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[HTC Rezound] Serinety:
I wanted post this , as it has worked twice for me in the past.

When the Dinc came out, I wanted to switch from my BB storm to the dinc but I did not have an upgrade available to me. I called telesales and just said i wanted to upgrade bla bla (I let them figure out that I was not eligible for the upgrade). When he finally realized that I would not get upgrade pricing (about the middle of the sale) he said I would have to pay full retail for the phone.

I calmly asked him if there was a way I could get an upgrade, and after placing me on hold a few times, he finally said "no". From here, I started a conversation with him on ways I could get an upgrade, making sure to ask his opinion. After a few seconds of this, i acted like I had a brainstorm idea.

me - If I was a new customer I could get the new activation price correct

him - yes

me - So if I canceled service, the new customer pricing plus the early termination fee would be less than the full cost of the phone

him - I suppose so, yes

me - Okay, lets do that then, because i really hate my Storm and I want the dinc

him - can you hold a min for me

me - sure (wait 5 min)

him - sir, it looks like i will be able to get you that u that upgrade pricing afterall

me - really! Thats good news

The next day I had a Dinc in the mail. I also did this when I switched from the Dinc to the Samsung Charge and it worked.

The key i think is to NOT make it obvious this was the intent of your call, and make it seem like a genuine option. Dont be angry, dont be like "FINE ILL JUST CANCEL THEN!!!!!"

If they send call your bluff, then just change your mind at the last second "on second thought, I should check with my wife before I just cancel our service, Can I have your extension so I can call back after I talk to her"

the LAST thing any sales rep wants during their day is a service cancellation. They have metrics on signed up vs cancellations, and it is their job to keep you at almost any cost.

Hope this helps some of you!
[HTC Rezound] voxigenboy:
I take it good ol' fashioned verbal flirtation doesn't quite do it anymore ;P
[HTC Rezound] tmach:
I tried something like that once, but the salesman's response was something like "you COULD do that', but then you have to pay the early termination fee." Add that to the 2-year contract price of the phone and it would have been abour the same as paying full price.

Guess I shouldn't have given up after that!

I have heard from several people that store managers can give you the upgrade if they really want to make the sale. Of course, you have to be in the store for that.
[HTC Rezound] POQbum:
Hang up and call again. The guy I talked to gave me a completely different runaround, he said if I was 13 months into my current contract then I could get an early upgrade.

Same thing happened when I bought my droid incredible off of eBay. First person who talked to me said I couldn't active it, so I hung up. Called again, next person didn't even question it, he just activated it and bam it worked.
[HTC Rezound] Serinety:
ive been trying this approach a few times a day since i heard wed that we could order early, but no dice. one lady tried really hard for me, she looked on the web and saw people were getting it early after i told her about, she was then on a mission to get one for me but finally said that it had been totally turned off and she couldn't find a work around.

oh well, tomorrow is the day!!
[HTC Rezound] voxigenboy:
the quad-core phones are due out 1st Q 2012, so... we can call back then & say "I feel I was taken for a sucker... I just bougt this fancy top-of-the-line dual-core phone and now 3 months later you have quad-core!?... I want to talk to your supervisor!"...
[HTC Rezound] jbh00jh:
haha That's a good one! ! :D:D
[HTC Rezound] davey11:
If you use this method you would lose your phone number right?
[HTC Rezound] voxigenboy:
you don't actually cancel/re-sign... it's just b.s.'ing them into giving you upgrade price.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinsb:
At most if you get a hard lock up of some type it should only be called.....

Lego'd?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] screamworks:
Try and refrain from making pointless posts that are honestly, unfunny at best. The Q&A section is for legitimate questions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jason.hamilton:
Ok so i am pure stock, rooted and with CWM. I plug my phone into the pc to put some stuff on the SD card and it doesnt show up. I see the 12gb available on the phone, but i dont see the 32gb sd card. And yes i did change it to USB storage. When i turn off usb storage, it does show up on my card and i can move stuff from phone to the card.

