So I decided enough was enough with all of the glitches and battery life issues on my Rezound and so I got the Galaxy S3. Personally? This phone is a beast and the features are a hit or miss. 1 or 2 seem gimmicky but the rest I find myself using on a consistent basis. I am falling in love with this phone. Simply put... if you want a cheap/free upgrade but some bang for your buck, go witb the S3. Or S4 if money is of no consequence. This might be my first Samsung device but it definitely won't be my last. I'm leaving HTC behind. Deuces.
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So I decided enough was enough with all of the glitches and battery life issues on my Rezound and so I got the Galaxy S3. Personally? This phone is a beast and the features are a hit or miss. 1 or 2 seem gimmicky but the rest I find myself using on a consistent basis. I am falling in love with this phone. Simply put... if you want a cheap/free upgrade but some bang for your buck, go witb the S3. Or S4 if money is of no consequence. This might be my first Samsung device but it definitely won't be my last. I'm leaving HTC behind. Deuces.
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Enjoy... Hope it works out for you. But in my opinion there are better choices for a very low cost, such as you could have waited til Friday and gotten a SGS4 for free at Best Buy or $99 (plus a $100 gift card back, so essentially free) at Wal-Mart with contract renewal though.
Good luck. With Knox being apparently unreversable when tripped, enjoy voiding your warranty if attempting to root. (OFC devs made a root method to not trip Knox, but all it takes in an OTA to fix that workaround). Samsung has some good features, but so does the new Sense 5 and 5.5
To each their own. At least you didn't choose crapple
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Enjoy... Hope it works out for you. But in my opinion there are better choices for a very low cost, such as you could have waited til Friday and gotten a SGS4 for free at Best Buy or $99 (plus a $100 gift card back, so essentially free) at Wal-Mart with contract renewal though.
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Awe crap. I didn't even take that into consideration.
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Awe crap. I didn't even take that into consideration.
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How long have you had it? Verizon usually has a 30 day "buyers remorse" window to return the device.
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How long have you had it? Verizon usually has a 30 day "buyers remorse" window to return the device.
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I've had it for about 3 days now. I think I might just wait until Black Friday and see how the deals are. If I find a better Verizon-compatible phone for 99 bucks or less I'll definitely be returning the S3. Honestly, though, I just want the S4. After using the Galaxy S3 for a few days I've really come to love it. So if I replace it with any device it'll definitely be a Samsung device.
You've made a good move! I loved HTC Devices, but their hit and miss performance and lack of flasship phones when I upgraded caused me to go the GS3 route after my dinc. I had my eyes on the Rezound for a long time and my wife wound up getting one (why I'm on this forum), but after the issues she's had with it (poor battery life, not charging after complete discharge, sluggish performance when not rooted, etc) I'm glad I went a the Samsung route.
Don't worry about the flash counter if you want to root there are fast ways around that. More importantly you don't have to worry about unlocking the bootloader AND gaining S-OFF, you only need to unlock the bootloader.
If you do root your GS3, I HIGHLY recommend baking up your IMEI, check the GS3 forums there are guides everywhere for it. It might seem like a foreign language, but it is vitally important!
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You've made a good move! I loved HTC Devices, but their hit and miss performance and lack of flasship phones when I upgraded caused me to go the GS3 route after my dinc. I had my eyes on the Rezound for a long time and my wife wound up getting one (why I'm on this forum), but after the issues she's had with it (poor battery life, not charging after complete discharge, sluggish performance when not rooted, etc) I'm glad I went a the Samsung route.
Don't worry about the flash counter if you want to root there are fast ways around that. More importantly you don't have to worry about unlocking the bootloader AND gaining S-OFF, you only need to unlock the bootloader.
If you do root your GS3, I HIGHLY recommend baking up your IMEI, check the GS3 forums there are guides everywhere for it. It might seem like a foreign language, but it is vitally important!
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Thanks! I appreciate it! But I definitely notice the difference between the Rezound and the S3, particularly battery life. Rooting and unlocking the bootloader seemed very foreign to me at first but it was quick, easy, and painless. I can't tell you how happy I am to actually be able to flash whatever I want whenever I want without plugging my phone up to my computer.
