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[HTC Desire S] LaKraven:
I have experienced this issue (very poor radio reception when my wife's identical phone, running identical radio, ROM and Kernel... with identical settings... was picking up a perfect signal).

This quickly devolved into the "no network" bug, which persisted for more than 2 days before I decided to try a last-ditch effort before sending the phone back to O2:

I switched the phone off (PROPERLY, ensuring that "Fast Boot" is disabled if you're using the Stock ROM), and pulled the battery!

I left the battery out for about an hour (I imagine half an hour should be enough).

I placed the battery back in, powered the phone on.... instant signal!

Problem hasn't occured since!

I'm told (by people who ought to know since it's their job to) that this actually isn't necessary an issue with the phone, and is more akin to something common in the ADSL world known as "stale session" where (for reasons I never understood, let alone remember well enough to explain in detail) the cell network essentially "loses track" of your phone (or your phone loses track of the cell towers, I can't remember which way around).

This is almost the very definition of "stale session", and in the ADSL world we fix it by unplugging our routers from the mains for 20-30 minutes, then reconnecting them.

Who knows, in a world of infinite "bug variation" your phone's issue might well be different.... but what do you have to lose by pulling the battery for 30-40 minutes?

If it fixes your problem, great.... if not, then you wasted 30-40 minutes (not the end of the world).

Hope it helps!
[HTC Desire S] sebysebu:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1259128 new better Radio, already tested :)
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Can confirm even though only been only been on new radio for 24hrs, does seem better, GSM signal seems stronger.
[HTC Desire S] Jan_Joris:
+1 on this one. Reconnects a whole lot better if you lose signal.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] ravingnoodle:
Has anyone ordered/tried this battery yet? It seems super bulky but I need something that'll at least get me 24 hours of life and I don't think the 1800 one will do it.

mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-3600mah-extended-battery-for-t-mobile-samsung-sidekick-4g.html
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] xmeatizmurderx:
You can get a coupe of stock batteries plus an external charger for about 10 bucks on ebay, I dunno why you would wanna spend $100 on that thing, the added bulk and weight on an already big device would suck ass
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] ravingnoodle:
I don't know, it just seems like a pain to carry all these extra things. We'll see though. @_@
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] orange808:
I'll probably check this out. I've owned some truly bulky Sidekicks and never sweated the weight or bulk.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] iamjavedg:
I was thinking of ordering one of these, anyone tried it out yet? Is it worth buying?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] orange808:
Yes. Have one.

Weighs about the same as a Sidekick LX and the device is now about the same thickness as a Sidekick 2/3. If either of those things make you feel uncomfortable, the battery isn't for you.

Shipping from Hong Kong takes forever and I have heard rumors of spotty quality control down at Mugen. There are some people around the forums that have had to return defective batteries. (My guess is that it is not a pleasant place to work and the hours are long. So, be patient.) With that said, I'm happy to report no problems so far.

After a few charges, you will start to see the benefits of the extra juice. Don't bother trying to calibrate the battery yourself, I have found that deleting the battery stat file actually makes the device expect the stock battery. All you can do is follow the instructions that come with your battery.

The extra capacity is nice and I don't mind the extra bulk. You'll have to decide if the trade off is worth it. Good luck.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] sidekick_fanatic:
orange808, how much longer does your battery last now? xmeatismurderx, links for extra batteries and charger on ebay?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] HewettBR:
ive had it for a few months, i love it i airbrushed the case to match my phone and depending on rom/usage/other facotrs i can easily go for 1 day one weekend i went for 36 hrs with light use and juice defender on and it still had some juice left
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] orange808:
Sorry about the late reply..

With moderate use, I have to charge my phone every other day right now. 36 hours is about right for general use.

Heavy or constant use is about 10-12 hours. The display seems to eat the most battery, so this applies to just about any tasks that I do on the device.

My results may not refect what you would get. I have removed all of the built in T-Mo and Zipwip software. I use Voodoo sound on top of the stock kernel (no V6SC mod). I use Green Power to manage my data.

Hope this helps.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] ged92781:
I have the 1800mAh battery in my Sidekick. It was just the bump that my device needed. I can go a full day easily doing what I need to do. I'm running Glorious Overdose V1 as my ROM and am using K9 Email with IMAP IDLE enabled which is a battery hog IMO but I need my push email. The nice things about the 1800 versus the larger batteries are a lower price and it fits inside the stock cover.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] HewettBR:
yeah the 1800 wouldnt have been enough for me, but the stock cover would have been nice
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Jurai:
which 1800 did you purchase? the Mugen or a generic?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] bugyika:
IMO don't buy that bulky battery just install the new rubix xcel rom for the phone make a battery calibration than lower the brightness and voila your battery last much longer.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] khaldood:
I have the mugen power 3600 mah battery in my phone. Probably the best investment i've ever made since the 2400 mah battery on my old G1. It lasts me through the ENTIRE day on 3G (I never saw the 4G icon btw. probably because of where i live)

I leave for work at around 8AM, drive to college at 4PM, and drive back home at 8PM. on all trips (30-45 mins), I listen to online MP3 streams on 3G. At work and college, I check twitter, gtalk, G+ messenger, email, and some light browsing.

i hit 15% battery at around 1 AM or so. I never felt so careless about charging my phone :P

EDIT: also, the fat battery cover makes the phone feel far more ergonomic than with the stock battery cover. the size feels just natural for my hands.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] HewettBR:
i know only use mine on weekend trips, day to day i use the stock batt at the office because its plugged into the computer anyhow
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] yogi2010:
anyone who has the 1800 mah battery, which one did you buy? i bought replacement batteries off ebay, they were super cheap- 2 1800 mah batteries plus external charger for 11 bucks. if i charge em up in the external charger and put em in the device they work fine, but anytime i try to plug the phone in, either to a wall charger or usb, the phone goes dead... completely dead, and i have to unplug, pull the battery and reboot. has anyone experienced this? i guess i got what i paid for :(

edit: i'm guessing people got the Mugen 1800, i see it now on ebay for around $44.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] sevenslugs:
I changed to the new rage 3.6 time and my battery lasts twice as long
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] theUsualSuspexx:
Hey yogi hows the battery life on those cheapo 1800s u got? I gotta do something cuz stock lasts me maybe 6hrs tops, normally 4ish and that's with me using two diff s2 as my primary phone. my s2's get an ez 3x the battery life then the sk and all i do on it is text lol
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] yogi2010:
Don't get em, haha. The battery life on them seemed even less than the stock 1500 mah! Plus the flaw I mentioned about the phone shutting down when plugged in with those batteries. I've had some good luck at times with cheap replacement batteries, but that particular set was a real flop. For reference, I think it was $8.99 for 3 batteries + ext. charger.... avoid!
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Seems like a good investment if you tend to use your device like a computer. But for me, it'd be pointless.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwmccay:
I have a gTablet that I installed VEGAN-TAB GingerEdition with the latest versions of the launcher and kernel. I need to remove my Google account from the device so I can sell it. I have attempted to do a factory data reset but nothing gets reset. The gTablet reboots but everything is exactly the same as before I attempted the factory reset.

I did search the forums before posting so sorry if I missed the answer.

Thanks,
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajeevvp:
Try the factory reset from ClockworkMod Recovery instead of using the firmware's version: Boot into CWM and then select the "wipe data/factory reset" option.

If your data still doesn't get wiped, then you may have what one user described as: a "Groundhog Day problem", in which case you can't sell your tablet.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwmccay:
Thanks, that seemed to work to a degree. It seems strange that the first thing Vegan GE does is give you a screen to setup your Google account... but you can't get to the WiFi setup screen to setup a wireless connection, so you have to skip the Google account setup. Seems pointless, am I doing something wrong?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajeevvp:
Never used VEGAn-Ginger so I can't say if what you describe is the usual behaviour, but, it looks like everything is wiped because you're getting the setup screen, no?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aabbondanza:
I believe that is how android setup wizard works...remember that all android version before Honeycomb are phone OS's. Last time I checked, all phones have radios so they would normally connect that way, so, wifi connect is an alternate method of connection. Atleast that's the way I understand it in my limited experience with android...6 weeks.

Al
[HTC Sensation] aaa:
Hello guys,

I am thinking of buyin' an HTC Sensation to replace my old Desire (AMOLED), since I found a very attractive offer at a store near home, which is somehow cheaper than any of my usual online store and I can buy it with 1 year installment.The offer is unfortunately valid only for this device and not for SGSII, so not much of an option.

My main reason for upgrading my device from Desire is the pathetic internal memory of the Desire (beside of course better proc)...even CM7 partition, A2SD+, data2ext, etc. are not really solving this issue...

So...is there any big difference, if I upgrade to Sensation?

Edit: it is O2 branded device without contract, just the phone.
[HTC Sensation] aaa:
Or should I wait for EVO 3D for the bigger battery capacity?

Hmmmm.............
[HTC Sensation] RADLOUNI:
advice

I own a sensation but i would not recommend buying it at the moment since it is still locked. an android phone that does not have permanent root and no ability to flash radios or ROMs is quite boring for Android enthusiasts

I would recommend to wait until alpharevx or HTC release S-off patch, we have no ETA on the alpharev release and cannot know whether it will ever be released, and we have no idea of how HTC perceives an "unlocked bootloader" so we do not really know the kind of freedom the HTC S-off will igve us

Just sit tight and enjoy the show till HTC or alpharev make their move. I had the galaxy s-II before but i did not like it. But now i am starting to think about it again because i am stuck with a locked phone that i cannot do anything with.

dont get me wrong, if the sensation ever gets unlocked the way we want, its gonna be an iconic mobile for the android community
[HTC Sensation] smashpunks:
Another reason I went back to my g2x.. I need development and this hardly has any at the moment..
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
I understand where you are coming from Roudlouni but the point of the matter is he is getting a sensation at a very good price close to him, it isnt valid for another handset and he has found it attractive, the sgs2 is an ugly piece of ****.

at the end of the day ITS COMING. whether htc are unlocking the bootloader or alpha rev x is as he has already posted proof of s off.

the point is. ITS coming

Its not as if he sensation will never ever be unlocked. There is already youtube proof its S-off'd by Alpha Rev, we are just waiting for him to give us the S-off

so you might as well get it before its gone if you like it

its way better than the desire WAY BETTER.

Gingerbread already supports apps2sd. so thats not an issue at the moment.

but the dev section is about to kick off as soon as we have s off. my guesses are within the next week or two alpharev will release his exploit to S-OFF.

Your main reason of upgrading was the pathetic internal memory and yes the sensation has more than the desire. and once u get a custom rom on it you will be able to do much more.

head over to the SGS2 threads, the phone was s-off on stock and its been out for a few months, how many roms are there, the dev support is minor and small, hardly worth bothering, but guaranteed if its anything like the DHD threads.

The sensation thread will be crammed to suit your flashaholic needs

believe me i own a sensation it is a good device, just patiently waiting for S-off.

My main reason for upgrading my device from Desire is the pathetic internal memory of the Desire (beside of course better proc)...even CM7 partition, A2SD+, data2ext, etc. are not really solving this issue...
[HTC Sensation] mike_ekim:
I have learned that there is no guarantee that these things will come. Either root is available now or it is not available now. I do not recommend buying a device now and expecting it to be upgraded in the future.

Many times a hardware vendor has promised an update that either never came or turned out to be a piece of crap. Many times people with great intentions have tried to put a 3rd party hack together and it just didn't work out the way they hoped.

I HOPE options for the Sensation open up in the future. Some may EXPECT it. But time will tell.
[HTC Sensation] FenderGuy:
Coming from a real world user of the phone..its the best phone I have used on T-mobile system. Are there issues? Yes battery life is not the best but expected from this type of phone, I have a abnormal reboot issue that happens at time. The sense 3.0 seems laggy at times and the dumb T-mobile apps that are on the phone are annoying. But when the root comes, this phone should be one hell of a phone,
[HTC Sensation] aaa:
May I put some conclution from your comments?

For me, unlocked bootloader is very important, as important as permanent root, installing custom ROMs, etc.

I believe I should wait till htc has unlocked the bootloader, the price will also eventually go down in time....but by then, EVO 3D will be more tempting.. :p
[T-Mobile LG G2x] geenaleigh:
Bit of a noob question, but do I need to unroot my g2x before the 2.3.3 update? I'm not running any ROM's I just rooted to freeze the bloatware. Will I brick my phone if I run the OTA update without unrooting?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] 96traxx:
Some ppl are unrooting, but the update will remove it anyway. Head over the General section for more detailed info.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] chompipe:
No need to unroot, its safe to run the OTA without urooting. I had my phone rooted with stock recovery and I ran the OTA just fine with the LG tool. Now whether you want to wait for OTA or run the LG tool is a different question. Most people will want to stay away from LG tool and wait for the OTA.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] servion:
Has the OTA update been pushed to everyone yet? I just loaded the stock 2.2 ROM and back to stock recovery, and it still says I'm up to date (still rooted)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Ajj915:
Sam issue for me. Still reads... You have the current version.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] servion:
Did you get the OTA update yet? Nothing for me.
[G2 and Desire Z General] dav08094194:
What do you think everyone, Give us a rating from 1 to 5 :D
[G2 and Desire Z General] cjward23:
5 that is pretty damn sweet. How did you do it
[G2 and Desire Z General] evilcuber:
i rate it a 5 cuz its AWSOME!!! btw i have a few scratches on the battery door cover. can i polish it too to hide the scratches?
[G2 and Desire Z General] dav08094194:
What i done was use sand paper designed for metal Or wet and dry sandpaper would also do just fine. then just use a cloth and apply metal polish to it along with the grain of the metal. took me 30 minutes and the metal polish was under £5. And it got rid of all the scratches that were on it so its a good scratch remover too :D
[G2 and Desire Z General] OneGoodKnock:
It looks good. I did this on my HD2. The only problem is it becomes tarnished, scratched and rather unsightly in no time. I often wondered if some sort of lacquer may have been the answer.
[G2 and Desire Z General] evilcuber:
i might think of doing this later. is the door more prone to scratches after the polish?
[G2 and Desire Z General] mputtr:
polish it thenput on a full body protector imo
[G2 and Desire Z General] Grundoko:
I should probably consider doing this, it looks pretty sweet, and my battery door is currently covered in scratches, and the whatever the coating that goes over the aluminum is, is starting to peel off.

Although I'm likely going to get an extended battery from Seidio, so I'll probably hold off until then, since I'll be getting a new battery door with it.
[G2 and Desire Z General] martonikaj:
Might try something like this too. My G2's battery door has the stock clear coat plastic flaking off. I've started to just peel all of it off so I can do something else to it.
[G2 and Desire Z General] dav08094194:
i done it a week ago and its just fine no scratches at all, if im not sure the coating they put on the battery door is what scratches because once i had taken it off the scratches disappeared. its like a mirror if you put enough metal polish on it ;) i notice people admiring themselves in the back of my phone when im texting :D
[G2 and Desire Z General] desirez_pete:
Should try clear plastidip to coat the polished door.
[G2 and Desire Z General] xsteven77x:
Ya thats my biggest complaint. That film is peeling off my back cover also. If i could get that off i would be a happy camper! Not really looking to go to the hardware store to buy **** though. Would rather use some type of household product if that is even possible :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] [hfm]:
I like it. You can use it to signal planes with if you are lost on a island.
[G2 and Desire Z General] pillzzberry:
+1 lolzz
[G2 and Desire Z General] KCRic:
I remember when this was done a while back, it's still pretty cool. I scraped off my coating when it started peeling. Just use something like copper or a hard plastic so it doesn't scratch the metal. Not sure, but something like acetone should be able to soften the coating and remove it.

By the way - how in the hell did you remove the 'G2' on there? It's recessed just as much as the 'HTC' and I wouln't grind the plate down that much personally. So how did you do it?

EDIT: Took a second look and saw the 'with htc sense'. No wonder it doesn't say G2 lol.
[G2 and Desire Z General] lolocabra:
GREAT i rate u 10 i love it :D
[G2 and Desire Z General] dav08094194:
All together this cost less than £5 and a little elbow grease. I would of made a step by step guide or video if I knew anyone else wanted to do it. Because it's very simple to do.:):)
[G2 and Desire Z General] Herjan:
Looks nice!

I customized mine using the laser cutter at my university. I lasered part of a maze that I generated using some algorithm we had to code as an assignment in the protective film (sadly, the laser isn't strong enough to really engrave the cover). It does have quite a few scratches after six months sadly. Maybe I'll buy a new one on ebay and make something else :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] evilcuber:
Wow that's cool. How long did it.take to laser in the marks?
[G2 and Desire Z General] dav08094194:
I thought mine looked good but thats just gone and taken it to another level 10/10 :D
[Samsung Infuse 4G] colman999:
The modified Skype works now with the Gingerbread Infused v2 rom, shibby.

http://www.4shared.com/file/q95C-ENL/skype_2_0_0_47-signed.htm

This is where I got it from.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Misterjunky:
Thanks for the LINK coleman999 ;)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] slider2828:
Is that over wifi or 3g?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] colman999:
It works over both.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Misterjunky:
RE: Modified Skype

Thanks for the link!

Works GREAT with Infuse 2.0 Gingerbread Beta.... ;)

First time ever that Skype with video worked for me on any android phone.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 Infuse
[Samsung Infuse 4G] slider2828:
For you guys using Skype.... Does it seem to suck battery like a ***** ass vampire?

Check your battery history.... it drains MORE than the display....

UNINSTALLED!!

Use the Hacked GTalk 1.3.... although video just works on wifi, it won't drain the battery....
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Entropy512:
Yup even the old non-video Skype seemed to be a horrible battery hog. It was the zombie app that just wouldn't die if you task-killed it, and it wakelocked the hell out of the device.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jayson94538:
Very true. But skype killer or whatever that App is called fixes that problem right? Well either way, I still kept it uninstalled.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Hellion_zk:
Anyone whose downloaded this mind uploading it to a site that DOESNT suck? (Its asking me yo wait 550seconds!??? Why? Lol)

Infused
[Samsung Infuse 4G] slider2828:
I think its called stop skype from market....

There are links ALL over the place.
[G2 and Desire Z General] techsysman:
I and running stock ROM on Rooted G2 currently Froyo 2.2. I have tried twice now to flash the CM7 Rom, first time using the video instructions on G2 Hacks.com and that resulted in hanging at the CM7 splash screen with the arrow spinning for almost an hour. I rebooted into recovery and restored my latest backup. All was good, so i tried Flashing again using Rom Manager after downloading the latest CM7 Nightly from the app. Created another backup and started the flash process again. Same results as last time. I have read a few threads about "Wiping" the phone before flashing but concerned i will lose my root access or am i wrong? Could someone shed some light please.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Caz666:
You should ALWAYS wipe dalvik cache when upgrading a rom. When doing a major change (like installing CM7), it is usually required (or at least recommended) to also wipe data and the cache partition. When doing this (wiping data / cache):

1. You will not lose root. You will have root when booting into CM7

2. You WILL lose your data stored on the phone (not the sdcard). So backup the stuff you need using something like Titanium first...

You may need to wipe your efs partitions if you have gps issues in cm7. There is an app in the dev section for this...

But in the end, it is worth it. CM rocks!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tahjr:
Anyone notice that the phone does not vibrate for notifications when in Silent mode with this ROM? Vibrate works when it rings, just not for text message notifications.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoNeto:
go in to the text app go to settings and enable it.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tahjr:
Thanks. Was driving me nuts and I didn't even think to look in the text settings.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoNeto:
:) no prob
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] czausmouse:
thanks this was pissing me off
[HTC Sensation] stanny2k:
Hi guys,

Just loaded up my camera and i have all green lines running through the picture?

Any ideas?
[HTC Sensation] stanny2k:
Another pic...
[HTC Sensation] EddyOS:
Had that happen to me yesterday, rebooted and it's been fine since
[HTC Sensation] stanny2k:
Sweet. I'll try that now.

Thanks mate
[HTC Sensation] reckoner_85:
happened to me too, it was because of an app which uses the camera, can't remember the name though, it was one of those augmented reality apps, yellowish icon, anyway I freaked out but then a reboot solved everything.
[HTC Sensation] NoModE:
I had the same problem one time.

After a reboot, the camera has been working just fine :)