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Samsung Tocco Lite
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Me too! Too late now though!:)
In the Tocco Lite, the radio only works when the headset is attached. Had another look and still no sign of a recording option!. I'll give the manual a look!
Hi Zonda,
You won't find it in the manuals as it's dodgy issue with Samsung, Creative and LG as they have ahd trouble from the RIAA over having this feature on their phones / MP3 players. Here's a small article about the RIAA and digital FM radio recording.
RIAA Article
Nokia had included the option on the first batch of N91's but the disabled it.
I'm surprised more people don't rave about the ability to record from the radio. It is my number one feature I look for on a phone. I have no interest in a camera on my phone, have a TZ7 for that
I just love hooking my G600 up to my car stereo and if a song comes on I like then I just hit record. I have a 4gb card with over 2000 songs and i'd say 500 at least are recorded from the radio.
The G600 records to the phone's memory card in MP3 format and you can choose three different levels of quality.
The Samsung Ultra Touch also has excellent quality fm recordings but I just hated the touch screen - I might try the new Samsung Jet when it comes out as it's supposed to be much faster and as it's a little wider might not be as frustrating to use.
The little J700i even has this FM Recording feature but no where near as good as the G600 or Ultra Touch.
I bought a Samsung i8510 for Eur350 last month and sold it with anger for Eur200 a week later as, while it had Fm Radio Recording, the radio reception was useless.
Love the G600 but no way to set T9 Texting as Default and switching is a nightmare while texting in a hurry. Also, there is only four horrible preinstalled sounds for Text Message Alerts on it. The ability to use MP3's seems to be only available on some firmware versions and I've never been able to find one.
I see the O2 centre on Grafton Street now has Jet Black G600's for sale (mine's Ebony Black) and I might just be tempted to see if these new ones have the T9 Text issues and MP3 Message Alert option fixed.
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Hi Zonda,
You won't find it in the manuals as it's dodgy issue with Samsung, Creative and LG as they have ahd trouble from the RIAA over having this feature on their phones / MP3 players. Here's a small article about the RIAA and digital FM radio recording.
RIAA Article
Nokia had included the option on the first batch of N91's but the disabled it.
I'm surprised more people don't rave about the ability to record from the radio. It is my number one feature I look for on a phone. I have no interest in a camera on my phone, have a TZ7 for that
I just love hooking my G600 up to my car stereo and if a song comes on I like then I just hit record. I have a 4gb card with over 2000 songs and i'd say 500 at least are recorded from the radio.
The G600 records to the phone's memory card in MP3 format and you can choose three different levels of quality.
The Samsung Ultra Touch also has excellent quality fm recordings but I just hated the touch screen - I might try the new Samsung Jet when it comes out as it's supposed to be much faster and as it's a little wider might not be as frustrating to use.
The little J700i even has this FM Recording feature but no where near as good as the G600 or Ultra Touch.
I bought a Samsung i8510 for Eur350 last month and sold it with anger for Eur200 a week later as, while it had Fm Radio Recording, the radio reception was useless.
Love the G600 but no way to set T9 Texting as Default and switching is a nightmare while texting in a hurry. Also, there is only four horrible preinstalled sounds for Text Message Alerts on it. The ability to use MP3's seems to be only available on some firmware versions and I've never been able to find one.
I see the O2 centre on Grafton Street now has Jet Black G600's for sale (mine's Ebony Black) and I might just be tempted to see if these new ones have the T9 Text issues and MP3 Message Alert option fixed.
Nic
Hey Nico
Interesting post! It would certainly be useful by the sound of things. Are you then able to take any recordings off the phone and convert to mp3?
Its total BS that the RIAA are stopping this. I mean the same thing is done with dvd recorders recording off the tv but that seems perfectly alright. It doesnt look to be on the tocco lite at all though! Its a shame, i guess samsung are ditching the feature, the tocco lite is prob their latest phone and if it doesnt have it...:(0 -
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Well, apologies to all above who told me that the Samsung Tocco Lite did 'not' record fm radio broadcasts .. but, like a bold child, I went and bought it anyway to make sure.
Of course you were all right but as the GSMArena.com review said it did ..
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.. so naturally I assumed you were all wrong .. you weren't
I just bought it at 5pm got it unlocked (*ahem* on Moore St) for €25 .. quite expensive and thought I'd get it unlocked for €15 as I know a few of the guys .. but they were all saying €25.
One said €20 but don't trust him as he blew a mates phone and only knew I wanted the Tocco Lite unlocked as he was listening outside at the door ..
So now I have a brand new Silver unlocked Tocco Lite and me doesn't want it (just put it on BuyandSell) .. I want the Samsung Jet now :mad:
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Anybody having issues with in-call quality on Tocco Lite? It's the only thing currently holding me back from buying it..
No, but when on a call the phone locks if you use the auto lock .. never had a phone before that auto-locked while on a phone call.
If you have to enter a number from the virtual keypad for say a bank account or pin number, then you need to hold down the lock key and then when it unlocks, press keypad on the touchscreen.
No way to have the keypad showing when on a call automatically which is a bit much. Unless you switch off auto-lock totally ..
Wish these 'large screen' phones would have a slide out keypad .. think touch screen keypad's are a nightmare really.
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Lads, now i got a problem. My tocco lite's battery life has, pretty much all of a sudden, gone to sh*t
The last two days now, i've charged it overnight, only to find it down to to one bar battery level, the following night. Now, i've barely used the thing during these days, only a few messages. I've checked bluetooth is most certainly turned off and everything. Anyone got any idea what the problem might be or will i be forced to get this?
I brought the Tocco Lite back today and got a refund. It started making calls itself - no idea why.
Couldn't afford a Jet myself either at the moment. If Richard Hanon wasn't such a gangster having his longer priced second string beating his more fancied shorter priced ones then I would be sitting here with one now
Anyway, had a play with the Jet on Grafton St as both CarphoneWarhouse & Vodaphone shops there have a plastic-incased Jet to play with.
In seems in a different league to the Tocco Lite, Tocco and even the Ultra Touch.
Don't get me wrong the Tocco Ultra Touch is an excellent phone but the screen is far too narrow for a touch screen. A cross between the Jet and the Ultra Touch would be my ideal phone.
The Ultra Touch records FM Radio to MP3 and the recordings are excellent in quality. You simply can not tell the difference between live stereo broadcast and playback of a recording.
When I had a look at the Jet went into the radio setting and can confirm it too allows FM Radio Recording. It has recording quality settings too if you want a smaller MP3 file size, which is nice. Heard a rumour about the Jet having an FM Transmitter also but couldn't find it in the applications folder at least
I can tell you that the handwriting recognition is 100 times better on the Jet than the Tocco Lite which hardly ever got the letter 'a' right. Loved that you could unlock the Tocco Lite by writing a letter on the screen - the letter ' l ' being the handiest.
However, the fact that if you have the phone on autolock this then means the phone locks when your on a call was a nightmare.0 -
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Would also like to be able to use headfones with a standard 3.5mm jack on the phone instead of the connector that samsung use.
Yeah, those white ones that come with it are junk.
You can get the following Samsung earphones that have a built in 3.5m jack for €10 .. either in town or on Ebay ..
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Lads, now i got a problem. My tocco lite's battery life has, pretty much all of a sudden, gone to sh*t
The last two days now, i've charged it overnight, only to find it down to to one bar battery level, the following night. Now, i've barely used the thing during these days, only a few messages. I've checked bluetooth is most certainly turned off and everything. Anyone got any idea what the problem might be or will i be forced to get this?
Lads, this problem is worse than ever. The battery will only last a 12 hour day, nothing more. Meaning if i forget to charge it one night, i'll have to go a day without the phone. Very disappointed that this has happened to such a new phone(2 months old only) that i havent used that heavily.
What will i be told if i bring it back to a meteor shop?0 -
Lads, this problem is worse than ever. The battery will only last a 12 hour day, nothing more. Meaning if i forget to charge it one night, i'll have to go a day without the phone. Very disappointed that this has happened to such a new phone(2 months old only) that i havent used that heavily.
What will i be told if i bring it back to a meteor shop?
It depends who you get at the shop to be honest.
When I brought my Tocco Lite back to the 3G Mobile shop on Henry St the guy was a nightmare. Straight away he was saying that it has to get repaired and checked out etc etc
Now, according to the law they can pretty much send it off and make you wait while hey decide if it's your fault.
However, I told the guy I wanted a refund and he said no way. What annoyed me was he wanted to exchange it for another one or get it repaired. Now this may seem fair to others .. but my opinion is that if a shop are offering an exchange then they should offer a refund (unless you've lost the receipt or something).
Otherwise they are just saying we'll give you a refund but only if you spend your money here.
Anyway, went up to 3G Mobile in St Stephens Shopping centre, showed her the fault and she didn't even ask me if I wanted another phone or exchange, she just popped the till and gave me a refund.
The thing is, your fault is not so obvious and you can't really show them .. it's a hard one to call. Maybe wait till it just won't charge at all .. or chance it by seeing what they say. You can always refuse the repair if they only offer that.
You might get lucky though and get a replacement model.0 -
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