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[Galaxy S III General] JohnRod:
Help please :(

Tulong mga kababayan please :(

So lately I've been flashing a lot of ROMS in my Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300. Specifically Archidroid 3.0.2, I've reflashed it for about 10 consecutive times to try different configurations available in the Aroma installer. Suddenly, my phone is stock on a bootloop and I can't install AD anymore. everytime I tried, I always caught on bootloop. so as with CM11 M12.

Now I flashed the official firmware available on sam mobile via Odin. I still find my phone on bootloop whenever I reboot it. I have to remove my battery for a minute and put it back on to reboot successfully.

PROBLEM:

1. Bootloop! whenever I reboot my phone, install new rom or even recover from a backup. :confused:

2. Phone reboots when I play Clash of Clans or use FB with my data network, resulting to another bootloop. :confused:

Phone: SGS3 I9300

Current ROM: Official - JB 4.3 (downloaded from Sam mobile)

Previous ROM: Archidroid 3.0.2 - KK 4.4.4

thanks guys!
[Galaxy S III General] user150:
Try using samsung kies. Tools, then firmware upgrade, then initialisation.

Ire2store nito ang phone mu sa original na firmware.
[Galaxy S III General] darkluna:
Go to recovery and do a factory reset. If that doesn't work do a full wipe. Reformat everything on recovery. Then install stock JB. If you are having a boot loot try factory reset first.
[Galaxy S III General] JohnRod:
I'll download the kies and give it a shot, thanks!

[MENTION=4854864]darkluna[/MENTION] Do you mean custom recovery? I'm on official rom as of now so I don't have one. I tried factory reset on the settings, but the problem still occurs :confused: BTW, what format to do you mean? is that the TWRP option? beside advance wipe?

thanks for the response bud! :good:
[Galaxy S III General] darkluna:
You can also do a factory reset on official recovery same method. Yes in TWRP. These is an advance option where you can do a full wipe. Format the data system SD internal SD. Then flash the rom.
[Galaxy S III General] JohnRod:
I just flashed with KIES about a minute ago, the boot loop still occurs :( So my last shot would be the "FORMAT" option under the Wipe section in TWRP? [MENTION=4854864]darkluna[/MENTION]
[Galaxy S III General] darkluna:
Yeah. Go to advance wipe ang wipe everything, but ut remove your SD card first.
[Galaxy S III General] mizukage:
hi guys just new here in s3 forum, just wanted to ask what firmware are u using in the philippines? is it the russian fw? i looked in sammobile site but there is no PH fw.
[Galaxy S III General] JohnRod:
[MENTION=4854864]darkluna[/MENTION] hope this won't break my phone anymore :(

[MENTION=4231285]mizukage[/MENTION] hey bud, do you mean the stock firmware? I'm using New Zealand, from sam mobile :good:
[Galaxy S III General] +JaphetObsioma:
Hey mga kababayan ! :)

May naka bili naba dito ng zerolemon na battery yung 7000mah ?

Gusto ko sanang bumili online, pero okey ba yun ? wala ba sa mga sm store yun guys ?

thanks mga pards !

Batangueno here ! :;)
[Galaxy S III General] spiff773:
I had one before. But it started to expand after 1.5 years. Battery life is still great but I don't want use it anymore because it is only going to expand further.
[Galaxy S III General] addict_insane:
Look here:

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/26486/I9300XXUGNA5_I9300OLBGNB1_XTC/

This is for open line. If you want a carrier specific firmware you could navigate from the link I gave.:good:
[Galaxy S III General] Neferpitou:
Kababayans!

Hey, it's good to see that we have a page here, what's more, it's about SIII!

Kabayan, I would like to ask for help regarding my issue.

Couple of days ago, I am trying to root my S3, which is i9300, international, with OS Jellybean 4.3. As the ODIN application has said PASS!!, my phone started to reboot, however, I was just able to get past the BootLogo, then get a black screen. You can hear that the phone is still recognized by the laptop, even installing device drivers. However, phone just stays a black screen.

I can get to download mode, as well as recovery. I tried deleting data, cache, as well as Dalvik cache, but still, unfortunately, I get the black screen. Now, I can't use my phone. Tried looking for solutions in the web, but can't seem to find a solution.

Can you help me? Maraming salamat, and more power!
[Galaxy S III General] NadMaj:
try flashing a stock 4.3 firmware via odin.
[Galaxy S III General] angelo2101:
May I know where and which stock firmware to download for i9300?

I already rooted and unrooted my phone before flashed stock ROM 4.1.2(i dont know if this is for philippines) and it works. Then i root my phone again for thetering purposes, yesterday i decided to unroot again my phone and get it back to stock but i dont know which stock firmware to use

AP: i9300XXEMB5

CP: i9300XXEMB5

CSC: 193000XAEMB5
[Galaxy S III General] U-bone:
You can find the stock firmware on sammobile.com, there you can find different firmware for different network

carriers in the Philippines.
[Galaxy S III General] angelo2101:
thank you for the information. will check and try it
[Galaxy S III General] XDA_FANBOYS:
HELP!

mga idol alin po ba ang best rom for s3 e210s unit? :D
[Galaxy S III General] marvince2777:
kung may latest firmware ka bago ka magdowngrade extract mo using 7z pagkatapos select mo ang modem zip mo as a tar file using 7z isave mo sa computer... ngayon pwede ka na magdowngrade pagnag error ang emei at wang signal flaash mo yong modem na inextract mo sa latest firmware flash it using odin para mabalik ang emei mo at magkasignal ang downgrade.....

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open mo ang samsung kies sa computer iconnect mo ang cp na walang bateri select sa kies ang tools>upgrade firmware and initialisation>enter model (ex.GT-I9300)ng cpclick OK> enter s/n,click ok sa dulo nyan makikita mo ang region ng cp mo saan nabelong o anong country... tandaan mo yon the sa browser tab search mo ang samsung firmware.org download ka doon....di kaya pag nag ok na ang kies doon mo na lang iupdate......kung tatanggapin ng kies at nagsyncronise sya
[Galaxy S III General] emorej:
Atlast got my S3 in Doha
[Galaxy S III General] olanzky:
boom.., gratzie bro..
[Galaxy S III General] jermitano:
smart releases at plan 2000...
[Galaxy S III General] xnostra:
i got mine yesterday the white one
[Galaxy S III General] metalbender:
Samsung Mobile Philippines has announced via Facebook that the Galaxy S III will be officially released here in the Philippines by May 28, 2012. Whether that means unlocked units will already be available and standard retail price declared for unlocked units is something we'll have to wait for. :)

For now both Globe and Smart are busy getting in touch with new applicants and current subscribers renewing their post paid lines , who will all be availing of the Galaxy S III.

@emorej congrats buddy. Quick question, does the Marble White surface have ridges like the Pebble Blue version or does it appear to be one solid white color?
[Galaxy S III General] climo:
I was at the Samsung store in Mega Mall and they told me first week in July for unlocked retail units. I already have a SGS2 usa version and not sure if i want to upgrade to GS3 just yet knowing the price range is going to be north of 30k. I was playing around with the S Note and it seemed a better upgrade for me with the larger screen and S-pen capabilities. Plus I see a price drop coming soon after the GS3 is released. But its going to be tough decision when I'm holding it in my hands....must resist temptation...:)
[Galaxy S III General] elnitrox:
official price is 2499

if your paying more than that its a jack up price hehe

because a lot of people buying it not the real consumer/user but also the resellers

2699 is the resellers price
[Galaxy S III General] metalbender:
^ That would be 2499 in Dubai currency ? Read from a local forum that Philippine release might be June 4, not sure if that means for both locked and unlocked units. Then there's this May 28 launch by Samsung Mobile Philippines.

@climo north might mean P33,990 Philippine pesos. Perhaps next week or the following week we'll hear an official SRP announcement for unlocked units. I actually applied for Globe's plan P1,799 (lock-in period 2 years) with P4,800 cash out. Getting the Pebble Blue.
[Galaxy S III General] georaldc:
Samsung store here at the local mall just told me that next month, the phones will be arriving (with an estimated price between 30-35k). I wasn't given an exact date though. Hopefully its in the 1st week of June
[Galaxy S III General] jermitano:
in case you guys get an early news on a release promo please dont hesitate to post...
[Galaxy S III General] climo:
I looked on Globe's site and seen the 1799 plan. But I still don't understand how these plans work. I have 5 freebies then boosters I chose My Super Txt All and my Super Surf but the total comes to 8,197. Now for the Super Txt All and Super Surf is this a promo thing that I have to subscribe to each month or it rolls over each month? Is the monthly bill going to be 1799 month? Sori for these questions I'm not use to these prepaid services. Can you enlighten me on how this works?
[Galaxy S III General] kikoexe:
just a question to those guys who already have the unit.. is the dreadful pink spot issue still present in the s3?

thanks to anyone who can answer!
[Galaxy S III General] olanzky:
i think the post you've seen the pink spot was due to the white balance of the camera, the user also confirm in the end. as far as my S3 goes, i haven't seen any visible problems with it except that the smart eye feature. it does miss me looking at the device specially when there is no sufficient light on your face. it would be awesome sana if it works at night with the lights off but unfortunately it doesn't that is why i set up my display to 1min before it turns off. aside from this everything is still fast and as i use it everyday for 5days now. it still giving me amaze on to everything. truly worth the wait.
[Galaxy S III General] knights.JayTana:
ill be receiving mine this 9th of June... what a long wait:(
[Galaxy S III General] dackkie:
@jaytana. is this globe or smart locked?
[Galaxy S III General] metalbender:
@climo you'd want to go here : http://http://galaxys3.globe.com.ph/apply

That's for Post-paid pre-order, not prepaid. I didn't get any boosters. I chose My Super Plan Unli Surf Combo 1799 ( has 3 freebies only ). Plan P1799 means 800 consumable (calls and text) and 999 for unli surfing via mobile internet. If you go over your calls and text per month you will actually pay more than P1,799.
[Galaxy S III General] jermitano:
galaxy s3 launch on going now...cant understand why theres not much hype like before...looked like more of a formal event...sam milby one of the endorsers...aww... :p
[Galaxy S III General] climo:
Thanks for the Link...Ok one last question...How is the 800 consumables divided up or does it matter? Meaning I can call and text to all networks at the normal charge rate until I reach 800? Or do you get so many minutes and text per month? :confused:
[Galaxy S III General] dackkie:
climo: that's correct. the 800 is the consumable on top of your freebies. Once your freebies are used up then it will be charged on your consumable.

Freebies: 1. Free Call & Txt to Globe/TM (10 mins call a& 200 SMS)

2. Free Call & Txt to Other Networks (5 mins calls & 25 SMS)

3. Free International Call & Text (10 destinations 20 mins IDD and 10 SMS)

If you exceed Freebies 1 - 3. expect that it will eat up your 800 consumable load however you can always apply your consumable to a Unlicall / Unlitext promo by globe.
[Galaxy S III General] metalbender:
@climo Good luck. If you plan to apply for a postpaid line you will need the following :

1. Proof of Identity ( valid ID like PRC ID or Driver's license, etc.) Make a digital copy front and back

2. Proof of Billing - meaning water bill, electricity bill, airline ticket bill, telco bill preferably under your name, with your address clearly printed out, again make a digital copy

3. Proof of Income - for Globe they'd like to see your April 2012 Credit Card statement, digital copy should show your credit limit.

Edited to add : @dackkie thanks for clarifying :)
[Galaxy S III General] kenitobeni:
Hi guys,

This is the first time I'll be posting on this forum. I'm planning to get this phone thru globe.(unlisurf plan)

I'm really not into rooting, is it really a disadvantage if I'll be using the stock kernel and ROM?

I'm reading all the posts here, I need more feedback about the device, battey life, performance, etc.

and if possible, can you post a link where I can get tohse paid apps for free?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III General] marcuz07:
For the device feedback, I am also on unlisurf plan of Globe so my data usage is always on. My battery life is only 12 hours, with occasional games,sms and internet usage. I also use my phone as modem for my laptop. Since I am always indoors (office and work), this is not a problem since I can easily charge my phone but I bought an extra battery just in case.
[Galaxy S III General] lightning18:
It is prohibited in xda to discuss about these. Support the developers by buying their apps. :)

If you insist, Google is your friend. ;)
[Galaxy S III General] Itadakiimasu:
If you are planning to get the phone through smart or globe carriers then try to weigh in some math and see if the plan is really the better deal. Compare it by calculating how much it would cost buying from a retail store while adding the cost of the unlisurf plan you want in prepaid against the unlisurf plan you want in postpaid with the free or cash in option of the phone but don't forget to add the lock in contract period in the equation
[Galaxy S III General] biosong:
true that computation must be done before deciding to get one. i got mine from their so called promo. 1700 monthly. 1k for data plan. 700 for the unit. for 2yrs i get unlidata and the price of the unit for 2yrs is 16800. after 2yrs i get a rwtention offer either free fone or deduction to plan.

1k for mobile internet is not bad ainve im using it a lot. im about to reach 10gb ony 1st month.
[Galaxy S III General] kenitobeni:
This is what I'm planning to get too, I think for me, if I compute the total price of the plan plus the cashout, it will cost me PHP40,776.

i'll take this opportunity to ask you about that plan, is the 999 the fee for getting unlisurf? or is that consumable?

I checked this with the local samsung store, it will cost 37k if I'll get the unit using credit card 12mos. 0% interest.

The problem of getting this thru online stores and other vendors, they don't offer manufacturer's warranty.(this is what I'm considering the most).

Although some stores here in the PH are offering the 32gb version which is good(w/o warranty)
[Galaxy S III General] civarch:
999 is the fee for the limited Internet. For plan 1799, you have any 800 consumable for call and text plus you can get 3 freebies which is good enough.
[Galaxy S III General] baste07:
That's exactly my plan.
[Galaxy S III General] jomblass:
limited internet?...:confused:
[Galaxy S III General] wicked1683:
hehehe... for me limited is the right term because Globe or maybe also Smart have a data cap per day? :silly:
[Galaxy S III General] biosong:
so whats the daily cap. i specifically asked then this question before going to their plan. and they said none. so far im using data when im not at home. no interruptions so far.

yes 999 for unlidata/unlisurf.

the 700 is from my citibank cc.

after 2yrs its only 999/mo. compared to the 1799 plan i think i like this better. the freebie i got is a few sms and a few mins per month to all network.

and im not using them all i think. im using a certain app for sms and its free and unlimited. i dont do much calls unless uber important.
[Galaxy S III General] ronaldjanr13:
1799 us the best offer after two years you could always downgrade the plan to whatever plan of your choice

line po ito not prepaid who knows what might get wrong if we exceeded with our bills.. its good to know that we gave an

800 php to spare befire exceeding our dues..i have a plan before from sun i always exceed the normal plan so 800 really isnt that much

on a postpaid line
[Galaxy S III General] civarch:
Sorry, typo error, that is "UNLIMITED"! :D
[Galaxy S III General] jomblass:
how about internet tethering?... does the 999 unlidata also allows you to tether your internet to others without additional charge?.... i remember reading a thread about this in the US that they are not allowed by their carrier to tether... or tethering may incur additional charge... anyone knows for sure if it's allowed by our carriers in the philippines?...:confused:
[Galaxy S III General] mr_yozo:
There's no additional charge for tethering on globe. No capping too! :)

Currently I'm on 1799 plan with globe with unlisurf.

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There's no data cap on globe my friend. I usually DL 1gig+ HD movies almost every 2 days. You can't do that on smart, before you reach your third week, your internet connection speed will be reduced by half i believe. :)
[Galaxy S III General] Itadakiimasu:
I don't understand, you get the unlisurf data plan but you can get exceeding bills? how is that? I'm confused somehow :eek: anyways I don't plan on getting a postpaid plan since my area has cellsite issues, before I could convince myself to go for a postpaid plan (I already bought the phone from a samsung retailer) I tried an unlisurf one month prepaid plan 1200 php and almost 2 weeks of my one month I haven't had an internet connection and I tried to call smart hotline via landline and to no avail.

So I called them via my phone through their *888 or 888 and to no avail so I finally called their landline via my phone and it ate up 400 php of my load (since I always keep 500 because of ofw calls/text) due to the very long story and conversation I had with the tech support they said my cellsite server is overloaded hence the 2 week downtime and I said to to the lady, ma'am I wasted my money just for that? and I asked if the same would happen to a postpaid plan and they said yes (I live in Las Pinas, Pulang Lupa 2 area) can you believe the atrocity of ripping off from their customers? even when I dial 1515 to check my load they eat 1 php of my load per balance inquiry, I mean WTF?!?!?!??! I have lost faith in Philippine carriers since Globe has no signal in my area and the reception through ofw calls is non existent in my are as well.

Now I only go for a 1 day unlisurf when I really need to use the internet since I don't trust their one month prepaid nor postpaid plans anymore. My best plan for now is to buy a wifi router from PLDT so I can use internet on my phone at home. These days I don't know if the Philippine telecom industry wants to improve, I have a relative and a friend who lives in America and pays the same bill amount for a monthly internet connection yet he gets 30 mbps and I get like 1.5 mbps squat?
[Galaxy S III General] jomblass:
so you mean Smart has data cap?...:(

one more thing... i hope someone can answer me... i bought my international version s3 here in taiwan.. the latest update shows that my modem changed from XXLF1 to XXLG3... i know the modem in the philippines is DXLF3 (which i read is doing great)... my question is, when i go home and use a globe or smart sim, will i receive an update that will change my modem to DXLF3?.. or i'm stucked with my current modem, not unless i root, change csc and flash the modem myself?...:confused:

i used to have an htc sensation bought also here, flashed custom rom and UK modem, and boy does it suck in reception when i'm in the philippines.. :mad: so i want DXLF3 modem for my s3 when i go home... :)
[Galaxy S III General] biosong:
if what you think wont work. you can always flash in an update via odin.

regarding globes data. i too dont think they have cap on usage. ive been tethering eversince i got my plan.

im on wifi now since im at home but heres my usage. almost 7g now for my cycle and its all good no interruptions. tether usage is morethan half too.
[Galaxy S III General] lightning18:
You can flash modem without changing CSC, but you do need to have root access.

In my opinion, there is not much difference in modems from Samsung. Or, is there?
[Galaxy S III General] baste07:
Some say modem for a specific region works diff per region. Personally i don't see the diff as lonf as you are using a modem for the fw of your phone
[Galaxy S III General] ronaldjanr13:
I Dont experience any problem nor data cap thether (sometimes 2 or 3 PPL ) data is also good at my location always gets H I'm rooted with custom Rom and kernel

and a plan on globe 1799..u can't exceed ur monthly dues for data as it says it's unlimited you use the 800 for unexpected calls like calling a crappy customer support of smart as mentioned but so far it does not happen to me from glob for they have a hotline for support and a landline alternative
[Galaxy S III General] wicked1683:
Im sure that Globe has a data cap because they are the first Telco to introduce that limitation(Ayala company).. and I have an officemate which uses globe and she can confirm that globe has 1gb data cap per day... she even called globe customer support and they confirmed that data cap..

For smart they are not announcing any data cap and since this is owned by PLDT also, (we know that pldt does not Introduce datacap unlIke Its rIval company bayantel whIch Is an ayala owned company)
[Galaxy S III General] biosong:
i wanna test this claim. and to all globe unli surf postpaod pwners. lets try the data plan and hit 1g in a day.

i know theres a data cap on prepaid unlisurf promos but on postpaid im not sure.
[Galaxy S III General] biosong:
scan through my data usage and i found my end of july hit alittle over 1G. i guess globe doesnt have data cap. or if there is its not 1G
[Galaxy S III General] ronaldjanr13:
i can confirm that globe has no data cap i was able to download youtube videos

with one recent video i downloaded was hd quality of "fliptop shayee/smugglazz vs loone/abra" which lasted 45mins

and 952mb size and other video as well. i am now at 3gb cap just a week after reflashing wanamlite 2.0
[Galaxy S III General] baste07:
Is there a spectre glasd screen protector available locally?
[Galaxy S III General] C0NAN:
Bayantel is owned by the Lopez group.
[Galaxy S III General] ronaldjanr13:
+1 Yes Bayantel is owned by Lopez Group of Companies
[Galaxy S III General] ran495:
Greetings fellow Pinoys!

Sadly, i was not able to get a samsung galaxy s3. i pre-ordered from Globe at least a week before launch May 31. and they called me up only late last week (Friday, August 3, 2012). i already gave up sometime in July so i got a galaxy nexus instead because i already needed a cellphone. :( God i so hate Globe right now.

But Anyway, back to the topic at hand. I have an officemate who has a Galaxy S3 and we were noticing how slow his data is even though its listed as H+(which im guessing is HSPA+). As a test, we both ran speedtest app on our phones, and while his could barely reach 512kbps, mine average 1mbps. We both checked his preferred network type and its set at "GSM/CDMA auto prl." While mine is set at "WCDMA preferred." We tried to change his settings to see if it would improve his speed but the changes just would not stick. We were both using Globe and i don't think there should be any difference that he was unlimited data while mine is powersurf 99. Does anyone have any insight on this? Please and thanks!!!
[Galaxy S III General] marcuz07:
I can also affirm that there is no data cap on globe. I consumed 12GB for 4 days
[Galaxy S III General] mr_yozo:
Data cap on globe

I'll confirm once again

Globe Data cap:

Prepaid - 1G per day

Postpaid - None

Smart: Both prepaid and postpaid are capped! I'm not just sure of the limit though. :p

I'll test this week with globe's data download of 2G+ per day, will be back to report the results.