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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aarontsuru:
Fair enough, thanks! I wasn't trolling or anything, was genuinely curious. I was hoping the Gear would get the updates in gear (pun intended) to help with holiday sales, but what can you do.

This one I'm less supportive of... I'm trying to imagine anything else I buy where I feel like I'm entitled to a free upgrade or update. My computer don't work like that (well, until Mavericks popped that cherry), my bike, my house, nothing. I bought the device I bought knowing what I bought and what it could and couldn't do. Outside of fixes for a improper functioning device, I don't see why I should expect anything else. I guess Apple (again) kinda got this entitled mentality for our phones going. Updates are nice, sure, (well, when they don't break your phone) but not they are not a "right", you know?

Does that make sense?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] clembrowning:
Actually your computer is updated all the time, and the issue on buying the phone as is, well its just that, but their selling point is that it will be upgraded for at least two years. that's what they tell you anyways. Microsoft alone updates its computers constantly until a new version comes out, but even still yet today XP is still getting updates until mid 2014

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That being said, the aggrivation is coming from a update that was said going to happen and maybe still is. We are watching prepaid devices and local carries pushing these updates before a highly priced Verizon. Cspire is pushing theirs today. will it come....maybe...my sons galaxy nexus was promised 6 months ago, and.Verizon just made the official announcement yesterday that their 4.3 was still coming, but gave no date.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gramenz:
For what's it worth, just called VZW and played the whole, "got a Gear for my birthday" card. Customer Service Rep told me he had extensive documentation on major updates. He said 4.3 would be available for the S3 OTA and Kies 12/14, tomorrow. He sounded quite knowledgeable and confident. Again, take it for what it's worth.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TyZollman:
AMEN!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aarontsuru:
Wait.. so what have you been doing all this time? Are you not doing your job???? =o
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TokedUp:
Just read the DInc is getting 4.3!

Ahahahahahahahahahahahaha
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
Used the same tactic except on chat he said there's no current or future date listed on any of their update release docs. He said if a rep gave you a date being tomorrow he said most likely googled it. There are no dates in their system
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Haha I haven't turned mine on in about a month but I know you, Tiny, and everyone else is keeping the Inc alive and well!

I'm chilling for the night about to have a good night out at the movies!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
So im bored at work and started chat again with Verizon here is the screen shot
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TMK216:
So wouldn't it be nice if they just said F 4.3 and gave the last update 4.4. That would be so great of Verizon......but then I woke up and realized I'm on Verizon.

Verizon Galaxy S3 LTE
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
Updated GPU drivers, trim, improved ui smoothness, better ram management, screen sharpness and improved color accuracy, move to SD, new screen modes (adapt, movie etc), improved notifications, new lockscreen options, ability to use dash clock, possibly improved battery life.... Most of the things I want from 4.3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] funnyperson1:
I'm with you here, the 4.1.2 build is anything but smooth. Some simple 3D games are unplayable with stuttering and lag. The general UI is pretty sluggish even on the most optimized TW ROMs.

I also hate the 4.1 notification expansion, I don't understand why I need two fingers to expand a notification.

Now the KK ROMs are actually pretty stable, notta's AOSPA is a good DD. I'm still waiting for the OTA so I can get some of that TW signal and camera stability, but I'm not as impatient as some of the others here.

I do think that some of the tactics discussed here are a bit juvenile though, I don't think spamming and trolling the marketing and tech support guys is going to get us anywhere.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sk2:
I still use my inc at home for wi-fi calling.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HF4L:
Is that all they had to say?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
Yup nothing else he went mia after he said that. Maybe someone here can call vz and get a confirmation on tomorrow
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
Like I said before, for $50 , I got a guy in NJ . .... any day you what it confirmed for,,,, .forgetaboutit....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Nbay64:
I really wish Verizon was on top of stuff like this. If they keep up like this, they will start losing customers by the second.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bcblount:
I'm hoping it was denial and the guy mentioning tomorrow is correct. I'm patient, but its wearing down.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Krusej23:
The chat people are just verizon sales people. They know absolutely nothing and can't even look any further than what we can look for. Got one today that didn't know 4.3 could be put on more devices than just the S4. And she didn't think 4.3 had been released from Samsung for anything yet. They know nothing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
I was wondering about this... wouldn't the tech support be the "need-to-know" people?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
Well s4 mini got 4.3 today, I guess now we just need the vzw nexus to get 4.3 and possibly the S3 mini and note 2 and HTC one to get 4.3 before we get it.... February-March 2014 looks promising for a 4.3 rollout on the S3!!! It's only about 10 + weeks away.....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kieso:
Wow my old droid x just got the 4.3 update :) I'm also anxious about getting the update. I just hope it is tomorrow.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
lol. I booted up my old red headed bastard step child of a forgotten about smartphone today (DROID charge) and it said I had an update waiting.... I was like.... Samsung how could you push 4.3 to this pos before my S3.... But it was just FP8 from February. :)

