I had a very weird problem!
After 3 months without any bug on my S3 I started to have very long GPS fix time (about 15 minutes) and some times non fixing issue...
I Tryed everything since change rom, give some punches, replace the battery, change kernels, etc...
Suddenly and by chance I figured out that the new case a friend gave to me was blocking the signal!!
What the hell!!!!
I have been using many kind of cases including thick rubber one and only this innocent and thin one caused it!!!
Hope it can help someone.
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Is that case metal by any chance?
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Looks it.
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Nastiest aspect is, that when using the phone now against your head listening.
The radio waves are directed towards your head trying to escape!
This should be a health issue too. More of a reason to use the headset now
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Yes!
Metal.
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Marne Jr said:
Yes!
Metal.
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That's probably why then, it doesn't take much to block a GPS signal.
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Throw it away now...
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Ok!
I just did it!
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Get a case with a cut on the top left corner in the back.
Related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG0di4ltSfw
Don`t try this at home
Yeah he is throwing it to aquarium and im still waiting for mine....he obiously got too much money...
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I don't need to call my fish..!
Are you kidding me?
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He's telling, that it cause the death of many fishis but still, he throws it in
Eitherway i think this will cause problems after the water is vaporing it may cause some rust/layer at the components inside the phone
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As u can see in the picture, this line comes out yesterday while i was using fb app, everything was normal jist only yesterday this happend until now, i off and rrstart the phone but it did not go!!! I take off the battery etc but still having the same i also format my phone and i installed omega 8 but also it did not go what shall i do guys
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Bump
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Return it?
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Return, hardware fault.
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Oh my god anyone els hv any idea
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Return it lol. As the above poster said, it's a hardware fault, nothing you can do about it.
If you see that line even when booting up your GS III then i guess its a hardware issue.
When I exchange to the one s, I'm obviously restoring back to stock via Odin but there is no way of resetting flash count. Would this cause an issue with t-mobile? This phone has way too many connection issues and the one s when I had it for a few days did awesome, unfortunately I jumped on the band wagon.
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try return it and see...i have not have troulbe with connection, must be that specific phone or your area
Definitely not my area. Had the one s for a few days and reception was insanely strong. Bought the phone from customer care over the phone.
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Would a specific Rom cause issues? I just flashed back to stock and it seems more stable.
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davwman said:
Would a specific Rom cause issues? I just flashed back to stock and it seems more stable.
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are you using tmobile? i'm using the redrum rom with mirf kernel, working fine for me.
kernel and modem is what change the signal strength...i reccomend u try it for a couple day, HTC is cheap quality...they're out of taiwan sooo i would not trust anything from china.
Samsung is built in China
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Samsung is built in China
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i need to check again, but last i thought samsung is korea...and no they are not the same place...
Was using sonic with morfic and signal was bad.
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What... China is where its at now. Best Stuff is from there. I would worry more if it wasn't china anymore. Lmao
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Samsung is a Korean company.as to where the phone was built I don't know.
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I agree signal was better on my galaxy nexus or one s but I put a case and help, the one s was good but the screen hurt my eyes maybe I'm getting old 0_o
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So a case might help with the death grip?
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So a case might help with the death grip?
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It help with mine , I don't have tpu case tho I got a platinum case from best buy, which is seidio , I don't get as much on edge , you can also try the wcdma only
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Thanks for the help. But with a device that cost this much we shouldn't have to deal with things like this
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Thanks for the help. But with a device that cost this much we shouldn't have to deal with things like this
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Yeah that's truth
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Still going strong on stock Rom factory restored. I still have about 13 days to decide.
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Sacrifice signal strength for better hardware, its how it works. Get the crappiest flip phone in the world and it will have good signal strength if that's all you care about in a phone.
They're not going to check the counter. I can assure you.
How is gsm3 better hardware it's almost identical to the one s minus the screen and sd card and removable battery. I'm not bashing, I have the gs3 in my hands.
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.... speechless... WTFF
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Li-ion battery safety failed, probably while charging, got too hot, entered a runaway state and... this.
