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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djp952:
Yes, but so far only to be able to restore app data (ie Angry Birds) from my old phone. I'm totally cool with the built-in ICS disable/freeze feature for the apps I don't want, I think that's an extremely fair compromise over rooting and deleting the apk/so files.

Not too concerned about Wallet yet, we'll see how that pans out if it's something we'll need to root for or just something we can head to the Market and install without any issue. I would like to try it out and have zero confidence that the competing ISIS thing won't completely suck in comparison, so if root is needed, root it is!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ToyTank:
If you want a private conversation phones are not the way to go. Back in the day we had to hard tap your line for LE with warrant. Now with CALEA and digital switches they can monitor traffic anywhere anytime w/o warrant.

Sometimes we put lines on speaker all day to monitor for noise. If your neighbor had wet line issue or cross talk we might monitor your line for noise. I worked in a 900 number telephone switch in California we have to check lines for "traffic" or people talking before working on them. It was awkward. Now I can monitor phone calls from my computer. Of coarse I don't unless it is for work I don't want to end up in Guantanamo.

Wow how off topic WTF happened?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] josteink:
I got my (GSM) Galaxy Nexus yesterday. I'll let the sig speak :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MattSkeet:
So everyone is concerned about wallet but not carrierIQ? The same company that apparently is used by fbi and other intelligence agencies?

Veeery convincing :-)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] prankmonkey:
i might root down the track, but i see no reason to atm

plus i dont want to wipe my device to unlock the bootloader and gain root
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Poerger:
I got my NG 2 days ago and wanted to have the same access and use I had on my old phone (even Titanium Backup requires root ...). And since the unlock process wipes the phone I decided to go for root ;)

The first thing I did with the NG was unlock and root ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Wiggz:
First thing I did was root my device....I'm not interested in any other non-standard launchers on this device as I did with my Nexus One. I wanted Stock feel, but with root app ability.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] str355:
i rooted mine within an hour of buying it.

i needed titanium backup to work, along with other root apps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ves:
Probably not for the next 8 months.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BlueBagodah:
Haven't done anything with mine yet. I've had it about a week. Other than running Adfree, I'm not seeing any reason to root just yet.

I have read it on other threads here and am wondering though, does rooting break the OTA updates?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rolear8:
The second day i own this beauty, i unlock the bootloader and rooted, just waiting for CM9 to flash it!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] enaybee:
Eventually. Not right now. I wanna make sure this handset has no problems before I monkey around with it. After a while I will be all over it. I am also keeping an eye out on dev forum for custom ROMs. When I see something worth flashing I will root it. For now I am enjoying stock build as it is good but I miss my ability to restore apps using TiBu and UOT kitchen mods.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] [hfm]:
Because it's a great phone. There are many more reasons to want this phone than ability to unlock/root. Stock ICS, quick Google updates, display is fantastic, performance is great, GPS locks mega-quick, I like the weight, size, and feel and simply because it's a nexus. I'm sure others that don't care about rooting or unlocking can also come up with their own.

You will never win the argument of why some individual feels a certain phone is right for them, because it's not for you to decide, only they can.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TroyBoy30:
i bought one and I have no intention of rooting or anything. mines already unlocked since it's gsm

i wanted ICS and no hardware buttons. it was the only phone available that had that. I also wanted LTE on at&t but there is nothing out yet that beats the gnex
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] craighwk:
I'm not sure. There's a big lack of bloatware on the phone and that's really the main reason why I root my phone.

I'll see what ROMs have to offer that stock doesn't. I was quite ROM obsessed with my previous Android phone, so I think I might like to leave it locked and worry free.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] donsh00tmesanta:
As soon as I get home it will be rooted

Sent from Oxygen 2.3.2 powered Nexus S 4G
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] [hfm]:
By unlocking it means the bootloader, I would never buy a nexus that was SIM locked.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Yeah, I'll root because I want my game saves from my previous phone onto the Galaxy Nexus and to get the most out of my phone such as UV kernels, CM9, etc.

There's no fun if you aren't going to maximize your phone ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dspcap:
+1 completely agree with this statement. The first thing I thought of when I saw this thread.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] craighwk:
Well I changed my mind. It took me 12 hours before I rooted :)
[General Questions and Answers] enahsak:
Is there a forum for the htc evo view tablet?

