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[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inconceeeivable:
Hey guys, quick question about restoring an HD7 to the stock ROM via RUU.

Will flashing a ROM found in the Dev section cause any problems with regard to cloud services, push notifications, Genuine Advantage, etc.? From what I've gathered thus far, it seems that each device's specific ID/product key/whatever is actually stored on-board, and is independent of the ROM? I know this is a random question, but I was just thinking about it the other day.

Basically what I'm wanting to know is: does the stock RUU found in the Dev section flash the exact same thing as is flashed in the factory prior to shipping? (Given that there is not HSPL for HD7, I'm assuming it's official, but I'm mainly curious about the WGA/product key/ID fiasco.) If I sent my phone to HTC, asking for a reflash to stock, would they use the exact same tool?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inconceeeivable:
As an extension to the above question, is your device's unique/on-board PVK altered upon flashing a stock ROM?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inconceeeivable:
Bump...can anyone shed some light on this subject? Any info would be much appreciated.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inconceeeivable:
Bump again...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] denis_y_s:
I need temporary go back to stock 2.3 or 2.3.1 from stock 2.3.4.

I have read that if phone upgraded from 2.3 or 2.3.1 to 2.3.4 by skipping the 2.3.2 and 2.3.3 the screen colors on NS are staying the same/vibrant as it was on 2.3

I know that colors could be fixed with custom kernels but I need to stay on stock.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Si_NZ:
It's the driver in the kernel that changed the colour, I doubt skipping 2.3.2/2.3.3 will help. The kernel in 2.3.4 has the same screen driver as 2.3.3, so the colour will likely change.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] denis_y_s:
Well, that's what I referring to:

https://picasaweb.google.com/116129078348352733825/AndroidColorDifference#
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SA-07:
I would also like to know how to do this. Please help!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Si_NZ:
Well if you insist on trying, here are the links:

2.3

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1061855

2.3.1

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1062777

You may want to format /system prior to flashing the zip file. Wiping recommended.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wyk126:
Come back and tell us later if color of screen from 2.3.1-2.3.4 really works.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] denis_y_s:
Thanks for help, but as you were mentioned before colors are changing no matter what (
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] germz1986:
I run CM7 for the most part on my phone and have purchased several apps from withing CM7.

Well i got the urge to run Stock rom/Stock based rom and there are 2 apps that i purchased that no longer show up in the stock rom. I go to my apps in market and they dont show up.

I do a clean flash of CM7 and set up my google account and they are there...

why dont all apps show up = between roms?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neidlinger:
Some applications are not compliant with Gingerbread and do not so up.

for what it is worth....

I had a similar incident with Widgets. I ran the 2.3.3 leaked rom for a few day and was amazed at how many applications had widgets that we not showing up on CM7. And it just comes down to the Developer hasn't reconfigured their app to work with EXT4 ROMs.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] germz1986:
Its actually the other way around, apps i can find and use within GB do not show up within Froyo
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neidlinger:
use Titanium backup then...

or pull the .apk for remote storage.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] germz1986:
I shall ty for the advice

Problem with that is if they update my paid apps they do not show up in the market, even with free apps. if i pull apk from my GB rom and load on Froyo.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neidlinger:
IF you go to to the Android Market on the web do they show up in the "my downloads" section?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] germz1986:
Yes. and if im on a stock froyo rom, or the leaked GB stock rom, i cannot see them on market. or send them to my phone from the market website
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unclespoon:
Titanium Backup or MyBackup Pro (I like it because it's easier) should help you be able to restore apps regardless of whether or not they show up in the market. Sometimes apps disappear on me, too, and when I search for them in the Market there they are! Weird...
[Atrix 4G General] ecko19:
Has anyone tried to use this for the Atrix and gotten it to work? I can turn on the firewall but when I try to change the rules, it force closes.
[Atrix 4G General] WiredPirate:
Ive been trying to use it since day 1 but it doesn't work. I'm now on rooted 1.83 no mods and I can 'save rules with success' & 'apply rules with success' but DroidWall does NOT stop my mobile data. So even if you could get past your FC which is probably because of a mod, DroidWall will NOT work. APNdroid will work to shut off your mobile data but you cannot pick and choose apps individually. Also, a toggle on Power Control Plus will shut off the mobile data connection.
[Atrix 4G General] ecko19:
When I first enabled the droidwall none of the applications were check and it completely shut down my connection. So I went back and choose the ones I wanted and that is when if FC'ed
[Atrix 4G General] Devnant:
Version 1.5.1 doesn't work with Atrix. Try the old version and it will work beautifully.
[Atrix 4G General] ecko19:
Ill give it a try when I get home .... Thanks
[Atrix 4G General] bchliu:
Sorry for pulling out an old thread - but does Droidwall work with Atrix and webtop modes? Does it also lock down the Linux apps such as Firefox in Linux / Jaunty modes?

