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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Infinite Jest:
Am I alone in this or has anyone else noticed this issue? What really frustrates me is that I Can;t find any widespread reports of this, yet I've had 8 in a row with varying degrees (all blatantly noticeable) of this issue. My HP TouchPad and previous iPhone 4s did not have this issue (yes, I know they're backlit, IPS LCD screens, but I thought AMOLED was supposed to have less issues with screen uniformity than backlit screens).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jeriel05:
I'm still on my first pebble blue gs3 since the release day, and I have had no issues other than the no sim error. I have had no issue related to the screen quality.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Cappurnikus:
Not sure if this has been mentioned but... since they had you agree to a new contract, didn't you lose your unlimited data? :(

Seems like a dirty trick to me.

Edit: To chime in on the status of my S3, its been perfect since I got it. I believe you were caught up in a bad refurb nightmare.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] shojus:
I am on my fourth Verizon S3 & Samsung has my T-mobile version in repair because of the power button issue and the home button sticking... I will NOT accept ANY flaw that should not be there when I pay over $600 for a phone! I do understand that all companies have problems but I would just like a phone that I can hold in my hand for more than a week without having to swap it out again... The first two refurbs I got from Verizon were scratched and the one I have now is great except the power button is soooo loose that I know it's gonna fail.... I guess I will keep it until it fails... I have had to explain my situation to Verizon reps over and over and you would think that everything would be notated on my account so I didn't have to start from square one every single time I call in...?? Oh well, it's just a phone and I guess I am lucky enough to be able to own one ( two) ;) and I will just go with the flow and see if this power button holds up cause I am tired of switching **** around for now. Good luck everyone... :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ratledge:
Well, since I started this one, I'll bump it up - I'm now on #6. It (and any phone I've got using Jellybean VRBLK3) randomly reboots regardless of whether I used the 'virgin' software unrooted, root it with a "factory reset" or use a "no wipe" version of the software. :crying:

I''m not a noob, this is my 4th different smartphone. I had an "Incredible", "Bionic", "RAZR" and now a GS3. I've fought the battles with flashing this and that and still come up with no solution except to let it jump to the "warm/quick reboot" vector with a little twitch (vibration) and reload within about ten seconds without resetting the "Up Time" counter. :confused:

Does anyone have knowledge of any specific programs that just don't play well together, maybe worked well under ICS but don't hack it under JB or similar? I'm stumped! :eek:

Happily buy any and all reasonable replies a beer, :highfive: except those that suggest replacing the battery (I've got 5, #6 is on the way), replacing the SIM (I've got two of the 4 I've had), trying another charger (I've got 6 of those, no - 9 - two for the car, 4 Samsung-branded USB with AC block types and one Verizon "high demand" longer ones so I can recharge it every night and a pair of older USB chargers from my RAZR or Bionic.

Average battery life is now 6 hours after VRBLK3 came out under normal use, which is why I've got a Samsung factory original new battery on the way. There's got to be something and surely I can't be the only person experiencing this... :rolleyes:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nosympathy:
Why do you say any reasonable answer but replacing the battery? Have you not done so?

I call this a good thing to do. Batteries in newer electronic devices can cause problems you'd never think of. Had a laptop I was working on for a customer at a job I had a few years ago that wouldn't do windows updates with the battery in it. Remove the battery and would do windows updates no issue.

Unfortunately by the time I got to look at the laptop it had been restored 3 times and my coworkers couldn't figure it out. It took me all of 10 mins to figure out the issue and "fix" it.

So...why not a battery?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TXI Kaze:
After a long conversation with Chris ( a Verizon executive) he assured me that the phones pass a quality check and are updated to the latest software. Just turned on the Galaxy S III I got as a CLN replacement and guess what? Ice Cream Sandwich! Recorded a video documenting the Android version number and the baseband number. I'll be sure he gets the video. If anyone else has any viable documentation they want sent just contact me via PM. We need to get this taken care of. Oh, this is my 3rd GSIII.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmxc23:
I am still on my first phone. All problems I had I have fixed without replacing the phone. Any app or mod that enhances audio don't work well with similar apps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ratledge:
Well, as noted in the above post, I've got a stack of 5 batteries sitting here, with #6 to be delivered on Tuesday afternoon - direct from Samsung this time. I took advantage of their "50% up to $49.99" offer by registering my 4th GS3 online (two of them I didn't have time to ever get there), so I got it for $19.99 + $5 and some odd cents shipping. I figured that was a good way to eliminate that specific potential...

I might note that the last three phones have all had different batteries in them, but I was suspect of them, as well. Who the heck knows what Asurion is shipping? They're not even sealed, they just come in a zip-lock bag.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andybones:
This is my 3th brand new SG3 actually.

