New Firmware is pure Crap ! - Galaxy S III General

Well fellows I updated my brand new device two days before and certainly it was working quite fine until today it just by itself lost all the signals I was shocked and re started the phone it took long time to show signals but waiting was'nt worth here my network state for device was "Emergency calls only" and when I tried to dial or send sms I get error "Not registered on network"... I than searched the forums googled the symptom but there was no luck on operating the device on network while keep in mind that my device is Official unlocked version and those who haven't had such issue will surely say that S3 is best phone bla bla bla but those who introspection me will understand the real value of mighty Galaxy S3... shame I switched from iPhone knowing that its iPhone killer but killer killed itself... so sad
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Fine. Go back. We wont miss u

Well then go back to iPhone, no one here is interested in hearing you moan and complain.
If you have a question, ask it and we will try to answer it.
If you just come to complain then don't bother coming back.
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well... if you jus dont know the way to resolve your issue or dont know the way to get help from a community.... then u can always go back for icrap or whatever. who cares if your mobile cries, get raped or bla bla bla...

Ofcourse posting in this tone here means im frustrated and looking for help been wake up from past 17 hours searching for solution but no luck... i wasnt meant be that way rude no offense forum fellows ...
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hashuumi said:
Well fellows I updated my brand new device two days before and certainly it was working quite fine until today it just by itself lost all the signals I was shocked and re started the phone it took long time to show signals but waiting was'nt worth here my network state for device was "Emergency calls only" and when I tried to dial or send sms I get error "Not registered on network"... I than searched the forums googled the symptom but there was no luck on operating the device on network while keep in mind that my device is Official unlocked version and those who haven't had such issue will surely say that S3 is best phone bla bla bla but those who introspection me will understand the real value of mighty Galaxy S3... shame I switched from iPhone knowing that its iPhone killer but killer killed itself... so sad
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Yeah. That's the new "Stops working after two days" bug that Samsung accidentally introduced into the new firmware. Unlike normal bugs, which usually appear immediately after a flash, this new bug waits two whole days and then pops up. A normal, seasoned Android user would have tried swapping SIMs, trying current SIM in another handset, and ruling out hardware problems before concluding the firmware was at fault. Clearly, your extensive iPhone experience has given you the wisdom to see past this clever deception, and immediately conclude that the firnware must be at fault. I'll know to track you down in the future for any tricky problems I might have. THANKS MAN!!!
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1. try switching wcdma/gsm modes.
2. try some other sim
3. try a factory reset
if you still dont get signals, then possibly its related to corrupted "efs" folder.

So I shouldn't update to LFB?
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locoboi187 said:
So I shouldn't update to LFB?
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Of course you should. LFB is awesome.
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gaui said:
Of course you should. LFB is awesome.
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But it has that SIM bug though

locoboi187 said:
But it has that SIM bug though
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No it doesn't. He didn't even say he is using LFB. "Latest" firmware depends on region and variant

Mister_Mxyzptlk said:
I should apologize too, if I helped contribute to this whole SIM bug confusion. I was just giving the OP some much needed crap. XXLFB is rock solid! Flash away!!
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In any case, my point still stands: you can't complain about a firmware version and not even say what version it is. What the hell kind of answer do you expect? The OP has some firmware version with some kind of possible signal problem. And?

esist said:
In any case, my point still stands: you can't complain about a firmware version and not even say what version it is. What the hell kind of answer do you expect? The OP has some firmware version with some kind of possible signal problem. And?
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You're right. I was just so WTF-faced after reading the OP that I had to rant for a minute.
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Anyone running BLFB in America? Gonna flash soon !
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Gotta give OP a break. We're not in the Q&A or Developer section so he's under no obligation to merely post up a question.
We can't keep replying to someone's frustration with immediate condemnation and "so go back to Apple." He's having issues, and is offering his rant. If I purchased a brand new device, ran an official update, and had things mess up, I'd be damn well pissed too. We don't need to white knight for Samsung. Nor should we give a **** what device someone is coming from.

I don't believe that it was the update, because you would have heard of more people complaining about this issue, it's one or two things,a defective device, or he works for Apple!
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Gotta give OP a break. We're not in the Q&A or Developer section so he's under no obligation to merely post up a question.
We can't keep replying to someone's frustration with immediate condemnation and "so go back to Apple." He's having issues, and is offering his rant. If I purchased a brand new device, ran an official update, and had things mess up, I'd be damn well pissed too. We don't need to white knight for Samsung. Nor should we give a **** what device someone is coming from.
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While you're right about us not needing to defend the device or company and we shouldn't rise to this kind of thing, there's a difference between ranting and trolling. Frustrated or not, there's no way anyone who owns a modern smartphone and registers here would have missed that playing the iphone-card on pretty much any android forum is a hot spot for flamewars. That's no way to find a solution, the only thing you'll find is a punch in the face and that helps noone.
Your argument is valid for any of the people replying too. You don't need to be a knight in shiny armor for the OP, the people responding is just venting frustration over what they find is wrong with the post. There's always someone who gets frustrated.
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It could be your carrier fault. I had been experiencing connection problem due to carrier upgrading to LTE service. Check with your carrier 1st.
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well if you are on o2,giffgaff,tesco they were down yesterday from 12pm and have only come back on now where i am.
check your area if you are on o2 @ www.status.o2.co.uk

Ok guys here is my story.i bought the s3 on the 6th of july from croma bandra mumbai .i downloaded the new firware.now the issue i am facing is at times i am able to browse but not able to connect to network related apps like fb twitter etc etc .
Then wen i disable data mode and renable it agains everything works fine but after sumtime everything stops workoing and the same things has to repeated again .
I have also replaced my vodafone micro sim but no luck .can sumone plsss help me.thnx
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Well hello there Nexus One

Hello all I got my first Nexus One yesterday I know I should root it but I've never dropped the cash I did for a device I know there is a chance of a brick. I need to let the newness wear off.
But the purpose of this post is any suggestions on specific apps for the Nexus I can try out in the market. There are some that Ive read in this forum some but maybe some were left out.
Thanks in advance.
Just sayin, but the only real chance of a brick is to let your battery die or pull it while flashing the radio. (to my understanding)
try the XDADevelopers app, it's pretty nifty.
done and done has anyone ported swype to nexus yet
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Try these threads
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=644536
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664764
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It gets annoying reading this over and over and there is an option in your settings to turn of this spam. Consider this a polite request to do so, thanks.
boom done thanks for the heads up
crachel said:
Try these threads
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=644536
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664764
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Thank you for these
Just make sure your battery is charged, you probably won't brick this phone unless your trying to.
While there's not much of a chance for bricking, it supposedly does void your warranty. Some people have been able to get work done even after unlocking though.
With that said, I thought the same thing and thought I would wait about a month before I unlocked it, but that lasted about 2 days lol.
I unlocked it and flashed Cyan's ROM and haven't looked back since.
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wondercoolguy said:
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It gets annoying reading this over and over and there is an option in your settings to turn of this spam. Consider this a polite request to do so, thanks.
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+1
I wanted to say this but thought it might be rude....
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Agreed
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LOL That is funny
It was funny although I have seen that one (with firefox) already. Thanks for the killing the spam.
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Hello all I got my first Nexus One yesterday I know I should root it but I've never dropped the cash I did for a device I know there is a chance of a brick. I need to let the newness wear off.
But the purpose of this post is any suggestions on specific apps for the Nexus I can try out in the market. There are some that Ive read in this forum some but maybe some were left out.
Thanks in advance.
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If you didn't engrave it, don't root it yet. Use it for a week or two, make sure there's no reason to return/replace it due to some defect. If there is no reason, then root it =)
My only 2 reasons for rooting it are: WiFi tethering and Flashlight. Imo, there are no other real reasons to do it, stock rom is extremely well done and I didn't notice much difference between it and Cyan.
Just root it..you'll truly own your phone then. Unless you don't know how to read and follow instructions properly or are just plain incompetent..which I doubt you are since you found this forum~ the chances of bricking are low.
Root it and never look back.
Nah, give it a few days to let any hardware issues make themselves known, then root it if your of a mind.
If you don't root it, all you are going to be able to think about is rooting it. I say use it for a few days to make sure all the hardware is good and go for it. I think I lasted about 36 hours before giving in and I told myself that I wasn't going to do it!
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I, too, have the same fears and concerns... so I've never really attempted to root the phone nor tried to. I guess I just like it the way it is.
DarkDvr said:
If you didn't engrave it, don't root it yet. Use it for a week or two, make sure there's no reason to return/replace it due to some defect. If there is no reason, then root it =)
My only 2 reasons for rooting it are: WiFi tethering and Flashlight. Imo, there are no other real reasons to do it, stock rom is extremely well done and I didn't notice much difference between it and Cyan.
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My reasoning for wanting to root it, is so I can put the Desire rom on the device. I really enjoy the HTC Sense and android. The stock android on the Nexus One is fantastic I agree just IMO missing the Sense UI.

New software sprint has

Sprint had a software that send them your baseband version. So if you calling in for troubleshooting on your device be careful. If the rep knows what there doing and what to look for they can mark your device damaged beyond repair
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Sounds like ciq.
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Sounds like ciq.
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Yup.
But who cares about the baseband? It's just the modem version.
Most likely what send the info. But I tested it on my phone ko and I had the no ciq roms and it still read them.... So idk I'm one of the techs that knows what he is doing there lol
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fury15 said:
Most likely what send the info. But I tested it on my phone ko and I had the no ciq roms and it still read them.... So idk I'm one of the techs that knows what he is doing there lol
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More information would be appreciated. Name of the software, how it's connecting, etc.
Only thing I know is the tool I use to check it... Its the thing that auto activates you're device so I don't know much
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Whoa sprint gonna start crackin down on the roots? J/k just kuz I highly doubt they really care all that much...
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*cue dramatic chord* wow actually.
considering what sprints up to with their base stations, customer service improvements, and the fact that even when i worked for em 3-4 years ago, they were always updating their rms/rms+/fast/snap/fdt systems, i can't say i'm too surprised.
the leg up they go for on the other companies afterall is trying to be the first to the gate with tech.
anything our system info can tell, i'm sure they can see. kernel/rom/etc. i doubt they'd act on it unless its a store visit though. or i'd hope not anyways. it'd be strange and surprising to see the company thats the easiest on the rom community(they're the only ones who kept their mouth shut about wireless tether so far, and the easiest with 3rd party apps from the beginning) to turn on them.
pixlz said:
*cue dramatic chord* wow actually.
considering what sprints up to with their base stations, customer service improvements, and the fact that even when i worked for em 3-4 years ago, they were always updating their rms/rms+/fast/snap/fdt systems, i can't say i'm too surprised.
the leg up they go for on the other companies afterall is trying to be the first to the gate with tech.
anything our system info can tell, i'm sure they can see. kernel/rom/etc. i doubt they'd act on it unless its a store visit though. or i'd hope not anyways. it'd be strange and surprising to see the company thats the easiest on the rom community(they're the only ones who kept their mouth shut about wireless tether so far, and the easiest with 3rd party apps from the beginning) to turn on them.
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They knew on my wifes Intercept two weeks ago and the tech support just asked if rom I was using was better than stock. I said yes, and he said that it s the only way to get that phone to function properly. He then took care of my issue as if it was a "non-rooted" phone.
I had my external speaker go out and took it up to the Sprint store to get the speaker replaced. The tech asked me if I rooted it, but he didn't have a problem with that.
The problem I had was that replacing the speaker screwed up the phone somehow so I had to re-flash. Meaning it wouldn't boot properly. But that is another story.
bender_123 said:
They knew on my wifes Intercept two weeks ago and the tech support just asked if rom I was using was better than stock. I said yes, and he said that it s the only way to get that phone to function properly. He then took care of my issue as if it was a "non-rooted" phone.
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So they knew just from you calling on that rooted phone that you had a custom ROM on there? Wow, not too bad.
OK - it makes sense that a tech/repair guy at the local Sprint store might be able to tell if you've "rooted" your phone ( by the way - didn't you all Odin back to stock ? ) ; but are you saying that Sprint HQ can tell if I'm rooted/ROMed just by me calling them from my Epic ? ....... Big Brother 4 Sure ( and they prolly reading this post , too )
fury15 said:
Sprint had a software that send them your baseband version. So if you calling in for troubleshooting on your device be careful. If the rep knows what there doing and what to look for they can mark your device damaged beyond repair
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Sounds like you left out a lot of information:
1. How do you know this? Is this something that happened to you or is this heresay / speculation?
2. Was this done on Stock phone or one with SRF/Bonsai (with no ciq?)?
TexasEpic4GUser said:
OK - it makes sense that a tech/repair guy at the local Sprint store might be able to tell if you've "rooted" your phone ( by the way - didn't you all Odin back to stock ? ) ; but are you saying that Sprint HQ can tell if I'm rooted/ROMed just by me calling them from my Epic ? ....... Big Brother 4 Sure ( and they prolly reading this post , too )
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I could care less about the Intercept...that damn thing can burn in a pit...which may actually help it function better than it currently does.
Not sure if they have a system or not, but I laughed that the dude knew the only way it works is with a custom ROM. I have Ubentdroid on it and at least the capacitive buttons work now.
If you can't tell, I would not recommend the Intercept. It sucks more than the suckiest suck that ever sucked.
This all goes back to the basic common sense I have followed from day 1 with my Android phone
make sure it is 100% stock before going to Spring for any troubleshooting assistance.
I don't understand why anyone would call sprint for help, BEFORE they had done this anyways.
DCRocks said:
This all goes back to the basic common sense I have followed from day 1 with my Android phone
make sure it is 100% stock before going to Spring for any troubleshooting assistance.
I don't understand why anyone would call sprint for help, BEFORE they had done this anyways.
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+1 on this
DCRocks said:
This all goes back to the basic common sense I have followed from day 1 with my Android phone
make sure it is 100% stock before going to Spring for any troubleshooting assistance.
I don't understand why anyone would call sprint for help, BEFORE they had done this anyways.
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Sometimes its an issue that isnt a biggie, so unroot is a waste of time. With my wifes, it was that her phone stopped being recognized on Sprint service. It ended up being an account screw up.
Well this is simple, we can just create a flashable zip to simply change the baseband to display the stock one.
(Haven't done any rom developement, so I don't know where that file lies.)
DCRocks said:
This all goes back to the basic common sense I have followed from day 1 with my Android phone
make sure it is 100% stock before going to Spring for any troubleshooting assistance.
I don't understand why anyone would call sprint for help, BEFORE they had done this anyways.
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EXACTLY! why take a chance? especially if you have lost/stolen protection, you don't want to give them a reason to screw you over. good to know they can figure it out over the phone as well tho. hopefully they stay content letting people root away w/ no consequence except for a voided warranty, considering all the reasons they give customers for rooting (CIQ, DRM, ect...)
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Well this is simple, we can just create a flashable zip to simply change the baseband to display the stock one.
(Haven't done any rom developement, so I don't know where that file lies.)
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Baseband is your modem version...
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Got this from Sprint today on their forums