Thanks..
[Atrix 4G General] Chimpdaddy:
Works great for me in normal phone mode, though I found it did block firefox in webtop. I briefly looked into trying to sort it with ip routing but soon gave up and put Droidwall into blacklist mode where it works unless specifically blocked.
[Atrix 4G General] ravilov:
All DroidWall does is modify the kernel's internal IP routing/filtering rules. Since the webtob runs on top of that same kernel, naturally those rules will affect webtop too.
[Galaxy S II General] jonrwg:
Just finished my second paper today (finals exam) and straight went to city centre to hunt for SGS II. Long story short, all of them (phones4u, CPW, O2) doesn't want to sell me PAYG.

Me: Do you hv SGS II in store right now?

Salesman: Yeah, we've lots of them

Me: Great, well I want to get PAYG

Salesman: *face expression change* Oh, we don't have much stock now. Only 3 atm for contract.

Me: You just said you got lots of them? :mad: Anyway, your advert show that I can buy PAYG?

Salesman: Yeah but we can't sell PAYG to you as there is no stock for PAYG handset.

PS: Above conversation is about the same with all the shop I went except one of the three phones4u shop, where things are going a little weird here.

Me: Do you sell SGS II PAYG?

Phones4u: Yeah, we have stock right now. *check price* Is £530

Me: *surprise* Oh, I thought it was £499.99 because that is what stated on your advert. *Pointed out at the advert*

Phones4u: *went and have a look* If you take that the phone will be locked.

Me: Locked? By which network?

Phones4u: Which ever network you choose on your new PAYG sim.

Me: *wondering, is this a scam?" Oh, OK. Thanks.

I think he is some sort of supervisor there coz I was talking to this guy first then he went and ask his supervisor (the guy above). And I keep wondering in my head is this possible that the phone can be locked by any network I choose as my PAYG sim? :eek:

Reach home straight order from O2 website. Been go in and out almost 10 phone shop in the city and all of them refuse to sell me PAYG / Sim free except for Three but they told me to come back on Friday. Really hate the culture. :mad:

Enough of my rant. :cool:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barneypooch:
Anybody spoken to Voda today? I was told (around 11.30) that they would take my order (upgrade) for possible delivery tomorrow. Haven't had any updates as yet about despatch - and it's 4.30 :o.

I'm pathetically desperate to get my hands on it, especially after playing with one last Saturday.

Just wondered what news other Voda peeps are getting? (I'm on a business contract, btw).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elfangor:
Really? You managed to get them to give you a phone?

I just got off the phone with them and the lady said that they will be getting them on the 19th May. So no price plans until then and im on a business contract as well!

What sort of contract did you manage to get?

Im planning to head to the town tomorrow and see what cpw and p4u can offer in terms on upgrades!

Bhav
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barneypooch:
No, I haven't got one.

What a horrible mess Voda's ordering system is! Yesterday they said I'd get one today. Then, having had no confirmation, I called. They apologised and said all the stock had gone out and I'd been missed. (They gave me ten quid for my trouble). Then they called back and said I'd be best going to a store. Except I can't find a store with any stock! (Oh, and you can't call a store, 'cos they don't have numbers. That would be fine, except Vodafone can't tell you about store-stock over the phone).

