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Should I get the Epic 4g Touch?

Ok so I currently have the nexus s 4g, i am due for an upgrade. I was just curious whether you guys think i should upgrade to the epic 4g touch, or wait for a better phone down the line (galaxy nexus). These are my thoughts:
The epic 4g touch, in many ways IMO, is the best phone out on the market now. I have played around with it in the sprint stores and love it. But I have a few questions...I have read that the Epic touch has NFC technology, is this true? Also are there a lot of nice ROMs for it, i have searched the dev section but really theres no way to tell the quality of ROM by just looking at the pictures and posts. Also do you guys think i should save my upgrade for something thats coming down the line? I have googled searched as much as possible to see if there are any new sprint phones coming down the line and i cant seem to find anything that beats out the epic touch, besides the galaxy nexus which is not even confirmed for sprint yet, and no announcment of a WiMax version so im thinking if sprint even gets it it wont be until they get there LTE network up which will be for a while. Gimme Your thoughts...thanks in advance.

Be patient and wait for the Galaxy Nexus. wait for the news about it, see if they are going to release one for Sprint... if not get the Epic Touch 4g.
No NFC for the epic touch 4g. also, not many roms. development is slow but it will take off with a little more time.

I'd wait for the Galaxy Nexus.
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First things first, there's always going to be a newer bigger and better phone coming down the line no matter what phone you buy. Even if you buy a phone on launch day there's always something new in the works. That's technology, its constantly evolving. And don't go chasing fairy tales of a Nexus that isn't even announced to be coming to Sprint. Even if it was it would be an LTE device and that's a long time from now.
As for lack of custom Roms the epic touch hasn't been out all that long so there's only a few custom Roms out. But truthfully there's not much that needs changing or modifying to make this phone awesome. Straight out of the box you won't find much to complain about if anything at all. I was asking myself the same questions and I come to the conclusion that the epic touch is definetely worthy of an upgrade and even worthy of keeping for twenty months. Sprint. LTE. is a ways off so by the time that starts rolling out in a timely fashion, you'll be nearing your next upgrade anyway. Go buy the epic touch and give it a try for a few days. I promise you will not want to return it and go back to your current phone. Trust me on that.

The Galaxy Nexus probably won't come for quite a while so if you're anxious for a new device and don't want to leave Sprint, then the Epic Touch will be great. There are some issues such as loss of signal and no NFC included as stated earlier. I came from the original epic and I upgraded to this one since the next Nexus seemed like it would take a while to get to Sprint.

I was in your situation and decided to go ahead and get the Epic 4G Touch. I haven't had any problems with it at all so far and love the phone. There's lots of development going on for it too if you're into custom ROMs. The Nexus Prime will probably be great, but who knows when we'll see it. Like others have said, there's always going to be something newer on the horizon.

Get it its a beast by th time you think about it. Newer phones will be out just enjoy the now
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Get it!!!!
I made the jump from the Evo to E4GT and I couldn't be happier.
If you keep waiting for the next best thing, you will never get anything. No one even knows for sure if Sprint is getting the GN
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Don't get it and makes others not get it
Hi I own one and though the phone is great, the Samsung support is non existent. Also with Samsung you have to buy new phone to get the upgrade to the OS. I am waiting for HTC to announce their next sprint phone like Vigor. My experience with HTC has been much better...The only way Samsung with unlearn what they learnt from Apple is to let their sales get affected. I am telling this to everyone who goes ooh aah over my phone.

If you are planning to stay with Sprint and not looking to switch carriers, I would say buy it and enjoy it.

asteetva said:
Hi I own one and though the phone is great, the Samsung support is non existent. Also with Samsung you have to buy new phone to get the upgrade to the OS. I am waiting for HTC to announce their next sprint phone like Vigor. My experience with HTC has been much better...The only way Samsung with unlearn what they learnt from Apple is to let their sales get affected. I am telling this to everyone who goes ooh aah over my phone.
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I think the phone is great, despite having left mine for ohhh say 30 mins in a steamy bathroom. No water damage signs inside sprint told me (I didnt tell them what happened obviously) but two weeks later after tons of complaining I got a new one and I am happy as a pig in poo. This "smartphone" maybe because it is my first one, but I can't imagine being without it.
When I purchased it was a couple days after I found out that sprint was getting the iphone, and after about two weeks of hard research (it was released in US MID september to the best of my knowledge) so I am looking forward to spending two years with it now. The two weeks (really 10 days because I rigged it up to work and got extra battery that I had sprint credit to my account.
The old phone already had drop marks and stuff, the new one go a TPU treatment right away and steinheil sgp screen protector 24 hours later. This, IMO is the perfect trio. Size of the iphone IMO is better, thats it. The screen on this thing will wow you with pretty much all you look at, it is fast, every iphone person that sees it LOVES it (ICouldGAF after reading jobs bio - ****), precesses fast, battery is nice, feel nice, fit finish nice. I dont want a metal phone, even though when I dropped it a few times, the edges that were worn looked a heck of alot like some sort of metal and it bent like metal in places, I also read it is somewhere (of course cant find link but maybe somewhere on Samsung site proper)
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I would get it. I doubt the galaxy nexus is coming to sprint. This is the best phone out for Sprint and will be for a long time.
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I would defintely get it, i came from AT&T's Motorola Atrix(the first one) and it was a great device and still is, had it since launch, but i been wanting a Galaxy S phone. So i decided to go into the sprint store and check out the E4gT, and loved it, the phones that i was tryna decided between were the E4gT and the Evo3d, i didn't want the photon cause i don't really like motorla, and the iphone 4s was too high, plus i really don't like iOS(i love mod'n my devices and u really can't do much with iOS), and the Galaxy Nexus is WAAAAAYYYY OVERRATED, sure it's gonna come with ICS but nobody's gonna keep it stock for long, they'll end up throwing a rom over it, and the devs on the E4gT are active and will keep you happy with enough roms(and updates with them), mods, and themes until ICS comes to the E4gT
But back to the topic at hand, i definitely suggest this phone, buy it, give it a few days before u decide to root it to test it out, stay up to date with the forum and if u decide to root, the instructions are super easy and you'll have plenty of help if u get stuck(eventhough some may give u a hard time) but i'll definitely help u if needed just like i was helped.....now GO FOR IT! lol

Its aight. Once the LOS is fixed (hopefully) it'll be the a great phone to hang on to.
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when its 100% it is an awesome phone and there isnt one out that Id want more, but because of the bugs me and the wife both slightly wish we waited longer to pick these up or got different phones without the bugs this phone has...
Id say wait for samsung to send out the update to fix the phone, then get it.

I have 3 Sprint phones in my possession right now. This one, the EVO 3D, and the Nexus S 4G. They are all great phones & each has some sort if advantage over the other. The Nexus S, will surely get ICS shortly after the Galaxy Nexus comes out. It is a great little phone. The EVO 3D is a nice phone & with the CM7 alpha on it, it's every bit as fast as the E4GT. HTC has already announced they well be updating it to ICS. The E4GT has a beautiful screen & is fast as hell. It's simple to use, root & also easy to fix if you mess something up from flashing. I would go to the Sprint store & play with these 3 devices & decide for yourself. I don't think Sprint well get the Galaxy Nexus until mid next year. Samsung has not mentioned one that ics is coming to this phone. The others have already said they'll get it.
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housry23 said:
I have 3 Sprint phones in my possession right now. This one, the EVO 3D, and the Nexus S 4G. They are all great phones & each has some sort if advantage over the other. The Nexus S, will surely get ICS shortly after the Galaxy Nexus comes out. It is a great little phone. The EVO 3D is a nice phone & with the CM7 alpha on it, it's every bit as fast as the E4GT. HTC has already announced they well be updating it to ICS. The E4GT has a beautiful screen & is fast as hell. It's simple to use, root & also easy to fix if you mess something up from flashing. I would go to the Sprint store & play with these 3 devices & decide for yourself. I don't think Sprint well get the Galaxy Nexus until mid next year. Samsung has not mentioned one that ics is coming to this phone. The others have already said they'll get it.
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ICS is coming to this phone

G1-8701 said:
ICS is coming to this phone
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How can you be so sure? Not a flame, just an honest question.
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Def a good phone if the galaxy nexus does come it wont be for at least 6months
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Def a good phone if the galaxy nexus does come it wont be for at least 6months
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Sprint has alot more to worry about than making the nexus a priority as their next samsung smartphone offering. They have their hands full with backorders of Epic 4g touches all over. I have been on the phone for a week, try getting one in a rapid fashion when yours malfunctions day 15 - one day after the 14 day trial ends - Jump through hoops. Been a customer since 1997 here....
As far as ICS, I wont hold my breath, what were working with seems well enough, no?
JC

[Q] Upgrade Question

I am on Sprint and love my rooted EVO, I am due to upgrade now and I am wondering what Android phone would be good to get if I replaced my EVO. I really want something that I can root and have the flexibility like my EVO. Is there something out there?
thanks for any insight you have.

