My *unique* S3? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

When looking at the front speaker, you see the holes the sound comes out of.
On every photo of the phone I have seen, there is an unbroken line of holes, but on my S3, I have 3 holes on the right followed by a gap, and then 13 more holes.
How is yours?

truly ur 'unique' S3
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theonlyanil said:
truly ur 'unique' S3
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See attached.

shaggydabbydo said:
See attached.
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lol. so unique..

Manufacturing defect missed a hole, sweet.
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alias_neo said:
Manufacturing defect missed a hole, sweet.
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"defect", shirley you mean "feature"

shaggydabbydo said:
"defect", shirley you mean "feature"
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LOL ...
nice unique feature ... ( I guess )

lol. wow we have a blue one at work with same hole missing!!!!!
Must be a batch of grills that is defective.
it was for our sales director and he noticed and returned it as faulty.... personally it wouldn't have bothered me buy each to their own eh?
Who you with carrierwise? We get ours from Vodafone.
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stierney said:
lol. wow we have a blue one at work with same hole missing!!!!!
Must be a batch of grills that is defective.
it was for our sales director and he noticed and returned it as faulty.... personally it wouldn't have bothered me buy each to their own eh?
Who you with carrierwise? We get ours from Vodafone.
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Yay! Mine's blue too. OK, not unique then, just "special"
I bought mine off Amazon UK direct.

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Dust Under the Screen

Has anyone got dust under their Amaze yet?
I have dust under mine and I'm wondering if there was any way (easy or not) to get it out. I emailed Wind and checked if maybe they could do something about it since I'm still under warranty, but if my warranty is one use only then I'll save it for when it's actually something more important.
n0oblettz said:
Has anyone got dust under their Amaze yet?
I have dust under mine and I'm wondering if there was any way (easy or not) to get it out. I emailed Wind and checked if maybe they could do something about it since I'm still under warranty, but if my warranty is one use only then I'll save it for when it's actually something more important.
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Yeah, I had it on the first one I had, couple days ago. I got mine exchanged for other reasons but this one did not come with dusts under the screen new. But it did come with this strong women perfume scent, because they replaced mine with open boxed one. I hope this goes away soon, because.my palms always smells like a girl now...
morrislee said:
Yeah, I had it on the first one I had, couple days ago. I got mine exchanged for other reasons but this one did not come with dusts under the screen new. But it did come with this strong women perfume scent, because they replaced mine with open boxed one. I hope this goes away soon, because.my palms always smells like a girl now...
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I'm sure your gal loves that
"no, hunny, I swear, it was my phone I was playing with..."
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glacierguy said:
I'm sure your gal loves that
"no, hunny, I swear, it was my phone I was playing with..."
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lol haahaha....good 1
Fortunately I don't have a girl friend? Or unfortunate? Lol
morrislee said:
Fortunately I don't have a girl friend? Or unfortunate? Lol
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But I thought your hands WERE the girlfriend?
I just picked up 2 amaze two days ago, so far it's good. When did you guys buy your amaze? and maybe it's with a specific bunch of phones
Keylogger_0 said:
But I thought your hands WERE the girlfriend?
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Jill you mean?
Just went off the phone from a 10 min talk, man, my phone smells good, makes the person on other side more appreciative to talk to HAHAHAH
morrislee said:
Jill you mean?
Just went off the phone from a 10 min talk, man, my phone smells good, makes the person on other side more appreciative to talk to HAHAHAH
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try alcohol wipes, and wipe everywhere, back cover etc. Most of the smell will be gone.
Unless of course you're starting to like it
htc fan89 said:
I just picked up 2 amaze two days ago, so far it's good. When did you guys buy your amaze? and maybe it's with a specific bunch of phones
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I bought mine late January. So it's been about 2 months.
morrislee said:
strong women perfume scent
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omg, made me actually lol. i wish mine was amazing like that
andy55 said:
try alcohol wipes, and wipe everywhere, back cover etc. Most of the smell will be gone.
Unless of course you're starting to like it
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hahaha, I actually DID wipe it down, but I think the perfume seeped through the case in the volume rockers, because that is where it is not going away! Hah
astromanic said:
omg, made me actually lol. i wish mine was amazing like that
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Be careful what you wish for!
I have rust underneath the screen where the front camera is, no where else though.
Anyway to clean the dust from in front if the camera?
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xxquicksh0txx said:
I have rust underneath the screen where the front camera is, no where else though.
Anyway to clean the dust from in front if the camera?
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Very tough job, you have to pull it apart. the glass is glued to the case/bezel around it
morrislee said:
Fortunately I don't have a girl friend? Or unfortunate? Lol
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Then you can have people think you have one because of the scent. And when you get home you put on the forever alone face XD
morrislee said:
Very tough job, you have to pull it apart. the glass is glued to the case/bezel around it
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In case you didn't know, I meant dust...
I've taken my Droid Incredible apart, to replace both speakers.
Why would the bezel be in the way of the back of the screen?
I have to take the bezel off to get to the front of the camera?
I think I'll learn to ignore the dust, maybe in a year I'll see, but this is too new to me...
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Sorry to revive a very old thread but I have the same problem and haven't found anything clear about it. Did anyone else have dust on their front camera?
Thanks!
hellviruz said:
Sorry to revive a very old thread but I have the same problem and haven't found anything clear about it. Did anyone else have dust on their front camera?
Thanks!
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The only way to fix that issue is to disassemble the phone and replace the front camera. Then make sure you tighten it enough so that dust can't get in. Hit thanks if that helps.
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Replacement iBeats

