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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] floomat:
Hey Guys,

i got a Problem with my Nexus S, the compass calibration seems to be deleted after every reboot. (Maybe it's magnetic field sensor too idk that...)

Is this supposed to do that? i could not think of thats the right way it should behave.

I want to ask if there could be a Solution or workaround to fix that. Maybe i could save the calibration files (if there are any) and replace them on every boot with a little script? It's really sad that i have so many problems with this phone and i thought maybe i can manage this one.

Hope to get help with this.

...or maybe i have to just send it over to samsung and they should fix this phone.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] floomat:
No answers? something wrong with my post?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JTaylor69:
Hi everyone :)

I've finally installed the Darky's ROM (10.1 on XWJVH) and am very impressed.

Make Samsung's factory software seem really weak compared to this.

I've however noticed that when comparing to the official screenshots, that my Samsung apps still have blue tabs compared to the green and grey style on the screenshots.

Everything else seems fine however such as the settings menu for example; this shows as grey (with the green overscroll etc)

Everything else seems to be great however, just wondering whether it would cause problems in the latter maybe?

If you need screenshots, let me know and I'll get some by tomorrow for you.

Cheers :)

Jordan

P.S

Has export contacts to SD card been removed, or moved somewhere else?

It only shows export to SIM card now?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prasad:
You can just reflash the ROM again from CWM Recovery. Sometimes it takes flashing twice for the tweaked theme files to really show up...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JTaylor69:
Thanks Prasad will do so later on :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JTaylor69:
Reflashing unfortunately achieved nothing
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prasad:
Then it is clearly a ROM specific issue, and you'll have to post in the appropriate thread. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tuhoaja:
That's strange, it works like a cream with me.

Try to download again from diffrent place
[Vibrant General] xriderx66:
Watchdog lite tells me that Engadget keeps going OVER the 50% threshold...

WHAT IS THIS?
[Vibrant General] xriderx66:
oops- mod move to QA please..
[Vibrant General] Tarzanman:
Uninstall it. Engadget's website is one of the most over-scripted, bloated sites on the internet.... and it doesn't surprise me at all that their app does the same thing
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Soldi3rxx:
Was talking to the T-mobile rep about the gps issue and not locking in within secs as it did the first day of purchase. Went through some steps then he informed me that I have the older 2G Sim card and I needed to go to a Tmobile store to upgrade my sim card to the new UICC 3G sim cards. This is the first I ever heard of this as he said they were release back in January. Called the local T-mobile store and they confirmed it. So now i'm going to head to the store and see if it makes a difference. Wanted to know if anyone else has heard of this?

Jeffrey G: Now, I've noticed that you are still using an older version 2G SIM, though you have now been using 3G style phones.

_Jeffrey G: Last January we came out with a new version SIM card, called UICC 3G, because we've seen a lot of the 3G phones acting up with the older SIM cards.

Ange: how do you know the difference between a 2g Sim and 3G style sim

_Jeffrey G: Things like, freezing up, losing signal, not getting data signal, rebooting and bogging down.

_Jeffrey G: Well, some of the UICC SIM cards show UICC on it, though not all batches do. We can see it on the network side as it is listed as what type you are using.

_Jeffrey G: If you go to locator.t-mobile.com you can find the closest T-Mobile Corporate Store.

_Jeffrey G: Labeled with a pink "T" icon, there you can trade in your SIM and get the new SIM at no charge. We can even help transfer everything over for you.

Ange: will i still keep the same number

_Jeffrey G: Absolutely!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] JWhipple:
Wish that would have fixed my problems - I got a new SIM with this latest G2x.. It worked fine for 3 days then started the reboot tango just like the 3 before it.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sstang2006:
How can the gps issue be the sim card if it the same one you were using when phone was properly working. :confused:
[T-Mobile LG G2x] RueTheDay:
How can the speed at which the phone acquires a GPS lock be a SIM card issue AT ALL?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mingkee:
I have an older R20 SIM attached and I don't have much problem.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] player911:
Well GPS will use cellular triangulation to help speed up the initial lock, which can take up to 2 minutes (cold lock vs warm lock).

AGPS uses cellular towers to help narrow down the search. GPS is basically a timestamp signal and satellite position. With multiple timestamps and satellite positions, it can calculate an almost exact position on the planets surface.

Typically GPS units with an active data connection can keep a cache of satellites and their orbits. If you have a rough position via cellular tower triangulation and a timestamp, you can greatly reduce of satellites that are supposed to be in the sky above and get a quicker fix on a location.

So technically, if your cellular is screwed up, you won't get a quick fix like most of us are used to (under 10 seconds). Before AGPS and all the new techniques, 2 minutes was normal under cold conditions.

Today, using CM7 #38, I used my GPS to try to navigate to a place I had never been. I was in the outskirts of a major city and had 3G/4G signal. I watched the clock for an exact fix. 2 minutes.

So either the AGPS isn't downloading and pre-caching information properly or there is a problem with triangulation to begin with... or both.

Some people have claimed that the default AGPS data servers are bonked and thus changing to another GPS server has yielded quicker response times. Others say the SIM has helped. Others have said their rom has helped (which may use different servers by default). I don't know. But anything is possible.

I do know that I was getting pretty quick locks when I first got the phone running stock. Perhaps it is another driver issue (Froyo vs GB). I don't think it is a hardware issue though and the locks, once locked, work pretty well and accurate. I'm leaning toward a software issue since there seems to be a few of them we are aware of... especially driver related.

BTW I'm using the SIM that came with the phone just for good measure.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Adam7986:
Ok so let me clear a few things up here. I work in Tech Care/PDA Support and a new sim will not fix software slowness or lagging when switching programs. The only time I ever recommend a new sim is if there are drop calls, intermittent texting failures, data connection drops that are consistent, etc. This also isn't going to give you a faster data speed.

It doesnt hurt to make the switch, but that rep gave unrealistic expectations.
[Thunderbolt General] 1454:
Similar to another posters issues, I have now had three HORRIBLE refurb TB's, added to the horrible refurb TP2's that I had about a year ago. Verizon (mike peir is his name) told me that if this last one wouldn't fix my problems, (random RB's, unable to get GPS lock, and for some unknown reason I lost lte) Then they would send me a new one. Welllllll, I called mike on his personal work number and he feeds me some bs of "well after reviewing your account again I don't know that I can honor that." Dude has flat out lied to me. Also, I spend about 200 a month though VZW where I would only be spending about 165 after discounts and such through sprint. I understand that the wimax isn't lte, but I can save money, and if I'm going to get crappy(lying) customer service though both, what's the point in spending an extra 500 dollars a year? I just want some feedback as to what I should do? What would you do if you were in my situation? Also, I have sent back the refurbs each time instead of my phone because they were all, externally, in worse condition than mine. And one had the same SW issues as mine. Will post pics later.
[Thunderbolt General] crazyhtown:
It's a software issue, just wait for the update. As far as sprint being cheaper of course they are. No carrier can compete with VZW on service so they have to compete on price.
[Thunderbolt General] dadsterflip:
You think Verizon is bad at customer sevice. Good luck on sprint.
[Thunderbolt General] 1454:
I thought that I had one of the power button hanging down, but I guess I don't.
[Thunderbolt General] thetwiztidfreak:
the issues you are talking about have all been discussed her and like crazyhtown says will be fixed in a software update soon. OR you could grow a pair and just root the dang thing and flash a different radio, worked for me. I had the EXACT same issues with my Tbolt after the OTA update, flashed a different radio and it was solved
[Thunderbolt General] 1454:
Was rooted when I lost 4g. And the GPS still wouldn't lock. The only thing that rooting fixed was random reboots. When I was on das bamf 1.7 remix I lost 4g and couldn't get it back. I have tried everything to fix the 4g issue, that was the kicker. I was dealing without GPS, but what's the point in having a LTE device if you can't use it? Now I'm back stock it 4g still isn't back. I have tried enabling and disabling eharp, and obviously I have tried turning on LTE/evdo. (I'm in a heavily covered 4g area and drive from one side of that area to the other every day. I live in north charlotte and drive to south charlotte. 28031 to 28273) I don't know why I lost it, but it did. I have pulled the sim card and reseated it, and that didn't fix it either. But I refuse to take a device that is not in at least as good of condition as the one I am sending back.
[Thunderbolt General] nerozehl:
Try talking to a manager. I have, on rare occasion, had to resort to this. I usually have no problems with the CSRs, but when I begin getting inconsistent information that doesn't seem right, I talk to them.
[Thunderbolt General] Robertus:
How long have you been a Verizon customer? Have you ever had Sprint 'service'?

Is there any substantial WiMAX coverage in your area? Or is it spotty at best?

If no substantial WiMAX in your area, I would just tell Verizon to give you a good 3G phone until they can provide a reliable LTE network & phone. One can usually negotiate a solution with Verizon. Escalate as high as you need to until you find someone that can work out a solution.
[Thunderbolt General] 1454:
I finally got the guy who I referenced in my first post to honor what he told me to begin with. He called me back about 20 mins ago and apologized for telling me something he shouldn't have, then said he "looked further into my account" and could "honor what he promised Saturday". He was supposedly a call center manager. Because he was who I was escalated to on Saturday. They are sending me a new phone now. I guess I'm happy, but it seems like an awful lot of effort just to get the guy to do what he promised he would do previously. Which the way he called back makes me think he got his hand slapped by his superior, because he apologized like 20 times for promising something "he wasn't supposed to."
[Thunderbolt General] 1454:
5 years with VZW. I had sprint(nextel actually) before that. Then ATT before that. ATT is the only one I would never do business with again. I mainly left sprint because my now fiancée was on verizon and I was blowing through minutes just talking to her. Between the two of us I usually average about 1000 m2m now, and that's down from what we used to talk. (more like her talk, and I listen. lol) So I really needed to make a move because of that.

Wimax is pretty solid where i'm at, it just doesn't go as far north as LTE does. It drops about 10 miles north of here. However, where I commute and live I am always in wimax.

Verizon has appeased me for now, I'm still not sure if I will stay when my contracts are up. I guess the guy thought I was bluffing before I asked how much my etfs were and started giving him my card number.
[Thunderbolt General] lrs421:
My suggesstion is to stick it out with vzw. I recently switched to vzw from AT&T and paid a heftly cancellation fee to do so because I was fed up with their service and shopped around before landing on Verizon. This was money well spent. I made the right choice, as someone else said above, others may be cheaper but I doubt if anyone will be better. Once the update comes for the TB all will be well.
[Thunderbolt General] 1454:
Thanks for the responses, I think I'm going to stick it out for a few more months and see how it goes. But, right now VZW is on a very short leash. They did, after hours on the phone, finally make good on their promise. Sorry for bogging down the forum, and again, thanks for all the answers.
[Thunderbolt General] mexiken:
If you think you're going to have a better experience with replacement phones on AT&T, or Sprint, or T-Mobile, good luck. You won't. Unless you visit a warranty center for AT&T, you won't get a working phone in any quicker timeframe then you could with Verizon.

The grass isn't always greener on the other side.
[Thunderbolt General] stkiswr:
Stop calling mike. Call corporate. My bud threatened to cancel 5 accountant over a MOTO Droid dropping calls when he found out a Droid x was coming...short of it is he had a Droid x 1 week before they dropped. His business skills were impressive...shady but impressive cause his d1 never dropped a call lol
[Thunderbolt General] 1454:
I'm not saying they will be greener. But a 500 A year savings might be worth leaving if I'm going to have issues no matter where I go. Maybe I'm wrong, it just seemed today like VZW wasn't worth their word. Like I said though, he did rectify it. So I'm appeased for now. We will see if I have any more issues. If not, then ill stay, if so, then I leave.
[Thunderbolt General] MomentFreak:
I came from from sprint after being a 7 yr customer. Year their CS sucks but the plans are gonna save you $ no matter what. I was lied to from a Radio Shack employee who said that At&T had the cheapest plans and after finding out the truth we canceled our contract with AT&t and had to go with Verizon since we did an early termination with sprint. I regret it every second. Sprint always has the best phones out the fastest. they are deffinetly on the cutting edge of cell phones. the 3d evo comes out in a few weeks and you can record, take pics in 3D and the whole phone is 3D without and glasses. Plus you get unlimited everything for $69 a month. No throtteling like verizon and no data limits with At&t. Sprint is by far the best way to go. IMO
[Thunderbolt General] iLLusive_:
What does having different phones that maybe you enjoy a few from have anything to do with quality of service? Sprint has slowest network and honestly with Tmobile and AT&T doing their thing I honestly think Sprint is at the bottom of the food chain. Yes I enjoy some phones on other carriers service but will I give up decent CS for it? No way but we all know everyone had had good, bad or no issues with their carrier so again this is to each their own.

Issue here is same as most other cell phone companies they are representing the developers of the phones so they need to protect their investment in making it hard to get replacement devices when you are outside the 14 days. Sprint, AT&T and VZ all have huge flaws when it comes to warranty replacement but when it comes to generally trying to take care of the Customer I still without a doubt think VZ does the best. You need to be in full control of what you want a justifable resolution when you call and ask for a Manager. Do not take no for an answer and let them know they need to stand by the quality expected from a brand new phone.

Yes phones have flaws but hourly reboots is not acceptable. Replacement devices that are not put together right is not acceptable. Lying to customer to put them off to next CS rep is not acceptable. Making promises and not following up on them and trying to give customers the run around is not acceptable.

I had SO many issues with launch of this phone most people don't believe me. Yet I kept trying to get phone without issues I has having. Non fuctional power buttons, displays not aligned on phone even, BAD light leaking from bottom of the case. So I have placed 6 total orders from Customer Care since March 17th. Have 5 device swaps at the store and they gave up and put me in touch with phone tech support. After 2 months of awaiting my bill to be fixed and having to contact HTC on how bad VZ was handling my situation I got resolution and taken VERY good care of.

Result was follow up Customer Service rep from HTC calling and offering me any HTC device I wanted on VZ network and they would take care of VZ. So I said I want to be locked into 4G data plan and I want only the Thunderbolt and will not wait for next device months to come. They contacted VZ on my behalf and guess what I got a Manager overide contact renewal which means being I was out of orginal 14 days and lack of 5 supervisor call backs VZ had to put me in a new contract date and send me a new phone for free. So I have spare TB that just needs the Software update and has peeling on kickstand. Free extended battery and all my shipping charges were removed from EVERY order.

Point is there are tons of good phones out there but if you want the most reliable Customer service SADLY you must speak with Management 75% of the time to get results you expect for your situation. I did not back down and I patiently waited and today I get my new devices from VZ.
[Thunderbolt General] Robertus:
Yep. Oftentimes the key to resolving a problem is primarily finding the right person to speak with. True at both Verizon and HTC. When I was on Sprint, I can remember waiting on hold forever before even speaking to the first level of customer support.
[Thunderbolt General] lippstuh:
There is no service like Verizon. They are the leaders for a reason. And sprint is cheap and have the least customers for a reason...

Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt.
[Thunderbolt General] fallingd0wn:
2nd day Fedex for free from VZ for my replacement Bolt

1 week USPS from ATT to replace my girlfriend's Captivate

$15 "express shipping" available
[Thunderbolt General] khanam:
I'm migrating all or family's numbers from at&t to Verizon as contracts end. We got sick of the dropped calls. I don't drop calls on Verizon. They are expensive but when it comes to coverage and consistency, there is no comparison.

Sent from my thunderbolt
[Thunderbolt General] darkrom:
Way to put the guys name on the internet....

I don't think that's a cool thing to do to a random Guy. He's not the president of Verizon or anything. Figure out if you think Verizon is worth the extra money. I do. No one here can decide for you.
[Thunderbolt General] Cubs2008:
Ugh Sprint...I get the willies thinking of going back to them. The bill was cheap but coverage was always horrible with them. My brother still loves them but he's in Phoenix metro and always complains about horrible WiMax coverage. I bring my Bolt out there and my LTE speeds scream.
[Thunderbolt General] Sirachi:
I was with Sprint for over 10 years. I got sick of the lack of call service. Was it cheap? Yes. My bill was around 57 bucks for unlimited data/texting, 450 minutes, nights and weekends at 7, etc. with my crazy corporate discount. Their customer service was both good and bad. But you had to deal with not receiving picture emails half the time, sending out multiple texts, calling people over and over again just to hear them, whatever. My last straw was when I had a personal emergency and I sent my friend 5 text messages, and called him 3 times. I couldn't get a hold of him, but I was able to text and call other people during that time. He never received the calls. The text messages he got an hour later, all 5 coming in at the same time.

What's the use of paying for a service if it doesn't even work? Doesn't matter how cheap it is. I got fed up with it and here I am today.
[Thunderbolt General] l7777:
Those who complain about CS, how often do you talk to them? I have had a cell phone with Cingular/AT&T for the last 10 years and now with VZW. I can count on one hand the number of times I actually had to talk to CS. I chose to move to VZW because of their data coverage. Subjectively I also think their voice coverage might be better. Certainly not any worse.

To the OP, all the issues you describe are software issues, if you don't want software issues, get an iPhone and live in the Steve Jobs sandbox. All other phones have quirks and small annoyances. If you don't like them, get a different phone. Nothing else you can do and no amount of warranty replacements will fix it. Software updates can help, but don't count on them. Developer work is the best hope for fixing issues.
[Thunderbolt General] Topher227:
Just to add my experiences...

I was a verizon customer for years (with a dumbphone), and switched to AT&T for the iPhone. The signal footprint is greatly reduced, and their customer service was horrible..... but i stuck with them because i liked the phone. Once i purchased the AT&T 3G nexus one, i was totally hooked on android, and stuck with them until I couldn't take their signal issues anymore.

After switching back to Verizon with the Thunderbolt i now can chat on my phone in so many additional places, (AKA the places i would lose a call on AT&T!) its really amazing how reduced the AT&T signal area is.... My parents are both on sprint and love it --- but i feel that Sprint is great for them. I couldn't personally handle Sprint's 3G speeds, they are less than half of what verizon was (for some reason)... but anyway, needless to say, i'm very happy to be back on Verizon!
[Thunderbolt General] SF Bolt:
I came from AT&T a year ago, and am soooo glad I did....you may pay a little more at Big Red, but I have SERVICE primarily 4G SERVICE now everywhere I go locally and 3G everywhere I go. To each their own, go with whatever you want you live in America, and Capitalism is the name of the game my man, there are 3 other MAJOR providers for you to chose from!
[Thunderbolt General] 1454:
I wasn't asking for anyone to decide for me, I just wanted some feedback based off of my side of the experience. As far as his name, he shouldn't have told me he would do one thing then say later he couldn't do it. If he couldn't do it to begin with, then he shouldn't have promised it. It sounded like he got in trouble for promising me something that he couldn't deliver when he called me back. Then said he would honor his previous obligation. Also, you can't just call into verizon and be transfer to someone of your choosing, so it's not like anyone can say anything to him, other than maybe getting him in hot water with his superiors, assuming they read the board. (which I doubt they do) Needless to say, I don't feel bad for calling him out.