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Maybe it will come tomorrow.... Maybe Verizon is holding out to push it tomorrow as the first jelly bean update was on 12/14/12...They want it to be EPIC! Exactly one year ago the S3 got Jelly Bean and now.... It ends with its final jelly bean update! Yay!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] donnyp1:
Dude, you may be onto something
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
A little bit ago I hit up samsungs live chat and told a rep about the splash test 4.3 vrucmj3 build, told him it had a build date of Nov 22nd and that it was JSS15J.I535VRUCMJ3 and he said they have no record of it... I offered to send a screen shot... and then he ended the chat :(

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I guess it is possible... Looking back a lot of the S3 updates were around mid month except one was on the 1st of the month. Who knows, this is getting crazy though. I've been super patient though. I was looking forward to the 4.2 update, then it got canned, I didn't say a word and knew 4.3 would be awhile, I just didn't think the OG DROID would get 4.4 before we got 4.3, I'm sure that's why Verizon is so slow to roll out this update, they want to push an official 4.4 update for the OG first.... OK, cool, make it happen Verizon, you crazy chimp! Take my money too! I'll wait....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Macrodroid:
"Attention valued vzw incredible 2 owner... After 30 months of testing and debugging, we're proud to finally release your Ice Cream Sandwich update."

We'll see that before we see 4.3 probably... But hey, cricket owners are enjoying THEIR update, right? Stupid pos verizon!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobAbooE:
Man, I left my dinc outside and the rain got it. Tiny and the others turned that phone into something actually use able.

I have a bionic in the drawer, and it will stay there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gwhizkids:
Can't get a straight answer from anyone: https://twitter.com/saschasegan/status/411653490264801280
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] clembrowning:
Because they want to upgrade everything before the s3 and everything after the s3 first
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] n2locarz:
This sucks. I decided against buying the s4 for black Friday thinking the new 4.3 would be great to pay with. I'm so tired of the wait
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TheDiabolicaL1:
Samsung is gonna have to get on the ball with their carriers and their updates or Motorola is about to take the crown as King of android

Sent from my Beans 4.3 OTA Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] donnyp1:
Dropped my dinc in the cr@pper, worked a full year after that!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
I could switch to Moto and not look back at this point...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Macrodroid:
Is it tomorrow yet?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mystikalrush:
I believe its yesterday already.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HF4L:
In London it is!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
do ota's every roll out on Saturday?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] caveritt:
But when is now now?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kude87:
Baxter, you know I don't speak Spanish. Bark twice if the ota is in Milwaukee.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] danstar:
for what it is worth, jumped ship from the S3 today since I found an S4 at a price I couldnt pass up. After setting it up and catching up on software updates, the latest baseband is JSS15J.I545VRUEMK2 and it is 4.3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
Yeah but after you sign into your acct and go to contact us and click chat and get help for your device doesn't that connect to tech support? Even if so I'm still at work I can't call but if someone could call and ask tech they should know if an updates coming tomorrow or not. BC according to the over the phone tech they're notified of any software updates the day before. So if it is dropping tomorrow they should be able to say yes or no.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
So close!! C'mon Verizon!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kirkwoodlucas:
Everyone thinks we'd get a update on Friday the 13th! Lol. I can't wait. I'm on the latest cm11 nightly though... Its going to be VERY.... VERY hard to revert back to stock after how these things are running, between stability and battery life on these early stages, the futures bright... But I agree I hate verizon. Love the service though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
lol maybe that's who is behind this horrible delay.... Baxter, he's pissed jack black punted him off the bridge and he found out jack black owns a vzw gs3, so he's at Verizon HQ creating all sorts of problems for them. Maybe it's going to come out when Anchorman 2 does..... Ron Burgundy discovers the GS3 and gets his first smartphone update!

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Congrats man, I'd do the same too if I could. How's the software working out for ya on the s4? Any major bugs? Just minor annoyances? Or smooth sailing so far?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kirkwoodlucas:
I had to help you'd think grandpa who doesn't need a smart phone, who doesn't know how to use the play store, or his email password set up his gs4 (ironic).. I wasn't to impressed by it.. It was on 4.3 (at&t). I mean I like how much my gs3 is better feeling in the hands, plus it was kinda laggy and not up to par with my hands.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Macrodroid:
Verizon's Facebook spamming...

