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04-01-2009 03:46 AM
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Hindsight

I don't know how long ago this was written:-

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hmm...iphone 3G.

lets see;

5) I love the way its fully unlocked, like Symbian's Hinnka.fl making Quake conversions, C2doom and a healthy community of developers....oh wait. There ain't one."

...but it's interesting to see how wrong people can be.
19-11-2008 06:10 PM
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I'm getting it soon

In a few days I'll order this samsung but the 8gb version(I have an OGG Player so I don't need song to the phone heh).

P.S. Someone asked if the samsung plays ogg, if you put a program(3rd part application) ..it should - for any reply or contact with me "crackerworld [at] hotmail [dot] com" replace as required(without "") - I found a site for i8510 funs - "h**p://samsungi8510 [dot] com/" replace again as required and remove the ""
24-09-2008 09:12 PM
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MS will not lose... without a fight

if Android is free then why would MS continue to sell MS mobile? I am thinking it will soon also be free (maybe depending on how soon the phone manufacturers jump on the Android wagon...)

all i know is the more competition the better the products for the consumers...
24-09-2008 11:00 AM
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Firmware upgrade

What interests me most is, if for a firmware upgrade we are gonna have to leave it to the service or we could do it through internet and our pc like with nokia mobiles...
Becouse here in Greece for an upgrade you have to leave your phone to the service for at least 5 days.......
23-09-2008 01:27 PM
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Copy/Paste

Hi all,
Copy/Paste, or select text or (in a Nokia way) the pencil button is the (#) button.
Regards
12-09-2008 10:21 PM
dabotsonline
CeX Leeds has an i8510 8GB for sale for £450

I saw an unlocked i8510 8GB on sale in CeX Leeds last week for £450, if anyone is interested.
12-09-2008 11:31 AM
SWR
Samsung

Samsung has a couple of problems in their S60 story:
1) the PC Suite - USB connection with e.g. the G810 is very much hit and miss (Google and you'll see all sorts of discussions on it), meaning I can't sync woith my PC. I can't even use Bluetooth as a work around, as I get an error message that I can't get a connection as the software isn't installed - or words to that effect.
2) the Nokia pencil button, used for Copy / Paste is missing. I've not yet found a way to copy even the simplest texts, let alone appointments, etc.
3) there is no Firmware update tool. Here in Holland we are told by the helpdesk that the phone has to go back to one of 2 service centres to have a cable attached somewhere inside the phone to have the firmware updated. I am not aware of any OTA update service.

If they really want to be a force and compete with Nokia, these points have to be solved. I have a G810 with which I am very pleased, but these are niggles which knock a bit of the pleasure out of it. So come on Samsung, you build great phones, but get your act together on the PC suite and the firmware issues!
Steve
11-09-2008 04:59 PM
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I8510 - 8gb

Hi, I have the I8510 - 8gb.
So far battery life ok, but camera shutter sitting at half open when taken out of pocket, screen totally unreadable in daylight (live north of aberdeen, so we're not talking that bright a day either). phoned samsung support about a couple of glithes - totally useless.
No tv out cable in box, Samsung say that they have no distributor for said cable as yet, so cannot be purchased!
No firmware updates online, can only be done at dealer!
No full manual in box or on cd.
not looking to good for my new sammy.
10-09-2008 07:57 PM
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Blackman

The iphone is really good, but lacks the fun stuff like games, video editing, image editing....bluetooth....bear in mind that 90% of the public will not hav an iphone. Also the queues you keep on talking about.....i live very near london and the o2 store there has never had more than 10 people in the queue for an iphone.........i am sorry but the samsung does blow the iphone away.....it is alot more practical size is better.....people what a phone that is similar to the last one so they able to use the new phone straigh away without looking in the instruction booklet.....when i tried to use the iphone to find pictures i had to look for the icon amungst 10 other icons........with samsung i know exactly where it is..........



I am sure that u are not 100% happy with the iphone......there is yet to be a phone which is 100% brillient.......

Argument Over........
10-09-2008 08:52 AM
Super Chimp
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Originally Posted by capitaine View Post
anyone know whether I can use the i8510 as a modem like I do my N95?

also, what about the fact that it has a plastic sensor and not Carl Zeiss optics like the N95 - what is the verdict on that?

Thx
All cameraphones have plastic lenses (I asume this is what you meant & not the sensor) , the name on the outside means nothing.

It's an S60 so of course it can be used as a modem as that's a generic function of the OS.
09-09-2008 01:14 PM
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i8510 camera quality

hi folks, just got the samsung i8510 yesterday after using a n95 for the last year and ive otta be honest,,,im really dissapointed with the photo and video quality,,,so much so that im thinking of returning it as this was the reason i bought it,,,im no genuis when it comes to technical phone jargon,,,so can anyone expalin to me why this is...will firmware upgrades improve this or is it down to my settings?? Or is this as good as it gets???Any help will be muh appreciated as i have a week to swap it for another if im still not convinced,,cheers
08-09-2008 08:51 PM
capitaine anyone know whether I can use the i8510 as a modem like I do my N95?

also, what about the fact that it has a plastic sensor and not Carl Zeiss optics like the N95 - what is the verdict on that?

Thx
08-09-2008 05:20 PM
Unregistered What is the speaker quality and loudness like?

Does it compare to the n95 8GB?

Please let us know.
08-09-2008 03:57 PM
Unregistered But Nokia has bought over Symbian and so you think Samsung is willing to partner with Nokia in the long run?
08-09-2008 01:06 PM
Unregistered While Samsung will probably offer a couple of Android devices next year (as they try out anything anyway it seems), I'm sure they won't abandon Symbian. If anything, they'll offer more Symbian devices from what I've heard, and their new Symbian Dev page only reinforces that.

SE isn't even part of Google's OHA, so I doubt they'll offer Android-based phones anytime soon, if ever.

And for Google not being an "enemy" - that's only partly true imo. Google is looking for hardware partners to mobilize their services. But what if those manufacturers suddenly want to make some revenue from services as well? Google will at the very least control email, maps and ads in any device using Android, and especially location and email services can be very profitable for a manufacturer (just look at RIM). Android might be "free", but like anything else, there are always some costs...
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