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[LM4sure]

I LOVE Amazon.com!!

I ordered the s iii a week ago for $150. Saw they dropped the price to $100 so I called and they just agreed to refund $50 to me!

 

[Spinluck]

The Samsung Galaxy S III has been dropped down to $100 on AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon. I'm guessing this is to grab away some purchases from the upcoming iPhone.

http://wireless.amazon.com/b/404251011/ref=alohasearchnav_br_ph_gw/?keywords=samsung+galaxy+s+iii

My buddy just sent me a link, this is a great great deal.

 

[Dead Prince]

JB needs to hurry up.

oh and sprint is finally cracking down on the 4G LTE network. i'm glad i'm part of the list but they need to hurry up. i need that 4G speed. or at least 3G speed D:

 

[Jazzy Network]

JB needs to hurry up.

oh and sprint is finally cracking down on the 4G LTE network. i'm glad i'm part of the list but they need to hurry up. i need that 4G speed. or at least 3G speed D:

Sprint still stuck on 2G speed forever.

 

[GhostRidah]

Anyone else feel the system sound volume is to low? Cant use the alarm on it because its so low I wont even wake up. Any way to boost the the sound volume?

 

[Salvor.Hardin]

JB needs to hurry up.

Samsung confirmed JB to be an October update.

 

[Dead Prince]

Samsung confirmed JB to be an October update.

not just international?

 

[Salvor.Hardin]

not just international?

Hmm not sure about that.

 

[Jokergrin]

QUESTION:

White or Blue?

 

[Kyoufu]

QUESTION:

White or Blue?

Blue is sexy.

 

[tigerin]

QUESTION:

White or Blue?

i thought it was purple.

 

[Salvor.Hardin]

QUESTION:

White or Blue?

I chose white and I prefer it. I don't like the blue stone look on the back casing.

 

[Samus4145]

Why did Verizon have to drop unlimited data? I just cant spend $599 on a phone to keep my data. Bionic for life

 

[The Faceless Master]

Samsung confirmed JB to be an October update.

1) they said International
2) they said "as soon as October", which basically means "not September, lol!" and nothing more.

 

[Ricky_R]

After a week and three days, I can say that I'm extremely satisfied with my SIII. I had some issues with the reception/signal, but they seem to have gone away. Maybe it was an issue with my carrier.

Loving it a lot and coming from the G2, it's a major difference in every single aspect. Only thing I thought I was gonna miss was the qwerty keyboard, but I'm having no issues typing thanks to this awesome big ass screen. I won't go back in screen size, I'll tell you that right now.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

QUESTION:

White or Blue?

Just ordered a blue one (should be coming in the mail today, actually).

But I like both colors. I think the blue looks a bit classier, but the white one looks sleeker IMO.

 

[Slizz]

Is there a decent chance that AT&T won't sit on the JB update forever and actually put it out around the same time as other providers?

Also I really want one of those Draco cases.... too sexy.

 

[Ricky_R]

QUESTION:

White or Blue?

White for me. Looks great.

 

[Jokergrin]

Just ordered a blue one (should be coming in the mail today, actually).

But I like both colors. I think the blue looks a bit classier, but the white one looks sleeker IMO.

ya... It's a tough choice.

i think im leaning towards white

but im used to always having black phones

 

[kinggroin]

Just an FYI for owners. My wife has an s3; do NOT enable power saving without going through the list first.

One of the options drops CPU performance drastically to save battery causing things like the multi tasking window and quick toggles to scroll choppy and perform sluggishly.

 

[Swag]

Samsung confirmed JB to be an October update.

I was expecting them to release it today, in an attempt to steal some of Apple's hype.

Disappointed

 

[snack]

I was expecting them to release it today, in an attempt to steal some of Apple's hype.

Disappointed

That'd be nice.

 

[cw_sasuke]

So after this iPhone event..... who will get an S3 ?

 

[DrFunk]

QUESTION:

White or Blue?

Let me make this decision harder for you:

Titanium Grey? Sapphire Black? Garnet Red? Amber Brown?

ha ha HA

 

[zephervack]

So after the iPhone 5 unveiling I think im done with iPhone.

Does the S3 have something similar to Facetime, I use it all the time with my brother, he is also looking for a new phone.

 

[Jokergrin]

Does the S3 have something similar to Facetime, I use it all the time with my brother, he is also looking for a new phone.

i would like to know this as well

 

[Swag]

Does the S3 have something similar to Facetime, I use it all the time with my brother, he is also looking for a new phone.

Has video calling, but if you're hoping to call someone on a PC, you're probably going to have to stick to skype for that.

 

[RuGalz]

Has video calling, but if you're hoping to call someone on a PC, you're probably going to have to stick to skype for that.

There's also google talk and g+ hangout

 

[kinggroin]

So after the iPhone 5 unveiling I think im done with iPhone.

Does the S3 have something similar to Facetime, I use it all the time with my brother, he is also looking for a new phone.

Has video calling, but if you're hoping to call someone on a PC, you're probably going to have to stick to skype for that.

i would like to know this as well

Skype?

I know touchwiz can be imposing, but did you guys forget you're using android devices?

Install google plus (you're already a member) and now you can video call anyone else with the app. You can even do it with a few people at once...over the cell network

 

[Jokergrin]

Skype, cool.

you can video chat with iPhone users too i guess

 

[kaskade]

Well the Iphone announcement pretty much sold me on the s3. I'm gonna head to best buy in a bit to get one. There didn't seem to be anything too crazy new.

