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battle of SGS2 Hercules vs. SGS2 Hercules

Samsung Galaxy S II vs. 4G Samsung Galaxy S II X
$529.99 USD vs. $670 CDN
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vs.
Spec wise both phones are identical
the only real difference is that one has the t-mobile & Samsung logo in the front, and the other only has the Samsung logo
the tmo version also has a tmo customized boot animation, the telus version is plain samsung boot animation
tmo verison has extra tmo broadware apps, the telus version has only one extra broatware (Groupon)
which would you go for?
will you pay the extra $ for the unbranded version?

The one with bloatware crap that might get WiFi calling at some point.

I like the telus one less branding and bigger space to press the capacitive buttons. The Bloat can be removed with root. I wonder when samsung going to drop source code for this phone. Sprint and At&t already versions already have source code slightly before phones come out. Android police and engadget have already reviewed the tmobile samsung galaxy 2.

Why not just wait on the HD version of the phone? Although I'm not sure when that will be out.

vapotrini said:
Why not just wait on the HD version of the phone? Although I'm not sure when that will be out.
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the HD version is not AWS compatible

Hmm well do you really want to pay $150 more for the branding because everything else will go away when rooted

Dark lord me said:
Hmm well do you really want to pay $150 more for the branding because everything else will go away when rooted
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Save the extra dough and put it towards something else to play with and go for the Tmo version.

mistamikel said:
Save the extra dough and put it towards something else to play with and go for the Tmo version.
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wow, if it weren't for the galaxy note coming out, I would definitely get the T-mobile version.
Really good pricing

go with the Tmobil version!!

People are saying the battery life is the worst on the t-mobile galaxy 2. I think its all that badly programmed bloatware on that phone. Also the phone is taking in lte speeds which means the phone uses more power to pull in data. It shows to say lte is over hyped. I think the adreno 220 is overclocked in this phone as well.

Good thing you can usually turn 4g off...

root will be around fast enough ...hell if they can unlock a phone on this site before the actual compny that produces it can i think root will be attainable in no time. save the money and get the tmo version. you can always call tmobile and have it unlocked for free

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Good thing you can usually turn 4g off...
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But hspa+ is 3g so if you turn it off you get edge. Ironically edge speeds on tmobile are faster than at&t 3g speeds.

Will a t989d work in the states?

I have an unlocked telus t989d
I will be moving to the states in a few months and i'm wondering if this phone will work on any network in the states. and if so, which network will it work on?
Thanks

Probably AT&T and Tmobile, as they carry identical phones except the AT&T version has LTE. The T-Mo ver is the same thing, but im guessing you could flash a t-mobile modem just to be sure.
Someone with more experience might know better though.

our phone woks on any cell provider in the world except JAPAN, just plug in a SIM card from your favourite local provider where you gonna be staying during the vacation / visit

Would it still be possible to flash an AT&T modem and just use their 3G network instead of the LTE? Just in case you're moving into
a more rural area where T-Mobile doesn't have acceptable coverage.
SGS2 T989 on Synergy kernel with beastMOD
I'm a quick learner, teach me something.

T-Mobile will be your best call since the phones are exactly the same in specs and radios, if you go to AT&T you won't get 3G coverage only 2G.

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T-Mobile will be your best call since the phones are exactly the same in specs and radios, if you go to AT&T you won't get 3G coverage only 2G.
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that is 200% incorrect
the T989 can get 3G/4G on any HSPA provider, except CDMA

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T-Mobile will be your best call since the phones are exactly the same in specs and radios, if you go to AT&T you won't get 3G coverage only 2G.
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AllGamer said:
that is 200% incorrect
the T989 can get 3G/4G on any HSPA provider, except CDMA
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+1 Confirmation as to what AllGamer says; I use an unlocked SGH-T989 on AT&T and get 3G/HSPA speeds. The icon just stays as 3G on stock rom.

Horrid d/l u/l speeds with AT&T.

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Getting these speeds with full bars,half bars,no bars, different areas of my city, Dallas, TX. Local AT&T store says they are aware of the issue........Dammit. Anyone else?

Kinda slow, but not nearly as bad out here in outskirts of Topeka Kansas.

Yeah, it's not normal, takes about 15 minutes to download a 7 mb app....

This is my speed and apn settings

Yea att network is pure crap compared to Verizon, they can't handle the bandwidth. It doesn't matter what city you're in how many bars you have or what time you try, it's randomly sporadic and always slower than Verizon. I have both and travel often and have compared them a lot. Verizon is always consistent, only issues ever are when there's a major concert or sporting event and the towers are overloaded, att almost always sucks, lol

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Yea att network is pure crap compared to Verizon, they can't handle the bandwidth. It doesn't matter what city you're in how many bars you have or what time you try, it's randomly sporadic and always slower than Verizon. I have both and travel often and have compared them a lot. Verizon is always consistent, only issues ever are when there's a major concert or sporting event and the towers are overloaded, att almost always sucks, lol
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This is totally untrue. I have very fast speeds on ATT and have coverage anywhere I go. I carried a Verizon phone for work and ATT for personal and both have spots (very few for either) where they didn't have service but ATT is just as fast.

ATT where I live (Orange County CA) is way faster in speed than friends I have with Verizon phones on their LTE network.

I'm all good from South of Houston. Great speeds where I'm at always consistent.
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Mines never given me a problem.

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Yea att network is pure crap compared to Verizon, they can't handle the bandwidth. It doesn't matter what city you're in how many bars you have or what time you try, it's randomly sporadic and always slower than Verizon. I have both and travel often and have compared them a lot. Verizon is always consistent, only issues ever are when there's a major concert or sporting event and the towers are overloaded, att almost always sucks, lol
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lol, false. I seen AT&T have the exact opposite to what you just said. And seen Verizon have slower to poor data speeds.

I've never seen that anywhere that they both have towers. I'm talking good signal full bars both 4g lte, att is always slower. Quite often atts network won't even work, getting speeds well below 1Mbps , this has been confirmed on multiple att phone's so I know for a fact its the network and not my phone.

Oneplus 3 on US Tmobile Network

Anybody using Oneplus 3 on Tmobile as primary phone ? I read some Lte and 4g+ network problem ! is there any call drops ?
How is the GPS on this device ??

Stays on LTE just fine. Only once did I have a problem where data wouldn't connect but I just disabled and then reenabled it to get it working again. No call drops. GPS is perfectly fine.

So volte works fine for be but on LTE Discovery I only see my OnePlus 3 connecting to Band 4, and I'm pretty confident where I live there is band 12 (central Austin, Texas)
Anyone having a similar issue?

bikrame said:
Anybody using Oneplus 3 on Tmobile as primary phone ? I read some Lte and 4g+ network problem ! is there any call drops ?
How is the GPS on this device ??
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/help/poorish-reception-t3418531

I also only connect to Band 4 when I check LTE Discovery, but my area (SF Bay Area) doesn't really have Band 12 in many areas. I've only noticed Band 12 in Lake Tahoe. Honestly, I think the Band 12 hype is overblown; T-mobile's current primary LTE band is Band 4, and that is likely what you will connect to in most areas at least right now.

bottom line for most of us is T-Mobile and LTE is not a problem her in the US. Speeds are rather great and I can hear and connect to all the calls I try and make as long as I have service in that area.

playya said:
bottom line for most of us is T-Mobile and LTE is not a problem her in the US. Speeds are rather great and I can hear and connect to all the calls I try and make as long as I have service in that area.
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personally, it's not a problem for me in terms of speed or VoLTE or calls, but it's an issue that my reception is orange/yellow all day since it affects battery life.
still get great battery life tbh, just wondering why it works this way...

2x4 said:
personally, it's not a problem for me in terms of speed or VoLTE or calls, but it's an issue that my reception is orange/yellow all day since it affects battery life.
still get great battery life tbh, just wondering why it works this way...
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now that I understand but if you are inside a building like I am reception does get spotty. this is where my wifi calling would come into play. Maybe drop it out of LTE to 3g if inside a building. I did this back in the day to help my battery life

trd360 said:
Stays on LTE just fine. Only once did I have a problem where data wouldn't connect but I just disabled and then reenabled it to get it working again. No call drops. GPS is perfectly fine.
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playya said:
bottom line for most of us is T-Mobile and LTE is not a problem her in the US. Speeds are rather great and I can hear and connect to all the calls I try and make as long as I have service in that area.
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Yeah I have zero issues with VoLTE and LTE in TMobes. If anything, my HTC 10 had issues.

Band 12 connects
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The way T-mo enforced this late last year/earlier this year, the phone has to be volte compliant to work on the network, which is synonymous with band 12 functionality. If it works on volte, it works on band 12.
See: http://www.fiercewireless.com/story...ur-network-must-support-volte-e911/2015-08-28

So you got your new 5G device, seems faster....

I've been wondering how it could be that T-mo could get such an extensive 5G network up so quickly? Then today while perusing through my phone I came across this sweet little nugget.
Spoiler: Fake it til ya make it!!!
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This explains the slowing of older 4G devices on T-mo's network. They're just pushing more bandwidth over 4G to "special devices" and making a grip on suckers like us buying into "5G". Same thing ATT did with an icon change, but ours is baked in.

Someone doesn't seem to know how NSA works. Your screenshot even shows NR-RSRP with NR-SNR.

TheGuysGuysGuy said:
I've been wondering how it could be that T-mo could get such an extensive 5G network up so quickly? Then today while perusing through my phone I came across this sweet little nugget.
Spoiler: Fake it til ya make it!!!
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This explains the slowing of older 4G devices on T-mo's network. They're just pushing more bandwidth over 4G to "special devices" and making a grip on suckers like us buying into "5G". Same thing ATT did with an icon change, but ours is baked in.
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It only shows true when 5g data is being actively used.
It only registers it when in active use because of the fact that 4g is the default default when it comes to most phone functions.
Texting, phone calls, mms all go through 4g.
You can also verify that whole deal through my LTE configuration in the screenshot.

craznazn said:
Someone doesn't seem to know how NSA works. Your screenshot even shows NR-RSRP with NR-SNR.
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Gotta remember, it wasn't too long ago that people thought granting permission for internal storage would end up with their info gone or some other semi-sensationalist dribble.

This was the same way with early 4G phones. The first gen 4G radios used HSDPA+ which late gen 3G radios would connect to, but not fully utilize. How products and services are marketed are always divorced from what they really are, they won't outright lie, but they take advantage that the average customer won't read the fine print, are not engineers, and would complain to bbb(where ratings are bought) and never think about complaining to the FCC. The radio in my n10 pulls 10+ mbps consistently, no LTE branded radio I've had would get better 5 mbps. It's clearly using hardware that, for example my One+ 6T, does not have. According to xml's found in vendor partition, and info from system/vendor props Qualcom engineers have it classified as LTE, T-MOBILE marketing calls it 5G. Labels aside, network performance suggests this device has upgraded hardware. If your not impressed, try disabling ipv6 in your APN, and /proc/net/ipv6 files. You need root/adb anymore to do this. I attest to dramatic differences in network performance as it bypasses some network throttling. I don't know about you, but I waste the 30 gig throttle limit the first two days on the new radio.