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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lookitzjohnny:
Supercurio, will we have Voodoo color or will we have the Voodoo screen tuner? i liked the option of setting our own settings gamma, RGB sliders. unless of course we can do that in the Voodoo screen tuner app, then PERFECT! :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] goonx:
I think he said that the free version will have set profiles that will correct for the lines and blobs. If you want the tuner, it's extra.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mintharis:
I don't recall him saying that he can fix lines and blobs... Check one of the first few pages of this thread to see what he thinks he can/can't do.

Sent from my SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TheSeanTeam:
Actually, I agree with the 16 year old. Too many people live above their means. If $5 is going to be a hardship for someone with a $500 phone then that person needs to get their priorities straight. Either that or they need to stop making excuses or just not say anything at all.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Most people paid $200 if that for the phone. Very few paid over $200. . . .

And since people can't afford $5, their priorities aren't right? gtfo
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mstrk242:
Wise "for your age" is a subjective term apparently. Ever consider that even though the phone is expensive, some people don't have lan lines and absolutely need a reliable phone? Or perhaps with the ecomony being extremely tough, people who used to make x amount of money were able to make it stretch 10 times further then they can now because the economy is worse? People aren't gettings raises, cost of living is going WAY up, hell even "fast food" is no longer cheap. While I see what you are trying to say, (I'm guessing something to the effect of living within your means), it's coming from the perspective of someone who's never had to wonder if they can afford to eat for the next couple of days because, anyone who is "wise for their age" would know that in life unexpected things happen, and they ALWAYS end up costing money. So that means what? I now have to sell my phone and buy a cheaper on because I can no longer afford to donate to the devs like I used to in the past?

(I probably shouldn't have even responded, drawing out an already rediculous argument, but wow.....)

Also, as you get older, and more "wise for you age", you'll realize one very important universal truth. As we get older, we don't get any wiser, or smarter, we just begin to realize how much more there is out there in the world beyond our small borders, and start to realize that "hey, maybe we don't know everything". This forces us to grow as people. Teens always think they know a lot, and while they might, their basis of comparison is skewed. (I was probably one of the worst examples of this in my teens.) Just some food for thought.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled whine-fest.

(And appologies to supercurio or anyone else who's reading this thread for what it was intended for, updates for supercurio about his phone and progress.)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
As wise as you think you are , you make a lot of assumptions on very little information. No one is obligated to donate on these threads and even if they dont, it doesnt prevent them from contributing or expressing their opinions. Lets stay on track here. People come to see what is going on and dont want to find a pissing fight in each thread.. If its not topic related keep it to yourself, because you arent making any friends or contributing in a positive and constructive way.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
$200 for a phone actually is about normal now-a-days.

As far as you saying you're "wise for your age" - I would disagree. I would say you're misinformed, misguided and are to young with to little responsibilities to know any better right now.

Also, metropcs and cricket type prepaid is normally $50/month, hell, I pay that now for my t-mobile phone. Why would one go to a prepaid if they can get better with a post paid? You can even get unlimited everything almost with t-mobile without a contract. So again, why would one go prepaid? Because they don't have an extra $5 to donate? smh

Also, there's people with huge paychecks who wouldn't donate $5 to this cause, why? Cause they're broke with bad credit? No! Because they have other things that come first.

I can tell from your responses and threads you make crying about others, you have a hurt feelings problem that needs taken care of. Maybe you should use that $5 and go hang out with some kids that do kid things and stop worrying about how others spend their money. :rolleyes:

And as for the "excuses" thing you mentioned - Truth is not an excuse. People do have those situations and they (most) only paid $200 for this phone, not $500.

And to you or any of your other little gremlins that respond to this defending you - They should re-read the past posts and check your post history. As you're a troll and a cry baby with nothing better to do with your time.

On another note: You have the nerve to tell somebody they spelled a app name wrong.......

And also, in the bubby thread dogging the people that donated, yet in this thread you dog people for not donating.

Make up your mind kid. And wise up.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Sure you read it all. I said troll at the bottom so it's obvious you read it all.

And with that, I'm done here and you should be too.

____________________

Deebo took your bike too?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] shehrammajid:
LOL the irony. You spelled Halloween wrong. Sorry - I just had to say that
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gamefreakgcb:
$50 from me.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lookitzjohnny:
thanks for helping, but the phone was already shipped to supercurio.

this thread should be locked and supercurio can open a thread when there is progress. so people do not donate anymore. just my opinion..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ThC23:
+1,000,000

Powered by the SGSII....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sablemonster:
Supercurio, is the yamaha dac something that can be tweaked/improved? Or are we stuck with what we have? The original galaxy s was praised for its audio performance with the Wolfson chip, so I was disappointed when I found out we had a presumably inferior chip in this phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mettleh3d:
heaping donation! :eek:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] onajjar1012:
I just checked the tracking number for the GS2 I sent to supercurio and it says "foreign return to sender".	It is now back in Chicago from Canada. What is that about?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] onajjar1012:
By the way, supercurio posted the tracking number on page 23 if someone wants to check it out and explain what the problem might be
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] supercurio:
I'm in France.. the package goes through Canada first.. makes perfect sense ? :confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] _eroz:
Maybe somebody in the post office read it wrong and sent it to Montreal.

I just took a look. It appears it passed customs in Canada and was delivered to an address but it was rejected and returned to sender.

Not sure if that is what happen, but that is what I think might have happened.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] onajjar1012:
I don't think they would try to deliver it to an address in Canada. I.understand that the package has to go through Canada to get through France, but it cleared customs in Canada so why did they send it back to me. Also what do they mean by foreign?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
I once had ups show return to sender when I was sending a defective device to Tmobile and it said return to sender. Next day it was back on track. Called ups and they said it probably got read wrong and someone must have fixed the issues. Doesn't hurt to call.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] supercurio:
Oh really they sent the package back to you?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
No not to me. The tracking system said return to sender

I called and then checked on it the next day and it was delivered to the recipient. Original sender should call ups and ask what's going on.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] supercurio:
Sorry you misunderstood: I'm not asking you but onajjar1012, who is sending the T989 to me (or at least trying to, come on USPS!)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
LOL. My mistake. Usps should know the difference between French Canada and France.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] supercurio:
I hope so ^^ :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] onajjar1012:
Supercurio,

I believe the phone is coming back to me since it is back in chicago. I'm going to try to call usps and see what is going on. I will update you soon
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] onajjar1012:
I called usps and their closed (I'm guessing since it's Sunday). I will call them first thing tomorrow morning and update you then.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Husam2011:
Wow, really bad bad luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] unlvmike:
I don't understand why fedex or ups wasn't used? I personally don't like usps for international shipping. Hopefully it finds its way

There is enough hate in the world. Why can't we all get along here ...?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
IMO, UPS should've been used.

____________________

Deebo took your bike too?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mbernusg:
Maybe usps took the phone to help pays bankruptcy bills.. -_-

sent from my real Gs move in silence like lasagna
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HRodMusic:
lol usps is terrible.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] daddymatt:
Usps is notorious for screwing up... please use ups. Yes I donated.

Sent from my Beastly SGS2!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cheema:
onajjar1012: Did you fill out a customs declaration form? These are required for all shipments out of the country. And required by all couriers, not just USPS.

As to the question of why UPS was not used. I think I can answer that. Its WWWAAAY more expensive for international shipments. And in this case, if the customs declaration form was not attached, the package would have come back with any courier.

---------- Post added at 04:28 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:17 AM ----------

Also, some couriers treat batteries as hazardous materials. See:

http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/ship/packaging/guidelines/batteries.html

USPS may not even allow shipment of batteries to international destinations.

You may end up having to ship the phone without the battery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jangst123:
Offer!

If people can agree to this, I will email an next day air Label to the phone owner to have the phone come to my business. I will then UPS it to it's destination.

We ship to France all the time so I know the requirements.

Just send me addresses and email addresses of all involved.

It will be my Christmas present to the Community
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] shehrammajid:
+2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] onajjar1012:
Just to clarify with everyone. I did try to send through UPS but they wanted $96 not including insurance. USPS cost $41.75 insurance included through express mail. USPS also said they guaranteed arrival on Dec 5th so I figured this was a no brainer.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] onajjar1012:
I also just finished talking to USPS and they told me some crazy ****. They said the the package was misrouted to Canada and that is why Canada sent it back to the US. They said that is will not come back to me but instead be rerouted to France but they couldn't give me an ETA. They also said that they could not reroute until Canada sends them an inquiry on why the item was returned and that can take up to 1-5 business days. Oh by the way for the person that asked if customs papers were filled out, the answer is "yes" they were.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
See this is what I was talking about. Usps. Did that to me before. Just a longer wait but it'll get there. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Hopefully the person didn't take the phone out at the Canadian delivery point before returning it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ThC23:
ETA- Dec 22, 2012....

