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Refurb E4GT with bad esn

So I switched from Sprint to vzw a few months ago. I still haven't paid off sprint so my e4gt has a bad ESN. Sprint just send me a letter with a padded envelope offering me $100 to recycle my phone. Worth it or no?
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erasable said:
So I switched from Sprint to vzw a few months ago. I still haven't paid off sprint so my e4gt has a bad ESN. Sprint just send me a letter with a padded envelope offering me $100 to recycle my phone. Worth it or no?
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If it will go against the bill, why not?

garwynn said:
If it will go against the bill, why not?
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And if he owes them money, good luck getting that check.
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erasable said:
.......offering me $100 to recycle my phone. Worth it or no?
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100 is about right if it is in good condition, ebay is also about 100+/- for a bad esn phone, I bought a et2 for a spare boost phone for 125

tdunham said:
And if he owes them money, good luck getting that check.
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True, but then it's $100 less on that bill.

I might try it out. It would save the headache of selling it on eBay.
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erasable said:
I might try it out. It would save the headache of selling it on eBay.
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If you're not looking to make $$ on it you could also see if a dev needs it. Just an idea.

garwynn said:
If you're not looking to make $$ on it you could also see if a dev needs it. Just an idea.
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I have two of them laying around. I may sell the one and donate the other. I'm hurting for cash tho, so I have to think about it. But I would like to do something for the xda community at some point.
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Wait a couple months and then activate it. I did that with a phone given to my aunt. It wouldn't work when I first tried then a couple months later I tried again and it worked and got activated. I guess after a certain period the esn gets cleared out the system. Hmm maybe when the account is sent to the credit collectors the phone gets cleared out.
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There is also swappa.com.
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RayTrue04 said:
Wait a couple months and then activate it. I did that with a phone given to my aunt. It wouldn't work when I first tried then a couple months later I tried again and it worked and got activated. I guess after a certain period the esn gets cleared out the system. Hmm maybe when the account is sent to the credit collectors the phone gets cleared out.
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Thanks for the advice. I just checked them on an ESN checking site and they are clean. I agree with the debt collectors theory.
This kind of changes things. Sprint definitely isn't getting them. Not sure what my next move will be. Probably sell them.
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No problem glad I could help. I was surprised at that finding. Now when someone hands me a phone they have a debt on I wait it out 2-3 months and try. No issues as of yet =)
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erasable said:
I have two of them laying around. I may sell the one and donate the other. I'm hurting for cash tho, so I have to think about it. But I would like to do something for the xda community at some point.
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There is a guy making a sense themed ROM who had to get rid of his phone, i believe he would be worthy....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894022
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There is a guy making a sense themed ROM who had to get rid of his phone, i believe he would be worthy....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894022
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+1 for this idea. He had to sell his E4GT to pay for his daughter to go see a doctor.
He's still working in the theme but doesn't have a device to test it on.
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erasable said:
Thanks for the advice. I just checked them on an ESN checking site and they are clean. I agree with the debt collectors theory.
This kind of changes things. Sprint definitely isn't getting them. Not sure what my next move will be. Probably sell them.
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It may have a clean ESN but if you sold it the person couldn't activate it until the bill has been paid to clear the phone from the account.. I had to learn that the hard way when I sold a phone a while back
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Should be cleared once has gone to collections though, yeah?
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Should be cleared once has gone to collections though, yeah?
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Mine wasn't.. I had sold my phone some time after collections.. unless somethings changed
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evol4g said:
Mine wasn't.. I had sold my phone some time after collections.. unless somethings changed
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Oh trust me it clears. I've already done it with a Samsung Transform, and OG Epic. Both had a previous balance. Took about 2-3 months before I was able to do an esn swap without rejection but it went through eventually.
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RayTrue04 said:
Oh trust me it clears. I've already done it with a Samsung Transform, and OG Epic. Both had a previous balance. Took about 2-3 months before I was able to do an esn swap without rejection but it went through eventually.
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Mine was with Verizon so maybe they're different
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evol4g said:
Mine was with Verizon so maybe they're different
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Verizon hardly ever clears esn's. I lost a blackberry I had on vzw and swapped to a flip phone, found the blackberry and they still wouldn't clear the esn, even tho I was the original owner and it was only swapped, I never even officially reported it lost/stolen. I had just called and said I needed to swap phones cuz id misplaced the active one, never filed a claim or anything. That stupid blackberry is still blacklisted and that was like 5 yyears ago
We are legion, for we are many.
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Get a Sprint GS3 for .99 today from Sprint (Sams Club Pricematch)