 

[Jack Scofield]

I've had an iPhone 3G for four years now, and I'm finally ready to upgrade to a new phone. The new iPhone isn't doing it for me, but this interests me greatly. It'll be my first Android phone, though, and from what I hear that operating system can be a pain in the ass, so that's made me kind of wary. The simple, easy-to-use nature of the iPhone was something I'm very comfortable with.

Is Android as intimidating as I hear, or it is so simple my mom can use it?

 

[Kyoufu]

I've had an iPhone 3G for four years now, and I'm finally ready to upgrade to a new phone. The new iPhone isn't doing it for me, but this interests me greatly. It'll be my first Android phone, though, and from what I hear that operating system can be a pain in the ass, so that's made me kind of wary. The simple, easy-to-use nature of the iPhone was something I'm very comfortable with.

Is Android as intimidating as I hear, or it is so simple my mom can use it?

I don't see why your mom couldn't use it. You touch an icon, the app loads. It's not rocket surgery.

 

[Swag]

Install google plus (you're already a member) and now you can video call anyone else with the app. You can even do it with a few people at once...over the cell network

Jesus I completely forgot that G+ existed

 

[Izick]

This and the Lumia 920 are the main two phones vying for my attention. Whichever I pick will end up being my first smart phone, so it's kind of hard without any real experience.

 

[kehs]

I've had an iPhone 3G for four years now, and I'm finally ready to upgrade to a new phone. The new iPhone isn't doing it for me, but this interests me greatly. It'll be my first Android phone, though, and from what I hear that operating system can be a pain in the ass, so that's made me kind of wary. The simple, easy-to-use nature of the iPhone was something I'm very comfortable with.

Is Android as intimidating as I hear, or it is so simple my mom can use it?

The intimidation/pain in the ass allusions are overstated. The OS is a little more complex and abstract, but it's not like you're using command line linux.

 

[The Faceless Master]

I've had an iPhone 3G for four years now, and I'm finally ready to upgrade to a new phone. The new iPhone isn't doing it for me, but this interests me greatly. It'll be my first Android phone, though, and from what I hear that operating system can be a pain in the ass, so that's made me kind of wary. The simple, easy-to-use nature of the iPhone was something I'm very comfortable with.

Is Android as intimidating as I hear, or it is so simple my mom can use it?

my mom uses Android. it's been over a year and i haven't had any tech support call nightmares.

spring last year when she mentioned she wanted one and was ditching her Blackberry i was like "why!?!" and thought back to the time when i had to help her set up a wireless router over the phone, but over a year later and i gotta say i've not had any long tech support calls!

So after the iPhone 5 unveiling I think im done with iPhone.

Does the S3 have something similar to Facetime, I use it all the time with my brother, he is also looking for a new phone.

my brother has an iPhone and we use Tango all the time. and we also used fring, but it's not as good...

 

[snacknuts]

So after the iPhone 5 unveiling I think im done with iPhone.

Does the S3 have something similar to Facetime, I use it all the time with my brother, he is also looking for a new phone.

Another vote for G+. I use it all the time and it works really well. Pleasantly platform agnostic.

 

[kinggroin]

I've had an iPhone 3G for four years now, and I'm finally ready to upgrade to a new phone. The new iPhone isn't doing it for me, but this interests me greatly. It'll be my first Android phone, though, and from what I hear that operating system can be a pain in the ass, so that's made me kind of wary. The simple, easy-to-use nature of the iPhone was something I'm very comfortable with.

Is Android as intimidating as I hear, or it is so simple my mom can use it?

It appears intimidating, sure.


But its not. Its easy to use for sure. The GS3 UI may be ugly as sin, but it adds a lot of nice little touches to what's already the most functionally advanced mobile OS available.

Couple things to note:

In android, if you don't like an app (even a system one), you can change it to something else as default.

Holding the home button brings up multitasking


Enjoy!

Spoiler

Wait for the upcoming Nexus reveal and decide THEN, which phone to get. Trust me

 

[Jack Scofield]

Wait for the upcoming Nexus reveal and decide THEN, which phone to get. Trust me

When is the reveal? Because the $99 Amazon deal is pretty tempting as of now.

 

[Izick]

I was using Jellybean on the Nexus 7 for as long as I had it, and I never really found it that intimidating. That was my first touch device, and I felt the OS was fairly easy to figure out and navigate.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Is there any place to get a tmobile version off of contract? I only see the ATT model on newegg.

 

[shwimpy]

So after this iPhone event..... who will get an S3 ?

I can upgrade next month but going to wait for S4.

 

[kehs]

I can upgrade next month but going to wait for S4.

So you're going to wait until next july?

 

[suplex]

So how do I get this phone to stop randomly auto dimming the screen?

I've turned off auto brightness but it seems to turn itself back on.

 

[buhdeh]

When is the reveal? Because the $99 Amazon deal is pretty tempting as of now.

It'll be worth it to not have to deal with the monstrosity that is TouchWiz.

 

[CrankyJay]

So after this iPhone event..... who will get an S3 ?

I'm an iPhone 4 user...and I will wait to see what the S4 has.

Bookmark this post...I'm calling it now.

Bendable AMOLED (think, unbreakable screen)...NFC maybe?

 

[zedge]

I'm an iPhone 4 user...and I will wait to see what the S4 has.

Bookmark this post...I'm calling it now.

Bendable AMOLED (think, unbreakable screen)...NFC maybe?

S3 has nfc.

 

[The Faceless Master]

people keep talking about bendable screens... yeah, good luck with that... you realize that the chips on the motherboard aren't bendable right?

 

[DietRob]

people keep talking about bendable screens... yeah, good luck with that... you realize that the chips on the motherboard aren't bendable right?

Bend but don't break.

I don't think anyone expects to fold the damn thing up.