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Samsung Galaxy S III (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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You can. At least last I check, going from their front page. I asked them about it through internet chat, but apparently their rep know shit.
EDIT: nevermind, I was eligible for upgrade.
Ok.... that has to be the most moronic thing I have ever heard. They had better be doing that because of limited stock of the phone. If they are just saying people cant buy it....just because, that would be absolutely stupid.
I left T-Mobile in the UK after several years as a customer because of this phone.
If you're a new customer, you can get the phone free on a £26 per month contract. If you're an existing T-Mobile customer, you can be counted as a new customer if you port your number to a pay and go SIM on another network, then port it straight back to T-Mobile again - T-Mobile will even tell you this. But porting is a bit of a pain because you have to wait a couple of days to port away from T-Mobile, then another couple of days to port back, so I asked if I could just have the £26 a month deal without doing that, given that the "new customer only" thing was a pointless restriction anyway due to the porting workaround. They said no.
I said I would leave and switch to Orange, who they share a network with, as Orange do the phone for £26 a month for new customers too. I asked for my PAC code and that was that. I then got a call from a T-Mobile manager asking why I was leaving, so I told them and I said I would stay if they gave me the £26 a month "new customer" deal without me having to port my number, but they still said no. I said "so you're enticing new customers with this deal, but you don't want to hang on to loyal customers that have been with you for years, even though they can jump through hoops and be counted as a new customer anyway?" and they just replied "I appreciate where you're coming from blah blah", but ultimately they would not budge.
MarkMclovin
Member
I actually preferred the GS2 design, but the larger screen is much better. The design is starting to win me over and having the phone in white is helping that.
When I was out the other night at a busy pub, a lot of randoms came up to me and asked if it was the new Galaxy S 3 and asked could they see it. That was weird as that's never happened to me before. It's like, just a phone man!
As for the OS, I'm not really seeing it being much faster. I'm not getting any lag in anything at all though. And I've played some graphic heavy games too, like GTA3, NOVA etc, and it handles them perfect. Movies look great on it and they do look better on the GS3. I've put Ironman 2 on both devices and played them next to eachother and there was a difference. I've no idea why people were banging on about the pentile stuff. Some of the GS3's features I use too and find them handy, like Smart Stay and S Beam. I'm also finding the camera to be a lot better too.
I've also done a side by side comparison with a mates HTC ONE X and that just came down to preference. They both performed equally.
MarkMclovin
Member
Have you tried DLNA? I'm not at home to try it, but using the same wi-fi connection that your pc is on, you should be able to transfer music that way.
As someone said above, use Airdroid and you don't have to worry about cables/drivers/Kies ever again.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid
All new SGS III owner should check out Divvy's excellent app thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=457282
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=457282
Personally, I'd take the faster connection any day of the week. The phone is plenty powerful with the S4.
Everdred
Member
I think I'll agree. Thanks
specialguy
Banned
I'm guessing you know, the TWICE AS BIG screen.
Seriously, once Apple catches up their screen size a little bit slowly, I'm sure the Apple masses will be happy, but for now the discrepancy is getting ridiculous.
Can't say I'm exactly pleased with the expected size increase Apple is going with...height only. Was hoping for a bit wider as well.
cartoon_soldier
Member
I got international S3...was so excited.
Had to get a new micro sim from AT&T. They had to enter my IMEI number and stuff.
But data no longer works on the phone. I can make and receive calls fine. They couldn't figure it out, their last suggestion was to call Samsung, but I have to leave for work.
I don't know what the hell they did while giving me the micro sim. When I switched to the International S2, I just popped the SIM in and it worked fine.
Had to get a new micro sim from AT&T. They had to enter my IMEI number and stuff.
But data no longer works on the phone. I can make and receive calls fine. They couldn't figure it out, their last suggestion was to call Samsung, but I have to leave for work.
I don't know what the hell they did while giving me the micro sim. When I switched to the International S2, I just popped the SIM in and it worked fine.
Just a quick call to 611 and tell them to add data back onto your account. If you were on "unlimited" before don't forget to mention that. Happened to me when I got a new SIM card when I lost my phone.
cartoon_soldier
Member
I have a data plan on the account it shows. Confirmed online and by operator.
Ecto311
Member
What phone did you have before? You might have the wrong data setup.
If you came from a phone without 4G LTE, then your plan actually changed. AT&T treats 4G (LTE) plans differently from 3G plans (with HSPA+).
What iPhone did you have before this?
Is there any chance Verizon will ship these out early? Waiting until the 11th is going to be rough.
I called my local Bell store. They said they are going to have 8 Pebble Blue and 8 White S3 in stock tomorrow. So it looks it's a limited run. I'm not exactly sure how the shipping and all of that would work, but it does seem like the major carriers will have them available for tomorrow.
USF
Member
It just feels more open, while iOS has so many restrictions. I mean I can plug and play my external hdd on this thing, copy & play HD movies like a charm on its sexy big screen..
Which sucks since I pre-ordered and should be getting it before people in the store. But it won't even be shipping until tomorrow
Dead Prince
Banned
SPRINT has begun shipping out their 32GB today. check if yours sent out.
http://www.sprint.com/personal/wireless/order_status.html?ECID=vanity:myorder
http://www.sprint.com/personal/wireless/order_status.html?ECID=vanity:myorder
Late, but try this
http://www.android.com/filetransfer/
There is also a USB storage system app out there that you can install and use. Should work, let me take a look.
Try installing this, then running it.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25758945/UMS1.0 (1).apk
Download a launcher like LauncherPro or ADW. Download themes from XDA. Go to the Android Customization thread here. All good places to start.
thanks man. ill definitely look into all that.
what do you guys think about swiftkey 3?
If you want to have the stock ICS look, I would suggest getting Apex Launcher. No themes iirc, but it's simple and clean, with a lot of good functions.
I can't stand those swipe keyboards, even after trying very very hard to love it. Many people love them though
ghostofsparta
Member
Swiftkey 3 (beta, haven't tried official) is amazing. Crazy how I can type some weird ass stuff and it still corrects it.
The guy above me is thinking of Swype.
Another launcher I'd recommend is Nova. You can try all of the launchers mentioned so far anyway as they're all either free or have free versions.
I like it, but I prefer Swype. The latest version of Swype has word prediction like Swiftkey too. You can get the Swype beta free by signing up here: -methodman said:
http://beta.swype.com/android/agreement/
Definitely try both though, because some people don't get along with Swype but for me, I love that way of "typing".
Down to 475 eur no contract here ^^
Can get it at any point now but still worried about issues it has, I'll probably wait for month or so anyway but should I wait for maybe v2 model or something? My worries from previous post: problem with screen, blotches/ink whatever it's called, people say you can notice it in the dark, then some showed that screen isn't white but pink at max/low brightness, backside scraping like crazy etc.
Can get it at any point now but still worried about issues it has, I'll probably wait for month or so anyway but should I wait for maybe v2 model or something? My worries from previous post: problem with screen, blotches/ink whatever it's called, people say you can notice it in the dark, then some showed that screen isn't white but pink at max/low brightness, backside scraping like crazy etc.
Dead Prince
Banned
my god. End of day delivery from UPS is quite annoying. lol.
EDIT: Phone got.
EDIT: Phone got.
Dead Prince
Banned
*tears* this phone already feels so good. big upgrade from EVO 4G for me <3
Dead Prince
Banned
as far as the home button. do not like :x. have to press it actually. i like to gently use my phone. oh well. i'll get used to it.
Turning off the nav bar and using lmt.apk is even better
Full screen nexus fuck yeah
Home back and task keys as pie controls.ftw
Think.ics stock.browser pie controls but for the 3 or more nav buttons
link please?
how you find a iPhone 4s for 300 dollars? my local craigslist sells them for at least $350.
Only thing that is disappointing about the phone is that Netflix still looks better on my PSVita. The video quality of the stream just isn't as high quality on the GS3 compared to the Vita - granted, this is no doubt more due to the Netflix Android app being crap than the phone itself, but it's still annoying.
As for the home button, I don't mind it. I'd prefer if it were recessed into the phone rather raised, but oh well, Apple probably patented concave buttons or something. Coming from an EVO 4G I was used to the capacitive buttons anyway, and I've made no mystery about the fact that I hate the on-screen buttons in ICS as applied to phones (I have no issue with them on tablets), so I'm pretty happy with the setup.
As for the home button, I don't mind it. I'd prefer if it were recessed into the phone rather raised, but oh well, Apple probably patented concave buttons or something. Coming from an EVO 4G I was used to the capacitive buttons anyway, and I've made no mystery about the fact that I hate the on-screen buttons in ICS as applied to phones (I have no issue with them on tablets), so I'm pretty happy with the setup.
They were mostly in the $350 price range, but there was a guy selling one for $300. It probably was stolen.
oh okay. maybe i should post a "WTB: stolen iPhone 4s" on craigslist. lol