#1: the speaker had crackle,

#2: I woke after 4 days of perfect use from the phone to not being able to make or receive calls or txts. VZW store and tech support were baffled, so they gave me another brand new one even though I was about 20 days past my 15 day span.

#3: is perfect. The power button is mint, on the other ones they were a bit receded, and pushed in. Funny thing about the return of phone #2, is I left it rooted with TWRP on it, and the old lady was was reading the instructions on the screen to do a factory reset and she booted into recovery holding home + volume up + power, and the screen told her to press the power button and if you know TWRP,it locks the screen, lol so I told her to swipe to unlock, go into wipe and do factory reset... and she did it!! I was trying not to laugh, she then called the manager and they took it in the back for about 30 mins talking to tech support then, she offered me a refurbishment phone which I kindly asked to either fix my current new one or trade me for a new one. She went in the back again and called someone, and came back and offered to send me a new phone (which is great, I was very pleased) but this was New Years Eve Day, and being without a phone on that day and then New Years, wasn't acceptable, not too mention I couldn't understand why if I purchased the phone at that store, why can I not just get a new one at the store. The manager was very cool lady, and agreed to switch me out for a new one and sorry to ramble but it was a long/funny at time/successful day. I think I will stay away from 4.2 ROMs and stick with 4.1.1/4.1.2. I know I'll eventually need a refurb before the year warranty ends but I want to try and keep the new one as long as possible.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TXI Kaze:
Just throwing it out that you didn't get a new phone. You got a refurb. Unless you somehow struck a golden deal with the Big Red Devil.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nosympathy:
My apologies as I misread how you wrote that!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mchief298:
I've only gone through one.. I am currently, and happily, using my 2nd one. The only reason I got a new one, was because my first one overheated with slight use.. and it was frustrating.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AndroidGraphix:
I'm sorry to hear that. I'm on my first phone. Had some software problems but once I flashed some new roms, I was good to go. I had a couple random reboots but that was on cm. Touchwiz has always proved to be stable. Are you flashing any international roms or are you sticking with roms in this section?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andybones:
I saw them pull the new phones out of the box,,,,
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] croppz:
I don't want to sound like a troll, but this thread makes me glad I got a DNA instead of the s3. I literally ALMOST changed my mind on the phone when I was ordering with verizon.

I've had my fair share of phone issues. I had a droid 2 that I had ZERO issues with (surprisingly, now my brother has it and it's still running strong) and then switched to an iphone 4 (why? I have no idea). That was the longest 2 years I've ever experienced with that device. I had constant software issues with it, I guess iOS didn't like me? Either way, I had to FIGHT with verizon to get it replaced under warranty even though it had a chip on the screen. I still have the refurbed one in my room that I stopped using 2 days ago after getting my DNA. It likes to reboot itself when it wants, I think I'm going to take it skeet shooting next weekend ;)

And if it's any consolation, I went through 12 motorola Qs in just over a year.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ratledge:
Oh, no. Certainly not. I stick with the VZW-branded ROM's, no custom ROMs at all, even those available here. I have rooted a couple of the phones that I got to keep more than a week, but I've left this one stock just so I could see if it made any difference - it doesn't. :silly:

All three that have run VRBLK3/Jellybean have done the reboot boogie on me... Frankly, at one point I was convinced it had something to do with superuser privileges, but - such is not the case. :rolleyes:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TXI Kaze:
Are you kidding? Go read Jayochs thread on DNA issues. Sorry, but audio/video being out of sync really killed the DNA for me and a lot of others. There are so many things wrong with that phone it's ridiculous.

---------- Post added at 02:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:23 PM ----------

But, once again, if anyone has any proper documentation of their phones being defective upon receiving then please contact me. I'd like to compile a report to give to the executive who is calling me back some time this week. Complaining over the phone does little when you have nothing to show. Let's escalate this as high as we can, folks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] croppz:
I'm looking through his profile right now and not seeing a thread relating to anything having to DNA issues. Maybe it was him that said customers were bringing them in with them "falling" apart. So far I haven't had any issues with it. I guess I'll see in a few months. BTW, never noticed any audio/video being out of sync. I'm not here to bash the S3 and praise the DNA because I like the S3 as well, it's a nice device.

nevermind, I found it. Gonna give it a full read.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dreDrennon1:
As long as you don't change your plan when you upgrade you will keep your unlimited data

Sent From My Galaxy Modded, Blue Beast.... With Them Multi Windows & The Ink On The Front ....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] croppz:
Wait, so if you don't try to change any aspect of your current plan you don't have to change to the shared data? This probably explains why I still have unlimited after switching from my iPhone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] slick_shoes:
You lose your unlimited the minute you upgrade. Buy a phone off contract (craigslist, ebay, vzw...) if you want to keep your unlimited data.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] croppz:
Idk man... I upgraded early over the phone with verizon and activated it online. Still have unlimited. Though, I'm betting my plan will be reset to the shared when the next billing cycle comes around.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] slick_shoes:
having to grandfather your unlimited data ended on June 28, 2012.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] timkd127:
Mine has been pretty solid, a few dead locks here and there but generally it's been fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andybones:
I traded the DNA for sg3 black.

I'm happy with my choice
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xdreaper15:
I hard bricked my first one within 24 hours. Called and played dumb with them saying I did the OTA update and now my phone won't turn back on. Sent me a brand new one overnight since that's how I bought my first one. Refunded the price if the new one once I returned the old bricked one and had no issues whatsoever!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ratledge:
As notes before in this thread, I received a "CLN" phone with no power button (it was in the bottom of the box) and the volume rocker fell off before I could get it activated. That was CLN #2, which was replaced by "really new" (yep, I've got two boxes, five batteries, 9 chargers and two back panels) #4 phone that started the thread. I'm now on #6 as noted later in the thread. This one seems pretty solid now that I got the new battery (see next post).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ratledge:
The problem is that you don't have that option if you buy a new phone from VerizonWireless. You *HAVE* to change plans... (as of 28-June)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ratledge:
Sorry, message up above should say "second message below" - I replied to another user.

The winner of the beer is "nosympathy": I just dropped a $5 bill in your basket via PayPal. That should buy at least one beer even if you're in Aspen. :highfive:

Curiously enough (as noted in another thread), this battery is the ONLY one made in Korea *without* a VZW branding. All of them that I have except one are "Made in China", and replacing the battery with a factory-new one direct from Samsung (as I said not VZW-branded) fixed my issues completely. I've been running it for 24 hours now, not a single reboot, and on top of everything else the latest one I got was only giving me 4-5 hours using JB / VRBLK3 firmware, this one gives me a solid 12 hours with moderate usage. Jeez - they are shipping some sh!t batteries from VZW and Asurion!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] robertwhitten87:
4? I will feel bad for you when you hit 10... At least that's the number I'm on today.:confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ratledge:
Uh, 4 was when I did the OP a couple of months ago. I'm on #6, now - as noted in a later post.

I also forgot to note that this latest Samsung OEM battery runs cool as a cucumber - I've seen the phone at 105F many times using VZW-branded batteries, this one is running at 87.8F (31C), and has been for 24 hours, now. The hottest it ever got while charging was 89F.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rmtobler:
My 4th is being sent.

1st - horrible GPS

2nd - everything worked great until the HE and JB updates came out and then data connection took a crap

3rd - best GPS ever but it wouldnt stay connected to 4g.

4th - 4th times a charm?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dearborn1977:
On my third... GPS quit on my first two

My first one had crappy sound quality but I got a replacement when the GPS quit. That was about three months into owning it. The replacement's GPS was great for about three more months and then it konked out. I'm hoping the replacement either gives up before I hit one year or better yet, doesn't break. Really tired of the GPS issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] croppz:
Im actually considering swapping out my DNA for an s3 at verizon. Worth it? The dna is great all, just worried about the support for it in the future.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] osafer:
On my first one since black friday... all good or lucky...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kameleongt:
I returned my DNA a few days ago and I'm back on my gs3. I couldn't see 2 years with the DNA even though the screen is amazing. Also

I've had 3 gs3's from release and no issues on any.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] croppz:
Is there a fee of any sort when you switch? Ive only had it a week
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jdk2:
$35 restocking fee unless you can sweet talk the rep out of it :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] croppz:
Yeah I just spoke with them. I'd have to send my phone back, and then go without a phone for like a week or so then place another order for exchange.

Don't have my old phone anymore....I may or may not have taken my old iphone skeet shooting last weekend....... rofl. No worries, I still like this one, I'll just cruise craigslist and look for trades.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andybones:
I got a sg3 cos I broke my DNA, but TBH I like the SG3 better..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] :
It should be a warranty through Samsung.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rmtobler:
4th phone was absolutely horrible. came with g7 software, overheated like crazy, horrible GPS, and data bug that I get with JB still seemed present. (speeds were great on g7 horrible on JB from the same spot after the OTA). I am keeping the 3rd phone for now, I can live with 4g drops with the awesome GPS it has. I won't settle though. Going to keep getting replacements until I get one that works properly. I am over flashing ROMs and Kernels to get my phone to work properly like I had to do with the fascinate, I just want stock and I expect stock to work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] croppz:
Good luck getting a refurb from verizon that will work. You will most likely end up going through refurbs until your upgrade date comes. My buddy was having a bunch of the same issues on his Razr Maxx. Kept getting faulty refurbs, he went through 9 of them. He finally got fed up and they sent him a brand new S2 (before the S3 came out). I have gone through countless verizon refurb phones, I went through four iphone 4 refurbs in just under a year.

