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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxbeanxx:
Does anyone know of a way I can block the market from my toddler? He just figured out how to buy apps and every time I look at my phone he has a new one on.

I'm thinking of making a script to copy the market apk somewhere and another script to restore it so I can use it when I want, but is there another way?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajuki:
Wouldn't it be easy if you sign in with an google account which does not have credit card linked to it?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electrotune1200:
Ahhh..

My generation played with Light-Brights , now toddlers are buying apps from the market.

How about Airplane Mode?

Or something like APN on-off, and just kill the wi-fi connection.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kops:
This might not be the solution you're looking for, but if you use a third party launcher (LauncherPRO, ADW Launcher, GO Launcher, etc) you can hide the market icon, and showing it again is only a few clicks away.

It would stop him from accessing the market unless he finds out how to show hidden apps ;). Plus third party launchers can be a lot of fun, they add a lot of features and customization.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Airfares:
Why do you even let your kid use your phone?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alte.78:
Try DroidWall

Try DroidWall, I am using it to block my Market.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xpcomputers:
Zoodles KidMode is an app that locks the phone into a kids area, so they can only access age appropriate games and videos in a sandboxed environment. Might be worth investigating. It would mean they couldn't access other games on the phone they might be used to, but out does protect the phone somewhat!

You can get it for free on the market.

Mike

Garbled meaning induced by swype when posting from XDA app on SGS I9000. ;)
[Epic 4G General] ecooce:
Best video chat in your opinion? Qik was ok, but not really...

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[Epic 4G General] ecooce:
Really, no one uses video chat...

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[Epic 4G General] megabiteg:
Tango works fine and it's free

Sent from an Epic with 4G
[Epic 4G General] musclehead84:
I wad so excited about being able to video chat but in my opinion they all suck. Everytime me and my wife try to video chat the quality is so ****ty on 3g its not useable

if you cant live large, look big in the coffin!!!
[Epic 4G General] faceless:
for 1 on 1 video chat, Tango is the best it just works the best, has the best quality and is just great to use. if you need multi party video chat, use Fring.
[Epic 4G General] xopher.hunter:
Tango seems to not like 3g at all for me :-( I don't get 4g anywhere so video chat seems pretty useless at this point. Let's hope video gtalk gets ported to froyo or ee19 leaks soon.
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
I've had the best results with oovoo
[Epic 4G General] ecooce:
I could search, but does anyone know of an app that is cross platform, pc/icraPhone/android, this is for my dad...

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[Epic 4G General] DangerZone1223:
Even on a good wifi connection, I get HORRIBLE quality on every app that I've tried. It's laggy, audio and video are off-sync, and the chats are usually, "I didn't catch what you said... hold on, it's lagging... you there? Hello? Let me try calling you back again..."

That's me trying to talk to my father on his Evo on wifi to me on wifi.
[Epic 4G General] mis3:
Yahoo messenger video chat
[Epic 4G General] FrameCityJackal:
No matter what I've always had bad experience with VC, I use tango thats my fav
[Epic 4G General] ecooce:
Ok, Ill try Tango with my dad tomorrow, thanks for the input everyone...

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[Epic 4G General] Pacorocko:
For cross platform (any combination of PC/Android/iPhone), I think your only true current options are Yahoo Messenger and ooVoo. I only tried ooVoo once (dialed my PC from my phone, both connected to same Wifi connection) and it seemed pretty solid and allows you to set up a video conference call too.

If it's just phone to phone, I still think Tango is good. I haven't used Fring since I started using Tango, but I know they've tried making improvements to it since then, so can't speak on it too much.

ooVoo looks promising but I don't know anyone else that uses it, but if you want pc to phone, that might be a good start...
[Epic 4G General] juanaraya92679:
I use tango all the time because my friends have Iphone 4's and video is laggy with 3g sometimes but on wifi or 4g its smooth. :) Gotta love Tango.
[Epic 4G General] shmutzig:
I use Tango as well and usually its good but I have noticed on some calls I get crazy audio feedback going so something isn't quite filtering the speaker output from the mic - this only seems to happen when both phones are Samsung...
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
All Video Chats Suck :( :mad:

EVEN ON WIFI!!!!

But....

Tango was a winner of least sucky...

Will try to attempt them all again see if they improved :rolleyes: :eek:
[Epic 4G General] funktron:
Just how much better than Qik IS Tango?

Qik is pretty iffy, even over WiFi.

Is there a good way to describe the differences between the two?
[Epic 4G General] ecooce:
Well I decided to go with Yahoo, and I've never had a yahoo account, its always been msn, google, mail.com, and many others, I never liked Yahoo. But this seems to be the best cross platform option atm. Ill let everyone know what I think after testing it, pc - phone, phone - phone...

