I hear rumors the U.S. versions of the phone will not have as many features as the "international" version? Like no 4K video etc. Can anyone confirm this?
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bisquick24 said:
I hear rumors the U.S. versions of the phone will not have as many features as the "international" version? Like no 4K video etc. Can anyone confirm this?
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4k video is exclusive to the snapdragon 800 which all the US versions will have. Other then that I haven't heard of any missing features.
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Wouldn't surprise me... We were missing a few on the Note 2. Blocking mode and the ability to sync with a Samsung Account come to mind off the top of my head...
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Is this confirmed??!! I can't see how this could be! It's one of the huge draws for the N3! If this is true that may be the straw that breaks the camels back for me! I will pay my $35 restocking, cancel my line and promptly go to the closest T-Mobile and get my N3 there!
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also missing ...
Well surf and talk on 3g ( like my s3 can do but not the s4 ) and
My biggest annoyance : no blue tooth and aux simultaneous , so if you are using an aux for music, phone calls wont get rerouted automatically to bluetooth ,something HTC phones can do , because verizon seem to always cripple that electivelyon samsung phones , mean while AT&t and t-mobile keep it enabled .
I use my cars aux and i have to unplug my phone every time i get a phone call to make it go to bluetooth headset, unless i am on aosp , then they both work on my s3
jmichaels1982 said:
My biggest annoyance : no blue tooth and aux simultaneous , so if you are using an aux for music, phone calls wont get rerouted automatically to bluetooth ,something HTC phones can do , because verizon seem to always cripple that electivelyon samsung phones , mean while AT&t and t-mobile keep it enabled .
I use my cars aux and i have to unplug my phone every time i get a phone call to make it go to bluetooth headset, unless i am on aosp , then they both work on my s3
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MAN! I thought I was the only one that noticed this! Drives me absolutely crazy!! And it's the main reason I always ran/run an international based ROM on my Note 2!
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Once I get my hands on this note 3.. Everything going to change for the verizon customers.. Scott will have the international rom laying across it in a few days.. Verizon will block a few things.. BUT USE ROOT USER WILL TAKE ARE NOTE 3. . BACK... :laugh:
jmichaels1982 said:
Well surf and talk on 3g ( like my s3 can do but not the s4 ) and
My biggest annoyance : no blue tooth and aux simultaneous , so if you are using an aux for music, phone calls wont get rerouted automatically to bluetooth ,something HTC phones can do , because verizon seem to always cripple that electivelyon samsung phones , mean while AT&t and t-mobile keep it enabled .
I use my cars aux and i have to unplug my phone every time i get a phone call to make it go to bluetooth headset, unless i am on aosp , then they both work on my s3
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on my S4 i have the iBolt Dock and run the iBolt app when its in the dock. i use the micro-USB cable from the phone that has the USB and 3.5mm headphone jack on the other end. i plug the 3.5mm into the AUX in for better sounding Spotify and Pandora however when i get a call i hit answer and the call is over BT to my truck.
so if i understand your concern correctly then on the S4 you get AUX out and BT phone at the same time and i would assume the Note 3 would be the same.
if i misunderstood what you were saying sorry just thought i would mention my experience.
really bad interference
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on my S4 i have the iBolt Dock and run the iBolt app when its in the dock. i use the micro-USB cable from the phone that has the USB and 3.5mm headphone jack on the other end. i plug the 3.5mm into the AUX in for better sounding Spotify and Pandora however when i get a call i hit answer and the call is over BT to my truck.
so if i understand your concern correctly then on the S4 you get AUX out and BT phone at the same time and i would assume the Note 3 would be the same.
if i misunderstood what you were saying sorry just thought i would mention my experience.
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I tried every dock known to man with my s3 and i have a horrendous experience with pandora and interference in 3 different cars. The best i can do it aux and bluetooth set with minimal interference that way. but music through usb on my s3 was a massive fail, i hope note 3 will not have it also .
jmichaels1982 said:
I tried every dock known to man with my s3 and i have a horrendous experience with pandora and interference in 3 different cars. The best i can do it aux and bluetooth set with minimal interference that way. but music through usb on my s3 was a massive fail, i hope note 3 will not have it also .
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on S4 i can use BT or AUX with cable with no issues so maybe that a good sign since S4 would be more like Note 3 that S3 would. i use it daily and only choose AUX cause it just seems better to be hard wired that BT. either way both work great for me on S4.
keymaster911 said:
Once I get my hands on this note 3.. Everything going to change for the verizon customers.. Scott will have the international rom laying across it in a few days.. Verizon will block a few things.. BUT USE ROOT USER WILL TAKE ARE NOTE 3. . BACK... :laugh:
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What?
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keymaster911 said:
Once I get my hands on this note 3.. Everything going to change for the verizon customers.. Scott will have the international rom laying across it in a few days.. Verizon will block a few things.. BUT USE ROOT USER WILL TAKE ARE NOTE 3. . BACK... :laugh:
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Rosetta Stone?
I find it ironic that people root and ROM a phone to get rid of carrier bloat yet here we are in a thread bemoaning the loss of bloat.
fletch33 said:
on S4 i can use BT or AUX with cable with no issues so maybe that a good sign since S4 would be more like Note 3 that S3 would. i use it daily and only choose AUX cause it just seems better to be hard wired that BT. either way both work great for me on S4.
