Cowboom - Samsung Galaxy S III Verizon- $299.99 + $5 (Shipping)

10 days isn't bad, Cowboom is definitely a few steps ahead of 1SaleADay.



To that note, they at least made strides to get the Galaxy Nexus back to AOSP on Verizon.

It's going to be harder for Google to justify a non-LTE phone next time around. Oh wait the N4 has an LTE chip, bastards.

why not just trade it for the HTC One and get a $100 deduction?

It always amazes me that the last couple generations of phones make such a big deal out of being thinner thinner thinner while dimensions get bigger and bigger due to increased screen size. The screen size is one thing which I don't disagree with although approaching 5+ is getting a little excessive for a phone. Sure OS and hardware has gotten better with power useage too. I DON'T get why they are all hell bent on making each new phone a few mm thinner when they still struggle to make it through a full day of modest to moderate use. You would think they would leave the thickness alone for awhile to couple a bigger battery with the improved power efficiency until they can easily make it through an entire real world (as in less then optimal conditions such as lower signal strength which requires more power etc) day of moderate use. A phone with a bigger by design battery that hasn't shrunk the phone in overall thickness would sure be better then often lumpy adapted 3rd party bigger batteries. That is my #1 annoyance with newer smartphones.

elaborate! i'm on verizon btw

http://www.htc.com/us/smartphones/htc-one/signup

Alas, the HTC One isn't on Verizon, I'm sure it'll eventually come out as the Droid somethingorother but this deal is kind of useless for ya.

IMO, the Verizon Note 2 for $400ish, though required a bit of work, is a better deal since it is a newer phone and has quad core, and carries a full one year warranty. Obviously you are paying more for it, and it was a bit of a hassle, so may not be worth it for some people. In any event, the deal is dead now.

I think that with the dna coming out not too long ago. I don't expect a one variant on Verizon anytime soon. The dna is similar to the one, but has a larger screen and slightly older processor. Both have full hd. I have a feeling this is gonna be like Verizon not getting the s2. I just don't see enough differences to make it worth while. The only thing that I would consider a decent enough upgrade would be a maxx like battery

A lot of people dislike the S3 when it comes to battery life, it does quite poorly. :

According to All Things D, VZW will be getting The One [allthingsd.com]eventually. Although I am overall happy with my HTC Thunderbolt, I won't buy it due to the lack of a micro SD, integrated battery, and poor support record (i.e. taking over a year to deliver ICS for the Tbolt).

I'm in a tough spot, I hate to spend $300 for a 9 month old smartphone whose successor is just around the corner, but at the same time I don't want to lose my unlimited data. Right now I'm only averaging about 1.5 GB/mo, but I can only expect that to go up in the future (plus my wife now hits 1 GB consistently on her iPhone).

When people say this about the Verizon S3, I think they are misinformed. I got the s3 off contract in January ( won't give up unlimited data), rooted it immediately with a couple of tweaks and I get all day usage no problem without having to charge (stock battery). Gets pretty equivalent battery life to my wife's iPhone 4S. Moderate usage for 18 hours unplugged and I am still at 50-60% when go to bed.

Verizon definitely struck out with the Galaxy Nexus with battery life but the S3 is a killer phone at this price. I love this thing.

Agree that the S4 is an iterative upgrade over the S3, so if you are like me and want to buy off contract to keep data, this phone has great hardware and great development support to be around for a while.