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[General Questions and Answers] xilw3r:
and if i may ask you, why exatcly did you go for it instead of the desire s :) ?

because now the only way i see it is that i will decide at the shop after trying both and seeing which is more comfortable for me xD
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesking420:
Please vote in the poll above so we can establish which Samsung Galaxy S2s are locked or unlocked.

Please only vote if you bought your phone from O2.

Thanks!

James
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesking420:
Thanks for the one vote so far, hopefully this can prove to be a useful poll :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] risq:
Mine is unlocked. Brought at O2 reading handset only.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Today O2 store and PAYG £399 Unlocked .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chilledbud:
Should there not be a SIM Free options, as that's what I purchased, which is different to PAYG.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _dsk_:
But this poll is asking about O2 phones, not the SIM free ones...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesking420:
Quite. I'd expect a SIM free one to be unlocked!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Sim free i have seen so far have been £500 +

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuclark:
Just bought from O2 in Ealing - PAYG locked (but subset unlocked, so GiffGaff works)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] risq:
Odd how some are locked and others arent.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fornowagain:
I've seen stock at £489.98 with free delivery.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuclark:
First shipment to O2 was probably unlocked, subsequent shipments seem to be locked. This quite often happens when supply is limited initially.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kersey:
My PAYG is unlocked from Bridgend
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Looneer:
Can someone confirm that you can see if the phone is unlocked on the spot when you go and buy from O2 in-store. As in you can open it and check.

I assume you can but I just want to make sure. This is my first time buying a phone in the UK and I inted to use on 3 or giffgaff depending on the quality (and reliaiblty) of the 3G signal.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IBORGUK:
Unlocked out of the box and working with T-Mobile contract SIM.

Purchased a hour ago from O2 store on London Wall.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheedatali:
Got it from store, it is locked.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snoopstah:
Picked mine up from the Winchester store on PAYG about an hour ago, and is working perfectly with my Vodafone SIM.

Note that I put this SIM straight in, without ever switching it on with an O2 SIM -- not sure if it does something weird like lock itself to the first SIM that's ever in it?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dayzee:
Mines locked on contract . I put my tmob sim in straight away but it came up with request for code, then emergency calls only. Ive rung 02 already and requested unlock code - they say 7 to 10 working days. In no real rush, as I have my desire z :)

Dayz
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesking420:
Recieved mine, it's brill.

Bought on an O2 contract (ordered Monday) and it is unlocked out of the box :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maddog5k:
Well I got mine on d 27th at phones4u, but they only had 1 left and they still offered it to me on orange, vodaphone or o2. So I'm guessing it's unlocked. Haven't been able to check yet tho, I've only got orange sim cards in me gaff.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Same town as me, picked mine up in Swansea last week. I couldnt wait lol.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Incarniac:
Yeah, Phones4U and Carphonewarehouse stock is unlocked - at least that's what they told me when I dropped by a few stores today and enquired if they did it on PAYG on any network (they didn't, only contract or offline/no-sim).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Looneer:
Bumping this as I waiting to hear whether you can check that the phone you've chosen is locked or not when buying in-store as well as hoping more people will vote. Come on, guys, help the noob.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arj154:
seems like its the luck of the draw really. Im gonna be ordering online due to the ridiculously good deal with the cashback and contract on o2.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuclark:
I'd recommend everyone to get the phone from O2 - regardless of whether it comes locked or unlocked, it only takes £15 and a few hours to get the unlock code.

... that's got to be worth the £100+ you're saving on getting a truely SIM free version.... :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonrwg:
Just worried about update though. :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unnddd:
Apparently it's very easy to debrand, so I can't imagine updates being a problem once they appear on XDA (which is never long from when they're released!).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulser_g2:
ODIN often? :)

If you use ODIN, you can flash the raw updates really easily, regardless of which carrier the ROM bootscreen is customised for :p
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesking420:
Seems a pretty even split.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuclark:
I debranded mine while waiting for the unlock code to come through. Very painless and I didn't even loose data :) (the XWKKD firmware is a kies-compatible one, so won't format /data)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harroguk:
http://www.unlocking SPAM link removed.co.uk/

£15 and my O2 SGS2 PAYG was unlocked in 30 mins. But I'm sure everyone here knows that already.It makes me wonder why O2 refused to take my money to unlock the handset and told me I had to wait 12 months. Some companies make it so hard to give them money.*
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rocketpaul:
Just got mine from o2 pay as you go 399 and its unlocked! Thank god lol. Shame about having to pay the 10 pound top up lol.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WeeJockMacFeegle:
Order over the phone yesterday. Locked on contract.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesking420:
Thanks guys,

Seems it's completely random as to whether you get locked or unlocked handsets!

James
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S1MB4D:
Hey, quick question can you please post if the code worked please.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperAndroid:
Well I took the risk after looking at this thread as I really didnt want to be on O2, the guy explained to me that it was locked on O2 and would not even work on sub-networks like tesco and giffgaff... anyway, 5mins after buying one on PAYG I stuck a T-Mob Sim and it turns out its indeed unlocked! yay!

Just got to figure out what network/plan to use now, thinking 3 atm.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jklondon:
PAYG locked - unlocked in 15mins easy peasy. So far impressed that screen and the weight!

My guess is that the first few batches will have greater % of unlocked handsets as 02 just wanted to get them out, I would expect that in the next few weeks/month it will get harder to find an unlocked one.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AvRS:
Ordered over the phone on a upgrade and its come locked. This option isn't on the poll but that's what I did. I don't care either way but will request unlock at end of contract or when I can be bothered as won't be changing network in a hurry anyway.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ma10:
I got mine yesterday around noon... Got it on payg with no questions asked (e.g. top-ups) and found it unlocked when I tried a three sim in it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pet family:
Seems very random looking at the poll result so far

Anyway mine is PAYG Online and it's locked as promised

Bad luck, hoping it would be unlocked, but I can bear spending another £15 to unlock it
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S1MB4D:
Just thought is there anyway O2 can find out if the phone has been unlocked?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Domanic:
I'm assuming that mine is locked because it displays an o2 splash screen when it boots :/ not particularly bothered though.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ma10:
mine had the o2 splash screen but it was unlocked...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesking420:
Everyone has the O2 splash screen. Not everyone's is locked!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jona29:
got mine from phones4u o2 upgrade i specifically asked for an unbranded phone and got one. no branding and unlocked .
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Incarniac:
My S2 O2 PAYG (ordered online) arrived today and was locked. Got an unlock code from MobileUnlocked eight minutes after the order was complete, and it is now running on a Three PAYG SIM I'm testing coverage with.

My Giffgaff SIM worked without having to unlock the phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxmum:
It is really odd - I must be lucky.

Got mine on upgrade 24 month contract in O2 store Burnley on Weds, just tried my works T-Mobile sim in it and it works a treat.

Now wondering if I shouldn't use the £12 per month talktalk unlimited internet sim in it as it's a better deal!

Hmmmm..........wonder if my O2 galaxy tab is unlocked too.......

edit...mine too has the O2 splash screens but is definately unlocked. When I put my O2 sim back in it asked me if I had O2 pay monthly or contract :-S
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beefheart:
Contract in store. Tried my work Vodafone sim earlier and works fine.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arj154:
i suppose i was lucky :D i ordered the contract late on wednesday and it came unlocked!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jester27:
O2 Pay & Go - Unlocked (But available for how long ?)

Bought my Pay & Go S2 on Friday from Wakefield Ridings O2 Store.

The sales guy said I was lucky to be getting one on Pay & Go as they had received an email telling them to stop selling them on pay & go as of Saturday as they couldn't keep them in stock long enough to sell any on contract as they were all being snapped up on pay & go.

Mine was luckily unlocked out of the box too.. :D

Still has O2 splash but T-Mobile sim was in before I left the Shopping centre and worked straight away.

Dean
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kungfudazza:
O2 winchester unlocked on contact. Which I'm just about to pay out...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pigglett:
O2 Widnes store .. Contract Friday 05/05/11 unlocked :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stesteste:
how please mine will be here soon and wanna debrand thx
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mchu6am4:
Just received it on monthly and its f****g locked!!!

Anyone got an o2 link to request unlock code please??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s1m:
Unlocked PAYG received yesterday. Ordered by phone
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
Contract online ordered Sunday or later - UNLOCKED
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moebius.uk:
Bought mine in Hounslow O2 Store on contract. I went there on 3rd of may. Phone is unlocked.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigchemist:
O2 PayG Locked :-(

After placing the order moments after its gone out of stock on the 5th, and a day before they stopped selling it online.. and after waiting 15 days to get it.. It arrives Locked...

Called O2 and the CS siad that an agreement between the mobile carrier and the manufacturer meant that they are unable to provide the unlocking code until 12 months has elapced.. what a load of Bull!

Placed unlock request on mobileunlocked.co.uk and hoping that its for real ..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deanwray:
mine was locked to o2 till yesterday, 5 days ago phoned o2, explained that I wanted to test some things with another sim, they sent me an unlock code FOC. Took 5-7 days though.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clarkgable:
I had my original S2 (unlocked) replaced due to a defect with the vibrate alert. The replacement is locked. Might have to wait up to 7 days for the code. Grrrrrr
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] olyloh6696:
intersting. this was the same case as the desire s.

the first batch will come to o2 sim free, and as they are in high demand, o2 won't lock them, or install bloatware, but sell the phone straght away.

so by a few weeks time, the newer batches will ALL be sim-locked and have o2 apps etc
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulser_g2:
There's now a free SIM unlock possible ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1064978
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] synerr2600:
Got my O2 contract i9100 today. Locked, but O2 happy to send me the unlock codes. The lovely lady said it may take up to 7 days and I will receive the codes by email.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hobsgrg:
Got my PAYG from O2 store, it was locked to O2. Used the instructions here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1064978 and it's no longer locked to O2 :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clarkgable:
I've been waiting 8 days now for my unlock code, so you may be waiting a little while. O2 have now had to escalate it to Samsung, so they are saying they may taken ANOTHER 7 days... Don't want to root my phone so patiently (for now at least) waiting
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sorrowuk:
Mine took ages. And the code I got from them was the same code I got using the method :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] bubblebeak:
Good day to u all

Was wondering if anyone knows of an app that lets us connect our TP2 by bluetooth to other devices and use it as a wireless keyboard? Like for example to a Playstation 3?

Thanks in advance
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] autonomous-inc:
Try BlueInput for Broadcom. It's pricey, but I believe it'll work.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtluis:
Hello, I just read from gsmarena that the new Galaxy S 2 is being sold in Korea fot about $425 dollars, it should be more expensive in the UK due to transportation and taxes....

Does anyone know a korean website that sells phones internationally similar to handtec.co.uk or clove.co.uk in the UK??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
SGS 2 forum try .

jje
[Galaxy S II General] meds88:
Has anyone considered getting anything over a class 6? I know ill be picking up a new one for my sg2, just looking at my options, Whats your opinion?

btw, Is there any Alaskans here that have purchased the sg2?
[Galaxy S II General] Death666Angel:
I bought a class 10 32GB card:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=13319393#post13319393

I did this mostly because it cost the same as other class cards.
[Galaxy S II General] Lord_Micron:
I've had one of the Lexars for some time, and love it enough that I bought a new one when they finally re-stocked after ages! :cool:
[Galaxy S II General] MoonRaven:
I think this is a nice read for you guys:

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/increase-the-reading-speed-of-your-sd-card/

No real need for class 10.
[Galaxy S II General] Death666Angel:
First of all, yes, class10 is probably a bit of overkill for anything I'll do with this phone. But like I said, it wasn't more expansive than any other card.

