Dev version Verizon SGS III coming soon

[Mtn_Scott]

This is ridiculous. Verizon should have opened them up to everyone in the first place. No one should have to pay more to have it unlocked when they will no longer even cover the warranty. Paying 3 times the cost and Verizon doesn't even have to help pay for the subsidy... yet you're paying full price to use their service.

T-Mobile has this phone. Vote with your wallet.

I would rather kill a man than a snake, it not that I like snakes or hate man, it is more of a sense of proportion.

 

[DC Damien]

Starting about now I think we're all going to have to pay full price to keep unlimited data. Around 600 is the going price for most high end Verizon phones. Not my preference but I think we're stuck with it.

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[tekhna]

They should offer a trade-in program or something for those of us that already have our phones. Or just offer a freaking unlock tool like HTC that voids our warranty.

 

[mikefrombx]

They should offer a trade-in program or something for those of us that already have our phones. Or just offer a freaking unlock tool like HTC that voids our warranty.

I am sure that there will eventually be a leak to unlock the bottloader

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[taylorz_412]

Which one of Moses' tablets was that on? I must have missed it.

I would rather kill a man than a snake, it not that I like snakes or hate man, it is more of a sense of proportion.

You have it all figured out don't you there mr wisdom


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[TripSixes]

This is very misleading on both VzW and Samsung's part. They announce pre-orders for a phone a month in advance, make everyone wait until after June 28th (unlimited data deadline) before any phones are shipped. They then announce this developer phone at full-price, which you have to buy directly from samsung at some unknown time in the future.

Yes, I could return my SGS3, re-activate my Fascinate, and wait for this unlocked version. But, I assume that once this date comes around, and I want to switch to that device (if I decide to pay $600+ for it), that I will then be forced to switch to Shared Data plan, even though I made the decision to upgrade to SGS3 before the deadline.

You know, I do have faith in the Android Developer community to unlock this phone properly so that we can do what we want with it. But, it's just a slap in the face from VzW/Sammy for them to bait us into pre-orders with the promise of the phone, then to find out that it's locked bootloader, only to find out that they will offer a full-price phone to make it easy on developers to do what they wish.

I was already thinking of returning the phone... I think this just puts the nail in the coffin.

 

[KrazyRogue]

Just in time for those who pre-ordered to feel guilty about their purchase. Thanks Verizon!

 

[hokiesteve]

This is damn good news, and everyone just want to whine. Verizon opened up their network to a top of the line unlocked phone, Covered their warranty liability. Samsung gets to sell what they want. Consumers can buy what they want. This is sooooo WIN WIN WIN.
Why are we whining?

Because you can't use your Verizon subsidy towards it. It would be nice if Verizon had discounted no contract plans for those who don't take the phone subsidy and 2 year contract.

 

[nexsin]

I'm buying it. Bought the Verizon one at full price so this makes no difference to me. Hopefully it's out in the next few days and I can order it before I'm back from vacation

 

[Mtn_Scott]

Because you can't use your Verizon subsidy towards it. It would be nice if Verizon had discounted no contract plans for those who don't take the phone subsidy and 2 year contract.

Easy sell subsidized phone, use money to buy unlocked phone. Verizon is giving us an option for a change.

We all know Verizon is not cheap. If you want cheap, get a nexus and a T-Mobile $30 a month data plan.

I would rather kill a man than a snake, it not that I like snakes or hate man, it is more of a sense of proportion.

 

[tekhna]

I feel really stupid for betraying HTC. I've never owned a non-HTC phone. I guess this is what I get for leaving them, huh?

 

[Mtn_Scott]

You have it all figured out don't you there mr wisdom


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I guess I get it, so figured out, yes.

I would rather kill a man than a snake, it not that I like snakes or hate man, it is more of a sense of proportion.

 

[Mtn_Scott]

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I would rather kill a man than a snake, it not that I like snakes or hate man, it is more of a sense of proportion.

