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[Epic 4G General] UniqueNate:
I read just about every post and it no longer matches the title lol. Also, so many people are so darn doubtful in this thread. I understand proof makes everything better but there are definitely somethings that don't really need to be said to know it'll happen. Like when the Nexus S gets IC. We don't need to assume the 4G version won't just because it wasn't said. I mean c'mon. It's a damn Nexus phone. There is no differ between the two besides one is 4G.

There was another post about someone saying all Android phones should be able to run IC even low end phones. Not true at all. It wouldn't be possible unless it was stripped down greatly. The animations and features couldn't even exist. These later phones come with hardware that didn't even exist on the older low end phones. There will be a limit eventually. Things just get old and IC is a big jump from Gingerbread. I personally wondered if the Nexus One was going to get IC way before we even knew what IC looked like. I knew it was a Nexus but I kept hearing about how advanced the features were and I was curious. So really it didn't surprise me.

Anyways, I really wish the Galaxy Nexus hit every carrier in the world at once already and we all had our 4G flavors and. It honestly should of been out a week or two after the announcement and ready to go. I'm sure Google could have some type of say on how they want things done. People give the carrier to much credit like they don't have say. You don't see these issues with Apple getting things out. Android matured software wise and will continue to get better. It still has a long way to go business wise. A long way to go.
[Epic 4G General] Looneyrat:
I'm skipping this upcoming device. sgs3 specs are out and it's godly. Makes gsg2 look like evo3d.
[Epic 4G General] :
Sgs3 specs are still a rumor, like how the GN specs before now were rumors
[Epic 4G General] UniqueNate:
Yea, & the Nexus 4 will be out then or rumored I should say so will you skip the SGS 3? You'll play that game forever.
[Epic 4G General] Paul627g:
Hey guess what someone in a bathroom stall on campus at Google headquarters said Jellybean is already half done and there should be leaks builds out coming out next week...

LOL...

We can play this next latest and greatest game every day until the end of time. You just have to jump in at some point and grab what you can afford and enjoy it for a period of time. 5 minutes after the big ICS/Galaxy Nexus event was over they went back to their drawing boards to start on Jellybean and the next Nexus... It never ends...

Don't forget that upcoming double quad core processor with the built in 1 terabyte of RAM and the rumored built in time machine simulator ;)
[Epic 4G General] UniqueNate:
I'm so getting that phone ;-)
[Epic 4G General] Paul627g:
You know very soon mobile phones are going to be right up to speed with laptops and desktops on processors and capabilities so eventually here things will have to slow down and let new technology be developed and allow the developers to take advantage of the current technology to its fullest which they have in no way shape or form done to any extent.

Really they have just recently really pushed and developed code to take 100% complete advantage of a single core processor and all its perks.... So dual cores, quad cores, etc.. That type of code work being implemented into applications hasn't really even begun even though they are trying to market it as happening...

Back on topic...

I really do hope to see the Galaxy Nexus on Sprint, hopefully in the form of LTE and not wasting our time with WiMax.. I would rather grab one now with 3g/4g (LTE) and just enjoy the 3g with the LTE chip laying dormant until LTE fires up and then it can be activated.
[Epic 4G General] MДЯCЦSДИT:
If I had the money to buy off contract I would buy it without question.
[Epic 4G General] Looneyrat:
If I had tons of money, id get falasios from all of you"s! Lol.

