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[Galaxy S III General] Paolonicus:
Is your device rooted and has CWM inatalled? If yes have you considered using another modem driver?
[Galaxy S III General] MIKE PH:
@kalibapi bro hows the siyah kernel holding up ?

In terms of battery life. Is it better than stock?

Ex tweaks bugs are there or they ok now?

Just wanna ask since your using siyah for gs3 lately..;)

Thinking of using stock rom / siyah kernel..

Tnx..:)
[Galaxy S III General] cruzargel:
battery life is almost the same for all kernels. even with undervolt, it doesn't have an effect. Using Siyah with -100mv on all steps.

btw, for me it's really hard to determine if the modem is better or not. currently using DXLEA
[Galaxy S III General] MIKE PH:
Even UV and tweaking the governor still the same battery life?

Hmm. Maybe ill stick to stock until i find a rom that i really like.
[Galaxy S III General] kalibapi:
@MIKE PH

Bro. Kernel wont help battery life that much. You need to make rom lighter. Like debloat all useless stock apps will help your battery life. So that there will be less background app stays in RAM. :)
[Galaxy S III General] cruzargel:
+1 ti kali

I also have a bunch of frozen apps like Samsung account, software update, etc.
[Galaxy S III General] kalibapi:
@cruzargel

In my case i removed all of useless apk's.

After removing my battery life is great.

From full charge until 5% takes 1day or more with heavy use. Like games and surf. :)
[Galaxy S III General] MIKE PH:
Thnx 4 the info. Im gonna try siyah and see.:D
[Galaxy S III General] MIKE PH:
Another question guys.

Has any one ever tried using kernel cleaning scripts like the ones on our s2?:)

Tnx..:cool:
[Galaxy S III General] bordikun:
Hi all pinoys :)

anyone of you know where to buy this type of battery here in PH?

brand name: Hyperion (well very noticeable in the image :D)

TIA :D
[Galaxy S III General] kalibapi:
WOOOT!

I confirmed that XXALF5 Modem Works GREAT in Philippines. XD

here is the Result of Speedtest

(Servers Tried : Makati, Mandaluyong)

5times Test per Server

DXLEA : 1.5~2.5 Mbps

XXLF5 : 3.5~4.5 Mbps

BOOOOM!!! this Modem Boost my Mobile Network Speed 2X Faster. :D

TRY it GUYS! :good:
[Galaxy S III General] rand0m_insanity:
Yep. It was approximately that time. I had to wait several weeks before they confirmed my availment of their recontracting offer. Funny that my phone has that sticker saying that the device can only be used with Globe SIMs. Lol. :D

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I discovered that my unit isn't locked by using this app:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spocky.galaxsimunlock
[Galaxy S III General] koala8819:
Already did. I even tried on a different computer both 32 and 64 bit win.. :(

I also tried a different cable but still no luck... any ROM I try including stock, win7 always fails to install the drivers of my phone as a media device.

Please help. :(
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
There is a way to check carrier lock but I forgot the code. The other way is though an app which needs root. It's in the market. Galaxsim unlock.
[Galaxy S III General] milfborg:
I have same problem. Ive installed poland jb rom after that kies is not detecting my phone. Ive already tried reintalling kies and updating to latest version it does not solve the issue
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
Uninstall the driver which is separate from kies.

Attach your phone and windows will auto search and install it.. Make sure you're connected to the Internet.
[Galaxy S III General] Warm_ice:
seriously, is there any "[Unofficial] SGS3 in the Philippines" thread?
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Huh? What type of question is this, seriously?
[Galaxy S III General] putibuhok:
just got my order from Spigen. ;)
[Galaxy S III General] milfborg:
Uninstall the driver which is separate from kies.

Attach your phone and windows will auto search and install it.. Make sure you're connected to the Internet.

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ive restored the original stock rom. hope kies will work. wish me luck :)
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
Hope it works bro. Tell us how it goes.
[Galaxy S III General] Injuredthumb:


Great app. Found out my phone is not lock with Globe. :D
[Galaxy S III General] PacketJ:
Yes, but they said it will take 24 hours to activate. Mine got activated after few hours.
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
Just pressure them to activate it sooner, for business etc.

