So what's the MAJOR difference between AT&T sgs2 I900 (i think) and the Srint et4g?
just the simple fact that one is GSM and the other is CDMA?
or is it more to it than that? because if that's the case it would be amazingly easy to bring some other work over here.. especially on jellybean..
I believe atat only sells the skyrocket variant of the gs2 now, which uses different hardware. Qualcomm snappdragon s3 with adreno 220 gpu, as oppose to the spring model which uses the exynos 4210 and Mali 400 gpu.
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MultiLockOn said:
I believe atat only sells the skyrocket variant of the gs2 now, which uses different hardware. Qualcomm snappdragon s3 with adreno 220 gpu, as oppose to the spring model which uses the exynos 4210 and Mali 400 gpu.
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I hate cell phone companies with the need to make so many differences between devices based on carrier..
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MultiLockOn said:
I believe atat only sells the skyrocket variant of the gs2 now, which uses different hardware. Qualcomm snappdragon s3 with adreno 220 gpu, as oppose to the spring model which uses the exynos 4210 and Mali 400 gpu.
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The skyrocket came out after att released the gs2. Gs2 was hspa + a faster processor and the skyrocket is an LTE device with a different processor. Came put a month later I believe..
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evol4g said:
I hate cell phone companies with the need to make so many differences between devices based on carrier..
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why do you think all sgs3 models are the same?
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why do you think all sgs3 models are the same?
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Idk.. I don't research phones hardware specs til I buy one
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why do you think all sgs3 models are the same?
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Because all major carriers are similarly using lte frequencies, as opposed to a few years ago when Sprint wasusing wimax frequencies
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Idk.. I don't research phones hardware specs til I buy one
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RayTrue04 said:
The skyrocket came out after att released the gs2. Gs2 was hspa + a faster processor and the skyrocket is an LTE device with a different processor. Came put a month later I believe..
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Exactly. The original i believe wasn't compatible with atts 4g frequencies
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It's slowly becoming less of a problem
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I don't know which one is the AT&T variant to the E4GT, but you can start here: Compare SPH-D710 to SGH-i727 Skyrocket to GT-i9100
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Because all major carriers are similarly using lte frequencies, as opposed to a few years ago when Sprint wasusing wimax frequencies
Exactly. The original i believe wasn't compatible with atts 4g frequencies
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Somewhat wrong on first account. All the major carriers use completely different LTE frequencies. Verizon uses the lower 800mhz block, ATT uses the 700 mhz block, sprint uses 850 (not yet) / 1900 (currently deploying via network vision) / 2500-2600mhz Clearwire TDLTE (future - hotspots) freqs. Although recent advancements in radios allow us to have multiple frequencies on one phone (like the i5 radio), it only goes so far.
The fact that all the S3 being very similar is due to the fact that Samsung got sick of the BS from the carriers and have finally gotten the marketshare and power to finally force the carriers into not messing with their phones. 30 million galaxy S devices + 30 million galaxy s2 devices and 20 million+ gs3's ensure that Samsung has a lot of influence over carriers.
Originally Galaxy S2 on att supported ATT's HSPA21+ 4g network but not the LTE network.
The Original AT&T GS2 (Like Euro Version), has the Exynos Processor. The Skyrocket, to have LTE, had the Snapdragon S3. This is why all US varients have the Dual core S4 and not the Quad Exynos, they all have LTE.
As far as the GS3, they took a route similar to Apple. Different carriers, but a completely unified device. Just change radio bands.
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Somewhat wrong on first account. All the major carriers use completely different LTE frequencies. Verizon uses the lower 800mhz block, ATT uses the 700 mhz block, sprint uses 850 (not yet) / 1900 (currently deploying via network vision) / 2500-2600mhz Clearwire TDLTE (future - hotspots) freqs. Although recent advancements in radios allow us to have multiple frequencies on one phone (like the i5 radio), it only goes so far.
The fact that all the S3 being very similar is due to the fact that Samsung got sick of the BS from the carriers and have finally gotten the marketshare and power to finally force the carriers into not messing with their phones. 30 million galaxy S devices + 30 million galaxy s2 devices and 20 million+ gs3's ensure that Samsung has a lot of influence over carriers.
Originally Galaxy S2 on att supported ATT's HSPA21+ 4g network but not the LTE network.
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Haha you're right i guess i meant to say that not all carriers were using lte technology, beside Sprint was on wimax. Shouldn't have used the word frequencies. Cheers
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So what's the MAJOR difference between AT&T sgs2 I900 (i think) and the Srint et4g?
just the simple fact that one is GSM and the other is CDMA?
or is it more to it than that? because if that's the case it would be amazingly easy to bring some other work over here.. especially on jellybean..
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I actually own both phones well the T-Mobile variant at least which is exactly the same phone as the AT&T Skyrocket. The roms for both phones are actually interchangeable and only a rotation fix is needed. Other than shape and the fact that I can make calls and stream the web both phones run the same to me. No notification lights though for the T-Mobile variant which sucks when you get a text or missed call.
Exactly what work is it you are referring too though. I thought development on the Sprint side was way better... Unless you are referring to the first AT&T Galaxy 2
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why start the topic if you dont even resrarch the specs before you buy? so your the guy who buys a device then calls sprint begging for another phone after you relised what you picked isnt what you wanted lol
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why start the topic if you dont even resrarch the specs before you buy? so your the guy who buys a device then calls sprint begging for another phone after you relised what you picked isnt what you wanted lol
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Research, Play, Like, Buy is the four steps to buying a smart phone.
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Research, Play, Like, Buy is the four steps to buying a smart phone.
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you forgot one and making sure its cooler than an Iphone :laugh:
ATT Skyrocket S3 Snapdragon 1.5Ghz dual core, Sprint Epic 4G Touch Exynos 1.2Ghz dual core.
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/compare.php?p=3364,3301
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ATT Skyrocket S3 Snapdragon 1.5Ghz dual core, Sprint Epic 4G Touch Exynos 1.2Ghz dual core.
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/compare.php?p=3364,3301
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Don't let the gigahertz fool you, the Exynos variant is much faster, and well optimized for the phone.
I know the Exynos is a better processor compared to the Snapdragon.
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I know the Exynos is a better processor compared to the Snapdragon.
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Oh, my mistake. It looked like you were saying the Snappdragon model was faster because of the way you mentioned the gigahertz. My mistake ) Regardless, the comment was primarily directed at the OP.
It's all good. I was just mentioning the differences between the two.
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The way I see it. The ET4G is the best Galaxy SII variant in the world. Both the T mobile and Sprint variants come with the 4.52 inch screens. Sprints version gets the notification lighting. But T Mobile's version comes with the Qualcomm APQ8060, 1.5 Ghz Dual core processor. The T Mobile version has inferior processing power according to the link I will provide. T Mobile's and Att's versions will be able to be unlocked as world phones too I would assume. Here's a link that compares the Qualcomm APQ8060 to Samsungs Exynos 1.2 Ghz Dual core.
http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/96267-how-samsungs-chip-change-up-affects-the-t-mobile-galaxy-s2
Sprints ET4G is the nicest Galaxy S II to own. On par with the international version but with the 4.52 inch screen and notification lighting.
I agree. I was with t-mobile waiting on this phone, but i don't want any galaxy s wannabe without the exynos chip..so i had to pass on the t-mobile version
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I agree. I was with t-mobile waiting on this phone, but i don't want any galaxy s wannabe without the exynos chip..so i had to pass on the t-mobile version
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you can always wait for the Nexus 3 when it comes out some times next year for Tmobiles
For the first comparison, lets look at the names. What... epic touch placed last? Hmm.. I wonder why. Well, it's better than within. But still, it isn't anything like the epic. It seems like Sprint might be going the route of the droid with the epic name.
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I agree. I was with t-mobile waiting on this phone, but i don't want any galaxy s wannabe without the exynos chip..so i had to pass on the t-mobile version
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Same here. I split from 7 years of TMO to hop on the ET4G train.
And I'm stoked about it
OK so I'm really not sure why all the Galaxy S2s have ICS but the T-mobile version. So my question is who's responsible to develop the version for the T989, Samsung or T-mobile? I don't understand why the ATT version and the international version have had their ICS for so long and we have to work on porting a version. So if someone has knowledge as to the development cycle of software upgrades and who's responsible (carrier, manufacturer, Google) to get a version out to the phone can you let me know.
Samsung builds it, T-Mobile tests it and adds their BS. Atleast that's my understanding
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Samsung builds it, T-Mobile tests it and adds their BS. Atleast that's my understanding
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that is correct, for all carriers. Samsung releases touchwizzed stock ics with Samsung bloat, Carriers add more bloat, then OTA/send it to your phone
The sprint and att versions are closer to the international version than ours are. Which allows them to get ports faster.
International is powered by the exynos soc
Tmobile version is powered by the qualcomm soc
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hazard99 said:
The sprint and att versions are closer to the international version than ours are. Which allows them to get ports faster.
International is powered by the exynos soc
Tmobile version is powered by the qualcomm soc
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Basically ours is powered by **** and the other ones are powered by good ones.
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They made a decision to give us an soc that had higher theoretical download speeds.
The note skyrocket and ours got screwed because they thought download speed was more important.
I cant be mad because I bought the phone knowing what soc it had.
It was either that or the amaze 4g.
Thanks
Well thank you for all the information. So if Samsung is busy working on getting the Galaxy S III out then I guess it might be a while since ours is crap. I bought the T-Mobile version for two reasons:
1) Faster downloads (I get 12-14 megs /sec) so I was told that was faster than ATT would provide.
2) There is no overage charges.
So if I exceed my monthly cap my bill doesn't go up and next month it will reset back to 4G speed; I can live with a few days of slower speed if needed. Basically the T989 version is crappier and I'd been better off buying an international version off the internet instead of buying the phone from T-mobile. For example I went to Corning's site and thought it had Gorilla Glass too. I found out by researching XDA that indeed it doesn't. Well I guess I'm stuck for 2 years now. Really wish I had known that what I was purchasing was the stepchild version.
Thanks you everyone for explaining the issue. Guess I'll keep looking for a good ICS ROM on the forums.
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Basically ours is powered by **** and the other ones are powered by good ones.
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Haha sad but true.
I saw the rezound is apparently unlockable for use off the Verizon network. Is that doable with this phone too?
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There are no other networks that use the radios for the CDMA Verizon Galaxy Nexus (at least to my knowledge) not even Sprint because Sprint doesn't use SIM on their GN apparently?
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There are no other networks that use the radios for the CDMA Verizon Galaxy Nexus (at least to my knowledge) not even Sprint because Sprint doesn't use SIM on their GN apparently?
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Yea I was confused as hell but I keep seeing rezounds that work on T-Mobile.
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Yea I was confused as hell but I keep seeing rezounds that work on T-Mobile.
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That's IMPOSSIBLE. http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_rezound-4099.php
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 700
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Radios aren't even compatible. That's like saying, you're going to use a Intel Ivy Bridge processor on a motherboard with a AM3+ socket.
The VZW Nexus doesn't at all have the radio hardware to work on a GSM network. You're stuck on Verizon.
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That's IMPOSSIBLE. http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_rezound-4099.php
Radios aren't even compatible. That's like saying, you're going to use a Intel Ivy Bridge processor on a motherboard with a AM3+ socket.
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You may want to do a bit more research before you declare something impossible. The Rezound uses a Snapdragon MSM8660 SoC. CDMA and GSM radios are integral to that little piece of silicon. The Rezound is indeed capable of operating on AT&T, T-Mobile, or any other GSM carrier worldwide.
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You may want to do a bit more research before you declare something impossible. The Rezound uses a Snapdragon MSM8660 SoC. CDMA and GSM radios are integral to that little piece of silicon. The Rezound is indeed capable of operating on AT&T, T-Mobile, or any other GSM carrier worldwide.
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But the Galaxy Nexus does not have the radios. At all. It literally is impossible.
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But the Galaxy Nexus does not have the radios. At all. It literally is impossible.
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Correct. I was directly addressing the misinformation posted regarding the Rezound.
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You may want to do a bit more research before you declare something impossible. The Rezound uses a Snapdragon MSM8660 SoC. CDMA and GSM radios are integral to that little piece of silicon. The Rezound is indeed capable of operating on AT&T, T-Mobile, or any other GSM carrier worldwide.
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Good for you but the morale of the story is that galaxy Nexus doesn't work for Gsm models. It is rare for any phone go be cdma and Gsm cross compatible. If it is then good for them.
Would anyone do it? Not really, there are better choices out there than getting a Rezound and putting it on another carrier such as the galaxy Nexus for $400
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This is not a rant nor a rave post, it's all about one's opinion regarding the difference between the International version S3 and the T-mobile S3.
I have had my S3 T999 UNLOCKED version for a while now, it's a 16gig model and after Flashing so many ROM's and whatnot, I am seriously considering getting the International version.
My decision is NOT based on the HARDWARE difference between the 2, it's based on the SOFTWARE alone.
IMHO, It's totally inconceivable to expect a device like a cellphone to be a Speed demon or have the Fastest and Latest super this or super that. I don't think anyone BOUGHT their device for that reason alone so what did we buy it for in the first place ?
1. Reliable Communication should be the #1 top reason for everyone.
2. Dependability should be #2, I would believe.
3. Utility as a personal entertainment device to pass the time when one is bored.
There are other reasons that I can't think of but it's safe to say that the T-mobile S3 is different in 1 regard, between the other GSM carriers, T-mobile has 1 different frequency, don't quote me but I think it's the 2100 .
Would any of you care to share your opinion if you had to go back and change your mind would you have gotten an UNLOCKED S3 International over the T-mobile's version, disregarding the hardware aspects of the 2 ?
P.S. Oh and BTW, Is there any end users and/or Developers that have both devices ?
Regarding the Software, I just would like to have the Essential apps that 1 needs, not all this other B$ that is dependent of the other bloated apps, I think everyone knows what am referring too, right ?
If Wild or Doc, reads this, maybe we can ask for a ROM that let's us install the apps we want on our devices via the Aroma installer, would be nice right pps ?
Yes, the T-Mobile version is different in that it lacks LTE and it adds the AWS (1700/2100) band. You never really said why you made a decision to change devices, just that you had made a decision. Personally, I am happy with the phone I have, but I am on T-Mobile, so the T999 that I have is an obvious choice. Are you on T-Mobile? If you are, think carefully before you get another version, since you probably won't get the data speeds you expect with any other GS3 version, at least not at this time.
I don't understand what are you trying to tell us, but if you going with international version make sure you get a career like Att the support hspa, otherwise you will be stuck on edge for tmobile, until they re framed their network
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Only reason to NOT get Internation version is simply as stated before of the AWS band, you going to be on EDGE with the internation version no matter where in the US you go too. So what is your reason for switching anyway?? Because your post is confusing
Op makes no sense...or needs to be edited....
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I did not get what the OP wants to say. But for me. I got the T999 mainly because of the wificalling feature for tmobile.
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Think he wants to know which would we choose the i9300 or t999.... if we could make the decision all over again???
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I would definitly stick with t999 and the 2 gigs of ram. I am overclocked to dual core 2.1ghz I can't Imagine that the i9300 is much faster than my phone. Seriously this phone is blazing fast and multi tasking has been taken to a whole new level. Love it and couldn't ask for more.
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tgamble160 said:
I would definitly stick with t999 and the 2 gigs of ram. I am overclocked to dual core 2.1ghz I can't Imagine that the i9300 is much faster than my phone. Seriously this phone is blazing fast and multi tasking has been taken to a whole new level. Love it and couldn't ask for more.
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But it is.. especially the GPU.
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so we dont have the wolfenstein DAC?
man that sucks
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Only reason to NOT get Internation version is simply as stated before of the AWS band, you going to be on EDGE with the internation version no matter where in the US you go too. So what is your reason for switching anyway?? Because your post is confusing
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Actually there have been reports thay tmobile already released support for the 1900 band n is working on some parts of the US a friend of mine has an unlocked att note n hes getting 4g here in vegas
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Actually there have been reports thay tmobile already released support for the 1900 band n is working on some parts of the US a friend of mine has an unlocked att note n hes getting 4g here in vegas
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Yeah but not everyone lives in Vegas.. and outside of Vegas 1900mhz support is miniscule.
And the AT&T Note can get T-Mobile HSPA+ by flashing a radio.
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Hello guys, i would like your advice on this matter. I want to order a t999 because of the specs i find more powerful, therefore i want to know if i can use it in Europe with my local (vodafone Romania) carrier...After i will get it unlock i mean.
I recently find out that my carrier uses 900 mHz network GSM.
Well i have both t999 & international. i cant take the slow speeds of the international so i use the T999 as my daily phone but if i had 4g i would totally use my GT-I9300 to me there's a difference
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sleepy13909 said:
Well i have both t999 & international. i cant take the slow speeds of the international so i use the T999 as my daily phone but if i had 4g i would totally use my GT-I9300 to me there's a difference
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sleepy13909, Thanks for your reply.
I am a T-mobile customer and I have the T999 but as I mentioned, I didn't buy the device of the download speed, I bought it because I thought it was a RELIABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE.
Since, I've not ventured out into the I9300 area of the forums here, I was wondering how much Bloat is on the International version compared to the T-mobile ?
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Actually there have been reports thay tmobile already released support for the 1900 band n is working on some parts of the US a friend of mine has an unlocked att note n hes getting 4g here in vegas
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This is really important for me. You have SEEN his Note get 4g here in Vegas? My gt-i9300 is in transit as I type this so I really wanna know if 1900 band will really supply me at least 3g speeds as of 9.24.12. Because if they're both 1900 baseband phones I don't see why my sgs3 gt-i9300 couldn't get it. Btw I live in eastern side of town. Around Hollywood and lake Mead. Around which side of town does he get those speeds?
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This is really important for me. You have SEEN his Note get 4g here in Vegas? My gt-i9300 is in transit as I type this so I really wanna know if 1900 band will really supply me at least 3g speeds as of 9.24.12. Because if they're both 1900 baseband phones I don't see why my sgs3 gt-i9300 couldn't get it. Btw I live in eastern side of town. Around Hollywood and lake Mead. Around which side of town does he get those speeds?
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Golden over in Vegas
http://www.tmonews.com/2012/09/las-...nationwide-lte-network-coming-by-end-of-2013/
Give us an update when u get your i9300, I'm in Vegas (NW) myself. Upgraded my wife's nexus to T-Mobile s3 but looking to get intl note 2.
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Will do asap.
Ok guys we're good on speeds with micro SIM T-Mobile in Las Vegas on 1900 baseband. Well as good as it gets with t-mobile anyway.
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Currently have the international version of the phone. Was using that AT&T loophole for unlimited HSPA+ data for $10 a month, however it seems they had a major crack down today and that can't be used anymore. Is there anybody here that has used both versions of the S3? How much of a difference does LTE really make? Can you notice a difference between the 2 processors? I'm sure the bonus ram is useful.
I've used both versions and can honestly say the differences aren't significant. LTE vs HSPA+ is night and day; almost like comparing it to wifi. As far as the processor, speed wise doing normal things its immeasurable (Games are better on the i9300). However, the S4 gave me slightly better battery. Android is pretty smart about managing ram usage so I've never noticed anything with the 2gb, but I have gone over 1gb at times.
I just came from the international and man the LTE is worth it alone. I didn't even game at all so the quad was pointless. I only had it for the crazy dev support.
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I just came from the international and man the LTE is worth it alone. I didn't even game at all so the quad was pointless. I only had it for the crazy dev support.
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Dev support is pretty solid here too!
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