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 Samsung Galaxy S III I9300 Official Thread V4, official launch on 31st of May

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post May 29 2012, 12:50 PM

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i noticed this time around, everyone seems to be waiting for telco bundling... for me... i dun mind of the bundling is for 12mths... but some telco only provide option for 24mths... yucks.

not that i'm planning to get s3 anyway... still happy with my gnote.

but just curious... this time, samsung outlets not accepting pre-orders? i recall that for S2, SEP can accept pre-orders...
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post May 29 2012, 12:52 PM

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QUOTE(lsndroid @ May 29 2012, 12:49 PM)
Interested to join this big family of S3 too~
But suddenly felt a bit hesitant when I figured out that design only offers 16GB variant of S3... Colour doesn't matter much to me actually.. Just the internal storage. Well, you know the internal storage should be much faster compared to micro-sd read/write speed ma right?

Considering as time goes by, with tweaks and mods, backups, and those internal contents sure will add up right?
So is it really worth it to get a 16GB S3?  ><
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this one... have to ask yourself... what phone are you using? are you maxing your current phone's storage? i'm using Gnote with 16GB. i've got 32GB card... photos and videos goes to card. apps go to internal. 5 gmail account being sync-ed. so far, still got plenty of space in the phone. biggrin.gif


Added on May 29, 2012, 12:53 pm
QUOTE(garytey @ May 29 2012, 12:49 PM)
yes how actually to activate this "*#0*#" code to work? can elaborate a bit more?
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it might be only Samsung specific...

go to the phone keypad... the same one you use to dial phone numbers and just key in the codes.

there are many other codes that can be entered this way... but i guess it does depend on phone and telco... for samsung phones, can check out other Pg1 like those on GNote and S2... i believe there's a long list of codes which at least some will work. biggrin.gif

for telco... 1 UMobile code i use frequently: *118#

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post May 29 2012, 12:56 PM

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QUOTE(benny888 @ May 29 2012, 12:53 PM)
Just type it in phone app
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sorry as i seldom frequent LYN forum these days... but benny888... are you planning to get an s3? smile.gif
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QUOTE(Mr Cola @ May 29 2012, 12:56 PM)
Sharing:

Email from Celcom to pre-register customers..

» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «


Noticed there's a * at RM888, btw the email doesn't elaborate specific details on the RM888 offerings.. But need to print out the email for verifications.. Started from 31 May 2012 to 3 June 2012..

Wonder how the RM888 promo works...
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was told...
* wear blue
* sign up for the highest plan they have

that's what my colleague who received the email told me... but i've yet to have the time to see the email myself. but that's the summary i got from my colleague.
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QUOTE(Cynox @ May 29 2012, 01:09 PM)
they will be laughing stock if anyone does that.  laugh.gif
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actually, for UK, first 50 getting Olympics tickets... so sad nothing special for MY...
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QUOTE(Kevin_Low @ May 29 2012, 01:09 PM)
Just pre-order from rickk. His price offer me S3 2050. : ) , better than alieamin  rclxm9.gif
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...87&hl=galaxy+s3
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get the phone 1-2 weeks later?!? i guess first few weeks, only telco selling?
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sigh... last time with Note (or was it s2), we get insider news saying stocks in MY but Samsung not releasing it, etc...

now no such news as well?!? our jarum2 inside Samsung all kena exposed liao?!?
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QUOTE(Cynox @ May 29 2012, 01:20 PM)
this time the S3 promo is quite bad, so far still no news of freebie announced.  For Galaxy Note, at least we get a free flip case and the first 300 or so get another bling bling flip case.

maybe they estimate this will be a huge success, so dun bother to give additional goodies.  ohmy.gif
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ya, i suspect so... samsung getting 'cocky'... biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(Cynox @ May 29 2012, 03:07 PM)
last year during Note's launching, many were looking for white colour but only blue/black available.  This time many looking for blue pulak.  biggrin.gif  Why can't they just make both colours available.  doh.gif
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create hype... biggrin.gif
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post May 30 2012, 08:05 AM

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This is why the Pebble Blue Samsung Galaxy S III is delayed
http://phandroid.com/2012/05/29/this-is-wh...iii-is-delayed/

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Ladies and Gentlemen, the reason the Samsung Galaxy S III in Pebble Blue has been delayed two to three weeks. We had heard Samsung somehow botched the paint job, but now we have visual confirmation of the problem. A European mobile blog received an early version of the device and and pictures clearly show a splotchy white tinge to the finish. Hopefully they figure out the issue and get the phone back on track, or we might be expecting some serious delays with a much more limited supply of GS3s on the market.

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QUOTE(tatyinw @ May 30 2012, 12:21 AM)
Just had a really bad time with the Digi Consultants and Technicians...

Think I'll either go wear blue or just get the normal package from Celcom or Maxis when they announce.

Trying to pre-order, it says that I have a contract still running. Made a call to Digi Consultants, they say I need to pay the penalty and admin fee which is around RM266 as I have 4 months left. So I went to a Digi Centre to settle the penalty and admin fee to cancel the contract to get the pre-order.

I reach home, I try again and I get the same error. I called the Digi Consultant and they told me that the Technical Consultant can help me update my account. After the 2nd try, I finally reach them and they told me it takes 48 hours to update the system. So in other words the pre-order is already over.

Thanks to their blunder, which they can only tell me "Sorry", I have now cancelled my contract for no reason and have to wait 2 days for the status to update, which in other words I am not eligible for their pre-order anymore. They can't even help me place an order, only put a report to their "vendor" so they can fix it for me in 2 days.

That was really nice of them. I can finally move on to another network I guess? smile.gif
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i used to like Digi... till i discovered u mobile. what really made me look at u mobile is the download speed. 99% of my time, i'm in KL/PJ and using a prepaid, i tested and confirmed available at most of my frequent places... so, moved over to u mobile.

the thing is... smartphones these days can have download speeds of up to 20+mbps... i think even more with newer phones. so why be limited by digi's speed cap of 728kbps? i dun mind a download quota but i realised... why be limited by both speed and download quota?

of course, outside of the main coverage area, u mobile will use celcom network and data can really crawl... i think only 2g data when roaming... but other users can confirm if its otherwise...
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QUOTE(KuLi @ May 30 2012, 08:10 AM)
Kimchi shld have just released.
Actually, according to many forummers here, it doesn't matter mah.
Everybody uses a casing so such horrible defects can be hidden.

Just make sure the casing quality is good.

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ya, rather than destroy it... they should just give it away free to those who want it -- some other articles pointing to hundred of thousands of covers to be destroyed... also, comment on the blog where i copied the article... some said Samsung should have just said the blotches are inspired by nature... biggrin.gif

i guess samsung dun wan others to say that they got no QC and released sub standard products.
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QUOTE(tatyinw @ May 30 2012, 08:19 AM)
If you read my post properly, I was doing the transaction online. tongue.gif
The pre-order was an online only thing. The Digi Centres are only launching on 31st May.


Added on May 30, 2012, 8:24 am

I have a friend that got a Sony Xperia S with uMobile. The line is really good. There is no doubt about that.
I'll wait for Maxis and uMobile now to see what good packages they can offer.
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i gave up on u mobile bundles. they only have 24mths and i personally find its too long to be tied to a telco. i have asked them before and they said now they only have 24mths contracts for phone bundles.
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QUOTE(Long88 @ May 30 2012, 10:30 AM)
the delay of pebble blue is one thing.
how about 32gb and 64gb? will it confirm to reach here?
not to mention the G version and X version gonna strike in later  blink.gif  blink.gif
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recall reading one article that said 64GB actually not in production yet -- waiting to see response before deciding if 64GB is worth producing.
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QUOTE(SteadyPana @ May 30 2012, 11:52 AM)
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wah, first 1000 get freebies... how come MY got no such promo?!?
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dun think this is new news to the regulars here... but still thought i'd share...

extracts from today's The Sun...
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The Samsung Galaxy S III will be available to the public starting May 31 at Samsung Elite Partner outlets nationwide and various telco partners including Celcom, DiGi and Maxis.

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QUOTE(maniaci @ May 30 2012, 01:26 PM)
Samsung elite outlets?? location?
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i know there's 1 in 1U and 1 in IOI Mall... but i'd advice ppl to stay away from ioi mall... bought my note from them and i'd say they're not ethical. 'sold' me a really, really over-priced screen protector... i know, willing buyer, willing seller... i also dunno what i was thinking at that time... but common la... no need to be so unethical la... bought my s2 from the 1u and didn't had such problem with the SEP there...
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QUOTE(matchut @ May 30 2012, 01:53 PM)
lol... but 2nd one quoting bernama news...
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who has bought one already... dun be shy... tell us if you have one in your hands now... biggrin.gif
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In Case You Were Wondering, Samsung Galaxy S3 Is Outfitted With Gorilla Glass 2
http://phandroid.com/2012/05/30/in-case-yo...orilla-glass-2/

After seeing a demo for ourselves in person during this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, it has now come to our attention that Corning’s Gorilla Glass 2 can officially be found on the Samsung Galaxy S3. Corning announced the news today saying,
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“We are pleased to offer our customers the thin elegance and refined style of the GALAXY S III using Corning Gorilla Glass 2. New Corning Gorilla Glass 2 is an ideal solution for Samsung’s high-quality smartphones, enabling a superior touch experience and a lightweight and slim design, with the damage and scratch resistance consumers have come to expect.”

It was originally announced that the first GG2 equipped devices would be arriving around May, and it looks like the Galaxy S3 will be one of the first. In case you needed a refresher, Gorilla Glass 2 features all the strength of original, only it’s 20% thinner than before. With less glass between the user and the device, touch sensitivity, as well as clarity, should improve.


first phone to use GG2...?!?

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