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If I import it and lets say there was an update tomorrow or in the future how would I get the update since its unlocked and its not branded. I know there straight from Google but how do they push the update if I were to activate it on T-Mobile? someone please tell me. How does this go about for this phone
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It will just be automatically updated. I'm in the u.s. on T-Mobile also and when the nexus one came out people from all over the world exported and they all received the updates at the same time. It does matter what country, network speed or if you are on wifi.
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I learned this from the old nexus one forum that Google used to have.
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Your device periodically checks in with Google's servers. It matters not what carrier you are on. Updates are sent out based on IMEI.
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Your device periodically checks in with Google's servers. It matters not what carrier you are on. Updates are sent out based on IMEI.
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okay thanks for the info I didn't know that. I thought they still had to be pushed through the carriers even for nexus phones. you guys are more helpful than the idiots on yahoo answer. one idiot on there even said how would I even get it to work on the t mobile network and he claimed to be an " android" guy
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So there's s3 at T-Mobile but not att? Is it worth going to T-Mobile from.att?
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Switching Carriers over some launch availability issues? Devices are out there now in pretty decent numveds , Best Buy is selling them over the counter today as well.
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I have t-mobile, but if I had att I wouldn't switch just because of handset availability.
If you are out of contract you should weigh the pros and cons of each in terms of coverage in your area, pricing of comparable plans to satisfy your needs, and THEN device selection.
Plus if you wait a lil longer you can maybe get your hands on the red version!
You realise you can get the AT&T GS3 overnighted to you. You just have to call up and ask for one.
I have a new line with the one x and I'm within my 30 days maybe I'll just see if bb has them. I would switch carriers based on horrible service that att has
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I wouldn't switch.. far as I know ( and correct me if I'm wrong ) the T-Mobile version of the SGSIII does NOT have LTE !! To me, that would be a waste.
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I wouldn't switch.. far as I know ( and correct me if I'm wrong ) the T-Mobile version of the SGSIII does NOT have LTE !! To me, that would be a waste.
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It has badass hspa+ (42mbps) though which can just as fast as lte depending on location. And it doesnt kill battery like lte, so id say the tmo version is a great option..
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T-Mobile is cheaper in the long run, and HSPA 41 is faster than any LTE available
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T-Mobile is cheaper in the long run, and HSPA 41 is faster than any LTE available
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Really?
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T-Mobile is cheaper in the long run, and HSPA 41 is faster than any LTE available
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lol i don't know about that.. depending on your att plan and the fact that the t-mo s3 is 80 dollars more than the other 3 carriers
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zaisaroni said:
Switching Carriers over some launch availability issues? Devices are out there now in pretty decent numveds , Best Buy is selling them over the counter today as well.
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LOL, Best Buy is not selling AT&T Galaxy S3's over the counter! I dont know where you have heard that, but you definitely haven't been following either of the 2 Official Best Buy Galaxy S3 threads.
If Best Buy does have them in stock for AT&T, which is a HUGE IF, they are saying they cannot sell them because AT&T has not announced an official release date/launch date. I know, that makes not sense and is a huge lie, but that is what they are saying.
So NO, Best Buy is not selling AT&T Galaxy S3's over the counter.
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Really?
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Thank you .. LMAO
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LOL, Best Buy is not selling AT&T Galaxy S3's over the counter! I dont know where you have heard that, but you definitely haven't been following either of the 2 Official Best Buy Galaxy S3 threads.
If Best Buy does have them in stock for AT&T, which is a HUGE IF, they are saying they cannot sell them because AT&T has not announced an official release date/launch date. I know, that makes not sense and is a huge lie, but that is what they are saying.
So NO, Best Buy is not selling AT&T Galaxy S3's over the counter.
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Bull because I bought mine last Thursday at Best Buy without a pre order. Lafayette LA store.
