My phone is better than yours poll

BMWinNorthdakota · 10-10-2011, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Questforpower

I am still under the impression that no phone or carrier in the entire US offers true 4G, if they do, I certainly have never seen the advertised speeds in personal use or in others phones. Whenever a carrier advertises that they have some amazingly fast 4G connection; don't believe it until you test it yourself on someone else's phone.

I've been 35+ MBPS on my Verizon network... It's pretty fucking fast by anybody's standards.

Its frequently faster than my pc connection at home...

Inspired · 10-10-2011, 05:15 PM

Battery life isn't too great on SG2. But that is because I am using 4G and a lot of web surfing and email. But, I can easily purchase another battery for just $5-$10 on Amazon/eBay.

-=Hot|Ice=- · 10-10-2011, 06:01 PM

Have had my SGS II for 6 months. Love it.

ItsmeX5 · 10-11-2011, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by BMWinNorthdakota

I've been 35+ MBPS on my Verizon network... It's pretty fucking fast by anybody's standards.

Its frequently faster than my pc connection at home...

LOL @ 35mbps what phone are u using?

my friends iphone on verizon gets 1-3 mbps
where i get 4-9 mbps on tmobile

yes he pays double what I do per month.
and yes i have an android

Inspired · 10-11-2011, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by persianamir

LOL @ 35mbps what phone are u using?

my friends iphone on verizon gets 1-3 mbps
where i get 4-9 mbps on tmobile

yes he pays double what I do per month.
and yes i have an android

That is because iPhone don't have 4G.

ItsmeX5 · 10-11-2011, 04:13 AM

i know that. none of my friends have any phones on verizons 4g network im sure it will be faster than my hspa+ but i really doubt this guy is getting 35mbps average

hks786 · 10-11-2011, 05:56 AM

I went for the Galaxy SII. I don't really care about phones but I got a good contract paying about the same as I am at the moment so I thought why not.

Galaxy is quite large and I don't like the size of it but it is very light. I don't watch a lot of videos so I don't mind having an iphone size screen but if you do watch videos trust me the Galaxy is brilliant. I think it's a great phone. I've had it for about a week now and I think it's very easy to use and has lots of little smart things about it. The camera is very good too btw.

KingOfJericho · 10-11-2011, 07:26 AM

My boss has a Xoom (which I make fun of regularly) that was just upgraded to LTE and he gets faster downstream speeds than our company WiFi. His DL speed through the LTE was in the mid-teens.

KingOfJericho · 10-11-2011, 07:42 AM

My boss has a Xoom (which I make fun of regularly) that was just upgraded to LTE and he gets faster downstream speeds than our company WiFi. His DL speed through the LTE was in the mid-teens.

BMWinNorthdakota · 10-11-2011, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by persianamir

LOL @ 35mbps what phone are u using?

my friends iphone on verizon gets 1-3 mbps
where i get 4-9 mbps on tmobile

yes he pays double what I do per month.
and yes i have an android

Quote:

Originally Posted by persianamir

i know that. none of my friends have any phones on verizons 4g network im sure it will be faster than my hspa+ but i really doubt this guy is getting 35mbps average

Here

Speetest on a Samsung Charge...

MisterSkiMask · 10-11-2011, 11:04 AM

When it is necessary I will get a new iPhone, I have a 4 now I tend to skip the 'S' models, I'll get a 5 when it becomes available.

ItsmeX5 · 10-11-2011, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMWinNorthdakota

Here

Speetest on a Samsung Charge...

that my friend, is beautiful...

Bakeme521 · 10-11-2011, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by persian54

Is it bad it annoys me a little when people call the iPhone 4 a "4G"?

It annoys the crap out of me haha, its not a 4G phone, apple has never made one.

Nutballa · 10-11-2011, 10:23 PM

I'm waiting on the iPhone 5...

BMWinNorthdakota · 10-11-2011, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Nutballa

I'm waiting on the iPhone 5...

Intelligent move.

Q4P · 10-13-2011, 03:13 PM

I don't know anything about android, but will current android devices be upgradable to android 4.0 or is that also a hardware thing? BTW, I have a samsung SGII and I am curious if this will be possible?

ragingclue · 10-13-2011, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Questforpower

I don't know anything about android, but will current android devices be upgradable to android 4.0 or is that also a hardware thing? BTW, I have a samsung SGII and I am curious if this will be possible?

ICS will come out for it eventually, probably. However, if you want to get it in a timely manner, you're going to have to root and install a custom ROM. Samsung SUCKS at updating that stuff.

Tronner · 10-14-2011, 12:06 AM

After having iPhone 3G and iPhone4 for the past few years I just switched to the Galaxy SII a few days ago. Still learning a lot about it but so far I would say:

Pros:
Internet seems to be faster
Screen much bigger
Youtube app is way better with high quality video
WAY better speakers if you want to listen to music on the phone
I like not dealing with iTunes and being able to hook it up with MicroUSB
Changeable battery
Camera is awesome
Page layout is slick

Cons:
Keyboard doesn't seem quite as accurate as iPhone - I always had all autocorrect / word suggestion off on iPhone but liked the way the keyboard felt
BIG one - Can't select multiple emails for deletion
Gyroscope and accelerometer motion is more "jumpy"
Interface is easy to use, but not quite as simple as iPhone
I don't like that recent texts are included in the logs section under phone. Can't seem to find a way to turn just that off - you can select just missed calls, just made calls, etc but you can't see all calls without texts included
Can't turn off the text notification (shows the actual message at the top of the phone - which I don't like) and still have it make a sound to alert you of new message
To get to your home page (it seems) you have to open a new window - there should be a one-click icon to get you to your homepage without menu or setting that says, "go to Homepage"

cloakster · 10-14-2011, 12:29 AM

If the Nexus Prime ends up with better specs than the S II, i will be getting it for sure

BMWinNorthdakota · 10-14-2011, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Tronner

Cons:
Keyboard doesn't seem quite as accurate as iPhone - I always had all autocorrect / word suggestion off on iPhone but liked the way the keyboard

Swiftkey App. TRUST ME, so worth the money. You can text like your 15 shot deep and it still articulates sentences perfectly...So accurate.

ragingclue · 10-14-2011, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Tronner

After having iPhone 3G and iPhone4 for the past few years I just switched to the Galaxy SII a few days ago. Still learning a lot about it but so far I would say:

All very good points. It's always been my impression that these phones out-of-the-box are only a fraction of what they could be. If you head over to the xda dev forums, you'll see all kinds of ROMs and apps, a lot of which address a lot of cons you listed. The iPhones IMO have always been better out of the box.

I'm personally running the (AT&T) CogX2 Beta4 with Entropy's 10/13 DD kernel along with all kinds of non-stock apps to deal with the daily uses (Handcent for SMS, Google Voice for voicemail to text, etc...). You will like your phone so much better once rooted and hacked to oblivion.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cloakster

If the Nexus Prime ends up with better specs than the S II, i will be getting it for sure

It should, and the rumor is the materials are much better on the outside, more akin to an HTC offering.

Tronner · 10-14-2011, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMWinNorthdakota

Swiftkey App. TRUST ME, so worth the money. You can text like your 15 shot deep and it still articulates sentences perfectly...So accurate.

I'm assuming under style you chose - rapid, relying on autocorrect?

View Poll Results: Which phone do you plan on getting?
iPhone 4GS	35	41.18%
Nexus Prime	8	9.41%
Samsung Galaxy S II	19	22.35%
WHY THE F*** ARE YOU SO INTO CELL PHONES??!!	23	27.06%
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10-10-2011, 05:15 PM	#24
Inspired Colonel 153 Rep 2,368 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: California iTrader: (2)	Battery life isn't too great on SG2. But that is because I am using 4G and a lot of web surfing and email. But, I can easily purchase another battery for just $5-$10 on Amazon/eBay.
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10-10-2011, 06:01 PM	#25
-=Hot\|Ice=- Been There, Done That. 702 Rep 4,728 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	Have had my SGS II for 6 months. Love it.
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10-11-2011, 04:13 AM	#28
ItsmeX5 Lieutenant 22 Rep 458 Posts Drives: 2018 X5, 2013 M5, 2007 SL55 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (2)	i know that. none of my friends have any phones on verizons 4g network im sure it will be faster than my hspa+ but i really doubt this guy is getting 35mbps average
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10-11-2011, 05:56 AM	#29
hks786 Major General 2276 Rep 5,364 Posts Drives: * Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I went for the Galaxy SII. I don't really care about phones but I got a good contract paying about the same as I am at the moment so I thought why not. Galaxy is quite large and I don't like the size of it but it is very light. I don't watch a lot of videos so I don't mind having an iphone size screen but if you do watch videos trust me the Galaxy is brilliant. I think it's a great phone. I've had it for about a week now and I think it's very easy to use and has lots of little smart things about it. The camera is very good too btw. __________________
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10-11-2011, 07:26 AM	#30
KingOfJericho Major General 2458 Rep 7,341 Posts Drives: Yes Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CT iTrader: (1) Garage List 2010 135i Coupe [5.26]	My boss has a Xoom (which I make fun of regularly) that was just upgraded to LTE and he gets faster downstream speeds than our company WiFi. His DL speed through the LTE was in the mid-teens. __________________ The views and opinions expressed in this post are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Bimmerpost. 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee High Altitude Hemi \| 2010 S4 Sold \| 2010 BMW 135i Retired \| 2006 Lotus Exige Sold
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KingOfJericho Major General 2458 Rep 7,341 Posts Drives: Yes Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CT iTrader: (1) Garage List 2010 135i Coupe [5.26]	My boss has a Xoom (which I make fun of regularly) that was just upgraded to LTE and he gets faster downstream speeds than our company WiFi. His DL speed through the LTE was in the mid-teens. __________________ The views and opinions expressed in this post are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Bimmerpost. 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee High Altitude Hemi \| 2010 S4 Sold \| 2010 BMW 135i Retired \| 2006 Lotus Exige Sold
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10-11-2011, 11:04 AM	#33
MisterSkiMask Banned 149 Rep 2,014 Posts Drives: I Can not say Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: you must not know iTrader: (0)	When it is necessary I will get a new iPhone, I have a 4 now I tend to skip the 'S' models, I'll get a 5 when it becomes available.
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10-11-2011, 10:23 PM	#36
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10-13-2011, 03:13 PM	#38
Q4P Colonel 85 Rep 2,291 Posts Drives: Too Much Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: World iTrader: (0)	I don't know anything about android, but will current android devices be upgradable to android 4.0 or is that also a hardware thing? BTW, I have a samsung SGII and I am curious if this will be possible? __________________ 2jZ + RB26 + 4G63 + LS9 + N54 =
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10-14-2011, 12:06 AM	#40
Tronner First Lieutenant 105 Rep 330 Posts Drives: 2018 X3 M40i Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Avon, CO iTrader: (2)	After having iPhone 3G and iPhone4 for the past few years I just switched to the Galaxy SII a few days ago. Still learning a lot about it but so far I would say: Pros: Internet seems to be faster Screen much bigger Youtube app is way better with high quality video WAY better speakers if you want to listen to music on the phone I like not dealing with iTunes and being able to hook it up with MicroUSB Changeable battery Camera is awesome Page layout is slick Cons: Keyboard doesn't seem quite as accurate as iPhone - I always had all autocorrect / word suggestion off on iPhone but liked the way the keyboard felt BIG one - Can't select multiple emails for deletion Gyroscope and accelerometer motion is more "jumpy" Interface is easy to use, but not quite as simple as iPhone I don't like that recent texts are included in the logs section under phone. Can't seem to find a way to turn just that off - you can select just missed calls, just made calls, etc but you can't see all calls without texts included Can't turn off the text notification (shows the actual message at the top of the phone - which I don't like) and still have it make a sound to alert you of new message To get to your home page (it seems) you have to open a new window - there should be a one-click icon to get you to your homepage without menu or setting that says, "go to Homepage"
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10-14-2011, 12:29 AM	#41
cloakster Lieutenant 34 Rep 407 Posts Drives: 2012 VW GLI Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario iTrader: (0)	If the Nexus Prime ends up with better specs than the S II, i will be getting it for sure
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