Samsung Galaxy SIII Discussion and Owners Thread

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825 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 645879 25-Jun-2012 13:50
MurrayM: Will a USB OTG cable for the S2 work on the S3? Reason I'm asking is because I need an OTG cable for my S3 but most of the cables listed on Trade Me say they are for the S2 and make no mention of the S3 (probably because it's too new). Do both the S2 and S3 use a micro B connector? I bought one of these off Trademe and it works fine - pretty reasonable price! http://www.trademe.co.nz/mobile-phones/accessories/data-cables/samsung/auction-486071732.htm Life is mostly froth and bubble, two things stand like stone - kindness in another's trouble, courage in your own. SGSIII ROM: WanamLite v1.3 Kernel: Ninphetamine v1.1.0 Modem: DXLEA SGSII (Now belongs to SWMBO) ROM: WanamLite v12 Kernel: Siyah v3.3.2 Modem: BVLPB SGS (Cat's chew toy) If you need a download-mode jig ASAP, you're welcome to borrow mine! Works with SGS I/II/III. I also have a SIM cutter available (Dunedin) - happy to post either to you at your cost.

MurrayM

532 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 645885 25-Jun-2012 13:54
nofam: MurrayM: Will a USB OTG cable for the S2 work on the S3? Reason I'm asking is because I need an OTG cable for my S3 but most of the cables listed on Trade Me say they are for the S2 and make no mention of the S3 (probably because it's too new). Do both the S2 and S3 use a micro B connector? I bought one of these off Trademe and it works fine - pretty reasonable price! http://www.trademe.co.nz/mobile-phones/accessories/data-cables/samsung/auction-486071732.htm Yeah that was one I saw, but there are similar looking ones that say they are for the S2 that are half that price, i.e. http://www.trademe.co.nz/mobile-phones/accessories/data-cables/samsung/auction-486062625.htm

Lambchop

211 posts

Master Geek

Reply # 645937 25-Jun-2012 15:54
just a quick question re BetterBatteryStats ,,, so in kernal wakelock, since unplugged ... all i see is "no ref since unplugged set yet" so is there something i need to do here ..or ..? just trying to see the same wakelocks NZTF has

fatboy

62 posts

Master Geek

Reply # 645945 25-Jun-2012 16:01
All this talk about Fast Dormancy: does 2Degrees support it and would I be correct in assuming that it would be set appropriately in the SIII bought from WHS (=2D handset)?

nofam

825 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 645946 25-Jun-2012 16:05
fatboy: All this talk about Fast Dormancy: does 2Degrees support it and would I be correct in assuming that it would be set appropriately in the SIII bought from WHS (=2D handset)? Vodafone and 2D support it. Telecom does not. Life is mostly froth and bubble, two things stand like stone - kindness in another's trouble, courage in your own. SGSIII ROM: WanamLite v1.3 Kernel: Ninphetamine v1.1.0 Modem: DXLEA SGSII (Now belongs to SWMBO) ROM: WanamLite v12 Kernel: Siyah v3.3.2 Modem: BVLPB SGS (Cat's chew toy) If you need a download-mode jig ASAP, you're welcome to borrow mine! Works with SGS I/II/III. I also have a SIM cutter available (Dunedin) - happy to post either to you at your cost.

lokhor

2151 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Reply # 645954 25-Jun-2012 16:21
nofam: fatboy: All this talk about Fast Dormancy: does 2Degrees support it and would I be correct in assuming that it would be set appropriately in the SIII bought from WHS (=2D handset)? Vodafone and 2D support it. Telecom does not. This is correct. Easy to tell if FD is causing wakelocks too. Just use BetterBatteryStats and set to Kernel Wakelocks Current Devices: Samsung Galaxy S3 Old Devices: SGS I9000, HTC Sensation, SGSII I9100, Asus Transformer Associate Editor-in-Chief for AndroidNZ.net TelecomTech is a sponsored blog reviewing the latest in communications technology. All comments are my own opinion, and not that of my employer unless explicitly stated.

