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Way to tell if replacement is a refirb?

I know with the evo 3d there was a way to tell if your replacment phone was a refirb or not. Does anyone know how to tell on the e4gt?
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graffixnyc said:
I know with the evo 3d there was a way to tell if your replacment phone was a refirb or not. Does anyone know how to tell on the e4gt?
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##786# from dialer then press View.
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nivron said:
##786# from dialer then press View.
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Thanks man! Got a new one as a replacement
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The pattern in the past is if it came in the original box, then it is new. If it came in the brown box with only some accessories then it is refurb.

sfhub said:
The pattern in the past is if it came in the original box, then it is new. If it came in the brown box with only some accessories then it is refurb.
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I didn't get a box or the accessories but ##786# and view says its not reconditioned. It has a big NO under that field. So I confirmed its not refurbished
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Just checked mine, also not refurbished! Yay, I thought it was bc of not being in new box
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I also got my replacement without a box and they gave me an additional samsung charger with usb cable that are different from my original (which i got to keep!), so I thought it was a refurb and asked the guy and he said it was new but I was skeptical. This confirms what he said though: Reconditioned Status: NO

IMO you have a reconditioned/refurb phone that is not marked as reconditioned rather than a new phone where they removed the box and accessories and replaced with other ones.
Asurion and Sprint actually have real "new" stock where they give you the whole original package, at least they have had in the past.

sfhub said:
IMO you have a reconditioned/refurb phone that is not marked as reconditioned rather than a new phone where they removed the box and accessories and replaced with other ones.
Asurion and Sprint actually have real "new" stock where they give you the whole original package, at least they have had in the past.
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I'm not too sure about that. I just checked my nexus s 4g which was a replacement and it shows yes as reconditioned, just checked my evo 3d which was a replacement and that shows yes as well. I think if they were refirbed it would say it was. My nexus actually even has a different sticker on the inside then the original did (not sure about my evo 3d as it's not in front of me). I do think they are new non retail replacements but they are not refirbs (yet) I'm sure in a month or so we will start to see refirbs for this phone

any supercurio news folks?

just like the tittle says, any updates?

Nope.
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Glad i didnt donate . Somethin like this might've happened
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mickeycobra04 said:
Glad i didnt donate . Somethin like this might've happened
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he did look into it.

jim93 said:
he did look into it.
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its been like over 3 months lol =/ soo sad, especially since it was supercurio, i trusted the guy =/

It has nothing to do with trust. He clearly stated his agenda and never gave a timeframe. He even stated a few times he was working on the note abd other phones first since they were easier fixes than our "black sheep" of a phone. He is well know and i wouldnt think that hed take a phone just to take it and not evetually work on it.
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its been like over 3 months lol =/ soo sad, especially since it was supercurio, i trusted the guy =/
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monkeypaws said:
It has nothing to do with trust. He clearly stated his agenda and never gave a timeframe. He even stated a few times he was working on the note abd other phones first since they were easier fixes than our "black sheep" of a phone. He is well know and i wouldnt think that hed take a phone just to take it and not evetually work on it.
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yea hell work on it eventually

jim93 said:
yea hell work on it eventually
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eventually lol that could be 6 months from now, i wont own this device by then lol

HRodMusic said:
eventually lol that could be 6 months from now, i wont own this device by then lol
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Who cares ? You made a weeping farewell speech from the T989 months ago, what happened ? Be gone already...........

HRodMusic said:
eventually lol that could be 6 months from now, i wont own this device by then lol
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The blobs that everyone donated for was clearly a possible hardware issue which means that nobody would be able to fix it without mods made by hand. At best all he could do was look into it. Its not his fault people paid for a new phone just to look into it.
The whole situation is analogous to if Samsung released a new phone where a quarter of them had bad search buttons. It could be a software issue but likely a hardware problem with QA. Instead of exchanging the phone people then proceeded to setup a bounty to buy a new phone to get this fixed. Its looked into and it turns out its just a bad solder connecting the search button. This would of been likely in the first place and people should of just exchanged their phone rather than setting up a bounty for something which has a fair likelihood of being a hardware issue.
You have a hardware issue then exchange your phone.
If the blobs bother you exchange your phone. If the blobs only bother you when you have to follow a page of instructions on how to see it, really. If you need to follow a multi step guide to see it then its not that big of a deal. If it is then exchange your phone.

