yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArmedandDangerous:
Also remember to do a nandroid backup of your 2.1 ROM if for some reason you want to go back to stock, or sending your phone in for warranty.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zawad_au:
Hello everyone, I am using HTC-Desire Z with the android version 2.3.3

I really want to upgrade my phone to ICS. In case of doing the root, i want to know that, if i root my phone will it downgrade first to the Froyo??? If it will then can i upgrade to the ICS using the custom ROM process???

If anyone knows or understands my problems please provide me a solution and that will be appreciated..

Thank You

Zawad
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
Yes search the threads and follow the wiki. The only safe way to root is to downgrade first using the method outlined in the wiki. The only way (for now and probably forever) to get ics on a desire z or g2 is to root
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JagoRacing:
ok so i bought an evo from a coworker whos letting his account go past due and hit his credit cause he cant pay anymore but i called and asked sprint if i can esn swap anyways and the man said no. does anyone work for sprint and know a loop hole here? i know the guy personally but he can't pay his charges. what can i do?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
No loop hole. That ESN is locked until the delinquent account is paid.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JagoRacing:
can he call and switch his esn? without having to pay his whole balance?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Domvillan:
Call in from a land line, I thinks its 800sprint1. Tell um you bought it off ebay and cant get your money back, cause your old phone broke they should let it slide. Make sure they dont know it was your friend. If the say no tell um they to help you with this cause you wont have anyway to use your phone. Worst case threaten to switch to verizon.

I used to work for sprint years ago its sad they seem to always forget that without our business they would be no where. Good luck!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
That's not gonna work, ESN is locked to the delinquent account and the button to remove it is blanked out. Only a payment will allow you to go in and remove the ESN. Sad that people still think threatening to cancel will allow retention's to waive a magic wand and fix everything. You'll just get transferred to a supervisor to be told no again.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattykinsx:
I'm sorry, you think its sad that Sprint locks esns for phones on delinquent accounts(like every other carrier out there)?

Can you imagine the abuse? Just go start a bunch of new accounts, buy phones and then let them go delinquent and sell the phones...how about not.

Whining and threatening you're going to switch isn't going to change an industry wide policy.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] github:
Correct. Industry wide. Verizon's policy as well. Pay the bill for him or something if you want it that bad.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sitlet:
Exactly, the ONLY way to unblock a bad esn is for you to pay the remainder on his account, or he pays it. No other way.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] austin420:
well, there is that ONE other way...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JagoRacing:
Sounds dangerous... =]
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattykinsx:
And illegal.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonyandrews:
You say that he is "letting his account go past due," does this mean that his phone is still active?

If his phone is still active, and not yet past due to the point that his account is shut off, then do an ESN swap before his account is shut off...then when it is shut off, the other phone will be blacklisted and not the EVO.

...

As others said, there is another way. If you don't know what it is, we won't tell you.

...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JagoRacing:
He's past due 160 and temporarily disconnected until its paid off. So I guess there's no way around it. I wish someone would say what the "other way" is. I thought there was a way to reprogram the number yourself through ##menus. Or is that old school?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonyandrews:
Past due $160 or 160 days? If it is just past due $160, and its a short amount of time, maybe a small or partial payment will get the phone turned back on?

What you are speaking of with the ## menus is only a part of the "other" way.

Basically, the ## is how you manually program your phone. To manually program your phone, you need the MSL (Master Subsidy Lock)...Sprint usually calls it "a six-digit code". Lets suppose that yours is 000000 (trust me it really isn't), then you will program it with ##000000#, you can manually program data with ##DATA# (you again will need your MSL.)

That portion, we can tell you on this forum. This information will not help the situation, as your ESN is blacklisted. If and when you get Sprint to lift the blacklist on the ESN, you can manually program the phone if you desire with those ## codes. (there is no real point, unless it does not correctly provision itself.)

This forum, and many others have a prohibition on instruction people how to perform ESN Cloning. Some try to whitewash it by calling it an ESN Repair, which in most cases does not make sense. I have never seen a phone that truly needed and ESN to be repaired. Out of curiosity, have any of you phone techs out there actually seen an ESN that really needed a true repair? (By true repair, I mean, NOT to get it to work on another network?)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rem3Dy:
The other way is to go buy a phone with a clean esn.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Koont:
He could call in and swap esn to an older phone. He could say "i would like to swap esn to an older phone cause EVO is broken and i dont want the $10 add on to keep adding up." He could also put his line on seasonal suspend which will look like he's trying to at least reduce his monthly bill to hopefully pay it off. He should do that anyway. It's only $8.99/mo (or somewhere in that range, can't remember exactly).
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sitlet:
Both of your scenarios wont work. The first wont work, because THAT evo's esn is still blacklisted until the bill is paid, it doesnt matter what phone you switch your line to. And your second, same thing, even if he puts it on suspend, when he renews it, it's still blacklisted.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WraithBlade993:
I agree... ESN Swapping can be risky. and once it get blacklisted thats it to my knowledge.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Koont:
A lot has changed since I last worked at Sprint. Maybe that's why our site was #1 in fraud. I just did what o was told and I know i swapped a phone on an overdue account. Guess that's why I don't work their anymore. LOL.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infamousteeboy:
+1 Ahaha I've used this line before lol its like the word Verizon to Sprint is a swear word or something lol

Edit... I did it to get an extension to pay a bill not switch esns though

Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet & Watch, evO²·³·³
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AA27:
You probably come out better by getting an EVO from Wirefly or Sprint directly, they are giving the phones either for free or at least $20.00 dollars.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infamousteeboy:
Ok...Well I think if you really want the phone call Sprint and ask for an extension till the end off the week (Saturday jus to be safe) they'll connect the phone back on till then if not paid they'll cut it off again and you'll have to pay the reconnection fee your tryna get the phone turned back on right? Or did I jus make myself sound retarded?

Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet & Watch, evO²·³·³
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattykinsx:
Doesn't matter in this case.

As stated before, this an industry wide policy.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infamousteeboy:
Yeah true

Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet & Watch, evO²·³·³
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pao23:
I think you should ask him to take the phone back, he had you buy a phone without a borked esn, that's not what friends do.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jfree3000:
Am I missing something? Apparently this guy still has a job since he is a coworker, did he fall on hard times or something? As mentioned just give the phone back to the guy and tell you can't use it without him paying off the bill, don't try and scam Sprint because of his shortcomings.

Why don't you just wait for a while anyways, isn't the new Galaxy phone coming to Sprint, do you need an Evo that bad? Sorry for all the questions but this whole transaction seems weird and not well thought out.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] {ParanoiA}:
Sounds like he and his "coworker" are the same person just trying to get out of paying his monthly bill. We all pay our bill here so that's the only advice we have for you.

Sent From My Pocket
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infamousteeboy:
+1

Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet & Watch, evO²·³·³
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JagoRacing:
Ok one last question on this subject... for those who've been reading up on this thread can I sell this locked esn evo to someone on cricket and will they be able to use it?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaxCarnage:
No.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JagoRacing:
I really don't need smart ass comments from people who don't know me. Keep it to yourself. People act as if they've never been ripped off. I have a useless phone and I don't know what to do with it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infamousteeboy:
What smartass comment he answered your question....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
Flash it to boost
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JagoRacing:
Not to him. The morons who say me and my coworker are the same person and that I'm trying to scam sprint.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plainjane:
Well, aren't you trying to scam Sprint? Or do something illegal?

Either way, you shouldn't have bought a phone knowing that the esn is bad if you planned on activating it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infamousteeboy:
+1
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] westicle:
You are trying to scam someone; if not sprint then some poor person who buys from you off craigslist. Can you jort just return the phone to your "co-worker" ;)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adamdl97vo:
Have the guy activate a ****ty phone on his account so the esn will clear in the evo.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rem3Dy:
Did you not read anything in this thread? His account is locked. There is no way to swap phones until the account is paid.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JagoRacing:
Illegal? Scamming? I belive I just asked a question. Can you call someone from craigslist and say you want your money back? The guy works with me but He's not going to go back on our deal. I didn't know about blacklisted esns, hence why I got on the forum to find out what my options are. The forums are to ask questions and after I was told theres nothing else to do, do you see me continuing the thread. Thank you to all the ones who let me know about the situation and eff you the a-holes who just assume everyone is just out to scam people. I know the phone is blacklisted now so i'll just take the hit and maybe sell it for parts...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JagoRacing:
I asked what my options are. Is it scamming sprint if i'm asking if theres a way to hook it up? The answer was no and nd of story. And just what is illegal? I belive someone else brought up esn cloning not me. Please think before you type. Apparently I didn't know the esn was bad. Isn't that obvious enough.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JagoRacing:
Can someone go ahead a delete this thread. I got my answer and I'm sure everyone just wants to keep repeating the same thing over and over again.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Domvillan:
While this may be the case in todays environment , it was not the case when I was district manager for Sprint during the Nextel purchase, then it was something that was doable. If your just going to rant about something make sure its relevant. I've spoken to rention many time and gotten them to do the right thing for me because I am a customer who gives them business.

If this guy paid for the phone with no knowledge the esn was blocked, this is something they should help him with. The only sad thing here is people who make assumptions with no knowledge of what they are making that assumption on.

My intent was to give him something to try that have worked for him but your "magic wand" analogy is for the birds.
[HTC Sensation] mbangia630:
I have looked in many a threads on here and most people change the color of the rings on their locksreens. I personally hate the damn ring.

Is there any other options out there besides simplylockscreen and widgetlocker?
[HTC Sensation] zgmf-x322a:
not being rude but this thread should be in the Q&A section :S
[HTC Sensation] WarlockW:
Look Here ..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1229679
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] etc6849:
I'm curious if anyone is looking at cooking a Windows CE rom for the HP Touchpad?

Now that they are $99, it would be a very useful device to have working with Windows CE...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cyberseb0:
Some started thinking about Windows Phone 7, Windows CE 7 or Windows 8 ARM on HP Touchpad.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cyberseb0:
More here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=16888500

and : http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1229307
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edshawn911:
Hello, i was trying to odin back to stock with my phone as i had done before many times. I think some how i checked re partition by mistake. Any way it didn't write. So then i unchecked but still didn't write stock rom. I disconnected the phone and then it was all bad from there. I got the phone and computer sign. So i tried a method of getting it recovery that had worked for me before witch was to remove battery plug phone into usb and hold up and down volume keys and put battery in. Please someone help!!!!!! With all the great developers onthis site i know someone can help or deliver the bad news that it's nothing i can do. Thanks in advance.....
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyle51:
you're only soft bricked, when i've used odin i've had repartion checked everytime and its worked fine (apart from a few freezes but its worked after)

try it by holding the vol buttoms with battery in and plugging usb in

if it doesnt work at first keep unplugging and replugging in and try different usb ports, it once took me 2 hours of doing that before it connected

and it can connect to odin from the phone ! pc screen so keep an eye on odin for it connecting
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N_B:
This is true - more than once I've had different crap interupt the process while ODINing, and ended up with that screen - but ODIN was able to see my phone, so I went through the process as if I had the regular download mode screen, and it worked fine.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edshawn911:
thank you!!!!! you are the man. i opened odin up and kept battery in and held buttons and put in usb cable and it worked. no one ever mentioned that odin could see the phone without being in download mode before. i would kiss you if it wasn't for the you being a guy thing. lol
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyle51:
no prob, glad to help :)

just putting the usb in like that with the battery in only works for me, the other way of pushing the battery in doesnt

so try both ways if there's a next time, it might get moody and not want to work the way you normally do it :)

the phone ! pc screen's pretty much another version of download mode i think
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] clarence0:
I'm having problems installing windows phone 7 on my HTC HD2 T-mobile USA :( I have SPL-2.08.HSPL but at the top it says SS-B3 when in the bootloader, my radio is 2.12 :cool:

The problem is that when I try to install 'MAGLDR112' in boot loader it gives me a error and says my usb isn't connected etc :confused:. I even tried turning on the phone normally and setting it to active sync - it just brings me to the bootloader and the progress stays at 0% and eventually stops and says theres a error :mad:

I read that you must have radio 2.15 but when I try to install the radio 2.15 the same thing happens like the magldr112
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] rubledub:
Try using magldr 1.13 instead.

Oh and then check out XBmod and Yuki's new love child ...

BACK TO THE FUTURE http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1236027
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silverball.slayer:
Since Samsung is only releasing a 16GB version of the tablet here in Canada, there's no option for 32gb unless ordering from the US. After base o/s install, there is roughly 12GB free. Has anyone bought the 16GB and found it to too limiting? 12GB is probably plenty of room for quite a few app installs, but adding videos would kill it real quick. The omission of an sd card slot is really disappointing, but it is what it is. Buying an android tablet unfortunately seems to be more about making compromise than anything.

Rob
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SouthPhilly:
So far 16GB's seems to be more than enough for me. It really depends on how you set your self up. Here's a couple of things I've done to help give me a bit more usable room on my Tab.

1. Use online storage like Dropbox and Box.net and their android apps. With Dropbox you can get 2GB's free and if you get other people to sign up from a link you email them you can get more free storage. I got most of my family and a few friends to sign up this way, I'm up to 5GB's of free online storage with Dropbox alone. Box.net you can get another 5GB's of free online storage for free just for signing up. I use both of these to store all of my wallpapers, icons pictures and such. Saves a ton of room and makes everything available to me no matter where I am. You can use these sites from your Tab or your phone by using their apps or any laptop or desktop by going to their sites.

2. If you plan on using your Tab for work things like word docks, spreadsheets and PDF's... Use Google Docs, I've been using Google Docs for the last few years now and haven't even come close to using up the space they give you for free. I'm a chef and use it to keep all of my recipes, cost control documents... Again for the same reasons I stated above. I've also started using EverNote over the last year and now that I have my Tab I find myself using it even more. Being a chef I'm very much into keeping a running record of the food and dishes I make. With EverNote I can snap a picture with my eVo of a special or new dish and make a few key quick notes, then on the train ride home at the end of the day I can edit that note on my Tab to make it more detailed.

3. For your music you can use any number of online music storage sites. I use Googles Music Beta, again for the reasons i've stated before. I can get to everything in my collection from anywhere, on my phone, my Tab and any computer anywhere.

Those 3 things alone save a ton of space on my Tab as well as my eVo and make it very easy for me to access all of my stuff from anywhere.

It should leave you with more than enough space on your Tab for any number of apps. As for movies, just make sure that they are formated right. And how many times can you watch the same movie over again, once you've watched vid or movie just either delete it or one it to your computer.

I have over 50 apps installed on my Tab, all of the StarWars movies, and I mean all of them 1 through 6 and some other movie with Mat Damon in it. And I still have over 7GB's free memory.

Live in the cloud brother... Make thing a bit easier.

Sent from my Galaxy10.1 TouchWiz/ADWex equipped Starship.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Technecium:
16 is more than enough for me also.

I use a combinaton of openvpn and samba.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UKseagull:
Fine for me too, I also use Google music and dropbox.

Sent from my HTC Desire
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albert emmer:
16 is enough for me...i put many games on my tab, mostly HD. also put movies but only when i want to watch on the go, usually the one not finish watching yet, no need to bring all movies with the tab as i have another storage for my media collection...
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ph00ny:
16GBs isn't enough for me. Typically most one hour 720P HD video clips will take up anywhere from 1.5 to 1.9GBs and that leaves me little room for music. Despite using spotify, dropbox, pandora, and netflix i still can't keep enough media to last me for a trip longer than 5 hours
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nnick:
A quick question to you guys: are the 32/64 bit versions not available anywhere in Europe? For me 16GB is definitely not enough. I am struggling with 32GB on my current Galaxy Tab 7"....
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MattSkeet:
Lol?

You must be very spoilt person.. If you can't find anything that will keep you entertained for more than 5hrs it means there is something wrong with you

2-3 films will take what 7gb at most? Tats roughly 6hrs...
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ph00ny:
um ok. I guess you've never been on a long road trip or train ride. There is only so many times you can watch the same movie/video over again.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hyperx136:
16GB is definitely enough for what most people use tablet for. But it's true that there are times where i do store HD movies in the tab and i wish i could store more HOWEVER it's definitely not enough to justify getting 32gb for $100 more
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gokpog:
This has been discussed to some extend here: Is 16GB enough?

For me it's more than enough. With all the cloud space everywhere I don't need more. I have with me the stuff I really need/want and everything else is available only via an internet connection.

That might not be an option for someone else. That person needs to wait for/get a 32/64 GB model. I'm perfectly happy with the 16 GB.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Entropy512:
That's what the USB adapter and two USB thumb drives are for.

64GB extra instead of 16GB extra for $100 extra.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HawaiianLaker:
with apps like google music and netflix i have yet to run out of space on my 16gb.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silverball.slayer:
I bought the 16GB version today. I almost mail ordered a 32gb from the US, but then I thought if I have hardware issues I might be out of luck. I plan to get the USB adapter which I can only find on ebay right now.

Rob
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmeadows013:
...........
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] poncho524:
Anyone else experiencing excessive feedback echo during a call?

any fixes?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] devator22:
Yes, I have this problem too. I thought it was just me.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] poncho524:
have you found any ways to reduce it?

i dont know if i should bother with a return if its just the way it is... i suppose i could get used to it, but it is damn annoying.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] andybones:
Are you guys on stock ROM,

rooted?

what ROM if so,

are you on the current, radio and version, 3.02.605.1
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] poncho524:
I'm rooted stock (2.3.3).

and have 3.02.605.1
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AdilJawad:
I am currently using CM7 ROM on my DHD... Unfortunately i have to give my cell phone for warranty claim and it will not be done unless I put it back into its original form. Can anyone of you help me from where can I find the Official ROMs for DHD and moreover what is the procedure to perform it. It would be a great help for me to have this problem solved.

Thanks & Regards in advance