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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bdroc:
i dont know, i think a newer batch of phones were manufactured correctly. my original phone, purchased on date of release, didnt have a working gps, but after 6 months i did a warranty replacement and my new one works fine. not as well as it could but it gets me from A->B

im excited for a phone like the hercules. i like the screen size and the 42Mbps radio, which has been switched on where i live. samsung phones will always be the best multimedia devices due to their sound quality, codec support, internal storage space, and screen tech, and i use my phone MAINLY as a media player

its too bad that according to the endadget article the phone is a rumor...and even that it will be t-mobiles (IF the sale doesnt go through) is a rumor....the galaxy S was rumored to be on all of the carriers individually until that event when it was announced to actually be on ALL of the carriers
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lol Qaeda:
Too bad.

I get the feeling Samsung has learned from previous mistakes and won't be repeating them... and whatever mistakes they do make won't be nearly enough to outweigh the quality of their product, as usual. The SGS was their first attempt at pushing out a superphone for every carrier here and abroad, pretty much, and I'd say they passed the test - they certainly set the bar - now they just need to roll out v2.0.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mcmicham:
I wonder how many people say they are never getting a Samsung again.....and then get a Samsung again.

I want that stat!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SamsungVibrant:
Well I for one, am very loyal to my word, especially when it comes to supporting companies. I learned LONG ago that I as a consumer have great power. If I continue to purchase products that are faulty, then I am guilty of letting a manufacturer take advantage of me, and the cycle continues.

Trust me, I've done this in the past. If I'm spending my money on something and I don't feel I got my moneys worth and I feel the company doesn't care, I will NEVER support them again. I'm old enough to know my logic has power, and also old enough to remember many great TOP companies have gone and continue to go out of business because of exactly the same antics that Samsung has practiced. You don't listen to your customers, you don't support them, you practice questionable ethics and morals in business, YOU WILL GO OUT OF BUSINESS, I don't care what company you are, it's been proved time and time again.

Like I said, if I get the phone for free or almost free, then I'll take it. Or if without a shadow of a doubt Samsung proves after a few more phone releases that they have changed the way they conduct business, then I might reconsider down the road. Other than that, I learned my lesson not to fully support Samsung, as they have shown they have no support for paying customers.

Also, don't be so skeptical, just because you may go against your word, doesn't mean all consumers practice your habits.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] digiholic:
I actually enjoy testing new technology. I'm an IT systems administrator so I do it every day. Like many here... I'm an ideal person to guniea pig. I know a ton about troubleshooting technology issues. I'm a developer's wet dream. ;) I breakdown and document all my procedures and try to isolate failures, then replicate those failures. Once that is done its easier to pinpoint a fix for a dev. Then you test the fix with the same procedures. Problem solved? Move onto the next problem and rinse and repeat above.

First of all, f'ing love the username. Still cracking me up! :D

And this is exactly why I'm going with Samsung this time. They seem to now want to fully load their flagship phones while HTC is releasing too many not 100% loaded. Plus I'm a huge media hog so another big reason for my choice of Samsung.

If we do get a T-Mobile only device like the Hercules we might end up with a smaller but tighter community. Will limit developer diversity but there are pros too. There are so many SGS2 owners already I can't even read that forum anymore. I pop in there and it seems like there are four pages of posts updated daily. Lol

Ill check out creating a group for us early dreamers of the SGS2.1. Lets hope we get a good variant like the rumored Hercules. T-Mobile Herculeans!

Woman yelling at me to get off my ass and do the yard work. Will post later about the group.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mcmicham:
Hold your horses ambre. I like how you assume to know my habits as a consumer, and on top of that you question my word. You don't know me. Its common sense that shady business practices, won't get you far. We can agree on that. Although you obvisouly don't know how the cell phone industry works. You also were never taught that "nothing is free".

You say "Like I said, if I get the phone for free or almost free, then I'll take it." Your a racoon and the word "free" is a shiny object. By taking that so called "free" phone you are supporting samsung. You didn't pay for it but the phone carrier did. It is called subsidizing the handset.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Count me In, I'm going to be working on w/e Tmo and Sammy release as long as Tmo is still around (aka, not merged with AT&T) So the more info we get on this device the better and the quicker I can get to work on it when Its released. I'll help out in the group as I can, and try to get as much technical info on the device. I'll even do a full review of it when released, and a full break down of the CPU, GPU, etc.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] digiholic:
I like your gumption! Keep hammering away like that in school and with your game programming and you'll most likely end up with a career you love. Or your own company. We will talk more about the gaming later. I've been gamming almost 40 years since I had Pong when I was 5. :cool:

I help you with stat collection, testing, all that good stuff for your reviews.

