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guys can somebody tell me how can i change the screensaver?
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- 2008-04-16 17:32
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I think the reviewer got it right when he said that this phone will be a classic, however there are two big problems with it that are such a disappointment my review can only award an average rating. The first of these is the trackball mouse which is almost impossible to control no matter what the sensitivity setting. This is especially evident when using the built-in browser. I found it extremely difficult to navigate and in the end gave up. The second problem is that the phone supports GSM and UMTS but not WCDMA technology. This severely limits the phones ability to take advantage of the built-in HSDPA technology. In Australia, Telstra our leading carrier (similar to AT&T in the USA) runs WCDMA. This phone will not run on the Telstra NextG network, but will function on the Telstra GSM network. Trouble is if your are buying a phone like this you want to be able to use it on all networks. Other than that, if you are currently connected to a UMTS carrier and don't plan on surfing the internet on your phone, its simple design, long battery life, large clear screen with good colour rendition are all a blessing. Oh, there is one other thing which needs improvement and it may be available through an upgrade, but at this stage I don't know, and that is that the Adobe Flash Player 2.0 which is provided with the phone appears to have no way of being updated. If anyone knows of a work-around please let me know.
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- 2008-04-14 16:10
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- maimai
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guys just wanna ask. how can i turn off the screensaver(screen turn blank).? can i change it this screensaver? pls...someone answer me...thanks
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- 2008-04-13 21:40
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To Sjohz... I got my i550 a week ago and i dont have any problem with this phone. with the trackball, you simply have to adjust the sensitivity. For GPS, go to the nearest samsung center for them to adjust/check whatever problem your i550 have. But you know what my friend...if your not used to a smartphone i think its better for you to ask others opinion first. Before buying something better think twice... as far as i know... this smartphone is great!
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- 2008-04-13 18:00
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- Sjohz
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Hey whats the point of having so many of these features if none of them work propely?
Battery Life is ok, GPS is not that good, Trackerball the worst
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- 2008-04-13 12:22
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- Mambo
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This is the best ever cell i have ever seen....!!!!
What a great phone.... far better than nokia smartphones
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- 2008-04-12 05:44
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- wyrd
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hey.. symbian os(nokia) keypad(sony ericsson) screen(samsung).... haha
i love samsung but those are the things that i thought when i first saw this phone. great features though!
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- 2008-04-12 02:20
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i'm planing of buying this phone here in the philippines but im still wondrn if it has WiFi cz when i checked it here http://www.samsung.com/ph/prod...ecifications it said that it doesnt have wifi.. . does anybody here in philippines already purchased this phone?? does it has wifi??? please email me. ryan2dx2000@yahoo.com. thanks beforehand :)
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- 2008-04-11 17:35
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i just got this phone yesterday its so kick ass! the gps works perfectely here in canada. i think it really depends on which country you from
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- 2008-04-11 07:03
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- jamal
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i used this dumb phone and i will not try samsung never again . after useing for one month i feel nokia gave S60 OS for samsung as a donation because its seems as a very primitive without known symbian S60 functions shown in nokia N series phones . why?
what the solutions with the following in this phone :
1 - for voice services they used one of most bad and dumb application ( voicesignal ) if this phone not contain voice services it will be better than haveing voicesignal .
2- non changable attaching for two keys ( web , navigation )
3- fast sleep even though running call ,and non setting changable
4 - weak bluetooth performance especially when attach with bluetooth headset.very low voice and bad connectevity .i tested with ( nokia BH209,sonyericsson HBH-pv703,sonyericsson HBH-PV770,Plantronics 510,motorola ) got saaaaame result
5-where is the basic function screensaver??
6-you will arrive to your destination and the GPS reciever didn't locate signal . in my TyTn2 it takes 9 seconds to locate...indoor.
7- always dying battery .
8- no update for system . why?its strange!!!! while the same OS in nokia have always update.
aaahhhh its a donation .
9- very short calls log list
and more and more there is a weak points in this phone .
please samsung keep your way for nice simple devices .
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- 2008-04-10 22:24
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"The trackball itself is another controversial part of the Samsung i550 hardware. As much as we like trackball navigation, we just couldn't let it get away with the painfully slow response. Rolling a thumb all the way we only managed to move about two icons in the menu. Scrolling through very long lists (usually in the gallery or file manager) will probably take quite a lot of time and effort."
- That's quite an unfair review. You can change the trackball sensitivity under Settings|General|Personalisation|Trackball sensitivity
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- 2008-04-10 06:46
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this is a badass phone.. the pc studio doesn't allow me to install while having a nokia pc suite on my pc.. it made me remove my nokia pc suite and didn't allow me to install.. like wtf ? -.-" think twice if you're buying this phone to replace a nokia phone.. i give it 2/10 for user friendliness.. bah~!
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- 2008-04-09 12:18
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Does anyone know how to upgrade this phone firmware??
Coz it seems that the contact searching is not that correct.. It is not following the standar searching mechanism.
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- 2008-04-08 04:00
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Have been using it for more than a week. At first, was wondering how to use the GPS. But currently no issue at all. Had installed Garmin Mobile XT 4.10.60 with Malsing v2.23 Gold map. Just need to be patient when you start the GPS application (Garmin) or activating GPS data. Make sure you are outdoor or in-car. It will take about 2-3 minutes to capture the satellite. Do not compare with N6110 navigator cause it is much more faster. I have been using N6110 navigator previously and traded for i550w because of the screen size and definitely the price. Just don't understand why some user was facing phone restart problem which i don't till now :) The phone performance was great even with 4gb micro sd which i was using. I have even tried fully utilizing the micro sd and it is still fine. This phone is definitely worth for what you are paying for.
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- 2008-04-07 15:06
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Hi, all.
This unit is till very new, not many GPS maps or navi software can be supported as it runs on the Symbian OS...
The only software that can support it's Google Maps.
Pratically it can't navigate, it only shows u yr exact location...and it utilize yr 3G's by downloading at least 75kb of data - which means u're paying everytime u use this :(
Unlike the PDA / palm phones which re using Windows Mobile Version, softwares like Garmin Mobile XT, Map King 10 can be installed at a go...
Samsung should have it's own GPS software just like the Nokia...ubfortunately they haven't...
I just bought this phone less than a week...still wondering how to activate the GPS naviatigation..
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- 2008-04-06 19:08
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