[AusNOG] [off-topic] Samsung Galaxy S

Thu Dec 30 18:06:22 EST 2010

Hi Ryan,

I visited our only Telstra shop today, they're a franchise but they have 
the HTC Desire, Nokia N8 and Samsung Galaxy S (2.1-update firmware) and 
they said they've sold quite a few Samsung's with absolutely no problem, 
so I showed the sales rep mine, he played with it for a bit, 
acknowledged it is slow but that he hasn't seen any issues with the 
one's they've sold.

My phone's spec:
Model GT-I9000
Firmware 2.2
Baseband version: I9000DTJP3
Kernel: 2.6.32.9
Build: FROYO.DTJP5

I note Telstra's phone has 2.1-update firmware, mine has 2.2 but runs 
really badly.

I don't want to root my phone, shouldn't need to when it's only three 
months old, but I'll read some more about the voodoo fix.

It's 3pm here, Sydney is three hours ahead of us, I'll ring Virgin 
tomorrow, try to talk to the front line customer service staff and see 
if I can get anywhere...

Cheers
Kai

On 30/12/10 14:43, Ryan Verner wrote:
> I'm extremely surprised by the opinions here; I own a I9000T (Telstra branded model), and I love the phone - I'm a hopeless gadget geek who seems to regularly change phones.  I don't intend on changing this handset for some time.
>
> I had read about the issues people were having (terrible battery life, GPS, reboots, lag), but I'm having none of them with the base 2.1 Telstra ROM and voodoo fix; average battery life of 1-2 days (screen brightness lowest, Exchange sync on, sync everything else turned off), GPS works flawlessly, unit is always responsive.
>
> Battery life definitely could be better, but several HTC handsets I tested were worse; seems to be the achilles heel of Android phones in general currently.
>
> I've always pondered whether the Telstra firmware had a bunch of manufacturer fixes the Optus branded ones didn't have; the build date on the shipped ROM is very recent ('2.1-update').
>
> Have you guys tried updating to 2.2?  Maybe the issue is the shipping firmware on the Optus handsets is total junk?
>
> R
>
> On 29/12/2010, at 20:33 , Kai wrote:
>
>> Hahaa, I'm on two year contract with the Galaxy S, I can't just throw it
>> out, even though I'd love to. I read Andrew Fort's email, I found the
>> only spot in the house with good enough reception for data connection (I
>> -think- it's the best spot..but the signal meter on this phone isn't
>> reliable anymore) and downloading ROM Manager, then I'll try step 2 and
>> fingers crossed that works 'cause it's gunna suck if I'm contracted to
>> this phone for another year and nine months :S
>>
>> My VirginMobile plan is good but this phone sux balls!
>>
>> So why'd I get one? well, my old Nokia was dying, needed a replacement,
>> thought I'd give smartphones a go since it allows me to check weather
>> radar and stuff when I'm storm chasing, didn't want an iPhone, figured
>> I'd try the Samsung... and my old Nokia got stolen about a month after I
>> got the Samsung.
>>
>> I've been using Nokia for the last eight years, first time I've used
>> Samsung hasn't left a good taste in my mouth!
>>
>> Cheers
>> Kai
>>
>> On 29/12/10 17:36, Darren Moss wrote:
>>> Yep, that looks just like mine.
>>>
>>> Go buy one and junk the other thing.
>>>
>>> Spend less time getting the thing to work and more time actually using it.
>>>
>>> Sounds like an ad.
>>>
>>> :)
>>>
>>> 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 8:33 PM
>>> To: ausnog at ausnog.net
>>> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] [off-topic] Samsung Galaxy S
>>>
>>> Hey Darren,
>>>
>>> Hahahaaa, for some reason I was expecting at least some reassuring
>>> feedback that there's a fix for all this. In all the browsing I've done
>>> in the last month I can't find one reliable resolution for this bloody
>>> phone.
>>>
>>> I don't wanna jailbreak/root it, that'll void the warranty, I'm tempted
>>> to ask Virgin for an exchange with Nokia N8 or maybe HTC but the
>>> likelihood they'll actually exchange it is 0, none or bugger all.
>>>
>>> My Kies CD and Samsung data cable got stolen when my car got broken into
>>> in Darwin, I've been trying to get the phone to behave itself on
>>> Bluetooth but either the machine doesn't want to talk to the phone or
>>> vice versa 'cause they can see each other, but they can't pair and Kies
>>> tells me there are no Bluetooth devices available. FFS. Anyway, I'm back
>>> in Broome and managed to find the USB cable that fits the Samsung,
>>> downloaded and installed Kies, backed up, upgraded firmware....but yep,
>>> still crashes randomly, email doesn't know if it's coming or going, and
>>> recently it says it can't send sms until a service is available even
>>> though I have four signal bars displaying. Keh?
>>>
>>> I think I've got a snowflakes chance in hell to get a replacement,
>>> Virgin customer service staff are 99% outsourced, and with no offence to
>>> outsourced staff, if it's not in their script they don't know what to do
>>> so I end up on hold for ages, like I did last weekend.
>>>
>>> I used my cousins Nokia N8 on the weekend, it looked ok but then again
>>> anything would look ok compared to the Galaxy S. That said, I asked on
>>> another mailing list and one user replied she's got hers last month and
>>> she loves it, hehe, lucky her, mine sux!
>>>
>>> You like the BB Torch9800?
>>> http://us.blackberry.com/smartphones/blackberrytorch/
>>>
>>> It has a REAL keypad, I like it already :P what are the screen dimensions?
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Kai
>>>
>>> On 29/12/10 17:13, Darren Moss wrote:
>>>> 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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