Help Us Achieve “Developmental Equality” - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

Dear fellow Xda/S3 user,
We could use your help. As you may or may not know Verizon/Samsung has seen fit to lock our S3's down with an encrypted bootloader. Although we have many great developers working to crack it; we could really use your help letting Verizon/Samsung know the Xda community as a whole does not appreciate any attempt of oppression of our “Developmental Freedom.”
Please go to the link below and help out your fellow Xda'er
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1799090

what? i thought the verizon people worked past that and could flash roms now?

we can flash system and for kernel we use kexec which is a dual boot kernel It actually boots in to stock kernel then boots another
but the only partition we have access to is system

Buy a developer device from Samsung, problem solved.
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Spartoi said:
Buy a developer device from Samsung, problem solved.
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1. thats not the point
2. most developers said they will not develop for it
3. in the time it took you to post that you could of helped us out by posting on facebook, thanks

Don't worry, Karl! In due time VZW developers will solve all the issues! :fingers-crossed:

bravomail said:
Don't worry, Karl! In due time VZW developers will solve all the issues! :fingers-crossed:
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Lol just get off verizon. You're contract is over, you have an upgrade.... why not drop Verizon and just come to AT&T?
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pl0xn00b said:
Lol just get off verizon. You're contract is over, you have an upgrade.... why not drop Verizon and just come to AT&T?
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I actually did just this. Even put up an ETF on my wifes line. I dropped my unlimited and everything just to be away from Verizons bs. Well worth it in the end.

ih8mydroid said:
I actually did just this. Even put up an ETF on my wifes line. I dropped my unlimited and everything just to be away from Verizons bs. Well worth it in the end.
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I'm happy I got off Verizon back in 2008. Their customer service sucks. So do their phones.
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There you go best move you did. Verizon sucks hopefully more and more people dump them like you did instead of bending over for them.
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Get unlimited data on your VZW NEXUS

So if your like me and are/were constantly checking your data usage... don't worry b/c there is a trick to getting unlimited data! Its a very simple procedure if it works...
1st call vzw customer svc, then when the computer csr asks you what you want to do say "add a feature"
2nd it will direct you to a live agent then simply say you would like to add the "30$ Mobile hot spot feature"
this feature is for unlimited data plans so if you can get the CSR to add the feature your data plan will change to a unlimited plan! No joke I did this 2 days ago. And yes you will need to remove the 30$ mobile hot spot from your plan, and yes your new data plan will stay activated.
And remember if at first you don't succeed with the first CSR agent... try and try again, I got it on my second call in.
Good luck
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Thanks gonna try this later.
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Old news, Verizon already stopped/blocked this, and reverting everyone who did this back to a data plan.
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Several weeks old.
nxt said:
Old news, Verizon already stopped/blocked this, and reverting everyone who did this back to a data plan.
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Haven't switched mine back...been through 1 bill cycle too.
Don't hate b/c it didn't work for you.
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I got it right now will find out soon if they bring me back I honestly don't think they can tho once u have it that's like selling a random person something then telling u want it back u just can't do that if that makes sense
well i havent tried this one,
but i am sure then isnt any way to get anything free...
dont forget ---> " there is no free lunch"
Yeah, changing your contact is grounds for early termination ain't it?
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No they can't it is a CSR mistake for adding it in the first place.
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k0438028 said:
Don't hate b/c it didn't work for you.
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Huh? We're pointing out that this has been known for weeks now. Its a pointless thread to start up again.
emptyclipzzz said:
I got it right now will find out soon if they bring me back I honestly don't think they can tho once u have it that's like selling a random person something then telling u want it back u just can't do that if that makes sense
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They have the right to change it any time they want. Unless you signed a contract that specifically gives you the right to unlimited data on their network they can remove the unlimited data feature, especially considering you tricked their system to get it.
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Yeah, changing your contact is grounds for early termination ain't it?
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No, it is not. Although they reserve the right to refuse service to anyone they want (whether that be now, or at the end of the contract period).
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No they can't it is a CSR mistake for adding it in the first place.
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It's not the CSR's fault. They're only adding the WiFi Hotspot feature as they're supposed to do.
You're removing the hotspot feature later on your own without the CSR's involvement.
Well I know the other thread on here was deleted so I guess this one will be too.
If my posts keep getting deleted, I'll never reach 100.
This thread needs to be killed. This has been patched...
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k0438028 said:
Don't hate b/c it didn't work for you.
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What a childish response. It has been reported on many tech sites that it has been patched.
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I'm not trying to upset anyone... this happened to work for me. I saw the threads online and did not see any threads or comments in the threads stating they had there data feature retracted. I was just trying to help some fellow XDA members out.
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This also worked for me. I did it back in early December.
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What a childish response. It has been reported on many tech sites that it has been patched.
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When you say patched do you mean just stopped applying it? I'm on my second bill cycle and still have it.
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cornelious1212 said:
When you say patched do you mean just stopped applying it? I'm on my second bill cycle and still have it.
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A lot of tech websites say Verizon is going through every account that did this and removing unlimited data.
joshnichols189 said:
A lot of tech websites say Verizon is going through every account that did this and removing unlimited data.
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Do we have any actual confirmation from someone who had it removed?
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IMEI Unlock

