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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Kadin:
Yeah, forgot to clarify that. Thanks.

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If that's how you read what I said, my apologies. I updated it to reflect what I meant. Basically those people that still have an unlimited data plan might see a benefit to upgrading since they can use LTE (when available) without the worry of hitting a 2GB data cap quickly. It was simply another thing to consider and one that I thought about which lead me to return my OG GS2 and get the SR.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] qwertyaas:
Compare that to the still lively Captivate dev community.

That's why I opted for the SGSII.

Difference is, the SGSII has sold probably 15-20million units worldwide (phones based off of the i9100). The LTE version, not even close.

So in the end, I just picked up my brand new SGSII from Bestbuy for $99 :) It was a tough choice but I prefer the sure bet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] foxbat121:
I still don't get what you try to say. Are you saying with OG GS2, you can only use 2GB of data even with unlimited data plan? Or are you implying AT&T won't flag your for tethering if you hit 2GB on a LTE phone? If it is later, do you have any proof for that?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Kadin:
I'm simply implying that with an LTE device, you're much more likely to move through your allotted 2GB of data on a fixed plan compared to unlimited. It's not really a huge thing as I imagine the high % of users don't even use 2GB but with a faster connection, you're more likely to actually use it and therefore a higher or unlimited cap might be a benefit. That's all I'm saying. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dochood:
So, after reading these posts, and considering the following points of my phone usage:

I use WiFi more than 3G/HSPA+

I got my phone for $150, price matched at an AT&T store with Sam's Club

I've already installed a bunch of apps and stuff on the phone

I hate spending time in AT&T stores

This i777 will probably have better community support, and I can probably get ICS sooner anyway

Who knows when St. Louis will get LTE

I think I'll just keep the phone I have.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] foxbat121:
But unlimited data plan is an inherited right for being old :) It has nothing to do with the phone of your choice. Less so for choosing one phone over another. I can burn as much data as on OS SGS2 as LTE SGS2 per month if I wanted. Until we see some benchmarks from reputable sources, we don't yet know what's the price to pay for that faster pipe of LTE. If Verizon's LTE phone can be an inidication, you basically burn through your battery juice much quicker than other phones so you get a dead battery early in the day instead of other phones sip through the entire day. In the end, you may use the exact same amount of data. You never know.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] david032766:
Not sure but..... When i am not in my LTE coverage area my download speeds are stilll way faster on my skyrocket than they were on my ogsg2. At the att store where there is no LTE my ogsg2 was get about 2.5 down and the salemans skyrocket was getting over 6 side by side. Might be worth looking into even in non LTE market
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Kadin:
Yeah I'll add to this as well. I just hit 4.8Mbps this morning and the fastest I could ever reach on my OGSGS2 was 2.8. Probably a fluke but it did catch my eye.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tchan012:
+1 on that.

i am getting about 5MBPS on HSPA+ and around 20-35MBPS on LTE (inside vs outside)

my OSGS2 gave me about 2.5-3 MBPS on the same location. Dunno why though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] foxbat121:
Probably the same reason T-mo SGS2 posted faster speed on AT&T than AT&T version: both uses Qualcomm radio chip. So is iPhone 4/4S. They use Qualcomm chip as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rav4kar:
hi, my honest opinion, if you live in LTE market/near future LTE market such as NYC, pick ASSG2 skyrocket, you are good for 2 more years, or you are heavy user that needs good battery (1850 on HSPA+ lasts longer than 1650) though you are in non-LTE market still pick ASSG2 skyrocket, because ASSG2 skyrocket's battery is good as well as Snapdragon processor consumes less power compared to Exynos.

I am a proud owner of ASSG2 but see, I have to keep the Display brightness to damn very minimum, turn off wifi, turn off sync, disable many useful settings, in order to save battery for at least 12 hours, what's the point! Exynos 4012 is very powerful processor for games/multimedia activities, but draws a lot power of out battery.Exynos 4212 seems promising on that front but that's expected on Galaxy S3 in future only.

Certainly true LTE phones have more advantages over the period of time, no doubt.

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ZionExpress:
So i am currently waiting on my GS2 from amazon (should be here tomorrow) and now i'm not too sure i'm going with the right phone..

