Finally coming to the Nexus (Verizon exchanged Bionic for Nexus) - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Well it's a story known all to well. I had the bionic. (I know, Big mistake) Every time I would call Verizon they would tell me to wait for the new update that was around the corner or they would just replace the phone with another Bionic. The new. 905 update just made the phone unusable. I finally broke down and called verizion yet again not expecting any real help. I was very kind and basically killed em with kindness. After explaining that I have had issues since day one and that I required a working smartphone for work and there was a history of me calling all the time, they finally moved me to what they called level 2 support. Had to explain the whole process from day one to now again. The man was very kind as I was and offered me a thunderbolt. I asked him if there was any way to change out to a different dual core 4g phone cause the thunderbolt was a step backwards. He then said he could give me a razr. OK I guess but I then asked if he could do any dual core 4g that wasn't a Motorola. He said no at first cause phone companies are cracking down on the exchange phone issue. As I started to say OK send me the razr, he asked if I would hold for about 10min. I said sure. When he came back he said I can tell you are not happy with Motorola at all and in general not happy with the way things have been handled. He said he asked his boss if something could be done and got approved the Galaxy Nexus for me. Now I am waiting on it to arrive. (If you are willing to take a total of an hour and a half and be extra kind and not demand stuff they will work with you. Key is to keep talking till they offer a phone and never say no if they offer a phone you don't want. Just ask if its possible for something else in an indirect way) So I can't wait to start being part of this forum and am very excited to be getting a phone with an unlocked bootloader again. My Incredible was just that. Incredible. I am hoping the nexus will be the same. If anybody has any suggestions of ware to start, besides unlocking bootloader and flashing recovery, I would be greatly appreciative. Thank you and can't wait to get started!!
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So, does anybody have any suggestions on where to start? Rom's, kernels, dev tools??

I just came from the Rezound about two weeks ago. I had the Bionic too before that. Biggest POS i have ever used! I liked my Rezound but the dev world is dead. This helped me out a lot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1400871

I did the same with a droid charge . It got terrible WiFi connection and got them to send me a nexus. They offered me a thunderbolt, lg revolution, bionic... No no no, kept calling till I got the answer I wanted. And boom a galaxy nexus didn't hurt that I've had a family plan for 11 years either
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Fstall303 said:
I did the same with a droid charge . It got terrible WiFi connection and got them to send me a nexus. They offered me a thunderbolt, lg revolution, bionic... No no no, kept calling till I got the answer I wanted. And boom a galaxy nexus didn't hurt that I've had a family plan for 11 years either
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Ya, It probably didn't hurt that I have been with Verizon for over 15 years. showing my age
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Fascinate to DInc2-good idea?

So here's my story. I have the fascinate now, got it when it came out & have another year to go to upgrade. The froyo update has created pretty significant missed call issues that vzw is addressing by offering a switch to the DInc2 or the X2. My wife has the Dinc1 & I had the eris before so I'm familiar with sense ui. How does this phone compare to them or to the X2? I'm looking for input before I make my choice.
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garywojdan81 said:
So here's my story. I have the fascinate now, got it when it came out & have another year to go to upgrade. The froyo update has created pretty significant missed call issues that vzw is addressing by offering a switch to the DInc2 or the X2. My wife has the Dinc1 & I had the eris before so I'm familiar with sense ui. How does this phone compare to them or to the X2? I'm looking for input before I make my choice.
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I cannot speak for the DX2, but I for one love my DInc2. It's the perfect size, and has the perfect feel for the hand. The processor is lightning quick; keep in mind that this is the next generation Snapdragon. Even though it's not Dual Core, it's still really fast!
You get a great camera, still a good screen, and a front facing camera which you do not have on the DX2. The DX2 has a qHD display, but from what I've heard, and this is hearsay and opinion, it's not that great. I don't like Blur, and I came from a Stock Android OG Droid, so Sense was the better choice for me.
Battery life isn't the best I've seen, but it's also not the worst. Depends on usage, but I can get through most of the day with it. Gingerbread helps here, and also makes the phone even faster than it was with Froyo. I would recommend the DInc2. Good luck!
i came from the fascinate, as did my wife, and i can tell you we're absolutely happy with the dinc2. i'm on CM7 nightly, she's running gingersense (she doesn't know that, she thinks she's full stock. shhhh.) it's so much better than the fascinate in every way.
if you liked the fascinate's screen, then the DX2 won't be good enough. the incredible 2's screen is pretty comparable.
Bro as much as I loved my fascinate, I had the same issues with missed calls. Took 3 replacements to finally get offered something else. Dinc2 or the x2. I'm not a fan of the x's so I chose the dinc 2. This phone literally ****s on the fassy. I have not experienced any bugs. Now that it's rootable it's even more beast. The screen isn't super amoled . But, it looks great. The difference in screens really seems to be black. It looked better on the fassy but every other color looks better on dinc 2
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I'm in the same boat as everyone here....I had the fassy and couldn't handle the missed calls so when I called it was this or the droid x (not x2) for free or I could upgrade early and sign a new 2yr contact. which I thought about cuz I too have a yr left on my current contact. (really thought I wanted the droid charge) I have never been happier that I picked the inc 2.
When I first started looking into the support for this phone I thought I made a mistake as it seemed like there was none and as you know the fascinate community was full of ppl and devs. But now that we have root this is by far the best phone out (imo) and has plenty of amazing devs who have really brought out its potentially.
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My wife has the fassy an I have the dinc2. nothing an no rom can fix the fassy. Its a awesome screen but its terrible other than that. I'm trying to get her on a dinc2.
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I got the free with no contract swap from Fascinate to DInc2 and do not regret it now that we are rooted and flashing away!
Fascinate does have a slightly better screen and a better external speaker but the DInc2 beats it everywhere else!
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I went into VZW they other day to exchange my Fascinate for the Dinc 2. A buddy did the same thing and his Dinc is awesome. Definitely not regretting my decision. I'm waiting very anxiously for the Fed Ex man to bring a present to my door now...
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to me the answer is HECK YEA!
my wife has the o.g Facinate from release date and at first it was very cool but the whole rooting process and ODIN over time has become such a P.I.T.A!
ive gone from a ton of blackberry's and winmo devices to > eris > inc 1 > inc 2..
im not looking back and only looking forward to whats next in the Inc series.
functionality, speed and even the new features such as dual cam's and etc are what make this badboy the leader of the new school!
MY fiance had a fascinate on our family share plan and I just gave a courtesy upgrade so she could get a new phone. I wish I would have tried this first and then given her the upgrade. I wonder if I activate the fascinate on my line if they would let me swap it for a dInc 2. Does anybody know if Verizon would do this?
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MY fiance had a fascinate on our family share plan and I just gave a courtesy upgrade so she could get a new phone. I wish I would have tried this first and then given her the upgrade. I wonder if I activate the fascinate on my line if they would let me swap it for a dInc 2. Does anybody know if Verizon would do this?
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I like how you capitalized the beginning of your post. MY fiance.
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Hey I just got off the phone with vzw and I told them to send a dinc 2 my way ...... I loved my fassy but had it for 10 months. Time for a change.
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My bad. Guess the shift key was sticking either way I'm about to call verizon and see what they say.
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Just got off the phone with verizon and I have a dInc 2 headed my way. Said it's not new but at least I don't have to pay for it.
By the way guys when you call for the replacement make sure you tell them you need the battery. Cover and charger. Most likely they are sending out cpo devices and they don't come with any of that stuff.
Sent from my Miui Fascinate Glitched ML.
the inc2 refurbs have been being sent with back over.. i assume its cos of the antenna being apart of it..?
Just want to thank everyone here for your input. Finally made my decision today & signal strength in my area had to trump everything else. My x2 comes in 2 days.
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strictlyphat said:
By the way guys when you call for the replacement make sure you tell them you need the battery. Cover and charger. Most likely they are sending out cpo devices and they don't come with any of that stuff.
Sent from my Miui Fascinate Glitched ML.
