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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] androholic:
Hey guys, I urge many of you to leave VZW and stop paying outrageous prices for CDMA locked down phones! I know there has been negative press on T-mobile, but w/ 4 lines & ten years of service they have treated us EXCELLENT! Try the coverage in your area, because for us its an amazing 10-15mbps consistently, and while it may not be LTE, to me its better! Great battery life, great customer service, and an entire department that will bend over backwards to retain you as a customer! this is a decade of personal experience. As soon as the refarming of the network is complete, they will have the 1900mhz band & FINALLY my unlocked devices will be on HSPA+! With the freedom of GSM standards,amazing prices, & great service I LOVE IT! If Tmo doesnt have great coverage in your area, then consider ATT. THE BEST device portfolio of any US carrier, greater LTE speeds then VZW, and still the freedom of GSM. I had an ATT line for 2yrs through work, and though its more monthly than TMO service, its still a great option. Im sorry for the rant, but I HATE VZW!!! My wife was w/ them when we were first dating, and i went round after round with those Morons, but I wont get into the whole story other then it cost me a BUNDLE to make those contradicting, misleading IDIOTS, get the hell out of my life! I know that this bootloader issue really pissed alot of you off, so I figure nows a good time as any to encourage ppl to go get MORE for LESS, and stop dealing w/ VZW's high priced, over rated, nonsense! I could never tolerate a carrier that is able to Blacklist MY device, and tell me I cant take it else where!

>>>END PSYCHOTIC RANT<<<

Ps; Petition signed using all 4 of my email addresses, and also signed by my Wife!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] androholic:
I'm w/ TMO too, and an avid VZW Hater, but in reality the odds are stacked against the customers in this case. Much more likely to convince a manufacturer to unlock the BL then a carrier. A manufacturer sees the development community as a mass amount of ppl from every carrier in every country around the entire world, and that accounts for a considerable amount of ppl who would've not purchased HTC, but rather go to Samsung or another major competitor, while they needed every bit of market share they could get to stay relevant among normal users and hackers as a whole.

From VZW's perspective they are seeing a very, very small percentage of their already enormous customer base wanting an unlocked BL while the vast majority never give the slightest thought to their phones bootloader. Also working against them is the fact that a good portion of this small percentage are locked in to a contract, or perhaps have one or more other lines that are, so leaving will be a costly option that a lot cant or wont choose to do for one reason or another. I'm sure VZW probably looks at it as if every one of their customers here on XDA that are outraged over this actually left for another carrier, it would all in all be a very minuscule amount of churn for them. Yet another consideration of VZW is that if the customer doesn't want a locked BL, then they'll just select a different device & still be paying the same bill every month. I cannot see VZW unlocking them knowing that it could potentially cost them money from returned devices that ppl have bricked & claim failed hardware/

I truly HOPE they will unlock it, because I think that they're giving ppl less then what they have paid for & if the consumer owns it they have no business altering it or putting limitations on the use of it! If anyone should be allowed to go to extra security measures to see that the device is not altered from its original state, then it would be the company that manufactured it & not the carrier! Carriers have no business requesting changes be made specifically for them, unless its involving something that can effect the service such as the radio.

I say the hell w/ VZW, and as soon as ppl stop paying them these absurd sums of money for their service & locked down carrier controlled phones then maybe then their plans will become more competitively priced and they'll give ppl more of what they want! I somehow doubt it though?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sniper_5:
Don't want to lose money on bricked devices? Stop providing your own insurance for smartphone users. Let 3Rd party agencies handle it. I already planned on dropping my insurance to save some money since I'll be rooting. I will however get the extended manufacturer warranty in case any " NORMAL" defects come up with the phone ( hardware) if I brick a phone, I go buy a used one ( as I can't afford $300+ phones off contract). It still pisses me off seeing the "I bricked my device, should I use my insurance?" people, especially the ones who insist it " doesn't hurt anyone". Bull****, THIS is how it effects us. /rant

Sent from my DROIDX
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dpwhitty11:
Signed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] woodydog:
I'm on at&t but I signed for the cause
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bone$:
I signed... they will not get away with this!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AtLemacks:
Signed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] XDAholic:
Bump to top....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Elite49:
Glad other carrier members are helping. It could very well be you guys and I would of helped. Its not about the carriers its about the phones and we all have GS3s. I'm on Verizon and will buy it because what else can I get? A RAZR HD or a Incredible 4G? Hahahahaaa... no. I don't dislike HTC but too small for a screen and I DO hate Motorola.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tayswg20:
Signed as well. Hopefully this'll make a difference no matter how small.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LLStarks:
http://www.fcc.gov/complaints/

http://complaint.bbb.org/

Have fun guys. Verizon can't use LTE on the 700Mhz and have a locked bootloader.

