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[Galaxy S III General] VulguM:
Were you seriously hoping the SGSIII to be the last phone ever?
[Galaxy S III General] KMino:
Not really, but am pissed I'm on a contract and the SGS 4 shall be out in March/April 2013. 14 months before this contract runs out!

Might put away $2 per day in the cookie jar and sell this then and buy it outright..

Swyped on GT-I9300 - XXDLIB - Siyah kernel - JKay & Thunderbolt tweaks.
[Galaxy S III General] Silenus21:
Sell yours and get the new one.

I debated against the qualcom with more memory of the exynos quad.

Exynos quad won.
[Galaxy S III General] Geordie Lad:
If I wanted a phone that never changes and hardly ever improves I'd buy a freaking iPhone, but I have more than half a brain and knew this was gonna happen the day they announced no LTE and only 1gb ram on international i9300.
[Galaxy S III General] planetf1:
It's the nature of technology... can happen with anything
[Galaxy S III General] Fearxpc:
i think it's normal today :silly:

But here in germany LTE starts very slowly... so it comes with the next phone (~2years) for me maybe ;)
[Galaxy S III General] Mike Blitz:
Because they couldn't put LTE and the S4 in the phone at the time, only when developing the note 2 they realised the solution to use it.
[Galaxy S III General] Simonetti2011:
I share your disappointment and anger, and I too feel cheated out of several hundred dollars.

I kinda lost my trust in Samsung. I could buy a Note II, but what if I wait 3-4 months and Samsung releases a revamped version of it? No way! I am never buying another Samsung device so close to launch anymore.
[Galaxy S III General] Kiahnlliya:
Yeah, if you're pissed about this, the next phone you buy should be made by one of the companies that don't release improved versions and/or newer better phones in the future... Because, you know... There are a lot of those companies, for example... uh... hmm... let's see... well I can't think of any right now but I'm sure there are some, because it sounds like a great business model and all.
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
I can think of one.....Apple! :D
[Galaxy S III General] Kiahnlliya:
Well, touché, kind of... But they do release newer, more shiny devices every year that cause people to get itchy for an update too.

I do get your humor and your underlying point, my own point (as I'm sure you also know) is just that every company does this. No company will ever release a phone and then be like "well guys, this is it - this phone is so good that we won't make another one now for three years", which is what some people seem to be expecting... :eek:
[Galaxy S III General] jetbruceli:
I almost sold my SG3 to collect funds for a note 2 but then I thought about it, Why? I love this phone, there is nothing wrong with it, its fast and has tons of support. I know tomorrow there will be like 5 more devices that may have better specs and do more but I will stick with my i9300 for a year or so, at least till the SG4 comes out, I am not going to jump ship as soon as a new phone comes out,

Maybe they will make an i9310 with 1.6 quad core and mali 400mp with slightly higher clock speeds!!
[Galaxy S III General] Kiahnlliya:
I'm with you on this. Also it's important to remember that the next big thing will also have its own problems! It won't be without faults and annoyances! No matter whether it's Samsung, Apple, HTC, LG or Nokia, they ALL have things that are annoying, things that are buggy and weird.
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
totally agree, I must admit to being dumbfounded by this "sense of entitlement" attitude that prevails now.

I bought my device knowing full well in a matter of months it wouldn't be top of the tree anymore.

What I don't understand is that it seems to be the younger people who have this sense of entitlement, when they are the ones who are tech savvy enough to know the rate of change in the world of technology.

If you want to keep up, then save up, escape from two year contracts and buy the phone outright and freedom is yours.

Anyone would think that those moaning were forced into doing something.

Comes down to taking responsibility for your own actions at the end of the day. Kind of old fashioned concept it seems nowadays. :D
[Galaxy S III General] Geordie Lad:
My only problem is if the S4 isn't that much better than S3 I'm expecting to keep my i9300 for 2 years, and by then we should have 4G in UK so I am gonna be really pissed off then that I will have to upgrade.
[Galaxy S III General] yiannisthegreek:
Everyone here flaming at my OP is missing my point completely and IF you would look at my signature you would see that I ALWAYS move on to the next best thing when it comes out and of course realize that new devices come out all the time... Ive owned all 3 SGS's, 2 Nexus devices, 2 Tablets, Windows Phones, etc, etc, etc...

My POINT is that this phone is not even 6 months OLD yet and this NEW device is an SIII NOT an S4 or an S5, etc...

I can appreciate that they may have figured out some new things while building the Note II and to the person that mentioned that... Thank You...
[Galaxy S III General] Mullicious:
I am not mad. I made the purchase of my SIII in full knowledge that I would be getting the GT-I9300.

I can see your point though.

Personally 4G is not important for me, I'm on contract with T-Mobile (EE) and yea, they are releasing it soon, but when I do use my mobile internet, I get on average around 6 meg. That's more than fast enough to do anything. Hell, I've even used it to tether my laptop to watch films on Netflix. (As I was at my parents house, and they have atrocious D/L speeds.)

I do however believe this device needed 2GB of RAM to begin with. Surely it can't cost THAT much extra to Samsung if they had opted for that? I understand the GT-I9305 needs more RAM due to the 4G, but it will obviously not use a whole 1GB. So the device will be more responsive. But I bought it for what it is. I'm not pissed off that they released something better 6 month later. I wanted a new phone back when I bought my S3, it was the best IMO.

The next generation of phones are going to be power-houses. I may even get an HTC. My first ever smartphone was a HTC Hero, then a HTC Desire HD, then an SII. It's what got me into Android so I think I'd like to try the next iteration, if they're equally matched.
[Galaxy S III General] Tomatoes8:
Not at all. I would be pissed if the GS3 got delayed for 6 months just to add an extra gig of ram and LTE though. In fact, I probably never would have purchased it with the Qualcomm Quadcore S4 pro handsets coming out soon and maybe even the Exynos A15 rumors for the Nexus 10.1.

So Samsung made the right choice. Besides, 6 months is a long time. Half a year at a job is great for your resume for example. Another example is it's only 11 months between the iphone 4s and iphone 5. Not to mention the Lumia 900 to the 920 is even worse.

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Wouldn't it be worse if it was an S4? lol

Besides, the S2, S2 LTE, S2X, S2 HD LTE were all released in relative proximity to each other. Didn't bother me then, doesn't bother me now. I might be pretty pissed off if I had a POS like the One X still and the One X+ came out. The i9300 was the best phone until this GS3 variant and the Note 2 so 6 months of leetness is fine by me. I knew I would never have the year of leetness I had with the GS2 ever again because people are catching up now.
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
I feel Samsung shafted us they should have released it with 2 gig but for some reason they didn't..there's a galaxy s3 mini being released soon it will not be funny if it get 2 gig
[Galaxy S III General] yiannisthegreek:
Ya... It woild be worse if it WAS the S4 only months after but I think my actual point is that I bought the International version of this device because I wanted the Quad Core version and not a dumbed down 2 core LTE version like my carriers sell and now there is essentially a BETTER International version of the device that I just spent $700 on like 2 months ago. Had I known that this new one was only a couple months away I may have waited but there was ZERO mention of this new device (here in Canada at least) and that is why I feel kinda ripped off cause here in Canada we DO have working LTE networks.

Maybe my real gripe is that fact that there was no mention of this device... Ahhh well... I really do love my SGSIII anyways but it still kinda erks me...
[Galaxy S III General] Sword Fish:
The only thing that pisses me off is we can't get a version that will work on North America's LTE frequency!!
[Galaxy S III General] Geordie Lad:
It does seem like Samsung have been taking some lessons in greed from Apple by deliberately leaving out features so people are more likely to buy a slightly upgraded version.

I mean I'm sure most of us have taken the piss out iPhone owners for buying a phone that's barely any better than the last, but look at some of us whining about an extra 1gb of ram or 4G most of us probably won't use until next year, or the Note 2 which apart from screen size really isn't that much better than S3.
[Galaxy S III General] deliciousqt:
meh. theres always gonna be better phones that come out.

and speaking of LTE, i wouldnt mind trading my US version for the international version. i have LTE turned off cause that drains my battery like no tomorrow :(

this thread made me sad cause now i noticed the wake up lag! </3
[Galaxy S III General] dave_uk:
Wow, there is some patronising, generic bull**** being posted on this thread.

It is possible to appreciate the commercial realities of the mobile tech business whilst also feeling slightly put out by the prevailing trend for releasing devices that are almost identical but for incremental but fundamental improvements. It is not coincidence that this leaves the end user feeling irritated that their new phone is obsolete almost immediately - that is the whole point. It is an insidious practice and is not excused by the fact that "it's a business" or "they need to make a profit". I think you'll find they're making a fair bit of money already. Apple, one of the worst culprits, is now the world's most valuable company and has grown so very rich as a result of practices just like this.

In this particular case, I think the OP has every right to feel aggrieved that if he likes his phone but wants to use LTE a mere 4 months after its release, he can purchase (for another few hundred £) the exact same device with that capability.

What's really absurd is that we have all accepted this as a fact of life, not that someone should complain about it. No, Samsung are not really any worse than anyone else but that does not change the fact that fanboy-ism is a really bizarre way for consumers to respond to what is basically a stitch-up of which we are all the victims.

It is not the OP that needs to "buy an iPhone" but all those sheep offering the same old tired criticisms of anyone who dares question Android/Google/Samsung, without actually exercising the power of independent thought...

/rant
[Galaxy S III General] eggman89:
The only way I could be jealous of I9305 is if I was married to I9300 .
[Galaxy S III General] GR36:
not 100% samsung.

at the time of development there wasnt any quadcore LTE soc, so they did the right thing. htc did the same with the one x.
[Galaxy S III General] speedyjay:
I dont need 2gb's of ram and 4g....4g is just an excuse for you to use all your usage quicker through bragging about it :p
[Galaxy S III General] AbuYahya:
FAO Samsung reps

The problem is not development of hardware but rather it's staggered release changing a few components only.

If they are going to do this then very early announcement of intended products is needed to avoid disappointment.

Also rapid turnover of products prematurely depreciates earlier models which in turn has its benefits (cheaper for consumer) and disadvantages (little prestigious value for both producer and consumer. Consumer loyalty lackens).

I personally think the producer harms itself by manufacturing similar products within short succession for the same intended user.
[Galaxy S III General] Arsaw:
Another 6months i9305 will be obsolete too. So like it or not, this trend will continue forever. Just enjoy the phone.
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
So if 2 gig made your phone faster and smoother you still wouldn't want it
[Galaxy S III General] demlasjr:
Come on....the 2 gigs is not making your phone faster and smoother, just let you do more multitasking without redraws. Even with 10 apps opened and used in the same time I still have 130-150 mb free. The power stays in the CPU.

Why you guys need more power into a smartphone, when we (all) use only 5% of it ? We have quad-core, but using only 1-2 cores at 10-20% usage. Why we need 2 gb of ram when we are using only 100 mb (aprox.) with our apps. Even if you open 50 apps (which is impossible) you will never have those 2 gigs (1.6 GB) busy. RAM wasted !
[Galaxy S III General] dave_uk:
The benefits of an extra 1Gb of RAM may be arguable. The benefits of much faster data transfer rates are not.
[Galaxy S III General] AbuYahya:
Large apps or even OS like Linux would run smoother with 2 GB of ram.

And we wouldn't have to delete so much bloatware.

Less redraws is more smooth and faster.
[Galaxy S III General] GR0S:
this is my last samusng device, they creating over9000 devices per mounth, denying our warrnties, putting broken displays. My next device will be quad krait core nexus, with google love for 3 years.

2gb of ram is cool anyway, but who runs more tham 3-4 apps at same time? With kies removal, android with touchwiz, widgets, background daemons only consumes ~400 mb.
[Galaxy S III General] dezborders:
I'm sure it's already been said... but why are you feeling "a bit put out"?

you bought the top of the range (6 months ago) Samsung handset - arguably the BEST android handset available on the planet at the time.

