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[HTC EVO 3D] mikeyxda:
I'm a firm believer that you shouldn't put up with defects. A dead pixel (even one) or a spec of dust that you can visibly see, is a defect. Return it and before you get your next one, ask them to let you watch the phone power up at least before you commit to the exchange.

As long as people accept one or two dead pixels as "acceptable", these manufacturers will still do it. That's the lazy way out. There are ways to manufacture these things to guarantee they have NO dead pixels. If we don't hold the manufacturers to some quality standard, who will?

Mike
[HTC EVO 3D] eman3316@optonline.net:
For the folks that are being told they cannot exchange the device, can't you just return it. I do not believe they can deny you a return if you are not happy with the device.

It does not need to be defective in any way to return. Not being satisfied is all you need. Then just go somewhere else and purchase.
[HTC EVO 3D] el_chamuco:
This phone is a piece of ****, let's move to the sg2
[HTC EVO 3D] eman3316@optonline.net:
Oh, I didn't realize you had tested Sprint's SGS II. So what you are saying is this will be Samsungs first defective free phone?

I would give you a thank's for your wonderful informative post, but it is to early in the day to start using them up and I am sure more people will be able to offer even less then you.
[HTC EVO 3D] danaff37:
Please, you first.

I'm staying though.
[HTC EVO 3D] krayziejoe:
I'm on my 4th Evo 3D now, and it has a dead pixel. My first one had dust under the screen, but no dead pixels. The last 3 have had dead pixels, all bought from Best Buy.

I can't decide if I should exchange it AGAIN, or just live with the dead pixel. The last phone had a power button that stuck, and that was more annoying than the pixel (even though it had both issues lol).

They really need to improve their quality control, because this is just ridiculous.
[HTC EVO 3D] mastibeta:
comes over with your google account
[HTC EVO 3D] jnewkirk10:
The first one I got on launch day had 1 stuck pixel (red) dead center middle of the screen. Got it replaced and no other problems.
[HTC EVO 3D] scotbot:
okay I've had 3 evo 3d's. first one had a small speck of dust trapped in the middle of the screen which was very visible especially on a white screen, I went back to Radio Shack and they let me exchange it with no hassle, Then I decided that I do love this phone but didn't want to use my upgrade so I ended up finding a new evo 3d on eBay for $320 (after I sold the otterbox case it came with). I just returned the evo 3d I used my upgrade on and they had no problem with me doing this. they even called sprint and had them re-instate my upgrade status and removed the $18 upgrade fee. I had them put my old hero back on my account but then swapped the hero for my new evo 3d. now i have my 3d, and my upgrade! I'm happy.

PS, I have yet to see a e3d with any dead pixels, I was a bit worried about buying the evo 3d on eBay because it is a bit** to try to get a refund if the one I had received had any dirt, dead pixels, or any other horrible defects. but alas... the one i received was great!
[HTC EVO 3D] mattfmartin:
Wohoo no dead pixels

Sent from my 3rd Dimension of Evolution
[HTC EVO 3D] Jo_795:
sorry I totally forgot about this.. but at first they didn't want to let me keep my 2nd replacement they wanted me to drive to the nearest Service and Repair store to have a technician verify the dead pixels and the close's one is the one I work at and I am a TECH..... The next one is 45 minutes!... I called 3 times until I got a guy rep who totally understood and let me keep my 2nd replacement, It has 2 dead pixels that I can live with the other 2 phones had 4 dead pixels.... Since I work for sprint every replacemetn I do has to be done online I just can't go into a store and have it done there.... since I was on a 3rd replacement they wanted me to take it there and mostly likely give me a REFURB.... I told them I would cancel my upgrade and go back to my Evo Shift... So far im glad with the 2nd replacement word of advise if you haven't found any don't look for them....
[HTC EVO 3D] EricSS619:
After this post I found one stuck on green in the middle if my screen without even trying really.... All these complaining posts are making me notice all my damn defects on my phone :O
[HTC EVO 3D] krayziejoe:
A stuck pixel is better than a dead one, at least it has a chance to come back lol. Someone give me advice, do I go back and get my 5th replacement in hope that there's no dead pixels???

This is really getting annoying
[HTC EVO 3D] :
Chances are these defects are region specific. I've asked some stores around here if they have been getting a lot of returns. Their answer was no, and one saying a few people. So chances are you are going to get the same phone again.
[HTC EVO 3D] eman3316@optonline.net:
I returned my phone with 1 stuck pixel and was lucky to get one without a problem. It was a risky move as I probably had better odds of getting a screen with more then just 1.

I don't think it has anything to do with region or quality control. I think it is actually quite common to see this problem on these screens. No matter what device it is I am sure you will see complaints from people about stuck pixels. It happens on TV's as well as laptops, etc. For TV's they actually allow a certain number pixels to be stuck before they consider it to be defective.

I guess we need to blame it on technology and not HTC.

When I was byuing my Touch Pro 2 I went through 4 devices over a month through Sprint's telesales and all had stuck pixels. I ended up keeping the one that it had effected the least.

I think knowing how common it is made me feel better that I wasn't the only one with this issue and there were probably so many others that didn't even know it was there because they didn't know what to look for.

My advice, if the store keeps letting you return it, then why the heck not. But at some point you will need to throw in the towel and either live with a stuck pixel if you keep getting them or maybe try another device out there.

If my EVO 3d I have now didn't have a perfect screen, I wouldn't believe they existed but it does so they are out there!
[HTC EVO 3D] mheller91:
I took mine to sprint before the 30 days was up.. I told them on an app on the market was how I found dead pixels. They said 3rd party apps don't qualify as finding them, and i told them I wouldn't come down if it wasn't dead, I'm not paying 200 for something that isn't perfect, yadda yadda yadda. So I took a picture of my hand against the lens so it was all black, took them 30 minutes to see these dead pixels I saw, then I got a new e3d
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asmith3:
My upgrade is coming up in 15 days, and I'm thinking about getting a new phone. Which Verizon phone do you guys think would be the best either out now or coming out soon? Should I wait a bit for phones that would be more an upgrade over what I have now? I think I'll probably stick with an HTC Android phone, but I could also go with other types.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donnyp1:
im assuming you have the dinc since you posted here and didnt mention what phone you have. if you have 4g, get a tbolt or the new samsung if you just have to upgrade NOW! If you can wait though, i would do it, i dont think any of the phones are really all that great right now compared to the dinc, plus we have a ton of support. all in all, its up to you, i wouldnt trade my dinc for anything yet though since we dont have 4g in wichita yet.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asmith3:
thanks, i think ill probably wait a little bit for 4g to get better where i live and for better phones to come out...does anyone have an idea what new phones will be coming out soon?
[HTC EVO 3D] calebu2:
I'm risking starting up another signal strength thread, but I figured this info was useful for anyone looking to return their Evo 3D or any other phone in Massachusetts.

I finally decided I had better try swapping out my Evo 3D at Best Buy in case there was something wrong with the radio. Reception in Eastern Massachusetts has been horrible with it. Far worse than my Moment or my wife's Epic.

When I tried to swap the phone out, they told me I owed $22 in taxes. Turns out that July 1st, Massachusetts taxes you on the full $699 and not the price you pay. So if you bought on the 24th and replace in store after July 1st, there is nothing Best Buy can do to avoid the tax.

I decided to switch back to the original phone because after loading a signal dbm widget onto both phones and the reps' personal evo 3d, they all had similarly crappy signals.

A few questions though:

1) It doesn't seem like signal is always bad. Just much more prone to dropping out. Anyone else experienced this?

2) Is it possible that the case is killing the signal? I have the platinum series case from best buy which looks slick but if it's killing the signal I'll get rid of it.

3) I noticed that bluetooth seems to have a significant negative effect on the dbm of the phone signal. Is this normal for a phone, bad design, bad luck or chance?

4) I struggle to get 4G to stay connected in Boston. It loses the connection then goes into 4G! mode and refuses to connect for more than a few seconds. Is this normal?

5) To what extent can HTC improve signal performance by software updates? Samsung was able to do this for the Moment, but they were starting with a lemon of a phone to begin with...

Anyway, bad signal or not, if you are messing around with phones in Massachusetts, be sure to sneak over the border to New Hampshire before returning it or you'll piss away $20+.
[HTC EVO 3D] Sheon849:
I'm having signal issues too gets really annoying esp with 4g hope its just a bug that can be fixed
[HTC EVO 3D] saltus440:
I am in the worcester area and my signal is terrible everywhere I go. With my 4g it was fine, 3d absolutely sucks. I am on my second phone now and both have been horrible. I have been in the city where I used to have great signal but get nothing now. I also had no signal on the mass pike in auburn and was roaming.
[HTC EVO 3D] qualitymove13:
I noticed today, after changing the roaming mode from automatic to sprint only, that I was dropping in and out of service every few minutes. This had never happened previously as I always have a consistent signal in this area both with the Evo3D as well as the Evo4G. I am hoping a radio update will fix this...
[HTC EVO 3D] calebu2:
I'll try it this week when I am in New York City and see if it improves. Maybe it just isn't using all the towers in this area or something.
[HTC EVO 3D] codee:
I had the same exact problem with mine but then i loaded a custom prl (00001) and now it's rock solid signal and i haven't roamed yet. Highly recommend by me.
[HTC EVO 3D] davec1234:
Hope & change at work!
[HTC EVO 3D] Pinepig:
The economy may be in the crapper but the .gov has to get it's chips.
[HTC EVO 3D] beyond882001:
I'm in the Lawrence/lowell area, reception isn't that bad. Thanx for the heads up in that tax law, didn't know about that. ****ed up is what it is.
[HTC EVO 3D] dmora01:
OMG, with that prl you are roaming all the time.
[HTC EVO 3D] coolchris305:
Well i have really good signal strength in s.fla...i will see wen i visit my fam around Boston to see...but ive always had good reception so maybe its just your area
[HTC EVO 3D] overclockxp:
Of course MA lawmakers passed the revised taxes bill. They had to find a way to hike their pay and they figured some weird tax would fill the void.
[HTC EVO 3D] Vandelay007:
Yeah, I live in Beverly, Ma and my 3g has been total $hit lately.... +/- 1/2 meg down..... I usually leave it on WiFi @ home....

Sent from my 3VO
[HTC EVO 3D] THEGAMEPLAY94:
Even with full bars my signal would cut out and roam come back and do it again
[HTC EVO 3D] codee:
My phone doesn't show roaming and it still locks onto my airave... I'll check my sprint.com acct to be sure though.
[HTC EVO 3D] r0cky0790:
I get pretty good service its just happens that everytime I hold my phone in landscape mode the signal drops. When I go back to portrait I get full bars. Anybody else experiencing this

My ''xDU4L C0R3 SH00T3Rx'' shot you down in 3D!
[HTC EVO 3D] RobfromCapeCod:
I live Cape Cod, and drive all over MA and RI, and my signal and 3G is horrible. I exchanged mine for a new one and no change in service. My old Evo 4G got 120 to 140 kbs and this one gets 22 to 70, occasionally 94... Something is wrong with the phone, not the service... I may just buy another Evo 4G from eBay since I gave mine to my nephew, and keep this phone until they find a fix...
[HTC EVO 3D] jhill000:
Framingham

I'm in Framingham right now, getting 2 bars on the 4g meter. Speedtest shows 7617 down and 1435 up.
[HTC EVO 3D] daneurysm:
3G sucks for me too. It's not quite 'deal breaker' material, but combined with some other pet peeves of mine I'm leaning towards bringing it back and waiting for the SGS2....cuz if I'm going to have a **** radio I might as well have an unlocked bootloader and CM8 guaranteed.
[HTC EVO 3D] bot300:
Well here in Wisconsin I've been getting pretty consistent signals and 3g. But about 2 hours ago everything failed. Haven't had 3g since and I either have 0 bars or I'm roaming, usually with still only a bar or two. Can somebody think of a cause for this because I'm out of ideas.
[HTC EVO 3D] k2buckley:
I'm nearly positive that with that prl you're on, you'll be roaming to Verizon 100% of the time. People have been kicked from sprint due to excessive roaming data from that prl. It's a good way to get kicked with no ETF, lol. Just be aware of how much you use if you stay with that prl
[HTC EVO 3D] calebu2:
The phone does seem more prone to the death grip than other phones I've owned.

It's the instability of the bars/dBM that has me concerned. I can't pull down YouTube when I want to show off the phone. Right now I have the same dbm on the EVO 3d as my epic. But the EVO jumps around far more (so unless clarus is using the dual cores to update the reading more frequently we have a problem)
[HTC EVO 3D] scotbot:
this is why I returned my E3D and bought a new one on ebay. I payed $330 (after I sold the otterbox defender that came bundled with it). Now I have my upgrade back and I have a e3d. If they never fix the radio and or unluck the bootloader, then im going to sell it on CL to upgrade to the next great phone. Sux but gotta have a plan B.

I love HTC please fix this!
[HTC EVO 3D] chumba8:
My 4G sucked and regular reception but I called and got my msl and.did some ##data# stuff to change 3g and 4G setting and I get way better reception
[HTC EVO 3D] calebu2:
What kind of stuff chumba? Do you have a link?

I've ruled out the case (tho it doesn't help). It doesn't appear to be about reported dbm (no worse than other phones on average)

So if its a software issue i'll be pleasantly surprised.
[HTC EVO 3D] spyngamerman:
yeah had issue is used to get 2 bars in my garden apt on my evo 4g then i switched to evo3d on Thursday and no bars :( after a few wasted hours on phone and in corporate store ill have an airave sometime this week which is fine with me i have wifi at home and wifi at work for the most part prefer a free airave them returning the phone if irrc this happened to evo4g till they had some radio and wimax driver updates hopefully thats the case and not bad engineering :? ....
[HTC EVO 3D] codee:
You were/are correct - turns out it basically makes the phone treat verizon towers as its "home" and sprint as its "roaming". That explains the huge increase in 3g speeds i guess....

I just wish there was a way to make the phones kick over to roaming sooner instead of try to hold onto practially non-existent signal. I reverted back to the standard sprint PRL after i had 105mb of 3g roaming after 1.5 days. Here's hoping for a radio update to make my 3d on par with the 4g.
[HTC EVO 3D] calebu2:
Sprint will not do anything with my phone even though I have the sprint protection plan. They insist I have to return it to Best Buy or wait for an "possible update" to fix the reception issue.

Here's my question: What states charge the tax on the full amount? I know that California, New York and now Massachusetts do. Is there a compiled list of which states screw you over on the purchase?

I'm tempted to go to a Best Buy in Pennsylvania and swap it there. Two benefits:

1) Save on sales tax

2) Hopefully get a phone from a different batch than the ones that plague the Plymouth, MA Best Buy store (Even one of the sales reps there complained that his Evo3D reception sucked - great job on the salesmanship!).

The "Advanced technical support" person on Sprint asked if I had considered getting the Evo 4G instead because they've fixed the radio issues on that one! Way to go Sprint! "I'm sorry, you actually wanted to use our network with the Evo 3D? We assumed you just wanted to watch 3D videos over wifi. You should switch to another phone in that case". Useless.
[HTC EVO 3D] Ruki_Uki:
I live in Springfield and the service sucks for my EVO 3D. It seems as long as I'm outside its fine, but if inside anywheres then forget it, hopefully WiFi is available. My EVO 4G never had this problem.

And I never heard about the tax thing, holy sh!t

Sent in 3D fashion
[HTC EVO 3D] jfenton57:
I live in Merrimac MA and am frequently in the Haverhill MA and southern NH areas.

Never have I had a phone whose signal bounces all over the place like this one. Sitting here on my desk, the signal will show full bars, drop to none or one and go right back up and then down again. I have dropped several calls whereas my EVO 4G was always full bars everywhere around here.

In SE NH forget it...I can't even make a call in the Plaistow area whereas I never had an issue before.

3G is so bad that at times I can't even get a page to load.

GPS constantly drops the signal and out of the blue I get the "You now have GPS Signal" whereas my wife's EPIC GPS works perfectly...on a phone that is supposed to have bad GPS!

Wireless does seem to work fine.

The phone had had a factory reset and has been reprovisioned by Sprint twice so far. None of this has helped at all.

I am having an "RF Test" done on the phone this afternoon.

I knew I should have kept my EVO 4G rather than trading it in, just in case.

This sucks...especially with what looks like might be a delayed release on the S2...it simply couldn't be this bad.
[HTC EVO 3D] Jungle Jack:
Hello,

Down here the unrelenting heat and humidity of Florida in the Summer, I have not had a single dropped call or issues with 3G or 4G. 3G has been noticeably better since doing the MSL tweak for it. Also, the 4G tweak has been most helpful for when I am in a 4G area (Tampa-St.Pete).

The only place where Reception is terrible is in my Home. Thankfully, I have an Airrave Access Point so it is not an issue. However, when the Internet goes down, there are parts of the house where I am pretty much guaranteed a dropped call.

Cheers,

JJ
[HTC EVO 3D] zaslek:
I live in worcester but work in framingham. In framingham my uploads are faster than my downloads while on 3g....thank god theres 4g in office. Speed tests show anywhere from .05 to .33 Mbps 3g downloads in framingham.....
[HTC Inspire 4G] xFrictioNx:
If this question has been asked before I am sorry. I have been looking for a guide on it but have turned up nothing. I also do not even know what the buttons are called but I know they are called something and that is why I have not been able to find it anyhow.

I was reading somewhere that on the home screen, you have a left and right button, then you have the phone button in the middle. How can I change the left and right buttons to do another task other than the default one. I am pretty sure this is possible seeing that I did read something about it I just cant find it now.

If this is a frequent question and I am just blind can someone please point me in the right direction thank you and sorry!
[HTC Inspire 4G] lwfb:
Sense launcher is called Rosie.

Here's something I was able to find for you, and I'd suggest checking out the Inspire and Desire HD Theme sections to really get what you're looking for in case this isn't it...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=764935
[HTC Inspire 4G] xFrictioNx:
That is more or less what I am looking for, However I kind of wanted to keep the same look of the buttons just change them around I will give that a try though, it was in the right direction though.

If anyone else can find/knows a way of keeping the same theme but changing the buttons to whatever you want please let me know, thanks for your time!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] MarkE08:
Hello all,

FIXED: Update for search purposes

Reference: Galaxy S I9000 Q&A Post

Added CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="{path to INTRAMFS}" to the make command...

Example:

CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="/home/mark/samsung/drhonk-samsung-initramfs-58586e2/SGH-T959V"

I'm new to all this so please bear with me. I've compiled Samsung's SGH-T959v vanilla kernel (KB5/KB7 & KD1) but when I pushed it to my phone using Heimdall & recovery, it just boot looped.

Googing for the past few days, I think I'm missing initramfs or some sort of boot section because both my KB5 and KD1 kernels are 2.7MB while drhonk's kernels are ~6MB and Samsung's are ~4.8MB.

I've pulled drhonk's initramfs from github but I have no idea how to package it with my zImage.

Can anyone give me a tips/links/advice?

I've been googling for the past few days but have come up with nothing.

Happy 4th all,

Mark
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Jerry D:
I wish I could help you but it is out of my grasp at the moment.

I think you have posted in the wrong section. This section is for Development. The Communities Development. I think you want to post in the General Section.

Good Luck Mark!

Happy INDEPENDENCE DAY!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fatherof4:
why would the development of his kernel not belong in the development section. I believe u are incorrect in telling him this unless he does not intend to share with the community and i don't believe that is his intention. Happy 4th and good luck on the kernel! I will be anxious to test it if u would like Mark. If u get it up and running i would love to use the vannilla kernel!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Jerry D:
I am noob fatherof4. I thought that the Development Section was for something already developed and testable. Until today that has been my experience...I thought you had to post something that could be "used".. I should read the Rules again.

I made sure in my reply that I said "I THINK" he was in the wrong section and I thought I was helping him by sending him to the right section.

I am very sorry that I am wrong and I hope I did not mislead him. I too do not believe that he does not intend to share it.. In the future I will reframe and let more knowledgable members decide these things.

Sorry Mark! I will be Happy to test for you also and would love to use your kernel.

Happy Fourth Of July!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] corradokng:
What exactly are you trying to accomplish with this? It may be easier to pull the zimage from your phone. I believe the zimage source from android will be missing alot of information to run on the device. PM me I will see if I can help you.

Note: jerryd is actually correct this does belong in the general section. The development section is reserved for work completed or in testing. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fatherof4:
apologies for my being wrong on the placement of a post like this. I learned something new.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] MarkE08:
Solved

Edited the original post with the solution. Sorry for putting this in the wrong forum.

I am doing this for educational purposes. If I find something useful, I will be sure to post my findings.

-Mark
[Captivate General] easton85:
Does any one know of any Honey Comb roms in the making for the Captivate?
[Captivate General] Seanbest:
Pretty sure Homeycomb is a tablet only OS. Ice Cream Sandwich will be the next OS for phones, but the likelihood of the Captivate seeing that is slim to none. Closer to none.

Sent from my Captivate (Phoenix Unleashed JS8) using the XDA App
[Captivate General] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
^^ What he says.

This should maybe be in the Q&A... hence the Question.