yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scarfman4:
My only complaint of the Fascinate is the antennas are a joke, especially the data reception. I live 1/2 mile away from the nearest tower and yet when my data connection is active (showing up & down arrows) I usually only get 1 bar on average, but when it switches to dormant (a "D" below the 3G which means the bars are the voice signal) it's usually around 3 bars. Data speeds using Speedtest are always low (200-500k d/l) unless I can physically see the tower. On the plus side I've never missed a call even with low signal.

Other than that I really like my Fascinate. Battery life is pretty good for the stock battery, but then I don't use Facebook which I've heard can cause a huge battery drain. I also keep Wifi and GPS off until needed. I know a lot of people don't like Touchwiz but it's honestly my favorite stock launcher. The Program Monitor widget is really helpful in making sure an app that can tie up the CPU isn't left running, which is better for Android than a Task Killer.

I've tried both stock ROMs as well as custom ones and so far my favorite ROMs I've used are Superclean and GeeWiz.

I've rarely had the issue where I've missed a call and not have it show up on my phone and I think I've missed one text message and that was way back on Superclean. However I live in an area where we don't have LTE anywhere near us which some people who have these problems think is related.

I don't regret getting the Fascinate but I'm not certain I'd buy it again; I'd rather go for a Charge since it's LTE and has a similar interface; however I'd wait until it drops some more in price. But then you probably won't find a better phone for $40 than the Fascinate.

Hope you find this useful.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrManiacNF:
wow I get 6mbps down, 3up... with 3 bars.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sageDieu:
Are you serious? I thought I had it good when I get 1mbps down with four bars close to the tower. I am on USCC but still I've never seen a verizon user with 3g that fast.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scarfman4:
I didn't think that was possible on a 3G connection. The most that it should get is something like 2.4mbps and I've never seen those speeds on any phone or aircard over 3G. Are you sure those speeds aren't over Wifi?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iwebsource:
I would definitely recommend it.

Especially if they didn't want to dish out the additional cash for one of the newer models. I love my Fascinate!
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidstyle:
the telus fascinate is 3g+, meaning it supports 4g. Those are his 4g speeds and I think he is trying to rub it in a bit...that focker lol.

Oh and yes I would definately get a fascinate again, especially for free like I got mine!:p
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the entity:
I would definitely recommend one. Got mine last year on black friday for free at best buy. if you shop around you should be able to find a new one for free on contract, rather than a certified one for $40.

Also, as another poster mentioned the antennas are terrible, especially the 3g. But enough places have wifi to keep that from being much of an issue.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitwit:
Thanks all for your replies.

I am looking strongly at this device, and now vzw is offering $100 to upgrade from a 'basic' phone so that sweetens the deal.

The weak antenna would kill me, but my company pays for my bandwidth. For hers, maybe I'll look at it like built-in bandwidth throttling to keep her under the 2gb a month :0)

I like to tinker, so I'll help her get it all set up with a good rom.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidstyle:
one thing you can try is to remove the stock battery cover and get a different case such as the otterbox or bodyglove. On my fascinate when I removed the cover, signal went from -96db to -83-86 range, wich is a huge improvement. the problem is this don't work for every fassy, but it did on mine.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitwit:
My daughter is now a proud owner of a used Fascinate. I figured for $120 w/o a contract we don't have much to lose/we can always resell and get most of it back.

Now to explore the various roms you've cooked up over here. It will be nice to have some choices (my dx2 has really only one active rom developer atm - I believe he was quite active here at one time - nitro.)
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efan450:
Glad to hear it..hopefully she'll like it!! Imo at this point the most fully functional, least glitchy rom still to date is com rom 2.0 w/2.1 patch..it's smooth, pretty snappy, very customizable, and everything works...but either way here's a link for one stop rom, kernel, and recovery shopping!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1013312
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] QuattroMechanic:
Im using the PWGB 2.0 beta 3 eh09 with ec09 radio, ive tried them all and this one is king!

here it is http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1242747
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sk eris:
I just picked my fascinate up a few weeks ago from amazon. My eris screen became unresponsive in a highly used area. I rooted and flashed the latest geewiz rom and couldn't be happier. I'm confident you will be too.
[Galaxy 3 General] Panos_dm:
Guys I need some help. Is there any way to load custom rom images to android emulator on windows 7? I have tried everything but I can't get an image to load. I really need this. I have installed the sdk and everything works except custom roms. Thank you all.

sent from my nokia 3210
[Galaxy 3 General] cdesai:
You can load imgs

Create an avd

Now in the avd folder place your own img
[Galaxy 3 General] Panos_dm:
Yes...In theory it should work but it doesn't. Could it be that the avd needs a special configuration?

sent from my nokia 3210
[Galaxy 3 General] cdesai:
And it worked too

Used a cm img long time back

On the official cm site/wiki/forum there is a way to build cm from source and load it into emulator

Search...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Ricanblaze:
my phone is stuck its been 5mins.. does that mean it has frozen or bricked? need help... and how to go back to Stock 2.2.1 and Stock Rom original From Manufacture..
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jager555:
Frozen on the startup screen? You can Odin to stock. Go to the Bible and look at the noobs guide to Odin
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Ricanblaze:
no phone just Reboots Over And Over :( need help
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] champ1919:
GB & lagfix?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dustrho:
Is the battery door cover on anyone's G2 loose? I mean, it used to be a nice tight fit when I first got it, but now after owning it since its release date is seems to be just loose enough to annoy the hell out of me. It doesn't rattle but it slides back & forth just a little bit, maybe a couple millimeters worth. Just curious if this happens to anyone else's G2, and if so what did you do to make it stop doing that.

Thanks.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilcuber:
does it fall out? if it dosent, you can try to put something inbetween the gap so the door has no space to move
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dustrho:
No, it doesn't fall off the phone at all, it's in there pretty good. It slides up & down parallel to the phone itself, so when I'm holding it it just doesn't feel secure (IMO).
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lainvalenajr:
Had that problem long ago, it was caused by the phone lock not the cover. I had a replacement and it was locking perfectly again
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Novalis31:
Check the tabs on the left side. I noticed that mine got lose also it was from the tabs bending out. Just bend them back in and you should be fine.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dustrho:
Which left side are you referring to, the metal clips or the black clips? And which we are you bending them to fix it, toward the center or away from the center? Thanks.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Novalis31:
These tabs on the door its self. Just bend slightly and slowly, they will break so be careful.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dustrho:
Which way are you bending them though?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Novalis31:
In, towards the door.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Novalis31:
Remember just slightly. Alittle then try, and so on.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrCeddy:
Hey Guys.. I'm looking for a "how to Root " on Bell's Stock UGKG3.

It seems in order to get root you must use CWM 2.5 and higher but KG3 overwrites with 3e Recovery. If I flash CF-roomt 1.3 through 4.1 I get looping boot screens.

Many searches later.. I'm here.

Can anyone help me out?

I9000M with UGKG3 flashed via ODin (I9000UGKG3-homebinary.tar) with stock 3e recovery BMC CSC.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lgsshedden:
Yes use the tornado kernel
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haloimplant:
10charrrrr
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] masterslacker:
It would be great if you could provide a link to this kernel, as it is not on XDA.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrCeddy:
I found a link...

http://www.mediafire.com/?31hw11agky62dr2

PW: damiangto

But don't even bother.. once again I'm stuck on a boot loop!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrCeddy:
Thank you!

Root with no FC on SU.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brahmy:
Sorry to bump an older thread, but I just have something else to add that might help someone else out.

I re-flashed stock UGKG3 to an i9000M, then grabbed the rooted kernel you linked to root. However, I had to manually download superuser and busybox installer from the Android Market - something I thought would happen automatically.

Hope this helps someone else!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Timsta:
hi brahmy

were you able to root your i9000 on this firmware?

managed to grab the file. thanks.

just wonder if you were successful after flashing this kernel

just lookin for some reassurances
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haloimplant:
Yes you do need to superuser and busybox from the market.

I'm seeing over 900 downloads of that kernel from megaupload, I didn't make it but I'm glad my instructions and download link helped so many.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaiser__sose:
thanks for the link.. going to try rooting now.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psommerfeld:
Am not getting root ... UPDATE: have root, but not busybox

So I re-installed the stock Bell UGKG3 kernel which worked great.

Then I installed this rooted one, more than once between reboots. I also got Busybox and TiShell from Market but I have no root :(

What might be going wrong?

Before I put the stock kernel back on, I was playing around with various kernels and with one of these kernels, I also updated the CSC and MODEM. Will this cause issues with this rooted KG3? I seem to not have problems with the stock KG3 that I re-installed using Kies.

Please help! No idea why everybody seems to be getting root with this kernel except me.

EDIT:

Ooooops looks like I may have had an out-of-date/dysfunctional Superuser app that was there from an old kernel update. I deleted it, re-installed from Market, and now I have root!!!

Now I have another problem: Looks like my busybox is also out-of-date. D/l'd busybox installer, it asked me if I wanted to install the latest, I said yes, but then it said I still have a version hanging around and I couldn't install.

So I opened my terminal and found one in /system/xbin. Did:

su

rm busybox

... but says the it's a read-only filesystem

How can I remove my old one that apparently exists somewhere and won't let the newly-downloaded busybox installer install a new one??
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timmysk:
Stock ugkg3

I had the same problems with rooting my ugkg3, I used Darkyrom 10.2 Re. It rooted, put voodoo lagfix in, busybox, superuser. I didn't have to add any of those apps. I used odin to put it in. The only thing you have to do is reconfig your apn settings. Here is the link for darkyrom http://www.darkyrom.com/community/index.php?threads/odin-darkyrom-10-2-resurrection-gt-i9000.4272/, here is the link for the original stock firmware http://www.samfirmware.com/, and here is the link for the apn settings http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=799559, enjoy.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Codename_Falcon:
The links you provided no longer work. Does anyone have any others?
[HTC Desire S] Hanakie:
i just about to ask anyone of u experienced sms delay to received..

its happen after i updated my phone from HTC auto update..

model : HTC DESIRE S S510E

baseband : 20.28I.30.085AU_3805.06.02.03_M

android version :2.3.3

kernel version : 2.6.35.10-G2EE27F5

BUILD NUMBER : 1.48.707.1 CL85460 RELEASE KEY

im from malaysia with DIGI provider..

any help will be thankful in advanced!
[HTC Desire S] mariuck:
it happened to me in 1 day.. but i thought that is from the provider.. cause it happened just that day... now i don't have any delays..
[HTC Desire S] Hanakie:
its still happen to me :/
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Stupid question but have you restarted the phone?

you could try to re register your device on your network

Settings...wireless & networks....mobile networks.....network operator.......search network

And select your network

Swyped from HTC Desire S using XDA Premium
[HTC Desire S] Hanakie:
yeah seem stupid for me too dude..

i restarted the phone countless time until now..so how many time u want me to do so?

check the network a few times..and trying both setting..manual and auto..

still no luck..

so as a "GURU" like u..any help for me?
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
I'm certainly no guru :)

I'm afraid no ideas...although I'd be tempted to say it's probably an operator issue and not related to the update

Swyped from HTC Desire S using XDA Premium
[HTC Desire S] Hanakie:
i also tried with a different sim card from another provider..but still same.. :/
[HTC Desire S] monkey21stc:
What about your phone's timezone, is it set to the correct one?
[HTC Desire S] Hanakie:
yeah, that still on track..lolz
[HTC Desire S] wals1h:
did you solve the problem mrs been having the same problem on her desire s on tmobile and a friend also using the desire s on tmobile wonder if its network or phone problem
[HTC Desire S] roidroid:
I have had this problem since an OTA update from my provider (O2).

I have put it down to the known issues which are outlined in this thread...

Ah I can't post threads...google android forums signal drops completely htc desire s

(androidforums.com/htc-desire-s/396171-signal-drops-completely-htc-desire-s.html)

I have put my phone on GSM only and no problems at all, as soon as I switch to GSM/WCDMA Auto. I get lots of issues, delayed txts, calls to me go straight to answer phone etc.

Running 2.3.3..........hoping to update soon, which, fingers crossed with help the issue
[HTC Desire S] mariuck:
i have exactly the same problem without the answer phone.. just the delay sms.. and i was using it on gsm only also... but i sent it to service.. and i will tell you if the problem is solved ;)
[HTC Desire S] azunic:
I has also that problems when I bought my Desire S, a lot of them, but, after install Saga3D rom and after that Endymion 2.1 I don't have that problems... :)
[HTC Desire S] Durdy:
I have the same problem, Desire S in the UK (with CM7). Phone calls also go through to answer phone without ever being notified as well.

This really sucks.. A phone that doesn't work as a phone. :mad:

The only temp fix I've found is to dial *#*#4636#*#* and go to phone information and change the mode to GSM only. Unfortunately, this means no 3G data connection. So really slow internet.
[HTC Desire S] mackhenri:
Dude check if the calls are going to voice mail directly....cause our customers come with the same issue and we give them the steps to turn off and on the voicemail and it works fine....
[HTC Desire S] Durdy:
Yea, they are going straight to voicemail. I've reflashed Cyanogenmod today, and so far it's been working ok...

Judging by this forum, it doesn't affect everyone, but a significant amount of people do suffer from it.
[Motorola Droid X2] MikeJ92YJ:
Here Are Two Flashable Zips. Mms From CM7. 3D Gallery.

Mms & Gallery

Mms & Gallery (Blur Removed)

Both Are Working Correctly Now.
[Motorola Droid X2] DAG425:
Hope all is well with you and yours Mikey! I'll try these and report back what happens so other will know...
[Motorola Droid X2] bswides412:
Very cool. Could we get some screenshots? Also can This be applied right over eclipse? Thanks
[Motorola Droid X2] MikeJ92YJ:
Thanks Dag, I Got 15% Left On My Phone. I'm Waiting For My Friend To Get Back Gonna See About His Car Charger. I'm Good Here Just Alotta Flooding And Power Problems.
[Motorola Droid X2] 3UR0TR45H:
I am running both of these on eclipse without issue. I installed them a few days ago and it's awesome, especially the gallery

Sent from my DROID X2
[Motorola Droid X2] MikeJ92YJ:
Here's A Couple Screens.
[Motorola Droid X2] X0dus:
Using mini boat browser and I'm getting "the web page is not available" w/ both links. Data connection has been verified. I'll try a different browser. Thanks!
[Motorola Droid X2] MikeJ92YJ:
Update Both Are Working.
[Motorola Droid X2] ilovesoad:
Does the link from camera to gallery work, or would I just need to rename the gallery 3d apk?
[Motorola Droid X2] MikeJ92YJ:
It Should Ask If Multiple Galleries Are Installed Which One You Want Or Set A Preferred One.
[Motorola Droid X2] MikeJ92YJ:
I Believe This Could Be Installed On Any Rom. There Isn't A Prerequisite.
[Motorola Droid X2] dkahs23:
Do you just flash these like you do a ROM?
[Motorola Droid X2] X0dus:
Thx, Mike.
[Motorola Droid X2] MikeJ92YJ:
Yes No Wipe Though.
[Motorola Droid X2] OmegaXzer0:
If I flashed either of the zips, would it affect the camera in any way? The only reason why I'm sticking with the Blur Gallery right now is because I still want to retain all the functionality of the camera. Thanks!
[Motorola Droid X2] MikeJ92YJ:
Does NOT Affect The Camera.
[Motorola Droid X2] navenedrob:
Hey, just wanted to let you know that you should post themes or apps in the Themes and Apps Droid X2 forum, not in general.
[Motorola Droid X2] dkahs23:
Thanks Mike, works great !!
[Motorola Droid X2] MikeJ92YJ:
I Know, I Was On My Phone When I Posted It. When I Came Back I Was Looking In The App Section For It, I Thought It Got Deleted. Nope Wasn't Paying Attention.
[Motorola Droid X2] Elite49:
Noticed this Gallery does not play GIF's.
[Motorola Droid X2] MikeJ92YJ:
I Never Knew That. I Always Use JPEG Or PNG.
[Motorola Droid X2] TheKomoman:
Thanks for posting this, I was on a D1 and was missing the "pure" Android gallery.

Has anyone found a way to make it the default gallery? I went into applications management and cleared the default for the blur gallery but if I click Gallery home from a picture preview from the camera it goes to the blur gallery. That could be hard coded in the app but thought I'd ask in case I was missing something obvious.

Thanks again!
[Motorola Droid X2] MikeJ92YJ:
Try Settings>Manage Applications>Blur Gallery That Might Not Be The Right Name But Find The Blur Gallery And Try To Clear Default.
[Motorola Droid X2] TheKomoman:
That's what I had done - it's just "Gallery" not Blur Gallery. Oh well, I can live with it, would just be convenient to be able to head straight there.

Thanks again.
[Motorola Droid X2] MikeJ92YJ:
I Agree, I Could Have Sworn That When You Have 2 Or More Apps That Do The Same Thing The System Asks What You Want For A Default.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] redrol:
I use CIFS to stream video from my Windows server to my TF. Problem is that I never could get more than around 800-900KB/s even though my network is WIFI N and can push at least 2-3MB/s.

Here is a fix, using CifsManager, add under Options(eg. domain=android,ro)

directio

Now you can get around 2MB/s CIFS bandwidth. Just enough to stream high profile 720P h.264 vids and more. It really did make a huge difference on my TF. Hopefully it will help yours.

:)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bradputt:
how do i add another to the options, i already got "iocharset=utf8" in my option field.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jtrosky:
Just seperate the options with a comma....
[Eee Pad Transformer General] droidjens:
Until someone who know comes along, I'll give you my best guess. Usually, stuff is separated with a semicolon. One of these ;

@OP, thanks for the tip!

Edit: too little too late
[Eee Pad Transformer General] redrol:
i'm pretty sure this is correct
[Eee Pad Transformer General] uncorq:
Just an offtopic Q: what media player are you guys using on the android side?

I can sucessfully play stuff via UPNP with no hassle, but it omits .srt files and many of my DVD rips are subtitled and UPNP players omit the subtitles files.

I'd like to try streaming via CIFS - with the help of cifsmanager I can browse the shared file directories fine, open docs on the CIFS-shared drives etc, but when it comes to streaming moboplayer and several other random players can't seem to "find" the media files when I browse, using the player interface.

I'm looking to try different players and wondered what you guys were using to sucessfully stream movies from shared drives, with.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] redrol:
I use Diceplayer which can decode ac3 in software and h.264 in hardware as well as tons of other formats in hardware. Also use Vplayer since it can decode damn near everything. And I have Moboplayer for good measure. Diceplayer is amazing, only player that can can do 720P HD w/ac3.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] deadman3000:
I still haven't found a player that can handle 720p MKV with DTS. AC3? Sure. But not DTS. It takes too much power to decode it would seem.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] redrol:
Im pretty sure diceplayer is supposed to decode 720P MKV w/DTS but I haven't got any source to try.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] phonoflux:
Confirmed. It is ****ing amazing. Well worth the coin. Regular updates, loving it.

This fix is going to make it so much better :) Cheers guy!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bradputt:
i tried comma, semi colon

but i get "segmentation fault"

any ideas guys>???

edit: ok somehow i have to put directio first . working now.

how to check the transfer speed?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] gns168:
Hi,

I am having the same issues, but not following "edit: ok somehow i have to put directio first . working now."

Would it be possible for you to cut and paste how you entered your multi options in cifsmanager.

Tia
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bradputt:
i typed in the options field.

directio,iocharset=utf8
[Eee Pad Transformer General] JoeTF:
We're clearly running different Transformers. DICE is only as fast as Tegra2 failware allows, and Tegra2 cannot process files with bitrate>2000, or crf<21. Which happens to be every single 720p mkv release ever made. (some, like bd based releases have bitrate of 9000).
[Eee Pad Transformer General] sontin:
Na, the problem is the decoding of the ac3 stream. Combine this with the cpu usage for the video decoding and 1000Mhz is not high enough for smooth playback.

I have no problem to play high Profile 720p videos with over 2000kbit and aac audio.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jodahall:
I don't want to hijack the thread, but i was wondering if the stock rom has the required cifs module needed for cifsmanager to run....

I'm asking because i have a rooted tf101 and when i try to run cifsmanager it says superuser permission denied....does that mean it's trying to get permission to something that isn't there aka the cifs module or is there something else wrong ??

I know i'm rooted because i just did the left speaker fix.

I've tried some other cifs connection programs too and i get the same error.

if it doesn't have what i need do i have to load a new rom that has the cifs module in it or can i just install the module
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Spidey01:
You probably need to read the logs; I know from exp that it works on Roach's Prime ROM's.