondering how you beat the early term fee?

deathknellx said:
I'm new to this phone and forum as well, but I came from a much more modest device(htc HD2). It was the most fun I ever had, flashing the hell out of it. Also has a very good dev community. We lost some devs to the Sensation, among other devices...but still going strong. Tytung, a recognized developer, has a near perfect ICS rom for the HD2. I still have my old phone and four batteries, don't think I'll ever get rid of it. Hoping this phone takes off for dev community. I got my sgh t989 for 98.88 at Sam's club with a contract extension of course;-)
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What!!!!! Modest?????? HD2 is a classic the phone blew the EVO 4g & Nexus One out of the water. With great development and more than plenty of space for app storage, I remember my nexus one had only 50mb left even with hacks and the HD2 had like 500mb that phone until this day still consider a mid-range phone.

I love my original phone.. Sony Xperia x10. . It still has one of the best dev's in there and this phone is STILL being dev'ed. =X
Wish we had more here haha .. but welcome

josemedina1983 said:
What!!!!! Modest?????? HD2 is a classic the phone blew the EVO 4g & Nexus One out of the water. With great development and more than plenty of space for app storage, I remember my nexus one had only 50mb left even with hacks and the HD2 had like 500mb that phone until this day still consider a mid-range phone.
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I'm not saying the HD2 isn't a great phone even to this day, however the OP says he came from the Galaxy Nexus that a lot of people think is the best Android phone to date(mostly because it came with ICS and has the latest and greatest hardware). The HD2 came out in 2009 and is becoming dated. I agree it has a lot still to offer but here's to progress. Just modest in comparison.

welcome......
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bkarod said:
There enough good devs for the t989 besides why do we need a hundred Roms when half are not good enough. When the ics port we'll see what this baby can really do.
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agreed
i still have 1 game that EA / POP CAP have you yet upgraded to support ICS 4.0 yet
all the other apps i had trouble with GPS, etc, new versions has been released to work with ICS 4.0 so now i'm looking forward to have ICS on our phone, before i wasn't as many of the Apps i use often were not ICS ready

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agreed
i still have 1 game that EA / POP CAP have you yet upgraded to support ICS 4.0 yet
all the other apps i had trouble with GPS, etc, new versions has been released to work with ICS 4.0 so now i'm looking forward to have ICS on our phone, before i wasn't as many of the Apps i use often were not ICS ready
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I'll also be picking up the GSII tomorrow and handing down my Sensation to my son who's currently using my HD2. So I'll be rooting and flashing the GSII , the HD2 to ICS and my TouchPad to Leo's newest ICS release.
Well that's the plan, but I probably won't get all that done easily, since I will most likely play with the GSII all day.
noellenchris

wish777 said:
Title says it all,,Finally got pushed enough through Verizon to terminate my contract early without fees....I loved the galaxy nexus,,BUT WOW this phone is amazing fast and stable and battery life last twice as long,,,Am glad to be here and listen to your guys advice and input,,so far i rooted it, flashed Juggernaut 4.1 ...i cannot believe what i was missing out....thanks for having me guys...
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What happen with the galaxy nexus, you sold it already? I got Verizon for personal and T-Mobile from work.
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deathknellx said:
I'm new to this phone and forum as well, but I came from a much more modest device(htc HD2). It was the most fun I ever had, flashing the hell out of it. Also has a very good dev community. We lost some devs to the Sensation, among other devices...but still going strong. Tytung, a recognized developer, has a near perfect ICS rom for the HD2. I still have my old phone and four batteries, don't think I'll ever get rid of it. Hoping this phone takes off for dev community. I got my sgh t989 for 98.88 at Sam's club with a contract extension of course;-)
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HD2 love!!! I still have mine too & I just recently replaced the screen & housing. My baby got a little scruffy, lol... I'm gonna have to check out that ICS rom :-D
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kabuk1 said:
HD2 love!!! I still have mine too & I just recently replaced the screen & housing. My baby got a little scruffy, lol... I'm gonna have to check out that ICS rom :-D
Sent from the neitherworld >:}
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You get a chance to flash that ICS rom yet?

