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    Help Problem with battery draining

    My Captivate is not holding a charge like I think it should. When I check the battery usage, I see that 46% of the usage is for Cell standby (battery used by cell radio). What is the cell radio? How do I fix this? The phone display also will stay on, even though I have it to timeout after...
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    App that will "pin" other phones on a map

    Is there an app that will show a pin for the location of another phone? Think family vacation at Disney World, with each phone holder having a GPS "pin" that will reveal the location of other family phones. Thanks for the help.
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    Help Screen won't shift to "wide" view

    Has to be a setting that has been changed. When I switch my phone from what I'll call "portrait" view to "landscape" view (as in printing paper) the screen will not shift. Simple fix?
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    Help My phone won't download apps

    Looking for help over in the Troubleshooting section. Phone is not able to download apps (has been "downloading" for a long time with no success). I'm assuming I have a setting that needs to be changed. Please advise if you might know what is preventing me from adding apps. Thanks.
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    Help Apps are not installed?

    New to the Captivate, and on my second phone (1st one would turn off, so I had it replaced). I downloaded a few apps on my first phone and everything showed up with an icon just like magic. Now I am trying to download a few free games for my kids to play and they will not download. Do I need...
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    Help New to captivate - turns off intermittantly

    My captivate turns off after a period of non use during the day. Is there a fix?
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    Help WiFi help

    I hate to ask a simple question, but I am new to the smart phones and just purchased a Captivate. I have signed on to my wifi at home, and the phone says that wifi is on. If I connect to the internet with the "browser" icon, do I automatically go through my wifi or does the phone go to 3g by...