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the whole idea is for them to function seamlessly simultaneously. Aux for music and phone calls route automatically to bluetooth, while aux is plugged in . SOmething every htc phone and non verizon samsung comes with.
keymaster911 said:
Once I get my hands on this note 3.. Everything going to change for the verizon customers.. Scott will have the international rom laying across it in a few days.. Verizon will block a few things.. BUT USE ROOT USER WILL TAKE ARE NOTE 3. . BACK... :laugh:
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I am sorry , i dont really speak high .
but from what i could decipher : Scott is not really a bootloader dev , nor does he mess with recoveries . His roms are amazing , clean and reliable. But if Scott sees a non rooted , locked bootloader , he wont touch that phone.
I understand root is very different that locked bootloader, and he did make roms for the rezound with a locked bootloader, before they figured out s-off.
I am not sure , however, how all that ties with bluetooth and aux simultaneously as well as surf and talk on 3g that happens on my s3 , and what that has to do with Scot !
but cheers mate, pass on whatever it is your enjoying
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I find it ironic that people root and ROM a phone to get rid of carrier bloat yet here we are in a thread bemoaning the loss of bloat.
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Carrier bloat is way different than samsung bloat. Verizon bloat is the worst, at least samsung's feature set is good.
I would hold off for a dev edition if you want to mod this device...word is Beans is getting one. After what happened with the S4, I doubt anybody will put the effort into trying to unlock a qualcom device. Best hope is for something like a kexec or safetstrap workaround.
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I would hold off for a dev edition if you want to mod this device...word is Beans is getting one. After what happened with the S4, I doubt anybody will put the effort into trying to unlock a qualcom device. Best hope is for something like a kexec or safetstrap workaround.
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Whats up man.. I been waiting foe you to come over here. . You have a message. .
Android is just the beginning.
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Whats up man.. I been waiting foe you to come over here. . You have a message. .
Android is just the beginning.
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Not much...been away from android, have not had alot of time to mod. Also I have lost some interest since all of the locked bootloader crap has started. development is not what it use to be imo. I am still thinking about getting a N3, especially if a dev version is released.
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/19/htc-thunderbolt-will-support-simultaneous-voice-and-data-in-lte/
Well, only if you have 4g coverage, but still... As a Verizon customer all my life I have never been able to do this. Just think of the possibilities that we have now... I can talk to friends AND look at online porn at the same time
EDIT: don't know why i put this in Incredible section, should be in Thunderbolt section... oh well, a lot of us will probably be upgrading to it anyway
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/19/htc-thunderbolt-will-support-simultaneous-voice-and-data-in-lte/
Well, only if you have 4g coverage, but still... As a Verizon customer all my life I have never been able to do this. Just think of the possibilities that we have now... I can talk to friends AND look at online porn at the same time
EDIT: don't know why i put this in Incredible section, should be in Thunderbolt section... oh well, a lot of us will probably be upgrading to it anyway
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That's cool. 4G for data, 3G for voice. I don't know if that would be a huge deal though.
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/19/htc-thunderbolt-will-support-simultaneous-voice-and-data-in-lte/
Well, only if you have 4g coverage, but still... As a Verizon customer all my life I have never been able to do this. Just think of the possibilities that we have now... I can talk to friends AND look at online porn at the same time
EDIT: don't know why i put this in Incredible section, should be in Thunderbolt section... oh well, a lot of us will probably be upgrading to it anyway
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I doubt I'll get 4G for a while where I am, so I guess I'll have to live with 3G + WiFi for my voice + data needs.
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Most people probably wont use this feature. Its just something ATT could gloat about for awhile, but really who needs to browse the net while talking that much where its a significant feature.
When I was on T-Mobile with the Nexus One, I actually did use voice and data a few times when the girlfriend was lost (shocker) and needed me to pull up Maps to help her out. It has been slightly frustrating on Verizon to have to hang up and call her back. It'll be nice to have that option again.
I doubt many ppl are gonna upgrade, doesnt really have many
new features. No hdmi, what a joke, epic fail.
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TokedUp said:
I doubt many ppl are gonna upgrade, doesnt really have many
new features. No hdmi, what a joke, epic fail.
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You're right. Other than a new 45nm processor, four times faster GPU, 50% more RAM, LTE, Dolby Surround, noise cancelling mics, new HTC Sense, DLNA, wireless N, Bluetooth EDR, and front facing camera, there isn't much the Thunderbolt has over the Incredible.
TokedUp said:
I doubt many ppl are gonna upgrade, doesnt really have many
new features. No hdmi, what a joke, epic fail.
Inc SR 3.5, 40GB, 1800mah
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Looks like someone throughly did their research. No HDMI port? Ohs noes!
karnovaran said:
When I was on T-Mobile with the Nexus One, I actually did use voice and data a few times when the girlfriend was lost (shocker) and needed me to pull up Maps to help her out. It has been slightly frustrating on Verizon to have to hang up and call her back. It'll be nice to have that option again.
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Maps will work on verizon while you are on the phone. Well it continues to work if you already have choosen a destination, don't know if it would still work if I just wanted to look up directions.