Anyway, what does baking the IMEI do?
I think it was a typo, he meant backing it up. Some Samsung devices loose their IMEI when using Odin. It is a rare occurrence, but can happen
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Anyway, what does baking the IMEI do?
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I think it was a typo, he meant backing it up. Some Samsung devices loose their IMEI when using Odin. It is a rare occurrence, but can happen
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Hahaha OOPS, yeah big typo there! I indeed meant back up NOT bake up. DO NOT put your phone in the oven!!:laugh:
Uzephi is correct, in short flashing on Samsung devices can cause a loss of the IMEI/ERI/MEID and consequently loss of connectivity to your cell carrier. Manually fixing it is a royal PITA and reflashing a backup (nandroid) from recovery doesn't fix it. I lost my IMEI/ERI/MEID on Saturday without a backup and finally got my GS3 back up to 100% functional last night (Tuesday). Backing up takes only minutes but can save DAYS of headache.
See this post and follow the instructions step by step. It's VERY simple.
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Dang I would totally go for that just because of the price! But, my contract isn't up until December...
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That'd be great if any contract on my account was almost up...
Or if I didn't have grandfathered unlimited...
So yeah. Any 2 year contract deals are out of the question.
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All --
My wife's Rezzie got stolen the other night, and we need to get another phone this weekend. Don't want to spend more than $199 (we'll utilize an upgrade). That limits us to:
Samsung S III
Moto Razr HD
LG Spectrum 2
Moto Razr M
And, of course, another Rezzie for $50. Low cost is a factor, but we don't want to get stuck with older technology, either. We do root our phones, which may rule out the Spectrum 2 -- I can't seem to find any root or dev support for the phone. The HTC DNA looks terrific, but is really big and will need a few weeks to be rooted.
Open to suggestions on which way we ought to go.
Much appreciated...
How about the incrediable 4g, they just now got root
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How about the incrediable 4g, they just now got root
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I'd say the DNA if you want another HTC phone. Even though root isn't possible right now, patience will prevail with this phone. I'm not a fan of Motorola and usually feel the same about Samsung, but the s3 is just too damn sexy.
So my vote is DNA or S3.
BTW, have you tried using Plan B to find your wife's phone?
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Realistically speaking, its never going to be a rooted phone since its your wife's's phone. I would say either the razr M because its DURABLE or the S3 due to its "wow" factor. But if your tight on money, why not another rezound?
If it was my girlfriend, I would let her play with the phones at the store and let her decide.
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I would go with the htc DNA, and I would either put plan b or avast antivirus with anti theft on it so I could retrieve my phone or at least render it useless to the losers that stole it.
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Realistically speaking, its never going to be a rooted phone since its your wife's's phone. I would say either the razr M because its DURABLE or the S3 due to its "wow" factor. But if your tight on money, why not another rezound?
If it was my girlfriend, I would let her play with the phones at the store and let her decide.
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Do you know his wife or are you just making a sexist presumption about all women?
I would stick with a phone that has a removable battery and an SD card slot since it seems that makes all this rooting etc. easier and also because you can put in a 64gb card and have tons of music and podcasts on it. I had to replace my Rezzy without an upgrade option or insurance or warranty (cracked screen) and opted for buying a used Rez. I know I'll be happy with this for a few more years, but I don't have that need to always have the latest technology, especially when it's already so good on phones, and I would have lost my unlimited plan. I did play with the GS3 and it's pretty nice. I prefer an LCD screen though as I'm planning on keeping my phone for a while and I've read about the Super Amoled screen degrading over time.
So also depends on how long she might be keeping the phone and if you will be losing an unlimited plan as well.
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Do you know his wife or are you just making a sexist presumption about all women?
I would stick with a phone that has a removable battery and an SD card slot since it seems that makes all this rooting etc. easier and also because you can put in a 64gb card and have tons of music and podcasts on it. I had to replace my Rezzy without an upgrade option or insurance or warranty (cracked screen) and opted for buying a used Rez. I know I'll be happy with this for a few more years, but I don't have that need to always have the latest technology, especially when it's already so good on phones, and I would have lost my unlimited plan. I did play with the GS3 and it's pretty nice. I prefer an LCD screen though as I'm planning on keeping my phone for a while and I've read about the Super Amoled screen degrading over time.