lokhor

2151 posts

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Trusted

Reply # 645956 25-Jun-2012 16:24
Lambchop: just a quick question re BetterBatteryStats ,,, so in kernal wakelock, since unplugged ... all i see is "no ref since unplugged set yet" so is there something i need to do here ..or ..? just trying to see the same wakelocks NZTF has Which wakelocks does NZTF have? if you're referring to my article on Fast Dormancy then try setting to 'Since charged' if its still not showing anything under Kernel Wakelocks then you have problems. Current Devices: Samsung Galaxy S3 Old Devices: SGS I9000, HTC Sensation, SGSII I9100, Asus Transformer Associate Editor-in-Chief for AndroidNZ.net TelecomTech is a sponsored blog reviewing the latest in communications technology. All comments are my own opinion, and not that of my employer unless explicitly stated.

Lambchop

211 posts

Master Geek

Reply # 645970 25-Jun-2012 16:38
lokhor: Lambchop: just a quick question re BetterBatteryStats ,,, so in kernal wakelock, since unplugged ... all i see is "no ref since unplugged set yet" so is there something i need to do here ..or ..? just trying to see the same wakelocks NZTF has Which wakelocks does NZTF have? if you're referring to my article on Fast Dormancy then try setting to 'Since charged' if its still not showing anything under Kernel Wakelocks then you have problems. ah sorry, credit where credit due, just thought it was NZTF. nice, well yeh .. kernal wakelock ..nadda ... no ref. i'll try a reboot.

Lambchop

211 posts

Master Geek

Reply # 645977 25-Jun-2012 16:46
ah reboot sorted it.

Lambchop

211 posts

Master Geek

Reply # 646015 25-Jun-2012 17:49
interesting ...so nwk_info.db ...even though i manaually set my apn's when i got my s3 to telecom ones, it still has the 2 degrees entires , maybe thats just because thats what they where named at creation. http://www.numberportabilitylookup.com/networks?s=

avecha

194 posts

Master Geek

Reply # 646132 25-Jun-2012 23:17
Forgive my ignorance but what is Fast Dormancy and WakeLock?

Damager

1837 posts

Uber Geek

Subscriber

Reply # 646138 25-Jun-2012 23:33
avecha: Forgive my ignorance but what is Fast Dormancy and WakeLock? http://www.androidnz.net/2012/06/at-your-own-risk-how-to-disable-fast.html - Telstra HTC Touch Pro2 - Energy ROM WM6.5.5 20 Oct/Cyanogen Mod Froyo 2.2 - R.I.P - AT&T Galaxy S Captivate 16GB on XT (now with brother) - Samsung Galaxy S2 on XT- Runs ICS 4.0.3 Resurrection Remix 9.2 - Business Hours - Work In The Electricity Industry, After Hours - DJ/Turntablist - Will Scratch Vinyl For Free' - What's next??? S3?

DoggNZ

433 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 646238 26-Jun-2012 10:29
Hmm....on my SII (with Automatic Brightness unticked), I could pull down the status bar slightly and move to the left to go darker and right to go brighter. However, since I installed a custom ROM the day I got it, I can't remember if it's a stock feature or not? Reason I'm asking is because it doesn't seem to work on the SIII? Samsung Galaxy S III GT-i9300 - Running SuperNexus 2.0 Milestone 1 Samsung Galaxy S II GT-i9100 - Running SuperNexus 2.0 Build 3 - Now belongs to GF http://wellymtb.blogspot.co.nz/

JB302

14 posts

Geek

Reply # 646243 26-Jun-2012 10:34
DoggNZ: Hmm....on my SII (with Automatic Brightness unticked), I could pull down the status bar slightly and move to the left to go darker and right to go brighter. However, since I installed a custom ROM the day I got it, I can't remember if it's a stock feature or not? Reason I'm asking is because it doesn't seem to work on the SIII? I can't seem to do this on my stock S2 so I don't think it's a stock feature (unless I've not known about it for the last year!)

IntegerIsNumber

804 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 646245 26-Jun-2012 10:39
avecha: Forgive my ignorance but what is Fast Dormancy and WakeLock? You don't need to do anything when you're on Vodafone/2Degrees. Only disabled it if you're on Telecom.

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