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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze
I'd be more persuaded by the Gizmodo review if they didn't gush about nearly every new smartphone from Apple, Samsung and HTC (and every new Nexus as well).
I've looked at the specs and, truthfully, if there were a Galaxy SIII Nexus (with removable battery), I'd choose that option instantly. I'm far more interested in the Nexus 5, if that turns out to be an iteration of the HTC Butterfly.
Besides which, in order to use a current Nexus phone, I'd have to switch from my grandfathered corporate discount on Sprint to T-Mobile or Metro PCS, which would cost more and coverage might not penetrate my building (the only reason Sprint's does is because I have an Airrave).
If I can't receive calls in my own apartment, the option to travel the world and use the same phone becomes a tad less intriguing.
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"removable battery" -
That surprises and in a way pleases me that you choose that. I sometimes have 3 extra batteries. They are cheap if you shop.
As for your own apartment, you might try that thingy that switches calls but then that might cost more too. Look into a "repeater" or "amplified antenna" like is used around heavy RF signal areas (like a NAS) or inside large buildings. I don't know what the costs differences are.
The other possibility might be switching sim cards. I trust that if you travel abroad with the same phone as home, then you have a quad band.
Even so it will cost something unless you get a better phone, better service, a building (their cost) repeater, or a passive/active antenna system (one charge.)