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I have sent back 2 fascinates for 2 dinc2 and both were brand new in the box even with new memory cards
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The x2 has a slew of software problems from what I hear. Doesn't seem like good phone but I could be wrong. My inc2 has data speeds that are twice as fast as my fascinate. Haven't missed a call or text yet on my inc2. I will never buy a Samsung again after having a Fascinate.
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The x2 has a slew of software problems from what I hear. Doesn't seem like good phone but I could be wrong. My inc2 has data speeds that are twice as fast as my fascinate. Haven't missed a call or text yet on my inc2. I will never buy a Samsung again after having a Fascinate.
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Wish I could've seen that where I live but every dinc2 I saw at the vzw stores had the same -dbm (or close) as my fascinate showing only 2 bars. The only phone in either store with full bars and >-75dbm was the dx2. After dealing with this so long I couldn't see myself with another Samsung device. I won't necessarily miss the phone but I will miss the devs & community.
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Wish I could've seen that where I live but every dinc2 I saw at the vzw stores had the same -dbm (or close) as my fascinate showing only 2 bars. The only phone in either store with full bars and >-75dbm was the dx2. After dealing with this so long I couldn't see myself with another Samsung device. I won't necessarily miss the phone but I will miss the devs & community.
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The Incredible1 had an amazing def community. the inc2 is slowly getting one

Question for EVO owners

Hey guys. I just wanted to ask a question, I actually posted here sometime ago before I was even with Sprint. But to get straight to the point, in this time of the EVO being older now, what you think of it now? I was thinking about trading my phone for one..
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Juanito216 said:
Hey guys. I just wanted to ask a question, I actually posted here sometime ago before I was even with Sprint. But to get straight to the point, in this time of the EVO being older now, what you think of it now? I was thinking about trading my phone for one..
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Honestly the evo is a great phone but if i had a Nexus S 4g i wouldnt trade it for a evo. The nexus s 4g development is booming right now with ICS roms that are fully working. Also i believe the NS4G is better hardware wise as well
I've had my evo for close to 2 years now, and I still love it thanks to the awesome rom developers on this site. I'm not sure I would trade down for it if you have a newer, faster device, though.
Had my phone for 2 years. Would probably trade it for something else had it not been for the Deck Rom that I found on this forum. Phone still is very competitive with the rest of the models out there so for me unless i find a model that outperforms my phone by miles i'll stick to Evo. Plus with the new rom Deck Reloaded its better than ever (minus few minor things that need to be ironed out, rom was just released 2 days ago).
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Honestly the evo is a great phone but if i had a Nexus S 4g i wouldnt trade it for a evo. The nexus s 4g development is booming right now with ICS roms that are fully working. Also i believe the NS4G is better hardware wise as well
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Then you would have to change your handle from evo4gnoob to nexus4gnoob. Lol
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Juanito216 said:
Hey guys. I just wanted to ask a question, I actually posted here sometime ago before I was even with Sprint. But to get straight to the point, in this time of the EVO being older now, what you think of it now? I was thinking about trading my phone for one..
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I've passed on "upgrading" from my Evo for 14 months, because nothing else was a good enough excuse to give it up. Still the overall best phone I've ever had, so far! I'm still keeping mine to play and hack around on long after my Evo 4G LTE is in my hands.
That's my plan too is to keep to OG Evo to use as a wifi device around the house when I want to listen podcasts and such that the wife doesn't want to hear. On that same note, can't wait for the LTE to drop.
I've had mine since the launch and I still love it. I also tend to stay with a given phone for long hauls; I had my Sony Erickson w810i for almost 4 years (I replaced it with the Evo).
I've had mine for almost 2 yrs. It's the best phone I've had simply for the modification factor. I like to tinker and try new things (ROMs, kernels, themes, etc.) w/o the lockdown hurdle I had with my iPhone. I wouldn't trade down for older tech though. I would think you could get one pretty cheap and not have to give up the newer phone you have.

Is Sprint Nexus as bad as Verizon's?

I have the Verizon Nexus and have had tons of problems with data drops, the in-call audio bug, screen issues and a few other random problems. My mom is with Sprint and was wanting to get one for herself, but before she goes and buys one I wanted to ask around and see if these problems are as rampant on the Sprint Nexus.
I don't have any of those issues on my Verizon Nexus.
Nope but then again it was rooted as soon as it hit my doorstep
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adrynalyne said:
I don't have any of those issues on my Verizon Nexus.
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I get the data drop but besides that I'm diggin my LTE Gnex OP
They are the same phone. Sprint's nexus does not get LTE because there is really not much LTE.
But of course it will if you are in an LTE area.
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Sup Adrynalyne, I unfortunately have had terrible luck with the nexus, but you know I like to follow you around from phone to phone so I guess I'm stuck til you get something new, gotta have my bamf. But really though, I do love the device, which is why I have stuck with it, but since launch day I've had nothing but issues, and I'm definitely not the only one. I've had several replacements, 2 new SIM cards, nothing seems to help. This last replacement seems to handle calls better, but constantly drops data and signal, and the screen looks terrible, but I'm just tired of them sending me replacements so I'm dealing with it.
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Sup Adrynalyne, I unfortunately have had terrible luck with the nexus, but you know I like to follow you around from phone to phone so I guess I'm stuck til you get something new, gotta have my bamf. But really though, I do love the device, which is why I have stuck with it, but since launch day I've had nothing but issues, and I'm definitely not the only one. I've had several replacements, 2 new SIM cards, nothing seems to help. This last replacement seems to handle calls better, but constantly drops data and signal, and the screen looks terrible, but I'm just tired of them sending me replacements so I'm dealing with it.
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Well, whatever you decide, we have Sprint covered too for BAMF on the Nexus. I may get a GS3 on Verizon and work on bringing BAMF to that, but I don't want to commit and say that is a definite yet.
I understand the frustrations too. My wife's gnex has the crappiest screen ever.
Well, since this will be for my mom, she has an evo shift right now, so I think I'm gonna get her an evo LTE.
As for myself, I've been trying to decide what's next. Verizon has already offered to let me change to a different phone. My wife has the Rezound and she loves it, and I myself have always preferred HTC so I've considered taking one of those, even though it may be considered a step backwards, but the part of me that lives for the bleeding edge is wanting to see if they will go so far as to switch me to a GS3. Without a doubt though, I'll definitely be keeping an eye on you and ihtfp69 because I've always loved the work you guys do.
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Nope but then again it was rooted as soon as it hit my doorstep
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LOL me too. :highfive:

Safe to get a VZW replacement Nexus yet?

I recall a lengthy thread warning users not to obtain a replacement Gnex through VZ due to software issues. Well my hardware issues are about to make me lose it, so is it safe to exchange my phone yet?
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My girlfriend and I got ours a little over three weeks ago and haven't had any issues. We both got IMM76Q, so I would guess that is what's going to be on any replacement device. I hear ya' on the hardware issues. I loved my Evo, but the failing HW was more than I wanted to put up with anymore.
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Pierceye said:
My girlfriend and I got ours a little over three weeks ago and haven't had any issues. We both got IMM76Q, so I would guess that is what's going to be on any replacement device. I hear ya' on the hardware issues. I loved my Evo, but the failing HW was more than I wanted to put up with anymore.
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Did you root yours and apply customs roms?
Yes, I just got mine yesterday, And I rooted it it came with IMM76Q. But I put the Verizon Jelly Bean Update/ROM and no issues yet I like it the link for more information is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1858998 It was leaked yesterday and one random user got it as an update on one of his replacement devices.
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Yes, I just got mine yesterday, And I rooted it it came with IMM76Q. But I put the Verizon Jelly Bean Update/ROM and no issues yet I like it the link for more information is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1858998 It was leaked yesterday and one random user got it as an update on one of his replacement devices.
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Nice. I think I'll go ahead and get the process underway. This will be my 3rd or 4th Gnex.
maw230 said:
Did you root yours and apply customs roms?
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Haven't rooted yet. Been waiting for a VZW stock JB ROM, and doing alot of reading here on XDA. I guess yesterday was a good day with the JRO03O leak! Just watching the threads to make sure there aren't any major problems.
