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[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] munkeyphyst:
When cooking a WM ROM to put replace/use on a device already running WM you are basically modifying something that you already own, the WM OS.

Android is open source, and even though you still taking the someone else's extensive work with the open source and hacking it and using it, it typically is used in the same fashion, to replace an existing Andriod OS.

The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, is public domain, and anyone can publish the text without royalties. It is, essentially, "opensource". However, it is illegal to photocopy and distribute my published edition of the book, with my artwork, my forewords and my apendixes filled with historical facts and data.

WP7 on an HD2 is different from all of these examples. It is ripping an OS from a device and distributing it illegally to others. If this was done with Windows 7 on a PC, no one would defend this. It would clearly be piracy.

Honestly, when I first heard of the WP7 port onto HD2, I thought it was cool and considered going that route myself, mostly because I loved the hardware. I'm not casting judgement on anyone.

I have read through many threads where mods came in and banned something that might be piracy.

There was a thread discussing the actual numbers of WP7 apps where a huge piracy debate ensued just because a screen shot showing the number of available apps might have also shown software that could be used to pirate software.

This comes up again in threads where device specific software is .xap'ed and made available to other devices.

It's a fuzzy line as to what XDA deems ok and what it will squash, eventhough I think the line of what is legal and what is not is far less fuzzy.

I brought the topic here, because this forum exists in it's entirety within that fuzzy gray area. I thought that maybe I was missing something, maybe MS ok'ed this, or maybe there was some mobile device OS exclusion that I was unaware of.

XDA is the way it is, I guess.

"sharing" paid apps is "piracy" and banned

"sharing" device specific apps is "research" and usually ok, even if they are paid apps elsewhere in the universe and are obviously used to entice buyers to specific handsets

"sharing" an OS is... ? "idk, stop asking," even if it isn't open source and can only be purchased with a device.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] ryanusu:
My 2 cents

From my perspective I would gladly pay Microsoft for WP7 for the HD2 if they would offer it. Just like I gladly pay for apps that are offered as such as well. The reason I think it is not a double standard to rip WP7 and not paid apps is evident in how Microsoft is handling the issue. They know that from a customer service standpoint is it ridiculous not to offer WP7 for the HD2. But like they said, the button layout doesn't quite work and I'm not sure they want to take the time and money creating support for the OS on the HD2.

Enter XDA: Microsoft thinks: Here's a group of folks that will do all that for us. So we lose a few bucks by not forcing people to buy the HD7 right now. Heck, people have always been pissed at us for doing that kind of thing anyway. Why don't we let these guys do their thing, keep the HD2 owners happy, and win some new customers with our sweet new OS. This way they never call us and we save time and money by not supporting the OS but we also look nice as we don't call them on it and ask them to stop.

And in my opinion, it's working. We baulked at Windows mobile compared to iOS or Android but MS has a good thing going with WP7. I'm interested.

And I trust that Microsoft need only ask and XDA would stop producing WP7 for HD2.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] :
actually i really agree on what the OP brought up i mean its an amazing achievement and something that is mind blowing to have WP7, Android whatever your taste is on to our device but yeah i do think there is some sort of grey area in the piracy policy but without piracy where would we be? its a hate love thing i guess the bad thing about downloading Paid XAPs is that they werent meant to be downloaded illegaly and i bet all of us have done the crime, who here hasnt downloaded Windows 7 OS for your PC and run it illegaly? or XP or even MAC? we all do it yet its in a weird way acceptable but programs on the other hand seem to be viewed in a different way..i guess because an actual individual and not a REAL wall street company created these apps it hurts them more since i guess they expect to earn income and to some extent is what they do for a living..who knows..i guess thats my point of view on this...this isnt a useless thread is quite a smart question/topic on whats legal and whats illegal to do on here
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] orangekid:
while the OP theoretically makes a good point here's how it works practically:

*MS obviously doesn't give a **** because they've sent no C&D and they even give us keys when we say we're using an HD2

*This does not take any money away from MS because they won't sell us a WP7 license anyways

*No one actually is making ANY money from doing this EXCEPT wp7 developers.

*It is a gray area, and since there has been no C&D of any sort then it is totally different than cracking a paid app and distributing it, because the developers do care and do lose money and it is black and white

*W'eve seen these threads a thousand times and we're pretty sick of all the same arguments, that's why you're getting some vitriol, like that guy at the party who gets drunk and tells you the same "remember when I scored that touchdown?" story he's told you 5 gazillion times.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] czarsuperstar@gmail.com:
I agree. Posting Paid Apps that developers made is wrong. this is their way of living to gain an income. Besides if you wanted paid Xaps for free google search the name of the xap and put a sharing behind im sure you will come up with results.

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[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] ei05035:
Agree 100% with orangekid.

