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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] devynbf:
Well just a couple things.

You can flash a bare stock ROM and change the DPI yourself with ROM Toolbox, but the Touchwiz launcher home gets really small, you would have to use Nova or Apex to have your home screen normal sized with a tablet DPI.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] st3wart:
Where can in find this bare stock ROM, would really like the absolute most stripped down stock ROM I could find? Yes thank you I known I can change DPI thru multiple applications and I've noticed when changing DPI in stock touchwiz ROMs that the launcher gets a lil weird , that's why I was wondering if there was a way to get the tw launcher at a different DPI that didn't make it wonky. I have nova launcher right now. But thanks for you response.
[HTC Sensation] jianqiang291081:
When i erase all data SD card or use factory reset & check in erase SD card, program in run but the data still there. The ROM is good, but still have some bug. Please fix it! Thanks.
[HTC Sensation] AndroidSupporter318:
You can also format it from your PC

Sent from my HTC Sensation
[HTC Sensation] murtazasamiwala:
try formatting it from the recovery....4ext recovery can do it.....i dont remember about cwm or twrp recoveries though...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bndfishing:
I've been with Sprint for 13 years and am thinking heavily about moving to Verizon and the S4 mainly for better coverage and data speed. Who has come from Sprint and what phone features do you loose with Verizon? I have heard that Verizon doesn't have visual voice mail or google maps navigation. Have you switched and are you glad?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] imablackhat:
Haha with sprint for 13 years? Life must suck for you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bndfishing:
Not really, I just want better rural area coverage and faster data speeds. It's been hard to give up unlimited data @ 99/month but paying for 4G that isn't in my area has been pissing me off. It looks like there is more development on the Sprint phone roms.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cell128:
Look on eBay for verizon unlimited data you can get a line for around 200$ but you also have to pay full price for a phone so it will be about $900 total for a gs4 with unlimited data.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] theRG:
I moved from sprint for the GS4. Of course it depends on your location but for me it's been a night and day difference. Sprint was pathetically slow.

From my GS4 using Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Evocm7:
Do it. Going from sprint to Verizon is like going from 56k dial up to road runner lightning. It really is just like that actually now that I think about it. Sprints 3g is lucky to hit 100kb/s in my area and I do 30-50mbps on Verizon in most areas. It's worth the money. It was for me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] platinumrims:
Agreed. It's been a few years since I've had sprint but oh my gawd was it awful. It only lasted about 8 months though thank goodness.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] chrishoyt2012:
Go Verizon. Ive been with every carrier out there except at&t...which I will stay away like the plague. Verizon has the TRUE coverage that nobody else can come close to. You get what you pay for...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tkacer:
Just left Sprint due to crappy coverage - also live in rural area. Verizon tower is 2 mi from my house, plus I get 4G! Could barely get 1 bar in my living room with Sprint. Luckily I was able to force roaming on my last phone for 2 yrs! I'm surprised Sprint didn't cancel my contract :o) . BTW - I did try their "Airave" to boost coverage........swapped it out twice (malfunctions with msgs), finally turned that in as well. Verizon is not perfect, but much better coverage!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tCizler:
Lol... Sprint... I had Sprint for a couple weeks and it was the worst service i've ever had under contract. Cricket was the only service that was slower. Luckily i was able to get out of the contract in enough time. I can't say anything for sure about visual voicemail, but why would you think "Verizon" didn't have google maps? I don't think i've ever had an android phone, even on cricket, that didn't have google maps. Or am i not understanding the question properly.

Sprint was about 300kb/s at my work with atleast 10 dead spots around the building (Worse at home). Verizon is 25-36mb/s with out any dead spots
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JulianUF:
I also switched from Sprint. Speeds were terrible, and I hated it.

