yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Venue Pro General] ZappiestOyster:
I'd stick with the DVP.

Firstly, given the infancy of the smartphone market, every new device is going to have to put up a fight against Moore's Law. That is, a phone that you buy today, just like your PC or your video card, is going to be obsolete in a matter of 18-24 months.

Secondly, T-Mobile has made humongous investments in those 3G towers. So has AT&T. It costs these companies to *take out* a feature than to install it, especially so towards the end of life of a network technology. The FTC/FCC do not have a law on phasing out (I could be wrong on this one, but I am certain) network protocols over time. This is also the reason you still get EDGE coverage when everything else fails.

Finally, the deal is pending FTC/FCC approval. There is a long, drawn-out public process with the SEC, after which other federal agencies will step in to voice their concerns. Remember, Ma Bell was split up back in the day because it was involved in monopolistic activities. If this merger goes into effect, the consumers are going to be faced with a virtual monopoly as far as GSM technology goes. My point is that the deal may fall apart.

So, if your investment horizon is around 2-3 years and you love the DVP, then just keep it.
[Venue Pro General] 937dytboi:
Just gives me another reason to run back to Sprint once they get a device that appeals to me
[Venue Pro General] elyl:
When T-mobile merged with Orange in the UK they didn't turn either of the networks off, they allowed roaming between them and extended their infrastructure.

AT&T are highly unlikely to turn off the T-mobile network, they will probably phase them both towards LTE, but by the time that's finalised your DVP will be long upgraded anyway.
[Venue Pro General] ZappiestOyster:
Don't be too certain there, bud. Verizon may make the next move to buy Sprint. Remember that Sprint is also CDMA, so there are "synergies" to be realized by Verizon, assuming it thinks that AT&T's takeover of TMO is going to undermine its market position.

Of course, if you like Verizon (and thereby CDMA), what the heck are you doing in the DVP forum? :eek:
[Venue Pro General] bbowman:
I agree with ZappiestOyster's comments. If the sky is falling (IF!!!), we have quite a long time to enjoy our DVPs before the worst case scenario would play out.
[Venue Pro General] ratchetjaw:
This is exactly what will happen from what i am told and read
[Venue Pro General] goldaar:
Quoted for truth. The only reason I even touched anything besides my Sprint was because of the delay in getting Windows Phone 7 to the cdma carriers. Had the HD7 Pro been released in January like it was anticipated, I wouldn't even be in this forum (though this hardware is SO much nicer).
[Venue Pro General] uKnowChinchilla:
Yup! I took ZappiestOyster's comment into consideration and I can only say that I absolutely love this phone! It satisfies my needs in so many ways. The way it looks, feels and the overall performance of the device is just incredible. If Microsoft gets their updates on point, this will be one incredible piece of electronic to own.
[Venue Pro General] amapeen88:
I've had my shares of many different networks experiences (all 4 major carriers) but I have to say Sprint was the worst. (Los Angeles area) but I am happy with Tmobile other than the extremely bad ringback tones.
[Venue Pro General] cdgoin:
This MAYBE why a DVP with AT&T bands was spotted at the FTC.. love it if AT&T offered the DVP and a painless swap for us with them. Doubt that will happen. BUt would be nice for the DVP to get more distribution here in the states since Tmo apparently HATES W7 and is acting like a Android fan boy..
[Venue Pro General] efjay:
This phone is faulty and should only see distribution to the nearest rubbish tip.
[Venue Pro General] cdgoin:
The 16GB maybe (See SD Card problems) I have owned 2 8GB and both are flawless..

Only a slight problem with lint under the screen on one of them. I simply love the phone and its unique form factor.
[Venue Pro General] efjay:
Still faulty, its not as though we added the memory ourselves, the 16GB versions were sold to us by Dell and whatever the reason dont function properly. The 8GB version performing ok has no bearing on that.
[Venue Pro General] canadariot2312:
DVP was for Rogers. Same frequency, different country.

As for the merger, I don't think that it will go through just because of the fact that it seems like a GSM monopoly and the fact that it will screw over consumers with raised prices (less competition). Only plus side being that AT&T users get more coverage.
[General Questions and Answers] deaver_92:
Ok, so I unwittingly bricked my LG Optimus V by doing a factory reset from the privacy menu. I then proceeded to wipe my phone via custom recovery, since that's all I could access. I tried loading a new ROM to no avail. I found a post about a custom recovery that would solve boot looping so I installed it. Now I can't even get into custom recovery.

First it shows the silver LG splash screen, then (whether I press home, vol-down, power or not) goes to a screen that posts these lines:

*****************************

Android System Recovery...

DO NOT PULL OUT THE BATTERY!!

Formatting DATA:...

Formatting CACHE:...

factory reset...

Rebooting...

*****************************

Then it reboots to the silver LG splash screen and then to the white LG splash screen with the LG logo. Then it just sits there. I've left it there over night with no change.

I've tried a couple different things to include ROMtools (flashed a new recovery and ROM - no change), KDZ (can't find the right firmware file), and KP500 in Emergency Mode (keeps failing). Nothing has worked.

Is my phone completely gone or is there at least a small glimmer of light?

Thanks for any help!

EDIT: Never mind. I just got a new phone. I tried just about everything in the book and nothing seemed to work so I gave up.
[General Questions and Answers] atr0phy:
Ouch, I woulda saved the couple hundred bucks and conducted a more diligent search :rolleyes:

I did the exact same thing about an hour ago, and fixed it using the instructions found here:

http://forum.androidcentral.com/optimus-v/58106-how-return-your-phone-stock-mostly.html
[Captivate General] heavy73:
Does anyone know what the number are that you dial to reset the factory settings on the captivate?
[Captivate General] RDI:
Get SGS TOOLS its in there. Check out the market for SGS tools.
[Captivate General] SeanHacker:
*#*#7780#*#*
[Captivate General] heavy73:
The number I am looking for is a 8 digit number
[Captivate General] zelendel:
*2767*3855#
[Captivate General] heavy73:
thats the one thanks
[Captivate General] zelendel:
No prob. Thread Closed
[T-Mobile HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Development] kanishkapd:
hi guys

i am a new hd2 (t mobile, unlocked, original rom) user.

pls advise on the following issues i have,

1. battery barely lasts one day. is this a problem with all hd2s or any problem with my battery?

2. i compared mine with another hd2 with the energy rom. and that one seemed to be much more touch friendly and smoother than mine. is this due to the rom? could the screen guard i m using be affecting touch sensitivity?

thanks
[T-Mobile HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Development] samsamuel:
1 a day is about right. Its not a great battery and its a hungry screen., you will get used to it, and learn how to manage it.

2 in most cases cooked roms will knock stock into a cocked hat in all respects, and the rom you mention is one of the finest.
[T-Mobile HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Development] kanishkapd:
thanks that was very helpful and cleared some doubts. pls give me any other hints that you think would helpful.
[T-Mobile HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Development] samsamuel:
There is only one truly worthwhile tip,,, read, read everything then read most of it again.
[T-Mobile HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Development] Mister B:
Tip 2. Once you have read everything go and install an Energy ROM such as 23699 (my favourite) or the latest 29017 & enjoy an amazing experience.
[T-Mobile HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Development] kanishkapd:
thanks

and where can i get that rom?
[T-Mobile HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Development] Mister B:
Latest energy ROM can be found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=591784

My personal favourite ROM can be found in Nov2010 repository:

http://www.mediafire.com/?8iepvskmj5rxd#0,1

A good experience with WM does require a user with some skill or motivation to set it up well.

The reward can be an amazing mobile experience that makes Android look outdated, muddled & functionally crippled.
[T-Mobile HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Development] kanishkapd:
thanks. you guys have been great help.
[HTC Incredible S] LlabTooFeR:
Here new RUU for Vivo

http://www.filefactory.com/file/ca3...0802U_38.03.01.08_M_release_176683_signed.exe

Enjoy!
[HTC Incredible S] Nawake:
1.43. nice !

But I wont try it ! ARABE is not for me XD
[HTC Incredible S] sahbibenayed:
Hi,

excuse me but are you sure that it will work fine on HTC Incredible S ? even if the phone is not rooted ?

I think that the Incredible S is protected (see in google : Root Incredible S signed)

and I can't risk my phone but I need to have the arabic language on my Incredible S
[HTC Incredible S] Bantu85:
@sahbibenayed

This is probably an official (and HTC signed) ROM.. so you should be able to install it on your phone without any problem.

Still i take no responsibility in what happens to it!!
[HTC Incredible S] khh:
Thank you

Was waiting for an Arabic rom.
[HTC Incredible S] hisham2k:
Should the phone be in any particular mode? I.e. bootloader or hboot for the ruu app to recognize it?
[HTC Incredible S] androf:
No, it's official

Use a goldcard if your phone is branded
[HTC Incredible S] adwinp:
Can anyone upload the rom.zip (mediafire would be best)?
[HTC Incredible S] androf:
Is that possible? How can I do that when I cant root the device in order to install ClockworkMod Recovery

I am just asking NOT making a statement
[HTC Incredible S] adwinp:
Run the RUU, and the rom.zip will be in your user %TEMP% directory.
[HTC Incredible S] androf:
Is the device required? or I can just run it and upload the file for you on mediafire?
[HTC Incredible S] xbanjarx:
Has anyone successfully got this to work? I must be doing something wrong because I'm getting the following error:

ERROR [131]: CUSTOMER ID ERROR

P.S. I just downloaded the .exe file, connected my Incredible S and opened the .exe file. Is this the correct way?
[HTC Incredible S] androf:
I am no expert but I think you need a goldcard
[HTC Incredible S] xbanjarx:
I thought the goldcard thing is for branded devices. Then again, I'm new to the Android scene. Is there a guide somewhere for RUU?
[HTC Incredible S] androf:
In fact it is, but it seems you need it when u try to install an RUU to a device from a different region

There are many I guess but there is not much to read about, just the same way you did it, connect the device and run the exe file
[HTC Incredible S] theintelligent:
What android version has it?
[HTC Incredible S] khh:
Android v 2.2.1
[HTC Incredible S] androf:
Some mirrors for the RUU above

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CT7GUCKN

rapidshare

http://depositfiles.com/en/files/anifmzj5i

Hotfile

http://www.zshare.net/download/8835352608f02d4b/

uploading.com

MD5

B831516DFA2283CF051B805F24D04CE5
[HTC Incredible S] Ballistic_78:
Sorry to ask this noob question, but Incredible S is my first Android phone. Do updating to this RUU (Arabic enabled) will prevent or cause any issues when HTC release its stock Android 2.4 next month ?
[HTC Incredible S] Ballistic_78:
I managed to gold card my phone. I set my usb connection to charge only with usb debugging on and tried to install the RUU but I got error 131 again. Did I missed something here ?

I repeated the whole process 2 times with no luck ...
[HTC Incredible S] sia999us:
Guys i have Asian rom version and i got the same error 131 when trying to update my phone with this arabic rom...

any suggestions?
[HTC Incredible S] xbanjarx:
Like androf suggested, I tried with a goldcard and it solved the 131 error for me.
[HTC Incredible S] sia999us:
i tried goldcard too but no go...!

pls link me which type did u goldcarded

thx
[HTC Incredible S] Ballistic_78:
I tried 3 different SD cards which all of them give me that gold card process is successful,but I always get error 131 while installing the RUU, my last hope will be trying this again with Kingston 2 GB micro SD like everyone says it's guaranteed success gold card process.
[HTC Incredible S] xbanjarx:
I used a cheap spare kingmax 2gb card that I had. I googled for a guide but can't remember which one i used. They're all pretty much the same.

EDIT: First couple of times it didn't work because I was using mmc0 and mmc1. mmc2 is what you should be using.
[HTC Incredible S] androf:
Very true....
[HTC Incredible S] hussien_979:
it's work

thanks alot man ..:)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joshua3109:
Hey XDA community I have been having problems with battery life on my Desire ever since I put the Starburst rom on it. I searched a solution to this on google and came across "kernels". I know how to install them but well I dont know which ones are considered good or bad and such. Could anyone make a suggestion to me?

I am running version 1.3.3.5 of Starburst

My kernel according to the software info screen on my desire is as follows:

2.6.32.15 - froyo _ bravo _ V 5 root @ alhena #9
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheGhost1233:
Unless the entire StareBurst rom thread is filled with battery life problems it's not kernel related. Probably a bad app/setting or you imagening battery issues.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joshua3109:
I dont think I am imagining it, you see on the Default software my phone was capable of a day to a day and a half.

Now on starburst its laggier and the battery just runs down. In 15 minutes of standby the battery ran down 2% just doing nothing. (I have a class 4 8gb Kingston SD)

Now, im not saying it is nothing I did but still a helpful comment or suggestion would be appreictaed as opposed to an acusation of imagining things.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheGhost1233:
I answered your question and gave two other options. From there searching will help you. It's not the first question about battery issues.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joshua3109:
Sorry, I didn't think that reply through as I was rushed. I will try searching some more and checking my apps for battery drain issues.
[G2 and Desire Z General] senser1080:
Hey everyone,

I was curious to know what filesystem to use when I format an microSD card for my G2. I'm using Windows 7 and can either do NTFS, FAT32 or exFAT (FAT64). I'm curious to use exFAT, but I have no clue if it will work properly.

A friend told me I needed to use EXT3/4 but I'm not using linux so I can't format my card that way.

Thanks!
[G2 and Desire Z General] rkwhyte2:
Use FAT32 and you will be fine.

Kirby
[G2 and Desire Z General] TheNewGuy:
use fat32 for normal sdcard storage.. then if you want to use Apps to sd-ext you need to use Cwm to partition the card for ext2 then upgrade to ext3 or ext4.... also you could make a partition for linux-swap.... but your rom/kernel must support ext4 and/or swap for it to work.... so do some research.... and make a backup of every thing on the card before you format...
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] brozroy:
I like to turn off 4g. Because I want longer battery life?

Is there any 4g switch app available?

Thanks
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] LexusBrian400:
Yes, dial *#*#4636#*#* and select Phone Info, then Select CDMA Auto PRL.

*#*#(INFO)#*#*
​

LTE wont look for a signal anymore.

To Re-Enable LTE, Dial *#*#4636#*#*, Phone Info, CDMA + LTE

*#*#(INFO)#*#*​
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] MYxdaUSERNAME:
i cant believe it's not a built-in toggle widget like gps and wifi...i swear I saw one on the Evo..
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] LexusBrian400:
Thats cuz there is one on the Evo. Maybe we'll get one in a future update. No worries, someone will make an app.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] MYxdaUSERNAME:
beautiful widgets has a 4g toggle widget, but it pops up with a warning that it's only for 4g wimax phones...not sure if it'll work or not for us, and i'm not in a 4g area.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] thatdudebutch:
Download Any Cut from the market. Create new shortcut, scroll down to Phone Info and it will make shortcut to the screen where you can go to cdma auto, which will stop LTE from running
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Ovrclck:
follow this link

http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-thunderbolt/70305-easy-way-turn-off-lte.html

download app in market called "network mangelow"

3G - CDMA auto (PRL)

4G - CDMA + LTE/EvDo auto
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] kovdev:
I switched LTE off, looking forward to see battery improvements tomorrow since 4G isn't in my area yet.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] lorijuan1024:
tell me how much of an improvement it is
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] LexusBrian400:
There is absolutely no question of the improvement. If the 4G radio doesnt have to keep searching for a signal that is not even there, of course its going to save your battery.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Seano.:
im using this app and it works great. what i did was make a widget with minimalistic text and have it open this app.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] carbon coupe:
Yup, Im using this too. Works perfectly. Its called "Network" in your apps list. No 4G at work yet so I make the switch at least twice a day, this helps.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] biglipps66:
What I find is that I have to switch to airplane mode to get it back into 4G though, anyone else..
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Spencer_Moore:
Tried the app. Just bootlooped :/. Not sure if i'll try it agian. I might wait for a more direct app
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] rusty2663:
Plus one on this...has anyone found another way besides the app listed earlier?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] clovis_ll:
whats the difference on these three?

3G CDMA auto

3G CDMA only

3G Evdo only
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] jjlangen:
I use Phone Info by SC@Taiwan.. Can't post links yet, but it's in the market. Small app, saves a lot of typing to get to the menu.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] 0mie:
auto=voice/data

CDMA=voice only

evdo=data only
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] chefmg:
LTE Light its on market
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] dB Zac:
couldn't find it
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] lgldrgdlr:
TeamAndIRC released one. Search "LTE On/Off" in the market and you'll find it.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] dB Zac:
already have used that one, I was just hoping the one he was talking about was a widget
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] arasky:
i need a widget
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] rhcp011235:
Someone find the intent and we can make a toggle
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Pender1:
I haven't found a widget yet, but I use LTE OnOFF TeamAndIRC by cunning Logic.

you can get to it if you use Battery Monitor by Digital Scalability and go to phone information.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] ThunderStick:
Used tasker to create a shortcut to the phone dialer and and entered in

*#*#4636#*#*

as the number.

Done Did

Not quite a toggle but a different method to make a shortcut.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] jcase:
There is no intent, there is no programmatic way of turning it off without some hackery.

Widget coming when its ready. Currently transition times would make releasing one a failure, people would rate it poorly due to failures by verizon and htc.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] GaylordX:
Hi,

Is there any way to change the name of my POutlook accounts via registry?

Thanks a million!
[HTC Inspire 4G] moosefist:
I was wondering what is the best radio for our Inspire 4g's? I am not sure myself, and I haven't been able to find much if the inspire 4g is cross compatible with the Desire HD besides, roms and kernels. I am wondering mainly if I can install the radio 12.35d.60.140fU_26.08.03.07_M from the desire HD forum. I am not sure if it compatible or had any side effects / negative reprecussions.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mj0528:
You'll find that some say that a m2 or the m3 radio give you better battery life but I think that might be a placebo effect. I have the m3 which i have no problems with but I am saying that my good battery life goes towards the CM7 build 28! The radio may have something to do with it. If it does, it's very small if any.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mudknot2005:
That is the leaked gingerbread radio? I am running Coredroid v3.2 with leedroid kernel v2.2.8. I flashed that radio just experimenting. For me I had amazing signal better then the m2 and m3, but my battery life drained away like it was cool. Not doing anything on my phone (full charge no wifi no bluetooth, just data). Cell standby used about 20% of my battery in about 3 hours. With the m2 and m3 my cell stand by is around 11% after 15 hours.
[HTC Inspire 4G] CharlieBravo117:
I use 26.06.04.14_M on Android Revolution 3.2 and I can't complain. Before that, I used the radio from attn1's root kit and had shotty reception. Since the upgrade, I've had full service. Don't let bars lie to you though. Check your signal strength in the "about phone" section of the settings menu. Watch the dB's - the close to 0, the better.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mjgunn:
Going to flash 26.06.04.14_M as recommended in the revolution thread. How do you find battery life on it cblock? I'm very happy with the battery life on the stock radio that came loaded from at&t but I've dropped a few calls today which isn't normally a problem for me, hoping for a stronger signal from the new radio.

Side note, anyone know how to check what band the phone is running on, 850 or 1900?
[HTC Inspire 4G] crypted:
What RADIO did you settle on and what result?
[HTC Inspire 4G] SNadler:
See post 1414 on this page. Hands down best radio I have used so far. I am in Florida if that really makes a difference. See pictures of GPS and Speeds. Not to mention the best rom IMHO.:)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=965207&page=71
[HTC Inspire 4G] mj0528:
Where did you find the radio 12.41.60.19P_26.06.04.14_M?
[HTC Inspire 4G] arajay:
first post

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=877295
[HTC Inspire 4G] CharlieBravo117:
Hey my bad... Forgot to check back :(

Battery life is fantastic, especially if you're running Gingerbread. (I'm on cm nightly 32)

Here's the radio:

http://xda.ckgaming.co.uk/db_mirror/Radio_12.41.60.19_26.06.04.14_M.zip

All I can say is do the homework on flashing radios!
[HTC Inspire 4G] crypted:
Yeah that's the Generic Gingerbread Radio. I flashed it about six hours ago. I have two Inspire's, too. One stock Radio and one with that radio. Where the Stock Radio is getting -110dbi 11asu, this new one gets -93dbi 4asu. Same location.

Not sure what asu is, though. But I do understand the db measurement.
[HTC Inspire 4G] CharlieBravo117:
He beat me
[HTC Inspire 4G] arajay:
My bad. I was looking at that thread in another tab. Trying to get the best signal I can in Atlanta.
[HTC Inspire 4G] map1989:
help please....

I have an htc inspire 4g unlocked on t-mobile but sometimes the signal just desapears and comes back am wondering what radio would work better any help please...
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
Jeebus...guys I'm learning all this and having fun flashing new ROMS and trying to find one I can live with for more than a day ;)

Other than my StreakDroid, I've flashed a few custom roms on my wife's captivate and now have the Inspire 4G and love it.

I keep reading ROM's that need Eng S-Off..with tutorials and guides. Then I read how dangerous it can be. I'm considering it and wasn't sure where else to ask this...but is it that risky?

Will the benefits be that much better by doing it? Can I get most custom ROMs to work with stock radio? I really want to do this, but damn, my wife's gonna kill me if I mess up another phone. :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] dkotoric:
I just got my inspire today and rooted it and I'm running CM7 RC4 but flashed the radio listed in the forum but my upload speed still sucks at about 100, am I missing something