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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] AllTheWay:
I am returning mine tomorrow and going back to my Galaxy S2. Like you said the phone is just faster and snappier. Can't wait for the new Sammy LTE chip running at 1.5ghz.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Aerials:
3 weeks since the at&t Note release, still seems to be no real indication of ICS coming to it soon. And on top of that, subsidized pricing on it still hasn't dropped to at least $200.

Paying $250-300 to renew contract for a phone with outdated software is a huge waste of money imo. But it would make more sense if you either currently had no working phone, or the current phone was nearing its 'death -bed'.

For the time being, I'm mostly using the Pre 3 even though its screen size is around the same as the iphones. But it's the webOS on it that makes it easier for me to ignore the small screen size.

Ironic how I kept thinking that it's Samsung and/or HTC or bust....but yet I'm saddled with Dell and HP instead.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Teufel Hunden:
So funny how people expected ICS to come out as soon as they bought the note when it was said the note is EXPECTED to RECEIVE ICS! No such date was Ever mentioned, only for the international version!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] bclark:
You're not crazy.

I use my international gs2 as my daily driver and switch to the note every few days. I basically use it as the smallest tablet rather than the largest phone. I have a stand, my n64, psx emulator going and it looks like I may get 4 days battery life.

I don't think 30 days is enough for me to choose so I'll give it a bit longer and sell it later on if necessary.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jev3gs:
I actually already returned the Note for an S2 already. My reasons were pretty much the same as yours, but also including inability for one handed operation. Another factor for me was gaming! Too many games weren't supported on the Note yet and I didn't have the patience to wait for it.

I won't lie though, not having the Note now for a week i do miss the big screen and the colors. It seems the colors on the S2 are just off compared to the Note.

In the end I might even return the S2 and wait for the Skyrocket HD or the S3. I think my screen fix would be fixed with either of those newer phones (assuming the S3 comes in higher than 480 x 800).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] eghoti1:
Came from the Skyrocket and I was in love with that phone almost as much as my all-time favorite the HD2. But I couldn't look past the bigger screen on the Note. I have to say after buying the Note I wasn't going to commit to it all the way and held onto my Skyrocket just in case. The Note isn't quite as fast, but fast enough and I made look like SkyICS Rom on the Skyrocket. I have a big hand so I am able to pull off one handed use for the most part on the Note. Battery is about the same, around 12-13 hours. Going back to my Skyrocket now seems funny and small. Note it is!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] bdbx18:
I just returned my Note last weekend after having it for a week. I have to move three other family member phone's sim cards just to revert back; it was painful. While I miss the Note's larger and higher def screen, my good ole Skyrocket was very much zippier, better battery life and all my screens line up. My Note was rooted and was oc'd to 1.7.

But the real trigger for this reversal was that I nearly dropped the Note more than a few times trying to do stuff with my one free hand. The final straw was when my case came and I still have a hard time holding on to it. I have fairly large hands but there is only so much you can reach with one hand.

Also, it was tougher to hide the screen from peering eyes when you're trying to sneak in a quick email, web lookup :0. And this is with the brightness all the way down.

I'll patiently await the Skyrocket HD or something else that is no more than a tiny bit larger.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Eddie Bombay:
Looks like Aaron from phone dog is going to use the s2 as his daily driver also. Note was too much of a beast for him to handle.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] giantenemybird:
I've made the decision to go back to the S2. Hopefully, I'll get used to the smaller screen size. I'll use the S2 until the S3 comes out. The note is a fantastic phone...it really is.. but I need something with more dev support UNTIL the S3 comes out. Plus, the battery on the S2 (with custom roms) was insane. Not to mention a better performing processor.

I'm going to miss having a phone as big as my face.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] greyhulk:
Better battery life on the Skyrocket? You're doing something wrong or you got a defective device. My Note lasts nearly twice as long as my Skyrocket ever did.

