yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Bada Software and Hacking General] gambal:
There might be a checksum and if different file will be rejected.

Flashing with different amss.bin can make the 3G working, but unfortunately some of the network settings that the american wave has are missing in the european. There are hardware and/or callibration differencies that require using different amss.bins, but also for the phone to be properly functional (switching between bands and frequencies) other parts of the software must correspond to the firmware region.
[Bada Software and Hacking General] bruno2k7:
I think I may found a little bit of a solution for 3G in Bada 2.0

I found out that Netherlands firmware in sammobile are able to get 3G signal in Brazil and probably in Argentina!!!!

Tested with fw bada 2.0:

S8500XXLB2	2.0	2012 February	S8500XENLB1	Netherlands

so, if you flash any fw with the amss contained in this fw you will see 3G+, works for me, hopefully for you too!!
[Bada Software and Hacking General] ahmedzs:
I tried it. It is the same as other European firmwares.
[Bada Software and Hacking General] djanmarsiglia:
A new Firmware is available for South America.

GT-S8500L - Venezuela

PDA: S8500LVHLE1

CSC: S8500LVMTLE1

Version: 2.0

Date: 2012-05-15

What if this amss.bin include all four frequencies? Could we flash this file and get back all four bands in our waves?

Does anybody knows anything about this?

See ya!
[Bada Software and Hacking General] adfree:
Try it...

I have flashed this Firmware in Germany... Europe... with Bootfiles...

So I can't give you answers...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1683640

Wrong continent.

Best Regards
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] h4ng0ver:
Hi All

Just got my TMO Samsung SG2 a few weeks ago, coming from an HTC inspire I miss I still think HTC sense UI is way better than Samsung Touchwiz, it's buggy and laggy and not very intuitive like Sense UI, but I guess I have to live with it for now until I find something better.

What I miss the most of the USB options selector when I plug in the USB cable, it would give me the options like Charge, MountDisk...etc, I would like to know if there's an app out there that would do that.

Thanks
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] izbr1234:
hello,

some of users have a big problem, the usb ports and the sd card not recognize any storage device we connect. the sulotion is to shutdown couple of times and redock again, and then only maybe it will back to work, is very annoying, who have a dock, know what i talking about.

i really want to solve this issue with asus, can anyone want to share his experience with this problem?

thank you guys
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebadfrog:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1268458

Not development.....at least attempt to read the rules first.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] shamelin73:
here thought I would share this info. Will save a few bucks

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10833&cs_id=1083314&p_id=8675&seq=1&format=2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyydynasty:
I thought I saw a thread in the accessories section where someone bought the cable from monoprice and it didnt work. Does this one work for you?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] shamelin73:
Doh

I just found it though about buying it. With what your saying I may just flip the bill for the one from Samsung.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] shamelin73:
just found the thread about the one that didn't work. They have a couple ones listed. The one I linked lists the S2 as compatible.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] shamelin73:
bah also this is in the wrong section Please move me

TY
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] naturefreak85:
I have the cable and it works great. You do have to plug in power though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyydynasty:
good to know.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salata1500:
hello guys i just tried to flash leedroid 3.3.3 everytrhing installed nice and ok.accept the phone wont turn on it keeps on being on the splash screen.Anyone no why?THX
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eddiehk6:
have you read all of the FAQ?

it's very good, should read it all at least twice before you go any further. answer is likely in there somewhere,

you'll have a greater understanding of what you're doing which is just as important ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] tbm48813:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/21/sprint-to-nix-unlimited-from-mobile-broadband-and-hotspot-plan/

So, anyone know a good way to get out of a contract. Apparently you can't be grandfathered in and i want out.
[HTC EVO 3D] fr0st420:
I don't use tethering or Wimax so I'm good. Smartphone data is unlimited still.
[HTC EVO 3D] cajones42:
This is for people that pay for sprint hotspot only. Its still unlimitied phone usage and rooted tether.
[HTC EVO 3D] blazerboy567:
This is good about time they stopped the bandwidth hogs on hotspots slowing down my bandwidth on my phone
[HTC EVO 3D] SolsticeZero:
As much as this doesn't affect most of us, all it's going to do is make people cancel their hotspot and gravitate towards the free tethering you can get when you root. But, in all reality, most people who pay for and use the hotspot rarely go over 5 gigs a month anyways.
[HTC EVO 3D] tbm48813:
yea, i guess I should not have added the hotspot, just used rooted wireless tethering. Guess sprint showed me not to try and do things there way.
[HTC EVO 3D] tgruendler:
What are you doing that would use over 5GB of data while tethering?
[HTC EVO 3D] SolsticeZero:
That's a lot of porn, man.... Filthy, filthy porn....
[HTC EVO 3D] SouthernEvo:
You know this only puts them one step closer to making smartphone plans like this . Im well aware that they have said they will keep the unlimited data plan . But I have a feeling that will eventually fall under the "Terms and Conditions are subject to change" umbrella when it does happen LOL
[HTC EVO 3D] Genjinaro:
LOL, I will happily pay the ETF as I jump off the Sprint bandwagon (if/when) that ever happens.

