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Galaxy Tab for $250, should I jump on it?

Is this a good price for this tablet gently used? Not sure what the market rate is.

i guess its a good price. get it.

gsu_golfer said:
Is this a good price for this tablet gently used? Not sure what the market rate is.
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so long as it isnt the wifi only version, I would say go for it.
make sure it isnt model P1010.It has inferior hardware compared to the original

AT&T dumped a bunch of refurbs on their site on Friday for $199.99 with no contract. I think if you're in the US you'll see a bunch of them pop up on Ebay shortly. First reviews of the received models are they look like they're brand new.

I would also consider things like exchange and warranty. Maybe it's worth the extra coin to you to know that if you have any issues with it you can exchange it or get it serviced under warranty?

With Gingerbread out now i would say yes get one as long as it is the GSM version and not a wifi version.
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slimdizzy said:
With Gingerbread out now i would say yes get one as long as it is the GSM version and not a wifi version.
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Well I finally jumped on it. Its the cdma version from sprint. Why does that really matter, custom roms and such? I'm using wifi only. I love this thing.
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Because with the gingerbread rom browsing the web is way faster. It's another level. Not frustrating anymore when there are many flash animations. There's no lag at all with flash videos even in 720p.
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aibo said:
Because with the gingerbread rom browsing the web is way faster. It's another level. Not frustrating anymore when there are many flash animations. There's no lag at all with flash videos even in 720p.
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Not available on cdma, I assume?
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I jumped ahead and bought it for $250 + taxes. It is great but I'm contemplating whether to return it or not. It's the 3G at&t edition. My concern is that its not dual core and at&t and t-mob are just dumping these out to make the 10.1 model ready for release. I have no issues with its performance but its just that it's not dual core and I forsee lag in upcoming applications. Anyone has any thoughts on this?

uhsarp said:
I jumped ahead and bought it for $250 + taxes. It is great but I'm contemplating whether to return it or not. It's the 3G at&t edition. My concern is that its not dual core and at&t and t-mob are just dumping these out to make the 10.1 model ready for release. I have no issues with its performance but its just that it's not dual core and I forsee lag in upcoming applications. Anyone has any thoughts on this?
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Cant be beat for the price
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good bye

leaving my vivid for its bigger brother the one x , loved this phone despite the little devs this phone will now be just for play and other random thing ,

fredy915 said:
leaving my vivid for its bigger brother the one x , loved this phone despite the little devs this phone will now be just for play and other random thing ,
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Not gonna wait for the One X+?
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I too, will be leaving the Vivid when my contract is up. Great "first phone" for Android, but moving on to the SGS3.

fredy915 said:
leaving my vivid for its bigger brother the one x , loved this phone despite the little devs this phone will now be just for play and other random thing ,
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keep in mind if you're getting a One X and it comes with 2.20 on it, there's no root available yet. So it doesn't matter how many devs they have for the device, until they achieve root you won't be able to use any of their stuff.

homeslice976 said:
keep in mind if you're getting a One X and it comes with 2.20 on it, there's no root available yet. So it doesn't matter how many devs they have for the device, until they achieve root you won't be able to use any of their stuff.
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yep so the vivid is currently looking like a better option LOL

Got the Vivid when it first came out - this phone can't help but create mixed feelings:
Cons:
- Phone is heavy
- Battery life so-so, especially now that LTE is active
- Difficulty to unlock the phone means limited developers
Pros:
- Nice big screen with good quality (at full-brightness, nearly as good as S3 or HTC One X)
- Good camera and GPS (coming from the Captivate which was disastrous in both lol)
- Has FM radio, external SD cards and removable batteries - most of the top Android phones these days are missing at least one of these
The difficulty to develop is probably the biggest downside, but after almost a year I've finally dived into custom ROMs. Unlocked the bootloader, got S-Off thanks to the wire trick, even SIM Unlocked! Using Holis ROM, which is great, should tide me over until next spring when I'm eligible for an upgrade.
So in conclusion, while the Vivid was subpar under GB, since ICS came out it's been really nice. But I certainly wouldn't recommend anyone buying this phone unless it was cheap.

What is a vivid. Its not available in the UK
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homeslice976 said:
keep in mind if you're getting a One X and it comes with 2.20 on it, there's no root available yet. So it doesn't matter how many devs they have for the device, until they achieve root you won't be able to use any of their stuff.
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Htcdev unlock it an you're set. Same as vivid.
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Can't unlock the att one x (xl) without super cid which requires root. 2.20 has no root, so no HTCdev unlock. Att won't allow the bootloader to be unlocked
The intl one x as well as the s and v are htcdev unlockable

weeo said:
What is a vivid. Its not available in the UK
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I think it's either called the Raider or the Velocity in the UK. As far as I know, it's Raider in Canada (I can confirm that one at least since I own one), and Velocity in Aus/NZ.

ess.boyer said:
I think it's either called the Raider or the Velocity in the UK. As far as I know, it's Raider in Canada (I can confirm that one at least since I own one), and Velocity in Aus/NZ.
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I believe the Velocity is for China/ Korea

It is known by 3 names:
Vivid for the US
Velocity for Australia
Raider 4G everywhere else
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grunt0300 said:
I too, will be leaving the Vivid when my contract is up. Great "first phone" for Android, but moving on to the SGS3.
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This is exactly what I did. I have had the S3 for three weeks and it's so much better.
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ENvisiNKeD said:
Not gonna wait for the One X+?
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I bought this off contract lol just waiting a few more days to get the one x +
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homeslice976 said:
Can't unlock the att one x (xl) without super cid which requires root. 2.20 has no root, so no HTCdev unlock. Att won't allow the bootloader to be unlocked
The intl one x as well as the s and v are htcdev unlockable
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Already have boot loader unlocked and running a custom with 2.20 loving this phone just can't wait to get the one x + or if they make a nexus 4 with 32gig like that did the nexus 7 I'll get betting that instead so I'm just going to wait a few months or so and see what happens
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fredy915 said:
Already have boot loader unlocked and running a custom with 2.20 loving this phone just can't wait to get the one x + or if they make a nexus 4 with 32gig like that did the nexus 7 I'll get betting that instead so I'm just going to wait a few months or so and see what happens
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Yes, root for 2.20 was accomplished a few weeks or so after I posted that. Awesome what the dev community can do

homeslice976 said:
Yes, root for 2.20 was accomplished a few weeks or so after I posted that. It was wonderful news
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Yeah it was nice only had stock for about 2 weeks then once root was achieved bam loll rooted this baby
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I bounced out for lgog! The best phone out today. Ips, s4 pro, 2 gig ram,16 gig internal, removable SD slot, lte, unlock bl, also support
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It was a good run, but I think I'm going to retire my Vivid and get a One X+. Thanks to all the devs who continued to support the phone, after the situation. It's been great guys, thanks for making a great community around this little phone.

Unlocked Galaxy Camera

Hey everybody I was thinking of getting a galaxy camera from amazon unlocked for $349. Anybody think I could get this to work on an at&t Sim? I have a data plan on my pos ipad . I wonder if it would work. Discuss please
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Colts,
I''ve done the research for you. None of the major carriers will activate an unlocked phone. Only one is T-Mobile. You can get a SIM card for ten bucks and pay twenty a month for 550 mb. That's what I did.
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JAG50 said:
Colts,
I''ve done the research for you. None of the major carriers will activate an unlocked phone. Only one is T-Mobile. You can get a SIM card for ten bucks and pay twenty a month for 550 mb. That's what I did.
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How do u like the device? I'm on the fence between it and the gs4 zoom
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colts187 said:
How do u like the device? I'm on the fence between it and the gs4 zoom
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It's not a phone. That is something to keep in mind. You can use Google Voice or other call-over-data software, but there isn't native phone functionality. It's great as a camera that can still run applications, but if you are looking for a phone first with a great camera second, it probably shouldn't be the first choice.
As for activation, most carries do not WANT to activate an unlocked device, but if it has a clean ESN, they will eventually agree. Worst case, you get whatever free 4g piece of garbage they are offering, pop the sim in the one you want and put theirs on eBay. That is if you even need 4g, which in this case you would.

Not entirely true. If you have an unlocked Galaxy Camera, you can get T-Mobile data plan for $20 bucks (550 mb). Using Google voice and Talkatone, you have a functional phone. No difference whatsoever from a regular smartphone. As a matter of fact, I turned off my S3 and was getting regular calls through "the camera."
My only warning is make sure it's unlocked. Amazon sent me an AT&T locked phone instead of the unlocked that they advertised. I did return it and I'm waiting to get a new "unlocked" phone today. Also, boot in odin mode to make sure it's not a used phone. Mine had been flashed 5 times by someone else and then sold to me as new. Beware, lot's of crooks out there.
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Temp Root

Has anyone tried using Taco Root for the EVO 4G to see if it can still give you Temp Root? I cannot try it since my cpu is out of commission.

sak211l said:
Has anyone tried using Taco Root for the EVO 4G to see if it can still give you Temp Root? I cannot try it since my cpu is out of commission.
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By evo 4G do u mean the og evo 4g that was released a few years back when Sprint used wimax or the new one that has LTE? If wimax then it's probably not going to work because of the major differences between phone and Android versions. For the LTE I don't think it will work because of the hboot and Android version differences. As for temp rooting the phone, is there a reason u don't want to just root the phone the normal way? Currently u can S-Off and revert the phone back to complete stock. If your worried about warranty being void then it's more of a gamble with HTC. I sent my phone for camera repairs after I reverted my phone to stock and I wasn't charged for anything and I used HTC website to unlock it, there are a lot more people that have done the same on xda.
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Yes that's the same root file. I just remember using it and on a few phones I had rooted back in my Evo days. I have don't the HTC dev unlock but someone else want to root the phone the temp way then s-off without using dev.
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Worth buying cheap used htc one?

I got won an auction for htc one $150 but it is untested. Like I plan on using it abroad on gsm so I dont care if it is blacklisted it isnt by the way according to swappa.
My only problem is even though the seller has stated the touch screen works fine and okayish in terms of wear and tear.
It is a completely untested phone otherwise.
My only concern is if I buy this at this price and how much will it cost to repair essentials which might not work
microphone, speakers, and wifi
thats pretty much it
the seller is a high volume trader with around 4000 feedbacks so I doubt he is lying about not checking the device himself.
the fact that these things dont work is an if
what do you guys think is it worth the risk? for $150 htc one sprint silver

Don't plan on using abroad, if I understand correctly, and I think I doo.
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scottspa74 said:
Don't plan on using abroad, if I understand correctly, and I think I doo.
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could you please clarify why? I did my research apparently sprint has gsm radios for international travel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586704
this thread also allows you to unlock the sim for free
If your concern is the possiblilty of lack of 3g dont worry I live in a country where 3g wont come for another year

Well,apparently that may work, limitation being, if you wanna not use sense, the sim lock or unlock, is irrelevant.
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scottspa74 said:
Well,apparently that may work, limitation being, if you wanna not use sense, the sim lock or unlock, is irrelevant.
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i'm using a sprint HTC ONE in india on VODAFONE IN... with no issues at all... i also had bought is from ebay (u.s) through my sister who lives there... but a seller has good feedback atleast 98.5%-100% then its worth it... and u also have 30 day money back gurantee:good:

scottspa74 said:
Well,apparently that may work, limitation being, if you wanna not use sense, the sim lock or unlock, is irrelevant.
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I dont mind that
the reason I love htc is because of htc sense and with viper roms one cant complain
praveensk.rcb said:
i'm using a sprint HTC ONE in india on VODAFONE IN... with no issues at all... i also had bought is from ebay (u.s) through my sister who lives there... but a seller has good feedback atleast 98.5%-100% then its worth it... and u also have 30 day money back gurantee:good:
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thank you so much! I will definitely get it then. He has a 99% feedback!

muneebrocks said:
I dont mind that
the reason I love htc is because of htc sense and with viper roms one cant complain
thank you so much! I will definitely get it then. He has a 99% feedback!
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Sounds like a good buyer it cant go wrong