yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S General] solidkevin:
Ha looks like youre going back to the NS, you keeping the inspire? Have mine on eBay, hope it sells so I can get one, should have waited after all lol, now white or black....
[Nexus S General] e-dub:
you'll need to flash the radio to kb3, i never got upload speeds over 200k:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1024906http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1024906

the last post in that thread says to make some changes to the build.prop file, but that killed my data connection, so i'd recommend against it.

eric b
[Nexus S General] Major Clod:
I guess if I root and then Nand backup I will have the original i9020A radio backed up - but it will still be with a rooted rom correct?

If i wanted to return to complete stock with no root (for warranty etc) by using one of the dead stock google 2.3.3 roms, that still wouldn't necessarily give me the original radio that came on my phone, correct?
[Nexus S General] robstunner:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/07/white-nexus-s-with-atandt-bands-hands-on-video/

Heres the link if anyone wants to see it! Interesting that hes said that "there are no caps in data"
[Nexus S General] AmesCell:
So if I just want root am I following these instructions:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=895545

or these:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1007782

It seems like I'm reading 9020 and 9023 working in this thread.
[Nexus S General] virtuatony:
I bought a nexus s yesterday from telus yesterday was very disappointed to find out the hsupa speeds were capped like the atrix but on a "pure google experience" phone.

I don't believe the engadget video because that white version has the same model number as mine i9020a.
[Nexus S General] robstunner:
Yea I agree with u. I'll be fixing that as soon as I get it. :)
[Nexus S General] fsufan1200:
Rob> Obviously She Has NO IDEA What She Is Talking About! :)
[Nexus S General] :
Does anyone know what weather widget he is running on the Nexus Stormtrooper?
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
what are you trying to say with the picture?:confused:
[Nexus S General] drunkrob:
It's Friday Friday yesterday was Thursday Thursday.
[Nexus S General] Snorkumler:
So I followed suite with Rob and Fsufan with flashing the radio..

I have flashed CM7 RC4, ran speed tests to see if anything had changed (which we all agree nothing did right?), and also tried to change the build.prop which yielded in no results of anything of "hspxa."

I flashed the xxKB3 radio and my speeds are practically doubled now, but the thing that definitely improved were for sure the upload speeds.

Although I did come across one hiccup and I'm not sure if it's because of CM7 itself or the radio rom. When I used the power widget to toggle 3G to 2G, everything went fine. But when I tried to toggle it back, my phone got stuck in 2G. I never saw the 3G or H icons again. Edit (Forgot to mention) : I also rebooted to see if that would work, but it made things even worse by continuously force closing my phone. When I went to see my network settings, it said something about a CDMA network. Tried to fix permissions, yet that didn't help either.

I lean more towards the idea that it's a bug in CM7 because I restored back to before I flashed my radio (yet I never knew that when you back up, it doesn't save your radio..) And despite my radio baseband not changing, everything seemed to work fine again. Just wanted to see if anything who were running other custom ROM's had run into any similar problem.
[Nexus S General] fooraide:
Just FYI, I've gotten a Nexus S from Future Shop earlier this morning.

Got bootloaded unlocked, recovery flashed but I am unable to flash Cyanogen - it just fails to install.

I've posted here on the Cyanogen forums but it seems I can't put the link in this post because I'm a new user :/
[Nexus S General] gshocker:
If you are getting errors when you launch into recovery you might need to install a different recovery.
[Nexus S General] balto:
Which futureshop did you go to? I want to grab one today.
[Nexus S General] fooraide:
A future shop in Quebec in the Lasalle Borough of Montreal.

I've had it pre-ordered though.

I've figured out the problem and finally was able to flash Cyanogen. See my post in the cyanogen forums if you're having the same problem.
[Nexus S General] captspaulding1000:
is the phone locked or unlocked? i am with bell and want one of these but best buy said its carrier locked.
[Nexus S General] AndreaCristiano:
It's Unlocked best buy lied
[Nexus S General] dinan:
All Nexus S phones are unlocked. Locked Nexus S's don't exist anywhere on the planet (from what we've seen so far!).

