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Jumping Ship

Banished Angel said:
Call T-Mobile and tell them you would like to keep your phone number when you're switching over and they should be able to help you.

On a side note, I received my Micro SD card in the mail today :)

11 more days...
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Mine is out for delivery :)

You didn't have to sign for it did you?
 
It says you have to sign for it when you order from T-Mobile, but it was just in the mailbox. No signature required. It ships through USPS.

The Nexus 4 better require a signature.. I'd be be pissed if they come to deliver it, leave it on the door, and somebody just walks up and takes it.
 
Banished Angel said:
It says you have to sign for it when you order from T-Mobile, but it was just in the mailbox. No signature required. It ships through USPS.

The Nexus 4 better require a signature.. I'd be be pissed if they come to deliver it, leave it on the door, and somebody just walks up and takes it.
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My GNex required a signature, so it's safe to assume the N4 will as well.
 
Maybe there's a way to waive a required signature, if that's something you'd want. I know there is with UPS, at least.
 
You guys almost have me convinced to pick up the nexus 4 too, but I'm wondering how a hard reset will work without a battery. I've had to pull the battery on my evo V a few times (general lockups, bootloops, etc.). But does anyone have some general idea of how that would work with this phone?
 
musolff92 said:
You guys almost have me convinced to pick up the nexus 4 too, but I'm wondering how a hard reset will work without a battery. I've had to pull the battery on my evo V a few times (general lockups, bootloops, etc.). But does anyone have some general idea of how that would work with this phone?
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On phones with a non-removable battery you just hold down the power button until it powers off. Even if it's frozen it's supposed to work as a failsafe.

On a side note: 7 DAYS...
 
Banished Angel said:
On phones with a non-removable battery you just hold down the power button until it powers off. Even if it's frozen it's supposed to work as a failsafe.

On a side note: 7 DAYS...
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on my Atrix HD that I'm gonna send back you have to hold down power and both volume buttons when it's frozen.
 
I have been pretty harsh on TMO's service, especially lack of signal penetration in buildings, but I may have to try it out.

Already got a sim from a free sale they did a while back.

The benefit of using the Nexus 4 will be the ability to flip over to AT&T if the service through TMO is bad. AT&T has outstanding coverage in my area, the only drawback is the only low priced plan available is Straight talk, but I'm not sure I even use that much data.... my phone shows about 600mb for the last month, plus I would add about another 100mb from tethering that it doesn't record.

Anyone have any experience porting a number from VM to another company, then porting it back to VM again? (in case it doesn't work out)
 
Banished Angel said:
On phones with a non-removable battery you just hold down the power button until it powers off. Even if it's frozen it's supposed to work as a failsafe.

On a side note: 7 DAYS...
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Don't non removable batteries still lose capacity over time? :eek: that's the biggest con for me .
 
SuperAfnan said:
Don't non removable batteries still lose capacity over time? :eek: that's the biggest con for me .
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You can technically remove it, its stripping out the torx screws that's gonna happen...there's a pic with the back cover off that shows the LG battery
 
Banished Angel said:
While I love my Evo all good things must come to an end. I was planning on keeping this phone for a year before upgrading, but the Nexus 4 just hit the spot for me.

The 16GB version can be found here:
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_4_16gb

1.5GHz quad core, 2GB RAM, 720p IPS screen, Android 4.2, and the fact that it's a Nexus device with no manufacturer overlay (not to mention frequent updates) sold me. The 8GB version is available for $300, while the 16GB version runs $350. I'm going to buy the unlocked 16GB version straight from Google and activate it on T-Mobile's prepaid service (Unlimited data, texting, and 100 minutes for $30 a month off contract). I hardly ever talk on my phone so 100 minutes is enough, but you can get unlimited calling, data, and texting for $50 a month on their pre-paid plan if you talk a lot.

I would like to say thank you to this community for making this phone usable for the time I've had it. I have not once received a radio interference error thanks to the guide on flashing a new radio by Leslie Ann. I would also like to thank Mobstergunz for Mobster ROM, which has been a great daily driver. The Nexus 4 isn't available for another 2 weeks, but I figured i'd get my goodbye out of the way lol.
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See you in the future
 
I plan on staying with VM now with my Evo. I just got it and I am too busy to try to return it and mess with getting the phone and setting up with TM.
 
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There are 2 screws on the bottom of the phone to get it open. Obviously this voids your warranty, but it is accessible (and I don't think most of the people on this site let things like warranty stop them).
 
Chances are, by the time the battery goes to hell, you'll be getting a new phone anyway. Or the phone will be out of warranty.
 
The grass is always greener on the other side. I'll pop into the Nexus4 forums in a few weeks to read all of the complaints. Good luck, though. I'm sticking with the Evo V for now as I haven't even rooted and ROM'd it yet and it's still a decent phone (except for radio interference error). Originally I dropped Verizon to save money and I won't be doing that if I keep buying a new phone every few months.
 
SaurusX said:
I'm sticking with the Evo V for now as I haven't even rooted and ROM'd it yet and it's still a decent phone (except for radio interference error). Originally I dropped Verizon to save money and I won't be doing that if I keep buying a new phone every few months.
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Rooting and roming is like getting a new phone. :D
 
I was thinking of switching but noticed that T-Mobile does not allow Visual Voice Mail (Conditional call forwarding is disabled on Prepaid) on their prepaid side. That was a deal breaker as it looks like the service is pretty good other than that. I love being able to just look at the number and know that I don't need to listen to the message vs having to dial in and listen to the prompts in order to check messages.
 
Antiochus said:
I was thinking of switching but noticed that T-Mobile does not allow Visual Voice Mail (Conditional call forwarding is disabled on Prepaid) on their prepaid side. That was a deal breaker as it looks like the service is pretty good other than that. I love being able to just look at the number and know that I don't need to listen to the message vs having to dial in and listen to the prompts in order to check messages.
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This is kind of a bummer. Are there any other little things like this that we should expect from T-mobile? Genuinely curious, seeing as I want to buy this phone as soon as possible.
 
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