So also depends on how long she might be keeping the phone and if you will be losing an unlimited plan as well.
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Well for one, hes posting on these forums instead of his wife. I am talking based on a simple observation, never said "all" women. Plenty of wormen are on these forums but I am not here to argue.
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I'd say the DNA if you want another HTC phone. Even though root isn't possible right now, patience will prevail with this phone. I'm not a fan of Motorola and usually feel the same about Samsung, but the s3 is just too damn sexy.
So my vote is DNA or S3.
BTW, have you tried using Plan B to find your wife's phone?
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The DNA has root.
Doesn't have S-Off.
As for new phones, removable batteries and sd card slots will be rare.
Also, put avast on your phones.
Went with a SGIII
Thanks all for the suggestions. We had to get a phone quickly, since we'd frozen my wife's line as soon as we realized the phone was stolen and not lost. Both of us needed our phones for business, and we were about to head out of town.
That took the DNA off the table right there. It wouldn't be available until after we left, and VZW insists on shipping Web orders directly to our house. No one by our names there to sign for it until next week (we have a house sitter). Plus the DNA is just too big.
Also looked at the Razr M (screen too small) and the Razr HD (screen the same size as the Rezzie, but phone much larger). The SGIII is only marginally larger, but the screen is much bigger -- easier for our middle aged eyes.
The local store had the Rezzie in stock, but they wanted $200 for it. Online, it's $50, but the same delivery problem would be there that we'd have for the DNA. Not worth that much money for a year-old phone.
No devs support the Spectrum 2. Plus it's huge. No go.
In terms of features and newest technology for the price, that left us with the SGIII. So far so good. It has its quirks, and we swapped out the launcher immediately. But the initial overall impression is good.
Hey Guys
I'm moving back to the big red in about a week and I've had my eye on the note since it was first anounced internationally. I really want to know is it worth the hefty $300? I really want to get it and finally have a great smartphone, but I'm afraid that I'll hate it, or have buyer's remorse within the first couple months after. What do you guys think?
That all depends on what your looking for. I personally think this is the best phone ever (as long as we can get this bad boy unlocked which is looking pretty good). For me it was about size, I love the size of this phone but I completely understand those who think it's too big (there just wrong but it's okay) and then there's the spen I personally haven't used it that much but if you like it then there really isn't any other option. So if you want one or both of those then I'd say get it, if not than maybe the s3 or the dna might be a better choice(be careful with the dna though with the battery and sd situation).
I completely agree with everything he said, it is ridiculous the battery life this thing gets I'm a power user and I still have battery left the end of the day which is just nuts not to mention the phone is awesome.
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That all depends on what your looking for. I personally think this is the best phone ever (as long as we can get this bad boy unlocked which is looking pretty good). For me it was about size, I love the size of this phone but I completely understand those who think it's too big (there just wrong but it's okay) and then there's the spen I personally haven't used it that much but if you like it then there really isn't any other option. So if you want one or both of those then I'd say get it, if not than maybe the s3 or the dna might be a better choice(be careful with the dna though with the battery and sd situation).
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I actually love the size of that thing, aha. I want it for the fact that it's a beast when it comes to processing power and screen size. I also like that I can also expand the memory on it. I was thinking about the DNA, but I'm coming back from the EVO lte, and I actually hated what HTC did to ICS, and I also don't trust that small battery with a 1080p screen running all day. So would you say it's a go?
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I actually love the size of that thing, aha. I want it for the fact that it's a beast when it comes to processing power and screen size. I also like that I can also expand the memory on it. I was thinking about the DNA, but I'm coming back from the EVO lte, and I actually hated what HTC did to ICS, and I also don't trust that small battery with a 1080p screen running all day. So would you say it's a go?
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If the size of the phone isn't a problem for you, then go for it. Keep in mind that Best Buy will match the price of Amazon, I got mine for $200.
