yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G General] redyns:
Their is always a chance that they could do both, Dual mode lte? but, i highly doubt it. I would like to see what frequency light squared is going to use.
[EVO 4G General] Hypeo:
there is a really good thread over at Sprintusers.com if you want to know a little more of this topic. you can follow it in the link provided.

http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=219837
[EVO 4G General] Android 17:
I thought the plan was to gradually discontinue Nextel devices, then switch the iDen spectrum to LTE or Wimax.

The problem with Sprint's 4G right now is not whether it's LTE or Wimax, it's the 2.5 ghz frequency.

Switching to LTE but keeping the same spectrum will solve almost nothing.
[EVO 4G General] nomadicthoughts:
Great, so at these rollout rates, most people will be seeing this in 2-5 years
[EVO 4G General] popular nobody:
CDMA 1X Advanced in the 800Mhz, Multimodal LTE/WiMax in all 3 frequencies. If this deal is official, they may add 1.6Ghz. (L-Band) Dish Network, SpectrumCo, and Cox may or may not be in talks with Sprint about a possible network sharing deal.
[EVO 4G General] sitlet:
Says who?

10char
[EVO 4G General] popular nobody:
The channels Clear used for the testing, was approved by the FCC in May. It was real life numbers being shown in the video, but that means nothing once the network is officially active with subscribers. The speeds I've witnessed in person were the fastest speeds out of the carriers, but it wasn't 90 megs down. It was doing HSPA++ speeds.
[EVO 4G General] Dan330:
i have heard that the deal with lightsquad is only for revenue for sprint. sprint will lease out spectrum for lightsquad to use for their lte. sprint will not be using it.

$billions paid to sprint
[HTC EVO 3D] HackDPlanet:
Xda peeps (salutations),

I have a situation on my hands. I have the most updated HTC Watch app thx to another xda member (big shout out to him) and have ensured to have the correct file path for the Green Hornet movie. I signed up and passed the licensing agreement. Once I attempt to watch the movie, it appears to load but continues to BUFFER. Anyone run into this matter? Help please. SOS SOS SOS SOS Calling for all xda members. Thx
[HTC EVO 3D] DigitalPioneer:
Well, it's no loss. That movie sucked. Definitely not worth watching. But! I can appreciate wanting to enjoy the 3D effects, so I'll mention that I had to try to play it many times before it played. Kept saying my DRM key was missing or something. Bad pirates and legitimate users, you know? But anyways, if it just won't play, I recommend clearing HTC watch's data. If that doesn't do it, maybe try wiping, but I'd say the movie is totally not worth it.
[HTC EVO 3D] HackDPlanet:
Thx for the input. Yea I have cleared the data and all. Oh well, I know the movie is turrible. I was just looking forward in utilizing the 3D function.
[HTC EVO 3D] laie1472:
Depending on how bad you want to watch the movie try a data wipe. Also make sure you have the stock sd card or one equally. Class 4 or better.

Locked & Loaded
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackMiracle:
Hi all,

I'm about to root and install CM7 in my Nook color by following this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1030227

As I have no microSD adapter, I've just wrote an image on the card while it was still in the Nook. (Just plug it in and start the process) after it finished, I unplugged it, turned it off and then on again but my Nook just booted normally, not from the SD like it should. Then I checked from the settings page and I found this:

Did I just write an image on the internal memory?!?! I hope not but it seems like I did (?) It can't be right? I had 5GB of memory size showed before but now just 898MB. My SD is 1GB of size.

Please help. Thanks. :)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] votinh:
Seriously, you amaze me.

Firstly, "I have no microSD adapter" = that's bad, you better get one and a computer.

Secondly, "I've just wrote an image on the card while it was still in the Nook." = that must be a very new technique, you might want to show us how you write an image on the NOOK.

Thirdly, "(Just plug it in and start the process)" = what's "the process"

Fourthly, "after it finished, I unplugged it, turned it off and then on again but my Nook just booted normally, not from the SD like it should." = you said you unplugged, I assume you meant removing the uSD off the NOOK, then how would you possibly expect CM7 booting from the uSD? You drive me in a maze.

Do explain a bit clearer.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phatdawg:
if you have a blue dot nook, you have a 5gb system and 1 gb "storage" partition. This _MIGHT_ be normal for you.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Taosaur:
I suspect this:

and that the image write to the SD card simply failed. You will probably need a card reader and possibly EASEUS Partition Manager (if you scrambled the card badly enough) and/or a fresh SD card to proceed. I was able to write the initial image I used to SD using the NC as my card reader, but I've seen wikis saying you're taking a chance doing it that way.

It might be worthwhile to try inserting the card at different times (after OS is fully started up, after reboot but before OS has fully loaded) to see if you can get the NC to recognize it, which might get you a second chance at writing the image. Most likely, though, you've scrambled the card good and will be lucky to even get a PC to recognize it in a proper card reader.

I doubt you did anything at all to the NC itself.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fattire:
So first of all, don't panic. It's going to be just fine.

Second-- is your stock system rooted? If so, I think it would still be possible to install CM7 but perhaps not easy for a beginner.

Since you are a beginner, I might point out that the microSD adapters are about $6. You really have no excuse not to have one.

I'm not at all familiar with stock or the partitioning, but you are doing this wrong. You haven't hurt anything permanently, so relax, but I would follow the standard procedures until such a time as you have mastered it before you start improvising.

Just a friendly suggestion.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StarlahRain:
Ha ha.votinh....I'm sorry but that reply was classic.
[Galaxy S II General] rlukas79:
So I just got the SGS2, converted from being an iphone user. I'm in the US so I order through Amazon. Got the phone and everything was alright. Well today im standing outside and for whatever reason, i decide to look at the lens cover and notices all these fine scratches and one deep scratch. I go inside and wipe it with a microfiber towel and thats when i realized they werent smudge marks. I took apart the back bezel and just slightly pushed on the lens and it cracked in half.

I can confirm this, the lens is glass. Cheap glass.

I put a piece of screen protector over the camera lens to protect it until I can figure out where the best place to order quality replacement parts are.

So far Cnn.cn has what im looking for but at a cost of 45 dollars. I know they have quality parts. I used to use them exclusively for parts for my blackberry. Anyone else have any suggestions?
[Acer Iconia A500] mikec86:
Anyone choose the Acer over Asus Transformer?
[Acer Iconia A500] UnicornKaz:
LOL... here we go again ! :rolleyes:

You're in the Acer A500 forum and asking the above question ??

That's like me seeing you driving a Mercedes and asking you if you chose the Benz over the BMW :rolleyes:

... better put on a flame suit ...LOL
[Acer Iconia A500] mikec86:
I know everyone here has the Acer, my question was who was down to choosing between the two and why the went with the Acer? Sorry for the confusion.....
[Acer Iconia A500] sanaell:
I think also it's good to someone know what is better

If I go to BMW I ask

what you got better than MERCEDES... sell me your product

ok

- Asus

Better screen but got some light leaking...

More battery but overweighted (with keyboard 1.2kg arround but 16 Hours of battery... hu...)

Keyboard... well can be usefull sometimes and that serve as a dock so...

Nice weather stock widget ( I love it)

Less bloatware (maybe)

after I can't tell

ACER

all in one : USB, hdmi, sdcard

battery 8 hours (normal usage, game a little, wifi etc...)

FULL USB.... plug a little hub and you got mouse (3.1), keyboard, and also.... HardDrive 1TB(maybe 2TB max) can be plug in...

DOLBY that sound is great.

stronger material... my opinion.
[Acer Iconia A500] mikec86:
Also Acer has flash for rear camera and manual lock for screen rotation. I was thinking if I wanted a tablet to look like a netbook I would have just picked up a netbook, it would be alot cheaper...
[Acer Iconia A500] UnicornKaz:
LOL... ofcourse :)

But.... This is a community forum with device specific... We are not trying to sell you anything :D

Opinion...yes.... but not coming to someone's domain and ask if other were better.

Let me drop by your house and post the question to you like:

is your house better or the one down the street better ?

Your reaction would be ?

maybe I was "playing" on the OP's wording of the question :cool:

alright... back on topic... and I'm staying far away from this thread...starting now :p
[Acer Iconia A500] mankiee:
I did. my friends recommend transformer because of its popularity, so I went to store and played with the sample, it looks ugly. here are some reasons I picked a500:

1. for $30 more you get 32G and a case

2. metal case, looks solid and for sure a little bit heavier

3. nice design, in my opinion it is the most beautiful android tablet. I compared asus, fujitsu and toshiba, cosmetically, a500 is the best

4. I love the usb port, mouse, keyboard, u-disk, you name it.

my only complain is that it doesn't do usb charging. well, others don't do it either.

besides, you can get it from costco, if you don't like it, take it back. costco.com also sells other tablets, but they are all over priced in my opinion.
[Acer Iconia A500] PaulsX091:
I just got the Acer because of the USB port. Right now target has them for 399 and somewhere around the a500gb is a coupon for $50 off tablets @ staples. I believe you can have them price check targets price can use the coupon. Transformer has a better screen but the acers USB can come handy. I love my new a500!

Can't find the post but here's the coupon: http://reg.e.staples.com/c/s/tagfrm/hBOHH28B7SHGCB8cS0jNsq8x311/coupon.html?storeId=10001&AID=10428703&CID=AFF%253A552179%253A552179%253A10428703&cm_mmc=CJ-_-552179-_-552179-_-10428703&SID=VGg5cWlnb0JDalFBQUdAbEdmQUFBQU11&PID=552179&n=550

Act quick because coupon expires today.
[Acer Iconia A500] Haggis70:
I actually had a Transformer and returned it for the Acer. Most reviews do seem to come out in favor of the Transformer, but if you read between the lines, it is always the keyboard dock that tilts it in the Transformers favor. Putting a battery in the dock to extend the battery life is a great idea. Unfortunately, based on what I read, it doesn't work. When the tablet is docked to the keyboard, it doesn't go into a deep sleep, which drains the keyboard battery. Asus does say they will fix it. You need to consider if the keyboard is worth it, over a bluetooth keyboard you could get for the Acer.

The reasons I returned my Transformer was the screen leakage problem, and the fact that the left speaker is noticeably quieter than the right. These are both very common problems. The speaker thing really annoyed me. It wouldn't matter so much if it was just one mono speaker, but with one speaker being quieter, you will actually be missing audio.

I do like the USB slot on the Acer, as well as having a cover for the microSD card. On the Asus, I believe the card sticks out of the tablet, and is easily ejected. The power supply for the Acer is also better. I found the 30 pin connector for the Asus on the bottom to be awkward when trying to use the tablet when charging.
[Acer Iconia A500] SciFer:
movie playback

Hey guys this thread is helpful, thanks. I was leaning towards the transformer because of some of the video playback issues (not being able to play). The Transformer had no issues playing along side, here's the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyTXevfSIVk

Fast forward to 07:00

So my question is has this been resolved or is this still an issue?

Thanks guys!

Also, has anyone tried doing the Skype Video Chat? What's the experience/quality like? Will a Bluetooth headset (like a standard Jawbone) work with it? How's the Bluetooth Audio quality (assuming its capable)? I would like to use a wireless headset (stereo).

Thanks again!
[Acer Iconia A500] BrianDigital:
The better speakers full usb on the tablet and it looks nice. besides that all the tablets have the same tegra cpu so not like your losing anything performence wise
[Acer Iconia A500] markteacher:
Had 3 transformers, all with serious light bleed round the edges. Got sick of exchanging it so went for the acer and very glad I did.

Not really anything to choose on the screen, but for me, build quality is better and you have the advantage of full size usb.

On the down side it cost a little more (especially here in rip-off britain), but on the plus side, I ordered the keyboard for the transformer direct from asus when it first came out for 50 quid and sold it on flea-bay for 130 - result :)
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
Go to transformer forum and ask the same question.good luck
[Acer Iconia A500] Porto412:
I have an Acer Iconia a501 and an Asus Transformer TF101 (won with BINGO!) here and put them side by side.

For colors, Asus is my favourite, colors are warmer and colors seems to be more deep and natural; the Acer produces washed out colors in comparison. Green grass on the Asus is light-green (onnatural) grass on the Acer.

The Asus screen is an IPS type and doesn't got the weird honeycomb pattern seen the Acer as bright pixels in sunlight and under certain angles; has something to do with their touchscreen tech in the display.

The Asus' dock with keyboard is a nice gadget but if I looked for this I'll be sticking with my 'old' Asus EeePC I have.

I choose the Iconia in favor of the Asus for these reasons:

- full USB and micro usb support on tablet itself

- hardware rotation lock switch

- 3G model is already on the market (got one!) :D

- The brushed alu look cover is very nice and sturdy

- back camera with led flash (quite bright!)

- few paid and full games included

Although I won the damn thing, the Asus is going bye-bye... because:

- No USB and micro USB support on tablet itself

- only software rotation lock (3 clicks too many!)

- 3G model is to be expected in August or even September! :(

- Case is nice to see, but it feels kinda plasticy.

- No flash with camera.

- No including games (even though they're only cost couple of $$) :)

Asus' screen wins (IMHO) over the Acer screen because it produces warmer colors and has more dedicated colors (262K vs 16M), the Acer uses 'dithering' instead.

But as in many things, you can't twist about someones personal taste.
[Acer Iconia A500] richdaley:
Hit the nail on the head with that.

I bought the Acer because I had some gift cards to HSN to use up and at the time, they didn't have the transformer. I had considered sending the Acer back now that they have the transformer but the Acer has won me over. I'm not sure I could get by without the USB right on the tablet. I have a wireless keyboard and mouse that are amazingly plug and play. I also have a 3G dongle which also works.

I love to connect the hdmi out to my TV and use the wireless mouse and keyboard to surf the internet, watch movies and play games from across the room.
[Acer Iconia A500] vari9:
How did you get the dongle to work??...you on 3.1??
[Acer Iconia A500] richdaley:
I am running Primee v8-4 and I have the Huawei E173 dongle. I had to do the steps in this post to remove the mass storage:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1118639

I am not sure why Dexter discontinued the ROM and dongle support and left xda. It is a bummer.
[Acer Iconia A500] rabbitsgotmail:
Sorry if im thread jacking but im in the market for one of these tablets an was wondering if they display apps and everything over hdmi out? Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] Porto412:
I have an Acer Iconia a501 and an Asus Transformer TF101 (won with BINGO!) here and put them side by side.

For colors, Asus is my favourite, colors are warmer and colors seems to be more deep and natural; the Acer produces washed out colors in comparison. Green grass on the Asus is light-green (onnatural) grass on the Acer.

The Asus screen is an IPS type and doesn't got the weird honeycomb pattern seen on the Acer as bright pixels in sunlight and under certain angles; has something to do with their touchscreen tech in the display.

The Asus' dock with keyboard is a nice gadget but if I looked for this I'll be sticking with my 'old' Asus EeePC I have.

I choose the Iconia in favor of the Asus for these reasons:

- full USB and micro usb support on tablet itself

- hardware rotation lock switch

- 3G model is already on the market (got one!) :D

- The brushed alu look cover is very nice and sturdy

- back camera with led flash (quite bright!)

- few paid and full games included

Although I won the damn thing, the Asus is going bye-bye... because:

- No USB and micro USB support on tablet itself

- only software rotation lock (3 clicks too many!)

- 3G model is to be expected in August or even September! :(

- Case is nice to see, but it feels kinda plasticy.

- No flash with camera.

- No including games (even though they're only cost couple of $$) :)

Asus' screen wins (IMHO) over the Acer screen because it produces warmer colors and has more dedicated colors (262K vs 16M), the Acer uses 'dithering' instead.

But as in many things, you can't twist about someones personal taste.
[Acer Iconia A500] jinharry:
New Iconia A500 Owner

I just bought an A500 over the Asus for a few reasons.

1) The recent price drop here in the US to $399 along with a $50 gift card from Target stores made the $550 price of the Asus a non starter.

2) I own an Asus laptop and it has had poor build quality and miserable support, so the current issues with power drain on the dock and light bleed made me leery of Asus.

3) The 40-pin power/dock connector makes me really nervous about long term reliability and there aren't any replacements currently available.

Now in fairness to the Transformer, there are some pluses compared to the Acer

Slightly sharper display

nice feel of the back(less slippery)

More USB ports when docked

Longer battery life(when docked)

but I just couldn't justify a $200 delta for the Asus...
[Acer Iconia A500] SciFer:
Has anyone tried video chat?

If someone has, does the camera's odd position (to the right as opposed to center) give any negative user experience when placing video call (like Skype for example)?
[Acer Iconia A500] sjez:
Thanks for this question. I've been interested in reading the responses.

You see, I'm sure there are a lot of people who join forums to research their next purchase. It's a perfect place to go to research and ask questions. (Good on you all that have contributed to this post!!)

I've looked at the A500 and the Transformer in a store today. I've also been investigating the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and was looking at the new Sony soon to hit the markets. The Acer has got my attention primarily because of the USB and HDMI and sim card options. (Something that a lot of other tablets are missing without getting an expensive add on.)

One thing still bugs me a little, but nobody seems to have mentioned it so far and that is the weight. It's somewhat heavier than other tablets. My only comparison re weight is the Acer Aspire One D255 netbook (minus battery).

In anycase, I look forward to further responses and reading other posts in this forum.

Thanks again.
[Acer Iconia A500] SciFer:
Well, I've posted a couple questions but haven't seen any replies yet so I figured:

1. They don't know or haven't tried and thus haven't experienced the answer.

2. Don't care, maybe tired of answering questions.

3. Haven't got around to it yet.

4. We all have lives and are too busy.

5. Know there's going to be stampede of people coming here since the price drop and are avoiding these types of threads.

Well I didn't just join yesterday, I've been around here for awhile and I certainly relate to most if not all the reasons I listed. But I got tired of waiting and took the plunge! I picked it tonight at Costco right before they closed. They had it for $429 plus tax for 32GB with a 90 return policy, sweet! Unfortunately I can't turn it on until its charged for at least 4 hours (at least you're not suppose to). So I'm not going to wait to 2am in the morning to turn it on, although I've considered it (have to work EARLY). LOL. So I guess tomorrow will be the dawn of a new day for me. I'm excited! :D

I'll try to answer some of your guys questions that are fence on this the best I can. I've thoroughly researched most models and have gotten my hands on some them as well. I'll also be answering my own questions as well as it may help others.

OK, good night fellas, I'll be back here Thursday evening.:cool:
[Acer Iconia A500] San Pedro:
You will not be able to do video Skype on any android tablet yet, but talk from Google comes pre-installed and the camera on the iconia works fine for it. I've also switched cameras back and forth while using it, which is quite nice.
[Acer Iconia A500] mikec86:
I have looked at this way, it the best place for it if you video chat in both portrait and landscape.
[Acer Iconia A500] BlakeACullum:
I actually had the transformer for a day, took it back and got the iconia. Too much light bleed, poor build quality, well worth the price difference.
[Acer Iconia A500] mikec86:
There are exceptions, Skype video chat does work on the Viewsonic G Tablet but it runs Android 2.2.
[Acer Iconia A500] fxandrei:
im wondering if the video playback issues have been fixed (by xda rom or acer update) !!

can anyone help me with this ?

im want to buy one of these tablets.

and what about the screen of the acer a500?

is it scratch resistant like the transformer ?
[Acer Iconia A500] WereCatf:
Depends on what exactly you're referring to.

I haven't tried Transformer, but it is obviously scratch resistant. There wouldn't be any point in putting a non-resistant one on a mobile device. So far I cannot see a single scratch on mine, atleast.
[Acer Iconia A500] Twanaar:
Hi all.

I'm own my Acer Iconia A500 since one month now.

About the weight, yes you feel it when you read a book for long time, and need drop the tablet on something after time. Thanks to it's LCD large angles, no need to keep the tablet in front of you.

Anyway i'm not think 100g less change something about that, after times, you need fell it anyway.

About the screen: For what i'm see in shops, and confirmed by other friends, the Acer screen look better than Asus Transformer screen (angles, contrast, but not for color).

My Acer screen don't have any scratch on it, i'm not use any special precaution, so it's scratch resistant (i'm read somewhere it's have a gorilla glass, but it exist different level of quality of gorilla glass...).

For video chat, i'm don't use that, so i'm can't say anything except the best position for that it's on middle of the screen...

The batterie life is great, if you turn of wifi when you not use it, and left the device in airplane mode for cut the 3g processeur, i'm recharge it to every 2 or 3 days depending of the usage. Adn i'm use it pretty frequently each days (read news, read book/magazine etc..)
[Acer Iconia A500] cfrock:
Yeah in the same boat. I've had hands on time only in the store with both of them, so not a lot of time.

I like the TF screen and thiness but the ports on the Iconia. I'm leaning toward the TF the only thing thats got me worried is the rampant QC issues. The xda support is a bit better for the Iconia as well. I have both still sealed sitting on my kitchen counter. Really i think I'd be happy with either. Though having both in hand it's a tough call. As soon as I get a break from my 3 kids I'm breaking one open.