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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
And do what with it? Have a wifi device? Really you guys would be better off with one of these Note 2s. Probably just as powerful as the s4 with more features. And once it gets Key Lime...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Have the n2 along with my touch. Still getting the s4. You can say "I told ya so" in about 6 months.. :p;):beer:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
I don't think everyone plans on sticking with Sprint. The international version will work on either AT&T, T-Mobile, and any other GSM network.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Lol. Oh it's gonna be a sick device. But if I had to choose is all I'm saying.

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Really? Hmm. Full price though correct?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
Yeah.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Adreaver:
This. Between the contract changes potentially allowing people to get out ETF free, and the fact that you can get a Hercules on Tmo for $50 (and just move your number to the intl s4 once you get it), then unlock and sell the Hercules for $200+, I see no reason NOT to switch to a GSM carrier, unless you are a masochist or have amazing WiMax but terrible LTE and HSPA+ in your area.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
What if I have LTE and HSDPA + in my area :P

http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TexasEpic/ThePeoplesROM-KennyGlass123/daniel4653.png
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Adreaver:
Then I'm jealous.

Sent from my Epic 4g Touch on PACman
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
Lol at least one good thing about living in Los Angeles.

http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TexasEpic/ThePeoplesROM-KennyGlass123/daniel4653.png
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Bump!

http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=192
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
I hope Sprint announces a release date soon. Cant wait to get my hands on the S4.

In Korea, the S4 is being released on the 25th, sooner than the USA this time around.

http://m.news.naver.com/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=101&oid=081&aid=0002329064

The article also states that US pricing is $747.50, although the storage size wasn't mentioned.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Check the RDF... Think it said 16 with 64 GB card support
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] themisterwilson:
I'll bet they have a 16 as well as 32gb option. Hopefully. 16gb just isn't enough for today's games. If you have several of them at least
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
What you guys probably don't want the case to be is like on my note 2 where your internal is it and you can't move anything to sd. It really sucks. I mean yeah you can put certain files and of course your pics on it but I have yet to find out how you can move apps on stock rooted and I have to say it's the biggest, and really only though, downfall of this device. Some people say it's because of jelly bean but I thought you could do it on the epic touch if I remember correctly.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gamepro602:
You can try this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192122

Laughing at you while eating Jellybeans
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] themisterwilson:
Well i would rather have a **** ton of internal memory so i wouldn't have to move things like apps to external. That's just me
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Lol would be nice. I'm stuck with 16 gigs though and running out all the time. This operating system must be eating it up somehow.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Starting to feel like the red headed step children that we are referred to as Sprint..

http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/04/09/verizon-samsung-galaxy-s4-release-closer-galaxy-s3-deal/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
http://www.sprint.com/landings/samsung_galaxy_s4/index.html?ECID=SM:FB:E:040913:GalaxyS4
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Pre-orders open tonight.. Now, do i stay up or get up earlier tomorrow.. That is the question..

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130417005408/en/Sprint-Brings-Unlimited-Data-Samsung-Galaxy-4
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] H4rryTipp3r:
Why does our version cost $50 more with 2 year contract?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
I don't think we'll ever get a straight answer on that. I've been reading most of the articles this morning and no one is touching that issue other than "varying prices between carriers."
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] H4rryTipp3r:
That's a bunch of bull
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cuezaireekaa:
that is strange how much it varies too, and nobody knows why? i know t-mo has that rent-to-own thing for 20 a month but why is sprint so high? aren't we doing the same thing basically when getting in a 2 year agreement with them?

i wonder if places will honor price matching. a friend from sprint says they will, but hes new so.. :confused:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Well, "The Devil is in the Details" and until we see the actual offer for the pre-order at midnight and the T&C at sign up for the order, it's all going to be speculation anyway. It's all going to be the same policy for contract as current smart phone plans anyway..

As far as the pricing; the business side of me says that appropriations for the device from Sammy has driven the details on contracts. Can simply be costs incurred based on number of devices ordered.

What will be interesting to compare is the off contract price difference between everyone, if there is one.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Adreaver:
VZW/ATT/Sprint sell you the phone at a subsidized, contract-only price. You can terminate your contract early if you like, but will will pay an early termination fee based on the time left on the contract. There is no way to raise or lower the ETF within a given time frame. Usually it is $20/month remaining on contract, max $350, min $100.

Tmobile is essentially offering you the same pricing structure that EU telecoms have had for years (buy the phone at full price and change carriers whenever you want). After 90 days they will even unlock it for you if requested. They offer the additional option of financing the phone if you don't have $700 to drop right now. If you want to leave Tmobile any time before you pay off the phone, you just pay what you owe on it and can walk away, no harm, no foul.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] moparfreak426:
If only T-Mobile worked in places like vzw does, they would be making so much money. And they have wicked fast data speeds

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] smsnodgrass:
Any news to when pre-orders will open for Sprint?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jaxon01:
There is an app in the Play Store called FolderMount that will let you move data to the external sd card. I tried some similar apps but could never get them to work right. This one works great. I moved the data from my large games to external sd and freed up over 5gb. The free version will allow you to move 3 folders, the $1.99 version will allow you to move unlimited folders.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39178981

One man's trash is another man's treasure.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] H4rryTipp3r:
this is what sprint said when I asked...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Adreaver:
kinda sh!*ty that they offer a $100 discount but only if you are coming from another carrier.

What about the people who have been dealing with their crap this entire time? No incentives for us?

Seems like their retentions department has it backwards.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
This sucks that my upgrade isn't until January....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] H4rryTipp3r:
so is there anything coming with the pre order? or did sprint screw us over on that just like they did with the one...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] amwworks:
Ive heard stories about how sprint tech support employees are retarded but damn. They told me i had to sign a new two year and still pay full price for the phone. Toooo funny

Sent from my toilet
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TheAtheistOtaku:
sometimes i wonder if those "tech support employees" are really bots or not. They seem to not know anything about their own service
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
Nope, they most certainly are not bots. They are actually human beings but they are very limited in what they can say in chat. I did similar stuff with U-Verse but I actually knew what I was doing and knew how to say stuff that wouldn't come back to bite me in the a**.

You got to remember about 75% if not more of the technical support/customer service is outsourced to the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fredrick1213:
So can we not pre-order off contact?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
600
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fredrick1213:
On the pre-order screen I only see the 2 year agreement option. What do I have to do to just buy it off contact?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Fwiw - Well, the porting advertisement isn't as clear as it seems.

I didn't port, it's a new line and I got the additional 100 off.

Rep said I may have the device on the 27th, that's not necessarily the ship date. We'll see..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
It's because it's pre-order only. You'll have to wait until it's available to buy outright.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] amwworks:
You may be right. It wont let me check out but i got this far.

Sent from my toilet
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cas8180:
Dang I really wanted the s4 but 250 on contract and 600+ off contract. The nexus 5 could be the killer here if the price point remains aggressive hopefully we will find out may 15th. The speculative specs floating around make the new nexus a monster!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] amwworks:
I was just able to pre-order the phone at full price. No contract!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
If you add a line you can shave off another 100. Then switch phones assigned to each line. I'm considering it if I can get the $$$ for it. Would help as I'm going to take a crack at CM for it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cas8180:
Ya I have heard of that but I am also realu thinking of dropping sprint as a provider. In Vegas we only get 3g speeds and for the most part its dog a$$ slow. But who knows I said I wasn't gonna get the s3 and I did so we shall see.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Web or phone?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tensux:
april 27?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] primo523:
Just got off the phone with my Sprint rep....if you have a "business" account. The S4 drops on April 27th! -No release date for regular customers or when retail will get it. You can pre order it today,!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] amwworks:
Phone

Sent from my toilet
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Good to know. :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
I preordered my white S4 through the web on my laptop. :D Now that there is 4G LTE here in Orange County, this is gonna be great. My email said it'll try to ship the phone to me by the 27th, free shipping. Paid the full price. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] themisterwilson:
So i noticed on AT&T's site that they will have a 32gb model sometime in the near future. Does anyone know if Sprint plans on doing the same? It would definitely be a good reason to hold off, and who knows? Maybe the Note 3 won't be far behind that.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
The only one Sprint won't have its the 64, according to articles. That's an att exclusive. Don't know a date on the 32. Haven't seen anything.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ps3hacker3:
Can't wait to see it roll on out gonna be awesome
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ttrain721:
I'd like to know when the 32gb version will be available.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Good thing I got my order in since pre-order is closed on Sprint now.. Costco is giving a 20% discount now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] H4rryTipp3r:
do you have to be a member for Costco to order it there?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
That I don't know. Here's the link.

http://membershipwireless.com/index.cfm/go/shop/do/PhoneDetails/productId/10220
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
Yea, I'm glad that I ordered when I did. :) Hope I get that tracking email soon.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Going to be a fun week waiting.. I don't wait very well.. hah.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
It really does look like a sick device. I got the note 2 back at the end of January but I guess I don't really regret not waiting for this as the note is awesome. You guys are gonna have fun with these though.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Well, I do love the n2, and that's going to the lil lady so I'll still have it handy. She's been wanting one so I talked her into waiting so I could add the 4.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Lol. Smooth move. Now if I can just get my girl off her damn crapple I'd be all set!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
Yupz, I'm super excited for the S4. I'll be using my upgrade for the S5 and one of the other upgrades for the Note 3, but for my mom since her eyesight is kinda bad. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crawrj:
Lol you and me both. I ordered mine the morning pre-order went live. Been checking my email and my order page constantly since. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Febby:
Re: Tracking the s4 new update 2/23

No bad feelings =) it's very possible it could be released but nothing is for sure in my opinion because they got to get pre orders and shipments.. It will be one interesting month for sure =p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
Re: Tracking the s4 new update 2/23

Ahh idk why I didn't catch that Lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] primo523:
Re: Tracking the s4 new update 2/23

Best article I've found so far.

http://www.extremetech.com/computin...-from-the-most-anticipated-smartphone-of-2013
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] H4rryTipp3r:
If it looked like the picture they have at the top of that article, that thing looks sexy...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MultiLockOn:
Re: Tracking the s4 new update 2/23

Honestly I will not buy it if it uses a Snapdragon 600. Not to be picky, but the 600 is an overclocked s4 pro with slightly faster ram and a tweaked adreno 320, nothing to write home about. The s4 pro is essentially a quick a9 chip, not even close to a15 as most people believe. That would be the s800, if THAT ends up in the s4 then I'll consider since its more of an a15 level soc with a great gpu. But the s600 is pretty old school architecturally, it's nearly identical to the s4 pro. I'd rather have the exynos 5250 or 5450 with the powervr sgx540mp3v4 gpu they promised
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] H4rryTipp3r:
Re: Tracking the s4 new update 2/23

I agree with all of the above
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brandan14:
Really stoked for this phone I saved my upgrade for it. I don't think it will be a let down Samsung is pretty good at surprising people.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cas8180:
Re: Tracking the s4 new update 2/23

Screw the chip. Are you kidding me? How about a 1080p screen gorilla glass 3 13mp shooter and enhanced NFC.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] i9100g user:
Re: Tracking the s4 new update 2/23

(26febuary) We could definitely see exynos octa in smartphones and tablets : samsung

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rz8aPVxv24

70% MORE BATTERY SAVINGS COMPARED TO EXYNOS 4 QUAD

sent from an Galaxy s3 GT I9300

Running perseus kernel 6 , XELLA 4.1.2 leaked build

:D xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1784401

Dont click,you might regret , I won't be responsible if you brick ur head
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] primo523:
Re: Tracking the s4 new update 2/23

I think the phone will be great. Samsung isn't in the business of disappointing consumers. I don't think we will see innovation but evolution with the s4. Sorry Apple. You will continue to fall deeper into boredom and lack luster in consumers eyes. My belief is Apple was great . Was being the key word with the older generation. Today's younger generation wants more out of their phones "root" and Samsung is listening. Listening to the people that buy your products is key to success. Not just putting out a product and saying " here's what we have, who cares What you want. ".
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] moparfreak426:
Re: Tracking the s4 new update 2/23

rumored to be 649! I might could afford if i get one of Ebay with bad esn! :)

Sent from an Apple devouring JellyBean
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] primo523:
Re: Tracking the s4 new update 2/23

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/02/22/analyst-reconfirms-samsung-might-switch-from-processor/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] H4rryTipp3r:
Re: Tracking the s4 new update 2/23

nooo:(:thumbdown:

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] primo523:
Re: Tracking the s4 new update 2/23

Will someone please give an unbiased break down of the differences between the processors. My belief is it's mostly power savings with the octo cores. After all is there really is there any app or game out there that could take advantage of all that power?

Again. These are still rumors. I think we need to just sit tight.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
Re: Tracking the s4 new update 2/23

All I know from my understanding is that snapdragon has always out performed and gotten better battery life compared to the eynoxos international processor. Since the galaxy s2. Example Sprint arguably had the best S2 variant which has the snapdragon.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
Re: Tracking the s4 new update 2/23

Our Sprint S2 has the Exynos 4 dual-core CPU. S3 has the Snapdragon.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] graydiggy:
Our SII Is Exynos... Not Snapdragon.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MultiLockOn:
Re: Tracking the s4 new update 2/23

Actually no, you couldn't be more incorrect. The Sprint version had the exynos chip, the skyrocket has the snapdragon chip. Qualcomm actually hasn't really ever been the best. With the a9 generation they were a joke. The snappdragon s3 compared to exynos chips performed miserably. The only reason theyve gotten ahead recently is because they come out with their chipsets months ahead of competition at the loss of having a full generational leap in architecture. For example, the snapdraggon s4 and s4 pro came out months before the first a15 chip came . I'm fact no phone out RIGHT NOW has an a15 chipset, it's only recently been revealed that tegra has one with tegra4 and Samsung got the exynos 5 dual out in the nexus 10 not too long ago. So everyone says, oh qualcomm has had a15 for ages now with the s4. But the s4 isn't a true a15 (qualcomm doesn't actually go off of arm designs, they make their own, people are just misinformed). The performance it gives is more like a really fast a9. So the s4 would be somewhere between a9 and a15. Compare a15 chipset coming out now with the s4, the a15 chips blow them out of the water. Now, Qualcomm has also just revealed the smapdraggon 800 which performs more like a15. However in comparison with the exynos 5450 (quad a15, not octa) the exynos still performs better. Exynos has always performed better than everything out there, the problem with it is the lack of documentation of source code, which is where Qualcomm excels with snapdragon and ti with the omap series.

Don't listen to what the companies tell you, they lie. Most chipsets use similar amounts of power (except tegra. The tegra chips have always been terribly desired pieces of crap that consume power and perform like ****). The difference is performance, which exynos excels in. However the biggest factor in both performance and battery usage, is optimization. And don't you think sammy would optimize a phone much better than uses their own chipset. The skyrocket s2 with the snapdragon s3 is a laggy piece

Of crap, always freezing and crashing, compared to the exynos version which runs flawlessly. It's all optimization, but in this case the snapdragon 600 uses very old architecture (identical to the s4 pro, which is like a fast a9 chip, not a15).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] i9100g user:
Re: Tracking the s4 new update 2/23

http://www.brightsideofnews.com/Dat...Revealed/Samsung_GT-I9500_Browsermark_689.jpg

GALAXY S4 BROWSER MARK BENCHMARK

[GTi9500 ]GALAXY S4 Scores 2710 , HTC one scores 2262

Xperia z scores 1800 ,Ipad 4 scores 2400, Tegra 4 scores 2777 ,but this looks like octa

sent from an Galaxy s3 GT I9300

Running perseus kernel 33.1 , XELLA 4.1.2 leaked build

:D xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1784401

Dont click,you might regret , I won't be responsible if you brick ur head
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MultiLockOn:
Re: Tracking the s4 new update 2/23

This doesn't show anything, it's a browser mark benchmark, not a great representation of speed. Regardless, it has the one x with at3 soc marked above the dna with an s4 pro chip, that's absolute bogus because the t3 is trash. But if

The galaxy s4 benchmarks are correct on that it'll most likely be using a s600. Octa would perform well beyond all of them
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
By chance when you did the pre-order, did they turn around and call you via the contact numbers you left?

Within minutes they had called my daytime number to follow up on details..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crawrj:
It was about 8:30am the day preorder opened. Yeah they called soon after that. But I didn't realize they had my home number so I didn't get to speak to them verbally :(
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
I was asking because that was my first pre-order on a device and didn't know if it was routine. Good to know.

All they said was the order was placed and they will get it to me on, or before, the 27th.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crawrj:
Yep my first also and the voicemail message was the same. Gonna be the longest week or so ever :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
Hmm, I'm kinda getting worried. After placing my preorder, I didn't receive any follow-up phone calls. I did get 2 confirmation emails though. For the S4 to get to us by the 27th, when do you think Sprint will ship?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oscarthegrouch:
My upgrade is in June. I could probably get the phone but the decision is between that or get the AC fixed in my car first. Besides it already getting hot, and summer coming, I'll probably get the air fixed first. With my backup phone having LTE, and seeing speed runs almost 4000 KBps, I'll be glad to have a nice phone with fast network connection. Wimax, pfft.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
I wouldn't be worried. I asked someone I know who works for Sprint and its more to follow up because of so many fraudulent orders. So now I feel kinda insulted. Hah! But that was seriously the answer.

So don't feel bad. :beer:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
Oh yea, I think fixing the AC first is a good idea. Over here in SoCal, it's already getting pretty hot. Had to wear my shorts yesterday~ :p

I was checking on my order status online like 30 mins ago when a Sprint chatbox popped up. I asked him some questions about the order and the following is what he could provide:

1. The phones will ship out this week but he didn't have access to real-time inventory levels at the warehouse.

2. Sprint will ship the S4 from one warehouse in Kentucky.

3. The phones are being shipped via multiple carriers. One's tracking number will reveal who the currier is.

This is my first time preordering a phone so I'm quite excited~! :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Thanks! Ky isn't that far so that's good news.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oscarthegrouch:
I will be very interested in an e4gt vs s4 camera and camcorder shootout. Hope someone does one, especially no flash and low light tests.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
I plan on doing a side by side with what I have, which is the e4gt and the n2 against it.

It'll be local until we get our own Sprint s4 thread.

There's an international comparison video already out.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crawrj:
I didn't know they shipped from Ky. Yay for me! :thumbup: Wonder if I can just go pick it up...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Hahah.. I'm with you. About a 4 hour drive for me. If that.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Omar04:
I'm getting mine in a few months or less. :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
It's tough having my upgrade in January 2014 because a big part of me thinks that I should just wait for the S5.

Who knows, maybe I'll pay full price for this thing.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Be sure to stay in contact with me and Garwynn. We'll be starting this week but I'll bring you up to speed once you get it.

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Think long and hard with what's coming. The Note 3 has Garwynn's attention. Just fyi.