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I'm in the USA on AT&T. Where should I pre-order from? I had a pre-order in with Negri Online - but they raised their price to $795 today -- I was okay with $660 (with a coupon) but an increase of over $100 -- when nobody else is close to that price is insane.
Suggestions?
I've looked at Clove, MobileCityOnline, and HandTec. Am I missing anyone? Anyone worth a few extra bucks?
im in the same boat as you. These prices are insane. If I cant get one for 650 or less I might just wait for att and get on contract.
I doubt you'll find it for less than $725...
You can get the i9000 on Amazon, so I don't see why you won't be score to get the SGS2 there at some point also.
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I doubt you'll find it for less than $725...
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Its a kick ass phone and I will have one eventually but besides hardcore SG2 fans theres no way that many are gonna sell at that price.
I could be wrong but its nuts.
Lets just say I sold my atrix for 400 I would still have to shell out over 300. wowee
I think its worth the price but its just too steep for me right now
Or you could wait until AT&T or T-Mobile launch it there.
Luckily I am in India during the Launch here and will pick it up here and hopefully not a stripped down version from there.
i'll like to pre-order for the Tmobile USA version
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i'll like to pre-order for the Tmobile USA version
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Same here!
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Or you could wait until AT&T or T-Mobile launch it there.
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Ew.
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Im waiting for the Verizon release as my contract is up in around 2 weeks.
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Ew.
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Care to elaborate Mr. AT&T (no unlimited data, no free tethering, most dropped calls)?
open1your1eyes0 said:
Care to elaborate Mr. AT&T (no unlimited data, no free tethering, most dropped calls)?
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I have a galaxy s i9000 and I have unlimited data and tethering for $10 a month on AT&T.
I got my 8gb i9000 on ebay for $550 brand new. This was back in August of 2010. I'm sure you can find a GSII for $600 on ebay once they are released.
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AT&T still has to release Samsung Infuse, there is no date even for that. They usually announce release dates 2 weeks in advance - is this correct? So Infuse is hitting the market closer to end of April or even later.
Then they would release SGS2 within 2 months or at the latest mid July, a year anniversary of SGS1? What sense does it make for AT&T to have two confusingly similar (to J6p) phones released so close to each other? Why would they infuse stock with the Infuse and make it difficult to captivate shelf space for the Captivate 2 a month or two later?
I am writing all this because I am suspecting Infuse would become SGS2, OR SGS2 will be pushed back to end of summer. Possible?
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AT&T still has to release Samsung Infuse, there is no date even for that. They usually announce release dates 2 weeks in advance - is this correct? So Infuse is hitting the market closer to end of April or even later.
Then they would release SGS2 within 2 months or at the latest mid July, a year anniversary of SGS1? What sense does it make for AT&T to have two confusingly similar (to J6p) phones released so close to each other? Why would they infuse stock with the Infuse and make it difficult to captivate shelf space for the Captivate 2 a month or two later?
I am writing all this because I am suspecting Infuse would become SGS2, OR SGS2 will be pushed back to end of summer. Possible?
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I've been thinking along similar lines. I really dont know what purpose the Infuse would serve for them if they also have the SGS2.
I've been wondering if the Infuse 4G is actually AT&T's version of the Galaxy S II. Why else would they be so coy about not letting anyone touch it or interact with it at CES...then keep it behind glass under lock and key at CTIA.
Having said that -- I don't want AT&T's gimped version of the GSII, unless the price is REALLY right!
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If it is at&t's version of the sgs2 it needs to come with some upgrades to what it's listed as now (processor, gingerbread). I don't really care about NFC though.
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I've been wondering if the Infuse 4G is actually AT&T's version of the Galaxy S II. Why else would they be so coy about not letting anyone touch it or interact with it at CES...then keep it behind glass under lock and key at CTIA.
Having said that -- I don't want AT&T's gimped version of the GSII, unless the price is REALLY right!
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It very well could be although I doubt they will deviate away from the 4.3 in Screen.
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i997_infuse_4g-3705.php
the Infuse is a single core A8 1.2 Ghz processor while we know that the SGS II will have a dual core. That is what the BIG-BANG from Samsung was all about... The screen and the processor.
