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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Logi_Ca1:
There is another way of looking at it.

Exterior wise, two SGSII may be the same. But internally they can be very different.

On the surface of it two SGSII can be differentiated by the apps installed on it.

Deeper down though, being on Android gives you the ability to customize your SGSII, in the form of kernels, ROMs and launchers.

The paradox of the SGSII getting more popular is that just like with apps, as more people own it there's a higher chance of people entering the community who are interested in hacking the phone, so to speak.

I guess that in the coming months, with the release of the SGSII in the USA, we will have an even greater amount of ROMs and kernels to choose from. Maybe we will have more people contributing to Cyanogenmod too. :)

It would not have been possible to get this level of choice in customising the SGSII if it had remained obscure.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sparksltd:
I disagree. If it was fashion to wear red I wouldn't go out and buy loads of red clothing. However if I wanted to wear a red piece of clothing I would despite the current fashion. I'm the same with most things. I wouldn't buy an iPhone because everyone owns one. However if I wanted an iPhone I would. Its also nice feeling to me to own something that isn't owned by the the rest of the sheep.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buxz777:
If your in usa and you wanted a rare phone why buy a samsung galaxy?? you should buy a nokia they cant sell phones in the usa for love or money you would be really special then
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MJ-12:
Made me laugh :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B3311:
There's something very wrong with anyone who thinks these desires can be fulfilled by the possession of anything - never mind a ****ing phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robafet:
The more folks own your phone, the more support for the device there will be, unfortunately this works a little against us, as the ipod has tons of support as lots have it, you can get docking stereos, remotes, hi-fis with docking ports etc. Still, the more own the galaxy 2, the more apps there will be for it. So all good fella.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Egoj:
Since the unit has come out in Australia 1/3 of the people that work in my office have the SGS2 which is great as we share all our experiences with the unit offering advice on cases, apps and comparing battery life etc.

Be unique and get your own background ringtone and sweet case. The unit might not be unique but it is awesome.

Ego
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prinzhernan:
No offense but what is this argument about it not being unique in the months to come? I dunno about you but I bought the phone for the features and the screen. I don't usually show my phone to other people unless they ask. Shouldn't you just appreciate the phone for what it is, why would anyone else's opinion matter? At the end of the day, it's you who's going to use it, not them.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheiPhoneKiller:
If everyone gets one,its a good thing,more people,more development,it could be the start of a trend,all samsung need to do is market right and get people saying "Galaxy",rather than "iPhone",failing that.itlebe"iphoned today with my galaxy" they need to shout out to people,this is what you want not iCantbelieveitsjustanougherPhoneagain

its best phone out,shout it out,galaxy s2 is whats its all about

please excuse me.too much coffee today :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajftl:
Omaga. This is so stupid. Anyway I have a idea. For u to keep the uniqueness get a white version of a sgs2...

That's what I'm doing. Lol anyone looking for a black sgs2.. 500 bucks. I need to order a whitey
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sparksltd:
No need to be aggressive.

Not all people have lots of money and owning something nice can give them some pride.

I would think that almost everyone at some point in their life have owned something they really like, that they have wanted to show off and have been proud of. Its natural
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chestvrg:
For the users that ordered the unaltered version (free from any carrier configuration/alterations), pure factory unlocked galaxy sII gt-i9100 we still got the best and unique device anyone can ever wish to have, provided we paid so much monies (I paid $761 for mine).

Given all this news about an LTE version of the GSII and the Galaxy Note and the release of a US version of the GSII on multiple carriers, I wouldn't be so worried. Look, the US telecom versions have all lost their pure form factor, hardware blueprint and are carrier locked.

1. They are locked to their specific carriers (rooting required to unlock)

2. They all have some sort of carrier firmware that needs to be rooted in order to remove and then a custom ROM installed to then asimilate what we factory unlocked owners already have and enjoy.

3. They have lost their original form factors, as the at&t and the sprint version have multiple buttoms, one less feature excluded and perhaps the same accesories that fit the original GSII will not fit these new releases.

Speedwise, I really don't see LTE being a deal breaker. Lots of review and rumors out there indicating how LTE devices have poor battery life. With my current H+ speeds on at&t I get all the decent speeds that I need (on average 4Mbps down) to stream slacker radio and youtube video as well as occasional video calla using the fring app.

So in summary, we still have an unique device for those of us who got the factory unlocked versions in their purw form.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brendonwardmusic:
I have a feeling the iPhone 5 or 4g will kill this device or atleast be on par with it.

I've just checked out the new ios5 thats being released soon, im quite impressed.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bartybet:
Its a phone. use it and enjoy. i cant imagine that you bought it for the unique factor and not because it was the best at the time. but its still just a phone. nothing to be upset over when it iant the latest a.d greatest
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hbkmog:
Unbranded and unlocked. That's reason enough to make it unique, especially in US.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pukemon:
People still use super amoled plus screens? Dang.

I voided my warranty and your mum.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockky:
Yeah, OP gotta put up with idiots like this.

I like to stay on the cutting edge of mobile tech myself.

Gonna be a ton of folks with this device and Nexus prime by November.

SGS2 will no longer be the phone dujour for sure.

The Galaxy Note WOULD be future proof for a long while....if for no other reason than availability....you'll have to import it like the SGS2.

The SGS3 imported will also be a device to behold...maybe importable by January.

But for me? ...the 'NOTE'! ...yes the 'Note'! ....

QUOTE=B3311;17252693]So to sum up, you chose a phone because you wanted to stroke your own ego with your "sense of uniqueness" and impress your "friends", and are now disappointed because other people will spoil your unique user experience by having the temerity to get a similar device.

Poor little thing. Just wait until the next Shiny New Thing, buy it, bask in your own smugness and find another forum to tell people how special you are.[/QUOTE]
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSaw:
I didn't read the OP. I didn't read any of the posts in this thread.

So, implying everything in this thread is about what you said in the title: no, I don't ****ing feel like it's not going to be unique. Yes, they release a new and better phone every month, what the **** did you expect? To stop production and release of new phones so you can enjoy your purchased phone for 3 years? Everyone here payed the same ****load of money like you did, what's the point of *****ing about it? Why do I feel like my phone is unique? Because it's my first android phone and I payed that ****load of money for it. It's my phone, and I love it for what it is, with all its goods and defects. Seriously, think a second (at least) before asking stupid ****.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChongoDroid:
In Canada I felt like the only one with a nexus one and I probably was but now the masses have Androids and its not rare at all... (all tho I still glance over their shoulder to see what they're running lol) sorry but you missed out... You can only be an early adopter once.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] euphoria47:
i lulz'd hard at this one, thanks for making my day :cool:

I felt the same way about my Euro Touch Pro, even though I was on edge, but then again in 2008 I didn't really care, like I do now. I know a guy that was rocking a nexus one in ottawa until last year. It was an AWS model so he was stuck in the edge boat too.

I guess it's allright to have something that nobody knows what it is, it gets annoying at times when you have to explain to dumbasses what it is, then being obliged to do a long winded explanation of why I got this instead of the almighty iphone. When people refer to my phone as an iphone i don't correct them, as i dread the predictable conversation that follows.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockky:
Christ dude....up the Med dosage...now.

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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
the more popular the phone gets, the more DEVEOLPMENT support it gets

if you want a long life for your phone, you better hope more people have it

you can still be unique, if you develop your own customization and skins, and specially if you can make your own ROM

that's what sets you apart, not just having a device.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poch_1421:
of course s2 woudn't be as unique as before since people will buy it :)

before you know it, s2 will become obsolete since technology will be making bigger and badder models :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pukemon:
The s2 became even less unique now that all carriers are carrying a version of it.

Iphone > galaxy s 2.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B3311:
Aggressive?! My, you're sensitive....

Your first sentence baffles me - why on earth should money and/or possession of an inanimate object give one a sense of pride??

You might think it's natural. I think you're just another consumer junkie. In fact, having read the OP's navel-gazing drivel again, I can but conclude that you two really are sad people.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChongoDroid:
Cool story bro :P
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xProteus:
+1

10 char
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hikarugo:
If you want a rare phone, wait for n9 then..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockky:
OP might not have expressed it accurately but when you come to value any commodity its human nature to want its cutting edge ....and to feel good/satisfied by that fact.

The only sad people here are those that then must (in their infinte wisdom) make judgements of those people because of it....satisfying of course their need to feel superior.

Sigh
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B3311:
Alzarin's cheerleader's back I see - or are you him with a dupe nick?

You've called me an idiot, and now you're calling me sad.

If possessing any kind of self-worth which doesn't rely on consumer fetishes, and the need - expressed by your good self - to be on the "cutting edge of mobile technology" is a sad and idiotic state of affairs, I'll gladly cry while attempting to count to 5.

I'm not satisfying my need to be superior - I am superior.

Now run along and buy something cool and unique.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChongoDroid:
I like gadgets

End of story
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jr866gooner:
I had a similar effect with my Orange san francisco, no one had one and certainly no one had installed new roms on there phones! so there I was getting excited wanting to tell ppl but there was no point! they wouldnt know what im talking about!

Until......i met some guy on our clients site who had the same phone and we had full on discussions on benefits of the different roms etc and I actually felt finally I have found someone else going thru the same steps in trying new roms! I dont dare do all this to my gs2 tho.

funny thing when I see this guy now he is amazed at this phone!
[HTC Sensation] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
Reposted this in this forum as you will see it pertains to it:

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I got my G2 on Christmas day, and had it replaced about 2 months ago, due to the screen dying on me, then about 1 week ago the same thing happened, another one they sent and I got it next day.. this phone they sent me now is refurb, how do I know? When I'm on a call, the speaker sounds like your under a bridge above a nascar.

When I record the call (with MIUI) I can't hear it and the person is VERY quiet on the recording even when yelling.

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So I have to call them today or tomorrow bout it, now here's where I have a question: if I said I was tired of running into these problems or something and said I wanted them to send me a Sensation 4G do u think I could get it to happen? If I reword how I ask might it happen? Just curious before-hand if u think T-Mobile will do such a thing.

And I have insurrance, which is why I get new ones.. :)

Sent from my T-Mobile G2 w/ Tun4's Bulletproof MIUI!!!
[HTC Sensation] dcwiker05:
Nope. Work for them they always give "equal" devices and you have to have 3 replacements in 6 or less months. "Equal" for a G2 is probably gonna be a G2X at BEST and a Gravity Smart at worst. You wont get a Sensation though
[HTC Sensation] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
Really? Well that stinks. :( ha okay thanks

Sent from my T-Mobile G2 w/ Tun4's Bulletproof MIUI!!!
[HTC Sensation] g1user101:
U will get a better phone once g2 is discontinued
[HTC Sensation] supercobaltss:
After 3 problems with the same model phone they have to offer you a different model phone, You can ask, ive done it thats how i got my blackberry switched out for the S4G
[HTC Sensation] darryll4sh0:
I got my sensation stolen while on vacation and I used my insurance 2 get s next 1. Right now everything is fine. Maybe because it just came out that why there aren't refurbished devices yet
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
I think the G2 was discontinued. They don't sell them online anymore. Best case scenario you'll get a myTouch 4G I think.
[HTC Sensation] RuizGT:
It actually has to be 3 exchanges within 90 days. Or call and throw a fit til you get your way.

Edit: and the typical alternate exchange will be a sidekick. I have seen a g2x be an alternate exchange for a mytouch 4g, though. Pure luck on that one.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Focustom:
I'm having a weird issue with the infusion kernel A that when I lock the screen the backlights of the 4 buttons flash every so many seconds. Reeeeeeally annoying. I downloaded BLN and disabled backlight notifications but this is still happening. Anyone know how tp fix it?

Thanks

Tommy
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyshemi:
Uninstall bln and reboot
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyshemi:
are you on froyo or gb
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Focustom:
I've uninstalled a while ago and have done several reboots since then. I'm on froyo.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyshemi:
Flash infusion kernel. I assume your on defused?

And for kernel flashing use sgs kernel flasher easy peazzy
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Focustom:
Haha I am on infusion kernel. However its on the stock rom.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Focustom:
I did use sgs though haha
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyshemi:
Go into recovery and go into advanced and disable it from there
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Focustom:
Um I went to recovery and advanced and didn't see the option. My recovery is green and then it switched over to a red one and said voodoo. It happened after I selected "key test" and hit the back button. Also I selected the "reboot in download mode" or something like that and a screen came up saying downloading don't shut off. Well it got stuck so I shut it off haha. But nothing bad happened. Anyways I don't know if I have the option. :/
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Focustom:
In rom manager which recovery am. Supposed to flash? Like which device?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyshemi:
Try this kernel then

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1134995

.......infuse.....Infused....infusion.........
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Focustom:
What's the difference between that one and the one I currently have? Sorry I'm new to the infuse game. And what about my recovery?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Focustom:
Thanks for the help btw
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyshemi:
Just an older build still great kernel

.......infuse.....Infused....infusion.........
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyshemi:
No problem,if us want hit thanks :)

.......infuse.....Infused....infusion.........
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Focustom:
Haha I will just one more question. Can I simply flash it over the kernel I currently have with out any bad effects. And what will be the difference between the two? Besides maybe fixing the bln issue. And which recovery and I supposed to have? That was three questions actually lol
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Entropy512:
I suggest flashing the Defuse 1.4 kernel - it doesn't do overclocking but it's solid and stable. Don't flash 1.5 - it has BLN too.

Every attempt to implement BLN on our phones has led to flakiness and instability.

Other option - upgrade to Gingerbread, that's where all the kernel development is these days.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Focustom:
Haha I said screw it and went to Infused. Wanna see how this baby runs on that with the tweaks DynamicRam posted. Thanks for the input guys. I'm honestly going to wait until the OG Gingerbread comes out to upgrade. I love having EVERYTHING on the phone work haha
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Focustom:
Hey guys I just opened up SetCPU and the voltage tab went away and so did the overclocking. This happened right after I flashed Infused rom anyone know why? Should I just flash the Kernel over top? I mean I was trying to avoid that because of the bin issue
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Entropy512:
Defuse isn't an overclock kernel. You have a choice of overclocking with some instability, or stability without overclocking.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qayum:
I am attempting to root my HTC Panache (MyTouch 4G) with this guide.

The problem is with the first step which is installing adb and the USB driver. The guide referred to the cyanogenmod wiki on installing the android SDK. I believe that I followed all the instructions correctly but it does not show that my drivers are installed properly in windows device manager and CMD.

So here is the entire process that I took:

installed java sdk exe

downloaded Android SDK zip file and extracted to root C:\

opened SDK Manager

installed "Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 6" (revision 4 not available) and "Google USB Driver package, revision 4" packages in SDK manager

went into control panel > system > advanced settings > environment variables > double clicked "Path" > added ";C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools;C:\android-sdk-windows\tools"

downloaded and replaced the default "android_winusb.inf" file with the modified file from the cyanogenmod wiki

enabled "USB debugging" and ensured USB was in "charge only" mode in phone

opened CMD and typed in "adb devices", didn't show anything

opened windows device manager and found an "Android Phone" device with the yellow exclamation mark instead of "Unknown Device" with ADB listed under it as mentioned in the cyanogenmod wiki

right clicked and update driver software, clicked browse and located the "C:\android-sdk-windows\extras\google\usb_driver" folder with the modified .inf file

"Windows was unable to install your Android Phone"

I've been trying many things for hours so any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance. :rolleyes:
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
Try these drivers...

http://www.multiupload.com/HBVGRC92IP
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qayum:
Success!

All I needed to do was install the .exe you gave me, restart the computer, device manager > right-click the unknown android phone device and "scan for changes", then the driver automatically installed! confirmed with cmd > adb devices.

Thank you!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
Np, the generic drivers normally don't install anyway, have to use the htc ones instead.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qayum:
Off-topic but, another problem.

I've successfully generated the CID with SimpleGoldCard but it seems that the gold card IMG generator website psas.revskills.de/?q=goldcard is down.

Will it be online again? Is there any other way to get the IMG file?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
I have no clue what the gold card is really, I last heard about it when people were rooting the magic. Since you mentioned CID, are you trying to unlock the phone fir other carriers ?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qayum:
No, I do not need to unlock it. The phone is from my carrier Mobilicity, but people referred me to use the Videotron HTC Panache guide (link to thread in OP) because it has a newer ROM version and making a gold card allows to "flash RUU files with a different CID to your own device - in other words, it allows you to flash files that were not made for your phone."

Basically, there was a back-to-school sale on the HTC Panache from Mobilicity and people who wanted to root (and unlock) it followed the guide above.

Please give me any suggestions, thanks!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sychobob:
Odin is not recognize by my phone since CM 10.1 been installen on my phone

Good day!

Since Cyanogenmod 10.1 nightly been installed on my phone, Odin does not see the phone anymore even is the USB debugging is active on the phone. I am able to see the phone using the command ADB devices -l. I need Odin back because I want to put back the stock firmware on my phone which is Jelly Bean 4.1.2. from Virgin Mobile.

Can someone tell me why ADB can see my phone and not Odin?

Thank you!
[HTC EVO 3D] jackpearce:
I was playing around changing prl's and on my last reboot my phone stopped reading my sd card. I've did nandroid backups, pulled battery and took out and re-installed the sd card. Nothing. Anyone have any ideas on what I can do?
[HTC EVO 3D] jackpearce:
I don't think it's my card because I can still flash roms that are stored on my sd card.
[HTC EVO 3D] jackpearce:
I am using twrp recovery. My phone won't go into disk drive when I plug it into my pc, but if I go into recovery and toggle sd card, my pc can read the files on my sd card.

I could sure use a little help. Or at least a push in the right direction.
[HTC EVO 3D] mvansomeren:
That is a strange issue. If it were me, this is what I would try:

Use a card reader connected to your PC and copy all of the files over to your PC. Make sure you have your folder view set up to see hidden files.

Next, format the SD card. (you can use this free program "SD Formatter" https://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/) or just use your normal formatting process.

After the card is formatted put it back in the phone and see if it can read the card. If it can, then copy the files you backed up on your PC back to the card.

If it can still read the card after putting everything back on, you're golden. If it can't, then there is some app or file on the card causing the problem.

Good luck and let us know what you find.
[HTC EVO 3D] jackpearce:
thanks for the advice mvansomeren. worked like a charm. i have no idea what happened. i changed a prl file rebooted, was too slow so i did the ##775# and i saw that i couldn't find my old prl file. i went to check for the file and couldn't find my astro. lol. then i noticed that the phone wasn't reading the card. well, if it happens again i'll know what to do. thanks again.