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Thought about buying GN, but....

Why does the GSM version only have 16GB of memory? Why can't it at least have a microsd slot???
Even the N1 had a microsd slot and then with NS it was removed, but the phone has 16GB built in. That was ok LAST YEAR..
I want a real upgrade, but I can't upgrade to increased storage (with GN) so I can get rid of my Zune and carry a single device.
Will we wind up with a 32GB GSM version or would it be better just to wait and see what the specs look like on SGS3?

I looked at that phone... it's just way too big. For now I will just enjoy my NS on ICS, but I am thinking about either the SGS2 for my next phone (once it has CM9) or just waiting for the SGS3.

maybe just stop listening to stupid noises, at least on the go? hm.

EcPercy said:
Why does the GSM version only have 16GB of memory? Why can't it at least have a microsd slot???
Even the N1 had a microsd slot and then with NS it was removed, but the phone has 16GB built in. That was ok LAST YEAR..
I want a real upgrade, but I can't upgrade to increased storage (with GN) so I can get rid of my Zune and carry a single device.
Will we wind up with a 32GB GSM version or would it be better just to wait and see what the specs look like on SGS3?
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and then you here rumours of another new one on the way with 64gb ........and it goes on and on and on until you realise that you havent upgraded in ten years waiting for the perfect phone that will be the best one out there for years.

bommel0815 said:
maybe just stop listening to stupid noises, at least on the go? hm.
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LOL!
Well I have 2 hours on the MRT every day + gym 3x a week... I would just like to go from having a phone and dedicated mp3 player to just a phone with all of my music on it.
My Zune.. is nearly 2 years old and has 32GB of storage. You're telling me that a brand new cutting edge phone should be artificially limited to 16GB?
I guess that's what I was getting at. I am at a loss as to why the verizon model has 32GB and the GSM has 16GB. Why even have a 16GB model at all?

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and then you here rumours of another new one on the way with 64gb ........and it goes on and on and on until you realise that you havent upgraded in ten years waiting for the perfect phone that will be the best one out there for years.
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On that note... Why take a step backwards from N1 (My N1 has a 32gb micro sd) to the NS (which I also have) and then stay at the same level with GN?
Maybe I am beating a dead horse, but honestly the GN (other than the screen) doesn't look that appealing because of the storage and the fact that they used the same graphics chip as my NS (slightly overclocked) to drive the huge HD screen. Maybe that doesn't make that big of a difference, but the specs are somewhat of a let down since this is supposed to be setting the bar for other manufacturers with ICS phones.

Right. Why not throw in a 128GB flash storage, just to be on the safe side, right ?
I hate these kind of threads. Do you really need MORE than 16000/5(average track) = 3200 songs on your phone at any time ? Do you need 6400 songs ? Really ? Use Google Music if you really need tens of thousands of tracks with you all the time. Jeez...
Keep in mind that the future IS cloud computing. Don't go bullshitting on me now, it IS KNOWN this is the truth. So if you can't get your act together now, just don't buy THIS particular phone and wait for the phone that is suitable for you and when cloud computing is going to be suitable for you. It's that simple. Rule of thumb: if you're not really keen on buying a 700$ phone (even on contract), because of whatever "defect" from your perspective, just don't buy it.

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Right. Why not throw in a 128GB flash storage, just to be on the safe side, right ?
I hate these kind of threads. Do you really need MORE than 16000/5(average track) = 3200 songs on your phone at any time ? Do you need 6400 songs ? Really ? Use Google Music if you really need tens of thousands of tracks with you all the time. Jeez...
Keep in mind that the future IS cloud computing. Don't go bullshitting on me now, it IS KNOWN this is the truth. So if you can't get your act together now, just don't buy THIS particular phone and wait for the phone that is suitable for you and when cloud computing is going to be suitable for you. It's that simple. Rule of thumb: if you're not really keen on buying a 700$ phone (even on contract), because of whatever "defect" from your perspective, just don't buy it.
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I agree with the first point you made but I totally disagree with cloud computing being the future. It is at times reliable, but it is certainly not something I'd want to risk all the way. I live in New York City where the city is heavily relied on tunnels and subways, service is not always available underground. Because of this, cloud computing for music is a complete fail.
I know you're from Europe, but on the American side. Carriers like to put bandwidth limitations on our 3G/4G and even home broadband. If we exceed a specific limit, we get fined/charged/punished because of it. Another fail for cloud computing. If I have a 720p movie, I would rather have it stored on my hard drive than streaming it from a server.
@OP: Okay, we get your point. We respect your opinion, it would appear that your decision is final. So why don't you go back to the Nexus S forums instead of trying to justify your decision? I carry a media player and phone with me. I know its a huge inconvenience, but at the same time... a lot of battery is being used towards music, so I prefer having it on another device. That's another plus.

zephiK said:
I agree with the first point you made but I totally disagree with cloud computing being the future. It is at times reliable, but it is certainly not something I'd want to risk all the way. I live in New York City where the city is heavily relied on tunnels and subways, service is not always available underground. Because of this, cloud computing for music is a complete fail.
I know you're from Europe, but on the American side. Carriers like to put bandwidth limitations on our 3G/4G and even home broadband. If we exceed a specific limit, we get fined/charged/punished because of it. Another fail for cloud computing. If I have a 720p movie, I would rather have it stored on my hard drive than streaming it from a server.
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As far as reliability goes, I wasn't talking about cloud computing being everywhere right now. IT is out there, but not on global/efficient scale. But in a couple of years, with technology advancements, there won't be any more limitations to spectrum coverage, like in tunnels or areas with no/bad coverage. Also, probably no more bandwidth caps as well. So this IS the future, there's no point in arguing about it. Your point was if it's feasible right now. Well, so and so. You can still rely on Google Music if you want, because it has offline storage. And 3200 offline songs storage capability + streaming when you actually can (not in tunnels), can make your life easier, without the need of 64/128 GB storage. So you can still manage this, if you try; that's what I wanted to say.

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Right. Why not throw in a 128GB flash storage, just to be on the safe side, right ?
I hate these kind of threads. Do you really need MORE than 16000/5(average track) = 3200 songs on your phone at any time ? Do you need 6400 songs ? Really ? Use Google Music if you really need tens of thousands of tracks with you all the time. Jeez...
Keep in mind that the future IS cloud computing. Don't go bullshitting on me now, it IS KNOWN this is the truth. So if you can't get your act together now, just don't buy THIS particular phone and wait for the phone that is suitable for you and when cloud computing is going to be suitable for you. It's that simple. Rule of thumb: if you're not really keen on buying a 700$ phone (even on contract), because of whatever "defect" from your perspective, just don't buy it.
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Glad you dont make the big decisions around here.
Crazy world, ay?

EcPercy said:
On that note... Why take a step backwards from N1 (My N1 has a 32gb micro sd) to the NS (which I also have) and then stay at the same level with GN?
Maybe I am beating a dead horse, but honestly the GN (other than the screen) doesn't look that appealing because of the storage and the fact that they used the same graphics chip as my NS (slightly overclocked) to drive the huge HD screen. Maybe that doesn't make that big of a difference, but the specs are somewhat of a let down since this is supposed to be setting the bar for other manufacturers with ICS phones.
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People seriously need to stop underestimating the Galaxy Nexus hardware, I would dare to say it beats every other phone on the market.
Closest thing would be the iPhone 4S.
I don't know why google didn't make the GSM version 32 gb, but with Google Music you don't need to worry about storage space, when it comes to music at least.
Google Music and an unlimited dataplan works fine, or use spotify.

EcPercy said:
Well I have 2 hours on the MRT every day + gym 3x a week...
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Yikes you listen to that much music with an mp3 player everyday? You must have no idea what damage you are doing to your stereocilia. Your threshold of activation of your stereocilia is probably permanently shifted by now. Pretty sad considering you are probably young yet sustained that much damage in a short amount of life span.
I highly suggest you take a college course on the anatomy of the ear and how hearing works. Once you realize how delicate your inner ear is, you won't be f*cking with nature by listening to that much direct ear damaging music.

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Glad you dont make the big decisions around here.
Crazy world, ay?
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That's a very constructive and effective commentary, good job ! I bet mama's very proud of her son's intelligence.

Y'all have to be the most unhelpful bunch I've seen yet. Of course, then again, there's not much to help here.
Maybe OP would be better served with an SGSII, if he needs the microSD slot?

BlackOtaku said:
Y'all have to be the most unhelpful bunch I've seen yet. Of course, then again, there's not much to help here.
Maybe OP would be better served with an SGSII, if he needs the microSD slot?
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What help can we even provide him with?
Why ask this on a forum, Google are more likely to know the answer.

SamsungVibrant said:
Yikes you listen to that much music with an mp3 player everyday? You must have no idea what damage you are doing to your stereocilia. Your threshold of activation of your stereocilia is probably permanently shifted by now. Pretty sad considering you are probably young yet sustained that much damage in a short amount of life span.
I highly suggest you take a college course on the anatomy of the ear and how hearing works. Once you realize how delicate your inner ear is, you won't be f*cking with nature by listening to that much direct ear damaging music.
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Some of us use reasonable listening volumes.

zephiK said:
I agree with the first point you made but I totally disagree with cloud computing being the future. It is at times reliable, but it is certainly not something I'd want to risk all the way. I live in New York City where the city is heavily relied on tunnels and subways, service is not always available underground. Because of this, cloud computing for music is a complete fail.
I know you're from Europe, but on the American side. Carriers like to put bandwidth limitations on our 3G/4G and even home broadband. If we exceed a specific limit, we get fined/charged/punished because of it. Another fail for cloud computing. If I have a 720p movie, I would rather have it stored on my hard drive than streaming it from a server.
@OP: Okay, we get your point. We respect your opinion, it would appear that your decision is final. So why don't you go back to the Nexus S forums instead of trying to justify your decision? I carry a media player and phone with me. I know its a huge inconvenience, but at the same time... a lot of battery is being used towards music, so I prefer having it on another device. That's another plus.
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The point is that if you're out and you don't happen to have a certain song you wanna hear on your phone, you can stream it.
It's not meant to be a total replacement.

look, the gnex is the best fone right now. period. and it will be. till the next nexus. get it and you wont regret. the camera and the display will just blow you away. then you will go to the bathroom and come back and turn it on and the display will blow you away again. wat can i say, it has been happening to me every time i turn it on for the past 4 days! Same as you, storage was the biggest concern for me too. But my music and gameloft games fit fine on it, as far as movies go, i just got a usb otg cable and use my existing usb key/microsd. problem solved. for regular use, i would say 32gb is perfect, but 16gb gets the job done quite well, plus usb otg for vids! and i turnd my fone on again and went "wow"!

Gsm its sexier than lte ...
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dario3040 said:
I don't know why google didn't make the GSM version 32 gb, but with Google Music you don't need to worry about storage space, when it comes to music at least.
Google Music and an unlimited dataplan works fine, or use spotify.
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I would say you are spot on here, but... I mentioned before that I spend 2 hours a day on the MRT. For those in the USA you would better know this as the Subway. The internet just isn't good enough for constant streaming while moving along in the train and we have TONS of people all checking the internet as well so that makes your speed go WAY down even when you are above ground.
Now that my phone (NS) has ICS I can see what kind of data google music is using, but I am a little sceptical that you can use google music and not go over your data limit for the month. I have a 12GB plan for data, but I am also sharing that data with my GT 10.1 and I watch TONS of YT videos while at work.
Now for everyone else. Don't get me wrong. I like google phones. I have owned the N1 and NS. I am ready for a phone upgrade now, but torn. I want the newest google experience phone. I prefer that to any of the UI addons that come from the manufacturers. I HATE touch UX on my GT 10.1 and I can't wait to get rid of it for CM9 (when it is out on my tab). I can wait if 16GB is all we get for storage. Maybe the 16GB version is all that will come out until Samsung gets the initial demand met and then we will see larger version like a 32 and 64GB model. (who knows right?)
My NS is currently sitting at less than 2GB of free space and my old GT10.1 (also 16GB) was sitting at about 1GB free after I put some cbt nuggets on it to watch while I am at work to prepare for a certification exam. I have since gotten a GT 10.1 (32GB) and I am not hurting at all for storage, but this is not practical to use as an MP3 player while working out...
So that's it. I am not dogging the hardware. I am just questioning the storage decision with more and more apps coming out that have extra downloads after installing the initial app you are going to need more and more space.

Sony Live View available for $19.99

Here is the ebay link to Sony live-view:
If you dont know what live-view is about here is a neat little promo video from Sony.
Developers have created other plugins for this device as well. The plugins include: Alarm clock, gmail, dialer, phonebook, Calling, etc...
Let me know what you guys think..

I got one for around the same price 1/2 year ago, it's slow so I stopped using it, they have released the second generation one now.

Poor reviews.

joshnichols189 said:
Poor reviews.
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where is the review.

I would recommend that you just save your 20 dollars and wait till the new E-Pebble watch is released in the market. You can pre-order the watch right now as i have. I have a live view and it is extremely poor with ice cream sandwich. No plug-ins work at the moment. The only good use i can see with this is to connect it to your phone at the time of a test and send yourself all the answers to the test and you'll be able to view the answers on the little liveview.

the best it can do for me is control your music player whiles using my expensive headphones connected to the phone, other features are slow, and takes time connecting.

kms108 said:
where is the review.
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Everywhere if you use Google.

I ordered one. Should be here next week. Just wanted to try it out.
i was wondering if the firmware is hackable? does it run some version of android or a custom firmware?

I also just bought one because it's cheap. I searched online for ways to make it work with ICS and I found this. I didn't write this howto, just passing it along.
1) Install ADW Launcher
2) Open ADW Launcher, longpress on the homescreen and create a "Custom Shortcut"
3) when selecting the shortcut target select "Activity"
4) Search the Plugin within the list and select the "****Preference" subnode
5) Press OK
6) Click on the new shortcut so that the preferences of the plugin will open
7) check the "Enabled" checkbox of the plugin
8) you are done the plugin should work now... but you need to restart LiveView-App to see them!
9) revert back to your launcher of choice.
Also install liveviewcharm app from the market, and that will solve the connection issues.

So I also got this watch, but there is one thing that really annoys me, the watch never reconnects by him self, the phone always asks to confirm the bluetooh passkey, can I overtake this issues ?
Thanks

I just wanted to say that I bought one figuring "for $20, how bad could it be?". The answer is, REALLY bad. The fact that someone ever thought this was a commercially sellable product is absurd. It's borderline unusably bad at the things it's supposed to do, and sure, there's a bit of third party development going on for it, but what I really wasn't prepared for is how cheap and shoddy the thing is. It's just not worth owning at any price point. Save your $20 and buy yourself some beers or something. You'll thank me later.
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Can any one confirm if this still works on Galaxy Nexus with newest Android 4.2.1 its available on my country wanted to try this out just for as usual "Clock" and also music control capabilities. I'm on tight budget so I cant afford Sony Smart Watch (love its water proof thingy) so I may as well try this out.

gummie said:
Can any one confirm if this still works on Galaxy Nexus with newest Android 4.2.1 its available on my country wanted to try this out just for as usual "Clock" and also music control capabilities. I'm on tight budget so I cant afford Sony Smart Watch (love its water proof thingy) so I may as well try this out.
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Can confirm it's working like a champ on stock Sammy Note 2.
Looks like price is down to $18. Someone reported finding it for $15.
If you see it that low, could you let us know?

T-Mobile Galaxy S3 First Impressions

Please share you first thoughts on the phone and software.. Also let us know if you picked it up opening morning; Was it busy? Was it worth it?
Im curious to see some Benchmarks and Network speed test? !

It'd almost too thin. I will definitely be getting a case for this. Or maybe an extended batter and a case.
The power button is too small/difficult to press. Probably just needs some getting used to. The back and menu button light up and go away so when you're looking at the phone you don't actually see them. this will probably also take some getting used to, but it does make the phone look minimal.
The screen looks huge and is very sharp. Like crazy sharp. There's a widget called Media Hub on by default and inside it are 3 little movie posters or box art covers and they are just incredibly sharp.
I have fairly large hands, but wouldn't want to use this if my hands were any smaller perhaps.
T-Mobile didn't have any accessories. They really weren't prepared for this launch.
update: The included headset seems decent. I was slightly miffed that the GS2 didn't include a headset since, the bulk pricing on them is like 5 cents. The only "but" is it has an always-tangle cord. Why do they even make these anymore? Flat, non-tacky/sticky cord would have been too much to ask for?
update: it did offer me the 50GB of free dropbox which some other carriers opted out of for some reason

Where are you located? Where did you pick it up? What color? Gb?How responsive is it? Sorry for the questions! Just eager to know!!

