[AusNOG] [off-topic] Samsung Galaxy S

Wed Dec 29 20:54:40 EST 2010

Awesome review and advice.  Ok, soon as Voda have them (may already, I've been out of the country since early december) I will get one.

...Skeeve
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----- Original Message -----
From: Darren Moss [mailto:Darren.Moss at em3.com.au]
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 08:29 PM
To: Skeeve Stevens; Kai <vk6ksj at westnet.com.au>; ausnog at ausnog.net <ausnog at ausnog.net>
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] [off-topic] Samsung Galaxy S

Hi Skeeve,

OS6 is really good. To me it looks like web 2.0 styles have been applied to the device (gives it a bit of style more like HTML -vs- the old BB text look).

The navigation is smooth and consistent. It doesn't hang or stutter like the old OS did.

Touch screen really does make the phone a lot like the iPhone without actually trying to be one. I can swipe, slide and touch icons.. even within apps.

Web browsing is very good - it's much quicker and the pages are presented like a proper web browser (looks like FireFox to me) so I can click on links and visit the web easier than the old OS.

Mail services work exactly like my old BB 9000 and connects with our Hosted Exchange perfectly. Does HTML mail, embedded links, etc.

I travel a lot between Aus and NZ so my phone is my primary connectivity device for a lot of the time and it's important that the damn thing works.

My battery time is just under 2 days even with calls, emails and web browsing. When the battery is low (flashing red and complaining) I can still make calls and get emails. Very impressive.

I bought my techs in Aus and NZ a Torch at the beginning of December and I've had zero complaints - that's saying something because they whinged about the iPhone and the Nokias, which are now sitting in drawers as test devices. My Nokia e75 is in a bin at Airedale Street Auckland. Never again.

Cheers.

Regards, 

Darren Moss
General Manager
Australia and New Zealand

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-----Original Message-----
From: Skeeve Stevens [mailto:Skeeve at eintellego.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 8:17 PM
To: Darren Moss; Kai; ausnog at ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] [off-topic] Samsung Galaxy S

Darren,

Re the Torch... Do you like it? I've only felt up the mock-up's in the
Optus stores and wasn't too impressed with the lip at the bottom of the
keyboard and the general feeling... But if you went from a Bold 9700
(which I have) to a Torch and you liked it, maybe I will give it a go.

I assume it is running OS6?  What is it like over OS5?

...Skeeve

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-----Original Message-----
From: Darren Moss <Darren.Moss at em3.com.au>
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:13:03 +1100
To: Kai <vk6ksj at westnet.com.au>, "ausnog at ausnog.net" <ausnog at ausnog.net>
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] [off-topic] Samsung Galaxy S

>Hey Kai,
>
>If I had a dollar for every complaint we've received regarding the
>Samsung Galaxy phone......
>
>We've had a few of these connected up on our Hosted Exchange platform and
>the customers have the same complaints:
>
>1. Poor battery life (number 1 problem - lucky to get 8 hours)
>2. Crashing and hanging
>3. Phone restarts at random
>4. Slow to pick up mail (even when in push mode)
>
>We fixed some with Voda via firmware upgrade, but the bottom line was
>they were just too painful.
>There were too many "issues" and we couldn't get any real information
>from the telco or the vendor - similar to the old Nokia e75 handsets
>which were a disaster.
>
>I thought that the handset could not possibly be that bad, so I bought
>one in November. It's sitting in a box at my Melbourne office after 1
>week of use. Even the staff didn't want it after hearing my complaining.
>
>Now I have a BB Torch - the best handset I have ever owned without a
>doubt (upgraded from BB Bold). It actually works, is fast and reliable.
>
>HTH.
>
>Regards, 
> 
> 
>Darren Moss
>General Manager
>Australia and New Zealand
>
>em3 People and Technology, Managed Technology Experts.
>
>[p] 1300 131 083 extension 105 [f] 03 9017 2287
>[e] Darren.Moss at em3.com.au [w] www.em3.com.au
>PO Box 2333, Moorabbin VIC 3189
>
>New Zealand Airedale Street, Auckland City
>[p] 0800 888 285 [f] 09 887 0273
>PO Box 39573, Howick 2045
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
>[mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Kai
>Sent: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 8:02 PM
>To: ausnog at ausnog.net
>Subject: [AusNOG] [off-topic] Samsung Galaxy S
>
>Hi guys and girls,
>
>I hope you all had a great Christmas, I did! No prezzies, well no
>conventional prezzies, I had time with my family/friends for Christmas,
>that's all I wanted! :)
>
>Sorry for the off-topic post, I wanted to ask everyone's valued opinions
>but feel free to reply off list with feedback.
>
>Last Monday Broome's Optus repeater had issues and they had to get parts
>up from Perth (thanks to Chris Brown for the info), coincidentally
>that's also when my Samsung decided to play silly buggers. I initially
>thought there may be issues with Optus Broome repeater here because I
>have fluctuating signal strength meter readings when standing under the
>Optus repeater here, but, overall, the most annoying thing is random
>black screens and general slow performance.
>
>Similar to the trouble this lady is having:
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB1b0UrX9e0
>
>Problems are intermittant enough to be annoying, ie I can't reproduce on
>cue but my phone is less than three months old, I expect it to work. I
>backed up my contacts and did a firmware upgrade last week, still
>doesn't work properley.
>
>Anyone got similar issues?
>
>In case anyone does have similar issues my details are:
>Model GT-I9000
>Firmware 2.2
>Baseband version: I9000DTJP3
>Kernel: 2.6.32.9
>Build: FROYO.DTJP5
>
>I am with VirginMobile, they use Optus mobile network.
>
>Cheers
>Kai
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