Just want to add that MS itself has only to gain with this:

- They get money for each app bought and some services you use from them

- And guess what, they don't have to bother getting resources for supporting the HD2, as officially it is unsupported.

So, actually, everybody gains with WP7 in the HD2. Did you really think that MS was getting rich with the 10€ or so each WP7 license costs the manufacter?

It's all fun and games until someone is hurt. Nobody is being hurt or damaged. Although one might say that phone manufacters could be losing sales as people may buy an HD2 and run WP7 on it... But perhaps it is not significant enough...
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] munkeyphyst:
On first blush, the "microsoft aint doing nothing about it so obviously it's ok" argument seems lame, but it may be somewhat valid. Maybe MS should get some props for allowing something like this to pass. I don't believe it's a matter of "not worth their time" or "nothing they can do about it". They shut down VistaTorrent, http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/2006/06/30/microsoft-delivers-cease-and-desist-order-in-a-frame/, when they were distributing a free, open to the public, beta version. They put a stop to the Chevron team. As someone said, they could probably just ask XDA and this forum would go away. Maybe they will some day, who knows.

Is it true that you can call MS and tell them you're trying to install WP7 on an HD2 and they will just give you a reg number?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] chrisrj28:
From many reports in the threads talking about reg keys users have said they told reps they were using an HD2 and were still given the key
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Finalforce1111:
1. When you buy a mobile phone, you cant choose a special OS for it (like Windows, Linux, Mac OS for a PC, the reason is that the software manufacturers don't do that because it is too complex, not everyone knows how to flash correctly a device) so you get an OS with it

2. The device manufacturers like HTC pays in advance the licence fees for the OS when selling the phone. So when you buy it, you pay automaticly the licence fee which is not so much then a licence for a regular pc. Android for exemple is free to use, for Windows phone/mobile the manufacturer pays normally 20$ for each device sold.

3. The device is already pre-installed

4. I called once microsoft and told them that I have a HD2 with WP7 and the agent told me that it is not supportet by them, but not illegal.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] max silver:
I recently flashed the froyomod 2.6 rom, and have found the speed and overall feel to be absolutely fantastic. I am however having issues with the inability to connect to the wireless network in my home. The wifi status shows a constant scanning/disconnected. I found a recommended fix in one thread, however do not understand these instructions:

Turn off wifi

rename /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf to wpa_supplicant.old

Turn on wifi

Sometimes that works (android will make a new .conf file)

If not, reboot

Where do I find the file in question? The renaming itself sounds simple enough, but the actual location of the file is what I do not understand.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] skadude66:
I use Root Explorer to view files that are system config files. I have heard of people using ES File Explorer but have never tried it.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Markolic:
i heard of something called the "Blade wifi fix", its in the market and it might work
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] max silver:
I was able to perform the described file name change, but unfortunately that did nothing to fix my problem. It looks like I'll be trying out a different rom soon instead so that I can use wifi.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babybear293:
I;ve Had my Hero for almost & it's running stock Sprint 2.1. i want to root it but i dont know what i really have to do. i know i have to drivers & SDKs, but which ones. CAN ANYONE JUST GIVE ME LINKS WITHIN THE FORUMS TO HELP ME.

Keep in mind this will be my first time. i mainly want to customize & add ROMs to my phone. THANK YOU in advance!:D:D:D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] user7618:
Look at the stickies in this very forum. Search is your friend.

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Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Gingerbread-on-Hero action here!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babybear293:
can you give me a specific link?

i found this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=717416&highlight=Root+Sprint+Hero

But my phone runs 2.32.651.2
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fowenati:
Z4Root works from my experience, Also super one click root works. Make sure you install busybox and superuser app from the market otherwise you won't know if you're really rooted and it wont seem you are. After that go and get ROM Manager and flash CWM (you'll know what im talking about when you get there). From there you can snoop around the development forums and grab tons of stuff with step by step guides to tweak and modify your phone to perfection
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Insomaniac10:
**I am in no way affiliated with the developMENT or developER of this app**

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=12651842

Just wanted to post this as a heads up that, at least for now, "Perfect Keyboard" is free to XDA members. You purchase it on the market and then PM the developer the transaction number, and he will issue a refund.

