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[Xperia Arc General] ponggoloids:
What I really don't like about the galaxy phones is how they look and feel like previous versions of the iPhone. Seriously, the tipping point for getting the arc over the other phones is its unique style. Do you trade off specs and performance for style? Not really. But I don't see the need to pay extra when I can get something that I want and that pretty much caters to what I need.

If you want to be future-proof, get the SGS2 - it might be the HTC Desire of dual-cores with its potential long life. Give it a couple months more and a few more dual-core phones will come out. Will you be wanting every new phone with better specs?
[Xperia Arc General] the_slasher:
+1 on that
[Xperia Arc General] sofia-captivate:
I think you guys are stuck with arc. And couldn't afford sgs2 so why bashing it? And quality on sgs2 is way better than arc. Only thing arc has is camera and Hdmi 2.3 and slim other than that same as x10. I don't see how and why people bought the arc
[Xperia Arc General] rustynuts34:
I could afford to be choosy when opting for a phone I liked the arc so got the arc you can to through life upgrading everything tvs pcs cars houses phones but there is always something bigger and better round the corner so just enjoy what you have :-)
[Xperia Arc General] resetoriginal:
well, i was on the fence between both phones but ended up with the arc, its just an awesome phone, super fast, even in the browser, which i was surprised.

the x10 was trash, but now that sony is giving it 2.3 it makes use of all of its hardware. so its actually a pretty good phone now. the arc of course is way better.

dual-core wouldnt really be as future proof as people are making it out to be....unless ofcourse your idea of future proof is about 6ish months long till the next big thing comes out....and didnt nvidia already map out quad-cores? which means the wait for 2.5+ would be needed since 2.4 will take advantage of the dual-cores.

coming from an atrix, the only real noticable difference in speed comes when you open certain apps, and even then...the difference is by about...1, maybe 2 seconds? so until android can utilize dual-cores, a single core phone done right is fantastic.

*personal preference here*i love sony's screen for movies and pics vs Samoled. cant comment on Samoled plus but the over-saturation and fake colours on the galaxy S phones drove me nuts :/

so those are some of my reasons for getting the arc over the Gs2.
[Xperia Arc General] kaisan1:
+1 on this.. lol..!!:D
[Xperia Arc General] doministry:
Doesn't look like double cores have any real advantage right now, something really better for the user. Unless you're counting any second after app launching.

It's definitely the future but I wouldn't pee in my pants because of that right now.

SGSII is probably awesome. However has inferior design, inferior UI (for me of course) plus the fear of quality. And Samsung software doesn't seem polished ever. SGSI had issues AFAIK and just look at their WP7 problems story.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mhotep06:
HBO GO is now live. Anyone with a Transformer tried it?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hanano17:
Doesn't show in the market on mine, but does on my Fascinate.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iboj007:
I don't see it in my market either
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gorby911:
If you go to market.android.com you will see that it is not supported yet. However, if you find an apk somewhere and side load it, it may work just fine although I haven't tried it yet.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nastrodamous:
Doesnt work says device not supported.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HideYoKids:
on the market.android.com site I can't put it on any of my devices, they're all grayed out. Milestone, Atrix, Xoom or Transformer.. I don't know why it wont load onto my Atrix.. Is it because I'm in Canada?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nastrodamous:
I dont think it works in canada
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gorby911:
Bummer. I am at work so didn't have a chance to try but I hoped. I was able to see and download it from the market on my Samsung Epic 4G and it works fine.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nastrodamous:
well i can get the hbo to go website to load on my transformer its pretty neat.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gorby911:
Yup, I just saw this on Engadget:

"Update: Sorry Android users, but it looks like the only supported versions for the Android app are 2.1 - 2.3.3. However, we're getting reports that it does function in the browser -- so long as you've got Flash installed, of course. We're also told that the HBO Go site works just fine on the PlayBook as well."
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajftl:
If u click on the android police link it take u to the HBO go on market from your asus /Acer but when u click download it says your device not compatible...wtf? Lol

sent from my Acer iconia using TT
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sapiers:
not working for me

So I cant figure out what I'm doing wrong, on my laptop it works fine but when I go to the website with my transformer it just gives me the screen showing the coming soon for ipone, android, etc screen, no option to login. I have flash loaded and it is working fine everywhere else. Am I doing something wrong?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrichar3:
Not in market yet, and I can't get the site to open either from my transformer.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cd419:
Set your user agent to desktop and be sure to use the stock browser.

Edit: BTW Game of Thrones is amazing you should watch it if you haven't already.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sapiers:
That got it, thanks very much works awesome so far over wifi and with 3g mifi
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrichar3:
I have been loving Game of Thrones. Can't wait for the end of the season to read the book. A buddy of mine told me about the series and then said they might be making a show (early 2010). I have waited patiently and am ready to start "A Song of Fire and Ice"
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unknown_owner:
Did the about:debug but can't find the UAString setting to choose Desktop. HAs it been removed or something?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kojo2001:
The page will load and the sign in box will come but i cant get seem to put anything in or even bringup keyboard. Tried both stock browser and dolphin any suggestions?:confused:
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elganja:
it's in the advanced browser settings
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xBRx-Blackout:
I'm in the same boat. Pulls up sign in yet keyboard won`t come up to let me sign in.
[General Questions and Answers] PearsonDKA:
With the SGS II not coming to Canada anytime soon, Im looking for a different android phone to play around with and probably end up keeping in the long run. I was dead set on getting an Atrix purely for the power of the phone and the lapdock accessory, after seeing most of the reviews saying that I was better off getting an actual laptop for the same price and could do far more itself, Im kinda leaning off the Atrix trail atm. So I was thinking about either the Nexus S or the HTC Incredible S. Or should I still go ahead with the Atrix (Even though that pretty little bootloader still aint unlocked)?
[General Questions and Answers] saurabh88:
go for nexus s.u will love it
[General Questions and Answers] rajeshr:
Skip the Atrix as the software (and Motoblur) is terrible - the hardware is amazing, but it feels crippled by the crappy software, The HTC Incredible S is a nice phone, IMO it doesn't excel in any one category, but overall is a pretty good device. Note that if you are into modding, the Incredible S has a locked bootloader and root still has not been achieved on it for the Bell version.

The Nexus S is pretty good, but is missing a couple of things I like (LED notification light and an SD card slot), but it is a stock Google phone and should be great for modding. I'm currently on a SE Arc - overall, I think I prefer it to the Incredible S and the Nexus S.

BTW, some of the UK sellers are now selling the Galaxy S II if you want to pick one up.
[General Questions and Answers] PearsonDKA:
So they would ship it across seas? :O

Also the HTC is the one I'm leading more towards ATM because when it comes to the camera on a phone, its some what a deal breaker for me.

Roaming the forums on the XDA app.
[General Questions and Answers] rajeshr:
Yes, they would. Check out clove.co.uk and expansys for more information.

If the Sensation has the same camera (8 MP) as the Incredible S, then I would suggest that you look at alternate camera's. While it's great to have a 8MP camera, the Incredible S camera is not as good as some of the other 8MP camera's.

Personally, I would lean towards the Galaxy S II!
[General Questions and Answers] neival:
i'd go with the nexus s
[General Questions and Answers] PearsonDKA:
If anything ill wait till the prices go down for the sgs II lol. $900 seems a tad pricey at the moment. I might go with the attic cause of the whole dual core.

Roaming the forums on the XDA app.
[General Questions and Answers] rajeshr:
I think the SGS II costs about $680 (GBP440), not $900.

Anyway, I found the software on the Atrix bad enough to sell it a couple of months into ownership. There are a few issues on the Rogers/Fido network with the Atrix - e.g. capped upload speeds (max 384kb upload), issues with displaying Caller ID with name and issues with wifi hot spots. The hardware is amazing, but I wish I could install HTC Sense on it (never going to happen due to a locked bootloader).

It's your call in the end, but maybe it's better to wait for the prices to come down.
[General Questions and Answers] PearsonDKA:
Yea was doing a bit more research on the Atrix and found out that issue as well. When you say $680, that canadian or US? The cappy i have right now, got someone to buy it for $500. So I guess forking out $200 more shouldnt hurt.
[General Questions and Answers] nicregi:
I will go for Incredible S. Why? Just preference. What I normally do is if you really can't decide, head to the shop and try the feel of the phone.

If you are leaning towards hardware and stuff, then of course would need more advise on those who had hands on experience with it.

Just my 2 cents.
[General Questions and Answers] PearsonDKA:
Kinda thinking about grabbing a SGS 2. Just trying to find out if there's gonna be an issue ordering it to Canada and through who.

Roaming the forums on the XDA app.
[General Questions and Answers] rajeshr:
I ordered the SGS2 through Clove, but you can also choose Handtec or Expansys.
[General Questions and Answers] thegnargnarshredder:
I would pick the Nexus. That thing is faster stock than you're ever going to need it. SGS2 seems like a good pick but so did the first Galaxy S phones before they came out.
[General Questions and Answers] Orikon:
SGS I with ROMS is much faster than Nexus S stock based on quadrant (not sure if true in actuality).
[General Questions and Answers] asmeena:
What do you think about HTC Aria...
[General Questions and Answers] groe886:
nexus s for sure.
[General Questions and Answers] wooddale:
what about Thunderbolt
[General Questions and Answers] PearsonDKA:
Ill check whichever has the better deal. Gonna grab a case, screen protector and the MHL cable along with the phone.

The Nexus S I moved on from. Camera quality wasn't all to enjoyable.

To true. This Cappy is hitting the 2500's in AnTuTu.

Never heard of it =X

I don't think it's gonna work on Rogers bands.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] TheiPhoneKiller:
hey everyone

i got a really anoying bug,basicly people can ring me ok but i cant ring even tho it still does but i cant hear anything,no tone,nothing just a "hsssssssssssss" and then eventually "beep" any help would be great :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] namila007:
have you changed your ringing tone :/

Sent from my HTC HD 2 powered by HYPERDROID ;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] TheiPhoneKiller:
yes,that dont work,audible touch tones are off to :(
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] memini:
Hello,

Am having the same problem here. Using MIUI.us_leo_1.6.17.

Anybody?
[Atrix 4G General] chinxos203:
i used the motorola software update to update my phone this morning sooo

i was able to find the .sbf file that moto downloads to your machine before it updates your phone. i know alot of you are still having issues so i created a 555MB .7z file (1.5Gb sbf). you should then be able to use RSD lite to load to your device as you would any .sbf file. i dont see any issues here but at your own risk..

hope this helps anyone who still cant update

http://www.multiupload.com/X5ZWBCBMO0
[Atrix 4G General] roharia:
Thanks a lot I really appreciate it, will try when I get home
[Atrix 4G General] donniesd:
Thanks, Downloading now.
[Atrix 4G General] roharia:
Donn let me know how it goes for you please xD
[Atrix 4G General] donniesd:
Flashing!!
[Atrix 4G General] bandityo:
Does this method require root first?

David
[Atrix 4G General] donniesd:
No.

10car
[Atrix 4G General] chinxos203:
no. gingerbreak is what i used after i updated
[Atrix 4G General] donniesd:
Flashed from Stock, 1.5.7. No problems flashing.

Showing HSPA in system.

Seems safe people.
[Atrix 4G General] roharia:
What android version and dl/up speeds please?
[Atrix 4G General] donniesd:
2.2.2

1st Run

Test Date: Apr 29, 2011 11:31:32 am

Connection Type: Hspa

Server: Houston, TX

Download: 3934 kbps

Upload: 1129 kbps

Ping: 99 ms

2nd Run

Test Date: Apr 29, 2011 11:33:56 am

Connection Type: Hspa

Server: Houston, TX

Download: 5732 kbps

Upload: 1188 kbps

Ping: 106 ms

Getting better speed than on my Inspire.
[Atrix 4G General] cesar731:
Thanks, i Downloading now because i have a problem flashing whit the 1.2.6
[Atrix 4G General] anupash:
please mirror it ... the wait time is huge
[Atrix 4G General] roharia:
Thanks a lot for providing me with that, good speeds btw I will definitely try this when I get home tonight
[Atrix 4G General] ZoinksS2k:
the file is huge. You might as well queue up and get started. It's going to take a long time regardless.
[Atrix 4G General] belomor:
Mirrors:

https://rapidshare.com/files/459793791/OLYFR_U4_1.8.3_SIGNED_OLPSATTSPE_P013_HWolympus_1g_Service1FF.sbf.gz

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=34MZFWHY

Part 1:

http://hotfile.com/dl/116224412/4caa20a/OLYFR_U4_1.8.3_SIGNED_OLPSATTSPE_P013_HWolympus_1g_Service1FF.part1.rar.html

Part 2:

http://hotfile.com/dl/116224746/7f9e6ea/OLYFR_U4_1.8.3_SIGNED_OLPSATTSPE_P013_HWolympus_1g_Service1FF.part2.rar.html

Obtained the file the same way as chinxos203 via the Motorola Software Update.

The word of warning about this file, is it will NOT DELETE USER DATA from the system, it's designed to be used for phones already in service.

So in short, it's not A STOCK 1.8.3 SBF, just an upgrade.
[Atrix 4G General] TfzSCVang:
How do you go about rooting this bad boy?
[Atrix 4G General] domin8:
does this work on a deodexed 1.5.7, or do i need to sbf so i'm reodexed to install this?

will i get the OTA notification if i'm odexed?
[Atrix 4G General] belomor:
GingerBreak:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1046626

Just make sure to back both your INTERNAL & EXTERNAL SD CARD, as it will erase one or potentially both of them.
[Atrix 4G General] belomor:
I flashed it onto stock 1.5.7.

Theoretically it is reflashing the /system partition, so I would think it doesn't matter.

But I haven't tried.
[Nook Color General] HarleyChick:
So is anyone else waiting for the B&N update to be "pushed" to their NC? As I'm not sure that I want to download it manually, I've been quietly waiting all week for it to come. And I haven't been avoiding it either - I keep hearing about different ways that may or may not work to avoid the OTA update - but I've had my wifi on almost all week in anticipation. Don't get me wrong, I'm fully rooted and running CM7, and I'm afraid of what I may or may not lose. But I just want it to be over with....:(

"The waiting is the hardest part...." - Tom Petty
[Nook Color General] xdabr:
Uh, Harley, if you're running CM7 (and only CM7) you're going to be waiting an awfully long time!

The update would happen if you were still running stock or rooted B&N Nook ROM. CM7 is a completely different operating system and has no reason to be checking (by pull or push) with B&N's update server.

Maybe you are dual-booting though?
[Nook Color General] HarleyChick:
Okay - I'm a complete idiot. I just heard everyone talking about how the update was breaking their root and I assumed it meant that it was getting through EVERYTHING. I am not dual-booting (I just don't see the point).

Well, that's good to know. Thanks for setting me straight; otherwise, you are correct - I'd be waiting a very long time!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randymac88:
Help! Yesterday, my wife's phone no longer saves photos. When she take the photo it will show the preview, but then when you go into the gallery, there's just no file there. I've search every folder on her SD card thinking maybe it's just saving it somewhere bizarre, but no luck.

I rooted her EVO and we're running EVIO 2 (after bringing her on reluctantly, away from her beloved iPhone), and if the camera is irreparably borked then I'm in big trouble as she loves that camera. Has anyone encountered anything like this? Advice?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smallercat:
Thanks guys, I hope someone knows how to fix this.

When I connect my Asus EEE Pad Transformer to my PC(Windows 7) via the USB cable, I can see on the PC a new device named "Computer\Transformer TF101\Device Storage" which is my built-in 16 GB, but there is no device for the Micro SD card - it is actually visible in the EEE Pad (at /Removable/MicroSD) and works pretty normally within the Pad.

How do I transfer my files to the MicroSD from the PC then?

I don't want to take out the card and use a card reader, btw.;)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dark_aura:
I would like a response to this as well.

Just for curiosity... you don't see any folder named similar to "sdcard" inside the visible 16gb directory?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dotpro:
Go to:

http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/

Download tab and then pick your OS and then download PC sync software?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smallercat:
It happened once or twice that I found a folder named 'MicroSD' in the 16gb directory - it is indeed the MicroSD card, but now it is gone and I have no idea why. :(
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dark_aura:
That's weird... I am waiting for my Transformer to arrive, btw.

Did you tried a full restart on the tablet and try again?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smallercat:
Already tried, no luck.

Thanks anyway.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smallercat:
Yes I did. but I havn't tried factory reset yet.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluezz:
More than connecting transformer to PC by the usb cable, I usually use some app like "Websharing" or "WiFi File Explorer PRO". Sadly there's no way to upload data to the microSD card using one of these apps either :mad:

Until now, I've been removing microSD card and putting it in my USB all in one media card reader!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seshmaru:
well what you can do is simply copy it to internal and then use the HC filemanager to copy it to your microSD, that's what I do.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elmasguapo:
A good workaround, but quite frankly, these are the sorts of little inexcusable things that companies need to check for before they push out products. Hopefully Asus fixes this very soon in an OTA soon. There's absolutely no reason why the MicroSD shouldn't show up as a separate drive when you connect the device to your computer. (Even my Nook classic does that!)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seshmaru:
Well you can always get a Xoom (which doesn't have microSD support at all).

Pretty sure they figured rather a functioning microSD card slot that can't be accessed by USB than no microSD card slot at all.

I'm sure it'll be fixed in an update.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elmasguapo:
Asus seems to have put together a fantastic device, so I have no desire to choose a Xoom over it. My issue is with the increasingly prevalent over-reliance on OTAs to fix simple things that should have included from the start. (And that comment by no means applies exclusively to Asus.)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seshmaru:
True, but when you buy a honeycomb device at this stage you pretty much are always buying on potential, since honeycomb is really new and even google admitted it was rushed to market. With that come the inevitable gripes and snags.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordgodgeneral:
I haven't had any issues accessing the micro sd from my computer. If you have the MTP drivers loaded from asus's website should just show up at the bottom as a "music player" that you click on and shows device.

In the device is all the folders on the internal sd card. One of the folders is MicroSD which is your micro sd card.

I've dumped about 30 gb of stuff on my micro sd without any problems.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dark_aura:
Quick question, when the "sdcard" folder is inside the visible built-in storage directory, what is the total capacity that your OS shows? It's the built-in storage + SD Card? like 16gb + 32gb = 48gb? or how?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tgatlinjr:
Sd Card

Mine shows up in file manager no problem -

/removable/microsd/

It shows up on my computer -

/device storage/micro sd
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordgodgeneral:
When you hover over the device in my computer, it only shows availablity of the internal storage, and right clicking and hitting properties on the microsd folder does show how much space is taken up on the card, but haven't seen a way to show totaly capacity and how much is left in windows.

Easiest way is just check storage under the settings on the tablet.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seshmaru:
just so you guys know, I noticed your PC wont see the microSD card folder if you dont pop it in/out after every time you reboot the tablet.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rushless:
Pretty sure this is a restriction with Honeycomb. The design was intended for internal storage (hence the dynamic internal flash storage). External is just for media.

Seems the fix needs to come from Android devs and applied to the framework. Would not hold my breath for that, since if you keep up with the Android dev forums, they were not fans of adding external storage in the first place. The OEMs (except Motorola) did their own workarounds just to get stuff working as is. Seems a minor miracle that Asus were able to get the keyboard and its storage functions working.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smallercat:
Guys thank you all for the replies and discussions.

I replaced my MicroSD card today and was surprised to see the new card appeared as 'Computer\Transformer TF101\Device Staroage\MicroSD' in my PC!

Now seems it has something to do with the card itself - no idea what it is though. Both cards worked pretty fine within the Pad btw.