yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
I already made this choice 3 months back and I am in peace of mind, you will simply love note 2, all features of s3+ multiple new features. . Battery is just awesome, no lags :)

sent from: The New S-Pen :)

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There is not much Difference in displays, but yeah do to higher ppi, the display of s3 is sharper than note 2

sent from: The New S-Pen :)
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
can you guys recommend any bluetooth headset that works well with s3 and isn't too expensive?
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Is there anyone else on LLB (PAK) who faced this issue?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=37153620
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
I've never used 'em! :)

I haven't tried ELLB. I think what you were facing was just a glitch. It'll probably never happen again so don't worry. If ELLA was good, then ELLB should be good, too! :)
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Finally arrived at islamabad:)
[Galaxy S III General] eiskafee:
Pre-SDS Freezes

I have a almost 8 months old GS3 16Gb. I purchased it from Hafeez Center.

I had everything stock, after OTA upgrade to 4.1.2 around 4 days back, my phone started acting weird and started having random freezes.

It was still doing that after rooting, custom ROM/Recovery/Kernel. I guess it was the MMC chip acting up, I have unrooted my phone and brought it back to it's factory default warranty state. I hope it doesn't get a SDS but I am told the random freezes are Pre-SDS Symptoms.

What do you guys have to say about this problem, I didn't see anyone else in Pakistan having this problem (yet).

-Aftab
[Galaxy S III General] TheFaixy:
is it the latest official version in Pakistan ?
[Galaxy S III General] salmanghiyas:
Root ur phn again ... install any custom rom ... and then have PERSUES kernel and PHILLZ touch recovery .... they have the fix for SDS ... few other kernels like Siyah also have the SDS fix ...

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And do a complete wipe before installing custom rom ... wipe data, wipe cache , wipe dalvic
[Galaxy S III General] rizzy123:
What's the current price of the phone in Pakistan?
[Galaxy S III General] saad2687:
53000 from homeshoping.pk and 56000 from teletec and mnp
[Galaxy S III General] iArmghan:
if you are on 4.1.2 now then this firmware have SDS fix in it so there is no need to root and install any custom recovery or kernel.... but whether your device will die or not completely depends upon your eMMC chip wear level ... be positive ... try factory resetting your phone.. may be some app troubling your phone
[Galaxy S III General] TheFaixy:
anyone?
[Galaxy S III General] iArmghan:
Nop the lastest one is 4.1.2 XXELLB for PAK

http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-I9300&pcode=PAK&os=1&type=1#firmware
[Galaxy S III General] TheFaixy:
why didn't I get update :-\

anyways doing this update won't set status to modified or increase flash counter am I right?
[Galaxy S III General] iArmghan:
yes you are right ...
[Galaxy S III General] TheFaixy:
loving the new firmware
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
I am quite inclined towards white since havent seen blue in person. I hope they will have dummies.

Thats really disappointing. A quad core flagship phone is slowing down... Does this happen in some specific scenarios or just randomly?

Hows the battery life compared to S2's?
[Galaxy S III General] n70shan:
yea homeshopping is nice to deal phone is excellent. bit dissappointed by cam result.
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Cool.

Dissappointing cam result...? You saying generally or in comparison with s2/onex?
[Galaxy S III General] waseem136:
Urdu Keyboard

hey I got my phone from Kazakhstan after selling my HTC sensation. have been looking for a Pakistani official rom so that I could use urdu keyboard. Can anybody please confirm that urdu keyboard is working in the phone ? if yes then can anybody upload the rom? would really appreciate .

regards:good:
[Galaxy S III General] waseem136:
Product Code, PDA, CSC and Phone

Can anyone post the following?

Product Code, PDA, CSC and Phone.

I need it to download official Pakistan rom as i am living in Kazakhstan and here these parameters are different.

following is the procedure to find it:

From you device.

dial *#1234# and you will get pda, phone and csc.

Product code

*2767*4387264636#

n could anyone tell me that urdu keyboard is availabe in the rom or not?
[Galaxy S III General] n70shan:
urdu is not available. download pakistani rom from sammobile.com and flash it via odin v1.85

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both man. but infact htc one x has also less then average cam result.
[Galaxy S III General] omeryounos:
I have pebble blue....superb phone, very good build quality...certainly a definite upgrade for all SGS2 owners or iPhone 4S.
[Galaxy S III General] ila420:
I am still confused, not sure if i should really switch it with my S2, is it worth to upgrade only because of QuadCore, Battery and Larger Screen !!

Do the S3 owners face low ram issues ? and how is the same 8MP camera is it better than S2 ?
[Galaxy S III General] n70shan:
Ram is not an issue. phone is fast enough but the camera is dull and crapy recorded video sound atleast for me
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
I think same stuff was upgraded in s2 from s1. Processor, screen, battery. Ram and camera are not upgraded in s3 though as they were in s2 but audio quality has been upgraded through wolfson dac. What else should we expect? :)
[Galaxy S III General] TheFaixy:
you sir.. great help mystery solved
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
there is still huge debate going on xda, some say that slowing down is the issue related to ram, some say it isn,t,, normally the lag is when u r playing games and suddenly u return to homescreen, the launcher redraws, which is annoying,,, the browser on facebook also slows down if you keep on scrolling for 3-4 minutes,,,other than that, i didn,t see any slow down in any app. The positive thing is that quad core handles the mobile very well while watching hd videos or playing games,,

battery for me is around 30% better than s2. On s2 i used to get around 4hr screen on with medium usage, on s3, i get 5-6hr screen on with medium use, i watched 40mins of full hd videos, and lost only 5% battery,,,

camera is good in day but crap in low light,,,

well if u can afford, i suggest you to go for s3, you won,t be disappointed as you will get to see many new things
[Galaxy S III General] insomnia:
Pakistan Zindabad! :)
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
just played max payne 3 which is a full hd game for 37mins, no lag at all,only lost 10% battery, this is just amazing, on s2 i would have lost more than 30% battery, so the quad core is handling the battery very well
[Galaxy S III General] n70shan:
camera is a piece of **** in s3. me angry!
[Galaxy S III General] aami.aami:
galaxy s3 was available for sale 6 days before its international launch! price then was 75000 paki rupees
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Thanks for the insight. Battery does look impressive. You got all that timing from stock rom+kernel?

Yeah i will get it hopefully by monday.
[Galaxy S III General] iris_aim:
Just a query from all those wbo want to upgrade from GS2..how many of u own a tablet...cuz i think ugrading from s2 is useless exp for value for money if u dont own a tablet..get an ipad for that matter and u wont regret...

I have s3 and my wife has s2 and i dont see much of diff...my call wud be get ipad if u want to upgrade from s2...just my 2cent

Muhammad I Alam
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Hey bro did you bargain with shopkeepers? Today i visited some shops and the all were asking 62k for both colors and both warranties.
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
yes, these are from stock kernal, i changed to phenomenal kernal and the battery life has increased
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Is samsung's allshare cast dongle available in Pakistan? If yes then whats the price?
[Galaxy S III General] Behram:
SDS

keywords: SDS s3 Pakistan Sudden Death Syndrome M&P warranty Galaxy s3

[Jan 13, 2103]

My galaxy s3 (bought from homeshopping.pk on the 27th of June) suffered from the Sudden Death Syndrome on the 13th of January 2013. The phone became very slow around the 11th and the camera would take ages to start up.

[Jan 17, 2013]

Luckily, I had an M&P warranty. I had to go to the Pindi office (in Singapore Plaza) from where they sent it to the Lahore head office. The head office has informed me that the motherboard has to be replaced which will take around 20 days since the spare parts are imported from Dubai.

I'm waiting now... I hope they fix it properly.
[Galaxy S III General] iArmghan:
I have a M&P warranty too... i hope they have a good customer service....

btw my S3 is 250+ days old and is working absolutely fine :)

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yes its awesome .... :)
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Awesome!!!
[Galaxy S III General] capricornian:
Hey what is the screen time you got? and are you on stock 4.1.2, if not, plesae tell me your ROM, kernel and mods, hacks etc..
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Mate I really don't remember the exact screen time but it was enough when you can clearly see the calls time so you can imagine anyways apart from thatomega v, 38 is your answer nothing else no hacks simple! Hit thanks if its help you out!!

Edit.: persues kernel, okay!
[Galaxy S III General] capricornian:
I was wondering that cuz you seem to use intermittently.. My screen time is always about 3 to 4 hours in 24 hours so I fail to get these kind of stats.. But one thing is for sure that the new EMA1 & EMA2 firmwares are battery friendly.. ;)
[Galaxy S III General] TheFaixy:
getting 5-6 hours of screen on time with 19 hours of use stock XXELLA
[Galaxy S III General] Behram:
[Feb 4, 2013]

I called the M&P Lhr head office today to ask abt my SDS galaxy s3, got to hear the same "our spare parts come from Dubai" excuse, and was asked to wait further for my s3 to get fixed!

I insisted that I be given an expected date of delivery upon which the operator said that I should ask again on the 10th of February!!!

Arrrgh. Lame service. Very lame!
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Ask them if dubai is on some other planet...? Its a 2.5-3 hrs flight from dubai to lahore. Whats taking them so long?
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Any update?
[Galaxy S III General] omgbuffguy:
I can also make my S3 last a week if I don't use the phone and let it sit idle. It's a smart phone meant to be used so use it properly then post battery stats?

Mine lasts 14-16 hrs with mobile edge on the whole day, heavy gaming and super heavy whatsapping all day long with some minor Facebook and Gmail.

Sent from Supernexus 2.0 :cool:
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Why so serious?

:)
[Galaxy S III General] Behram:
Further delays

[Feb 10, 2013]

I phoned M&P Lahore on the 10th of Feb and was AGAIN told that the shipment from Dubai had still not come! I was assured that it would arrive around the 15th of Feb, and that i would receive my repaired Galaxy s3 (with new motherboard) around the 20th of Feb.

[Feb 21, 2013]

I called today (21st Feb) to check my phone's status (since i have STILL not received it). I was, as has become almost routine now, told that the shipment has STILL not arrived! The operator said that Samsung had not expected so many S3s "dying" and so there is a shortage of s3 spare parts all over the world! (I find this very hard to believe considering how many millions of NEW s3s have been sold!)

Anyway, once again i have been assured that the shipment will arrive by the end of this month. I even told them that I should be given a replacement set if there indeed was a shortage of spare parts but was politely told that the warranty only covers REPAIR, not REPLACEMENT (unless the fault was reported within 7 days of purchase).

I really don't know what to do. I've almost given up on M&P and Samsung.
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
That is really sad to know. You're like a month and a half without your cellphone. I hope they act upon their words this time. Would go for teletec next time.
[Galaxy S III General] farrukhna:
i must appreciate that you have waited for so long so PATIENTLY because if i would have been instead of you, then i would have taken some 'badmaash larkay' to either beat up the people at the office or gotten a new s3 from them
[Galaxy S III General] rezapatel:
Two simple points,

1. Best products shouldn't die like S3 and Note 2.

2. Best hardware without even average service results in a crap experience.

You may want to connect to someone with some level of authority to get a replacement if they're unable to fix your phone within 2 working days, next when you speak. I believe that's just fair.

Good luck.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
So... Good win for the cricket team today. That was an excellent match and I'm glad I watched it. :)
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
Dont they give you a pakistani/global version? I mean u said that ur phone was a french version, y didnt they give u a pakistani version of the phone? Did they tell it before sending this phone

?
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
It is the international version bought from France. It had a French CSC and everything.

Back then, the phone wasn't readily available in Pakistan (and the Pebble Blue one was hardly available anywhere in the world). That's why they had to ship mine from France.
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
But did they tell u in advance that it is bought from france? Or it has french csc?

If tomorrow i place an order with them, what they send me some phone not having a pak csc? Can one return such phone and ask a pakistani version?
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Nope, they didn't tell me. It was delayed so I phoned them up. All they told me was that they're shipping it from abroad (due to a worldwide shortage). That was it.

I think that they will most definitely give you the Pakistani version of the phone. I really don't understand why it matters. You can buy an international version of the phone from anywhere in the world and they will all be the same.

Also, if you're going to be on XDA and you start flashing ROMs and what-not, you're going to automatically change your CSC. It really doesn't matter. AT ALL! :)
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
Mm.. yeah doesnt matter that much, agree. But the point is they shd tell their customers that this phone is bought from france or some other country.

I recently bought One S from hafeez center (Labore), and mistanely got a t mobile cz phone :(. I dont know how come i didnt check the box there. I discovered that after coming back. That person shd have told me, but they just want that their phones shd b sold immediately, most of them r big liars.

I really hate t mobile logo when switching the phone on/off. But thank god it does not have a t-mob logo on its hardware.

This is the reason i was asking about hsn. One shd always try to get phone or any other thing from an authentic dealer.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Mmmm... Carrier branded phones are pretty bad!

Well, I think Homeshopping will be safe. :)
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
Yeah true man. But hope someone will find an easy method to debrand my phone.

And yeah now i ll buy my next phone from an authentic dealer.
[Galaxy S III General] rezapatel:
Homeshopping generally does mention if it's a carrier unlocked phone or not.

The only tradeoff between getting from Homeshopping or local warranty is obvious -their repair warranty (for a fraction lesser price) vs full company warranty handsets.
[Galaxy S III General] drraptor:
Has anyone used shareshot http://www.samsung.com/us/support/s...ide_seq=7065&prd_ia_cd=N0000005&map_seq=48256 ?

I don't see the "Share with" Icon even after connecting with SGS2 over Wifi-direct. :o Nordoes the number next to the wifi increases to 1. :(
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Have you guys check out the all new s4? C'mon Drop some comments! :)
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
Yup, I saw it live. I also disliked the design but I will still buy it. I just love all the software features they brought.

sent from: The New S-Pen :)
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
I had a comment but accidentally dropped it. :p
[Galaxy S III General] usb2007:
I got the S3 on launch day and plan to do the same with S4 insha Allah!
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Here you go:

http://homeshopping.pk/products/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-S-IV-i9500-in-Pakistan.html
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
You better find it, otherwise someone else will pick up and drop it in here :D

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:beer:Cheers:beer:! Insha Allah!

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Yes a design is what I didn't expect to be like this.. Its really Looks so identical to s3.
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
Criminals of online shopping back again. 99,000 what the hell is that. It will be around 70k as per previous price trend. I wish no one will buy from them.

sent from: The New S-Pen :)
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
I wish that people DO buy from them!

If someone is stupid enough to buy it at that price, they don't deserve to be holding that money! Plain and simple! ;)
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
Is homeshopping opening at ur end? It seems to be down again :S
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Yeah, it's down.

EDIT: Aaaaand it's back. Just keep refreshing the page.
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
Thanks mate! Lemme try it again.
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
Great point man.

They will go like this...

Week 1: 99k

Week 2: 95k

After a month: 70k

So yes you are right, I saw people crying who get new phones from them and that too with no official samsung warranty

sent from: The New S-Pen :)
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Yeah, that's exactly what happens! The price will come down immensely within a month. People are just crazy sometimes. :silly:
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
So now when we all know what S4 really is, how many of you are buying it? ;)
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
I have created a thread for s4, lets go there for s4 discussion :)

sent from: The New S-Pen :)
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
Link?
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192005

sent from: The New S-Pen :)
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
Congratulations bro!

And yeah just checked ur ad, it is opening at my end.
[Galaxy S III General] Behram:
Thanks bro.

Why on earth doesn't the ad show up when i try to search for it in the search box?? How are other people going to see the ad (those who do not have a direct link to it)?
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
Well i m not sure why it is not showing in the search results, coz i havent really used olx much and in fact never posted an ad there.

But u must be searching ur ad with device name like 'galaxy s 3', there wud be so many ads of this phone, check other pages as well, u might find ur ad there.
[Galaxy S III General] Behram:
It did show up finally, but after abt 48 hours!
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
OK. Great then!
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
So is ur phone sold? How much did u get for it?
[Galaxy S III General] Behram:
i got 51k, alhamdulillah. The market price was 54-55k.
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
Good price u got. Now i have posted an ad to sale my htc one s. Lets see how much I get.

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I dont know why my ad was rejected by olx, may be it had a link (of gsmarena) in its description. Anyway i have re submitted it by removing that link and still it says pending approval :S
[Galaxy S III General] omgbuffguy:
Hello,

I flashed an official stock software through odin but not it wont connect to my network (Ufone). Can anyone tell me which modem they are using so I can try and flash that and see!? Thank you!
[Galaxy S III General] HassanM:
Is your phone rooted?
[Galaxy S III General] EvilKing009:
GALAXY S3 phone is really cool phone but too bad i can't afford it. :p
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
I'm saying the same thing about the Galaxy S4. :p
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
Haha... same here mate. :D
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
Has anyone got update after MA2?
[Galaxy S III General] omgbuffguy:
Yes my phone is rooted.

Also really general question, what baseband/kernel is everyone using? I ask because I flashed paranoid android and the battery life sucks. And I don't want to accidentally flash a modem which causes my phone to not connect to pakistani network
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
This is the latest available in Pakistan (see image)
[Galaxy S III General] forsakened:
I'm running the EMC2 baseband (custom ROM)

as for battery life on PA, yes its comparatively terrible. But becomes better if you use Siyah Kernel and tweak the governors. I dont use that kernel so I wouldnt know what to do (I use Boeffla)
[Galaxy S III General] HassanM:
Try flashing XXEMB6..... That's the latest one...
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
I do not know abt the latest one, but what i read in some other threads, isnt MC2* the latest one?

Thanks

*Edit: MC3
[Galaxy S III General] rezapatel:
MC3 is the most latest released version.

There was a leak version based on 4.2.1 but that's been mostly dead for a while and not many developers creating variants for it on their custom roms.
[Galaxy S III General] HassanM:
Download the latest Modem at

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2076857

Its the RIL version....

Download and flash it....

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Mate update your info....
[Galaxy S III General] omgbuffguy:
Hello,

I own a samsung galaxy s3 gt i9300. I rooted my phone and stuck to stock modem for a while. I then flashed paranoid android 3.15 on it which still used the stock modem. Then i flashed omega rom on it which changed the modem I guess and now I cannot connect to my local number. My IMEI number is there so my EFS is secure ( I have backups of it too). I tried flashing XXELLA modem first since that came stock with the phone when it came. I tried multiple other modems like XXEMB6 and XXEMC2. But it wont connect to my mobile number. I live in Pakistan and bought it factory unlocked from samsung.

Can someone please guide me as to which modem to flash? This is a modem problem right? Because that means I can never flash custom software with different modems. Or is it a CSC problem?

This is the thread i used for flashing/downloading modems! http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2076857

First attachment is the stock configuration the phone came with

Second is the new ROM i put in which is omega rom.

EDIT: Someone suggested it has something to do with apn settings. Can anyone tell me ufones apn settings which they have on their phone? The ones on the website are outdated

SECOND EDIT: Called up ufone. Everything is okay on their end. Its something to do with them modem and radio? What do I do?

I even restored my nandroid backup of the stock working official samsung ROM. But still no connectivity. Someone help please!?
[Galaxy S III General] rezapatel:
Try deleting the apns and re-adding them.
[Galaxy S III General] HassanM:
Check your inbox....
[Galaxy S III General] omgbuffguy:
doesnt work :/
[Galaxy S III General] rezapatel:
Latest ROM is MC3 and latest modem is MB6. I believe that's correct, but could be wrong.. ;)

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Did you try changing the sim to a different network? Or changing your location, maybe the tower in a certain area isn't working temporarily..

If none of the above work, a good idea would be to visit the network's office and have then configure it for you.
[Galaxy S III General] HassanM:
Its got nothing to do with the network be it Mobilink, WARID, Ufone etc etc..... It seems like a baseband issue or a glitch while flashing the Custom ROM....