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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ngocdao:
They just discontinued this a few months ago.. and it was not based on total pricing of service. It is based off of the MRC of your rate plan. ($59.99+)

Everyone is now on the 20-month upgrade cycle. If you are the primary line and didn't use your yearly upgrade yet, then that would be your last one. then you'll be on the new upgrade cycle.

be careful if you're still on this old cycle and you have your 1 year upgrade coming soon. if you lower your MRC, your upgrade date becomes laaaater :P
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] krips2003:
If have captivate and sgs2 and the difference in response to app and other things is like night and day. Don't get me wrong. I love my captivate, but I love my sgs2 even more. You need to use it then you'll know what I or other are in love with this phone. Just remember, anytime a new phone is launched, no matter it has the best specs in the world, it becomes obsolete.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jivy26:
Love the sgs2 but if I were paying that much I might wait for nexus prime.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kdwolf85:
This ^

10 char
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] daveop:
After having a few iPhones, the atrix, inspire, and infuse, this gx2 is definitely in a league of its own. Its unbelievably smooth and the call quality and speakers are top notch. Flash runs like butter as well, and for the first time the mobile experience feels worth it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SysAdmNj:
Hey, I'm definitely liking it so far. Still trying to figure out the best method to root it thought lol.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] naplesbill:
IMO, if you just want root access without necessarily wanting custom roms/kernels, use this method:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1286432

Use option 2 (Odin) if you are using Windows. This will give you a rooted stock system and did not require a wipe when I used it. Make sure you read the instructions and feel free to PM me if you need help. It is not my thread, but I just did this procedure yesterday.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] daveop:
I used the Odin flash method, then SuperOneClick. Phone rooted right away (yes, it froze on step 6 as the OP said, and I unplugged, toggled USB debugging on/off and plugged back in). It's just soooooo fast. I always loved Android but never felt like I had a phone where it ran so smoothly. This has been the answer so far.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SysAdmNj:
Ah thanks guys, I'm now rooted. Wonder if I should try out that cognition rom. How does one get into cwm? I used to do it using rom manager, but I see rom manager doesnt work well with sgs2?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] daveop:
I was able to use Rom Manager to boot into recovery, just be aware that depending on which version you have, the buttons are not correctly mapped yet. I believe the home button is actually acting as "select", and the power button just hides the menu. I kept hitting power to select things and the screen was going blank, it was sooooooo confusing, lol. I hear that may be fixed, have not checked since last night. I believe the CWM thread has the instructions for manually booting into recovery as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SysAdmNj:
Rom mananger worked but yea compared to my htc inspire it was weird to move around in there. One thing I noticed is no matter if I'm rebooting into recovery or rebooting the phone when the "Samsung Galaxy S2" splash screen appears there is a yellow triangle below. Not sure this is serious but definitely wasnt there before I rooted.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] naplesbill:
That triangle is there because you flashed a custom (non-stock) kernel. This is why I did the option (2) method of rooting. Flashing the pre-rooted stock rom avoids this. I don't need the custom kernel and just wanted root access.

I believe I read somewhere that if you reflash a stock rom and kernel the triangle will go away. I'm not 100% sure about that though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TechSilver13:
You are correct about flashing the stock Tom and kernel. That will get rid of the triangle. You can also get the USB jig off eBay for 3 or 4 bucks to get rid of that and make ur flash count go down to zero. The jig for the i9100 does work for the att version...I tried it after flashing cog beta 1 and the triangle was gone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] serialtoon:
I bought the phone for $529 from best buy after they price matched it and used my coupons and what not. I simply love it but after seeing just a glimpse of the nexus prime, I may be selling and waiting for that instead. Pending it has exynos and is on AT&T. We will know come the 11th I suppose.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cliffgardner:
Do you have a link for the jig you bought?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] msnyder:
I was in they exact same situation, upgrade in Nov. I have 2 lines. Called and ask for a supervisor and got my upgrade. They did say they would have tp ship it to me. They didn't have any so I convinced them to let me buy it my local store which had them. They called the store manager an 30 minutes later I had my phone. Thanks AT&T.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] adamfalkofske:
To me, it's not worth $550, but I used an upgrade and got it for $200 and sold my old Captivate for $150. Definitely worth the $200. The phone is as fast as the reviews say - it's never really hung up on me while waiting for something to process.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Shammyh:
I had this happen to me. I had an upgrade date of Late-September, then they pushed it to December, and then to February. However, because I follow this stuff closely, as soon as it changed I called AT&T, and talked to a very nice rep, who after checking with her manager, confirmed I hadn't added or removed any features on my line recently, and therefore the pushing forwards of the upgrade date was "in error". Sounds like bull**** to me, but after a number of phone calls, and many rounds of talking to managers, I managed to get my upgrade pushed through.

$200 for my GS2, and the nice person I talked to even waived my shipping. Pretty sweet deal considering my Captivate (which was also bought on contract) is a little less than a year old... :D

However as a note, I checked with two of my local AT&T stores (both corporate AT&T stores), and neither said they would honor the upgrade, even if my account had a "managerial override" on it. Great example of the left hand not knowing what the right is doing...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] crispy1805:
I was wondering it as well. I have the Infuse. I actually don't have any problems with it (other than the HDMI thing not working on custom Roms) and it overheating when I use it as a GPS for over an hour. However, the SGS2 is the phone I was waiting for. I had to upgrade a couple of months ago when my Captivate ran into problems.

However, it looks like used Infuses are selling for $250-$300 on Ebay, which would bring the cost down to me as to the same if I had a contract upgrade. Its tempting.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] askpcguy:
Honestly this device is a wait for December device, nothing wrong with holding onto the Captivate a little while longer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Milkshakes00:
Without a doubt worth it.

Bought mine on contract($200,) and my girlfriend's out right($550.. She bought me my original Cappy out of contract.. >_>) and it's been worth it.

Hell. I'd pay $750 for one. It's just an all around amazing phone.

/samsungandroidfanboy
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] manbeer:
For 550 its definitely worth it. It performs as well out of the box as most other phones do with different roms /PC's etc. You can only imagine the potential. . .

Battery life is good for a 4.3" android beast. I can get a full day 7am-11pm with fairly heavy use which was unheard of with my captivate/vibrant/inspire. In most cases by 6 or 7 I'd be looking for the charger

I got mine as an upgrade for 199. Left at&t, stopped home and rooted it and then went to the gym . When I left someone had a dead battery and I helped them jumpstart, after which she drove away with my phone on the car and it fell and got ran over . I liked it so much I didn't want to wait for warranty so I went back to att and bought another one outright to use in the down time
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] askpcguy:
Must mention I picked up the Captivate the month after it was released. Same year holiday season it dropped to $100. I believe I'll wait until mid November and see what goes on with the price.

Also, it feels right for a Windows 8 tablet announcement.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ap3604:
Same here. Really waiting for a $99 Amazon Wireless price (tax free) in a month or so to really make the jump :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] simulatordos:
Si Senor. Most def.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Jade Eyed Wolf:
If you're stuck in a situation where you have to pay the full retail price of the phone, then I would highly suggest buying the international version and not the AT&T branded device. The international version is exactly the same price on Expansys right now.

My reasoning?

The international version has been available for MUCH longer now, and as such, the development for it is a lot more mature. Basically there's a lot more support for the international version of the SGS2 at the moment.

Also, it's completely carrier unlocked, so if you travel abroad, you can use different carriers out of the box.

And finally, there's not AT&T bloatware bogging down the device.

Oh and it's thinner too. Yeah the AT&T version is slightly thicker than the original.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] foxbat121:
The only thing with International version is there is no warranty. Believe me, you don't want to buy a Samsung phone without warranty. You are more than likely need the warranty.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Jade Eyed Wolf:
Maybe. But then again, if you're planning on rooting or putting on any kind of custom roms or any of that jazz, any warranty you might have had, regardless of who honours it, gets voided anyway. Not to mention the fact that either way, if you run into any issues, and you want to sell your device, they're going like hotcakes on eBay/Craigslist/etc.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] foxbat121:
Rooting can be undone. ROMs can be flashed back. But if you screen dies or button no longer works, no one will buy it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nuwayman:
well i did it. paid full price at walmart. 520. loving the phone but yeah that is a lot of money. i only did it cause i have somebody buying my cappy for 200. now i have my renewal in december to use for the next best thing. but this phone is awesome it should do just fine for a while.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] naplesbill:
The international version doesn't have hspa+ 21mbps. It also doesn't have NFC circuitry. NFC is currently disabled by AT&T and I would never use it anyway. This may matter to some people. Hspa+ may be important to some people as well.

Unlocking the AT&T version is easy as pie when you pay full price. AT&T will provide the unlock code in this case. There is also the mod method that uses an app to do it.

The last thing is that you can get insurance if you buy it from AT&T. You will also be able to use AT&T service centers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 3_D:
The International version DOES have HSPA+ 21mbps. The Korean version also has NFC. It costs $94 to insure it for 2 years with Square Trade.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] naplesbill:
You are right, I was thinking of the LG Thrill vs Optimus 3D on the hspa+

The Korean version is not the one you mentioned for sale is it? I guess the insurance is a wash. But, having physical access to a service center is a nice bonus during the warranty period.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] askpcguy:
News is Samsung and Google are not doing the announcement on the 11th cause its too close to Steve Jobs death. I think I saw mention of the 27th!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] p51d007:
If I already didn't own a 5" screen android, and were coming from an iphone

or another < 4" screen, the SG2 would be a PERFECT update.

Played with one in the store last weekend, but I'm addicted to the 5" screen size.

I'm holding out for the Samsung Note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] crispy1805:
Where/what is the best price to buy this thing Off-Contract?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] :
Walmart, $520... I got mine for $562.70 out the door.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] greystealth:
Odd, on Walmart's site it shows them selling it for 599. Hmm, maybe there's a price difference in-store?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] curly20:
Hold up hold up, how did you get this for $49.99!

Its been officially like 3 years maybe 4 since i "upgraded" from ATT, think i could get that upgrade deal?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cmunic8r99:
I got mine at Walmart for $520 plus tax off-contract, too.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cmunic8r99:
I asked Expansys-USA about this before the US release, and they said they would help with the warranty on the international version, should you need it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] askpcguy:
I really hope come November the phone will drop to $100 or so. Waiting for March so I can upgrade is painful.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nkd:
I have it and also have a sprint version in the family, I much prefer the att version. Even my brother likes mine better, he even says the screen looks much sharper on mine and the phone is just nice to hold in your hands. The sprint version just doesn't look as sharp as the att version. Plus the att version seems a lot lighter and has way better grip then the sprint.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pupochek:
I got my SGS2 from Radio Shack for 179.99 upgrade contract. Coming from Captivate running Pinnacle with Samurai kernel, I would say it is barely worth the 180$ (80 of those being for the front facing camera and a flash :-) ). Wouldn't even cross my mind paying 549$ for SGS2...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] askpcguy:
Even knowing the Galaxy S2 has a better working GPS system than the Captivate did? What about performance/speed? Captivate overclock/undervolted seems pretty speedy and I run Gingerbread 2.3.7 on Miui.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pupochek:
GPS system is not a tipping point for me, I only need it in a car and my car has it :) (and I have a standalone Garmin in case I rent a car).

Speed wise I was OK with Serendipity VII, but lately went to Pinnacle/Samurai combo without lagfix and it was even better subjectively, although Serendipity's QS numbers were a lot higher...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muzahim:
hi all

how to convert a rom into ftf bundle????
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pheel:
make them .img files, either by backup or fastboot. convert to .sin images and store the lot as .ftf ddon't forget tto add Meta.inf data

have fun, & hit thanks if I helped!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prodigy:
haha what's fastboot?

sorry i'm a nub
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muzahim:
how can convert the image into sin files?????????
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spaarc:
First take a Nandroid backup or use AZUZU kitchen (the older one)

This would give you many IMG files

http://groups.google.com/group/andro...fedbb839322ee6

convert to sin via bin2sin ,

for x10i:

partition info for SYSTEM : 0400000001000000D7020000050B0000

sin type: 0xA

partition info for USERDATA : 0900000001000000DC0D0000880E0000

sin type: 0xA

Bundle It using flash tool

enjoy:D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pheel:
oops, this is x10 ... haha I thought I was still in arc. ma bad :'D but fastboot is supported if the kernel supports it. it was on dooms agenda before he bricked it... like. its sorta like recovery, I don't know how to explain. its like recovery, but like you need adb. like you can flash update.zip and like pull/push system or whatever .img via adb. better than recovery, since adb is very powerful.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pheel:
for more info

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Fastboot

and maybe DooMLoRD will implement it when he gets his x10 again back (:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonny210183:
The page you requested is invalid.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 16theben:
How do I revert to stock image from 2.1.2 so I can unroot and update

(if I do not need to do this how do I update)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magicdave26:
Ive just done the same thing, I`m not allowed to post links to sites you need to register on, but the only reason you need to register is to be able to get the links for the recovery files

I`ll PM you the link, make sure you check you download the correct version

ie WW or US etc
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoghead1987:
Could you pm me the link also?

Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] veritasaequita:
i guess i can call this a guide for anyone it helps. Just thought id put this out if atleast anyone didnt know they might find it helpful. install launcher pro as home app, u don't have to delete twiz. once ur on ur lpro home screen just long press then choose shortcuts, then choose activities, u will now see alot of apps that where really not usable unless u knew all the dialer codes and there's even a few that arent dialer codes, choose yours and then ull have a shortcut to some deeper s2 options. i even found the internal 0 trigger counter last night by accident and it still stated zero..sweet. hope this helps anyone and if everybody already knew this then excuse my post, i was just wanting to contribute to the forum some how. later, veritasequita
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Unknown Zone:
No problems it does help, these types of post remind people with LP or if people just got LP and are new to the functions it can access these hidden settings.

I like LP as you stated, been using it on my Epic and now on my EpicTouch.
[Desire General] M_HaFeZ:
I've recently installed GB on my HTC D

this rom SRMix_3D_Data++HBOOT_V1.8.2_signed

but since the I cannot have the calendar events to snooze

only one notification and does not snooze every 5 minutes as I used to have on eclair and froyo

I use the calendar so often everyday like 5 times

so it kills my scheduals

any suggesstions coz I've tried to change all parameters and nothing changes
[Desire General] TVTV:
Faced the same issue after upgrading from FroYo to Gingerbread. After doing some research, i found out that:

1) The Calendar snooze reminders fire every 15 minutes on Gingerbread instead of every 5 on FroYo;

2) The snooze reminders stop firing after the event has started (that may have also been the standard behaviour on FroYo, but i don't know for sure).

Mind you, i'm using the stock Desire 2.3.3 RUU ROM from HTC. YMMV on your ROM.

If you want more control over your reminders/events etc., search the Market. There are some apps out there which integrate with the stock Calendar app and offer a lot more options.
[Desire General] convoluzione:
Question for technicians ?

For resolve this problem my idea :

Put the froyo calendar to Gingerbread rom ?

I's a right or wrong idea ?
[Desire General] M_HaFeZ:
I dunno

I cannot think right now

I'm facing a dead-end situation with my desire

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1291446
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lonioo:
if i enable TalkBack on my galaxy s2 i can see a red led lighting up on top of my galaxy everytime the nice woman talks.....am i the only one who can see this led ? could it be used as notification led ? Could it be made brighter ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lonioo:
Nobody ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] resourcer99:
I've never seen any kind of red light on my s2. Even with talkback. As far as I know there's no led in mine... Unfortunately...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SGS-II:
The red LED you see is actually the proximity sensor in action. It's the circle closer to the front facing camera.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] malicenfz:
Are there any custom APN settings to improve speeds available?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] S1Cool:
Nope :) hehehe
[Samsung Infuse 4G] malicenfz:
Dammit lol
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ajftl:
At the apple iphone keynote today they were comparing cameras in different phones one of them was the bionic and it was the slowest one shooting speed. Apple guy said. I don't know what bionic users do in between pictures. Go drink a coffe? Lol everyone laughed hard dude! Lol. I did. It was funny
[Motorola Droid Bionic] scheatyj:
no secret the stock camera app is crap.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Mean Bro Greene:
This. Replacing it makes a world of difference
[Motorola Droid Bionic] scheatyj:
To be honest, I like our gallery and its integrated features and what not over iOS. I'll take that extra pain in the rear 2 minutes to install and configure another camera app for snapping my pictures with my cell phone.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] dotson817:
That's a joke the bionic already smokes the iPhone 4 ... S? Lol stupid idiots thought it'd be a badass 5
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Rootuser3.0:
If apple was so advanced how come it took this long for them to make a 4g phone and dual core. Oh thats right its the same design as the iphone 4 just imagine if they redesigned it? We wouldnt see a new iphone with 4g + dual core until next december lmao apple = Fail
[Motorola Droid Bionic] rcicu:
And why are all there new revolutionary features originally from windows mobile, blackberry, and android .....
[Motorola Droid Bionic] scheatyj:
Thoughts on the 4s

not 4g.

A5 is just, okay

and, why can't we have the SGX543 dual core?

Only thing that makes me jelly
[Motorola Droid Bionic] dadsterflip:
So what do we do while on coffee break? Waiting on apple to innovate or try to catch up. Waait they can't so they innovate through suing.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] dadsterflip:
Apple 4s? Apple 4 Suing?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
Or you could use the MIUI camera mod (shameless plug) and take a pic just as quick...
[Motorola Droid Bionic] nosaturn:
What camera should I install?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Droidmoder:
Well go watch youtube and have all the pictures uploaded while the apple guys are still try to upload their pics. Then procede to record them and upload that. Lol.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] scheatyj:
Or if you care that much about pictures, don't buy a phone for $600, and buy a DSLR for $600...

People are silly now a days
[Motorola Droid Bionic] blind2314:
This! Thank you lord someone else sees the light.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] dadsterflip:
Lol
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fr4nk1yn:
Here's the short version:

There's a remarkable performance difference between CyanogenMod Nightlies and MiUi.

MiUi is somewhat based on CM from my understanding, I've never seen how it's based on it.

The system performance with MiUi is smother.

Benchmarks, Antutu and Passmark, are quite a bit higher with MiUi as well.

FPS goes up 2+fps during the benchmarks.

Anybody else notice? Wondering how that's possible and how CM can be juiced up.

I'm getting market errors that apps are not compatible with the Nook on MiUi but going back to CM is rather hard even with it's more nook friendly features.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koopakid08:
I have found the exact opposite... What CM version did you test?

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[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fr4nk1yn:
I tested nightly 203 against 1.9.23. MiUi benched better at 1.2ghz than cyanogen did at 1.3ghz.

cm n203 at 1.325ghz, where mine tests best, scored 2528 on Antutu. MiUi at 1.3ghz scored 2895.

I didn't document the MiUi breakdown of scores. it was across the board higher except SD read/write.

perhaps I should try it again after a fresh wipe(?).
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koopakid08:
It has been long known that you get better benchmarks with 1.2Ghrz than 1.3. I would say try again with a complete wipe for each and the same overclock settings.

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