Wait till Wednesday because Sprint and HTC are holding a press conference to announce probably a new phone.

Im in the same boat. iv had the evo since day 1 and my upgrade is due very soon. Im going to wait until next wait to hear about the new phones sprint has to offer at the press conference. As much as i want to upgrade I also do not want to! I love my evo and i love the support base it has on XDA with roms and tweaks! I feel like no other phone will have the support the evo has!

themadmen said:
Wait till Wednesday because Sprint and HTC are holding a press conference to announce probably a new phone.
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Very cool, waiting til Wednesday for sure now! Thanks!

Hey,
I would wait because htc has the best phones, but remember sprint will be rolling out with more lte phones they might be worth waiting for since we are paying for premium data, just a thought

In a similiar situation myself. My upgrade became eligible 4/1. I am waiting till wend. But my concern is ...I have great 4g where I am and am concerned with upgrading to lte and being stuck on 3g for a year or more. The Cleveland area is in the third launch group.
To the op the epic touch seems great, I just added my daughter to my plan ( she got a free evo 3d great deal and great phone) and I got to play with it. The screen is amazing and very responsive. It also has great reviews. The only drawback is the forum for it here. I have been stalking it lately and it does not seem near as nice or active as the evo. 4g 's if I am wrong please correct me.
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kpost said:
In a similiar situation myself. My upgrade became eligible 4/1. I am waiting till wend. But my concern is ...I have great 4g where I am and am concerned with upgrading to lte and being stuck on 3g for a year or more. The Cleveland area is in the third launch group.
To the op the epic touch seems great, I just added my daughter to my plan ( she got a free evo 3d great deal and great phone) and I got to play with it. The screen is amazing and very responsive. It also has great reviews. The only drawback is the forum for it here. I have been stalking it lately and it does not seem near as nice or active as the evo. 4g 's if I am wrong please correct me.
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Hey,
I mean the development community is alright for the evo3d and it is a great phone, but the evo is one of the biggest hits and has a HUGE amount of support on the xda forums and we are truly blessed with that and it really isnt something you wont find on any other phone

i would definitely wait to see what the happens with the rumors of the htc evo one

if you're following development for your next phone, i'd say stick to the EVO series.
The Galaxy line heavily favors GSM (since its natively GSM) so development for CDMA galaxy phones are the tricklings from their GSM brothers and because of that ppl get more restless, constantly expecting more from their devs as they hear about what comes out for the GSM variant (i lived it - it WILL get to you, i had the S2 since launch), but no hate intended, the development has gotten up to speed recently and the devs that have stuck around are beasts, but the S2 forum had lost a lot of support/respect from devs bc of the overly anxious community.
The EVO line is basically reserved for CDMA/Sprint. i had the E3D at launch and now my bros E4G and the development/devs/community for each had better vibes. Development seemed to come naturally and more comfortably because there wasn't a GSM variant pushing the devs because "the same phone is getting more development". Ppl are more humane, so Devs stay happy. Devs stay, so we stay happy. From the way it looks, especially with most ppls upgrades coming up, the EVO One X, or whatever, is going to be the direct successor of this phone. so you can expect a lot of the development/devs/community to translate when it drops - of course, not to the same magnitude because its not so much of a game-changer as the Evo 4G was initially, but it will definitely get a lot of attention
I was obviously contrasting GNex + GSIII vs Evo One X but you could always wait a while to see the impacts of each phone and then decide. i'm probably pretty biased bc I cant wait for the EoX to drop but as long as there are CDMA and GSM variants of the same phone, one side is always getting the shorter straw

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Hey,
I mean the development community is alright for the evo3d and it is a great phone, but the evo is one of the biggest hits and has a HUGE amount of support on the xda forums and we are truly blessed with that and it really isnt something you wont find on any other phone
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Looks like MikG devs are looking at the HTC One X (Jet). I'm guessing that's what will be announced tomorrow.
http://themikmik.com/showthread.php?11559-new-htc-phones-whats-your-thoughts

I would hold off a little while...the Evo One, Galaxy nexus, Galaxy Journal (note), the Galaxy SIII are all coming to Sprint by the end of Summer....
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Hey,
Point proven not even a few days later and
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/04/htc-and-sprint-officially-unveil-the-new-evo-4g-lte/
rawr! I want one now! and its lte! win I think so!

stevovanburen said:
Hey,
I mean the development community is alright for the evo3d and it is a great phone, but the evo is one of the biggest hits and has a HUGE amount of support on the xda forums and we are truly blessed with that and it really isnt something you wont find on any other phone
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I wouldn't go for an EVO 3d for an upgrade.. its a nice phone but would be boring due to the sense 3.0 roms for the evo and 6 months after your upgrade you would want a newer one due to the 3d being.considered old now and the EVO 4G is so outdated sprint no longer sells it

I only mentioned the e3d because my daughter got 1 free I was looking at the s2. I really wanted the new evo one coming out but it being lte, I will lose my 4g till about late 2013 or about the time of my next upcoming upgrade. So if I want to keep wimax what is the best phone?
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kpost said:
I only mentioned the e3d because my daughter got 1 free I was looking at the s2. I really wanted the new evo one coming out but it being lte, I will lose my 4g till about late 2013 or about the time of my next upcoming upgrade. So if I want to keep wimax what is the best phone?
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e4gt hands down. its blows the e3d away in design and performance, imo. if youre a true stickler on signal/reception - mopho, its a world phone too. the iphone isnt even 4g capable. i'd still stick with the e4gt if you must have a wimax device

Jelly Bean 4.1.2 FK09 on Epic Touch, why the need for 720/1080p on small screens

Anyone else agree this gave new life to our "ancient" (by smartphone standards)?
I toyed with it for a few days before returning to EL29.
GS3 features , speed the buttery goodness!!!!! OTA cant get here soon enough.
I dont get the reason for 720/1080p on 4" screens.
I am glad I returned the Gnex. I do not feel as bad knowing whats waiting.
Anyone else agree?
If only they would release the titanium version with 2gb ram and LTE/Wimax lol I know I know..
Props to team sextape

The titanium is boost mobiles version of the et4g the specs are identical. And there will never be a device with wimax and lte radios, as well as no more wimax devices on sprint. From June forward all sprint devices will have lte radios instead of wimax.
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I know all that...I was day dreaming
I would love LTE and 2gb in it hehe

Sgs3 2gb ram, s4 pro dual core, HD screen, lte the internal storage isn't partitioned so it works just like the /data partition to store apps on, 0 shutter lag camera sensor. Its actually quite an upgrade from the et4g I just switched last week when my dad bought a note 2 and gave me his 2 month old s3. If u have a upgrade available I posted the link to the s3 for $50 on sprint.com from midnight weds til midnight Fri
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The 4.1.2 upgrade will hold me over for a long while. My upgrade isnt until June 2013. Then it will be a Note 2. Hopefully by then LTE will be here
Lol didnt ya see OP? I had a gnex with 720p screen I do not like such high res on small screens. Note 2 from what I read is the tits!

colonel.shepard said:
The 4.1.2 upgrade will hold me over for a long while. My upgrade isnt until June 2013. Then it will be a Note 2. Hopefully by then LTE will be here
Lol didnt ya see OP? I had a gnex with 720p screen I do not like such high res on small screens. Note 2 from what I read is the tits!
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Yea the note 2 is pretty sick, my dad got one and gave me his s3 last week I'm getting mine in Dec when my upgrade is up Dec 1 just gonna wait til the after Xmas sales to grab one
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Lucky

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Lol, if i wait long enough(til the next new phone releases) I'll get his note 2 free. Everytime something new comes out he buys it and hands me off his old one. This s3 was bought towards the late middle if Sept it was basically brand new when he gave it to me. He keeps all his phones in mint condition so its like going to sprint and then just giving me a new phone. The last phone I bought myself was a Samsung intercept, I got an evo 4g, evo 3d, photon, et4g and now s3 from him in the last 2.5 years
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Lol, if i wait long enough(til the next new phone releases) I'll get his note 2 free. Everytime something new comes out he buys it and hands me off his old one. This s3 was bought towards the late middle if Sept it was basically brand new when he gave it to me. He keeps all his phones in mint condition so its like going to sprint and then just giving me a new phone. The last phone I bought myself was a Samsung intercept, I got an evo 4g, evo 3d, photon, et4g and now s3 from him in the last 2.5 years
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Wow money bags!!!! Lol want to sell that epic touch?
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colonel.shepard said:
Wow money bags!!!! Lol want to sell that epic touch?
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It went to my wife to replace that pos photon she had
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
It went to my wife to replace that pos photon she had
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Good call!

garwynn said:
Good call!
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Tell me about it that photon sucks lol I hated it dropped it pretty damn fast
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new galaxy s3 owner

Since the original expire date was dec 22 my Dad decided to do an early upgrade so me and my bro was going to get the samsung galaxy nexus, but we wanted the s3 instead and these went on sale during black friday and my Dad took advantage of it so I got a white one and bro got the blue one got them activated today and I'm loving this phone so far. Coming from the lg optimus s to this, this is one huge upgrade so I may have questions!

