Samsung S3 freaking out!

What is going on?
Same here, I don't see any real answers to this problem by Verizon... funny there are a lot of us having this problem so it cant be that we are loading all the same or even any apps recently causing this problem. My S3 is acting just like the previous couples, the other guys that have posted.
Side button not responding at all:
I now have to use the home button to make the screen come on and there is no way to turn the display off. It just has to time out.
Unable to uninstall anything:
It also will not let me uninstall any apps to see if that might be the problem, just like the other guy posted about his phone. It just keeps attempting to uninstall and doesn't.
Randomly restarting:
In the middle of using text or app it just restarts.
SOOOO Verizon, whats the issue, fix, solutions... And please, no responses like the "other" nerd, geek android websites... factory reset! It is happening on a device you sell, back and guarantee.

juliad64,
This is certainly odd, that's too many things going on at once, so I understand how frustrating this can be, I apologize. I reviewed any records of these issues with the manufacturer and was not able locate a specific case with all these involved. I appreciate you taking steps to resolve it, please try another hard reset since there's so many issues. First, make sure http://vz.to/1kRFu05 is OFF and bypass the Gmail setup step when you activate; use as new for a few days.
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