Any idea why it would be doing this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shansmi:
install kies then remove it to leave just the usb drivers...
[Xperia Arc General] rafacefe:
Hi. Today my SE Arc is updated Over Air. This is the sumary:

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[Xperia Arc General] SXUsr:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1341760

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1325139

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1319764

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1334532

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1330314

Nearly 2 weeks old now. ;)
[Xperia Arc General] batman_112:
WTF?! :confused:

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[Xperia Arc General] lucky_lucz:
Hi, this is my version :-

My question is with this latest update will it erase all my files and do I have to re-root my Arc.
[Xperia Arc General] wonggeo:
yes , i want to know too.

Thanks
[Xperia Arc General] daveybaby:
OTA update will probably retain root.

If youve modified any system files then the OTA update will probably fail, requiring you to update via SEUS/PC Companion/Flashtool, and then re-root.

However, rooting is now trivially easy on the arc. Flashtool will root your arc in one click.
[Xperia Arc General] bikeage:
I updated OTA and my data and root was preserved, (.283 prior).
[Xperia Arc General] Cholerabob:
Im on Rogers in Montreal and still nothing OTA or SEUS... On.145 2.3.3
[Xperia Arc General] kkyyb:
I updated it to 2.3.4 through PC Companion. Root was killed after that. But you can easily find Root back using androxyde's Flashtool with one-click root
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmendonc2:
I powered off and powered on my Nook color running 7.1.0 off the internal memory, and i noticed that my lockscreen style had been changed, and my password does not work anymore. How do I get back in without doing a factory reset?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] votinh:
You've probably forgotten your password.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmendonc2:
Not possible, I set it only 5 minutes ago.

Also, it will not let me recover using gmail, and when i click emergency call, it asks which launcher I should use (from a list of only half the launchers) but clicking on one does nothing.

I have a feeling there are some corrupt files...

EDIT:

Well, I ended up resetting it using Clockworkmod :(
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmendonc2:
This may be a bug, because I reflashed the stable rom, and the same password error occurred. I was still unable to access the nook after restarting

EDIT:

I flashed a different ROM on, and the same thing happened, any ideas?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Tech1208:
I've tried to add additional ringtones from an SD Card. When I add them through the menu in sounds settings for Phone Ringtones, there seems to be a limit on how many I can add. Any ideas?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Noodles5666:
Make a folder on the root of your SD card titled "media" in that folder create 2 new folders name "notifications" and "ringtones"

Place the mp3 ringtones in the folder you want it in and they will show in each specific type you put it in. I have over 150+ ringtones in my ringtone folder.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Tech1208:
Thanks.

Thank you. I had them in a folder titles My Ringtones from the WM folder of the previous phone. Works now.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] madelman99:
Hi, I am having a different issue with ringtones. I have created two folders on the SD card called “Ringtones” and “notifications” and copied mp3’s there. I was then able to set the ringtone (default as well as custom for different contacts) and message notifications. Everything worked fine until I connected the phone to the PC and set the USB mode to HardDrive. Once I did that all the ringtones and notifications reverted back to default. I am guessing this happened because the phone is unable to access SD card while it is in the HD mode. So I created the same folders in the root of the phone and moved the mp3’s there. Now when I connect the phone to the PC and set it to HD mode, all the individual ringtones for different contact are kept but the main ringtone and message notification is still being reset.

Can anyone suggest what else I can try?

Thank you.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] adri72:
n00b question: what's the difference between "Red CWM" and "Cyan CWM"?

Apologies in advance if this has been already answered elsewhere... couldn't find it.

Essentially I see around people mentioning the "Red CWM"... what's the difference between it and the regular (Cyan color) CWM?

Thanks!

- Adriano
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Optimus-Prime:
Red would be voodoo lag fix cwm. And the cyan is just a different version I believe... lol
[Samsung Infuse 4G] terr_bear:
Red is typically used for stock based roms like dlev, juwe's (which is awesome), Max Q, etc...cyan (and orange I think?) are basically used for cm7 and miui roms, which are more complex. Hope this helps!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] pside15:
When you say Outlook, do you just mean exchange? My Vivid syncs just fine with my companies exchange server.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] markjo:
He's referring to the computer program HTC Sync.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] DUTCH Van Atlanta:
When I try to Synch, it shows no device connected; even though the Vivid is connected by the USB cable and the phone is set for USB Debugging. I'm using the latest HTC Synch software as downloaded from the HTC website.

Post Edit. I found the solution. Not sure how to repeat it, though. This phone can be very confusing at time.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] brucegil:
Got HTC Sync Working - Finally

I downloaded and installed the latest HTC Sync from the HTC web site because I want to sync my Outlook data with my Vivid as I did with my old HTC HD2 (Windows Mobile 6). It took several tries. The main problem seemd to be that it took the phone and Sync several minutes to finally establish a connection. I had been thinking it was not working, so I was stopping the program. Once I just left it alone on both the PC and phone, it finally connected, and then I was able to set it up.

It found and sync'd my Outlook 2007 (not Express) contacts and calendar. It would NOT sync my Outlook Tasks and Notes. The HTC rep I contacted said that was by design. They are pushing the Google method of syncing data. So, I will have to find a work-around for my Tasks and Notes -- probably Evernote, which I already use. I'm not quite ready to sell out totally to Google.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] PURESKILLZZZ:
I am in the same boat with my HTC amaze. First hand I hate this phone but hey you know i like new toys. Apps suck under droid vs iphone but let me stop going off topic. I also wonder why HTC sync is only showing outlook express. And NO I will NEVER allow my info to go onto google. I don't trust the people near me why would I trust them ?

I tried android-sync and it never connected. :( about to try comanionlink hopefully it can share some insight but dont wish to pay $49.99 for a program after buying a $600.00 phone.

Mr " brucegil " How did you get it to sync to outlook not " outlook express ". Please share that trick with the rest of us .
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] brucegil:
I apologize for just now responding to your question. I don't know any trick. When I finally got HTC Sync on the PC and the Vivid to connect, HTC Sync displayed a screen for me to set up when items I wanted to sync. For Calendar and Contacts, the dropdown lists had Outlook and Windows Calendar/Contacts. I chose Outlook. I assume that Outlook was a choice because I had it installed, and I did not have Outlook Express installed. Note that Outlook was installed locally and was not the server-based Exchange that businesses use. Syncing to that requires a different process.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Tech1208:
So install and hook up HTC Sync. After first sync, almost everything I had on my SD Card is gone. I have no idea what happened. Cannot find where on my computer the files might even be. Any help would be appreciated. I'm coming out of a Tilt2 and felt very comfortable in the WM environment and modding. Feeling pretty stupid in the Droid world at the moment...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Putter:
When I long press the #1 key on the dialpad, it dials the AT&T system voicemail number. I am using Google Voice for my voicemail services, and I would like to be able to call in to GV using the #1 key, to access my account, but can't seem to find any way to change the phone number assignment for that key. Is it possible to change it, and if so, how? Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rhitey:
Don't know if its this easy on yours but on my I9100 you go in to 'settings', then 'call', then at the bottom 'voicemail'.

That's how I change my voicemail number anyway
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Putter:
Thanks for the reply. When I go there, I have two options: Voicemail number (which has my Google Voice number), and Sign out. When I press on Voicemail number, I get an error message "Error-forwarding number change failed." Can't do anything else.

BTW, my phone is an I727 Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, but I thought I would ask anyway. Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idan73:
First off you should have started with stating a phone model that is essentially operator phone (only rogers and att) so who knows what's locked or not. Second make sure your operator supports gsm standard codes and has call forwarding option. Don't have att so iono? Third, your phone has its own subforum so best ask there. Good luck!

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Epic 4G General] dmchssc:
I just got my Epic 4G Touch today, and after changing the PRL and attempting to use roam control, my phone started to get LOS that persists after reboots and flashes. I've tried flashing back to stock, flashing back to the first backup I did, flashing the stock radio over "Phone" in ODIN, using Roam Control again, and flashing kernals that claim to reduce LOS. I've had no luck so far. :(

Has anyone else experienced anything like this? And if you did, were you able to reverse it?

Edit: I just tried manually disabling roaming on the networks tab, and now my LOS is gone. However, now it's saying something about registration failure. I'm trying a restore again to see if it was something I fiddled around with in the ##3282# menu.

Edit Again: Damn, that didn't work either. I'm calling Sprint and just saying that my data doesn't work anymore. Voice is working fine though.

Edit2: ****, I posted this in the wrong forum. Sorry mods.
[Epic 4G General] LordLugard:
Welcome to the world of the latest buggiest high end phone. No one knows exactly what causes the LoS orgy, but it seems exacerbated by custom modifications like rooting and custom kernels, although some on stock everything get it as well.

How did i resolve mine? I ditched it and went back to my Nexus S that works and has none of these issues. I didn't appreciate paying nearly 400 for a phone and it's near useless as a phone.

Good luck.

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Epic 4G General] insanity213:
+1 on this... Stay FAR away from Samsung if you rely on your phone as anything more than a toy to tinker with.
[Epic 4G General] toadlife:
LOS = Loss of service? :confused:
[Epic 4G General] dohturdima:
Well, Nexus S was made by Samsung and is a pretty good phone. Most manufacturers (HTC, Motorola etc) have their share of problems as well. As long as Sammy does not deal with the software side of things, it produces fine hardware. The LOS (loss of service) issue with ET4G is still unresolved though :(.
[Epic 4G General] toadlife:
A regional thing perhaps? I've never had an issue like that with my Epic.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] natalic:
Like my guide? Support me via donations: rot_natalicw@yahoo.com and I'll continue writing more guides on whatever you ask me:)

It took me a lot of research to finally get my tab updated and rooted...between hearing about the locked bootloaders and such, but now...I am going to give you my guide to success...

Step 1 - Prereqs

Download this file Root Files

Extract folder to desktop and install driver's if you don't already have them installed.

Connect your tablet with ADB (Debugging) turned off (Ensures it is in MTP mode)

Step 2 - Copying files

Copy eh04_update.zip (If on EG04) and Galaxy_Root to your tablet

Step 3 - Updating to EH04 (If on EG04)

Completely power off your tablet

Once off, turn it on, when you see the screen light up, HOLD power+vol up until you see two icons

Press Vol up then press Vol down - You will be brought into the recovery menu.

Press vol down until you are highlighting "Apply update from /sdcard" then press power to select

Press vol up until you are highighting "eh04_update.zip" then press power to select

Tablet will update - this will take around 5 minutes and it will reboot on its own

At this point you are updated to EH04 and can stop here if that's all you wish to do...Below I describe how to root the device.

Step 4 - Installing Clockwork Recovery

Completely power off your tablet

Once off, turn it on, when you see the screen light up, HOLD power+vol up until you see two icons

Press Vol Down and when prompted press Vol Up

If not already, plug the tablet in, install drivers if you didn't listen in step 1:P

Open Odin from the folder Odin.

Click "PDA" and select "ClockworkRecovery_LTE.tar.md5" from the folder you extracted

If Odin does not show your tablet plugged in (yellow box with a COM port number) make sure your drivers have installed properly.

If everything checks out - Click "Start"

Once It has finished writing, the tablet will restart

THIS PORTION IS COMPLETED! You now have Clockwork Mod installed

[I'll finish it up tomorrow, I'm beat from no sleep]
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] xenokira:
Thanks for spending the time to write this up. I've been through the process twice now, but it'll be nice to be able to reference this directly whenever I need to go through again.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] natalic:
:)Thanks for the inspiration
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] natalic:
Posted the link for the files - Should get you start!
[Nokia Lumia 800] john9:
it is the new nokia windows mobile phone

it looks like n9

Tell me your opinion about it
[Nokia Lumia 800] francois36boris:
I prefer the nokia n9.
[Nokia Lumia 800] upichie:
There are plenty of threads about this phone—and it even has it's own sub-forum. Search much?
[Nokia Lumia 800] MartyLK:
No.

It's too small, the display is not flat. It has no FFC and the memory is limited to 16GB. It's also one of the thickest phones around. And it isn't aluminum.
[Nokia Lumia 800] z33dev33l:
Hands down the most beautiful and elegant wp7 device. I'm typing this from mine
[Nokia Lumia 800] slapshot30:
Go for any of the vast array of superior android devices. That is... Unless you get aroused by scrolling through menus, then WP7 is for you.

Sent from my Samsung Infuse
[Nokia Lumia 800] lumpaywk:
i understand why you and some people would say about the size memory and ffc though for me i think the size is great as with my hd7 i did find my trouser pulled where is was so huge. ffc i dont think will get used anything like the amount ppl complain about it not being there. Mem is fair i would of wanted more but plus sides out weigh this.

HOWEVER not being aluminum is nothing but one of the best things to happen to this phone. Its a single moulded peice of polycarbonate so it will feel stirdier than any metal phone as well as having the advantage of 1. not showing scratches and most important 2 it does not mess up the antenna so your signal will be massivly improved. I do not get how anybody could consider this a bad thing at all but rather the best thing to ever happen to a phone.

yes when you can scroll though a grid of icons, yes i see thats so much better whilst watching your battery drain away.

My opinion is this is the best looking phone since the nokia 8850. That with amazing build and one of the best screens on any device makes this a must have. Then add the extra Nokia features plus the great camera not the best no, but up there and at a price point that makes iPhone look even more stupidly overpriced make this a true winner
[Nokia Lumia 800] conantroutman:
I lol'd.......

But seriously, let's not turn this into yet another WP7 versus Android thread.

That would just be trolling......

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.....
[Nokia Lumia 800] maverick1103:
Its a Yes from me :-D

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2

I own Nokia Lumia 800 and HTC Desire HD also.
[Nokia Lumia 800] DoogieDC:
How can I get one here in the US, and how do you like it on T-Mobile? What kind of data speeds are you getting?
[Nokia Lumia 800] lumpaywk:
I know it sucks esp as i am scrapping the walls already and i get mine in 2 days (one way or another) but if i lived in the USA i would advise waiting for the new year. I very strongly suspect they will bring a different version of the Lumia 800 with improved specs ie ffc and 32/64gb. I remember reading they said they will be bringing out top spec devices in usa in q1. I also suspect you will get a look in first at the 900/ace/champaign. Its a bit like htc with the hd2 you had to wait but you got the good stuff.

I just feel that unless you can afford to blow the cash for 2 months of use you will kick yourself for jumping in to early. Plus I dont think you get the full data speeds on t-mobile but that i am unsure of.
[Nokia Lumia 800] jhughesy:
Sexiest phone with what I consider to be the best mobile OS. Yes yes yes!
[Nokia Lumia 800] klauskjelstrup:
Lumia 800 ROM

I just got my Lumia 800 from Telecom Germany, it has modyfied software for Telecom, start logo, special Telecom ringtones etc.

Do anyone know how to get the General Nokia software to the phone... ?

I would really like to "debrand" it.

Klaus Kjelstru
[Nokia Lumia 800] telemachos:
it really is beautiful. amoled looks great at first sight. (on second sight the letters dont look "clean"). its really fast. compared to the titan it seems much snappier when scrolling trough the ui.

however its so tiny.. i cant imagine to use it for long web-browsing sessions.

also.. 16gb non expandable is a joke these days. With 64GB i would have bought it instantly. Being one sexy music player could be a good selling point..

so na i guess i pass on this generation of wp..
[Nokia Lumia 800] Ikkari:
This Phone is just gorgeous! Got it yesterday and everyone i showed i to, was impressed about the build quality and about the design, even hardcore iPhone and Apple fans.

The N9 might have more features, but it is really expensive and it was dead before even released. MeeGo is dead, so i don't care about the N9.
[Nokia Lumia 800] FDMFigueiredo:
How can you prefer a smartphone with MeeGo?! :eek:

It's the first in the word with that OS that is already dead so it will be the only MeeGo phone ever made...

Windows Phone is far bether than Android and it's balanced with the iOS (only loses in the screen resolution and Multi-core)
[Nokia Lumia 800] dreamerbala:
Yes

Yes.. Its the best looking phone with an equally gorgeous OS