I'm partial to the note but I will tell you the dna is a fast phone with a great cam and screen I have both. .. The dna however is going on ebay for Christmas money. . . It's all what you like and how much you want to spend... The battery isn't the downfall for me it is the memory but not everyone needs more then 10gb of memory
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totally agree with everyone. its the best phone i ever owned and ive had alot. you will not regret it.
Actually still debating this myself, I already have the phone but am deciding if it's worth keeping and selling my Galaxy nexus or returning and keeping the nexus. The note is faster, has much better battery life and radios, but $850 is $850. I have until like January 2nd o chose so I will see what happens.
You get 14 days to decide, which I feel is plenty. I definitely think it's worth the $300 coming from my Incredible.
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You get 14 days to decide, which I feel is plenty. I definitely think it's worth the $300 coming from my Incredible.
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I bought off contract from Best buy I get 30 days to decide.
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I bought off contract from Best buy I get 30 days to decide.
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If you buy on contract, you only have 14 days to cancel an upgrade though. I've heard best buy or some other retailers give you more time to decide you want another phone, but you still have to keep a verizon smartphone contract after the 14 since that part is up to verizon. Since the OP said $300 I'm assuming he's buying it on contract.
Edit: To be clear that is what I've heard online, not from official sources. But I've heard people say Best Buy associates often make it seem you have the full 30 to completely back out when it's only to switch phones in the last 16.
I don't think the size of the phone is as gigantic and everyone makes it out to be. I have a size 29 waist and it fits fine in all of my pants even with the fairly bulky flip cover. The only issue I could think of is if you have small hands and mostly want to use it one-handed. I don't have any issue with this, and I found that typing one-handed isn't bad when you use the stock one-hand keyboard which shifts the keys toward one side of the screen.
If you get it from verizon the holiday return policy is good till jan 15 for any purchases after nov 27
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bose301s said:
Actually still debating this myself, I already have the phone but am deciding if it's worth keeping and selling my Galaxy nexus or returning and keeping the nexus. The note is faster, has much better battery life and radios, but $850 is $850. I have until like January 2nd o chose so I will see what happens.
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Hi,
Why so much. I thought it was 699 off contract plus tax?
Thanks,
Bryan
I paid $700 for mine (So I can keep my unlimited data) and I still think it is worth it at that price. For as much as I use, what I use it for, and the battery life is amazing, I couldn't imagine having any other phone. The size of the phone becomes a nonfactor once you adjust to it. I know I will have this phone for quite awhile and look forward to what the next Galaxy Note has in store for us down the road.
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I paid $700 for mine (So I can keep my unlimited data) and I still think it is worth it at that price.
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I did the same thing for the same reason. I wanted the first note but that didn't come out on verizon and I'm glad it didn't. The extra GB of system memory really allows the note 2 to multi task. What blows me away is I can put the phone through the ringer and not have to charge it until I want to (when I go to bed).
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After my last bad experience with Xperia zl and after reading how other people have experienced issues after rooting their note 3 I was wondering if rooting has any adverse effects on the phones functionality. What are cons of rooting?
There's bit of lag on note 3 which is really annoying for such a beast.
Any advice would be much appreciated thanks
I own international N9005 model from O2 unlocked.
riz157 said:
After my last bad experience and readings how other people are experiencing issues after rooting their note 3 I was wondering if rooting has any adverse effects on the phones functionality. What are cons of rooting?
There's bit of lag on note 3 which is really annoying for such a beast.
Any advice would be much appreciated thanks
I own N9005 model from O2 unlocked.
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root it, that is all.
Forget what everyone says about problems, Even if you were to brick this thing it can be restored to stock through odin. I have been screwing with this thing since it came out and my team has done quite a bit to it. Ones even working on a full rom atm.
Just do it!
riz157 said:
After my last bad experience and readings how other people are experiencing issues after rooting their note 3 I was wondering if rooting has any adverse effects on the phones functionality. What are cons of rooting?
There's bit of lag on note 3 which is really annoying for such a beast.
Any advice would be much appreciated thanks
I own N9005 model from O2 unlocked.
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If you use the CF-AutoRoot method and follow the directions step by step (perhaps also remove SIM-Card and SD-Card before setting the phone in download mode and running Odin) then you should have a flawless experience, it took me less than 10 minutes out of the box and I was rooted and ready to go.
Chainfire and QbKing77 have put together comprehensive guides on rooting the Note 3 for just about every provider. Just make sure you choose the correct .tar file for your phone model.
Root your device at your own risk. Using this root method sets current binary and system status to custom. Additionally, it will also trigger the KNOX warranty void status. The KNOX warranty status change is permanent, and a service center may deny warranty based on this flag – even if the other flags are reset correctly. The KNOX flag being tripped may also prevent certain Samsung KNOX features from working (enterprise security features).
If you're worried about the losing your warranty, wait for a KNOX workaround, or a potential TriangleAway update.
Great thanks guys what about sd card will that work just fine?
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Great thanks guys what about sd card will that work just fine?
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I have a 64gb sandisk
Root it and install that jellybomb domination rom when it's available. Ran it on my note 2. Whole reason i sold my s4 and got the note 3
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Root it and install that jellybomb domination rom when it's available. Ran it on my note 2. Whole reason i sold my s4 and got the note 3
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yep we are working on that now
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Root it and install that jellybomb domination rom when it's available. Ran it on my note 2. Whole reason i sold my s4 and got the note 3
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actually who said it's not already avaliable
Cool thanks
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Great thanks guys what about sd card will that work just fine?
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Not sure if you're referring to my suggestion. The reason I recommend removing the SD-Card and SIM-Card is to prevent the chance of ODIN wiping any data from them. An old habit but prevention is the best solution. Bricks are no fun.
Also remember that restoring does not work with the note 3 yet so nandoids don't work and if u do a restore, u will not be able to Odin back to stock from what I've read. I will wait until all the kinks are worked out
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Also remember that restoring does not work with the note 3 yet so nandoids don't work and if u do a restore, u will not be able to Odin back to stock from what I've read. I will wait until all the kinks are worked out
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Plenty to consider then I will wait wee bit longer. Thanks
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My Advice: Root it. If it bricks, Return it. YOU SHOULD HAVE 14 DAYS
riz157 said:
After my last bad experience with Xperia zl and after reading how other people have experienced issues after rooting their note 3 I was wondering if rooting has any adverse effects on the phones functionality. What are cons of rooting?
There's bit of lag on note 3 which is really annoying for such a beast.
Any advice would be much appreciated thanks
I own international N9005 model from O2 unlocked.
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If you bought the phone retail you should have 14 days to return the phone. The Black Note 3 that I picked up from Best Buy on Friday was an upgrade from Sprint. I tooled around with it, rooted and installed a customer recovery on Saturday and tried to install a ROM yesterday. Things went awry and I ended up with a brick Black Note 3 and rather then waste time trying to unbrick it I returned it to BestBuy this morning and exchanged it for the white model.
Some might argue that it's not cool to do that because the phone will be relegated to pre owned status and Sprint/Samsung will have to write of the depreciated value of a two day old as a loss.
I don't care though because I signed a 2 year contract with Sprint and they'll screwing me for a lot more and for a much longer them then I could have ever screwed them.
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If you bought the phone retail you should have 14 days to return the phone. The Black Note 3 that I picked up from Best Buy on Friday was an upgrade from Sprint. I tooled around with it, rooted and installed a customer recovery on Saturday and tried to install a ROM yesterday. Things went awry and I ended up with a brick Black Note 3 and rather then waste time trying to unbrick it I returned it to BestBuy this morning and exchanged it for the white model.
Some might argue that it's not cool to do that because the phone will be relegated to pre owned status and Sprint/Samsung will have to write of the depreciated value of a two day old as a loss.
I don't care though because I signed a 2 year contract with Sprint and they'll screwing me for a lot more and for a much longer them then I could have ever screwed them.
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What does this have to do with the original question asked... Also if your to lazy to unbrick this phone which is only about 10 clicks and 10 minutes long then that's not very impressive to me. A lot of respect is lost in this post.. I may not agree with sprints prices but still that's not cool
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If you bought the phone retail you should have 14 days to return the phone. The Black Note 3 that I picked up from Best Buy on Friday was an upgrade from Sprint. I tooled around with it, rooted and installed a customer recovery on Saturday and tried to install a ROM yesterday. Things went awry and I ended up with a brick Black Note 3 and rather then waste time trying to unbrick it I returned it to BestBuy this morning and exchanged it for the white model.
