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Vodafone Smart ultra 6 Owners Thread- apps, tips & tricks

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    #1652
    maudgonner
    Registered Users Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭maudgonner


    Techmaster wrote: »
    128GB. They never answer the phone. Ever.

    In fairness, their signal is probably terrible.


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    #1653
    GvidoR
    Registered Users Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    maudgonner wrote: »
    In fairness, their signal is probably terrible.

    I've been stuck on a Vodafone contract for the past 23 months (only one more month to go thankfully) and yes, the signal anywhere outside of a town or city has been terrible. I was using another phone up until now, I had to go outside of the house to talk and even then I had to find the right spot where the call wouldn't be breaking up. On the Smart Ultra however it's not as bad and I can enjoy ~55 mbps 4G speed in towns for the last month of the contract.


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    #1654
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    I'm on VF and have excellent 4G coverage all over the place in Dublin, north and south. Not brought it outside Dublin yet though.


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    #1655
    woodyg
    Registered Users Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭woodyg


    RainyDay wrote: »
    Certainly takes 64 Gb without difficulty
    got 1 of these this evening in Dundrum
    plenty in stock
    Waiting on the unlock code now as im Meteor
    1st thoughts are it's light for the size, weighs same as my iphone4 and also feels much better than i thought it would. Doesnt feel cheap at all.


    yep sticker says 128gb SD Card


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    #1656
    RainyDay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,925 ✭✭✭RainyDay


    Any ideas how you can send contact details to another device by Bluetooth? On my old Samsung, there was a 'send' option in the contact manager, but I can't see any option on this one.


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    #1657
    rliston
    Registered Users Posts: 260 ✭✭rliston


    RainyDay wrote: »
    Any ideas how you can send contact details to another device by Bluetooth? On my old Samsung, there was a 'send' option in the contact manager, but I can't see any option on this one.

    Go into the contact, press the 3 dots in the top right corner and then "share." Bluetooth is 4th or 5th on the list of options


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    #1658
    CyberGhost
    Registered Users Posts: 5,552 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Hmmmm mine lights up the capacitive buttons when I hit the task switcher!

    Maybe they fixed it since.

    I watched it in this review (at 6:15)...

    https://youtu.be/dny8-f5hjQo?t=6m15s

    And then tried it in store and it was not lighting up.

    Those of you that ordered online, did you have to enter your bank details? Because it says on the site: "Just so you know, to complete this form, you will need: Your bank account details, including sort code, ...".

    Why do they need all that? I wonder if I buy it in store, if I can just pay them cash and get the phone?


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    #1659
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Registered Users Posts: 3,465 ✭✭✭Curb Your Enthusiasm


    Rotation lock not working on VLC.


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    #1660
    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    CyberGhost wrote: »
    Maybe they fixed it since.

    I watched it in this review (at 6:15)...

    https://youtu.be/dny8-f5hjQo?t=6m15s

    And then tried it in store and it was not lighting up.

    Those of you that ordered online, did you have to enter your bank details? Because it says on the site: "Just so you know, to complete this form, you will need: Your bank account details, including sort code, ...".

    Why do they need all that? I wonder if I buy it in store, if I can just pay them cash and get the phone?

    Did you select a bill pay option? I bought online, and all they took was my credit card for payment. And that was that.


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    #1661
    woodyg
    Registered Users Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭woodyg


    anyone got a list of the vodafone apps to uninstall?
    got mine last night and unlocked it this morning

    very very very good phone so far!


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    #1662
    Trond
    Registered Users Posts: 1,972 ✭✭✭Trond


    woodyg wrote: »
    anyone got a list of the vodafone apps to uninstall?
    got mine last night and unlocked it this morning

    very very very good phone so far!

    Just attack them all :D


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    #1663
    pauleoin
    Registered Users Posts: 264 ✭✭pauleoin


    Vodafone Rep over on their talk to forum has told me that "We hope to have version 5.1 available in approximately a week or two", be great if it happens.

    http://www.boards.ie/ttfthread/2057467977/1#post96864867


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    #1664
    pauleoin
    Registered Users Posts: 264 ✭✭pauleoin


    Vodafone Rep over on their talk to forum has told me that "We hope to have version 5.1 available in approximately a week or two", be great if it happens.

    http://www.boards.ie/ttfthread/2057467977/1#post96864867


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    #1665
    shanemkelly
    Registered Users Posts: 603 ✭✭✭shanemkelly


    pauleoin wrote: »
    Vodafone Rep over on their talk to forum has told me that "We hope to have version 5.1 available in approximately a week or two", be great if it happens.

    http://www.boards.ie/ttfthread/2057467977/1#post96864867

    So long as the fix for the Sky Go app ain't undone :eek: by upgrading to 5.1!
    Of course, I've no reason to think it will be undone, but I think I'll wait til someone can confirm Sky Go still works on the Ultra 6 on 5.1...


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    #1666
    GvidoR
    Registered Users Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    pauleoin wrote: »
    Vodafone Rep over on their talk to forum has told me that "We hope to have version 5.1 available in approximately a week or two", be great if it happens.

    http://www.boards.ie/ttfthread/2057467977/1#post96864867

    Would be great if we got 6.0 Marshmallow :D


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    #1667
    _Tombstone_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,006 ✭✭✭_Tombstone_


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Would be great if we got 6.0 Marshmallow :D

    Ah shire, what's the difference in any of them?

    Not alot, I'd bet if someone put 3,4,5 and 6 in front of ya you be hard pressed spot the did.


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    #1668
    GvidoR
    Registered Users Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    _Tombstone_ wrote: »
    Ah shire, what's the difference in any of them?

    Not alot, I'd bet if someone put 3,4,5 and 6 in front of ya you be hard pressed spot the did.

    Settings > About phone > Android version :pac:


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    #1669
    _Tombstone_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,006 ✭✭✭_Tombstone_


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Settings > About phone > Android version :pac:

    Pfft, haha.

    That's what it'd take though.


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    #1670
    mickey1985
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭mickey1985


    Did anyone on Tesco Mobile or 48 come up with a way of making the "Data Roaming Enabled" notification disappear?


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    #1671
    CyberGhost
    Registered Users Posts: 5,552 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Did you select a bill pay option? I bought online, and all they took was my credit card for payment. And that was that.

    No, it was on the PAYG, but it was only showing it on the mobile site. So that was the problem.

    However, I have another question. Has anybody here tried ordering with an O2 Money card? It keeps telling me the card type is wrong when I try to place an order.


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    #1672
    RainyDay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,925 ✭✭✭RainyDay


    mickey1985 wrote: »
    Did anyone on Tesco Mobile or 48 come up with a way of making the "Data Roaming Enabled" notification disappear?

    Search back in the thread and you'll find some fairly techy possibilities


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    #1673
    danjo-xx
    Registered Users Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭danjo-xx


    Is the Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery in this removable.


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    #1674
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Registered Users Posts: 3,465 ✭✭✭Curb Your Enthusiasm


    danjo-xx wrote: »
    Is the Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery in this removable.

    You cannot remove the back cover at all.


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    #1675
    deadlast
    Registered Users Posts: 436 ✭✭deadlast


    Trying to screencast my phone to a Samsung smart TV. I can get picture but no sound. Any ideas?


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    #1676
    Andy From Sligo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,723 ✭✭✭✭Andy From Sligo


    NegativeOne wrote: »

    Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 specifications:
    Dimensions: 154 x 77 x 8.35mm
    Weight: 159g
    Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939, octa-core
    Display: 5.5 inch Full HD (1080 x 1920)
    Storage: 16GB, microSD (up to 128GB)
    Memory: 2GB of RAM
    Camera: 13Mp rear-facing LED flash, 5Mp front-facing
    Operating system: Android 5.0, Lollipop
    Battery: 3000mAh

    Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 - €169.99
    http://www.vodafone.ie/dynamic-eshop#product/prepay/vodafone-smart-ultra-6-pay-as-you-go

    Unlock Code - €5.47
    http://m.ebay.ie/itm/291500548350?txnId=1188592076019


    How to remove the vodafone bloatware simply uninstall the apps and to remove the Vodafone bootlogo download ES file manager and navigate to

    /system/media

    And remove or rename the bootlogo zip file.

    Just scraped some money today and bought one in sligo (they just said they got stock in today) just got in touch with that ebay link because I want to stay with Meteor (best of bad bunch maybe?)

    - not that impressed with the speaker volume even on full at moment, very low ringtone volume and youtube volume through the speaker - if i can root it (i shall be sweating because i have rooted loads of phones before but they have either been second hand ones or cheap androids, and a couple of times I have soft bricked a couple and one hard bricked!!) then maybe after rooting I can maybe see if I can adjust some gain settings or something . - I might try rooting the phone with Cydia Impactor first rather than kingo-root - cydia impactor might be quicker and easier.

    After rooting it I want to change the screen dpi as well, i know its a big screen but even with my (long sightedness) the writing is still a bit blurry without me glasses on.

    The white/silver version on Amazon UK website looked nice - but I didnt want to wait for delivery and all that, I had to have it now/today especially when I heard king communications had them in stock in sligo.


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    #1677
    oleras
    Registered Users Posts: 2,721 ✭✭✭oleras


    deadlast wrote: »
    Trying to screencast my phone to a Samsung smart TV. I can get picture but no sound. Any ideas?

    Did ye have an argument maybe ?


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    #1678
    CyberGhost
    Registered Users Posts: 5,552 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    Andy From Sligo wrote: »
    Just scraped some money today and bought one in sligo (they just said they got stock in today) just got in touch with that ebay link because I want to stay with Meteor (best of bad bunch maybe?)

    - not that impressed with the speaker volume even on full at moment, very low ringtone volume and youtube volume through the speaker - if i can root it (i shall be sweating because i have rooted loads of phones before but they have either been second hand ones or cheap androids, and a couple of times I have soft bricked a couple and one hard bricked!!) then maybe after rooting I can maybe see if I can adjust some gain settings or something . - I might try rooting the phone with Cydia Impactor first rather than kingo-root - cydia impactor might be quicker and easier.

    After rooting it I want to change the screen dpi as well, i know its a big screen but even with my (long sightedness) the writing is still a bit blurry without me glasses on.

    The white/silver version on Amazon UK website looked nice - but I didnt want to wait for delivery and all that, I had to have it now/today especially when I heard king communications had them in stock in sligo.

    You don't need to root to change DPI.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvwZxDHGGQI


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    #1679
    pauleoin
    Registered Users Posts: 264 ✭✭pauleoin


    Techmaster wrote: »
    You cannot remove the back cover at all.

    It's not easy but apparently it can be done as this youtube video shows,

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9LMvSK2pJI


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    #1680
    Andy From Sligo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,723 ✭✭✭✭Andy From Sligo


    CyberGhost wrote: »
    You don't need to root to change DPI.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvwZxDHGGQI

    thanks, i didnt know that, in the past I have rooted, loaded xposed installer, and app settings and can change dpi on a per app basis which i prefer. - another thing why i want to root is that I like to use gravity box with xposed for extra features - i think GB is out now for lolipop, my present phone has jellybean and i have been using GB (JB) and like it.


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    #1681
    Andy From Sligo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,723 ✭✭✭✭Andy From Sligo


    still waiting for my unlock code from that ebay site, i bought it at 8pm and its now 11pm and still no code come though - they most probably gone home, although the website says they are there till 11pm.

    so anyway, sat here looking at my phone with the meteor sim in it and a scrolling wording on the notification bar " SIM/RUIM is Perso locked - no service" then when i unlock lockscreen i get the screen to enter my "sim network unlock code/ pin (10 attempts)" - so really all i should have to do when the code comes through from ebay is just punch in the number and hit the tick bottom right shouldnt i ? - and then what? choose operater in settings is it or "automatically register on network"? and then do i have to restart phone and then ready to go?


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