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Devs, n00bs, seniors, everyone. Please calm down.
N00bs..read before you post. This is a big cause to recent drama. I read a thread today and the same question was asked and answered on like3 straight pages... this is not called for.
Devs please consider the level of readiness before posting a Rom. My fav developer makes his Rom as close to bug free by having about 10 guys test the Rom before he releases it. Doing this would cut back on n00b questions and stupid posts. I love all you work this is just an idea.
Everyone else please don't fight and make things worse. Help the n00bs with links to forum rules and such.
I make all these mistakes too. But we need to fix it. We are losing our community.
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I'll add to this a bit if you don't mind. Any noobs feel free to pm me whatever the question may be and I will try to help. There is no sense starting a new thread because 99%of the time the question has been answered and i honestly I like to help. I don't have time to develop so this is my attempt to give back to a community I got a lot out of. I may not have your answer but will most likely be able to send you in the right direction and knipp is extremely helpful and knowledgeable as well. I personally don't care but don't post a thread like help plz I bricked my phone in the dev section unless you have a pair of flame retardant pants. Look bottom line is I'm here to help if anyone needs it
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Also knipp what do you think about starting a kind of all in one place thread similar to what's stickied in the dev section only a little more recent and updated with an faq? I don't know how many times I posted the gingerbread ruu for people recently. If you don't have the time I can do it or certainly help at the very least. Just wanted to get your opinion on this matter
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knipp21 said:
Devs please consider the level of readiness before posting a Rom. My fav developer makes his Rom as close to bug free by having about 10 guys test the Rom before he releases it. Doing this would cut back on n00b questions and stupid posts. I love all you work this is just an idea.
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This. It's extremely refreshing when a dev spends good time creating a ROM for a phone. It's nice to be handed a ROM that has been tested and is essentially bug free. I praise the guys that do that, and the guys that stick to their work. Doing it for fun rather than for money.
Of course I'm not expecting a good ROM to fall into our laps, I do like to follow projects from start to finish just as long as the dev(s) are working solely on that project - Like Cyanogen.

I agree about posting ROMs that are fully tested.. but then only 10 or so get to enjoy the ROM until it's stable. It's nice having everyone give feedback because 100 testers is better than 10. But I 100% agree with you, we need to get this community back on track, and we as users can help indefinitely.
We need to remember, not too long ago we we n00bs. I didn't even know what an .apk was. Now I know how to edit and decompile .apks.
Let's help to make this a fun and sharing community again.

oxlong27 said:
Also knipp what do you think about starting a kind of all in one place thread similar to what's stickied in the dev section only a little more recent and updated with an faq? I don't know how many times I posted the gingerbread ruu for people recently. If you don't have the time I can do it or certainly help at the very least. Just wanted to get your opinion on this matter
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Great idea. I'm in a radar class all week so I can't do it but if anyone wants to that would be awesome. I hope our mod will sticky it.
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Ill start work on it tonight when the kids are in bed. If anyone has any useful links or anything in general you think should be there feel free to pm me
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oxlong27 said:
Ill start work on it tonight when the kids are in bed. If anyone has any useful links or anything in general you think should be there feel free to pm me
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Include the fact you can't use sense programs on aosp roms. And other stuff lol
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Haha ill put that in bold. Hlp plzzz flashed tiamat on skyraider and i can haz no wifi. Hahahahahahah
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Yes, you have to wipe.

Hey guys im not gonna get to starr the all in one thread tonight my son is crazy sick and cant sleep. Ill start tomorrow night, meanwhile shoot me some suggestions on what you think should be included
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New to the T999 community!

Hello guys! My name's Jose and I came over from the galaxy s 4g forums. I finally decided that I needed something better
So, I was wondering if yall could give me some of your opinions on some ROMs to check out? I Havent rooted this bad boy yet but ill read up on that later. Thanks guys and I hope I can bring some help to this awesome phone's community!
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You can help this community by not opening threads that already are opened. The search button does wonders
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lazarat said:
You can help this community by not opening threads that already are opened. The search button does wonders
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Agreed, there are at least 4 threads on this matter and all you have to look at is the amount of support (change log) and look to see what you like after 2 hours max of reading you will find what vest suits you. At least do some research (state the rom and the features you want, need, and questions you have about each rom) and then you'll get some responses that aren't derived from frustration at laziness.
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Sorry about that mate. If a mod could please close the thread.
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Or after reading you can just post any further questions here as it may be helpful toward the community. I'll probably see it updated and I'll give you personal feedback. I've flashed them all and tested for at least two days even took notes down at one point lol.
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Just saying hii

