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[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
They finally replaced it! Though the reason the technician put was that the phone was crashing. It's perfect now, even the screen. They changed the unit but not the accessories including the battery.
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
That's great news! Were they accommodating? Oh, you should've let them replace the whole package as discussed here a few days ago.
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Well I tried insisting but they said they only replace the defective object, which is the phone. The girl was accommodating naman but it took the technician so long to decide. I also pointed out the fact that there was a slight crack in the silver bezel. You guys watch out for that, it develops sometimes on some phones.

Well at least they opened a sealed box right in front of me so I'm sure the phone is new.
[Galaxy S III General] Chaitanyapatel8880:
That's great buddy... Congrats.... you got it replaced...
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Oh ok. It wasn't the case for me since they replaced the whole package. Weird. Anyway, at least you got it brand new again. So in 6 days of use of your phone, the silver bezel slightly cracked already?
[Galaxy S III General] jbluzb:
What silver bezel are you referring to?
[Galaxy S III General] kemaro30:
a quick question..

i am already on custom rom.. but somewhere i read that custom rom's won't be compatible if we got a sim locked phone(in my case, Globe).

After i got this phone that very night i already rooted it and used a sim unlocker. it says that its successfully unlocked and when i will try to change sim that's the moment that i remembered that i need another microsim. So to make it simple, i haven't tried it yet if its really unlocked.

Then i was looking for more ROMs that i can find interesting and i found one which i would like to try but i read that sim locked won't be compatible with it, so i am afraid that if i am still sim locked then maybe my phone might get bricked if i tried it..

now this is my question. do anyone of you guys got a sim locked phone(network provider locked) that haven't still tried to unlock but successfully installed a working custom rom.

i really need replies guys, and i want to clear my mind with this question.. pls do post a comment for my concern. :good:

i would really appreciate it. thanks!
[Galaxy S III General] jcval13:
Hey man, I also got my s3 from globe 2 weeks ago, it took me a week to root it cuz I don't want to void warranty but I still did it. I'm using cyanogenmod 10 right now on my phone and its working flawlessly. I didn't even do a sim unlock, I just rooted it and flashed the rom.
[Galaxy S III General] kemaro30:
oh well so you haven't unlocked it and still you successfully flashed a custom rom :)

thanks for the reply man :)

another question. anyone of you got the game Brothers in Arms 2? i find it a bit laggy. it crashed my live wallpaper whenever i exits that game after playing for a more than a minute. takes very long to load, takes very long to close and takes very long to open. is it the same with you guys?

and why does the flipboard sometimes lags too? and the pictures so blurry :/

just want to know if im the only one that lags and experiencing those.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Yes it did. There was a line from the top of the silver bezel going down. Like a micro crack, that will only get bigger in time. I was surprised since I babied the phone.

The bezel around the phone. The faux silver trim.
[Galaxy S III General] Igtenoz:
Hi Kababayans,

New S3 owner here. Like most of you guys I got mine from Globe. I've had the phone for a couple of weeks now and even as stock it's really impressive but I'm now beginning to miss my root apps.

Quick question for the pros, will this guide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1501719 work for our S3?

Also, if I root this way, will I still be able to upgrade OTA when JB comes out?
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
the root/unroot might work.

based on the thread.it works

should have found that ages ago...

you can always jig your phone to reset the counters if you need warranty.

i dont think you can if your phone is "modified"

to check if your phone is modified.

settings>about device>status>device status

@prinzherman

was in glorietta this afternoon.you spent that much for the flip cover and extra battery?

dude,the samsung store sells cheaper...

@all

ZAGG sux...i had this film since i got the phone.and it always peal...

i also found a store in greenbelt 1 or was it 2.they sell a bunch of casing nice...but way way too pricy.

the silicone/tuf capdase was 1200 which you can get at around 500-700. the alluminum bumper cost 2500 while you can get it at 1200.
[Galaxy S III General] Igtenoz:
Oh.. That's what I wanted to know, would rooting that way change the device status. Hehe.

It's no problem having the counter reset for warranty I just wanted to be able to test the official JB release for the Philippines before switching to custom ROMs.

