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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajeshr:
Yes, I have the same issue. Whenever there is a Noled notification and I turn on the phone it pushes me on the stock lockscreen. It's annoyed me to a point where I do not use Noled anymore.
[HTC Inspire 4G] cookw24:
Just got an email from AT&T saying that I'm eligible for a free 3G microcell - which supposedly will always give a set number of devices full service in the house it's placed in.

I normally get pretty good service in my house (even in Wisconsin), but that's not always the case everywhere I go.

At any rate, am I able to take this thing when I go places (say, to uni, which will happen once again in the fall) and use it where ever?

Thanks!
[HTC Inspire 4G] maxjivi05:
What's the email saying exactly and do you have a screenshot of that email? I work at att and don't know about that yet but different dept
[HTC Inspire 4G] harlenm:
Yes, you can take it anywhere that has high speed internet. But it needs to be registered to the location you are going to use it at, and it has to be placed near a a window to get GPS reception. If you take it from one place to another, you have to update the info on the website to reflect where it's located.

Also, it takes up to 90 minutes to activate when it's turned on.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Mustang302LX:
I have one thing to add to your post which was great. It does need to be near a window to get GPS HOWEVER once it gets GPS it can be moved. I put mine near a window with a long cord (router isnt near window at all) and it locked on GPS. I then unplugged it and moved it next to my router and it powered back on and locked GPS as it did prior. That's a little tip if you don't have a window near where your router is installed.
[HTC Inspire 4G] divinewisdom:
if you already have good service, 2 bars plus you dont need/want it; it will just make your phone go crazy.
[HTC Inspire 4G] harlenm:
It doesn't always retain it's GPS info if it's unplugged. If you dont' have a window nearby, you are better off running a long cat5 and power cord to it, and then moving it without unplugging it.

Or, you can buy an external antenna for like $25 that gives you a 25 foot cord.
[HTC Inspire 4G] SmittyRN:
I imagine they will give you the microcell if you agree to the unlimited service they try to sell you with it. I can't remember exactly, but it was something like $25/month for all calls made through the microcell, and they don't come off of your minutes. I've got one at home because I live in a dead area and rarely have reception unless I step outside my house, plus I don't live in a 3G area anyway. Problem is, when I walk into my house, it won't automatically switch over to the microcell unless it loses the signal from the tower. Works pretty good in the house, though, but my phone will lose connection to it intermittently with it for unknown reasons. Not a perfect solution, but it's better than missing all of my calls when I'm home.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bholyk:
I dont know if anyone else has experienced this. I got a microcell last week and use it with an unlocked samsung vibrant. My apartment does not get very good reception at all (rarely even get one bar) and when connected to the microcell it chews through my battery. Previously, even with poor reception, I would go through 1-2% of the battery per hour with use. When connected to the microcell, i go through 4-6% of battery per hour without any use at all. I do not know a great deal about the microcell where this could be a firmware thing or it could be that I am using an unlocked phone from another carrier, but just something to watch for.
[HTC Inspire 4G] djeaton:
I have one of these. If you use it, don't expect H+ speeds off of it. You get 3G speeds on data. And if you don't have a good broadband connection, voice can get choppy. But there is a benefit to having and using it. For $20 a month (I think), you can get unlimited family domestic calls on it to any phone regardless of whether it is a land line or cell phone. But I have the $30 unlimited texting and cell phone calls now on my family plan, and make so few calls to land-lines, that I no longer use that service.
[HTC Inspire 4G] buradd:
lol how weird, i work for an at&t shop and i just got a call by someone questioning an email they got about a free microcell.. i was browsing thru xda at the time and was on this thread, crazy..

i have one at my house, its cool if you really have absolutely no service where you live.. the only down side to this device is; if you are currently connected to the microcell and are in a call, if you leave your house the call will drop as you are leaving the microcell and reconnecting to the normal cell towers..

if you are never "in-call" while moving in and out of the area of your house than you wont notice this and it will be a cool device for you to have.
[HTC Inspire 4G] BrentR01:
Don't take your MicroCell to the Grocery store!?!? Step away from the cell phone...

What a huge inconvenience it would be to travel with this thing.. maybe if you're going to be somewhere for over a week (Still wouldn't take it with me) . but if you're just going to a buddies house for the afternoon... please leave your MicroCell behind.... lol

For some reason, I can't download while on Mobile Data and connected to the MicroCell. Upload appears to be fine, but as far as browsing the net at home when im too lazy to open my lap top.. No Bueno... Wifi still works so it really just irritating more than anything.
[HTC Inspire 4G] nyamoV2:
Mine seems to be hit and miss for calls. Sound great when they come through but seem to drop.after 10 min or so. Other than that I have no issues with it. Just that data speeds suck but when I'm at home.WiFi works just fine for that
[HTC Inspire 4G] maxjivi05:
Got a free microcell where I moved into have no service so called in had then put a note on the account so I can pick one up, I had to speak to a manager but I just went on and on and finally got it done and picked it up in store free no contract extension, hope it helps
[HTC Inspire 4G] hkwong:
how do you get it to stay locked on to gps? ive taken mine outside multiple times and after a while it locks on to the location, but after i unplug it and place it inside it loses all the information

thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] robinjb:
I have absolutely NO Service where I live and too have a Microcell- I have noticed as previously mentioned if while talking inside and then going outside- the call will drop.

Also there are some moments where I will receive a voicemail notification & the phone never rang. Other times- I am not connected so I put the phone in airplane mode for a few seconds and then back to reconnect to the Microcell.

The Microcell definitely improved the ability to talk to others when before I had to go outside to get some bars. It's hot outside- it gets old having to talk to anyone- outside- so I am grateful AT&T hooked me up with a FREE Microcell.
[HTC Inspire 4G] nyamoV2:
The rule to the Mcell is they drop calls going from micro to macro. Apparently its not a smooth transition like tower to tower..also speeds are veal but that's what you get limited speed but increases signal
[HTC Inspire 4G] UberEgo:
Friend of mine has one of these and his is hit or miss all the time he tells me. I would like to get the email offering me a free one! I would try it out just to see if he was doing something wrong! lol
[Thunderbolt General] jasonbiggs:
Ha! Even my last phone, the Droid Eris, has a signed Cyanogenmod version 7 install for it. It works and looks awesome. Gave this one to my nephew. He's very happy :) Wish Thunderbolt were there :p...can't wait.
[Thunderbolt General] miketoasty:
Interesting.
[Thunderbolt General] g00s3y:
How long has the Eris been out for? How long has the Thunderbolt been out for?
[Thunderbolt General] jasonbiggs:
Is it the 4g part that makes it difficult or is it taking about as long as any other phone? EVO, I think, got cyanogen pretty quickly when it came out...maybe I'm wrong.
[Thunderbolt General] Nikolai2.1:
Because LTE is harder
[Thunderbolt General] keith.mcintyre26:
Cyanogen had a good friend with an Evo that was readily available for testing. And when he released it WiMAX didn't work.
[Thunderbolt General] jasonbiggs:
good story! short, but good :)
[Thunderbolt General] feedhead:
nice to see you live up to your namesake
[HD2 General] koolxx:
I want to try to install WM 7 on my hd2. but first, i got some questions:

1) is the camer and camcorder smooth and very sharp?

2) hows the call quality?

3) is the batt life better than on the hd2?

4) any other issues? does everything work?
[HD2 General] Richy99:
have you looked inthe wp7 section of the hd2 forum? all your questions will be answered already or will be able to be answered there from users who use wp7

ther eis also no need to start a 2nd thread for the same thing
[HD2 General] koolxx:
wait a minute, what are you talking about? this is the WM7 section.

EDIT:

wait, i thought i opsted in the wm7 section. i didnt know.
[HD2 General] Richy99:
this is the hd2 general, there is a specific WP7 area under the main hd2 section
[HD2 General] koolxx:
yeah i thought it was.. i'll post in the appropriate section. is there any way for me to delete this thread?
[HD2 General] backlashsid:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1081181
[HD2 General] koolxx:
why are you posting a link to the same thread i made when you know i made a mistake in creating a 2nd one in the same section? and after i asked how to delete it? if youre not willing to help, then stay out of my thread. dont troll or a mod will take action.
[General Questions and Answers] jthornton71707:
I've tried both barnacle and wifi tether and both say their blocked or terminiated connection. Does anyone have either up and running?
[General Questions and Answers] Caboose1988:
I am having a problem as well. It will work for about a min with barnicle and with the stock tethering then i just lose internet conection on my laptop says the device is still conected and still have the h+ on my device.

I did recive the blocked or terminated conection on barnicle i rebotted phone it worked for the min then same thing lost conections. turned barnicle off then back on when it started i recived the blocked or terminated connection as well.
[General Questions and Answers] texaspride20:
Yay! Tethering is working on my phone......only issue is that the radio stays on even after tethering is disabled, but I was at least able to setup WEP security.
[General Questions and Answers] esprit1st:
How did you manage to get it to work? I have barnacle up and running and see the wifi on my laptop and can connect to it. Only problem is, that I cannot access internet. I don't get any error messages or anything. It just seems to be a local connection and not routed through.

Any thoughts on that?

Thank you very much!
[General Questions and Answers] texaspride20:
I used the wifi tether version
[General Questions and Answers] texaspride20:
I had to adjust the settings a bit to get it working properly and to enable WEP security, but I have used this in my shop for over a week now flawlessly.
[General Questions and Answers] texaspride20:
I added an advanced a task killer to remedy the problem I was having with it broadcasting when tethering was stopped.
[General Questions and Answers] texaspride20:
The only issue now is that with the settings I am using, tethering starts with errors in the channel config. This doesn't seem to be effecting functionality at all....it just means that I am most likely locked into the default wireless channel.

Hope this helps someone. Thanks to everyone for their continued efforts!
[General Questions and Answers] texaspride20:
Sorry for the individual posts, but you have to have 8 before you can post an outside link. Assuming that it works, my next post will include the link plus the prior messages in one post so that it makes more sense.
[General Questions and Answers] texaspride20:
I used the wifi tether version that I downloaded here:

http://code.google.com/p/android-wi...tail?name=wifi_tether_v3_0-pre14.apk&can=2&q=

I had to adjust the settings a bit to get it working properly and to enable WEP security, but I have used this in my shop for over a week now flawlessly.

I added an advanced a task killer to remedy the problem I was having with it broadcasting when tethering was stopped.

The only issue now is that with the settings I am using, tethering starts with errors in the channel config. This doesn't seem to be effecting functionality at all....it just means that I am most likely locked into the default wireless channel.

Hope this helps someone. Thanks to everyone for their continued efforts!
[General Questions and Answers] rcintx1981:
Samsung infuse tethering

I just got my Samsung Infuse to tether

Root the phone and remove the TETHERING MANAGER 1.03.26 APPLICATION

first backup the app if you want

i used superoneclick v1.9.1 to root the phone
[Thunderbolt General] spuniun:
Of course I've read dozens of individual's reports of their own personal battery experiences with their phones, but the basic conclusion I've come to is that I simply cannot run this device with LTE enabled at all times. I have great 4G coverage in my area and while speeds are fantastic, my phone is imperative for my push notifications so I have a corporate email client running using data constantly, and making it impossible for me to disable background data.

das BAMF Remix 1.6.3

Adrynalyne's cf_2.0, smartass, 1024000 max

245760: 775

368640: 825

768000: 900

1024000: 975

I went through the process of freezing EVERYTHING non-essential and removing all widgets except the Sense home clock. With LTE enabled I got 6 hours of battery life at best, with moderate usage; I would be at about 60% by the time I got to the office in the morning.

Under same conditions with only 3G enabled I can get 17 hours without much difficulty and that usually includes playing a few games during downtime.

Am I just doomed to use 3G-only in order to maintain data persistence? If Tasker had support for toggling 3G-only and 3G/4G-auto I would be such a happier boy as I could then only turn on 4G on-demand, but at this point it's too cumbersome.
[Thunderbolt General] dopediculous:
Huge *NOTE!*

Go to settings, menu, wireless networks, mobile networks and uncheck the third box. No need to have mobile data always on for most peeps . You'll still have 4G n everything, but gain a good 1-2 maybe more hrs (depending on use, kernels, governor settings, and I/O scheduling. I personally am running BAMF 1.6.2 with adryns 4.4.7 kernel, no set CPU, using tool box for that at 245mhz min - 1.024GHz max with ondemand governor and most importantly SIO Scheduler. Try these n you will have amazing performance and better battery life. Let me know you opinions :)
[Thunderbolt General] rizzomegav:
Did you try lte only? I get 10-16 hours depending on use.

this is not a signature I type it in every time maybe sent from my phone or my computer
[Thunderbolt General] spuniun:
Yeah, I've read your post on this elsewhere already... since you did not read my post I will repeat that I cannot disable data persistence as I rely on my push notifications for corporate email. Second, my CPU settings are already arguably the most efficient they can be for both performance and power consumption.
[Thunderbolt General] spuniun:
Is that the last option? "LTE mode"

Won't this prevent 3G from working in non-4G areas? Also not an option, I need data service at all times.
[Thunderbolt General] cavillis:
I have it on 3g only and I use a radio switcher app. whenever i feel like browsin the web I just flip on LTE and turn it off when im done
[Thunderbolt General] bjacks11:
Download LTE Switch to save your battery life

This free app LTE Switch was sent to me from a friend and it works great to toggle between 4G to 3G and saves my battery life everyday....

Google LTE Switch in and Android Market
[Thunderbolt General] yareally:
LTE mode just drops it into roaming (turn roaming on under network connections) when it's out of range. You can always switch back to 3g if you know you need a faster connection after that.

Anyways, the saying goes "you cant always get what you want" :rolleyes:
[Thunderbolt General] WillTheGreat:
In my opinion its the search for 3g signal that is damning the battery life. I've always felt that the 1x to evdo transition was never fixed. Rather evdo coverage hid that problem.

If you set it to LTE only the transition to 1x from LTE is flawless and instantaneous when LTE signal is lost and vice versa. In addition, the battery life is much much better.
[Thunderbolt General] quattr0:
I assume your corp doesn't use Exchange? I don't need mobile data persistence and I still receive push notification.
[Thunderbolt General] squeakyl:
Signal searching definitely wrecks batteries. At home with on very very light use, an hour of mostly idling takes maybe 1-2%. At work where signal is constantly at 0 to 1 bar (3g and 1x) it goes through 5-6%/hour just sitting there.
[Thunderbolt General] xsliver:
you don't need data persistence for push email to work(exchange/gmail/hotmail). It pushes and enables data as needed.
[Thunderbolt General] 1tonyj:
I figure I would add some feedback...

My original TB got the worst battery life ever. Even with the extended battery, I wouldn't make it more than 6-7 hours most... on a good day. That was running stock software, then BAMF remixed (Froyo).

I ended up having an issue with the phone, so I had them send me another one. The new one, completely stock, w/ extended battery, has been able to make it through the whole day without a single charge. The only time it didn't, was yesterday. For some unknown reason, something was dragging down the battery to the point where it only made it 10 hours and was completely dead before I was able to charge it.

Fast forward to today, and I am 81% capacity after 6 hours and a few phones calls, both on the handset and the bluetooth hands free in my Acura.

FWIW: I leave on WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, have gmail checking mail all day, Exchange account for work (via Touchdown), auto-brightness, many updates throughout the day via Pulse newsreader, normal surfing using the Miran web browser.
[Thunderbolt General] rajuabju:
I've run the following "tests" for my situation....

With 4G enabled, after an overnight charge, unplugging at 9am, my batter is down to 20% by 2pm. This is after using the phone for a few calls, some texts, heavy email, some internet browsing, youtube, and a little bit of friendstream usage.

Under the exact same usage, but only on 3G, at 2pm, I'm consistently around 65% battery remaining.

I've run this both ways (with 4G and without it) 3 times each now in the past week. Results are almost the same every day.

After this, I decided to put the LTE OnOff switch on my home page. I run through most of the day on 3G. I enable 4G only when needed (browsing internet, updating programs, watching youtube or other videos, etc).

It was a little annoying at first, but now its become routine habit and I dont even notice it anymore.
[Thunderbolt General] thedefectkid:
I live in a 4g area and I just have it set to just 4G and my battery lasts me long time.
[Galaxy S II General] stesteste:
hello got a contract phone from o2 not unlocked if i download samsungs sim free firmware and install will it be sim free or do i have to get it unlocked by o2 still ,,,sorry if its nooby question but search everywhere thanks in advancel
[Galaxy S II General] erazer007:
Works both ways. You just have to install an unlocked firmware.

Follow this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1064894
[Galaxy S II General] gareth7o9:
I thought the network lock would remain even if you install a clean version of the firmware. I might be wrong though?
[Galaxy S II General] steve228uk:
I think it will be removed if you change the CSC
[Galaxy S II General] stesteste:
ca i just change the csc then without doing new firmware leave o2 branded on
[Galaxy S II General] erazer007:
I guess its possible. Try searching the thread for the answer. There might be people with similar situations
[Galaxy S II General] wardy:
Adding firmware does not network unlock your phone . Changing the CSC does not network unlock your phone either .

If you wish to network unlock your phone . You can pay mobileunlocked.co.uk £14

Or alternately ask O2 for the unlock code.
[Galaxy S II General] pixie77:
I agree with the last post, flashing a generic firmware will NOT remove the sim lock, all that it will do is remove the branding. If you have a contract with o2 thay may give you the network lock code within 5 days although I opted for mobileunlock.co.uk (£14.99) and got it whithin 12 hours.

Once you have flashed the unbranded firmware you will need to do a factory reset to completely remove the branding.

Warning....this will probably change your CSC code, if you send it back to o2 for repair they will know!
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pedant städtant:
I would like to sell my old phone and would like to restore it to stock rom

but I have no original files left, can anyone help me with these and how to restore it ?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Inman:
To find your stock ROM, just go to HTC.com\Software\Downloads and enter your S/N.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pedant städtant:
Ok thanks, I thought that I had to uninstall hard spl in some way or something
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegrumpyyoungman:
i have auto sync turned on for gmail, exchange email/calendar/contacts, and facebook. my battery life is so so right now but until i can get a second power adapter and cable...im having to look into ways of increasing battery life.

i would prefer to have my exchange calendar and contacts sync automatically, but i'd rather not have my email coming to my tablet all the time as i can just manually sync when i open the email app. so heres my ideal situation:

1. connected to wifi

2. auto sync calendar and contacts

3. manual sync of gmail and exchange email

i've set both gmail and exchange email to "never" sync but that doesnt seem to be applying as i still get emails automatically. ive turned off auto sync in the settings but i still get emails automatically! anyone else have this problem?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oldpreowner:
[Q] I just read on android central that the galaxy s lines will receive gingerbread sometime in May. I have had my epic for about 2 weeks and was wondering if it is included in this update? Thanks
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MysteryEmotionz:
Look at the back of your phone

Look in the general section

Typed from a man on his phone while flying a plane heading towards the samsuck corprate office.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blkninja12:
Really?? How could you NOT know tht? Not to be an ass or anything, but c'mon Lol
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shoulon:
Lmao...

But yeah, there's anothr thread same thing discussed in general section
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Countryazhell:
Read the same info on engadget

Epic is a part of the galaxy S line....but has been treated poorly by sprint and samsung since realease (wasnt really ready for primetime when came out, features striped from phone before release, lengthy time between promised updates). But with all that said still one of the best I've had since G1.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Actually the Epic is one of the better of the US carrier Galaxy S phones. The Epic had the front facing camera working from day one, Verizon's just a few months ago. But as anyone will tell you, the US carriers screwed up the Froyo release and will probably do so with Gingerbread. Europe had Froyo on Galaxy S line at the end of November, US...March. So just because Samsung releases the code, don't hold your breath. Go and grab the ACS leaks. Fully functioning ROM coming soon.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mo6152:
Lol...yes it is.