yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JDinAZ74:
I've learned one thing from reading the last few pages of this thread, some people are willing to believe anything they read and are told if they want it to be true bad enough. :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Sex tape is a girl and no one can convince me otherwise.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
I know this is a little late but I honestly believe that we will benefit from Network Vision and LTE.

The E4GT operates on both 800Mhz and 1900Mhz frequencies.

2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900

3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Network Vision will be a major overhaul of the existing network. Sprint will be rolling out LTE on the existing 1900Mhz band, then rolling out LTE on 800Mhz. In my opinion the way it's being rolled out is quite brilliant. From what I can see if they are rolling LTE out on existing frequencies it should be compatible with any device that can currently get 3G with Sprint.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tailsthecat3:
Incorrect. We will never be able to use lte. 'We' as in epic touch users. Our 3g speeds will improve - only when some users migrate to lte - relieving congestion.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
I would've that thought if they are starting LTE with 1900Mhz, our 3G is also 1900Mhz... We should also benefit from the network being upgraded.

But how does the 1900Mhz LTE network differ so much from the 1900Mhz 3G network...?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lilotimz:
Radios. Our radios may pick up CDMA 3g on 1900mhz but our radio cannot and will not pick up LTE which is on 1900mhz. Two different signals on the same band.

Not to mention our Exynos dual core doesn't "like" LTE anyways --> looks at Tmobile GS2 / ATT Skyrocket GS2 (same phones literally) with S3 dual cores.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] thirdcoastraised:
Yes it does and I stand corrected even though no alternate version is as beast of an sgs2 as E4GT, and who's AT&T? isn't that that one carrier that charges 2 arms and a leg for crappy, very limited service, yet still can't manage to top Sprint or by tmo?

Wicked Kuban flashers killin the ICE cold BOA until I C n Red from the VeNuMous Sensations filling my now banned mind...so tell me now, Rujelus? Look out for dis AnAkOnDa! Brought to you by TeAm VeNuMs Blu Kuban v1.0.3.9!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] StrAuberries:
Maybe you know...

You saying "our radio" or "no cdma radio?"

While testing various settings I came accross something in my RIL logs that I hadnt ever seen.... After digging and digging Ive only found random/useless references...

"LTEforCDMAmode=0"

I really wouldnt mind learning more about this but if your saying its specifically ThESe cdma radios Id rather not waste my time.

Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
LOL@no pants *shakes fist @pms comment*

It's over in the FF18 thread in Development. You might have to roll through a few pages to see the 'confession'.

Personally I'd go with the premise that sextape is just having a good time futzing around with people. ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Sextape supports The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuits and Hot Flashing.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
lol There's no hope for you guys, I swear.

Btw, has anyone else noticed that one of the tags for his thread is "Ascertion is sexy"? Have I missed something? lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] swear0730:
I noticed that last night. I didn't post because I rarely know what's going on.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
Now THAT is interesting.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blkhwkz:
I appreciate the information you have tried to provide about the ICS update and things with the S3, etc, but your sources are once again wrong. I ordered the pebble blue and like many other people have my tracking number already. Since I got the tracking number at 5:30 this morning, obviously the phone isn't going out until tonight and being delivered tomorrow, day 1.

Until then guess I will try out FF18. Unless of course we get an FF20 today :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] swear0730:
I'm glad you're getting your phone on launch date.

Calling out TCR for passing along info from

published articles

seems pointless. Are you planning on notifying Phandroid as well as other multiple tech sites that the info that TCR referred to was wrong?

This thread is all about rumors and predictions. Some info too. Much will be wrong. Much will change as situations change.

Read, analyze and choose what you believe the future holds. Until something happens who knows what will happen?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
Kies Air just updated again.

EDIT: Could be just me though. I had to mobile Odin back to stock over the weekend to take my phone to Sprint for service today. USB port has gone out on me. Thought I had everything up to date though.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Clarification:

http://community.sprint.com/baw/com.../19/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-availability-update/

And that's all I'll post on that for now since this isn't the GS3 thread.