Thanks for the confirmation though.
[Galaxy S III General] jbluzb:
I am sim locked and have flashed several custom rom. It is fine based on my experience.
[Galaxy S III General] biosong:
my device status says modified.

i am on stock root phone.

during the past updates i am able to recieve them(OTA) and root access is reset after update.

are you saying that the JB update wont push to my unit now since i rooted mine?

the jb update is diffrent from the prev OTA update ive got?
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
have you tried settings>about device>software update

mine said unable to retrive update on modified device

something like that
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Now that I've had this replacement phone for almost half a day I noticed that this phone runs hotter than my last one specially when downloading big apps from the market. Odd. My highest battery temp was 40 and highest cpu temp was 60. I don't know what to make of it.
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
that was the 1st i noticed.

but i never reached 60.i think 47?

it runs better faster and hotah!!!

haha

but seriously.

that what other people say. this s3 runs really hot. i wish i can put some thermalpaste or something.

considering that im undervolt/underclocked
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Oh I see. So same case for you too?

For battery temp my max was 48 but cpu temp was 60. If you use system tuner from the market you can monitor cpu temp. Cpu temp is usually higher than battery temp and it spikes a lot. Can you try and measure your cpu temp too?
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
i use system tuner pro. i cant see the battery temp.

but i just did that not 40mins ago,downloading while playing total war battles.my cpu temp went fron 36-43-47

but im undervolted and underclocked.

and yes. i noticed the heat.they said its normal.

i really cant say.it was from old threads and new ones.so i cant conclude that old models cooler than the new ones.or a basis to say that my phone is really hot.not unless i get a hold of my old phone.

anyone wanna share?
[Galaxy S III General] Chaitanyapatel8880:
I also got my gs3 from globe. I am running JELLYBEAN leak. it is stable and I recently flashed siyah kernel for JB leaks. it works fine. I am a father of 2 kids. my elder son is 9 years. I installed Modern warfare 3, battlefield 2 bad company, Sixguns, Shadow. all of them are heavy games and my data is always on. but my battery temp or cpu temp never went that high... I wonder why!!!!
[Galaxy S III General] biosong:
ill provide my temps. but how. i have installed the pro. where do i go to check for temps of batt. i can see my cpu is 40 on the average.
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Same here. I'm using system tuner pro and can't see battery temps anywhere. And my cpu temps are also on the mid 40's. 60C is way too high.

@prinzhernan

I suggest bringing it back to Globe again. I bet that is still under the 7-day warranty because that is a replacement unit even though it is bnew.
[Galaxy S III General] jcval13:
Hey guys, this is weird. I just lost all my photos in my sd card. Anybody experienced this? Any fix to recover those pics?
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
We need more information to solve the problem. Anythong can be lost in the wild.
[Galaxy S III General] neil05:
What did you do b4 it happend?
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Does anyone experience packet data not working until you restart the phone? I have packet data enabled and this is occurring randomly.
[Galaxy S III General] kemaro30:
anyone of you got the game Brothers in Arms 2? i find it a bit laggy. it crashed my live wallpaper whenever i exit that game after playing for a more than a minute. takes very long to load, takes very long to close and takes very long to open. is it the same with you guys?

and why does the flipboard sometimes lags too? and the pictures so blurry :/

just want to know if im the only one that lags and experiencing those.

and hey guys, what messaging app that has the option or private box or hide conversations of private contacts that can work with the motion direct call?

gosms pro doesn't support the motion direct call :/

its the motion that when you are in the stock messaging when you put the phone in your ears it will directly call the person you are texting.
[Galaxy S III General] jbluzb:
Went back to the default sms messenger because of direct call. I like it a lot.
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
I experienced this before with the galaxy s2 but the s3 not yet. If it happens just disable and re enable data? Are you on stock?
[Galaxy S III General] wtfshouldidonow:
Hey guys, have any of you seen any available extended batteries for sale here in the Philippines, and where? I don't really care much if it has NFC included but I'd very much prefer if it were much more than just 2100 mah :D
[Galaxy S III General] saywhatt:
are you on a custom rom/rooted? you can try wiping caches/dalvik cache.. better yet, do a factory reset. if the problem still persists, you may try flashing another modem or flash another firmware

