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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] flipq88:
So I got the S4. Love it but I can see how people say it really isn't an upgrade. But to me it is since I like having the newest phones. Sold my S3 for 280+ a LG Optimus L9 and then sold the l9 for 160. I love Craigslist.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] monkeypaws:
Wife still has then glacier since launch date. Of course she's had many replacements . but its an awesome phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 4Orr:
The glacier was definitely built more rugged than the SG3.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] monkeypaws:
I think next phone will have to try something else. I feel like the sgs line is starting to feel the same over and over. I've always been an HTC fan since the mt3g. I had the amaze before ingot the sgs2 and while I liked the build didn't like the mic and the screen. Loved having a dedicated shutter button.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Towle:
So I ended up using my wife's HTC One for the day yesterday, and I went out and bought one today. One day is all it took to convince me to switch, even though I didn't like it at first.. The build quality is obviously amazing, but I couldn't believe how quick and smooth EVERYTHING is on this phone. For what I actually use my phone for when not modifying things, the HTC One does it very well. The 2 front speakers and the perfect sound quality with headphones is what put me over the fence. Not to mention that it is the first phone I have ever used for an entire day without having to charge at some point. It's a difficult decision between the One or S4, but personally the One won me over.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
Damn you, lol. I guess if I watch my battery consumption and turn off 4g when not needed I might be okay.... :) decisions to be made.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Towle:
Lol I know I probably just made it harder to decide. Speaking of turning 4g off, HTC allows you to choose which settings are changed with power save mode, and that's one of them. So I turned power save on and disabled everything except "turn off data when screen is off." That helps a ton. The only downfall I have seen is the camera doesn't produce the greatest quality pictures. So if you are a huge phone camera person, that could be a deciding factor.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jay Rock:
I got a Galaxy S3 on Friday. First smartphone. Better late than never. And I'm loving it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
Samsung also allows configuring power save mode. Instead of sliding on or off in settings, just click the slot for powersaving mode and you will see this

As for the camera, yeah I have noticed HTC doesnt make them like Samsung, and I also hate sense. I do like the fluidity of the HTC one but I am a Samsung guy because of its flexibility and camera and touch wiz motion and such...

Dude the s3 is amazing. I went from galaxy s1(vibrant) to s3 and its like .... Amazing. The s4 is cool but not enough of an upgrade for me and my s 3 does everything I need it too and is quick. Of course money is the main reason, I don't believe anyone should go into debt over a phone...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
Thinking of trying this MIUIv5 ROM for S3 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php...2] MIUIv5 For T Mobile Samsung Galaxy s3 T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
Any body have thoughts on why Liquid and Deviant are in dev section and not Original, but yet, Carbon and others are still in OG section? Just curious as to why those two are, and ports and others aren't...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Orical:
I don't agree, the S4 is a huge upgrade. The problem people have is they look at too many one sided reviews about it and never actually tried it. I tried the One the day it came out and the S4 and the S4 is by far a better device but its what the S3 should have been.

Obviously I bought the S4 and everyone has their own opinion on what's best but I couldn't be happier and I didn't break the bank doing it, I had the extra saved aside anyways.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Orical:
A little proof, stock at the time too.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Towle:
I agree that the s4 is an upgrade from the s3, but saying the s4 is by far better than the One is strictly an opinion. Neither phone is better than the other, but either phone could definitely "by far" fit individual preferences better.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
I never said the s4 wasn't an upgrade, its just not a big enough one IMO. Of course if I had the choice I would choose an s4 lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nirogu325:
I second this. I too went from the Vibrant to the S3 and hey,that's what I call an upgrade. The S4...meh. I've a friend who had the S4 for a week, noticed lots of lag and switched to the One. Up to this day, he doesn't regret it. I saw the Samsung conference and wasn't impressed. Only saw too much software stuff that I wouldn't even touch. I expected more from them, design and product-wise. It would be nice if they redo TouchWhiz from scratch. It is getting pretty bloated lately.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] egren58:
Hey guys can someone help me remove the watermarks! From snote.. I installed it and I can't seem to remove watermark

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Misterjunky:
re: S4

We all have a choice, it just depends if we want to shell out $700 bucks for the phone or pay our rent next month. :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
Spoof the galaxy note version in build.props

Agreed
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sparkie6point0:
I can't really judge, not having been able to try an S4. But I do have two things I would like to say:

1. The ONE-X is crap IMO. I guess HTC didn't learn its lesson from the ONE (which BTW sold poorly on T-Mo (according to people I know at some of the stores I frequent) Why would anyone buy a phone where you can't access the battery? Once the battery goes bye-bye...so does the phone.

