Hi all G5 users.

I just got this excellent device myself and I am astounded by the value that this device provides without paying a hefty sum for an android phone.

I have some questions regarding data access/mobile internet or mobile network (as the android menu calls it). I would normally turn off "Enable always-on mobile" and only turn on when I need data access, however this will prevent push gmail or other syncs to happen (i.e. facebook updates, etc.)

Is there a way/option to only access mobile internet/data based on need basis rather than always on?

I came from a symbian phone and there is an option provided to only connect to mobile internet on need basis.

Appreciate all your help. This thread has been a great resource for G5 owners.

Thanks.

Hi SGPC,

Thanks for helping me out here.

What i mean is when there is a demand for mobile internet e.g. when you open Facebook for Android, it will try to connect 3G/HSDPA for data and after you close that app, it will disconnect.

I normally just press and hold the power button and i can toggle mobile internet there or use System Info Widget as well to toggle 3G/2G.

Yeah, I'm having the same problem as well... Only updates the time once press on the screen.

Where to get that price and is it samsung original set?

Hi there,

I found the solution to my clock issue. It was actually killed using advance task killer when the screen is off. I set autokill to run at each screen off and it killed the clock app.

Solution: Select clock to be ignored so it won't be killed. Tested and the alarm worked.

I see. Let us know if the Load Monitor takes up more battery power.

Yeah... I was just about to mention this. I'm not sure whether mine is a defect or not as I'm surprise to see no backlight on the 4 physical buttons.

It will be nice to have since most of the cheaper phones has backlit keys/buttons. Not asking for capacitive buttons but at least a backlit physical button. Anyway, still a very high value for money phone.

Yes, when you set it to 2G, your mobile data/internet will only run at GPRS/EDGE which will reduce battery consumption as compared to running on 3G/HSDPA speeds.

Recommended to switch off mobile data/internet when not in use. Contrary to this, I manage to get a much better battery life with WiFi turn on all the time. Of course Android will auto switch off WiFi when your screen is off I would assume it is WiFi sleep mode.

Let's hope that Froyo will come to Galaxy 5 as what Samsung Brazil's blog says...

Hi fellow G5 users,

Do you experience an instance when a call is incoming and your mp3 ringtone starts to play, it will be softer after playing for the first few seconds?

It happened to me sometimes and intermittently.

This post has been edited by Psykit: Nov 17 2010, 10:14 PM

I really hope so too. It shows that Samsung even take care of customers that purchase their budget series phones.

Just point your camera on the bar/QR code and make sure the code is across the red line. The app will scan the patterns and work. Works for me all the time even though Galaxy 5 does not have AF capabilities.

There are issues with the previous version where the app keep freezing after scanning a code, but it has been fixed in the latest version.

Perhaps you could explain to us how did you perform the scanning?

This post has been edited by Psykit: Nov 21 2010, 03:54 PM

Can anyone of you install Tweetdeck from the Market?

Whenever I install Tweetdeck it says download unsuccessful. Not sure am I the only one facing this problem.