Upgrade From A Galaxy S II 16GB ?

[Durvelle27]

I have the same phone as you - Epic 4g Touch and yes, Sprint 3G sux monkeyballs. On top of that, I was running CM9 for months and totally forgot about 4G on the phone (it doesn't have a 4G toggle on the notification bar). Now, once I discovered 4G toggle and the fact that this phone is WIMAX capable, I get 4G WIMAX everywhere. I have also noticed improvements in speeds and rate of connection in the past few months. According to Sprint, 4G is active in your area but only as LTE and not WIMAX. You would need to upgrade to a LTE phone to take advantage of it in your area.

To summarize, Sprint is f'in horrible if your option is only 3G.

Current running: 4.2.2 cm10.1 based rom (Beanstalk) - since the source got released i get pretty good battery life as well. My contract is up in June so I still weighing my options. I'll prob stick around (upgrading to LTE as well) as it is the only carrier with unlimited data. Sprint announced new LTE upgrades all over several parts of the country for this year as well.

No under a Contract and like mentioned before we don't have LTE here yet so switching services is the only option

 

[Bman123]

The nexus 4 is a really nice phone, can't beat it for the price Google sells it for. If your willing to get a new t Mobile phone tho there is the S4, note 2 or HTC one also.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Wait until Google I/O.

 

[gorcorps]

I don't remember how a Nexus 4 compares to a GS3, but I thought the GS3 was a huge upgrade from the S2 in speed. It's even more apparent when trying to use the S2 now. If the GS3 and Nexus 4 are similar then yes, IMO it's worth it.

HOWEVER... If this is going to be your phone for a while I would strongly suggest you get something with LTE as the networks slowly improve all of their services.

 

[Durvelle27]

The nexus 4 is a really nice phone, can't beat it for the price Google sells it for. If your willing to get a new t Mobile phone tho there is the S4, note 2 or HTC one also.

the S4 and Note 2 are way to high in price and i don't like the HTC One

 

[Chocu1a]

I live in the Memphis area. Sprint DID just launch their 4G lte. T-mobile coverage is really good in this area, but if you go to say, Mississippi, not so good.
I am personally on Verizon, & I have incredible lte coverage EVERYWHERE. Insane speeds, too.
The GS3 is still a very capable & fast phone. I broke my Note 2 & had to switch back to the GS3 & it is every bit as snappy as the Note 2.

Hell, even Cricket has 4g in the Memphis area.
T-mo is rumored to have their lte network up in this area by the end of this year, but they said the same thing last year...lol

 

[Durvelle27]

I don't remember how a Nexus 4 compares to a GS3, but I thought the GS3 was a huge upgrade from the S2 in speed. It's even more apparent when trying to use the S2 now. If the GS3 and Nexus 4 are similar then yes, IMO it's worth it.

HOWEVER... If this is going to be your phone for a while I would strongly suggest you get something with LTE as the networks slowly improve all of their services.

 

[Durvelle27]

I live in the Memphis area. Sprint DID just launch their 4G lte. T-mobile coverage is really good in this area, but if you go to say, Mississippi, not so good.
I am personally on Verizon, & I have incredible lte coverage EVERYWHERE. Insane speeds, too.
The GS3 is still a very capable & fast phone. I broke my Note 2 & had to switch back to the GS3 & it is every bit as snappy as the Note 2.

Hell, even Cricket has 4g in the Memphis area.
T-mo is rumored to have their lte network up in this area by the end of this year, but they said the same thing last year...lol

Don't really visit Mississippi much but i agree when i had Verizon Coverage was amazing

 

[richierich1212]

Trade in your gs2 to HTC and use that towards the One.

 

[Durvelle27]

Trade in your gs2 to HTC and use that towards the One.

Personal preference here but i don't like HTC Phones

 

[dbk]

I checked Sensorly and it did show Sprint 4G LTE active for Memphis. No WIMAX though. Have you hit up your nearest Sprint store? Maybe you can test drive 4G LTE speeds there.

 

[Durvelle27]

I checked Sensorly and it did show Sprint 4G LTE active for Memphis. No WIMAX though. Have you hit up your nearest Sprint store? Maybe you can test drive 4G LTE speeds there.

yes i have and it was ok about 10MB/s DWN and 3MB/s UP which is about what i use to get on T-mobile when i had them


Think i'm gonna pull the trigger on the Nexus 4

 

[Durvelle27]

upon further investigation i found that it is possible to use the Nexus 4 on T-mobiles LTE


http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2211618

 

[bearxor]

upon further investigation i found that it is possible to use the Nexus 4 on T-mobiles LTE


http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2211618

That only works if you flash an older radio version to the N4.

And if TMobile has LTE coverage in your area.

 

[Durvelle27]

That only works if you flash an older radio version to the N4.

And if TMobile has LTE coverage in your area.

Yes i know and yes we have LTE in my area

 

[Chocu1a]

Yes i know and yes we have LTE in my area

No lte on T-Mobile as of yet. Just hspa+.

 

[Durvelle27]

No lte on T-Mobile as of yet. Just hspa+.

Actually T-mobile has released LTE in Select Areas

 

[Chocu1a]

Actually T-mobile has released LTE in Select Areas

Not in the greater memphis area afaik.
Hspa is plenty fast here though.

 

[Durvelle27]

Not in the greater memphis area afaik.
Hspa is plenty fast here though.

around south of Bartlette theirs LTE

 

[Chocu1a]

around south of Bartlette theirs LTE

That is just tmobiles "4G", which is HSPA+. LTE is not in this area. Closet is in Houston, Texas to the south, & Kansas City , Missouri to the north.

 

[Durvelle27]

That is just tmobiles "4G", which is HSPA+. LTE is not in this area. Closet is in Houston, Texas to the south, & Kansas City , Missouri to the north.

You sure

 

[Chocu1a]

Are you?..lol.
I cannot find any documentation ANYWHERE stating that there is a single person getting LTE on t-mobile in the Memphis area. I firmly believe that if it was in fact in this area, there would be some sort of ANYTHING saying so.
But seriously, you cannot go wrong with the price & coverage on tmobile in our area.
AND....there will be LTE here, eventually.

 

[Durvelle27]

Are you?..lol.
I cannot find any documentation ANYWHERE stating that there is a single person getting LTE on t-mobile in the Memphis area. I firmly believe that if it was in fact in this area, there would be some sort of ANYTHING saying so.
But seriously, you cannot go wrong with the price & coverage on tmobile in our area.
AND....there will be LTE here, eventually.

Its not a official tower its a tower for testing right now

 

[lothar]

I upgraded from the Galaxy S II to the Nexus 4 last month and there's a BIG difference in performance.
Not sure if the difference is due to the new hardware, Samsung's bloated TouchWiz, or both.

Wait for Google I/O before making any purchasing decision.

 

[Durvelle27]

I upgraded from the Galaxy S II to the Nexus 4 last month and there's a BIG difference in performance.
Not sure if the difference is due to the new hardware, Samsung's bloated TouchWiz, or both.

Wait for Google I/O before making any purchasing decision.

when is it as i need it by this week