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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] taylortr:
http://www.fosspatents.com/2012/06/apple-and-samsung-agree-on-tuesday-and.html?m=1

Guess we'll find out soon enough.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ablinjin:
That just sickens me. Apple's scared to compete so they're trying to patent everything thats unique to android. Next they'll patent widgets... Seriously. Why doesn't android patent these things right now?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] niv3d:
So fellas. Sell the E4GT for around $250 maybe more and then buy the GS3 or EVO LTE off contract? What you think?

EDIT: What's the full price after tax when buying either phone off contract? Anybody know?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
I think $675 for it ? Because its $550 for 16gb ?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] niv3d:
What about after tax? And is there an activation fee if I buy off contract?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Alex1x:
Every year around this time new specs pop up (ie 2gb etc...) then by november these specs get refined for better implementation. I'm eligible for an upgrade, to buy now or wait until the end of the year?

The only thing exciting about s3 is the 2gb and nfc.... Hmmm fathers day decision time lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kali323:
Im thinking off buying off contract and selling my epic touch for at least 250$. Wait like 2 weeks and it should be around 450$ on ebay. End up spending like 200$ at the end. Thats exactly what i did with my epic touch. I sold my evo 3d for 300$ and bought the epic touch for 450$ a couple weeks after launch. But i got a feeling this phone wont drop in price as quick as the epic touch
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yahknow1:
16Gb version:

$663.30after everything...I'm thinking thats activation fee too.. it better be! the phone started out at $549.99 and the sales rep told me $72 equipment tax which leaves apx $40 for activation fee:mad:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kali323:
Theres no activation fees if you buy your phone off contract. I suggest buying the phone online where they dont charge tax like amazonwireless or ebay (from high feedback seller). You will save so much money.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] niv3d:
WHAT?! $663.30?? That's ridiculous! Why is there a $72 equipment tax? I was told just the 7% tax...

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Nice! Thank you sir! What about Best Buy? Also AmazonWireless shows the EVO LTE for $589.99... Is that correct?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kali323:
Best buy marked up the phones to discourage people from buying off contract + they charge tax. Retail price is 550 for the evo lte so amazonwireless has marked up the price for whatever reason and they dont have the galaxy s3 for sale yet. I check ebay and they are selling evo lte for just under $500 no tax. Just make sure its clean esn and a high feedback seller and you will be good.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
Hey, i called best buy. They do price matching. The Best Buy mobile guy confirmed they will match Sprint's price even though they advertise it for 699.99. Plus they are doing a promotion where they give you a 50 dollar gift card. So, it will be 499.99(549.99-50.00) plus tax. You can forward all your saving to me for being a stand up guy.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] :
yes, you can. That's what I did. I have two line and mine was not eligible for upgrade but my girlfren's line have 2 month left for upgrade so I buy out the early upgrade fee for $45 and just today I pre-order my 32GB GS3 blue. The sprint rep told me that when I get the phone I need to tell them to do a phone swap which the GS3 will activation under my line but my girlfren line will sign a two year contract. I told them I understand and they went ahead and process my order. I should get it before the launch date, all preorder are to get first hand on before the actual release date on JUNE 21st.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fatboypup:
I really want mine
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] The Root:
I want it so bad but may wait until first price drop.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
I rarely pre-order something this expensive for the simple reason that I hate to be out the money without having something to show for it immediately. lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] r1_2fast4u:
I paid 661.00 for 32gig in Texas

EDIT: I purchased the 32 Gig Marble White GS3 off the sprint website off contract for 661.00 including taxes for the state of Texas. No activation fees whatsoever . 599.99 for 32 GIG and 549.99 for 16 GIG on their website .
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jayharper08:
I hate being so indecisive, lol. Think I'm just going to wait and save my wife's upgrade for the new nexus.

---Jay--- From the AOKP'd Nexus
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
I might just wait until LTE launches in KC.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
So it appears only Sprint and T-Mobile's GS3 are coming with the extra Dropbox space.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
Yeah think I will wait until lte comes to LA which should be end of this year. By then gs3 will be like 300 lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yellowman82:
I might use my July 7th upgrade just to play with the phone but not activate it until lte hits Miami I cant deal with sprint 3g speeds lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ubigred:
Yeah that was exactly my plan. However, I'm almost positive that price drop will take longer for the GS3. :(

Sent from my EPIC TOUCH!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Foulwx:
Anyone know where I could get that blue homescreen wallpaper that's on the SG3? It has something like a dandelion flower on it.

From my SG2,

thanks

Foulweather
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...allpapers-ringtones-alarms-and-notifications/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tt281gt:
Lots of devs are heading that way. What holds me back apart from not having an upgrade for a year is there is no LTE in my area and I don't think it's compatible with wimax. Living with just sprint 3g is not an option for me.

I may just want till the next generation nexus or galaxy and see of their is LTE in my area by then.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Overstew:
lol, I was going to port over the GS3 dialer, but the GS3 doesn't have a contacts.apk or phone.apk. At least, not in the international system dump. This heavily confuses me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dito33:
Is SGS3 has hdmi out and sim card option for world phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Overstew:
MHL hdmi, yes. Not sure about the SIM card. We'll find out when the first US version is leaked/sold.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] archtech3d:
Has anyone noticed how the screen on the Galaxy S3 on video reviews always flicker when they open the browser? This reminds me of when computer screens flick on video because of the refresh rate differences. But... it mainly seems to happen on the S3 when the browser is open... strange?

This is not a huge deal because I will never be looking at my future GS3 through a video cam, but just curious about this. It kills the reviews for me. :cool:

Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoTqqI5zric&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Yes, the guy's voice is annoying in the example vid. LOL
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
I am thinking about doing the same. Some people are talking about some beast 7 inch Nexus tablet that's supposedly coming before too long but I am still torn between S3 or waiting for the next Nexus with my other upgrade

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
That's what I meant. The next Nexus in November. Sorry for the confusion :D

Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
You know what though, I grabbed a GNex and I love it. It seems like no matter what ROM you try everything works. You can tweak colors, voltages, frequencies (underclock below 1000, overclock above 1600 now), etc on the kernels, customize splash screen,..well you get the picture. I know its not the newest tech but they are a hell of a lot of fun. I can match my Epic Touch on battery life and the screen is great. I agree with what you are saying but having one Galaxy and one Google phone is a great combo

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ind3lible:
Man that's too bad :(. Would have been awesome to have that on our phones.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] StrAuberries:
DONT BE MAD, MODS!

I hijacked Aubrey account for this one quick post...

Haven't modified my sig, didn't buy a new phone.. enough said?

I need help. I had to use mmcblk0p12 as a mirror fs bit don't know if that's safe for others or not and I don't want to brick someone.

¶: that's all. Don't hate me!

Edit: EPIC FAIL! Sig is off :/

Got a booting ALE8 (mostly)... that's why I'm all giddy... gn
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Gio2178:
Any chance you have something in writing for that 50$ gift card promo?

Im looking to pre-order it this week but am also looking for the best deal I can get.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mdcarter67:
i preordered at bestbuy and they charged me a $50 deposit, then gave it back to me as a $50 gift card that i can use toward my phone when it arrives. No free $50 card for me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sgs2.e4gt:
So I realize BGR is an IFan blog, by IFans, for IFans, but are they really freezing out the GS3? There are like no articles about it, in comparison. It seems like even the EVO LTE got more press.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] The Root:
Well, the EVO is the iPhone of Androids...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ascertion:
...For Sprint. :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] archtech3d:
OMG... I have BGR on Flipboard on my Tab and I saw a big image of the GS3. My instant thought after all the iCrap they have been talking about today was: great... a ban...but nope, just talking about the ATT launch. Whew.... :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EllGuapo:
I seem to remember BGR getting a lot of traffic / links from their "leak" about the GS3 specs. One of the first I remember seeing, and it had the screen as 1080P, with an image a lot different than the phone turned out to look.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] :
Forget about the next big THING! The Galaxy S3 is the Next Big THing and I just preorder mine last friday. I went from Touch Pro 2 - Evo 4G - Evo 3D - Currently Epic 4G Touch - will be Galaxy S3 ( what ever sprint wanna called it ).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] smark72:
Check out this video with all the connection options. Pretty cool. Video is a little long though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46IiRyigUH0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yahknow1:
Well, I said I'd come back and report if what the sales rep told me about getting my phone "by or on the 11th" turned out to be true or not? and I'm here to say...BALLS!! The bee-ach lied to me! I don't see why she felt the need to offer up the total lie about:

"there being two of the 16gb blue's in stock" and that "I'd be getting it on or before the 11th?"

what a load of......well, I guess the people that said the Sprint sales reps were a pack of... I'll stop there..were rite! :cool: I have half a mind to just return it and go to Best Buy! lol I paid the same amount!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mdcarter67:
This is awesome!! I hope Sprint doesn't disable these connectivity options.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
Question how much does a international version of the gs3 run for right now ? Pebble blue 16gb
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ttrain721:
I seen in another thread that the GS3 isn't worth the extra $15/month. What is this $15?

Sent from my iPhone eater
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] frifox:
mind blown
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] humdrum2009:
Really considering not getting S3.

Apple is really pissing me off.

If they get an import ban who knows when we Get the s3.

Just can't stand the idea of plunking down $250+ . And not having a idea what the hell is going to happen with thr s3.

On a side note selling my iPhone 4 i used as s gsm backup on cl.

Posted it for $250.00 already got offers . Damn apple sheep lol.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
I am pretty sure that is in another country. In the US we have service contracts to get phones at a reduced rate. Overseas they have payment plans. So, if you dont have the cash to buy a phone outright you pay for it like we do cars. You put some down and pay for it monthly.

That is possibly why he wrote pounds instead of dollars. Just go to a british phone site and see what i am talking about.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
I don't think Samsung is going to have the phone banned. If there is some type of injunction google has a team of lawyers that will fight it. In the end the most that will happen is google/samsung/htc will have to pay a reasonable licensing fee for each patent they are using. This already happens for some stuff.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] The Root:
I'll let you guys know how it is later tonight.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wizky911:
Explain this....

http://www.galaxys3newsblog.com/quad-core-lte-enabled-samsung-galaxy-s3-to-hit-korea-with-2gb-ram/

I thought quad core and LTE didn't play together nicely???

Hopefully at Sprint's GS3 event they announce that they will be the only carrier in the US to have the quad core LTE version....that would really look good for Sprint

Sent from my Samsung Epic 4G Touch
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] peanut1596:
Didn't sprint's website already say that theirs is a dual core?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yellowman82:
There where people in here confused and giving out wrong information about quadcore not playing nice. It does play nice but I think with the exynos chip instead of the snapdragon that the gs3 has but everything happen to fast with sprint announcing lte, early launched date for the gs3 and etc that they couldnt just leave the quadcore in for the US version heck im pretty sure they still running test making sure its possible but its to late for the gs3 as they agree to release it with dual core but im sure the next future lte phones you will see them with quad core for the US
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yourm0m1:
you going to the event, anyone else going?? we should all shotgun a beer together!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
I decided to move his post over here, since this is the GS3 thread. His comments about the size are what I'm most interested in because this is likely one of the things that will keep me from getting the phone. I'm short (like 4'11 short) and have proportionately small hands, the E4GT is really at the limit of what I can comfortably handle and there are still things that I need two hands to do, with the phone. But as I said before I'm waiting until the phone is in the stores before I make a final judgement because I want to hold it and get a feel for it myself.

I'm surprised to hear the color of the phone vs button is so noticeable but as I would be buying the white one it doesn't affect me.

He did post some firsthand knowledge that is useful to us, especially in comparison to the E4GT, since he's had both I put a lot of stock in what he says about it not being much of an upgrade, but still, I'll be checking it out for myself when it's in the store.

I hate pre-orders because I refuse to let go of that much money (I'd be buying off contract) without having something in my hand immediately. I'm an instant gratification type of person when it comes to making big purchases.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ricocollege:
So what, this guy didn't like it. Different strokes for different folks, no need to panic. LoL

Just try it out for yourself then just return it if you don't like it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
lol I don't know how you read panic in my comments but I assure you there is none.

As I stated, I put stock in his comments because he has now held and used both phones and his observations are helpful but won't impact my decision to purchase the phone, they would however, impact my decision if I were inclined to pre-order, but again, I'm not.

Thanks for the suggestion although I had already pointed out in my post that this was exactly what I was going to do before making any decision.

Sometimes when I read your comments I'm not sure you actually read the whole post you were responding to but it's always entertaining. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dtr145r:
one thing i really like is this phone has already been rooted. the us version :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dev_man77:
Care to 'splain this event?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
I think it's the Sprint VIP event to formally introduce the SG3 and give people hands-on time with it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fatboypup:
eth youtoobz will be blowing up
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dev_man77:
So my preorder should be in the next couple days/today? Sprint will probably get it first. But I cant get enough of Best Buys insurance.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shoulon:
Have they announced the official name for each carrier yet? Or they all just SGS III
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] darren.wlsn1:
yes for t-mo

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same deal t-mo does, i just dropped sprint and moved to them and found that out and actually like it.

yes, no quads in us
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yourm0m1:
https://sprint.eventready.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=reg.info&page=Welcome&event_id=4493
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dtr145r:
so usually when sprint announces something new there is a site with a live video feed.

does anyone know of a site that is casting the sprint event today??
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] master acehole:
That is an event about the gs3 invites were to sprint VIP members
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] :
I preorder mine already
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] im0rtalz:
the phone is so thin
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dtr145r:
lets see some vids
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
I'd love to see it side by side with the E4GT and also front to front (looking for real height difference)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] im0rtalz:
I would but no camera allowed really you have to steal some shots
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] r1_2fast4u:
Boo, so in ur eyes how do you think this s3 compares to our phone in looks and performance
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ind3lible:
Yes is it as fluid the epic touch on GB? Long as it is a smooth and fluid Im happy :D!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] pureEVO91:
no press at the event? cant find any coverage anywhere
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cnstarz:
why did you comment on the thinness of the phone but post a pic that only shows the height and width? we've already seen what the front of the phone looks like.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] im0rtalz:
GPS indoors wifi turned off

my s2 is on 30 to 40 meters at best

s3 has a very fast lock
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yourm0m1:
No press here, I'm typing this reply from a GSIII now. The only real function that I can see different from my epic touch is NFC and LTE that doesn't even have a date in Boston.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] :
This is confusing. I preorder my GS3 on last friday and the sprint rep talk me that I will be getting it a week early before the launch date which is jUNE 21. But today I call back to check the status and they said every preorder should arrive to the house on june 21st.....I was like what? it even stated in the website of order status that " Thanks for pre-ordering. You are one step closer to getting your phone. Keep an eye out for a shipping email with your tracking information. We will do our best to get it to you before others get a glimpse on Thursday, June 21. For questions, visit sprint.com/preorder" . She than said well it's confirm that just 21st is the official date that we will be getting our phone. This is suck...no point of preordering.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tinydog13:
I ordered mine through sprint as well. Waiting for it to get here. I'm upgrading from the original Evo
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cnstarz:
hurrr durrrrr, the purpose of pre-ordering isn't to get your phone before launch date; it's to guarantee you a phone on launch day and to save you the headache of having to wait for a phone at a sprint store.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] :
zzzzzzZZZZZZZZZ I heard too many story so I went to sleep.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tkemack:
I'm really baffled as to why everyone thinks they are entitled to receiving the phone BEFORE release date just because you pre ordered. (I preordered as well)

The email clearly states that IF they have them early, we MAY get them early. No idea why you guys are mad you don't have the phone in hand before the release date. Have you ever preordered anything before? All it does is guarantee you the product on release day.

Just because some random CSR said we would get them on whatever date doesn't mean a damn thing. You will not receive the phone without a tracking # email.

Can we put the early release date speculation crap to bed now?

Thanks, that is all.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dtr145r:
im pretty sure they say you will get it early to make a sale,

im pretty sure they are commissioned because they always try so hard to get you to buy a phone.

obviously if they are going to make money on every sale they will say anything to get you to buy a product.

:)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yellowman82:
Thats whats wrong with some of these fools they believe everything that these sprint employees tells them lmao
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] r1_2fast4u:
When I pre ordered my evo 3D I got it two or three days before it was released. Yet again though never know what apple will do to try and prevent the device from being sold.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] aaron130:
Doesn't look like apple is gonna get their way this time!! Ha!!!!

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE85B1L920120612?irpc=932
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] :
No one is mad. I was confuse by many story in searching for the truth.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Becoming:
Hmm, weird but kind of cool.

Tectiles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pbhgl-_LmA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yahknow1:
you're baffled? well let me tell you why, THE REASON IS BECAUSE the sprint sales people are telling the customers that were getting the phones early? so don't come in here all "baffled" acting all " you should have half a brain" the sales people are telling us this...son
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] The Root:
What a beautiful phone to hold and play with. :D

I'll be doing my article on it and the event now.

Got some fun and totally not approved pictures, but they were pretty strict.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Zero Night:
The Snapdragon 4 is supposed to rule even though it isn't quad core. Plus 2 gigabytes of ram wow :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yellowman82:
We know that the sales people are telling you guys that but ask a bunch of xda members if they actually believe everything that a sales rep would tell them. Theres been a bunch stating that its to good to be true a few of the members knew even tho they wish that they could have recieved it few Weeks before launched day but it was to good to be true for that to happen while the rest that are believing what the reps tells them are getting excited for no reason which is kinda funny lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] :
I know....Maybe this dude never call sprint customer service before and never troubleshoot network issue with them. 3 things describe sprint, 1...Excellent data plan ( I'm on SERO plan ), 2...worst 3G in the world, 3.....worst customer service..they are not up to date with each other.

Tkemack, you'll understand me one day.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tkemack:
The release date is the 21st so if you don't get it by then, ***** all you want. Run along now... Dad
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fatboypup:
I really want mine more everyday
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] archtech3d:
It's been a terribly long day, and you just made my night! Thanks for the link!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] psych2l:
I went to the Sprint Galaxy S III event tonight and I managed to get some benchmarks on the Sprint Version. Numbers aside, the unit felt really good in my hand and it looks better in person than in the press shots. It also feels very sturdy, much more so than the Epic Touch. Anyway without further ado:

I'm surprised at hot low the CPU quadrant score is, but it still beat the HOX at least overall ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
I have 2 upgrades. Sad thing is I am on an employee account and probably won't be able to get the phone for ∞.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] auau465121:
I agree cause I'm really thinking about switching to Verizon when the SG3 comes out

Sent from my GS2 the next big thing