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[Xperia Z General] Ryland Johnson:
What shocks me is the amount of rather siily[/I comments passed about the phone. Examples being finger prints, some guy even moans about the phone getting dusty? Others moan about the water resistant caps etc.

I truly don't understand these consumers? Reminds me when note books came out, they had a 9" monitor so people bought them THEN moaned about the small screen size! :silly:

The Xperia Z is a nice mobile. I am a complete gadget junkie. I find in all these matters its a question of compromise. I own the SGNote also the SGS!!!, I bought the note knowing it to have a huge screen that was the idea. What do I read but complaint after complaint about the size of the screen? The SGS111 is a great mobile, again not perfect the quality of construction in relation to materials is just not acceptable these days. The phone functions very well indeed but looks like something bought on a street market.

The water

resistant

flaps on the Z are there to serve a purpose, if a customer doesn't like the idea then why inflict oneself on the poor phone?

I keep reading utter rubbish about the term 'water proof' Big mistake. Water resistant, like a watch, will have limits. I read one report that a purchaser had used his phone while in the bath and complained that he couldn't use the screen? I am certain some of the customers have a challenged mental capacity and are not half as smart as the phone itself. Makes me ponder if some people need to take an IQ test before they are allowed to own such a phone:o

Again, this phone has glass both back and front. Can anyone in their entire life recall ever being able to touch class and NOT leave a finger print? Absurd comments passed by some people who just do not think before they purchase.

I am happy with my SG Note also the SGS!!!, I just don't like the quality and appearance of the materials used. This is choice as it is with everything we buy. Its all a question of compromise and a little good old fashioned common sense.

As for the next idiot who deliberately takes his phone into the water inside his bath I will drown the moron with my own two water proof hands.

We should open a thread about the most ludicrous statements made regarding such a phone or other gadget. Some of them are incredible..

Regards.
[Xperia Z General] shadstheman90:
I love my phone I have had a few of the Xperia phones since the x10i , in my opinion the xz is a phone to be reckoned with , its sexy and blistering fast , people just like to find faults in things who cares that the angle view is not great this won't stop the phone doing what its good for running the OS the HD screen is the best I have seen so I have not found any probs with this awesome phone , well done Sony keep up the good work :)
[Xperia Z General] Smartphoner:
I just shifted from a SGS 3 and i'm really amazed. This is one hell of a smartphone. It takes your breath away when you first hold it. The OS is appealing and smooth. The battery is not so bad as most of the people keep moaning about. This is the phone I've been dreaming of since I started using smartphones!
[Xperia Z General] shadstheman90:
Loving it need say more !!!! Happy days
[Xperia Z General] decadan1977:
Elegance and hard son of a gun. Can that be used in the same sentence... Of course. Can now. Thank you Sony. The XZ is a design marvel.
[Xperia Z General] lazytomato:
This :good:

Having lost my Xperia S on Wednesday:crying:, I ordered a contract SXZ yesterday. It was on the same price as HTC1 and I was getting more and more doubtful as I read the thread on the forum.....But thank you! I like design, I like the water-proof (dropped my XS in the sink before...it was still fine though)...I like the brand...I like being unique. I'm excited to be amazed now :D
[Xperia Z General] eddietah:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2190558 :good:
[Xperia Z General] must.sayim:
Well ............. I love my zee. there are some bugs but I hope that sony will fix them

I had a S3 and 1X, DNA but the screen of the zee is amazing WITH THE VIEWING ANGLES

the camera : ITS SONY

the design : LUXURY

the speakers : ARE GREAT FOR A WATERPROOF DEVICE

VERY FAST LIKE A LAMBO OR A FERRARI

THE SOFTWARE IS PREMIUM

some small bugs like led notification and wrong stamina mode estimations of time left. AND THATS IT
[Xperia Z General] dexterxda:
I like my XZ

I bought my Xperia Z a week ago and I'm satisfied with it. Didn't want to wait for the HTC One (camera only 4MP) nor the Galaxy S4 (IMO it's ugly). And on top of that I was seduced by the waterproof feature.

- I went to the beach and to the swimming pool with it and took a few pictures (even underwater using Camera Zoom, it's fun)! I even listened to some music underwater, not bad.

- Camera could be better but it's okay for a phone camera (it's certainly not bad).

- Not too many lags, nothing really annoying.

- I like the UI, minimal and pretty (with the possibility to change the theme).

- Battery life is good (better than my galaxy note's). It easily lasts a typical day on a full charge (taking pictures, 30 minutes or more of gaming, some web browsing, text messages, a few minutes phone calls).

Hope we'll have an update to improve the camera performance but I'm not holding my breath. And I don't really care for the 4.2.2 update but I'd like Sony to make sure we get updated to android 5.0 when it's out (and in a timely manner ;) fingers crossed)!
[Xperia Z General] alexpraga:
I have bought an XPZ and its really an amazing piece of technology in a premium package. Finally I have the feeling of owning a smartphone that will support me for a long time (as my sony vaio sz is already doing for several years).

The amazing aspect of the design is its simplicity, pureness of lines, timeless even. I had a XPS before this, a really nice phone but the loose back cover and the light strip was bugging my insides since day 3, I guess.

I don't have any intention to go scuba diving with the Z but it was great to answering a phone call, I was waiting for, while I was showering. Ok, I've closed the tap on the noise.

I'm really happy with it!

PS. : regarding viewing angle, I've just found out that I cannot see the screen for angles above 90 deg. Lol
[Xperia Z General] RoChinu:
XZ

Hellowww fellow XZ owners. I stumbled upon an article just now and thought I'd share this with you guys. For the people who don't feel like checking the link out, in short, the XZ has been the most popular phone of March according to Krusell! On top of that, Sony is featuring 2 sets in the top 5! 1 being XZ and number 5 the XZL. :good: up SONY!

http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2013/04/sony-xperia-z-most-popular-in-march/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+itnewsafrica+(ITNewsAfrica.com)
[Xperia Z General] Johbremat:
My 2 cents...

Gorgeous, monolithic design without any useless flourishes. :victory:

Screen suits me: happy to have "average" (or "below average") viewing angles - and consider as much a feature - as I don't want other people seeing what's on my screen. Blacks aren't as black as my previous handset (Galaxy Nexus) but why would I want to watch a movie on my mobile? :p

Improved socket flap mechanism, compared to those I've encountered in the past. Can't imagine they'll break off anytime soon. Also digging that the phone advises with a popup dialog that a flap is open and may affect water resistant capability. :)

Doesn't matter that it's a Snapdragon S4, rather than the 600 series. Firstly, it's more than adequate (get a computer or tablet if you need the processing power). Secondly, software support for the hardware is so mature than we're guaranteed a raft ROMs and kernels and other goodies that aren't likely to be as robust for new chipsets. That, and Sony support? :good:

Amazing we're seeing so many compatible accessories so quickly as well.

No complaints with the materials used. Imagine if I had a HTC One it'd be dented everywhere by now.

TL;DR: Brilliant handset.
[Xperia Z General] xchasa:
Great phone.

Clear calls.

Fast.

Classy.

Screen is amazing unless you have difficulties holding the phone in front of you properly. Lol.

Camera is fantastic.

Grapes shot taken late afternoon inside with low light. Super auto mode, macro, single shot settings.

With gs4 and HTC One the only real competition until July August Xphone release the choice was easy. My one x was great but QC let it down. HTC One will be the same....

My Gs3 was impossible to see the screen in bright sunlight. Something Australia definitely doesn't lack.

So GS4 amoled=fail for me. Plus their lack of interest towards developers these days nailed it.
[Xperia Z General] xchasa:
Tissue box in pitch black room with same settings.
[Xperia Z General] :
I love the XZ it's just gorgeous!!! It works great and very easy to flash different stock ROMs
[Xperia Z General] mkstevo:
I rather like my Xperia Z.

I've previously had many, many 'phones, including:

The HTC HD Mini. I really liked this one, if only the old Windows Mobile OS had been better supported I'd probably still have it now.

The Sony Arc. I liked the look of this one, but the build quality was rather [very] poor, the plastic body cracked within a week and I sold it.

The HTC Sensation XL. Again I liked the 'phone [still have it] the problem with this one was that the Apple Mac support for the synchronisation software was very poor and once the 'phone was upgraded to ICS it failed to sync with my Mac ever again. With no external storage I struggled to get music/pictures onto or off it.

The iPhone 5. Well at least the synchronisation worked, seamlessly! While I love my Apple Mac and wouldn't change it for the world, I never fell for the iOS in the same way. If it had had 'live' widgets and some more flexibility in the positioning of apps on the home screen I might have stuck with it. One thing that drove me mad was the lack of any 'back' button, only a small thing and perhaps if I'd never had an Android [or Windows Mobile] 'phone it might not have annoyed me so much.

So, what do I like about the Xperia Z? Well while the Sony Bridge For Mac is not very good, failing as often as it works, it does have some external storage which makes it a little easier to get information onto and off the 'phone, and I live in hope that Sony will get Bridge working - eventually... That screen is fabulous. It may not be as instantly bright as my iPhone 5, but it is much more pleasant to view for long-ish periods. It looks stunning, slim depth but large surface area - just what I wanted. Android is so much more flexible than iOS, a vast advantage. I am getting very good battery life so far, I'll be back at work next week and will be able to better judge the battery life, I was getting two days out of the iPhone 5 and fully expect to get that out of a 'phone with almost twice as much screen area.

If I could have a 'wishlist' of things to change? A larger number of icons on the home screen (6 x 5 has been suggested before in this thread and I'd agree with that) and more options to customise the shortcuts on the lockscreen would be a welcome improvement. Put the option to simply underline wrongly spelled words in, without the word suggestion feature above the keyboard taking up screen space. Apart from that? Pretty close to perfect. For now at least...
[Xperia Z General] gusm41:
class

its a stunning phone
[Xperia Z General] _JT:
In reality the screen looks better than what you'd expect after reading reviews, even though black levels should be better.

Love the IP57 classification.

Blazing fast

Nice skin

Like the camera software

Looks really good

Unfortunately the digitizer pattern is só visible that I am thinking of selling it again....never had a phone with a digitizer pattern that was so visible; it almost seems like a permanent background.
[Xperia Z General] Ryland Johnson:
"Selling it again":crying: If you have a problem return it to the store where you purchased it and request a new phone. All mobiles brands have the capacity to make a duff one now and then. Please don't tolerate a faulty phone, get it replaced and it that fails to do the trick demand your money back.

Some time ago I purchased the Nexus S and it had several dead pixels as soon as I booted the phone on...back it went and the next one was fine until it developed a new problem some time latter, just got it back today after a SIX month battle with Samsung. Pleased to say I won the battle.

Let us know how you get on.:good:

Regards.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rekamyenom:
Ok, I thought I had seen it all until today. I Have a AT&T Branded Note SGH-i717. Stock ICS 4.04 IMM76D.UCLF6 Not rooted. Everything works 100%. I Unlocked it to use with Solavei (A T-Mobile MVNO). Put the SIM card in, asked for code, took the network code just fine, boom, unlocked. But no reception. I get a Circle with a line through it for signal strength. I've done this sucessfully 50 times until now. Can't firure out what is wrong.

When I go to Mobile Network Settings and and then to Network Operators, All I get for available Networks is "AT&T and 311660." When I look at the Settings, about phone, and status... Mobile Network type unknown, My Phone number is correct, IMEI is there, Service state says "out of service," and it keeps trying to jump on the 311660.

I usually see T-Mobile, T-Mobile, and ATT for Available Networks, but not on this phone.

I am trying to blame it on the fact that under Signal Strength the ASU is 0.

I have tried several Activated Solavei SIMS, T-Mobile SIMS, as well as an ATT SIM. Nothing on any of them. The only thing that changes with each SIM is the APN Setting.

My question is, why is it that I can not get this phone to work with any SIM? And Why do I not see any other networks (like I usually do) other than AT&T and that 311660 Network.

Does this have anything to do with it?

Arbitrary Strength Unit (ASU) is an integer value proportional to the received signal strength measured by the mobile phone.

It is possible to calculate the real signal strength measured in dBm (and thereby power in Watts) by a formula. However, there are different formulas for 2G and 3G networks.

In GSM networks, ASU is equal to the RSSI (received signal strength indicator, see TS 27.007 sub clause 8.5).

dBm = 2 × ASU - 113, ASU in the range of 0..31 and 99 (for not known or not detectable)

In UMTS networks, ASU is equal the RSCP level (received signal code power, see TS 27.007 sub clause 8.69 and TS 27.133 sub clause 9.1.1.3)

dBm = ASU - 116, ASU in the range of -5..91 and 255 (for not known or not detectable)

It is widely disbelieved[by whom?] that ASU = "Active Set update". The Active Set Update is a signalling message used in handover procedures of UMTS and CDMA mobile telephony standards. On Android phones, the acronym ASU has nothing to do with Active Set Update. It has not been declared precisely by Google developers.[1]

Which I am thinking it does... And if so how do I fix it? Do I need to replace the piece that contains the Buzzer Ringer Speaker + Antenna Flex Cable?

If this phone is still registered on an account it would still function with another SIM in it right?

Was up all night with this phone!

Any help? :confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rekamyenom:
I don't get this phone! Everything works, but I can't get it on any network. Why? :crying:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rangercaptain:
This phone is for at&t and not compatible with T-Mobile when stock.

You will have to flash a modem so your phone can be on the T-Mobile frequencies.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rekamyenom:
I get that. But I unlocked the phone, put A SIM card in, and it should work fine. Any Unlocked ATT phone will work on -Mobile. I have tried three different carrier SIM Cards to no avail.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] santana_pr:
i get the same error and solve making a restore with odin stock rom, root and flash the modem in that link for me work better than Blaze modem and iam a t-mobile user from puerto rico... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2109977

if you dont have odin stock flashable rom, you can use this metod to factory restore http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1731654
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rangercaptain:
When you put a t-mobile sim in an unlocked at&t phone you can make phone calls and send texts only.

You can enable 2G/EDGE data by inputting a t-mobile APN. But I don't think you can save the APN unless the phone is rooted (I'm not 100% sure about being able to save).

Anyway, like ^^^^^ said, flash the Blaze modem or the S3 modem.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rekamyenom:
Tried this just now. No go. When I go to Settings, more, mobile networks, network operators, now its sees NO networks whatsoever.

FOr some reason this phone only sees the ATT network and the 311660 network. But even when I put a live ATT SIM Card in the phone it still does not work.

Banging my head against the wall over here! :cyclops:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rekamyenom:
I tried everything. Stock, rooted, Modems, ROMs, etc. My issue is that no matter what I do or what SIM I put in the phone I can't do anything. No calls, No Text, and I don't even think I can call 911

Hardware issue?

:confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rangercaptain:
311-660 is metroPCS. Where are you?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rekamyenom:
I'm in Clearwater Florida. Don't know how a GSM Phone is picking up a Metro Signal.....

Spent 2 hours in the ATT&T Store trying to resolve the issue as well. No luck there. I forgot more than they know, but at least I found out the IMEI is clean and the ESN is clear.

I'm Stumped. :silly:

Gotta be a hardware issue??!!?? :confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rekamyenom:
Maybe this is the frequency that allows the 911 calls?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] santana_pr:
T Mobile SG3 modem work on ATT note?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rekamyenom:
Is it possible someone flashed a CDMA ROM to this phone? But if they did, I have already flashed the Stock GSM ROM (straight from Kies) back on the phone, so wouldn't that take care of the issue if someone had flashed a CDMA ROM to the phone by mistake?

Grasping for Straws.....

$100 Reward to the person who can tell me how to fix this one... Lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rekamyenom:
I may need to send this one back to AT&T
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rangercaptain:
All galaxy s phones can use each other's modems.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rekamyenom:
No Matter the brand?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rangercaptain:
Right. Many people use the t-mobile blaze 4g modem and the s3 modem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rekamyenom:
Noted
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rekamyenom:
I'm giving up on this phone. Something wrong with it for sure. Especially if I can't fix it. AT&T has agreed to take it back, and send me a new one. I'm just pissed that I spent about 20+ hours on this phone and never could find out what was wrong with it.:silly:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rekamyenom:
So really any of the ATT Galaxy Line I can Flash the T-Mobile version to it and use it on T-Mobile?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] santana_pr:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2109977 follow the steps in the link and when you finish ...do a factory reset ( wipe data and factory reset ) wipe cache and dalvik, that the same i use in my att note and work pretty...but before factory reset i format my phone in my computer...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] skryte:
Exactly as Santana said follow the instructions on the link he shared. I actually have used a t mobile sim card in my phone with the uvlg3 modem and everything worked. Just gotta make sure you flash the correct baseband/modem because that doesn't change when you flash a new ROM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] cocoa_eve:
Hope this helps...

Evening! Got a SG Note myself two weeks before and had the EXACT problem(s). So I did what any chick would do: press buttons and pray something works!!!

Well, I think I have the answer, or at least help someone in the right direction.

No downloads required!

Go to the phone dialer and input *#197328640# , which will give you a secret menu.

Under "Main Menu", touch DEBUG SCREEN.

Next, PHONE CONTROL.

After that, NETWORK CONTROL.

Then, go down to IMSI REPLACEMENT. (IMSI is the MCC and the MNC of the carrier. Since your phone, and mine, are AT&T built, it makes sense to 'change permissions', so to speak.)

Simply press ENABLE and once the asterisk appears next to ENABLE, reboot your phone. Once it's up and running, make sure the APN is correct so that you can registered to TMO network!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rangercaptain:
I'm using the LF6 modem. I dialed and got this:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] cocoa_eve:
reply to rangercaptain

This works only if your SG Note is STOCK, no root, no modem, all factory built. I apologize for not making that clear in my first post.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rekamyenom:
Update: I tried everything, no go. AT&T replaced it...... I really wanted to know what was wrong with it not replace it.

Have since flashed T-Mobile to the AT&T note successfully. In my experience I don't think one can ever get as good data speeds on any AT&T phone flagged to T-Mobile as you can on an original T-Mobile.

Thanks for all feedback!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rekamyenom:
Under Main Menu, in service mode, there is no DEBUG SCREEN, you have to select one of the following befor I can get to debug screen, which one did you select first?

MAIN MENU

[1] UMTS

[2] CDMA

[3] LTE

[4] SIM

[5] run EFS SYNC()
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Ray_Banci:
I think it would be very beneficial if somebody started a sticky that guided att user's into tmobiles network..as now my family is considering switching..

I would like to keep my gnote but att screws us with data plans
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] cocoa_eve:
I have the SG Note, SGH-I717, dated 09/07/2012, HW version REV0.3. My Service Mode Menu is more extensive. These options pop up under other subtitles...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Barthd2:
sgh-i717 on solavei (tmo mvno)

So the million dollar question is how does your data behave on tmo. I have Solavei and debating on buying the i717 for the sole purpose of checking if the 1700/2100 LTE works. Along with all other functions.

Thanks in advance..

B-
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] boe:
I currently have the S3 on Verizon and had the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon - both suck for reception even though the RAZR and DNA get great reception. Anyone know if Samsung is finally going to address the issue in the S4? I saw a lot of specs about the screen and the battery but not really sure if the specs are out for that detail on the Verizon S4.

I'm hoping they are going to finally fix the issue as I'd actually like my S3 if the phone wasn't so worthless. I make about 3000 minutes worth of calls each month so reception is extremely important to me as I'm far more likely to notice it than someone who mostly texts from their phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] itznfb:
It's be nice to see strong radios in the GS4. On the GS3 and GNex no one get's LTE signal in the office. Every other phone get a decent signal. Razr HD gets a great signal.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] boe:
So you saw somewhere they were going to improve the radios and or antenna's on the S4?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TCM55:
I can say that without a doubt that my GS3 gets better and more consistent reception (phone and data) than my Thunderbolt or Rezound ever did in spots that I frequent. Maybe I got lucky with my GS3?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Piaband:
Well, this is the reason I got the rezound over the galaxy nexus.

This will be a deal breaker for me once again if they haven't fixed it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] boe:
I certainly understand. I'm hoping someone is foolish enough to trade their DNA for my S3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] droidstyle:
the reception was fixed on the note 2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] boe:
That may be true - I don't have one or know anyone who has one so I can't verify but I can say for sure LOTS of people claimed firmware updates fixed the Verizon S3 radio and that is definitely not the case.