I'm also contacting Sen. Schumer.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] d1ez3:
Sent in my complaint to the BBB
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pwned3:
I highly doubt that it will work. I think they're argument is that it could compromise the integrity of their network. Even though I think it is doomed to failure I filed anyway.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Blutonic:
I'm signature 770, and I too agree that they need to unlock this phone to further help the development of Android applications and see what we can REALLY do!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zeno0771:
Signed and I'm for every little bit helping but you'll need a lot more than 1000 sigs. I did a petition to try getting VZW to carry the Galaxy Note...that got 7000+ sigs for something that could have made them money and they flat-out ignored it.

!trolling either, I've had my GS3 for 24 hours and I already want to debloat it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DJ SNap:
Suckers!! I'm form Poland and we don't have Verizon but they sucks!! How dare they?

Signed of course!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ddggttff3:
I wonder if this will make a diff. didnt seem to help us old moto folks back in the day. Signed anyways, because id love for this to happen.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SMN23:
Signed twice for complete bullsh*t, I'm feeling the same way with the AT&T Xperia Ion -.-
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aj8600:
a mixture of petitions, twitter complaints, and formal complaints (FCC & BBB) HAS worked in the past.....

organization is key. a hashtag on twitter would be a great start (#unlockverizon #unlocksg3 etc..) if we were able to get something trending that could be very effective
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LLStarks:
I've been using #f***verizon. It's quite popular.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] saccityp:
Wouldn't it make a bigger impact if you signed the petition and returned the phone?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aj8600:
thanks for that, tweeting initiated.:laugh:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DougMG:
Signed the petition. Unfortunately this doesn't surprise me at all that Verizon decided to do this since they undoubtly hated having to take the GS3 as is like everyone else so I guess this is their little dig at Samsung to try and show off that Verizon still has the power in the end.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Budwise:
Signed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] piiman:
Since I want this phone I think I'll be a Sprint customer soon. Matter of fact I'm headed to their website right now to look at plans.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jamcar:
coming from sprint i feel bad for you guys so i signed it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] frifox:
Maybe they locked the bootloader to limit the amount of bricked units and then once the shortage of the phones is not an issue any more, they will officially unlock the bootloader as a public stunt... I'm allowed to dream, right?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] amt897:
If only. The Verge was right. Big carriers like big control. Verizon is the biggest, so they can make moves like this first. If they do, I wouldn't be surprised to see others follow.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] seven30:
Verizon preorder canceled. Just signed using my new AT&T GS3. #f***verizon
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Shadow Vulture:
Signed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mikepic:
I'm so sick of this! I may end up giving up my 50% employee discount and go to another carrier. Still have two other lines under contract though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DirtyDroidX:
sorry for off topic

Some may no me some may not but i run droidrzr. I cant post in development cause of my thread count. Yes this sucks we have been dealing eith this for years with moto. The saving grace IMO would be for DEVs to look into kexec . I recommend talking to HashCode, Kholk, or mbm. We can get more headway using this method then waiting on VZW to do anything. I am also one who used my last upgrade to get this device, and maintain my unlimited data. Dont mean to hijack this thread. Ive already signed. Good luck to all.

DirtyDroidX
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Marcismo55:
Signed earlier today.

I'll do whatever I can to try and help. If it doesn't work we are still in the same situation.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TFDRA:
Singed it, even tho i dont have a s3 :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wangjaroni:
signed!

As a verizon customer that spends over $300 a month
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jeyman:
More needs to be done to Verizon.

Devs should stop working on verizon phones and people elsewhere need to move away and quote the locked down bootloaders as the reason for leaving.

I plan to tell them that as my reason for leaving them after 15 years with them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] macdroid01:
And THERE IT IS.

If we let Verizon get away with this... AT&T will be next. After that, the others.

We should NOT settle for half-ass methods like on Moto's ****ty locked-up devices. We need an OFFICIAL unlock from Verizon. I want Verizon to at least give an official response NOW. Like Monday. Let's keep blowing up their Twitter and Facebook and commenting on articles at the big news sites.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] shahud:
Signed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] i5aac:
signed! also posted on their FB page
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mikejr83:
I signed this petition as well, but as a note to the OP I have the following suggestion noted as constructive criticism:

Everyone who signed the petition wants Verizon and Samsung to seriously consider the voice of those who took the time to sign into Facebook (tongue in check totally meant there). The petitions stance and direction as seen under the section "The Petition" is a bit childish and standoff-ish.

While I whole heartily support the stance of the petition, it should be addressing what the issue is, how it effects us users/developers/tinkerers/etc, and what Verizon et al should do to fix it. What I read is "we're pissed, we're going to be upset at you, and post a bunch on your Facey-page." That's probably not the best way to address our complaints and what we want.

I also do support notifying Verizon and Samsung via their contact address (heck send them a hand written letter; that will let them you have sincerity) and posting to Facebook. However, addressing the campaign to do so on the petition is a bit over the top.