:victory:This is active now, you have to call 1888-273-9460
They will price match Sams Club .99 GS3 new account or upgrade! Picked one up for the wife. Totaled $1.06! Had activation waived too. They are also allowing you to buyout your contracts to get the upgrade (depending on how long you have left of coarse)
:good:
Thread on Slickdeals posted:
http://slickdeals.net/f/5547686-S3-99-cent-from-Sprint

Sprint is price matching?
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Bleedpurple said:
Sprint is price matching?
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Yes

Or get it from Costco for 30 plus I think they waive activation and upgrade fees which are 36 bucks a pop
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Jed Dignazio said:
Yes
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No sprint says they will not price match.
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Thank you for this. I just called bought out my wife's contract for $50 and getting a new S3 for .99!! Whole process took 10 minutes to do.
I'll be getting a call back with in 24 hours to tell me the contract buyout is complete and I can either order a phone over the phone, or go into where ever and get the phone.
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Bleedpurple said:
No sprint says they will not price match.
Not sure what bull**** you are on but this is false...
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It sounds like maybe you have an issue with talking to people..LOL
Speedin07si said:
Thank you for this. I just called bought out my wife's contract for $50 and getting a new S3 for .99!! Whole process took 10 minutes to do.
I'll be getting a call back with in 24 hours to tell me the contract buyout is complete and I can either order a phone over the phone, or go into where ever and get the phone.
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I guess Im not Bullsh***ng then..LOL

Well the lady I talked with said no they do not price match. Sry I assumed that this was BS. I apologize. And I'll attempt to talk to someone else.
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Sprint doesn't price match. I guarantee that 100%. You received a special promotion your account may have qualified for. Not everyone qualifies especially if its a retention offer.
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DirtyShroomz said:
Sprint doesn't price match. I guarantee that 100%. You received a special promotion your account may have qualified for. Not everyone qualifies especially if its a retention offer.
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Ok, for all the non believers, there are many people getting this,
see here:
http://slickdeals.net/f/5547686-S3-99-cent-from-Sprint

I can confirm they won't honor a price match, but they DID move my upgrade eligibility date up to today for me out of courtesy (was originally eligible on 12/01) so now I can go to Sam's club and buy the phone. There was no charge for them moving my date up, but I'm sure it would vary depending on your date. She also said it might take a couple hours to go through and to check by sending "upgrade" to 1311.
Either way, I should have the GS3 by this evening! Woot!

Jed Dignazio said:
Ok, for all the non believers, there are many people getting this,
see here:
http://slickdeals.net/f/5547686-S3-99-cent-from-Sprint
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I know about all retention offers, I work there.
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Price match? No.
Retention Offer? Yes.
You can also get Evo LTE for 99 cents if you don't like Galaxy s3.
Don't mention pricematch or Sam's club. Just call retention and tell them that you want to get the 99 cents Galaxy S3 offer.

