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VZW Galaxy Nexus and AT&T Galaxy Note

I have both in my hand. Reason for that is that VZW coverage is horrible where im at in weston fl, but AT&T blows away VZW coverage.
Problem im having is giving up my Nexus to actually keep the Note(Still in return period)
Am I spoiled by knowing that I have a Nexus? Am I spoiled by ICS?
I already have the official car dock for the note, wish VZW Nexus had an official dock that uses the Pogo pins...le sigh....
Anybody else been a similar situation ? Am I stupid for getting the note?
Please forum, help me make a decision on that to do, Thanks.

phatdub said:
I have both in my hand. Reason for that is that VZW coverage is horrible where im at in weston fl, but AT&T blows away VZW coverage.
Problem im having is giving up my Nexus to actually keep the Note(Still in return period)
Am I spoiled by knowing that I have a Nexus? Am I spoiled by ICS?
I already have the official car dock for the note, wish VZW Nexus had an official dock that uses the Pogo pins...le sigh....
Anybody else been a similar situation ? Am I stupid for getting the note?
Please forum, help me make a decision on that to do, Thanks.
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The ATT Note's hardware is pretty meh.
That said, a phone isn't worth diddly squat if you have no reception. I think the choice is pretty simple.

the note is perfectly fine for regular day to day use
that with the reception is a no brainer
or you can wait and hope that ATT comes out with the nexus with LTE soon
another option is the non-LTE nexus you can use on ATT, its only around $450 new anyways
edit : there IS ICS on the note, and CM9 is going to work on the note real soon

Sell the note and get gsm nexus . Win win. Great reception and keeping the nexus!
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I love the Note. The international version is a great device.
Haven't used the AT&T one, but if you like the software and speed, then it's all good!

NCRoadster said:
I love the Note. The international version is a great device.
Haven't used the AT&T one, but if you like the software and speed, then it's all good!
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ATT Note is a Snapdragon S3.

I sold my AT&T note for a Galaxy Nexus unlocked. Other than the screen size there is nothing about the Note that is better than the nexus. I lpromise you. Touch wiz is junk, no chrome beta which is King on the Nexus. I actually used ADW ICS theme on my note. But Snapdragon S3 chip was mega mehhhhhhhh. Even when it gets ICS sure it will be smoother but you will still get that touch wiz overlay. The AT&T version development is kinda lacking.
If your getting a note go international, trust me. Also had a software problem with crushed blacks and blocky blacks on the note with video and photos. And I went through 4 of em. All the same problem.

phatdub said:
I have both in my hand. Reason for that is that VZW coverage is horrible where im at in weston fl, but AT&T blows away VZW coverage.
Problem im having is giving up my Nexus to actually keep the Note(Still in return period)
Am I spoiled by knowing that I have a Nexus? Am I spoiled by ICS?
I already have the official car dock for the note, wish VZW Nexus had an official dock that uses the Pogo pins...le sigh....
Anybody else been a similar situation ? Am I stupid for getting the note?
Please forum, help me make a decision on that to do, Thanks.
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Just buy an HSPA+ Nexus?
The Nexus is useless w/o service.

Well , sold the VZW Nexus, Returned the note, and got a White GSM Galaxy Nexus. got it over night it with Amazon Prime !!

Not a big fan of the att note but coming from the intl note, it's the perfect phone. screen is great and perfect for browing or watching movies. the only reason why i gave it up is because att sucks in my area. verizon is great and using my nexus with an ipad is working out nicely. still missing my note though.
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adrynalyne said:
The ATT Note's hardware is pretty meh.
That said, a phone isn't worth diddly squat if you have no reception. I think the choice is pretty simple.
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Best comment in the thread.
Phat, I'm glad you were able to get the best of all worlds. I can't do a GSM phone because they just aren't good where I am. I'm stuck with whatever scraps VZW throws my way.
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[Q] Upgrading from GSII...Note vs Note II opinions?

