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[EVO 4G General] housry23:
My Evo was stolen while at a restaurant so I filed a claim with Asurion, paid my deductible and they sent me a refurb. When I got the refurb I noticed and indention in the screen kinda like someone took a safety pin and pressed really hard on the screen. The screen also has lines running through it. I also noticed the speaker for the earpiece looked like sh*t and the charging port didn't work very good. I called asurion and the tech went through his tests and told me to do a few things. One of them was to take the battery out and press the power button for 15 seconds. He said this will reset some settings on the motherboard and could fix the USB port problem. I thought he was full of it, but it actually worked. Obviously the rest of the stuff is cosmetic and he couldn't fix it, so he offered me a brand new one free of charge. Of course I feel like if you are paying for insurance this is what you should get in the first place, but I understand why they refurbish them and send those first. I can't wait to get my brand new one. I can tell everyone who reads this that the TEP price is well worth it to me. Asurion is definitely living up to their end of the agreement and that is all I can ask for. To me it is well worth the $7 a month on my bill to get the great service I got after having something as devastating as having my EVO stolen from me.
[EVO 4G General] CheesyNutz:
imho you got lucky with a new evo 99.99999% of the time they will only send out refurbs over and over and over .. still grats on the new evo . i see your in springfield,oh what restaurant was you at so i know not to set mine down lol
[EVO 4G General] jcbbas:
I jacked up my USB port plugging my evo into a computer I built and stupid me hooked up the external USB ports on the motherboard wrong. Needless to say it fried the USB port. The phone thought it was charging whenever the battery was at 90 or more. Below that it drained extremely fast. Battery would not charge in phone at all. Even if it said it did. I claimed insurance on it (sprint here saw I had rooted by the s-off which I was too lazy to turn on thinking its just hardware so they wouldnt look) Placed the order for the replacement, it said phone was back ordered. 3 days go by and I see a tracking number. Phone gets here and its brand new. With new SD Card Charger Booklet Battery all in the unopened brand new evo box. On top of it kept the old sd card, battery, and charger. Basically for $100 deductible I would say Asurion is worth it. I got all that PLUS a brand new evo.
[EVO 4G General] metalfan78:
I haven't had to use the insurance yet, but I'm glad I have it, especially after reading about the good things you guys just posted. I've read threads on here where people say 'but I don't have the insurance' and I say to myself 'wtf? Why wouldn't you pay $7 for some piece of mind?'

We're comin from a pure power source.
[EVO 4G General] theoner1:
Yeah service is great. Just got my brand spanking new Evo replacement just this week as well hardware version 004 retail package. Man this 004 built is noticeably better than my launch day 003.
[EVO 4G General] housry23:
I was at O'Charley's. Bad part is I left it at one of the round tables up in the bar area while I went to the bathroom. I had my brother and a friend with me and they never saw it leave the table. I don't know how. I came back from the bathroom and it was gone. It is MY fault for leaving it sit on the table, but I thought well it's only a couple minutes and no one will steal it with these guys sitting here. They have some shady looking waiters and I would almost bet $ one of them walked by and just snagged it up without anyone noticing. Oh well that one had the 4G keys borked in it cause I used Clockwork recovery to do my first nandroid and restored to it which messed up my RSA keys. At least now I have Wimax when I travel to Columbus.
[EVO 4G General] wryun:
Dropped my phone in water, got a refurbed from Asurion. The replacement was defective, so I called back and requested a brand new device. The rep told me they didn't give new phones. I wan bummed out, but went ahead with another refurbed. (They were 5-7 days back ordered at the time) A week later my phone arrived and it was a brand-spankin' new EVO in the box and everything! If you ask nicely and aren't a douche, you get help. :-)
[EVO 4G General] kmmccorm:
I've had to get three new EVOs from Asurion (long story) ... all three were brand new in box. All three were also backordered, but only once did it take the full 7 days they estimated.
[EVO 4G General] Systemfraud:
My brother dropped his phone in water as well, called sprint about getting it replaced, got a brand new evo in the mail the next day.

Sent from MIUI IS BETTER THAN YOURS
[EVO 4G General] pharmteckCA:
Asurion

My evo has gone thru 3 repairs from sprint and still the phone is not working. Defective after the performed repairs on a defective screen. I have only had my evo for about 1 1/2 months. Called asurion and they told me that they would send me a replacement, but they cant guarantee a new device. But they did mention that the evos are in back order. So the supervisor said there is a possibility that i receive a new one. I hope i get a new one because my phone is in mint condition. If i don't i'm going to call them and give them hell. Trust.
[EVO 4G General] pharmteckCA:
Just got my new evo build number 0004. Way better than my old evo. I had to fight with them to get my way
[EVO 4G General] nautalis:
My wife and I both lost our Evos boating. I filled for both at the same time. Mine said backordered and arrived brand new. Hers was a white model, in stock, and arrived a refirb. Never had an issue with Asurion and will always keep insurance!
[EVO 4G General] lowery23:
I also lost mine while boating this past weekend. Called and was told it was on backorder and could be 7-10 days. Got an email next day that it was shipped and received it the following day. Not positive if it is brand new but it definitely looks like it. Other than having to pay for a new one after my old one took a swim, no complaints here.
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
I got a new one from Asurion a few weeks ago off the bat without having to ask for one. Lucky me, I guess.
[Droid X General] ipoddelta:
So before I have searched high and low for an answer to this question and can not find one on any website. There is a rom or theme whatever you want to call if of windows phone 7 that is out for the HTC HD2. My friend has it on his and i have got to say wow, Android has got something to compete with. But does anyone know of or if someone is working on this for the DROID X??? Thanks. Yes i know about the themes on the market place but i am looking for ZUNE and XBOX LIVE to be more specific.
[Droid X General] jgraham4598:
The hd2 runs windows phone 7 operating system. I have heard of Android and windows being able to work on the Evo, but unfortunately with the locked bootloader of the X there is no way that we will see this dual boot. Therefore you cannot get xbox or zune on the android.
[Droid X General] eadams1975:
I had two hd2 was running windows 7 as a,primary. the way that W7 formats the SD card it is really a single boot system. yes it could becrun in a duel boot configuration with numerous SD card partitions buy was mainly setcto because SINGLE OS. I liked it very much and would likecto have it as an option here but honestly I kept coming back to Droid. if I was to to go with WP7 I would just buy a WP7 device. the cam on the hd2 running WP7 was always junk
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oavon:
Hello,

My usb connector is broken

I would like to upgrade to a a newer

Baseband and also instal dualtouch

Is there a way to do this without usb?

Thanks a lot
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PtN009:
No it's not possible. u can change BB via usb only.

stii u can update.

http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/16060
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oavon:
Thanks
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] schizojd:
I need a original SemcHome.apk X10 Mini launcher 2.0.0.

Thanks.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] adoldrol:
Here is one.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] nujhum:
is there anyway to make the SE stock launcher to work with CM6 & CM7?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] schizojd:
Thank u so much tufadorin!

I don't know...
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] lestercute08:
no you can't the SemcHome is always saying (FORCE CLOSE!)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] dyzzel:
Too bad it does not work on CM 6 or 7. I like the default icons on CM 6 and 7 in terms of design but they are very small on the X10 mini. Or is it because I have fat fingers?;)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] twins.7:
soon, wait for a second
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Deleted member 3693611:
hey guys

i need help fast!!!

i got my 10mini running on RC2 really good and now i got the x10mini from a friend here and wanna do the same but her mini has baseband ending 006 and as we all know i need ending 015 for rc2

i have searched everything but havnt found how to change the baseband

btw her x10 is branded by vodafone is that a problem???

sorry i posted the thread in german

plz help fast cuz she needs her fon back fast!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] CM-PRo:
Hey bro, check out this post by blagus. Tested on 2.1.1.A.0.6 by me. N no, vodafone shuldnt make any problems. :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=982747

Hope it helps.

Remember to make a backup on xRecovery though, just in case.

if you like my post, thank me!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Deleted member 3693611:
yeah i got that and downloaded the right baseband. it's a zip can i flash it via xrecovery or do i have to use a separate flash tool?

X10mini miniCM RC2 overclocked using XDA Premium App
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] CM-PRo:
xRecovery
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Deleted member 3693611:
thx bro

X10mini miniCM RC2 overclocked using XDA Premium App
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Deleted member 3693611:
ok one last question

the build no. is 504 will i get problems with that? when i flash miniCM the build no. will change anyway.? the kernel version is right

X10mini miniCM RC2 overclocked using XDA Premium App
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] CM-PRo:
I dont no about that bro. Jst update latest 2.1.1.A.0.6 due to kernel dependicies. :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Deleted member 3693611:
i did update via sues and pc companion 2 times and its still. 504 ill just try thx

X10mini miniCM RC2 overclocked using XDA Premium App
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] nobodyAtall:
Use this guide:

http://code.google.com/p/minicm/wiki/Installation_guide
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Deleted member 3693611:
thanks guys you really saved my ass!!!!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] CM-PRo:
You're welcome. Hope ur gf is happy now. ;)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
So ive just been going through all the ROM's i have used and trying to find a good reason to use standard Sense e.g LeeDroid, AuraxTSense etc... over an HD ROM like iNsertCoin or Reflex?

I just want to know features ive missed that arnt included in HD ROM's etc not a "I like that one better" thread ;)

Thanks !
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] godutch:
DHD roms are just as fast and bugfree as regular roms, so I don't see any reasons for running a regular one
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Meaple:
DHD roms use a bit more resources to run but you get a little more with them than you do on regular sense. Just wish with sense you could tweak it like not running certain apps on startup. That sort of thing.

Sent from CM7
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
That's kind if what I was getting at :)
[Nexus One General] AbsoluteDesignz:
EVERYONE has a few gripes with Android...Everyone...however this blog is so biased and uninformative it seriously annoys me.

The first post was about how SOME iOS apps look better than their Android counterparts...a fault entirely with the devs of those apps, not Androids fault...which is obvious but not on that blog...

Then they start posting half truths and lies and it's absurd.

Such As:

one post is entirely opinion based (Android looks like crap)

Another uses the recent Skype scandal as if it is somehow Androids fault that the devs were incompetent.

Another actually disses the notification panel...seriously...

And the most recent one disses flash...as if A) it has to be always on and B) is worse than it is...

the blog is seriously frustrating...

check it out....

android-gripes.tumblr.com
[Nexus One General] houzuoguo:
there are iOS haters, so there are Android haters too :rolleyes:

don't worry :D we love our Android.
[Nexus One General] jens1288:
I agree with houzuoguo. The thing about this blog that will infuriate many is the lack of comments section, each post should open to discussion. It's closed (ahem iOS) and would cater to Apple fanboys.
[Nexus One General] tkgod:
I blog about my gripes with Android sometimes, but the majority of which are geared at the carriers and manufacturers actions, not Android itself. Android is so customizable, I'd have a hard time believing that Android looks ugly. I also keep my comments section open for discussion which I enjoy. This blog just seems like a shill for Apple.
[Nexus One General] AbsoluteDesignz:
that's what pissing me off the most...the first post I read about devs making android apps look like crap compared to iOS apps...I was like yea, good, bring this to the forefront...but soon after it seemed to be overwhelmed with half truths and lies and just all around BS.

Seriously...the dude who dissed the Android notification panel even went as far as to say that iOS's notifications are better....even the most diehard Apple blog has never said something so retarded before right then.
[Nexus One General] galaxys:
That blog is full of crap...not even close to being creditable. Android is in 1st place for OS's and continues to rock!
[Nexus One General] britoso:
omg he quoted you! (out of context, naturally, him being an iTard)

He does have a right to spew his crap on his blog,twitter and fb. Create a new androidRocks id and challenge every single of his lines, with rock hard evidence.

His biased opinion is clear here (quote), I wont even try to correct him as every single statement is false.
[Nexus One General] Eclair~:
Lol, the way he gets his point across may may appear as bashing, but he isn't entirely lying. Stock Android is hideous, and people only prefer it to anything else because of it's speed. It isn't polished and it simply isn't too lovely. However I do like how Google focuses on "Dark", iOS seems somewhat too bright and colorful. Yes colorful is usually good, but iOS also makes everything shiny, somewhat childish or something... it's hard to explain why I don't entirely like it, but something about iOS in general seems eh to me.

I was going to actually give this guy the benefit of the doubt and assume that he actually wanted to better Android. Then I noticed that he only post news related to Android when it makes Android look bad. Only when it makes Android look bad. What does random news articles have to do with your problems with Android? It also seems to me he hates Android and wants everyone to hate Android as well. Then again, the title of the blog is "Android Gripes", so I guess focusing on the negatives on the OS is the point. Posting how Skype had a vulnerability does seem extremely odd though... it again makes me assume he just wants to create a site to make Android seem pathetic. The "Is Samsung’s New Galaxy Tab Fibbing About Its Figure? And About Those Galaxy Tab Fans…" post is completely irrelevant to the blog. And video of the new, thinner 10.1 tab has been out for a few days: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdu5PVjCGo0, sadly not before that post.

I agree with him entirely from a design standpoint, several Android apps and Android without being properly modified in general is ugly. There is no denying that (well it is an opinion, so you could deny it) but it is also highly customizable -- and it also seems that developers do not try as hard on their Android apps at all. However, I do not like his hate toward Android. He is trying to use every minuscule flaw, or even things that that aren't really even "flaws" of the operating system to make it seem inferior to iOS. I honestly hope such a blog inspires Google to focus a little harder on Android's user interface. Google sucks at this. And they always have.
[Nexus One General] tr.slate:
You will not find a bigger Android guy than me, but I admit, that the design of many of our apps is crap. This is actually why I got into application design. I love Android and want to make it better, and before Honeycomb it didnt look like Google was really making big strides in the design arena. But then again, I dont think they are a very design heavy company as a whole, and there have been numerous stories throughout the years of how their designers get fed up and leave because the engineering heavy company just doesnt seem to understand design as a whole. Fortunately with Mathias Duarte now on board I believe things are going to change quite a bit, and imho already have with some great new ui stuff on Honeycomb.

I dont think the Android phone ui is hideous or anything, but when you have such great functionality as Android has, it really brings you down to see such poopy design sometimes. For instance do a search on "calendar widget." There is only one I would consider being well designed, Pure grid, while the other 200 cal widgets may have great function, but look just awful.

All that being said, if anyone is interested in getting an application designed professionally by my company, feel free to dm me. We have some great stuff coming out for iOS, and since I'm one of two guys at my company that uses Android I would love to get some more Android apps to work on. Plus it would be nice to throw in my bosses face when he bad mouths Android designs :)
[Nexus One General] RogerPodacter:
I admit there are more polished looking apps on iPhone over android. But I happen to find stock gingerbread just pure elegant and beautiful. With launcher pro of course, but I find it beautiful. I mean how could stock android be "ugly" and not have iOS ugly as well? Stock android looks way better to me.
[Nexus One General] ap3604:
I guess the best way to get back at him is to make a blog of your own called iOS-gripes.tumblr.com :D;)

As far as the look of the operating system I would have to say that stock Android is nicer than iOS.

Main reasons I ended up switching to the iPhone 4 was due to:

1. HID bluetooth keyboard support built into the OS.

2. Netflix app that streams video.

3. Navigon GPS app for iOS that I actually prefer over Google Maps Navigation (doesn't need data, lane assist, turns down music instead of just pausing it). I tried out the Android version of the app and it seemed really half-assed like how it would talk over the music playing instead of trying to pause it or turn it down so you couldn't hear what it was telling you.

4. Better resale value when selling it on Craigslist. Usually the top android phone gets replaced by something better within 3 - 6 months and the resale value goes down accordingly. With the iPhone there are always tons of sheep wanting to buy yours and its guaranteed to stay at the top of the food chain for an entire year.

I agree though AD the guy is just being a troll and should either be less biased or needs to keep his mouth shut ;)
[Nexus One General] AbsoluteDesignz:
I in no way deny the fact that iOS apps as a whole are better designed than Android apps...that's a fact...an unfortunate fact, but a fact.

I also think Stock Android is about 2 or 3 steps away from being much better (and from what I've seen and "felt" of Honeycomb it'll be closer once that hits phones).

I just do not like a select few posts which show an obvious bias...

The Samsung post...like that has anything to do with Android.

The Skype post, like that is Androids fault in the least.

The notification panel post which is just ridiculous.

And the snide comments in the article itself.

I respected the blog when I first said it as I felt it was bringing to light a big issue about app quality...then he kept updating it and yea...BS.
[Nexus One General] player911:
Well I have a Nexus One and an iPad2.

Let me just say that I fight with the iPad 2's iOS constantly. And while it may look pleasant, the design and functionality are lacking.

2 Examples that blow my mind:

AppStore: Browsing through tons of pages until I find an app I want to try. Click. Download. Exit. Homescreen... Ok I see it installing. Flip back. Re-Launch AppStore.... oh wait... I'm back to page 1 out of 254,325. Great...

SketchLive HD: Sweet doodle app. Click Send. Pop's up asking to set up an email account. No back button. No exit button. Back to the homescreen. Relaunch SketchLive HD.

This is like this for almost every app. You only have 1 option, the home button. I'm new so I'm exploring lots of apps. Almost every one of them has something that wouldn't allow me to go back... forcing me to close out and relaunch.

My thinking: Android is created by geeky logical coders where functionality > style. Apple is just the opposite where style > functionality.

I'll take functionality any day. I'm glad I never bought an iPhone as my daily communication device as it would be shattered on a road somewhere. Nothing is more aggravating then knowing what you are trying to do, but the software is too stupid to do it.

Here's more: The App Store shouldn't ping me to enter in my password every 15 minutes. It's freaking annoying. iTunes required me to setup a password that has Numbers and Capital and lowercase letters. It's a pain in the butt trying to go through Caps and Numbers on the iPad.

Also: The keyboard is atrocious. Why are the letters Capped when I'm using lowercase? Why can't you press and hold for numbers? Why does it FORCE a capital letter as the first letter of an input box? Very annoying and it makes me want to simply break it.

Apple found the magical formula to polishing a turd, and selling it for butt loads of money. Well played.
[Nexus One General] crachel:
Just glanced quickly over at that blog and I agree completely with "Too many apps “live” in the notification panel".. If I want to be 100% sure Android won't kill an app I have to have it as an ongoing notification at ALL times? That is so ridiculous
[Nexus One General] britoso:
Notification icons are optional and completely up to the developer, however a windows style "hide inactive icons"/manual configuration will be nice.
[Nexus One General] crachel:
right, but even if the developer allows for no icon, there is still a blank space.. so if you have 2 or 3 ongoing notifications, you might have 2 icons with 1 blank space in between which looks even dumber..
[Nexus One General] PartyMango:
Huh? In my experience, Apps that have an option on whether or not to display a notification panel icon (like Trillian or Skype) don't leave "blank space" in the notification area, they just aren't present there.

If an app developer opts for a non-visible phantom icon he is probably doing it wrong.
[Nexus One General] crachel:
If you want your app to avoid potentially being garbage collected by Android you have to have an ongoing notification (running in the foreground) which means an icon or a blank space on the status bar

If the app is not running in the foreground (ongoing notification), Android could possibly see fit to kill it in the event memory is needed elsewhere.. so in this case, you're correct the app wouldn't be present at all
[Nexus One General] Eclair~:
Nevermindz, lol.
[Nexus One General] PartyMango:
Thanks for the information, didn't know about that.

This is their new design, Speedtest.net redesigned their website as well. It is very unlikely that this is in any way related to the android gripes post.
[Nexus One General] Eclair~:
So the iPhone version used to look like this as well? I didn't know that..

._.

>.>
[Nexus One General] PartyMango:
Yep, it did - Speedtest.net just updated their iPhone App first, for whatever reason. For all we know a bug delayed the release of the Android version, or the iPhone version got developed first.