I got mine today, and i must say im sticking with it for a while. Ive tried sooo many keyboards but i always end up going back to Swype. I just like the look and feel of this one. Its highly customizeable, visually. In terms of function, it seems to be based off the gingerbread keyboard, with a few extra goodies. give it a shot!!! (go to original thread for the full description)

screenies below with my personal color setup.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Insomaniac10:
fixed screenshots
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] JN9391:
Quit creeping on facebook bruh.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Insomaniac10:
that was her saying SHE was creeping, big guy
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] shreddintyres:
Great find bro

Thanks for the heads up
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] duboi97:
Could I be invited on Saturday also please lol jk.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] shreddintyres:
BTDubs

I can confirm that the post linked to is legit, they already refunded me my money for the app. download the keyboard nao you will not be disappointed.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] JediDru:
I've done so and I'm not. Thanks for the heads up!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] AgentFour20:
whats the equalizer icon in your notification bar ?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Insomaniac10:
AudioManager Pro
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] xriderx66:
can you or are you allowed to PM me the .apk? i'm unable to buy anything at the moment ( grounded ) :P
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Insomaniac10:
Not without permission of developer...it would rip him of a download stat, and would still be considered warez without his permission

Sent from my pocket rocket!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] shreddintyres:
try pm'img the OP from the link topshelf provided, they might be able to help you out.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] xriderx66:
Thanks guys, PM'd dev, waiting for response
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] ameedi600:
I would recommend to get smart keyboard pro, it is one of the best keyboards I have ever had.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] MilkPudding:
Anyone cares to comment on how does it feel compared to Swiftkey? Thanks.

By the way, I'm not a Swype person.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] shreddintyres:
Personally i think its amazing, swift key is great but took some getting used to, prior to this keyboard i was using gb keyboard, this has much the same feel, but the text prediction is much much better. not to mention you can easily theme it from with in the application with out modifying the apk.

that said the text prediction in swiftkey is far different, you will type more in Perfect Keyboard, but you wont get very many errors.

bottom line swiftkey is more efficient, but i feel that perfect keyboard is just a better fit for me, very straight forward and very high quality.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] oka1:
Thanks Top shelf great find !!!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Insomaniac10:
i agree that smart keyboard pro is a great alternative.....perfect keyboard and smart keyboard are the only keyboards i will use that arent swype......as for right now, im going with perfect keyboard because its fresh off the "Shelf" ;) i feel what Perfect DOES need is the ability to adjust key size/height...like Smart does
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Emperorr:
This app has been amazing visually and I've been really happy with it but all day today it has be misreading my typing, randomly selecting keys all the way across the screen from where I press, lagging, not reading keys and etc. I tried restarting the phone but still have the problem. It was working fine until today, not sure whats up but hope it is updated.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Jarmezrocks:
To the OP,

I cannot find your app on the market. I can only find the other keyboard that you have linked by someone else (that is not you). I would really like to try this keyboard out. I am currently using FlexT9 keyboard and it is really great for text/swype and backspacing capability to re-structure new words is incredible, on top of that it's backed by a dragon speech recognition database....however it looks very bland that's for sure :( That is it's biggest downfall actually. Looks like it's come from Android 1.6 lol.

Is there a link for your keyboard anyway via Google Market?

This isn't is it?

https://market.android.com/details?id=inputmethod.latin.perfectkeyboard&hl=en
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Insomaniac10:
yes, that is it.

however, just to be clear, this is not MY keyboard. i had absolutely nothing to to with the development of this app and i deserve absolutely NO credit.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] yosup:
Perfect Keyboard has been the most customizable keyboard I've come across. Any keyboard that let's you adjust the long press delay is golden, then the multitude of tweaks and customizations are just gravy!

It'd be truly "perfect" if it incorporated Swype capability (and esp. Swype's edit screen / functions) as well as some tweak settings and a few more characters in the keypad layout screen.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Nabeel_n85:
Nice keyboard. Plain and simple. Just hte way it is supposed to be.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] xriderx66:
Yeah I agree its really smooth and has Nice feel to it.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rbansal2:
Can one of the wooters upload the nvflash backup that they created. I noticed mine wont boot up with the backup provided http://db.tt/Wm25t7U.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butchconner:
rbansal2,

I'm not a wooter but I do know a few things about the nvflash procedure.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=861950

The two files called for in the NVFlash Procedure from the Developers Forum are

correct. The file with "windows" in the middle provides the nvflash.exe and related

files. The file with "gtablet" and 1105 in it is commonly called "bekit 1105" and has

been around as a stock fall back since at least last November. Using other file

combinations often causes problems for your tablet.

If you do a successful flash, it should show the whole process on your screen and you

will have to press a button to continue once. When you do it will boot all the way

through to the main screen of bekit 1105 -- AKA stock version 2638. If that version

runs, when you install wifi internet it very soon offers you OTA (over the air) Update 3588.

With stock 3588 running well you can go where you want to from there.

Second, if you don't get a successful install, the next step usually recommended is

to flash CWM on to your tablet either using a microSD card and the external slot.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865245

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1020747

The above threads give info on installing CWM. And there are others.

If you successfully install CWM and can boot recovery (power/volume+)

to it, you need to go in to the Advanced Menu and run Partition (2048/0),

Fix Permissions and Wipe Dalvick Cache. Then go back to the Main menu

and run Wipe Cache and Wipe/Reset Factory Data. Then shut down.

