****The Official Samsung Galaxy S II Thread***

[rapid64k]

Love this phone, had it for about 4 days and not stopped using it. Just cant seem to send links or pics via mms. A phone call to Vodafone tomorrow i think.

Make sure you have wireless and networks/mobile networks/use packet data ..turned on.
Make sure your phone is set up like this>>>1. Touch the Menu key
2. Touch Settings
3. Touch Wireless & networks
4. Touch Mobile networks
5. Touch Access Point Names
6. Touch the Menu key
7. Touch New APN
8. Touch Name
9. Enter Vodafone MMS, touch OK
10. Touch APN
11. Enter:
For Pay monthly customers: wap.vodafone.co.uk
12. Touch OK
13. Touch Proxy
14. Enter 212.183.137.012, touch OK
15. Touch Port
16. Enter 8799, touch OK
17. Touch Username
18. Enter wap, touch OK
19. Touch Password
20. Enter wap, touch OK
21. Touch MMSC
22. Enter http://mms.vodafone.co.uk/servlets/mms, touch OK
23. Touch MMS proxy
24. Enter 212.183.137.012, touch OK
25. Touch MMS port
26. Enter 8799, touch OK
27. Touch the Menu key
28. Touch Save
29. Touch the circle to the right of the Vodafone MMS profile name you have just created to turn

 

[rapid64k]

Kudos to you my friend. Worked a treat. Thank you very much indeed

My pleasure one day you will help me too

 

[rapid64k]

because judging by the insane amount of "button clicking" posts you made you are clearly clinically insane.

Rofl very true.

 

[rapid64k]

Sweet shot.

 

[rapid64k]

Just sold this phone for a blackberry 9900! Can't wait to see the difference between the two!

You have become IMMORTAL by what you have just done

 

[rapid64k]

samsung launch on september 1st... wonder what it might be?

http://www.neowin.net/news/samsung-to-make-big-announcement-september-1

Maybe ...Samsung I9250 at a guess?

 

[rapid64k]

I think that looks like the Android 2.3.3 bug where the Android OS eats up the battery (which apparently is fixed in 2.3.4... but debatable).

Try another ROM!

You may well be right even the HTC Sensation does the same thing so it proves its not a Samsung problem.

 

[rapid64k]

Wow, bit of a thread to read on this phone then?!

I've got one of these coming as my upgrade, although I'm in two minds at the moment as to keep it or sell it as my current Desire is fine. it's been ages since I had a new gadget though...

Hi i went from a Desire to this...and aint missed my Deisre since.
You may miss the HTC style a little bit but once you get up and running you wont miss it at all. I for one like the way THIS phone handles things as opposed to the Desire, this phone wins hands down.

 

[rapid64k]

how do you increase the volume on these devices? someone said about a config file?

Try this Jimlad:

volume boost.
Enter this number *#*#197328640#*#*
This will open the service mode menu.
Select option [5] AUDIO
Select option [1] (VOICE CALL)
Select option [2] HEADSET
Select option [1] Volume
Select option [1] SRC Speech RX Volume
Select option [5] 5_lvl : 87
Press the menu button (left side)
Choose Key Input
Enter a value between 0 and 100, with 100 the loudest setting.
Press ok
Then press the menu button and select back this will save (don't use the right side back key you normally use to navigate the phone or you will quit out of the settings).
Keep selecting the menu and back until you exit the service mode menu.
You will also note you can change volume settings for other things like Bluetooth, handsets, video call etc.

also anyone tried this ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_pPZ2tRkSQ

I would never buy something like that it would have to be a universal sound device that way it can be ported from device to device. Or you could be stuck with a device that wont fit your next upgrade

 

[rapid64k]

cheers fella....

yeah i wish all android phones would have some sort of standard mount dock, then we would see some nice devices like iclone users get


EDIT... entering that number does not seem to do anything, i presume i enter in the dial pad ?

yes dial pad.

 

[rapid64k]

does not seem to work on cm7

Oh well

 

[rapid64k]

Anyone had issues with the perfurated samsung case?

My dad and i both have the same case, and we both have the same problem, that when talking to people on the phone, the receiver will always hear an echo of themselves, and once the case is removed, the issue is no longer there?

Anyone else experienced this? Apologies if its already been posted

I have the same case but have not experienced the phenomenon.

 

[rapid64k]

My girlfriend has got hold of a HTC Sensation I set it all up for her as she is coming over to Android from an iPhone 4.
After messing with the phone for a while it dawned on me that I have grown to appreciate the way the SGSII does things over the HTC Sensation.
Dont get me wrong i came over from a HTC Desire but the Sensation and HTC Sense don't do it for me the way SGSII does things. I like the way the SGSII allows me to do the things I wish to do.

 

[rapid64k]

Samsung are going to release a larger battery for the SGSII i hope this will please some of you guys who want more power. 2000 mAh you get a new slim back cover to replace the original.
click here for link

 

[rapid64k]

Now, that's clever marketing...


Release a larger battery - longer life, phone feels/looks better ....

and everybody has to buy a a new case / car kit


Makes me wonder why Apple never thought of it

ROFL i hope others can understand your pun there very good.

 

[rapid64k]

this new edition from the go launcher is sweet!

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...widget-free-clean-and-compact-yet-functional/

Cheers Jimlad good post.

 

[rapid64k]

Samsung Dive update is quite nice, seems they're actively adding new features! Call forwarding and Screen unlocking are the latest additions.

Looks much better.

 

[rapid64k]

My SGS2 has sat on the shelf for the past month or so now. LOL

Pray tell us why?

 

[rapid64k]

Just little things really, low in-call volume, low headphone volume, slow GPS lock, it feels a bit cheap and its a bit too big well for me anyway.

I am not saying its a bad phone, just not the right one for me.

Shame to hear that andyd.

Is there a way to increase the in call volume (from the phone speaker, not the loud speaker) on a non rooted phone? If not is this likely to be fixed in future firmwares?

I read something about a service mode but that needed doing each time the phone was restarted.

Other people can hear me fine but I can't her other people clearly if there is a lot of outside noise or the phone speaker is not exactly on my ear. Other people have reported this issue iirc so it is not a fault with my handset etc.


rp2000

volume boost.
Enter this number *#*#197328640#*#*
This will open the service mode menu.
Select option [5] AUDIO
Select option [1] (VOICE CALL)
Select option [2] HEADSET
Select option [1] Volume
Select option [1] SRC Speech RX Volume
Select option [5] 5_lvl : 87
Press the menu button (left side)
Choose Key Input
Enter a value between 0 and 100, with 100 the loudest setting.
Press ok
Then press the menu button and select back this will save (don't use the right side back key you normally use to navigate the phone or you will quit out of the settings).
Keep selecting the menu and back until you exit the service mode menu.
You will also note you can change volume settings for other things like Bluetooth, handsets, video call etc

 

[rapid64k]

This is driving me up the wall. when I get a text message my phone vibrates but no sound will alert me. During a call I can hear the message alert saying i got a message. But I hear no sound when my phone is idle...any got any ideas? been through the settings.