yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
Don't bother mate my contract was over in April phoned this morning they said only offer they could give me was £36 a month and £49 for handset they not allowed and can't offer any better deals for upgrade until either 28 or 29th once it out

Trust me as the words were and I quote

" you are one of our highest valued customer due having such high crefit we still won't be able to do you a deal till the handset has been released"

So not worth trying till release day then get put through to loyalty team you will get better deal
[Galaxy S III General] hboos:
It's the same with Orange. Called and was quoted £36 for 24 months with 1000 mins, 1000 texts and 1GB data and a free GS3 as the standard retail price. They can't discuss upgrades until the phone is released.
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
Yet you can Vodafone and get great deals makes you wonder why you bother staying with orange or t-mobile

Tbh I did try an upgrade on the one x and even that was crap compared to other networks New customers I'm lucky I ended up with 7 faulty phones which just made my mind up to leave them now I'm sitting happy waiting for sg3
[Galaxy S III General] stunno:
Thanks for this but i'm not too bothered if they don't offer me anything, really. I would prefer to stay with t mobile but I only have about 2 months left on a Sim only contact and quite fancy the dialaphone deal mentioned above with the free 4 months & streaming sky sports.

It will cost me £20 to pay off the contract and get a PAC as I cannot really see them waiving the £150 up front cost to keep me. It doesn't hurry to try though
[Galaxy S III General] NeoVR:
Hmm.

Im thinking ill wait until its actually released..

a) to see what o2 will offer on retention (espec after the announcement that they are upgrading to DC-HSPA in major cities)

b) To have the option of moving to three and getting the £110 cashback by ordering on their website.
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
Which deal is that then of streaming sky sports I've read every post and Nt seen it ?
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
My deal

Vodaphone through CPW

600mins

Unlimited texts

1Gb data

Free 16gb Handset

Free Galaxy Tab 10.1

Free Screen Protector

Free Car charger

24x £36 =£864

-£40.40 Topcashback

-£250.00 (On average) Once I flea Bayed the Tab (Already have a Touchpad)

-£20.00 for the Screen protector & charger kit

Total = £553 +/- What the actual sale price of the Tab is.
[Galaxy S III General] stunno:
About 5 or 6 posts up.its on orange panther through dialaphone/moneysupermarket. The deal has 2 orange add ons included

http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/aw2/offer/24ORGAW204/
[Galaxy S III General] marmot:
Damn it, I searched straight on dialaphone website, this deal does not show up!!

Thanks a lot for posting the link!
[Galaxy S III General] JupiterdroidXDA:
Agreed,

T-Mobile and Orange are the worst,

Horrendous...

JD
[Galaxy S III General] marmot:
I personally have experience with both T-Mobile and Three. Both are quite patchy, but IMHO in rural areas T-Mobile wins because they have 2G towers which reach farther - whereas Three are 3G only.
[Galaxy S III General] stunno:
Just had a nice chat with a young lady at Tmobile who confirmed that they do not have anything ton their system that will let them negotiate upgrades until the phone is actually available.

However she did say that even when they did there was no way that they would be able to match the Dial a phone deal without a cash up front payment

So off to Orange I go! Hope I'm not going t o regret it
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
The one I posted lol
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
The same link I posted couple of days ago lol
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
Give you £100 for the tab
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
LOL

Everyone loves a trier...............:p
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
:D sent you pm
[Galaxy S III General] NeoVR:
CPW now have the phone free on a £28 - 24month "talkmobile" contract.

100minutes 100sms 100mb internet

24x£28=£576

minus potential £35 for quidco/tcb

£541 - Plus the 16gb microSD card, screen protector and charger.

Not bad....
[Galaxy S III General] imfromwales:
Is Vodafone the only network to have the 32GB version for the first month? What date will the 32GB be offered on other networks?
[Galaxy S III General] stunno:
A month after launch? ;)

Gone for the dialaphone 400 minutes orange panther deal, it will be nice to have the cricket on at work
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
I had the same that's why I posted here by the way I spoke to them and I also been told it will be sim free to :D
[Galaxy S III General] artesea:
A correction to false statements seen in the thread

Vodafone handsets are UNLOCKED out of the box when purchased on a contract. PAYG however are locked.

There is still no ETA for the 64gb model, so expect a wait if you pre-order.

The price difference between the 16gb and 32gb is more than the cost of a 64gb micro sd card, so don't bother with the larger models.

Network coverage, each is great somewhere and ****e somewhere else.

You've got 2 weeks to find out if another network gives you good 3G/HSDPA at home, work, school, girlfriends. If you struggle at any location where you are daily avoid them.

Customer services will always be shocking for some and amazing for others on all networks. Luck of the draw with the agent answering the phone, and the size of the fault. TalkTalk broadband have been great for me, but then I've never had to call them ;)

Finally looking forward to upgrading from my G2 to G3 for only £20.50/month 18m £29 up front, but then I do get good discounts :)
[Galaxy S III General] Humma78:
Who is that upgrade with? Are you an employee? What minutes / data do you get with that?
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
I'm sorry to say you are wrong shift manager did his upgrade on his contract with Vodafone his phone is locked to network

Work mate did his upgrade at cpw changed from o2 to voda the phone was locked to network

Please do not tell people they are wrong as everyones personal experience is different, I my self went through dial a phone once before and on Vodafone contract the phone was locked to voda

Now tell me I'm wrong:p
[Galaxy S III General] JupiterdroidXDA:
Yeah not bad if you NEVER use your phone, Jeez thats restrictive, practically prison like;/

Thats a contract with handcuffs, lol

JD
[Galaxy S III General] nikzDHD:
Your wrong :p Got my HOX of DAP on Vodafone and it's unlocked! Hehe
[Galaxy S III General] artesea:
Your wrong ;)

Phones sold by Vodafone haven't been locked for at least 2 years (unless you get an iPhone / Blackberry and even then it's free to request the unlock code with your contract)

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600 mins, unlimited text, 1gb data

more than I need, but it works out cheaper over 18 months.

Would love to go for 12 months but £99 for the phone is just a little to high.

Can't give more info on offer, but you should be able to read between the lines ;)
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
How dare you come on here and call me a liar shift manger did his upgrade direct with Vodafone just the other month ( within your so called 2 year claim) and it is Vodafone locked

Do not tell me I am wrong as I have had the phone in my hand and tried my t-mobile sim card in it and it asked for pin unlock

You sir do not know what your talking about
[Galaxy S III General] hefonthefjords:
Calm down lads.
[Galaxy S III General] artesea:
http://help.vodafone.co.uk/system/s...DISPLAY=SUBTOPICARTICLES&HANDLERMODE=NOJSPAGE

Pay monthly

Most Vodafone phones are not Network Locked but some*other devices are - they*can only be used on the Vodafone network with a Vodafone SIM.

The exceptions really are just the iPhones and Blackberries.
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
You not got a clue about personal experience of everyone

None was iPhone or blackberry

2 htcs and s Samsung all locked

Don't go round calling someone a liar when you don't know the facts

Check xda rules!!!
[Galaxy S III General] hunhool:
£576???

24x£28=£672
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
How embarrassing lol :o
[Galaxy S III General] hunhool:
I'll never buy any phone for contract,ever.

sim free+giffgaff the best couple:D

£10=250mins unlimited sms+net

+viber(free)

:p
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
You are right of course, I know what I should do is wait a few months, pick up a bargain on flea Bay & stick a giff gaff in.

But

I'm just so sick of my DHD as I was one of those who just missed out on the SII launch and was a bit gutted.

Plus

I'm stupidly impatient.

I'm just so excited about a new toy lol. I feel a bit like Neil from The Young Ones and the Video, "Yeah anything anything" ( You will only get the Neil ref if you are of a certain age from the UK)

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Updated with the trade in with Mazuma :)
[Galaxy S III General] NeoVR:
I never said it was a good one :p
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
Charger kit? Thought cpw was doing sd card case and screen protect
[Galaxy S III General] rocketpaul:
so the best sim free price in 479.99 at play with a cashback discount. any advances on this?
[Galaxy S III General] hunhool:
Don't worry,I'm impatient,too. :D

Already sold one of my SGS2(+desk charger+2000mha battery+2cases+ 8gb microsd) for £325 so I only need £170 to get the SGS3 :D

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where did you read about cashback discount?

I can't find the cashback option....
[Galaxy S III General] rocketpaul:
http://www.topcashback.co.uk/play/

where did you sell your gs2?
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
Yeah it changed after the Tab's ran out, Its was only a screen protector & a car charger (Another car charger is always handy though)
[Galaxy S III General] ryukent:
OK, so I’ve been looking around at all the cheap deals in the UK for a Samsung Galaxy S3 and here’s what I’ve come up with.

Vodafone

Free phone, £36 a month on a 24 month contract. 600 mins, 1GB, unlimited texts.

Total cost over 24m = £864

Orange

Free phone, £36 a month on a 24 month contract. 600 mins, 1GB, 3000 texts.

Total cost over 24m = £864

O2

£99 phone, £37 a month on a 24 month contract. 600 mins, 1GB, unlimited texts.

Total cost over 24m = £987

Three

Free phone, £34 a month on a 24 month contract. 2000 mins (+5000 to 3 phones), unlimited GB, 5000 texts.

Total cost over 24m = £816

OR

You could buy the phone for £499 from Amazon, then get a SIM only deal from Three for

Free phone, £12 a month on a 12 month contract. 600 mins, 1GB, 3000 texts.

Total cost over 24m = £787

OR

You could buy the phone for £499 from Amazon, then get a SIM only deal from Three for

Free phone, £10 a month on a 12 month contract. 300 mins, 1GB, 3000 texts.

Total cost over 24m = £739

OR

You could buy the phone for £499 from Amazon, then get a SIM only deal from Three for

Free phone, £15 a month on a 1 month rolling contract. 300 mins, unlimited GB, 3000 texts.

Total cost over 24m = £859

Conclusion

Now if you know you will keep the phone for 2 years, you might be happy to go with the lock in contracts and save money up front. It will cost you more in the end. Assuming you can shell out now, there’s a real advantage in the SIM only offers from Three. First, you will get an unlocked phone and not be locked into a long contract. The final option is only 1 month at a time. Also, the Three deals are much cheaper. The final deal also gives you unlimited data.

Some people worry about the Three network. I can assure you, it’s much better than it was 10 years ago when it got the bad reputation. Don’t just trust me though, trust the independent government affiliated reviews (YouGov). They consistently rate Three as the best network, though maybe not for customer service…. but how often do you really have to call them?

http://www.ryukent.com/2012/05/cheapest-galaxy-s3-deal-in-the-uk/
[Galaxy S III General] hunhool:
and what do you think about giffgaff?

personally, that's my favourite :D

£10 250mins,unlimited txt,unlimited internet

£15 400mins,same,same?

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ebay :)

I was really lucky, sold in 2days.
[Galaxy S III General] n-j-f:
Will they supply a microSIM to avoid having to cut a regular one?
[Galaxy S III General] bidboy:
Best to buy from Play through Topcashback ( £479.99 ), then use a Giffgaff sim. The Giffgaff sims are a microsim & normal sim combined, you just pop the microsim out of the holder. ( Giffgaff use the o2 network )

https://giffgaff.com/orders/free-sim
[Galaxy S III General] n-j-f:
Thanks for the suggestion. I have already ordered my phone from Play. Following your post, I am trying to understand how Giffgaff works. I found this explanation. I assume this is still correct. Does it mean if I order a sim from an existing Giffgaff subscriber we both get £5 credit?
[Galaxy S III General] bidboy:
Thats correct. If you trust me you could pm me your name & address & I would ask Giffgaff to send you a sim, then if you add say £10.00 to your account Giffgaff will add another £5.00, & I will also earn 500 payback points (£5). But if you prefer you can just order it from them direct, but then of course you dont get the extra fiver.

Edit.

Or click on the link below.

http://giffgaff.com/orders/affiliate/bidboy
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
Giffgaff use 02, but not all of it, they can't afford to rent all the bases off 02 so they aren't as good coverage and if their business plan/anarchist syndicate start failing then tower numbers used will fall....just a heads up :)
[Galaxy S III General] artesea:
Hmm you sure, they are both owned by Telefonica and MVNOs get full use of 2G and/or 3G.
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
Not totally certain, but this is what I was told in an 02 store, so who knows?
[Galaxy S III General] stunno:
I tried giffgaff for a while and the signal was very poor everywhere, both for voice & data. I've never been on O2 so can't compare

This is in NE England
[Galaxy S III General] nikzDHD:
Giffgaff in London is excellent, especially with 3G900 masts, I get the best reception of o2.

Vodafone gives me the best speeds at home however patchy at work.

Three decent signal but very poor data speeds at hone and at work.

I'd choose GG/O2 as I get a good signal and constant data connection.

Choose a network that gives me you the best results on where you are based the most.
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
I'm guessing giffgaff use population demographic to decide which towers to rent , so good signal in London is a nobrainer, but more rural and sparsely populated areas probably have sketchy coverage.......so if you're not a Guardian reader is worth checking coverage ;)
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
I would love to use giff gaff 3 days and still can't get sim activated even after I tried using a second one as instructed they took my money 3 days ago and still no use also got 2 accounts as I was instructed yet nothing

Giff gaff suck tbh if they can't even they can't even activate a card

I had 10 ppl lined up for jumping on network if not not sorted today for just mine then that's 10 gone plus the rest I would have brought with me

Edit nice agent called Rebecca fixed it this morning so change of mind for now
[Galaxy S III General] Aitch:
How fast is Giffgaff for data? Is it truly unlimited downloading or just browsing?
[Galaxy S III General] nikzDHD:
Depends on network coverage, and load at the time. I was getting between 2-4Mbps and upload around 2-3Mbps. Decent speeds in my end of London.

Not truly unlimited as users have been getting barred you should be fine as long as you don't tether and download massive amounts.
[Galaxy S III General] n-j-f:
Thanks. I'll use your link a little nearer the time I will be returning to the UK in June. If I understand right, the sim I will get will be capable of being either a mini or micro sim?
[Galaxy S III General] bidboy:
Your right, you get a normal sim & the micro just pops out. :)
[Galaxy S III General] wlchuccc:
anyone used affordablemobiles before? read a lot bad stuff on the web, so will u recommend to use them? Please share your experience, thanks
[Galaxy S III General] brunopatterson:
Can't understand why anyone would think a 24month contract is a good deal, who wants to keep a phone for two years?

It's false economy, after two years your phone is worthless to resell.

12 month contracts or SIM free all the way is the best bet.

I'm just coming to the end of my Voda 12month contract, my GSII is still worth in the region of £220.

So a GSIII at £479.99 from play.com, including topcashback of £20 only actually costs me £259.99 for the handset, plus another £10-15 a month for a decent SIM only contract with Three.co.uk or a GiffGaff means total cost of ownership over 12 months is £379.99-£439.99.

In 12months (or maybe less) when another decent phone comes out you GSIII is still worth a decent amount of money and massively offsets the cost of buy the handset SIM free.

I know you havent all got GSII's to sell, but you gotta start somewhere and getting a 24month contract for a GSIII is not going to get you your next decent phone cheap. Bite the bullet and either get a Voda 12month contract or buy the phone SIM free.

Just my 2p :-)
[Galaxy S III General] hboos:
You might want to recalculate!

Over the two years of owning a GSII and selling it to buy a GSIII, you've spent:

£450 (sim free) + £260 (for the cost of the GSIII on top) + [24 X £15] = 1070 over the course of 2 years!!!!

or you could just have bought the GSII on a 24 month contract at £34 for the ONE plan which gives better mins and data than giffgaff = 816 + £260 [sell the GSII and buy the GSIII] = £1076

So for £6 extra over the two years, you've got more mins, more texts, unlimited data with tethering and you've also built up loyalty with the network to get the next phone [ GS4 ] cheaper!

The only instances where the sim free option would be better is if you move around a lot or you aren't a heavy user and top up maybe less than £10 a month.
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
Couldn't agree more, been with orange for years, gets cheaper every year, but I guess if you have to have the latest gadget now now now then buying is the only way ;) still love my galaxy s after 2 years, and having kept it that long I'm looking forward to an upgrade all the more
[Galaxy S III General] nikzDHD:
But if you get a 24 month contract and sell your handset 12 months down the line and buy a sim free device you'd still be paying £34 a month, or you'd have to terminate the contract.

So it works out better buying sim free and using a sim only plan, sim only plans are readily available and various deals crop up every so often so you can chop and change.
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
But I don't want or need a new phone every year, and in that case I win win win!
[Galaxy S III General] MrMrMr111:
At the minute I'm buying SIM free, but where is S3 for £479.99 on Play.com? it shows with me as £499.99? Maybe tempted if can use quidco for bit extra to buy SIM free, and keep my 3 PAYG £15/month....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tech_girl:
Im in the market for a Gooapple V5 3G. I have read that Android-Sale.com is the most reliable place to purchase a genuine Gooapple V5 3G. And that is one of my options to purchase from. But has anyone actually bought a Gooapple from gooapple.com official store? And if yes what is your experience?

Alternatively I may be able to get a friend to buy the Gooapple from China. Does any of the XDA members know where I can get the genuine item from either Shanghai or Beijing?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Conclusion:
Logos Quiz Game is out on iTunes for iOS users, is there a version for Android?

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/logos-quiz-game/id478364212?mt=8
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] jamie2teach:
Not yet! I had a play with it on my friends iPhone, very addictive.

I really hope someone develops it for Andriod soon! It has to be as good as the original as there are a lot of rubbish copies out on the market.
[HTC One X] txmade:
I'm coming from an iPhone and love that feature. Is there any way to get visual voicemail?
[HTC One X] farnsbarns:
Search play for hullomail
[HTC One X] 99RedB:
I'll second the suggestion of Hullomail
[HTC One X] Ripley:
Sorry but visual voicemail?
[HTC One X] farnsbarns:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=visual+voicemail
[HTC One X] 1earful:
i signed up for google voice light to have voicemails redirected to my one x instead of going to at&t. seems to work. at minimum, even if the app is unable to transcribe the voicemail, i can still play it on my phone without calling at&t.
[HTC One X] orangeirwin:
Just download the AT&T visual voicemail app from play store. It comes installed on Skyrocket, Nitro and Vivid and supposedly only works on LTE phones. It works great on the Skyrocket, I'm hoping it works as well on the One X since I should be receiving mine later this week.
[HTC One X] mrEvotoTab:
Google voice definitely works great for this, no need really for any other if you have this installed
[HTC One X] 1earful:
also looks as though at&t charges an additional fee for vv with text on lte. google voice lite is free, but i'm not sure about lte functionality.
[HTC One X] cloudyphiz:
This is so incredibly lame. No visual voicemail, the AT&T Messages app will not install from their site and when I try to switch the voicemail service to Google Voice it errors out. The phone is vastly superior to my iPhone 4 in basically every single way but this is pretty much inexcusable.
[HTC One X] ealvinito:
It works fine just installed ATT messages app from the market.
[HTC One X] 1earful:
Are you in Google Voice when installing? That's how I did it. Am on an international stock One X and on AT&T prepaid.
[HTC One X] ealvinito:
Just went into the Play Store and downloaded
[HTC One X] dondula:
I found after side loading the vivid's visual voicemail app on to my ATT One X, I immediately get a notification saying that there is an update for the app, I click update and it takes me to the market page for the ATT VVM app which I couldn't search for normally. It says it was updated May 4th and One X support was added so I have no idea why they wouldn't let you find it in the market.
[HTC One X] jsntrenkler:
I need to find the side loaded app.

Sent from my HTC One X using Xparent ICS Blue Tapatalk 2
[HTC One X] funkswing:
Where can I get Vivid's VVM app to sideload into my HOX?
[HTC One X] dondula:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1452330

You can use the Side Load Wonder Machine to side load the app, being htc sync doesn't let you.
[HTC One X] GodKingKnight:
hey guys google voice lite was not available in play store. Thanks.
[HTC One X] 1earful:
just download google voice. when you open it, you will have options. some of them incur fees. light is one choice and is not a fee service.
[HTC One X] funkswing:
I got VVM sideloaded into my phone and set it up. It doesn't alert me right away that there is an update, but when I start the app it then notifies me of an update. I then close out of the app and click the update notification, but when it goes to the play store it says "item not found" and I can't update the app.

Anyone have the updated VVM app that can be sideloaded into the HOX?

The VVM feature works, but I can't setup my voicemail greeting. When I get to the screen nothing happens when I press the record button. Before I hit the record button the sound levels are shown on the screen while I talk.

Any help?

funk
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MidnightDevil:
Hello fellas, this is my first question here so bare with me :)

I'm using CM7 with OnDemand governor, slightly overclocked with Apply on boot.

So my question is, installing SetCPU, do I have to disable this "Apply on boot" so " SetCPU takes over? Right?

Also, is there any addons or anything to take the best out of CM 7.2 ?

Cheers :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Faiz Malkani:
Yes you will have to disable apply on boot to allow SETCPU to takeover.

As for addons, search for patches like beats audio, xLoud, Bravia hack etc in ur phones forum