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[Galaxy S III General] causbrite:
On a more positive note

You'd still have to live in one of the 16 cities that EE is rolling 4G out to, to benefit from it. Seeing as 70% of the population don't, I don't mind waiting 2 years before I upgrade. Majority of smartphone users download stuff through their home Wifi, not out and about.
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
I personally wouldn't want to use EE's 4g network now if this turns out to be true, they have a monopoly on a new technology, therefore they can charge a fortune.

And don't expect reasonably priced unlimited data, expect about 1GB for about £35 if you are lucky (this is just speculation) so your 4g will be pretty much useless.
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
LOL this is the funniest thing i have ever heard next thing you will hear is there is no need to upgrade to the gt-i9305 because we can also activate an extra gb of ram.
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
You mean you didn't know this, for shame :p
[Galaxy S III General] maniAK-:
Ok people here go into a Tmobile Uk store and ask the store managers im pretty sure they will confirm either way
[Galaxy S III General] JJEgan:
prefer the bet .

jje
[Galaxy S III General] maniAK-:
hey imbecile read the article properly it clearly states the SG3 is compatible

Time will tell if i am right or wrong
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
Yes The GT-I9305 Is a Samsung Galaxy S3 Isnt IT?????????

And yes that is compatible and yes we will see
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
That is from the site you posted, meaning it was the 4g version which we all know is coming anyway, if it was the GT-I9300 it would just say that they were using the galaxy S3, not a specific 4g version.

It just shows CNET got hold of one to test EE's 4g network on.
[Galaxy S III General] Erosinelysium:
I would pee myself with excitement if this was true.
[Galaxy S III General] buster041284:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9300_galaxy_s_iii-4238.php

http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2012/09/14/samsung-galaxy-s3-4g-lte-uk-thanks-to-ee/
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
Second Link doesnt mean that the Original Galaxy S3 is LTE . And the first link is just plain f*KN retarted, Theres plenty of Stupid ass Specs. Doesnt mean there all true.

Why would more then one service provider be advertising a new Galaxy s3 4g version .. For pre-ordering.. If the orginal has got 4g in it already... MY goddd thinkkkkk
[Galaxy S III General] CuBz90:
I've also heard this from a T-Mobile rep and one of the T-Mobile support guys on Twitter. I'm not getting my hopes up just in case.
[Galaxy S III General] buster041284:
number one i never said it was 4g enabled the first link does not say its 4g enabled the lite version is when it comes out the hole point i put it up because i agree with u no such thing at the moment
[Galaxy S III General] henrybravo:
Let me see if I understand...there are people in this thread that actually believe that our GT-i9300 might have a secret and dormant LTE chipset that can be enabled by a software update? Even though the official specs and teardowns of the phone show no such capability? LOL! That is ridiculous.
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
[Insert tongue in cheek]For crying out loud, it's quite obvious it hasn't, you miss the point, we are getting the chip and extra ram by ota update.....can't you read?!! :rolleyes::banghead::banghead::p[Remove tongue from cheek]
[Galaxy S III General] stunno:
Not wishing to sink to your level but . . . .

hey imbecile read the article properly it clearly DOESN'T state that the SG3 is compatible, but it does state that the 4G LTE Samsung Galaxy S3 IS compatible which we already knew!

Time will tell that you are wrong
[Galaxy S III General] CuBz90:
I'm a fool for slightly believing it to be honest, thinking about it made me realise that it isn't possible, and if it was there would have been no reason for them to do so.

For that reason, I call bull**** :D

(not aimed at the OP but the T-Mobile employees that are talking out of their backsides)
[Galaxy S III General] jediknight111:
How dare you, you need faith ;)

www.downloadmoreram.com/
[Galaxy S III General] Arthur Hucksake:
The crap shops get away with saying to make sales is ridiculous. I work in financial services, and for telling such porkies you would get jail time.
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
Feeling....the....OPs.....pain.....
[Galaxy S III General] ASHLEY117:
gullible lol
[Galaxy S III General] CuBz90:
He went in to ask when the LTE version would be instore. They basically told him that he doesn't need to buy it because the S3 will get an update for LTE.

To me that looks nothing like trying to make a sale, more like trying to loose a sale.
[Galaxy S III General] antdawe:
You don't have to wait two years.

The 16 cities is the 2012 trial. The rolling out UK wide starts early 2013.

Who knows how much it'll b but I'm half price for life with them. Engineer privileges.

It'll be a very quick process to activate all cell towers.
[Galaxy S III General] ASHLEY117:
agree and misinforming a customer is a very shoddy sales tactic too. should complain really!
[Galaxy S III General] CuBz90:
Agreed. It could be a way of getting people to take out a EE plan, then when they find out there's no update to 4G it's too late, they're all tied up in a contract.
[Galaxy S III General] Potato tomato:
I thought the quad core chip wasn't compatible with LTE and that was why the US got a dual core chip?
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
I said this before in a thread about this a lot of us feel that we where shafted because the phone hasdnt been out long and now there's a better version if this happend in the state's there would be riots..I no there's going to be a better phone but 2 months after release it takes the piss
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
I did hear that one company, and I'm not sure who, is offering cheap upgrades to the lte edition, so I wonder if this is at the root of this misinformation.....must be T-Mobile, Orange or O2
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
Cheap upgrades my arse we shouldn't have to upgrade is there a new galaxy s3 i9305 released in the state's no
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
what are you on about?!
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
Why should we have to upgrade our phone to use ee this version of the galaxy s3 should have been released from the start
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
I seem to remember buying my phone in the full knowledge of what capabilities it had, didn't you?;)

I also made a conscious decision on that matter knowing that full lte rollout was some time away, and that it would come at a premium, and I suspect the release of the s3 as is was partly due to the fact that a lot of people wouldn't want to pay that premium, especially taking into account public Wi-Fi, H+ speeds and the fact that a lot of people just do their downloading at home over Wi-Fi, so why the hissy fit?
[Galaxy S III General] Tectas:
It is 5 months if the lte version is released this month not 2 months and that's a lot time in tec.

And honestly i prefer a flat with hspa+ over maybe 1gb with lte, the only difference is that i have to wait a few minutes longer and don't have to think about my data usage.
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
Its not 5 month and then it got delayed

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...e-Pre-orders-hit-9m-beating-iPhone-4s-4m.html
[Galaxy S III General] CuBz90:
I purchased my phone without even thinking about 4G, I didn't know we'd have it so soon and I never thought to look into it. It's my fault I didn't do the research so I have to suffer the consequence, which is merely anything. 4G will be a nightmare in the UK until around Q3 or Q4 2013 imo.
[Galaxy S III General] Tectas:
Ok, sry counted the May as well, because it has been released on 31. But still not 2 months ;)
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
I thought lte was going to be released summer 2013 in the uk because of Ofcom I just hope when we get jb the redraw goes
[Galaxy S III General] CuBz90:
Ofcom are responsible for EE getting 4G this early. O2 allegedly sued Ofcom for allowing 4G to get the monopoly.
[Galaxy S III General] EmptyArea:
Sounds excellent to me.

So what you're saying OP is that you got the manager of the store to lie to you about the service he was selling you...

Which store was this as I could do with a S3 tomorrow and a free upgrade to the S3 lte when it is released, and maybe a 50% discount on my monthly bill for life? I would literally get him to put it in the contract. He could write it on bog roll for all I care, if I get his signature next to that statement I'm getting a free upgrade the day the lte phone is released. Worst case scenario my contract is terminated and I am compensated for any loss.

< UK tort law is clear on this (unless it's the banks that are not losing) >

As I say I reckon with a good complaint strategy you'd get a hefty cash back or discount too, I'm thinking a bit of in-store action with shouting and maybe even a good embarrassing fake cry, nothing beats a bit of unquantifiable compensation (with good representation you'd get the cost of your representation paid, the amount more it would have cost the company to go to court (big company big lawyers big costs) plus extra for the original insult.) But I digress into a rabbit hole that none of us would actually go down, but people do and win every time... once... or twice.

Even if I hadn't got it in writing I think this is a clean, and undeniable blag - as in it's an example of good line you give to the complaints department of reputable companies to get free stuff - my favourite hobby. For those who already have one, (and no morals), just phone your network or reseller the day the ltd is released and tell them this story as though it happened to you ;) they're not going to ask the manager they're going to compensate you at very little cost to them, phone swap, refurb, sale, -£70 down, done with it. If they did ask he's likely to deny it, or hopefully "not remembering doing it", but it doesn't matter their position is so strong and assets so large that the tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny, risk on them is still computes to a larger figure than just swapping phones and keeping a customer.

Anyway, don't forget to thank me is you use this post and/or troll me if you think I'm stupid or sexually oriented in a way you believe demeaning... :good:
[Galaxy S III General] dave6018:
Who cares about 4g?? It won't be any good for a few years by that time my s3 will be a distant memory. O2 can barely get 3g working never mind 4g
[Galaxy S III General] henrybravo:
What does that mean? I get 40 mb/s download on my 4G iPad here in the States. No problems with connectivity either. Unless you're referring to your lack of confidence in O2.
[Galaxy S III General] nodstuff:
This thread is specifically about LTE in the UK which is about to be rolled out by one carrier.

"It's all in the game yo, all in the game..." - Omar Little
[Galaxy S III General] wins90:
I think O2 has best 3G in major cities..
[Galaxy S III General] CuBz90:
I disagree. EE has the best 3g coverage in major cities, and the best coverage of 3G overall.
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
agreed, although the t mobile signal is consistently better than Orange in that respect, but their coverage in general is very good
[Galaxy S III General] causbrite:
Wow, do you think someone could also come up with a software for my PC that will give me an extra HD and some more RAM? That would be awesome.

Actually, I do have to wait 2 years, I've only upgraded my phone in July, so next upgrade (that will not cost me a penny, for anything) is just short of 2 years away. That is what I meant. I did not mean the UK will not have as a whole 4G in two years. Which it won't have. Not even now is the entire country covered by 3G or 2G or EDGE or whatever else they can broadcast in.
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
I can't wait for it to get released because orange and t-mobile are going to be hounded with complaints because they can't use ee lte
[Galaxy S III General] Putzy:
You do realise that the reason they are launching it as a separate company (EE) is so they can write off any potential complaints as invalid? ;)

Either way, on what basis would people complain? You bought your phone as a phone with 3G/H+ compatibilities, not 4G compatibilities. You signed a contract when Orange/T-Mobile only offered 3G/H+ plans, not 4G plans. Hell, I'd bet that 90% of people don't even care what speed their phone connects. All they do is browse Facebook on buses and trains.

And actually, I'll go even further - you don't even know how they're planning on marketing the 4G to existing Orange/T-Mo customers. They may well offer an upgrade to the 4G compatible version if you agree to a new 24 month contract or similar.

It's all speculation. Have a moan when all the details are released. ;)
[Galaxy S III General] irzero:
Wrong

Three has the best 3g network by far

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Why is everyone such a little ***** about waiting 2 years for upgrades. Just ebay the old phone and buy a new one sim free. S3 has been low as £410 unlocked.
[Galaxy S III General] Stea1thmode:
I don't think you're making things up. But I do believe that the rep didn't have a clue what he was talking about.
[Galaxy S III General] welshbloke70:
This thread reminds me of the time I torrented a new GeForce 8800 Ultra.
[Galaxy S III General] antdawe:
Wrong.

EE is by miles the biggest 3g network.

Three was but not since the merger. Very wrong
[Galaxy S III General] Stea1thmode:
I agree with you totally as I have both 3 and tmobile contracts. But people with bad reception will always disagree. :)
[Galaxy S III General] CuBz90:
Is that a joke?

Three might have had the best in the past but not anymore, EE has the best coverage especially T-Mobile.

