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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bigant262:
I decided I'm gonna get the S3, coming from a 3D. I was going to wait for the next Nexus device, but that will probably have the same specs. I didn't even know the S3 came with 2GB ram. lol. Hopefully I can still pre order one at a store near me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] RickyRage:
Best buy lol, i ordered a 16gb tho
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mmengis6:
Love love love the phone, but the keyboard is annoying sometimes.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] onilink67:
once I turned off autocorrect I liked it more
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Sleestax:
Yes, the phone is pure sex. I can hardly believe how much faster, smoother, lighter, better the SGS3 is over my Evo OG. I am drooling for that mid-july LTE roll-out here in Atlanta.

Regarding the keyboard, just install a different one. I like and use "AnySoftKeyboard". Others around here swear by "Swiftkey 3" for a peck keyboard or Swype if you like to swype (I hate it).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mmengis6:
Thanks Guys.....I will try that
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aaron130:
My Sprint store told me Sunday morning they will have the SG3!! I CAN NOT WAIT!!!! Liking my Evo LTE but that SG3 is just pure awesomeness!!! Gonna be a fun Sunday! Pretty sad I been in Vegas all week and actually looking forward to going home tomorrow and getting a dam phone Sunday! Lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] freexx89:
here comes new s3 user starting from this sunday :P

cant wait to get this puppy
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Anon9mouz:
I still haven't really touched mine but putting battery in and charging its been sitting for two days. I feel like my flame left when I had to wait a month think ima wait till cases come out then I might play but JB is about to hit the gnex so hmmm

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mossolb:
Man I've been lurking this forums for a while now and I think this is my second post. I am finally getting a phone upgrade and decided to go with the S3. Preordered it just this Sunday thinking I might be on a wait list for a second batch or something but it will be delivered to me this upcoming Tuesday.

Going from the HTC Mogul to S3 is quite an upgrade I think ;) aside from sticking with the 3G connection for a bit longer. :good:

Looking forward to what the community brings to this phone after playing with the Mogul and the HP Touchpad.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] thegof:
Has anyone with both the EVO 4G LTE and the GSIII made any side-by-side comparisons of the screen brightness, especially in full sunlight? I'm thinking waling along outside trying to read Google Maps, or reading an eBook. Also, what about relative speakerphone volumes? I'd love to hear from someone who has both available for testing!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Sleestax:
Is anyone else unable to get google voice to work with the new phone? I complete the process until the last step, then it tells me it can't integrate and to call sprint. It was working great on my Evo OG.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] misteroh:
Are you sure Costco will let you do the "buddy upgrade"?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nicholaaaas:
Swiftkey is the ****

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The biggest difference between the two is the LTE feels like a tablet, but the SG3 has a slightly bigger screen and feels like the OGEVO in my hands

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remind me and I'll do some side by sides with pictures tomorrow. The Sammy ain't even been outside yet.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] QWIKSTRIKE:
I did it. I went to the Sprint store and picked up my 50.00 gift card for Sunday. I will be there bright and early Sunday morning hoping pebble blue won't disappoint me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nicholaaaas:
I got that on my OGEVO... I didn't want to integrate. I use GVoive as basically a second phone number
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TweetyBear:
how did you get a $50 gift card? can we already order phones at store or something? tia
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] QWIKSTRIKE:
Going to a Sprint store and pre-order for Sunday...you get a gift card to purchase the phone in store.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TweetyBear:
Didn't know that was possible already! Did you order the 16 or 32? I'm wanting the 32 in pebble blue :-) I hope I can go in sprint tomorrow and order it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] onebelo:
since im under my sisters plan, she went into the sprint store today and was able to order me 16gb white one. I just need to bring in receipt on Sunday to pick it up (or monday depending when I can go)

been 2yrs using my Evo 4G, cant wait for new phone finally :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] yahknow1:
I just downloaded the Swype Beta for our phone and played with it for a while..It's really NICE. Much better imho than that frustrating thing they used in our phones! I don't know what happened, but after using the Samsung KB for a while I started getting really frustrated. Not sure what the heck happened to my old Swype KB that they put on the SG1 and SG2? It was the closest thing to a perfect KB that I had ever found. Now I'm not saying this is perfect, but I think it's a LOT better and it's free! I know there's people here that "hate" Swype, but for those like me that don't I just telling em to go get the Beta from the Swyp website. It's easy, just go log in or register, and they'll email you a link that you'll open with your phone. Then just follow the instructions from there. It installed without even a question on my phone. Then go into you Settings>Language and Input, check the Swype keyboard if not already checked and (this is IMPORTANT) in the "Default " space make sure you select - Swype keyboard.

:D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] QWIKSTRIKE:
That's the best way to do it. use it as a a second number.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fresh_TD:
how to get rid of the "swipe to unlock screen text" on lock screen

guys/gals not sure if it has been mentioned here but if you want get rid of the "swipe to unlock" screen text on the lock screen, this is how you do it.. menu>system settings>security>lock screen options>uncheck "help text" and that will do it.. it gives your lock screen a cleaner look IMO:D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] INHUMANITY:
Thanks fresh! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] auau465121:
Does any one use custom notifcations for their phone and notice that it cuts short? I have the "Cloud" sound from the Galaxy S 2 but I notice it doesn't play the sound completely. I also have the "Gamma" sound from sense and the phone doesn't completely play that either. When I play either of the sounds from the Sound Player app it plays completely but when I receive a new text it cuts the sound short.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Sleestax:
I had it integrated on my Evo OG and it worked great. Well, their visual voicemal translater is crap, but yeah, it give you a basic idea of what the message is before you play it. I think I'll wait a few days, since Sprint had such a hard time activating my SGS3, and try again. If it doesn't work then, I'll go for the "lite" integration.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jbluna:
never mind
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] QWIKSTRIKE:
I picked mine up from the Sprint Store at 10:00 am, antenna wise its dbm is close to the Photon that I have. In the Sprint Store the -dbm was -57dbm the Photon was -65dbm, and the EVO 4G LTE was -79dbm.

It gets almost as good signal as my Photon in my home which is a hard place to get signal. I can make calls and so far it performs as well as the Photon. I believe the Photon has the edge but I won't know conclusively for a few more days!

This phone looks and feels great. Yes the 4G LTE EVO feels better, but this doesn't look or feel bad. IMHO. Pebble blue is a nice color in person ass opposed to on the internet.

The scree isn't as bad as I thought...more to follow gotta go!

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I picked mine up from the Sprint Store at 10:00 am.....more to follow, antenna wise its dbm is close to the Photon that I have...more to follow. In the Sprint Store the -dbm was 578 the Photon was -65dbm, and the EVO 4G LTE was -79dbm.

It gets almost as good signal as my Photon in my home which is a hard place to get signal. I can make calls and so far it performs as well as the Photon. I believe the Photon has the edge but I won't know conclusively for a few more days!

This phone looks and feels great. Yes the 4G LTE EVO feels better, but this doesn't look or feel bad. IMHO. Pebble blue is a nice color in person ass opposed to on the internet.

The scree isn't as bad as I thought...more to follow gotta go!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shazo85:
Don't really want to read almost 300 pages to find the answer but does the 32gig come out tomorrow? I called a Sprint store today to see if they had the 32 and was told no. When looking on the forums on Sprint.com someone said they should have them tomorrow. Anyone know for sure when the 32gig hits stores?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Hasseo:
I was told by the guy I bought my 16GB one from that you can only buy them online.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TweetyBear:
I called my sprint store yesterday and he told me you can order in store but it'll take 3-5 days to come in. so same thing of you order online or on phone. I ordered mine online this morning.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] BrandonEnr7:
I just ordered my 32GB White SIII from Sprint on their website. No 32GB models were available in any of my local stores. Looking forward to getting my phone soon.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] l0gix:
32Gb Only telesales and on the web.

Ordered the 32gb on the web today. The chat person said it was available in sprint owned stores, but everyone I talked to said only online and over the phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TweetyBear:
same here. as I recall, everyone been saying 32 only available online or through the phone. or you can order in store which takes same amount of time to reach you either way I opted to order online instead of in store cuz I don't want them to touch my phone :rolleyes:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] theroyalwe:
I called telesales this morning and ordered my 32gb white and was told I should have it Tuesday (philly area). we'll see... but I'm happy to finally have been able to order. I had called in a few times last week just trying to order the phone or get on a list or something (I didn't want to think about it again) but couldn't actually order it until today. Glad it's finally over with and now I can impatiently wait until Tuesday :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] akarol:
Got my PB on Thursday and I'm loving it. Mostly loving it that is. My power button seems too flush with the chassis of the device and makes its hard to find/press it. Can anyone confirm that this is normal? I'm thinking of getting it replaced via Sprint since this is still on the 14-day window. Any advice?

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bravoman0067:
Ordered My PB 16gb from Newegg 1 am Sunday Morning

I received this email message around 1 pm Sunday afternoon:

Great News! Your new Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III 4G LTE has completed processing and is ready to ship. As soon as it passes our Quality Assurance team, we will update our Customer Support website and send you another email so you can track your package directly on the shipper's site.

If you have any questions or to view and print the details of your order, please visit our Customer Support website by following the link below.

whereismyorder

Thank you for choosing Newegg.com. Your order will soon be on its way to you.

Sincerely,

The Customer Service Team at Newegg.com

When I followed the link it doesn't show shipped yet but the estimated delivery is 7-3-12. Here's hoping :fingers-crossed:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jbluna:
getting it some time today :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jblazea50:
Radio Shack is selling the AT&T and Sprint version this week for $149.99. Actually, they are giving $50 off for any smartphone over $99.99 with a new 2 year contract or upgrade. If anyone signed up for the Phone Freedom $50 gift card, you can pricematch with Radio Shack and use the Phone Freedom to get the phone for $100.

Radio Shack $50 Off any smartphone $99.99 or more
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] QWIKSTRIKE:
When I went there to reserve one they wouldn't take a reservation, nor had a clue what was happening. Damn too bad I missed this deal.... that's a tank of gas lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Kantide:
I just walked into the store and bought my white 16GB today. Didn't much care about the 32 since I have a 32GB micro SD already and unlike the G-Nex, it has a Micro SD slot.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nicholaaaas:
How do you think they order in the stores. Online. If it was available in stores you could walk right in a buy it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DC_MTP:
Edit: Are you referring to the new Google voice from jelly bean? If so then hook me up bro. I still got my Evo OG - waiting for SGS3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] akarol:
This is some BS. So I preordered my PB through Sprint customer service and I want to exchange it due to the power button being too recessed and getting caught some times and now they're making me go through a Sprint store to have it marked as defective before they can ship out a replacement. What a pain in the ass. I'm on my 14-day window, why do I have to prove anything? Couldn't I just return this phone and re-order it right after anyways?!?!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] slopokdave:
It sucks I know, but I think most of the time you HAVE to get it checked out at a store.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Goobzilla:
Got the wife a 16 GB Pebble Blue at Sam's yesterday for $174.88 plus a $40 bill credit to offset the activation charge
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] thetony:
Just got mine from BB after returning my evo lte, last one!! :D File transfer is soo slooowww though
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] lepapirriky:
Anyone who bought the phone from Best Buy can do a price match, Radio Shack is selling their phones for 149.99. Some one already got the refund back and show receipt of the price match that it was done today morning. I'm waiting to go home and get the price match :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DC_MTP:
Does anyone know how long will Radio shack promotion @ 149.99 will last? will not be able to purchase an S3 until this upcoming weekend. Hoping it's still around by then. ;-(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] lepapirriky:
Walmart stores are also selling this phone for 148.

For how long? I don't know
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DC_MTP:
on a side note... for those wanting to go through Amazon - They have the SGS 3 for $179.99

BUT..... with "AmazonWireless Best Price Guarantee" you can get it for $149.99 (with option to charge it on Amazon store card a plus for me at least)

AmazonWireless Best Price Guarantee

If you find a lower price on an eligible website for the same product with the same service plan within 14 days after we ship your device, let us know and we'll credit your original payment method for the difference.

Eligible Websites

AT&T

Best Buy <----- price Match @ $149.99

Car Toys

Costco

LetsTalk

RadioShack Wireless <----- price Match @ $149.99

Sprint

Target

T-Mobile

Verizon Wireless

Walmart <----- price Match @ $148.00

Wirefly
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] lepapirriky:
You forgot Walmart
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] noobnl:
i disagree, different software can hamper development of the forum
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] smark72:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46IiRyigUH0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] chazglenn3:
I was there too. I liked how solid it felt compared to the GSII. The food was pretty good too :D Did you see the Pebble Blue case the girl had at the NFC demo table? It was sweet. It was the fold over case with the replacement back cover...have to have one!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shadowhawk2020:
2 questions:

1. Did anyone check the useable ram after bootup?

2. Does anyone thnk there will be major shortages at Best Buy? I am hoping to walk in the day of launch to get one.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] chazglenn3:
No, didn't reboot the phone...sorry. Samsung is going to sell little stickers with NFC chips embedded in them that can be programmed to do almost anything...it was really awesome. Their price was quoted as $15 for a pack of 5. They call them Tec Tiles.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shadowhawk2020:
Check out tagsfordriod.com, 10 for around $15 and you get and NFC keychain. Fast shipment out of Miami. Not quite sure the size difference of the Samsung ones though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] chazglenn3:
Sweet...even better...thanks! The Samsung ones were about an inch square...maybe a bit less.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shadowhawk2020:
I have nothing but praise for them. They shipped quick and work well. Plus I have a friend who had a couple that didn't work. They quickly replaced them and sent an extra key chain for the trouble.

Plus the owner is active on xda which seems like a plus.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] caileb:
No... have any pics?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] psych2l:
I went to the Sprint Galaxy S III event tonight and I managed to get some benchmarks on the Sprint Version. Numbers aside, the unit felt really good in my hand and it looks better in person than in the press shots. It also feels very sturdy, much more so than the Epic Touch. Anyway without further ado:

I'm surprised at hot low the CPU quadrant score is, but it still beat the HOX at least overall ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] viode:
Did anyone get to see if it had a sim card slot or not (for world phone capabilities either through official channels or through unofficial)?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] qhinton:
Here are the Sammy nfc tags only $15 for 5 of them. How many of you will be getting these?

Samsung’s TecTiles (Programmable NFC Tags) Now Available For The ... - http://tpt.to/a2xT85k - shared from Taptu
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] viode:
Hm so the phones actually have different hardware? For some reason I thought they'd be the same hardware with different radio firmware flashed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Chevyboxer:
I did not get to see the NFC table it was always was way too packed. I will second that the phone felt really solid. Wouldn't listen to those saying it feels cheap and plastic. The tec tags were really cool example I was given having a tag next to your night stand that would set an alarm when placed on it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CapsLockKey:
Was already excited for this phone as is, but this is icing on the cake. Definitely picking up some of those as I can already think of a few useful applications I could use them for.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] alchemist316:
They have still not updated to show the EVO LTE yet in quadrant because mine gets about 5000 avg and max 5300 . I opted for the eu version mainly because don't want another sprint phone but its good to see lots of people will have the s3 in general.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Devtodi:
I am just not as picky about sound quality on my phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mercado79:
Sorry, didn't check RAM. Didn't look through the settings at all. What kind of XDA'er am I!?

As for shortages, there's no way to know for sure. There were a lot of White versions on display (they were literally handing them out and asking people to try the phones out). Zero Blue. That makes me a little nervous as that's the color I pre-ordered. Several reps told me they hadn't gotten their hands on them. One even started to say something and then stopped and said, "it's cause pebble blue is so popular". Clearly not the case since it's not even on sale yet! We'll just have to wait and see.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cheapskate88:
sounds hot.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SpicyBurrito:
Got mine from the Sprint store today. Got it activated and left within the hour. I can't believe how big the screen is so far. It's going to take a while for me to get used to the whole "No physical keyboard thing". Otherwise, I'm loving it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Sleestax:
Upgrade or new line? If new line, did you have to pay activation? I just ordered my wife a 16GB white online, but I may cancel that and just grab one at a local store if they are waiving activations.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SpicyBurrito:
Upgrade on my primary line(My line).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Sleestax:
Oh well, she can wait a few days for it then. :laugh:

Congrats on your awesome new phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TweetyBear:
when I was at my sprint store playing with the phones, everyone who came in and bought sgs3 bought blue. they said white as ugly lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SpicyBurrito:
Ha ha. And thank you. I'm going to enjoy the hell out of it.

I was sad when I found out there wasn't a black version of this phone back when it was first announced. The pebble blue is dark enough to be seen as black sometimes, so it's good enough. White isn't THAT bad, but in my personal opinion, pebble blue looks better. :victory:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jblazea50:
Got a white 16gb from Best Buy for $109 (pricematched to Radio Shack and Phone Freedom).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TweetyBear:
I personally wish there was a black too but blue will do. I'd never get a white phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bravoman0067:
July 3rd

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I'm getting my PB tomorrow :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] RickyRage:
Caught a break and Best Buy is gonna cancel my order if i dont call and complete the order within 2 days, the Radioshack by my house said they should have it by friday or saturday for $149
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kivlad:
I got my 16GB blue one from Sprint yesterday, funny thing was all the employees were wearing this blue shirt advertising the phone with "The next big thing is here" and I wish they had some to give out....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nicholaaaas:
I like my white one. Haven't seen the PB in person yet though
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nicholaaaas:
I had the Sammy activated for a little while this weekend. I just couldn't do touchwiz. This was my first experience with it and I hated it (I did like the power widget bar thou). So even with a gig less ram and a buggy unofficial version of CM9. I gotta stick with the EVOLTE until there's some CM love over here
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] lepapirriky:
They were giving those at the samsung event here in Dallas, they indeed look awesome!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jfree3000:
Still on the fence about this decision. Going to Sprint tomorrow to demo the S3 and make the final choice.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aznmode:
I feel you man, not liking touchwiz either. Replaced the launcher with Go Launcher Ex with Sense theme and all the go widgets with sense theme lol. Also using Go Contact with black dialer theme. Still looking for a good email program. The built in one seems like its made for a 5 year old with huge fonts. The phone is fast though. Went to a Sprint store and played with the Evo LTE and felt right at home. But it did feel laggy but its probably been sitting there so I'm sure its just as fast out of the box. Had it not been for non removable battery I probably wouldve still stuck with HTC but they lost me as a customer going that route. Right now I have an extra battery and charger for my S3 and I love it. Got the OEM one and it charges full in about 2 and half hours. S3 should hold me up till the next HTC comes out or maybe I may end up loving it when more custom roms comes out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nicholaaaas:
I'd still take it over the EVO, but since I can right now, I'm not gonna be using it daily till there's CM9 on it. I just don't trust the non removable battery
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nicholaaaas:
No lag without sense!!