What will you recommend? - Xoom General

The xoom
The Transformer
Or the itampon
I live in spain I wanted to order of of amazon(damm you guys have cheap stuff) would anyone recommend amazon? Experiences?
They're about 400€ a pop.
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When you said itampon did you mean ipad?
It depends on what you use the device for also.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsjU0K8QPhs
Just wanted to point out how old this skit is btw...it's from 2007

Well....
Browsing, books, videos the usual crap...
I dislike apple in general(read:hate with a passion) only they can charge 40bucks for a friggin sheet of plastic) and I can't think what I'll use It for other than games I have a ps3 for that...
I put it on the list mainly for.......yeah I got nothing... forget it change it for like the acer iconia tab
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Holy crap hahhaha I never saw it
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patass said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsjU0K8QPhs
Just wanted to point out how old this skit is btw...it's from 2007
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That was a good laugh thank you sir
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calexus1182 said:
The xoom
The Transformer
Or the itampon
I live in spain I wanted to order of of amazon(damm you guys have cheap stuff) would anyone recommend amazon? Experiences?
They're about 400€ a pop.
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Well if those are my only options then I would choose the xoom but I'm biased. I own one. I think the Asus might be a good buy but seems doomed to fail with low stock. If you can possibly wait 2 months then you'll have more honeycomb tablet options. Google is rumoured to have a nexus tablet in the works, possibly from Toshiba and could be THE tablet!! But in the meantime, I'm absolutely loving my xoom.

jjank11 said:
Well if those are my only options then I would choose the xoom but I'm biased. I own one. I think the Asus might be a good buy but seems doomed to fail with low stock. If you can possibly wait 2 months then you'll have more honeycomb tablet options. Google is rumoured to have a nexus tablet in the works, possibly from Toshiba and could be THE tablet!! But in the meantime, I'm absolutely loving my xoom.
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Intriguing. But I thought that the xoom was the tablet equivalent of the nexus/s
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calexus1182 said:
Intriguing. But I thought that the xoom was the tablet equivalent of the nexus/s
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There is speculation over that.
I liken the Xoom to Android Dev Phone 1, or the G1, same phone really.
In other words, we're the first - but not THE device of Google. Right now, it's the "Apple of Google's Eye" D) - for now.

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There is speculation over that.
I liken the Xoom to Android Dev Phone 1, or the G1, same phone really.
In other words, we're the first - but not THE device of Google. Right now, it's the "Apple of Google's Eye" D) - for now.
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Much like the nexus one was the developers phone
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The original dev phone was ADP1. N1 came later...2 years or so.
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So the matrix pill scenario...xoom or transformer
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Hey is the sdcard slot working for the international wifi-only version of the xoom?
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So SDCARd = Custom Roms?