You're better off trying to get a note 2 out of them or something...or a legitimate brand new phone, not a refurbished device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Killer Doc:
I've had no issues with mine. Still have my original, but I've had to switch my wife's out once.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FormeriPhoney:
:beer::beer::beer::beer:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lilafleisch:
I haven't had any issues with mine yet
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fillyo:
Both my wife and I got ours on July 8th and no issues with either.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobloblaw1:
The s2 was never available on Verizon so I honestly take your story with a grain of salt. Maybe it was the charge?

My launch s3 had a faulty radio and really awful screen glue issue. 1 replacement about 4 or 5 mobths afer launch and I've been fine since. CLN is extremely YMMV but not all replacements are horror stories.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] packerjd04:
I'm on my second gs3, my original gps died unfortunately. I've had a refurbished for over a month and this one came with a loose volume button. It rattles badly when the phone vibrates but I haven't tried to replace this one yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] henzeus:
I have been through two so far.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NickTheMajin:
I had two GS3s before I was upgraded to the Note 2. Signal related problems. The rep came right out and said that the GS3 had reception issues after my second replacement. Guess I was lucky,
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] packerjd04:
....and just like that I may have jinxed myself. Went outside to take a quick 15 minute walk break and GPS won't lock on any app. (Gmaps / Endomondo / Runkeeper). Awesome. This is the exact same way my first gs3 GPS issue started.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Kaedibyrd:
Verizon is refurb hell. Three models and makes of Android phones I've been through with them, coping with repeated instances of faulty ware. The original device goes bad in about 10 months, and Verizon replaces it with a refurb that lasts between 2 and 5 months, and then replace that one with another refurb, which lasts 2 to 5 months. And I'm careful with my devices - not tossing them around in a handbag, not using them while plugged in, not dropping, not taking apart, not using near heat or dampness or flour.

So 3 models, but a total of 9 phones (maybe more).

Now I have an SGS3, the original, which I had to purchase before upgrade because my Incredible II Refurb III completely died - just bricked itself inexplicably - and I fully expect the same sequence of events to occur with this device as with the others. Got this one in November, so I expect it to go bad in the next 5 months. Will update you when I get my refurb.

Somewhere I read these things were designed to last about two years. Even though that seems like an unambitious target, it seems like an optimistic assessment, given the experience i I've had.

Sent with humility from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] theredspecial:
If it makes you feel any better, the problem is Verizon's terrible "CLNR" program where defective phones are constantly sent out to customers, regardless of make/model. I've been dealing with it forever. I can't remember the exact number, but I went through ~10 GNex before I was sent my S3, and I had to go through 3 S3's before I got one that was "like new". I was lucky that I had one of the early "refurbs" that were likely just customer returns, or completely new and repackaged to be sent as replacements. I had the same problem of going through 5+ refurbs with my Thunderbolt, Droid, Touch Pro2 and Moto e815.

My advice is to keep talking to customer service, also voice how dissatisfied you are and make sure you are transferred to the highest supervisor available. It's next to impossible to get them to send you a brand new phone, but that's really the only way to remedy this problem.

Good luck.

edit: it's late and I decided to respond to the OP without realizing this thread is 12 pages and old. but my point still stands.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] llama555:
I guess I have been lucky but I have never needed a refurbished phone. My droid, droid x, and now GS3 have all lived until my upgrade. Knock on wood that continues. (I also dropped my og droid and x like twice but they had good cases)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thesoldier:
I believe I have ANOTHER problem with these CLNR's from vzw, not sure what to do about it. Basically, I went through like 5 gnex before getting a gs3 which had a faulty screen. Then I got this one.

I've had this one for about a month or so and it's been great until now. The other day, the vibration completely stopped working for hours. It didn't even vibrate when first turning the phone on (before booting into android), so that makes me think it's a hardware problem. The weird thing is that hours later, it randomly started working again. It hasn't done it since then, but it makes me think it probably will happen again down the road...when my warranty expires.

I think the warranty is like 60 days for a CLNR...? I read from another post (I forget where or who) that you can add an extended warranty for like $2 a month, so if that's true then I will definitely be doing that. I'm just getting sick of every single device having a different problem. Oh, and I just put a nice screen protector on a week ago -_-
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] beanboy33:
My one and only is working fine. knock on wood
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ssphaneuf:
he's getting a new one because of the lemon law. I believe after the 3rd refurb phone they have to send you a new one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TXI Kaze:
Nope. Went through 6 thunderbolts and i kept getting refurbs. Their executive relations team told me if I asked for a new phone that they would deny the request because of how many refurbs ive gone through...even though i had to send them back because they were broken. Their customer service when it comes to refurbished phones is terrible. I called in to complain about how my newest gs3 had a busted power button and didn't come with Jellybean (part of the guarantee is the phones have the latest software) and the rep got irritated and was telling my i was in the wrong because the S3 never received the JB update.