Dint work and I dint mention Sams she did lol
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rockypr said:
Dint work and I dint mention Sams she did lol
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Not everyone qualifies for retention offers.
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Confirmed worked for me. Bought out my wife's contract (due for upgrade Feb1st contract up April 1st) for $50.00 and bought her a white galaxy s3 for .99. All together after taxes came out to be $54.00, it'll be here 3-5 days from tomorrow.
Thank you OP.
P.S. this is why i've spent 8 plus years with Sprint and don't plan on leaving.
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Barely got the word out of my mouth and the rep went off about how sprint doesn't price match. Then said that some customers may qualify for $.99 but she can't tell me what qualifies.
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I tried on serop this morning for over an hour. Heard from each person that employee accts is close today and ill have to call tomorrow.

Bleedpurple said:
Sprint is price matching?
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Well guys. I would definitely try tomorrow. Trust me. The memo went out to all Sprint personnel yesterday.It worked without a hitch for me and many friends. And we all got the tip from inside.

Just scored my deal thanks to a post I saw over at SlickDeals.
As I mentioned on my other post here, earlier today I called 888-273-9460 and was told that they couldn't honor any price matches from 3rd party vendors, but the rep did move up my upgrade eligibility date from 12/01 to 11/01 so that I could go to Sam's Club (or where ever) to get a new phone.
Then tonight, I chatted up customer service and was told the same thing - they don't offer price matches.
Then I saw this post and decided to give it a try and man, I'm glad I did!
I took the *2 route and eventually got through to the cancellations department.
I simple informed the rep that I was calling to see how long it would take for them to release my phone number if I switched carriers because I was upset and was considering it. She gave me the info I asked for and then asked the million dollar question - why I wanted to switch?
I explained that I was upset about having to pay $10/month for this premium data when I live in a 3G area (middle of the midwest). And in addition, I was mad about them trying to force my hand into either paying $49.99 to upgrade through their website or dealing with the madness of Black Friday crowds in an attempt to go to Sam's Club and upgrade...
Immediately, she said that she is very glad I called because she was about to make my day. She then proceeded to tell me that they are the ONLY department authorized to do this and gave me the following:
* $25 bill credit for 6 months for the premium data charge to help offset the costs until they release 4G in my area.
* A new GS3 for $.99 cents (plus ~$3 for tax)
* Waived activation
* Free overnight shipping
* Duplicate everything for the wife's account.
This is precisely why I have been a Sprint customer for 15+ years. They may not have the "fastest speeds" (not that it matters to me because I'm on WiFi 95% of the time anyway), or some of the "perks" that other carriers may promise, but they have one thing that matters more than all of the above - they have awesome customer service and they do what it takes to retain their customers.
I hear all the time - people *****ing about Verizon, AT&T, etc. and how terrible their customer service is. But aside from maybe a few occasions when I had to make 1 or 2 attempts, Sprint has never let me down. And for that, I will remain a loyal customer of theirs and enjoy my shiny new GS3 until the next big thing comes along!

Data speeds on Virgin Mobile

So my data speeds are useless here in Abilene, Texas. Please if someone else will post their speeds from other places I'm curious if I'm the only one who's phone is completely debilitated by the service.....?
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I get 172 when I run it in California. Its the same results. Virgin mobile simply just sucks.
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I'm in Hilliard, OH and of the last 3 speed tests I just ran, I ended up with 60-100KB/s down and the best upload I could muster was 6KB/s.
You get what you pay for, I guess...

Using CM, i get very low averages. Using Sense, I get a little higher on the averages. about 200KB more, but it feels alot faster than that. Even when I have 1 bar reception. Virgin Mobile isn't to bad with speeds. But hey, you get what you paid for.

Not really what I'm paying for. Straight talk in my area averages 3 to 5mb on super slow devices. For the same price. Imagine a device with a fast modem. HSPA+ looks nice right now. :thumbup:
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I don't have any complaints in Florence, SC.
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The only reason I'm with Virgin mobile is because they allow my insane data usage
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The only reason I'm with Virgin mobile is because they allow my insane data usage
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1.How much data do you use per month on avg?
2. How on earth could you use such slow data and still be productive?
3. How fast is your's?

I was wondering the same thing, especially since they reduce speeds after 2.5GB. How "insane" are your speeds?

