Samsung S8500 Wave User Reviews

I just got this phone today and I am mortified to discover that not only does the GPS not work on the S8500 Wave, but that it is a common problem with this phone that Samsung don't seem bothered about. Given GPS navigation was one of the key selling points for me, I'm afraid the phone has to go back.

A great shame, since it seems in most other respects to be a really great phone. One other criticism I would make is that, strangely, it is not possible to temporarily disconnect from a wireless AP without having to enter the password again (a real pain with a strong password) when you want to re-connect to it.

I love the phone but the GPS is a real pain! I am already on a replacement phone after a week because the GPS on the first one wouldn't connect properly.

The second one is a bit better but still patchy. Yesterday I drove 100 miles and the GPS directions (using Route 66) were excellent. Today I can't even get a connection.

I find it annoying that you have to close "all running apps" when connecting to the pc using USB but it's not always clear what apps are running. I just turn the phone off and on again but this shouldn't be necessary. These are minor things that, hopefully, Samsung will sort out through software updates.

Just got this phone on contract from Virgin yesterday and so far it has been amazing. The phone is a bit difficult to use at first but after couple of hours playing about its easy.

The first thing that you will notice when you first switch it on is the fantastically beautiful screen resolution which matches the HTC desire and is far better than the iPhone 3gs (i have owned both).

The internet is a touch slow to load compared to the iPhone 3gs but nowhere near as slow as the Nokia X6. It is very easy to sync all your contacts with Facebook, Twitter etc. Have read some reviews that have said this phone freezes but I have not had this problem as yet