However, in regards to your thread, as far as I understand it, changing the cache size does not make a class2 card perform as a class10 card. It only makes any given card perform to its inherent maximum speeds. So that is not really an argument against class10.

I personally wouldn't recommend the highest class card at all costs. Often, even lower classes perform similar to higher classes if one is a bit lucky.

According to gsmarena preview, 1080p bitrate is about 17mbps (http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_ii_vs_lg_optimus_2x-review-585p4.php) which translates to 2MB/s. This can be done with a class2 card. So you be the judge of what you need. :-)
[Galaxy S II General] zxz0O0:
But read this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1032317
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ace5198:
im on community rom, n i cant save pictures sent to me via text... neone know how??
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobloblaw1:
Long press on picture and select "Copy attached to SD card"......?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ace5198:
i did.. and it didnt save.. .or at least its not showing up in my gallery?

EDIT: rebooted phone.. seems to be saving them now
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chopper the dog:
This should help you in the future if you don't want to reboot.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.addz.mediascanner&feature=search_result

good day.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ace5198:
ill give it a shot.. thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EVOme:
So I use my Evo as my alarm clock. Often times when it goes off at 6am, I pick it up and hit snooze. Then it'll go off again in 10 mins or so, but when I pick it up, the alarm app is no longer showing to shut the damn thing off. I enter the clock app and there still isn't a place to shut it off.

I end up having to pop off the back and remove the battery...now so much for snoozing again, now I gotta get the hell up cause i'd oversleep due to no alarm set..Grrr!!! :mad:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dougjamal:
What rom are you using? Is it Sense-based or AOSP? Are you using an AOSP alarm on a Sense-based rom?

posting & replying via the XDA Premium app.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayharper08:
This happened pretty often to me when I was running Myn's and Koni's rom. Only been on CM for a week so I'm not sure about an aosp rom yet.

Sent from "The" Evo using XDA Premium VIA your moms house. ™
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EVOme:
Currently, I am running "Eternal Prophecy v5.8". Before that, I was running Myn RLS 5. It was happening there quite a bit. All Sense based
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IP IHI II IL:
I felt your pain...

I had the same problem at first, but figured out that it was the lockscreen type that was causing the problem. The AOSP desk clock is only compatible with the Vanilla lockscreen, and the HTC World clock is only compatible with the HTC lockscreen. If you set your alarm in AOSP, but are using the HTC clock as your alarm (and vice versa), you will encounter this problem.

I personally love the HTC clock/alarm, because of all of the options available (stopwatch, timer, etc..) and am running Eternal Prophecy 5.9 which I love, so this is what I do: (Thanks to Dr. Ryder for guiding me through the process)

Before x-ferring the ROM to your SD, delete the Desk Clock apk from the ROM itself: "supersonic_signed_042711_090619.zip\system\app"

Then I add HtcLockScreen.apk, HtcClockWidget.apk, and WorldClock.apk (attached)to the same folder.

Once you flash the EP rom (or any other using the vanilla lockscreen as the default, really) you'll have only the HTC lock screen & Clock available.

On the other side, if you prefer the vanilla lockscreen, and desk clock, all you'd need to do is delete the WorldClock.apk from that very same folder, just to remove confusion.

This is all possible via RootExplorer, as well.

Hope this helps!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EVOme:
Thanks for this solution. I am reading this and first wondering how am I to do this via Root Explorer if you said do this before I transfer the rom zip to my SD card.

I still have the 5.8 zip on my SD card, so I just opened Root Explorer and browsed it. I find Deskclock.apk and when I long press it, all I get is a 'Extract' option.

I guess I am confused on how you delete and add to a zip file w/out extracting the whole thing and re-zipping.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IP IHI II IL:
Sorry, I wasn't clear.

Pre-ROM flash, you can delete/add apk's in the zip itself.

Post-ROM flash, you can use RootExplorer to delete the Desk Clock apk, and move the HTC apk's to the system/apps folder (I would assume a reboot would be in order, but I haven't tried it that way, only received instruction from Dr. Ryder). My understanding is that both methods will work the same, though again, I haven't tried the root explorer method myself.

Seeing as Dr. Ryder updates so often, I've made it a habit to delete/add before I flash.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droiddinho:
get an alarm app
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
Good morning everyone. I will be splitting this topic into two parts. The first post will be my a FAQ and my anecdotal evidence supporting my claim and how I came to this conclusion, and the second will be the instructions on how to duplicate. I didn't put the instructions in the first post because I want people to actually read this part first before jumping in and then asking the same questions over and over again.

FAQ

Q. Does this work everywhere, all the time?

A. No. As with any cellular technology, results will vary greatly. I know this works where I am. I make no promises that it will work where you are.

Q. I can't get more than X speed, help!

A. If you have followed these steps TO THE LETTER then I already have done everything possible. The only way YOU will see better speeds is to either connect to WiFi, move to an area with better infrastructure, build your own tower with fiber connection, or get a Femtocell.

Q. I'm running JimBob's SuperDeluxeAwesomestMegaWhooptieXXL ROM, does this work with it?

A. Most likely. As with ANY system change, make a full backup before attempting any changes. I am not responsible for you bricking your device.

Q. Can I ask a question that was answered either in the OP or right above where I asked?

A. I like turtles.

OK, on to my reasoning.

First, I have looked at each thread promising better speeds. All have, in my experience, been on the right track. However, none have really brought it all together to truly work perfectly. I was pretty happy with my 4mbit own connection.

Until the update from HTC came out. I hit 7-8mbit regularly where I was hitting 4 max before. Even in high traffic areas like Downtown Fort Worth, I had averaged 1.5-2 throughout the day on any custom ROM. With the new update, 4-5 average.

I wondered what the differences were that caused custom ROM's to not be able to achieve full speeds, when I could nandroid restore to the stock updated ROM and get those blazing speeds without ANY modification connected to the same towers.

So, I decided to "merge" my ROMs.

All of a sudden, 8mbit down on RCMix 6.1. 8mbit down on AR. 8mbit down on CM7(Edit: Only on versions which support the HTC RIL's, not all older versions do).

Holy smokes.

Second post with instructions en route.
[HTC Inspire 4G] entropism:
I'm using the Inspire on Straight Talk, an AT&T MVNO. The APN settings won't work for me, should I just use what I have and apply the other steps in the process?

Also, thanks for the work!
[HTC Inspire 4G] harlenm:
What radio is it?
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
Skip the telephony.db as well, it only has AT&T settings in it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] entropism:
Flashing now, hoping it works. AT&T around here fluctuates like crazy, and it's a lot worse with the Inspire. I can get 400k/300k one minute, 4mb/2mb the next. Right before I started flashing this, I was getting 900k/300k.
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
Whoops, thought I copied and pasted it into there. 12.39a.60.19x_26.06.06.30_M - The AT&T updated radio from the OTA update.
[HTC Inspire 4G] entropism:
Definitely not seeing prop editor installed after flashing the speed boost zip (flashed twice). Going to edit it with a text editor under Root Explorer and see how it goes.
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
Hmm, I will check it. It did on the two test Inspires I have used. Text editor will work fine.

Edit - Reuploading files.
[HTC Inspire 4G] entropism:
If some of the ro.ril lines of code aren't in my build.prop, should I be adding them manually? These lines were missing:

ro.ril.enable.ucsq=2
ro.ril.att.feature=1
ro.ril.enable.gea3=1
ro.ril.radio.svn=3

Edit: Running CM 7.0.2, CM kernel.
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
Yes, this is part of the update we are doing.