I live in Chicago. I was told 5 of our area stores got it in stock. ~75 phones per store. The store I went to was around 51st and Pulaski. I had called yesterday and a nice young girl put me on a list. My wife (who happened to be on staycation this week) showed up and picked it up for me.
The only one they have is the blueish pebble color, 16GB in stock. I don't think I would have paid $50 for the extra 16GB even if I had the option. I ordered a 64GB microSD (SDXC or whatever its called) for $50 from Amazon, but Newegg has them for even cheaper.
Not sure how to answer the responsiveness question since my "old" Galaxy S2 was quite responsive. Her line was eligible for upgrade also, so I gave her my GS2 and she gave me the GS3. Everything is pretty much instantaneous.
I would say going from a GS2 to a GS3 the only thing that really jumps out at me so far is the screen. It is incredibly sharp. The phone is also crazy thin.

I got mine at one of the Southcenter mall locations (about 10 miles south of Seattle). I got there 45 minutes before opening and the place was a ghost town. They opened the doors 10 minutes before opening time and there was no crowd at all. I walked right up to a sales person and purchased the phone.
T-Mobile made sure to point out (and require my initials in acknowledgement) the $50 restocking fee. That will probably keep me from returning the 16GB within my buyers remorse period and getting a new 32GB.
They only had the blue 16GB phone so that is what I got. I would have purchased the 32GB version if they had it. My previous phone is a Galaxy S1 running Slim ICS. The new touchwiz is taking a little getting use to, but it's not bad. I'm enjoying learning about the new face detect and motion jesture features. Seems like they might come in handy.
I'm stumped trying to connect my PC to the phone in mass storage mode. My only choices are media mode or camera mode. Neither are very fast. Windows is telling me it will take 5+ hours to move 7.5GB of data (that took about 10 minutes to copy from my old device).
I came to XDA today to see if anyone had made a rooting guide. I need to get adfree installed and Titanium backup would be nice to have so I could restore data from a small handful of apps.
EDIT: It was also interesting that debugging mode is enabled by default. That doesn't seem normal.

No worth the price.going back to my sgII.It's not that much better at all.I feel like a sucker to tell the truth.getting my money back.
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tennandcoz1 said:
No worth the price.going back to my sgII.It's not that much better at all.I feel like a sucker to tell the truth.getting my money back.
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Enjoy the $50 restocking fee

FreydNot said:
...I'm stumped trying to connect my PC to the phone in mass storage mode. My only choices are media mode or camera mode. Neither are very fast. Windows is telling me it will take 5+ hours to move 7.5GB of data (that took about 10 minutes to copy from my old device)....
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Install a server that can handle SAMBA/CIFS and install AndSMB on your phone. Then transfer files that way. it is pretty sweet, especially if you are running N on your wireless router.

FreydNot said:
I got mine at one of the Southcenter mall locations (about 10 miles south of Seattle). I got there 45 minutes before opening and the place was a ghost town. They opened the doors 10 minutes before opening time and there was no crowd at all. I walked right up to a sales person and purchased the phone.
T-Mobile made sure to point out (and require my initials in acknowledgement) the $50 restocking fee. That will probably keep me from returning the 16GB within my buyers remorse period and getting a new 32GB.
They only had the blue 16GB phone so that is what I got. I would have purchased the 32GB version if they had it. My previous phone is a Galaxy S1 running Slim ICS. The new touchwiz is taking a little getting use to, but it's not bad. I'm enjoying learning about the new face detect and motion jesture features. Seems like they might come in handy.
I'm stumped trying to connect my PC to the phone in mass storage mode. My only choices are media mode or camera mode. Neither are very fast. Windows is telling me it will take 5+ hours to move 7.5GB of data (that took about 10 minutes to copy from my old device).
I came to XDA today to see if anyone had made a rooting guide. I need to get adfree installed and Titanium backup would be nice to have so I could restore data from a small handful of apps.
EDIT: It was also interesting that debugging mode is enabled by default. That doesn't seem normal.
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Debugging mode was also enabled by default on my One X (int version)
It's definitely something I wasn't expecting
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I got mine around noon today in Indianapolis. I wasn't excepting them to get them. I don't think they were either.
Coming from a G2X, I'm really liking it so far.
*The screen is very nice, especially when watching videos.
*It's light but it feels nice in the hand. I don't have really big hands but I find it easy to use one-handed. It helps that Samsung puts their power button on the side of the phone.
*It's fast and smooth. I just got all of my apps and widgets loaded and no noticeable lag yet.
Gonna play some more and report back.

So far hows T-Mobile network working with it? Do they have Visual voicemail and wifi calling?

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So far hows T-Mobile network working with it? Do they have Visual voicemail and wifi calling?
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yes they do. I havent had much time to mess with my phone yet but one thing that bugs me is the Email App. you can't multi-select email and mark as read, only for mark as unread, deleting and move to another folder. Will test out other things later.

Here's a question that I haven't seen answered - hopefully it's not a stupid one.
One of the things I've really enjoyed about my G2 is the deep integration of Google Voice. It's like having a dual sim phone.
Has Samsung limited that integration with Touchwiz? Overall, how well-integrated is Google Voice?

harrij4 said:
Here's a question that I haven't seen answered - hopefully it's not a stupid one.
One of the things I've really enjoyed about my G2 is the deep integration of Google Voice. It's like having a dual sim phone.
Has Samsung limited that integration with Touchwiz? Overall, how well-integrated is Google Voice?
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It looks like the same setup for the gs3. I was able to set my main messages app to use for google voice. So I don't even have to go into the voice app to send a text message

We need root
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Picked up phone at 9am at t-mobile in bellevue. 4G seems spotty for me so far..
display is nice and big though. Device is super light. Enjoying it so far

FreydNot said:
Enjoy the $50 restocking fee
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Better than the full price I paid.Its just not that much better than the gsII.so for me to spend that kind of money it better blow my mind.But good luck.
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I'm from Philly, my phone is the bomb. It's ultra responsive, just like ios, Touchwiz is way better, feels more refined for ics. I'm thoroughly impressed by Samsung for getting it.
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eff0rtless said:
Picked up phone at 9am at t-mobile in bellevue. 4G seems spotty for me so far..
display is nice and big though. Device is super light. Enjoying it so far
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Hey I was at Bellevue Square to. bright and early. What time were you there?

FreydNot said:
I'm stumped trying to connect my PC to the phone in mass storage mode. My only choices are media mode or camera mode. Neither are very fast. Windows is telling me it will take 5+ hours to move 7.5GB of data (that took about 10 minutes to copy from my old device).
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i think the reason for removing the mass storage mode is because of kies air.. samsung wants us to use the software..

Moving off the Nitro

Well the time has come for me to switch phones. It's been a good run with the Nitro. It's not the best Android phone I've used but its certainly the best screen I've used.
Thanks to all the people who have worked on Nitro development, especially RC. Also thanks to those early adopters of my ROM!

kernelpan1c said:
Well the time has come for me to switch phones. It's been a good run with the Nitro. It's not the best Android phone I've used but its certainly the best screen I've used.
Thanks to all the people who have worked on Nitro development, especially RC. Also thanks to those early adopters of my ROM!
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It's been fun. What device you moving to?

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It's been fun. What device you moving to?
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iPhone 5 but will be getting a Nexus 4 when there's supply

I'll be moving on as well to the Nexus 4. The Nitro has been a great phone for me and I may keep it around either for my wife or as something to play around with or maybe even to serve a dedicated purpose like a dash cam or gps.

kernelpan1c said:
Well the time has come for me to switch phones. It's been a good run with the Nitro. It's not the best Android phone I've used but its certainly the best screen I've used.
Thanks to all the people who have worked on Nitro development, especially RC. Also thanks to those early adopters of my ROM!
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I may not have been around when you released the initial custom ROM for the Nitro, but thank you for your contributions to the community. I plan on getting myself into the Nexus 4, as well, once supply is back.

Malnilion said:
I'll be moving on as well to the Nexus 4. The Nitro has been a great phone for me and I may keep it around either for my wife or as something to play around with or maybe even to serve a dedicated purpose like a dash cam or gps.
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I've been wanting to upgrade to either the S3 or the Nexus 4, but I'm having such a hard time deciding. The pros and cons of each phone makes it a hard decision. N4 doesn't have SD card expansion or LTE capability, but the S3's screen is mildly inferior (by the technical specs anyway) and the non-international version is only a dual core; not much different than our P930... The sad part is that after 3 hours of research I am still at a dead-even split between the two!

I'm going with Nexus 4 first of all because of the price. ($350, are you kidding me?) Secondly, I know I'll be able to hold down my storage usage if I offload my device backups, sync music to Play Music, use YouTube as the primary video source, and keep my podcast cache down (very tough lol, never enough time to listen to everything). I'm also getting a tablet which is what I'll be using primarily for video content. It's going to be tough, but I'll manage. I might just have to start using my various cloud storage options as well. With T-mobile, I'll be able to have unlimited data, so I shouldn't have any issues where I can't stream content.

Malnilion said:
I'm going with Nexus 4 first of all because of the price. ($350, are you kidding me?) Secondly, I know I'll be able to hold down my storage usage if I offload my device backups, sync music to Play Music, use YouTube as the primary video source, and keep my podcast cache down (very tough lol, never enough time to listen to everything). I'm also getting a tablet which is what I'll be using primarily for video content. It's going to be tough, but I'll manage. I might just have to start using my various cloud storage options as well. With T-mobile, I'll be able to have unlimited data, so I shouldn't have any issues where I can't stream content.
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I have a 32GB card right now that almost entirely consists of music and ROMS; both backups and the original zip. I only have maybe 5-10 pictures and no videos, but I use Ubuntu One for them anyway. I only have about 2GB free and I just don't see how I'd do it having 10GB LESS (SD card only registers 27.8GB available.) Eh, my brain hurts, I'm gonna go take an Aleve and rest before my head explodes.

I had a 32GB microSD card in my Nitro as well but I have since moved all of my music to Amazon Cloud (paid for the matching thing like iTunes Match). I then download a small subset of my music to the device to listen to without using data but can also listen to my entire library if I want to.
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Yup.. just switched the to the Note 2. Amazing piece of engineering.

kernelpan1c said:
I had a 32GB microSD card in my Nitro as well but I have since moved all of my music to Amazon Cloud (paid for the matching thing like iTunes Match). I then download a small subset of my music to the device to listen to without using data but can also listen to my entire library if I want to.
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I haven't thought about doing that... I believe instead of making this hard decision I'm just gonna forget about it and stick with the current bread and butter until a decisively better choice becomes apparent.

Well for anybody in Canada and potentially T-Mobile in the US, there's some good news about the Nexus 4. It supports LTE on band 4 (1700/2100) with no hardware modifications. As I was planning on switching to T-Mobile anyway, I couldn't be more excited about this news

I have a 32gb too. Where I live, I can't consider cloud services too much because cellular data speeds are not really stable and my wifis are shared.
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kernelpan1c said:
Well the time has come for me to switch phones. It's been a good run with the Nitro. It's not the best Android phone I've used but its certainly the best screen I've used.
Thanks to all the people who have worked on Nitro development, especially RC. Also thanks to those early adopters of my ROM!
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As a semi-new member to the Nitro HD just wanted to say Thank You for taking time out of your life to contribute to this phone!
Have fun with your iPhone 5 / Nexus 4!

Hope you enjoy your new phone. I enjoyed the nitro HD but switched out about 3 months ago when I switched companies. I now have have the S3 on simple mobile. I cannot count on the n4 as the storage options do not satisfy my needs. Well k hope you enjoy your new device!
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Just so you guys know if you have an lg phone BOX gives you 50gb cloud storage free for life. Might make getting the nexus 4 a little easier. I want one so bad lol.
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webbles17 said:
Just so you guys know if you have an lg phone BOX gives you 50gb cloud storage free for life. Might make getting the nexus 4 a little easier. I want one so bad lol.
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I read that somewhere but I thought that was just a limited time promotion or something...

lordcheeto03 said:
I read that somewhere but I thought that was just a limited time promotion or something...
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It is a limited time offer and the offer ends by the end of this year! However, the 50GB storage space last forever.
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The Casetop - EVERY phone becomes a Laptop - Android/iPhone/BB10

Hey All!
Long time XDAer here I've been here since my G1 all those days ago. Well, I couldn't find this accessory...so I made one.
I'm starting a Kickstarter Campaign today at 2pm and I think my fellow XDAers should know...!
Casetop.ca
Livi-Design.ca
Xperia ZL in the prototype Casetop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvqFvM7YIyk
1 Minute Render Intro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j13HKK0HC5U
5 Minute Details Video (with me lol)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVFrD9_5fZ8
Here's the summary:
30+ Hours of Battery Life
Apple/ASUS/Sony Quality
$250!
720p with a stretch goal at 1080p!
Please let me know what you think guys.
John

Cool idea.
DEVICES:
NEXUS 7 32GB STOCK
(NO ROOT)
T-MOBIL LG G2X (LG-P999)
STOCK (ROOTED)
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Thanks Take a look at the Kickstarter page if you get a chance, there's so much more to it. For instance, that blue part can slide out and be replaced with a high-quality sound system bar, and other options! We have 14 ideas for Frontbars already...
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Cool idea.
DEVICES:
NEXUS 7 32GB STOCK
(NO ROOT)
T-MOBIL LG G2X (LG-P999)
STOCK (ROOTED)
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I think this is a really cool idea. The only real issue that I'm concerned about is how it's controlled. From the demo videos, it looks as though the phone's screen is turned off, is that correct? It seems that could be difficult for trying to highlight segments of text or click into specific fields of an online form.
If you connect a mouse via bluetooth, will you get a cursor on your screen? I am admittedly ignorant to how that works with phones as I have no access to a bluetooth mouse.
Cheers.

Mrwhitepantz said:
I think this is a really cool idea. The only real issue that I'm concerned about is how it's controlled. From the demo videos, it looks as though the phone's screen is turned off, is that correct? It seems that could be difficult for trying to highlight segments of text or click into specific fields of an online form.
If you connect a mouse via bluetooth, will you get a cursor on your screen? I am admittedly ignorant to how that works with phones as I have no access to a bluetooth mouse.
Cheers.
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Hey Mrwhitepantz, you can connect a bluetooth mouse to your phone and get a cursor on Android. It works great! Also, check out this for details on the screen part, we're using Screen Standby for mouse support http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261907

Awesome idea. I'll buy one.
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Bump and a heads up to folks looking at this.
In addition to my support, fellow xda dev zacthespack of LinuxOnAndroid fame has expressed his support of the project as well. A result of this is that I will reexamine Android/Linux hybrid setups and give my findings to the Linux-On-Android team should it become a reality. So if you ever wanted an Asus Padfone or something similar but could not afford it, this may be the way to go. Now you may think that the projected asking price is a little too high but price out an 11.1 HDMI display, BT keyboard and massive battery and the Casedock starts to look pretty inexpensive. Compared to the Padfone it a steal.
I will also examine hw level mods to improve the dock as well and give those findings to the Livi-Design team. This is not about fame or money for me but getting tech convergence into the mainstream and breathing life back into a stagnating industry.
Here's the code to add the Casetop banner to your sig
PHP:
[CENTER][URL="http://livi-design.ca/"][IMG]http://goo.gl/fa1de[/IMG][/URL][CENTER]

For me this is the most interesting project I have seen on kickstarter. I am following it since 2 weeks and it is very sad to see that it hasn't reached the goal yet. I think the people don't realize the extent of it's usability. I really hope you will try to get this through even if you don't succeed on kickstarter. Unfortunately it will set the release back even farther.
Edit: And it should get a news here on XDA!

Dnst said:
For me this is the most interesting project I have seen on kickstarter. I am following it since 2 weeks and it is very sad to see that it hasn't reached the goal yet. I think the people don't realize the extent of it's usability. I really hope you will try to get this through even if you don't succeed on kickstarter. Unfortunately it will set the release back even farther.
Edit: And it should get a news here on XDA!
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Hello Everyone,
We've updated our website and are trucking towards our finished product. Good news is that we're working with a technical college here in Alberta for help in the details. We have announced that we plan on shipping pre-orders starting in Q3 of this year in the order of payment. We are also working on several app contest ideas for the summer, and we'll announce other news closer to shipping and testing. I can't wait to ship you guys my dream device
John

Great to hear that you are still working on it!

Dnst said:
Great to hear that you are still working on it!
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Yes always nice when someone works and tries