Some might argue that it's not cool to do that because the phone will be relegated to pre owned status and Sprint/Samsung will have to write of the depreciated value of a two day old as a loss.
I don't care though because I signed a 2 year contract with Sprint and they'll screwing me for a lot more and for a much longer them then I could have ever screwed them.
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Which best buy did you return it to?
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What does this have to do with the original question asked... Also if your to lazy to unbrick this phone which is only about 10 clicks and 10 minutes long then that's not very impressive to me. A lot of respect is lost in this post.. I may not agree with sprints prices but still that's not cool
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It has a lot to do with the original question. The question was whether or not to root and the answer mitigated the danger of having a root gone bad. It had nothing to do with being Lazy. I wasn't able to fix the phone in 10 clicks or 1,000 clicks and I spent much more than 10 minutes trying. After trying to flash the firmware didn't work I began to run out of idea's but it didn't stop me from trying. It's a new device and I wasn't able to locate many resources to help my guess it they haven't been created yet.
I said it's not something I normally do but I justified it because of the 10 years of repressed anger I have towards Sprint. I'm still annoyed at having to pay a monthly surcharge for having a smartphone beginning in 2010 with the HTC EVO 4G. And despite Sprints marketing the phone as 4G I never got 4G with that phone. Then there was the mismanaged OTA ICS update from Sprint. I could make a list of things to complain about to Sprint but there is no recourse after you sign the contract because you have no leverage.
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It has a lot to do with the original question. The question was whether or not to root and the answer mitigated the danger of having a root gone bad. It had nothing to do with being Lazy. I wasn't able to fix the phone in 10 clicks or 1,000 clicks and I spent much more than 10 minutes trying. After trying to flash the firmware didn't work I began to run out of idea's but it didn't stop me from trying. It's a new device and I wasn't able to locate many resources to help my guess it they haven't been created yet.
I said it's not something I normally do but I justified it because of the 10 years of repressed anger I have towards Sprint. I'm still annoyed at having to pay a monthly surcharge for having a smartphone beginning in 2010 with the HTC EVO 4G. And despite Sprints marketing the phone as 4G I never got 4G with that phone. Then there was the mismanaged OTA ICS update from Sprint. I could make a list of things to complain about to Sprint but there is no recourse after you sign the contract because you have no leverage.
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It's very hard to Odin a stock tar and unbrick it. Cmon Kevin Rocksman that's a lot of work
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Is the bootloader still being worked on? It seems like everyone has given up, so I was just wondering if there's any recent positive news on it.
Nope Samsung and Verizon have been doing their homework lately. It'll be pretty hard from now on with Samsung devices if they really got this bootloader situation down.
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I'll be bummed if they don't find a way in the 2 years I have this phone, but hey I'll get over it when my next device is going to be a Nexus. I'll never buy locked down ever again. But hey, at least we have Safestap! It's great we at least have SOME options to mess around even with this bootloader crap
That is true! very grateful for safe strap, honestly. I just can't believe how hard it is to crack this damn boot loader! I might go pick up a nexus, or even a failphone 5. I love Samsung, but not so much after this.
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That is true! very grateful for safe strap, honestly. I just can't believe how hard it is to crack this damn boot loader! I might go pick up a nexus, or even a failphone 5. I love Samsung, but not so much after this.
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You're going to complain about Samsung devices being locked down and go buy an iPhone?
Nexus 5 is the way to go for real freedom (without have to spend tons of money on 'dev' editions). Only problem is you won't be on Verizon's network with a Nexus phone that's for sure. Oh and I heard the HTC One's bootloader just got cracked? If that's true you might want to do that if you want to stay on Verizon.
I'm thinking about getting a one. I just dont know about the battery life. Wish it had expandable memory. I was just gonna get an iphone 4s for a month until I do my research on something else.