I've just called them again, and all I can do is call back every day. If there's stock on the system, they'll send one. If not, tough luck. The (very nice) woman I just spoke to explained their system and it's absolutely bonkers. Not her fault, but someone needs a good slap.

Meanwhile, P4U (which is literally next door to my local Vodashoppe) has tons in stock. Except they won't do an upgrade. I have to change tariff/provider, and my deal is too good to lose (unlimited landline and unlimited Internet).

Heigh-ho... Do let me know what's going on with you...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dave2:
I managed to get mine today on Vodafone contract, but through phones4U instead.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barneypooch:
Are you saying that P4U did an upgrade but let you stay on the same contract and provider?

Congrats on getting one, btw.
[Galaxy S II General] varunkumars:
http://www.expansys-usa.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-android-smartphone-unlocked-16gb-209554/

This thread is only for USA Galaxy s 2 fans. Guyz check this out. Unlocked and Unbranded. 50 In Stock.

Check the price in UK though

http://www.expansys.com/samsung-i9100-galaxy-s-ii-16gb-209114/

Coupon Code:

LSJUNE25

$25 Off $700+ Order

Expires: 6/30/2011

Thanks to daraj for the coupon

COUPON CODE:LS15250

Save $15 when you spend over $250 with Expansys with discount code LS15250. Offer valid through 6.30.11.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Open-Box-Samsun...Cell_Phones&hash=item1e643d4d8b#ht_1364wt_905

Expansys is selling refurbished phones in ebay.$675.

I bought the phone last week and i live in downtown chicago. After a week of experience with phone i would say this is the best ever. GPS is accurate in the downtown although there are few hiccups when across willis tower and trump tower which is pretty normal for a GPS. Wifi is great i never had any problems so far. Data connection on my At&t is much faster than my captivate(1.6MB/sec vs 2MB/sec). I tried testing it vs iphone 4, my galaxys2 showed significantly faster data speeds. Battery is ok but not the best. Call quality is something you would really like. I am really happy and proud to have phone a like this.

I hope i helped some of other fellow XDA members by starting this thread with coupon codes.

Mobilecityonline:

Description says with NFC check it with them before you buy.

http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=27671 only 699$+3.95$.

http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=28104

Guys. Lots of Accessories. Its 779$ though.
[Galaxy S II General] krabman:
Somewhere around here someone posted a voucher code for 15 bucks off that works at expansys usa and you can also go through ebates for 3 percent off making it the lowest price I have run into for the phone. Ya gotta be willing to wait though, shipping is 4 days off and comes ground if you choose the free shiping.
[Galaxy S II General] ignign0kt:
What's this about?

Why do they say it only supports 3G 900/2100

There's also no mention of warranty. I guess I have to assume it doesn't come with one?
[Galaxy S II General] dinan:
They say they have 41 in stock on the US site... will it actually ship FROM the US or are they just shipping it from the UK? I assume it's from the US since the shipping options are 3-5 day GROUND which would be impossible from England =)

BTW coupon code EXP10 works out to a bit over 16 bucks off (since it's 10 GBP off), bit better than the $15 off code above.
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
Warranty - no, it is a grey (unlicensed/unsanctioned) phone in the USA. None of the sellers will sell you an SGS2 currently with a US warranty. Some will come with UK warranty only. I do not know what ExpUSA is selling though.

Regarding the 3G bands, this forum thread on their site quotes a rep saying only 2 bands are supported, and later on in the year a model will come with support for the other 2 bands. There won't be a quad band 3G phone according to that person. Not sure how true it is.

Nevertheless the stock count went down from 41 to 34 in about half hour :)
[Galaxy S II General] -John-:
I have e-mailed them about the dual band thing and here is their reply:
[Galaxy S II General] ignign0kt:
I wonder why they would provide conflicting information then

So when would we be able to buy a GS2 in the US that comes with a warranty?

