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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alphaace007:
For Sure i'm happy

it's been 3 plus years that i've been waiting for a phone that could compete with the Iphone. I just about broke down this year and bought the dreaded iphone 4g.

The Galaxy phone is not without it's fault, like allshare; however, i'm sure Samsung will fix that in due time. This Phone makes Windows 7 seem like 1980's software. Well done Samsung, and thank you for the WoW feeling from this phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewluecke:
Allshare works fine here.. Been using it for ages..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alovell83:
I tried to ditch LauncherPro as well, but between swipe gestures and the dock I think it's worth giving up 10-20 MB, if I had a different usage pattern I might not have 15-20MB to spare, but since I do it's customization and functionality is a bit better for me.

10% No is scary? Really? You realize, especially for a very demanding crowd like XDA is that this is above the industry average (I don't actually know the poll results in other XDA devices, so perhaps this could be about average or below average, but for the general public this is quite high and I'd expect it to be worse due to this being XDA and plenty of GPS problems.) I think with a GPS fix you get at least a few, if not half of that percentage back. 1 in at least 10-20 people want perfect GPS, so many would vote no if they haven't already ditched the device.

Some of the improvements have come from Samsung as well though, people flashing beta ROMs isn't the same as flashing approved FW upgrades, but that's Samsung labor there.

Battery drain is in line with this size device and these functions running, if you do a lot of internet browsing then you have to blame AMOLED and yourself because of the power drain from whites.

I can read the Galaxy S on very sunny days, in direct sunlight, with sunglasses on! That's plucking super to me.

No, in correct, but the main culprit for the cases you are correct is the way Samsung has set up the device to use all the storage out of the box, I wish there was an option to partition it to shut people up like you (no offense, I'm not trying to make this personal, but the main people I've read on the subject really want their cake and to eat it to).

GPS is unforgivable for those that need it, but that's user dependent.

Personally, I never look at the back cover, if you do, "you're holding it wrong!". I never look past the beauty of a 4.0" screen. Also, show me an EVO or Desire this thin available today, then I'll concede the point to you, this is a lovely piece of engineering and in this case it's a form and function being this thin without a trade-off.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vogie:
Hello Jan Chelso (nice movie from korea ;) )

are you a Sumsong partner or worker ?

did you worked in sumsung company ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fifo_thekid:
YES :)

1- I've never had GPS issues. I've been using NDrive on iPhone and then SGS for 2 years already and I can see that SGS is much better. In fact, I'm getting really superior GPS performance that, unlike iPhone, I can get good GPS signal inside the shopping malls!

2- The lag problem is really annoying, but it can be fixed by just flashing custom rom and then the lag fix application. Although it doesn't solve the problem 100%, but one restart per day wouldn't hurt.

3- Although I can see that the battery is not that long lasting one, but I have to introduce two arguments here: first, most of the new smartphones with those big monitors, 3G networks and WIFI have short battery life, so Samsung is not worse than the others. Second, I have chargers everywhere, placed in a comfortable location so that I can use the phone all the time while charging.

4- As for the finishing, it is not as polished as iPhone 4. Not even close to that. However, I like the way it looks although no one of my friends liked it

5- WIFI performance is a little poor when compared to iPhone, but still it has always been OK for me.

6- I didn't find the Android platform that OPEN: there are much more tweaks on the iPhone, believe me, I know what I'm talking about. I've always dreamed of full-fledged Linux distribution working on the phone easily, but the only thing I could find so far is some heavily hacked, half backed Ubuntu port. I can't access the Android Paid Applications, although I've tried every possible method in the world including formatting and wiping everything.

For my personal favourites, I really like the weight and thinness factors. I was surprised by the nice games offered by Gameloft as I'm an avid mobile gamer (that's why I spend long time in the toilet ;-) )

I like the way I can copy files easily and the way I can port backups between ROM updates.

My hopes are really high for a good software update in the coming two months.

All-in-all, I might quit the Android platform, which I started using heavily less than two months ago, if there will be no polished OS (high expectations for Gingerbread) and the gaming experience will not get better (PSP Phone Games on SGS, anyone?).

Hope that this was helpful
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alovell83:
I assume you just didn't list rooting and "market enabler" because it's the first thing that everyone goes for, right? Also, I assume for a partial fix you go to alternative marketplaces like Slideme, right?

Also, as far as Android being open, I think you are confusing the issue a bit. It doesn't mean that any and everything is available to Android. In one sense of the word it means you can natively install any apk you wish, without having to go through the marketplace without needing to jailbreak. In another sense, it means that an OEM can pick it up and use it for their next phone without having to pay a license fee and can alter the code (just like AT&T forces in order to actually "close" the platform making point 1 moot until you hack it). Both of these are the exact opposite of the iPhone, where you have 1 marketplace and no OEM can build on iOS. It doesn't mean, fully customizable out of the box, or able to run ubuntu natively, even though both are built on linux. One last thing it might mean, though I'm not sure, is you can develop for Android without actually having to pay a developer fee, IIRC there is something like a $100 fee to be an official developer and get apps into the marketplace. Also, you don't haev to have an Apple OS to develop for the platform, you can have a mac that runs linux, or a wintel that runs linux or a straight up linux box (the ins-and-outs of the past two points aren't really something I'm very familiar with, so if anyone can correct any misconception I have, feel free). Yes, Android lacks the polish of iOS, but as far as gaming goes all we need is the market to continue to desire high-end powerful devices because the market and market shares are growing just so fast that the development (possibly even the ubuntu you crave) will come in due time.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alovell83:
same here, but I have read users who have had issues, there are threads. One or two people came across fixes that seem like more bother than a user should have to go through. Also, in some cases, it's just the file coding, which is a different issue and not something we shouldn't bring up as a negative.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salmanslick:
happy overalll, except for cheap plastic build
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alovell83:
The calls for different material being used are up there with touchwiz complaints as my biggest gripes against complainers. Keep in mind that there are cost issues, the Epic is essentially the most expensive mass market smartphone in the US between the $250 contract price, plus having a $10 monthly premium next to the Streak at the same price.

Bonus's on plastic:

Easily and cheap to replace, easy to access the battery, shock resistant to better handle falls without cracking the screen, better for heat concerns and it has Gorilla Glass.

Gorilla Glass + plastic >>> (much better than) regular glass + aluminum

>>> = much greater than
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fifo_thekid:
I rooted and tried Eris Market Fix, manually copying the build.prop file and editing the contents of the file on multiple ROMs, still it didn't work although I'm sure that the procedure was carried successfully. The point is: why are they blocking us from watching the paid applications? It's OK if I can't buy but at least I want to see them to get an idea of what is available, and may be, purchasing them from other sources

Any APK?

I thought that there are many software (Titanium Backup, ROM Manager, and Voice Hack) that can't work without rooting, which is synonymous to jailbreaking. By definition: jailbreaking is the process that allows users to access any software or hardware capability without any restriction, which = rooting. Right?

Although this point is correct, as a user I don't care about whether the OEM will pay license fees or not!

In addition to that, making the OS free doesn't make it anymore open. Microsoft Windows is not free still I find it more open than Android, since it gives you better documentation on how to do low level tasks, while Google doesn't.

I can't understand why Google didn't make it a "fully customizable out of the box, or able to run ubuntu natively, even though both are built on linux"?

The FIRST thing that anybody hearing about Android things about is running a Linux distro on the device, but then everybody that I talked to was so disappointed when he knew that there's no fully working Linux Distribution until now working on the device.

There are already a couple of iOS SDKs that run on MS Windows like this:

WiSDK. In addition to that, you can always run Mac OS inside a virtual machine. At the end, I don't think that his will make a huge difference for the developer since the final software will run on an emulator, which negates the deficiencies of the OS.

Targeting the Android has its own problems too. If you check the Wikipedia article about Android, you will find that the dependence on a non-standard Java implementation is a big hustle for the developers; it is neither easy to port J2ME and J2SE applications nor to port their iPhone Objective-C applications.

Here comes one of the biggest problems facing the Android platform. The fact that there's no standardized hardware architecture, in addition to the above mentioned programming issues, is one of the biggest challenges facing the Android games developers. I've purchase all the new games of Android from Gameloft. I admit that they are comparable to the iPhone games, if not better. Still, the company has to create different versions for different phone categories. I don't know for how long they will keep doing this before switching completely to the more profitable, easier to track iOS.

This is said, I will still stick to the Android OS since I'm so optimistic about the future of this platform. However, I'm so disappointed that after more than one year of the release of this platform, it is still facing some fundamental problems that Google doesn't want to resolve because of its Apple-ish greed. :mad:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zoran1977:
Awesome phone :)

Title says it all. More then happy with the phone!

I got it 5 days ago and I would probably have to wait a little bit longer (phone will be on sale again in september) because a phone was just for companies and not ordinary people but I have a friend (I totally forgot about her. I would tell her sooner to get me the phone) who works their so... :D

So... Like I said... Using it for six days and for now:

1. no LAG issue, working great

2. BATTERY: I charged it yesterday in the morning (battery was full at 11 AM) and now I am on 43%. I think this is awesome. And during the night I putted my phone in flight mode and lost 2% of the battery in eight hours.

3. GPS: tested it today. Seven different locations and navigation worked perfectly.

4. WIFI: Is not working that great. I have a router around three meters away and I am not getting full signal. This is only thing which I can complain about the phone.

And one OFFTOPIC question: I am a huge pokerstars player, so, is there any way to play it from the phone beside using VNC?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dakine:
Hmmm cost issues? They could have done us all a favor, stuck to stock android, less lag and saved them money at the same time.

I don't really care since i always use a rubber skin anyway but a metal back would have made a practically insignificant difference in cost to samsung and besides they could have just raised the price by one dollar. Heat? Last I checked metal is a much better heat conductor than plastic, i'd rather have the back get hot than the internals of the phone. (try using your gps when your phone is hot you'll see what i mean) And what does the glass have to do with the back? We can have fancy glass and a metal case just like other devices out there. Sorry but there is little logic in your post.

Why should a consumer have to wait for months for a manufacturer to fix an obvious defect? This is not some insignificant bug, companies shouldn't release unfinished/malfunctioning products. The average life of a smartphone is what....18 months? Well then I'd like my money back for the percentage of that time that it doesn't work properly. What I'm trying to say is that the responsibility lies entirely with the manufacturer not the consumer. I know plenty of pcs, cars, cameras and other products that work perfectly as stated by their manufacturer.

Hey the SGS is a really nice phone but Samsung just decided to skip most of the Beta testing. If they fix it in a day, week, month then it will be a great phone but right now after 3 months since release they still haven't fixed the obvious problems. I can relate to the many users out here saying for them its great and lagfree and the gps works fine and all that but try saying that after you have actually used it for a couple months, its only a matter of time till your gps goes wonky and you start getting pissed because samsung is working on producing tablets instead of fixing the broken stuff they already sold.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alovell83:
I don't think these are APKs/apps, these are bootloaders/ROMs, etc. There's a difference. Jailbreaking and rooting are not synonymous and part of the reason why sometimes getting root access isn't easy (Droid X) is because the OS is open source so the OEM can do as they please with it.

You are choosing how to define open, I'd prefer to let a developer speak more to you on the issue rather than taking this conversation over my head.

As far as the game development goes, iOS has it's own issues as well. In my understanding, A developer definitely has more work to do in Android, however the work will be easier ported to Palm OS, Symbian and other devices and vice versa, unlike Apple where they have now changed to a more proprietary coding that will give them the benefit of more exclusive titles (due to developers not being able to easily port) and more games will be optimized for the device. However, iOS market share is decreasing, so at this point, it'll take some time to see where a developers time can actually be best utilized. Today, it's iOS, but in 2 years that's what is going to be the defining factors for the future.

There is still potential for Google to make changes to make it easier developers, but over time some things will just take care of themselves. E.g. imagine double their market share and paid apps in every country, you've just essentially increased the market of devices well over 10x with potentially the best future growth potential (still have to see if Android growth teeters out in the next 12 months to do any proper forecasting, but I used to do market analysis after University). That will bring more developers, which will create a more market, etc etc.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alovell83:
You think that unibody aluminum is cheap? It's not, also, it's not just the cost of procurement that goes into the cost of a device, it's the ease of use in the fabrication process. The glass has to do with the back because of the trade-offs that manufacturers have to make when they are trying to meet pricing targets while keeping profitability. The other part of what I was talking about goes with the drop tests, if you want to keep your fancy screen after a drop, then aluminum isn't as good a choice. My logic in both views, is not flawed at all, again, why not ask "Why doesn't every manufacturer use part X, it's so cheap." These things add up and sometimes you have to make sacrifices and there are plenty of users who prefer the plastic due to the shock absorbing and replacement qualities. If I list: the processor, the screen, (both unavailable on other Android devices) and then tell you that before this was released it was widely speculated that this would offer Samsung lower margins than any other high-end device released in the last year would I fault them for their choice? Absolutely not, plus there are other things that would've been cheap to put in that could also didn't make the cut, or other things that could've been cut in place of aluminum, but these are the trade-offs.

Personally, I'm on the fence, I'll take either, both have their positive aspects and plastic doesn't "look as good" but again, I don't even look at the plastic so I couldn't care less as far as the looks go.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dakine:
First, aluminum machining isn't nearly as expensive as you think, especially not for a large company like that. And second, who said anything about a unibody? They could have kept the case as it is and just make the cover out of metal. The minor drop resistance here is not caused by the fact that it is made from plastic but the fact that that the cover is not rigidly attached to the screen so that if the phone gets an impact the cover will detach spilling the battery and perhaps slightly lessen the impact. The same result could have easily been achieved with an aluminum back it makes no difference.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewluecke:
Metal absorb's heat, but reflects radio waves, so you'd have to use plastic at the bottom anyway, or use an external antenna (as Apple did) This complicates the manufacturing process.

Also, aluminium probably wont help heat dissipation much anyway if it isn't physically connected to the CPU (you'd have a layer of air trapped there still), and to make it useful, you'd need to modify the internal plastic too, to use some metal. Even the HTC legend uses plastic internally, I suspect to reduce risk of short circuit. Has anyone ever gotten this phone smoking hot, where you can barely touch it? Because solder melts at 90deg C, and the CPU probably cuts off at 100 (I know my Intel Pentium 3 did), but possibly under-clocks before then to manage heat. I agree that it might be nice, but I question whether it would truly create any real benefits
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reddoom16:
YES!

After using a TD2 for the last 8 months, there's not much I can complain about on this phone.

Sure the GPS is next to useless, but it's not like that's a problem which won't be fixed in time.

I don't regret dumping windows mobile, and 7 looks too limited for my liking :cool:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beekie:
193 votes for yes , great phone and a iphone 4 killer thats for sure

In test the samsung wins on several uploads foor instant internetpage , load a movie etc.

tested this now for a week very nice ans best phone at the moment voor me !:)

Samsung has don a great job
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MOJO783010:
I am not going to vote or even give a YES or NO , i'm just going to say that the SGS like all phones is a matter of taste. I, for one like it, because I am a tech junky and a linux fan, so from my point of view it's a great device/os. Yes , I agreea that samsung did a very poor implementation of the android os on this phone, and it doesn't do justice to the hardware at all, and yes they have (if they have it at all) the most lacking client service/support I ever seen , but for me, I am used to that every day so it's not a big deal. In conclusion , I want to say that not everyone can adapt or transition from symbian or winmobo or ios. Android is still a young platform so there are a lot of things that need to be changed. But overall it's my platform of choice. As for the sgs I kind of like tinckering with it so again it's not a big deal. I kind of understand the people that came from other platforms/brands, it's frustrating when you pay 600 $ for a phone that doesn't work out of the box.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brunes:
ex-Symbian user here.

While I agree android has less out-of-the-box stuff than Symbian, you gotta understand, it has much much more add-on apps. Also, compared to Android, Symbian's touch interface is clunky and not very friendly. This makes sense when you remember Symbian's roots.

I think your concerns sound mostly just like you have to get used to Android... switching platforms is always a learning curve. Once you get used to it I think you will appreciate the ease of it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spandsbab:
I have had my I9000 for more than two weeks now and I am still learning a lot from this phone... The UI is not as bad as they say (I think its because some people never really used it and try to learn about it before they made their very intelligent posts) and I am having fun adjusting it to my desire (no pun on Sense UI intended).

But as far as all my expectations are concerned, I am satisfied with it (and I have not even rooted my phone yet as I am waiting for the Froyo update). The screen is what really won me over though when I first saw it...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spandsbab:
Nice one here, sounds like it came from a happy single guy!:D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] borchgrevink:
NOT happy because of all the lag.... Not inclined to use any hacks yet. This should work out of the box. If not fixed I will switch to Desire HD.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GUNG:
yes this samsung galaxy s is the best phone about at the min ..real powerhouse....:)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
I'm changing my opinion from No to Yes (with a caveat).

I've been running Euro firmware XFJM6 for a day, and it's the first firmware that seems stable, lag-free and has an acceptable GPS. This is a good thing, and shows the phone can perform acceptably without any hacks. The above-mentioned caveat is that I'm a YES if the phone ships with this or better ROM straight from Samsung.

As mentioned originally, I like tweaking my phone. I like custom ROMs if they improve performance or change the look and feel because I WANT to. I was not happy that with the SGS as shipped, I HAD to flash new ROMs and "fixes" and hacks to try to get the phone to perform acceptably.

Flashing a new ROM isn't unreasonable if it's simple and actually fixes the problems. Apple's made iPhone owners do it many times, and I never faulted them for that, so I won't Samsung. The difference is that the iPhone was never unusable out of the box, and for me, as shipped, the SGS was.

Anyways, happy camper here with the SGS at this time, and think I'm suggesting it to my friend to replace his iPhone 3G with.

P.S. - there's now doubt this is the best hardware on the market right now, which was part of the disappointment, such wonderful hardware that was crippled with such disappointing software bugs.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsparakov:
Yes for me, but I would never recommend this phone to a user that doesn't have the interest or time to tinker with amazing hardware with half-baked software. Too many unnecessary man-hours were put into creating bloat apps that many don't seem to care for. It's extremely sad that the only thing holding this phone back is mostly the software. There's so much potential. I'm crossing my fingers for a happy September!!