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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Komodo Rogue:
If it makes any difference to anyone sitting on the fence: I just read an article that said the FCC passed an AT&T version of the Note today. At first I thought "who cares," because I'm debating pre-ordering too, and as anyone else considering pre-ordering knows, the european model has support for at&t's radio frequencies anyway. BUT, the article pointed out the support for HSPA+, which I didn't consider before. I don't really care, as it's never made much of a difference for me, but if you do care, there ya have it.

The wait could still be a long, long time, but I like to hope that FCC approval means it will be here soon. Then again, maybe Sammy is just being diligent with paperwork... does anyone know when the AT&T GS2 passed through the FCC?

AT&T announced two new phones today, if the note was going to be on their network in less than a few weeks, I think they would have announced the Note too :(

Hey, Earthbrain: I don't mean to start a fight or get off topic, but I have to address the comment you made earlier. My father was a physician too, and I know it takes a lot of work to get there, it involves long hours, and you deserve to make a great salary. Not debating that. And I applaud your advice to study hard and work hard. But I don't like the implication that studying hard and working hard = good income. Not because that's a bad idea (it's a GREAT idea!), but because it's extremely untrue. I'm a teacher, and I work damn hard. As hard as a doctor? I can't say, I'm not a doctor, but I doubt it's a significant difference.

I know you didn't mean to be a jerk - you meant to give good advice - but it just feels like a slap in the face when you're busting your ass all the time for completely thankless work that pays less than 30K. You work hard and deserve a good salary, I just wish the state/school could afford to pay me 1/4 of your salary. Hell, 1/8 would be a miracle. My advice to any youngster/grade school student reading these forums: Work hard, study hard, be kind, and if you want a good salary (which is a good thing to have), choose your career accordingly.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Techvir:
That article is a month old. :D

FCC approval was a long time ago and unfortunately it does not mean that ATT is going to get it soon
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] RMXO:
You have to ask yourself if you can wait that long before AT&T releases it. It took nearly 6 months for AT&T to get the SGS2 from the time I bought my SGS2 from Expansys-USA.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Earthbrain:
Sorry for being a little off topic but I have to clarify after reading this post.

When I said "study hard and work hard" I implied that you will have better chance of having a good income. I did not make it absolute like you stated as "study hard and work hard = good income"

Nothing is absolute in life except for DEATH.

Doctors work very hard, but of course there are exceptions and there will also be "some" teachers who work harder than "some" doctors. However, to put it in some perspective, imagine that you are a "certain" doctor that have to go to the hospital at 6:30 am to do rounds and go home at 7 p.m after admitting all the patients and then there are days when you are on call in which you are constantly being awaken by the nurses or that your heart is beating more rapidly trying to revive a patient from a code blue.

Oh, and speaking of salary differences. An orthodontist who does braces normally make about 5X the salary of a general doctor and normally does not work as hard and has less responsibility. They both "have to study hard and work hard" .... so why is there such a big gap in salary?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] reinbeau:
Guys? Let's take this personal discussion of careers and salaries offline to Private Message.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] linzgeneral:
What that guy said!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rockky:
I'm going onlocked. After running SGS2 unlocked on ATT....then running my Epic touch on Sprint....I can tell you I want this device carrier free.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] AIR-WIZZ:
Was the hardware any difference?

Were there any hardships you had to endure?

What about the HSDPA+ or 4G?

If I buy this phone, will I have to adapt it in any way?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Techvir:
ATT SGSII and International version are pretty much the same. No difference.

Having said that there is a modified version for LTE compatibilty , which is called SGSII skyrocket . this has a bigger screen.

No hardships, except that you wont get samsung warranty

HSDPA+ will be the same.

