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[Galaxy S III General] macbrovin:
I'm on giffgaff, and yeah, the prices are phenomenal. But if your not happy with 3s reception, you won't be best pleased if you switch. As you probably know, giffgaff uses O2, and they (along with Vodafone) are the worst provider for signal. I hardly ever manage to make a phone call while out and about without it cutting out. Id study o2's coverage map to make sure your area has coverage before making the jump.

EE or Virgin are your best bet signal wise. Im in the haggeling stages with Virgin atm, and so far, I've got them down to £8 for a 30 day contract, unlimited texts, unlimited data, and 1200 minutes.

As I say, check different networks coverage, then ring round making demands. You'll be surprised what you get if you ask!!
[Galaxy S III General] JJEgan:
Suck it and see buy a tenners worth of credit and see how you get on .

As GiffGaff are O2 it is something i would check first via the coverage maps for O2 network just in case of blackspot where you use the phone .

jje
[Galaxy S III General] ixon2001:
When my Contract ended with T-mobile last year, I switched to Giffgaff & tbh couldn't be happier.

O2's Signal in my area is brilliant 5 bars H+ 98% of the time, even when i was in the remote part of the Lake District i still got a good signal.

I pay £15 per month for 400mins unlimited text & internet, all my smartphones from now on are bought Sim Free, already have the money stashed away for the Galaxy S IV next year. :D:good:
[Galaxy S III General] gsw5700:
Great feedback dudes, I've ordered a free GG simcard, can I realistically use this to determine the strength of the signal as a test before I think about moving (I don't trust coverage maps that much - bad experiences)

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[Galaxy S III General] a67543210:
Yes you can. Please put me as reference so I can earn some points. My user name is a675432100

Thank you
[Galaxy S III General] dave6018:
I have gone from giffgaff to 3 and i have no regrets!! I got sick of outages and poor internet speed
[Galaxy S III General] Galactus:
Yep, try Giffgaff and see what the signal is like. Three have been excellent for me though, £24 a month for unlimited texts and internet plus 900 mins anytime minutes and 5000 three to three minutes, got my galaxy s2 with it for free as well. Sold it when the S3 came out.
[Galaxy S III General] Meemo23:
GiffGaff is awesome Everytime my contract runs out i use giffgaff for awhile, This gives me time till a new device comes out or is released. And the best part is there is no contract to sign. You top it up every month on your own term. So if you don't top up then no minutes which is fine with me.

Best part is you always get Unlimited data. But be aware that they do not take kindly if you tether and download torrents and etc. You will have you sim suspended and ordering another one to your address is hard. Unless of course you email them an apology letter and say you will never do it again. Then they will give you a second chance.

Lol why do i know this because i was the one who tethered all day and downloaded 129.9GB worth of data LMAO!!

Other then that their price plans are awesome ranging from 5 to 20quid i prefer the £20 one as i need the minutes..

Signal is awesome for me no drops we always get full bars here in UK/London or east London where i live. Never had an issue with signal..
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
I don't think I could go with GiffGaff after this, but £20 and a fair usage policy and no tethering?
[Galaxy S III General] Meemo23:
Nope you can tether but if you do too much they will send you a horrible email lol.. Then your sim gets blocked out. You can download 30gb they won't say anything i do that all the time but after 30gb i think they get suspicious.. But it is my fault at that time i didn't have net at home i was waiting for my bt package to arrive. And i watch alot of films and tv shows plus i upload 24/7.. Seeing it was unlimited i took advantage. So you can't really blame giffgaff. They do not offer you a service for you to connect to your pc and use it like normal internet. You're slowing everyone down. Well at least that is what they told me..
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
But if they cut your sim off at all its not an unlimited connection, I'm actually surprised they are allowed to do that. If your gonna call it unlimited make sure it's unlimited no charges, cut off or throttle if your gonna do any of the above its actually limited even if it's 30GB its still a limit.
[Galaxy S III General] Meemo23:
Very true i was surprised my self when i got the email and my sim was blocked. They did unblock it after i apologized. To be honest i cannot be bothered to argue with them. As i know i won't be right. Unlimited means unlimited period no point restricting it then calling it UNLIMITED makes no sense..
[Galaxy S III General] Tomo1971:
To be fair to giffgaff it does say 'unlimited mobile web' that means it's unlimited data for use on your phone. It then says tethering is not allowed.

Dont think that they are hiding anything

Sent from my Samsung Note II.
[Galaxy S III General] Meemo23:
Fair enough..
[Galaxy S III General] gsw5700:
Can I topup with say £10 and try it out, then if happy, transfer my current phone number and goto a monthly contract?

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[Galaxy S III General] macbrovin:
You can transfer your number no problems, but giffgaff are pay as you go only. Although, I top up via direct debit on the 1st of every month, so it works kind of like a 30 rolling contract.

Giffgaff have been quite lenient with me. I've taken the piss on many occations, but as long as its not constant, I don't think they really care. I've never had a snotty email, even though I've used stupid amounts of data. Exceeding the limited day after day is bound to raise eyebrows regardless of network. Even 3's all you can eat data plan has a fair usage cap, and speeds are significantly reduced if you go over board too often.
[Galaxy S III General] DjeMBeY:
Last year I've used a GG and it sucks!!! My sim got suspended after 3 weeks of using, tethering was a problem, I haven't used much data but they blocked me anyway. Speed is very slooow and 3G coverage not so great but O2 is upgrading nerwork to DC-HSPA+ so maybe next year they'll come close to Speeds on 3UK. They already have DC up and running in many places!!! Never had such a problem with speeds or tethering with 3UK. FYI 2G coverage doesn't exist and that's why they have week indoor reception. For £25/pm you can get One Plan SIM only with ultrafast&unlimited internet..

3 is winner to me!!
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
Three have no fair usage, I have never been hit by any and I don't know anyone who has. Unless you can link me to a number of GBs the you can download then get throttled this will be my view.

They do throttle P2P file sharing but it's not bad at all, peak times I can get over 100MB torrent speeds and on my BT which does the same I get almost no torrent speed at all
[Galaxy S III General] Dr.Paul:
I am on three with tethering on my iPhone 5 and I get phenomenal speeds in Bath where they have activated the DC-HSDPA network - sadly DC-HSDPA isn't available on my S3.

I've just tested it now and I get 24.22MBs down, 2.64 up and a ping time of 47ms. Doubt you can get close to that on GG....
[Galaxy S III General] Meemo23:
It's a good thing i bought up the tethering problem.. Now we can see real unlimited vs Lies from GG..
[Galaxy S III General] DjeMBeY:
Great speeds!!! You'll need to upgrade your S3 to S3 LTE if you want to use it on DC-HSPA+ ;)
[Galaxy S III General] dazza7111:
£10a month is limited to 1GB I'm sure? Ps on giffgaff. I'm 3 wife is giffgaff and when we are travelling out and about her coverage is crap and mine much better but in the house 3 not very good? But use wifi then. But at work I can watch YouTube videos no problem on 3. could not do that on giffgaff
[Galaxy S III General] Pard0ned:
I'm on three myself. They only say you are limited by how much you can physically download in one day. Equates to something around 1000gb per month. It's on their website. click here for more information
[Galaxy S III General] Havok316uk:
I wouldnt bother with giff gaff. Its unbelievably slow in the UK
[Galaxy S III General] Meemo23:
How much do you top up on three to get Unlimited data i might try it out later this week...
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
On PAYG I think it's £15 and buy the all in one 15 add on however this doesn't allow tethering, only the one plan does.
[Galaxy S III General] gsw5700:
Just got my GG sim, speed from home is 7.5Mb down and 3Mb up ! This beats 3 network. Next test is driving to work (40 miles) where I get no signal for about 10 miles...

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[Galaxy S III General] dave6018:
I was on giffgaff for three years and there is nothing wrong with it!!! Just let down by the o2 network which is slow! ! Im now on three signed up for a 12 month contract and im finding a novelty getting a h signal in most areas
[Galaxy S III General] jonny68:
I'm with Giff Gaff, in the UK too but hardly use it, but mores to the point surely this post belongs in the off topic section.
[Galaxy S III General] MSRemmert:
Have you considered a Tesco Sim Only contract?

They've got an awesome offer on at the moment. £10 a month, 1 month rolling thing with 500 mins, 5000 texts and 1GB of data. Plus they offer capping so you can't go over your tenner and they use O2s network.
[Galaxy S III General] DjeMBeY:
7.5Mbps it's not much compared to 24Mbps on Three in my place... :D

Beat this and than you can say "GG beats 3UK"...
[Galaxy S III General] MattBooth:
No need to try GiffGaff, just go on O2's signal checker.

We had it for a week, me and the mrs. Wasted £10 because the coverage was crap in my area. Three were much better.
[Galaxy S III General] evoGage:
GiffGaff is very good for the money (depending on coverage) but for me I get better three coverage where I live. 12Mbit indoors and up to 20 sometimes in the city.
[Galaxy S III General] Htc_One_X:
I have just today moved to GiffGaff, From T-mobile and couldnt be happier, signal is vastly improved,2g & 3g speeds are well dependent on where i am :/ and well for £12 ultd texts,web and 250 mins and i got £5 free credit. Go for it matey.
[Galaxy S III General] gsw5700:
Getting 7mb download speed from home and work but more importantly, my signal only dropped once on way to work for about 10 seconds. I lose my signal with three on way to work (40 miles) for about 15 miles. Initially it appears I get better

coverage overall but slower downloads (but still fast enough at 7Mb) will keep testing

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[Galaxy S III General] Tones1971:
Thinking of doing the same. Sick of giffgaff constantly changing their prices and internet allowance. Plus there is zero customer support. Are you finding 3 to be good coverage??
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
Three has good coverage the only problem is in a lot of places they have poor building penetration in my area for example outside I have a full signal, the second I go indoors it drops to 1or 2 bars.
[Galaxy S III General] gsw5700:
Same story coming back from work via a route I normally lose a signal for 10-15 miles on Three. Had a 2g signal all the way (mostly gprs 55kbs) found that you can't use Google navigation on cached Google maps :(

You can calculate route before journey but need 3g data signal to recalculate.

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[Galaxy S III General] gsw5700:
Well, going to continue to use 3, gg have a good 2g signal but 3g coverage is very poor (cities and towns mainly). I have a 3g phone and need data whilst traveling so will stay on 3.

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[Galaxy S III General] macbrovin:
I think you've made the right choice! :good:
[Galaxy S III General] Nick Fury:
I have personally been on both 3 and Giffgaff.

I will admit that i had better speds on Giffgaff.

But if you go over there fair usage policy then they completely cut your internet off and have to request for it to be put back on.

Where as with 3 there are no limits on there data plan so that winnit for me.

Now i am on T-mobile and never switching off the network as they provide me with both Great speed and No data limits.

On a side note, Virgin or now doing a great deal on payg, if you are on the 'big plan' then you get unlimited internet(including tethering) with mins and txts for just £10 which is a great deal. But ive never used it myself so i wouldnt go there myself.

But your decision to stay with 3, in my opinion is the right choice.
[Galaxy S III General] mancuk29:
Three are completely unlimited and don't slow you down .. Also you can tether . I know someone who uses in xs of 100gb per month and three don't complain . They are the only uk Network who's unlimited is unlimited

I have been on three since they started and now they are the best uk Network

I have a note 2 non lte and get 18mb download .... I only struggle at home inside my house but connect to my wifi so not an issue

Give them a try £15 unlimited data is awsome

http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Phones/Truly_unlimited_internet_all-you-can-eat_data
[Galaxy S III General] gsw5700:
Thanks for feedback folks. Just found out that roaming is mega expensive on gg. Three it is.

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[Galaxy S III General] TheCraig:
I use Three, I was on Giffgaff for like 3 days and finally got pissed off with its crappy over priced thingys...
[Galaxy S III General] mancuk29:
Good choice
[Galaxy S III General] chriscolden:
Not personally been on giffgaff however was on the o2 network for the last 10 years. I found them an ok network, but remember giffgaff won't get preferential usage. They are just a virtual provider.

I switched to three just recently and I'm very happy with my service. I pay for the one plan and really do get my money's worth. Most months I will use between 4-5Gb of data with fairly good download speed.

Not the most in-depth review but I hope I've helped.
[Galaxy S III General] kevz65:
Giffgaff user here in london. I can't get more than 4mbps on h+ which sucks. But decent coverage.
[Galaxy S III General] Demolition49:
OP - i couldnt agree more with this ^ Dont move away from three, i was on giffgaff for a year myself and the outages, website issues and other stuff got very very tiresome!

Plus if your a heavy internet user like me, which you probably are with a smartphone, there are stories of people using alot of internet on giffgaff suddenly being throttled and/or banned... under a whats meant to be truely unlimited... also the coverage and speed i get with three are TONS better!

I cannot stress enough stick with three :) .... (its nice to download large apps wherever i am and not worry about internet caps)

the plus side to giffgaff is basically referrals, if you keep referring people its very cheap or even free.... but for me three is the way to go xD

Hope this helps.
[Galaxy S III General] kevz65:
Fastest Giffgaff speed test:
[Folio 100 General] basix86:
Hello,

I had a Folio100 with folioMod.

Today I have installed CM10 A2 then A3,A4 and A5.

The tablet works very well but i can't enter in recovery mode,

if i reboot and select reboot to recovery the tablet crash.

Can you help me to correctly install the recovery?

I have read step by step the guide,

but when i send fastboot command i have this error:

Failed to process command getvar:max-download-size error(0x2)

,

I have found the same problem and solution on this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2015141.

I have replaced the fastboot command with

fastboot -u -S 0 flash linux recovery*.img

.

Best regards.
[Folio 100 General] basix86:
To solve this error:

Failed to process command getvar:max-download-size error(0x2)

,

I have executed the fastboot from windows and not from linux (MintDe).

Now I have try to reflash recovey without success.

The CM10 boot correctly but the recovery don't works.

If I press at the boot Power+VolUp, the tablet ignore the command ad normally boot the CM10.

The only solution to run the recovery is boot fastboot and send the command:

fastboot boot recovery-cwm-CM10-A3.img

I suppose there is the corrupted partition table on memory.

Can you help me to check and solve it?
[Android General] Ynnah:
Okay so I have looked everywhere, including chinese websites for root. I have found no English ones that have worked but I have found chinese ones. Honestly I'm too scared to try some chinese root on my phone as I really can't afford bricking it.

Does anyone know of a known method of rooting this phone?
[Android General] elsolo00:
thanks.

keep it up
[Android General] NIMBAH:
Have you tried the usual ones? Superoneclick, gingerbreak etc. ?
[Android General] Death_Comes_Slow:
How to Root Coolpad Quattro 4G from Metro PCS

Rooting Directions:

*I WILL NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE SHOULD ANYTHING GO WRONG!!!

THIS COULD BRICK YOUR PHONE

OR CAUSE DATA LOSS. AS ALWAYS WHEN ROOTING, FLASHING, ETC. ANY PHONE; BACK UP ALL YOUR DATA FIRST. READ ALL DIRECTIONS FIRST.*

1. Download "Framaroot.apk" you can download here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2130276

2. From your Coolpad's homescreen press Menu->Settings->Applications check the box next to "Unknown sources" then click on "Development" check the box next to "USB Debugging.)

3. You will need to place Framaroot onto your SD Card. Either download it using your phone or transfer onto your phone from a computer using a usb cable.

4. Use any file manger(available on Google Play Store by searching) to install Framaroot.

5. Open Framaroot and use the first option "Install Superuser" then click where it say's "Gimli". The process should only take 1 or 2 seconds

6. Reboot device either by pressing a holding down power button and choose "restart" or pull your battery out and put back in then press power.

7. Download "Root Checker" from the Google Play store.

8. Once you are back on your home screen open "Root Checker" and run the application. This will let you know if you have root access or not. Done!

Again; do this at your own risk. And as always; there is a chance that your phone might be get ruined, bricked, wiped, explode, etc. by trying this. Follow the directions and be careful. Here are some links that might be of use; One for framaroot (same as above) and one for the Windows drivers for this phone:

1) Framaroot: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2130276

2) Coolpad Quattro 4G Windows Drivers .exe: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/77601091/5860E_driver_setup.exe

Happy Rooting!

P.S. Has anyone found any Custom ROM's for the Coolpad Quattro 4G from Metro PCS? Jelly Bean would be great, or even a Custom ICS Port would be really cool.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] UserNamer:
I do an awful lot of traveling, which means an awful lot of rental cars. At home I use a Pro-Clip system for my Note 2, but haven't found anything that is easily packed and easily transferable from rental car to rental car. I would rather have a vent mount solution than a "windshield suction cup" or a "weighted bean bag that rests on the dash".

Anyone have experience with a solid, small, easily-packed vent mount/clip that will accommodate the Note 2?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] URPREY:
I have one that mounts into my CD player slot. Universal and works wonderfully. About $30 on Amazon

Sent from my VZW Note II
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] sweets55:
Just ordered the CD one for 17 bucks. Won't ship til 21st though. I tried a vent mount from Radio Shack that was on clearence but didn't work right with my vents.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2028500
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] URPREY:
Cool. I used to use ProClip mounts but I switch phones so frequently that I had to stop doing that. I've been using one for about 6 months and it's been great

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[Galaxy Note II Accessories] UserNamer:
Looks good, but a little bit bulkier than I'd like. Ideally it would be something that fits easily into the outside pocket of my computer bag with minimal fuss. I hadn't thought about a CD-slot holder, thanks for the pointer. I'm not sure it's a workable solution for me, though, as not all my rentals have a CD slot in the dash. I'm almost tempted to grab a couple of design engineers and put up a Kickstarter for something sturdy that folds credit-card thin and hooks into the vents. =)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] flaring afro:
Pics? And is that a T/A or a Firehawk? Hard to tell from your avatar but the nostrils look bigger.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] URPREY:
Sure I'll grab some. It's a Firehawk. I'm glad somebody knows the difference!

Sent from my VZW Note II
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] flaring afro:
Alright thanks. And I have a red '98 Trans Am (not a WS6) with the 6 speed. I'm jealous. imo the WS6 hood should have looked like the Firehawk's as it fits the curves of the car better.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] URPREY:
Here are a couple pics I snapped this morning.

Sent from my T-Mo SGS3
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kamileon:
I use this mount as well and love it. No vibrations, and it fits the phone with my flip case on it. Also holds the Note 2 in landscape as well. The price is perfect but I would have paid twice as much for it.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gravi':
Is it possible to install the Adobe Flash Player (10.3, or even 11) on CM9/10 roms ?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rasa.kh:
No . Because ICS and up needs 11 that doesn't support ARM-6
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] W4rp3r:
alternative to flash?

Is there any alternative? HTML5? and app?

Warper
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] urhideless:
There’s no way to turn it off? Holding it for options.. Nothing. Not even Google play option

Any help would be appreciated,

Thank you.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] urhideless:
Any help?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
You mean the service that scans for new media on the device? That has nothing to do with sync
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] urhideless:
This is how the menu normally looks like. [THIS IS NOT MY DEVICE]
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] urhideless:
Come on guys, this is killing my battery.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IINexusII:
what are you talking about? just untick whatever you dont want to sync? media server is seperate from your google stuff.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] urhideless:
It's the Google Play Music Sync.

techsplurge(dot)com/13494/google-nexus-4-mediaserver-battery-drain-problem-solution/
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bleys121:
If you read further down this only is a fix if there is a media server issue if not using a media player...

It seems to be the consensus in the xda community that it media server issue is related to corrupted media files, be it images or music. However I don't think this is the case.

I have the issue only when playing my sd card music from a music player like power amp. It doesn't happen when not using it. I turned off all scanning within the app and it is still happening. I think this is a 4.2 issue... I deleted all of the files on my SD card then resynced and it's still happening! This was not an issue with the same EXACT content on the galaxy nexus. Can anyone help fix battery drain issue!?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kzoodroid:
Could be a poweramp issue if its not optimized for 4.2 so stop using poweramp and try something else. And is it really a battery drain? I have poweramp installed, mediaserver uses about 16% but its had no effect on my battery life. I also didn't have this issue when poweramp wasn't installed and I used google music, mediaserver then was a minimal % but I had the same battery life. I just switched to mixzing and will see if mediaserver is still as active. I'm thinking it's poweramps widget causing the issue.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bleys121:
I'm not sure what you mean by "is it really draining your battery". It has a higher consumption than screen on battery stats... I've never known battery stats to be incorrect as far as actually draining battery. I don't think you notice it because you might not listen to music as much as I do. I usually listening to it all day on and off at work. Battery is noticeably less when media server issue is rampant.

Also still showing up with Google music as the music player on SD card music.