Samsung Galaxy S2

[heater31]

Put your fingers on a diet Gadj!

Dunno if anyone else does, but I use my thumb to text.

I do and I have very few problems


my HTC android has pretty good predictive dictionary and I usually select the word I'm trying to type unless its not in there I just add it in anyway.

[Wedgie]

Yeah I use my thumbs, I'm kind of lucky besides being a fat drunk I've always had slender and long hands/fingers/thumbs. Mind you I probably didn't think I was so lucky when I was breaking/dislocating them all the time when I played sports.
I love Qwerty and hate the old fashion phones setup ( you can probably remember our days as trainess Gadj when I was the only guy who knew how to touch type) but I can see where you're coming from as I can just handle the keyboard with my fingers/thumbs. If my fingers/thumbs were any bigger I'd definately be frustrated.

[devilsadvocate]

Anyone else hanging for the S3?

Loads of rumors about realease dates, speccs etc.

I've got an iPhone 3GS, and the iP4G is a complete letdown, so it's not an option.

Predictions for an s3 release date?

I reckon April. Hoping earlier!

[Westsider]

At least mid-2012, thats why I got a S2 for now. By then I'll be out of contract and should get one for nothing.

[Q.]

How do you improve on a phone that is already awesome?

[devilsadvocate]

How do you improve on a phone that is already awesome?

I thought that about the iPhone

[Westsider]

Rumours are its:

3D photo and video
quad-core
glasses free 3D display
play 720p HD video
4G
running ICS
12MP camera
2GB ram

[smac]

Anyone know of a good, quick repairer for S2 screens?

[devilsadvocate]

Rumours are its:

3D photo and video
quad-core
glasses free 3D display
play 720p HD video
4G
running ICS
12MP camera
2GB ram

Didn't know about those.
I have a nerd boner

[Westsider]

They are rumours for a reason. LOL

[gadj1976]

Anyone know of a good, quick repairer for S2 screens?

ebay

[smac]

If it were my phone, no problem. It's a work phone so they pay, I just want it done quickly and well.

[gadj1976]

If it were my phone, no problem. It's a work phone so they pay, I just want it done quickly and well.

Oh, in that case, try http://www.alltechi.com.au/

I remember ringing them before Christmas for a work colleague and they said if you want an express turn around, it costs extra - but I was very surprised by how cheap it was.

[Westsider]

+1 for AllTech

Used them a lot when I was working in a phone store.

[smac]

Finished up at Axiom in the city.

Alltech were $200 and would take one week.
Axiom were $250 and did it in 30 minutes.

[gadj1976]

Finished up at Axiom in the city.

Alltech were $200 and would take one week.
Axiom were $250 and did it in 30 minutes.

Sheesh, that's good Smac, thanks for the advice!

[gadj1976]

So I've upgraded to the Nexus, which now doesn't charge on the charger they gave me. So my wife goes into Telstra and asks for a new phone. Instead they give her a new charger, a HTC one that charges my Samsung Nexus. I have a Samsung Galaxy, a Galaxy II and a Nexus charger and none of them work. The HTC does and so does my dad's Nokia charger! Weird!

[Westsider]

Very because it's just a micro USB cable.

Maybe the HTC one is a tighter fit and the pins connect

[Psyber]

Very because it's just a micro USB cable.
Maybe the HTC one is a tighter fit and the pins connect

Very possibly right.
Plug in the chargers and stick a cheap multimeter across the contact points and check that they are delivering current and at what voltage.
If they are, and the voltage is right - just a touch above the nominal voltage - the pin fit is the issue.

[gadj1976]

That's the thing - the Nexus charger "wobbles" when its in (ie, it's loose). I had to position it carefully and then jam it against something to keep it aligned so it'd charge. That became a bit of a joke though cos if you touched it while it was charging, it would lose connection completely.

The HTC and the Nokia fit tight and I have no problems with either connection.