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[Epic 4G General] styckx:
Is Sprints 3G network rapidly going to crap or is it the radios in our Epics?

I'm in Jersey about 15 minutes from Center City. I sit here at work (and it has always been like this) and get a blistering 0.21mbps download speed on 3G. With six full bars. Yet I can go home and double that speed with two bars. (Which is still awful)

4G has never been an issue either coverage or speed. I'm pulling 2.1mbps with 1 bar of 4G as I type this.

I hear Verizon customers now and then in my reading post 3G speed results which a lot of times aren't too far from matching my 4G speeds.

Since having the Epic I've never got a 3G speed greater than 1.2mbps down.. I've noticed though within about the past 4 months their network speed is frustrating at best and .5 mbps down is about average for 3G these days.
[Epic 4G General] running_the_dream:
I'm in WC, PA and I usually get around 1.5mb/s down and .3-.5 up in 3g. Usually, 6+ up and 2-3 down in 4g. Have you tried you speeds in different areas outside of work?
[Epic 4G General] styckx:
Yeah.. It is up and down. I just remember a time (4 year sprint customer) where 3G was consistent no matter where you were. If you had coverage your performance good. Heck I remember streaming Slingplayer on my laptop with an aircard for an entire post season of baseball while driving. Now a days Slingplayer on the phone is useless on 3G while standing still.

I'm up for my yearly upgrade discount so I'm just really starting to explore the idea of getting off this phone soon or wait a year and just get off Sprint entirely.
[Epic 4G General] Reginalb124:
Despite the high prices, the Verizon 4G down speeds are looking really good. I am torn, I would love to just drop TV, get Hulu+ and run it with Verizon 4G, but I would go over the 10GB cap in a couple of days. If they add a truly umlimited plan, I will be VERY tempted to make the switch.
[Epic 4G General] styckx:
Yeah.. Then there is that. Unlimited. Put up with the flakey speeds but use as much as I want without worry or go to a capped plan with better speeds. It is defintely a catch 22 I am also thinking about. If it wasn't for the excellent 4G coverage I get in my area I probably wouldn't be here. Just summer is about here and road trips start, which is where I start heavily relying on 3G to get through those long journeys.
[Epic 4G General] running_the_dream:
Yeah that's a tough spot. Sprint does seem to be spotty. But, I would have to imagine that your radio has more to do with the problem than Sprint's towers. Just based on my experience and your previous comments. Maybe try to reset the radio? See if that helps.
[Epic 4G General] FoxRacR17:
It's their network, I was with sprint for almost 10 and just this past year their network started to be completely unusable in my area. So I left and went to verizon and never been happier. And to those saying they are more expensive...my bill is only 3 dollars more a month then it was with sprint lol, that's with a 22% discount on verizon compared to a 23% discount on sprint
[Epic 4G General] running_the_dream:
What is your phone and data plan on Big Red versus Sprint?
[Epic 4G General] ydoucare:
Yep, it's the network. There was a time where I could go anywhere and pull 800+ kbps (been with Sprint since they began deploying EVDO Rev A here). At home in the sticks, I can still pull 1200 down all day every day. 50 miles south around Purdue University, you're lucky to see 400 kbps. They've not kept up with tower backhaul, and I don't see how they're going to deploy 4G in some of these areas that don't even have enough backhaul to adequately service 3G.
[Epic 4G General] FoxRacR17:
I got the thunderbolt, unlimited 3g/4g, unlimited text with 450 minutes, with their equivalent of TEP, and my bill is 78 bucks a month after 22% discount.

On sprint I had their everything 450 plan and TEP and my bill after 23% discount was always around 75 a month. I also had an airave but the 5 dollars was always credited back to me because I had such ****ty service at my house they gave it to me for free.

So I dont really see whats so expensive about verizon because i am finally able to browse on 3g speed that isnt closer towards dialup everywhere I went within a 100 mile radius
[Epic 4G General] running_the_dream:
That's interesting
[Epic 4G General] Reginalb124:
Well, your numbers don't really add up, for starters. I pay that for the same plan on Sprint with a 0% discount. And I would pay $90 a month on Verizon, according to their web site. And then get a 10GB monthly data cap. I would jump ship to Verizon if their 4G was actually unlimited, as I said, it could conceivably replace both my internet AND TV bill, as it's plenty fast enough.
[Epic 4G General] styckx:
Well decided to go Nexus S. Sprint is doing a special right now where I got a full upgrade only 1 year into my contract. Once everything was done and credit for the Epic it cost me an entire $75 to upgrade.

Goodbye Epic
[Epic 4G General] E36Allen:
I dont know where you live but I am going through the same damn issue. I am in Atlanta.

Earlier this year 3g was always above 1mb/s and I could connect to 4G anywhere and get between 5-8mb/s

I had to get my phone replaced and right around the same time my speeds have gone to crap. I get 0.2mb/s download no matter where I am with full bars.

And I can barely connecto to 4G indoors, and when I do connect its barely 1mb/s with 2 bars.

I've went to sprint multiple times and they keep telling me its their network. Ive been dealing with these slow speeds for 2 months already. Beyond frustrating. I have to be on 4G to get anything done.

It wont even load the icons images in the market when I am on 3g. Thats how slow it is...

What makes me mad is that I have my epic right beside my coworkers G2X.

He pulls 12mb/s easy and my Epic can barely hold 1mb/s side by side...
[Epic 4G General] FoxRacR17:
I'm just saying.....

That huge previous charge on verizon was including activation and all those other bull**** fees, but now i'm into regular billing and you see that its a little over 3 dollars more a month compared to sprint :cool:
[Epic 4G General] LunaticWolf:
Sprints coverage went to **** after march 1st due to Alltel roaming agreement no longer being honored by Verizon and AT&T

See

http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/66975?start=0&tstart=0
[Epic 4G General] FoxRacR17:
Wow, I really dont mean to start up a flame war or anything but I am seriously glad I got out of sprint then.

Uhhhh.....if you sign up right now their 3g/4g is REALLY unlimited for only 30 a month. They have not gone to tiered data plans yet and if you sign up now you will be grandfathered into unlimited 3g/4g for 30 a month. Here are some threads you can read thru where some people have used as much as 30gb in a month on their 4g

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1020107&highlight=whats+your+data+usage

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1002833&highlight=whats+your+data+usage
[Epic 4G General] Reginalb124:
That's not how I read it on their web site, but I will be seriously considering a quick switch if that is still the case.

Sent from my Epic 4g with Frankenstein Froyo
[Epic 4G General] FoxRacR17:
Where on their website were you reading? I know for their 4g aircards they have tiered plans, but as of today its still unlimited 3g/4g for 30 a month if you get one of their 4g phones, right now only the thunderbolt is out but i think i heard that samsung charge phone comes out tomorrow.
[Epic 4G General] apatcas:
I'm in Atlanta to and i can confirm the same thing. 3g just got crappy as hell.
[Epic 4G General] issai:
Ditto here. I noticed a remarkable drop in both the quality of 3G connectivity and throughput in the greater LA area starting a couple months ago. I work remotely at different client sites and this service degradation is crimpin' my style.
[Epic 4G General] fhurricane:
The speed injersey outside of the lincoln tunnel is atrocious. There is no 4g in this area, and 3g doesn't even respond at all with full bars.
[Epic 4G General] Orbiting234:
Same thing for me. The 3G was fantastic when I first got the phone back in August. But ever since Nov or Dec the 3G speeds have been miserable in my area (<500kbps, usually around 200kbps). Thankfully I get 2-6mbps on the 4G but I don't leave that on all day so as to save some battery life.

The 3G service I've getting on Sprint with my Epic 4G is just plainly in the gutter. :(
[Epic 4G General] mi7chy:
Sprint 3G and 4G have turned to crap in my area. It's either no signal or strong signal with very slow throughput. Since they ride on ClearWire for 4G there's an inherent bottleneck and their network and backhaul won't be optimal like Verizon's. I picked up a Verizon Thunderbolt as a backup but the LTE coverage and throughput are so awesome in comparison that I hardly touch my Epic anymore. With Sprint I'm lucky if I even get 3G when I'm on the throne in the middle of the building at work. In the same spot I can stream YouTube in HD over 4G (my coverage and throughput benchmark =).

Sprint's 400+450 bonus min Everything Data plan at $67 is a better value but what good is that if the service is useless.

Verizon 450 min plus unlimited 3G/4G data but no text (use Google Voice free text) at $59 is reasonable. I may consider bumping up to 900 min plan to get Family 5 for unlimited voice with Google Voice.

It'll be icing on the cake when Samsung Galaxy S2 shows up on Verizon.
[Epic 4G General] E36Allen:
It really sucks. If it doesn't change soon I think ill have to leave. I just went to the sprint store and downloaded the speed test app on their new Nexus S 4G.

In the store I got 0.234mb/s down and 0.214mb/s up on full 3g.

I tried 4G with all 3 bars full. 1.4mb/s down and 1.1mb/s upload. How the hell can they sell phones with a network this ****ty?
[Epic 4G General] styckx:
I'm going to tuff it out for awhile more and will just use this as ammo if I decide to leave Sprint. I would have to imagine they are doing something to fix it in a timely manner. They will go broke with a network like this.
[Epic 4G General] dchawk81:
Mine has been crap lately as well. They sent me an Airave with free service. It doesn't do a damn thing for me when I'm out & about but at least it'll help at the house.
[Epic 4G General] intheb0x:
sprints Voice and 3G coverage has been drastically reduced and is continuing to be reduced.

http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/281992#281992
[Epic 4G General] niv3d:
How did you get this deal? I played with a Nexus S 4G today and I just like the feel of it sooo much better!
[Epic 4G General] styckx:
The rep at the store told me they are doing some promotion for silver premiere customers where we can get a full upgrade if we are at least a year into our contract. Limited time deal. So I went for it, and got a case too. They gave me about $107 credit to buy back my Epic.

The build quality is much better. Runs much better and faster than the Epic. Battery life is much better. GPS is great.

Launcher pro doesn't like this phone though. Sluggish and buggy on it.

Rooting is simple but you do need the Android SDK to do it.

Now... Back to watching netflix.
[Epic 4G General] intheb0x:
i wouldnt of went with that nexus, ppl are having serious signal issues with wifi and 4g.

http://forum.androidcentral.com/spr...e-wifi-radio-wifi-tethering-crashes-data.html
[Epic 4G General] mi7chy:
I may just pay the $120 ETF instead of $804 for finishing the remaining year of contract.
[Epic 4G General] intheb0x:
this is the quiet storm thats been brewing with sprint.

dont update your PRLs.

sprints Voice and 3G coverage has been drastically reduced and is continuing to be reduced.

http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/281992#281992
[Epic 4G General] LunaticWolf:
I already linked to that two pages back.
[Epic 4G General] noesilva:
I think i might have to jump ship verizon has great lte coverage and ridiculous speeds even in the boonies where i couldnt get a 1x connection on my epic. I know this from messing around with my friends thunderbolt while driving around. Only thing holding me back is the fact that imo verizon doesn have anyhing better then the epic
[Epic 4G General] andsamp:
Its sprint network...I'm in denver and have the same issues and speeds. Sprint 3g is pretty much unusable at home..its has to be wifi or 4g. 4g works good as long as I'm not moving. 3 other family phones (mix of android and blackberry), confirm its not the phone but the network.
[Epic 4G General] ghlu:
It's definitely sprint's network. At home (suburb mn) my phone gets decent 3g speed, but at work (downtown Minneapolis) 3g is down right unusable.. I think sprint's network simply cannot handle the load. if it wasn't for sero I would jump to Verizon long ago.
[Epic 4G General] dito33:
Since I start little experiment with roaming to vrz wow what the difference in 3G speed inside building streaming movies with no hickups. Sprint network sucks that's why they give you unlimited but worthless s...
[LG Optimus 2x] backdafucup:
I was wondering, now that Im using GO contacts/dialer, is it safe to remove the preinstalled LG contacts and dialer?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Freakytah:
Does anyone know of any good sense based roms for mytouch 32b????

meXdroid meXperia V2
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] codefreak007:
32b Sense "Look-Alikes":

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=932118

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=838805

32b Sense Rom(s):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=576893

Themes:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=970459 + CM7 (Needed for Theme Chooser)
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Freakytah:
I screwed up. I meant 32a. My bad

meXdroid meXperia V2
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] whutcc:
I screwed up. I meant 32a. My bad

meXdroid meXperia V2
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] FK1983:
Just wondered how I can add some of my games not showing into my Play Launcher? I bought NFS: Shift and works but doesn't show in the launcher which is annoying as the demo did!?

I'd also like to add my emu's and a few other games to it if I can?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Ireas:
I think that we need to modify the PlayLauncher for custom apps :>

As atm you cant add anything on your own
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Rixter757:
Hey FK,

I was surfing for a similar answer as to why my Launcher isn't showing the latest games & stumbled across your answer in the SE forums from an admin:

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Maybe you could try to clear data in the Xperia PLAY app.

Menu > Settings > Applications > Xperia PLAY > Clear data.

Check if that might help.

If not, try to download the update for the Xperia PLAY app. Search Market for "Xperia PLAY games launcher" and install the update.

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As for your other answer, I don't know how to add additional items into that menu. I manually installed the NFL demo before & I had to copy a ".so" file into one of the system folders for it to show up on the launcher but sounds like hard work to figure out whats in the .so file. Search for the NFL demo if u are feeling brave.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] johnsongrantr:
if this works, sounds like a great app could be made to add user chosen programs to that launcher
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] AndroHero:
.so files are lib files, sounds like we have to add some libs for each game to /system/lib/ :)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] FK1983:
Have you tested this? working?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] zerojay:
That doesn't appear to be the case. Android seems to tell the app whenever a new package is installed or removed, at which point it decides whether it should be added to the list of games. I'm looking deeper into how this all works.

Games for sale are essentially pulled down from an RSS feed. If your provider has its own store, it can have its own feed as well (which is what Rogers does).

There's a database called content.db that the app uses to populate the user's personal library of games. Game names, package names, install time, last run time, whether there's a manual with it, whether there's an icon or badge, etc.. Now to find out how it decides to put data into that database.

It has its own internal whitelist and blacklist. Whitelist consists of all packages starting with "com.gameloft." and "com.ea." and the blacklist contains "com.ea.tetris" since it doesn't have Xperia Play support.

Found in its testing database for the Xperia Play app: "Super Street Fighter 2 Alpha Turbo Ultra Remix Deluxe Extra Very Long Title Edition" lol

There's a set of different data sources that the app uses to populate its list of games. It looks like PSN will be one of them. There's a class for PSN data sources, however it basically has no real code in it and always returns void. It also has two empty methods, get price and get currency. Don't be surprised if linking to your PSN account is one of the big announcements Sony's been hinting we'll get at E3 (but not without an updated launcher first).
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] AndroHero:
Not all gameloft games appear in the launcher, only xperia play enabled games, maybe if you decompile an experia play enabled .apk, you might find somthing.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] DeadlyDazza:
I uninstalled Fifa & the other bundled game to reinstall again under setinstalllocation2 but neither have ever shown up in the Play menu since.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] RickyfilP:
Someone managed to solve this problem.

The games also have installed do not appear in the menu of play

Sorry for the poor english

thank you
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] TheCraig:
I don't know, most games optimized for the Xperia Play show up in the Pocket app, Even Minecraft.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] - Swift -:
Sorry to bump this but is this possible?

To add a game to the Xperia Play Games Launcher?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ryocoon:
Good job necro-ing this thread...

The basic answer is that the APK for whatever game has to have a string in it that marks it as Xperia Play optimized. Look for the thread with the Xperia Play touchpad tester. His later version shows up in the Play launcher when it is installed. I think he managed to get all of this from the SDK. So basically, it is up to the developer to include the string (and most just don't know about it).

Can we force add things in? Not really, unless you want to decompile the apk's and add stuff in and then recompile them. Not worth it really. Easier to get a custom secondary launcher instead.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] skyx26:
Like wich???
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] bhavei:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1110405

Editing the Xperia Play (slide open) app

sent from Xperia PLAY™ via Tapatalk™
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] skyx26:
Men, thank you!

That was a very nifty post :laugh:
[Xoom General] quordandis:
Hi all,

I'm sorry if this has been discussed somewhere, but I am very green when it comes to rooting/flashing/manually updating the OS on android devices, specifically the Xoom.

I currently have a 3G Xoom with 3.0.1 which is rooted. I didn't put any custom rom on it. I saw there's a zip file on the other sub-forum with the 3.1 update for 3G Xoom devices, but the instructions assume a certain level of proficiency/familiarity with the process (which appears to be almost vastly different across various android devices).