Just curious...
Anyone play the game Osmos....that will really show off your lines and blobs if you play it in a low light enviornment or at night.
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G1ForFun said:
Just curious...
Anyone play the game Osmos....that will really show off your lines and blobs if you play it in a low light enviornment or at night.
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I play it I notice it with auto brightness on mines so it doesn't bother me. Since my lines are not visible with auto brightness off. It doesn't bother me. Auto brightness is buggy on this phone. Anyway doesn't seem to accurate.
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Killbynature said:
I play it I notice it with auto brightness on mines so it doesn't bother me. Since my lines are not visible with auto brightness off. It doesn't bother me. Auto brightness is buggy on this phone. Anyway doesn't seem to accurate.
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Yeaaa I turned brightness all the way up and it is much better of course but it is just unfortunate that this bandaid is the end all solution. The battery when playing a game and having the brightness all the way up gets effed.

G1ForFun said:
Yeaaa I turned brightness all the way up and it is much better of course but it is just unfortunate that this bandaid is the end all solution. The battery when playing a game and having the brightness all the way up gets effed.
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I don't have to do that when auto brightness is on for me I have lines. When it's off at the lowest brightness no lines. If I can't see in the sun I just slide my fingers across the status bar to adjust.
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Hmmm is it safe to say that the supercurio project for the t989 is dead???

:)just order a new s2 and dosnt havecreen issues/lines etc.. At all!!!!!!! S

So i just got my second s2 today via ups, and i gotta say !! The screen its flawless no more lines dead pixels or anything like that .. Whohooo im so happy
my first s2 wich i had before did had all those issues that 99.9% people has with the screen n stuff, but now i dont have it no more yieeeeeeyy
this s2 has a date of 03/06/12 on the box

Yeah I just got a white vs the black I had from October - this screen is much much better
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Could you upload an in-focus photo of blogs.jpg on your phone at minimum brightness in a completely dark room?

manekineko said:
Could you upload an in-focus photo of blogs.jpg on your phone at minimum brightness in a completely dark room?
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i did the screen is perfect not lines dead pixesl or anything. now i gotta say im 100% satisfied with my phone

Where do you get this blogs.jpg from?
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Just take a picture with your finger covering lens,
Go in dark room.
Then upload for us to see.

Did you guys purchase a new t989 or used insurance from asurion warranty replacement?
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Ive had 2 sgs2 i havnt seen any kind of screen problems on either.
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i know how to see if the screen has those problems but this one ots just perfrct not even a singlr line or dead pixel on the screen
and yes i know how to check aboutt the screen issue i had another one before and yes that one had all bunch of screen issues like the dead pixels and the vertical lines..
i order this phone tru tmobile. brand new on the nox. not from asurion..
THE DATE ON THE BOX SAYS 3-06-12.. AND ITS THE BLACK ONE JUST TO LET YOU GUYS KNOWS
SO FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO GET RID OF THAT ISSUE. SEL YOUR PHONE TO SOMEONE ELSE AND BUY ANOTHER ONE FROM TMOBILE WITH THE MOST RECENT DATE ON THE BOX ..
YIEEEEEEYYY IM 100%SATISFIED NOW WIT MY S2

joselarajan87 said:
i know how to see if the screen has those problems but this one ots just perfrct not even a singlr line or dead pixel on the screen
and yes i know how to check aboutt the screen issue i had another one before and yes that one had all bunch of screen issues like the dead pixels and the vertical lines..
i order this phone tru tmobile. brand new on the nox. not from asurion..
THE DATE ON THE BOX SAYS 3-06-12.. AND ITS THE BLACK ONE JUST TO LET YOU GUYS KNOWS
SO FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO GET RID OF THAT ISSUE. SEL YOUR PHONE TO SOMEONE ELSE AND BUY ANOTHER ONE FROM TMOBILE WITH THE MOST RECENT DATE ON THE BOX ..
YIEEEEEEYYY IM 100%SATISFIED NOW WIT MY S2
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Could you upload the picture for us to see?
There have been so many false alarms on this, it isn't really helpful unless we can see for ourselves.

i will try to take a pic today so you guys can see .

Mine too. Just got mine replaced and the screen is flawless
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So i just got my second s2 today via ups, and i gotta say !! The screen its flawless no more lines dead pixels or anything like that .. Whohooo im so happy
my first s2 wich i had before did had all those issues that 99.9% people has with the screen n stuff, but now i dont have it no more yieeeeeeyy
this s2 has a date of 03/06/12 on the box
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Scoutamis said:
Mine too. Just got mine replaced and the screen is flawless
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Replaced via warranty or insurance? Or possibly you were in your grace period?
Did up get a brand new phone or a refurbished phone?
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by the way this is a brand new phone from tmobile!!! not from asurion , not a refurbished ome

Until I start seeing pictures with proof all these posts will be taken with Grain of salt.
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xsteven77x said:
Until I start seeing pictures with proof all these posts will be taken with Grain of salt.
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u are funny my friend i telling you all the info for a reason , otherwise i wouldnt be waisting my time typing in here like a dumbass

joselarajan87 said:
u are funny my friend i telling you all the info for a reason , otherwise i wouldnt be waisting my time typing in here like a dumbass
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Not in any way calling you a liar. I have a science kind of mind and like to see irrefutable proof for things.
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joselarajan87 said:
u are funny my friend i telling you all the info for a reason , otherwise i wouldnt be waisting my time typing in here like a dumbass
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Well some other ppl in the past actually did that believe it or not lol
They brought my hopes up just for nothing =/
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ill post pic asap

VIDEO
i made a video for now since i dont have a camera to tAKE PICTURES WITH AS SOON AS I GET A CAMERA I WILL TAKE PICS
http://youtu.be/gtuiS3gLy4c

[Q]Galaxy Nexus Burn-In

So my Nexus has burn in. Nothing new there on an AMOLED based screen. However, the other four Nexus I've seen that are more than a month old have the same issues as mine.
My question is simply this: how many of you who have a Nexus have burn in? Please include age of Nexus and when you first noticed burn in, if possible, as I'm looking to put together an objective look at time between purchase and initial occurrence.
If you are using color mods, please mention that as well.
Thanks.
~Jase
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I'm like...mega OCD about screen-burn.
I don't even enable my nav bar %95 of the time.
It's only open when I'm going to need the back button repeatedly as I change settings or something.
So annoying having to do that to keep your screen looking decent =[
I also use the full-screen browser option to minimize status bar burn (as I'm primarily in my browser during use).
No burn yet though!
Phone is a few months old now.
And the only color mod that will hurt your screen is the color multipliers...
Which I leave at default.

Jubakuba said:
I'm like...mega OCD about screen-burn.
I don't even enable my nav bar %95 of the time.
It's only open when I'm going to need the back button repeatedly as I change settings or something.
So annoying having to do that to keep your screen looking decent =[
I also use the full-screen browser option to minimize status bar burn (as I'm primarily in my browser during use).
No burn yet though!
Phone is a few months old now.
And the only color mod that will hurt your screen is the color multipliers...
Which I leave at default.
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Thanks for the info. Exactly what I was looking for.
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I got no burn in at all - I've had the screen since launch but the internals are new-ish. (washed my first one on accident so bought a new one, swapped my original screen in since it was much better quality ) Stock everything except rooted and leaked 4.0.4 ROM. I don't leave my screen on unattended though.

I have major burn in, even from my keyboard being up.
Really sucks and makes me sad.
May try a burn in reversal app on the market, if it works i'll make a fullscreen version for us nexus users

If the burn-in is that bad, wouldn't you be able to have the phone replaced under warranty?

Is it really that bad? :O
I bought my Gnex three days ago and I use the phone quite a lot, so that'll probably happen soon.

T4rd said:
If the burn-in is that bad, wouldn't you be able to have the phone replaced under warranty?
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Yes. But if it's a universal thing....
Theshawty said:
Is it really that bad? :O
I bought my Gnex three days ago and I use the phone quite a lot, so that'll probably happen soon.
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Maybe, it depends on how you treat it...
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My nexus is now on its 2nd day and I noticed on low brightness if I make the whole screen white I can see faint burn in from the status bar and navigation bar.
Can this be reversed or should I consider returning it for replacement?
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MHHubris said:
My nexus is now on its 2nd day and I noticed on low brightness if I make the whole screen white I can see faint burn in from the status bar and navigation bar.
Can this be reversed or should I consider returning it for replacement?
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Ick.
No way.
Roll around in a white screen for 3 minutes at a higher brightness.
It'll go away.

Would a stuck pixel rgb alternating screen help if I were to run it overnight while charging?
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If and when my screen "burns-in", it would still be good for daily use, right? Is it something that would bother me much? I have this phone on a two-year contract and would hate having it fail me halfway.

Well it would be but it would definitely hurt the experience some.
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MHHubris said:
Well it would be but it would definitely hurt the experience some.
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Indeed it does. I've got a blacked out theme now, so I don't really notice it....but when it was stock/bright colored theme I noticed every bit of it.
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We already posted threads on the burn in issue. Why nor search them out to get the info already posted.

RogerPodacter said:
We already posted threads on the burn in issue. Why nor search them out to get the info already posted.
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Ummm....who are you?
No one said I didn't search, if you'll reread my OP I'm looking for specific information.
Pardon me for asking a question, in the right forum, about a device I own.
Sincerely,
Jase
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I've had my screen on 100 percent brightness since November and I don't have any burn in
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nbeebe24 said:
I've had my screen on 100 percent brightness since November and I don't have any burn in
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First relaxing comment on this thread.. I was starting to feel shaky..

omricn said:
First relaxing comment on this thread.. I was starting to feel shaky..
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Burn-in or no burn-in, nothing can scare me away from this phone.

Theshawty said:
Burn-in or no burn-in, nothing can scare me away from this phone.
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Agreed getting one very soon

Update?

It seems like all the other major GS3 carriers have gotten updates which alter the google search function, but they all also got new radio/modem updates.
I wouldnt mind a radio update. Any thoughts/ideas when and if tmobile will get a similar update?

Hopefully when the really important updates come along like jb we're not last in line as well.
t-mobile sgs3 stock rom/rooted

I want the slider brightness back.

The_Biz said:
I want the slider brightness back.
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You mean the slider in notification area? Did we ever had it in the first place?
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rakeshchn said:
You mean the slider in notification area? Did we ever had it in the first place?
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No we didn't, but you can flash cm10 and that has it !
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You mean the slider in notification area? Did we ever had it in the first place?
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The update brings it from the gs2. The other gs3 models now have it.
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No we didn't, but you can flash cm10 and that has it !
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Not the same experience as stock imo. Some don't like cm such as myself.

The_Biz said:
The update brings it from the gs2. The other gs3 models now have it.
Not the same experience as stock imo. Some don't like cm such as myself.
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So I think its pretty obvious we will get an update to strip the search funcationality, but i wonder why the other carriers did it so fast (considering the issues with apple now) and Tmobile gets away with being allowed to wait

I'm not complaining I like everything the way it is right now. I like the search bar and am not hoping for an update to remove it. The brightness thing doesn't bother me that much as I keep it at almost max most of the time.
Some updates I do want to see though are of course Jellybean, and maybe if it's possible an update to improve 4G and WiFi connections.
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circuit.007 said:
I'm not complaining I like everything the way it is right now. I like the search bar and am not hoping for an update to remove it. The brightness thing doesn't bother me that much as I keep it at almost max most of the time.
Some updates I do want to see though are of course Jellybean, and maybe if it's possible an update to improve 4G and WiFi connections.
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I hear ya some of us need a serious radio update as well as the cell standby fix
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Well I just got another gs3 the 32gb and gave the 16gb to my wife, the one I got 7/6/12 from the t-mobile store. And to me with the updated sticker on the box I've noticed that the battery life and data speeds has improved can you guys confirm from the pic that is the update build # or is this the old build number and I still need to wait to get the new one.
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iGoOsE76 said:
Well I just got another gs3 the 32gb and gave the 16gb to my wife, the one I got 7/6/12 from the t-mobile store. And to me with the updated sticker on the box I've noticed that the battery life and data speeds has improved can you guys confirm from the pic that is the update build # or is this the old build number and I still need to wait to get the new one.
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That's different than mine. Does the slider status bar work if auto brightness is off?

iGoOsE76 said:
Well I just got another gs3 the 32gb and gave the 16gb to my wife, the one I got 7/6/12 from the t-mobile store. And to me with the updated sticker on the box I've noticed that the battery life and data speeds has improved can you guys confirm from the pic that is the update build # or is this the old build number and I still need to wait to get the new one.
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Your says Jul 4 my says may 22 .. so it probably is the updated one.. but again mines 16 your 32 idk if that makes a difference
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Crisisx1 said:
Your says Jul 4 my says may 22 .. so it probably is the updated one.. but again mines 16 your 32 idk if that makes a difference
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Doesn't matter 16/32. Mine is a 32 and says the same as yours.

anyone else have a phone with this updated software? And if this really exist, what is preventing Tmobile from pushing it out the rest of us?

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Doesn't matter 16/32. Mine is a 32 and says the same as yours.
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are we still able to get OTA if we are rooted with a custom rom and kernel?

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are we still able to get OTA if we are rooted with a custom rom and kernel?
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No.

mikea3000 said:
anyone else have a phone with this updated software? And if this really exist, what is preventing Tmobile from pushing it out the rest of us?
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I have uvlg1 as well. Received my warranty replacement today and it had the "new firmware" label on it. Haven't noticed any difference myself between the two.

dkmdlb said:
No.
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So how would we be able to get the update when t-mobile finally pushes it out ?

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So how would we be able to get the update when t-mobile finally pushes it out ?
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Someone will dump their stock rom/radios on xda for the devs to disect and add whatever fixes Samsung has updated to their roms bro. Just be chill.
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elracing21 said:
Someone will dump their stock rom/radios on xda for the devs to disect and add whatever fixes Samsung has updated to their roms bro. Just be chill.
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Sir yes sir.
And will the same thing happen when the official jellly bean comes out for the s three?