I created a group. Check out my sig and come join. I'll whore around the group name later on other forums and get the word out. Good way to not clog up other forums (like this) with our rumor mills, speculations, and wishful thinking.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] leesuyol:
Samsung Mobile is a different section/company than samsung electronics. Just like any other mobile company they will bid on the limited supply of those products to put into their phone. Obviously not enough processors means the need for different ones.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] movieaddict:
cant wait for the review! signed up already and posted in the group.

(as he silently patiently waiting for his new phone)LOL
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hotadef:
hoping the hercules will have same processor as the galaxy 2. or at least last for a couple of days like the galaxy 2. it look like it has the same processor as the htc sensation. im hoping tmo and samsung dont give a bigger screen and not give us the better processor
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SamsungVibrant:
I'm waiting for Kal-El!

I'll be waiting for Kal-EL!

Kal-El =(Tegra 3)

If androidandme's projected time frame is right, I can wait till decemeber no prblem!

[YOUTUBE]eBvaDtshLY8[/YOUTUBE]

http://androidandme.com/2011/05/new...-power-of-kal-el-in-4-minutes-of-video-glory/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] movieaddict:
thats a quad core no phones are even projected for it yet! long time away.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SamsungVibrant:
First Kal-El (Tegra 3) tablet will be out this summer, August, made by Motorola.

First phone hopefully out by Christmas, maybe nexus 3?

I can wait! Time flies, and Christimas will be here soon! I'm going to wait!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lucky 69:
well here we go just found this a little bit ago man hope to get some more info soon at least we have a time frame :D http://www.phonedog.com/2011/07/09/....com+Cell+Phone+articles)&utm_content=Twitter here is another link to http://www.tmonews.com/2011/07/samsung-hercules-coming-late-september/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] caffeinated chris:
hhhmmmmmm. This is good news.

Problem is that the promised Kal-El quad core is looking preeettttyyy amazing now and is going to blow the tegra 2 out of the water. supposedly will be out end of this year. so if its only a couple months away from the hercules, then I might need to wait for that haha. But if not then this hercules will be my baby haha

good find tho man! :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jasonhunterx:
In a article it said 350$ that couldn't be on contract could it be a phone that lets u transfer over 2 att with so they sell it for that cheap O.o
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] deziguy420:
y not after all it's a tmobile version of SGII
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PJcastaldo:
Its definitely a comparable device to the SGS II but its not been confirmed it will be branded as such..

I personally will be getting this device when it finally comes out. I know there is alot of talk about the new quad-cores but i seriously doubt we will see a device bearing that untill the spring...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] caffeinated chris:
I'll second that.. haha. probably not. even though they said they would. we allllll know how that goesssssss
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Alex530:
If they release it with the 4.5 in. Screen I'm hating Samsung for all eternity.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PJcastaldo:
I think a big ass SAMOLD + is an awesome idea.. just sayin..:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Danstek:
2 words: Infuse 4g
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Monk4Life:
Yes but with a dual core and gingerbread. I will definately be getting it. No more HTC for me. Tried the sensation and it's the buggiest phone I have ever had. Random reboots and major touch screen issues even after 3 different ones. Flat out junk. Went back to my vibrant. I will take a some what accurate GPS any day over that crap again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Monk4Life:
Small girl hands? :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Danstek:
Dang, thats a shame... I was planning on buying the sensation 4g since it feels like tmobile doesnt give a crap about the vibrant anymore thanks to the galaxy s 4g. if thats the case then I will just hang tight with the vibrant for a few more months until the hercules or nexus prime comes out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Alex530:
Exactly.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] movieaddict:
hillarious
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] engineer14:
I am totally getting this phone when it comes out. Hopefully, it will be under $200 for upgrade
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lllll Nova lllll:
Hopefully there will be great Custom Rom support for this...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] caffeinated chris:
thumbs up to that d-('.')-b

hahaha :D:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] caffeinated chris:
thats exactly what I'm worried about. Lets look at the big picture. The Kal-El will (hopefully) be coming out in the first or second quarter of next year. (I wish it was the first or even the last quarter of this year like originally stated by Nvidia)

I imagine that is going to be one of the biggest game changers in this phone industry. They have it working and all it needs to do is be put in phones. Not to mention it shows amazzziinng potential. I'm worried that after getting the Hercules, it will almost be in the shadow's quickly by the immensely powerful Kal-El phones coming out shortly after it.

Us who have Vibrant's never had to worry about this because the Vibrant was a almost a game changer itself. It took a while for anything to put this awesome phone in the shadows, even after phones like the HTC sensation (like what was mentioned one page back) And to be honest, it's still not really in the shadows, atleast to us United States people who cant get SGSII haha.

I'm worried this Hercules might become like the SGS4G. They came out with them a little late and because of that theres not too many people who have them or much of any support for roms and fixes and stuff.

