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[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Hypnosis4U2NV:
$50 taxes? I ordered the 32GB and my taxes on $280 was a little of $20 for a total a tad over $300..

The $30 "upgrade" fee is a load of bull.. You can change your device freely on your account but if you buy it as part of a contract they charge you.. W.O.W.

Sent from my Commodore 64..

READY.

load"*", 8,1
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] brickbeats:
whoa...

I paid $130 total for white 16g!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

$199 - $100 for 4G upgrade + $30 upgrade fee!!!

I couldn't use my corporate discount though....
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sarkozy:
It'll be interesting to see what happens with 3G/LTE once people have access to the device and attempt to port aosp. As far as I'm aware JT didn't make much headway in the RIL for the Charge, which is the only other Samsung LTE phone on Verizon. The Nexus obviously doesn't apply.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tonu42:
Whats this 4g upgrade ****?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] NPOA556:
The Stratosphere is LTE, but nobody seems to be doing any development with it. That is probably a good thing for my wife, who has one, because it keeps me from wanting to play with it. There's not much to do with it.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sfobrien:
The $30 dollar VZW upgrade fee is BS. It was implemented after they tried to add $2 to everybody's bill last year and the government threatened to investigate. So they came with the upgrade fee.

And yes I pre-ordered a blue 16gb today compete with the ridiculous upgrade fee. :D
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] neyenlives:
It's only supposed to be valid on Motorola 4G devices for a Fathers Day Special
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] bobloblaw1:
Yeah. I want to know how people are getting it to apply on the GS3... It certainly didn't do it for me.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sarkozy:
Yea, a coworker just got one and there's literally nothing for it. At least the Charge had imnuts.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] bobloblaw1:
S3 is a whole new ball game. It'll be a who's who of development I'd expect.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Stephen.k.spear:
I just ordered mine, I'm also gonna start poking at Jt and Efpophis. I know a few of the other AOKP guys are getting them but not for Verizon. I think Teamhacksung had one already too.

Sent from my Glitched AOKP Unicorn.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mezster:
I know you won't forget about us uscellular subscribers either! :D
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] droidstyle:
just preordered my gs3!! After checking around I think big red is still my best choice, especially since I get to keep unlimited data.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sageDieu:
one more day, uscc opens web preorder tomorrow. unless their price is really bad or something I'll be getting it.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sageDieu:
Ok price for USCC: 16gb blue or white will be 199.99 after rebate, or 32gb white for 249.99
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jbreakfield:
GS III coming to CSpire... We're now in the club :)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] DoyleChris:
Ordered Mine and the Wifes S3 today.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sageDieu:
does anyone know when this will actually release, as in be in our hands?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] shelby04861:
It said something about a month when I was looking around I thought. Since the price was for a new two year I have to wait a bit still. I will be getting it either way in the end. It seems like a pretty good price at this point. I am wondering what it will be in two or three months. The SII dropped pretty fast in price already as they are offering that for 100 now.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] droidstyle:
according to my confirmation email from verizon, july 7th is the ship date.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sageDieu:
okay cool. probably gonna order mine today, my line's upgrade is the 18th but I'm told that I can do it anytime within 7 days of that so I probably will soon.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sageDieu:
yeah just ordered the white 16gig, came out to 320.99 after tax, before rebate.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] HuskerDad3:
It's not limited to Moto. I got it when I pre-ordered the SIII. got the 32GB white for $149 plus tax. :D
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Sgtmack:
How did you get it? I just went through the upgrade process, and a 16GB will be $229.99. If I could get it for half that I would finish my order, but I can't afford $230.00.:confused:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] neyenlives:
Better call again and ask, I was told for the SGSIII they couldnt bring in the upgrade date, not even two days in my case, escalated it up to a manager, he offered me a Razr Maxx for $69 or offered to call me back personally in two days, but said "for this Iconic device they cant bring in upgrade dates."
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] neyenlives:
Already? That phone is fairly dated is it not? At least 6 months old I believe.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sageDieu:
I am on us cellular, not Verizon. us cellulars customer service is a million times better than Verizon. I went in, the guy told me to go online and try it and if it didn't tell me I was ready (it didn't) then to call him personally (I did) and he would put it in there for me (he did) and I got it.

