What are your SetCPU settings?
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Samsung Galaxy S III (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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What are your SetCPU settings?
Allforce
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I honestly don't know, but I've been impressed as hell with this thing since I bought it. It was a toss up between this and the Razr Maxx HD because I wanted good battery life and bought the GS3 because I knew i could swap in a bigger battery later if I wasn't satisifed. No need it seems.
I can tell you some of my settings if you want and a general idea of how I use it -
-I'm on Verizon
-Hardly any 4G use, on WiFi 99% of the time
-Power saving mode is always active
-All GPS is off (even Google Location Services)
-I use Apex Launcher (no idea if this means anything)
-I text throughout the day and make 2-3 phone calls a day (maybe 20 minutes talk time)
-No big gaming apps being used except Scramble With Friends
-Facebook/Twitter gets checked 2-3 times a day apiece
-Take at least 5-10 photos a day (have a baby boy)
-Play downloaded podcasts in the car a lot (1-2 hours a day)
Just glancing at it now I'm at 88% and have been off the charger for almost 8 hours (I plugged it in last night after my post and took it off this morning).
Do I has magic phone?
Escape Goat
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Oh, goodie. Thanks, Talon. Is it Sat/Sun or does it start today?
Seems to Sunday only now, but it's apparently retroactive.
http://slickdeals.net/f/5684760-Samsung-S3-50-Best-Buy-this-weekend-Sprint-Verizon-ATT
Escape Goat
Member
Awesome. I couldn't find anything after black friday. I may end up biting and getting it this sunday.
Google Plus instead of Google Now lol
Escape Goat
Member
How much data do you guys use a month? I'm looking at AT&Ts data plans and they go up to 20gb for $200 for a shared plan which is what I have. I don't want to spend unnecessarily but I also dont want to get slammed with fees for going over data limit.
I never go over 2GB a month myself, but I'm around wifi at home and work.
Between .5 to 3 Gigs, depends on how much I'm traveling.
Captain Tuttle
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I went over 2 gig 5 or 6 times in about 18 months when I had that plan and that was tethering a laptop for about 15 hours/week, not a lot of streaming though. I just got the 3 gig plan, think I'll be fine, never went over 2.5 gigs when I went over.
About 1.5-2GB/month. I stream music from Google Play Music for an hour, five days a week. I also use the browser for 2 hours or so during the weekdays.
Once you start doing stuff like heavy Youtube usage then your data usage will spike a bit. If you're only looking at browsing the internet then you're probably looking at 1GB/month tops.
Fucking finally
I hope they actually fixed some bugs from the latest leak... unlikely though
The Faceless Master
Member
hey guys? remember months ago when i said the JB update would drop 2-3 weeks after the Galaxy Note II released? yeah, tomorrow = 2 weeks.
i hear gas prices are pretty low now.
Allforce
Member
Is that literally the update we get? Just some enhancements for a keyboard (that I don't even use), photo filters, and a new "easy mode"?
Why do people get excited over this stuff again?
The Return of
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Okay, I tried all this and none of it worked, except when I changed the mode to Camera PTP then it worked. Sorry for replying late, fell asleep lol .
Edit: I think I might have fixed it.
sorry for the late reply. yeah I use that case. it adds some bulk and weight but it's good for protecting the screen, and I'm not the biggest fan of the platic back to the phone so the rubber back is preferable to me
As far as the battery/dock, AT&T actually had it for $30 on their website. This phone just chews through the battery relative to my iPhone 4, so it's nice to be able to switch them when needed
How come my girlfriend can hear almost everything I do in call? Is there a way to turn this off? Every time I text she hears something and it hurts her ears, or anytime I stroll by Twitter or something she hears something. Even checking the scores to a game she hears it. Is it the haptic feedback? Cause I kinda like it. -____-
EDIT: ^^^Thanks, I'm probably gonna order it.
Hope it looks nice too.
EDIT: ^^^Thanks, I'm probably gonna order it.
Hope it looks nice too.
rohlfinator
Member
I've noticed my battery has been lasting a lot longer than it did when I first got the phone. I think JuiceDefender has made a big difference for me (I work in a basement so I think the phone wastes a lot of time/power trying to connect to 3G), and I'm using Lux to lower the auto screen brightness. Those two + doing most of my big downloads on WiFi have made a noticeable difference.
The main differences between ICS and JB are a significant performance increase and Google Now. I know people with JB phones say that GNow is amazing and they swear by it.
Umm Is this a serious post?
About fucking time.
I used about 4.5 gb's last month (I really dont know how), but I'm usually around 1-2 gb's, and I stream music at work every day (though it caches common stuff). While it's better to have a bit extra than risk going over, I can't imagine you'd need 20 gb's unless the shared plan is for 4-5+ really heavy data users.
Those two things saves a ton of battery...
The Faceless Master
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i did my Titanium Backup cloud backup over cellular ... LIKE A BOSS!!
1GB? No Problem!
In the dialer go into the call settings and turn on the noise reduction, on Verizon it's in the additional settings but it might be slightly different on at&t, try that and see if that helps any.
