yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G General] jgalan14:
I think Verizon is waiting for sprint stocks to fail that way they can get it cheaper after all they don't really need to buy sprint right now and spent all the money at the moment, have you seen how much money they made last Q1 2011 compare to sprint, and 3 of their devices were top 5 smartphones too(iphone 4, incredible and Droid x and they sold 2 million iPhones in 2 months) while Sprint had the Evo only(and we still don't get gingerbread even tho is the hottest phone, reason why I'm not getting the 3D) and att had 2 with iPhone 4 and 3GS( which it sold alot cause is cheaper device for 50$ who wouldn't get it instead of a feature phone) , apple always says how many iphone they sell but they refer to iphone 3gs aand iphone 4 so my guess is Verizon sold more iPhone 4 then att and I think that is hurting them wait till iphone 5 comes out and Verizon will get more customers in I just hope they ready for the bandwidth, same thing could be said for sprint. With nexus s and Evo 3D I wonder if their bandwidth is ready to, I hope they are
[EVO 4G General] :
Which their stocks will fall after the ATT&t merger.

Eventually Sprint will be bought. Or something will happen along those lines. Just hope its for the better good.

As for verizon. To be honest i don't think they can keep up their network while expanding their 4g LTE network. Just so much to do at once.
[EVO 4G General] dirkyd3rk:
Wrong. The different interfaces don't mean anything. Sprint could easily make the transition to support GSM/CDMA and have more access to better phones and more people to cover. They would have a handset selection out of this world with GSM/CDMA. The hardest part of a tmo sprint merger would be which data to roll with; either hspa+ or run wimax. Which we know they're going to LTE eventually but t-mobile being GSM wouldn't stop a merger (hypothetically) if they wanted to buy them.
[EVO 4G General] :
Let me rephrase * CURRENT RADIO TECHNOLOGIES ARE INCOMPATIBLE*.. Is what i was hoping people would understand...-.-' As i recall HSPA is a GSM technology, and is pretty much 3.5G and enhanced 3G.. Note I recall this from memory when i was goign to re start my contract and get teh INSPIRE, but i ended up switching to sprint :P
[EVO 4G General] Klk450:
Like many have said, Sprint will fall after the ATT&t merge and hopefully Verizon will buy them and lift Sprint from the ground cause it's not really going far.. the selection of smartphones they have is pitiful compared to what other carriers have. The Evo 4g was something good after awhile but they're adding the Echo which won't sell.... guaranteed lol and now they're adding the Evo 3D which to me is a good thing but doesn't attract me because of the changes they have made to it which makes it ugly with that 3D button. The Nexus S is something half good because it's already a half year old phone and people want the new dual core phones so i don't know how well that will do.
[EVO 4G General] culua:
If I was a T-Mobile customer and if att already merge with T-Mobile I wouldn't stay I would sign up with a carrier more liable and not over price plus with unlimated data.
[EVO 4G General] jgalan14:
Yeah truth but there is more to consider like phones and business, a lot people travel a lot and use GSM for the reason and GSM is mostly standard outside the US
[EVO 4G General] jgalan14:
Damn T-Mobile took a big hit this last Q1 2011, losing 99,000 mostly suscribers, is sad knowing that there the only one the had the nexus s at the time

http://www.phonedog.com/2011/05/06/...lphoneblog+(PhoneDog.com+Cell+Phone+articles)
[EVO 4G General] djkraemer:
Well played sir, well played!

I'm not sure yet, but I don't think I'd mind a VZW and sprint merger.
[EVO 4G General] djkraemer:
I'll bet that the pending merger had a good bit to do with this. I was amongst that number for the same reason.
[EVO 4G General] zookeeper525:
I don't know if i'd mind sprint and vzn joining forces. My brother had vzn for a few months and it was like 130$/month for the same plan i have with sprint that i pay 90$ for, but if they honored sprints prices... then i'd be happy with getting some faster 3g... my brother got like 2mbit where my evo gets 900-1.5mbit
[EVO 4G General] :
That is nearly 3X my speeds most of the time.
[EVO 4G General] djzikario:
I dont dig ur sig then sir.
[EVO 4G General] :
Lol that was when i was In LA which i go to quit often. 4G is awesome 3G not sooo much.
[EVO 4G General] iitreatedii:
You wouldn't mind paying more money for the same service...
[EVO 4G General] Navyet3:
I don't see the FCC allowing At&T to get that big. But one never knows when money starts to cross palms. Just saying :p
[EVO 4G General] :
There will be compromises though. So it will eventualy work out.
[EVO 4G General] beatstork:
Prices will go up, and now cricket will be no1. 45 bucks a month, about half the price we all pay now.
[EVO 4G General] iitreatedii:
I highly doubt that
[EVO 4G General] dabbill:
I see sprint growing if the merger happens. Lot of T-Mobile people hate ATT.
[EVO 4G General] iitreatedii:
Just because they don't like AT&T doesn't mean they can't be grandfathered into tmobile plans or prices come together as one, the problem is, the company aT&T-Mobile will be too big for sprint to handle forcing us to join with Verizon, which we don't want...I think your not analyzing this the way I am
[EVO 4G General] jagxj220:
Terrible.

I don't think people who haven't been through a merge understand the great changes a big company like AT&T can do to a good thing. I was a Cingular customer for years, and once I heard the news that AT&T was going to buy them out I was upset.

AT&T has poor customer service, hands down. Cingular Wireless had good customer service. Guess what happened to those Cingular customers. They got screwed hardcore. Lame phones and insanely high prices for basic wireless service. Also, any changes to your grandfathered plan, meant instant change of contract, meaning you were going to pay higher prices for poor service.

T-Mobile has okay service, but that's okay, people expect that, but at least the price reflects it as well. I know many friends who have T-Mobile for that very reason.

AT&T on the other hand has insanely high prices for poor service. I remember I had a call drop during a phone interview! It was embarrassing to say the least. I am still with AT&T until my contract ends, and currently with Sprint with my EVO 4G and my

unlimited plan

. <---Where's your unlimited plan AT&T? Oh that's right you took it off because your greed supersedes customer service. :mad:
[EVO 4G General] iitreatedii:
Same here brother, I was a Cingular customer for years...service got worse when AT&T purchased it...I am now a loyal sprint customer
[EVO 4G General] iitreatedii:
updated OP with some somewhat good news
[EVO 4G General] josh995:
I have a question... if it were sprint buying t-mobile, would you all be saying no to that deal?
[EVO 4G General] ckoadiyn:
No cause sprints speeds would improve n help them compete lol
[EVO 4G General] popular nobody:
From a numbers standpoint, Sprint-Mobile would still be in #3. It's just that the new deal would make them very close to the competition (Big 2). People are not understanding how powerful AT&T will be in the global market if this merger happens. One giant GSM market may give FCC and DOJ no choice but to let Verizon merge with Sprint. It's why Verizon is not publicly fighting this deal, quietly watching how this war plays out. I've criticized this ploy strongly in the past, but that move seem so obvious to me.
[EVO 4G General] 4redstars:
this is a day old but CenturyLink possibly buying Sprint?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-16/sprint-s-most-likely-buyer-may-be-centurylink.html
[EVO 4G General] iitreatedii:
thank you for the link, ill add it to the OP, this is not good...see what i mean took the words right out of my mouth, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
[EVO 4G General] josh995:
Well... If they allow att to buy t-mobile, then verizon should be allowed to buy sprint... And I cant say that would be a bad thing........ :)
[EVO 4G General] iitreatedii:
thats the whole argument...verizon will and then up the prices
[EVO 4G General] bsbokc:
Verizon is not going to buy Sprint worst case scenario Sprint fails and Verizon comes in and takes over. But what Verizon really wants is US Cellular. Who by the way is working on implementing their own "LTE" network. US Cellular oss the sixth largest carrier and even though taking over it alone would not make Verizon number one they believe they can pick up enough T-Mobile customers after the merger to take back the number one spot. So don't worry about Sprint we should be worrying about US Cellular.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/...le-customers-t-mobile-usa-t-mobile-and-at-t/2
[EVO 4G General] :
Not so sure about that. Verizon's only way to get 30million is buy sprint, if they dont I don't think they can get 30million anytime soon at all. Besides after the merger it will be some time before Verizon can buy another company if sprint. And 2 years Sprint could have 75million people or something. We just can't look that far ahead.
[EVO 4G General] kamtsa:
Why not good? Since CentruryLink is not currently a carrier, we will still have the same number of carriers.
[EVO 4G General] Android 17:
Um, aside from a possibly speedier LTE implementation across both carriers, it would be nearly ENTIRELY a bad thing.
[EVO 4G General] ckoadiyn:
i agree if anyone buys sprint i hope they can help the company out make it better and keep everything else the same ie prices and cust service but increase speeds and coverage (as well as keep the name cause i enjoy it) but we will see what happens i just dont want vzw to buy the phones suck the service sucks and the prices suck with them iv had vzw and i will never go to them again
[EVO 4G General] ckoadiyn:
i agree vzw it would be a bad thing they are big red cause they are the devil :p
[EVO 4G General] iitreatedii:
that means some other group of people with their own set of ideas and thoughts will be influenced on the company
[EVO 4G General] brownhornet:
Not for me... then id probably actually be able to get 4G service and >400 kb/s data speeds lol
[EVO 4G General] Marlowr05:
Why doesn't Sprint buy U.S. Cellular???
[EVO 4G General] bsbokc:
It is only six million customers. And its really a regional network. Sprint isn't looking to buy another wireless provider they are happy in the number three spot. Instead they are considering purchasing clear and hopefully get 4g rolled out to the rest of the nation. Since Dan Hesse took over the motto has been better not bigger. And since then it really has gotten better.
[EVO 4G General] NewZJ:
Devil=Cool. (Pic related)

Verizon=Bad. Lets not mix them
[EVO 4G General] Marlowr05:
From what I've looked at on there coverage map U.S. Cellular has almost verizon like coverage...I don't get it. Is U.S. Cellular that bad of a company?
[EVO 4G General] :
Roaming coverage agreements....
[EVO 4G General] bsbokc:
No they are actually a great company I used them before I got my evo. But ya they pretty much use Verizon for their roaming.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clixt:
So what are the greatest reasons users upgrade their ROM to a custom one?

One reason that held me from flashing a custom ROM is that i use the camera a lot.

Should i upgrade to a 2.2??

Thanks!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
You could always just try a 2.2 rom or two. If you dont like them, you can always go back to stock. You will get different opinions from everyone, so its best to experiment yourself.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aval1392:
Yea there are a few select 2.2 ROMs which have a fully functional camera. And like Patchy said you could always flash back if you aren't satisfied. I was a little hesitant at first to flash ROMs, but now I'm a flash junky =)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prodigy:
See for urself.

Play asphalt 5 or any 3D game on stock 2.1

See how much it lags

Upgrade to a 2.2 (wolbreak preferbally) or 2.3.3 rom

Play Asphalt 5

See how smooth it is. :)

Thats the difference
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
He seems yo be more reliant on his camera. Therefore, id personally recommend staying on stock and doing some mods to it.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fiscidtox:
why? wolfbreaks cam is fine..

2.1 sucks balls, I couldn't imagine going back to it, even fully optimized it is twice as slow as 2.2
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
I disagree. Wolfs cam might be fine but stock is definetly better, no question.

As far as speed, im on 2.1 and have been for a while now, with my own mods and cleanup there is absolutely no lag, and i find it just as fast and smooth as 2.2 roms right now. However, i dont play games, so there could be a difference there. Everything else tho, not much different.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prodigy:
Yeh the camera in 2.2 is a boo. Unless you live with vignette.

Speed up your rom then by deleting useless sytem apps\

HERE:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=934486

You might also want to change the looks of the 2.1 ROM, which i find quite ugly

Bitsnacker Theme

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=934486
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clixt:
Yah also did all the enhancements including the JIT v2. fastest ive got on a quad is 760 and an mflops of 36.. i think ill just wait for the official 2.3..

offtopic: which is the fastest launcher? im currently using the Arc launcher..

i also want to mod it to an AOSP, but i dont want all the images of my contacts getting deleted..
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AyDee:
LauncherPro works best for me.

Have you added these lines to your build.prop?

windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=26
persist.sys.use_dithering=1

First one makes scrolling smoother, 2nd helps with graphics (especially gradients, etc.) a bit

Installing an AOSP-looking theme shouldn't mess with your contacts if that's what you want...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinkster:
I've been using a 2.2 rom since z started developing his free x10, but to be honest it's only because I can... once you root your phone it's a natural step. The major plus is ability to use flash

sinkster©
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clixt:
Thanks im going to add that!

No i meant like deleting all the bloatware.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bugly Astard:
Ive used just about every 2.2 rom available and my biggest concern was the camera, on 2.1 it worked nicely and I hadnt modded it. To be honest, I like the camera on wolfbreaks the best I think it takes great pictures and more consistant than my 2.1 was, almost no audio lag in the camcorder. Im currently using the pzafroyo http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1033455 rom and its the best 2.2 IMO wolfbreaks a close second, everything works great, and it has the best camcorder near zero lag (need to change the heap size from 40 to 32 seems to help). To answer your question, IMO 2.2 is worth having for the speed, flash player, additional options, and of course theres some sweet 2.2 roms to choose from . Though my 2.1 is still silky smooth and works great too, benchmark 842, pzafroyo benchmark 2595 both feel smooth.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] proyectomx:
Upgrading to 2.2 will give you:

- speed boost

- more apps, for ex. Flash player

Rooting the phone also gives me the chance to try any custom rom... so I never get tired of the interface.

This is my opinion... you don't know what it tastes like until you try it. ;)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sasukewa:
Been using various 2.2.1 Custom ROM. Of those I like Wolfbreak 6.1.3 v64 the most. Since moving back to 2.1, I use the custom rom EWJET which in my opinion the best. At least I am more confident with the camera. The autofocus dont work with 2.2.1, hence I moved back to 2.1.
[Acer Iconia A500] primus123:
Hey guys, I need an app that will open up a protected PDF file, I have tried Documents to Go Pro, all the free apps in the market, and I have tried QuickOffice Pro, just need to do this, the whole reason i got this tablet was for school. Now it seems that i cannot even use it.
[Acer Iconia A500] jcaf77:
Is an epub? Then try overdrive
[Folio 100 General] dadoreverend:
I betrayed the toshiba Folio, yesterday i've buyed an acer iconia tab.... it's really different, cause the folio does not work the way i like. i hope you be able to port a honeycomb version of android soon and solve definitely the sod problem. good luck to all, especially to Dexter_nlb and DerArtem and for their great work.. bye all
[Folio 100 General] roglio:
IMHO the Asus Transformer was better than the Acer Iconia Tab and also less expensive!

You did it wrong :) (I'm joking)
[Folio 100 General] dadoreverend:
i'm waiting tor a docking station with keyboard. I buyed the acer at unieuro... the asus is not for sale in italy for now... sei italiano?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pogul:
OK, so what are we going to call this thing??

So far reading through some threads I've seen all sorts of acronyms to refer to our new tablet.

It's time to come to a consensus before this gets outta control!! :D
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Visual360:
I just call mine "Optimus". :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ayman07:
ive been calling it TF when chatting about it...unless its on twitter where not everyone knows what TF would stand for.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jinsoku3g:
TF seems to be common.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seshmaru:
I prefer E3T or tf
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex210:
Haha, I've already started and got a friend calling it Optimus Prime. :D
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] combat goofwing:
EPT

LEEDROID DESIRE HD using XDA PREMIUM
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] combat goofwing:
Bumble Bee

LEEDROID DESIRE HD using XDA PREMIUM
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timtlm:
I was thinking BumbleBee as well after I read the Optimus suggestion. It's perfect since it can relate to transformers and honeycomb at the same time.

But for shorthand purposes TF is good. The model number includes that shorthand as well (TF101).
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scoonie05:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1059247

That's the link to the thread to the leaked rom. I was wondering if I have to be rooted to install and if not how do I install it?? Many thanks.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nicgraner:
You have to be rooted because you have to be able to get into recovery to wipe everything before flashing, none of which is possible without root. although in all the root guides it states that it's difficult blah blah blah it really isn't. I rooted with gfree and visionary.

download gfree and visionary

temproot using visionary

unzip the gfree files (androzip) to data/local/ (you must have a root explorer)

after you've done that go into terminal emulator (free from market)

type su to gain superuser permissions

Type "cd data/local/"

then hit enter and type: "chmod 777 gfree"

Then after that type in "./gfree -f"

All of which you leave out quotation marks then reboot. after that go to visionary and check set system R/W and hit "attempt permroot now"

This is essentially the stickied thread in the development section just without the warning signs everywhere although you MUST be careful and if you don't understand any of it feel free to ask a question. Welcome to the forums by the way :)

Basic Disclaimer: I'm in no way responsible for you getting fired because your phone crapped out and your alarm didn't go off or you are now a proud owner of a brick due to not following my directions.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] serapisjay:
You need to get rooted

S-off your phone.

Root your phone.

And then get your phone engnieering bootloader (0.85.2007)---strongly recommended.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coupetastic-droid:
Isn't this a 2.2 mysense(froyo) rom? So basically is stock. Why wouldn't it be able to be flashed through the stock 2.2 mysense(froyo) recovery? Just wondering.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nicgraner:
Because the one that's being distributed by faux has root and well honestly I don't know about the leak...you could try naming it Update.zip and putting on root of sdcard then booting into stock recovery. If that doesn't work keep it named what it was when downloaded then try. But I must ask why don't you just root?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nicgraner:
S-off and root are essentially hand in hand now.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camalus:
You do not need to have s-off. Look in the dev section and there is a thread with a link to the Rom to flash through hboot.

You will only need to rename the file and copy it to the root of your SD card. Reboot your phone into hboot. Profit.

Hope that helps.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nicgraner:
That's kinda cool..
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] $pitacular1:
Rename it to what? I tried update.zip didn't seem to work (I am on stock MT4G)

to clarify it says "invalid operation"
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coupetastic-droid:
im pretty sure rename to PD15IMG.zip. i believe its the only way the bootloader will read it. i might be wrong.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nicgraner:
I thought PD15IMG.ZIP only flashed new radio bootloader and recovery?
[G Tablet General] vballrkc:
anyone know what this is? all of a sudden anything i try to download from the market just says "unseccessfull download". I can't download any apps or games.
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
I chuckled when I saw your post. Please understand this is amusing more than serious.

Imagine yourself sending your doctor an email that says "I'm sick, help!" With no other detail or explanation, how likely do you think your doctor will know what is wrong with you?

What I mean is this. What rom are you running? Have you applied advanced market fix? Have you applied market fix at all? Did market work for you before? How often do you play with yourself? Are you running a custom kernel? Are you overclocking?

You know, really important background info.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkat797:
I went through a couple threads and couldn't really find an answer for this. iif something says "edify only" does that mean i can NOT flash it through CWMR? Or can i? and if i cant use clockworkmod, how do i get "edify". sorry if this is a stupid Noob question
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSonicEmerald:
If it says edify only, it basically means that you can use it CWMR3 as well as the 3-31-11 version of CWMR. Basically, before, themers, kernelers, and devs were using the 'amend' script in their .zip flashing code for CWMR. But now, as a way to move on, devs etc and now using the new and improved 'edify' script. Hope that answers it.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkat797:
Thanks

so i can falsh edify only scripts with CWMR 2.5.x?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DoobiHowserMD:
You can flash both edify and amend in the newest cwm2.5.x and edify only in cwm3.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex9090:
As far as i know there is none, yet.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jessepatty:
I've been with T-Mo for the last 6 years and I just switched from T-Mobile and the HD2 to AT&T and the Inspire 4G due to the internet service going from great to virtually non-existent in the last 6 months on T-Mo....

I love the Inspire but I am extremely annoyed with the fact the Bluetooth wont connect to my almost new Sony Vaio Laptop with built in bluetooth, or anything else for that matter... It says it is "Paired" but I can't send or receive anything via Bluetooth.

Would somebody be so kind to help me fix this thing... I've called AT&T, HTC and Sony and nobody seems to be able to help me get it fixed.

Thank you...