yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Thunderbolt General] revs9k01:
I actually was about to order my TBolt from Amazon last week (New Customer Switching Over From At&t) until I decided to drive around to a couple of stores and see if I could get the same pricing as Amazon so I wouldn't have to wait for shipping (Patience Is Not My Virtue....). After going to a couple of stores and being told that they would not budge from the $250.00 price I gave up and went to the Mall with the wife. I came across a Best Buy Mobile store and decided to give it one last try....

I told the guy that Amazon was offering me the phone for $130.00 with free shipping and after he spoke to his manager he came back and told me he couldn't do the $130.00 price but that he could give me the phone for $150.00 with one month of black tie protection, the buy back program and a car charger or case (me and my wife both picked the case). We immediately said yes and had our TBoltz rigth there and then.

FYI:

After closely looking at the receipt I noticed that what they did was give me the phone for $100.00 bucks and then sell me the buy back program and the one month of black tie protection. The case was a complete freebie seeing that it cost 30 bucks (Platinum Best Buy Case). Total cost in the end for the phone was like $140.00 bucks....
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cds0699:
Hey guys, please forgive me for this dumb thread, but I honestly can't figure this out.

Im trying to update my friends Xperia x10 (x10a) from Android 1.6 to Android 2.1...without rooting the phone (she doesn't need or want root access). I tried doing it officially through the SE site using PC Companion, but the PC Companion program keeps giving me an error and I am not able to get it updated. I'm really unfamilliar with SE phones (all I've ever had was Samsung), so can anyone please give me step by step on how to update the phone to 2.1 without rooting (hopefully without using PC Companion)?

Thank you very much in advance.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbgeek:
The following link is stickied at the top of this forum. It's so easy that a noob, like me could do it (4 different phones without a glitch).

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=928343
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Lee:
The post above forgot the link for the program of flashtool itself, so here it is:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=920746

The guide in the post above will help you with the program I posted.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cds0699:
Thank you both
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbaird7:
So I don't see a thread comparing the plethora of sense 3.0 roms and I'm thinking about switching from cyanogenmod and I don't really want to test every rom out there. Can you please post what you did/didn't like about the ones you've tested?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Birthofahero:
I've only used uber kingdom/rewind and its good enough for my daily driver. I also switched from cm7. It's kinda a pain to have to wipe and reset your homescreens for every relaese but sense 3.0 is gorgeous.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbaird7:
A friend recommended nils business sense which is a 2.1/3.0 combination and it running very smooth and stable. I'm not sure how long until I return to cm though.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BluGuy:
I too am using this ROM. Kingdom rewind was my first flash I have done and liked it so much I stayed on it. Runs really smooth.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ballbusta:
I've tried most of them and found uber kingdom/rewind by Joel to be the most stable

Sent From My Droid Incredible
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JeffBea:
Tough Call
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] incubus26jc:
Try out the 3d version of synergy. Just got it uploaded last night. Let me know what you think.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HillsRider:
+1 for Kingdom Rewind. Loving it so far!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbaird7:
I am disappointed by the lagggggggggg in nil's business sense. Other than that it was totally stable. No major hang ups.

I'm downloading synergy 3D right now! I have faith in this rom because your work has always been good for me.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ronin09:
Hands down it's got to be Synergy. Man this ROM kicks tale
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JeramyEggs:
What, no love for newtoroot's optimized shift? Honestly, have tried most, and I keep coming back to my Optimized Shift using XDA App
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pete_kowalski83:
Optimized shift and synergy roms that I've seen are sense 2.1 with 3.0 features. The only sense 3.0 roms for our phone that I've seen are newtoroots optimized hybrid and joelz kingdom rewind. With that said for me kingdom rewind is far more stable, I.e. no rosie reloads or fc's of any apps where as in hybrid there was still fc's and reloads. Both are great roms but rewind just runs better on MY phone.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jblack55:
★ ☆ ★| ROM | JULY 2 | KINgDoM REwInD SeNseleSS 3D | RLS1 | 2.3.3 | SENSE 3.0 | ★ ☆ ★

Best ROM by far ★ ☆ ★| ROM | JULY 2 | KINgDoM REwInD SeNseleSS 3D | RLS1 | 2.3.3 | SENSE 3.0 | ★ ☆ ★

Thanks Joel, you rock man. Keep up the amazing work!!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] renzo.olivares:
I will and my work will only get better as time goes on :)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marty28645:
i personally like the miui rom
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marty28645:
kingdom rewind is pretty awesome
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tolymatev:
+1 I love miui. And now they're comming out with sense themes for it too. I tryed a couple sense roms but I keep going back to miui. I've been on it for 4 month. I guess I got used to it to much.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ianelectro:
Is rewind really better than kingdom 6/23 aka b1.4? I haven't tried it and I'm kind of sick of flashing. How much room on internal are you left with? I'm using darktremor with my 1.4 in order to keep maximum space. Love sense 3.0!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] renzo.olivares:
wrong section bro you on an evo 4g the best sense 3.0 rom for the evo 4g is virus b1.4 :) i could port my rom over to there but i dont want to bother since you guys have virus great roms to please you :)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tolymatev:


What is you're rom that you got?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] renzo.olivares:
In my sig kingdom rewind 3d
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoseGamaliel:
I tested some ROMs and definitely the KINgDoM REwInD 3D is the best: smoothness, almost fully functional, sense 3, etc. I followed this ROM since the old 6 version, now rebuilded to 1.7

100% recomended ;)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kidhudi:
KINgDoM REwInD 3D is my daily driver.

i tried hybrid but had a lot of soft reboots but kigdom is performing like a champ so far
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SinCityHTC:
Ive been trying out newtoroots Rom and I'm really liking it
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbaird7:
Ok so I've tried all of the sense 3.0 based roms and they were all slow and laggy, at least compared to the aosp roms that I am used to. I must say that nil's business sense had the best options/customizations though.

I have used miui and cm7 a lot and I think cm7 is the winner of that battle.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vwftw:
★ ☆ ★| ROM | JUN 22 | KINgDoM REwInD 3D | RLS1 | 2.3.3 | SENSE 3.0 | ★ ☆ ★

I flashed MikRoms Hybrid RLS 1.9 but it isn't very smooth, so when my phone charges up I am flashing back to JoelZ!

KINgDoM REwInD 3D is awesome, and I didn't have to register for some random forum to download it either!!! Thanks JoelZ9614
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Div033:
I've noticed a distinct delay on my phone when using pure 3.0 roms. Even after the "settle" period, it often hangs for .5-1.5 seconds when selecting things or bringing up menus. To me this is unacceptable in terms of usability, but I also have very high standards when it comes to software. You could ask Nils how I've nitpicked some of his graphics apart for such minor issues :)

That being said, I still prefer Nils Business Gingersense. To me it has the most functionality of all the sense 2.1 + 3.0 roms. I know it isn't pure 3.0, but it is a decent compromise for having most of the 3.0 bells and whistles while maintaining stability and speed. Like Synergy, he has a 3D carousel version to bring it one step closer to a 3.0 rom.

As far as pure 3.0 roms go, your only major choices are Kingdom rewind or Hybrid. Both are created and maintained by very talented developers and will only get better as time goes on. Your best bet is to just try the two and see which one you like better.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ianelectro:
Ahhh, ok cool man sometimes I miss the device notes in the thread lol.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] been345:
Like Stated above if you really want to experience a GREAT 3.0 ROM i recommend Kingdom Rewind 3D.

Another Great Rom that has been on my main device for a round 3 weeks is the Kingdom Gingersense ROM..

Both run great only issue I have run into that may keep you from running with these two is the fact that the Camcorder isnt always the most reliable...

Have fun!!! =)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pena020563:
Synergy rom !!!

Recommended dude! No laggyness , no bs. Really a daily rom to use ;)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradl13:
Been using Kingdom Rewind... keeps getting better with each release. Awesome ROM!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JAWyered:
I must vote for Synergy as well. Even more so when we get RLS 1. Kingdom was good but always crapped out after a few weeks.

I like 3D carousel but prefer without so you can get landscape home screens. Also so you can mod Rosie.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CBankord:
Technically speaking, Synergy is not a Sense 3.0 ROM. It uses Sense 2.1 with some Sense 3.0 features added in. Kingdom Rewind, however, is completely Sense 3.0. A couple of other pure Sense 3.0 ROMs are IncDoes 3D and Hybrid.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericsdeadinside:
KINgDoM REwInD 3D Awesome!

I get 22 hours on battery with moderate use. I'm using the EVO 4g 1500mAh battery
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dspcap:
Just loaded Synergy last night and it's really nice. But I can't get all the apps I was using with CM7 from the marketplace. Someone told me it's because Synergy is based for Sprint.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sarduwie:
I have a 2 week old Galaxy Tab which Kies refuses to update :( I did not mess with it in any way, no root, no aftermarket firmware whatsoever...

Current firmware version: PDA:JMG / PHONE:JMA / CSC:JM6 (LUX)

Model number: GT-P1000

Firmware version: 2.2

Baseband version: P1000XXJMA

Kernel version: 2.6.32.9; root@DELL91 #1

Build number: FROYO.XWJMG

I got it in Belgium which is where I live but the firmware version says LUX which I assume means Luxembourg. Could this be my problem?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k0sh:
*#272*IMEI# choose your country CODE and press install , this is will wipe everything in your tab .... then check the kies after that :)
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sarduwie:
Thanks! I'm trying this as we speak, do you have any idea which sales code to use for Belgium? I tried EUR, it seems logical (Europe?), but I will try them all if I have to -- I'll report back later

Edit: it's not EUR, it shows some weird alphabet, Greek I think :) I'll keep trying!

Edit 2: PHN gave a Dutch interface but Kies refused to update it as well, so I'll keep on trying different codes
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sarduwie:
So I tried doing the sane thing (instead of checking each code separately and waiting 2-3 minutes for the device to reset) and looked up every code and the corresponding country. Here's what I got:

YOG (Spain)

XEO (Poland)

XEH (Hungary)

VDH (Hungary)

TPH (Portugal)

SUN (Switzerland)

PHN (Netherlands)

OPT (Portugal)

MOZ (Switzerland)

LUX (Luxemburg)

IRD (Slovakia)

FOP (Spain)

EUR (Greece)

CYO (Cyprus)

COS (Greece)

AUT (Switzerland)

ATO (Austria)

No Belgium... Does this mean I will never be able to update my tab?

I tried LUX (which is a neighbouring country and the code that came with the device) and PHN (which uses the same language and is also a neighbouring country) but when connected to KIES both refused to update :(
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k0sh:
its mean you have to flash your firmware or ask from anyone to give you the CSC files that has your country that in case you are rooted and have CWM i doubt you don't have :D

so

in second chance follow my guide to flash your stock firmware http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1133590

u must download your firmware , from samfirmware.com but before download any one , check if it has your country or no , by this link http://www.samfirmware.com/samfit.htm

start to copy the firmware code from each firmware up there and see if its for your country or no ....

is that so hard ?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkPal:
Did you buy the tab from a carrier? This configuration looks like it was made by a carrier or a specialised business. Is it a work tab i.e you got it from work.

In your country the out of the box new tabs should be PDA: JMG Phone: JMF CSC: JMG
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k0sh:
now he is yours , you are the pro with kies update :D
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sarduwie:
lol, I used up all my Google-fu and searched everything I could think of.

Anyway, I know how to root and flash custom firmwares -- I've done it with another Samsung -- but I just wanted to do this one the "official" easy way. But it looks like KIES won't play nice :(

To answer your question, I won the tab so I didn't buy it from a carrier nor was it SIM-locked. I'll see if I can find a JMG/JMF/JMG .zip somewhere and report back later -- thanks
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] afaque_h:
cannot update out of box

even i purchased a galaxy tab from dubai but when i connected to kies it said my version of device could not be updated. but then i followed this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=13682956&mode=linear#post13682956 to install gingerbread and now everything is working fine, market and everything else works fine but the pda field and csc field shows empty when i dial *#1234# .
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rangercaptain:
Both of you have to flash a stock rom and repartition.

But if you have to do that, why not just flash stock gingerbread?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wolfie083188:
man such a pain just to use a application thats SUPPOSED to work OOB.

glad i never needed to use kies ;)
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rangercaptain:
It's the exact same work to upgrade using kies as it is to flash a custom (or stock) rom using odin3 1.7 (or heimdal).

So in what way is it a pain?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] afaque_h:
u mean to say if i flash my tab with a stock rom then it can be later updated using kies when further updates are available.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sarduwie:
I agree -- it's just that I was curious as to why this would happen with an out-of-box stock device.

I know how to use Odin (that is, I know how to follow a tutorial :)), I've used it before to flash an Eclair to Froyo, but I'm not sure which ROM to use. I'm on samfirmware.com and downloaded P1000XXJMQ (2.3.3) -- is this the one I should use?

To be honest, I don't even know which samfirmware.com ROM I would need to revert to my current firmware version (PDA:JMG / PHONE:JMA / CSC:JM6)... I think it's either P1000XXJM6 (because of the CSC:JM6) or P1000XWJMG (because of the PDA:JMG)... It's confusing me :(

So I have 2 questions:

Is P1000XXJMQ a stock Gingerbread?

What ROM do I need in case I want to downgrade to my current firmware? P1000XXJM6 or P1000XWJMG or another one? Edit: I did *#1234# and assume it's P1000XWJMG.

By the way, CSC = Country Sales Code? (just a guess)

Edit: I'm going to flash P1000XXJMQ, I hope I don't brick it, wish me luck :D I'm a nervous wreck, I drank way too much coffee this morning :D

Edit 2: the one that samfirmware.com says is JMQ is actually JQ1... still looking for JMQ because I think that's a newer version
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sarduwie:
Okay, here's an update on what I've done so far and on the outcome...

The link for P1000XXJMQ on SamFirmware was actually P1000XXJQ1 so I went with that one.

According to SamFIT it's for the following regions: Austria, Benelux, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain; which includes Belgium.

I ran Odin3 v1.7 with Re-Partition, Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time; I used PIT file gt-p1000_mr.pit and PDA file P1000XXJQ1_P1000XXJQ1_P1000XXJPZ_HOME.tar; etc.

Long story short, I'm running Gingerbread but still no sales code for Belgium when I *#272*IMEI#... so KIES keeps refusing to update. It doesn't really matter now because I'm running the latest but I'd like to fix this for future updates.

I searched a lot but I must be doing something wrong. Can anyone give me some advice?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bongski55:
What message does kies state? Is it "latest firmware" or "cannot be updated"?

If it says "latest" then no update yet is available. If "cannot update" then your CSC does not match any firmware combination with samsung...

If you read samfirmware FAQ they have stated that the firmware they post is not official so they don't actually say that samsung recognizes them.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sarduwie:
So far it's always been "cannot be updated". I knew it was a CSC problem, I just don't know where to get the right firmware. That's why I asked if P1000XXJMQ is a stock Gingerbread. I'm going to try and find a stock fw and flash it.

Edit: is this the right one: [stock rom][2.3.3] p1000xxjq1 p1000xxjq1 p1000xxjpz ?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rangercaptain:
JQ1 is stock for Italy
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RonPenguin:
This worked fine for me. Thx
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gahgah:
I've installed Mango on my LG Optimus 7. I'm not able to activate Visual Voicemail. I'm on Deutsche Telekom. Any ideas?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prjkthack:
Do you have the option enabled in your phone provider's account settings?

For some carriers, Visual Voicemail is a seperate option that needs to be added to your account before it can be used. You may have to call your carrier and have them add it, or go through your carrier's website to manage your own account and add it.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmian:
Do you have to do the same thing with AT&T?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gahgah:
I've enabled that option today in my carriers webportal. Can't find the option in Mango. Any more ideas?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prjkthack:
Its under Phone settings in mango. If you can't find it, it may mean that Windows Phone doesn't support visual voicemail on your carrier.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TOA Duck:
I called att support today about visual voicemail and I was told it will cost 15 dollars to add it to your features. Thats att for ya.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drkfngthdragnlrd:
Free on T-Mobile lol, well for now anyway :/ (stupid merger)
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmian:
ATT charges for it!? Doesn't the iphone have it for free?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prjkthack:
Coulda swore it was free as long as you had an eligible plan and data plan. Which, if you have a smartphone, you should be eligible for. You may want to try and call again or check your account online and see if you can just add it yourself.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TOA Duck:
tried to add it on the site. there is no option for it under manage features.He said it is included with the iphone plan but not on focus.

Other att users need to call also to see if I was given some bull$it.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prjkthack:
If you look it up on the ATT website under services, its listed as free. So I don't know why he's charging for it.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fb401:
For AT&T, visual voicemail is only available for BlackBerry & iPhone users and it's free. The addition to your plan is done on the back end after they confirm you have 1 of the 2 types of devices. Hopefully by the fall when Mango goes gold, they'll allow WP7 devices on their servers as well.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrxdrunkie:
You might also be able to use a friends iphone or something and enable visual voicemail then see if it works on windows phone that way.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flaystus:
Mango has VV? Nice!
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thealanshow:
Microsoft just needs Microsoft voice so I can be done with Google...
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtboos:
I would love that. As much as I enjoy some of Google's services, they are never as polished as Microsoft's offerings. Even if it required a paid hotmail account I would do it.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FiyaFleye:
The acquisition of Skype may lead to something like this, I wouldn't doubt it.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flaystus:
I don't see any visual voice mail options in Mango. What am I missing?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runbuh:
I have an iPhone 4 and a Focus, with only one AT&T account/SIM between them. I have the account set up for the iPhone 4 (visual voice mail confirmed working). I loaded Mango last night, and moved the SIM over to my Focus. I called the Focus and left voice mail -- no visual voicemail, just regular voicemail notification and retrieval. I logged on to my AT&T account just now and checked my settings. It said I was using a Focus and my data plan is still listed as the iPhone unlimited.

I do not see any visual voicemail settings on my Focus. I have looked under Settings -> Cellular, and I have also looked in the settings in the Phone "app".
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtboos:
Its supported in the OS, but also requires carriers to turn on the feature for the platform. Since its not the official release, you likely won't be able to enable it until the release this Fall. They did not put the option in the preview build because the carrier contracts and ability to enable it wont start until the official release of Mango & its devices.

*edit* looks like its dependent on your carrier. AT&T only has support for iPhone & BB until Mango's official release. Some carriers may have this enabled for mango phones now and the option will be there if thats the case.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prjkthack:
Some carriers already support it, and it most definitely is available in the beta build if you carrier supports it.

I've been using it and it works great.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtboos:
I stand corrected then.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigfire:
Is there any chance it uses one of the visual voice mail set ups for iPhone or Android? I'm on ATT, and I'm wondering if I can make the WP7 work on ATT by setting my plan to one of the voice mail setups for iphone or android.