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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] johentie:
anyone get their 50gb's on drop box?

i was prompted to sign in when i turn on the phone but when i check my account it still says i only have 3GB..

does it matter if it was an existing account?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Halmo:
Activated SIM?

When I put my SIM card in my phone and turned it on it was saying un-activated SIM. I then tried to connect to the Telus network manually and now it just says Emergency Calls Only. I thought the phone was supposed to come activated. Did anyone else on Telus have this issue? I will probably just call Telus or try to activate it online after work.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] FlashMorgan:
Got mine from Telus! W00T!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Rikter911:
I wasn't sure how far off I was from my upgrade but all said and done I paid just under $350 for the phone. Activation was waived.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cytherean:
It is supposed to be the 50 GB with the SGS3 and then the original 2GB from your original account for a total of 52GB, but I'm not sure how to go about doing it. If you figure it out, please let us know.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LNJ:
Not bad. What do you mean by activation? The $35 fee?

I think it's gonna be $230 + 3 year price for me :-(
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] NightSkylar:
The price for my SGS3 was $149, alongside a $200 early upgrade fee.

Total of $349
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Rikter911:
When I was picking my rogers siii up at best buy there was a telus person there having that same issue, albeit with a different phone. The sales rep had to call telus to get it figured out. I don't know what all was said after that but he left at the same time I did pretty much and was using his new phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Teknohtc:
rooted this beast and plugged in my denon 1100's to listen to some music

and man this phone sounds amazing destroys the sgs2 in terms of sound quality i would say the iPhone as well :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Frostie123:
Seems like the 32GB is sold out everywhere in the GTA.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] PeterGuru:
I got my 50GB ...

Yes, I got mine. Try going back into your DropBox account in a couple of hours. Perhaps it takes a bit of time under certain circumstances.

Peter
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iVisi0n:
Just the blue one, considering the white one is somehow unavailable yet.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Halmo:
Alright cool, Telus probably just got lazy and didn't activate it for some reason. Hopefully it's not a bad SIM card since there aren't any Telus stores close to me.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] PeterGuru:
Did you get an LTE SIM card?

Did they provide you with an LTE SIM card? If not, and you didn't already have one, then your existing SIM will not work.

You need to use a special SIM designed for the LTE network ... and they should NOT charge you to replace it.

Peter
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Frostie123:
Yeah I wanted the blue one with 32GB but someone just took it when I entered the store. Sucks but I still got to play with the S3. I might order it tomorrow online.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LNJ:
Weird my data share line which costs $10 a month let me reserve it online. Wonder if I will have to pay an early upgrade on it cause it says $0 online!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] blue265:
I got my dropbox 50GB as well. After a few hours I actually received an email saying it had been confirmed and now have 52GB. Funny, because I did the same thing on my international but it never took. But it does take some time for the dropbox 50GB to come through
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MaesterB:
SO....hopefully I will have on tomorrow from any number of dealers in Regina.

Quite choked though. On my contract for one of my numbers, it was only a 2 year contract, which means I would be eligible to get one. Sasktel, however, says that number is on a 3-year. Not one to let sleeping dogs lie, I kicked the hornets nest and I won. I get to upgrade BUT I could have had mine from Best Buy already, but of course...sasktel would not originally honor the contract I have in my hands that says 2 years.

Whatever. I have my name in at one place since the beginning of June so hopefully I will pick one up there, or I need to call in first thing tomorrow morning to another location and get it held for me.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Rikter911:
Yep the $35 fee that they say is for activating the sim card. She waived it when her boss wasn't looking. *shrug*
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Halmo:
You probably have to go on dropbox on the phone on your mobile network at least once or something. My SIM card doesn't seem to be activated yet so I set everything up on WiFi and did not get the 50GB yet. It kinda makes sense because they don't get it in US and they have the same model phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cytherean:
She was messing with you, all of this is programmed into their system and will not allow them to "waive" something that should not be waived. None the less, you didn't have to pay anything so you are happy! Congrats!

EDIT: Wait, was it a new activation or an upgrade?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dbzgod:
Just got my 32GB Pebble Blue from Victoria B.C. LTE SIM card was free and no activation costs for me, mine was a full phone buy out though and not a new contract.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] slight22:
Can we confirm this works on Telus too?

Lucky, Calgary Telus downtown, has none in stock, but my name is on the first 32 blue they get which hopefully is the next day or two. and i can buy it out as well plus he's gonna try and get me the 50$ coupon because my account is now 23 years old.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dinan:
Anyone with an international i9300 using rogers? Wondering how the data quality is etc. On my international S2 I would frequently get data drops and I spent a lot of time flashing different radios and it was kind of annoying... wondering if anyone is experiencing this with the international S3.

Thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mr. Droid:
None on my end!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] w98seeng:
I got mine at Best Buy. No upgrade fee as Telus waived it and the salesman at Best Buy put one away for me, so it was no problem.

Isn't the Canadian version of the S3 the i747, the same phone as the AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint phones?

If so, this means that this thread should be in this forum...

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1667

Ian
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] blue265:
HI Dinan

I have both and unfortunately the same problem exists on i9300. Service is spotty. I got my i747 today and its night and day. Even hspa (4G) seems faster. I'll be selling my i9300 as a result. LTE is simply amazing and seems to hold connection fine wile travelling on train vs the i9300.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mr. Droid:
Weird, I have yet to encounter any network drops
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] w98seeng:
I just rooted my phone using this method...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1726960

Very easy, just read the post and follow the instructions.

Ian
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] noahattic:
How much did you pay for it ? I would like to buy it outright, too!!!

Did you go to Carrier store or 3rd parties?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Rikter911:
Just an upgrade.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AMRivlin:
Any evidence of carrier locking in canada?

Mobilicity/Wind?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] hbk19:
I love this thing. And LTE is awesome compared to 3G, though not quite as good as my WIFI connection at home.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Dx9:
After we root I am guessing we head over to the AT&T Development forum for Roms when they start rolling in? I'm on Rogers
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] xhead:
Has anyone noticed a lot of Lag on their new Galaxy S3 ? .. especially transitioning back from messages to messages or just some simple scrolling.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Tomatoes8:
No problems at all.

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Same.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 420SYN:
I just wanted to warn anyone that by rooting your phone with the current method it will activate a counter that will likely void warranty if there's counts on it. I myself will be waiting and praying for a bypass soon. The same issue exists on the galaxy note.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dbzgod:
16GB Model is $649 and the 32GB model costs $699 + tax to buy out, now that it is launch day all big 3 carriers announced their full prices, Telus has the same but rogers is selling their's for $50 cheaper! check their website it says $599 for 16GB and $649 for 32GB.

Yes I bought it at a Bell store, all the 3rd party resellers all told me the same thing that you can't buy out the phone, only the discounted prices for new activations and upgrades, wirelesswave told me that they half to wait 90 days before they are allowed to sell the phones in full O.o

But then again why go to the 3rd party places and not just the main stores in the first place?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dbzgod:
Bell Canada:

I try'd inputting the data into checkfus to download for myself too but having some issue, can you tell me what exactly to put into product code and model think I might have one of those sections incorrect.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] blue265:
The lag you experience is because of s-voice. Try this. Go into s voice and choose settings. Tell it not to use home button. Now leave it and go into apps and exit using home button. Should see the lag you describe as gone.

I've rooted mine using the sprint method and worked great. Amazing how seeing ads again can make you miss root in just a few hours LOL. I'm sure someone will come up with a fox for binary counter. Maybe chaintech will add support for his triangle away for i747 in future

I had about 27MB down on Rogers today and about 14MB at its highest.LTE is amazing and will gladly give up the international for these data speeds, ha
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dbzgod:
Yeah when I plug the phone into Kies it claims it can't be updated through it which is the general error they give when the provided HIDSWVER results in nothing. Hopfully its up soon though.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dinan:
Thanks for the input... I was kind of afraid of this, but some others say they aren't experiencing this issue, maybe they don't notice? Anyway, I work in a building with low signal and have to get into the elevator multiple times a day (also in the PATH) so I think this exaggerates the issue. Are you under similar conditions? Did you have a stock ROM and radio or did you flash new ones?

Thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] blue265:
I work downtown near the PATH as well. I think we have this issue because downtown Toronto during the day is absolutley killing the Rogers bandwidth. As mentioned I noticed this issue on the i9100 and i9300. The past weekend on my i9300 though, I had 7MB down while driving outside of Toronto so that tells me the it'l models are capable of decent speeds on Rogers. I really think its a bandwidth issue with the heavy number of people downtown during the weekday. On the i747 I didn't have any issues today and the LTE was very strong at all times. I would suggest the variant to you if you're looking to upgrade, especially LTE. I don't think it really has to do with our international models rather its the heavy congestion on the HSPA network downtown :(
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dbzgod:
Not sure why but on the Bell SGS3 the dail code *#7465625# doesn't work to load up the network lock status like it does on the International model, anyone else have this problem? I remember reading that there is another code that works to load up the lock status page but can't remember it nor can I find it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] blue265:
This is a screen from Rogers model. Looks same as Bell except for CSC
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Wond3r:
Isnt there a method of restoring stock rom and resetting the counter if we need to do a warranty claim?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] awsrasool:
compatible roms

hi guys,

are the roms in the Galaxy SIII I9300 development forum compatible with the bell galaxy SIII? given the different hardware between the Canadian and international versions.

sorry if this has been asked before.

thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Wond3r:
No.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] colemac:
Where did you do the speedtest? I am with TelUS and highest I seen was 7mb down.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] blue265:
I was standing outside Bay and Wellington downtown in front of the big Royal Bank tower where I got the 27MB down. It averaged between 10-15 though I'd say. I used up 150MB of data doing speed tests today, LMAO
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] desitexan:
My brother lives in Toronto and he got one with Rogers as well. He is pretty psyched.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] colemac:
What site did you do sspeedtest on?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] blue265:
I used the speedtest app. It looks like it used the Hamilton server for this test
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Woolios:
NO that a BIG NO. Don't Flash them. Don't think of flashing them. Don't even wink at them. Those roms are like a succubus waiting to soft brick your phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dinan:
Hm.. well I know the difference between congestion and just a bad modem. The problems I usually have is when I get out of the subway or elevator the phone takes a long time to hook back up to the data network or sometimes it won't even connect at all. My i9100 seemed to have issues with this no matter what ROM or radio I flashed but my galaxy nexus (which was sold by Telus but I think they're all the same here) seems to be fine. Really don't want to order the i9300 international and find I have the same problems as my i9100... maybe I should just settle for the dual core and get the NA spec.... ugh.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] colemac:
No good as you can see. Should I contact Telus?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pngface:
Just letting everyone know, the $159.99 price listed on Rogers' website is after a $50 mail in rebate. I didn't know this until I went to pick up the S3 I preordered.

Also, couldn't get them to waive the activation fee :( Infact, they weren't even willing to give me a good deal on the plan.. considering returning this phone after a week or so if things don't work out.. no way I'm going to pay 75 bucks a month for 1gb data + caller id,voicemail
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Wirelessgirl:
I got the 32gb pebble blue from Best Buy today. They only received one 32gb from the Big 3. So far I am loving it. I'm glad I waited for the North American version because the LTE network is extremely fast! I bought two cases. I got the flip cover and a silicon case with a kick stand.

Is anyone using Light Flow? I'm having issues with it. I set the led light to stay on when the phone is fully charged. Now the led light won't turn off. I deleted the app for now. Anyone have the same problem or any other issues?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jordayum:
Anyone manage to get the stock Telus ROM&Kernel in a flashable zip or atleast the kernel in an odin.tar? just flashed over it with the AT&T based ulti-ROM and NANdroid gives me md5 mismatch :(
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] PeterGuru:
Yes ...

Yes, if you have the Rogers, Bell or Telus units, head over to the AT&T SGS3 forum.

Peter

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Rooting your phone will void the warranty on virtually ALL phones. This has been true from the beginning. It's the risk you take when you root a device.

For me, I couldn't care less.

Peter

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In response to your PM, I sent you a reply with my AP, CP, CSC and Carrier information.

Peter

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No! That's the short answer.

Peter

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If there isn't yet, there will be. Just give it a bit of time.

Peter

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LOL, how true. Oh, how true you are.

Peter
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cytherean:
My Opinion

- $50 mail in rebate, no issue as you get still end up paying the $159...non issue.

- the activation fee should only be for new activations and some of the carriers are negotiable with them, I for one have had them knock it down from $35 to $20 but on an early (really early) hardware upgrade program but I did resign for 36 months....this is a like it or lump it situation, but I would still fight to see what they will do for you.

- This depends on your data usage, most of the carriers will honor the $159 price with a

minimum

$50 per month data plan, if you like to add call display and voicemail then the price will jump $10 to $15 per month depending on the carrier. If they are trying to stick you with a $75 per month plan in order to get the phone, that is an issue.

If I were you, I would call up Rogers (wait on hold for hours) and then confirm all the above with the agent (get their employee number and name). If you feel like you are being taken advantage of, then ask to be transferred to their customer retention department and remember to keep your cool. But do this quick and don`t use your phone much as they can refuse to accept it back if you have talked on it too much (something like more than 30 minutes).

Good luck.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] blue265:
Yes same problems here with Lightflow. They are known issues at the moment where the colour does not match and green stays lit when phone screen is off. They are known issues on the lightflow website for the NA variants. Too bad because it works amazing on my i9300. Hopefully the dev can figure out how to fix.

Where did you get the kickstand case from and is it a casemate pop case ? I want to find one ;-)

That's still a pretty decent speed. You'll find it varies throughout the day and the location you're at. Also note the network you're on that says cell where mine is LTE. When on 4G it says cell and when on LTE is will list it as such. So you're speed on h+ is very good. Next time run the test when you got an LTE signal and you should see much faster speed
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] blue265:
Duplicate post
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mr. Droid:
I hope you guys get cm9 asap
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Spoonulous:
That sucks. I really hate Rogers. Telus waived the activation fee without me even asking. The plan I was offered is 2gb, unlimited text, early evenings/weekends and 10 fav numbers for about 50 - 60, obviously including caller id/voicemail.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] xhead:
I really hope so too...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Ping-Pong:
anyone from Telus Virgin Mobile SaskTel WIND Mobilicity Videotron could post their *#1234# ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Halmo:
The best plan they offer is the one I have which is everything you listed except for its 1GB of data and its $65/mo and its flex data so if you go over they jump you up to the next amount of data and price.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Vaanhoot:
I would call Rogers. I was just changed to the extreme messaging plan, 350 min, early evening calling starting at 6, my 10, 6GB data and unlimited messaging. That plan is $65.00. Doesn't include voice mail or call display though.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] funkydude101:
PM'd
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cytherean:
@Spoonulous,

I'm on the Telus site and can't seem to find the plan that you mention. Is there a name for the plan or can you send me a link for it. I'd like to bring that to Bell and get them to match it for me.

Thx.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dkormend:
My contract with Rogers shows the 159$ amount as normal, then listed with 50$ hardware upgrade credit... my s2 I got last week showed the normal 99$ then with 50$ credit... to make it 49...my contract with the s3 is wrote up the same way making the phone 109$ instead of the 159$...I will double check it but I know 100% it's not listing the phone as 209 before credit....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Spoonulous:
Yeah that's what I had on my HTC Desire HD. I never went over the 2gb though because I have wifi at work and home. The 2gb max will do me just fine, I think. I might see if I can add it to the flex plan. They're pretty good with tailoring things.

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That sounds like a pretty good plan. I really do think that voicemail and call display should be basic features included in every plan though. It's pretty stupid to charge extra for something like that.

And since I have to wait 5 minutes, I also think it's stupid to have to wait 5 minutes in between posts. Any way to get the moderators to speed up a review of my account? lol :p
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Wond3r:
I saw someone rooted with the Sprint method.

Shouldnt we be rooting with the At&T method?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Spoonulous:
I'm looking on the site right now and can't find it either. I opted to change my plan to the one that was posted on the pre-order page when I ordered the device but I just checked my account and I'm still on the data flex plan from my Desire HD. Billing cycle ends today so maybe it will update tomorrow.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] colemac:
Telus
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Avro_Bombz:
got my 16gb blue!

first lte phone just wondering if it will say LTE at the top right if im on LTE? im only seeing 4G and im inside the LTE zone.

Speed test was 8mb/.5mb
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] PeterGuru:
Correct!

You are correct. If you're with Rogers, Bell or Telus, you should be using the AT&T method to root, even though some people have had success with the Sprint method.

I used the AT&T method. It was easy, and took about 2 minutes.

Peter
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cytherean:
If you don't mind checking it out tomorrow and letting me know, that would be great.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Spoonulous:
For sure. I wish I could remember specifically what the price was. The price I wrote initially should've been $60 - $65 though.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Ping-Pong:
thanks for the telus.

seems like none of cndin firmwares are on the servers now

and infact kies seems to have a maitaince break at the moment with ome update rolling out

maybe we will see new firmwares after that

still we need *#1234# from Virgin Mobile - - SaskTel - - WIND - - Mobilicity - - Videotron

with phone model name from settings/abouth phone is it GT-I9300 SGH-I747M or ome other
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Spoonulous:
My speed test on LTE
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Wond3r:
For those of you who are worried about rooting due to warranty and the flash counter

there WILL be a way to reset the counter seeing as the i9300 already has a way to reset the counter ...

https://www.google.ca/search?sugexp....,cf.osb&fp=a0b504f6f844f4d8&biw=1920&bih=936
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] PeterGuru:
I'd have to agree ...

I'd have to agree. It's only a matter of time, probably less than a week, maybe two at most.

Peter
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Rikter911:
I do enjoy reading this forum. I was going to ask this in a post but since google and I are such good friends and I believe in the search function...... When I had my galaxy s2 I found a list like this very helpful to prolong the battery life and already slightly dissapointed with the s3's battery life I found an updated list for bloatware removal. Doesn't seem to have the rogers specific stuff but it is a start.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqTvctlW89DtdC1qVUlLeVFTV3ZOdUtDclpBdVRQOUE&pli=1#gid=0

Time to root and disable.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Wond3r:
How to Root

http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-sprint-galaxy-s3-sph-l710/
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gennadiy008:
Just got my S3 from Telus! This thing is faaast!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] akk23:
Just got mine on Bell, it's an amazing device. However, the built-in apps from Bell are annoying. Can't wait for the root to come out.