You people going back to an S2 are crazy. If you don't have LTE in your area, I can almost understand it, but I will never go back to a non-LTE device again. And I wouldn't give up the bigger screen and better battery life on my Note for any other phone out right now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jpeg42:
Seems to just be general impatience. They expect 100 Roms within a month of release. Even though these devs are doing this at night in their spare time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] greyhulk:
I guess. I personally don't care about ROMs. I figured I'd just wait for the official ICS and I'm fine with the current Gingerbread ROM anyway. My Skyrocket is still sitting in a drawer and every time I pick it up, it feels tiny and inconsequential compared to the Note. I also remember how long the battery lasted for me and I couldn't even consider going back to it.

Galaxy S2 was a great phone and the Exynos is badass, but I'll sacrifice a little speed for LTE. I hit between 40 and 50 mbps consistently here in Texas. Data cap or not, that makes everything faster.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] N3RD420:
I wouldn't trade my note for the world. Roms will be available soon. People just have no patience. I don't mind waiting for ics.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SayWhat10:
$250-300 for phone with "outdated" software"? You do know that 90% of android phones have "outdated" software as you say on it right? If it had froyo or eclair then you might have had a point.

And for you to even mention the pre3 on this forum...is just....laughable... even though I had a Pre (pre 1). And theres NO WAY you can ignore small size of pre or other phone after leaving note

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Rooted,but did you have a custom rom on it? And was it conservative 1.7?

Im sure future roms will handle all lag/speed issues.

Phone is not even a month old for the U.S. yet.....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] giantenemybird:
It's not necessarily impatience in my case. It's the fact that I don't see this phone ever having the type of developer support that the S2 has/will have. I could be wrong though. It's more about the potential for me than anything.

Either way, I do have an S2 in hand again and maaaan this thing is as snappy as I remember. I will say that you cannot get a better display than the note. I'll miss that part for sure.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ryanbmw51:
I did.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] baudilus:
I'm coming from an LG Thrill (which i now use as my work phone). For all the reasons you mentioned, I'm keeping the Note. I've been through three android phones so far after having an iPhone and then an iPhone 3G, and I can't go back to a small screen. I'm a big guy so I can do almost anything I need to do one handed.

By the way, I don't live in an LTE area, but when I happen to be in one . . . hoo boy.

Needless to say, I love having the the Wifi Access Point.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] planoman:
I think many get caught up in the GNote fever in which they see a device that is unique and want it and once they have it it is like...it this it? You do not actually use all the things you thought you would etc. Not crazy just a fact for early adopters.

So after having LTE did you go back to the regular S2 or the skyrocket? I am using my International GNote this week since we are on spring break and I wanted better battery life, but man do I miss my LTE. Do not know if I could leave it completely...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] giantenemybird:
I went back to the regular S2. (Note > Skyrocket in every way) The LTE speeds were amazing on the note, and I'll miss those for sure. But to be honest, the things I use my phone for when I'm away from wifi don't really need LTE... HSPA+ works just fine for streaming and whatnot.

I'm willing to trade the faster internet speed for better performance. I just don't use the faster internet speed enough.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] planoman:
I was about to put my skyrocket up for sale...but may hold off. I still have a few days to decide on whether I want two GNotes (INTL and ATT).

One issue that I see now that it is getting warmer is how to carry the GNote with shorts etc. In recent months, I have had a jacket etc to keep my keys etc in. Now it is warmer I will wear shorts exclusively when not working, so I have not figured out how I will do this. I have used case and holster before but do not know if the GNote is too big for that with shorts?

Shorts with cargo pockets on the side maybe? Decisions, decisions...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] fox689:
Honestly, I wouldn't have bought this phone for the $300 tag if it hadn't been for the Best Buy buyback I got free last year on my HTC Inspire 4G. And I got a buyback on this for half price ($30) @ the $750 price tag, so this phone will easily pay for my upgrade next year as well.