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You're right. Other than a new 45nm processor, four times faster GPU, 50% more RAM, LTE, Dolby Surround, noise cancelling mics, new HTC Sense, DLNA, wireless N, Bluetooth EDR, and front facing camera, there isn't much the Thunderbolt has over the Incredible.
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Uber Meh features. Gimme something I need. A front cam that wont work cuz no one else will have a front cam to use with you. Dolby? really? who the f cares? new sense isnt that much different, its already been leaked and am already using the features, so meh again. I already have wireless N, so meh again. Dont need the Ram, so meh. Noise cancelling mics? cmon dude.
Wow man. enjoy your new toy. Other than screen size sounds like a waste. I figured no HDMI would make my case but I guess I had to go there. Sorry to kill ur topic, i didnt mean it.
Mods plz move this to the Tbolt section, plz.
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Uber Meh features. Gimme something I need.
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Here you go: http://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-English-Grammar-Student-Answer/dp/013049447X/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1295467855&sr=1-6
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Here you go: http://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-English-Grammar-Student-Answer/dp/013049447X/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1295467855&sr=1-6
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Thanks for the laugh! That was perfect
In all seriousness though, even if I don't upgrade (I probably won't), my brother will be getting one and I am quite jealous of the speed upgrade he'll be getting... No HDMI, pshh.
So who rly wants to use the hdmi on a phone? I leave the high def up to my ps3
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So who rly wants to use the hdmi on a phone? I leave the high def up to my ps3
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Exactly, only purpose i could see (before DLNA was confirmed anyway) would have been the ability to share your videos via HDMI, so if you went to a friends/family members house and wanted to show your camcorder videos you could via HDMI, it would be as simply as a connection to the TV via the HDMI cable.
But now that mirroring has been unveiled by LG on there Optimus line of phones, Optimus 2X and Revolution, it might be a cool and all to see your games and UI on a big screen tv, but not really necessary since theres DLNA on board and most TV's anymore that are flatscreen or HD have it built in especially with the rise of internet capable tv's like my Samsung 52"
DLNA works great on the new sense and i love how its two way where you can control the content via the phone to the TV or from the PC to the phone and vice versa.
to the TV you can use the phone as the remote, control the playback, pause it turn the volume up and down and all that, just like a boxee minus the TV controls anyway lol
i can't wait till this phone launches, i love the new sense and its ability to have skins and the other features like Locations and Navigation by TomTom (it was confirmed after it launched on the Desire HD that TomTom was the maps/navigation provider)
if you look at all the options we have on this handset, it might not be a dual core phone but its definitely worth an upgrade from the Incredible, which reminds me
if Verizon does it the way i think they are, and launch after the 22nd, all the Original launch day Incredible owners would be eligible to upgrade to the ThunderBolt (assuming they got a 1 year contract, which i always get so i don't get burned when a new handset arrives the year after).
but it kinda makes sense,
launch the successor to a phone like the Incredible right after the time they become eligible to upgrade during there 1 year agreement, if i recall, they did this with the launch of the Droid X for the OGD owners, so timing really is everything.
TNS201 said:
Most people probably wont use this feature. Its just something ATT could gloat about for awhile, but really who needs to browse the net while talking that much where its a significant feature.
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Let's not forget, ATT gloated about it as if it were an ATT feature and not a complete accident by way of the network technology they used. Back when I was on T-Mobile I met more than a few people who didn't believe they could do it too.
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Let's not forget, ATT gloated about it as if it were an ATT feature and not a complete accident by way of the network technology they used. Back when I was on T-Mobile I met more than a few people who didn't believe they could do it too.
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The six years I was on Cingular, AT&T and T-Mobile, I never used the data + voice feature. I have had to give my girlfriend directions the other day and I just said, let me call you right back, I pulled it up on maps and called right back.
lol... it's not that grand.
I for one honestly don't care about HDMI out. Like someone else stated above, I will leave HD to my PC and TV.
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I for one honestly don't care about HDMI out. Like someone else stated above, I will leave HD to my PC and TV.
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Agreed.
I have a special media player that plays my movies in WMV, MKV, basically anything I throw at it. Why would I want to use my phone?
IISiDeK1CKII said:
The six years I was on Cingular, AT&T and T-Mobile, I never used the data + voice feature. I have had to give my girlfriend directions the other day and I just said, let me call you right back, I pulled it up on maps and called right back.
lol... it's not that grand.
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True. I had a BB Curve, and being on the phone trying to pull up the Browser/Google Maps to get directions or anything was slower than hell...much easier just to look up and call back, you are correct there!
I am 42 yrs so for me a bigger screen without the cumbersome height of a droid x is worth considering. New sense is truly awesome too (now that I have played on the Z/HD ports) and the extra features are welcome. However, currently the Incredible is a truly open platform to us and we have no idea what HTC will do or be forced to do on the thunderbolt's bootloader. What if they go the motorola way?
As you can see from my sig I am a rom slut/whore/whatever is the male equivalent. I worry that HTC will make it harder for us to root the thunderbolt and that alone will be enough for me to rule out that phone. So I will seriously consider it only if I find out that it can be nand unlocked. Until then, no point switching from the inc to a phone that cant be modded and to be locked down into whatever the carrier allows me to do. That would be a bad trade. Plus LTE towers will only slowly be percolating across the country. I do not believe LTE will be widely available everywhere we are immediately. Why not wait a bit before paying for LTE service? Believe me, it will cost you more.
I also did not like the small battery. What if the energy utilization efficiencies are only marginal? That would not be good. The included 32gb micro sdhc card is worth some $ but think about this - why did they think they had to throw a free 32gb card in?
Another thing that concerns me is that while this phone might have better specs than the inc, it is not dual core (seems six months on every phone will be dual core) so is this a significant upgrade to the inc? I dont know. Early adopters may have a better toy only for a short period of time. The initial tech curve is always very steep.
My 2 cents
Hi Guys,
I am looking at buying a unlocked phone. I am going to ask my friend to pick up one for when he is travelling to US next month. None of listed phones are available in my country and I guess it will take another year. Before that I guess we would have quad core phones I was almost fixed on Atrix until I read the voice quality problem. I won't be able to replace it with the new one so easily. What you guys reckon? My second choice is LG optimus 2x or Dell Streak. Just want your advise so I could make up my mind.
I have an AT&T Atrix unlocked on Rogers in Canada and have had zero call quality issues. It's on par with my Nexus One, if not better. I cannot speak for the LG, but I've had a streak and far prefer my Atrix.
The Streak was a great phone, but I found it too big. I tried it as a cross between a phone/tablet and that's exactly what it is. As for Streak call quality, it was great via bluetooth, but found it horrid when holding it up to my head.. not to mention I felt like a tool everytime I had to put it up against my head.
My vote is Atrix, although I still get my flash fixes from my Nexus, so it depends on what you're looking for.
i cant speak on the LG or Streak, just the atrix
holding the phone to ear:
hearing people on my Atrix is good -> above good
i felt the N1 speaker in the ear was much better
talking into the phone, i had to turn off the noise surpression feature and as log as i wasnt erratic with my talking i can be heard fairly well...
hands free speakerphone
i can be heard very loud and clearly, and the speaker is very loud and clear
i have not used any bluetooh device with it yet, but have heard good things, depending on the quality of the BT device you choose...
GL (love the atrix gonna be hard to get this away from me)
IMO forget about the Dell Streak. I had one for 5 months, and the lack of updates, plus the overall laggyness of the interface was really annoying.
I've had a play with an LG 2X and its very quick. The build quality (and the big chin below the screen) was a major let down. The call quality was pretty poor also (typical of all LG phones).
I've had my Atrix now for just over a month. I've had no call quality issues. I bought the Bell Canada version, and I am thankful now, because the Bell seems to accept other firmwares (eg, flashed an Australian Telstra SBF on to it with 100% success) where as the AT&T version does not allow you to do this.
I would go the Atrix if you need a phone right now. If not, maybe hang out for the Samsung Galaxy S II and compare them both. IMO the SGS II will be a nice phone, but the super amoled screen is going to look pretty pixelated at 800x480 res on 4.3" - and its a pretty big phone too.
Thanks for the reply guys. Atrix will be my first choice. I will be getting one of the unlocked version from ebay. I mostly find the AT & T version only there. I am also following up with the Motorola Audio quality thread, hopefully its not a hardware issue just a software issue.
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Thanks for the suggestion, will turn off noise cancellation on my wifes phone tonight...
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jive_83 said:
Thanks for the reply guys. Atrix will be my first choice. I will be getting one of the unlocked version from ebay. I mostly find the AT & T version only there. I am also following up with the Motorola Audio quality thread, hopefully its not a hardware issue just a software issue.
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Beware.
There's no such "unlocked version" of the Atrix. It's not the iphone world anymore my friend.
Please estimate the unlock at only $20 USD when you're looking for an unlocked Atrix.
Or else we will show you how to unlock an AT&T Atrix for $20 USD.
Thanks and gold luck.
Edit: To add to your first question. I did not face issues with call quality in the Atrix. I knew from the very first call I made using it that it's crisper than my previous iphone 3GS. Moreover, The external speaker is epic on the Atrix!
From experience the Atrix has better voice quality than ny streak. Also I use a stereo bluetooth headset when I play basketball at the gym. With the streak, I had to put the phone in a holster on my hip because it would cut in and out while listening to music and occasionally drop the connection entirely until I reconnected them. With the atrix, I can sit my phone down in the corner somewhere and play full court basketball and rarely even get a skip in the music.
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CyberPunk7t9 said:
Beware.
There's no such "unlocked version" of the Atrix. It's not the iphone world anymore my friend.
Please estimate the unlock at only $20 USD when you're looking for an unlocked Atrix.
Or else we will show you how to unlock an AT&T Atrix for $20 USD.
Thanks and gold luck.
Edit: To add to your first question. I did not face issues with call quality in the Atrix. I knew from the very first call I made using it that it's crisper than my previous iphone 3GS. Moreover, The external speaker is epic on the Atrix!
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Thanks mate. I will keep that in mind.
playin4sheezy said:
From experience the Atrix has better voice quality than ny streak. Also I use a stereo bluetooth headset when I play basketball at the gym. With the streak, I had to put the phone in a holster on my hip because it would cut in and out while listening to music and occasionally drop the connection entirely until I reconnected them. With the atrix, I can sit my phone down in the corner somewhere and play full court basketball and rarely even get a skip in the music.
