I was anxiously waiting for this phone for months, following every bit of news. and eager to finally get decent network speeds with LTE. My only option is CDMA due to bad GSM coverage where I live, and I'm tired of Sprint's slow speeds.
But I refuse to get a phone with a locked bootloader. Putting a custom rom/kernel is almost essential for me. This may get cracked soon, it may not, but it will never be as easy and painless as the other GS3 versions, and will always delay updates.
So I've decided to stick with my Evo 4G and hope for a new Nexus phone. And hopefully VZW will get it on LTE and not lock it down (like the current Nexus).
But I refuse to get a phone with a locked bootloader. Putting a custom rom/kernel is almost essential for me. This may get cracked soon, it may not, but it will never be as easy and painless as the other GS3 versions, and will always delay updates.
So I've decided to stick with my Evo 4G and hope for a new Nexus phone. And hopefully VZW will get it on LTE and not lock it down (like the current Nexus).