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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
Just got off the phone with tech, the guy seemed almost as mad as all of us haha. He said why isn't the update out yet theres over 3000 s3 users on vzs network... But he did say the HTC one is getting the update next week, so the s3 shouldn't be that far away
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zachf714:
At least we know somebody at Verizon cares lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SubliminalME:
I've been watching this thread as my wife's phone is still a S3. Excited for her to get an update, although she's rooted so it'll be a matter of waiting for a developer to crack it open...but that generally doesn't take long.

As a former S3 user, who then moved to HTC One and now Moto X, I'd say if you have an upgrade, the Moto X is worthy. VERY Worthy. Best phone I've ever used. Fast, great size/feel, great battery life, and useful additions (like the opposite of most of the TW features)...oh and we got Kitkat before most of the Nexus devices had their push.

Anyway, that's all...back to waiting.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HF4L:
3000 users? Who give a care how many they have!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TyZollman:
Calling Verizon Tech Support is damn near useless. They have no idea what is going on and/or when the update will drop. However, if they did then it would be illegal for them to leak that information. We can troll them on Twitter, Facebook, etc... and that is about the best we can do. Threatening to leave them as a customer... that still won't make a difference. When you are as large as Verizon they don't care if a couple people jump ship due to updates. When one customer leaves another one will join!

We are 100% in the dark until Verizon publicly announces the release until we see the update hit our phones. If someone in this forum gets the update they need to share it and let us know where you are at. The updates will be released by region. For example... I am in Louisville, Ky and the surrounding states will more than likely get it when I do.

If you already have it then why aren't you share?!?! This is a community forum... so share the wealth!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] caveritt:
Just chatted with big red about the galaxy gear and how I wanted one for Christmas. Was told to go ahead and purchase as the update to 4.3 is coming, but they don't know when. So I get a gear for Christmas and can look at it and maybe even turn it on but can't use it. Thanks a lot big red.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] redsoxfan2133:
I saw a commercial where Verizon is offering $100.00 off the Galaxy Gear if you purchase a Note 3 or GS4. It appears they are delaying the update to boost sales on newer phones.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
That is always their MO around the holidays. They try to get the people with older devices to give up and upgrade. :p:cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] redsoxfan2133:
Exactly. Trying to herd us like sheep into that Edge program to force my bill up another $30.00 a month!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Since I still have unlimited and corporate discount my only viable option is buying dev phones from now on especially since they are locking the bootloaders down so tight. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lynneddington:
Same boat as prdog.

sent from my slightly modified verizon S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tsachi:
It is a great phone except the storage. 16Gb with no external card support is just not acceptable to me. The dream of one day moving to the cloud and not needing storage has been crushed by providers removing unlimited data. Between music, pictures, rom installation file, and a couple of nandroid backups, I use way more than 16 or 32 that these phones offer (total 5Gb available between internal 16 card and external 32)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SubliminalME:
Well there is that for some people I suppose, however those giant nandroids aren't necessary. I use the cloud for almost everything and the majority of syncing happens on wifi... But different strokes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
I am much happier paying for internet/wifi for my house, which has a multitude of uses, than paying a phone carrier for data. We have four smartphones and 4 gigs of data to share. we maybe use 2 gigs and everyone is always on their phone or tablet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hack150:
Most of the current ROMs have the wifi hotspot already hacked. I can't really tell either because it is included in my plan.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
It depends. Some run whole house on 4G using 100 GB+. I only get 1.5 up max on DSL. I use 4G to upload roms and themes we are working on and use 20 GB+ some months. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bcblount:
If I could ditch the S3 for, say, a MOTOX, I would, but I am 6 months away from an upgrade. And I sure as hell won't be switching to EDGE. I already pay $240 a month and don't need to add another $25-30. And I'm kinda stuck with Big Red. I am in a rural area so the only other real option is AT&T, and i'll die before going over to them. SO i sit and wait...and wait...and wait
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Most the time we don't even hack it anymore if have Lidroid toggles as multi-window all apps mod breaks the hotspot mod. They have found a hack to get it working on 4.3 tho now. I use native tether exclusively for unlimited upload. I also tether my Lap or provide hotspot for others whenever there is no wifi available. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hack150:
Good to know. I do the same thing with my laptop when I have to work someplace remote or in the car for all of the devices my family brings on trips to watch netflix etc :) Good thing I'm still unlimited.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
I would never ever have another moto. Google may own them, but they don't control them. I had 3 flagship models, had hardware trouble and replacements with all of them and the last one had a locked bootloader and got just one miserly update before they EOL d it after less than 15 months of support. People that say Moto is good at support and updates haven't had the phone very long and if you have a locked boot loader, you are stuck on that version until they are kind enough to update it since the developers can't even load a new kernel or radio.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
If unlimited drop it from your plan. Even if 4.1.2 or lower rom doesn't have Lidroid toggles such as a stock rooted rom a hotspot toggle from the market will turn it on. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] allenc666:
Getting tired of waiting... would EDGE be worth it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
You would have to do the math. Not sure if the 6 GB Max plan is still available to us on unlimited. If not it is the usual 2 GB instead of 6. :cool:

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...data-customers-to-edge-plans-hint-dont-do-it/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] allenc666:
I don't have unlimited data just the old 5GB individual data so I wouldn't have to worry about "Max" lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
If want a new phone every 6 months and willing to pay full price it could be worth it. Have to pay off half the phone and trade it in which is more than the usual subsidized price. They still charge the subsidy per month for everyone regardless. In 2 years if did all 3 upgrades would have spent in excess of $1000-1200 on the devices and then start again at the end of 2 yr contract.:cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
that's a lot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] allenc666:
Looks like I got Veriowned lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bcblount:
I was kind of speaking in general terms to the more recent posts inculding MOTO phones. I can understand your point though. I don't do any rooting and romming anymore due to my limited data and lack of available wifi in my area, so that part doesn't bother like it would have in the past. I have had good luck with the MOTO phones I have owned however. Being the X2 and Razr HD Maxx. Those phones had always given me the best reception and most consistent performance, so I would entertain a MOTO phone. I also like the HTC One, but I would go just about any route at this point, if I could.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
well lets see if verizon locks the new thread im posting on... you guys be the judge of it

This is what i posted at this link here https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/809682:

@ Verizon,

Here you go again with the generic responses. There are multiple departments within Verizon Wireless, that know exactly what stage the update is in, whether its initial testing, final stages of testing or even if its being issued slowly to perform a soak. Now please understand that the 1000+ ( thats underestimating) Galaxy S3 users all deserve to be given some form of information other than something generic. We all would like to know the status of it so we know whether to keep the galaxy gear we got as gifts for birthdays or whether we should return the one we may get for Christmas, or just hold off buying them in general for family, friends and loved ones. If you could please promptly reply to the message with some form of reliable, and specific information regarding a date, or something along those lines you would keep the Galaxy S3 portion of you customers happy.

Thank You
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Hahaa. They already killed the link. lol :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kude87:
Is it just me or does 3000 s3 owners on Verizon seem way, way too low? We are taking nation wide, right? This phone is one of the best selling of all time. Oh yeah, also...f**k Verizon. That is all.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HF4L:
That does seem pretty low
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
I would think so as there were more than 50 million sold world wide. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kude87:
Agreed. Quick non-scientific Google searches estimates their total user base to be slightly over 100m users. No way is 3000 even a close estimate for s3 owners.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
thats weird its still live on their forum heres the link

https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/809682
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Yea. Worked this time. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MIKEYSAKZ:
Sprint got there update I was using one of the guys sprint s3 and it had 4.3 on it man that's sad
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
thats sad...but what really tops it is the CSPIRE, a regional wireless provider released it before verizon...now thats messed up
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
my son has a stock sprint s3 with Zero bugs or problems. says his phone runs great.

is sprint really that much better than big read at getting usable updates out? guess so.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lyricalsoul5:
LOL @ Cricket getting their update before us. :eek:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gwhizkids:
How appropriate, cuz that's what we're getting from VZW...crickets...

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I see that Verizon has just now updated the HTC One to 4.3 (see this link). Just idle speculation, but I wonder if this isn't what was holding us up: that Verizon wanted to get all of its flagships to 4.3 before moving on to "former flagship" models. Or, the VZW Samsung dev team misbehaved at the office holiday party and were all suspended for 2 weeks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TyZollman:
HAHAHAHAHAHA.... I am going with this one!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HF4L:
*BAZINGA*
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
If thats the case wasnt the HTC One released over the summer of this year? the S3 was released march or so last year...if thats the way theyre gonna go then idk when to expect it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HF4L:
Maybe Vodafone kidnapped the update from Verizon, and is holding it up for ransom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kude87:
Weird, my telegraph just received 4.3. It's running smoothly aside from this constant pecking sound while I'm on a call!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aarontsuru:
Not so awesome for subway life though. Ain't no data signals in the tunnels. And then when the clouds go down.... blah. I do wish they offered larger storage Moto Xs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SubliminalME:
I just anticipate my needs. I have my favorite albums downloaded on Spotify for offline and a few books in aldiko reader. But again, that's just me. ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] smart--phone:
If the update isn't here by January, GOODBYE STOCK ROM AND OTAS. HELLO CM. ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Bramton1:
I have to wonder if the delay has to do with about making the update root-proof. Consider that Verizon was the only carrier to lock the bootloader sheboygan the S3 first came out. I bet some people got fired when the community unlocked the bootloader.

They may want an update that will break root and make it impossible to re-root. No root, no way to make custom TW roms, right?

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Stupid phone. "only carrier to lock the bootloader when the S3 first came out."
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] allenc666:
That seems most logical.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mike t:
Average consumer : I saw one of those galaxy gear watches on a TV commercial today and I want one.

Verizon representative: Sure no problem what type of device do you have?

Average consumer: Samsung Galaxy s3.

Verizon representative: sorry but your device does not support the watch yet.

Average consumer: well what device does?

Verizon representative: S4, Note 3 and a few other device's. We have some great holiday deals going on now for those devices.

Average consumer: can I upgrade to the one of those devices?

Verizon representative: yes, and we have a great new program called Verizon EDGE that you might be interested in.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Artimis:
Exactly!

I said this early on in the thread. As crappy as it is, it is actually in VZW's best interest not to upgrade us from a business perspective....at least not until after the holiday season. They want to use the fact that the S3 doesn't support the Gear to help boost their holiday upgrades for all the S3 users that are eligible or aren't but can with the edge program.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Macrodroid:
Hmm, wow... My Nexus 7 just updated to 4.4.2... Glad it's not a Verizon device!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
I remember last week, somewhere in this thread, some guys told me our phone is compatible with t mobile. I just plugged my IMEI into Tmo's bring your own phone thing and it is certainly compatible! I wonder if I switch to T-Mobile while my phone update to 4.3? hmm.

I chatted with a rep on their site and she said I would have check to see if Verizon let's it's s3 operate on local GSM, or is it strictly for overseas.

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one thing to add to this... I put my IMEI in to straight talks BYOP and it thinks my vzw s3 is a GSM phone and says it too is compatible.

nice that I have options because I don't want to buy a phone yet but I am so over Verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] clembrowning:
The s3 was made global in the last update, should be compatible on any network now. I use global settings anyway, but you can change which Radios it uses
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
I thought that was the case.... but these sales reps always try and lie to score a sale.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] clembrowning:
Wouldn't we all, its all about the mean green anyways. They get a percentage if they sell a phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Will work on T-Mobile but only get Edge data speeds. Like 1 or 2X whatever it comes out to. Slow as ****. I hooked my Rezound to T-Mobile for my son and he used it till he dropped and smashed it. :laugh::cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tsachi:
As others have mentioned, put the Sim in and it works.

On your other question, don't install ANY t mobile ROM or take their updates. That would brick you

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I'd drop my phone too if I had to deal with 2g data :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
+1 Don't flash Tmobile rom, kernels or modems on Verizon device. Big time brick.

Hahaa. To make it worse my son ended up on Sprint with a used IPhone. :p:cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
thanks for the tips. I'm considering straight talk as an option as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] alldaboston:
52852285 9201

Should I even consider talking to verizon live chat anymore? I mean, they always give wrong information so what's the point...? And if I'm going to ditch Verizon what carrier should I go to? I really want Tmobile since they have unlimited data but I always hear that their coverage is bad... Is it really as bad as people say? I'm in the Southern California area if it makes a difference...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] clembrowning:
It is where I live in Tennessee
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Depends where you live and how much you travel. They are only useable in large cities and on the highway if cities not too far apart. Don't get off freeway in Texas if need to use your cell. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HF4L:
The only bad thing is you have to buy the phone out right!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
TMobile charges full retail also but can make payments so bill not as cheap as it looks. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] donnyp1:
This is why i wont switch. Cant beat the rural coverage. Not even close.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RyanThaDude:
It's not worth talking to VZW reps as they know nothing, and are trying to feed you a line of nonsense and get you to buy a new phone. Chances of finding someone that knows anything has worse odds than being struck by lightning. Even if they tell you something, I would take that info with a grain of salt.

TMO, while what I've heard, has great customer service, but lacks in coverage. Large cities and towns have great service, rural areas, not so much. I've been really looking into them recently because I'm getting sick of Big Red's bravo sierra, and wouldn't you know it, there's a gap right in our small town. Everyone else around has either Edge. The slightly larger towns have 3G, and only the larger cities have LTE. I read something a few years ago that TMO applied for a permit to put a tower just a few miles away, but haven't seen anything more about it. BTW, I kind of live in the boonies, so YMMV.

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But still cheaper than VZW, and none of the BS.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] alldaboston:
Yeah, I live in a suburban part of San Diego, and their coverage map is decent... Idk whether its worth giving up great coverage for less $ on bills and faster updates...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zelet:
I think Sprint might be a contender again in a couple years. Their LTE rollout is looking decent.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] donnieseech:
I've had issues with tmobile about a year and a half ago. I was in southern marylamd at the time which showed excellent 4g coverage and was for about 3 months then went to crap no matter what phone you used. And I've always had problems with their call centers. Either rude or will just hang up for no reason
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 5ft24:
I switched from T-Mobile to vzw. My coverage was spotty at best in so cal. They replaced my S3 twice, then finally told me their coverage was "incomplete" in a major city... Tons of dropped calls no matter where I went etc.

Verizon's service has been near flawless for me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] alldaboston:
Yeah but you don't have an update, whereas if you were at TMO you would...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
Tmo service isn't the best out on the west coast I used a map to show customers what their coverage would be like. I don't remember the link but just Google T-Mobile coverage map. Enter your zip or even address, its pretty accurate
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Savagerun:
As if an update is better than reliable service. Give me a break...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] donnyp1:
And the update means nothing if your phone has no service.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] alldaboston:
Oh jeez, my bad!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] greaseman2:
I heard Sprint is talking about buying tmo
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] redsoxfan2133:
I heard the same. I left Sprint almost 2 years ago due to spotty coverage in my area. Their LTE rollout hasn't done much to improve the signal inaide my home-my company phone is Sprint and I have 1-2 bars while inside.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zelet:
Trollolololo :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tsachi:
I guess with all the CDMA / gsm phones you can actually benefit from more coverage of different technologies. Would be interesting.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parth212:
Wouldn't the FTC/FCC have a say in that tho?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lakingslayer:
No Doubt!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Nbay64:
Anyone else notice that Verizon has stopped selling galaxy s3s on their website? I think this might mean we are getting nothing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] markdapimp:
i would like verizon to have 2 different networks side by side gsm and cdma and gsm would have and be no contract like t-mobile but coverage wouldn't be as good as cdma
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
Too late. I decided to use an AOSP ROM and jump to Android 4.4.2. Enjoying it for the most part.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rholm:
Which one? There are so many to choose from... I'm on JellyBeans right now.

Cheers,

Rich

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobloblaw1:
I went with liquid on 4.3. I think its liquid version 2.3. Seems pretty stable so far and network has been better than anticipated. 4.4 looks at little too WIP for me at this point.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] donnyp1:
Another reason to stay with verizon. Google olsburg, ks. Got great signal.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
Yay Note 2 owners your up for 4.3 OTA, only..... on AT&T!! Yay! Go Verizon! Only Galaxy phones they have updated to 4.3 are GS4 (already has a stability update for 4.3) and GS4 mini.... Luckily the Note 3 launched with it (and has gotten stability updates) or it wouldn't see 4.3 for at least a full year. Merry Christmas to us Verizon Galaxy users!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] clembrowning:
Has anyone else seen this, still no.update for me, but this was on verizons site today
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] adamsaur:
Found the op, it was in verizon's forum from a unofficial user (i.e. not verizon support). Had my sister run a check and no update...

looks like myth busted folks...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kidhudi:
yeah sure it is dropping today #verizon_sucks # i_can't_wait_till_my_contract_is_up ( i don't usually hashtag but i just watched the fallon/timberlake hashtag video on youtube # funny_****)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] clembrowning:
Lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gwhizkids:
None of these people who claim to have gotten the update ever substantiate. Calling it FALSE.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kude87:
Yeah, whatever happened to that bulls1969 guy? He seemed the closest thing to something real. *sigh*

The longer we wait the more I think porting is what has to happen. It's been talked about throughout this thread a bit. Just need a kernel Dev to step up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] K20Z1:
Has anyone asked him for pics of it on that forum?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zachf714:
I'm going to try and port from tmo.. Need to fix my box first I think I messed it up last night
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gwhizkids:
Can't post pics over there but I did ask him to post build number. Won't do much good and he has probably vanished into thin air - like the other guy.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zachf714:
Bulls was legit.. Probably got sick of the bs he had modem kernel selinux all