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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biffsmash:
I have probably dropped my phone over ten times now. All times without a case on, usually from around waist height.

I should learn, but I have it plugged into the wall at home, and when the alarm wakes me up in the morning, like clockwork, I pick up the phone, and as I move it towards me, and the cable comes to the end of it's length, the phone stops moving, my hand continues moving, and the phone swings off the cable, unplugs itself and falls to the floor lol.

So far, on a variety of surfaces including concrete, it has only had a couple of tiny scratches around the edge, that you have to squint to see.

Can't complain, it's really well built, and i'm probably pretty lucky lol
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
Just the once but thankfully it's fine, ive got a protective case and screen protector on it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Redsoldier:
I've dropped my beauty three times now from heights over over a metre although thankfully only onto carpet and can report no damage or scratches what so ever.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PoTi_96:
I think i dropped it the most here.

I can't even count it!

It once fell 5m onto stones and it landed on the screen!! But everything is fine, nothing happened ! No "scars" on my phone ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuniorGG:
2 or 3 times. No damages so far.

Its shape and the slickness of the plastics make it impossible not to drop it.

btw, personally I wouldn't call this phone "a beauty". Actually, it is a phone full of problems.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psb07158:
Dropped it once onto a hard surface. Luckily I had a case-mate barely there on it and a screen protector. The CM-BT case cracked. Sooooo glad I had it on.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rootz666:
2-3 times.. thankfully no damage occurred! :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuniorGG:
Next time I'll drop it it will be intentionally, out of a window.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greyhulk:
I just finished reading your post and now I can't stop crying.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greyhulk:
Looking at those pictures hurts my heart.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Yesterday face down on gravel from about two metre height .

With screen protector on and leather case flipped open .Landed face down damage = small chip on top left corner minute scratch bottom left corner only .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teekkari:
I think 4 serious drops to concrete. Visible marks yes but nothing on the screen.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onbacardi:
my dad has the same record as you lol :)

as for me i dropped it so many times in 1 month i already lost count :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yklai18:
once~ but the case works well to protect my phone... :) using moonworks case
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kazama82:
so far never
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hunteres:
it happend to me 3 times..but SGP ultra capsule works perfect =- no damage at all

Short story about dropping phone: Me back in april this year - selling brand new HTC desire S for 450e SIM FREE. i found buyer about 25 miles away from my house. So i decided to cycle there. it was a windy day but i realized that once i was on the bike. :) it took me about 2,5hour to get there :) slowly. i was about to die on the scene, but the vision of money and then buying SGS2 pushed me forward.

so i reached the destination and the buyer came out of his house to meet me. i wanted show him the phone and he said no mate i trust u, dont take it from the box its ok. But no, me idiot saying: no just try it, put your SIM in it and see if its everything ok, i dont wanna come back for no reason. I took the box out off my bag and in one hand holding the bag i was triyng to open the box with only 1hand - leftone. i managed that, but i didnt realized the box is open and i remember only seeing something falling down. The glass sound makes me say..--->no way this coudlnt happend!! yes it happend . i broked the screen! just from one single small fall ----> from brand new desire S. i was standing there as single three in the field of pumpkins :) with sad face and feeling like i need to hit something. the potential buyer said: well i am sorry and he went home - ofc what he could do. and then i had to go all the way back with empty pockets and vision of paying extra money to get it repaired. :( i spend 150e next day for repair. BTW it was my worsest 50 miles togheter spended on my bike :) if u ask me --everytime i am thinking about this now i am just laughing, how stupid i was.

since then i am extremly carefull.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwj5279955:
That, is the most horrific story I ever heard. I might have thrown myself into traffic.

About two nights ago I had a bad dream I dropped my phone, and there was a huge piece of glass missing from the screen. I woke up and reached for it to make sure it was not trying to contact me through my dreams that my two year old got a hold of it, and smashed it to bits.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hunteres:
i was in anger agony for about 3 days after the "drop".
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knightmare_extreme:
I've had the phone for about a Couple of months now and I've dropped it about 10-15 times. Once was quiet bad..it chipped the side... sadness...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sp1tfire:
Haven't dropped it up till now and i hope i won't drop it in the near future cause i'm extra careful until the first scratch, then i don't care anymore.

Sent from out of space using Thuraya 2 satellite !
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buxz777:
dont use a case mate barely there if you drop your phone a lot :-(

i got out of the work van and the phone was on my lap it went flying with the case mate barely there case on , it protected it well to an extent i spose!!

basically where the case is open in places the silver trim got scratched , in all other places the case done ok and protected the phone but it shows them open spaces can easily get marked from one drop .

i was suprised the screen didnt break or crack but that held up well and like i say it was only the silver trim that got marked in the exposed places the case mate barely there leaves open

i managed to sell that one and buy another one :-) it cost me about £50-£60 difference and i ended up with a new sgs2 :-) only problem is this new ones cpu doesnt like to be undervolted as much lol :-)

this time iam using the case mate tough just incase lol :-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B3311:
An excellent attitude - max props sire:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
Oh God!!!!

Well said ;)

Thanks for your information.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alazarin:
Technically, I haven't dropped my phone yet, but it did fall over. Right after I installed the screen protector, I went to charge my phone for the FIRST time. I guess the cord was too short, and it fell from a 2 feet table onto a carpeted floor. Everything appears OK. Brand new phone that fell within 2 hours of opening! Phew. Thank goodness it was a carpeted floor and not my hardwood!

Anyhow, I did have a close encounter today. Almost dropped it while in a case. I guess the SGP Neo Hybrid case is very slippery. I may try the Case-Mate Tough for some grip.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
Well as an user of it I can guarantee it's almost impossible to slip the phone from hand with it. Absolutely brilliant grip.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayarny:
Wow mate that was a good read! ..lol sorry for that though!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayarny:
What are the problems?? I got none so far! and Most of the others as well here! And Sorry to differ..but among other phones...nothing even comes close to its sexiness!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuaNMaN:
I never drop my SGS2, but I only have a week with it :p

I hope I'll never drop it, but I dropped my Xperia X10 more than 10 times and still work fine, but this SGS2 seems more delicate...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wasiimabbas:
got it for like 3 weeks never drop my it
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poch_1421:
none. i'm careful :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gsluvr:
I haven't dropped it yet. I've had it for a month
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agbbah:
Droped it once and it was in a mesh case on ceramic from 50 cm height. all ok Thanks God
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Devhux:
Dropped once in a Case Mate case (rubber on the sides and inside, with a kickstand).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shpatar:
I have dropped it so often, on concrete, down a flight of concrete stairs, on wooden floors at home, from the desk at work, sometimes a rough pull with my foot on the charging cable would send it flying on the floor...

The only sign it has is a TINY scratch on the glass, outside of the actual screen, which happened when a drunk friend slapped it off of my hand and it flew 10m away bouncing all the way, and TINY wear-off sings on the two top corners.

This ain't no joke :) came here tonight specifically to let you know. This thing is built like a tank, which is very surprising considering it's all plastic...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jr866gooner:
surprised you didn't drop it while typing lol ;-)

sent from t'internet
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imileimile:
3 times so far in 3 months :). Still working like charm.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Warrimonk:
Once

I've dropped it once...

To all those people that say they have never dropped it.... have you never been completely hammered and surrounded by other drunk people? You are almost guaranteed to drop it when a few people drunkenly bump into you :P (Maybe they just don't remember it ;) ;) )

Luckily I was sitting and it only fell about 2 feet onto grass :P

For me anyway, its always other people that cause my phone to drop. Sitting in a lecture.. with the phone sitting on my leg (no table space) and then someone walks by and bumps your leg....

Also once I had it sitting on a window curtain in my room and one of my friends decided to fling open the curtains to let the light in....

Thankfully I always keep it in a silicon case + full body ghost armour.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ephraim:
luckily, I haven't dropped mine yet.. I have this baby exactly 29 days as of now..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PurpleFries:
I was using mine on the subway, and it flew out of my hands when the train came to a station. cracked the screen and broke the digitizer :(

im getting it fixed now, but the morons at bell have made it take 2 weeks longer than it should, because they forgot to send any documentation, and were too lazy to get off their asses and check when I asked them to call the repair center.

Got an otterbox commuter to protect it from stuff in the future. i do not want it breaking again.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rembrandtlnx:
I never dropped it until now, but my wife dropped twice the white one (1 time with case, 1 time without)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
Thanks for sharing your story :)

Well I dropped mine last week while calling for the third time. It was a 5.6' drop, face down, normally I was scared to take it from cemented floor and look at the screen, but nothing happened. It was inside CM Tough though. Still I think the build quality of this device is solid.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamedunix:
Ain't true.

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ollyhw45:
I droped mine loads mainly in the pub but also ive been working on the bins lately and keeping my phone in my pocket with change and that, no protection and the screen is like new still after all that running around towns!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beaver2233:
+ 1 to that... I've dropped it once while being sober... Though once after a night out I realised my brand new neo hybrid case was, well, no longer "new" haha, so yeah I've dropped it a few times, though with cases luckily the phone is un-scratched
[HTC Aria General] morgs640:
I was just wondering if the wildfire s gingerbread rom for the aria supports xvid playback as the wildfire s says it supports xvid playback, or is this a hardware function? cheers
[HTC Aria General] darknessrise1234:
All I can say is give it a try.
[LG Revolution] rodney323:
Sooooo i just happened to find a wifi tether that works for the revo and heres the link http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wifi_tether_v3_1-beta1.apk

i dont know who developed it or anything i just found it.....

use at your own risk...

click thanks if it saved u LOADS of time haha
[LG Revolution] majorpay:
Does this circumvent the pay-to-tether method?
[LG Revolution] rodney323:
Yep dont need to pay for tether
[LG Revolution] majorpay:
Got to test it out with my nook today - it worked great!
[LG Revolution] rmendez19:
its not working for me. My buddy doesn't see it on his Evo 4G wifi.
[LG Revolution] Haxcid:
Just tested it out and it worked great. No 4G in my area until October so I was running You Tube, which blocked here at work, over the tether and it it was really smooth. The app was painless to use, no configuration at all just started it and gave it SU access and off I went. My laptop connected right up.

Nice app/find.
[LG Revolution] rodney323:
im sorry to hear that but as i mentioned i didnt create it soooo ionno lol
[LG Revolution] lilshooter:
I know most phones can't see the tether network for some reason or another
[LG Revolution] Triskite:
FYI-> I went to tether today and the 4G built-in app expired so i tried my restored wifi tether from my dInc.

it worked.

4g and 3g tested, both working.

not sure why this app didnt work before...

decrapped rom
[LG Revolution] HereOnTheHill:
I believe the reason most phones can't see it is because it creates a Wifi hotspot in Ad-hoc mode and not Infrastructure mode like most Wifi routers do. Android phones cannot connect to an Ad-hoc network, at least I haven't found one that does.

If you connect to this network from a computer you'll usually also see it listed with Ad-hoc mentioned or a different icon of some sort.

I have noticed that Apple's products can connect to an Ad-hoc network. I'm not sure why this limitation exists on Android handsets, it's quite annoying.

Most of the "official" carrier Wifi hotspot's do support Infrastructure mode, so that's why you can connect when using one of those hotspot app's.
[LG Revolution] Haxcid:
It is because in Ad-Hoc mode there is no server assigning it an IP Address like you get with the infrastructure mode found in routers and other devices. You have to make sure that all the devices are configure with matching IP addresses (addresses in the same subnet and class), gateways, and subnets. Ad-hoc is generally a manually configured network where you configure each device. It is what we used to call peer to peer in the old days.

The app listed in this thread works great. Just to check ppl are turning on the wireless radio first? I know its a simple thing but you would be surprised how many times ppl forget that step.
[LG Revolution] ufkal:
I've been fighting with this app since I got it. I know the problem is with my laptop, but when I had the Inc. i could connect with no problems at all. I see the signal from the phone in my wireless list, just as an adhoc connection. I just can't get my computer to ever connect to it.

I know the error lies somewhere between the keyboard and chair, but if anyone has any ideas on what I should try, plz let me know.

Running. Win7 Ultimate 64bit

Thanks all!
[LG Revolution] edwalsh:
it works!

The first WiFi device I tried to connect was my wife's phone (Samsung Captivate) but her phone would not find WiFi Tether signal.

But my rooted Nook Color did and it works fine.
[LG Revolution] majorpay:
Interestingly enough, I was able to use this quite well on my Nook Color running CM7 when they had 4g turned on in my area (for one day). After they switched it back off, I have been able to connect, but the data doesn't seem to go.

I don't get the correlation, because I was even able to tether it at work where I only had 3g, but the second they turned 4g off, it wouldn't tether from 3g. Frustrating.
[LG Revolution] Haxcid:
I just want to note I am using it on a 3G connection. They have not activated 4G in my area.
[LG Revolution] majorpay:
I figured out what was wrong. The problem was that I was authorizing my nook exclusively, and while this works, it doesn't appear to be a permanent solution. You have to redo it occasionally when you reconnect.
[LG Revolution] bwhxeon:
having issues with this app, laptop connects and some sites work, speak easy speed test reports very nice speeds, but for whatever reason several sites will only partial load and then timeout. Forum based websites work fine and it seems youtube works also. Not sure why others won't.
[LG Revolution] jdlaser:
I am trying to connect my laptop running Windows Vista Home to my LG revo. I can see the AndroidTether ssid and it is ad hoc. But when trying to connect it just sits there trying then has a message that "connection is taking longer than usual" then it gives a timeout. I can get a connection with my desktop running Vista Ultimate. Anybody know what setting in my Windows laptop that may have to be changed? I setup my wireless adhoc device props to match the LG revo settings. I found a new driver for the wireless network card and it connected just fine...DOH!
[LG Revolution] rodney323:
Just to mention for some people

If you still can't connect try checking if u made a static ip for your network adapter....just putting this out there
[LG Revolution] ufkal:
OK. So we need a static IP address? And for the other poster.. how did you match the settings to the Revolution? I have been fighting this wireless tether since I rooted. All help and comment are awesome! Thanks guys.
[LG Revolution] rodney323:
In my other post what I meant was that if you did have a static ip for your network adapter you need to turn it off to do this go into adapter settings and just obtain dns and ip automatically
[LG Revolution] majorpay:
Enabling MSS clamping seemed to fix all the problems I was having with tethering my Android device to my phone.

Why? I don't know, I just know it worked :D

I am on the beta2 version of this software.
[LG Revolution] nick99wj:
where did you get beta-2?
[LG Revolution] Rav20:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

here you go
[LG Revolution] ufkal:
Where do you do the MSS clamping?
[LG Revolution] newkick:
for instance . . . i can't get this site to load. mostly works great, but just doesn't like some websites for some reason . . .
[LG Revolution] RegnierD:
Well, you could try Menu -> Settings when in the app for a start. :)
[LG Revolution] ufkal:
Finally got a chance to do that. And....It works. At least it connected. I haven't tried any website connections or anything like that.

But anyway. Thank you for the assist. I am glad that finally an answer was provided. Still waiting for one over on the the androidforums. :)

Thanks again.
[LG Revolution] bwhxeon:
Updated to the new beta and also updated my wifi card and enabled adhoc mode. Works perfectly now, oddly speed test says my up speed is 11+ mb now....
[LG Revolution] tweak17emon:
if you only need to connect 1 device (and its windows based), just use PDA Net. free and simple.
[LG Revolution] majorpay:
I thought PDA.net had a large cost associated with the client? I've been using this WiFi tether app for a while now to tether another Android device (much more fickle than Windows), and it's been running pretty sweet!

It takes a while to figure out the nuances, but once you do, it's pretty solid and has impressive range (for a phone, that is).
[LG Revolution] squidder:
Free version of pdanet is useless IMO as u can't use https websites only HTTP
[LG Revolution] drt054:
Can't connect with Intel Wifi Link 5100 AGN

Having issues connecting even with MSS clamping on my Acer Aspire 1410 which uses the Intel Wifi Link 5100 AGN with up to date drivers, adhoc enabled and everything else. Anybody else have same or similar notebook with Intel Wifi?

***Update - DISREGARD.. Windows said most up to date driver was installed. Went to Intel web site and found a more up to date driver. It is working now on my notebook and my desktop!!!!!!***
[LG Revolution] smokedkill:
It works good for my laptop, but it won't allow any other Android devices to connect. They can't even detect the wifi signal. Kind of sucks because I bought the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7in off someone on craigslist and can't connect to the wifi.
[LG Revolution] changed0:
>_< it works

Sent from my VS910 4G
[LG Revolution] jphillips.hd88:
They are on beta5....
[LG Revolution] patsoxfan:
This was working fine today with my Gtablet with Brilliant Corners ROM.
[LG Revolution] baadon:
I paid for PdaNet but prefer wifi tether simply because of the speed. It does seem to take a lot of battery tho. Anybody know if lowering the xmit power helps with battery usage or if it even does anything at all? There is some disclaimer about it being limited by the hardware in use.
[LG Revolution] majorpay:
Weird - works great with my CMed Nook Color. (CM7 Build #171)
[LG Revolution] drt054:
I have a new challenge if anybody is up for it. I have an HP Touchpad.. as I am patiently waiting for cm7 on my phone I am also waiting for it on my TP. Some people with different kinds of phones are getting wifi tether to work with their TP but nobody else in that forum has a LG Revo so that is why I am posting here. Has anyone been able to tether Revo to a HP Touchpad?
[LG Revolution] tracker01:
wifi tethering

i can not connect my xoom to lg revo. with wifi tether. it dont see the androidtether..

any advice?

thanks
[LG Revolution] majorpay:
I can't offer much advice on devices I do not own, but for those of you trying to tether a laptop via adhoc, I struggled with it forever (literally hours), and finally came up with the solution.

If your laptop wifi driver is like mine, you can go into the device manager, right click on your wifi device, go to the advanced tab, and look for something about mode or compatibility, and set it for max compatibility.

This is particularly useful if you have a "newer" N model wifi driver. This is how I finally got my HP laptop to connect.

This is vague, but I can get into more specifics if needed.
[LG Revolution] Haro912:
My revo connects to everything I've tried to connect to. It didn't work on stock rooted but I'm currently running Revolt 1.3 and I can connect it to my laptop, a bunch of phones, and my girlfriends MAC no problem.
[LG Revolution] gr33nT:
these phones that are connecting to your wifi-tether network, are they android phones? last i heard, android is incapable of sensing/connecting to an ad-hoc network, which is what wifi-tether generates (which is why the xoom shouldn't pick up the network). has this changed?
[LG Revolution] Bait-Fish:
My understanding is the Xoom needs to be rooted and wpa supplicant patched to enable adhoc. I have a stock Xoom but haven't rooted or tested Wi-Fi to it yet.

Check out this thread from the Xoom forum.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1106130
[LG Revolution] Haro912:
The two phones off the top of my head are a Rooted Droid Incredible and a Rooted Droid Incredible 2. I rooted both for my room mate and my friend. Maybe it had something to do with all the phones being rooted?
[LG Revolution] Bait-Fish:
I noticed that the latest (9-9-11) Tiamat ROM for the Xoom has Wi-Fi Ad-Hoc enabled. I'm going to have to get on the ball and get rooting.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17392323

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[LG Revolution] RootThese:
Does anyone have WiFi connecting to their laptop with their revolution, running homeless? If so, what WiFi app are you using? My easytether works fine, but no luck with wifi and my laptop. WiFi used to work when I was stock rooted.