But seriously, skip the sgs2. Not enough humph from sgs1. Specially know that we got sgs running at almost 1.5 ghz stable.
[Epic 4G General] austin420:
Just bought my dad an sgs2 (epic touch). Gps ain't worth a damn. Worse that stock on the epic. Any body hear of this? I haven't seen much, but I couldn't believe janky gps is a prob on it. I heard it was good on epic touch...
[Epic 4G General] doakills:
just food for thought on the topic, not that it matters or anything in terms of the "nexus" name and line of phones. Motorola shareholders did just pass the merger, so I'd be willing to go out on a long arm and say what ever projects Google may have had could be going over to Motorola R&D department for the next release. Which would be either lame, or exciting depending on how Google takes it and runs there newly own business partner/company.
[Epic 4G General] Looneyrat:
Well since the ( gone of topic troll "doakill" ) went off, let me mention that I was not blown away by the new super hd amoled screen the sgs2 has. I was expecting more from what I read on the reviews. Epics screen was leaps and bounds over the old tech back light screens. So going to hd amoled from amoled wasn't mind blowing. But don't get me wrong, sgs2 has a amazing screen compared to what htc still gives out on their new flagship handsets. But we are not surprised right? Htc is known to recycle old hardware and slap new housing with a ricer name on it and still feel confident on the idiots that keep buying htc.
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Samsung galaxy s 2 does not have an HD super amoled screen. It has a super amoled plus screen, which means its the same resolution as ours, just not pentile. This was a massive step forwards because if I remember correctly it nearly doubled the subpixels. The super amoled HD screen returns to pentile but massively increases the resolution.
[Epic 4G General] Killasmoke:
I hope sprint gets it I got the nexus s4g running ice cream sandwich this rom was built using source its ten x better than the sdk one that's been around for a while its got face unlock its beautiful!;)
[Epic 4G General] Looneyrat:
Yup... Your correct. I meant plus.
[Epic 4G General] booyakasha:
Sorry to hash this up as its not really thread related, but Photon is receiving an ICS update. Not sure about the Atrix, though.
[Epic 4G General] nerdtaco:
I have my fingers crossed that my free airrave that shows upgrade elligible can get this for me.
[Epic 4G General] 3VilStv:
Same here.

This is great news!
[Epic 4G General] steviee7:
just gave you your 2000th thank... your welcome. :p
[Epic 4G General] bohiti:
I'm not speaking authoritively on this, but I've heard that you can't use the airrave's upgrade, even though its there (for me too). You would have to convert it to a paying phone plan.
[Epic 4G General] JohnCorleone:
kOnane, you were absolutely right about WiMax. My speeds have been consistently great as of late.
[Epic 4G General] steviee7:
Yeah you can't upgrade your airrave
[Epic 4G General] D`Nyed:
Check with Radio Shack, there was a thread not too long ago about Radio Shack personnel being creative and using the airrave upgrade to get people into the SGS2 at upgrade pricing.
[Epic 4G General] dead78:
I mean technically you can, but you have to switch it to a phone plan, essentially meaning you're adding another line of service or losing the use of the Airave.
[Epic 4G General] digiblur:
Same here... I would pay the same for the phone. Keyboard is a must have for me. I can care less if it is paper thin. I want a phone I can hang on to. Just like my phones like I like my women. No nasty skinny chicks that you can count the ribs and have to worry about breaking them when you man handle them.
[Epic 4G General] tmuka:
I really want to believe this is true, I had already given up hope of a sprint version but would love this phone, LTE or WiMax.
[Epic 4G General] dbpaddler:
keyboard are bust. Tired of seeing slate after slate appear for sprint. That makes what, five over 4" slates on sprint now with the epic being the only premium 4" slider, and it is over a year old?
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
Well the specs on the Galaxy Nexus Prime say LTE or Hspa only, no WiMax. So you would not be able to use 4G until LTE hits in your area on Sprint.
[Epic 4G General] a454nova:
Not that I'm saying its not real. I hope it really is and love that Korey brought this to us. But... This is still not confirming anything. This could be a easily made PO in Word or Photoshop to get hype. :o

On another note, I use the crap out the Keyboard. Wish the Epic Touch had it. Should have one Keyboard Phone.
[Epic 4G General] Qwallace70129:
perfectly said!!!!!
[Epic 4G General] sheltem:
Never heard of the site. Great find Korey!
[Epic 4G General] Mushmaster:
It's pentile.
[Epic 4G General] waxfondlr:
The sprint vision project says lte capable devices won't start popping up until mid next yearish its part if the "rapid conversion"
[Epic 4G General] waxfondlr:
This sounda like att service
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Don't believe it for a second. Hope I'm wrong though.
[Epic 4G General] tmuka:
right. I don't get 4G at work now anyway, and wifi is faster at home... the screen and google experience are what I'm after...
[Epic 4G General] globalninja:
So?
[Epic 4G General] InfDaMarvel:
If its 300 dollars with contract Id surely never buy it from sprint. Hopefully it gets a nice price cut when it arrives at the NOW Network.
[Epic 4G General] Mushmaster:
Well, it's disappointing. More resolution but the tech isn't as good as the plus (s2) screens. The ppi claims are bogus.
[Epic 4G General] hayzooos:
I was about 99% sure I was going Nexus for my next phone, and if this is the case, there is absolutely zero doubt this will be my next phone knowing you'll be doing some deving on it. I guess you didn't specifically say you would dev for it, but I would hope so :D

That's what they said at the unveiling, but that doesn't mean that's all there is. Maybe they left out Wimax because it only pertains to one carrier...for now anyway.

