Samsung Galaxy S8

BArra · 30-04-2018 1:35am

Ensure its sold by amazon and not a third party seller

Roberto_gas · 30-04-2018 6:23am

chewed wrote:

Has anyone here purchased the S8 from Amazon.de or .es? I'm very tempted, but want to make sure it's secure.

Yes...got s8+ from .de and its grand...sold by amazon...

chewed · 30-04-2018 10:02am

BArra wrote: »

Ensure its sold by amazon and not a third party seller

I notice the price shoots up when you choose "sold by Amazon"! :eek:

BArra · 30-04-2018 12:10pm

If its .de there is then slightly higher tax rate when you deliver to ireland, maybe 10-13e more?

Either way buy off amazon themselves, reliable.

I saw in the s8 german amazon page comments recently a LOT of people bought an s8 off a third party seller, what they got was an old nokia with no battery

JonnyM · 01-05-2018 9:20am

chewed wrote: »

I notice the price shoots up when you choose "sold by Amazon"! :eek:

Where's the option to choose sold by Amazon??

Tigerandahalf · 01-05-2018 9:31am

Does anyone who is with Vodafone use the hotspot on their phone for wifi?
Is the data used taken from your plan or is it extra?

I can't get a reply from Vodafone and their new app doesn't inspire confidence.

rizzee · 01-05-2018 9:36am

It's taken from your plan. 100% (For me anyway - Student X Plan, i'm sure it would be the same)

Tigerandahalf · 01-05-2018 9:43am

rizzee wrote: »

It's taken from your plan. 100% (For me anyway - Student X Plan, i'm sure it would be the same)

Do you have to use some sort of vodafone.live.com setting?

rizzee · 01-05-2018 9:50am

Haven't touched any of the internet settings since I got the phone, it just worked straight away when I turned hotspot on andset my password to connect to my phone. I should mention the phone was bought sim free, not locked to Vodafone, if that makes a difference.

rizzee · 04-05-2018 8:41am

500mb+ update there for fix some bug issues. Vodafone.

rizzee · 09-05-2018 2:45pm

Does anyone use their phone without a cover? I've a lot of covers for it at home and using a clear hard cover, glass protector and back of phone carbon-style skin/protector from scratches (if it ever was out of the cover)

I've gone through about 7 or 8 glass protectors due to dust accumulation under it, no cracks, never dropped the phone.

It's a shame, it's a beauty I'd love to be able to use it without a cover - even though never dropped i'd be afraid I would within 5 minutes of it out of a case!

rizzee · 09-05-2018 3:24pm

And all good? Dust/blockages etc? I'm pretty OCD about cleaning it, using compressed air every week on the holes and giving it a good wipe every few days.

jones · 09-05-2018 4:16pm

Whatsapp acting a bit funny for people since the latest update? I've noticed it's freezing sometimes when you open a notification. Phone unusable for about twenty seconds... Very annoying

dougm1970 · 09-05-2018 4:27pm

any of you ported the google camera app for portrait photos ? ...if so how do you like it ?

MarkY91 · 09-05-2018 5:31pm

dougm1970 wrote: »

any of you ported the google camera app for portrait photos ? ...if so how do you like it ?

I do it.

Very buggy, barely works, only front camera ads the cool effect. Back camera rarely does.

Maybe there is a better version out by now? Hopefully someone can answer that.

JonnyM · 10-05-2018 8:26am

Anybody recommend a hard case or book style cover for the s8??

chewed · 10-05-2018 9:09am

JonnyM wrote: »

Anybody recommend a hard case or book style cover for the s8??

I've always used Spigen for my phones. They're generally well priced and never had any issues with them.

https://www.spigen.com/collections/galaxy-s8

tommycahir · 10-05-2018 11:08am

chewed wrote: »

I've always used Spigen for my phones. They're generally well priced and never had any issues with them.

https://www.spigen.com/collections/galaxy-s8

I'm also using a spigen since getting the s8 in Jan and its one of the best cases I have had on any phone.

jones · 10-05-2018 12:02pm

Just received another ota update on s8+ from three last night. 180mb

Da Optimist · 10-05-2018 3:32pm

tommycahir wrote: »

The S8 has now been reduced once again to €499 on amazon DE -
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B06XJ49G5B?language=en_GB

It's now €470. Is this new or a refurb? Does it cost extra to deliver to republic of Ireland?

I want to buy but looks too good to be true.

Krombopulos Michael · 14-05-2018 2:24pm

Unbranded phone from Amazon with Vodafone sim. Had a 570.24MB update on the 12th of May and phone has been a bit sluggish and when I unlock the screen from fingerprint, the bottom nav loads half a second faster than the rest of the screen.

Anyone else have this happening?

rizzee · 14-05-2018 3:34pm

Krombopulos Michael wrote: »

Unbranded phone from Amazon with Vodafone sim. Had a 570.24MB update on the 12th of May and phone has been a bit sluggish and when I unlock the screen from fingerprint, the bottom nav loads half a second faster than the rest of the screen.

Anyone else have this happening?

Nope, mine has had no issues since that update last week (and before that too)

SweetCaliber · 14-05-2018 4:27pm

Krombopulos Michael wrote: »

Unbranded phone from Amazon with Vodafone sim. Had a 570.24MB update on the 12th of May and phone has been a bit sluggish and when I unlock the screen from fingerprint, the bottom nav loads half a second faster than the rest of the screen.

Anyone else have this happening?

Cant say I have, best bet is to wipe the cache partition, worst case you could backup and factory reset. Try wipe the cache partition first though.

https://www.technobezz.com/wipe-cache-partition-samsung-galaxy-s8/

Robin132 · 18-05-2018 12:18pm

Since I got the phone I've been having issues with notifications not coming up for calender events, anyone else having this issue or any idea how to sort it?

18-05-2018 1:19pm

Robin132 wrote: »

Since I got the phone I've been having issues with notifications not coming up for calender events, anyone else having this issue or any idea how to sort it?

Settings > apps > calendar > notifications set to allowed?

Robin132 · 18-05-2018 5:49pm

Basil3 wrote: »

Settings > apps > calendar > notifications set to allowed?

Yup, one of the first things I checked.

mutley18 · 19-05-2018 5:22pm

S8 on sale here for €461, anyone have any experience with buying from these guys and what would the downside be of buying an unlocked phone?

https://www.eglobalcentral.eu/samsung-galaxy-s8-g950fd-dual-sim-4g-64gb-sim-free-unlocked-with-screen-protector-for-samsung-galaxy-s8-curved-protection-film-maple-gold.html

Herpes Free Since03 · 19-05-2018 5:24pm

mutley18 wrote: »

S8 on sale here for €461, anyone have any experience with buying from these guys and what would the downside be of buying an unlocked phone?

https://www.eglobalcentral.eu/samsung-galaxy-s8-g950fd-dual-sim-4g-64gb-sim-free-unlocked-with-screen-protector-for-samsung-galaxy-s8-curved-protection-film-maple-gold.html

€455 from Amazon with free delivery

ste551 · 19-05-2018 5:35pm

Herpes Free Since03 wrote: »

€455 from Amazon with free delivery

Link?

Herpes Free Since03 · 19-05-2018 5:38pm

ste551 wrote: »

Link?

https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=61111X1383796&xs=1&isjs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.de%2Fdp%2FB06XJ49G5B&xguid=c3f20c3bf7645730a83c94c9776de0e4&xuuid=a66f90c461eb7e85289b862ac60798b3&xsessid=&xcreo=0&xed=0&sref=https%3A%2F%2Ftouch.boards.ie%2Fthread%2F2057688936%2F163&xtz=-60&jv=13.4.1&bv=2.5.1

Samsung Galaxy S8

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