The infuse to me seems just a likely indication that it will be a while before you see SGSII released on AT&T. Same situation with Verizon and the Droid Charge due out any day now. Even if they do not localize versions of the SGSII like they did with SGS (And God I hope they don't, those alterations largely were just annoying), release across carriers won't be simultaneous.
So does that mean we can guess what order they will hit based on recent releases or lack thereof? If using that logic, Sprint-->T-mobile--> Verizon/AT&T
Sad for me as I'm on Verizon and want to get a 4G phone before unlimited dies...it's not looking likely I'll be able to wait for SGSII
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Care to elaborate Mr. AT&T (no unlimited data, no free tethering, most dropped calls)?
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I have free tethering and have never dropped a call.
I meant that carrier-branded, delayed-update, feature-deprived, bloat-filled devices are not something I'd endorse.
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is t-mobile getting the sgs2?
i didn't think SGS2 had AWS support, doesn't tmobile run on 1700/2100 3g?
call me a mad man, but not having this phone is killing me, im seriously thinking about pulling the trigger and just living with edge until a AWS version comes out, then selling it. do you guys think im crazy??? I do lol.
Success100 said:
call me a mad man, but not having this phone is killing me, im seriously thinking about pulling the trigger and just living with edge until a AWS version comes out, then selling it. do you guys think im crazy??? I do lol.
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I do ... i would buy a phone with the appropriate band that supports tmobile 3/4g at nearly the same price.
Then when tmobile gets their version of galaxy s i would then flip the phone on craigslist and up a few dollars more.
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call me a mad man, but not having this phone is killing me, im seriously thinking about pulling the trigger and just living with edge until a AWS version comes out, then selling it. do you guys think im crazy??? I do lol.
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naa pritty normal , you have wi-fi?
BuddyLee said:
I do ... i would buy a phone with the appropriate band that supports tmobile 3/4g at nearly the same price.
Then when tmobile gets their version of galaxy s i would then flip the phone on craigslist and up a few dollars more.
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Yeah but i have the galaxy S 4G and I dont think I can go back to anything thats not super amoled or better. Its a great phone, the s2 is the only thing that Ill spend my cash on though.
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naa pritty normal , you have wi-fi?
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lol yep!! man I want to do this sooo bad
Believe me you would be miserable when you are not in a wifi area stuck on edge.
What if you are out with the misses or something and need to pull google maps or some ****.
I almost did the same thing with xperia x1 but decided to switch to att instead of put up with edge on the x1 with tmobile.
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Believe me you would be miserable when you are not in a wifi area stuck on edge.
What if you are out with the misses or something and need to pull google maps or some ****.
I almost did the same thing with xperia x1 but decided to switch to att instead of put up with edge on the x1 with tmobile.
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i feel you. this is killing me lol. I would just switch to at&t and buy one but they want a crazy deposit from me.
Success100 said:
i feel you. this is killing me lol. I would just switch to at&t and buy one but they want a crazy deposit from me.
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Just secure yourself a mother in law that pays the phone bill
nah son, put the galaxy s 4g on craigslist then the money u get drop it on att
It would be pretty mad to get such a phone and live with the dreaded "E" when not around wifi.
That said, a co-worker has a T-Mobile Nexus One on AT&T and he gets by, but as many of you may know, Big Blue's flavor is hard to come by.
I do suspect the stateside SGSII, no matter the carrier, is going to be closer to $500USD instead of the $700+ you'd pay for importing.
I'm going to hold out for a TMOUS version and pay full price.
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call me a mad man, but not having this phone is killing me, im seriously thinking about pulling the trigger and just living with edge until a AWS version comes out, then selling it. do you guys think im crazy??? I do lol.
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No, you aren't crazy. I'm on TMOUS, and I've decided that this WILL be my next phone. I've been living with the G1 since it's inception, it's time for me to upgrade.
I'm a little worried about a TMO version, because I don't want them to screw with the S II. Ya know, start omitting features and changing the design and all that, it looks PERFECT. I can't wait until it's officially announced for our carrier. But if it isn't, I might just be like you and live on E with this awesome phone.
