Anyone notice a significant slowdown when touching or holding the phone?
I go from 65Mb to 5mb. With 2Mb of actual speed.
Very annoying.
You're holding it wrong
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You're holding it wrong
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Is there a special way to hold it that is not obvious to me. I can guess that the antenna is the top left corner.
mfpreach said:
Is there a special way to hold it that is not obvious to me. I can guess that the antenna is the top left corner.
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Actually, it's in the bottom left corner.
mfpreach said:
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He is joking. It's a reference to Apple's response to iPhone 4's reception issue lol. :silly:
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He is joking. It's a reference to Apple's response to iPhone 4's reception issue lol. :silly:
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Thanks, from what I have experienced, this phone is almost as bad as the iPhone for this issue. Why would they put the bloody antenna in the bottom left.
I get the same, unless I'm in the same room as the router I have to hold the phone in my right hand and keep my fingers behind the phone and the WiFi becomes unusable if I hold it in my left hand
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mfpreach said:
Thanks, from what I have experienced, this phone is almost as bad as the iPhone for this issue. Why would they put the bloody antenna in the bottom left.
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I have not experienced this before. What are you running? You can refer to the thread in my sig for the info you need to include to get the best results to your question.
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I'm on Resurrection 3.0.6 with the newest Siyah. Have tried most kernels too.
I feel like this issue is worse in jb but I'm not sure. I am thinking to downgrade to ginger just to try.
But I agree with the above I max out around 1mbs when holding with my left hand.
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Anyone ever go into download mode and notice that their phone is making a 'clicking' noise. Really the only way to describe it. If the phone isn't in download mode, no clicking when connected to the USB cable.
Yeah, I've heard it before as well. I just imagine it's tiny little Samsung elves laboring away inside the phone, making $#!t happen.
It's the hard drive.
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It's the hard drive.
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Hahahahaha
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I get it too, but usually after installing a rom while rebooting.
Thats just the loudspeaker given short spurts of electricity. Or sparks inside your phone that makes the battery explode, not sure.
Its the LTE radio trying to connect to the towers so your phone can boot up to 10X faster than 3G boot times.
It's the BEATS hardware giving you a little somtin-somtin while you wait.
Its the awesomeness of this phone banging against the glass trying to get free
This thread makes me warm and fuzzy inside.
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It's the hard drive.
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This phone has a hard drive? I always wondered what that spin-up noise was.
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Yeah, I've heard it before as well. I just imagine it's tiny little Samsung elves laboring away inside the phone, making $#!t happen.
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Me liked this one.
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estxxas said:
Yeah, I've heard it before as well. I just imagine it's tiny little Samsung elves laboring away inside the phone, making $#!t happen.
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Hahahahaha
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Red5 said:
Its the LTE radio trying to connect to the towers so your phone can boot up to 10X faster than 3G boot times.
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It's the BEATS hardware giving you a little somtin-somtin while you wait.
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Its the awesomeness of this phone banging against the glass trying to get free
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I don't normally post just to post...but had to say I LOL'ed a couple times. Wonder which one of these is true?
Maybe ALL of them! YES!
Sat here and tried to come up with my own add on...but I can't match those.
So if I tap the top of my screen or shake my phone I hear some sort of "tick" sound. Anyone noticed this? Is this normal or?...
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It's the loose power/wake button on the right hand side. This is common in Samsung phones.
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It's the loose power/wake button on the right hand side. This is common in Samsung phones.
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I'm actually pretty convinced it's coming from higher (somewhere near the camera). Also if I hold the button still with my finger I still hear the sound. It's pretty obvious when you tap on the screen. When you tap on the top of the screen it kinda sounds clicky while on the bottom just "normal"
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I just want to know whether this is normal or not.
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I don't hear anything
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I don't hear anything
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Neither if you shake or tap your phone?..
I get this if I tap around the speaker and front camera. In fact I believe it might be the speaker...
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I get this if I tap around the speaker and front camera. In fact I believe it might be the speaker...
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Yeah could be..
Anyone else?
Damn you - hadn't noticed this and now it will bug me
I thought it might be the internal part of the headphone connector at first but more playing (and tapping) and I agree, I'm sure it's the front (earpiece) speaker cover bit.
Guess they are all like this, not something most people (me included) would notice until you try.
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Damn you - hadn't noticed this and now it will bug me
I thought it might be the internal part of the headphone connector at first but more playing (and tapping) and I agree, I'm sure it's the front (earpiece) speaker cover bit.
Guess they are all like this, not something most people (me included) would notice until you try.
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Yeah I just noticed it even though I already had mine for some time. It kinda bugged me. But knowing that it is normal makes me find it less irritating.
Hey guys,
I was wondering if anyone here could confirm a small, miniscule, almost-non-existent issue I found with this beautiful device. The left (Menu) touch button seems to be every-so-slightly faded compared to the right (Back) touch button. I haven't been able to find any pictures, or take a picture of mine (no camera around at the moment) to show what I mean. It's almost ridiculous that I am spending my time and energy in typing about this, but I would just like to know if this is normal and not something that is unique to mine. Besides, I think it gives it a bit of a personality (like Nemo and his fin).
Unique to yours.
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i have this "problem" on my S2.. not on the s3. So.. it happens
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Not even sure what you mean to be honest.
Do you mean the light is dimmer?
I haven't noticed any issues in any case. I don't think I'd really care. I'm more inclined to worry about signs I've used it! (microscopic scratches that you can't see from anything but the most obscure of angles etc.)
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I haven't been able to find any pictures, or take a picture of mine (no camera around at the moment) to show what I mean.
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You have 2 cameras on your phone :silly:
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You have 2 cameras on your phone :silly:
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Irish by name....
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irish-sid said:
You have 2 cameras on your phone :silly:
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How can he use the phone to take a picture of the phone? With clarity?
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Irish by name....
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Excuse me??
I agree it was a pretty stupid comment but come on, we aren't all stupid!
Dear god you're Scottish, that must be ****.
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Irish by name....
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And using the front camera to take a picture in a mirror won't work because....? Use your imagination.
I'm not actually endorsing that (though the front camera is actually not bad, so it could work with enough light), and I'm sure that's not what was meant by that post, but if you're gonna be a **** about it...
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And using the front camera to take a picture in a mirror won't work because....? Use your imagination.
I'm not actually endorsing that (though the front camera is actually not bad, so it could work with enough light), and I'm sure that's not what was meant by that post, but if you're gonna be a **** about it...
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Well considering the problem is one button is slightly faded compared to the other and the lackluster FFC, I wouldn't assume that would produce anything useful. I said a picture with clarity.
It was an honest question. Obviously he can use the FFC but he is talking about something so slight it likely won't be captured with the FFC.
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Excuse me??
I agree it was a pretty stupid comment but come on, we aren't all stupid!
Dear god you're Scottish, that must be ****.
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I take offence to that. Can a mod delete these semi racist comments please. No place for that kind of **** on these forums.
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I take offence to that. Can a mod delete these semi racist comments please. No place for that kind of **** on these forums.
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This is the internet.
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I take offence to that. Can a mod delete these semi racist comments please. No place for that kind of **** on these forums.
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I took offence to your compatriots comments. Talk to him about the racist comments mate, I have no problem with Scotland, been there twice on hols.
I was just trying to piss him off.
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Well considering the problem is one button is slightly faded compared to the other and the lackluster FFC, I wouldn't assume that would produce anything useful. I said a picture with clarity.
It was an honest question. Obviously he can use the FFC but he is talking about something so slight it likely won't be captured with the FFC.
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I know I know. I was replying solely to the quoted comment.
About that post anyway, I'm just hoping whoever (s)he is, is trying to make some sort of sarcastic statement about semantics, since the original post said "no camera around" as opposed to "no other camera around". I'm hoping that's what the post's intention was.
Oh how I hope...
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I took offence to your compatriots comments. Talk to him about the racist comments mate, I have no problem with Scotland, been there twice on hols.
I was just trying to piss him off.
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Better ways than that. In any case, both remarks were pretty tame/lame. No need to make a bigger deal out of it than it is.
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Can a mod delete these semi racist comments please. No place for that kind of **** on these forums.
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I was unaware that Scots and Irish were nowadays considered to be a different "race".
Anyhoo. Back on topic, still don't even know exactly what issue we're talking about here with these "faded" buttons.
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Better ways than that. In any case, both remarks were pretty tame/lame. No need to make a bigger deal out of it than it is.
I was unaware that Scots and Irish were nowadays considered to be a different "race".
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My original reply was pretty light hearted I think.
And we are definitely different races, they like deep fried mars bars!! Lol
But ya we're not. And deep fried mars bars are actually delicious.
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Hey guys,
I was wondering if anyone here could confirm a small, miniscule, almost-non-existent issue I found with this beautiful device. The left (Menu) touch button seems to be every-so-slightly faded compared to the right (Back) touch button. I haven't been able to find any pictures, or take a picture of mine (no camera around at the moment) to show what I mean. It's almost ridiculous that I am spending my time and energy in typing about this, but I would just like to know if this is normal and not something that is unique to mine. Besides, I think it gives it a bit of a personality (like Nemo and his fin).
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yes this is an issue and it also exists in my phone. i got my first S3 and it had lots of glue marks on the screen and the menu led was placed a bit above where it should be causing its light to come on the screen from inside of the scree. i got that set changed with a new one and now rest of the issues are gone but yes the menu led is a bit faded.
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yes this is an issue and it also exists in my phone. i got my first S3 and it had lots of glue marks on the screen and the menu led was placed a bit above where it should be causing its light to come on the screen from inside of the scree. i got that set changed with a new one and now rest of the issues are gone but yes the menu led is a bit faded.
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Thank you for keeping this thread on-topic. Yeah, it doesn't bother me at all. Just thought I'd inquire.
When I'm trying to draw or write on my note, when I go to use it, it draws when i get within two inches or so of the screen....
So my regular, non-cursive, writing looks like crap. Bad.
How can I turn that functionality off, or turn sensitivity down?