got this from a "sprint rep" on their forums
TiNy-2nz -
I apologize for the frustrations associated with the current issues with the GB release... Please know that we are aware of many of the issues people are experiencing and are working with HTC to resolve them. Although I don't have a time frame now, they will be sending out a patch to resolve issues associated with your device.
SOOO take it for what its worth and maybe there is a hair of hope .....
TInY
hope this is true.
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I had a prompt to download an update today. I skipped cuz I'm still holding out for root on this update that I'm on. I'm not actually having issues other than I can't root...
sent from my 2.3.3 unrooted piece o ****....
I was also prompted for an update today, after just being prompted for the GB update the other day. I was hoping maybe they were being true to their word and unlocking the bootloader.
It was a rather lengthy update process with two reboots involved.
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got this from a "sprint rep" on their forums
TiNy-2nz -
I apologize for the frustrations associated with the current issues with the GB release... Please know that we are aware of many of the issues people are experiencing and are working with HTC to resolve them. Although I don't have a time frame now, they will be sending out a patch to resolve issues associated with your device.
SOOO take it for what its worth and maybe there is a hair of hope .....
TInY
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hope this is true.
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Not to sound like a douche, but I think it's pretty obvious that Sprint & HTC plan on releasing an update that would fix the problems presented with the GB update.
There was the 4.22 update,GB
Then the 4.24 update,GB fix,
Are you guys saying there is a 3rd update being pushed?
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I'm wondering the same thing...I've already had two updates. I took both of them because I like my evolution stock, only reason I ever rooted my hero is because Sence made it sluggish.
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at this point in time....i am not confident that we will have any sort of solution in the near future, we will simply have to deal with this horrible android version of gingershitbread, i never tought id hate the awsomeness that is an EVO , but currently...i kind of do, clearing user data, resetting,done it all, it still sucks arse and glitches half the dam time,its horrible, if id have known i would have stayed with stock 2.2 (not because of root but because it actually friggin functioned better)
I waited a couple weeks and did the rooted stock rom, 4.24
Have had no issues after a full week of use.
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the more i think about it you think he said that just to shut me up and so the sprint forums dont get filled up with posts about it ??? I dunno; like the corp store told me; "as long as you can make and recieve calls there is nothing wrong with your handset"
IT suxx to be stock its like having a maseratti that only goes 55MPH

Verizon 2.3.3 ota changelog??

I just received the ota for 2.3.3 and cannot find a thing anywhere about that has changed. I have noticed the facebook integration is not there and I now have mediahub. Ither than that I am finding nothingness.
Someone please help me out with this. Its getting me really irritated.
On another note there has been one bug I noticed was fixed: the screen going all tweaky when you try to type when its plugged in.
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Didn't even realize 2.3.3 was being distributed by Verizon now. Happy day!
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Didn't even realize 2.3.3 was being distributed by Verizon now. Happy day!
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Yep. I didn't know either. I have no service where I work and when I git in my car and got like 2 miles away I saw a download in progress. Low and behold it was 2.3.3. Build # is 3.0.1.E.0.88
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how's this panning out for unlocked bootloader / rooted r800x people? Don't wanna brick anything :/
I'm not rooted on my play. Ever since the issues I had with verizon on my fassy I think I'm gonna stay away for the 1st year of contract.
Sorry I cant help you on that subject.
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Carriers don't typically release changelogs at all.
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Carriers don't typically release changelogs at all.
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Verizon usually lists the bug fixes in a pdf.
And on a further note, there is nothing on their site stating about any updates
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meleii said:
Verizon usually lists the bug fixes in a pdf.
And on a further note, there is nothing on their site stating about any updates
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I'm hopping on the Verizon Site now, and i'll see if they'll be so kind as to respond in a forum (sometime) about this update.
Yea my phone tried to do it as well. I stoped it though because im unlocked and on an rooted/debloated stock rom and worried it could cause problems. Not that I could not fix mind you, but it would requre me borrowing a computer as I do not have one
If anyone takes the plunge from a similar position I would love to hear storys
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looks like i will be one of the first idiots to try and OTA update my unlocked bootloader and rooted VZW play...
yea if you are unlocked and rooted don't do it, phone wont even turn on.
fun fun...
JasonKnight said:
looks like i will be one of the first idiots to try and OTA update my unlocked bootloader and rooted VZW play...
yea if you are unlocked and rooted don't do it, phone wont even turn on.
fun fun...
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Ouch, that's lame. Do you have recovery accessible?
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Ouch, that's lame. Do you have recovery accessible?
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wont even let me set the phone up to let me use fastboot.
looks like i bricked my phone.
went looking thru the menus, first thing that stands out
AUTO BRIGHTNESS HAS A CHECK BOX!!! WE CAN TURN IT OFF!!!
update 2: Swipe is built in!
Holy moley, I might update my phone! If I lock my bootloader that is!
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well this sucks... I don't have a phone now...
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went looking thru the menus, first thing that stands out
AUTO BRIGHTNESS HAS A CHECK BOX!!! WE CAN TURN IT OFF!!!
update 2: Swipe is built in!
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I'm not sure how I feel about the included version (3.6.84.26668.26670.1638.Verizon), since it's missing the custom dictionary of added words. The overall look is different, which is fine, and I like the numbers having the top row.
JasonKnigh said:
twell this sucks... I don't have a phone now...
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=(
How did you guys get the update?
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I'm not sure how I feel about the included version (3.6.84.26668.26670.1638.Verizon), since it's missing the custom dictionary of added words. The overall look is different, which is fine, and I like the numbers having the top row.
=(
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im just gonna go ahead and put this right here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126358
Phone works again
JasonKnight said:
im just gonna go ahead and put this right here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126358
Phone works again
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Must have been a ****ty experience. Hopefully people read through the thread and is warned not to make the same mistake.
Do not ota update your phone if you had unlocked your phone.
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How did you guys get the update?
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OTA (you need to be on data, not wifi)
Update: After playing around a little bit, I realized i have slightly better signal!
Note: tried fastbooting and unlocking bootloader, but all i succeeded in was draining my battery...
Now it's time to try gingerbreak...
update: tried gingerbreak 2x for 20 minutes apiece, on a non formatted then formatted sd card, and got nowhere ...

Time to dump it?