Are there any plans to start one?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rafarataneneces:
I moved from Verizon to Sprint because of

1) price

2) unlimited data, talk...

3) Samsung Galaxy SII

1) Well, let's say price is ok, unlimited usage is good, but the internet is not as good as Verizon, so I don't use it too much

2) I don't care if I have unlimited everything if the connection is not reliable.

It's BETTER than T-Mobile though (T-Mobile sucks so bad), but it's nowhere NEAR as good as Verizon

3) Phone SUCKS. Today is the first day I FINALLY was able to

a) root phone

b) Fix the signal issue

I went to Sprint and they offered me $100 credit so I can stay with them, and now my phone is fixed, so in theory I feel like giving them another try

With Verizon, the bill was expensive, I do remember in my family, we paid $260 for 1 smartphone and two simple phones, that's ridiculous

Anyway, if I move by myself to Verizon in order to have the Ice Cream Sandwich phone,

1) Is the 2X data offer from Verizon a good offer to come back to the big red?

2) Any chance I can root the phone and not pay for tethering on Verizon?

3) Is that phone a SUPER PHONE that really deserves all the hassle

To be honest, I really like my Samsung, and now that I fixed the loss of signal error (hopefully, first day after I upgraded), I kind of want to use my phone for a while

I really like the phone itself, but again, I have no idea if the other phone is better than mine, and if it is, how much better?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Thank Me Later:
If Verizon still had unlimited data plans and you have the money for that bill, I would say go to Verizon. LTE is awesome! If I ever went to Verizon now, it would be for a non smartphone and I just wanted good phone service/signal. You'll definitely get faster data speeds on Verizon but having a 2GB cap is painful. And with LTE, you're bound to reach the cap faster unless your consistently on wi-fi. Tethering would just hit your data cap even faster. Unless you plan to get a more expensive plan than 2GB ($30 per month). I mean if money isn't an issue I would choose Verizon. But I got a family to feed and I'm good with Epic Touch on Sprint's unlimited data. I happen to get 4G at home and at work. The 3G isn't slow on my phone but it's not special either.

I read that Sprint is planning LTE in the future. We'll just have to see! If they do switch to LTE and KEEP their UNLIMITED DATA & don't jack up prices on the plans, they will get more people coming to Sprint over other carriers.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Indrid Cole:
What phone sucks? If you are referring to the et4g then yeah go get bent by Verizon. This RIG rocks. Also the G nex only has 16GB internal no sd card slot. Wtf I would fill that in about ten minutes. Geesh is ICS that important.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] motorsports601:
Noo the galaxy nexus has 32g. If u live in a 4g area I say go for it. But then again how much is 4gigs when ur blazing 4g speeds good thing the galaxy nexus has that data limiter! !
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dw0d:
I also read that Sprint will begin rolling out a TD-LTE network next year...supposedly it should be faster than standard LTE so i will be sicking around for It
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ksizzle9:
I love it, sprint is rolling out faster LTE. lol when I hear fanboy comments. That's not a good justification that sprint "will" have LTE. I USED to be a sprint customer, I used it along with my Verizon, then after about 10 days I realized what a mistake I made. At least in my area, 3G was painfully slow, no 4G in sight, and just a bad experience. Idk why sprint went with wimax and how they failed so badly. At the time it was a decent move as it is SOMEWHAT faster than 3G, but still not even as fast as T-Mobile's synthetic 4G. With that said if u want to be able to see INSANE speeds I would make the move back to VZW. I know ill get the whole "pics or it didn't happen" but Verizon can pull 40+MB/s down and up to 50 at time ls and I've seen 20 up. These aren't flukes, it can be replicated. Several times over. I know the argument that sprint has unlimited 4G, but what good is that when its on a network(WiMax) that will be useless in the next 18 months? Agreeing with and above poster it will be insanely easy to blow thru 4GB(assuming vzw still has double the data promo) on VZW bc it downloads stuff so fast that u won't hesitate to download that 1GB or larger file. If u have no regards for money, by all means Verizon is your best bet. By the end of 2013 vzw will have 4G in places that sprint, tmo l, or att have rarely had 3G. I have traveled across the entire US, several times from the east coast to the west and it does happen, but is very rare that vzw loses service. Rarely is 3G even lost. I was a bit harsh earlier on sprint, as they are a solid wireless provider but the term in this particular place "u get what u pay for" applies. At least in the case of Verizon. As I stated earlier in my post. If u have the Money, search the forums BC there are still a few loopholes to find unlimited on vzw, it is worth every penny u can throw at it.

With that said, I'm about 20 miles outside of a 4G area so I don't use it daily. However, I use it enough to know how good it is. Obviously I'm typing this from the dinc2, which isn't 4g. But the bionic is:-).

Before I commit to leaving 4G on all the time they are gonna have to finish the next Gen of lte radios BC the battery life on all 4G phones(vzw or not) leaves something to be desired.

Lastly, I do not agree that the E4GT sucks. IMHO its the best out of the entire GS2 line.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gedster314:
You must not have heard all the complaints about the Bionic.

Never change companies for a phone or OS. What's hot today is next weeks crap. You change because a company serves your area better.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sharp7704:
This was 1 helluva ****in answer!!!! I could'nt have said it any better. Besides, while they're chasin that Galaxy Nexus, Sprint will have it too soon enough.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SocialReject:
Verizon will never get love from me. 10-20 dollar text messaging plans are a scam... period

Sent from the future.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fnut6969:
Well said, I left Verizon for Sprint, because of the amazingly piss poor customer service (curiously when I was porting my number they finally treated me pretty well).

Their data speeds were fast but I never got anywhere near 40 MB/s down, for me it was always still faster to use wifi whenever possible. And, the phones I had (Droid X, Thunderbolt) generally sucked.

When you factor all that in with the higher prices my decision was an easy one. However, only you can make the decision that is right for you, best of luck either way.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rafarataneneces:
dude it rocks now, December 15th

it's been a sucky phone for the last two months, EVERY SINGLE DAY I have to reboot it

Loss of signal
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rafarataneneces:
Ok, here are a few things I have in mind

1) Nobody mentioned if I can have free tethering at Verizon

2) what about LCD Root?

I have that program in my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch and man the screen in my phone is the best screen I've EVER had EVER

I love my phone, now with the loss of service fixed, FINALLY I have a nice Samsung Galaxy S II

But part of me thinks, man, I've been waiting for SG II since April 2011.

Maybe this month I can go to Verizon and get a nice phone that will serve me well for 2012?

I already waited way way way too much for SGII

I am going to see how much it costs to go back to Verizon, I suppose that if I can tether for free, with root, hack, whatever, then that would make me change in no time

What I don't like about Verizon is the plans.

WIth Sprint I can talk 10 hours per day, no problem

with Verizon I think unlimited costs $79 and data costs $30, insurance $10, txt $20... keep adding and adding you're talking about $130-$150 for unlimited everything (and still it's not unlimited because of 4GB Data Cap)

With Sprint I do like the fact that it's really unlimited, and it's cheap

But I just feel that SGII was a phone for 2011

Samsung Nexus is the phone for 2012

So I might as well switch now that the device is ready

Anyone agrees?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SocialReject:
Edit: here's a detailed break down I read about the text plan, smh.

You can spend $25 for 2GB of mobile data which they claim ends up being about 80MB per dollar which then translates to 500,000 text messages each 160 characters long. We’ll bet you seldom hit the 160 character mark which makes this even worse. Now take that dollar and divide it by the number of texts and each one probably costs $0.000002 or two ten thousandths of a cent. That isn’t very much. If you send 5,000 texts in month then those texts cost about $0.01 – a penny.

Point proven...

PLUS a 30 dollar data plan?

Go ahead, go on down that road...

Sent from the future.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingsway8605:
Don't use too much of that fast lte or you will go over your data cap.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
How fast would 2GB go if you wanted to flash Cyanogen nightlies right to your phone?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dboy352:
Lol, where did you hear it has 32gb?? I hope you're not getting it because you will only walk away said with only 16gb.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingsway8605:
I couldn't even download all of my google music library
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t3hpyroboy:
I disagree. Honestly? There isn't that much difference in performance between the SGS II and the Galaxy Nexus. The biggest difference really is ICS, and, hopefully, it won't be too terribly long before we with the E4GT have ICS. That, and a higher DPI screen, which is marginally larger (0.15").

I know that I have never been doing something on my E4GT and been cursing my phone for being slow and laggy. The only thing that is slow is the network, and that's mostly because I live in an area where about half the time, I only have 1x, and not 3g. Granted, the 3g isn't as fast as verizon, but for me, it's acceptable. Even when it's clocked down to 800 mHz (which mine does below 50% battery) it still flies. I changed to the E4GT because it was a big step up from the OG Epic. That big step simply does not exist from the E4GT to the Galaxy Nexus.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] aimbdd:
No i disagree.

1.The phone will come to other carriers.

2. $50 dollars more a month really worth it for the new "phone" Thats 600 the first year.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] albie1937:
I'm thinking about doing the same jumping ship to Verizon to get the Galaxy Nexus. I have no kids and a good job. Also I can get a 22% monthly corporate discount and 25% of accessories too. I was thinking about the 10gb(don't even use 3gb a month) for $50. I can get rid of my home internet and tether off that phone. If y'all had the opportunity to do this switch, would you do it?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Indrid Cole:
I'll believe the 32GB when I see it. LMFAO.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] No_Nickname90:
Do you know how fast you'd eat through that 10GB if you used it for home internet as well? Remember, you're using the internet at home and on the go.

Just to give you a thought. If you stream Netflix from anything besides your phone, Game Console, PC, TV, Netflix is guaranteed to use at least 1GB per hour. And that's not HD

You can only pray to the heavens if you play games online and use your phone. Your internet is guaranteed to be eating up.

This is never a smart idea in the long run.

The only lucky people in this situation are those who are grandfathered. Curse those grandfathered being able to get all that speed with unlimitedness!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Indrid Cole:
+1 to that also.LMFAO

---------- Post added at 10:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:44 AM ----------

I say to all you wishy washy plp. Go to Verizon,it means more bandwidth for me.ha.:D

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I'm outa this thread. Seeya.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SocialReject:
I can't believe people pay these ridiculous prices... The phone is already 300 bucks, now they want you to pay 30 bucks minimum just for 2GB? 20 for Messaging? Not once, but every Month! Not to mention your minute plan which is like 50-60 smackeroos on top of that.

But hey, if money isn't an option, go for it. Unfortunately, money IS an option for me... Just my 2.5 cents

Sent from the future.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hijewpositive:
I just read this post and not the rest of the forum, so don't kill me if something similar was already mentioned.

So I was in Times Square today, passed by the Verizon store, when I decided to go inside and play with the nexus. And lemme tell you, it could be better. First of all, and I wish I would've filmed this, I did speedtests for both phones at the exact same time from the same spot and same server. This phone did 4x FASTER!!! My speed test results were like 1500kB/s while that phone did like 350kB/s.

Also, ics is definitely not a reason to switch over to vz right now, only because we will all eventually get the update. Just be patient, its not all its hyped up to be. I've noticed a few buggy things when I was playing with it... its def nice and smooth, but nothing to really get your panties in a twist over.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] albie1937:
I'm at work from 8-5, I barely use my phone but we have wifi at work. I don't stream games or movies. I rarely use 2gb a month. I don't like the terrible data speeds here in Charlotte. But when I was visiting my people in Jersey City, New Jersey Sprint's Data was crazy fast including 4g. I could skype with my wife while I was in Jersey but she was on Wifi here in Charlotte.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dalmus:
I think people need to be careful when they say things like "I rarely use 2GB a month now, so why not go to Verizon?"

The problem is that you (generic you, not necessarily YOU :) might be using less than 2GB now because of Sprint's slow network. If you move to a faster network, you might find your data usage spikes because you will be doing more things that you couldn't do before.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rafarataneneces:
Well that's the issue right now (December), they offer 4G (reasonable) for $30
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] In_da_buff:
First off:

Why is the Nexus such a better phone than the Touch?