Is it just my unlucky pair or are the replacement ones cheap as hell? Paint chipping off everywhere.
I can take my finger nail and graze it... Black part will come completely off. I was extremely rough with my last pair and the only issue was me tearing the black piece at the bottom of the cord.
Anyone else experience this?
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blestsol said:
Is it just my unlucky pair or are the replacement ones cheap as hell? Paint chipping off everywhere.
I can take my finger nail and graze it... Black part will come completely off. I was extremely rough with my last pair and the only issue was me tearing the black piece at the bottom of the cord.
Anyone else experience this?
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My original pair of ibeats are all chipped to hell with light use. Oh well.
ih8mydroid said:
My original pair of ibeats are all chipped to hell with light use. Oh well.
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How do you get a replacement pair? I lost mine and need headphones but I have no money
AshtonTS said:
How do you get a replacement pair? I lost mine and need headphones but I have no money
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I would think you'd have to exchange them. Hard to exchange something that has been lost.
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blestsol said:
Is it just my unlucky pair or are the replacement ones cheap as hell? Paint chipping off everywhere.
I can take my finger nail and graze it... Black part will come completely off. I was extremely rough with my last pair and the only issue was me tearing the black piece at the bottom of the cord.
Anyone else experience this?
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My original ones are doing this too. Still sound OK though... Just cosmetic
nrfitchett4 said:
I would think you'd have to exchange them. Hard to exchange something that has been lost.
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Crap. I figured you'd have to
AshtonTS said:
How do you get a replacement pair? I lost mine and need headphones but I have no money
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Send me an email with your adress at: [email protected] & I'll send you a set of Kicker earbuds for free. They are at least as good as the ibeats & have comfort foam tips on them.
a.mcdear said:
My original ones are doing this too. Still sound OK though... Just cosmetic
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Yeah you're right. But these buds cost 110.
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blestsol said:
Yeah you're right. But these buds cost 110.
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thought they were free with the phone???
blestsol said:
Yeah you're right. But these buds cost 110.
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They may cost $110 in a store, but I have a pair of $30 ones that sound much better. The only thing I like about the iBeats is the quality of materials and the talk control on the cable...
jmorton10 said:
Send me an email with your adress at: [email protected] & I'll send you a set of Kicker earbuds for free. They are at least as good as the ibeats & have comfort foam tips on them.
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Hey, you got an extra set of those too? Mine got stolen. I'd definitely appreciate it.
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nrfitchett4 said:
thought they were free with the phone???
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They are but in best buy they're 110
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a.mcdear said:
They may cost $110 in a store, but I have a pair of $30 ones that sound much better. The only thing I like about the iBeats is the quality of materials and the talk control on the cable...
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Tbh I think my skull candy buds sound better.
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Cracked casing already??

I just noticed on my phone that the whole silver casing on my white S3 is cracking in atleast 10 places. I have not dropped the phone at all and it just started doing this. I took it to sprint and they said they have no idea whats happening so I called customer service and they're sending me a new one.
Sooo has this happened to anyone else?? Look at the sides real carefully and please reply!
Unfortunately, this has been happening with numerous S3s in Europe prior to our US release. No clue there why either.
I checked mine carefully and I have what looks like 4 seams, one in each corner. Almost positive they came with the phone tho.
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falconator said:
I checked mine carefully and I have what looks like 4 seams, one in each corner. Almost positive they came with the phone tho.
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I have the same four seams. Don't see any cracks on my device, luckily. I've been using the pebble blue 16GB S3 since the 21st.
Hmm yeah mine has the 4 seams as well. Are all of yall's the blue version?? Mine is white but i doubt that makes a difference.
Mine is white too. Hopefully you can get a replacement soon and the rest of us don't develop this problem
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Can someone please post a picture of these seams?
Thanks..
Seam is kinda hard to see in the first picture.
Second is of the actual cracking
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76768873/IMG-20120625-WA0005.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76768873/IMG-20120625-WA0006.jpg
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I_FLY_Z3R0 said:
Seam is kinda hard to see in the first picture.
Second is of the actual cracking
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76768873/IMG-20120625-WA0005.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76768873/IMG-20120625-WA0006.jpg
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Holy Hell.. well can't argue Samsung isn't using cheap plastic build quality. I thought they were on top of it. The sgs3 seems so Damn fragile with the weaker screen and plastic compared to my s2.
It's like pick your poison. Get an s3 that has great specs and software/hardware enhancements but it'll crumble in your hands.
Or evo that has great specs and camera but it has sense 4, resource hungry and will die without warning.
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Ain't that the truth. Atleast I'm getting a new one for free so no big deal right now.
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Thanks for the pictures! This is certainly something to think about now, given that its not just an isolated case.
Hmm, interesting indeed! :what:
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I_FLY_Z3R0 said:
Seam is kinda hard to see in the first picture.
Second is of the actual cracking
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76768873/IMG-20120625-WA0005.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76768873/IMG-20120625-WA0006.jpg
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Wow, almost seems like the phone was bent or something.
Did you sit on it?
It also could be thermal expansion issues. Did your phone ever get excessively hot?
I_FLY_Z3R0 said:
Seam is kinda hard to see in the first picture.
Second is of the actual cracking
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76768873/IMG-20120625-WA0005.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76768873/IMG-20120625-WA0006.jpg
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I have a blue with 4 seams. That 2nd picture with the cracks is crazy. I remember when the first Nexus came out this was happening and Google said not to put your phone in your pocket. Maybe no more skinny jeans for you.
Jeez, found the first thing about the phone to make me think twice. Still getting it though.
lopezpm said:
I have a blue with 4 seams. That 2nd picture with the cracks is crazy. I remember when the first Nexus came out this was happening and Google said not to put your phone in your pocket. Maybe no more skinny jeans for you.
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yea i have the 16g blue and it looks like cracks /seams on all 4 corners, are yours in the corners also? i haven't dropped it or I don't use skinny jeans lol so maybe that's how they made them?
The 1st thing i did out of the package was inspect the blue S3 and automatically noticed those 4 seems however I just took it as that's how is was manufactured and not a defect.
C_LosEvo said:
The 1st thing i did out of the package was inspect the blue S3 and automatically noticed those 4 seems however I just took it as that's how is was manufactured and not a defect.
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Yea I'm sure that's what it is
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I messed up the paint on the aluminium. Help! [photo]