As for the Note, I like it now that I have it. I finally have a phone big enough for my hands. 4.3 inch screen was nice, but 5.3 is even nicer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Coffinfeeder:
I loved my skyrocket and the note is really just a larger skyrocket when you think about it. Same exact style almost just bigger/better screen and s-pen.

And I don't understand all these people having issues with the speed of the note. This thing never stutters for me unless I'm using touchwiz (just to change it up from ADWex once in a while).

The only thing I miss about the skyrocket was the awesomeness of SkyICS. The Roms will come guys- and even if they don't, I'm pretty content with this thing OC'd with ADW.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] StarLog:
Agreed. Mine lasts as expected. When I run three heavy network useage and display apps. The note warms up to 137 F. My SG Tablet also got very warm. So I will stay with this very fast phablet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Phogg:
Fishing guide shirts with cargo pockets up high will hold your phone without the need for a rugged cover.

I keep my phone on my left and a PRS-350 reader on the right.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ChodTheWacko:
Why don't you just get the international note? It has a bunch of roms.

And the note is far more tablet than phone. It's really a two hander most of the time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Vcolassi:
When i first read your post i didn't think you were crazy, i mean its preference. HOWEVER..... :p

I went to BB last night and was in the phone section checking out the Galaxy Nexus size compared to my Note and WOW it felt small. Now this is coming from someone who originally had a Galaxy S2 a few months back, and thought it was big when i first got it.

So... You could not pay me to go back to that phone with the fastest ROM, butter smooth scrolling or ANYTIHNG LOL! It felt insanely small, i had to double check it if it was actually the Galaxy S2.

So between the size and the screen resolution it felt like a phone from 2008 to me haha. My Note's screen size is so helpful i am actually gonna sell my Transformer Prime tablet as it sits idle alot.

But it comes down to what you like or your circumstance. If the S2 works for you there is nothing wrong with that.

If you are able to transition back to the S2, you my friend are dedicated to that device. Even after holding the Galaxy Nexus at 4.6" feels toyish small. I really really hope Samsung puts at least a 4.8 or even 5" screen on the Galaxy S3. Because the screen size could be a deal breaker for me :D

Basically id prob take my ATT Galaxy Note on Ginger Bread how it is now even if it never got a ICS update & even on the stock ROM. Over the S2 with any ROM ICS you name it lol.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Plexicle:
It's all really about preference, to be honest. I don't feel like this is a "A is better than B" kind of discussion.

That being said, I used the Note for almost 30 days, but ended up exchanging it for the Skyrocket. I loved it, don't get me wrong, I just couldn't get used to the size I guess.

Really, it's going to come down to your preference with the size. You're going to win either way, whether you have the Note, the S2, or some other variation of the S2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] giantenemybird:
After a day of heavy use, I can say I'm happy I made the switch. Everything is much snappier.. no app drawer lag on ANY launcher (which was a big pet peeve of mine). And there is something to be said for one handed use. I do that A LOT. I was able to pull off one handed use with the note, but it was a little uncomfortable, and I was in danger of dropping the phone.

I'm still not use to how small S2 phone feels now, coming from the note. Maybe I never will be. Hopefully the S3 will end up having the somewhat big screen that it's rumored to have.

And the international note is a fantastic suggestion, I may do that at some point.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] eghoti1:
took words out of my mouth. SkyICS spoiled me and made the skyrocket run extremely fast so now I notice the difference on the Note. But it's not anything worth complaining about. I basically use GoLauncherEX (make sure you adjust the icons to Bigger size) with the ICS theme and Widget Locker and you have SkyICS without the BatteryBar on the homescreen. For now it will do lol.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] 00mred00:
My problem is I don't want to give up on this phone but there are so many issues that I don't know can be fixed....and there is no other phone that really interests me and I an seriously addicted to lte

