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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] je44:
I have had the T-Mo-SGS2 for a while using just Wi-Fi and VoIP. I just signed up for the 30$ a month plan. Here is what I am seeing @ my desk, indoors near Chicago. I was quite impressed, it was faster than what I was seeing with Verizon 4G on a MiFi I was borrowing in LA. Not sure about the upload, I have seen it as high as 4-5Mbps but it is pretty inconsistent. Down has been consistently 10-12Mbps +. Only had it for a little bit but I guess I am in a sweet spot.

23.23Mbps down & 2Mbps up was the fastest down speed after <10 speed tests

(was going to post a screenshot but I only have 6 posts after 8 years)
[General Questions and Answers] Mattypomp72:
Hi Guys,

I literally feel sick to my stomach how dumb I've been.

I've basically fallen foul of the temptation to upgrade my HTC Desire S from the standard supplied gingerbread 2.3 to the hydrogen v1.9 saga v3 zip file (2.3.1.).

It’s crashed on me now all I have is the white HTC welcome screen.

I had installed the revolutionary.io s-off tool and rooted it. Everything seemed ok for about 3 weeks then I started to get intermittent phone call cut out and today it’s just frozen at the HTC logo on white background.

Today I have attempted to restore a backup file that I had made, to recovery it through the Revolutionary tool and it installed back to a low tech interface. I then tried to install over the hydrogen ROM again without success. Now it has 5 errors on the Rev tools’ opening page.

A mixture of;

Can’t mount/open recovery log/command/last log.

I don’t know what the hell to do any suggestions from you good altruistic folk?!!

Shall I try a factory reset?

I’d be very thankful of any suggestions. I just wished I’ waited for ICS, curiosity got the better of me
[General Questions and Answers] lowandbehold:
It sounds like an issue with your eMMc. The only way to recover is attempting to flash a stock ruu through hboot. If that doesn't work, it is likely nothing will. Stock RUU's can be found at this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1002506 Good luck.
[General Questions and Answers] Mattypomp72:
HI,

I am getting multiple installation errors when trying to clear/wipe/format cache/ system/ data etc.

I have tried installing Cyanogen ROM and installtion was aborted

I'm now trying to install a stock RUU as your suggestion. I don't know which one to choose the orange (I'm on Orange Network but no logo branding on phone) uk one I tried just wouldn't run and aborted and requexted an error mesaage. I'm now trying to install the RUU_Saga_S_HTC_Europe_2.10.401.5, one if thatg doesn't work any ideas which one I should go for?

Cheers
[Galaxy S II Accessories] figorro:
Hey guys,

I just got my phone two days ago, but currently my Galaxy S2 just barely makes up 1 day with moderate use. (so no gaming, watching youtube or GPS)

I've been searching for an extended battery to prolong the current use of my phone on one charge, and I found these two options.

Has anyone tried one of these battery's:

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/replac...y-cover-set-for-samsung-i9100-galaxy-s2-91182

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/replac...h-back-case-for-samsung-i9100-galaxy-s2-67304

I know someone who purchases stuff from this website regularly so I'm not questioning the safety of the website, only the quality of the battery. And I know its makes the phone thinker, but that's fine for me.

Btw, I've read also the alternative solutions about putting a ROM on the phone, but I'm not good at that so I'd rather get an extended battery.

Though, I'm not sure how safe non-orginal batteries are from Asia.

Anyone have any experience with that? And is there a risk for the phone, or is the only risk that the battery will just suck?

I've previously read these threads about extended batteries:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1297083

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1273125

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1305716

Any relevant threads that I missed, in order to make a good judgement?

Thanks for your advice!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Coedy:
The only non official battery I would get is Mugen. Or the samsung one.

The Anker ones get 'ok' reviews but there is hardly any proof your better off than stock (although You do get two of them... so that is going to be double the running time).

Have you not tried checking your settings, making sure you dont have any known terrible battery life apps etc etc etc?

When I first got my SGS2 I could run for 24hours straight easily on Wifi most of the time and loads of texts.

