What do you think about the situation of Android phones on AT&T? I know that most of you will probably say, "AT&T is terrible, you ought to switch!" but that just isn't possible for me. I want to buy my first smartphone soon, and I would like an Android phone to play around with custom ROMs and other customizations. Because of the situation with the Atrix's bootloader, it is not for me. Would it be a good idea to buy an Inspire 4G now, or to wait for the Infuse or GS 2? I'm excited about dual core processors in phones, and don't know if it will be worth it to buy a single core Snapdragon now or to wait.
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i have a rooted inspire. i think is pretty damn good. battery life is better than the N1, which is good enough for me. there are 3-4 froyo custom roms and i think 3 beta gingerbread roms at the time of this post. build quality is the best. it's unibody metal. atrix and sammy are plasticy. it's not hard to root but harder than one click. the hardest part is making a gold card. after that it's gravy. The battery cover is difficult to get off but htc will give you a newer version that is easier to take off so don't worry about that.
i'd stay away from samsung based on their poor record. SG1 users were left waiting for a long time for the froyo update. the fascinate doesn't even have froyo yet. i've heard the source code is a mess. samsung botched the windows mobile updated too.
i'd stay away from samsung based on their poor record. SG1 users were left waiting for a long time for the froyo update. the fascinate doesn't even have froyo yet. i've heard the source code is a mess. samsung botched the windows mobile updated too.
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I had been waiting for a Android device to come to AT&T for the longest. I brought the HTC Aria when it came out and rooted it. Love the Sense UI, but the phone was too small.
When the Samsung Captivate came out, I brought back the Aria and got that. I was a diehard Blackberry user (9700) and wanted to see if this would make me switch over. While the Captivate is absolutely beautiful when it comes to playing movies on it, as a phone I couldn't rely on it as my primary device. In the in I stuck with my Blackberry.
However I recently purchased the Inspire 4G and love it. I have left Blackberry and the Inspire is my primary device now. I rooted the Inspire which was easy (making the gold card wasn't that hard either), and installed a Gingerbread ROM on it. It works great! Love this device.
If you don't want to wait, I would get the Inspire 4G, I don't know if I would mess with the Infuse due to the problems I had with the Captivate, so I don't know if I would mess with Samsung Android phone again.
When the Samsung Captivate came out, I brought back the Aria and got that. I was a diehard Blackberry user (9700) and wanted to see if this would make me switch over. While the Captivate is absolutely beautiful when it comes to playing movies on it, as a phone I couldn't rely on it as my primary device. In the in I stuck with my Blackberry.
However I recently purchased the Inspire 4G and love it. I have left Blackberry and the Inspire is my primary device now. I rooted the Inspire which was easy (making the gold card wasn't that hard either), and installed a Gingerbread ROM on it. It works great! Love this device.
If you don't want to wait, I would get the Inspire 4G, I don't know if I would mess with the Infuse due to the problems I had with the Captivate, so I don't know if I would mess with Samsung Android phone again.
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go for the canadian nexus s, it has the white and the black version, and includes the att 3g bands
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You could pickup a second hand Captivate for 250$ and play with ROMs. When you're comfortable you wont brick a device upgrade to a gray market SGS 2. I love the i9000 SGS on JPY with voodoo.
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Wait for the AT&T 3G version of the Nexus S. www.engadget.com/2011/02/13/samsung-nexus-s-revisi...
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I have owned a demoed several Android phones on AT&T including the Captivate, Backflip, Flipout, Bravo, and Nexus One. I just bought the Inspire 4G yesterday and love it, so I would seriously consider it; it's fast responsive and very pretty.
Plus the price is right. At $99 on contract right now you will be hard pressed to find it at a more capable phone for the price. The other phones that you are mentioning are likely to be much more expensive.
There are two downsides to the phone that I have seen so far: 1. The battery life isn't the greatest, and 2. The battery door is exceedingly hard to get off.
Good luck.
Plus the price is right. At $99 on contract right now you will be hard pressed to find it at a more capable phone for the price. The other phones that you are mentioning are likely to be much more expensive.
There are two downsides to the phone that I have seen so far: 1. The battery life isn't the greatest, and 2. The battery door is exceedingly hard to get off.
Good luck.
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I'd wait for the Nexus S. I wish I could get a dual core or Nexus S, but for development right now I need a Snapdragon. Also the Inspire 4G requires the extra hotspot fee, so keep that in mind.
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I have the Captivate and I've been fairly frustrated with inconsistent reception in San Francisco and environs. I was hoping that things would improve as iPhone users migrate to Verizon but I find I have 0-2 bars and am on Edge data much more than I like. My next carrier will be Sprint or Verizon.
That said, I really like the Captivate but Samsung have been rat bastards about software updates. Go read the Captivate forums on androidforums or XDA to see what I mean.
That said, I really like the Captivate but Samsung have been rat bastards about software updates. Go read the Captivate forums on androidforums or XDA to see what I mean.
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I have had the inspire for three months now and I love it.I'm in Minneapolis and the speed I get here through AT&T is incredible. It is very easy to manually enter an APN and use your phone to tether for free. I use my inspire to tether my iPad 2 and it's a great experience.I saved a lot of cash getting the wifi only version of iPad and 50$ a month for a tethering plan...roughly, by simply tethering for free.the only flaw I see in the inspire thus far is the battery life.I carry a small energizer mobile charger and it keeps my battery topped up.
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The Inspire is the second Android phone I have owned, the first being a Google G1. Mostly, I have stuck with the iphone. The Inspire is a fantastic phone for the following reasons: great screen, good virtual keyboard, exceptional camera (given you have a well lit subject), great value, great speed (meaning mostly running apps. "4G" speeds beat 3G speeds, but not by a large margin). Battery life is fair, but my iPhone 3gs battery life wasn't great either. It's also pretty big and heavy, so always wear a belt when carrying it;) The new Google music feature is great. Before this came along, I wasn't too happy about the multimedia experience compared to the iPhone. If you are worried about the speed of the 1 GHz Snapdragon, don't. It is exceptional. The graphics capability is pretty strong as well. Someone suggested getting a Captivate. My only concern would be GPS. Some Captivate owners report no GPS problems, but others do. Seems to be hit and miss. If you don't mind a large and fairly heavy phone, there's a lot to love here. Hope this helps.
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