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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bqd37340:
Hi, i appreciate you making yourself available, so thank you.

My question has to do with the limiting of high speed data.

A) Why doesn't TMobile, when I have hit my monthly cap, do what it claims and only limit my access to HSPA+, instead of what they actually do which is hard block my phone to unusable GPRS speeds?

And in the same area..

B) Why do you guys count data, when i purposely am on 2g/3g only, off of my 5 gb allotment?

Thank you in advance :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sicwitit11:
As far as ice cream sandwich that's all up to Samsung.. we gotta wait for that..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sicwitit11:
not 100% sure what you are asking. but after u reach you limit of highspeed data (3g/4g) then u are slowed down to EDGE/GPRS. my best advice would be to pick a data plan that suits your needs... a tmobile rep should of right fitted you to this :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] glory22:
Theres a known issue with the screen under the gorilla glass cracking...easy way to get phone exchanged no questions asked as long as ypu tell them that :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lee714:
So how does the upgrading process work, am I allow to pick any phone I want since its been years of my last phone? Do I have virtual credit to pick a phone? Say if I get the sgs2 as my upgraded phone, would I be allow to return upgraded phones, because I know the tmobile sgs2 is having screen issues? And last question, but say if I plan on returning the sgs2 after getting it as my upgraded phone, am i allow to return it back and get the samsung nexus, when it comes out next month?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bqd37340:
Hi thanks for your response, ill try to clarify what i was askkng about...

And actually, your reply contains some of the same misinformation that i am asking about...

The throttling practice does not throttle you to edge, if it did I wouldnt have an issue really.

What it does is in effect make your data connection unuseable.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gijoe69:
I just picked up s2 on 10/21 with production date of 9/28 ...having vertical line issue also purchased it full price and try exchaning it they said they did not see and lines how should i go about exchaning the phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gijoe69:
Also do all these pbones have vertical line issue makes the phone look saturated
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] matthenry87:
You are eligible for the full discount on a new phone 22 months since activation/last upgrade. At 12 months you can get a small discount, a better one at 18, and the "Same as new" pricing at 22.

If you return/exchange your phone there is a 50 dollar re-stocking fee. This can also be done only inside of the 14 days since you purchased the device.(Some states allow 30 days)

I can see slight vertical lines on my SGSII but not enough to bother me. Seems to just be the nature of the display.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Driftin350:
I am a Tmobile employee as well. I have been told that wifi calling will be available November 13th.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] GTRACER88:
I'm an employee too. It will launch along with the amaze on November 13. You need the correct similar card.

Nice to see another one of us.

He is correct. You must have the similar labeled TM9177 which can be found on the back
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sicwitit11:
i see what u mean.. sometimes i have customers that speed is so ridiculously slow, even slower than edge.. other times i see customers who speed is @ edge after they have been throttled. honestly i think it might have to do with coverage in the area? i will look into this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mbernusg:
It does in fact throttle you to edge..

Sent from my SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lee714:
So say if I get the sgs2, itll be completely free? Because I'm sure its been longer than 22 months. And do you know if california has the 30 day limit to return,exchange?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Free? No. You will still be paying the 230$ price after MIR.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lee714:
what about tax, etc?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sicwitit11:
keep returning.. try different rep and store.. eventually they will get u a return.. take it to manager level.. only problem is.. your not gonna be guaranteed a phone without the vertical lines as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sicwitit11:
nice they actually gave u a launch date? nice we got another employee on here.. where do u work at man?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Driftin350:
Colorado as a sales rep :-)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] matthenry87:
Now i'm wondering if lee is just trolling us :p.

You wouldn't catch me dead using one of the devices TMO offers for free(right now I believe it's the wildfire which isn't near as bad as the comet and you still gotta pay upgrade fee). They are free for a reason. You get what you pay for when it comes to most electronics.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Adam7986:
It isn't really a coverage thing. 2G is always between 56K and 100K. That is the speed range we can guarantee. Throttling drops you down to 56K or 60k as an absolute max. Anything above that you get when throttled is luck.

To the original question about throttling, it isn't about the speed of the data you use, it is the amount. We set a finite amount of data to use each month for each customer. In general, if customers have infinite data all the time, your speeds and everyone else's would be much slower due to bandwidth constraints. It would be the same thing as connecting 5 computers to 1 WiFi router at the same time instead of having 1 computer access at a time.

Technical Care (PDA) Rep here.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MiaS13:
Im a Tmobile Rep aswell,
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kosnarf:
The manager at my local Tmobile store informed me that the main difference between the "3G" and "4G" sim card was the wifi calling. He also stated that using wifi calling would yield better reception and would still use up airtime minutes.

Strangely, Tmobile's customer care stated that their sales associate should not take sim cards that are packaged with phones. :confused:

However, at the store, the sales associate explicitly said that if I didn't choose to upgrade my sim card they would have to confiscate it. Which makes completely no sense.

Whats your take on the matter Tmobile-man?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Born_Immaculate88:
I'm also a T-Mobile Sales Rep and in our facts sheet for the SGSII and The HTC Amaze it says that we MUST use the sim card that comes in the box with the device for the new wi-fi calling feature to work. The rep that took your sim card did not know what the correct procedure was evidently. The difference between the new sim cards and any of the older ones is that the reception will be better and the wi-fi calling feature will be able to work with the new up to 42MB 4G signal that only the SGS2 and the AMAZE have the ability to get. I'm sorry that you had that happen. Also wifi calling only uses minutes IF the call originates on T-mobiles network. If you get on your wifi while still on the call that originated on T-Mobile's network it will count against your minutes. If the call originates on your wireless signal then it is not counted against your minutes. The district manager confirmed this for me when I had several customers ask this same question.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Looks like we have every t-mobile employee for us here:D. Is the update for the amaze 4g and galaxy s2 wifi calling going to fix the little bug problems we have been having with the phones or is just for the new wifi calling software.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Born_Immaculate88:
Nice to see a whole TEAM of us on here.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] matthenry87:
This is true, however for the minutes to not come out of their bucket they must have the free wifi calling SOC on their line or else the minutes used during wifi calling will just come out of their regular minutes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Born_Immaculate88:
Taxes will depend on the area which you live, they change for everyone. You will also have an upgrade fee assessed to your purchase, in GA there is an $18 upgrade fee.

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You are absolutely correct, I add this on every customer's line who is getting a new smartphone or a phone with the wi-fi calling feature.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nodrogkam:
This is just a theory, which seems more likely than the one you have proposed.

Some reps are not well trained or they are too lazy to read the memos.

The two reps I've dealt with including over the phone CSRs (b/c of an activation issue I won't even get into), have all read instructions/notes about the device which specifically states that the new wifi calling (the one we can't use yet), will require the use of the new sim card. For the time being we can continue to use the our old sims, but they recommend we update asap so when wifi-calling does roll out, it'll work right away.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] josh1701:
SGS 2

got mine last week, and the headphones were defective, what can i do to replace them?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gordievsky:
Thanks for giving us the inside scoop!

I seem to have gotten a teeny "hair line" scratch on my phone. I don't have a case, never dropped it, and have treated it gently, imo.

Have you seen any complaints about these? (I never got a scratch like that after two years of using my Original Droid --which also has gorilla glass)

Would it be possible to exchange? I bought it on October 18th.

If so, what's my best approach?

Many thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] voidthedroid:
Tmo rep here as well, no a scratch will not warrant an exchange as it has no effect on the function on the phone. I would pick up a zagg shield at one of the stores to prevent anything else from happening.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Adam7986:
This is more than a theory lol. T-mobile makes all the information available, there will always be people who choose not to or are never taught how to take advantage of it. You absolutely need the new sim for wifi calling. No boost in data, just wifi calling access and a shiny new sim card. There may be something else that the new sim brings to the table in the future, but we won't know until they tell us.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mziol:
I've got a question for the reps: If my battery life is just overall junk compared to what people are saying here on the battery thread, can I go in and get a new unit? Or at least a new battery to see if that's the issue?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Born_Immaculate88:
Yes, If you are within your 14 day return/ exchange you can get a new device if you are outside of that (15 days or later) then you can do a warranty exchange through the manufacturer which we can process at the store and they send the replacement device or battery in this case, to your house.

