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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilgenius2309:
I live in Edmonton, alberta Canada and have a 9000m on bell with darky rom10.2 JVQ band.

the phone works great in town I have zero complaints but as soon as I get outside the city even a kilometer or two it drops right down to one bar then some after to nothing.

now my girlfriend's iPhone 3g has full reception in all the areas mine has none, hers is also on bell so she has been bashing my wonderful phone claiming iPhone superior.

after reading threads I have come to the conclusion my modem installed is incorrect. as there are about 6 or so different modems I'm wondering if anyone in my area can narrow it down for me as I have read different modems are for different providers and areas.

any help would be great!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TIGER 123:
Change ur modem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] AntwanL:
Played with the skyrocket today and I gotta admit I'm having a bit of envy, mostly over the screen but also over the shape and the slightly faster processor.

Anyone else having that? The device is huge though which put me off quite a bit.

I guess I'm kind of hoping of being talked out of trading in for one. Is there a legitimate reason to choose the skyrocket over the S2? Aside from screen. I know a root and mods can get me a 1.5 gigahertz processor.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] L Eric:
Well the 1.2 Ghz exynos processor is actually faster/better than the Snapdragon 1.5 Ghz. The 4.3" screen size imho is better, at least for me and doesn't look as nerdy:cool: The LTE is the only thing that would make me switch but it's not too big a deal yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] AntwanL:
I thought they both used an exynos but the skyrocket was clocked to 1.5 and got an 1800 mAh battery to compensate? I also sort of disregard the lte since I live in an area that will likely not get lte for quite a while.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gr8hairy1:
Nope. Skyrocket got the snapdragon cpu just like the tmobile sgs II did.

The sgs II is a better choice for you, AntwanL :-) Why do I say that?

People don't come to xda for no reason. They want to see what they can 'do' to their phone. And here you are at xda. The sgs II will always have more being done to it than the skyrocket.

If you don't care about modifying android on your phone, then go for a skyrocket. It is a samsung with a dual core phone and 1gb of ram. That's nothing to sneeze at.

A .2 inch bump in screen size and lte, that won't be wide spread for awhile, is not enough for me to get a phone that will have less choices that the alternative, this phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] shadow65781:
More like Note envy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RockRatt:
Also look in the skyrocket forums and specifically the developers section and compare it to the SGS2 developers section. Plus what the others have said above. To me it is more important to have developers who make our phones better due to having a international phone that is the same.

The ONLY two phones for the skyrocket are the T-Mobile phone and I THINK the Canadian version of the skyrocket. So the developer support will never be as big.

To see how this works look at the support on the older generation galaxy s phones (captivate, i9000) and compare it to other phones that did not have international phone in common with it. The i9000 and captivate still have a great support of developers even with it being an older generation of the phone.

Sent From My KickAss ATT SGS2 SPORTING CM7
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] xAnimal5:
Haha, I'm loving my note. All my buddies are work comment on it.

The apple fanboys go "Is that a small Ipad?, it looks like a small Ipad, anything bigger than an ishitPhone is too big"

Good times...

Anyways op....

The skyrocket is inferior in every single way Hardware wise. At&t also throttles you much faster on LTE than on HSPA+
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] QuarkGluonSoup:
the GS2 is as fast as the skyrocket, despite having a lower clock speed. The reason is the superior GS2 processor. Also, the GPU on the GS2 is superior, so despite similar speed, graphics are much better (and not choppy) on the GS2 than the skyrocket. The skyrocket will never be as hackable as the GS2, and so it will always be difficult or impossible to overclock it much. Despite the GS2 being of similar speed with a 1.2ghz processor, compared to the skyrocket's 1.5ghz processor, I am already overclocking my GS2 to 1.6 ghz and haven't had any stability issues at all. CM7 has the 1.6 ghz overclock feature already baked into the rom, so you don't need to flash a separate custom kernel.

I was going to originally get the skyrocket, but decided to go with the GS2 instead. The processor and GPU superior (and overclocked is much faster than the skyrocket will ever be capable of). Also, the resolution is better and it is very hackable. The only skyrocket advantage is LTE (I went with GS2 despite living in an LTE area and having unlimited data) but this is only a minor advantage. You use the processor all the time, but the data plan only sometimes, and LTE simply means somewhat shorter wait times for downloading.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Pirateghost:
the resolution is the exact same....and just as hackable...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] AntwanL:
So currently sporting the SGS2 with UnNamed 1.3.1 and really love it. Cured all Skyrocket envy :P
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gr8hairy1:
If you ever think you wished you went with the skyrocket, check out their dev section, or rather lack thereof. Then for icing on the cake look through the q&a section.

I just got done looking though it for a friend who was having the 100% battery problem, and all I can say is wow. Largest collection of new android users that have no idea how to use any android phone.

Not trying to be mean but there's some serious education that needs to go on over there for any large scale progress to be made (cm7 cm9 or miui, much less stock roms). For their sake I hope it happens.

Sent from my páhhōniē
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kezell:
No envy here....Sure the screen is larger and it has LTE. However, I dont live in a area that is likely to see LTE for quite some time and the screen in note a selling point for me only being bigger.

I will wait a year or so to see what the market has at that time. I cant afford to purchase the latest and greatest every few months when a new device with 512mb more memory comes out etc....lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Pirateghost:
this.

my skyrocket will be in my hands soon, but damn, i dread some of the goings on over there....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gr8hairy1:
I salute you in your efforts. For the next week or so I'm recovery from surgery on a pilonidal cyst - yeah buddy - I'll see what help I can be over there as far as general android education goes, a week may be all I can handle.

Sent from my páhhōniē
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] k4zyn:
I just returned my Skyrocket for an original SGS2. I live in an area with LTE (Dallas) and while it was neat, I never felt like it was useful. I just visit webpages and use the navigator and things like that. Even streaming YT videos wasn't much faster....not worth much more than running speed tests and going LOLWTF LOOK AT HOW FAST THIS IS......yeah it's pretty awesome but unless you tether or something, meh. It just never felt any faster than my girlfriend's SGS2.

The battery life was bad (LTE radio + 4.5 inch screen + the slightly faster clocked (but slower overall) CPU overtook the small bump in mAh), reception was bad (I'd have 1-2 bars most of the time for LTE and it would switch back and forth from 4G to LTE all day), and the aftermarket support (physical and developmental) is very lacking of course.

I prefer the SGS2 over the Skyrocket.

Also, I don't forsee CM or MIUI to EVER be on the skyrocket, since it's not an international phone. Very small userbase.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
Even worse than the Infuse forums?

Edit: Great link in your sig to kang. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Pirateghost:
i never got an infuse, so i dont know what its like over there. :D

kang away!...lol. i love that post
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jpstiehl:
Go with the SGSII not the Skyrocket cause... who wants a phone called the "Skyrocket". :-)

I had the same internal debate and ended up with my AT&T SGSII pretty much for all the reason everyone else is giving. Major players for me were the size, processor type and well the name? haha

Peace!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gr8hairy1:
+1

Lol

Sent from my páhhōniē
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] QuarkGluonSoup:
The number of pixels is the same, though the SR's screen is bigger so the resolution is worse. It is not nearly as hackable, because the only similar device is T-Mobile's GS2. The international GS2 is similar to AT&T's GS2 so there will always be much more hacking going on with it than the SR.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] invinciblegod:
I want to switch to Cyanogenmod but many video formats and containers will no longer work natively. These formats can be played using Rockplayer. My questions are:

Does playback quality suffer?

Does playback efficiency (battery life) suffer?

For instance, I can reliably playback 720p h.264 video format with mp3 in an mkv container on the stock rom. Would it mostly the same on cyanogenmod? Or would it need to use the cpu to decode thereby dropping frames?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] physispc:
Dice Player and BSPlayer use the phone's hardware to decode h.264 videos.

I haven't found such a thing for WMV videos.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] opensourcefan:
Here's what I've noticed and actually checked into the last couple of days. Some fonts look amazing or shall I say look normal. Some font's however don't look as normal and actually show the jagged edges that some complain of. A specific font choice with a smaller font size will yield a kinda jagged appearance and obviously some will see it and some won't depending on the apps they use.

It may be worth it to experiment and determine which fonts we would eventually like to incorporate into roms and mods.

For example, if you enable the 4x1 beautiful weather in Beautiful Widgets you'll see the temp fonts look rather jagged. If you happen to use Audio Manager you will notice the font is even smaller than the BW fonts but look much better. Mobile Signal Widget has the worst example of what's on my device. The signal strength font looks horrible.

The screen in amazing, the colors are superb and for the most part it's super sharp. We should help it along as much as we can.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jroc:
Someone on another forum pointed out the red text in the Youtube app, that looks bad.

For the most part, for what I use on a daily basis, I have no complaints.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] opensourcefan:
Ya, 98% is perfect, its only those certain situations, that's why I think they could be easily avoided.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] BigBlue007:
I'm using the Robo-ICS font for a while now and also applied it to the Razr right after rooting it. I'm pretty much satisfied with it. It will however not solve the issue with red graphics/letters, because especially with red, the typical pentile effects are more visible than in any other situation.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] robstunner:
Your right. Roboto looks fantastic.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] opensourcefan:
Are you guys using Font Installer? It sure threw my phone into a bogged down mess. Had to reboot twice after the font install to get it back to normal. Sent the battery temp up to 37c very quickly.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] opensourcefan:
It may not be for everyone but the Droid font looks really sharp as well. Especially the smaller text.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jcjr81:
I used ROM Toolbox to install roboto and it worked perfectly.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] royalbloodvi:
where cacn i get the roboto font?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] opensourcefan:
ya that's the same app by the same dev with more features added. Trying it anyway though, thanks.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] opensourcefan:
Make sure you're rooted and install Font Installer or ROM Toolbox, or whatever else. They have it pre-installed.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Oaklands:
I just installed it. It did reboot on me 1 time. Now it seems OK. Thanks for the heads up on this. Very nice and clean look.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] TheFuzz:
Just installed the roboto font and it does look slightly better. I'm just glad to have at least a little bit of ability to customize. I really miss my X for that reason. But, on the up side, my wife loves it! I Gabe it to her
[Motorola Droid RAZR] opensourcefan:
Hey anyone know the exact name of the stock font?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] boo1019:
Does anyone know what the name of the font for the clock on the lock screen of the droid razr is called? I've searched every droid forum I could and I can't for the life of me figure it out, any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] hon kin:
Bump... Need this too... I need t to create a duplicate lockscreen for MIUI. Need help and it will be greatly appreciated.
[LG Optimus 3D] m33ts4k0z:
Hello all,

I've been messing around with the camera's driver library and parameter files and I finally managed to correct the parameter issue that was preventing the modded skype from using the front camera on video calls while using Gingerbread.

Now Skype is fully functional again. Bluetooth headsets also works (A2DP) even Bluetooth microphone works! (Using the official Skype app.)

Confirmed its working by 4 people now :-D.

The modification works in both theos00's V12 version and the official Skype app from the market.

Please don't use droidrx's version since it doesn't work properly and it's outdated.

Just flash it through CWM, uninstall and reinstall skype and you are set.

NOTE:

The patch is really simple and can be done manually. If you have a modified build.prop file and you are an experienced user please edit the file manually by making the changes below(If you have it already, you need to reinstall skype after these modifications):

ro.product.model=LG-P920
ro.product.brand=lge
ro.product.name=lge_Cosmopolitan
ro.product.device=p920
ro.product.board=omap4sdp
ro.build.product=p920

If for some reason you flashed the build.prop file already and got issues with other programs, then use the recovery file and do the changes manually instead.
[LG Optimus 3D] Urabewe:
Well dont use skype but if it works good job. Glad to see so many people contributing.

...fighting ninjas at night, talkin' about this and that.
[LG Optimus 3D] cyclonmaster:
Instead of skype, I'm using Tango.
[LG Optimus 3D] tooglife:
Now the camera don't work properly with Fring. I see my image inverted. Can you do something?: (
[LG Optimus 3D] KurdX:
Are the files you changed loaded on boot or loaded every time the camera is being used?

I think that a simple app could solve this by letting the user change the files when they use skype and change them back when they are using other apps that wont run correctly with the modified files.

