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Samsung Galaxy S III to be released in April 2012

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    #1862
    s_carnage
    Registered Users Posts: 2,672 ✭✭✭s_carnage


    Recently updated my S3 using Odin and everything was working perfectly but only in the last week anytime I lose 3g coverage and am put on Three's 2g/Edge network it fails to switch back to 3g coverage when I return to an area where 3g is strong and available. It is strange as it was switching me between both networks for a good few days after I upgraded.

    This happening to anyone else or anyone know a solution for this?


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    #1863
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    s_carnage wrote: »
    Recently updated my S3 using Odin and everything was working perfectly but only in the last week anytime I lose 3g coverage and am put on Three's 2g/Edge network it fails to switch back to 3g coverage when I return to an area where 3g is strong and available. It is strange as it was switching me between both networks for a good few days after I upgraded.

    This happening to anyone else or anyone know a solution for this?

    This is a known issue with the 3 network, they don't have a 2G network, you are moving from the 3 network to Vodafone for 2G and don't move back automatically
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056669102


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    #1864
    s_carnage
    Registered Users Posts: 2,672 ✭✭✭s_carnage


    PogMoThoin wrote: »

    This is a known issue with the 3 network, they don't have a 2G network, you are moving from the 3 network to Vodafone for 2G and don't move back automatically
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056669102

    Ya knew about switching to the Vodafone when out of 3g but it's only in the last week it's stopped switching back to the 3 network automatically. Serious pain having to manually switch back to 3g.


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    #1865
    god's toy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭god's toy


    Yep my last few updates via Odin have left my phone in the same shape. Love the fact I can update but hate the after affects I'm left with when it stops jumping back to 3G cells.

    Holding on to my Three firmware a little bit longer I think.

    Only think it will be sorted out after the Three-Voda cell merge is sorted.


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    #1866
    Walkman
    Registered Users Posts: 4,224 ✭✭✭Walkman


    god's toy wrote: »
    Holding on to my Three firmware a little bit longer I think.

    Only think it will be sorted out after the Three-Voda cell merge is sorted.

    It's not a 'cell merge'' it's a sharing of physical network. Radio spectrum will still be seperate.


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    #1867
    god's toy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭god's toy


    to me it's the same thing


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    #1868
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Eh, no. They're just sharing masts. They will each have their own backhaul, network and equipment


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    #1869
    god's toy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭god's toy


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Eh, no. They're just sharing masts. They will each have their own backhaul, network and equipment

    And as I said to me that's the same thing.
    You can call it what you want and that's your choice.


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    #1870
    Patsy fyre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,184 ✭✭✭Patsy fyre


    Lads would an s2 battery work in a s3?


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    #1871
    mufcboy1999
    Registered Users Posts: 4,970 ✭✭✭mufcboy1999


    Bit of a newbie to smartphones but what can the new galaxy do that the iPhone 4s can't ?

    Cheers


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    #1872
    Kensington
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,683 ✭✭✭Kensington


    god's toy wrote: »
    And as I said to me that's the same thing.
    You can call it what you want and that's your choice.

    It still isn't going to solve the fundamental problem of the phone not transitioning smoothly between the two networks. It may mean better infilling of 3G so the phone doesn't need to rely on 2G as much. Won't be an overnight change though, will take months if not years.


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    #1873
    Quin_Dub
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,204 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub


    Kensington wrote: »
    It still isn't going to solve the fundamental problem of the phone not transitioning smoothly between the two networks. It may mean better infilling of 3G so the phone doesn't need to rely on 2G as much. Won't be an overnight change though, will take months if not years.

    This is probably the only potential benefit to 3 (or Vodafone) customers.

    The shared infra-structure should mean that it is substantially cheaper for both operators to expand their services.

    So , in theory all those areas where Three users are pushed over to a 2G Vodafone mast - Three can now fairly cheaply add their own 3G aerial to that mast rather then having to source,licence,install and run their own mast.

    Doesn't mean that they will and it certainly won't happen over-night...But it's possible...


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    #1874
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,891 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    mufcboy1999 wrote: »
    Bit of a newbie to smartphones but what can the new galaxy do that the iPhone 4s can't ?

    Cheers

    the main differential is the screen size and a different more open and customisable software (android v IOS)


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    #1875
    fionny
    Registered Users Posts: 2,367 ✭✭✭fionny


    Faster processor, expandable memory, bigger battery, lighter weight, not apple.


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    #1876
    god's toy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭god's toy


    Kensington wrote: »
    It still isn't going to solve the fundamental problem of the phone not transitioning smoothly between the two networks. It may mean better infilling of 3G so the phone doesn't need to rely on 2G as much. Won't be an overnight change though, will take months if not years.

    Every little helps I suppose. We will have to wait and see.


