Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam
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- Anonymous
- SvC
- 13 Dec 2010
hi everyone
is an update available to froyo or gingerbread for this rig?
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- tictoc
- pKP
- 11 Dec 2010
Simon, 11 Dec 2010It is true that there has been several batches of the Beam,... moreThanks Simon,
I much appreciate the info and will do as you suggest about checking which firmware it will be running.
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- Simon
- vxL
- 11 Dec 2010
tictoc, 10 Dec 2010well, in a way yes, IF you bought it when it was first rele... moreIt is true that there has been several batches of the Beam, only the very first batch had the problem with the stuck screen. Batches since basically late August has been much better. Eg no stuck screen and overall performance increased. Atm I am using the august firmware with H1 and it runs fine.
afaik the latest retail batch of Beam has the H1 firmware. There is a slightly newer firmware i think the I1 or J1, although there has not been any significant difference between that and the H1.
By all means ask the vendor you are getting the phone from which firmware it is running.
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- tictoc
- pKP
- 10 Dec 2010
Dani, 10 Dec 2010So what you're saying is that the phone I have fallen in lo... morewell, in a way yes, IF you bought it when it was first released, it was crap, but since then you can get it re-flashed with updated firmware which fixed most of the bugs, apparently.
Simon is the one on this forum who seems to be the most informative about it and I'm sure he will post an update explaining the situation with it so far, I hope he will anyway because a lot more people out there would also like to know about it to.
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- Dani
- jxX
- 10 Dec 2010
tictoc, 09 Dec 2010Thanks Simon, But what I meant to say is, if I bought a Be... moreSo what you're saying is that the phone I have fallen in love with is essentially crap?
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- tictoc
- pKP
- 09 Dec 2010
Simon, 07 Dec 2010There is no latest batch. The product has been discontinued... moreThanks Simon,
But what I meant to say is, if I bought a Beam now, would it be the same as it left the factory back in July, with all the bugs in it, or would it have been re-flashed with all the latest firmware before it got sent to me?
Or would it be better to forget this phone altogether.
The thing is, I really would like one just because of the projector.
Your input would be appreciated.
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- Simon
- vxL
- 07 Dec 2010
tictoc, 05 Dec 2010has the beam faults (freezing on start up, lagging ect) bee... moreThere is no latest batch. The product has been discontinued. Perhaps Beam 2 in a couple years time will take it worldwide :p
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- tictoc
- 3xa
- 05 Dec 2010
has the beam faults (freezing on start up, lagging ect) been fixed with the latest batch of phones?
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- SmittyUSA
- sHL
- 03 Dec 2010
Also shLp, How did you set up your voicemail? Ive tryed holding in the number 1 and also just calling my number and both just come up for recording?? Any ideas?
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- inbdz
- JJF
- 03 Dec 2010
Conf, 23 Nov 2010Samsung Beam doesn't support TV-out. It's sad but true.It is relay as you said,i do not understand why Samsung did this,it would be a fictional mobile with TV-out port... Thanks a lot for your response
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- SmittyUSA
- sHL
- 03 Dec 2010
Thanks alot! Hey, have you tried downloading adobe 10.1 flash to your beam? I did a search on google and something came up saying that its possible to get it on 2.1 firmware?
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- Anonymous
- Ui$
- 02 Dec 2010
SmittyUSA, 02 Dec 2010Ok so i just got my beam and everything is going great. But... moreyes got to download kies from any samsung website..make sure phone is unlocked when u connect to pc after launching kies.
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- SmittyUSA
- sHL
- 02 Dec 2010
Ok so i just got my beam and everything is going great. But today when i tryed to sync it with my pc (im running vista) it asked for the cd, and the phone didnt come with one so does that mean i need to download that kies upgrade from the samsung mobile singapore support website??? If anyone could help me out that would be much appreciated!
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- tictoc
- 3xa
- 30 Nov 2010
can you get Co-Pilot Live (sat nav) to work on the Beam ?
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- ME
- p7k
- 29 Nov 2010
Well we have like 50 cm of snow here in Estonia, and it seems like the snowing will never stop. love it. freezing cold... -20C :D
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- Angry jeffrey
- 39A
- 28 Nov 2010
Hi again!
Sorry could not resist myself in last post. Ps today we have like 30cm of snow in scotland, now thats a fun :D Leave your gadgets and go outside and make a snow man, thats what im going to do.
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- raoxii
- vxL
- 26 Nov 2010
Angry jeffrey, 26 Nov 2010My mum have got this phone, she complains about poor resolu... morewhat have you been smoking jeff, the galxay beam uses a LED bulb (I highly doubt you can just buy these at tescos). The life time of these are are like 10 years with a few hours use everyday :/
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- Angry jeffrey
- Tr8
- 26 Nov 2010
My mum have got this phone, she complains about poor resolution screen and she had to replace the projector bulb twice already. Good that you can buy them in tescos 2 for £4.
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- Anonymous
- PT2
- 25 Nov 2010
it is now avaliable online at plemix,popluar electronics and hi-mobiles at $700+
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- beamie
- t7B
- 24 Nov 2010
is it true that the samsung beam has been discontinued?