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[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JerzyLW:
Thanks I'll take a look.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JerzyLW:
No matter what I do, I cannot get my computer to recognize my Kindle. In device manager it says it is there with a yellow triangle, so I click update it doesn't work, I check my Android SDK downloader and it says I have the drivers downloaded so I manually searched for them in the extras folder in the sdk folder, still no go. I get an error. I am now at ends I have no idea what to do, and it is very aggravating to say the least.

Thanks for your help guys!
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thepooch:
Instead of letting it boot by itself manually select normal boot in the boot menu if that doesn't work rewipe restore the backup again this time skip the dalvik and cache wipe after the restore...
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] threed42:
My computer can't find my kindle fire and it's mounted on twrp
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thepooch:
make sure there are no checks in the boxes of system and data then hit the big button that says mount..... the only things that should have checks in them are sdcard and cache...
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] threed42:
Yes they are but the computer wont find it. Do you know how to get the computer to find the kindle via adb?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thepooch:
if you cant mount your sdcard there is more at play than meets the eye look at this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1877567
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] cphua:
Hi,

Request stock firmware for Xperia Sola for Singapore. Any version.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] cphua:
No one from singapore has backup their firmware?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] cphua:
Anyone from SG pleas help.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ashwin Prabhunerurkar:
Y dont u try the .162 Firmware for asia ??
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] soulhackereborn:
Dude y don't u wait foe ICS which will be released after P/U shortly...

You can use generic version which automatically detects ur language ans selects it after booting

Xperia Sola Pandora
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] cphua:
Need it for warranty purpose
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ashwin Prabhunerurkar:
It doesnt matter whch fw u flash as long as u have not rooted the phone u are entiteld to the warrenty :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tariq8m:
xperia sola mea rom

Hi,

Request stock firmware for Xperia Sola for Middle East and North Africa Any version.

xperia sola mea arabic Firmware any version

pleas pleas pleas
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ratledge:
Anybody else out there having amazingly bad luck with your GS3? I just got a 3rd refurb and it came with the power button loose, and fell off in under 3 hours when I tried to use it. They are sending me a new unit instead of a refurb this time - priority overnight. This is the 2nd one I've had with a power button that came off! #2 just rebooted randomly more-and-more every day until I gave up figuring it out after a factory reset and "Safe Mode" start - it would still reboot just sitting there. *SMH* :silly:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ihavenewnike:
How you get a new one... lucky
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nismo-gtr:
i have zero problem with my Quad Core S3 i9300.. loving it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xrock80:
Mine has been perfect.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
I've been having bad luck as well. On my 3rd...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TheLynxy:
On my first, no issues whatsoever.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmorton10:
Same here....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dovigoldberger:
On my second but I messed up the first when I installed cm10 so I just went to Verizon and they gave me a new one
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ratledge:
How did I get a new one?

Jumped up and down, calmly getting elevated from first-line tech until I got the "customer advocate". She agreed that if I had gotten two defective "recertified" phones, I deserved to have a real (new) one. I had to agree to a two year contract, which in my case only adds 9 weeks to my commitment and they agreed not to change my TOS. Basically they did an end run around themselves, because it will look like I upgraded my phone again, allowing them to ship a new unit. *SMH*
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skater95:
Already 4? That's sucks man. I'm on my 15th RAZR maxx...

Sent from my Maxxed Out Razr!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] somerandomguy1:
Sorry to hear about your bad luck...hopefully they'll get it straightened out for you!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] t0adman:
Do you suppose these type of returns are what prompts Verizon to keep the bootloader locked down? If I were Verizon I'd sure want to. :eek:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 4ktvs:
If you want to see bad Quality control you guys should see this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDxJoGv3FLA

That took forever to get replaced even with issues every day like that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FormeriPhoney:
I have had a perfect one since release day
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] knights665:
On my 4th aswell
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jeriel05:
I've had my GS3 since launch day and haven't had a single issue yet. Maybe the Otterbox helps..?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] edwards311:
4 already?!?! That sounds like a seriously bad run of horrible luck..... Hopefully #4 is a keeper!!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] somerandomguy1:
Likewise, maybe we just got lucky...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bigfdaddy2:
Mines perfect no black spots or power button issue.but I will be on the look out for them two issues to happen.maybe our phones arnt as indestructible as thought.maybe time for a case n protector. any recommended?

Sorry if I hijacked thread with my question...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Joey22688:
mine has this weird line going down the left side of the screen

its only noticeable if you have a light source shinning on it and holding the device at an angle, doesn't effect viewing quality at all

slightly annoys me but im not about to return it and get a scratched up refurb phone in return
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mtnmeow:
I used to have rare text corruption, but I haven't seen it in the past few weeks (maybe Synergy ROM fixed something?).

Aside from that, I sometimes drop 3g/4g for a moment but I'm not sure that's a hardware problem.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] knights665:
The most recent one I received had a stuck home button so I sent it back to me that's completely unacceptable id rather hold onto my new one that has its own problems rather than deal with a busted so called "certified like new" replacement
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xsteven77x:
No way in hell am I believing you have gotten that many defective phones. Either your a noob or your doing crazy **** that is breaking them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 4ktvs:
If you did not have the phone then you don't really know what you are talking about. Most of the time I would not really believe that you would that many bad phones, but the razr. A bit high, but I can see that happening.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jacampb2:
I have now been through three, this forth one seems to be doing better, lol. First one was a preorder, got it july fifth, rarely made any voice calls, when I finally did need to talk to my doctor, and one work call, I find that the conection for voice was nearly non existent and not is a poor coverage area either. Second refurb, kept dropping data, sent it back instead of my original. Third one had no WiFi reception at all, antenna off or something-- got pissed at this point as the customer service person is trying to talk me into keeping it because tehy "will adress it in a software update" how fracking stupid can they be? And now, I am on to my fourth, which seems over all to be better. I've only had it a week or so, so time will tell.

Later,

Jason
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JsinLegacy:
I am on my second one... the first one had pink bleeding on the screen ..this one has been good so far tho
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ratledge:
LM *lame* AO! Now I don't feel so bad. Wife's on her 3rd RAZR (non-MAXX) in under two months, I just picked up my 4th SGS3 on the way by FedEx on the way to the airport for a week vacation. Somehow - even though I haven't moved in 26 years - my address became 'invalid' yesterday and I didn't get mine delivered. Oh, well - this new unit comes with VRLG1 firmware and VRALG1 radio. They obviously *are* making changes...

I was told that the power button falling off affects more than 1% of the units, so - that's a whole lot of misfires in a gang of 10 million or so shipped from pre-orders.

Poor thing, the volume rocker fell off yesterday evening: I suppose I should caution everyone that the stock "VerizonWireless" logo'd holster appears to be the culprit. It fits SO tight it tends to rip the buttons off even if you're treating it like a $650 eggshell. The problem with the power button is that it's about the size of a grain of rice, if that - and semi-transparent, all except the outward-facing side which is silvered.

Waiting patiently for my Sky Blue Otterbox Commuter to come in, I see they do exist as of yesterday, per Otterbox.com's web-site. My suggesting is for everyone that has the stock holster to put a piece of "scotch" tape inside the two button slots, so if yours comes loose, at least it will be 'captive' as in the Otterbox models. You would know it's the 10 cent part in the $187 "bill of materials" that I've seen (I think that's correct - quoting another source) it takes to put one together.

Oh, well - my 32GB + 64GB SanDisk Class 10 microSDXC card gives me PLENTY of storage room! I loaded up 6000+ pictures and 2500+ 320-bit MP3's and I'm only using 1/3rd of my available storage, virtually none of the built-in 32GB (so far).

I'll quit moaning, now I have to figure out if the VRLG1 firmware is "Root66'able", maybe looking for a new insecure system.img here... :p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ratledge:
Oh, pu-lease...

Seriously, now. Must we troll? My first unit - power button fell off, hardly anything I could do about that. 2nd unit rebooted randomly starting about two days after I got it, at first maybe once a day, then ramping up to every 5-10 minutes even in "Safe Mode" (which only loads the core signed factory-original programs). Door #3 came with the power button loose, and it fell off in my lap less than 3 hours after I got it, before #4 came today the volume rocker also detached. Must be bad super glue? :D The real problem is they're so damned small you're lucky IF you can find it once it comes loose. We're hardly a noob!

Those are hardly abused phones: I treat them like new babies - well, $650 new babies. I went through 7 Droid Bionics over two years... Quality control isn't quite where it should be. As I recall I had 3 Droid Incredibles before that.

My luck was I called right before 11PM Eastern Time, and got the Little Rock, Arkansas call center, where the VP of customer service works. If you don't hop up and down, be reasonable but determined - you CAN get yourself a new one if you're willing to let Tech Suppport crush your unit (software-wise) before you ask them to elevate it beyond level 1 tech support. I did "Safe Mode" (see OP), booting without the SDcard, doing a factory reset.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] seanol1:
Broken Screen

Not a defect but a broken screen. Phone came out of holster and hit the ground. My Fascinate hit harder and more often. This was its first fall! At least I have the insurance. This seems like a very fragile phone. I know I am not supposed to drop it but things happen!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nerdario:
One month with the phone and I haven't had any problems.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bigfdaddy2:
We'll I'm having get a replacement just bought it the 14th...antenna sucks in this one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SiXandSeven8ths:
On my first, no issues whatsoever. I fear the worst though, but hope for the best. My Incredibile is still going strong as well. My only 2 smartphones and haven't had issues that others have. Lucky me, I suppose.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmorton10:
ROTFLMAO, NO KIDDING!!

I have had as many smart phones as any poster here and I have had exactly one phone replaced.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Infinite Jest:
I'm going on my 3rd 32 GB (white) from verizon. The first one had a pink tint on the top 1" of the screen and the second that was ordered and arrived yesterday had a recessed, wiggly home button and a screen that was darker on the button half and brighter on the top half. Seems like QC is lacking a bit at this point, but I guess that's to be expected from a new release. If this next unit on order arrives DOA, I think I'll just fish through 16 GB units that they have in stock at the store until I find a passable one and take the capacity downgrade.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mustbepbs:
I'm wondering how some of you nitpickers get your phones replaced. I had a legitimate issue (I had artifacts all over my text on every screen) and they still gave me a hard time about replacing it, telling me that they didn't see it. Maybe your stores are super relaxed. And 14 replacements? 7 replacements? 5 replacements? Seriously? At that point, don't you think that you are the one that has the issue? :P
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] durs11290:
I have had no issues with my VZW GS3 Hell I even dropped it on pavement in a parking lot and all that happened was a small ding... SUPER good quality so far. (you know that impact would have totally shattered an iPhone lol)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Infinite Jest:
I felt particularly crummy after I inspected the phone in the Verizon after the employee activated it (they had it shipped to the store) and found it was worse off than the first. I think she actually noticed it before I did, but I was prepared to just take a 16 GB they had in stock that looked fine; she refused, saying that I had wanted a 32 GB model and there's no reason that I should have to downgrade (with a refund of the difference) to get an acceptable unit. So, I yielded to her and now have the 1st replacement at home (with the half dim screen and the power button that doesn't allow me to use a case with it) while I wait another 2-3 days for the replacement to be shipped to the store. Verizon has given me great service, but I seem to keep drawing the short straw out of the bundle where phones are concerned.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] moun7ain:
Everything works great on mine except the GPS. I can't get a lock no matter what..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Infinite Jest:
So, I picked up the second replacement today and sure enough, the damned thing had a dim bottom of the screen and a power button that was poorly constructed (not allowing me to use it with any cases that covered the button), just like the first replacement. I'm going to swap it out for a 16 GB model tomorrow with the hopes that the mass-produced release version (at least the only one Verizon has in stock in their stores) isn't full of flaws like the the 32s I've had.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] roflonmywaffle:
15 RAZR Maxx's is pretty crazy, especially for a new phone. Over the course of 2 years I went through 10 OG Droids. Refurbs suck. Many of them lasted only a month or 2, 3 at the most.

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You sir are lucky. Just got my replacement GS3 after insurance claim. Went to put it in my pocket and missed. It pretty much fell from pocket height and hit the pavement, sending a spider web of cracks throughout the screen. It all happened in slow motion. The phone sat there, battery side up. I slowly went over to pick it up, nervous as if I were bracing for bad news in the ER. When my nightmare became a reality, all I could do was scream, "GODDAMNIT!" in the middle of the Walmart parking lot. I did not care about the people that stared, because to me it was just me and my GS3 in that moment. My life, ruined. Throughout the course of the day small fragments of glass would come off as I swiped my finger across the screen. I hope this never happens again.

On a good note the new replacement is effing NEW, so I get an extra battery and other accessories.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ooofest:
There actually is an issue with Wi-Fi that's set to see an update in October timeframe via OTA.

- ooofest

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Did you have a case on it? I use this because I know mine will accidentally drop once in awhile and preventing that kind of damage is something I'm keen on.

It's dropped three times from waist height onto concrete and is fortunately still fine. Took me about a month to readjust my phone-handling habits from the far-smaller Droid Incredible.

- ooofest
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] roflonmywaffle:
Nope. I liked it naked. I have a case on it now though. How did yours hit? Mine landed on the very corner,
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ooofest:
Mine has hit on the edge twice and on the corner once, from what I could tell. My cover has just enough wrap-around to help in those areas.

I didn't count the phone falling out of the car one time onto a garage floor, because it was fully within the holster at the time and the fall was only a couple feet or so.

- ooofest
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] luland:
no real problems here. Got mine about 3 weeks ago. I like it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kanc3r:
Whenever I see people say they got multiple items DOA, or Wifi issues I am immediately skeptical. Out of the thousands or products I've ordered I've had like 1 that was DOA. That was crappy cd burner. If your wifi sucks don't stick it in the AP in the corner or use another channel or something. I've transfered many gigs over 4G. And 1% failure on any product is normal
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] blestsol:
o_O

You base everyone else's experience off yours?

You know that there's hundreds of us purchasing the phones right? With thousands of people purchasing there's bound to be like a hundred people with sucky phones and the fact that sometimes manufacturers just drop the ball.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Infinite Jest:
I've never had problems with a cellphone before this. I think the fact that you don't see many of these threads for the S III is a testament to the fact that we (in this thread) are simply a collection of unlucky bastards beyond skepticism and maybe, just maybe, worthy of your sympathy. ;) Someone's got to draw the short straw... we just happen to be very consistent with our luck.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Infinite Jest:
I just wanted to leave an update and possible caveat to anyone looking into buying an S3. I'm now on my 4th and final replacement after having the first four phones be defective, chronologically for a pink band on the screen, dark portion of the screen (bottom) + recessed home button, a repeat of the dark band+recessed home button, and the final being for a broken vibration motor (made the whole phone springy and haptic feedback nonexistent) as well as the problems with the last two phones. Note that these were all 32 GB Verizon white models that had to be ordered each time as Verizon only stocks the 16 GB. I had decided that the replacement after the 4th one would be the last before I would go back to the iPhone I was going to sell off. I also decided that I'd try a 16 GB for the last shot with the hope that maybe the 'production' model versus the special order 32 GB would have fewer problems; as luck would have it, the 5th time is the charm and seems solid all around (screen quality, button quality and ofc the vibrator). I'm not sure if it was just a string of really bad luck or a manufacturing issue with the current batch of 32 GB phones, but be wary if you're interested in the 32 GB that there's a chance this could be an issue for you. I hope it was just my bad luck, but if my two weeks from phone hell could save someone else the headache, it will have been worth it! :o
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmorton10:
Well I have a blue 32 gig that I pre-ordered and it's perfect, it is BY FAR the best phone I've ever owned (and I've had more phones than most posters here)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jeriel05:
Out of curiosity, since you put it out there how many and which phones have had?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Shibby87:
Same here, well I only had one defective GS3, 4 is a little crazy. My first16gb had a sound issue with incoming and outgoing calls. I haven't had one issue with my replacement. Did you have to pay any sort of restocking fee?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] maxpowerSr:
Sorry to hear about your problems. That stinks!

I pre-ordered mine back in June. I received it July 6th and it has been going strong since.

Hopefully you will get this all sorted out and you can start enjoying your phone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NeoMagus:
I picked mine up beginning of last month, have no issues at all with it, its my first. Hardware version .10
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ekklesiaillusion:
Got mine 2 days after release and within 4 hours the speaker sounded like it was blown (popping noise) and no text messaging. Returned it got a new one on the spot as it was my 2nd day with it. This one has been 100% since i got it though, i've dropped it, left it in sun, left it in a cooler at work. $6 amazon case
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] douglasf01:
I got mine on the day of release at my local vzw store, and its been running great ever since. I havent had issues with any samsung phone I have had, but loads of issues with every moto phone I have had with the exception of my fiances droid razr.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Infinite Jest:
All three of the 32 GB replacements were covered under hardware DOA policy, but the 16 GB would have incurred a $35 restocking fee as technically it is a different model, but they were nice enough to waive it as I had such bad luck with the 32 GB. Luckily this one is peachy so far!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Shibby87:
Glad to hear! It all depends on who you get on the phone. I must have called about 20 times to fight the shared plan they threw on me, 21st time was a charm now I have unlimited. You just have to be preaistant:rolleyes:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Infinite Jest:
I actually did everything in person (Verizon wireless store). It makes the whole process less painful, other than the fact that I got to know the entire staff almost at a personal level (I heard at least one life's story) and gave them the opportunity to practice at ordering a special order phone to replace a DOA. Shout out to Pedro at my local Verizon store for making vibrator jokes about about the broken resonator motor!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Infinite Jest:
I'm done with this phone. I'm on my 8th replacement and I'm done. Aside from other issues, every single one has had a display with uneven brightness or white/gray banding or whatever the hell you want to call it. Apparently AMOLED screens and I just don't click, as I'm pretty sure I've moved out the the realm of getting a few similar issues in a row and into realizing a fundamental flaw of either Samsung manufacturing technique or flaws of AMOLED technology. It's a damned shame to have to go back to an iPhone, but unless Samsung can get its house in order, I don't see what choice I have.

(I've now had 32 and 16 GB white models and a 16 GB blue all with something very similar to the picture of the one I posted below, which is of a 16 GB)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AirSupply:
A bit off topic, for the unlimited part, I have a line with unlimited data and available for upgrade, but I am not sure whether I can keep that plan or not? What should I do? Many thanks in advanced
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] blestsol:
If you want unlimited data usage keep it.. If you don’t mind paying more for less.. Upgrade and get a tiered plan.