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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] diomark:
It started allowing me to download apps again a few hours ago - but is again not downloading :(

Should mention that a couple of hours ago is less then 24 hours from when I activated.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wwfc:
This happened to me today too. It said "Error downloading -101" On everything, movies, books, apps. Then i went to the my apps section of the market and switched to my other gmail account, and now everything is downloading fine. When i switch back to my original it says the error again. I've wiped market data and market cache but no success. Very odd.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] micflair:
Im getting this now, cant be a limit on apps because Ive not downloaded anything for over a week, but yet Im getting this very error..

Anyone else any further on this?

Just for the record, Im not rooted or anything either. Must be a problem at googles side?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TPR300C:
I think so too. Anytime i purchase a new app i get the error message. I get an email stating i have purchased the app but it doesn't download, it just hangs on downloading. usually i see it has downloaded by itself the next day when i wake up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] micflair:
Where can we raise this issue with Google guys?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
got this today as well, my purchased application didn't download :( not cool.

as a quick fix they should at least add a notification that you hit the damn quota and as next step, remove it.

guess this is why it didn't update all my ~10 updates the other day, it just did 2-3.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pat.seven:
how to fix this? anyone?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] k44556:
I couldn't download any apps from market...it shows the error (921).

Does anyone have the same problem?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Zorachus:
Good honest review from my coworker between the two phones, Verizon Galaxy-Nexus and Sprint Galaxy SII

My coworker just bought the Verizon Galaxy-Nexus, coming from an old HTC Incredible, that was damaged. He is not a [H]ard geek, but likes new tech. He was comparing to my Sprint Galaxy SII, that is rooted, with custom ROM, and ICS theme. He actually likes my phone better he said after a day with his new Nexus.

Some of his complaints on the Nexus;

- Speaker is very low, even at max hard to hear GPS navigation

- Screen is not that bright, looks good he says, but not what he expected after all the hype.

- Battery life totally blows he said, on his second day, and battery gets low quickly after a full charge. Lasts half a day.

- Phone is fast, but not butter smooth, there is slight lag here and there sometimes.

- Android 4.0 ICS is hard for him to get used to, feels almost alien to him after having an HTC Sense device running Froyo. He said needs awhile to still figuring everything out.

Now he compared it to my Galaxy SII with same points;

- Speaker is very loud and clear on my phone, loudest he's heard on a phone.

- GS2 is not high res, but still looks very clear, and extremely colorful.

- Battery life on my SII lasts a full day easily.

- Pretty much zero lag on my device he says, where the Nexus does have a little.

- I am on Android 2.3.6 with custom ROM + Theme, hard to really compare, I prefer full 4.0 ICS myself, but he's on the fence he said, almost prefers my tweaked Touchwiz 4.0 better.

My opinion, would be a full stable ICS ROM running on our Sprint GS2, might be a tad faster/smoother than the Galaxy-Nexus. But Verizon has us on the network speeds, not even talking about LTE vs WiMax, but their 3G is almost as fast as our 4G. Sprint's network just blows lately in Chicago_land, 3G is a ****ing joke.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dchibro:
Nice write up. My take is its more about the data network than the hardware. Sure some people will prefer pure ICS, but we'll have it on this phone at some point.

I do wish i had better data speeds sometimes but I can live with it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daneurysm:
I'm still on the fence. I could go and trade my E4GT in right now for it and walk out with $50 best buy credit...but I love my unlimited data. I go hog-effing-wild on data. Though that has gotten pretty difficult on Sprint these days. Verizon 3G is much faster in my area and LTE is just...wow. As for the phone itself, well, I like the zero-shutter-lag on the camera. The panel has the same amount of sub-pixels as ours, so, I'm really curious to see the difference between the two screens up close both set to 160 DPI....I'm willing to bet it's probably going to be close to a draw for most things. We also have a superior CPU and GPU. Vastly superior? Not really...but enough to measure reliably.