EDIT:

Saw now that it's the build.prop file and the TICameraCameraProperties.xml file which is loaded on boot.

So creating an app that requires root that basically changes back the files is easy, but it would required a reboot of the phone.

EDIT2:

I cant find any changes made in build.prop? Sure you changed anything there? Just found changes in the .xml file. Better leave the build.prop file out else this update will only work for v21a.

Anyway, great work!

Inverted how? Upside-down or mirrored? Mirrored meaning your right side is on the left. If that is the case then it's not a big deal if at least skype works!
[LG Optimus 3D] tooglife:
Inverted how? Upside-down or mirrored? Mirrored meaning your right side is on the left. If that is the case then it's not a big deal if at least skype works![/QUOTE]

upside down...so is unusable
[LG Optimus 3D] m33ts4k0z:
Yup sorry forgot to upload the restore script. Just flash the restore script from the first post and it will be fixed.

The changes both in the xml file and the prop file are minor. In the xml file, the only thing I changed was the default resolution values.

In the prop file I changed some entries like the product and such. This is vital for the recognition of the device by the apps.

I think it might work with just the prop file. The xml file is needed by the modded droidrx and theos00 apps since they need 320x240 in order to work otherwise it's black screen. In the GB firmware the default resolution is 640x480 for the front camera so neither of these apps work.

I will try now with just the prop file changed and I will post back the results.

EDIT: Only droidrx version seems to have problem with the resolution. There is really no need to use his app since it's way outdated. First post updated with more info.
[LG Optimus 3D] alankstiyo:
I tried this patch but is not working, all I can see is a simple black screen from both sides
[LG Optimus 3D] m33ts4k0z:
Please give me some more info about which rom version you are using and which skype version also did you uninstall and reinstalled skype after you applied the patch? Rebooting the phone is not enough.
[LG Optimus 3D] tooglife:
I've the same problem. With fring and skype. I use the king's Rom
[LG Optimus 3D] m33ts4k0z:
Although I tried this with the official 21A and also with acura v5 and echts baxter roms, I see no reason not to work with other roms too. Did you try to uninstall skype and install it again? About fring I don't know. I will give it a try later.

You really need to uninstall skype and install it again. Otherwise it wont work.
[LG Optimus 3D] tooglife:
Yep I've reinstall skype and fring. with the first patch I heven't a cam with sype, but a inverted upside down cam with fring. Whith the second patch the videocall programs don't see my frontal camera,also Fring work with the principal camera only.
[LG Optimus 3D] m33ts4k0z:
I don't know about Fring, the thread is about Skype actually. And that is reported that works fine with any GB roms I've tried so far. I don't know if you use froyo but I haven't tried it yet.

So try that: Flash the restore file I have on my first post, then download again the patch file from my first post and flash it again.

Restart the phone and uninstall then install the official skype from the market.

Tell me if both Fring and Skype work normally
[LG Optimus 3D] tooglife:
I'm sorry but Fring don't work. Skype is ok but I use so much Fring too. Is the only one app that work nice on nokia too for the videocall. :(
[LG Optimus 3D] cheloman:
Hi!

Can you explain better how to install the patch please?

By example

Install skype from market

flash the zip

uninstall the skype

install the skype again from market..

I dont know if that is the right way to do it.

Thank
[LG Optimus 3D] m33ts4k0z:
Actually just flash the zip, uninstall skype and then install skype from market.

This is enough :)
[LG Optimus 3D] alankstiyo:
using stock euro 2.3.5 fw with skype version 2.5.0.160

I did it once more time and now it's working I can see my cams working but they can't seems like busy not sure why though
[LG Optimus 3D] boostermbkking:
the update patch are

Skype_GB_Patch - Restore.zip

or

Skype_GB_Patch.zip

??
[LG Optimus 3D] smohanv:
Hi m33ts4k0z

Thanks for your help. Yours is a fantastic work fixing skype video. It is shame on LG that they could not fix these kind of issues before releasing firmware updates.

Once again thanks.
[LG Optimus 3D] m33ts4k0z:
I noticed that sometimes when you start a call, skype will just not show you your own video. It will send your video to others but it won't show it to you as you will just get a black screen. Just drop the call and call again and it should get fixed. This is a skype bug and not Androids/LGs one.

Skype_GB_Patch.zip

That's the one

It's not so much of an issue. It's just that LG changed some values on the build.prop file by making the phone not recognisable by skype. But the thing that's great is that for first time in history for the Android system, Skype does actually use the BT mic on a call! That has never happened before :P

Thanks anyway :)
[HD2 General] MartyLK:
It depends on the Sense ROM you get, but the HD2, with a good Android ROM, is quite outstanding. Currently my Android'ized HD2 is running Tytung's cLK NexusHD2 ROM and it is proving to be just as good as any OEM phone. The best Sense ROM I've used is Hannes Sense 2.1. Stay away from the Sense 3.0 and 3.5 versions. They're not worth even considering. They're way too laggy, buggy and unreliable.
[HD2 General] Kailkti:
Well no and yes. You know what, from my experience, no. Sense is a laggy piece of crap (Please do not take offense if you like sense, i simply hate it), and it will lag from the HD2. So no, if you want the HD2 for sense, then no. If you want the HD2 for experience then go ahead. However if all you care about is just general end user experience then please look elsewhere, the experience you get is more on the side for techies who will be fascinated.
[HD2 General] kidrythm:
As a "daily driver", yes do it.

Go used of course no point paying full price when a decent unit pre flashed can be easily located here or on Craigslist.

I am upgrading soon after 2 years IF a decent phone without too many issues FINALLY is released. But my HD2 will always stay charged when I do.
[HD2 General] :
It is worth getting. You can run practically any mobile OS on it.. just that Sense 3.0 runs horrible on it. WP7 runs good on it and Ubuntu runs decently if you overlook the bugs... If you are looking to run sense, Sense 2.1 or below will run almost flawlessly.
[HD2 General] hungry81:
Yes its worth it. I still use mine as a work phone, does everything I need. Dont worry about sense, Just flash a senseless rom and use a launcher of your choice.
[HD2 General] Caun:
Have a look at the samsung note first :) looks nice too
[HD2 General] AllGamer:
it got ICS 4.0 it's the most history legendary phone every created, it went from Windows Mobile 6 to ICS 4.0

just imagine.... ;) :D
[HD2 General] neelgangrade:
its still work buying my frnd !

you can buy it .... u wont loose n e thing .... i purchased htc hd 2 ... 3 times :D
[HD2 General] ElectroBeijing:
Actually, there are some Sense 3.0/.5 ROMs that have glitches fixes available for them [ Team Bluedroid Runnymede sense is one of them]. The fixes make the ROMs quite a bit more useable than ROMs without; I used one for a while and loved it, but I'm more an MIUI person, so I switched back.
[HD2 General] Guitarfreak26:
Im considering the same... Want a phone to use windows mango on but im a massive android fan at heart and a phone geek.. its between a brand new hd2 for 230 or a lumia for 400.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Luisit0:
can some1 get me the bootanimation? would love it flashable, but I dnt mind manually putting the .zip either, thanx!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] dased14:
Which one I know of three

I have nothing cool to put here!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Luisit0:
the one that has a black background and a red line forms de "b" logo and then beats audio appears below the "b" and the "b" pulses like a if it was a speaker ;) I'll see if I can find a vid

EDIT: found it!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp_mstNo5mU
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] dased14:
Let me see if I can find it or port it over if someone hasn't yet

I have nothing cool to put here!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Luisit0:
that would be great and I'd rlly appreciate it ;D

EDIT: nvm bro I got the animation from a Sense 3.5 rom, its a bit different from the one I wanted but its still sick!! thx though for tryin to help, I appreciate it =)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] dased14:
ok cool

10char
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] eddie27320:
Help

Where's the link?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] im.nick.hello:
Could u post the file?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] rickmatic:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1324717

its in this thread.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] ftwaynejuggalo16:
What about for miui?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] dased14:
i can make it work for miui
[Motorola Droid Bionic] transpec:
Is there a way to disable this? I bought a extended battery and it won't charge in the phone, thanks.