I stay around 20kbps but I use 10-15 gigabytes a month. I have no home internet so I have to use this. I only pay 25 for my phone so that's why I just stick with it. I don't currently have a job and I can't afford to go to a carrier that will kick me from the network if I use too much data
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simonsimons34 said:
I stay around 20kbps but I use 10-15 gigabytes a month. I have no home internet so I have to use this. I only pay 25 for my phone so that's why I just stick with it. I don't currently have a job and I can't afford to go to a carrier that will kick me from the network if I use too much data
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Isn't 20kbps really slow? Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Its slower then dialup which is 54kbps. DSL is .1-1mbps depending on load which is 25 to 98 percent slower. Its all I have though. No home internet. I hear straight talk stories how you get throttled there too and actually get kicked off the network and loose your number. T-Mobile is the same speed after 100mb which I went through in 10 minutes before. So really because of my housing location. I'm doomed to slow interwebz
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That's why I left Virgin Mobile, t mobile has many different plans on prepaid they have 2 plans with 5GB and one with 2GB and then the 100MB. I am on the T-Mobile really unlimited plan. Only half way through the month and used 7GB... I can't see how you use 25GB of data with those speeds I don't even use 10 with 20/Mbps(yeah hspa+42 is pretty awesome)
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Last year when I year when I was still rocking the triumph my speeds varied from 10/kbps to 1/Mbps with an average of about 250-500/kbps. I doubt much has changed especially since there is no wimax in my market
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Only problem there is, I'm broke and I can't have a contract. So basically I'm stuck
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Only problem there is, I'm broke and I can't have a contract. So basically I'm stuck
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I hear that, I kinda regret getting my gs3 because now my bill is $20 extra. After tax season I am going to pay off my phone. I have payment plan with T-Mobile. Cutting back on my data is always an option, a painful option but one none the less
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Anybody in Minneapolis post a speed test on their one v? I was wondering if the 3g will be any better with the new network. Thanks

md1008 said:
I hear that, I kinda regret getting my gs3 because now my bill is $20 extra. After tax season I am going to pay off my phone. I have payment plan with T-Mobile. Cutting back on my data is always an option, a painful option but one none the less
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How did you do a payment plan for the gs3? That may be an option for me if I ever decide to switch... is the $30/mo. plan still available and is it worth it?
Oh also, how much was the gs3? just curious thanks!

Jesus! 20kb
How on hells name did u sync with the vrepo simon
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simonsimons34 said:
Its slower then dialup which is 54kbps. DSL is .1-1mbps depending on load which is 25 to 98 percent slower. Its all I have though. No home internet. I hear straight talk stories how you get throttled there too and actually get kicked off the network and loose your number. T-Mobile is the same speed after 100mb which I went through in 10 minutes before. So really because of my housing location. I'm doomed to slow interwebz
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Put your stuff on a USB drive and use the library. Or library WiFi. Usually free.
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robaho said:
Put your stuff on a USB drive and use the library. Or library WiFi. Usually free.
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Actually a decent idea. As far as that goes, when I get a little extra cash (no income tax since I get paid by personal check) I would definitely buy a 64GB usb drive and mail it to you out there in TN, simon. That would be my donation for your service.

