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    Help My phone came on by itsellf again!

    This has happened twice in the last week in the middle of the night.Both times I had completely charged it and turned it off before I went to bed. The weird thing is that both times a Facebook text woke me up. I keep forgetting to turn than damn feature off lol.
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    Beyond Cell Duo-Shield Case

    I just got my new case today as well as my matte anti-grease screen protector and here is a review. In short, I love the case an it met all my expectations. For $17.99 I think it's a great deal. It's about as close to an Otterbox style case as you can get for the Centura. I didn't realize the...
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    (Solved) Car charger question

    My phone charges on 5v .7a and I'm afraid to buy a cheap $2 eBay charger because I've heard bad things about them. Walmart sells one that is their store brand (onn) and it's rated as 5v .6a. Will the .1a difference really matter? It's still made in China but it's $7 so hopefully it's better...
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    Is it safe to use a higher capacity battery?

    I have a spare battery but I was thinking about ordering a high capacity battery. Is this safe for the phone? I found a 2080mAh on eBay that is the same size as the original.
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    Help (Solved) How do I set a mp3 as my message notification?

    I can use winamp to set my phone ringtone but how do I use my own MP3 as a sms notification? I tried putting it in a folder named notifications as well as ringtones but it still doesn't come up in the list. Thanks
  6. J

    Help (Solved) Storage listing pictures and videos on internal memory

    I have android ICS and when I go into system settings it s says 102mb pictures and videos under internal storage. I have no videos but when I touch
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    Help (Solved) Sometimes my phone says sd card has been removed.

    It says this, then a few seconds later it is detected again. It's happened a few times when I took a picture, so the camera saved to internal memory instead.
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    Help (Solved) Today my Centura shut off by itself

    It's the first time this has happened, I just pulled it out of my pocket to unlock the screen and it was off. With computers I understand that things like this just happen from time to time, so i'm assuming with smart phones the same is true? Either way I have a 2 year protection plan so I'm...
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    Battery life

    I charge my phone overnight. I wake up at 11:30 A.M. and go to bed at around 4:30 A.M. (I work the late shift). I'm usually down to about 30% at around 10:30 P.M. when I get home from work. I browse the web on breaks and lunch and text throughout the day as well as make a few calls. I leave wifi...
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    Help Samsung's recommendation to close apps

    I noticed it says in quick start manual that came with my phone: "Use the Task Manager feature to end/shutdown background applications that are still running. These minimized applications can, over time, cause your device to "slow down". Now I know from numerous posts on the forum and...
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    Help scratch on lcd or under cover

    I was cleaning my screen and afterwards shined a flashlight on it and seen what I thought was a small speck of dust under the screen. After closer inspection it actually looks like a scratch either on the underside of the lcd cover or on the lcd itself. It starts as a tiny speck and then a faint...
  12. J

    Love my Centura

    Sorry didn't mean to add this under "support" I have used a Samsung R355C QWERTY feature phone with Straight Talk for the last 3 years, and decided to go with a smart phone after it took a fall into water. I found myself using it's limited web browser way too much ad the mp3 player left a lot...
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    Help Has anyone gotten Kies to work with the Centura?

    When I connect the Centura, Kies just says connecting forever. I did click troubleshoot connection, and it reinstalled the drivers but it still won't connect. Thanks
  14. J

    Help (Solved) Security updates?

    I'm new to android and trying to decide If I'm going to keep my Straight Talk Galaxy Centura. It's a great budget phone and has everything I need since I only use about 5 apps, play music, use the internet, text and talk. My question is will security updates be released or will this phone...
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