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Sgt.Pepper
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I got an old Galaxt S2 SGH-i777 from my sister. The battery is dead, but a store near my house sells the battery, however, the battery is of a i9100. Would it work?
They are selling it super cheap.
They are selling it super cheap.
Stumpy, he's good people. They seem more open to name changes lately though, probably because they add the "formerly" tag.
If I'm remembering correctly the i777 has an nfc battery while the i9100 doesnt. Should do a search on xda, I remember reading a couple threads on the batteries.
If I'm remembering correctly the i777 has an nfc battery while the i9100 doesnt. Should do a search on xda, I remember reading a couple threads on the batteries.
just because i can afford a $500/600 phone doesn't mean i want to buy one... so if i can get what i want in a phone for half that price, why would I not be excited? This is like saying "you can afford a bmw, why would you ever drive an "x"?" I have better things to spend my money on. Its a very awkward argument that I'm not sure you are actually making or just lost in translation
#2. Noticeably better battery life because motorola seems like the only company that gives enough of a shit to put a larger battery in their phones.
The Faceless Master
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cuevas. PhD.
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Too bad their design philosophy hasn't changed since they got the whole "droid" philosophy going". Ugly ass phones.
Meh, the X doesn't have the hideous ass lip that their droid phones have. I mean, besides a larger bezel the front of it looks exactly like the other phones in this thread people drool over.
right, by default, still smaller then moto's premium battery offering of 2 years ago, yay?
samsung needs to do something to fill that void of space from offering a premium product with shit internal storage.
Tmo is apprently gonna introduce some kind of "upgrade whenever you want" monthly fee. Sounds interesting.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/10/4510570/t-mobile-to-introduce-jump-unlimited-phone-upgrade-plan
http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/10/4510570/t-mobile-to-introduce-jump-unlimited-phone-upgrade-plan
Fee's gotta be pretty high, otherwise TMo would get killed on this. They are desperate, however.
Avon Barksdale
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The T-Mobile CEO looks like Fisher Stevens.
i like the feel of stock browser. im accustomed to using it.
ive tried them all, but they dont sync well with me.
The Faceless Master
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wow, T-Mobile is killing it with these details on JUMP
Yup, probably gonna get my dad enrolled in it since he was planning on buying a phone from them anyway, he's got them butterfingers.
newdayrocks
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Finally pulled the trigger, and am getting a Note II to replace my busted-up Toro. Got a used model for a good price, and the ESN # is good to go.
To get the Note II activated, can I just put my GN's SIM card into it and power it up, or do I need to call VZW first?
Ooo, I need to get a nice, big microSD card, too, don't I?
To get the Note II activated, can I just put my GN's SIM card into it and power it up, or do I need to call VZW first?
Ooo, I need to get a nice, big microSD card, too, don't I?
Yep, Verizon SIM swap should work just fine.
opensource
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$10 bucks a month, swap phones twice a year, swap sims AND have insurance for your phone? Welp, cya AT&T.
Did they?
The Faceless Master
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indeed. but people are lazy. T-Mobile going GAMESTOP on these other carriers!
This is my post from the other thread in Off Topic:
It's good if you're lazy, but its not attractive to me. Plus since you have to trade in your device it's not exactly like insurance where you can replace a stolen phone.
It's good if you're lazy, but its not attractive to me. Plus since you have to trade in your device it's not exactly like insurance where you can replace a stolen phone.
Damage insurance is included for people who don't treat their phones right, so that's a nice little bonus I suppose.
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Motorola to spend 500 million on advertisement for the motox. Does Motorola even have that kind of cash to burn independently?
http://phandroid.com/2013/07/10/motorola-to-spend-500-million-in-advertising-moto-x/
ThatObviousUser
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http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/07/chrome-for-android-update.html
Chrome for Android has hit 28.
Chrome for Android has hit 28.
BoboBrazil
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The T-Mobile Jump deal doesn't sound that great for a person that buys their phone outright. If I buy a top of the line new phone off craigslist for $500 in 6 months I can still easily get $400. That is $100 out, whereas on this plan its $60 over the 6 months plus $99 for the new phone and then $20 a month. I can kind of see the appeal if you were doing the monthly phone payment option though I guess.
The jump plan is a good deal. You are getting a new phone for $60 every 6 months. A new phone depreciate more than $60 in its first 6 months. The depreciate rate is closer to 100 for a high end phone.
If I want to do it, I would alternatve between a Note and a Galaxy S or iPhone every year.
The potential hidden cost is that 1) TMo's monthly plan is more expensive than their prepaid plans and 2) TMo will time the phone release more than 6 months to mess up your upgrade cycle.
Also you may not be able to root a new phone.
Actually now that I think about it, I prefer $5-8 every month and a 12 month upgrade cycle.
edit: wait you still have to pay the $99 for a new phone? Never mind its not a good deal.
If I want to do it, I would alternatve between a Note and a Galaxy S or iPhone every year.
The potential hidden cost is that 1) TMo's monthly plan is more expensive than their prepaid plans and 2) TMo will time the phone release more than 6 months to mess up your upgrade cycle.
Also you may not be able to root a new phone.
Actually now that I think about it, I prefer $5-8 every month and a 12 month upgrade cycle.
edit: wait you still have to pay the $99 for a new phone? Never mind its not a good deal.
BoboBrazil
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You are going to pay the 60+100 as you still have to pay deposit for the phone. Entry is $160 plus they get your old phone. It's not a bad deal at all if you are doing the monthly phone payments as it is insurance as well, but I just paid $475 for a GS4 and can easily get $400 for it in 6 months and then take $500 and buy the new phone off craigslist I want. So I'm only out $100 and own the new phone outright. At this point though after buying a GS4, I don't even really seeing myself buying a new phone for atleast 2 years as there just isn't much more that I could want in a phone.
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finally google gonna try this whacky thing called marketing their phone
I guess that's true if you don't count the $100 upfront cost for each new phone you switch to?
The rumor also said same pricing as competitors with 199 on contact. Fuck you Motorola. Die
-Pyromaniac-
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not sure why anyone would buy this phone on contract when the selling point is that it's cheap
The droid life or whatever story said 199 on contract 599 off contract. If that's true I got nothing. Nothing...
I'm gonna say because most people aren't speccies. If they can deliver some unique software on it, I think it'll work. They seem to have people in place who have vision.
Junior Mint
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Dual core 720p phone for 199 on contract. lol.
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that completely goes against what Woodside as at the D11 conference. He said they would change the game on pricing. 599 aint changing shitttttt.
with 500 million dollars in marketing money that's more than apple and samsung spend so google is clearly taking this seriously as a mass market product.
Gonna laugh if it's US only at launch. Leave it to the googz folks.
Got rid of the ghost lag after opening bookmarks and scrolling sucking.
Lulz
The Faceless Master
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LG Creates World's Thinnest 1080p LCD 5.2-Inches Diagonal, 2.2mm Thick, And A Tiny Bezel
5.2 inches you say? *strokes beard*
5.2 inches you say? *strokes beard*
Nexus 5.2
ThatObviousUser
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I think Google is gonna get in legal trouble in the next year or so for witholding aosp releases so moto could shine.
Let's be real, if page and birney have no problem about putting all our personal data into a single bucket, are they really gonna respect a firewall between the moto and android decisions?
Let's be real, if page and birney have no problem about putting all our personal data into a single bucket, are they really gonna respect a firewall between the moto and android decisions?
Motorola to be deprecated for Google+
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