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Thanks for the reply. I was bit worried since there were complaints about muffled or muted voice quality on the other side. But good to hear not all of them are affected. I have to take a bit of risk anyways no support for Atrix in my country.
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Thanks for the suggestion, will turn off noise cancellation on my wifes phone tonight...
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Hey mate, are you facing any problems with the call quality?
It's really luck at this point. Like you said, check the call quality thread on the official moto forums. There are hundreds of posts where people have had a ****on of troubles. I went through 3 Atrix phones before finding one that was acceptable. Noise suppresion on the phone is done via second mic on the back of the phone.
I had various hardware problems with the previous Atrix phones that I've had and I continue to have problems with the last one I got.
Maybe I'm just unlucky, but I would not gamble my money and hope to get a good unit from eBay.
One exemple: me.....i have that probleme and im at portugal. I cant chance the phone now....i houpe motorola launch an update ota to correct this
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wirednix said:
It's really luck at this point. Like you said, check the call quality thread on the official moto forums. There are hundreds of posts where people have had a ****on of troubles. I went through 3 Atrix phones before finding one that was acceptable. Noise suppresion on the phone is done via second mic on the back of the phone.
I had various hardware problems with the previous Atrix phones that I've had and I continue to have problems with the last one I got.
Maybe I'm just unlucky, but I would not gamble my money and hope to get a good unit from eBay.
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I have the same worry mate. I guess Motorola should still cover it, however I can't ship it so many time back and forth. I could buy a new mobile for that
EclipseX said:
One exemple: me.....i have that probleme and im at portugal. I cant chance the phone now....i houpe motorola launch an update ota to correct this
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Are you not covered under the warranty still? can you not exchange it with them?
jive_83 said:
Hi Guys,
I am looking at buying a unlocked phone. I am going to ask my friend to pick up one for when he is travelling to US next month. None of listed phones are available in my country and I guess it will take another year. Before that I guess we would have quad core phones I was almost fixed on Atrix until I read the voice quality problem. I won't be able to replace it with the new one so easily. What you guys reckon? My second choice is LG optimus 2x or Dell Streak. Just want your advise so I could make up my mind.
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Get the Dell Streak. It fits great in your pocket LOL.
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My Atrix also has no problem with voice call quality. Don't have the LG or Dell to compare though.
I experienced the poor quality on the atrix but my current one is ok.
I think the atrix is a great phone, but if I had a choice id get the LG g2x.
IPS LCD screen that's supposed to be very nice.
Superior build quality/materials
Better camera.
Stock HDMI mirroring
The only thing the atrix has on it are more RAM, fingerprint, and bigger battery. Check youtube reviews on the LG. Reviewers rave about it
BravoMotorola said:
Get the Dell Streak. It fits great in your pocket LOL.
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I love the screen size, but I guess I can't carry it every where
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My Atrix also has no problem with voice call quality. Don't have the LG or Dell to compare though.
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Thanks mate.
Well now my old vibe has a bad usb port and it was time to upgrade, so im on the gs3 now, and I love it. Ill be on here occasionally to help but now I shall be with the s3 crowd. Im gonna miss a lot of you. See ya
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Well now my old vibe has a bad usb port and it was time to upgrade, so im on the gs3 now, and I love it. Ill be on here occasionally to help but now I shall be with the s3 crowd. Im gonna miss a lot of you. See ya
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I'm going to the GS3 soon. Have you flashed enough to see if there are any annoying bugs that we have, like GPS and 911? Not saying the GS3 will have the same problems, but I'm wondering if there's anything on that level of discomfort.
You can donate the vibe to a developer, it wouldn't cost so much to replace the port.
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I'm going to the GS3 soon. Have you flashed enough to see if there are any annoying bugs that we have, like GPS and 911? Not saying the GS3 will have the same problems, but I'm wondering if there's anything on that level of discomfort.
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Don't worry, new phones like the Note and S3 have aGPS and Glonass, so they are very quick at picking up GPS signal. Infact I haven't had much GPS problems for SII and onward models.
As for 911 issues you might want to confirm at the SIII section.
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I'm going to the GS3 soon. Have you flashed enough to see if there are any annoying bugs that we have, like GPS and 911? Not saying the GS3 will have the same problems, but I'm wondering if there's anything on that level of discomfort.
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I don't know if I'm lucky, but this is my gps working on my jb vibrant:
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Damn bro, nice GPS stats! It seems that the vibe is more prone to GPS issues, except for this guy. My cappy gets a lock in less than thirty on hellybean.
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My GS3 came in today. Very nice phone. I went from G1 -> Vibrant -> GS3. On my 4th year of android. A lot has changed over those years. I changed over to Verizon and moved under the family share plan with my wife and daughter. Anyway, enjoyed the forum..
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My GS3 came in today. Very nice phone. I went from G1 -> Vibrant -> GS3. On my 4th year of android. A lot has changed over those years. I changed over to Verizon and moved under the family share plan with my wife and daughter. Anyway, enjoyed the forum..
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Guess ill be stuck with an iphone 4s since it will take one month to change my data plan and she doesnt trust me so I have to use an iCrap. Anyway I use the gs3 at home and iphone at school. Ill also be here mostly cause of mah warranty.
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Well looks like my Vibrant is also no longer charging or connect to the PC due to broken USB port also. I opened it but it seems the contact points are too extremely small and close together to manually solder it back properly with my ability. A regular microUSB connector only have a few solder points, this one have so many and they are like 1/10th mm large. It seems this design is bound to fail overtime due to the placement on the board.
So I bought a broken Vibrant on ebay for $35 with a front facing camera. With luck its motherboard and USB port are still working. Otherwize I'll have to do external charging and transfer files wirelessly. It seems everything is easy to replace on this phone except the USB port which is also the most fragile design.
Well sorry for hijacking the thread more, but the broken phone I bought arrived, apparently the reseller didn't realize it was the S 4G, not the Vibrant. Things I've found:
1. Switching the S 4G camera onto the Vibrant is possible, but one have to use something metal and pointy to carve a transparent hole through the Vibrant black paint on the inside so the front camera can see through outside. Now I just have to find a rom that is compatible with ffc.
2. Switching the S 4G mobo onto the Vibrant turned the Vibrant into a S 4G.
3. The connector for the headphone jack of the S 4G is incompatible with the Vibrant. The headphone jack is tried to the earspeaker with the same cable, it is possible to remove them if careful.
4. The 'slim slot + sd card' module of the S 4G and Vibrant are compatible with each other. The sim slot has adhesive to stick ontop of the shielding, removing it needs some care. The S 4G and Vibrant sim slot are not compatible with the Captivate (i897) sim slot, they use different connectors. (Also the sim slot module for the S 4G and Vibrant also has the connector for the speaker, while Captivate's sim slot do not have connector for the speaker.)
If you're getting rid of the Vibrant I'd be happy to send a SASE for it. Obviously only if you were going to throw it out. I'm just getting started trying to develop and I have another vibrant that I could charge and swap batteries. Anyway, PM me either way. Thanks
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Very simple work-around to be able to use Gear VR on your Note 7. YOU MUST BE ROOTED IN ORDER FOR THIS TO WORK.
1. Open system/ build.prop with a root browser
2. Edit. ro.product.model=SM-N930T ------> SM-G935T
3. REBOOT! Profit.
I would highly suggest changing to SM-G935T ONLY when you are about to use Gear VR. Then change it back to SM-N930T and reboot when you are finished. It may cause issues with Note 7 related files of you do not
******DISCLAIMER******
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF THE NOTE 7 BLOWS UP RENDERING YOU BLIND OR ANY OTHER BODILY HARM
PLEASE CALL 1-800-SAMSUNG IF DISABLING INJURY OCCURS
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I want to stay stock for Samsung Pay, so I guess my Gear VR is officially a paper weight...
Briankbl said:
I want to stay stock for Samsung Pay, so I guess my Gear VR is officially a paper weight...
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Yep
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Briankbl said:
I want to stay stock for Samsung Pay, so I guess my Gear VR is officially a paper weight...
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There was an update to the VR apk that blocked the note7 off the list of compatible devices. We need to find someone with the older apk so we can sideload it.
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There was an update to the VR apk that blocked the note7 off the list of compatible devices. We need to find someone with the older apk so we can sideload it.
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I thought I had the older version of Oculus but I don't... I looked under my settings and I have. 2.15.4...I also had my auto updates enabled...again...::
I'll keep my note 7 thank you!
Ok, quick public(ish) rant. I love my original note 7 that I have run for hours in my new GearVR with zero issues. I want to keep my note 7 as it is the best phone I have ever owned and it makes me sad that Samsung/Oculus/AT&T over reacted over a low percentage of failures; however, hopefully this will encourage Samsung to go back to removable batterys and throw in an IR blaster.
Now to the current thread.
I want to continue to use Samsung Pay so rooting, to my knowledge, is currently not an option and side loaded an old version of Oculus Home will still no luck.
So currently I can use the GearVR disabler and use Google Cardboard and whatever other non-oculus VR apps but the polished Oculus apps I am seriously missing.
Is anyone else not planning to give up their amazing note 7s?
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Ok, quick public(ish) rant. I love my original note 7 that I have run for hours in my new GearVR with zero issues. I want to keep my note 7 as it is the best phone I have ever owned and it makes me sad that Samsung/Oculus/AT&T over reacted over a low percentage of failures; however, hopefully this will encourage Samsung to go back to removable batterys and throw in an IR blaster.
Now to the current thread.
I want to continue to use Samsung Pay so rooting, to my knowledge, is currently not an option and side loaded an old version of Oculus Home will still no luck.
So currently I can use the GearVR disabler and use Google Cardboard and whatever other non-oculus VR apps but the polished Oculus apps I am seriously missing.
Is anyone else not planning to give up their amazing note 7s?
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I'm not giving up mine ? those MF can try but they're not getting it back! Btw I don't want to hear "but you're putting ppl in danger!" I keep watch of it every time I charge it, I NEVER charge it unattended, and if it gets warm in the slightest bit I turn it off.
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I'm not giving up mine those MF can try but they're not getting it back! Btw I don't want to hear "but you're putting ppl in danger!" I keep watch of it every time I charge it, I NEVER charge it unattended, and if it gets warm in the slightest bit I turn it off.
