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I bought the AT&T Galaxy Note 2 a few times before returning to my iPhone 5. I have grown to hate my iPhone 5. The only thing I love it about are the cases I have. It has AppleCare+ on it which I really like but that's not cutting it. The phone has a very loose power button which causes a rattle. My iPhone 5 has also had dust in the camera lens since day one. Call me OCD but I've actually gone through about 5 iPhone 5's since sticking with this one. Apple QC is absolutely atrocious. I've had my issues with Samsung phones but not like Apple.
I absolutely hate the screen on the iPhone 5. I hate it!!! I don't think I can wait until the Galaxy S4. I want to be back on the Android ecosystem so that way I will have an easy transition to the S4. I also loved the S Pen, as I've had the Note 2 before. I returned it because I was bothered by the lack of cases and support for it. I always go back to that pathetic iPhone.
So is the Note 2 still worth it in Feb 2013? I don't think any other phone can come close in performance yet?
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I bought the AT&T Galaxy Note 2 a few times before returning to my iPhone 5. I have grown to hate my iPhone 5. The only thing I love it about are the cases I have. It has AppleCare+ on it which I really like but that's not cutting it. The phone has a very loose power button which causes a rattle. My iPhone 5 has also had dust in the camera lens since day one. Call me OCD but I've actually gone through about 5 iPhone 5's since sticking with this one. Apple QC is absolutely atrocious. I've had my issues with Samsung phones but not like Apple.
I absolutely hate the screen on the iPhone 5. I hate it!!! I don't think I can wait until the Galaxy S4. I want to be back on the Android ecosystem so that way I will have an easy transition to the S4. I also loved the S Pen, as I've had the Note 2 before. I returned it because I was bothered by the lack of cases and support for it. I always go back to that pathetic iPhone.
So is the Note 2 still worth it in Feb 2013? I don't think any other phone can come close in performance yet?
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Not sure if you want to wait a little bit but some signs point to a new Note 3 soon (but if it comes to AT&T, it might be a little bit before it reaches these shores). Otherwise, there have been some really good deals @ Best Buy and such. Or... you know... stick with your iPhone, you sheep LoL
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/429737/20130131/samsung-galaxy-note-3-release-date-launch.htm
I feel that you'll be fine because I don't think the s4 could replace your Note 2. The only reason why I say this is because of that extra half inch that the note would provide. For sure the s4 will be a lot quicker than the note 2 but was the note 2 ever slow to begin with. I also feel the same way with my i phone 5. I went from iPhone 5 on Sprint to s3 on ATT then the iPhone 5 on ATT then I am using the Note 2 on ATT now. I feel that since in previously years I've been using strictly Apple on my devices switching to the s3 and note 2 is real "innovation."
I also feel the same about the lack of any real nice cases for the note compared to the iPhone.
All in all I think you'll be fine if you decide to pickup another note.
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Not sure if you want to wait a little bit but some signs point to a new Note 3 soon (but if it comes to AT&T, it might be a little bit before it reaches these shores). Otherwise, there have been some really good deals @ Best Buy and such. Or... you know... stick with your iPhone, you sheep LoL
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/429737/20130131/samsung-galaxy-note-3-release-date-launch.htm
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I feel that you'll be fine because I don't think the s4 could replace your Note 2. The only reason why I say this is because of that extra half inch that the note would provide. For sure the s4 will be a lot quicker than the note 2 but was the note 2 ever slow to begin with. I also feel the same way with my i phone 5. I went from iPhone 5 on Sprint to s3 on ATT then the iPhone 5 on ATT then I am using the Note 2 on ATT now. I feel that since in previously years I've been using strictly Apple on my devices switching to the s3 and note 2 is real "innovation."
I also feel the same about the lack of any real nice cases for the note compared to the iPhone.
All in all I think you'll be fine if you decide to pickup another note.
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I was hoping to get the Note 2 until the S4 comes to AT&T to hold me over. I wonder if the Note 2 is selling higher than the iPhone 5?
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I was hoping to get the Note 2 until the S4 comes to AT&T to hold me over. I wonder if the Note 2 is selling higher than the iPhone 5?
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Both are $199 (2 year agreement) with a $50 gift card from Best Buy... with the $50 gift card, that's the best deal out at this moment (changes every week everywhere)
Edit: But of course, if you're buying outright, shop around... Amazon has some pretty decent prices
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Both are $199 (2 year agreement) with a $50 gift card from Best Buy... with the $50 gift card, that's the best deal out at this moment (changes every week everywhere)
Edit: But of course, if you're buying outright, shop around... Amazon has some pretty decent prices
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It would be outright. Can't seem to find the AT&T version outright anywhere but AT&T. The N1700 is fine but I have full AT&T LTE here.
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It would be outright. Can't seem to find the AT&T version outright anywhere but AT&T. The N1700 is fine but I have full AT&T LTE here.
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You can basically get the phone at any retail shop outright but they never go on "sale" outright. Check the websites, click on the phones, then select the "no contract" option and it will show you the full price (e.g. Best Buy... btw not trying to push them it's just that I was doing the same thing you are a few days ago for another phone... has the Note 2 AT&T for $799.99 and the iPhone 5 outright for $699.99 16gb on both). As for the international version, I'm not too sure how this will work out with that retarded bill that passed about unlocks and whatnots.
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You can basically get the phone at any retail shop outright but they never go on "sale" outright. Check the websites, click on the phones, then select the "no contract" option and it will show you the full price (e.g. Best Buy... btw not trying to push them it's just that I was doing the same thing you are a few days ago for another phone... has the Note 2 AT&T for $799.99 and the iPhone 5 outright for $699.99 16gb on both). As for the international version, I'm not too sure how this will work out with that retarded bill that passed about unlocks and whatnots.
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AT&T has the best price. $649.99. Best Buy I wanna say is $799? :0
I buy phones outright all the time so I'm pretty familiar with it. I just can't find anything cheaper than $649 anywhere.
No way the Note 3 is due this Spring. The Note series is typically released late Summer / early Fall. I expect the Note III in Aug / Sept.
Now the Galaxy S phones are released in late Spring mostly. The S IV is rumored for a April worldwide release. And May U.S. release.
I would get the Note 2 right now, best phone ever. And the S-pen rocks. Amazing battery life, super fast smooth.
Or if you gonna wait, wait for the Note 3 = better upgraded version of the S4, bigger screen + S-pen.
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AT&T has the best price. $649.99. Best Buy I wanna say is $799? :0
I buy phones outright all the time so I'm pretty familiar with it. I just can't find anything cheaper than $649 anywhere.
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Yeah that's insane! AT&T is the way to go... damn I should look there (I for no reason at all assumed they'd be the priciest)
If you live in a fairly big city you should look on Craigslist for yours. I was so ready to pay ATTs price of 649.99 but then someone on Craigslist sold me a brand new one for 500.... Honestly I couldn't be happier with this phone, love it.
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I don't trust craigslist phones myself and like the option of maybe returning it if i need to. I would go to att and t and buy from them. It is the cheapest price around that I found. I checked best buy and Amazon. Best buy was ridiculous. I ened up buying outright from at and t..not happy about the $710 but such is life. Resale on the Iphone will be way better for a longer period of time.
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Yeah that's insane! AT&T is the way to go... damn I should look there (I for no reason at all assumed they'd be the priciest)
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I work for BBYM and just price matched ATT's outright price for mine. All stores will do that
Try your local ads. I got mine new for $500.
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I bought the AT&T Galaxy Note 2 a few times before returning to my iPhone 5. I have grown to hate my iPhone 5. The only thing I love it about are the cases I have. It has AppleCare+ on it which I really like but that's not cutting it. The phone has a very loose power button which causes a rattle. My iPhone 5 has also had dust in the camera lens since day one. Call me OCD but I've actually gone through about 5 iPhone 5's since sticking with this one. Apple QC is absolutely atrocious. I've had my issues with Samsung phones but not like Apple.
I absolutely hate the screen on the iPhone 5. I hate it!!! I don't think I can wait until the Galaxy S4. I want to be back on the Android ecosystem so that way I will have an easy transition to the S4. I also loved the S Pen, as I've had the Note 2 before. I returned it because I was bothered by the lack of cases and support for it. I always go back to that pathetic iPhone.
So is the Note 2 still worth it in Feb 2013? I don't think any other phone can come close in performance yet?
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Let me get this straight. You went back to an inferior product (iPhone5) because of the lack of cases. What are you, a 12 year old girl?
Yes the Note2 holds up very well, in fact I think it will be topic spec even next year.
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Let me get this straight. You went back to an inferior product (iPhone5) because of the lack of cases. What are you, a 12 year old girl?
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Haha I had the same thought.
There are plenty of great cases for the note 2.
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Would you price match AND do the $50 gift card special? Otherwise, I don't count Best Buy (mobile or otherwise) to be around much longer to support unless they go private or get bought out.
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Would you price match AND do the $50 gift card special? Otherwise, I don't count Best Buy (mobile or otherwise) to be around much longer to support unless they go private or get bought out.
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The $50 offer is with doing an upgrade through best buy mobile. Nothing to do with the actual price of the phone. **** you could upgrade to a free phone and get a $50 gift card. And is that really your determining factor for whether we'd stay in business or not. Lol not that I care much because I'm almost done my degree but BBY is gonna be around for a while. Even if it doesn't get your support. Still the number one electronics retailer in the world. That just isn't a super strong statement right now.
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The $50 offer is with doing an upgrade through best buy mobile. Nothing to do with the actual price of the phone. **** you could upgrade to a free phone and get a $50 gift card. And is that really your determining factor for whether we'd stay in business or not. Lol not that I care much because I'm almost done my degree but BBY is gonna be around for a while. Even if it doesn't get your support. Still the number one electronics retailer in the world. That just isn't a super strong statement right now.
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Nono... Just a strong observation from a former employee of many years who has seen bad decision after bad decision over the last decade and got off the boat before it tries to turn itself into radio shack when they themselves are failing. There wasn't much money in the bank when I left and looking at the last 2 quarters, it dwindles down even further as the stock that used to be around 40 went down to 15 (almost to 10 last week) in a very short amount of time. Guess who went through the same thing? CompUSA and Circuit City and what you get left is either a buyout which would shrink the company to make a profit it would need to stay viable, or bought out to be Amazon's showroom for a fee instead of free like it is now. The more BBY/BBYM price matches, the more profit margin is lost so that money has to come from their bank to break even. Keep on this track and it will go off a cliff. Don't get me wrong, I want BBY to survive and all but becoming Radio Shack is not the way to go.
Congrats on your degree! You can now watch from the outside instead of in objectively.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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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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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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!
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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!
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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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So it has confirmed the Note 2 is skipping the 4.2.2 update and skipping to the 4.3 update (Source). But the update is rumoured to be releasing around Q3/Q4... The Note 3 on the other hand will be announced this September, and may be released around November just like the Note 2... The Note 3 is said to come with 4.3
I think I will be getting the Note 3, with the new hardware specs and all, but I may stick with my note 2... what do you think?
I'll get whatever is new at the time of my upgrade
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If Samsung keeps up the locked boot and other bs I'm gone. The s4 had a work around but its the idea I don't like. Most likely Sony or nexus from now on
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Just got my s4 a month ago so whatever is Good when my upgrade comes in 2015 lol. But ill be happy with my s4 for a looong while
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So it has confirmed the Note 2 is skipping the 4.2.2 update and skipping to the 4.3 update (Source). But the update is rumoured to be releasing around Q3/Q4... The Note 3 on the other hand will be announced this September, and may be released around November just like the Note 2... The Note 3 is said to come with 4.3
I think I will be getting the Note 3, with the new hardware specs and all, but I may stick with my note 2... what do you think?
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I'll wait for initial release. ..then track the development progress along with user reports. ..then make my choice. .
But I will likely stay with Samsung. ..g
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I'm going to wait for the Note III - and talk AT&T into letting me have an early upgrade again.
Why not both?
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If Samsung keeps up the locked boot and other bs I'm gone. The s4 had a work around but its the idea I don't like. Most likely Sony or nexus from now on
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Doesn't really matter. They're doing what they feel they need to do. These devices were not made to be tampered with like we do. So honestly I can't blame them. With the amazing developers on this site there will always be a workaround. And Samsung is a rock solid manufacturer of smart phones. I ain't goin anywhere
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cMACr said:
Why not both?
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My thoughts exactly! :good:
raduque said:
I'm going to wait for the Note III - and talk AT&T into letting me have an early upgrade again.
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ATT let me upgrade every iPhone on a yearly basis. Until the iPhone 5 came around and I wanted to jump ship to the Note 2. They just suddenly changed.
I spent 6 hours on the phone, multiple days, trying to get them to give me the note Note 2. Some of the people were just outright nasty too. Claiming I never did such a thing with the iPhones.
So when the Note 3 comes out I'm filing with the BBB, getting out of my contract, jumping over to Tmobile.
Contact the bbb because they wont upgrade u? Haha
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ATT let me upgrade every iPhone on a yearly basis. Until the iPhone 5 came around and I wanted to jump ship to the Note 2. They just suddenly changed.
I spent 6 hours on the phone, multiple days, trying to get them to give me the note Note 2. Some of the people were just outright nasty too. Claiming I never did such a thing with the iPhones.
So when the Note 3 comes out I'm filing with the BBB, getting out of my contract, jumping over to Tmobile.
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You serious dude? Because u won't get an early upgrade like you used to? Go for it man, your complaint won't do anything.. Unless you lie about it. You agreed to the contract so ride it out.
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eZdubzitmk4 said:
Contact the bbb because they wont upgrade u? Haha
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You serious dude? Because u won't get an early upgrade like you used to? Go for it man, your complaint won't do anything.. Unless you lie about it. You agreed to the contract so ride it out.
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For terrible service. I live in rural NY, but a popular one at that. I follow ATT's stupid cell tower news, and they can add towers in my area until the cows come home - but its always spotty.
My coworker just switched from ATT to Verizon doing the same exact thing after I recommended it to him. He filed a complaint, ATT called him the next day, the following day he sent his phone back and went to Verizon for his new contract, and the next day he was sitting next to me with a brand new S4.
Three days flat.
The only reason I recommended the idea was because a friend had done it to switch from Sprint to Tmobile after his screen broke.
Even if I need to lie about it to really drive home the point of the terrible service they've given me and my family for over 6 years on separate accounts, I could care less. According to ATT, I already am a liar anyway.
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For terrible service. I live in rural NY, but a popular one at that. I follow ATT's stupid cell tower news, and they can add towers in my area until the cows come home - but its always spotty.
My coworker just switched from ATT to Verizon doing the same exact thing after I recommended it to him. He filed a complaint, ATT called him the next day, the following day he sent his phone back and went to Verizon for his new contract, and the next day he was sitting next to me with a brand new S4.
Three days flat.
The only reason I recommended the idea was because a friend had done it to switch from Sprint to Tmobile after his screen broke.
Even if I need to lie about it to really drive home the point of the terrible service they've given me and my family for over 6 years on separate accounts, I could care less. According to ATT, I already am a liar anyway.
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Well IMHO of ur gonna deal with terrible service for 6 years................. Nevermind
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softballjunkee13 said:
Well IMHO of ur gonna deal with terrible service for 6 years................. Nevermind
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Well I personally was nowhere near as phone dependent as I was 3 years ago that's for sure. With new work and having to need constant phone service and email access to be on the ball, it wasn't as bad.
And now TMobile is offering all these great plans at such low prices. And even an insurance plan that lets you upgrade not once, but TWICE every year. I could never see myself upgrading twice, but I'm a hardware sleuth so I like the yearly and am willing to pay if thats what it takes.
After doing the math out, for me and several family members to switch, it would be almost $20 a month cheaper on Tmobile even with that insurance plan for me.
So lower cost, plus better service in my area, plus the upgrade insurance plan looks pretty damn sweet. I'd say anything to get out of the ATT contract to be honest. And again, they already called me a liar anywho. -.-
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Well I personally was nowhere near as phone dependent as I was 3 years ago that's for sure. With new work and having to need constant phone service and email access to be on the ball, it wasn't as bad.
And now TMobile is offering all these great plans at such low prices. And even an insurance plan that lets you upgrade not once, but TWICE every year. I could never see myself upgrading twice, but I'm a hardware sleuth so I like the yearly and am willing to pay if thats what it takes.
After doing the math out, for me and several family members to switch, it would be almost $20 a month cheaper on Tmobile even with that insurance plan for me.
So lower cost, plus better service in my area, plus the upgrade insurance plan looks pretty damn sweet. I'd say anything to get out of the ATT contract to be honest. And again, they already called me a liar anywho. -.-
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Good luck with that one lol...
The BBB will laugh you off the phone no doubt
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Good luck with that one lol...
The BBB will laugh you off the phone no doubt
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Haha alright. We'll see. Its not like I just told you it worked for two other people and there are basically articles about it too. With comments
http://lifehacker.com/5730713/heres-how-to-ditch-your-att-iphone-and-switch-to-verizon-for-free
http://blog.rocketlawyer.com/how-to-get-out-of-a-cell-phone-contract-termination-fee-98815
More than 90% of the complaints get solved. Especially when it costs $500+ for a cell phone provider to dispute a BBB claim.
I mean, you did after all tell me they will laugh me off the phone when you in fact submit claims online But hey, what do I care if you believe me or not.
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Haha alright. We'll see. Its not like I just told you it worked for two other people and there are basically articles about it too. With comments
http://lifehacker.com/5730713/heres-how-to-ditch-your-att-iphone-and-switch-to-verizon-for-free
http://blog.rocketlawyer.com/how-to-get-out-of-a-cell-phone-contract-termination-fee-98815
More than 90% of the complaints get solved. Especially when it costs $500+ for a cell phone provider to dispute a BBB claim.
I mean, you did after all tell me they will laugh me off the phone when you in fact submit claims online But hey, what do I care if you believe me or not.
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Dude $500 is pocket change to them. That's my bill for like 2 months with a couple smart phones on it. Believe me. ....they're not going to back down over 5 bills
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Dude $500 is pocket change to them. That's my bill for like 2 months with a couple smart phones on it. Believe me. ....they're not going to back down over 5 bills
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Yes, they're going to spend $500 to dispute a customer who is going to leave them anyway when they could just let said customer go, get his phone back, refurb the phone, and sell out another contract without losing a dime or time. In fact, they make double with the refurb phone technically. Resolving the dispute all together too.
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I mean if you honestly think this is the first time people have done this successfully, and you're going to argue it like it is, then you need to reevaluate some of your logic
My next phone (in about a year and a half) will almost definitely be a Sony or Nexus.
I have had 3 Samsung smart phones and before that 2 Samsung, 2 Motorola, 1 Sony Ericson (sp?) and of course the venerable Nokia back in the day.
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So I just finished winning from eBay my Note 4 for $550 shipped. I was just sniping deals and putting in low bid offers and picked one up.
FYI search for Note IV because people rarely use it to list things it doesn't pop up on eBay's radar to promote it. Anyways I'm ecstatic, I'm coming from a note 2 which I love so I hope this fills my note 2's shoes. I can't wait for custom software.
-Charles
Hate to rain on your parade, buuuut it doesn't look like the AT&T Note 4 will have root for a while.
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So I just finished winning from eBay my Note 4 for $550 shipped. I was just sniping deals and putting in low bid offers and picked one up.
FYI search for Note IV because people rarely use it to list things it doesn't pop up on eBay's radar to promote it. Anyways I'm ecstatic, I'm coming from a note 2 which I love so I hope this fills my note 2's shoes. I can't wait for custom software.
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That is about all it's worth without the ability to root and Rom....I would not even pay that much.
