yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sigma20xx:
Yes they do. Once you add the phone to your cart, you have to pick a calling and data plan. While AT&Ts calling plans haven't changed, their data and texting plans have and the resellers websites options have changed to reflect that.

I don't talk on my cell that often that why I like the rollover minutes thing. As for going over 2gb, it can happen because I travel a lot and when I'm not at my remote location, I go over 2gb easily. I don't think saving $5 is feasible just because I'm not consistently going over 2gb every month. Right now I pay $30 for unlimited. If I do go with the 2gb plan, I'll be charged $10 for each gig I go over. With unlimited, I'm covered no matter what the hell happens.

This is true if you do the upgrade through AT&T and not a reseller. AT&T isn't willing to cut me a deal on the phone simply because they don't have to. While I do understand this and I have the money to get the new phone at the price they are offering, it's always good to save a few bucks everynow and again.

While that might be true, I'm not willing to take that chance. Like I said earlier, you are forced to make a choice for a data plan. If making that choice prevents me from switching back to having unlimited, that would be bad. Saving the money on the phone wont' be worth it in the end.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] xilosen:
I just did this on Monday. I was on the old $30 unlimited data and the $5 for 200 text plan.

I got mine at Walmart. The rep had to call AT&T to get it activated. They are able to keep the $30 unlimited data but will require you to upgrade your text plan to get it activated.

However, if you immediately call AT&T (611) and talk to a rep, you CAN get your old $5 for 200 text plan back. It will require the rep to ask their supervisor, but they will do it for you.

Went from old AT&T plan from my iPhone 3GS and still have the unlimited and 200 text messages. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TOA Duck:
Well it sounds like you've got it all figured out then.with all due respect, I don't understand why you even created this thread when you just countered helpful comments and seemed to have answered your own questions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sigma20xx:
I made this thread to see if anyone else went through a similar situation. Also, if there was some way they managed to keep their plan, they would maybe be able to tell me how they did it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] xilosen:
I just did if you read my post above...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] eboytsov:
I went to AT&T store and and them if they can give me $50 credit for getting the phone and i must keep my current features unchanged. The sales rep agreed and i walked out the store within 20 min with a phone. i paid $200 plus tax but he credited my account $50 right there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
When I bought my Infuse and kept my $5/200 texting plan and unlimited data - the GSII was bought outright off-contractr so didn't affect my account at all.

AT&T corporate stores are the way to go! They might not have the extreme hardware deals, but their representatives are FAR more competent and honest in my opinion.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jev3gs:
I just did ths last night

I just upgraded to the S2 last night at an Att corporate store. The person who was ringinh me up told me the THE SAME THING. I need to change my data plan $30 unlimited and my $5 text plan. I have the same exact services as you do. She kept trying to put it through the system and it kept giving her errors saying that she could give me the data plan but not the text plan. In the end she was able to get it done and I kept everything that i had.

All i can tell you is to tell the rep to try every configuration to see if it goes through. If i remember right she ended up finding the text plan that would work but it was near to the bottom of her list.

It is 100% possible to keep because I was in the same exact situation.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TOA Duck:
I as well. : /
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] iqak:
Complete bull****.

I upgraded @ Best Buy, unlimited data remains.

I don't really text at all so I have no texting plan. I refuse to pay extra for something that costs the network infinitely less the a phone call would have.

You will find that many, if not all representatives will feed you that "Need to Upgrade your plan" line of bull.

It is their JOB! The more people they can trick and fool OFF of their unlimited plans, the more money they can make.

DO NOT EVER BELIEVE THEM!!!

My Best Buy store had some cash register issues when I picked up my SGSII. We had to complete the upgrade over the phone, in store. Can't count the number of times the AT&T guys said I had NO existing Data-Plan. I called Foul, as I've been on the Corporate data plan (for office email) from the beginning.