T Greezy said:
I'm thinking about getting a one. I just dont know about the battery life. Wish it had expandable memory. I was just gonna get an iphone 4s for a month until I do my research on something else.
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Battery life is not bad... it should get you through a day of moderate use, but with heavy use you'll probably need a second charge... keep in mind that the Verizon version of the One removed the power saving mode thing for no good reason so technically the Verizon One will have worse battery life than others... but of course with custom roms you should be able to fix that.
Another thing to keep in mind is if you're in weak signal area the One won't be that great as the metal body makes reception not as good as the S4 or other plastic body phones. Also the GPS is better on the S4.
It is very hard to believe that the booloader will not be unlocked anytime soon on this phone. I love it so much!!!:thumbdown:
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I have pretty much had note phones since they launched and was all set to get a note 5 when I saw they removed the SD and battery stuff so now I am on the hunt for something else and saw the V10. Does LG try to block rooting phones or anything like Samsung had for security knox? Any major issues or anything come up with this phone or LG? I am a bit set on just getting one since it's one of the few phones that still have some of the features I want but I've never dealt with LG before
I came from the Note series and I'm very happy. Rooting is easy, no knox type security.
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Warrior1975 said:
I came from the Note series and I'm very happy. Rooting is easy, no knox type security.
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Thanks, at first I was worried about giving up the s-pen before my brain reminded me I hadn't used the thing in four months so the more I look at this phone the more sure I am about grabbing one after work. Since you had a note does this screen seem smaller or did you not even notice the switch?
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Thanks, at first I was worried about giving up the s-pen before my brain reminded me I hadn't used the thing in four months so the more I look at this phone the more sure I am about grabbing one after work. Since you had a note does this screen seem smaller or did you not even notice the switch?
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i believe the screen is the same size, but you have the on-screen navbar rather than the off-screen physical buttons of the Note.
ive been a huge Note fan but i too am considering this device. i saw it in the Tmo store and was immediately drawn to it. i see some users with car bluetooth issues tho, so that's making me hesitate just a tad. but we'll see, maybe we'll both end up getting it. with a plethora of storage and the promo giveaways they are drawing some of us in haha.
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i believe the screen is the same size, but you have the on-screen navbar rather than the off-screen physical buttons of the Note.
ive been a huge Note fan but i too am considering this device. i saw it in the Tmo store and was immediately drawn to it. i see some users with car bluetooth issues tho, so that's making me hesitate just a tad. but we'll see, maybe we'll both end up getting it. with a plethora of storage and the promo giveaways they are drawing some of us in haha.
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Yeah not gonna lie, I saw the free battery, charger and SD card till the 15th and thought well maybe I should just jump on it. The bluetooth issues seem odd since it's user an older BT and not the new one like the note 5 has but my car is behind the times because I love it far to much so all I got is an aux port which from how the headset line is setup is gonna sound pretty good maybe even not need to edit the volume settings to make it louder like I did with the note 4.
I just really can't accept a phone without a removable battery and an SD slot on it. I know it's not for everyone but when you have had one for years you find it very hard to go without and after poking around on google it seems my choices are slim.
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Yeah not gonna lie, I saw the free battery, charger and SD card till the 15th and thought well maybe I should just jump on it. The bluetooth issues seem odd since it's user an older BT and not the new one like the note 5 has but my car is behind the times because I love it far to much so all I got is an aux port which from how the headset line is setup is gonna sound pretty good maybe even not need to edit the volume settings to make it louder like I did with the note 4.
I just really can't accept a phone without a removable battery and an SD slot on it. I know it's not for everyone but when you have had one for years you find it very hard to go without and after poking around on google it seems my choices are slim.
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ah, i forgot about good ol' line out. but i dunno, i may get one and just test out everything within my return period.
yeah, non-removable battery makes me nervous, but even tho i had spare batteries for the Notes, i never needed them! but not being able to store everything i want, without an OTG drive, is an inconvenience for sure. keep us posted on what you end up doing..
Edit: by the way, i think LG holds promise. they made the Nexus 4, which a friend of mine used for over 3 years! and i had the Optimus G briefly, buying from a friend to help him with financial problems, and it seemed very solid and was maybe the most powerful phone at the time.
