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Samsung Galaxy S III (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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You wouldn't want to use this as anything more than a test. Significant things are unsupported according to the OP.
virtuoso88
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If you return it you would lose your upgrade. Verizon will love you even more. I'd sell it if you're not going to keep it. And if you do, PM me price! lol
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The Everyman
have 91.4gb on dropbox
watchya got on there?
Yeah, I think Im going to go with this case too.
Any issues with the camera? I mean with the cutouts being to close to the lens/flash?
That's incorrect. Returning within the 14 day period will negate the contract and reinstate your upgrade.
virtuoso88
Member
Yeah but that upgrade is worthless to you since you lose your unlimited if you upgrade to a different phone. Better off selling that and using that money towards a phone later you do want or even towards a developer edition.
Ah yes, you're right. That's actually the reason I got it in the first place since it was my last chance to use an upgrade and keep my unlimited.
I really only wanted to return it so I could bitch at them haha.
So I got the Verizon one today
I know some people are really upset about the locked bootloader, and I can totally understand why (I'm a little annoyed myself), but I'm still really happy with this phone. It's crazy fast and I'm impressed at the screen quality. Maybe it's because I'm upgrading from a crappy Blackberry bold, but I'm not really left yearning for more. I think I'll be fine using the stock rom for a good long while. Chances are someone will figure out how to break the locked bootloader anyway - it's already been rooted and people are working on ways to get around it.
Truth is that I'm happy with the phone as it is and I really don't want to go through the effort of ebaying it to get an unlocked phone. If that makes me crazy then so be it.
I know some people are really upset about the locked bootloader, and I can totally understand why (I'm a little annoyed myself), but I'm still really happy with this phone. It's crazy fast and I'm impressed at the screen quality. Maybe it's because I'm upgrading from a crappy Blackberry bold, but I'm not really left yearning for more. I think I'll be fine using the stock rom for a good long while. Chances are someone will figure out how to break the locked bootloader anyway - it's already been rooted and people are working on ways to get around it.
Truth is that I'm happy with the phone as it is and I really don't want to go through the effort of ebaying it to get an unlocked phone. If that makes me crazy then so be it.
None. All the holes and button coverings are flawless.
Ephemeris
Member
have 91.4gb on dropbox
81.8 !
Ecto311
Member
My wife has this case shown here and really likes it but recently seen on the site that they have one with pink sides. Anyone interested in this case? Id be willing to part with it for $20 shipped. Its a nice case and the rubber that surrounds the screen does an awesome job of keeping the screen off of tables and safe from drops I would assume.
Stock pic
I can get pictures of the case if seriously interested. The case is days old and in like new condition but since we don't have the packaging we cant return it. I prefer amazon payments but take paypal also.
Stock pic
I can get pictures of the case if seriously interested. The case is days old and in like new condition but since we don't have the packaging we cant return it. I prefer amazon payments but take paypal also.
I don't see this anywhere on my Galaxy Nexus. It's on your GIII? Then I think it's a TouchWiz feature.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
have 91.4gb on dropbox
Damn I got like 6 :/
Dead Prince
Banned
*high five*
SirChained
Banned
Hey can somebody help me with Google Voice? I have no idea how to send texts. I have logged into my Gmail already.
Open up Voice app, hit the little square with the pen on it.
It's a Samsung feature, if you're running stock Android you won't have it.
Outdoor Miner
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I see CM9 has been made available for the Sprint S3. Had been waiting for this ROM as my first attempt at rooting/flashing. Thing is, its a nightly version of CM9. What in the heck does that mean and how does it differ from a non-nightly CM9?
Nightlies are likely to have bugs as they work to get the ROM completely stable.
So I'm a bit confused here about upgrading (currently with Verizon) , I'm on a 5 line fam plan with 4 of them on the unlimited data plan, I just started going through the online process of upgrading to the gs3, first it tells me if I want to keep my fam plan the same(I do) then next screen asks me to select the data features I want, now in this screen I get allllll the data options available, 2gb, 4gb, etc but at the very bottom of the list I see "unlimited email and web for smartphones -existing feature" I click on the radio button and a pop up window displays my Added features (which includes "Email and data unlimited 29.99)...
Does this mean I'm keeping my data in place??? If this seems to be the case, can I just go into a Verizon store tomorrow and get the device and not change a thing on my plan??
Does this mean I'm keeping my data in place??? If this seems to be the case, can I just go into a Verizon store tomorrow and get the device and not change a thing on my plan??
Regret Truth
Member
You can keep unlimited data if
-you already have a 4g unlimited data plan...if you are coming from a 3g unlimted data plan theres no way to transfer that to a 4g unlimited data plan.
-purchase the phone at FULL retail(no 2 year discount)
I wouldn't say that. Nightlies have just as much chance at being stable as a so called "stable" release due to the fact they might have fixed some major bugs missed in the "stable". The real issue with nightlies is they occasionally won't even boot and they're something an inexperienced user should stay away from. Bootloops aren't much fun kids!
Hmm, interesting. I thought even those of us who are grandfathered with unlimited LTE plans would have to change when upgrading.
I think he means he must meet both conditions.
Ohh..right.
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
Thanks for the review. At first I didn't want any Sprint LTE phone because who knows when LTE would even be active, but the current sale on the SG3 and NG on Sprint is almost too good to pass up.
I was really leaning to the NG because of Google's OTA update support vs. Samsung's shitty update schedule for the US. Sure it's custom roms, but do custom roms support NFC or even LTE for that matter? The positive for the SG3 is that it has 2 gigs of ram, a removable battery, and microsd card support but at the cost of having official updates :\
I need a little clarification on this. I have the unlimited data. It's only 3G because we don't have LTE in my city. I also pre-ordered this phone BEFORE the 28th when the share everything plans started. Will I still have unlimited data when LTE comes to my town?
You'll buy an old spec phone just beacause you can't wait a few months for an update?
MarkMclovin
Member
Is it trying to do it through Nearby Devices (file sharing)?
Yes it is and for the life of me can't figure out how to stop that.
the power_profile.xml has incorrect values.
So I wake up to another update (sprint), and go check the forums to find out wtf it was
Enhancements/Fixes:
- Google security update
So I read a little further...
"Looks like Google Search bar no longer searches anything on the phone. This comes on the heels of the Apple patent lawsuit against the search feature."
Oh, so you can push this out, but not the screen brightness slider?
Enhancements/Fixes:
- Google security update
So I read a little further...
"Looks like Google Search bar no longer searches anything on the phone. This comes on the heels of the Apple patent lawsuit against the search feature."
Oh, so you can push this out, but not the screen brightness slider?
So I wake up to another update (sprint), and go check the forums to find out wtf it was
Enhancements/Fixes:
- Google security update
So I read a little further...
"Looks like Google Search bar no longer searches anything on the phone. This comes on the heels of the Apple patent lawsuit against the search feature."
Oh, so you can push this out, but not the screen brightness slider?
That sucks, fucking apple shitting up the industry.
Crap double post
Sidebar what kinds of 4G speeds are you getting and what's your area?
I was getting 15mbps yesterday on fake Tmobile 4g in Fairfield, CA. I will take that.
Yea wanted to know if there was any hope for Sprint. Or should I just sell my kidney and go with Verizon
Dead Prince
Banned
dark pink.
Forsaken82
Member
As long as you aren't changing anything to your plan (as in adding new lines, more minutes, texts, ect), you should be grandfathered with your previous plans. If they tell you otherwise, ask to speak with a manager because they probably are told to push for people to break away from unlimited plans.