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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ThunderStick:
Lesson learned, don't take free upgrades.... you don't need the latest greatest phone for cheaper more than you need a lower bill. Wait a few months then buy one in the xda classifieds when the next greatest phone comes out. Tons of people will be clamouring to trade or sell there three month old phone. Then they can get enough money so there one week paycheck plus what ever they sell there phone for will give them enough to purchase the galaxy s4.

It happens in cycles here, I bought a galaxy nexus for 250 on eBay like new for Verizon about a month ago. When this phone first came out it was going for close to 600 or more in the forums. Grant it, it is getting older but the tech really is not improving much. Unless you think a quad core will make a difference playing angry birds?

I will never willingly give up my unlimited data for the next best device. I may be behind, but guess what I'm streaming data over 4g in my house that has an unlimited Wi-Fi connection already, and i don't care.:p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stevenjcampbell:
Honestly,

Firstly, verizon has a pretty great network.

I came from ATT and I can attest to the problems they have with data. Being that I lived in Las Vegas, a highly urbanized center with over a million people, and actually one of the very first 3g networks in the country, a place that should (that is SHOULD) have a massive infrastructure, I can tell you that ATT has huge issues in terms of network reliability and consistency.

So now it comes to Verizon and their network. Seeing as they have invested a massive amount into building a pretty good 4G LTE network, and that they honestly do provide great service, is it too much to ask them to want to make a profit? Probably not.

Do not get me wrong, I am not in any way saying that they do not make enough money. My recent arguments with them that led me to nearly leave them should prove that. I managed to get my way, but that way actually involved me having to also give up my unlimited data plan.

What are you doing each month that requires 20gb of data. I would wager that a lot of that usage would be mobile hotspot, or using your phone in a rather unconventional manner.

So now the question is whether it is reasonable to expect you as the end user to use their product as they would imagine you should. You are not racking up 20 gigabytes of usage being an average user, are you?

So then they come out with tiered plans.

Guess what, you choose what fits your needs, and make concessions. We all do this every day. You do not NEED to have a car that goes 250 mph, you may purchase one, and you pay a huge premium for that.

Back to the point here.

For years and years, we in the united states had silver spoons in our mouths in terms of mobile data. It was always unlimited. The minutes and text messages cost us money, and the phone companies could not really monetize data, or they just did not want to until they noticed that they were losing calling minutes and text messages to apps that would do the same things.

Now they want to charge for the services they provide.

And people suddenly have an ISSUE with this?

Do you pay a flat rate for all you can consume water?

Or heating oil, natural gas or whatever else you use to keep warm in the winter?

Does Shell or Exxon sell you an all you can eat plan for gasoline?

Does water flow free, as much as you can use, forever and ever?

Data is more like a utility than ever, and in the coming years, decades, etc the world and commerce will be largely measured in access to data and services.

Just deal with it, and learn to connect to wifi, or do whatever else you need to do without sucking bandwidth and then complaining when they want to make you know... money off of you for using THEIR services.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] equisbox:
So can i still cancle the phone upgrade and go back to the dinc? And will that lead to getting my old plan back? Ive only had the phone for week.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] salsabettis:
It wouldn't hurt to ask your Verizon store. From what I understand you have the 14 days to decide. I am not sure if that period is for just the phone or if it also includes the new contract.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ruvort:
I'd say those are unfair comparisons... a more logical and accurate comparison would be to broadband providers who, largely do not have limits on use.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DROID3R:
Yes if you return the phone before the 14 days then youll get your unlimited back. Make sure you make it clear though. That you want your unlimited data back

VERIZON GALAXY S 3 (CM10)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stevenjcampbell:
Its still apples and oranges.

The infrastructure for LTE is fairly new... That of public utilities are as old as the cities they serve.

Additionally, even the pay for what you use model for resources like fuels and electricity vs a luxury (4g lte is not a necessity to live like heat is) it makes more sense that we will end up paying and need to get used to it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Shibby87:
Just to let you guys know, I posted a similar thread over in the Sprint forms. I was ready to switch to Sprint for their unlimited because 2gb wasn't cutting it. Called Verizon to switch my number, they asked why and viola they gave me unlimited back (comming from a dinc as well). It seems they let a select few who've had unlimited data before back into their grandfathered plans. Granted, they will probably make me switch to one of their teired plans in two years but I can't see upgrading again. This phone seriously kicks @ss.. I'd still be on my dinc if If it still worked.

Sent from my GS3 running SynergyROM with UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] newuser134:
I believe you can for up to 14 days, you have to be firm and not take no for an answer, even if it comes down to saying that you will switch carrier if you do not get your old plan back and return the phone. Then just get a used Galaxy S3, and swap your sim into it, and voila, you have the phone you want and your unlimited plan. Good luck!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Kaskade:
Wow, just wow... I wish we had some of your data plans here in Germany.

On my carrier cheapest starts at 10€ for 300MB, then 15€ for 1GB. And that's just the data option. If I'd want 3GB i'd be paying more for data than for calls+messages...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] felixm477:
I think they should charge less for capped data plans and more for unlimited plans. sorry but 20gbs of data on a mobile network just for ****s and giggles by users like the op bogs down the network and strains it, they should pay more to help verizon keep the network at the speeds it does. while giving us that know how to use 4g with wifi when possible some savings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ifizik:
Wow, really? I bet you don't even use your own connection enough to notice "bogging". I use my 4g to play games at home cause the connection to the house is terrible AT&T internet. I've played 5 or 6 consecutive hours and not notice lagging at anytime (CS:GO). If I can play video games consistently without any performance issue, I doubt you'll notice anything either.

For the people that don't have that good of a connection at home, using their 4G is a life saver. So I don't think you're right at all assuming that because of a few heavy users that Verizon's large LTE network is going to suffer. That's the kind of brainwashing Verizon want's you to think with the BS answers they gave everyone about "Protecting customer experience" and our locked bootloaders.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xZAOx:
I personally saved about $25 a month on my plan. $40 for my Samsung Galaxy 3, $40 for my wife's Iphone, $80 for 6GB of shared data and that includes the hotspot use. Our average GB has been only about 1.5GB per month, but now I have 4G and plan to use it more often at work so I am sure it will go up some in data usage. 40+40+80= $160 with government discount brought me to $148. Of course taxes and insurance makes it go to about $1168 and before I was paying $195.00. I am personally happy with my plans. I believe majority of average users don't even go over 5GB if that.. Those that use more than that are in the minority.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] m4bandit:
Your wireless connection is wireless right up until the cell tower. Then it's a landline.

A limited landline.

Deal with it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ruvort:
That's like saying my cable is wireless until it hits my router and then its a landline... so what's your point?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] m4bandit:
Just making sure he knows that wireless systems are a bit more complex than he seems to think. There are limitations. It is not an infinite resource.

Verizon is limited to what they've negotiated with land line owners (not always Verizon Communications) and are also limited by cell site capacity. Abusive users are the reason Verizon implemented optimization in certain areas.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] newuser134:
I really really doubt landlines are limited to limits amounts we are talking about for the wireless data limits. Now you're more worried about their problems than even Verizon is themselves. Verizon has never complained that their network limitations are due to landline issues. They only mention spectrum limitations, that has nothing to do with landlines that are fiberoptic, that have their limitations several orders of magnitude higher than wireless lines. Have you ever heard the average cable company complain about reaching their bandwidth limit? I don't think so. I know what I'm talking about. Verizon, or AT&T did not create their share plans bc of limitation issues, it's because of greed. If not, why did they change unlimited to 2GB for the same price, then change that to 1 GB for $50 compared to 2 GB for $30? Changing the price won't lower the amount of bandwidth 2 GB uses, that's defined by physics, not economics.

2nd, I'm not gonna "deal with" anything cuz you tell me to. Are you Verizon? Do you provide my service? I don't think so. So unless you are somehow directly suffering about other people's data usage, stop *****ing about it or making comments about it, I don't need to deal with anything bc you think so. I will think Verizon's practises are greedy for as long as I want no matter what people like you say. You either like what they do to their customers, in which case you don't need to be here, this thread is not for people to express how happy they are with their service limitations, or you work for them, in which case you also don't need to post in this thread. Maybe you could start a blog about how overpaying for data service makes you feel like you're in eureka, or maybe you should set up a donation site for Verizon if you feel that Verizon is getting short changed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] richB7:
I have unlimited and realized my November upgrade date was worthless so I found a brand new SGS 3 for $325. Verizon can keep their upgrade.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sageDieu:
Hardly. It costs Verizon something like $00.000001 for you to send a message. It's similarly cheap for voice calls. Previously, 3g would "bog down the tower" as some users have discussed, because 3g uses the same signals and towers as voice and messaging. Now with LTE that issue is eliminated. Thats half the point of LTE, get people off the standard comm towers.

Somebody playing an online computer game using LTE costs Verizon markedly less than someone making a phone call for the same amount of time, yet Verizon charges ridiculously more for data than they do for voice. Why? Because they can. We'll pay for it without complaining. All you people come on here whining about how evil Verizon is. If you hate em so much why do you still use them? The only way to make them notice is to stop giving them free money. They don't give a rat's ass what you think about their business practices until you call and threaten to cancel your service so they can't rob you any more.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] m4bandit:
For some reason, a lot of people in this thread seem to think that Verizon Wireless isn't a money making venture.

It's not a "just enough" money making venture.

It's an all the money we can possibly handle venture.

Deal with it.

Like I said, it's not personal. It's just business. If you're really that butthurt about it, find another carrier. If you can't find one, realize what an industry standard is and suck it up. You could also start your own telecommuncations corporation.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] con247:
My family switched to Verizon in November of 2011. We are all on Tiered plans (2 iphones @ 2GB; 2 Androids @ 4GB). We all have upgrades next June/July of 2013. When we use our upgrades, will we need to switch to share everything or can we stay on Tiered plans?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bgolden84:
True the whole network wont suffer. But if your hogging up bandwidth on that tower the other people on that tower probably will notice it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ngocdao:
Once you upgrade with subsidized pricing you'll have to switch to share.

IDK why youre worried... by what you told us about your current plan, youll probably save $$ by switching, or could pay the same with more available data.

lol @ that dude's failed rhetorics about paying for each breath we take.... ssoooooo...who's your current oxygen service provider?

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Utility companies don't have to target specific use because, well, they often only provide specific services. And given their monopoly position, they dont have to make drastic changes to stay competitive.

You speak of greed, yet is it not greedy for you to use extravagant amounts of data compared to others, yet self-righteously expect to pay the same?

Does the towers not use electricity? Do you not pay for meter parking? Do you not pay more for insurance for fancier car? Do you not pay for the bridge toll?

Your wifi router costs $50

Their towers cost 1M/each (not including cost to pay off landowners to be able to build there)

Your router has you and your mom on it

Each towers have everybody n they moms on it.

They put limits because it makes people conscious about their usages which = less load/abuse

Take the same guy to a buffet and to whole foods (where they charge 7.99/lb. of food)

Examine the different sizes of his plates
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tdperry:
Incorrect. Existing customers can stay on tiered plans for now.

TAPPED in on my (now unlocked bootloader) Verizon S3/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mystikalrush:
We're actually going to the share everything 10gb plan coming off an unlimited. Simple fact we arent paying full price for our upgrades, and we will save $100, heck we could go 20gb plan and still save which we will gadge next month.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tdperry:
You will be able to keep your tiered data as of the process they are under now. You will have SOME people tell you that you have to upgrade to the family plan... that is incorrect. You CAN change to the family plan if you wish, but you are not required to.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] moun7ain:
My sister is due for an update soon and I sorry this may happen. I guess I have to go in with her. Lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] con247:
Thank god. Shared would be around another $20/month for the same total amount of data.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Shaquiel Harris:
I work for Verizon. Only have to switch data if you have unlimited data and you use a upgrade to get a phone. If you get it outright or from a friend it stays .but family share plans you don't have to switch you can just go to tiered data. Any questions with Verizon just pm me since my gs3 is tmobile (weird I know)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] byrds8:
Verizon most likely doesnt use a land line after it hits a cell tower. If not mistaken it is using fiber. Which in that case if they are using single mode fiber I do believe the bandwidth on that is 10G. The whole running out of spectrum thing is crap. The only place this might truly be an issue is a large city with a whole lot of people. Then yes they could run out of bandwidth if everyone was using it at the same time. The spectrum isnt infinite.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ngocdao:
For now...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] epagib:
I download custom ROMs directly on my phone. Each rom is about 600mb. And synergyROM updates nightly. Plus, Netflix. All adds up really fast.
[General Topics] plasmadan:
This is a redesign of the HTC One i that I did earlier. I know everyone hates the camera position lol, but I'd already started it so I just finished it off. The next one be be more mainstream ;)

Here's the 3D model as before. It looks a lot nicer in HD.

[YOUTUBE]i_IpHgsjXMk[/YOUTUBE]

Comments welcome :cool:
[General Topics] averygagaanroid:
Cool, even though it copied the curve shape from the Sony Xperia GX. At first glance I was like, WTF is with the camera position. But now it makes sense to me, since the camera is located in the hollow space it wont be scratched when the phone lies on its back.

Interesting design. but Im not a fan of the front. I think the front of the HTC One X or HTC evo 4g LTE looks better.
[General Topics] plasmadan:
Thanks :) I actually didn't copy anything, I literally just made it up as I went along, although I did use my One X for sizing reference.

I tried to create a "one piece" look with the curved glass on the front, it's easier to see in the vid.

