Back on GB 2.3.6

My SGS2 is now back on Gingerbread, with the KL3 ROM released in December 2011. Suddenly realized it existed after having ICS on the phone for almost a week. KL3 has been pretty good so far. I can’t say yet the battery is better than when I had KI3 with the LP6 modem, but the proportion of time the ROM goes into deep-sleep is pretty good.

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ICS for SGS2

Just thought I’d share this Official Android 4.0.3 ICS ROM for SGS2 that has been leaked out. It’s still alpha stage, not quite ready for daily use, but it’s a good sign of progress that Samsung is making on releasing ICS ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S II phone. It’s supposed to be due in 1Q 2012.

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A $14K Phone Bill

A photo that has gone viral on Facebook in the last few days shows how much of a mess you could land yourself in if you don’t manage your data roaming properly when you go overseas. The photo showed a SingTel phone bill with horrendous data roaming charges. According to SingTel, the bill total amounted to $14K. Still a horribly expensive bill. I think, if possible, the simple solution is to simply buy and use a prepaid card when you’re…

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