They can activate it in fifteen minutes if they wanted to.
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
They only say that for safety purposes. But the time of activation is really less than an hour.
[Galaxy S III General] BelJanss:
Guys on your own opinion, what's the best jb modem so far here in the philippines? On DLIB, sometimes it show full bar but really no signal and it is in emergency call only.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
they told me that it should take no more than 1-2 hours. on the 3hr hour i called and they activated my sim in less than 15mins. i think i was still on the call when i recievwd texts and comfiguration stuffs.
[Galaxy S III General] wtfshouldidonow:
The best modem would depend on where you live, and what your carrier is. Most users however say that LH1 is the best, in my case, I found LH7 to be performing so much better with XXDLIB based rom (I'm using Omega v27.1 and Phenomenal 4.0 extreme). I'm on Globe postpaid and I usually spend my days in Iligan City and/or Cagayan de Oro City.
[Galaxy S III General] milfborg:
Kies is now connting on my S3 after restoring stock rom
[Galaxy S III General] saywhatt:
kies does not normally connect when root ue phone
[Galaxy S III General] justnoone:
I do have a rooted phone and kies normally connects.

I am just wondering why its not connecting with others
[Galaxy S III General] jbluzb:
Any news on globe update for the galaxy s3?
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
We will get it at the same time as Malaysia or Singapore. So far only Poland has released. I expect it this week or next week. They said October.
[Galaxy S III General] baste07:
but it will be the same as the one release in poland initially?
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Hopefully not. The Poland one is buggy. Most likely ours will have a more recent timestamp.
[Galaxy S III General] baste07:
What bugs you experienced
[Galaxy S III General] PacketJ:
From my experience, I can't say it's buggy. Been using wanam jb for 3 weeks already.
[Galaxy S III General] android.francis:
LIB does not seem to be buggy on my end. Even battery life is good even when data and sync are both on at all times.

Maybe you are using your phone more extensively than I am so I am curious what those bugs are....
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Well, if you read the lengthy jellybean threads at xda, most of the people there consider it to be buggy.
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
i find it smooth at 1st. but after awhile, when you install apps. OMG! a lot of apps crashing, hangging.

there are pros and cons. and i cant really comment on signal. i guess i just accepted that globe has a lot of problems. not just the signal. i just got my 2 month billing statement. and it was globes fault for having a problem with their billing and all the very polite customer service said. "sir, we cant do anything about it. just pay the bill". you just cant imagine how happy i was paying a bill last september and got another bill on the same month.

sorry.that was OT
[Galaxy S III General] anthony001:
Anyone had a problem with their charger? My s3 has an intermittent charging problem. Its rooted and have a custom kernel
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Flash stock and if it still has a problem have it serviced by Samsung.
[Galaxy S III General] android.francis:
I've read those threads before I flashed LIB and most are complaining about APEX which I have no plans on using. Aside from that, most are user or flash errors that can be mostly fixed via a clear cache + dalvik + wipe.
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
Agree. Most of those problems arise due to an improper full wipe.

I for one have not updated because I'm waiting for a more stable siyah kernel.
[Galaxy S III General] baste07:
No problem with apex for me
[Galaxy S III General] jbluzb:
My experience with the jb leak, its fast at first but after installing my apps, it lags and hangs a lot and pushed me to return to stock ICS.
[Galaxy S III General] gboydroid:
I always failed on installing hd games like asphalt, wild blood, nba2k13. Whats the matter:banghead:
[Galaxy S III General] pdmusico:
Hi! Noob here. I'd just like to ask if our phones really don't ship with the stock Android keyboards installed? I can see emojis but I can't type them using the Samsung keyboard. :/ Thanks!
[Galaxy S III General] saywhatt:
There's actually a mod for it :P
[Galaxy S III General] pdmusico:
I would have to be rooted then?
[Galaxy S III General] saywhatt:
Yeeeah.. you have to be rooted
[Galaxy S III General] pdmusico:
Aww okay thank you! :) Will think about it. :)
[Galaxy S III General] saywhatt:
You can go to the S3 Android Development forum, i think they have a sticky there on mods.. :)) sure.. np
[Galaxy S III General] sicmofo:
This phone is pretty neat. I got it real cheap (21k) without the NTC sticker. F*ck the red tape
[Galaxy S III General] Chaitanyapatel8880:
Ha ha ha.. damn true... how did you got? I want to get one for my wife too..

