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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bushpilotwannabe:
Yeah, I would exchange it, then examine it closely before going home. I'd even make a note of the defects listed in this thread, which represent most of the issues people have encountered so far, and look for all of them. The only thing I've seen mentioned that isn't on that list is ghosting/image retention. There are some good apps in the Play Store for testing dead pixels and light bleeding, which would make finding those a lot quicker and easier to do in the store or parking lot.

Good luck!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] ssfirme:
Is there a way to get Google Now to work on s3 without having to install cm10?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Jbluna:
Just follow this thread and you'll be good to go:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1747224

make sure you're rooted though
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shrek3:
HI

I'm posting my question here due to the 10 posts limit on DEV forums.

I've installed a several ICS ROM's (Dilidroid, --VK--, and a few more) in various versions (LPS, LPG, LPF), and also tried at least two kernels that support BLN (Abyss 1.2U and Siyah 3.3.3d).

BLN is working fine for each app, except messaging. Whatsapp, gmail, missed call - everything works great, but messaging - nothing.

Any ideas?

BTW, it did worked on various AOKP ROM's.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrbluesman:
Download BLN Pro from the market
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shrek3:
Already did that :)

I'm working with BLN Pro for a long time, and as i wrote - in does not work only in SMS\MMS, and only on samsung based ROM's.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EH15:
You need to mod the services.jar

I think this is what you're looking for: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1769232
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shrek3:
Thanks!

Too bad that most of the Samsung based ROM's don't have it already modded, like any AOKP\AOSP ROM has.

It also has a bug, which required the user to enable it after every reboot, but still - it's better than nothing :).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Siberian Tiger:
Install sms popup ;)

Open the app and go to notifications default notifications and tick only enable notifications and blink led.

Now go to the stock sms app and disable notifications .

You''re done ,now you have bln for stock sms app ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shrek3:
Thanks!

Works great, even though I've tried to avoid using 3rd party app, but it's working, and it's simpler than modding the apk (or even use an already modified one).

Thank you all :).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] skytbest:
I was wondering if there was any way to increase the power of the radio to get better signal? Or any other way to get better signal. I spend most of my time at home here in my basement and I get very poor signal down here, most of the time I get 1 bar or no signal at all. I was wondering what tips and tricks people used to increase their signal, and if there was any way I can do this in the software of the phone itself. I have my phone plugged in down here so increased battery drain is not really an issue.

It would be really awesome if there was some type of change that I could throw into a Tasker profile and activate with an NFC sticker so I can just scan the sticker and boost my signal! (Also, I'm on a Verizon S3)

Maybe I'm dreaming, but it would be really awesome if some way to boost my signal like this existed!

Thanks so much!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] bobloblaw1:
Buy one of those verizon signal booster units? Wait for an updated radio that can do more with less?

Or use your home wifi and a voip calling solution
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] id_twin:
You can try one of the many free network signal booster apps in the play store.

https://play.google.com/store/search?q=signal+booster&c=apps
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] boomerbubba:
Yes, I think you are dreaming.

You might explore hardware signal boosters sold by Wilson Electronics. The basic configuration is an exterior antenna, an internal antenna and a two-way amplifier in between. Not free, though.

If you have WiFi, another option is getting whaterver Verizon calls their femtocell. It basically is a mini-tower inside your home, and your WiFi provides the backhaul.

---------- Post added at 08:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:55 PM ----------

I think those "booster" apps are scams at best. They probably just toggle your phone's settings to provide a placebo effect.

If you check their permissions, which invariably include "full Internet access" and a variety of privileges to explore local stuff on the phone, it's pretty obvious that the real intent is to rape your phone's privacy and upload the data to sleazy marketers, hackers, or worse. Do you really want to provide your phone connection log and location to some stranger?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] bobloblaw1:
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/wireless-Network-Extender-verizon-cell,news-3354.html

http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/11/wilson-electronics-sleek-4g-v-now-available/

Is what I was referring to.

Each have their advantages and drawbacks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] BigSketchySeaBeast:
Tip: get a job.

Trick: move out of your moms basement.

That should solve your problem... If not let me know and we'll try something else.. :thumbup:;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] JohnM:
Wow. That's rude and not helpful.

Chances are he hasn't even finished college yet or is still in high school. Or his office could be in his basement in his own house. There are so many other reasons he could be in his basement most of the time... He never even said he lives in the basement, just is there a lot...

OP - I'm not sure if there's any way you can boost the signal using software. If there was, I'm sure those enhancements would have already been implemented. If you have internet at home, you can buy a device from your carrier (every carrier calls it something different) that uses your internet as "cell tower".

Another solution would be to use google voice + groove IP so all your text messages and calls are routed through WiFi instead of the carrier.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] BigSketchySeaBeast:
Although it was technically a solution.. I was kidding... Jeez..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] id_twin:
Completely worthless.

OP sounds to me like you need WIFI calling. I'm not sure if there are apps in the play store with a similar feature as T-Mo's wifi calling, but it sounds more clear than when I use the cell towers.

EDIT: Viber looks promising - https://play.google.com/store/apps/...lt#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS52aWJlci52b2lwIl0.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] amadib:
I don't think that is very nice. Clearly this phone has issues with single and there was nothing wrong with their question. We're a community and we should be as respectful as possible to one another.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] drbveb88:
I thought it was pretty funny, where has everyone's sense of humor gone!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] tdusen:
True, but it was funny. Lots of comedy is rude. Ask any of these guys. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insult_comedy

but seriously, I wish there was some setting that would improve the radio. I'd trade 1/2 my battery life for better signal. That would still leave me with an all day charge.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] eyecon82:
do you have sprint? if so, you can get an airave...

otherwise, ure probably SOL
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] boomerbubba:
The comments above include a link to a similar product from Verizon, which the OP said he uses. Not very fast, though. It doesn't even support EVDO (3G) data speeds. And LTE service is out of the question.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] BigSketchySeaBeast:
Right!?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] drbveb88:
Whenever you have to tell someone it was a joke, it never turns out funny. :)

Sent from my Free'd sweet a$$ S3.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] G1_enthusiast:
so after i saw this thread, i called up tmobile to get a cel-fi booster for my dad, those asshole have the audacity to tell me to get my dad wireless internet so he could make phone call via wi-fi calling...damn that got me steam as hell. its not like i got him a cheap plan either, 10gb of data, freaking 1000 min... that should be enough for them to kiss my ass.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] 3_D:
Unless you're Foghorn Leghorn

"That's a joke, son"
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] tdusen:
Excellent! Just for fun I went looking up Foghorn Leghorn quotes. Wow, they're much funnier and make more sense now then when I was 7.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Wirelessgirl:
The unfortunate thing is Samsung has very weak radios. I know they have improved through out the years. But they still have have to work on improving their RF. I lose signal on my S3 in bad reception areas, whereas on my BlackBerry 9900 I still get HSPA.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] eyecon82:
you are right....they had weak radios up until the sgsIII..it's awesome on here

my sgsII sucked though
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] :
I'm not complaining - It's better than my last phone. The Evo 3D couldn't even get 2 bars of signal in my office upstairs where my Photon got 6 and this gets 4. I even got the Evo replaced so many times but the issue was always present.

