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[Nook Color General] ponyboy82:
I can somewhat concur. I went through 2 NCs before finally settling on a third. The first one had a bad pixel or cluster of pixels, the second had either bad pixels or a bunch of dust under the screen plus a wonky touchscreen, and finally the third just has dust under the screen. We had to call in for the first two and after a little bit of a runaround and at least 30 minutes of being instructed to turn off the Nook, turn it back on, yada yada, they finally agreed to send out a new one and placing a temporary charge on our credit card. Overall, I guess it's not too bad, but I've gone through 3 different NCs and none are "perfect" -- this last one just having a bit of dust stuck under the screen.

The thing that got us miffed was when we tried to just exchange the NCs in store. We bought them online from B&N's storefront, why not just exchange them in store, right? NOOOO -- we got treated so rudely, like we were thieves trying to pull a fast one, just for buying a Nook FROM B&N's storefront and wanting to get one that works correctly and not have to wait several more days, go through another tedious phone call, and get another temporary charge placed on our card.

In the end, the NC is probably worth it, but I can't say I've been overwhelmed by B&N's support. I have half a mind to try returning this current one, but it seems like a gamble as to whether the replacements are any better. I feel bad complaining about B&N when the hardware is pretty nice, but it was nearly a month before I actually got to settle in with my NC, let alone being hassled so much throughout the process.
[Nook Color General] BlindWolf8:
I agree that not having an exchange right there in-store is complete BS. Sorry to hear your luck. Maybe I'm just lucky with tech?
[Nook Color General] Bonnie_Raitt:
I had a NC that would not successfully complete the registration process. I bought it used off of Craigslist. I took it to a nearby B&N store and worked with a tech for about a half an hour. They ended up replacing it with a preowned model they had in stock.

I would suggest that if you fail at one store, ti might be worth going to another i (if you live in a larger city)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sideburnt:
Hi there,I'm in mexico celebrating my honeymoon and I'm getting huge waits for gps connection,i can't upgrade to a different rom being away from home,i was wondering if the gps fix had been singled out into one fix update. I've had a search via xda app but can't find much other than whole roms
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nunosm:
Try gps status and toolbox from the Market. it donwloads gps assistance data that reduces lock time and gives you more gps info. It might help.

Happy Honeymoon!

Regards

Nuno
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hondaguy:
are you using network assistance to get a gps lock or are you trying to do it without using data? try to get a lock when you are connected to wifi (use wireless network and use gps satellites both checked in settings). next time you go out you should get a faster lock as it will remember roughly where you are
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
No GPS fix in any rom as no GPS problem reported to Samsung .

jje
[WebOS Software and Hacking General] csmall:
Just a heads up for any that are looking to buy a Touchpad. Stay clear of Tigerdirect. I am having an all around terrible experience with my order. My first and last purchase from Tigerdirect.
[WebOS Software and Hacking General] vbetts:
Sorry to hear you're having such troubles with TigerDirect, I've ordered many parts for my computers or whoever I'm building for and have never had any issues.
[WebOS Software and Hacking General] sdcondry:
Same here. The few issues I have had they settled quickly and fairly.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Nesiop:
Hey all, I'm not sure if it belongs in the Dev section, but CWM itself is in here so what the hey.

I was wondering if either there was a better recovery out there, or if some tweaks were being made to CWM.

Couple things I noticed that really bother me: When flashing .zip's from CWM you have to have it in the /Removeable/MicroSD folder. Which would be fine but without tweaking the tablet, nothing just goes and downloads there. On my Evo I use Amon RA (Or something along those lines) that looks just like CWM but when you go to flash from SD, it allows you to go through folders to find out where you want to go.

I would also like to see someone tweak it to allow like my Evo's Recovery, is a file explorer in recovery. So using the home button I believe it is, you can use copy, paste, and delete. This way if you need to move something or delete you don't have to reboot into the tablet.

I think there is a few others, but wondering if there is some future tweaks to it, or if anyone knows of other recovery's that work nicer.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jonitfcfan:
I would say this does belong in the dev section, there is a dedicated thread for the TF-optimised CWM recovery in there. Have a look there and see what's what.
[Defy General] Hugo32:
Hi,

I had some stability issues lately that have been fixed now. However I had to remove/ insert battery a lot because of freezes. Now I checked the SD Card for errors with windows...

It found 4 corrupt files.

I'm wondering: Are there any important files on the SD Card that could stop android from working, or are all the core files always on the internal memory.

Also: SD Cards quite often produce errors when removed from the device during writing -> Could the same happen to the internal memory ? So that there are corrupt sectors on the internal memory ?

I assume the internal memory is some kind of RAM chip that won't produce errors that easily...
[EVO 4G General] locoboi187:
My internet is so bad that updating the prl/profile, restarting, and toggling airplane mode won't do any good. Anyone have this problem in mid NJ?
[EVO 4G General] GuestD1010:
Been having the same problem all afternoon in south jersey and northern de.
[EVO 4G General] locoboi187:
Yeah I'm more toward the south. Glad it's not just me. I'm specifically in Woodbridge, NJ.
[EVO 4G General] exek215:
In philly... Badness...
[EVO 4G General] sitlet:
Been having this problem everywhere I go. I haven't gotten above 150kbps on 3g since last November.
[EVO 4G General] danbriggs:
Same problem in Moorestown, NJ. Near Philly. 3G and 4G. Seems to better in the last 30 minutes or so...
[EVO 4G General] locoboi187:
Yeah it just started recently within the hour.
[EVO 4G General] sharkboy0901:
omg I thought I was the only one sometimes 4g didn't work at all and 3g was slower than usual
[EVO 4G General] fierceeagle2003:
I'm in laurel springs, s.Jersey and my 3 g is terrible ...
[EVO 4G General] doublehoya:
Really bad in midtown this afternoon- no 4G connection at all for most of the afternoon, but seems to be working now (although a little slower than usual).
[EVO 4G General] smarmytime:
Old Bridge, NJ, and it's been sucking pretty hard for weeks. And I don't get 4G at all, anymore.
[EVO 4G General] Joey SR:
In bergen co. It sucks everywhere since dec. 152kbps. Monday i was able to get 542kbps at my house. They said the towers in my area will be fixed by the 29th of this month. Lets see

Sent from my hTc Evo!
[EVO 4G General] smarmytime:
Did they give any indication what the problem is?
[EVO 4G General] jsm927:
I had some problems yesterday for the first time - it was about an hour where I couldnt get a signal and kept roaming (also force roaming with roam control app) but then back to normal here in Somerset /New Brunswick.
[EVO 4G General] locoboi187:
Yeah im also forcing roam here haha
[EVO 4G General] njfoses:
Terrible speeds in Atlantic City but that has been the case for a while.
[EVO 4G General] fierceeagle2003:
Is 4g ever gonna come to south Jersey?? Not the crappy 4g that hits the outskirts of Jersey from Philly, I mean true 4g in Jersey?? Been over a year and is truly a disgrace that Jersey has been passed over!! Bull#%&#!
[EVO 4G General] adamr240:
I'm in Kentucky and I've been having all sorts of issues with data on my phone. If I click a link, it says page not available.

EVO Shift and XDA app
[EVO 4G General] locoboi187:
God damnit here we go again.
[EVO 4G General] Systemfraud:
In Manalapan I get no signal in my house, have to be outside for that, and my data is terrible as well, wont connect all the time.

Sent from MIUI IS BETTER THAN YOURS
[EVO 4G General] bweisholtz:
glad it's not just me.

Been on 1X a MAJORITY of the time in Woodbridge, NJ.

On my daily train ride into NYC, i have been getting more and more 1X.

ANd now, today, in frickin MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, i am switching over to 1X constantly.

It's a growing problem apparently. I was commenting to my wife last night that if it stays like this any longer, we're going over to another carrier when our contract is up.

pathetic.
[EVO 4G General] locoboi187:
Lol i live in Woodbridge, NJ. And I'm barely even getting signal bars. Data is pure ****.
[EVO 4G General] jb1038:
Yes yesterday was real bad I could not get to any site. After like 6 hours it cleared up. By the way south Florida here.
[EVO 4G General] locoboi187:
Holy crap would I die for a bar of signal at my own house. I usually always get five or six bars.
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] mail_e60:
I am wondering if anyone has heard of aftermarket (non OEM) chargers causing damage to the Galaxy Tab. I bought a cheap car charger from China (via ebay), and it works but the charger heats up A LOT when it is plugged in.

My concern is the charger causing damage. Any thoughts?
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] TheATHEiST:
Ofcourse it can/will.

