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[Galaxy S I9000 General] ionutzm05:
WOW! This is just... unbelievable. I've dropped my phone 3 times. First time, from about 50cm i've dropped it on a desk at school, was really scared but... NO SCRATCH. 2nd time, at school, from about 1m it went down on the floor, and... believe me or not... NO SCRATCH. 3rd time it was on my hand, i was playing a game and i got angry, wanted to put the phone on the desk but i slipped it and it went down on the floor, and, guess what, NO SCRATCH. My phone is working perfectly and no problem at all. I just think that you are unlucky ;). Talk with Samsung Mobile Romania, maybe they'll help you.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] klubberdrax:
UPDATE: there is hope of a easy fix

so i opened the phone myself (i'm 6.5/10 in tech skills)because i don't have warranty anyway, everything was looking perfect and in it's place, took out the mainboard, measured the power connector which is fine so the phone is getting power, that was my only hunch (and knowledge) so i started the reassembly making sure that every connector is firmly in place, screws etc, mounted battery but the phone still not starting :( :( , i was brainstorming for other reasons in which time i was applying light knocks with my thumb and before putting it in the box i tryed to power it on and..... SURPRISEE :) it booted and everything loaded fine, i was happy but knew this was a temporary fix, when putted back the battery cover: tha-daaa, phone "dead" again :) , now i suspect the power button and i'll take it tomorrow to service, i already talked with the guys there and they said they'll take my phone in and start right away on in with me on da` scene :) (if i want of course).

Wish me the best :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] B3311:
Well done mate - you show more patience than I ever could.

My drop-story - dropped my mp3 player - Cowon S9 - 200m from a mountain into snow. 45 minutes to find it, one week in a bag with silicate and rice - good as new. Good case though, something I've really got to get for my phone.

There is always hope!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] 5H00T4:
Ok, let's see whether I can beat the high score here:

my phone flew (in a rather elegant arc) over a ledge from a balcony onto massive concrete. The drop was about 3m/10 feet.

The cover and the battery seperated from the unit, but there is only a big dent in the back cover.

The phone still works, not bullshitting.

This was during a 3 week holiday, without my phone I would have died!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] #1RAGE:
Sounds like you got it. Good job. There must have been a poor connection before the drop and the drop was just enough to knock the connection out.

If there was grass outside right now (lots of snow yet), I would take a video of dropping my phone into the grass from 50 cm. I would be really surprised if that would damage my Galaxy S. I think you just had a little bad luck and got a phone with a bad power switch or maybe a bad solder connection somewhere. I would think you should get full warranty coverage on it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AndreEli:
Yeah, I've flung my phone across the gym twice now, after getting caught up in the cord when running. I've dropped it from hand height a few times as well and everything still works.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] #1RAGE:
If an iPhone can survive a 1000 ft fall...

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/iphone-4-survives-1000-foot-tumble-from-plane/
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AyeGee:
Mine have done that 5 or 6 times. No scratches and works great.

My gf lost it in the snow 3 times in a row and it works, not great, but it works..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] NasrulBond:
no luck probably dude. why dont u try wearing some silicon case instead. work fine with me, got several (5-6 times fall) and the phone still works great.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] colindodds:
I dropped nine from kitchen top to hard floor no issues also fell out of pocket while walking dog no damage again ..only time i have damaged my phone is when i flashed it wrong and cost me 50.00 uk to have it replaced on insurence expensive error
[Galaxy S I9000 General] klubberdrax:
Just got back from service... looks like no luck for me.... the source is in short.... and of course it can't be replaced due to size and complexity..... the guy there said he'll try applying hot air and maybe it will start....

If there's anybody here with a SGS with broken screen and working motherboard please PM me....

Thanks all for your replies, i'll be back tonight with the final verdict..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] crudelios:
I can relate to that, some years ago my old nokia fell from knee-height (roughly 1.5 feet) onto a carpeted floor and it stopped working! Luckily it was repaired in a week.

Sometimes it's just a matter of bad luck, I guess that was your case.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] klubberdrax:
awesome newss!!! :D:D

took the phone to another service (which a friend in gsm business recommended), the guy there took my phone apart in 1 minute, took out the motherboard and 2 components off it, measured again, no short, re-assembled one by one and checked for short, nothing, he said : ok now the phone will start! I was all like :confused: , he puts all back and THA DAAAA! :) , 5mins my phone is back up!

