****The Official Note III Thread****

Skunkworks said:
Also, blades shoot out from the sides of the phone!
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E-fuses are nasty things if you like modding, Microsoft have used them to great effect for years. Not quite vampire nasty I'll grant you. Still there's plenty of S4 owners now with permanently voided warranties because of it. Bit of a drawback if you want to root it, no? What was nice is they just sent out an OTA that loads of people took and had no idea of the consequences.
pinkpound said:
Yep this looks a tricky one to bypass ... I was already to order a Note 3 till reading chainfires post few days a go and doing some research
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So was I, just about to chop in my S4 (which thankfully I didn't update to knox). No way I'd want the N3 without any root access and I do like custom firmware as well. It's not just bypassing it, with it setting an irrevocable warranty flag when you flash it. Too big a risk for me with such an expensive device. Bit disappointed tbh, Nexus or Google Editions from now on I guess.
 
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spinstorm said:
I did the pre order with phone and watch for £798.

Going to collect it next Wednesday from Westfield Stratford.

Looking forward to it.
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hmm
Is this deal still on? because for an extra £180 i wouldn't mind that watch

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Noticed the only way i can get it with the £100 off is if i find a samung store :( oh well
 
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Just rang 3 they said it'll be £99 + a £34 pm contract 500/500 & unlimited data.
Which I didn't think was a bad price.
But then the G2 I've seen from £26 pm & free phone
I'd be going from a galaxy nexus
 
fornowagain said:
E-fuses are nasty things if you like modding, Microsoft have used them to great effect for years. Not quite vampire nasty I'll grant you. Still there's plenty of S4 owners now with permanently voided warranties because of it. Bit of a drawback if you want to root it, no? What was nice is they just sent out an OTA that loads of people took and had no idea of the consequences.
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It doesn't void the warranty of the handset - it voids the KNOX warranty. It's just their way of flagging potentially dodgy handsets to the KNOX system administrators, and also covers their back in case of legal issues.
 
I got mine delivered today from carphone warehouse, it's an amazing phone, I am a little annoyed that the bottom 3rd of the screen has a pinkish hue to it on a white background, but I cannot fault the rest of the phone.
 
zoomee said:
It doesn't void the warranty of the handset - it voids the KNOX warranty. It's just their way of flagging potentially dodgy handsets to the KNOX system administrators, and also covers their back in case of legal issues.
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But i thought if you rooted you lost warranty? and this is a way to can tell its been rooted?
 
God I haven't got anything to take a picture as my old phone went back today, I am waiting for the wife to come in to borrow her iphone then i can get some!
 
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