Samsung Beam?

[MislycA]

Hello!

Does anyone know where I can safely order a Beam on line to Sweden?

I have heard of Whymobile, but I am not presented with any form where I am asked for my name and address for shipping before they expect me to transfer money through PayPal.

Also, whymobile is not the address that is presented as the recipient, but instead: "tzlee(a)tzlee(dot)com" (I'm not allowed to write addresses on this forum yet). That sounds strange and seems to be a private person. He has a blog at www(dot)tzlee(dot)com

I had no problems getting my Beam through WhyMobile. I imported into Australia. It look 2 weeks to get here. Ring them before you buy.

A couple of months later and the projector has proven very useful. Loving this phone!

 

[Maveric-Romeo]

I had no problems getting my Beam through WhyMobile. I imported into Australia. It look 2 weeks to get here. Ring them before you buy.

A couple of months later and the projector has proven very useful. Loving this phone!

Thank you, MisLycA!

Do I have to call them?

Did you buy insurance for the delivery?

Was the phone-box inside an external box when you got it?

 

[MislycA]

I called them, english no problem, but time zone may be for you. When I ordered, the Beam page instructed to call before ordering.

So useful and novel having a projector phone, I am actually scared and worried there wont be another projector phone.

I didnt get postal insurance. But thats just me, I only get bare minimum insurance to cover damage I do to others. I think that getting insurance is like gambling. You keep putting more and more money in, but you get smaller and smaller payouts with a wall of text called 'conditions' that is designed so the insurance company can weasle out of paying. The odds are calculated against you, insurance companies hire the best statiticions.

My Beam arrived in perfect condition and I havnt put it down since

 

[Maveric-Romeo]

I called them, english no problem, but time zone may be for you. When I ordered, the Beam page instructed to call before ordering.

So useful and novel having a projector phone, I am actually scared and worried there wont be another projector phone.

I didnt get postal insurance. But thats just me, I only get bare minimum insurance to cover damage I do to others. I think that getting insurance is like gambling. You keep putting more and more money in, but you get smaller and smaller payouts with a wall of text called 'conditions' that is designed so the insurance company can weasle out of paying. The odds are calculated against you, insurance companies hire the best statiticions.

My Beam arrived in perfect condition and I havnt put it down since

Thanks again.

I ordered the Beam on Friday night, It's on its way here now.

I did get the postal insurance though, to be safe. I had planned to not buy it, since Whymobile noted that they would be forced to declare the full value of the phone to customs if insurance was chosen. When I asked, Whymobile said that they would have to declare it anyway since some phones had been stuck at customs when they had not declared full value.

This is my first outside-EU-purchase, so I felt that it would be better to be safe than sorry.

Anyway, I hope all goes well and that I will be as pleased with it as you are.

Did you get the latest firmware with yours? I'm keeping my fingers crossed that mine will have the latest version.

 

[raoxii]

I too imported my Beam (into New Zealand) but way back in July, got whymobile to send it as a warranty repair unit so there werent any custom charges or anything which was great.

Arrived safe and sound too. I too feel like MislycA. I do not see myself upgrading to any other phone without a projector, atm it is being used way too much. I watch a lot of movies and stuff on it lol

@MislycA - How does the Beam fair in Aus? meet any other Beam users? It must've generated attention everywhere u went right haha. It certainly did for me here in nz

 

[MislycA]

I have never met another Beam user, I helped create 2. For a couple of months I may have had the only Beam in Australia. Such a head turner to the masses. I became reluctant to pull it out in front of crowds, became mobbed. Now two friends have one. One was forma iphone die hard. Talk about a missed oportunity Samsung.

 

[izrephyl]

even in singapore the beam is rare.. I'm the only one with a beam among my friends. most of them dun even know that the beam exist

 

[raoxii]

lol i just saw your PM MislycA, i guess is sorted for you now.

i know one other beam user in my country and he happened to be a pretty special beam user as well.

looking at that new thread it looks like they are still selling the Beam in singapore? I guess it is not discontinued afterall?

 

[JuXn5566]

lol i just saw your PM MislycA, i guess is sorted for you now.

i know one other beam user in my country and he happened to be a pretty special beam user as well.

looking at that new thread it looks like they are still selling the Beam in singapore? I guess it is not discontinued afterall?

yeah,starhub seem to start selling Beam again but without any advertisement.

 

[ju5tme]

Fring not supported on Galaxy Beam

Had trouble with Fring video call on Beam JI1 FW

Fring responded as follows:-
*****
Thank you for contacting our support team.

Unfortunately, we do not support your handset type.
Once it is supported, we will announce it on our website.

If you want to be notified when support for this handset is available, please fill up the form at:
http://reg.fring.com/app/newhandset... your Email Addres&country=Enter Your Country

Please reply with your handset model number so we can analyze this handset and try to support it.

1. Tap Settings from the Home screen.

2. Scroll toward the bottom and tap 'About phone'.

3. Tap 'Phone identity'.

4. Copy the handset model number.


Thank you,
Sagi
fring Support
*****

although it unlikely that Fring will add support to Beam. No harm register for notification. hopefully when more user register for notification, Fring support team may add support in the future releases

 

[cancerrobz]

anyone knows where to buy spare batt & wall charger for BEAM??

 

[ggodetucsamoht]

anyone knows where to buy spare batt & wall charger for BEAM??

i enquire with samsung service center at PS today and they quoted me $49+ for the BEAM Spare Batt..

 

[izrephyl]

wow thats ex..
I bought mine off ebay 2x unofficial batteries + 1x wall charger for SGD$15... had it for over a month.. so far satisfied with em.. bad news is the seller no longer have it for sale in ebay

 

[icearmour]

Had trouble with Fring video call on Beam JI1 FW

Fring responded as follows:-
*****
Thank you for contacting our support team.

Unfortunately, we do not support your handset type.
Once it is supported, we will announce it on our website.

If you want to be notified when support for this handset is available, please fill up the form at:
http://reg.fring.com/app/newhandset... your Email Addres&country=Enter Your Country

Please reply with your handset model number so we can analyze this handset and try to support it.

1. Tap Settings from the Home screen.

2. Scroll toward the bottom and tap 'About phone'.

3. Tap 'Phone identity'.

4. Copy the handset model number.


Thank you,
Sagi
fring Support
*****

although it unlikely that Fring will add support to Beam. No harm register for notification. hopefully when more user register for notification, Fring support team may add support in the future releases

yeah, had posted to them regarding this...asked samsung service center...basically all or almost all the Samsung android phones using 2.1 or below won't support VOIP softwares such as Fring, Skype etc...

sold my beam cause of this...

 

[Eddy1983]

Any one have problem with beam's alarm clock??? my always not ring or sometime i unlock the screen then it ring

any recommend app that make alarm clock ring on time????

 

[izrephyl]

Any one have problem with beam's alarm clock??? my always not ring or sometime i unlock the screen then it ring

any recommend app that make alarm clock ring on time????

try alarm clock plus v2
- if you're using any task manager make sure u ignore the alarm clock app

 

[Eddy1983]

try alarm clock plus v2
- if you're using any task manager make sure u ignore the alarm clock app

Still the same everday is me wake the alarm clock up... not alarm wake me up

 

[ju5tme]

Beam doesn't seem to allow apps to work behind web proxy on wifi connection. Aft setting proxy, only web browser is working. do yr Beam behave the same? My fw is JI1. According to samsung support, all apps should work behind web proxy. In the same network, iphone 4 are able to work behind proxy via wifi connection.

 

[izrephyl]

Still the same everday is me wake the alarm clock up... not alarm wake me up

are u using an auto kill task manager? if u are, u need to make sure the task manager is not killing the alarm clock

 

[Maveric-Romeo]

Got my Beam

I now have my Beam. I got it as a Christmas gift and I have now had it for about 3 weeks.

My impressions so far:

Pros:

I was glad to find out that I had gotten my Beam with the latest JI1-firmware.

The projector is indeed very impressive, and it seems that Samsung was not exaggerating when they claimed 50 inches projection. In a dark environment with a white wall, it seems it could go up to a 100 inches ( I have not measured it yet).



Cons:

The construction seamed to be very sturdy and nice at first, but I have experienced that the glass seems to get a bit lose at times. I don't know why - the glue getting lose when the device is getting warmer?

The focus weal keeps "rolling" out of focus by it self right after I have adjusted it correctly. It is VERY annoying. I might try to put something next to the wheel to make it stick to how I have set it.

The battery runs out surprisingly fast. But my brother's HTC Desire HD is much worse.



I have not rooted my Beam yet, since I fear damaging my device. I don't want to have to send it all the way to Singapore in case something would go wrong. What are the risks if I root my Beam? Could I brick my phone?

What if something would go wrong? Could I easily just restore the phone to how it was new by some internal firmware back-up?