I tried out the g2x–or actually two of them–but after some issues Ive decided to grab the sg2s instead. Just knowing its out there somewhere makes me sweat a little. I think I could get by with just edge, but I dont want to take the chance seeing as it will prob be a bit cheaper in the states after the official announcement. Hope the time goes by fast, I dont want to wait forever for this thing. BTW-att is holding some sort of event soon, i was reading about on all the blogs today. Hopefully its for gs2, i guess that would mean the other carriers wouldnt be far behind.
Damn it looks sweet. Never would have thought I would be interested in a galaxy after the updating issues here in the states with the og galaxy, but Im just going to root it anyway. Hopefully there will be some good dev support for this.
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No, you aren't crazy. I'm on TMOUS, and I've decided that this WILL be my next phone. I've been living with the G1 since it's inception, it's time for me to upgrade.
I'm a little worried about a TMO version, because I don't want them to screw with the S II. Ya know, start omitting features and changing the design and all that, it looks PERFECT. I can't wait until it's officially announced for our carrier. But if it isn't, I might just be like you and live on E with this awesome phone.
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Right, the s2 is the best looking phone available. I think when I get paid im pulling the trigger, and if a "3G/4G" version becomes available that will work on tmobile bands and then just flip it on ebay. Living with edge when Im used to hspa+ on the GS4G is gonna suck ROYALLY though.
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I tried out the g2x–or actually two of them–but after some issues Ive decided to grab the sg2s instead. Just knowing its out there somewhere makes me sweat a little. I think I could get by with just edge, but I dont want to take the chance seeing as it will prob be a bit cheaper in the states after the official announcement. Hope the time goes by fast, I dont want to wait forever for this thing. BTW-att is holding some sort of event soon, i was reading about on all the blogs today. Hopefully its for gs2, i guess that would mean the other carriers wouldnt be far behind.
Damn it looks sweet. Never would have thought I would be interested in a galaxy after the updating issues here in the states with the og galaxy, but Im just going to root it anyway. Hopefully there will be some good dev support for this.
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good. I was thinking of trying the g2x but honestly not having an amoled display would kill me. and the only reason I dont want to switch to at&t is because the prices stink. plus I have a huge deposit with them
I'm in a weird situation. I'm on tmobile right now and I'm very happy with it but I'm moving to bloomington, Indiana and apparently tmobile reception is horrible there. So I might have to switch to AT&T but the problem is I can't afford it! So I don't know if I should get SGS2 now or wait for tmobile version.
If T-Mobile does mess with the US release, I could see using it on EDGE, but I think it's a compromise I'd soon regret.
So TMo has the Samsung Vibrant and the Galaxy S 4G. What would they call the Galaxy S II?
Galaxy II 4G? Vibrant II? GS2?
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I'm in a weird situation. I'm on tmobile right now and I'm very happy with it but I'm moving to bloomington, Indiana and apparently tmobile reception is horrible there. So I might have to switch to AT&T but the problem is I can't afford it! So I don't know if I should get SGS2 now or wait for tmobile version.
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hell, in your case switch to att, you mean you cant afford the phone or price plans?
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If T-Mobile does mess with the US release, I could see using it on EDGE, but I think it's a compromise I'd soon regret.
So TMo has the Samsung Vibrant and the Galaxy S 4G. What would they call the Galaxy S II?
Galaxy II 4G? Vibrant II? GS2?
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me too, I think id be able to deal with it for the first few weeks, but after the wow factor wears off. I think id be very sore about it. thats the debate im fighting with right now.
and hmm, good question. i think the name Galaxy ULTRA would me a sweet name for it
Suppose you wanted to 'upgrade' a Vibrant to another T-mobile phone. What would you pick?
Considerations: A good GPS, prospect of Ice Cream, no rooting hassles, FM radio?
Galaxy S 4G, G2X, .....?
thats too easy hercules! hercules over sensation any day and dont flame me about samsung updates. It will be a beast of a phone with or without the updates.