I think I enjoy Sprint's best 4G speeds in the nation but the day they loose unlimited on the phone, I'm off.
[HTC EVO 3D] swaze:
LOL, its not like you can go anywhere else and get truly unlimited data. So oh well.
[HTC EVO 3D] dowmace:
But nobody else is trying to pull the rug out from under us like sprint. Everyone else is being upfront.
[HTC EVO 3D] swaze:
Well if you are paying attention to things, like most people have it seems to be doing this....

1. Network adds Iphone

2. Cuts unlimited Data

3. Puts in more dirty policys

4. Watches people leave their contracts

Im guessing sprint is next to start with the madness. But realistically, all of them are doing it so there's no where else to go imo.
[HTC EVO 3D] Genjinaro:
The Mobile Hotspot/ Air Card limit was a bad move, I can understand the phone tethering limit to 5GB.

This move gives Verizon the all clear on flagging their Mobile Hotspots as the better & cheaper alternative, why by a limited 4G WiMax hotspot when you can buy a faster & $10 cheaper monthly ($50 for 5GB) LTE hotspot from Verizon?

It would be better if they grandfathered current users before the limit because now the ETF free door has been swung open, loosing more contract subscribers valued at an est. $1700 x number of mobile hotspot users, over a 2 year contract.

SMH

But no one thought to bring that possible backlash up at an investor meeting.:rolleyes: Where I assume this deal went down.
[HTC EVO 3D] CheesyNutz:
unlimited data is next ..
[HTC EVO 3D] str8upx:
Sprint no longer has the only best phones and their 4g sucks big time. If they drop unlimited on phones no one has a justifiable reason to stay with them.
[HTC EVO 3D] phatmanxxl:
Just in time to grab the nexus on VZW I guess. :-\
[HTC EVO 3D] JohnM:
Except their extremely cheap prices...

Remember, that's the reason most people go with sprint. I would already be with Verizon if that wasn't the case.
[HTC EVO 3D] swaze:
except for the little fact that its cheaper for me and my wife than any other carrier around, and there are no signal issues where I live. Other than that, you're absolutely correct. :D
[HTC EVO 3D] alammori:
I totally agree.
[HTC EVO 3D] Quis89:
How does Sprint not have the best phones? EVO 3D, GSII, Motorola Photon and iPhone 4S. Plus it appears they may be getting the Galaxy Nexus. Seriously??....
[HTC EVO 3D] Genjinaro:
+1 Seriously, Our hardware lineup is on par with all of the top carriers.
[HTC EVO 3D] SolsticeZero:
Man, people are freaking out up in here. Seriously, chill the **** out. Nobody gives a **** if you're going to leave IF they take your unlimited data away. Besides, if you watched their network vision conference, they made it pretty clear that all of the other sacrifices they've made have been to KEEP unlimited data.
[HTC EVO 3D] spencer88:
Exactly. Sprint is the underdog here and I'm rooting for them. I believe when they get their 3G and 4G network upgraded and compete, it will be on par with Verizon, and most importantly, unlimited.
[HTC EVO 3D] sgt. slaughter:
yup yup. it was very clear Unlimited HANDSET data is here to STAY.
[HTC EVO 3D] eXplicit815:
Especially now that they have the iPhone 4/4s
[HTC EVO 3D] cobraboy85:
Amen to that. I also get pretty freaking good 4G speeds in my area so I use my phone for everything. It’s faster than my Comcast connection most of the time. Once that is not a free service anymore…. I’m out. I consistently use 10+ gb/mo
[HTC EVO 3D] cristorb:
It will suck if unlimited gets killed, i tether alot and this would really affect me.
[HTC EVO 3D] phatmanxxl:
They are still advertising on TV they are the only unlimited carrier, they'd piss off a ton of new customers and iphone users who joined because of the unlimited benefits then took it away.
[HTC EVO 3D] :
You have to admit, if they waited a few months and capped data to 50 mb for all plans, that would be pretty funny since everyone who bought an iphone 4s would be stuck for another 1-2 years.
[HTC EVO 3D] tjb3401:
haha it's ironic that the ad that showed up next to that article for me was Sprint's "unlimited data" ad that that's been all over recently... Irony.
[HTC EVO 3D] :
We still have unlimited data. They just capped the hotspot 4G data.
[HTC EVO 3D] hitman4274:
Sprint knows they are the only ones with true unlimited data, and like I said before(other threads) they are going to optimize on that and pick it up and run past the competition, I think in time their network will be top notch,

However if they are behind now compared to other companies where will the others be in 2013?

IMHO I would guess Sprint is going to keep the unlimited plan no matter what happens, it makes them stand out, and they are planning to see people jump their current ships and come get the iPhone with true unlimited data.

Straight up, if they cap data no reason to leave or get out of your contract early there is no better solution out there right now. Just the way it is. No other electronic device has impacted America this way(the smartphone), in the history of electronics. Sprint will probably keep the unlimited and sit back and watch as people come running as their contracts end and profit.. bottom line...

~Shot from my shooter in 3D~

~injected with cleanrom~
[HTC EVO 3D] JT114881:
I don't like the direction Sprint is going. The unlimited plan is what brought me to Sprint.
[HTC EVO 3D] AyyRayy:
Ok first of all you need to actually check your data usage month to month over the last year and see if this cap will even affect you. There has to be some sort of cap for the people who use too much data and bogs down everyone's 3G. This will only benefit all of us in the end. I have always said I hope they never lose unlimited but with the price I'm paying and how much data I use I would rather have a 3gb limit of really fast data. Than unlimited 56k modem speeds . :)
[HTC EVO 3D] im0rtalz:
Why is everyone going haywire on this. Most of the user's here I assume are using a sprint mobile phone since this is the EVO 3D forum not a mobile hotspot/aircard how does this affect any of the majority?
[HTC EVO 3D] heathmcabee:
you got something better for all of us to ***** about?
[HTC EVO 3D] Febby:
Yes... ***** about the horrible 3G speeds, I can't even enjoy a proper YouTube video at work with my Coworkers or even friends outside of work.
[HTC EVO 3D] SolsticeZero:
Or ***** about stuff that matters, like all of the ****ty wannabe devs, or useless things like Beats or that stupid 8MP camera mod.
[HTC EVO 3D] Febby:
Lol! That 8MP mod really caught my eye when I heard about it.. I never readlly even saw a difference having that mod what so ever.
[HTC EVO 3D] DowntownRDB:
+1 on the really fast data rather than unlimited 56k modem speeds!
[HTC EVO 3D] SolsticeZero:
Because there is no difference. We have a 5MP CMOS sensor. Someone actually tried to explain to me that HTC "underclocked" the sensor. Made me cringe, man. My brain still hurts from it.
[HTC EVO 3D] southern87:
I have a 16MP mod....yeah what now!!! Lol. It's on par with the Hubble telescope.
[HTC EVO 3D] Khaaaan:
Oh snap. Lol
[HTC EVO 3D] mattykinsx:
Its really sad that people don't read anything but the OP title...and then insults Sprint/other forum members.

This is only for hotspots and it's old news..several months old.
[HTC EVO 3D] A.Priori:
probably for 6months til they saturate themselves with new customers who want iphones then they will cancel our unlimtied mobile plan too :(
[HTC EVO 3D] nkd:
Why would sprint not grandfather you in? are they in a position to do such a thing? Think about it. If Verizon and ATT let users stay with unlimited when they were in a position to not do so, there is no reason for sprint to not do this.
[HTC EVO 3D] TaintedByte:
Android Smartphones Consume More Data. Here’s Why.

Plus a bunch more articles on that. Sure there will probably be more iPhone users than Android, but think about it, most of these people are your average technologically challenged person they'll watch youtube videos and maybe go through FB pictures but they wont be tethering, streaming Netflix, tunneling to their work/home PC or anything like that so really the overall impact that these new iPhone users are going to make is much more minute than the current one we're making with our Android handsets.
[HTC EVO 3D] mattykinsx:
Um what?

No.

There will be more iPhone users than any one specific android phone but android users will out number iPhone users as they have for quite sometime now.

I again reiterate that this is killing unlimited on hotspots, NOT PHONES.

And that Sprint has committed to keeping unlimited data plans for phones around.

And since that's all Sprint has, it would be self destruction to back out of that.
[HTC EVO 3D] TaintedByte:
I mean the rush of customers, that was really worded badly, my bad =p like because the iPhone is such an over hyped product, people that were on Sprint because its the "cheapest" one will now go "OMG I NEED AN iPHONE" more than they went "OMG I NEED AN ANDROID PHONE".

As for the other half, I agree with you they even came out and said that unlimited is here to stay on phones this link should end this thread:

Sprint confirms it will stick with unlimited data plans

/thread
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Naphthoylindole:
I'll try to keep this short.

I noticed on Monday, that all of a sudden my phone wouldn't charge with an old mUSB wall charger, I thought nothing of it because it was old and not very well put together. But I plugged it into the 3-month-old Samsung-provided USB cable and it worked half the time, and didn't half the time. If I move it at all it stops charging and reconnects.

Is this common for Samsung's products? (which I will NEVER buy again, better yet, I'll switch to Verizon.)

Is this something where I can send it to ATT or Samsung to get fixed? If not, I'm paying $700 for some unlocked T-mobile phone... and I don't want to.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bigfau:
Are you positive that it's not the charger itself?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Naphthoylindole:
Yes.

The port doesn't even appear physically damaged, so I don't know why it's doing this.

By the way, if I do send it back with they test the water activated dot to see if it wasn't bleached? I had to bleach the battery dot because I had it over a steamy sink and even though it didn't really get water damaged, the dot turned red. AND NO the battery was not in the phone, I removed it for whatever reason. But a $20 battery and a free replacement port is worth it over no new battery and a $600 brick that Samsung labeled water-damaged.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] beatblaster:
This is not common for Samsung products. You have a fluke. It happens.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] xIC-MACIx:
If you don't have an unlimited plan still I would switch to whatever carrier has the best coverage in your area. A.s for Samsung phones, I've been using them since I was a kid and NEVER had problems with them.

I know this probably seems stupid but I ruined my Iphone (thank god it's gone) by leaving it in my bathroom after a shower. It wouldn't charge and the speakers stopped working. You'd be surprised at what steam can do lol but I doubt they would "test" your phone for bleach, they probably just take a quick glance to make sure it's white, let it air out for a night if the sticker smells like bleach and send it in.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Naphthoylindole:
Surprisingly once it dries, it just smells like battery chemicals... obviously due to the battery.

All carriers have good coverage in my area, I've only used AT&T because I was raised on it and really haven't had anywhere I don't get service.

Honestly, I'll probably interview some Sprint people and go over to their unlimited everything plan if they have good enough coverage (but I don't think they do).

Aww cute my friend with an unlimited 4G plan has no 4G coverage anywhere he goes to ever. Stupid Sprint. Good phones... and... that's it.

ATT on the other hand, solid 4G for most of my state. Hell, I was in the middle of a huge state park yesterday and I had perfect reception.

Dunno bout verizon, they don't have a data coverage map.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] xIC-MACIx:
Ya I was raised on it too, when I lose my unlimited plan is the day I switch to verizon. And in my area Sprint is pretty decent.

Be careful at the stores, they will tell you anything to get you to sign your soul away for two years. when I went to buy my Infuse, the guy tried to tell me that the HSPA or whatever it is worked just as well as LTE on verizon, lol really?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Naphthoylindole:
Generally T-Mobile and Verizon reps seem to be the biggest douchebags. AT&T people are relatively nice and so are Sprint. But I don't care as long as I'm not looking to switch.

So what do I do with my Infuse? It's going to stop working completely soon. AT&T or straight to Samsung?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] xIC-MACIx:
If you got it at AT&T I would take it there, IMO Samsung would probly take longer
[Samsung Infuse 4G] socialal:
If you bought your phone new, take it back to where ever you bought it ATT I know covers there phone for the 1st yeah. There are repair centers that you can go into and if they cant see an easy fix there they will same day swap it out, and you leave with a bright shiny new one

I just did!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Naphthoylindole:
Alright, I'll wait for it to get bad enough where I can't actually charge it effectively and bring it in, it's declining quickly.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Gtridr:
I had this problem to a more serious extent, and i think something about the geometry of the phone's form factor causes the cable to break. Maybe your problem is different, but my phone tore through both the charger that came with it and an hp touchpad microusb charger, the latter lasted less than a couple hours. I am now using an lg xenon wall charger, which, unlike the others, is not a usb sync with an adapter.

Wish i could help, just charge with the device face down and be gentle.

Best of luck,

Gtridr.

I prefer to be right, so correct me if i'm wrong:)

Derpin on my infuse!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Naphthoylindole:
Dude... stop creeping me out.. I was using a xenon wall charger, too.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] RUNNERX:
Any trouble connecting to the pc?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Naphthoylindole:
Well only when I'm touching it..
[Samsung Infuse 4G] anthonylokrn:
Sorry to bring up such an old thread.

My GF Infuse recently stopped charging out of no where.

She brought it into ATT and they noted that the charging port is corroded...warranty now voided. WTF. The phone has never been in contact with any water or sat in a steamy room.

Quite pathetic.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SkeptiKSZ:
I bought my S2 yesterday and so far I love it. I came from an HTC Sensation and what a difference! Nevertheless, I must say I was expecting a little bit more out of the data connection. I'm constantly getting 3 -5 MB/s nothing close to what done reviewers were claiming (9-18+) on speedtest.net. I live in Houston and believe to be inside the 42mbps spectrum. Should I be concerned about this?

What kind of speeds is everyone getting?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dcam1075:
There are a lot of factors that make up your realized data speeds. Being in a 42mbps coverage area means you have the potential to see the highest data speeds offered by T-Mobile. However the actual performance you experience is based on amount of back haul (fiber optic connectivity) coming into the cell site you are connected to and how much demand is on that tower at any given time. I work in a densely populated 42mbps coverage area in central Maryland where the tower I connect to at work also serves two neighboring Colleges. Ever since school went back in session I have been getting ~3mbps data speeds on average during the day. A week ago T-Mobile saw the spike in data demand on that site and brought more back haul into the cell site. Now I get ~15mbps regularly. Now as more people start to use data on that tower it will start to go down again and at some point in the future if the demand gets high enough and speeds slow down enough T-Mobile will presumably have to bring in more back haul to keep up with the demand.

What you can do is call T-Mobile Customer Care and let them know where you are experiencing the slower speeds and they can forward it over to the engineering team. If there is enough demand on that site they will add it to their list of sites to be back hauled.

Your issue is not your phone and most likely not even your coverage it is probably just a cell site that needs more pipe coming into it to serve the demand in that area.

Hope that helps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SkeptiKSZ:
Yes it does help, and thanks for clearing this up for me. Undoubtedly, this is the "elephant in the room" spec although the processor isn't bad either. Time to make some phone calls.

Appreciate it mate!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heygrl:
Honestly if you aren't seeing at least 6-8Mbps during peak usage times the cell site you are on does NOT have dual cell HSPA deployed on it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fosormic:
I'm in SW Houston. Both my ex-Vibrant and my TMO Galaxy Tab 7 had between just sub-par and plain horrible (read: 4.5 Mbps ... 160kbps) performance. Same results both home and work (inner SW and inner NW respectively).

My SGS II gets about twice or three times as fast (8-10 MBPS, peaks at 14Mbps) at work (NW Houston) but still bad on SW.

Now, here is the kicker: Sometime last week when I got the SGSII I confirmed what I had suspected... The speed test servers we have here (comcast, other) either have very low bandwidth or are bogged down.

So, go and pick another server. I have tried a couple in KY, Lawrence KS and my favorite at Cincinnati OH (that one as given me up to 14Mbps at NW Houston), as well as some random others.

Some conclusions I have to come based on my experiences:

SGSII has a better radio than the SGS (the least they could do?)

Using your local/nearest speedtest.net server is not always optimal.

All Galaxyes (y?) I own are super sensitive when running a speed test. Its 3D orientation as well as where your hand* and even yourself are, make major differences. Try and see while running a test to see numbers change and find your perfect "position".

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[*] Brings to memory -respectfully- Mr. Jobs' famous response: "You are holding it wrong." :)