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Post by Cole D on Jul 8, 2017 15:28:28 GMT -5
I have a Samsung Galaxy III and have been having issues with it running sluggish. It seems to run flaky when I am using Pandora. When I take photos and try to go back to the ones stored on it, it gets really slow. Also when I am making videos and hit the stop button, it takes several seconds to stop recording. Another issue is the keyboard comes up very slow and will get stuck while trying to type, at times the keyboard doesn't even come up when I go into the internet browser app. At times I've gone on the browser and it just stops loading the pages, even if I restart the app. It does it on wi-fi or on data.
At times, the green charging light used to stay on all the time after I would unplug it, but it doesn't seem to do that anymore. Sometimes it will show 100% charged and if I turn it off to save battery and unplug it, later when I turn it on it shows very small battery life left.
Also I have noticed at times, it gets so hot you can barely touch it.
Do I just need a new battery? I tried deleted all of videos and pictures I didn't need as I know the memory was getting full. I'd just like to get it working properly again.
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Post by fancollector12 on Jul 9, 2017 0:15:41 GMT -5
I just think the S III is a "legacy" phone now and is probably no longer receiving updates. My mom's phone is an S4 and is older as well, and she hasn't gotten an update in awhile, either, and is having similar problems. I'd say it's time for a new phone, as you'll spend more on a battery.
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Post by Jordan U on Jul 12, 2017 14:35:10 GMT -5
I know nothing about those type of phones,, but if they work anything like a computer, it sounds like you may just need a fresh install of the operating system..
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Post by fancollector12 on Jul 12, 2017 23:55:35 GMT -5
The problem is that the app updates that are released aren't meant to be run on the newer versions of the operating systems, and therefore end up crashing and/or running slowly. Up until Monday my mom was using a Galaxy S4 and she had to keep it plugged in or it would shut off even at 98% battery, and then turn back on and only have 44% battery left... we switched her to an iPhone 7 on Monday and she likes it. I'm running a Galaxy S7 but when I had my Galaxy S5 I noticed the newer updates were having trouble running on the older device. If you've ever heard of the concept of "Planned Obsolescence", then you know what I mean.
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Post by Cole D on Jul 13, 2017 21:07:59 GMT -5
Yeah, just like computers, they go obsolete. I cleared the cache on my phone and it seems to be working better now. I think the biggest time it slows down is when it's loading updates to apps.
I guess it's probably time for a new phone but I see no reason to spend that much if mine suits my purposes. And since I'm out of contract and AT&T no longer offers a new phone with a contract, there's no point in renewing. I'm probably just going prepaid.
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Post by fancollector12 on Jul 13, 2017 23:42:14 GMT -5
Yeah you can get an un-locked iPhone SE for $400 now unlocked. And get a prepaid 4G LTE SIM card for it. That's your best bet.
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Post by Jordan U on Jul 19, 2017 14:00:08 GMT -5
the concept of "Planned Obsolescence" Apple seems to be a particularly big offender of this.. It's awful..
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Post by fancollector12 on Jul 20, 2017 1:52:13 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm lucky my mid-2012 Macbook Air and 2015 Macbook Pro still support the latest updates... I only use my Macbook Air for internet browsing, so I haven't upgraded the software on it in about 2 or 3 years, even though it's eligible. The Macbook Pro replaced he Macbook Air as my primary computer, so it gets all of the latest updates installed.
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Post by Parkman on Jul 20, 2017 12:12:28 GMT -5
the concept of "Planned Obsolescence" Apple seems to be a particularly big offender of this.. It's awful..Apple makes some very good very EXPENSIVE stuff. I had a MacBook Pro and it was flawless until it was 4 years old then it needed a cable replaced. Apple and Best Buy wanted almost $175 for the part. I did some homework via some Apple forums and found out you could get a non OEM one that had thousands of five star reviews on Amazon for $28. I bought that and it ran for another year and a half or so then the motherboard and some other stuff went on it... That was going to be over $600 to fix. After deciding to not pay to get it fixed, I returned to Windows..
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Post by Jordan U on Jul 26, 2017 14:14:31 GMT -5
Apple makes some very good very EXPENSIVE stuff. I had a MacBook Pro and it was flawless until it was 4 years old then it needed a cable replaced. Apple and Best Buy wanted almost $175 for the part. I did some homework via some Apple forums and found out you could get a non OEM one that had thousands of five star reviews on Amazon for $28. I bought that and it ran for another year and a half or so then the motherboard and some other stuff went on it... That was going to be over $600 to fix. After deciding to not pay to get it fixed, I returned to Windows.. I've had similar experiences to this.. I'd much rather spend half the price on a Dell computer and have it last for twice as long or more..
The only Apple machine I've never had any problems with is my 2008 iMac, which I use for video editing.. I'd like something with more power at this point,, but if that thing wants to keep running, I'm going to keep using it..
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Post by Parkman on Jul 26, 2017 17:32:20 GMT -5
Personally, I've stayed away from Dell. I've used Dell's at different jobs and in school all the time but as for me any anyone in my family who had a personal one they always seemed to have major problems with them. My father-in-laws best friend who repairs computers jokes around and says "Dell, it stands for Doesn't Even Last Long".
I've bought HP's for myself and recommended then for the family in all cases and have only had trouble with one but that was more because it had Windows Vista then anything else.
I also had an eMachine and my grandmom did too. Hers lasted for almost ten years while mine only lasted a little over 4 years.
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Post by Jordan U on Jul 28, 2017 10:08:22 GMT -5
Personally, I've stayed away from Dell. I've used Dell's at different jobs and in school all the time but as for me any anyone in my family who had a personal one they always seemed to have major problems with them. My father-in-laws best friend who repairs computers jokes around and says "Dell, it stands for Doesn't Even Last Long". I've bought HP's for myself and recommended then for the family in all cases and have only had trouble with one but that was more because it had Windows Vista then anything else. I also had an eMachine and my grandmom did too. Hers lasted for almost ten years while mine only lasted a little over 4 years. Every so often I come across people who report this,, and it's ironic since I think HP computers are some of the most poorly made computers out there.. In my years in computer repair I've seen far more HPs than anything else..
I have Dell machines that are pushing 15 years old that still work fine..
I do know however that their built quality has gone down hill in the more recent years.. But so has the reliability of everything else..
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Post by Cole D on Aug 2, 2017 22:44:30 GMT -5
I have a custom computer now, I got in 2012, with Windows 10, first Windows 7 still works great. Before that I had an HP from 2003 with XP that worked alright but was getting really slow. I gave it away. Before that was an AMD K6-2 with Windows 98 which was a good system but I had to replace it because the motherboard was having issues with the ports. Before that I had a Macintosh Performa all in one from 1994 that my aunt had given me and I loved it. I had tons of CD based games for it and played it all the time. I wish I still had it but I probably wouldn't use it now anyway. My aunt used to go online with it but I never did. I always wanted an iMac. My first computer was a 486 that had Windows 3.11 mostly just played games on it. It had a Tandy dot matrix printer. I miss those sometimes, way cheaper to buy ribbons than these ink cartridges. And they didn't dry out! My Mac had an Apply Stylewriter printer but I usually used an Apple Imagewriter dot matrix with it.
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Post by Jordan U on Aug 9, 2017 13:15:07 GMT -5
Custom computers is really the best way to go.. I still run Window XP and Window 7 on my main computers.. I like it because it just works right and is easy to use..
I have a Performa 6400.. Used it up until a few years ago to play music in the shop.. Before that it was my grandfather's computer.. I know he used it on the Internet, I never did.. I should probably dig it out of the closet and do some videos of it one of these days.. I think my grandfather also has one of those old ImageWriter printers somewhere..
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Post by Cole D on Aug 9, 2017 20:02:24 GMT -5
The ImageWriters are built like a tank, I they had an optional color ribbon available as well but I only had the black one for mine. I don't remember what happened to mine, I don't have it anymore.
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