Samsung Galaxy S III to be released in April 2012

irishpancake · 28-05-2013 04:14PM

OK, I am sad to say, it looks like my S3 phone has the SDS bug....

It has reset itself on numerous occasions, for no discernable reason....checked with the eMMC check Brickbug App

Screenshot below:

Also, the results of the Check Memory test here:

The phone is rooted, and there is a little red Hyphen visible on re-boot....

I left it on the Stock ROM, and it is still on 4.1.2 Android....

I have Custom Recovery TWRP 2.5.0.0

I9300XXELLA baseband...

Version info below:

I got this phone from my son, before Christmas....I think eMobile.

I can't do OTA Updates, due to "modified phone"...rooting??

So, if there is a SDS problem, what should I do to avert a dead phone?

Can I get back to unrooted, and can I get rid of the little red hyphen giveaway?

Who do eMobile use to repair or replace a S3 with this insane chip??

Any help appreciated, thanx!!

ED E · 28-05-2013 08:36PM

The custom recovery and rooting would both trigger the flash counter, causing that warning on boot and the modified status.

They may not care with the SDS, but they may, so safest bet is to factory reset, then use "triangle away" to clear the counter(Doesnt always work, but most of the time it does AFAIK).

Then return it to emobile for a repair(which will mean a mobo replacement).

danniemcq · 28-05-2013 09:05PM

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Ah ok, I'll could be caught there so

The serial number from the phone will have the sale date of the phone. With the phone not out 2 years anyway you should be ok

_Whimsical_ · 28-05-2013 10:34PM

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Would I have any difficulty in sending it back to Samsung(free repair) regarding the insane chip if I got it second hand?

I bought one second hand and rang up and explained I was concerned as I had the dodgy chip and was afraid it might break on me.I said I'd got it as a gift and had no receipt. They were ademant there would be nothing they could do without proof of purchase. That said ,from reading here it seems phonemenders are to be fixing them sometimes without question so I'd try there.

threein99 · 19-06-2013 04:30PM

Any idea how much I should charge if I was to sell my year old one of these ? its in perfect condition

closeline · 19-06-2013 04:57PM

What do people make of this phone in comparison to the S2?

darragh o meara · 19-06-2013 07:35PM

Anyone know of a decent repair centre for galaxy s3's. mine has a speaker problem and has been rooted to unlock when it was originally bought but has long since been reverted back to stock. Unfortunately I brought it in to fonemenders looking for a warranty repair but they refused to do anything with it as it had at one stage had a custom rom and if course they blamed the fact that it was rooted for the problem, funny thing is one can temporarily fix it by tapping the back of the phone so indicating to me that its a hardware fault.

Anyway as I've no real options left I want to get someone to have a go at fixing it. I was going to try triangle away and send it back through another repair agent but I'm not sure whether fonemenders would have logged the original repair with Samsung.

Does anyone know if Samsung have a centre over here that could look at it?

kaimera · 20-06-2013 02:04PM

closeline wrote: »

What do people make of this phone in comparison to the S2?

imo, not worth the upgrade over the s2.

in hindsight.

closeline · 20-06-2013 08:55PM

kaimera wrote: »

imo, not worth the upgrade over the s2.

in hindsight.

Why

Vahevala · 21-06-2013 08:08AM

There are some really annoyances for me with this phone.

I find the speaker volume ridiculously low (especially when watching youtube) and tends to buffer a lot (even on wifi)

Battery is shi*e

and I have to charge so often...

Probably a 3 thing but when I switch between 3G and H, I lose the sound during a call and until the arrows up and down come back, I won't hear anything at the other end and I am fed up of it :mad:

kaimera · 21-06-2013 02:26PM

closeline wrote: »

Why

The build quality isn't as good imo.

The quad core power, great for benchmarks but in reality you prolly won't notice it as much as you think.

and the SDS - motherboard problem.

The s4 prolly is, just for the 1080p screen

ED E · 25-07-2013 08:22PM

Buuuump, anyone get the new FW OTA, servers still busy for me.

Been having problems with 3G "locking up" requiring a reboot for browsing to return to normal. Not idea.

Vahevala · 26-07-2013 12:36PM

ED E wrote: »

Buuuump, anyone get the new FW OTA, servers still busy for me.

Been having problems with 3G "locking up" requiring a reboot for browsing to return to normal. Not idea.

I have that problem as well

ED E · 26-07-2013 05:14PM

Vahevala wrote: »

I have that problem as well

What carrier?

deafroadrunner · 27-07-2013 12:28AM

With Vodafone myself checked was there any idea and there was. No problems installing it. Not much difference. Its still jb 4.1.2 but my battery length has improved slightly.

ED E · 27-07-2013 04:23PM

Pushed to me this morning. Gonna check if root will be maintained then install it.

deafroadrunner · 27-07-2013 05:34PM

anybody know what the mapservicesamsung is for? just looking in batt stats and its using nearly 15%

27-07-2013 05:37PM

It's Bluetooth related, you can freeze it with TiBu if you don't use Bluetooth.

deafroadrunner · 27-07-2013 05:39PM

Deleted User wrote: »

It's Bluetooth related, you can freeze it with TiBu if you don't use Bluetooth.

cant use TiBu yet phone isn't rooted yet. having issues with it lol

Vahevala · 27-07-2013 05:51PM

ED E wrote: »

What carrier?

I am with 3

ED E · 27-07-2013 09:18PM

Vahevala wrote: »

I am with 3

Same. Hmmm, hope its a software bug and not shenanigans from three.

Updated.

Root maintained.

Chainfire, what a pro.

ED E · 27-07-2013 09:40PM

Quadrant from 5657 to 5889.

kaimera · 29-07-2013 09:15PM

Updated to xxxMG4 via Kies (OTA said my phone was modified - I assume it was the unsecured kernel + root)

Lost root after updating.

Whats new anyway? When is 4.2.2 coming?

ED E · 30-07-2013 05:28AM

kaimera wrote: »

Updated to xxxMG4 via Kies (OTA said my phone was modified - I assume it was the unsecured kernel + root)

Lost root after updating.

Whats new anyway? When is 4.2.2 coming?

Afaik its not, wont be updated until 4.3 is ready.

You should have used TriangleAway to go into unrooted mode for the update and done it OTA, that would have preserved root.

*Hank Scorpio* · 30-07-2013 07:16PM

Looking for a bit of advice regarding this phone.

Planning on buying it pay-as-you-go from Vodafone either via their own shop or through Carphone Warehouse. Both are offering it to me for €430 which is a lot cheaper than the rivals. Vodafone offer free calls, free texts, €20 credit, and 1GB data for the first month with a new phone. CW don't AFAIK

I was told in CW that you get 2 years's warranty with the phone - 1 year with CW, and the following year with Samsung themselves. I presume Vodafone match that.

Most internet usage will be on my home network or work's one.

Currently with O2 atm but I very rarely use much credit so I probably will only be using Vodafone's minimum top-up deal (seems to be a minimum of €10/20 p/m)

30-07-2013 07:18PM

*Hank Scorpio* wrote: »

Looking for a bit of advice regarding this phone.

Planning on buying it pay-as-you-go from Vodafone either via their own shop or through Carphone Warehouse. Both are offering it to me for €430 which is a lot cheaper than the rivals. Vodafone offer free calls, free texts, €20 credit, and 1GB data for the first month with a new phone. CW don't AFAIK

I was told in CW that you get 2 years's warranty with the phone - 1 year with CW, and the following year with Samsung themselves. I presume Vodafone match that.

Most internet usage will be on my home network or work's one.

Currently with O2 atm but I very rarely use much credit so I probably will only be using Vodafone's minimum top-up deal (seems to be a minimum of €10/20 p/m)

But it from Amazon for €100 less.

*Hank Scorpio* · 30-07-2013 07:39PM

Deleted User wrote: »

But it from Amazon for €100 less.

Hmm interesting. Thanks for the link. Who are TopT, though?

edit: oh TopT sell the Black version when you click it.

If I bought this I could stay with o2 I guess. I presume they'd give me a free micro-sim. Current sim is the old kind

30-07-2013 07:42PM

*Hank Scorpio* wrote: »

Hmm interesting. Thanks for the link. Who are TopT, though?

I assume that's a third party seller? Buy direct from Amazon.

*Hank Scorpio* · 30-07-2013 07:45PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I assume that's a third party seller? Buy direct from Amazon.

Yes, know anything about Amazon's warranty. Is it like the phone shops? - 1 year with place you bought it? 1 year with manufacturer?

Is this one 4G ready? apologies if dumb question, just asking as Vodafone advertise their S3 as 4G ready. Is 4G even available yet in IRL?

30-07-2013 07:53PM

*Hank Scorpio* wrote: »

Yes, know anything about Amazon's warranty. Is it like the phone shops? - 1 year with place you bought it? 1 year with manufacturer?

Is this one 4G ready? apologies if dumb question, just asking as Vodafone advertise their S3 as 4G ready. Is 4G even available yet in IRL?

Yes you get 2 years warranty.

Ah I was unaware that the one Vodafone are selling is the 4g version, that's not a terrible price for it. They are two different phones (i9300 vs i9305), only difference being one can connect to 4g and other can't.

4g isn't availabe in Ireland yet (we are lagging behind our EU counterparts) but is due to be by the end of the year on some networks I think, not sure about Vodafone. It depends on how important 4G is to you.

Samsung Galaxy S III to be released in April 2012

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