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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 06:59 PM
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Why get a 5? There are plenty of phones out there with way more to offer for way less money.
Old Oct 23, 2012 | 07:37 PM
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Now on T-Mobile with unlimited 4G on my Samsung Galaxy S II . Signal is pretty damn good in my area and work. Speeds are not as fast as LTE , getting up to 22MBs. Rooted and flashed Jedi Mind Trick rom first day. Was paying too much for Verizon with 4GB data , saved $60 a month by switching.
Old Oct 29, 2012 | 12:35 PM
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Official Google Blog: Nexus: The best of Google, now in three sizes

Google announcement today. AKA another day I hate being on VZW.
Old Oct 29, 2012 | 04:04 PM
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3 lol wut
Old Oct 29, 2012 | 08:52 PM
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Getting a free Galaxy Note II from work (:
Old Oct 29, 2012 | 08:54 PM
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That just happened...


I win
Old Oct 29, 2012 | 08:59 PM
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Nexus 4 $299 unlocked and off contract, damn time to upgrade.
Old Oct 29, 2012 | 09:36 PM
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I don't get why Nexus 4 is still HSPA+21 and not +42 . When I had the Galaxy Nexus ( +21 ) speeds were only up to 5-7MBs compared to an S II ( +42 ) up to 22MBs in the same area.
Old Oct 30, 2012 | 12:10 AM
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I don't get why Nexus 4 is still HSPA+21 and not +42 . When I had the Galaxy Nexus ( +21 ) speeds were only up to 5-7MBs compared to an S II ( +42 ) up to 22MBs in the same area.
Actually, tests confirm that the Nexus 4 is actually +42.

Lack of LTE coverage in Europe, coupled with lack of contract in Europe, partially encouraged Google to leave LTE off the table.
Old Oct 30, 2012 | 05:30 PM
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Actually, tests confirm that the Nexus 4 is actually +42.

Lack of LTE coverage in Europe, coupled with lack of contract in Europe, partially encouraged Google to leave LTE off the table.
They also want to make phones that the carriers aren't going to screw with. I'm looking at you Verizon.

Anyways, I'm getting the Nexus 4 and probably gonna go At&t.
Old Oct 30, 2012 | 08:59 PM
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Actually, tests confirm that the Nexus 4 is actually +42.

Lack of LTE coverage in Europe, coupled with lack of contract in Europe, partially encouraged Google to leave LTE off the table.
Looks like it was a misprint on their site. Nice looking phone with some bad *** specs
Old Dec 14, 2012 | 11:14 AM
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My VZ GS3 got the JB 4.1.1 update last night
Old Dec 14, 2012 | 02:27 PM
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I live in a house divided. My wife went from an iPhone 3g to an iPhone 5. I held it. Played with it. It's a nice phone. Aesthetically one of the best. Feels solid in my hand. The guy made a mistake at Apple telling me that the key factor in making the phone thinner was to move the touch pad closer to the glass. He tells me, "See your phone? How it's cracked but you can still use it? With the iPhone5, if you crack it, that's really unlikely." Good job, Apple guy.

Anyway, I ended up with the HTC DNA, and I'm stoked.

Either way, my wife and I kissed AT&T goodbye. In our home, on our way to work, and in downtown San Jose the signal was horrible. It was never better than mediocre at best. Now on Verizon, I'm good anywhere I go, and 4GLTE is rad.

Also, my iPhone4, my wife's 3G, and even her new iPhone5 suck on wi-fi. My Droid? Lightning fast on 4G or wi-fi.
Old Dec 14, 2012 | 02:45 PM
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My 16 gig nexus 4 came today, and so did I,

Ditching my galaxy nexus, Verizon lte is fast, but it kills the battery in a matter of hours

By the way, the nexus 4 can get lte if you live in an area where ATT utilizes band 13 aws

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Old Dec 14, 2012 | 05:45 PM
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I can easily get 16+ hours on a single charge on my S3, with pretty heavy usage of txt, email, streaming music ect.

But the JB update today, has destroyed my battery
6 hours of almost NO usage and i was down to 25%



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