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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Overstew:
Well, if you're looking at getting out of contract with Sprint, the OP's methods aren't very ethical. But I'm guessing he put a Verizon only PRL onto his device and let it download stuff overnight/all day. Thus, Sprint losing money on the deal and Sprint forced to remove this customer. No matter what, it benefits us more since once OP leaves, because Sprint becomes more profitable. ;)

T-Mobile is very nice (at least in my area), but it's not fair to Sprint to use loopholes to get out of contract. If I switch over, it'll be ethical.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] daniel4653:
I'm happy to see this guy leave. More internet for us. But yeah the way he got out of it is horrible. As someone said you signed a contact. Pay the etf or wait until your contract is done.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
The most expensive part is the price of the phone. Sprint loses money from selling you a device (lately the gs3 has been $50 to even free on a 2 yr contract.) This means Sprint makes money from the subsidy of the device from the monthly payments. It's a shame people can't just commit to their contract.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
Yeah the phone subsidies rape the carrier. Sprint lost a fortune on iPhone sales when they started offering it. Somewhere in the neighborhood of a billion dollars it was like 800mil-1.2bil depending on which figures you look at. I think 800mil was the first 1/4 after the release and the 1.2bil was the second half of the year including the first 1/4 after release. Basically 800mil the first 3 months plus an additional 400mil the following 3 totalling 1.2bil in losses for the 2nd half of 2011 after the release of iPhone 4

I like to break stuff! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Stupid part on Sprint
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] daniel4653:
Good part about the buy out happening now
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Not stupid if you look at the bigger picture, most of those sales were to new customers, which means more $$$ for Sprint in the long run...... ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Verizon stock still worth more than Sprint and ATT combined
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Speedin07si:
And still more expensive to the end user.

Sent from a planet far far away.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Way more... me and the wife on an everything unlimited family plan on Sprint pay less than 70 a month... can't say that about Verizon... Verizon doesn't have unlimited and we would pay well over 100 with them... Sprint gives you the best bang for your buck out off any carrier imo... and before someone starts with, but they are so slow... not in my area or any of the places u frequent on a regular basis
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
That your area, everybody not in your area
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Speedin07si:
But everyone has access to coverage maps and even I believe the 15 or 30 day period to test ride sprint.

If you can't figure out your coverage sucks before that "trial" period ends, it's not sprints problem. That's part of the reason why they give you that grace period.

Sent from a planet far far away.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
My coverage all around me is good. My speeds still suck.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Speedin07si:
Should of done more research before accepting the sucky speeds. Speeds probably sucked before you bought the phone.

Or you made the decision to be patient and wait for sprint to do its total network overhaul which takes a tremendous amount of time.

Once again not sprints problem if you knowingly accepted the sucky speed and aren't patient.

Sent from a planet far far away.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Nah you a free sprint rep
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Nah he just knows how to use common sense... if you couldn't figure out your sites sucked within that trial period, it's your own fault for being stuck on a contract with them

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Speedin07si:
Nope, just a hard working average man who has patience and understands what singing my name to a contract means.

Sent from a planet far far away.

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This is whats wrong with society, people have no honor. People think its ok and never think twice about screwing over companies and other people.

Sent from a planet far far away.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
Oh? My fault? Sprint used to be good here. Now they suck. How am I to blame for this? They hoped to offload all of the customers onto wimax and since there's little to no wimax here, the speeds have dropped tremendously.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
I have no problem with my service, but I'm sure not gonna be a free sprint rep, you and him need to get Dirty Shrooms to hire you

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Wow
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
I definitely can't complain... http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums...creenshot_2013-02-19-00-53-37_zpse231b08b.png

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Speedin07si:
Did you not make that choice to stay with sprint when you got this phone? You sign the contract knowing you'd only have slow 3G service.

Sent from a planet far far away.

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They wont pay me enough plus I'm happy doing hvac. I just have issues with people who have the chance to change something, And they don't then complain about it and blame everything but themselves.

Sent from a planet far far away.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] edufur:
Yes... Sprint certainly does make a ****load of money off these subsidies. But they also make a ****load without them.... as do any other carrier. The fact that we the people do not make more noise about how we are getting raped out of the gate is beyond me. They (all carriers) have you all believing that if it weren't for those contracts, the cost of the phone is much higher. Think about that for a second. Think about all the electronics you have seen in a store. Do you really believe that an un-subsidized phone should carry a cost of ~ $600? How much do you really think it cost the slave child in China to make it? Probably more like $20 to $40. There are good quality large screen TV's that cost less than $600. And do you think you have to sign up for a contract to get them? NOPE! The bottom line is that the carriers a gaining profit out of the gate and then a hell of a lot more profit with the contract we are locked into. The whole thing is a major scam.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] The Root:
This, ladies and gentlemen, is what we call a false equivalency. A tv won't provide internet or signal. You have to pay a cable company for a subscription. You cannot call with your tv without an outside device providing signal. Wifi only tablets don't cost more than around $500. There is a catering to the contract.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] yankees45us:
Hey, did they let you keep your number?

Sent from my Amazing Galaxy Note 2!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] edufur:
So wait... you really think that the extra comm radio on a phone suddenly pushes it into a manufacturing cost of $500ish?

I would say at best, your argument lends an additional $10 in cost. But you made an interesting point. Tablets. There are many good tablets out there that carry a manufacturing cost of much less than they would have you believe of a smartphone. I can buy a really good tablet that outperforms my phone for about $200.... no contract.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] The Root:
Nope, asshats breaking contracts are what pushes the price. If people actually fulfilled their part of the deal, they wouldn't penalize with high off contract prices. Please read what I'm typing. I'm not being cryptic.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] The Root:
I've already argued "this." Please add something meaningful besides agreeing with a non argument. There was no comparison between a tv and a smart phone
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Smh :shaking:

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] daniel4653:
I've already said that people who force roam to avoid paying etf are the lowest of this society. Thinking you can sign a contract to then go ***** your way out. Sprint should literally say F You when you threaten to go to another company. People, services are not free in this world.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] The Root:
I'm surprised they don't get blacklisted from a contract in the future. Make them get stuck with prepaid only because clearly they can't handle responsibility for their decisions. They probably do this with every company because nothing is perfect and they can't handle it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
I dont have to add ****, he still has a point.

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Ha ha

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Smh, this
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Lol, he had no point at all...

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
Time of contract start = sprint have good 3g speeds.

Time of now (locked in contract.) = sprint has sucky speeds. More customers have obviously come to sprint in my area and thus the speeds have severely slowed down. I cannot dumb this down any further.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
so when your contact is up, move to another carrier, rather simple to figure out for anybody with some common sense

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] The Root:
Was there a stipulation of the contract where they promised to maintain the same speeds? I'm still really missing the point where it deviated from the option where you could have paid more, gone with Verizon or AT&T and had these speeds you imagined for the price they go for. Sometimes my speeds suck. Sometimes they don't. I could have left for T-Mobile for slightly better speeds last contract. Sometimes I'm annoyed I didn't as it's taking a while for NV to get done here. I know the decision I made and I'm sticking it out. When I get really annoyed I do what I did when I was younger and read a book, go to the theater, play a video game. I don't go and spend time trying to break a cell phone contract.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
Well, given the fact that their website advertises an average of 500 kbps- 700kbps made me think they'd maintain the network before it got bogged down. I'll be damned if people tell me its my fault for sprints lack of maintenance. I have good speeds/signal at my house, but its a mobile phone. I don't need those at my home. I need those for when I'm out. You know how sad it is that Pandora struggles to run in my vehicle? We're talking 92kbps sound quality here.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] The Root:
Yes, because advertisements with small print that say "subject to your area" are really, really confusing. That means everyone, right? Btw, I have this bridge I think you'd really like.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
That's an average, that doesn't mean everyone is going to get those speeds... I constantly run at over 2 mbps, so for everyone that gets speeds like I do, there has to be some that get poorer speeds for it to average out to those speeds they advertise... I do understand your frustration, but spending time trying to break your contract is just childish. Stick with it and jump ship when your contact is up

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Your smh nah lots of points

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Go to another company
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
This is why I don't understand why you jumped into the convo. I was quoting Speed insisting that the grace period isn't the best method to know what you're getting yourself into. I've never once said I'd get out of my contract. You're just putting words into my mouth.

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I won't bother with this. I know each carrier has weak spots. My complaints are places where Sprint has lacked with network maintenance. These same places I use to get good speeds. Overtime, they slow down due to congestion. Most carriers upgrade their network. I understand Sprint is upgrading their network but they're taking a really long time to do it. I'm holding out and I disagree with the OPs stance on getting out of contract, but it's a contract on both ends. If Sprint cannot supply me the service they promise, then they cannot charge me an etf as they have broken their end of the contract. Insinuating I'm stupid pisses me off, you know.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
If you don't want others jumping into the convo, don't post it on a public forum... ;)

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Overstew:
I think this thread was an unnecessary one from the start. Can we let it die out, please? This arguing is getting us no where.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
I am sorry. I should have closed this sooner

It has gone wayyyy past the limit.

FNM
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Iloudsan:
Can someone help me with this problem I don't want to remove this awesome rom or is there another rom wuth same features with s note working
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UtkarshGupta:
S note is fully functional on omega at least the 11th version.
[General Questions and Answers] alexng95:
intalling RevoltJB

but halfway screen gone black, using Galaxy Note GT-N7000
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] -pixelfreak-:
hay

i search a app for movie shring what make my movie small

many thanks

Pixelfreak
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Marvlesz:
Shrink? You mean size of file?

There are many applications that will shrink a video file, but you won't get much without a loss in quality. I suggest downloading another version of that movie, maybe encoded as well so you get maximum quality for minimum size.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] -pixelfreak-:
re

no this is a video from my phone with 121 MB

pixelfreak
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jonny Steele:
Hi, im fairly new to the S3, just switched from my Moto Atrix but i seem to be having an issue with the GPS. I used my Atrix for my Car Nav using Google Nav and always set it on my dash, but my S3 will work fine for maybe 10 mins (differs) and then loose signal. Once i restart the phone, it works great again, and then will eventually loose signal.

Ive tried making sure its out in the open, but still cant ever lock. Just bought the phone at Best Buy last week, but i use it everyday for Nav as i drive all over town.

Its running 4.1.1

Any help would be great.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BWolf56:
Do you use any battery saving apps? There could be something making it close the GPS or location access after some time.

When you lose signal, did you try turning off/on your GPS/location access?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
There's a couple fixes you can try in a GPS thread here in the q&a section. Did you manually update it to 4.1.1 after bringing it home?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1995347
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jonny Steele:
Tried that and it worked for the day then went back to loosing signal. I have just today had gps working for 30 mins then in the middle of using it looses signal.

The only way to regain signal is to restart the phone. I'm all stock with att.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jonny Steele:
Lost signal again today during the Nav app. Gps Icon disappears completely, only way to get back it to restart. Then about 4 hrs later, happened again.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
my wife's stock s3 began having gps issues after she updated it to 4.1.1. ultimately, i had her back everything up and then i performed a data wipe (stock recovery), flashed stock firmware in odin, and wiped data/cache in stock recovery again. no problems since. kies' essentially dirty flashing the jb update onto s3's seems to cause problems for many
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jonny Steele:
I'm not sure really what all that meant lol. I bought the phone new and it was stock with JB.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
That means that I would back everything up and reset the phone if you've exhausted all other channels
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jonny Steele:
My wife also bought an S3 a few weeks before me, also has the same issue. Dont think its something wrong with my phone, it must be on all newly bought s3's, at least on att.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
Maybe. What I prayed is what fixed my wife's. Cheers
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jonny Steele:
After a reset, my gps worked great for a week, for hrs at a time, then all of a sudden this week it stopped again. Loosing GPS signal and having to restart the phone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] accrews2001:
I've been having the same issue. GPS will decide to stop working suddenly until I restart my phone. Anyone know why or have a fix? I'm rooted but an on stock Rom & 4.1.1

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
many, many users are having gps-related issues on stock 4.1.1

many are having these issues sometime after performing the update themselves. essentially, any kind of ROM update that does not include a full wipe before install (dirty flashing) can mean that there's a chance it might have a bug here and there. i fixed my wife's gps by:

-having her backup all her stuff

-downloading the stock firmware for her model/carrier (located in the android development section)

-booting into stock recovery to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache

-booting into download mode and using Odin to flash the stock firmware

-booting into recovery again to wipe data and cache

no gps problems since.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jonny Steele:
My phone is all stock and always been stock still with gps issues. Even tried wiping again and still no luck. Sometimes it works for a few days no problem, other days it has issues 3 or more times a day.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
my wifes s3 was stock too. unrooted. what i did fixed her gps.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] accrews2001:
How long has it been since you did that on your wife's phone?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
Probably 6 weeks or so with no gps issues. The gps problems began after the 4.1.1 update via kies. They were intermittent initially but then worse and worse. All good to go now
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] andronald:
Mine works great underground!

Mine.. Underground.. Do you get it?

My SGH-i777, and SGH-S730M usually get decent GPS reading wherever I am.

I try not to use them too much, I am pretty sure that the GPS can kill battery (wasted battery for something I usually don't need).
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] accrews2001:
Interesting. I updated stock via kies first then I loaded the rooted Rom from here. Maybe it all stemmed from my first step.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Zvdo:
I think

I think you should try to uncheck google location services, where gps is. Probably poor support in your area and they messed up.

Thank me :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] TheWhisp:
Haven't anyone had problem like this (or similar) ?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hell_lock:
u fixed it?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] TheWhisp:
[MENTION=4449607]prototype-U[/MENTION]

yes. See: https://github.com/TheWhisp/android...rnal_bluetooth_bluez/0001-fix-Bluetooth.patch
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] bulldog212:
Is there a list somewhere with the DPI that works best for certain apps? I dropped PA many months ago when I moved to Padawan, but now I'm looking to tweak things again with the Jellybeer ROM. I know Gmail and YouTube and even Playstore really benefitted but can't remember which DPI? What other apps? Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] triavq:
I use 220 for everything.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] DARKCHYLDX101:
I like 260. Throws most of my apps into tablet mode. And keeps my lock screen and widgets at a fair size.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] CB620:
I normally do anything from 190-220.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] bulldog212:
Thanks everyone. I've thrown most apps that show info in a list (email, gmail, facebook, etc.) into the 220 DPI group to squeeze way more onto the screen. I couldn't get dual-pane Gmail or YouTube until 213 DPI. Do I have to go even lower DPI on YouTube to get the "3D panel" tablet effect?

Is there a list somewhere of all apps that have different phone vs tablet UI's? I haven't had much "playtime" lately to toggle various DPI's on all my apps so I was wondering if someone had already done the dirty work. :) Thanks again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] CB620:
You need to use this version of youtube:

http://www.4shared.com/android/eJD0zCCB/YouTube_4147.html

And set the dpi to 213 800x1280 and toggle tablet mode.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] 429cj:
I have installed the Official CM10 roms went it went "official", i am having trouble with the in-call volume? also the people on the other end can't hear me either?

Has anyone found a fix for this, it's driving me crazy. I like the CM10 Very much, but i can't use it without being able to hear. I keep going back to DarkRaider 1.5.5 which doesn't have any issues.

HELPPPPPP!!!!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] 429cj:
Reply

I have been looking there, BUT NO ONE has FIXED it yet? That's what i am looking for is the FIX.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] ZeRo2o9:
you obviously didn't read enough then. no it's not fixed it is being worked on. it works just cant raise volume and other callers can hear you. Of course you could always fix it for us :eek:
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] 429cj:
Volume

Do you know if it's a ROM issue, or a Kernel Issue? I've tried a couple of different Kernels with the CM10, and, i thought, it made a little difference? but not sure.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] homeslice976:
could be kernel, could be ROM, could be a combination. we're looking, there is not currently a fix though
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] ZeRo2o9:
we have jb kernels? :confused:
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] 429cj:
Kernels

Yep, there is one out there called "Kernel usb fix cm10". there is another one Called " KangBang Kernel 2.0", there is one built into the PACman rom that can be Fastbooted.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX:
Langbang isn't for JB as far as I'm aware.. and if so could you link me it.? And the USB fix was the default kernel home slice uploaded (I think)
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mg2195:
The kangbang kernel is probably really old...back from when syn was working on cm10

And after that pretty much all the "jb" kernels are 99.9% the same...all based off the same source.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] 429cj:
Kernel differences

The real only differences are the OC. On USB fix one i can OC up to 1512, on the Kangbang 2.0 you can OC up to 2082? i think,

and on the PACman Boot.img you can OC up to 1728.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jtsurfs:
Are you saying you loaded Kangbang 2.0 on your phone with CM10 loaded? The reason I ask is the Kangbang 2.0 was based on ICS so not really setup for JB.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] 429cj:
Yes, i did load Kangbang 2.0 with CM10, everything seemed to be working except WIFI. I couldn't get the WIFI to turn on. But everything seemed to be working?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mg2195:
As I said earlier...when syn was working on cm10 he had a kangbang kernel for jb...that's probably what this guy has