2. I am pretty much livid because I found out that the S3 isn't going LTE (but the Note 2 and S4 are). That's why I bought the S3 in the first place!!!! (that and the fact that the screen is 100 times better for TV viewing than the Note II)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] monkeypaws:
In reply:

1.) So does the nexus. Nexus has no replaceable battery and had sold well.

2.) Wow! You bought a phone knowing it didn't have lte when you bought it and that Tmobile hasn't even confirmed when they or if they were going to launch lte. Just wow..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
saw this middle schooler holding an S4 in her hands...okay.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 4Orr:
That could be your child....one day ;0)

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Orical:
That's just not right, I'd have to check into a hospital if I even thought of getting either of my kids one.

They did say the S3 would not run the lte network in the beginning, I have the S4 and I'm not sure if I want lte considering all the horror stories about battery drain.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 4Orr:
As late as Nov. 2013,the T-Mobile store manager and sales reps in the Dallas area were selling the SG3 with the premise it was going to get a software upgrade to enable LTE. Even after researching the facts here on XDA and realizing LTE was not coming to the SGH-T999, I decided to keep my device. The speed increase I was seeing over my HTC Glacier was nothing short of amazing. For the first time I was able to carry on Skype video calls and stream Netflix without a problem.

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DeerSteak:
As of 6 months into the future? ;)

I just got an SGS3. I was using an Atrix HD on Straight Talk, got it unlocked and used it on T-Mobile for a while after I ported my number. It just always felt slower than the specs showed, so I got the SGS3 on Swappa. Basically the same specs - same SoC, though less RAM and less storage. But the responsiveness of my new phone is way way beyond my old phone.

I live in an area that hasn't had any PCS refarming, so I'm not in any danger of getting LTE soon. By the time it hits my area I'm sure I'll be ready for a new phone anyway. For now I'm stoked.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sparkie6point0:
When the S3 first came out, T-Mo was just starting to map out their LTE tower strategy. At the time I bought mine (February, 2013), T-Mo was starting to finalize the locations for their LTE towers. I asked my friend the manager of the store, and she told me that they were planning on rolling out LTE this summer. She ALSO said that the S3 was going to get LTE, as she told me she had it on word from T-Mo Regional (who also said the Note 2 was also getting LTE). As of the writing of this post (May 10, 2013), there is STILL no active LTE network on T-Mo. However, according to the comparison sheet for the S4 vs. S3 on T-Mo's website, it plainly says that the S4 will have LTE capability (which means that LTE will definitely be launched).

So there you are - I bought it based on the word of a manager, whom I (usually) think is a pretty good authority on these things. Time to start playing with an S4.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] monkeypaws:
I never base my purchase on promises of the sales reps. Learned my lesson which after owning the vibrant which never got gingerbread. I base my purchases on reviews , demos and specs. That's just me though.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
Never buy anything because of sales person, that's there job to manipulate and trick people lol, most anyways. They dont wanna sound dumb or like they aren't sure of things that people ask them, so they make it up as they go. Sadly people trust them. Read and do your own homework before purchasing things or going into a long term commitment.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
lmao funny story,

was at the T-Mobile store a few days ago checking things out and whatnot, this lady comes in and checks out both the iPhone and the Galaxy S III. she then proceeds to ask the salesperson what the difference between the two devices were. the guy was speechless.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sparkie6point0:
That sounds like someone asking when Darth Vader will show up while watching a Star Trek movie. :laugh:

Re: the store manager I deal with - I've known this lady for about 6 years now. She almost always fills me in on little "insider" things, such as when promotions will be coming out (sometimes months in advance), what other regular customers think about the phones, even telling me of new plans that can help save money (she told me about the unlimited plan they've got now all the way back in February!) She USUALLY doesn't steer me wrong.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
Played with some dry ice today in chem class, good stuff.

Very impressed with how the pictures turned out
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 4Orr:
Nice pictures. Careful handling dry ice, Saranhai, you could end up with nasty frostbite!

