Cheap prepay android phone(samsung europa) 39€

mudxfxa

Anyone know how to keep the internet on even the screen is off?

Sometimes I need to wait for my friend to join the skype call and it just get offline itself.

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

juicedefender. internet is on when screeen is on, internet is off when screen if off. I loves it.

Tar.Aldarion

sounds liek you would ahve to get the pro version for custom settings. or just disable it when skype is on.

angel01

This phone will be the death of me, I hate it :(

Anyway, I find the battery indicator completely wrong, it always tells me I have 99% but then take it off, and my battery drops down to maybe 40%. It never tells me I am fully charged... :mad:

paddyp

angel01 wrote: »

This phone will be the death of me, I hate it :(

Anyway, I find the battery indicator completely wrong, it always tells me I have 99% but then take it off, and my battery drops down to maybe 40%. It never tells me I am fully charged... :mad:

common problem across all sorts of phones usually caused by people not charging it fully first off, install clockworkmod as explained earlier in this thread and erase battery stats, then charge it fully overnight. alternatively you can root your phone as explained earlier in this thread install terminal emulator from the market and delete the battery stats with commands:

su
rm /data/system/batterystats.bin

Another thing you can try is charging overnight with the phone *off* works for some android phones not others.

paddyp

paddyp wrote: »

common problem across all sorts of phones usually caused by people not charging it fully first off, install clockworkmod as explained earlier in this thread and erase battery stats, then charge it fully overnight. alternatively you can root your phone as explained earlier in this thread install terminal emulator from the market and delete the battery stats with commands:

su
rm /data/system/batterystats.bin

Another thing you can try is charging overnight with the phone *off* works for some android phones not others.

That's interesting because I bought a ZTE Blade/Orange San Francisco and the battery wouldn't last a day on standby. I tried re-calibrating it as per instructions online which included wiping the battery stats but to no avail. I had to return it as the seller wouldn't respond to me.

angel01

paddyp wrote: »

common problem across all sorts of phones usually caused by people not charging it fully first off, install clockworkmod as explained earlier in this thread and erase battery stats, then charge it fully overnight. alternatively you can root your phone as explained earlier in this thread install terminal emulator from the market and delete the battery stats with commands:

su
rm /data/system/batterystats.bin

Another thing you can try is charging overnight with the phone *off* works for some android phones not others.

Can't do that as I use the alarm feature in this phone. I can't wait to upgrade so I can throw this phone in the bin!!

paddyp

angel01 wrote: »

Can't do that as I use the alarm feature in this phone. I can't wait to upgrade so I can throw this phone in the bin!!

Only takes 5 mins to root and delete battery stats

sheesh

for the price i think it is good the nearest price prepay smart phone that i saw before this was about €100 This is my first smart phone though...

angel01

angel01 wrote: »

Can't do that as I use the alarm feature in this phone. I can't wait to upgrade so I can throw this phone in the bin!!

The fone isnt that bad, i quite like it. For €39, you hardly expect it to be better than an iPhone do you.
Its a great phone. Like alot of androids, battery life sucks. Just charge it properly overnight.
It does go to 100%

You plugging it out before its finished charging just messes up the phone even more. Also, let the battery go dead once in a while, and then charge it fully until it reaches 100%

paddyp

Deleted User wrote: »

It does go to 100%

Doesn't if the battery stats are off very common problem with android.

BostonB

Maybe I'm not remembering it, right, but I think it beeps when full and "full" comes up?

Kristopherus

BostonB wrote: »

Maybe I'm not remembering it, right, but I think it beeps when full and "full" comes up?

Yep, mine does anyway.

BostonB

I think it goes to 100% for a quite a while before its gets to full.

angel01

BostonB wrote: »

Maybe I'm not remembering it, right, but I think it beeps when full and "full" comes up?

It never has for me. I must say I hate the phone, I thank the Lord that I won't be using it for long. I have come from a Galaxy S so it is a huge comedown for me

angel01

angel01 wrote: »

It never has for me. I must say I hate the phone, I thank the Lord that I won't be using it for long. I have come from a Galaxy S so it is a huge comedown for me

Can you say what's better about the Galaxy S? The Europa is my first smartphone and I was curious what better you get if you pay top dollar.

angel01

Deleted User wrote: »

Can you say what's better about the Galaxy S? The Europa is my first smartphone and I was curious what better you get if you pay top dollar.

Much bigger screen, top quality screen, screen responds brilliantly, brilliant processor, more storage space, better battery life, better GPS, better 3G and wifi.. I could go on and on ... I find the screen just way too small for what I am used to!

fonecrusher1

I have had this Samsung europa for 2 months & in my opinion its not very good. Its alright.

Yes it does have a lot of features but the device is just too small in my opinion. Texting is a truely tedious affair, guaranteed to frustrate if you want to send numerous messages on a daily basis. The touchscreen buttons are too small & close together. I thought i would get used to it after a few weeks but its still a pain to use 2 months after purchase.

Its not the phone for me, i will be changing to a qwerty keyboard phone soon. If you're a serious texter dont get this phone.

donegalgirl28

This has a qwerty keyboard? Or do you mean actual buttons?

Tar.Aldarion

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

I have had this Samsung europa for 2 months & in my opinion its not very good. Its alright.

Yes it does have a lot of features but the device is just too small in my opinion. Texting is a truely tedious affair, guaranteed to frustrate if you want to send numerous messages on a daily basis. The touchscreen buttons are too small & close together. I thought i would get used to it after a few weeks but its still a pain to use 2 months after purchase.

Its not the phone for me, i will be changing to a qwerty keyboard phone soon. If you're a serious texter dont get this phone.

Are you using swype? makes texting so easy on it.

fonecrusher1

donegalgirl28 wrote: »

This has a qwerty keyboard? Or do you mean actual buttons?

Sorry i mean't an actual button qwerty keyboard, your quite right.

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Are you using swype? makes texting so easy on it.

I have tried the swype mode Tar, i just cant get used to it. Unfortunately (for me) its a chore using this phone to text. Pity because it has a lot of nice little features.

Tar.Aldarion

Pity! I love the phone, it is hard to text when walking though! i moved up from a nokia 3510i after 10 years where i could text so easily. maybe one of the other typing apps could help, like where the keys get bigger when theya re used more often, although it might just be that the phone is too small all right!

Kristopherus

Try Big Buttons from the market. There is a free version and a paid version. The free version is fine for me.

Kristopherus

Hey, does anyone know how to download & install Three's version of Skype to this phone. Cannot find it on the website. Three's version allows to make free calls as distinct from the standard version, which involves making a deposit:(.

daytob

to those stuggling to text on this phone, try download vlingo. should be on the market and you speak to the phone and it will do what you ask it to do

**Timbuk2**

I found the texting a bit awkward at first, but it's fine now! I use the normal keyboard, but turned horizontally so it becomes a QWERTY keyboard - it even has autocorrect / prediction to minor spelling errors get ironed out!

I just couldn't manage swype for some reason, but when it did work, it was great. However, I can text really fast on the normal qwerty keyboard (my last phone just had standard 0-9 predictive text buttons). But it's hard to do while walking, and you almost always need two hands on the phone at the same time to do it, unlike 0-9 setups where you can use one finger!

angel01

Kristopherus wrote: »

Hey, does anyone know how to download & install Three's version of Skype to this phone. Cannot find it on the website. Three's version allows to make free calls as distinct from the standard version, which involves making a deposit:(.

Go to planet 3 and then go to email and IM

I posted this on another thread:

I hate the size of the screen, keyboard is rubbish, processor is slow (most apps crash all the time) and also the battery indicator is wrong. It never tells me that the phone is fully charged, It tells me it is 99% and then I go into an app like tunein and 5 mins later, I am on 40% I also hate that they claim that it is a capacitive screen, yet I have to press hard to get it to recognise what I type.. I feel the phone is sooooooooo slow...

I can't wait to upgrade...

Tar.Aldarion

daytob wrote: »

to those stuggling to text on this phone, try download vlingo. should be on the market and you speak to the phone and it will do what you ask it to do

The phone has this built in anyway?

Ste-

Do these keyboards work or make any difference at all ?

Here and here.

Should be able to use T9 keyboard like an old dumb phone has.
I use the first one on my LG GT540 as the calibration is slightly off and it's easier to use.

cormie

Hi folks, are these still on sale? Someone I know on o2 needs a new phone, I see it says €39 on the website or €49 in store, will they work with an o2 sim straight out of the box? I had a quick look on adverts thinking I might get one for €25 or so but they are around €50/€60 second hand

BostonB

You get them on 3's website only.

They are locked to three.

cormie

Thanks for the reply, are they easy to unlock do you know? Typical android unlocking sequence I wonder?

BostonB

I wimped out and bought a unlock. So dunno.

Kristopherus

cormie wrote: »

Thanks for the reply, are they easy to unlock do you know? Typical android unlocking sequence I wonder?

Go to www.fastgsm.com. They charge $20 to unlock. All done via email in approx 40 mins.

cormie

Thanks guys, thought with it being android, rootable etc, it could be done simply and free but I guess I was mistaken

Tar.Aldarion

you can do it for free, details all over this thread.

cormie

Thanks will wade through all the hundreds of posts if I decide to go for it to try find details

Damn, just noticed the camera is only 2mp compared to 3.2 which the owner of the phone that needs replacing had and they are quite keen on the camera element of their phone. Any similarly priced android phones with a little bit better camera for an extra tenner or anything?

cormie

cormie wrote: »

Thanks will wade through all the hundreds of posts if I decide to go for it to try find details

To be fair all you have to do is click "search this thread" and type in "unlock".

Owen

Got one of these as a backup phone, and low and behold I have to use it this week as someone spilled tea on my main phone. I'm finding nearly impossible to text on it. My hands aren't exactly big, but fook me, it's stupidly awkward.

Kristopherus

Owen wrote: »

Got one of these as a backup phone, and low and behold I have to use it this week as someone spilled tea on my main phone. I'm finding nearly impossible to text on it. My hands aren't exactly big, but fook me, it's stupidly awkward.

Download Big Buttons- the free version - from the Market and set it to your own liking. Works very well for me.

Kristopherus

cormie wrote: »

Thanks will wade through all the hundreds of posts if I decide to go for it to try find details

Damn, just noticed the camera is only 2mp compared to 3.2 which the owner of the phone that needs replacing had and they are quite keen on the camera element of their phone. Any similarly priced android phones with a little bit better camera for an extra tenner or anything?

Have a look here:http://www.expansys.com/acer-betouch-e110-android-smartphone-black-eu-version+uk-plug-224953/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=ciao-uk&ito=ciao&ito=Ciao

Kristopherus

Anybody notice the new Special Offers in Pay Monthly Plans from Three? Good offers on phones & €10 a month off if you order online. Very good value IMO.

spiochu1

It's €59 insted of €39 on the website http://shop.three.ie/catalogue/products/view/samsung-galaxy-europa-white/50291/T010019

Kristopherus

Yea, hiked up this wk/e:(

BostonB

Kristopherus wrote: »

Anybody notice the new Special Offers in Pay Monthly Plans from Three? Good offers on phones & €10 a month off if you order online. Very good value IMO.

No do you have a link, I can't find it.

Kristopherus

BostonB wrote: »

No do you have a link, I can't find it.

http://shop.three.ie/catalogue/special-offers.

Note if you don't like any of the phones, click on Buy Now. then click on Clic on Choose a Different Product. You will be given a list of all their billpay phones, with the reduced monyhly tarrif applying to most of them, even on the Iphones.

donegalgirl28

Priced is hiked up again cos Christmas is coming!

kin9pin

Kristopherus wrote: »

http://shop.three.ie/catalogue/special-offers.

Note if you don't like any of the phones, click on Buy Now. then click on Clic on Choose a Different Product. You will be given a list of all their billpay phones, with the reduced monyhly tarrif applying to most of them, even on the Iphones.

Not sure the "choose a different product" works. If you click it the next page will show the plan with the reduction, but when I selected a plan it switched back to the original price.

Kristopherus

kin9pin wrote: »

Not sure the "choose a different product" works. If you click it the next page will show the plan with the reduction, but when I selected a plan it switched back to the original price.

Click on Buy Now. That will bring you to a page that summarises your choice.Then click on "Choose a different product" This brings you to the list of phones they have. Select any phone and you will get a page that lists the plans for the selected phone. This page gives you the discounted monthly tariffs:).

Justin10

I see it says free three to three minutes, im guessing that dont include three to three texts?

kin9pin

Kristopherus wrote: »

Click on Buy Now. That will bring you to a page that summarises your choice.Then click on "Choose a different product" This brings you to the list of phones they have. Select any phone and you will get a page that lists the plans for the selected phone. This page gives you the discounted monthly tariffs:).

I saw that, but when I selected an iphone showing €30pm it switched back to €40pm on the next page.
Maybe I did something wrong?