"I call bs on that script read verizon! All the other carrier's have few to no issues with their updates! Samsung should drop their partnership with you guys, along with HTC and Motorola! Crossing T's and dotting i's really? Hope they give you a raise for that! As for your customers, guess all the other carrier customers will be enjoying that gear, while we're left behind AGAIN! VERIZON SUCKS!"

Hitting them every hour! Lol...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] alldaboston:
Interesting...

Hi guys, I'm new to the forums. I was talking to verizon CSR and samsung CSR. verizon told me that the update would be in Q1, but could take until May 2014. Samsung, however, told me it would be coming within the next month or less. Since I believed the Samsung one more, I have pasted the chat logs below:

Please wait for a Samsung Agent to respond.

You are now chatting with 'Steffi'. There will be a brief survey at the end of our chat to share feedback on my performance today.

Your Issue ID for this chat is LTK1117901478632X

Steffi: Hi, thank you for contacting Samsung Technical Support. How may I help you today?

John: When will the verizon s3 get the android 4.3 update?

Steffi: I will be glad to provide you the information regarding the update.

Steffi: May I please know the model number of the device? You will find it in Apps >> settings >> About device. It generally starts with SCH, SGH, SPH, SM.

John: Sch-i535

Steffi: Thank you.

John: No problem

Steffi: I see that currently, this mobile device is operating on Android™ version 4.1.2 Jelly Bean (I535VRBMF1), and the Samsung engineers are working on the update and it might be available soon for the device.

John: Define soon...

Steffi: We are unable to speculate when/if this software revision might be available due to the fact that this might lead to inaccurate information and confusion. Should this become available, it will be posted on our website in the Samsung Download Center or you will be informed by your service provider. Please feel free to check with us periodically for updates.

John: I don't care about inaccurate information, just give me a rough estimate

Steffi: I would have surely given you the time frame about the release update however we are not allowed to give inaccurate information to our customers, I hope you understand our limitations.

John: But if it's a timeframe that you have then it can't be inaccurate!

Steffi: I will be right with you.

John: Ok

Steffi: We in Live chat do not have any information regarding the future updates John, however just for you I will go ahead and tell you the approximate time it would take to release the software. I shall inform you that the the update might be available in a month or mostly less than a month.

John: This will be for the verizon version correct?

Steffi: Yes, you are correct.

John: Ok thank you so much!

Steffi: You're welcome. Is there anything else I can assist you with?

Take it with a grain of salt, but it's getting closer... I hope!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
I was talking to my dog, the JRT tonight and he said Verizon had planned the release for Saturday the 14th, but HE is holding it up until he gets more frackin bacon treats. Now I have to tell you I give Noodles a lot more credibility than any Verizon rep. so you can take it to the bank. You're not getting an updates until he gets his bacon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] redsoxfan2133:
Well, quit hesitating and give the dog his damn bacon!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] clembrowning:
Okay seriously laughing my ass off lol....my dog loves bacon too
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Eodmule:
EVERYONE loves bacon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Wisiwyg:
Yep. this one made me laugh out loud... Thanks for the humor!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Macrodroid:
BBAACCOONN! :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
Everyone's talking about bacon and I cooked maple bacon just now. Lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] danstar:
So far very smooth. Touch screen is very responsive. Doesnt seem to be any lag switch between apps, no stutter at all. It actually seems just as smooth as some of the AOSP roms I was running with the S3. So far I am impressed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
I called Verizon last night and asked clearly about what's going on with the galaxy s3 jellybean 4.3 update ota. She understood it as I want to hear the upgrade dates on my account,then proceeded to list the upgrades available...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
View attachment 2454233

