[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jpkelly05:
Found your post interesting. I found that the Tmo upgrade here in LA area is happening soon, but as for now Tmo Galaxy S3 4G speeds are similar if not lower using HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbits (This is Tmo's HSPA+) in LA compared to WiMax. Upload speeds seem to always be pushing around 2 Mbits. HSDPA+ Pulls Download speeds in upgraded areas up to around 24 to 26 Mbits... You guys in Florida should run for it... they seem to have the best of the best.

Questions I still have are more inline with what I can do with the phone.

N4 sounds good, but I would wait for the young technophiles to Pro/Con it on XDA, once they get there hands on it- DEV support will begin and we will see the true power of the dark side. But it is actually the battery that worries me. We here in this community know 1st hand that batteries last around a year- what happens if it dies and we can't replace it easily. I think what is nice about the N4 is that this gives Sammy time to bake 4.2 into the SGS4. That would be about the time I will have Tmo HSDPA+ or Sprint's LTE using the next version of TW. Which I don't use fully but worth mentioning. Other things to think about- Flashing Roms seem to be done through busybox? scratching head... but are due-able without SDcard.

Tmo may be my next carrier (but will cost me a little more for the family plan.... but Android may not be in my future "don't kill me- just thinking out loud, and I want whats best, not whats popular, so hear me out". WP8 has some tech that looks promising but I really hate how the UI looks. Syncing work and fun stuff between the laptop and phone would be nice. But I question the malware/virus issues that Windows software history has and if W8P becomes popular enough for viruses to destroy an expensive phone with warranty dead- that would suck. Also I question ROMs not being available due to locked crapola- bummer. I do love my ROMz. I think I will wait on the reviews and XDA forums to start complaints/Pros/Cons of W8P before I even really think about that move officially. I have a co-worker who has had WP7, iP4S and SGS3 and his favorite phone of the 3 was WP7... He said everything was awesome, built to the user experience but his problem was Apps. Not saying I am getting a WP8, just worth mentioning. Oh, since we are mentioning others... word was Firefox was working on something too. Yeah.... But at least I never slept with Lumbergh.

All in all, my choice is still "Other"- nothing stands out in front of me and says upgrade this phone now! Although I am noticing a lot of lag now... but that could be drive space, ROM or the phone is going to go kaput.... in that case... I would probably go S3 if I had no other choice until Nov14- then I would have to re-evaluate. Note2 is too big. Or I could just get another S2 for awhile.... I don't know. Too many questions for the future. I will wait.

A good site for future phones:

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/carriers/T-Mobile/upcoming

And nevermind the Tmo 84 Mbit info... it was thrown out

http://bgr.com/2012/02/28/t-mobile-bails-on-hspa-84-plans-heads-straight-for-lte/

After reading that article, my final thoughts.... I would rather stay Sprint and ride the crappy Wimax for a year and get a future phone with 2013 Sprint 800MHz LTE (penetrates walls), than stick with 2013 Tmo 1900 MHz LTE that can't penetrate walls - that will take longer to upgrade with tmo.

And last edit... looking at Tmo Service... it might be worse than Sprint. If you are lucky to find good help, make sure to get all their contact info and try to keep in contact with them as some support reps seem to not want to help. I just read some reviews on Phone Arena. Have fun all.