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[Galaxy S I9000 General] mensaphone:
Looking to purchase a i9000 for my Dad to use on Optus in Australia and AT&T in the US.

Anything I need to be aware of?

Suggestions of where to purchase in the US or in AU?

(CDMA guy here, so all this gsm/sim stuff is new to me O.o)

Thanks!

or if he should get a different phone altogether :p
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Stovemeister:
The last charge I did over the weekend didn't quite last 3 days- but then half an hour of Angry Birds tends to stuff up anyone's amazing battery stats :)

Today my phone has had a ton of use, texts/calls etc, as I manage a reasonable sized business and was sorting the next fortnight's staffing. At 65% now after 13hrs off charge, and over an hour of display time.

I am sorry I didn't quote usage pattern over the weekend, but really - even on standby how many charges last 3 days? And I was using the phone- just not as much as through the week.

If I ever start with the "omfg this fone suxx0r" style trash, I'd expect a bit of a rebuke, but really, I was just offering an observation.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ktuluz:
Sorry. No you. Just raged a little because of all the pointless battery related posts my mind has ingested. Thanks for the more detailed usage report. Sounds about same as my battery usage. Got 21 hours. With about 3-4 hours screen on time. 3G data on only when screen on Today
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Shanakin:
Not really an expert on it but I believe the international SGS supports all the bands required for ATT. However I seem to recall that ATT uses an unusual band for data or something (same as Telstra I believe). I have read that it is possible to change which bands are active by changing some hidden settings, or you might need to flash an appropriate modem in order to get 3G. I think it should be possible to get it to work however.

Other than that, just standard things to be aware of are to expect crappy GPS and there is a filesystem problem in the stock firmwares, especially older ones, that can make the phone really laggy. There are easy fixes to this however which involve flashing a new kernal. Pretty much all custom roms and kernals now support this feature.

P.S. It amazes me that USA still uses CDMA. It's odd.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mensaphone:
Thanks for the heads up, I'll look into it. Crappy GPS eh? Wanna sell me yours :D

Yeah, been with Sprint for over a decade...having a sim card would be handy I must admit
[Galaxy S I9000 General] me_ashman:
Just a question, what sort of rom is everyone using? Is it deodexed or not? Reason I ask is since changing to deodexed rom I've noticed the battery chews out quicker not alot more but slightly more. On stock jvk it was pretty good but switch and it changed.

Sent from my fingers
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Psykar:
I'm using deodexed JVB myself. I haven't tried the odexed version, but from what I read the deodexed version may use more battery for the first few cycles as it needs to recreate caches. Once those are created they're about equal. Anytime you mod any of the system apks or frameworks etc it may need to re-create some of those caches and so battery life may drop again for a bit.

Part of what odexed does is come with part of these caches already created, hence why stock is odexed by default (disclaimer: this is my take from reading on xda, I'm no expert and could be completely off the mark :P )
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ktuluz:
Using colds rom at the moment. Touchwiz4 is fc on me atm tho. Very clean rom otherwise.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] deadey3:
using Debus G1 Rom very good battery, moderate - heavy usage got about 36hrs :)

TW4 is force closes on me so changed back to launcher pro :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ktuluz:
Yeh I went back to zeam launcher on Coldmod. Tw4 bit too buggy yet
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
to those who recommended the batteries + charger pack from globle_fire on eBay...very impressed; loving the charger with the bright pink/blue led light :D battery seems pretty good so far, cheers !
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dogz85:
ok, i am on telstra , i updated to darkies v10 RC5.3.

i flashed the base rom and followed all the steps.

now i dont get any cell coverage.

any ideas.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
well telstra uses 850 band or whatever I think so you need an 850 compatible modem I believe ? not 100% sure tho
[Galaxy S I9000 General] John.frisina:
Has anyone had their phone un-root itself? Mine did for some reason.

I have no idea how, but I went to use titanium earlier on and an error came up saying that I didn't have root when I know I have.

I re-rooted through speedmod cwm and now all is well again but I have no idea how it happened in the first place.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Spectrejester:
Beaver2233 was spot on. To regain signal you need to flash a 850 modem. Just do a quick search and you should find a few.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] maark11:
i am also on rc5 and the jvk modem works well..i am now trying jpg modem from this post....:

http://www.darkyrom.com/community/index.php?threads/zsjpg-modem-on-rc5-is-the-nuts.2454/.....

also here is a list of modems...:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=876391

try typing in *#0011# and see what band you are on

mark
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Preetish_cool:
Optus

which one is the first optus firware
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dogz85:
thanks have been wanting a list of modems, def not working with recommended modem or or the alternate

( in darky's configure app )

i reflashed back to the clean rom in darkys instructions and then flashed coldmod rom, but it wont let be set to 850mhz....

i am going to flash back to a frayo and see how it is... worried the cell chip has stopped or something.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] trent083:
Is there a thread around that explains exactly what needs to be done (rooting?) to flash a custom rom onto your sgs? Looking at getting one of these over the sgsII (not looking for wank factor in a phone)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] maark11:
i think most will work on optus...its just telstra has problems because or the 850 freq
[Galaxy S I9000 General] maark11:
i went from 9.5 to RC4 then RC5 using the instructions on darkys site and after heaps of research....modem has worked the whole time..You can change settings by typing *#2263#...read through this thread lots of info on modems for aussies...

forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1599816#r28172559

and this for setting 850

androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s/258859-how-enable-850mhz-3g-network-frequency-your-samsung-i9000-galaxy-s.html
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
not sure, but look in the sgs development thread...its really not difficult (assuming the phone has download/recovery mode, which I'm certain majority do). All you basically need to do, for custom roms is flash a custom kernel file to the phone using a program called Odin (very simple process) and than once you have that you chuck the custom rom .zip on to the phones SD card and flash..thats just a basic summary. I'm happy to help you (via pm) if you need any assistance if you decide to choose the sgs :)

note: custom kernels have an option allowing a one-step process to root :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rDetail:
Hi guys I'm very new to the Android community. I just recieved my SGS, I'm on a $29 cap with 3 mobile.

At the moment I'm still in the process of crawling through threads trying to digest all of this new infomation and would really appreciate it if you guys could point me in the direction of some essential threads (I'm already reading through the stickys but please feel free to mention those that you feel are particularly important).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] trent083:
Ill take a look at it, thanks mate, ill let you know if I need any more help :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Lord_Lucifer_666:
Hi all

Well after reading through lots of threads and countless posts Im as confused as ever.

I have the optus SGS with stock froyo 2.2 and the voodoo 5.5 lagfix/audio kernel installed.

My phone is rooted with Z4Root

I changed to voodoo 5.5 with sgs kernel flasher from the market

Ive also installed Rom manager from the market but for some reason that doesnt recognise that I have clockworkmod installed (part of the voodoo kernel as far as I know...CWM version 2.5.1.3)

I wanted to put the stock 2.2.1(downloaded european XWJS8 ... apparently this is the latest version) update on My phone from samfirmwares ...but this is where Im totally lost on what to do next ....I am a total noob when it comes to flashing Roms on the SGS ...I havent used Odin or Heimdall

Ive also read posts on the dvelopement board as suggested above but that leads to even more confusion...

Would I be better off going to the rom kitchen and cooking a rom and installing from the SD card (Im assuming I will have to install CWM from Rom manager to get this to work )

Is their any straight forward tutes to explain what I need to do so that I dont kill My beloved SGS lol
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
well first of all I'm assuming you have both download mode and recovery mode? if yes than read on. First of all, js8 2.2.1 isn't the newest, but certainly the 'best' (to many). In your case, I would recommend using romkitchen as you stated and flash through CWM. However I would first recommend flashing a newer kernel (personally Speedmod kernel). To do this, simply flash it using Odin OR if you do not want to use Odin, download SGS Kernel Flasher from the market. Then once you have flashed that (and downloaded your cooked rom) simply throw the rom package on to your phones SD card. Now enter recovery mode (home+volume up+power). Now using the volume keys to go up/down and power button as select, go to install .zip from SD card (Note: do not confuse with install update .zip). Now select choose .zip file (2nd selection I believe) and direct to your rom that you cooked up and select install. Now it will install, note that first boot will take longer than normal :) anymore questions send us a PM (I'm sure I didn't explain myself very well, trying to make it as easy as possible).

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=566805&d=1302623566

that's the speedmod kernel, flashable using either Odin or SGS Kernel Flasher (recommended for you as you already have root access)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Lord_Lucifer_666:
just what I needed to know beaver....your a legend man ....many many thanks :)

one other thing ...after flashing speedmod ... do I need to delete caches/davlik and restore to factory or wont this matter with the wipe all cooked roms
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
pm
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dogz85:
Ok so I am now extremely frustrated. I am on Telstra and need the 850mhz

I have followed instructions to flash darkys latest ginger Rom. I ended up will no coverage/no service. I assumed this to be the modem version.

I flashed back to the frayo I was using and very thing works.

I then decided to find a ginger with report of working with the 850mhz and so flashed coldmod. Still no service.

Any Telstra users with working ginger Rom on sgs?

edit: sorry just read back, will have to try a few dif modems, this is def not working on JVB, getting unknown base band. and no service ...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Fade777:
Galaxy s 2

Guys... does ANYONE know when the HELL the GS2 is released in australia and on what carrier... I'm in Melb, southeast berbs and every1 I talk to looks at me like I'm smoking crack when I ask?? :confused: friggin waited nearly an hour in the TELSTRA shop at fountain gate just to be told that I can't preorder one untill they are released ?? frigging snappers... :(

Bet yea if i ask about the white iphone4 they'll tell me straight away... :mad:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Lord_Lucifer_666:
All I can say is WOW .... for all of you out there who havent tried cooking a rom and installing then your missing out HUGELY.

Many thanks to beaver for helping Me out and answering My dumb questions lol

Most of you will probably know how to do it ...but for the noobs like Me who stumbled across this thread heres what I used

First of all I flashed the latest speedmod kernel (K13e) with SGS kernel flasher from the market (its free,but you need to have your phone rooted...Z4root will do this for 2.2 and below)

Cooked Rom:

Base Rom : XWJS8 v9.9.5 WIPE

CSC : XSA

Kernel : Hardcore's Kernel *RECOMMENDED*SpeedMod K13D with HZ=500

Modem : JPY (works great in outer Perth area)

and then picked pretty much standard apps and tweaks etc ....I did find having multiple Launchers very annoying as even though you choose one as default like touchwiz (samsung standard) it always opened GOlauncher first ....and once you have cooked them into a rom its a pain the the arse to try and remove them.... also dont make the mistake I did and not click on the swype section (I love swype) because it doesnt cook with swype as standard.... you have to select.

One other thing pointed out to Me by beaver (ur still a legend lol) is not to mix up JS8 base rom with other none JS8 things like keybaord etc...unless you want to that is.

Also after flashing the Rom I then reinstalled everything that I wanted but then went back to SGS kernel flasher and RE-flashed the latest speedmod kernel (K13e) because when you install the cooked Rom it puts the old speedmod K13D kernel on .... The reason I did this was because of the difference in voodoo sound codec (old speed mod has V4 ... new speedmod has V7)

and thats it .....My SGS is now friggin awesome.

I hope My ramblings made sense and someone (just like Me) will find the info helpful

Thanks all for this great aussie thread :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
Hehe glad your enjoying it :P
[Galaxy S I9000 General] me_ashman:
Gs2 on EBay mate ^^^.

You should try criskelo 4.2 with damiengto 2.1 it absolutely flies.

Sent via ET and he phoned it in.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] poyda69:
Best Modem for Melbourne.

Hi All.

I am in Melbourne, i work in a factory that drops the signal on my SGS (OPTUS) down to -105 - -111. I am using the XXJVK modem at the moment but have used the ZSJPG before updating my ROM to "Juwe's 4.2"

Does anyone know what gives the best reception Signal?

Thanks in Advance.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] trent083:
Really don't know what to do, wait till the end of the week and get the incredible s (no root access at present) or go with the sgs....the only thing putting me off the sgs is the camera (no flash)

Whats it like for you guys that have it, does it do the job?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] me_ashman:
Does the job easily for me

I was the same as you...want camera with flash but really havent had a need for it yet.

Sent via ET and he phoned it in.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Lord_Lucifer_666:
Useless for pics in the dark...but then again who the hell takes pics in the dark...besides peeping toms lol

SGS has so much customisation though....I can live without a flash for that fact alone :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Shanakin:
If you can wait a month or two the SGS2 will probably be out which is vastly superior in many ways, has seemingly fixed all the flaws in the first one and does include a bright flash and a better camera.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Lord_Lucifer_666:
very true ...and looks like a bloody awesome phone on the specs
[Galaxy S I9000 General] John.frisina:
Hey all, took the plunge and went to coldmod's JVB rom. So far so good. Speed is good, interface is pretty.

Haven't taken the battery for a complete workout yet, and I'm still assessing the JVK modem. An issue that has come up is that the market isn't recognizing all my downloaded apps to update them and they're all legit. Do I have to use the market repair app that came with the rom to make it work? Thanks!

Ps, Gingerbread rocks for speed and UI looks. Loving this new keyboard..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bonta768:
Probably. Or use Market Cleaner, or reboot to recovery and clear cache.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] John.frisina:
Does anyone know if it's safe to change your kernel regardless of rom or file system?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
As long as the kernel you are changing to supports the 'base rom' you are on. With file system, it is recommended to change back to original file system, but if the kernel you are changing to supports your current file system there should be no problems. Also it is recommended to make a nandroid backup ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] John.frisina:
Ok.. Problem is that I have fugumod kernel on coldmod rom JVB and it isn't 100%.. You can't get bln unless you pay for the app. Would a speedmod be ok?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
You can't get BLN at all on JVB yet....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] John.frisina:
Explains a bit.. Thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dogz85:
Bln.no workies in ginger yet.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] maark11:
hey all

out of interest what roms do you recommend?

i am on darkyy RC5 at moment and seems fast and reasonably stable..but have been researching alternatives...Goatrip and juwes....not sure if its worth the change...

trailing JPG modem at the moment..looking for better battery life

cheers mark
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
I would recommend Juwe's or Simply Honey...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] maark11:
thanks..i am reading about juwes now....sounds ok...will look up the other you suggest
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bonta768:
I suggest Docs romkitchen, with speedmod kernel.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] j_flemo:
Just throwing up a question.

i have an aussie unlocked galaxy s. just switched carriers today from virgin/optus to vodafone as they have real decent signal where i live now as opposed to none with virgin.

Im using sweethoney 3.1 with chainfires kernal. (running sweet btw in my vote its my fav so far) my question is can i use the older froyo Vodafone modem BUJP5 on it or would this be a no go. or is the jvk modem a good all rounder.

Feel free to throw in any opinion. (live in a kinda rural area of nsw)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
Can use whatever modem you want ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] DJ-Studd:
Hi Guys,

what modem is best for low signal NextG 850Mhz?

I'm currently running:

Firmware: 2.2.1

Baseband: I9000XXJVE

Kernel: 2.6.32.9 ficeto@vpn #Dar_Core_1.0

Build: Darky's V9.5.XWJS8

Cheers
[Galaxy S I9000 General] j_flemo:
Tried one of the cwm installable modems from doc roms list no go. is there any gingerbread/cf3.1 friendly i9000 modems around?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dogz85:
I am using TDVJP9 (current telstra build) fast data and decent battery on Ginger Bread

Modems have different performance characteristics on Gingerbread than they did in frayo

just went through a whole bunch of testing to get a modem to work at all with ginger bread and found http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=876391

it has a list of modems. each modem is in a zip. go into the zip and find modem.bin then flash in odin.

make sure phone has a full charge.

to flash in odin.

1.load odin

2.tick phone and then click phone button and select the modem.bin you want to flash.

3.untick auto reboot.

4. put phone into download mode by holding volume down home button and power button till the download logo is on the screen.

5. connect phone to pc make sure it says "added" in odin and one of the com's light up yellow.

6. hit start and make sure you wait till it says threads complete. wait a minute or 2 to be safe. and if nothing happens wait at least five minutes before panicking and unplugging.

7. unplug phone and then use power button to reset.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
I'm sorry, but why untick 'reboot' and than wait for 2mins + ? :/
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dogz85:
it has been show in multible cases that flashing a odem then rebooting with power or USB pluged in will cause "no coverage" and will in avect "break" the modem.

eg. some people experience this when flashing particular modems for use on 850mhz and have to go back to a modem that is compatible then enable 850 then flash up again.

not fully aware of the hows and why. but i have had it happen to me.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
mm fair enough, good to know :) never experienced that
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dogz85:
I got to play with a samsung nexus s for a few days this week. have to say the Galaxy S is a nicer lighter phone.

the nexus feels like a brick
[Galaxy S I9000 General] theltusexige:
hi, this is my first post so hear goes

i've had a telstra samsung galaxy sing 22 feb, and have been waiting since for the telstra froyo update.

so it has finally arrived, i updated kies and plugged in my phone, press firmware up date, it starts updating, then is says firmware update failed, unknown reason

please help

model:GT-I9000T

Firmware: 2.1-update1

baseband:I9000TDVJH3

kernel: 2.6.29 root@SE-S604 #2 (no idea what this means)

build: ECLAIR.DVJH3

cheers
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MrIwik:
Forget about updating through Kies and have a read through the development section.

I would suggest trying a ROM like Darkys 9.5 or after a little research building your own in the ROM Kitchen.

This will be far better than anything Kies will have on offer for you at the moment. You won't know yourself, or your phone..

Just make sure you can get into recovery and download mode first before you try anything.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
+1
[Galaxy S I9000 General] electrotune1200:
I would just start doing your research now and head straight to the rom kitchen.

Less problems, and has better support.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] theltusexige:
Thanks. Do you know what apps ill need to do this. Its my first time
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
Not so much apps, more based around your PC at the beginning (easy). First make sure your phone has download (turn phone off, hold volume down + home + power) and recovery mode (same but with volume up).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] maark11:
i agree...get a custom rom.its the reason we didnt buy an Iphone..its easy,just do a bit of research...i had darkyys and it was good...now i am on juwies..you wont regret it
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
+1 and if your really bored there's CM7 and MIUI...but that's another story :P
[Galaxy S I9000 General] maark11:
you can have any apps you like...has nothing to do with the rom...get on the darkyy site and there are many walkthroughs...will tell you how to flash...go for 9.5 to start with
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Mothatt:
Yes, modems are similar to radio on HTC devices.

Why JPE over JPY or any other modem? Well, simply, it comes down to where you are, what you're surroundings are like and what you prefer. I recommended JPE because it's great Australian cities, where most Aussies live. The reason its good for cities is because its from the froyo release for south east asia and is speculated to be designed for large cities, common to SEA.

Really, nobody can say which is the best modem, as there are too many variables. The best thing to do is download a couple of modems from docs thread, put them on your sd card, and trial them for a few days each, to find out which is best for you.

Hope this helps!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bluephantom3:
Yeah I tried something similar and made up a ROM in ROMKitchen but it had all sorts of issues so I went back to using Darky's ROM 9.2 with DTJP5 Modem From the Virgin firmware. there is still room for improvements but its ok for the moment.

I've made up a XWJS3 firmware with JL2 Modem and JH3 CSC for all those on the Telstra network who want a stock firmware but are sick of being left behind on eclair. I still have to test it on my mates phone I9000T to make sure he can still get the Next G signal clearly. I've also added Voodoo Lagfix.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Zvenn:
Might go to Australia this summer.

Can you use the international (European) Galaxy S i9000 in Australia without problems?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Billus:
You should be able too. Every sim should work with 3g except Telstra.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Zvenn:
Thanks Billus.

Off-topic: I heard Australia had limits on bandwith usage, but that there were a few ISPs that offered unlimited usage. Which is the "best" ISP in Australia that offer unlimited bandwith at the time being, specifically in Brisbane?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bonta768:
Yay for an Aus. thread :)

I believe that the SGS we have in Aus. is the "standard" international Galaxy S i9000, that is also in Europe...

Nice work!