My old phone was so slow. This phone is like a rocket ship compared to my other phone. I also like the large size, I was so worried about the size at first.
I would go with GoogleNow for sure. It seems to work better overall for me especially the voice commands. The other other big reason for me is the traffic data on Google is very important to me, and it is always seems to alert me about jams and important data while traveling.
Re: Verizon OTA update ?
I really like my battery life. Not sure what they could do to improve it. Actually worry they might just mess it up if they push an update.
Re: Why is my note using so much ram?
Very normal for mine. I think this just helps it to be quick. Unused ram is wasted ram with android is what I have been told
Has anyone got a confirmation that their rebate was received. I put mine in yesterday online and nothing yet. I thought it might give an auto message that it was submitted or something.