My only regret with this design is curving the sides of the phone, It's not really in-keeping with the design of the One series, but it's just a concept after-all. :)
[General Topics] MissionImprobable:
Two things: One, I get that you love the camera position but it will cost far more sales than it gains, looking at it from a real perspective. Secondly, you don't need a new thread for every design. =p
[General Topics] exynos:
I think the front facing camera should be to the left of the top speaker grill, and also the phone seems a bit generic.. I think it should have a key design or feature that sets it apart from other design concepts that are crappy. (not saying its bad, but its not too amazing either.) You should have something like the One V whete bottom half of the phone is curved towards the holder, but instead of having that curve be just metal and that's it, make the buttons below the screen be on that curved part with glass over them so it looks a bit cooler. So its basically the phone you have now bent towards the viewer more at the bottom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] realeyezsoul:
I noticed after loading the rom I could only get 3g when on ics I get 4g coverage. Also I could get any devices to connect fully on hotspots. Just wondering if anyone else has these issues working nice rom .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] xpprofessional1:
what jb rom

are you using?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] wschom:
Do you hav jb working a T-mobile phone or is it an AT&T phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note] realeyezsoul:
Its on a an art phone. I went back to my old from for now I loaded the jb from and it all worked fine with the exception of hotspot and my 4g. It seems none of the T-Mobile radios I used wth ics could grab 4g. I used it shortly because I needed the hotspots for work but I was hoping someone had a solution.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] EGBTMagus:
I'm running stock with a few tweaks and I'm noticing that most of my classic console emulators run like crap with either poor frame-rates or choppy sound. On my S2 and OneX they all ran fine. Anyone else experiencing this? Would think these would run fine on the S3 due to its cpu power...

Ps also have and issue with Max Payne Mobile not displaying the controls.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nabeel10:
Download a cpu app such as system tuner or SetCPU and whenever you are playing your game, switch the governor to "performance".

Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] EGBTMagus:
I would think ondemand profile would be enough, but especially for snes...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nabeel10:
Yeah well performances insures that your cpu stays at max all the time, so your gameplay won't lag as much.

If you really want to heighten your gaming experience, flash any kernel such as Zaventh as they can clock up to 1812mhz!

Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Try going into Settings > Developer Options and change the setting for Force GPU Rendering. Reboot and try it again.

Not all GS3's are able to handle overclocking to 1.8ghz. Try lowering your clock speeds if you're using a custom kernel.

Try a different kernel if nothing else is working.

Download CpuSpy from Play Store. It will show you how much time your phone spends at each speed.

For Max Payne, you should probably email the developer about that. He's probably seen it before.
[Xperia Play General] devianttti:
I have have installed XperiaPlay Ice Cream Pureness ver.2.1 and everytime i've installed it, there isnt any status bar or on screen navigation button.

Ihave read all the instructions and wiped everything but it still doesnt work?

Please help!
[Xperia Play General] wuby:
Restore the system in recovery and install the ROM again. Not wipe.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N_L:
First android device and loving it and I was just wondering if it was possible to make delivery report simpler with messaging app? By that I mean not to get voice and notification every time but rather it would just have little tick, change color or add delivery time in the app itself? Or is that something that can't be done?

I read people recommending go sms pro, handcent and such apps and I tried those 2 but didn't really like them.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Szadzik:
Possible.

Use a different messagin app like GO SMS etc.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N_L:
Might be because I'm new but I really didn't like that app. Read there are ads in app comments, don't really feel safe allowing 3rd party app to control my messages and it kinda felt bloated, too many options, too flashy, too much to do.

I'm perfectly fine with built in one just want at least the sound gone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Erosinelysium:
I've never got an ad with go sms. Give it a try, no harm in doing so.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N_L:
I tried it, maybe I can customize it to look more like standard app, is it safe tho? As in no weird sms sent, copied somewhere etc?

Yeah I know tooon of people use it but I'm still paranoid :p

I didn't like that it had ton of options I don't need and maybe it will hog more memory/power etc. I'll dl dark theme, was too bright also but that's something else

Oh and I can't download it from store, it says something about not available in your country, gotta install from different source.

Edit: Made it the way I like, using it now.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dealmeanace:
Hi everyone

I have a problem with my Sd card not properly being seen by any Rom at the moment. I noticed it when I flashed the new virtuous sense 4 Rom, as I couldn't view any of my pictures in the gallery and also no music can be found in any music app.

I decided to return to my backed up Rom which was runny suprise and the same problem occurred even though I had no issues before back up. I also tried a couple of others too.

I always full wipe between roms and just wondered why this has happened, have I pressed something in recovery or is my Sd card faulty? I can view my old photos by using my file explorer and selecting view with gallery and also listen to music this way also by using the native music player.

Any advice would be handy before I buy a new Sd card and start all over again.

In settings/storage it still tells me how much space I have on the Sd card so I'm not sure what's happend.

Hope someone can help. Thanks in advance.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Teichopsia:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30404137

Sent from a dream.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dealmeanace:
Hi

Thanks for the info but didn't help. I searched and deleted all .nomedia files then reboot but no luck :confused: