Does anyone know if this is a good phone?
Samsung Galaxy S?
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It's over a year old but still going strong
It's over a year old but still going strong
I have this phone and can honestly say its amazing!! I love the clear, HD pictures & videos and the Android market is great with loads of apps and games. Only downside I think is the battery, it does die quickly for example if your reading an e book or playing a game.
Originally Posted by alexmax:
“I have this phone and can honestly say its amazing!! I love the clear, HD pictures & videos and the Android market is great with loads of apps and games. Only downside I think is the battery, it does die quickly for example if your reading an e book or playing a game.”
“I have this phone and can honestly say its amazing!! I love the clear, HD pictures & videos and the Android market is great with loads of apps and games. Only downside I think is the battery, it does die quickly for example if your reading an e book or playing a game.”
Thanks everyone
That seems the general problem with Samsungs though
The Battery lasts very little but they used to give you 2 (one lasted a little longer)
Originally Posted by dan2008:
“Thanks everyone
That seems the general problem with Samsungs though
The Battery lasts very little but they used to give you 2 (one lasted a little longer)”
“Thanks everyone
That seems the general problem with Samsungs though
The Battery lasts very little but they used to give you 2 (one lasted a little longer)”
It's a general problem with all smartphones nowadays, not just Samsungs
Originally Posted by mred2000:
“It's a general problem with all smartphones nowadays, not just Samsungs”
“It's a general problem with all smartphones nowadays, not just Samsungs”
Samsung is one of the better ones, try an original Desire or Desire HD, it won't last the day
Originally Posted by dan2008:
“Does anyone know if this is a good phone?”
“Does anyone know if this is a good phone?”
It's great, but the Galaxy S 2 is out now, so it might be worth looking at that instead.
Originally Posted by dan2008:
“Thanks everyone
That seems the general problem with Samsungs though
The Battery lasts very little but they used to give you 2 (one lasted a little longer)”
“Thanks everyone
That seems the general problem with Samsungs though
The Battery lasts very little but they used to give you 2 (one lasted a little longer)”
That would have been great, I only got the one with my phone. I think the live wallpapers also eat away at the battery
Originally Posted by Syntax Error:
“It's great, but the Galaxy S 2 is out now, so it might be worth looking at that instead.”
“It's great, but the Galaxy S 2 is out now, so it might be worth looking at that instead.”
Yeah i saw that today.
The Battery lasts upto 18 hours of talk time
It's supose to be a phone which uses very little energy
I've seen 3 or 4 phones today that i like but it's very hard to choose
I got the Galaxy S in February. On the whole, I love the phone. Screen is very responsive, nice and bright, and all the menus are very intuitive and easy to use. The battery life sucks, that much is true, but it's nothing a nightly charge doesn't fix.
There are a couple of things bugging me with it though. I have to reset it (battery and sim out etc), once a week almost, due to not being able to get on the net. I am not going near any settings at all, so I've no idea why the Internet connectivity is so erratic.
The other is the music player. On a few occasions now, each time I've tried to some tunes every song is accompanied with a message saying that this type of file is unsupported. Which is rancid nonsense. Again, the only thing that seems to rectify the problem is a switch off, battery out, sim out job. Which is a proper pain in the hoop.
As I say, I love the phone, and it's the best phone I've owned with regards to it's capabilities etc. In no way is it the most reliable though.
There are a couple of things bugging me with it though. I have to reset it (battery and sim out etc), once a week almost, due to not being able to get on the net. I am not going near any settings at all, so I've no idea why the Internet connectivity is so erratic.
The other is the music player. On a few occasions now, each time I've tried to some tunes every song is accompanied with a message saying that this type of file is unsupported. Which is rancid nonsense. Again, the only thing that seems to rectify the problem is a switch off, battery out, sim out job. Which is a proper pain in the hoop.
As I say, I love the phone, and it's the best phone I've owned with regards to it's capabilities etc. In no way is it the most reliable though.
Originally Posted by R Molehusband:
“I got the Galaxy S in February. On the whole, I love the phone. Screen is very responsive, nice and bright, and all the menus are very intuitive and easy to use. The battery life sucks, that much is true, but it's nothing a nightly charge doesn't fix.
There are a couple of things bugging me with it though. I have to reset it (battery and sim out etc), once a week almost, due to not being able to get on the net. I am not going near any settings at all, so I've no idea why the Internet connectivity is so erratic.
The other is the music player. On a few occasions now, each time I've tried to some tunes every song is accompanied with a message saying that this type of file is unsupported. Which is rancid nonsense. Again, the only thing that seems to rectify the problem is a switch off, battery out, sim out job. Which is a proper pain in the hoop.
As I say, I love the phone, and it's the best phone I've owned with regards to it's capabilities etc. In no way is it the most reliable though.”
“I got the Galaxy S in February. On the whole, I love the phone. Screen is very responsive, nice and bright, and all the menus are very intuitive and easy to use. The battery life sucks, that much is true, but it's nothing a nightly charge doesn't fix.
There are a couple of things bugging me with it though. I have to reset it (battery and sim out etc), once a week almost, due to not being able to get on the net. I am not going near any settings at all, so I've no idea why the Internet connectivity is so erratic.
The other is the music player. On a few occasions now, each time I've tried to some tunes every song is accompanied with a message saying that this type of file is unsupported. Which is rancid nonsense. Again, the only thing that seems to rectify the problem is a switch off, battery out, sim out job. Which is a proper pain in the hoop.
As I say, I love the phone, and it's the best phone I've owned with regards to it's capabilities etc. In no way is it the most reliable though.”
I think this can be said about most android phones, While my iPhone 3G is dated its reliable, never buggers about, it just works.
Originally Posted by dan2008:
“Yeah i saw that today.
The Battery lasts upto 18 hours of talk time
It's supose to be a phone which uses very little energy
I've seen 3 or 4 phones today that i like but it's very hard to choose”
“Yeah i saw that today.
The Battery lasts upto 18 hours of talk time
It's supose to be a phone which uses very little energy
I've seen 3 or 4 phones today that i like but it's very hard to choose
”
if you're not using the screen/wifi the baterry on the S2 barely seems to drop. Standby time is great, and call time doesn't drop it much. I've only had it a week though so still playing with it a lot, do well to make it last 30 hours or so. Other than that best phone i've ever owned, used or seen
If you are running the latest update on the S2 they apparently increased the battery life with some tweaks...Only had mine a couple of days but it's lasting the day with no trouble. I suppose it'll last longer when I stop playing with it!!
Originally Posted by unklesam:
“I think this can be said about most android phones, While my iPhone 3G is dated its reliable, never buggers about, it just works.”
“I think this can be said about most android phones, While my iPhone 3G is dated its reliable, never buggers about, it just works.”
Never had to do this with any of my Android devices. Mind you I always run custom ROMs. Maybe you should speed up yor 3G with a decent custom ROM. Oh, I forgot, you can't do that if your stuck with Apple.
We use them in work and by and large they seem to do the trick. Unfortunately we are on Orange and the 3G signal is diabolical. Only manage GPRS most of the time but that is not at all to do with the phone, nor is the inconsistency connecting via Bluetooth to the MD's Volvo XC60.
Got a Galaxy Tab at home on 3 and Overcome 2.0 Gold ROM. Works like a total charm everywhere.
Got a Galaxy Tab at home on 3 and Overcome 2.0 Gold ROM. Works like a total charm everywhere.
Originally Posted by Dai13371:
“We use them in work and by and large they seem to do the trick. Unfortunately we are on Orange and the 3G signal is diabolical. Only manage GPRS most of the time but that is not at all to do with the phone, nor is the inconsistency connecting via Bluetooth to the MD's Volvo XC60.
Got a Galaxy Tab at home on 3 and Overcome 2.0 Gold ROM. Works like a total charm everywhere.”
“We use them in work and by and large they seem to do the trick. Unfortunately we are on Orange and the 3G signal is diabolical. Only manage GPRS most of the time but that is not at all to do with the phone, nor is the inconsistency connecting via Bluetooth to the MD's Volvo XC60.
Got a Galaxy Tab at home on 3 and Overcome 2.0 Gold ROM. Works like a total charm everywhere.”
Im with Vodafone and their 3G signal is brilliant and infact i've got no complaits with them at all.
Today i have upgraded to the Samsung S2 which arrives tommorow and am very much looking forward to it.
I managed to Play Vodafone down in price too which isn't bad
Thankyou everyone thats has replied
Originally Posted by finbaar:
“Never had to do this with any of my Android devices. Mind you I always run custom ROMs. Maybe you should speed up yor 3G with a decent custom ROM. Oh, I forgot, you can't do that if your stuck with Apple.”
“Never had to do this with any of my Android devices. Mind you I always run custom ROMs. Maybe you should speed up yor 3G with a decent custom ROM. Oh, I forgot, you can't do that if your stuck with Apple.”
Ah but you can http://www.whited00r.com/?page_id=485
Originally Posted by dan2008:
“Im with Vodafone and their 3G signal is brilliant and infact i've got no complaits with them at all.”
“Im with Vodafone and their 3G signal is brilliant and infact i've got no complaits with them at all.”
In your area. Nationally it is a disgrace - vast swathes of the country with nothing more than GPRS. Vodafone's plan is to upgrade them to EDGE - big whoop.
On a national basis 3/T-Mobile is hard to beat, they have brilliant coverage and performance isn't too shabby.
I am a Vodafone customer; seriously looking at moving back to 3 or T-Mobile once the contract is up. I would like my phone to be on 3G more than once a decade.
Originally Posted by moox:
“In your area. Nationally it is a disgrace - vast swathes of the country with nothing more than GPRS. Vodafone's plan is to upgrade them to EDGE - big whoop.
On a national basis 3/T-Mobile is hard to beat, they have brilliant coverage and performance isn't too shabby.
I am a Vodafone customer; seriously looking at moving back to 3 or T-Mobile once the contract is up. I would like my phone to be on 3G more than once a decade.”
“In your area. Nationally it is a disgrace - vast swathes of the country with nothing more than GPRS. Vodafone's plan is to upgrade them to EDGE - big whoop.
On a national basis 3/T-Mobile is hard to beat, they have brilliant coverage and performance isn't too shabby.
I am a Vodafone customer; seriously looking at moving back to 3 or T-Mobile once the contract is up. I would like my phone to be on 3G more than once a decade.”
T-Mobile have suffered from the link with Orange whose own coverage was pathetic. I have had difficulty linking to a voice call or even sending SMS messages in London E2! At times, I could forget GPRS and only make emergency calls!
Not much better there on 3 either. A friend's dongle was reaching the magnificent speeds of 40bps. (No typing error, a Windows update download was scheduled to take months)
Originally Posted by moox:
“In your area. Nationally it is a disgrace - vast swathes of the country with nothing more than GPRS. Vodafone's plan is to upgrade them to EDGE - big whoop.
On a national basis 3/T-Mobile is hard to beat, they have brilliant coverage and performance isn't too shabby.
I am a Vodafone customer; seriously looking at moving back to 3 or T-Mobile once the contract is up. I would like my phone to be on 3G more than once a decade.”
“In your area. Nationally it is a disgrace - vast swathes of the country with nothing more than GPRS. Vodafone's plan is to upgrade them to EDGE - big whoop.
On a national basis 3/T-Mobile is hard to beat, they have brilliant coverage and performance isn't too shabby.
I am a Vodafone customer; seriously looking at moving back to 3 or T-Mobile once the contract is up. I would like my phone to be on 3G more than once a decade.”
Three is marvellous. Can stream full screen vids at times. I know the Orange T-mobile 3G merger has stalled due to some poxy company suing Everything Everywhere, but the sooner the better. Orange 3G really is rubbish.
I have had 6Mbs download and 4 Mbs upload with Vodafone on my Galaxy S. It's an amazing product and used as a WiFi hotspot brilliant with a laptop, netbook or tablet PC.
Performance has greatly improved with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) including battery life.
The Galaxy S is a superb handset which I have no problems living with for a 24 month contract (already had it 12 months and still impressed).
Performance has greatly improved with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) including battery life.
The Galaxy S is a superb handset which I have no problems living with for a 24 month contract (already had it 12 months and still impressed).
Originally Posted by lbear:
“T-Mobile have suffered from the link with Orange whose own coverage was pathetic. I have had difficulty linking to a voice call or even sending SMS messages in London E2! At times, I could forget GPRS and only make emergency calls!
Not much better there on 3 either. A friend's dongle was reaching the magnificent speeds of 40bps. (No typing error, a Windows update download was scheduled to take months)”
“T-Mobile have suffered from the link with Orange whose own coverage was pathetic. I have had difficulty linking to a voice call or even sending SMS messages in London E2! At times, I could forget GPRS and only make emergency calls!
Not much better there on 3 either. A friend's dongle was reaching the magnificent speeds of 40bps. (No typing error, a Windows update download was scheduled to take months)”
No network seems to do well in London - almost weekly you hear about O2's network collapsing in some part of London (a few days it was East London, as it happens). I guess when there are millions of people you might begin to run out of capacity (they can only reuse frequencies to such an extent).
I've had a really good experience with 3 in the past (though never used it in London) - several megabits down, approx 1Mbit up. Only problem is the 2G roaming.
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