Loving this Galaxy S III

[Zappy]

I went from 3G to the Samsung Galaxy S3. No problems with keeping unlimited data.

[ShortSxit]

I am surprised yahoo ran the article without verifying whether the information was true or not regarding losing unlimited data. I just hope Verizon will take a different course in the future and lower these crazy data prices.

You must not browse yahoo news often

[Zappy]

The S3 is an amazing phone. If I could get it in a smaller package with a 4" screen I might force myself to give up physical qwerty keyboard phones.

[sc4fpse]

First off- nobody lost unlimited data...it was a mistake. I have verified I kept mine and Verizon apologized for the false information.

Secondly....

I LOVE MY S3! I swore by the Nexus, but I finaly realize how bad the radio was in it. I never dropped 4G or saw slow speeds in Louisville on the Nexus, but the S3 consistently has more bars and faster speeds in places the Nexus did not. Not only that, but I finally passed 20mbps upload today:

I'm glad you're enjoying your new phone! But I'm even more glad that a recognized name in this community is acknowledging how terrible the Nexus' radios really are.

[Antenna]

Anyone else got theirs yet? So far is the BEST performing phone on Verizon.

KILLER LTE Latency compared to other phones!!



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How is battery? Better than the Motorola Droid Maxx?

Sent from my HTC Amaze 4G

[Trocks797]

I'm glad you're enjoying your new phone! But I'm even more glad that a recognized name in this community is acknowledging how terrible the Nexus' radios really are.

Haha! The problem is I mainly stayed in metro Louisville, where Verizon LTE is solid (verses the outskirts where there is more extended LTE). When I would drive to other places, they either didn't have LTe coverage or I didn't notice any problems. Like I said, I never experienced the Nexus dropping LTE anywhere in Louisville, and it performed admirably in many other places I traveled to since December. That being siad, the S3 has more LTE bars in more places, and speeds don't dip as low as they did on the Nexus. I am traveling to Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH, and then to Columbus tomorow and will be able to compare the S3 and Nexus side-by-side for a better performance analysis. However, I already know the S3 is far better.

How is battery? Better than the Motorola Droid Maxx?

This phone is no MAXX, but the following screen shot should put you at ease: nearly 14 hours and still over 40% left. This is my day 2 with the S3, so I have been using it a lot! This phone even bests older 3G Android phones from yesteryear! Usage: WiFi is OFF. GPS is ON. LTE is ON. Bluetooth is OFF. Screen set to auto. Voice Wake is OFF. Used Tapatalk, internet, Spotify, GoSMS, and the camera quite a bit. No video watching.



PS: For those looking to disable LTE for whatever reason, Verizon has made it a chore. Here is how ya do it. Also, no word yet on how to disable the constant "turn your WiFi on!" notification. Blah.

[Steveanderson13]

I am traveling to Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH, and then to Columbus tomorow and will be able to compare the S3 and Nexus side-by-side for a better performance analysis. However, I already know the S3 is far better.

Unless you already know another way to read your LTE signal, would you compare them via Open Signal Maps?

[ShortSxit]

Haha!

PS: For those looking to disable LTE for whatever reason, Verizon has made it a chore. Here is how ya do it. Also, no word yet on how to disable the constant "turn your WiFi on!" notification. Blah.

Is this any different than turning off 4G on any other LTE phone?

[Trocks797]

Unless you already know another way to read your LTE signal, would you compare them via Open Signal Maps?

I guess I can!

Is this any different than turning off 4G on any other LTE phone?

Yes. Most phones have a toggle switch or network mode selection under "mobile networks".

[fraydog]

Verizon lied about Samsung locking the bootloader though. Shameful on their part.

http://www.androidauthority.com/veri...dition-100550/

[maqsur]

Glad to see it doing well (s3). I actually got an inc 4g which also has the s4 chip, and it is doing excellent on speeds and battery.

In los angeles was getting 50 mbps down, 25 mbps up. I'll post my battery life.



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[milan03]

Can anyone with Verizon Galaxy SIII verify if Network ServiceMode is user accessible by dialing *#0011#
Should be lots of useful stuff there.

[Wireless Junkie]

Can anyone with Verizon Galaxy SIII verify if Network ServiceMode is user accessible by dialing *#0011#
Should be lots of useful stuff there.

Yes it can be accessed
Btw not sure if anyone noticed but SVDO is enabled on 3G with the S III

Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE on Sprint

[Trocks797]

Btw not sure if anyone noticed but SVDO is enabled on 3G with the S III

Another great thing! SVDO like the good ol' Thunderbolt!

[jseah]

PS: For those looking to disable LTE for whatever reason, Verizon has made it a chore. Here is how ya do it. Also, no word yet on how to disable the constant "turn your WiFi on!" notification. Blah.

Trocks, Droid Life had posted instructions on how to turn off the WiFi notification.

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/07/09...zon-galaxy-s3/

The downside is the phone has to be rooted in order to do so.