I now have around 65% left before bed so no idea what battery life would be like now. but I know you said you dont want to change roms/underclock etc...

I plan on getting the Samsung 2000mAh one when i get bored though.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Skv012a:
I was gonna say the same thing- Mugen Power or official ones. Batteries are one thing you do NOT want to bootleg for a plethora of reasons.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] ickyboo:
Mugan and Seidio batteries are just as bad as the no name brands. They are like Monster Cable, in otherwords ALL BS marketing! www.batteryboss.org has tests. OEM batteries are the best if they make a extended battery or any cheap thing on the net will do, Since they are so cheap you can get double or triple the number of batteries for what you pay for one brand name one
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Luis2012:
I heard one saying" the man who uses smartphone is a good man, because he must go home and charge the mobile phone every night"

i bought several batteries from here.

http://www.papadigitals.com/battery...nded-battery-for-samsung-galaxy-s2-i9100.html

although a small seller, not like dealextreme.com. Just For This Reason

i got the best service .
[Galaxy S II Accessories] figorro:
Thank you for your response Coedy, Skv012a, Ickyboo.

Alright, so what settings in particular would you check? I have GPS always turned off, except when I really use the navigation. Screen brightness lowest. Overall I just have the basic apps Office apps, Dropbox, Skype etc. I know there are several apps to "tweak" the phone, but I haven't had time to dig into the whole thing. What ROM do you use, and what tweaking apps? CynoginMod or something? Any quick short tips?

Moreover, I like the functionalities of the basic ROM, and don't know how to put on any different ROM yet, including what the advantages/disadvantages will be.

Though, I love the phone as it is at the moment. Just the battery life is not that great.

I checked the website batteryboss, but it only seems to show tests of old phone models. But is there a certain risk with "bad-quality" batteries, or is the only risk the costs of buying them?

Nice try Luis2012. I'm not surprised you say you got the best service, as it seems you are either the owner or the promoter of that website.

Or is it a coincidence that virtually every single post out of all 19 posts, you recommend a product from that wesbite?

Moreover, I assume both websites "papadigitals, and "digglove", are yours, since they have identical layout and you both promote them as being a satisfied "customer" in virtually every post of yours.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] oppa637:
Is there any app thats equivalent to iphone's irealsms. I really wish i could reply to txt without closing the window thats currently open.

Also, I could send a quick txt by hitting the volume button on iphone that was really convenient.

And lastly, could send txt without having to unlock the screen.

So far, rooted the phone and LOVE it. Everything is awesome for me except for the txting feature. Thanks in advance. (I did try searching btw)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] marnold.bhb:
Try contapps.

Market Link
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] KLLSWITCH:
try chompsms it has a pop-up just like the iphone and you can setup how you want to reply also it has a quick SMS function that you can long press the search button to create a new SMS its what I use and love it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] oppa637:
Exactly what I was looking for (chompsms) Thanks!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] oppa637:
I lied, almost perfect. Or is there some secret way to send mms on it too?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bighulk666:
Handcent does the same as well. I prefer it over Chomp.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
i use GO SMS Pro, simply the best
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] oppa637:
Now that I've tried all 3... There's things I like about each one but also things I dont' like.

I think Chomp fits me the best though. 2 things to make it perfect for me would be to get rid of ads(easily done) but more importantly, be able to send mms in the quick compose bubble. Otherwise, Thanks for helping me find something almost perfect!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] KLLSWITCH:
on pretty sure if you long press in the entry feild it brings up a menu for attachments
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] foreverloco:
Just tried to download chompsms and don't know why but it tells me that my device is not compatible..... :confused:

***nvm dont know what happened but was able to download the app just now maybe an update? more :confused: lol***
[HTC Incredible S] santhoshpirate:
This procedure is tested only AplhaRevX.

