T-Mobile HTC One S - Ask me anything
- Phil should I have Cheerios or mini wheats for breakfast. I love mini wheat but I heard Cheerios are healthier. What do you think.04-24-2012 09:35 PMLike 0
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- Plan in hand. Pick up a HTC ONE S, hopefully with the $100 trade in. Test drive it for 24 hours, very carefully. Place on craigslist for $399. Decide to sell it. Order GNEX from Google Play and end up spending $150 for a GSM Galaxy Nexus, taxes and shipping.
HTC ONE S
$249.99
-$100 T-Mobile Smartphone trade in
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$149.99
-$50.00 mail in rebate (If the honor this with the trade in)
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$99.99 final out of pocket
Sell on craigslist / ebay
$399
-$99 out of pocket for HTC ONE S
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$300 cleared on ONE S
$434.07 according to Google Platy Checkout for Galaxy Nexus shipped and taxed to me
-$300 cleared on ONE S
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$134.07 final out of pocket for GSM GNEX. Sounds like a deal. Add on ensquared policy and it will still be less than the ONE S with it's qhd screen.
Just my 13407 cents worth after an evening of consideration.04-24-2012 10:57 PMLike 0 - HTC one S or Motorola Razr?
Which phone should I get?
Here are the cons of each one when compared to one another.
HTC ONE S cons
No SD Card
Only 10GB of user available storage
Shorter Battery life
Bigger form factor (although they are both 4.3" screens)
Small front-facing camera
Motorola Razr cons
No ICS yet
Slower processor (1.2ghz vs 1.5ghz on the ONE S)
Not many camera features
older phone in general (I prefer the newest tech)
No FM radio
No 4G (although my network currently offers HSDPA+ only)
although it may seem straight forward given I have more 'cons' for the Motorola razr, I prefer to have a longer battery life. That is one of the most important things I need. It offers an expandable memory, which I usually need.
I don't play a lot of games, usually Sudoku, but I don't know how the different processors will be able to handle my multitasking. Which I do a lot of.
Can anybody give me their opinion on these phones? Which one will suit me best. I edit docs on the go, check the news and email. Battery life is essential because I am not constantly near chargers. I use every single trick to extend battery life. (I am unable to get the RAZR MAXX but I would).
My previous phone was an Atrix and used to get stuck all the time when I was playing music and working at the same time.
Don't offer me any new alternatives, please. I'm already having a hard time deciding.
Thanks in advance.
Phil makes a valid point also about the carrier, unless you're importing a GSM unlocked Razr (if it exists).04-25-2012 01:00 AMLike 0 - Plan in hand. Pick up a HTC ONE S, hopefully with the $100 trade in. Test drive it for 24 hours, very carefully. Place on craigslist for $399. Decide to sell it. Order GNEX from Google Play and end up spending $150 for a GSM Galaxy Nexus, taxes and shipping.
HTC ONE S
$249.99
-$100 T-Mobile Smartphone trade in
______________
$149.99
-$50.00 mail in rebate (If the honor this with the trade in)
______________
$99.99 final out of pocket
Sell on craigslist / ebay
$399
-$99 out of pocket for HTC ONE S
______________
$300 cleared on ONE S
$434.07 according to Google Platy Checkout for Galaxy Nexus shipped and taxed to me
-$300 cleared on ONE S
______________
$134.07 final out of pocket for GSM GNEX. Sounds like a deal. Add on ensquared policy and it will still be less than the ONE S with it's qhd screen.
Just my 13407 cents worth after an evening of consideration.04-26-2012 04:15 PMLike 0 - You will get more then 100 for your phone on ebay then going through T-Mobile. ALOT more depending on the phone you have
The current trade-in promo was definitely the better deal on that one.
ingram1225 likes this.04-26-2012 09:18 PMLike 1 -
I did buy a zagg full body but opted out on the tmobile cases. Just not my cup of tea plus I don't want to hide this beautiful body; the phones, not mine :P04-26-2012 10:31 PMLike 0 - how is your battery life?
After 5h 32m on battery, Screen on 66%, Internet 7%, cell standby 7% and wifi running 3h 43min... im at a low 35% battery left.
I had to charge my phone twice today, this a full 24 hours since I had the phone.
Oh brightness is set to auto, wifi is not at full performance, 2g/3g/4g is on auto, sync is set to a minimum with google taking up most of that.
Now at work im in a concrete building... so I UNDERSTAND the battery drain, especially on 4g but at home on wifi i expected to see the battery last a lot longer. I am literally watching the batter icon count down... kinda like your first v8 car's gas gauge when going 55mph on the hwy.04-27-2012 01:45 AMLike 0 - I've gotten 3.5 hours + of screen on time with 14 hours + before charging, so you have a problem. Check tmobiles support site for an article about the WiFi calling feature draining the battery quicker than it should. If it isn't that then maybe your handset is defective.
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using Tapatalk 204-27-2012 08:00 AMLike 0 - I've gotten 3.5 hours + of screen on time with 14 hours + before charging, so you have a problem. Check tmobiles support site for an article about the WiFi calling feature draining the battery quicker than it should. If it isn't that then maybe your handset is defective.
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using Tapatalk 2
I'll look around on tmobiles site, but as of last night there was very little in the way of the HTC One S battery issues. Most of it was with the myTouch3g short batter life when tmobile switched to the new signal type.04-27-2012 01:41 PMLike 0 - I've used this since the 25th, but I haven't noticed a problem. They say there is a fix coming though. Maybe they are saying that wifi calling feature, while actually on a call, causes more drain than necessary.
Support: Wi-Fi Calling drains the battery power: HTC One S
Oh, when wifi calling is enabled as "preferred", it automatically disables the phone's wireless radio so you'd think this would actually reduce battery usage since the radio for 802.11b/g/n is a lot lower power than your 2/3/4g radio.04-27-2012 01:51 PMLike 0 - Support: Wi-Fi Calling drains the battery power: HTC One S
I've used this since the 25th, but I haven't noticed a problem. They say there is a fix coming though. Maybe they are saying that wifi calling feature, while actually on a call, causes more drain than necessary.04-27-2012 01:55 PMLike 0 - Yeah, I haven't seen any One S commercials by T-Mobile yet. I have seen some with the new Girl rework though. Something has to drive people into the T-Mobile store, and it looks like they have to rely on word of mouth and people seeing the One S in someone's hand. Advertising doesn't come cheap, so I'll be enjoying this 4G network while everyone at AT&T and Verizon fight for their LTE bandwidth and outages. I moved from Verizon to T-Mobile, and I'm happy so far.ingram1225 likes this.04-27-2012 02:00 PMLike 1
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- The battery life on this phone is great. Way better than my amaze, gs2 or any other smartphone that ive owned.
My settings are...
Screen brightness @ 25%
Auto sync is on to sync 2 g mail accounts & weather.
I usually use my WiFi @ home but around town I'm on 4g when needed, if not its always off.
This phone is blazing fast. Beats any current phone out at the moment.04-27-2012 11:49 PMLike 0
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