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  1. rozel

    Help BT Infinity 2 - What Wireless Speed Can I Expect With My S2

    Hi all I took delivery and went "active" with BT's Infinity 2 Broadband, here in the UK the other day (78mbps up and 19mbps down - in theory). Using the usual speedtest.net measurement, the maximum I seem to be able to get with our S2's is about 10mbps down and 1mbps up. I was sold the...
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    Help Card Issues - Moving From 32gb SDHC to 64gb

    Hi all As my music collection grows on my server and PC's HDD's I have found myself copying more and more over to my S2's SDHC card for playback in my car. I have read on this forum that the S2 supports 64gb cards so I went ahead and bought a cheap 64gb card on ebay (class 10) for just short of
  3. rozel

    Forget Kies to Upgrade

    Well well well - I thought that if you wanted to upgrade your phone to newer firmware, you had to wait until Kies told you you have an update, otherwise flash via Odin and loose all your apps and settings etc etc. Of course I have considered flashing via Odin but look here: - [FW][ODIN] Newest...
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    Help Battery Temperature - What is "Normal Maximum"

    OK had ICS since 18th April here in the UK following the Sim-Free updates being made available. By and large I have not had too many problems but increasingly I am becoming alarmed by the high temperature my device is achieving making it feel very hot in my hand. I like steaming videos a lot...
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    Kies Is Wonderful !!!

    Well what an afternoon - fiddling with my MMs settings on my ICS SGS2, fiddling with my new Dual-Sim adapter and then responding to my wife's question - "darling, as you are so good with these things, would you update my SGS2 to ICS too please?" Always one to help I said "yes of course love"...
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    You've Gotta Laugh

    Over the past two weeks my wife has been complaining about her SGS2 in that every time she makes or receives a call, after taking it away from her ear, sometimes the screen does not come back on. The other day she used her phone to make a call to one of those numbers asking you to select...
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    Help Questions About MMS (Sending & Receiving)

    Hi I have read a few things about MMS on the SGS2 but try as I can, I don't seem able to send or receive MMS messages. In the past I have been used to sending pictures with a message and the device automatically resizes them to comply with the Network's limitations. Receiving was automatic...
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    Time to split Galaxy S2 (International) forum?

    Android is like Windows and whatever you call those over-hyped Apple thingymygigs (Macs?) OS's. It is an all embracing platform catering for many devices. So we should all be aware that what is good for a tablet maybe not so good for a SG2S phone. And if I may say so (yes this may be construed...
  9. rozel

    I have rooted my phone, can I get ICS?

    I wish to start a new thread so as not to go off topic on the marvellous post by Ironass, from which the above is taken on the main forum. My phone has a CPW firmware as evidenced by the CSC. After I bought my phone, I rooted it using the Chainfire kernal v4.2. Since then I have flashed a...
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    CWM & Rom Mgr Not Working After Flashing Stock Rom

    Hi all I have been trying to get Sky Go to work on my phone over the past few days and have been successful. However in doing so I find that ClockWorkMod and Rom Manager will no longer work. Let me explain...... When I got my phone at the end of last year I rooted it using a Chain-Fire root...
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    Help SMS-ing on Galaxy S2

    Hi all I have been experimenting with several apps for use with sending SMS messages. I have two queries please: - 1. Is there anyway you can use two independant SMS programs, one set up for use with certain contacts and another for the rest of your contacts? 2. Using Go SMS Pro - I...
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    Help Not a Newbie But Some Basic Questions Please

    Hi I have been using my phone for a few months now and am delighted with it. I have rooted it and am reasonably familiar with CPW and Titanium Backup, in that I know what each can do, even though I haven't used them yet. After browsing on here for a few months and using my phone to get...
  13. rozel

    Getting Ready For ICS - Want To Install Gingerbread 2.3.6

    Hi all I seem a little bored since the festivities ended and am thinking about upgrading my phone to Gingerbread 2.3.6. I am a newb here but some months ago, I Rooted my phone using the CF Root Kernal and have reset the Binary Counter to "No" using a USB-Jig and removed the Yellow Triangle. I...