I've been debating on the transformer or the Xoom....
now that the Xoom has SD access, will custom roms be next? Or is something still missing?
Yes, AFAIK still HC missing source code, although bits are starting to come out.
ugh I guess ill keep waiting...
Why wait once source gets released I'm sure the xoom will be the more worked on device
Who knows, alot of people were saying they were returning their Xooms
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Who knows, alot of people were saying they were returning their Xooms
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And a lot aren't
But the Transformer needs the source code as much as the Xoom does... so... it depends which one sells more and the Xoom has a head start.
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Who knows, alot of people were saying they were returning their Xooms
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Who's a lot of people you mean noobs that know nothing about developing or impatienet people that do nothing but bash the xoom
Plus the keyboard dock looks really tempting
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It's cute but if I wanted a netbook I would have bought one years ago.
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What has the better overall hardware?
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Most if not all of the people returning the Xoom for a Transformer are doing so because of such minor issues, which will be resolved soon anyway. Getting the Transformer for the keyboard dock is stupid IMO. Congrats, you just bought a very expensive netbook.
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Most if not all of the people returning the Xoom for a Transformer are doing so because of such minor issues, which will be resolved soon anyway. Getting the Transformer for the keyboard dock is stupid IMO. Congrats, you just bought a very expensive netbook.
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What kind of minor issues?
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Most if not all of the people returning the Xoom for a Transformer are doing so because of such minor issues, which will be resolved soon anyway. Getting the Transformer for the keyboard dock is stupid IMO. Congrats, you just bought a very expensive netbook.
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Or you know.. Because it has a significantly better screen. Oh and wait, it's cheaper than the Xoom with a keyboard! Even if you don't use the keyboard, you still have it. Unless I'm mistaken and it doesn't come with the keyboard, because I have been not caring about the thing at all lol.
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What kind of minor issues?
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Mainly the SD card not working. But also things like the UI lags, there aren't enough apps, its heavy (I know, not fixable). Crap like that.
And the keyboard for the Transformer is $150 I believe.
People choose Transformer because it has better IPS screen and cheaper, and that's important.
siscim23 said:
Most if not all of the people returning the Xoom for a Transformer are doing so because of such minor issues, which will be resolved soon anyway. Getting the Transformer for the keyboard dock is stupid IMO. Congrats, you just bought a very expensive netbook.
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Hmm. I'm not trying to be dense here but for me at least, the IPS screen is not better. Going by the iPad screen anyway, for reading it's not that great, and that's a major part of what I'll be doing with the Xoom.
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burden010 said:
Hmm. I'm not trying to be dense here but for me at least, the IPS screen is not better. Going by the iPad screen anyway, for reading it's not that great, and that's a major part of what I'll be doing with the Xoom.
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This is simply a lie coming from someone who owned both and now only Xoom. I pad screen is better at everything. Its brighter AND crisper so how can't u read?
Well, no it's not a lie. Thanks for calling me a liar though.
I've read on the iPad and it was OK but not brilliant, the letters just don't "pop" like they do in a book or ereader. I haven't seen a Xoom yet but I've been led to believe by reviews that it's better for reading than the iPad.
My opinion: the ipad is too bright, even when its toned down. Especially if your in bed at night try to not wake up the person next to you or land air planes on your bed.

Check for OTA release here:

If you want to know if the OTA has been released for Gingerbread, Sprint has in the past posted it here the day before it starts. So keep checking.
http://community.sprint.com/baw/com.../2010/11/08/samsung-epic-maintenance-releases
Or here:
http://support.sprint.com/support/a...e-wh164052-20100823-181934?&INTNAV=SU:DP:HDIA
thanks for the link. 7 months ago today, Froyo was released for the Epic... wow
Wanted to look for this. Thanks for posting.
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zanderman112 said:
Wanted to look for this. Thanks for posting.
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No problem. It takes quite a bit of navigating to find it on Sprint's site....like they hide it on purpose.
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They probably do lol
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I've started tweeting #gingergate feel free to join.
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Haha. I just updated the GTab 10.1 in the sprint store. I went in, it had stock honeycomb, I left and it had touchwiz. Lol pic to prove!
http://db.tt/N7CrAvSg
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zanderman112 said:
Haha. I just updated the GTab 10.1 in the sprint store. I went in, it had stock honeycomb, I left and it had touchwiz. Lol pic to prove!
http://db.tt/N7CrAvSg
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I did that first day, rooted mine and installed pershoot's kernel for OC. Just recently loaded In Paris v4. So f'ing good.
The Root said:
I did that first day, rooted mine and installed pershoot's kernel for OC. Just recently loaded In Paris v4. So f'ing good.
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Lol I wish I could have rooted the store model lol. I want one sooo bad. Oh well, I got to play around with it.
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The Root said:
I did that first day, rooted mine and installed pershoot's kernel for OC. Just recently loaded In Paris v4. So f'ing good.
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I'm waiting for the Transformer Prime.
shane6374 said:
I'm waiting for the Transformer Prime.
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I'll either end up with a Acer Iconia A100, Kindle Fire or Nook color
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In...even though I don't use the Epic anymore, I am going to celebrate GB rollout with you guys.
I want the Optimus prime ;-)
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zanderman112 said:
I'll either end up with a Acer Iconia A100, Kindle Fire or Nook color
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Get the Nook Color if you want a cheap tablet that you will root and mod. It doesn't have a camera or gps and can be had for as low as $150. XDA has great support for it as well.
Also, look at the viewsonic viewbook 730. It is similar in specs to the nook, except it has a camera. Not much support in XDA from what I can tell, but I have seen some for less than $200.
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Get the Nook Color if you want a cheap tablet that you will root and mod. It doesn't have a camera or gps and can be had for as low as $150. XDA has great support for it as well.
Also, look at the viewsonic viewbook 730. It is similar in specs to the nook, except it has a camera. Not much support in XDA from what I can tell, but I have seen some for less than $200.
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Kindle fire is better, and cheaper than the NC, its just I need to wait and see if it gets development. Iconia A100 has root, but no cwm yet
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zanderman112 said:
Kindle fire is better, and cheaper than the NC, its just I need to wait and see if it gets develooment. Iconia A100 has root, but no cwm yet
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I'm thinking about a Kindle Fire. Amazon got it right with the price point. If I wanted to spend $500+ on a tablet, I'd just get a laptop.
Is there an OTA dropping soon? Mom and sister are still using Epics and have been bugging me if I knew about any updates coming down the pipe
snowmanwithahat said:
Is there an OTA dropping soon? Mom and sister are still using Epics and have been bugging me if I knew about any updates coming down the pipe
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Hopefully monday
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zanderman112 said:
Kindle fire is better, and cheaper than the NC, its just I need to wait and see if it gets development. Iconia A100 has root, but no cwm yet
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If you don't mind a refurb from B&N...$169
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOOK-Color-...10342532136?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item4841db3c28
I have seen refurbs as low as $139.
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Is there an OTA dropping soon? Mom and sister are still using Epics and have been bugging me if I knew about any updates coming down the pipe
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No word. And now someone said the source was pulled from samsung's site. I guess it's back in the oven.
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AT&T or TMobile??