I think we need to sticky a topic somewhere so everyone who wants to buy a Nexus S knows for certain that they're unlocked because I've been lied to by Best Buy employees, Rogers, Telus, Bell, Futureshop etc. saying the phone is carrier locked when it's obviously not.
[Nexus S General] bfksc:
Does anyone know if the Nexus S is compatible with Rogers'

Name and Number

Display service?
[Nexus S General] bfksc:
I just picked up the Nexus S from Futureshop too. I tried Bestbuy first for the reward points but once again they insisted they didn't have a SKU to sell the phone outright. Futureshop had no issue selling it outright and I picked up a free SIM since all the Nexus phones are the same and there is no SIM in the box. It's the Rogers "model" although all the devices are identical except for stock allowances, and I confirmed it's unlocked with a Bell and Virgin SIM. I'm a happy camper!

:D
[Nexus S General] juicedog:
Congrats! How's upload speed? :)
[Nexus S General] jkurl:
I flashed this radio and it has definitely improved my upload speeds.

I was getting about 2MBs download w/ poor reception and about 1MB constant upload speeds.

I have the i9020A on AT&T so I highly recommend flashing this radio.

Here is the thread w/ the radio and it can be flashed via CWM.
[Nexus S General] AndreaCristiano:
I'm gonna check that out on Tuesday when my phone arrives
[Nexus S General] ogdobber:
I got a 9020a yesterday.

for recovery you must use the 9023 clockwork version (yes the 9020a is amoled)

The stock radio worked fine.. until I installed cm7 then my up and down speeds went way down. flashed the KB3 radio and all was back to normal...

voodoo sound works perfect:D

bln works but has similar "problems" that I experienced on the 9020t stock (test notification not working but everything else works)
[Nexus S General] bfksc:
Looks like the firmware is similar to AT&T since the upload speed is limited. I tried it on Bell and Rogers and got similar 300/400 kbps speeds. The phone is still new so I won't flash anything yet, but I'll do it later as I like better upload for large documents.
[Nexus S General] DKYang:
Technically, the Sprint's version is locked per say since (as far as I know unless this has changed recently) CDMA phones can't be changed that easily to work on other CDMA networks.
[Nexus S General] AndreaCristiano:
You are correct. You won't be able to use the Sprint one anywhere but there. Cdma has to be changed by the company in the system by the imei. Also if you took it to Verizon and by chance they allowed it. You wouldn't have 4g
[Nexus S General] MENDEH:
so why is hsupa crippled on an unlocked device under the nexus brand? this seems to be a serious issue. sure you can root and enable hsupa but this would seem to indicate carrier tampering, something with much deeper implications.
[Nexus S General] AndreaCristiano:
It's because ATT is waiting for the hspa+ to rollout before they change the handshake with the hsupa and the network
[Nexus S General] MENDEH:
the nexus one with at&t 3G does not have crippled hsupa.

and what you are implying is that at&t is interfering on a nexus branded device which is really really bad.
[Nexus S General] robstunner:
I honestly don't think it was AT&T that crippled the hsupa. Someone did, but AT&T has no say on the phone.....

Probably just a decision on google or an accident?
[Nexus S General] MENDEH:
why would google do it for the nexus s and not the nexus one? seems odd.
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
Right now I've got a captivate and a 3 day old inspire. Would it be worth taking back the inspire for this phone or is it a fake?

If it's not a true samoled screen I really don't want it because I dont really care for the slcd on the inspire.

I'm only going to keep the inspire until the infuse comes out unless if I decide to buy this nexus s. Like some others have said, I'm not a big fan of the white but I guess a good case will cover that up.

Thanks for any input, it is greatly appreciated.
[Nexus S General] robstunner:
It's samoled and they come in black. It's just that the white one is being idolized because white is the new one b
[Nexus S General] derekv6:
Radios are NOT backed up with nandroid!
[Nexus S General] donharden2002:
Thank you for your reply. I just might have to go ahead and order one in black.
[Nexus S General] sl8125:
Is there a way order the TELUS/ATT version from Canadian shop? I don't feel like paying 600 from Negri electronic. I need to ship to US. Or ya it worth to order from negri electronic.
[Nexus S General] AndreaCristiano:
well the only way your not getting it for 600 is by signing a contract so if you need it not contracted then it will cost you about the same anywhere
[Nexus S General] juicedog:
Telus sells it for C$499 with no plan, but won't ship outside of Canada. I tried. I read some not so good reviews on Negri, so I'm gonna hold off for a few weeks to see if anyone else offers it in the US...

Pls post if anyone has any other suggestions. Thanks.
[Nexus S General] bfksc:
I bought my Nexus S from Futureshop without any questions at all. If I could get guaranteed payment, I would be happy to purchase devices outright and ship them to the US including shipping costs to those interested without extra fees. I'm quite happy with the Nexus S and think everyone should have one!

No direct PM's or such as I've been burned before and will

NOT

reply to such requests. Perhaps PAYPAL payments with all costs included...?
[Nexus S General] PTzero:
I bought my Nexus S from Negri and didn't have any problems. Shipping was very fast (I selected overnight service). That said, if you're not comfortable with Negri then you can buy from Mobile City Online. I've also purchased several times from them and they're very reliable.

Black: http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=27877

White: http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=27876
[Nexus S General] robstunner:
sb35offjkh

That's the code for $35 off $399+ for Negri. I got my white ordered for 561 with free shipping, but for whatever reason fedex ground takes 6 days to get from las Vegas to Chicago. Lol.
[Nexus S General] juicedog:
Thanks for all your suggestions. Very helpful. I will look into them and revert back.
[Nexus S General] jonnydopemsr:
Good to know so when I order mine I know it takes a week.
[Nexus S General] RogerPodacter:
This is a very good question, nobody knows why. ATT has nothing to do with this phone as its available for multiple carriers, so ATT has no say even if they wanted to. I think its likely just an oversight by Google, prob forgetting the build.prop line or something.
[Nexus S General] dsixda:
Anyone flashed CyanogenMod 7 RC4 on the Rogers/Telus Nexus S? Was wondering if you are getting the random reboot issues that people are reporting on the other NS versions.
[Nexus S General] ogdobber:
works fine;)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12771385&postcount=138
[Nexus S General] sofia-captivate:
Rogers store here in Vancouver don't have nexus s :( I called Rogers and they say they don't carry it. But futureshop does? That's so weird. Does anyone know when it comes to Rogers? Thanks <3
[Nexus S General] Snorkumler:
Im running cm7 rc4 and sometimes it does reboot, but it hangs at the boot so until i remove my battery it bootloops..

Other than that it works like a charm!
[Nexus S General] dsixda:
Thanks! I had used your post to flash the correct recovery and radio, but overlooked the CM part! No problems yet with my current setup (self-made rooted ROM) but the ClockworkMod ROM Manager app doesn't detect the recovery image as CWM.
[Nexus S General] dsixda:
I guess I'll wait then! Thanks
[Nexus S General] bfksc:
The Rogers website and call center may not have it until April 15th. But stores like Futureshop have it...I bought one on Friday afternoon. Bestbuy should have them now too, but on Friday they claimed they didn't have the SKU to sell them outright yet.
[Nexus S General] sofia-captivate:
Ya cause I'm doing hardware upgrade which is only allowed through customer relations. And some guys at Rogers said they are not getting that phone and some saying maybe 3-5 months. Maybe future shop and bestbuy is selling the telus one as Rogers cause NS is unbranded and unlocked. I really want the phone bad.
[Nexus S General] toddkp:
My Story:

Went looking for the Nexus S on Friday in Vancouver, BC. Futureshop had 2, would only sell on $169 Telus 3 year contract. Bestbuy had 1, was 'holding' for someone, and if they didn't come, first come first serve on saturday morn.

Saturday morning at Best buy, they would only sell on $169 Telus 3 year contract. Not the $569 straight out. Called up Telus customer service while at Best Buy, Telus' $400 contract cancellation is the $400 hardware discount. Told Best Buy I would buy the Nexus for $169, then immediately cancel the contract with Telus for $400.

Best Buy though that was stupid, and sold the NS to me straight for $569. (saved me the $40 Telus contract cancellation admin fee, thanks Best Buy.)

Started off, Modem's crippled while using Rogers SIM, 1.5Mb down/0.5Mb up. Unlocked the bootloader only, no recovery/root/rom flash and only fastboot flashed the KB3 radio. Rogers SIM is now 3Mb down/1Mb up. Tried out my Bell SIM, 5Mb down/3Mb up.

On Rogers sim, modem stays in UMTS most of the time. On Bell sim, modem stays in HSPA most of the time. (observed through radio summary screen when using phone radio codes)

My Bell Galaxy S Tab has high throughput (5Mb down/3Mb up), and checked it's build.prop file. No ref to hspa or whatever, so i didn't make any change on the NS.

Fiddled around with Band selection, no change.

PS.: after the radio flash, noticed the 'on wifi, 3G icon 'pop up' every 10 seconds' thing went away. But to be fair, had the phone less than 2 days, 1 day on stock radio with the 3G icon coming up all the time on wifi, and 1 day on KB3 with no 3G icon popup.
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
well just for your reference, on the Windmobile network

my rates wont get better than 3+ Mbps down since December/2010, and 2 Mbps on regular busy areas

but since it's unlimited, i don't really care, all the streaming video and radio that i run on the phone are smooth as silk

even when i'm driving around using google maps streaming maps

1700 bands only sucks when you are inside buildings, outside is flawless
[Nexus S General] solidkevin:
How long did everyones ns take to deliver? Im in NY and ordered monday, hope I get it soon.
[Nexus S General] dsixda:
I got my Telus NS for $599.99 from Best Buy on launch day April 8th, but Telus was selling it for $499.99. They wouldn't price match it though, due to some made-up BS called "special release". So the next day I went to another Best Buy and was able to get a price match plus 10% off for the difference ... so it came down to $489.99. I recommend you do the same to save a lot of money.
[Nexus S General] arika44:
So when will this be official in US, I believe the negrielectronics imports this from Canada, that is why it is nealy $600, much more expensive than tmobile version. Both tmobile version and att version should have the same price, just like nexus one.

Hope it will hit best buy as an official US phone soon
[Nexus S General] solidkevin:
How you like your ns so far?
[Nexus S General] captspaulding1000:
I got one at best buy for 499.99 and really like it. i have a question for the people buying it in Canada. are your capacitive buttons really dim. mine look OK in moderate light but in sunlight they are gone completely.
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
yes it's normal
[Nexus S General] guitphreak:
I'd like to know if someone has a problem similar to mine

I was running on nscollab with the latest radio and all was OK. Today I switched 3g off for a while, and when I turned it back on, it refused to connect to wcdma. I am now stuck on edge with my Rogers i9020a. Also I can't send SMS anymore.

I flashed radios, roms, flashed to i9020 stock. Still no go.
[Nexus S General] robstunner:
OK so when i was rooting, i tried flashing 3024v3-i9023.img instead of the 3.0.0.5 crespo that i was supposed to. It says E:/ cannot find misc did i cause a problem?
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
you guys on the 9020 rogers/at&t/telus/bell version need to use the 9023 unroot method instead of the normal method

only t-mobile usar/windmobile/mobility city can use the 9020 method
[Nexus S General] robstunner:
so what do i do now?I have root... i just get a bunch of cant find etc etc on CWM
[Nexus S General] robstunner:
Cant flash anything either. FML
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bankaisnake:
What is the best rom to root? I just got my epic yesterday and I want to root using the latest rom that everyone is really raving about. Thanks in advance!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtuansdiamm:
All roms are rooted

First you root your phone then you can install a custom rom

Ruins don't root your phone u do that through a one click rooter you find in development stickies
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Follow the instructions in the top of the threads (stickies) on how to root your phone. Then follow the instructions included for the ROM you choose. Most require you to convert your file system to EXT4 and be on Clockwork Mod 3.0.0.6. So read carefully and post your questions here in the Q&A section.

Do you BONSAI?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guiseppe83:
Its definitely a big pond to jump into. Rooting and flashing ROMS, to say the least can become an addiction. I have been lurking XDA for a short time now. Owned my epic for about a month until i started making my own changes and trying different ROMs ( when FROYO {2.2} updated my phone began to SUCK so off I went; cannon ball into the pond) one of the biggest helps to me was youtube and the "epic cookbook" http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=967014.... definitely a HUGE help. also simple problems have simple answers. Many others have asked and can be answered with the search field. After you jump in and have a succesful root & flash you will have wondered why you waited. I am no "pro" but am willing to help if needed. Good luck