1. Install RUU ROM from: http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1033922

2. Downgrade HBOOT

2a. download this file: http://alpharev.nl/vivo_downgrade.img

2aa. Connect your phone to the USB

2b.Turn your phone into FastBoot not to HBOOT!!! (VOL DOWN + POWER Button)

2c. Install over fastboot: cmd: "fastboot flash hboot vivo_downgrade.img" (you must install sdk tools)

2d. still fastboot cmd: fastboot reboot-bootloader

3. Start Installation RUU ROM, but DON´T INSTALL !!!!

3a. go tu C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Temp and at last folder find rom.zip

3b. open it, and copy tu folder sdk hboot and instal the same as step 2c.

In the above process i cannot overcome step 2b,2c,2dand also 3b

I know its a stupid question but i really dont know tat..can yu please ellaborate it plzz
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
2b. When you boot into HBOOT, notice the menu at the bottom. The first option is FASTBOOT. You select the menu options using the Volume Up/Down key. Once you select FASTBOOT menu, press the Power Button and it will take you to the FASTBOOT menu.

2c. Plug your USB cable in and the screen should change to FASTBOOT USB. Then on your PC, open a CMD window and change to the directory where you have installed the Android SDK tools, such adb.exe, fastboot.exe, etc. In the CMD window you would type the command:

fastboot flash hboot vivo_downgrade.img

2d. Then you would type the next command:

fastboot reboot-bootloader

3b. You need to open the ROM.zip file and extract the file HBOOT.img from it and copy it to the same directory as the vivo_downgrade.img. Then you would type the command from 2c like so:

fastboot flash hboot HBOOT.img
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] boolboo:
I bought into the whole "Samsung radios suck" thing. I have a Photon in hand, and the bottom line is that its performing in nearly the exact same manner as the E4GT as far as reception. Im looking at the numbers, and Im not really impressed. Consider some dead areas which I attributed to the E4GT's "bad radio"....I still cannot pull data with the Photon. The Photon may have slightly better reception - but in real world applications, I dont think it warrents switching units.

So if Im not getting better reception, what am I getting? A smaller screen, terrible ergonomics (button placement, usb input placement), locked boot loader (broken 4G if unlock), quiet dev forum, some lag here and there in the menus, oh and yes the sleep of death! Not to mention the latest OTA is perpetually failing to install. The camera isnt close to as good as the touch either.

What I do like: I wish the E4GT had a kickstand. I also like the high res of the Photon's screen, looks very crisp. The BLUR SMS is also better than Touchwiz too, if you ask me.

I dont know....The Photon isnt really a terrible phone. But, consider my statements before you jump ship. I am going to have Sprint switch my service back to my E4GT. I understand that the E4GT has issues, and Samsung does too....but using both of these phones back to back I just cant let go of the touch.

Thoughts?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] reddragon72:
I agree with you more or less, and yea the higher res on the photon would have been great on the touch. The screen on the touch is nicer for scrolling, but the whites are not white, they are an off white as to the photon's white was a bright clear white.

reception, I feel both are about the same with the photon tending to "hold" the signal a bit better. The touches signal bar is misleading but so far my call ability has been decent, but not photon decent.

My main reason for switching was the photon I had would clock up the cell radio and no way to recover till a reboot was performed. It was so bad that it happened several times a day. Missed tons of calls and txt and decided enough was enough. So here I am sporting the SGS2 and I must admit the screen res and whiteness is the only thing that I can pick on so far.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ptfdmedic:
The OTA will fail if you've any changes to the system files. That what sucks with the Motor updates.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lafester:
its sprints service that sucks, the phones are fine.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kyhassen:
^^ fully agree!!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hayabusa1300cc:
I will tell you, I had photon for a month, then

E4GT since launch and the radios on everything work better, even bluetooth.

I did a shoot out with my buddies photon same area, I had much better throughput than his. Calls just as clear. Gps works better cause on the photon the market got offtrack while ET4G didn't, plus speed and reception of gps it won.

So I don't give into that 'better radio' hype

.: sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch :.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kyhassen:
its a 50/50 and depends on your location as well..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dmora01:
I still thinking Samy cdma radios sucks, just look the past with samsung moment, epic, nexus s 4G and ET4G bc it has a radio problems too. And to make the things worst, how slow is samsung to fix problems.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kyhassen:
true they are slow, but nothing we can do about it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SpaceMonky:
after a slight adventure out in to the world of mobile providers before coming back to sprint i think i have to agree with this.

i found at&t and verizon are too expensive and t-mobile seems to be almost non-existent. so you have sprint in that sweet middle spot amassing people exponentially.

i have also learned that almost all prepaid carriers android phones run on sprint towers? crazy right? if you ever wondered why you don't get amazing speeds, this could be a reason. they whore their towers out to pretty much everyone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cdszoke:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...ost-iphone-launch-45-pages-of-complaints-bad/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SpaceMonky:
lol.

*shakes angry fist at apple*

"siri, can you please get off my network??"
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sling:
lmao

10char
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] HeathenMan:
First: download your cooked .zip

2.

extract it and copy framework/framework-res.apk to system/framework/framework-res.apk

Done.

If it doesnt contains all changes, copy the systemui.apk to system/app/systemui.apk

WARNING! this making some error on my device because it was the same like i had before
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sakindia123:
dude there was no need for this...................everyone knows this

make some informative threads........

DONT POLLUTE THE FORUM.........THIS IS UR SECOND SUCH THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!$@#!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] HeathenMan:
newcomer didnt know this and i doesnt find it here - chill out
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] yamchirobe:
No offence even my dog knows how to use uot
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] HeathenMan:
its not about how to use uot - its about how to use without cwm or android recovery :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] yamchirobe:
I mean everyone knows how to replace files using root explorer
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vishal24387:
I appreciate that u wanted to creat an informative thread. But actually the information u wanted to tell here is the most basic info which every new user know. So before creating any new thread verify that is ur thread really have any unique info or mod which is going to help people here.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Erahgon:
Just a quick word in here...

When making instructional threads, try to make sure that all your information is accurate and complete. In this case you haven't mentioned the you need to set your permissions right... (set it to rw-rw-rw. I hope you know what I'm talking about).

Please make a better, more comprehensive tutorial mate. Also note that at it's core, this is a developer forum, so post your reasoning and everything that got you to your solution.

I appreciate your initiative, but try and do more research before posting, like for your earlier thread regarding boot animations.
[Vibrant General] avengethis1:
so i started using v6 (v8 beta) supercharger on the phone with CM7 and kb5 modem. im wondering if anyone is using V6 and what combos they are running. trying to get the best use and battery life.
[Vibrant General] GreggoryD502:
I tried to run it on bi-winning V3. It told me I didn't have a local build something ( can't quite remember) . Said if i continue it may cause boot loops. So i killed it and didn't proceed.
[Vibrant General] tpierce89:
im using v6 with MIUI NB Minisculo. Havent noticed much difference :/
[Vibrant General] VeryCoolAlan:
Doesn't cause bootloops.

I've tried it on biwinning
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghost010:
soo. i exedently wiped my whole device(including the rom i was wanting to flash on it trough CWM)

and the worst part about it is.

my pc cant find my nexus.

it keeps saying Unknown device error 43.

even though im gona buy GN.

i stil want my NS to life D;

and the GN wont be coming until.. bla bla what ever date,..

so is there any magic guru that could help me :(?

==========================================solved======================================

apperantly it helped when i opened my nexus and dismounted all parts.put it back togheter.and fiddle with the micro usb connecter.

than plug it in and instal the PDANET drivers.

though i did try 10times bevore with the pdanet drivers.and didnt suckseed xp
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
you can access your recovery? if so, there is a usb storage option in clockwork.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghost010:
id recomand youd read this line:

"my pc cant find my nexus.

it keeps saying Unknown device error 43."
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
do you have the nexus s drivers installed?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghost010:
i have the SDK USB drivers.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
try reinstalling them through the pdanet website http://www.junefabrics.com/android/index.php

download the free version to your desktop and install, then follow the onscreen instructions. itll install the proper drivers for your phone. its possible that it wont recognize your phone though. also, did you try reformatting the phones storage? and you never answered, can you still boot into recovery?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghost010:
yes i can boot into recovery. formathing the storage is the thing that made me come to this dead end.(not being able to flash the rom. cuz i formated the storage where the rom was on.

oh and i did not instal the USB drivers.cuz it doesnt find my device.

and.. how do i set my device to USB debug when i cant boot to android -.-? ill just skip that step
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghost010:
****.im in! dling a rom now/fast!

ill post pics on what i did >< thoug i do not recomand it

is there a OTA after 2.3.6? for the 3G version?

apperantly,google likes to update 2.3.6 to 2.3.6 :S?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obsanity:
I wish people stop using the word brick unless it really is bricked.

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
no, 2.3.6 is the latest ota version for the 3G versions of the nexus s. im glad that you got it working btw :D
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghost010:
wauw,your info was really useful.

maybe you should consider RE thinking the meaning of bricked.

you call an electronic a Brick when it's useless and cant do the things it supposed to do.

that it can turn on and show letters, doesn't exclude it from the definition bricked.

and my nexus S was useless until repairs. so yes it was a brick.

i might not have as many posts as you do. but that doesn't conclude on what level of knowledge i am. so dont even try to say im totally wrong.

next time.contribute. not the opposite.

and if you cant contribute,than dont even post irrelevant things at all.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albundy2010:
NM. Got going to bother.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tylerwatt12:
In the strictest sense of the term, bricking must imply that software error has rendered the device completely unrecoverable without some hardware replacement.

We at XDA like to take our definitions very seriously. You had a softbrick
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
brick/softbrick.. it just doesnt matter because its all relative to the moment the thread was started. to the op, it was a brick when he started the thread. it later became known that the phone was softbricked, only after fixing it. whats important is that the op fixed his phone, everything else is just semantics and irrelevant. well, its irrelevant unless now this thread turned into a "define bricked" thread. then its relevant and to the point :p

(btw, sorry. i wasnt meaning to be an ass if i sounded like one. im just feeling a little rambunctious ;) )
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obsanity:
You're welcome.

Once again:

Bricked = non-recoverable. <- notice the period

Softbricked = recoverable, software problem

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghost010:
at-least some one that doesn't think he's Almighty and knowing.

and being an ass about it.

and what simms22 just said.

in the start of the thread.i thought it was bricked.

but we managed to get it fixed.

though USB not working(yes the USB component of the main board)

does imply bricked. cuz it did need a replacement(though i fiddled with it and got it to work.)thats why i edited my first post.

it was part bricked,part soft bricked.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obsanity:
No one is implying that they are all mighty and know-it-all. We're simply saying that every time someone messes up their phone and don't know how to fix it they call it "bricked". Almost every day we see a post about a bricked phone and 99 % of them turn out to be just another newbie trying to root the device or some other mistake.

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deeren:
glad you fixed it . mind sharing what you did?

Edit:okay. i've read your first post .got my answer.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
that is true..
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rs1982:
Hi Guys!

My friend has a SG2, it has a burned pixel which constantly glows with blue color.

Is there something that can be done to remove it?

Thanks for sharing.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arminvandyk:
Sounds like its a stuck/bad pixel, there is hope. It must be under warranty, so take it to a service centre

or try this app https://market.android.com/details?id=uk.co.technicalmargaret.game.pixelfixer&hl=en
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suprtrukr425:
Some people say that if you massage the area with the bad pixel, it may fix itself over time.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rakinisbat:
This might help look here http://lifehacker.com/5138721/save-your-cell-phone-screen-by-massaging-dead-stuck-pixels-away
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rs1982:
Thanks will try

Thank you guys,

My friend will try those lets see if it helps!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] benyben123:
Yea, like the title says :)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] EricNagel:
How would you expect us to know?