look at what vz did to the thread over at community...took screenshots in case they decide to delete it, also jdpenley3 gave us a jist of what was probably in the chat log
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kirkwoodlucas:
What the hell vzw
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HF4L:
It's just crazy
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kirkwoodlucas:
I'm telling you guys, I'm a huge TW lover, but these cm11 nightlies have me hooked. It feels like it'll take a army to have me revert back to stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
Its quite funny how they deleted almost the whole paragraph i wrote but kept this "This thread was started 9 days ago, and not a single reply yet from Verizon. A simple date would be do just fine or even a detailed non generic response."
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Macrodroid:
AND... They locked the forum... Haha! Guess it's NOT ok to discuss updates on Verizon's site anymore... Speculation on various websites now putting vzw owners in q1 of 2014 for our update... Oh, and yeah, " Verizon is last, as usual, for this critical update"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
I couldn't read the first pic you posted... the one with all the red.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Macrodroid:
Anyone able to get a dump from that soak test? If so, I need the boot. Img and kernel libs if possible... We don't have a working kernel, so the sprint ota I tried porting just boot loops...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
you may have to use a laptop i tried viewing the pic of my phone it was blurry, but on my laptop its clear
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
I just went to the site and saw it. can't believe they locked thread!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
Yeah Verizon is really starting to get my nerves. Their tech support is a joke... they're online chat is probably a bunch of trained monkeys.. and their service is crap they keep trying to push me onto the edge plan BC there's other phones out there that have 4.3 already....seriously why would anyone want to go on the edge plan it makes no sense to me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
Edge is so expensive.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
Hit em where it hurts. Bash em on twitter haha
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HF4L:
Typical Verizowned response
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
So, did Verizon send 4.3 to one person in the US (bulls1969) for the GS3 and kwhodson I believe his name is in the galaxy note 2 forums and expect both of them to report back to them how their versions of 4.3 for both the GS3 and N2 run?? I mean for God sakes they both got it around the first week of December, what the hell is Verizon doing with these builds? Shouldn't maybe a thousand or so people have these "splash" tests? Wouldn't more people have it in order to evaluate how well it runs? Do we need to send screen shots to Verizon HQ? Post screens on Twitter?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] koftheworld:
Fyi lol http://feedly.com/k/1cIE9Uy
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HF4L:
Not surprised by that announcement.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Macrodroid:
Guess I should very stuck with HTC... Oh well...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] koftheworld:
Verizon just likes to watch our collective butts get chapped
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gwhizkids:
When I was on the Bionic, and a frequent participant on Android Central's forums for that device, we had a guy who had some sort of pipeline into Vetizon, or more likely Moto, who always knew what the status of the various builds was. At least with what he was able to tell us, we knew if something was a ways off or somewhat closer. I would be ok with that sort of thing. But telling us absolutely nothing is very poor marketing, in my opinion. It was for this reason that I moved my family over to AT&T (I'm stuck on Verizon because it's my work account). I would move over ASAP if I could.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] smart--phone:
really starting to think Verizon has 0 love for the GS3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
Its sad how mostly every prepaid carrier has pushed the update out and all post paid have except Verizon
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] koftheworld:
It's so funny considering how much effort they put in marketing the phone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
I'm sorry for the hold up friends, but its snowed over 6 inches over night and is still snowing. So the Verizon OTA update is still being held up by Noodles the Jack Russell Terrier and his incessant demand for more fiackin BACON.

I can't be sure when we can dig out here and bring home some bacon, but its useless to call Verizon because they have no control over Noodles the dog. I offered him a shared plan errr. can of tuna , but no dice. It's bacon or you get no stinkin update. Terriers sure are stubborn.:rolleyes:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RyanThaDude:
Although I've sent numerous Tweets to VZW, I've given up. It's obvious they don't care that I'm switching carriers after our contracts are up. Instead, I'm now concentrating going after Samsung and telling them that if VZW doesn't release the 4.3 update, I'm no longer buying

any

Samsung products.

Hell, at this point I'm almost tempted to take my chances with the lack of TMO coverage here and try them out, just to give VZW the middle finger. The only thing VZW's got going for them is coverage. That's it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobloblaw1:
Ill be doing the same once my contract expires. This is the 3rd phone in the row (eris, fascinate, gs3) that verizon has promised to deliver and failed miserably. Further I paid an upgrade fee to get this phone and the support has been, if anything, worse than pre-upgrade fee. Verizon keeps getting more expebsive while offering less in real and relativevterns. It just isn't worth the price premium any more for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
I'm thinking about jumping ship too. If at&t has decent plans I'm leaving vz in march soon as my contracts up
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobAbooE:
Verizon might be bad with updates but they blow away Sprint and AT&T on coverage where I live. I'll be with Big Red as long as the other guys suck. Stinks because they more more expensive but I want what I pay for to actually work.

When I had At&T, we moved into a new house and we couldn't even make calls or send texts. We called them and they said we had a tower down in our area due to corrosion. So, we bailed as soon as we could and never looked back. And Sprint is just garbage here.

The update will come and if it doesn't. so be it. I have better things to worry about than a phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobloblaw1:
Im in jersey and i dont see a big difference between verizon and tmobile service. Tmo might actually be better because they dont suffer from such ridiculous network congestion. But yeah, sprint is garbage everywhere --what good is unlimted if youre limited to 56k speeds.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
whats the policy on unlocking carrier branded phones? Isn't there new legislation that requires carries to unlock your phone upon request, or end of contract?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] smart--phone:
Yep. But I don't think that begins until next year.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
ah, I see.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
I'm in jersey too a lot of people around here complain about tmo service but I'm not gonna lie Verizon had solid signal service here

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I think its carrier dependant you have to satisfy x amount of days in contract after that they'll have it unlocked 1-2 buiss days after your request