But to have a Nexus device...guaranteed first-in-line updates are nice. "Just unlocking it" 'cuz you are allowed to...that's nice, though a moot point given how easy this phone was to get into. Not to mention pretty much guaranteed CM support, MIUI as well...and Nexus devices seem to just be smoother than any device built off the same platform. Nexus One and Evo4G were on the identical platform, save for a few minor differences (CDMA, FFC, HDMI, FPS cap lol) and an N1 smoked an Evo in day to day performance, even on the same ROM....same for the GalaxyS vs the NexusS...even though they were on the identical platform. Though I'm not so sure there will ever be another OMAP Samsung phone, I could be wrong. I never thought there would be a Snapdragon GalaxyS2 either.

...and I have gadgetitis, it's been exactly 3 months since I got a new phone, lol. That's pretty much exactly when I usually get a new one.

I want to see one in person, then I'll make my mind.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] awesomeindeed:
I was just gonna reply to your thread over on Hard Forum. I have a friend who's got one as well. My personal opinion is that I like the GS2 better. It is faster, smoother, has a better screen (imo), has a better camera and a louder speaker.

I appreciate Google's idea behind the Nexus phones. However, even with the last Nexus S, there were some shortcomings the phone had in comparison to other hardware that was already out on the market.

I'm pretty content with my GS2 after using the GNexus for a bit.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rem3Dy:
Keep lying to yourselves.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Zorachus:
Hola [H]ard buddy :)

Yeah after seeing the magical Nexus in my owns hands, I was not as wow'd and impressed like I thought I would be. This is supposed to be the second coming, and god of all phones, and compared to my rooted GS2, I just don't see a night and day difference. Yes the Nexus is a better device, but barely, and put ICS on both phones, and the difference really goes away.

The Nexus screen seems dark, and just not as colorful as my GS2. The loud speaker is a major bummer on the Nexus, can barely hear the thing. And there is an ever so slightly lag once in a while, that I don't get on my GS2.

But it has ICS which is cool, and the Verizon network is light years ahead of Sprint's, just the 3G comparison is is like an NHL team playing a little league club. Totally destroys it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bbedward:
The nexus phones are always over hyped, especially the prime had some crazy rumors.

I'm sure people are disappointed it wasn't everything it could have been

The pros of the nexus are the screen, nfc, and the Google support/development. Everything else is comparable or worse than the GS2, like the gpu, cameras, battery.

Also I like the att variant more than all the others mostly because its the right size and has NFC (I think)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daneurysm:
Given how neck-and-neck these devices are with each other on most fronts and there is an extreme case of one-is-better-here and other-is-better-there...umm...what I'm saying is I have no idea which position is supposed to be the obvious one that some of us are in denial of.

SGS2 is faster. The GNex is 720p. The Gnex has ICS. The SGS2 will have ICS. Gnex camera is faster, SGS2 camera is more detailed. The screen size is effectively the same. The sub-pixel count is completely 100% identical. GNex gets more pixels. SGS2 gets more sub-pixels per pixel.

The fact that the Gnex has LTE is irrelevant...of course it does, it's a flagship device on Verizon. We get unlimited data...of course we do, we're on Sprint.

Which device is obviously better, to you? I'm seriously considering buying one, tonight...right now, actually, and I would love a compelling case for the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon, but, try as hard as I may I can't come up with one myself.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spencer88:
Well the GSII on sprint is an awesome phone. The thing holding it back is Sprint. I just switched to Verizon yesterday at 9 AM to get the Galaxy Nexus and man, I'm glad I did. The hardware is amazing, but the data speeds increase is night and day. I've been researching carriers in my area for about a month and a half now and Verizon had consistently more coverage and faster data speeds.

I had the GSII and I actually like the design of that phone better. But overall I like the Galaxy Nexus a lot better.

Not to mention I get 20 percent off my data part of my plan and then 19 percent off my entire bill, 25 percent off accessories and I was able to snag an extra battery with external charging kit bundled with the phone. Gotta love employer discounts. I'll end up paying less with Verizon than I ever did with sprint, with usable data.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] musclehead84:
What are some of the cons and pros if the nexus? Also Is it as smooth as the sII? Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Zorachus:
For you then it's a no brainer to go to Verizon with those kinds of discounts. But for most moving from Sprint to Verizon would be a costly venture, higher monthly payments on Verizon, pay ETF for leaving Sprint, buy the new Nexus + accessories.

If I had the extra cash to burn I might think about, mainly for the network, Sprint just sucks so bad for crappy speeds, 3G is like 1x speeds. I sure hope Sprint does indeed improve their network next year like they say, because I will leave for sure when contract is up if we still keep getting these dial up modem speeds.

But just as a device, the Sprint Galaxy SII is AMAZING and AWESOME, I LOVE this device, great screen...killer long battery life...very fast and zero lag whatsoever..great development community here...I can only see one maybe two hits against the Sprint Galaxy SII, #1 the network sucks, and #2 no ICS yet, but that's it. But once a full stable ICS ROM is out this phone will probably be a bit smoother and faster than the Galaxy-Nexus.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] polska2180o:
My friend just got one and i played around with it some today. I am not blown away by the screen as I though I would be, yes it is better than GSII but not by that much. Can't beat vanilla android but I'm not crazy about the colors of ICS it feels very cold and plain...to each his own. Plus, we will get ISC anyways and somebody will have a rom that gets rid of TouchWiz. The quality feels much better than GSII but thats mainly because of the weight. I prefer the lighter GSII. Its a bit bigger than GSII which I hate I already think GSII is to big. Finally, I'm not sure about this but isn't GSII processor better the what the nexus has, I think with the improvements of ICS the GSII will be quicker than Nexus.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xlGmanlx:
Its a great phone and I actually believe in sprint's network vision plans. If they don't make it happen, I will be up for a new contract then, I can either go back to my work provided BB :( or change carriers. Rocking this phone but roaming to verizon....... :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cidica:
Both phones have their merits for sure. I got the chance yesterday and today to play with the Nexus and it's a great phone I honestly love it and Android 4.0 in my humble opinion is beautiful. I do agree with the battery life but I kinda figured it would not be as good going in seeing that every LTE device I've seen and used has had very poor battery life compared to the other phones I've used.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] niv3d:
Gman what are your speeds when you roam on Verizon? Also won't Sprint eventually kick you out? lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xlGmanlx:
As i stated in the verizon prl thread i go from crappie to less crappie :D:D:D, seriously though, I only get about 250-300ish/kbps on sprints latest prl, on verizon i can achieve anywhere from 400's-7xx's +. I only roam when out and about, at home or near wifi, stay on sprints network.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] niv3d:
Thanks, I'll search for the Verizon PRL thread. Can you just basically turn it on and off when you want?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spencer88:
This phone is very smooth. The whole OS is very different, some people are *****ing about it over in the GN section, but I actually like it. This change is good. And if anybody says the screen is worse than other screens because it's pentile, they are full of crap and haven't looked at the screen in person, because it looks damn good.

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I had my ETF waived by Sprint Retentions, I just have to return my airave, which I don't mind doing since I won't have Sprint anymore. I pull over 1 meg download over Verizon 3G everywhere I go, more often its over a meg and a half. Where on Sprint in the same locations I wouldn't even pull 300 kb/s. I know Sprint is going to get better, I just don't want to pay for a service for 2 more years before I see any difference.

Now Sprint 3G in Charlotte? Over 2 mb/s, really unbelievable, I never would have thought I would have seen those speeds on Sprint 3g anywhere. Columbia, SC? Forget it, 300 kb/s or less.

Now I'm just waiting for Sprint stock to go back up to 2.91 where it was last month lol and then sell, wait for it to drop and buy again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] niv3d:
How did you get your ETF waived?!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spencer88:
I just explained to them my situation of not using my phone because of the slow data speeds. I was very professional about it and the guy waived it no questions asked.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xlGmanlx:
There is a paid app called "roam control" in the market that lets you swap between home, auto and roaming. Has a widget too, worth it if your going to go down that route........So I've heard ;););)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daneurysm:
If you roam without changing your PRL you will be at 1x speeds, which are nearly unusable. If you use 00001.PRL you will be able to update back to Sprint's PRL but not go back to 00001.PRL without a computer and QPST and a little legwork.

