[Galaxy Note5 General] PamelaMichel:
How I Came to Love the Note 5

I sincerely hope, as my first time posting, that I am doing this right. It's been a long time since I've used this style forum.

Since you asked, svetius, I thought I'd tell you and all of the Note 5 lovers still reading this thread, how I came to begin using and getting obsessed with my Note 5. :o

I've been a Samsung S-Line user since the S3. Before that I was an original LG owner from the very first G1 (wait listed w/ T-mo) then the LGG2, but it just wasn't satisfying my needs, saw commercials for Samsung, researched, and ordered the Samsung S3, right after it came out. Fell in love, skipped the S4 and moved on to S5 with trepidation, because I thought the S3 was IT! But also, while realizing that the OS would be stopping somewhere as fast as Sammy was moving up in the S-Line and Android was creating new OS faster than ever, it seemed. The S3, it sure did stop, at Kit-Kat, unless I'm wrong, and the S3 finally received Lollipop. I wouldn't know, as I try to stay as far away from reading ANY THING about Lollipop. Which brings me to my love for the Note 5. I was obsessed with my S5, and we had changed to Verizon just before the huge debacle of an OS that was named Lollipop, at least for me and my model Samsung S5, it was. The word huge is an understatement, it killed my phone and broke my heart. I spent umpteen hours trying to figure out how to "fix" my S5, I must have FR at least 5 times. I've been on every Android help site that I can think of or found online, getting help, putting my story out there. Even Samsung couldn't or wouldn't help. They blamed Verizon and Verizon blamed Samsung. I truly believe I got the worst of it, like many other VERIZON S5 SH-G900V owners did, as well. The worst for me was having to purchase TWO external battery chargers, (I purchase and use ONLY Sammy brand from Sammy's website) FOUR extra batteries, and I would rotate them out 3-4-5 times a day. (I know, I know, Lollipop was supposed to upgrade the battery life and I'm sure it did for many, but not me.) My hubby and son upgraded themselves to the Note 4 and had not one tiny bit of trouble with Lollipop. I refused the offer, not leaving my amazing S-Line! Until one day, after many tears, insomnia, I means days without going to bed with hubby, more tears, he was so sick of seeing me that way, he went to Verizon, without telling me, got me the Note 5 with all the bells and whistles, even picked out a case and screen protector, "lightening fast" wall and car chargers! Btw, lightening fast? Had never heard of such, til the Note came into my life! :victory: When he came home, I was at my laptop, with S5 in hand, trying to "fix" as per my usual daily routine, he walked up to me and snatched the S5, cuz that was the only way he was taking it from me for forever! :crying: But then handed me the Note 5.... and I will NEVER go backwards (and I know some would say "a linear move", I may even agree with that new S7!) to the S-Line again, and that S7 looks pretty dang nice, but so do the rumors and leaks on the Note 6! The funniest part of my story is that for about 2-3 weeks I had no idea that I had an SPen in my phone until it fell out after getting pushed accidentally! :silly: Now I use that SPen almost as much as any tool in or on my Note 5. It's super great for editing photos! I never thought I'd like another phone, but I'm obsessed with my Note 5 and I'm already getting torn over switching to the Note 6. I was that way, a little bit, when the S6 came out, but I had a gut feeling about that thing with Lollipop and now, looking back at what all has happened with Lollipop and not being able to swap out batteries, etc... on the S6 & S6 Edge, I'm so happy that hubby did what he did. I LOVE MY NOTE 5

XOXOXOXOXOXO to all my Note 5 peeps put there! :highfive:

Much Love, Peace & Blessings!

PamelaMichele :cool: