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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] UGART3:
We got LTE in Chicago. I'm from the suburbs and literally on the west side of my town we get around 3-5 Mbps but when I get on the east side (closer to Chicago) I've hit 13 Mbps. I have not been in Chicago sine i got my new phone but I think that 13 is pretty sweet but i got 36 Mbps at my house so its nothing amazing to me
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] antuus:
I get anywhere from 2mbps to 7mbps down and usually around 1.1mbps up on my phone's data connection. (Latency around 100ms) This is perfectly acceptable for most browsing and applications, including streaming video.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ishmael2:
I'm really hoping they keep HSPA+ around for awhile. I get killer battery life with it and the speeds are more than enough for 95% of everything I do with my phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Jonnyredcorn:
In metro Detroit I only get average 1.4mbps down and 1mbps up...is my phone defective or is the network just ****ty here? The coverage map shows I have full hspa+ coverage
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Hemlocke:
You should be getting MUCH better speeds. I get close to 8, on average, down, in a backwater.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] adoute:
Where in Metro Detroit?

In the Plymouth / Northville area, I typically get 3 to 5 down, 1.5 to 2 up, while in the Farmington Hills area, I usually get 8 to 12 down, and 3 to 5 up. As always, it depends on time of day, network congestion, etc, however, those are the general averages that I see.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] mattism78:
Does any one know of a retailer in the US that sells these batteries? I'd prefer to order one and not wait until the SGS3 comes out to get it. Thanks in advance
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
Hello everyone, I (well, more likely my PC) seem to have developed an issue, causing me to be unable to access the SD card in my phone (see attached image). I tried plugging my Arc in different USB ports, which made no difference at all. I then tried with my sister's HTC Desire and my other sister's HTC wildfire which yielded the same result. Connecting the phone via fastboot and flashing things using fastboot works fine, but when I plug any android phone in using mass-storage mode then it no longer works. As you can see in the picture below, it's there, but I cannot access it. I currenly have Doomkernel on it, but it was the same issue with the stock kernel.

the prompt says "please place a disk or other suited media in Removable disk (I: )" by the way (translated from Dutch)

any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electrash:
it some problem with card..

seems that is some other kind of volume, must be fat32
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
card is formatted in fat32, I am 100% sure of that. My PC is the only one that cannot access it, other PC's can.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
bump because I want to get this fixed
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinkster:
I had the same issue myself, couldn't connect in Windows7 but when I booted Ubuntu(same laptop) it worked fine. I had fat32 plus ext4 for link2sd, my partition tools would recognise the card though. It works now and the only thing I've altered is the rom on the phone(worked on arconium rom) but takes a while to register both in MTP/MSC modes. Strange thing is, now when I use ubuntu it doesn't recognise it.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
I've used different roms as well, but both in the SE stock rom, MIUI and CM7 it doesn't work at all. and since it it's just on my own PC that it won't work I'm pretty sure Windows is the culprit.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZyxeLa:
Is memory card connected?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
yes it is, I made sure I selected that, USB debugging is also on by the way (not that it makes any difference wether it's on or off, the issue still remains)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kifsito:
Uninstall PC companion completely, and then reinstall?

:)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
already tried that as well, even multiple times, didn't help either.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazymister:
Je kan altijd nog proberen om je telefoon aan te sluiten, dan via hardware de drivers handmatig te verwijderen, ook de adb drivers, en dan opnieuw laten installeren (de drivers dus)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kem_cool:
Plz help me as well.

I'm still using CM7.2.0 (FXP50) for my Arc,and I have tried to connect my SDcard several times.but after I had tap [Turn on USB storage],my phone rebooted @@ althought I also shut down device plug the cable in,nothing was changed :(
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
I tried that, Windows then reinstalls all the drivers when I connect my phone, but the problem remains however.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazymister:
You could also try to go back to a restore point from a date when your pc still worked. Maybe an update which went wrong messed it up
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
yeah, euhm, about that... I disabled restore points in order to save space on my SSD boot drive, so that won't be possible I'm afraid. Would using the repair function of my Windows 7 install disc help?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazymister:
You could always try. And if all doesn't work you could try reinstalling windows, though i could imagine you don't want to do that.

You said any other pc recognizes your sd, have you tried a usb micro usb card reader?

Or try backing up your sd card, and then format it
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
Yes, reinstalling windows is something I'd preferably avoid, mainly because it would mean having to redownload BF3 and pretty much all my steam games and reinstalling, well everything.

I haven't got one of those, so I'll see if I can find a place that sells them.

Already tried that and it didn't help either unfortunately.

edit: Windows' repair option won't cooperate apprently, however I just had a brainwave. What if I just install a Mac OSX copy just to access my phone. I know it's in a legally grey area. but until I find a more permanent solution that doesn't involve reinstalling Windows, it seems like the best option.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazymister:
there is also an app called multi mount sd, you could try that. But you will need root though
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
I downloaded the app, however it did not help either. I have root though so that can't have been preventing the app from working correctly
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cholerabob:
I have this probkem 1/2 times i plug my Arc too. 2 solutions that i found

First : Unmount SD card, plug in phone, wait for it to start and remount the card

Second : In connectivity settings, make sure the option "install PC companion on PC " is checked. Plug in phone wait for the PC companion install screen to appear on phone and choose skip ( i sometimes have to install again , don't know why ), wait 2-3 seconds and your phone will appear. Well at least mine those.

It's a common problem if you Google it, ALOT of people have the same problem, poor programming on Sony's part i say.

Hope this helps
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
see, the thing is, since I am not running the stock rom (I'm running FreeXperia's Cyanogenmod 7.2), I don't have the option to select "install PC companion to PC" anymore. I'll try the first one now though.

edit: first one didn't work either unfortunately
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cholerabob:
Try this , if you have PC companion on your computer. unmount SD card on phone, start PC companion, don't connect the phone, wait until it says can't find phone, connect the phone, have PC companion detect it again, remount sd card when detected.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squalldua:
i have similar case. not really the same, just wanna share.

i use stock rom, and pc companion. on very rare occasion, when i connect the arc to pc/laptop, it doesn't go to storage mode.. only charging mode.

i unplug and plug again, even restart the pc/laptop.

still wont go to storage mode, only charging mode.

i notice that the battery is already full, 98%-100%. i don't know if there is a connection or not. but i try plug it again when battery was a little bit used (<90%) and then voila ! now it can go to storage mode :D

maybe software bug, i'm not sure :rolleyes:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
All PC companion manages to do is say a Sony Ericsson phone is connected, other than that it didn't really help. Could this be because I'm running CM7.2 instead of the stock ROM? I am quite sure however that the issue is with windows and its somehow messed up drivers which can't seem to go back to normal since it works 100% normally on any other PC I connect my phone (or any other android phone for that matter) to.

Battery is currently around 55% and it won't work, but thanks for trying to help :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squalldua:
just curious, what OS are you using on the PC ? and what OS are using on the other PC that has no problem conecting with the phone ?

i read in sony website, that some components on the latest pc companion require atleast win xp sp3 or later. but i myself use win xp sp2 lol :p

sure thing, i hope you'll find a solution soon :rolleyes:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
I have Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on my own PC (the one it doesn't work on, homebuilt), the others all have Windows 7 Home Premium x64 (OEM PCs and laptops)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squalldua:
must be driver conflict. i bet reinstall win7 should do the trick, but that's like burning the house for killing a mouse :rolleyes:

try uninstal everything related to xperia arc on the pc (pc companion, arc drivers, etc..), and reinstall it :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cholerabob:
If it worked before you could try to do a restore on the pc that doesn't work . Restore to a previous saved point of , let's say a month ago. it will undo any changes that were made between then and now that maybe you didn't notice.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazymister:
You should have read the thread.

He already told that he doesn't have any, because he disabled them
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
yup, disabled them to save space on my SSD boot drive (however now I feel like an idiot for doing so).
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazymister:
Don't, you're not the only one who does that ;)

Anyways, o.c.

to check if it is your windows, you can create an image, reinstall windows and try it clean, afterwards you can always restore your image.

Please make sure you have your Image bootable outside windows ( Example acronis Can make this image for you)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
I did a clean install of Windows on a spare hard drive I had lying around (plugged it into my PC's hotswap bay, so didn't need to fiddle with cables :p) and it worked without a hitch on that, So I'm pretty sure now it's my windows install.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squalldua:
haha, i thought so..

most of the time, if you find a case where something doesn't work in computer A, but works fine in computer B, then reinstall computer A will solve the problem, lol..

but i recommend try uninstall everything related to the problem, and reinstall it. if it still doesn't work, then reinstall windows. problems solved. GOD i love my job :D
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
Already tried that, then I reconnect my phone, it installs the drivers (like it should do) and then I am still left with the exact same problem. That said, I'd prefer a solution that doesn't involve reinstalling Windows though, mainly because I'd preferably avoid having to reinstall and redownload pretty much everything.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazymister:
Well, you could always use a virtual windows... But that's always quite tricky to set-up the way you want it to work.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
doesn't virtual Windows use virtual disk images, resulting in having to copy pretty much everything you need from the actual disk to the disk image using a USB thumb drive?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazymister:
You won't need a thumb drive, because you can copy from windows to virtual machine directly. It's all on the same drive, except it's a second windows installation. If that particular installation stops to work again, you just remove out and make a new virtual windows
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
bump, so I reinstalled windows because I needed to replace my SSD, and I connect my phone to my PC and guess what, the problem is still there. I'm starting to think there's something more sinister going on here now though.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ndrs:
i'm almost beginning to think that your usb ports aren't 100% anymore.

you've tried different ports right? At the back of you computer, the front-panel etc..?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WC_EEND:
Tried pretty much all the USB ports on my PC, made no difference. They work fine with all other USB devices.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eyesfortech:
Hi guys,

I am a newbie Android phone user and I am looking for the release note of PDA:KI2/PHONE:KI1/CSC:KH1(XTC) firmware, if there is.

Anyone? Before I update my phone's firmware.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MS.:
Nope, Samsung newer gives us release notes.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eyesfortech:
I see. Thanks for the information.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gesioo:
I'm searching for two diffirent kinds of localization apps.

First i need an app which is installed on Android phone and can track positions of non-android phones i.e. by phone number.

And the second one app that i can install on my phone and in case of stealing my phone i will be able to find it by gps i.e. by using some kind internet or PC app or another android program.

Is there any apps like that? If they were free that's will be amazing.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melvinchng:
Second question:

Try:

- webkey

- AntiVirus

Accidentally sent from my Google Nexus S using XDA Premium
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gesioo:
That's not what i'm looking for. Any other ideas?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Bengaz:
Just upgraded to the note from iphone 4 (ios 5).

Although the obvious flexibility with android is instantly obvious, I guess there are some workarounds for the other things that the iphone (apps) do beter.

Here are some questions I have, if any experienced android users wouldnt mind answering thanks: -

1) The stock calendar isnt very good, what is the best alternative?

2) Relating to above, any way to sync with outlook calender?

3) Anyway to sync contacts with outlook?

4) How do you set the email to delete from the server (IMAP)?

This linking with gmail and google calendar seems as bad as having to have Itunes installed :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Xaddict:
Good on you for taking the Android challenge.

I rather like the S-Planner.

Syncing contacts with outlook is possible a number of ways.

If you export a contacts.cvs from Outlook and import it into gmail/contacts, these will then sync with the phone.

There are number of expensive apps for syncing Outlook.

I ditched Outlook when I went to Windows 7 and now use Windows Live on the pc.

BTW, I never use gmail for email, but only to access my Youtube account, and now to sync with google calendar.

It is possible to sync with MS windows Live calendars and contacts too.

You can get a hotmail app for this.

I find syncing to google really easy, much better than MS activesync.

I frequently got duplicates and / or wiped my phone with activesync.

And nothing could be worse than itunes.

Never owned it but have often tried to help others with issues.

It's a trojan piece of #@!*.

Delete emails from the server is in settings for the account.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] 3Labs:
are you using the stock android calendar or the s planner calendar--they are different and s planner is at least as good imho as iphone calendar from my research

i am making the exact same transition--this week, my note arrives on Tuesday
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] andyiacovou:
Ahhhh exciting times, I'll never forget my first Android phone, after years persevering with good old Windows Mobile. Your in for a treat :-)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tdodd:
I've been using Android for just over a year and when I looked for satisfactory sync options for Outlook 2003 - contacts, calendar, notes and tasks - the thing that seemed to fit the bill best at the time was gSyncit - http://www.fieldstonsoftware.com/software/gsyncit3/.

It's paid software with a one time cost rather than an annual charge. In terms of syncing reliably I find it to be very good. Everything goes where it should, both backwards and forwards, and I don't get duplicates or missing entries. I bought a copy for my girlfriend as well when she bought an Android phone a couple of months after me.

There is a problem which has prevailed on and off pretty much since day one, for both of us, and still hits occasionally. That is an inexplicable failure on startup, leading Outlook to want to disable to addon. Usually it can be fixed by closing and restarting Outlook, although sometimes it need three of four attempts before it will play ball. Nowadays the occurrence is fairly low, maybe happening once a fortnight or less, and that's with the software used seven days a week and for most of each day.

Once you have your stuff in the Google cloud, whether you choose to access it there or not, Android takes care of syncing from the cloud to the phone and back again.

There are other possible options including Kies for Samsung owners, or free software such as MyPhone Explorer - http://www.fjsoft.at/en/downloads.php.

What I like about gSyncit is that once set up it sync automatically in the background and is entirely hands off in operation. The other solutions I've seen appear to require a deliberate action to connect hardware together and initiate a sync operation. Regarding the stability issues I've experienced, I've downloaded several upgrades over the year or so I've had it, but those were all for V2. A while ago a V3 was launched, with a small premium for the upgrade. I haven't bothered to upgrade as I find V2 does all that I need, but maybe it fixes that little stability issue my girlfriend and I have experienced.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Bengaz:
S planner...

your probably right about the standard iphone calendar but I was used to using "week calendar", the best calendar app ive ever used, Ive been in touch with the Dev and it may come out for android...

Another excellent app I used on the iphone was "notebooks".

This is soon to be out on android and desktop (with dropbox sync). Cant wait for that one, for now I use colour note.

One thing ive found in the last 2 days, the apps for the iphone seem far better.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Bengaz:
Ok, ive solved my first problem (calendar) and hopefully make the switch to android easier for some other people...

On the iphone, upgrade to ios5.

Sign up for icloud and get a .me email address.

sync your iphone with icloud.

download the desktop icloud app (syncs to outlook)

(ive been using this for a while now and its 100% reliable so far, you can also ditch itunes for good then)

install "caldav-sync beta" on android phone.

using icloud server details, set up a new sync connection.

the icloud server details can be found here

now you can make a gradual transition from iphone, desktop (outlook) and your android phone while keeping the 3 in sync.

You get 5gb free space on icloud, more than enough for contacts and calendar and the android app is around £1...

To add to this, you can do the same with contacts using "carddav-sync beta".

However im only getting 25 of my 300 contacts synced for some reason. I need to fix that, anyone have any ideas why?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Xaddict:
Interesting you say the S-Planner is as good as iphone's calendar.

I really like it.

I would like to customize the colours, but you can't have everything.

Maybe a mod will appear in the Themes section for this.

I hope you have a good experience of the SGNote.

You might find it different, but I hope you enjoy the freedom and power.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] triandy:
Week calendar

Please go easy first time post. I am also looking to go to a note from the iPhone4. One of the only reasons to keep with iPhone is week cal app. I too asked them about an android vesion a few months ago. Week calendar is the best calendar app. I've tried all the others including Jorte etc
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Allamann:
Made the Same step from iphone to note and I think the calender are at least equal to iphone (used saisuke, calengoo,...) but due to the fact that I sync everything over Google, it's easier with an android device.

If you need outlook I recommend, as mentioned, gsync, too. Is about 10 bucks per licence and syncs from contacts to tasks everything but slowed down my office 2010...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Raghav1980:
Guys Guys Guys...

There is an easier way of doing this. For free... I follow this approach & it works like a charm.

1. Download Google Calender Sync from this link: http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?answer=89955

2. Install the program on your laptop/PC. Set it up to sync outlook calendar with your Google Calendar at whatever frequency you want. I have it set to 30 mins. This way, your Google calendar will sync with your Outlook Calendar.

3. On your android phone, setup your calendar to sync with google calendar. This way, all your 3 calendars, Outlook, Google & Phone, will be in sync all the time.

I have never needed to sync my outlook contacts with my phone, so I have never tried that. If I do come across some info on that, I will let you know...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Nasobem:
Hi, did you tried out business calendar? it's really brilliant i think. I just looked at screenshot of week calendar app. Looks like the business calendar week view, wich is great i think.

i use it together with a tiny but powerful app, quick addroid, wich lets you add everything in batches.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Bengaz:
My main use for my phone is my calendar and notetaking. The S planner maybe as good as the STANDARD iphone calendar but that is pants as well. There is nothing on the android market comes remotely near week calendar I'm afraid.

Same goes for notes as we'll I'm afraid. Nearest you can get to notebooks for iphone is note everything pro. Still way off in function and sync though:(

As for sync. Use icloud and the desktop app to link to outlook if you need to email directly from office like me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Bengaz:
Tried it but its nowhere near:(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] drhoades01:
The problem with this approach is that google calendar sync has issues with not syncing certain formats of appointments from outlook to google cal. I googled it and its a wide spread issue with no easy workaround that I was able to find. I got tired of not having all my calendar items sync and just snagged the gsyncit app.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Bengaz:
The whole point is to NOT use Google. My way works perfect and supports all the contact formats, reminders etc.