Verizon sucks.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mezster:
+1. Us cellular customer service is worth it. Last week I stopped in a new store that looked open but was opening the next day (they were still setting up). I said I would stop at another store and he said to wait and checked to see if they had an internet connection. When the other tech said no he proceeded to write down his name and number and told me to call him the next day and he would come meet me wherever I was at and perform the upgrade. Now that is service. Instead of shooing me out the door happy not to have to actually help someone he went the extra mile and offered to come to me.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] neyenlives:
Sounds great, I dont take customer service into consideration for cell phones. Just the actual service.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sageDieu:
customer service definitely helps with phones though, and honestly the cell service is fantastic too. I have no issues at all with service in rural areas, even when roaming, and that includes good data speeds. I live out in the middle of nowhere and my girlfriend doesn't pick up at&t service at all but I get 2 or 3 bars.

and customer service is a big plus, they are always very helpful and nice and they make you feel like they actually want the best for you instead of just the most money. they never try to push their overpriced warranties or accessories for any other reason than convenience (e.g. a guy once told me that I could get a case at the store for 20 bucks but recommended I check online first since I could probably get something better than their offerings.) and when I first got my phone I had no home internet, so I tethered all month and used 7 gigs of my 5 gig plan, according to policy they were supposed to charge 200 bucks overage but I explained I had no other option and so he helped me install 3g watchdog to keep track of my usage, advised I not tether as often since it's technically breaking contract (and not to play games or watch videos so much) and then he even cut the fee in half since it was the first offense.

I challenge any Verizon customers to beat that story.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Droiddude24:
Man I wish Us cellular offer service in my area!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] bobloblaw1:
They don't offer service anywhere in nj or eastern pa so no us cellular for me.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] neyenlives:
I don't want Verizon to treat me like a friend. I want the best service for my dollar. Verizon has them all beat overall and I know that for fact after traveling several years with multiple phones from all the major carriers. Does it cost a little more? yes. Do I get treated like a good time buddy? no. But I don't want that from my cellphone company. This isn't a relationship. It's a business contract. I use the crap out of my phone and have unlimited data on the best 4G LTE network around. That's what I want.

If I was in a area where US Cellular was the best provider and they were my best option I would use them.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mezster:
US cellular has been rated a better provider than Verizon in every market they compete with them in. If it wasn't for the fact that they are a regional carrier they would have been rated #1 overall by consumer reports a few months ago, and that includes at&t, t mobile, verizon and sprint.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sageDieu:
Verizon does not have us cellular beat in anything except size and phone selection. if you're in an area that us cellular has coverage and you're okay with not having a jillion phones to choose from, they are a million times better than Verizon.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] neyenlives:
and as soon as I travel to an area where US Cellular has no service then what? that was my point, they have everyone else beat in coverage, especially 4G data coverage and they get much better phone exclusives.

so how does a company with less service coverage, and less device selection become "a million times better than Verizon"? sounds like a whole lot of self-justification to me. you guys are taking it all wrong. i clearly said if US Cellular was an attractive option in my area I would use them, but they aren't, so I don't......but that has nothing to do with the fact that they can't compete with the scope and service level that you can get from Verizon.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] droidstyle:
Phone selection and coverage are 2 of the most important things a carrier can offer imo. I do agree tho verizon customer service is ****!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] neyenlives:
i called Verizon the other day, as I was about to pay my bill, for a new Motorola Razr Maxx for the wife and the normal monthly charges....told the guy everything looked ok but I felt like I didn't get the kind of deal I should get on that Maxx seeing as I just also upgraded my line to the SGSIII.....essentially spending close to $700 in two months

so he was like, ok, no problem, and instantly took another $30 off the bill, for absolutely no specific reason....I had already gotten them to give me the Razr Maxx for $169 instead of the $199 price

so, it may not sound like much to you, but getting $60 off of a Razr Maxx for no more than asking them to give me a better price is pretty good customer service if you ask me. I can't even get the Razr Maxx on US Cellular...and trust me, it's a ridiculously good device and I was about to get one myself until the SGSIII announcement

another example, when I called back to pre-order my SGSIII it was two days before my upgrade date. I was told that they could not upgrade me early, not even two days. You would say that that is poor customer service. But I say it's just playing by the rules. They did however offer me another Razr Maxx for my line and two days early, and for only $69. I declined and called back two days later and got the SGSIII pre-ordered for $169.

If I was with US Cellular I would not have gotten any of that, and I would not have the crazy good 4G LTE coverage I have either nor would I have unlimited 4G data.....so you understand why I choose to stay with Verizon. I myself want to have access to the fastest network and the newest devices.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] droidstyle:
I have been a verizon customer for 13yrs and everytime I renew my contract or get a new phone, they always **** something up with my plan. Im still with them because they offer the best coverage and always had a good selection of phones. Customer service is crap overall tho...although last year I called and complained about how terribly slow my htc eris was and the vzw gave me a brand new fascinate for free...somehow the rep managed to do this by extending my contract another 6mo. If you get the right csr, you can get some strings pulled. I have done it many times, but what pisses me off the most is every csr has thier own set of rules and guidelines they follow. Its like there is 100 different sub companies inside verizon. I would switch to us cellular if the coverage was better, but Im stuck with big red until somebody steps up plate and offers more.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] shelby04861:
You are gonna laugh but Verizon is a joke here even thought they have better phones. The only 4g coverage in our area is actually us cellular, as there is no Verizon 4g here, puts the largest 4g network thing in the trash can. I love my service. I am sorry, but 700 dollars in two months I better get more than good reception and unlimited data. The damn phone better make me an effin sandwich!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] neyenlives:
$150/mo service per month for two lines (700 minutes shared, 1000 texts per line, unlimited 4G data) = $300 in two months

2x $199 subsidized top of the line 4G LTE phones (Razr Maxx + GSIII) = $400

$400+$300=$700

after the fact I managed to get some of the prices knocked down, wasn't necessary but I'll take it.........so in the end it was slightly under $700

math, it's a ***** eh?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] shelby04861:
Its not the math that I have an issue with, more how much you have shelled out to get what isn't all that great service(well as you mentioned, it is proly the best for your area). We have two lines for just under 130/month, 1500 shared minutes, and then unlimited everything else. As soon as the phone comes out I will get it. Verizon usually has the heads up on phones I admit, but this time the playing field is more even, but I save a bit. You shouldn't have to call and complain to get what others are already getting, that is called customer service. But heh, you dont need customer service as you said, just service. Maybe when they jack your bill up some more you will change your mind, but heh, we are not all rich and famous yet.

This is not meant to be a jab or anything, just stating my opinion, so please don't take it to heart, as I do understand the point you were making.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] neyenlives:
yeah, i am in an area where I never am without LTE, home, work, etc.......it's a market where they have already done at least two LTE rollouts, an initial one and a second upgrade to capacity and coverage.

i can also travel across the country, and as long as I stay on the interstate my daughter can use her Kindle Fire with broadband speed in most areas or good 3G if nothing else by directly connecting to my phone.

US Cellular just doesn't have that type of scope, they just aren't that kind of provider, and I am more than happy to pay another $10-20 a month to have it
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] ccmichael:
There are 3 things that really have me turned off to the S3: the all plastic body, the huge screen, and touchwiz.

Fortunately touchwiz can be mitigated with custom roms like aokp (go Steve!), but am I the only one that's happy with the 4" screen size on the fascinate and wants a phone around the same size with current generation specs?

What may be coming out that fits that bill?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] droidstyle:
If the s3 turns you off then you may be better off with a dumbphone lol
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Zedd247:
Dual core > quadcore
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] ccmichael:
droidstyle, I'd rather have a 'smaller' screen on my phone like 4" and save the larger screen for a tablet. Also, a physical home key? Why?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] neh4pres:
They're tryin to herd i-sheep.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sageDieu:
physical key has been standard in the default (non USA) version of all three galaxy lines. all the us carriers changed their phone designs and names to be special.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] ccmichael:
Yeah. I get what Samsung has done with the galaxy line; I just wish it was different.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Relaxasaurus:
Anyone else on the fence about the SIII?

I can either upgrade in July and pay the BS upgrade fee or wait until November when my contract runs out and a new Google phone is released (which may be a Moto).
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] neh4pres:
Yea. Have fun with that locked down pile
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Relaxasaurus:
Yea would definitely prefer a Samsung phone, but didn't Google say they'd still accept bids from other manufacturers for future Nexus phones? Wishful thinking I know but taking Google at their word here...

PS- just logged into VZW's site and got this message:

Contract End Date: 11/06/12

You are eligible to upgrade with discounted pricing on 07/06/12. Or you may upgrade now at full price.

Note: Upgrading your device may extend your contract.

Anyone have an idea what the "discounted pricing" would be?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] noxqzs:
Discounted pricing is referring to the 199/249 prices.

I also upgraded yesterday, blue for myself, white for the wife. Letting go of the fascinate will be bittersweet.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jhargan82:
I called verizon tonight and they told me that if I preordered the sgs3 that I would lose my unlimited data because the new contract would not go into effect until the phone shipped? How is it that all the other posts I read said the opposite?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] droidstyle:
thats because 90% of the csr's @ verizon dont know what the f*** they are talking about. go to the website and go through the steps to preorder, you will see the option to keep unlimited data.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sendan:
Well I just sold my Galaxy Tab 10.1 so I should be able to pre-order my GS3 tomorrow...talk about deadlines. :D Couldn't have timed this any better lol!

Although there are a couple things I was curious about...There's really only two things that could possible turn me off from this phone which are the screen, and audio.

I'm a little disappointed in the screen after reading the cnet review but if it's at least better than the fascinates I can deal with it. (it is better, right? :P)

And then I also heard the Verizon version isn't going to have a Wolfson audio chip, is anyone worried about degraded sound quality on this device?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sageDieu:
the screen is supposedly just a little better than the galaxy nexus, which has a great screen. I'm not worried about that, the whole pentile argument is not a big deal to me.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jhargan82:
Went into the verizon store and pre ordered :) the store manager assured me that I get to keep unlimited. So stoked
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] k_nivesout:
Yeah the fact that the S4 equipped SIII variants don't get the wolfson 1181 really turned me off to be honest. Probably my favorite thing about the fascinate, aside from how surprisingly great ICS is, is the audio quality. With the initial reports of the SIII returning to the wolfson chips and supercurio's first impressions, I was getting pretty excited about the SIII. Knowing that the Verizon version will not feature the quad core exynos OR the wolfson 1181 definitely dampened my enthusiasm, with the audio aspect being the biggest disappointment.

Think I'll just get a nexus eventually (off contract to keep unlimited data) and keep the fascinate as a media player. Jellybean looks excellent and while Verizon won't likely push the update "in a few weeks", I'm sure once source is released it won't be too long before good JB builds come out.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sendan:
Yeah...I pre-ordered the GSIII, but if Verizon F**** it up too bad my plan is to sell it and grab a nexus off contract. I heard a rumor that the audio chip is still an extremely nice chip, but if it's **** I'll be *really* disappointed. Only time will tell. -_-

As for the processor, android isn't even equipped to take full advantage of quad cores. Combine that with the fact that both processors bench pretty much the same makes it a non-factor for me.

Edit: Well this looks a bit grim for sound quality, maybe someone will work some magic with it since it's going to have a large user base...
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] k_nivesout:
If android isn't fully equipped to take advantage of quad cores, then why are they being used in intl One X, intl SIII, nexus 7, etc? I can't say that I know for sure, but there's got to be more to it than HTC/Samsung/Asus being able to say "quad core processor". I guess I just can't see why google would choose to go with a tegra 3 for their nexus tablet if android isn't able to actually take advantage of the extra cores.

I'm sure the S4 in the US SIII is great, from what I've seen it's a nice balance of performance and efficiency. Like I said, the audio hardware was a bigger deal to me than the processor, and it's mildly disappointing to see the changes that have been made to the US version. I'm sure it'll still be a great phone, but maybe not as compelling of an upgrade as it initially looked like.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sendan:
I worded that slightly wrong, android takes advantage of quad cores just fine but the majority of actions/apps don't have any benefits compared to a dual core processor...They're more efficient for battery life though...I wish I could find that super in-depth article explaining the differences between the s4 and Exynos, it won't end well if I try to explain it.

Edit: Here it is! Well this is more of a theory on why it will be just as good, but look to the comments for additional info.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] droidstyle:
I can about gurantee you that the audio will be just fine...atleast the articles I read seem to think so.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sageDieu:
yeah just to reinforce the two above me, I've read lots of articles and posts that say that the audio will be very good even though it isn't the wolfson chip or whatevs, and the dual core processor is almost as good performance wise as the quad core and better for battery.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tonu42:
After sticking it out since the dj05 builds and every build and from since than. I am happy to say I pre ordered the gs3. Hope to see of you guys over in those forums. Plus Verizon is ****, I get unlimited data still.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Chef_Tony:
EDIT: This Thread has been moved and re-opened.

I also changed the title.

Now you can continue discussion about the SGS3, especially for former or current Fascinate users, in the correct forum section, SGS3 General.

Have fun and please continue.

Sorry, this was closed so long (Unfortunately I moved it and then didn't have the privileges to re-open it :D)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sageDieu:
cool, thanks for the move tony.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwoc:
Hello, I tried to install a new ROM from Cyangenmod 7 to Ice Cream SENSEwich Beta 6 using method via recovery and got a black screen.

Backed up via ClockworkMod Recovery

Was able to fastboot into stock tmobile rom.

Am I still rooted? How do I flash back Cyangenmod 7

thanks

VISION PVT SHIP S-OFF

HBOOT-0.82.0000

MICROP-0425

RADIO-26.02.01.15_M2

eMMC-boot

Sep 2 2010,17:59:38

[ROM][19/04/12]Ice Cream SENSEwich Beta 6|Sense 4.0|ICS|4.0.3

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1546915

Method via Recovery

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Vision:_CyanogenMod
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
are you true soff? did you root following the wiki guide? do you still have access to the recovery?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwoc:
To root I used

cyanogenmod.com/wiki/TMobile_G2:_Rooting

I dont know what true soff is

Holding power button and volume down i can boot into fast boot hboot does not let me select recovery.

clockwork mod and rom manager do not show on apps listed.

looks like reverted to stock tmobile rom but s off and htc vision show up so I may be still rooted?