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It can happen anytime, not only when charging. And they will probably IMEI block you eventually.
All the apks for oculus?
Does anyone have all the apks that their willing to share, because in getting the dreaded network error when trying to download?
I'm looking for this as well. I'm keeping my Note7 till they brick it. Then I may root it and play around with new Roms.
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Is there anyone out there that can help me with the apks?
I'm frustrated sitting here with my brand new VR gear and no software, because it won't download the necessary apks. Can someone help please.
Chip
Cdoughe01 said:
I'm frustrated sitting here with my brand new VR gear and no software, because it won't download the necessary apks. Can someone help please.
Chip
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Same thing here. I tired to change the model number, but ir's not worked for me.
Help meeded i really want to use my vr
Hi guys im devlin686 from across the pond in the uk ive tried changing my model and i just get network failure all the time has anyone managed to work around it yet..... im sure theres someone out there thats managaed it lol
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It can happen anytime, not only when charging. And they will probably IMEI block you eventually.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but all the original note7 fires were only while at the end of charging right? Only the replacement phones that came out had a fire while not charging or anything. I've seen people talking about these were two different problems from the original to the replacement phones.
And last week I read an article that there were about 1 million still in use. Up until the replacement came out have there been ANY new problems from the originals? The affected devices seemed to go up quickly at the beginning of the launch... Mine has never gotten hot either.
Anyhow, I too would like the older occulus apk if anyone finds them.
Another off topic question, on past rooted phones you could temporarily unroot. If I'm reading correctly once rooted you can't unroot and use Samsung Pay at all? That stinks, I miss root.
cool, it doesnt even work.
Rooted Verizon Note 7, i never had the oculus setup. When i attempted it, I got the Block notice, changed the build.prop and rebooted. The good news is i no longer get the block notice, but now i get a "no network connection" error that others are getting ( similar to "httxx://forums.oculus.com/vip/discussion/28012/network-error-always ). I only needed to activate it once to get the 6 free apps that came with the promotion so this is a bit frustrating.
I spent 2 hours on the phone with Samsung support getting bounced around various departments until finally they sent my request "to the escalation team" for the promotion content to be switched to a different IMEI (I have an S6 as well). Most likely it will fall into a black hole, but we'll see.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but all the original note7 fires were only while at the end of charging right? Only the replacement phones that came out had a fire while not charging or anything. I've seen people talking about these were two different problems from the original to the replacement phones.
And last week I read an article that there were about 1 million still in use. Up until the replacement came out have there been ANY new problems from the originals? The affected devices seemed to go up quickly at the beginning of the launch... Mine has never gotten hot either.
Anyhow, I too would like the older occulus apk if anyone finds them.
Another off topic question, on past rooted phones you could temporarily unroot. If I'm reading correctly once rooted you can't unroot and use Samsung Pay at all? That stinks, I miss root.
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A few things, there was never a determination of when in the charge cycle the first batch would fail. The 60% fix went out but never a confirmation of its success when you take into account that sammy doesnt even know the root cause.
Also temperature was never a determination of a device possibly failing, yes cooler running devices is a good thing but not an indicator of good or bad when it comes to this particular issue. Also no reports of abnormally hot devices prior to a burn up.
Lastly it isn't that you cannot unroot, you just cannot un-trip the efuse that is tied to knox and thus prevents samsung pay from working.
So any hope about solution gear vr - note 7 or not? i think i must go my lovely phone back to samy coz gear vr problem!
I do not understand the stupidity of samsung, block the app of gear vr, for not to burn our face the device! This can happen when simply talking on phone. and this would be more serious.
I will not go back to the device, and will not succumb to blackmail. I have the device a month and works perfectly.
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We can show you how to use gear vr again. Check out note7 alliance in my signature
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Join note7alliance.com for tutorials to get your battery back to 100%, use Samsung Pay, Gear VR, block Samsung updates etc! We are the ALLIANCE!!!!
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How do I know your not samsung? Haha
Someone told me that Samsung will eventually 'disable' the remaining devices not turned in. Assuming this is true, I am guessing this could only be achieved by an OTA update disabling the phone? Any thoughts on how to prevent this assuming it's true?
They have the ability to do it yes, but haven't seen anywhere saying they would. Android Central had an article on this, but fell short of saying Samsung would, only that it's possible.
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They should.. All those people that are ignoring the requests to turn off the phone and return it are the same people that will still want samsung to pay for their homes when they burn down because of their own stupidity..
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They should.. All those people that are ignoring the requests to turn off the phone and return it are the same people that will still want samsung to pay for their homes when they burn down because of their own stupidity..
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U are to overdramatic...
Do you think I can call the police to tell them that my co worker has a note 7 and that I am afraid for my life?
He has been charging the note all day! This is reckless endangerment.
Even if Samsung pushes an OTA Update to disable the phone. It might not work. For example, i turnef off automatic uodates. Actually i turned off 'Software Update' feature.
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Even if Samsung pushes an OTA Update to disable the phone. It might not work. For example, i turnef off automatic uodates. Actually i turned off 'Software Update' feature.
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True, but does anyone really want to keep a phone that wont have any support? Is it worth $800+?
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I'm not exchangjng my note 7 until I feel like I'm upgrading and not downgrading to the s7
I charge my phone before going to bed while it is in front of me. I do not charge it at night. I have also disabled the fast charging functions (both wired & wireless).
