Samsung Ativ S €215 delivered on amazon.de

54kroc · 07-09-2013 2:49pm

Atrides wrote: »

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/48-samsung-ativ-s-windows-8-smartphone-16gb-sim-free-micro-sim-microusb-8mpix-camera-wifi-aluminum-s

What's the point?

kaizersoze · 07-09-2013 3:02pm

oldholborn888 wrote: »

Had same problem with htc 8x. Seems windows phones won't connect if your router is set to band "b and g". You have to go into router settings and change it to band "b" only.

No such problems her. I've successfully connected to loads of different routers without issue. Having said that, the Netopia modems are ancient so that may be your problem.

Gipo3 wrote: »

Anybody had the problem of random reboots with this phone?

I did for a couple of weeks after getting it. Did it 2 or 3 times a day. It fizzled out though. Now it's rare. Once a week now if even that.

wnolan1992 · 07-09-2013 3:24pm

Does anyone know if there's a way to change the vibration? At the moment it vibrates once for an incoming call and then just rings. Same with alarms...

mad muffin · 07-09-2013 3:50pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Does anyone know if there's a way to change the vibration? At the moment it vibrates once for an incoming call and then just rings. Same with alarms...

No, it's a Windows Phone thing. Was the same on WP7.

It is possible for the OEMS to change this. My old WP7 htc Titan would ring and vibrate as normal.

wnolan1992 · 07-09-2013 4:11pm

mad muffin wrote: »

No, it's a Windows Phone thing. Was the same on WP7.

It is possible for the OEMS to change this. My old WP7 htc Titan would ring and vibrate as normal.

What an extremely odd decision.

mad muffin · 07-09-2013 6:40pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

What an extremely odd decision.

Yeah. Just like one volume for everything and no custom tones besides the ringtone.

Revilino · 07-09-2013 8:23pm

I was just trying to order a 'samsung s4 mini' sim-free from amazon.de, but it's coming up 'This item can not be shipped to the selected address' - did any of you seen this problem when ordering your phone from amazon.de?

I also tried using my parcel motel address in the north and this didn't work either.

Supplier is - Amazon EU SarL

.

The is 353euros from amazon.de compared to 430euros from aman.co.uk.

Any ideas??

marrm · 08-09-2013 10:26am

Revilino wrote: »

I was just trying to order a 'samsung s4 mini' sim-free from amazon.de, but it's coming up 'This item can not be shipped to the selected address' - did any of you seen this problem when ordering your phone from amazon.de?

I also tried using my parcel motel address in the north and this didn't work either.

Supplier is - Amazon EU SarL
.

The is 353euros from amazon.de compared to 430euros from aman.co.uk.

Any ideas??

Similar for me. Item not shipped, queried it, they said they only ship to Germany. Got it shipped to my brother in Germany, he forwarded it.

In for repair now as it does not work at all if a memory card is inserted. Disaster!

Others on this board seem to have been a lot luckier, getting it shipped to Ireland.

shamtastic · 08-09-2013 1:36pm

I took up on this offer last night...thanks for the heads up and I hope I'm not disappointed. My Galaxy S2 has been malfunctioning more and more every day (my 06:05 alarm for work didn't go off the other day!). For me it's hard to justify spending ~€250 for another android phone that would be nearly identical, as I only really use practical apps which aren't too much work for the operating system. I've never owned a Windows phone but I've briefly used one of their cheaper models and was impressed with the value...they certainly seem to pack a punch. I seriously enjoyed the synchronization of Google devices but just got a little bored of Android and Windows seems to be a bit of an underdog so I'm interested to see what it's like!

Dublinstiofán · 10-09-2013 6:34pm

Mines on my Adverts for €200 if anybody wants it.

Great phone but OS is not for me!

Dublinstiofán · 13-09-2013 11:39pm

Dublinstiofán wrote: »

Mines on my Adverts for €200 if anybody wants it.

Great phone but OS is not for me!

Gone

marko93 · 15-09-2013 2:54pm

Ordered last night. Apps and Radio are certainly not a deal breaker, looking forward to messing around with a new format.

After all, surely it can't be worse than the E100 :P

CantGetNoSleep · 19-09-2013 3:07pm

Has anyone else had problems with the Eircom netopia routers? Can't figure out any solution to this

beauf · 19-09-2013 3:12pm

A few people have reported problems on boards with WP8 on a variety of phones and the Eircom Routers. I don't think the WP8 phones support some of the older routers. Not sure it its security or not. Try a different router, or see if you can update your existing routers firmware maybe.

oldholborn888 · 19-09-2013 3:22pm

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Has anyone else had problems with the Eircom netopia routers? Can't figure out any solution to this

Had same problem with htc 8x and eircom netopia router. Seems windows phones won't connect if your router is set to band "b and g". You have to go into router settings and change it to band "b" only and it should connect. If you need to know how to change it, let me know.

beauf · 19-09-2013 3:41pm

That doesn't seem right. b is a lot slower than g. even g is an old standard, n is the current one.

oldholborn888 · 19-09-2013 3:49pm

I know. It was the only way I could get phone to connect. One of the reasons why I returned it and bought a Nexus 4 instead.

beauf · 19-09-2013 3:51pm

Did you try N?

oldholborn888 · 19-09-2013 3:56pm

Old router, doesn't support N. Didn't get the chance to try it on more up to date routers.

marko93 · 19-09-2013 7:01pm

Since sorting out the contacts, I am absolutely loving this phone! Exactly what I wanted/needed!

CantGetNoSleep · 20-09-2013 1:02am

beauf wrote: »

Did you try N?

Mine is a fairly new one, has b/g/n. Changed to b only and it works, but noticeably slower. Will try n only tomorrow. If it doesn't work then this is a big minus for me, phone seems nice other than that, but have been connecting phones to my wifi for about 6 years and never had an issue before

beauf · 20-09-2013 10:14am

Probably because 6yrs ago your devices only had b (from 2000) and g (from 2003) The standard for that last few years is N (from 2007) Do you have any devices with b only? If not turn it off.

The Windows Phone seems to have a problem with 802.11 b+g so switch it to 802.11g or 802.11n if all your devices support N.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/winphone/forum/wp8-wpnetwork/nokia-lumia-520-wifi-problems/62b73eca-0fbe-4ce6-889a-d33e6b26a1ad
http://community.o2online.ie/t5/Nokia/Nokia-Lumia-520-Wifi-Problem-Solution/td-p/650550

beauf · 20-09-2013 10:15am

oldholborn888 wrote: »

I know. It was the only way I could get phone to connect. One of the reasons why I returned it and bought a Nexus 4 instead.

Why you want to keep a 13yr slow wifi connection makes no sense to me.

vdriver · 20-09-2013 8:08pm

Ordered this phone on Tuesday and now is Friday and no word from them, no delivery date. Are they that slow? If I hear nothing from the until next Tuesday I will cancel the order. Do they have any fees for cancelling ?

mad muffin · 22-09-2013 10:41am

If anyone is interested in even more of a bargain. Now that I got the iPhone 5s I've put up the Ativ S for sale on adverts.

mathie · 25-09-2013 1:55pm

Is youtube via the browser working for anyone?
Not working for me.

Tinie · 25-09-2013 7:05pm

mathie wrote: »

Is youtube via the browser working for anyone?
Not working for me.

I think I read that Google have made it very hard to get youtube sites working on windows phones, and that you have to use 3rd party apps.

macjimmy · 01-10-2013 7:59pm

Hi, I recently purchased a Samsung Ativ S and my mobile network is 48 months. Everything with the phone is going great bar the mobile internet. The WIFI is working very well. I have been trying in vain to get the mobile internet working.

My current settings are as follows.
Data connection : on
Data roaming options : on
Highest connection speed : 3G
Network selection : Automatic
For limited WIFI connectivity : Use mobile data

Are these settings working for people?
Is it possible that it is a problem with 48 months internet?

Any help would be much appreciated.

redscan · 01-10-2013 9:05pm

macjimmy wrote: »

Hi, I recently purchased a Samsung Ativ S and my mobile network is 48 months. Everything with the phone is going great bar the mobile internet. The WIFI is working very well. I have been trying in vain to get the mobile internet working.

My current settings are as follows.
Data connection : on
Data roaming options : on
Highest connection speed : 3G
Network selection : Automatic
For limited WIFI connectivity : Use mobile data

Are these settings working for people?
Is it possible that it is a problem with 48 months internet?

Any help would be much appreciated.

You need to set up the APN for 48.

Here is the page from their forum for instructions: http://community.48months.ie/t5/Need-Help/Internet-Settings/m-p/78#U78

Digitalism · 03-10-2013 8:51am

Did ye guys get a micro SD card included with this phone in the box and if so what brand was it?

Samsung Ativ S €215 delivered on amazon.de

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