My first option would be an international SGS2, but seems like its not comming to TMO any time soon, so i would pick the Hercules.
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My first option would be an international SGS2, but seems like its not comming to TMO any time soon, so i would pick the Hercules.
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Since it has an unlock already, what stops you from buying it off eBay?
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Since it has an unlock already, what stops you from buying it off eBay?
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He said he was using a TMO upgrade. He is not buying from ebay.
If tmobile dont get sgs2 im probably switching to sprint to get one
first off u cant use a international sgs2 on tmobil but u can on att, its something to do with the bands.
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first off u cant use a international sgs2 on tmobil but u can on att, its something to do with the bands.
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Actually it will work fine on t-mobile except you would only have edge data
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but edge is like working with dial up...so basically no! LOL
Hercules if you want a T-Mobile upgrade. I am probably going to buy the SGS2 internationally and go to ATT because the data plan is only $10 if you have an unlocked international phone.
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Hercules if you want a T-Mobile upgrade. I am probably going to buy the SGS2 internationally and go to ATT because the data plan is only $10 if you have an unlocked international phone.
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For unlimited data? I was upset to here that att is buying T-Mobile because they are expensive but to be honest my data plan is half of my bill with T-Mobile. If it is unlimited is there a gigabyte cap?
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Not long ago I'd have said the G2X since it is (close to) stock Android. However, in light of it being unavailable currently and until we know if GB will fix the defects it has, I'd have to belay that recommendation in favor of another.
Tentatively, the HTC Sensation, which launches the 15th. HTC generally doesn't bomb on their phone releases, so it should be a sweet device.
If neither one of these, then do not upgrade. They are the only phones improved enough over the vibrant to be worth upgrading to. The G2, MyTouch 4G, etc, are all pretty much "sideways" upgrades and not worth it.
Definatly the nexus s or hercules
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I'm wondering the same thing. My tweenage daughter's line is eligible for an upgrade on TMO in 4 days. She's held onto her feature phone responsibly, so I'm inclined to get her an Android, or steal her upgrade and give her my Vibrant. That would piss her off, but hey, I'm the phone geek and I pay the bill! Might piss off my wife too though... hmmm.
I can switch us to the Family unlimited talk & text plan with 2 GB of data for all 3 lines for $189 before my AAA discount, which should bring it to ~$160/mo. That's about the same as we're paying currently (or a bit less) for 1800 min, Fave 5, $25 Android data x 2, unlimited txt, family allowances. I could also go a bit cheaper, give her 200 min and 200 mb instead of unlimited min/2 GB and save $30/mo.
Has to be Android, preferably vanilla (or easily rooted with good ROMs, ideally CM7 support), definitely 4G. She might prefer a hard keyboard, I don't. She'd probably be thrilled with a MyTouch 4G, I'd prefer something nicer, dual core. Haven't been keeping up with hardware developments, what's out, what's coming... Thoughts?
Hi everyone! I posted this in the main forums, but I wanted to ask you guys here specifically, since I've only ever spent time in the Vibrant forum. On August 1st, I will be eligible to be reimbursed up to $80 a month for my cell phone bill through work. I am currently on a TMobile Family Plan. To make things easy, I am going to go onto my own plan. I can pick any carrier, any plan, and any phone. If you guys were in this situation, what phone would you pick? Just curious, and would like input from people I'd trust, aka you guys! Thanks!
Me personally: id learn to like tea and crumpets and move to london and get a sgs2.
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Ok, providing leaving the country isn't an option...
as of right now i'm waiting for the SGS2 or the hercules to come out
OMG If I wUz U i WoUlD gEt OnE oF tHoSe SuPeR cOoL iPhOnE tHiNgS !!!!!
Seriously though if this is right I would try and hold off and go wherever it lands.