I use this phone almost all day..had it for 3 weeks now. Never observed it getting hot..forget abt hot..it didn't even got warm. Not sure abt others phones..but mine is good. Also, we need to know how the other phones blew up ? Did they root their phones & ran some crazy games or apps on their phones that constantly ran in the background leading to very high CPU usage & charging on op of it ?. If it were a wide spred issue & a defect with the design itself. Every phone should have been fired up by now. Not just one here & an other there.
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I'm not exchangjng my note 7 until I feel like I'm upgrading and not downgrading to the s7
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I completely agree. I just got off the Phone with my AT&T representative from the customer service line ..she agreed that I could go do an exchange for the S7 edge now and next year when the new Samsung note 8 comes out or the S8 I can take the Phone in and upgrade without any penalty...
I told her that I upgraded to the note 7 because it was the newest phone and it would be a downgrade going to the S7... she agreed and I hope that this will work out
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I completely agree. I just got off the Phone with my AT&T representative from the customer service line ..she agreed that I could go do an exchange for the S7 edge now and next year when the new Samsung note 8 comes out or the S8 I can take the Phone in and upgrade without any penalty...
I told her that I upgraded to the note 7 because it was the newest phone and it would be a downgrade going to the S7... she agreed and I hope that this will work out
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Did you get that in writing? I wouldn't believe that for a second...
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Did you get that in writing? I wouldn't believe that for a second...
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Me neither. I'd get it in writing or a note on your account.
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Me neither. I'd get it in writing or a note on your account.
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i agree with both of you. I have her name/date/time i spoke with her. tomorrow when I go in I will have them
check the notes to confirm. i repeated everything back to her and she said she put it in the notes....
we shall see....
Let me get this straight... She said you could upgrade 2 times in one year without penalty? That doesn't sound right bro. I would double check that before going down to the S7
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Me neither. I'd get it in writing or a note on your account.
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Let me get this straight... She said you could upgrade 2 times in one year without penalty? That doesn't sound right bro. I would double check that before going down to the S7
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I agree fully with you. I repeated it back to her just for that reason.
What I told her was that ive been a loyal customer, full family plan with 4 phones, love the service, etc etc.
Said I upgraded to the best phone at the time, using my upgrade. Not my fault that the phone is defective and that Im being
forced to downgrade to a year old phone and one that I dont want. Said I purchased 2 wireless chargers, numerous accessories, my time and effort going the replacement route. All I want is a waiver of the upgrade whenever the phone I want comes out next year.
Doesnt seem too outrageous of a demand. For any of us. Isnt that what customer service is all about?
I hope so at least. Ill know tomorrow morning when I go in the store.
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I charge my phone before going to bed while it is in front of me. I do not charge it at night. I have also disabled the fast charging functions (both wired & wireless).
I use this phone almost all day..had it for 3 weeks now. Never observed it getting hot..forget abt hot..it didn't even got warm. Not sure abt others phones..but mine is good. Also, we need to know how the other phones blew up ? Did they root their phones & ran some crazy games or apps on their phones that constantly ran in the background leading to very high CPU usage & charging on op of it ?. If it were a wide spred issue & a defect with the design itself. Every phone should have been fired up by now. Not just one here & an other there.
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And you feel like you are safe? From what i read even turn off phone exploding. I don't want to scare anybody but... can you imagine that your kid play/talk on phone and phone explode/burn? OK. Not a kid/don't have kids, it is worth to keep a phone knowing that it my burn/explode any time in my pocket, hand etc? If it dose burn/explode in your face, hand,car etc., you will not win anything since there is so much buzz about and everybody has been warn. Yes i know i maybe dramatic but this is only phone and is not wort it to risk anything just for phone. Just my opinion. Choice is yours and only yours. Don't get me wrong but NO phone is worth it.
BTW Samsung can block IMEI and phone will be use less and i think that what they will do. You can block any software update and this will not help.
I believe he was playing on his phone and it was overheating and then he turned off his phone
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Let me get this straight... She said you could upgrade 2 times in one year without penalty? That doesn't sound right bro. I would double check that before going down to the S7
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My wife is chatting with an AT&T customer service person right now. This way we have it in writing. He has agreed that we can get the S7 Edge and then when the S8 we can then upgrade. I have the transcript of the chat, but I still don't know that I believe it myself.
That being said, I'm still going to turn these phones in and get the S7 Edge. My house burning down is not worth a cell phone, no matter how much I love it.
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Do you think I can call the police to tell them that my co worker has a note 7 and that I am afraid for my life?
He has been charging the note all day! This is reckless endangerment.
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Really..... The police can't make him exchange it
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Mayonesa said:
True, but does anyone really want to keep a phone that wont have any support? Is it worth $800+?
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Haha.. We on att.. We don't have support for our phones now.. It took damn near 6 months to get 6.0 on my last note 5..smh
Folks who r trying to hold on to Note 7..i suggest ibstalling 'Cooler Master' which monitors the Phone's temperature & alerts you if it detects heating up. Another app ' Full battery alert' alerts when the battery is full while charging. Just simple precautions. Both the apps are available on Playstore. Also do turn off 'Fast charging setting'.