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[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
It seems right. I suggest you go to a globe service center. They should be able to fix it. Maybe it's server side. My mom is on prepaid and s3 too and it's working for her.

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He's using the right apn. That apn is for postpaid.

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If ever I'm going to have my friend in hk bring it in for me. He told me it's already available.
[Galaxy S III General] jermitano:
this is for postpaid lines

http.globe.com.ph

all default

auth can be pap or chap
[Galaxy S III General] heardamir:
Hmm I thought internet.globe.com.ph was for postpaid.

I have a postpaid APN loaded too, but it won't even give me any H+, H or 3G signal when i try to use it.

I managed to fire off a whatsapp message 20 mins ago... But has since lost connection and I am unable to use it again
[Galaxy S III General] vinbaure:
hydwide and,

Oooops, sorry I missed the prepaid part sir, I thought you're a postpaid user.
[Galaxy S III General] Beach_Head:
I was thinking about getting it from HK as well, but update-wise, a unit from the EU might be the way to go...

How much is it in HK?
[Galaxy S III General] emwhy12:
Prepaid? U might wanna check the usage. U can only get 800mb per day.
[Galaxy S III General] saywhatt:
I can get H+ when i use http.globe.com.ph on my prepaid account :p

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It seems like globe's "unlimited surf" on prepaid is not unlimited after all. I am considering on filing a complaint about this misleading information. Last time i checked the dictionary, UNLIMITED means no limit.. tsk, 800MB max for globe unli surf users though
[Galaxy S III General] droidsm:
Hi, new S3 user here..really pissed on the quality of their phone.. My first samsung phone is faulty. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] emwhy12:
Yup. It's not unlimted. It's only 800mb per day. Unlike with smart. Unlimited to the max. Haha. I'm using prepaid kit of smart. Good data speed and no bandwith limit.

Btw. The unli postpaid plans of Globe are the once that are really unlimited.

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You should return the device. ELF

Did you got the device from Globe or Smart?

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[Galaxy S III General] saywhatt:
I find it relatively misleading -.- i just subscribed with the P999 unlimited surfing on prepaid. Tsk. I have a question though, can we purchase a postpaid sim on globe? I mean, just the sim no phones included

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Then send it back :)
[Galaxy S III General] ickoicko:
If it's under warranty, you have 7 days to return it for an exchange, but looking at your picture, I think that's the sticker on top of the LCD? I could be wrong though :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S III General] android.francis:
Even SMART has a data cap for both prepaid and postpaid. I have an unlidata plan right now for both SMART and Globe. It's stated in both their 'fair usage policy' if you read the contract.

But never did feel it. Downloading an average of 2 GB daily with constant minimum speed of 3 mbps (I tether my phone to my laptop since my phone's data connection is faster than the WiFi we have here at home).
[Galaxy S III General] emwhy12:
I also have Smart Prepaid with unlidata registration for 1week. If there is a bandwidth limit I'm not feeling it. I'm using my data mostly for downloading purposes. I think the total that I downloaded for a day was 4gig max. Constantly getting 4mbps to 5mbps

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[Galaxy S III General] android.francis:
I think they have it in the contract just in case they need to activate it due to bandwidth issues. Like I stated, I never felt it (yet) on both my postpaid plan.
[Galaxy S III General] droidsm:
yes im returning it now.. is it a known issue? some also experienced it after 2-3months..

its not the sticker hehe. tried to peel it off but the tint is really on the screen..very visible in a white background.. :)
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
From my experience. I have a smart bro unlimited postpaid line and it has a data cap of 1.5gb per day. My globe unlimited postpaid has no cap whatsoever.
[Galaxy S III General] saywhatt:
Not that i know of.. but make use of ur warranty :P lol
[Galaxy S III General] d3adp3ople:
Guys, anyone knows a Screen Protector Full Anti-Fingerprint/Matte/Anti-Glare FULL, even though its Class A or sumthing. I hate my SP right now, CLEAR and im "PASMADO" so there is some rainbow effect thingy thanks :) :P

*NOTE: QC AREA PLEASE :)
[Galaxy S III General] baste07:
Yes its available. Bought mine for 400
[Galaxy S III General] ickoicko:
Haven't heard of any issues regarding that. I heard an S3 burning up suddenly but that? If I may ask, where did you buy that? They should check their stock before they hand out their phones IMO.
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
But the dev support for the 9300 will be so much better than the 9305. Might want to consider that.

Yup, the SGP Ultra Nano Optics is one of the best. I have it on mine and I have an extra one for sale. Hook me up by PM if you're interested :)
[Galaxy S III General] ickoicko:
Where'd you buy the Ultra Nano Optics? I gotta replace my screen protector. Pasig Area here
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Bought it directly from www.applewerkz.com but as you may have known, the package comes with two screen protectors and I have no use for the extra one. That's the reason I'm selling it :) I just work at Ortigas Center so we are not very far away from each other.
[Galaxy S III General] baste07:
Is it matte?
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Yes.
[Galaxy S III General] ickoicko:
I'm interested, if you may send the details, through pm, the price I'll look at it and we'll see what we can do. :)
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
PM sent :)

Oh by the way, if anyone's looking for an Original Speck Candyshell case for the S3, I also have two pieces available :)
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Hi guys. Question lang about repair. I want to help my friend because she just called me a while ago. She bought her S3 without warranty, hence no NTC sticker at the back of the phone. Tapos she told me her phone started hanging. She went to Samsung (SM North Edsa) and they said motherboard problem. They can't repair her phone here because there's no NTC sticker??? Then she said she will shoulder the costs but they still refused her. Is this true? It's the first time I heard of that kind of excuse. Where can she have her phone fixed then? I think this is a stupid excuse by Samsung since it's the same model as the local one and they have parts!

Do you have any experience like this too?
[Galaxy S III General] justnoone:
Well then it is a problem after all, if a samsung repair center cant help your friend then maybe a local repair center can. After all she losed her warranty the time she bought the phone. Just a suggestion.

Have you tried flashing a new rom or resetting it back to factory default? And try to start from there, observe how her phone reacts or respond.
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
The NTC sticker is very important in our country. Usually, manufacturers tag phones without NTC stickers as bought in the black market hence the reason why they refused your friend's phone.
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Yikes! I knew that there was no warranty but I didn't know that they would refuse to repair even if she shouldered the price. Anyone know of any good local repair places that could order a new motherboard for her?
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
no NTC sticker

no warranty

no repair

even when you get your warranty voided. they will not repair your phone.

this is on every service center.

remember when you had your phone returned and i said give them everything cause service centers will check serial numbers? sometimes even request foe the box if they have doubts.

and like your experience, why service centers will be "kind" to you if you got your phone at one of the local carriers.

we have no consumer rigths. have her go back to where she got the phone. hope they can fix that
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Thanks for the replies. I guess I'll have to be the bringer of bad news.
[Galaxy S III General] justnoone:
Tell her the bad news you have but at the same time give her hopes too by suggesting to her some options too. Like "we can return your phone to where we bought it from and ask if they can repair it there or let us do some malling and ask some local repair shop then" by that her hopes would still be high, and at the same time eheem " you will have your time with her too :D

Just kidding!!!:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] sicmofo:
You need to ascertain if the problem is indeed caused by defective hardware. It could simply be due to a bug in the software. Obviously, retail shops aren't going to tell you "Oh! Walang problema to! You can fix it yourself etc etc." Lol one time I brought my old galaxy SL to the store just to see how good the "service" in their service warranty is.

There was NO PROBLEM with the phone, but I just made one up (naghhang) and asked them to fix it. They texted me the day after that the motherboard needed to be replaced and it would cost me 8k. I lol'd. Then I got frightened at the possibility of them tampering with my phone to indeed make it faulty. Luckily i told them no need and got my phone in the exact same condition.

