Samsung Galaxy Note II

Lardy · 04-01-2013 03:29PM

Zimmerframe wrote: »

Mine on 4.1.1 still says, "latest updates have already been installed"

Same for me at the moment. I bought mine on Three, then unlocked it. Will probably have to wait for Three to push out the update.

Inquitus · 04-01-2013 03:34PM

Mine is Vodafone, my mate got it at the same time, he's also Voda

long_b · 04-01-2013 03:34PM

Lardy wrote: »

Same for me at the moment. I bought mine on Three, then unlocked it. Will probably have to wait for Three to push out the update.

Release dates and features [URL="Http://www.sammobile.com/2012/12/11/galaxy-note-ii-receives-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-update-lots-of-new-features"]here[/URL]

Lardy · 04-01-2013 03:40PM

long_b wrote: »

Release dates and features here

Http;//www.sammobile.com/2012/12/11/galaxy-note-ii-receives-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-update-lots-of-new-features/

Three not even on the carrier release list!!

dulpit · 04-01-2013 03:52PM

Rooted my phone, checked for updates and it says that I have modified my phone so software updates are unavailable...

Will using Kies get around this?

Lardy · 04-01-2013 03:55PM

Just checked Kies and it says that it doesn't support upgrades for my device. I'm guessing because it's Three branded, even though it's unlocked.

BenEadir · 04-01-2013 04:23PM

Lardy wrote: »

What network are you on? Or is it a sim free phone?

Got my update today also, on Vodafone.

Ben

kave2 · 04-01-2013 06:33PM

No update for me. :-( Sim free, no branding, from clove UK. Did you guys got OTA or used kies. Does the Google service framework trick work on Note 2 as well or it is only for nexus devices?

Sinbad_NI · 07-01-2013 12:34AM

Mine is an EE UK 7105 but now using giffgaff sim. Nothing here yet. Still 4.1.1

long_b · 07-01-2013 08:16AM

Any issues with wifi for those who have received the upgrade?

tallus · 07-01-2013 08:37AM

On Three.ie, Still waiting.

Supertoucher · 07-01-2013 08:49AM

Bought mine SIM free from Handtec in the UK pretty much release date.

Could have sworn I received this update a couple of weeks ago but mine updated again on friday and it is still 4.1.2.

FWIW it appears to be a French handset given the included instructions.

dulpit · 09-01-2013 03:56PM

Decided I'm going to get the flip case for my phone, but it's €30+ inside in Carphonewarehouse, and even Amazon will cost ~€25. Is there anywhere that may have it cheaper?

evolutionqy7 · 09-01-2013 05:06PM

dulpit wrote: »

Decided I'm going to get the flip case for my phone, but it's €30+ inside in Carphonewarehouse, and even Amazon will cost ~€25. Is there anywhere that may have it cheaper?

Its a 600 euro phone. 30 euro flip case is cheaper than a new one :-) so quite cheap :-)

Thinking of trading up my S3 for this. How's the battery life on it? My only real complaint on the S3 is the battery life.

evolutionqy7 · 09-01-2013 05:50PM

pah wrote: »

Ridiculous.

unplugged at 8.20 this morning 75% left.

yesterday was the first in 2 months that it fully died after 13 hours, spent loads of time on Web and hours playing angry birds.

That's why I sort of want one. Heard reviews of the battery life being great. The only concern I have is that once I put an otterbox on it, it will def be a behemoth.

dulpit · 09-01-2013 05:53PM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Its a 600 euro phone. 30 euro flip case is cheaper than a new one :-) so quite cheap :-)

Thinking of trading up my S3 for this. How's the battery life on it? My only real complaint on the S3 is the battery life.

I'm a cheap bastard? The battery life is immense on this thing. I'm at 78% battery, would have plugged phone out around 8 or 8:30 :cool:

JJJJNR · 09-01-2013 06:18PM

Gonna take the plunge on this at the end of the month, been a nokia 1.0 user for ever but this phone really interests me, the bigger screen is the selling point, so where is the best sim free place to pick one up.

Supertoucher · 09-01-2013 09:35PM

It really is a great phone - it's quick, the battery life is great and the stock ROM is actually pretty good. My only gripe is the wifi hasn't been as good as my previous iphone. Flaky signal in the same areas as the iphone had no problems, poor AP traversal, and preferring some SSID's seemingly for their auth method.

dulpit · 09-01-2013 11:03PM

Supertoucher wrote: »

It really is a great phone - it's quick, the battery life is great and the stock ROM is actually pretty good. My only gripe is the wifi hasn't been as good as my previous iphone. Flaky signal in the same areas as the iphone had no problems, poor AP traversal, and preferring some SSID's seemingly for their auth method.

Interesting, I've had no such issues, wi-fi has worked perfectly for me...

the whole year inn · 10-01-2013 02:18AM

dulpit wrote: »

Interesting, I've had no such issues, wi-fi has worked perfectly for me...

Same for me battery been great,nice big screen,what more could you ask for.

I got mine if i can remember from panamoz.com (i think maybe somebody could correct me) nice and cheap 515 euro and then delevery.

I find it chargers very fast aswell,is that just my rom or is that on stock aswell?

dulpit · 10-01-2013 09:37AM

the whole year inn wrote: »

Same for me battery been great,nice big screen,what more could you ask for.

I got mine if i can remember from panamoz.com (i think maybe somebody could correct me) nice and cheap 515 euro and then delevery.

I find it chargers very fast aswell,is that just my rom or is that on stock aswell?

Stock charges very quickly (for me) when connected to mains. When connected to PC it's slower, but gets there in the end... (e.g. the other night I went from ~40% to ~85% in 2 hours connected to laptop, same timeframe connected to mains would have been 100%.

griffdaddy · 10-01-2013 10:22AM

Got the 4.1.2 update on my simfree unit from Germany today. Any major differences?

MuppetCheck · 10-01-2013 01:52PM

griffdaddy wrote: »

Got the 4.1.2 update on my simfree unit from Germany today. Any major differences?

You can toggle the split screen in the notification bar is the only thing I've really noticed.

Noticing a major drop off in my battery life lately though so must look into that.

Foxhole Norman · 10-01-2013 02:33PM

Still waiting for the update on Three >:(

metaxaaa · 10-01-2013 03:05PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Still waiting for the update on Three >:(

Me too ;((((

evolutionqy7 · 12-01-2013 06:06PM

Got the Note 2 today. Its a massive thing, heavy little ****er too, can see my hand getting a bit sore after holding it for a while.

Otherwise its fine, looks like it doesn't have the PenTile matrix either. Would nearly go as far as saying because of that the screen is nearly as crisp or even better than the S3.

One thing I will complain is the short USB charging cable. ****ing thing wont even reach my beside table. I have a Motorola Xoom charger cable about 3 meters in length, but it has less amps so will take longer to charge.

I presume if I find a longer USB cable on eBay it wont affect the charging speed. It will still produce the same amount of amps?

Foxhole Norman · 12-01-2013 06:20PM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

I presume if I find a longer USB cable on eBay it wont affect the charging speed. It will still produce the same amount of amps?

I'm not definite about this but according to some people there have been some problems with non samsung cables making the screen un workable where it just goes black. This was with a car kit though so it might just be them that affects the Note.

Nyum Nyum · 12-01-2013 07:30PM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Got the Note 2 today. Its a massive thing, heavy little ****er too, can see my hand getting a bit sore after holding it for a while.

Seriously? It's only 180g or so

evolutionqy7 · 12-01-2013 08:41PM

Nyum Nyum wrote: »

Seriously? It's only 180g or so

Tbh it wouldn't be a problem if it was a smaller phone, the awkward holding position makes you feel it. I can feel it anyway. It might not be the actual weight as much as the uncomfortable holding position.

Its not feather weight anyway. Also finding the build quality isn't as good as the S3. Maybe its just my phone but I am getting lose squeaks at the top of the back cover. Drives me crazy. S3 was plasticy, but it was solid, note 2 doesn't feel as well designed.

Foxhole Norman · 13-01-2013 01:30PM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Its not feather weight anyway. Also finding the build quality isn't as good as the S3. Maybe its just my phone but I am getting lose squeaks at the top of the back cover. Drives me crazy. S3 was plasticy, but it was solid, note 2 doesn't feel as well designed.

It must just be your phone. I haven't heard a single squeak out of mine after 3 weeks so far.

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