Samsung S8530 Wave II - user opinions and reviews

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> In reply to dshano@in.com @ 2012-05-27 09:38 from P$uD - click to readi hope u have a good time , & become one nice little "ANDROID-PARASITE"...

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  • 2012-05-27 14:09
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it is nice phone

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  • 2012-05-27 11:14
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Finally Bye Bye to my Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530). Got my new Samsung Galaxy Note (N7000)!!! Bye Bye BADA!!!

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  • 2012-05-27 09:38
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Finally Bye Bye to my Samsung Wave II (GT-S8530). Got my new Samsung Galaxy Note (N7000)!!! Bye Bye BADA!!!

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  • 2012-05-27 09:37
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> In reply to Rupinder @ 2012-05-17 20:02 from aaWx - click to readhai friend that is imposible in wave2

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  • 2012-05-26 18:33
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bought wave II s8530 a week ago and when wifi is on the signal strength is 80% even i am in front of wireless router, and if i go in another room the signal is loosing or barely gets 10%. i had nokia e72 before and in front of wireless router i got 100%, and in another room like 50-80% of the signal. please someone advice me how to solve this problem. tnx

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  • 2012-05-26 10:00
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> In reply to arnold @ 2012-05-25 00:28 from JCUK - click to readhi thanks buddy..
u too take care.. :-)
& also take care of ur phone.., Wave 2 is a rare phone with metal chasis built of brushed aluminium..

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  • 2012-05-25 14:12
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> In reply to kedar @ 2012-05-24 05:08 from t1$E - click to readhi Kedar, thankyou so much for your great advice, I really appreciate it, take care.

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  • 2012-05-25 00:28
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Ok,i'll admit i am surprised but who would have thought a Samsung would have a cracked screen problem (ex D900 user myself!)

This is what happened, other half decided to update mmc to a larger capacity, slid down the battery cover latching switch and the back almost launched itself into orbit but didn't think anything of it, switched cards and then went to put the phone back together, inserted battery then went to put the battery cover back on only to find it wouldn't go on easily, applied firm but even pressure and the screen cracked (silly mistake) but it turns out the battery has swollen in one area but sunken in another.

So now the screen and battery has to be replaced but looking at the spares cost it will be cheaper to buy a new phone.

Very surprised at this happening.

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  • 2012-05-24 19:17
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> In reply to Aijaz @ 2012-05-24 08:56 from QPVU - click to readhi ur problem is a rare one..,
anyway lets try to solve it..
go to my accounts , there u will see an email address which samsung considers as the official email id for all purposes.., DELETE that email id & account..
switch off & on ur mobile..
then do a full hard reset(caution- u will loose all ur data,so back it up before u do this..)
again switch off & on ur mobile..
i think after this ur problem should be solved..,
if still the problem persists, then u may have to flash ur firmware.., give to samsung service center they will flash it with latest firmware..

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  • 2012-05-24 11:57
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I posted this b4 also but no reply's.. Plz advice...
I have updated to bada2.0 on my Wave II and now i'm having an issue with Samsung Apps. When ever i open Samsung Apps and when I select one app to download login page is loaded and when I'm entering my valid registered credentials getting an error "Process Failed". Same error is coming when I'm trying to register(Sign Up)again. When I'm going to Samsung Apps through PC it's getting opened. Plz Help.........

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  • 2012-05-24 08:56
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> In reply to Rupinder @ 2012-05-17 20:02 from aaWx - click to readPlz dont buy...I'm regretting my decision of buying this from past 1 year :(

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  • 2012-05-24 08:54
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> In reply to arnold @ 2012-05-23 00:28 from BwZZ - click to readhi,
yetiplayer plays HQ youtube videos both in 3G+ & wifi networks..
only problem is that it is a paid app for which we require credit card..
& secondly certain service providers of 3G network in india block it, as it uses RSTP Protocol which requires ports 554 & 8554 to be available in your 3G+network..
if you have SIM cards of different service providers u can try & see..
and next query: HQ option is absent in both bada 1.2 & bada 2.0 , i think in general youtube has stopped giving HQ option for its videos on certain mobile browsers like opera,uc..
maybe the next opera mini 7.0 updated version which is expected by this year can have HQ option.. lets wait & see..
bye.. take care..

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  • 2012-05-24 05:08
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> In reply to vikas @ 2012-05-18 08:51 from YTKU - click to read@vikas learn english
it will solve half of your problems with bada

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  • 2012-05-23 11:36
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And yes,YouTube videos play supersmooth and Crystal clear ...u need to have wi fi for it.

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  • 2012-05-23 08:47
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And yes,YouTube videos play supersmooth and Crystal clear ...u need to have wi fi for it.

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  • 2012-05-23 08:46
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After installing bada 2.0,the phone feels like a real smartphone...

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  • 2012-05-23 08:43
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> In reply to kedar @ 2012-05-22 12:20 from rAg9 - click to readthanks kedar, hadnt thought of that, thats very clever! you also mentioned yetiplayer, does it play YouTube hq in 3g or just wifi? and do you know why opera mini stopped showing hq button in YouTube? its the same with uc browser, dont know if its just because im on 1.2?

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  • 2012-05-23 00:28
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> In reply to arnold @ 2012-05-21 15:49 from BwVZ - click to readhi,
its true now opera mini does not give HQ option for viewing youtube videos..
i have a solution i bought myself a mobile sim wifi router(like micromax/lava/sony..etc) : its like a mobile phone with battery & a sim card slot..
i put my extra 3G enabled simcard in it.. & switch it on, now it acts as wifi router
choose your unique User Id & Password(now nobody else can access ur wifi signal).. , then activate wifi in ur wave 2 and pair it with it by entering the same user id & password..
now you will see that our wave 2 will start playing youtube videos crystal clear like home theatre system..
yesterday i watched one whole 2 hour movie on my wave 2 like this via youtube.., it was mind blowing picture & audio clarity..,
i shall never go for movie theatres from now,when i have a mini home theatre system like WAVE 2 in my pocket..
and one advice stay on with bada 1.2
as its more smoother & user friendly OS than bada 2.0 ,ultimately its individual choice i feel that way..
anyway i hope ur youtube video viewing problem is solved now.. :-)
bye..

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  • 2012-05-22 12:20
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i also cant get youtube clear enough to watch in wave 2. i want to stay on bada 1.2 for now and used to use opera mini to watch youtube in Hq but now the hq button is missing - anyone know the solution, or an app that helps? i want to stay on 1.2 as i need to keep the good quality video recording( is it worse in 2.0)?

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  • 2012-05-21 15:49
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