Long story short, need help getting my note 2 unblocked. TMobile blocked it because they thought they lost it during shipping. Well I got the phone, used it for 4 days and then got blocked. Any help?
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dsd424 said:
Long story short, need help getting my note 2 unblocked. TMobile blocked it because they thought they lost it during shipping. Well I got the phone, used it for 4 days and then got blocked. Any help?
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Yea call T mobile
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I'd recommend getting help from T-Mobile via their live chat service.
http://support.t-mobile.com/community/chat
More efficient than calling.
Been on the phone with tmobile for the whole week. They wont help out. They basically sent me another Note 2 for free without me even asking them and now im stuck. I want to get rid of it, but its still blocked. Got TWO Note 2s for FREE in the same week. But neither work because of the block and bad storms knocking out towers in my area. FRUSTRATED!!!!
That just doesnt sound right to me. Tmobile isnt in the business of sending out free note2 with blocked imei number
...what are you really trying to do?
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Didnt ask for the other note, they sent it to me because they tech support guy simply said, "its a paperweight" Now I have an extra note that blocked by tmobile
Are you asking us to help you scam someone else? The guy was right, its a paperweight.
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mdt73 said:
Are you asking us to help you scam someone else? The guy was right, its a paperweight.
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Dsd424 you can scam me! Im not joking! I can use that deadweight t889 u have! Let me know! Pm me! Thanks! .)
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Use it for parts or do a tear down...ibl
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Use it for parts or do a tear down...ibl
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No! Why do that?! When the phone is still good! Send it to me! .)
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haha yea guys. well after many conversations with tmob, i basically am stuck with an extra note 2. they wont unblock the imei for me. and to whoever said i am scamming someone, please dont make up any stories. They sent the second note 2 because they wanted to, not me. I just wanted my first note2 fixed. Story over.
Since they sent you another note, shouldn't you return the first note back?
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kissmegoodbye said:
Since they sent you another note, shouldn't you return the first note back?
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Thats the honest thing to do.
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mdt73 said:
Thats the honest thing to do.
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If T-mobile did not tell me to send the phone back than I would NOT send it back.... It sounds to me like they already know he has the extra phone but don't care, so sell it to someone for parts or whatever they want to do with it..... If you want to keep it then you have no options with T-mobile but you can get it activated on Straight Talk or Simple Mobile cause they don't tend to care or even know if it's disabled by T-mobile... I am NOT promoting fraud but if you are being honest I am giving you an honest answer...
"When you ASSUME you make an ass out of u and me" so let's not assume he is being fraudulent when he just asked a question...
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If T-mobile did not tell me to send the phone back than I would NOT send it back.... It sounds to me like they already know he has the extra phone but don't care, so sell it to someone for parts or whatever they want to do with it..... If you want to keep it then you have no options with T-mobile but you can get it activated on Straight Talk or Simple Mobile cause they don't tend to care or even know if it's disabled by T-mobile... I am NOT promoting fraud but if you are being honest I am giving you an honest answer...
"When you ASSUME you make an ass out of u and me" so let's not assume he is being fraudulent when he just asked a question...
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I love this guy
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ive been with T mobile for six years they never just sent me a phone and i was allowed to keep the other considering how much this one cost.. They were real anole about me sending back my vibrant a few years back and my sg3 a few months ago... this phone cost about as much as those two combined.. Be careful bro.. you may get a repackaging fee...
Yea to those who feel I'm being dishonest, please read the whole story and don't judge. I never asked for the second phone. Tmobile told me to keep it, quote "its basically a paperweight" they said that not me. Been on the phone with them all week long. They just want me to keep it, trash it, whatever I wanted to do to it.
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send first phone back, upon receipt of first phone, it will prove that you are legit. Sorry dude, but your story is really really hard to believe, you most likely will get a bill for that first one.
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send first phone back, upon receipt of first phone, it will prove that you are legit. Sorry dude, but your story is really really hard to believe, you most likely will get a bill for that first one.
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I actually think the person he sells the phone to will find out its blacklisted, regardless of what carrier its on. At that point the new owner will do one of two things; call the police, or show back up with friends and ensure they get their money back. You have one working note, and an extra one that should be sent back because thats the honest thing to do. Why do you think otherwise. Go troll some of the lesser sites, I dont believe xda is the proper place for you to try and learn how to reprogram an IMEI in order to circumvent t-mobile block on your phone, as its concidered stolen at this point.
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If your story is true, I wouldn't send it back... t-mobiles mistake, not yours... if you want to throw it to a dev for dev use shoot me a pm (not for me, but a dev on gsIII that wants one to dev on)

Need someone who got an OG < 14 days ago and wouldn't mind a potential brick for CM

Need someone who got an OG < 14 days ago and wouldn't mind a potential brick for CM
If you got an OG less than 14 days ago (which means you could exchange it for free if you brick) and wouldn't mind bricking, I have something kind of risky for you to try. This could potentially make us able to run nexus 4 kernels, which would make the road to CM exponentially shorter. If you are interested, please PM me or post here and I will send you the necessary files. If possible, I would like someone who knows how to use fastboot. This is completely voluntary, so do not get mad at me if your phone bricks. Sorry to ask this of you, but my 14 days ended. My idea is to flash the RPM partition from the Canadian E973, which has CM and can run n4 kernels. The nexus 4 RPM led to a brick unless someone flashed their partition map (in which case, it worked and accomplished the intended goal), since the OG's and N4's partition maps are very different, but the Canadian OG's is mostly the same, which leads me to believe it could work.
I got an OG off of craigslist last week, just to mess around with it, and maybe replace my GS3 with it, when AOSP ROMs started showing up.
I don't WANT to brick it... but it wouldn't be the biggest deal in the world if I did.
Plus, I've been leaching off XDA since my HTC Vogue. I think I owe the community.
I can offer my OG up to science. Let me know what you need from me. I've got a free day, for the most part, and I can follow directions.
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I got an OG off of craigslist last week, just to mess around with it, and maybe replace my GS3 with it, when AOSP ROMs started showing up.
I don't WANT to brick it... but it wouldn't be the biggest deal in the world if I did.
Plus, I've been leaching off XDA since my HTC Vogue. I think I owe the community.
I can offer my OG up to science. Let me know what you need from me. I've got a free day, for the most part, and I can follow directions.
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Thank you very much for the potential sacrifice. PM'd you with the instructions. Good luck.
Wow! This is/could be awesome! Good luck to both of you.
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Im in
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uncle_seuss said:
Im in
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tizonly1 has already volunteered and I don't want to brick more people than I need to. Thank you for offering though.
xboxfanj said:
If you got an OG less than 14 days ago (which means you could exchange it for free if you brick) and wouldn't mind bricking, I have something kind of risky for you to try. This could potentially make us able to run nexus 4 kernels, which would make the road to CM exponentially shorter. If you are interested, please PM me or post here and I will send you the necessary files. If possible, I would like someone who knows how to use fastboot. This is completely voluntary, so do not get mad at me if your phone bricks. Sorry to ask this of you, but my 14 days ended. My idea is to flash the RPM partition from the Canadian E973, which has CM and can run n4 kernels. The nexus 4 RPM led to a brick unless someone flashed their partition map (in which case, it worked and accomplished the intended goal), since the OG's and N4's partition maps are very different, but the Canadian OG's is mostly the same, which leads me to believe it could work.
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I can get my phone replaced for bc of where I work so I'm always in
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ks2332 said:
I can get my phone replaced for bc of where I work so I'm always in
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I will keep you in mind for future tests. Thank you.
tizonly1 said:
I got an OG off of craigslist last week, just to mess around with it, and maybe replace my GS3 with it, when AOSP ROMs started showing up.
I don't WANT to brick it... but it wouldn't be the biggest deal in the world if I did.
Plus, I've been leaching off XDA since my HTC Vogue. I think I owe the community.
I can offer my OG up to science. Let me know what you need from me. I've got a free day, for the most part, and I can follow directions.
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You sir are a true team player. I wish you good luck
I would have offered but got device 16 days ago.
Just curious...but did the phone survive?
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tizonly1 said:
I got an OG off of craigslist last week, just to mess around with it, and maybe replace my GS3 with it, when AOSP ROMs started showing up.
I don't WANT to brick it... but it wouldn't be the biggest deal in the world if I did.
Plus, I've been leaching off XDA since my HTC Vogue. I think I owe the community.
I can offer my OG up to science. Let me know what you need from me. I've got a free day, for the most part, and I can follow directions.
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Team player. .. i salute you sir
engine95 said:
Just curious...but did the phone survive?
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I'm curious to know as well.
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I'm down for testing. I'm a technician at a sprint store so I can replace mine if I need to.
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Thanks for the sacrifice.
Unfortunately, no. Luckilly, before tizonly1 could test, I got a sprint employee who has a decent supply of OG's to test.
Hope it works
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Unfortunately, no. Luckilly, before tizonly1 could test, I got a sprint employee who has a decent supply of OG's to test.
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Oh good. Guess that saved you both.
Thanks Sprint store person. aka kc....or mt...?
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engine95 said:
Oh good. Guess that saved you both.
Thanks Sprint store person. aka kc....or mt...?
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That would be me and your welcome
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Wow getting a n4 rom on this phone seems to be a bigger headache than I thought it was going to be. Is it going to take a work around or a huge hack to get 4.2 on this phone?
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That would be me and your welcome
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Just curious tech or rep?
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Android 4.2.1 for Verizon

*sigh* and again Verizon's ruins our "Google experience" by being Verizon... I'm sure some (if not all) heard this: Sprint Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2.1 OTA Update (GA02) Available For Download Right Now From Google
I call _ALL_ Verizon customers who owns Galaxy Nexus to go to your Facebook/Twitters account and make a post on Verizon's official page and let them know about it!
Twitter / a1exus: @VerizonWireless Why is it ...
wont happen/matter.
verizon doesnt care and wont change their release cycle as they have to approve everything.
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wont happen/matter.
verizon doesnt care and wont change their release cycle as they have to approve everything.
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true, but hopefully this will speed process up a bit if a lot of people voice their opinion... i mean you can do nothing and just wait or you can say something and then go back to waiting... so I'd rather say something, and if a lot of people start talking they'd start moving too.
from my experience with verizon and the thunderbolt's ICS update...it's not worth the time to hit up the social networks.
they'll just tell you it's coming to silence you then months go by without an update.
Don't come on Xda and complain about OTA's.
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StephenMilone said:
from my experience with verizon and the thunderbolt's ICS update...it's not worth the time to hit up the social networks.
they'll just tell you it's coming to silence you then months go by without an update.
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right, been there done that... but if we won't try they'll just assume nobody really cares/wants it so they'll be on their slow roll...
i think we all should just hummer them anyway!
I just bugged them about it. But my expectations are low. Vzw either gives me the I don't know excuse. Or nothing at all
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I just bugged them about it. But my expectations are low. Vzw either gives me the I don't know excuse. Or nothing at all
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thanks for trying!
I always post those articles to VZW's fb wall lol. Not because I think it will accomplish anything but more because sometimes I like acting like a troll.
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I always post those articles to VZW's fb wall lol. Not because I think it will accomplish anything but more because sometimes I like acting like a troll.
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Lol. I like calling customer service at lunch to ask "is it done yet" and to call back the next day to ask "how about now?" because it costs them a little money. Yes, I really have nothing better to do at lunch while eating leftovers from last night at my desk.
Hey, at least I'm not filing BBB complaints against Motorola. :banghead:
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Lol. I like calling customer service at lunch to ask "is it done yet" and to call back the next day to ask "how about now?" because it costs them a little money. Yes, I really have nothing better to do at lunch while eating leftovers from last night at my desk.
Hey, at least I'm not filing BBB complaints against Motorola. :banghead:
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haha)) it's better to do it on social media, this way you get much better visibility and others sees that as well and hopefully verizon will feel somewhat ashamed and actually do something about it!
I used to have Verizon and now have sprint and struggling with school and full time job I sometimes forget to pay my bill. Verizon financial service cuts my service then makes me pay the re activation fee but with sprint I can call and tell them I can pay next week and they simply say okay.
But no 4g lte sucks but they do update the gnex rather quick.
Its a give or take with your service provider. I don't think there's that perfect provider right now.
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I already have 4.2.1 with my vzw nexus. I don't care about them releasing any thing.
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I already have 4.2.1 with my vzw nexus. I don't care about them releasing any thing.
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I assume you're not using stock, rather some custom ROM..
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Esteway.619 said:
I already have 4.2.1 with my vzw nexus. I don't care about them releasing any thing.
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Personally custom roms are better but its the principle that makes people go crazy for an update.
Also considering the vzw gnex have antenna issues, some people may actually need the update for the new radios
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Esteway.619 said:
I already have 4.2.1 with my vzw nexus. I don't care about them releasing any thing.
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Except for the radios!!
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Except for the radios!!
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Ya it would be nice If that's all they would release. But it is what it is. Not a big deal. At least for me.
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I just came from the droid charge and I wanted to always have the cool new updates but looks like I got bent over again.
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I just came from the droid charge and I wanted to always have the cool new updates but looks like I got bent over again.
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Not really because there is always roms that have the lates update so compared to the charge that is still stuck on 2.3 dont really have to worry about that here.
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Not really because there is always roms that have the lates update so compared to the charge that is still stuck on 2.3 dont really have to worry about that here.
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the beauty about #nexus is that ROM doesn't have any customization which in a lot cases causing instability for every day use, so I'd rather use stock ROM, but back to my HTC Thunderbolt days, I couldn't stand stock so I went w/ CM7 and I _LOVED_ it!

