Turning WiFi off is useless unless you turn data off as well.

Wrong turning off wifi makes a huge difference because

1) weak signal drains battery
2) if your not connected to wifi ie driving around town the phone will keep trying to find a signal

I was referring to the guy who said he turns WiFi off at night when he goes to bed. If you're connected to WiFi it saves a lot more battery than using data.

Went to the free night market to find cases tonight.

Got a decent rubber bumper and a nice leather side-folding flip case for $25. Probably cheaper online, but at least no waiting for shipping. I use the bumper the most for day to day use, leather case for if I'm going to the gym or hiking and need to throw it in my bag.

http://i.minus.com/ibfsiPKsE6hpq6.jpg

I actually really like this case but it wouldn't look good with my pebble blue
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31j%2BJIuOhsL.jpg
(Only for Galaxy S3 3G) Zenus Galaxy S3 Masstige Oak Wood Block Diary - Androids

not bad but kind of makes your phone look like wood flooring

sorry if this has been covered, but where can I buy a factory unlocked Galaxy SIII locally?

Have you checked the samsung store?

Dang, that looks niiiiice.

Update on my order: I got an official statement stating that my order has been processed, now it's pretty much waiting to be shipped. I will soon be able to complain about the battery life with you guys!

They said that they don't have unlocked phones.. I went to Bell, Rogers, Wireless Wave and Best Buy Mobility. None of them would even sell me the phone outright :(
Finally, Telus was the only place that would sell me the phone without a contract.. so i picked it up.

i bought a phone outright from rogers.........online though, not on store

Unlock Code for Telus Samsung Galaxy S3 i747/T999/i9300 | eBay

I got my Telus unlock for my S3 there. Very quick turnaround...all done within an hour during a weekday.

$15 from cellunlocker

The Telus phones are more expensive. $32.99 from cellunlocker.

Hmm...that eBay dude raised his price. Was $14.15 when I bought my unlock.

My Telus S3 was 15 USD as well at cell unlocker. But I helped them advertise by posting a video on YouTube showing how to unlock it and got the money refunded.

This one is still $15: UNLOCK CODE FOR TELUS Samsung Galaxy S III S3 | eBay

why not get the virgin s3? it's the cheapest of the 4.. $599.99 outright vs 649.99 with rogers telus bell

$620 (quad core) and $660 @ MobileDNA ($800+ for the quad core LTE from korea)

Quick video I took atop the Chief yesterday with my S3 (with Youtube Anti-Shake enabled):

Good thing you didn't drop your phone.

Anyone got tips for pro battery life? Maybe it will take a few charge cycles to work it out, but this thing can't last 10 hours right now. (light usage)

I noticed battery life get better after 3 charge cycles or so, charging with the phone off.

Wifi where available, LTE off, Lux Auto Brightness set with minimal backlighting, dark or black wallpaper/themes, S Motions off, haptic feedback mostly off (except for typing).

Lucky I searched this thread, I couldn't stand the Samsung keyboard and the stupid ass predictive crap, I downloaded the keyboard you suggested and it's prefect. Thanks.


Is there any other "must" apps for the galaxy s3 I should download?

Pulse for news
Plume for Twitter
Chrome for browsing (no flash though)

Is anyone else having issues setting up their shaw email with their S3?
I'm on the fido network if that makes any difference.

incoming server pop.shaw.ca or shawmail.vc.shawcable.net either or should work
outgoing server gprs.fido.ca with authentication off