yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] zziggy:
This IS the solution i know but the download fails for me within checkfus downloader. But to test that it's not my end I managed to download SGS2 firmware so maybe optus are blocking this somehow.

If anyone can grab the firmware please upload it somewhere. I don't want to start with any custom roms until I have the optus stock in stock. :)
[Galaxy S III General] 7tOny4:
I got my phone on friday and must say I'm very happy with it worth the upgrade from s2 Ive rooted it tryed a few modems and I'm very happy with data speeds on vodafone
[Galaxy S III General] rizky77:
I9300XXALE8 Download (Thanks To SamMobile!)

Base Firmware: I9300XXALE8 (4.0.4)

Region Europe

Country: United Kingdom

Carrier: Unbranded

Build Date: 13 May 2012

Modem: XXLE8

CSC: OXAALE8

Change List: 554452 http://www.hotfile.com/dl/157440201/563b5ee/I9300XXALE8_I9300OXAALE8_BTU.zip.html
[Galaxy S III General] Lonski:
Wish someone would put up a stock Voda Rom for the 9300T
[Galaxy S III General] colang:
No just released today the one a week ago was wes for JB leaks this release date 27.09.12 is for official JB
[Galaxy S III General] poczynek:
Yeah I've been running them all on official Polish release since it came out a week ago. Hopefully other devs will give us some more kernel choices!
[Galaxy S III General] colang:
Dude check this link I also was using Siyah Kernel relased a week ago which was for JB LEAK ONLY this isa NEW ONE DATE 27.09 check the link http://www.gokhanmoral.com/gm/2012/09/27/siyahkernel-s3-v1-6alpha
[Galaxy S III General] Kaibosh:
Personally, I'd probably go for the refund - however, if the seller has the original receipt along with iemi, you should be able to get it unblocked (or them - not too sure which).

I had a phone sitting in a drawer unused for about a year, and when I gave it to someone to use, it had been blocked - obviously mistakenly since I hadn't reported it lost or stolen. I sent through a copy of the original receipt (lucky I'm anal about keeping all receipts, cos it was a couple of years beforehand that I'd bought it), and it was unblocked. From memory, I had to sort it out with the telco that blocked it rather than the one that it was going to be used on.

I realise it's a slightly different situation, but the same should apply assuming the seller can locate the receipt.
[Galaxy S III General] rambovic:
Hi there guys does someone have the stock telstra kernel for the S3 dulf2 firmware, i forgot to back mine up as i have the siya kernel
[Galaxy S III General] Mickhaz12:
I was in luck too. Went back to optus and changed it. Stuck on plane mode. Lol
[Galaxy S III General] ghampton10:
Yeah mine was the same. i flashed stock jb and had no probs moving things around. maybe its only in the carrier versions? :/
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
It's a bug that only on Australian released LH1 T model ROM... don't know about the Thailand version..
[Galaxy S III General] cokebotle:
It doesn't really look like a bug, though. I mean, they completely changed how you edit your homescreen icons. If you're not adding from the app drawer, you have to go to Edit Page from the homescreen Menu to change your icon layout. And when you do that, the bottom row of icons is replaced with 4 choices: Create Folder, Add Page, App Info, and Delete. And dragging from the app drawer, the bottom row is replaced by one big Delete icon.

I mean, Samsung tech support says it's working as intended, unless they just haven't been told otherwise. Which, I suppose, is entirely possible. *shrug*
[Galaxy S III General] mdemons12:
Hi fellow Australians, I have the i9300 as I should been in this thread and was wondering what the best, strongest and least bubbles screen protector is. I have had a look at Skinomi but their shipping is ridiculous and confusing. So what brand is best that I may be able to get from JB or a local online retailer around the $20 mark.

Thanks,
[Galaxy S III General] gsw2:
Hey guys,

Just a quick question, I'm on the LI8 leak at the moment, am I able to flash LIB through odin without wiping anything?

Also is it necessary to flash an Australian CSC?

Cheers!
[Galaxy S III General] tmantanner4:
i use the Spigen Curved Crystal Screen Protector. its great. it is the only screen protector that curves around the screen. i got it for $21 off ebay. i would post a link, but im a new member and apparently that is not allowed -_-. just search : "Genuine Spigen SGP Steinheil Curved Crystal Screen Protector for Galaxy S3 GS3 C" in ebay.

i highley reccoment this screen protector.
[Galaxy S III General] mdemons12:
Thanks I'll check it out.

Can I ask does yours have the problem with the adhesive demonstrated in this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8SXjQLq8HU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Galaxy S III General] tmantanner4:
I have had my protector on for about a month and I personally haven't had anything like that happen to my protector. But do keep in mind that I take care of it and I don't intentionally try to cause damage to it like the woman in the video did. Oh, and I don't have nails like her that could do so much damage :P
[Galaxy S III General] mdemons12:
So it feels exactly like real glass? I might check a few more videos before I make my mind up.
[Galaxy S III General] tmantanner4:
it does feel very good in my opinion- but like you said, research it a bit more before you shell out the cash for it.
[Galaxy S III General] mdemons12:
Any criticisms?
[Galaxy S III General] comfort69:
I am on Telstra and my handset has downloaded an update in the past 24 hours (LH1) but I have told it not to apply the update.

I want to use mobile odin to flash the update file and automatically inject root and itself into the update file. Where would I find that update file? I assume it has dumped a zip, tar or img file somewhere on my handset but I can't seem to find it.

Can anybody point me in the right direction... TIA
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
You can flash without wiping but do a backup first. Csc doesn't matter but if you do change it that will wipe everything anyway. Then restore from the backup.
[Galaxy S III General] ghampton10:
Apparently theres a bug in it that stops you from being able to customize the bottom row of apps on your home screen. could just wait for JB.
[Galaxy S III General] DMax99:
Hi,

This is prob going to sound stupid: I have turned on the talkback option on my wife's phone. It's on the Polish jelly beans, but now I don't know how to turn it off.

I can get into settings, but can't scroll down. How to you navigate in this thing anyways....how is a blind person suppose to know how to use this phone if it doesn't even navigate easily?

Help please!

EDIT* problem solved...found answers on Google. :)
[Galaxy S III General] comfort69:
Thanks... but just for the record, where exactly is the update stored because whether I wait for JB or proceed with the current update I need to access the file that android has downloaded. Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] cty198:
Hi new here

just got mine 9300T from voda

could anyone tell me how to backup and restore the IMEI? and in what condition will i lost my IMEI?
[Galaxy S III General] tmantanner4:
the only thing i can say is that it does scratch a little easily. but that is with all screen protectors
[Galaxy S III General] I Can Be Your Hero:
I used this to backup IMEI: forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/archive/t-1513909.html

Due to me being new, I can't post the link....

---------- Post added at 12:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:38 PM ----------

Will it be fixed in JB though? From what I read, Vodafone contacted Samsung about it and Samsung said it was deliberate and not a bug.

I can't post links because I have under 10 posts, but Voda confirmed on their forums that Samsung intended it to be that way.
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
Yes it's fixed in JB, all the leaks were fixed as is the Polish release. :)
[Galaxy S III General] fendushi:
Not a bug, Samsung removed that feature on purpose. Same with auto rotate on gallery.

Confirmed with latest Vodafone and Optus latest OTA updates.

Must be some legal battle here with Crapple, apparently still ok in Europe as you can still do those with UK & latest JB from Poland. Dont know if they're going to enable them with official Australian JB update.

Im running DLI7 and its been trouble free with 2 days of battery life with moderate use. Might flash latest JB BTU when its out. :)
[Galaxy S III General] comfort69:
Where can I find the latest Telstra OTA file so I can flash with mobile odin??
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
There doesn't seem to be one http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-I9300&pcode=0&os=1&type=1#firmware

You can flash unbranded XSA but nothing for Telstra
[Galaxy S III General] comfort69:
My handset has downloaded one and wants to apply it but I dont want to lose root and want to flash it with mobile odin but I dont know where it has downloaded it to.
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
You can't do much about it, you may keep root anyway but if not you can just re-root. :)
[Galaxy S III General] ralliart3:
update

Hi just received the official ICS update from optus i am in Adelaide south Australia.approx. 90 mb. Cannot notice much difference except for brightness slider on drop down menu. Cell standby reporting issue still present.;) Have to take back the cell stand by reporting issue back after using my phone for a while the screen is now the biggest power user,whereas before cell standby was always on top. So maybe it is fixed.
[Galaxy S III General] tmantanner4:
hey guys, thanks for all the help.i rooted my s3 using the toolkit and then flashed v27.1 omega onto it. i love it. jelly bean is awesome!

i was just wondering seeing as though i have gotten the hang of flashing and what not what would be the best modem for me. i use optus and i live in the western suburbs of melbourne.

thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III General] ZacAttack:
It's just trial and error mate. What I do is stand in the same place and look at my coverage bars and than perform a speedtest. Than I just continue until I find the right one. If you're on JB DLIB is awesome, im currently getting 9.77mbps up and 1.17mbps down on Optus in Tullamarine.
[Galaxy S III General] erosco:
Wow - never knew there were so many of us around.. I'm also on Optus (woolworths) near Sunshine.
[Galaxy S III General] Ausboy 2011:
Telstra in Sydney get 12-15 down and 1-3 up with 50 ms ping

Sent from my omega jellybean powered sgs 3 :)
[Galaxy S III General] Lonski:
Anyone in here running Omega 27.1 on a GT-i9300T and on Voda?

What are your experiences and data speed values.

I tried it with a few different modems, and data speeds seem crap, or maybe its just Voda ;)
[Galaxy S III General] marzman86:
Hello

Awesome, found an AUS thread.. didn't even know this existed..

anyways currently on JB Foxhound 0.6 and loving it.. :good:
[Galaxy S III General] ActionBastardDV:
I'm currently running Omega 27.1 on my I9300T, and also on Voda. I've found that its a huge improvement over Omega 13 which was the ICS build. While on the ICS build, I would struggle to get an internet connection while at work inside the building, but since going onto the JB build, I've found the speeds are now consistent everywhere. I'm just running the stock modem that comes with the ROM
[Galaxy S III General] marzman86:
Just wondering for those on Siyah, What app or tools are being used to tweak things like overclocking,undervolting.. im currently using Stweaks but was wondering if others had tried and tested a few and whats the best/best for them.
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
Are you trying to extend battery life and is it working? I might give it a go when we get our official JB here.
[Galaxy S III General] gharrington:
I9300TDUBLH1 - Pre-Rooted

If anyone`s interested i have rooted the latest firmware. Just flash with odin and away you go :). How can i up load this file for you guys?

I have tested it it works great!
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
For a few people you can use the Dropbox account but they will close it (temporarily) if too many use it. I can't imagine many wanting ICS though :)
[Galaxy S III General] jmanol:
Does anyone have access to the stock Telstra ROM for the S3?

My phone is having some issues that I need to RMA it, and I'm currently flashed with Omega (ICS)...

Cheers,

James
[Galaxy S III General] beaver2233:
Use checkfus downloader to download stock roms.
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
Available here http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-I9300T&pcode=TEL&os=1&type=1#firmware
[Galaxy S III General] infra4800:
can anyone shed some light how to do as written above, please?
[Galaxy S III General] marzman86:
Basically, performance is already pretty good on the phone, but i wouldn't mind overclocking to 1.5 for fun and even undervolting for the battery life.
[Galaxy S III General] ftoompsh:
For anyone who used to have a HTC Sensation, the developer Baadnewz has moved to the S3 and made his first Jelly Bean Rom based on I9300XXDLIB.

So far it's running nicely on my Vodafone GT-I9300T.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1916860
[Galaxy S III General] yellowplease:
I'm running v26.1 on the i9300t with Vodafone. Runs super nice. Though some lag with the phone dialer opening.

Data speeds have not changed much for me. Still slow. Hour north of Sydney.

Have you mucked around with any modems?
[Galaxy S III General] adking123:
Yeh im running v26 on the i9300 on Voda. Its quite fast data but like 'yellowplease' said there was not much change in speed whatsoever for me either. Some of my apps like gallery do however crash sometimes but thats just some rom bugs i guess, but overall pretty good.

Down in Adelaide that is.
[Galaxy S III General] phez:
Can anyone post their speedtest.net results using 4G please from an Australian carrier. I just tested an iPhone5 on LTE and was wondering if the phone makes a difference in the speed test. The iPhone was in the Telstra shop in Sydney CBD and managed 31Mbps down and 32 up. I hope the speed can bee replicated on an android device or even better.
[Galaxy S III General] tmantanner4:
i would be very very surprised if any other phone on the market at the moment would be able to replicate the iPhone 5. i have seen heaps of comparison videos and data speeds on the iPhone 5 blows everything else out of the water. and especially on telstra too.
[Galaxy S III General] phez:
Hmm this is what is concerned with too, hence the question. Definitely won't be pre ordering the s3 4g then. Will wait to see it in the shop on LTE. Since I want to tether the phone for work purposes upload speed is important to me.
[Galaxy S III General] phez:
This highlights the concerns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ3w2EVm90M

Let's hope the Samsung 4G can get closer.
[Galaxy S III General] Lonski:
I have from a very reliable source that Optus 4G will be faster than Telstra when fully implemented.
[Galaxy S III General] mustang2012:
I am with Telstra and rooted with its stock Rom. I would help you out but you have to help me to extract the files you need in order to send it to you.
[Galaxy S III General] tmantanner4:
How would that be possible seeing as though optus use telstras towers?
[Galaxy S III General] Sean88:
Optus 4G I know in Brisbane isn't being rolled out until next year
[Galaxy S III General] Ausboy 2011:
Telstra has and always will be quickest lol I work for them :rolleyes:

Sent from my checkrom jellybean powered sgs 3 :)
[Galaxy S III General] priyana:
Only the towers, as in the metal structure.

I doubt the share the same transmitters.
[Galaxy S III General] rizky77:
sammobile ... stock telstra
[Galaxy S III General] tmantanner4:
I thought they did because I heard that all phone companies one way or another rent them off telstra
[Galaxy S III General] rlorange:
Anyone get long pauses loading pages on Vodafone with custom ROMs? I fixed the issue with mine using System tuner app sysCtl settings I can share my settings if anyone is interested...
[Galaxy S III General] bailz2506:
Well I might just research on how to root properly and flash roms...baadnwz was putting out awesome flawless roms when I had my HTC desire and then the evo 3d
[Galaxy S III General] colang:
Hi all for who need a good flash LOL

New siyah kernel for JB i9300 anyhow happy flashing all

http://www.gokhanmoral.com/gm/2012/10/03/siyahkernel-s3-v1-6alpha/
[Galaxy S III General] priyana:
Even if they do, the network, as in the internet part of it is probably not shared with telstra, so the speed won't be the same.
[Galaxy S III General] colang:
Hey have you tried sammobile I'm sure they have it on there download list

http://sammobile.com

Hope that helps
[Galaxy S III General] rlorange:
This version is OLD man!!! THIS is the latest stable Siyah for Samsung JB ROMs and cm10...

http://d-h.st/Q44
[Galaxy S III General] colang:
Sorry about that I posted the wrong link dohh
[Galaxy S III General] rlorange:
Ah that explains it:)
[Galaxy S III General] SirRufio:
Highly doubt it considering Optus will be sharing their network with other carriers as well as their subsidies. Telstra have their own network - to themselves.
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
Telstra are also very good at stiffing their customers so it is entirely possible they will throttle (for no good reason) whereas Optus won't.
[Galaxy S III General] jim_reaper:
Any news when we'll be getting jellybean?
[Galaxy S III General] Lonski:
And you point is????

Id rather go on something first hand from someone actually implementing this, than a fairytale.
[Galaxy S III General] ballmead:
G'day fellas,

I'm a current S2 user waiting for his new S3 to turn up.

I bought a red 16gb S3 from kogan for $519 delivered, which I thought was a pretty good deal.

Just checking out the thread and getting as much info as possible before it arrives.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S III General] Joshaldo:
Hey guys does anyone have a link to the Telstra modem? I am running omega 27.1 and the 3g is a lot slower than my I phone 4s
[Galaxy S III General] NewAussiefromCanada:
Welcome to the upgraded phone! S2 is nice, but S3 is amazing.

Any questions that arise feel free to ask!
[Galaxy S III General] ghampton10:
Check the APN settings are correct.

http://ausdroid.net/apns/
[Galaxy S III General] beaver2233:
Does anyone have any recommendations for a spare micro-usb cable that actually charges normally ?

I've bought two cables off eBay; one supposedly genuine, (obviously not) and one cheapo ($3). When connected to the phones charger, the phone actually doesn't charge as normal - the 'genuine' taking like an hour to charge 5% and the cheapo actually dropped 1% after 5mins when connected - bit ridiculous :/
[Galaxy S III General] vcasi:
Hi,

Does anyone tried the official Poland firmware on a Vodafone I9300T? Where there any issues, what is the effect if you have the CSC is change?

I'm thinking of flashing the firmware, as the official VHA update is still in limbo.
[Galaxy S III General] Lonski:
Omega 27.2 which is based on the polish ROM works fine on mine.
[Galaxy S III General] priyana:
I am on WanamLite V3.7 which is based on Poland firmware too.

Running well. I have a Vodafone I9300T but running Optus SIM chip.
[Galaxy S III General] Ausboy 2011:
nope different towers

Sent from my checkrom jellybean powered sgs 3 :)
[Galaxy S III General] uf21:
Question. What is the difference between omega, check romantic, wanam, etc?

Aren't they all the same? They nearly all have 15 toggles, supercharger v6, etc.
[Galaxy S III General] SirRufio:
The point is network traffic. Optus/Virgin/Amaysim etc running through Optus towers. Telstra at present has Telstra traffic only, hence less congestion, equalling higher speeds.... having worked for both companies with plenty of network knowledge, u can take it as first hand.
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
It's the same sh**... just different toilets
[Galaxy S III General] Lonski:
Yup, and I have it from they guys currently doing the testing, And with your "knowledge" you should know then that network traffic has already been taken into account.

Anyway, you will just have to wait and see.

Next topic!
[Galaxy S III General] Pep71:
For anyone using VF in Brisbane.

Wat kind of 3G/H+ speeds are you getting?

Also please post what modem you are using.

Thanks

Pep
[Galaxy S III General] ballmead:
Interesting analogy.

I take it you are an AOSP fan?
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Yeap... but unfortunately I'm stuck with this TW till CM gets stable enough to use daily. .. my S1 feels much smoother with CM than my S3 :'(
[Galaxy S III General] DMax99:
Sorry for this noobie question, but does triangle away work on the i9300t model? Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
Yes
[Galaxy S III General] Comoman:
I was using Wanamlite 3.7 but found the Wifi tethering didn't work. :crying:

So rolled back.
[Galaxy S III General] cokebotle:
I would also like to know this. Telstra's 4G version of the S3 was released with 4.1 earlier this week, yes? It would be nice if they would start sending out those updates... :(
[Galaxy S III General] azif:
What rom do people uise with voda
[Galaxy S III General] tmantanner4:
Chuck omega rom onto it! Best thing I have done to my s3
[Galaxy S III General] achoucair@live.com.au:
hey guys, ive had my s3 since its been out.. by far the best phone ive used

Ive currently got Omega 2.71 with phonomenal Kernel.. runs brilliant

also found Go Launcher Pro to be much smoother then touchwiz

any recommendations?
[Galaxy S III General] beaver2233:
give apex or nova launcher a go (if you wanna try something a bit more jelly bean like)
[Galaxy S III General] achoucair@live.com.au:
Thanks for the reply, i will try that

also has anyone got google wallet working here in oz?

like the tap and go when u wanna pay for something at 7/11
[Galaxy S III General] stefzulj:
Hey guys, first post here in the S3 forums.

I'm with Vodafone, using WanamLite 3.7.

No issues with reception or 3g apart from the usual Vodafone crap. Running Nova launcher, which is extremely smooth and looks clean.

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[Galaxy S III General] NewAussiefromCanada:
Welcome to the s3 community!

Using nova myself on omega have zero complaints so far!

How's your bat life on wanam?
[Galaxy S III General] behelit:
yes, but not since they removed the prepaid cards.

now you can only use a credit card and it must have a U.S address linked to it.

i'm waiting to try tappit (the CM associated nfc payment) but they only have a limited amount of top up cards
[Galaxy S III General] stefzulj:
Battery life on Wanam is fantastic. I'm unable to compare it to Omega, because this is the only TW rom I've tested, but it's better than most, if not all AOSP roms I've used. I'm only losing about 1-2% battery per music video when on YouTube. It's truly amazing.
[Galaxy S III General] cokebotle:
I've been considering it, but I'm kinda lazy this time around with Android.

Is the battery life noticeably better? I mean, I'm always in Power Saving mode and can make it through a day fine, but I'm just curious if there's a big effect.
[Galaxy S III General] NewAussiefromCanada:
I am noticing a better battery life personally. For example right now just over 3 hours screen time, 35hrs since last charge and still 51% battery left. Moderate usage, posting, web browsing, you tube, and a little gaming even!

All on the latest omega!
[Galaxy S III General] samorgs:
Hi Guys,

Has anyone out there using any of the JB leaks had a problem with sms/mms messages? I have had the problem with every JB rom I have tried where every time I receive a message it starts a new message thread, for example I already had a message from someone, if I send them a reply to it when i get the reply back from them it will start a new thread.

It has happened with every JB rom I have tried, from the stock Polish leak to a lot of the custom ones, using Omega 27.2 at the moment and it still does it.

Cheers
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
Are you restoring settings and data after a wipe? Try it after a wipe and without restoring anything, works for me.
[Galaxy S III General] samorgs:
Have tried all, restore, full wipes and also tried with clean install still does it.