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[Acer Iconia A500] chrishohl:
Hi,

You may already know this tip but since I did some tests and measurements I thought that it's a good idea to share it.

I found that if you have the Airplane mode (flight mode) always on then A500 consumes about 8% less battery. Right now I am not in position to publish more details about why this is happening, since I am still researching it, but it works. It has to do with an application that periodically checks for 3G signal (Yes in A500).

Now most of you will think that WiFi or Bluetooth don't work with flight mode on. This is not true, they work as expected.

I have developed a free widget named TaToggles which is very helpful if you want to toggle WiFi, Bluetooth, Airplane etc. Read more about it here http://www.chdcomputers.gr/en/mnu-applications-en/mnu-applications-android-en/mnu-app-android-tatoggles-en

Hope this is useful to someone...

Thank you,

Christos
[Acer Iconia A500] wiidbzxt:
Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try. Though, I hope that Bluetooth works , since it doesn't works while I'm on airplane mode on my Xperia.
[Acer Iconia A500] WereCatf:
This is an old tip, already discussed like a year ago here. I personally just use Acer Iconia Battery Saver on Android Market ( https://market.android.com/details?...RlcnBoYXplLkFjZXJJY29uaWFQaG9uZURpc2FibGVyIl0. ) to disable the 3G service altogether, no need to mess with airplane mode or manually toggling services on or off.
[Acer Iconia A500] maris__:
Same effect can be achieved by inserting "ro.carrier=wifi-only" (without quotes) into build.prop, which one can find at /system.

With best regards, maris
[Acer Iconia A500] tumpy:
I was looking at my build.prop and saw it already there on thor's rom..
[Acer Iconia A500] chasmanian:
Yes. It's one of the benefits of his ROMs.
[Acer Iconia A500] traceedwards:
After installing / applying widget, pages took a long time to load and scrolling was 'jerky' (Firefox mobile).

Uninstalled and everything was back to how it was beforehand.

Stock 3.2 rooted using timmydeans method.
[Acer Iconia A500] chrishohl:
You mean TaToggles widget? If so, could you please tell me if the problem was only in Firefox Mobile or elsewhere?

Please let me know in order to investigate the problem.

Thank you,

Christos
[Acer Iconia A500] niko123456:
WiFi and Bluetooth work when flight mode is on???
[Acer Iconia A500] chrishohl:
In Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and A500 yes they do. I don't know why this is happening but I suspect that it is because flight mode turns off the 3G radio and not all the radio. I am researching it and when I 'll have more I 'll post.

Note: If you have enabled wifi while you are enabling flight mode then it turns the wifi off but you can enabled it again without disabling the flight mode...
[Acer Iconia A500] kjy2010:
Yes. When you first turn airplane mode on, it shuts down all connections. Just toggle wifi, or Bluetooth back on, and it will stay in airplane mode. As a previous poster mentioned, it's old news, but apparently not old to everyone? ;)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
So I'm on my 3rd MT4G and it's got the bad screen. So I'm either going to seek out a 4th one or just move on to another phone because this is getting ridiculous. So far I've had a dusty screen and camera, bad 3.5mm plug that caused the phone to think a headset was constantly being plugged and unplugged, and not a bad screen. (I just bought the first one in August for crying out loud.)

Did the MyTouch just have a crappy production line? Or does HTC kind of suck in general when it comes to quality control?

I kind of want a Sensation instead, but I don't want to just start over with another cycle of poorly produced phones.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TeeJay3800:
I'm convinced that T-Mobile gets crappy phones. It's almost as if HTC produces cheaper phones and performs less rigorous quality assurance on phones destined for T-Mobile stores. I assume this is because of T-Mobile's reputation as the "budget" carrier of the big four. Here's further evidence of that. I'm not saying that other carriers phone's are immune to quality issues, but it does seem particularly bad with T-Mobile phones, regardless of manufacturer.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NatsuDragneell:
Wow t mobile reminds me of dell in the computer market both cheap parts and budget

sent from mi myTouch ICS 4G via xda premium
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Snakecharmed:
After discussing smartphone manufacturers with an engineer friend, he's concluded (and I concur) that HTC is a development-friendly manufacturer and their phones are like hot rods. They're fast and feature endless modding possibilities, but reliability and build quality can vary a lot. Personally, I consider the HTC Evo 4G to be the phone that made HTC a household name, and that model had no shortage of issues. The Sensation has the landscape orientation Wi-Fi death grip and, according to someone who replied to me in the MT4G screen thread, reports of inconsistent screen quality.