Do not buy anything cheap/electrical from ebay that comes from China. Even the SD cards are fake, ie branding aswell as size.
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] pw12f338c:
As I know car charger about 12v output, our tab charging with 5v = normal usb can offer.

I think the device being heat up and for a period of time could cause damage, pls justify if I am wrong.
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] Declan79:
yes, some product (aftermarket) had a different power supply rather than oem one, it may potentially supply a different electric input to the device
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] Twister997:
You want to make sure that it has the same volt/amp output, but even if it does i'd be wary of it heating up too much
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] noguru:
I don't think there's much risk to the Tab. The output of the various USB chargers (car, wall wart, etc.) is regulated at 5V, and they're usually rated at half an amp.

HOWEVER! The Samsung USB charger is rated to deliver 5V at TWO AMPS (mine is). Obviously, the Tab draws more than the half amp of a normal USB circuit. So, if you plug the Tab into a typical USB circuit, which was designed to deliver half an amp, something bad will happen - like an internal meltdown.

An inadequate charger might be damaged by heat due to excess current flow, but not the tablet.

But what do I know...?
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] hypa7ia:
The Samsung charger seems to refuse to power other devices, which is mildly annoying. There are plenty of USB devices which can handle more than 500mA, Blackberries for example, and generally speaking chargers won't offer more amperage than the device asks for.

And a lower-amp charger won't be damaged, as it simply won't be able to give more than the rated amperage. It'll just charge your Tab much more slowly :)
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] Declan79:
Perhaps it could be considered

Has a same voltage(it said), using 4pcs AA battery, save us while far away from charging

sent from my 2.3.3|dxkg3 DJGalaxy S2
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] waltibaba:
A standard PC USB gives 5V at 500mA or 0.5A. Why would a car charger giving the same cause internal meltdown? If you plug the SGT into a PC with the data cable it doesn't suffer internal meltdown either... The SGT definitely has an internal charge controller and overcharge protector so there is really no danger. Unless its a cheap chinese product that either has power surges (unlikely) or incorrect voltage (or extreme current like 5A or so...). To be sure, check the outputs with a multimeter.

That is a TERRIBLE idea! I suggest you stop immediately! If you're unlucky you could really screw up electronic components in your tab. Unless I am missing something like voltage/current regulation in the battery adapter. Is there a pcb in the battery case or is it just wired directly to the usb? And have you ever actually done the math on the voltage? 1.5V x 4 = 6V or with rechargeables, 1.2 x 4 = 4.8V, not 5V!! Although a cell/battery alone usually won't mind that difference, you are sending electricity through complex electronics, not directly charging the battery. The Tab is expecting 5V exactly and stepping up/down the voltage accordingly (to 3.7 or 7.4V for the internal Li battery).

Tl;dr

@ noguru: check your outputs with a multimeter,

@ Declan79: I suggest you stop using that contraption at once! (for your own good)
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] Declan79:
Even it only using 4pcs aa battery?

sent from my 2.3.3|dxkg3 DJGalaxy S2
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] neurocutie:
If the output is not a stiff 5v, then I would not use it.

I am using a cheap ebay charger, but it does output a good 5v at 2amps. That is the only thing that really matters. It doesnt get too hot. If a charger gets too hot you can bet that it will not have a long life and you hope that when it dies it doesnt take your Gtab with it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] cal4877:
I just brick my phone i get stuck on the boot screen try to do the update thru hboot but it seems that i deleted one of the files that would take me back to stock and ideas please. I downloaded a rom called dogma and soft brick my phone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ycode90:
Pull the Battery ?

Can you get to recovery Bootloader ?

Did you flash a Desire radio ?
[HTC Inspire 4G] g3ismeee:
What file did you delete that you believe you might need? Were you trying to flash back to stock? A clearer picture of the process you were trying to perform would be helpful.
[HTC Inspire 4G] cal4877:
I get stuck on the boot loop screen. I pulled the battery out and press down button and power button, when i get to hboot it goes to do an update by itself, when it asks me if i want to update i click yes but but that still dont work. i cant get into recover mode either. im downloading ruu files now hopefully that would work unless i have to have the phone on. All i get when i get when i perform the battery pull out options is to get to the hboot screen but it would not let me scroll down to the recovery mode option, it seems that fast boot is on.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ycode90:
I'd try a stock RUU. from hboot . Format your sd card first to be safe .
[HTC Inspire 4G] XAviierG:
Cal remove your SD card boot into hboot it will search for the file but can't find it then put your SD card back in and then click recovery
[HTC Inspire 4G] meadhros:
While holding the volume down rocker, quickly press the power button.

or the above post....I'm not posting attention here.

Sent from my Inspire 4G running something. ?!?
[HTC Inspire 4G] g3ismeee:
Do you have a PD98IMG file on the root of your SD card? If so, either use the trick of pulling the SD card posted above, or remove your SD card and if you have a card reader use a PC to delete the offending file, and then re-install your SD card and reboot.
[HTC Inspire 4G] cal4877:
Thanks guys RUU worked like a charm. It made me loose root but I just finish rooting the phone again. I think I deleted the stock image file that's what happen.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ycode90:
Glad you fixed it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] g3ismeee:
Me too :o. I don't think it is easy to hard brick this phone...speaking as one that has had many "brick" events with this thing...it is recoverable if it boots to any state at all it seems.
[HTC Inspire 4G] DeathmonkeyGTX:
A brick is an expensive fried electronic device. I have't seen a bricked htc irl except when a friend of mine didnt rtfm and bricked his wizard in 2006. The only fix was jtag/not worth it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gene Poole:
People throw the "brick" word around an awful lot, but by conventions a "bricked" phone is defined as unrecoverable.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
Indeed. I always chuckle when I see posts, such as this one, titled "brick!!"

Distinguishing with "soft-brick" and "hard-brick" nowadays seems necessary due to such sloppy usage of the original term.
[HTC Inspire 4G] P00t:
Bricked would mean a brick fell on your phone lol hi. There would be no way of fixing the phone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] newbie818:
Brick

I bricked my phone, htc inspire 4g 2.3.3 today for a friend of mine, not a soft brick either. I have rooted my htc thunderbolt without any problems but this phone was so easy to brick, when I hold down the volume button and power I can't recover the phone at all, I didn't make a backup either. Can anyone help? Does anyone have the original firmware or know how to solve this problem?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gizmoe:
If you can get into hboot by holding volume down and pressing power follow this guide.

genes tool
[HTC Inspire 4G] Joshp406:
I'll beat Zel to the punch and say this:

USE THE SEARCH BAR.

Now, Somebody lock this thread.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gene Poole:
What did you do? If you truly can't get to hboot, then you are really bricked; hboot is necessary for anything else to load and run.

How did you manage this? If you have a late model Inspire (post Aug 2011) and tried to install an older hboot (from, say the Froyo RUU), or the ENG hboot, then it isn't damaged so much as just confused and will boot eventually (like 10-20 minutes) from which point you can get the right hboot back onto it.

Please elaborate.
[HTC Inspire 4G] fernandezhjr:
Well apparently he did, because he didn't start a new thread.
[Nook Color Accessories] Calla969:
I just put a Skinomi TechSkin on my NookColor. I am really impressed with this product. I didn't use the screen protector that came with it because I use the anti-glare one from B&N, but the skin is really nice. I got the carbon fiber look and it has a great texture. It is a little tricky to install because of the cutouts for the Nook logos and since the screen is so big, it's a little tricky to keep everything in line, but it wasn't too bad. My install job isn't perfect, but it's pretty good. I would highly recommend this product. It comes with pieces for the edges too, but I just don/t feel like they'll stay put, so I didn't install them. I might give it a try though since that is where damage is most likely. I got mine from Amazon for $23 shipped.
[Nook Color Accessories] inazr:
do you have a link to the skin?
[Nook Color Accessories] Calla969:
http://www.amazon.com/Skinomi-TechS...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1310131907&sr=1-2

Here you go.
[Nook Color Accessories] AmauryRR:
Nice! Just put the same one on mines, looks AWEOME!! Ill check that screen protector out, didnt like the one they shipped. I didnt do the edges either, I used the edge strips on my stylus lol. Definitely feels "grippier" with the skin on, and it fits nicely (especially around the n logos).
[Nook Color Accessories] cburbs:
Are most people using this skin for the Nook?

I just got my Nook a couple weeks ago with the CrazyOnDigital Black Leather Case. The only problem is the nook slides around alot in it which will put some wear/tear on the device.

Will the nook still fit in the case nicely with the Skin on it?

Are there other options out there?
[Nook Color Accessories] ponyboy82:
There are some silicone wraps out there, but those might add too much bulk. I have the Roocase, not the CrazyOnDigital one, but it fits fairly snugly so I'm not sure how much padding you'd need.
[Thunderbolt General] gdanko:
Hi all, I am trying to create a custom wallpaper from a png. I scaled the image to 480x800 and copied it to my SD card. When I apply it as wallpaper, I see only a small portion of the image. I am not even able to select the entire thing. Is there some voodoo to creating the wallpaper?
[Defy General] rachit2588:
how to make backup of SMS from ti.?

even if we are backing up its respective *.apk how is it possible to restore on different phone..??
[Defy General] arpith.fbi:
i use GO sms to backup my sms..gr8 looks also ..worth it
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] limache:
Hi this just started happening recently. I don't know what's going on because I didn't flash a new rom or anything. I'm running Warm 2point2 version 5 from January.

Anyway, my visual voicemail was working a few days ago. however, now I keep getting text messages saying

//ANDROID: 2123314140 has sent you a Sprint Voice Message. Call 408-970-0000 to listen. MMSN, 165690d00, 2086, V69zLlbixvi//CM

Has this happened to anyone else and why?? Thanks for any help.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mark_Hardware:
That sounds like Google Voice. Have you used that? You'll need to go to Google's website on a computer, sign in, go to "Voice" and go to settings.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] limache:
Hm I've used Google Voice before and had issues and I brought it into Sprint and they fixed it for me. I thought I was rid of Google Voice already! Hmm so what do you do in settings? All it gives me is billing and account, to change it to english or the time zone =/. How do I rid myself of Google Voice once and for all???
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AliLaPointe:
I had this happen too out of the blue. It's not google voice. It is either Handcent SMS or Go SMS Pro. I have Go SMS and what I did to solve it was uncheck the box in Settings>receive Settings> Disable other message notification. That solved it for me.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mark_Hardware:
All sprint probably did was uninstall the app. Trust me, I've made the comment of Google voice taking over your phone like Cyberdyne before lol.

Anyways, go to Google and log in. Go to "voice." Go to settings, manage phones, or numbers, or something line that. You have to uncheck your phone number to finally break the link. If you can't find it I'm sure somebody can explain it a little clearer lol.

It wouldn't hurt to check your settings in handcent, if use it. However, if you have not actually fonder to Google's website on the computer, and unlinked your phone number, then you have not really really escaped yet. :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] voicemailguy:
Hi this is Jack Diemer, the voicemail product manager at Sprint. It looks to me like you Visual Voicemail did not provisioned. You are receiving the voicemail, but the client does not know what to do with it, so it is giving you the SMS user experience as if you were not a Visual Voicemail subscriber. Try these steps.

Make sure that no 3rd Party Apps are affecting Visual Voicemail (such as any SMS, MMS, TaskKiller, Handcent app)

Next…..

1.	Go to dial pad and hit *38 Talk to cancel any call forwarding.

2.	Power off the device and remove and replace the battery and power back on.

3.	Update profile by hitting Menu – Settings – System Updates – Update profile (try to leave yourself a VM)

4.	Go into the visual voicemail application and compose a visual voicemail message (Hit Menu - Compose) of 5+ seconds and send to activate@vvm.sprint.com

5.	Test to see if visual voicemail is working again, and if the top 4 items above do not solve the issue, I recommend you call *2 and talk to a Sprint Customer Care Representative.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] limache:
Thanks for all the responses!! AliLaPointe was right; it was my GO SMS -_______-. I just had to disable the "disable other text notifiications" to get my voicemail working again. Does that mean you'll have to just live with multiple text messages to get your visual voicemail?

And voicemail guy thanks for the advice. Is it true you can send a voicemail as opposed to leaving one (i.e. you compose a message and record it and then send it to them? How does that work? is it like email but in voice format?"
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eggsack:
ok, this has been driving me nuts. It is my Handcent SMS, that is messing up visual voicemail. I dont know how why or when they put a part of this program in to cause this text message notifications to come instead of my VVM, but I HATE IT! Uninstalled Handcent and all works like it is supposed to.

Any ideas of how to get handcent to work as it did just a week ago? I did not get an update that I know of.