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hi guys, i bought this phone and it is nice
i love it everything about it is except for the battery life.
but i was wondering what are the types of software or applications you can install on that mobile, i mean what is their format type? is it .sis or .jar or .exe or what??
please anyone who know tell me??
thanks alot.
shico

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  • 2006-09-04 12:51
  • jJqF
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dam this phone is off the hook. Awesome reception, 3 gb hard drive, ipod wheel, and slick design(even though it is kind of big), windows OS, Love this phone. One of kind only thing missing is wifi but with a palm i own i dont need wifi on phone but not many ppl need wifi on phone so still luv this phone.

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  • 2006-08-14 03:51
  • 4u8%
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hi, no edge, no wifi and wm2003se. Much betteR Imate SP5 all above features with wm2005.

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  • 2006-07-24 06:50
  • PGhb
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do not buy phones the 7 hour talk time is with this massive battery ! and looks huge and the regular battery runs out after 2 hours of doing nothing! having msn on it is cool tho

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  • 2006-07-12 21:45
  • m97m
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Got my set yesterday! Super Cool phone!!!
One question:
How do you turn on the speaker phone while on a call??

PS:
U can make the flash act as a torch by holding down the Side 'volume Down' button! It will turn the flash on for 1 minute...press it again for turning it off.

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  • 2006-07-07 11:49
  • N9Z3
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anyone know how to take this phone apart? I've undone the 4 screws in the battery slot but it still doesn't want to come apart.

The phone got wet and now the microphone is wrecked. no one can hear me when I talk to them.

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  • 2006-07-06 23:31
  • my%R
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Hi,

Just found this link http://www.ferra.ru/online/pho...6374/page-2/
It has a review I300X vs Nokia N91!!! But its in Russian!! Finally its been decided that that the I300X interface is much better than The N91!!

The site has some cool pictures...they even compare the phones with the Ipod Nano!!

Thats what I have been begging Gsm Arena to do...a review I300X VS N91 in English please. Take the example from the above link. These two phones are the only competitors in this league... SonyEricsson is still out!!

My Verdict: Windows Mobile outclass Symbian OS by Miles!!! See the review for youselves!!

Go Samsung...Who needs wifi when you've got GPRS it just makes the phone more expensive and heavier!!!

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  • 2006-06-20 11:24
  • N9Z3
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i300x has got 4 giga memory and WM 2005

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  • 2006-06-12 22:19
  • mNZ1
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i just got this phone 3 days ago and my first impression was .... amazing phone!very solid yet very light, the screen was very nice! it was very bright and very vivid! the scrollwheel was 50/50 for me, its LOVE AND HATE feelin. the phne was very slow even though it said that this thing has 400+ mhz?
the hdd is my main concern, eventhough its very nice to have a 3gig on a phone i still sometimes think that its fragile! so im afraid to drop this thing.the music quality is exceptional My k750i is still alot better when it comes to producing sound quality. etc etc... overall this phone is very good especially the screen and the material quality! love it.

ps.. one more thing, the battery suckass! lol. the exteded battery makes the phone looks like a hunchback! >.

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  • 2006-06-08 23:17
  • C5jD
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I supposed, this phone can be upgraded from WM2003 to WM5. Hope it can be. does anyone know regarding this thing?

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  • 2006-06-05 18:41
  • 2A3x
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Truly this is a great phone. I agree with every1 else about the crap battery life. But hey just smack it on charge overnight.
I have a question for any1 who can answer it.
''How 'ON EARTH' do u get the 'LOUDSPEAKER' to work whilst talking to some next person''????
Cum on ppl elp m az i in return will elp u!!!

I know as to how the loudspeaker is apllied whilst listening to the music:
Go 2 the usual media player screen, press the star key. Amenue will appear, hilight the WOW XT ON/OFF box & just select it to turn on. Once done u'll get top knotch volume kickling, dapa style massive.
Safe, Sorted, Sound.

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  • 2006-05-20 01:50
  • mqkH
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sb plz tell me about its loudspeaker quality.cuz i'm relly impressed wth dis fone.
i'm lazy listening music trough those earfone.better hearing it tru d loudspeaker

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  • 2006-05-14 07:40
  • ijnc
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hi people, have had the fone for about a week and need to know. best places to download things for free and does it have wifi and how do you use it. i have wireless inter net thing in my house but i dont know if my fone is using it or just going on the inter net. do yu know what i mean. please e mail me.

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  • 2006-05-13 20:53
  • mmRH
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i heard that you can change the settings on the phone to make it 6gb does anyone know how to do this and also does anyone know where in London that i can get a case without a magnetic clasp (they corrupt the harddrive) thanks in advance for your help

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  • 2006-05-10 11:51
  • MSRn
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This phone really rocks! Apart from the low battery at only 4hrs with the standard battery, I would have liked it better if it had an FM tuner built-in. Will Samsung people consider implanting one in the future models? That would satisfy many FM radio enthusaiats! Please Samsung, update this phone immidiately and your sales would do better, defintitely! I know of many friends who would like to get their hand son this phone, but no......no FM tuner!! ;o(

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  • 2006-05-08 14:39
  • MWW7
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hi,
i have discovered a nice option to maximize the battery life of the phone.
with this option, u will get about 5 hours of music play, 2 hours of talk time and some change time for other activities with the standard battery and u can double all of the above time with the extended battery.
click start, go to settings, go to more, go to power management and change all the following.
backlight time - 5 sec
display timeout - 1 minute
display brightness - 1
and that's it. u got it. that will work like the charm and thanks to me.

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  • 2006-04-20 05:38
  • a6ZZ
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Had the fone a while the battery is rubbish, don't get more then 8 hours on a full charge and if ya play music expect it to run out within an hour!!!

It driving me mad at the moment, constantly charging it up, Beware!

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  • 2006-04-10 23:42
  • IhXf
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can sum1 plz tell me if i have a dvd, how do i put the movie on the fone, how do i burn the dvd onto the computer. how bout pirated movies, do they also work

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  • 2006-04-05 12:18
  • SkE9
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Had this phone now for a couple of weeks. Initial impressions:

Beautiful device to use. Build quality is superb, 2003SE is snappy with the 416 Mhz CPU, TCPMP (Movie player) plays all my Movies flawlessly (including AVI's, Ogg,MPEG's and WMV). Excellent display quality (best I've seen on any Smartphone except VGA screens on PPC's). Film playback is sharp & Crisp and scroling through lrge film files is fast and impressive!
I use the 3Gig harddrive to store several films (gimmick really!) and to store important files thus I use my i300 as a mobile hardrive and often use its 'MassStorage' USB interface to easily transfer data to and fro other computers.

Cons:
Because the hard drive literally zapps enormous amounts of power....I still use a memory card for software installs and other data i regulary access (reducing my use of the harddrive to preserve power).

The thin battery will get you through the day...providing you hardly use the phone!!(and I'm just talking phone calls)- Battery life is the worst I've ever experienced.

The fatter battery is considerably better and will last the day even with heavy usage (omitting hard drive use!!).

Truth be told, the abscence of wi-fi is now really starting to cheese me off as is the lack of available games software that actually is compliant with this QVGA device.

Still...I've kept my MDA Vario/mini S, whilst i test this phone out.

Depending on ones use for this device it will NOT suit all, but most who have one would not readily dismiss it as some have here. obviously they have had some bad experiences but mine is generally a satisfying one and I think I'll be keeping it and forsaking the 'wi-fi' and available games compatibility advantage the 'Vario' has over its more sophisticated cousin, the i300.

The i300 is sheer class to look at and use in person (if you have ever used PPCs) it feels like a phone with limited Pocket PC functionality. However that which it does immitate, it does well.

Final opinion:
Even though i like it, it does suit my lifestyle and needs, but I wouldn't recommend it is because the exclusion of wi-fi and 3G was not necessary and should have been included as standard. But the low battery life is utterly ridiculous and quite honestly unacceptable for most people.

The only workaround to it, is to limit the type of hard drive use and use a Transflash memory card in conjunction with the i300s' 3 gig drive.

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  • 2006-04-03 03:01
  • mHdx
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Hey Bro! Shouldn't u b hiding away somewhere??!
Hi ppl! i got a phone just like dis, and i mainly use it 4 its vibration! It really turns me on...oooooh, aaaaah. Guess wot 4? hehehehehe...."....what have u done 4 me lately?...." Hey Jacko, give it bak to me, i want it NOW!!!

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  • 2006-04-02 14:25
  • MWW0
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