Conclusion: The Sim&Card cover/housing were not placed right in place from the beginning and when the phone fell, one corner of the cover was touching the motherboard, shorting it out....

Conclusion2: The guy said New wave of SGS's that are built in VIETNAM tend to fail this at this kind of things...

Conclusion3: If your SGS is KOREA = FTW, if yo're VIETNAM, like me... be careful...

Thanks All!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sargasso:
Nice follow up on this one. I read your first post a couple of minutes after you posted it. At that time i believed it would be one of the many half assed sad stories. Your continues updates and conclusio made me change my mind. Good on ya!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] JaGuR:
Dropped mine, getting out of my car on bitumen from maybe 100cm's when only 3 days old waiting for my phone cover to arrive from ebay.

Small dent on bezel working fine.

Since having my cover, have not dropped it once in 12 months.

Always the way, if I ever decide to take cover off, I bet I would drop it again :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] JaGuR:
Congrats to OP also, nice result in the end :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] snapper.fishes:
Now those kind of electrical guys are hard to find, especially these days. I managed to find one who fixed my PSP within minutes, but usually they just swap the whole damn motherboard and charge you almost enough to buy a new one.

Get a cover, something thick that can absorb the shock and impact. Casemate or Ottercase are good choices if you can spare the cash.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mickeko:
What about it? Any phone can survive any fall depending on how and where it lands. Dumb luck doesn't imply quality. It's likely BS too.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] exadeci:
I don't know where my phone is from but it's rock solid:

I made it "fly" in my room tons of time by getting my legs caught in the wire while charging it, always worked fine.

While going on a road trip it felled from my pocket on the concrete at a gas station and then the 2 tons car went over it (don't ask how ><) I picked it up and it was just running like nothing happened since then I love my suncase protection that might be what saved it :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Copacaba:
I did shower mine two times with coffee (it was literally bathing in it). Last time was yesterday and the cup was full. Cause i was in a rush i also swiped the phone off the table. 60cm fall.

Phone didnt even powered off. Just had to take off the back cover and clean it a bit :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jj03:
four words. Van. cash. alleyway. yep.

i9000/JPY. fast n lagfree. good times.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] agha123:
Good job man! , thought id share my story as well , after dropping a friend at 1am in the night,i stopped for gas, and put my shiny galaxy s on the roof top of the car , after filling up the tank,i got in my car and drove away,(galaxy s still on the roof), after about 10 minutes of driving at 90km/hr,i suddenly hear thudding sounds on the roof whenever the car went over a bump, radio was too loud and I ignored the sounds, some more minutes later im trying to find my phone and its no where in the car, my **** froze literally, cuz I just remembered that I put the phone on the roof top of the car and it must've fell on the road when those thudding sounds were coming, and I drove home thinking that the phone must've ben crushed on the highway by now , from home I dialed my cell from the landline and to my surprise it was ringing , and on my girlfriend's insistence I went back at 230am in the night, on the pitch black highway, with a torch and a beat up cell phone,i drove very slowly constantly calling my sgs , suddenly I saw small black thing lying on the left side of the highway,i called on it and my SGS call lights started flashing, from that day till now I'm a die hard fan of Galaxy s, also I used a hard rubber cover on it so mabye that broke its fall at 90km/hr from the roof top of the car, but no car or truck crushed it even though big trailers travel at night and that I believe was a miracle,
[Galaxy S I9000 General] android.man:
Mine fell out from office desk while charging.. but after i check, its still alive n fine, im so glad.. And once sideslip from my bed.. And its still ok till now.. \(^^.)/
[Optimus One, P500, V General] 7amzeh:
I tried all the proxy applications and non of them works on my O1!! is there any solution??
[Optimus One, P500, V General] davidsk8:
try this, it works for me, your phone needs to be rooted

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=766569
[Optimus One, P500, V General] 7amzeh:
thnx,, but i dont know how to compile it or how to setup iptables!!

