T-Mobile starts shipping pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge

15. HighOnAndroidFTW (Posts: 185; Member since: 26 Apr 2015)

So did I.woke up this morning to "ITS ON THE WAY" from Tmo with a UPS Tracking # for Overnight! I knew Tmo would ship early but never thought this early almost 2 weeks!

S7 Edge Silver Titanium Wooohooo

36. DigitalBoy05 (Posts: 234; Member since: 04 Jun 2011)

I also got the tracking number today for the same configuration. Can't wait to see it in person. Upgrading from a Nexus 6P.

8. Mreveryphone (Posts: 1323; Member since: 22 Apr 2014)

Can't lie...That deal does sound really good.

14. Larry_ThaGr81 (Posts: 449; Member since: 26 May 2011)

It's a nice offer, but you end up paying for more than the cost of the s2 when you compare VZ monthly service cost to other carriers over the course of a year. Then you'd have to ask yourself are they giving you the standalone version of the s2 or the version that's dependent on being connect to your smartphone. Even if it's the standalone version, that works to VZ advantage because they are going to talk you into adding a separate line for the watch, which means more dollars for them.

11. izim1 (Posts: 1259; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)

Yeah but the down side is you have Verizon. Go to T-Mobile and with the money you save you can buy gear s2s for your whole family.... AND get the free Netflix.

25. Pattyface (Posts: 1646; Member since: 20 Aug 2014)

Right... Tmobile is like Swiss cheese on their coverage. If you do any sort of traveling you will be sorry. Pay more for better coverage

30. izim1 (Posts: 1259; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)

Not only is it just a small percentage of people that actually even do much regular traveling but, and I know Verizon liked tossing around a 4G map back in the good ol days that would get their customers excited and riled up, GSM tech is simply better. Nowadays "spotty coverage" means you live out in the boondocks somewhere. I'll take spotty GSM signal over spotty CDMA signal any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Good luck traveling with your Verizon and getting out of a major area with nothing but CDMA 2g. That's how you end up in the hills have eyes type situations.

37. DigitalBoy05 (Posts: 234; Member since: 04 Jun 2011)

T-Mobile preorder gives you free VR, 1yr Netflix and some VR games.

4. killer7D (Posts: 441; Member since: 18 Sep 2014)

Thats really strange

5. trickster_qc (Posts: 107; Member since: 18 Jun 2013)

USB 3.0 probably.

12. j2001m (Posts: 3005; Member since: 28 Apr 2014)

Samsung uses its own fast charging system

23. Ruturaj (Posts: 1483; Member since: 16 Oct 2014)

It's not Samsung's own charging system, it is based on Qualcomm's system only.

6. ph00ny (Posts: 1509; Member since: 26 May 2011)

Exynos doesn't support Qualcomm's quick charge at all.

38. cheetah2k (Posts: 1746; Member since: 16 Jan 2011)

And it charges superfast!

7. Mreveryphone (Posts: 1323; Member since: 22 Apr 2014)

Sounds like a first world problem to me. What's the real difference in the two? They both charge really fast... Is that really going to be a deal breaker... This phone doesn't have quick charge 3.0 I can't buy it now.

16. g2a5b0e (Posts: 3814; Member since: 08 Jun 2012)

My thoughts exactly. The difference between the 2 is about 15 minutes. Half the time, my Note 5 is already fully charged before I fall asleep. I don't care if it goes any faster. +1

22. Mreveryphone (Posts: 1323; Member since: 22 Apr 2014)

Right! Even if I use the non Samsung fast charger my phone still charges pretty fast... I only really use the fast charger if I'm in between work and heading out for the night and I want to make sure I have enough juice for the night.

20. Hoggington (Posts: 349; Member since: 23 Feb 2016)

Come on now... can't really use the old "first world problem" thing on a tech site ;)

All problems would be first world problems on this site ;)

24. Mreveryphone (Posts: 1323; Member since: 22 Apr 2014)

Well... They are... But complaining about some stuff is just ridiculous! Like this!

28. Hoggington (Posts: 349; Member since: 23 Feb 2016)

Hahaha true. It is splitting hairs at some point.

32. Mreveryphone (Posts: 1323; Member since: 22 Apr 2014)

Agreed!

34. HighOnAndroidFTW (Posts: 185; Member since: 26 Apr 2015)

Bingo

9. rd_nest (Posts: 1656; Member since: 06 Jun 2010)

Even Qualcoom-Note4 didn't use any QC technology. The technology they used earlier was by Qnovo. Not sure what they use currently, but it should be something similar.

Whether they use 3.0/2.0 or whatever, at the end it matters how fast it can charge.

18. Clars123 (Posts: 938; Member since: 16 Mar 2015)

you clearly haven't heard of Adaptive Fast charging....

39. kajam (Posts: 211; Member since: 24 Jun 2015)

How fast you want to charge your phone

21. Hoggington (Posts: 349; Member since: 23 Feb 2016)

You should definitely check it out in person first. People have reported that it's essentially chrome...and it's WAY more reflective than they thought.

Just a friendly fyi :)