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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gharb0129:
Totally agree. The price is one issue but sprint basically false advertises when they say they have 4g. I looked on their website and it says they have 4g Lte in my area. I made sure to check it before I upgraded.

I have yet to experience 4g. I even changed my connection to CDMA (3G) only because it was crushing my battery looking for a 4g connection.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] oscarthegrouch:
Well looks wise, a s3 looks like a s4. She'd probably notice the money missing before figuring out the new phone by appearance alone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cas8180:
So damn true! And that's what I am afraid of! Its funny I have been searching for a white one and have ready preordered the exact same case I have on my s3 for the s4 so that I would be ready to go!

How many of you actually use screen protectors ? You think its needed? I know the s3 was suspectable to micro scratches from like dirt and sand from your pocket. Just wondering if gorilla glass 3 is tough enough to resist even fine scratches.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sonza:
Must be a store by store thing. They would not waive the activation for me. :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] swalker23:
I use a screen one for mines and it the tempered glass protector. I hate the feel of the plastic ones. With all the posts about people cracking their screens with the phone in their front pocket it won't hurt to buy a screen protector. I paid $600 for my phone dishing out $30 for a case and $20 for screen protector to protect my phone is well worth it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] durandetto:
Glass is made from sand so sand will scratch it no matter what type of glass you have. I work on cars in a rural area so I need something covering my screen because I always have sand(dirt) on my hands. This time around I ordered a tempered glass screen protector because I can't stand the plastic ones. I will report back when I actually have my phone and get some usage with the new screen protector.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eskomo:
Verizon charged 250 for the upgrade. Sprint wasn't the only one.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Croathlete:
Verizon gives you a $50 mail in rebate. I think Best Buy price matched to Amazon is the way to go right now. Can't wait for July 1st!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xman_here:
IMO the price will see a change soon as ZTE VITAL, Sprint's next flagship, has leaked today and once it's available we'll see a shift in prices.

Well, that's my guess.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Inline:
1.5Ghz Dual Core processor, 1gb Ram, Android 4.1, and only 8gb of space. That's definitely not going to be able to compete with the HTC One and S4 as Sprint's flagship phones. It looks more like ZTE's flagship phone rather then the carriers because the Vital not even having being released its already a generation behind the current top end phones. I highly doubt it's release will have any effect on the S4s price. Looks like it'll probably be a 100 dollar midtier device when it's released.

I would think the S4 price would drop probably around the time that the Note 3 comes out!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Croathlete:
And still no explanation why Sprint's S4 is $50 better than everyone else's? I know it isn't for it's LTE network...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] maxpower7:
I got mine for $150 on Amazon. There's no reason to ever get a phone directly from Sprint.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sprint_dobbs:
Sprint gives a $50 mail in rebate now
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gtuansdiamm:
You could get it for $145 at radio shack

It's $150 on contract plus if you sign up for an alert for when your contact is over you get a $5 coupon

So you don't have to wait for delivery
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Chuki82:
I can't find it for $149 anywhere, everywhere I see they want $199 for it. Amazon, Radioshack, newegg, etc...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gtuansdiamm:
Lol I didn't confirm the price it just when I went to radio shack the other day the employees seemed mad desperate to get me to upgrade there and told me those details
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Wacky2bakky:
So....my wife's line is coming eligible for an upgrade on July 1st, Where abouts is the cheapest place online or in store to get the New S4?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] twaffle:
My Best Buy mobile price matched the amazon price at 150.

You could try. I like best buy for the insurance with no deductibles.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Wacky2bakky:
Was that for a brand new line of service with Sprint through them or upgrade price? Because I noticed on Amazon the S4 is only $150 with New line of service but $199 for an Upgrade?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] twaffle:
It was 149.99 for upgrade price last weekend, when we upgraded our phones. Must have been a last weekend sale.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Wacky2bakky:
Oh damn...lol. I will still give it a shot with Best Buy Mobile. Hopefully another sale happens around the time I plan to upgrade in July. Did you go in person to a store where they price matched or did you order it online or over the phone with them? Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shawn1224:
I paid $250 with a new line activation at sprint store with mail in rebate. Total out the door was $320+. Kinda mad because it was going for $149 through sprint online about 2 weeks ago while the HTC One was $99. Shoulda got it then but kept procrastinating.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] titans1187:
Sprint.com and in store has that pricing with a new line plus porting in your number from another carrier. Too many issues in our store cause the customer doesn't read the site clearly and see what the discounts being given are for.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shawn1224:
Nope that's the same thing the rep was saying. My wife got the HTC One for $99 with new service and she had no number to port, and at the same time the S4 came up as $149. All we paid was the $99 plus $50 activation fee.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] titans1187:
Definitely not in a corporate store. I work in one, The $100 off is only for port-ins. Promo is still going on till the end of this week.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] masbirdies:
If anyone is interested....

