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[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craiglay:
If its been branded by Orange then Orange will have their own testing schedule and will release it when their ready. I got bored so rooted and s-off'd my phone then installed the pre-rooted leak from Hawst.

Technically you could just download Football's RUU and install it. That will leave you wih the same as if you got the OTA. Have a look through the Dev sub-forum.

Craig
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UhlikUK:
Phone is not branded to any operator (and i can use it for any) thx for informations
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craiglay:
You wont even need root of s-off for the RUU as its the official release. You can find it here, at the bottom:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1179389

http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Vision

Craig
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UhlikUK:
sorted out, just received the update
[Galaxy S II General] sakai4eva:
Hello hello, gentlemen.

I have been considering to change my phone to the SGS2, and I've been using the HTC Desire for almost a year now without hiccups (well...)

Question here is, any ex-Desire users able to weigh in about the change?

p/s: I have enough info and background on HTCs in general, so...
[Galaxy S II General] ohyeahar:
I'm a former HTC Desire user as well. Very impressed with the move to SGS2. Are there any particular concerns that you have about the move to the SGS2?

Here's a couple of general points that may be relevant to you...

- Lack of a notification light really stood out to me. And actually it still does. I'm not sure if I'll ever get over it. This isn't something that bothers me. But I just can't help but think, it would be nice to have a notification LED...

- No more concerns about installing too many apps and running out of internal storage.

- The camera on the HTC Desire (or most HTC devices actually) is terrible compared to the one on the SGS2. This applies to both stills and video capture.

- The Desire wasn't a slow device. But it certainly feels slow compared to the SGS2.

- Lack of a Search key was weird intially. But now, long-pressing the Menu key is like 2nd nature to me.

- Build quality is not an issue despite all the plastic. Device doesn't feel cheap and is solid in hand.

- Desire's screen is 3.7" while SGS2 is 4.3". You would think that having the same WVGA resolution would make everything appear pixelated. It doesn't. Screen is better in every way possible.

- Not sure how to say this. On the SGS2, the distance between the display at the screen surface is less than that on the Desire. Just makes interacting with the screen feel more natural.

- The OTA update process for Samsung is not as easy as it is for HTC devices. For HTC, you can just download and apply updates on the phone. Samsung makes you plug in your phone to your PC and run a desktop software (ie, Kies). But of course, all this is moot if you're going to root and flash roms...

- Rooting is ridiculously easy to do compared to the Desire.

- ROM flashing is just as easy (ie, flashing via bootloader). But I find boot-loops and FC's from ROM flashing are way more common than with the Desire. But once you learn the ropes, you'll know how to get around the problems.
[Galaxy S II General] sakai4eva:
Concerns? I'm worried about full CM7 support (although), availability of kewl ROMs, etc. I know my way around the Desire's dev threads, but I'm kinda intimidated by thread organization in the SGS2 area (and yeah, I read up on the drama stuff too). Probably gonna spend a few weeks/months ORDed up until CM7 is stable, I guess :D

The lack of notification light might get to me a little. I spent some time while in CM7 getting adjusted to lacking the blue light (fixed with an app), so I'm not sure about how I'll adjust...

I'm probably not gonna let Kies, or whatever that is hamper/concern me, I have rooted my phone in 2 weeks, and got s-off in 2 months. And I installed HTC Sync just for the drivers :p

If the speed, smoothness and battery life is respectable, I think I'll just need root (not even gonna flash a new ROM unless it's CM).

Of course, I knew the Galaxy's screen is better, although hearing it from the horse's mouth and all that goes a long way to re-assure me :D

Anyway, thanks for your reply. I look forward to a time of being actively diving into the dev section again :D
[Galaxy S II General] JJEgan:
SGS2 does not have Sense and that seems to be a problem for many HTC users .

jje
[Galaxy S II General] sakai4eva:
My Desire is running CM7, btw, so Sense is moot.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] KiLLuCHuN:
So yes...

There's very instructions of how to flash the new baseband to the phone... but here is also the v10 baseband,.. and is not clear if you can flash the old baseband FROM the new baseband, with the same procedure.

In fact there's a Q/A which suggest it's impossible...

From the post:

Q: This appears dangerous. Is there an alternative for switching between ROMs based on LG's GB and others like CM7?

A: Life is dangerous. If you want to flash CM7-based ROM (like mik_os' CyanogenMod 7, andy572's Gingerbread ROM or Noejn's void. #forever) and

have the new baseband already

, there is a baseband fix by mik_os but....

I just wonder if I can flash it back so I can flash again stock Froyo 2.2 to my phone.

A little tip...

a quite few apps that worked awesomely on Froyo, now FC just before opening.

Gingerbread update sucks...

Thanks for the help. :)
[Epic 4G General] usuallyresourceful:
I have been unable to turn on or charge my samsung epic 4G SPH-D700. Here is the facts. It is a sprint pcs phone, and I used it on the sprint network with no modifications to it or custom software. I have been using an Seido 3300 mAh battery for about a month.

Found out that I can charge it if I can manage to get the USB port in the right position, it is loose and probably needs to be replaced because the solder points broke. I was able to find the replacement USB jack.

I cannot post links right now, but the part can be found at globaldirectparts

My question is how am I going to solder those small contacts. I have a solder iron and have soldered dc jacks on to laptop motherboards so I have some experience, but these contacts are just so small, anybody have experience / recommendations for soldering the new jack on?
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
I like to use a jewelers loupe when soldering very small components and of course you will need an extremely fine tip.
[Epic 4G General] austin420:
I've tried ordering things from globaldirectparts. They always email me back saying they are out of stock even after I've paaid and I had to wait almost 2 weeks to get the money returned to my account.
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
Just pay $100 and have it replaced by asurion
[Epic 4G General] jarcher1971:
still under warranty? may not even cost to replace for a faulty usb.
[Epic 4G General] usuallyresourceful:
I bought the phone used and I am currently with virgin mobile. You are right, I could just signup for sprint service with insurance, and make a claim after a few days, but it's something I know I can fix and plus I want to unlock it and use it for boost mobile.

It might still be under warranty? I'll have to see how to make an ram for that.

I can see the contacts very well with my glasses, I mainly need to stabilize it for the de soldering braid.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
I just bought a 2011 Camry, so I want to make sure it's good quality. Anything out there yet?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] unclespoon:
I'm excited too. Mine will get here on Wednesday, but I doubt much will be available until after the official release date, the 29th.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
Nothing but mislabeled universal junk out there!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
I ordered a car adapter for this bad boy, to prepare for a nice landscape dock once it arrives, hopefully soon.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] sonicjam:
Where did you find that windshield dock?

Sent from my myTouch 4g Slide.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
I didn't get anything yet. I meant, I'm waiting for it to arrive for me to buy!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Spiralthebaker:
Alternative Solution

I had a mytouch 4g a little back and I purchased the windshield mount for it as well. Now I have the g2x and the same car dock works as well. Point being, and especially since the mytouch 4g is almost the same phone, try that out. The dock comes with a mount for the dash as well...
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
Is there a link? Are you referring to the official branded one?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] AZScrewloose:
I'm planning to get one from these guys as soon as they make one for the slide. I've had mounts from them for 2 other phones, and they were both awsome.

http://www.proclipusa.com/Default.asp?tcd=27301191
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
Went out looking for universals last night. Radio Shack had nothing. Best Buy had an overpriced one from Rocketfish that didn't swivel or hold the Slide horizontally...

The waiting continues.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] ggblake:
I stopped by the T-Mobile store at lunch today, and the official car dock for the MT4GS is there. $59.99.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
wow! Although, I'd probably still buy it. What does it look like?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] homegeek:
I would love to see a picture of this. I can not find any info about a dock made specifically for the slide.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
Me too. I can't find anything online yet. I'm thinking about traveling out to the store to see if they have it in. Luckily the closest mall has 2 official T-Mobile stores!

I was thinking about getting the Arkon Mobile Flexible grip...

http://www.arkon.com/mobile-grip/mytouch-4g-slide-flexible-car-mount.html
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] homegeek:
I don't like those clips protruding from the front of the phone.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] ggblake:
Sorry guys, I should've taken a pic. Usually the store I went to gets products later than other stores so I assumed it was out everywhere. I'll stop back by on Monday if nobody has found one by then.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
Went to 2 T-Mobile stores...nothing.

And still nothing coming up online except for cheap universal garbage.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] ggblake:
Here you go. It looks like a pretty solid product. Just not sure if I want to spend $60 on it right now. Probably will eventually, lol.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
Hmm...$60 is STEEP

But I'll probably buy it.

The hardware looks solid. It has the camera hole so you could potentially take pics/video through the dock.

It looks like the same kind of thing released for the Evo.

Anyone find an online link?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] homegeek:
I picked one up today at my local T Mobile store as well. The price is definitely steep but at least it comes with the charger and cable. My only reservation is that it does not have the option to go both vertical as well as horizontal. I know it is stupid but sometimes I do like the option. Overall it does have a solid feel except for the plastic that holds the phone in place. That piece came off a little to easy in my opinion.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
You mean you can't set it to portrait and/or landscape?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] homegeek:
I tried to set it to portrait and the plastic piece that holds the phone detached from the cardock. It only works in lanscape mode.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
Interesting. Any other neat features/particulars?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] homegeek:
It is a solid feeling holder. I think the arm is a little short and the price a little long.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
It's now listed on the T-Mobile USA official website under "chargers".

http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/AddOns...4e1b-b598-301a88677bf3&inCart=True&catCode=22

Not very many pictures or other details. There's no way I'm buying this sight unseen.

I don't mind a short backing, but it just needs to fit in the spot where I want it to. I'm trying to put it on the left side of the dash, pretty much in front of the registration and inspection sticker. Then I'll have the cords go under the wheel behind the center console and come out and into a hidden opening on the passenger side of the center console to the Aux input and charger plug (2011 Camry).

Demo videos of the Evo version make the unit seem extremely study and customized for the device. I really only need landscape, but the flexibility to go to portrait sometimes came in handy with my TP2.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
I'd love for someone to post a video on this bad boy. There are plenty of videos out there for the Evo version. I can't seem to find this anywhere except for in the official T-Mobile online store. I'd really like to see it in action before making such an expensive purchase. I'll need this for GPS!!!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
Does it even work in landscape? That's why I've been staying away from it.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] badboi_zero:
I was looking into getting a suction mount for my Sidekick 4G. I didn't do much research as I just resorted to eBay. This was the only one I was interested in: http://cgi.ebay.com/RAM-WINDOW-SUCTION-CUP-HOLDER-MOUNT-ALL-CELL-PHONES-/130548285216?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e6548bf20#ht_5835wt_1270
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
Yep - it's a ball-joint so you can just turn it sideways.

I drove around yesterday with it sideways, after you asked your question, to make sure it would work like that even over bumps and whatnot in the road.

Worked fine.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
Solid and recommended?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
I'd say that it holds the phone very solidly. Because I screwed the base plate to the dash itself, instead of using the sticky stuff, that part is definitely solid.

The suction mechanism that holds the cradle to the baseplate works fantastically, considering it's upside down. It hasn't fallen off since I put it there.

You won't be able to access the keyboard while it's in the cradle, and the price tag comes to about the same as the official charger unless you already have a car charger.

When I get home in a few hours and get access to my camera I'll snap another picture of it in landscape orientation so you can see how that looks.

I'm happy with it, and everyone who's physically been in my vehicle and seen it in action has been impressed so far.

If you already have a micro-usb car charger, then this is a $30 solution

Edit:

My camera battery was dead when I got home last night, so I charged it overnight and snapped a few pictures.

One with it sideways, and the charge cable plugging in through the top, then I just rotated it (ball joint) 180 degrees and put the charging cable on the bottom.

It holds the phone very snugly in the cradle both in portrait, and landscape modes. I have zero worries about the phone falling out.

The backing inside the cradle that the phone sits against is some kind of non-skid rubber, so it doesn't slide around. (but the arms hold it snugly anyway)

I hope this helps, and i'm sure if you walked into a T-mobile store they'd let you play with it for a minute to decide if you want it. (If not you could always just return it right away).

I know this works for me, and does precisely what I want, others may not be so happy with it. If you need any more information/pictures, just let me know and i'll be happy to help.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
I can't believe this is such a slow thread. Is there no one that uses this phone in their car????
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
Any update on this?

The ball joint at the base makes it look like it can be rotated.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] mat_oli:
If you guys don't already know about dealextreme, they sell stuff dirt cheap, and it's usually pretty good too..anyways, here's the windshield mount I got for the MT4GS:

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/car-portable-device-gadget-holder-and-windshield-mount-1043

$7 and free shipping, how can you go wrong..it's working pretty well for me so far, I like that it has a button to release the clamp on the phone. It's also flexible cuz it lets you either use the suction cup mount, or you can mount it to the air vents using the included clips. You can also adjust it to hold other sized phones too...it's really good.

The microUSB charger I bought was this one:

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/usb-car-charger-with-usb-data-cable-for-htc-hd2-nexus-one-desire-black-92cm-length-40378

$4 and free shipping!! Sorry, I know it sounds like I'm trying to shill for DX or something, but I'm really not..just want to share my source for cheap misc electronic gadgets..anyways, back to the charger, it's cool because the wire is retractable, and there's a button on the charger that will just automatically retract the wire for you after you unplug your phone, so you can avoid messy wire tangles.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] AZScrewloose:
I got one of these yesterday.

http://www.amazon.com/Flexible-T-Mobile-myTouch-OrionGadgets-Accessory/dp/B004E4AEWW/ref=sr_1_2?m=A1FRD9WRQL

1FII&s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1315209491&sr=1-2

The shipping was fast. Packaging was not great. The items were just tossed in a shipping bag, and luckily nothing got broke. The cable it comes with is a 3.5mm extension cable. Male on both ends. Which was disappointing because I thought it was a usb cable. The text doesnt really say, and the photo is obscured enough that you can't tell.

So I installed the mount on my trucks windshield and used it last night and today. The base gives it a fairly large profile, so you have to place it where it doesnt obscure your vision. It took a while to figure out a somewhat secure way to mount it. What I noticed is that the base ball joint is kind of loose. And if I extend the mount to its full length, the MT4GS is heavy enough to drop the arm if I mount the mobile direction vertically. Which was unfortunate because my trucks windshield is at such an angle that I need to mount it mostly vertical. So I drilled a small screw into the cone base, then attached a twist tie to the arm and screw to hold the arm up. After driving with it for a while in the new config. It seems much more solid, and I'm not afraid of it suddenly flinging my new phone at me.

I'm not sure if the mount has large enough arms to grab onto a MT4GS with a shell on it. But it seems to work ok for a naked one. For the price it seems like a fair deal. Hopefully the suction cup doesnt tear up like some of the reviews state. But I'm guessing that it should last until a Proclip version is made.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
AZScrewloose - That looks a lot like the T-Mobile universal car charger I got at a T-Mobile store.

Even though it was almost twice as much ( $29.99 ) I still had to drill a hole and put a screw through the base to hold it the way I wanted to mount it on my dash.

Glad to see other people adding reviews or their stuff to this thread!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
One thing I like about the official HTC dock is the hole for the camera, which was something I was able to find on a cheap windshield dock for my TouchPro 2. I'm still curious about action shots with the official mount and how the connectivity is (where it goes into the unit, etc.).

Official mount or not, I'm looking for something that's a bit more form-fitting. I'm really surprised that there just aren't a lot of mounts out there made specifically for the MT4GS already. It's been more than a month!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] mat_oli:
why would you want a hole for the camera? is it really the safest thing to be taking pictures while you're driving?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
Storm chasing!

It's not about the photos, per se. It's about the time lapse video that you can make.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
That's my only complaint about the generic T-Mo car mount. No way to shoot video. The way I mounted it would have been very different if I could shoot video while I was driving.

In the hurricane that came through here recently, my buddy and I were driving around and shooting video with out phones. He was driving, and I was holding both phones up on the dash.

Would have been much better (and less tiring! ) if I had a camera-friendly car mount.

Oh well, i'm still happy with my purchase, as it lets me use the phone for navigation purposes in the vehicle safely. Holding it in one hand while driving was a pain in the tail, and not very safe anyways.

If someone comes up with a reasonably priced knock-off car mount that lets me use the camera, i'll pick one of those up too.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] websculling:
Another mount

Although they don't have a mount specifically for the mt4gs. I've had a ram-mount (.com) brand for my GPS that I've used with the GPS and my G1 for years. It's a wind shield mount to a form-fitted holder specific to the GPS (a vertical G1 fit okay as well). I just ordered a new holder (a universal type) for my mt4gs which should let it be vertical or horizontal. They have a number of different holders that can be mixed and matched with different mounts (wind shield, u-mounts, motorcycle, ...). The quality is good, but the price is not low, IIRC, ~$15-20 for a holder and ~$20-40 for the mount. But I was happy enough with it to order another. I also ordered a deal extreme $7.5 mount for a second car. It'll be interesting to compare the two.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
They do have an official mount. It's HTC branded and is available in the T-Mobile store under chargers.

Also, please link the mounts that you're discussing so we can see!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] websculling:
ram-mounts

I didn't realize the were selling one through t-mobile. When I looked at the ram-mount site, I didn't see the mt4gs listed (although I didn't think there would be one, so I didn't look very hard either).

Hmm, well that's annoying. Apparently I have not posted enough to be able to post links yet. So to see them, you'll have to go to the ram-mount website and look for the part #'s. In any case, the current base I have is a suction cup one (or an older version of it), number RAM-B-166U

Matched with this cradle for my old Garmin GPS, number RAM-HOL-GA14U

The new cradle I'm getting is a universal one that is supposed to hold the phone in pretty solidly, number RAM-HOL-UN4U. It comes with 3 sizes of side 'fingers' that are supposed to handle items from .75" to 1.6" thick.

I'm also getting this base, a motorcycle handlebar clamp base, number RAM-B-367U

The large tightening handle on the side makes these pretty easy to rotate, lock in place, and move between mounts.

I'll try to post a picture of it when it arrives.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] mat_oli:
when I put my MT4GS in the car mount today (the one I got from DX), I noticed that the camera shutter is exposed, so I can take videos while driving if I want..I'll try to take a sample vid next time and show you guys.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
So I finally found the official HTC branded dock at a store and had the sales associate take it out and give me a tour.

I bought it.

It's expensive, but I realized on the way home what you're paying for. I don't think I have ever seen a sturdier dock than this one. It doesn't jiggle or make noise at all and holds the phone very securely. It does it in a stylish way as well. The movement of the arm is rigid, almost making you think it's not flexible at all, but it is, you just have to figure that out after some gentle pushing and pulling.

The only gripe I have is that there are no instructions to tell you the true flexibility or limitations of the device. It just contains 2 pages of unclear instructions on how to mount and do's and don't's of popping the phone in place.

It's pretty solid. I'll let you know after a few days.