Verizon has apparently gimped their Note 7.

[Premium1]

Seems like a anti-Verizon rant. I don't notice any issues with my phone so far.

Not a rant when verizon takes away features of the phone..

 

[Premium1]

According to several tweets by Droid-Life and replies to their tweets, VZW has a warmer temperature screen setting, ad block on the browser is disabled, smart settings suggestions are gone, Device Management settings section gone, and RAM management settings gone.

https://twitter.com/droid_life

Can anyone confirm all of this? I have mine sitting here unopened and if all of this is true, I think I'm finally done with them and will send it back and look at other carrier options. Was excited to switch from my iPhone 6 Plus to this, and as aggravated as I am at Apple about their lack of innovation and stale OS, that is one thing I will give Apple, they tell VZW to shove it and they provide their own updates, and sell the phones with no bloatware and no missing settings.

That is why I switched. Prepaid options like cricket and go phone give just as good of service in my area and have the added benefit of being able to buy unlocked devices (like the note 7 international version with exynos chip)

 

[felloffthetruck]

At least they included the stock Samsung Browser and I don't see DT Ignite. :-\

 

[Almeuit]

I am not really defending Verizon per say, I am just defending the fact that every other carrier looks for ways to screw their customers over. There's no good guy here, not even TMO once you look past their gimmicks.

Sounds like you're diving into plan related stuff versus just talking about the bloat on the phone .

 

[noordzy77]

DT Ignite is there.. I disabled it.

 

[Aquila]

According to several tweets by Droid-Life and replies to their tweets, VZW has a warmer temperature screen setting, ad block on the browser is disabled, smart settings suggestions are gone, Device Management settings section gone, and RAM management settings gone.

https://twitter.com/droid_life

Can anyone confirm all of this? I have mine sitting here unopened and if all of this is true, I think I'm finally done with them and will send it back and look at other carrier options. Was excited to switch from my iPhone 6 Plus to this, and as aggravated as I am at Apple about their lack of innovation and stale OS, that is one thing I will give Apple, they tell VZW to shove it and they provide their own updates, and sell the phones with no bloatware and no missing settings.

Screen I'd be grumpy about if they made it less accurate. I'm not sure what smart setting suggestions is, but having the device management and RAM management settings disappear is a good thing. Those settings can be used to interfere with the device's natural resource management, creating many more problems than they could actually help mitigate.

 

[xxaarraa]

I don't understand how carriers think their software department is better than Google's. I mean, give it up already, leave the apps and settings and UX to Google and Samsung. Geezuz Verizon.

 

[Mooncatt]

I don't understand how carriers think their software department is better than Google's. I mean, give it up already, leave the apps and settings and UX to Google and Samsung. Geezuz Verizon.

It's probably more to do with trying to make a buck than thinking their's is actually better. Considering how many people just go with what's installed already, I'm guessing it makes them a decent enough profit to keep it up.

 

[billykac]

No more than VZW mods every other phone, IMO.
Not "gimped" for me.
Couldn't be happier.

If bloat is an issue, just get Package Disabler Pro and be done with that.

 

[oldtimefighter]

According to several tweets by Droid-Life and replies to their tweets, VZW has a warmer temperature screen setting, ad block on the browser is disabled, smart settings suggestions are gone, Device Management settings section gone, and RAM management settings gone.

https://twitter.com/droid_life

Can anyone confirm all of this? I have mine sitting here unopened and if all of this is true, I think I'm finally done with them and will send it back and look at other carrier options. Was excited to switch from my iPhone 6 Plus to this, and as aggravated as I am at Apple about their lack of innovation and stale OS, that is one thing I will give Apple, they tell VZW to shove it and they provide their own updates, and sell the phones with no bloatware and no missing settings.

Why would anyone want to use the Samsung browser anyway? There are a number of ad-blockers for Firefox or just go with Adguard.

RAM management? Is that a Cheetah crap app? You are better off without it...

Personally, how any one can handle all the bloat installed on carrier phones is beyond me. Why iPhone phones are immune to this and Android phones are not is just wrong.

You really want to move from iPhone? I would consider one of the upcoming Nexus phones.

 

[Oj467]

DT Ignite is there.. I disabled it.

Have you experienced any issues at all after disabling it? Just knowing it's there makes me a bit queasy - like having a pedophile living next door to you.

 

[Tarah Sorber]

Verizon takes away the blocking features for text messages. That's my only issue with verizon. I used to have at&t and tmobile neither of those companies took away that feature.

 

[sydneycooper1979]

Have you experienced any issues at all after disabling it? Just knowing it's there makes me a bit queasy - like having a pedophile living next door to you.

You shouldn't have any problems after disabling it. I have disabled on every phone I've had. No problems here.

 

[anon(20073)]

You can not miss what you have never had.

 

[wcupk]

does anyone know if verizon took the hiya feature off of the phone? I can not find the settings for it and i got a call from an 877 number and it did not give me a warning.

 

[seafoodlover88]

So this is a battle between two heavy weight hitters. AT&T crappy repackage box or Verizon gimp Note 7. You be the judge.

 

[recDNA]

I have Ad Block on the Sammy browser, using Ad Block Plus. And I'm overjoyed they took away the useless RAM "management" snake oil, brought to you by the cheats at Cheetah Mobile. Can't say I'm familiar with smart settings "suggestions." I know I have smart lock for location, devices, etc. And the screen looks great, so not sure about the "warmer" issue.

My screen tint looks fine. I never buy Moto because screen temp is too warm for me.

How do you apply AdBlock to Sammy browser? I don't see ANY settings on sammy browser. Can'r even shut off Java? (some ads I consider malware seem to use Java to prevent backing out of browser. You have to clear browser cache and data just to get rid of them. you know like "Congratulations Verizon User You have just won an iphone")

 

[kramer5150]

Have you experienced any issues at all after disabling it? Just knowing it's there makes me a bit queasy - like having a pedophile living next door to you.

I have disabled DT Ignite on all my Verizon Android phones and never noticed any problems (Xperia Z3v, LG V10).

DT Ignite is bloatware that leaves a back door open to allow Verizon to install more bloatware.

 

[wcupk]

how do you uninstall DT ignite on the note?

 

[sangs]

how do you uninstall DT ignite on the note?

Go into Applications and make sure to choose "Show System" from the menu. Then find it and disable it. It doesn't show up under the list of regular apps.