BTW, flashed FF18 and noticed one thing right away - I'm getting a 4G signal in my office without any tweaks. (Hasn't happened on any previous build including GB.)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Big Boy Laroux:
I'd be ecstatic to not have 4G drop multiple times any time i'm on the move.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fatboypup:
I'd be happy if the data notification was gone
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] :
GOOD times people
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lancer1991:
Still an issue on FF18.

Anyone know why this is happening?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] The Root:
Not to create more issues. We were talking closely with a Wimax engineer who said that the chips can be reprogrammed for LTE or other frequencies. It's all based on costs and how much network traffic they want. Also has to take into consideration how many bricks they could wind up with from reprogramming the radio OTA. We lost contact with him before we could narrow down facts and get an article going. Obviously I take this all with a huge grain of salt, but I won't rule out that it's possible.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Hit clear
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] The Root:
If you choose always allow for roaming in Settings, doesn't it keep from having that pop up?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fatboypup:
nope ..... and im in a fringe area in my office so it pops up all day even after clearing it
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jpkelly05:
Ouchy momma!

http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/89391?start=0&tstart=0

Quote from Sprint Forum:

"14. Jun 19, 2012 9:50 PM (in response to rsunbury)

Re: ICS UPDATE

We do follow these discussions, and respond when we can. unfortunately in the past we have had problems when timelines could not be met because there was delay in getting a suitable release candidate from a manufacturer. as a result we are no longer able to provide a timeline up to the point when we have control of the software release, and it is ready for release. I do see where you are coming from, so please do not take this for lack of consideration. Take it more as we only want to provide information that we can guarantee."

Does this mean we are waiting for more final Candidates from Sammy?

I researched RC1024 and it turns out he/she admits they know nothing at all. Furthermore it seems he/she is just a sales person and then says this " I also have to tell you that the People responsible for designing and implementing software updates don’t post here, at least that I’m aware of." So my original quote may be BS also. sorry.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fatboypup:
yay at least i have more RDF's to look forward to whilst i wait for my gs3
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gmfeny:
Lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] &roid:
Haha, these are funny. Sprint never knows what they are talking about...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jpkelly05:
I edited my post above with more info. My question still stands. Are we waiting on new Final Candidates?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] The Root:
Ima let you finish, but the Epic Touch is the best hybrid device Sprint offered in the last year.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tmeader:
Nope, and that's the "roaming notification bug" that's been present since not long after they switched over to 4.0.4. It was fixed in the 4.0.3 builds, then they switched to the 4.0.4 based builds, it popped up again, went away, and then inexplicably came back in these "final" builds.

I'm just hoping it will be addressed in a follow-up patch once this is released, because if you are in an area where this affects you, it's annoying as f***.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
http://phandroid.com/2012/06/20/gal...ding-android-4-0-update-through-samsung-kies/

Our turn next?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Big Boy Laroux:
Damn. Now we can't even say we'll be the first GSII with Android 4.0.4.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tmeader:
World GSII's have had it for months, and T-Mobil had it starting last week... the time has already passed ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Big Boy Laroux:
Sorry, yes, meant American GSII, but my point is about 4.0.4. I'm not sure how many (if any) of the world phones are on 4.0.4. And T-Mobile's is 4.0.3.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sniper:
Isn't tmobiles 4.0.3?...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tmeader:
Ah... touche. Yes, you're right. Overlooked that detail in your message. For that matter, so are the world phones still I believe.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Wizard Knight:
Off topic... I was just thinking about people complain about us not having official update yet. When the update rolls out, this phone will be less than a year old. Getting an update after having the phone for 8 months seems pretty good to me. Just my 2 cents on the whole thing

.. carry on
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mdeathike:
Att just got their update.. Its through Kies.... I guess we can be the only one with an ota
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
Interesting turn of events... So, my usb port on my phone is busted, so I had to go into a Sprint store. While there, I was playing with the phones, and what did I see? Their E4GTs running Android 4.0.3. FD26, if I recall correctly.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Overstew:
AT&T might have gotten their update now (from what I'm seeing, it's the LTE version.) But we got our hands on nearly 40 leaks, so who's device is more suitable for flashaholics? :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Was it a store phone that was for sale?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
It was what was on display. Dunno why they would display an OS that doesn't come with.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] graffix31:
Sorry forgot to quote. This was about the roaming notification.

Use the blue kuban and it will be gone. He disabled it weeks ago. Drove me crazy to.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SkuzFoz:
I'm assuming the employees there knew nothing about it?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mdeathike:
I have demo evo 3d and razr both running cm9 at radioshack lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SkuzFoz:
It's probably different for actual representatives of Sprint, which Radioshack is not :P

I just go there if I feel like buying Chinese import parts for 5-10x their value ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingsway8605:
Probably a store tech trying to be funny
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qubanaso:
sooooo AT&T's version is starting to push out :mad:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/20/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-on-att-gets-android-4-0/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ReggieTee:
Damn shame the best variant of the SII will be one of the last for the update.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SII
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qubanaso:
When it comes to the U.S Markets these carriers suck balls when updating their devices :mad:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ArgyleDX:
Hahah, makes sense, that was the last good build we got :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
I am pretty sure we will get our final update as soon as Google drops 4.1 next week. That would make more sense than anything.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xda-todd:
I've abandoned the stock OS...

When I got my E4GT about 6 months ago, I was coming off of an HTC Evo 4G where I had installed CyanogenMod 7. I liked CM7 and was even playing with some other kernels, especially ones where I could trickle charge my battery (i.e., SBC kernels, and no my battery/phone never exploded).

However, after all of my tweaking with kernels, etc. my phone was not very reliable. I decided that with my new phone, the E4GT, I would stick with a stock, albeit rooted, OS.

Then came along the ICS leaks. I tried FF02. Not bad, but not a big leap ahead from the GB stock OS, frankly. But that got me reading this forum a lot, and I ended up going with CM9 (the 6/13 alpha 5/pre-RC nightly). I'm currently using FF11 kernel and the FF02 modem. Apex Launcher.

Wow! This thing rocks. I get near-instant GPS locks (after a lot of problems with both EL29 and FF02 builds). My battery lasts much longer (I'm at 14+ hours with 35% left right now, with 4G on all day, wifi off, and a fair amount of usage). It boots in 30 seconds from lights on to usability. And I get lots of features that I like, such as the ability to unlock my phone without pressing OK, much better power widgets in the notification area, better email client, better-looking dialer, etc. No bloatware, not that I can't remove it, but why should I have to. Oh, and I LOVE the new "Cid" boot animation.

So I'm posting this just to share my experience. I don't think I'll ever go back to stock OS. I'm amazed at how Team Epic can build a ROM that outperforms Samsung's own ROM on things like GPS and battery life.

My only problem is my 3G data speeds haven't been that good. But I haven't updated the PRL or tried other modems, so I haven't really tried to fix it. The speeds have been OK (often around 750 down, 200 up, sometimes much higher). WiFi has been fine, and 4G may actually be working better than stock.

btw -- I was going to try AOKP right about the time the discussion thread was hidden or whatever. That looks like a great ROM, but I'm so happy with CM9 I don't think I'll try it now. Maybe another time.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
I had more pressing matters to attend to. My broken phone. New ones on order. I'll get it in a couple of days. Til then, with no usb connectivity, I'm stuck on stock. Need at least root for mobile odin. Maybe I'll ask when I go to pick it up.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
Yeah, but 4.0.3? That's the T-Mobile variant. Set all their screen timeouts to 10 min and gave them all the flying ICS Android Easter egg, LOL
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Its actually typical for the GSM carriers to get updates before cdma. Its been like that for a long time.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nirvashone:
Why? Why are gsm phones first? Serious question btw.

Have you seen my phone?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] someguyatx:
Hey xda-todd unfortunately your 3g data speeds are normal and compared to others here on the high side. My normal daytime down is around .40mbps lately but it gets as high as 1.8 if its the middle of the night. Upload will often be below .10 and peak at .80 or so in non peak hours. Its absolute crap and if I didnt have 4g in my area I would not keep this phone or stay with Sprint. Even their network vision upgrade speeds on empty network are slower than competition.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rwilco12:
It's all about catering to the masses. There are many, many, many more GSM phones than there are CDMA. Generally after updating GSM they'll modify the GSM updates to work with CDMA.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
Because the rest of the world uses GSM. For every CDMA phone there is probably 5 GSM models. All of Europe uses GSM and half of the United States. It is also why we sometimes don't get certain phone models or get them much later.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rgregg504:
I'm gonna miss this thread my wife is getting my et4g tonight and she is making me flash it back to stock...she's such a killjoy:thumbdown:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PortlandAmir:
You should have seen the look on my wife's face when I told her I was going to root her phone. She told me I wasn't a dentist with a shocked look on her face while protectively hugging her phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] polska2180o:
This thread should be renamed to "I HAVE THE WORST NEWS FOR..."
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hayabusa1300cc:
Spring should just convert to gsm then
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] thirdcoastraised:
20. Jun 21, 2012 10:37 AM (in response to DONALD_SPRINT) Re: When will Sprint release Ice Cream Sandwich for the Galaxy S2?

Sprint has started the rollout of ICS for Galaxy S2. I have not yet received it but know people who have (last night - June 20, 2012). Keeping my eye out for it. Their update started when they tried to turn their phone off.

TeAm VeNuM is SO EPIC4GTOUCH that even haters can't help but respect the bite as we all sit back enjoying a nice "repacked" Blu Kuban 1.0.3.9! don't believe the delayed sgs3 release hype, mine was delivered this morning!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] graffix31:
That is great news, hopefully source will be released soon now with this news. Thanks Thirdcoast for all of your info and insite through this whole thing.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elliwigy:
Lol so one person says its rolling out but really? Has anyone got any update? I kno my phone was acting funny last night but no news from anyone besides that post about official OTA yet?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] epic4gfaded:
CDMA is much more secure then GSM. I think that's why Sprint and Verizon use it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RustedRoot:
Would she know if you didn't? You're going to continue to do "maintenance" for it, right? You could so sf's one-click and she'd likely not know it's rooted.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EggosEvo:
I wonder if I was the only person to turn my phone off and back on after reading that... Oh well. One can only hope for the update. Right?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
Probably.

EDIT: Then again, maybe my new phone will come with the update.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Big Boy Laroux:
you definitely weren't the only one. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
Question: When does the average user ever turn off their phone? Maybe when their having some kind of issues? I only turn mine off to flash new roms or for troubleshooting purposes. Before I got into that, never.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] &roid:
Never turn my phone off, unless I'm flashing or trying something unstable.

This thread has turned into quite the gathering place. If release drops without the kernel source, maybe we can keep it going for some time more.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] animal7296:
I will always turn mine off and pull the battery every few days just to clear it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elliwigy:
Lol i bet that person was trolling.. NO ONE else can confirm this? Sgs3 is being shipped id assume its a possibility? But y wouldnt anybody else say anything unless no one else heard anything about it
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] someguyatx:
We are hardly average users, most people never reboot or power off their phones. 3 days is probably the longest I ever go without turning off or rebooting phone to flash something. Right now I'm at 15 hours uptime.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
Just curious, do you find that it helps with anything? That may be one of those good habits I pick up if it does.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
Yeah, that's kinda my point, but it's nice to see what other peoples habits are, as well, for general maintenance purposes. Specs wise, this really is a beast of a phone, and with some care, should hold up for quite a while. It was one of the selling points for me. If I can get a bit more out of it before I pass it on to the kid, I'm all for it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
I have 3 batteries and a wall charger so I turn it off at least twice a day. Never plug it in either lol. :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
I've had mine since launch (Sep 2011) and it shows no signs of slowing down (or being surpassed). Sometimes I get itchy fingers to play with a new toy but I have no real, valid reason to buy another phone, yet. (Not saying I won't, just that I don't have a reason to lol)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
I don't see much difference man.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
I'm trying to stay away from unreliable info these days and not respond to it less we insight more drama. I find it best practice to not respond one way or the other, or you'll just encourage them to post more.

This is not directed at any particular poster as I have been guilty of, and fallen into the trap of, passing along unverified info as well. I have since mended my ways.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elliwigy:
I had to reboot last night because i was having sms issues with sending and reboot fixed the problem
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ebuc:
This is probably irrelevant but it helps to delete your texts. if you're one of those people that saves they're texts towards 1000-2000+ in a thread, you will experience, forceclosing and lag.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rgregg504:
Not worth it. One glitch and I'll never hear the end of it, if I'm lucky she'll miss her keyboard and give it back, then I'll have an s2 and an s3:cool:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] datajosh:
Same here although I'm a little afraid to go check out the S3 when it arrives in stores because then I'll probably want one :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Censura_Umbra:
It is also faster and allows phones to remain locked to the carrier
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
Can't wait till cm9 is pure
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
Same here. Got mine September 29th and this phone does kick but. But I will always be interested in picking up a gs3 :P
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nirvashone:
Realistically I think of the s3 as an s2.5. It doesn't really deserve the classification of if being next gen of galaxy devices.

Have you seen my phone?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] The Root:
This is all based on extensive testing and comparison in person, right? No? Ohhh...

It has a dual core processor, it must be exactly the same!!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DCRocks:
The reason I would disagree, is the Camera is supposed to be LOTS better.

IMO, that by itself is enough reason to upgrade my GF's ET4G to the SGS3, given taking pics and posting to FB is 99% of what she does with her phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
Yeah, I really don't think my resolve is going to last for long. I've contemplated doing the buy up, buy out, etf payout whatever the heck it's actually called in order to avoid paying full off-contract price, but I think I've decided to just put the $165 into savings and wait until the phone is actually out and feedback starts rolling in, then I'll probably buy at full price and reserve my actual upgrade (May 2013) for whatever amazing device is out by then. lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SkuzFoz:
I thought the S3 looked like cheap crap personally, and in the beginning many people seemed to agree. Now everyone wants one for whatever reasons. I'm not 100% sure why it's ugly to me, I think it's the general lack of any styling. I'm primarily an HTC fan so the S3 is missing a lot of personality and flare. I suppose that comes with the evolution of phones that are just a screen with a back.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yellowman82:
Plastic is back in style point blank, if u like HTC then go to HTC
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
I actually agree. I think the S2E4GT looks a lot nicer.

I'm not eligible for an upgrade for another year and a half, so I'll gladly wait until there's something waaay better than what I have now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rwilco12:
I hate to beat a dead horse but did anyone else notice Sextape's new avatar?

EDIT: For the young boys looking for more fun and daydreams, look at "her" interests...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
There are three entries for SPH-D710 on Samsung's open source site, two of them are obviously GB (EK02 & EL29) but there's one in the middle that doesn't specify what it's for. I realize I'm grasping at straws here (and also think it might've also been mentioned before) but that's not our source, right?

---------- Post added at 02:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:12 PM ----------

Wait, now sextape is a dead horse? I thought he was a she who might actually be a he pretending to be a she?

I'm just going to continue to think of sextape as a VHS. (because yes I'm old)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rwilco12:
Lol I'm with you but the thread was getting to be to on-topic again. Needed to breathe new life into it!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RainMotorsports:
I can tell you already its EG30 but I will look at it to confirm.