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Orical:
Almost nap time, what's going on over here... It's been a while since I've ventured around but I'm loving the update (4.1.2) this should have been out when the device first released but better late than never.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
lol don't worry, we got pliers ;)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ziggy46:
Put dry ice in a bottle and sit it under someones chair in class. Sit back and watch pants be shat upon. Lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
How the deuce do I turn off the notifications for quotes? I don't even get quoted, I quote someone and it shows a 1, lol.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ziggy46:
Same... I don't like it lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nnowak1103:
Is there any way to get sense for galaxy? Just a thought. I would definitely pay for that... I guess I should have bought HTC
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
I feel ya, the option would be awesome but unfortunately no. There is a team that worked on it for the nexus line that tried to get it on the international s3 (non compatible with our phone) but that was a no go, it just boots no signal or anything I don't think. Its pretty much dead in the water. Closest you're gonna get is cm with a sense theme and custom launcher.

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
still waiting for the device that can get the best of all worlds lol. Sense, TouchWiz, Xperia, AOSP etc etc
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
I still think they should make nexus devices like that, that's a device I would use for a very long time.

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nnowak1103:
It would definitely be cool to have some kind of hybrid ROM with features from larger ROMs like sense and touchwiz but still maintaining a lite base like cm
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
That is achieveable pretty much. Sense icons and animations, aosp lock screen, and touchwiz features.

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
Anyone have any insight on what to use to partition/format a 2TB hdd? Gonna split it down the middle for fat32 and NFTS fat32 so it can plug and play to my ps3 or xbox. Im on a windows xp machine, lol, i know i know.

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 4Orr:
Acronis for a great paid tool, GParted for a free one.

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
Perfect I'll look into them and play around later with it. Thanks a bunch. I'm so far behind on things related to PCs obviously lol

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
Any thoughts on ps4 and Xbox One? I know its a little too early to actually make a decision but coming from a non biased stand point (fanboy of either maker) which direction are you leaning towards with just the minor info we have now, if its possible. I'm torn, I have both the ps3 and Xbox 360 and I use one for gaming and other for Home Entertainment both are great in their own way. Thinking about which I'm going to put in the closet and which I'm gonna keep out for use daily. Biggest issue is for me, I hardly ever game anymore lol. Once the new forza comes out, and GTA IV and maybe a couple others that might change but overall I barely game anymore.

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
Xbox One looks nice... haven't seen much on ps4 but I'm not a ps3 guy. I hate the name tho... reminds me of how htc released the One S, One X, and One V, then followed it up with the One :confused::confused::confused:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
I just wanna know how friendly it will be with home media style stuff, and not just the TV features, like HDD connecting and playing movies wise, that's mainly what I do with music and movies and netflix and such, just use the PS3 right now cause it's more friendly in that matter, the xbox is in my bedroom for when I'm going to sleep or up late and want to mess around on old games. Just need more info, even though we probably have 7 months before release.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
what'd y'all think? :D

did this with my girl couple weeks ago
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
Is that a serious question?

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
who me? i was asking more of like, what do you think of the idea and stuff...lol :p
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jay Rock:
dammit wish I had a techy relationship...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ziggy46:
Or iphone 1, 2, 3, 3gs 4, 4s, 5
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
Yeah but those are kinda in order. The HTC One should actually be the Two and the xbox one I had a decade ago and played halo on it. It should be the xbox 720 or xbox 3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] The_F_Word:
Kill it before it reproduces!

Lol jk as far as creativity goes.. its very nice
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
Im loving the new tapatalk... anyone else have it yet?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ziggy46:
I like it, it matches googles card theme in most of there apps
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Orical:
It's way better than the previous one, I'm still getting use to it though I'm still reliant of XDA pro for certain things till I get more familiar with it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Towle:
I started using it yesterday. I really like the look of it, but it does still have some bugs. Which is expected.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chrisram88:
Yea the look is great!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] marseillesw:
Yeah I'm rocking it right now and it's pretty sweet
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mahlan:
Same for me. its great!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
You know, if Snopes.com has this on their site, somebody had done it:

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/phonecharge.asp
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jay Rock:
I tried replacing the original 4.1.2 system/apps with the leaked 4.2.2 apps in a flashable zip. Flashed it and went into a bootloop lol. Ain't that easy.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
Lol...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
i doubt system apps are compatible between the two versions, hence your bootloop errors.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
Just bought mine, pebble blue, after dishing out $380 for what turned out to be a clone note 2. But I love my s3.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
can i have your clone Note 2 :p
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
You wouldn't want it lol. It only ran on 2g, the gps didn't work because the weather only showed for different places in Asia I'm guessing. I ended up getting rid of it for $100, but I was actually honest to the buyer.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
aww too bad all of these "new features" can't be fully appreciated with such a small screen...:(