Capt. Chaitanya Patel
[Galaxy S III General] jbluzb:
That is a good price point. But I am afraid the device might fail within the year and pay a hefty price. =o
[Galaxy S III General] android.francis:
Hey guys and gal - anyone with a Google aosp MMS.apk that does not have the multi thread bug that I could flash using Omega ROM 27.2?
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
Some people don't mind taking the risk. The good thing is we have the option to get one with the warranty and much cheaper ones without.
[Galaxy S III General] sicmofo:
Here's the link

http://www.ebay.ph/itm/20-Off-B-New...bile_Phones&hash=item27c8cd50e1#ht_3489wt_906

This was my first purchase off ebay lol. Warranties are close to useless for mobile devices (at least in my experience) I've never known one to fail due to a manufacturing defect within its warranty period. I'm not a huge fan of samsung software and design, but their hardware is pretty top notch and has good QC compared to other brands (just look at HDD/SSDs for example)
[Galaxy S III General] saywhatt:
I bought mine for P25K with 1 year warranty and 1 week replacement for defects :P
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
I always get ones with warranty because of experience. A friend had the mother board fail (13k) and another had the usb port get loose (1k). Also, if you notice screen ghosting or degradation of amoled though time you can always have them replace the screen. If the phone screen is amoled I'd never get anything without warranty. If lcd I might take the risk.

There is a big difference between service warranty and official samsung warranty. Service warranty is useless since if any hardware parts get affected you have to pay. Parts range from 1k to 13k worse case scenario so I think it's worth paying extra for the warranty.

Official warranty on the other hand is a guarantee on most defects. If hardware fails within a year they will replace. There is also a risk with service (not official warranty), if they try to fix your phone and it fails then they are not liable. Official samsung warranty makes sure that case doesn't happen.

I prefer to be safe than sorry. It's an expensive phone after all and paying a few thousand extra for peace of mind is better than paying a bigger sum to have it repaired on the future.
[Galaxy S III General] saywhatt:
^+1

:))

I agree.. btw, maybe if you register ur product at samsung.com/ph, you'll get an extended warranty?

I'm not entirely sure on that though :P
[Galaxy S III General] gboydroid:
good evening philippines.

sent from my SIII powered by ParanoidAndroid 2.1
[Galaxy S III General] xenoyosh:
Ok, this post made me think about my warranty status. If I got it from Globe, does anyone know what kind of warranty we get? Is it official Samsung warranty or some lame globe service warranty?
[Galaxy S III General] civarch:
Its an official samsung warranty, that's what Globe business center told me upon getting this handset.
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Correct! It's official samsung warranty for sure. And from my personal experience they seem to be nicer to you in samsung when they process provider given units. I dunno why.
[Galaxy S III General] emwhy12:
Where can i get or download tapatalk?
[Galaxy S III General] thabest85:
Io

You can get it from playstore
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Please don't post links to an app. The thread might get closed and you might get banned.
[Galaxy S III General] emwhy12:
What's the stock modem of i9300 from Smart? Is it the same from Globe. I got mine from Globe and got it unlocked using GalaxSim and i just want to use the stock modem and flash InsertCoin 1.4.1
[Galaxy S III General] thabest85:
Sorry changed it
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
It's exactly the same as the globe modem.
[Galaxy S III General] emwhy12:
Went to Festival Mall awhile ago and check with Samsung shop. The representative told me that official JB is already rolling out and I can try now to upgrade. Time to restore and update.
[Galaxy S III General] Beach_Head:
Don't believe everything you hear...

It's out for Poland and Korea. All other countries are still pending...
[Galaxy S III General] astrall:
hi guys. another Filipino here. (from Batangas).

I'm planning to upgrade my good old xperia x10 to another device, and I'm considering the SGS3 as my next android device. But since I'm new in SGS3 forums/community (but I do have knowledge of most things on androids, rooting, flashing, roms, bootloaders, etc., I dont have problems with that.) Do you think buying an S3 is a worth-it at this time? Can it(the community) provide the support for more year? Salamat. :)
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
worth every cent
[Galaxy S III General] emwhy12:
For ROM chefs there are a lot of people here at XDA Devs. InsertCoin by Baadnewz, WanamLite by Wanam and UltimaROM are a few ROMS that are good and the community is helpful. I recomment InsertCoin and WanamLite to begin with since it has the stock feel. If u want heavyly customized ROM go with UltimaROM.
[Galaxy S III General] astrall:
Thank you for the fast response.

Thank you. Observing the development thread, I can say that the developers are active here. I thinks SGS3 will be my next daily driver now.

You guys know Widget City(online seller in the Ph.)? I'm planning to buy theire SGS3 I9300 Black at Php24,100, is it a good deal?
[Galaxy S III General] emwhy12:
Getting S3 around that price sure is a good deal. The question is does it have the official samsung warranty? Well, Warranty is really not an option for us since we will root and install custom ROMs to our beloved unit. Hahaha
[Galaxy S III General] astrall:
Service Warranty only I presume. Yes, I don't bother on the warranty stuff (I have my own way of handling it if they don't give good services. xD).

Is there any other good seller in the PH where I can buy a legit but reasonable price for S3? Every penny is important. :D
[Galaxy S III General] saywhatt:
I know someone who sells original S3 (it's where i bought mine) :P he offers 1 year service warranty pebble blue is P25'000 and white is P25'500 i think.. but he's from cebu
[Galaxy S III General] emwhy12:
If u don't mind the warranty if it's official samsung or not, You can check the Black Market. There are a lot of sellers that sells i9300 bnew sealed and with shop warranty around 23k to 25k Php. I got mine from Globe but i already have it unlocked because I really hate the data speed and plan of Globe. With Smart my data speed is awesome. Off-Peak I'm gettin' around 5mbps to 6mbps max.
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Widget city is a good shop and so is cmk cellphones.
[Galaxy S III General] d3adp3ople:
I notice my Volume and Power button "BUMAON SIYA", i dont if this normal cause it happen in my SGS2, and my volume button seems it movable.

But 100% Functioning, but hard to click because of the design of curve.
[Galaxy S III General] neil05:
go to service center and ask for repair :)
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Ah that's a perfect example of a situation covered by offfical samsung warranty. Happened to the home button of my s2 before and they repaired it no questions asked.
[Galaxy S III General] saywhatt:
aaawe dude.. you're selling your S3? -.-

tsktsktsk
[Galaxy S III General] astrall:
anyone experiencing this issue?
[Galaxy S III General] anthony001:
If i installed stock JB OF poland ver on my s3 will they still accept it? I was thinking of returning it for warranty because my charger or my battery is malfunctioning
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Yeah. I'm getting the 2GB ram LTE version.

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Uh oh. You gotta flash that back to our version and use triangle away to remove to reset the flash counter.

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I experienced the cracking bezel/trim and globe replaced my unit (again). It's hard to see at first but the crack gets bigger and bigger. I know it's a defect because I always baby my phone and never dropped or applied pressure to it.
[Galaxy S III General] emwhy12:
You need to flash the stock ROM first and make sure you use USB Jig to reset the flash counter since you cannot use triangle away if ur fone is not rooted. I saw someone selling USB Jigs for 350Php only.
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
What cracking bezel/trim?
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Sadly a usb jig cannot reset the counter on the s3 using a stock kernel. On the s2 it did but not on this one.
[Galaxy S III General] heardamir:
Question: GLOBE

I'm here in Manila - Makati. On the Globe network. I know they are pretty bad...

I've purchased a 1GB internet pack, but can't use it. I can never EVER connect. I have full reception and H+ (apparently). Is it the network, or should I try another modem?

What modem's should I try?
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
So h+ shows but you can't browse? Try restart the phone. Long press on the power button then press restart.
[Galaxy S III General] heardamir:
Yes, I've tried re-starting. Many times too. :S

I'm told that GLOBE are a joke in terms of data. Could it simply be the sub-par network? In the last 3 weeks, I haven't been able to load a single webpage, use Whatsapp, check gmail using cellular data. I have to rely on 'free' wifi at coffee shops and restaurants. It is really quite frustrating.

Someone at work has a blackberry on GLOBE and they are able to check emails and so forth, thus why I asked if i should change Modems on the device or something.
[Galaxy S III General] emwhy12:
That's the main reason I switched to Smart. Data connection is stable where ever I go. Speed is also good like I mentioned on my previous post. I was able to download 3 custom roms with 800mb each within an hour.
[Galaxy S III General] Beach_Head:
Are you using the correct APN?

Also, what GS3 are you using? A local unit or one from Australia?

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I'm thinking of switching to the i9305 as well. Where are you getting yours?

I'm also considering the Note 2. My only issue is the size of the thing...
[Galaxy S III General] heardamir:
I wish I did a little more research before going with GLOBE :(

Yes, I'm using the GLOBE APN I received as soon as I put in the sim.

It's the international unlocked version of the S3.
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Maybe you're on the wrong apn. Are you postpaid or prepaid? The apn is different for both. This has happened to friends of mine. It sets it automatically but doesn't set whether it's prepaid or postpaid.
[Galaxy S III General] ickoicko:
Is I9305 really worth it? Is there a difference between i9305 and i9300? I mean S4 is coming out next year and that's not that far off. Note 2 is nice but it's too damn big.

BTW, question to all. what rom/s are you guys currently using? Is the official JB out here in the Philippines already?
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
I just want it for the extra 1GB ram. I multi task a lot so it's important to me. Other than that there's not much difference unless you have an LTE plan.
[Galaxy S III General] android.francis:
FYI: XXDLIH is now available online.
[Galaxy S III General] emwhy12:
I'm currently using InsertCoin 1.4.1 official JB XXLIB. Did restore to stock IC and check with Kies but still no update available. The representative from Samsung on their shop told me that the updates are already seeding. Well, i rather not wait and just install a custom ROM. No bloatwares and memory drain.
[Galaxy S III General] android.francis:
I'm using OMEGA ROM 27.2
[Galaxy S III General] ickoicko:
I don't know if it's bad, but here's my rom history lol

stock - AREVO - slimbean - WanamLite - OMEGA (AOKP) - stock again. Just finished downloading UltimaROM.

Still looking for that AOKP/AOSP experience that has radio and sbeam on it. For now I guess I'll be stuck with UltimaROM or stock.
[Galaxy S III General] emwhy12:
Ultima ROM is heavy on themes. I also used it. It's good. But for me personally I really like the touchwiz home launcher. You should try InsertCoin by Baadnewz. One of the respected Chefs from HTC One X and other HTC devices. He finally got an S3 and the ROM he's cooking is awesome. Looks stock but heavily tweaked.
[Galaxy S III General] BelJanss:
Using foxhound 0.8.1 as 1st rom and Paranoid android 2.2 as 2nd rom. Using siyah 1.7b6 and love dual booting. :) Battery is good so far especially in foxhound. I'm testing paranoid 2.2 now and see how the battery performs.
[Galaxy S III General] ickoicko:
TBH, the Philippines' update is always the slowest IMO. I came from HTC Desire S and the ICS update never came in almost a year of owning the smart phone.
[Galaxy S III General] saywhatt:
Agreed. But there are "rare" updates on the LTE, yes?
[Galaxy S III General] ickoicko:
I saw it, I just want the bloatware removed though. Is S-Beam supported as well as radio? I assume it is looking at the screenshots.
[Galaxy S III General] emwhy12:
Yup. Radio and S-Beam is also working. InsertCoin with stock unsecure kernel is the best combination. I manage to squeeze 9 hours with Mobile Data On, downloading, playing Chaos Ring for 1hour, browsing. I will try to post screenshots with heavy usage.
[Galaxy S III General] ickoicko:
Good thing I haven't flashed UltimaROM yet. I used Phenomenal Extreme kernel before and managed to squeeze in 1 day and 8hrs of full charge from 100-1 with 3hrs+ of phone calls.
[Galaxy S III General] Beach_Head:
If you're a power user, 1Gb additional RAM makes a difference.

The only difference is the additional 1Gb or RAM and the LTE radios. Plus the additional colors...

I need the RAM as well. Where do you plan on getting yours?

Yeah, LTE means nothing right now...

What "rare" updates might those be?
[Galaxy S III General] heardamir:
Thanks for your help.

I'm using "myGlobe Internet Prepaid"

http.globe.com.ph

mcc 515

mnc 02

I'm a prepaid customer. I'd switch to sun or something, but have already distributed my number. I don't mind slow. But I do mind not being able to use it at all.
[Galaxy S III General] vinbaure:
You are using a wrong APN. Please add a new APN and use use the following setup:

APN: internet.globe.com.ph

MMC: 515

MNC: 02

Authentication type: PAP

Goodluck sir! :good:
[Galaxy S III General] heardamir:
Omega here, for the last few days. Was on checkrom before that. Both are pretty good.
[Galaxy S III General] saywhatt:
Wrong APN? the APN i use is http.globe.com.ph

What made it wrong? Are there differences?