Samsung Galaxy S II

08mor · 05-10-2011 03:32PM

08mor wrote: »

hi all, have an s2 since july, however sometimes when im at home using the wifi and a call comes through, when i answer the call i cannot hear the other person, but the other person can hear me, is there anything i can do to prevent this happening?? thanks in advance.

anyone?? its really annoying me and for such an expensive phone i would like to know how to sort it

Four of a kind · 05-10-2011 03:57PM

08mor wrote: »

anyone?? its really annoying me and for such an expensive phone i would like to know how to sort it

come to think of it, i've had this happen to me once or twice but never really thought about it. Think there could be something nagging it.

Would like to hear any info relating to this as well.

srsly78 · 05-10-2011 04:04PM

Only happens to me because I forget to disconnect bluetooth headset. Amn't using stock rom tho.

Are you updated to latest official version?

Four of a kind · 05-10-2011 05:21PM

srsly78 wrote: »

Only happens to me because I forget to disconnect bluetooth headset. Amn't using stock rom tho.

Are you updated to latest official version?

well i rooted and flashed VR 3.0 ROM straight away, without upgrading to the latest firmware.

Four of a kind · 05-10-2011 07:24PM

can't seem to work mms lads. can't send or receive. How do i check and see settings? I'm with VF on prepay.

Zagato · 05-10-2011 08:46PM

Four of a kind wrote: »

can't seem to work mms lads. can't send or receive. How do i check and see settings? I'm with VF on prepay.

They should be in settings » wireless & networks » mobile network » access point names

I'm on billpay, but here are pics of my settings

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Four of a kind · 05-10-2011 11:41PM

Zagato wrote: »

They should be in settings » wireless & networks » mobile network » access point names

I'm on billpay, but here are pics of my settings

Strange.....there're the exact same on my device!

Wonder why I cant seem to send or receive any mms?

For instance today a mate sent an mms which i got in my go sms app, and it had a download button in the msg, but when i clicked it, it said unable to download or something.

Same the other day, I tried to sent a photo via mms but just wouldn't move.

Obv I know you have to have data package enable(mobile date)...but could there be anything else that I'm not doing correctly? Would I need to call VF and get them to enable MMS setting since its a new phone or something?

Sam Vimes · 06-10-2011 04:28AM

Four of a kind wrote: »

Strange.....there're the exact same on my device!

Wonder why I cant seem to send or receive any mms?

For instance today a mate sent an mms which i got in my go sms app, and it had a download button in the msg, but when i clicked it, it said unable to download or something.

Same the other day, I tried to sent a photo via mms but just wouldn't move.

Obv I know you have to have data package enable(mobile date)...but could there be anything else that I'm not doing correctly? Would I need to call VF and get them to enable MMS setting since its a new phone or something?

Firstly look over the settings again and make sure they're identical

Then check if you can send mms with your sim in another phone that you know can send mms with another vodafone sim in it.

If you can't, call vodafone and tell them mms is not working on your account

If you can, check if that other person can send mms with their sim in your phone. If they can't, you've got a phone problem. If they can, I'd recommend a replacement sim.

Marco85 · 06-10-2011 08:33AM

Sam Vimes wrote: »

Four of a kind wrote: »

Strange.....there're the exact same on my device!

Wonder why I cant seem to send or receive any mms?

For instance today a mate sent an mms which i got in my go sms app, and it had a download button in the msg, but when i clicked it, it said unable to download or something.

Same the other day, I tried to sent a photo via mms but just wouldn't move.

Obv I know you have to have data package enable(mobile date)...but could there be anything else that I'm not doing correctly? Would I need to call VF and get them to enable MMS setting since its a new phone or something?

Firstly look over the settings again and make sure they're identical

Then check if you can send mms with your sim in another phone that you know can send mms with another vodafone sim in it.

If you can't, call vodafone and tell them mms is not working on your account

If you can, check if that other person can send mms with their sim in your phone. If they can't, you've got a phone problem. If they can, I'd recommend a replacement sim.

I had the same problem with mine. The phone has to be in data network mode activated to recieve mms and not wifi.

marcbrophy · 06-10-2011 08:49AM

Four of a kind wrote: »

Strange.....there're the exact same on my device!

Wonder why I cant seem to send or receive any mms?

For instance today a mate sent an mms which i got in my go sms app, and it had a download button in the msg, but when i clicked it, it said unable to download or something.

Same the other day, I tried to sent a photo via mms but just wouldn't move.

Obv I know you have to have data package enable(mobile date)...but could there be anything else that I'm not doing correctly? Would I need to call VF and get them to enable MMS setting since its a new phone or something?

Stupid question, but do you have credit on your phone?
MMS's are not included in any SMS bundle you might be on!

Four of a kind · 06-10-2011 10:37AM

marcbrophy wrote: »

Four of a kind wrote: »

Strange.....there're the exact same on my device!

Wonder why I cant seem to send or receive any mms?

For instance today a mate sent an mms which i got in my go sms app, and it had a download button in the msg, but when i clicked it, it said unable to download or something.

Same the other day, I tried to sent a photo via mms but just wouldn't move.

Obv I know you have to have data package enable(mobile date)...but could there be anything else that I'm not doing correctly? Would I need to call VF and get them to enable MMS setting since its a new phone or something?

Stupid question, but do you have credit on your phone?
MMS's are not included in any SMS bundle you might be on!

Yep I do. Ill try out a few things later and see.

Zagato · 06-10-2011 10:50AM

tbh now that I think of it I haven't actually received an MMS since I flashed VR3.0, but it was definitely working on VR2.4.2

Custom ROMs can sometimes affect MMS so it may also still be due to VR3.0

I remember on my Hero with VR, MMS used to work sometimes, and not others

marcbrophy · 06-10-2011 10:55AM

Four of a kind wrote: »

Yep I do. Ill try out a few things later and see.

Said I'd ask, sometimes it's the simple things that we forget to check!

It could be a few different things alright.
Have you ever in the past used MMS? You might need a new SIM that is capable of this feature!

VF might have MMS turned off on your account. They did this to me in the past, and I had to call CS to get it turned back on again!

It might be an incorrect setting on the phone, though I know you checked this already, so it's probably not the case!

Four of a kind · 06-10-2011 12:04PM

Thanks lads. A bigger issue has just come to my attention though.

I'm told that when someone talks to me on the phone that the echo from their voice is very bad?

From my end things are normal with zero reception or echo issues.

What could this problem be from does anyone know? I talk alot on the phone so having a bad echo for the other person is big problem.

srsly78 · 06-10-2011 01:15PM

That rom you installed is a beta, it may have bugs. I'm running litening 4.2 and got none of those problems.

bennyx_o · 06-10-2011 02:20PM

Upgraded my SGS2 to KI3 and the battery life seems to have improved massively. Had WiFi on for most of the morning (for got to turn it off, but having said that, I wasn't browsing) and battery is still at 92%, where usually I reckon it would have been down around 70%

Four of a kind · 06-10-2011 04:06PM

srsly78 wrote: »

That rom you installed is a beta, it may have bugs. I'm running litening 4.2 and got none of those problems.

So it could be the VR 3.0 Rom that i flashed that's causing the echo or mms problem?

ellinguistico · 06-10-2011 04:07PM

Four of a kind wrote: »

So it could be the VR 3.0 Rom that i flashed that's causing the echo or mms problem?

read up on the rom, these are 2 common faults that can be sorted by downloading villaintweaks

Four of a kind · 06-10-2011 04:11PM

ellinguistico wrote: »

read up on the rom, these are 2 common faults that can be sorted by downloading villaintweaks

thanks for the heads up dude. where can i look up these villiantweaks? xda?

Four of a kind · 06-10-2011 04:23PM

I've read that the echo problem is very common and can be attributed to the protective case on the phone blocking the mic.

A few have reported that taking the case off completely eliminates the problem while others have said that pressing menu-noise reduction off during the call clears it up.

Bit of a drool if you had to keep pressing NR off during calls, and there doesn't seem to be a way to keep it off by default.

I've tried both the above solutions and they both work. But not having the phone protected is a no no for me. Having to press NR off during calls will have to do for now until I find a permanent solution. People on the other line have told me to ring back on another phone as its that annoying

ellinguistico · 06-10-2011 04:28PM

google would normally sort you, did for me

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1198334

Dr.Sanchez · 06-10-2011 04:36PM

Four of a kind wrote: »

can't seem to work mms lads. can't send or receive. How do i check and see settings? I'm with VF on prepay.

Having the same problem with mine, and I'm on Vodafone Prepay too. I've never flashed, rooted or done any of that stuff to the phone.

Is there any fix for it?

Four of a kind · 06-10-2011 04:42PM

00Blaine00 wrote: »

Having the same problem with mine, and I'm on Vodafone Prepay too. I've never flashed, rooted or done any of that stuff to the phone.

Is there any fix for it?

G.f also has same problem and she's with VF on prepay as well, with stock firmware etc.

So there must be some problem.

On the echo side of things, I've installed Villaintweaks, and I see there's a "disable noise cancelling in call" option.....would this be what I referred to earlier about not having to keep pressing NR button?

cojomo2 · 06-10-2011 04:43PM

NewApproach wrote: »

What's wrong with the battery on my phone? I am lucky to get about 8 hours of standby on it in the last week or so. It's less than a month old too. I'll try to post up a screenshot of the battery usage later. FWIW, the screen is on auto and bluetooth and gps are off.

i had this problem too...download kies on your pc, connect the phone with the usb and download the latest samsung firmware..made all the difference.

ellinguistico · 06-10-2011 04:44PM

00Blaine00 wrote: »

Having the same problem with mine, and I'm on Vodafone Prepay too. I've never flashed, rooted or done any of that stuff to the phone.

Is there any fix for it?

reckon customer service is the only way to go then if there is a common problem for the both of you guys. On post pay myself but seem to remember having to get in touch with my operator to get the OK to send them, sketchy on memory but i remember there being special permission for MMS required that had to be done over the air

ellinguistico · 06-10-2011 05:56PM

Four of a kind wrote: »

G.f also has same problem and she's with VF on prepay as well, with stock firmware etc.

So there must be some problem.

On the echo side of things, I've installed Villaintweaks, and I see there's a "disable noise cancelling in call" option.....would this be what I referred to earlier about not having to keep pressing NR button?

think so, make sure it's a tweak for version 3.0 though as there are ones for the earlier version too

Four of a kind · 06-10-2011 09:19PM

Anyone know why superuser its denying access to the villaintweaks app? After trying to install a tweak it says access was denied??

Ok I've got access to villaintweaks. I've 3 tweaks installed including the noise cancellation..... But still the problem persists when someone rings! Grrrrrr.... So annoying.

Four of a kind · 07-10-2011 07:52PM

Anyone know how to completely remove villaintweaks and all the tweaks I installed? I want to try them again fresh. But I want to make sure I remove the whole lot first.

The noise cancellation tweak doesn't seem to have worked on it.

Zagato · 08-10-2011 07:23AM

Four of a kind wrote: »

Anyone know how to completely remove villaintweaks and all the tweaks I installed? I want to try them again fresh. But I want to make sure I remove the whole lot first.

The noise cancellation tweak doesn't seem to have worked on it.

Unless you made backups of the apk before the tweaks, the only way is to reflash the ROM

Triptych · 08-10-2011 08:53AM

Hi,

I was wondering if I could get some advice? I'm in the market for a new phone and have decided the time has come to embrace Android. So, I'm dumping my iphone 3gs (and it twice daily charging requirements) and am looking at the S2.

However, I was wondering if I should hold out for the Nexus Prime? And will the S2 get Ice Cream Sandwich also? all advice gratefully accepted.

Many thanks.

Samsung Galaxy S II

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