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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Kawaisa:
I think I'm jumping ship to the Find 7. I don't use the multitasking functions/pen often. The rapid charge, touch-on-lens, 2k screen, and better camera really interest me. My Note 3 is horrible for macro shots (far worse than my Note 2, maybe it's just me though).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] flexte:
I have been looking for a reason to ditch my note and get the M8. Today the plastic trim broke so I now have the excuse I needed. I will miss the spen. I used the pen for note taking once every 2 months,for writing on photos once a month but used it daily to navigate the ingress intel map in chrome. my reasons for switching are build quality so i hope htc doesn't let me down like they have in the past.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jazzmachine:
If you want to save some $$ and aren't enamored with the metal build of the HTC, I just read an article (I think I it was in the app Drippler) that an "M8 Ace" should be dropping. Exact same internals / specs as the current M8, but built with plastic rather than metal. Article claimed it would sell for around $400.

I thought that was an interesting concept, true or not, hence my recall of the article. IOW, I'm not really sure what the deal with this alleged device is, but might be worth asking Google about it if you're interested in picking up an M8.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] flexte:
I picked up the M8 today and after 2 hrs returned it and paid the $50 restocking fee. The quality was not what I expected. I will wait for the moto x 2 and/or the nexus 6.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dragonstalker:
What was wrong with it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] flexte:
I wasn't happy with the raised screen in certain areas. The store manger even opened another box. they both had the issues but in different areas. everytime swiped down i could feel the sharp edge of the screen
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] willham:
Quick question. I recently used my jump to get the m8 and I'm regretting it! Am I out of luck and stuck with this phone or can I return it and pay the restocking fee and possibly get a note 3 again without any problems?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] toastido:
If I understood tmo when I got jump, you could do that. Might just call and ask them though.

Sent from my leanKernel 2.5 powered stock 4.4.2 SM-N900T
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] willham:
I did it! I paid 57 bucks and switched back to the Note 3! I couldn't be happier!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] toastido:
Welcome back! ☺

Sent from my leanKernel 2.5 powered stock 4.4.2 SM-N900T
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] willham:
Now I must decide if i should root or not.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Kawaisa:
Anyone jumping ship to the G3? It pretty much has everything I'd want in a phone including OIS and a 2K screen. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that the Note 4 won't have OIS, since Samsung always likes to leave something out. I'm no longer stuck with Samsung since the LG has a removable battery too.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] krelvinaz:
First smartphone where I really don't care about the battery and have not purchased any extra batteries. Don't see any other phone I'm interested in at all at this point. Note 4 is still a mystery what it might offer, no point thinking about it yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mpodval:
how 57?

Hi I did the same thing but was charged 83!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] willham:
83 bucks for the restocking fee seems a bit high.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mpodval:
price

you would think it'd be standard. maybe differences between ny and washington?

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you always root!

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i think the g3 has the same button configuration as the g2. hard to get used to.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] willham:
I was actually about to root until I noticed some dark spots on my screen. I went to t-mobile today and was told I have to wait 3-5 days to hear back if I can get my note exchanged.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] misterzeno:
Nope I am still on 4.3 with this phone and have no complaints about anything.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Juanito216:
Had to root. Was kinda scared about that Knox stuff but did it anyway as I can't stay with stock. Coming from the Nexus 4. The s features are cool but right now I'm using CM11, like using giant Nexus with a better camera. Like having the removable battery/expandable storage and having more storage space then a N4 without adding the MicroSD. The amoled screen is nice too.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sloanster:
Cuz... don't hold back it will give you stomach ulcers. ..heh, heh.

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Yeah man the N3 is blastin!!!

I traded up from the s4... my wife still has hers.

I would make the purchase again on a do over...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sasadara:
n900t to n9005

can I use lte band 3 on N900T which already supported to band 4??

software method or changing small hardware?

because in my country we only have band 3 1800Mhz.. But I got a N900T..

Pls help me..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] inconceeeivable:
I'm on a Nexus 5. Is the Note 3 still a decent choice? I'd get the HTC One, but I want a larger screen...

I know the Note 4 is going to be out in a few months, but I've got to get something other than the Nexus. I'm on the original Jump plan, and haven't used any Jumps yet. Eligible to Jump tomorrow! Thoughts?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] andrewnelson23:
I like Note 3. It's fast. I can't really complain about anything with it, really. Incredible battery life..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] noobtoob:
Amazon Fire Phone?

Looks neato. I would get one probably if it wasn't all locked down as an AT&T exclusive with their locked bootloader hell.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Aegyo:
We're like 3 months away but the Note 4 has appeared on AnTuTu
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] DRKiDD187:
Hey how's it going guys just had a question wondering if someone could help. What's these two arrows on the top of my status bar?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kushXmaster:
Honestly, I'm not even sure. I've never come across them even when making themes. It looks like the same arrows they use for incoming/outgoing calls so it may be related to phone calls.

Are you using a rom?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] DRKiDD187:
Hey thank you for the reply. I was on stock rom but I realized this only happened when i flashed the aurora kernel. But I went back to the regular kernel now because I was still having poor battery life.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jazzmachine:
That's the indicator for voLTE.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Juanito216:
My issue is that I'm hoping AOSP stability gets a lot better. Feeling kind of tired of the hot phone, and was getting tired of the phone rebooting, giving CM11 another chance with a 3rd party kernel. Watching that conference made me want to flash "vanilla" back. Lol. I'm a ROM/kernel flasher, but I need stability, but at the same time I can't stick with TW for the life of this phone. I don't hate it but I can't stick with just that. Its good to be off of that Nexus 4 with it's limited storage and shorter battery life. But the ROMs for that things, that's one of its best features if not its best feature. Feels like an iPhone when I hold it now. Lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kindrich:
So it wasn't just me that experiences the random reboot on CM11 M7.

I had stuck with TouchWiz-based ROMs ever since I got my Note 3 in February, but finally gave in and flashed CM11 M7 last week. I have to say, CM11 makes the phone feels much, much snappier and faster. I had the Menu button remapped to Recent Apps on both TouchWiz (even newest NF1) and CM11, and pressing this button opens the app switcher instantly on CM11 whereas it takes at least 2-3 sec before this screen would appear on TouchWiz. Scrolling in Chrome, Spotify and Play Music is noticeably smoother as well. The Camera app launches instantly on CM11 as opposed to a few seconds of black screen in TouchWiz.

Asides from the random reboots that I can't reproduce, my phone doesn't get hot and battery life is actually better than TouchWiz (without the Power Saving activated).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] konfidential:
Sup yall.....Long time nexus user here....made the switch to the note 3 after my nexus 4 broke...thought I introduce myself.....I like this phone....different I guess...running stock til i get tired of it...ok bye lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] javanutsy:
Got a bit tired of Note 3 size. Switched to LG G2. Was on CM nightlies for the Note 3, but I'm OK with rooted stock on the G2. No regrets so far.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] arkkkk:
:good: good work
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] joshua54:
Just switched over from the HTC m8...super happy with this phone! Never got this kind of life out of my HTC
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] cuezaireekaa:
Damn, we have the note 4 on the horizon... What is everybody thinking!?

A. Jump on the next big thing, like the best 'galaxy' note 4 like we've been doing since galaxy 2, or...

B. Wait to see what's on the horizon. Like, I know Sony has some new shiz coming in the form of z3. And what about a cheap one plus 2!? I know I'm leaving a lot out here..

What are you all thinking?

I would've made a new thread asking this in more detail within the General section BUT I'm positive I would be shot down and redirected to this thread.

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You feel battery life is BETTER with cm?

It's been a while since I've been on temasek. Gonna have to play around one day soon! And most definitely it's faster than touch wizzzz but my issue was I need a battery to last mad awake times. I listen to Spotify all day at work.

Thanks for the heads up.

Plus lbxmobbin is working on a cm based miui too!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ZOOLAHiSHKOBOB:
Asop cm 11 is stable from Zion even though its in beta.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] conchchowder:
Not impressed

I'm getting similar results with my rooted Note 3. My benchmarks are fantastic and my battery life is phenomenal. No need to make a lateral move. The screen is already great. I don't need better at this price. It isn't THAT much better...jt's like the G4 to the G5. They really could have done much better.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Techngro:
Guys, my last three phones were Samsung (S2, Note, Note 3), but after seeing what Samsung released with the Note 4, I am actually kinda thinking about heading in a different direction this time. I want something larger than 5.7". I don't blame Samsung for not increasing the size of the Note 4. Not everyone wants a behemoth of a device. I've also realized after years of owning the Note line that many of the benefits of the Note I end up actually not using that often (stylus, multiview, removable battery, etc.)

I was actually kinda hoping that at IFA they would release the next version of the Galaxy Mega 6.3 with better specs, since I was considering that before I bought my Note 3 but was dissuaded by the low-end specs. But since I haven't heard anything on that front, I'm actually very impressed by what I've seen from the Ascend Mate 7. The design looks really nice, and the price is going to be reasonable.

Here's a quick video showing off the Ascend Mate 7. Tell me what you guys think. I don't have any experience with Huawei, so if you guys know about the reputation of the company, feel free to share your opinion. Also, I have to check out what kind of support it gets from devs here on XDA. Don't want to be stuck with a stock ROM forever. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayYcVWO3yLI

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I'm looking at the Ascend Mate 7.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] blade7840:
I had the Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, 2 Samsung Galaxy S3 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. I'm seriously thinking about skipping the Note 4. It has nice specs. But their software is getting dated. I'm thinking about upgrading to LG G3 and waiting for Note 5 next year.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Bataga:
Anyone else man enough to admit they're jumping ship to the iphone 6 plus? I am! I'm not a developer by any means so an android phone isn't that important anymore. Still have android devices just not a daily driver phone anymore.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Juanito216:
I'm gonna try to stay put for a while, if I get another main phone then it most likely might be another Note device (Note 4 or 5? I don't know). The Note 3 is strong. There's no need to switch to another phone. Not thinking about any iPhone that doesn't even touch the current N3, and don't even bring up the Note 4.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jazzmachine:
I saw an article today (can't remember which site it was), where (for kicks) the author did a comparison between the iPhone 6 and the Android device most similar to it based solely on the specs of the hardware. Think for a sec and make a guess...

Did you guess a somewhat recently released phone? Bad news if so, since the Nexus 4 (!) dropped in 2012. That the phone that won the honor of going up against Apple's new shiny (obviously resulting in a massacre). However, I found it pretty interesting that looking at a massive spreadsheet with every Android device ever, the phone with the closest specs (in terms of these two having the most boxes filled with the same value, so no bonus points for the CPU or anything) was made for Google itself 2 years ago... I'm sure it would have been a closer fight if the iPhone didn't still just have one gig of RAM, which is kind "for reals?" ya know, in this day and age, and such...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Bataga:
I read one too. It's hard to compare in some cases though. Take display for instance, the ppi is huge on the n4 but you'll never see the difference (imo) because of the retina technology. The 1gb ram is retarded, but it can multi task like a mofo. My kids run tons of apps on my wife's iPad without closing them out and we can't tell the difference.

For me, I've always had issues running any type of aosp rom going back to my captivate. Nothing major but annoying stuff that are normally fixed by the devs but would piss my wife off on her phone every time. I'm just ready for a change. I'll jailbreak it and install a theme and I'll be all good. Still on JUMP so I'll get rid of it if it sucks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] cuezaireekaa:
I hope it works out for you.

Since you're being honest here and saying you're gonna jump to iPhone, (which I commend) would you be honest with us when you use it? Tell us in this thread if it's worthy or if it's behind the note 3 and your opinion as well of the phone for comparison sake?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Bataga:
Absolutely! My brother may end up getting the edge too so hopefully i get a good comparison. He still has the note 3 so ill play with them side by side and see what i like and don't like.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Bataga:
Well, I canceled my pre-order for the iPhone 6+. The more i read, the worse i felt about my decision. I'm about 90% sure I'm gonna wait for the next Nexus phone which hopefully comes with the 5.9 screen.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] LightYagmai:
Don't really post much or come on here that often so don't kill me over my question please. Is their any development for Android L for the note3? I work a lot so I don't know what is going on with it. Sorry if it's been asked already.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ttabbal:
No. It hasn't been released by Google yet. Until the source code is released to AOSP, don't expect anything at all to happen. And it will take some time for CM and other groups to get the device trees all set up.

I doubt Samsung will release an update to L until after the Note 4 gets it. That's just how they usually do things. We will probably have CM nighties before that happens. I'm not in any huge rush. L is going to break a lot of stuff I use frequently, so I'd probably wait for all that to get sorted before updating anyway.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] LightYagmai:
Oh ok,that clears up a lot for me, thanks. I'm still looking forward to what it'll bring.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jazzmachine:
Hi LightYagami, not to worry. Very few deaths occur as a result directly because of activities that take place here :p I could certainly imagine wondering about that if I didn't have the... luxury(?) of visiting this forum as much as I do (it's really a very friendly and helpful community, and probably the best place to get an 'informed' answer to that question).

To answer your question, there's not yet any development of Android L for the Note 3 (particularly the T-Mobile variant) that is yet available for public use. I have no idea when that will become available, but as soon as it is, I would imagine that the place to find it would be in one of the top threads (i.e. most discussed) in either the Android Development or Original Android Development forums.

Personally, I prefer to stick to TouchWiz-based ROMs in order to maintain proper function of the phone's native features. The ROM versions based on Samsung's TouchWiz are limited by the firmware versions that are released specifically by T-Mobile. For example, you may have seen that Sprint Note 3's are receiving a new version of firmware that will bump them up to 4.4.4. T-Mobile users however, just received our

third

update to version 4.4.2 (currently the firmware version ending in NF9) and there is talk that we'll receive yet another update within a few weeks that will remain on 4.4.2 (but not likely any less "current" than the version of 4.4.4 released by Sprint). Anyway, of the TW based ROMs, my personal favorite is called Tweaked, which I feel pretty confident that anyone who feels negatively about TouchWiz would change their opinion after trying out Tweaked for a bit.

There are also ROMs developed that aren't based on TouchWiz but instead based on the Android Open Source Project (for example), which many people prefer because they are variations of pure 'vanilla' Android rather than Samsung's TouchWiz skin (this is generally my preference on devices that don't have as many custom specialized features as the Note 3, which are generally sacrificed to some degree when using a ROM that isn't based on Samsung's skinned version of Android). These ROMs generally are based on a newer version of Android, their development being limited by the point that the AOSP is at on our device.

Hopefully that answered your question and gave you some kind of idea of what you can expect. To summarize, Android L will likely come to the Note 3 relatively soon, but no preview suitable for public use is yet available. Not sure if my reference to various ROMs is something that you're familiar with, but you can learn quickly by browsing around the forum :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kenq2001:
I'm not sure if it was discussed, is anyone interested in Huawei ascend Mate 7? Will it support LTEs for U.S. carriers? Just wanted to get your insights. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] LightYagmai:
I'm running tweaked also, is their an AOSP or Cm theme for the rom? Also thanks for all all the information, it's extremely useful, I'll probably be reading over it a few times. To fully remember it all, of course.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jazzmachine:
There is actually a really nice AOSP theme, available in different colors made by [MENTION=4304825]foreverloco[/MENTION]. It's in the Themes and Apps subsection, but here's a direct link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2676315 There are separate themes for stock deodexed and Tweaked, so make sure that whichever theme you pick, the one that you download is the Tweaked version. Enjoy! :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Roflopolis:
Googled it and its a very pretty looking phone, but I have always heard bad things about that brand. Build quality on past phones being bad and what not
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Bataga:
Nexus 6 FTW http://androidspin.com/2014/09/29/just-waiting-google-nexus-6-confirmed-5-9-inch-qhd-display/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] cuezaireekaa:
Wow! I wonder if the battery will be user removable and if there will be a SDcard slot. If not, I want a 128gb version. Battery I can live with if it gets life on par with note 3, or better.

And it better have an ir blaster.

5.9 is not much bigger than our 5.7 note 3's and especially if they have a thinner bezel.

And TWO 'blacked out' front facing speakers!? Fekk yes!

aren't you glad you didn't pull the trigger on the I phone 6 plus now bataga? I'm sure it's a good phone but cmon, android L!

Ah jeez... I'm gonna miss my S-Pen and Samsung's WatchOn for sure
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Bataga:
VERY happy I didn't get the iPhone lol.

I can live with the non-removable battery since I've never needed it to be on any phone I've owned except for the GS2. Expandable storage isn't necessary and 32 gigs is good enough for me since I don't use much on my actual phone other than storing ROMs and stuff.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sacky73:
Galaxy Note 4 SPen features. Will they be ported to the Spen for the Galaxy Note 3?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Mega Montana:
Galaxy Note Edge is officially on Tmobile

And boy it's expensive

http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/news/t...ong-network-just-in-time-for-the-holidays.htm
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] johan561:
Wow 5.9? Might have to look into the nexus 6
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] wiseguywood:
I am a far better lurker than poster, but those of you still on the T-Mo Note 3. I have a question, it's getting a bit harder for me to see my phone screen. I am using 2 different phones. A Windows Based Lumia 925 and yes and old SGS2 (recently picked one up for next to nothing and yes, I rooted it, so I am not completely ignorant, lol). Anyway I've been looking around jealously at some of my friends' phones and I think it's time to go up a notch to a 5+ inch screen. Cost is always a consideration as well since I've got 3 people on my plan, and yes, I've been known to be a bit on the cheap side sometimes -- SGS2, I mean, can you see??

Several options I'm looking at would include, SG Note 3 (even the SG Note 2), and the LG G2, G3 and the LG Flex 1. I'd prefer to stick with the T-Mobile versions, because, well, they are just easier to deal with on a day to day basis. The SGS2 with stock rom can even use wifi calling. What about the SG Notes? Or the G2/3?

I would love to hear anyone chime in on any of the above , I'd greatly appreciate it, even if it is just about the good old SG Note 3. It's at the top of my list anyway.

Much appreciated
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bot42:
Official T mobile 5.0 upgrade is eminent

https://support.t-mobile.com/community/phones-tablets-devices/software-updates#tmoSUPDocTitle

It's here! !!!!!!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] 411y0ur8453:
Anybody here looking to get the Note 5 this year? Or are you looking at an S6? Why either or?

Kind of excited for the UFS 2.0, but not looking forward to paying a premium for upgraded storage capacity.

It is kind of irritating to watch Samsung and Google morph into Apple. Taking away options, then charging us for them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Brock Guffman:
waiting for specs on note 5 ....nothing has swayed me from my note 3 yet
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Grooveoriented:
The rollout of 700 mhz is reason enough to switch to S6 or Note 5.