Quote:
Originally Posted by KenjiS 
Well, Yeah thats an option, HOWEVER I primarily got the S3 because ATT rolled out LTE here... but as it turns out at my house an immediate surrounding area I do not get LTE..despite what the rep told me at the store when i specifically asked...
Well ok, let me be honest, I did get an LTE signal a few times but it tests out at about 5-6mbps, Or to put it another way, about the same as my Nexus and my mom's iPhone 4S, Yes, it says 4G LTE not just 4G.. and yes, that is an utterly embarassing speed...I was expecting at least 15mbps (I think thats perfectly reasonable, the one at the store was pulling down 23mbps..) The reception/signal strength "issue" i was having with the Nexus is persisting with the S3, Which leads me to believe its not that my Nexus "isnt optimized" for ATT's network, but in fact, ATTs coverage just kinda sucks here (And the iPhone has a great antenna apparently..)
So its going back, Because for $200 and extending my contract it has offered me pretty much nothing over the Nexus... or at least not $200 worth of improvements...
I think im going to go do a quick S3 vs Nexus comparison for you guys that are curious...
Well, Yeah thats an option, HOWEVER I primarily got the S3 because ATT rolled out LTE here... but as it turns out at my house an immediate surrounding area I do not get LTE..despite what the rep told me at the store when i specifically asked...
Well ok, let me be honest, I did get an LTE signal a few times but it tests out at about 5-6mbps, Or to put it another way, about the same as my Nexus and my mom's iPhone 4S, Yes, it says 4G LTE not just 4G.. and yes, that is an utterly embarassing speed...I was expecting at least 15mbps (I think thats perfectly reasonable, the one at the store was pulling down 23mbps..) The reception/signal strength "issue" i was having with the Nexus is persisting with the S3, Which leads me to believe its not that my Nexus "isnt optimized" for ATT's network, but in fact, ATTs coverage just kinda sucks here (And the iPhone has a great antenna apparently..)
So its going back, Because for $200 and extending my contract it has offered me pretty much nothing over the Nexus... or at least not $200 worth of improvements...
I think im going to go do a quick S3 vs Nexus comparison for you guys that are curious...
Yeah, I have shoddy signal around my house, but I don't use LTE at home, so I don't really mind not getting good LTE.
At school though, I average 30 down, with spikes of nearly 65 down, so I'm TOTALLY fine with that on my AT&T S3.
I understand why you would want to return the S3 though, but you really should run some custom ROM's on the S3, and watch how they fly.
Gaming Machine #24255124
(14 items) |
Samsung Galaxy S 3
(8 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 @ 1.89GHz | Whatever Samsung uses | Adreno 225 @ 480MHz | 2GB Samsung DDR2 RAM |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | OS | Monitor |
| 16GB eMMC MAG4FB | 32GB PNY External SD | Latest AOKP | 720x1280 4.8" HD Super AMOLED |
| View all | |||
|
Gaming Machine #24255124
(14 items) |
Samsung Galaxy S 3
(8 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 @ 1.89GHz | Whatever Samsung uses | Adreno 225 @ 480MHz | 2GB Samsung DDR2 RAM |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | OS | Monitor |
| 16GB eMMC MAG4FB | 32GB PNY External SD | Latest AOKP | 720x1280 4.8" HD Super AMOLED |
| View all | |||
