Sony Xperia Z3

DiCe! · 2 Oct 2014 at 10:19

Ordered with 3, jog on EE

Hamster · 2 Oct 2014 at 10:33

Hamster said:
Anyone know where i could get a Z3 on voda unlocked now or will i have to wait a while?

Can't seem to find much info on its unlocking.

Thanks

Just spoke with Vodafone and they will be able to provide the unlock code. They said it takes between 3 and 10 days which seems a long time.

jonneymendoza · 2 Oct 2014 at 10:38

DiCe! said:
Ordered with 3, jog on EE

whats three's signal like?

MagicUK · 2 Oct 2014 at 10:55

jonneymendoza said:
whats three's signal like?

Free 4g and if where ever I've been akways been happy with three, when inside you now have the three in touch app also.

grudas · 2 Oct 2014 at 10:56

so hard to not buy this haha

I NEED to keep my n5 till December, and before that I need to sell my oppo find 5! too many phones!

DiCe! · 2 Oct 2014 at 10:56

jonneymendoza said:
whats three's signal like?

Around woking their checker says indoors and outdoors will get me 4g.

mrk · 2 Oct 2014 at 11:05

I've switched my phone to 3G (DC-HSPA) for a bit because while 4G is active in Portsmouth it's not as strong a signal as 3G is. The difference is a pretty big factor on battery life too as 3G is -71dBm whereas 4G is -91 to -107 :eek:

- The radio is working hard to maintain good 4G speeds at around 30Mbit in ideal conditions.

Considering 3 have DC-HSPA and I can pull down around 27Mbit I will only switch to 4G if I'm uploading a large file and wait until 3's complete nationwide 4G rollout is complete and signal strength is in the -80 range down here.

Scottland · 2 Oct 2014 at 11:13

Will enabling LTE have an effect on battery life if there's no 4g masts available to connect to?

mrk · 2 Oct 2014 at 11:14

Nope as your radio will be connected to the 3G band

It's a very quick switch though, I just tap the 4G icon in the notification toggles.

Belloni · 2 Oct 2014 at 11:49

mrk said:
Nope as your radio will be connected to the 3G band

It's a very quick switch though, I just tap the 4G icon in the notification toggles.

Download the app "Intelli3g", awesome app for automatic (based on your conditions) switching.

mrk · 2 Oct 2014 at 11:52

Belloni said:
Download the app "Intelli3g", awesome app for automatic (based on your conditions) switching.

Cool thanks! that is a neat app

Edit*
Nope

Requires root!

Scottland · 2 Oct 2014 at 12:03

Llama does it as well, you can have a profile for individual cell towers if you want

I switched from Tasker to Llama a while back, I much prefer it for what I need it for - plus it's free.

Belloni · 2 Oct 2014 at 13:20

mrk said:
Cool thanks! that is a neat app

Edit*
Nope Requires root!

Just root, you know you want to! Greenify/Intelli3g/Adblock are my core reasons to root on any device.

mrk · 2 Oct 2014 at 13:24

Not until RootCloak Plus works with Barclays app

Llama looks interesting, will check it out.

Also I just had pizza for lunch, usually I'd be careful about getting my phone mucky with food but this time round I just washed the whole phone

What a time we live it

Scottland · 2 Oct 2014 at 13:29

Just tried with Llama, and the 4g setting doesn't work. Tasker might be better for this, will have a play with that later.

Purdy · 2 Oct 2014 at 13:39

mrk said:
Not until RootCloak Plus works with Barclays app

Llama looks interesting, will check it out.

Also I just had pizza for lunch, usually I'd be careful about getting my phone mucky with food but this time round I just washed the whole phone

What a time we live it

As long as all the flaps are sealed you can just submerge it in water no problem? I'm still scared to do it

What about the headphone jack?

mrk · 2 Oct 2014 at 13:53

Purdy said:
As long as all the flaps are sealed you can just submerge it in water no problem? I'm still scared to do it What about the headphone jack?

Headphone socket is water/dust sealed so no problems about stuff getting into the phone. Depending on the humidity like if you used the phone in a hot shower then went outside to take photos then you might find some condensation mists up the inside of the camera outer lens due to how quickly the camera sensor module heats up when in use. A bit like how on a cold morning the inside of your double glazed window will mist up if your heating in the room is on.

But yes, you can swim with it if you wanted as long as the flaps are closed. It's IP68 rated.

mug2k · 2 Oct 2014 at 13:59

unKle said:
My guess it is to stop people using stolen credit cards as phones are easy to shift on. They only allow to ship to card holders address too.

Damn 9 days? Never said that when I ordered it, was going to chase them up tomorrow for a date as well.

I imagine you'll get it Friday if it's in stock.

I just called them and apparently the white one is coming back in stock on Monday so I changed my order to that. With that said, on the website it says you can order it for next day delivery so you never know we may get lucky and have them delivered tomorrow, not holding my breath though.

Egon · 2 Oct 2014 at 14:01

This phone looks lovely! Thinking about a switch from my N5.

Can't really afford the £500 upfront fee so have been looking at Three at £49 and 2yrs at £28pm

Can that be bettered anywhere else?

joelk2 · 2 Oct 2014 at 14:40

Egon said:
This phone looks lovely! Thinking about a switch from my N5.

Can't really afford the £500 upfront fee so have been looking at Three at £49 and 2yrs at £28pm

Can that be bettered anywhere else?

mobile phones direct.

vodafone.

12 month contract - £48.5 per month

have any of you switched from the Nexus 5? is the radio better. ie do you get better signal than you did before?

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