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[Fascinate General] woolster22:
Packing slip said replacement lte phone. Got what seemed to be a brand new phone, sdcard, and charger. Off to the store for the sim card when the new toy is done charging!
[Fascinate General] oluchika:
Does the phone have to be activated in the store or can I just pick up the SIM card and get it activated over the phone?
[Fascinate General] TheMuffStuff:
My verizon store told me I would get the sim-card via fed ex, just like how I got my charge. =/
[Fascinate General] Bensaved:
Same here. Just got my charge, full retail kit with 32GB SD card. Waiting for 4g sim in the mail.
[Fascinate General] neyenlives:
Just had the store order my Charge replacement, will be here Thursday. Manager in the store said they actually can order the Charge over the phone that most of them there just don't know how or don't care to know. I flashed mine back to stock yesterday and started getting terrible intermittent data connectivity on stock OTA ED04. Called in and they didn't even try troubleshooting. She sent me straight to a tech support rep who flat out said these phones have a known defect and simply asked me which of the three phones did I want as a replacement.

So whats all this sim card talk? I was told everything would be in the box. Why are you guys having to source sim cards separately?
[Fascinate General] Krustys_:
Had a Inc2 delivery foobar (sent me another fassy by mistake), so I decided to go to the store and order a Charge which should be here by Thursday, I also walked out of the store with 4g sim card. So I that is need to be done when received is to insert the SIM.

Took the guy about an hour to order (because he had never done one before), but anyway at least I do not have to go back there! :rolleyes:
[Fascinate General] neyenlives:
Yeah I called back and asked about the sim card and she said she had to order the sim card on a separate order and it should show up with the phone.
[Fascinate General] xisintheend:
Easy as pie. I called in last night and instantly got the phone. I told them I was going on vacation friday and needed a reliable phone. I told them I read through their support forums and that its in there policy to replace with a different phone, either the X2, incredible 2, or the charge. Guys in the corporate store told me today I will need to come back for a SIM card when I get the phone.

It's been a good journey with the Fascinate. Charge is not much of an upgrade but at least it carries me over into the 4g era and gives me another toy to play with for 12 months before I can upgrade to a S3 :D
[Fascinate General] rand4ll:
Got three charges all in the mail today all with sd card, charger, phone, battery, and backing...went to verizon store and got all three activated in about 20 minutes...this phone kicks serious ass
[Fascinate General] TheChillburger:
So if I were to do this (getting a lot of GPS problems here), the Charge is the phone to get?

Sent from my Samsung Fascinate
[Fascinate General] neyenlives:
Personal preference. DroidX2 is dual core, solid phone. Droid Incredible2 is an all around good device with a rapidly growing community. Charge is the only one with 4G and has the superior SAMOLED+ screen. There's really no clear choice unless 4G is important to you.
[Fascinate General] dblash:
Did you have to get to level 2 tech support?
[Fascinate General] neyenlives:
That's pretty standard op for customer support. 1st tier troubleshoots, second tier can make changes and authorize repair/replacements
[Fascinate General] atrich0608:
My Charge is on it's way, hope I like it.

I did have to go into a corporate store to get this done.
[Fascinate General] anoninja118:
you'll like it, not as much dev work going on as the Fassy but its picking up and theres still some awesome stuff going on over in the Charge forums

blazing through on my VZ Droid Charge 4G
[Fascinate General] tallspawn:
Got my charge today, spoke with cs yesterday and explained the problem. Before she started troubleshooting I gave her the bulletin #, she apologized for my trouble and called a local store for me, picked up a sim on the way home and good to go...must say I'm impressed that Verizon is stepping up and offering the replacements. I know it's the right thing to do but how many large companies actually do the right thing these days. Just sayin...

It appears to be a retail package but i did not get the $25 media card some others got. I don't really care, just curious if anyone else got it.
[Fascinate General] ckirkp79:
I didn't get a 25.00 media card with mine, but I am grateful that mine did include the 32gb microsd card and the power plug/cable. It honestly looks brand spanking new and it's pretty nice phone. The bad thing was I like many others had to go to the store to pick my sim card up.

The bigger screen real estate is a plus. Sad to see my fassy go, but after missing calls and texts I am happy to ship it out today and enjoy the Charge until next year:)
[Fascinate General] neyenlives:
yeah, the rep at the store i went to knew to order the sim at the same time, so both packages show up at the same time in separate envelopes. my phone came from Texas and the sim card from Tennessee
[Fascinate General] ckirkp79:
I didn't mind going to the store cuz I wanted the kickstand case... and it's only seven min away ha. But it's awesome that they knew to order both.

My phone came from Texas too. Guess that's a good thing huh.
[Fascinate General] caesus:
Yay my phone came from Forth Worth as well.
[Fascinate General] miamifootball67:
I received my Charge yesterday from Verizon. All I received was the phone. No charger, sim card, sd card, or backing.

I called Verizon and asked what happened. They said I could go to a corporate store, pick up a battery, charger, and phone back and that they would reimburse me. They have already credited me.

They would not reimburse me for the 32gb sd card, so I have the Fassy 16gb card in the phone.

All in all a good upgrade. I could not afford losing calls for me business any longer.
[Fascinate General] mkarps:
So what'd you guys all send back to Verizon. I just sent the Shell of the phone. No back cover or accessories and all seems ok. Guy at the store said not to send anything else back.
[Fascinate General] cj1171:
I'm not quite sure why you want to keep the back cover? What good is it?
[Fascinate General] anoninja118:
thats what I did, haven't heard anything back except for the usual "thank you we received your defective device" text so I'm assuming its okay

blazing through on my VZ Droid Charge 4G
[Fascinate General] mrdiode:
I sent back everything in its original box (incl charger).. except the SD Card.

Just got the thanks message. Seems all is well.
[Fascinate General] neyenlives:
same here, original box, packaging, right down to the plastic bags that had the USB cable and stuff in them when I got it new.....

i still cant figure out how people are justifying keeping the battery and back cover....
[Fascinate General] scotttr:
I didn't keep them because I have no use for them. But the instructions in the box did say to keep the battery, back and everything else (of your LTE phone) and return just the phone.
[Fascinate General] neyenlives:
yes, those instructions assume they are replacing a Charge with a Charge.....in which case normally they would send you just the phone without battery or cover, and you would only return the defective phone because you obviously need the battery and cover for the replacement

but at no point in that scenario did keeping a Fascinate battery and cover make any sense when they were sending you (not speaking of you specifically) a Charge

if keeping a useless battery and cover makes sense to anyone here who had a Fascinate but received a Charge i am severely disappointed that this simple logic was lost on anyone
[Fascinate General] takylo:
Since i got the ED05 is it too late to complain about drop calls 3g speed to get a swap out. I too got mine from Best buy.
[Fascinate General] ckirkp79:
My friend who was just sent a refurbed Fascinate with the ED05 update on it, was still missing calls and texts. She called Verizon either yesterday or the day before and they said since she was still missing calls she was able to get either the Dinc2, Droid 2, or the Charge...she chose the Charge naturally after seeing how mine looked and felt and the reps noted her account but now she has to find a store/warehouse that has them in stock.

So you may be able to get a different phone still, give them a call and let them know you are having issues. If you chose the Charge, hopefully you get lucky and find someone who has them in stock...we are in Ohio and she has yet to call the store near me (she lives 20 min away from me so she was calling the place near her)

Hope this helps
[Fascinate General] ssmaster:
When can I expect the text message from Verizon that they received my old phone. Fedex delivered 3 of them on Monday but I havent gotten 1 text back yet.
[Fascinate General] zdeer1:
I've had the note on my account to replace with the Charge since last saturday, but finding anywhere that has any stock is impossible, at least around where I live.
[Fascinate General] neyenlives:
mine was delivered yesterday, havent gotten any notification yet. i did get two texts the other day telling me to "send back the defective one or risk being charged up to $500" for the device, of course it was already in the mail.....but they havent let me know they got it
[Fascinate General] ssmaster:
What a relief. The one phone I had to fudge a bit to get replaced, got the text message that it was received. I was getting a bit worried there :) :D
[Fascinate General] mkarps:
Well.....ebay can get me a little cash for them. The included paperwork said they don't want them sent back so why argue with Big Red.
[Fascinate General] neyenlives:
thats weak bro, really? you're going to spend money and take time to ebay an old fascinate battery and back cover? by the time you're done paying fees and shipping, etc...... you will have paid ebay in order to waste your time

i wouldn't even waste my time with that garbage

i cant believe the lengths people go to get things for "free"

the included paperwork obviously was referring to a situation where they are swapping a Charge for a Charge. I give people too much credit for basic thinking skills. No offense, but if the first things to come to mind are "something for free" and "but the paperwork says" I am saddened.
[Fascinate General] Remedyz:
I've had GPS issues from day 1 and none of the OTA updates have changed its performance whatsoever. Whereas all three of these replacement options seem to have spot on GPS locks when testing them at my local Verizon store. All are pretty solid phones spec wise so it's a tough choice that comes down to personal preference.

I'm hoping when the SGS II drops (Aug-Sept?) they will offer a replacement for that as it is the most significant and ideal upgrade available this year - unless of course a variant of the mysterious, Nexus Prime device lands on Verizon this fall (crossing fingers).

My contract is up this month so I'm wondering if you get a replacement of any kind do they rope you into another contract? Also, what about 4G; do they give that to you at 3G unlimited pricing ($30) or is that for select customrs? My area will be getting 4G later this month so that is definitely a factor that is of interest.

I'm thinking I should just sit tight a little bit longer and see what the Verizon SGS II launch brings about.
[Fascinate General] miamifootball67:
When I replaced my Fascinate with the Droid Charge it did not change my upgrade date.
[Fascinate General] neyenlives:
It wasn't supposed to bro. Anyone who had to use an early upgrade to get the charge of course may see contract changes but that's the exception.
[Fascinate General] ncwildcat:
My wife got hers at bestbuy also...called about the dropped calls and horrible GPS, but they are sending a refurb. Kinda weak, considering she has only had the Fascinate for a month or so. So, when we get it, once I verify it also has the missed calls problem, maybe they will send a better replacement
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
the missed call and gps issue can be fixed if you flash imnuts 0808 pbj kernal to any tw froyo rom! Im runnig powerwashed v1.2,ec09 radio, 0808 pbj voodoo kernal and have instant gps lock and no missed calls!
[Fascinate General] dclutter1:
So are they still replacing fascinates with charges or did they stop that after the last update?
[Fascinate General] Mylt1:
same question as the post above, anyone got a replacement the last couple of weeks and what did they offer?
[Fascinate General] skynet11:
They stopped offering replacements after the ED05 update.

Has anyone seen John Connor?
[Fascinate General] Mylt1:
Vzn is offering me a droid x our an inc. what a crock. Going to call back and request a supervisor. This is bs for a phone that isn't even a year old.
[Fascinate General] Eris _2.1_2010:
I got my Fassy on release day, Sept 9 2010. Just over a year old.

Sent from my Humble Gingerbread 2.3.5 Droid Charge 4G
[Fascinate General] Mylt1:
talked to another rep today and she confirmed that they were offering the x2, inc2 and the charge. she contacted her super and got me approved for a charge. i love this phone but have to have a phone that works 100% when it comes to text and phone calls. being a firefighter medic im on call and my shifts can be changed at any time via calls or text, usually text so i have already missed out on 2 OT shifts because of this problem. that is the only reason im dumping the fascinate. hate to see it go but its a matter of my lively hood. trying to get the same rep to get my wifes fascinate replaced as well. its been worse for her and its worse for her because she is a 911 supervisor. she can get in a LOAD of sh*t for not answering her phone when she is the on call super.
[Fascinate General] davwman:
What must be met to get the fascinate replaced
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
Flash a rom such as pweh09 or pwed05 on your phone and you wont have these issues...I have not missed a call or tex since early july running on of these roms.;)

---------- Post added at 11:33 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:29 AM ----------

It has to be missing phone calls or texts to qualify for a replacement.
[Fascinate General] MSHancock:
Wanted to give everyone a update. I have one of the lovely Fascinates that still has problems after the last update. Actually I have two but one is not stock and is very stable. As far as the stock one, I was offered the inc.2 or the X2. I told them that I didn't want either one and the Charge is the replacement I wanted. The reason they are not offering the Charge as an exchange option is that they don't have a complete kit in stock and are not sure if they will get them back. They do have new ones for a Charge to Charge exchange. The one where you keep your battery and door. I asked if I could get that and was told if I wanted to buy the battery and door they would. So I spent $40 for the battery and door, my charge will be here in the morning.

They will still send a refurbed Fascinate if you want one of them but after 3 exchanges I am done with the stock Fascinate.
[Fascinate General] AmanteNJ:
Sucks they never offer me the charge :(
[Fascinate General] tuffbmxer:
Are they still doing this for our phones? I was thinking it was my rom but now I know it may be an issue with the phone its self. When was the last time someone was able to get them to replace their phone?
[Galaxy S II General] damo2576:
Hi,

I'm struggling to update my S2.

Have installed Kies on Mac and got connected, getting errors downloading updates then as message saying updates not supported?

Is this the only way to update firmware? And how many versions am I behind? My phone says PDA KE7, Phone KE4

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] daleski75:
If you have a mac like I also do then you have to use kies under bootcamp for it to work as kies for mac does not currently support firmware updates.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Depends on your region, either KF2 or KF3. Does Kies work on Mac? No idea. If you have Windows installed then you could try. Of course there is alternative, download Odin from here, http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=611625&d=1306787405 and a suitable firmware from Samfirmware.com or from here under Android Development section.

Regards.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] tomperry:
Has anyone else found that when watching movies on the HTC Flyer it doesnt save the last point you were watching when you come out of the app. Its really annoying if you dont know where you last left off

I have tried this on a number of players including Mobo Player, Real Player and MyPlayer and all have the same behaviour

I have never noticed this on any other devices I have had as my Galaxy S2 saves the last played point fine.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] iCurmudgeon:
Have you tried mVideoPlayer? That seems to work fine.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] tom_m:
VPlayer works fine.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] johnchad14:
I was going to post a reply swearing it must be due to file type but after a quick test I'm realizing mine doesn't resume either. My thunderbolt on a gingerbread sense rom does though. Strange. Guess I'll check out some alternative players too...
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] redpoint73:
I've been using Rockplayer for some time on my phone, and now on the Flyer due to it having software codecs to play a wide array of formats. Rockplayer resumes from last played point, just fine.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shankly1985:
Can someone tell me how to get data2sd working on RCMix S v2.0 Evolutionary Sense RoM, witch app2sd killer should I use
[HTC EVO 3D] Armenian6000:
Everything I try to download on market will not download, it says starting download and stays there for hours, days even, I'm using the new market, but i uninstalled and the old one is doing the same, I've tried downloading on wifi, 4g, 3g, but no luck, everyother app downloads fine, I have root also, using easy frevo or somthing like that, I've also truest clearing data/cache and force stopping application no luck, any one else have this problem? Thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] arqbrulo:
I decided to install the new market app, but was having problems with it. I tried searching for apps and no results would come up. Also, trying to download something would take a long time to start the download. This does not happen with the stock market app.
[HTC EVO 3D] A.Priori:
just do a soft reset and then try it again via wifi; works like butta
[HTC EVO 3D] Armenian6000:
I've tryied everything same prob, I just want to root this thing with custom ROM and get over all these small problems sprint need to unlockboot loaders already. Lol
[Android Apps and Games] BrooklynAvi:
I am about to release a new type of root app and am in need of beta testers. The name and concept of the app have yet to be released. There are three requirements for becoming a beta tester: 1) You have a rooted device 2) You enjoy ***** (secret element?) and 3) You do not share the app with anyone (you will receive a unique APK for the duration of the beta test). Applying does not guarantee that you will be selected for the beta test. I need a certain number of users with a wide array of devices.

You will only be contacted in the event you are selected. At this point, it is not known when the beta test will begin but the first beta should be completed within a week. This is not a passive beta test. Do not apply if you just want to receive an early release of an app. You will be expected to participate in at least one survey and to provide constructive criticism (if necessary :)) and feedback concerning features, app flow and usage and any bugs that may be discovered. You will also be required to share non-personally identifiable information concerning apps on your device(s) with other users of the app. This is by design and one of the main purposes of the app. If you are not comfortable doing this then do not apply. If you have any questions, hit me up on Twitter at @BrooklynAvi or PM me.

There is no need to fill out the form more than once as it will only make it hard for me to select the right people. Please do not contact me to ask if you were selected or what the app is all about. If you are selected I will contact you. If not, then you'll have to wait for the public beta.

Fill out the Beta Tester Request Form: http://goo.gl/k5dkK
[Streak 5 General] Rev. Nathan:
Apparently I am not allowed to post outside links, so you'll have to copy-paste this

/us/p/mobile-streak/pd

Preface this with Dell's web address.

Could this be the end of the Streak? Here's why I say it is:

Nearly all phones from Q2/Q3 2010 have been phased out. HTC Aria, HTC Desire, Droid Incredible, T-Mobile MyTouch 3G, Motorola Droid X, and the Samsung Galaxy S series.

The only phones that remain from this era were the Dell Streak, which appears to have vanished from Dell's inventory, and the HTC Evo 4G, which is swiftly being replaced by other HTC offerings by Sprint.

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The Streak has enjoyed a run of a little more than a year, which is better than what a lot of phones can say. It had tip-top specs when it came out, and still runs beautifully in the face of new dual-core processors and new versions of Android.

My only hope is the modding scene stays alive for another year as Android moves into Ice Cream Sandwich and Dell shifts their mobile platform focus towards Windows Phone 7 (which seems to be the case, since they have more WP7 phones than Android phones now).

A big thanks for DJ_Steve and the entire modding community; without them, Dell probably wouldn't have even bothered updating to 2.2. And even then, thanks for doing a better job than Dell's offering. My hope is enough of us will stick around while locked onto two-year contracts and keep working to keep the phone relevant.
[Streak 5 General] Radimus:
That is typical of most "SmartPhones" They always have to make a newer, better, faster model to keep the phone carriers happy by drawing customers.

Back in the olden days of non-converged devices the lifespan of a PDA, like the much respect Dell x50v and x51v, lasted for years in the market... Now you are lucky for 1 solid year and a device that would outlast the contract (like a car loan)

Eventually Dell will start marketing the Opus or whatever designation the Streak 2 will have.

(if only they would add a microUSB port for charging... instead of or in addition to the useless PDMI port)
[Streak 5 General] davidbec92:
Engadget says that they spoke to a Dell Rep and he/she told them that Dell was doing an update on the Streak 5 and that is why it was pulled.
[Streak 5 General] donalgodon:
If that's the case, more than likely means that we'll get an official Gingerbread build, don't you think?

If so, that makes me very happy.

If not, I'm still happy with my streak. It does what I need it to do reliably.
[Streak 5 General] metal1f3:
I just got a tweet from phandroid. That the dell streak was pulled from online stores for an update. I will post a URL when I find out more.

Edit: sorry didn't see that was already posted.

Doesn't really say anything - http://phandroid.com/2011/07/22/dell-streak-gets-pulled-from-onlinestore-shelves-for-an-update/
[Streak 5 General] htcjikelly:
I am trying to get my Streak replaced because of a 3 button flash, SIM in, restart loop. I got a refurbished unit this week that has the exact same issue and the Dell rep I talked to today said new Streak 5s were currently showing as unavailable.

She is supposed to call me back. I am going to ask if I can just wait for them to ship a new unit instead of sending me another refurb.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dell...ould-Be-Back-in-Stores-in-August-212904.shtml
[Streak 5 General] Rico ANDROID:
For Delll to pull the Streak from inventory, I wonder what the update is? I "just" bought another Streak the last week in June, wish I knew of an update before then...

Is it something that gets sent out to others or is it a physical device update?
[Streak 5 General] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
The Endgadget article mentions that the update has nothing to do with Android, so it's hardware related. I already speculated that Dell was going with non-removable internal storage to replace the MicroSD.