However...If you use 00001.PRL *AND* use roam control to force roaming that will actually put you back onto Sprint's network at 3G speeds...I think.

lol, I've never done it. I'm brazen. Go ahead, kick me off the network...or not. Like I've said before, if they boot me Verizon here I come if they don't Verizon here I stay....until Sprint fixes their goddamned network.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] niv3d:
Wow you got lucky! Also how are you getting 2 different discounts on your plan? What plan do you have and how much is it?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] albie1937:
I feel ya. The 3g/4g here in Charlotte sucks ass big time but runs quite well in Jersey City, New Jersey. I'm going to Verizon to get the Galaxy Nexus. Im going to root it and add Volume Control to it. I couldn't care less for unlimited data.I just reliable speeds. The Epic 4g Touch is a kick ass phone on a mediocre network. A gs2 variant for Verizon would have sold big time.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LordLugard:
I'm thinking it's a BestBuy company discount, seeing as he's wearing a Geeksquad shirt in his profile pic...?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
How good is Verizon's LTE speed and how will Sprint's be? I have 8-13Mbps 4g so I haven't even thought about returning to Verizon because they have a phone that Sprint doesn't. Also, why are my 3g speeds so much better than most report? I have never used it on this phone but when I run Speedtest, I average 1-1.5Mbps down and 400-700kbps up. I wish I could pass my 3g to someone who needs it
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xlGmanlx:
Verizon just gobbled up $300M+ more for their network. They are in front by far and with Clearwire using stall tactics on Sprints primary LTE provider it could get ugly.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spencer88:
Ha no I work for a local city here and they have Verizon so employees that also have Verizon gets mad discounts. Just something they worked out.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] abhaxus:
In my area 3G and 4G are very similar performance to this. That said, I can't wait for LTE either. But my free line being a sprint employee keeps me from wanting to switch anyway :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bbedward:
It all depends on your location lol, you're very lucky*

I go to school in toledo and last year it was OK, 500-700 kbps 3g and no 4g. This year it's been 50-100 kbps (doesnt matter how close I am to the tower I have good coverage in my house and in campus, etc). 50-100 kbps since August, sprint says there is no issue with the tower when I call. And even when I'm off of a different tower in toledo it's just as slow (the only exception I found is close to the Michigan border where I was getting 1Mbit+)

On the flip side, when I'm home in cleveland I get 3g of 1-2 Mbits and 4g of 10-15 Mbits. I really hope sprint fixes it soon, as I know they're capable.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fabs109:
My store finally recieved galaxy nexus today and we are multi carriers i have sprint but sell both. And i love my phone with blazer rom and ics theme and loved the galaxy nexus but to be honest when epic touch gets full ics it will be a better phone. Actually in my oppinion already is but it is very cool to see full ics and i didnt really notice alot of lag on nexus but its a great device but personally i think (unless touch wiz kills the ics experience) our gs2 is a better phone
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spencer88:
Touchwiz on gingerbread is really nice but touchwiz on ics kills it. There's a video of the international GSII with ics beta on it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fabs109:
Ya i saw the vid i just am really hoping its not like that on ours lol prolly a wish n a prayer but we shall see and if not cyanogen mod will always have our back ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] difrent7:
I went with my buddy to yet his opening morning and I can say this phone is still strong compared to the nexus. Things I noticed that I didn't like about the nexus was the screen was extremely dim compared to ours unless you run full brightness. All apps open same speed if not faster on ours because we do not have animations opening apps. His phone didn't run as good running some live walls from the market but that could be they aren't optimized for the device.

In the end they are both great phones but not upgrade worthy imo

Sent from Samsung Galaxy S2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jess813:
Have a GS2 on Sprint and I would trade a heartbeat! If it came to SPRINT which it will and I will buy. :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daneurysm:
We've got a faster CPU/GPU combo, hands down. I don't know if memory buss or IO buss work quite the same as with desktop systems since this is all SoC, but, I'd imagine it would still be a relevant question even though the answers are sure to mean something completely different. The SoC is to a phone what the motherboard/chipset/ram/CPU are to a desktop....? Though the architecture differs pretty much as much as it possibly could while still having anything at all in common....the ****tiest x86 chip at a given mHz would smoke any given ARM chip.....though the intel would likely be burning off 4-10 times as much energy to do so.

Holy **** do I rant. Sorry.

Yeah, as far as raw number crunching and bit-pushing are concerned we win. Hands down. Reliably measured. Not by a ton, but, by enough the not fall into a reasonable margin of error.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] difrent7:
Yeah both are awesome devices but I'm more then happy with mine! =]
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Zorachus:
Just played with my co workers Nexus, and I am just not that impressed as I thought I would be.

The screen is nice, but I feel our lower res but Super AMOELD+ looks better. The colors and vibrancy just looks nicer on the Galaxy SII. I know the resolution is higher and better on the Nexus, but something just doesn't seem right.

And there is lag on the Nexus, going into and out of the app drawer, it hesitates for a split second, whereas my Galaxy SII is smooth as silk switching between home and app drawer.

And there are issues with it, the Weather genie does not always find the location, even setting a zip code doesn't hold, and it drops signal at times, and WiFi doesn't always stay connected, but I am sure a patch will easily fix that.

And my co worker said the battery life sucks, he set it up per my notes, to help with battery life, no auto brightness...no auto sync...no location or gps on by default...keep it off LTE, stick to CDMA only...but he still said the battery drains in 6 hours on medium use. It has never lasted a full day yet, not even close.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Asian Kyle:
once the e4gt gets the official ics update it'll be unstoppable :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sling:
I would buy GN if it had:

Better Battery life - GS2 wins

Better Speaker- GS2 wins

Better processor- GS2 wins Exynos

Better Camera- GS2 wins

SD card slot- GS2 wins

GN displays rules but to loose the above is terrible trade off.

When it comes to device performance both are equal for now.

Im betting ICS will play well with Exynos giving performance edge to GS2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Duce HD2:
Nice info thanks. I haven't seen one yet myself, but after reading tons of reviews etc I do remember everyone talking about the screen being kinda of dull, dark, etc when really expecting the world. It's cool, but definitely overhyped for sure.

If Samsung keeps the Galaxy S lineup top notch like they have, I'm really curious of what the SGS3 will be like. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] asqwrd:
I have both the epic and the nexus and honestly i like the nexus better. You cant really judge off of playing around with it and some people forget that ICS is new. Google just released 4.0.3 and my nexus runs just as smooth if not more smooth than the epic does. Most of the lag is software related not hardware. Also the battery life is better for me. Most people prolly dont turn off 4g on the nexus but for me i get 12 hours on 4g and easily a day without it on. On the epic i could get a day with 4g off but when i had it one my battery would last 4-6 hours. You guys also have to consider you have custom tweaks on the epic if its rooted so comparing it to stock ics isnt really fair. Im sure the dev community for the nexus will more than make up for all its short comings and it already has begun to. The dev community for it reminds me of the evo where people just developed and there wasnt as much drama (at least in the beginning) :rolleyes: but as far as the phone goes they are about the same but i like the nexus better just on look and it fits my needs which can be different from person to person.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sling:
yeah crossed reviews on screen but I'm thinking that's due to first build bug displays suffer from.

Samsung wasn't truly into GN rule the smartphone world with their release....more like keep SG line on top which makes sense.

Nexus is a Google , Google owns Motorola future Nexus builds will come from that direction so why knock down their flagship SG lineup.

Anyway that's my take on lame GN release.

GS3 will be a monster no doubt moto nexues will try to beat competition makes good things