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    Help Very low sound output when connected via auxiliary!

    Hello Everyone I am disappointed with the sound output of the phone when connected via an auxiliary wire to an external music system. The sound is quite low even when both the phone volume and the system volume is turned to max while the output is very good if the system is connected to via...
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    Help 2 Same Galaxy S yet different GPS performance!

    Hello! This is not really a problem but a strange thing I noticed. Me and my brother both have Samsung I9000 Galaxy S. Both the phones run exactly on the same firmware i.e. 2.3.3. Yesterday we were going somewhere in the car and thus using Google maps. My phone was easily able to get a GPS...
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    Root What is the best and easiest way to Root and Unroot phone?

    Hello everyone I currently have a Samsung I9000 Galaxy S running Stock 2.2 JP6. Unfortunately 2.2.1 hasnt been released by Samsung for India till now and I am not sure when they would be releasing Gingerbread. As most of you would know Swype in 2.2 is terrible so I wanted to update with the...
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    Help How to transfer files to phone from pc through bluetooth?

    Hello everyone What I am trying to do is send some files from my computer (Windows XP) to Galaxy S (2.2 Froyo) via bluetooth. However when I try to open file transfer through pc it gives the error "FTP service not found on target device" I have downloaded the app "bluetooth file transfer"...
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    Help Shameful! GalaxyS 2.2 hangs even on standby!

    Hello everyone This thread is result of total frustration! Now it has happened atleast 2 times that I am surfing net and Galaxy S is lying nearby sleeping. No process running, screen turned off, no sms or call notification. Suddenly it starts to vibrate and I check the phone to find out...
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    Help Terrible browsing experience on Froyo 2.2!

    Hello everyone I just upgraded to Froyo 2.2 few days back and was hoping for a good experience specially in web browsing because of addition of Flash. But the experience post froyo is terrible and frustrating. Earlier in 2.1 I regulary opened 8 tabs while browsing and everything was very...
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    How bad is swype on Froyo 2.2? Is it a dealbreaker?

    Hello everyone Currently I am using Stock ROM Eclair 2.1 and was eagerly waiting for Froyo 2.2. Now it seems that Froyo is released for my country but I have read some threads in this forum saying swype has gone worse in the latest update. Now the most important use of Froyo for me would be...
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    Whats the difference between different type of cases (Gel,hard back etc)? Which is the best?

    Hello everyone If anyone search on ebay for cases of Samsung Galaxy S I9000 many results come up and there is a wide variety of different type of cases. Gel, Hard back etc. I was wondering whats the difference between them, which one is suited for which purpose and which are most effective...
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    Help The alarm does it again!

    Before I got the phone I had read on net that there were problems with alarm not going off sometimes and many times it was related to task killers or clock not updating. I didnt believe them at first but when I got the phone out of 3 days the alarm didnt go off for 2 days even when the clock...
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    Help SGS screen broken! :( Thinking of buying from Ebay- Any advice or suggestions?

    Hello Friends As the title says my brother's SGS fell from his pocket and the screen broke! :( The service centre in my city says it would charge around 400$ ! Thats ridiculous. While the service centre person says he can do it outside the service centre unofficially for around 180$. So I...
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    Root [URGENT] Stuck in download mode without any root!?

    Hello everyone. I have a Galaxy S running stock ROM. No lagfix no custom ROM no root nothing. Just now I tried going into recovery/download mode to see what features it have by pressing the volume down+home+Power button. Now the phone says "Downloading Do not turn of target! " :( :( What...