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Looking to get rid of fascinate and get an incredible. Questions...

My MAIN concern is reception. How is the reception on the incredible? The galaxy s phones have such a weak antenna that I get lousy reception all the time.
And that's about my only question lol. The reception on this phone is so bad that I've come to hate the phone. I've tried every single rom, kernel, fix, etc. and nothing has helped. Worst phone I've ever owned.

If you are going to trash your fascinate, give it to me instead.
My incredible gets good reception most of the time. Even when its at -104 I can typically hold a call.
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I'm more worried about data speeds. I have to wait until I get home to download apps over wifi because my reception is so pathetic.
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Anyone else?

Where I sit right now in my house with 1 bar of reception and -100dbm I am getting 297 down and 306 up via Speedtest app.

Hmmm....that doesn't seem any better than the fascinate.

Hmm im on my inc right now, have z2 bars, just got 496 down and 382 up
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brian85 said:
Hmmm....that doesn't seem any better than the fascinate.
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Yeah, and I can see a tower from my back porch. Must not be a VZW tower...
When I have 3-4 bars over at my parents' house I get over 2k down and over 1k up with like a 50 sec ping.

RyanTX said:
Yeah, and I can see a tower from my back porch. Must not be a VZW tower...
When I have 3-4 bars over at my parents' house I get over 2k down and over 1k up with like a 50 sec ping.
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Alright, perfect. That's all I needed to know. I'm right in a verizon 3g area, and even when I get full bars on the fascinate (rarely), I can't get over 1.3mbps. With my previous phone I could get over 2k.
Bye bye fascinate.

Cool! Have fun.
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So I just got a practically brand new incredible, clean esn, etc. for $140.

brian85 said:
So I just got a practically brand new incredible, clean esn, etc. for $140.
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Good price. Nice find. Enjoy it my man!

What did you do with your fascinate?
Congrats on getting such a great price. Where'd you find it?
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I still have it. I am going to end up selling it.

brian85 said:
I still have it. I am going to end up selling it.
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If its in good condition I bet you could recoup the cost of your Inc
Theres always somebody looking to buy a AMOLED android

THIS ....is it!

This is the device I've dreamed of the last 10 yrs....and I've run with most all the latest and greatest.
I dumped my only big gripe about the browsers mobile-only page viewing, but the fact is this phone surpasses even my extreme contentment with the Galaxy S2 I've been running on ATT and Sprints Wimax MiFi.
Whoda thunk a carrier could take the device with the highest kudo's in the industry and make it better. A Carrier?
Sure, I'm gonna dump the bloatware and get Villians Rom on here asap as well as overclock and undervolt.
But how does this top the SGS2?
*love the bigger screen (ever since I played with the infuse).
*GPS much more accurate
*browser speed is faster...not by much, but consistantly (slightly) faster.
*text reflows via pinch past the first doubletap.
*International version struuggled at times with MMS transmission. No more.
*Without a doubt camera is quicker, all pics are slightly brighter and dilineation is better.
*Overall auto-brightness is dimmed (was too bright before...has marked effect on battery already and its only on the first cycle!
*not that I care (wink) but twice already I've gotten: "wow, what phone is THAT?!"
So major kudo's to Sprint here for putting out the phone of the year! ...so far (yeah, Iphone5...Nexus Prime...I know).
Never been able to say this before....but this is perfect out of the box. Doesn't NEED root...but all root goodies will be purely gravy.
(Oh, cept for the browser gripe....I DID mention that in another post didnt I?...I'll have to check!

I cant disagree with anything you said. I could root and be happy..but that wont happen. I will still have to try every ROM at least once
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yep, one hell of a phone! the only problem i have its sprints network being so bad. it's better on rural areas tha in the cities here. columbia and charleston are very crappy while newberry gets 1Mb. this is all in south carolina btw. its the only reason why i also have a verizon phone. data is far more reliable.