Samsung has phones that are solid on the displays and hardware specs, but TouchWiz is underwhelming. Samsung's parallel would probably be fellow South Korean company Hyundai—solid, increasingly reliable, and capable of being exciting and even amazing, but they still need to wash away the stench of their older products because the positive brand image isn't all there yet. Motorola seems to have phones with good to excellent radios—which should be a surprise to nobody—but nobody's knocking down the doors to get Motoblur. I don't know what kind of car comparison I can draw for Motorola, but I just want to skip to the end and say that Apple is the Toyota Prius of smartphones. If I'm feeling more generous, I've got two other boring Toyota products to use for an Apple comparison as well—the Lexus ES and RX—but hipsters can't afford those.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TeeJay3800:
That's a great assessment. Especially the part about HTC. Build quality is a mixed bag. On one hand most of their phones feel very solid and well made, so at a glance they're great, but as we've discussed, they tend to have lots of less noticeable issues (just take a look at how off-centered my cameras are).
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saranhai:
truthfully, i'm not really suprised about Samsung failing...
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Snakecharmed:
I've been fortunate with my MT4G, but I got mine recently and I was able to look out for all of the issues before buying. I looked for one that was in barely used condition with a good screen on eBay and probably got on the collective nerves of the sellers with my screen and physical condition questions. It has the bad eMMC, but I don't see that as a problem. The front camera is slightly off-center, but it doesn't bother me and I never use it. I take a soft-bristle duster to it once a day or every other day to make sure dust doesn't get to settle into any crevices.

Since my Motorola V635 that I bought used in 2006, I only buy phones outright without a contract. It makes buying the latest and greatest phone cost-prohibitive, but when it comes to HTC phones, I prefer that over going through the carrier, contract notwithstanding, even if that means giving up a warranty and exchange program. Every HTC phone I looked at buying was a minefield of good and bad units, including the HD2, Nexus One, Desire, and Glacier. The only reason I accept it is because I often consider a stock electronic hardware product to be merely a starting point.
[Verizon Droid Charge] mtmcghee:
After having so so many issues with this phone and issues with my previous OG Droid i came to my wits end and dropped my service today after verizon refused to give me anything other than a Revolution or thunderbolt as a replacement!
[Verizon Droid Charge] xdadevnube:
Loving my Charge on Humble 4.22 with unlimited data. It can only get better when I move into Humble 5.0 or other EP4P ROM.

I really can't complain about this phone, although I'm sure I couldn't hang with stock.

Are you getting other service? In general, Verizon's network is superior. I'm sure that varies with location though.
[Verizon Droid Charge] -javier-:
i have my charge on humble and all i have to say is WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW.
[Verizon Droid Charge] ilovesoad:
The head of customer service told me that she wasn't recommending anything because a software update is coming. What a see you next Tuesday.
[Verizon Droid Charge] mtmcghee:
I was running a custom rom also but the constant lack of data is unacceptable! i have tried EVERY rom, modem and combination out there! after having 8 of the other droids, and 3 of these i was told that i could swap to ANY other phone i wanted so i researched it and chose the bionic because it has higher ratings the rep then told me no not that phone anything but that, so i said ok let me do some research and i did and decided to go to the iPhone :( for the reason of apple has better support! and the rep said oh, sorry not that either.... ok so if i can have ANY phone what can i actually have? he replied thunderbolt or revolution... UH.... NO... So o can canceled my service and will sacrifice the poorer networks....
[Verizon Droid Charge] 1.4hitachi:
I kinda feel stuck as well. But I don't want to cancel my service.
[Verizon Droid Charge] kvswim:
Someone call the WAAHmbulance.