It's a pretty legit phone.
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It is a great phone, the bad thing is that the network provider hold the phone back.

Welcome
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livito said:
It is a great phone, the bad thing is that the network provider hold the phone back.
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Your right about that...Though 3G has gotten a little bettter....minus Hurricane Sandy...I think that put Sprint back....The network hasn't been right since...NYC I get good reception though when I am at work.

I just got mine a couple of days ago to replace my broken Epic 4G Touch, but the jump from an Optimius S is HUGE! There's plenty of helpful people here, so enjoy your new phone and ask for help when you need it. (After searching first, of course... )

Binary Droids said:
I just got mine a couple of days ago to replace my broken Epic 4G Touch, but the jump from an Optimius S is HUGE! There's plenty of helpful people here, so enjoy your new phone and ask for help when you need it. (After searching first, of course... )
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I've owned all the galaxy's on Sprint.. (See sig) Just got my S3 as well. Love it so far.. Rooted (of course) running The Peoples Rom, and it's smooth as silk. Overall i'm impressed with it. Coming from the S2 so we see over the days how it goes. (Just got last night) But as was stated, Enjoy it! Galaxy's are great phones (No matter which model you try)

I made the jump from my Epuke 4G to the SGS3. Wow, what a difference a couple of years makes. Sprint still sucks for coverage down here in San Diego, but the fact that I got the phone dirt cheap makes up for crappy coverage.

Asurion claim

My epic 4g touch was cool when it was new since it was so different. Once the newness wore off, I have been missing HTC ever since. The reception has always been bad, it gets laggy on strange things, and now even after wiping battery stats my phone will go from 50% battery straight to 0. It's time for an insurance claim anyway, but has anyone heard of Asurion switching s2's for an evo 4g lte, or maybe even a new photon? I would just buy one, but I'm still 6 months from a $75 off upgrade. Just checking because I saw some posts from August about Asurion forcing people to take an OG evo 4g.

Call them and ask them what other devices they might be able to offer you rather than the SGS2. I doubt they will budge and give you an evo LTE because LTE and price different according to them ins't in the same Tier as WiMax devices. Just saying what they told me and others many times.

Doubt it. Asurion's exchange list is almost always similar to ours, and currently for the E4GT that consists of the evo 3d and OG photon.
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Doubt it. Asurion's exchange list is almost always similar to ours, and currently for the E4GT that consists of the evo 3d and OG photon.
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An og photon I might actually go for. I had a good run with Asurion before. I went from a palm treo, to a mogul, to a touch pro, then to a touch pro 2 all through insurance. My plan is to try and do my half upgrade in June when the new 5" HTC phone launches, assuming sprint will get it. I'm just trying to jump Samsung ship before then.

A month ago my wife's Verizon droid charge (garbage phone) was smashed. Since they replaced 3 under warranty they gave her a galaxy nexus which is a massive upgrade! The first two people we talked to would not do it. The 3rd did do it. In that case They might upgrade you. Since you have an epic no. Flash GA10 and you will enjoy. I had the power button fail on my epic that is over a year old. Ive flashed it a bizillion times. Its been with me at work and family trips.Its been great. So I paid the $100 and had a new one sent. It was brand new, never opened 12-2-2012 build. Im loving it. In no way am i saying try to switch phones! As i just spent money to keep mine. E4GT!

Not all phones are created equal. My "old" e4gt has always been "solid" with wifi/3g/4g. My sister's old e4gt on the other hand not so great.
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Kudos to Miketuky for sticking up for our beloved E4GT, after all this is the E4GT forum. We aren't supposed to talk people out of getting an Epic.
My Epic's are 14 months old now and after the JB FK23 update they feel like new phones.
Common guys, keep up the faith.
Pp.
sent from a jellybean filled epic touch.

PanchoPlanet said:
Kudos to Miketuky for sticking up for our beloved E4GT, after all this is the E4GT forum. We aren't supposed to talk people out of getting an Epic.
My Epic's are 14 months old now and after the JB FK23 update they feel like new phones.
Common guys, keep up the faith.
Pp.
sent from a jellybean filled epic touch.
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I love this phone and the xda community is awesome & very helpful to everyone. Sprint was going to let me upgrade early to the s3 but i opted out cause this phone is kick ass. Jelly bean leaks really brought out the potential of this exynos processor. I in no way was intending on talking people into switching phones. Sorry if it came out that way. My last epic was 14 months also I loved it & I Still do. I received a new one today and it has me just as excited as I was nov 2011 when I first purchased this phone.
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