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Wow, lucky you didn't lose your house.
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Dude gud thing u werent takking on it
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OEM battery?
Front pocket carry is suddenly adventurous!
Uh...
I'm gonna review my home owners policy tonight ....g
Wow that's crazy, glass everything is ok. BTW what kind of case is that and where can I get one?
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Wonder if Sammy will cover that under warranty
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Holy Crap!!!! Thanks for posting. Would love to hear the whole story! Glad you're OK. Sorry for your Note. Wow.... Original battery?
Just had to over clock, didn't you.. lol
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Lmfao I have never had mine even remotely get warn much less hot. So sad so so sad at people
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I wonder if the phone's screen worked...it would most likely display "User Error".lol
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Just wipe everything and reflash lol
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That's hot.
LOL
Sorry forgot about this thread lol... It was a BRAND NEW note that asurion sent me the week before christmas. It worked fine and I'm 98% sure it was the new stock battery as well. Though I normally use ankers but I figured fresh battery was cool. Luckilly that Friday night I had been too tired and fell asleep without charging it or this would have happened while I was asleep. Saturday morning I put it on the charger next to my bed around 730ish and it was at ~40% . Me and my daughter were laying in the bed watching spongebob when I heard a hissing noise, and I looked over to see steam shooting from my battery like the old pipes in movies . I took my daughter out of the room and heard a little pop then when I looked in the room my phone was on fire... Literrally burst into flames.... God is good. Could been A LOT worse. Still waiting to hear from Samsung.
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Oh and it still powers on BTW works completely off and on there's just a big burn in the screen that only shows a yellow dot
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Wow that's crazy, glass everything is ok. BTW what kind of case is that and where can I get one?
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Premium vintage case by zenus... let me know how much a new one costs lol
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Wow
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Blew me away when saw the screenshot of it still working
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Does anyone know if you can out 7105 housing on vzw 605 and if that will open up wireless charging pins?
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I was thinking of doing this. The back case is only like $20, so even if it doesn't work, you're not out a whole lotta money..
Yeah I agree ordered mine will find out when it gets here
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If you're talking about the battery cover its not going to work unless you modify underneath. There is another thread around here of something doing the mod using a dremel
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I just want the charging pins open for when a option is available
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If you're talking about the battery cover its not going to work unless you modify underneath. There is another thread around here of something doing the mod using a dremel
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No, we're talking about this:
http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-samsung-galaxy-note-ii-n7100-rear-housing.html
Just replacing the Verizon piece with the international piece for easier access to the charging ports.
Found one on ebay with free shipping for 17.95
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The 7100 allows wireless charging, correct? If removing 10 or so screws and swapping a back plate is all thats needed for wireless charging, I'll order one of these. Let us know how it goes.
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Its agood idea ingood idea in theiry but then you have to think abot the antennas that are on that piece of plastic such as your 4g antenna thats on there
Warrantys are always nice doesnt seem hard to do will post when I get mine in
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You just want to make sure to get 7105 model which is also a lte model like vzw
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Here is a super easy method to remove housing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT-2zrZ_aNo
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Thanks to LE55ONS for the video
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That's pretty cool man, glad you decided to give this a try. But from the posts and videos I remember seeing there was a little more to it than just exposing the metal connectors. I'm not sure exactly. It was a long time ago and I never bothered to follow up on it cause I figured it was too much work for something I most certainly won't even be using in the near future. But I hope it works! If it really is as easy as just changing a piece of plastic I'm all over it, whether I end up using the feature or not.
Yeah I remember reading that people had to put a couple dabs of solder on the contacts to build them up in height. Without that, the contacts would be too low and they wouldn't touch the charging pad. We'll see what happens when xterra gets the part. :fingers-crossed:
It wont fit. I did the same. The housing is different in the area just above the battery
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You got the 7105 not the 7100 correct?
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It wont fit. I did the same. The housing is different in the area just above the battery
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Bummer. I was really hoping this would work. I've read of people having success with it? Xterra, let us know what happens with yours.
Will do
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