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[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] M2Iceman:
If the LTE roll out is anything like Wimax in this area I will be right in the middle to not receive the service. My question was geared more towrds the 3G reception anyway. Since Wimax sucks here I dont even think about using it. I was just hoping there is some improvement with Sammys phones. I did have the Evo 4G and Evo 3D and never had an issue with those phones with 3G. I love the GS2 but yeah, 3G here is painful. Im hoping my local store gets them in so I can see for myself if there is any improvements with the reception. I know the stores have the Airraves running but I got the hook up to take it for a bit to test.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] boomerbubba:
FYI, the unofficial but generally knowledgeable site S4GRU has a recent article indicating that the Sprint LTE rollout in the Boston market is two months or more away. That would be for an initial launch, with full buildout still to come in the next few months.

If I were you -- especially since you basically like your current handset -- before making a jump to any new Sprint contract I would wait and see how the new Sprint network performs. Then you could test the new LTE-based phone within your 14-day return period. When the new LTE network is complete, even locations that now get about 1 bar of 3G service -- roughly -100 dBm in signal strength -- should get quite acceptable 4G coverage. Almost all Sprint's current CDMA towers will be converted to LTE 3G/4G by the time the buildout is complete.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Chevyboxer:
The Boston rollout is going to blanket most of Massachusetts east of Worcester. I also have some issues with coverage but not really in Boston.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] shades333:
I had an Sg2 and now the s3. I'm actually roaming in my house where sprint has always had an excellent signal even earlier today prior to switching to this phone. I will be calling sprint tomorrow. I'm very unhappy
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] mlin:
It seems most of the responses in this thread pertain to sprints network when the real question is does the sgs2 suffer from the radio issues that has plagued so many Samsung phones for years. I'd like to know this too my NS4G has terrible Wi-Fi and data strength and seems to drop calls more often. The radios are my biggest concern about the galaxy.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] boomerbubba:
Good point. The hard thing about making sense of anecdotal reports is that there are so many variables. I do find the experience of shades333 reported above to be troubling.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] shades333:
My girlfriend also got an s 3 yesterday as well and is having the same signal issues as I am. While using her old phone htc evo her signal strength was double what she now gets on the s 3

There are no other explanations other then there is already an issue with the radio in the s 3. Otherwise the phone is definitely sweet however without a working phone it is pretty much useless. I will definitely be calling sprint today see if there are other issues as well with other users.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] boomerbubba:
How is she measuring that? If she is just looking at "bars," they are not comparable across devices. What about the performance on the phone at the same location? Is she also being kicked into roaming status like you reported?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] M2Iceman:
I guess my question to start this all out wasnt one about getting too scientific about measuring the devices. It was more of just real world usage and how the phones reception was working.

If I had a S3 and was sitting in my house with my S2 along side and and did see that both phones have the same bars, then along comes my step son with his Evo 3D and he has fulls bars, I would be pissed, AGAIN!..

I really have a love hate relationship with Sammy phones, they look great, perform well but reception is a huge issue. For me its not so much WiFi, although dont ask my wife about hers, LOL, but its coverage. I constantly get a roaming signal and dropped calls. I know to some degree its the network but I also know its the phone. When I went to the Sprint event in Boston and spoke to Sammy supposed tech guy Chris, I asked him why the company chose to use the same baseband when they knew they had issues with it on other phones. I got the company tow line and just left frustrated because most of the people there that were suppose to know about the phone didnt know squat. They only knew what they were highlighting about the phone. I guess for some of the guests this was fine but for a person a little more interested in the function of the specs it was a very frustrating night, couldnt wait to leave.

I had hoped Sammy would have adjusted things and Im still holding out hope that the S3 doesnt run into the same issues with reception that the S2 did. Maybe its just my area.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] kegacide:
im having reception issues at home... besides bar issues, my phone has gone into roaming with the sgs3, while with my evo 3D just earlier that same day, no roaming... im getting -100 through -102 dbm on the sgs3 at home... not sure exactly what it was with the 3vo but never had to check... though it was never real good at home, but never lost coverage or had to roam...

at work and everywhere else i'm fine...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] shades333:
Yes we were basically doing unofficial side by side comparisons. In fact she pointed out the signal bars to me first complaing she didn't have any when the other phone showed 4 bars. I do understand that they can be misleading but she to is being pushed into roaming. Thinking about trying Sprint only and checking if it's a false reading.

Very discouraging because I always root and tether, but with no signal or roaming signal it will be pointless. This certainly needs to be addressed
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] boomerbubba:
It wouldn't hurt to update your PRL, too. Maybe they botched it in the version that shipped.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] shades333:
I have updated both profile and prl several times. Same crappy signal.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] dimil:
I have a crappy signal at work 1 bar.

I just did a another prl update followed by profile update and sudenly got 3 bars in exactly same spot on the desk.