Sent from my Droid Charge running Infinity Beta
[Verizon Droid Charge] klovar:
Rofl! In September, I had eleven gigabytes of mobile data downloaded through the cell network, mostly 4G. I have unlimited data. I'll never leave the big red.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Danzanzio:
+1 I'm loving my phone lol.
[Verizon Droid Charge] mrtruckincowboy:
same here man unlimited data and tethering ill never leave
[Verizon Droid Charge] BuglessFan:
The only issue you mention is "constant lack of data", which would seem to have nothing at all to do with the phone and a lot to do with the network. A Bionic doesn't have magic cell tower creation sauce in it. Neither does an iPh*ne. You say you've been through 11 phones over this, proving the phones aren't related, and proving that VZW has bent over backwards to please a whiney idiot. They've lost a pretty penny giving you phone after phone for something that has NOTHING to do with the hardware, because they actually care about whiners (most of us don't). Good luck finding another company that dedicated to keeping you around while they lose money on you.

If you KNOW of a better carrier in your area, from you know actually talking to real friends on other carriers in your area (if you haven't WAAHed them all away), then just switch to them. No need to post a gee tell me I'm right and a great martyr to strangers all over the world on a forum. Just switch.

Maybe you wanted to be Thomas Paine and start a revolution with all of us. Umm... too bad. Many of us get great service. Sorry yours sucks, but no need to post anywhere but a site dedicated to your local geographic area. Otherwise the info is pretty worthless to most of us.

Finally, THANK YOU, for finally leaving VZW. Your antics have contributed to driving up their overall costs (passed on to all of us eventually).
[Verizon Droid Charge] MSHancock:
I dont see how you can complain when you were running custom roms.

Did you ever give the Charge a chance at a complete stock setup?
[Verizon Droid Charge] XDAholic:
I to was fed up with data drop but it isnt a charge issue. It's a network issue of some sort and as far as the bionic goes let me tell you. You aint missing much. Sure its nice and smooth but the screen is horrible.... i would choose the charge over this any day. Oh well, i lent my charge to someone and borrowed this bionic. Just waiting on the galaxy nexus to drop..... Best of luck with your new carrier.........
[Verizon Droid Charge] mtmcghee:
i like the service and coverage that verizon offers, i have 5 lines with them 2 in which i carry with me daily! im not a whiny customer however when my blackberry can stay connected to the network and send/receive calls, messages, data, ect. and my charge sitting right next to it cant i have a problem! the first month i had this phone i had no problems then things went down hill so i started experimenting with roms to see if any of them helped, some did, some didnt. i wasnt trying to get the next best phone as im not in contract on any of my lines and pay the retail prices to avoid a contract! i simply want a phone that i can use without hassle. as for being on my 11th+ phone how is it my fault when my CLR shows up with a broken screen, broken keyboard, not able to boot, factory resets its self every 45min, speakers not work, wifi not work, oh best yet how about when you open the box and they send you a used phone that hasnt been inspected or cleaned!?! my problem is that i need a phone that works and they arent able to send me one, i even agreed to go to a non 4G phone and was denied! So ill go over to att where i expect things not to work!
[Verizon Droid Charge] Porkshanker:
Humble 5.0 has made this phone good and I agree with others dont leave big red when you have unlimited. Tons of new devices to come.

GL
[Verizon Droid Charge] adrialk:
Really not a good time to bail ... the latest EP4 leak is a big step up in modem performance (almost never drop data anymore -- If I do, it's for maybe 10 seconds).

EP4 will (supposedly) be released within the next few weeks OTA.

Plus this improved modem performance lets me use 2X Battery (similar to Juice Defender) to turn off data while the phone is not in use, yet turn it on every xx minutes to check email, etc.... resulting in a big battery savings. I could never do this with the previous leaks or when the phone was stock -- it would take FOREVER to pick up data each time I turned the screen on.
[Verizon Droid Charge] syntrix:
We are past Tuesday WTF? I'd call back and demand satisfaction! :D:D
[Verizon Droid Charge] BlazinDANDAMAN:
Now it the wrong time to switch carriers. Unless you go to Sprint. Verizon's Unlimited Data on 4G @12mbs(av.) is something I would have tried to stay and deal with.

I understand your fustration. All I want is a phone that works and does what was promised. I tether and still have probs when playing Xbox live, or downloading torrents. Speedtest gets me 12mbs, but still have problems then it locks or freezes. So I know what you mean. I've tried ALL ROMS. I'm on Humble 5.0 right now, and I love it.