http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/10/4407630/apple-announces-ios-7
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jay Rock:
I was thinking the same. They were a little late with many of these things, but at least they finally got some welcomed changes.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
Can't the s3 do all the same things as the s4 when it's rooted? There must be a way to port new features right?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Orical:
It doesn't have the same hardware like certain sensors but build wise it should work aside from hover effects.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
Thinking about routing my phone tonight...should I?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Orical:
Why wouldn't you want to, aside from the benefits and the fact you can restore it to true stock I don't understand why your still on stock.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Towle:
And what exactly are you planning to do with this routed phone of yours??
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] richardlibeau:
Routing? You mean rooting:) Everything is better with a rooted phone stock sucks. Bland, boring, limited features, etc. Why not root definitely a must as soon as I get any phone. You can customize everything the way you want it once rooted.

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
I know the pros and cons lol I've been doing it many many years, and sorry for the swypo.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jay Rock:
I got a case for my phone and the buttons are hard to press. Thinking the Otterbox $50-$60 type of case would have been better. Oh well.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
I got an otterbox commuter for my s3 New at best buy for $25.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jay Rock:
There was one that had a bunch of latches and a belt clip that I really liked.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
I hated the commuter.... Waaaaay too stiff and bulky
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
That's why I hate the defender lol, commuter is much better.. I love the idea of the defender, just to bully.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chrisram88:
Happy father's day to all three dads. Have a good one!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
All three? I'm a dad too!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Lol! Me too!

Happy Fathers Day to all who qualify!!! Enjoy your kids!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
And what a blessing they are...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
Why can't my s3 be lte??
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] EclipzeRemix:
idk LTE eats up my battery so fast

I have it disabled most of the time
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Orical:
The S3 doesn't have the modem to support it, the modem has to be hardware capable not just software.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jay Rock:
Does switching to 2G only in CM roms actually make a difference in battery life?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chrisram88:
My bad guys it was the*. Well hope you guys had an amazing Sunday.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tdizzle404:
Smoke break..... :D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Andrew421:
I'm so conflicted, I love AOSP android but the sgs3 has made me love TW. I feel like when i brag to my friends who have iphones i should smack talk with AOSP..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
Wait what...?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Andrew421:
Should say NSA... ;)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jay Rock:
Me too, there's things I love on both sides.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
they're on to you!!!!!

I would seriously hope that our FBI would be smart enough to not do that! I HIGHLY doubt it's real. Probably some kid thinks he's being funny.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
I used to have my wireless network name as GetYoOwnWifi that's a good one haha.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
My hotspot is called fbivan8 lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Naaser:
Question: does s3 international version and i9305 complete on T-Mobile .. Becoz I heard they don't get 4g data?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I believe that's correct. 3g only. Don't know if it's changed since a lot of areas have been refarmed. But I doubt it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
any guitar players out there? :D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jay Rock:
I wanted to learn how to play electric guitar but I gave up on the first day.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
My Ibanez sr506 6 string Bass, Brown mahogany body, wenge and mahogany neck. I also play guitar.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
niceeeeeeeee

lol i'm more of an acoustic dude, but my guitar broke :( that thing's like 20 years old lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
I had a guitar that I found that was extremely old, it was a hohner I believe, it was worth about $800 when I saw one on eBay, and the people echo had it, beat the hell out of it, I fixed it up, then the bridge snapped off with a huge chunk of wood.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] md1008:
I play bass and I have a beautiful acoustic bass autographed by my Guru (spiritual teacher) he is such a rock star :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Synthetic.Nightmare:
Dafuq tapatalk?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dominicag2000:
Unrestricted tethering and CM10

Does anyone know how to get unrestricted tethering / hotspot working in CM10.1 or AOSP ROMs in general?

I've been looking for a couple days now and

I'm unable to get the 'WiFi Tether for root users' working.

I looked in this - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2057344 but it seems to be for TW ROMs (everything you change is missing).
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
a step in the right direction indeed T-Mobile.

http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-s-new-jump-upgrade-policy-leapfrogging-competition
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Nice! Its basically like leasing a phone if you think about it. I can definitely see benefits, but it'd be something I'd have to think hard about.

I like keeping my old phone. Don't necessarily want to get rid if it. Youd really have to calculate how much you could sell it for too. Problem with lease programs, is in the end you don't own anything after spending all that money. But still a great option to have. Kudos to T-Mobile for continuing to break the carrier rules!