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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
I'm so torn.

On one hand I can pick up the GN on Verizon through work and ditch my personal tmo bill...

Or use my upgrade on T-Mobile and keep as I am.

Benefits have having two phones helps alot though like I can be sending emails while talking. Or screwing around while on conference calls. Or using one while charging another.

Benefits of using one boils down to saving money but I don't know if I like work checking up on my calls. Plus while we basically have unlimited minutes and data, they don't have a SMS plan... which I typically use over 1000 a month. I could use IM more... but not with everyone. I usually get a call when I text alot (100-200).

As far as the actual hardware, I'm thinking the GSM will be more popular with devs. Sure the hardware should be the same but I don't want a bastard version like the Tmo SGS2. I think the differences will just be drivers but who knows.

Are they gonna have 2 forums for each model or just this one? I guess no one knows how different they'll be and if there would be a need.

So if you were in my position and had an option to go with Verizon, save some $80 each month but at the cost of SMS/MMS... or wait and just pick it up for T-Mobile and continue life as normal?

G2x - 2.3.7 CM7

Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lil Jones:
It depends on how much you want to pay. At this point there is no word that you will be able to upgrade with T-Mobile in the USA. So far it seems that the only way you can purchase a Galaxy Nexus in the US is with Verizon. The rumor is that it is a Sixty day exclusive period with Verizon. With the current release date rumors we have that will place it at the end of January. Hell me may see phones being updated by then (OK that is a joke). If you want to import it will cost you around 800 and you will not get warranty that is usable and T-mobile will not support the Device. To be honest getting the Verizon Model is your best bet. You will get them blazing fast LTE and soon MMS with Google Voice. I think I will be waiting to January.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] clearym:
Port your current cell from T-Mobile to Google Voice, then just use the SGN on verizon. With google voice you'll be able to text for free and you can use it to make all your personal calls. Which means the numbers that show on your bill (that the company can see) won't be to see the actual numbers you are calling. I use GV and don't recognize any of the outgoing #s on my bill,plus you'll save $*
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
I've Google voice before but I don't know how it handled texts. If my personal friends only have my "Google voice" number and text me... it could be a mess.

Supposedly Google Voice is better supported in ICS.

As far as waiting or price.. I can wait and plan to anyway. I don't fully trust Samsung as a phone maker. I also am not buying it at full price. Period. My whole scheme for the past was to make sure I'd be eligible for discounted pricing.

LG G2x - 2.3.5 MIUI

Asus Transformer - 3.2 Revolver
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AllGamer:
re: tittle

i'll suggest the 32 GB version, every app / game you see are getting bigger and bigger by the day
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Deleted member 2842059:
No unlimited LTE is a huge factor for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
Well I just confirmed that my company added Unlimited SMS to the packages so thats something I don't have to worry about.

I travel all over the US and while I love my Tmobile service locally, it usually screws me when I go anywhere (outside of big cities of course).

My logic is Tmobile 4G is basically 3G which is better then nothing when I travel. LTE I'm unsure about but it can always be disabled. Unfortunately all I have is a blackberry and I can't seem to figure out how to do a speed test on it (3G). I only pull down 2-3mpbs at my house and in my city on my 4G-capable LG G2x.

So it appears I will be ordering the GN on Verizon and killing my personal account. Although I was thinking more about Google Voice and maybe porting my Personal number but using Google Voice as my work number (since I only use it for calls).

I haven't used Google Voice for many calls but does it degrade the quality of voice or cut in and out, or is it just a forwarder service? (A little off track)

Also no one mentioned resell value. I'm sure the GSM version will have a larger resell value?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
Of course the gsm version will have higher resale value. Thats the way its been and i dont see anything in verizons future that could possibly change the valuation of gsm phones.

I invented cyberspace. You're trespassing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
True. But in weighing my options, it didn't occur to me right off the bat. But saving $80 a month justifies that for me.