i hope this helps :)
[Galaxy S III General] gboydroid:
Hey guys did u experienced like this when u try to go back to the previous page or forum section by pressing back button it will directly close the app by using xda premium app.???
[Galaxy S III General] gian84:
Yup. It happens when im using the app and press the home button thereby suspending the app. When i click on the app again after a long while of being suspended and press back, it will close the app.
[Galaxy S III General] jcval13:
Here's what happened, I was transferring a video from my PC to my phone and it took so long so I cancelled it. I removed my SD card instead and put it into a card reader and transfer the video from there, after I returned my SD card to my phone there were no photos at all but all the other files are there except for jpeg or PNG files that were gone. I don't know why, why only the pics were gone. Hmmmm

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+1
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Oh ok. I did that already to no avail. I tried enabling nd disabling flight data instead of resetting it and that worked. I am on stock 4.0.4 ICS but rooted with CF 6.4. Rooted or u rooted though I experience this randomly.

Tried factory resetting already. And like my answer above, this happens even on stock whether rooted or virgin.

This is simply the result of data corruption. Try to use data recovery softwares using Windows.
[Galaxy S III General] jbluzb:
You can try mugen batteries but those are expensive. You have to order from hong kong
[Galaxy S III General] gboydroid:
ito try mo 1,7k http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/v...ureType=1&event=Search+Ranking,Position,1-2,2

hmm... until now the problem still exist. i will try tapatalk later :silly:
[Galaxy S III General] ronaldjanr13:
A lot of us here in this thread got their s3 from globe which was locked..and there were a lot also rooted and installed custom rom in my case i use wanam + siya kernel no issue with globe sim..i think you just need to unlock the phone if you want to use other network provider. but installing the custom rom were no problem
[Galaxy S III General] rand0m_insanity:
Congrats man. Yeah, you should have insisted that they replace the whole package. But anyway, you got a perfect one and it seems you're happy with it.

Anyway,I was surprised to find out that my phone's product code is not from Globe. :confused: I got my this one via recontracting at it has a Globe seal at the back. Upon checking, mine says it is "XTC" not "GLB". I compared mine to my girl's phone and my brother's as well. Theirs was GLB. Really odd.
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Isn't that a good thing. It might be not sim locked and a generic unit. Which is a good thing.
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Where do you see the product code?
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Try plugging it into Kies. Beside the software version you'll see the product code. Usually it's xtc for a local unit or glb for a Globe locked unit.
[Galaxy S III General] jayveever09:
Im really getting frustrated with my phone's battery life... im really thinking about using custom rom.. what do you suggest should i use? With a stable software and good battery life. Im quite new with all this stuff (my first anfroid).
[Galaxy S III General] jbluzb:
What I did so that I don't worry about battery life is buy another spare battery, and it only cost me P990 pesos. :P
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
I suggest you get a spare battery too preferably with the official battery charging dock. At least I never have to worry about running out of battery and if I do I just plug in the new battery. It's so convenient, no waiting for the phone to charge with all those annoying cords.
[Galaxy S III General] biosong:
my final test. downloading spiderman and batman same time. morethan 5gb.
[Galaxy S III General] jayveever09:
Hehe thank... but it bothers me to see my phone fully charged and only get 4 hrs of browsing using data... is this normal?
[Galaxy S III General] jbluzb:
If you check gsmarena; they quote web browsing at 5 hours and 17 minutes so that would be quite right for your needs; it can be less due to signal strength and other background apps running
[Galaxy S III General] jayveever09:
Oh well... extra battery it is.. hehe...
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
I'm curious, how are the screens on your units?

My first one had a perfect screen including no tint on whites. My second unit has a very slight pinkish tint on the upper right corner. No dead pixels and all is fine so I guess it's okay.

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In think you're correct. The limit only applies to prepaid. I called globe just a few minutes ago and they said the postpaid subscribers with unlimited Surfing included in their plans don't have a data cap whatsoever.
[Galaxy S III General] vcasi:
Mga bro, any suggestions on which network offers better data allowance when in prepaid. I will be visiting Phil's. soon and will be planning to use a local prepaid SIM.
[Galaxy S III General] GalaxyVirus:
I wonder if PI will be getting the other color S3s?
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Whatever you do don't go globe. Super bagal and the calls drop. Text is late too! They're upgrading their network do the service is bad.

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Only time can tell. I asked samsung and they said no plans to bring in the other colors and if ever by special order. I really wanted the brown one but I couldn't wait.
[Galaxy S III General] Injuredthumb:
Below is my data usage for last couple of days. Good luck on your test mate. ;)
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
i just saw the red/brown s3.
[Galaxy S III General] kalibapi:
As You Guys Can see I9300 from Globe is Unlocked. (see Network Lock is OFF)

i got one in June 6.

from Globe Telecom Alabang Town Center.

i can Use Any Sim. :)
[Galaxy S III General] ARC X12:
I dont think that this would push thru considering that almost all stores i went to still doesnt have any idea on when they will receive their stocks.
[Galaxy S III General] aussie_26:
Went to both Ayala and SM in Cebu this morning and no stocks, I checked 2 stores in Ayala and one of them said they were waiting a delivery this afternoon and the other said 3rd week of June. Then I went to SM and most stores said either later this afternoon or tomorrow or Monday.

They were all quoting 32,990 but Junrex said less 3% discount if cash.
[Galaxy S III General] prim3geek:
this is the 8th business day since i ordered my s3 from globe telecom and i havent heard from them and i was surprise when my boss gave me this bday gift

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCTPzHSuRmw

:D geez happy to have this phone.. forget about globe.
[Galaxy S III General] kebong:
I recently got it from Globe. I wouldn't have replaced my superior Galaxy Note for this even with its refreshed specs if I hadn't lost it in the cinema. :\
[Galaxy S III General] metalbender:
Got my Marble White Galaxy S III from Globe telecom , the unit is really thin and really nice to look at.

@kalibapi how do we access that personalization status that you took a screencap of ? Tried to look for it under "About Device" but I can't seem to find it. Thanks. :)
[Galaxy S III General] nikpik:
Same reason for getting a GS3 here. I lost mine during my commute to work :(
[Galaxy S III General] mr_yozo:
pebble blue

Has anyone already seen/got the pebble blue version?
[Galaxy S III General] jermitano:
seen one sold my memo here near my place (sm san lazaro)...:D

i guess stocks are beginning to roll out now but slowly
[Galaxy S III General] hot ice:
Just got my SGS3 here in Cebu. Stocks just arrived today.
[Galaxy S III General] aussie_26:
Got mine today, Marble white from Samsung Ayala Cebu.
[Galaxy S III General] kalibapi:
dial *#7465625#

then you can see it.. ^^
[Galaxy S III General] jermitano:
for our members here you are welcome to join the fb groups here

https://www.facebook.com/groups/399813796724516/
[Galaxy S III General] markamps:
Excited to get my own S3 on saturday. I ordered on Widget City for 30,800 with samsung warranty.
[Galaxy S III General] LeeHsiaoLung:
hello mga kabayan

ap i9300XXALEF

cp i9300DXLE9

css i9300OLBALE6

no pink/blue tint on min&max brightness settings, no black clipping on dark scenes of vids.
[Galaxy S III General] aussie_26:
No pink/blue tint on my S3 but I did have it on the S2. Glad I don't have that problem anymore it was really anoying.
[Galaxy S III General] wicked1683:
Hi mga kabayan :)

I would like to ask where can we buy a back casing for our Galaxy S3 here in Manila? I tried going to Megamall and Greenhills with no luck.

I'm worried about the back camera because I think it could easily be scratch without any casing. Thanks :D
[Galaxy S III General] metalbender:
@wicked1683 I'm waiting for the release of Otterbox for the S III and also am on the lookout for alternative cases as well. I think you might find some cases at some shops at SM North Edsa (shop name is Fone Style) or Greenhills.
[Galaxy S III General] jermitano:
custom roms and kernels are coming on in...post your experiences here as well guys...
[Galaxy S III General] jomblass:
what rom and kernel are you using now?... how is the stability?...
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Where?
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Officially and with local warranty? I've seen them but no warranty.

There are some online and some in greenhills.
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
sm marikina...

cyber zone.

i didnt bother to ask about ther warranty.ill just be dosapointed
[Galaxy S III General] gboydroid:
mas gusto ko yung black :D

garnet red http://www.widgetcity.com.ph/product/mobile-phone/samsung/samsung-galaxy-s3-16gb-red
[Galaxy S III General] jbluzb:
The black/dark colors seems to be exciting. I guess there is not enough demand for the s3 in the Philippines to justify bringing more colors. Though I hope I am wrong.

For prepaid mobile Internet, it will depend on where you will stay. Prepaid Internet in the Philippines has data cappwand very slow because most pinoys are prepaid users(you are basically sharing connections/bandwidth to more people)
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
I agree. Well the taste for color of pinoys, in general is very conservative. I really like the brown s3. Too bad it isn't officially coming here. I'd never get a phone without warranty, I need peace of mind with tech.
[Galaxy S III General] gboydroid:
Latest siyah release for jb :)
[Galaxy S III General] bluekarlo:
Hmm since S3 needs microsim I can bring my sim to my carrier network store and have it converted right? :)
[Galaxy S III General] BelJanss:
If you are on a postpaid plan with a phone then I don't think you can bring it to your carrier. I would suggest that you go to a phone store where in they cut sims and thus leaving the cut ones available. In that case if you have an emergency and needs to put your sim in an older phone, then it would be possible by putting the micro sim togther with the cut ones.
[Galaxy S III General] Igtenoz:
Yes, most carriers can convert SIM cards to micro SIM. Heck, there are even some repair shops that will "trim" your simcard so it'll fit.
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
I suggest having your carrier change it for you instead of having it cut. Had a bad experience before with cutting.
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Globe can cut or change regular sims to micro sims. I know because they already did it to me and my friend's sim.

I got the S3 through a recontracting offer with Globe and they "changed" my regular sim to a new micro sim for FREE. Also, I helped my friend with this issue and they just "cut" the sim instead of changing it.
[Galaxy S III General] lee.asid:
Anyone knows where I can buy a decent 64gb class 10 sdcard card at an affordable price? Hehe
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
For a class 10 64gb, amazon has the cheapest ones I've seen. Locally it's expensive.
[Galaxy S III General] gboydroid:
hahaha.. mine perfectly cut. i practice cutting a unused sim to make a perfect cut. :victory:
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
hmm... i know if there is a problem with the sim card, globe will replace it. I still have my 11?12?13 year old pre-paid sim card. globe changed it numerous times. my post-paid was replaced more than 5 times now. 2 of which was micro sim. why did globe "cut" the sim card? do they not replace the sim card for free now? I know that if you just wanted to change your sim card, there is a charge. but for sim card defects, its for free.

there was a sudden drop of prices. I saw 8GB for 270? and 16GB for 500. not sure about the 32 and 64.
[Galaxy S III General] kemaro30:
hey man do you experience lag spikes on lock screen ripple effect using siyah kernel? and how sudden are the lag spikes?
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Globe changed the SIM card for FREE because it is REQUIRED by the Samsung Galaxy S3. Regarding cutting, they gave us a choice of cutting or replacing the SIM with a new one and we opted for just a cut because it would be faster. There isn't any difference between cutting and changing anyway, so yeah.
[Galaxy S III General] kemaro30:
its better if you got a relative abroad or you knew someone abroad. you can ask that person to buy and just put some more money when you pay him :) in korea the 64gb ultra micro sd class 10 is only about 2500php while here it is about 3700php. the 32gb samsung micro sd class 10 there was only 900php and here its 1800php lowest. i knew it from a co-worker because her bf was korean and i asked her to buy some for me :D
[Galaxy S III General] biosong:
wow!! price dropped since last time i bought mine. sandisk 32gb class 4 from hk was 1600php back in dec2011
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Hmm. It did drop but SanDisk really is priced differently from the rest of the brands. Like almost 30% more.
[Galaxy S III General] BelJanss:
Sorry mate but I'm using widgetlocker instead of original lockscreen. That's why I dont notice that lag spike because I'm not usibg ripple effect