Wow, lots of HD2 owners on here. I finally bit the bullet and "retired" the HD2 this past weekend and took advantage of the "free phone" sale and snapped up the GS2.
Definitely still have love for my HD2, just feeling like it's long in the tooth now and has some issues that I don't want to deal with anymore (long story).
I'm enjoying the GS2 and am now just trying to figure out which ROM to go with. I've tried Juggernaut and am now on Darkside. Hoping to find the right one for me soon.
There definitely was a TON more to choose from for the HD2, both when I was just using WinMo and then Android. Hopefully, the SG2 will grow as well. Also patiently waiting for ICS to come to this device and my Asus Transformer.

i had to sendbthe phone back to Verizon to get my money back....i had trouble tickets in ., moaty for my 4g not working....in my house ...took a couple mounths of then pinging it or whayever....but said beacise i have a 4g phone ,and its not working effectively and there isnt anu 4g coverage ...its in the contract you can leave without termination fees.....i do have a network extender for Verizon ?...hooks up thru interent and makes it like a mini tower...
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Another former HD2 owner (sold it on eBay) for a decent sum in about 2 hours - phone was mint (not a nick and functioned perfectly). Got my SG2 with the Valentine's Day promotion. Unfortunately had to bump my plan up to unlimited to receive the "free" phone but they told me I can drop the unlimited after I receive the rebate.
The HD2 was an OK phone until the developers ported over Android. Although it did run a little on the hot side and the GPS was pretty slow it kept me happy until I was able to do an upgrade. Data drops were the only significant issue I ever had and ran AmeriCan daily. More than likely could have kept it for a while but the sale was too hard to pass up and so far I'm lovin this phone.
Considered Verizon's Galaxy Nexus from Amazon at 99.00 but reading the forums it seems to have several problems. Also the build quality seems very cheap compared to the SG2 and the camera and screen are inferior as well.

stim141 said:
Considered Verizon's Galaxy Nexus from Amazon at 99.00 but reading the forums it seems to have several problems. Also the build quality seems very cheap compared to the SG2 and the camera and screen are inferior as well.
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having compared the screens side by side I'd say it's a bit of a wash. our screen has colors that "pop" better but the 720p resolution on the nexus is pretty damn awesome, even if it is pentile. I'm probably going to go with the nexus because I find ICS much more pleasant to use (and I like not having to wait until manufacturers/carriers get their act together for updates), but they're both great phones. The camera is really the only downside to the nexus imo, I can't for the life of me understand why so many people complain about it being "laggy". I think that has more to do with the fact that one of the few improvements touchwiz has over stock android is the transitions are a bit smoother, actual use/switching between apps is pretty equivalent on both

WOW !

Thats what I said when I opened the developement section of this phone.
I just switched over from the Tmo SGS2 (samsung is fixing it)
I bought my Galaxy Nexus unlocked from the play store.
So far so good

I try to show my friends but they just don't get it lol.
No doubt if you like to do what you want, nexus is for you.

It is truly mind blowing
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And the best part? They all work. No half crippled ports. That's why the ones in the know go Nexus. And if you didn't learn yet, the kernels are all compatible. Doesn't matter if it's in the CDMA Gnex forum or GSM. ROMs, of course, are specific.

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And the best part? They all work. No half crippled ports. That's why the ones in the know go Nexus. And if you didn't learn yet, the kernels are all compatible. Doesn't matter if it's in the CDMA Gnex forum or GSM. ROMs, of course, are specific.
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Are you kidding me?? The kernels are all compatible? Thats truly amazing.
I can't even begin to imgine all the kernels being compatible for all of the SGS2s!
Definetly learned my lesson and buying straight from google. Hardware might not be up to date, but it seems like the software hasnt caught up to it yet to take full advantage of it.
Best decision ive ever made.
Now time to buy a case and an extended battery

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Are you kidding me?? The kernels are all compatible? Thats truly amazing.
I can't even begin to imgine all the kernels being compatible for all of the SGS2s!
Definetly learned my lesson and buying straight from google. Hardware might not be up to date, but it seems like the software hasnt caught up to it yet to take full advantage of it.
Best decision ive ever made.
Now time to buy a case and an extended battery
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Plus, on screen buttons are the shiznit! You can find mods or themes to change how they look and which ones appear and can even install apps or ROMs that will allow you to hide them completely. Which is awesome when playing games. I was really disappointed that both the new Evo and GS3 still used old style capacitive buttons.

jesusice said:
Plus, on screen buttons are the shiznit! You can find mods or themes to change how they look and which ones appear and can even install apps or ROMs that will allow you to hide them completely. Which is awesome when playing games. I was really disappointed that both the new Evo and GS3 still used old style capacitive buttons.
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Well I thought I read something that Google wanted every single phone to have the software buttons instead of the hardware becasue it made everything easier for everyone. I guess companys didnt follow their advice!
But I will have to check out the themes for the buttons

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Well I thought I read something that Google wanted every single phone to have the software buttons instead of the hardware becasue it made everything easier for everyone. I guess companys didnt follow their advice!
But I will have to check out the themes for the buttons
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Motorola is, once it catches on it'll become the norm, but you are correct.

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Motorola is, once it catches on it'll become the norm, but you are correct.
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Oh okay, that could either be good or bad.
IMHO because the phones wont have personalities.
But then again its good so everyone can spend less time porting and more time Dev'ing

After coming from my locked up Droid X, its great to be able to easily flash roms, kernels, etc. I love this phone

I came from the TMO SGS2 also, and that forum was absolutely terrible. The community was so bad that I just gave up. Especially that Melvin "dev" and his "dev" crew that needed to be put in their place by Team Kang. Boy were those good times.

chlehqls said:
I came from the TMO SGS2 also, and that forum was absolutely terrible. The community was so bad that I just gave up. Especially that Melvin "dev" and his "dev" crew that needed to be put in their place by Team Kang. Boy were those good times.
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the skyrocket forum wasn't much better lol

Definetly needed to get away from all that Drama. It seemed like an all girls school..
On this forums, the only drama I see is people complaining becasue they flashed the wrong ROM becasue it doesnt say GSM or CDMA on the titles LOL
I think its pretty funny..

You should see the forum for the Atrix 2. Dev support is almost non-existent. I'm never buying a phone that isn't a nexus anymore. I enjoy tinkering too much and this where Dev support is at.

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the skyrocket forum wasn't much better lol
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+1!

Yeh, all those ROMs, kernels, and mods in the dev section are just too confusing. I've been meaning to complain about it.

I know the feeling of going from no development to plenty.
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melinton said:
Thats what I said when I opened the developement section of this phone.
I just switched over from the Tmo SGS2 (samsung is fixing it)
I bought my Galaxy Nexus unlocked from the play store.
So far so good
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+1
I came from a T- Mo G2x that rebooted more than it stayed on. Tried ROMs, kernels, mods, all to no avail.
The Nexus just WORKS, and customization and developers are awesome! Plus, no more being tied to a contract.
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chlehqls said:
I came from the TMO SGS2 also, and that forum was absolutely terrible. The community was so bad that I just gave up. Especially that Melvin "dev" and his "dev" crew that needed to be put in their place by Team Kang. Boy were those good times.
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Was i a good guy on the s2?
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My first experience with modding was with the sidekick 4g...my. god. What. A. Mess. Seriously the worst phone ive ever owned and i made such a huge error not looking more into it before i got it.
Then i had an Amaze. Which i love still particularly for its outstanding camera. BUT...HTC really dropped the ball and dont want to help the devs at all because of issues with proprietary drives. Its such a shame because that device is quite good. But i started looking at the pure, AOSP awesomeness of the Nexus forlorningly and i finally made the jump...the only way ill get rid of this device is to buy the next Nexus!