So yeah, samsung radios might be bad but not that bad. It's a shame that Motorola makes really good radios but everything else is ****ty.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] mw86:
poor signal

Sprint GS3 here. I live in the mountains. my GS3 gets a poor signal in all areas in all 100 mile radius except Cooperstown NY which is a bigger area and expected to get a good signal. With a GS2 around I noticed my GS3 has about 2-3 less bars than the GS2 on average. Most times 1-2 bars at most. I love my phone but I do also wish this reception could be better.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] mooney1184:
Bought my galaxy s3 last monday with the anticipation of lte. I live in Decatur right outside of Atlanta, and I work in Buckhead, northern Atlanta. My galaxy wont connect to lte unless i reboot it, therefore im taking it back to best buy and hoping to find one still running 4.0.3. ive had nothing but issues since updating to 4.0.4. I know i could root the device, but when i purchase a new phone, i prefer it to work as expected, without having to hack it. I expected lte issues as ATT and Verizon both had theirs, but everytime i call Sprint they give me the run around and wont fess up to having lte issues. Hoping the 4.0.3 software didnt have the connection issues that 4.0.4 does along with the terrible battery drain.

If you guys have some ideas of what else to do to suffice for the time being i would greatly appreciate it. I did find a few posts about the lte issue with sprint, and im glad im not alone, but how is everyone coping with the battery drain and the connection issue without having to root?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] MacTheRipperr:
All s3s come with 4.0.4 standard.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] blue265:
Yeah the sgs3 was launched with 4.04 there was no 4.03. Unless you're taking about a small OTA update ? Best thing you can try is a factory wipe as that solves things usually. Give it a shot although you'll have to reinstall all your apps. But since you may be returning it you'll have to do that anyway.

I say factory wipe it and before installing everything see if connection issues resolve.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] mooney1184:
Did wipe twice with no luck. I swear mine came with 4.0.3. I remember seeing it the day I got it. But had an update 2 hours later.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] jdbeitz:
The ota update DID NOT TOUCH THE MODEM. therefore the update did not cause this
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] mooney1184:
I dont think the update caused the connection issue but I do know that it made my battery life even worse. I swapped it out for a new device today and come to find out I was wrong it does come with 4.0 .4. I apologize for my lack of knowledge I know everybody on this forum is smarter about android and I am just looking for some answers to help solve the issues at hand. hoping that this device will connect to lte without the issues that the last one had.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] IRIE4IPIER:
So take it back like you title states and just get the iPhone then, I'm sure you'll be happy. First you state the update is causing connectivity problems now its battery? My S3's connectivity is perfect as where my S2 sucked, don't know what to tell you, maybe you are in an area where LTE signal is hit or miss, seems to be an issue not only with ATT, but also Verizon.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] El Nivek:
Why would the OP even get an iPhone, that doesn't even get LTE! I'm on Sprint too, and I don't have the connection issues that you seem to be having. I've heard that the LG2 radio update was causing some problems for people though.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] IRIE4IPIER:
Most iPhone users probably think they have LTE
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] El Nivek:
Nah, I know a lot of people don't even know what LTE is.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] mooney1184:
I used to have an iPhone. I prefer Google phones. Had a g1, evo, photon, one the galaxy. Swapped out for a new galaxy and it connects to lte but now I have a new problem. Battery life is worse than before and the bottom of the phone stays hot. Updated software, updated prl and profile. Any ideas? I doubt mean warm, this thing flat out gets hot. And one it takes forever to charge. Bern on the charger since 10:30 this morning and now I'm at 81% and it's 3:40 pm???!!!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] freemeech:
I live in Atlanta have zero issues...maybe its the user?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] mooney1184:
Any real ideas as to what might be going on?

Going to wipe this one as well if the battery is still hot then I'll swap it out again
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] V@no:
Perhaps it's the phone itself...

I'm on my second phone so far and this one perform much better then the first one. Granted I didn't mess with this one at all, other then did root and restored most apps from TiBackup, but the battery is at least twice better, no heat issues.

I'd would swap it to a new one first to see if it's any better.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] mooney1184:
Yeah I'm definitely going to have to take this one back. Took it off the charger with 75% and it crashed down to 0% in less than 2 hours with no accounts syncing except google, and this was after a fresh wipe. Also getting overheating warnings on the screen after it charges for a while and the phone gets super hot. Even the screen on the front side gets hot now. All this came after I updated it this morning. Next Galaxy I swap it out for tomorrow, I'm thinking about holding off on the updates until I can find a good changelog, and known issues that come with them. This is my first samsung, and I hate that its off to such a rocky start. I know I could root and possbily fix these issues myself, but this is the whole reason I bought insurance. That and stock ics offers me everything I currently ask of android.
[Motorola Droid X2] Deviouz1:
ok so first of all, HI :)

secondly, my GF's DX2, currently 2.3.5 and rooted, is a mess. serious lag issues, so much so that its fast approaching the "chuck it through a brick wall" threshold. i've got very little (but some) experience installing custom roms and such on my xperia play, about two weeks experience actually, not a lot but ive been very successful with it as i follow directions very closely and am comfortable trying new things but not reckless about it. especially when its not MY phone.

ive been reading up in this forum for a few days now and wanted to see if i can get someone to tell me the pros and cons of my options and suggest any further modifications i can make to remove her phone from her "Things that cause me stress" list. my GF is a bit of a minimalist and doesnt want 10k apps on her phone and has no use for the vast majority of stuff that comes preinstalled on the stock ROM. however, since im the techie type and any time something isnt working right she comes to me to figure it out, i need to have some tools that i can use to fix whatever problems she has as well as "pretty it up" a bit.

as such i am considering installing one of the following and yes, i realize ill have to SBF to 2.3.4 before doing so:

Eclipse Barebones 1.3 final

or

Molten 2.3 final

but these are just my initial thoughts, if anyone has any insight i will happily consider alternatives. i dont much care what all i have to do in the short term as long as it makes her phone is a happy camper, but this is also something i want to do like, once, and maybe again next year or something. im not looking for frequent updates or whatever (which is why i chose the "final" options) just something that is stable and non-irritating.

as for a tool for me i was considering the ROM Toolbox by jrummy(i think), i have it on my phone and love it, but im not 100% that it would be a good choice for the DX2 or if it would even be necessary considering the roms i intend to install. any and all input/alternatives are appreciated.
[Motorola Droid X2] DigitalMD:
MIght want to narrow down what the specific issues you are concerned about might be since no ROM or OTA is perfect.
[Motorola Droid X2] tallyforeman:
SBF to 2.3.4 then root and flash CM7. Let it rock. All the features of ROM manager are not X2 friendly and I would avoid it if possible. CM7 comes with it and DZK says do not use it.

That's what is on my old X2 and my bride uses is everyday.
[Motorola Droid X2] Deviouz1:
mainly we just need the phone, texting, the camera, and the ability to play a few minor games like spades and some toddler games for my 2 year old. as it stands when you open the camera it lags for like 30 seconds before opening and then has trouble focusing at best, and locks up or reboots at worst.i would suspect some kind of hardware issue but we just got the thing a month or so ago and its been like this since about the 2nd day.

i though CM7 was one of those that had a ton of stuff that came with it and is something that needs updated frequently? if im mistaken then awesome. as for ROM manager, im glad i asked before using it then. thanks :) any alternatives to the other aspects of ROM Toolbox?

thanks for the replies :)
[Motorola Droid X2] tallyforeman:
I have tried several of the ROMs and have had the best luck with CM7 on the X2. My bride isn't exactly technologically savy. It has had the very least of troubles for her and very rarely needs a battery pull or tweaking.

I just loaded 3 of Zepplinrocks scripts on it for her. Its running like a top and hasn't missed a beat.

I ran CM9 when I had it and loved it. But I have no worries with CM7.

As for a substitute for ROM toolbox, just let it ride how it is. If you just want to tinker with it, run the scripts a briefly mentioned above. Let me know if you need the links.
[Motorola Droid X2] Deviouz1:
sweet. will give it a shot.
[Motorola Droid X2] SlimMan:
I strongly suggest Eclipse 2.2.1. If she wants something that works and works well, and you don't want to have to worry about applying additional patches to make sure things are stable, well then this would deff. be the one to go with.