You can get a Smartphone with minimum minutes (450 anytime, unlimited otherwise) with unlimited texting and data through Verizon for $90 and you'll likely have the best coverage, or you can go with slightly less stellar coverage with T-Mobile or Sprint for about $80 for the same plan, though probably with more minutes. I'd avoid AT&T until they get their infrastructure problems under control.
ok if you can wait about a month for the samsung galaxy s 2 then get that if not the nexus s is an exceptional phone because its blazing fast like the galaxy s line but with the added benefits of having google's immediate upgrade and not waiting for OEMs to release them
lol @ iphone comment... Thanks for all of your input everyone! I think I'll try to hold off for the SGS2... I really wanted to get an HTC phone since I tried my best friends Thunderbolt... it worked really well, but I know they have the locked bootloaders and all... hopefully the GPS actually works in the SGS2 because I'll need it for traveling for work!
Wait for something with quadcore which should be out the end of the year or early next year. Don't reward Samsung's piss-poor behavior by buying an SGS2.
Just saw this today...
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/...kyrocket-hd-coming-to-atandt-1-5ghz-dual-cor/
I think I may make the switch if it is half as good as I hope. Hopefully they learned from their flaws with the skyrocket.
Nope. I'm staying put with the sgsII!
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Just curious as to what makes you say that? No interest in the LTE, bigger screen or new form factor?
Depends on what the Processor is and what OS version it will come with.
i'm actually quite interested in the new skyrocket HD.
However, since there's SGS2 and skyrocket on the market for AT&T already, i doubt that many developers would make the jump and support skyrocket HD.
so i'm just gonna stick with my i777 because i love the developers here
Even if i could, no for the sole reason that it's most likely got a snapdragon chip
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i'm actually quite interested in the new skyrocket HD.
However, since there's SGS2 and skyrocket on the market for AT&T already, i doubt that many developers would make the jump and support skyrocket HD.
so i'm just gonna stick with my i777 because i love the developers here
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That too is a huge fear I have and is really my only major drawback to the device.
Now that Orlando will have LTE this is very tempting, but then again I am having way too much fun with the SGS2 to even think about replacing it.
Maybe if they announce it will have the dual core 1.5ghz exynos processors I'll give it another thought.
Samsung is going overboard. They should have released one galaxy s2 with their lte exynos and have a super amoled plus HD, THAT'S innovation, this is BS and gives Android a bad name for fragmentation
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Isn't the GSIII also set to release this spring/summer as well lol?
If it's Crapdragon - hell no.
If it's Exynos - tempting, but I've already purchased one out-of-cycle upgrade, don't need the extra 300 MHz, and LTE will be worthless for at least 2-3 more years here.
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If it's Crapdragon - hell no.
If it's Exynos - tempting, but I've already purchased one out-of-cycle upgrade, don't need the extra 300 MHz, and LTE will be worthless for at least 2-3 more years here.
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2-3 years? How do you figure that?
I get an upgrade once a year with at&t, I got the gs2 the day it came out....so i still have about 7months left untill I can get my upgrade, by that time something bigger and better will be around....if not, i will for sure look into this phone.
im really thinking about it... the screen res was my only complaint with the s2 and now i see hope in the future!!!!
oh and i live in a LTE area
I used my wife's upgrade to get the S2 and i am available for a upgrade next month... i might sell my iphone 4 and S2 and take the upgrade... ill have to play with one first. My wife loves her phone so im set
as far as I know, the Exynos doesnt support LTE yet.
unless that has changed in the last couple months?
I'm sticking with mine. I live in a city that probably won't get LTE for another year or more. By that time, something else will be out and I can get an upgrade then.
I love my GS2 and battery life has been fantastic. Although I'd like a higher resolution screen, it's not enough to make me want to switch to the Skyrocket HD.
i live about 15 minutes north of NYC and LTE stops there so I'm just outside the LTE area. I wont be worrying about LTE devices anytime soon lol
At this point I will just wait for the SGSIII
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as far as I know, the Exynos doesnt support LTE yet.
unless that has changed in the last couple months?
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They've had LTE capable exynos processors for a couple months now, I don't know why they haven't used them
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2-3 years? How do you figure that?
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I live in West Virginia. I don't know about Entropy512, but we are last on things like this if we even make the list. you need LTE to use LTE on your phone.
on topic, I'm disgusted with the amount of phones coming out. are people really upgrading every 2 months? Im not getting this.