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[HTC Rezound] 1454:
This may not be an easy question to answer, but is the reason for this something that the carriers ask of HTC? I mean why would one carriers be as easy as situation "a" and another be so difficult like in situation "b". Keeping in mind, I don't know the first thing about development. I'm just asking as you are one of the more knowledgeable people here.
[HTC Rezound] LexRockhard:
Just got off phone with customer service and they were willing to gave me a manager approved upgrade. Also, I can confirm that you will keep your Unlimited Data if you pre-order before June 28.

1 problem though. Their pre-ordering system for the s3 doesn't accept manager approved upgrades =(

GG
[HTC Rezound] ftmaniac948:
Your lucky you even got that far, i cant even get the upgrade
[HTC Rezound] LexRockhard:
You have to let them know you really want it, which I do, haha. I asked to speak to someone who can get me that early upgrade and after reasoning with that new rep for about 15 minutes, some analysis of my account, and I guess pure luck, they got me approved.

So now I'm (fortunately) sitting on a privileged upgrade and nothing I would upgrade to except maybe the Nexus (which feels more like a side-grade).

If anyone can prove me (and the VZW reps) wrong that manager approved upgrades can work on pre-orders, please enlighten me. Before June 28, preferably.
[HTC Rezound] AtLemacks:
Go to their website and see if you can pre-order it without doing it over the phone with them. They should have made the appropriate changes in your account, I don't see how it could be anything different.
[HTC Rezound] ftmaniac948:
Please let me know if this actually works
[HTC Rezound] LexRockhard:
Doesn't look like it works online. My eligibility date is still the same and phones are still at full price. I might try to to speak w/ one of their chat representatives.
[HTC Rezound] luke1333:
In store manager???
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
yeah. id say try instore. the guy on the phone probably marked you account and then, instore, they can bypass any stupidity :P i did this today online. didnt work.
[HTC Rezound] Damasterjj:
is june 28 the deadline for sg3 pre orders?
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
no. i think they go until launch which is july 10 (supposedly). any after june 28 and you dont get to keep unlimited data :(
[HTC Rezound] Damasterjj:
looks like sprint,t-mobile, and AT&T will get SG3 june 21, so maybe we can get an early review of the phone!

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I see, maybe june 28 is when they introduce the new family plans?
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
maybe they will ship then? for preorders? idk

ProTekk is going crazy asking every tmobile in a 100 mi radius :p

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yeah. exactly
[HTC Rezound] LexRockhard:
Awesome, haha! I'll have to go instore sometime this week and see how it goes.
[HTC Rezound] luke1333:
exactly. try instore they may even receive there stock for the sg s3 before june 28th and you can upgrade in store before then and keep unlimited and then pick phone up on release day. that might work

doubt they will end preorder unless it sells out or they will just run til they come out on the 9th?
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
definatly. even if they say they cant, go off on them. they have to give you something :p
[HTC Rezound] zkrp5108:
I don't want the S3 it isnt that much better than the nexus? We don't get the Quad Core so its still comparable. Samsung is also absolute rubbish when it comes to updates even with a Nexus Device. HTC seems to be the best. Not only that but Factory boot loader unlocked? I mean that's like a dead sell for me. I love my Rezound was the last subsidized phone I get and to be honest I am perfectly fine living with it for two years, because I am not giving up unlimited data nor am I paying 30 EFFIN DOLLARS for the convenience of buying a 300 dollar phone to loose my unlimited date. And I sure as hell am not spending over 500 bucks on a new phone especially when the Tech in my Rezound is perfectly capable.

UMM we just got S-OFF Devs aren't gonna just leave now I mean PKMN just came out. CM9 is on the way their is still a few solid months of Dev support to go Im sure. I mean just look at the DINC ( my first smartphone ) still to this day gets love from developers and the Rezound is far more capable. I am not expert on this but I still think that the Rezound is a phone that will last awhile. At least I hope it does, I still love it the same as when I got it the One X and S3 and RZR although good have not made me jealous :)
[HTC Rezound] tekhna:
1. The GS3 is substantially faster than the Nexus.

2. The concern about updates is funny--check how many "OMG when's the OTA??" threads on this forum. All OEMs suck at updates, and Samsung is doing something right in restricting the number of hardware variants so software updates are easier.

3. Samsung has never locked bootloaders, unlike HTC. That should tell you something right there.

4. The phone is 200 dollars.

5. Pokemon came out over a month ago.

6. Any other strawmen?

The Rezound is a great phone, but the GS3 is an enormous step up in processor tech and RAM. Not to mention Samsung has shifted the paradigm for how Android phones are released.
[HTC Rezound] pwned3:
I'm still considering it. Anyone know whether it will have the same issues getting cm9 that the rezound has like ril?
[HTC Rezound] tekhna:
There will be an RIL issue, but if ROMs work the way they might, that means that there will be devs on Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and US Cellular all working on ROMs that will be compatible with our phones. Winning.
[HTC Rezound] luke1333:
1. agree 100% it will blow its door off

2. yes who uses OTA updates? we all have better stuff here on xda lol

3. again you are right. hearing this should be unlocked cause they havent locked a sammy phone yet?

4. true but you gotta get the 32 gb ;)

5. maybe longer than a month lol

i like this guy lol :D
[HTC Rezound] Marcismo55:
You got a free thanks on accident :rolleyes:

You do realize the OG Incredible was a huge hit because of the specs at the time and how close it was to the Google Nexus One right? No one is arguing the the Rezound isn't a great device (because it truly is) but I'm just in the mood for something different.

The screen, camera, hardware of the SIII is much better compared to the Gnex so I don't even know where that comparison came from. This phone is also cheaper than both the Rezound and Gnex at times of release (even with the $30 upgrade fee).

I also remember seeing the name of this thread being called "Rezound users ordering the GSIII"....not hating on it LOL

I be excited for my GSIII :D
[HTC Rezound] leewongfei:
I preordered one mainly due to the battery. The one major issue I have with my rezound is battery life followed by the thickness of the phone. The gs3 is thinner with a bigger battery maybe I can get more than a light days worth is use.
[HTC Rezound] zkrp5108:
NO you are right It is definitely better but just how much better or worth it; is it if that makes sense don't get me wrong the Nexus Camera sucks while the one on the S3 is massively improved. I'm just saying why bother upgrading I mean from the Rezound it inst old just not new. :) Maybe I'm just not ready to move on because I love this phone but I love the DEV support for it. If that's gone whats the point, hoping for a long life like the incredible.
[HTC Rezound] nosympathy:
I think the dev support for the GSIII will be much bigger than that of the rezound. Which for those of us that are crack flashers will be a good thing.
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
well with the dev power this is gunna have, i give it a solid week or two before a stable cm9 rom comes out :p
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
I kinda want one :/ I'd have to sell my Droid x2, my touch pad and maybe my rezzy depending on how much I get for my dx2 and tp.

Touchpad-$175

Dx2-$150-200

Rezzy-$275-$300
[HTC Rezound] :
I honestly don't see the desperation for getting rid of the rezound for the gs3 other than just to have the "New thing around the block". Rezound has everything I need already, speed, reliability, great camera, functionality.

What do people actually obtain from getting "faster and better performing hardware" than this already? Lol are people playing world of warcraft on their phones, this phone plays every game that my droid 1 can do, I just prefer the 4g....
[HTC Rezound] drmanhattan:
umm yeah What this guy said

... but all hating aside, how about some tech debauchery. I love my rezound but i cant wait to experience some next level battery type sh** on the gs3. android central reported having to struggle to kill it in under 12 hours, and broke the 18 hour mark easy with normal real world usage -_- i need this in my pocket no pun intended
[HTC Rezound] tekhna:
Keeping unlimited data. Not using my upgrade is leaving money on the table.
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
But that's the thing! I want the new toy! I have a problem...
[HTC Rezound] Marcismo55:
Fixed that for you :D
[HTC Rezound] maxearing:
in a few months i will see how much i can get it used, because i will not give up my unlimited. it looks sick.
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
Thanks but I still need some source of money to buy it with.... dammit why can't money grow on trees!!!
[HTC Rezound] luke1333:
exactly. might as well use our last update before unlimited data ends on this phone. nothing else worth it
[HTC Rezound] jmorton10:
that is the ONLY reason I ordered it.
[HTC Rezound] designerfx:
horrible idea. It's just back to buying unsubsidized phones off contract to keep the unlimited for now. Or wait for verizon to wake up to a lot of angry customers.
[HTC Rezound] ilprobu2:
Yea gotta jump ship the dev on s3 will b sick and by the way cm9 is already pretty stable on s3 and it hasn't even shipped to US chainsfire already rooted so its a no brainer. Had an upgrade w 50 off trade in rezound for 133 wife is getti.g a new rezound at 80 bucks because hell its a great phone and they are paying me to do it.. so if the s3 isn't what I like ill just swap the wife back to rezound and be happy. Oh and where do u think your gonna get 150 to 200 for an x2 ? ? I think you get one free w a fill up anywhere :eek:

newly rezounded idea
[HTC Rezound] Damasterjj:
t-mobile, and AT&T review of SG3

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6022/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-review-att-and-tmobile-usa-variants/1
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
Original x's go for $75+ so thats where I get that. Plus swappa has some for $180 that sold :)
[HTC Rezound] blestsol:
If I get it, it goes in a case instantly. That shiny thing it has going is annoying.