Need 100k signatures!

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal/1g9KhZG7#thank-you=p
Please sign this petition, this whole idea is just stupid... but will very soon become reality!
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Good luck doesn't that come into effect on Saturday? Like I said in another post if you buy the phone how the hell are they gonna know if you unlock it yourself? Just avoid taking it to your carrier to ask to have it unlocked
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Signed and posted on facebook
G-Man. said:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal/1g9KhZG7#thank-you=p
Please sign this petition, this whole idea is just stupid... but will very soon become reality!
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I signed and posted on my Facebook.
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I signed and posted on my Facebook.
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Thanks! Much appreciated!
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G-Man. said:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal/1g9KhZG7#thank-you=p
Please sign this petition, this whole idea is just stupid... but will very soon become reality!
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I didn't know that congress had its own librarian let alone a library for him/her to work in :\
Bump..
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Not to be a wet blanket but if you think for one minute the WH gives a tinker's damn about those petitions, you should start by looking at what's already there with 100k+ sigs. Like every state in the union wanting to secede. On top of that, this was bought and paid for in a negotiation between the carriers and what is, in my view, the finest government money can buy. Look at it this way: if you want to get your phone paid for by someone else, be prepared to accept their conditions. Or spend the $ to get an unlocked version. Or ask the carrier to unlock it. Word is they will if you're current. At the end of the day this really only hurts (US based) unlock code vendors and people trying to buy a ATT phone on ebay to use on TMo's 2G (or similar).
G-Man. said:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal/1g9KhZG7#thank-you=p
Please sign this petition, this whole idea is just stupid... but will very soon become reality!
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On the fifth day since petition started and over a quarter of the way there to the 100K (almost 26K sigs). Hopefully this will continue and speed up. Perhaps with more than 100K in half the required time the White House will actually look at it and make the change.
I'll post in my thread. Could probably get the rest of the signatures just from there. lol.
Signed!!
Saw it from your thread but could not reply there since I don't have 10 posts lol
task650 said:
I'll post in my thread. Could probably get the rest of the signatures just from there. lol.
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task650 said:
I'll post in my thread. Could probably get the rest of the signatures just from there. lol.
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LOL...it would definitely further it along quite well if nothing else.
Signed and shared on my FB.
Bump - still need 40k+ more signatures!
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I was under the impression that the rules state it only affects phones purchased after the date it goes into effect. So this shouldn't even matter to those who already own an S3.
Don't get me wrong, it's still important for future purchases, for anyone planning to get the S4 and 5 eventually.
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G-Man. said:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal/1g9KhZG7#thank-you=p
Please sign this petition, this whole idea is just stupid... but will very soon become reality!
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Signed!
Signed.
Will add my signature to it once I got on my PC.
Good to see someone taking action for tech on the whitehouse gov site.
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G-Man. said:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal/1g9KhZG7#thank-you=p
Please sign this petition, this whole idea is just stupid... but will very soon become reality!
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OK every one, still needs 40k sigs on this thing. To anyone with Facebook accounts - please post this on your page! Working together we can get this done!
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To be honest I don't see the big deal. If people did their research they would know this only applies till the phone is paid off at the end of contract and doesn't apply to any lte device due to the agreement with the FCC when the late bands were bought
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zelendel said:
To be honest I don't see the big deal. If people did their research they would know this only applies till the phone is paid off at the end of contract and doesn't apply to any lte device due to the agreement with the FCC when the late bands were bought
Wayne Tech S-III
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Thanks. Never even thought about this factor. In theory, the LTE phones should never be carrier locked since the LTE is utilizing the 700Mhz band. This means happy unlocking...whatever method I choose. Wonder if AT&T would cave in eventually on this?

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