Author Topic: Samsung Galaxy S3 Master Thread (Read 148887 times)

sky121 · « **Reply #60 on:** July 18, 2012, 04:01:11 PM »

Quote from: Mikeoracle on July 18, 2012, 03:58:27 PM

You quoted me too soon- I was actually referring to the case that I forgot to put the link in the post- now corrected.

Got the phone end of last week

Well if you had the case I am going to assume you had the phone as well , correct?

So my questions still stands.

I'm eligible for an upgrade and can get the s3 or I can get a free s2 without using my upgrade. So I was wondering how big the differences were to you and what you thought.

I know the S3 is newer and has some nice features but it would be nice to save the upgrade for the future. Thoughts?

Mikeoracle · « **Reply #61 on:** July 18, 2012, 04:04:23 PM »

Quote from: sky121 on July 18, 2012, 03:55:08 PM

How much of an upgrade do you feel it is from the s2 to s3?

Hard to say "how much" yet, but so far I am impressed.

I loved the S2 and I feel the took a great phone and made it even better.
The popup video player that allows "PIP" is pretty cool and very usefull. Camera app is even better.
Speed is incredible....

Mikeoracle · « **Reply #62 on:** July 18, 2012, 04:04:53 PM »

Quote from: sky121 on July 18, 2012, 04:01:11 PM

Well if you had the case I am going to assume you had the phone as well , correct?

So my questions still stands.

I'm eligible for an upgrade and can get the s3 or I can get a free s2 without using my upgrade. So I was wondering how big the differences were to you and what you thought.

I know the S3 is newer and has some nice features but it would be nice to save the upgrade for the future. Thoughts?

Where are you located?
I assume you are with Sprint?

David B · « **Reply #63 on:** July 18, 2012, 04:20:04 PM »

Quote from: sky121 on July 03, 2012, 04:04:52 PM

I know some people are trying to make it illegal. Can someone who OWNS the S3 tell me if its an option? Thanks

Got my S3 with Verizon last week.

I do not see a native option to silence the shutter -- but when the phone is in silent mode (Mute), or "Vibrate" mode, there is no shutter sound on the camera.

robi · « **Reply #64 on:** July 18, 2012, 04:27:26 PM »

Got mine from Verizon as well. Got the diztronic case on amazon for 9$, so far it's great

sky121 · « **Reply #65 on:** July 18, 2012, 04:49:43 PM »

Quote from: Mikeoracle on July 18, 2012, 04:04:53 PM

Where are you located?
I assume you are with Sprint?

Yes, I'm with Sprint in the midwest.

outinstyle · « **Reply #66 on:** July 18, 2012, 05:00:43 PM »

Not a “roaming” issue, but I did have an issue where if I have WIFI on then text messages were not always going through on the first try. If I turn off the wifi they go through immediately.

sky121 · « **Reply #67 on:** July 18, 2012, 05:18:55 PM »

Quote from: outinstyle on July 18, 2012, 05:00:43 PM

Not a “roaming” issue, but I did have an issue where if I have WIFI on then text messages were not always going through on the first try. If I turn off the wifi they go through immediately.

Is the issue fixed? I have my wifi on all day.

Shmelly · « **Reply #68 on:** July 18, 2012, 05:24:45 PM »

My wife has the S3, I have the Nexus. One thing I can tell you is, the S3 battery is 10x better than the Nexus. She uses her phone very heavily and still has battery when the day ends. I barely use my phone and its dying by 8PM every day.

She is experiencing one issue. When connected to our home wifi network, every couple minutes a notification flashes across the bottom of the screen saying "Connected: Home Wifi Network". Anyone know how to turn this off?

outinstyle · « **Reply #69 on:** July 18, 2012, 05:43:53 PM »

I dont have the phone with me (also gave it to the wife) but there is a notification setting.

outinstyle · « **Reply #70 on:** July 18, 2012, 05:45:15 PM »

Quote

Is the issue fixed? I have my wifi on all day.

If the text doesnt go through - you will know it. If you don't then I guess you dont have this issue.
The issue still persists.

Mikeoracle · « **Reply #71 on:** July 18, 2012, 08:34:59 PM »

Quote from: sky121 on July 18, 2012, 04:49:43 PM

Yes, I'm with Sprint in the midwest.

Do you have Wimax 4G in your area?
If yes I would go for the S2 since we dont know how long until the LTE is fully rolled out.

I live and work in areas where there is no Wimax so I figure I may as well get the S3 with LTE since I will definitely have no use for the Wimax but hopefully the LTE will roll out sooner than later.

Mikeoracle · « **Reply #72 on:** July 18, 2012, 08:35:42 PM »

Quote from: sky121 on July 18, 2012, 05:18:55 PM

Is the issue fixed? I have my wifi on all day.

I have my WiFi on a lot and dont have this problem.

robi · « **Reply #73 on:** July 18, 2012, 09:49:49 PM »

Anyone know if there's a way to get the browser to automatically resize a page? On my thunderbolt if I was reading an article and zoomed in it would always chop the page to fit my screen, so I wouldn't have to scroll Thru the sentence.can't seem to get my s3 to do that

sky121 · « **Reply #74 on:** July 18, 2012, 09:52:49 PM »

Quote from: robi on July 18, 2012, 09:49:49 PM

Anyone know if there's a way to get the browser to automatically resize a page? On my thunderbolt if I was reading an article and zoomed in it would always chop the page to fit my screen, so I wouldn't have to scroll Thru the sentence.can't seem to get my s3 to do that

I noticed that too. Pretty annoying when you're used to it. You might have to download a different browser. Not sure there's a way to change it.

Mikeoracle · « **Reply #75 on:** July 19, 2012, 09:37:49 AM »

Very lengthy detailed review of the S3;

http://m.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s3-1078667/review

outinstyle · « **Reply #76 on:** July 19, 2012, 09:40:33 AM »

Thanks

robi · « **Reply #77 on:** July 19, 2012, 09:48:23 AM »

Quote from: Mikeoracle on July 19, 2012, 09:37:49 AM

Very lengthy detailed review of the S3;

http://m.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s3-1078667/review

FYI it's a review of the European,quad-core version. Keep that in mind when reading about the processor

Mikeoracle · « **Reply #78 on:** July 19, 2012, 10:13:02 AM »

Quote from: robi on July 19, 2012, 09:48:23 AM

FYI it's a review of the European,quad-core version. Keep that in mind when reading about the processor

+1
I meant to mention that.
Thanks

smurf · « **Reply #79 on:** July 26, 2012, 04:02:34 PM »

I just got offered $130 retention from sprint. Now where is the best place to buy the S3?
Also do 3rd party cell phone retailers like amazon and letstalk.com qualify for the 5PPD IB?