ReZound
[HTC Rezound] luke1333:
I have a sweet white leather case coming to match the phone!!!
[HTC Rezound] LexRockhard:
Apparently, chat representatives =/= to customer service representatives. Tried to get some traction on my early upgrade with the s3 online, but no dice. Told me I'd have to call customer service to get my upgrade on.
[HTC Rezound] drmanhattan:
If you have an upgrade available and you're planning on staying with verizon and buying unsubsidized phones in the future to keep your unlimited data, you would literrally be leaving money on the floor by not using your upgrade prior to the 28th. you are forgoing the opportunity to buy a 700+$ device for 199, 250 after tax and upgrade fee. I dont see the logic, but the great thing about life is we can all do what ever the hell we want to do in the end... no matter how ill advised it may be.

The rezound users who are truly getting the shaft are those of us who arnt eligible for upgrade before the 28th. Those of us who are eligible shouldnt forget that our little beast of a rezound still has a resale value of at least 250$, so we would be able to upgrade pretty much for cost. I dont want to say goodbye just yet to htc so i am gifting it to my tennis pro who is coming over to the dark side and freeing herself from the cult know as *phone
[HTC Rezound] Marcismo55:
^Agreed! I'm not letting Verizon have my last $50 NE2 discount and my upgrade. Worst case scenario I sell the phone for double what I paid for it.

After the Gnex, I was definitely not a fan of Samsung but I believe they stepped up their game on this device. I'm really looking forward to not having to deal with HTC Dev to unlock devices ;).

It is pretty glossy so I'm planning on getting one of Rock Quicksand Polycarbonate Case. It's pretty slick (i attached the pics also provided by robbiekhan).

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27328561&postcount=37
[HTC Rezound] tekhna:
Yeah, that guy has no idea what he's talking about. The subsidy is built into your bill. By not preordering you're letting Verizon keep that cash when you buy full price.
[HTC Rezound] Gorilla*:
Since this thread has more play than the one in the Dinc forum..

I have a Dinc with ICS, that i dearly love... but I have the upgrade sitting out there... and have the unlimited data that I dont want to lose.

Im thinking of getting a rezound at 80.00 + 30.00 upgrade to satisfy my needs for 2 years.

By then there will probably be a new round of plan changes anyways.

I have found out in life that its not always about having the latest and greatest.

And What more could I ask for on the rezound?

4.3 inch 720p screen coming from a 3.7 inch 400x800 screen.

Wireless N Coming from Wireless G

Better Camera.

LTE support.

Im thinking of getting the rezound, Hell I would love to get a GS-3 but i dont have 199.99

I dont even have the money for the rezound, but I think i might just charge it to the account..
[HTC Rezound] joebrady119:
Pre ordered my "Blue 32" today. :cool:
[HTC Rezound] cynikalJ:
Well some stuff that I have read about the s3 makes me weary. Most of the gimmick stuff like s-voice and all that crap only works half the time. Still not sold on pentile. Plus it may never see aosp because of the cdma/4g lte ril. I will just have to see how it does on vzw. Battery life on the gsm version is good, always is but I bet lte will eat it alive....
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
damnit! anymore camera updates, or are you gonna give up on us getting good quality? :(
[HTC Rezound] joebrady119:
Still trying. Now that we have OTA I'm going to rebuild. S3 won't ship till July 10 anyway... Lol

Sent from my highly modified ICS, S-off Rezound.
[HTC Rezound] lynneddington:
The rezound is a great phone, my wife is getting rid of her razr and keeping my rezound when the s3 gets here

sent from my s-off rezound
[HTC Rezound] txkorm:
Does anyone know for sure if this phone uses an SD Card?
[HTC Rezound] nrfitchett4:
does verizon let you charge upgrades to the acct? I didn't think so, but not been on verizon very long.
[HTC Rezound] Gorilla*:
Yes, they do, but I believe your account must be in good standing, with no late payments, etc.
[HTC Rezound] joebrady119:
They will not let you do it on pre orders though. You're credit card will be billed when device ships.

Sent from my highly modified ICS, S-off Rezound.
[HTC Rezound] joebrady119:
Yes. Up to 64gb.

Sent from my highly modified ICS, S-off Rezound.
[HTC Rezound] luke1333:
Awesome got my 64 gb ready
[HTC Rezound] txkorm:
As much as I hate getting a samsung phone, its looking like I am.
[HTC Rezound] christohfur:
Ahh thank you mucho! I'm going to need I'm sure.

___

I hope I'm doing this right
[HTC Rezound] txkorm:
It's official! Pre order is done. I hate Verizon! If they don't change their ways, this will probably be my last upgrade with them.
[HTC Rezound] THE-COPS:
All this talk about the SIII......whew.. The Rezound isnt outdated..idk who said that but this bugger still has plenty of use ..who cares there are new updated phones coming out every few months. You will never have the best off the line. They push out new smartphones faster than fish reproduce..hahah ..seriously tho.. Trying to beat the clock before VZW can commit armed bullsh*t...lol good luck. Pretty soon all carriers will be the same. You have to decide against if you want to get robbed of money or ribbed of useful service. Because there will never be a perfect service. But yah..good luck.if you are out of contract, go for it now. As for me, im still paying for the old data/calling plan I got in 2007 when I had my Moto Q9. I think the most I ever used was 3GB.

I seen the specs for the SIII. Looks promising. I have a friend overseas who is trying to decide on either the GSIII or the Htc One X. I checked out the specs for the One X and its quite comparable...except that the One X has a non removeable battery like the Droid Razor and also has non removeable memory. I heard the One X only comes with an 1800mah battery and has issues with poor battery life (hmmm....sound familiar?) . Tho I have always heard that Samsung has less than stelar cellular signal reception. I heard their radios were not the best....hmm. looks like the SIII also has an issue with the phone or battery as I just seen a few reports of the bottom of the phone catching fire. Idk if its the battery or the phone or a faulty charger.
[HTC Rezound] zetsumeikuro:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/20/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-melts/
[HTC Rezound] THE-COPS:
Yahh..its a HOT new phone alright. Could happen to a lot if phones..look at the Crapple fanboys in that page gettin all hippy jippy like their crapples never had meltdown issues... Smh . That could have been the guys fault , for all you know he could have left it charging in a burning hot car (Common sense here)....
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
Actually a few iPhones have exploded and yeah probably caused by the dude maybe a faulty cable or a surge or something
[HTC Rezound] zetsumeikuro:
The dude stated he wasn't charging his phone.
[HTC Rezound] jr71x:
Yep, it is a hot phone, literally, in fact my quadrant benchmark tops at 5200, (factory) then drops to about 3400 with full use and is real hot... freezer about five minutes, all good again but the evo lte didnt have this problem... i do like this phone quite a bit and it has is pros and cons, however the new evo is kicking its ass right now with devs, especially if you can get past the locked down battery... the damn evos 2000ma battery lasted longer than this 2100mah, camera was way better, and the devs, quite frankly are covering every basis... Still waiting for a rom to drop and the only dev with enough balls bricked his shniz with the first kernel or any rom/kernel development yet at all, and was from og evo... He will be back extremely soon... i love both phones, sound on the s3 kills evo, even with beats... lol, just a techie/and tester whos been lucky enough to play with two of the us's best phones... htc fanboy, yes but for good reason and any questions on either phones, i will give a strait opinion/testing experiance, as i have done here after reading this whole thread... would like to play with a rezound as i havent been able to do yet... cheers:p
[HTC Rezound] zetsumeikuro:
Do not know why people beat off so hard to quadrant. "play with two of the us's best phones." best phones cause higher benchmarks? Nvm... Not going to even go there. :rolleyes:
[HTC Rezound] blestsol:
This hurt my head man.

:(

ReZound
[HTC Rezound] jr71x:
Lmao!!! Really have to put this ***** in freezer if i want it to get to standards:banghead:
[HTC Rezound] jr71x:
Tell me about it, i had to type it but its rooted and when I crossed that line i tend to stick with it even if its easier to unroot, lmfao, add all that and wrap that around your brain... maybe i should get away from elcetronix, yeah, no, hook us up with github good shiz!!! Carriers that is... beverly hillbillies style, texas tea or some shniz:-o
[HTC Rezound] Gorilla*:
I just ordered my rezound yay to updated hardware and LTE (coming from DINC)
[HTC Rezound] Marcismo55:
You guys sure know how to derail a thread huh? :p
[HTC Rezound] zetsumeikuro:
In before you start using liquid nitrogen to bench your phone with crapdrant.
[HTC Rezound] aeroorion83:
So if I use my upgrade and preorder a GS3 today, I wont lose my unlimited data, even though I won't get the phone till july 11th?
[HTC Rezound] blestsol:
Yup

ReZound
[HTC Rezound] txkorm:
I don't know this for fact but from what I've read, and to be safe, do it online since you sign the agreement and your plan is on your confirmation. If you pre order through Best Buy, you are just reserving a phone and not actually doing anything to your plan. So, when you go get your phone, that's is the day you sign your contract which will obviously be after the 28th........there's the issue.... Maybe. I went with the safe bet and did it online to have a paper trail and an agreement already signed before the deadline.
[HTC Rezound] mjh68:
Just ordered one for my wife, she was still on the original droid and didn't want to lose her unlimited data plan after the 28th. She only agreed to even replace her phone because it started having issues.
[HTC Rezound] mjh68:
They let my wife charge it to the account ?...
[HTC Rezound] jmorton10:
My Wife had a full upgrade available on her line.

She has a highly modified Droid Charge and absolutely LOVES the thing & no desire whatever to replace it, but I ordered a GSlll on her line to use up our last subsidized upgrade.

I figure I'll activate it on my line so I have another toy to play with.......
[HTC Rezound] walloftvs:
We used my wife's latest upgrade to pre-order an SGS3. Ever since she got a tablet, she doesn't really care about her phone (still rocking an OG Droid) so the plan is to give her my Rezound and I get the Samsung.

Is it as easy as activating the Samsung with my phone number and then doing the Rezound with her number? Or do I need to do something with the SIM cards?
[HTC Rezound] soutwater:
If she has the OG Droid, you'll need a new SIM for the Rezound since it's linked to your number. Doing the same myself. Ordering S3 then giving my Rez to wife to upgrade her Inc 2. Just talked to CSR and she said would need new SIM card for Rez to change the number to other line.
[HTC Rezound] walloftvs:
Right on. Thanks for the info. :good:

After doing a little searching, it looks like the Rezound uses a 'regular' sized SIM card and the S3 uses a micro-sized SIM.

Looks to me like I'll have to take a trip to the corporate store to get new cards for both phones when the new one shows up.
[HTC Rezound] drmanhattan:
if I'm not mistaken there is a pretty simple resizing process for adjusting your sim to fit into a micro sim phone.

in other news my gs3 finally shows an expected ship date of july 9th when i check the status of my order though verizon
[HTC Rezound] Marcismo55:
Yes you can cut it to fit the SIII but sim cards are free at the VZW Corp. stores.

My ship date is showing 7/10. Hopefully it ships sooner!
[HTC Rezound] ftmaniac948:
How quickly do you guys think this phone will become old? I just want a phone that can last a few years of development and updates
[HTC Rezound] jmorton10:
About six months, just like any other phone,
[HTC Rezound] 1454:
I love the phone, but I hate to say that when HTC stops delivering google updates for this phone I'm afraid that we will lose development. Kinda like how development has nearly stopped on the Tbolt. My last phone. Heck, the Tbolt still doesn't have an ICS rom that can be actually used as anything more than a tablet.
[HTC Rezound] Damasterjj:
samsung G3 has signal problem

I found this on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt1xdhnE-kc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDflL4xOi_8

the good news is GPS is better than HTC one X but we don't know how good the HTC one X gps signal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo9CsdV9uSo&feature=related

according to this review the antenna is located at the buttom.. which i think is dumb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo93EF7rVIw
[HTC Rezound] pwned3:
Ordered one today. It's either mine or the wife's. I'm not sure which yet. Depends on how much I like it. May just sell it and get her an incredible 4g that's what she wanted anyway. Had to use my final upgrade before the 28th though. Thanks Verizon
[HTC Rezound] racinwarrior:
i had 3 upgrades i was saving. since vzw is raping me on the 28th (i have unlimited), i decided to preorder 2 32GB SG3s. one blue for me and one white for the wife.

selling both rezounds on 7/11 if anyone is interested...