If someone would be as so kind as to post a relatively detailed step-by-step process of updating a rooted 3.0.1 xoom to 3.1 and re-rooting (without having to lose all the apps and settings installed) I would be MUCH OBLIGED and APPRECIATIVE!

Many thanks to anyone who has the patience and inclination to post something definitive!

--Q
[Xoom General] quordandis:
P3Droid seems to have posted exactly what I was looking for: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1074502
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stoney73:
I've got a Galaxy S2, which has Kies wifi, I was wondering, now that our Tabs can run Gingerbread, is it possible to get Kies wifi running on our Tabs?

"Kies Air is allows PCs running Kies to access the smartphone over WiFi and view call logs, videos, photos, bookmarks, and IMs, as well as send SMS messages from the computer’s browser Without connecting any cables"

Links to apks:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/7c8lgnyn0ljuyif/Kies.apk

http://www.mediafire.com/file/0ld9dm9dbsa6msw/KiesAir.apk

http://www.mediafire.com/file/psoe5agsvhxsg1k/kieswifi.apk#

Wasnt sure whether to post this in Themes/Apps or Q&A, since I'm asking a Question, I chose Q&A, which happens to be about an app.Damned if I do.....

As a side note, if you are getting an upgrade, I cant recommend the S2 enough. Its fab.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andoridkiller:
I have made a crappy little app, on visiual studio and nee to send it to ms in order to get myself verfied, but i cant export it to a zap please help me!
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00306:
Your XAP will be in your project folder under /bin/Release. (Make sure you pick the Release configuration in visual studio)

Sent from my 7 Pro T7576 using Board Express
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickpauley:
I was on the newest triger rom, then I flashed this new one (Rom)Simply Galaxy RC3.3 Update 1(JVB GB 2.3.3)(5/11/11) \\ and my phone just shows the vibrant screen, then it goes to a static screen and repeats, I am a noob please dont hate. I have read the forum already and says to flash to stock and then try again. But unfortunetly I cannot seem to flash back to stock. Can some one please leave me some detailed steps or a hint in the right direction. Thank you much appriciated.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] german103:
try to odin to eugene's no brick jk2 froyo and then to stock jfd.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickpauley:
ok, thank you. Will try that when I get off work here in a couple hours. I will let you know.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickpauley:
fixed phone, know working. Thanks.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] zando2712:
Is it Gorilla?

Any scratches yet without protector?

Is there really a need for screen protector?

Has your x5 taken a fall and the screen did not crack?

Can you tell me what your experience has been like?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] iamelton:
no scratch with no screen protector..

and never fell so cant tell if there will be crack after falling..
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Poulsen8r:
The screen is very strong. It's been riding around in my pocket and bag for over a month and not a scratch. I have dropped it several times quite badly (I have dented the chrome strip around the edge :( ) and the screen is fine. I have dropped it other times, it has landed on one of the legs of a computer chair directly on the screen and no damage.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] audiojelly:
I can also say the screen is very strong, I've dropped it numerous times by accident onto concrete and tiles and now theres only a little dent around the chrome strip, which is better than cracked screen.

Just beware having your keys and phone in same pocket will scratch the screen a little bit, but not a massive amount which also surprised me.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] zando2712:
Thank you much.

My guess is that it is not Gorilla because keys in same pocket can scratch.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] ibnefahim:
can some one confirm is it gorilla ?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Ardeloth:
There's NO mention anywhere of a gorilla glass display on that model so that would be a 99,999% NO. It is however really hard to scratch (although i do prefer to invest the less that 3$ it costs to order a pack of screen protectors from ebay)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] ryronz:
I've had mine naked for about a month now (screen protecter peeled D:) but in saying that, no scratches, not even light ones. Im quite careful with it but the main thing is that you don't put it in the same pocket as your keys.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Tcm9669:
I do put it with my car key (same pocket) but I make sure that the key does not hit the phone.. although sometimes while walking it does move around.. had it over a week, so far so good.. still waiting on my hard case and screen protector from ebay
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Pisari:
I have used screen protector since day one. The default one which was pre-installed on the phone lasted couple days and then it was naked for few hours til I bought screen protector. Protector is always good, and don't cost much.