Now, speeds are great, but I have a stupid cap. I also lost Google Voice integration which makes me really sad, but I think I'll get over it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mlr_90:
I said I'd never leave Sprint but here I am. I can't stand Verizon because of the way they do things. Locking their phones down and this damn data share thing. 2gb of data for $60? Yeah....sounds like a good deal to me!!! NOT!! They do have the best coverage though and my wife has them so here I am.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pmcneil:
I was in the same boat. I have been with Sprint since 1997. Switched from the Nexus S 4G (paying for 4G for the last 2 years that has never come and is not even on the road map last time I looked). Switched to the Galaxy S4 on Verizon. It is amazing the difference.

Between the phone and the network, I am able to play Ingres (at a reasonable speed without taking 45 - 60 seconds to deploy a resonator), check in to four square locations within seconds, etc.

I would definetly recommend it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Thank Me Later:
I've been with all 4 major Carriers in the USA. Sprint is the worst when it comes to call service & data speeds. Verizon is the best in my experience. It's more expensive but you get what you pay for. I get excellent service everywhere. Fast 4G LTE at my house. But you also give up things when you move to Verizon. No more unlimited data so you gotta watch your data usage with that LTE. Locked Bootloaders so depending on what phone you have on Verizon, development might not be so great. And another annoying gripe is that consistent Wi-Fi notification instead of a quick toggle in the notification bar. But it's all on you. If you don't plan to root your phone or you don't use that much data then Verizon is the best service in my experience. T-Mobile rolled out LTE in my state already so I'm considering going back to them. I never had problems with their service when I use to be with them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] midnightzak:
I left Sprint for Verizon, couldn't be happier!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Tnman7:
Left sprint 2 days ago for S4 on Verizon, world of difference already, data speeds are MUCH better! Unlimited is great with Sprint but I don't have the time to use unlimited data when you get under 100kb or less on 3g! My 4G stays on all the time with Verizon!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] darryl1970:
I left Sprint the day the s3 was released. I have never looked back. Unlimited data is no good when you can't access data. (My s2 worked Great on wifi). Took it to Vegas, where they had the old WiMax 4g. I was in and out so much, it destroyed my battery.

Until Verizon,I thought mobile internet was just crap.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] paulg1981:
Switched from Sprint yesterday and already know I made the right decision, ETF and all. Unlimited is a misnomer when thr limit is the network itself.

Jump ship and don't look back!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] liltone08618:
I've made the switch myself about a year and a half ago. Best thing I could have ever done, however it is a bit more price wise but it's well worth it. Coverage and data is excellent.

VZW has their own navigation program but Google Maps is still available to download and use. There is no proprietary visual voice mail, but there's a ton of apps you can download to fix that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] AmericanCon:
Making fun of someone you don't know on a forum solely on their choice of carrier? Life must suck for you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dadoc04:
I left sprint a little over a year ago for verizon. Got a gnex for 1 cent off amazon. Verizon speed & service is lightyears ahead of sprint. Definitely happy i made the switch
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] madsquabbles:
i've still got sprint since i'm on the old SERO plan and pay only $56/mo for unlimited data/text and 500min plus the airrave. i've mostly been using my verizon phone and use google voice for my calls to share the numbers. i doubt i'll ever give up the old sprint plan unless sofbank forces me out. if i had to pick just one i'd take verizon for the coverage and speed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Capp5050:
I was on Sprint for more than 10 years, and most recently had a Galaxy SII (or Epic 4G Touch). I left, even paid an early termination fee, and have not looked back.

I live in the NY area and work in Philly, and the fact that I never even turned Sprint 4G on should tell you how crappy I thought the service was. When I first got the Verizon S4, I was wondering, 'hey, why can't I turn off 4G like I could w/my S2?" because 4G was using battery and never worked. Within a day, I realized why you can't turn off 4G - because there's no need to. It doesn't drain the battery and I have 4G coverage almost everywhere I go.

As others have said, unlimited data (Sprint) means nothing if you can't actually GET to the data. I'm on a 2GB/month plan now w/Verizon, and yes, I have to keep an eye on usage (the device is really good about auto-connecting to known wi-fi spots), but I'm happy to do so.

..and don't even get me started on GPS. I thought accurate phone GPS was a myth thanks to the S2 and Sprint. Dozens of hours lost trying to address this; never knew if it was the device, the network, or a combination. Doesn't matter anymore. It just works!

Battery life is amazing too! Think that's attributable to the device? To some extent yes, but also remember that when your device is not receiving a strong signal, it struggles, and that drains battery. More signal = Verizon =lower battery drain.

In closing - you posted a question on a Verizon forum, so of course you're going to get the fanboys who make stupid comments like , "I feel sorry for you dude" which are not helpful. But trust me, I've been really objective about this, and I can assure you that despite the additional cost, you will never look back.

PS - in re: 2 questions you asked: yes, of course Google Maps works on this device. And as to Visual Voicemail, well, I'm sure Verizon would be happy to charge you to use a service like this, but you can always do what I did, and use Google Voice to handle voicemails. The key functionality (the translation of v-mail to text) is in there. Not sure what else Visual VM does for you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] igdawgi:
I paid the sprint eta when I got the s2. Yes.. S2... That long ago. That was when their iPhone started congesting their network.. So like you said, what's the point of unlimited if it doesn't work. I found an unlimited plan at www.trademy cellular.com. no affiliation. Just found a family 2phone unlimited plan that someone needed to get out of their contract. It was well worth it. But unfortunately I had to buy a phone out right. Bought a nexus on craigslist.com to start and recently added a line for a family member and got the s4. It took me about 2 weeks to have someone respond and get the transfer process. But it worked to get unlimited data. Good luck! Also there are other websites similar to trademycellular so Google it. I had success there.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Rhinowire:
Hello,

First time poster here. Thanks to everyone in this community for all of the help and info.

I have acquired a Rogers S3 and will be using it on Telus Mobility. It is unlocked and works great.

I know how to get to a rooted Rogers stock ROM.

My question is - can I change the stock ROM on the phone from Rogers to Telus stock ROM?

The idea is to turn it into a "telus" phone and work from there as far as trying new things with my phone.

Thanks for any info.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] trh1341:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxw2xkxFjFE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

The answer you will find in this here video :)

Sent from rainbow dashes phone in equestria.

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No but seriously. .you can always install a romantic from Telus..but it the stock romantic will always be what it is now. But I could just not understand your question
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Gage_Hero:
I am not certain what your goal is here but you are going to have to root in order to do this, so I would suggest root, backup current rom, slow strip out any "Rogers" stuff you don't want. I don't think there is much difference between the 2 roms other than bloatware. There are very few telus apps on my phone. So I am not sure you will actually gain much.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tbrummell:
Root it and put on Task's AOKP rom and be done with it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] SaHiLzZ:
You can install a rooted Telus Rom, or ODIN back to Telus Stock S3 rom. As said above, only difference is bloatware..
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Rhinowire:
Thanks Guys,

I figured out how to get rid of the Rogers bloatware, and have the phone set up as I like it for now.

At some point, I will try some of the other ROMs offered here.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bndfishing:
I've been with Sprint for 13 years and am thinking heavily about moving to Verizon and the S4 mainly for better coverage and data speed. Who has come from Verizon and what phone features didn't you have with Verizon? I have heard that Verizon doesn't have visual voice mail or google maps navigation. I don't want to go through the hassle of switching if Verizon is so stripped down you can't use the phones.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mrzood:
You'll lose unlimited data. You've been with Sprint for 13 years now, are they not providing good service in your area? Be aware that later this year Sprint will be adding voice carriers on 800Mhz which will greatly increase your voice coverage. Later on they will be adding LTE carrier(s) on 800Mhz as well as part of network vision 2.0 which will greatly increase LTE coverage as well.

But if big red can offer better service for your needs then that will clearly be the better, more expensive, option.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] optimummind:
With Verizon, you'll likely experience slower updates and a couple extra hoops to flash custom ROMs.

If Verizon didn't screw me over in the past, then I'd probably give them a chance again since in my area, they offer the best coverage for data.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] GiantJay:
Verizon is light years ahead of Sprint in every aspect of radio technology. Verizon's S4 is the first phone compatible with their AWS network. Sprint is a freaking joke compared to Verizon. Radio technicians completely rag on how bad Sprint is.

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Google Maps Navigation is a app from Google, Verizon can't stop you from using it. If you want Visual Voice mail just download something like Google voice.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] oscarthegrouch:
I've heard radio technicians rave about att, but I don't care. They still are the evil empire IMO.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mrzood:
Care to elaborate on what makes Verizons' radio technology so much better than Sprints'? Why do you think AWS is going to be great? If it's any indication from T-Mobile, AWS has absolutely terrible building penetration in metro areas. I don't deny that Verizon has a decent network, I used to use them for my carrier. When they started the tiered data plans and only letting you grandfather unlimited plans by paying for the FULL price of a phone, they started feeling too anti-consumer to me so I left. Having to worry about how much data I use in 2013 is awfully draconian.

We get that Sprints' legacy network is old, slow, and overloaded. Network Vision is replacing EVERY site with new hardware and backhaul. Even 1x only sites will get the full Network Vision treatment(800Mhz CDMA/LTE and 1900Mhz CDMA/LTE). With that said, I've NEVER had one issue with voice coverage with Sprint, only slow data in metro areas. /anecdote :)

With 800Mhz 1xAdvance/LTE on the horizon, Sprint will be even better.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] AzWizzard:
I've been with Sprint for a while... I 1/2 thought about changing to Verizon this year when my contract was up (I HATE AT&T so I won't switch to them) but honestly it wasn't worth it for me. I have unlimited data, my coverage has been very good. Yes I only have 3g, but for what I use my phone for most of the time, it's fine (I don't surf the web much on my phone or watch Youtube, so...). They are also in the process of putting 4g in my area, although it will probably be a while before it is complete. I also get a discount though work with Sprint so it would cost me a lot more to go to Verizon. Every time I have had to call Sprint Customer Service they have been very helpful (which is only a few times).

In the end, it just wasn't worth it for me to switch.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nicotheandroidguy:
You'll lose unlimited there customer service sucks there phones are so bloated and have locked bootloaders your Better off going with tmobile it is about the same price as sprint and there hspa+ network is as fast or faster than Lte and it is all ready nation wide.

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Same thing happend to me so I left vzw.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] GiantJay:
It all depends on your area to what carrier to go with. That's why they have a 14 day period to cancel service. Ask friends and family about different providers and check out the sensorly app in the Play store for real coverage.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] durandetto:
Unfortunately if you're using an EVO lte the coverage map means nothing because I rarely get 4g where the map says I should have 2 bars. Even with airplane mode toggle I still can't pick it up. I usually use my wife's turd viper to check and almost always she has it. When I do have lte my wife's viper still gets better speeds. That's probably my main reason for getting s4 over the one because it's supposed to have the same problems. That's probably the biggest plus for the plastic over aluminum.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] P1NK13P13:
OMG, this & you can say bye bye to your unlimited plan, locked bootloader, terrible customer service. Verizon is just a big headache. They gave me horrible nightmares.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] apexcell:
To be fair, going by history, they'll probably push the AWS software enable update to their S4 about 9 months after the AWS launch and have a 500Mb data cap. ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] tmeader:
Currently (and will PROBABLY stay a Sprint customer), however, as for 800MHz LTE, as far as I know, there's no current phones that will be able to take advantage of that once it becomes available (unless Sprint is planning something similar for the S4 and they just haven't advertised it yet). 800MHz for voice will work for virtually everyone... but no phone out there right now is going to see an improvement data-wise from that spectrum. Pretty sure they announced at CTIA that only the new phones coming later this year will be able to take advantage of it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shook187:
I personally moved away from Sprint even with having LTE coverage and discover the world of MVNO and haven't regretted it one bit.

I've always thought prepaid service was for those with bad credit but oh boy was I wrong, times have changed.

Now I look at those who are under contracts and over paying for service as suckers.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mrzood:
Correct, there are currently no Sprint 800Mhz LTE phones available. The current S4 cannot do LTE on 800.

Do you get cross carrier roaming on Sprint MVNOs?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shook187:
Cross carrier roaming is allowed between AT&T and T Mobile if you choose a GMS phone.

From what I heard Verizon and Sprint allows cross carrier roaming through Straight Talk. If you choose to use a CDMA phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shabbypenguin:
ting lets calls/text on roaming but not data

but at 36 bucks a month for any sprint device you already have for what compares to the 30 dollar tmo plan
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mrzood:
Good to know!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gridironbear:
Funny because I just left Verizon for Sprint. The data speeds are unbelievable but there too expensive. I also have a 27% discount through my employer with Sprint, so that is a plus. I gotta admit I'm loving this unlimited data thing.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JasonJoel:
I switched from AT&T to sprint. Unlimited data is cool, but unfortunately it is SO SLOW in the areas I travel to it is pointless. And that is even in some of sprints LTE areas.

And the voice coverage sucks in the areas I go to for business too.

Sprint has great plans, and if you have good coverage they are hard to beat. Problem is that their voice and data network coverage is crap compared to Verizon or AT&T...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mrzood:
Wtf? Verizon Shills/bots? :P
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] GiantJay:
Ya I thought they were quoting me. I was confused by that post. Lol. I am a real person that has Sprint but know about radio tech and has a lot of sources about the field for all carriers.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xerrad:
Do it.

Verizon is 100x faster in my area. No joke, getting 300kb/s where I am at no 4g here compaired to over 30mb/s on Verizon. Even when I have 4g its only 4mb/s. And I tend to say "can you hear me?" a lot now that I have sprint.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JasonJoel:
Exact same experience for me. In Memphis on sprints LTE I've never gotten more than 3-4 Mb speeds - AT&T and Verizon both give 20+ Mb. At my house I'm on wifi so don't care as much, but there the voice signal isn't reliable.

Oh well. Moving to San Antonio in a few weeks. I'll see how coverage and speed is there before switching.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] apexcell:
Verizon is far FAR faster around here as well, but there's little reception at my home and none at my kids' school. Sprint is slow, but works ok in these areas. There's no perfect solution around here, but just have to choose the best compromise for your usage.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Truitt.Jack:
Bingo. Too much money/effort to switch and we have a cheaper service. Unlimited too. We're just waiting on the network. But LTE & TRUE unlimited at this price :highfive:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bluefire808:
I live in hawaii and there is no 4g and probably will be the last place the offer it. My 3g has good coverage all over and average 1-1.5mb/s speeds which is fast enough for quick web browsingnof any sort and pandora and even most youtube if you need tk watch it on the go. Im happy on Kauai
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] neonsector:
I was with verizon for a while, I would never go back to them, terrible customer service, their coverage is great, but not as fast as at&t, sprint is slow but its unlimited data and if you stick with them when your area gets LTE you will be a happy guy.

The question is, are you willing to wait for them to get LTE?

I am in Tucson AZ and we been listening to sprint saying any day now for 2 years...

I get descent 3g speeds speeds 1500bps down and 800-1000 up so its not painfully slow, in some areas it times out when I try to check email..

in any case we are talking a difference of 20-30 dollars in service to switch to a faster more reliable provider.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eskomo:
2 years ago they were looking to deploy wimax so this is a bit different. Unless you're downloading torrents or Wi-Fi out to a bunch of devices you won't notice a big difference over 5-7 mbs.

Sent from my SGS4. Go Blue!! Buck the Fuc keyes!!