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Lol man this is my 3rd Nexus... I just hope this is the time I have to do this
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I'm on #6 from Verizon, I'm sick of this. I love the Nexus itself but the signal/radio issues are terrible. I think I'm gonna attempt to get a SIII as a replacement. It's technically a better phone, but I'll be sad to leave the Nexus
My replacement is perfect.
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My first replacement through asurion was a dud. I had a Chinese manufactured model and it kept losing signal. Second replacement went perfectly well and the unit had no signs of defect (korean model). Rooted it right away, installed cm10 and the new radios. With stock battery, I'm getting 16-18 hours of battery life, 1hr talk time, 1-2 hrs of screen time.
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theredspecial said:
I'm on #6 from Verizon, I'm sick of this. I love the Nexus itself but the signal/radio issues are terrible. I think I'm gonna attempt to get a SIII as a replacement. It's technically a better phone, but I'll be sad to leave the Nexus
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The only thing they would offer me was a RAZR. Which even that surprised me, because before they wouldn't even do that. So I said **** it and got a RAZR for me and my girlfriend. I'm just too sick of getting these piece of **** Nexi. I will miss the **** out of it, but I'm ready for a phone that works.
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The only thing they would offer me was a RAZR. Which even that surprised me, because before they wouldn't even do that. So I said **** it and got a RAZR for me and my girlfriend. I'm just too sick of getting these piece of **** Nexi. I will miss the **** out of it, but I'm ready for a phone that works.
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Same case with mine. Went thru 2 replacements. I asked for S3, but they would only offer me RAXR or Rezound or 'many other excellent' phones.
Anyone has luck getting an S3 as a replacement?
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Same case with mine. Went thru 2 replacements. I asked for S3, but they would only offer me RAXR or Rezound or 'many other excellent' phones.
Anyone has luck getting an S3 as a replacement?
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There is a huge thread over in the RAZR forum of people who got S3's when replacing RAZR's, but not sure about Gnex.
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There is a huge thread over in the RAZR forum of people who got S3's when replacing RAZR's, but not sure about Gnex.
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Thanks. I guess you are referring to this one...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828482
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Thanks. I guess you are referring to this one...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828482
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That's the one. They used the "flash is broken now" excuse to get an S3.
Edit: If the RAZR turns out to be a p.o.s. as well I may have to do the same.
I have been offered a RAZR every time I've called, I told them a removable battery is a must. The Rezound is the only other option and that is a downgrade in my opinion. I spoke to a great rep last time who really knew his ****, he told me the SIII has the same screen problems and headset issues as the Nexus, but if I kept having problems he would look into it. I'm not going to play any games/lie to get one either.
Like I said I don't really want a SIII, I just want a Nexus that works.
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I spoke to a great rep last time who really knew his ****
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wut... these exist...
The one I talked to told me the RAZR shipped with JB...I doubted it very much when he said it, but I held out hope until I looked it up this morning.
Either way, the cons of owning my piece of **** Nexus outweighed the cons of the RAZR and having a new phone is always fun for a while. If it's a piece of **** maybe the day will come when they will give me an S3.
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wut... these exist...
The one I talked to told me the RAZR shipped with JB...I doubted it very much when he said it, but I held out hope until I looked it up this morning.
Either way, the cons of owning my piece of **** Nexus outweighed the cons of the RAZR and having a new phone is always fun for a while. If it's a piece of **** maybe the day will come when they will give me an S3.
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Ha, I flat out told him I've never spoke to a level 2 tech that actually was honest with me and knew what was going on. He gave me his extension also, I'm gonna give him a call back.
I loved my OG Droid and Moto quality seems to be the best, but like I said, there is no way I'm getting something with a non-removable battery.
Well, my camera stopped working on my current GNex(#2). I'm wary of exchanging it. It baffles me, though, that cell phone carriers only offer refurb devices when you pay about $7/month for insurance while retail stores would exchange your faulty item for a new one when you have insurance. It doesn't seem right since we pay good money for these devices.
But I digress. I have a question, though. Would I be able to send it to Samsung to see if they can fix the camera(video chip) or should I just call Verizon to exchange?
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You can call Samsung and try going through them. The CSR suggested this because I really didn't want to get rid of my Nexus for another phone.
The problem is you would be without your phone, with no loaner for however long it takes to repair. It could be 2 weeks, could be a month. I assume you would also have to pay for shipping. And my experience with OEM repair has never been a positive experience. I wouldn't trust them to fix the right thing. You also run the risk of damage to the phone when they open it up. Maybe someone else with a GSM model can comment on the quality/ease of Samsung repair.

Back with Samsung after 2 years with HTC

After two years with my EVO 4G (OG) it was starting to have some hiccups here and there. Mostly because of the power surges that came into my house and fried out 11 250 joule surge protectors, an LED TV, 2 FiOS STB's, the FiOS D-Mark, and a microwave. Charging my phone during the last strike from my local electric company had caused it to start running strangely. Or at least that is my theory.
Well, I decided I needed a new phone. I was lucky enough that I was due for an upgrade, so off to Best Buy I went. I was seriously toying with the idea of getting an SG3. My brother in law has one, as well as my wife's cousins. I thought it was a great phone and light years ahead of the EVO. Don't get me wrong, my EVO has served me phenomenally, but I wanted something nicer. I have 2 Epic 4Gs in my house, wife and son, plus I have had the Fascinate, the Moment and the Transform, so I know Samsung makes some great devices.
I walk into the Mobile center in Best Buy and gravitate towards the Sprint table and started looking at the SG3. There was nothing that really jumped out at me and there were no more HTC phones in the lineup. Sad, but never a deal breaker. Then I see it, the Galaxy Note II. I pick it up and it feels very comfortable in my hand. I am a big guy so I feel like an iPhone get's lost in my hand and this was the Goldilocks phone. Now for the moment of truth. Do they have the Titanium in stock? My EVO is white and so is my iPhone. The Note in white was just too much white. And not the cool Stormtrooper white with black accents like my EVO has, but pure stark white. That wouldn't do. The sales person approached and asked me if I needed help. I told him I wanted the GN2 in Titanium and he gave me an ashen look. He mentioned that they were on national back order, but he would look anyway. Lo and behold, he pulls out, according to him, the last Titanium GN2 in the country.
Everything goes swimmingly. They have the phone advertised for $299 for an upgrade, but I had seen it in Radio Shack for $199. I never thought to take a picture of the ad before I went to BB, but oh well. I told the new salesperson that was helping I would come back to get the $100 credit. She said she had a lot of luck beating Amazon Wireless' prices. She pulled up the site and I was able to get the Note for $199. Score! She got me up and activated in about 10 mins and I was out the door with my new toy.
Now, I swore to myself that I would test drive it for a week or two before rooting at and throwing a custom ROM. Too bad that lasted about 5 mins. I was able to root it even after doing the MA7 update. I am currently a lab rat because I actually like the stock TouchWiz. That may change but for the moment I like the Team Nocturnal ROM (great job guys!!) Battery life on this is insane!!! I charged it to full last night and took it off at about 10PM. I use it as a white noise generator and forgot to set the sleep timer, so it was going from midnight until I woke up at 7AM and I still had 90% battery. Awesome!!
I will probably spend most of my work day playing and tweaking it.
Hi there, another ex-HTC-Alphabet-Soup-User. And welcome
Lots of ex-EVO4G users in here. :victory:
Skripka said:
Hi there, another ex-HTC-Alphabet-Soup-User. And welcome
Lots of ex-EVO4G users in here. :victory:
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It is scary how many of us there are here . HTC hasc really taking a dive Thanks to this phone.. I know myself I am very happy with the Jump.
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Skripka said:
Hi there, another ex-HTC-Alphabet-Soup-User. And welcome
Lots of ex-EVO4G users in here. :victory:
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That may change if HTC comes out with something better, but the Note is a great device. Now to start really playing with it. :highfive:
Glad you found your way to lab rats! Feel free to post in our thread
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What method did you use for ROOT?