G2x - 2.3.7 CM7

Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] slowz3r:
VZW, only because its the only company that works at this damn base :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheWenger:
I have an HTC Hero on Sprint (running CM7.1 of course), and I can't decide if I want to take the economic hit and switch to Verizon for the GNex. It's the only new phone I want, and Sprint seems to have banked everything on pleasing iPhone lemmings. It would be nice to get some answers from somebody in the States about this device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] clearym:
Yes, its just a forwarder service. At one point, summer 2010 I think, GV required a data connection to connect calls and some people complained of the call quality, but that was fixed/updated. I use GV as my primary # and I haven't noticed any issues.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
My company has military contracts that require us to visit bases across the US. VZW seems to be the only one that works properly.

G2x - 2.3.7 CM7

Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] redz1234:
I saw a few people posting this buried within various threads with no answers so I thought I would post to see if anyone can answer this one..

Before flashing I had a 4G icon for the data icon in the top bar. Since rooting and flashing a custom ROM this has reflected a 3G icon. I figured this was the ROM I was using "Eagles Blood" but found numerous other Telus users in other forum's mentioning the same thing...

Does anyone have any suggestions on changing this back to a 4G icon.

It honestly makes no difference to how the phone works. I'm still getting incredible speeds but thought I would ask as I wouldn't mind changing it back. :)

ReDz
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
detour http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1321995
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] traduz:
Did anyone managed to make this game work on the Ace?

Tried with ChainFire but no sucess. Using CM7 here.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] traduz:
No one? I thought i read here in the forum someone managed to make it run.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] CallMeVentus:
Look , it's a HD game , it needs porting and it's hard .
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] traduz:
I know, I'm not asking for port. I'm running NFS Shift and Hot Pursuit on my phone, thought someone had sucess with Block Breaker.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] CallMeVentus:
Because those games were ported to at least HVGA , that's why it works
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] traduz:
Yes you are right, i only made this topic because i remember i read someone saying that block breaker worked with chainfire, but i couldnt find the topic.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] CallMeVentus:
You might need the.appropriate plugins then :p
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] SuperAce609:
Where can I get hot pursuit?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] mdfzhi:
urmm market?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NissanNick:
So boost mobile runs on sprints networks... what would it take to get the epic (or any other sprint phone) to run on boot mobile. I know we can get it to work with metro so I would think we could get it to work on boost.

Sent from Epic 4g on XDA Premium
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thedave9081:
so i have gathered, you must root ur phone first, then get cdma workshop, and i recomend a data capable phone thats not android, cuz they charge 50 a month for normal phones and 55 for droid and 60 for blackbery, so get like an incogneto. now your gonna haft to find a how to guid to clone, which from what i have gathered is illegal even if you own both phones, which i think is stupid. I understand why it is against the law though since you can cause major problems for others by cloning if your malicous in nature. that being said i take no responsability if you clone your phone. but if you copy the esn from the incogneto to the epic, then go on boost you should be able to activate it and the epic will work cuz the tower will think its your incogneto. just make sure u permenitly deactivate and power down your incogneto. i recoment taking out the battery and putting it in your underwear drawr.

the more legetimat way is to keep calling boost, if u get someone with a heavy indian accent just hang up and call back till u get a nice cool american. there easyer to deal with since were the lazy ones right, ok ok ill just put in esn from ur epic and i dont care what it says just get it activated so i can get off this call n go back to my book. i know how call centers work. so anyways. there you go. thats how.

as for metro pcs i dont have any knowledge of that carrier

and yes i know i cant spell
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RandomKing:
It would help your cause greatly if you spelled "Boost" properly. The title of this thread does not make any sense.

Just a little tip. :rolleyes:
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdawg31:
Get boosted

You can find

everything

you need right here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=891077
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garyf:
Not everything. The first step, is to find a video on youtube with instructions because the xda guide has to leave out something important.

But a google search epic 4g boost guide should get the instructions and they work. Then follow the xda guide if 3g doesn't work and to get picture/video messages.
[Legend Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryanqjx:
Hi, I was wanting to root my legend 2.2 froyo. I came across a simple guide:

[Guide] Hboot 1.0.1 root, made easy

The guide was easy to understand but on one of the steps, it stated

I opened it but it doesn't work! My phone doesn't reboot 5 times like what it was supposed to. Am I doing something wrong? Any helps appreciated. Tks! :)
[Legend Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryanqjx:
EDIT: Ok I got it to work but the problem is it gives me an error code!

Code

and the phone only reboots twice.

After that, temproot the device, typed

May I know what's the issue here? Sry new to this. Really appreciate any helps.
[Legend Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] primordus:
Maybe try unplugging all other usb-related stuff, mouse keyboard, etc.. so it can't confuse them as other devices?
[Legend Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranger4740:
ahhh, I had this issue when rooting, if you do a "adb devices" you might find you have 2 devices listed, in my case i had 1 "(my device serial) offline" and 2 "(my device serial) recovery"

you have to issue an adb command to kill the server, but I can't remember the command,

oh guess what the command is "adb kill-server" i think thats all you need?

Then it should work.

If not, then you might have to do a search for the exact problem your having, 100's if not 1000's have had simular problems one way or another, so your not alone and the solution should be out there, key word "search"
[Legend Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryanqjx:
Ah! Tks for ur generous replies. I actually restarted my pc and then when I typed adb shell, it automaticallies kills the server by itself tks for ur help!:) Another thing is that when I make my goldcard using goldcard tool 0.07, everything was fine but when I checked my removable disk drive, it doesn't show anything except 3 folders (Android.secure, LOST.DIR and whatsapp) is it supposed to be like that? :)
[General Questions and Answers] PsychoSimatic:
Huge time for us droid users on Verizon Wireless, some heavy hitting phones come out and i wanted to get some feedback from the developer community on the NEXUS side of things because initially this was the one device i really wanted.

Are you all still sold on the NEXUS even though its hardware specs are considerably less than what is offered by the:

HTC Rezound

(Dual 1.5 Ghz / True HD display, Pure Beats Audio SDcard/HDMI)

Motorolla RAZR

(Dual 1.2 Super AMOLED Advanced display and high quality materials in build/HDMI/SDCard -granted no removable battery )?

Do you think it would be better to go with the hardware and root/flash to Ice cream Sandwich later on?

I can confirm that Verizon is going to load this phone up with all sorts of preinstalled junk but obviously this is removable by anyone who roots their device, but how easy will it be to root something on 4.0 given that there isnt much out there for it?

I personally was dying for a Droid with Icecream Sandwich on it but im afraid to jump on board with Samsung again because of the known issues with the antennae in the phone (dropping service, poor 4G to 3G transition, all of which are confirmed issues with have haunted Verizon's 4G Samsung offerings)
[General Questions and Answers] _hyperdude:
-sigh- Yet another thread about comparing specs...

The GNexus has already been rooted. And it'll run pure Android over an unlock(ed/able) bootloader, so there would be little standing in the way of rooting it otherwise.

I've been waiting on the GN for about a year, ever since I started getting tired of my OG's sluggish performance.
[General Questions and Answers] PsychoSimatic:
Well it kind of surprises me there isnt a clear winner among these devices on this site. Why one over the other when your going to root and rom it anyways so why look at anything but hardware? If this isnt the case then maybe i need to be educated.

Also didnt mean it as really a "specs" comparison. I know the other ones are better, I just wanted to hear if you all think 4.0 is that much better that its worth going for this device or if there was some magic bullet in the samsung that just made it a clear victor
[General Questions and Answers] martonikaj:
Droid RAZR: MotoBlur

HTC Rezound: HTC Sense 3.5

Galaxy Nexus: Stock Android 4.0

Galaxy Nexus wins. Game over. Thread closed.
[General Questions and Answers] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
Listen. This phone was the phone Google used to DEVELOP ICS. Which means by nature its going to have the best time running ICS. That's why I'm getting it, and I'm sure why some others are attracted to the Nexus Line

I am my mom's "little elitest"

Deal with it! :P
[General Questions and Answers] itsjusttim:
Also have to consider bootloaders and xda development.... since you are posting here, you must be interested in enhancement of your phone.

When you add those to the overall specs, and that the nexus is a world phone... (added development on xda) its hard not to chose the GN, IMHO.
[General Questions and Answers] Sjael:
Just some thoughts.

The Rezound's 1.5GHz qualcomm chip is probably slower than the 1.2GHz OMAP4460. The Nexus is also a 'true' 720p display (sub-pixel arrangement doesn't change that,) the Beats label was laughed out of the audiophile world and into smartphones - where it became an equalizer that accentuates bass. :rolleyes: In addition, the Rezound uses MHL for video-out (HDMI,) just like the Nexus

The RAZR is much more comparable to the Nexus. The Nexus has a far superior screen, but you lose out on the microSD slot and the build materials (and ultra-thinness.) The dedicated HDMI port is a boon though, since MHL displays are nonexistant at this point. Funnily enough, my main con with the RAZR is the supercolossal side bezel.

For me it's between the Nexus and the RAZR. If there turns out to be no 32GB GSM Nexus, or if I can't get it here, I'll take a hard look at the RAZR. And probably end up waiting for a Tegra 3 phone instead. :D
[General Questions and Answers] johnchad14:
You make it sound like there's a phone that doesn't have bad 3G to 4G transitions on Verizon. They all have issues as far as I know. Whether the nexus has decent reception or not we won't know until later...but no reason to assume any worse.
[General Questions and Answers] borgey:
S

The Nexus is far superior in EVERY aspect. Even in specs. Nexus has OMAP 4460 Razr has OMAP 4430 and Rezound has the same ol MSM8660. The Nexus is UNDERCLOCKED at 1.2 ghz and the 4460 usually runs at 1.5 ghz stock. Not to mention the software on the Nexus which is obviously 4.0 has been built around that specific hardware. So if Google optimized ICS for that specific hardware setup that shows you something. It will run better on that setup then any other around. Not to mention you can OEM unlock the Nexus and you'll have to wait for exploits on the Rezound and the Razr you'll get some awful bootstrap application that won't even save you in a soft brick situation. To me the superior device is so obvious. The Razr is clearly marketed towards the average everyday user who just wants to make calls/text browse the web and do dumb things like Facebook. The Rezound will most likely be able to do the same things that the Nexus will be able to do though as long as it gets s-off (which I'm pretty sure it will, but when will it is the question). The development community is going to be absolutely HUGE on the Nexus, I am willing to bet it's going to be the biggest development community on a VZW phone since the original Moto DROID. Once again the choice is a no brainer to me and the majority of the people I know in the community. Nobody wants that crappy Razr and HTC does have nice hardware but they really need to switch up their style of devices. They are sexy as hell but the same old style is getting old IMO. Time for a little change HTC!

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Uhhh, when did the Nexus become a world phone? The LTE version is NOT a world phone at all, and it's pretty clear that's the version he's talking about since he's comparing it to others on VZW.
[General Questions and Answers] PsychoSimatic:
Nice...

Honestly this was exactly the response i was hoping for, thank you

now im literally foaming at the mouth to get my nexus :D
[General Questions and Answers] RVDigital:
THIS and everything about it.

The following is not my writing but it more or less sums up my feelings on the Android Universe.

http://www.technobuffalo.com/compan...-looking-at-android-all-wrong-user-submitted/
[General Questions and Answers] Tornlogic:
I have to disagree with this post, and what that user said in his.

They are not different operating systems. As much as you think Sense, Blur, and TouchWiz are different OSes or whatever, its just a SKIN. A theme. That's it. Nexus devices are just pure Android with no Skinning.

So you can take an HTC, Motorola or Samsung device, root it, and install an AOSP Rom of your choice. CM7 for example, and look... you have a pure Android Device too. You can't however, take an iPhone and install a fully functional Android OS on it.

So I look at devices for their hardware, not themeing or skins that can be easily removed and replaced. I can't however take out the CPU and drop something newer or better in it... or change out a monitor/display like you can on a desktop.
[General Questions and Answers] martonikaj:
Never said that they are completely different OSes, but they're pretty darn close (looking at you, Sense). My point is that although it is just a skin, you can't remove it. You can't get rid of it, and you can't disable it out of the box.

First off, who said anything about an iPhone? Going to disregard that part.

Yes, obviously you can root and custom ROM your phone. But why should I have to root my phone just to get the experience that I want? Is it too much to ask to just get the OS and setup I want right out of the box? Or at least have the option to turn off the OEM and carrier **** they put on it?

I have to respectfully disagree. The hardware specs are good to keep in mind, but they aren't everything. The difference of a couple hundred mhz processor, or slightly different memory config, or dimensions don't have to be the only thing you factor your buying decision on.

With a device like a Nexus, you can really consider the phone for its entire experience, and what it comes out of the box as. You've got to realize that sometimes that's important to people. I shouldn't have to buy a phone and root it the moment I get home just to have a usable experience. And I know its stupid, but I just can't keep supporting companies that completely destroy Android like that.

You can have fun buying your phone and waiting for a root method, then flashing a new ROM and watching as dev support drops off and you're left with an old ROM on your phone. I'm going Nexus this time around, and don't plan on doing anything else.
[General Questions and Answers] RVDigital:
Consider the following...

Saying Sense, TouchWiz, and MotoBlur are simply "Skins" on top of stock AOSP is like saying Ubuntu, Mint Linux, and the various other Debian Bases are "Skins" of Debian. Yes, they all share the same BASE, but this is the only thing they have in common. HTC, Samsung, and Moto have deeply integrated their UIs into the Android platform and have basically made it their own.

As the poster above me stated, the skins cannot be simply removed. If that was the case, I would have AOSP on my EVO 3D by now. Since HTC has decided to deeply integrate their drivers into their Sense Android Operating system framework, "Vanilla Android" is not possible at this time.
[General Questions and Answers] _hyperdude:
Exactly. Yes, Sense/Touchwiz/Blur are "skins" or themes over Android, but it goes deeper than that. It's not just a theme like you see themes for different ROMs coming out (where different colors and background images are used) - it goes down to the firmware level, with drivers to run the redesigned apps and add extra functionality (or take some away).
[General Questions and Answers] Chirality:
Ubuntu, Mint, Debian are all just distros; Sense, TouchWiz, and MotoBlur are just skins. They are not operating systems. The operating systems are, in the first case, GNU/Linux; and in the second case, Android. The operating system provides a set of libraries and defines a set of standards for programs to run on the OS. Just like any program made for GNU/Linux on x86 will run on any x86 system running GNU/Linux, regardless of whether it's running Debian or Ubuntu or Mint, any program made for Android on ARMv7 will run on any ARMv7 system running Android, regardless of whether it's running TouchWiz or Sense or MotoBLUR. In the case of Ubuntu, Debian, Mint etc. we call them distros because they include a set of choices of components in addition to the GNu/Linux base system (package managers, window managers, desktop environments, etc.). In the case of TouchWiz, Sense, etc. we call them skins because they include a customized look & feel and a set of additional applications and widgets that run on top of the OS. You might argue that these might be called distros, but that's a bit of a stretch because the customizations provided by these don't extend far beyond the look & feel and some additional utilities that run on top of the Android base system, and possibly some native drivers for each manufacturer's hardware. It is not quite as extensive a customization as a distro, they are more like standard Android bundled with a custom skin and some additional apps and drivers. They are certainly not different OSes.