A few issues with my SIII

[mwjack]

I just wanted to see if I was alone or if everyone was having these issues.

1. While using earphones and a notification comes in, for 1 second after the notification ends whatever I am listening to plays through the phone speaker before it reverts back to the earphones.

2. WiFi fades in and out, I cannot find a reason when or why. I have seen it connect and disconnect at home, work and an ATT hotspot.

3. Cell reception seems to not be as good as it was with my Note. I have very little cell signal at my house and with my Note I could still get 1 bar around the house. With the SIII I basically have no signal anywhere in my house. (For the most part a deal breaker)

4. Since my purchase Friday 7/6 my lock screen has been unresponsive about 7 or 8 times but only for about 4 or 5 seconds after waking up the screen.

I will admit, this phone is by far the fastest and smoothest phone I have had to date and I would think most of these issues seem to be software related except maybe the reception issue. But even that could be solved with a new radio possibly.

I just wanted to post this to see if anyone else is having the same issues.

Thanks,

mwjack

[21stNow]

I'm pretty sure that I noticed #2 the other day.  I said that I needed to do more testing to see if this happened in other places because when it happened, I was standing near a spot that is a known black-hole for our work Wi-fi signal.  With my Wi-fi service at home being out for a week due to storms, I haven't had a chance to check everything.

[smooth4lyfe]

1. Yes I have noticed it, but I also noticed it when i had my Galaxy Nexus....must be a Samsung phone thing...not a big bother to me though

2. Hmmmm havent really noticed that, but I feel at times my Wifi signal isnt as strong as it should be

3. Probably depends on your location, but then again it could be a radio issue, I have better signal here than I did with my G Nexus and iPhone 4 so i can't complain lol

4. Hmmmmm never noticed that...do you have a lot of widgets or background apps running?

[mwjack]

I have about 25 apps installed and only the stock weather widget running.

Also, I just received an update @10:30 this am that was 10.75mb. Maybe this will fix some of my issues. Thanks for the input.

mwjack

[smooth4lyfe]

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mwjack wrote:

I have about 25 apps installed and only the stock weather widget running.

Also, I just received an update @10:30 this am that was 10.75mb. Maybe this will fix some of my issues. Thanks for the input.

mwjack

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That update will remove the universal search on the phone (The google search bar) due to Apple lawsuits on Samsung....not really worth the update

[JKgalaxyS3]

I also have issues with Wifi signal, it seems much weaker than it should.  The other issues listed I am not seeing.

A big problem I have had the last few days is excessive battery loss.  I have read about some people's S3's batteries lasting 1.5-2 days on a charge.  Mine, only about 12-hours, with limited-to-no usage.

[mwjack]

After a quick Google search I realized the update was a bad idea. Should have looked it up first LOL.

As far as battery goes. I sit at a desk all day so its nothing for me to just keep it plugged up all day while at work. I wouldn't be a good candidate to test the battery either because of such a weak signal (if any) at home. I understand a weak signal puts a lot of strain on the power consumption.

Thanks,

mwjack

WiFi update: I just noticed that I have used 10mb of data this morning at work. I shouldn't have used any since I am connected to my works WiFi. I have checked all of the settings for the wifi, it is set to never shut off when the screen shuts off. So something strange is happening unless I have something running that won't update over wifi. I have the same apps installed I had on my Note and didn't have this problem.

[smooth4lyfe]

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mwjack wrote:

After a quick Google search I realized the update was a bad idea. Should have looked it up first LOL.

As far as battery goes. I sit at a desk all day so its nothing for me to just keep it plugged up all day while at work. I wouldn't be a good candidate to test the battery either because of such a weak signal (if any) at home. I understand a weak signal puts a lot of strain on the power consumption.

Thanks,

mwjack

WiFi update: I just noticed that I have used 10mb of data this morning at work. I shouldn't have used any since I am connected to my works WiFi. I have checked all of the settings for the wifi, it is set to never shut off when the screen shuts off. So something strange is happening unless I have something running that won't update over wifi. I have the same apps installed I had on my Note and didn't have this problem.

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