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[Galaxy S II General] hawkice:
Please read (atleast) this carefully

Dear Friends,

A sincere request to one & all who is going through this forum thread.,

Almost all of the questions that u intend to post here, will & must 've already been asked and for certain they 've all been answered in detail (even with appropriate links), SO kindly go through 3-5 pages from the last to find out if ur question has already been asked, if so then try to find out which post has the answer to it... Also plz use the site's search boz to check if ur Q has already been answered.

Kindly note that even if people keep repeating the Q's again & again, thr r some good members here who answers them all but one should not take advantage of this and ask Qs without even trying to find out if it has already been answered...

Plz ask novel Qs that u really seek the answers for...

It'll definitely be given :):cool:
[Galaxy S II General] hawkice:
Applying the Xtreme Guard to the back? How :eek: ? our sgs2 has a meshed feel to it, anyway if u find any detailed video of applying Xtreme Guard to SGS2 then plz share it, coz i could only find videos for other mobiles not ours yet...;)
[Galaxy S II General] jboy15:
does the sgs2 vodafone portugal have nfc chip?
[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
Yeah I know but its a full body guard so they will provide a back guard too. Will apply it since the Case will anyways go on the top of it.

But you doubt is right, these screenprotectos have to be applied using water/soap solution, but the SGS2 has holes all over its back. So lets see how it goes. Mine will be here soon, Ill let you know how it goes.
[Galaxy S II General] androidsos:
Ok, been playing with the phone for a couple of days and am really pleased.

I wanted to test how much the phone can do, so started an afternoon of stress testing. I started a download of a gameloft game. Opened 10 browser windows, with videos and all simultaneously. Then started playing music. Later tried with GPS location detection.

Kept this for about an hour and half, the battery did drain 40%. But, still I am happy.
[Galaxy S II General] speedyavi:
Has anyone got any intimation from infibeam on their shipment. If they were to start shipping today, i would expect some notification from them by now.
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
LoL, thats exactly what I do.
[Galaxy S II General] harish_hpd:
I didnt get anything yet..:mad: Lets give them some time.. :DIt is said that they will be shipping by end of the day..:D May be we will get an intimation mail later from them..:D Hope for the best :D
[Galaxy S II General] far1983:
I culd not resist but check the status of Infibeam order... I dunno if this was there before or I am trying to convince myself to seeing positive stuffs to keep up :D :D :D

On top left of the order details it says "Order Status: ShippingInProgress" I dont remember if this was the case before.... would anyone have any idea of seeing something else here???
[Galaxy S II General] MrDpak:
Yeah it was the same as soon as I completed my order. I had taken a screenshot (like a soft bill copy ) and just checked it.. : )

but im still optimistic about the order.. its just the wait that is driving me nuts.. : P
[Galaxy S II General] harish_hpd:
Same here Bro: I lost all my patience.. Let them update the details with the AWB Bill number from the courier company.. Still hoping that they will ship it today or already shipped, waiting for updation in the order page with the Courier Details:D:D
[Galaxy S II General] far1983:
OK.. I called the CC... they have no clue about whether orders shipping today... they are still insisting on Monday shipping... :( :( :( The kind female who spoke to me is just reading from what is there on my order page... I probed to see if the have the stocks... but she said I have no clue... and my stuff will be shipped on Monday positively.. so I guess we would have to keep the hopes up and wait for a surprise either tomorrow or day after...
[Galaxy S II General] mnm82:
someone from jaipur qouted around 30 k.... dont remember exactly.......

u shud get it at that price in jaipur as i got at that price even in udaipur....
[Galaxy S II General] arjun90:
***infibeam status update***

Hello All,

Hopefully we can calm some of your nerves with the following statement.

We have just spoken to Infibeam a few seconds back in regards to the details Customer Service is currently providing.

PLEASE NOTE: OUR DEAL IS SEPARATE!!! – Customer Service is repeating a standard response which has been given to them in regards to this device.

They have received stock and some of the orders have been processed today.

ONCE the courier company has provided the tracking number, your accounts will be updated with the status. You will also be email with the order status.

Order will be processed on Saturday as well.

Sunday is an official day off hence the courier company will not be processing any shipments then.

With your order being processed today or tomorrow, the actual transit time will depend on the courier service.

We can’t wait to get this black beauty in our hands soon as well. ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Beautyspin:
Hi -

Anybody taking a lead on getting the accessories deal. I am desperate for them.
[Galaxy S II General] harish_hpd:
Just had a chat with a Infibeam Customer Care Rep: (Rejani).. She assisted me with all the possible ways... :)Initially she told me that this product will be shipping on 13th June and wil deliver by June 16th as it is clearly specified in the order page...:mad: Later she had a talk with the senior manager also...:) She told me that he will do his best to ship the product today itself... Hope for the best :) Keeping all my hopes together :D:D
[Galaxy S II General] harish_hpd:
BRO: Already in an ongoing infibeam deal... Letus have our Mobile FIRST...LOL... Its status is not yet shipped... Im tired of this online retailers...:mad: They dont keep their words as they always do:D:D
[Galaxy S II General] far1983:
Thanks Arjun... :)

Although we crib a lot... we still have the hopes... this deal was made through a lot of hard work and effort... so the outcome must always be sweet... :D:D:D:D

May be we will be blessed with a visible NFC for us that others did not get :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
We all have the right to crib about this phone and we dont take offence in any shape or form. We are also all trying our best to give you the updates, whether they are good or bad.

I have also spoken with Infibeam just after Arjun did and I can confirm that some orders have been shipped. Although the status dont reflect SINCE they have to generate a tracking number (Only Comes From Courier Company ONCE they have processed the package in their offices). So rest assure that some orders have been picked up and some more will get processed tomorrow.

Transit time is... well... thats the bummer... Transit time is based upon from Delhi to xxxxxx.

I truly thank you all for your patience, we do feel guilty at times that the orders could not get processed earlier, but again, Infibeam did say 9th OR 10th of June.
[Galaxy S II General] far1983:
cool :):);)

So who gets it first will give a treat to Arjun and Dhruv :D :D :D

The person who gets it second will have to give treat to the rest :D :D :D

Now people will not worry about getting it immediately (including me :rolleyes::rolleyes: ) :D :D :D
[Galaxy S II General] harish_hpd:
U both did ur best :D Thanks again for ur wonderful effort and patience :D
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
Haha. I think we will all get around the same time. BUT I want each person informing us who gets it via PM. SO we can check you off the list. :)

Who ever gets it first has to throw a party for all of us. :)
[Galaxy S II General] harish_hpd:
I wish u get it first Dhruv ..LOL:p:p:p
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
Just looking for a party Huh? ;)

Always welcome buddy.
[Galaxy S II General] harish_hpd:
Need help in buying OTG adaptor/ cable??:confused: which one do you suggest?? :D
[Galaxy S II General] ashok:
Buy the one in deal extreme.
[Galaxy S II General] anksoft:
SGS2 in stock at infibeam

Infibeam page now show SGS2 in stock, but still didn't recieve any shipment email :mad:

The status pays shows:

Ships By: Jun 13, 2011

Delivers By: Jun 16, 2011

I hope its not true.
[Galaxy S II General] indrajit_pande:
I admire your patience guys. I can never wait this long probably. LOL. I am very happy with the premium I paid to pick it off the shelf (30k without accessories).

Downloaded a lot of apps already. SGS2 is fairly fast on GPRS and super fast on WiFi.

My usage at the moment is, about 20 calls of 5mins avg a day, and a couple of SMSes. Installed few apps and have put on a live wallpaper (Walking red ladybird beetle). Browsing on WiFi or GPRS (at the moment till I activate 3G) for atleast 2-3hrs in a day. The news and stock market updates are running all time. I also use its bluetooth to connect to my car audio for about 2 hrs a day. I guess this is a fair load for SGS2 to survive a day atleast, but it is not at the moment.

I have recharged the SGS2 atleast 6 times since I got it on 7th evening. Trying to do complete battery cycles. There is no change in the battery performance as of now. Will report if I observe a change.

Let me know about the battery performance with you guys.
[Galaxy S II General] androidsos:
Does anyone know whether the 8gb sd card will be shipped as an accessory by letsbuy later?
[Galaxy S II General] MrDpak:
Think that's just auto generated by the system. As Druv and Arjun stated earlier, our deal is prioritized and does not follow the standard process : )
[Galaxy S II General] androidsos:
Try using juice defender will help. Also android 2.3.4 should solve some problems.
[Galaxy S II General] arjun90:
***Eureka***

For those that had a hard time finding a good long-lasting screen protector, here it is. This may interest you all!

Anti Fingerprint ScreenProtector Samsung i9100Galaxy S2

http://cgi.ebay.in/Anti-Fingerprint...Accessories&hash=item53e7e53b65#ht_923wt_1032

http://www.scratchgard.in/productdetail.aspx?cid=9&scid=0&bid=17&pid=782

This actually reminds of Stenheil's widely appraised Ultra Optics Anti-Fingerprint Screen protector (Not Available in India)

Could the Screengard be the Indian brand of the above mentioned product? That answer is left to the company to answer. - Cheers! :D
[Galaxy S II General] tarun.nair:
Thanks! :) I bought the second one and it arrived today. Its barely visible and optically clear. I loved it!! :D
[Galaxy S II General] far1983:
This date is not for us :D:D:D

We are VIP buyers for Infibeam so our shipping date is today and delivers by tomorrow or on Monday :cool::cool::cool:
[Galaxy S II General] far1983:
How long did it take for the shipping? the websites says 3 days... that fast :eek::eek::eek:
[Galaxy S II General] arjun90:
@tarun.nair

Can you post a picture of the screen protector. Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] IamJAX:
Any update?
[Galaxy S II General] android_master:
June launch is the only update. Various people who were at Samsung Mobile Asia events on 13,14th have already told regarding June launch.
[Galaxy S II General] HumanoidTalking:
Are you saying June launch for India only or for Asia you mean?
[Galaxy S II General] HumanoidTalking:
I called the UAE Samsung and they said they don't have any info as of now regarding the phone.. The guy I spoke to, initially said that it will come in the end of May, When I told him that its going to be released in early may in UK, then he said call me end of this month or 1st May.. He has no info on price/ specs... planning to call him back in 4-5 days :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] maddy1213:
i have spoken to the distributor in hyd who says it is next week... i don't know how far it is authenticated. but could be true. i see lot of big samsung retail shops in hyd getting prepared with names board "samsung smart phone" which i have not seen before.
[Galaxy S II General] ndnesh:
Same here. I spoke to a Samsung Retailer in Bangalore and he says that the phone's stocks are expected to come by the first week of may, and that the pricing is around 28k to 30k.

Very optimistic, as he was the first person who told me not to expect the SGS2 in April. keeping my fingers crossed.
[Galaxy S II General] kannanX10:
before may mid we will have it in india,by june samsung will launch tabs in india......
[Galaxy S II General] ndnesh:
Keeping my fingers crossed for the same!
[Galaxy S II General] vickysud:
in hyd where ? addresss or contact no ? im too desperate to have dis phone :D cant wait if its nxt week hope it is true..SAMSUNG RELEASE IT SOOOOOOOOOOON PLSSSS im sick of my x10
[Galaxy S II General] DVC1985:
I'm stuck with a Nokia N97 Mini for 2 more weeks until I get my SGS2. It's like every time I even look at my phone now I just feel depressed knowing that I'm stuck with this hunk of junk for a few more weeks. I want my Galaxy now. :(
[Galaxy S II General] dj_san:
I had been waiting for Galaxy S2 for last 6 months searching for any news on it on google every single day. But it was really disappointing to learn that Samsung will launch i9103 with Tegra 2 processor in India. Moreover, it hurted me to know that Super AMOLED Plus will also be missing in i9103. The handset costs more in India as compared to other countries and I believe India is a good market for Samsung. Then why this discrimination? :-( Won't buy if Super AMOLED Plus is missing
[Galaxy S II General] Livewings:
Erm, hello, India will get i9100 with Exynos and Super AMOLED Plus. Where do you get your source from? :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] Funkym0nkey:
Actually its opposite.

Handsets cots considerably less in India. India has one of the lowest duties on mobile. Recently they reduced it from 4% to 1.3%.

And Samsung has traditionally launched the phones at very competitive prices here. SGS launched here at lower price band then European market.

And coming to SGS II. Samsung has already confirmed we are getting AMOLED Plus and Exynos here. Their Rep was caught confirming this at the Samsung forum which was held last week.

Yes, we do have to wait sometimes for it to come here, and in cases like Nexus S we do get the downgraded model. But as far as hardware goes, we are getting the best with SGS 2.
[Galaxy S II General] arjun90:
Round 2

Well the good news is that today I pre-ordered the Samsung Galaxy S2 at a reputable Samsung Mobile Dealer in India (The dealer also happens to be a friend my mine--he spoke to Samsung India in Delhi, was pleased to hear the good news in respect to an imminent release). I was confirmed that the release in India would be within the first week next month (May, 2011) at a price range between 32,000 and 33,000 rupees (max) and would include all the features presented at Mobile World Conference. This is very promising. =)
[Galaxy S II General] harr1994:
Too good news arjun,hope it will be available in may but how the hella r u awake at midnight.....another owl like me :p
[Galaxy S II General] android_master:
Well another news,lets see regarding May 1st week launch.

I will be surprised if it will launch anywhere near 1st week of May
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
This is just more BS, pardon my language and no offence to your friend.

MWC was in February and back then "the features" included 1 GHz CPU. The upgrade to 1.2 GHz was announced in the beginning or April.

So there is at least one disconnect here :)
[Galaxy S II General] Funkym0nkey:
Let's up the stakes. I will shave my head if sgs 2hits retail in first week of may in India. Pinki promises!

Magically posted from thin air!
[Galaxy S II General] android_master:
If he is from India he is referring to Samsung Mobile Southasia summit held at New Delhi on 13,14 of this month((where Samsung showed its latest 8.9/10.1 tablets and 1.2Ghz SGS 2)) & not MWC held way back in February.

But then lets be patient with the launch.
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
he is referring to Samsung Mobile SA as "Mobile World Conference"? That is a lot of typos then :)

Anyway, jokes aside, I agree, let's just wait.

thanks
[Galaxy S II General] thegr8anand:
I would have ordered one today if there was an option to pay for faster shipping.. GS2 still not available in my city :(
[Galaxy S II General] aviatorarun:
Sky High Price @ Vodafone Stores

I called up one of the executives of the vodafone stores in Chennai. He told me that price of SGS II is RS. 32,890. Is not the price is too high just for the 6 months of 3G DATA and without any freebies.

Regards,

Arun
[Galaxy S II General] detucaca:
wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
[Galaxy S II General] androidsos:
Has anybody ordered the Zagg shield, it has a full body invisible shield, and the screen protector is said to be the best around. Just want to know a few things if anyone has ordered one.
[Galaxy S II General] arjun90:
Hey, I appreciate your optimism. =)

However, do understand that the Courier Companies do take time to process your shipment and shipped from Delhi to your residence. We just don't want you to feel discouraged. :)
[Galaxy S II General] far1983:
That cribbing session will be next :D:D:D

But anyway I am at Chennai and I have specified BlueDart for shipping. :D :D So it should come in 2 days max :cool::cool:
[Galaxy S II General] Unamrakerag:
I am ready to take the plunge finally, I visited many shops here in Mumbai today, and the best bargain I am getting is Rs.30,195/-. Going to buy it tomorrow first thing, shop opens at 10 AM, cant wait. :)

PS:all shops had the older version of the box at least, the one with the spelling mistake on the front.

AMOLED is spelled as AMOLDED.

Still I hope the phone will have the latest firmware K7 pre-installed.
[Galaxy S II General] thegr8anand:
Where are you buying it from? And where can I know more about the spelling mistake boxes? are they the ones with ke8 firmware?
[Galaxy S II General] Unamrakerag:
There are 2 shops.

One is Poppy Cellular, they are selling it 30,200/- (after bargaining , they quote 31,000 the first time.) . The shop is in Colaba.

Second shop is Planet M, they are selling it for 30,195/- , the best price, did not have to bargain at all, that's there official price.

As for the spelling mistake, I notice it today, when I went to the shops, all of them had spelled it wrong as AMOLDED, so all these phones are of the 1st batch which was shipped to India. Also saw this on youtube, Indian un-boxing video review.

If you want the newer batch, I guess it will take 3-4 weeks tops,that's what the shop keeper said.
[Galaxy S II General] tarun.nair:
Here are some photos after applying the new scratchgard (that's how they spell it, without the "u") :D

http://goo.gl/GXYyu

I had already applied it when I read your post. It it pretty good but be ready for some fingerprints. I chose the normal one (not the anti-fingerprint one). Hope this helps! :)
[Galaxy S II General] swapnilp18:
Dude if u visit jumbo electronics at inorbit vashi,u will find s2 at exactly 30000 plus u will get samsung speackers or bluetooth worth 1000 free.....so effectively 29000....not a bad deal
[Galaxy S II General] Unamrakerag:
Ahh Vashi..tooo far from my place in Colaba, traveling time is up-wards of 1Hr, also I want to buy it from a shop near my place.

Going through the forums it seems it is quite likely,that the phone might have some defects, Screen problems, wifi problems, Back getting way too hot and all that crap.

If I am unlucky enough to face such problems, I would just dump the phone at the retailers shop, both of them have the policy to take the phone and send it to the service center at their cost, till the time is under warranty.
[Galaxy S II General] ckhurana:
As you suggested, I had messaged the Ebay seller for enquiring about the Xtreme guard (LINK)

(COST USD $4.95 + Shipping: $1.98)

This is what I asked -

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Hi,

I need to know if this is just the screen guard or it is a full all over (front, back & sides) guard. I am interested in getting this for the Samsung Galaxy S 2 phone. Kindly let me know.

Thanks!

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This is the reply -

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Hi, this will cover the front back and sides.

- xtreme_guard

Thanks!

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So, what do you suggest Dhruv?
[Galaxy S II General] SkullDeath:
I bought one yesterday for 29,950/- at Hot Spot Mobile, Vaishali Nagar after a bit of bargaining.

Any reason you went with the normal one over the anti-fingerprint one?

I couldn't find the anti-fingerprint one on the Scratchgard site.

I must mention that I'm really surprised about all the unreserved praise being given to the screen. None of the reviews mentioned color banding on gradients or the yellow tint on the left side and on top of that I'm able to see slightly discolored lines on the right side on the notification pull-down. The Super AMOLED+ does not like grey (or any other dull) color (especially at low brightness).

Samsung of course must have cherry picked their best screens for review units but it does look like they have not yet gotten all the kinks out of their Super AMOLED+ manufacturing process. I would advise those with more patience to wait a month or two before purchasing any phone with this type of screen.
[Galaxy S II General] tarun.nair:
I went for the normal one because that's what I found initially. Later, I found the anti-fingerprint one. I used the normal one on my Galaxy S earlier and liked it so decided to stick with that :)

Here is the link to the anti-fingerprint version. It's on eBay: http://goo.gl/Mn68G
[Galaxy S II General] speedyavi:
Did anyone get an update from Infibeam yesterday or did they just feed us BS that 'some' orders went out yesterday.
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
Then my options are limited to the $14.99 one. I will order 2 for now and hold off until cheaper solutions are available.

Perhaps you should order one as well.
[Galaxy S II General] xotiq:
BLR best price

Can anyone suggest the best deal for SGS2 in BLR?
[Galaxy S II General] tarun.nair:
Sony Ericsson LiveView compatibility with SGS2

Can any of you let me know if Sony Ericsson LiveView is compatible with the SGS2?
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
I wouldn't see why not. The following phones are compatible.

Samsung Galaxy S

Samsung Galaxy S 2.1

Samsung – Galaxy Tab

Even considering that they run Froyo and LiveView is compatible with them, the SGS II should also be compatible with LiveView. Since the Sony Ericsson phones specified also run Gingerbread.
[Galaxy S II General] tarun.nair:
Thanks Dhruv! I just saw a decent deal on eBay for 4.4k including shipping (link) and I am tempted. I think this will go well with the SGS2! :D :D :D
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
WOWW am so happy with service of Letsbuy. Ordered phone on 9th morning and today morning got email with Awb No. that it has been shipped. I think i will get on monday though since sunday is off. Really impressed by letsbuy.

Got for 29999 with MHL Adapter, Car charger, Case and screen protector.
[Galaxy S II General] cooltarun:
^^ Have you already payed the amount online or will pay COD? I ordered on 8th and it is showing status as "In-process". Till yesterday it was showing "To be Processed".
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
Will pay COD.Ya IN-Process means its been shipped. check ur email and sms , u would have got shipping details.
[Galaxy S II General] cooltarun:
Oh yes...The mail went in spam folder and just got the SMS also that it has been shipped via aramex. Great!!! The waiting begins :)
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
I m in delhi might b i get today only since it ships from delhi only:) Man cant wait to play with it.
[Galaxy S II General] prashanth1990:
29999? how? i checked COD its 30,999! i dont hv icici card to use "icicilb" coupon
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
Used Rcom coupon gives 1k discount.
[Galaxy S II General] cooltarun:
^^ You don't need the ICICI Card. The coupon works for COD also.
[Galaxy S II General] cooltarun:
I am also from NCR region. Let's hope we get it today :)