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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobloblaw1:
BS? I don't understand. I don't think anyone called him out or called him a liar -- just a lot of we will believe it when it pans out. Its no insult to bulls because these things typically have a way of falling through....

Well Ill just continue hoping for the best while expecting the worst. ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] :
Everyone but like 3 of us called him a liar, plus was pushing him like crazy and he probably got frustrated because he didn't even know what a "system dump" meant
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gwhizkids:
I just want to see if the guy who posted on the Verizon forum this morning has the same build number bulls did. If they're different, probably not legit, but if same, who knows...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
Yea most likely that's whats going to happen.

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If bulls build was 100 percent legit then Verizon must have a new build by now as he got it on the 4th of December he said.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TheDriller:
Bulls was legit. I crosschecked everything. Last I knew he was learning how to do a system dump. Please keep in mind that people have lives outside of xda, and no matter how bad we want it we must respect that some people are extremely busy. I myself work 13 hours a day for 14 days straight on a drilling rig... Please be respectful and we will get our update soon. I am working with a kernel dev to get a working kernel with the TMO version of 4.3 that I am porting

Tapatalk 4 sucks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Krusej23:
Just asked Verizon chat again about the update just for fun to see what they would come up with this time. Here is what happened...

Josh(Verizon): Hello! Thank you for visiting our sales based chat service. My name is Josh K. I'm here to assist you with your order. Before we get started, May I have your first and last name, please?

Jon: I am wondering if you know anything about the 4.3 update for the S3.

Josh(Verizon): I'm sorry i don't, the thing is samsung will be releasing the software for the phones, so if you can contact

someone within their company they migh have a better insight.

Jon: The software from Samsung is already released. It's up to Verizon to release it now.

Josh(Verizon): Is that what they were saying? Because once they release it, it should have been sent to your phone.

Jon: It's up to Verizon and their testing group

Josh(Verizon): I actually checked, they havn't released it to us yet, we still havn't gotten anything from samsung yet.

Jon: Yet every other carrier has released it, even cspire.

Josh(Verizon): Again, until we get a copy ,we can't release it, Its how its always worked, I've worked for verizon for 4 years, that's how we do it.

Really? He has worked at Verizon for 4 years and he still thinks that it is going to get by me? Dumb!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gwhizkids:
Over in the Verizon community, the following was just posted:

" ca_randy,*Thank you for being interested in device software updates. For the latest software updates released and the steps to have them update via the device are here*http://vz.to/1bCKL5BThis page updates the most recent updates pushed to all our verizon wireless devices. Enjoy!*PeterV_VZW*"

I hope this is a tip off...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
That's actually something Verizon should give as a response. They keep giving a link that leads to some bs Verizon page that shows updates more on the company itself rather than its products.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] smart--phone:
Someone says in the VZW forums that 4.3 released? Now people are trolling at the VZW forums! ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gwhizkids:
That's why I'm hoping this is something different.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] smart--phone:
Sorry... Wrong shot
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
Nah I think that athome guys a troll...there's no way Verizon. Sammobile still doesn't have the firmware...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gwhizkids:
Had to laugh at your first picture: I'm the first poster in that one!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
is Sammobile affiliated with Samsung?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] greaseman2:
Actually yes the fcc will have to approve it, but they approved the verizon buyout of Alltel so I dont so why they wouldnt approve this one. Tmo serive area plus sprints would just make it more competitive between sprint, att, and big red. So I actually expect this buyout to gi through, but still wont encompass the area Verizon does by far and wont quite match att either. But it is a good step for sprint.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
So is that the build (mj3) you think Verizon will push out OTA or might there be a different build? I know the bloat they add takes time to test out too but if that came out on the 4th of December I can't see why it's not rolling out, all these other carriers have managed to make it work reasonably well with their S3's.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krazie1:
I really can't answer that but I seen this on their twitter posted 12/16:

"We can confirm that the rollout of the Android 4.3 update for the GALAXY S III and Note II will be completed before February, meaning it will continue to trickle out to devices this month and throughout January."
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
I know they are a reliable source, just don't know if they ARE Samsung, or another company.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
Couldn't we verify the build # with Verizon or Samsung? Also how long does a soak usually take? Assuming that they did release it on the 4th should take a few weeks + more time working out the kinks no?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krazie1:
A soak test usually is 2 weeks which if it started on the 4th would then end tomorrow on the 18th
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
So there's probably going to be some time after that spent working out the kinks right? So figure maybe after Jan we might see the update

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Sprint around here I jersey has good service if they buy out T-Mobile and unlock their wireless band for use on sprint I would switch. I could buy most gsm phones cheaper on line haha
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] greaseman2:
Sprint where I live is supposed to be starting 4g this month but im skeptical considering I dont live in a city
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krazie1:
If the soak test has no bugs reported back then the rollout is ready and would proceed if the company wants to release it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HF4L:
Let's hope that no bugs have come back!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] koftheworld:
It's so funny considering all moto soak tests I've been in.They usually last all of a day or two before official release by Verizon. I really think Verizon is just going down the list of phones backwards until they reach their former flagship. To me that means we're a few phones worth of updates away from seeing anything. I'm starting to think the Samsung tech estimate of March may be correct.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krazie1:
Yeah that is right, I haven't had a moto device for a while I forgot about the soak tests. I do remember a lot of leaks though on my Moto HD & Droid Rzr Maxx. I believe you in your word that they are updating every single new device before they go to old devices. I see that the HTC One is getting the update to 4.3 today then verizon still has the LG G2, Droid Ultra...etc
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zachf714:
They get inside info but they have said that they are not
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HF4L:
Samsung just needs to flip the switch, and give us the update!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
I'm thinking the same thing :(

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I updated my original RAZR maxx with the leaked jellybean with no issues at all. But I have to say moto definitely knows how to make quality phones
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
I checked their twitter after reading your post and that doesn't look promising. If that's the case, then we're not getting an OTA until next month.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krazie1:
Thats exactly what I was thinking, I say we'll get it in the middle of January 2014
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
So in other words Verizon knows exactly when the update should roll out... we should use this information along with that twitter post to our advantage.. but how.. hmm

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Trolled em on twitter today but no response...probably flagged it as abuse
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
You might be right too. Every few days, I had kept reverting to my VRBMF1 stock rooted nandroid to see if I could catch an OTA but nothing doing. I might stop doing that until January since it seems useless.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] koftheworld:
Most of the newer phones have already been updated in some shape or form.razrs have a soak test going on now. Older razr hd still needs an update.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gwhizkids:
My gut tells me we'll see it this week. Still a full 8 days til Christmas and the biggest shopping weekend of all coming up. It's pretty obvious Samsung wants this in everyone's hand for the Gear. I think they'll find a way to make this happen.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] koftheworld:
wishful thinking imo. I think it's more important to them to: get everyone from unlimited data to tiered, get people locked into a new contract, and get people into edge. Also, they want to drive up sales of newer devices. Not releasing the update makes normal people hate their phones that much more (slowness, old feeling of phone, etc) and pushes them towards the above. I think the galaxy gear argument is small in comparison to the above. They don't require a contract, and Samsung probably doesn't expect to sell a lot considering the price and newness of the device. They'll take whatever they can get. Sucks for us though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zachf714:
I bought a Pebble yesterday lol.. School discount from best buy plus their holiday discount lol $90 well spent
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
Verizon is simply making sure they cripple the good stuff before they release
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
lol different product but does anyone remember the S-Pebble? That forgotten accessory to the S3. Might see this Galaxy Gear go the same path as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zachf714:
I don't remember that lol I want to Google it now ? but I would not be surprised if the Gear goes the same way

Edit - ??? oh my god it even love like the Gear
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cammykool:
I won't do the update directly. Hellz no knox will never see this phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
Lol, android 4.4 is supposedly coming to the S3 and Note 2 early 2014 (around March or April 2014).

S4 and Note 3 are getting it around January 2014 according to a leaked document.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
Last I heard the date was originally Nov 22 for Verizon , then with the issues found globally that date was removed and changed to TBD. I don;t really care. We already have more than what is in 4.3 on most of the custom TW ROMs here in the forum.

Just checked , not a peep from Verizon, not even any instructions to customer support, so I'd say its several if not many days away.

You know Verizon's reputation. last, slowest, buggiest.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobloblaw1:
Well, if you lived or worked in a fringe signal area you would care about TW.. But yeah, I'm not too sure why I even keep Verizon anymore considering they are the slowest on everything and that their signal quality has significantly degraded for me in recent years. It used to be that their slowness and poor phone selection was offset by their service but those days are long gone for me.