Now if you try to go the order online / nonhuman route, all bets are off.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RockRatt:
I upgraded at Walmart IN STORE and had NO ISSUES keeping my unlimited grandfathered in everything plan. I too have the $30 data and $5 unlimited text plan. I did the SAME THING last year with my captivate but I HAD TO do it in store. Walmarts online LETSTALK would not allow me to keep my current grandfathered in plan and they cancelled my order. So I walked into the Walmart store and got it and kept my grandfathered plan. Just before upgrading to the att SGS2 I called and CONFIRMED that I can and will keep my unlimited plan a.d was assured by the retention department that I would. I called after I left the store with SGS2 in hand and again called att to CONFIRM that my plan is still listed as the Personal unlimited plan (grandfathered plan). The att retention department told me that IF the store gave me ANY ISSUES to just get the phone and call them once it was mine. So stick to your guns in it and don't just give it away.

Sent from My KickAss CM7 Galaxy S2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] joshyy_rey:
Same here. Just called threw a hissy fit gave it back lol

Sent from AT&T Galaxy S2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sigma20xx:
I see my best bet would be to walk into Walmart and get that deal on the phone since I can't be sure things will work out with the other online resellers. It seems that buy making your voices heard it was possible to keep your plans. I think what I'm going to do first is call AT&T up and ask the question "If I upgrade my phone through a reseller, will you allow me to keep my current plan" and see what there response is. After that I'll argue with them about how I've been a customer for some years and because I'm renewing my contract, that's the least they could do for me. I'll be sure to get the sales reps name and ID number if they have one. Hell, I might even use my phone and let them know that I'm recording this call for quality assurance. That way I'll have some hard evidence that I was promised that I could keep my plan by the sales rep. I haven't had a reason to use my in call voice recorder but this seems like the perfect time.

Thanks for your input all, I'll let you know how things go and what deal I ended up getting.
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] chrisd1a1:
Hi Folks

Thought I’d post a quick message to introduce myself

I’m Chris - your new Forum Moderator:)

I’m here keep an eye on things and help where I can. We all benefit when the forum runs smoothly and everyone helps each other.

Potted history of me:

Married with 5 Kids – first grandchild on the way (it keeps me busy!!)

I’ve been a member on XDA since 2007. I’ve learned, asked questions (yes, some in the wrong place), and I’ve developed for phones too.

As I’ve seen both sides. I know what it’s like to want help, and what it’s like to post your work and get flamed

Everyone makes mistakes and everyone deserves help so I tend to take the soft view over issues and try to help. Everyone needs to follow the rules though:)

I don’t tend to post a lot as I’m a fan of listening first, talking second.

Even though i'll try to keep an eye open i cant spot every issue without help

If you’ve any questions or any issues, drop me a message, (email, Skype etc) . I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. (Please consider things like time zones, work, sleep, Wife & Kids) it’s not always possible to reply immediately.

please feel free to say ‘Hi’ chatting is part of the community:)

Look forward to getting to know you

Chris
[HTC EVO 3D] smurf b:
Having problems flashing roms on my phone. Certain roms will not work on my phone and I can not figure out why.
[HTC EVO 3D] PMGRANDS:
I'll help you man...

Explain a little bit tho man! First of all are you Rooted, with a Custom Recovery?
[Android Themes] relldroid:
I installed the blue cm7 miui theme and loved how the xda app has a transparent bg so I was wondering if a transparent browser was possible?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] mrschmitz:
I was playing around a little bit today with the official NASA application, after being annoyed by its slowness. I modified it a bit to use the 2D hardware acceleration, and enabled a little bit of the "Holo" default Honeycomb theme, kinda. Not sure why all devs don't put that one little tiny line of code in their apps, but man is it a ton smoother. APOD pics are far more fun to look through with it.

Anyway, grab it if you want. It's not perfect, but it was a fun little thing to mess with. (attached)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Peterpaulmarie:
Great! A must have... Thanks a lot!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Sistema1927:
Neat! Thanks.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] idmo:
this is great for viewing APOD pics, thanks!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] -BoneZ-:
Will try this out, thanks.
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic ROM Development] chrisd1a1:
Hi Folks

Thought I’d post a quick message to introduce myself

I’m Chris - your new Forum Moderator:)

I’m here keep an eye on things and help where I can. We all benefit when the forum runs smoothly and everyone helps each other.

Potted history of me:

Married with 5 Kids – first grandchild on the way (it keeps me busy!!)

I’ve been a member on XDA since 2007. I’ve learned, asked questions (yes, some in the wrong place), and I’ve developed for phones too.

As I’ve seen both sides. I know what it’s like to want help, and what it’s like to post your work and get flamed

Everyone makes mistakes and everyone deserves help so I tend to take the soft view over issues and try to help. Everyone needs to follow the rules though:)

I don’t tend to post a lot as I’m a fan of listening first, talking second.

Even though i'll try to keep an eye open i cant spot every issue without help

If you’ve any questions or any issues, drop me a message, (email, Skype etc) . I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. (Please consider things like time zones, work, sleep, Wife & Kids) it’s not always possible to reply immediately.

please feel free to say ‘Hi’ chatting is part of the community:)

Look forward to getting to know you

Chris
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic ROM Development] gp.triple:
welcome!!!
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic ROM Development] karthiksk:
Hey Chris, Welcome to our community.
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic ROM Development] pajerm:
welcome chris!!!
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic ROM Development] chrisd1a1:
hi everyone. thanks for the warm welcome:)

i get the feeling there is a lot of activity on here still:) its going to be a pleasure working with you:)
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic ROM Development] haytham-:
welcome

welcome nice to see you here
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic ROM Development] Dblaster:
:eek:New MOD:eek:

:D:DWelcome 2 Opal Forum:D:D
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic ROM Development] chekroud43:
thanks

thanks my friend
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic ROM Development] mehulkarate:
well come to opal forum, keep helping.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wulfie66:
maybe someone can point me in the right direction. I'd like to install a custom rom on my mt4g that also supports hardware acceleration in rockplayer. All the roms I've tried don't seem to support it and I'm not really a fan of overclocking due to the decrease in battery charge/life. Anyone got any recommendations?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saranhai:
have you tried Virtuous Unity? works fine for me.

thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1143177

website: http://www.virtuousrom.com/
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wulfie66:
and this allows for hardware acceleration in rockplayer?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saranhai:
yep, works for me.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wulfie66:
and how is virtuous on the battery life?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saranhai:
best battery life i have EVERY gotten :)
[HTC Sensation] blade666x:
Hi im a proud new owner of the sensation xe, but i was wondering is there an music player that also supports the beats audio? Because im not a huge fan of the stock music player and i cant use the widhet in a other laucher. Thanks in advance.

Greets.
[HTC Sensation] piimp:
Poweramp, mess around with the settings and it sounds much better than beats

Sent by my feau gee
[HTC Sensation] jabbermacy:
Agree totally -- I'm not sure why everybody is so nuts about beats anyway...
[HTC Sensation] blade666x:
tried that before on me dhd not that great i find the beats better, but i heard that pa is comming with support for it.... hoped that someone has a nice player that works..., but thanks =D
[HTC Sensation] piimp:
Well hope you find what it lookin for then...also just an fyi, next time post in the q n a section for a question :) surprised you don't get flamed yet lol

Sent by my feau gee
[HTC Sensation] blade666x:
thankyou , oh haha srry i'll think of that next time.
[HTC Sensation] jikantaru:
Beets by Dwight
[Verizon Droid Charge] CitizenMolester:
This issue popped up for me about a week ago. Am running EP1W with Gummy 2.0, but also had it with Infinity ROM Beta.

My PC isn't recognizing the phone when plugged in via USB. The phone does go into download mode, but I get an error in Windows (version is XP) saying the USB device has malfunctioned. This happens on all ports and I've flashed with this computer before. I tried re-installing Odin 1.82 and the Samsung drivers but had no luck. I suspect this is a hardware issue as the phone doesn't recognize the charger when plugged into the outlet. It does charge, however (see attachment).

Has anyone had this issue? Is this fixable or am I basically screwed when it comes to using Odin to flash?
[Verizon Droid Charge] justin94:
Try rebooting your computer and restoring it to a different time when it did work.
[Verizon Droid Charge] anoninja118:
I've only heard of completely dead Charge USB ports where it won't charge or plug into anything so it doesn't sound like you're hopeless... I'd try using a different cable and different ports on your pc, though it sounds like its phone related if it does connect and charge/go into download mode but doesn't register that its plugged in
[Verizon Droid Charge] CitizenMolester:
I tried my buddy's charger for his Galaxy S to no success (wall charging, phone didn't recognize being plugged in). Unless the Charge has a specific micro USB, I might be screwed here.
[Verizon Droid Charge] madsquabbles:
mine's doing the same also. it started off as excessive battery drain - went from -10 to -40 to now draining at -100 to -250 on standby.

earlier this week i started getting the same problems you have. after a few tries of reconnecting i was able to get it back to stock to see if the problem persists and it does. so hopefully i'll be able to make it to verizon this weekend to see if they can fix it. so far it seems it's a hardware malfunction as it works intermittently.
[General Questions and Answers] jacksonma:
So i flashed a random insecure kernel today because I wasn't sure of which one I should choose and didn't know they had any difference and now when I turn on my S2, I get the triangle with an exclamation mark. Now I know how to find my original kernel but I can't boot into android, any help?
[EVO 4G General] ethereal45:
So I gave my sister my EVO which was running Cyanogen, and she took it to a Sprint store to get it activated and they had no idea what was going on with it -- apparently no one in the store had any idea about CM7 or even rooting for that matter.

Where can I get current s-boot on / pc36img files (or whatever I need) so I can walk her through getting the phone back to stock. All the other threads I searched didn't have valid links in them anymore, unfortunately.

Thanks much!
[EVO 4G General] danvla:
You should be able to just flash the stock ROM here.

If you are taking it into a store, you shouldn't have to restore s-boot on. But if you really want, you can try searching for a Sprint RUU.
[Galaxy S II General] mega_bite:
I was getting fed up with touchwiz and a few other things and decided to flash my phone.

I was trying exynos 7.1.5.

SO as per instructions I flashed CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KF2-v4.0-CWM4.tar with odin.

And it seemed ok, booted into os, used CWM to load custom rom.

Put the rom on the root of internal sd card.

rebooted into cwm and flash seemed to go ok.

Now it's just playing the startup chime and looping the boot animation, left it running for twenty mins.

When I try to start cwm (vol down, power, menu) to get the original rom back it is stuck in "odin mode" and I can't access any menus to re-flash.

If I plug it in it connects and I can access it and reflash with odin. but I'm still unable to access anything to fix the rom.

Any ideas?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] stanmarx:
Well you have forgotten to flash base sytem first. Exynos 3.5

read, read, read....

Just start over m8.

HOW TO INSTALL EXYNOS: (WIPE)

1. First of all download Exynos Base System: (this will wipe all your data)

2. Download EXYNOS Update

3. Put those files in your internal SD

3. Flash from CWM -> EXYNOS3.X_Base_System.zip (base system)

4. Let the system boot up until you see the homescreen

5. Put the phone in RECOVERY MODE

6. Flash from CWM -> ExynosX.X_update.zip

7. Reboot and enjoy

How to update from older Exynos System:

1. Download Exynos Update

2. Put the zip in your internal SD

3. Put the phone in RECOVERY MODE

4. Flash from CWM -> ExynosX.X_update.zip

5. Reboot and enjoy

All downloads here
[Galaxy S II General] mega_bite:
I cant access anything to put the base xenos on.

I can't access cwm to flash rom

The only thing I seem to be able to do is load odin.

Is there anyway to use odin to flash a rom?

I get ding-a-ling of a device being plugged in when I connect the phone, and the drives appear, but I can't drop the 3.5 zip file in, the flash drives appear but can't be connected to. And if I could put the zip files in the internal card, I can't access cwm to change the rom.

THanks btw
[Galaxy S II General] stanmarx:
Find different rom that is Odin flashable. Flash to this one and than start over.
[Galaxy S II General] mega_bite:
Thanks mate.

I'm trying to find one now, but not having much luck.

could you point me tpwards one please mate

thanks
[Galaxy S II General] lockieio:
start cwm (vol down, power, menu)...you say this!!! Cwm is vol up,not down.
[Galaxy S II General] mega_bite:
well thats embarassing.

fixed now.
[HTC Sensation] porfymartinez:
This all started about 4 or 5 days ago. I noticed when trying to add a new contact, the app would just sit there like it was loading. So I close it and open the 'Contacts' to add them and right away i get the error message "Contacts has stopped unexpectedly..." i go to Rom Manager to try to fix the permissions but i get an error message there also and it wont let me fix them. Anyone know what this would be?

I'm rooted, but have the stock rom installed still. I have done nothing special to the phone other than rooting it.
[HTC Sensation] xl DIGITAL lx:
Try backing up your apps and wipe your data.
[HTC Sensation] porfymartinez:
Thanks. Problem solved.
[HTC Sensation] whymewho:
also check the permission of the 3rd party apps you install.. sometimes it complicate things.. thus wiping your data removes user data from your installed apps...
[HTC Oxygen] chrisd1a1:
Hi Folks

Thought I’d post a quick message to introduce myself

I’m Chris - your new Forum Moderator:)

I’m here keep an eye on things and help where I can. We all benefit when the forum runs smoothly and everyone helps each other.

Potted history of me:

Married with 5 Kids – first grandchild on the way (it keeps me busy!!)

I’ve been a member on XDA since 2007. I’ve learned, asked questions (yes, some in the wrong place), and I’ve developed for phones too.

As I’ve seen both sides. I know what it’s like to want help, and what it’s like to post your work and get flamed

Everyone makes mistakes and everyone deserves help so I tend to take the soft view over issues and try to help. Everyone needs to follow the rules though:)

I don’t tend to post a lot as I’m a fan of listening first, talking second.

Even though i'll try to keep an eye open i cant spot every issue without help

If you’ve any questions or any issues, drop me a message, (email, Skype etc) . I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. (Please consider things like time zones, work, sleep, Wife & Kids) it’s not always possible to reply immediately.

please feel free to say ‘Hi’ chatting is part of the community:)

Look forward to getting to know you

Chris
[HTC Sensation] perroh:
So I went from Revolution HD to the Energy ROM and I noticed that all my apps would try and re-install themselves, even after I did a cache wipe, data reset/wipe, and dalvik cache wipe in CWM.

When I first ran the ROM and chose the settings, I would not allow google to backup, synch, etc automatically, I chose to do everything manually. And some of these apps are not paid versions or anything. I even formatted my mini-sd card and removd the Titanium app/data backups and the apps would STILL try to re-install themselves!??!
[HTC Sensation] mjcass311:
is your android market linked to your gmail. not the phone, the market, if so android remembers which apps you dl and will send automatically.
[HTC Sensation] EddyOS:
And there is no way of deleting this backup either, no matter what it says when you clear the check box for backup. That'll delete your settings on the phone but NOT the Market. Bloody annoying if you wanna start from scratch. By all means keep a note of what I've bought but if I wanna stop using certain apps then let me do it!!!
[HTC Sensation] porfymartinez:
No way of getting around that. All apps will download automatically that has been linked to your gmail. From my experience, anyways...
[HTC Sensation] EddyOS:
Meant to add - OP, good team ;)
[HTC Sensation] perroh:
Thanks for the reply guys.

Has it always been like that or is it a new feature with the new version of the Market?? I dont remember that happening when I had my old G1??
[HTC Sensation] EddyOS:
It came in with the last version of the Market. Handy for a lot of things but not for others!!
[HTC Sensation] newter55:
If you skip logging into google when you run through the setup, you can avoid the automatic reinstall of apps. (Add your google account manually after setup is complete.)
[HTC Sensation] mjcass311:
good observation, i thought it was strange when my apps didnt sync automatically after my last setup... now it makes sense, will definitely keep this in mind, super usefull info thanks!:D
[HTC Sensation] CrazyCharlie:
I jump into the Market right after I flash a new ROM and hit stop and it cancels all the downloads. If you change ROMs a lot and let it download all the apps it'll run up your data usage and get you throttled. That's what happened to me anyway.
[HTC Sensation] perroh:
I will remember that for next time, thanks.

I didnt know that either. Good thing I only flash new ROMS at home and do any Market stuff over wifi.

But if I were to backup with Titanium, flash a ROM, skip the Google registration, and re-load my apps/data with Titanium, does that use network data??
[HTC Sensation] newter55:
No, using titanium backup does not use network data.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] axis01:
You might have better luck posting this in the Cog thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Optilicious:
Thanks but I have posted it in the Cognition thread. They kind of ignore requests like this there.