So chances are that I will be getting a Kal-El. Mainly depending on when they come out. Because I dont feel like being left in the dark with support for the Hercules because of a phone thats 5x faster that might come out a only few months later. Because we all know that when those phones come out, Dev's will be alllllllll over them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Tpavey:
I am really tempted but in the end I'm waiting for a screen resolution bump and ice cream sandwich.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] magnum_touchpro:
i cant wait, im tired of htc phones.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] noah1017:
do I want this?

I apologize if this question is not in the proper section. After reading some of the vs posts I figures that this was a more logical place to get the information i need.

Im on my second HTC sensation, (20 days buyers remorse) and I was planning on returning this sensation based on issues that it has reloading sense's rosie and wifi not staying connected. This is my second unit and I have a feeling that my issues are related to software. I do generally like the phone but the glitches and also the heavy weight are becoming harder and harder to ignore. Im also not fully thrilled that the charger port is on the side. I know its all about preference there but I think that the top or bottom is a way better place so its not stabbing into me while charging and in landscape mode.

I am worried that an S-Off for the sensation may make it better but only if I have the ability to the flash custom roms with the simplicity I had on my old Vibrant. If I couldnt put custom roms on it then I feel like the samsung would be my next choice of phones as they are genrerally unlocked. I am wondering what we are looking at for the future of development and custom roms for both devices. Does s-off only mean debloating w/no acess to custom bootloads or will it be accesible. And if the samsung hercules has a dual core snaprdagon, how will that affect development if at all?

Also does anyone think that this may launch before its expected sept 26th day? it does seem a little late to compete with the next gen of smartphones. I know that mores law has sped up but that would just be a late release by any standards with emerging technology considered.

Thank you in advance to anyone who answers my questions.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PaganAng3l:
A device that has an 's-off' bootloader only means that the eMMC has signature verification and write protection disabled allowing you to make permanent changes to the lowest levels of the system, such as permanent root, and the ability to flash unsigned .zip's through the bootloader. S-Off doesn't neccessarily guarentee a permanent root, but it would definetly make the process easier. HTC is supposed to unlock the sensation's bootloader around september but I wouldn't hold my breath, lucky for us AlphaRev has already gotten s-off on the sensation (I just don't know if the release has been made publicly available yet). I believe samsung would be a good choice in phones, but not this paticular one. Personally I would wait for the Nexus Prime (or whatever it's called) because it'll be Google's newest lovechild and hopefully be first in line for updates like Ice Cream Sandwich.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] drizze99:
I just joined the Hercules group! Thanks for setting that digiholic!

I can't wait for this phone! I will be near the middle of my TMO contract when it arrives so I hope TMO is kind to me... we'll see.

The specs on this phone are simply amazing! A 4.5" Super AMOLED screen is awesome! I too wish that the processors in the phone were made by Samsung instead of Qualcomm. 1GB of RAM is also beastly! The list goes on and on with this phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PaganAng3l:
Samsung Hercules possibly spotted in the wild at a vip event. Link here:

http://tinyurl.com/42pww5h
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] caffeinated chris:
yea i saw that yesterday. Sweet right??

I knew they'd keep it under wraps like they did with the vibrant haha
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PaganAng3l:
Yeah, I hope they don't wait too long to release it. When I first read about this phone 3 months ago, it was (and for the time still is) a beast. However if samsung drags their heels on this until comparable next gen phones are released, well then it wouldn't be so great
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Segnaro:
Hell to the yeah :cool:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jasonhunterx:
^Looks great might consider upgrade next year^
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iynfynity:
My goodness, that looks so good.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jasonhunterx:
U should see the front but still gonna wait for nexus or another game changer like this phone was
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] phantom9000:
u can find more pics here http://www.tmonews.com/2011/08/samsung-hercules-unveiled-for-t-mobile-galaxy-s-2-variant-confirmed/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Alex530:
The article confirming its coming to Tmobile on engadget made my day!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Dat Kid Named...:
damn this is dope.. my next phone tbh
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] IronWolve:
4G on both AT&T and T-Mobile. Sounds like the correct phone if the merger goes through. The 4.5 screen, 1gig ram sure is a selling point. Now just needs a keyboard. ;)

http://androidandme.com/2011/06/new...ifi-certification-is-it-the-samsung-hercules/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] N8ter:
If the screen resolution is < qHD with that screen size, it's dead to me. I'll take a weaker panel for a better pixel density, ESP on a screen that size.

I also heard it was a single core 1.5 GHz.

And plus, it's from Samsung. It will get one decent Android update, late... And then fall out of support, I'm more than sure.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hkfan:
Samsung = no updates

So I ll pass
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PaganAng3l:
Who needs samsung when it's bootloader comes unlocked and you have the awesome devs on xda?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lotherius:
Anyone who wants GPS and decent battery life, that's who. I'll wait for a Nexus as well. Tired of playing the update roulette.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Bruce lee roy:
No Thanks

+1 for Nexus XXX this whole update game is LAME! I can't see why anyone interested in modding their phone would accept anything less. Are we so naive to think Vibrant will be the last victim of corporate triangulation?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kmfisher:
Sucks that the phone is physically different hardware from the other Galaxy SIIs. It seems that this will be another one-off phone with a lack of support and updates from Samsung and T-Mobile.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xriderx66:
I was really hoping for a physical button so devs could make it do other things with multi-button presses like screenshots :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] christpuncher:
Cut to six months from now when the Samsung Zeus comes out or some bull****, and t-mobile abandons the Hercules just as they did the vibrant. **** t-mobile and **** samsung. #neveragain now applies to samsung and t-mobile for me. Oh and 4.5 inches? Really? That's just ridiculous.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cashyftw:
yeah not ever getting another samsung phone, it sounds good now, but we will be pissed when we get no updates.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] }{Alienz}{:
I'll buy it or a Galaxy S II. Gonna see which one will have a lower price off contract and get that one.

Samsung is GOOD about updates people...the international version gets updates quite regularly. And CM7 support is there. It's just T-Mobile with its variants that is depriving us.

However, CM7 is already working on the Galaxy S II quite good...that's nearly 10 months earlier from launch that it did on our Vibrants. It's still in infancy and already has almost no bugs and decent battery life.

Honestly, I'm not concerned about updates at all with the international Galaxy S 2. As far as the Hercules...if it is cheap, I'll get it. It will be similar to the Vibrant in terms of updates and quite honestly, I was rather pleased with the support from XDA for our Vibrants. Yes the official firmwares were not updated often but quite honestly there was always good ROMS here to flash. As CM7 is now giving me 23 hours battery with my normal usage (Samsung ROMs were giving me 26-27), I really am not concerned about battery life...or GPS for that matter. Mine works perfect.

The Hercules will likely be a similar story.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] caffeinated chris:
I agree =)

I'm going to have to +1 that :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LpSk8r:
Realtalk, tired of all these folks complaining, i could see if we didnt have xda , and the vibrant section received a high amount of support on xda if im correct. Hercules will be my vibrant successor. Samsung has great hardware, and xda provides great software alternatives.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xriderx66:
LOL I just laughed so hard

Samsung Zeus LOL
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RPYoshi:
I agree with you completely, I was told by the t-mo rep I was the first person to buy the vibrant. I still remember a time when the phone was incompatible with certain applications (skype). After flashing to Bionix V for the first time and now MIUI.us I have to say my vibrant will last me till dual core phones become a thing of the past and quad core is the new phone standard.

Also is it me or 4.5 inches wayyyy to big to be a phone. I don't think normal sized pockets can hold a phone that big.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] icon57:
not much bigger than the htc sensation overall, i think 4.5 is just about the perfect screen size for a phone imho...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RPYoshi:
I wish for people that enjoy a 4 inch screen they would make dual core phones in this size. It seems to me that most new phones are bigger than 4 inches. If I am wrong please reply.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] XPLANE9:
The Optimus 2X or the G2X has a 4 inch screen. Problem is that the device is basically a Vibrant version 2, promising hardware but underperforming software. The only reason that everything seems fast is because LG set the animation speed to fast, similar to the animation speed setting in the Spare Parts app.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SeanFloyd:
I've decided I'm going to stick with the Vibrant for the next year. I don't want to extend my contract with T-Mobile considering the AT&T merger, and I don't need a new phone enough to justify dropping $500 off-contract.

With the custom ROM's out I still think the Vibrant is an amazing phone. Other than the GPS being an utter piece of ****, it's good enough to last me another year. The smartphone game changes so quickly (i.e. devices that are 2 months old are obsolete), so there's no point in always trying to have the newest phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lotherius:
The Vibrant is lasting a lot better capability-wise than my G1 or MyTouch 3G did. Both of those *felt* obsolete weeks after I bought them. HTC really blew it on estimating how much RAM an Android phone should have on those two, and it makes me nervous of HTC products to this day, even though I know it's better now. My Vibrant still feels high-tech a year on. The only reason to upgrade is because I *want* to, not because I *have* to... so yeah I'm with you, with the merger coming up, and T-Mobile throwing away years of goodwill by mistreating customers left & right, I'm not wanting to get tied into a contract for something I just want, rather than need.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] quest4fire:
Better hurry up and snatch up the SG2, Tab, etc because Apple is suing the crap out of Samsung. Its gonna be a nasty war between Sammy and Apple, and consumers may suffer as Sammy may be forced to downgrade some of their technologies, such as the Super Amoled that Apple is claiming that Sammy stole.