but i have sdk installed and i'm on darkmoon custom rom...
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrb123:
so i was tethering on 4g with the built in hotspot for a couple hours of xbox live modern warfare 2 with the phone plugged into the charger. i noticed that the notification light would periodically blink between orange and green which i was confused about, maybe my phone was overheating? it felt fairly warm. it didnt shutdown, and this flashing would stop then start up again periodically. xbox live doesn't use much data but its really frequently sending and receiving of course as the games are played.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmcclure937:
How well did it work tethering? Did you have any lag on XBLive at all?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mad Llama:
That's what my DInc would do when it was overheating. Early KiNgxKernel. Noticeably very hot to the touch, though.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrb123:
it worked great. tried to tether on sprint on 3g or 4g and it was terrible. it would take forever to find a server with low ping/latency but with Verizon on 4g it's awesome. bye bye home internet, since i dont download media or do anything more than browsing on my computer anyway.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrb123:
thanks. vaguely remember it happening on the evo too. oh well, at least it didn't get so hot it shut down!
[EVO 4G General] Blitzpwnage:
hey everyone I noticed that the latest cm 7 nightly mod broke/ got rid of facebook sync is there anyway to get this back as I want the pictures of my contacts to show from facebook.

Edit: apparently you can still sync them but have to do it through the app after every reboot.
[EVO 4G General] drmacinyasha:
1) Seems to be a problem unique to you.

2) POST IN THE CM NIGHTLY THREAD.

3) If you're not going to post in the Nightly thread, POST IN THE Q&A SECTION.
[EVO 4G General] Buff McBigstuff:
You should use a stable version, or at least an RC.
[EVO 4G General] drmacinyasha:
There's no CM7 stable, RC2 is behind the times, and Nightlies are fairly stable.
[EVO 4G General] Buff McBigstuff:
Not of CM7 but there ARE stable versions of CM. Cutting edge and stable do not generally go together.
[EVO 4G General] drmacinyasha:
Sorry, didn't realize you were still on Cupcake.
[EVO 4G General] Buff McBigstuff:
I accept your apology.

To the OP wait till the next nightly and see if it is still broken. Some things that are wildly broken might be fixed. Also, I heard that Google is changing the way Facebook syncs to Android phones. That might have something to do with it. If I recall correctly it was about the Facebook contacts not being editable on the phone. You'll have to do your own research for the details.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mgymnop:
Has anybody used the Atrix in Europe? I am really interested if the Atrix works in Europe either with a AT&T sim and roaming or unlocked and with a European sim. There is a thread at the Motorola forum that says that there are problems with the Atrix in Europe.

https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/47187?tstart=0
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trickyhenry:
it works, just ask at&t for what providers they have contracts with in each country. You can also check the bands. Most if not all of europe is GSM.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] changw414:
I am currently in europe now (UK), it definetly does not work. Although they claim it does.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bazzarooney:
I'm based in the UK and my Atrix 4G is working perfectly on Tesco Mobile. I had to unlock it and change the APN settings but that is relatively painless :D
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billd2439:
Atrix in UK (NI)

Hi Folks, I have an Atrix bought from HongKong (origionally AT&T) and it works very well on the Orange network. I get the odd glitch, occasionally, when for no apparent reason the phone restarts,but that aside its one of the best smartphones I have ever had.(and i,ve had a few)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gregz78:
In France, works perfectly on Orange Network and Bouygues Telecom network too
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] creativedevil:
Check this link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands

It tells you all about Frequencies world wide.

Atrix has quadband radio which has all those 3G frequencies required in Europe. It should definitely work, check your apn settings.
[HD2 General] eugenecoplin111:
i have a htc hd2 that freezes / when its all booted up and i touch it to move ,it does nothing.you can see the time change an icons an anmations.BUT WHEN I TOUCH IT ,IT WILL NOT MOVE .TRYED HARD RESTART STILL NOTHING .Can anyone help please?
[HD2 General] Cenobite_:
Do the hardware buttons works?

Looks like the screen is fooked.
[HD2 General] Steeltippin:
Sounds like a bad digitizer.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mustang302LX:
I know we have the SBF file now to go back to stock in case anything bad happens while modifying our phones. If say something got deleted or replaced from the phone that is needed for the phone to properly receive an update would using the SBF fix this issue completely? I've figured out all the hacks thus far just still fairly new with Android and was just curious.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clienterror:
Yep, the SBF will restore EVERY THING to a store bought condition in the internal phone storage (Doesn't touch your internal/external SD) so you'll be able to receive any updates.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mustang302LX:
Awesome thanks a lot!
[Dell Streak 7] thatruth132:
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND YOU NEED TO BE ROOTED :D

Ok so I found a couple of web pages that spoke of finding hidden

settings in the devices build.prop. But, even with this hack it will

still not make calls or receive them. Me being me i didnt even wait

I went straight to it and saw the phone options disabled.

Its located in the /system folder ,

I used root explorer so edit the build.prop , look for a line that says

ro.telephoney-disabled=true and you want to change that disabled

to enabled so it should read ro.telephoney-enabled=true

after this root exelporer makes a backup of the original , after that give

the streak a reboot and when in the dell stage UI you will see the phone

icon at the bottom now...

as we know theres nothing you can really do with it at the moment but, I have been looking over at the galaxy tab phone hack and that lead me to looking into the file system and I a couple of things like in the /system/framework folder there is a .jar file named "com.oem.networksetting.jar" in there it contains a classes.dex file that when opened in a text editor I see things like "networksetting.java OFFSET" and "areacode OFFSET" just a lot of things OFFSET ...any iedas any thoughts are welcome
[Dell Streak 7] graffixnyc:
I can make and receive calls for free on my streak 7 using google voice and sipdroid
[Dell Streak 7] thatruth132:
how did you use google voice

but this is for you actual cell number
[Dell Streak 7] graffixnyc:
There are guides.. when people call my google voice number it rings on my streak, basically the only thing I use my google voice number for my streak.
[Dell Streak 7] graffixnyc:
Strange, I didn't have a ro.telephoney entry in my build.prop
[Dell Streak 7] thatruth132:
Are you looking in the build.prop or the default prop
[Dell Streak 7] thatruth132:
also what plan do you have the tablet plan or a actual voice and data plan
[Dell Streak 7] graffixnyc:
I'm looking at the build.prop. I dont use a plan (although I have a sim installed, I did try one of those 7 day passes once though)

I use wifi and when I'm on the go I just make my mytouch 4g a mobile wifi hot spot and connect my streak to that.
[Dell Streak 7] lou0611:
I also can make and receive calls. I use pbxes.org 3cxphone and google voice. I have web connect plan. I make all calls over 4g.
[Dell Streak 7] graffixnyc:
Lou, I just downloaded 3cx. I like the interface better. How do I configure it to use with my pbxes.org account?
[Dell Streak 7] jiwengang:
You can look up in all the posts by me.

I wrote a really simple guide (I think!) to do it step by step

Hope it helps.

ps. I broadcast my gv number as my cell and use it to map my private cell to receive or make calls. so it becomes my main voice line.
[Dell Streak 7] lou0611:
Assuming you already have pbxes configured?

3cxphone config for Pbxes.org.

ProfileName = Whatever you name it

User = loudemartino-200 (your pbxes login)

Password= XXXXXXXX (your pbxes.org password)

Internal server = Blank

External Server = sip.pbxes.org

STUN server= stun3.3cx.com (default, leave it alone)

Thats it.

Lou
[Dell Streak 7] graffixnyc:
Yeah, I already have pbxes set up and working well on sipdroid. I keep getting registration failed messages though.. hmmm
[Dell Streak 7] lou0611:
Graff go to free node
[Dell Streak 7] sam20022020:
i Am unable to find ro.telephoney-disabled=true in system folder build.prop file.

i am using Android 3.2 honeycom,,,
[Dell Streak 7] exebreez:
read ro.telephoney-enabled=true ?

Why not changing the disabled one to false? I think we could work this out but i need away logs with logcat or other logging apps.
[Dell Streak 7] p.sandeepreddy:
Dell Streak 7 as normal mobile gsm calling or like normal phone

Hello team,

can i use Dell Streak 7 as normal mobile gsm calling or like normal phone is there a hack or crack! i just got one new box unlocked GSM DS7 honeycomb.

Please help
[Dell Streak 7] giveen:
There has been a long winded discussion about it over at TabletRoms.com at therotically its possible, but so far not practical solution has arrived.
[Dell Streak 7] Dams Blr:
I'm also in same stage...

