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All my stuffs as accurate as can be.

Free Dirk!!!
[General Topics] pukemon:
Oh yeah? Where am I at right now?

I voided my warranty and your mum.
[General Topics] tech7:
omg all galaxy s look like iphone wow i rather have an htc phone
[General Topics] dzap:
This guy. I'm loyal to HTC. First smartphone was with Sprint was the HTC Touch-->then HTC Diamond-->HTC Hero--> and now EVO 3D.

The SGS2E4GT (still can't stop laughing at that ridiculously long name lol) is a powerful piece of hardware, but I don't like the plastic that Samsung likes to drown their phones with. Also kind of disappointed that Sprint opted out for the NFC with their variation.

And the global SGS2 did have the home center button which looked a lot like the iPhone (they were sued over this by Apple...I'm not going to deny that it is uncanny how TouchWiz + the design does actually look a lot like iPhone styling).

The SGS2 is a powerful phone and I knew it was coming..but I'm sticking with my E3D. I would love that Super AMOLED Plus display, but everything else doesn't seem too compelling that I MUST switch to it from my E3D.

I'm definitely going to try one out in a store and put it's through it's paces against my 3D, but other than that, I am sticking to my HTC.
[General Topics] dzap:
I used my freaking E3D in JAPAN for Navigation. Granted GPS did take longer to acquire because of no A-GPS but it's freaking instantaneous here.

Update your radios and if that doesn't help maybe yours is defective.
[General Topics] Overstew:
SGSII for Sprint = $149.99 @ Wirefly...

http://www.wirefly.com/eCommerce/SpecialOffer.aspx?cid=21427_2448bc3959db4f9a915516197bc802a6

credits to cds0699 for finding it.
[General Topics] clamknuckle:
Yeah for the GSM model. It was the same with the first Galaxy phone. The Epic got the shaft though.
[General Topics] daneurysm:
Samsung has Cyanogen on their payroll and Cyanogen has access to Samsung's drivers and Samsung WANTS (has given phones to the devs and just about begged) for Cyanogen Mod, specifically,to be developed for the SGS2.

That's a good sign. That's all I want. CM7 and the occasional MIUI. Something tells me that is going to happen, quickly. Meanwhile HTC hasn't released the entire kernel source for the E3D and CM7 being held up is likely because of that very fact.
[General Topics] brownhornet:
I dont think ive seen interest this high for any phone since the first Evo.
[General Topics] firmbiz94:
Yea they are slacking on that kernel code..**** nexus s is getting bumped to 2.3.6 already and we are waiting for kernel code two revisions back
[General Topics] boe:
While the SGSII is a fine phone, I don't think the interest would be quite as high if the EVO 3D worked properly for everyone.
[General Topics] p-slim:
the evo 3d didn't get any hype because it doesn't really have any new features. most people including me assume the evo 3d works properly, i haven't heard any reports that it didn't. its just that there is no hype around it at all. nobody gives a damn about 3d and imo its rather annoying anyways. to be honest i believe the nexus prime is extremely hyped right now and no one even knows what carrier its going to. nexus primes slaps sgsII all over the floor with its specs, i can't believe so many people are even thinking about sgsII without knowing where the primes is going to land. if the prime comes to sprint, you guys will now have to go thru the process of selling the over hyped sgs2 or knowing you'll have a phone with less specs and definitely months behind on software upgrades
[General Topics] daneurysm:
I gotta agree. Granted the E3D interest level seemed pretty intense, but, that's coming from my point of view. The second I heard about it I made my mind and hit the forums where I was surrounded by only like minded people...

...I'm hearing about the SGS2 all over the place and for a while now. I've only in the past week actually decided to get one.

Being a big fan of HTC it saddens me a little to say that I think this round looks like it's going to Samsung...it's still far too early to tell, but, HTC botched a number of factors that I think lead to this.

1.) locked phones, shipped them locked

2.) Didn't announce timeframe for unlocking, unlocked late

3.) Released incomplete kernel source

...and I'm not even mentioning any of the (many) problems the phone has.

That's really quite a trifecta right there. Especially compared to how Samsung did things.

1.) Donate SGS2's to CM devs and encourage development of CM

2.) Recruit Cyanogen himself

3.) Ship phone "unlocked", always, without a doubt.