I dont live in a current LTE area but the nearest one is just an hour away (Boston, MA). Has AT&T published a rollout plan naming the next areas to get the faster speeds? I fully believe in future proofing and i also have an unlimited data plan so if LTE makes it to my area before 2013 then i can see myself making use of the skyrocket. Otherwise the only advantage i see is the larger battery which gets cancelled out by the larger screen so i call it a wash.

Have there been any good comprehensive comparisons between the two phones? I tried google-ing "i777 vs i727" and "skyrocket vs gs2" but nothing really comes up.

Also, whats with all the crazy abbreviations going on around here? OGSGS2, ASSG2, OSGS2, OG GS2.. Did i miss a memo or something? Can someone spell it out for me please?

Thanks!

Also, i absolutely LOVE my captivate and the community support for it. If the GS2 is going to get a similar treatment considering how popular it is then i might want to stick with is just for that fact alone.

Also also, I've heard people saying the the SG2 will be getting ICS and then others saying that it wont. I find it hard to believe that it would get ignored but the official samsung statement only mentions the skyrocket. Anybody know FOR SURE that the GS2 will get ICS? Please cite source.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] getbuzzin:
Chances are if you are on this XDA forum, the OG SGSII is the obvious choice. Don't get me wrong, in the long run the Skyrocket would be a better choice for everyone else who have no need for root or custom roms. The prices is not bad either.

I am with the majority of the people on here that will be keeping their OG SGSII because of the dev support.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] amtrakcn:
Even if AT&T roll out LTE here in future I'll stick with OSGS2, prefer Exynos to Qualcomm.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ZionExpress:
I just watched a couple video reviews on the GS2 and the SR (still no direct comparison vids though :() and i have to say, i'm feeling more confident in my choice of the GS2. It seems that the SR is getting some criticism for some stuttering and choppyness whereas the GS2 has been nothing but praise. Also, i plan on using the camera a LOT and people are noting that, while the quality and specs of the cameras are identical, there is noticeable shutter lag on the SR.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Lawrence of a Labia:
I just wonder how fast the network will be once the iPhone's hardware is upgraded to LTE. Fortunately, it won't happen for a while.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] crawlgsx:
All depends on your priorities.

If DPI is your thing, S2. If bigger screen Skyrocket. I have used both for hours and don't notice any difference in screen quality, but I don't sit there looking for pixels, I just use the phone.

Benchmarks, S2. Still snappy with higher clock, Skyrocket.

NFC, Probably just S2. Rumors are Skyrocket has it but disabled, but who knows and it could never come to life.

battery life? Yet to be determined. So far my Skyrocket is phenomenal but its too early to tell.

Call Quality/Speaker Volume/Clarity - Skyrocket. Don't take my word for it, go try them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Dunjon:
Here in Memphis, TN I can't get either the $150 Skyrocket or the $99 GSII that you all are mentioning. I KNOW this area won't get LTE anytime soon but whichever phone gives me the most for my money will be the one I get. I'm upgrading from a borrowed Iphone 3gs and a broken screen Tilt. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] the2rrell:
I see the NFC stuff in TiBu when im freezing apps. so the Skyrocket has something NFC.....im not interested at the moment with that though.

but i did see it on there somewhere.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rav4kar:
OSGS2, OGSGS2 ---- original samsung galaxy S2

ASGS2---- AT&T samsung galaxy S2

TSGS2 ---- T mobile samsung galaxy S2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] planoman:
In response to foxbat121:

Yes but i can burn through it 10 times faster than you! Video conferencing, netflix, movies no longer need a good wifi connection. Do not need to pray for good wifi in hotel to tango with my kids on their ipad. Not rocket science...just skyrocket science!

If I did not live and travel in Texas and have unlimited data I would probably pick the sgsII. But having those things makes that phone so last month!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] foxbat121:
I don't see your point. I was able to view Netflix just fine on my Captivate's 3G connetion. It doesn't require 10 times faster of bandwidth. You won't get better video quality (limited by the app and mobile stream quality on the netflix end).:)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dmunjal:
So Samsung is better at CPUs and Qualcomm is better at networking?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] amtrakcn:
The advantage of using qualcomm chips is they are highly integrated, usually save some cost. Also might save some battery.

Performance wise Qualcomm SoCs are usually not strong, the current state is that their CPU is 1 generation behind and GPU is so so, although with high frequency.

Qualcomm chips have poor sound playback quality.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] degenerazn:
I am still very torn on whether to trade in my GSII for the SR. I got the GSII off Amazon just a few days after launch but I was able to speak with a customer representative and she allowed a 1 time exception to trade in my phone. So far the GSII has been working great. Amazing speed and snappiness and really good battery life. I'm also living in San Francisco and LTE will inevitably come here really soon.

I really can't decide. Bigger screen and LTE makes it really tempting though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Dxtra:
I'm getting better HSPA + Speed here on an none lte market. On my ogsg2 I never seen it switch to HSPA. I'm guessing at&t finally flip the switch on the skyrocket. 6-10 mbps constantly .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ZionExpress:
Where the heck are you finding the GS2 for $99? I was just shopping around this last weekend in NH and AT&T is still selling the phone for $200 in the store and upgrade online shows $200 as well. I ended up getting mine from Amazon for $160 (only to find out the next day that BB has it in stock for $150).

Why do these prices seem to vary so much by region? Does it matter how close you are to a LTE markeT?

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Thank you SO much for this! Now things are starting to make more sense. I kinda figured out the first one (OGSGS2 seems silly to me, where did that extra "G" come from?) but i couldn't guess the other two.

Thanks again!:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] propsizzle:
i noticed the same thing. with the G2 i was getting 3mbs on average in an HSPA+ area. now i'm getting an average of 6mbps.

in LTE areas, i've seen as low as 5 and as high as 40.

data speeds scream.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ZionExpress:
So i found out that the local Target has the GS2 for $99 at almost the same moment that the $160 GS2 from Amazon arrived on my doorstep. Since Amazon Wireless wont do any price matching i'm returning the phone and getting a credit back. I'll be going through Target to get the phone as soon as my upgrade is reinstated.

Does anyone know if the pricing is temporary or is this a more permanent price drop for the OSGS2?

I just don't want to get stuck with paying more money should my upgrade not get reinstated by the end of the week.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
You're one of quite a few I've seen that report faster speeds with the skyrocket (versus the gs2).

That appears to be the case.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] terrymc:
I agree I think the Skyrocket will take off, it has a faster processor and larger display these are things that have a benefit once modded obviously, especially the processor , just my opinion. Or you could always hold out for the SGS III

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try walmartletstalk, or sams they usually have really cheap phone prices, lets talk, wirefly, and even radio shack. ALWAYS cheaper than going through ATT
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
No, it doesn't have a faster processor.

It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon, which in terms of performance per clock cycle, is comparable to the Pentium 4. Remember how Athlon XPs smoked the P4 despite running only 2/3 the clock on average, and the P4 had MAJOR power consumption issues due to it having to ramp the clock so high to perform? Same deal when comparing the Snapdragon to the Exynos - the Snapdragon uses more power to achieve the same goals.

The Skyrocket will never take off development-wise - it is a niche one-off device with nothing in common with anything other than the T-Mobile T989.

Even if the Skyrocket eventually twice as many active developers at the I777 (Not likely - see the Infuse community, the Skyrocket is to the SGS2 as the Infuse was to the original SGS, making it a phone that developers avoid because it's ****ing annoying to be working on oddball hardware), the I777 community will be better off, because the developers here can leverage the work of the EXTREMELY large I9100 community, the Skyrocket devs are completely on their own with the exception of a few T989 developers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pham818:
EDIT; Never mind
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kikex76:
Tested one out at an LTE area att store, WIFI OFF, Got 20Mbs down 5Mbs down average. If you are speed hungry with grandfathered unlimited data; i think I'll go for Skyrocket, freaking bad ass I would say.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Relapse84:
If you're in an LTE area or one that will be getting it very shortly, the skyrocket is an easy choice. I work for AT&T in Portland, Oregon, and I tell people that the GS2 is an easy choice. From what I've seen, LTE is about a year and a half away, and the GS2 outperforms the skyrocket by a decent margin, and it's cheaper... That said, if LTe was available, I'd choose the skyrocket in a heartbeat, especially because you can get it in white!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] graffixnyc:
I'm in an lte area and I chose the gs2 over the skyrocket because of a few reasons. 1. the CPU/gpu 2. The Dev support and 3. Since the skyrocket is their first Gen lte device I figured I'd wait until the devices mature more, they expand lte a little more and work out whatever kinks (if any) with their new Lte network.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mike21pr:
same here. dont regret it one bit

sEnT fRoM mY ExYnOs PoWeReD MoNsTeR
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
Yup - As much as I hate using Apple as an example, this is one decision I fully supported them on - remember how Apple made the first iPhone EDGE-only because UMTS wasn't mature enough yet?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sulpher:
I have the skyrocket and my dad has the i777 and really I like them both about the same.. i had a hard time choosing.. Bigger screen on skyrocket is cool.. and LTE is nice.. but i777 is a lot easier to handle, is a lot lighter, better roms, better battery.. nicer cases (he has a black taurus.. im so jealous) :mad:

Really I think it comes down to whether or not you need the bigger screen.. LTE varies ALOT at least for me.. (dallas) anywhere from 6mbs to 50mbs.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] graffixnyc:
I agree about the gs2 being easier to handle. I had the sprint version of the gs2 before the att version and that has the same size screen as the skyrocket. I thought the epic 4g touch was on the verge of being too big. Even when just casually walking around with it in your hand it felt a bit awkward in the hand (for me anyway) so I was relieved to go back to a 4.3 inch screen since I think that's the perfect size. But when I did get the att gs2 it took a bit of getting use to a 4.3 inch screen after having the larger screen for a while. The only thing I do miss about the bigger screen is that it was the easiest phone to type on.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] relandwong:
I factory reset my Desire HD and it got stuck at my previous roms. Now I got no program for keyboard( Keyboard can't come out), and the rom I'm using is BeatMod BlissSense. I need help on how to revert my phone back to original Froyo 2.2 I will start all over again from there. Pls Help!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayford85:
why g back to stock to start over? just boot into recovery, wipe data/factory reset then reflash your rom. it's that simple:D
[Omnia 7 General] rob77:
Hi I've just bought an omnia 7 which is uk t-mobile branded and sim locked. I would like to debrand it and unlock it so I can put my own sim in. I've done a bit of searching and found a page with all the firmwares on. Am I right in thinking that I need to install the XXJL3 uk retail rom to become unbranded? Would I then need to update to mango through zune?

Also I would like to unlock it. Is the best way through imei unlock? I've seen a few people selling this through ebay and at £8 seems a good deal

Cheers
[Omnia 7 General] ZaForD:
Hi Rob77,

My Omnia is/was a T-Mobile branded phone when I got it last October.

I used these guys to get it unlocked, http://www.unlocksamsung.co.uk/

It took less than a hour. :)

The XXJL3 Retail ROM is also the one I used and Yes Zune will give you the rest of the updates. :)

Two things to bear in mind before you start.

1. If you want to (DEV) unlock your Omnia (i.e. Sideload Apps)

Then unlock it straight after you change the ROM. As there isn't a way to do it from Mango (yet :))

2. You won't be able to use MMS on GiffGaff.

Theres no way to set the MMS settings on WP7 and GiffGaff have O2 Pre-Pay setting on there sims, so the phone reads and sets the wrong info. :(
[Omnia 7 General] rob77:
Thanks ZaForD for the excellent advice. I don't get the phone till tomorrow but ill use that rom you mentioned and debrand it that way.

Its a bit of a shame about the mms issue with giffgaff, I wasn't aware of that. I generally send pictures through email now anyway so isn't really a deal breaker for me.

I looked on that network unlocking site you mentioned and see they charge 15 quid. But if they can do it and fast I dont mind paying the extra.

For the chevron unlock you mention does it stay unlocked with any future firmware upgrades that may come?

Thanks again

Rob

Edit to say, have you tried this solution to the mms issue:

http://community.giffgaff.com/t5/Help-Ask-the-community-got-stuck/MMS-does-not-work-with-WP7-LG-E900/td-p/1520327?device-view=desktop

The last poster claims to have got it working
[Omnia 7 General] ZaForD:
Hi Rob77,

WP7 phones were only just released when I got mine unlocked and that was one of only three sites I found that could unlock the Omnia. It was also the cheapest, but things have clearly changed now :)

Each major update seems to brake the Chevron unlock.

I don't use it myself, so i'm not the best person to advise you on this.

I was just trying to save you some hassle if you wanted to go down that route.

The MMS its that big a deal for me either, but every now and then I look for a solution and have yet to find one.

That thread is for an LG phone, Samsungs don't have an MFG (manufactoring) menu. They have a Diag (diagnosis) menu.

The setting mentioned dose nothing on the Omnia :(

The only WP7 phones that have a fix AFAIK are the HTC's, they have a 'Network Connection' App that has the GiffGaff settings.

The 'Network Profile' App for Samsungs dosen't have any GiffGaff settings.

Samsung say GiffGaff haven't provided any, GiffGaff have yet to answer my email's/agent msg's. But its only been around 8 months, they maybe busy. ;)
[Omnia 7 General] rob77:
Thanks again for the great advice ZaForD :)

Its a bit of a shame about the giffgaff MMS issue but hopefully in the future they may finally get round to fixing it amongst themselves. I cant recall receiving an MMS in the last 6 months anyway so its no biggi really.

I probably wont Chevron unlock mine either. Is it just for installing 3rd party apps that are not available through the marketplace? I've not really needed to on my android so doubt I will on WP7
[Omnia 7 General] rob77:
Hi ZaForD I came across this http://www.nextbestgeek.com/2010/12/12/samsung-no-mms-read-on/ and thought it might be of some interest. Apparently it works but I'm unable to test it at the moment as I still haven't received my phone (damn ebayer). When mine arrives I'm going to chevron unlock it and try it out but I'm unsure whether pay chevron labs or go with the free unlock that is on this forum.
[Omnia 7 General] sarathvenmony:
sim lock

i dont thnk while changing rom thr s any sim lock ............to dev unlock http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1335452 here u can c cpmplete guide to dev unlock
[Omnia 7 General] ZaForD:
Hey Rob

I had a look at the link, I don't think it'll be any help. :(

There doesn't appear to be anywhere to add any new settings.

Which implys the App gets the MMS settings from either:

The 'Sim Card' which in our case are O2 pre-paid settings not Giffgaff.

And which is the same as 'Resetting' the phone.

Or it pulls the info from the 'Network' which would be the same as 'txt 2020' for settings.

That also doesn't work for WP7 and from what i've read on the giffgaff forums, doesn't work for Android, Apple or Blackberry phones either.
[Omnia 7 General] rob77:
Thats a shame. Thanks for taking a look, hopefully in the future we will get a fix
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] rjmohit:
I am planning on getting myself a BestBuy Wifi flyer from the USA. But then I remembered that the mains supply in the states is of 110V where as in India, we have 220V mains supply.

So the question is that will the supplied charger (adapter) work here in India? Does it have a variable input range e.g. 100~240V like most chargers today do? Or am I stuck at 110V and have to use some special equipment?

Pls Help.

Thank you. :)
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] DigitalMD:
The US power adapter is rated for 100-240 VAC and 50-60HZ so you should be ok with it.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] theomni:
Yes it will work, just like most electronics. I've used electronics bought from the US in India, China, and European countries and they all worked fine. Just make sure you have the adapter so that your charger will be compatible with the wall socket.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] pradeeprox:
what about customs bro..heard dat items costing more than 5k rupees are being held up and they ask us to give some declaration and lots of hassles....

how wil u manage dat ???
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] gordonzhao:
Using a adapter, unless it is has a chip to switch the voltages (such as the one found in notebook an adapters) is a bad idea since the US one is meant for 110, you stick that in a 220 outlet it'll fry, potentially your tab too. Just get a micro usb charger there and charge the tab...

Sent from my Rooted HTC EVO View 4G (Honeycomb)
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] DigitalMD:
Incorrect, the adapter is a "switching power supply" and is rated for 110-220v @ 50 -60HZ.

I know this because it says so, right on the label on the power adapter. But that is also the case for most smart phone chargers.