 thegeekPremium
join:2008-02-21
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kudos:2 | Galaxy S3 Who's getting one? I'm considering paying full price for one because I'm not due for an upgrade till October. I've called Verizon a dozen times practically begging for an early upgrade but no dice. |
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 GbcueP.E.Premium
join:2001-09-30
Santa Rosa, CA
kudos:8 | Nope. TouchWiz sucks. |
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 SkipdawgThe OriginalPremium,ExMod 2001-03
join:2001-04-19
Mount Vernon, WA | reply to thegeek
Nice looking phone but I don't care for TouchWiz either. It and Moto Blur or what ever they call is just never went over well with me. Yea I like Sence.  |
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 DarkLogixTexan and ProudPremium
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX
kudos:3 | reply to thegeek
I think I'll be ordering one, but not for my use.
I foresee a co-worker wanting a new phone in the coming months. |
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thegeekPremium
join:2008-02-21
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kudos:2 | reply to Gbcue
It won't take long and some devs will have a AOSP ROM for it I'm sure. |
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GbcueP.E.Premium
join:2001-09-30
Santa Rosa, CA
kudos:8 | The US versions are gimped (less memory), IIRC, or maybe I'm confusing the S3 with the HTC One-series.
Also, needs penta-band HSPA support. |
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 Cryptic24Go Stewie Go Stewie It's Your BirthdayPremium
join:2002-12-17
Corry, PA | They come with a full 2 gig of memory, but only a dual core 1.5 processor. |
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GbcueP.E.Premium
join:2001-09-30
Santa Rosa, CA
kudos:8 | I think the T-Mobile version will be quad core. |
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 AlcoholPremium
join:2003-05-26
Climax, MI
kudos:3
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| said by Gbcue:I think the T-Mobile version will be quad core.
no
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I plan to get one. I'm long overdue for an upgrade.
Some people love touchwiz. Others hate it.
Looks like it has a pretty good camera. That's my main (but not only) concern.
Dual core 1.5 processor should be enough for me. I'm not going to be doing heavy-duty gaming or anything.
Verizon has delayed the ship date to July 10ish. Unfortunately, beginning June 28th any new phone activation will not have the option of grandfathering in the unlimited data plan. So anybody getting this phone will have to give up their unlimited data plan. It's a pretty non-subtle way of saying, "F--k you", to all their loyal customers.
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thegeekPremium
join:2008-02-21
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kudos:2 | if you preorder before june 28th or pay full price after june 28th you can keep your unlimited data. also, it wasn't delayed to the 10th. they just sold out of the stock that they would be able to ship by the 9th. |
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said by Gbcue:The US versions are gimped (less memory), IIRC, or maybe I'm confusing the S3 with the HTC One-series.
Also, needs penta-band HSPA support.
The Intl Ver has a Quad core 1.4ghz with 1 Gig of RAM, the US Version has Dual Core 1.5 with 2gigs of ram.
I have the Intl Version, and love it, But ill love it even more when they get CM9 on it.
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said by thegeek:if you preorder before june 28th or pay full price after june 28th you can keep your unlimited data. That's what I keep reading on the internet but I just got off the phone with a Verizon customer service rep who told me that that is erroneous information and that I will not be able to grandfather in my unlimited data plan with any phone activated after June 28th.
I will try some more phone calls and try a visit to the Verizon store to see if I can get a get a more satisfactory answer. I'm not buying any promises until I see it in writing.
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thegeekPremium
join:2008-02-21
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kudos:2 | I would say the Verizon customer service agent is mistaken. I read in the Verizon press release that GS3 preorders would not be affected. I'm not sure what site that press release was on right now and don't have time to find it though. |
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 ffblackieYou called 911 for this?Premium
join:2002-01-13
Knoxville, TN
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said by thegeek:if you preorder before june 28th or pay full price after june 28th you can keep your unlimited data. [snip]
Yeaaaaah... I'd get that one in writing from someone at Verizon before making any hasty decisions.
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 pflogBueller? Bueller?Premium,MVM
join:2001-09-01
El Dorado Hills, CA
kudos:3 | reply to thegeek
said by thegeek:It won't take long and some devs will have a AOSP ROM for it I'm sure.
I wouldn't be so sure, until:
a) we know for sure Verizon hasn't forced Samsung to lock it down
b) devs pick up the VZW device and are willing to reverse engineer the RIL for CDMA/LTE
c) Samsung releases the source (afaik, they still have not)
I'd probably switch full-price if it does get AOKP and the radio performs better than the Nexus (I imagine it will, Qualcomm radios are way better than the VIA/Samsung trash in the Nexus) and if the screen doesn't have the same crappy video playback issues the Nexus and Note have (big if there).
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said by thegeek:I would say the Verizon customer service agent is mistaken. I read in the Verizon press release that GS3 preorders would not be affected. I'm not sure what site that press release was on right now and don't have time to find it though.
Pretty sure no such official Verizon press release exists.
Verizon's own website (verizonwireless.com) has a community member forum. The S3 grandfather situation is a hot topic right now. Everybody is trying to get an official word. None seems to exist.
Here is a summary of the conversations from verizonwireless.com.
Many people were originally told that they would be able to keep their plans by pre-oredering before June 28th but upon further examination of anything in writing it appears that Verizon has filled the contracts with misleading wording and loopholes allowing them to cancel the grandfathered plans with the pre-ordered phones.
One member posted a screenshot of an online conversation with a Verizon rep who told the member that he would be able to keep his unlimited data plan, but in reality the Verizon legal dept will be able to blow that argument out of the water as a non-binding poorly-worded conversation.
Most of the Verizon reps when pressed hard enough to give precisely worded exact information will "check with their supervisors" and then say that they're not sure but that it doesn't look like the grandfathered plans will be available.
Here is a link to the latest discussion thread on the subject.
»community.verizonwireless.com/thread/775227 |
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 chmodPremium
join:2000-12-12
Lockport, IL | reply to thegeek
I'd get one if my handset upgrade was up. I just can't justify paying full price to replace my gs2 and stay on the bleeding edge of technology. I'm curious to see how the snapdragon will compare to the exynos.
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tcopePremium
join:2003-05-07
Sandy, UT
kudos:2 | reply to thegeek
I want to get one but my full upgrade time is not until 11/12. Right now I only get around $150 off full price. I'll wait until next month and see what the deal is.
Right now I have a G2. LOVE the phone but really need a bigger screen. I like the ability on the S3 to take photos while recording video. Several other features I like as well.
For me, the breaking point price would be $350. Any more and I'll need to wait. |
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chmodPremium
join:2000-12-12
Lockport, IL | said by tcope:I want to get one but my full upgrade time is not until 11/12. Right now I only get around $150 off full price. I'll wait until next month and see what the deal is.
Right now I have a G2. LOVE the phone but really need a bigger screen. I like the ability on the S3 to take photos while recording video. Several other features I like as well.
For me, the breaking point price would be $350. Any more and I'll need to wait.
You won't see that price point by the time your eligible for an ungrade. I've been thinking and I might sell my gs2 to offset the cost of a full price t-mo gs3. I'm going to wait and see how the us version is before I make any commitments.
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