First I would suggest the power manager, auto brightness on your screen, killing applications through the built in task manager ( not one from the Android Market) and the application Juice Defender which has the ability to turn off the Data while the phone is in standby mode. hope this helps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Reeebo:
Hello,

If I buy a t-mobile samsung galaxy s2, would it work on the walmart/t-mobile $30 per month plan? Would wifi calling on it work? Not sure how it would since some people are saying you need to use the sim that comes with the device to be able to use wifi calling 0.o. It'd be great if i can get wifi calling with the 30 dollar plan since it only comes with 100 minutes a month..
[Galaxy S II General] samyong76:
can somebody help me? when i boot up my phone, suddenly i get this screen that the software update has failed. ):
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] yadabwoy:
no link to download ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] eqlove196426597:
no need to download, copy the code to your bat file is ok.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] dreamnej:
i was using my phone since 4 months why s-off and root and there are no problems. just 2 days before i rooted one of the ics roms and got an error message and phone went ofline so i made a restorewhit cwm and phone came back online. after this steps i did supercid and s-on to my phone. now telephone works correctly but i cant get any updates or even i cant make my phone s-off again because of it says hboot version is older than 1.20.xxxxxx short for long about phone

- its working

- no problem whit general usage

- i cant do s-off

- cant get any updates

- sometimes when i open close actions it opens whit bootloader.

question ? how can i get my hboot to 1.17xxxx or 1.18.xxx again please help me

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my phone htc sensation :(
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Wicia:
perhaps you should ask this question in HTC Sensation subforum :P
[Xoom General] antila:
Hello!

I really need an advice. How can I move some apps on Motorola Xoom to SD card? I've rooted the device but anyway, can't find that option in the Settings.

Please, can somebody help me?
[Xoom General] REHolt218:
the only way I have seen is using a utility such as "App to SD Pro".
[Xoom General] okantomi:
Has that actually worked for you?
[Xoom General] REHolt218:
To be honest I have never had a reason to try. My xoom has plenty of internal memory space for apps. I only put data and backup on the SD card. I just know that there are several similar apps that claim to be able to move apps to SD.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragooon123:
At what bitrate would you/do you encode your movies? I'm calculating my size requirements and whether only 32GB would be enough or not. I'm thinking 720p at 900kbps/1mbps max. So far here's how I've broken down my size usage too :

Music - 0B, considering that I always stream it I don't have any music on any of my devices

Apps - 5GB, mostly those big games like Asphalt 6 and RS11 which take about 500MB each.

Camera - I'll keep another 5-7GB spare for my camera's photos and videos, I'm not sure what the bitrate of 720p/1080p footage is on Galaxy Nexus.

So now the remaining goes for movies and tv shows, considering the only TV Shows I got on my comp are DB/Z/GT and Friends which take approx. 16-20GB each in a fairly poorly encoded version, I doubt I'll be able to transfer them there. I got my iPod storing DB/Z/GT and iPad storing Friends. I guess I'll keep a few beautifully encoded videos on my SGN, for which I have about 15-17GB. I guess this should be enough.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Griffrez:
Or. You could be less lazy and work more often to discard every file already seen. And on the photo/video, do the same thing with the ones you think you won't be showing everyday. Voila! 80% space saved. If you have problems with space, don't get the GN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] blunden:
I agree an sdcard slot wouldn't have hurt and I see no reason for them not to implement it. Still, I'm getting the device. Just saying that expandability is nice to have.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] veyka:
You can also plug usb flash drive in via usb otg, theres a much storage as you could ever want (not as good as an sd card, and you can't tv out via mhl and use otg at the same time but it's something)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Maroon Mushroom:
That's why you put the movie onto your phone from the flash drive directly, THEN MHL onto a TV
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Hironimo:
I think 900 to 1100 kbit/s for a 720p video is ok IF you use h.264 video codec.

