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Hi,i totally love my phone,i just have a minor problem.Im using my phone as a modem to connect to the net.my phone speed is 460kbps which is very fast but it doesnt seem that way when im on the net.downloading is like 14kbps.Someone did tell me that i should download the phones "Firm ware" i have no idea what that is or where i can download it from.my question is if i do download it,will i then have fast internet???

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  • 2010-03-12 08:23
  • f3jn
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Hey guys this is 1 of d bst 4ns i'v eva hd. 4u guys cmplnin abt gps tkn long, b4 u use ur gps,1st download data 2upgrade it, dn it cnctz fstr. I lv dz 4n, multi task,biga memory it tkz up 2 16G. N 4 upgradin ur 4n,if u r on MTN go2 their store they'l do it 4u d sm wit Vodacom. Batry,mine is fin lsts up2 3days dpndz on hw u hndld it wen u fest gt it.
Samsung! big 5 Guys wit dz 4n,wish u cud come up wit d sm 4n bt wit mo upgratez dz is d bst 4n, lik it o nt it Rockz!

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  • 2010-03-08 23:40
  • f39X
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Hi guys i have a 2gig memory card on my phone my navigator(GPS) is stored on my card.I wanna put a bigger memory card on my phone will i be able to move my (GPS)on the bigger memory card



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  • 2010-03-05 14:04
  • 9xHa
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Good Day all
I have my phone for 1year and its a great phone, I love the functions on the phone aswell as the design of the phone the only 2 problems i have with this phone is the GPS doesnt work and the batery doesnt last (1 day max if you are lucky )I even bought a new battery but still no luck

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  • 2010-02-24 12:10
  • fs12
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i am very pleased with my phone...i love it so much.love its features,they are very helpful

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  • 2010-02-10 12:26
  • IaHH
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Hey guys, i would like to know if this phone has an application minimiser:D

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  • 2010-02-08 00:27
  • f4ZE
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Got it for a year now. Great audio, but limited output, use Koss or Senn. Use of memory card 8GB is no problem, works also as mass storage, hot swap available. Build quality excellent (still as new), camera pathetic (but I'm used to Zeiss glass ;-), Display under sunlight unusable. GPS sometimes ok, sometimes muted. I bought recently in outlet Nokia LD-4W and connected it, now that's another story -- battery life ok, 8 hours running GPS no problem, every lock under 1 minute. Symbian S60 is nice option, but supplied PC Suite works only with Samsung, for Nokia you have to run another O/S profile with *their* PC Suite (they do not coexists). Sadly no WiFi :-( Sadly some connectors are on side - problem finding car holder. Battery life adequate (about 3 days), but watch for bluetooth connections - I suspect sometimes paired devices sucks out life of battery! Charging when connected to USB (but only on 100mA). Nokias of my friends lost a lot of painting in the meantime, and HW platform is the same, maybe better (see pdadb.net). Opening cover is a story of itself (search posts for "Good luck"). Most usefull postings: PC Suite, removing battery cover -- THANK YOU A LOT.

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  • 2010-01-27 21:38
  • iLn3
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I have this phone for a year now & it rocks, best I ever had. Its got power mp3, divx player,the works.9/10 ( A little on the heavy side)

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  • 2009-12-10 11:44
  • funP
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> In reply to Kabza17 @ 2009-11-19 11:00 from 2m6Y - click to readyes, hold down the button below the left softkey (the one which has the two squares) - this opens the program multitasking viewer.

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  • 2009-12-08 06:33
  • 2Ca5
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Can you minimise one programme and open another programme, like Nokia phones do?

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  • 2009-11-19 11:00
  • 2m6Y
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The phone is rather good hardware wise, although the Symbian OS is one of my big gripes.

First of all, it isn't the easiest beasty to work with, as it is very different to other phone operating systems.

The OS has major glitches in it, such as not searching for files when you want to, opening the wrong menu option, annoying things like that.

There is no delete all function for the SMSs, so if you recieve a lot like me, and find yourself needing to delete all of them, you will be there for a while doing that.

The phone also has the problem of never deactivating its off button, so if it is in your pocket, and accidently hits something, the phone will turn off, regardless if the buttons are locked.

The battery case is difficult to remove at first, but wears down once you have taken it off a few times.

Also some of my files have corrupted while being on this phone, and I never unsafely removed the phone from the computer.

It also has a tendency to run out of RAM rather quickly, so you will be rebooting the phone quite often.

Other than that, the camera is good, it has a good screen size, the keypad is the best that I have ever used, and the GPS is extremely accurate, but not exactly fast for finding a satellite.

I would possibly buy another Samsung, but not with the Symbian OS

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  • 2009-11-10 07:06
  • vCGy
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hi guyz i would like to express my thougths about my my samsung i560 its one of the greatest deals from sumsung

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  • 2009-11-01 09:53
  • f3v}
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Hi guys, can someone tell me whether theres a possibility to download a graphic accelerator software of i560? Or is there a setting which i can adjust to get my app run smooth. All the games i download is stucking! Kinda like a computer running games beyond its requirements(low rams and processor) can anyone have a lil advice or something? It will be highly appreciated, thankz

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  • 2009-10-28 09:12
  • fuK}
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Hey guys, is it possible to upgrade this phone from FP1 to the latest, which is Fp3 I believe? If so, where do I go to upgrade it and how?

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  • 2009-08-28 16:28
  • p8Cy
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phone is graet the gps does take long to connect but i found that if u leave the phone outside while its searching for the satelite it connects almost instantly!however it does take long when u driving!

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  • 2009-08-08 22:25
  • fum5
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I have been using ds fne 4 2months nd wit it..gps is weak.battery dnt last long,front camera on video calls only,bt dez more good tingz den bad.i stil luv it!

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  • 2009-08-08 21:16
  • fuHP
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> In reply to GLAMOUR @ 2009-08-03 16:48 from N9pY - click to readI have put an 8GB sandisk memory card in my i560 and it works flawlessly. I have heard many others say that 8GB works fine in theirs too.

I couldn't tell you if it will take anything larger...

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  • 2009-08-06 06:50
  • TKv}
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can someone please tell me how much memory can i buy for this phone (i560)

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  • 2009-08-03 16:48
  • N9pY
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> In reply to Aarif @ 2009-01-29 08:39 from N9D1 - click to readyou can close the gps from the program(both garmin and route 66)but i always do a restart justin case, but the battery life is bad if you use it only as a phone it will last for 2-3 days but if you use the programs or games it might die within one day.but the good thing is that is hard as a rock drop it many times & still works

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  • 2009-07-22 19:05
  • 3Amv
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> In reply to Stewart @ 2009-05-19 11:03 from fXcP - click to readstay away of buildings to get a good signal when it starts after that it does not lose it easily or if it does it recconects.it works well as a gps but the antenna is not that strong.i use the garmin programm & i am pleased till now.i think its a good phone bu it gets stuck sometimes.you also have to get the gps signal to work because sometimes it doesn't work automatik.i hope i've helped.

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  • 2009-07-21 19:28
  • 3AmS
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