Sam's Club is offering for 167.88 and waiving the activation fee (at least the one in Daytona Beach is).

I don't have a card any longer, however, I called Best Buy and they said they would not match either. Best Buy Mobile would match the price but not the waived activation. Bummer!

My daughter lives in Ocala and went to that Best Buy and they matched both. She called me and I asked her to pick mine up as well. The just discounted the phone for both the match and waived activation fee. Total price was 131.88 plus tax
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dfc849:
Bought mine at an authorized agent...

$599.99 - Retail price

(350.00) - 24-month agreement

(100.00) - Ported number

(050.00) - MIR (Agent mailed it in for me!)

$036.00 - Activation fee

(036.00) - Credit Union membership

That brought my S4 down to $99.99 before taxes. :p I couldn't have asked for a better in-store experience (first time dealing with Sprint)!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] titans1187:
You lucked out on the mail in rebate. AFAIK at least in a corporate store, the mail in rebate doesn't apply when porting in and taking the $100 instant port offer.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] PwnCloud:
I got $50 Mail-in-Rebate with mine. I don't know if that was just a temporary offer, though. From the looks of it it seems that way. Anyway, $200 for the phone seemed pretty standard for other carriers so I thought it was okay. I don't get to see the $50 right away, but at least I know it will be arriving sometime.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dfc849:
Is the mail-in-rebate a customer satisfaction survey? If so, I think that may be why my sales agent filled it out for me! ;););)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dcaplinger76:
I am current customer and I did the reserve in store option on the website and they gave it to me for 149.99 and I got a 50 dollar rebate to send in. I didn't bring over any number or anything. I think that's pretty good. I did have to pay $175 for an early upgrade but I sold my note 2 for 325 so I came out ahead.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 00mred00:
Nope...but most good reps go that extra bit for the customer ; )
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Croathlete:
I have an upgrade available in less than a week. Is Sprint still at $250? If so, is Best Buy the next best option at $200? Any other good upgrade deals out there? Thanks in advance.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sweets55:
I thought I saw Sprints for 149 on tv. Stupid Sprint doesn't match T-Mobiles 99 deal, Maybe wait for til 7/4 and see.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Croathlete:
Pretty sure $149 was for people porting their number over.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dcaplinger76:
I didn't port my number and paid $149 and got a $50 rebate. I believe the key is to get on their website and hit reserve one and it will ask which store. When I went in the guy asked "so you reserved for $149" and that was it. Also on the website the ad for the S4 says nothing about porting your number so I had that info ready to help me barter.

Disclaimer: This is my personal experience with Sprint online and in-store, yours may vary. :p
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sweets55:
I was thinking if ya port you could get it for $50?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] electromage:
It looks like Sprint would buy back my Optimus G for $72, I'd like something with better 3rd-party ROM support. I'm slightly regretting choosing this over the SGSIII.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] devoureddreams:
Give it time were waiting on aroma update
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Im a troll:
FYI Amazon has it for 140 for new and upgrade pricing! ...no tax for most also.:good:

I hope this helps some of you...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Croathlete:
If Best Buy can price match Amazon, they're also giving a $50 BB gift card with purchase of any Galaxy device until 7/6. Hopefully Amazon stays at $140 until Monday.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] neonsector:
radioshack doesnt even match their on website pricing, its 250 in store, 129 online
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gtuansdiamm:
Best buy stopped price matching phones a Lil while back

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Lol yeah radio shack does kinda suck.

I just occasionally drop by to exploit their headphone warranty policy
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eyecon82:
do you get that if you buy at full price?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Croathlete:
So today is the big day! And of course Amazon upped their upgrade price to $200. Looks like the best deal I'll get today is $200 at best buy with the $50 gift card.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Ascertion:
I think if you wait like a week, you'll get another chance to save a bit more. These $140 sales have been going on every two weeks or so.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] joe.stay:
I am eligible for an upgrade today. When I logged into my account, I notice that the galaxy s4 is listed for $200. Is this the new price now on sprint?

Update: Nvm. I just noticed the $50 rebate card.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nejohnson:
Are these $140 sales for upgrades also, or just new lines?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Ascertion:
Hit or miss. Sometimes they're for both, sometimes they're for upgrades. Amazon has had the S3 on sale quite a few times for both in the last 2 months.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Croathlete:
Got the S4 yesterday at best buy. Instead of giving me the gift card after, they were able to apply it to the phone instantly. Worked out pretty well.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] KStyles69:
EXACTLY

Just like Direct TV and Dish Network...sign up for 2 years and after the contract you don't have a deal to sign back up. Forced to switched to Dish's new customer plan promo. Why screw me if I was just loyal for x2 years? makes no sence

Also Had to vent.:cool:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] GiantJay:
Ya that's why I like Best Buy they always do things to help me out, like that.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Kitteh298:
I got mine from best buy for $139. The gift card made it $149 but they price matched amazon at #139

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mmark27:
RATS! I just got mine at Best Buy for $160 (after tax and after $50 gift card applied). Oh well, $20 isn't the end of the world, but I thought $160 was a reasonable price.

I do love this phone, and with Billard's silent camera mod for unrooted phones, its perfect. No need to root for me.....yet.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sweets55:
can post a copy of the receipt or send it to me? Might get another one today.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] abit_werke:
I got mine for about $84 yesterday from BestBuy. Price matched Amazon $139.99 and I had a $15 gift certificate then I used the $50 gift card that I got with the phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Jonathanlc2005:
Wimax device upgrades dont get activation fee
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] titans1187:
Since when? Every device upgrade or new line triggers the $36 fee unless u have a corporate discount that waives it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
If my moms flip phone gets an activation fee why wouldn't a wimax smart phone ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sweets55:
Is the BB 50 buck gift card over?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Croathlete:
Ended Saturday
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eyecon82:
they just took another $50 off my price
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] trenchtownrocked:
Buying at a Sprint store always sucks. I have 5 lines on a family plan (which entitles to me to multiple upgrades a year ;) and I always upgrade at BestBuy. I just traded in my s3(which had a buy plan on it) used another lines upgrade, got a $50 gc from a Samsung promo and another $50 from registering for an upgrade promo a while back. Ended up with a $380 gc which after the s4 upgrade +tax, netted me $130 leftover on a gift card to use as I please :) I cant think of a reason to ever uograde anwhere else. U just have to catch the right deals.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Glitterloveglamour:
I called to wave my activation fee I was new to sprint and I requested they wave it and they did. Maybe it just depends on who you speak to?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Ascertion:
I've had about a 75% success rate with this. Most of the times I've upgraded, I've had my activation fee waived. However, in the last year it's been fairly difficult to get it waived.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dcillusions77:
I am very disappointed seems like this time when I renewed my 2 year contract my bill went up about 60-70 bucks, went from having the Samsung Galaxy S to the new S4. But, I guess its the price you pay for quality...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eyecon82:
your monthly plan shouldn't have changed.....how did it go up by that much?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dcillusions77:
I think its because of the protection plan, and/or insurance things, lemme double check to make sure only had the new phones for about a month.

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Ahh, I know what it was now, the protection/insurance plan went up with the new s4, and my brother-in-law was getting us a discount that fell off right after we got our new phones and contract signed...(he no longer works for Sprint either) so thats why the bill went up :\
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Aldo101t:
everytime i do anything in recovery and reboot the system i get an error message: your phone has recovered from an abnormal reset do you want to sent error report to HTC or don't send, anyone else get this?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Aldo101t:
guess i'm the only one????????
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] AaronM7:
I get this as well. Used Tim Scofield's (qbking77 on youtube) method of rooting, with TWRP recovery and Superuser (not SuperSU) for root... this message is quite annoying and I'm not sure how to make it stop.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Aldo101t:
i flashed a custom rom and the message disappeared. haven't had it since.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Sloth:
Tim has a root method :confused::rolleyes:

Sent from my Liquid Smooth Nexus 7 :p
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] AaronM7:
Not necessarily HIS root method, but the method he outlines and demonstrates in his YouTube videos.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] luisrod03:
i followed qbkings instructions to root my phone with supersu and everything is working fine for me

edit: the root method was created by bigdaddy619, qbking only created a video to make it easier to root the phone.

HTC ONE
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mangraviti:
Hello people.

I am new to this forum and I registered after reading lots of threads here - but none of them could clarify my question.

I am an owner of a smashed-screen Galaxy S2 and as I am also kinda broke, I couldn't buy a screen replacement yet. So I went for a cheaper option which was a Chinese phablet, which is surprinsingly fast and smooth.

Its box says "Android Note 2" but the actual brand/model is this:

Alps

E1901_v77_gq2008_ov8825

As I am a new user, I could not post a URL here but the combination of the model above + the word specs on Google will lead you to the device's full specs.

As you might know, these Chinese devices have very little documentation or support. Also, the only reading I could do was a Google translation of a few Chinese sites as well as Russian sites. It took me weeks to find a working ROM for it as the stock ROM wouldn't let me root it. I downloaded a ROM, which was not rooted, flashed it onto my phone and then ran the unlock-root-tool and bang! I now have got root on my phone.

However, as I am am a sort of knit guy, I would like to help others in the same situation I was weeks ago (trying to find a ROM with root permissions but without having the ability of speaking Chinese) and I would like to edit this ROM I have here, which I know it works fine on this model and add root support to it and then upload it to as many ROM websites as I can.

So here is the noob question: I have a ROM in ZIP format. What's next? How do I add root to this ROM?

I read a lot about Kitchen but it wasn't very clear about "unsupported devices".

Before you ask, I am not a noob in everything. I use Linux as my OS and do understand how an Operating System works and I have full understanding of root for being a Linux user. I also can use Windows (which I dislike but I know that some software is only written for Windows and that's why I have it on a virtual machine).

Any suggestions? It's nothing urgent but I know that there are lots of people looking for this and I can't simply answer thousands of questions.

Your help would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers from the UK.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joke19:
7zip and the the su and superuser apk and put all together. When its a updatezip for a customrecovery.

Gesendet von meinem KIS PLUS Ersatzhandy :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mangraviti:
I didn't quite understand what you said.

So I need to unzip both apks and then ....?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Jspeer:
Hate cases on a nice phone, but worried due to reports of the lcd cracking in pockets.

Anyone having luck without a case?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rexxcastle:
Broke my first 1 caseless within days, i got a clear TPU case that is VERY slim and does not take away from the phone much at all, I also added the Spigen glass.t screen protector

http://www.ebay.com/itm/22120746819...eName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] wonner:
I'm caseless and I work in construction. I put it in a Ziploc bag to keep the debris out and I'm good to go.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Cheeze[iT]:
I just pay for blacktie through best buy and go case less and don't have to worry about it breaking
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 21cdb:
The phone is too slippery for me without a case. I got a Ringke Slim, a bit easier to hold and extremely thin. Only 7 bucks shipped, can't go wrong!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jetlitheone:
Yeah got one of those pretty nice case
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jrollercoasters:
Link?

Sent from my PC36100 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 05GT:
Naked with a Spigen screen protector.

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Amazon.com
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ogxku5h:
Caseless with an S-View cover. Love it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] XertheDragon:
Caseless and Happy

I've had my GS4 caseless since I got it just over two weeks ago, it's still in great condition. I generally don't like using a case on my phones, (I never used a case on my GS2 before this one) as I don't like the look and bulk that it adds, no screen protector either, I'm still amazed by how well Gorilla glass resists scratching, the screen on my GS2 still looks brand new, despite never having a screen protector on it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ddre73:
Case less all the way, with a screen protector..prob don't neet it but I'm anal like that. Oh and changed the back to a metal one. Gives the phone a "heavier" feel.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jimsond:
Naked with a ArmorSuit Miltary shield screen protector and Seidio spring-clip hoster.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Jspeer:
I am thinking of getting the metal back too. they look cool and seem to add weight to the back so the phone might be more likely to fall on the back in the event of a drop.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrPlNK:
Im caseless and screen protector less, my phone flung off my lap when i got outta the car the othet day, cartwheeled on asphalt and only left a nick in the bottom right of bezel. No cracks thank god..

I think i may have a few light scratches, may get one of those fancy glass screen protectors everyone's been raving about
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Chris13002:
Not I. I had my Galaxy S II caseless without a screen protector and it held pretty well... That thing was pretty solid.

I was watching all the drop tests, and seeing how easy Gorilla Glass III actually cracks; even seeing on here where it cracked in peoples pants??? Seeing that this is a bigger device, somewhat harder to hold in my hands, and definitely a lot more slippery than the SII, I do not want to take a chance on the $649.99 device. I also like leaving the device laying flat down on a surface(still getting used to air gestures, but the notification air gesture is cool); but one of the first things to touch the surface while laying flat is the camera lens which bothered me. I also have AT&T insurance but after seeing this case, it made my choice...

Spigen Neo Hybrid Case (Satin Silver)

edit* funny I had a dream last night that I actually cracked my S4. In the dream, it felt so real and that feeling of the cracked screen just really brings you down (sorry guys for the ones who did), but when I woke up, I was so relieved...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrPlNK:
I like that case!!

And your pants (no homo)

I think i wanna wait and see if mophie comes out with a juice pack for us.. If im adding bulk might as well add functionality too.. Besides protection