Just wanted to introduce myself
I got my s3 a few months ago but i never really did anything with it. So yesterday i decided to root it and install CM10 but now i'm not use to the menu because i got used to TouchWiz ..
Well yeah that's all unless you want to hear my life story :|
I'm not going to say i'll be active and posting a lot because i most likely won't due to university but I'll probably read a through most of the threads.
TL;DR
HI, I have an S3. In Uni byebye

Welcome to SGS3 and XDA. This is a great place with a lot of information. Happy reading
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Welcome! Enjoy your embarkment into rom flashing!!

And don't get too hooked to flashing like I am!
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I have CM10.
but everything crashes alot. the systemUI and the messaging and the phone when i receive calls :/ and instagram lol
any recommendations?

Supernovav said:
Just wanted to introduce myself
I got my s3 a few months ago but i never really did anything with it. So yesterday i decided to root it and install CM10 but now i'm not use to the menu because i got used to TouchWiz ..
Well yeah that's all unless you want to hear my life story :|
I'm not going to say i'll be active and posting a lot because i most likely won't due to university but I'll probably read a through most of the threads.
TL;DR
HI, I have an S3. In Uni byebye
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Welcome, I am new to here as well.

Don't use your S III to hold your DSLR like I did
I am currently waiting patiently (painstakingly) for Sammy to fix it

Supernovav said:
I have CM10.
but everything crashes alot. the systemUI and the messaging and the phone when i receive calls :/ and instagram lol
any recommendations?
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Flash a task&ktoons rom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766684 .to stay with the cm10/aokp feel...or try one of drewgarens roms
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Welcome! I am new here also. Spent weeks lurking in the shadows reading and flashing and reading and flashing some more. There are volumes of knowledge here at xda, not to mention some pretty good ppl.
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Welcome to xda ...its a great resource for android but there are a few things you need to be aware of...if you ask a question in the development forums that's already been asked or answered...be prepared to get reamed by someone...as such learn to use the search function effectively...always read through the op and thread posts thoroughly...also be sure to post in the correct sections.. lastly get to know adb before you mess with your phone...other than that the community is pretty chill...just that at times it can be overwhelming to new comers...as long as you do your research though and follow the rules put forth by the mods and rom devs you should be fine.
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I've been lurking off and on for a long time lol, realized I joined the forums in June of 2008 but just within the last few days posted anything. Also just got a "real" phone (s3) to even really get down to playing around with since then too but regardless ha just saying you're not alone in the noob world of xda that's for sure
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[Help]Wanting to flash to different carrier

So I'm on bs sprint and still have a little over a year for my contract to be up so if all's well I will be flashing me and my gfs phones to another carrier and buying out of our cantract since we're basically paying 200 dollars for the same service. I'm wondering if anybody is willing to help me out with the flashing process (this will be my 1st time) by directing me to the best carrier to flash to how toos and so fourth. I'm currently rooted and my gf isn't but I can have that done in minutes when it's time. I'm hoping to go to virgin boost or cricket if anyone knows anything about flashing to any of these carriers. Can online help? Please and thanks
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You know that search is your best friend on XDA. It's also the #1 rule.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27791079
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41195541
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41016561
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31773226
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Actually I searched the general and q&a thank you. I'm sorry there's a thousand and one posts on here with a million pages and no real way to weed out exactly what your looking for besides searching... sorry if this sounds rude but it seems like you Sr. Members don't get how hard it can be to search these posts when we don't really know much about them
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And I've actually seen 1 or 2 of these threads but they don't really tell me how to get what I'm looking for
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Roni P. said:
Actually I searched the general and q&a thank you. I'm sorry there's a thousand and one posts on here with a million pages and no real way to weed out exactly what your looking for besides searching... sorry if this sounds rude but it seems like you Sr. Members don't get how hard it can be to search these posts when we don't really know much about them
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And I've actually seen 1 or 2 of these threads but they don't really tell me how to get what I'm looking for
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Actually edfunkycold has been extremely helpful. No I'm not trying to be confrontational. My apologizes in advance if that's the way it sounds. The threads that edfunkycold pointed you to have the information necessary to complete what you want to do. There is going to be quite a bit of reading, and research involved. Especially as this is your first time. The best advice I can give you is read, read, and read some more. If you have any questions search the thread that pertains to what you are trying to accomplish. If you still cannot find the answer post up in that thread. Someone is usually around to help, in almost every thread. BTW, yes I do know how hard it is to search for answers to questions sometimes . Even though I've been around for a while, I still use the search function quite a bit. Sometimes more than I'd like to admit.

