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[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
I didn't bother me none... She's a good rep, she didn't sugarcoat it, why do that? I hope you understand where I'm coming from. I do agree the explanation could have been elaborated on some though.
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
Pretty much. One of the primary factors I stuck with Sprint, was because of the yearly upgrades and the EVO. The yearly upgrades are now gone and the Thunderbolt is quite appealing with superior customer service, reception, and speeds.
[EVO 4G General] Lrod0175:
I got you, but the point was just the way the Rep answered, it tickle me a little bit, but I was kidding, I just did not write lol more I guess... lol.

Lrod's evo
[EVO 4G General] matt2053:
I just want to say that there's something fundamentally flawed about a setup under which it is so often advantageous to cancel your contract, pay an ETF, and immediately sign a new contract.
[EVO 4G General] Papa Smurf151:
Yearly upgrades arnt gone. Just given to people who...

1. Don't buy bare minimum (lowest plan they can)

Or

2. Actually have company loyalty and don't service hop to the next best thing at the time.

People can ***** whine and moan all they want. They can show prices they pay...but it all comes down to two reasons above.

Its stated in fine print that add one don't count towards rewards...add ons being premium data, extra lines, insurance, or others...

So u wernt lied to about anything. They changed their guidelines.

All other companies only give upgrades after 18-24 months.
[EVO 4G General] lineman78:
I am not taking this personally, but I have also been demoted to silver. I have only been a customer for a little over 2.5 years, but the only reason I came to Sprint over Verizon is the price and the yearly upgrades. I was promised premier membership which included yearly upgrades as an incentive through my employer. Now with premier data and the silver kick in the sack I have no reason to stay and will probably go to VZW since I am roaming on their network over 50% of the time anyways(no sprint service at work). As far as Papa Smurf's comment on buying cheap plans; I have the everything 450 plan and I use under 10 min a month because I don't call landlines and my phone doesn't work half the time(calls can't interrupt data when roaming). All I ask is that I be allowed to break my contract at the 1 year mark when I would have normally been able to upgrade my phone. I don't expect them to oblige, but maybe I will have to stop being careful about data usage while roaming and start listening to Pandora at work. I agree that customers should be rewarded for loyalty and also agree that all other companies do 18-24 mo renewals so a 12 mo upgrade is quite a reward, my only problem is when something is promised and subsequently taken away with no apology or way out. I had already been contemplating a move to VZW before my Evo purchase due to reception issues and premium data, but chose to extend my contract purely based on the annual upgrade. Now I see it as a bait and switch as when I signed my contract I did so with the impression that I would be eligible for an upgrade in a year, but without any sort of option for me that has now been changed.
[EVO 4G General] Papa Smurf151:
U wernt lied to or decieved. They promised they would give u an early upgrade with qualifying status. Policy changes has made ur plan a non qualifying account. They have all rights to change qualifying rules. It's in the contract u agreed to. Just gotta read a little.
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
Buddy, if you're trying to indirectly call us who are on the lowest plan cheap, you got something coming. I am indeed on the $129 shared plan but I pay $20 for each additional line ($30 after this upgrade) and TEP on all my lines and 2 international calling add-ons. I honestly don't know many people who use the $169.99 shared plan when you get unlimited mobile to any mobile. All my 5 lines use less than 400 minutes combined from the 1500 we have.

All in all, I am well above the $169 a month mark. Like with their discounts, I feel that this 'base price' limitation is there just to fool and confuse people.
[EVO 4G General] lineman78:
As an example, let's say I'm a used car dealer and I have the exact same car as someone else; mine has worn tires while the other has new tires, but mine has a 50,000 mile warranty while the other is only 25,000 so you decide to get mine for the warranty. 6 months down the road I decide that the 50,000 mile warrenty is costing me too much and decide to only offer it for cars less than 3 years old and your car no longer qualifies, wouldn't you be angry knowing you could have gotten a car with better tires if you knew you weren't going to end up with a longer warranty through me even if the contract said it was perfectly legal for me to change my mind?
[EVO 4G General] nebenezer:
I wouldn't buy anymore cars from you..

service? maybe, but I'd buy my cars elsewhere
[EVO 4G General] Semantics:
I keep seeing this over and over, so I'd like to clarify it once and for all. If you have the 150 dollar discount, you are eligible for the 150 off the price of the phone, and the same instant rebate that any new customer gets. Its new customer pricing.

If you have the 75.00 rebate, you are entitled to 75.00 off the RETAIL price of the phone, and you get no rebate. The difference is significant. Instead of getting an EVO for 199 with the full discount, you get it for 425 (assuming its still 499 retail).

Its not a "1/2" upgrade. Its 75 dollars off the RETAIL price of the phone, and nothing more.
[EVO 4G General] Lrod0175:
Man I might just buy an Evo from freaking Craigslist, there's people selling them cheap overthere, no contracts... lol, I had it with contracts. As for the Evo 3d I'm just gonna buy it two months after it comes out, where? U might ask, you've guessed it: Craigslist!
[EVO 4G General] blackroseMD1:
I was on the $69.99 plan (call me cheap if you want, I call it not paying more than I have to for service that suits my needs)...I was also told, multiple times, when I was talking to the guy at the Sprint store when switching over, that I would get my first upgrade in 12 months.

Sprint changed their policy. Was I mad about it? At first...but it does say in the fine print that they can do it whenever they want. Am I happy about that? Not particularly.

However, they way I look at it, I can change to the $89.99 plan now...and still get my original upgrade in July, like I was supposed to when I signed up (it's three months from the date that the representative set my plan upgrade to start).

All in all, it will cost me $60 extra to get my $150 + rebates upgrade that I would have lost, as opposed to "buying out my contract" for $150 and then getting the exact same new customer pricing.

If your upgrade is supposed to come up in July or later, I would wait until you are 3-4 months out and then upgrade your plan. You'll end up saving money, and you can always switch back to the Unlimited Everything 450 after the upgrade.
[EVO 4G General] gpz1100:
That's a poor example. The terms of the agreement when the vehicle was purchased indicate 50K mile warranty. You can't change the terms retroactively. You can apply 25K miles to cars purchased under the new terms, but you will have to honor the 50K for any cars previously purchased when the terms were 50K miles. Otherwise, you're breaching the contract, and a court will find you at fault :)

Although it's been restated numerous times that the annual upgrade was a perk, it really boils down to a bait and switch. It was used as a sales tactic to obtain more customers. As a customer, I signed on with the understanding that I could exercise this option annually if I so chose to. It is absolutely sprint's option to change the terms at will. However, they either need to waive the etf fee if the customer decides to leave or, do as verizon did, and honor the original terms one last time. My understanding is if you contact retentions and present your case in proper manor (what is proper? dirty can enlighten us to what the keywords are) so that your eligibility date can be reset to what it was under the old terms.
[EVO 4G General] nebenezer:
You didn't read the fine print..
[EVO 4G General] lineman78:
I believe it is a good analogy. The terms when I signed up said 2 things; I would get an annual upgrade and they reserved the right to change eligibility. Similarly my analogy states you get a 50k mile warranty and I reserve the right to change that if I wish. You have proven my point though in saying that you believe doing so would be wrong and worth perhaps suing over. Now; I'm not saying you would win or the $140(approx ETF at 12 mo) is worth suing over, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a class action come out of this.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Nothing will happen because it's a perk and you accepted the fact that, that perk can be removed or changed at anytime. Bait and switch? Nowhere near it, it's something the company doesn't have to give you under any obligations whatsoever. The judge will read the contract and say "well it appears that it's clearly written here that this can be removed or changed at anytime and you signed it therefore acknowledging the fact"

This program has been around a few years and millions of people have used it for those years, is it Sprints fault that you joined at the wrong time? That's why 10 year customers are still awarded this regardless of the plan.

Sent from my spaceship!
[EVO 4G General] KB112:
Dirty, I do understand what it is your saying. I think the part that has most folks jaded, is not grandfathering it at least for this year. That part is pretty weak right there. Let it run its course for 2011 at least. That would have appeased most customers. But right /wrong it is what it is.

Sent from my Warm Z EVO
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Yeah that was messed up

Sent from my spaceship!
[EVO 4G General] brandibran:
Premier Gold/Silver

the key is being ripped off for more than 3 months... OR being a customer for over 10 years.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OmegaRED^:
please for the love of all that is good.

check what apps you have installed!

disable your apn when not using the internet.

alot of free apps on the market are trash and some paid for apps are very badly optimized.

if your phone is still upto crap, you could have ond of the botched motherboards if this is true then your charger will also have to be replaced.

SE released a ****e load of bad x10's.

if you dont know me... i got banned from SE's talk forum for pointing out the dodgy business practices that SE has been doing lately.

the x10 was a learning curve for SE at the cost of us.... the users.

if your phone suffers severely with heat, battery life or restarts..

dont blame the modmaker, blame the device... blame SE.

posted using: Sub space trasmission.
[HD7 General] iNNoCeNT:
Hi All,

i'm sorry for asking this but i spent already some hours on this forum and I'm completely lost, I have no idea what finally to do to get my mobile phone unbranded and finally use a AZERTY keyboard with a french dictionnary.

My TMOUS has following ROM inside:

OS Version: 7.0.7004.0

Firmware version number: 2250.09.12001.531

Hardware revision number: 0002

Radio software version: 5.51.09.11a_22.31.50.09U

Radio hardware version: A.12.0.D4

Bootloader version: 1.20.2250.0(111584)

Chip SOC version: 2.2.5.0

I understood TMOUS was one of the last branded phone to unbrand. Please advise which tutorial to use, considering i do not want to use a goldcard.

I have already unbrand many HTC phones in the past, by SUPERCID the SPL and then flashing the phone, but it seems to be more tricky this time.

Thanks a lot for your advices !!
[HD7 General] agustinpac:
I want the same, but the only way I found was the goldcard method...
[HD7 General] iNNoCeNT:
No one ?

Please reply and let me thank you in advance.

Kind regards,
[Xoom General] StrifeSoldierVII:
I've had my Xoom since launch day and absolutely love it, but to this day I am disappointed in the fact that it has no vibration feature at all. What's up with that? Even low end phones have this feature. I know the Xoom is NOT a phone and should NOT be compared to one, but... are tablets too cool for this kind of feature?

For example.. if the Xoom had a vibration feature it would add haptic feedback to anything you tap on the screen which might include the softkeys or the keyboard. It would also add more fun to the games. Imagine playing Samurai Vengeance II and it shakes when you get attacked or kill the enemies, that would enhance the gaming experience similar to that of the Sony PlayStation Dual Shock.

I just don't understand why they would leave such a common feature like this out. Are any of the new Android tablets going to make use of a vibration feature? I don't see why not, right?
[Xoom General] :
is there even hardware that supports this? I would take my xoom apart and check but im pretty sure someone already has. If the device has the hardware then once we get aosp we should be able to get it working.
[Xoom General] :
Motorola already explained this during the tech demo. They said it was a decision of 3 things Battery Life, Necessity and most importantly cost or production. So that makes more since. its already borderline $800.00. So i can totally understand..Trust me, we'll live. lol
[Xoom General] :
i don't think vibration is necessity. i think that it is where it needs to be haha.
[Xoom General] StrifeSoldierVII:
That does make more sense. And true.. we will live, I know I am. It would be a neat feature though. Do we think future tablets will have a vibration feature ever? Or can we safely rule that one out altogether? Like I said it is such a common feature this day and age.

But I think that someone somewhere will put out a tablet that does and has absolutely everything possible built into it and onto it, it's bound to happen eventually regardless of price. I like to call them the "King" device. Much like how I see the Xoom right now along with the DROID brand.
[Xoom General] alias_neo:
I have to disagree with you guys, I find I cannot possibly use my Desire or my Galaxy Tab without haptic feedback on the keyboard. It's a very necessary feedback to me considering the lack of tactile feedback from the screen.

I'm very disappointed to hear this considering I'm currently weighing up my pre-order of this thing.
[Xoom General] StrifeSoldierVII:
I hear that! That's why I made the original post. I am on your side. It really is a shame that I am typing on my Xoom this very second without that awesome haptic feedback! If only... if only...
[Xoom General] Lothaen:
oh i like haptic feedback

but if i was doing some serious typing i'd probably buy a keyboard :D
[Xoom General] jasbur17:
I played Tank Hero the first day I got the Xoom and was very disappointed when the Xoom didn't buzz when I got hit.
[Xoom General] alias_neo:
You have a point I suppose, I need the Haptic on my Desire because I rely on it for fast texting, on the galaxy tab I rely on it for my fast google talking, but the XOOM is a different device, the most i'm likely to want to type are some google searches, maybe the odd email.
[Xoom General] inspiron41:
The vibrator uses a precious earth metal that would have certainly raised the price of the xoom
[Xoom General] alias_neo:
What's the problem with using a rotating weight that is off-balance? They do that in most phones, cheap as heck. EXAMPLE
[Xoom General] madsquabbles:
wouldn't something this heavy require some major vibrations that could cause more problems down the road?
[Xoom General] gordec:
Just attach your girlfriend's to the back of your xoom. Problem solved.
[Xoom General] alias_neo:
Not really, the Galaxy Tab has a very subtle vibrate, in the right plane it only has to be very slight and it makes all the difference compared to no vibrate.

Maybe some sound at just the right frequency and amplitude could cause resonance, we could use that as the "haptic" feedback.
[Xoom General] :
Let me find out you guys use that haptic feedback in your lap for "other reasons". Lol type a lot these days aye?!!??

Sent via Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi only tablet powered by Android 3.0 Honeycomb using Tapatalk
[Xoom General] Psychokitty:
Neodymium magnets are not that expensive. There are already probably 5 or 6 tiny ones in the Xoom.
[Xoom General] sgtagem:
I like the feedback when typing but when you think about it. Why would you want to lose the battery life and gain the extra weight. Its a tablet not a phone, Im cool with without it. Just my 2cents :)
[Xoom General] Dubar:
I dont miss it, or even understand why I would want it. How can you "rely" on haptic feedback for typing? I dont mean to sound troll-y, but that just doesnt make sense to me. I typically turn off haptic and keytones on all my devices because I find it to be a bit obnoxious. I've kept haptic on since my last flash on my Epic because.. laziness mostly. I dont feel that it adds anything to the experience and I think from all my rom-flashing mishaps I've mentally associated the haptic feedback with impending terrible FC doom, so it sort of scares me when it happens. I start typing a text and I'm like "oh crap not now... oh nevermind"
[Xoom General] jcaf77:
galaxy tab and dell streak 7 have vibration, these are tablets so.. i see how that reduces the battery life but its definitely a nice feature to have for games... Im considering buying (or was lol) but learning that is lacking vibrate mode its aturn off! btw does the wifi tablet have a GPS? thanks
[Xoom General] :
Yes wifi has gps

Sent via Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi only tablet powered by Android 3.0 Honeycomb using Tapatalk
[Xoom General] Sejanus:
Turning on the sound helped a whole bunch...it's no haptic feedback but it is feedback.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] rrohanjs:
hey milestone users .. so can ne1 share their cm7 rc3 experiences with me .. i wanna upgrade to it so i wud like some comments as to how is it better than cm6.1.2 ?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] n3n00:
Just make Nandroid Backup of current ROM, try CM7, and if you don't like it, go back to CM6. CM7 is better looking, CM6 is more stable.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] mike-08:
CM7 works pretty well most of the time. I've got very rarely reboots. (not more than I had with the stock rom I'd say). What I have trouble with in CM7 is the memory usage. I often loose SMS and I believe it's due to memory shortage. But it probably depends on your usage profile. I've got some backround apps running (e.g. tasker) that use memory. In the end it's like n3n00 said. Give it a try and you'll see if it fits your needs.
[HD2 General] JDog10:
I tried putting windows 7 on my htc hd2 and it wont get past the bootloader screen. I can enter the tri-color screen and my HSPL 2.08. Please help me
[HD2 General] T-Macgnolia:
Do you have MAGLDR on your HD2, Or will it just boot into the multicolor bootloader?
[HD2 General] JDog10:
Yea I have MAGLDR
[HD2 General] siddharth singh:
u have to do it by going into magldr usb flasher mode u cant do it through normal bootloader
[HD2 General] T-Macgnolia:
The other post is correct you have to use option #4 USB Flasher from the main menu of MAGLDR. What WP7 ROM are you trying to gflash so I can check the thread out. A link would be nice if you can post it I did not look at your post count.

Also go to option #10 services of MAGLDR and then select option #1 Boot Settings and make sure it is set to option #3 WPH from NAND. If it is not on that option set it to that option and then go back to the main MAGLDR menu and select option #1 Boot WPH and if your WP7 ROM is on the phone it should boot up and boot straight back into WP7 if you turn your phone of and back on. Or you could just option #11 of the main MAGLDR menu after you checked the setting I mentioned and it will reboot to WP7. Also you will see MAGDLR for a minute every time you boot your phone as it is what boots WP7
[HD2 General] JDog10:
When I try to go into flasher mode the phone can't be found
[HD2 General] T-Macgnolia:
Sounds like you are having an issue with the drivers for MAGLDR installing. You should try changing USB ports and if this doesn't help try another computer. Also what Windows version does your computer use?

Also try going to option #4 of MAGLDR the USB Mass Sty option and see if the drivers install for you to have access to your storage card. This might help you with the flasher too.
[HD2 General] JDog10:
I already tried it and it won't work. I'm using windows 7. I can connect to my computer when I go into mass storage mode
[HD2 General] orangekid:
are you running the DFT flasher "as administrator"

also, try different USB port.
[HD2 General] JDog10:
Thanks I ran it as an administrator and it worked.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mammenj:
Is there way to go to a browser window using left right swipe?

If its not there it would be a good feature to have :D
[Epic 4G General] Gildegan:
i dont know its just me or the screen is brighter than DI18 , bcz the screen even in the lowest brightness is killing the battery more than eclair .

I just got like 3 hours at screen usage , please let me know is a common "issue" or just me , or more tips to improve the battery performance bcz the phone can be like more than 5 days in standby like calibrate battery or something like that i dont know (i dont have the phone rooted)

Also the battery goes warmer than DI18 like 104 ºF i think is a normal temp for heave usage but i got less in DI18
[Epic 4G General] Top Nurse:
Market > Sceen Filter > free :D

Sent from Bonsai 7.0.3
[Epic 4G General] blazinazn:
Thought it was just me. I have brightness all the way down and it's STILL bright.

Will have to try out the app Top nurse recommended. If I have my phone hooked up to my PC and the brightness all the way down and i use it to send texts or surf, it actually drains my battery. Phone also gets really hot.
[Epic 4G General] Gildegan:
i´m going to try SyndicateROM - Frozen expecting it have the same brightness level of eclair DI18
[Epic 4G General] Custodian:
What settings are you running with this app nurse?

sent from azeroth.
[Epic 4G General] LordLugard:
For the time being I'm done with custom roms. I find that they introduce some quirk or the other that ends up annoying me. For now, stock and rooted, crap ware removed and getting decent battery life.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
All it does is choose how bright the phones screen is, but it can go dimmer than the phones settings. Set t any number you want, just (caps lock for emphasis) DO NOT use zero.

Sent from my always stock, EC05 Epic 4G
[Epic 4G General] Gildegan:
Are you on stock EC05?

Is this is the case , how much display time you get before the battery runs out?

I think im going back to eclair , but i like the install the apps in the sd instead and flash
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Accessories] ProCro:
Hello,

I have Mio navigation and it has 5V/1A output. Is it safe to use it with my HTC Diamond?

Thanks :o
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Accessories] ProCro:
anyone? :o
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Accessories] DavidTiger:
Old, And you probably already know, used it but yea it will be fine :)

I have used 5 different USB sockets. with variants of 5v to 5.5v and 600mA to 1.5A

They all work fine with my diamond and extended battery 1800MaH

I noticed that the more Amps the faster it charges :)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] moz90:
There are some sites that i would rather have the ipad site than the android or desktop site is there any way i can change how i view a page to the way you would on an ipad i had a first gen ipad and i loved the way espn and some other sites were set up on it. I no you can do this in dolphin browser and i really hope there is a way in the stock browser because i like the stock browser alot more and the dolphin one force closes on me alot. thanks if anyone can help i would greatly appreciate it. :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:

Edit: I figure it out its awesome if anyone wants to no how go here http://androidondeck.com/?p=231