Well guys, here I am with major thoughts of dumping my Note 3 and ending my short couple of month love affair with it.
I just feel that this device underachieved for me. My major beef with it is the poor wifi and overall network performance of the phone with no fix in sight. I can't stand the instability of the wifi performance. I also hate the speaker on this thing.
I also am disappointed with the community. I don't know what it is, but this community doesn't seem very active or have big numbers. I understand maybe a lot of people shy away because of the locked bootloader and such, but it just seems like low activity here.
With that being said, not all hope is lost. I still like this phone overall. I got in on the Cyber Monday deal for a $350 Moto X. I am making my decision easy for myself. If I like the Moto X, I am keeping it and dumping my Note 3. If I don't, I will keep my Note 3 for a little while longer.
And I understand that these phones are on opposite sides of the spectrum. But something intrigues me about the Moto X.
Ultimately I know that nobody probably cares. And that's cool, you can simply ignore this thread. But for anyone else, I would like to hear your thoughts.
Thanks!
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
My major beef with it is the poor wifi and overall network performance of the phone with no fix in sight. I can't stand the instability of the wifi performance.
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I wouldn't put up with that, either. But my N3's WiFi and 4G connections have been excellent. Have you tried exchanging your phone?
I'd love to dump mine also .. having all the same issues in regards to the WiFi and network connectivity. Problem I have, I rooted mine and now I get that B/S "Custom" boot .. I've read through everything up here in regards to getting rid of that boot screen and so far NOTHING has worked. So right now, unless I find a way to hard brick my phone, I'm stuck with this damn thing.
LordGeek said:
I'd love to dump mine also .. having all the same issues in regards to the WiFi and network connectivity. Problem I have, I rooted mine and now I get that B/S "Custom" boot .. I've read through everything up here in regards to getting rid of that boot screen and so far NOTHING has worked. So right now, unless I find a way to hard brick my phone, I'm stuck with this damn thing.
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Restore stock or use wanam.
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What ROM are you using? My T-Mobile note 3 using att has excellent 4g LTE coverage but when I had T-Mobile coverage at first it sucked! I'm talking bad!! Barely any data connection if any and dropped a lot of calls. As far as WiFi I get excellent coverage also. Don't give up on your note 3 just yet. Just give up on t mobile!! If you use Chainfire's region unlock app from play store and switch to an att carrier, (like net 10 or Straight talk $45 a month) you'll be good to go.
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Gary02468 said:
I wouldn't put up with that, either. But my N3's WiFi and 4G connections have been excellent. Have you tried exchanging your phone?
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I had the same issues with my previous one. I'm on at&t and I've seen threads about the same issues that I'm having. It seems pretty common.
LordGeek said:
I'd love to dump mine also .. having all the same issues in regards to the WiFi and network connectivity. Problem I have, I rooted mine and now I get that B/S "Custom" boot .. I've read through everything up here in regards to getting rid of that boot screen and so far NOTHING has worked. So right now, unless I find a way to hard brick my phone, I'm stuck with this damn thing.
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Why not just sell it and get something else? The Note 3 is still going for decent money on Swappa and most people prefer to buy rooted phones on there.
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What ROM are you using? My T-Mobile note 3 using att has excellent 4g LTE coverage but when I had T-Mobile coverage at first it sucked! I'm talking bad!! Barely any data connection if any and dropped a lot of calls. As far as WiFi I get excellent coverage also. Don't give up on your note 3 just yet. Just give up on t mobile!! If you use Chainfire's region unlock app from play store and switch to an att carrier, (like net 10 or Straight talk $45 a month) you'll be good to go.
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I'm on at&t.
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SkizzMcNizz said:
Restore stock or use wanam.
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Well I would restore stock if it was available, but its not !!!
As for Wanam, I have also tried this .. I have tried everything that has been described in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559961 .. nothing worked, I still have the custom start screen.
thejmannnc .. read my signature .. MJ5
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Well I would restore stock if it was available, but its not !!!
As for Wanam, I have also tried this .. I have tried everything that has been described in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559961 .. nothing worked, I still have the custom start screen.
thejmannnc .. read my signature .. MJ5
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You can restore on mj5.
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SkizzMcNizz said:
You can restore on mj5.
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Can you restore on mj5 after rooting with Kingo? I read you can use Kingos "unroot" then factory reset, but I dunno.
Probably best to use the the already established thread for this this type discussion. ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466099

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