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Thank you .. LMAO
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It would be nice if at&t LTE could run in 20MHz of spectrum everywhere... but it can't. 49Mbps is far few and inbetween for at&t LTE
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T-mobile
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heygrl said:
It would be nice if at&t LTE could run in 20MHz of spectrum everywhere... but it can't. 49Mbps is far few and inbetween for at&t LTE
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You're right, I normally hit just 40 mbit down all over Fort Worth, including downtown.
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Why do I only get like low 20s with tmo and high 40 s with AT&T then lol horrible indeed......
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20 mbs Down is fast enough... Specially if your are paying 50 a months like I am
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So there's s3 at T-Mobile but not att? Is it worth going to T-Mobile from.att?
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Tmo unlocked will work for sure with att hspa +, it's unknown if they can make that happen with the Att version.
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Tmo unlocked will work for sure with att hspa +, it's unknown if they can make that happen with the Att version.
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It will not work with att version
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So I went to the sprint store and the rep told me we would not be getting jb until lte is in my area slc Utah it didn't make sense to me anyone have any clue when we are getting jellybean or should I just return my nexus I thought the point of a nexus device is direct otas??
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So I went to the sprint store and the rep told me we would not be getting jb until lte is in my area slc Utah it didn't make sense to me anyone have any clue when we are getting jellybean or should I just return my nexus I thought the point of a nexus device is direct otas??
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That doesn't make sense. That CS rep is an idiot, and has no idea when the OTA is coming.
No one here knows either. It's gonna be a couple months, sorry. Nexus devices do get direct OTAs, except when you have a CDMA model and the carrier has to approve the update first. Then it takes a couple months.
That seems kinda pointless to have a nexus device if it is carrier affiliated that's the point of quick otas.. is anyone building jb from source or compiling from GSM devices thanks
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Bfitz26 said:
That seems kinda pointless to have a nexus device if it is carrier affiliated that's the point of quick otas..
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Well you bought the Sprint one ...
is anyone building jb from source or compiling from GSM devices thanks
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Of course they are, because the GSM one already has source and OTAs. But you don't have a GSM device...
There are source ROMs for the Sprint one too, but they don't have updated radios, because the Sprint device isn't fully supported in AOSP at the moment.
I heard that it will be this Monday but who really knows.... the nexus s 4g took forever to get ICS : /
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I heard that it will be this Monday but who really knows.... the nexus s 4g took forever to get ICS : /
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I think hell will freeze over first, unfortunately .
Vzw us getting otas already... so I'm better off rooting a flash a jb rom
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The idea of a nexus is direct ota's like you stated, but you have one problem. Your nexus is branded with a carrier, so you are at the mercy of the carrier and not Google.
Jellin' like a felon
That sad but true I suppose [email protected]#$ you sprint ... I woukdbhope we would get it before the gs3
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Bfitz26 said:
That sad but true I suppose [email protected]#$ you sprint ... I woukdbhope we would get it before the gs3
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And this is why I'm going with T-Mobile next year. Sorry sprint but you guys have put me through enough already....
It should be rilling out this coming week the OTA JB for both spring and verizon
Where did you hear this ??
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Well I heard it would be already to on are phone this week but I doubt it cuz still no word we can hope though and in was told this by the GM of a sprint store shows how much he knew
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I just want some 4.2 on my phone but they never update. Stupid GSM gets it the day after its released but all of us CDMA users have to wait until forever. Post your rants and raves below.
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This isn't anything new. Why is this still being discussed?
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Right, this question has been answered hundreds of times.
More productive to build my own 4.2...and I did.
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More productive to build my own 4.2...and I did.
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Any issue with the radios like when we first got JB but had to use ICS radios?
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Any issue with the radios like when we first got JB but had to use ICS radios?
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No, not really.
GPS issues are annoying, but fixable.
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I just want some 4.2 on my phone but they never update. Stupid GSM gets it the day after its released but all of us CDMA users have to wait until forever. Post your rants and raves below.
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The "stupid" gsm phones are so stupid that Google thinks they need to update them because they are too stupid to handle 4.1. Forgot to mention that everyone who has a gsm phone is stupid.
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I just want some 4.2 on my phone but they never update. Stupid GSM gets it the day after its released but all of us CDMA users have to wait until forever. Post your rants and raves below.
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Never update? I guess that 4.1 update Verizon did was a figment of my(and many users') imagination.
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You gave the it a day. Really, one day for them to port in their different radios, drivers ect and test it. One day? You do realize its not the same phone right?
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I don't understand why everyone always complains about Verizon. Muzzy's 4.2 is running pretty good right now on mine and I am grandfathered and get employee discount my plan after taxes I pay $70 for unlimited I am pretty happy with them, guess I am an exception
I'm in sprint so at least you have LTE and decent 3g. Sounds like you need a nexus 4 on T-Mobile
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I just want some 4.2 on my phone but they never update. Stupid GSM gets it the day after its released but all of us CDMA users have to wait until forever. Post your rants and raves below.
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Who's more stupid? The one that paid way more than 200$ for a carrier branded "LTE" crapware bloated CDMA, nexus, with the most inconvenienced extra fees and plans, or the one that purchased a GSM HSPA+ unlucked direct from Google for 350$ if you're gonna call some consumers stupid, remember you got 3 fingers pointing at you, from your own hand leaving your index hanging, buddy
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NeoMagus said:
I don't understand why everyone always complains about Verizon. Muzzy's 4.2 is running pretty good right now on mine and I am grandfathered and get employee discount my plan after taxes I pay $70 for unlimited I am pretty happy with them, guess I am an exception
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I for the most part just dislike the company policies. The service is fine, just a little pricey. Customer service has always left me wanting better, and I personally find the handling of the Galaxy Nexus to be quite the fiasco.
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Who's more stupid? The one that paid way more than 200$ for a carrier branded "LTE" crapware bloated CDMA, nexus, with the most inconvenienced extra fees and plans, or the one that purchased a GSM HSPA+ unlucked direct from Google for 350$ if you're gonna call some consumers stupid, remember you got 3 fingers pointing at you, from your own hand leaving your index hanging, buddy
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I don't think that "stupid" was directed at GSM or it's users, more just a "stupid" of frustration.
I thought it was ATT that sucked...
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Verizon works almost everywhere, they don't suck at all. Either jump ship n complain about crappy coverage, or install 4.2 yourself
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Verizon sucks because Verizon doesn't care. Wasn't my words, but of a Verizon employee. I thought it was common knowledge but alas, this thread exists.
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Who's more stupid? The one that paid way more than 200$ for a carrier branded "LTE" crapware bloated CDMA, nexus, with the most inconvenienced extra fees and plans, or the one that purchased a GSM HSPA+ unlucked direct from Google for 350$ if you're gonna call some consumers stupid, remember you got 3 fingers pointing at you, from your own hand leaving your index hanging, buddy
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Calling a phone stupid, to someone calling a person stupid...
using "stupid""as in being frustrated because i want the latest on my phone. i'm not calling anyone stupid.
by the way i point with my whole hand not just one finger.
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using "stupid""as in being frustrated because i want the latest on my phone. i'm not calling anyone stupid.
by the way i point with my whole hand not just one finger.
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Just to say...
Verizon and sprint updated their galaxy nexus to 4.1 via OTA months after jellybean came out.
But the key here is that they still kept their promise and we had jelly bean before any other phone on their roster.
Even the hottest phone of the year Galaxy s3 didn't get jellybean till this week.(Verizon still waiting)
Verizon held up their end. You were the first to get jelly bean and unless the nexus 4 comes to Verizon, you will be the first on Verizon to have 4.2
The new Droid DNA comes with 4.1.2 so you're fine.
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I'm sorry, I can't hear you over my LTE and no dropped calls. What's that? You have HSPA+? Im sorry your breaking up...must be all that high latency.
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I just saw in Miami that we're getting 4G LTE today and want to know if it's compatible with the T989 s2?
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No. We don't have the right hardware needed.
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No. We don't have the right hardware needed.
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Wonder why we have lte settings in network preferred and toggles on some roms? Then if you flash back to a gb rom the secret menu has settings for lte too. Don"t know myself though.
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No. We don't have the right hardware needed.
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Well that sux...so when they say they are bringing it to 200 million people this year it must be people without a contract so they could get a new phone doesn't make sense to me....according to a tmo rep it will be but I don't trust their knowledge....
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richardlibeau said:
Wonder why we have lte settings in network preferred and toggles on some roms? Then if you flash back to a gb rom the secret menu has settings for lte too. Don"t know myself though.
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Unless Tmo planned for 1.5 years ahead when they launched the Herc, I doubt we have the right hardware. Hopefully it does have support and Tmo did plan for the future but they're keeping it a secret . Because when they build the source for a ROM, they don't take out individual little things for certain devices.
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Unless Tmo planned for 1.5 years ahead when they launched the Herc, I doubt we have the right hardware. Hopefully it does have support and Tmo did plan for the future but they're keeping it a secret . Because when they build the source for a ROM, they don't take out individual little things for certain devices.
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I guess only time will tell.
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I guess only time will tell.
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Don't get your hopes up. I think the S3 and Note 2 are the only ones that are capable at the moment and they will need a software upgrade to unlock it.
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Wonder why we have lte settings in network preferred and toggles on some roms? Then if you flash back to a gb rom the secret menu has settings for lte too. Don"t know myself though.
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Because firmwares are made by Samsung and the skyrocket has lte. The firmwares are designed for simplicity. Meaning, Samsung only has to make one firmware for all variants. That's why that option is there.
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Because firmwares are made by Samsung and the skyrocket has lte. The firmwares are designed for simplicity. Meaning, Samsung only has to make one firmware for all variants. That's why that option is there.
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Thanks didn't know that one. Know alot about phones but didn't think about that.
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Thanks didn't know that one. Know alot about phones but didn't think about that.
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We all learn something new every day (Thank god or else i'd go bored xD )
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Don't get your hopes up. I think the S3 and Note 2 are the only ones that are capable at the moment and they will need a software upgrade to unlock it.
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Actually the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S III (SGH-T999) is NOT capable of it period. I have one. But i did read rumors that they may be making another S3, one with the exact same specs, but adding an LTE capable chip. T-Mobile went on the cheap side with their S3 and used the same chip as the ATT and other variants, but cut out the LTE capabilities. Kinda dumb but hey im not the CEO. lol.
But you are right, the Note 2 just needs a firmware update to enable LTE, also, the only other phone capable of T-Mobile LTE is the Windows Phone 8X.
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Actually the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S III (SGH-T999) is NOT capable of it period. I have one. But i did read rumors that they may be making another S3, one with the exact same specs, but adding an LTE capable chip. T-Mobile went on the cheap side with their S3 and used the same chip as the ATT and other variants, but cut out the LTE capabilities. Kinda dumb but hey im not the CEO. lol.
But you are right, the Note 2 just needs a firmware update to enable LTE, also, the only other phone capable of T-Mobile LTE is the Windows Phone 8X.
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So like I said then it's stupid for T-Mobile to say they are bringing lte to 200 million customers this year when most of them won't be able to use it...I'm under contract till March 2014 so I won't be able to use it till then...that's bs....unless they give me a new phone.....NOT....
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So like I said then it's stupid for T-Mobile to say they are bringing lte to 200 million customers this year when most of them won't be able to use it...I'm under contract till March 2014 so I won't be able to use it till then...that's bs....unless they give me a new phone.....NOT....
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Yeah I feel you.. it is bull. But then again neither sprint nor Verizon have existing contracts holders an lte device when they rolled it out. Guess that's just how it goes.
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i dont think the s2 is LTE compatible.