People usually base it on their experience, I'm basing it on pure fact.
[Galaxy S III General] causbrite:
http://www.techdigest.tv/assets_c/2009/01/uk-network-coverage-73334.html

Image of Network coverages across UK. Vodafone looks biggest, but dont know if it's all 3G or combinations of 2 and 3. Might well be out of date as well.
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
This confusing from the press release

customers using Orangeand T-Mobile will begin to see their phone signal indicator change to EE, whetherthey are on 3G or 2G, showing that they are on the UK's biggest and best network.This is at no extra cost and there are no changes to their existing price plans

http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/11/...ounce-the-uks-first-major-4g-network/?m=false
[Galaxy S III General] MattBooth:
They HAVE to auction it off they're not allowed to have the whole lot to themselves. Ofcom has said as much. Apaprently, every single carrier should be able to get their hands on it at some point or another, then it's up to them how they meter it out.

I'm personally holding on for the i9305 to see A if i9300 mod support, ROMs and kernels work with it and B, how it performs.
[Galaxy S III General] dazbutler1:
+1 I know a lot of people who have left orange/t-mobile and moved to three because there 3g network is a disgrace
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
EE has exclusive 4g until the spectrum auction for the 800mhz and 2100Mhz spectrums, three actually have access to some of the 1800Mhz spectrum as they bought it, but they aren't allowed to use it for 4g until 2013. EE will just be limited to what they can bit at the 4g auction.
[Galaxy S III General] causbrite:
Suppose it all comes down to where you live. Up here in Britain's First Resort (apparently, according to the signs), the Orange signal is pretty decent, whereas the Three signal is only good on tops of hills and not out at sea. The Orange signal at sea is OK, in fact is good upto about 3 miles out, then T-Mobile kicks in for another 2 or so. (father in law, a fisherman, and he always takes his phone out with him, "you know, just in case" he says, like mobiles will work submersed in 4° salt water of the North Sea!!!)

Get up onto the North York Moors and Orange rules supreme. Lots of friends can't even get 2G up there on O2 or Three.
[Galaxy S III General] CuBz90:
Ye I suppose so.

Where I live I always have a full HSPAP signal on T-Mobile, when I was on Three I could barely get 2 bars.

I had a T-Mobile signal on a ferry miles out in the irish sea.
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
When I lived in my old village in the North Yorkshire Moors I could only get an Orange signal, and was forced to use it. When I went to Uni in Sunderland and I got my first Android phone (see sig to take a guess) Orange's 3g network was terrible, the switching between 3g and HSPA (to save battery) took forever, I could have a full signal and it still struggled to load pages, switched to Three, same phone and it worked flawlessly, then came where I am now (a few miles outside York) and although at home there is bad building penetration I can still get a decent signal, excellent outside.

When I go to York I am able to get about 9Mbps download speed on HSPA+ and at home I can get around 3Mbps (trying to pursuade three to upgrade masts for even better speeds)

I am more than happy with Three so far where I need it.
[Galaxy S III General] poplectic:
Yep!
[Galaxy S III General] stunno:
Are you at Redcar, too? ;)
[Galaxy S III General] pugger:
I helped seed it! I'm still waiting for the password so I can unrar my new 8800 ultra
[Galaxy S III General] go2mo2:
Didn't you know? the USA is the only country in the world! :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] uberNoobZA:
Wow...we all seem to be digressed from loling at the original post. Yes I realize that the op is simply going on what he was told, but it sure is funny watching swear blindly it is true :o

Swyped on my Galaxy S3 using xda premium
[Galaxy S III General] Spakka:
Well I can chip in and confirm I was also told tmobile could 'enable 4g' on the s3 via ota. While I was upgrading both the person on the phone and in the Tmobile shop told me this.
[Galaxy S III General] Stea1thmode:
I hope people complain to tmobile as their reps are trained to talk nonsense lol
[Galaxy S III General] olisun39:
I think people are getting confused..

The deal is, you sign up for a 3G contract with a new LTE S3 and when 4G is live it will be enabled on the phone via a OTA update.
[Galaxy S III General] Drew474:
s3 supports the 1800 spectrum that EE will be using.

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9300_galaxy_s_iii-4238.php
[Galaxy S III General] onslaught86:
1800mhz 2G or 3G =/= 1800mhz LTE.
[Galaxy S III General] Starchini:
Or a bonus... :p
[Galaxy S III General] shenery:
Got this emailed to me from tmobile today.

Everything Everywhere, the company behind T-Mobile and Orange is about to launch a new brand called EE.

EE is the new brand for a digital age and will offer the UK's first mobile 4G network and Fibre Broadband for the home, along with the UK's biggest 3G network. 4G will give you superfast internet on the move, making things like downloads, Facebook® and YouTube™ unbelievably quick.

It's all good news for you

As a T-Mobile customer you'll now use EE's new 3G network, the biggest in the UK. Soon you'll start to see EE on your phone screen.

We will be replacing your local T-Mobile and Orange stores with exciting new EE stores, giving you access to almost twice as many stores as today. These EE stores will be staffed by teams of brilliantly helpful people – including specialists in smartphones and systems like Apple, BlackBerry®, Android and Microsoft.

As part of these changes, if you pay by Direct Debit, you'll notice that the name on your bank statement will change to "EE and T-Mobile" within the next two months.

Still the T-Mobile you know and love

You will continue to be a T-Mobile customer. Everything you love about T-Mobile will stay exactly the same. You'll still enjoy the same great value, and your number and plan details won't change either. If you have any further questions you'll find the answers here

Be one of the first to know

Be one of the first to find out about all the great things EE has to offer, including how to move from T-Mobile to EE to start enjoying 4G as soon as it's ready. Sign up now

It's going to be great

T-Mobile

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Thinking that last paragraph might mean that they would be up for giving us an ealry upgrade to a 4g enabled phone? Or am i being too optimistic. After all we will be the ones that are testing if its working or not :P haha
[Galaxy S III General] CuBz90:
Here's something interesting...

Fingers crossed.
[Galaxy S III General] lodger:
I had the same EE txt from orange..
[Galaxy S III General] causbrite:
Not quite, Scarborough. Used to go to Seal Sands a lot when I was little though! Redcar, probably as horrible as Scarborough though.
[Galaxy S III General] irzero:
yeh except it doesnt have an LTE chipset so it doesnt matter if your S3 can bake you a cake your not getting 4G on it
[Galaxy S III General] CuBz90:
My S3 can bake a cake.
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
Hmm they will have Android experts, perhaps I could work for them with my knowledge of Android (I would have to blag the 4g is wasted on 1GB usage if they choose to use that)
[Galaxy S III General] spaco22:
EE wont b cheap

when the pricing for this EE 4g gets announced, 90% of you will choose to remain on 3g.

As for me, i am on PAYG, no contracts, upgrade my phone anytime i want. and 3g and wifi still does the job
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
I agree with this, on contract and rolling contracts I could see 1GB tariffs being about £40, lets not mention that 1GB will last about 20 mins on 4g, then there's the added charged to go over that.

Unlimited 3g > limited 4g.
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
couldnt of said it better myself +1
[Galaxy S III General] kofiaa:
Still find this post to be funny. Ota upgrade to enable lte..... smh
[Galaxy S III General] maniAK-:
because im a little optimistic and was wishing there some hidden hardware and code config hidden in the S3 hoping it was true as i really hate Apple and what it stands for nothing more nothing less

anyway we live in a universe of infinite possibilities

what about the the 1800 spectrum what speeds are those as the Samsung Galaxy S III I9300 does officially support that ?
[Galaxy S III General] baileyjr:
^^^^^^^^ Dude your not helping yourself... The i9300 dosnt have an LTE modem full stop.. Regardless of the frequency of said spectrum ;)

The best it can support is DC-HSPA+ 42Mbp/s

http://blog.three.co.uk/2012/02/29/leading-edge-3g-service/
[Galaxy S III General] veyka:
Thread cleaned and closed.

This has gone on long enough, gone off topic, and become very inappropriate.

Do I really need to remind everyone to follow the rules and keep your posts appropriate? Seems so :/
[HTC Wildfire S] opencd:
Hi there,

I am not allowed to post on a developer thread so I have to ask the question here: I chose to disable all animations in the Wildchild 3.3 but the bootup and bootdown animations are still functional. How can I disable them and get a plain black or grey screen? The animations are cute but very age and gender specific - not something i would like to see each time i turn on or off my phone.

Thank you.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] stickman911:
I dont uderstand what these terms mean could someone please help me?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Prometh1216:
Mtd and efs are standard of file formats for the android os the other is a carrier identifier