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I recently bought a N4 and it should be coming in the mail soon, hopefully within the month.
But I have a Galaxy S3 which I think is perfect, nothing wrong with it. But I'm currently paying $35 for 200 mins, unlimited browsing and text, which is great. But the data does take a toll on the battery life because of mandatory proxy apps.
I'm thinking of changing to Wind Mobile with the Nexus 4, or just buying a Wind-compatible Galaxy S3, almost trade value, and selling the N4 + S3.
Wind would be $40 a month for unlimited everything, that's it. I'm not on a plan currently, as I prefer prepaid. Wind would also be prepaid. Reception I heard is pretty decent, with decent 3G speeds.
What do you guys think? Sell S3 for Wind S3, Sell S3 and keep N4, Sell N4 and just keep S3?
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Dec 6th, 2012 02:06 PM #1
Nexus 4 on the way, but I have a Galaxy S3. Wind or Rogers.
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Dec 6th, 2012 02:23 PM #2
I guess you should decide which phone you want first. Why would you go back to a S3 after owning a N4? Perhaps receiving it will sway your opinion one way or the other. I'm perfectly happy on wind. Maybe try it out for a month before you port your existing line.
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Dec 6th, 2012 02:30 PM #3Because I just recently bought a case for it, and I love the case
Originally Posted by mariokarter
Also, S3 has microSD slot and I just bought a 64GB for it (only for $35 though).
True, I could try Wind on Nexus. But once opened it loses a lot of its value...
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Dec 6th, 2012 02:34 PM #4
Wind coverage has holes, and you must test it out before hoping in head first for best possible scenarios. Otherwise, check here to get an idea of Wind coverage.: http://www.coveragemapper.com/windmap.php
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Dec 6th, 2012 02:47 PM #5
Although Wind has prepaid plans, the Wind $40/month is not one of them. It is a postpaid plan, and it is possible to accumulate additional charges for stuff like international long distance or roaming.
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Dec 6th, 2012 03:41 PM #6You can sign up for any plan on Pay Before (prepaid). Originally Posted by kitty
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Dec 6th, 2012 03:45 PM #7Do you really need that much storage though? I know it would be nice to have, but since your using a smartphone you can easily use streaming radio and stuff. For example, I don't think I know anybody who would transfer videos onto their phone, they would just watch them on youtube or wherever they are on the internet. Originally Posted by Sepharite
Because I just recently bought a case for it, and I love the case Also, S3 has microSD slot and I just bought a 64GB for it (only for $35 though).
True, I could try Wind on Nexus. But once opened it loses a lot of its value...
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Dec 6th, 2012 05:11 PM #8
First, take phones out of the equation and decide whether you want to go with Wind or stay with Rogers.
The two phones are available for both carriers, so you can decide that after (sounds like you still like the flexibility of the S3)._______________
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Dec 6th, 2012 06:10 PM #9Didn't know that. Thanks for educating me. Wind is so confusing in the sense the their "Pay Your Way" plan is clearly labelled as their "Prepaid Mobile Service". So what happens if you roam or make an international LD call on "Pay Before" and your account is $0? Does the call not go through, do you get a message or does your account go into negative? Originally Posted by icemasta
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Dec 6th, 2012 06:50 PM #10Yup, just like any prepaid plan. If you don't have a positive balance, you can't use PPU services. Being on Wind prepaid, if you try and call on $0 balance a message will tell you top up. Considering it's very straightforward to top on your phone (*123# in the dialer), I prefer the guarantee I can never be changed anymore than what I top up and the potential to have to call and reverse charges. Originally Posted by kitty
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Dec 6th, 2012 07:38 PM #11I take a lot of photos, and I like having my music collection on the go. Originally Posted by mariokarter
If I could find a Galaxy S3 T999 for $400, I'd totally snag it. Reply With Quote
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Dec 7th, 2012 11:56 AM #12
do you want LTE or not?
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Dec 7th, 2012 12:15 PM #13
Always consider the carrier first, phone second. It's easy to swap out a phone - much more difficult and potentially expensive to change carriers.
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Dec 7th, 2012 01:20 PM #14Thanks icemasta. Additional question: Can you go on WindTab with prepaid? Originally Posted by icemasta
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Dec 7th, 2012 01:37 PM #15Not to mention that this is Android; people often use custom ROMs and create/store backups on the device itself. Originally Posted by Sepharite
EDIT: OP, keep the S3. Samsung just released the "Premium content" pack for the S3 in Poland which includes some pretty nifty features that the present Note II has eg. Multi-view, Smart-rotate etc. As far as variants go, you'd think that using it on WIND would use just as much battery since the phone is more likely to search for signals than competing Robellus devices. In any case, you could always flash a custom ROM and improve battery that way —the T999 probably has less support than the international or the LTE variant.
My two cents.Last edited by saffant; Dec 7th, 2012 at 01:41 PM.
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