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[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
Hey guys. Just wanted to share something that might be of interest to some.

2 weeks ago I received a battery pack (2 spare batteries, wall charger, cable and adapter) that I bought off eBay (seller globle_fire in China or Hong Kong). Cost $12 delivered and got here in 12 days.

I bought it as I'm going overseas and thought it would be good to have spares.

What's shocked me most is that for the price I thought the quality would be crap, but they are not. I haven't use my stock battery since.

Currently battery is on 60% (discharging from 95%) after 21 hours with over 2 hours of use. Probably as good if not slightly better than my stock one.

Can't believe I didn't buy this months ago. Bought another for a friend - should be here today.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zziggy:
Bit the bullet yesterday and installed JVK (with JVE modem) and the Lucid theme. Seems solid to me and battery life is amazing.

Nothings broken for me. I fixed the google map rotation problem with the patch and the theme gave me CRT animation and orange overscroll. Not missing anything. I think this might stick.

Only annoyance I have is when I put it on my samsung dock next to my bed and Gentle alarm kicks in to go into alarm clock mode the back and menu keys stay lit. I think this is a known bug. Maybe i'll find a fix.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zziggy:
I got that same deal I think. Batteries great! (9/10)

I rotate my 3 batteries now to keep them all good.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
is it possible to post a link? there are so many different variations of battery/charger combos...would be beneficial to have more than one battery...;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] BlackMY01:
Thanks for the link. All up and running with stock 2.3.3 now and am very impressed. Smooth as silk, zero lag, and almost perfect functionality (almost).

Not having much luck rooting though. Have tried a couple of methods and always end up with boot loops. Still learning and not quite getting it right I guess lol.

Find the stock ROM very bland and lacking features though, after coming from Darky's. So though I'd try some custom gingerbread ROM's.

Anyone currently running a custom gingerbread ROM that they would like to recomend?

Cheers.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bonta768:
You might like to try http://romkitchen.org/beta/

Or if you really want to get serious go for CyanogenMod 7, also still in beta.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
IMO most of the gingerbread custom roms are all very similar...I'm currently on Juwe's Smart Edition 3.2 with the steelbluev4.6 theme..very nice so far..or you could always try darkys 10rc3 gingerbread :) all found under the galaxy s android development thread..its your choice!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
Sure can!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2X-Battery-A...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item3a6083c5c3
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
Same here. Haven't hooked my phone to a charger for 2 weeks.

I love it. Heading out and notice battery is low. No probs. Just power off, swap to a fully charged one and battery full again in under a minute.

Boy are these going to come in handy when I go overseas. Won't have to worry about it while flying. Games here I come.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
Is it just me or is anybody else itching to get an s2? The wait is killing me.

Last September I got a first batch of 10 galaxies from an optus dealer / contact. Flogged them off on eBay and decided to open one for a look then sell it used. Best thing I ever did. Kept it.

I was hooked after a few days. Bye bye iPhone (well still have iPhone 4 but don't use it except for navigation).

First batch of s2 I know I wont be opening one to test. It'll be for keeps like this one.

Hey, anybody else tried hooking up the phone to TV with a basic AV cable (enable it in display setting first) + pair with a Bluetooth mouse? WOW!!! Sick for surfing, watching videos and more, and even the on-screen keyboard pops up when needed.

To top it off (unless I'm mistaken) the s2 will have a micro USB port that also doubles as a micro HDMI port. Hopefully comes with adapters. Itch itch.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] BlackMY01:
@ Sxi200

I actually had to "settle" for a Galaxy S as the wait for a iPhone 4 was several months (about October last year) no stock.

Lucky me. In retrospect I would have been very disappointed if I had ended up with iPhone.

Also thanks for all the replies to my query as to custom gingerbread ROM's. When I have some spare time I'll audition a couple that were suggested.

P.s. XDA app rocks. Was having major issues trying to post using the website in the browser.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
Cheers BLACKMY01.

Yeah, I was a massive iPhone fan boy until the galaxy. Seriously, the i4 feels like its 2 years older. I just can't use it and need to plug it into iTunes for just about everything.

Now I download entire firmwares (rom kitchen, darkys, cm7), themes etc while on the couch watching TV. Same for backups/restores in clockwork mod.

Calll record, TV out, gtunes wireless hotspot, virgin usage meter (widget) etc I couldn't live without.

+1 re: XDA app. It kicks butt.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheKoomba2010:
If you have a samsung tv youcan use allshare.

______________________________________

This is a post from an 11 yr old kid.

PHONE: SAMSUNG GALAXY S I

ROM: STOCK OPTUS ROM

FIRMWARE: 2.2 FROYO(WANTS 2.3.)

PHONE STATUS: ROOTED
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
My next TV will be a Samsung for that reason.

Stock Optus 2.2!!!!! Need help updating just ask.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] fatjoez:
Telstra i9000T here

running Darkys Rom 9.5 with darkcore kernel 1.3

modem UGJL12

Android 2.2.1

Smooth and fast
[Galaxy S I9000 General] davekojo:
Just got my I 9000. Running speedmod kernel and darkys Rom. Third Android phone. Got th magic on Vodafone and then had a European milestone. All have had custom roms. Easily best Rom and phone.

Glad to see that there's a strong community for I 9000 in aus
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
just wondering if anyone here has tried out zsjpk rom? is supposedly the 'fastest' froyo rom out .... ?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] azif:
Want to upgrade to gingerbread, but i think id really miss voodoo sound :(

Listen at work and its just too loud on stock even at min volume
[Galaxy S I9000 General] me_ashman:
I just changed from darky 9.5 to gb jvk last night. I had to install adw launcher and android keyboard (to give that darky feel) but its pretty good for a stock rom(if not the best). Obviously in time voodoo sound will come with custom kernels. I'm still conditioning the battery to hopefully better life as that was my only gripe with froyo.

Oh and my bt handsfree conects properly now which is a huge bonus. Im looking for the circular lockscreen that came wirh darkys rom, anyone know where to find it(or what its called?)

Sent from my GT-P1000 in your g/f bedroom.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
Mmm i agree jvk is great in terms of speed for a stock rom..only problem for me was the battery, for some reason was horrible, even after 3 or more full cycles id be lucky to last 15 hours with low-medium use..however for some people they can last 3days...im not one of those people tho. Ive reverted back to froyo; currently trying zsjpg. Circular lockscreen ... ? Are you using stock jvk ? If you wanna go custom, try out juwe's 3.2 custom rom..imo best jvk custom rom out at the moment, or try simply honey or w/e. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] superbonus:
My son just dropped my galaxy for the tenth time and the screen has cracked in the bottom right corner. It still seems fully functional but I am disappointed - I was under the impression the screen was Gorilla glass and was expecting it to be tougher. The phone was in an absorbent silicon case and only fell 50cm onto the floor.

Anyhow, does anyone know if it's possible to get the screen replaced? if so, how much?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] vadersbane:
Where do you live??

The screen can be replaced. I paid $100.

Cheers

Vadersbane
[Galaxy S I9000 General] superbonus:
Thanks for the reply.

I live on the Gold Coast.

$100 is probably a bit more reasonable than I expected. Do you find the phone to be exactly as good as it was before the screen replacement?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] vadersbane:
The phone very well for the 3 months the screen was cracked. But couldn't stand looking at the broken screen, so I got it replaced.

Cheers

Vadersbane
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kar200:
Was that using an Amoled again or an LCD? apparently the cheap screens on ebay are LCD.

K.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] vadersbane:
Amoled screen!! It comes as a package with the digitizer, you can't replace just the screen.

Cheers

Vader
[Galaxy S I9000 General] superbonus:
Hi Vader,

Can you tell me where you got it done? I'm very interested as today I was quoted $180 to replace the screen.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zziggy:
Pretty exciting to see an official Kies release of Gingerbread XWJVB. I'm off on a roadtrip for a week now and tossed up should I - Shouldn't I (flash b4 I go). Best to stick with 2.2.1 and in a week when I get back there'll be some bugs fixed. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] vadersbane:
I hate the place I went to it's a mans worst nightmare!! Chadstone Shopping center!!! I can't can't remember the name of the shop but ill post it later.

Cheers

Vadersbane
[Galaxy S I9000 General] me_ashman:
Im still on the stock jvk(with fugu mod). I have also noticed the battery doesnt last. I tend think those getting more than a full day arent really using the phone...3 days is just plain bull****. Im trying turning off hspda and only using 3g (as my worksite has piss poor optus reception anyway) as ive noticed the constant switching between 3g & hspda does drain the battery fairly quickly. See how it goes im gonna wait before I upgrade to jvb.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Scared27:
Ahhh good old Chadstone. When you go in you NEVER come out.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
Well I've only been on jvb for 2 days now but IMO the battery seems to last a little bit longer than jvk (at the moment anyway). Just gotta wait for some custom roms and kernels to be released (once source is out)..hopefully not too long. Then our phones should be very very good :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rlorange:
I found it was the modem firmware causing the battery drain here in OZ using jvk. Try jve modem, bujp5 or jq1... all give great battery life in OZ :)

**Simply Honey 3.0, Voodoo GB hack, JVE modem**
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jbdroid:
The source is already out :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
:D hopefully should take only a few days for fully functional kernels...can't wait...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rlorange:
Yeah all the work has been done in froyo so should bro very fast to port most of the tweaks over... can't wait for OC/UV

**Simply Honey 3.0, Voodoo GB hack, JVE modem**
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Psykar:
I'm curious - why does the modem version affect battery life differently here in aus specifically? =O

I should clarify, I realize it can affect call quality and reception, this subsequently affects battery life too?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] me_ashman:
Can you use froyo modems with gb??
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
If a modem is constantly 'searching' for the better signal in what IT defines as marginal areas, then it would use more power, is probably an over simplification, but you get the drift.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Psykar:
I'm guessing with my usage the difference will be minimal anyway - screen + maps seems to be using the most ATM with JVB. New ROM syndrome of course :P

Does anyone know where if the battery usage display on ginger puts all battery used due to data usage under the app, or under Android OS or Android System?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Spectrejester:
Ive never had that problem using JVK modem in Criskelo's custom ROM.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hyperthreader:
Has anyone received the official release through Kies yet?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
only way is to trick kies into thinking your phone is region NEE and that should work :) but it has not been officially released in Australia
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bawdz:
Has any Aussie had to try the 3 button fix yet, got a mate on optus SGS that doesnt have 3 button combo and i want to apply the fix, just wanna know if anyone has had trouble
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bonta768:
Someone in this thread has had to jig it in the past. Read from the start... :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Psykar:
When I got mine 3 button combo didn't work and I bricked it doing an official update through Kies >.< (seriously!)

Covered under warranty luckily - just had to ride to Doncaster, but they did it same day :)

When I got it back 3 button combos both worked :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bawdz:
Unfortunely this phone tho still under warrenty he dont wanna take back, but want Darkys rom, so was seeing if anyone had tried the 3 buttom fix thats posted here on xda because i here with some CSC vers you have to flash JM1 first,,, i sugested we just brick it and send it back (with the new SGSII out they'll just replace the phone) but no not the way he wants to go.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Fade777:
I've flashed heaps of Bootloaders to get the 3 button combo... search the Android dev thread..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheKoomba2010:
FELLOW AUSSIES!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS YOUR THREAD CREATOR!!!

IV GOT SOME GOOD NEWS!!! AND BAD ONE

AS SOME OF YOU KNOW 2.3 GINGERBREAD HAS STARTED TO ROLL OUT FOR GT-i9000 IN EUROPE

=WE MIGHT GET IT SOON

BAD NEWS!

GOOGLE HAS SUSPENDES THIS UPDATE FOR SOME REASON.

VODOFONE UK IS TALKING WITH SAMSUNG AND GOOGLE.

THATS ALL.

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This is a post from an 11 yr old kid.

PHONE: SAMSUNG GALAXY S I

ROM: STOCK OPTUS ROM

FIRMWARE: 2.2 FROYO(WANTS 2.3.)

PHONE STATUS: ROOTED
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Psykar:
Luckily it's still available on here to flash with Odin. Guess it means we'll be waiting even longer for any official carrier updates though... but really, except for the MyAccount app, what value was Optus really adding?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] electrotune1200:
Man that's some great advice! :p No, not really.

I think flashing the 3 button fix would be a whole hell of a lot easier.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] me_ashman:
Errrrr......thanks mate. Duly noted.

Sent from my fingers
[Galaxy S I9000 General] m1n1on:
Anyone having issues with Navigon since updating it a few days ago?

Error: "An error has occured. Check the network and/or Internet connection"

Even with a working internet connection (3G or wifi).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bawdz:
Ha, I bricked mine ages ago, took it back, optus guy explained that 9 out of 10 galaxy's that he returned becuase of a brick came back from samsung with a new serial number on the docket, in other words a brand new handset. Reading the 3 button fix thread ive got more chance of bricking it than i do if i just go ahead and flash kernels and roms. Took the chance with the missus's galaxy and works fine.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Psykar:
There was an update yesterday via the market. I haven't actually tried it yet, but maybe it fixed it?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] m1n1on:
From Android Market

Updated: April 15, 2011

Current Version: 3.5.4

I updated a few days ago the day after this update was released, and it has been not working since. There are a few comments in the user review section for the app so it seems that some other people are having the same issue.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Psykar:
I'm on JVB, with version 3.5.4 and it just loaded fine. Try clearing data perhaps?

A thought actually - the notes said it was updated for Gingerbread, if you're still on Froyo, perhaps they broke it for Froyo in the process? Rather silly of them if so.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] m1n1on:
My thoughts exactly. Currently running 2.2.1 JS8. Prior to this update was working a treat. Will be a very very poor result if this is not fixed by tonight. Was going to use it over the Easter break.

Don't think you can roll back an update like Google apps. Anyone have a 3.5.3 apk handy?? :P

Edit:

Cleared data and I'm still getting the error. I'll try again when I have wifi access, been trying just on 3G. There is a new comment in the user reviews saying clearing data fixed the problem for them.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] spacem0rph:
thx mate that helped...bought the phone with the 32 gb sd. well i guess a have to get a geuine one...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] electrotune1200:
Man,

That Telstra flash add that's on this site absolutely cooks my PC. Anyone else getting this? Has to be the most poorly coded flash add of all time.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Shanakin:
You can download the My Account app from the optus store for free anyway.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] _george:
There is a simple guide on here somewhere, if that fails make yourself a JIG.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
Yep, same **** here. Luckily I had an old backup so deleted 3.5.4 and installed 3.5.1.

Found 3.5.1 loads about 5 times faster than the updated versions.

Anyone want it just PM me your Gmail / email and I will mail it.

EDIT: Downloaded 3.5.4 again to test but now no more error message and it opens just as quick as it used to.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] toansta:
Does anyone else have great reception and data speed with JVK modem?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bonta768:
Btw, those on Optus mophones check out "node droid" usage checker.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] spacem0rph:
hi there...i just put on Juwe's Smart Edition *v4.1 XWJVB ROM...dont like it that much and want go back to a cooked on from doc&stef, but after trying to reboot into recovery mode it jumps into a loop and shows me the whole time the samsung start up screen and i cant even go into recovery mode anymore with the three button mode like i did before...anyone any suggestions???need help!!!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
can you access download mode? (home button + volume down + power)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] spacem0rph:
yes i can...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
I'd recommend reflashing a stock firmware via Odin if the problem still exists
[Galaxy S I9000 General] m1n1on:
Holy crap Batman! I've re-installed it a few times over this weekend, but today it actually works after the re-install.

Thanks for the heads up and the offer =)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
U r welcome :)

Update is actually not so bad now.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
Hey, if anyone's GPS is busted meaning can't get sat views or any lock I have started a thread in the general section with a very simple hardware fix.

It worked wonders for me and it seems heaps of others too.

Link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1043034
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bonta768:
In Australia don't forget to set to au.pool.ntp.org FasterFix can do this
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
Fasterfix will do absolutely nothing to fix a GPS hardware problem. That's what the thread is about. But it can help after applying the hardware fix.

Personally I use Oceania and it locks very quickly.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bonta768:
Ya think? Its not the only kind of problem tho.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rlorange:
Ditto Oceania pool works well

**Simply Honey 3.0, CF 3.1, JQ1 modem**
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
Im just wondering what are people's experiences with Gingerbread, JVB (2.3.3) and battery life...? I'm lucky to get 15hours which is really bugging me (on any rom, currently on simply honey with Damian kernel). By looking at the 'battery use' there's no reason for my battery to be draining this much (no android os bug/Google maps bug). Maybe my battery is screwed? Also note this is after 5 battery cycles so far..and not improving at all...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] djar007:
Im just wondering what are people's experiences with Gingerbread, JVB (2.3.3) and battery life...?

I found the modem helped me the most with battery drain. I am on jvb with dvp9 modem.. With telstra. Getting a couple of days off a charge after battery cycle and stats reset
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Stovemeister:
Looks like you have issues- not GB related.

I'm on JVB and its looking like 3+ days per charge. Well put it this way, its been 41 hrs uptime as of now and I am still on 48% battery :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
can i just ask whats your 'screen on time' ? (battery use > display)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] BlackMY01:
Just a little input on battery usage from my personal experience.

I have been running with Darky's ROM 9.5, Dark Core 1.2 and XXJVE modem for a couple of weeks now (tried GB and went back for now) and battery usage is now very good.

When I first rooted and flashed Darky's I barely managed 12hrs battery life with fairly heavy navigation and net surfing. I put the usage down to the GPS and modem working overtime to have constant data access.

I now disable data connection when the phone is idle and have carried out some GPS tweaks/fixes and average battery life is now approximately 3days (less with heavy gaming/media ect.) But still comparativily very good.

Now I don't know if it is mainly because the battery has been "conditioned" due to a long series of charge/discharge cycles or because switching off data access, GPS, Bluetooth ect. when not in use is the cause.

My advise. Stick with a good ROM that you like for more than a day or two before you blame the ROM for raping your battery.

It could very well be the constant flashing/rebooting that is the cause too?

Any thoughts?

Cheers,

J.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
yeah GPS and data is obviously going to drain more battery when on (I use neither). It is known that after flashing a new rom to wait for 4-5 full battery cycles before judging on battery. For me I was on the same rom for little over a week (charged 7 or 8 times) with no change in battery life at all :/ maybe my battery is just dying haha well I gave up and changed to MIUI...pretty impressive (besides battery drain, known issue on the rom).

But the amount of times I have flashed different roms probably has in some way affected my battery :(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] JarradDD:
Yeah i used the candian bootloader fix. Just flashed it via odin, worked fine and have had working three button download since, and its come in handy a few times. I was on stock 2.1 update from optus, cant remember what build number but i think it was jg4? So long ago i can't be sure. But yeah it worked perfectly for me, just be sure you follow the instructions to the letter.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
so...ive given up with all gb roms until I figure out my battery issue...so ive gone way back to stock froyo (2.2), DTJP5. Only thing ive done is flashed Damians kernel; its suprisingly fast. Now just gotta wait a few cycles to determine whats up with my battery :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MrIwik:
Same was on stock 2.1 with optus with no 3br, used the guide to fix it and has worked since. Which is good as I have soft bricked my sgs when I was trying different ROMs
[Galaxy S I9000 General] me_ashman:
Yes but how much do you use the phone? Please try to quote your usage as this is a big factor. If I don't use mine and leave it there in standby it will last days...but start actually using it and a day only.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ktuluz:
Aggreed. Sick of seeing "omfg, hot 3 days battery life, without Any details.. please at lest include display on time. I would get 3 days too if i didn't use phone, lucky to get 1 day with few hours screen on.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
hehe so maybe im wasting my time worrying about my battery...may be the fact im on holidays and using my phone a lot more :O haha
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ktuluz:
Ha-ha. Yeh basicly it comes down to how much u use it i think. Android Os bug in 2.3.3 can be an issue. But if u don't see this i think 12-20 hours with a fair amount of screen on time is good. I have never seen 3days. I am on 16 hourS with a fair amount of screen on time With 35% battery left atm. And am happy with this. If u don't need connectivity when screen is off i would recommend juice defender and have it turn off data connection when screen is off.

This gets me a few more hours standard use.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] me_ashman:
And turning off Hspda helps a lot too.

Sent from my phone