Time to get a new phone. What to get?

[grove rat]

What carrier?

at&t

[Tx Redneck]

where would one find a pre-debloated stock rom and how would they go about downloading/installing it? i ask because the s3 is a sharp phone but after playing with one for a few minutes i could tell it had a bunch of bloatware

What carrier?

Saved and Texan by the Grace of God, Redneck by choice.

[grove rat]

There are likely pre-debloated, stock roms available to flash so you don't have to do any of that.

where would one find a pre-debloated stock rom and how would they go about downloading/installing it? i ask because the s3 is a sharp phone but after playing with one for a few minutes i could tell it had a bunch of bloatware

[black2002ls]

I upgraded to the Galaxy S2 skyrocket this weekend, so far it is the best phone I've owned.

[90GT50]

T-mobile does not care. I qualified for my upgrade a month ago online. I went to a store to get my upgrade and they said they could not match the website and that I would have to wait. For what it is worth, nothing online said "web only" offer or anything like that. They called customer care and the customer care rep verified the online offer and then said that if I wanted it in store I would have to wait. Makes no sense.

The only reason I am still with T-mobile is because I am a cheap Jew. I have a plan that is ancient and cheap. I could not get the plan I have with them anywhere else.

Certain stores will bypass the date for you, I'm just saying...

And yeah, stores can't match online pricing, or over the phone pricing. It sucks sometimes.

If anyone has any T-Mobile questions PM me first.

[Mike]

Original LG Optimus

[Tx Redneck]

Oct 25th Note 2 release date for Sprint

[kirbster]

Another vote for SGS3. Thats what I'm going with.

[Rick Modena]

The end of the month or a little later from what Ive read. Im sure it will be just in time for xmas.

[War Machine]

Well I guess it's settled, once the note 2 comes out I will no longer be an iPhone user. Any set release date?

[payne5757]

I've had my GS3 for a few days now and I'm thoroughly impressed.

[Tx Redneck]

how much bloatware is on that s3 and what is required to remove it all?

DL&install drivers, dl kernel, dl Odin, flash via Odin, dl ES File Explorer from Play Store, rename apk's extension from .apk to .bak in /system/app or /data/app This presupposes you stay on the stock firmware(rom). There are likely pre-debloated, stock roms available to flash so you don't have to do any of that.

Hows the battery life on the note phones compared to the iphone 4's? Also, how hard is it to get used to the size of the note? Im on the phone all day, will I be annoyed?

That's hard to say. I'm a heavy user(more than 10hrs internet related use) and have never had an iPhone, but I keep my phone on Auto-brightness and have it overclocked and keep it on the charger whenever one is near. If one isn't, I can kill the battery in under 5hrs of constant internet usage. YMWV

The size only took a few days for me to get used to, but the phone I came from was large enough that you could fit an entire iPhone w/in the screen's bezel. If your hands are small, it may not be the best choice for you. I can palm a basketball, so it's not a problem for me. YMMV.

I ended up getting a Samsung Galaxy S3. Didn't really want to spend the money because I am a cheap Jew, but it is nice to have a "status symbol" phone... for 3-6 months until something better comes out.

The SGS3 is a killer phone. I don't recall what carrier you're on, so here are the xda forums for the GS3 on their respective carrier.

ATT
TMob
VZW
Sprint

Go get edumacated on what all you can do with/to your new phone.

[Rick Modena]

I ended up getting a Samsung Galaxy S3. Didn't really want to spend the money because I am a cheap Jew, but it is nice to have a "status symbol" phone... for 3-6 months until something better comes out.

Sweet, now lets check out how good that camera works.

[Txstang1]

My wife has an sgs2 and I wouldn't give up my iPhone for that pile of shit if it was free. maybe it's because she has tmobile for service. I can live without flash.

[War Machine]

Hows the battery life on the note phones compared to the iphone 4's? Also, how hard is it to get used to the size of the note? Im on the phone all day, will I be annoyed?