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[Galaxy S III General] uberNoobZA:
In short, fast dormancy is whereby the service provider (when your data connection is idle) tells your phone to disconnect from the network (on data), to save network bandwidth and also battery power. This can cause battery wastage when it is enabled on a phone and service provider does not support it, as the phone stays 'awake' waiting for the service provider to tell it to disconnect from network.

Sorry I dunno if MTN, Vodacom, Cell C or Telkom's network (8ta is it?) support Fast Dormancy. You can 'test' in a way byt using the information on this page http://www.androidnz.net/2012/06/at-your-own-risk-how-to-disable-fast.html. I think you will need root access to your phone for BetterBatteryStats. You definitely will to use the Fast Dormancy Toggle
[Galaxy S III General] FireIced:
Howsit guys

Running my S3 on JellyBean XXLI7 unofficial release in south africa on MTN without any issues thus far.
[Galaxy S III General] fixfox2:
View attachment 1335452

No battery problems on my S3
[Galaxy S III General] twarwizard:
I contacted Vodacom and they said that they do not support fast dormancy. TI'll be disabling mine too now, thanks for alerting me to the issue.
[Galaxy S III General] ZaJules:
With the latest Omega Rom (26) and fast dormancy disabled I have so far been using my S3 today for 13 hours and I still have 50 percent battery left, truly amazing!
[Galaxy S III General] kofiaa:
Impressive, I unfortunately do not have Wi-Fi to use, so I'm always on mobile data. Only use edge though never H/H+.

I'm running whatsapp, viber, and Facebook messenger. And I do tend to browse and use the xda app a lot.

I'm currently at 57% with 5:05 usage and 2:46 screen on. Is that good or bad?
[Galaxy S III General] cowppl:
Hey guys. I am from Zambia. Loving my S3 so far (I better be, I paid $1,200 US for it).

Like others have said, battery life is the only issue. On my way to work, I just check up on facebook, browse the engadget app, and sometimes check XDA. within 30-40 minutes, I am down to 85% battery life.

Curious if that is the norm in Southern Africa in general.

What firmware and modem you guys using and which have given you the best results.

Did disabling fast dormancy make a big differance?
[Galaxy S III General] kofiaa:
Sometimes I wonder if the temperature here plays a big part in our battery drain.
[Galaxy S III General] twarwizard:
I just disabled my exchange email syncing (it was on push) and that saves a lot of battery. I guess its because it doesn't have true push, so it keeps on connecting to the network to check for email. With push activated my battery drained at about 10-15% per hour without any use, now its down to about 1-2%, which is great news. Now all that is left is to root and disable fast dormancy.
[Galaxy S III General] cowppl:
I disabled fast dormancy last night and so far I think it has made a considerable differance, but I got to give it a few days to be sure.

My internet on 3G also seemed faster but that might have just been a good day for me.....over here half the time I get dropped down to edge. Wonder if fast dormancy had any effect on that
[Galaxy S III General] steve505:
Howzit okes I had problems with the battery life when I got my phone but there was 98mb update that came out a few days later and that has solved all my battery issues. BTW do not drop this phone it will break!
[Galaxy S III General] deom2i:
Salute to Everyone in this Forum.

I have a Blue Sammy III on Vodacome Tanzania.

Been with it for almost a month and i have flashed almost 6th times.

Im still in love with it and it keeps on amazing me:D

Im happy to join the thread.

My signature has all phone details.

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Please disable Fast Dormancy as it is not supported by Vodacom.

Enabling it, might reduce your battery!!
[Galaxy S III General] kofiaa:
I didn't really see any drain from having fast dormancy on. But I have switched it off. Now using siyah 1.5.2 kernel, it's a beast.
[Galaxy S III General] zenosteam:
Hi from algeria so iam happy With my new s3 ,i ami using RR rom.2.7 siyah 1.5.3 i think I have correct battery consomation continue testing

Envoyé depuis mon GT-I9300 avec Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III General] SAAFNAV:
Anybody else getting poor battery life with the Jellybean Update?
[Galaxy S III General] Password1234:
It's been said that battery life is not the same as what ICS was since they did a lot to improve performance for JB resulting in poorer battery life. Flash a custom rom dude and you'll get better battery out your phone
[Galaxy S III General] juddaeng:
JB battery life is very poor...

Especially South African JB is worst I ever used...

If you want to stick with stock JB then try the French JB that was released in October (XEF).

You will not regret flashing it after you experience the battery life.
[Galaxy S III General] SAAFNAV:
Ok, I downloaded and flashed the French Jelly Bean (XEF).

I did have a custom ROM (Siyah), but which one would give me the best battery life?
[Galaxy S III General] Password1234:
Try both and see how they fair. With Siyah I know you can tweak the cpu and governors to get the best out of your battery so it's all subjective really. I'm currently running insertcoin rom and it's simply amazing
[Galaxy S III General] kofiaa:
Now using 4.1.2 and loving it
[Galaxy S III General] SAAFNAV:
Which version are you using?

Erich
[Galaxy S III General] kofiaa:
ELKC
[Galaxy S III General] chints108:
I want to use other ROMS, but will they work on XXDLID? Some ROMS say they are made for XXELL5...so will that work on an XXDLID? I recently installed Slimbeans for S3 and it was the worst ROM i have ever used...nothing worked...so many force closes, the GAPPS didn't even work...

And why choose MS Team ROM over this?:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2052926
[Galaxy S III General] SAAFNAV:
Might be that your modem isn't correct anymore.

My combination, which works 100% on Vodacom, is as follows:

Modem: XXDLI8 (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1740061)

Kernel: Siyah

PDA: ELKC (Polish Version)
[Galaxy S III General] rekenaar00:
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[Galaxy S III General] kryptonetworx:
Why is it so quiet round these Sa parts? Cd we get a guide on rooting n what it means? Also links wd be great, i do have a prob, i want to default my settings in app settings bt my settings just freeze and then take me back to home screen? Why wd that be?
[Galaxy S III General] kofiaa:
This link has a guide on rooting and flashing: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1671969

Rooting gives you access to the complete system.

Crashing back to home is a bug, what rom are you on? If you can go to settings, go to developer options and switch it on or off.
[Galaxy S III General] i.aboussaad:
work like charm

In my case , I had the S3 for one month now and it's running great , I had it with 4.0.4 and upgrad it to 4.1.1 and flashed CM10.1 wwich I didn't like , i went back to 4.1.1 and know I flashed the BTU UK ROM for 4.1.2 and it's running great and having the latest OTA updates
[Galaxy S III General] chints108:
I am planning to make an SA version of the guide...obviously English, but then will need people to help with translating into Afrikaans and a common African language...
[Galaxy S III General] kofiaa:
There's already a guide in the link I gave.
[Galaxy S III General] chints108:
Want to make it a bit more easier than this...:p
[Galaxy S III General] vaughanmcshane:
Excellent idea. Have fun. Just to let you all know. The Ultima ROM which gives all Samsung goodies plus all pure android is flipping blowing my mind on my s3.

Peace out
[Galaxy S III General] kofiaa:
I hope everyone is on a safe kernel. You don't want to end up with the sudden death.
[Galaxy S III General] chints108:
I get so many clients with this problem...that's why I need to make all these various guides...
[Galaxy S III General] kryptonetworx:
I see im using 4.1.1 i did an over the air update
[Galaxy S III General] Recallza:
Oh Awesome... I didn't realise there was an African Thread on here :) Reason what brought me here was seeing if vodacom has FD or not.. I've disabled it for now assuming that Vodacom doesn't support it.. :)
[Galaxy S III General] winol:
ITS ALWAYS network dependent, the signal strenght is not equal all the time, I experience these fluctuations all the time, it is operator quality, or weather conditions, (sometimes solar activity)
[Galaxy S III General] tnashc:
I'm on Econet wireless Zimbabwe, unfortunately the network here is a disaster on every phone and we can never tell if it's the phone's problem or just the provider that sux.

However, the battery on my S3 is great, I text a lot so my phone is almost always on, and it takes me through the whole day. That's something my previous phone, Galaxy S2 couldn't do.

The problem I'm facing now with this one is the speed, it doesn't feel at all like a Quad Core ARM v9 processor. Feels like the S2 beats this phone, in my own opinion. :)

I install a lot of apps on my phone and since it's a flagship, i expect it to handle almost everything I throw it's way. But it's disappointing me here.

Anyone with the same problem?
[Galaxy S III General] twarwizard:
nope, mine is very fast. Havent had any problems yet
[Galaxy S III General] art_arev:
First of all remove all d bloatware on yr phone. U will be surprised how much rubbish there is from samsung. Secondly r u on stock rom? Thirdly u need to set yr fon properly with all d apps installed yr memory (ram) is being chewed.
[Galaxy S III General] AnimusDementis:
Just flashed CyanogenMod 10.1. So happy I did it. :D
[Galaxy S III General] chints108:
good luck with the swarm of bugs...lol
[Galaxy S III General] AthlonGFX:
Just to let everyone know that fast dormancy works on VodaCom-SA if you want proof that it works email me at CJKaufmanS3@gmail.com for info.
[Galaxy S III General] kofiaa:
Or you can just put it here
[Galaxy S III General] AthlonGFX:
I could but got school tomorrow so I'm gonna doss I'll do it sometime tomorrow.
[Galaxy S III General] nadimsoze:
Confirmed: According to @Vodacom111 fast dormancy is active in the SA Vodacom network.
[Galaxy S III General] NoTyp3:
Hi from South Africa

i just got my Galaxy S3 and the phone works awesome.... exept my signal

comparing it to my other phones my signal is terrible

most times i only get Edge no matter where i am except if i am out side my house then only i will get 3g or H+

do you guy's thing flashing a rom would assist with this or should i take it back as still in 7 day warrentee ? from mtn
[Galaxy S III General] AthlonGFX:
What area do you live in

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And this... fast dormancy is enabled on vodacom in south Africa. There are 3 states that the phone will connect, number 3 is when screen is locked

1 -DCH

2 - FACH

3 - IDLE

Turning off fast dormancy changes it to this

2.1 - DCH

2.2 - FACH

2.3 - PCH

As you can see when fast dormancy is disabled the network still Runs and sends Pings aswell as it getting stuck on PCH (Fig. 2.3)
[Galaxy S III General] NoTyp3:
i am working in Cape Town and live in kuils river switchs alot between edge and 3g sometimes H+

in town signal is fairly ok at times

but at home its edge only i get like 100 - 115db asu 4-5 on average 90% edge and 10 between 3g and h+

in cape town get 80 - 90db 7-9 asu

my wife has a note which i compared it too and she gets full bars average in our house

my old phone i cant count as it was a Motorola defy which i could change base bands continually
[Galaxy S III General] AthlonGFX:
Unfortunately I am not so well informed about CT or MTN but it sounds like a Hardware/software issue. My view is that you shouldn't root it if you haven't and go and try something else. But it's your choice.

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Just wanted to give a heads up on this. Try the app sometimes they set the sim in a way that only the app can buy bundles, this is my problem. If anybody can go me and correct me if I'm wrong Thanks. Also has anybody here got an LTE S3 and if so how are you finding the speeds

Edit: The app I am talking about is the My Vodacom application.
[Galaxy S III General] LubbeSGS:
South Africa 4.1.2 Update

Hey... does anyone have news on when ZA will get 4.1.2?

I mean seriously...., Guatemala, Costa Rica and Jamaica beat all our Networks to it. Well freakin done!!
[Galaxy S III General] AthlonGFX:
Depends on your carrier. Options 1(root your phone) option 2 (wait)
[Galaxy S III General] abukad:
this is so awesome. i was hoping we had a thread for us AfriCans!
[Galaxy S III General] ktmbikerman:
Yea... we're far and few between here on xda

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Anyone here messed with different RIL and Modems for the S3? I also owned a Defy and could switch easily.

At the moment I'm using the same as stock, XXELLA on Cell C
[Galaxy S III General] abukad:
im currently using the CM10.1 nightlies. i used the application getRIL and it matched my baseband for me. on this device i have a mtn sim so i dont think fast dormancy is active so i have disabled it. so far so good. this phone is awesome!
[Galaxy S III General] ktmbikerman:
I'm currently using Android Revolution with Jkay mod... Very nice, but I miss CM10

Sent from my Galaxy S3
[Galaxy S III General] ktmbikerman:
For those on Cell C, use the CEELL1 Ril/Modem from this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=36143326

I have good reception for the first time since moving away from stock.

Sent from my Galaxy S3
[Galaxy S III General] Reaper5639:
Good morning my fellow Africans, why is this thread so quiet? Are we really that few?

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] ktmbikerman:
Looks like most of the discussion happens on the mybroadband forums.
[Galaxy S III General] Reaper5639:
Typical hahaha, the rest of the world goes this way.....and we go the other way.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] drsjlazar:
Checking in from Zambia. What ROMs are you guys running? I'm running Sotmax v15. I was waiting for his 4.2 series to get 240 dpi support but it seems to be coming to an end.
[Galaxy S III General] Schlahbi:
Hello! This is me greeting you from Morocco.

I am on WanamLite 6.8 by my fellow moroccan dev Wanam. The most stable, battery friendly 4.1.2 rom. African ROM! :)
[Galaxy S III General] Reaper5639:
Running Omega v45 4.2.2, good performance, battery and it's stable for a leak...

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] Kimoo:
Korean i9300 E210S - Baseband

Hi everyone. I recently purchased a GS3 from bidorbuy and it turns out this GS3 is the Korean LTE version with 2gb RAM.

It is rooted with the pre-rooted stock rom: E210SKSJLL6 (Jelly Bean 4.1.2)

I am having issues with the data connection. It is mostly on GPRS but switches to 3G now and then. This is also killing the battery.

I am not sure what to do, I presume that I need to change the baseband but I cannot find one for this device. Any advice would be appreciated
[Galaxy S III General] Reaper5639:
Welcome bud, go to playstore and download omega files, once you have it head into the gs3 4.1.2 section, head to modems and download the modem thats xxella. Once you have downloaded it then flash the modem using cwm recovery. I recommend you do some google researching if you don't know how to flash files through cwm recovery or search around here on xda! Goodluck mate.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] Kimoo:
Not working

Thanks for the response. I installed xxella but now the phone does not pick up any network. When I go into network settings, it says 'insert USIM card to access network services". I did not remove the sim before installing xxella so the sim isn't the problem. Any other suggestions?
[Galaxy S III General] Reaper5639:
Not a problem, head to settings and then about and let me know what model phone you have, eg. Mine is GT-I9300, i suspect yours will be GT-I9308.

Edit: scratch that, head here mate this forum has everything you need for the Korean s3 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1749214

I will search around to see if I can help you out with a modem! Remember don't flash anything thats not made for your version galaxy s3, you could brick your phone... Cheers mate, let me know your progress.

Sent from my GT-I9300

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Okay I saw you already posted there.... I will keep on searching for you bud.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] Reaper5639:
Try this mate. I advise you look for your previous modem or just download a new rom and try the below.

Open dialer, enter *#*#4636#*#*, go to phone settings, pick preferred networks (whichever you feel will work) and reboot.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] Kimoo:
Tried dialing that number but it doesnt do anything. Please let me know if u find anything. If not, I will sell the phone and buy a normal s3
[Galaxy S III General] Reaper5639:
Okay bud try this as a last ditch effort.

Hidden Menu Codes:

- open dial pad and enter : 319712358. A menu will pop up asking for password.

Passwords:

SKT - 996412

KT - 774632

LG U+ - 0821

I think switching to GSM ALL will solve the problem

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] wazarmoto:
Hey guys. Haven't updated my S3 (vodacom unit) yet. Waiting for JB to arrive in South Africa.
[Galaxy S III General] dennygrawg:
Pebble Blue GT-I9300

Am on the 32g Vodacom device wish it was CellC for faster network speeds though. Loving the device flashed official JB update today!!
[Galaxy S III General] deom2i:
JB now seeding....!
[Galaxy S III General] kofiaa:
How is it? I'm holding out to see all the bugs etc. I don't want anything like the galaxy note mmc bug.
[Galaxy S III General] vaughanmcshane:
So rad to see some Saffa's out here. Been loving my GS3 from FNB (unbranded XFA) and finally plucked up courage to flash my first rom this weekend. Using Paranoid Android 2.14 and loving it.

Will be following this thread for local help.

Cheers!:victory:
[Galaxy S III General] dennygrawg:
Well from some thinking on sammobile.com the reason they rolled out in small markets like Poland, Croatia etc is to pick up any bugs before they release into the larger markets like the Uk etc. Which makes sense I guess

My experiences thus far:

Is quite stable no fc's ,the project butter interface is just that buttery! The stock music player now comes with voice command support so if you have earpods plugged in you can tell it to play the next track, previous ,pause etc not sure if this was supported before but I never noticed it in any of the development builds that I flashed.

One issue seems to be the screen rotating even when its set not to. Another is an issue when using GoLauncher Ex this was also present in earlier development builds adding items onto the home screen by long pressing gives you a black screen until release I am not sure if that's a firmware issue or if the app is not fully compatible with Jb.

Battery appears to be an issue still but you can relate that to a host of things. That's my five cents thus far will see with prolonged use what else crops up.
[Galaxy S III General] twarwizard:
I just updated to Jellybean. Havent had time to test everything, but H+ and H doesn't seem to work for data connection for some reason. 3G and Edge working fine, but when it switches to the faster H then data doesn't work for some reason.

Anyone else with this problem? I'll try to solve it in the meantime and report back.
[Galaxy S III General] art_arev:
Calibate your display for rotating issues. Use it for a few days before complaining about battery. A few FULL charges.....Try Nova launcher works like a charm on JB

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Howzit boet. I think I have seen you at Sammobile forum... Try the Official JB XXDLIB (Poland) works like a charm..very smooth and fast..

Cheers

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It works perfectly in Harare. Did you flash the XXDLIB (Poland)? Maybe the H frequencies dont match?? Were are you based?
[Galaxy S III General] twarwizard:
I flashed XXDLIB yes, and I do think its something like that. Flashed the modem of LI8 and that works, although its still quite slow. Problem is over here you can never tell if its maybe just a network error on Vodacoms side or if its actually the phone. Will wait till tomorrow to see, and maybe test out some other modems. No other problems so far at least! =]

EDIT: Seems to be Vodacom network issues. Saw a few other users with similar complaints on twitter.
[Galaxy S III General] dennygrawg:
The rotation issue is fixed just got apex launcher pro and it looks like it will work.
[Galaxy S III General] rudidu:
Just flashed that jelly bean update onto my S3!

Loving it! :D It's actually nice to be back on a stock ROM. Touchwiz isn't that bad!
[Galaxy S III General] R0g@t:
How did you get this mileage? What is your secret?
[Galaxy S III General] hanifh:
habari gani kaka! mimi ni mtanzania kama wewe lakini naishi Nairobi siku hizi. hiyo simu ni tamu sana! ;)

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got this beast a few days ago here in Nairobi and running it on safaricom. rooted and installed siyah's kernel which is amazing with battery life. have today gotten 20hrs with over 5hrs screen time! the best battery life I have received on ANY recent smartphone. my data usage is mostly over wifi but have just disabled fast dormancy so will keep data on all day tomorrow to observe impact on battery life. keep you all posted!

/h2
[Galaxy S III General] vaughanmcshane:
Hey bud, yes that was me! Small group of us down here by the looks of things. I flashed the stock jb from Poland and it works so well.I was very happy. On CM 10 nightly now and loving it. I'm becoming a flashing addict. :)
[Galaxy S III General] art_arev:
Cool man!!!Glad you are enjoying it....JB makes ICS look like mickey mouse...hey?? As long as everything works we can stick to Poland untill XFA or BTU versions get released
[Galaxy S III General] twarwizard:
anyone else here using Vodacom and having connection issues?

I get full signal but seems no data goes through on 3G and on Edge its also slower than usual. Still not sure if its my phone or the network, but if I get full signal then its probably not the modem right?

Also, did you guys change the CSC back to south africa one?
[Galaxy S III General] vaughanmcshane:
It does! Its crazy to think im avoiding any ICS based roms either. The S3 is my first Android device and while that makes me feel privileged I also feel like i wish i had gone Android sooner. There is just too much excitement out in this neck of the woods. I am bleak i missed out on the ICS revolution but am so keen on whatevers coming next.

Sam seem to be taking their time with the next rollout but who cares now that I have learnt how to flash! hehe.

Cheers!
[Galaxy S III General] vaughanmcshane:
does anyone here also seem to be eating more actual Jelly Beans these days, or is it just me?

:laugh:
[Galaxy S III General] M3mPh1z:
Still trying to find the time to update for JB, I'm sure when I do have some time the official will be out already in SA lol.

Used to flash my old X10 every 2nd week so missing all the custom roms
[Galaxy S III General] Satch09:
Been using ARHD 11.0 for about 1 week and it works really well although I noticed that since the ROM is from from Norway (I think) market it slow to update so I flashed L8 modem instead of default and noticed an improvement in data transfer. Just mentioning for others that did the same and noticed the same.
[Galaxy S III General] vaughanmcshane:
Thanks much, haven't flashed it yet but am planning too. Big up for the advice.