Before now, they were updated last night when i was activating them... not sure if it made a difference, but i will take what i can.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] jfenton57:
I am getting the exact same signal strength as my BB but showing fewer bars. If you look at the numbers in ABOUT PHONE however, they are nearly identical.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Jeffbucc:
I am getting a little better data speeds than my Evo 4g, but not by much, the major difference in voice quality for me.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] shades333:
What about reception?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] shades333:
Other phones I get two three bars consistently in this area of my house. Reception sucks. As you can see below, no bars and terrible signal strength. This is ridiculous. Had to shut roaming off because it would continue to go into roaming otherwise.

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] boomerbubba:
So what does Sprint tech support say? How does your new phone perform in other locations? Have you been able to do any simultaneous side-by-side comparisons with other Sprint phones?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] motempo:
I have two lines. Galaxy S III, personal. Epic Touch, business. At work they both show the same signal, as far as bars. However, the connection is lot better on the Epic Touch. Can browse the internet, calls, mms. The Galaxy S III however jumps back and forth from home and roaming. Drops data connection all the time. And battery is drained by Cell Standby. Epic Touch has AOKP, and does not have the cell standby battery drain. Hopefully we get a modem update soon that improves network connection.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] lse4:
I'm having some issues also sometimes my 3g drops and doesn't come back for a while and sometimes I get the Los bug like the epic touch had when it first came out
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] shawn1482:
I had a problem where I was roaming in my house too. I figured out i had the search for better data connection enabled. Once i unchecked it I was good better reception no roaming in places I shouldnt be
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] tdusen:
where is that setting?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] lse4:
Settings/ (under wireless and network) click more settings/ mobile network / automatic connections

---------- Post added at 07:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:58 PM ----------

What does everyone have checked for network mode? Lte/CDMA or just CDMA ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] eyecon82:
my data speeds are much faster and more reliable than the crappy epic touch
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] timeizmoney22:
wi-fi/roaming

I too am having signal strength issues compared to my Evo 3D. When I first activated the device in my home it kept going into roaming which I never saw before with the Evo. I changed the setting to Sprint only so it wouldn't keep popping up. Also, I can't connect to certain wi-fi networks that I used to, or if it connects it doesn't work even though it shows connected.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] tdusen:
I ran a test this afternoon. I loaded real signal on my original EVO and my GS3 and took them for a ride. I drove through an area that I knew would have no signal. Overall, I think the GS3 did better than the EVO, but not by much. The GS3 took about 3 times more samples than the EVO, so ignore the absolute numbers and compare the percentages.

The GS3 screenshot shows the buttons.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] antyx:
One thing I have always done with every Sprint phone is to update the PRL and update the profile everywhere I have bad service at when I know I will be there for a while...I doubt it really does anything but I always see a few extra bars after doing it...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] shades333:
This low signal is killing my battery.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] mlin:
Yuck. If mine proves to be as bad as yours its going straight back to sprint.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] xtrezpasor:
Have you tried to get an airrave

Sent from my SPH-L710
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] shades333:
I've had Sprint for 5 years in this house. Never a dropped call never roamed, and never had this little of a signal. I've had BB Curve, evo 4g, epic touch 4g, and now this. This is the first phone to have an issue.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] boomerbubba:
If you browse various forums for the EVO 4G LTE, you also will find complaints about similar roaming and "signal" issues with that device.

But in various forums for both that phone and the GS3 -- two new LTE-capable Sprint phones on the market today -- there most definitely is not a common pattern showing that everyone is experiencing weak reception. In fact, there have been several somewhat controlled side-by-side tests of the GS3 vs older benchmark units showing no problems with reception or measured signal levels.

Remember that the radios on these phones do not create the reported Rx "signal." It comes from the Sprint network. That network is undergoing major surgery in many places right now -- notably in your area -- as the new LTE network is built to replace the legacy Sprint network. The only component of the signal that is a factor in the levels reported onboard the phones is the antenna, which is the input to the radio. BTW, on both phones there are two discrete antenna systems, one for legacy CDMA/3G and another for LTE.

What seems to be a common factor is that these new LTE-capable phones, at least in certain areas, are having trouble maintaining a lock on the legacy CDMA network. Maybe this is network issues. Maybe this is radio firmware. We have no idea why, and Sprint has not disclosed any known issue. That may just be the usual carrier stonewalling.

One theory is that there is some snafu specific to your area because of Sprint's transition to its Network Vision under construction. Some of these new tower sites may be live, but customer connections to their signals are mostly being blocked. Maybe your phone is trying and failing to connect to one of the new sites when it should be using the legacy network exclusively until the new NV network is launched. If you want to try diagnosing this further, it might help to install the netmonitor app on your phone, and on your old Sprint phone that got good connections at your home, and see if they both are connecting to the same site.

In any case, I still suggest that you take up this anomaly with Sprint tech support.

Clearly, we do not know the root cause of the problem. However, it does not seem to indicate a generalized weakness in basic RF performance.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] cbond007:
When I changed my settings to just cdma from LTE/CDMA it did help a little. Since I don't have LTE in my area, having it on is pointless.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] QWIKSTRIKE:
S4GRU shows that Samsung has a better -dbm than the EVO 4G LTE. People there with the phone seem tho think the signal is pretty good!. With 6 bars they were able to attain -69dbm, which is only 4 less than my Photon...... Scientifically I like those numbers and will try this phone. Sprint's network upgrades are also affecting performance. Here in NYC I am constantly dropping calls and getting LOS circles
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] shades333:
Look at my network reading, drains the battery.

Any ideas? I've updated prl and profile a million times....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g2tegg:
Here's my question. Noobish, maybe but this Samsung stuff is still quite new to me.

I purchased my note with pre installed Paranoid. I liked it, got bored and used several different roms. Kingdroid, but now I have been mainly using LiquidSmooth with franco r5.

Now here's my question. I want to go back to Paranoid. Which is cm9 based, therefore I require a different kernel.

Here's what I am assuming is safe to do.

Reboot into recovery, flash Thor kernel

Reboot recovery

Wipe everything (dalvik, cache, factory reset)

Install Paranoid

Reboot

According to instructions I should go back to gingerbread, but I would rather not use Odin. Of course if its safer I will, Im just not too familiar. Plus, being in Canada I have no clue where my phone is from (N7000XXLP?). So finding the proper firmware seems to be difficult. And of course, I use a Mac lol. I'd rather not install Parallels

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MR.change:
if you are on Franco r5 (do double check with cpu spy) ,then you are already on a safe kernel.

just flash paranoid from recovery then full wipe and install gapps and you are good to go.

safe kernels include (but not limited to):

1.Speedmod ICS

2.Franco r3 and above

3.CM9 Kernels

4.Entropy512's DAFUQ

if you are sure you are running any of these kernels ,then you should be safe to flash and wipe all you want.

DISCLAIMER: Only you are responsible for what happens to your device ,any flashing/rooting operation carries the risk of permanently bricking your device .

so be careful and best of luck.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g2tegg:
So flashing Paranoid will flash a cm9 kernel? Shouldn't I flash, reboot recovery and then wipe? Or because I'm on franco I'm safe.

Thanks so much for your reply !
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MR.change:
Yes paranoid is based on cm9 so it's safe as well, you could reboot and then wipe, or you could just wipe after you flash cm9 directly, I don't think it makes any difference really.

Franco should be safe so yes you should be able to flash/wipe without problems.

Notice how many times I said should? It's to emphasize that nothing is guaranteed as safe ,but any Dev will tell you that Franco r5, speed mod and cm9 are safe as they get.
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Phone

Tablet
[Member-Found Deals] pwnerman:
I got it when it was 10 cents
[Member-Found Deals] nosit1:
I <3 SwiftKey. If buy it again if I could.

But seriously, version 3 is done better than the older ones.
[Member-Found Deals] A2CKilla:
got it when amazon gave it out for free (GO AMAZON APPSTORE!!!!)
[Member-Found Deals] phoneman09:
Same here! BEST KEYBOARD EVER!
[Member-Found Deals] phonetool:
I tried it on my OG for a while, but couldn't live with the RAM it ate up.

Remembered I got it for free on Amazon and installed their app store to get it again for free on a phone with more juice.

Looks nice!

I'll run it for awhile, I'm sure I'll like it now.

Thanks for the heads up!

-CM7 on DInc2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 96shox:
Is this normal, an hour of web-browsing with screen on auto-brightness and phone drops from 100% to 71% ? Wifi was off, bluetooth on but not connected to anything. I have Better Battery Stats too, shall I post up? On stock ICS.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rob4828:
with my experience with ics the first discharge is usually terrible but after a few charges battery life becomes better.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] G1_enthusiast:
are you using wifi? if so yes
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] shankar10:
He said the wifi was off, please read people.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Teo032:
not sure if "insane" means bad or good. But it looks about average. The average screen on time ranges from 3.5 to 4.5 hours. Mine is dead center of that.

Bluetooth not connecting to anything still drains a lot because it is constantly scanning for other bluetooth devices.

BTW your reception is in the YEllow. that means that also leads to battery drain.

So if you have better reception and your bluetooth is off then your battery would last longer.

Note: I use bluetooth a lot and I find it to be one of the biggest factors for draining. more than GPS and Wifi. Although, using wifi with strong signal actually saves battery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 96shox:
I really doubt that, because I did the same battery test Techradar* does, which is:

screen on full bright

Wifi on

Gmai, FB, etc all set to update as often as possible

Run a

1.5 hour

long HD video full screen

At the end of that test I was at 84%. (the Video was on my SD card, not streaming)

In the video they have a graph of their stats for different phones using this test. GS2 and GS3 are top 2.

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/ph...laxy-s3-1078667/review/page:14#articleContent
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Teo032:
You're doubting that our phone doesn't last that... Uhh.. Short? I've had this phone since December and had many discussions with others on here about it and we agree that 4 hrs is about right.

So with that test you're saying that our phone can get over 6 hours throughout the say with normal use? Highly doubt it. You have to realize a couple things.

1. Wifi consumes less battery than 4g

2. You should factor in a normal days use that means including idle time i would say about 2% per hour maybe less.

3. Watching a movie means no "touch" interactions which means it consumes less battery than Web browsing or playing games.

So yes if you just leave the phone on the entire time without touching it. It'll last a long time. But with actually interacting with the phone and using 4g data. Most gets 4hr. Screen time in 17 hours of use ( you guys do get 7 hours of sleep right?)

I don't really believe that test. I know that the 4s battery sucks balls. Our phone lasts longer with our 4g on. It is saying that the one x is shorter?? One x and s lasts longer than our phone. So yeah.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cr2069:
Very normal to me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] houboy:
You obviously haven't met the DARKSIDE...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 96shox:
well i guess that test is to show the efficiency of the screen.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
I have to agree. Mine did exactly the same. After the 3/4 day battery life started to improve very noticeably. :good:
[HTC One V] bakili:
Hey guys,

Just few questions. I have O2 locked and branded device.

I have successfully unlocked boot loader on my One V, also successfully rooted (i believe). CWM installed and old rom backed up.

Now I need to know how to flash stock rom Europe? I tried RUU Europe after root, but RUU was throwing errors and nothing happens. I tried rotted stock rom, all went fine except phone has no signal. I heard that to flash RUU I need to change CID, i tried and it won't change.

Could you please advice best route?

Also what is best stable fast custom rom for One V

Thanks
[HTC One V] maxwen:
Hi

Is there already a way to de-brand a One V?

Since even with a unlocked bootloader there is still S-On

Regards

max
[HTC One V] paarthdesai:
to again return to stock rom after rooting u need to relock your bootloader

fastboot oem lock

then get into bootloder mode and run the ruu

WARNING YOU WILL LOCK YOUR Bootloader and LOSE ROOT

dont just say thanks hit thanks if i helped :)

a true lfc supporter

and a former symbian lover

SUPPORT THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPER'S IF YOU LIKE THE GAME / APP BUY IT
[HTC One V] Ken-Shi_Kun:
With S-On it is quite impossible to change CID to debrand (AFAIK) but the phone is new, so development just started.
[HTC One V] bakili:
Thanks for reply

How about custom roms? Which one is most stable and fast for One V? Also with unlocked bootloader and CWM recovery, is it just download rom, move to memory card and apply update from zip file in CWM recovery?
[HTC One V] paarthdesai:
until today the rc 2.0 is the best available rom for our device

dont just say thanks hit thanks if i helped :)

a true lfc supporter

and a former symbian lover

SUPPORT THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPER'S IF YOU LIKE THE GAME / APP BUY IT
[HTC One V] Ken-Shi_Kun:
I think for now that the stock is all right for me at least... Practicaly the update is just as you said. Unlock BL, get working recovery, get SU pack zip to SD enter recovery and flash.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foggydisaster:
First: you completely sure device suports game and maybe ICS isn't capable of running that games yet. JUst wait until devs fix issue... Or.i don't know why...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] jimi83:
Hi ppl :)

i have just updated to ICS but i cant find out how to make folders on homescreen xd on gingerbread that was possible , maybe im blind or something but i cant find it xd

anybody have found it?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] shmoejoe:
Drag a shortcut on top of another shortcut.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] skifyr123:
Simply hold an icon over another, just like on gingerbread ;)

edit. ninjaed by shmoejoe!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] jimi83:
haha that was so easy?xd heh thank u :) on gingerbread there was an option "new folder" when u hold ur finger on homescreen . :)

anyway thanks again ^^
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benhouli:
hello

i have a problem

i have windows xp x64 sp2 (there is no sp3 on x64)

and i can't install kies becuase it ask me for sp3

i installed the drivers , and i can access to my external storage

but can get access to my internal 16gb storage , how can i get access without kies

or how i can install kies on my xp x64 sp2 system?

thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EntityNo1:
You should be able to see it in My Computer.

Are there not two drives when you double click on your phone?

1 SD and 1 extSD?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benhouli:
i get 2 Removable Disk drives...

the first is the extSD and i can access him easily

the other one is the internal , but what i click him i get

"please insert a disk into drive f:"

there is something i miss ?