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SkyRocket GPS

I'm interested to hear from those who have tried or bought the Skyrocket on how the GPS performs compared to the OG GS2 GPS? I'm on the fence like others and would like to know if the Skyrocket GPS is better/worse/same as the OG GS2. For me, I have 6 days left on my OG GS2 30 day return period. I'm very pleased so far with the GPS performance (superior to my previous Infuse and Captivate phones); however, I miss the 4.5" screen. I can get the $149 price on the Skyrocket, but honestly, I do 99% of my data transfer via WiFi, so LTE not criticial today. If the GPS on the skyrocket compares to OG GS2, I may pull the swap.. if not, probably keep the OG. Thanks!

Why would you not want the option of LTE? Go get it right now!

My Skyrocket's GPS is on point and I'm in NYC where it's not easy to have a clear view to the sky. You can hardly see the sky lol. Locks within seconds.

I had the OG-SGS2 for 28days. I now have the SGS2LTE for 2 days. From what I can tell thus far. GPS seems to be about the same for acquiring a signal. Avg about 10-15sec. The longest I have had to wait on the LTE version is about the same.

I have used both and I will tell you it is much better. It locks on faster, with more accuracy and in places it never would lock on before.

I believe it will only keep getting beter....now that I have one...Had to go to Best Buy and do the price match thing..
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Need to order my otterbox case though.

GPS on the skyrocket is awesome...locks fast and I get an accuracy of 3m..much faster and more accurate then my att sensation...I was a diehard HTC fan but as for me Sammy is pulling away...not to bad for my first Sammy...
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Skyrocket GPS.. is amazing. Even better than the SII IMO

I have seen a significant difference while acquiring signal

It's really solid for me. Quick fix, accurate

Can someone explain this?
Here are screencaps from GPS Status + Toolkit and GPS Test... Can you see the "anomaly?"
This phone appears to "see" about twice as many satellites as any other mobile phone I have tested, way beyond the usual 12 or so. Only appears to "use" 12 or less, though.
EIDT: I pulled the trigger on the second screencap too soon after switching to the GPS Test app, therefore only 5 satellites in use. The 2 apps showed about the same number in view and in use with 3 meter accuracy outside with a clear sky view. This GPS is mighty good.

I've been amazed by the GPS on this thing in contrast to the original galaxy s. Just instant lock times and an accurate compass.

Where is it $149?
Has anyone NOT living in an LTE area managed to get it for $149 either in person or online? What is a ZIP code I can put in that will show up as a $149 area? I want to see if I can put that in, then proceed with checkout and see if it will let me do it.
If not I may just take a screenshot and see if Best Buy will price match based on what it shows on there.

chmcke01 said:
Has anyone NOT living in an LTE area managed to get it for $149 either in person or online? What is a ZIP code I can put in that will show up as a $149 area? I want to see if I can put that in, then proceed with checkout and see if it will let me do it.
If not I may just take a screenshot and see if Best Buy will price match based on what it shows on there.
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You'd be answered better in the q and a section
I get 3 meter lock in around 4 seconds
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-Kevlar- said:
You'd be answered better in the q and a section
I get 3 meter lock in around 4 seconds
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Yeah it was a mistake. GPS was one of the things I was worried about with the Skyrocket. The main things holding me back are the supposedly inferior processor and GPU, some people say the low resolution on such a big screen looks bad, and the GPS.
After reading that it is evidently quite good, I got ahead of myself and asked about where I could get it for $149. I asked it in the Q&A instead.

chmcke01 said:
Yeah it was a mistake. GPS was one of the things I was worried about with the Skyrocket. The main things holding me back are the supposedly inferior processor and GPU, some people say the low resolution on such a big screen looks bad, and the GPS.
After reading that it is evidently quite good, I got ahead of myself and asked about where I could get it for $149. I asked it in the Q&A instead.
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no biggie, just wanted you to get an answer and not get lost in the thread.... resolution is better than infuse to me.

Right at 2000 miles into our road trip now....not one single issue other than a small glicth in the mountains for about 10 mins.
Very impressed so far
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GPS is performing rock solid.
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I'm one of the people that went from the SGSII to the Skyrocket.
Comparing the two phones I would have to say that GPS is far better on the Skyrocket.
Sitting on my couch in my family room I would get about 5 sat locks with the SGSII. The Skyrocket consistently gets about 11 sat locks in the exact same location.

Here's mine from work
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Just got mine

Just got mine in today. It's the S4 version as I live in Florida. I got it from a friend of a friend that works at HTC
I'm just now firing it up. I'm a lifelong Iphone user and I can't wait to get this thing charged and get my sim in.
Picture taken with an Iphone 4s that will be on craigslist shortly.
Anyone got any questions?
I'm an IT guy but I'm fairly to Android.

Just picked up mine as well! It's absolutely beautiful!

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Just picked up mine as well! It's absolutely beautiful!
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She is a thing of beauty but man alive, feels like I could scratch the camera lens setting it on a silk cloth..
Might hold off on actually using it until I can get a case. Then again..might not.

you say it's the s4 version yet the picture says it's the quad-core version?
tegra 3 by mistake?

pangjeff said:
you say it's the s4 version yet the picture says it's the quad-core version?
tegra 3 by mistake?
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Annddddd you are right...Oh Lawd Noes!! I thought I made out like a bandit. You're right LOL. I guess when I looked at it I just wanted it to say duel core.
Might be putting this on craigslist..yuck..

Lucky! Can anybody who has one tell me if it has led notification blinker in the front. Thanks

zecstone said:
Lucky! Can anybody who has one tell me if it has led notification blinker in the front. Thanks
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Yup, it has notification under the speaker grill.

Getting mine at the Rogers store at Scarborough Town Centre as we speak.
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gordongartrell said:
Getting mine at the Rogers store at Scarborough Town Centre as we speak.
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Let me know if it's busy there. Every store I called to and asked about their stock said I was the first and only person to call asking about this phone.
Maybe it'll take a while to build some momentum q:

brashebb said:
Annddddd you are right...Oh Lawd Noes!! I thought I made out like a bandit. You're right LOL. I guess when I looked at it I just wanted it to say duel core.
Might be putting this on craigslist..yuck..
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you actually want the lte one? i would gladly trade you my lte for the gsm one, if mine was not going to be locked to rogers.
I just think there will be a lot more dev support for the gsm over lte, the only reason i am getting through rogers is the price because i am upgrading.

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you actually want the lte one? i would gladly trade you my lte for the gsm one
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Whaaaaaaattt??
Dev support will be slow at first, but HTC devices always have good dev support especially once it reaches the US in May 22, and outside North America shortly after.
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cue_32 said:
Whaaaaaaattt??
Dev support will be slow at first, but HTC devices always have good dev support especially once it reaches the US in May 22, and outside North America shortly after.
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
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haha, you think i am nuts but i really could care less about network speed, i am so afraid to use data on rogers that i am almost religious in my use of wi-fi where ever possible.
i used a US nexus one for 2 years at edge speed and never bothered me a bit.
i would prefer the 32gig of storage.

grinmaul said:
haha, you think i am nuts but i really could care less about network speed, i am so afraid to use data on rogers that i am almost religious in my use of wi-fi where ever possible.
i used a US nexus one for 2 years at edge speed and never bothered me a bit.
i would prefer the 32gig of storage.
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I thought the exact same thing at first. We don't even have LTE here and I've heard horror stories of not being able to turn off the LTE antenna with various skinned versions of android. The reason I didn't want the quad core variant is because I really just want the superior processor.

cue_32 said:
Whaaaaaaattt??
Dev support will be slow at first, but HTC devices always have good dev support especially once it reaches the US in May 22, and outside North America shortly after.
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May 6
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Well since this is the wrong phone for this thread.....

danada said:
Let me know if it's busy there. Every store I called to and asked about their stock said I was the first and only person to call asking about this phone.
Maybe it'll take a while to build some momentum q:
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It wasn't busy at all. The funny part was that the first customer service agent I asked about the One X didn't even know what a One X was or if they had any in stock. She then goes on to the back room and was absolutely fascinated by the phone. She was actually playing with the phone more than I was. They're getting a much bigger shipment when the phone actually has its coming out launch. Today was pretty much a cold launch.
Absolutely beautiful phone though. I had to goto work, so I didn't get a chance to play with it. I play with it when I get home.
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Im getting mine in thursday , cant wait any longer. Its best of the best atleast here in europe

Quick question, are there headphones in the box?

brash...PM Me..also in SoFla....how much ?
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Maedhros said:
Quick question, are there headphones in the box?
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Absolutely no headphones in the box (strange), but I assume most people buy 3rd party headphones anyway.
It's also another way to push Beats headphone sales.

Jumping from a DX2 to a RAZR HD, some need to knows....

In regards to posting on the xda site I'm new, but I've been surfing the site and its various forums for quite some time. As stated in my topic title, I've had the Droid X2 ever since it first launched and I'll be making my move into the Razr HD this weekend.
I've been closely watching the Razr HD forum and all of it's topics and have gathered questions that I'd like answered as a whole since some of them weren't so clear through some of the answers provided.
1.) It's nice to see safestrap out for this device, but how long should I expect to wait before the initial ROMs start rolling in?
I've compiled a list of problems that people have come across with this device and was wondering if people as a whole were experiencing the same issues (I am on Verizon if that makes any difference between any version variants of the Razr HD)
1.) Some have listed their phones are showing up as 1500 mAh through the Battery Monitor app (battery should be 2530 mAh) is this an error for some or an actual flaw?
2.) Some have listed that their notification light isn't working or stops working after they transfer their stuff over from Google (Common problem? and/or is there a fix?)
3.) Is everyone's Camera flushed perfectly into the phone or sticking out?
4.) How common is the internal call volume and external speaker problem affecting some? I heard this phone has a great external speaker (my dx2 doesn't!)
5.) Battery Life! Hows everyone's battery holding up and what kind of user are you? Trying to get an idea of what to expect since I'm an above average user and will do lots with this phone.
Thank you all in advance for all the input, I'm just trying to make sure I know what to expect when jumping to this device.
My job doesn't have an actual demo unit out to play around with so I'm screwed on seeing this phone up close =/

Regarding the app called Battery Monitor Widget by 3C, it also showed 1500mah for my Maxx HD.
I believe it to be false stats from the app as my phone actually last longer than what appears to be.
I love my Maxx HD, however I have one complaint. In idle state, my Maxx HD would lose around 6-7% in 10 hours compare to my Xperia x10 with
WolfBreak custom rom which would only lose 4%. I guess it's because I haven't disable all the bloatware yet.
P.S. Just to clarified, if both phone plays the exact same 20min video thru wifi only - Maxx HD would only lose 4% while my Xperia x10 would lose 10%.

Iron_Catastrofe said:
In regards to posting on the xda site I'm new, but I've been surfing the site and its various forums for quite some time. As stated in my topic title, I've had the Droid X2 ever since it first launched and I'll be making my move into the Razr HD this weekend.
I've been closely watching the Razr HD forum and all of it's topics and have gathered questions that I'd like answered as a whole since some of them weren't so clear through some of the answers provided.
1.) It's nice to see safestrap out for this device, but how long should I expect to wait before the initial ROMs start rolling in?
I've compiled a list of problems that people have come across with this device and was wondering if people as a whole were experiencing the same issues (I am on Verizon if that makes any difference between any version variants of the Razr HD)
1.) Some have listed their phones are showing up as 1500 mAh through the Battery Monitor app (battery should be 2530 mAh) is this an error for some or an actual flaw?
2.) Some have listed that their notification light isn't working or stops working after they transfer their stuff over from Google (Common problem? and/or is there a fix?)
3.) Is everyone's Camera flushed perfectly into the phone or sticking out?
4.) How common is the internal call volume and external speaker problem affecting some? I heard this phone has a great external speaker (my dx2 doesn't!)
5.) Battery Life! Hows everyone's battery holding up and what kind of user are you? Trying to get an idea of what to expect since I'm an above average user and will do lots with this phone.
Thank you all in advance for all the input, I'm just trying to make sure I know what to expect when jumping to this device.
My job doesn't have an actual demo unit out to play around with so I'm screwed on seeing this phone up close =/
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1. ROMs - There is already one out, and one in the works for the developer edition. I would say it shouldnt take more than a couple more months (at the longest to see some ported over to or made for the regular devices.)
1. Yea that app shows incorrect battery life for some but it is a free app and I wouldn't put much emphasis on it. There is no way to get the battery life people are reporting on a 1500 battery.
2. Hmm sounds like an isolated problem. Mine works fine. (don't know much on the subject right now)
3. Camera is flush.
4. The volume for me is loud. Almost too loud with notifications. I also came from a X2 and the phone call sound is a major improvement for me.
5. I have the Razr HD Developer edition. I would say i am a moderate (maybe slightly heavy user) and i have no problem getting a good 24 hours out of it. (sometimes a couple less sometimes a couple more.)

Thanks for the feedback man, this is assuring. I want to have a phone that will last out of my own usage and even through some dev support from roms. I felt somewhat alone when it came to the development for the X2 seeing as very few roms came out for it. (I only used eclipse, cm, then I went completely stock root these last few months) the Razr HD just has a complete build and will receive jb so I'm satisfied on that alone.
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Iron_Catastrofe said:
In regards to posting on the xda site I'm new, but I've been surfing the site and its various forums for quite some time. As stated in my topic title, I've had the Droid X2 ever since it first launched and I'll be making my move into the Razr HD this weekend.
I've been closely watching the Razr HD forum and all of it's topics and have gathered questions that I'd like answered as a whole since some of them weren't so clear through some of the answers provided.
1.) It's nice to see safestrap out for this device, but how long should I expect to wait before the initial ROMs start rolling in?
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we just barely got safestrap and it still not even 100% bug free, I don't even think this phone's been out a month... no worrries, development will come
Iron_Catastrofe said:
I've compiled a list of problems that people have come across with this device and was wondering if people as a whole were experiencing the same issues (I am on Verizon if that makes any difference between any version variants of the Razr HD)
1.) Some have listed their phones are showing up as 1500 mAh through the Battery Monitor app (battery should be 2530 mAh) is this an error for some or an actual flaw?
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that app is reporting it wrong, I honestly don't even know why people use any kind of battery apps except maybe to track bugs or find wakelocks for battery drain
Iron_Catastrofe said:
2.) Some have listed that their notification light isn't working or stops working after they transfer their stuff over from Google (Common problem? and/or is there a fix?)
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mine has worked fine since day one, it seems to be hit or miss and is most likely just defective devices
Iron_Catastrofe said:
3.) Is everyone's Camera flushed perfectly into the phone or sticking out?
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mine is actually ever so slightly recessed into the kevlar backing so thats nice
Iron_Catastrofe said:
4.) How common is the internal call volume and external speaker problem affecting some? I heard this phone has a great external speaker (my dx2 doesn't!)
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the external speaker on this thing is phenomenal, great quality and very loud which I like... the call volume and quality on earpiece speaker is also very good on mine
Iron_Catastrofe said:
5.) Battery Life! Hows everyone's battery holding up and what kind of user are you? Trying to get an idea of what to expect since I'm an above average user and will do lots with this phone.
Thank you all in advance for all the input, I'm just trying to make sure I know what to expect when jumping to this device.
My job doesn't have an actual demo unit out to play around with so I'm screwed on seeing this phone up close =/
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battery life on mine is ridiculous, completely stock never rooted Maxx HD here and I'm pulling at least 24 hours out of the battery and thats with heavy usage... if I can find the screenies on my phone I'll post them, I got something ridiculous one day like 26 hours of good use with like 6 hours of screen on time set at 75% brightness

Iron_Catastrofe said:
Thanks for the feedback man, this is assuring. I want to have a phone that will last out of my own usage and even through some dev support from roms. I felt somewhat alone when it came to the development for the X2 seeing as very few roms came out for it. (I only used eclipse, cm, then I went completely stock root these last few months) the Razr HD just has a complete build and will receive jb so I'm satisfied on that alone.
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Sure thing man. A little off topic but did you try CM10 on your X2? It has some bugs but it lets you experience JB. So I can't even imagine how smooth it will be on the HD.. coming by years end.
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Damn that's some positive battery life haha! Now you have me stuck between a Razr HD and a Maxx HD!! Let me know when you have the screens up I'd like to see them
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GoClifGo05 said:
Sure thing man. A little off topic but did you try CM10 on your X2? It has some bugs but it lets you experience JB. So I can't even imagine how smooth it will be on the HD.. coming by years end.
Since I'm on this DX2 for a few more days I might give it a try as well as paranoid android (looks like it has some promising customizations)
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If you're buying the phone off contract, I'd go with the developer. If you are using an upgrade, the Maxx is worth the extra bit of coin. It's the same hardware, just better battery life.

GoClifGo05 said:
If you're buying the phone off contract, I'd go with the developer. If you are using an upgrade, the Maxx is worth the extra bit of coin. It's the same hardware, just better battery life.
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Mine will be on contract. The only thing I'd be missing out on if I don't go with a Razr Maxx HD is the extra battery life and storage
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Yup. But it has a SD card slot so storage isn't an issue for me.
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Same here. I currently have a 32gb but a friend of mine picked up a 64gb for cheap on Amazon, I shall be doing the same thing
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Iron_Catastrofe said:
Damn that's some positive battery life haha! Now you have me stuck between a Razr HD and a Maxx HD!! Let me know when you have the screens up I'd like to see them
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this was what I found
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Not bad at all. 21 hours with 6 hours on screen time all from the same charge?
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Yup, you can see the battery as it declines. Very impressive.
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That's awesome. Saw someone just now post on the safe strap thread that he had a days worth of battery with 3 hours on screen time with a RAZR HD. I can't wait to get this phone
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Not bad at all. 21 hours with 6 hours on screen time all from the same charge?
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yep same charge and the brightness was pretty high too about 80% or so, I usually don't use auto brightness lol... oh and that was from maybe my 3rd or 4th day of having it so the battery wasn't "broken in" yet either
edit: also notice how the light use at the beginning pretty much flatlines the battery drain, its pretty good at low power idle
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[Q] AT&T Software Update

I'm curious if anybody else is having an issue with AT&T Software Update. I go into Settings, then click on AT&T Software Update, then of course "Check for Updates". It then spins on Checking for new software update now, for a few seconds, then goes back to the "Check for Updates" screen. But never reports back there are no updates available like before. Has been happening since Friday Afternoon.

Steps to solving this issue
Look at yourself in the mirror and say with pride att sucks and I will not wait for their update
Than after having an epiphany go root and flash a custom Rom
Breathe your first breath of freedom air
Sit back and enjoy

Answer me this, I wanna do CM10.1, but what is the best kernel for battery life?
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Answer me this, I wanna do CM10.1, but what is the best kernel for battery life?
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Sigh. I've gotten 36 hours on cm10 with no special kernel or software.. Just stock cm10. I find it funny how people say sense has better battery life, then they complain about a 20 hour charge (which is still pretty good for using it) but I can easily get that 20+ hours on aosp
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Are you LTE? Just curious, since we switched to LTE in the Portland Market, my battery has been atrocious...

LTE will always affect battery, specially since it goes in and out all the time

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LTE will always affect battery, specially since it goes in and out all the time
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LTE doesn't affect battery life like you'd think. What do you mean it goes in and out all the time? I'm constantly on a LTE signal in the metro Atlanta area and it never goes out. Unless you are talking about when a phone call is made. It does switch to 3G for that but goes back to LTE as soon as I hang up. I actually get better battery life on LTE opposed to when I'm out of town and have no LTE. The whole LTE is bad for battery life is way over exaggerated in my opinion.
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LTE doesn't affect battery life like you'd think. What do you mean it goes in and out all the time? I'm constantly on a LTE signal in the metro Atlanta area and it never goes out. Unless you are talking about when a phone call is made. It does switch to 3G for that but goes back to LTE as soon as I hang up. I actually get better battery life on LTE opposed to when I'm out of town and have no LTE. The whole LTE is bad for battery life is way over exaggerated in my opinion.
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You just answered your own question...you live in a place with strong LTE so of course you're not "affected" but with soemone in a place with grey ares of LTE of course it will affect them ..think little one..not everyone lives in the same place with the same coverage

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You just answered your own question...you live in a place with strong LTE so of course you're not "affected" but with soemone in a place with grey ares of LTE of course it will affect them ..think little one..not everyone lives in the same place with the same coverage
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The post I quoted was a general statement that LTE goes in and out all the time, which it doesn't generally do.
..think little one..
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Not sure what to make of this. This isn't my first rodeo. Not sure why you need to make yourself feel superior.

Sep 29th - Not released yet

Anyone notice this did not show up on Amazon today as promised?

Covered already in this thread. I know it's easy to miss when there are so many threads and posts in this sub-forum!

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Covered already in this thread. I know it's easy to miss when there are so many threads and posts in this sub-forum!
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Normal,, the thread title and subject are absolutely not about the release date ....

I emailed them and this was their reply:
"Unfortunately the release for this device has been delayed a little. It should be released within the following weeks. We apologize for the long wait and appreciate your patience."

Within the following weeks is extremely vague a timeframe. It could mean 2 weeks from now, 3 weeks from now, or next week. Which one? I'm certainly not banking on next week of course. Dual SIM with good specs at good price point is why I'm still with it, disappointed and all.Still nervous about software updates considering the company's reputation.
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Maybe they are waiting for a Marshmallow release. Tgat would hedge the lack of updates issue for a year or so, but I think the odds are slim to none

I would love it if Marshmallow were the real reason, eh? I surely don't bet on it. There have been two other things cited-something about software and something about the quick chargers. So who really knows why. When it comes to updates, one thing that also counts is bugs and fixes, staying on top of things like that. Asus is decent with that with their Zenfone. In the short time I had mine, I had regular firmware updates.
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I think I'll be still getting this phone. The bang/buck is just too big to ignore.
Even if I keep it stock, I think I'll be happy.
I'd like to still use Android Pay, and I don't think anyone's found a way to use it w/ a custom ROM (I could be wrong, but I haven't seen it).
I highly doubt they're holding out for Marshmallow, that's another 3-5mos of work in all reality...

Pure XL release delay
Blu posted on their Facebook page last week that the phones are ready to ship, but that they are waiting on the phone chargers from their vendor. Also state they'll post a release date update this week.

I don't want to spend another $300 on top of this phone, but that new Windows XL phone w/ Continuum is spiffy!
1st time I thought I would want a Windows phone too...

Matty77 said:
I don't want to spend another $300 on top of this phone, but that new Windows XL phone w/ Continuum is spiffy!
1st time I thought I would want a Windows phone too...
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same and then I remember how buggy my wife's 1020 was. i actually like the OS but the apps have been subpar. gotta have those gapps.

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same and then I remember how buggy my wife's 1020 was. i actually like the OS but the apps have been subpar. gotta have those gapps.
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True that
Windows echo system and applications will just never catch up. Example black berry.
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Agreed. I switched to Windows for a little while just to test it out and while I mostly liked it, I still ultimately prefer Android. My credit union doesn't have a Windows app and the mobile browser in my Windows phone didn't work correctly on their site so I couldn't do my banking so there were some quirks. Things like that but it still was mostly a decent phone that I might still use as my second line for the time being until I can get a good dual SIM phone.I'm using a not all that great but so so Alcatel go phone right now along with my trusty Note 3.
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there is a page on Amazon now: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01612PVV8/ref=ya_st_dp_summary
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Some people on Twitter say they ordered even though the page says temporarily out of stock. we'll see what happens. . . i'm going to wait for now.

How can it be out of stock when it was never in stock? I'm holding off anyway because of an LTE concern that I brought up in another thread. I also would opt to wait until they came in stock anyway. And then if I saw that the LTE band that is missing is confirmed as not one near my house, I don't know, I MIGHT still consider this phone. I was looking forward to it delay and all until I read a review that it is missing support for an LTE band. (on both AT&T and T-Mobile for that matter. I'm on AT&T) I mean, I want proper coverage if I'm outlaying the $$$$. So then again, maybe I still would bypass it as I expect full LTE if it is being promoted as such. Will have to see how that unfolds.
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I might get this as a backup phone. If anything I'll return it if I don't like it. Amazon is the best when it comes to stuff like that.
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I already figure that I'd least get phone reception just fine, (my 4G backup Alcatel go phone on second line is serving that purpose currently just fine and isn't LTE of course) whereas on the Zenfone2 because of the second SIM only being 2G, that part did in fact make a difference and I couldn't even use the second SIM for calls. This is why I'm being fussy. I'm sure the Pure XL will give strong phone coverage so I'd probably be okay there, but I do still hold to wanting my full LTE access and I want to see if this gets addressed. I mean, I want LTE for data usage when I'm in non WIFI areas. First though this phone has to actually be out in actual use so we can find out already!
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I put my pre-order in anyway as I have been running tests on LTE bands in my area assessing the concern I have with not having Band 5 for it, and my area doesn't seem to use Band 5 anyway, so I'm willing to take the gamble. No idea though of a shipping date.
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People's phones are being shipped now of course and some have them now. Mine is now due for delivery Thursday 10/22. Gold is currently in stock. Grey is available for pre-order. No word yet on the black one.
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