'im thinking about switching to AT&T next month, my wife wants the stupid iPHONE and I was kind of thinking about the Samsung galaxy skyrocket... Any one refer me to a better phone with AT&T?? Our should I wait till I get my free upgrade at the end of the year with t mobile??
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Wait after May 3 to see what Samsung announces for the Galaxy SIII. That phone and the HTC One are the best phones from AT&T for Android.
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I heard something about the s3.. Ok thanks for the info, I saw the "one" on AT&T website but it was preorder... I guess I will wait and see, thank you for sharing your info!!
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rpomponio said:
'im thinking about switching to AT&T next month, my wife wants the stupid iPHONE and I was kind of thinking about the Samsung galaxy skyrocket... Any one refer me to a better phone with AT&T?? Our should I wait till I get my free upgrade at the end of the year with t mobile??
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htc one-x from atnt
htc one-s from t-mobile
samsung? pfft.. iphone? you gotta be kidding me
rpomponio said:
'im thinking about switching to AT&T next month, my wife wants the stupid iPHONE and I was kind of thinking about the Samsung galaxy skyrocket... Any one refer me to a better phone with AT&T?? Our should I wait till I get my free upgrade at the end of the year with t mobile??
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Get her a flip phone and say suck it up. Haha
And don't get that POS if you go to AT&T. Get the One X
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is it easy to root and s=off that b*tch?
rpomponio said:
is it easy to root and s=off that b*tch?
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I'm sure it is compared to Samsung.
I know with Samsung phones, there's more software involved and flash counters and etc.
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I2IEAILiiTY said:
I'm sure it is compared to Samsung.
I know with Samsung phones, there's more software involved and flash counters and etc.
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I never tried rooting a Samsung, thanks for the info!
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rpomponio said:
I never tried rooting a Samsung, thanks for the info!
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I never have either but i almost got my hands on a second phone which was a Samsung and I looked around in the forums and it looks pretty complicated
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rpomponio said:
I never tried rooting a Samsung, thanks for the info!
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Rooting and Modding with Samsung devices are so annoying... lol
Sent from AOKP Inferno...
Lol.
No,no,no.
Believe me,it takes less than 5 minutes once you have the drivers,etc...
HTC...now thats a pain in the ass.
But if you go to at&t its the note,or the one X.
Pass on the skyrocket (though it seems slighy better than tmobiles t989).Tmobile is just one S,t989,amaze.
The Samsung galaxy nexus is only $399 unlocked via google playstore.
Here,buy my amaze or t989,and ill get the nexus.LOL.
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sunlaw2 said:
Lol.
No,no,no.
Believe me,it takes less than 5 minutes once you have the drivers,etc...
HTC...now thats a pain in the ass.
But if you go to at&t its the note,or the one X.
Pass on the skyrocket (though it seems slighy better than tmobiles t989).Tmobile is just one S,t989,amaze.
The Samsung galaxy nexus is only $399 unlocked via google playstore.
Here,buy my amaze or t989,and ill get the nexus.LOL.
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What's Odin for?
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I2IEAILiiTY said:
What's Odin for?
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Odin is the program you need to use with Samsung devices to root and flash different modems and what not. i gotta admit, sometimes it is better than flashing a PD15IMG.zip but still...what if i'm nowhere near a computer?
So far I'm liking the galaxy s2.....
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saranhai said:
Odin is the program you need to use with Samsung devices to root and flash different modems and what not. i gotta admit, sometimes it is better than flashing a PD15IMG.zip but still...what if i'm nowhere near a computer?
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Yea that's what I thought it was. That's why I view it as more complicated
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Why not wait for sonys new phones? Sony has really good build quality and the ui isn't bad at all.
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Im sure youll love the S2.
The skyrocket is better than tmobiles hercules.
Wait 2Weeks for the one x.
As far as AT&T goes,everyone I know is able to get a signal where I dont.
Tmobile has gotten crappy.
But at&t is just as ****ty customer service wise (I suppose).I know I hated them with the home phone(10 yrs ago LOL).
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sunlaw2 said:
Im sure youll love the S2.
The skyrocket is better than tmobiles hercules.
Wait 2Weeks for the one x.
As far as AT&T goes,everyone I know is able to get a signal where I dont.
Tmobile has gotten crappy.
But at&t is just as ****ty customer service wise (I suppose).I know I hated them with the home phone(10 yrs ago LOL).
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if i'm ever going to get the Galaxy, i'm definitely going to get the International version. hate how the U.S carriers screw them up and such... ruins the whole point... i have an international version of the Original Galaxy S, GT-i9000, and if it weren't for it being international... i'm not sure how i can stand it lol. International ftw!
Yeah.im leaning towards internat versions for next major purchase.but if the note or sgs3 or the onex comes to Tmobile,then thats good enough for me for the next 2yrs.
But if google will sell the next nexus and not depend on a carrier,shiiiit.google/Samsung will rule the market with that one phone.
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If google did that,the carriers might jack their prices up.
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Toshiba 8GB Thrive 10" Tablet [Refurb] [$199.99]

1saleaday.com has:
In two colors: Black & Silver
Toshiba 8GB Thrive 10" Tablet
Running Honeycomb.
Its Refurbished but $199.99 with Free Shipping is NOT BAD!
Thnx.
Also I want to ADD this:
Toshiba's this tablet had a lot of issues when it first came out.
They get rid of by pushing upgrades.
Please check the Development Forum for Dev Support.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1212
Great deal...there are actually ROMs for it if you do a Google search
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Great deal...there are actually ROMs for it if you do a Google search
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Thnx for adding that up!
I am way more happy with my TF 101.
But even though its refurb its GOOD DEAL!
And there is Slow but Sure development going on for that!
I got this tablet last deal go around. ICS is right around the corner.
At toshiba forums you have around 5 custom roms to choose from.
Great tablet for the price.
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DROID3R said:
I got this tablet last deal go around. ICS is right around the corner.
At toshiba forums you have around 5 custom roms to choose from.
Great tablet for the price.
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There we go!
Another Reason to Get This Deal!
Thnx.
Great Deal.....I just bought one......
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punjabiest said:
Great Deal.....I just bought one......
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ballle ballle !
chils41 said:
ballle ballle !
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Chakk te phatte......
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For those who missed it last week.
One more chance to get this tab cheap.
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So you got your SIII...Now what?