JohnCorleone said:
I cant disagree with anything you said. I could root and be happy..but that wont happen. I will still have to try every ROM at least once
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Me too lol... Atleast till miui and cm7 come out cant wait!!!!
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deano0714 said:
Me too lol... Atleast till miui and cm7 come out cant wait!!!!
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I just hope that cm will get 1080p video and 4g!
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Beejis said:
I just hope that cm will get 1080p video and 4g!
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*crickets chirping*
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I already said this in another post but I think a big reason why the network is slow is because of Virgin/Boost/Walmart's straight talk(sprints network)_. I switched from TMO from Sprint about 8 months ago and it was definitely better in my location... Eugene, Oregon. I think it may just get worse since those $35-50 unlimited plans are pretty hard to pass up especially when the android phones their getting are slowly getting better every season. We do have the 4g.. but I find it's fine if your in one place.. using while traveling it's inconsistent .. for example I can stream netflix low quality fine on 3g.. but 4g streams it great but if I'm driving it will disconnect occasionally when it switched to 3g when it has to.
..... But yeah other than the overtaxed network this phone is fantastic.

Beejis said:
I just hope that cm will get 1080p video and 4g!
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CM 7 already has wimax support
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odub303 said:
CM 7 already has wimax support
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That's right, I forgot!
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I know this is above and beyond,but my work has me out and about all day, and I need the internet and need a good signal.
I got the MiFI...about 4 months ago ($35mo) and in addition to connecting multiple devices it greatly amplifies the 4G (and 3G actually) whenever the signal gets weak.
I struggled with a 4G signal deep in a building, I switched to the wireless MiFi and I had strong 4G immediately.
I know for most its not a consideration but works well if needed.
QUOTE=tri0xinn;17616147]I already said this in another post but I think a big reason why the network is slow is because of Virgin/Boost/Walmart's straight talk(sprints network)_. I switched from TMO from Sprint about 8 months ago and it was definitely better in my location... Eugene, Oregon. I think it may just get worse since those $35-50 unlimited plans are pretty hard to pass up especially when the android phones their getting are slowly getting better every season. We do have the 4g.. but I find it's fine if your in one place.. using while traveling it's inconsistent .. for example I can stream netflix low quality fine on 3g.. but 4g streams it great but if I'm driving it will disconnect occasionally when it switched to 3g when it has to.
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People are always talking crap about "sprints network" even though it pushed the industry into 4G technology. I was pushing over 4 MB/s download speeds while my apple fanboy friends where still trying to impress me with their 1200 kb/s 3g speeds on their locked down iphones with battery's going bad and patented special apple screws lol. Sprint pushed this industry into higher speed data traffic, sprint put HTC and Android on the map in partnership for the HTC Evo 4g. Sprint is always getting the best phones to it's customers the fastest it can before other carriers. Sprint has made smartphone history and have excellent service and I commend them for it as a proud android user. ATT or Cingular are monopolistic thugs, Verizon is no better, both are rip offs. Sprint = Freedom. Unlimited baby, that's how we roll. See you when you're at the beach with a rooted android device on the sprint network and wireless tether without a worry in the world how much data you're eating up. Then you'll know what true wireless service means.
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With that said, I have the epic 4g touch and it's a monster. The only phone Galaxy S2 in the world that will have the original xyenos processor with a 4.52 inch screen, the first released in the USA and the only one with notification lighting. All compliments of Sprint. Job well done, the phone is unmatched and won't be for a long time. Sprint sets the bar once again.

Likely losing root :-(

Well guys. I'm about to file a claim on my phone...laid the motorcycle down the other day and the screen is messed up...starting to mess up in the edge. If anyone has filed a claim let me know if you got hboot 97 or 98 please.
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knipp21 said:
Well guys. I'm about to file a claim on my phone...laid the motorcycle down the other day and the screen is messed up...starting to mess up in the edge. If anyone has filed a claim let me know if you got hboot 97 or 98 please.
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Maybe you'll get lucky if you're getting insurance replacement. If it from VZW, the odds are probably much lower. Hopefully they release a Revolutionary update soon.

knipp21 said:
Well guys. I'm about to file a claim on my phone...laid the motorcycle down the other day and the screen is messed up...starting to mess up in the edge. If anyone has filed a claim let me know if you got hboot 97 or 98 please.
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that sucks about your bike knipp, hopefully you weren't scraped up too bad....and to answer your phone, i'm on replacement #3 because of shoddy reception and they claim i shouldn't have all these reception issues (lolol), so i've gotten 2 replacements thus far, the first one was 97 and the second was 98....it all just depends on which batch they send from

Thanks guys. Dang I don't wanna loose root :-(
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I had to get one for my granddaughter friday an it came with .98 an 2.3.4 already on it

RRF12 said:
I had to get one for my granddaughter friday an it came with .98 an 2.3.4 already on it
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From assurion?
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dam that sucks I dont think I cant be with out root hopefully you get lucky

digitalsynner85 said:
i'm on replacement #3 because of shoddy reception and they claim i shouldn't have all these reception issues (lolol)
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If you're mainly having issues at home, push for them to give you a free network extender. The phone DOES have a very weak antennae and I was given the same run-around for several months - I was told there was excellent coverage in my area. They even (supposedly) sent a tec out to measure it and he (not surprisingly) found no issues. This despite my not even being able to maintain a call outside, in the middle of the yard, on a clear day.
Just keep calling and eventually you'll get someone who'll offer a network extender. I got one and they do work - I can now make and maintain calls throughout the house. I could deal with the low signal when I'm outside near/around the house, but to not be able to make calls inside was unacceptable.

Keep us posted knipp. We need you here.
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ChrisDDD said:
If you're mainly having issues at home, push for them to give you a free network extender. The phone DOES have a very weak antennae and I was given the same run-around for several months - I was told there was excellent coverage in my area. They even (supposedly) sent a tec out to measure it and he (not surprisingly) found no issues. This despite my not even being able to maintain a call outside, in the middle of the yard, on a clear day.
Just keep calling and eventually you'll get someone who'll offer a network extender. I got one and they do work - I can now make and maintain calls throughout the house. I could deal with the low signal when I'm outside near/around the house, but to not be able to make calls inside was unacceptable.
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I had mentioned that and stated that I was in no financial situation to pay for one and he's like "yeah, they run yall about 250" and so we were talking and he said that 3 replacement phones is completely unacceptable and that we're only like 3.5 miles from 2 towers and we should have damn near perfect service
the conversation went on and he said that they're "sending a tech out" and that if they find nothing wrong w/ the tower(s) that they will see about replacing my phone with something else....lol

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Keep us posted knipp. We need you here.
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Haha all I do.is cause trouble
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better than some people lmao......at least you contribute in some fashion haha

digitalsynner85 said:
the conversation went on and he said that they're "sending a tech out" and that if they find nothing wrong w/ the tower(s) that they will see about replacing my phone with something else....lol
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See if you can be notified when the tec will be there so you can show him your phone and it's dbm reading. I literally had readings of -96 to -106 outside, and this was on 3 separate Dinc 2's (mine and my wife's and a replacement) and the two Fascinates we had before them. Clearly it wasn't a faulty phone since the issue spanned 5 separate phones across two manufacturers. We live at the bottom of a hill, and as we're nearing our house in the car, even the local radio reception starts to break up.
Just keep calling them on it. At first they said no, then they offered $50 off the price. I called back a few hours after they offered the $50 and got someone different who offered the extender for free. Don't know how long you've been a customer, but my wife had been for about 10 years, and that helped.
Good luck.

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See if you can be notified when the tec will be there so you can show him your phone and it's dbm reading. I literally had readings of -96 to -106 outside, and this was on 3 separate Dinc 2's (mine and my wife's and a replacement) and the two Fascinates we had before them. Clearly it wasn't a faulty phone since the issue spanned 5 separate phones across two manufacturers. We live at the bottom of a hill, and as we're nearing our house in the car, even the local radio reception starts to break up.
Just keep calling them on it. At first they said no, then they offered $50 off the price. I called back a few hours after they offered the $50 and got someone different who offered the extender for free. Don't know how long you've been a customer, but my wife had been for about 10 years, and that helped.
Good luck.
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We were part of a recent acquisition so only like 3 months thru verizon, but 10+ years with the other one we were with before. Ive called them from it before but would lose service before getting thru lol. The tech is supposed to come ride out to test the signal here after they mess with the tower.
We have an LG Revolution on the plan but even with 95dbm, she can get full service. I just want use of my phone without using groove ip for calls and google voice for texts lol
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Well looks like ill keep root if I'm sending this back via insurance do I need to unroot?
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knipp21 said:
Well looks like ill keep root if I'm sending this back via insurance do I need to unroot?
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I probably would. Jcase's method will unroot you, but I think it takes you down to 2.2. You may have to run the RUU to get it to 2.3.3 and then accept the OTA update. Their should be more info in the Rootzwiki thread.
Edit: As long as you don't lose or break your phone.

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I probably would. Jcase's method will unroot you, but I think it takes you down to 2.2. You may have to run the RUU to get it to 2.3.3 and then accept the OTA update. Their should be more info in the Rootzwiki thread.
Edit: As long as you don't lose or break your phone.
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Yeah ill call assurion and ask them...but I won't include my information lol
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yeah you have to unroot, if you send the phone back rooted, they will say you voided your warranty and you will see a bill for the phone on your next bill lol....and congrats knipp! glad to see you didn't have to lose root after all

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Yeah ill call assurion and ask them...but I won't include my information lol
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Good idea. I know when I called them about my Eris, they do charge you like $90 for a replacement no matter if it is broke, lost, etc.

digitalsynner85 said:
yeah you have to unroot, if you send the phone back rooted, they will say you voided your warranty and you will see a bill for the phone on your next bill lol....and congrats knipp! glad to see you didn't have to lose root after all
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Lol read again bro. I'm talking insurance not warranty. I know it will be messed up with Verizon.
I might send it back with the stock Rom on it but leave it s off...its why I made that original nandroid to begin with haha
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SFL: your phone can be traced by the following numbers:

So I guess my mom is tracking my phone with the sprint family locator, one I figure this will drain battery because my location will constantly be sent, two I don't want my mother knowing when I'm getting high (jk, but I do enjoy privacy), and 3 I beleive she's tracking my father to. This wouldn't be bad except he doesn't want her to, not to bring you guys into my family life, but they just got divorced and long story short they don't trust each other and my father doesn't want her tracking his phone as she's lied to him about this tracking thing before.
SFL is most likely a hidden stock all or just something like ciq hidden in running programs somewhere.
My question : Is there a way I can prevent it from tracking my father and my phones? Such as deleting the service, in installing the app through root, or any way really.
Second question, if I did this would she know through say a notification we cannot be tracked anymore, or perhaps it just won't show up at all?
Thanks guys.
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I installed and tried the app. It only has to be on the primary account holders phone and tracks through gps. I tried tracking my families phones and my girl turned her location services off, so it wouldn't track her phone. Try turning your location services off in settings.
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killaphatboy said:
I installed and tried the app. It only has to be on the primary account holders phone and tracks through gps. I tried tracking my families phones and my girl turned her location services off, so it wouldn't track her phone. Try turning your location services off in settings.
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Thank you.. Ide let you know ow if it works or not, but I wouldn't be able to tell.. How did you view were they were? From your phone or a computer?
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Both. It found her once, then she turned her gps off and it just kept saying phone not found
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if she is tracking your dad who is divorced, he needs to get his own phone off her plan

Actually, I have had the locator still able to find phones even if the person has GPS extra off. The only way is to use roam control and use verizons tower. I'm not one hundred percent sure, but I think the locator triangulates your location from the cell phone towers.

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if she is tracking your dad who is divorced, he needs to get his own phone off her plan
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The, but I was asking for phone help not life guidance. Besides if he stays on or plan I get his upgrade also.
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PaulB007 said:
Actually, I have had the locator still able to find phones even if the person has GPS extra off. The only way is to use roam control and use verizons tower. I'm not one hundred percent sure, but I think the locator triangulates your location from the cell phone towers.
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The is most likely the case
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PaulB007 said:
Actually, I have had the locator still able to find phones even if the person has GPS extra off. The only way is to use roam control and use verizons tower. I'm not one hundred percent sure, but I think the locator triangulates your location from the cell phone towers.
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Yeah but you could drive around where it says they are all day and not find them. Not that that isn't the case with gps in a building as well. I get good reception for gps in my house but the accuracy bounces around to wider than this block a lot of the time.
If your under 18 there isn't much to say. People want to be left alone and or rebel. But when your a minor and a dependent of someone not only is anything you own their property they are responsible for you.

I remember reading there is a bug that google voice sprint integration breaks family locator, I don't know if sprint fixed it yet.
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Yeah but you could drive around where it says they are all day and not find them. Not that that isn't the case with gps in a building as well. I get good reception for gps in my house but the accuracy bounces around to wider than this block a lot of the time.
If your under 18 there isn't much to say. People want to be left alone and or rebel. But when your a minor and a dependent of someone not only is anything you own their property they are responsible for you.
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Thanks rain, but I'm doing this Moe or less for my dad. He flies, so if my mom were to know he's out of state **** might go down . lol basicly.
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krisI0N said:
Thanks rain, but I'm doing this Moe or less for my dad. He flies, so if my mom were to know he's out of state **** might go down . lol basicly.
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Oops my bad i mean i saw that but I wasn't exactly thinking. Yeah that can be a bad thing. Not to mention a little psycho.

Are you some hollywood director coming up with the plot line for Fatal Attraction 2?

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Oops my bad i mean i saw that but I wasn't exactly thinking. Yeah that can be a bad thing. Not to mention a little psycho.
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Yeah it is a little creepy... -. - you don't even wanna know lol.
Lol no sfhub, I'm not. Lol but if I were ide let you be part of the main casting
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5hamVqZS5mYWtlbG9jYXRpb24iXQ..
Use that app it spoofs the location lol you can have a lot of fun with it like put yourself on another country or in the middle of the ocean haha then your mother would think the tracking app doesnt work and hopefully stops using it just an idea lol

Just force roam, I don't think there is any other way honestly. But I know that is a for sure method.

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The phone triangulates off the towers. It shouldn't matter if you turn GPS off. The force roam idea may work, if he keeps his GPS off. Depending on how often she is checking it, she'll know something is up if the phone is on and the service is not working. (Trust me, I get calls like this all the time.) If you do a change of ownership you keep the same phone number, same contract dates, no ETF, thus you would still get his upgrade. If you roam too much you'll get terminated. Best solution is get a boost mobile and use *73 and leave the sprint phone at home when he's traveling.
She may still catch on, but it could take a while.

If you have a Google voice number integrated with your sprint number it will prevent sfl from obtaining your location. It did for me anyways. It either doesn't affect everyone or others haven't noticed. I haven't found any official confirmation anywhere yet.
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Alex1123 said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5hamVqZS5mYWtlbG9jYXRpb24iXQ..
Use that app it spoofs the location lol you can have a lot of fun with it like put yourself on another country or in the middle of the ocean haha then your mother would think the tracking app doesnt work and hopefully stops using it just an idea lol
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Do this! Make it say ur in Madagascar or something.
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My point was there is probably no way to stop her from tracking him, seeing what numbers he calls and texts. With the phone in her name, unfortunately for you and him, there is no way to stop it. Also even without sfl, she can see any number he texts by requesting the info from sprints security department. I have done it myself. its an easy process.
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[Flamebait?] anyone here hate their S III?

So I've had my phone for a month now and I'm really not impressed. Here's why:
*lags . For having 2x the RAM of my old mytouch 4g and a dual core processor this thing constantly freezes and has large amounts of delay when typing (sometimes it takes a sentence to catch up) and Theres usually 450-1.
2 gb of free memory. My mytouch with a ics ROM is just fine(and I use a 7 month old ROM that was one of the orignal ics roms).
* battery. This thing is a complete pig! I can drain through 80% of a charge in under six hours (once under four). I don't watch movies on it. Just texting and facebook.
*reception and data speeds. I don't know whats up with this thing but my old phone and my roommates s II have perfect signal with the exact same tmobile plan. My old phone will do a speedtest at 4002kbps and my roommates will kiss 5500. My S3? 2300 on a good day. Usually 1500kbps. Both of the other phones in the apartment have 4 or 5 bars, I'm lucky to have two. Even if I get up to three or four bars (standing on the roof) calls are always distorted and often times drop. My phone oftentimes will say I have 4g service but refuses to even try to load a webpage or sign into Skype until I restart it.
I have called tmobile several times (and even went in store) and they say its working as intended. I've NEVER had these types of problems on my old phone, and my old one was abused.
Seriously not happy right now. Just got this phone a month ago today and i so regret it. im not paying $90 a month for 1/4 the service i got out of my old phone for $30. I'm past the "buyers remorse" time. Its not really remorse when the **** doesn't work and you refuse to fix it.
I'm looking at canceling my service and eating the $200 etf fee.
Looking at just getting rid of this curse and going back to my old phone and the $30 plan. (or an iphone. I played with my friends and hers is really snappy and.... RELIABLE.
What a crock of ****.
Tl;Dr I hate my phone, and tmobile refuses to make it work right.
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matada said:
So I've had my phone for a month now and I'm really not impressed. Here's why:
*lags . For having 2x the RAM of my old mytouch 4g and a dual core processor this thing constantly freezes and has large amounts of delay when typing (sometimes it takes a sentence to catch up) and Theres usually 450-1.
2 gb of free memory. My mytouch with a ics ROM is just fine(and I use a 7 month old ROM that was one of the orignal ics roms).
* battery. This thing is a complete pig! I can drain through 80% of a charge in under six hours (once under four). I don't watch movies on it. Just texting and facebook.
*reception and data speeds. I don't know whats up with this thing but my old phone and my roommates s II have perfect signal with the exact same tmobile plan. My old phone will do a speedtest at 4002kbps and my roommates will kiss 5500. My S3? 2300 on a good day. Usually 1500kbps. Both of the other phones in the apartment have 4 or 5 bars, I'm lucky to have two. Even if I get up to three or four bars (standing on the roof) calls are always distorted and often times drop. My phone oftentimes will say I have 4g service but refuses to even try to load a webpage or sign into Skype until I restart it.
I have called tmobile several times (and even went in store) and they say its working as intended. I've NEVER had these types of problems on my old phone, and my old one was abused.
Seriously not happy right now. Just got this phone a month ago today and i so regret it. im not paying $90 a month for 1/4 the service i got out of my old phone for $30. I'm past the "buyers remorse" time. Its not really remorse when the **** doesn't work and you refuse to fix it.
I'm looking at canceling my service and eating the $200 etf fee.
Looking at just getting rid of this curse and going back to my old phone and the $30 plan. (or an iphone. I played with my friends and hers is really snappy and.... RELIABLE.
What a crock of ****.
Tl;Dr I hate my phone, and tmobile refuses to make it work right.
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Get an iphone if you're complaining about the Samsung Galaxy S 3 performances which blows any phone out in the market right now with the exception of the Galaxy Note 2 which is almost in par with.
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I switched from an iPhone 4s to the SIII and I'm never going back.
Have you tried a custom rom? I wasn't completely happy until I moved to CM10 and from what I have seen of CM10.1 (JB4.2) things are only getting better.

matada said:
So I've had my phone for a month now and I'm really not impressed. Here's why:
*lags . For having 2x the RAM of my old mytouch 4g and a dual core processor this thing constantly freezes and has large amounts of delay when typing (sometimes it takes a sentence to catch up) and Theres usually 450-1.
2 gb of free memory. My mytouch with a ics ROM is just fine(and I use a 7 month old ROM that was one of the orignal ics roms).
* battery. This thing is a complete pig! I can drain through 80% of a charge in under six hours (once under four). I don't watch movies on it. Just texting and facebook.
*reception and data speeds. I don't know whats up with this thing but my old phone and my roommates s II have perfect signal with the exact same tmobile plan. My old phone will do a speedtest at 4002kbps and my roommates will kiss 5500. My S3? 2300 on a good day. Usually 1500kbps. Both of the other phones in the apartment have 4 or 5 bars, I'm lucky to have two. Even if I get up to three or four bars (standing on the roof) calls are always distorted and often times drop. My phone oftentimes will say I have 4g service but refuses to even try to load a webpage or sign into Skype until I restart it.
I have called tmobile several times (and even went in store) and they say its working as intended. I've NEVER had these types of problems on my old phone, and my old one was abused.
Seriously not happy right now. Just got this phone a month ago today and i so regret it. im not paying $90 a month for 1/4 the service i got out of my old phone for $30. I'm past the "buyers remorse" time. Its not really remorse when the **** doesn't work and you refuse to fix it.
I'm looking at canceling my service and eating the $200 etf fee.
Looking at just getting rid of this curse and going back to my old phone and the $30 plan. (or an iphone. I played with my friends and hers is really snappy and.... RELIABLE.
What a crock of ****.
Tl;Dr I hate my phone, and tmobile refuses to make it work right.
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I'm sorry you got stuck with a dud. My SG3 is miles ahead of my Glacier on every count. I would exchange it for another. When you get a fully functional SG3, there won't be a lot to complain about.
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Seems like you got a bad device dude. It happens. Chill the ... out.
My battery lasts a good ten hours with heavy use. The thing is fast as hell. Go complain to T-Mobile. ***** and rant to them. Eventually they may replace it.
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Are you guys all on the same carrier in regards to reception ? Did you switch carriers ? Are you using a metal case / bumper ? What plan do you have ?
The S3 lasts about ~4 hours of screen on time - it doesn't matter really if that 4 hours occurs over 6 or 18 hours - and GPS and other app settings can drain the battery incredibly quickly on any phone. I'd check out BetterBatteryStats or the like, see if there's something unusual.
You're not going to personally injure anyone here by getting an iPhone. Replace this one if you want or figure out what's wrong. Do what you want, it's not really a big deal - it's your money and what works for you.
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Pennycake said:
Are you guys all on the same carrier in regards to reception ? Did you switch carriers ? Are you using a metal case / bumper ? What plan do you have ?
The S3 lasts about ~4 hours of screen on time - it doesn't matter really if that 4 hours occurs over 6 or 18 hours - and GPS and other app settings can drain the battery incredibly quickly on any phone. I'd check out BetterBatteryStats or the like, see if there's something unusual.
You're not going to personally injure anyone here by getting an iPhone. Replace this one if you want or figure out what's wrong. Do what you want, it's not really a big deal - it's your money and what works for you.
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We're on the exact same tmobile plan. My roommate has a gel case and. I have an otterbox.
We all have 500 minutes, unlimited texting and 2gb 4g data. I keep the GPS and wifi and nfc off. I also keep the screen at the lowest possible brightness.
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Lol
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When most users say this phone is fast reliable and gets good speeds means something might be wrong with yours. Try rooting If you haven't. Or odin stock again.
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My only real issue with it is with Samsung. The whole mutiple carriers / models damages the moding community and forces us to have unstable roms if we want to use anything custom.
This is one reason I like what Google is doing with the nexus devices which are more pure, one device per multiple carriers and have full access and I am waiting till Samsung gets forced to open up.

I've never had lag... Stock or rooted
Battery lasts me 16 hrs a day (which is pretty good when using 4-5 hrs of screen time). How much more do u need if you sleep 5-8 hrs per night.
And data speeds...
The nexus 4 isn't even better than the galaxy nexus IMO... And its def not as good as the sgs3 which did win phone of the year (if that matters).
If u don't like it, get a new phone. Pretty simple
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I love my s3 on tmobile. No lag at all.
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I gotra say. Coming from a different phone changes your perspective. I had the gnex before this phone for almost a year and this phone in terms of development does not compare at all. Not bashing the phone but there are times when I regret selling that thing to come here. Overall like the stock features but there is some slight lag. Blame Twiz for that.
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I like mine. It's a little rough around the edges out of the box, but it can be squared away quite nicely.

Skype does have issues. After it says "signed in" go back to the app icon and open it. Do it a few times and you should get passed the circle spinny thing. Also v3 is horrible. Use 2.9.
I love/hate the phone. There's good and bad.

I actually went from the myTouch4G to the s3 and it was a quantum leap mate.
That wasn't counting until I rooted and flashed my phone with the PacMan ROM.
It works beautifully. I can make the battery get 8 hours of full smashmouth Youtube videos which isn't that bad.
Tips, its most likely the widgets or programs you have loaded. I had to learn how to live through phones like the G1 so I was used to using the kill all apps switch before I turned off my phone.
The s3 doesn't have that problem as much, but if you can remember, it extends battery life to do so. And get JuiceDefender.
It only keeps your network on while your screen is awake.
I love my phone. Just tweak.
It's like getting a Pokemon.
All are the same.
Some have issues.
But in the end, if you feed it enough glitches, you'll beat the League with it.

wow seems like many people here came from the MyTouch 4G huh lol

chrisram88 said:
When most users say this phone is fast reliable and gets good speeds means something might be wrong with yours. Try rooting If you haven't. Or odin stock again.
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If something is wrong with his phone, rooting will not fix it. If something is wrong, I'd suggest a hard reset first.
I'm just sayin!

Yup hard reset or exchange phone. Just got this beast and i love it. Barely noticeable lag sometimes, ( in SMS app i have over 25k messages). And battery life is amazing for me even when not in coverage area. Also data speeds are faster than Wi-Fi on cable Internet
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I'm curious to how the OP thought the battery life and lag was normal on this new, flagship phone?
After all the videos and testimonials about it on the net, wouldn't it eventually start to nag at the back of your mind that something was likely wrong with your specific phone?
Call T-Mobile and request a new phone.