After reading all the hype about the S3 that just came out, I wasn't
sure if I would be happy with a "lesser" model. Plus I have been lusting
over the huge screen on the Galaxy Note, and wondering whether to buy
one of those. I am happy to say that I cannot imagine being happier with
either of those two phones. This phone is amazing - it's fast, it has a
wonderful display, and the voice recognition software is excellent. The
seller did a great job of shipping the phone and the phone arrived
exactly as advertised.
The only problem I had was with AT&T. I live & work in Egypt and came home for the summer. So I went to AT&T with an older phone (the S2 had not yet arrived) and asked for a SIM card and whatever plan they could give me to keep me connected for the next two months. They hooked me up with GoPhone and said I could add the data plan when my new phone arrived. When I got the S2 I put in the SIM card and called AT&T to add a data plan. After about 12 hours I still couldn't connect, so I called AT&T - they said that since this is a 4G phone they had no 4G data plan through GoPhone. So I went to the local AT&T store, where it took an hour to get hooked up with a regular account and not lose the money I had already spent. I finally learned that I could have gone to several other pay-as-you-go carriers for about half the price. Needless to say, when the summer is over I will not be interested in working with AT&T again.
The only other complaint is the crapware AT&T adds to the phone - I'll have to do some research to see how to get rid of it; they don't offer an uninstall feature for most of it.
Bottom line is this phone is everything I hoped it would be and more - I recommend it highly. Samsung, great job. AT&T - you seriously need to get your act together.
The only problem I had was with AT&T. I live & work in Egypt and came home for the summer. So I went to AT&T with an older phone (the S2 had not yet arrived) and asked for a SIM card and whatever plan they could give me to keep me connected for the next two months. They hooked me up with GoPhone and said I could add the data plan when my new phone arrived. When I got the S2 I put in the SIM card and called AT&T to add a data plan. After about 12 hours I still couldn't connect, so I called AT&T - they said that since this is a 4G phone they had no 4G data plan through GoPhone. So I went to the local AT&T store, where it took an hour to get hooked up with a regular account and not lose the money I had already spent. I finally learned that I could have gone to several other pay-as-you-go carriers for about half the price. Needless to say, when the summer is over I will not be interested in working with AT&T again.
The only other complaint is the crapware AT&T adds to the phone - I'll have to do some research to see how to get rid of it; they don't offer an uninstall feature for most of it.
Bottom line is this phone is everything I hoped it would be and more - I recommend it highly. Samsung, great job. AT&T - you seriously need to get your act together.
