Difference in carrier versions

[epicness4G]

I own both a t mobile and a Verizon s4, and I've noticed minor differences between both but I wonder why this is the way it is, for example in the home with stock touchwiz you get infinite scrolling of pages on the tmobile version but with the Verizon one you don't. Also, in the text messages settings area the tmobile one gets the option to block text messages while the Verizon one doesn't. Anyone know why it is this way? Is there a way to enable these features on the Verizon version?

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[infinity12402]

i dont think so. maybe if you rooted it. but i really dont know. verizon likes to do what ever they want for no reason.

 

[jneusch]

VZ seems to enjoy locking their phones down like fort Knox. I'm glad to be rid of them. There are a lot of those little things that are disabled on VZ phones.

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[infinity12402]

VZ seems to enjoy locking their phones down like fort Knox. I'm glad to be rid of them. There are a lot of those little things that are disabled on VZ phones.

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exactly. i got rid of them just for that reason

 

[epicness4G]

exactly. i got rid of them just for that reason

Yeah I guess. My personal is the T-Mobile one, and my company provided me with the VZW version. It sucks lol I feel like it is a crippled phone

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[infinity12402]

thats exactly what it is. we pay all this money for these phones and especially the service, and we get crippled devices

 

[epicness4G]

thats exactly what it is. we pay all this money for these phones and especially the service, and we get crippled devices

I would lov for the day when we get to do with the devices what the manufacturer intended it to be. It sucks but I guess everyone's gotta make their money. I remember when the RAZRs were out and Verizon crippled it with all its UI and no Bluetooth transfers and all this crap. They've been doing it all along!

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[anon(469638)]

The problem is Verizon has such a great network and it's widespread.

Until another wireless provider can actually challenge them, this will continue to happen.

That.... Or Samsung puts their foot down on these changes.

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[infinity12402]

if theres one thing phone manufacturers should take from apple, its how to release a phone and to not let carriers touch said phone.

 

[anon(469638)]

if theres one thing phone manufacturers should take from apple, its how to release a phone and to not let carriers touch said phone.

Exactly.

Blaming Verizon or any other carrier is ridiculous. They all screw with the phones software.

The OEMs have to make them stop.

Samsung is the only one in a clear position to make thus happen next to Apple.

If the carrier don't want to play ball, tell them that you won't give them the flagship device. All OEMs must stand together on this issue and stop being punked by the carriers.

 

[planoman]

Exactly.

Blaming Verizon or any other carrier is ridiculous. They all screw with the phones software.

The OEMs have to make them stop.

Samsung is the only one in a clear position to make thus happen next to Apple.

If the carrier don't want to play ball, tell them that you won't give them the flagship device. All OEMs must stand together on this issue and stop being punked by the carriers.

It is silly to think that. The carriers are Samsung's customer, not the people that use the carriers. Samsung assumes the carriers know what their members want and if you stay with a carrier you just agreed. I do think Apple was brilliant to do this with ATT. Not happy with the bloat on my ATT version, but happy that I was able to get the 32GB.