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    #1877
    s_carnage
    Registered Users Posts: 2,672 ✭✭✭s_carnage


    Would one of those NFC chips work with this problem? With my particular situation it is always when I go to the far side of my work building it switches from 3g. So if I had a NFC tag at my desk to transfer the network back to 3g it might be quicker than having to do it manually.

    Could this be done as I'm not too sure what exactly these NFC tags can be programmed to do?


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    #1878
    akamossie
    Registered Users Posts: 646 ✭✭✭akamossie


    yes its possible, check this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jwsoft.nfcactionlauncher&hl=en

    it will show what you can do with the NFC tags

    I have them all over the house, car and work. Handy and good to have :)


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    #1879
    bennyineire
    Registered Users Posts: 2,469 ✭✭✭bennyineire


    does anybody know how to turn the volume up for incoming text messages, i have my notifications volume up full and i have picked a nitification sound but when i get a message in comes in sliently


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    #1880
    god's toy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭god's toy


    bennyineire wrote: »
    does anybody know how to turn the volume up for incoming text messages, i have my notifications volume up full and i have picked a nitification sound but when i get a message in comes in sliently


    Did you set the sound from within the text settings? If not just open your text and hlt menu and then settings. From there your scrolling down and setting your sounds. Think the default is silent.


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    #1881
    deadanonymau5
    Registered Users Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭deadanonymau5


    For some reason notification ringtones for one of my contacts is that ridiculous whistling. But when I go into contacts and that persons profile, under ringtones it says default. But the default is a different sound.

    Anyone know how to fix this?


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    #1882
    matrim
    Registered Users Posts: 7,517 ✭✭✭matrim


    deadanonymau5 wrote: »
    For some reason notification ringtones for one of my contacts is that ridiculous whistling. But when I go into contacts and that persons profile, under ringtones it says default. But the default is a different sound.

    Anyone know how to fix this?

    Is the contact part of a group and does the group have a ringtone setting? If not maybe try setting it to something else then back to default.


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    #1883
    Pigwidgeon
    Registered Users Posts: 6,590 ✭✭✭Pigwidgeon


    I seem to have an odd problem with mine. Even if I have the contacts number, and their number is unblocked no matter who is calling it just shows up on my phone as "unknown". Has anyone else had this problem or figured out a way to fix it?


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    #1884
    jkbrackens11
    Registered Users Posts: 263 ✭✭jkbrackens11


    I can't get my s3 to vibrate for incoming calls and texts. I have the settings on and for it to vibrate but it still isn't happening. It works at other times just not calls or texts. Anyone know how to fix this?


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    #1885
    coach22
    Registered Users Posts: 518 ✭✭✭coach22


    jkbrackens11 wrote: »
    I can't get my s3 to vibrate for incoming calls and texts. I have the settings on and for it to vibrate but it still isn't happening. It works at other times just not calls or texts. Anyone know how to fix this?

    This happened mine aswell. Had to do a factory reset to get it to work.


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    #1886
    bennyineire
    Registered Users Posts: 2,469 ✭✭✭bennyineire


    I still can't get any volume on my incoming texts, I've done as a previous poster suggested, think I might have to do a factory reset, if I do a reset what will this mean for my phone, ie will I lose my apps


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    #1887
    jkbrackens11
    Registered Users Posts: 263 ✭✭jkbrackens11


    coach22 wrote: »
    This happened mine aswell. Had to do a factory reset to get it to work.

    Will my phone not be unlocked if I do a factory reset?


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    #1888
    akamossie
    Registered Users Posts: 646 ✭✭✭akamossie


    jkbrackens11 wrote: »
    Will my phone not be unlocked if I do a factory reset?

    no


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    #1889
    jkbrackens11
    Registered Users Posts: 263 ✭✭jkbrackens11


    akamossie wrote: »
    no

    So it will just be all the apps and music and stuff that will be lost? It will still be available to any network?


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    #1890
    akamossie
    Registered Users Posts: 646 ✭✭✭akamossie


    jkbrackens11 wrote: »
    So it will just be all the apps and music and stuff that will be lost? It will still be available to any network?

    factory reset, is restore the phone to default settings like bought in day 1.

    so if phone is locked to a network it will be still locked and if its unlocked then its unlocked :)

    all apps installed will be removed.

    all Music will be there as they are saved in the memory phone.


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    #1891
    jkbrackens11
    Registered Users Posts: 263 ✭✭jkbrackens11


    akamossie wrote: »
    factory reset, is restore the phone to default settings like bought in day 1.

    so if phone is locked to a network it will be still locked and if its unlocked then its unlocked :)

    all apps installed will be removed.

    all Music will be there as they are saved in the memory phone.

    Okay thanks, had the phone unlocked after I bought it so I might just leave it for now.


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