yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus One General] coreyzw:
There really isnt much to worry about for existing customers... other than the fact that the upgrade path will force you to move solely onto AT&T.

In the past, this is what happens when a competitor buys out the cell company.

1) they take the customer base

2) they phase out the lower end tech (this being t-mobile's bands). How they do this:

1) All upgrades will be to phones that use AT&T's bands

2) After a certain number of years (depends on the customer base) they will force grandfathered technology users to either lose service completely or upgrade to new hardware (running on AT&T's bands)

3) They have already outlined that they plan to take T-mobile over just to take advantage of their frequency bands to strengthen their 4G bands.

4) Existing towers for both companies will become a combined tech tower with all bands (means better service in some places) but will be a slow change

Existing customers will be able to keep doing what they are doing, however some stipulations on useage can occur. In the contract, useage can be restricted by the carrier. If it happens to go against someone's contract that they signed into, it will allow them to leave the contract without a termination fee. So for example if they come out and say your tethering is no longer allowed without their tethering plan, they can do so to all customers and if you are in contract that states you get tethering for free, they can either grandfather you into it or cancel your contract which enables you to swap to another carrier sans ETF.
[Nexus One General] moelester518:
I think the saddest part about this is that I wont see carly foulkes anymore :( ....

anyway im on Tmo and kinda bummed about this. Edge will probably get better since we can roam on At&t now.
[Nexus One General] sirgoob:
But At&t promised we can keep our plans. Haha its only a matter of time. I'm just fortunate I have about 8 months left on this contract. Hopefully since sprint is getting the nexus s now, the next release we will be + I like the sounds of them integrating with Google voice

Sent from my Nexus One
[Nexus One General] pfmiller:
Where did you hear that? They won't honor anything that isn't on contract.
[Nexus One General] Sensei3stacks:
Y o God y
[Nexus One General] barmanham:
This is sorta like obama saying we can keep are same doctors and insurances and people actually believe it
[Nexus One General] Androidboy35961:
AT&T is going to be nice to all you T - Mobile customers.
[Nexus One General] garfnodie:
It has been pointed out multiple times that AT&T will honor

contracts

. I would imagine that is their way of saying, without directly saying, that those on non-contract plans are not going to be able to stick around, they are most likely going to make you get a contract. Think of it as a way of saying bad news in an everything is rosy kind of lawyer talk way. They don't want to say anything that sounds negative while all this is going on. I could be wrong, and I hope I am, but I seriously doubt it.
[Nexus One General] dclaw_fantum:
I just had a few things appear in my market. Wireless tether for root users was the biggest clue to this, since I installed it from the git-hub, not the market.

All the apps published under the dev name t-mobile usa are gone and I can see the myAT&T app now. So much for everything staying the same.
[Nexus One General] pfmiller:
Umm, no. The T-Mobile apps are still there. The merger hasn't even begun yet, they only announced a deal was made yesterday. Any related changes to app availability are months down the road.
[Nexus One General] sirgoob:
http://www.gizmocrunch.com/android/6030-ctia-sprint-htc-evo-3d

The evo 3d release date is the day I switch

Sent from my Nexus One
[Nexus One General] garfnodie:
Same for me. Or the Nexus S 4g if the Evo 3d ends up being to expensive for me. I'm also trying to decide if I'm going to sell me 1st gen iPad to get the Evo tablet. I really like the pen input on the Flyer, and I love Android, but I love the large screen of my Jailbroken iPad.
[Nexus One General] negroplasty:
Ugh I really hope the FCC denies the merger... Please, sign the petitions and groups guys !!!!!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/stop-t-mobile-from-being-bought-by-att/

https://www.facebook.com/SaveTMobile
[Nexus One General] ddgarcia05:
I'll be getting it.
[Nexus One General] uoY_redruM:
If this hasn't been said already, Simple Mobile uses T-Mobile towers...so they'll probably be affected by this as well.

As for 3G phones, from what I heard on the local news this afternoon, any existing T-Mobile 3G phones will NOT work on AT&T once it switches over. We'll have to buy new phones.

When/if the change happens, I'm out.

I left AT&T YEARS ago for a reason..
[Nexus One General] galaxys:
You won't be alone! I also left at&t and dont plan on ever returning!!
[Nexus One General] jurassicjockey:
For visitors to the US, the T-Mobile pay-as-you-go was by far the best deal for data. I will be very surprised if AT&T has anything close after the transition. And I just topped up my T-mobile account too
[Nexus One General] shinglers:
I think this is going to suck big time. i have had nothing but good things when dealing with T-Mobiles customer service. I have had AT&T in the past and their customer service is far beyond bad! they have the attutide of "deal with it or go somewere else" I have been told that by an AT&T employee! so i left them. now im stuck with them again until my contract runs out in 2 f##king years. there is no one else good to goto anymore! sprint right i like to mess with my phone! verizon.. i had nothing but billing issues with them and they never corrected it. plan and simple if this happens.......I'M SCREWED as a customer!
[Nexus One General] sirgoob:
I thought about the Nexus S but after trying it out for a little, im not a big fan of the samsung phone. Its seem cheap when holding it. After using HTC service repair for my power button and it only taken 4 days to get it back, Im staying with their phones. I love the Nexus phone but the S seems like a cheap knockoff.
[Nexus One General] garfnodie:
I went with my roommate to Best Buy when he got an Evo, and the rep let me mess with the NS the whole time we were there. I was pretty impressed with it. It felt nice in the hand, loved the screen on it and the responsiveness of it. Don't like that I wouldn't be able to put my 32gb card in it though. I'll have a 16gb and a 32gb card just sitting around not being used. I'm really going to make a go for the Evo 3d though. I really want a fast, large screen phone, 4g phone. I have a few things I'm not using that I could sell if I have to for getting the Evo 3d. I just can't wait to see what it looks like. I hope the official announcement it tomorrow.
[Nexus One General] NJAZ:
AT&T is going to bleed massive amounts of the T-Mobile customer base. Verizon will gain subscribers (including me). May as well sell the Nexus One while it still has some value ...

I went out of town this weekend and T-Mobile's data is virtually unusable outside of my "4G" coverage area (where it works great). Full signal 2g did not work (at all) in most areas. GPRS was all that was available in many places. The day before the merger was announced I had resolved to switch to Verizon. I'll pay a premium to have a solid network ... sick of TMO's premium price for a sub-par network. TMO's customer service is nothing like it used to be. AT&T is not an option for contractual relations. I've had Verizon and I liked them so, back I go.
[Nexus One General] what25:
Which brings me to another thought. What about Cincinnati bell? I know they use AWS for 3G, and I assume they have a roaming agreement with T-mobile for use of their 3G network. So if this gets through and the T-Mobile AWS gets turned off, what then for cincy bell?
[Nexus One General] Androidboy35961:
If this gets accepted I am going to do a backflip..lol
[Nexus One General] coreyzw:
You're talking about a very long process. For the first few years after the merger is complete, AT&T has to keep the Tmob 3G band available for users who are still in contracts with phones. However once the merger is complete, AT&T will no longer sell phones with Tmob 3g bands unless its a dual band system and will focus on only selling phones with AT&T's bands. Once they most users migrated, they will give a period of time that the remaining customers can either upgrade to their new bands/phones or lose service. Once they do that, they change those bands to AT&T's 4G.

In all seriousness... you're looking at like a 3-4 year window.
[Nexus One General] erikiksaz:
Woohoo, good news for those of us interested in dual core phones and staying on Tmobile until the crossover takes place:

The LG G2x (optimus 2x) will support both TMO and ATT 3g, just like the vibrant!
[Nexus One General] JimSocks:
If I can get it unlocked. Then that LG will be my next phone.
[Nexus One General] tasty-xda:
I agree with the first paragraph, but once everything is closed, I would expect AT&T to move very aggressively toward claiming that spectrum for their LTE rollout. I think 2 years post-close is about the max that the last AWS tower will be functional. They are looking to pay a serious premium for it.
[Nexus One General] I Am Marino:
I'll tell you straight. Verizon is pricey compared to other plans I've seen, however, I've never had a network issue, I've had 3G in places where my girlfriend's TMo phone was stuck in EDGE, also have had full 3G in places where my friend's iPhone (AT&T) just kept dropping signals.

For phone selection and signal strength for the most part, you can't go wrong.

I don't know much on Sprint, only my best friend has it, he has no complaints but he's told me he's had outage issues with them where their service just dies randomly.
[Nexus One General] guanakito100:
'' ALERT '' IF YOU ARE ON AN OLD CONTACT WITH ATT AND YOU HAVE UNLIMITED DATA AND YOU UPGRADE YOUR PHONE (BUY A NEW ONE) YOUR CONTACT STAYS THE SAME.. DO NOT LET THEM ATT DKS TELL YOU OTHERWISE.. I'M ON MUY SECOND CONTACT (UPGRADE FOR TWO MORE YEARS. I STILL HAVE MY UNLIMITED DATA PLAN.. WHEN I SAY UNLIMETED UN LIKE OTHER NETWORKS THAT TAP OUT AT 5 OR 10gbs I AVERAGE 25GS A MONTH ONLY REASON I KEPT ATT..

As for their customer service they have been respectful from one to five I give them 4 stars that's because their knowledge of phones help with them is maybe a 3...
[Nexus One General] deprecate:
I assure you sir, the internet is a small place. There is no need to yell.
[Nexus One General] galaxys:
Your Source? I only saw that this was a rumor over on tmonews...
[Nexus One General] mrbkkt1:
I will bet we get a 30 day window after the merger is complete before they shut down tmo 3g. We will probably get a $100 credit at the most for a new phone.
[Nexus One General] JHaste:
awesome... here goes my tzones... cya later 6 dollar unlimited internet :(

think its a good idea to get a G2x now?
[Nexus One General] shoryken:
Agreed, but I don't think it take quite that long. I'm sure at&t will sucker people in with a discount on a 4g phone. 3-4 years is way too long to keep obsolete towers open. More than likely you'll see a dead line letter issued at some point before the end of 2012
[Nexus One General] erikiksaz:
I found it on a popular blog today (android central/androidandme/phonearena), but for some reason I can't dig up what I had read.

Anyways, here's the specs from tmobile's own site (shows the att 3g bands):

http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Phones/cell-phone-detail.aspx?cell-phone=T-Mobile-G2x-with-Google
[Nexus One General] danger-rat:
I read a few articles that said the same, but can't reference them...
[Xoom Themes and Apps] onicrom:
I've always used Aldiko, but it seems to be chopping the first line on each page. Can anyone else comment on their preferred reader apps? I'd prefer an app thats not associated with a content provider, but am open if the app can read non-provider books from my own collections.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] ClydeB1:
I read on a post somewhere here that setting margins to 70 and text to 16 (IIRC) should sort the problem on Aldiko. Don't have mine yet so can't confirm.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] diaa08:
Kindle. Locked downish and not landscape friendly, but probably best selection and most relaible.

Nook. Awesome but needs some honeycomb improvements. Probably most promising. Can read epub books.

GBooks. Solid, can sideload, not sure I love it though.

I use all four and that's what I love about options. Most of my content is on Kindle since I own/use a kindle device as well.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] freemsk1:
use moon+ reader, looks great on xoom. You shall give it a try
[Xoom Themes and Apps] mixpix405:
I'm a big fan of the Nook software. Can side load epubs from your own collection. Works really well in landscape or portrait.

My Xoom sent this...
[Xoom Themes and Apps] musashiken:
Does any of these have the fancy shmancy page turning effects? Not necessary but it'd keep me away from using Google Books on the Xoom once I get mine.

I'm using Aldiko on my Nexus one, and I love it to bits but no fancy animation though.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] madmak:
I have tried all of the above and find Coolreader to be the best. it has various customization options that make it the best reader for me

Left tap to turn page forward (use swipe to go back)

adjustable margins

Swipe down on left margin to reduce brightness (stanza feature that i super lover on ipad)

Lock screen orientation in the app. that way I dont have to lock orientation at system level

Opens epubs directly from Dropbox
[Xoom Themes and Apps] JanetPanic:
In aldiko bring up the menu, settings, text, and increase the margin by one. That will fix your problem on the xoom if that is your only reason to switch.

Personally I use all 4 of the apps depending on what I an reading.

- all 4 can sideload as long as your book is in a supported format.

- I prefer the kindle app for reading technical texts. It has the best options for markup which is useful for reference material and studying.

- the nook app also has markup but not as good as the kindle. I find the nook store to be a little more intrusive but not too bad.

- Google reader is fine for reading fiction and such but the inability to do markup limits its utility for me. For straight reading though I like it.

Aldiko I won't bother giving the highlights to since you use it currently. I would probably settle down on using just aldiko and kindle but sometimes a particular book is only available in a different store.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] jhjmonnee:
I use KOBO. Reads epubs and has a great free collection
[Xoom Themes and Apps] mixpix405:
The Nook software does have page turn effects. Looks just like turning a real page. OK... maybe not JUST like it... but close.

My Xoom sent this...
[Xoom Themes and Apps] joereist:
I like Nook the best personally, I just wish it could handle PDF docs as well.

The view is nice, I can sideload, and the store is just fine.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] ddavtian:
How do you sideload in Google books?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] onicrom:
Thanks everyone for your feedback!

I've been using the nook lately as it supports my personal collection, and i can still use it for the books i buy

my issue with nook

- i get force closes quite often not during reading, just when exiting a book, or the app itself.

- no hooks into free books from places like project gutenberg

my issues with adilko

- it runs a background service for some reason, dunno if this is a really valid complaint, but no other reader software does this

- the landscaped page turn is just ugly

- can't read my purchased collection

my issues with kindle

- if im going to be buying books from somewhere I want to buy them from somewhere I can can buy in person and online... browsing through a bookstore is fun :)

- can't read my collection

- no hooks into free books from places like project gutenberg

my personal problem with moon reader

- too lazy to learn all the neat features :)

- can't read my purchased collection
[Xoom Themes and Apps] musashiken:
Just tried nook on my Android phone. I can side load epubs but the book covers don't show up on the library...
[Xoom Themes and Apps] tcallahan:
You say you can side load on GBooks?? Could someone explain how??? I so far can only get books from the market on there...
[Xoom Themes and Apps] JanetPanic:
That was me and I was wrong. Sorry for the misinformation. Kindle, nook, and aldiko can sideload but evidently not Google reader.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] tcallahan:
darn really wish you could...
[Xoom Themes and Apps] patass:
I like FBReader myself. Nice simple layout that reads pretty much everything, with color and text options.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Yaotl:
I really liked FBReader, but it doesn't seem to keep text formatting for italics and such. Using Aldiko now, but the margins problem on the xoom is annoying. Hate having to have them so high, looks awful on the large screen.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] lckyluciano:
The nook app seems to be the winner for me. It's really easy to load epubs, no converting or anything and they look good. The only downside is that it will FC when you stop reading a book, though it does seem to bookmark properly. Just a minor annoyance.

I would prefer to use the native Gbooks app but without sideloading it's pretty much useless to me.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] scarin:
+1 for fbreader works great on zoom so far. And thanks for heads up on aldiko like that too but margin issue is a pain
[Xoom Themes and Apps] SquareBare:
Google Books: Can be used on any platform with a web browser and internet connection. No Sideloading (Unless something has changed that I don't know about).

Kindle: Uses DRM and only allows you to authorize a few different devices. Sideloading costs you a few pennies per book to convert to Amazon's format.

Aldiko: No DRM or liscensing but a bit wonky to use by all accounts.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] ejkeebler:
I just have been trying them all recently as I am considering getting a tablet. I really like the look and feel of Adilko, but I have not found a way to create personal shelves (yet) maybe this is pro only option?

as for Moon reader, it's pretty nice as well, but unless the pro version supports pdf, it's going to be a no go for me, does anyone know if it does? I haven't read too much that has mentioned it one way or another.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] madsquabbles:
FBReader

#1 reason is because of FBSync - made by one of our own members. this little program will sync fbreader across all your android devices provided you've rooted them. it'll sync last read page and upload & sync your books via dropbox.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] LynnL:
I believe you can actually have as many devices registered as you want, but you can only have a particular book on 5-6 at one time. This is a publisher limitation, not Amazon's, and it's not a big deal to me, since I'm not going to want to keep my whole library downloaded to my phone or Xoom.

Sideloading to the Xoom doesn't cost anything -- you can put any Mobipocket book into the Kindle directory and it will work just fine.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] xdaswali:
Aldiko is the only professional quality open-reader on Android and really the only one currently worth using (since it is free - but it's got annoying ads). I've pretty much downloaded all the eReaders on there - Kindle is good but its propietary and Kobo is too cumbersome to use.

There is a promising new eReader that goes by the name of Djenne Book Reader. It's still in beta but for what it has to offer I imagine it will be competing with Aldiko for best eReader on Android soon enough. It's definitely worth downloading for those looking for alternatives to eReaders leaning towards the propietary (i.e. "lock-in") model.

My 2 cents. :)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] screwhead89:
Old thread - but what is anyone using as a book reader?

I'm finding Aldiko, which seems to be the best on android, quite lacking when compared to Apple's iBook.

I'm loading ePubs mostly.

Any suggestions?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] guilhermedsx:
Mantano Reader is awesome.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Don_Don:
I had tried many readers but have been using Aldiko for some time to read only PDF's but always seemed a bit slow. About a month ago I started Mantano and it is now by far my favorite for organizing and reading my PDF collection. Quick to turn pages and zero delay at pinch to zoom.

Sent from my MZ604

Team EOS Nightlies #107
[Xoom Themes and Apps] timrock:
How do I view the epubs on my device with Mantano?

Sent from my Xoom using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy 3 General] johnnyprince:
Hi guys can someone help me out with the problem? my G3 is not getting synced in kies , Ive updated my kies to v2 and have tried restarting pc , uninstalling and reinstalling, restarting phone still doesnt get detected :( My SDcard of ma phone gets detected like ext drive/pendrive but its not getting synced in kies

Pls help

Regards JP//
[Galaxy 3 General] ronhoover88:
Just try rolling back the drivers on kies or turn off and turn on your phone and try connecting
[Galaxy 3 General] Humpie:
Try without sd card. I've the same issue.
[Galaxy 3 General] devilgod18:
I was too facing the same problem...remove the sd andjust select Samsung Kies in the UsB settings....it worked for me....
[Galaxy 3 General] johnnyprince:
thank

thank you guys worked :)
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jlouang:
Does anyone know how to disable the Verizon page from opening up when TB is connected to the computer?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eschelon:
You kill that Verizon popup after plugging in via USB only one of two ways, both of which require root:

1) Using a root file explorer (like root explorer) you navigate to system/etc, then Mount R/W and delete the CDROM.ISO file

2) Wait for a chef to take it out for you in a custom ROM
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shockaholic:
Thanks for the info!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACD168:
try this

Dial ##7764726

Hit Call

Type Password is 000000

Hit Feature Settings

Choose CD ROM

Click Disable

Hit menu, commit modifications (it will say no item changed)

Back out to home
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joeviocoe:
There is no "CD ROM" selection on mine. Only Voice Privacy and Lifetime Calls.

Could it be because I already uninstalled a lot of verizon bloatware?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robertus:
I don't have it either and I haven't yet uninstalled any Verizon bloatware.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jlouang:
thanks for the info
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hotta22:
How do I reinstall Google market on captivate. Apparently was not opening it kept requiring force close

*GalaxyS*
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] watsa:
flash this using CWM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Liv33viL:
Posting Q&A In The Appropriate Thread

Questions as such should be posted in the appropriate section of this forum.

Typically in the Q&A thread.

Just an FYI for future reference...

Peace-
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hotta22:
Thanks for the link. I'm not familiar with setting this up. Once it downloads what else should I do to set it up

*GalaxyS*
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] watsa:
are u on a custom rom? or stock?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hotta22:
I'm using the stock. Firmware 2.1 update1 and Kernel 2.69.29

*GalaxyS*
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Miami_Son:
Prepare for this to be closed as it is not Dev-related. Doing a search before posting is always appreciated. Start in the general subforum.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hotta22:
Just need to know how to reinstall Google market. Removed because it would not open. Not sure y? Please help

*GalaxyS*
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] venomio:
Try http://goo-inside.me/gapps/

This is all of Google Apps in one.