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qcat79
Joined: 18 Aug 2006
Location: ROK
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 Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:07 am Post subject: Samsung Galaxy SII |
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anybody gonna break out and get the new galaxy SII ? it looks to be the hottest new phone on the market above any other. damn, it looks sweet......but then again, that's 2 more years in korea...
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Sticks
Joined: 13 Mar 2011
Location: Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:56 am Post subject: |
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I'm on the pre-order list for the 2nd batch/group, and I ordered on the 22nd BEFORE the preorder form thing on KT's olleh shop went up. blah.  I'm hoping to get it either next week or the week after. I've basically gone through every preview, review, unboxing and whatnot just to perve on this phone.
Official launch was today.
http://www.samsungtomorrow.com/1145
As far as I know you'll be able to get it on a plan. Then if you're going to leave the country permanently just cancel your plan subscription and pay off the remaining unsubsidised cost of the phone. With smart sponsor on KT's 55000W/month plan the salesgirl said i'd be paying 224000W? for the phone over 2 years. Not bad. Full price is 847000W.
http://www.samsungtomorrow.com/920
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http://www.samsungtomorrow.com/1129 |
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ldh2222
Joined: 12 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:40 am Post subject: |
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Is it true that you can get a bit more of a discount on the phone if you subscribe for a new data plan on the FIRST of a month? rather than any other day...? I've heard that around somewhere... but can't confirm.
With SKT, they didn't have any on pre-order because it wasn't necessary as they have plenty in stock  Furthermore, I haven't read one single negative review on this phone... amazing stuff! |
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Sticks
Joined: 13 Mar 2011
Location: Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:51 am Post subject: |
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Never heard anything like that, pretty sure it won't matter what day you sign up since that day would be the start of your billing period. Am I wrong?
As for the provider, KT seems to be more foreigner friendly so I went with them. Extra week or so wait? I'm getting bloody busy anyway, won't have much time to customise it. I don't really mind which provider I go with since both their pricing, network penetration, service whatnot are very similar, crappy 3G speeds included. This doesn't include LG U+ of course. 
Yeah, this phone's been getting 9/10s, 10/10s from every review site, youtube reviews have been praising it left, right and center, battery lasts two days, screen pops out, flash heavy sites don't lag etc. Nothing bad to say about it other than nitpicky things, the back is still thin plastic, boohoo. The standard for smartphones in 2011 or something, lol. Good luck Dear Leader Comrade Steve Jobs, i've got a feeling you'll be losing some sheep in the weeks to come.  |
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Slowmotion
Joined: 15 Aug 2009
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Morticae
Joined: 06 May 2010
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Does anybody have a guide up on ordering a phone from the new Olleh Store? I need to get in line and order up my galaxy S2, I don't live anywhere near a global store to do it in person. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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It certainly looks like the dogs bollocks......hardware-wise......I hope Samsung have improved Touchwiz. A couple of reviews I read say that they have.
Anyway, it's seems to be easily enough competition for the iPhone 5 when it comes out. That's the main thing.....We really don't want the world of mobile gadgets to be controlled by Apple. Their 'Big Brother' commercial in the 80's seems so ironic now. |
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Chokse
Joined: 22 May 2009
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, cause it's so much safer and better to have it controlled by Google. Rolls eyes! |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Chokse wrote: |
| Yeah, cause it's so much safer and better to have it controlled by Google. Rolls eyes! |
No one is saying any one company should be in control!! That was the point of my post!! Read more carefully. I hope for lots of competition between the mobile device providers. |
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Slowmotion
Joined: 15 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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One thing I don't like is the fact Samsung puts their updates for android out so late. Took like 4 months last time to get froyo.
They "work" until 10 pm every night and it takes longer than all the other companies?
Also the Galaxy S had broken English everywhere like "Message is arrived" and hackers could fix the lag solution that Samsung never could.
Time to buy a product from the company I despise? |
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noky
Joined: 14 Jul 2010
Location: Yeongcheon
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Is this phone (going to be) available on LG Telecom or should I switch to KT? Yes, answered that myself with about 10 seconds on the LG U+ site I didn't see a price though, is 847k the standard across providers?
A little off topic, does it cost anything to enroll on Smart Sponsor?
Does LG have a similar "unlimited data" plan to KT's i-Value with Smart Sponsor? They have a Smart 55 -- unlimited data for 55k; which is priced the same without any sort of "Smart Sponsor" deal -- again used their site |
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djloekee27
Joined: 08 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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| when does the 32gb version come out? and will it be cheaper than the galaxy player 32gb (not including monthly phone bill/data plan costs)? |
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carleverson
Joined: 04 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't care how good Samsung cellphone hardware is...Their software sucks... |
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hanguker
Joined: 16 Mar 2005
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:36 am Post subject: |
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| carleverson wrote: |
| I don't care how good Samsung cellphone hardware is...Their software sucks... |
What about rooting it?
Also, I've heard the Motorola Atrix is good (Tegra 2). Anyone consider that? |
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Kheldar
Joined: 26 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:59 am Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
| Chokse wrote: |
| Yeah, cause it's so much safer and better to have it controlled by Google. Rolls eyes! |
No one is saying any one company should be in control!! That was the point of my post!! Read more carefully. I hope for lots of competition between the mobile device providers. |
There's a big difference between having one company design one part of the phone (os) and having one company control the os, hardware, apps, and the interface to communicate with the phone (iTunes). If Apple could get away with it, they would love nothing more than require everyone to use a Mac to interface with their phones, tablets, and mp3 players. In fact, the original iPods were like this. Luckily, the PC market is diverse enough and most buyers are smart enough not to buy an Apple. We should all thank Google for giving customers a choice of Samsung, LG, Motorola, etc. smartphones. Without Android, they would all be dead in the smartphone market. |
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