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Actually edfunkycold has been extremely helpful. No I'm not trying to be confrontational. My apologizes in advance if that's the way it sounds. The threads that edfunkycold pointed you to have the information necessary to complete what you want to do. There is going to be quite a bit of reading, and research involved. Especially as this is your first time. The best advice I can give you is read, read, and read some more. If you have any questions search the thread that pertains to what you are trying to accomplish. If you still cannot find the answer post up in that thread. Someone is usually around to help, in almost every thread. BTW, yes I do know how hard it is to search for answers to questions sometimes . Even though I've been around for a while, I still use the search function quite a bit. Sometimes more than I'd like to admit.
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I honestly agree with u 100% edfunkycold cnexus and whiplash are always 1st on the scene when I need help. I just always see people saying to search. I always search b4 I post a thread and I only post a thread to get as much help as possible. There is no real filters on here and u could be stuck on the same thread for days b4 finding what u need. I also feel like posting new threads helps other noobs find things easier than finding something that was posted a year ago. I honestly meant no disrespect to anybody on these forums especially the people that's always helping and if any was taken i apologize
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No offense taken at all. But read what you wrote. You feel that by starting a new thread it helps new noobs find it. You don't think that adds to the already hundreds of threads which exist, many of them repeated questions on the same topic? Now that is going g to make it even more difficult for a new person to find the thread with the correct information.
Keep in mind the longer threads with more activity are usually the ones with all the right answers. Some reading and searching will be necessary. Within the thread itself you can search that specific thread to get the information you need and the results come back in order from newest post to oldest post.
I search every day, I search mostly for people that are looking for answers. Keep in mind I do it all from my phone mobile so I only use the app.
Food for thought.
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edfunkycold said:
No offense taken at all. But read what you wrote. You feel that by starting a new thread it helps new noobs find it. You don't think that adds to the already hundreds of threads which exist, many of them repeated questions on the same topic? Now that is going g to make it even more difficult for a new person to find the thread with the correct information.
Keep in mind the longer threads with more activity are usually the ones with all the right answers. Some reading and searching will be necessary. Within the thread itself you can search that specific thread to get the information you need and the results come back in order from newest post to oldest post.
I search every day, I search mostly for people that are looking for answers. Keep in mind I do it all from my phone mobile so I only use the app.
Food for thought.
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Yes I understand that but thanks to people like u and the others I mentioned links are posted to those threads right on the pages we often look for. Even tho there are repeat questions not everyone has the same desire there fore when the links a provided we get helped as much as we can by this. This isn't a dispute or argument in anyway but a "noobs stand point of thinking" if that's what u wanna call it. Maybe this explains it or maybe it doesn't but it shows we have a high regard for this Site instead of going to another forum or Google searching our issues (which most leads back to here). This is a good Site and everyone is loved here especially by us noobs. I'm not sure if u seen it but a while ago I wrote a thank you post cause what u guys do here is awesome and if it wasn't for u guys my phone would be plain old vanilla my mind bored and a bunch of noobs lost hopelessly. Maybe if we can get some filters on here maybe for dates or key words or different updates there wouldn't be soo many repeat threads. U said yourself u search using your phone (as do I 99% of the time) how long does it take u to usually find a thread you've never seen on a topic u barely have any info about?
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edfunkycold said:
No offense taken at all. But read what you wrote. You feel that by starting a new thread it helps new noobs find it. You don't think that adds to the already hundreds of threads which exist, many of them repeated questions on the same topic? Now that is going g to make it even more difficult for a new person to find the thread with the correct information.
Keep in mind the longer threads with more activity are usually the ones with all the right answers. Some reading and searching will be necessary. Within the thread itself you can search that specific thread to get the information you need and the results come back in order from newest post to oldest post.
I search every day, I search mostly for people that are looking for answers. Keep in mind I do it all from my phone mobile so I only use the app.
Food for thought.
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Oh and I can't find a search for the thread on the app... If there is one please share
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Roni P. said:
Oh and I can't find a search for the thread on the app... If there is one please share
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Its under the "more" tab.
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solehjeff said:
Its under the "more" tab.
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Don't seem to have one of those
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If your on the XDA app you can click on more in the upper right hand corner then the search button to search in general View attachment 2180302
If you want to search a specific thread on the xda app you need to be in the thread then click settings then click Web view to take you to a browser then use the search function View attachment 2180309
I would recommend the Tapatalk app which is much much better and you can search in general or within a specific thread right from the app. You can search by key words and also by specific username as well. View attachment 2180312View attachment 2180313
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Roni P. said:
So I'm on bs sprint and still have a little over a year for my contract to be up so if all's well I will be flashing me and my gfs phones to another carrier and buying out of our cantract since we're basically paying 200 dollars for the same service. I'm wondering if anybody is willing to help me out with the flashing process (this will be my 1st time) by directing me to the best carrier to flash to how toos and so fourth. I'm currently rooted and my gf isn't but I can have that done in minutes when it's time. I'm hoping to go to virgin boost or cricket if anyone knows anything about flashing to any of these carriers. Can online help? Please and thanks
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If you go Boost or Virgin you will need a donor phone,If you go Cricket you will not as they allow flashed phones on their system.Crickets service is OK but with a flashed phone you will always be 3G no 4G. The S3 is a fairly easy phone to flash you can do it with QPST. Or since you are in louisville the corporate stores can flash it for you pretty cheap.