It's a little different in this community but $550 for a note 4 is still a great deal if you can deal without root for a while. I'm talking to a guy about buying his t-mobile note for 550 but only because he owes payments on it & can't use it on T-Mo anymore. I'm just gonna unlock it for at&t so it's a win win
Hell ya. Maybe I should post my Note 4 locked down bastard on ebay since it's sitting in the drawer.
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Hell ya. Maybe I should post my Note 4 locked down bastard on ebay since it's sitting in the drawer.
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Lol I still haven't switched over from my Tmo Note 3 on at&t because of a few root apps i depend on.. Unfortunately I can't sell my at&t note 4 b/c Samsung gives them to me to demo & if they happen to ask for it back (which they never have yet) & I don't have it, I'm out of the program..
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Lol I still haven't switched over from my Tmo Note 3 on at&t because of a few root apps i depend on.. Unfortunately I can't sell my at&t note 4 b/c Samsung gives them to me to demo & if they happen to ask for it back (which they never have yet) & I don't have it, I'm out of the program..
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I bought the att version, then a week or two later bought the t mobile version. Lol
So now the old new note 4 sitting in box collecting dust.
i just want to know , how it works now ?
you like it ? or you resell it arealdy ?
Is it true Verizon not selling note 7 after recall is complete?
I think so that's what the rep said when I went into the store but tried to recant when the mananger came out and tried to pursaude me to get the s7edge until it comes back in which I don't think it will ...cause he clearly said we're not selling it anymore at all
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They're not selling it til the phone is fixed. They haven't stopped forever.
I just talked to a Verizon rep, for what it's worth, who did not think Verizon would continue to handle the Note 7 after replacing the recalled ones. I could picture it going either way, and wonder if Samsung might release a very fast next model to get out from under the stigma. I'm just waiting for my local store to get the new ones in to exchange mine, but not sure how I'll feel if we see a Note 8 in a few months.
I know when i talked to Verizon about the pay off on the edge program. He told me that on Samsung's flagship phones you can upgrade every year when the phone ia released and Samsung picks up the balance of the previous generation phone your turning in. So if they jump to note 8 earlier then next year this time, that's fine with me ill just get it
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Is it true Verizon not selling note 7 after recall is complete?
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Well resume around October.
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I know when i talked to Verizon about the pay off on the edge program. He told me that on Samsung's flagship phones you can upgrade every year when the phone ia released and Samsung picks up the balance of the previous generation phone your turning in. So if they jump to note 8 earlier then next year this time, that's fine with me ill just get it
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I have never heard of this... Didn't happen when I went from Note 5 to Note 7. Is this a real thing now? Much like Apple's program? This would be big news.
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PsiPhiDan said:
I have never heard of this... Didn't happen when I went from Note 5 to Note 7. Is this a real thing now? Much like Apple's program? This would be big news.
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On Verizon anyways yes, there is a handful of devices that qualify for a 12 month upgrade swap like the old edge program was. Pretty much only top tier Samsung phones and iPhones qualify. There's like only 5 handsets that get the exemption. It's been this way since spring. They also give you an extra 2gb data per month per device....
http://www.verizonwireless.com/news...the-samsung-galaxy-s7-and-galaxy-s7-edge.html
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They didn't let me do it on in note 5 to note 7 swap
I just bought one..
I just purchased one on the Verizonwireless website. I had to get creative to find the order form, but it says it's shipping out to be here at 10:30AM on 9/21 (to my house). Shop --> Samsung --> click on the Note 7 buy link before it disappears.
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I just purchased one on the Verizonwireless website. I had to get creative to find the order form, but it says it's shipping out to be here at 10:30AM on 9/21 (to my house). Shop --> Samsung --> click on the Note 7 buy link before it disappears.
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Direct link here:
verizonwireless dot com/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-note-7/
Well I guess that's answered. They are such scum. We all sit here with fire balls and they have the nerve to sell to new customers?
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I checked, and they said the Note 7 is in stock and shipping today.
Available now the new Galaxy Note7. The Galaxy Note7 was previously recalled on September 9th by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) due to an issue with the device's battery. This new Galaxy Note7 has been approved by the (CPSC) for all purchases and exchanges.