4.) Sell 5 million units everywhere else in the world, create TONS of hype in US

5.) Compete directly with iPhone5
[General Topics] eman3316@optonline.net:
lol, if you think it is going to be hard to sell the overhyped SGS2 at that time, imagine what it will be like trying to sell the 3D? Rather sell that bad boy now then later :)

Anyone thinking of going to T-Mo for the SGS2? I didn't realize their version has the 4.5" screen as well but I just read it does. I do not know anything about T-Mo though. They do have a great plan called the greatest plan ever and for $99 you get unlimited everything for 2 lines. It does say they throttle your speeds after 2 gigs but does anyone know what it would get throttled to? I can't imagine even after them throttling data speeds it will be anywhere near as slow as Sprints 3G is right now.

Can anyone offer any insight?
[General Topics] pukemon:
Might want to check how Tmobile service is in your area. They're alright if you live in a metropolitan area. I went back to them for two months before they started pseudo 4g and I hard time getting signal in kitchen and the pooper. The deal breaker was no good phones I wanted at the time with 1700 band except n900. Even if you have good reception with T-Mobile generally its not as strong as atnt. If it was even close to atnt, id be a tmo customer.

I voided my warranty and your mum.
[General Topics] eman3316@optonline.net:
Hmmm, knowing how bad AT&T is, if T-Mo is worse that can't be a good thing.....I thought T-Mo being GSM would penetrate buildings better then Sprint would.....
[General Topics] pukemon:
Not necessarily. Tmo in my area is barely passable. Atnt was ok, but since they turned on pseudo 4g in my area cell service is actually great. Data was iffy occasionally, but now its rare I have any problems with data. Im sure atnt customer service still sucks monster balls. Tmo customer service mixed but overall better.

I voided my warranty and your mum.
[General Topics] eman3316@optonline.net:
So you are currently with AT&T now?

I would not have a problem switching carriers if prices were comparable but the one thing I would really miss is my yearly upgrade from Sprint since I am with them over 10 years. I do have an issue with their terrible 3G speeds though. You can't even watch a Youtube video over 3G anymore. Waiting for web pages to load has become ridiculous and I am not sure if it is due just to the 3Ds radio or Sprint is just sucking right now.

I know on my EVO 4G before the data hack that they figured out for that phone I would hit 700kbs which is what the phone would cap you at. After the hack I would hit between 1 - 1.7mbs using 3G. If I hit 100 - 150kbs on my EVO 3D that is lucky.
[General Topics] daneurysm:
I am forced to use AT&T for DSL and let me tell you I have never experienced worse customer service in my entire life, by far. Not even close. I mean, holy ****. I paid my bill, in full, a little early one month...so they shut me off. It then took 2 hours on the phone to get it turned back on....after being hung up on twice. Even their automated voice-aware robo-helper is an asshole.

...fast forward 6 months, I'm trying to get a mortgage and guess who pops up with a late payment on my credit report?

I hate AT&T. Even if they had amazing prices (which they do not) I couldn't tolerate it.

Since all of their operations seem to be consolidated I'm sure it's the same thing with their wireless.
[General Topics] pukemon:
Oh god. Why the hell did you bring up atnt dsl? You're an asswipe. I just got my blood pressure down. If you really want to get bent over and hung to dry people, try atnt dsl. The customer service sets the standard for abysmal. And trust me, abysmal is too nice a word. They guy who installed my dsl was cool and knowledgeable but he gave me hints of how bad their service is. He told me they were capable of hitting 12mbps in my area but good luck getting promised speed of 3-6 like I agreed to. And then the billing. Omfg. Ridiculous. The only saving grace there is its on my exs's credit report. 6 months and they still wanted money for 3 days of service I barely had. The fastest speed I got was 1mb on benchmarks, but I think I barely got dial up speeds when. The service worked that 3 days. And the service is free.to try the first 30 or you don't get charged. I wrote the attorney general for Texas but they never got back with me. I hate you for bringing that atnt dsl. I don't really hate you, but you ruined.my day. I want to kick a hole in the wall right now.

I voided my warranty and your mum.
[General Topics] pukemon:
Yes. I've been noticing people are more happy after atnt turned on pseudo 4g in their area. Not necessarily because of speed, but phone and data are usable now. Houston area service was reliable and its better now. I get 5mb+ dl speeds off peak downtown and my apt out in the burbs. Peak times vary, but data speeds are everywhere. You know they're contested when phone.bumps you down to edge. But that is downtown during work week and somewhat acceptable and realistic. Though they could do better. Id rather be on tmo, trust me, but atnt is more reliable in my area. Verizon blows in my area. 3g speeds suck and look at my previous post above about atnt dsl. I had service with Verizon 3 days also. Service was fine but data speeds sucked. Im not going to tell you how I got bent over twice in one thread. The atnt dsl thing still has my blood pressure.boiling right now.