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If you go Boost or Virgin you will need a donor phone,If you go Cricket you will not as they allow flashed phones on their system.Crickets service is OK but with a flashed phone you will always be 3G no 4G. The S3 is a fairly easy phone to flash you can do it with QPST. Or since you are in louisville the corporate stores can flash it for you pretty cheap.
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Yes it's about 50 to 100 dollars tho I think. But I'd rather learn it myself and hustle their customers instead of them hustling me lol. I'd be fine with 3g that's all I get with sprint anyway. Can u explain the qpst thing? I've seen it b4 but don't quite understand it
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Roni P. said:
Yes it's about 50 to 100 dollars tho I think. But I'd rather learn it myself and hustle their customers instead of them hustling me lol. I'd be fine with 3g that's all I get with sprint anyway. Can u explain the qpst thing? I've seen it b4 but don't quite understand it
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Use this guide only instead of using DFS use QPST http://www.cricketusers.com/cdma-sa...galaxy-s3-cricket-talk-text-mms-internet.html you could use DFS as well I just prefer QPST and a note if you use QPST write two profiles enable both of them and just make one active seems to work better that way.

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Use this guide only instead of using DFS use QPST http://www.cricketusers.com/cdma-sa...galaxy-s3-cricket-talk-text-mms-internet.html you could use DFS as well I just prefer QPST and a note if you use QPST write two profiles enable both of them and just make one active seems to work better that way.
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Have u done this b4?
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Roni P. said:
Have u done this b4?
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yes me and my wife both have S3s that I flashed to cricket

tclemens said:
yes me and my wife both have S3s that I flashed to cricket
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After I go to 4shared I can't dl the file... it says it may have been removed or somethin? What's the difference between the 2 and y do u prefer QPST over dfs?
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Please read before posting URGENT!

Im sure you are a knowledgeable guy. I seen several post from you. And that's awesome good for you in all honesty.
Having said that i believe XDA is not a place to be condescending with others. Is good to help and answering questions & issues in a humble way without the need of making the person feel stupid even dow he might be one.
But that's for us to know & for the person to find out.
So please if you are bound to answer a question here think twice before been & ass. I know is hilarious sometimes the sarcasm. But there's no need in here. We are all here to learn and evolve & share.
I love xda cause there's no barriers for your language, country of origin, gender or believes. Its just people sharing info to be better and grow.
I seen several threads in here in the last few days from people doing just that and is not fun. There's other sites to troll and bother people. Not here please.
So i decide to make this thread to create awareness before being direct with those users.
Thanks for reading and let the knowledge be spread.
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Even though*
Just kidding. I couldn't resist.
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