Again, I want to point out thank you for setting up the petition and helping get the word out and showing that there is a large group of paying customers that want this issue fix and resolved quickly and fairly. I just wanted to throw this out there as an FYI due to the fact that we're trying to effect a change with a company who has a notorious track record of disregarding our developer community.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ballapimp1990:
signed:mad:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Boss428man:
Here is my suggestion... Just as a note I got the S3 with unlimited Data on the 28th... and a corporate apology. This is a much stronger use of energy then jumping ship or complaining here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1759669
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Metups:
Signed. I am not optimistic, but I'm keeping a stiff upper lip.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AirForceOnes0010:
signed. posted on verizon/samsung FB and sent verizon an email. I can't leave them because of the family plan I'm on and I really dont want to cancel my S3 order.. But EFF verizon, it's a matter of principle at this point
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DirtyDroidX:
DroidRZR has joined the fight.

We at www.droidrzr.com have joined the fight. I have submitted the link to this thread on my site . Good luck to all. LINK
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] qwer777:
Both AT&T and Verizon appear to be equal in almost every aspect in my area( Coverage, cost of the plan I need, subsidized phone cost), so that leaves the 1 question that really matters:

Which is easier both to root, and even more importantly, unroot to the point I can still use my warranty?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Uncle Hungry:
As of right now there seemed to be no root for the Verizon version.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] defnow:
It's a cake walk for the At&t GS3
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] qwer777:
I know you can root without tripping the counter, but I thought roms still did. Am I wrong?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] defnow:
Flashing ROMs will not trip the counter...anything flashed thru CWM won't trip it. ODIN does...someone please correct me if I'm wrong..pretty sure I'm right tho.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] qwer777:
AWESOME! Now, it just needs to get easier(perhaps a one click solution or one done entirely from the phone). Hopefully by the time I get it mid august it'll be easier. The only pain in the ass is that, currently, it requires windows, does it not?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] jcbofkc:
Windows? After you actually have the phone in your hand and have read and searched the forums, let us know how things are going. Happy to help with the basics.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] qwer777:
Microsoft Windows, the os. It is required to do the no trip counter method right? I ask because I use linux full time.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] gtuansdiamm:
Verizon has a locked boot loader and doesn't have Sims

Att (correct me if I'm wrong ) has ****ty lte coverage
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] qwer777:
Well, in an area where my options are 'not LTE with Verizon' and 'Not LTE, but at least HSPA+ with AT&T' AND Verizon proceeds to lock the bootloader... I'm dropping Verizon after 6 years!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] gtuansdiamm:
Think about it Verizon has a fast roll out of lte

Also after you've been a customer for a while you get special benefits

I know on sprint when I can't pay the bill on time I can just call and ask for a extension of about a week or so

This way my cell still has network access

As much as I like to pay my bills on time some times I can't and this helps
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] mrw1986:
At&t has stretched my payment date by over two weeks before...as long as I make the promised payment they will do it every month and won't even charge me a late fee...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] gtuansdiamm:
The thing is you were on the carrier for a while

I heard that they don't do this to new customers
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] qwer777:
And even if they didn't, I plan to pay 6-10 months at once with student loans.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] jarnow94:
I wouldn't even consider Verizon with this whole bootloader issue. I say AT&T.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] qwer777:
I've concluded the same as well, but do I get a 2 yr contract, or buy the device outright and do $45/mo on straight talk?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] SpartanG087:
Can someone who has the S3 with AT&T confirm the bootloader is unlocked. I am switching from Verizon and just want to make sure.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] jarnow94:
The bootloader is unlocked. I have Sprint but take my word on it, it's unlocked.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] SpartanG087:
I believe you and thanks. I am talking with a AT&T sales rep who said he knows what a bootloader is, but he is telling me it's locked. I don't have the S3 in my hands yet, but is there a way to check?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] davidstech11:
He can say the sky is purple it does not matter. The AT&T Galaxy S3 has an UNLOCKED bootloader. People already told you. If you don't believe them then stop asking.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] jamcar:
windows is required for ODIN, but there are open source options available (heimdall http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=755265 ) but im not 100% sure if it works with the sIII. as for resetting the trip counter ( there is no way to not make it count up if you flash a custom thing with ODIN or heimdall) you have to use an app called triangle away, but at the current time it doesnt support the US sIII
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] SpartanG087:
Look 54 pixels up from your post. I said i believed him. I asked a totally separate question to how I check on the phone. Good grief. Don't you have something better to do?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] mjh68:
Haven't even turned my wife's on yet, but should be as easy as looking in hboot or Samsungs version .
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] qwer777:
There is a way to avoid the trip counter using Odin apparently, but only for the AT&T/telus/bell version.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] SpartanG087:
Thanks. Never had a Samsung phone before so I don't know how to get there. Been using HTC for the last 3 years.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Tnman7:
Will Sprint handle warranty issues for the first 90 days on the LTE? I am 3 days past the 30 day exchange with Best Buy and they are estimating 30 days to "fix" mine. If I go to Sprint will they honor the 90 day manufacturer warranty and replace or repair it in a more timely manner?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kcarpenter:
I purchase devices from bestbuy and always have Sprint service them.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jackpearce:
Wait. I thought that best buy had adopted a replacement policy with phones that needed repair?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] 7eventy5:
Sprint has a 14 day return policy on phones they sold. If there is a manufacture warrenty of 90 day that would have to go through HTC. What's wrong with the phone? A repair store will fix/replace it for $35 as long as it is not broken or liquid damage
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Razgriz:
Cell phone providers are not like normal retail outlets. If the manufacturer offers a longer warranty, you must go through them, not the carrier.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Tnman7:
Just got back from the Sprint Store. have to either go through manufacturer or can leave it with them, if they can duplicate the problem they can order a replacement for $35.00
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] TempeDuck:
I shattered my screen and took to to Best Buy and I was given 3-5 days, 30 days, and then a couple days. Eventually I dropped it off at a Best Buy Mobile in Portland, they had a NEW phone for me in 22 hours.

What they told me is that there is 2 repair processed. Rapid exchange, when they send out a new or refurb unit the minute the broken phone is put into the system. The other is repair, that is the 3-5 day one, which can take up to 30 days.

So ask them to do a repaid exchange.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
Hey guys, I'm new the the GN, so I have a question..

Right now I have the GN on AOKP and Der Kernel, I am wondering if I can update to jellybean? If I do, do I need to install a new bootloader?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] isinisterx:
Nope, just download the zip from this thread:

(assuming you have a GSM Gnexus)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1737849

and you're good to go.

(flash through CWM, make sure to do a backup first, and wipe).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
Nice. Thanks!

I can flash any JB roms right?

Example:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1738197
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] isinisterx:
Yes, if you wish to use that rom that will work as well. Assuming your Gnexus is a GSM one.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
K. Thanks!

Asked the question because I saw some other guys thread saying he installed Jellybean, and need to install a new bootloader for it to boot up.. O_O
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] isinisterx:
I didnt have too, I had to install the rootfix but thats implemented in version 2 (in the link I provided to you).

Worst come worst, just restore it and install the bootloader.

But I came off aokp and had no issues.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
If you want to try the stock JB ROM, see post #2 here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
JB comes with a new bootloader, but it isn't necessary for JB to work. People usually update the bootloader to be able to do OTA updates
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] z-setsuna-z:
My play store do not show any images!!no app icon showed,no review images,even in the main page only show black blocks (the only one that seem normal is the "sony" section,it still have the sony logo)

For the first few days I thought because the 3G service in my place got a problem,but now I try wifi and it still don't display any image or icon,but my friend phone, Xperia S use the same wifi at the same time do not meet the problem>>>my phone problem:(

Except that,the play store work completely normal, I still can download,got the update notification, I'm using play store ver 3.7.13 :)

I'm using Arc S at 4.0.3 build 4.1.A.0.562,stock rom,stock kernel, rooted, no unlock bootloader yet

Please help me>"<
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrModMan:
This might help you, but it requires having

-rooted phone

-unlocked bootloader

you will need to do the things above seeing as you dont have those requirements.

Once you have those requirements you will need CWM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb3V7Oemurg&feature=plcp works on GB to) when you have CWM installed boot into it and hit these two options "Wipe data/factory reset" and "Wipe cache partition" (NOTE: this will remove all your data on your phone so make a backup if you need to).

Reboot your phone sign into the Android Market (google play) and see if its working... hope this helped
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] z-setsuna-z:
I will try to unlock bootloader now:)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rashid.fairus:
you can uninstall the update..
[Galaxy S III Accessories] G-Man.:
I've already contacted Ballistic about the HC series case for the GS3. They currently do not have this in the works. However, they claimed that if they get enough requests for the HC series case, then they will produce it. I am asking all of you (even if you dont plan on getting a case as bulky as an HC series from Ballistic) to please email them and request it. here is the email address for Ballistic - customerservice@goballisticcase.com
[Galaxy S III Accessories] firetruck41:
Well that's dumb of them, not to have one in the works. The SGS3 is very likely to be the most ubiquitous smartphone ever, outside of the iThing. If ever they would get their investment back on producing a case, this would be it. Good luck, hope they change their mind! :-)

Sent from my android Iconia Tab using Forum Runner
[Galaxy S III Accessories] G-Man.:
Anyone interested in helping with this endeavor? Need as many people as possible to shoot them an email requesting the HC Series Case for the GS3...
[Galaxy S III Accessories] G-Man.:
bumping OP so more ppl see this...