As for the best.... oneclickroot either 2.5 or 3.0 are wonderful. however i have had much more luck with 3.0 running ext4. Now asking which ROM is better is like asking which car is best, all types of answers. Really depends on what you want and your "taste"
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bankaisnake:
Yes thanks for your replies. I may have not asked my question correctly. I came from the Hero and I rooted that phone till it couldn't be rooted anymore! I'm just on the Epic now and not sure where to begin and where the best rom I should flash. Hero had cyn 2-.2 and thought about flashing gingerbread but just decided to upgrade to the Epic. I'll check around XDA in the stickies.. thx for your replies and further advice is surely appreciated!
[EVO 4G General] knowledge561:
I recently flashed CM7 and setup voicemail through google voice. I wiped and restored a backup of my Myns Warm 2.2 and now voicemail doesnt work. Im getting emails that they are coming through google voice but I want it back through stock voicemail. How do I fix it?

Sent from my......ummm...let me get back at'chya!
[EVO 4G General] knowledge561:
Sorry for the posting in the wrong section. I just noticed.

Sent from my......ummm...let me get back at'chya!
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
The Galaxy Prevail heading to boost mobile.

http://www.androidcentral.com/samsu...mobiles-site?utm_source=ac&utm_medium=twitter

Sent from my always stock, EC05 Epic 4G
[Epic 4G General] Wizard Knight:
yeah, but it's only boost, so who'll ever use it? lol

sorry, I'm a snob against pre-paid
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
Idk, but its there, and its really nice for a pre-paid, on no contract.

Sent from my always stock, EC05 Epic 4G
[Epic 4G General] arashed31:
It's not a Galaxy S though. So it has no relation to us. I'm sure it's just another rebranded Samsung Moment (Moment, Intercept, Acclaim, Transform, etc).
[Epic 4G General] SpicyBurrito:
What "major" phone company doesn't have a galaxy S at this point? Lol. Wait..is that a galaxy s?

Sent from a Syndicate-powered Epic 4G to your screen.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
I didn't say it was a galaxy "s" phone, I said galaxy phone.

Sent from my always stock, EC05 Epic 4G
[Epic 4G General] ResistanceDown:
Looks interesting..but I agree.. who is going to get it when you can just take your epic to boost if you really need to.
[Epic 4G General] mrkevo3000:
There are alot of customers who don"t know or dont want to know how to take the epic or evo to boost, this is the best phone in there line up and alot of customers already want this device!
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] use4all@live.com:
Does location work on GTAB and TNT4.4?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlaciv12:
It hasn't for me. I think the app only uses network and gps to get location. I could be wrong but that is the only connection missing.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pinckneyite:
There is no GPS within the gTab, so location cannot be automatically determined as it might be on a smartphone. Near as I can tell, some have worked that out via tethering a smartphone or attaching an external GPS via USB, but I haven't figured this out yet.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlaciv12:
I just tried tetherGPS from the market and it worked for me. I have a Nexus One running Cyanogen and it comes with mobile hot spot enabled. I turned on my mobile hot spot, connected the gtab via wifi and ran navigation on the gtab. Worked perfectly! I used the lite version but if I can figure a way to mount the gtab in the car then I will pay for it, no question about it.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TdiDave:
i have used BlueGps and have my bluetooth gps connected. But google maps tells me to enable "My Location". Where do i find that option ? Im using TnT LIte 4.4
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slsmag:
from your home screen:

menu (settings) --> location & security

check USE GPS SATELLITES

also be sure to enable 'mock locations'

menu (settings) --> Applications --> Development

check ALLOW MOCK LOCATIONS
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TdiDave:
That's how I'm getting messed up. I have no option under location & security for GPS. I do have the option for mock locations.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dookie1949:
No location services

Me neiher. Is it something to do with having changed the ROM to TNT lite?
[General Topics] gabriel84hdz:
Awesome article, i have both the iphone and an android phone, xperia x10. im gonna post this article on my facebook page just cause this morning in my status i posted that i would use both and see which is user friendlier. Then came all the hate, but it really just comes down to preference. Ios and android are going to rule the mobile os for now and both will be succesful. The debate mostly comes from new android user and some old iphone users and how the newer version of android are actually as user friendly as an iphone. Iphone was on its own for a while but since the newer version of android, more and more people are as satisfied with the their android devices:cool: