Helio Fin is Thinnest Flip Yet
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any in store promos for the fin?
i was wondering if i anyone knew if there were any good deals coming out soon for this phone im interested in switching over.... 😁
fin is free right now...in chicago area anyway. where do u live?
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Ringtones?
I've been told that you can't use your own ringtones on this phone. Is this true? And if so, does Helio have some awesome ringtones to replace that?
Does anyone know if the Ocean can have custom ringtones that you make yourself?
I'm looking for a new phone and provider, but I'm really looking for ringtones I can make myself.
Does anyone know if the Ocean can have custom ringtones that you make yourself?
I'm looking for a new phone and provider, but I'm really looking for ringtones I can make myself.
i own the ocean and make my own. not on the device itself (like ive seen some nokia phones have) but like cutting a song on the computer and sending it to myself....ive heard theres a way to do it on the fin as well but cant remember how exactly..
doubt it, helio phones are usually exclusive. a different version maybe, but not the same model.
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Opera Mini?
I just got my phone about 2 hours ago, and the first thing I want to do is get opera mini.
Has anyone else with this phone figured out how to do it yet? I've tried going to the site and d/l'ing but I get a bunch of code and no download ☹️
Has anyone else with this phone figured out how to do it yet? I've tried going to the site and d/l'ing but I get a bunch of code and no download ☹️
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That phone's so skinny...
...can hula hoop through a Cheerio!
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wow... a phone actually thinner than the impossibly thin 12mm RAZR2
EPIC WIN
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thats a good thing its slim like the Razor but why is it called the Fin? haha it looks nothing like a fin
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...it has to wear a belt with spandex!
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...it had to stand in the same place twice to cast a shadow
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Helio???
To bad no one has this service!!! Helio is a phone company and a that is a phone. There! Ha!
umm, a lot of people already have this service. its the best mnvo out there and it's picking up so much speed. Helio is a cell phone company that uses sprints network. if it doesnt have sprint signal, it switches over to verizon towers because sprint ...
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compatibility
ok, this may sound like a dumb question... so bare with me...
would it be possible to buy this phone and activate it on another CDMA carrier? such as verizon?
i notice that helio and verizon are both CDMA and both use 850/1900 and EVDO
any ideas?
would it be possible to buy this phone and activate it on another CDMA carrier? such as verizon?
i notice that helio and verizon are both CDMA and both use 850/1900 and EVDO
any ideas?
I doubt it, since Verizon has a strict policy on their Phone OS, all having to be the same.
The Helio phones use a more advanced OS with more features and everything unlocked, while for some reason Verizon dumbs down the menus into something I hon...
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The Helio phones use a more advanced OS with more features and everything unlocked, while for some reason Verizon dumbs down the menus into something I hon...
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No.
Sprint phones are locked, and I'm pretty sure Helio phones are, too. Unlike GSM phones, there's no easy way to unlock CDMA phones. They're just not designed for it. In the cases where it can be done at all, it requires a code (unique password f...
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Sprint phones are locked, and I'm pretty sure Helio phones are, too. Unlike GSM phones, there's no easy way to unlock CDMA phones. They're just not designed for it. In the cases where it can be done at all, it requires a code (unique password f...
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I'd take one...
...just for the comfort level of sticking it in my pocket.
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I'm Getting One!!
I should be getting this phone on saturday or monday. I had to buy a new phone since my old one broke, so I surfed around helio's site, saw it, bought it, then only realized how awesome it is now after reading so much about it.
I'll post a review a few hours after I get it.
3 megapixels!!!1!!1!
I'll post a review a few hours after I get it.
3 megapixels!!!1!!1!
I ordered mine on Wednesday at 1:00PM. The Fed-ex man delivered it at 1:00PM on Friday. Amazing.
It appeared to be activated, but it wasn't working. I called Helio and was told there was a problem and it would be 3 business days before someone at t...
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It appeared to be activated, but it wasn't working. I called Helio and was told there was a problem and it would be 3 business days before someone at t...
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Warning For Texters
Like I stated in the news release for this phone. There is no depression or click with the samsung touch sensitive keys. If you text a lot I highly recommend you try before you buy. I had a horrible experience with this model in it's gsm version. The keypad ruined what could've been a great phone for me.
There most certainly is tactile feedback when using the keypad. The Ultra Edition 9.6 (U300) uses a touch keypad with vibration feedback, but this phone is based off the Ultra Edition 9.9 (D830)
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There is tactile feedback on the Fin. The keypad is perfectly flat and smooth, but when you press down on key, you can feel a definite "click". It's certainly not touch.
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Warning For Texters
I had the gsm version of this model and wanted to let people know about the touch sensitive keypad. The touch sensitive keys samsung is using make texting very cumbersome and slow. There's no click or feel to touching the key like other flat keypads, in my experience this led to many errors in typing. In my experience, the trade off of thin for frustration wasn't worth it. The display and everything else are pretty nice but for speed texters I'd try before buying.
true, but with all the info already given out, it doesnt seem like the fin has touch sensitive keys anywhere.
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reviews
hey, any helio employee want to hook us greatful gadget freaks up with a review? Thanks!
havent really played with it yet cuz we havent gotten a demo phone, BUT, from what i know, this is what i think....
Pros:
-3 mp cam, BUT, no flash or zoom, BUT, has night vision
- does everything the ocean does, as far as HTML browsing, so on...
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Pros:
-3 mp cam, BUT, no flash or zoom, BUT, has night vision
- does everything the ocean does, as far as HTML browsing, so on...
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Helio is really impressing me...
Sure, they don't have a LOT of phones in their line up, but the ones they do have are packed with features, and for the most part exclusive. I was too scared to make the jump when my Sprint contract ended in early 2007, but in early 2009, if Helio is still around, I'll give them a whirl. I just get freaked when I see what happened to ESPN Mobile and Amp'd.
I agree,. . . I understand what your saying, but you know what, I think that if an MVNO can survive for more than 2yrs, than I wouldn't worry about it.
But with reguards to this Fin phone, I'm kinda surprised that there is a 3mp cameraphone w/o aut...
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But with reguards to this Fin phone, I'm kinda surprised that there is a 3mp cameraphone w/o aut...
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Dern It..
Why does Helio get all the cool phones? 😕 There phones are so innovative and have the whole package going! Seriously.. there loaded with good cameras, GPS, tons of memory, etc!! I would take any of them! Too bad they use Sprint and verizons towers... and not AT&T or T-mobiles.. or I'd unlock one of those suckers in a heartbeat. 😁
I expect to see this company sticking around a while too. They aren't huge in North america yet.. but they are in Asia and I believe Europe as well. I expect to see more and more great devices with all the features you will really need in a phone for a great price coming from this company
I expect to see this company sticking around a while too. They aren't huge in North america yet.. but they are in Asia and I believe Europe as well. I expect to see more and more great devices with all the features you will really need in a phone for a great price coming from this company
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...They aren't huge in North america yet.. but they are in Asia and I believe Europe as well. ...
Actually, Helio is a US-only company. They are backed in part by Korean carrier SK Telecom, but that's j...
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Thinness
Okay im tired of hearing how thin this phone is but it really isnt.
It 11.5mm which is not thick but compared to the phones its based upon (the d830 is 9.9 the u300 is 9.3) it just proves that america is behind to hold a thin phone you have to have the u100 beauty.
It 11.5mm which is not thick but compared to the phones its based upon (the d830 is 9.9 the u300 is 9.3) it just proves that america is behind to hold a thin phone you have to have the u100 beauty.
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3mp Nice
only second phone for america with more than 2mp the first is the a990 (3.2) this better have good quality
Hell yeah, it is!
