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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Dan76:
Dang, that sounds horrible... I haven't had that problem on mine (fingers crossed...). This is on your new VZW Note3, correct?

What area are you in, good 4G coverage?

I ask because it reminds me so much of a horrible experience I and many others had with the VZ Galaxy Nexus.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] platinumrims:
Excellent coverage area. Never had an issue with my rezound. It's a Samsung thing but it's pretty bad. And it doesn't matter the signal strength. I've talked to tech support about it. They had me do a bunch of pointless random troubleshooting. And I took that phone back. This second phone is built better In general but still has the same call issue. But it doesn't have any other problems with it. And the issue is only on my end lol everyone can hear me no problem.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sherrillsml:
Same problem with mine. I have swapped Verizon with 6 phones (4 came from their West Chester PA warehouse and 2 from their Ft. Worth warehouse) and all have the same problem. Verizon and Samsung have told me they are aware of the problem but cannot give me a date for an OTA to fix it. Sprint customers got the OTA a few days ago, some say it fixed it but others say it made no difference.

Some Sprint customers were able to correct it by changing their vocoder settings but as far as I can determine we don't have that software with Verizon. They enter a code into the phone dialer, then the phone's msl, and they get an advanced menu.

If anybody finds a fix for this please post.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] RicoX9:
I am stuck in the Edge contract nightmare. Cancelled my pre-order due to a billing mixup. Edge agreement doesn't get cancelled. I'm being billed for a phone that was never shipped. No one at Verizon can fix it. 3 weeks, many phone calls to every customer service level I can find, 7 visits to the local store, no resolution. All of my phone calls have been finished with "We'll call you within 24-48 hours". Not ONCE have I gotten a return call.

If you have ANY alternatives, T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T, that work where you live, STAY AWAY FROM VERIZON. I'm stuck until they clear the contract. Can't even cancel the line and change carriers.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] joshw0000:
I've had just about every Verizon phone (including the S3, N2, S4, and now N3). For some reason, the camera on this N3 is horrible. It wont focus and half the time when I get it to focus and snap a shot, it loses focus and snaps a shot of a blurred image. I buy/sell/trade phones so I'm always taking close up shots in well lit areas (no flash) of other phones. I've toggled every setting available and can't get the camera to focus properly for anything.

Aside from that, it's what I expected coming from other Sammy devices. I'm not digging the knox sensor but luckily HC is coming along on Safestrap. I'm a TW fan so no AOSP is fine with me.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hinds90:
What do you mean by edge nightmare?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] :
Now that is odd. This is the best cam I've ever owned. It can hold a candle to my sony cyber shot 18 mega pixles.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] joshw0000:
Maybe it's my device. My S4 camera was great. I can't see why the software/hardware would get worse.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] njfoses:
I agree, the camera is not working out well for me. I have the same issue with blurry shots and have read of many people complaining in the general note 3 forum.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] eagle20g:
I just picked the Note 3 up Saturday using the Edge program, and I wasn't eligible for an upgrade till Jan.

Things to note if you do upgrade with Egde, If you have unlimited, You will loose that, but Verizon gave me a "upgrade" to 6gb for the same price I'm paying and I glanced at the last eight months n the most I used was 6gb but all of them were around 4-5gb so not a big deal to me

To upgrade with the egde, You HAVE TO HAVE half of the phone already paid off. So a 799 your gonna have to make sure you have over 400 paid on it, I put 100 down, ten months at 30 = 300 n I can upgrade at ten months

Previously used phones I've had are, G2, My Touch Slide, My Touch 3g, Droid X, HTC Rezound

The Rezound I have kept for almost two years, I loved it but the screen n watching movies is really big for me n the ROM community was starting to lack quality working rom's so I decided to try a note 3

So far I love the phone, I haven't had any issues with calls, Pictures I haven't had any issues with focus that I seen, the phone is very snappy n for being such a big phone it still fits in my hands nicely "I have thin hands" n the leather backing with the stitching is awesome to the touch.

Screen is amazing compared to my Rezound. The clarity is amazing and the size is just perfect for watching movies on the go or when your bored at work. \

The S-pen to me I haven't seen much use to it but I'm still playing with it and getting used to it

The 'Hello Galaxy' feature - I thought I wouldn't use this very much as features like this before never seemed to work cleanly but this just WORKS.. I can set my alarm, check weather, check whatever I want n it works. Now I wish they could even do more commands like turning the phone off, muting the phone or turning the vol to loud or vibrate would be neat too

So far I love this phone but I do love to rom so I need to do more research about romming these phones,,, Is it not possible now or just gonna take awhile?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] gerg004:
Root has been achieved.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2481590

Safestrap is in the process. It is available but there's still some kinks present that are keeping us from flashing roms. The great minds are working on it and it seems like it won't be long before we're able to flash.

Congrats on the phone. It's a beast.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Luminair:
Anyone else manage to snag one off-contract from Amazon for $299 earlier?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] js0uth:
as if right now. ill take a beans note 2 over a stock note 3 any day.... just a personal preference.

and thats what im currently using. waiting for my note 3 dev edition to arrive and waiting for beans awesome work to be put upon it :cool:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] RiotShooter:
I was able to pick up a Note 3 and a G2. Sold the G2 and am keeping the Note 3.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Luminair:
Note 3 and GS4 myself. Sold the GS4 and after a bunch of tweaks am enjoying the the Note a lot!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Afro Samurai:
Other than a few complaints you guys seem pretty happy with your Note 3. Thinking of making the jump on Tuesday and giving the wife my S3. Her Rezound is done.

Sent from the S3 of The Afro Samurai
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Dan76:
The Note3 is one thousand times better than the S3, you won't be sorry!

I have to admit though, I'm not as happy with the Note3 as I was with the Note2 when it was new. Battery and general stability not quite as good. Still an excellent phone though, those are minor complaints.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] spalislam:
Samsung N900V vs N9005

Hi guys,

So quick dummy question. If I buy Verizon's Note 3 (n900V) - am I limited in any of the required frequences to support different networks (US and world-wide) from hardware perspective? Is the frequency support and supported band hardware or software limitation?

The reason I am asking is that I need a phone that runs on Verizon network (at that is n900v), but I am not sure if I should buy their version or just simply unlocked n9005?

According to their specs, their LTE support is only in 700 range (I think I've read somewhere 1700 as well).

Verizon version:

2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

4G Network	LTE 700

Technology	CDMA Data – 1x and EVDO Rev0/RevA

EDGE	Yes

Speed	HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL

WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot

.VS unlocked n9005:

2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

4G Network	LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 260

EDGE	Yes

Speed	HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL

WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Afro Samurai:
Thanks, I'm going to do it. If I'm doing an upgrade on one of the lines I may as well get the N3. See you guys around the forums soon.

Sent from the S3 of The Afro Samurai
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] kenjoma:
Gear

The Note 3 is amazing, and buttery smooth. It kills everything else out there.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] lior_boss:
greeat ty:o
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] k.electron:
frankly, im not really convinced that the note 3 is $700 better than the s3 because im so in love with CM/AOSP which runs quite smoothly on the s3.

i feel/pray/hope like next year some google/motorola device will make it to vzw that will be hackable and faster than the note 3. played around with a nexus 5 for a bit and quite frankly other than the screen size, pure android kicks tw's ass.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jlear3:
Hello all, new Here. I'm really Loving this thing! Just got Samsung link set up and it's awesome. I can stream full he mkv files straight from my laptop. Which is nice to have! Once I get a chromecast hopefully I'll be able to hook up to my tv. Because it's such a burden to unplug my laptop and hook it up to the home :silly:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] dohturdima:
I really like my S3, still have it. However, Note 3 runs circles around it speed wise - there is no comparison, S3 feels sluggish and dated compared to GN3. It is like comparing my Lenovo X60 core duo to Lenovo X230 i5: no contest.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jmorton10:
No kidding.

My Wife and son both have highly modified S3's, but my Beans ROM N3 is definitely the speed king.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] SirBindy:
Where'd you get a S5 already!? :P
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] ssombodyudunno:
Anyone looking into the Oppo N1? First Cyanogen phone. I personally think the rotating camera is gonna be a game changer. Might not have top of the line specs or even LTE but still interesting nonetheless.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] k.electron:
originally i was dead set on getting the gn3. but now i feel like lack of aosp is not worth the speed improvement because there is no task i can do on my s3 thats actually slower than my thinking speed anyways.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] neyenlives:
I just ordered my Note 3, moving on from the GS3.

Screw AOSP. After going through many many cycles of CM and various AOSP based roms on my GS3, I still can't get past how good a stripped down TW based rom runs (such as Clean Rom by scrosler).

1. AOSP because the devs don't have access to the proprietary RIL code, will never have the same reception as stock. It's not their fault, Samsung won't give it up, but it's a fact. I've done many tests on the same exact phone, same exact rural location, only difference being AOSP vs TW based rom. AOSP reception was spotty and intermittent with 1xRtt data and barely voice. On TW I would get 3g data and no problems with voice.

2. AOSP roms have always used battery like crazy. I've tried all the roms, kernels, tweaks, etc.... It's just hungry.

3. The camera for whatever reason is always junk on AOSP. I use macro mode daily for work, and actually use the features in the TW camera. The AOSP camera for whatever reason lacks macro for several versions now, and the controls are clunky, and it just seems like it's always bug riddled.

4. All of the CM/AOSP based dirty farting paranoid unicorn whatever roms are just bloated over manipulated CM builds, the purpose of AOSP is to get away from all that crap.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] k.electron:
thats an interesting take. ive never looked at comparing the signal or battery or camera since ive never used the stock rom. i do use just pure cm, where i greatly enjoy features like voice+. the DE is currently available.. so i am tempted, but then again, gs3 with extended battery working great.

quite frankly this is why i love nexus devices (bought one for my dad recently and played with it for a bit) because u can have cm, and still enjoy signal/battery/whatever. really wish a good nexus device came soon to verizon. id be ok if it was even made by motorola as long as it had snapdragon 800 because moto quality is great, and if its nexus it will be one click unlock.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] JJJAGUAR:
Excuse me, I'm a little confused. Since the verizon version is n9005, does that mean any ROM created to n9005 will work on this version of Verizon? Thank you.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] njfoses:
The verizon version is SM-N900V. No other rom's will work with the vzw retail edition.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] JJJAGUAR:
But verizon don't have two models? SM-N900V and SM-9005.

I've been looking and I found several n9005 of verizon on ebay (I can't post links, but they are there)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] njfoses:
The seller is probably using that model # to gain more views. If you are buying off ebay, confirm with the seller the device is the vzw version.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] JJJAGUAR:
Actually! I just ask a seller who wrote n9005 and he now said it's n900v.

Too bad, I want a n9005 but apparently that model is a little more expensive.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] njfoses:
Just remember, the n9005 cannot be used with verizon.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] powerwagon:
Been waiting on the Lumia 929
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Crand:
I have no idea how to post anything to XDA without somebody just telling me I'm off topic or asking something I should have searched for, regardless of whether or not I've searched for it. Could somebody nice please tell me if the dev edition of the Note 3 can be used with an ATT sim card?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jmichaels1982:
I really don't think so . Verizon uses cdma which is the back fall for every 4G phone. Now I know people say 4G is gsm technology but I just found out that there are many different 4G (lte TBS ) frequencies. Now remember tmobile and att both increased their 3g speeds and marketed it as 4G . However they were not really lte . Now tmobile and att lte coverage is super spotty at best . So even if our phones would work on their lte frequency , you would get very spotty coverage . That's also if like I said the frequency of our lte if compatible with theirs . PLEASE TAKE THIS WITH A GRAIN OF SALT . I don't know all the teeny little tech details.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] pr0gress1ve:
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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] kgbrown247:
No

Sent from my dev N3 via Tap
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] NinCaptain:
Hope This Is Ok To Post Here

http://news.yahoo.com/could-force-verizon-t-finally-ditch-data-caps-152544627.html

Be Nice For Ones Not On Unlimited
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] neyenlives:
Yeah I dunno.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] NinCaptain:
posting here or thinking big red wont go back to unlimited data package
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Lliasha:
I had a S3 up until 2 days ago. I was looking for a new phone, but I've always been hesitant about the 'phablet' types, especially since I already have a Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 (yay birthday).

However, after looking over the forums and especially for the available ROMs, I got one.

I looooove this phone. I have it running the latest Beanstown ROM with Next 3D and it's slicker than snot and preeeeeeetty.

Thank you XDA for letting me pimp my ride yet again, so to speak.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Yay 4 Juggs:
Did you end up getting the max? I'm debating on putting my note 3 on cl in an effort to trade for the max...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] BrewersFanJP:
Get this or wait for the Galaxy S5?

I'm doing my shopping for a new phone now, my Verizon contract is up in three weeks and I've been doing my phone research. I had thought about the iPhone 5S but there is way too many disadvantages with it to go that route. I haven't figured out what to do with my plan yet since I have unlimited data but I only average around 2 GB a month, so I'm not attached to keeping it. I've heard about some loyalty plans with 6 GB so I'm trying to see if those exist.

Here's the one thing I'm thinking about. The Galaxy S5 comes out in a few months. Is that expected to be enough of a jump that I should wait for it? I know that there's always better devices coming out, so the question is if it will be a big enough jump to wait. The iris scanning stuff doesn't interest me (and honestly scares me a little), so what about the rest of it?

(I don't know if I put this in the right place, but it's about comparing devices so I'm thinking it's the right area since this is a comparison.)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nik_mik:
Russian for SM-N900V

The help is necessary. Russian in Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900V is necessary. Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] blackwell387:
I had the g2 and it was a great phone. I was sprint and the service bites you can have the fastest and hi tech phone but it's only good as your network.. I loved being able to flash custom roms and kernels I moved to Verizon to get better lte and service I'm paying like 139.00 a month wit 6gb of data thank God I have WI-FI at work I have to be very careful with Verizon and don't go over my data I'm just going to hold out for the dev edition note 3 whenever that comes in Stock lol maybe in the next 2 years to come lol but I see ur point this is a good thread..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oktrav:
The iPhone 5s is a great phone. Not for everyone, but a great phone in a lot of ways that android phones just aren't. I go back and forth between that and the Note 3.

The S5 probably won't realistically be available for at least 3 months, probably longer. Remember, this is Verizon we're talking about here. If you think you can wait that long, then by all means wait. We're definitely closer to the end of that product cycle than the beginning. If you can't wait that long (I know I sure wouldn't be able to), go for the s4. It's still a pretty solid choice, even spec wise and can be had at considerable discounts if you're due for an upgrade as it is nearing the end of the product cycle. It has better specs in just about every capacity than the moto x which was released several months afterward. It's by no means going to become obsolete the moment the s5 comes out, especially if you're the kind of person who's apt to crack it open and start flashing lightweight aosp Roms ala cm. The truth is, big advances in technology don't happen once a year, but OEMS need who need to keep the revenue flowing feel compelled to release new flagships annually whether or not an upgrade is warranted. I'm not saying the s5 won't be better in every measurable way. We all know that it will be --this is a Samsung device after all. I'm just suggesting that it won't necessarily be that much of a qualitative difference to most end users. Who really needs 2K resolution on a device with 5 inch screen? We're talking about an improvement is spec that 99 % of the human population won't be able to perceive. Do you really need that or would you rather save a few bucks and get a new phone now?

Just my $.02.

--

Travis

Longtime lurker, 1st time poster
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] matholland:
If I buy a Note 3 from Verizon right now, which Firmware can I expect it to have? My goal is to get a Note 3 tonight after work, install SafeStrap, and install Eclipse. Just wanted to make sure that I could expect to do that with the firmware that is installed on it from Verizon out of the box today.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] fletch33:
your good. everything so far has root.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] matholland:
So just to verify, Eclipse will run on the latest firmware with safestrap? I am a huge fan of Eclipse...I am on the latest MK2 with my S4, and there is basically 1 ROM and that is hyperdrive...I don't care much for it...Eclipse only runs on the older MJ7 firmware with Safestrap.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] fletch33:
yes. it will run. you can read the thread here.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] matholland:
Awesome! Thanks for the verification! I know what I am getting tonight :P
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] akkando:
I would like to get the Note3 but my hands are pretty small. The S4 already feels pretty big in my hand and I have to used a smaller virtual keyboard. Does anyone here with small hands like using the Note3? Or is it too big and I should stick with the S4?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] fletch33:
well this could solve that problem.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mostafamas:
i dont know but i think note2 is better
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] MBRedline:
When I got my Razr Maxx I was like "this is the biggest phone I will ever get, I wouldn't like anything bigger". Then time for my upgrade came and I saw the Note III, I was skeptical but I liked the look of it so I got it, best decision ever. I love it, its not "too big" like i thought it would be, it still fits in my pocket just fine and it has the one handed operations that make it easy to use if i only have one free hand, which is most of the time. I do everything onehanded and most of the time i dont even use the one handed operations. The phone still fits in my pocket, in my opinion it is the perfect size.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] platinumrims:
That Facebook app survey though. To sum it up I told them it was by far the worst app I use on my phone and that I'd gladly spend money on one that was descent.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] blame8008:
iPhone to Android

Heh.

I'm going from an iPhone 4s to a Samsung Note 3.

HUGE diff.

But honestly, the screen (mega plus) and frankly, the customization options blow my mind. Although, since getting my Note 3, I have simultaneously loved it and hated it (due to all the customizing I'm trying to do on it ie rooting, installing custom rom, et al... and time-consuming for me cause it's my first time doing this), I def wont go back to the iPhone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] 404 ERROR:
Hi guys, I'm quite curious about how things work when selling and buying a phone while on contract.

I bought my white Note 3 for about $300 (I think, I forgot) on a 2 year contract in December. However, coming from a Galaxy Nexus, I'm quite unhappy with how I cannot enjoy custom ROMs and customize my phone to however I like due to the bootloader being unlocked.

I decided I wanted to look into a Note 3 Developer's Edition and was wondering if it was possible to sell my current Note 3 for about $400 - $500 and then buy a Note 3 DE for about $650.

I have never done something like this, so I'm quite unsure whether or not this is actually possible. However, it seems a bit too easy and easy to get some money back. Am I missing something or is this a legitimate way of getting a new phone?

Thank you guys!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Southern_mind:
You should be able to get $500 for it and pay full price for the Developer version.

Sent from my VZW Galaxy Note 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] 404 ERROR:
Would the proper way of going about this be activating my old Galaxy Nexus to deactivate my Note 3, going to factory settings on the Note 3, and then selling it on Swappa?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Southern_mind:
Yeah just switch phones, return the note 3 back to factory settings and sell it. But first make sure they have the developer version in stock.

But even with the developer version there aren't many roms to choose from. If you want to be able to flash roms and mods galore you should look at another phone.

Sent from my VZW Galaxy Note 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] platinumrims:
I'm so excited to see what's going to be the note 4. The new HTC One is Meh. I've been playing with one for about an hour and it's Not as good as the note 3 in pretty much any aspect.