CDKJudoka said:
...Don't get me wrong, my EVO has served me phenomenally, but I wanted something nicer...
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Same boat here, DIE HARD EVO OG supporter. Phone still rocks, although requires some tweaking. I'm on my way to Sprint store this afternoon. What method did you use for root?
thats one hell of a post just to say you got a note 2. i think that everyone should do that. it would make the forums a super great place to get info about who has the note 2. i think we should just give up on developing and just announce ourselves. to me it just seems like a better use of bandwidth. i dont know. i wish i could just read welcome posts all day. :veryfun: :sarcasm:
Welcome to the team :thumbup: I come from all three generations of the evo. Its so nice to be able to root your phone without all the hastle. I wouldn't go back to htc even after seeing the htc one. Also, Samsung and Sprint have been doing an awesome job of upgrading their phones. I'll be waiting on the Note 3.
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Talos4 said:
Same boat here, DIE HARD EVO OG supporter. Phone still rocks, although requires some tweaking. I'm on my way to Sprint store this afternoon. What method did you use for root?
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I used MSKip's Galaxy Note II Toolkit Ver. 3.0. It was super-easy. It will still root even if you updated to 4.1.2 (MA7) I was rooted in under 5 minutes. (Excellent job MSKip!! :good: )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957155
mexiking713 said:
Welcome to the team :thumbup: I come from all three generations of the evo. Its so nice to be able to root your phone without all the hastle. I wouldn't go back to htc even after seeing the htc one. Also, Samsung and Sprint have been doing an awesome job of upgrading their phones. I'll be waiting on the Note 3.
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I got all 3 generations of Evos sitting on my desk right now too. I am not going back to HTC after buying the Note 2. Samsung just does the software so much better. Like why on my evo with 16gb of internal storage do I have to move my apps between a 2gb app partition and a 8gb internal partition
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cherylbaker said:
It is scary how many of us there are here . HTC hasc really taking a dive Thanks to this phone.. I know myself I am very happy with the Jump.
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Hey, I remember seeing u on the elte forums.. I jumped to the note 2, which I never thought I'd do, and 2 weeks later im still ecstatic!! I can definitely say Sammy has me hooked on some odin. So much better than having to brick my phone for root!! Thank u sammy..
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I also cone from a evo 4g. As a matter of fact, I bought the 3d for my wife and another 4g for my mom to use. Same deal here, 4g just want cutting it anymore and the note had been out for a little bit on sprint. So I got it and it's crazy impressive. The weight and the feel of it at first compared to htc devices wad misleading at first, but a good case and some time with it had made me a fan of Samsung.
My buddy at work has the htc dna and it feels like you could beat someone with it, but that's pretty much where the advantages end. This is the way to go. Fast, responsive, uses a stylus like the good old Palm days, and the battery life is amazing.
I've been with htc since the mogul days and have been a big fan of theirs, but always had to buy the extended batteries. I think the stock battery will do for this phone.
Samsung note ii
I also came from HTC. The HTC Desire HD. It was a great device.
You've got to love the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 though. :good:
An ex evo user myself. Welcome to the club....you made the right choice
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Liked my Evo 3D for 2 years. Loving the Note II for 3 months! :highfive:
I had the og evo and the 3vo and after the locked bootloader BS and htcs backpedaling on opening up to development, I abandoned them and boycotted them. I won't buy any more HTC products, especially after them threatening lawsuits for ppl hosting RUUs and modified sense roms. They have become too applesque for my taste. Samsung has been good about ease of access for development (unlocked bootloaders and easy to root, just implemented a simple custom flash counter) and releasing source almost at the same time an OTA starts being pushed.
I like to break stuff!
I too have come from using all htc phones (mogul, tp2, and evo4g) and I must say this is one heck if a phone. Love everything about it. The battery lasts me as long as the batteries from all my htc phones combined. Everyonw that I have showed it too have been amazed by it..
Cant get enough of this phone
Also a ex evolte user made the jump the days ago this phone is off the chain I honestly feel like I may go my entire contact with this one!
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