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3 hours ago, forcebwithu said:

It would have been good to know what she did to correct the problem. Perhaps activate 5G?

This is a strange one, the S8 doesn't support 5g, so it's likely the sim was a 4g sim, but the S21 will run on 4g, so you would think it would perform just as the S8.

I do remember having to change my sim to a new one many years ago, but think that was a change from 3g to 4g.

It is possible that there was a problem with his account which coincided with the phone change, it may even be the reason he changed his phone!

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47 minutes ago, boydeste said:

I do remember having to change my sim to a new one many years ago, but think that was a change from 3g to 4g.

That was the change from 2g to 3g I think, when they switched all the 2g gear off. Around about then you also had to register your existing SIM using your passport after the bombing in Bangkok ..

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3 hours ago, Derek Dangleberries said:

That was the change from 2g to 3g I think, when they switched all the 2g gear off. Around about then you also had to register your existing SIM using your passport after the bombing in Bangkok ..

Yes, you are probably right, I did register my passport at some point too.

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I hate hate changing phones....But smartphones have a limited life span...

My Samsung S8......Is recommended for 4 years.....But I had been using it for almost 8 years.....And I was having weird light flashes in the LCD lighting every day.....The screen would have random flashes of light....

And they wanted 5000 baht to replace the LCD screen...

Nope I am not paying 5000 for repairs when I can buy a S21 for 8000 baht...

So I was forced to buy another phone....

Every thing about the S21 I like.....But this Data problem has been a real pain......I am still not sure what the problem was but it seems to be working now.....

Smartphones is one thing I will not cheap out on....Which is why I will only buy the Galaxy S  phones from Samsung...

 

 

 

Model Announced Released Discontinued Supported Lifespan
Date With Android version Ended Final OS
Galaxy S March 23, 2010 June 4, 2010 2.1 Eclair March 6, 2012 January 10, 2012 2.3.6 Gingerbread 1 year, 7 months
Galaxy S II February 13, 2011 May 2, 2011 2.3.4 Gingerbread   April 8, 2013 4.1.2 Jelly Bean 1 year, 11 months
Galaxy S III May 3, 2012 May 29, 2012 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich   March 15, 2015 4.4.4 KitKat 1 year, 9 months
Galaxy S4 March 14, 2013 April 27, 2013 4.2.2 Jelly Bean   March 27, 2017 5.0.2 Lollipop 3 years, 11 months
Galaxy S5 February 24, 2014 April 11, 2014 4.4.2 KitKat   April 20, 2019 6.0.1 Marshmallow 3 years, 9 months
Galaxy S6 March 1, 2015 April 10, 2015 5.0.2 Lollipop February 11, 2016 February 13, 2019 7.0 Nougat 3 years, 10 months
Galaxy S7 February 11, 2016 March 11, 2016 6.0.1 Marshmallow April 21, 2017 April 7, 2020 8.0 Oreo 4 years
Galaxy S8 March 29, 2017 April 21, 2017 7.0 Nougat March 11, 2018 May 4, 2021 9.0 Pie 4 years
Galaxy S9 February 25, 2018 March 11, 2018 8.0 Oreo February 20, 2019 April 5, 2022 10 4 years
Galaxy S10 February 20, 2019 March 4, 2019 9.0 Pie March 6, 2020 March 26, 2023 12 4 years
Galaxy S20 February 11, 2020 March 6, 2020 10 January 29, 2021 expected 2025 H1[1] 13 expected 5 years
Galaxy S21 January 14, 2021 January 29, 2021 11 February 25, 2022 expected 2026 H1 14 expected 5 years
Galaxy S22 February 9, 2022 February 25, 2022 12 February 17, 2023 expected 2027 H1 14 expected 5 years
Galaxy S23 February 1, 2023 February 17, 2023 13 January 31, 2024 expected 2028 H1 14 expected 5 years
Galaxy S24 January 17, 2024 January 31, 2024 14   expected 2031 H1 14 expected 7 years

 

Samsung Galaxy S

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1 hour ago, fforest said:

I hate hate changing phones....But smartphones have a limited life span...

My Samsung S8......Is recommended for 4 years.....But I had been using it for almost 8 years.....And I was having weird light flashes in the LCD lighting every day.....The screen would have random flashes of light....

And they wanted 5000 baht to replace the LCD screen...

Nope I am not paying 5000 for repairs when I can buy a S21 for 8000 baht...

So I was forced to buy another phone....

Every thing about the S21 I like.....But this Data problem has been a real pain......I am still not sure what the problem was but it seems to be working now.....

Smartphones is one thing I will not cheap out on....Which is why I will only buy the Galaxy S  phones from Samsung...

 

 

 

Model Announced Released Discontinued Supported Lifespan
Date With Android version Ended Final OS
Galaxy S March 23, 2010 June 4, 2010 2.1 Eclair March 6, 2012 January 10, 2012 2.3.6 Gingerbread 1 year, 7 months
Galaxy S II February 13, 2011 May 2, 2011 2.3.4 Gingerbread   April 8, 2013 4.1.2 Jelly Bean 1 year, 11 months
Galaxy S III May 3, 2012 May 29, 2012 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich   March 15, 2015 4.4.4 KitKat 1 year, 9 months
Galaxy S4 March 14, 2013 April 27, 2013 4.2.2 Jelly Bean   March 27, 2017 5.0.2 Lollipop 3 years, 11 months
Galaxy S5 February 24, 2014 April 11, 2014 4.4.2 KitKat   April 20, 2019 6.0.1 Marshmallow 3 years, 9 months
Galaxy S6 March 1, 2015 April 10, 2015 5.0.2 Lollipop February 11, 2016 February 13, 2019 7.0 Nougat 3 years, 10 months
Galaxy S7 February 11, 2016 March 11, 2016 6.0.1 Marshmallow April 21, 2017 April 7, 2020 8.0 Oreo 4 years
Galaxy S8 March 29, 2017 April 21, 2017 7.0 Nougat March 11, 2018 May 4, 2021 9.0 Pie 4 years
Galaxy S9 February 25, 2018 March 11, 2018 8.0 Oreo February 20, 2019 April 5, 2022 10 4 years
Galaxy S10 February 20, 2019 March 4, 2019 9.0 Pie March 6, 2020 March 26, 2023 12 4 years
Galaxy S20 February 11, 2020 March 6, 2020 10 January 29, 2021 expected 2025 H1[1] 13 expected 5 years
Galaxy S21 January 14, 2021 January 29, 2021 11 February 25, 2022 expected 2026 H1 14 expected 5 years
Galaxy S22 February 9, 2022 February 25, 2022 12 February 17, 2023 expected 2027 H1 14 expected 5 years
Galaxy S23 February 1, 2023 February 17, 2023 13 January 31, 2024 expected 2028 H1 14 expected 5 years
Galaxy S24 January 17, 2024 January 31, 2024 14   expected 2031 H1 14 expected 7 years

 

Samsung Galaxy S

I have a Galaxy S3 and S6, both in excellent working condition without weird flashing lights if you would like to consider them.

 

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41 minutes ago, fygjam said:

I have a Galaxy S3 and S6, both in excellent working condition without weird flashing lights if you would like to consider them.

 

Well if the S3 was working so good you should have stuck with it...

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