When you re-boot, hopefully you'll be up with bekit 1105 and can wifi and

update as above.

I can't say iron clad this works "all" the time, but it has been more than

successful for a lot of folks.

Try it again if you like and let us know if you make progress.

Good Luck,

Rev
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rbansal2:
my problem is that I dont see anything when i boot up. My g tab is stuck in apx mode and I cant seem to get out of it, therefore i cant flash cwm :/
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butchconner:
What my long thread was saying is I think you should go through the nvflash process

again, double checking everything along the way.

If that doesn't give you a working tab, then you can put CWM on a microSD and boot

recovery to /SDCARD2 and see if you can install CWM that way.

If neither of those work you are no worse off than you are now -- and if one of them works we have a chance.

Rev
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rbansal2:
did that..used the nvflash_gtablet_46_2010112600.zip file to recover it this time and it worked...thnx for your help...really appreciate it :)
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butchconner:
rbansal2,

You are fortunate. When I said double-check things, I meant to do it

per the procedure. If you read these forums, you will see that the

"46" file is not recommended for a reason -- it frequently causes boot

loops. (Besides, it is a linux file for use with Linux though it is named

like a Windows file. I don't know why -- we're borrowing someone's

library to get the four correct files.

I say this not to diminish your joy, but to say watch for problems and

be careful.

Good luck,

Rev
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GazaIan:
Sometime during the spring break, I'm headed off to Jamaica. I have never used roaming before, mainly because I didn't have a phone that I actually liked enough to carry along with me. But now, myTouch 4G has won. Now, the three main carriers in Jamaica [LIME, Digicel, Claro] all have GSM networks that operate in the same frequency bands as the myTouch 4G. Now for the question.

How many millions of dollars am I going to have to pay to be connected to send receive calls and texts on any of these networks? I remember T-Mobile charging an arm, leg, liver, kidney, 1.5 ft of the intestine, both ears, an eye and 3 toes for roaming. Is it like that now?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mark manning:
Dial 611 and ask
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirbanks:
$15 per MB. Do not underestimate how much this is. When traveling I spend about $50 every 15 minutes when checking email. Good thing is T-Mobile will text you every $50.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GazaIan:
HOLY F*CK ARE YOU SERIOUS? Goddamn, I use a couple of gigs a month, if my math is correct, I'd owe T-Mobile over $46,000 (yes, forty six thousand dollars) because WiFi isn't so plentiful in Jamaica so I'd be raping data the whole week..

Well, guess I'm not using data.
[General Questions and Answers] sergoreg:
Hi

Has anybody figured out how to use ASProxy

alsubang.github.com

or any other way on Android

to enable internet access for apps other then browser (i.e. pipe all traffic via port 80/443) on Unlimited Browsing Plans (not normall data plan)

like the one offered by Speakout 7-11 in Canada?

Would it require a separate computer running a proxy server since provider's

proxy (APN) will drop any packets with port other then 80 or 443?
[General Questions and Answers] tsuda:
By default, Speakout wireless only works for browsing (80, 443).

ASProxy enables Email, Map, Android Market, etc.

I found Skype does not work.
[General Questions and Answers] veryluckyguy:
Enter the same APN settings into Asproxy and you should be good to go. I found voip apps still don't work. However, google voice works.
[General Questions and Answers] adysworld:
It took me a while to figure it out but here's what I did:

1. Make sure you have the Speakout APN profile entered into the phone and that you have data enabled.

2. Disable Wifi.

3. Stop ASProxy under its Status tab.

2. Delete all previous proxy profiles added under the Proxies tab (if your created any)

3. Under the settings tab, for Connection types choose "APN(3G/4G)" only.

4. ASProxy will automatically detect the phone's APN connection. A screen should pop up to set up a new Proxy with the following info - Connection Type: APN, MCC+MNC: 302720 and Operator: Rogers. If it does not, exit ASProxy and start it again, and select the "Proxies" tab - it should come up then.

5. For the new Proxy, you have to add some additional information (you also have to scroll down to fill in all of this info):

Proxy Type: HTTP

Proxy Host: 10.128.1.69

Proxy Port: 80

Bypass Local: [leave unchecked]

DNS Forwarding: None

Proxy Security: Basic

Username: wapuser1

Password: wap

Save the profile.

6. Under the Status tab, start ASProxy by touching the button.

You should be good to go.

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] kirklec88:
I still can't get it to work!
[General Questions and Answers] sergoreg:
What do you mean by Google Voice?

That you can open its web page and initiate a call?

BTW, are there any free alternative to ASProxy that can support WAP proxies?

BTW, is SO still 3G?
[General Questions and Answers] kynax:
It works for some apps (browser, market, maps) but not for others.

Most notably, Google Talk doesn't connect.

Sync doesn't work. It works if I force it, but it won't sync automatically.