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[Galaxy S III General] aussiesausage:
Not sure never tested any of that, I just use the Internet alot. Although I always have full service, even on my country road.
[Galaxy S III General] sxi200:
Yes that works but a pain in the butt. I prefer to use home + power buttons pressed at the same time. Same as S2 but a bit trickier. So glad it's still there.
[Galaxy S III General] Muke88:
Anyone have the Optus or unbranded (XSA) firmware rom available yet? Want to get rid of my branding..
[Galaxy S III General] goughymachine:
Were you running a completely stock s2? All official s1 roms had this issue. It may have been 'fixed' in custom roms, and that may happen again. I explain it to myself this way. The second the phone is unplugged from power, it has to have used even a most minute amount of battery power to still be on, thus it 'technically' is not at 100%. So, maybe the galaxy phones are in fact more accurate at reporting the battery state than any other phone on the market. Dosen't bother me because I don't like the percentage mods and my battery bar doesn't drop from full till at about 90%. But just remember, there is nothing wrong with your phone or it's battery level/usage.
[Galaxy S III General] UpInTheAir:
Never recall having my SGS2 under-read (ie 99%) with official 1650mAh battery charged to 100% @ approx 4201mV running stock (rooted) or custom GB or ICS ROMs. ;)

This is;

a) firmware issue or

b) deliberate 'under-reading' of the fuel guage chip. Doesn't make sense to deliberately have the reading out of calibration........ leading me to a)

I never implied battery capacity was compromised, just calibration & its process :)
[Galaxy S III General] sxi200:
If your rooted just delete the apps you don't want with titanium backup. I did that for my vodafone branded s3. Even replaced the boot animation to the stock Samsung one.
[Galaxy S III General] envyc:
Virgin Pebble Blue 16GB

I received my Pebble Blue SGS3 from Virgin on Tuesday 12th- damn Queen's birthday, would have been Monday otherwise!

Virgin gave me an early free upgrade offer (still had 3 months left on my contract).

The phone is superb - looks, feel and performance are exceeding my expectations.

I will apply root today, don't think I will look at a custom ROM unless I find some real bug-bears.

Running Go Launcher EX with Widget Locker.
[Galaxy S III General] madmattoz:
I'm after the stock firmware as well, so if I flash an overseas firmware I can get back to stock for warranty purposes.
[Galaxy S III General] mrcasmir:
Officially from GNote to S 3, not sure if I prefer S 3 to GNote but only time will tell.
[Galaxy S III General] sxi200:
Well I flashed a non-T modem on my i9300T and reception was the same. Using Virgin/Optus sim.

On the S2 if I didn't flash a T modem I couldn't get 3g. Very happy.
[Galaxy S III General] aussiesausage:
Yep same here, I still have my note though
[Galaxy S III General] UpInTheAir:
You could always flash any international modem on the I9100T with varying success of 3G/H+ speed/signal quality/strength/stability/battery life etc.

Allot of users ended up using modems that weren't necessarily T versions. The best I9100 modem for me (when in Thailand) was the non-T, xxLPQ.

We just need to test the various modems and see what's best for the individual setup, location, carrier etc.although the T could possibly be better. We shall see that as our firmware versions mature and are released.

If any do happen test, and post any results, please make sure that tests are;

1. Same location (do same tower and distance to), same time and day (late night would be best as less congestion & more consistant results)

2. Using speed test app, ensure same server

3. Enough tests to get a reasonable average

4. Check signal strength -__dBm & asu

The higher the dBm (ie -80 is higher than -90) & Lower asu = better signal. This does not always mean better data stability and DL / UL speeds.

5. What was displayed on stays bar during test? 3G, H, H+ etc

6. Carrier

Settings > about device > status >

Edited #4 above
[Galaxy S III General] wimpey:
camera

With the new update from the UK is the option to take photo while shooting video using the rear camera available? Seems you have this option when using the front camera but not when using the rear.

I've updated the camera firmware to GDFE01 but the option still isn't showing.
[Galaxy S III General] UpInTheAir:
Ensure "anti-shake is OFF in the camera video settings & start recording.

The camera button should then appear directly above the record button.
[Galaxy S III General] wimpey:
Thanks for the reply.

I'm starting to confuse myself going through all the settings etc on the S3 :o

Wonder why they've disabled the option when you have anti-shake ON?
[Galaxy S III General] LJE:
I wouldn't worry about your battery % too much. I'd prefer, like someone mentioned earlier, that my phone is on 99% as soon as my phone is unplugged instead of 100%

Having your phone on 100% for 10-20 mins screen time (like my previous phones) is incorrect. Im glad Samsung have done what they have done. As soon as your phone is unplugged from the charger the battery should no longer be at 100%

I installed the paid TB and have a list of apps I froze if anyone is keen.

My free ram went from 180 to 350

Most custom roms ive tried has less free ram than that.

TBP FTW
[Galaxy S III General] UpInTheAir:
Not worried. ;)

Reading back through the posts you will find that someone had asked a question and another made an incorrect assumption/statement.

Just explaining how things were and why things are. :)
[Galaxy S III General] LJE:
Ahh ok yeah I think I quoted the wrong post. Sorry mate

I read someone's post than kept on reading the next few pages before going back and replying
[Galaxy S III General] tangcla:
Looking forward to being able to participate properly in this thread!

Having some MAJOR issues getting hold of my blue one from Optus. Their pre-ordering system is pathetic.
[Galaxy S III General] LJE:
Yeah they asked me if I would rather the blue one. They said it was a 7 to 10 day wait at the most. This was over 2 weeks ago. I'd be pi**ed off if I went for it and was still waiting. My last phone was an X10 so changing it up to a white phone was something different. I kinda prefer it now.

Plus I was only there to ask about the phone. When they said they'd upgrade me with 4 months on my previous contract I couldn't sign the paper fast enough to get it home and get SU on it :p
[Galaxy S III General] priyana:
No difference in the T and non T model except for the modem/radio

OS wise it is interchangeable.

I rooted using the cf-root method in the thread that you mentioned, it was not outdated.

Mine is voda T model, btw
[Galaxy S III General] brettule:
What's the most popular ROM these days? Just picked up my unit from Vodafone AU and I'm looking to root and rom asap.
[Galaxy S III General] ghampton10:
Omega, ARHD and theres some popular lite roms, wanam or hypergalaxy i think theyre called.

Edit: dumb ass wrote one thing and thought another
[Galaxy S III General] brettule:
What about the less lite, fully featured roms? I see Omega mentioned a bit?
[Galaxy S III General] L335K1:
i think omega is the benchmark for S3 ROM. Its got over 2000 pages in their thread, and the dev support is awesome... and the best thing is that it is a Sammie ROM, not AOKP or AOSP. when searching for a beginners rom, samsung based ROMS like Omega and Android Revolution are a great start.
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
For me after flashing almost every ROM out there & went back to stock. For me couldn't see much difference between stock and custom ROMs. I remember when I had my S1, stock ROM was laggy and full of bugs. I think sammy learned a lot since then and improved. Just root your device and delete all the bloatware manually.

Using AOSP based ROMs such as CM9/10 totally different story and we shouldn't compare them with Sammy based custom ROMs. I love the stock android look and feel which I used since CM7. But at the moment it's not worth over sacrificing all the sensor features only available with Sammy ROMs
[Galaxy S III General] L335K1:
i have flashed about 30 times, 3 different stock ROMS, Android Revolution and Omega. i noticed quite a bit of lag on ALL roms except the Omega. I havent even bothered with AOSP or AOKP roms as yet as obviously samsung has had 10 times the amount of dev time but im sure cyanogen will catch up once they have a bit of dev time up their sleeves. i also want to stay sammy based as u get all the features that make the S3 special. but u really cant compare a debloated rooted omega rom with a stock rom. no comparison. butter smooth, save so much space wtihout all the stock crap on their..

EDIT - maybe its not as noticeable if u just run a vanilla setup, but me i like to have widgets and sh*t everywhere and i like a bit of gaming also. not to mention things in omega like call recording.. ;) with all the widgets i have for various sh*t, the gaming i do, no lag whatsoever, and i just run my battery down from 100% down to 17% in 1 day 15 hours. great battery life, something u wont get on the stock rom.
[Galaxy S III General] uf21:
I've been asking everywhere and I cant seem to get an answer, Maybe I'll have hope here.

Does anyone know where I can buy a branded high capacity battery like hyperion or anker in Australia or online where they ship to Australia?
[Galaxy S III General] L335K1:
i was looking at the 4300mah battery but it was from Canada and they said they werent allowed to send to Aus. Since searching for abt a month back in July and not finding any, i have not resumed my search. If u find one, please post back here, i would also be interested. Also note to make sure u search for NFC enabled batteries that have the NFC chip inside.
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
I can't really help but I have got spare normal batteries off of ebay. I actually bought desktop charging docks but they came with batteries as well. I just swap them over when I need to. The docks charge the phone and a battery at the same time.
[Galaxy S III General] uf21:
If I find a place I'll let you know.

I dont understand the hype with NFC. What is it good for?
[Galaxy S III General] wackyD:
Try telstra.internet
[Galaxy S III General] drknezz:
Try a different modem, im on DLI4 modem and my speeds are great. I'm with Optus though..

Good luck :)

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] L335K1:
NFC near field communications - like use for wireless payments, like paypal, data exchange, overseas u can use it for things like public transport etc. granted it is in its infancy, more and better will come im sure..
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
like I said I tried them all...you probably just compared your stock ICS LE6 ROM to JB DLI7/8 ROM... remember Vodafone users received an update to LH1 it is better than ALF2.. I have tried DLI7 & DLI8 stock ROMs my self and noticed the battery life and smoothness and it has nothing to do with using a custom ROM.. it just JB android it self. UI MODs like call recording can added to any ROM if you know what your doing.. here is the call recording MOD thread by Wanam..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1706310

look at the person who replied first ;)
[Galaxy S III General] goughymachine:
Hey guys,

Hope you don't mind, thought I'd ask here since my question in the relevant thread in the q&a section went unanswered. I'm with optus (currently on full DLI7), but have always had kinda poor battery life, also with my old sgs. I don't get a good signal where I am and am wondering just how much of a difference that can make to my battery life? Is it just a little, or can it make a big difference? Without much use (say less than an hour screen time) and few calls for sms and it lasts about 20 to 24 hours tops. As far as my signal strength, sitting here in my kitchen it's on -105dbm with 4asu, but it floats between -95 to -111dbm. Once in a while I might lose signal in my work shed behind my house (I work from home). On my sgs I've noticed up to nearly 10% without signal when looking in battery settings. When I look in battery history details the Mobile network signal bar is coloured mostly a taupe colour with some yellow, but not much green.

So that's about all the info I've gathered about this. Could that be sucking my battery down? My wife is also about to switch to optus when she gets her new iphone (don't say it) but is currently with telstra and she gets about 2 bars on her phone.

It's not a big deal here, since we have wifi for data (not in my shed, but I'm working so don't need it) and can still make calls, it's just when I do use it a bit (streaming music at work to my sound system) I may need to charge again that day. I've checked online and we're not in a eligible area to get that optus home network thing.

Mostly, I just wanna check that it's what could be sucking things down.

And, dare I ask? Does anyone know of any free iphone apps that could be used for my wife to check her current true signal strength at home on her telstra network?
[Galaxy S III General] For_itembine:
Paranoid android based on latest cm10. Is so smooth and fast. Mind =\blown

Will be getting the next nexus for sure
[Galaxy S III General] tangcla:
It is the same whether it's T or not.
[Galaxy S III General] StefsGalaxy:
For any other newbies like me. Just to confirm I Rooted my Aus Vodafone GT-i9300T safely using CF-Root 6.4 and Odin Following Chainfire Thread instructions. thanks for everyone's help and input.
[Galaxy S III General] BrikHaus:
Anyone got their 4G yet?
[Galaxy S III General] phez:
Can't believe nobody has posted! It's obviously shipping as the have taken it from pre order to buy status on Optus website.
[Galaxy S III General] kamsky:
I got mine. I want to root it so bad... I really hate Touchwiz.
[Galaxy S III General] Lucmuzz:
Does the 4G version ship with JB ??
[Galaxy S III General] poczynek:
You really do like it.
[Galaxy S III General] kamsky:
Yes, I'm wondering if anyone would have any suggestions on rooting this phone? its specs

Model Number: GT-I9305

Android Version: 4.1.1

Baseband Version: I9305XXALI5

Kernel Version: 3.0.31 - 142435 se.infra@SEP-68 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Sep 9 02:08 KST 2012

Build Number: JRO03C.I9305XXALI5

Even Temp root so i can delete all these messaging and contact apps and put the Vanilla JB ones back on.. the way that Android is meant to be. BTW This phone feels super fast my mates have the i9300 and this just smashes them.
[Galaxy S III General] phez:
Will vouch for how fast this phone feels vs. Stock S3 ICS. Btw it only comes in silver atm. You can test it at Samsung store in Sydney CBD but it's the Optus one I am assuming add it has Optus apps on it.

$839 out right. Excuse poor pic.

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[Galaxy S III General] kamsky:
Do you plan on rooting it?
[Galaxy S III General] Lucmuzz:
That colour is much nicer than the blue =D

Do you think the difference in smoothness/speed between this and the i9300 is significant compared to custom ROMs (CM10, Omega etc.)??
[Galaxy S III General] phez:
Yes the colour is very nice. I can't comment on the speed vs custom Rom.here is a link showing phone in action.

http://www.product-reviews.net/2012/09/02/samsungs-dark-galaxy-s3-in-jelly-bean-visual/
[Galaxy S III General] needydude:
I have mine and found this guide

www DOT trickytweaks DOT com/how-to-root-s3-i9305-4g-xxali4-4-1-1-jelly-bean-australian.html

(cant post links yet due to <10 posts)

Says it works on XXALI4, but ours has shipped with XXALI5

Any idea if this will work?
[Galaxy S III General] Lucmuzz:
Nice looking phone. I'm not sure the 2GB of RAM will make that huge of a difference. After I've had my i9300 on for a few days I still have about 200MB left. 4G isn't really worth it in Australia yet either, coverage isn't significant enough.
[Galaxy S III General] kamsky:
Im gonna try lol
[Galaxy S III General] needydude:
Let us know how u go!!

x fingers! good luck!
[Galaxy S III General] kamsky:
LOL didnt work. I lost my band = no reception. Trying to look for ALI5 one now haha
[Galaxy S III General] sxi200:
On the Optus website it shows the i9305 4g model dimensions as being the same as the i9300. Funny thing is that it has it as being 133 grams, 2 grams lighter than the i9300. It obviously doesn't have the HD TV antenna inside which is what makes the Korean version thicker and heavier.

Only negative I see with the Optus 4g version is that it doesn't have the 850Mhz band like the original S3, which is quad band 3g. So it wont pick up the Telstra NextG band if you want to throw a Telstra sim in it.

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[Galaxy S III General] Kaibosh:
i9305 root using CFRoot 6.4

Well, bugger.. I wish I'd read that before I just tried to do it!

Same result here - no reception, and don't even get prompted for my sim pin. Tried getting into recovery (took numerous attempts), and now the bugger wont even boot beyond the logo.

I knew I should have waited until someone confirmed a root method on here. No full firmware available for download to put it back yet.

Argh.. My, what a lovely, expensive paperweight :)

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The i9305 is quad band too.. I daresay that it doesn't say that on the Optus site since they don't use 850 - but still a bit of an odd omission..
[Galaxy S III General] oswade:
I'm 99% sure it's quad-band. Optus only lists the bands it supports on its site (900/2100) even though their phones may support more ;)

Plus I saw on whirlpool that the model number is i9305, so it's the same as the international version which is 100% quad band (+Lte of course).

EDIT: was only a second slower than the above poster lol.
[Galaxy S III General] sxi200:
Yeah it's the i9305. I hope it is quad band but got a feeling it won't be. The S1 & S2 Optus phones also didn't support quad band. Maybe they've changed the 3g chip to also accomodate the 4g. But fingers crossed.
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
OMG guys read the CF-Root thread it clearly says
[Galaxy S III General] Kaibosh:
Yeah, and the page with instructions specifically said that it worked with the i9305 - so we clearly chose to go with the later information.
[Galaxy S III General] kamsky:
sigh... mine can still go into download mode. So theoretically it should be alright. If someone has a i9305 could they please do a Rom rip. Im so dumb i know should of done one before hand..
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1695238

here is the CF-Root thread I can't find any information regarding I9305 there.. don't know where you got your idea from
[Galaxy S III General] tangcla:
^ that's what she said!
[Galaxy S III General] bazzazz:
So is the gallery like the original S3 or more like the note 2 gallery ?
[Galaxy S III General] Kaibosh:
I'm downloading the full rom now with checkfus downloader - Will post back once I flash it and confirm that it's worked..

Update: download is excruciatingly slow - I'm done for the day.. Will post an update tomorrow.
[Galaxy S III General] needydude:
Is that to restore the app, or do you think we will be able to work out how to root the phone using it?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III General] kamsky:
i got chek fus too? but i can't find the i9305 firmware...
[Galaxy S III General] needydude:
Any idea if this tool [SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 TOOLKIT V5.0 will work on our handsets?

I can't get it working, but that could be windows 7 64Bit issues...I'll try in on a 32bit PC Tommorrow
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
Works fine on Win7 x64 here. I am guessing you have the 9305?
[Galaxy S III General] sxi200:
Checkfus only downloads official stock rom direct from Samsung servers for flashing in Odin or mobile Odin. Nothing to do with root.
[Galaxy S III General] Kaibosh:
@needydude: Just to restore the phone - And then I'll be waiting for people a lot smarter than me to root it :)

@kamsky: The i9305 isn't in the Checkfus list yet - you need to manually enter the details.. They're below. Just flashed it, and all is well again - It's not rooted, but at least I can boot it again.. I'm assuming that the reception will be back, but I've put the sim back in my old phone and sleep is a-calling - so I'm just going to start fresh tomorrow.

FYI,

Model: GT-I9305

Product Code: GT-I9305OKJOPS

HIDSWVER: I9305XXALI5/I9305OPSALI5/I9305XXALI5/I9305XXALI5

Uploading elsewhere for anyone who doesn't want to/can't use checkfus downloader..

http://depositfiles.com/files/kn0b7ut1r
[Galaxy S III General] needydude:
Unfortunately yes :( I feel so naked without a rooted phone.

So much bloatware, that even the 2Gb of Ram wont be enough!
[Galaxy S III General] zulu99:
The Australian version is GT-i9305T or GT-i9305 ? there are two model look this:

GT-i9305 http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=3789&c=samsung_gt-i9305_galaxy_s_iii_lte_eu

GT-i9305T http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=3861&c=samsung_gt-i9305t_galaxy_s_iii_4g

if you read this page the Australian version is the GT-i9305T

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_S_III (Telstra, Optus)

http://www.samsung.com/au/support/model/GT-I9305OKDTEL

Different LTE chip / Frequency

in this page you find the gt-i9305 (european / frequency version)

http://www.samsung.com/au/support/model/GT-I9305OKJOPS
[Galaxy S III General] sxi200:
Like the i9300 & i9100, the T models will be sold by Telstra & Vodafone. Optus / Virgin will sell the standard i9305 international. So will others like Dodo, **** Smith.
[Galaxy S III General] zulu99:
From this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_S_III i see that Optus and Telestra use the same LTE frequencies 1800 2600 model GT-i9305T

the model GT-i9305 have also the frequencies 800 that is used in Europe (the 800 is the best frequencies for the LTE)

i want only understand because i want buy one but i'm in Europe
[Galaxy S III General] kamsky:
I lost my IMEI zzz EFS folder apparently is corrupted. So good chance yours is too. Im thinking of taking back into stores.
[Galaxy S III General] L335K1:
flash a T modem on it, this favours the telstra bands i believe

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DL firmware from sammobile
[Galaxy S III General] Qubee:
is there any specific differnce btw GT19300 n GT19300T!!?
[Galaxy S III General] kamalmawa:
hardware wise No.. Only difference between those two models is the bootloader.. T model supposed to be optimised for 850Mhz band..
[Galaxy S III General] Kaibosh:
Bugger.. Just checked, and yep - IMEI's null.. I had everything to create an EFS backup ready to roll - but it needed root :) Argh..

Flashing CF-Root increased the flash counter - Will be interesting to see how you go at a store.. I think I might just go direct to Samsung, fess up and find out how much it will cost for them to fix it.

Edit: Spoke to Samsung - felt like a naughty schoolkid as I was told that I shoudln't have attempted to flash anything, despite me being completely upfront and saying that the reason that my <1 day old phone was borked was because of my own actions..

I have to take it into a service centre this arvo. No mention of cost - maybe with it being a day old they'll do it for free, but I wont hold me breath.

A costly reminder of why I'm a follower, and wait for others try things first! :)
[Galaxy S III General] kamsky:
Let me know how it goes? Yeah i'm a bit worried they might check the counter and its at 5 atm. Whoever wrote that article was a troll I guess. We should shut him down before anyone else screws up like us.

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Rang up Optus. They are going to send it off. I have 25 days to fix it. I need someone to be able to root this device so I can reflash the counter before i put it in.