GL and let us know how it goes.
[Motorola Droid X2] three west:
What he said
[Motorola Droid X2] sd_shadow:
eclipse 2.2.1 and v6 supercharger
[Motorola Droid X2] Deviouz1:
well alrighty then. since i dont have to downgrade to do eclipse i guess i can give that a shot first and see how it goes. if that doesnt suffice ill give CM7 a shot and go from there.

thanks all :)
[Motorola Droid X2] tallyforeman:
Keep us updated. Interested to see how things work out.
[Motorola Droid X2] Deviouz1:
so far so good. eclipse is installed, v6 supercharger is installed(though as far as correctly configured ive no real idea) and was very snappy... right up until she decided to install scramble with friends. so i did some googling and found this

"Game - Scramble With Friends (Zynga) - it has a really annoying memory leak, but it's fun to play. Unfortunately due to very poor coding it frequently freezes my phone."

so i scratch my head and look at her app management page. sure enough scramble is using 130 MB of ram, FAR more than anything else. well hell. it seems ive found the culprit and that ive done an awful lot of unnecessary work with ROMs and tweaks and other various annoyances all with very little, if any, positive results aside from eclipse being very attractive. one thing i dont quite understand though... i have scramble on my phone and it doesnt cause me this kind of headache. any thoughts?
[Motorola Droid X2] SlimMan:
What phone do you have? As with all hardware in the device world no two makes and models handle things the same including but not limited to hardware it's self. So if you are running a different device that can explain it. Also in theroy the SD card that is her phone could come into play, by this it would have to do with the class of card. Class 4 is the typical card you buy from say Walmart and alike where as say class 10 would be a better performance. Again the SD card coming into play is only in THEORY.

GL, and let us know.
[Motorola Droid X2] Deviouz1:
i have an xperia play r800x 2.3.3 loaded with DarkForest 3.05.

the SDcards we have are identical 8GB cards. i got a buy one get one free deal on newegg. anyway, she's been using eclipse for a lil bit now and seems very happy with it. only thing is that she has to force stop scramble when she's finished playing or it slowly begins to eat all of her ram. other than that all is good. battery life is almost double what it was before, everything is snappy(as long as scramble isnt running) and life is good. :)
[Motorola Droid X2] Deviouz1:
and as a side note,

Stairway to Seven baby! that front line is gonna be much better this year. no more ankle biting ratbirds.
[Motorola Droid X2] dark_system:
The latest version of eclipse is very good. Rock solid performance, good battery life. If you are already running eclipse then you should be able to easily flash the latest version 2.3
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prax31:
hi

i have a green lens defy.

i have already little experience on flashing cyanogen mod 7 and mod 9 and mod 10.

previously i have rooted stock, installed 2ndint and flashed cm7 over the stock like this..

bootmenu>recovery>custom recovery> factory reset>install zip>wipe cache>wipe dalvik cache>reboot.

i did not take the "backup all"(what u call it as NANDROID backup, isn't it?) of stock rom....ooops.

i did the same procedure to install cm9 and cm10..but this time i took backup of cm7 during cm9 installation and cm9 during cm10 intallation.

i did this all in custom recovery only.

In the bootmenu there were other options called stock recovery and stable recovery along with custom recovery.

and within custom recovery there was motorola recovery in advanced option.. But non of them brought the stock rom back on my device.

always shows exclamation in triangle and a androbot.

So i have finally tried the RSDlite and flashed my stock sbf.

AND NOW i am again on my way to install cm10 for defy. and this time with no mistakes....Please help me to do this.

0.why are the options stock recovery and motorola recovery not working....?what are they actually..when to enter/click that recoveries??

1.How do i take backup of stock so that i can go back at anytime?

2.is backing up stock rom also done through custom recovery and backup all? if that so then why are stock recovery and stable recovery and motorola recovery options present there?

3.did i install correctly first time?

Thanks for all your answers,