You will need an adaptor for the charger, but that is not a big deal at all.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] AIR-WIZZ:
Why no warranty?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Techvir:
samsung usa wont honor warranty for phone purchased from outside the country
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] AIR-WIZZ:
Just thought of another question, Does the European version come injected with stupidity like the carrier specific AT&T? Or does UNLOCKED mean..."This is exactly the way it came from Samsung"

C'mon Dr. Gopoos, One more answer gets you one more Thanks Button.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] deliriousbb:
From my understanding, NFC is part of the Galaxy Note. See Engadget article

Another thing, Ebay has it for more, but I messaged some of the buyers of the phone and they claim that the 4G works brilliantly on ATT. Too bad I'm a Tmo user. You can get it overnighted for $20 extra. The buyers all loved it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Techvir:
I guess it will have the bloatware. I can confirm that tomorrow, when i get the phone.. :D

However if you are in this forum, the chances are that you will be flashing another rom, be it stock or modded. This will take care of the network logo and bloatware.

Also regarding the warranty part, i willl see if squaretrade or any other insurance company will cover it .
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] AIR-WIZZ:
Ooooohhhhhh how right you are. I have to admit I have a tremendous amount of fun hacking my Dell Streak. I do $hit to it just to see if I can...cuz I can!

I will be looking forward to ur update when u get urs 2morow.

Thnx Doc.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Techvir:
Dont know if u have used other phones for modding, but dell streak was real pain in the ass to put stuff on, atleast initially( however i must say its been wonderful device) . Small small things like CWM or rom manager not compatible and so on... The main reason was , we did not have enough developers.

Then I went SGSII . That forum is flooded with people and developers...

It was more fun.

I wish we have few developers here too.

Given that SGSII and note are close in terms of hardware, it would be easier to port stuff
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] the2rrell:
i cant believe there is no eta ......i wanted to order one. that 700 dollar price looks real nice. anybody know another place for that price???
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] AIR-WIZZ:
I've followed DJSteve's work and it was flawless. I currently use StreakDroid 1.9.1 and StreakMod instead of CWM. I love it.
[HTC Desire S] spankranger:
This is what happend to me and many other people: HTC Desire S - Bad eMMC

I still have 3 months warranty and dont want HTC to have an excuse to void my warranty and make me pay for a replacement Mainboard.

It seems the eMMc was not fried by me or the s-off tool, but HTC just cheaped out on the eMMC chips in these phones.

Does anybody got tips on how to brick a phone, oh yeah blender, microwave/sledgehammer/ex-wife, would destroy it, and I'm just trying to brick it, no physical damage.

Looking for a warranty replacement. If your not comfortable with writing this down here, than pm me please.
[HTC Desire S] zeekiz:
Hit your phone with a sledgehammer.

Or just keep pulling the battery out when doing almost anything on the phone.
[HTC Desire S] Adidas108:
Throw over the wall but gantly :D
[HTC Desire S] cjward23:
It is possible. There is a dd command you can run that will totaly brick it.

But you should have no issues getting your device repaired despite being rooted and s-off. HTC are aware of the emmc issue and I know of lots of people with HTC vision's who have had no issues getting a replacement.

But if you really want to brick it I know who to ask for the cmd.

I will pm you if I get it
[HTC Desire S] Deleted member 4123551:
Pull battery while flashing a ROM :D
[HTC Desire S] cjward23:
He can't flash a rom. And pulling the battery when flashing a rom is unadvised but is unlikely to brick you're phone. You recovery and bootloader partitions are unaffected by when you flash a rom. So you would still be able to access them and recover from pulling the battery during the flash
[HTC Desire S] cjward23:
Also, it is in some situations possible to recover from a bad EMMC. Sometimes it can just be that your partition table is messed up. And can be fixed.

@OP I'm guessing you can get into recovery, but the "error can't mount cache" etc warnings?
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
I just sent in the phone without the battery and sd card and got a repaired phone. Can't guarantee the same luck though
[HTC Desire S] spankranger:
================what happend================

While updating some apps from the market, DS freezes longer then 2 hours.

I pulled out battery and reboot, and there came loopboot.

got in Recovery, it promts

E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log

================things i did================

1. [ wipe data/factory reset]

Formating /data...
black splash screen, and then
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log

[ wipe cache ]

Formating /cache...
Cache wipe complete.
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log

2. [ install zip from sdcard ]

-Checking Model ID
-success!
-Model ID - HTC sage
Now flashing
E:Error in /sdcard/*******.zip
(Status 1)
Installation aborted.

3. [ backup and restore ]

Checking MD5 sums...
Erasing boot before restore...
Restoring boot image...
Restoreing system....
Error while formatting /system!
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log

4. [ RUU+Goldencard ]

Goldencard is good, in FASTBOOT USB mod,

passed the (version) checking, updating 1.28.401.1 to 1.47.950.3, but stuck at

rebooting bootloader ......
upgrading ROM image in your Android Phone...
Please do NOT disconnect USB cable nor run any program.

5. [ ROM.zip->PG88IMG.zip ]

ROM.zip was picked-up from RUU, renamed to PG88IMG.zip, copied to sdcard,

reboot to HBOOT, and it unzip the pack normally, then stuck at updating screen, more than 1 hour.

HBOOT
[INDENT]Parsing...[SD ZIP]
[1] BOOTLOADER -updating
[2] BOOT
[3] RECOVERY
[4] SYSTEM
[5] SLPASH1
[6] USERDATA
[7] TP
[8] DADIO_V2
[9] RADIO_CUST
Do you want to start update?
[/INDENT]

6. [ PG88IMG.zip for Recovery/Radio ]

HBOOT asks do you wanna upgrade, click VOL-up, then stuck at updating screen

HBOOT
[INDENT]Parsing...[SD ZIP]
[1] RECOVERY -updating
*********
Updating is in progress...
Do not power off the device!
[/INDENT]

7. [ fastboot ]

SH********8 Connected.
STARTING PRINT OF DEVICE INFO.
-----------------------------------.
Radio version: 38.03.02.15_m.
SPL/hboot version: 0.98.0000.
product: saga.
mid: pg88*****.
security: off.
build-mode: ship.
-----------------------------------.
Print of device info SUCCESSFUL.

[B]fastboot erase cache[/B]
erasing 'cache'...
[COLOR=red]erasing 'cache'... FAILED (command write failed (Unknown error))[/COLOR]
[HTC Desire S] cjward23:
I have just shown this thread to the guys in #G2ROOT. These guys have more experience of fried EMMC's than anyone else.

I'm afraid there is nothing that can be done to fix your device or brick it any more than it all ready is.

Lots of people have had it repaired despite being s-off.

You just need to send it off and hope for the best
[HTC Desire S] spankranger:
I afraid that 95% of the stories from people with HBOOT-6.98.1002 are saying something else...
[HTC Desire S] cjward23:
I can only relate to the issues I have encountered with the HTC Vision.

I'm one of them I had an EMMC fail. And got a warranty replacement, no questions asked.
[HTC Desire S] somerandomhash:
Pretty much sums the situation up. HTC are aware but suspect this will also depend on the repair tech some may just see the s-off and disclaim the warranty.

Even if the phone screen etc does not display the USB will probably still allow adb shell

Sent from my HTC Desire
[Eee Pad Transformer General] gumbi4u:
He Guys, so Recently has the Transformer sent in for not working properly. ( Would not stay on). Would shut off when power supply pulled off.

I got a response from Asus a few mins ago with pics. I cant believe this. For the record, I treat all my electronics with much respect. Especially if its only a few months old. (Bought in June) This thing has never seen an ounce of water. The pics they sent were disturbing. See body of email and pics below. Thoughts?

Dear Mr. XXXX,

Your RMA has been received; however there is a delay in processing as it has ( liquid damage that has caused corrosion ), which is not covered under the ASUS manufacturer warranty. For your reference, please review the attached picture(s). For more information in regards to types of damage not covered under ASUS manufacturer warranty, please visit http://service.asus.com, http://support.asus.com, and/or refer to your User Manual.

If you would like to continue with repairs for your ASUS product, please return the completed and signed credit card form by one of the following methods:

Fax: 510-797-2102 (Attn: Megan)

Email: (PDF/JPG formats accepted only)

Payment will need to be received no later than ( 11/3/11 ) to prevent your RMA from being returned unrepaired on ( 11/4/11 ). Repair process is approximately 3-5 business days from once payment is approved (excludes: parts on backorder and/or shipping/transit time).

Cost of repairs (all amounts are USD) – enter amounts on credit card form:

Parts - $409.00 (Motherboard-$189 + Audio Board-$21 + LCD-$199)

Labor - $65.00

Shipping – please select one shipping method only on credit card form

Sales Tax** – please select one option only on credit card form

**Only if you reside in California or Canada will sales tax be charged. If you are outside California or Canada, please select “none”.

IMPORTANT: It is required that all amounts and totals be filled in by you directly, based on the quote we have provided. All credit card forms must be received with a physical signature for credit card payment processing. If sending via email, you will need to complete the form, sign, and scan as a PDF/JPG format. If any of this required information is missing/incorrect, Asus will request that you update and resubmit the form. It is important to provide a completed accurate form to avoid any delay in the repair process.

Best regards,

Megan

ASUS
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ExploreMN:
You can buy a new one for less than the cost of repairs. Do that.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] gottahavit:
normally i'd say it happenned in shipping, but there is no way all that corrosion happenned that quickly. i'd say one of two things, either you bought a returned item, or they got yours confused with someone elses. make sure to call and verify the serial number.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] frosty5689:
Or your kid (if you have one) spilled some liquid all over your tablet and pretended they knew nothing about why it doesn't turn on. It happens.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] knoxploration:
...or you've regularly used the device in a very humid environment, especially taking it from a cold air-conditioned environment to one that's hot and very humid, causing condensation inside the device.

A lot of manufacturers include devices in their products to test for water damage, and it's been shown regularly over the years that these can easily be triggered without immersion in water.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] gumbi4u:
Exactly. Thats a slap in the face to charge someone more than what the item costs brand new.

Im on it but im going to say that probably is a dead issue. These guys dont care.

No kids. If something did spill on this, Im sure it would be a whole lot worse.

Even if that were the case, it would take a lot of that back and forth to make even a slight dent into corrosion.

I did some more research and found out that most electronics manufacturers use some sort of chemical protection on circuit boards. Apple, Microsoft and many many others use PCB boards treated with anti corrosion and anti tarnish chemicals. Clearly ASUS did not on these transformers. That really shows that these things are not the best of device. With that being said, there is no way you can take this thing to a beach or a bathroom for that matter. any amount of moisture in the air will start to make this thing deteriorate. Sub par all the way.

For a 400 device which is in competition with many in that price range, the transformer seems to be falling very short in the "quality" department. This means, along with battery issues and other hiccups, corrosion is now going to come into light. im sure others with similar battery issues have the same problem.

Now I dont know what to get. Im going to have this thing returned un repaired. I dont know what to jump into anymore. Any other tab with similar specs? Maybe i will go back to the Acer tab.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] gottahavit:
No consumer electronics circuit board is going to stand up to standing water, like you can see in that picture. This is not a production quality issue. I know you're upset about your device and if you believe that the device that was obviously abused in those photos is not yours then I strongly suggest you verify the serial numbers, Asus has to be willing to do this for you. If however you believe this really is your device, then stop blaming ASUS, this is obviously misuse on someones part(i'm not saying yours).
[Eee Pad Transformer General] finalhit:
i think i would go with the clerical mistake theory. it couldn't have been the RMA people who spilled water on it...because like others said, the corrosion wouldn't have happened fast enough. so it must be the case that the TF was already correded before it got to them.

remember that the company is not asus, but a third-party RMA company. they get paid to service your device. from this perspective, no one would accept those charges...and therefore, they would not make any money. so i don't think there's anything fishy going on on their part.

not fanboying at all (currently a bit pissed at asus since my speakers went bust....i already had to RMA my device as well for sleep-of-death issue, and i'm not really wanting to do it again). but yea, it's either your device got switched with someone, or someone got your TF wet without you knowing.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] 91ludesit:
I'm sorry, but that looks like corrosion left by a battery and not water...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] gumbi4u:
I looked up some more pics on electronics pcb corrosion and you might be onto something. Water corrosion on boards looks different. BUT the batteries in the TF are dry no?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] darkhawkff:
There actually isn't much difference.....if you've had to deal with a flooded house lately and electronics that were left plugged in, you'd know there isn't much difference.....

Whatever caused the corrosion, it wasn't much. Obviously the tablet wasn't submerged in water, but obviously something happened to it. Perhaps some liquid (water, or another drink of some kind) was spilled near the uSD/uHDMI port? That's about the only thing I can conclude by looking at this.

As far as condensation.....it's possible. I used to work for an electonics/amplifier company as an engineer that provides amplifiers for medical (think GE/Siemens) companies (MRI, etc..), and I had to deal with a unit that had extensive damage similar to this (we ended up scrapping the unit and replacing it). I know how the units get packaged, and there was no way we would have shipped the unit with water in it (sealed package, about the size of a filing cabinet drawer, the customer said the unit itself was wet when they opened the package). What we determined was that it was packaged on a very humid (down-pouring/rainy) summer day on our dock (where they generally keep the dock doors open since it's hot) and then shipped via air (as usual, since it goes from the USA to Germany). During this process, obviously, the compartment where luggage/mail is kept isn't heated much, if at all. Therefore, if there was alot of humid air inside the packaging, and then a drop in temperature, it could very well condensate, and cause this type of corrosion (and mold in our case, due to some laminates and glues being used in our application). That being the case, we started including desiccant (sp?) inside the packaging. Anyway.....I could certainly see this type of corrosion being similar.

NOTE:Before anyone says anything, I no longer work for said company, and I'm not divulging anything that is not public record or already known. =P

Personally, as others have suggested, first ensure it's the correct serial number. If it's the correct serial number, I'm sorry to say but I think you're screwed as far as getting Asus to repair it as an RMA without paying for it. You're most likely best off to just buy a new one, or wait and get a TF2 (whenever that comes out).
[Eee Pad Transformer General] gumbi4u:
Thanks for that detailed post.

Well I guess its a wrap so to speak. I know the item was never in water and pics do show that. Perhaps it was condensation. Either way Im screwed. This being my third TF, it doesn't take a genius to know that the TF being sub par in quality. Its a great machine when it works. But I think Im going the "3 strikes, you're out" scenario. Im not getting another TF. I will take my chances with something else.
[HTC Sensation] kasper908:
I want to root my phone but dont know how?
[HTC Sensation] wmoore:
Have a look around the forums, all the information you need is here. Start with this thread.
[HTC Sensation] sakai4eva:
And you don't know how to ask a proper question too. I guess reading the forum rules is too much to ask for, amirite?
[HTC Sensation] MacaronyMax:
But as wmoore said, Read this do exactly as it says and you can't go wrong, Then thank the thread creator for making such a tutorial for people who'd like root :)
[HTC Sensation] sakai4eva:
100? That number cannot be right.

I'd say there's at least a few thousand by now.
[HTC Sensation] MacaronyMax:
Lmao :D I think you may be right :rolleyes:

Also |OP|, take a look at this

http://xdaforums.com/search.php?f=1109

It's a search for the entire sensation section, try it before making new threads, it can become very useful :D
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Truckerglenn:
[Updated x3: Dolphin Responds] Privacy Advisory: Dolphin HD Sends URL Of Every Page You Visit To A Remote Server (In Plain-Text)

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/10/27/privacy-advisory-dolphin-hd-sends-url-of-every-page-you-visit-to-a-remote-server-in-plain-text/

More info and a fix here on XDA?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1323277
[Samsung Infuse 4G] MattSoRaven:
This is disgusting. I'm editing the hosts file now but am considering dropping Dolphin altogether. Thanks for the heads up.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] diablo009:
Disgusting on part of dolphin considering people use it to login into sites!!! Thanks for the heads up mate.

Edit: Switched to Maxthon Browser. This is very slick and fast too!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jvanlew:
Thanks for the info. Yeah, it is disgusting when companies think they'll out-geek the geek mass.

Thanks for that. I'll have to check it out!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tonyb81:
A response from the devs of Dolphin HD.

http://www.androidcentral.com/dolphin-browser-responds-allegations-data-mining
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jayson94538:
I guess we flood Dolphin to only use it to watch porn.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] GGXtreme:
Anyone knows if this affected Dolphin Mini?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Optimus-Prime:
+1
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mcala:
Uh, Opera Mini does the same thing but I don't see anybody complaining! Your visited websites are compressed on their servers.