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This sgs2 is a good phone, smooth, fast, and fun
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i'll be loving it too if i had it with me
5 more days!!!! such an agony waiting for 5 more days for it to arrive...
We really, really need more posts like this that highlight the good vibes about this phone. I've been reading through this forum and most everyone is just posting about problems they are having.
Monday is when my phone will arrive. I can't wait to see how it compares to my Sensation 4G!
As I just posted in the "Would you buy it again" thread, YES! I have had none of the problems some people are complaining of. Naturally, if you are having an issue, you are more likely to post about it, whereas if everything is running smoothly, you're too busy enjoying your new phone to post about it.
So far this phone is excellent. I just picked mine up today from T-Mobile and I'm loving every minute of it. No lag, super fast (both data and OS), very decent camera, GPS locks surprisingly fast, gorgeous large screen (minus the resolution which I don't really notice) etc. I would definitely recommend this phone. I am coming from the Sensation and I do not have the wifi death grip issue and 4g signal seems excellent.
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We really, really need more posts like this that highlight the good vibes about this phone. I've been reading through this forum and most everyone is just posting about problems they are having.
Monday is when my phone will arrive. I can't wait to see how it compares to my Sensation 4G!
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+100 so true Devitek! all the complaints are gonna make this community smaller which i fear
We really haven't had a chance to test this phone out in action. I guarantee you it won't fail.
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couldn't be happier. I busted the screen on my SG1 about a month ago (crack down the screen but still operational) and have been waiting patiently for this. Can't wait for root so that i can get rid of all the bloatware.
This is my second day with this phone and I honestly love it! The last phone I really enjoyed was the MYTOUCH 4g. I had the nexus 1 (cool phone), Samsung vibrant (Boooo bad Samsung and carrier support plus lag), then the MYTOUCH 4G ( best single core phone ever hands down!) than I tried windows 7 and got the HTC HD7 (very nice experience, now with mango it should be great) , than got the sensation 4G ( very disappointing experience considering it was my first dual core phone, laggy, returned 3 phones. Thanks to the devs my experience with it was good before I sold it) and now the T-mobile Galaxy SII ( best phone I've owned so far). This phone is awesome. I took it to my job today and let my coworkers play with it ( people who have no knowledge of specs usually give you honest opinions) everyone says the screen is incredible, the phone is big, it's very fast, it's light and thin, it feels cheap ect... Bottom line is this phone is awesome. The screen resolution is not a deal breaker at all it's not even pixelated. I'm glad they got rid of the pentile.
Im ocd and ALWAYS find something i dislike about every phone. The only thing i dont like...cant change the ugly ass lockscreen image
This phone is sweet and im loving the 10+ Mbps data speeds i get now. I havent had a single issue yet and havent put it down since i got it.
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What do u mean by lockscreen image?
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Settings -> display -> screen display -> theres a lockscreen wallpaper setting
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Dude. Thank you so much. I cant believe i overlooked that.
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Settings -> display -> screen display -> theres a lockscreen wallpaper setting
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No problem was one of the first things i looked for\changed
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Absolutely. Best phone on tmobile.
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Is this phone really worth it?
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I use a lot of difference phones in my day to day and this SGS2 is my main device...I honestly think it is fantastic device.
It is fast, it feels like a solid piece of machine in your hand, it looks fantastic and all that jazz =) I am a happy camper
I have 10.5 hours of very heavy usage and just hit 15%. I love my phone!
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I love my SGSII!! I can't wait to obtain root. LCD Density should be fun to mess with on this huge screen.
I agree this phone is by far the best android I have used to date. I have no complaints at all except for the wireless tethering not working without paying but that will ne settled quickly once we have root. This phone kicks a**
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Loving this phone!!
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Whats everyone. Just moved here from an HTC amaze 4g. After 6 amazes, yeah I kept getting hardware problems mostly screen problems. I got sick of it. I decide to move away from HTC because always hardware problems. Dont get me wrong though it was a awesome phone. Anyways, see how my experience is.
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Lol btw it was 6 in 13 days lol
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Lol it only took 1 for me..
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I left it cause of the same stale sense crap. Use to love it but after a year and a half I had to say peace. HTC Dev unlock poop! Thought I'd throw thar out there
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Flipnfr3ak said:
Whats everyone. Just moved here from an HTC amaze 4g. After 6 amazes, yeah I kept getting hardware problems mostly screen problems. I got sick of it. I decide to move away from HTC because always hardware problems. Dont get me wrong though it was a awesome phone. Anyways, see how my experience is.
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Just wanted to ask you if any of your amazes were rooted? My wife's is acting up so I'm doing an exchange and wanted to know if they care.
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Just wanted to ask you if any of your amazes were rooted? My wife's is acting up so I'm doing an exchange and wanted to know if they care.
