Samsung Wave S8500 India release
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soumalidon
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Re: Samsung Wave S8500 India release??
hmmm there could be something wrong with your battery..... after a few discharge/recharge cycles im getting really good battery life (3-4 days depending on usage)... i have multiple alarms setup too.arpan said:
panzer008
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Re: Samsung Wave S8500 India release??
Goto ROUTE 66, the personal navigation pioneer >> Samsung Mobiles (Bottom of Pg) >> Wave >> Download Route 66 Sync
Instructions r given for the rest of the process.
For GPS India Mapssoumalidon said:the document viewer is not visible in any menu. When you open a file (doc,xls..ect) the viewer automatically opens. I was not able to get GPS working eitherwaiting for google maps.
Goto ROUTE 66, the personal navigation pioneer >> Samsung Mobiles (Bottom of Pg) >> Wave >> Download Route 66 Sync
Instructions r given for the rest of the process.
kanishk619
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Re: Samsung Wave S8500 India release??
w000t, me too got the Wave, absolutely no difference between the touch of Apple and Sammy
w000t, me too got the Wave, absolutely no difference between the touch of Apple and Sammy
soumalidon
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Re: Samsung Wave S8500 India release??
right now there are 461 apps in the UK store, the India store has 332. Apps are added everyday and they kinda seem to be getting better so can't complain.
right now there are 461 apps in the UK store, the India store has 332. Apps are added everyday and they kinda seem to be getting better so can't complain.
soumalidon
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well brightness is @ 4 and normal usage in a day includes about 1hr surfin on wi-fi, ~100SMS, 30min of music playback through headphones and 2 hours of voice calls.
well brightness is @ 4 and normal usage in a day includes about 1hr surfin on wi-fi, ~100SMS, 30min of music playback through headphones and 2 hours of voice calls.
kanishk619
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ebony grey,
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deathvirus_me
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Re: Samsung Wave S8500 India release??
gps works ftw !@!@! tested it yesterday, not navigation though .... but it tracks very precisely and has most of the features that ovi maps "introduced" .. and it works damm good ...
gps works ftw !@!@! tested it yesterday, not navigation though .... but it tracks very precisely and has most of the features that ovi maps "introduced" .. and it works damm good ...
panzer008
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Re: Samsung Wave S8500 India release??
Google maps is gr88....... but the Route 66 GPS in Wave is also very good..... very detailed & accurate. But of-course only for a month....... hope they introduce lifetime validity for free as in Nokia 5800.
Is there a way to pre-load google maps into the fone???? I mean not wave, but any other???
Google maps is gr88....... but the Route 66 GPS in Wave is also very good..... very detailed & accurate. But of-course only for a month....... hope they introduce lifetime validity for free as in Nokia 5800.
Is there a way to pre-load google maps into the fone???? I mean not wave, but any other???
soumalidon
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Re: Samsung Wave S8500 India release??
what did u do? im not able to get it to work!!
deathvirus_me said:
what did u do? im not able to get it to work!!
Re: Samsung Wave S8500 India release??
Hi everyone...
Congrats to the current owners of Wave. I'm looking forward to buying this phone really soon.
I've a few questions though, please help me clear out my queries/doubts...
1] Are there really 2 Wave models i.e. with 2GB & 8GB internal memory?
2] Is there a limitation to the SMS/Contacts storage? I'm asking this as the details/specs of Wave on 'Samsung Mobile' websites of different countries (links in attached text file) is different and varies a lot. Also some say as the SMS capacity as 590MB, somewhere as limited to 1000 SMS, 2000 SMS, etc. I also downloaded the manual from the Indian site & there it clearly shows that the SMS can be transferred to the memory card. Is this true?
3] I'm also thinking of buying 16GB card along with the phone as 32GB is still not available here. So should I buy microSD or microSDHC? Also what is the minimum class of card should I buy (I mean class4, class6, etc) for worry free 720p video recording?
4] It has a TV out functionality. So which cable does it use/require for the same? Any model number for the same as there are no supported accessories mentioned on the website & it doesn't come with one.
5] Has anyone tried the DLNA feature. Does it require any other accessory for the same (I guess not)?
6] When I went to the SamsungApps store of India there is only option of S8500, but when I use Kies v1.5.1.10071_32 (downloaded from Samsung site) to download any app, there are two options to choose from i.e. S8500 & S8500L. So what is the difference between the two? I searched a lot and found the only difference being that S8500L is for the South America while S8500 is for Europe. Also there are other versions too (in all --> GT-S8500, GT-S8500L, GT-S8500B, GT-S8500L, GT-S8500_MEA_JT) Found this on DLNA website.
BTW you can change the region in the Kies software after installing as many number of times as you want. I've done this a number of times. The way to do this is as follows:
For example you have installed by selecting India in the initial setup.
Now to change to United Kingdom to download free NFS Shift or Real Football 2010.
1] Go to Samsung Apps
2] There select the region as United Kingdom.
3] Open Kies software in background.
4] Select any app/game on the website and select 'Get'. Now the browser will check if Kies is installed on your PC and after finding it, it will open the 'Samsung Apps' in the Kies software. Do note that now you will be able to browse all the apps in the Kies - Samsung Apps store that are listed on the United Kingdom store.
5] You can use steps 1 to 4 to change the region back to India or any other for that matter any number of times.
ENJOY! Happy downloading.
I hope this is helpful for everyone here. :angel1:
I'd also appreciate if someone could guide me to a good quality Scratch Guard (in Mumbai) specially for Wave screen & if possible for the camera lens. Though the screen is said to be having Scratch-resistant surface & anti-smudge treatment for fingerprint free screen.
And yes it is available in Mumbai for around Rs. 16,990/- Check this & this out for price comparison.
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BTW Wave supports Java and as I read somewhere Opera, Google Maps, Snaptu, etc can be installed & used on Wave.
Hi everyone...
Congrats to the current owners of Wave. I'm looking forward to buying this phone really soon.
I've a few questions though, please help me clear out my queries/doubts...
1] Are there really 2 Wave models i.e. with 2GB & 8GB internal memory?
2] Is there a limitation to the SMS/Contacts storage? I'm asking this as the details/specs of Wave on 'Samsung Mobile' websites of different countries (links in attached text file) is different and varies a lot. Also some say as the SMS capacity as 590MB, somewhere as limited to 1000 SMS, 2000 SMS, etc. I also downloaded the manual from the Indian site & there it clearly shows that the SMS can be transferred to the memory card. Is this true?
3] I'm also thinking of buying 16GB card along with the phone as 32GB is still not available here. So should I buy microSD or microSDHC? Also what is the minimum class of card should I buy (I mean class4, class6, etc) for worry free 720p video recording?
4] It has a TV out functionality. So which cable does it use/require for the same? Any model number for the same as there are no supported accessories mentioned on the website & it doesn't come with one.
5] Has anyone tried the DLNA feature. Does it require any other accessory for the same (I guess not)?
6] When I went to the SamsungApps store of India there is only option of S8500, but when I use Kies v1.5.1.10071_32 (downloaded from Samsung site) to download any app, there are two options to choose from i.e. S8500 & S8500L. So what is the difference between the two? I searched a lot and found the only difference being that S8500L is for the South America while S8500 is for Europe. Also there are other versions too (in all --> GT-S8500, GT-S8500L, GT-S8500B, GT-S8500L, GT-S8500_MEA_JT) Found this on DLNA website.
BTW you can change the region in the Kies software after installing as many number of times as you want. I've done this a number of times. The way to do this is as follows:
For example you have installed by selecting India in the initial setup.
Now to change to United Kingdom to download free NFS Shift or Real Football 2010.
1] Go to Samsung Apps
2] There select the region as United Kingdom.
3] Open Kies software in background.
4] Select any app/game on the website and select 'Get'. Now the browser will check if Kies is installed on your PC and after finding it, it will open the 'Samsung Apps' in the Kies software. Do note that now you will be able to browse all the apps in the Kies - Samsung Apps store that are listed on the United Kingdom store.
5] You can use steps 1 to 4 to change the region back to India or any other for that matter any number of times.
ENJOY! Happy downloading.
I hope this is helpful for everyone here. :angel1:
I'd also appreciate if someone could guide me to a good quality Scratch Guard (in Mumbai) specially for Wave screen & if possible for the camera lens. Though the screen is said to be having Scratch-resistant surface & anti-smudge treatment for fingerprint free screen.
And yes it is available in Mumbai for around Rs. 16,990/- Check this & this out for price comparison.
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BTW Wave supports Java and as I read somewhere Opera, Google Maps, Snaptu, etc can be installed & used on Wave.
deathvirus_me
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Re: Samsung Wave S8500 India release??
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Navigation is free for a month no ?? Maps, routes etc. etc. are free for lifetime anyway ..panzer008 said:
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Download Route 66 India maps, synced it to phone, then simple went out and let it get a fix .. it took under a minute and everything including the compass was working pretty good. There is a feature to look for points of interest with respect to your location; i tried that and it works fine. Navigation i donno though ..soumalidon said:
Re: Samsung Wave S8500 India release??
ok guys can u just try this thing on your Wave for me. Open media browser and minimize it and then open music player. Then go to task manager to see if media browser is still running or not. On my wave it closes down.
About tv out the cable provided by nokia works with it ..
ok guys can u just try this thing on your Wave for me. Open media browser and minimize it and then open music player. Then go to task manager to see if media browser is still running or not. On my wave it closes down.
About tv out the cable provided by nokia works with it ..
Re: Samsung Wave S8500 India release??
^^ It may happen if u open too many widgets at the same time...
Guys please help me...i want to buy the wave but the black colour is not available anywhere...i waited for almost 2 weeks but no signs of it,,,everyone has the ebony gray and they telling that in Bangalore only the gray colour has come,,,,i cant wait anymore,,,
If anyone knows any place in bangalore or chennai where i can get the black colour please tell me...
^^ It may happen if u open too many widgets at the same time...
Guys please help me...i want to buy the wave but the black colour is not available anywhere...i waited for almost 2 weeks but no signs of it,,,everyone has the ebony gray and they telling that in Bangalore only the gray colour has come,,,,i cant wait anymore,,,
If anyone knows any place in bangalore or chennai where i can get the black colour please tell me...