Hey all, I like my GSII a lot, but I feel I need an upgrade. I skipped the GSIII because I knew something would be along soon after. Now I am looking at getting a Note, but i'm wondering really hard whether it's worth it to spend the extra $150-200 to get the newer Note II over the original Note. The original really isn't that old, and the specs are still pretty decent. It's the software that seems to be the biggest upgrade. That split-screen feature looks frickin awesome.
Now, I like the squarer design of the original Note, but I like the extra features of the newer one. I wonder if they will be able to port the newer ROM to the older hardware?
Anyway, anyone thinking about doing the same or have any opinions?

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Anyway, anyone thinking about doing the same or have any opinions?
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Im stuck with my GS2(and garbage t-mobile) for another year. But just break down and get the note2, I would if I could.

gen3benz said:
Im stuck with my GS2(and garbage t-mobile) for another year. But just break down and get the note2, I would if I could.
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Thanks for the reply.
I actually like T-Mobile. Why do you think it's not good? I live in NYC so I guess I get the best coverage they have, but I also like their low cost 4G plans. I have the Walmart plan right now.
I am leaning towards the Note II though. It just looks so OP.

Between the Note and Note II, Note II hands down. Better processor, bigger screen, twice the RAM and an improved S-pen.

Rod3 said:
Between the Note and Note II, Note II hands down. Better processor, bigger screen, twice the RAM and an improved S-pen.
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+1

Also, the Galaxy Note 2 is apparently prepared for future LTE upgrades that T-Mobile might make in the future...
So that might be something to consider

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Also, the Galaxy Note 2 is apparently prepared for future LTE upgrades that T-Mobile might make in the future...
So that might be something to consider
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Hmm... yeah that is definitely a plus.
I guess i'll go for the Note II. Just means i'll have to wait a little longer to save up enough money.

You know I have the same question I like the s3 and the note2 and really dont care about the screen size. If the note2 have all the same features like the s3 gestures i will jump on it.

What's the off contract Note II price?
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sirdowski said:
What's the off contract Note II price?
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I'm pretty sure the "full" off contract price is gonna be around $700. They have one listed on Amazon for that much http://goo.gl/d9vMg. But when you add tax and shipping, you're talking almost $800. I always get mine from Craigslist though. Usually a high end unlocked phone will go for $500 on there, but I think the Note 2 might be as much as $600. If you're vigilant you can get a good deal, plus you save yourself tax and shipping.
Edit: The unlocked white one is even more expensive at Amazon http://goo.gl/JepOC

Techngro said:
I'm pretty sure the "full" off contract price is gonna be around $700. They have one listed on Amazon for that much http://goo.gl/d9vMg. But when you add tax and shipping, you're talking almost $800. I always get mine from Craigslist though. Usually a high end unlocked phone will go for $500 on there, but I think the Note 2 might be as much as $600. If you're vigilant you can get a good deal, plus you save yourself tax and shipping.
Edit: The unlocked white one is even more expensive at Amazon http://goo.gl/JepOC
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Yikes. I'll definitely be keeping a close eye in Craigslist.

AT&T Note ll box

Im pretty pissed off about the way AT&T sent me my pre ordered note 2. Instead of the nice premium samsung box, they sent it in a crappy box. If I pay 650$ for a phone I would like the box that its suppose to come in!
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I know, was happy the s3 got the international box, but we got crap here. And no headphones dumb ATT
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Nvm, had a bad idea

mrhaley30705 said:
Sounds like they shipped you refurb's. I'd call att find out for sure
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Why would you even say that? Sounds like you do not have a Note II. I believe its already been documented that AT&T repackaged
their Note II's with their own dinky ugly little box and without the headphones.

Actually, i don't have a note 2. Since i posted above, i found out some phones were shipped that way. I'm going to edit my post as soon as i finish this one.
Fwiw, the refurbs i have purchased on the past were packaged this way. My current phone came in a pretty Samsung box.
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But all of them came with headphones

Really this is an issue? A box and a crappy headphone? The only time I saw many note 1 box was when I got it and when I sold it...
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Just left the local att store and I'm dumbfounded.
What happened to the nice Samsung cloth box and included headphones that were part of the original review??
For 299 on contract or 599 off, this should be the flagship phone from att.
Instead it's packaged and sold like some Walmart special.
Now I'm really reconsidering the upgrade.
You hear that att? (Not like you care) I'm not sure I want to give you 300 + 150/mo for the next two years for our family plan.
If you're listening, that's a potential loss of commitment from me to your company of almost $4000.
Maybe that $2 box and $3 headphone package you cost reduced might have been worth it.

corbin dallas said:
Just left the local att store and I'm dumbfounded.
What happened to the nice Samsung cloth box and included headphones that were part of the original review??
For 299 on contract or 599 off, this should be the flagship phone from att.
Instead it's packaged and sold like some Walmart special.
Now I'm really reconsidering the upgrade.
You hear that att? (Not like you care) I'm not sure I want to give you 300 + 150/mo for the next two years for our family plan.
If you're listening, that's a potential loss of commitment from me to your company of almost $4000.
Maybe that $2 box and $3 headphone package you cost reduced might have been worth it.
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Dude, I wish I had your problems.
Seriously??
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Honestly the last thing I thought of when I bought my phone was the box. As long as it was new, I could have cared less if it came in a shopping bag.
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Maybe they should just throw it in a paper bag shake it around a bit ant tell the customer to deal with it.
Where is the futureama picture, shut up and take my money?

I'm laughing out loud at this thread... Seriously?! Wow.
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Yeah, it was a pretty crappy little box. But honestly I don't care, I was buying a phone not a box.
Headphone would of been nice, but no big dea. l I use Bluetooth.

Would you have preferred to pay 650 no-commitment and gotten a fancy box with a garbage phone inside?
Don't get me wrong - I agree that AT&T played a game with the box and headphones, but it's really not that big of a deal. Sure, AT&T saved $5. However, even $650 is a really good price for the NoteII with LTE. This isn't the typical AT&T downgraded hardware (as the SGS3 was) but the full blown NoteII with LTE.
As far as I've been able to tell so far, this thing is almost hardware identical to the N7105.. which sells for over $150 more than the i317 when purchased from anyone who'll honor the warranty in the US. Trust me that the box and headphones aren't worth that much.

Where do I start...
Box. Sure its just a box. I worked in the manufacturing industry for years. I know about cost savings. Makes me wonder where else the cost savings have been applied.
A box like the one Samsung uses for all their phones costs about $0.30 in mass production.
The headphones probably cost near $2.
So why does ATT feel the need to short change the customer for $3?
Are you OK when you buy a $1000 TV and it doesn't come with a remote or power cord?
This is the best phone ATT offers and the put it in a crappy box with no headphones? But you can buy the S3 and get the factory box and cool headphones for less than half the price.
If you're demanding top dollar for a product, presentation is everything.

Your tv analogy makes no sense mate.
Not even close to a freakin box and a dollar store headphone.
Sent from the Mighty Note International!

If it really bothers you that much:
A: contact Samsung and ask them for the pretty box and headphones
B: get an iPhone.
Does the lack of box really impede the performance of the phone? Do you bronze it and stick it on your mantle, or show the box off to your peers?
Seriously, at the end of the day how much does it really matter?
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corbin dallas said:
Are you OK when you buy a $1000 TV and it doesn't come with a remote or power cord?.
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Earphones are generic; unlike TV remotes, they're not customized for a particular device. And when you buy a new cell phone these days, you're likely replacing a previous one for which you already have earphones or a headset--if indeed you ever use those (many folks don't). If you sell your old phone, the new owner probably doesn't want to use previously-worn earphones. So including a new pair with each phone is wasteful, for reasons that don't carry over to your TV analogy.

fonso4g said:
Im pretty pissed off about the way AT&T sent me my pre ordered note 2. Instead of the nice premium samsung box, they sent it in a crappy box. If I pay 650$ for a phone I would like the box that its suppose to come in!
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Are you frigging kidding me...?
Your pissed because of the stupid box they sent it to you in...?
I've seen people ***** because of the phones being messed up but...never over a piece of cardboard...
Did your phone arrive in good condition...if not...then you got a right to complain...if it did...sorry...you get it the way ATT has contracted Samsung to make it for them...Go to your AT&T store and complain...and let us know how far that gets you
Mac

Don't you guys have Trillions in debt to pay off....and you're worried about a cardboard box that your cellphone came in? LOL

Mac11700 said:
Are you frigging kidding me...?
Your pissed because of the stupid box they sent it to you in...?
I've seen people ***** because of the phones being messed up but...never over a piece of cardboard...
Did your phone arrive in good condition...if not...then you got a right to complain...if it did...sorry...you get it the way ATT has contracted Samsung to make it for them...Go to your AT&T store and complain...and let us know how far that gets you
Mac
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I did and got two pair of headphones for free ..People forget its your personal preference, if it was initially suppose to come with it then thats what customers are suppose to get, can you imagine the next iphone coming out without a apple made box and headphones, there will be riots in the street, market crashes, people quitting work, the dead will rise and walk among us..
Just go to at&t and ask politely for your headphones that were advertised as being in the box and you'll get them, as far as the box goes we are sol. .
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T-Mobile REALLY wants your S3 back!

I just went to T-Mobile's trade in program to see what I would get for my GS3. The T999 fetches a pretty penny - 225 bucks. On top of that, the "new" T999L only gets 190 and the Galaxy Note 2 gets 265. A 64GB iPhone 5 is 269.99 for comparison.
Looks like T-Mobile wants to buy back as many T999s as possible, probably anticipating an uptick in exchanges on the heels of the LTE model launching.
Interestingly enough, this is much better than their father's day trade-in deal for the iPhone since it applies to any phone. Something I'm thinking about but I don't have the cash to pay the down payment up front and I'm pretty sure you still have to pay up front if you go to the store as well (although I'm not sure, I haven't called).
Just thought I would post this since this is even more than what HTC was offering on their competitor trade-up offer!
http://www.t-mobile.com/DeviceRecovery/cell-phone-trade-in.aspx

EtherealRemnant said:
I just went to T-Mobile's trade in program to see what I would get for my GS3. The T999 fetches a pretty penny - 225 bucks. On top of that, the "new" T999L only gets 190 and the Galaxy Note 2 gets 265. A 64GB iPhone 5 is 269.99 for comparison.
Looks like T-Mobile wants to buy back as many T999s as possible, probably anticipating an uptick in exchanges on the heels of the LTE model launching.
Interestingly enough, this is much better than their father's day trade-in deal for the iPhone since it applies to any phone. Something I'm thinking about but I don't have the cash to pay the down payment up front and I'm pretty sure you still have to pay up front if you go to the store as well (although I'm not sure, I haven't called).
Just thought I would post this since this is even more than what HTC was offering on their competitor trade-up offer!
http://www.t-mobile.com/DeviceRecovery/cell-phone-trade-in.aspx
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You have to have the down payment as the trade in credit can take weeks to be processed. I was offered 225 as well. But I ended up selling mine while it was still hot for enough to out down for a note 2 for the wife and n4 for me. Got tired of the Samsung game.
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monkeypaws said:
You have to have the down payment as the trade in credit can take weeks to be processed. I was offered 225 as well. But I ended up selling mine while it was still hot for enough to out down for a note 2 for the wife and n4 for me. Got tired of the Samsung game.
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why would I give them an S3 that I can sell on ebay for $340?

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why would I give them an S3 that I can sell on ebay for $340?
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Exactly.
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That sucks... The GS4 is going on for $99 down.. With this trade in would be nice to use that as credit of the down and the rest for the bill

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why would I give them an S3 that I can sell on ebay for $340?
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Exactly.
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I didn't realize they were still selling that high post-S4 and One release... That's kind of shocking if they're still selling that high, might consider putting mine on Craigslist and see if I can get 3 or 4 for it if that's the case!
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That sucks... The GS4 is going on for $99 down.. With this trade in would be nice to use that as credit of the down and the rest for the bill
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Yeah that was my idea too. Seems kind of silly they can't just do a quick in-store inspection and give you your credit. All they have to do is power it up, make sure its not rooted, plug it into a USB charger, and check for damage. Wouldn't take more than 5 minutes total and would dramatically increase sales for T-Mobile if everyone knew they could trade in their phone - T-Mobile still makes a profit, gets new customers and upgrades old ones, and the best part is that it moves them closer to having everyone on LTE so HSPA can be phased out sooner or left for customers that don't care about their network speed.

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That's all I saw of your post.

Just looked on eBay at recently sold phones... Average seems to be around 250 but mine is in MINT condition - hell one with a cracked screen sold for 250... The Titanium Grey is selling higher than the others (probably because its the rarest filtering by listing) which is what I happen to have. Prices are all over the place on Craigslist.
I've had eBay for years but never sold anything on there. Too bad my PayPal account got frozen or I'd consider it.
Still wish T-Mobile would just inspect it in the store though, much less of a hassle. lol. I suppose I can call them and see if they can just bill the phone to the account - we've had them for forever.

EtherealRemnant said:
Just looked on eBay at recently sold phones... Average seems to be around 250 but mine is in MINT condition - hell one with a cracked screen sold for 250... The Titanium Grey is selling higher than the others (probably because its the rarest filtering by listing) which is what I happen to have. Prices are all over the place on Craigslist.
I've had eBay for years but never sold anything on there. Too bad my PayPal account got frozen or I'd consider it.
Still wish T-Mobile would just inspect it in the store though, much less of a hassle. lol. I suppose I can call them and see if they can just bill the phone to the account - we've had them for forever.
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I had the same problem also. I had my sgs3 on cl for 2 weeks. No takers except for scammers. Just last year is get a couple hits within the first couple hours. Seems like no one can afford to fork out 350 . I ended up selling for 240. Just a little over what Tmobile offered me
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I had the same problem also. I had my sgs3 on cl for 2 weeks. No takers except for scammers. Just last year is get a couple hits within the first couple hours. Seems like no one can afford to fork out 350 . I ended up selling for 240. Just a little over what Tmobile offered me
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If I had a regular SIM card I would just use my Samsung Captivate for a little bit while I sold my SGS3 (its really not a bad phone, hell LiquidSmooth 2.6 is even out for that old thing and I'm in a refarmed market to boot so I wouldn't lose 3G) but I don't so yeah.
It doesn't surprise me that people aren't biting on Craigslist. Although here in Denver that's how most people buy and sell things online, hardly anyone I know uses eBay for anything other than super rare stuff so who knows.
I think I'll have to talk to my roommate about billing it to the account if T-Mobile will let us... I don't know though, my S3 still does everything I need it to and I don't have any real issues with it, I just want something new. LMAO.

monkeypaws said:
I had the same problem also. I had my sgs3 on cl for 2 weeks. No takers except for scammers. Just last year is get a couple hits within the first couple hours. Seems like no one can afford to fork out 350 . I ended up selling for 240. Just a little over what Tmobile offered me
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Have you checked Swappa. Here is the link. The recent sales are at the bottom $275 up. People are willing to pay more for some protection against blacklisted IMEI phones. Got my Note 2 there and had a reasonable experience.
http://swappa.com/buy/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-tmobile/us

EtherealRemnant said:
If I had a regular SIM card I would just use my Samsung Captivate for a little bit while I sold my SGS3 (its really not a bad phone, hell LiquidSmooth 2.6 is even out for that old thing and I'm in a refarmed market to boot so I wouldn't lose 3G) but I don't so yeah.
It doesn't surprise me that people aren't biting on Craigslist. Although here in Denver that's how most people buy and sell things online, hardly anyone I know uses eBay for anything other than super rare stuff so who knows.
I think I'll have to talk to my roommate about billing it to the account if T-Mobile will let us... I don't know though, my S3 still does everything I need it to and I don't have any real issues with it, I just want something new. LMAO.
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If you have an older sim for your other phone you should be able to reactivate it. I've done it online before, or you can call or go to a store and they can do it for you.
Anyone have any idea what theyd give for my s3 with a cracked screen? Works perfectly and you can't see the cracks while its on, but something tells me they wouldn't give the full $225!
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sfsilicon said:
Have you checked Swappa. Here is the link. The recent sales are at the bottom $275 up. People are willing to pay more for some protection against blacklisted IMEI phones. Got my Note 2 there and had a reasonable experience.
http://swappa.com/buy/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-tmobile/us
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I've never used Swappa before, might have to check it out. I was going to list my two Droid RAZR Maxx's there but never got around to it and found out that they're pretty much worth nothing even though they're both in mint condition.
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If you have an older sim for your other phone you should be able to reactivate it. I've done it online before, or you can call or go to a store and they can do it for you.
Anyone have any idea what theyd give for my s3 with a cracked screen? Works perfectly and you can't see the cracks while its on, but something tells me they wouldn't give the full $225!
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Unfortunately the Captivate is Samsung's Galaxy S I for at&t, I never had a full-size T-Mo SIM for it
They wouldn't give you 225 at T-Mobile but I saw one on eBay sell for 245... I would go to eBay and filter until you get your device and then select show sold only and see what they're selling for. Might surprise you.
EDIT: Damn frozen PayPal account - that's what Swappa uses for payment >_<

Any ways T-Mobile dropped that GS4 to $99 who cant afford $99? trade in your phone with tmobile and use it as credit to pay for the phone faster. I seen a lot of post of people saying that the s4 is not a big upgrade from the s3.. I played with one today at the store.. First time I played with an actual live show device. And I put my s3 next to it.. There is a huge different between these 2. If you see them side by side in person.. Now in pictures not so much

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Any ways T-Mobile dropped that GS4 to $99 who cant afford $99? trade in your phone with tmobile and use it as credit to pay for the phone faster. I seen a lot of post of people saying that the s4 is not a big upgrade from the s3.. I played with one today at the store.. First time I played with an actual live show device. And I put my s3 next to it.. There is a huge different between these 2. If you see them side by side in person.. Now in pictures not so much
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People on extremely fixed incomes can't afford 99 dollars. I'm fighting disability right now so I get 175 a month from the state of Colorado while I go through the long process with Social Security.
Oh and I fixed my PayPal account... I can't believe all I had to do was call and verify some information with them. If I had known that I would have done that back in October! So now I might just sell my GS3 and get an S4 or One. Torn between the two - don't like non-expandable storage but the One being able to run any ROM from at&t, T-Mo OR International is a HUGE plus to me.

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People on extremely fixed incomes can't afford 99 dollars. I'm fighting disability right now so I get 175 a month from the state of Colorado while I go through the long process with Social Security.
Oh and I fixed my PayPal account... I can't believe all I had to do was call and verify some information with them. If I had known that I would have done that back in October! So now I might just sell my GS3 and get an S4 or One. Torn between the two - don't like non-expandable storage but the One being able to run any ROM from at&t, T-Mo OR International is a HUGE plus to me.
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That GS4 is able to run any rom from any carrier in the states and even the international! Go to any carrier s4 forum and you will see... One of the reason I would trade my s3 for the s4 in a heart bit because of it.... And you know samsung is faster than htc in updating phones.. So if a new update comes to the international you can flash it on any carrier us s4.. Witch is pretty cool in my part..

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That GS4 is able to run any rom from any carrier in the states and even the international! Go to any carrier s4 forum and you will see... One of the reason I would trade my s3 for the s4 in a heart bit because of it.... And you know samsung is faster than htc in updating phones.. So if a new update comes to the international you can flash it on any carrier us s4.. Witch is pretty cool in my part..
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Okay well you just made my decision a ton easier, especially if the 99 down price point is T-Mobile's now standard pricing for the S4. I couldn't really see any other reason to get the One (I really like having an SD card and "Boom Sound" is nice but I found myself covering up the speakers anyway holding the phone in landscape) and with the 7500mAh Zero Lemon battery out for the S4, its kind of a no-brainer especially since it fixes the design flaw with the speaker on the S4 and shoots the sound out the sides.
I wasn't aware that you could flash any carrier ROM to the S4. Apparently that was just in the beginning of the launch then? Sweet!

EtherealRemnant said:
Okay well you just made my decision a ton easier, especially if the 99 down price point is T-Mobile's now standard pricing for the S4. I couldn't really see any other reason to get the One (I really like having an SD card and "Boom Sound" is nice but I found myself covering up the speakers anyway holding the phone in landscape) and with the 7500mAh Zero Lemon battery out for the S4, its kind of a no-brainer especially since it fixes the design flaw with the speaker on the S4 and shoots the sound out the sides.
I wasn't aware that you could flash any carrier ROM to the S4. Apparently that was just in the beginning of the launch then? Sweet!
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Yeah people with the s4 are flashing international roms like crazy out of the box... But remember dont flash a rom with the modem witch now days none comes with a modem hehehe.. I played with one today and I really liked it.. I think I may get it and not wait for the note 3.. Really I like the note 2 and that 5'5 screen is big enough.. I Kinda think about it if i want a note 2 but rumors says the that note 3 will be 6'' screen.. I really dont think I will like it that much..
As we on the S3 we can port any carrier rom to ours but not international.. And look how long they been having 4.2.x roms. and we dont have a leak yet.. Flashing roms from international like on the s4 is priceless lol.. I really dont know why XDA had to split these forums.. And not make one. Like on the HTC Sensation.. It was one forum for all Sensations worldwide.

Not to mention that Samsung is MUCH more dev friendly than HTC. Since the One series it just seemed to me that HTC was trying to become too much like the icrap. Plus No expandable storage, no removable battery, locked bootloaders, etc.... any one of these is a deal killer in my book.
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New Note 4

I ordered my note 2 days ago and received them today. is any one else honestly peeved that we just get a generic box while others get original? i prefer original headphones because sometimes my iPhone or in ear beats don't work for volume or skipping songs. the plastic around it was off center like some one pulled it from the box, and moved it to some cheap box. i don't know about everyone but I'm pissed. happy with the phone but not so much with att. i saved my chat with att as pdf. this is from samsung live chat.
Santino: I should inform you that Note 4 device will not come along with headphones.
Aaron: because att or samsung? t-mobile list them as included
Santino: Below are the things available in the device.
Santino: 1. Standard Battery (Lithium-Ion, 3220mAh)
Aaron: oh i know its not listed in the whats included. but
Santino: 2. Adaptive Fast Charging Travel Adapter USB V2.0 Cable
Santino: Head phones are not provided with the box.
Aaron: there was no box. does samsung package them in orange and white att branded boxes?
Santino: It seems the device is refurbished.
Santino: Samsung will send the device to Carrier in a Samsung sealed box.
Aaron: the only reference to the note 4 was a picture on one side.
Aaron: so samsung sends att a sealed wood looking box, wrapped in plastic

Airdwayne said:
I ordered my note 2 days ago and received them today. is any one else honestly peeved that we just get a generic box while others get original? i prefer original headphones because sometimes my iPhone or in ear beats don't work for volume or skipping songs. the plastic around it was off center like some one pulled it from the box, and moved it to some cheap box. i don't know about everyone but I'm pissed. happy with the phone but not so much with att. i saved my chat with att as pdf. this is from samsung live chat.
Santino: I should inform you that Note 4 device will not come along with headphones.
Aaron: because att or samsung? t-mobile list them as included
Santino: Below are the things available in the device.
Santino: 1. Standard Battery (Lithium-Ion, 3220mAh)
Aaron: oh i know its not listed in the whats included. but
Santino: 2. Adaptive Fast Charging Travel Adapter USB V2.0 Cable
Santino: Head phones are not provided with the box.
Aaron: there was no box. does samsung package them in orange and white att branded boxes?
Santino: It seems the device is refurbished.
Santino: Samsung will send the device to Carrier in a Samsung sealed box.
Aaron: the only reference to the note 4 was a picture on one side.
Aaron: so samsung sends att a sealed wood looking box, wrapped in plastic
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This is a known thing, very frustrating.... and seems to be an AT&T specific thing. Very upsetting indeed.

Yeah, they suck for interrupting the nice designs on boxes from manufacturers. Also for removing the headphones.

Are we really discussing boxes and headphones on XDA now? What has it come to lol.
Here is my opinion and it means nothing most likely. I look at my box twice in my ownership of a phone. Once when I rip open the box when I get the phone and once when I box it up to sell it.
As for the headphones....I have never opened a pair ever. I have at least 3 or 4 pairs unopened in my drawer. A $10 pair are better than the bundled garbage.
Am I the only one here?

WizeGuyDezignz said:
Are we really discussing boxes and headphones on XDA now? What has it come to lol.
Here is my opinion and it means nothing most likely. I look at my box twice in my ownership of a phone. Once when I rip open the box when I get the phone and once when I box it up to sell it.
As for the headphones....I have never opened a pair ever. I have at least 3 or 4 pairs unopened in my drawer. A $10 pair are better than the bundled garbage.
Am I the only one here?
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I understand your reasoning, but why take it away charge us more? When no other carrier is doing this. They are nickel and diming there customers. And if you haven't see this yet the Note edge is selling for more than a hundred dollars then any other carrier.
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/11/03/note-edge-release-date-breakdown/
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
Are we really discussing boxes and headphones on XDA now? What has it come to lol.
Here is my opinion and it means nothing most likely. I look at my box twice in my ownership of a phone. Once when I rip open the box when I get the phone and once when I box it up to sell it.
As for the headphones....I have never opened a pair ever. I have at least 3 or 4 pairs unopened in my drawer. A $10 pair are better than the bundled garbage.
Am I the only one here?
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Dude you're really missing the big picture, why does att feel the need to make everything so abysmal. They don't give you orginal packaging, remove earphones, lock the bootloader down like wtf. They do things like this because people like you.

I just wanted headphones with my $900 dollar phone.

So why not just buy an unlocked version or from T-Mobile?

Actually they don't lock the bootloader down because of guys like this. And I believe t-mobile is the only US carrier including crappy headphones. Who gives a hoot. So much complaining over something people either throw away and stick in the back of a drawer and never use.
The only legitimate butt hurt is over a locked bootloader. But those days are slowly going away for Samsung. So might as well get used to it or move to another brand. But crying on xda won't get you anywhere.

bordman said:
So why not just buy an unlocked version or from T-Mobile?
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This. He could buy his AT&T version new, leave it sealed, then sell it and use that money for the T-Mobile version.
AT&T has been doing their own box thing and not including headphones since the Note 2. Where have some of you been???

MattMJB0188 said:
This. He could buy his AT&T version new, leave it sealed, then sell it and use that money for the T-Mobile version.
AT&T has been doing their own box thing and not including headphones since the Note 2. Where have some of you been???
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Even before that. Before my note 2 I had the inspire 4g and that had att boxing too.

WizeGuyDezignz said:
Are we really discussing boxes and headphones on XDA now? What has it come to lol.
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when you dont have root access, people need to discuss something

bordman said:
Even before that. Before my note 2 I had the inspire 4g and that had att boxing too.
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Ah. Yeah I don't get why AT&T has to change everything on their phones. Apple doesn't allow it, why does Samsung. Its annoying.

I phone headphones,the mic will not work as the Samsung headphone jack looks for a resistance of 10k ohms when the mic is plugged in,and I think the ring configuration is different,so anyway here's my experience with just getting the note 4 last night,in the store I said don't open the box ,I'll do it when I get home,so got home opened it and the protective sticker was all bubbled and off center,so I'm looking carfully for fingerprints or anything to suspect it was used or messed with didn't really find much,so I proceeded to put on the tempered screen protector before even powering it up,one I was up I installed Samsung phone info app,I checked it and it had 5 headset cinnections,the phone didn't even come with headphones,and I didn't plug any in,went back to ATT today there were no managers on,so they said they will talk to one on Monday and call me,one question are all the NOTE 4s 32gb internal memory?

I bought the gn4 on best buy, my first impression was disappointed, coz I saw intl version with all the accessories included , and went home a start looking where is the headphones, but them I read the box and effective doesn't mention headphones.
But it's OK though , after couples I just forget it. The important is the phone.
But with the original samsung box when u want to resale it maybe u can get a little more and looks more nicer
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