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[dilla]

They're saying all these patent wars will force Google to refresh Android and give it a whole new look. Nothing wrong with the current look, but that's always a good thing.

 

[Pittsey]

So....

My S3 died over night. Didn't wake me up for work. Won't turn on or do anything now. Proper dead.

 

[S O F I]

sorry to hear man. that's one of my biggest fears every night. being late for work cause of shit like that.

perhaps something with it being rooted..?!

 

[Pittsey]

sorry to hear man. that's one of my biggest fears every night. being late for work cause of shit like that.

perhaps something with it being rooted..?!

I dunno. Never had a problem with my i9000. And I rooted the S3 the day I bought it. Seems a bit weird for it to die a couple of months later...!

I am going to take it back to Voda and not mention the root.

 

[masta247]

I think it's a hardware failure. Does the LED light blink or anything happens once you plug in the charger?

If no, that's almost definitely a hardware problem. If it was because of the root it'd be stuck on the boot screen or turn on for a second or something.

 

[Pittsey]

I think it's a hardware failure. Does the LED light blink or anything happens once you plug in the charger?

If no, that's almost definitely a hardware problem. If it was because of the root it'd be stuck on the boot screen or turn on for a second or something.

Yeah. That was what I thought too. No LED activity at all...!

I thought possibly, the battery had a major malfunction, but tested it and have 4V.

 

[Flipmo]

Wow, that sucks man. Mine is still working without a problem. Hopefully you can get an exchange despite the root.

 

[stefanwzyga]

No problem at all with my S3.

 

[dilla]

Really? Looks like I won't be getting the S3 after all. Gonna get that iPhone 5 in late-September.

 

[Pittsey]

Really? Looks like I won't be getting the S3 after all. Gonna get that iPhone 5 in late-September.

I think it's rare. I have googled and posted on XDA, and haven't found anyone else with the same problem. Iphones also have just as many issues as the Korean phones.

 

[Casey]

So today, I went out and got....

very very impressed with it. Jelly Bean is fucking amazing. On paper it doesn't seem like a huge update, but use it and you'll understand. Even ICS doesn't compare to the fluidity, the responsiveness, the UI polish and tweaks, everything adds up to a vastly better experience.

 

[Pittsey]

Jelly Bean Roms are available for the S3 now, with everything working.... But my S3 is not....

 

[masta247]

^ You should get a brand new replacement.

 

[Pittsey]

Hopefully...

If it is completely dead they won't be able to see my root.... lol

 

[dilla]

I think it's rare. I have googled and posted on XDA, and haven't found anyone else with the same problem. Iphones also have just as many issues as the Korean phones.

I know, I know. I'm just trolling. I am considering the iPhone 5, however, but I know this S3 situation is relatively isolated. You're the first I've heard.

 

[Flipmo]

So today, I went out and got....

very very impressed with it. Jelly Bean is fucking amazing. On paper it doesn't seem like a huge update, but use it and you'll understand. Even ICS doesn't compare to the fluidity, the responsiveness, the UI polish and tweaks, everything adds up to a vastly better experience.

I've been thinking about picking it up myself. Thanks for the short review.

 

[masta247]

I'm considering getting one when I'm in the US too. 199$ for a Tegra 3 tablet that seems to be of decent quality.. yeah. That's 200% cheaper than swapping my current phone for the cheapest Tegra3 phone, lol.

And I don't need more than 8gb of storage. So on paper it looks perfect (the screen could be an inch bigger, my only wish).

 

[Pittsey]

I wanted one. But can't justify it.
Tried to persuade my son to ask for one for his birthday. But he asked for an ipod touch...!

 

[Flipmo]

You should tie your son up to a radiator in the attic and feed him fish heads once a day for such belligerence!

 

[masta247]

Funny how only ~15% of peoples' phones are running ICS and it only rose from 8% over the last 2 months because of a huge crop of new ICS devices. At the same time over 20% of people are still running 2.2 or older. 60% is Gingerbread and the remaining few percent is Honeycomb. Something needs to be done, Google.