However I recommend a 2-pass encoding with high quality settings in this case (my settings for handbrake: ref=3:bframes=0:subq=9:mixed-refs=0:weightb=0:8x8dct=0:weightp=0:me=tesa:trellis=0:cqm=flat:level-idc=40 which deliver good results and are well playable even on tegra2 devices).

I encoded some typical 20 to 22 minute episodes to 175mb per episodes with that and quality was good.

I'm thinking about the galaxy nexus, however I would only get it if its available at acceptable price in the 32gb version. The lack of micro sd card is a disappointment.

I can live with the lower gpu since I barely play games on it.

However since I do consume media on it i'm wondering:

Does the galaxy nexus support decoding more formats now like the galaxy SII, for instance .mkv? I fear not since it's standard google.

Since I already have a SGS2 i may rather wait for ICS on it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AllGamer:
average size of a good movie encoded for 720p is aprox 4 GB

so 7 movies and the phone will barely have space for apps/games

assuming you buy the 32 GB version of the phone.

and you will have no space for any music at all
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragooon123:
But that 4GB would be for a fairly large screen, I mean the very small screen size should compensate good for bitrate. YouTube has then encoded at 700-800kbps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AllGamer:
the native resolution of GN is 720p

if you encode anything less than 720p you will see blurs/pixelations

just like when you watch a DVD disc on a HD 1080p screen

DVD are encoded at 480p

HD disc are 720p

Blueray disc are 1080p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragooon123:
I never said I will encode it less than 720p, I was talking about the bitrate. I don't need to encode it at full spec.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chirality:
The quality of a picture depends on three things: resolution, screen size, and distance of the viewer to the screen.

Just saying that the screen is 720p tells you nothing.
[Acer Iconia A500] nakulp:
I wanted a game to take the advantage of the tegrq 2 chip in our systems. Saw 9mm by gameloft out there. After downloading 850mb of game data i started it and I was blown away! I cant compare it directly to gtq vice city or san andreas but i can say that it is like a hybrid in terms of graphics and the gameplay is similar to the max payne series pc. This is one game you cant go wrong! Please check out the screenshots in the market section. Highly recommended .5

stars!
[Acer Iconia A500] JdgM3NT4L:
It is a pretty good game so far. It plays great on our tab. I got it free when I bought Modern Combat 2.
[Acer Iconia A500] jeromekobriger:
Are you running a custom rom? I've got rooted stock, tried 9mm with and without Chainfire, and the game runs in redscale (looks just like grayscale but red to pink)
[Acer Iconia A500] JdgM3NT4L:
Nope, running rooted stock, no funky kernels or anything. No Chainfire either. And certainly no red hue...
[Acer Iconia A500] bgsitizen:
I beat the game on my phone and I loved it so I bought it for my phone few days ago. First install I get the pink screen. Second install it worked great. I was running stock 3.1 rooted/stock kernel. Yesterday I installed 3.2 rooted and 3.7 UV OC kernel and now 9MM kicks me out after the logo intro. N.O.V.A. does the same thing since I had 3.1 installed. So yeah I don't know what's going on with Gameloft but they need to up their game or something. All of my other games run no matter what..
[Acer Iconia A500] peejayw:
Bought this game today but i cant download the full data for it, gets to about 680mb then quits. On restart it says wants to download additional 275mb of data but restarts around 550mb then quits again at 680-ish, round and round!

Any suggestions?
[Acer Iconia A500] nakulp:
I can suggest that you download it from a wifi network.gamelofts swrvers are freaky!
[Acer Iconia A500] Gaurav99:
9mm

hi plz any one hellp me i installed 9mm 1.0.1 on my note...and downloaded the sd data from pc and placed it in gameloft/games/Gloft9MHM

but wheni open the game it says you need to downloadthe data..

why plz any one help Thanx in advance
[Acer Iconia A500] clentrish24:
change Gloft9MHM to MHP

change Gloft9MHM to MHP
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] synplex:
So I currently have a Thrive but looking to get a Flyer since I miss my old 7 inch Samsung tab and how portable it was but I have a couple questions?

1. Is there a difference between the wifi HTC flyer and Sprint's Evo View other then the 3g radio? (different rom, codecs, stock apps, color?)

2. Once flashed to 3.2 is there a way to get back to 2.3 if needed (US model)?

3.Will it run apps made samsung 7 tab or dell 7? (ex: Gameloft HD game for

Samsung Tab)

4.What codecs does it play natively? (H.264,avi,mov,mkv,divx?)

5.Is there tv-out?

6.Are the speakers and good/loud?

7.What the best Honeycomb and Custom 2.3 roms out now (I'm asking for experienced opinion for this one)?

8.When on Honeycomb can it run Tegra 2 app/games?

Lastly,

9. Where the cheapest place to get one (best buy has them for $300)?

If you can answer some or all or these it would really help me decide.

I trust XDA members opinions over stupid reviewers on the web.

Thanks Everyone
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] DigitalMD:
The Stock ROMs are the same for wifi or 3g.

The processor is not Tegra 2 so cannot run Tegra specific apps.

Other than Samsung proprietary apps, anything that ran on the Sammy 7 should run even better on the Flyer.

As of yet if you flash to HC, you cannot go back on US wifi only models, that is being worked. All the HC ROMs have pretty much the same features and issues as they are all built from the same leaked base.

There is HDMI out via the MHL Micro USB port, requires small MHL to HDMI adapter.

As far as I know BB has the best price.

the stylus is neat, there is a Ebay source for $30.

The speakers are good, the internal Mic is excellent.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] synplex:
Thank you

... anyone else wanna share some input?
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] AidenM:
1. Yes. 3G Flyer is GSM, for AT&T, T-Mobile, stuff like that. Evo View is only for Sprint, and Wifi is, well, Wifi only.

2. No there is no way to go back. @globatron is working on a downgrade method, but it is not complete yet.

3. Well if it is a game made specifically for the Tab's hardware then it may or may not run. But most apps (non-gameloft) will work fine, even better than the Tab.

4. DigitalMD has a great explanation:

5. Again, haven't tried it out, but look here: http://www.myhtcflyer.com/htc-flyer-accessories/anyone-tried-tv-out-yet/

6. Speakers are amazing. They work great, no fuzz or anything.

7. HC, I don't know, all ROMS are really almost the same. GB Roms, IMHO, LeeDroid + FlyHigh are the best, they are both fast and have good Overclocks. Westfire is OK. This is personal choice.

8. Tegra 2 is hardware. The Flyer doesn't have Tegra 2, so no go.

9. Best Buy. Flyer for $299, Pen from ebay they are pretty cheap.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] DigitalMD:
As far as video formats, the Flyer supports all the standard Android supported formats. The stock player will only play standard formats that it has built-in codecs for.

HTC Flyer Supported Audio formats

aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)

HTC Flyer Supported Video formats

3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3), .xvid (MP4 ASP and MP3)

The stock player does not recognize the .mkv extension. That does not mean there is not a comparable accelerated codec necessarily.

Because...........

AVI and MKV are not formats, they are containers and it depends on what is actually inside. For example a .mkv file could contain a standard mp4 format. For non-standard formats there are a number of 3rd party players on the android market that will play just about anything but if it does not match a hardware codec, performance may be degraded, but it will play.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] foxmeister:
If you are rooted, you can install ChainFire3D, which has a Tegra-2 plugin. If it works, you'll be able to run Tegrazone games.

I've not actually tried it on my Flyer as I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Asus TF anyway, but did use it on my 7" Galaxy Tab and it worked fine.

Regards,

Dave