yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] alok_dhawal:
Ebay problems!

Hi Dhruv,

i am facing a problem. i am trying to buy this ScreenGuard from ebay.in for the past 2 days,but strangely the payment is not going through. I have tried multiple times, tried as a guest/new user (dont have a ebay account as of now) but its not registering. I keep getting re-directed to a fresh register now page even after filling all my details.

Anyone else facing the same issue?
[Galaxy S II General] Gowind:
hey bro do you have the address or phone number of the shop. and they do provide bill and warranty at that price right.
[Galaxy S II General] Athavan:
it is a famous and reliable store at t.nagar,chennai.

of course, they wont sell mobile without warranty and bill....:)
[Galaxy S II General] Gowind:
Thank u Thank u... :D
[Galaxy S II General] aviatorarun:
I was totally weary to buy any costlier phone at Saravana stores, In my past i bought a nokia 5210 for 12 K and it got totally cramped in 6 months..

And i enquired in Univercell @ Express Avenue mall, they promised for the device for 29K inclusive of VAT..
[Galaxy S II General] aviatorarun:
All this speculations are true? I did not buy this device yet, i planned it to buy this on July, Now, should i wait till september?
[Galaxy S II General] tarun.nair:
This news isn't confirmed. It is being reported by a couple of sites but Samsung hasn't officially said anything. Looking at the specs, it seems like a minor upgrade (1.4 Ghz instead of the current 1.2 Ghz). If this is the only upgrade then I wouldn't say its worth waiting for 3-months. Perhaps you can wait until the 1st week of July and see if Samsung makes an official announcement.
[Galaxy S II General] aviatorarun:
Thanks bro. Any way i have to wait till July first week. lets find it out...

I like the way samsung takes the apple face to face.. If samsung does release this device it will impact the sales of the iphone 5.
[Galaxy S II General] mnm82:
how many of u have rooted it..??

i am pretty reluctant.... :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
Ya i see no reason in waiting.
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
I Dont think anyone has responded to this yet, so Ill say that I and about 4 others here that I can recall have activated it.

Call Voda Cust Care and say you bought it from Samsung Dealer / Lets Buy (Your Choice) and purchase date was 12th of June (Not before).

They will go ahead and activate it for you.
[Galaxy S II General] sandeep10:
As per the terms and conditions on Voda's site it is 11th (on or after 11th). I did buy my on 11th (inserted sim on 11th evening), but still customer care is dilly dallying and giving most absurd of excuses - go to dealer he will activate, tell dealer to call voda tech. dept. blah blah.

The shop finally accepted activation request but has apparently done zilch as it is not done since past 5 days. Whenever they do not want to do anything, the store will say system is slow or system problem, wait indefinitely or come back later.

It is no use giving wrong date, they always check and they have record of when sim is inserted into new IMEI on your account.

All are the same, what is the use of MNP?
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
Yes you are correct that they CAN always check. Its up to the rep of how much of an ass he wants to be to you.

I had my device on the 4th of June and they have still activated the additional 1GB upon my device. Perhaps since I am a premium customer with a dynamic credit rating of over 22K might have made them do so. (Yes my bill sometimes does exceed 15k to 18k.)

Also, you can just tell them that you will discontinue their service and I am certain that they will do the needful right away.
[Galaxy S II General] Fuman4:
This would most probably be the rumored Samsung Galaxy S2 MINI. Single core 1.4Gigs cpu, a more reasonable size (3.7 inch screen), while retaining most of the S2's other characteristics.
[Galaxy S II General] sandeep10:
I also had a similar rating and have been with them since several years. I finally shifted to pre-paid recently. Let me see, offer is valid till end August hopefully they will reply to my e-mail or I will go to the shop when convenient.

ATM I am still ok on wi-fi at work/home and basic 3g plan is enough for email if required when out.
[Galaxy S II General] gp_freak:
Vodafone is Ccustomer service is Crap

I have been trying to activate the free 3G plan for my SGS2 with the Vodafone store and customer care. I gave a request to vodafone store in chennai anna nagar on 15 and nothing has happened. I believe many of you would have been running pillar to post for this offer.

Even the customer service rep dont even register the complaint. Yesterday i got pissed off and sent the e mail cases which was open for more than a week and surprise. Within 10 mins i got a call from Vodafone rep telling that 3G got activated:rolleyes:.

I wish i could sue these ppl like abroad. Once this offer is over, i will scrap the vodafone service once and for all.

Btw, i have got the USB OTG cable and it works with my SGS2 really phone:)
[Galaxy S II General] sandeep10:
Unfortunately my e-mail has generated nothing more than the auto-reply. The best part is that they are advertising this offer on front page of Times of India and Economic Times and yet Voda says they do not know anything.
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
Anyone received HDTV Adapter from letsbuy?
[Galaxy S II General] sumeshd:
For all the guys with battery issues..

If you are on stock and its giving good battery life(12 hrs+)..I suggest..stay on it..

for rest of you if ur battery life sucks..you need custom rom..

dont worry..of anything..you can switch to total factory when you want by downloading KE8 frm here..http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278http://..

one thing is you will get kernel counter which can be reset through jig..

STEPS:

1.flash CF-KF2 kernel through ODIN from here(read guide inside):http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399http://

2.download and copy this rom into internal memory..http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1140680http://

3.reboot into recovery by pressing vol up+home+power..

4.wipe data/cache/dalvick cache

5.install custom zip and select the rom zip and install..

6.follow this guide:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1135033

7.backup and freeze/uninstall buddiesnow,apnews,yahoo finance,video maker..through titanium..

do not install any task killer etc(they suck the battery more)

8.enjoy..

If you think that it is uk firmware etc, then let me tell you other firmwares are latest updates from samsung and solve bugs and issues..

it doesnt matter which country it is..

and you can switch back to india's crappy ke8 anytime..

NOTE:you can flash villian 1.4 too through recovery..

I have tried out every custom rom out there..including the latests:touch x-treme,cognition 1.7,and thuderbolt and vaussmod(out of xda roms)

and the best battery i cud get on batista70 rom..so I suggest it..

it has a little bug which will be solved within day or 2..

WARNING:I write this guide just to help my indian brothers who strive for battery life..Install any ROM on ur risk and choice..any rom bug should be reported and told to their respective devs..

I am just sharing my views,reviews and trying to help..

--You can install any rom of your choice..batista70 gave me best battrery life till now thats y i m suggesting it..

my battery backup screenshots:I use 3g and data is on all the time,use auto brightness,and play with phone ALL the time,excessive msging all day and minimum 2 hrs of phonecalls..

Hit

thanks

If I helped..

cheers..
[Galaxy S II General] amjath:
Help moving large files to SGS2

Hi,

I have a movie Inception which is in 720P format Ripped to shrink its size to approx. hmmm 3GB. I tried moving it into my SGS2 after about 50 percent of completion which took me about 45 min to move then suddenly the transfer failed.

My question is

Is SGS2 plays a file larger than 3GB cause i seen somewhere it plays more than 2GB files not sure about 3GB files?

And it took hell lot of time transferring that big file through skies so i planned to move using explorer view is it ok or permissible to move the files in explorer view?

Thanks in advance, well thanks in button pressing button for those who answer :D:D:D:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] cmpnetman:
I bought Samsung Galaxy S2 dual core @ 1.2Ghz from Qurum Citycenter, Oman for 269 RO. That's about $699. Pretty cool one and cheaper than many online stores. This is not to mention the phone carry manufacturer warranty for one year.
[Galaxy S II General] android_master:
I have a 7.4gb prince of persia sand and it's working w/o any problem....

hell forget about sgs 2,sgs alone can play all these files{not the 1080p though}
[Galaxy S II General] sumeshd:
IT can play any format and even 1080p mkv..

the problem is type of partition of internal memory..

it somehow cant copy a file above 2gb something..

if you want what you can do is split it in 1.5gb parts and it will well copy and play in sgs2..

PSSST::If you want to play 1080 mkv then you have to install "dice player"

if its any other format(mp4,avi,etc) and 1080p or 720p the stock player will play it fine..

c'mon now hit "thnks":D

edit:it can copy upto 4gb..try teracopy..and how r u copying it?

turn on USB debugging and mount internal storage and then copy..

REFERENCE:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1123833&highlight=format
[Galaxy S II General] amjath:
@who answered me:

I'm trying to transfer into the device not memory card also it taking too much time, Is urs SGS2 also taking too much time for bigger files?

Dude I cannot split the file cause its in 5.1 channel too, If i split the files can't be in 5.1 channel again. If i'm wrong suggest me a splitter which splits 5.1 audio channel files properly
[Galaxy S II General] amjath:
:eek::eek::eek::eek: No linux first, then already my SGS2 is 6GB full so cannot delete all these and format it and put it inside so any other way:p:p:p:D:D
[Galaxy S II General] sumeshd:
dude i m not telling to format or anything..and i m talking bout device internal memory..mount by usb debugging(not kies mode) and use teracopy,etc..

or maybe free some memory..u must have atleat 5+ gigs free if u want to copy 4gb file..
[Galaxy S II General] amjath:
Ok dude.

This is what i asked before whether I can transfer it without skies and drop it using explorer view i.e., using the device as a flash drive

I think it is no harm in using explorer view to transfer right dude????

I use only teracopy for file transfer fastest way to file transfer :D :D:D :D
[Galaxy S II General] sumeshd:
Yup..and bro i recommend to always use usb debugging mode for any file transfer..just keep kies miles away..and before u disconnect remember to unmount it.frm pc and unmount frm phone and then.remove cable..

Kies is d badest buggiest sync manager/updater for any phone..

No any harm in usb debugging..whole world uses only tat..cheers
[Galaxy S II General] amjath:
Ok thx dude

But whatever it is I don't want to take risk so tell me how to use USB debugging mode cause this is my first android phone. I browsed and found a link for enabling USB debugging mode. Here it is,

http://www.technixupdate.com/turn-on-usb-debugging-mode-in-nexus-one-or-other-android-phone/

Now tell me how to use USB debugging step by step.:D:D:D:D:rolleyes::rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] shaik786:
How to do video calls using Skype and Gtalk...I can not find any option...?...looks like we can not. correct?.
[Galaxy S II General] sumeshd:
hahaha...lol..

u better hit thnks for this1..

go settings=>applications=>development=>tick usb debugging..

connect phone and in notification drop down menu click on mount usb storage..

in next screen tap mount button...voila..u wl see a partition in computer..just as a pendrive..
[Galaxy S II General] sumeshd:
any1 can video call..but needs to be on 3g network + data active on both sides..(person calling and person recieving) and cal recipient should have front camera and 3g+data..

in contact screen there are three buttons..i.e normal call=>left, msg=>middle and video call=>right..

tapping on video call makes a video call

WARNING:DATA OR VIDEO CALLING RATES APPLY..AS PER OPERATOR..In docomo its 50p/min

psst: I recently called my friend to show him my potty in 7 in mrning..:D:D:D:p:p:p
[Galaxy S II General] amjath:
I think this one can help u

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1068721
[Galaxy S II General] swapnilp18:
browser issue

Guys ,can anybody tell me how to go to previous page in browser.....whenever i press back key on any page...it takes me to homepage....

Can can anybody tell me how to EXIT the browwer ?....zi
[Galaxy S II General] sumeshd:
Well if u wnt to go bk frm 1st page it will tk u home otherwise for me it goes to previous window by pressing bk..

To exit pinch screen..close windows..will tk u to home page and click bk button..tats d only way in stock browser

I use dolphin..
[Galaxy S II General] shaik786:
I know this buddy... I am looking for Gtalk and Skype video calls
[Galaxy S II General] shaik786:
Guys please provide the links for working USB OTG..
[Galaxy S II General] ashok:
http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Host-OTG-Ad...666614?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item45fafd96b6
[Galaxy S II General] vu2ikl:
Skype sold of to microsoft.. so i doubt if they will come up with skype video. Gtalk will come up with video chat in their next update.

Use fring for now to video chat.
[Galaxy S II General] parassaxena3:
hey..anyone can help me out plz.. some hd games like " spiderman hd and splintercell " n some more are not running properly.. game starts but there is graphic problem.. full backgroung is white nothing is visible properly..!! :(

plz somebody help plzz..!!
[Galaxy S II General] gp_freak:
He is talkin about video chat in skype and g talk.that can be done in 2g connection also. I have tried it in Yahoo app, but front cam is not working. only rear cam is working
[Galaxy S II General] wasimk9900:
Hi u can buy the new samsung s2 from one of d grey markets in bangalore they hav the stock coz i picked up one quit recently
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
HDTV-MHL Adapter

Just now got my HDTV-MHL Adapter from letsbuy.

MRP is 1670. So m very happy got phone for 30k and got HDTV adapter , car charger free.:)
[Galaxy S II General] kannanX10:
Guys there seems to be new firmware update available via kies for india(INU).....KF3....pls check it out
[Galaxy S II General] cooltarun:
I received it too just now :)
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
Great. Havnt connected yet. Did u try?
[Galaxy S II General] ashok:
Is it available anywhere in local Indian market. Desperately in need of one
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
It might not b available widely as of now. U can check samsung stores.
[Galaxy S II General] new_android_user:
Want to buy the phone

I have a very general newbie query. I am about to buy the phone in a week's time but reading about the screen and battery heating issues is a little disappointing. Are there any tips that I could look out for to ensure a (hopefully) troublefree phone?
[Galaxy S II General] indrajit_pande:
Other than a lone dead pixel, my SGS2 has no problem. It once got heated up when I left it within its pouch, with bluetooth and WiFi on for atleast 30mins.
[Galaxy S II General] ankitkidd05:
Ok i know this may be asked or posted before.....but i can't find it...in dire need of the mesh cover original..can someone tell where can i buy it from...?
[Galaxy S II General] Gowind:
here u go...

http://cgi.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120724818700&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Hit thanks button if it has helped :D
[Galaxy S II General] Gowind:
At what prize....? :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] vickysud:
during update

This is so irritating..im stuck at "downloading do not turn of target" n i get an error on kies saying "failed to convert download"
[Galaxy S II General] Shylesh:
I dont have a paypal account!

So,I need a mesh case and that could be bought with paisapay :)
[Galaxy S II General] svj1187:
How is the quality of this mesh case. I am looking to buy this one.
[Galaxy S II General] Gowind:
ebay india has the same mesh case listed but almost for thrice the priz:)e. Creating an account in paypal is really simple. Just give it a try....
[Galaxy S II General] Gowind:
many of the members here has bought it and i've heard from them that its pretty awesome. feels premium n cool...
[Galaxy S II General] amjath:
Guys help,

During night when my sgs2 is on but screen off battery drops from 100 percent to around 60 percent when I saw battery usage it shows android system usage 39% this is too bad that during stand by this much drop in battery is not acceptable. U guys face the same issues plz help
[Galaxy S II General] amjath:
Oh can u tell me what the new update all about cause my internet (broadband) is down so can't update now eager to know about it.
[Galaxy S II General] vickysud:
no more message skins samsung removed it dont know y..n still der is home screen lag n i dint notice anything new other than now v can choose wallpapers from wallpaper gallery provided by samsung for lock screen..speed is same as last firmware
[Galaxy S II General] vinaymonu25:
To all

Hi guys I just now bought a s2 its from the new batch but still has this amolded written infront of the box instead of amoled....has any 1 here got amoled written on the box? Its june import written on the box so I don't think its from the old batch...wt u guys have to say about this.
[Galaxy S II General] Joseph_C:
Mine is also a june import but it is from the first batch. I guess they didn't bother to correct it.
[Galaxy S II General] ujwols:
what else did you get ? how about the 8gb microsd card as promised earlier ??
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
Got Molife phone case and screen protector too. Dont know abt 8gb card. Were they supposed to give?
[Galaxy S II General] sachinaik:
Guys,

I'm planning to buy Mofi pouch, link given below, whats your opinion on this ?

http://cgi.ebay.in/Kangaroo-Series-Mofi-Fashion-Pouch-Samsung-Galaxy-S2-/120717147828
[Galaxy S II General] vinaymonu25:
Is this rooted device?

my new indian s2 is showing kernel version:2.6.35.7-xwke8cl214845root@Dell101#2 guys is this rooted handset?

Y does it shows root@Dell if its unrooted? I want to return it if someone here tells me if its really rooted... Please help me!
[Galaxy S II General] Fuman4:
This is not normal. Purely on standby the battery should not drain over 5% overnight. Of course you must have checked already that no apps are running in background and the wifi and data are switched off..
[Galaxy S II General] indrajit_pande:
I see overnight ~30% battery drain on my phone, but it is primarily because my GPRS data connection and a few widgets that are running all time. I charge my phone 2 times a day (morning and evening on my way to office and back) with the car charger for 45mins each time and my phone runs for the day upon moderate usage.
[Galaxy S II General] ashkash007:
Hey Gowind - the seller says that he will send the item as a 'gift'. So will this price of 9.7$ incur any import duties / taxes over and above this
[Galaxy S II General] bigbloodytatti:
I've updated my i9100 to the new firmware that showed up when I connected to Kies. Haven't been able to figure out what has changed :-(

Does anyone know where we can find a changelog?

hxxp://tapatalk.com/mu/721f981d-2573-9af4.jpg

hxxp://tapatalk.com/mu/721f981d-2584-376a.jpg

(Replace 'x' with 't')
[Galaxy S II General] Gowind:
Im sorry akash. i havent purchased it yet, so im not sure abt the charges. :confused: but its my belief that there wont be any and if there is, then that wont be much. I guess dhruv or tarun might be able to help u in this regard as it seems that they have bought it. :o
[Galaxy S II General] buBleZ:
I just updated to the new firmware released in India using Kies. Previously I was rooted using CF-root and now after upgrading my firmware its lost. Can I install CF-root again? Will it just provide root access without affecting the kernel or firmware which I newly upgraded?
[Galaxy S II General] amjath:
Guys,

No apps running background Cause i usually Kill if it is running using task manager

Wifi is switched off

GPS is On only when needed

But I dont know how to switch off my GPRS data connection:D:D:D:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Help me how to switch off the data connection
[Galaxy S II General] buBleZ:
Press and hold the power button. You will see "Data network mode" switch which will help you enable/dsable mobile data connection.

Now hit thanks :p
[Galaxy S II General] amjath:
:p Dude

So If i disable the data network mode the apps is on auto update obviously it ll search for network and the battery reduces am i right???

And also if it is on No data network mode ll I get calls and messages to mobile???
[Galaxy S II General] mithunk:
Hi Akash, I have brought the same one from ebay, they dont charge anything for importing it. He will mark it as a gift so that no customs guy will be able to catch it. The product is very good... You can buy it without any hesitation. The seller simshop is also a prompt seller, he replied for all my queries and the product came within 10 days as mentioned by him.
[Galaxy S II General] buBleZ:
The battery usage for checking will be relatively very very less compared to actual data usage. yes you get calls and messages. Only packet data is deactivated. Only if you switch on flight mode your calls and messages will also be stopped.
[Galaxy S II General] vu2ikl:
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-mobile/download/skype-for-android/

I am glad skype proved me wrong :)
[Galaxy S II General] amjath:
GPRS/EDGE which is best?

If u think it is off the topic well it is not

I use Docomo for GPRS for my SGS2. Since i heard GPRS as well as EDGE works faster in SGS2 than other devices, so i stick to it.

But I'm disappointed with EDGE on this phone it takes ages to load a youtube video as well as buffer.

Actually my colleague demoed me on EDGE on his Nokia multimedia phone with Airtel sim it took only few seconds to load and didn't buffer at all, smooth in playing videos just like 3G connection i was surprisingly shocked.

Now this slow in youtube upsets me.

So this post is for the guys to test their carriers on youtube videos and tell me which GPRS is faster in playing youtube videos
[Galaxy S II General] srinivas.d:
Here the service provider is also another factor not just the device. Docomo data download rates are much less compared to airtel. so you cannot compare in that way
[Galaxy S II General] amjath:
I'm not upset with the device I'm upset with the network that y if u guys used different types of Sims on ur SGS2 just give me results and feedback of ur network

I have docomo, airtel, aircel, vodafone sims but no time to check lol :D:D:D:D

So guys help
[Galaxy S II General] amitoberoi:
Guys has anyone received the MHL adaptor from letsbuy till now. Pls confirm.
[Galaxy S II General] buBleZ:
^^ I have recieved it from letsbuy. They have started shipping it sequential order that the phones were shipped.
[Galaxy S II General] amitoberoi:
Thanks buddy, is it good, working properly. Were you able to test it.
[Galaxy S II General] ashkash007:
Thanks Mithun. Also please advice - this case seems a little hard... i guess they also have Silicone / TPU cases on their site - which seem more flexible and of similar design (link below) .. do u think they would be better??

cgi.ebay.com/SAMSUNG-GALAXY-S2-S-II-I9100-GEL-SILICONE-CASE-COVER-BU-/120736732658?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1c1c7855f2#ht_7455wt_905
[Galaxy S II General] TOR1R:
The SGS2 might be trying to buffer the video at a higher bitrate like 480, and at the same time the Nokia would have buffered the same at 320 or below leading to the difference in performance.
[Galaxy S II General] incorporateapps:
So the MHL cables are shipping - how long did it take for Letsbuy to ship and deliver?

Is there a good shop in Europe shipping MHL?
[Galaxy S II General] amjath:
Thx dude

I thought about 480p but ignore that. Is there anything i can do to change the resolution of youtube videos from 480p to 360p in SGS2. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: