yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krabman:
Yeah, my guess would be it came down to a message. Since they made the nexus 1 band specific per carrier AT&T viewed it as a threat to their business model and didn't want the practice of selling handsets in the original google vein to flourish. They never did flat out give their reasoning but with the small number of devices sold the bother of doing the sweeps which as I read it use a lot of network resources means it was not done for nothing. My actual expectation is to go along just fine without getting hit. As I said elsewhere I had gone 5 years or so before they got me with the nexus. Were I on smartphone unlimited I would keep it though, plans appear to only be trending toward less data for more money and getting kicked to capped smartphone would suck if things went bad.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fade1d:
Expansys

I ordered from them and the site said "24 left" but when I called to ask when it was getting shipped and he said when the next shipment gets in which won't be for some time

Wtf
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
Yeah, but then I wouldn't be using unbranded. Doesn't make sense to pay upfront for the equipment and then still be stuck amortizing the cost of it over 24 months. I'd rather just get the equipment at a discount and do that.

So it was Expansys that falsely told folks that the UMTS was dual band only. And now, their real time stock is hosed. Sounds like they got some tweaking to do.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ignign0kt:
So the online stock isn't accurate? Thanks for letting us know cause I was about to order one..

it still says 1-5 in stock lol

It's probably on purpose
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krabman:
It does if the handset you want isn't available as a subbed phone or you don't like the changes made to the handset by AT&T or you are a non rooter and don't like the crapware or need tethering etc. If the reason is strictly monetary then no, it doesn't make sense.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
Yeah, but I wouldn't exactly call the stock version of phones "without crapware" either.

But a counterpoint: I think even more important than all the reasons you listed (which are all valid), it simply comes down to design cycles. If you compare how much time Samsung had to design, revise, verify, and reverify the SGS/SGSII vs how much time they had to port the hardware over to a carrier specific formfactor, chipset, etc... that's where the question marks come in. For the most part, they get most things right given it's more a transfer of a sustaining platform, but that's when weird/elusive/sometimes really bad bugs get introduced as well. I know people in the office with Captivates that have all sorts of weird **** my i9000 never had, like it shuts down randomly at night on the chargers.

At the end of the day though, I'm never down with double paying for anything, especially depreciating technologies that are outdated in less than 12 months. So, if subsidized smartphone data plan was my only option, I'd just get subsidized equipment.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
You guys with the phones from handtec, do you have the latest KDD firmware?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
Yep! 10char
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netnerd:
anyone in california gotten their phone from handtec yet?

picked up May 3

May 5, 2011 3:11 PM

Departed FedEx location

MEMPHIS, TN

so i going to get it may 6 tommorrow!

WTF!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
If Christ came tomorrow, this would be his cell phone. And, he would surely need help from his father getting the battery cover on/off.

(hope no one takes offense to that)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] intruda119:
Im actually in Florida but mine is held up in memphis also. I was able to speak to someone and was told it missed the last flight for the 4th. The next flight is late may 5th so they guaranteed 10:30 on may 6th.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
Haha, that is one hell of a battery cover, right? :D You try slowing down that browser yet?... it's F'in awesome!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
Oh I haven't even turned the damn thing on yet, just charging it. My first impression was wow, its big. Then, wow its thin/lite.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
Ah, use away, all that battery refresh stuff is silly with Li-ION batteries. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
Oh no, your preachin to the choir on the battery. I'm just getting it charged up for the impending onslaught.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
Wow. I never knew that existed, I just learned all about it. That dang crazy internet...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SiL3nTKiLL:
cant wait for this bad boy!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhruvmalik:
LoL, Squatting FTW...

I am surprised how many sad stories I hear of people dropping their phones in the toilet. Makes me wonder why they cannot get to the grips that the shytbox isn't a place to mess with and try to pick up a device that has been soiled by their wastage

Anyway, back to the topic of the SGSII...

I have spoken to a friend at http://www.addictedtophones.com, where I have ordered a few phones from, they have stated that they will be getting their stock from the UK and Asia after launch. Costing can go up 15% higher than the costs in that market.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lancez:
I have ordered 2 i900s from them before, in store. They are nice but a bit expensive compare to others.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhruvmalik:
I agree they are a bit more expansive but they are legit and do send the product RIGHT AWAY.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soraxd:
i think this is the best price ive seen so far, http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=27671

and its not uk, so theres no VAT tax (whatever that is)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tublah:
That's where I've ended up ordering from. I'm tempted to pre-order from Clove, too, just in case they ship sooner. Does Clove charge your card right away or wait until the item is ready to ship? I'm also waiting to see if Clove will carry the quad-band item, or not. They said on their blog that they will inform customers if it indeed quad band before shipping.

Since MobileCityOnline checks before charging and shipping, and if Clove does the same, I figure it couldn't hurt to pre-order from both places....what does everyone else think?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
Does anyone have any pre-order experience with this site?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soraxd:
clove will charge you right away, but theyll let you refund any time while its still under preorder

but compare these two figures, clove wants 536 brittish ($871 real dollars) after tax, while mobilecityonline wants 699 no tax, free shipping, for the same exact phone.. thats 171 dollars difference, and mobilecityonline offers 1 day delivery for 24 dollars, and that would probably be faster than waiting for it to come from overseas (uk)

so 699 vs 871, so i think tomorrow i will add some money to my paypal and be ordering from mobilecityonline, unless anyone gives me a reason not to in this thread (lol this is the point where if anyone has any horrible stories to tell about this company, now would be a good time lol..)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhruvmalik:
Happy Shopping!!!

Yes, its better to order it from a source within the region you are located in, this is for added safety in case there are any disputes.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
mobilecity is a New York City based company that sells [I strongly suspect] grey phones. Grey means the phones are intended for non-US market, carry no manufacturer's warranty here in the States, and imported not through the usual distribution channels.

They probably import from Korea or UK. They will have their stock very close to the release day in those markets. If you pay that $24 for one day delivery, do not expect your phone on May 1st or 2nd, it would be one day after mobilecity gets their stock.

Sorry for long message, what I am saying is we do not know who will deliver the phone to you earlier, a local NY based mobilecity or the UK based Clove.

And BTW, when you start checking out and supply a US address, Clove removes that VAT tax that is supposed to be applied only to goods imported and sold inside

the UK. The price was coming down to like $715 if I remember correctly from this morning when I tried it.

thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoeyGuard:
I already pre ordered from them like over a month ago. Are they really gonna have it shortly after may 1st. I just sent them an email but if anyone knows anything. please share the news
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lancez:
You ordered from who?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alcheng:
I placed an pre-order at Negri Electronics when the price was $695, and the rep from online chat told me the price will be locked even if the web price change.

HOWEVER, I received an e-mail from their sales department on Monday and they told me I will have to pay the new price in order to keep me on the queue, that guy even told me he can't guarantee if the price will change again, which mean they could raise again if the demand is high.

I replied to them saying their sales rep told me the priced was locked but they haven't get back to me yet, I doubt they will charge me the original price.

Then I look up mobilecityonline.com, they have the phone for $699 now and it's open for pre-order, however, they told me through an e-mail, their website actually also states, they could change the price at anytime even a pre-order is placed.

Therefore, they ALL can display one price, whatever a price now, and raise it to a whatever-price later on and charge you the 'updated' price regardless you have placed a pre-order or not.

You won't secure the lower price, but you might get the phone when it is still 'HOT'.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Banner:
Now, that's messed up. I preordered on Amazon.de and they have a lowest price guarantee. That means that if the phone was priced 600€ when I preordered, then dropped to 550 before going up to 700 as final retail price, I will end up paying 550.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoeyGuard:
Mobile city online
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tublah:
Actually, according to email from Clove and a Statement on their Blog -- they do not charge your card until the item is ready to ship. One thing to beware of, MCO said they have absolutely no idea when they'll receive their stock. They said the UK getting their stock in has no bearing on when they get their stock. :-\

source: blog.clove.co.uk/2011/04/12/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-umts-frequencies/

Sorry - I can't post links yet.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starbuck123:
Can you let me know what Nergri said after you told them the rep told you the price will not increase? I'm also in the same situtaion but I sent a copy of the transcript and a screen print of the convo to myself as proof, where the rep confirmed the price isn't going to change.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alcheng:
they haven't get back to me yet, I doubt he'll get back to me.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwc3b:
Let's see if I can recap:

In the US:

MobileCityOnline

NegriElectronics

Overseas:

Clove

any others?

I guess the best option thus far is either MobileCityOnline or Clove, with respect to pricing and reputation?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
Haha, nice.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BuddyLee:
Bands shown again here ...

[YOUTUBE]CggmFyHbzVA[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
Terrible speeds on the SGS2, I was pullin 8mbps yesterday on it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
thanks. is this you?? :) nice
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
this was in urban canyons of New York City, and ATT sucks here even in open spots, and on top of it all, their networks are overloaded here.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BuddyLee:
yea im smack dead in nyc terrible speeds
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
Oh I know, just wanted to make sure people know that's not indicative of the device's performance, that's all. :)

My only thought is that it's probably not the best idea to leave that video up. With all the hub-bub around unlocked devices now, that's like advertising for them to see.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netnerd:
you sure you not on wifi?

i have inspire fake 4g, i never got speeds over 4mb !
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bclark:
So my phone is taking some insane route to get to me, going to Chicago first then back to NYC
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
Man I was only getting around 3mbps at home, but I have half crappy signal here. I get almost full signal at work, I'll test there and report back.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raspster:
Another great place to order is from Nergi Electronics. I received a message from Ryan Nergi himself today saying they will be in today. They are based out in Los Vegas NV. I have always had outstanding experiences with them. They even respond to you thru email directly over the weekend.

http://negrielectronics.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-black-unlocked.html
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
The biggest question on my mind is, to everyone in the US, now that you have had a couple days to play with her? Worth the $750?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
That's a tough one. No cell phone should cost that much. But on the other hand this is the best device I've ever used. (So far) Given the choice.... I would buy it again for the same price.

If I had to choose between this or my Xoom... I would choose this. (I really like the xoom)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
Mine arrives Sat-Mon. :)

It is worth it, if you are a geek who loves to customize and root, and wants top notch the day it is released. Or for whoever does not like 2 year commitments.

It is not worth it otherwise. Just wait for tested and perfect official US release in about 1 month now.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raspster:
I've got to say... I've had A LOT phones over the years (android & iphone's) and this phone is by far the best thing I have EVER had. Mine arrived Wednesday morning and I'm on at&t. I'm getting FULL HSPA with no issues. I didn't even need to enter any settings as it found them automaticly. It just... well, WORKS! It's so damn fast I can't even beleive it! The browser is 100% as fast as the iphone with full flash running and I have even tried it on heavy flash sites and still super smooth. Pictures and videos don't do it justice. You really need to see one in person to know what I'm talking about! Bravo Samsung!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
I have a thread on a forum with a bunch of pictures I've taken, I could never show anyone because it scrolled so slowly it would lock the phone up no matter what browser I tried. It would lock my galaxy tab up. My Xoom struggles. With this its like flowing water. Better than water, its like lime kool-aid.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boondoc:
Source

Source

those two above quotes made me very very sad :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
As I myself ;) predicted, Sammy may totally skip SGS2 in the USA and go straight for SGS3 (or SGS2.5) in the Fall to coincide with iP5 release. That one would/could have higher DPI and faster cores. Makes sense, because otherwise iP5 would dominate till this time next year when everyone else expects SGS3 released,
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
Yes, I was not on WIFI. If it helps any, you don't hit those speeds all the time. It was 6.x, 8.x then consecutively 3.x the next 4 runs. AT&T's HSPA+ network will never be able to hit the 21mbps limit anyways, so we're all just fighting for bandwidth here. :D

So then you know how much it's killing me waiting on my damn cover to arrive, heh.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
FWIW, I tried Dolphin HD (really like it) but it couldn't beat the speed/fluidity of the stock browser. So until its updated, stick with the stocker.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
You know, a buddy of mine tried Zeam launcher because he likes the ability to add more items to the dock, and he found the stock TouchWiz 4.0 to be smoother. So, he went back to the stock launcher.

From everything I've read so far, Samsung has really knocked this one out of the ballpark. Everything out of the box just works... and works VERY well.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
Well I am using ADW (habit) and its slick as a greased pig. No complaints.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smartbot:
I just got my phone yesterday and the screen just blew me away. Personally I don't think the phone is that big. I think 4.3" is the way to go (the 3.5" on the iPhone was too small for me). I'm still playing with it and trying to get use to everything (but so far so good).

The one thing that I did notice is that the phone gets pretty hot. But hopefully they can fix that with a software update.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
Interesting, does ADW actively show the unread mail count on the mail icon like the stock launcher? I noticed Zeam takes away this functionality.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
Couldn't tell ya, I use K-9 mail. (Another old habit) I haven't even looked at the stock email app.

In other news, AT&T is in fact showing me as having a greyed out dummy flip phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samven582:
I would stay away from them. They have a horrible return policy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
The 2.3.3 E-mail app is much improved over 2.2.1. Give it a try, it's working very well here.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krabman:
I know there was a little app that adds unread count to the gmail and stock mail icons that used to be out there, havent used it in a while. As to touch wiz I'm going to give it a go, try and give it a fair shake as it were. Up to now I have been mostly sticking with adw.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
I've had gingerbread on my captivate for awhile now, never looked into it. Does it do push mail?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
It does for hotmail, which supports it via Activesync (supported by default E-mail client). Never bothered with Yahoo/Gmail.

Personally, I'm not a fan of everything pushing constantly. I had push mail setup with Lotus Notes Traveler, and it drained the crap out of my battery. Not sure if it's because I get a ton of work E-mail, but after that, I just set all pull & push E-mails to check every hour. Helped conserve battery quite a bit.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
I'll give it a shot...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
The best change was the "Tiny" font option for viewing your inbox, you can see a whole lot more Emails at once now. The 2.2.1 font was massive even on "Small."
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
Really off topic :) Posting here since this is a US thread.

PocketNow unboxing of AT&T Infuse shows HDMI adapter in the box :)

This means Sammy is making those accessories. Looking forward to the desktop cradle and this HDMI adapter for SGS2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
So the lame Infuse gets an HDMI cable, and we don't? Weaksauce over rice.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dinan:
The UK version doesn't have an HDMI cable? How do you connect to to the TV then? You have to buy your own mini HDMI or something?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brandenk0:
The SGS II has MHL which uses the USB port instead of an HDMI port. There's a seperate cable for it that is a USB to HDMI cable.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
did you watch the video I linked? The Infuse comes with that same SGS2 adapter that plugs into phone's USB, and has an HDMI on the other end as well as a little micro USB for the power. Exactly what we would need for our SGS2.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
I'm rooted, and ad free yay. Hows the battery doing for you guys? I've got this thing setup almost identical to my Captivate and I seem to be destroying the battery. Either I'm using it more than I think (can't put it down) or I've got somethin going on.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I'm torn between this and the Infuse. The GPS issues have me scared, along with the warranty support, but the dual core unbranded sexiness is so tempting. I literally go back and forth everyday. I'd love to see a versus YT video.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
I haven't really looked in the GPS thread, but I did take a trip with it last night and it worked flawlessly. Personally I don't even understand why the Infuse exists?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netnerd:
i used gps yesterday for 50 miles and today for 10 miles, gps lock in quick, never lose gps signals and never give me wrong turns!

i like infuse cus it has bigger screen. bigger is more sexy! haha

i think single core 1.2Gzh on infuse is fast enought.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Yeah. I like the bigger screen as well. I really like that Samsung also added the HDMI cable and MicroSD and adapter for free. All of those extra costs tend to add up.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
No such thing. ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kovyvok:
Has anybody been using this in the USA with T-mobile's HSPA+ with good data rates?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brandenk0:
The SGS II doesn't support T-mobile's HSPA+ network. Out of the US carriers, AT&T is the only network that works with the SGS II.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RMXO:
I'm getting my SGS2 tomorrow & have been trying to find the thread that showed you how to get $10 unlimited non smartphone data plan with ATT. Can't seem to find the thread, can a kind soul point me in the right direction?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoostedSR20:
Walk into an AT&T store, tell them you have an old flip phone and need to switch your data plan to $10 a month. When they ask to see the phone, you left it in the car. Done. :cool:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
you forgot to mention Expensive... eerrhhhh.. i mean Expansys :p

there's also another good one from UK besides Clove, but at the moment the name escapes me

handtec or something like that

yup that was it...

32 Gb

http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/4371/samsung-galaxy-s-ii--32gb--sim-free-unlocked-

16 Gb

http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/4203/samsung-galaxy-s-ii--16gb--sim-free-unlocked-
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alcheng:
Expansys Canada actually price it at CAD754 and Expansys US price it at USD749, only 50 more than mobilecity, but the mobilecity could raise the price to 799 like Negri.

Reputation wise I would suggest expansys, I bought phone from them before and they are pretty good ppl to deal with.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lancez:
How about group purchase? select someone who actually live in NYC that we can trust and he/she can deal with mobilecity for a better deal. in return, he/she gets 10-15 bucks on top of it. Just an idea, so please don't kill me LoL....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
I was thinking the same thing. I live in NYC. But did not want to volunteer.

I also suspect they would not transact in their brick and mortar store.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwc3b:
I'm in for that too but dont want to volunteer.

MobileCity charges tax (~65 bucks extra I can do without paying) unless it's shipped out of state.

Clove has same pre-order price but an extra 40 bucks for shipping.