Issues

Dead spots on screen

Bluetooth auto connect

The wallpaper scaling issue

The whole black shade clipping thing

Notifications playing over ext speaker while connected to headphones/bt

I am getting close on fixing a few of them but have no idea what I am doing lol

Try Team battery bar from the market
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SayWhat10:
so you and others didnt know the Note was 5.3" and largest "phone" out there?

seems i would think the large screen size is the #1 factor in buying the note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] giantenemybird:
Knowing the screen is larger =/= knowing the difference in day to day use. You may know the specs of a car, but you're still going to want to test drive it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SayWhat10:
so we're comparing a $300 phone to a $30,000 car?

you can pretty much use the phone at an ATnT store to see how big the phone is

for a car, you probably have to drive it

seems people want a larger screen,but in a smaller container, just not going to happen
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Vcolassi:
Bingo! How i fell in love with the Note was after i took my GF to go look at it at AT&T as she is due for a upgrade in May. She badly needs a new phone and when she had a iPhone/iPad combo she always used the iPhone more to read her TMZ and celeb gossip lol. And facebook. I told her i found the perfect phone for her. So after taking her to go look at it. I wanted one too then lol.

It was a combo of a Large screen and a "new device" & if she has one i have to have one :D.

Long story short.... I paid the $650 outright and she is gonna wait for her upgrade come May. But i do share it with her if she wants to jump on it if i am busy playing Xbox etc... Whenever we are out and about she is constantly on it! :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Uncle Irish:
3 days ago I posted about how I use my Note for work. After trying like hell to make it suit it didn't work and I went back to the SR. Made some good coin on Craigslist and picked up a tablet. It was fun but didn't fill the void for what I needed it to do.

<insert witty signature here>
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SayWhat10:
well if you got a tablet, then not sure why you were looking at the Note in the first place

the Note is a phone.... If it werent, it would be 7" or 10"

i could understand if you returned the note and got a different "phone"...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MrDSL:
I always just assumed the reason to get the Note was the 5.3 screen and I certainly never thought I would be using it one handed like my old Evo.

Sent from my GT-N7000
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] planoman:
Knowing the GNote's size and integrating it into your lifestyle could be two different things. It is not the easiest to carry around and I am still trying to find the optimal way to carry it after several months. Sometimes it fits my pockets but when I wear athletic shorts, not so much. Just ordered a case and holster to see if that helps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Plexicle:
I absolutely disagree.

You can't make a blanket statement like this. You say add "personally, I believe.." in front of it, if you want.

The fact is, I (and I presume I'm not the only one), need some time with the phone to figure out whether or not I'm going to like it. I need to understand how it's going to feel after a couple weeks. After going to the beach a couple of times. After commuting to and from work for a couple of weeks. While at the bar. While in different types of pants and pockets. While at the gym. While playing games, while listening to music, while docked in your car, etc, etc.

This is why AT&T gives you 30 days to decide where they'll let you exchange or return, no questions asked.

Maybe YOU can hold the phone in your hand for a couple of minutes in a store and make up your mind. But don't assume that everyone operates that way.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SayWhat10:
well in the comparison of a car, one will drive it,because you dont know how it rides

as for the note, you can SEE how big it is,without even touching it,since point of returning said was its too big

like if this was any other phone besides the note, people would try a phone for 30days to see if they like the features, call quality, etc, NOT for the size
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Uncle Irish:
I sold the Note for enough to get a tablet with that money. I was trying to use my Note as the intended phone/tablet and it just didn't fit the bill. The Skyrocket was already in hand.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] vyntron:
I'm a Noob to the Android scene and I picked a Skyrocket about 3 weeks ago coming from a 3gs. Fantastic phone, but I was very disappointed with the Battery life though. And after finding out that the screen resolution wasn't the greatest, I stopped by the local ATT store and checked out the Note. Wow the Screen was ten times better and much bigger. I gave them back the Skyrocket and took the Note. I am now much happier, the battery life is much better it actually gave me 2 days of some surfing an normal use. The Skyrocket only gave me 1 day. And as I said before the Screen is truly amazing. No way would I even consider going back to anything else. At first I considered it a little large but I got over that very quickly. The Roms and support will be there soon. I just don't see how anyone can return this phone, but then again what do I know........................................
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] giantenemybird:
You completely missed the point.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] kkkhattak:
How to make a ovpn file for open vpn plzzz tell

Thanks:o:o
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harshal.gandhi:
Hey guys,

yesterday i flash my pad with prime 2.1 and later i flashed my pad with revolver 4 beta 1.3 after that the blue progress bar never came up and it reboots in the clockwork mode only.i cant start my pad.cant turn it off or do anything.

I have tried all the options in the clockwork mod but dint work.

Even tried to restore but same negative result

I dont have nvflash accesses. What can i do to get it working.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baseballfanz:
What CWM version are you using?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harshal.gandhi:
Clockworkmod recovery 5.5.0.4
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baseballfanz:
If you flashed it with ROM Manager go here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=23256536
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harshal.gandhi:
i have flashed recovery mode to flash the rom.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harshal.gandhi:
i cold booted my device and also typed in the code from the above post.

but when i reboot it i am again in CWM 5.5.04....Cant install an rom other then prime..(other dont boot using cold boot)

i tired to install other recovery tools like CWM 3.1 and Recovery 5027 rogue but again when i reboot my pad i'm again in CWM 5.5.04?

Please help me
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] litetaker:
So, apparently I need to install a few drivers for rooting this. The one set of instructions I got is to enable USB debugging and then find a device called "ASUS Android Composite ADB Interface" with an exclamation mark in Windows Device Manager. Trouble is no such device exists. I plugged in the TFP with USB debugging! :confused:

What to do?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Reloaded83:
What version of Windows are you running? Do you have Asus sync? If so can you see the Prime as a storage device when connected via USB?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] stinky73:
It can show up as various items depending on which driver version and the actual text string in the .inf file. Have you tried having device manager already open and watch it to see what ( if anything) changes as you connect the prime? It can appear as a device under the "android phone" heading or as other things... plug it in whilst watching device manager update, let us know what is added to the list and maybe we can help...

Sent from my transformer prime which is currently transformed into a small bowl of petunias
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thekiller99:
Is there anyone to sync and look at GIFs on Picture Hub on my phone?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Schonkopf:
I've just tried. Uploading GIFs without any issues, animated GIFs behave as static ones in Pictures hub on my phone.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rusafie:
Hello to all the genious :) I'm a new member.

I've bought a XPERIA Arc S on the 19th March which is upgradable by default to Android 4.0.2.A.0.62.

I use over 70 apps on my phone in Android 2.3.4 and it gets a bit frozen when i close any application in 2.3.4. Now the matter is i want to upgrade it using Sony Ericsson PC companion. My questions are:

1. Will this perform slower than now if i install Android 4?

2. Will the version 4.0.2.A.0.62 have all the features active if i upgrade via PC Companion?

3. Should i face any problem when installing android 4?

4. Will the "freezing" problem gets solved in the Android 4?

Thanks in advance :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KingWickedd:
What I've observed is you use a lot of apps and that's the reason your phone appears slow.To overcome this problem, I suggest you to use SuperChargerV6.It can make your phone fast.

And about the features, the .42 Rom and .62 Rom hardly have any difference, except that .62 can't be rooted directly(for now).

And unless your bootloader is unlocked, you must have no problems while installing android 4. :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MAX--K:
I used to use a lot off apps as well. I just reseted my phone and now it is so fast. I just advised you to do the same.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] NewbieKeepItSimple:
I am having difficulty trying to use my iPhone as a hotspot. The WiFi analyser will see a strong signal but it does not show up in the settings WiFi even if I scan for it.

I'm sure there is something simple I'm missing since WiFi Analyser can see a strong signal. Any suggestions ?