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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dj-suicide:
hello guys

Im new to the forum. just have a quick question for you all.

I have done hours of research and come up with nothing to help me solve my problem.

here goes..

so i have the samsung galaxy sIII and i use it to tether with my ps3, but when i am getting a strict nat type.( no good lol )

so realy my question is, is it possible to get custom firmware to get around this problem. i emailed samsung about this and they said that only custom firmware would sort my problem. is this true? any one any ideas?

i used to own a i used to own a zte racer wich did the same(strict nat type). I flashed that with a custom rom and abracadabra open nat type.

so please if you nice people have any info or suggestions on this it would be very much appreciated.

thanks :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zanith:
If you have a rooted device you can type:

echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

To enable ip forwarding.

You might need to use iptables to change routing.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dj-suicide:
Thanks for a quick reply. Could you please help me out with this. It's all new to me lol
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zanith:
Off the top of my head, I can't, maybe when I get home from work.

To root your device there are plenty of threads that can help you. There is also a cm9 (a custom rom) build out there that supports the sgs3. As well as plenty of instructional posts.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dj-suicide:
Ok thanks. My device is already rooted. If I could do it without custom rooms that would be better but if it has to be done I'll do it lol.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swift2fly:
would this be done in Terminal Emulator?

anyone else tether their sgs3 to their ps3? im having issues trhing to connect my ps3. it worked fine when i first got the phone but then my ps3 stopped connecting giving me a connection error code. i was able to tether with my old htc desire hd and sensation just fine. maybe samsung has some type of network security. if you got yours working please let me know how got it to work.

for those wondering. mobile data is cbeap here in cambodia and i dont use the net at home besides on my phone since i have internet at work and use it there for 10 -12 hours a day.

im on AHRD v.2.3.0 with Siyah's current kernel.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dj-suicide:
I am able to tether but I get a strict Nat type when playing call of duty and some other game.

I still haven't found a solution to this. Samsung told me if I install a custom from that would sort it. I have tried several but still not luck.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swift2fly:
when i was tethering from my sensation i too would get a strict NAT type but i was still able to play, im not sure what strict NAT type is. i just want to be able to connect so i can enjoy some online play. im using a custom rom now but its Samsung based. i hope i dont have to go to an AOSP or AOKP based rom.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delsus:
I tether my ps3 to my GS3 and haven't seen any problems all I had to do was switch off WiFi power saving via the secret menu, (can't recall the dialer code off the top of my head)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dj-suicide:
I to am on a custom rom that shod not affect anything. All I do is open portable hotspots and put the same details in the ps3 and it should work.

That's all I did. Strict Nat type is where you can only join other people with the same or open Nat.

Its all so will talk longer to find and join games.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dj-suicide:
Do you have a open or Strict Nat type???
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swift2fly:
finally got it working but not 100%. when i reboot or turn on the ps3, it will still say connection error but after a moment it will finally connect. sometimes i'll have to turn my data off and then back on. i got to play MW3 online without any lag...i guess thats progress.
[Galaxy S III General] Plexicle:
So, I found the source of my battery drain over the last few days!

At first, I suspected that I had a bad flash for the CM9, because it started happening about the time I got the nightlies installed. After a few wipes, the battery drain continued to no avail. "Android OS" was consistently ~70%+ of my total battery usage by the end of the day.

I work in an office, and my phone has been randomly making this beeping sound that I couldn't put my finger on. It did it constantly. Again, I just assumed it was a problem with the ROM or the flash, so I didn't complain-- I signed up for bugs like that.

Then, yesterday, my NFC tags arrived. After several hours of having a blast playing with them, I had in my head the small beeping sound it makes when the phone picks up a nearby field but doesn't know what to do with the information. I thought nothing of it.

Today, back at work, I set my phone on my wallet (like I always do) and hear the sound. It instantly dawned on me: one of my debit cards use NFC negotiation! (Visa PayPass) I confirmed it right away by taking out the card and tapping the back of the phone-- there was that all-too-familiar sound.

LOL. For days, my phone has been picking up the NFC field inside my wallet. I couldn't believe it.

I thought I would share :P. You also never know who else out there is having the same thing happening to them.
[Galaxy S III General] rayz93:
Ahaha, nice one there mate xD
[Galaxy S III General] Zanith:
I actually have a Faraday wallet (basically a normal wallet lined with tin foil). This will solve your problems. They're pretty cheap now, you can even make your own with duck tape and tin foil! I'd say its also a security must for anybody with nfc bank cards.
[Galaxy S III General] Plexicle:
Ah, I wasn't aware, thanks for the tip!
[Galaxy S III General] ph00ny:
Are they really?

I have a faraday bag that i use for cell phone forensics and it looks to have clear finish in some places
[Galaxy S III General] Zanith:
Its effectivly a Faraday cage, after skimming took off people wanted to protect their cards, so they lined thier wallets with tin foil. Now professionally made ones are leather lined with cheaper as effective alloys.

I've made a duck tape one before, its easyto do (and cheap). I'll test its effectivness when I get home.

It can have holes of a certain size (smaller than the wave size).
[Galaxy S III General] Brockg:
nice...i have a somewaht similar issue with my wallet setting off metal detectors when i walk into stores. Wonder if it's related
[Galaxy S III General] Zanith:
They're ususlly not metal detectors, they're rfid scanners. A nfc card might intefere maybe if you're close enough?
[Galaxy S III General] ph00ny:
Wait? they let you walk through the metal detectors with your wallet in your pocket? Most places require you to empty your pockets into a basket
[Galaxy S III General] Plexicle:
I don't think he meant to say metal detector :P. He's talking about the RFID detectors that look for radio and/or magnet chips in stores.
[Galaxy S III General] ph00ny:
oh hahaha

i had a similar thing happen once for two months straight. Anti-theft strip from the harddrive packaging was stuck on the bottom side of the laptop sleeve in my bag and it was triggering the anti-theft alarm going in and out. I didn't notice it until i replaced the bag with another
[Galaxy S III General] Isadora:
Time to get that tinfoil out :p http://pocketnow.com/2012/06/21/and...ss-credit-card-details-should-you-be-worried/

Sent from my CM9 TouchPad
[Galaxy S III General] Zanith:
My home made duck tape wallet

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByJ-I1CDRqiiYjFnWmIxQkxUVzQ

Pardon the production values but I cannot scan a nfc enabled card in it. All you need it a roll of duck tape and a roll of tin foil. Just google how to make a duck tape wallet, there are some nice ones out there. Instead of just sandwiching the duck tape to duck tape, sandwich a piece of tin foil in between the two pieces of duck tape.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
Hello guys

Today reinbeau and myself have been pointed as forum moderators. I'm sure all of you know the rules by now but just in case you can find them here. But a few thing I would like add/repeat:

Please search and read before posting ;)

If something comes up don't argue in thread or add to the clutter report the post and let us do the rest.

Lets try to help the new guy out. We where a also new once :)

If you need anything don't hesitate to drop a PM to reinbeau or myself. Above all lets learn and have fun.

Cheers
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jed Dignazio:
Wirefly’s Friends and Family site is now showing that new and existing Sprint subscribers can order the Galaxy S III for just $149.99, the lowest price seen to date, through the company’s Friends and Family site.

http://www.wireflyfriends.com/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] banzaiwolfe:
The way this reads, it sounds like you copied it directly off of a website.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jed Dignazio:
Better?

Just figured somebody like me may have been waiting for the price to drop a bit.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jbadboy2007:
That's what I'm gonna pay for it at bb
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Vertig0:
remember Wirefly adds a second agreement... if you ok with that, $150 sounds great! Myself, I went with Costco online $175 after $25 mail-rebate, no extra agreements and90 day return policy.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] lepapirriky:
Not really because those 50 dollars you got of the GC its actually yours, you paid that for a reservation.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Bizdady:
Unless you also signed up for the Phone Freedom promotion in which you get an aditional $50 gift card after you get your phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] lepapirriky:
Wells that's a different story :) then that will be 100! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Tommo153:
So when we purchase the phone at Bestbuy they give us a $50 gift card on top of the phone freedom gift card? I can't find anything on Bestbuy's website that says that. Already signed up for the phone freedom promotion. Would love 50 more dollars.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Soupskin:
Think I'm going to jump on this deal.

I was trying to hold out for a 32gb phone over the 16 but I just got a 64 gb SD card as well. Considering at this point it would cost another $100 to get the extra 16 gb, it just doesn't make much sense to wait, IMO.

Also, I can find nothing strange about the Wirefly agreement other than you have 14 days to return it to them if you don't like it as opposed to taking it back to a Sprint store.

What says yous?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mercado79:
I don't see it on the website either, but it is the same promotion they've been offering on the Evo LTE. This is what they offered me in-store. Not sure about online sales.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Soupskin:
When ahead and got this deal. I should get $50 cash back from my bank as well.

That puts me at $100 for the device. It's a blue 16GB version. But for $150 less than a white 32GB version, I can live with it.

Even at $50 difference between the 16 and 32 it's just not worth it when you consider I just got a brand new SanDisk 64GB card for $50.

Their web site says they are shipping tomorrow, but I highly doubt that.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aoebht:
safe?

is wireflyfriends.com safe? I know of wirefly.com/autocontent.aspx?pageid=3586&referringdomain=wiredneirf, but the first one seems fishy. When you go to the checkout page, the site isn't secured, while the second one is. Sorry if I seem a bit paranoid.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] theroyalwe:
I'm more concerned about this 'second agreement'.

can someone shed some light on that? Does it tack another agreement after this one or something?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jed Dignazio:
I think you are talking about the fact that the phone needs to be connected on the same line for at least 6 months:

"By accepting the ISD, you agree to keep your account in good standing and keep your wireless plan and features as activated for at least 180 days.

You agree to repay $200 of this discount ($400 for smartphones, tablets, and netbooks) and authorize us to charge your credit card in repayment of this amount if, you signed up for a 2 year agreement and during the 181 days after your new equipment is activated, your carrier notifies us that the services you purchased have been suspended, disconnected, or deactivated, or if you return your purchase outside of the return and exchange provisions of our 14-day Satisfaction Guarantee.

Please note some of the reasons your carrier may notify us of a deactivation include if:

You transfer this equipment to another line of service after it is activated

You change your rate plan to a lower monthly service rate than was specifically required at the point of purchase

You deactivate texting/data features that were specifically required at the point of purchase

The new line of service activated with your order is used to replace a pre-existing account"
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] puff601:
if only i had an upgrade :/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mdcarter67:
i've heard of a few people getting Bestbuy to price match Wirefly. I will be attempting this.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Tommo153:
They don't price match with online only retailers, but good luck.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] puff601:
its worth a shot. my bb will pm amazon...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
yes you can...you use the$50 you used to reserve it for, and it will print out the freedom card for $50, so you'll play about $118 after tax

how will it be $100? they have it for $200-$50 freedom card at best buy

BOA? Wirefly won't be shipping till june 28th at this point.....i cancelled that pre order and just ended up getting it at best buy through my preorder there

good luck...its very rare forthat to happen...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Master Ramy:
So from wirefly it would be 150 bucks per phone. Is that the best deal? Someone explain to me how much would be the total money put in as far as getting it from best buy. Would it end up same as wire fly? Better? Worse? Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Master Ramy:
Well?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] neyenlives:
I dont trust Wirefly and their additional terms......so one day you wake up and they have nabbed $400 from you because some CSR accidentally removed a feature from your line....or you decided to move devices between two lines on your own account.......meh....I'd rather pay an extra $50
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jed Dignazio:
I have purchased the last 3 phones from Wirefly, got a better deal, and never had an issue.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] neyenlives:
You played by their terms, the price for not playing is too high for me. I want my freedom.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Master Ramy:
What about friends and family? What exactly is it compared to regular wire fly?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Master Ramy:
Well I bit the bullet and ordered it... says will ship when eligible, and since my upgrade is, 7/01, I'm guessing it'll ship Monday?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Unknown Zone:
I keep seeing 4g Lte, is this phone able to do both? If not why do they market with such wording.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DataHawg:
LTE is 4g. It's not two different things. Wimax is 4g too (sort of) but it says 4g LTE so you know it isn't Wimax like the Epic 4G Touch and the old Evos
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] neyenlives:
The problem is a few of the US wireless carriers have for years been advertising their HSPA+ networks for instance as 4G. TMobile and ATT were particularly bad at essentially lying to the consumer. It was truthfully really fast 3G or 3.5G as i have seen it called. It was a bit comic when ATT launched their true LTE 4G network. Like they've been claiming 4G all along, how do they say that they now have "real 4G" without admitting they were misrepresenting all those years.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Unknown Zone:
Thanks guys for the response, then for me it is better just to stay with the ET4, cause if I get the GS3 I will pretty much be with only a 3g phone. I dont have 4g where I live might only connect 5 time a yr if that when I am at other location and I will never get Lte coverage.

I know people are going to get pretty mad when they find out they lost 4g service on the phone when they had it in the first place, and now got replaced with a Lte radio but their area is never going to see Lte so they are stuck with a 3g phone.

3g=dialup <-----it is that slow in my area.

4g=3g

Lte=4g
[Galaxy S II Accessories] prbassplayer:
Hello guys

Today reinbeau and myself have been pointed as forum moderators. I'm sure all of you know the rules by now but just in case you can find them here. But a few thing I would like add/repeat:

Please search and read before posting ;)

If something comes up don't argue in thread or add to the clutter report the post and let us do the rest.

Lets try to help the new guy out. We where a also new once :)

If you need anything don't hesitate to drop a PM to reinbeau or myself. Above all lets learn and have fun.

Cheers
[LG Revolution] mosfet356:
I have the LG Revolution and when I connect to my home WiFi or any public WiFi the signal seems a lot less than other devices. Maybe 30 ft from the router I will get 1 or 2 bars when I should get full bars. Is there any solution to this?
[LG Revolution] smitty_52:
Not sure but most routers only have a 30 ft range unless you have an extender
[LG Revolution] JetBlue:
I'm only a room away from my router and I'm only getting 1 bar the signal strength on the Revo has never been good for me personally.
[LG Revolution] Joker420:
Do you have concrete walls or normal drywall? It would depend on where the router is and what the signal has to pass through
[LG Revolution] mosfet356:
Normal drywalls. Even in the same room as the router my revo doesnt get full bars on wifi.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheCrow1372:
I always get people I Skype with, saying they have issues hearing me and (sometimes) an echo of they're voice?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atifsh:
No
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] madmaxx25:
Im do for an upgrade and have been wanting the note for sometime now and was going to get it this weekend because of its large screen and my interest of reading on my phone but I just read the article in laptop mag about the SIII and now im split between the two.

Right now I'm using tmobiles s2 and i outgrew this screen already, how long b4 i outgrow the sIII.

IM running official ics now and i know both will come with it so that's not a factor

Question is should i suck it up with the extra half an inch diff and go for the iphone killer, or buy the note?

I really need some opinions. Thanks
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] zmore:
This was a tough decision for me as well, but I ultimately went with the S3 over the Note because:

The Note was released in November of 2011 (February 2012 in the U.S.) and is now "old". It's basically a Galaxy S2 with a bigger screen and a stylus.

The Note 2 is due out in only a few more months (October if the rumors are correct), and will have SGS3 guts with a possibly even larger display than 5.3" (and smaller bezels hopefully). It'll also share the SGS3's design whether or not you like/hate it.

The S3 has a 4.8" 720p screen which is still very large, coming the closest to the Note's 5.3" (though not 1280x800).

I couldn't upgrade until May anyway; it was just one more month to wait for the S3.

The Note's display exhibits a black crush problem where there's a huge jump in contrast between black and the next darkest greys.

The international Note gets way more developer love than the U.S. variant, but that won't be the case with the insanely popular and very similar S3s.

My next decision is whether or not to trade up my S3 up for an international Note 2 in October. The next Nexus' in November should also be nice, but not as enticing in my eyes.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tdude51:
I decided to exchange my Note for the Galaxy S III. Some of my reasons were personal preferences so they may or may not apply:

1) I felt the screen on the Galaxy note was ever so slightly too big. When I was in the store that was my initial impression. I hoped I would warm up to it a bit better. I did, but it still wished it were slightly smaller. I wanted something in between the Skyrocket and the Note, and the S3 is right there.

2) I was not impressed with the S-Pen. I found it to be inaccurate most of the time. There was no way to calibrate it and it was often inconsistent. Maybe there was a problem with my unit, but I think I just expected too much out of the pen-based input. Even if it did work better, the only time I used it was playing Draw Something. I'm not the artsy type, so I never used it for drawings or taking notes. There were very few applications built in that took advantage of the S-Pen or even the large screen size. Perhaps there will be when Samsung finally releases the Premium Suite, but at this time they still haven't and there's no telling when that or the ICS update will finally arrive.

3) The internals. Qualcomm S4 is better than S3. Adreno 225 is better than Adreno 220. 2GB of RAM is better than 1GB. Since I was going to be stuck with it for the next two years, I wanted the best hardware I could get.

4) Random extra features, such as the better camera, gesture controls, S voice, etc. While they were not dealbrakers they were certainly intriguing.

5) Better updates (hopefully). Since there is much more uniformity among the S3 models in the US they should be updated quicker without as long of a wait from the carriers. This of course remains to be seen.

The Note was definitely the best choice for me when I first got it. I had no desire for the One X without external storage and a removable battery. However I was never expecting the Galaxy S3 to come out as soon as it did! I'm glad that I was able to exchange it within 90 days. Costco is awesome.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] madmaxx25:
Thanks for the info. I'll be getting the SIII. Hopefully it comes out on my birthday 28th. That would be a nice treat to my self.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mem4720:
I just moved from the Note to the S3. I don't miss the larger display, but I really appreciate the ergonomics of the

S3. Perfect for an everyday phone, in my opinion. Better battery life and camera are icing on the cake.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] gk527:
I started a thread like this today in the General forum. It got moved to Q&A tonight. Didn't think about looking over here first. My bad.

How is the picture quality on the S III compared to the Note? I heard or read somewhere that the picture quality on the S III isn't as good because of the zero shutter lag.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] madmaxx25:
I don't see that much of a difference in camera quality from Hercules sII to the SIII.

The phone is bad ass though. Glad i went with this and not the note. SWYPE is not standard you have to dwnld SWYPE beta.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] witeboy07:
I had the note,I got over it, the screen was awesome but, it got old and needed something new.got the one s and didn't like it that much.Sold it and bought the s3 pebble blue for t mobile..best phone out so far..top of the line, saying Apple in the ass..Lol
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Iphony89:
Hoping to get my SIII tomorrow, I loved my Note, so I'm definitely hoping the SIII will make me have no regrets. The development for the US Note was actually starting to get a lot better. I will definitely be getting the Note 2 whenever it does get released, hopefully without having to give up the SIII
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wramos93:
I think the SGS3 is better, if you really want the note just wait for the note 2
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] katamari201:
The note isn't pocketable and the build quality is way cheaper. My opinion. It has a cool built in pen though.