So many of us are getting our new phones now and realizing their awesomeness, so now what? What are u gonna do with ur SIII? How do you plan on pushing it to its complete potential? What should I found?
Let the discussion begin.
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Gimmick5 Triobump Case.
Just deciding on a color.
Wireless keyboard and mouse
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I plan on buying a case, a cell phone charm, rooting, making TW much better then sleeping with it next to me every night till my man comes home ;D
Take over the world!!!!
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@[email protected] it just a phone...
i will just call someone or wait for others to call me...
i wish the battery is great so i can play games with it...
I'm going to do the same thing I do with all of my other phones...use it . As far as making reach its full potential, I'm waiting for a bad ass custom ROM to surface. Once the boards are riddled with new ROMs that really push this hardware, thats when my fun really begins. For now, I'm going to run stock for a couple months to give the development community some time to cook up some awesomeness.
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So many of us are getting our new phones now and realizing their awesomeness, so now what? What are u gonna do with ur SIII? How do you plan on pushing it to its complete potential? What should I found?
Let the discussion begin.
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About to make a custom kernel with overclocking to 2.2 ghz (eventually)
Oh and a ROM to complement it... I made ROMs on the epic 4g touch
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the DietRom is pretty legit, Im loving it so far. and it look way better than stock rom
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About to make a custom kernel with overclocking to 2.2 ghz (eventually)
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Good luck, on the hox we had trouble getting 2ghz stable, still isn't really. Same CPU ofcourse so I'd assume the same applies here.
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Good luck, on the hox we had trouble getting 2ghz stable, still isn't really. Same CPU ofcourse so I'd assume the same applies here.
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Thanks for the info! But keep in mind that what Samsung uses to control the cpu is different then HTC
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Thanks for the info! But keep in mind that what Samsung uses to control the cpu is different then HTC
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This is true, count me in as a guinea pig! Lol, well Friday when I trade my hox.
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i'm simply gonna wait until jellybean. that **** is straight fire.
Lieu10ant said:
i'm simply gonna wait until jellybean. that **** is straight fire.
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I also might try to port it lol
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Just waiting for a JB AOSP/AOKP or CM10 release in a few weeks hopefully.
I really like JBs new style, and Google Now looks great. If there is a nexus device based on this hardware that would make an almost native porting environment I would be crazy happy!! A guy can dream can't he?
I would have bought a GNex but this hardware is just in another league,
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browniegirl said:
I plan on buying a case, a cell phone charm, rooting, making TW much better then sleeping with it next to me every night till my man comes home ;D
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What case are you planning on buying? My sister wants to put on a cell phone charm as well, but the only cases that have a cutout for the lanyard are Samsung cases that we've found so far.
Actually...I liked "Take over the world"
Buying more accessories for it than I need. Cables, cases, batteries, chargers, screen protectors, etc... till I figure out which ones I like best and use most often, then the rest will stay in a box as spares.
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What case are you planning on buying? My sister wants to put on a cell phone charm as well, but the only cases that have a cutout for the lanyard are Samsung cases that we've found so far.
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Tell her to go to strapya its a huge japanese website that sells stuff for phones, ive bought plenty of cell phone stuff there! I just bought the leaf case for the s3. And right now i have the teal cruzerlite coming in tomorrow. I want a luxury charm but there's too many to choose from on strapya c.c
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I'm probably going to look around for a case. I've been extremely cautious with it so far but I haven't seen one that I like. Any suggestions anyone?
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