But all you need to do is restart, or turn off then on mobile data, and it works. It'll work for awhile. But there are still those problems that happen. Despite all that...I still Love Verizon. I've had no probs with cust serv or phone coverage. To me, the problem is bad, but not enough to make me EVER leave Verizon.

Luckily I won this phone and still have my new every two discount. So I will sell this phone for 200 and end up paying 50 for Galaxy Nexus. I hope that the problems with tethering and data freezing don't exist with the GN.

I've had them all. Treo on ATT, Samsung Flip Phone on Sprint then flashed to Cricket, G1 on T-Mobile, then Droid Eris and Charge on Verizon. VERIZON IS HANDS DOWN THE BEST!...Luckily I got unlimited data before it was gone. If you had that and let it go...I'm sorry, but I think you will look back and realize you mad a big mistake.
[Verizon Droid Charge] bullinthechinashop:
Sprint is having their own data problems right now. You guys are complaining about dropping data until you reboot. How about not having any data at all regardless of how many times you reboot. That's how bad Sprint is in some areas right now (northwest Indiana). If I try to go to the market sometimes the phone will sit there for literally five minutes and still won't connect. I get data time-outs and the spinning circle multiple times a day. Which is why I went back to Verizon on my hands & knees hoping their network has improved in the past couple of years.
[Verizon Droid Charge] 1.4hitachi:
Big red came through. They have very nice CS (well 95% nice) LOL. I got the Bionic just in time to sell it after I use my upgrade to get the nexus!!!! (The Bionic is a very good phone BTW) Verizon service hands down beats the rest. When it comes to the big red, you get what you pay for. That's the truth.
[Verizon Droid Charge] jmorton10:
I think the Bionic is a steaming pile compared to a properly setup Charge.

I had a Bionic for a week or so & don't miss it one little bit.

~John
[Verizon Droid Charge] mtmcghee:
an update

ok, so my service was scheduled to be disconnected on the 17th and the morning of the 16th i got a call form vzw asking if there was anything they could do to keep my business.. i replied sure give me a phone that works, that has no flaws, and will stay on the network... so the rep asked what i wanted i replied back iPhone or bionic as they both have the highest customer satisfaction ratings, and the least problems according to the vzw service stats. so she said we will send you a bionic (keep in mind i do not like motorola due to the droid 1) i said ok fine, next day ups attempts to deliver my package but vzw sends it to 3968 not 3964 (my address has not changed and i successfully was shipped a phone the week prior) so after going through he!! to get the phone i open it up and guess what no battery, no back cover... so i called C/S and the guy explains that the warehouse that shipped my phone was out of stock and to visit a store... so the next day i go to a vzw store and they REFUSED (rep said we dont fix issues like this and when i asked to speak to the manager he said sorry hes unavailable!) to help me and i lost it, absolutely lost it and called c/s again that rep was very nice and sold me an extended battery and back for 24.99 minus the cost of a regular so i got it for -4.87 and he shipped it over night am to my office! but advised me to visit a store as i am still owed a battery and back cover so i went to another store and got the battery but no back cover they tapped the battery in place with a business card.. i dislike the screen on the bionic BUT knock on wood i havent had any network issues and maintain lte in my house where i would float between lte/3g/1x however my other charge still has the same issues keeping service.. and no i was not looking for an upgrade either as i have upgrades available and i paid retail for the charge
[Verizon Droid Charge] Terrigno:
Stick with Verizon. Go to another carrier and you will be sorry. Put it that way.
[Verizon Droid Charge] droidxrooting:
it is known or bionic to drop connection. I bet you will regret even more that you have chosen the bionic. I have charge and i love it. I run 2.3.6 and it is awesome.
[Verizon Droid Charge] syntrix:
I hope it goes well with the OP on the swap. Everyone I know with the bionic has traded it back in for these issues.

I'm starting to wonder if it's a 4G issue.... I had an interesting weekend driving in and out of 4G networks and extended time on 3G.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Lockett:
I was in a Verizon store the other day for issues with my girlfriends Dinc2 and started talking to the manager about the Charge and the data drop issues. He used to have a charge and is using the Pantech Breakout. That says something there.
[Verizon Droid Charge] kennethlongshaw:
Let's play "My <insert old phone here> had data drops so I traded it for <insert new phone here>. But damned if I'll ever blame verizon!"
[Verizon Droid Charge] mtmcghee:
i can say that with using the bionic for the last few days i have had 1 data drop but it went from 4g to nothing then back to 4g within 45sec, and it has frozen up twice while in sleep mode, yes the screen sucks, but the battery life is 2x that of the charge, and even with the few hiccups that the bionic has hit is much better than the samsung in my opinion , you also have to remember that i still have a charge that i use daily for work and it still sucks even with the newest modems! and i certainly blame verizon, and the manufacturers for not testing the equipment properly before releasing it to the masses!
[Verizon Droid Charge] jmorton10:
LOL, I had a Bionic & all these things are true except the statement about the double battery life. The battery life in my Bionic sucked just as bad as my Charge (that I love).

I absolutely HATED the Charge & don't miss it at all. With the latest 2.3.6 leak & imoseyon 4.0/Fuju tweaks/camera button mod etc etc I think the Charge is almost the perfect phone.

I get all my phones free through where I work & can have any phone I want. Since I head the dept & we have almost 100 corporate phones I can try out any new phone & if I don't like it I just pass it on to a coworker.

I recently used the new Razr for a few days & wasn't impressed with that AT ALL, so I passed it on & went back to my Charge for now.

~John
[Verizon Droid Charge] andrewjt19:
Haa, sounds like you made a premature decision. I had the Droid X and it was screaming fast (admitedly a little faster than my Charge with Humble 5.0 RC2 and tweaked) but this phone is great overall. There's always a better phone or something about another phone that is better or worse than the other. You can never have the perfect phone.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Ualdayan:
You sound conflicted. You hate it, but you think it's the perfect phone? ;)
[Verizon Droid Charge] jmorton10:
LOL, that's what I get for posting after I've been drinking.

I meant I hated the Bionic..... (I LOVE the Charge)

~John
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] colbynmeghan:
Anyway to add clock work mod to these phones without flashing a kernel.

I only ask since I'm waiting on my new PC to come in
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoacosta23:
4 questions that are problems that i have with my evo shift on metropcs and i would like to know if anyone has solutions to these problems.

1. Anyone know how to change the banner from mymetropcs.com to MetroPCS? ( I've tried to change it through CDMA workshop and I would save it and it would not change.)

2.

Anyone know how to enhance the signal on this phone? I know it's flashed but am not getting service in most places.

3.

Anyone know the kernel i could flash to the supreme sense 7.5 ROM?

4. How can i get voice mail notifications on this phone ? I have to manually call my phone number just to manage and know how many voice mails i have. So may anyone know or can direct me to a thread or solution to this problem.

I would really appreciate the help please and thank you very much :)

NOTE: (Underlined questioned have already been answered on thread)
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdkfreak123:
Well... icl could answer ur second question (if it helps) Dial *228 and wait till the machine says "for the latest roaming list, say roaming list" and just say "roaming list". Wait a little until the machine finishes. Press exit once your done. What this does is update your prl which gives you a better chance of getting 3g/4g.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoacosta23:
yo mean 3g if lucky this phone doesn't run on LTE 4G it actually updated the prl and unlocked something idk but it said that i programmed the phone and it was successful and it rebooted Thanks again
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdkfreak123:
No prob ;) OH btw it unlocks your spl...
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strapped365:
I can answer the kernel question kinda, and that's because its up to the kernel to decide if it likes your phone, I know it sounds weird but one kernel isn't good for all phones, I used to run x99s ext3 kernel because for some reason I just could never get the dodge kernel to agree with my phone/current setup or settings, but then dodge released a conversion for an ext4 file system and has an amazing ext4 kernel to go with the conversion, so I guess its just all about how the kernel decides to act on your phone, also not all phones can handle the same clock speed either mine tops out at 1804 any higher ill lock up, but I know people that can make it to 2 GHz+ so try them all it won't hurt anything

Sent from my MikSupreme/Team Supreme Shift
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoacosta23:
i think i tried the kernel for stock 2.2 rom but when i flashed the kernel my phone froze up on the htc boot image luckly i had a backup.I'll try that kernel out and report back thanks for the feedback :)