Tegrak

Hey guys. I've got a gs2 and I'm thinking about this device but I might just wait until the s4 comes out. Undecided at this point. Anyway the reason for this thread is because I didn't see any others about the fact that we can now overclock the stock kernel with tegrak overclock, as long as you're rooted, from the play store. Most of you probably already know this and if there is a thread on this topic then just delete this but I didn't see one so I thought I would share the info.
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Why don't you just buy the phone used on Craig list they go for about 200/250 in Chicago I seen one sold for 150 and save your upgrade. This is a good phone but better things are already popping up. I say get this on Craig list is because it would at least give you 4g lte, wimax don't compare on speeds. And where I live wimax is not availbe my girl friend hates sprint with 3g but. Love using my phone 4g lte because I can tether my net to her phone.
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Why don't you just buy the phone used on Craig list they go for about 200/250 in Chicago I seen one sold for 150 and save your upgrade. This is a good phone but better things are already popping up. I say get this on Craig list is because it would at least give you 4g lte, wimax don't compare on speeds. And where I live wimax is not availbe my girl friend hates sprint with 3g but. Love using my phone 4g lte because I can tether my net to her phone.View attachment 1700869
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Yeah most likely where I live I'll never see lte. Never saw wimax so that I definitely won't see either lol. I mostly use wifi because I can't stand 3G either. I'll have to check out Craigslist though. You can get one for $119.00 on Amazon wireless. But then again you are burning an upgrade on last year's device. The gs2 with stock jellybean is pretty cool though. It'll be even better once we get source but who knows how long we'll have to wait for that. Hopefully soon.
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I haven't been able to get tegrak working with stock jb.... Sucks. I miss it
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cas8180 said:
I haven't been able to get tegrak working with stock jb.... Sucks. I miss it
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Hmmm wonder why. Are you using any other cpu apps. I'm using it without issues atm.
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Hmmm wonder why. Are you using any other cpu apps. I'm using it without issues atm.
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It not compatible with the s3 and sprints jb see the comments in the store
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It not compatible with the s3 and sprints jb see the comments in the store
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Damn that sucks. I wonder if it will get fixed. Didn't you or someone you knew know the developer or something? I remember you trying to convince people it worked on stock kernel lol.
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Yeah tegrak is cool a very good app for stock.
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t4d73 said:
Damn that sucks. I wonder if it will get fixed. Didn't you or someone you knew know the developer or something? I remember you trying to convince people it worked on stock kernel lol.
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Ya I sent multiple emails no response and he hasn't touched it since DEC 19th
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t4d73 said:
Yeah most likely where I live I'll never see lte. Never saw wimax so that I definitely won't see either lol. I mostly use wifi because I can't stand 3G either. I'll have to check out Craigslist though. You can get one for $119.00 on Amazon wireless. But then again you are burning an upgrade on last year's device. The gs2 with stock jellybean is pretty cool though. It'll be even better once we get source but who knows how long we'll have to wait for that. Hopefully soon.
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They are on sale at best buy for 99.99 at least they were yesterday
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My personal opinion would be to hold off for the s4 I LIKE me s3 but with the s2 also running JB it can do for most part all that the s3 can do minus NFC. If you look at them on paper you will see a minor all around spec jump. However you look at the s2 on paper and what people are guessing the s4 will have that should be a major jump. Plus samsung is really neck and neck with apple right now at least by wall streets anaylists so I am sure the s4 is going to be just a beast of a phone and hopefully put that final nail in apples coffin. The s3 almost did it
Made leaps and bounds more than any other android hand set to date so that should say something so it will be very exciting to see what the s4 will look like. And also done forget Google is working on the x phone. I imagine that will be a beast of a phone as well. As it will be Motorola and googles first tight collaboration since the acquisition.
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cas8180 said:
My personal opinion would be to hold off for the s4 I LIKE me s3 but with the s2 also running JB it can do for most part all that the s3 can do minus NFC. If you look at them on paper you will see a minor all around spec jump. However you look at the s2 on paper and what people are guessing the s4 will have that should be a major jump. Plus samsung is really neck and neck with apple right now at least by wall streets anaylists so I am sure the s4 is going to be just a beast of a phone and hopefully put that final nail in apples coffin. The s3 almost did it
Made leaps and bounds more than any other android hand set to date so that should say something so it will be very exciting to see what the s4 will look like. And also done forget Google is working on the x phone. I imagine that will be a beast of a phone as well. As it will be Motorola and googles first tight collaboration since the acquisition.
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Yeah 99 bucks is a great deal but I don't to burn the upgrade just yet. I was so close to doing it too but I'm going to just wait for the s4. Besides other than the leaks for the s2 I've been running, which have been really great, we still haven't seen the final build or source yet so it's only going to get better.
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Yeah go with crigslist. 200
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Tegrak isn't meant for Snapdragon Processors.
Tegra-k lol
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TxJ0k3r said:
Tegrak isn't meant for Snapdragon Processors.
Tegra-k lol
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Why not?? It works just fine. That statement makes no sense.
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Here's even better proof. Almost like you guys lol! On stock obviously.
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What would you do?

