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[Galaxy S II General] rey031:
Not official Samsung one, just a 3rd-party no-name brand one which I frankly don't think works any different ;)

Got my jig for around P80+ from Hong Kong delivered at my door :) Been using it several times now resetting my counter ;) Link here.

I just search "samsung galaxy s2 mhl" or "samsung galaxy s2 otg", etc. I go to ebay.ph but view the international listings. By using ebay.ph, the prices are displayed in pesos automatically converted, regardless if the listing is in US$, AU$, pound, euro, etc.

This is where I bought my mhl cable but i see other listings that are around just P600+.

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For me, I think the class rating of an sd card is a little overrated especially for most of our uses.

A class rating indicates the minimum random or sequential write speed to the card (manufacturer's aren't clear for which). The class 2 sd cards I've been using plus those tested by others easily reach 4 to 6 MB/s write speed, though my tests are for sequential writes.

SD card read speeds are usually very fast, 10 MB/s or higher, regardless of class rating (based on my actual testing and many threads both here in xda and on the internet).

They say random read/write speeds are more important than sequential for the nature of how a smartphone accesses random files during operation. In this case, class 4 or 6 cards are better performers in random read/writes.

Since our SGS2 uses the internal sdcard storage mainly for Android's operations, I don't think random read/write speed of external sd card is that important. Since I use my external sd card mostly for storing videos and other large multimedia files, they are mostly written and read sequentially anyway.

I haven't tested my 32gb class 2 card's impact to hd video recording but I've used lower class-speed branded cards recording hd video on my dslr and they're fine.

So, ultimately, I think the greatest advantage for a class 10 card is if you want to transfer large files to your card, i.e. hd movies, in a shorter time. In the end, it all depends on how you use your card ;)

I prefer capacity over speed since you can never get enough storage especially for the humongous 1080p high encode hd movies that our phone easily breezes through. I enjoy using our diminutive best-in-class phone playing full hd movies on a 55 inch hdtv and don't see any decoding problems, skips or lag :)

Oh, and here's a good thread on the topic: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1109769

Some of the best posts being this one and this one.
[Galaxy S II General] jermitano:
Sir ung purchases nyo from ebay all in na or may babayaran pa din dito? (tax etc.) btw anyone here using car mounts?navi app?thanks

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[Galaxy S II General] kulot:
Napuputol lagi dl ko ng firmware e.olats internet connection sa bhay.may available b na torrent?

Saka sinubukan ko yung software update dito sa phone sa settings, no update available ang sabi, but im still on 2.3.3
[Galaxy S II General] ryn888:
Help me guys im using i9100XXKI3 2.3.5. May i know the csc of this? So that kies will recognized it...
[Galaxy S II General] ryn888:
Dude suggestion lang pag sa ebay ka bili dapat makipag meet ka hindi padala lang bro kaso di biro presyo ng gadget. Marami manloloko sa ebay bro. Di naman lahat kaya pag malaki halaga ang deal makipag meet ka nalang. Like me sgs2 na white sa ebay ko bili nakipag meet ako sa greenhills.

Sent from Galaxy S II using Tapatalk
[Galaxy S II General] ryn888:
Dude help naman im using stock xxki3 2.3.5. Gusto ko sana ibalik sa stock rom ba dxki2 SMA ang csc para ma recognized ng kies. Ang problem ayaw na KOR at pag install ko ang dxki2 fron samfirmware sabi ng kies this is unofficial firmware cannot updated blah blah sabi ng kies. Na void ko na warranty under smart. So panu ko maibalik sa stock dxki2? Thanks...

Sent from Galaxy S II using Tapatalk
[Galaxy S II General] rey031:
All in na, no mare additional customs tax, though I pay P40 storeroom/storage fee for items that customs hold at the post office for pickup/customs inspection.

The stuff I buy from ebay are just low-value phone accessories so hindi umaabot sa whatever price limit ng item category para ma-charge ng customs tax (hindi ko kabisado customs tax law and categories kaya hindi ko sure magkano limit. US$ 100 maybe? There may be other pinoy forums out there that may have more info ;) )

Plus most ebay sellers especially from Hong Kong, China, Korea declare their items as gift and/or low value para hindi na ma-charge ng customs tax.
[Galaxy S II General] blue4004:
Hi I tried downloading from kies but i think it messed up my gprs now I want to try the one posted in in sam firmware can you post the link here? cause the one i downloaded is 2.3.5

and may I ask if I can flash it even though im unrooted

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Weird, mine is I even though I already flash a new firmware samsung kies still show me the one I updated through the client
[Galaxy S II General] prinzhernan:
Ang tamang csc dapat xtc, not kor. Set mo yung csc properly. Search Android market for galaxy csc.
[Galaxy S II General] prinzhernan:
kies will never recognize that because it's leaked firmware (not official)
[Galaxy S II General] jermitano:
Thanks.planning to get those cables.btw i ordered my extended battery via momax and looking forward to receive it.accessories are so hard to get here...staying stock until warranty ends.like tim said its still ones preference but when you experience custom you go back to original
[Galaxy S II General] ryn888:
Welcome!
[Galaxy S II General] DAMAGE_INC29:
CM9 since January and never left it eversince...

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bro i think ur mistake is that u flashed using a wrong custom kernel..since u are in DXLP7, u should choose cf-root with DXLP7 too...

u can find it here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399

or here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

just follow the instructions..i hope it helped
[Galaxy S II General] cyberlion17:
P650 in cd-r king? If that's the price there, I might as well buy the original P700 in samsung store then.
[Galaxy S II General] jermitano:
friendly and annoying reminder again kababayans...please post in english for this thread or anywhere in xda...less we want to kiss the phil gs2 thread adieu...

look for cheap but functional usb otg and jigs from ebay...i suggest you dont do a diy of them if you have no idea...you can also go to our facebook group (link on my sig) for more info and talks about s2 locally... ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Flash05:
does it work?

i have MHL adapter. if you try to connect HDMI cable using MHL adapter it will not work unless you put power (USB/wall outlet) to the MHL power port.

so im assuming it doesnt work. can you confirm if it works even without external power. if yes, i'll go to CDR King later and get one :)

@jermitano - kinda OT. from your signature, you carry SGS2 and SNote. do you have both on the daily basis? do you pocket it together? is it not to difficult to use, together?
[Galaxy S II General] jermitano:
its just fine...currently im majority on my note as my s2 is elsewhere but when i had them both i juggle between the 2 in usage and in customizing them
[Galaxy S II General] Flash05:
thanks. planning to get one unless i find S-Pen like for S2. i do lots of writing/annotating. sorry for OT.

back to S2. :) im i wish this wifi bug gets fixed soon. its super annoying.
[Galaxy S II General] cyberlion17:
I passed by cd-r king earlier, though I was in a hurry that time. I think I saw the usb-on-the-go accessory I was looking for. It was around 30php. I'm not sure that was it since the shopkeeper was masungit :| The micro-usb port though is the one found in N8. I'll just shave off the port when I buy it :P

Flash05 ever since the time I wrote that I reformatted, I have never come across that bug again :)
[Galaxy S II General] Flash05:
how did you reformat again? factory reset in the settings?

i also did that thru settings. but it is still there :( waaaaaaaaaah
[Galaxy S II General] cyberlion17:
Started first with rooting my unit to install titanium to backup my apps and data. After which I reformatted both USB Storage and SD Card (under storage settings) then I used the factory data reset (under back up and reset settings). :D
[Galaxy S II General] mj0lnir:
hey mates, anyone here using andyX Rom v11?
[Galaxy S II General] lawrrtan:
Guys, what modem is the best to use here? I'm using Globe. ROM is Epilson and XLPS modem plus phenomenal 4.0 extreme. Maybe there's a better modem to provide better reception and battery life? Thanks guys
[Galaxy S II General] asrock37:
Whatever modem you will used no connection with the battery life even you used the modem from europe, usa or any region. much better to use modem of the ROM provided here.

For the reception it is RIL that the ROM uses
[Galaxy S II General] lawrrtan:
So what should i flash to get better reception? Sometimes the reception is not clear when i am talking on the phone
[Galaxy S II General] asrock37:
are you using custom ROM?

if yes, maybe there are libraries that is not compatible with the model of your unit, they had just ported it in other model of the phone.

let say in S1, there are no official ICS released and the ICS that the developer's ported it from Nexus S, so whatever they will do, it will not work as 100%.
[Galaxy S II General] prinzhernan:
Just use the stock radio for our region. I tried different radios and it makes no noticeable difference really.
[Galaxy S II General] asrock37:
not really, Modem for region is to minimized battery which is correct, why the system need not to look for any .

so better flash modem in your own region
[Galaxy S II General] xriel:
dude if you want better battery life, try to flash different kernels...
[Galaxy S II General] astrogambit78:
You can try different modem's dude

try this link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1277593

it's easy, just flash it on cwm. no wipes needed.

but as they say, before flashing anything, make sure to have a nandroid backup -- meaning do a backup on cwm, so if something goes wrong, you can always restore your previous rom setting

hope it helps:D
[Galaxy S II General] haramizuki:
I'm on Globe and using NELP2. Great signal and battery life, for me. :D

i recently tried xxpls but had call problems. so i went back to nelp2.
[Galaxy S II General] astrogambit78:
Hi there!!!

do you have a link for NELP2?

thanks :D

Edit:

i have it...!!
[Galaxy S II General] haramizuki:
let us know if nelp2 worked for you :)
[Galaxy S II General] astrogambit78:
yes, but have to flash RR ver.1.6 or v.1.7 later

Yeah thanks, i'll let u know :)
[Galaxy S II General] neil05:
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[Galaxy S II General] moshshockerz:
USB JIg

guys meron nabang benta usb jig sa mall? :)
[Galaxy S II General] astrogambit78:
i dont know if its available in malls dude,

but you can buy the jig here, see this link:

http://www.tipidcp.com/viewitem.php?iid=3830536

i ordered mine P150 for the Jig and P50 for delivery

just txt the seller dude.

hope it helps u:)

PS: Dude use English language, we've been warned :(
[Galaxy S II General] arsidyumang1985:
Uninstalling themes

Hi guys! can someone help me? i flashed a theme of vertimus, ics domination 4.1, and i want to flash the updated version 4.2, it says in the installation guide that you need to have a rom without themes and mods.

what i did was:

1. flash the stock rom again (to make sure the rom is clean)

2. wipe dalvik and wipe cache

3. flash the v4.2 theme

but, it still got into bootloop. repeated the same procedure and still in bootloop.

...is it the version that's causing the bootloop or am i doing something wrong?

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back tracked on vertumus' post, and probably got the answer. it seems it doesnt support DXLP7.
[Galaxy S II General] geraldgeron:
can i update an S2 to ICS using the software update of the s2? i mean using the s2 itself and not using the kies and computer..thanks..

will the update erases/resets my phone?
[Galaxy S II General] cyberlion17:
That feature is available in our phones, what I don't know however is if samsung pushed the ics FOTA update in the Philippines directly to sgs2. Initially that is how I wanted to make the upgrade (GB to ICS), constantly checking to see if there is a FOTA update, to my disappointment it is always saying that there is no update available. Losing my patience I resorted in updating thru kies. :P Let me also note that after upgrading my phone using kies, no data was erased. :)

I dunno if up to now there is still no update directly from the phone. Try to check it regularly. If you are excited to get ICS, then upgrade thru kies.
[Galaxy S II General] Flash05:
i read in one of the threads here that samsung is busy doing 4.0.4 update for sgs2. i hope it is true.a
[Galaxy S II General] cyberlion17:
yup I read it too. hopefully that update will fix the bugs that are currently in 4.0.3.
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
CM9 is already on 4.0.4. :P

Sent from my CyanogenMOD 9 powered beast of a phone!
[Galaxy S II General] youngpic48:
Try DarkyRom HD XXLPS its fast and smooth with Nova launcher.

DarkyRom HD GT-I9100XXLPS
[Galaxy S II General] dbanzon:
guys im having this 'error processing purchase' message when i try to download an app from the app market. Ive tried clearing data but im still having the same problem. Any suggestions? thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] prinzhernan:
I also experienced this. Uninstall the market updates, clear data, reboot phone.
[Galaxy S II General] Doo:DAce:
Mga kabayan! I just have one question, i'm planning to buy the S2 since the specs are really good but since I'm a newb at this forum, I don't know what are the adviceable odin version, how to root and custom recovery. If anyone can introduce me to the S@ I would be really grateful. I'm 13 and I came from the SGAce forum :D
[Galaxy S II General] prinzhernan:
I think you should try stock firmware and not root and rom first. The s2 as it is is pretty good without having to modify it. If you're still not contented after then just follow the guides in the forums. :)
[Galaxy S II General] Doo:DAce:
I have experienced stock 4.0 for the SII and I wasn't really contented (borrowed a friend's) So I really look forward to rooting and flashing right away. I'm not a newbie at these things though, I have experience through my ace :p
[Galaxy S II General] meinard02:
Hi guys,

im a newbie to the android world... bought a galaxy s2 from widgetcity.com (brandnew) running at 2.3.3 (XWKF3) whenever I connect it to Kies.. it says that im running on the latest firmware.... i want to upgrade it on a stock 2.3.6... or any rom that will help to improve my battery life... any help?

Thanks..

(dont have much time to post a lot since im at work.. sorry)
[Galaxy S II General] astrogambit78:
Here dude watch this one of the videos in youtube for rooting your GS2 just pay close attention and be careful:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiJxSGadjYs&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Goodluck:)
[Galaxy S II General] Flash05:
dxlp9 is released. i just noticed that lately DX firmwares are more stable and have less bugs than the XX.

i cant tell coz im still on stock. just by reading. good morning kabayans!
[Galaxy S II General] DAMAGE_INC29:
on my opinion, better buy a nexus device...better yet wait for the next nexus device coz the galaxy nexus is like a downgrade processorewise compare to galaxy s2

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is there a separate modem for this one? im currently using dxlp7
[Galaxy S II General] prinzhernan:
Why is the processor a downgrade? Even if that were true, with ics the s2 seems slower and the scrolling is horrible.

The only downgrade imo is the camera and sd card slot. The s2 has a way better cam. The same could be said for the s2 and I have both gnex and s2. The s2 is like a downgrade from pure vanilla ics. Hehe.
[Galaxy S II General] Flash05:
^ which is better for you, gnex or sgs2 -- overall?

i feel that sgs2 ics is half-baked, bugs are left behind. i doubt samsung will release a fix for these..
[Galaxy S II General] blancer:
guys, those who are already using DXLP9, please post your reviews.

thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] prinzhernan:
Honestly gs2 on gingerbread rocks. On ics it's half baked. Depends on the user kasi. But if I were to recommend a phone to someone it's the gs2. Personally, I love gnex because it's performance with ics is superb. :)
[Galaxy S II General] francis820:
ei guys, just tried the lp9 and i immediately noticed the faster response compared to lp7. nabasa ko lang sa ibang forums that there's a notorious bug called sleep of death present sa lp9 version ng cf root so i'm currently stuck w/ lp7 just to keep me rooted. unfortunately the kernel in lp7 dragged down my phone back to lp7 performance as well.
[Galaxy S II General] Flash05:
how about wifi bug switch on dxlp9?

@prinzhernan - thanks for the feedback. sgs2 + gb is superb than on ICS. i just wish that the rumor samsung is baking 4.0.4 for sgs2.
[Galaxy S II General] thinwhitestripes:
Have you tried Faryaab's F1 rom? I'm currently using it coming from checkrom v6. It supposedly makes your gs2 a nexus device. Since I don't have a gnex, I don't really know how much of this is true. lol
[Galaxy S II General] glynnpel:
Hello everyone. Just wondering if there is such thing as an animated app icons ? or an animated app widget ? I've been trying to find one but for the life of me..i could never find it. Does it even exist. Thanks and any info is much appreciated.
[Galaxy S II General] astrogambit78:
Hi guys,

have this problem again with APN settings for GLOBE (Prepaid).

its working 2 days ago then its not working again:o:o:o:o

anyone can help me with these APN settings?, i cant download settings from the sim toolkit also, maybe my problem is the sim toolkit.apk itself.

can you pls send me the Proxy and Auth. type for MMS and Internet (for GLOBE)

thanks guys:)
[Galaxy S II General] deltashock:
Well here's what I have

Name: myGlobe Internet Prepaid

APN: http.globe.com.ph

Proxy: Not set all the way to MMS Port

MCC: 515

MNC: 02

APN protocol: IPv4

For MMS

Name: myGlobe MMS

APN: mms.globe.com.ph

MMS proxy: 203.177.42.214

Mind you Im still using that powersurf/supersurf bug happy me :D

Sent from my Casio ES-991plus
[Galaxy S II General] elms327:
Guys, where in davao city can we buy a battery cover for our s2 and how much? Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] Flash05:
not specifically in davao but you can buy one in service centers. price is around 700. i already asked here in manila. i thought of buying white except that they dont have yet that time becaues it wasnt released officially yet.

perhaps now i might check and get a white one.
[Galaxy S II General] PaulitoX77:
its quite expensive at the samsung stores.

I got mine from e-bay. It costed me 10 dollars for two pieces. Free shipping too (2 weeks)
[Galaxy S II General] prinzhernan:
Problem with eBay you're not sure if it's OEM or not.
[Galaxy S II General] PaulitoX77:
exactly, i crossed my finger and just wish they would fit.

Obviously there were not original but they did fit. I badly needed them for my Anker batteries. I kept the original one and used the one i bought. After so many battery changes its still okay lol. I was expecting it to crack or break but so far so good so my 400 was worth it compared to me buying the real oem at 700 a pop.

But you are right, i could have gotten the real bad ones, the ones that wont even fit lol. Its a hassle when that happens
[Galaxy S II General] FireboltRiver:
Hi everyone. I'm newly registered here. Do you know any good cases for SGSII available here? I'm looking for one that covers the metallic edges around the phone (I'm afraid it scratches easily). Is Otterbox Commuter good? or is it too bulky? I browsed for some cases sa SM North Cyberzone and I think I saw SGP neo hybrid cases sa Samsung Store. Salamat! :)
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
The edges aren't metallic, they are plastic. :)

Myself, I use a Nillkin soft case and it fits perfectly. Even with my Samsung extended battery in place.

Sent from my 80GB CyanogenMOD 9 + N.E.A.K. powered beast!
[Galaxy S II General] astrogambit78:
Thanks Dude:D

i'l set my APN

btw, whats the powersurf/supersurf bug??? :D:D:D
[Galaxy S II General] timoti.sy:
I've tried a lot of cases including the SGP neo hybrid case and the Otterbox Commuter. Gave away my SGP and stuck with the Otterbox. It makes your phone twice as thick (or more). But I treat it like I treat a Nokia flashlight phone and it still looks great underneath (I checked).

For a worry free experience, you can't go wrong with the case. Bulk and heft aren't much of a problem.

If it was, the SGP would be alright, too i guess. The rubber gets warped though after some time.
[Galaxy S II General] Flash05:
guys question. i recently got myself note. i compared it with sgs2's display same settings (dynamic, 50% brightness, etc.) white is whiter in note.

is this normal? due to different type of amoled?
[Galaxy S II General] prinzhernan:
Samsung currently has problems with quality control in amoled screens hence the difference in whiteness. Some people have pure white, some have violet tinted white and some have yellowish white screens.
[Galaxy S II General] Flash05:
oh shoot. thanks for the info.
[Galaxy S II General] deltashock:
It gives you unlimited net for 1 month, some reported it only work 1-2days some extended for days
[Galaxy S II General] airwax:
The power surf on globe takes only 800mb per day. Not really unlimited.
[Galaxy S II General] xytherion:
what bug? care to share? XD
[Galaxy S II General] intheb0x:
Can anyone please rip the keyboard from one of your phillipines system dumps?

I need it because I hear it's the best keyboard out there due to not having to deal with patent issues and so on Ty
[Galaxy S II General] intheb0x:
Heard this is the keyboard to have, they have no patent rules there and the keyboard is top notch with everything loaded in unlike here and other parts of the world because of patents and apples hissy fits lol(so i hear)

can anyone rip or post one the korean and phillipines sgs 2 firmwares are available.

heres the video i first heard about it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGEZUlEGeEE

If we get the right dev or someone that knows what they are doing (not me lol) we can have this amazing keyboard as well!

Here's a testimonial front someone.

"I saw this keyboard in action from my cousin's GS2 from Korea. It's insane. I can type on it all day at probably 95% accuracy. With my stock gingerbread keyboard, I'd be lucky to hit 80%"

the keyboard part starts at like 3:57
[Galaxy S II General] deltashock:
There's no more bug it was patch already.

Too late

Only downside of globe & TM they have capped limit :( but who cares if you can use it for free :D
[Galaxy S II General] astrogambit78:
oh man... that sucks... need that bug:D:D:D
[Galaxy S II General] cyberlion17:
Finally I was able to buy usb OTG for the SGS2! I bought it in greenhills for the price of 350php. Oh and I was wondering, I also bought a sandisk class 2 16GB microsd HC card there, it was around 750php. I am a bit skeptical if it was truly an original sandisk mem card since I expected a higher price for it. Can anybody shed me some light as to how I maybe able to know if what I bought was counterfeit? (Tested its write and read speed, it was 6.8 MB/s and 13.1 MB/s respectively, using sd tools in android)
[Galaxy S II General] Flash05:
can you post pic of your USB OTG? I'm planning to get one too. :)
[Galaxy S II General] redisol:
350PHP for an OTG? It a bit overpriced. You can buy it at Sulit for P150 only. Add 50 php if shipped!
[Galaxy S II General] rawr.itservin:
Anyone use mms with TM?

I noticed i havnt gotten any message settings. Does this mean its already installed?