Galaxy note 2 and simultaneous voice and data - Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II

I just picked up this phone and can't get on the internet while on a phone call. Does it support simultaneous voice and data while on 3g like the galaxy s3? I changed mobile settings but still no go.
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It doesn't support svdo unless u have lte in ur area
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randy2 said:
It doesn't support svdo unless u have lte in ur area
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Wow, that completely sucks. That came in handy a few times on the galaxy s3. I won't have lte for a long while.
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smark72 said:
Wow, that completely sucks. That came in handy a few times on the galaxy s3. I won't have lte for a long while.
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I thought the simultaneous-ness was due to the S4 Snapdragon and it's radio's being placed in different places.
I had this work on my HTC EVO LTE

WHAT??!! This was huge on the S3. Man, I'm thinking twice about upgrading to the Note2 now.

This phone really can't do simultaneous voice+data? Exynos fail.

I believe Sprint 3G never support simulteneous voice/data. When you make a call data drop to 2G. That said, 4G WiMax can be use with voice. I believe LTE is or will be also, but I don't remember for sure.

freeza said:
This phone really can't do simultaneous voice+data? Exynos fail.
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I know I am really disappointed. I actually used both at same time quite a bit.
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me too .. im very desappointed, played with the phone all day long, overall i loved but no svdo support or wallet working right now made me go back to the store and get N2 returned..
for now im back at my S3
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Deal breaker, lol, whew, I needed a reason not to sell stuff/spend money I don't have on the bad ass but nevertheless no svdo=royal pain in the ass downloading roms and such
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To each their own, but the simultaneous voice and data was a nicety, not a necessity.
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I was thinking about getting the S3 because of this, but I'm almost always around Wifi at home & work. The phone can do voice & data assuming it has either a Wifi or LTE connection, right?
Also and somewhat related, is the Note 2 HD voice ready? I'll be moving to an LTE covered area in the near future, so I'm REALLY hoping for a yes on this.

http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/...note-2-big-enough-for-everything-except-svdo/
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I love it. Here comes all the jealous and hating owners of other phones trying to say our phone sucks cause they can't chat and surf the web at the same time. I say big freaking deal who the hell talks that much anyways any needs internet at the same time? Is it really a deal breaker? I seriously doubt it. All you guys would swap phones with us in an instant.
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The assumption here is that when LTE hits "our" market, you will be able to do this correct?
For me, I assist my kids' soccer teams. There is nothing like having a parent call you for directions and being able to mark their current location then provide real time directions from their current location.
So, yes, to "some" of us it is important.
Deal breaker, no, "if" its coming.

shook187 said:
I love it. Here comes all the jealous and hating owners of other phones trying to say our phone sucks cause they can't chat and surf the web at the same time. I say big freaking deal who the hell talks that much anyways any needs internet at the same time? Is it really a deal breaker? I seriously doubt it. All you guys would swap phones with us in an instant.
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I agree that it's not a huge deal. Just an annoyance. Sometimes I am downloading small files from internet on 3g at work(no Wi-Fi ) and receive a call. If I answer, download fails, so I either can't answer the call or have to restart download. With my slow 3g that is kind of a pain in ass.
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shook187 said:
I love it. Here comes all the jealous and hating owners of other phones trying to say our phone sucks cause they can't chat and surf the web at the same time. I say big freaking deal who the hell talks that much anyways any needs internet at the same time? Is it really a deal breaker? I seriously doubt it. All you guys would swap phones with us in an instant.
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Having left Apple after being an iPhone owner since the 3rd generation, I can say that I am neither jealous or a hater... But, not having Voice and Data is just "stupid" especially when it was on the S3, which I would venture to guess is where a lot of Note 2 users will be migrating from... Just my 2cents...

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http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/...note-2-big-enough-for-everything-except-svdo/
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This makes it seem that there might be a software workaround?
Not having SVDO is a shame. Especially after having a EVO4GLTE, which has it, it is hard to give it up.

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http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/...note-2-big-enough-for-everything-except-svdo/
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Great article, thanks for the link.

This is what happen when we all crave that quad core i use it alot on my s3 was thinking of getting the note 2 today this may put me off

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Sprint marketing of the ET4G

Just saw this at the store thought I post it...
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It makes me want to buy one
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Makes me want to grab mine and make love to it.
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That's funny.. I went to my local store today and saw the same thing. I said "it's about time " to myself
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gtuansdiamm said:
It makes me want to buy one
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Lol I love this phone....it's truly the best android I have owned!
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hard to believe I haven't seen a single commercial on tv about this phone..and its their flagship phone now...
I guess they are focusing all their time on figuring out ways of taking things away from their best customers, and can't be wasting time on things like BUILDING their customer base...
Who's in charge over there now??????
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hard to believe I haven't seen a single commercial on tv about this phone..and its their flagship phone now...
I guess they are focusing all their time on figuring out ways of taking things away from their best customers, and can't be wasting time on things like BUILDING their customer base...
Who's in charge over there now??????
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It seems like sprint isn't doing commercial for it. Samsung is the one thats pushing commercials out for all 3 variants for usa networks.
They started pushing commercials out a few weeks back, but you really have to focus on the commercial in order to actually see that sprint carries the phone cause they mix all 3 phones together as if they are exactly the same.
I see atleast one everyday...
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I see atleast one everyday...
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where do you live? Here in Chicago, there hasn't been a single one..
still seeing evo3d commercials though, and this phone just blows that one away..
i see the galaxy s 2 commercials everyday as well. im in NY
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hard to believe I haven't seen a single commercial on tv about this phone..and its their flagship phone now...
I guess they are focusing all their time on figuring out ways of taking things away from their best customers, and can't be wasting time on things like BUILDING their customer base...
Who's in charge over there now??????
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Saw one here in New Orleans twice in the past hour....the Unlimited Data plan commercial...and at the end the Epic 4G Touch is featured.
Hah one just came on as I was reading this
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wase4711 said:
hard to believe I haven't seen a single commercial on tv about this phone..and its their flagship phone now...
I guess they are focusing all their time on figuring out ways of taking things away from their best customers, and can't be wasting time on things like BUILDING their customer base...
Who's in charge over there now??????
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They are probably too busy preparing for the i-phone 5 fiasco, lol......"sigh"
I see the commercial saying that AT&T and Verizon have limits on data and T-Mobile will slow down your data if you go over 2gb but Sprint is the only one with unlimited data. Then it talks about the new galaxy SII.
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4.52" screen is large enough for me. Thanks but I'll pass on that phone. That screen is ridiculously large. smh
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HondaCop said:
4.52" screen is large enough for me. Thanks but I'll pass on that phone. That screen is ridiculously large. smh
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Lol! It's been a long time Honda! I was trying to root it til I realized it was cardboard...
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I've seen them here in New Orleans too but its definitely a Samsung commercial rather than a carrier commercial.. the first time I caught a glimpse I had to rewind it.. then again to show my roommate who probably has NO idea what I was even showing her
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where do you live? Here in Chicago, there hasn't been a single one..
still seeing evo3d commercials though, and this phone just blows that one away..
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I'm just north of Chicago and I saw a commercial the other day.
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Battery life on lte version is horrible

omg it went down 15 percent in 5 mins i wasnt even using it.. all i was doing was changing the wallpapers.. this is ridiculous i think i might just go back to my iphone 4s
well for people out there still excited about this device dont get it.. its nothing special i regret it battery life sux really bad
flameinthefire said:
well for people out there still excited about this device dont get it.. its nothing special i regret it battery life sux really bad
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Well fortunately for you, you're still in your return period Bye, enjoy your iphone and those blazing fast Verizon 3g speeds lol. LTE being a battery killer?! This is so shocking! When did this start?!
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omg it went down 15 percent in 5 mins i wasnt even using it.. all i was doing was changing the wallpapers.. this is ridiculous i think i might just go back to my iphone 4s
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well for people out there still excited about this device dont get it.. its nothing special i regret it battery life sux really bad
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LOL. Use the phone for 15min, rage quit return it and recommend that no one else buy it.
Really dude?
martonikaj said:
LOL. Use the phone for 15min, rage quit return it and recommend that no one else buy it.
Really dude?
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ive been using it for like 6 hours now and this is not my first android phone so..
While I do believe your seemingly knee-jerk complaint (that LTE chugs juice - which is well known), you really need to cycle the battery 2-3 times before complaining.
A fresh first ever charge on a brand new battery is never stellar.
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Here's what confuses me... If the device was released without LTE, everyone would complain.
But basically anyone with a brain is going to disable it anyways.
Seriously, that's how it goes.
Yumunum said:
Here's what confuses me... If the device was released without LTE, everyone would complain.
But basically anyone with a brain is going to disable it anyways.
Seriously, that's how it goes.
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At this stage LTE is something better left turned off unless you need it. Emails being pushed over LTE is a waste of battery. I find LTE to be too power inefficient at present so I don't even consider LTE phones, hence why I have the gsm version of the Nexus..and my battery life is just fine.
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While I do believe your seemingly knee-jerk complaint (that LTE chugs juice - which is well known), you really need to cycle the battery 2-3 times before complaining.
A fresh first ever charge on a brand new battery is never stellar.
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i guess i will do that and turn lte off and see how it goes
braking news? Misspell intentional.
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braking news? Misspell intentional.
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lol right. It's all so shocking! Imagine that, LTE draining a battery
This guy is obviously trolling. Where did he get the phone??
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Makes me wonder... Why all Americans are so in to lte/4g, why on earth wold you need more than 5mbit k! I your phone? I'm on tmobile UK got oly 1.8mbit/560kbit and it's fine for everything I do. I can stream music videos, even tather to my laptop..
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Makes me wonder... Why all Americans are so in to lte/4g, why on earth wold you need more than 5mbit k! I your phone? I'm on tmobile UK got oly 1.8mbit/560kbit and it's fine for everything I do. I can stream music videos, even tather to my laptop..
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Yep. Unless LTE drastically reduces latency then it's like 99% useless to most of us.
If it operates on 700 MHz or some other low frequency like I think I've read then that would be a real saviour to the Verizon folks since the high frequency they operate their current 3G on has serious issues inside buildings.
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Yep. Unless LTE drastically reduces latency then it's like 99% useless to most of us.
If it operates on 700 MHz or some other low frequency like I think I've read then that would be a real saviour to the Verizon folks since the high frequency they operate their current 3G on has serious issues inside buildings.
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Verizon lte does in fact run on the 700 MHz spectrum.
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flameinthefire said:
omg it went down 15 percent in 5 mins i wasnt even using it.. all i was doing was changing the wallpapers.. this is ridiculous i think i might just go back to my iphone 4s
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OK, bye!!!
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Makes me wonder... Why all Americans are so in to lte/4g, why on earth wold you need more than 5mbit k! I your phone? I'm on tmobile UK got oly 1.8mbit/560kbit and it's fine for everything I do. I can stream music videos, even tather to my laptop..
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I've always said this myself. Unless you pay for tethering and need to download .iso images at breakneck speed, LTE on a cellphone is kind of silly.
OMG 32mbps on my phonez!!
I just don't get how 32mbps can "better" stream what 5mbps can do just fine?
But Verizon fans always have their safe ground to say "well, at the end of the day Verizon has better coverage" which is true, but I can count the number of times on one hand ATT had spotty coverage for me in the past 6 years...
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I've always said this myself. Unless you pay for tethering and need to download .iso images at breakneck speed, LTE on a cellphone is kind of silly.
OMG 32mbps on my phonez!!
I just don't get how 32mbps can "better" stream what 5mbps can do just fine?
But Verizon fans always have their safe ground to say "well, at the end of the day Verizon has better coverage" which is true, but I can count the number of times on one hand ATT had spotty coverage for me in the past 6 years...
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LTE download speeds are insane. I'm thinking most people with LTE have tether and use LTE to replace home internet service.
1.8 might be "good enough " for you but I find myself waiting for pictures to load and apps to download a lot. Then again I rarely see more than 1 on 3g. 4g is welcome here.
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LTE download speeds are insane. I'm thinking most people with LTE have tether and use LTE to replace home internet service.
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Doubt it if they're on a limited data plan.
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From GS2 T989 to Galaxy Note.

Hi, anyone here thinking of jumping to BIGGER Galaxy Note At&t?
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i am ha! i want a note
nope..i dont want to hold a tablet to my ear
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nope..i dont want to hold a tablet to my ear
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Yup, exactly.
Powered by the SGSII....
I would if it were for tmobile.
Thanx for the replying
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If it was at least compatible with T-Mobile 3g on it I would get it.
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no, it's not worth it enough for me to change phones. but then again I'm not a big fan of upgrading every 3-4 months anyway
samomamo said:
Hi, anyone here thinking of jumping to BIGGER Galaxy Note At&t?
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I'm jumping straight to the note without ever trying the GS2 =(
ryan562 said:
If it was at least compatible with T-Mobile 3g on it I would get it.
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I believe it is since it has the same internals of the Skyrocket just with a bigger screen and s pen. Which means just a lash of our modem on the Gnote(At&t), it should allow the phone to work on 3G.
Well the good thing about the note is that we will get even more development from our older brother.
The past few months, my iPhone loving coworker has been telling me, "it won't be long before you see morons walking around with 7 and 9 inch tablets up to their ear as their cell phone." Looks like his prediction is getting really close to becoming reality.
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SladeNoctis said:
I believe it is since it has the same internals of the Skyrocket just with a bigger screen and s pen. Which means just a lash of our modem on the Gnote(At&t), it should allow the phone to work on 3G.
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I don't think the At&t Note has the correct bands to run on T-Mobile 3G
Two words: TOO BIG. I see it the same as sgs2. Same toucwiz, bigger screen, etc. Ibdont see a reasonable reason for me to buy another phone 3 months after this one came out. Even 6 mo or a year.
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i would also if i found one for a decent price
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I may mainly to switch to att. At this point I'm so disappointed with spotty tmo coverage and extremely slow speeds I'd rather pay a premium price for service I'm happy with, I'm just waiting for a phone worth upgrading to..... maybe the note
I wouldn't switch to AT&T if they had a phone that turned into Adriana Lima and gave me blow jobs while driving to work every morning. I despise AT&T.
PikkonX said:
The past few months, my iPhone loving coworker has been telling me, "it won't be long before you see morons walking around with 7 and 9 inch tablets up to their ear as their cell phone." Looks like his prediction is getting really close to becoming reality.
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I dont see it happen...its not practical.
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Scyke said:
I don't think the At&t Note has the correct bands to run on T-Mobile 3G
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All the LTE devices on At&t use the exact same bands with similar chipsets which is qualcomm...well so far. Remember the Skyrocket and our phone have different chipset yet their compatible.
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I wouldn't switch to AT&T if they had a phone that turned into Adriana Lima and gave me blow jobs while driving to work every morning. I despise AT&T.
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If they had something like this I would consider the switch, lol.
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Anyone moving to the gnex ? Should i?

I would like to know if is worth to upgrade to thr gnex. Thanks
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No. Already has inferior hardware. Go with the Evo Lte if you have to upgrade now.
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Not an HTC fan. Plus is an ugly phone ..lol. I'll wait for the gs3 then
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Well I played with the one x at att and must say it's better looking. The screen is amazing though. Our GS3 will probably have the s4 also though.
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If the sprint version had the same design as the one x j would consider it
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It's got some nice additions, ie sdcard slot, kickstand, and larger battery, but it's definitely not as sexy.
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No real point in upgrading to a sprint lte phone right now as there is no lte towers. You will be stuck with sprints slow 3g. Best to stick with the e4gt until the galaxy siii comes out.
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You are right. However in my house I have no 4G except upstairs window. When home just keep wifi on and use my own internet. Even 3G and calls iffy in house. Without my Airwave my phone would be a brick most of time. Hope so called Network Vision improves coverage. I have no idea when lte is turned on if that will be any better than my current wimax 4g.
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I would like to know if is worth to upgrade to thr gnex. Thanks
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Have you played with both phones at the same time. Also are you bored with your phone? These are reasons to upgrade and of course do YOU think its worth it to you to upgrade. I have seen I love Gnex threads and I returned my Gnex threads, at the end of the day its really your preference. Go to Best Buy and check them all out... Jus' My Opinion
or you could just search one of the other 40 threads about the exact same thing!
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or you could just search one of the other 40 threads about the exact same thing!
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Search? Does not compute
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I made a thread about this the other day too because I have an upgrade so I went down to the sprint store and played with the Gnex and I dont know if there was something wrong with that one or what but it ran like ****! Force closes everywhere, could not get facial unlock to work. I just installed ICS Hydra rom on my E4GT and it runs SOOO much better than the Gnex. I also talked to a sprint employee and they said the E4GT is far superior. I wouldn't do it!
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or you could just search one of the other 40 threads about the exact same thing!
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Now that would of been way too easy..... .Hmmm use search and find out about the phone I want to upgrade too or post a thread and let others tell me what to do.... decisions decisions....
coldblooded79 said:
It's got some nice additions, ie sdcard slot, kickstand, and larger battery, but it's definitely not as sexy.
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And camera button
5mp camera and the screen is higher resolution but poor quality display, wait for better phone.
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Transforming our T989 to a dumbphone

Hi all,
My father recently decided to pick up a s2 and doesn't plan on using it for anything other than calling, texting, and calendar reminders. In fact, he WON'T even have a data plan.
He's coming from a dumb phone that'll give him wonderful battery life so this phone's battery life will be a sort of shock.
I'm wondering what are some ways to ease that battery life.
I've come up with
-custom rom& kernel
Underclocking
CPU sleeper
Autobrightness
2G only
Data off
Sync off
Wifi Bluetooth gps off
Any other tips you guys have? Help is much appreciated.
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I forgot to include freezing bloat.
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Why would he even want an S2 in the first place. If he's never going to use it fully? That's like buying the fastest $3500 gaming PC in the world and never using it. Just curious. Not trying to troll or anything.
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Why would he even want an S2 in the first place. If he's never going to use it fully? That's like buying the fastest $3500 gaming PC in the world and never using it. Just curious. Not trying to troll or anything.
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3000$ PC? Hardly a proper comparison. This phone is nowhere near as fast as people claim it to be.
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3000$ PC? Hardly a proper comparison. This phone is nowhere near as fast as people claim it to be.
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That went way over your head. He wasn't making a literal comparison. Basically saying "why would you pay more for features you aren't going to use."
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I'd like to suggest Darkside v8! That rom is incredibly stable and well developed.
If you want to save a lot more battery, I'd like to suggest SetCPU and just downlock. I doubt your dad would be able to tell an immediate difference between 1.1-1.2 ghz VS. 1.5ghz. Plus, make sure you install CPUspy and BetterBatteryStats to make sure that the phone is actually entering into 'deep sleep' mode.
Well on our carrier tmobile, there's pretty much no such thing as a dumb phone anymore.. Long story short, we got an s2 free through upgrade and no data plan because he doesn't use it. So for the price of free, why not take it? His old phone is acting up and he wanted something slightly more modern.
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a93hunt said:
Well on our carrier tmobile, there's pretty much no such thing as a dumb phone anymore.. Long story short, we got an s2 free through upgrade and no data plan because he doesn't use it. So for the price of free, why not take it? His old phone is acting up and he wanted something slightly more modern.
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You can't get a discounted smartphone without adding a data plan.
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a93hunt said:
Well on our carrier tmobile, there's pretty much no such thing as a dumb phone anymore.. Long story short, we got an s2 free through upgrade and no data plan because he doesn't use it. So for the price of free, why not take it? His old phone is acting up and he wanted something slightly more modern.
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Sounds EXACTLY like my dad, but we're not upgrading and not getting anything for free so I'm not getting him a new phone, currently he has a old candy bar style Nokia. I won't even give him my old n8 because it's too much for him
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Towle said:
You can't get a discounted smartphone without adding a data plan.
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Til there is a recognize contributor LOL, totally never noticed that.
I have a family plan. My brother's line was up so we upgraded his line (which already has a data plan) to the s2 and we're giving the s2 to my father. My father is simply going to be putting his sim in the s2 (and my brother will be keeping the same mytouch he has at the moment.) Tmobile will not add a data plan and force my father to use one as his line was not the one upgraded.
And this isn't att where data is added to lines automatically
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Towle said:
3000$ PC? Hardly a proper comparison. This phone is nowhere near as fast as people claim it to be.
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That went way over your head. He wasn't making a literal comparison. Basically saying "why would you pay more for features you aren't going to use."
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No, it didn't. That was a bad analogy. Maybe if he was talking an s3 or something but this phone is pretty basic and to the point when it comes to smartphones. And what features are you talking about that he won't take advantage of?? Any phone released In the last 2 years is capable of everything this phone is minus NFC and speed if were talking single core. If anything I would get him a phone of this caliber instead of a crappier android phone that's going to be much harder to deal with. My mother has a cheapo tmo android phone and its hell to use. Crappy touch screen, ect. I think the t989 is a great choice for anyone not looking for all the bells and whistles. Anywho...
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My father is like your father he asked me which phone was better the Driod or the iPhone. And i like looked at him as if he were high or delusional.. I told him none lol.
But yes i agree with the other user who recommended darkside v8. I recommend STOCK or any TouchWiz ROM. As for the comment "paying for extra features when he wont use them" Well if you already have the s2 which is collecting dust why not put it to use? I wouldnt recommend going out and buying an S2 to not use. But if one already has it then what the heck? lol.
As for data, T-Mobile allows any phone to not have a data plan. Im on the value plan, and if i wished, i could get rid of everything but talking minutes.
RushAOZ said:
That went way over your head. He wasn't making a literal comparison. Basically saying "why would you pay more for features you aren't going to use."
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No, it didn't. That was a bad analogy. Maybe if he was talking an s3 or something but this phone is pretty basic and to the point when it comes to smartphones. And what features are you talking about that he won't take advantage of?? Any phone released In the last 2 years is capable of everything this phone is minus NFC and speed if were talking single core. If anything I would get him a phone of this caliber instead of a crappier android phone that's going to be much harder to deal with. My mother has a cheapo tmo android phone and its hell to use. Crappy touch screen, ect. I think the t989 is a great choice for anyone not looking for all the bells and whistles. Anywho...
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What features am I talking about?
Everything having to do with data..(unless your on Wi-Fi)
And do you mind sharing the "bells and whistles" the s3 has that ours doesn't? It is a SLIGHTLY improved version of the s2 that does all the same things..
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RushAOZ said:
That went way over your head. He wasn't making a literal comparison. Basically saying "why would you pay more for features you aren't going to use."
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No, it didn't. That was a bad analogy. Maybe if he was talking an s3 or something but this phone is pretty basic and to the point when it comes to smartphones. And what features are you talking about that he won't take advantage of?? Any phone released In the last 2 years is capable of everything this phone is minus NFC and speed if were talking single core. If anything I would get him a phone of this caliber instead of a crappier android phone that's going to be much harder to deal with. My mother has a cheapo tmo android phone and its hell to use. Crappy touch screen, ect. I think the t989 is a great choice for anyone not looking for all the bells and whistles. Anywho...
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Ive had several smartphones, notably the Tmobile Comet (Running Froyo FYI), LG Mytouch, and the S2. The S2 is FAR from basic. If you every tried those phones, you will know. As far as battery life, try juice defender. Use the extreme profile, will save you a ton of battery life
pwner5889 said:
Why would he even want an S2 in the first place. If he's never going to use it fully? That's like buying the fastest $3500 gaming PC in the world and never using it. Just curious. Not trying to troll or anything.
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Funny, is like buying a ferrari and drive 35MPH only lol
To each his own. Everyone is entitled their own opinion.. Not flaming fighting, whatever you guys want to call it.
I'll check out juice defender.
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RushAOZ said:
That went way over your head. He wasn't making a literal comparison. Basically saying "why would you pay more for features you aren't going to use."
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No, it didn't. That was a bad analogy. Maybe if he was talking an s3 or something but this phone is pretty basic and to the point when it comes to smartphones. And what features are you talking about that he won't take advantage of?? Any phone released In the last 2 years is capable of everything this phone is minus NFC and speed if were talking single core. If anything I would get him a phone of this caliber instead of a crappier android phone that's going to be much harder to deal with. My mother has a cheapo tmo android phone and its hell to use. Crappy touch screen, ect. I think the t989 is a great choice for anyone not looking for all the bells and whistles. Anywho...
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S3 is not all that better. S2 is nowhere basic if you know how to use it.
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For ****'s Sake, can someone just answer his question without telling a full grown man how to spend his money?
I love how infatuated with this phone some of you are. Anyone who says the s3 is a slight improvement over this phone is horribly mistaken. I play with my buddies s3 from time to time.. side by side app loading is much faster, gets more FPS while gaming (dead trigger runs smoother on the s3 despite it pushing almost 3 tines the amount of pixels, the 720p screen is much better, the 2gb of ram really comes in handy (have any of you ever noticed how laggy and stuttery the t989 gets when updating apps from the play store? The s3 is completely smooth while updating) the cameras snapshots have better PQ.. everything about the s3 is better. Of all the handsets I've owned I've never seen such infatuation and naivety in its xda forum section. :-/ makes me hurl.
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