***Tap the S-Pen on something hard, and see if there is a difference. Took me three tries.
I'm pretty sure that is not a feature, and is a defect either in the software or unfortunately the hardware. You might need a new S Pen to fix the problem the right way.
There's a youtube video out there on how to "fix" this issue, but what it really does is reduce the sensitivity of the pen to the screen and you probably lose some serious pressure levels when applying this fix. Sorry no link, but I would advise trying your S Pen on the verizon floor model and see if it does the same thing to that one. Then you can feel fairly certain you need a replacement pen.
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When I'm trying to draw or write on my note, when I go to use it, it draws when i get within two inches or so of the screen....
So my regular, non-cursive, writing looks like crap. Bad.
How can I turn that functionality off, or turn sensitivity down?
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That happened to mine when I first got the phone and I read a lot of forums saying to just tap the spen on something hard so I tried it and it worked and hasn't happened again
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That happened to mine when I first got the phone and I read a lot of forums saying to just tap the spen on something hard so I tried it and it worked and hasn't happened again
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HAHAHA!!!!
Well that just WORKED.
Definitely an S-Pen and not phone hardware issue.
Thanks!!!! XDA is da bomb!
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That happened to mine when I first got the phone and I read a lot of forums saying to just tap the spen on something hard so I tried it and it worked and hasn't happened again
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baker954 said:
HAHAHA!!!!
Well that just WORKED.
Definitely an S-Pen and not phone hardware issue.
Thanks!!!! XDA is da bomb!
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Excellent news, glad to hear this. Will remember for future reference. Thanks timmyd.
had the exact same problem...
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timmyd463229 said:
That happened to mine when I first got the phone and I read a lot of forums saying to just tap the spen on something hard so I tried it and it worked and hasn't happened again
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Worked for me as well!! Who says banging on electronics never fixes anything.
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Worked for me as well!! Who says banging on electronics never fixes anything.
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Just brought back memories of my og Nintendo
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Is the tip of your s pen flat or rounded
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Mine is rounded.
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Is the tip of your s pen flat or rounded
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I was thinking the same thing... if the pen is dropped and the tip is pushed back in to the pressure sensor then it would be 'active' all the time and the hover feature would be interrupted by the phone like touching the screen. A flat tip would be a good indication of that being the case.
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timmyd463229 said:
That happened to mine when I first got the phone and I read a lot of forums saying to just tap the spen on something hard so I tried it and it worked and hasn't happened again
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Woa! Confirmed! :good: Just tap it flat on a table and it's like new again. :laugh:
yeah that happened to me too briefly. the pen nib is stuck down so it thinks it's touching the screen when it gets in range of the screen
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I've read that this happens when you use your finger to touch the s-pen tip/point.
I had the same problem on my s-pen too. But yea, the tapping on a hard surface seems to work.
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baker954 said:
When I'm trying to draw or write on my note, when I go to use it, it draws when i get within two inches or so of the screen....
So my regular, non-cursive, writing looks like crap. Bad.
How can I turn that functionality off, or turn sensitivity down?
***Tap the S-Pen on something hard, and see if there is a difference. Took me three tries.
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check to see if the tip of the s pen is pressed in as it would be if you were touching the screen. It is a physical button that pushes in while writing.
Hi guys, I just noticed that I can manage to reduce up to 2 bars from my wifi reception, just by placing my 2 hands on the both sides of the phone, like this (|) . Does this happen to you, too? Should I send it for repairs? Greets
It's normal. Hands blocking signal and both GSM&WiFi can drop even 2 bars.
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And is it normal to have around -60 dBm, when youre 4-5 meters form the router, but in the same room?
P.S. I ask all these question, because I had to send in my phone for repairs, cause of cracks in the silver bezel, and i dont know if they didnt mess up the antenna.
I think it's normal. I'm getting -70 dBm and router is just 2m away , through the wall tho.
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I think it's normal. I'm getting -70 dBm and router is just 2m away , through the wall tho.
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Can someone confirm this, pls?
As its Wifi you have the choice of trying different Kernels .
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As its Wifi you have the choice of trying different Kernels .
jje
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Yes, I know that, but I prefer to stick with stock.
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Yes, I know that, but I prefer to stick with stock.
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Service centre or stick with it then is your only choices left .
jje
Well, I will send it back if i know it's really something wrong with the antenna. Thats why I'm asking the people, if its normal or not.
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Well, I will send it back if i know it's really something wrong with the antenna. Thats why I'm asking the people, if its normal or not.
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Any masking of the antenna will have an effect on reception, and that is pretty much what they will say at a guess......it's not like you walk around using your phone clasped in both hands like that any way, so I really don't get your issue?
Your holding it wrong
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Any masking of the antenna will have an effect on reception, and that is pretty much what they will say at a guess......it's not like you walk around using your phone clasped in both hands like that any way, so I really don't get your issue?
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Youre completely right. I just wanted to ask, if I have a problem with the antenna or everything is because of the hands So its normal to have -60 or more dBm, when I'm 4-5 meters from a router?
You sure you have an s3 and not an iPhone 4?
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You sure you have an s3 and not an iPhone 4?
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Haha funny guy - not