Phone Upgrade - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

jruiz · 12-13-2012, 12:13 PM

If your only issue is battery life, get an extended battery and make sure your battery is calibrated. There are android apps out there that will calibrate your battery. With a calibrated extended battery, I get 2-3 days of battery life with heavy usage. The app I use is simply called "battery calibration"

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...GlicmF0aW9uIl0.

When the privacy policy and advertising terms come up hit close all time, NOT OK.

I would try the battery calibration first to see if it improves your battery woes before going with a new phone. Then consider an extended battery.

Redeyejedi · 12-17-2012, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jruiz

If your only issue is battery life, get an extended battery and make sure your battery is calibrated. There are android apps out there that will calibrate your battery. With a calibrated extended battery, I get 2-3 days of battery life with heavy usage. The app I use is simply called "battery calibration"

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...GlicmF0aW9uIl0.

When the privacy policy and advertising terms come up hit close all time, NOT OK.

I would try the battery calibration first to see if it improves your battery woes before going with a new phone. Then consider an extended battery.

thanks for that, HUGE increase in discharge performance on a year and half old battery and phone is very rarely off.

Mongo Johnson · 12-18-2012, 05:17 AM

Tech buddy feedback. He loves rooting his phones etc.

Might be about a different pgm, but take care on ad questions, and tech instructions.

"I don’t use it. I tried one of these apps before and unless you follow the directions exactly and constantly redo the calibration process, your phone will be out of calibration and it will be a pain it get it calibrated again. For example when I screwed up my phone with this type of app it would stop charging at 95% and die at like 5 percent. I had to factory reset to fix it."

jorluivil · 12-24-2012, 05:10 PM

Ended up going shopping with the wife and kids on Friday and we all got an early Christmas present, I ended up with the Galaxy S3. I didn't realize it at the time but Best Buy sells the Seidio Obex waterproof case for the S3, I was under the impression that it was only available online. I went in today and picked up the case and even got it price matched, walked out the door spending just a little more than $60 for the case compared to $70 or $80 +tax on some of the online sites.

I've been reading reviews for the last few days and although Seidio is the only manufacturer that carries this case it has received from pretty stellar reviews from users and Droid websites.

Overall, the case is slightly larger but not by much and feels comfortable in the hand. The speaker does sound a little distorted when its played at the maximum level and the touch screen does seem to function slightly different, just takes some getting used to. I'm happy with it so far, I'll post some additional info in a few days.

YakMedic · 12-24-2012, 06:47 PM

I've been using the seidio obex for the last 2mos. It takes awhile to get used to and the screen loses sensitivity. But after busting 2 phones last year I like the protection it gives.

jorluivil · 12-29-2012, 04:06 PM

I decided to take the OBEX case back to Best Buy and wait for the Life Proof case to come out, hopefully it will be sooner than later. Since I was going back to Best Buy I decided to do some research and work on some price matching on the Galaxy S3 and boy oh boy did it work out for me and the old lady. I found the Galaxy S3 on Amazon Wireless for $99 so I went to the store and requested a price match, the manager on duty said it wouldn't be an issue matching the price so long as I did the following:

1. Go through the process of placing an order on Amazon(without actually purchasing the phone)
2. Confirm that the final price is lower than what I paid ($149.99 x 2)
3. Print the order and bring it back to Best Buy.

This morning during my lunch break I decided to get on Amazon and go through the entire process, it took about 10minutes but once I was done I had the page showing a final price of $59.99. Got home and picked up the old lady, we went back to Best Buy and luckily the Manager that gave me the instructions was the one that was helping us at the customer service counter. After showing the Manager the printout he says, "No problem" and proceeds to work on the price match. Fortunately, for us, their system was acting up and rather than making us wait he said, "well, I can only match what the computer shows", he prints the receipt showing the total discount and smiles. We ended up getting a total refund of $150 so basically we only paid the tax on one of the phones. Next: look for a price match on the Iphone 5

bus kid · 12-29-2012, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jorluivil

I Got home and picked up the old lady,

Does Candy know about said "old Lady"
Lifeproof is a bad arse case but they will not replace your phone if the case fails.

Go see Andy.

http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/...dium%29/Detail

12-18-2012, 05:17 AM	#3
Mongo Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Long Beach Posts: 192	Tech buddy feedback. He loves rooting his phones etc. Might be about a different pgm, but take care on ad questions, and tech instructions. "I don’t use it. I tried one of these apps before and unless you follow the directions exactly and constantly redo the calibration process, your phone will be out of calibration and it will be a pain it get it calibrated again. For example when I screwed up my phone with this type of app it would stop charging at 95% and die at like 5 percent. I had to factory reset to fix it." __________________ A day on the water . . . priceless.

12-24-2012, 05:10 PM	#4
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	Ended up going shopping with the wife and kids on Friday and we all got an early Christmas present, I ended up with the Galaxy S3. I didn't realize it at the time but Best Buy sells the Seidio Obex waterproof case for the S3, I was under the impression that it was only available online. I went in today and picked up the case and even got it price matched, walked out the door spending just a little more than $60 for the case compared to $70 or $80 +tax on some of the online sites. I've been reading reviews for the last few days and although Seidio is the only manufacturer that carries this case it has received from pretty stellar reviews from users and Droid websites. Overall, the case is slightly larger but not by much and feels comfortable in the hand. The speaker does sound a little distorted when its played at the maximum level and the touch screen does seem to function slightly different, just takes some getting used to. I'm happy with it so far, I'll post some additional info in a few days. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

12-29-2012, 04:06 PM	#6
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	I decided to take the OBEX case back to Best Buy and wait for the Life Proof case to come out, hopefully it will be sooner than later. Since I was going back to Best Buy I decided to do some research and work on some price matching on the Galaxy S3 and boy oh boy did it work out for me and the old lady. I found the Galaxy S3 on Amazon Wireless for $99 so I went to the store and requested a price match, the manager on duty said it wouldn't be an issue matching the price so long as I did the following: 1. Go through the process of placing an order on Amazon(without actually purchasing the phone) 2. Confirm that the final price is lower than what I paid ($149.99 x 2) 3. Print the order and bring it back to Best Buy. This morning during my lunch break I decided to get on Amazon and go through the entire process, it took about 10minutes but once I was done I had the page showing a final price of $59.99. Got home and picked up the old lady, we went back to Best Buy and luckily the Manager that gave me the instructions was the one that was helping us at the customer service counter. After showing the Manager the printout he says, "No problem" and proceeds to work on the price match. Fortunately, for us, their system was acting up and rather than making us wait he said, "well, I can only match what the computer shows", he prints the receipt showing the total discount and smiles. We ended up getting a total refund of $150 so basically we only paid the tax on one of the phones. Next: look for a price match on the Iphone 5 __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

12-13-2012, 12:13 PM	#1
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,011	If your only issue is battery life, get an extended battery and make sure your battery is calibrated. There are android apps out there that will calibrate your battery. With a calibrated extended battery, I get 2-3 days of battery life with heavy usage. The app I use is simply called "battery calibration" https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...GlicmF0aW9uIl0. When the privacy policy and advertising terms come up hit close all time, NOT OK. I would try the battery calibration first to see if it improves your battery woes before going with a new phone. Then consider an extended battery.

12-24-2012, 06:47 PM	#5
YakMedic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Wrightwood Posts: 623	I've been using the seidio obex for the last 2mos. It takes awhile to get used to and the screen loses sensitivity. But after busting 2 phones last year I like the protection it gives.