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Samsung Test Drive

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The Tos

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Jan 5, 2011
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If anyone is still interested, they have a supply of test phones again. I figured I might as well try one of their phones for a month as its only $1.00
 
oghowie

oghowie

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Jul 12, 2008
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Can't get past the carrier select screen. No matter which carrier I choose it just underlines the logo and nothing happens?
 
nburwell

nburwell

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May 6, 2008
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Did they just get a fresh supply of test phones back recently? I was going to participate prior to the 6s being released, now I have no interest in doing so (not that I was going to switch anyway).
 
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0000757

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Dec 16, 2011
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nburwell said:
Did they just get a fresh supply of test phones back recently? I was going to participate prior to the 6s being released, now I have no interest in doing so (not that I was going to switch anyway).
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I'm not going to switch, but I definitely am interested in seeing what my life would be like with one.

Is it possible to get texts/iMessages fowarded, though? 80% of my communication is via text. Or, I could always turn iMessage off and then switch SIM cards too.
 
oghowie

oghowie

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Jul 12, 2008
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nburwell said:
Did they just get a fresh supply of test phones back recently? I was going to participate prior to the 6s being released, now I have no interest in doing so (not that I was going to switch anyway).
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Supposedly yes. Got a email today, but I cannot get it to work.
 
Cergman

Cergman

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Jan 1, 2013
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my tesla
I got an email and immediately reserved an edge + on att. The dollar charge showed up right after I placed the order. I'm definitely not going to switch but I think it will be interesting to try.
 
oghowie

oghowie

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Jul 12, 2008
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What is it supposed to do once you click on the carrier?
Cergman said:
I got an email and immediately reserved an edge + on att. The dollar charge showed up right after I placed the order. I'm definitely not going to switch but I think it will be interesting to try.
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fjd726

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Feb 18, 2011
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I'm curious to try TMobile on this test drive. I currently have Verizon. How does this program work? Will they send an activated sim card already with a number attached or do we have to use our own card?
 
jamezr

jamezr

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Aug 7, 2011
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fjd726 said:
I'm curious to try TMobile on this test drive. I currently have Verizon. How does this program work? Will they send an activated sim card already with a number attached or do we have to use our own card?
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They will send you a phone with an active sim from the carrier you chose with a new number.
 
Tthomas612

Tthomas612

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Aug 24, 2013
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I signed up for this... Just to try. I have absolutely no intentions of leaving my 6s Plus. I just wanna give it a whirl...

How long after you sign up does it take for the email to come?
 
mjschabow

mjschabow

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Dec 25, 2013
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In my experience, Samsung phones blow you away for the first month, but then you start to notice the hiccups. I had the Edge Plus for just over a month and went through that. Also, Android just hasn't solved for the battery drain yet though supposedly Marshmallow will. While Google Now is great, having all the location settings enabled takes such a hit on the battery.

Overall, I just enjoy iOS more. It's more intuitive and bug free.

I will give Samsung credit. That screen is amazing. But that only takes it so far.
 
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aneftp

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Jul 28, 2007
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mjschabow said:
In my experience, Samsung phones blow you away for the first month, but then you start to notice the hiccups. I had the Edge Plus for just over a month and went through that. Also, Android just hasn't solved for the battery drain yet though supposedly Marshmallow will. While Google Now is great, having all the location settings enabled takes such a hit on the battery.

Overall, I just enjoy iOS more. It's more intuitive and bug free.

I will give Samsung credit. That screen is amazing. But that only takes it so far.
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The battery drain issue is mainly on third party apps.

Everyone complained about nexus 5 battery life. Yet if I just ran stock apps. My battery life was good.

Once I start installing apps like Facebook. Battery sucked. Even disabling notifications etc.

Same crap happened on my lg 3 with Facebook. Battery drain. Battery is great if I uninstalled Facebook and use web sign on.

Hopefully marshmallow reigns in on rogue third party apps. It's supposed to be one of the new features of android 6.0.

We know Apple locks down rogue apps trying to use battery.
 
rigormortis

rigormortis

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Jun 11, 2009
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i signed up for the sprint one. and as far as i could figure out, they give you 2-4 TERABYTES of shared LTE DATA! i ended up using like $400 of sprint data. i didn't get charged for it. i also returned the phone and the back glass screen was cracked and they didn't even charge me for that

i used it all for tethering

the $400 figure i came up with was like $60 for an unlimited plan plus $60 for every 5 gigs
 
Cergman

Cergman

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Jan 1, 2013
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my tesla
rigormortis said:
i signed up for the sprint one. and as far as i could figure out, they give you 2-4 TERABYTES of shared LTE DATA! i ended up using like $400 of sprint data. i didn't get charged for it. i also returned the phone and the back glass screen was cracked and they didn't even charge me for that

i used it all for tethering

the $400 figure i came up with was like $60 for an unlimited plan plus $60 for every 5 gigs
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That's great. How long did it take to ship after you signed up?
 
PedCrossing

PedCrossing

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Apr 3, 2012
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The Loop
I signed up for the test drive two months ago when it first launched. The phone reminded me how much I loved iPhone and iOS, in the end it was more about trying out verizon network(I'm on att and wanted to try out verizon) than trying out the phone. Samsung called me at least three times during the trial and sent a bunch of emails during and after the trial. It was only $1, what can I complain?
 
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