Samsung Galaxy S4 thread - See Mod Warning in Post #1

MrVestek · 02-10-2013 03:13PM

ronoc wrote: »

Is LTE/4g is a visible option under Settings, More Networks, Mobile networks, Network Mode for anyone else? I've told Meteor to enable me on 4G but it doesn't appear to be working even though I am in a 4G area.

You need a new SIM, have you received this yet?

projectgtr · 02-10-2013 08:26PM

Achilles wrote: »

You need a new SIM, have you received this yet?

and a 4G plan , silly Meteor :mad:

gerrycollins · 02-10-2013 08:34PM

GIMP wrote: »

Yes mine is playing up the past week, it just dies for no reason and sometimes it completely drains the battery too even if there is 20/30 percent left. I have done factory reset but its still at it and tried a different charger Is this a common issue?

Same here had to send it back to my operator(meteor) and they fixed it. It had a mechanical fault which hasnt troubled me since had to do without the phone for 2 weeks but worth it.

All done under years warranty

GIMP · 03-10-2013 04:02AM

gerrycollins wrote: »

Same here had to send it back to my operator(meteor) and they fixed it. It had a mechanical fault which hasnt troubled me since had to do without the phone for 2 weeks but worth it.

All done under years warranty

Good to know..thanks

03-10-2013 10:10AM

Achilles wrote: »

You need a new SIM, have you received this yet?

Yes I got a brand new SIM and car phone warehouse said it should be active instantly which obviously was false. A few calls to meteor and one visit to their store and I have a handful of different accounts of when and how it will work.

The latest is I will have to wait until my next billing period for it to be active!

DesperateDan · 03-10-2013 06:11PM

tbukela wrote: »

Restart got rid of it for me on Meteor.

Yeah it's gone now but I guarantee it'll be back, must be this Samsung link crap that periodically likes to restart itself

medic087 · 04-10-2013 05:47PM

just wrecked my sim slot with a dodgy sim adapter. how much am i looking at to fix ? Anyone have any experience ?

seanbmc · 05-10-2013 10:30PM

Achilles wrote: »

You need a new SIM, have you received this yet?

I went in and asked for a 4g SIM and they wanted me to extend my contract a further 2 years! Already on a 2 year contract.

Nikond800 · 07-10-2013 12:17AM

Hi tech driver.
I have an s4 and it connects to a number of cars just fine. My sisters however wouldn't connect. We were both running the same rom etc. I tried everything to connect it to her car but still no joy. I wanted to flash another rom onto it but was cautious a s it was still within the 30 day return policy.
We sent ti back to vodafone, they said it was fine and couldn't find anything wrong. After getting it back she tried to connect again to the car and it worked. Hidden bug or else they reflashed the rom. If you're outside the 30 day return, I'd just flash it with another Samsung rom.

MrVestek · 07-10-2013 07:35AM

seanbmc wrote: »

I went in and asked for a 4g SIM and they wanted me to extend my contract a further 2 years! Already on a 2 year contract.

Go on to the rolling 30 day contract sim plan.

rok · 07-10-2013 09:18AM

Cossax wrote: »

To anyone using the Case Mate Tough case, do you find the silicon isn't a perfect fit for the phone or did I get a slightly flawed one?

Hi Cossax, I saw this post at the time and meant to reply earlier.

Anyway I got the Case-Mate Tough case and also felt that the silicon isn't a perfect fit for the phone but I am very careful with phones (so wasn't too worried) and as I had spent €25 so I stuck with it.

Unfortunately in the last week or some of the silicon has cracked (just over the volume buttons) and is coming away from the rest of the silicon.
I don't know how this has happened as the outer hard case is in perfect condition. I presume it is wear and tear from taking it in and out of the pocket, but seems very flimsy if it can't stand up to that.
It is at a corner in between the headphone jack and the volume buttons so it is probably the weakest spot of the silicon.
Very disappointed with this.
I brought it back to CarPhoneWarehouse at the weekend and the Sales Assistant there was very unhelpful and a bit rude. I didn't have the time or energy to pursue it with him.
Hopefully I'll have better luck getting a replacement from Case-Mate.

case-mate-silicon-crack.jpg

Keano · 07-10-2013 05:56PM

Trying to help a friend root his S4(GT-i9505) but not having much luck. I've rooted my old Desire and Sensation(which was tough at the beginning). What guides have people used?

MarkR · 07-10-2013 06:05PM

I think I used this one.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250824

Keano · 07-10-2013 06:12PM

Thanks my fellow Shannon man

brian ireland · 07-10-2013 06:44PM

Anyone looking for cases I got this and its quite nice.

Dozen Wicked Words · 08-10-2013 09:44AM

brian ireland wrote: »

Anyone looking for cases I got this and its quite nice.

Looks lovely, being as "ultra-thin" as it says though, will it give any protection at all from a drop? Tempted to order one though for a different colour choice

brian ireland · 08-10-2013 03:52PM

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

Looks lovely, being as "ultra-thin" as it says though, will it give any protection at all from a drop? Tempted to order one though for a different colour choice

Its as thin as it can be as the phone fits inside. I think its thin enough, its certainly not bulky. I bought one a bit cheaper from another ebay seller in Silver for my son. You will have to trim a small bit of plastic from non samsung chargers with a sharp knife but its easy enough. I think it will protect your phone if its dropped as the corners of the screen is covered by the metal case.

MonkstownHoop · 08-10-2013 09:05PM

can anyone recommend a good spare battery on amazon?

Soby · 09-10-2013 02:18AM

Best kind of SD card on amazon lads ?

Keano · 10-10-2013 04:18PM

GorillaRising wrote: »

Cheers for that! 400MB vs the 6GB Samsung have on it! Deal.

Sorry for digging up an old post but trying to install this ROM on a friends S4, rooted it no problem but no matter where I move the ROM to be it, sd card or on the actual phone I get

E: Can't open /data/media/0/Pure-Google-pre-rooted-4.3-v2.1.zip error message. I've been at it ages and after tonight I'm just telling him to stick with the bloatware!!

Thanks

CreepingDeath · 10-10-2013 04:29PM

brian ireland wrote: »

Anyone looking for cases I got this and its quite nice.

I've ordered one of these from DealExtreme... DX Link

Will review when it arrives (typically 4-6 week delivery time)

projectgtr · 19-10-2013 08:15PM

Wow that was the shortest time ive had a new phone

, just sold mine today, it was a decent phone but just not for me, roll on the new Nexus. On the funny side i had never taken the plastic off my camera, i didnt know it was there, probably the reason some shots were a little blurry

DARK-KNIGHT · 20-10-2013 12:24PM

Traded an iphone 5 for a galaxy note 2 plus 100 euro my way!!! I think i got good value tge note 2 is lovely

GIMP · 20-10-2013 12:35PM

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

Traded an iphone 5 for a galaxy note 2 plus 100 euro my way!!! I think i got good value tge note 2 is lovely

What has this to do with a Galaxy S4 thread?? Start a new thread relating to the Note or Iphone !!

donkey balls · 23-10-2013 02:39PM

Hi all,
I have my S4 since around August it has Android 4.2.2 installed anyone know if a more up to date firmware has since been released,Also the battery life is getting worse can barely get 6/8 hours out of it,And that is with hardly any calls just texting and reading E mails.
I am with 3.

timetogo · 23-10-2013 02:54PM

donkey balls wrote: »

Hi all,
I have my S4 since around August it has Android 4.2.2 installed anyone know if a more up to date firmware has since been released,Also the battery life is getting worse can barely get 6/8 hours out of it,And that is with hardly any calls just texting and reading E mails.
I am with 3.

I installed 4.3 using Odin the other day. Shag all difference that I can see. There's a new Reading Mode which changes the screen in some way that I can't see when you're using ebook apps. Apart from that no cosmetic differences. I only installed the new ROM as I shagged up the phone when trying to root it. So this was an emergency procedure with some breath holding.

The handy part about popping on the new ROM was that I could uninstall all the Vodafone apps that I never used but seemed to be running in the background. When I installed the ROM it didn't wipe my old data. I'd back up first though.

DARK-KNIGHT · 23-10-2013 02:55PM

GIMP wrote: »

What has this to do with a Galaxy S4 thread?? Start a new thread relating to the Note or Iphone !!

Wrongbthread oops.... were you made a mod here?? :P

MrVestek · 23-10-2013 02:57PM

donkey balls wrote: »

Hi all,
I have my S4 since around August it has Android 4.2.2 installed anyone know if a more up to date firmware has since been released,Also the battery life is getting worse can barely get 6/8 hours out of it,And that is with hardly any calls just texting and reading E mails.
I am with 3.

Make sure you're not over charging the device and that you're allowing it to go through full charge and decharge cycles.

Also make sure that the phone is in powersaver mode. Mine lasts all day anyway with moderate to heavy LCD and GPS usage in a day (I play Ingress on it alot).

There is a version of 4.3 on the way but it hasn't been released yet as far as I know.

DARK-KNIGHT · 23-10-2013 02:57PM

Actually while i am here which phone would you cobsider better the note 2 or the s4???

donkey balls · 23-10-2013 03:01PM

Achilles wrote: »

Make sure you're not over charging the device and that you're allowing it to go through full charge and decharge cycles.

Also make sure that the phone is in powersaver mode. Mine lasts all day anyway with moderate to heavy LCD and GPS usage in a day (I play Ingress on it alot).

There is a version of 4.3 on the way but it hasn't been released yet as far as I know.

I do have it on stand bye mode were by looking at the phone it seems to be turned off until a message comes through and it lights up,As for charging normally I plug the phone in just as I'm about to go to bed and don't unplug it till I wake up.

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