Hi! I'm using a white non-LTE Xperia Z Ultra. Today I happened to mess up the aluminium frame when I was sitting in the chair playing game on my PC. My Xperia Z Ultra slipped out of my pocket and hit the floor! It managed to scratch/peel off the paint on the aluminium frame at the edge. How do I fix this? Please help!
Buy a new phone?
or
http://www.nutelsolutions.co.uk/spa...-z-ultra-black-usb-cover-1271-0930-50136.html ?
The top and bottom isn't aluminium. Its plastic.
Written on the refrigerator
SÜPERUSER said:
The top and bottom isn't aluminium. Its plastic.
Written on the refrigerator
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Oh? I thought they were aluminium :/
SÜPERUSER said:
The top and bottom isn't aluminium. Its plastic.
Written on the refrigerator
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blueether said:
Buy a new phone?
or
http://www.nutelsolutions.co.uk/spa...-z-ultra-black-usb-cover-1271-0930-50136.html ?
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No.. I'm not going to disassemble my phone 'cause I think it'll not be waterproof again. Just like my Z.
JadHusin said:
No.. I'm not going to disassemble my phone 'cause I think it'll not be waterproof again. Just like my Z.
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if you are really bothered with the paint going off you can go to a local store and have them match the colour. Sand down the surface, clean, mask of the other areas and paint
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JadHusin said:
Oh? I thought they were aluminium :/
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Yeah, the sides are aluminium but the top and bottom is plastic as far as I know.
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LordManhattan you know what I will say wing wing )) do i need to rant here ( plassstttttticcccc ) holly cow good to know as this adds to my list
hykhleif said:
LordManhattan you know what I will say wing wing )) do i need to rant here ( plassstttttticcccc ) holly cow good to know as this adds to my list
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Don't even go down that road, mister
LordManhattan said:
Yeah, the sides are aluminium but the top and bottom is plastic as far as I know.
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I'm pretty sure I've read about the full frame made of aluminium. But then I read that the aluminium is covered with paint (I guess to have the same colour on every single device).
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fastest83 said:
I'm pretty sure I've read about the full frame made of aluminium. But then I read that the aluminium is covered with paint (I guess to have the same colour on every single device).
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The top and bottom is a plastic otherwise there would be issues with the antennas getting shielded off. The sides seems to be powdercoated while the top and bottom perhaps is laminated as you do when you print labels on to plastic boxes. Melting a piece of plastic onto the surface.
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The top and bottom is a plastic otherwise there would be issues with the antennas getting shielded off. The sides seems to be powdercoated while the top and bottom perhaps is laminated as you do when you print labels on to plastic boxes. Melting a piece of plastic onto the surface.
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You know what? You're actually right.
I went to check the infographic that Sony published a while ago (
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and confirmed that only the sides are made of aluminium.
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fastest83 said:
You know what? You're actually right.
I went to check the infographic that Sony published a while ago
and confirmed that only the sides are made of aluminium.
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Ooh, that's a cool way of showing how the ZU is built! Thanks
LordManhattan said:
Ooh, that's a cool way of showing how the ZU is built! Thanks
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What?? I mean: WHAT??
It was an article on the official blog and on Xperiablog.net, which I check like ten times a day to see if there's any news on updates for our Ultra...
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So main frameis not made of aluminium as I thought earlier.
umm, the graphic shows all 4 sides are aluminium...
blueether said:
umm, the graphic shows all 4 sides are aluminium...
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Well, the graphic isn't indeed that clear...
It says "side panels", not specifying which sides... it may refer to every side, since top and bottom are sides too...
Extract from an early interview on Z Ultra design:
So I guess they say "sides" and actually mean "ALL sides", which makes sense, as with the word "sides", if not specified, you 99% mean all of them...
So it may be all aluminium and all covered with paint...
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fastest83 said:
Well, the graphic isn't indeed that clear...
It says "side panels", not specifying which sides... it may refer to every side, since top and bottom are sides too...
Extract from an early interview on Z Ultra design:
...
So I guess they say "sides" and actually mean "ALL sides", which makes sense, as with the word "sides", if not specified, you 99% mean all of them...
So it may be all aluminium and all covered with paint...
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Here, it shows all 4 sides:
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Here, it shows all 4 sides:
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Good find mate, I knew I had missed something...
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blueether said:
Here, it shows all 4 sides:
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Well well well, looks like you're right. Awesome.
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UPDATED: LOVE MEI Ultra thin 0.7mm Aluminum Metal Bumper Frame Case