As of August 1st I have been eligible for an upgrade. Also.. I am no longer in contract with sprint.
On a side note, I travel the world (primarily in the US though) for my career.
What phone would you get? S4? HTC One? Hold out for the Motorola X (I love that phone despite the somewhat mid tier specs)?
Would you switch carriers? Wait for the next nexus? Any other rumored phones on the horizon?
I feel like I do not want to renew my contract just yet and no device particularly stands out to me just yet (aside from my Motorola X curiosity).
As the title suggests.... What would you do? Hold out for nexus on a gsm and ditch? I'm SO TORN!
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EmperorX said:
As of August 1st I have been eligible for an upgrade. Also.. I am no longer in contract with sprint.
On a side note, I travel the world (primarily in the US though) for my career.
What phone would you get? S4? HTC One? Hold out for the Motorola X (I love that phone despite the somewhat mid tier specs)?
Would you switch carriers? Wait for the next nexus? Any other rumored phones on the horizon?
I feel like I do not want to renew my contract just yet and no device particularly stands out to me just yet (aside from my Motorola X curiosity).
As the title suggests.... What would you do? Hold out for nexus on a gsm and ditch? I'm SO TORN!
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Imho I would ditch sprint and go with tmobile. Get the s4 and with T-Mobile you can upgrade when you want with that new programthey have.
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Imho I would ditch sprint and go with tmobile. Get the s4 and with T-Mobile you can upgrade when you want with that new programthey have.
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It's all double adspeak bs. Don't really save much, if at all.
http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/7/19/4536042/jump-edge-next-early-upgrade-plans-compared
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Also, with travelling the country... Are they known for good data in most major cities (sprint certainly is not)?
I primarily work in Seattle, Los Angeles, new York, Las Vegas, Hollywood, Florida, Atlanta (sometimes). The other countries I primarily work in are Germany, France, London and possibly soon will be in Japan more frequently.
Obviously gsm is a better choice if overseas trips continue to happen more often... Mostly concerned with coverage in the US though as I can get by (well enough) using Google voice and wifi in Europe... Although that has SCREWED me over few times...
I think I'm mostly hung up on devices at this point. I may just bite the bullet and buy the next lte nexus and attempt to be contract free...
So far away though and I am so tired of the sgsii...
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Also, with travelling the country... Are they known for good data in most major cities (sprint certainly is not)? <br />
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I primarily work in Seattle, Los Angeles, new York, Las Vegas, Hollywood, Florida, Atlanta (sometimes). The other countries I primarily work in are Germany, France, London and possibly soon will be in Japan more frequently. <br />
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Obviously gsm is a better choice if overseas trips continue to happen more often... Mostly concerned with coverage in the US though as I can get by (well enough) using Google voice and wifi in Europe... Although that has SCREWED me over few times... <br />
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I think I'm mostly hung up on devices at this point. I may just bite the bullet and buy the next lte nexus and attempt to be contract free... <br />
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So far away though and I am so tired of the sgsii... <br />
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The GSM S4 Google Edition (basically a Nexus) should be coming out really soon.
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The GSM S4 Google Edition (basically a Nexus) should be coming out really soon.
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If only it had nexus pricing!
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Do not do the new program that t-mobile and AT&T are doing. It is absolute BS. Not only do you pay the full amount over a 2 year contract, if you want to upgrade, you are required to give the device back. You are essentially renting the device from them for the full price. If you want to cancel your contract early , you are required to pay the rest of the full retail price of the device at the time of purchase and pay the ETF. Go with the original plan options if you go contract.
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Do not do the new program that t-mobile and AT&T are doing. It is absolute BS. Not only do you pay the full amount over a 2 year contract, if you want to upgrade, you are required to give the device back. You are essentially renting the device from them for the full price. If you want to cancel your contract early , you are required to pay the rest of the full retail price of the device at the time of purchase and pay the ETF. Go with the original plan options if you go contract.
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Yes, this goes along with the article I posted in response to my first responder. Those plans are garbage...
If only the Motorola X had been the cheap off contract phone everyone was waiting for
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@EmperorX sounds like we may be in the same industry. I get great reception wherever I travel and I think I'll hold out for my S4 or HTC One or whatever awesome device that's out when I'm do for my upgrade in November. Plus the hotels give us free WiFi.
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After doing more research and reading a ton of reviews... I may just go with the Motorola X phone
Not sure if I'm going to stick with sprint or not. Will decide next month.
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After doing more research and reading a ton of reviews... I may just go with the Motorola X phone
Not sure if I'm going to stick with sprint or not. Will decide next month.
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Not to burst your bubble, but I feel it is a deal breaker for me, no sd card support on the Moto X

32 gigs is enough for me (when that variant comes to everyone). Only stuff I store locally is Spotify music. Everything else auto uploads to the cloud essentially.
We'll see though... Note 3 on the horizon... Too many choices!
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32 gigs is enough for me (when that variant comes to everyone). Only stuff I store locally is Spotify music. Everything else auto uploads to the cloud essentially.
We'll see though... Note 3 on the horizon... Too many choices!
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I don't like relying on the cloud, I store everything locally, I guess 32 gb would be enough if we get one with that much memory. Just wanted you to be aware of that.

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I don't like relying on the cloud, I store everything locally, I guess 32 gb would be enough if we get one with that much memory. Just wanted you to be aware of that.
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Oh yes I've been watching like a hawk. Thanks for looking out
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Sorry to Hijack the thread.. what does everyone think of the LG g2? I am highly considering it to be my next phone from the Epic 4g touch.. It will either be the Lg g2 or Note 3 for me.. Thoughts?!

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Sorry to Hijack the thread.. what does everyone think of the LG g2? I am highly considering it to be my next phone from the Epic 4g touch.. It will either be the Lg g2 or Note 3 for me.. Thoughts?!
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No hijacking. I want to hear everyone's thoughts!
I haven't read much about it... What about the HTC one max? Sexy
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Sorry to Hijack the thread.. what does everyone think of the LG g2? I am highly considering it to be my next phone from the Epic 4g touch.. It will either be the Lg g2 or Note 3 for me.. Thoughts?!
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I like it. But I'm a removable battery and micro SD slot kinda guy. I'll wait for the next snapdragon 800 powered phone with the above options. Note 3? S5?
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No hijacking. I want to hear everyone's thoughts!
I haven't read much about it... What about the HTC one max? Sexy
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If you're looking into the HTC one look the the LG G2.
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If I were you, I'd wait until Sprint releases a tri-band LTE phone first, whether it be the Note 3 or Galaxy S5. I'm personally gonna be renewing my contract for the S5.

Yeah the no SD card and non removable kinda annoying me too. The Korean version has both SD slot and removable battery. Let's hope sprint can get it in their variant ... I'm banking on that if they do I want to try something different than Samsung
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New rumor from last night is that there will be TWO nexus variants in Q4. One from Lg (based off of (G2) and another nexus made by Motorola (NOT based on the moto X). If either of these is cdma (probably not) I'll buy on the play store and stay contract free.
Given that they will most likely be gsm only... I would most like the Motorola nexus, if true, and switch to tmobile. Contract free of course...
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