I did all the thing what u said, but unable to get into the code details. I learnt programming 10 -12 years back, at that time NO Android, if any android developers please look the matter.:confused:
[Dell Streak 7] munjy1:
to use dell streak 7 as a phone

Hi im using streak 7 wifi+3g unlocked version

I have found the solution to use streak 7 as a phone without using any root, just go to market and install apk installer, then find the attachment file Viber_2.1.6.632.apk on this post download it and save it on your streak 7 internal storage and find it with file explorer it will be in the download folder of your streak 7, this works also with all tablets that cant install viber via market and install it and follow the setup process after that you will be able to use your own carrier gsm number to call even international calls by using your data plan, try to add me on your phone book and call my number for testing +255776553398. or +255773044899 all your phone book contacts who are using viber you will see them and you can call them and sms them for free and then can call you and sms you.

Please donate if this works for you im sure this will work 100%
[Dell Streak 7] jimmbomb:
does this work with the US T-Mobile version?? thanks...
[Dell Streak 7] munjy1:
im not so sure since im not from the US but I think it might work if your tmobile has a number, just try it coz it wont break your streak to this.
[Dell Streak 7] romeo_coi:
work fine with S7 T-Mobile version.
[Dell Streak 7] munjy1:
guys dont forget to say thanks to any 1 who help
[Dell Streak 7] flyingalbert:
Al

What version of your Tmobile Streak 7 you're using. I could not get my Tmobie S7 work even mine is unlocked. I have Honey 3.2 and I can't even SMS with Viber, let alone dial out. But using default SMS apps work. Let me know which version, so I can use my Streak 7 as cell phone with Viber.
[Dell Streak 7] munjy1:
apk

just go back to this thread find my comments http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1003704&page=2 and download the apk file i included save it on your streak and you can use office application that is installed on your streak 7 to browse or any file manager where u save the apk and install it......

(by the way i am using both dell streak 7, 1 with version 2.2 4g t-mobile and another 3g version 3.2 and they both work with viber to call
[Dell Streak 7] vincent518:
This is great
[Dell Streak 7] s14evil:
You can try using GroveIP to make calls
[Optimus One, P500, V General] LGeee:
Hi guys,

I uninstalled the pre-installed Task Killer through a root uninstaller from the Market. Can it be reinstalled back? (As root program as well again). If yes, how?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] kewlsid05:
If you have rooted your phone then just install the TasKiller app from the market and give it Root Privileges if it asks for it!
[EVO 4G General] LoveisPeace2012:
It's official Samsung will launch its 8.9 and 10.1 tablets this summer starting at $469 and $499!!!!

Both are to be thinner than the Ipad 2!

You better believe that Samsung tab is loaded! I wanted something thin like the Ipad 2 but I didn't want the stale iOS not very complex for me.No offense to anyone, and wayyy better priced than the xooom.

http://tinyurl.com/4el9ox4
[EVO 4G General] dadoc04:
its actually priced the same as the xoom. The 32GB wifi 10.1 is 599
[EVO 4G General] LoveisPeace2012:
Yea but I ment at launch without contract it was 800.
[EVO 4G General] dadoc04:
^So how much will a 10.1 Samsung with 3G/4G cost at launch?? Just wondering?
[EVO 4G General] LoveisPeace2012:
Well if its priced the same as xoom you better believe they have them beat I don't know about you but the xoom is about as big as the original Ipad
[EVO 4G General] NewZJ:
think it cuts cake better too?
[EVO 4G General] LoveisPeace2012:
Probably! Honestly I just like how Samsung isn't backing down to Apple they go all out with specs and sell chips to Apple so either way they win
[EVO 4G General] Buff McBigstuff:
Forget that, it can play Crysis.
[General Questions and Answers] osmanii:
Problem connect Adhoc from Samsung Galaxy POP, android 2.2.1

Still searching to enable ad hoc in my new Samsung Galaxy POP (GT-S5570). OS- Android 2.2.1

Need urgent help (F1!! F1!!).
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cevacu2005:
i tried rooting my htc desire today.i completed all the steps and everything went smooth until the flashing step.the phone froze on the htc logo.it won't apply the update.zip on the memory card.please tell me what can i do to fix it.how can i reflash it?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cevacu2005:
all done.fixed it
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 123xdagsm:
you must Reflash Rom