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12-15-2012, 12:53 PM
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#1726 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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^i tried unlocking my android thats locked to rogers recently and they told me that any rogers, bell, fido, telus phone cannot be unlocked to wind or mobilicity unfortunately,
if you want to have a phone that works with wind you have to buy it with their carrier.
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12-15-2012, 01:45 PM
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#1727 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by SpartanAir  Hey guys,
Just checked back a few pages and couldn't really find anything to help me out:
I want out of Rogers and on to Wind. Don't care about LTE right now, I just want an Android, specifically a GS3. They've dropped in price on ebay etc, but in my extensive research I've learned there are MANY variants of the GS3, specifically the international i9300 version versus the US/CAN versions. And even in the US the Sprint and T-mobile versions are different.
Can I buy any version and have it unlocked and work on Wind? Or does it have to be originally from a specific carrier?
Another thing that appeals to me is Cyanogenmod, which gives you Jellybean 4.2 (?) and access to basically everything that is on the Nexus 4, including the photosphere camera etc. But apparently it can only be installed on the i9300 which has a quadcore processor. They are still quite expensive. Would it be worth getting this phone, would I notice a difference if I had them side by side?
Keep in mind, I'm moving out of an iphone 4 (not 4S) so anything will be faster I realize, but I want to make the right choice. I realize I could wait for the GS4, but who knows for sure when it would come out, and frankly, I'm sick of my iphone, and my expensive Rogers plan. | Yes you can have it unlocked to work on Wind. However you will miss out on 3g speeds (as well as LTE) iirc. You can check the bands to make sure.
If you want 3g you have to get the Wind/Mobo/T-Mobile version.
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12-15-2012, 04:22 PM
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Been having battery issues on my sg3 lately, I turn off wifi when im at work with minimum usage and by the end of the day it would be pretty much dead. Are they any apps I can download to prolonged the battery life before I get it checked? Thanks
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12-15-2012, 05:32 PM
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#1729 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by wyuzz Been having battery issues on my sg3 lately, I turn off wifi when im at work with minimum usage and by the end of the day it would be pretty much dead. Are they any apps I can download to prolonged the battery life before I get it checked? Thanks | That shouldn't be happening. Did it just start happening? What's eating your battery if you check the battery stats in Settings? Upload a screenshot of that graph when after it happens.
If you're on the new JB OTA update there was a "Media" bug that caused battery drain.
Most apps that "manage battery life" end up being more harm than good.
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12-16-2012, 11:28 AM
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#1730 | | My AFC gave me an ABS CEL code of LOL while at WOT!
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Ok, so after doing more research, it seems as though the international 9305 model is the latest and best; 4.1 out of the box, quad-core, LTE ready, 2 GB RAM.
I'm looking at moving to Wind, and I'm aware they don't have LTE yet. But I would like the phone to last me a couple years, so I figure I should get the best model. The downside is, they still go for $600-700 on ebay and amazon. Versus the standard NA model, which go for $400-500.
I like the idea that it has Jelly Bean 4.1, but I'm not against rooting the phone as I will buy one and not do a contract deal. Should I go for the international phone for the extra $, and have the speed? Or will I even notice?
Can I buy a normal NA phone and root it and run CM10, or does it have to be a special model?
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12-16-2012, 11:32 AM
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#1731 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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That LTE isn't compatible with any of our North American networks.
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12-16-2012, 11:36 AM
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#1732 | | WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB
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If you want LTE, you'll have to get the i747 (NA) but only has dual core
If you want quad core, you'll have to get i9300 but you lose out on LTE
If you want a Wind/Mobilicity phone you'd wanna get a t999 which has neither LTE or quad core
I9305 is only for Korea
I personally have the i747 variant which also has 2GB of RAM. I can live with a dual core, haven't ran into anything that would make me wish I got a quad core instead. And I'm in LTE coverage 99% of the time.
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12-16-2012, 11:52 AM
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#1733 | | My AFC gave me an ABS CEL code of LOL while at WOT!
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Interesting...are you running it stock or have you rooted the phone to get CM10?
I'd prefer the monthly savings with Wind over faster internet speeds with Rogers. My only wish now is to be able to mod and optimize the device with the latest software
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12-16-2012, 12:20 PM
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#1734 | | WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB
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Rooted and running AOKP (based of CM10)
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12-17-2012, 01:07 PM
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#1735 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Question for you guys, if I root my S3 and there's an update, it will erase everything and unroot my phone? I was reading what mr_chin was saying about how he can't update without losing all his data because his S3 is rooted?
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12-17-2012, 01:55 PM
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#1736 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by icemiko Question for you guys, if I root my S3 and there's an update, it will erase everything and unroot my phone? I was reading what mr_chin was saying about how he can't update without losing all his data because his S3 is rooted? | I don't think it will wipe your phone. It will, however, remove your root. You can try using an app like Voodoo's RootKeeper to keep root after installing an OTA.
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12-17-2012, 04:00 PM
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#1737 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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I updated to jelly bean and decided to disable LTE and just use 4g mostly. My battery life has at least doubled . I come home from work now with 75 percent battery left where as before it would be 30 - 40 percent.
I just now need to find a widget that makes switching lte off easier.
4g is still plenty fast for most things .
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12-17-2012, 04:10 PM
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#1738 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Has anyone rooted their device while on ICS and attempted an OTA update to jelly bean? Will all the Rogers app return? I used Titanium Backup to remove those Rogers apps.
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12-17-2012, 04:12 PM
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#1739 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by cho 
rogers y u suck | Those are respectable speeds for H+. I rarely get 10+mbps on H+.
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12-17-2012, 04:17 PM
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#1740 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by shenmecar Has anyone rooted their device while on ICS and attempted an OTA update to jelly bean? Will all the Rogers app return? I used Titanium Backup to remove those Rogers apps. | I haven't actually done it, but here's some info for the i9300 update (from Install/Upgrade Samsung Galaxy S3 to Official 4.1.1 Jelly Bean Kies Update I9300XXDLIB | Android Firmware Updates) Quote:
Q: My phone is already rooted, does it remove root?
A: Yes, once you flash official firmware it will return to its original factory default settings, you will lose root and you need to root again.
| Going by the fact that it returns to factory default (not to be confused with a factory reset), I'd expect the bloat to return.
That said, worst case scenerio you need to reroot and remove them again. Not so bad since JB is a worthwhile upgrade.
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12-18-2012, 11:22 AM
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#1741 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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I updated to jb last night on wind Mobile. My notifications LED indicator does not work in any circumstance now. Tried restarting, uncheck/checked all the items with no luck. Is this a known issue? Anyone else having this problem?
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12-18-2012, 12:11 PM
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#1742 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by optiblue I updated to jb last night on wind Mobile. My notifications LED indicator does not work in any circumstance now. Tried restarting, uncheck/checked all the items with no luck. Is this a known issue? Anyone else having this problem?
Posted via RS Mobile | Nope (Rogers i747m though)
It's worth checking if you're on blocking mode. If you are, turn it off and see if that works.
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12-18-2012, 03:21 PM
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#1743 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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I am using a T999 on JB and my led indicator works fine.
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12-18-2012, 04:29 PM
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#1744 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by m3thods Nope (Rogers i747m though)
It's worth checking if you're on blocking mode. If you are, turn it off and see if that works. | I'm not on blocking mode. Posted via RS Mobile
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12-18-2012, 04:36 PM
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#1745 | | I STILL don't get it
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Don't know if anyone's already said anything but Fido now has the LTE S3 for sale.
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12-18-2012, 11:21 PM
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#1746 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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I broke the sim card reader on my s3.. The pins moved and all. The phone is 2 weeks old. You guys think rogers will replace it? Or should i just get it repaired?
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12-18-2012, 11:28 PM
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#1747 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by josayeee I broke the sim card reader on my s3.. The pins moved and all. The phone is 2 weeks old. You guys think rogers will replace it? Or should i just get it repaired? | I don't see the harm in asking Rogers for a return since you have 15 days. If you passed that I'm sure you can get warranty service for that. Why pay for a repair when you don't have to. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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12-20-2012, 06:10 PM
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#1748 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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anyone had any issues with LTE tethering? I can tether with the internet.com apn. But when I switch to ltemobile.apn, I can't seem to tether. If I turn off LTE and continue to use ltemobile.apn, it will tether on 3g/H+
Does anyone know of a fix to tether over LTE?
I installed FoxFi and it's the same result, no tethering over LTE, but it works fine over 3g/H+.
TIA
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12-20-2012, 07:13 PM
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#1749 | | The Brown Reason
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Originally Posted by kenleu anyone had any issues with LTE tethering? I can tether with the internet.com apn. But when I switch to ltemobile.apn, I can't seem to tether. If I turn off LTE and continue to use ltemobile.apn, it will tether on 3g/H+
Does anyone know of a fix to tether over LTE?
I installed FoxFi and it's the same result, no tethering over LTE, but it works fine over 3g/H+.
TIA | Whose your carrier? I'm having similar problems with fido + s3 but no problems with rogers + s3
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12-20-2012, 07:19 PM
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#1750 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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Originally Posted by dhillon09 Whose your carrier? I'm having similar problems with fido + s3 but no problems with rogers + s3 | I'm with Rogers. Which rogers APN are you using when you are tethering over LTE?
Can you send me a screenshot of the APN settings? I'm using slimbean custom rom.
Also, I'm on a 6gb data plan I signed up for 2 years ago. I never called in to switch to an LTE ready plan. I just got a iphone nano LTE sim, an micro-sim card adapter and put into S3 and LTE data works, but just not when tethering a laptop to the S3.
One more thing, can you list all the Rogers APNs you have on the S3? Thanks
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