Is that only when the carriers start selling it?
[Galaxy S II General] varunkumars:
Well Guyz, i don't think samsung makes separate phones for Expansys with a different radio. It would assume it is a Typo. Obviously this phone is from UK without NFC.
[Galaxy S II General] krabman:
There is only one version of the phone for now. If I had to guess and this is only a guess having called them I think they were originally unable to switch it over to the 850/1900 bands back in the UK when they first got a handset to fiddle with. For that reason they are saying it is dual band only in case it turned out the 850/1900 bands were disabled or lacking the radios they would not be faced with a bunch of returns from the states.
[Galaxy S II General] RogerPodacter:
these have to be just UK models shipped over here to the USA. which in that case, i would actually rather have the UK model if it has a warranty.

however it might be easier to return/exchange with expansys usa if something is defective with the phone initially. but it would be more difficult to return the device back to the UK for a swap. tough decision...
[Galaxy S II General] ignign0kt:
I would rather not take the risk of it not supporting AT&T bands.

Guess I'll wait...
[Galaxy S II General] krabman:
Well I have one wandering my way from these guys so I can let you know on the AT&T. I'm not concerned though, there is only one model currently on sale anywhere and it is already shown to work on AT&T. Like Roger I believe these are UK phones expansys is selling on their usa site which would be the ones shown to work.
[Galaxy S II General] phonex1:
There is a thread in here with people reporting the phone is getting very fast 3G speeds on AT&T. Unless they are lying, and I am hard pressed to think why, something about that page is fishy.
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
Well guys I ordered from here when it was about 30 left in stock, per product page.

Already got a fedex tracking num, not picked up by fedex yet.

When I get mine I will test on AT&T and TMOB :)

If anyone gets theirs sooner - please also post your findings! thanks
[Galaxy S II General] nomisunrider:
Do you people not read other threads on this forum? These are already confirmed to work on AT&T.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13466935&postcount=482
[Galaxy S II General] ignign0kt:
The difference is that Expansys says it's only Dual-band for whatever reason

Meaning that the ones they're selling might be, however little the chance
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
We people spend 20 hours a day reading this forum man. I have no life besides this forum :(

The concern with Expansys USA is their site and some of their support people claimed only 2 bands are supported for 3G. We do not know where they are importing from, could be limited models from some remote country (like Russia)
[Galaxy S II General] varunkumars:
Also i have a question why is Expansys Uk selling it for 519 pounds which is almost equal to 852$ USA and Expansys USA selling it for 749$. Since the phone is coming from UK it has to be at least more than 852$. Can we assume this is not a UK phone.
[Galaxy S II General] dinan:
Not really because that UK price includes VAT which is not required for the US. If you order from Handtec to the US it's actually cheaper than Expansys USA's site once you do the conversion at today's exchange rate.

I'm 99% certain the phone they have is the UK version. They're a UK based company, the specs are identical, and the only other version out there is the Korean one.

Anyway, anyone order this today and get a tracking number yet?
[Galaxy S II General] nomisunrider:
All this Expansys talk was covered in the thread I linked. They are wrong.
[Galaxy S II General] randa73:
They already took it down :)
[Galaxy S II General] inurb:
I remember in august of 2010 I picked up a new 8gb unlocked I9000 for 550 usd on ebay. Wonder why the i9100 is so much more expensive this time around.
[Galaxy S II General] randa73:
I jut received an email from expansys saying that they are planning on fulfilling ALL the backorders by EARLY next week. I wonder how true that is.

BTW a recent article on pocketnow indicates SGSII availability on Clove.
[Galaxy S II General] mattism78:
Supply and demand.
[Galaxy S II General] mattism78:
According to Clove's website they are expecting more in next week.

Also, I just spoke with someone at expansys-usa. They said they are getting a shipment Friday, but cannot give me any estimated date due to the number of pre-orders they have. The gentleman told me they have A LOT of back-orders and hope to fulfill those orders first.
[Galaxy S II General] randa73:
I never cancelled my original order placed on the 5th. I hope I will be on the "first wave" of fullfilled backorders.

On top of that I actually sent an email saying that I forgot to apply the discount code asking if it would have been possible to apply it to my order and switch the shipping to the "1 day" and they sent me confirmation after a couple of hours.

So far I would say that their customer service hasn't been bad at all (of course not considering that they didn't inform anybody that they ran out of stock).
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
I just talked to a rep, who said that they're currently tracking a shipment to arrive on Friday. It's for about 200 phones and is enough to fulfill all current orders, as well as a few more. The rep also mentioned that by tomorrow, new incoming orders should fully deplete the current batch arriving this week.

Hope this helps. :)
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
Same exact story here. Missed my phone with a bad address though :O
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
Great news!
[Galaxy S II General] kylew01:
That helps a bunch! Guess I won't cancel my order. I can wait a few more days :)
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
There's actually another thread going on here at xda regarding a newer UK version of the S2 coming out sometime. I'm wondering if people think it's going to be worth it... or even if it will materialize at all.

I currently have an order pending at expansys... but I'm still on the fence on dropping $725 on a phone. It seems extremely likely that all the US retailers will be picking up the phone (though they'll be locked down and come with tons of bloatware), and I'm just wondering if I should just wait and save myself the money... as well as have a warranty if things go awry.

Opinions?
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Someone spoke to two CSRs in a call center, that's the source of the information. There's no "newer version," it's the same phone with an NFC chip in it like the Nexus S. I'm dubious that Samsung would let a run of a couple thousand bastard phones go out in order to release the phone four to eight weeks earlier. They're going to have to provide support for those phones for years which would be quite costly. The caveat being that they may have always intended to support both a "with" and "without" NFC version. I like the latest and greatest so I'd prefer the NFC chip. The iPhone 5 will probably have one in which case they'll start being included in all high-end phones. But there's probably not going to be anything to do with it for 12-24 months anyway because very few countries have the infrastructure in place. By then we can sell our super-special, unlocked, and carrier un-molested SGS2's on eBay.

I had a G2 and wanted a dual-core phone and a bigger screen. I sold it on eBay and got a G2X which turned out to be an abomination of a phone. It's remorse period is up 5/19 so I wouldn't have been able to wait if I wanted to. I probably wouldn't have waited regardless. Happy deciding.
[Galaxy S II General] kylew01:
On the handtec site:

"NFC CHIP IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S II WITH IN THE UK MARKET"

I wish I had seen that before. I guess it doesn't really matter though. As mentioned above, it probably won't be popular enough for another year anyway to even be popular enough to ever use it.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
It wasn't there at first because the NFC chip was supposed to be on the UK phones. Samsung confirmed days before the first shipments that it wouldn't be. That's why I'm so skeptical that just four to six weeks later the NFC equipped phones will become available. Anyone that bought an NFC-less phone based on Samsung's statement will have a stroke opening up a potential PR nightmare. Time will tell.
[Galaxy S II General] bendispo:
I don't really think that NFC will have huge market adoption in the next year or so either... though I do wonder if the lack of an NFC chip will hurt resale. A part of me is a sucker for the latest and greatest too... so now that I know it might be available, it bugs me... especially since I'd be shilling out $750 cash for the phone... which I'm still on the fence about. (I'm a grad student and that's a lot of money for me)
[Galaxy S II General] :
I flat out refuse to purchase a phone without it, especially for the current rate. After using and abusing my NFC enabled NS for a couple months it's easy for me to see why it's the future.

If this is true that the NFC models are being released I would assume the resale on the fist wave models will fall precipitously. Not to mention the damn hassle of getting a thousand questions from buyers: "Does yourz haz NFC?". (The US SG2 versions probably won't have NFC in them. Who really knows? If it still holds May 25th is the rumored announcement date.)

All I'm saying is: For $750 I'd wait and see how things shake out. I know I am...