Proxcee Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Looks like there will be improved LTE connectivity... http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/98628 Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunm82 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Nice, thanks for the info~ Wasn't really a fan of the Samsung defualt keyboard..not really big on Swype either.. using Swiftkey on the GS3..way better imo. Wonder what the SMS improvements will be.. And I will make full use of the improved LTE connectivity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerbubba Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Unfortunately, at this writing we really don't know what the "improved LTE connectivity" feature really does. And several hours after the Sprint announcement, I haven't seen a peep on any forum by anybody reporting that they have received the OTA yet. Maybe Sprint and Samsung are further tweaking the LTE threshold levels, or maybe this is something else altogether. Not knowing what this new update is supposed to do must be frustrating for any hapless person who had just completed an extensive test of the LTE radio using the prior firmware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Unfortunately' date=' at this writing we really don't know what the "improved LTE connectivity" feature really does. And several hours after the Sprint announcement, I haven't seen a peep on any forum by anybody reporting that they have received the OTA yet. Maybe Sprint and Samsung are further tweaking the LTE threshold levels, or maybe this is something else altogether. Not knowing what this new update is supposed to do must be frustrating for any hapless person who had just completed an extensive test of the LTE radio using the prior firmware.[/quote'] On LG8, I was able to keep LTE right out to the edge of service. Way beyond what the EVO LTE could maintain. However, there was still a good 60-90 second delay for it to catch LTE on its own when coming into known LTE areas. Maybe this has been reduced? Robert via Samsung Galaxy S-III 32GB using Forum Runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirlyn Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Checked for updates, nothing yet. Will post when I receive it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansltx Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 No update here yet. I'll upload the update.zip if I get it before anyone else does. The better LTE searching power would be appreciated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digiblur Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Wow.. This puts the S3 even further ahead of the EVO. Hope they patch the EVO before my area LTE rolls out, otherwise the sprint store is going to see my face a lot. This is one of the main reasons I am keeping my insurance. Sent from my C64 w/Epyx FastLoad cartridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirlyn Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Installed LI3 I sit on the fringe of LTE to begin with, so we'll see if it helps the connectivity and 4G/3G data dropouts Fixed the i/I problem while typing mid-word Still crashes when attempting to copy Added SNR to the LTE DEBUG screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirlyn Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Also looks like it turns on the Connection Optimizer....hmmm....prompts EULA and reenables itself as soon as you uncheck.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerbubba Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Also looks like it turns on the Connection Optimizer....hmmm....prompts EULA and reenables itself as soon as you uncheck.... Whenever you go to that screen, it does recheck box to enable the feature by default. But if you uncheck it and leave the screen, I think it stays disabled. This is easy to test at your home WiFi location, which presumably is remembered with your WiFi login credentials, with WiFi disabled on the Notifications bar. When I do that on my phone (and I have installed the LI3 update) my WiFi does not automatically turn on. At least not yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirlyn Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 You're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerbubba Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 FYI, if anyone wants to apply the L710VPLI3 update patch file directly on a stock GS3, here is a link to download it. (Hat tip: xda) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerbubba Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Fixed the i/I problem while typing mid-word Samsung must be confident in its lawyers. Everybody knows that the reason the previous version disabled the lowercase letter "i" on the keyboard was that Apple had patented it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brochaz.d Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Not to change the direction of the conversation, but does anyone have thoughts about the relative cost/benefit ratio of the S3 16Gb/32Gb vs. loading up the microSD side? It appears that for about the same amount of money, I can upgrade both my handsets (which I'm going to do anyway) to an S3 16 Gb w/64 Gb microSD vs. S3 32Gb w/ 16 Gb microSD card. Thoughts, suggestions (as long as it doesn't involve actual Sprint emplyees)? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyroscott Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Not to change the direction of the conversation' date=' but does anyone have thoughts about the relative cost/benefit ratio of the S3 16Gb/32Gb vs. loading up the microSD side? It appears that for about the same amount of money, I can upgrade both my handsets (which I'm going to do anyway) to an S3 16 Gb w/64 Gb microSD vs. S3 32Gb w/ 16 Gb microSD card. Thoughts, suggestions (as long as it doesn't involve actual Sprint emplyees)? TIA[/quote'] It depends on what you plan on loading onto your memory. If you are planning on downloading games and apps more than 8GB or so, I would go with the 32gb model. If you are mostly going to use the memory for mp3 and video storage, the 16/64GB combo would be fine. I have noticed that I prefer internal memory over sd memory a lot. 16GB is still a good amount of memory. After my experiences with the last few phones I have owned, I would not even consider a phone with less than 16GB and would gladly pay for 32+ The manufacturers know that internal memory is better than expansion memory, and charge way too much for something that costs them about $1 per GB to buy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggrey Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Is the update out for everyone yet? I don't think my wife's new S3 has it just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Is the update out for everyone yet? I don't think my wife's new S3 has it just yet. I manually installed the LI3 update. Got tired of waiting. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayluis1988 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I manually installed the LI3 update. Got tired of waiting. Robert how and where can i get it??i got tired of waiting too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richmc Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 http://forum.xda-dev...d.php?t=1787677 This is where I got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 how and where can i get it??i got tired of waiting too After you download it, place it on your external SD card. Then power off your device. Hold down the Power + Volume Up + Home button at the same time. It will then boot up into Android System Recovery. Press the Volume Down button until it highlights the "apply update from external storage" and press the Power button to select it. Now scroll down with your Volume down button to highlight the downloaded file. Press the Power button to select the update file once it is highlighted. It will take a couple of minutes to install. And voila! This update should only be applied to non rooted GS3's. Robert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayluis1988 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 After you download it, place it on your external SD card. Then power off your device. Hold down the Power + Volume Up + Home button at the same time. It will then boot up into Android System Recovery. Press the Volume Down button until it highlights the "apply update from external storage" and press the Power button to select it. Now scroll down with your Volume down button to highlight the downloaded file. Press the Power button to select the update file once it is highlighted. It will take a couple of minutes to install. And voila! This update should only be applied to non rooted GS3's. Robert Thanks so much Robert..I'll do it right now....You are so helpfull always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayluis1988 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 After you download it, place it on your external SD card. Then power off your device. Hold down the Power + Volume Up + Home button at the same time. It will then boot up into Android System Recovery. Press the Volume Down button until it highlights the "apply update from external storage" and press the Power button to select it. Now scroll down with your Volume down button to highlight the downloaded file. Press the Power button to select the update file once it is highlighted. It will take a couple of minutes to install. And voila! This update should only be applied to non rooted GS3's. Robert I have a download,but i think is not working..where did u get yours?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I have a download,but i think is not working..where did u get yours?? http://api.viglink.c..._13486335580522 Make sure you save it to the root of your External SD card. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerbubba Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I installed this latest update several days ago, and this week I have been doing a lot of LTE field testing. I'm afraid that some vestige of the old problem remains after all the firmware fixes: Sometimes, after losing an LTE connection and then moving into an area with an LTE signal, the handset will not automatically reacquire 4G status. But toggling the data connection by one of several means might force a renewed 4G LTE connection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajk511 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Is there any way to manually update if I don't have an external sd card. stock unrooted gs3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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