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[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] srizvi1:
My wife's been using her iPhone 3gs (jailbroken/unlocked) w/ $5.99 t-zones for past year without any issues. But now she needs a faster connection (and as a result a different phone) and it's too complicated to figure out what phone she could get to keep the plan. So last night a T-mobile rep worked with me to move the $5.99 t-zones plan to my mom's line in our family plan and she'll take over the phone and plan. the slow EDGE will be fine for her needs...

.... I tried to get this plan last night from two different reps but neither could put it on because my plan is so old. It's the $99.99 family time plan for 2000 minutes with free mobile to mobile and unlimited nights and weekends. In order to get the $20 plan I would have to get a new plan and sign a 2 year contract, something I don't want to do since I've been out of contract for some years now.

So I had to put the $30 internet plan on and now we're trying to figure out what good phone to get my wife. Maybe the Sensation, maybe the MyTouch 4g slide, maybe the HD7. It depends on what we can find.

Yeah, I'm not a fan of this analogy. I don't have a problem with paying for something that's worth it (ex. a nice car) but don't agree in having to spend more for things as a result. I totally would go to walmart for things if I could - as a matter of fact, walmart's one of the best places to get tires put on because you can get lifetime rotation and balance for some money extra. And you can hang out and watch them do it and make sure everything's being done right.

Unfortunately they can't handle my IS 350's 18" low profile tires so I have to go to other places.

I myself have the $20 total internet add on (the one that comes with free t-mobile access). I had been using it w/ Nokias for past few years just getting EDGE speeds. But right now I have the blackberry 9700 Bold and am getting 3g. The phone is trash and I want something else but I'm pretty sure whatever my next phone is, it will probably mean I have to ditch my $20 total internet plan and get a $30 (I'm pretty sure capped) plan.

I had tested out two sims, one with my t-mobile total internet add on plan and the second with my wife's t-zones plan, with my brothers G2 and I couldn't go online period. My assumption was that it was because the phone was 4g but it turns out it's because of phone restrictions, not speed restrictions.
[General Topics] NotOverYet:
I am wondering how come android can be developed for any other HTC but not for Surround? I know some may not like my question, but I am a layman, stuck with this phone and don't know how to and where from i can find the android on my phone.
[General Topics] domineus:
I honestly hate to be a prick but this is one case where google really really

helps

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=832545

is it for the hd7? yes it is...

is it applicable to the surround?

yes it is

spl has been broken for a bit now so its a matter of time

why people like android is beyond me imho
[General Topics] vbetts:
No demand for it.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] munchy_cool:
Hi Guys,

I guess I have a lot of bad sectors on my N1.

After installing CM 7 + gapps I have only 19.4 KB free (add to that I have removed most of the built in ringtones from the media folder) in the /system partition.

Does anyone else have problems with bad sectors, and are there any ways to get rid of these. Also now that I have them, how do i minimize them coz I guess a day will come when I may not be able to flash CM :(

Regards,

Munchy
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
You can try formatting the system partition (with clockwork or temasek's extreme wipe). If that doesn't work, hook the phone up to a Linux machine and use gparted to repair the partition. You can run Linux from a live CD on windows...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] munchy_cool:
I was waiting for you and the Doc to answer.

Well I already have Ubuntu on dual boot, can you guide me how to use gparted.

Also, I wiped using Amon_Ra, should I give a try using CWM, also please point me to temasek's extreme wipe.

thanks
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
Amon doesn't wipe the system partition, so you should try clockwork our temaseks extreme wipe.

Here's a link to the later (flash through recovery)...

http://db.tt/fH1vZNM

If that doesn't work, we can give gparted a shot...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] munchy_cool:
all right buddy , will try temaseks and PM you in case I need help on gparted
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knightnz:
The "extreme wipe" doesn't do a low-level format of the system, just a standard high-level format, it won't force it to recheck sectors marked as "bad". I don't believe that's possible without using external hardware.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daftsynth:
Any idea how this can be done with Ubuntu? I'm having a hard time mounting the /data partition to Ubuntu. Is this even possible?
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] krad54:
Hey guys, I'm not sure if this has been requested yet, but could someone port the boot animation from the nexus? I'm talking about the one that looks like a bunch of paint streams combing to form an x. I think this would be really cool on the atrix.

Thanks

Sent from my Greyblurred Atrix
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Big-A-Rob:
Just Google search for it or just rip it from the online theme kitchen. It is one of the options you can choose.

Sent from my Blue Steeled Atrix
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] PixoNova:
Whenever I add a bootscreen from UOTK, it always comes up as a black screen :/
[HTC Inspire 4G] AnyMal:
Earlier today my Inspire started throwing "memory card unexpectedly removed" errors. I've removed and reinserted the card, rebooted my phone several times, to no avail. It will detect the card after reboot but couple minutes later it will throw the error again. Any suggestions?
[HTC Inspire 4G] born_fisherman:
Have u tried putting the card in a pc? Is the memory card the one that came with the phone or a less expensive but has more storage card?
[HTC Inspire 4G] AnyMal:
Yes, my laptop recognizes it but it's kinda slow to read. It's not a stock card, I've had this 16GB card for while.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
You may want to consider doing a full, not quick, re-format of the card using your computer.

Always be sure to unmount ("safely remove hardware") the card in the OS, whether it's on the phone, or on your computer, before removing it physically. Not doing so corrupts the card.

Inspired Ace 1.0.1¦ XDA Premium
[HTC Inspire 4G] mohkg:
Just put it onto ure computer and choose the start button click my computer right click on the sdcard then click properties fix errors
[HTC Inspire 4G] AnyMal:
I wasn't removing it at all, it just started throwing the error.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
I wasn't suggesting that you had removed it, just suggesting a good practice to follow that avoids corrupting the card, along with something to try to get it to stop throwing errors: a fresh format.

Why not get/borrow another known working card to test out whether the behavior continues?

That'll tell you right away where the problem is.

Inspired Ace 1.0.1¦ XDA Premium
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
Double post. Sorry.
[HTC Inspire 4G] AnyMal:
I'll try that, thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] xKrisx:
That is a sign of an SD card going out in general terms. I had it happen to mine a week ago, but it only did it in camera modern, then eventually migrated to everything. Could put it in my computer and read it but it read extremely slow. Finnaly stopped working all together.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Four-Fifty-X:
Weatherbug caused this problem for me.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
There you go, OP. It doesn't get confirmed much clearer than this.

Inspired Ace 1.0.1¦ XDA Premium
[HTC Inspire 4G] AnyMal:
Guess, I'll be shopping for a new card :( Thanks everyone!
[HTC Inspire 4G] tweaked:
I got a kingston 32g class 4 card for 60 bux on newegg.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
Prices always come down. I've been holding out with my original 8gb until the 32gb come down to just the right price.

Inspired Ace 1.0.1¦ XDA Premium
[HTC Inspire 4G] AnyMal:
Don't remember the brand but I just saw one on Amazon for $55.00 shipped with Prime. I don't really need 32GB, so I'll just settle for a cheaper 16GB :D
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jboyd1978:
I installed LeeDroid 3.03 on my stock DHD last week, and updated the latest kernal tonight. All seemed to go fine but now my wifi won't turn on and says "error" in the wireless and networks menu. I thought maybe my radio wasn't the recommended version so flashed that tonight too, after eventually gaining eng s-off but still have the wifi error. Any advice appreciated!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andy:
Sounds like a broken WiFi module. Did the kernel you flashed include one?

If you open the zip and take a look. It'd be in the following folder within the zip /system/lib/modules.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jboyd1978:
Not sure what the problem was, but I ended up fixing by flashing the latest complete LeeDroid ROM before I saw your message. Thanks for your help.
[Intercept General] moovinfast:
I'm using a HTC hero running the latest of CM7. I have a chance to switch to an intercept. Is it worth it? I can live without a keyboard.
[Intercept General] jasonalan4680:
The Intercept has a keboard but Im pretty sure the hero is a better phone I know there is no CM7 or any CM for the intercept also there are a couple different versions of the hero so I guess it depends on what you want or need .
[Intercept General] mahalocat:
No...I wouldn't recommend that.

Intercept is very difficult to work with and is a it of a #fail as a phone.

Hero is WAY better.....:cool:
[Intercept General] moovinfast:
Thanks. Guess ill stick with the hero
[Intercept General] SuperDeform:
was going to say the hero its just better looking
[Intercept General] Tre Lawrence:
I woulda said Hero too...
[Intercept General] emottau:
I own an intercept, which is why I'm on here right now...

...stick with HTC. Funny enough, the keyboard is a major part of why I bought the damn thing. That and the price. I wondered why it was so inexpensive.....http://media.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/confused.gif
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] tsuda:
I have been looking for the Android equivalent of Talkatone on the iPhone for a while. Talkatone allows you to make direct calls via gtalk (without callback to cell phone which uses up cell phone minutes).

The Android equivalent App is called GooVe IP:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gvoip

Well worth the money!
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] drbhavesh:
But is not available. For India
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] treefrog321:
There is also NetTalk. It's free and you can find it on the market or here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1054337

I wonder if one works better than the other...
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] b00gieMan_droid:
Even that doesn't work for India. If someone has tried it successfully then let know
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] geoemm:
Try nimbuzz

cyanogen 7.1rc0 Mik 6.5. ungaze data2sd..2300 quadrant
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] drbhavesh:
Nettalk work from india to us not for calling in india but grove ip not work in both way
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] tsuda:
Does skype work from India?
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] drbhavesh:
Only nettalk works from india to us mobie and landline
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] Explore3:
I am wondering the same thing. Here is one important difference.

Net Talk - You will not receive a phone number-outgoing calls only

GrooVe IP - app supports making and receiving calls using Wi-Fi and/or 3G/4G data connections. It works via Google Voice.

I think I will take a chance on GrooVe IP.
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] cutterjohn:
nettalk app doesn't make use of the proximity sensor so it kind of sucks in the respect that it leaves the touch screen functional while running. I've been bitten by this a couple of times...

I might try out grooveip as I've seen several people say that it's decent.

I WAS going to try out skype, but now that M$ got their sticky fingers on them...
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] 4silvertooth:
You can use power button to lock the screen.
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] mujju85:
nice software :)
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] cutterjohn:
hmmm... I'd always thought that doing so put the device into sleep mode...
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] 4silvertooth:
But the app would still be running I don't know I haven't tried it. But logically even if I lock screen all downloads music still works.
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] BigChillin:
I love groove. But 3g calling only works if your provider allows voip. And virgin doesn't.....
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] cutterjohn:
I'll have to try it, as other than not using the proximity sensor nettalk works fine for me on wifi, and with my usually crappy 3G here I don't believe that ANY app will work over 3G for me...

I'll post back with the results next time I use it unless someone beats me to it...
[Samsung Mesmerize] LucasJ218:
Hey guys. I installed CM7 over the weekend and am sporadically getting issues when receiving calls. Occasionally I get what, more or less, sounds like an odd ring/alarm sound over my set ringtone. This issue isn't a big deal in and of itself, but when it happens, the ring/alarm sound continues on through the call and both the person who made the call and I can hear it. This results in me having to end the call and call them back. I never have this problem when making calls and it doesn't happen all the time when receiving. The way the lock screen stutters when it happens makes me think it has something to do with it but that's a wild guess.

Is anyone else running into this issue? It's happened twice since I installed CM7. Everything else seems to be working great btw, it's nice to have this rom out. Just thought I should make this post since I doubt I'm the only person with the issue.

Also -- I don't use any ringtone apps or sound software at all other than whats on the rom.
[Samsung Mesmerize] droidzach:
There's probably a hundred posts about this over in the fascinate forum for this rom. I have been running CM7 for a few days now and haven't had this happen. I don't get many calls tho. Check out the fascinate development thread for more info on this.
[Samsung Mesmerize] LucasJ218:
Ahh. I should have done some searching over there considering it's a port. My apologies - thanks for the heads up!
[Xperia Play General] Deblow:
17/05/2011

I have converted a HD movie using the settings below

H.264-AVC/MKV - 1280x780 -1000 BR

&

H.264-AVC/MKV - 1280x780 - 3000 BR

there's some slowdown/frame skip, on some action scenes, and i cant see a difference between the 1000 bit rate and 3000. so i stuck with 1000BR

the source file was 1080p 16.9

but on the phone its wider than 16.9 (squashed so circles look oval)

can anyone tell me the best settings for the play and how keep the correct aspect ratio,

Thanks
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] skeeterpro:
OK. Got my new TF Saturday (love it!). Been using Titatnium Backup/root on GTab and multiple NCs but as the TF is not rooted (yet!) what are others using to back up to uSD?

I plan on rooting eventually and bringing aboard my copy of TB Pro but...until then backing up to uSD would be really spiffy.

Suggestions?
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] PublicJohnDoe:
I use File Expert to backup the apps... it cannot directly save them to your microSD (yet), but it creates a /backup_apps folder in the main storage space, and you can easily move it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] fisha21:
I'm using MyBackup until I get around to rooting. Saves apps, settings, home screens etc. Though, this is "in theory" since I haven't actually tried restoring the backups yet!
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] skeeterpro:
Thanks guys. Appreciate the input. About to go the root avenue once I get ADB to function.
[EVO 4G General] Stuke00:
Any theory's out there why? I heard someone said it was because sprint would have to purchase the newer version of sense. But the 2.3 leak for the EVO Shift was found today and it has Sense 2.1. Any thoughts? =/
[EVO 4G General] vbetts:
Remember that it was a leak, it could be a couple of reasons.

1. It's an early leak that was thrown together by HTC, so it may just be running off of the Sense Evo's 2.1 and 2.2 systems used, then the base android 2.3 system just as a proof of concept.

Or

2. It might be something with HTC and the hardware inside the Evo. As far as I know, there aren't any Snapdragon devices(NOTE-Original snapdragon, not the 45nm Scorpion used in the Shift, g2, DHD, etc etc) from HTC that have an official Sense 2.0 support. So it might be an official requirement for Sense 2.0 from HTC(Which we know is crap, seeing that we even have Sense 3.0 running on the Evo. :D)
[EVO 4G General] DarkManX4lf:
Maybe because it will only have sense 1.0.
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
Probably not enough internal memory. I think normal people would be pissed if they lost a huge chunk of their app storage.
[EVO 4G General] dutchman71:
Just because they would have to update all of the documentation, publications, manuals and training for employees....
[EVO 4G General] Stuke00:
Hmm interesting thought about it being an original snapdragon. I doubt it's a training issue considering it they are doing it for the EVO Shift anyways.

I would be pretty sad if the EVO never sees anything higher than Sense 1.0 considering sprint's phone upgrades are 2 years now :(
[EVO 4G General] xHausx:
From what I understand Android updates are considered maintenance and are free to Sprint while Sense updates aren't. Could be wrong though.
[EVO 4G General] vbetts:
I think this is the main reason. I'm looking at the specs for the Evo, and the Evo shift and the Shift has 2gb of internal storage for system, data, cache, etc etc where as the Evo only had 1gb.
[EVO 4G General] ben.nesheim:
i hope that something of sense 2.0 comes with the gingerbread update. Im not going to hold my breath. I've been running 3.0 on my evo for the past couple days and its tolerable. i guess i'm not huge on having apps that i dont use so if i don't actually need "that" much storage :P

lets go sprint just give us 3.0 cuz i love the carousel of sense screen and being able to rearrange the screens :)
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jinhoeric:
As u know, the official 2.2 was realeased and I know its great and all, except one thing, HOW DO U ROOT IT?! z4root won't work, and I tried superoneclick root on my PC but on z4, the screen goes white after I click rpermanent root or temporary root. Superoneclick says that the root was successfully but when I try root apps, they all say I'm not rooted. I downloaded another version of z4 and that didn't work either. How do I reroot it? I rreally need help.

Thnks
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidstyle:
http://www.fascinateforums.com/forum/fascinate-rs-guides/2012-how-root-ed01-froyo.html

This is what i used, works great. I think there is a one click method out there that easier, but I have not tried it yet.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kidserious:
Are you familiar with Odin? If so, remove your battery and flash this recovery: http://www.mediafire.com/file/06al8prkgj29gps/cwm-recovery-ALL-3-30-FIX.tar Then unplug the phone and put battery in and boot into recovery using the 3 finger method. You will boot into red cwm recovery. Flash this from recovery: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7223192/RootSF/su-2.3.6.1+busybox1.19.zip Then reboot and you are rooted.
[Thunderbolt General] BrandonRyan86:
My phone wont respond at all. It's currently off and for sure wont turn on. I took the battery out and put it back in and tried it again and the power still didn't work.

I had flashed back to das BAMF remix 1.6.3 via ROM Manager and was restoring missing apps and system data with Titanium. I had let the phone do it's thing and attended to other matters, when I came back the phone was unresponsive.

Any help would be much appreciated....sorry if there's not enough info here. Let me know what you need and I'll provide it.
[Thunderbolt General] bigsapz:
How much battery was left when u were flashing? Might try tossin it on the charger for 45 mins then try to power it up.

Sent from my Ultimate 2.3.4 Incredible
[Thunderbolt General] BrandonRyan86:
I had just got done charging it. I think it had been off the charger for maybe 10/15 min. I'll still do this, though and let you know.
[Thunderbolt General] patdroid1:
did you try booting into bootloader (hold volume down and press power, hold both buttons until HTC splash screen comes on) takes a few seconds so must be patient
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viscometer:
I partitioned my sd card with ext3 512 mb, then installed s2e and it did the job of identifying it and moving my apps to it.

Now im not sure if I should see the updated space when i got to

settings>storage> internal memory

I see that there is more space, yay for s2e moving my apps, but should it show the updated 512 mb on top of its internal memory?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fr_78:
Use Titanium Backup app you will see your memory in details ;)
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bodero:
So after an incident saturday, my Thunderbolt screen is in a trillion pieces. The phone still boots up fine, receives text messages (much to my chagrin) and receives calls. In fact, it's still paired with my bluetooth in my car so I can make and receive calls when in my vehicle.

However, my replacement should be here tomorrow. I missed several important text messages (the source of its destruction).

Unfortunately, I did not have the phone in PC Mode prior to its destruction, so I cannot see it with adb devices. Is there a way to get it into PC Mode without seeing the screen? As in, a certain key press on bootup that would allow the PC to see it properly?

Upon that, I could use ddms to capture the screen, or download the text database (it is rooted).

On the other hand, the Verizon tech at the corporate store says they can transfer texts as well as contacts (I have Exchange so that's not an issue) if the phone boots. I am very skeptical that this is the case, but she insisted. If they can, then this isn't a big issue to me.

Thanks!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bodero:
I *think* I might have solved part of the problem.

This is a new PC and I never installed the HTC drivers.

Before I installed them, nothing showed up in adb devices.

Now, my device is listed... but it says "offline" or "error: device offline" when trying to use adb shell.

ddms also doesn't allow me to get a screen shot.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ERIFNOMI:
Did you not have USB Debugging checked? That's all you need for ADB to work. It doesn't have to be in PC mode if that's checked.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bodero:
I'm positive I did have USB Debugging checked as I rooted the phone and did a lot of hacking. Good to know I don't have to put it in PC mode though.

However, I can't seem to get by the "offline" message I get with adb devices or "error: device offline" when I do an adb shell. doing a kill-server and start-server has no effect.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bodero:
I think I might be on the right track.

I was able to boot into recovery somehow by using power and vol down.

Then I hit something (Power I think) and it vibrated.

Now adb devices lists my device, followed by recovery.

I can connect via adb and list the directory, but only the recovery partition is mounted.

I was able to mount the system via mount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system, but I don't know what the mmcblk is for the data partition.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bodero:
GOT IT!

Using ddms, I was able to see that I had booted into Clockwork. I then was able to navigate to the mount section and mount /data.

From there, I was able to use adb pull to get the mmssms.db file and use Root Explorer on my Xoom to view those text messages. Then I was able to see why I threw my phone in the first place :)

Phew, it's amazing what you can do in the Android world.