 

[mikefrombx]

You guys realize that you can flash clockwork recovery to the verizon non unlocked one right. As soon as a rom is out i can flash to my phone, it isnt as easy as going throgh rom manager but it is a start. Then once the developer version is out the nerds will be all ober it and we can unlock our phones for good.

 

[snork]

Well it's not effecting your contract so it's just an off-contract price.

Buying it off contract doesn't help my plan price either, so its $400 out of my pocket for the same phone I have, but without a locked bootloader.

 

[snork]

This is very misleading on both VzW and Samsung's part. They announce pre-orders for a phone a month in advance, make everyone wait until after June 28th (unlimited data deadline) before any phones are shipped. They then announce this developer phone at full-price, which you have to buy directly from samsung at some unknown time in the future.

Yes, I could return my SGS3, re-activate my Fascinate, and wait for this unlocked version. But, I assume that once this date comes around, and I want to switch to that device (if I decide to pay $600+ for it), that I will then be forced to switch to Shared Data plan, even though I made the decision to upgrade to SGS3 before the deadline.

You know, I do have faith in the Android Developer community to unlock this phone properly so that we can do what we want with it. But, it's just a slap in the face from VzW/Sammy for them to bait us into pre-orders with the promise of the phone, then to find out that it's locked bootloader, only to find out that they will offer a full-price phone to make it easy on developers to do what they wish.

I was already thinking of returning the phone... I think this just puts the nail in the coffin.

fwiw, if you buy this device (the dev model), its off contract, so you can keep your unlimited plan.

 

[anon(19758)]

Buying it off contract doesn't help my plan price either, so its $400 out of my pocket for the same phone I have, but without a locked bootloader.

Then this doesn't seem to be the option for you.

Option A) Pay subsidized price. Get locked phone.
Option B) Pay unsubbed price to Verizon. Get locked phone. (This is obviously not for power users.)
Option C) Pay unsubbed price to Samsung, get unlocked phone. Deal with the fact that you're paying a developer price, which is a business writeoff for a real developer anyway, and you don't have a warranty.

Options D - ∞) Do literally anything else with your money. Plenty o' choices! Donate to a worthy cause. Take your parents, significant other, whoever out to dinner. Racing season is coming up, take a trip to Saratoga and bet the ponies. The options are limitless!

 

[atlharry]

I feel really stupid for betraying HTC. I've never owned a non-HTC phone. I guess this is what I get for leaving them, huh?

Not really, it's what you get for getting a non-nexus. If an unlocked boot loader is that important to you, you should choose the one that has it guaranteed. HTC Thunderbolt had a signed bootloader. (Yes, I know it was defeated, I had one). If the HOX had come to Verizon, I can almost guarantee that it would have had a signed bootloader.

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[tekhna]

Not really, it's what you get for getting a non-nexus. If an unlocked boot loader is that important to you, you should choose the one that has it guaranteed. HTC Thunderbolt had a signed bootloader. (Yes, I know it was defeated, I had one). If the HOX had come to Verizon, I can almost guarantee that it would have had a signed bootloader.

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Yeah, HTC signs their bootloaders. But you can unlock them. The HTC Incredible 4G LTE (say that 5 times fast) is unlockable at htcdev.com. It takes 5 minutes. It took 5 minutes to unlock my Rezound. Yeah, the HOX would have had a signed bootloader, but it would have been unlockable. Just like every other recent HTC phone on Verizon (Inc4G, Rezound, Rhyme). Samsung screwed this one up pretty badly. If tiny HTC can hold out against Verizon and offer unlockable bootloaders, why can't behemoth Samsung?

I'm fine buying the dev model out of pocket if Verizon knocks 20% off my bill every month for using unsubsidized equipment. Think that'll happen?

 

[kenyee]

The question is whether this dev phone has an unlocked sim like the HTC Rezound:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ve...-rezound-can-used-t-mobile-t-gsm-network.html