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Samsung Galaxy S III (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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The Everyman
bareback feels good man, use that vibrant amoled screen to its fullest and get a flip case :]
It does, I admit, it's just all dem fingerprints are all over it.
Get a case and screen protector. Your phone WILL crack to hell if you drop it even form 1 foot off the ground. IT's extremely fragile.
What do you recommend? I really want to show off the red color. That's the only reason I waited so damn long to get the phone.
So the screen won't scratch without a screen protector (barring drops)?
LaserBuddha
Member
Screen protectors do nothing to stop fingerprints. In fact they make them worse.
It really depends on the screen protector.
That is what gorilla glass is best at, preventing scratches. It can still scratch, but I will take that possibility over having to deal with a screen protector. In my experience they look and feel horrible compared to the naked glass.
can you take pictures of it? if not. thanks anyways
LaserBuddha
Member
If you want a protector that distorts your screen, maybe. If the screen has an oleophobic coating then still I don't think the difference wold be worth it.
I have the Steinheil Ultra Nano screen protector on my phone, it looks good, doesn't distort, and gathers fingerprints less than the bare screen did - though it doesn't prevent them completely, which it wouldn't since it's not billed as an anti-fingerprint screen.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Nope.
That is insane. If it's stored on the phone, they still make it show up as unknown? Is there any other way around it?
Well the problem is that the carrier isn't passing the phone number to you, so there is no way for the phone to know who is calling.
It is total bullshit that its a desperate charge , but I always thought companies tossed right next to the taxes and misc charges and most people didn't notice it.
Was it something they explicitly asked if you wanted?
I got the white s3, and bought a blue rugged body glove case, I also put one of those peal on screen protectors.
It looks like this but the case is dark blue, not black like in the picture.
http://www.blueshop.com/body-glove-dropsuit-rugged-case/4A54A11660.htm
on topic though I'm kind of pissed the us version is only dual-core, but its still an awesome phone. Its much much better then the evo 3D I had before. I'm on sprint so no 4g LTE yet, but the 3g is really good. So I can wait.
Also that screen dimming feature is kind of annoying. I turned it off but it made the battery life terrible. I had to turn it back on, I'll try to get use to it.
Yeah my girlfriend wants the red black too.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Can I just say that GAF has, by far, the best mobile site of any forum on the Internet? Using it in combination with the Galaxy S3 and 4G LTE feels too good. Yes, there's such a thing as too good.
For GAF I don't really need 4g and I usually just stick to 3g except for those image heavy threads. Even on 3g, everything is incredibly fast.
Actually they sell this cover that replaces the back of your phone. It has this flap on the side that covers your screen. I know they come in blue and white, but I'm guessing they're gonna make a red one.
edit- Its called a flip cover and its from Samsung.
Agreed. The dark theme especially looks great (plus, it's better for battery life since the S3 has an OLED screen).
Sticking with AT&T, begrudgingly.
They pulled some borderline fraudulent shit with my account yet I'm sticking with them mainly out of convenience due to my entire extended family + florida friends being on the network. *sigh*
Anyway, just ordered a red one. Should be here by ~Wednesday.
They pulled some borderline fraudulent shit with my account yet I'm sticking with them mainly out of convenience due to my entire extended family + florida friends being on the network. *sigh*
Anyway, just ordered a red one. Should be here by ~Wednesday.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Dark theme? Tell me more.
Go to preferences and change the theme. I love being able to do all this in less than a minute. Uploading screen shots to picasa is faster than anything else, especially when you need to resize images.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Caller ID was included in the more expensive plan, but I really didn't wanna pay $60 dollars a month plus tax. It was hard enough to justify $50 + tax to myself. I was under the impression it'd operate like my old Pay-as-you-Go phone, where (while it at least displayed the number if it's an unknown person), it'd display the name of programmed contacts.
Not sure about text messages but contacts:
http://webcazine.com/1219/how-to-transfer-contacts-from-iphone-to-samsung-galaxy-s3-android/
Meatpuppet
Member
Err just use the Samsung Kies software, crappy as it is it syncs your backed up iPhone messages etc very easily. Albeit dog slowly
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Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
does iPhone have any sms backup apps that go to your gmail? That's how I've been backing up and restoring text messages before and after every rom flash.
Salvor.Hardin
Banned
So is anyone else getting this symbol on the top left side of the status bar? Ever since I got the prompt to update my software (which I did) I'm not getting any more symbols on the status bar other than that one.
So is anyone else getting this symbol on the top left side of the status bar? Ever since I got the prompt to update my software (which I did) I'm not getting any more symbols on the status bar other than that one.
Check your Quick Toggles in the notification bar, you have Notifications turned off.
Salvor.Hardin
Banned
Haha and so you're right. Silly me. Thanks!
Product awareness seems rather high for the GS3. I went to a training course last week and the trainer walked past me whilst I was messing around on it and instantly said "You've got the new one". It probably helps that it's not easily confusable with other devices.
No probs I knew I'd seen that icon before and yes, it was when I accidentally disabled my own Notifications.
I've shown it to three people today at work (and my brother who I don't see too often) and the were all instantly blown away, and knew of the phone. Two of them have iPhones and said they've been considering getting the S3 instead of the next iPhone when they are due for an upgrade.
Salvor.Hardin
Banned
Just going to echo you guys are saying. I have the white S3 and everyone I've showed it to is in love with it. It's just a really slick, fast, and gorgeous phone. Doesn't hurt that it has a crazy good screen.
Showed it to my friend a few days ago. He messaged me today saying he's getting it on his upgrade. Heh. Pebble Blue version though.
Looks really good in person. But I had to go with the red! I WAITED SO LONG FOR IT.
I saw both side by side and almost had a change of heart.
TDLink
Member
Only issue I have is that it logs me out after some time. I want to stay logged in
For some reason, for me, none of my calls through it are connecting (I tried it right next to a friend's computer with his skype open also) and it seems to randomly log me off and on again.
BFIB
Member
After headaches with out AT&T service over the past year or so, me and my fiance got fed up and switched carriers, and picked up two S3's Saturday.
Overall, I really like it. Battery life is fantastic, even better than my 4S, which had a decent battery to begin with. I've had an iPhone since the original, so this is my first foray into a Droid phone. After getting the Nexus 7, I'm really impressed with the software.
Overall, I really like it. Battery life is fantastic, even better than my 4S, which had a decent battery to begin with. I've had an iPhone since the original, so this is my first foray into a Droid phone. After getting the Nexus 7, I'm really impressed with the software.
So how does one get group texting working properly on the s3?
Any group texts from others or responses just get lumped into individual conversations and always come as a mms message which can be rather confusing at times. I would like any group texts sent to me plus responses to show everyone included on the text so I can have them separate from individual convos and I can also easily respond to all. Is there some setting I have to change or is there another messaging app I can get?
Any group texts from others or responses just get lumped into individual conversations and always come as a mms message which can be rather confusing at times. I would like any group texts sent to me plus responses to show everyone included on the text so I can have them separate from individual convos and I can also easily respond to all. Is there some setting I have to change or is there another messaging app I can get?
Get GoSMS and then go to settings and receive settings and check Enable Group MMS. They will always come and go as an MMS.
No it's just being misreported.