The gf has the T-Mobile 100 minutes, unlimited data (5gb 4g) plan for $30 and gets equal or better service...maybe its nexus 5 time for true aosp support when this contract ends in June..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
I care about TW and I am talking about TW. Not interested in so-called AOSP ROMs, there's no such thing in reality. There must be at least 10 outstanding TW Custom ROMS already here that have better features already than 4.3 will bring. Examples. Jelly "beans" , MORA, Hyperdrive, Synergy .etc. Most all of these have many 4.3 and 4.4 features and apps already built in and are in the development area.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] joshua5683:
But isn't 4.3 going to have a much better interface than 4.1.2? Meaning it will be better? Or are they just adding features
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
Yea it released later in the day so there is still some hope... But hey if not, theres only what...5-6 other small carriers like cricket, boost mobile, virgin mobile, straight talk that will probably get it first then maybe Verizon will push it out since the rest of all major carriers have it, they must want to make sure everyone else is taken care of first :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krazie1:
Dont forget Verizon was the first to give the Samsung devices 4.3 & the first to give the Moto X 4.4 ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
UI improvements.?? Ah no....

Looks like a real snoozefest to me.

http://www.android.com/versions/jelly-bean-4-3/

Yes there will be improvements, bug fixes etc. but anything useful for the most part is already baked into our custom TW ROMs here on XDA, other than under the covers , kernel, and OS support items.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zachf714:
Has anybody seen the ota yet ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Macrodroid:
Haven't seen an ota, but with Verizon's record for pushing late updates, broken updates and crappy service, we're better off waiting for a solid leak and side development. Verizon, I am sure, is delaying the update to ensure its going to lock us out of root forever anyways.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
I hear ya, it is nice and it was shocking that the Verizon galaxy s4 was the first to get Android 4.3 here in the states, and it released on the day it was expected, plus the moto x getting it first. I just wish the galaxy s3, which I'm sure has a pretty big user base still on Verizon got some of that first love or would at least stick to its expected release date. But if not, oh well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zachf714:
True lol, they may push the update late today like the S4 like said above because the S4 update was on time
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
I haven't seen a ota notification here either, I'm in Arizona. I wish at the very least, the Verizon galaxy s3 would have a little more 4.3 info out there, it seems that at&t and sprint at least had leaked builds, builds showing up on the Samsung open resource center and on Samsungs website in certain areas had listed these units running 4.3, but none of those kinds of teasers to hold us Verizon s3 users over with. :( Has anyone heard or seen of the Verizon 4.3 build? It should be something close to like vrbmj# or vrbmk# i'd assume?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Macrodroid:
Where in Arizona? I'm up here in black canyon city... :)

Wonder how long it'll take the devs here to bypass the Knox integration in 4.3?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] markdapimp:
Why hate on verizon? coverage is excellent for me

Verizon's record for pushing late update

First carrier to push 4.4. to moto x
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krazie1:
I would put my phone to stock and try to see if any updates are out but I never really was one of the first ones to get updates.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zachf714:
Never lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
I'm in fountain hills az just east of Scottsdale. Black canyon is up near Prescott right?

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Totally 100 percent stock here, no update at all lol. But, I'm always at the very end of the roll outs, I've never gotten it pushed to me on day one, two or three, still haven't even seen a original nexus 7 2012 4.4 kitkat update yet....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krazie1:
Yeah me either thats why i dont want to go to stock?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Its funny how Samsung pushes for these accessories. The S-Pebble was announced day and date with the S3 and I believe it was quickly found to be useless. Can't recall anyone mentioning it since the S3 release haha
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gwhizkids:
Deleted by me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rholm:
I'll have a look. Any signal issues?

Cheers,

Rich
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobAbooE:
I work in a deadzone. No data on any ROM but texts work just as well on liquid as it did with any tw rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rholm:
Funny... small world. My in-laws live in Manhattan.

Cheers,

Rich
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gwhizkids:
I'm told by a pretty reliable source to watch for the update soon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] koftheworld:
Reliable enough to leak it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bcblount:
Do tell...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gwhizkids:
This is SamuriHL. He's on an S4 GPE, so no leak for us. However he indicates that the OS was rejected by Verizon and now has been fixed. The rollout began yesterday according to him, which does jibe with the guys posting here that they got it.

Oh, and he cites the article below as well, which sources it's info from Sammobile. Bottom line: looks like it will be a slow rollout.

http://www.neowin.net/news/android-43-update-resumes-for-samsung-galaxy-s3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
I agree with that reasoning. But the signal is pretty much the same with what you get with Android 4.3.

For the most part, everything works well with 4.4.2 stability wise. Same as 4.3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bcblount:
This is good news indeed. I wouldn't be opposed to seeing all this speculation end haha
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
Does he happen to know the build at all, or anything more about the build? That's great news though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] otsunashi:
SamuriHL was a savior for the Bionic and many leaks were tested / installed, his info was always spot on. I'm glad to hear it. Not surprised to see him on an unlocked phone either.

Now I just need to see if I can sweet talk a tech into pushing the update to my phone...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gwhizkids:
In other developments...

"Verizon Wireless Customer Support

replied 1 hour ago

Hi gwhizkids!

Nice catch! You're right to be skeptical! I can verify that the Samsung Galaxy SIII software update has not been released at this time.

This http://vz.to/18UIQJD provides the correct and current software for the device, and will be updated as soon as a new version is released.

Thanks,

michelleh_vzw

Follow us on Twitter [MENTION=1528105]verizon[/MENTION]Support"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HF4L:
Wonder if they forgot to include Verizon's ISIS, or included Google Wallet?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TyZollman:
That link is for the S4! Good thing they know what they are talking about!! (Sarcasm)!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skyhawk21:
Verizon is retarded! As a heads up once you upgrade to original OEM android 4.3 on the Galaxy S3 for Verizon, there is no turning back because of Knox! If you root, it will flag the phone and Samsung will not do a warranty return on it for any reason. Also no going back to 4.1.2 because of new security in locked bootloader!

Other problem is you will not be able to use Foxfi or any tethering software because it wont work with 4.3 which means no unlimited 4g hotspot internet to share, unless of course you pay for that option through Verizon!

In other words hold off on updating in any event, you may not like it or regret it and you cannot go back!

Be forewarned!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Circlel05:
Good ole Samuri. I remember the H.O.B. well. If he said it, you can believe it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sfobrien:
We have a winner, close the thread nothing else to say !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HF4L:
Maybe some don't want to root their phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kude87:
Who has an S3 within warranty anymore? Not many. Also, I heard somewhere that knox has been disabled (can't remember if it was sprint or tmo), and that the hot-spot issue was also resolved already via lidroid toggles. I'm pretty sure I remember reading all that in this thread, but not sure, so don't hold me to it. I read too many propaganda forums sometimes.... :thumbup:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cindylike24:
Now hold on one cotton pickin' minute here ...

I bought my S3 on June 24, 2013 so it is still under warranty. It's not rooted and am hoping to get the 4.3 update soon so I can see what all the hub bub is surrounding this update. I'm hoping that this isn't getting built up too much only to fall on disappointed users when it finally does come out. #ImJustSayin
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
Mines actually still in warranty till June next year
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tsachi:
It was mentioned before in this thread, Knox is locking a lot of things. For people looking for an update without root it doesn't matter. For those looking for root, it doesn't matter either - both the note and the s4 already have a Knox work around.

By the way, Knox has nothing to do with Verizon. It is Samsung's approach to get business accounts through increased phone security.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
If only Sony had phones coming to Verizon. At least Sony supports the AOSP community
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Have to root and recovery if everything is that fugly white like the S4. Rom can be built without knox and the bootloader. SQLinux can be removed. But very little chance of a port without the Verizon modem. Even the I747m (Rodgers) which is same as I747 ATT can't get data without the corresponding modem. Earlier 4.1.2 modems will not work. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] alldaboston:
Excuse me if this is a little random, but how would you rate your battery life on your s3 from a scale of 1-10(1 is bad, 10 is awesome) ? I'm talking stock, no over clocking. Because mine is really bad. Like, I'll play Clash of Clans for maybe 5 minutes and my battery will go from 100 down to 92 or 93. Just wondering whether your guys's phones are the same or different and better?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
Same for me. Pretty bad battery. Check out the zero lemon 7000mah extended. I'm thinking about buying it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gwhizkids:
Same here. One of the reasons I'm looking forward to this update. That, and TRIM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] alldaboston:
What's TRIM?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gwhizkids:
Memory storage management. Takes some lag out of he system.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Unless the android phone ships with at least a 3500 mAh battery, then the battery life isn't any improvement over prior existing phones. I agree with the other user, that's normal for any graphics intensive game and that's not even considering whether that's on wifi, 3g/LTE, and your display brightness.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
Games and apps eat batteries. If I don't play any games my battery lasts a full 30 hours. Play a little subway surfer and I'm looking for my charger. Games just consume a lot of power.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krazie1:
Hey so we have 2 people on the androidcentral forum saying they know someone who got the update. One says his coworker had the update & the other said his fiancee received the update too. Might want to try to get some people over there to ask politely if they can try and get a dump for us?

http://forums.androidcentral.com/ve...58-where-4-3-update-verizon-galaxy-s3-10.html