Apart from LTE (which requires hardware changes) the I9300 is STILL the BEST android handset on the planet IMO :)

Assuming you knew LTE was launching in your country you still chose to buy the I9300 despite it not being LTE compatible. Seems to me Samsung have no case to answer. You made your choice you paid your money.

As for the 2GB vs 1GB of ram it's neither here nor there as 1gb is plenty for Android 4.x

I'm perfectly happy (in UK) with my I9300 and incidentally 3.5G networks can reach almost the same 30MB+ data transfer rates so i am not actually that interested in LTE at present. did you know also that LTE is a DATA ONLY system so voice calls will have to be handled differently by the networks? Seems to me it would be wise to wait 12 months to see how LTE develops.

Enjoy your i9300 m8 it's got plenty of life left in it ... :)
[Galaxy S III General] cassinni:
I bought my daughter the 9300.

I will buy myself the same.

The 9300 is 460€. The 9305 lte is 750€!!

Its way too early for a lte phone in germany.

I am actually the only 1 happy because its gone force the price

Of the 9300 down :)
[Galaxy S III General] Slackflash:
... Quite same for me- though i do not live in Germany - at my place LTE starts to spread from very early 2013.

By then. at the end of 2013 i assume my S3 9300 will be already almost 19 months old - with some scratches, some accidental fall downs. At that time we will talk maybe an S4 maybe with LTE etc.

In my opinion this newcomer the 9305 will be of use for not so many (for a long while) in Europe
[Galaxy S III General] Zabalba:
If you jimmies are really that rustled you can always sell your phone and pay the difference to get the new one.

When the I9305 was announced I was also a little green. Mostly because now AT&T removed me from my unlimited data plan and if I'm going to pay the same amount for data I might as well get the LTE. However there is one thing you should think about. The support on this phone model is going to be unrivaled for sometime to come.

What it really boils down to is the maximum support XDA has to offer for this device vs. LTE.

The 2 gigs of ram is a non issue.

ps stop Q_Qing
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
take a look at the i9305 its is smoother and faster so why is it...i want to no its nothing to do with the 2 gig is it ive got 4 gig in my pc and dont use them all is it getting wasted..all the people who say its nothing to do with the 2 gig prove it
[Galaxy S III General] projectsome:
Nope, I got the 9300 on a seperate contract. upgraded to the 9305 on my main network then sold my 9300 for £300 a few days ago.
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
is it smoother and faster then the i9300
[Galaxy S III General] cassinni:
You said you had the s1 then the s2 and now you got the s3.

You complain that 6 months After the s3 came out the 9305 dropped

But in 6 months you'll buy the s4.
[Galaxy S III General] quattro_rs:
The main issue is that Samsung could have made the s3 better from the get go but didn't simply because there where no real competitors they just had to beat the Hox with its crippled kernel thanks to nvidia.
[Galaxy S III General] speedyjay:
But 2 gigs isnt gonna make my phone faster or smoother....just gonna offer a better multitasking experience which to quite honest....i couldnt give a monkeys toss about because i almost always have 400mb of free ram which i struggle to use and unused ram is wasted ram....
[Galaxy S III General] frankatboy:
I'm more than happy.

I wanted the i9300 and I got the i9300.

It does what I want it to do and LTE/4g

will be a long time coming for my part of the UK, so what the i9305 has to offer

will be of no use to me
[Galaxy S III General] yooman:
Whats your problem. They made a great phone even better. I bought also the 9305 and use the 9300 with a second SIM as a "non public" phone and i am for sure not pissed about it.
[Galaxy S III General] dave_uk:
Another small point. The fact that you don't see any benefit in or have any use for an extra gig of RAM or a 4G data connection (almost everyone saying this won't have used a 9305 or 4G and is therefore taking out of their arse, as we say on this fair isle) doesn't mean there isn't any benefit.

Definitely no danger of an intelligent nuanced debate about dubious commercial practices breaking out here, is there?!
[Galaxy S III General] aZooZa:
Couldn't care less. I have never had a better phone in my life before than the I9300 (and I've had a ton) but I'm off to buy the new Note 2 :D
[Galaxy S III General] wardy01:
It is a phone.......

If you look outside there is a whole world to enjoy . Life is too short to be ranting about a product that would be lost in 3 months or so its life and technology fact.

Regards.

Sent from my GT-I9300.
[Galaxy S III General] graffixnyc:
Thread closed.. Companies do this all the time. It doesnt make it right but they do. I mean just think of the Asus transformer prime.. a few months after it was released they released the infinity. A few months after the GS2 was released on ATT they released the skyrocket. It's just the nature of the electronic industry. Granted, it does seem that now a days electronics get out dated quicker than they use to but it's still the same principle.

Sure you can be pissed about it.. But either suck it up and sell your phone and get the 9305 or stop complaining. I paid $745 for my 32gb 9300. If they release a quad with 2gb of ram and lte in the US then I will just sell my 9300 and pay the difference...
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] sumeshd:
Triangle away updated to 2.0

Now supports note 2..

Big thanks to @chainfire

Complete guide to using it on note 2 by Dr.ketan : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1930418

Use this thread for any bug reporting or troubleshooting..

Chainfire will be notified for the same after the update shows up on playstore..

Or use this global thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] avetny:
good news
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] sahilarora2003:
Done already..big thnx to him..:D

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] sumeshd:
Tested??

Post the results here when u test..
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] sahilarora2003:
Here are the results

If you are on custom rom it cant be 0 because when a custom rom run after reset it agains count +1 so just hv to use before sending it to samsung service centre. No need to use unless you are on stock rom + stock kernel...:)

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] HTCtouchuk:
Nothing to 'test' it reset counter, i had flash count of 3

Job done, Thank you CF
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Chenglu:
N7100's bootloader auto checksum kernel & recovery,if not stock,the count is set to 1.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] stesteste:
I have stock rooted deodexed rom and stock kernsl will this work I am at work with no pcso want conformation thx
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] wonsanim:
I had before a flash count of 4:rolleyes:Now is 0:victory:
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] not-i:
Mine was 83, ha ha. Now reset :laugh:
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] stesteste:
Now I have set my counter to 0 sucsessfully can I install any rom using cwm recovery without raising counter

And secondly if my counter ever rasies I can nandroid back up to where I am now on stock rooted to se it back to 0

Am I right in thinking this thx
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] sahilarora2003:
If you flash a custom rom it will be +1 but as chainfire said there is an option with auto reset at boot which again sets it to 0.

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] DMax99:
So this should work on my rooted stock right?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] stesteste:
Wheres the reset option button

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[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] sahilarora2003:
Yes. It should work. :D

Open triangle Away and Last option. Your phone will boot and Press vol Up to reset it. :D
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] iakovidis:
Used it for a friend's sgs2 for free(xda) , this time a bought it + superuser pro , to show my appreciation :)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] afilopou:
I think you must combine this thread with dr ketan's guide here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1930418

Sent from the Beast
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] sumeshd:
How??
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] afilopou:
Like adding the specific thread/guide on your first post :)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] the duderino:
So this triangle away does what actually. Is it for guarantee stuff or to flash stock rom again or maybe to activate software update on your custom rom to easily uodate to stock from custom. Sorry im not a noob but coming from htc one x so all different stuff.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] sumeshd:
Same here buddy..

As opposed to hox..here u can completely go to stock for warranty purpose..

When u want to go for warranty use this app and u can get zero flash counter..

When u flash anything that is not "samsung" u will have flash counter in bootloader mode..

This app erases it to 0..
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] the duderino:
Already used the thanks button mate.

So after this the software update menu on the settings will work?

I'm on omega v3 right now.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] afilopou:
First of all what recovery you have?stock or cwm ?

Second if you go to download mode,what is your system status? Official or custom?

In order to have the software update you must have system status official and stock recovery in order the update to be flashed after OTA download

Sent from the Beast
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] the duderino:
I'm on cwm rec. And it says custom not official.

Actually I decided right now I don't need this app.

I only wanted to try stock again cuz it has the best battery time for sure.

Thanks a lot anyway fir your help...