Powered by the SGSII....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] azsl1326:
So now that they have missed their guaranteed delivery date, you should be entitled to some sort of compensation?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] onajjar1012:
I haven't asked them about that but I will
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ApexZeph:
+1

Sent from my SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jangst123:
Someone PM me if they need me for this.

If needed the offer still stands.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] unlvmike:
+1

You sir, are a great person. Very unselfish of you.

There is enough hate in the world. Why can't we all get along here ...?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] supercurio:
Why am I not even surprised USPS failed :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] VICosPhi:
Lol...USPS are suffering huge losses and their locations are probably going to be closed on certain days a week. They will no longer do overnight deliveries either. They are unreliable but a lot cheaper than Fedex. International shipments go through all kinds of custom checks etc....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jangst123:
Because they completely Suck and are a pain in the ass to deal with.

They are cheap for international, but you better not care if it is lost or late.

They have cost my business thousands by screwing up international shipments.

So we will not ship anything international that we can not afford to lose.

Hopefully you won't have any more problems!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wtang:
USPS routing mistakes

USPS routing is a JOKE! I don't know how they do their package routing (I imagine a sorting center with bunch of monkey's throwing boxes down random chutes) but it makes no sense sometimes. A few months ago I was expecting a package coming from California to New York... that's domestic mail, not even international. For some unknown reason, enroute from CA to NY, my package ended up in Puerto Rico! And it stayed there for an entire week before finally moving again. It finally made it to NY very late.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Surfacet:
Man...I think usps should retire or at least stick with in state shipment because they suck. Their costumer service sucks even more....they hire anyone lol.

I knew they were going to fail from start...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] azsl1326:
There is a reason they lost 8.5 billion last year.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Dude jangst contributed to a big chunk of the money for supercurio to get this phone. He has been nothing but positive and has been selfless. Please read and stop starting things in the threads you visit.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] goonx:
Agreed, rep to jangst

Sent from my SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Girn:
Supercurio please please pleasee make voodoo sound work for our phone once your done with screen issues :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ThC23:
Hmm yeah, try more like just about going out of business for such poor service.

Powered by the SGSII....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tennandcoz1:
I think he said it could not work, or could not be done.but if it can, he will.

From a glaxay better than yours.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] movieaddict:
REad the ops first page he tells u what he can andcant do and voodoo isnt one of them due to sgs2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lexcyn:
See I've had complete opposite luck. USPS is always on-time and reliable, and UPS is HORRIBLE, especially in Canada. Super high brokerage fees plus strange pick up locations since Purolator handles UPS here in Canada.

Fedex is still the best (though expensive $$$) at getting things where they need to go and on-time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] onajjar1012:
I just checked the tracking number for the phone and it appears it arrived in France. I'm guessing supercurio should get it today or tomorrow. It looks like USPS finally pulled its head out of its ass.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] onajjar1012:
It also cleard customs.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
^ Awesome.

Now how long before people start asking "will the app come today". Lol

____________________

Deebo took your bike too?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] shehrammajid:
+1

Usps isn't all that great but UPS is HORRID. I've had them throw laptops and stuff on the front porch with even the slightest care that something might break. They never deliver "by end of day (7pm)". They usually come around my house at 9. Wth. I take a day off and stay home and they do crap like that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ApexZeph:
lol you knew they were gonna fail since the pony express? Damn...that's some foresight yo xD

Usps is like wal mart...someone has to suck so everyone else seems cooler and better heh.

Sent from my SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] supercurio:
Ah nice, I'm expecting to receive it tomorrow or in 2 days then!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Great to hear.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] shehrammajid:
Incorrect address! I just tracked it. What does that mean?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] supercurio:
Oh come on ^^

Hmm I'll go to my post office tomorrow and see if they're aware of that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ThC23:
Omg, are you serious. I think it's samsung trying to block SC from getting it, Lol. But really what a headache this package has been and it ain't even coming to me, Lol.

What have we learned from all this - Don't use USPS for international shipping!!

Powered by the SGSII....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kriEv:
Incorrect Address - Item being held, addressee being notified

They will contact SC or he can just go there and get it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
So funny reading all this. Its like everything possible happened. Hope the phone arrives in good condition. If they have you do a survey you should write a letter stating how crappy their service was.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mstrk242:
Why bother with a survey? They'll probably lose it before they get a chance to read it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
LOL. It'll end up in north Korea.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] onajjar1012:
The funny thing is I checked the address 3 times before I shipped it to make sure it was correct and I also verified it with the USPS customer rep when I spoke with her on Monday regarding the misroute to Canada. It's a good thing I added the option for a required signature otherwise they would have left it at the wrong person's door step.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] shehrammajid:
Its prob the right address. Just that France post is so wound up in their own mail that their too lazy to drop it off...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] supercurio:
Ok I am heading to my local post office today and they will tell me pretty quick if they received something or not.

I hope they just kept it for some reason because the deliver guy was too lazy to ring, but on general they do their job just well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] supercurio:
My local post office doesn't have the package.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Could they tell you which one does? Strange...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] supercurio:
Okay, some news!

I called La poste who told me it was Chronopost in charge.

So I called Chronopost and they told me I had several options: I'll pick the package tomorrow as it's not too far: good opportunity to ride some bike ;)

For the record, the machine reading my address transformed "134" into "131" and skipped the telephone number, why they didn't called me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lookitzjohnny:
Chronopost is like frances USPS?? haha just kidding =)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ThC23:
I'm telling yall its a samsung conspiracy. You shouldn't of posted the tracking number, Lol.

Powered by the SGSII....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] quadrapole:
yay!

I just got my telus 989d and the screen is much worse than my brother's skyrocket (i have the blobs)

can't wait for fix
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jangst123:
The blobs are not going anywhere

the only fix for that is a different phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darkamikaze:
Someone should create an epic comic about what just happened in this thread.. seriously all possible issues when it comes to shipping a package came up except a brown bag on a doorstep on fire.

have fun with the new phone Supercurio!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] droidjaggers:
Excited!! We both get a new mobile today!! I told my rep at the T-Mobile shop in my neighborhood about my screen, and she basically got a replacement ordered up to be shipped, while I was still on the line talking with her! If you've got the right shop and the right rep, T-Mo can be a great company to work with (esp. if you do not have heavy data requirements... no overages on data is a fantastic thing).

Anyway... that was Tuesday, and my mobile just arrived at home (my wife answered the door and has it in hand right now!). My streaks/lines and the strong green tint were truly awful on the first unit. My lady and I both got T989's together at the same time, and I can't express how convenient it was in spotting AMOLED manufacturing flaws to simply put her clear, beautiful, near perfect screen next to mine, which practically glows green around the black streaky blobby areas :-(

Anyways... looks like Supercurio will have his in-hand today, which is also very exciting.

BTW, I have a method for *all* Galaxy S II's to see the problem without needing network access or anything (meaning you can vet the mobile in the store and ask for a different one).

1) Turn unit on, skip activation.

2) Place unit face-up on the table or counter.

3) Start camera app & take a photo (camera is covered by table).

4) Quit, turn down screen brightness all the way.

5) Start gallery, find and display black photo.

6) (optional) If the room is not dark enough, pester the rep into going with you into a less well-lit place, or cover with your jacket/hat/contract-paperwork/whatever.

Then, observe for the patterns. It always works.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Babyj303:
So your telling me you have absolutely no lines or blobs on your screen?

Sent from my JUGGED out finger flicker!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darkamikaze:
That's odd.. I just did that and it actually was all black like the screen was off.. but when I drop my notification bar I can see tiny lines.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Longcat14:
Not to annoy you, but do you think you can help out us skyrocketeers? Its the same phone (cept for addition of LTE radio), and we have that problem too.

Sorry for annoying you. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] saywhat4118:
+1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TheBoldImperator:
I'm getting sick of explaining this to people.

The lines and blobs are a defect of every SAMOLED display ever made. They're on EVERY SINGLE device using a Samsung AMOLED display.

The difference between our device's display and Sprint's is the way the display is calibrated. With proper calibration, the lines and blobs will be so unnoticeable to the point where the issue will be "fixed".

It's NOT a hardware defect specific only to T-Mobile's SAMOLED display. Hardware wise, it's the exact same as Sprint's.

Supercurio should be able to push a kernel patch that should be able to calibrate the display properly. If you're impatient, you can also send it in to Samsung for THEM to calibrate it. (Personally, I'm holding out for Supercurio. If he can't calibrate it, then the only choice will be to send it in to Samsung.)