I'm. In the same boat as you guys, needed the storage and battery. As far as the spen, you have the screen capture (which is mostly where I needed to use the spen), where you can write on it with your finger. Not as nice as the spen, but if you want to use a stylus, you have that option.
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ah, i forgot about good ol' line out. but i dunno, i may get one and just test out everything within my return period.
yeah, non-removable battery makes me nervous, but even tho i had spare batteries for the Notes, i never needed them! but not being able to store everything i want, without an OTG drive, is an inconvenience for sure. keep us posted on what you end up doing..
Edit: by the way, i think LG holds promise. they made the Nexus 4, which a friend of mine used for over 3 years! and i had the Optimus G briefly, buying from a friend to help him with financial problems, and it seemed very solid and was maybe the most powerful phone at the time.
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I called the shop and will pick one up tonight, I forgot that we can return it in 14 days without any issues so I will just take it for a test drive and see. I keep hearing mixed reviews the more I read of them today.
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I called the shop and will pick one up tonight, I forgot that we can return it in 14 days without any issues so I will just take it for a test drive and see. I keep hearing mixed reviews the more I read of them today.
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ah cool, no restocking fee? i may do the same and will report back.
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ah cool, no restocking fee? i may do the same and will report back.
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Not if it's within 14 days at least from a real tmobile store. I did it with another phone a few upgrades back and didn't have an issue, just say the phone isn't for you or you can't get signal like on the old phone.
Isn't there a $50 restocking fee? That's what I was always told.
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Isn't there a $50 restocking fee? That's what I was always told.
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Yeah I keep reading that and it's the only reason I haven't gone to try T-mobile with this phone (would be coming from AT&T). If I find service isn't what I hope for I don't want to pay that $50 restocking fee.
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I called the shop and will pick one up tonight, I forgot that we can return it in 14 days without any issues so I will just take it for a test drive and see. I keep hearing mixed reviews the more I read of them today.
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i ended up picking one up myself, and i honestly don't think you'll be disappointed. it's way cool! feature-rich yet seems to maintain a light and snappy feel. and i'm glad to say bluetooth music works fine, it even auto-connects when i start the car, just takes maybe 10-15 seconds longer than my previous Notes.
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Yeah I keep reading that and it's the only reason I haven't gone to try T-mobile with this phone (would be coming from AT&T). If I find service isn't what I hope for I don't want to pay that $50 restocking fee.
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They are charging me a restocking fee for returning the Note5. Got the 64 GB one with the wireless charger so I had to pay $215 up front. This phone costs $49 up front (doing jump and monthly installment). Actually saved me money for a phone I enjoy more.
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I was nervous when I jumped from my note 5 a week ago, at first i was more interested in jumping to the galaxy s6 edge plus.for me I always felt the note or edge series can do no wrong, but it felt like the whole time I was being cheated, never understood why til I seen the LG v10 I felt that way. LG is doing the whole more for less thing and I feel more justified paying $600 for a device
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Isn't there a $50 restocking fee? That's what I was always told.
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There is the fee but honestly if I keep the phone for a week and change I think it's fair. Better 50 and find another phone or 600 for a phone you aren't happy with. Kinda pissed the clerk at the store off when I told him that logic, forgot how much the people in tmobile stores rub me the wrong way till last night. Almost an hour to upgrade my phone, none of that was waiting it was all the sales stick after I said I just want the V10 and nothing else I even said I will pay full price for it right now if you will shut up.
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I was nervous when I jumped from my note 5 a week ago, at first i was more interested in jumping to the galaxy s6 edge plus.for me I always felt the note or edge series can do no wrong, but it felt like the whole time I was being cheated, never understood why til I seen the LG v10 I felt that way. LG is doing the whole more for less thing and I feel more justified paying $600 for a device
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Just started playing with it today it feels nicer then my note 4 and a bit quicker but could be I haven't brainraped this phone yet. But from feel and look alone I do think it seems a fair price for what I got and the free stuff LG is also a nice bonus. I hope development on this phone picks up to the same levels as the note did. Damn it samsung why did you have to take away my SD and battery.