On paper, they look comparable. dual core, 5mp vs 8mp camera, AMOLED screen. Only ICS - which will happen for the SII but really - how great is ICS gonna be? Is Gingerbread is an F and ICS is an A+?

Aside from LOS that looks to be fixed - the SII is rated as one of the best phones out there.

Second: Unlimited data regardless of speed. What are you guys doing that requires 10gb download speeds? I have about 6000kbps DSL wifi at home and between 4 & 5k on Sprint 4g at home and around town. Webpages, email, pop up in seconds, apps, videos & music take like 10 seconds to download. I downloaded a full movie in like 15 minutes. Seems reasonable. I'd rather not have to worry about caps and throttling and extra charges for going over and having a monthly bill over $100. Actually, we now have 4 smartphone - Epic, Touch, 4S and an EVO, with a bill under $200 monthly (family plan with a corporate discount).

So moving over for a limited data plan to get a phone that has ICS ?-you gotta really really want it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingsway8605:
Not true, I was grandfathered to unlimited on Verizon. In September, the day the Epic Touch came out, Verizon started throttling their so called "unlimited" people to 1x speeds after 2gb. That day I canceled I bought an Epic Touch on Sprint and after a lot of fighting had my Verizon etf fee waived since they did not honor the unlimited contract I signed.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingsway8605:
Leo Laporte, who owns the Epic Touch, Verizon's Nexus, and the international Nexus, recommends the Epic Touch out of all three.

Nexus review starts at about 18 minutes in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4c8xaB-Cyc&list=PLD1F9B84726BCA762&index=1&feature=plpp_video
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackstang350:
No matter where I go I keep coming back to sprint ,**** Verizon its a big rip off. If anyone can show me a phone faster then sgs2 I bet I would gave my phone to a retard. Galaxy nexus ok if thas what u want and go get but remember u are gonna be married with them for two years and its will be a bumpy ride my friend
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dalmus:
People who don't use a lot of data aren't going to be bothered by not having 4G, at least people other than the "i'm k00l bcuz i hav 4g" kids.

However, I've found that on my ET, I can stream Netflix just fine when I'm getting at least a .5Mb connection via 3G. I don't see how its worth paying MORE per month to be on Verizon just to cut my buffer time in half.

And then, throw in the fact that on Verizon, I'm limited to watching 4-5 hours of video on Netflix if I want to continue using my phone for other things, such as reading XDA, checking my email, etc, there's no comparison.

I'd comment on how much data tethering to an XBox or PS3 uses, but, for the life of me, I can't figure out why somebody would prefer to use their phone's internet as opposed to their home internet connection for gaming.

Now, if you don't even get a good 3G signal, then it might be worth it, depending on what you actually want to do with it.

I personally would never rely on my phone as my home ISP, except as an emergency backup.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Duce HD2:
I saw this too, good review. I agree with what he says. Also, looks like you can see some pixelation???? The high res on that phone might just be a little too much imo for a phone. Naaa, I'm sticking with my sgs2 baby, this thing is a power house all around no doubt. Best phone on the market.

Plus, like others have already stated, if you're not grandfathered the data limitations are definitely enough to stir me away.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bushacro:
Why leave a great phone?

Definatley wouldn't switch to a new phone if your reason for switching is due to bugs with the EG4T... All new phones take time to work the bugs out even after reaching the public. Enjoy the fact that you have one of the best phones out there. Financially a better decision too. I love the E4GT and the way Sprint treats me. (still on one year upgrades since I've been with them so long(and its a corporate account)) oh ya and Super-AMOLED...its improves sexual performance*

*statement has not been evaluated by the FDA
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rafarataneneces:
Hello guys

I'm still on Sprint

Went to Verizon last week

Pentile screen sucks blue looks green

Quadrant score 1500 or so

Free RAM was about 386 mb

Does Verizon sells phones that are cheaper to produce in order to maximize earnings?

I think Samsung Galaxy S II is better

Any thoughts?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rafarataneneces:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1397970

[Q] These HD sAMOLED screens kinda suck

this is why I'm still on Sprint

Verizon sucks

Droid Charge was penile screen also