Samsung Galaxy SIII Discussion and Owners Thread

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Master Geek

Reply # 736998 24-Dec-2012 21:44
webup: mattyjnz: Hmm, ok. I read somewhere that a damaged sd card might be causing that then, is that likely. I bought a new card a few weeks back and it started playing up just recently. Have formatted it, but still unmounts and re-mounts itself periodically. Sounds like I might need to send it back. I have a 32gb mSD I bought from mymemory.co.uk and just in last week its started doing many mount and dismounts and varied messages about sd has unsupported files and also other error messages. Hope the card is not failing! Sounds exactly like the problems I was having. Card went gangbusters for a month, then started playing up. Nothing I could do would fix it. Contacted the retailer and they have shipped me a new card, will see how that works. Not sure what your battery drain is like, but since I removed the sd card I am only losing 7% overnight, compared to 50% with the card in the phone. That's with Google Now enabled. Perhaps the talk about Google Now being battery hungry might be a myth. It's certainly not having any effect on my battery anyway.

Foo

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Reply # 737007 24-Dec-2012 22:21
webup: mattyjnz: Hmm, ok. I read somewhere that a damaged sd card might be causing that then, is that likely. I bought a new card a few weeks back and it started playing up just recently. Have formatted it, but still unmounts and re-mounts itself periodically. Sounds like I might need to send it back. I have a 32gb mSD I bought from mymemory.co.uk and just in last week its started doing many mount and dismounts and varied messages about sd has unsupported files and also other error messages. Hope the card is not failing! What brand of card is it?

antaeusa

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Reply # 737425 26-Dec-2012 17:41
Has anyone had this problem? Where the VF Simcard icon goes missing from the main screen, this only happens when I power on/off my S3? This only stared happening after I upgraded to the latest version of the FW.

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Reply # 737426 26-Dec-2012 17:44
antaeusa: Has anyone had this problem? Where the VF Simcard icon goes missing from the main screen, this only happens when I power on/off my S3? This only stared happening after I upgraded to the latest version of the FW. Do you mean the ICON for SIM took kit? (upside down SIM) That is not meant to show Systems Engineer Vodafone NZ https://community.vodafone.co.nz/

antaeusa

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Reply # 737429 26-Dec-2012 17:50
johnr: antaeusa: Has anyone had this problem? Where the VF Simcard icon goes missing from the main screen, this only happens when I power on/off my S3? This only stared happening after I upgraded to the latest version of the FW. Do you mean the ICON for SIM took kit? (upside down SIM) That is not meant to show Yeah, that's it. Instead of paging via the App's pages to get to it.. I thought of creating a short cut so that I could access it quickly to check the balance etc. Oh really? It appears for a few seconds and then it gets deleted from the page.

Johnnyrs

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Wannabe Geek

Reply # 737572 27-Dec-2012 09:26
Woke to my S3 being updated.... screen shows 1/the Android graphic 2/ the following text FACTORY MODE PRODUCT NAME:GT-I9300 CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official SYSTEM STATUS: Official 3/ and a warning "Downloading... Do not turn off target" I updated to Jellybean a few days ago... Does anyone know what this update is about? Have come up with nothing when googling it... Thanks

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Reply # 737573 27-Dec-2012 09:30
Johnnyrs: Woke to my S3 being updated.... No, it's not being updated - you've managed to reboot it into download mode. If it's not connected to your PC, you're safe to reboot it. contentsofsignaturemaysettleduringshipping

Johnnyrs

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Reply # 737583 27-Dec-2012 09:55
mjb: Johnnyrs: Woke to my S3 being updated.... No, it's not being updated - you've managed to reboot it into download mode. If it's not connected to your PC, you're safe to reboot it. Thanks so much. Dunno how I did it, but I would have been sitting waiting all day if you hadn't told me :)

SNicolle

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Reply # 738428 29-Dec-2012 22:00
Is there any difference between the 2d voda and telecom versions sold at retailers?

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Reply # 738443 29-Dec-2012 22:43
SNicolle: Is there any difference between the 2d voda and telecom versions sold at retailers? I think the Vodafone version has 2GB RAM and supports DC-HSPA+ for up to 42mbps 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.

sidders80

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Reply # 738455 29-Dec-2012 23:49
lokhor: SNicolle: Is there any difference between the 2d voda and telecom versions sold at retailers? I think the Vodafone version has 2GB RAM and supports DC-HSPA+ for up to 42mbps Not correct entirely. Vodafone stock the i9300 and i9305 and i9305 has 2GB RAM and DC support. i9300 specs for both the retailers are exactly the same (1GB RAM and no DC support). Vodafone sells both the versions and 2D only sells i9300. Sid

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Reply # 739099 1-Jan-2013 12:06
Woke up this morning to see my phone stuck on Samsung boot logo, did a bat pull and same thing, Stock XT phone. Off to telecom I go on this awesome looking day :( Any one else had this? My mates did the exact same thing a day earlier. SGS1 SGS3 TV: Samsung LA40S71BX, HT: Samsung HT-Z315, PS3 Slim, Mysky HD List of DVDs and Blu-Rays to date

robfish

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Reply # 739107 1-Jan-2013 13:01
Johnk: Woke up this morning to see my phone stuck on Samsung boot logo, did a bat pull and same thing, Stock XT phone. Off to telecom I go on this awesome looking day :( Any one else had this? My mates did the exact same thing a day earlier. Yes if you check out this thread (below) you will see that you, me and hundreds of others have had the same problem. I had a call from my supplier yesterday to say that the phone is on its way back to me with a new motherboard. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35709558#post35709558

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Reply # 739135 1-Jan-2013 15:59
Johnk: Woke up this morning to see my phone stuck on Samsung boot logo, did a bat pull and same thing, Stock XT phone. Off to telecom I go on this awesome looking day :( Any one else had this? My mates did the exact same thing a day earlier. Yup happend to mine too. It just wouldn't turn on anymore, took it back to 2degrees and got it back with a new motherboard about three weeks later. Me: \|  iMac 27" (2011) \|  Mac mini (2011) \| Samsung Galaxy Note II \|  iPad Wi-Fi 64GB (2012) \|  TV (2010 & 2012) \|  Time Capsule 2TB \|  AirPort Express (2008 & 2012) \|  iPod Shuffle 2GB (2010) \| Wife: \|  MacBook Air 11" (2012) \|  iPhone 4S 16GB \|  iPod Nano 8GB (2009) \|

Damager

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Reply # 739150 1-Jan-2013 16:18
What was the cause? Failed auto update install? - 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?

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