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[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FoxRacR17:
So i finally decided today that i will keep my tuhunderbolt with verizon and drop sprint and my epic. I called verizon and got the porting process started to bring my sprint number over to my TB. The guy told me in about 4 hours to try dialing *228 and chose option one. Its been 5 hours now and whenever i try dialing *228 and hit call it connects for about 1 second then disconnects. I dont know if this is normal if the porting process isnt finished yet or if this is because my TB is rooted with BAMF 1.3 installed and im unable to do service programming. So will i have to unroot, do the *228 thing, then reroot?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magneticzero:
you dont have to do *228 ever on a 4g device. it auto programs on boot

aslong as you got your number set up and verizon knows your sim number (18 or 19 digit number, something like that, dont feel like ripping mine out to verify). Just place the sim in your device and fire it up, as soon the phone powers up it should auto activate. You will know it is activated when you see a 3g or 4g system above the signal meter.. if it's still on 1x, try making a test call to voice mail (*86) and if that works and you hang up, hopefully your data will come around.

I would also call from a landline and see if prompts you that the user's voicemail is not setup etc... that will let you know if the number ported off yet etc. /edit

And if you are powered up, have 1x and make a test call and your line/sim is activated. **It can take up to 15 mins for your data connection to be active, so if your test calls work and you have no data, just wait a few minutes and it will come around.** /edit2
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FoxRacR17:
Thanks! Ill try rebooting my phone and see if that fixes it :)
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stedrocklp:
magneticzero is exactly right. On a 4G phone the old *228 doesnt work. You might want to try rebooting the phone every so often and that should get your old number to pop-up.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddgarcia05:
I ported my number over to my thunderbolt while running a custom rom. I called gave them all my information. Was told that an email was suppose to be sent to me so that I can authorize the port. 45 minutes later I hadn't received an email so I called and was allowed to authorize it over the automated system which the call rep was on the line too. 5 minutes later a text was sent to my phone advising me that my number had been successfully ported. Had I just done the automated authorization the port process might have only taken about 10-15 minutes. I was never told to dial *228.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FoxRacR17:
Just rebooted my TB and still dont have my old number yet :/ ill give it some more time, im just glad i dont have to unroot :)
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FoxRacR17:
I just saw the other part of your post magneticzero, they never asked me for the number on my sim, should i call and make sure?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magneticzero:
nah they already have it when they shipped you your phone. i was just saying incase you bought the tb used and had to get a new sim, then they would need the new number.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FoxRacR17:
Oh alright, i bought it brand new as a new customer thru amazon so they should know my sim number, thanks for all your help guys, hopefully they get it ported soon!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddgarcia05:
How did you authorize the port?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FoxRacR17:
They had me call a number and follow some prompts and that was it, it was really quick
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tbtaf:
I had to remove my sim card, reinstall, and reboot, then it found my number.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jett2314:
I was told by Verizon never to use the *228 feature. Because *228 will fry the sim card. I get the feeling by this phone using a sim card they may have more access to what is going on with it. I guess I will find out soon. Since the first thing I did was root it and flashed a custom rom.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nusince:
It's not that they have any more access to what is happening on your phone then they did before. What changed is the use of a SIM card instead of a MEID.

The reason that you cannot call *228 is that VZW has to run two very unique provisioning systems, one for GSM and one for CDMA and *228 is the access number for the CDMA provisioning system. Because of the fundamental differences in technology between the networks, on a GSM (LTE) network there is no need for a customer accessible provisioning system. Even if you don't live in a 4G area, your phone provisioning is still controlled by the LTE system on the back end.

Remember on all prior CDMA phones your phone was actually tied to the CDMA network via the MEID number that was unique to each phone. The purpose of *228 was to have the phone pull down all of the provisioning information from the VZW back end servers (I.E. your phone number and all of the other provisioning information that the phone needs to operate correctly on the network with your phone number). Because the MEID was unique and hard coded into each handset any time a change was made to the account the end user had to dial *228 to update the information on the phone itself.

Now (and this is why everyone who has been with VZW for any length of time is being thrown for a loop) with GSM service (LTE is a GSM service) you are assigned a unique Subscriber Identity Module (SIM card). This card contains a unique number, along with all of the basic information any LTE phone needs to communicate with the network, which is hard coded in the sim card you are assigned when you got your TB and this number is assigned to your phone number in VZW's back end system (just like your MEID was prior). There is no such thing as an MEID like you are used to in an LTE network. Everything is tied to the unique identifier on the SIM card, not the phone itself.

Your TB has no MEID. It gets all of its provisioning information every time it boots from the information stored on the SIM card. That is why dialing *228 does absolutely nothing, because there is no MEID on the phone for the provisioning system to read, and there are no settings on the phone it can update.

Welcome to the SIM card express train, population, everyone already on a GSM network. And for what its worth, SIM cards have been in use in the US for a long time now. In fact many of the problems VZW techs are having frying SIM cards because they are not handled correctly or activated correctly very much reminds me of when PacBell Wireless first rolled out GSM service (PCS as they called it) back in 1997.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FoxRacR17:
Success! Thanks to your detailed explanation Nusince I figured out that it wasn't updating because I had turned 4G off and also changed to their old 3g network using the ##778# dialer code. After putting those two settings back to their stock setting and I rebooted BAM my old number showed up and I had 3g again. Then I turned 4G off and went back to the old 3g network that way my phone doesn't keep dropping the data connection and it's all smooth sailing. Thanks for your help everyone and hopefully this helps someone in the future.
[Atrix 4G General] terrypchan:
I thought it's worthwhile to mention that a digital compass is built-in to the Atrix and it works fairly well -- if you calibrate it. There are plenty of free apps in the android market for compasses. The one I tried and stuck with is the free Compass app from catch.com (I'm not associated with them in any way). They have an analog interface, a digital interface and a combo compass/gps interface, all for free.

A tip for calibration -- search youtube for the videos on how to wave your phone in the figure eight pattern required for calibration AND make sure you tap the button that says "Calibrate" either in the Compass app or from the phone's settings menu, but do NOT tap the button that says okay/close in the calibration pop-up menu. INSTEAD make sure your start the calibration and then wave the phone in the figure-eight pattern AND then the phone will vibrate when it is calibrated and it will clear the pop-up calibration menu by itself.

I kept tapping the calibrate button and then pressing the Okay/Close button and then trying to wave the phone around and accomplished nothing. I was always wondering why the digital compass was off by sometime 30 degrees or more.

Oh and if you really need the Compass app to be very accurate, you will need to do the calibration process at least once per day before you use it. If you calibrate and then use the compass again a week later, it's probably worth the 10 seconds to run the calibration again before your intended usage.

After correctly understanding how to do the calibration and making it stick, the Atrix now seems just as accurate as my hiking magnetic compass with the signalling mirror.

About the figure-eight pattern, it's a 3-D figure eight, NOT a flat figure eight. Watch a youtube video and you'll get the idea right away. Ignore the iPhone 3GS videos about calibrating their digital compass and waving your phone like a steering wheel -- that may work for goofy iphones but I know that doesn't work for the Atrix nor I suspect any other Android phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gekirou:
Hey,

first of all:

I know that this is a problem many are asking for and i passed 2 days searching for an answer, including flashing some ROMs, but nothing seems to fit to my problem.

So i've connected my bluetooth mouse to my Galaxy S phone. This seem to work just fine with 2.2.1 Froyo version. I can move the mouse and click around and stuff - so the phone recognizes the mouse and interacts with it.

My problem is: How do i use this in the app i am writing?

I am developing an app for android, which should find easy usage of a bluetooth mouse. The only two functions of the bluetooth mouse i need are the left and the right mouse click.

A >very< dirty hack might be to use an OnClickListener on the whole screen for the left click of the mouse and the "onBackPressed" Method for the right click of the mouse. Supposingly this would work, but in terms of usability, i don't think this is usable.

Long Story short: Is there ANY way to catch the moment, that the user presses the left or right mouse button of a mouse connected via bluetooth?

If not: Is there any bluetooth device, which makes this easier and also offers two pressable buttons? (in fact, the mouse will be redesigned as a pad, which has exactly two action buttons)

Greetings,

Geki
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krcbelca:
Hi.

I have the same problem (although i would need it to be a mouse, not a pad)

Have you figured it out, how to do it? I am currently using nasty tricks you mentioned, but this renders back button useless(and menu button as well, if i use middle button too).

Any idea?

just as information:

Bluetooth mouse work just fine with stock 2.3.3 version as well(apart from not being able to bind right button to anything else)
[G Tablet General] sudermatt:
I ave mine at 130 and love it
[G Tablet General] bso44:
What exactly does this do? Does it make the viewing angles better at all?
[G Tablet General] the3dman:
Its like changing the screen resolution on a computer.
[G Tablet General] bso44:
Does it affect battery life at all? Any other drawbacks?
[G Tablet General] nunjabusiness:
A better question is: "how did you accomplish this?"

App or editing of some config file?
[G Tablet General] Cocide:
You can edit /system/build.prop on gingerbread, I bet its the same for Froyo, but I am not positive. Or you can use an app. I use LCD Density Changer to change it, but you need to be rooted. Personally I run 130 too and I love it.

It could, theoretically, cause apps to take more GPU or CPU to render, which could change the battery life, but I have not had that happen to any noticeable extent. It also might slow down the rom a bit because of it theoretically needing more GPU or CPU, but again I have not noticed this. Some apps will not display right at lower density values, for example pandora will not center or scale the images correctly and it will look a bit odd because of that.

It will not make the viewing angles any better.

Yes it basically makes it look like its running at a higher resolution because it changes the PPI, but since the actual monitor is at the same resolution the pixles will not become smaller. It will just shrink everything it displays, which will sometimes make small images and text become a bit rough looking around the edges if you go with a very low setting. Some apps will cause more of a problem than others.
[G Tablet General] sudermatt:
thanks for that long description. I've noticed a bit of unresponsiveness...but i've only had my G-Tab for a couple days so I don't know if its the ROM, the GT, or LCD changer.

Have you been any change in screen response?
[G Tablet General] Cocide:
I have not noticed any change on my phone, but then again I also run Evervolv (2.3 rom) and it might depend on what version of android, what kernel, what CPU scheduler, etc. As far as the tablet, since I have been working on a rom for it (flashing it several times a day) It's really hard to say, sorry I can't be of more help.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] skillzo1:
There are a few apps I had downloaded back in June on ky EVO that are no longer in the market. I tried searching through Google for them and every link sends me to the market one way or another. Is there any way to get these again?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] ScottIsMyName:
Are you rooted with a custom ROM by any chance?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] skillzo1:
Negative.............
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] skillzo1:
Anyone........
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] cgrywalski:
If you still have the EVO, connect up to WiFi and go to market and download the app file manager (grey folder icon) and use its app back up area and back up the apps you want to there .apk format, and email them to your self..open app attachments from new phone and there you have it.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] 1454:
Or instead of emailing them to yourself you could download dropbox on both devices and download the apps to and from there. Also its free. I've had trouble with files being to large to make it out of my corporate server.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] payab:
What if I want to install wizardsetup.apk .. I have rooted the phone and remove the wizardsetup.apk and now my fav calling wont work. I would be able to add to fav but it doesnt show up. Dont know if there is another app from the market that could replace it. Pls advise on what to do.. Where i can download the wizardsetup.apk or another app that would be comparable
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] dirtyfingers:
Let this be a lesson, you should not delete system files that you are not sure what they are for. Either add a .bak to the file name or save it to your computer first. Anyways pm me your email address and I will help you out.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] skillzo1:
Thank you..........
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] maxtcee:
my6sence

its lets you put facebook twitter google buzz and all your news feed in one single widget get it at the market

if you want a transparent version here http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=455201&d=1291381190

smoked version http://droidpiratefiles.com/metamorphs/com.my6sense.client.android-1-trans.zip http://droidpirate.com/2011/01/16/metamorph-widget-my6sense-transparent/

video http://www.my6sense.com/tour/
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] natious:
How about a link to what they look like, or original thread they are from
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] maxtcee:
google is your freind lol video up
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] natious:
threadfail is your friend
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] murdocthc:
WIN.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jayn2g:
Does anyone know what this new update is every time i go into recovery on my evo? is anyone else experiencing this?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lanyudidi:
Because the Ui designed in 2.1 or 1.6 is perfect!

but the TS in 2.3 arc...really ugly...

does anyone can import older TS/MS to 2.2 / 2.3?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skillzo1:
Just wondering as I've returned one bolt for a dead pixel and now exchanging 2nd for some light leakage issues at the bottom of the phone.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddgarcia05:
All of them have the light leakage. And for the people who say they don't its because you have to told it at an angle. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1016939
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skillzo1:
Wow...well I can confirm all of them dont have this. I had my first bolt side by side to this one. Original with dead pixel has no leakage. This one has no dead pixel but does have leakage. This is frustrating as it should be taken care of by HTC. Didn't they learn from there EVO issues? I will be at the VZW store tomorrow and will not walk out without a thunderbolt that has no leakage or dead pixels.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spimonkey34:
I do not have any light leakage. I can tilt it slowly around while looking in the dark, there is none anywhere.

I took a video but it doesn't look great. Can't see much. I'll upload it though.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dnakaman:
No issues here
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spimonkey34:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVmdB11isKI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

None here.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PJnc284:
the leakage at 0:15 on that video is all I have but pretty much every Thunderbolt has that.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spimonkey34:
Every phone I have had has that, not sure if it is a flaw.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magneticzero:
Silly people return the phone for the light leakage in the video, my droid incredible does that and so does my thunderbolt.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Varelse:
I have light leakage on the bottom of my screen, but not enough for me to return it.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ERIFNOMI:
I had leakage bad on my first one. Switch to a second one which feels like someone was rough with it. The vibration is rough and the plastic bit below the screen is coming up on both ends and the middle. They wouldn't let me swap though. No one could see the problem. Well, it wouldn't connect to 3G yesterday so they gave me a new one. Haven't played with it much, just put the battery in so I could be sure it works. Now it's sitting letting the screen protector dry. It think it's better though.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hellzya:
Ive returned one with a dead pixel. Both phones ive had leak at the bottom.

sent from somewhere
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HCdroid:
Yesterday while switching wallpapers I discovered a dreaded stuck pixel, green in color. Went to the Verizon store I purchased it. HOLY #$%^Z^:eek:...they gave me the hardest of times. Keep in my I was still on my 14 day period. 2 of the employees could NOT see the stuck pixel and basically implied that I was crazy.

The "tech support" guy could clearly see what I was referring to...and did the exchange. The new unit seems OK so far.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibsk8:
I got leakage. I also wished the screen was set flush with the edges.

sent from a sweet paper weight.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wherestheboost:
Do you think i could return a phone or exchange even if its after the14 days?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ERIFNOMI:
If it's after 14 days but something covered by warranty they'll have to send you one. They overnight it though so it's not bad.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] tassadar898:
http://www.seidioonline.com/product-p/basi22mtatr.htm
[Atrix 4G Accessories] kkeo:
not much more capacity...
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Kueller:
So, basically a fancy replacement battery. Guess it will all come down to price. If it's only $5-$10 more than a standard replacement, I'd definitely get the slightly higher capacity pack.

I'd really be interested in a major capacity bump and a replacement door. Could give it a battery sized bulge, or an iphone 3gs (and earlier) style curved back.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] gordesky1:
Every bit helps:)

Could see a extra hour or so out of it.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] neotekz:
i bet its not even really 2200mah and will not outlast the oem battery and will be more expensive if past batteries they release are an indication.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Clienterror:
They did tests over on the captivate forum with crap ebay china batteries and even the Seidio batteries and they were ask worse than the oem despite having higher mah. The seidio actually just barely beat the $5 ebay one despite being like 17x more expensive.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] dubyajaysmith:
be good to see but with a dock for everything they'd have to be real careful or they'll make a lot of people not care ^_^
[Atrix 4G Accessories] cegna09:
you say that, but using basic electrical formulas for batteries, and the fact that the 1900mAhr battery can net me 36 hours on a charge. the extra 300mAhrs would give another 5.6 hours. That isn't insignificant.

of course that all assumes they can deliver on promises.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] LancerV:
Its really impossible to do in the way batteries work
[Atrix 4G Accessories] GoodFoot:
My experience with aftermarket batteries (for all kinds of devices) is that they rarely outlast the OEM batteries, no matter what mAh spec the manufacturer prints on the label. Most of them don't even last as long as the OEM batteries.

But hey, maybe these Seidio engineers have enabled cold fusion.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] madquack:
I just got 2 Motorola BH6X batteries on eBay for 12 bucks including shipping. I don't care about continuously charging batteries overnight, **** paying 50~65 bucks for a fancy battery that lasts 2 more hours. People should utilize eBay more instead of investing in gimmicks.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] neotekz:
lol just wait a few months when your ebay batteries stop holding a charge and see if you still go back to ebay for batteries...and its not 2 more hours, oem batteries usually last 30-40% longer than ebay ones.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] madquack:
I've bought tons of batteries from eBay, they all worked perfectly. I guess I must be lucky. I don't know where you pulled those statistics from but whatever, everyone has different results. What works for one person clearly might not work for the other. To each his own.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] neotekz:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=906611 --->compares 6 new ebay batteries against a 6 month old oem battery from samsung

http://batteryboss.org/ ---> this one compares oem and some aftermarket brands like seidio

Nexus One, OEM	1400mAh tested at 1357mAh

Nexus one, Seidio	3200mAh tested at 2691mAh

Nexus one, Seidio	1600mAh tested at 1305mAh --->not bad but this one is double the price of the oem

i never said ebay batteries dont work, they just dont work very well...even if you get lucky and get an ebay battery that close to the listed mah it will start loosing capacity withing a few month, they have fewer charging cycles than an oem battery. i used to buy ebay batteries for my phones and laptops but start to realized batteries are not something you want to go cheap on but im glad that they are working out so far for you.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] madquack:
Guess I just got lucky. Oh well, what works for someone might not work for other people. No biggie, sucks for the people who bought **** batteries.
[Epic 4G General] forcelite:
Hey all,

I was wondering what the pit file does exactly. I know you need it for Odin, and use it with tar or md5 files, just not sure what it does.

The Tar & Md5 files are all the roms and modems in one file so I know what those are.

Thanks

Force
[Epic 4G General] deano0714:
Im pretty sure it shows where to put things.
[Epic 4G General] mattallica76:
The pit file tells Odin how to divide the partitions (for formating) and also where certain components go when flashing them individually.