I voided my warranty and your mum.
[General Topics] clamknuckle:
True, I forgot he got hired on there.
[General Topics] boe:
Not every carrier will get the Prime (I doubt Sprint will get it any time soon). A friend asked me about getting the 3D and I expect it to NOT work properly based upon my experience with 3 of them and the 3 other people I know who have the phone. It is a GREAT PDA, a bad camera and a worse phone.
[General Topics] phatmanxxl:
I've had similar horror stories with Att dsl, I couldn't even get a Netflix movie to run with their service. It was one headache after another with the whole ATt experience. Ill never do business with them again.

My favorite part was being double billed.
[General Topics] shook187:
I just listed my 3d on craigslist. This was my first HTC phone and I have to say i wasn't that impress. ROMs all look and feel the same. The speaker on the phone sounds like crap and the phone is heavy as hell.
[General Topics] spenceizzle:
For me, it really depends on how quickly development takes off for the Epic Touch. I had the original Epic for 6 months, and development on that device quickly stagnated, the devs did their best when it came to working with Samsung's framework, but it could only go so far. Also, all the promises of AOSP running fully on the phone when we got the Nexus S 4G dump fell through.

As a flashaholic, the bottom line for me is always going to be AOSP, But if I had to chose between Samsung's TouchWiz and HTC's Sense, it would have to be Sense.
[General Topics] Bamba1260:
Not thinking about jumping ship at the moment. But I will probably buy one to play around with and then go from there.
[General Topics] rockky:
NO one ....NO one.... on any of the 4 forums I visit who's gone to the SGS2 from an HTC has regretted it. My big concern was build quality, and initially I did have reservations ...but that's because I mistook lightweight for cheap. Not so. Signal penetrates the plastic way better and the matted back makes the overall feel superb.

As much as I like my Evo 3D, I haven't touched it in 3 weeks. This just outperforms it in too many ways.
[General Topics] boe:
I have to ask only because I'm new to Android - how much development are you seeing for the 3D? I ask because I'm coming from WM where I saw a ton of development for my phone and just don't feel like there are as many major or easy updates for the 3D. Perhaps there is more than there are for other android phones - not sure as I say I'm new to Android.
[General Topics] cudahy_boy:
i am definitely switching i got my 3d today cause my plan with tmobile ended today and i already switched my 3d in 30 minutes bad touch screen
[General Topics] rockky:
That IS the big question. I am (falsely so you think?) banking on the fact that Cyanogen is allied with Samsung.

But I'd be surprised and pissed ....if dev didn't take off on this fairly readily....(I'd be bummed if it took as long as my 3D...7-8 weeks).

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[General Topics] daneurysm:
I'm happily jumping ship (more like running as hard as I can) from HTC for now. But to be fair this is the first HTC phone I have had like this. Previous Evo4G was fantastic, same for Hero. Rock solid radios, performance, power button functionality, loud speakers that sounded good. They have always been heavy...I actually kinda like that.

The roms would be great and far more varied with AOSP, but, I bet HTC screwing us over by releasing partial kernel source has everything to do with this.

Samsung is welcoming the modding & development community with open arms, specifically.
[General Topics] spenceizzle:
Well, from my experience (I've owned almost every sprint Android phone) HTC phones end up getting more dev time then any other phone, example, look at the hero, evo, evo shift forums compared to their Samsung counterparts.

Evo 3D development is going a little slow due to the lack of a stable AOSP kernel, and a full kernel source for sense. Once all this infighting between devs clears up, and a fully functional AOSP port is dropped, that's when the fun will begin.

My only problem is that it seems with my luck the second I trade my Evo 3D for an Epic Touch, that's when CM7 and MIUI with 4g will drop for the 3D, and I'll be stuck on tweaked builds of TouchWiz.
[General Topics] spenceizzle:
Also, check the Samsung Epic 4G development forum, they still don't have AOSP working, and it's been over a year.