Take note that these people are in the business of making money. Even legit samsung warranties have been known to be denied to customers with samsung claiming physical damage on the phone itself caused by the customer. A warranty with a service provider is alot more trustworthy but I dont like lock in periods.

NTC Stickers are just another layer of money-making red tape BS forced onto us consumers. The companies are prohibited from servicing phones without NTC stickers not because it doesnt benefit them but because it doesnt benefit our oh so benign public servants (who squeeze the f*ck out of foreign investors which significantly mark up prices)

And to finally convince you NOT to bother with an NTC stickered phone, I saved ELEVEN THOUSAND PESOS by opting out of the warranty. If ever something did go wrong with my phone the amount saved should cover costs of repair even in worst case scenarios. You just have to weigh the cons and use your heads. And I'm not calling out names but I noticed a sudden increase in the number of complaints regarding phone manufacturing since I posted my belief of arbitrary warranties. This concludes my rant.
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Eleven thousand?? What do you mean?

I have to agree with you, makes sense. It's sad when they give you a wrong diagnosis just to make money. The state of our consumer laws in the Philippines is really disheartening. We practically don't have rights except the 6 month warranty mandated by law on all goods sold from lawful sources.
[Galaxy S III General] sicmofo:
I'm not sure how much other official retailers are selling the S3 for but in an official Samsung outlet it costs 32k. got it for 21 by getting a unit without an NTC sticker therefore not covered by warranty
[Galaxy S III General] lawrrtan:
When are we getting our official Jellybean update? Its taking so long here hahahaha
[Galaxy S III General] justnoone:
Well then, can i say that it still good to buy abroad for you have an international warranty?or am i thinking the other way around? Hmmnn what will it be then?

As my story goes like this, I bought my sgs3 here in the kingdom and the phone which i bought for my ate was samsung wave and brand new, brought it to the phil for my pasalubong, i went with my family there at sm, just to celebrate my vacation there,i we passed by at one of the store thete which their products are samsung, i tried to ask if they are accepting interantional warranty they just said yes, but on the other hand, they've also told me that hardware will take up to 3 weeks to import, i just smile and said well ok, i just ask if you are accepting international warranty.

And i thanked them.

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:) you are excited...well i read this one before try the link

http://www.autoomobile.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s3-jelly-bean-update-14/1004693/
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Oh I see. That's really weird because why did they refuse my friend's phone? Maybe that international warranty means for other appliances not cellphones? Because the only experience I have with international warranties is with cameras. With Canon, if you buy a lens it can sometimes have internation warranty which they honor in the phils. Camera bodies however are never sold with international warranty and if you get one abroad then you have to send it abroad to have it fixed.
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
Where did you friend buy her phone anyway? Might want to double check Samsung's warranty. I had an experience with a local re-seller, they did not want to honor the warrant. I had the manufacturer check my video card. They emailed the re-seller to honoring the warranty.

Manufacturer's will always give out guidelines for warranty. And since we do not have consumer rights, the re-seller warranty would give out a different warranty time and policy. I have a power supply unit that has a 5 year warranty. The re-seller only honored 6 months. The power supply broke down a year later, and the re-seller pointed me to the manufacturer. The manufacturer emailed the re-seller saying that this was not the agreement and that they will pull out all their stocks and redirect all sales to the local distributors if they did not change this policy.

I had a Sony Ericsson a few years back, the issue was the signal. They voided the warranty since there was a corrosion on the charging socket. There was no issue about the phone charging and the corrosion was only at the pins, not inside. I got the unit with extended warranty. :)

Try to contact Samsung (international) and have them decide what to do with the phone. If you need a letter of proof that Samsung allows the warranty, then ask for one.
[Galaxy S III General] biosong:
speaking of repairs...

my unit has a stuck portion of an earphone jack. yes the tip of the jack was left inside the tiny hole...

with my current location, i decided to bring it to samsung service center thinking i have intl waranty. but when i get there warranty is no use since my unit came from globe and i was told ill be billed 300hkd service charge plus a possibility if tech will replace parts it will add up to the cost and the bad side is the parts may not be compatible with my phone.

ending... ill wait to get home and bring this to globe.

im itching to bring this to a local repair guy but warranty will sure be voided after.

anyone knows how much will it cost me to have this repairwd by globe?
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
I think it's not covered by warranty because it's not defective. It's the fault of the earphone that you placed in it. Though you're right. Just have it fixed by globe when you get here.
[Galaxy S III General] ickoicko:
I had the same issue with my previous phone (HTC Desire S) it was under warranty and they fixed it. It won't hurt to try :)
[Galaxy S III General] Peeyar:
Hello guys. Does anyone here know if our local telcos are using fast dormancy? Do we need to switch it off to save more battery? Thnx.
[Galaxy S III General] astrall:
Reading the "short stories" here regarding the warranties of the device, does it mean that no retailers can provide manufacturer's warranty when there is no NTC sticker in the unit? or even you do have manufacturer's warranty, service centers can't fix your device under its warranty because of "no NTC stcicker"?

Can anyone shed some light on me regarding this issue, since I'm a prospective buyer of the this device.
[Galaxy S III General] Beach_Head:
That has been discussed here before.

Kindly use the Search button before posting...
[Galaxy S III General] justnoone:
I do agree with this, Authorize distributor will explain to you what covers your warranty and they will tell you what is not covered, you can ask your distributor to explain to you further your phones warranty. In this case you will know how far your warranty card goes. :)

That is the only consumer right that we can practice while we are buying the phone. I guess :rolleyes:

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Hello, try to read previous post on previous pages in this way you can have an idea on what you will encounter then. As for me, problems are problems but they could be resolved with proper planning and right solution. Buy the phone, your warranty would expire before your phone would encounter problems, but it woulf still be your decision on that buying issues :):rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] happyfingers:
Happy to be here!

Just discovered this thread. Happy to be onboard this thread! Mabuhay mga kababayan! :)
[Galaxy S III General] ickoicko:
Anyone who can suggest a casing that covers the LCD as well as the back? I have a knack of putting coins at my pocket where my phone is so I want to avoid that tragedy with my s3. Thanks for the incoming suggestions :)
[Galaxy S III General] jbluzb:
Otterbox defender maybe a good solution.
[Galaxy S III General] baste07:
The defender is the case for you... if you have a big enough pocket to put it in
[Galaxy S III General] ickoicko:
Any links for it? and where is it available? thanks!

EDIT: Nevermind I saw it and I know where to buy it. In a side note, anyone here who use invisible shield? any feedback?
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Hi. To cut the long story short, if your phone doesn't have the ntc sticker they can refuse to repair it. This holds true for both Samsung and HTC. I confirmed it by calling their customer service and also because of what my friend experienced having hers repaired. So if you want your non ntc phone repaired then you gotta send it back from where you bought it or have it fixed in greenhills.
[Galaxy S III General] astrall:
Thanks. So that's the essence of those stickers here in Phil. :eek:

BTW, anyone here who purchase their S3 online? I still don't have mine as I'm still deciding from where I should buy. I want the Black I9300, and it's only available online. Widgetcity and Kimstore has it, 24,100 and 23,100 respectively. Any suggestion? WC or Kimstore? both have 1 year service warranty only. WC = 3day replacement. Kimstore = 7days replacement.
[Galaxy S III General] Andr0id7:
Hi, i want to restore the stock firmware on my SGS3 GT-i9300 (Philippines). Where can i download it? Thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
google is you fried :)

there's a thread about stock roms. try to checl that.
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Both are good stores. Get the seven day one. Better safe than sorry.
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
Looks like official Jellybean is rolling out all over Europe at a steady pace now.

I wouldn't be surprised if we got ours in a weeks time :)
[Galaxy S III General] vinbaure:
I hope so. :)
[Galaxy S III General] jbluzb:
Excited for jellybean. =)
[Galaxy S III General] ickoicko:
Will I still get the update even I'm on a custom rom? or should I revert to stock ICS again..
[Galaxy S III General] baste07:
Already on JB
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
You'll have to revert. Or just download it thru sammobile when it has been posted, and install thru odin. To me that's the easier choice.

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Swedish version? Any difference you've noticed from Polish?
[Galaxy S III General] rodnav:
Get the i9300 from ebay.ph... it's on sale for 19, 999 only now... I bought one front the same seller last month.
[Galaxy S III General] Hwoarang04:
New here

Hello everybody.

I'm new here in this forum. I'm also new with smartphones.

I think this is interesting so I would like to actively participate in this forum to learn more.

But I don't know where to start. And where to post.

KROZ introduced this forum to me and he is helping me with rooting. (I failed last night but I'll try again later :laugh:)

Anyway, I'm from batangas and I'm currently using Samsung Galaxy SIII

I hope I enjoy end learn from this forum. :highfive:
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Welcome to the forums! This is the right place to start. You'll find that hacking your phone is a slippery slope. Once you start flashing you can't stop! Haha! Cheers!
[Galaxy S III General] droidsm:
About the NTC sticker.. I bought my iphone 3g 8gb few years ago from globe, there is no NTC print. On the other hand, my friend bought iphone 3g 16gb from globe but with NTC print on the back case.

Just saying.. Hehe.. Maybe not all phone will have ntc even from a trusted company..:)
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Apple policy is different than Samsung and HTC. When an apple product is repaired they send it to Singapore, they don't have a local service center here. At least, that is my experience with Globe.

Today I checked with all 3 Samsung service centers, mega Mall, Greenhills and sm north edsa. They will not service phones without ntc stickers whose serial numbers don't appear in their system.

They have a record of all the phones they officially sell so whether or not there is an ntc sticker they will known if it came from them.

Same case also with HTC. My friend who distributes their phones told me the same thing. So regarding those 2 companies that's their policy. The rest, I don't know.
[Galaxy S III General] bwin999:
how about other countries in SEA?
[Galaxy S III General] droidsm:
Oh okay.:) just find it confusing though, where do the gray markets get their authentic samsung devices or even other brands they sell at much lower price? Still from the company right?
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
I'm not sure, sorry. Though I've heard of phones with international warranty. Those are exceptions to the general rule though.

They get it from Samsung too but in other countries for a lower price. Of course Samsung Philippines doesn't like that because if the unit doesn't come from them it doesn't up their quota or profits. That's the reason why they refuse units not registered or sold by Samsung phils, they want to protect their interest (profits).
[Galaxy S III General] Sent3:
Hello Good day to all, I'm New and its my first post in the forum. I'm from the Philippines and I just got my S3 3 days ago (sapphire Black).

The only problem I had experience with my s3 since, was the travel/wall charger that wont charge. I tried to charge using PC and it works...anyone having this problem? Thanks alot
[Galaxy S III General] biosong:
bring it back to where u got it. it is suppose to be working before u go home. have it tested.
[Galaxy S III General] ickoicko:
Speaking of International Warranty, that's the sticker on the box that says Samsung Smart Care 24 month warranty right? So if we got that what's the purpose of it?
[Galaxy S III General] biosong:
they want an OR from where u purchased your unit. the samsung cust care told me that there is a risk that there might be a mismatch on parts if it will be serviced on a diffrent location versus the place where it was acquired. i know this coz i went to samsung hk for a service of my samsung ph device. plus applicable service charges will apply even if you have ur unit for only a day.

i thing samsung has no intl warrantly like the apple has.
[Galaxy S III General] ickoicko:
Oh my. So if my phone breaks, I need to go to another country just to get it fixed with the warranty with risk of mismatched parts?
[Galaxy S III General] biosong:
an eye for an eye.

get it fix from where it where it was bought. otherwise charges and risk may apply.