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I rooted one of them but I unrooted and locked the bootloader again. But when I went to sams club Tmobile the rep told me rooted or not if its a hardware problem like what I had they'll still do the exchange.
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The hardware had nothing to do with the software thats why.
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Lol it only took 1 for me..
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I was thinking after the first one to switch already but I really wanted the camera from the amaze. I'm a Photographer so it was hard but after taking a good hard look, the s2 didn't have that much of a difference. Plus when I finally did the switch, this phone was on sale for 88 bucks. I paid 188 for the amaze. So when I did switch I got money back because they had to honor the sale price. So I got a better phone for me and for 100 bucks back
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i vowed to never buy htc after gettin the sensation.. i shouldve stopped at the hd2 tho lol
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i vowed to never buy htc after gettin the sensation.. i shouldve stopped at the hd2 tho lol
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I agree htc isnt the brand it used to be...
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I agree htc isnt the brand it used to be...
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+1 on this
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The amaze 4g seems pretty nice. And Pretty tough my buddy has one
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The amaze 4g seems pretty nice. And Pretty tough my buddy has one
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The amaze is a nice phone, but i feel like htc rushed it and could have given it a better screen and battery life. I was a user for 2 months.
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Teo032 said:
The amaze is a nice phone, but i feel like htc rushed it and could have given it a better screen and battery life. I was a user for 2 months.
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It seems all they're doing is vomiting phones to us and rushing these damn incomplete devices. The sensation had an amazing community but nothing to save it's hardware and battery problems. These stupid companies need to slow down and make something great. I'm an HTC fan and just waiting for them to make something nice that I can replace my Galaxy with. Sorry guys.
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The only problem that HTC devices have imo is Sense. The G1 was great for the couple years I had it. Look at the G2!! Great phone because it's running vanilla Android.
Sense = Fail
Always syncing in the background, taking up resources, and bogging the phone down. ESPECIALLY on the Mytouch 3G slide (oh what a mess that phone is). Every time someone walks into my store with a MT3G slide i think, "oh boy here we go" lol
Even on the HD2 windows phone!! The solution we gave a lot of customers was to turn Sense off and it solved pretty much everyone's problems with that phone.
Lol couldn't agree more. Sense is definitely eye candy, but i end up removing most of the stuff with titanium backup. I enjoy some things from there but eh. Seems to me like the mt4g was the last quality phone by them. The one with the good display at least. I remember getting 4 hours display time with that bad boy and that was running sense. Glad we have tdj and rk from there lol
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The only problem that HTC devices have imo is Sense. The G1 was great for the couple years I had it. Look at the G2!! Great phone because it's running vanilla Android.
Sense = Fail
Always syncing in the background, taking up resources, and bogging the phone down. ESPECIALLY on the Mytouch 3G slide (oh what a mess that phone is). Every time someone walks into my store with a MT3G slide i think, "oh boy here we go" lol
Even on the HD2 windows phone!! The solution we gave a lot of customers was to turn Sense off and it solved pretty much everyone's problems with that phone.
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I hear ya haha. I used to hate WM6.5 sooo much and was super hyped when I found out android had been ported over. That phone was one of the best over ever had, si many customization option when it came to ROMs. They even have ICS already. I would have kept it had it not been for the catastrophic drop that ruined the display
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I'm completely addicted to my phone, like most people on XDA, I mean I m on it 24/7 as soon as I wake up, and no for phone call or text (it actually bothers me) Idk what to do, flashing roms, kernels, checking for updates, does anyone feel the same, that's one the reason I had an iPhone I was limited to what could I do on it, was going more to the gym and what not, I know I can limit myself but is hard, anyone else wants to admit they are too? Anything that you have done to get away with it? And has it work?
I get emails and there not even important, going back 4 years ago is when started, getting the evo a few years back made it worse, I could actually watch hd youtube on it and stop using the computer less and less, where I work I'm the GM and I could check my phone whenever I want and that's bad, I mean looking at might stats I could spent up to 6 hours with my screen on, now it feel like a job to check my phone then anything else, you see xda members asking for the next update or when cyanogen is releasing his work on XDA, is crazy to admitted but truth at the same time, even think of unrooting my phone sometimes and I can't just give it up, anyways guys I just want to see how many people feel the same way, thank you for reading
Thanks for the responses xda members
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I am completely addicted as well...my girl hates my phone!! I am constantly doing something with it. Always on here...hoping for new updates from the devs here...new kernels, themes, whatever. I love my phone...this is also the first one I have rooted...which has made my phone obsession even more intense.
Is anyone addicted to running speed test? I sure am lol
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Warrior1975 said:
I am completely addicted as well...my girl hates my phone!! I am constantly doing something with it. Always on here...hoping for new updates from the devs here...new kernels, themes, whatever. I love my phone...this is also the first one I have rooted...which has made my phone obsession even more intense.
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Yeah my wife hates my phone too, before she though I was texting another girl or something, now she knows about rooting and all the time I'm on recovery mode she ask me"what are you doing to your phone again", really trying to stop tho
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I'm on mine all day too. I have music playing on it though and browsing. I hate flashing phones now though as the hd2 burned me out.
Hello my name is JayVee and I am also addicted to my phone. I have not gotten rid of that just new feeling you get with a gadget. There's no slowing down with this one. I listen to music, browse the Web, watch YouTube vids, and play games on this thing all day. I even refresh my twitter feeds 1000x per day on here. I use it more than my 2 computers. The first thing I do when I wake up is say good morning to my phone to wake it up and it feels so sweet when it listens. Makes me smile. My friends now call me antisocial because I'm on my phone more than I talk to them when we hang out. Idc tho.
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I am addicted to my phone too, but i am neither married nor have a girl friend. Should i be happy or sad? You tell me.
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rakeshchn said:
I am addicted to my phone too, but i am neither married nor have a girl friend. Should i be happy or sad? You tell me.
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Lmao either or one thing for sure is she will never complain to you ever. On the other hand the wife/gf will.
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Im addicted to everything about this phone. Flashing, customizing the home screen and buying accessories. MUST STOP. lol
Lol jeez guys some of you are bad... I'm moderately addicted to it.. not crazy tho.
I still haven't started flashing and etc. Only rooted so far to take off all the junk bloatware but it sure is an awesome phone !!!
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Lol jeez guys some of you are bad... I'm moderately addicted to it.. not crazy tho.
I still haven't started flashing and etc. Only rooted so far to take off all the junk bloatware but it sure is an awesome phone !!!
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Oh man watch when you start flashing roms and kernels lol.
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This should be submitted to Samsung for a commercial.
I got my first whiff of addiction with MTG3G and it never left me, android in general, now S3 specifically. Android shall rule the world. Oh wait, it already does!
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Bronyr said:
This should be submitted to Samsung for a commercial.
I got my first whiff of addiction with MTG3G and it never left me, android in general, now S3 specifically. Android shall rule the world. Oh wait, it already does!
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Yeah but is not a good thing tho, i been reading articles of how people have a hard time getting of their phones, spent less times with their family,just to stay "up to day", just like the world is coming to an end, and is hard to admit but is true, I hate it sometimes and I really try not to use it 0_o
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I used to be addicted to running speed tests until you realize it uses up a lot of data and results didn't change that much when you keep running the tests repeatedly lol.
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neotoky said:
I used to be addicted to running speed tests until you realize it uses up a lot of data and results didn't change that much when you keep running the tests repeatedly lol.
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LMAO same here!! i ran two speed tests on my 4g via the app.. next thing i know it used like 100 mb of my data.. UNINSTALL! lol
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Is anyone addicted to running speed test? I sure am lol
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Haha nonstop
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I know this is from wp7 but is funny but thurth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdpQir1sqiQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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I know this is from wp7 but is funny but thurth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdpQir1sqiQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Funny. Not because the addiction but because after they showed it was Windows phone, people seemed to not care as much..
So my name is Joseph and I am also an addict lol. Thanks for your honesty. I started with an HD2. I didn't even know about rooting or flashing and thought Winmo 6.5 was great lol. Then my buddy Wilfred turned me to the XDA site and it's been full on every since. My wife and I have always had the same phone HD2 and now Galaxy SII. When I wasn't fooling around with mine I was trying to doctor up her phone. I can't tell you how many times I have been up all night trying to fix something I broke on her HD2. oops lol. She would get so mad because I would accidentally erase all her apps and have to start over. ( During my noob phase ) But the only thing to do is sometimes just TURN IT OFF! I can hardly do it but sometimes thats the only way. I will leave it upstairs while we hang out downstairs so she does't get mad. I just got a great deal on the SSGSII and now I wish I had've waited on the SIII. lol. Oh well. :silly:
ADDICTED! you bet, I do my HTC-Hd2, mytouch4g, SamNote i717, and this one. Checking for anything to do on any of them, lucky for me the wife is all into it with, also a manager, so I am on them all day also...it's a DRUG...hehe
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Ok so I have Epic 4G Touch. I can upgrade to the S4 right now or should I wait for something better maybe S5. My S2 is still rocking and rolling many many many thanks to all the Developers here.
Thanks Epitaph
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Ok so I have Epic 4G Touch. I can upgrade to the S4 right now or should I wait for something better maybe S5. My S2 is still rocking and rolling many many many thanks to all the Developers here.
Thanks Epitaph
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Wait. Everything points to s5 being something different. S4 kinda like s3 in design. Plus see what new phone google comes out with.
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I think I'll wait for the S4 Mini. The screen is just a bit too large for me.
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If your problem is only with large screen then go for it! Because when I bought my S3, my first thought in mind after unboxing was "seriously, why did I even buy this huge phone" (saw S3 first time). Now I don't regret having large screen and I love it now. I'm sure you will get used with it also and start loving the 5" 1920x1080p screen.
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If your problem is only with large screen then go for it! Because when I bought my S3, my first thought in mind after unboxing was "seriously, why did I even buy this huge phone" (saw S3 first time). Now I don't regret having large screen and I love it now. I'm sure you will get used with it also and start loving the 5" 1920x1080p screen.
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My co-worker has it, so I have had a chance to play with it already. It's not much bigger than the E4GT, but I want a phone where I can reach across with my thumb without having my palm activating stuffs on the edge of the screen.
The other reason is the E4GT just start working well enough after all these years, so I'll wait for more stable ROMs first
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My co-worker has it, so I have had a chance to play with it already. It's not much bigger than the E4GT, but I want a phone where I can reach across with my thumb without having my palm activating stuffs on the edge of the screen.
The other reason is the E4GT just start working well enough after all these years, so I'll wait for more stable ROMs first
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That's good that you used it already and as you wish.
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My co-worker has it, so I have had a chance to play with it already. It's not much bigger than the E4GT, but I want a phone where I can reach across with my thumb without having my palm activating stuffs on the edge of the screen.
The other reason is the E4GT just start working well enough after all these years, so I'll wait for more stable ROMs first
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More stable? I think the ROMs coming out now fire this device are the most stable ones I have ever used, but I'm coming from the EVO Shift.
Team Rejectz
I'm waiting for the SG4 variant called the Active. Milspec, waterproof, etc. Other than that, I want a Note 2 (yeah, the pixel density isn't as high as the SG4 but whatever).
I don't understand people by saying can I buy this or wait
For what I'm waiting special at this time. I wish my contract could upgrade now. S4 and HTC one both phones are best why not to enjoy with this phone on time . instead of waiting unknown phone and date release come on falks wake up
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I would just upgrade. I personally want the HTC One. But I can't upgrade for another year.
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asd87 said:
I would just upgrade. I personally want the HTC One. But I can't upgrade for another year.
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The non-removable battery scares me a bit. What is the solution for when it wears out?
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The non-removable battery scares me a bit. What is the solution for when it wears out?
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I would assume the manufacture warranty would cover it but I'm not sure. Also, it's just my personal preference. I miss HTC and there build quality. The S4 is nice, I would upgrade to it if I wanted another Samsung.
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I would assume the manufacture warranty would cover it but I'm not sure. Also, it's just my personal preference. I miss HTC and there build quality. The S4 is nice, I would upgrade to it if I wanted another Samsung.
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I don't think so. Standard warranties are one year. If it's out of that year, I don't think they'll cover it.
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I don't think so. Standard warranties are one year. If it's out of that year, I don't think they'll cover it.
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If it last you another year, your upgrade is ready and you get a new phone. But who knows. Go with what you feel comfortable with.
Unremovable battery is not big deal
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Hey guys since I've bought an S4 my Inc2 has been sitting around gathering dust, if anybody wants/needs one, Im willing to sell it. Its in great condition. PM me with an offer. I'll send pictures upon request. Its been a hell of a ride with you guys with this phone.....but its time for this guy to move on
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Onto bigger n better things. I say keep it n make a kicking mp3 player. That seems to b the trend of retirement
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I'm actually using mine (,other than testing ) as a camera/media device since my gnex camera is crap compared to the inc2 , love the mulitshot function on viperrom too its great
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Keep it like they said....it would be nice have someone oldschool like yourself still trolling around here. It seems like I am one of a few remaining that keep this thing as my phone:silly:
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Keep it like they said....it would be nice have someone oldschool like yourself still trolling around here. It seems like I am one of a few remaining that keep this thing as my phone:silly:
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I use it as a phone except it never rings. Lol
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Thanks guys I might actually keep it just for kicks. I want to do a FULL wipe and start from scratch I noticed it was getting really slow and running out of memory many times a day. So we'll see if I have some free time on my days off (WtF am I saying I have nothing to do on my days off lol)
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Thanks guys I might actually keep it just for kicks. I want to do a FULL wipe and start from scratch I noticed it was getting really slow and running out of memory many times a day. So we'll see if I have some free time on my days off (WtF am I saying I have nothing to do on my days off lol)
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I just did a wipe of the sd card...lots of crap on there since day 1. MUCH better.