Hello, I recent brought his bumper on eBay, and I got to say, I love it very much, it adds no bulk to the phone and feels like its part of the phone instead of it as a case.
It's really slim and it protects the bezel. It lifts high enough to be able to put it face down, but the camera will touch if you put it down normally.
Also, keep in mind that the bumper uses a screw.
I had it for about a week, and have not notice any notable signal lost, but that's just me.
I got the case for 7.99, but it might be different depending on the eBay seller.
Here are the pictures of the black one, but if you guys like, I can also upload pictures of the red and silver one.
Sorry for the horrible quality, they were taken with my Nexus 7.
Could you post the silver and link where they were purchased. Thank you.
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aznmode said:
Could you post the silver and link where they were purchased. Thank you.
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http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odk...etal+Bumper+Frame+Case+galaxy+note+3&_sacat=0
theres multiple sellers, some are located in US, some are in China.
aznmode said:
Could you post the silver and link where they were purchased. Thank you.
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not at home right now, but silver like this in real life. it doesn't really look like the silver bezel we have on our note 3 so thats why i dont use it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultra-thin-...d=100005&prg=1088&rk=4&rkt=5&sd=190969000395&
No problem. Thank you for the link.
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Thank you for this, I was concerned about the signal loss, I just ordered mine!
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Man I was going to order this one on amazon. Same everything just different name. I was worried hoe the inside of the casing looked and if it will scratch the sides of the phone.
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dadsterflip said:
Man I was going to order this one on amazon. Same everything just different name. I was worried hoe the inside of the casing looked and if it will scratch the sides of the phone.
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theres this tiny strip that protects the phone from the aluminum.
gretschpr said:
Thank you for this, I was concerned about the signal loss, I just ordered mine!
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haven't noticed any signal loss or there may be but it didnt affect me in anyway, my data speeds are still the same with it on or off.
@pham818 could you post a picture of the bottom where the charger is? Also it looks like it covers up the hole on the side for the mic? Is that true?
mazdamiata210 said:
@pham818 could you post a picture of the bottom where the charger is? Also it looks like it covers up the hole on the side for the mic? Is that true?
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the side of the mic? you mean that hole on the bottom right side on the phone near the s pen location? yes it does. but its not a mic, its the temperature thingy. and okay, will do with the charger picture.
Can you still remove the battery cover? Just bought an extra battery/charger so I'm hoping so.
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aznmode said:
Can you still remove the battery cover? Just bought an extra battery/charger so I'm hoping so.
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nope sorry.
pham818 said:
nope sorry.
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Thanks I was afraid of that.
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I had a very similar, not seeing other differences other than didn't say Love ME I on it and my signal loss was too drastic to use daily. Love the idea though. wish element would make a note 3 case.
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blaine07 said:
I had a very similar, not seeing other differences other than didn't say Love ME I on it and my signal loss was too drastic to use daily. Love the idea though. wish element would make a note 3 case.
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oh it didnt say love mei at all? like my black one doesn't say it on the side, but on the inside it does like every other ones that i own. maybe you should give this one a try, its only a few bucks.
pham818 said:
oh it didnt say love mei at all? like my black one doesn't say it on the side, but on the inside it does like every other ones that i own. maybe you should give this one a try, its only a few bucks.
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Yea, just much have to. I love the aluminum bumpers... Just not in the best of signal areas, as is so it ices cake sometimes lol
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I dont like how the bottom left has the little bump out for the screws. Makes it not fit in a seidio dilex holster.
idle0095 said:
I dont like how the bottom left has the little bump out for the screws. Makes it not fit in a seidio dilex holster.
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just do it upside down lol.
I had this case cuz I bought it from a local store. I gave up on it after two days because it is so easy to pry apart when screwed on. It makes my OCD scream because it doesn't feel like it's on there, and dust can easily get into the pried crevice.
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