I can't remember the last time Sprint charged over $199 for a new phone on contract, and I don't see it changing with this. IMO, I think this is one of the bigger, unnoticed benefits of Sprint. They have the cheapest plans, unlimited data, and usually the cheapest phone.

I don't know what the iPhone 4S is going for, never bothered to look, but if there was a rule breaker, Apple would be it.
[Epic 4G General] Stoney60:
Most all of us with Epics have been just fine going without 4G since we've had them. Another year until LTE comes out??? No Problem!

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My wife gets my Epic with official GB on it, and I use her upgrade for the Prime. My daughter who insisted she HAD to have an iphone 4S is going to be so pissed she got it; my objections not withstanding.
[Epic 4G General] bagelicious:
Funny you would say that in an Epic 4g forum. I haven't kept up with all of Sprint's phones in the last year, but our Epic 4G is definitely on the list of phones greater than $199 on contract.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethwoyke/2010/08/13/why-sprintsamsungs-epic-4g-phone-costs-50-more-than-the-iphone-or-evo/
[Epic 4G General] Stoney60:
Not me, I've always thought Sprint would get it. I've been planning on it, just ask my daughter. lol

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The Epic was at $249 on release.
[Epic 4G General] dbpaddler:
Please don't speak for most of us... I like my 4g in Philly.
[Epic 4G General] stormglove:
Another confirmation

So I called the number for sprint that was being passed around the forums awhile ago to try and get early upgrades and what yesterday to ask about my bill and what not, and while I was talking to the rep he said there's a new Samsung coming out the 23rd (transform ultra).

This got me curious about what he knew on the Samsung nexus and he said should be out Nov 15 (or 16 I forgot the exact date). Whether or not he knew for sure I don't know, with Korey's info and that I'd say we are getting it and soon though.
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
No, it really has no WiMax capability in all the specs available. Like the iphone 4S which only has Hspa capability yet is being sold by Verizon and Sprint. They would not leave that out from a major carrier with a bunch of other minor carriers that also use the Sprint network.
[Epic 4G General] Stoney60:
Well, WHOOPDEDOOOOOOOOOOO. Ifyou created a poll asking Epic owners, how many of them have 4g all the time. and how many seldom if ever have 4g. I'd bet it would be 70% do not and 30% the former. I'm entitled to speak for Most of us.
[Epic 4G General] Jimmyjoe:
Plus... all of us may be able to save 10 bucks a month for not having "4g". 120.00 annual savings... sounds like a pretty good ROI if you have to buy it off contract.
[Epic 4G General] adelmundo:
Isn't the $10/month fee for smartphones and not for 4G? We would still have to pay $10/month since the phone is a smartphone and Sprint will know based on its IMEI when you call to put it on your account.
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
Lol its my site I work for :)

Don't you wonder who got the leak? ;)
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
That is correct. $10 was added to iphone 4S no 4G. It is for all smartphones.
[Epic 4G General] Stoney60:
Or is it produced the leak?????:p
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
Lol, nah. That actually came straight out of the box. But I understand why people doubt it.
[Epic 4G General] dead78:
a question about this $10 smartphone fee: wasn't this initially only applied to 4G devices and then eventually expanded to include all smartphones? I seem to recall that when I purchased my Epic last November, that fee was tacked onto my service for the Epic but wasn't affixed to the other smartphones on my account.
[Epic 4G General] ugothakd:
Yes. It spread to all smartphones. I remember being so mad that my 5 year old palm centro would have to be considered a "smartphone" if I ever wanted to upgrade my plan.
[Epic 4G General] josidhe:
So this is cool and all, but I'm surprised by the Nexus S users that are willing to jump ship. Is the Galaxy Nexus differentiated enough to warrant paying so much to get it at launch? Are there applications really taking advantage of the hardware jump when Android itself has some of the weakest *effective* hardware support of the major smartphone platforms today? Most reviews still peg ICS as suffering some of the same software lag that's been SOP on Android since day one, so it's not like hardware acceleration has advanced much...

Wouldn't it make more sense to stick around on the Nexus S, where hacker support isn't going to be in its infancy, at least for another year. Then you can switch to the Galaxy Nexus when it'll be cheaper, have better support on XDA, and any zero-day bugs have been addressed (or at least discovered).

Just sayin'.
[Epic 4G General] dbpaddler:
apparently you just think you're entitled. Start the poll
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
It was initially for 4g devices only, even though Sprint never came out and directly said thats what it was for. So many people continually *****ed that Sprint said, "OK, we hear your complaints, so now EVERYONE pays the fee.".
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
Actually the comlaint was "why should I pay for 4G if it is not available in my area" then every Sprint employee was told to lie and it was never about 4G.
[Epic 4G General] mattykinsx:
Seriously? Discussion number 3249028904230948291 on this topic.
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
On 4G or lack there of (wimax).on the Nexus Prime? We may have strayed to the old discussion but someone thought if the phone had no 4G they would save $10 a month...one thing led to another and well here we are....LOL.
[Epic 4G General] hayzooos:
My fault. I see I've been corrected twice as I didn't realize the Epic was $249 on contract. I bought it off contract, so I never bothered to go back and look. I stand corrected.
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
That depends where you got it from. I paid $199 at Best Buy a week after release.
[Epic 4G General] dbpaddler:
Still a bit irrelevant to the topic though. The topic wasn't about what people paid but what sprint's set contract price was.
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
Silly me! I thought the topic was Galaxy Nexus coming to Sprint....lol!
[Epic 4G General] dbpaddler:
Silly rabbit.... ;)
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Hmm, I wonder why Verizon is advertising the Galaxy Nexus as "exclusively from Verizon". Oh, could I have been right all along . . . .

http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/26/verizon-throws-galaxy-nexus-signup-page-live-claims-exclusivity/
[Epic 4G General] NissanNick:
If not the new nexus what phone do we think we will be getting next? I ready for a new phone!!
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
Its temporary exclusive...
[Epic 4G General] steviee7:
we knew it was going to be exclusive 3 months ago... but not going to be forever just for a little while... we will get it too.
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Rumors were thaat its exclusive. This is the first evidence of that. What's the point if sprint won't get it for 6 months, like the nexus s? By that time there will be ridiculous quad core phones launching with ics.
[Epic 4G General] tonybeau:
I'm guessing Sprint needed some time to get people to buy IPhones before they let something this cool on the network. We'll get it. I'm up for an upgrade, but I'm going to wait until something ICS is available.

My Epic with CM7 will hold me until then...
[Epic 4G General] stormglove:
So I still believe we are getting it on the 16th as the sprint rep I talked to on the phone told me we were getting.
[Epic 4G General] steviee7:
We know a lot more than sprint reps.. Most of them are idiots
[Epic 4G General] BrianDigital:
So those are the rumors when at the announcement said lte and hspa+
[Epic 4G General] rando991:
It's not thin enough for me. I'll wait for the paper thin, flexible phones.
[Epic 4G General] nerdtaco:
Well, I'm up for an upgrade next October, which should be just in time to get the Jellybean Nexus.
[Epic 4G General] shane6374:
I'm thinking Iphone 4S.
[Epic 4G General] mattallica76:
Verizon appears to have the exclusive on this for the first month. Other carriers should get it in mid December.
[Epic 4G General] Stoney60:
You'd be much better off spending that $199 on an ET 4g
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
I hope that is the case, but I cannot fathom verizon agreeing to only a 1 month exclusivity.
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
So you plan on no 4G until your upgrade after that?
[Epic 4G General] Stoney60:
BINGO!!!!! 22 months of old tech.
[Epic 4G General] R3537L1F3:
Its 20 months now

Sent from my un-rooted Samsung Epic 4G with XDA Premium
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
It seems as if iPhoners don't really care if does or doesn't, sells regardless.
[Epic 4G General] shane6374:
Yeah, I was kidding with the iphone comment.

Sent from shane6374's Epic via Tapatalk
[Epic 4G General] hayzooos:
Most iPhone owners (with a 4 series anyway) already think they have 4G. And since most of them are on Verizon, makes sense considering their 3G network is about as fast as Sprints current WiMax network.

Only those with iPhones on Sprint will suddenly realize they're not 4G phones because Sprint's 3G speeds are pretty horrendous.
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
It's not called the iPhone 4G, they can't be that naive or can they? Hmm...
[Epic 4G General] austin420:
http://mashable.com/2011/07/14/4g-confusion-study/

34 percent are just that naive.
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
We knew that....sure....yeah...LOL
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
Interesting...
[Epic 4G General] Stoney60:
I'd say 90% of them have mashed Fujis for brains.
[Epic 4G General] shane6374:
I've spent way too much time on themes and money on apps to even think of dumping Android.
[Epic 4G General] mattallica76:
Check this out-

http://phandroid.com/2011/10/27/exc...tag-now-gone-from-galaxy-nexus-search-banner/
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Interesting. Id sure like to see the "mounting evidence" that sprint will get it.
[Epic 4G General] rando991:
and I mean tissue thin, not card stock thin!
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
Nah, I want one that can wrap around your arm almost like a tatoo.
[Epic 4G General] palekillerwhale:
I work for Sprint and I know that we're getting it. I know who leaked the order sheet as well. Stay thirsty my friends.
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
Not much point for those of us that have and use 4G.
[Epic 4G General] palekillerwhale:
I feel like I missed something?

And yes Wimax to answer the earlier questions (or so I've been told).
[Epic 4G General] shane6374:
As far as I'm concerned they can drop the wimax and have it lte ready.

Sent from shane6374's Epic via Tapatalk
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
You know who leaked this? Are you sure? If you know that then you know me...
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
By the time Sprint rolls out their LTE (knowing Sprint) I will be ready for my next phone after this!
[Epic 4G General] dohturdima:
Having Wimax on Prime makes sense, since the network is in place now. By the time Sprint LTE is operational there will be LTE phones released. But then there is a problem of Wimax not being expanded...
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
A lot of people don't know this, but Sprint's LTE is SIM card free. I've said this months ago in the rumor thread. So the galaxy nexus could support lte and not be enabled for it....or sprint could pull a t mobile and rerelease the galaxy nexus as an lte device, but launch one with wimax first.
[Epic 4G General] shane6374:
You could be right, I'm just hoping I'm in a market that gets LTE early on. There is wimax in the market I live in, just not where I live or work, so it does me no good.
[Epic 4G General] polakowt:
I just recently got the SGS2 on Sprint and am within my 14 day return until November 2nd. You think the Galaxy Nexus will be coming soon? Anything in the system point to that? I definitely want the Nexus I just don't want to have to wait until next year.

Thanks for any info palekillerwhale
[Epic 4G General] rando991:
And don't forget it needs 5G!
[Epic 4G General] hayzooos:
It most certainly won't be available within your 14 day period. If I were a betting man, I would bet that it's to Sprint by the end of 2011. I have no inside information to back that up, just stating my thoughts.
[Epic 4G General] polakowt:
Oh no I figured that much. I just would go back to my trusty old Evo 4g for a bit. I just don't think the Evo has 4 more months in it.
[Epic 4G General] jnadke:
I'll bet you $200 it isn't.

Sprint announced they're not rolling out LTE phones until Mid 2012.

It probably won't out until near the anniversary of the Nexus S 4g, which is May. Your only option is another ****ty Samsung-supported phone, the ET4G. But that probably won't get ICS until May, either.

We'll never see ICS on our phones (at least officially) for the same reasons it's not gonna be on the Nexus One: Our ****ty ROM storage. ICS won't fit in our phones.
[Epic 4G General] dohturdima:
Then it may come with WiMax, in which case I may consider getting it (vs. going with Verizon version). WiMax is present in most areas I tend to be.. Is Sprint LTE rollout really expected to come in mid-2012? I think it would be an optimistic estimate.
[Epic 4G General] jnadke:
That is possible, but that would also mean the device would be delayed due to the separate hardware requirements, and likely wouldn't release this year.

But it's unlikely. Sprint wants to stop selling WiMax phones by the end of 2012. Sauce:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/busin...sprint-short-on-cash-20111007,0,4275637.story

http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2011/10/07/20111007Sprint:-No-more-Clearwire-devices.html
[Epic 4G General] jdelano:
confirmed release date in europe of 11/17

just found this article; thought it might be some interest

http://blogs.computerworld.com/1917..._confirmed_ics_android_flagship_sails_soon?ub
[Epic 4G General] Stoney60:
Or $99 at walmart lets talk. That's where I got my Epic last december for 129.