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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] elterible:
Sorry for your loss :(

Oddly enough, a very similar event happened to me recently. GSIII took a 3 foot fall on the street and i had a full Skintomi shield on it, but that's not enough apparently. Cracked the screen, which spidered across the entire screen. But man, if my "friend" did it like yours did, i think i would be half a step shy of killing them!

Good news is, if you have insurance it should be fully covered but unfortunately it's a 130 dollar deductible. The process itself is pretty painless and Asurion is FAST. i broke my phone on a Wednesday, they had one on my doorstep Thursday morning. And it was a brand-spanking-new device. To start, go to www.phoneclaim.com

Or you can try to change the glass yourself like lazarat suggested. But personally, i know that i'm not handy enough to do that. Good luck
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] psykhotic:
Tmo deductible is $130. I'm surprised by how many people sign up for the insurance without reading how much the deductible is, I guess thats how they make their money though. Are you sure the LCD broke and not just the glass?

Replace glass

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1904562
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mysticales:
The 130$ isnt bad however if you have your phone stolen. No?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] theking_13:
That's just the glass/digitizer, not the actual LCD. :rolleyes:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jggonzalez:
I dropped mine on concrete yesterday morning while working on my car. Luckily I have it in a case-mate tough case. I expected some damage, but when I picked it up and wiped it off there wasn't a single scratch. I don't want to keep tempting fate, so I got a better belt pouch that fits it properly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wifiwizard:
I am a newbie and fully admit it. I just need to be pointed in the right direction....from there I can read and learn...

Would someone please direct me to the best proven way to root a new Verizon Galaxy S3.

I very much appreciate it....THANKS in advance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] annoyingduck:
Dude its like one of the first posts/stickies in development.

Not giving you crap, but you really need to look around a bit more for these simple questions that are not hard to find before adding clutter in the forums.

Sent from my VZW GS3 running Synergy/Trinity/Dark Horse Rises
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wifiwizard:
I did figure it out.. So thanks very much for your kind assistance
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobAbooE:
Haha.

What an update. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] GeneralThadeApe:
This is probably a seriously stupid question, I know.

I'm running:

Valhalla-Black-Edition-Stock/CyanogenMod-7.1 (ROM)

2.6.35.7-sms-kj6-v0.1.1-rc+bryan@flambe#2 (Kernel)

ADW (Launcher)

2.3.7 (Firmware)

Sorry, but I'm not sure the proper names of what I'm trying to talk about.

Every few days or so, when I turn on my phone, or awake it when it's been sitting idle-- the entire row that has "Phone", "Contacts", "Apps", "Email" and "Gmail" is gone.

I try to tap the area on the screen-- (it's on the bottom, just above the Samsung logo on the front screen)-- but the only way I can get these icons back on my screen is to reboot my phone.

This is really a problem for me when I need to make an important call & the "Phone" button is missing.

So, what is the proper name of the section on the phone where these icons live?

Where did all of those icons go?

And, how can I make sure they stay put so they're there when I need them?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] anoymonos:
That is called your dock check in adw settings there should be an option to show or hide dock and some launchers you can have more than one dock and you can scroll left and right. Also everything in that dock can be found in your app drawer. You can also try a different launcher I would suggest go launcher it is very customizable.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jeffsf:
Yes, it sounds like somehow you've scrolled or dragged the phone icon.

ADW is a very good launcher. I would stick with it, but perhaps take some time to learn how you can change things to meet your needs.

GO Launcher is, to a great extent, a copy of ADW. While I used GO in the past, their products have started having "push advertising" (an ad appears where you would expect notification of a missed call or the like) and they have some questionable privacy policies, if they even believe in them in China.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] GuestD2157:
This section is named "Dock" ...

I think the icons disappears because the ADW launcher was reset.

You can set it so:

1.Go to Settings

2.Go to ADW Launcher

3.UI settings

4.main dock style..

Then you should see stars at the homescreen.now you can drag icons to the stars.(e.g.the phone dialer)

Then save settings in ADW launcher.(if the launcher should reset ...e.g. unclean shutdown)

Restore settings when you need them.

I hope I can help you)

(Sorry for my bad english)

Gesendet von meinem GT-I5510
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jeffsf:
Nick, your English is excellent, and your post is very helpful. Thanks for your contribution!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] eollie:
With adw you can swipe up and it will hide the dock. Maybe that is what has happened.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pyroo:
Hello everyone, I have recently aquired a Galaxy 4G Tab 10.1 from a coworker (unrooted). I'm stationed in germany and he got it in the state through verizon. There is no working service for it over here so im only using it as a wifi tab atm before i get back to the state. I'm not sure if this is normal or not but after i unplug it from the wall in the morning and at the end of work or so the battery is drasticly lower then id think where it should be. Right now its been un plugged for 6 hours and is at 65% battery. Is there an app that can show exactly which apps are using the battery specificly ? In the settings menu its showing me the following have been using the battery and which percent for each:

Cell Standby-55%

Device Idle-32%

Bluetooth-5%

Wifi-5%

Screen-4%

It has been in airplane mode all day and is left there with only wifi and BT on. I'm not sure what is going on exactly, i might have installed some apps that kill the battery like that but i didnt think that it would be this dramatic. If you guys think of anything that i can try please let me know, im open to any ideas at this point before i root it. Thanks in advanced
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] P.Mobile:
so i have been on many sites that talk about what phone has the best smartbench and qudrant scores.. i have ran antutu benchmark..geekbench2.. linpack.. nenamark2.. quadrant..vellamo.. and my evo lte beats the gs3 and htc one in every test!!! but on the site talking about tests the evo lte never gets brought up?? why is that?? oh and my lte is not overclocked at all stock kernel!! it pisses me off that the evo lte never gets any love at all.. this phone kicks major a$$.. its a BEAST!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] waterbound:
Simple, the EVO LTE is only a Sprint device..the others that you mentioned are represented by multiple carriers and international.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SotYPL:
This could help everyone who has weak signal at home. My SGS3 was constantly switching LTE 3G 1X and sometimes loses connection completely when sitting downstairs. Even when it had reception call quality was terrible. Upstairs I got solid -99dBm LTE so that's fine. In the same time and place my old Fascinate has solid 3G or 1X and never loses connection or has problems with call quality. So I've called vzw and they offered me network extender. The problem was they wanted me to pay $150 for it ($250MSRP - $100 discount) even that I'm their customer for almost 10 years and pay $200/month for 4 lines. So I filed a claim with FCC but actually I wasn't hoping for anything. 10 days later I got surprise call from vzw and got brand new network extender shipped 2nd fedex for free. It helped a lot but it's still not 100% perfect. My phone still connects to LTE even it's only at -120dBm and then jumps to 3G extender when LTE is lost completely. So it won't help battery drain when switching bands but I don't lose connection and don't have problems with call quality anymore so that's better than it was before. So my advice for everyone having the same issues: spend some time filing a claim.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ihavenewnike:
Give us the complaint details. Might help me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] annoyingduck:
More details would be great

Sent from my VZW GS3 running Synergy/Trinity/Dark Horse Rises
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SotYPL:
http://www.fcc.gov/complaints

Wireless Telephone - Billing, Service, Privacy, Number Portability and other issues

File form 2000B with your details. I basically put exactly what vzw customer service rep told me as comments. So that my home location has "marginal" coverage and I could get network extender for $150 even that I'm paying $200/month for service that I don't get. I've also included comment about well known reception problems with new S3. That was enough apparently.

btw. I think that you should call customer service first before filing any claim. Ask them to put some notes about your reception issues on your account. And ask about network extender also. Maybe you will be lucky and they will offer extender for free without any claim.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] annoyingduck:
Have now 3 recorded signal complaints with Verizon, tried replacement devices etc. This is fantastic, I literally was going to invest in one of these myself (verizon didn't even mention it to me, found out from an at&t user).

Thanks man

Sent from my VZW GS3 running Synergy/Trinity/Dark Horse Rises
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dirtyfingers:
Last year I called cust. service and complained about the crappy signal at my parents house. They shipped out a free network extender no questions asked. I guess it just depends who you talk to, but they do have the authority to give you one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pwhoeler:
I'm happy for you, but I would like to play devils advocate for a moment and make the argument they should have made.

Why do you complain about having marginal service in one place in your house now when you've been a customer for 10+ years? There are plenty of other carriers that may offer better service in your usual hangouts, but you have decided to stay with a company that cannot provide adequate coverage for a long time.

I may give this a try. I was looking at network extenders online and saw a lot of mixed reviews, so I haven't taken the plunge. My street in general is a 2 bar 1x deadzone. Thanks for the info!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stargate125645:
While I am happy for you...it seems to me that this was not truly VZW's problem and is not something they should have had to fix unless we want everyone that works inside a building to get range extenders as well, for example. It appears as though you are a victim of great customer service to begin with (a $100 discount), and you simply got more oil because of being a squeaky wheel. There's nothing wrong with that, but VZW went out of their way to help you as far as I'm concerned.

Regardless, congratulations on your improved coverage! Does it work with Wi-Fi or 1X as well, or is it just 3G and 4G LTE? It'll last you a couple years at least as I don't see VZW upgrading radios for quite some time. How does it work? Does it just amplify the weak signal or do you have to have relays set up?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pwhoeler:
Yeah this is what I forgot to put in my post, is it just for phone calls or does it have internet enhancing capabilities as well? Furthermore, I know companies share hardware to some extent, any clue if it would boost t-mobile as well?

I'm tired of paying for data when I feel forced to be on wifi all the time
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SotYPL:
Did last 2 posters actually read my first post? It's not that Verizon coverage was always that bad for me. My previous phone Samsung Fascinate that I'm still using on another line works just fine in the same place. I've also had numerous of other phones in the same place before (motorola razr 2 and motorola razr maxx was last 2) and none of them had problems with calls quality. So it's clearly S3's poor antenna what's causing reception problems for me. Verizon sold me not fully functional Samsung’s product and I've signed new 2 year agreement when got S3 and have to pay for service so they have to provide me what I'm paying for. They could try to replace my S3 with another one but everybody knows that it wouldn't help. They could send technicians to check signal in my area (that was first suggestion from rep) but that would probably not make any difference either or take another couple of months. They have network extender available for problems like that but why would I have pay to get it if I pay for service each month? That’s not my fault that they sold me product that cannot give me proper access to their service in the same place where other phones are working just fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stargate125645:
Did you read my post? I didn't say anything about your previous phone. I only pointed out that VZW did what they were not obligated to do. By virtue of the fact that you get service upstairs, your basement is the problem and not VZW.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SotYPL:
Guys you should read what Network Extender is.

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/device/network-extender

It's not cellular amplifier. It uses your internet connection to make and receive calls. So basically it's VoIP device with built in 3G signal antenna.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SotYPL:
First of all it's not a basement, it's ground level (2 level townhouse). Second, my other phones are working fine in the same spot and never lose connection or get poor call quality. So it's not fully functional device that they sold me.

btw. I love my S3 and would not replace it for any other vzw current phone :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pwhoeler:
You never mentioned your quality over time, only your reception discrepancy between phones. You also left your internet situation somewhat ambiguous, only mentioning that it switches between radios even with the extender. I understand your argument is that its a less desirable antenna in the GS3 than your previous phone, was just trying to get you to say more about your extender while taking a friendly poke at Verizon's usual lack of customer service.

I tend to use google voice when I'm at home through my computer, its just nice to know my phone actually HAS service in case of an emergency or if somebody important calls, or Jesus comes back etc.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] annoyingduck:
The verizon variant of the S3 has considerably less radio power than other verizon devices. It's a known issue with Verizon, and it's up to them to remedy it, as the same device from Sprint gets better reception. I proved that with a coworkers sprint s3 + mine at work. His made calls, mine didn't.

Until they fix the radio issue, things like this may need to be implemented. Awesome original post, thanks again for the info.

Sent from my VZW GS3 running Synergy/Trinity/Dark Horse Rises
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stargate125645:
Still, if you can get reception elsewhere, it is not necessarily VZW's responsibility. Otherwise, they'd need to supply everyone who works in a building that limits signal, etc. I'm just saying VZW went out of their way. If your house is within the 4G LTE map coverage boundary, and you couldn't get coverage even on your highest floor, I could see what Verizon did as required. Verizon cannot control the configuration and construction of your house, after all. It is of no consequence regardless and Verizon doesn't lose money on the deal if it is assumed you would switch service providers had they not helped out so you've nothing to defend. I'm simply saying I, personally, don't think you were entitled to the signal booster to the point that an FCC complaint was warranted. A $100 discount would have been more than enough - in my opinion.

What? How does that prove anything? The towers would have to be in the exact same spot, have the exact same output, hardware, design, etc., for that to even come close to proving anything. I'm not saying there isn't a problem, but simply that you didn't prove anything.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] annoyingduck:
Boston area dude, no issues network wise here. The vzw s3 doesn't hold a card to vzw droids or HTC devices signal wise. There is little or no difference in this area between the carriers.

Sent from my VZW GS3 running Synergy/Trinity/Dark Horse Rises

---------- Post added at 11:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:07 PM ----------

Plus both s3 devices registering an approximate -100 to 110db signal, vzw has 2 bars, sprint full bars.

Sent from my VZW GS3 running Synergy/Trinity/Dark Horse Rises
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SotYPL:
Actually looking at vzw's website coverage maps my house is in the middle of full LTE coverage. Marginal coverage was rep's word. Maybe they have more detailed maps for internal use. But LTE was not a issue for me. I don't need data at home cause I always use wifi. Problem with making and receiving calls was the problem. It is fundamental future of the phone and S3 is still a phone right?

Correct but they can control what they sell. So if they sell not fully functional phone they have to back it up and do whatever it's needed to make it work right. My other phones were always working fine in the same spot and even in the worst spot of the house where Fascinate would switch to 1X it never lost reception completely and never had problems with call quality. It is clear for me that Galaxy S3 hardware/software is the problem not my house and probably vzw is fully aware of that.

As my original post said, I was not hoping for anything filing fcc claim. I was prepare to fight more directly with vzw if nothing would change till the end of September. Probably I would demand technician visit or phone replacement. They chose to make me happy in the easiest way and that's fine for me. My post was strictly for informational purposes for people like me struggling with poor S3's reception who had no luck dealing with vzw directly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eman3316@optonline.net:
Geeze people, why are you attcking the OP. He had bad signal at is house and Verizon sent him a booster. I think the issue here is with Verizon. They pick and choose who to send them to for free and who needs to pay. Maybe if they were consistant it would not be a big deal.

But why should one person have to pay $150 for the device and others get it for free with no other reason then they got lucky with the rep they spoke to. If people's main home billong address is in a known frigne area they should offer these for free. Verizon customers pay the highest monthly fee's then any other carriers. I had no problem getting a free booster from Sprint as many others received them as well free of charge.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] niv3d:
Agreed completely! Also why is everyone trying to stick up for Verizon so much?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pwhoeler:
None of us are sticking up for Verizon, and we're not attacking the OP either. Everyone in this thread is happy for him, and most of us are shocked Verizon actually did the right thing for a change. I specifically stated in my post that I was playing devil's advocate. I've been called a lot of bad names, but a Verizon supporter is a whole different level of insult!

If anything, OP's story gives us hope. I would one day like to bring children into this world knowing they will never experience pain, cold, hunger, or Verizon Customer Service.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stargate125645:
Yes, it is VZW's fault that some people feel like they are owed more than they are. Verizon charges more because they cover more area by a large margin and because they invest more in their network by a large margin. This not to say that they don't have their issues, but let's point out the real ones.

Sigh... Pointing out that someone is not actually entitled to what they got is not the same as defending Verizon.

This is not a big enough deal to make a stink over. I made that clear to begin with. It is not defending VZW by merely pointing out that someone got extra attention. I probably wouldn't have said anything at all had the OP acknowledged that VZW went out of their way in the original post rather than taking the position that they were entitled to the network extender. It is only fair that this is pointed out if Verizon is made to look like a bad guy when they are not in this case.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] harpo66:
Range Extender

My first day on here and to me it I felt like OP was being attacted or put down for getting a free Range extender. I'm Jealous. I have been with Verizon for about 6 years and have had 3 different phones and never a problem with dropped calls. Since getting the Samsung S3 almost every call I have dropped calls. After 3 call back in a 5 minute conversation I had enough and called Verizon. They did some resets and it didn't help. Called back the next day and they send a new sim since that has been a problem with the S3's. Didn't help so called back and they sold me a refurbished one for $99 plus tax and shipping. Still waiting on it so don't know it it will help on the calls or not. I'm inbetween to 4G LTE towers the farthest being 1 1/4 miles. Was told well saturated signal area. Only get 1 to 2 bars most of the time. Live in one story house and get same signal out front in the driveway. Pretty sad when you have a cell phone bill well over $200 month. (2 Samsung S3) and have to use a land line to make calls. Will report how the range extender works and if it helps I might have to complain about having to pay for it to get the service most everyone else gets.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] annoyingduck:
Your experience mirrors mine exactly. My advise is to test the "new" refurbished device to see if it's better, you'll probably find its not and that it's the same. Send it back and keep your original new one.

I just flashed the new hd radio and I have shown a average 10db increase in signal strength. Most people are reporting hood things with the new radio, thought I'd share.

Sent from my VZW GS3 running Synergy/Trinity/Dark Horse Rises