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[About XDA developers] Masacrk:
Really Really wish that XDA would lock everyday peeps from posting in ROM threads.

No matter how many times it is said, seems most do not follow directions then ask why, or ask if they do need to follow directions, or ask why some BS app like netflicks wont work with a different carrier on new ROM.

250 pages of posts and 248 are spam and crap from peeps that evidently should nopt be messing with their phones in the first place.

Sigh ok I feel better now....
[About XDA developers] ccrowe3:
What is the point in stopping the users of ROMs from posting about them?
[About XDA developers] oka1:
I agree with the above posting, if you deny people from posting their questions, what they learned, what oddity they discovered in a new rom.......... well then, you stymie progress. And, after all isn't THAT what these forums are about? improving our experience and improving our learning ?
[About XDA developers] Masacrk:
If you really look at ROM threads these day there is very little good information or even helpfull information being posted by the masses.

Create a spam thread for the ROM in general, and GOOD information can be transfered to the actual ROM thread in the Dev section.

Everyone is told to search and read first, and I have spent the last few years doing that with out having the need to repost questions that have already been posted. But I will admit that lately with as much growth as this sight has had, Threads are being crapped up so bad it makes it hard to do so, leading to a vicious circle.

Seriously in one ROM thread alone you have 280+ pages now in a fairly new thread, and 270 of the pages are junk posts.
[About XDA developers] geom83rb:
and now how can i download new updates to americandroid rom??? :(:(:(
[About XDA developers] Product F(RED):
Posting, not downloading.
[About XDA developers] svetius:
So we know this is a problem, and we're willing to go to great lengths to protect the development parts of the site as per the announcement.

It's a tough balance, but we think restricting new replies for those with under 10 posts, and new threads for those with under 50 posts will help a lot.
[About XDA developers] Product F(RED):
That could work. It really doesn't take long to post 50 times.
[About XDA developers] OmegaRED^:
There has been a severe surge in noob activity and the search function has lost all use as they do not use it.

We get 10000000000000 threads all about the same problem.

There must be a way of getting them in control.

The worst is noobs in dev threads as they don't know **** and there for fill dev threads with utter spam and trash.

Help us obiwan kenobi your our only hope.
[About XDA developers] Product F(RED):
What if we make it so that you can "down-vote" replies, similar to reporting, and when 3-5 people down-vote the same post or user, it removes/hides the post and bans the user from posting in the thread for a period of time, while displaying a message saying so.
[About XDA developers] bunnybash:
¤ you're ¤ our only hope :)
[About XDA developers] OmegaRED^:
Could be abused..
[About XDA developers] Product F(RED):
That's why I said 3-5 votes and also banned from posting in that thread for a period of time (ie 15 minutes). If we, the responsible members can't be trusted with something this simple, then there's no hope of fixing this.
[About XDA developers] Richard1510:
The OP should have used the search also. There is a very similar thread here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1070421
[About XDA developers] bigjohn6582:
This whole topic is stupid if u don't like peeps posting stuff then don't read stuff or get off this sit. Now I feel better
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] sheureka:
I bought Omar Sharif Bridge (Zingmagic) a few days ago from the app market and checking my bank account noticed I had been charged twice. I sent a note to Google (no response) and Zingmagic (who says it's not their problem) and my bank (who says they need more information). Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone know how to contact Google other than the generic "help" email? TIA - sheureka
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] funnycreature:
Strange. One time I had a problem with an order and got 2 order confirmations but the second was automatically canceled. So it seems they usually have a mechanism in place to avoid double-charging!
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] sheureka:
After a series of emails I was finally credited for the extra charge. No clue what went wrong.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] Rumbleweed:
just attempted a market purchase using the account I have used all along and a CC that is current and expires in 3 yrs. Market sent an rejection and full cc account hld to CC company. Trying to resolve, but apparently no one at Google has a phone so i am religated to emails with hope someone will reply.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] funnycreature:
My AmEx cannot be used for foreign currency, i.e. I have to use a different CC if I want to buy a game in pound sterling or euros. Not sure if that has anything to do with your issue though...
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] Rumbleweed:
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[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] that1techguy:
My wifi only xoom is getting random wifi "turning off" during the day which makes me have to reboot the whole device and some times it happens more then 2 times a day. I was just wondering if there was a way to fix this say without having the factory reset and rebooting all the time. I really don"t want to take it back because I just put a screen protector on it and that was a pain.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vamp6x6x6x:
I have the same problem but I dont reboot the whole tablet, no, instead I turn airplane mode on then back off wait a few secs and wifi is working again...for the time being.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] that1techguy:
interesting i'll have to look into that when my xoom does it.

thanks
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nthknd:
Try wifi enable in the market it keeps wifi from turning off
[Eee Pad Transformer General] VoXHTC:
I've been watching this device for a few days now. I've wanted a tablet but can't really rationalize the actual need for it.

I went to Fry's Electronics today in Anaheim, Ca. only to find that their 'STOCK' consisted on 5 opened box 32GB Transformers. No keyboards in stock (Odd) and no 16GBs in stock.

The fact that people are returning them left and right around here has me worried. Granted, the um...indiginous population isn't exactly up to speed with things like roads, traffic laws or lights, or VCRs but hey, someone is buying them bringing them back.

I'm going to wait before I buy one now. I can't seem to get a straight answer on whether or not Google Docs works, if you can edit within the app or the browser.

I assume no one uses these things for business or practical use. Just as toys.

I fought for 2 days to GIVE AWAY 600 bucks for the tablet and keyboard, and fate keeps kicking me down...for good reason I assume.

It's a waste of money, no purpose and no practical application in the business world?

Have I stirred anyone up..wake up!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] foxmeister:
Except that you did get an answer in your thread here.

Regards,

Dave
[Eee Pad Transformer General] VoXHTC:
Ahh I forgot about that thread.

Well, I edited my OP. Does it not concern anyone that these things are breaking left and right, sleep of death, touchscreens failing...

Unless you're a power user, (not an apple user since it requires basic knowledge of software and the freedom to do what you want to with your purchase of 500 bucks) you're up **** creek without a paddle.

It's almost like people are buying them just to return them...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] pogul:
No worries here..

I *did* have a keyboard doc that 'died' in the sense that the battery stopped charging. Sent it back to Amazon and then ordered a new one.

The TF tablet itself has been flawless. Asus has been doing a great job of keeping the firmware updated - and now has Android 3.1 slated to come out sometime today - so i'm not concerned about any "Day 1" sw issues such as SOD etc.

I haven't experienced any sw issues, but even if I had - it'd be hard to complain too much as quickly as Asus is jumping on these things.

The returns - especially because they're all 32GB - may just be people that placed multiple orders and now they need to return them. They may realize that all they need is 16GB and when their 16GB finally came in they returned the 32GB.

If Fry's is still selling them then I sure as hell would hope that they didn't have any defects.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jerrykur:
Seems like the Transformer is not for you. I am very happy with mine. A little light bleed, but less than on the iPad or my Dell 24 inch monitors.

If you can't handle the current state of Honeycomb and apps then get an iPad2 and be happy.

FWIW, I got my transformer at Fry's, a 32 GB unit, with the factory seals intact. I was really surprised they had it in stock.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] VoXHTC:
Light Bleed doesn't really concern me, as that is just "way it is" with phones/tablets.

As far as the current state of honeycomb, it's fine. Your comment is irrevelevent. I'm pro android.

Apple is complete and utter fail. i thought that was clear in my snide remark towards them.. (Apply fangirlz)

The issue with the transformer is the HARDWARE IS FAILING...not the OS. Android rocks.

Android apps rock.

Update today? You say?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Ravynmagi:
Fry's worries me. I returned my first Transformer to Fry's because it was defective, one side of the LCD panel had separated from the glass, there was a inch wide gap the backlighting was visible through and you could push on the glass and see it bending. It was most clearly defective and I showed them the defect. The cashier even took the tablet to someone else and showed them.

Then she comes back, enters "Unwanted" in the computer, and puts a discounted price sticker on it, like they do with a return that was not defective.

So someone is going to get that defective unit.

I did get a second Transformer from Fry's and this one was fine. I'm sure there is a chance something could go wrong with this, but I think it has a one year warranty and I know I'll probably be buying some quad core super tablet a year from now anyway.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] cochese135:
just buy a frickin ipad2. If you want a transformer, buy one. If you need to ask, its not for you.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] VoXHTC:
LOL. Applefangirlsyndromestrikesatwill.

Are you evolved?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] VoXHTC:
This is how Fry's works.

I bet those five returned Transformers were trashed all to hell, boxed back up to sold again. Only giving a 30 dollar discount on them for being open boxed lol.

It's scary for sure. No one seems to have any new ones anywhere.

Out stock? returned or busted, back ordered.. Sounds like Asus has some work to do.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] frosty5689:
What he said. I decided to get the tranaformer the day it was announced, sure enough I've been extremely happy with both using it for school and play.

Sent from my Transformer TF101
[Eee Pad Transformer General] wynand32:
Go to a forum for any other device. Don't care which one--Apple, HP, Dell, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Motorola, Samsung, etc., etc.--and you'll find just as many reports of issues. This has been discussed ad nauseum on every forum: negative comments far outweigh positive comments. People ***** far more often than they praise.

If you went by what's reported in forums like this one, you'd never buy ANY product. Of course, some vendors do censor their forums pretty heavily, and so if you go to, say, the official Apple forum, you might not find as many complaints. But that's only because they've been deleted and the user very possibly blocked.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] strikethreeout:
Some of the returns you are seeing could be people who have light bleed issues. I see a lot of threads of people complaining about light bleed. I have light bleed but it isn't debilitating enough for me to make the effort in returning it.(In fact, I don't notice it all unless I'm in a pitch dark room and my screen is on max brightness -- a situation that I'm never in) Though some people here have said that they have been through multiple returns hoping for that perfectly lit screen. Also, some people don't like the build quality (which isn't great) but it's not noticeable with a case.

My tablet has not broken down and I use it extensively. (bought it very close to release date) My Xoom lasted 3 days on light use before it started having screen issues.

You can wait for a better tablet but I use mine a lot for reading and media purposes. Obviously, it depends on the individual on how they will use their tablet. I actually get stuff done with mine (read text/pdf's/spreadsheets and watch lectures/webinars/recorded meetings). It's just like a more portable/convenient computer so if you just watch videos and surf the net at home then you're obviously not going to get stuff done on a tablet either. But, if you are work-oriented type of person then you can definitely find use in this. To say that it is worthless for people like me is a bit ridiculous.

That said, for an excel monkey like me, the current excel apps aren't good enough for me to use my TF over my thinkpad. But, it is still great for viewing and small editing purposes.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Demak:
BestBuy currently has the 16gb in stock

You can check for availability at nowinstock net

Amazon had it in stock for 1hr yesterday. I bought one for $399
[Eee Pad Transformer General] unknown_owner:
Don't take comments the wrong way. People are justtired of the "should I buy it" question and "I'm returning mine because...". You just happen to be the 1000th person with this topic so you got the same replies other before have gotten. My advise, go to the store and spend about an hour trying all the tablets: xoom, Acer, Playbook, and TF. Then make a decision. If you need opinions, best to look at old post then to ask to get an idea of what people think. At the end of the day, only your opinion matters more to you.

EEE Pad Transformer sent this
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GetLaid:
Haha... one of those open box at the Fry's in Anaheim is one I returned. There was moderate to severe light bleed almost all the way around the screen which was unacceptable to me. Just like someone else already said... the employee tagged it for resale as an opened item and said to me "there's nothing wrong with it". Yeah...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] solom01:
For what it's worth Asus consistently gets high marks on the reliability of it's laptops and are ranked even higher than Apple in that regard. Of course, thats not a tablet, but it shows that in the past Asus products have been reliable. When you're buying a $399 product that has barely any margin you can't expect a whole lot in the way of high priced materials, but that doesn't mean that it won't last. Since all of these units will be outdated in a year or two, and since most people on this forum seem to be early adapters who buy the next great item regularly, I can't see the longevity being a problem for most.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dazz87:
I never purchase anything over 50 bucks at Frys aka swep meet. All they do is re package it and put it back on the shelf.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] baseballfanz:
Yeah when I was keeping an eyes out for stock at my local Fry's (3 stores total).

When one store had it as in stock I kinda waited (not knowing if it was a returned or not. Keep checking and when all 3 stores showed in stock I knew they probably got new shipments in. When I went to the one near me they had 4 new in stock.:)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] madsquabbles:
well, i'm going on tf #3. 2 returned for defects. i really don't know why i'm even trying a third.

both had speaker balance issues. one had severe bleeding - way more than #1 did. #1 had the frame separation issue and slight bleeding, both of which weren't there on day 1.

hell, i was so sure i wasn't coming back to tf that i sold my dock and skin for $150.

so hopefully #3 will be the one i can finally settle with. i can deal with the speaker balance issue and just a bit of bleed, i'm sure the bleed is a technical limitation.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] transformerfan:
The warranty is one (1) year, including the battery.

Put it on an AMEX card and you will have an additional years warranty.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] case0:
We don't have Fry's in England, they sure do sound ****..
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Geekbabe:
I suspect that many people had multiple orders & that more than a few of those folks might have opened and tested each unit, cherry picking the one they felt was most perfect & returning the rest.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] deymayor:
The other possible reason is they now have a 16gb version. The scarcity of this tablet forced buyers to settle for the 32gb and pay $100 more. Now that amazon and others got some 16gb to sell a few days ago, it's the perfect time to return the 32gb and sve $100 plus tax.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dbpaddler:
Is it really that difficult to figure out how one would use this in the business world? I would think if you can't figure out how to use one for business purposes then you are correct in assuming it is just a toy. I lived with a 12" Lenovo x120e in my bag on a daily basis and sold it on ebay a couple weeks ago in favor of a 32gb TF and keyboard dock. Works just fine for my business purposes. I'm pretty much doing the same things i was doing on my Epic but with a much larger and nicer screen and much roomier keyboard.

And why would I care if there are 5 open box units on the shelf when mine works just fine?