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NormalWisdom
932 posts
28 months
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J a k e said: Guys, Let me know if you see anywhere that has the Blue S3 in stock please. Contract or SIM Free, I don't mind.
I can't find one anywhere and everyone's telling me they won't have any this week. I ordered mine from Vodafone last Wednesday and it arrived at 10am this morning - A full blue one to boot. It is currently on charge and will be extensively investigated when I get home from work.....
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Sebo
1,468 posts
95 months
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I am finding the battery takes an absolute age to charge up (compared to my BB Curve) but seems very good. I have the power saving mode in the tool bar on and its far and away better than my old iPhone 3GS.
Still getting to grips with the standard keyboard. Installed the Swype style one and it was ok at first but found I could type quicker with the standard one. Are there any better keyboards out there?
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kazste
1,741 posts
67 months
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Whats all this full blue one malarky? Mine is defnitely two different colours from front to back should i be sending it back and asking for a proper one?
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toxicated
713 posts
82 months
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kazste said: Whats all this full blue one malarky? Mine is defnitely two different colours from front to back should i be sending it back and asking for a proper one? Have a look at J a k e's response to my exact same question about 10 posts up. The one with the big pics.
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kazste
1,741 posts
67 months
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Its this post that has confused me plus looking around the web. I might be getting confused but to me it seems that there are rumours of two different blue versions. One which is the origional pebble blue but no longer has a matching back, and a mettalic blue which may or may not exist but has a matching back.
Am i confused or is this the case, to be honest i quite like the contrasting colours but wasnt what i was expecting.
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ZesPak
11,488 posts
65 months
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kazste said: Its this post that has confused me plus looking around the web. I might be getting confused but to me it seems that there are rumours of two different blue versions. One which is the origional pebble blue but no longer has a matching back, and a mettalic blue which may or may not exist but has a matching back.
Am i confused or is this the case, to be honest i quite like the contrasting colours but wasnt what i was expecting. Rumours, if they all were true we had futurama-style implants in our eye by now. AFAIK they have to fix the paint as it wasn't up to samsungs quality norms, so a change of colour is possible but certainly not confirmed yet.
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Sebo
1,468 posts
95 months
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IMHO the keyboard is nowhere near as good as my iPhone 3GS one. Can anyone recommend a better one as it's p*ssing me off plenty?
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kazste
1,741 posts
67 months
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Yes I agree about the keyboard is it a sad view on life that comma's aren't easily put into text?
Also annoying me is having to keep telling it to go onto desktop websites instead of the mobile version. The HTC desire I used to have had an option which could be checked so that all site where desktop sites whereas unless I've missed the option I have to load up a site then tell it to get to desktop version.
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scovette
286 posts
77 months
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For keyboard I like Swype; and the Chrome browser has a desktop mode. It also allows you to sync your tabs between Chrome on a PC and the phone.
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kazste
1,741 posts
67 months
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Have been using chrome but doesn't seem to keep the desktop preference. I'm doing it by pressing the menu button next to the home button and checking the desktop view box. Is there more to do?
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dontfollowme
630 posts
102 months
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Sebo said: IMHO the keyboard is nowhere near as good as my iPhone 3GS one. Can anyone recommend a better one as it's p*ssing me off plenty? Swift Key is good.
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Sebo
1,468 posts
95 months
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dontfollowme said: Sebo said: IMHO the keyboard is nowhere near as good as my iPhone 3GS one. Can anyone recommend a better one as it's p*ssing me off plenty? Swift Key is good. Thanks DFM, Swift Key is 10x better. Only installed the free version rather than paid but it's much better.
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Scott W
366 posts
112 months
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Swype is there by default free of charge so definitely take a look at this.
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ZesPak
11,488 posts
65 months
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Scott W said: Swype is there by default free of charge so definitely take a look at this. Swype takes some getting used to, but once you're used to it, it's f  king brilliant.
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John87
32 posts
27 months
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If you like Swiftkey, try the latest Swiftkey 3 Beta. It's the best keyboard I've used on Android and has some nice improvements over Swiftkey X. You can download it from hereIt's also completely free due to being a beta
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NST
1,394 posts
112 months
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i've had the S3 since friday. so far so good.
i'm impressed. the speed is good, i did an OTA update yesterday that worked without a hitch. battery life was so so (1 day max). but today it seems to have improved massively.. i wonder if that is due to the update or i've played with it alittle less.
swype is in the setting area. I can post how to enable the functionality if anyone is interested.
NST
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Crafty_
4,516 posts
69 months
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Phone arrived tuesday, first full charge:  Brightness set to 50%, about 3 hours screen time in that. Took an OTA update yesterday. Wandered down to Selsey yesterday evening, the panorama mode works a treat:  If you are wondering the darker area to the right is because I was facing into the setting sun at that point, hence the exposure got pulled down.. Exposure lock could be a good idea if you're doing an update please Samsung! The only thing I'd like is scrollable wallpaper in TW, other than that I can't fault it.
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FUBAR
16,102 posts
107 months
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Anyone else noticed the signal strength is slightly down? I live out of town so notice these things  Seem to be 1-2 bars down from my SE Xperia. I've tried using Swift Key Beta but just cant get on with it so will go back to Samsung's version of Swype. IMO its not quite as good as Swype proper, but better than Swift Key (maybe I just got used to Swype on my last phone?) ETA: OMG, Ive just tried the keyboard voice input. Blimey 
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SR7492
158 posts
19 months
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Should be getting my blue S3 today/tomorrow I will be a new user on Android, I currently have a Blackberry but have also had a iPhone in the past. Can anyone give me some pointers in getting up to speed with Android (or even point me to a decent Android forum?) Is Kies the altnernative version to Apple's iTunes (i.e. backing up/updates)? Also, which case would you recommend, CPW have a few on their website or would eBay be better option? http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/phone-accessories...Thanks in advance
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FUBAR
16,102 posts
107 months
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I just grabbed something cheap and cheerful until something better comes along, so ordered a clear gel case off of eBay. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280877964677#ht_1721wt_1...For £2 it was great value. Decent enough case, holes in the right places, good protection, and comes with a screen protector and a stylus too! Arrived in 2 days. Job jobbed
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