Recent content by weamish

Is there a 3G-only version of the S3 that does not require a sim card? PagePlus Cellular lists this as a 3G phone that's eligible for their pay-as-you-go plans, but I haven't been able to determine which model it might be. They sell a refurb on their site for $280, which seems awfully expensive...

I have several contacts listed under both Phone and Google. Looking for a way to delete the Phone listing and just keep the Google contact. There's an Edit option, but I don't see any Delete. Thanks! ...Steve

When I hit the + symbol to add a new contact, it defaults to Device. Is there a way to change this default to my Google account instead?

Any idea why settings keep reverting back? For instance, I turn off Smart Scroll, only to have it back on again a day or two later. Same thing happens with contact list - keeps reverting back from Custom to All Contacts. Is there some way to make these settings stick permanently? Thanks!

Able to sync contacts, but it does not match the contacts list in google.com/contacts. For example, I have the "contacts to display" set to use a customized list - this is ignored, and all contacts are displaying. Also, there are several contacts beginning with 1. to keep them at the head of...

My phone is a little over 2 years old, having multiple issues. MMS works only sporadically, often unable to get signal in areas which used to be no problem, etc. Tried clearing cache and master reset, no change. Do these things tend to die slowly? It still works ok some of the time, but much...

How do I turn off the voice announcement of new calls and messages? I've seen references to changing the Caller ID settings, but there is no Caller ID item in my settings menu. Thanks! Steve

The Messages icon is showing 1 message, but there are no messages. How do I reset it so it no longer shows 1 message pending? Thanks! Steve

The battery went from 100% to zero over a period of 3 days, during which the phone was not used at all. Battery usage indicates: 60% Cell standby 20% Phone idle 20% Wifi Is this typical? What's the difference between standby and idle? Thanks! Steve

Is there any way to specify whether I want to sync from the PC to the phone or vice-versa? Thanks!

Is there any way to sync only one specific contacts group, rather than all contacts? Thanks! Steve

Any tips for making it easier to manually enter contact info? For starters, here are two things I'd sure like to see - ...Automatically enter dashes in phone numbers (after third and sixth digit) ...Change default layout for entering phone info (start with home phone, then work, then cell)...