Samsung I9000 Galaxy S
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- Anup
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- 10 Aug 2010
I read several comments here and got confused.......
I am gonna buy SGS 2moro and wish 2 kno abt chargin battery the right way....
Which is the right way???
1.Use SGS wen u buy drain battery until it switch off and charge it 4 16 hrs.
2.Charge 16 hrs straight aftr buying
3.Charge it until battery is full
Why do v have 2 charge it 4 16 hours??Please do answer me
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- Anonymous
- v0q
- 10 Aug 2010
Anonymous, 09 Aug 2010Does the phone needs the scratch guard yes i believe SGS screen is not scratch resistant so a scratch guard would be wise... i dont own one yet but planning to buy one once it gets released in my area a week or 2 from now, but from reading on various reviews, i think i read somewhere that its one of SGS' flaws when compared to iphone4. a flaw that can be resolved with screen protector so thats not a deal breaker for me.
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- Philippines
- v0q
- 10 Aug 2010
Crunk, 09 Aug 2010Dave
Thanks so much for the quick reply, but i also wante... moreHi Crunk,
Im not from US as well, but in our country, the postpaid plans(contracts) will lock you on their network for a given time, in your case 2 yrs. Here, if you opt to cut your contract short of the alloted 2 years, you will be asked to pay a cancellation fee on top of the value of the phone you got from the contract. They will not ask you to return the phone, you will just be asked to pay a certain sum of money (canc. fee + present value of phone + % of unfinished contract) depending on the number of months before your contract expires. If you just stopped paying altogether, your line will be cut, they will still demand payment (+interest if it dragged too long) and you will be black listed from the network so you will be forced to use prepaid sims only from then on. All other networks shares info so if you're blacklisted in one, the other networks won't approve any contract application from you as well. Im not sure if they will block the phone although I know theres a way for them to do that esp since they have the unit code of your free phone. So be wise and be sure if you wanna get into contracts / postpaid lines. The years you are locked is equivalent to the payt to the free phone you got.You can upgrade you contract (if you think you use more, to enjoy freebies) but im not sure you can downgrade it to lower plans. Theres also an early renewal here, where you can renew,upgrade or downgrade your contract 6 months prior to expiration of current contract so you can get another free phone but that will mean you get tied up again for another number of years. Take note this is my experience in the Phils. US contracts might be a bit different but atleast you have an idea on how it goes. Hope this helps.
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- Kath
- M}9
- 10 Aug 2010
brynn, 10 Aug 2010Must admit i am struggling getting all set up with settings... moreHi,
I'm one of the early adopters from the Galaxy S, using it for over five weeks now ;-)
You're right about the phone having a wide range of apps sitting there to being used.
But regarding to texting messaages:
Why don't you use SWYPE ??
It's way more easy than using the die-hard T9!
It'll take you a day or two to get used, if you're a heavy texter but once you get the hang of it, you'll be asking why it took so long to get this app on a touch phone.
There's also a very good turorial build in the app. which you can enter any time during texting!
For the rest of the phone I would say you get addicted to it ;-)
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- Kath
- M}9
- 10 Aug 2010
tictactaylor, 10 Aug 2010just have a comment on earbuds, similar in design to the wa... morejust have a comment on earbuds, similar in design to the walkman variety. why do samsung only give the medium size removable buds? surely they could have included a couple extra like nokia or se do! the headphones again are plastic. what is this a massive cost cutting exercise from samsung on how to produce a cheap to make product. what would it cost them to make a decent case for this phone and decent accessories? a few extra dollars maybe, and perhaps had they have spent a little more on the construction and saved a little on the television advert's more would be sold by recommendation
Why make such a fuzz out of it?
First of all you can get a few earbuds for less than one dollar.
What you're saying about a decent case:
In my line of work I got a lot of contacts with customers from the production industry.
I can tell you that the the price for the production of an alluminium case for the Galaxy S would be 20 fold at least!!
Than again you would need to have a plastic part in the case where the antenna is located because of receiption issues...
If you think about these limitations you can understand that the price of the phone would be too high to be compatitive.
After all the present case is firm enough to withstand dropping and heavy usage for over a year, after which you want to buy another phone anyway.
(and if you're so unlucky to get the case broken, it's far more cheap to replace plastic instead of alluminum)
So, what you say of 'a few dollars' is just for ONE phone.
Samsung produces millions of Galaxy S phones.
So think of the enormous additional costs!
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- Kath
- M}9
- 10 Aug 2010
PravSg, 10 Aug 2010I bought it yesterday. Didnt explored much. All my gmail co... moreYes, you can do that in the menu under the soft button when you're in Gmail.
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- Kath
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- 10 Aug 2010
Anonymous, 10 Aug 2010hey can some one help my phone has only 326 ram but in spec... moreCorrect!
Android 2.1 (Eclair) can only address 326 MB.
The phone however DOES HAVE 512 MB.
You'll have to wait 'till september, as Android 2.2 (Froyo) is released for the Galaxy S which is capable of using the full 512 MB :-)
So just hang on a little and you'll be able to update to Android 2.2 (Froyo) using KIES.
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- shantanu
- w0%
- 10 Aug 2010
i just bought galaxy s ..it is indeed an amazing phone...superb screen...clarity of 5 mp is better than 10 mp camera..intelligent applications..still exploring the functionality..however it is delicate..have to use very carefully...battery back is so so..still m happy to have this smart phone.
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- tictactaylor
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- 10 Aug 2010
brynn, 10 Aug 2010Must admit i am struggling getting all set up with settings... morejust have a comment on earbuds, similar in design to the walkman variety. why do samsung only give the medium size removable buds? surely they could have included a couple extra like nokia or se do! the headphones again are plastic. what is this a massive cost cutting exercise from samsung on how to produce a cheap to make product. what would it cost them to make a decent case for this phone and decent accessories? a few extra dollars maybe, and perhaps had they have spent a little more on the construction and saved a little on the television advert's more would be sold by recommendation.
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- shiva
- vGj
- 10 Aug 2010
did any one tried rooting the phone..... makes u install the application other than in market...
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- Don Black
- 95j
- 10 Aug 2010
Yo. dis fone is layk a iphone copi yeh. no wai. u get me.
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- shiva
- vGj
- 10 Aug 2010
after updating the jp4 firmware the phone runs smooth with task manager enabled is helpful.... and battery backup is good
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- Anonymous
- vGj
- 10 Aug 2010
hey can some one help my phone has only 326 ram but in specific they said 512 ram rite ? can some one pls say is it 512 r 326
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- arshad
- upg
- 10 Aug 2010
does it integrates orkut also in its social hub
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- ayongkot
- 3RE
- 10 Aug 2010
PravSg, 10 Aug 2010I bought it yesterday. Didnt explored much. All my gmail co... more1) tap contacts
2) tap menu (left soft key)
3) tap display option, there you have the following choices only contacts with phone, phone, sim, google account, check which one would you like to appear in your list of contacts
4) tap done
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- Anonymous
- utt
- 10 Aug 2010
Anonymous, 09 Aug 2010Always Nokia900 Xelent phone Galaxy is fuuuuuuuduuuuuu ph... moreYa bciz u culdnt adjust without qwerty keypad......v understand..........
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- Anonymous
- PT}
- 10 Aug 2010
Fierce Fight! Samsung Galaxy S, HTC Desire, Motorola Droid and Nokia N8 http://ow.ly/18vamJ
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- brynn
- nFw
- 10 Aug 2010
Carlos Oliveira, 09 Aug 2010Hi there Galaxy owners! Ive been using the phone and Im ... moreThere is another task killer that worked better for me called Taskiller,,it has a red coloured Android icon..I found this one when i had t-mobile pulse..I have got 54 apps now but some are doubles,,ive done this to try and see which is best for me..Some require a rooted fone which i dont want to do yet,if the galaxy can be rooted..Anyhow the galaxy s continues to impress and intrigue,,the things to do on it at this moment seem never ending,but thats a good thing..
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- PravSg
- UGn
- 10 Aug 2010
I bought it yesterday. Didnt explored much. All my gmail contacts got imported to the phone contacts hence it is a bit difficult to find some other phone contacts. Is there any way to hide gmail contacts?
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- Kath
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- 10 Aug 2010
[deleted post] Wow for three months!!
I wonder if he works at the develop department from Samsung because the phone is only available for seven weeks!
Please tell your sob story somewhere else.