Hell, the stock ROM on that device barely works.
[General Topics] Overstew:
I've been running the Epic since last November (just recently upgraded to Nexus S), and the Epic's got an AOSP rom called "Simply AOSP". And the stock rom is great. The battery doesn't drain in 5 hours like Evo 4G's stock rom does because Samsung doesn't rush updates.
[General Topics] daneurysm:
I dunno....I'm still torn on this point. It will be the difference between me trading in my E3D or paying the $200 for the SGS2 and keeping the E3D around.

On one hand here we are almost 3 months later with no AOSP and no full kernel source...though I'm sure that while it is slowing development it is definitely not stopping it. Not to mention the locking/unlocking debacle.

Then on the other hand we have Samsung who is shipping "unlocked" phones, has donated SGS2 devices to Cyanogen devs and even put Cyanogen himself on their payroll. Whether that is actually for anything other than marketing purposes only time will tell...but...to be fair, "Cyanogen" pulls absolutely no weight on in the "big picture", so, either they are trying that hard to get the tech geeks (which seems unlikely) or they actually see value in Steve's coding skills and Android insight...frankly the latter seems more likely.

I'm jumping ship for better or worse. I need a reliable signal and I can't stand the seemingly random power-button/charging action. I cannot rely on my phone to be an alarm, charge, receive calls or even be ON while plugged in! Sucks, I love this phone, but, I'm jumping regardless.

On the upside an SGS2 with a new launcher (I've actually been using Launcher7 for the past week and loving it, lol) is a lot closer to stock Android than Sense will ever be.

Frankly this entire upgrade cycle as been misery for me. If I knew this was going to happen I would have just kept my E4G and stuck it out a lot longer...the phone already ran great, I always got my calls, the power button always worked the same, it always charged while charging and I didn't have so many DPI related issues with games.

Yeah, it's a crap-shoot. You're a damn fool if you think otherwise. But I'm a gamblin' man.

edit: and if the SGS2 radio also blows (or other deal breakers) the NS4G is a know killer single core phone and then there is always the photon with a known awesome radio.
[General Topics] spenceizzle:
As a tech, I've seen that the photon has had some problems with random crashing and rebooting. It seems the only smart phone on sprint that doesn't have a common problem is the Nexus S 4G, I almost wish I didn't use it a trade fodder for my Evo 3D.

After the latest update, all the radio and signal strength issues were fixed, not to mention that the phone squeezes every last drop of performance out of that single core hummingbird without sucking the life out of the battery. If they ever get 4g working on MIUI with the Nexus, I may have to find another one.

Last time I checked, Simply AOSP was just a clone based on Samsung's framework, similar to the Supra Rom here, not true AOSP. Also the stock ROM is plagued with weird problems, and the radio speeds are abnormally slow, like half of what you would get on any other phone. Don't get me wrong, ACS did some unbelievable stuff with that phone, and it was the most powerful device of it's generation (<3 my game gripper and FPSE), but I felt like my Evo Shift was way more stable, not to mention the Nexus.
[General Topics] Overstew:
Those problems didn't exist on my epic and I got fully functional GPS/3G. I will give the 3d credit for better 4g radio.
[General Topics] eman3316@optonline.net:
I have put my 3D on Craigs list today.....If I do not like the SGS2 I might even try the Photon....I think I am just getting bored with HTC devices and looking for a different experience.......
[General Topics] boe:
I'm not sure who told you that but I can guarantee my 3D which has all the latest updates still drops far far more calls than my 4 year old HTC Vogue ever did. I'm also reading that a lot of people are getting slower data throughput with the latest update (I'm not one of them but I don't get 4G service where I used to since the update).

Edit - my mistake, I thought he was talking about the 3D radio being fixed.
[General Topics] daneurysm:
I'm pretty sure he was referring to the ns4g.
[General Topics] boe:
Thanks - my bad I thought he was saying the 3D radio was fixed..
[General Topics] Overstew:
Wirefly now selling Epic 4G Touch for $119 on upgrade.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1251403
[General Topics] Success100:
i cannot wait til 9/16. Ive wanted this phone for so long. Having to use this phone out of town this weeken made me realize how much I hate this 3d. My buddy has a Samsung Moment which is known for having terrible reception. His phone worked better then mine.

I wanted to love the 3d so much. Actually I do, I just cant tolerate a phone that doesnt work as..well..a PHONE.

ready to have some exynos super amoled plus love. Cant come soon enough.
[General Topics] boe:
Yeah - I have to say even when it doesn't drop a call the quality of the call sucks. My niece called me today and I had a little trouble understanding me - said I was garbled. Finally I asked her to call me back on my land line and she was clear as a bell and she stopped asking me to repeat myself. I too really wanted to like this phone. I've had nothing against HTC until now as my last 4 smartphones were all by HTC - all on Sprint. This is the first new smart phone I got to replace my old WM in 4 years. I actually assumed that the phone would be better as a phone but my old WM phone worked great as a phone in comparison.
[General Topics] mlin:
I have had nothing but great reception and call quality on the E3D though I cannot say the same for my NS4G or my wife's Epic 4G. I asked her if she wanted the SGS2 and she told me she wants a phone with signal, one that can make and receive phone calls reliably- unlike the NS4G or Epic 4G. As far as the most recent update for the NS4G, it did nothing for my reception issues. I can't even connect to my WiFi router in the basement when my E3D is pulling 7 mbps in the same location. I will admit the SGS2 looks like a sweet phone. If I can finagle a way to get one, I will keep my E3D just in case the SGS2 is plagued by the same radio issues as the last 3 generations of Samsung devices on Sprint (Moment>Epic>NS4G).
[General Topics] mcmikecruz1:
Got to play with one today , Samsung rep came in , its nice but I'm not upgrading until the nexus prime

If you don't have an Evo3d well you don't have an Evo3d
[General Topics] pimpsht421:
I went from of evo to 3d. True, I never use the 3d feature and the stock rom sucked. Some people I know have gotten defective hardware as well. BUT now rooted, oc 'd at 1.6 and running Synergy nightly.....smoking the hell outta the sg2 on every benchmark. By a mile! Couldn't pay me to swap! Smooth as silk and fast as lightning. True the amoled is pretty, but the devs. Are doing awesome Things with the 3vo. Give it some time. 2 years of contract to be more precise
[General Topics] swaze:
And now that cm7 and AOSP are right around the corner, its not even an upgrade, more like a lateral move.
[General Topics] scyy:
I've considered it, the screens quality IS better and the cpu is arguably better. but I like the higher res of the screen on this and the build quality just feels better imo.
[General Topics] Jorge330823:
My nexus s 4g has had great reception everywhere I go. My 4g radio is noticeably faster than on my og evo. Wifi radio does suck though. At McDonald's I got medium signal while my girl had full signal on her mytouch slide. Sorry your having issues with the nexus because really it is a great phone. Better than my og evo. That just my opinin
[General Topics] ttieder:
Is the phone worth the switch speed wise is it faster and do the radios suck like on the epic
[General Topics] Success100:
I disagree. It Shortens the gAp between the two. I am running synergy oc'ed. Is it fast? Hell yeah it is. Much faster than stock.

However...the s2 is that fast out the box...and can still be over clocked and custom romd up also.

Even if they were neck and neck, the s2 still has full fledged acceleration, can handle pretty much any video format, waaaaay better camera optics, super amoled plus (debatable as a small minority of people still prefer LCD) and the exynos out performs the snapdragon/adreno soc in real world usage. Benchmarks are pointless unless you want to brag about ur e-peen. There's a reason they've sold millions of these things. I do think that the 3d feels much better in hand though. And I love sense 3.0's functionality, even though it's a resource whore

Don't get me wrong, the 3d ain't no slouch..but umm...it ain't no s2
[General Topics] -viperboy-:
I did think about getting it just to play with a Samsung Android phone, but I don't think I would get rid of my E3D for it. I will try to work Sprint and see if I can get one when it comes out but keep it as a dev phone.
[General Topics] eman3316@optonline.net:
Um, you are comparing an overclocked EVO 3D to a stock SGS2. You would need to overclock the SGS2 for a fair comparison. Why don't people get this?
[General Topics] eman3316@optonline.net:
This I like to hear :)
[General Topics] cordell12:
If the build quality is there, I may go for it. If the ssg2 feels anything like the epic, hell no! I like the way HTC feels in the hand, some ppl complain they are to heavy. The weight is perfect, feels good in the hands, better than some plastic feeling thing. If it cost $500 it better feel like its got $500 worth of materials.

I bet the ETF being raised by sprint is due to the launch of this device. They dont want ppl being able to sell the E3D for a quick $200, pay the ETF and upgrade! :eek: