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[Networking] mtmerrick:
So, my father is considering getting a 3g/4g 7" tablet, with google voice (thanks cajunflavoredbob for helping me figure that one out) to make calls/texts.

The entire extended family is on a massive Verizion family plan, something like 20 people. EVERYONE has unlimited calls/texts/data, even the couple dumbphone people we have on the plan. (not my decision, i don't pay the bill, but i fully support it :P)

Is there any way you could, with the setup we have, transfer the grandfathered data plan from his DX2 to a tablet, keeping it unlimited, but dropping the texts/voice (which you can't use with a tablet anyways?)

he says he won't do it unless he can keep his unlimited data. he uses ~3.5 gigs a month, and getting a 5gb/m data plan is completely out of the question.
[Networking] cajunflavoredbob:
I don't have Verizon as my service provider, but if they are anything like T-Mobile or any other carrier, then I would say that no, this is not possible. I've had the same plan on T-Mobile for seven years now and have been off contract for five. If I were to change any aspect of my plan, I would loose all of it because none of it exists anymore.

The best I can suggest is to give them a call and find out if you can drop all but data on your plan. The problem would be adding it back if you ever decide you want it again, I would think. Most carriers do not allow data only plans because they make all their money on all the voice charges that no one uses anymore. (Ever notice how the feature you use the least is the most expensive?)
[Networking] mtmerrick:
tablets can't have voice or text plans tho. And verizion... well they're over-the-phone customer service has never been good to me :P thought i'd ask here first.
[Networking] cajunflavoredbob:
There are a couple of 7" tablets that are allowed voice and text plans on T-Mobile. It just depends on the cellular radio packed inside them. I'm not a Verizon customer, so I'm not entirely certain what you guys are offered. It couldn't hurt to ask them. What's the worst they can do? Say no? Honestly, I don't think they would allow it, but I would still ask. You might get lucky.
[Networking] mtmerrick:
REALLY? out of curiosity, which tabs w/ voice&txt can you got over there?
[Networking] cajunflavoredbob:
I believe the Dell Streak 7 was capable of this. I'll ask azrienoch. He was the one using it who showed me it could be done. It was a while back that his phone broke down and he had to use the tablet as a phone for a while. I think there is one more, but the Flyer is the only other tablet that I recall T-Mobile having, and I don't believe that one has a GSM radio. Either way, I don't think Verizon has any that have a cellular radio for voice service.
[HTC Sensation] gamikzone:
im not sure why but i just got my sensation today whenever i try to open revo it automatically closes and says something about incompatible kernel i installed htc sync because my computer would not detect my phone before
[HTC Sensation] cwa542:
U have to do it on a different computer because some file on your computer isn't letting it run, or u can restore your computer, and the steps to download is HTC sync then the revolutionary tool
[HTC Sensation] pogiazz:
i'm having the same issue. however, revolutionary just straight closes on me when i open it. i'm going to try it on another computer. mind you, my phone is already rooted but i'm trying to get s-off on it.
[HTC Sensation] whymewho:
that thing also happen to me... the reason why is HTC sync... If you have any other computer, WITHOUT HTC SYNC installed on it, use that computer to run the extracted file coming from REV.. But if you only have 1 computer, just UNINSTALL HTC SYNC.. then Run the REVOLUTIONARY that you unziped... then it will run...

Click thaks if i led you to the right path.. :)
[Xoom General] dethrok:
I'm about at my wits end trying to figure out this problem of mine.

Here's a quick overview of my situation, so I don't have to go through it again:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1301091

Anyways, I decided to take another shot late at night to see if I could get this working. I'm running on 3.2.2 right now, build HLK75D, with no 3G/4G connectivity. I looked at a screen shot of a stock updated 4G Xoom's settings and I noticed that my baseband is the only thing different.

Is there some way to change the baseband from what it is now (CDMA_N_03.1A.54P) to "CDMA_N_03.1A.52P ltedc_u_05.15.00"?
[Xoom General] Jewremy:
I'm having the same problem. Downgraded, took updates, overwrote the radio image. Oops. No LTE. Gone. You can re-activate it on 3G, but that's about it.
[Xoom General] dethrok:
Yeah, well, I don't have either 3G or 4G. My Xoom says activation successful over Wi-Fi, and I have full signal with the Verizon towers, but it just doesn't connect.

I still haven't heard anything back from Motorola regarding any way to get the baseband back to the LTE version.
[Xoom General] hammer4203:
Guys use Motorola stock imgs, but remove your sim card after you flash it. See if it connects to 3g then. If not look for the hlk75c stock root on here flash that with your sim in.
[Xoom General] hammer4203:
HLK75C is the Verizon one. Try to flash this.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1294824
[Xoom General] Jewremy:
We've tried that. No dice. I think it may be the bootloader that turns the radio on/off. HTJ85B or whatever it was overwrites the bootloader. If you power down, then power up BP (hold vol up + vol down on boot), it says LTE Radio OFF Cold booting linux. We need to turn that LTE radio on.
[Xoom General] hammer4203:
Did you flash hri66? What kernels have you tried? Oh and are you in a 4g area, cuz that can cause an issue if your not.
[Xoom General] hammer4203:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18224270

AceXMachine's post has a 7z file that should put you back. He did the same thing as you and he is back up.
[Xoom General] dethrok:
I've tried AceXMachine's solution. Still no deal.

No matter what image I've used, I still have no option for LTE in my mobile network settings. My baseband still has never changed back to LTE.

I live in the dead center of a strong 4G area. My 4G was working fine prior to making the stupid mistake of flashing over what Motorola sent back.

And that is exactly what mine says when I power up BP.

I just received a total generic e-mail response from Motorola telling me to make sure to check for updates, etc.

I replied to them and told them that my baseband is the wrong version and that my LTE radio is turned off. Lets see if they can provide anything to help out.
[Xoom General] hammer4203:
Anyone know how I can get you the baseband from my xoom? I am rooted on hlk75d. Just give me some directions and I will pull it for ya.
[Xoom General] dethrok:
I think it involves pulling your build.prop?

http://android.modaco.com/topic/328943-quick-guide-to-modifying-buildprop-with-adb/
[Xoom General] Jewremy:
No. This is lower-level software. It's part of the bootloader, governs the radio. The build.prop files are the same between 3.2.2 back from moto and 3.2.2 upgraded from stock.
[Xoom General] hammer4203:
I am not find anything on how I can extract the file it files you need! Makes no sense. I know there has got to be a way to just pull the radio and make an update zip.
[Xoom General] zarkuu:
I actually think it is a kernel or kernel module issue. I started another post in this direction. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1305039

Basically I can see the "wrigley" LTE modem in /system/build.prop and dmesg but I don't see the device in /sys/bus/usb/devices so the system can't use it. I thought the kernel lived in boot so I am surprised that flashing a new boot.img doesn't fix it, but for me at least it doesn't.
[Xoom General] Jewremy:
It is not. I'm about 90% sure that this is a bootloader issue. If you boot up in BP tools mode, it says LTE radio is off.

It can't be the radio (aka baseband) 'cuz none of the updates change the baseband. Always the same one even on HRI39 and HRI66. EDIT: Nevermind. Don't bother.

See above in this same post.
[Xoom General] dethrok:
Well, this is all hurting my head. Motorola e-mailed me back and said they were bumping my case up to their repair escalation team and I'll be getting a call in 1-2 days.

Hopefully they'll still help me out when it was my own stupid fault that I screwed up my connection. Maybe they'll be able to give me a solution to turn the radio back on.
[Xoom General] zarkuu:
OK, this makes sense to me since I have flashed back to HRI66 and did OTA updates to HTL85B and nothing else would presumably have changed it back. My mistake was probably allowing the device to boot under HTJ85B. If I had just done it through recovery and then flashed back to HLK75C it wouldn't have touched the bootloader. I bet some people didn't do that and so they work when flashing various restores. I understand it is risky to flash the bootloader (because if it goes wrong you won't be able to even go to fastboot) but what other option is there other than RMA back to Moto? Do we think Moto will be releasing stock images for this new bootloader anytime soon? That's really more of a rhetorical question I think.

I guess if someone wants to try making a backup I might try flashing it.

From http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1294824

Pulling your own images

1. Flash a custom recovery

2. Boot straight into recovery.

adb shell
mount /data
mkdir -p /data/media/images
dd if=/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/ebb of=/data/media/images/bootloader322.img
sync

Then reboot back into android and pull it off your device.
[Xoom General] hammer4203:
See if you can use this.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1270848
[Xoom General] mmayhew:
I'm in the same boat: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1299485

Hopefully we'll find an answer soon.
[Xoom General] zarkuu:
No dice. I've checked all the OTA updates I know about:

19dea2ba1ae5.signed-trygon-HTJ85B-from-HMJ37.19dea2ba.zip

7a15c95f18ba.signed-trygon-HLK75-from-HLK42B.7a15c95f.zip

7ac6aeb09117.signed-trygon-HLK75D-from-HLK75C.7ac6aeb0.zip

a5de99b3e437.signed-trygon-HMJ37-from-HRI66.a5de99b3.zip

In HMJ37 from HRI66 (3.0.1 to 3.1) I see a bootloader.bin along with this in the updater-script

assert(package_extract_file("bootloader.bin", "/tmp/bootloader.bin"),
moto.set_mbm_update("/tmp/bootloader.bin"),
delete("/tmp/bootloader.bin"));

There is nothing else that does an "set_mbm_update" in any of the other updates.

On the upside the md5sum of this bootloader.bin matches my own dd dump of the ebb partition.

c3a74df4a356c0e4158fd592cc8be693 bootloader.img
c3a74df4a356c0e4158fd592cc8be693 /tmp/updates/bootloader.bin

I'd be interested to see if someone can take a dump of their ebb partition as I documented earlier and see if the md5sum matches. if it does, then we will know the bootloader is not the problem. If not, then this is something new to try. Basically we need the dump and then an update.zip to flash it. If someone can provide the dd dump then I can make the update.zip. That should be safe enough to flash I think.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] venumx:
So I had this accessory from when I had my Samsung Epic 4G ( the D700 ) and it never really worked well as a stand for it... ive switched to several different phones since then and just kind of shoved it in the center console in my car.

Today I picked up the Samsung Epic 4G Touch ( D710 ) and popped the back door off and noticed that the battery, although slightly thicker due to the mAh gain, remains the same shape and relatively the same size. So i ran out to my car and grabbed the old accessory that i had cast away. Turns out it works better than anything i have seen as a stand for it.

I have some pictures to go along with this but the phone goes in horizontally ( it angles it perfectly for watching videos ) and does not move around at all. it leaves the volume rocker open on the top ( or bottom depending which way you put it in ) and doesn't obstruct any of the screen. Right now i have the phone plugged into the pc while streaming pandora to my speakers through the 3.5mm jack while it rests peacefully in the stand.

Here is a skydrive album i made:

https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=f663401d72de7289&page=play&resid=F663401D72DE7289!332

Heres a link to the actual accessory on Sprint.com

( it comes with a 1500 mAh battery for the epic touch which is a good backup ):

http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onli...ryID=BSS1363Q&topPageNumber=0&subPageNumber=0

tool2269 found it on amazon WITHOUT the extra battery or charger ( if you already have those ), thanks! :
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JimSmith94:
Thanks for the tip! I'm ordering this one from eBay for $27.99 and free shipping. :D http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350493492097&hlp=false
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ungovernable1977:
dumb question... so are the batteries interchangeable? and this charges the new batt?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ptfdmedic:
yes they are :-)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] latinmaxima:
Nice thanks for sharing.

Dicho por el Xoom de Latinmaxima
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] puff601:
I can also confirm the d700 battery kit works fine for the d710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tool2269:
I THINK this is the stand... only $13.99 (or $12.49 using the other seller link)

NOTE: NO battery included or usb cord (I already have those)

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Batte...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1318882526&sr=1-20
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] venumx:
awesome! if i didnt already have it i would use that link to buy it as i have like 5 batteries and 5 chargers for it haha ill post this link in the OP so people can see it!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JimSmith94:
Dang it. Wish I'd found that before I bought the whole kit for $27.99. Oh well, I needed an extra battery anyway.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tool2269:
Can you tell me if it needs a standard, mini, or micro usb power supply? The same as our phone I'd assume.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ichiban11:
so how does the 1500mah battery compare to the 1800mah? will i notice a big difference?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ranchosteve:
Thanks for the head up on the amazon one. I bought another one, so one for the office and one for home. I dislike being tied to a cord to charge my phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chumba8:
Great find!!!! I think ill go buy one from sprint!! Also the Infuse 4g From ATT dock works awesome too i bought one the day the S2 4gt came out and love it ill post some pics when i get home if anyone wants pics I got it for 39.99 you should check it out if anyone wants a desktop dock
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ap77:
I'm seeing very erratic speeds in Manhattan with my new SGS II, but generally I'm in the 2-3 mbps down, 1 mbps up range anywhere I'm inside. Sometimes it is the same outside as well, but occasionally that will spike up to ~16mpbs down outside.

Any other NYC users having similar issues?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mbernusg:
Get a new sim at tmobile

sent from my real Gs move in silence like lasagna
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heygrl:
Since when is 2-3Mbps slow? Really?

Try Sprint 3G/4G or Verizon 3G or AT&T "4G". 100-900Kbps is the norm on Sprint, Verizon and AT&T except AT&T has higher bursts. Verizon LTE is quick but it's already slowed down below 10Mbps here and coverage is not everywhere
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ap77:
Since it's advertised as HSPA+ 42mbps. Yes, really.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ap77:
How come? Is this sim defective somehow?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heygrl:
No - you're not going to get close to a theoretical max speed. Sorry to break the news to you, but this is Wireless - there are no guarantees.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ap77:
Obviously I'm not expecting the 42mbps. But they made a big deal about this being the first DC-HSPA+ phone -- it is, in fact, why this phone doesn't have exynos. Sorry to break it to you, but 2-3 mbps is very slow even for HSPA+ 21mbps. This is slower than Sprint's ****ty wimax.

If you're content with 2-3 mpbs, great, I'm happy for you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heygrl:
It's not slower than WiMAX here, and if you are seeing a variance in speed it's obvious that you are bouncing between two different cell towers with two different loads or one without Dual Carrier HSPA deployed on it.

2-3Mbps for a network with 1 3G carrier which means all of the bandwidth on that sector is shared with other T-Mobile subscribers is NOT bad. 50-300Kbps/Sprint 3G speed is bad. Verizon 3G at 500-1000Kbps is mediocre but acceptable due to the low ping. 2Mbps is decent, not bad, and OK for a HSPA network.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ap77:
I still have my Sprint Epic and this service is certainly slower than wimax.

Look, I'm not going to argue with you if you think 2mbps is just fine. I don't. What I'm interested in is whether other users in NYC are getting the same kind of speeds.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kennyp987:
This is a speedtest i ran and got the same score 3 times in bloomingdales 59th

Get a new sim bro
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] grabiarz:
I got 12mbps DL / 0.8mbps UL in Brooklyn last night. Right now I'm downtown and I have 113kbps DL / 381kbps UL.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ap77:
Ouch on the downtown.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heygrl:
The 2.5GHz network reaches few people. In a market where Clear actually has people using the network the speeds are much lower due to the traffic. NYC is still very much brand new with few WiMAX users, not a valid comparison. Here, it's 1Mbps all day long due to the maturity of the network and the usage

Unless they're on the same tower as you -- they're going to get different speeds, higher and even lower depending on load. Something you can't comprehend. It's not going to be 10+ everywhere. What are you desperately needing 10Mbps at home for anyway? Do you have an unlimited plan with no throttle cap you desperately want to use? I don't get it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ap77:
For god's sake, will you take your concern trolling elsewhere? "Why do you even need something that fast?" Unbelievable.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ap77:
Meant to add: I don't care at all about how wimax works where you are (Vegas?). Here in NYC, I have pretty uniformly seen lower speeds on TMO than I did on wimax, sometimes substantially so. I'm curious about the speeds that others in NYC with DC-HSPA+ are generally seeing on average. Your entire contribution to this thread has been a giant non-sequitur.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fatannasty:
This is what im getting in Delaware .....very nice
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heygrl:
Your babbling about how you aren't getting 16Mbps everywhere. I'm surprised you can even get a WiMAX signal that doesn't cut out all over the place. It matters because you can't comprehend network load or variances.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ap77:
Or never at all. I just noticed your sig -- "LTE killer." Right -- killer 2mbps. Obviously dealing with a fanboy troll here. Move along.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heygrl:
I get 10 Mbps+ on dual cell HSPA which usually outperforms Verizon LTE in Las Vegas on a regular basis, at a much lower price with better phones to boot. Again, you don't/can't comprehend variances per tower. Grasp that first and you will understand why you don't get 16Mbps *EVERYWHERE*
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ap77:
Are you seriously this slow? PLEASE, PLEASE stop trolling this thread.

Again, I don't give a **** about your experience in Vegas. This thread is about NYC. Believe me, 2mbps is beyond a joke compared to VZ's LTE in NYC. And, hey, you got 20mbps+ *everywhere* with VZ LTE here. My mighty 2-3mbps DC-HSPA+ is not match.

Seriously, please just stop. You're killing value with every character in this thread.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heygrl:
You're not on Dual carrier HSPA+ if you are getting below 5Mbps, how hard is that to understand? Apparently, EXTREMELY hard for you. My locale has nothing to do with it, it's all about congestion per sector/tower, and technology deployment. You're the slow one, and it's pathetic at this point. Get over it if you aren't getting 16Mbps in your apartment! The question you are asking has ONE answer: SPEED VARIES PER TOWER BASED ON THE CONDITIONS. Damn!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mbernusg:
Only 42 mbps network right NOW is in long island cause its a test network.. u should be pulling at least 10 12 mbps in NYC.. you issue sounds like a bad/outdated sim issue.. older Sims are only 2g depends how long its been since u got a new one

sent from my real Gs move in silence like lasagna
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] b0ricuaguerrero:
I was somewhere in queens I believe
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
NYC hspa+ is fine in Manhattan near big places like 42nd street and union square. Most of Manhattan is fine. I had an evo 3d had to take it back cause 3d hurts my eyes. But sprint network is slower. Wimax network is slower than tmobile 3g. Reason be that sprint wimax runs on a higher frequency. The ping is extremely high compared to tmobile 3g even though you get lower speeds tmobile ping is lower. To give an example I lost 4g a lot on my evo 3d when I went inside of any buildings. Wiimax doesn't penetrate very well. But my galaxy does perfectly fine. In my house I use to lose signal as well on sprint. I haven't tried other boroughs except the Bronx but tmobile 3g service in Bronx is random ill check other places a long the month.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] [hfm]:
I get 4.46 down/1.25 up with a nexus s. Jackson heights.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] saltmine:
If you are using speedtest.net, the problem could be the server you choose. One server gave me 2mbps while another gave me 14 mbps. I am in Brooklyn heights.

However, the ping is around 700+... Is that normal?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heygrl:
Tether your connection and run it from a computer. Often the ping is wrong. I can get 50ms one test and the next test it will be 700ms
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ap77:
Yeah, pings are wildly high all around town for me as well. After testing it a bunch this weekend in various places, I'm getting inconsistent results. Sometimes I'll hit 15mbps down or so. Other times -- literally one block away from the previous test -- it'll be 1.5mbps or so. My apartment and office happen to be in one of the 1.5mbps "zones."
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kgbkny:
I guess I'm not the only one who's seeing unusually slow speeds in NYC. I live in Bensonhurst, where I used to get between 2-2.5 Mbps downstream on a regular basis. Not great, but definitely not horrible. In the beginning of August, my downstream speeds dropped to a maximum of 0.5 Mbps and stayed that way ever since. After several calls to T-Mobile, I finally got a tech support rep who informed me that the T1 cables for the cell site that serves my area need to be replaced, but there's no ETA for when that may be done. For the time being, all data traffic from my area is being routed to a backup cell site.

Within the past couple of weeks, I've been noticing data slowdowns in various parts of the city. I work in the UN area, where the speeds dropped from around 4.5 Mbps to around 0.75. Same goes for Chelsea. The SpeedTest app constantly shows a ping of 700+ ms. Something is definitely up with T-Mobile in NYC.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heygrl:
The ping is inaccurate.. not sure why but it is.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Enzopreme:
im in the bronx, my speeds up here are amazing, but, when im in the city everyday for work im lucky to get 15 mbps... ive included some screen shots of my home speeds....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Fantasysage:
I got my 989 2 weeks ago and I was averaging 10-13 everywhere in NYC and long island. As of the last week or so the speeds tanked to .75 or so. Any idea what the hell happened, it is infuriating.