Verizon Jellybean update has been officially confirmed for tomorrow, BTW:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/13/verizon-samsung-galaxy-s3-jelly-bean/
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/13/verizon-samsung-galaxy-s3-jelly-bean/
Woohoo!
Captain Blood
Member
I need that Google Now! ummm I mean plus!!!
PwnCakes193
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I have
Screen Off- 384-486
Spotify/Google Music running- 192-1242
12AM-7AM- 384 Mhz/Set Governer to msm-dcvs
Regular Settings:
192-1674 MHz
Governor: Intellidemand/Conservative
I/O: noop/sio
Allforce
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Yes, completely. I've read people salivating over the next Android update since Honeycomb and I've literally never noticed anything substantial in these updates. I got a change to a black notification bar a few years ago from one, that was actually nice since it fit my theme better than the white one.
I don't use the stock launcher, I don't use a lock screen ever, I guess these updates aren't for me. I'm looking into Google Now and while it looks neat, I already have updates for all that shit that they're talking about (appointments, sports, news, weather).
I mean get excited by all means but I don't see what the hype is about anymore.
Many of the changes are under the hood so you may not see them. The jelly bean update is pretty significant in that regard.
Although visually the notification center and google now and voice search are pretty big also.
glaringradio
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Got my S3 yesterday, loving it so far.
OS seems a bit slow (4.1.1) and it's a bit annoying the delay when you push the home button, I'm wondering if this cyanogenmod thing improves that? Is there an easy way/guide to go about getting that all on your phone? The official website pretty much says to go look elsewhere for rooting your phone before doing anything regarding installing it.
Another thing that annoys me is the annoying S Talk thing. I've tried searching for a way to turn it off/shorten the length of time needed to push the button and get into the running programs menu, but no luck!
Also is there any recommendations about helping with the ram usage?
I'm sitting here, zero applications running, only things on my phones home screen are a few icons and two widgets, yet its sitting at 603/833MB used... That seems extremely odd to me
EDIT: One last thing... Instead of using that awful double-tap on the top of the device to return to the top of the page (whoever thought of that was a fucking idiot), is there any way that I can just do the logical thing and tap the status bar to return to the top? Makes browsing GAF on the phone more of a pain in the arse than it should be.
OS seems a bit slow (4.1.1) and it's a bit annoying the delay when you push the home button, I'm wondering if this cyanogenmod thing improves that? Is there an easy way/guide to go about getting that all on your phone? The official website pretty much says to go look elsewhere for rooting your phone before doing anything regarding installing it.
Another thing that annoys me is the annoying S Talk thing. I've tried searching for a way to turn it off/shorten the length of time needed to push the button and get into the running programs menu, but no luck!
Also is there any recommendations about helping with the ram usage?
I'm sitting here, zero applications running, only things on my phones home screen are a few icons and two widgets, yet its sitting at 603/833MB used... That seems extremely odd to me
EDIT: One last thing... Instead of using that awful double-tap on the top of the device to return to the top of the page (whoever thought of that was a fucking idiot), is there any way that I can just do the logical thing and tap the status bar to return to the top? Makes browsing GAF on the phone more of a pain in the arse than it should be.
Disable Home button to activate S Voice, will fix the delay, I think it's in the S Voice settings.
Step by Step instructions to rooting
Instructions for installing Cyanogenmod are in the First Post of this thread.
I've had issues with the RAM usage since day 1 on the phone, seems to be just an issue with the way Touchwiz handles things, regardless of how many times I force stop services they always return, don't really have the issue as much on CM10.
Don't think there is functionality for this out of the box, maybe an app that gives the option, but outside of the Contacts / E-mail iirc, the double tap to return to top motion doesn't work.
MarkMclovin
Member
S Voice you can disable under the Application settings, but it's not that making the slight home screen lag. Thats just the launcher being a bit shit.
As for rooting, CF-Root does that Here
Easiest way to do it, as far as I know, is via Odin. that page should have the links.
I didn't think the double tap to top actually worked on browsers? But mobile gaf has little arrows that can take you to bottom/top.
glaringradio
Member
Trying this Odin thing, but anytime I put my phone into download mode and plug it into my computer it just says device drivers failed :/
PushingButtons
Member
Ah, you're still loving it despite those problems? I was all ready to dump my iPhone 4S for the S3. But reading about these certain issues is making me rethink it. Ram issues, slowish OS, battery life.
glaringradio
Member
Well I fixed the slow home button by doing what was said above and the RAM issues I've read about are that generally it's very good at dealing with it all and it should just be left alone...
Now my only problem is that I can't get it rooted :/
Have you installed Kies? You don't need Kies, but you do need the drivers it brings.
glaringradio
Member
Okay so I've gotten to the point where I've just done the whole Odin thing now, phone has rebooted and I'm guessing that it's now rooted...
So what do I do? Literally put it back into download mode and flash the CM10 file that was linked http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1779578 there?
That all seems a bit too easy...
So what do I do? Literally put it back into download mode and flash the CM10 file that was linked http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1779578 there?
That all seems a bit too easy...
Shin Johnpv
Member
WOO HOO about damn time.
If you now have cwm on your phone you download cm10 AND gapps, then reboot into cwm, wipe data, flash cm10, flash gapps then reboot.