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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Bumping to report back with my first success!

SIM activation kit arrived today (sadly took 7 business days on the "2-4 business days" shipping option).

After chatting with customer support because phone support was done for the night, I was informed that the best way to create this account and move my number is to do it in this order:

1) Activate the new SIM at www.t-mobile.com/PrepaidActivation .

2) Select the proper plan (the 100min/UL/5GB

is available

) and choose a new number (no indication of what # you had to choose, I just selected a local one to potentially reduce future issues).

3) Call Customer Care and cancel your current account, and then as soon as it is deemed "cancelled", you can request to move your number.

I'm at #2 right now. Activated the phone and set up a recurring payment of $30 on my debit card. The activation kit cost $3.25 total, and ironically gives you $3.43 towards your account so they actually pay you to activate :p . Anyways, that'll be an extra 34 minutes of talk I can use if need-be. I could have paid a specific amount to have it come out to $0 balance, but I figured better make it $30 even.

After that, follow the automated Email to make a MyTmobile account. Sign up and pop the SIM in your phone, as you'll now get a text with your temporary password.

Popped the new SIM in my G2 (Nexus gets here Monday/Tuesday) and started. Had 4 text messages waiting: announcing I activated, telling me I added $30 to my account + my balance, and the temporary password. While I was at it, I ran 2 speed tests, pulled 5mbps down / 2mbps up, the exact same as my other account. Good news!

Entered the temp password and created my account, logged in and everything looks just fine. I've attached a screenshot of the account page showing the account activated. When activating the plan, it asked for the IMEI of my phone so I used my G2's, but was able to just change the "my device" to a SGSII, per the recommendation from a few people here on XDA. No issues.

UPDATE

Called "Customer Care" today and pretty much got told that

everything the previous 2 online chat operators told me is incorrect

. She explained there is absolutely no way to transfer my current post-paid number to a pre-paid account I already created... after her required upselling etc. etc. we got down to this: She put in a request to move my current postpaid number/account to a

new

prepaid account. I'll receive a SMS within 24hours saying my postpaid is cancelled, and give me a number to call in. At that time, they can setup the same $30 plan with my same number, and then effectively "merge" together my prepaid I made and my new prepaid account. Killing the previous one and moving the balance, etc. to my "new" prepaid account. At this time, I'll still use my postpaid SIM and everything...

Bottom line:

I was told in no uncertain terms that the SIM activation kit I bought and waited over a week for was a 100% waste of time and money

. Sure as **** is annoying but if it works out tomorrow I'll be happy.

I'll update again once I get my Nexus and pop the new SIM in.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonathan3579:
Welcome aboard. :)

Oh btw, how has GrooveIP been for you recently? It seemed to have fixed itself for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Haven't really made a ton of calls. a few short ones (less than 5min) and they've seemed fine to me. I'll know more as I start to use my Nexus full time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rosie:
So you were able to convince the phone operator to port your number over from post-paid to pre-paid although she said there is no way of doing that?

I am about to do the same thing so I was following your post waiting for updates :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dbdynsty25:
That's complete crap Marton...I know it's possible because I did it.

I bought a new T-mobile phone w/ a sim card. I used it for a week to test. I bought an unlocked Nexus, put the t-mobile sim in there. Then called the porting department at t-mobile. They transferred my Verizon post paid number to my current t-mobile sim and replaced the new t-mobile number w/ my Verizon number. It took like 35 hours for the transfer to complete, but it was possible and very painless. So they are lying to you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Updating again for you guys. Today my phone with the postpaid SIM in it just stopped working. No text, call, data. Called in from my GV number when I got home and they successfully moved my number from a postpaid account to a prepaid one... but they never sent me a text message to have me call back in! So at this point, my old # got moved to a prepaid acct that was unfunded.

Called in and got the Monthly4G support, told them that I already activated a prepaid and funded it. They pulled up both accounts and attached my

postpaid number

(now actually an empty prepaid number) to my

prepaid account

. She said it'll take up to another 24 hours.

Super annoying, really. Wish I would've got good info from the start it would've helped a lot. But now I'm on the right path. As soon as my number comes over I'm done.

Another point to note: I noticed when I called in that when they converted my postpaid EM+ plan to prepaid,

they gave me the wrong prepaid plan

. It was actually set for the other $30 plan with lots of minutes and no data. Something to look out for.

So bottom line if you already have a T-Mobile postpaid account, just call in and keep calling in till you simply get a CS that will port your number successfully; don't use online chat. You don't need the goddamn SIM activation or any of that! This is pretty clearly just terrible communication between online chat and call centers, and prepaid vs postpaid. Just a ton of **** lost in translation.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lafrad:
For me, it was easy.

Activate prepaid monthly4g sim in galaxy Nexus. Try service for 2 days. Call tmo support. Port number from Verizon. Use. Phone while number ports. Profit.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] claud_face:
Before I got the nexus I tested grooveip with sensation and it was terrible.

Figured it'd be the same with my nexus but its not at all. Its really good actually. Why I dunno but definetly considering getting this plan now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
that's good to hear. I've been making calls over gmail mostly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] firehazard:
Exactly the same with me, except it was from at&t.

The only complaint I had about it was that they wanted me to give them my at&t password. I told them to piss off.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
that's good. It would've worked the same for me if I would've just gotten good information from the start. It was the 2 online chat CS reps that really screwed me over to start with. They had no problem porting the number. it was just the fact that I was mislead to believe that i needed a SIM activation kit to do it.

I'll be happy when I get my Nexus tomorrow and my number is switched and everything just works.

Good job. They don't need that lol that's BS.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonathan3579:
Ha-ha, I warned you about my story. I don't know why they make this whole conversion so difficult. Hell, I didn't even make the switch from postpaid to prepaid because of the complications. Hopefully they actually get it all legitimately squared away because I don't want people experiencing the frustrations I did.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Same. Hope we were the guinea pigs so they know the right course of action.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dell4320:
google voice, skype, t-mobile pre paid 30 dollars plan 100 min 5gb data

Would someone give me some guidance please:

1- Will GV calls forwarded from and to my tmobile number use your T-mobile minutes on GN? y or no. I know it does on my exhibit ii samsung.

2- this is a statement: I purchased skype unlimited US calls, 3 dollars a month, and skype number 5 dollars a month which give me excellent call quality.

I am aiming to have people see my GV number when i call, i can do that no problem by customizing caller id on skype.

3- But can I setup GV& skype so i get to receive calls on my skype number when people call GV number without my original 100 t-mobile minutes get affected? A) GN, B) samsung exhibit ii

I appreciate your inputs very much, i could not find the answers through reading. I thing if this will work, we will pay 30+3+ 5 dollars a month, we will be able to get excellent call quality, by passsing t-mobile and only giving out one numbe to avoid confusions to my contacts whom I already drove crazy with changing numbers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
UPDATE 2

for those following the saga:

Got a text this morning welcoming me to T-Mobile (again) and telling me that my number has been ported successfully. Something interesting also is that they completely reset my usage on the account. Down to 0 - 0 - 0 and my billing period is now Jan 31 - Feb 31 (instead of 27 - 27). But it kept my balance and everything. Kinda nice I wasn't charged for the 4 days of sitting in limbo with 2 plans and no definitive number. Also, I had to completely redo setting up MyTmobile again. Weird, but I guess it makes sense as they pretty much nuked the other account.

So now I'm all set up! And my Nexus will be at FedEx in a couple hours for me to pickup. Have classes then the gym before I can go get it though : /
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] t4t3r:
Is there any difference in data coverage between tmobile users with the normal plans vs using this monthly4g plan? I want to see how good the 3G coverage/speed is during my day-to-day use in my area so I was thinking of getting a phone/service from best buy to test for a week and return to go with the monthly4g plan and a GN. I want to leave AT&T due to the throttling fiasco, sprint speeds are terrible in my area and Verizon doesn't even offer 3G here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dbdynsty25:
I didn't notice much of a difference compared to my friend who's got T-Mobile post paid...so I doubt it's any different from a tech standpoint. However, I get significantly better HSPA+ coverage w/ At&t so I had to switch to At&t w/ my unlocked Nexus. Yes, more money per month, but the coverage is just that much better where I'm at. I would love to stick with monthly T-Mobile if their coverage was as good as At&t...that 40 bucks a month is a big difference.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
There are some restrictions on roaming but other than that the coverage map is the exact same. And honestly T-Mobile's roaming already isn't very useful lol. The speeds should be the exact same, however (and have been in my testing).

The real reason why you're paying so much less for this plan is you get ****ty customer service (they use foreign call centers, etc.), no option of subsidies, and hardly any minutes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonathan3579:
I hate those foreign call centers. I have been battling it out with someone from tmonews that the speeds are the same. It bothers me when people pass along false information...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
and.... the final UPDATE

Nexus arrives. I flash it to yakju (it was Canadian model) and put my SIM in. Everything perfect. A-mazing!!!!

Something interesting is my WiFi speeds are 2x-3x higher than my G2's with the same router and everything. Regularly 4-6mbps d / 2-4mbps u, now on my GN I'm getting 15mbps d / 10 u.

HSPA+ speeds are hit and miss a bit higher than the G2 (which is a 14.4mbps device). I've seen a few tests in my apartment here that are a solid 2mbps faster than my G2 though. I'll test later with lower tower stress and see what I can get. Spamming tests now I'm averaging 6 down / 1.5 up.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegamesaad:
Hi Guys , Need a Little help here ,

well currently ive upgraded to Froyo 2.2 , after couple of bad lucks , ive succeeded in rooting my rom :) ... now the actual problem is that after following all the procedures , i am not able to flash Clockwork recovery :( ...ive tried putting ESRIMP.zip in the root of SD card with Update.zip ..but its not reading it in HBOOT :( ...

please help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :confused::confused::confused:
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegamesaad:
Please guyz! can some one help :(((((((
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimczyz:
Have you tried to install CM thru rom manager?
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegamesaad:
Yup ... ive tired doin so , but no luck :(, when i go into the recovery mode ..its still the same old Recovery , where i can just flash update.zip ..which is not workin as well :(
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wagedroid:
You need the recovery img file and push it through adb.. its easier through terminal emulator but you need s-off for that method

Sent from my fingertips using Android.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadyAce80:
I was able to get cwr by putting the update.zip on my sd card and selecting recovery from the hboot menu. once there I just selected 'Apply sdcard:update.zip'.

Once I did that it loaded straight to the cwr menu. I'm still learning all this stuff but I hope that helps
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] revbribri:
What next?

Hey, all. I'm having a similar problem. I went through the HTCdev process of unlocking my bootloader, and I rooted with SuperOneClick 2.2.. I've installed Clockwork Mod via the market, and tried to flash it, but the bootloader will only access the regular Android recovery screen. When I try to flash via fastboot and/or recovery (and I've tried flashing Clockwork Mod and CM7), I just get an error message.

As is probably obvious, I'm looking for the simplest fix, but any suggestions you can give me are welcome. Thanks!
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxSpRtNsNiPeRxX:
yes, as stated before you can't flash clockworkmod recovery, or any recovery, without S-OFF on your device. however this is very risky and may brick your phone, so be warned
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bormasina:
I have a rather weird question. I would like to know if somebody have used/tried/tested t-mobile's version of SGS2 on AT&T 3G. On t-mobile's specs web page it says that can work on UMTS 850, but i would like to know if UMTS 1900 is disabled/bypassed. My son doesn't like the AT&T version (i can not understand why), so i do not want to pay for this phone if UMTS 1900 is disabled, and later on have him begging for another phone, because can't be used on AT&T.

Thank you in advance.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darkamikaze:
Running unlocked on ATT.

Hspa+ works fine..

No offense but your son doesn't know what he wants.

Sent from my SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
use the search ....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1300028
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Monzer_:
Hi there i fully flashed gingerbread unfortunately and i used this thread to downgraded it http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15341774&postcount=8

so im on CEE Froyo 2.2.2 ok my problem is i can't flash any other Froyo on it i had a couple of sbf i used to use before and downloaded alot of sbf but every time i try to flash via RSDLite im getting a black screen!!!

can some help me please?? i'v heard that i cant flash foryo again coz gingerbread is sbf version 5 or something !! thx for your time
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gazm4n:
It´s the only Froyo you can get installed after flashing Gingerbread full.sbf. There´s nothing you can do. Be happy to have Froyo CEE.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Monzer_:
nope you wrong acutely i can :)
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gazm4n:
So tell me what you can do... ;)
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eramix3:
with you can, tell me fast ;)

where's Defy Boot unlock project?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Monzer_:
ok if u want to flash other than the sbf that came with the guide here

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15341774&postcount=8

you will need to follow the steps but instead of extracting the cee froyo nandroid backup to \sdcard\goapkrev\backup extract the nandroid backup of the sbf that u want to flash and then use the fixed sbf ofc of the sbf u want to use but i'd say make a fixed sbf by ur self ( if you dont know u can ask me to explain ) but im sure u can find alot of links :) anyway thats how to flash ur defy after upgrading to 2.3.4 thats mean no direct flash , every time you need to flash a new sbf u will have to do that :( .
[Nook Touch General] jhedfors:
So I rooted my NST and am Nomad Reader as my library, and the stock reader for epubs on my SD card. It all works great, except when I select the "Reading Now" button, it only opens the last book that was opened that exists in the stock library.

Is there anyway for the "Reading Now" button to show the last book that I opened regardless of whether it is inside the stock library?

Or conversely, is there a way to make sure the stock library shows all the books?

Thanks!
[Nook Touch General] jhedfors:
Mostly fixed...

Well, it seems to have mostly fixed itself after I removed all my books, and then re-added them...

I do still have an issue with not being able to completely purge sample books (even though they are gone from the website)... but this so far is tolerable. :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] robstunner:
http://pocketnow.com/android/motorola-dinara-revealed-tipped-for-att

Motorola just launched the Dinara this morning, but because it was shrouded as a China-only handset, no one really noticed. Well the dual-core, 720p, 13-megapixel XT928 is indeed coming to the US, we've learned, as the MB886 (and internationally as the XT885/XT920); like the MB860 Atrix and MB865 Atrix 2, Dinara is expected to land on AT&T, although possibly not as an exclusive.

This is the second time in recent memory that the company has quietly revealed the international version of a handset before launching the American variant: we saw the Droid 3 spoiled by the Milestone 3 only a few months back. However, with the RAZR having only recently begun shipping -- itself upstaging the Bionic -- it seems unlikely that Dinara will be announced in the US until at least CES.

Full specs on China's Dinara can be found in the press release, linked below. Although the XT928 is a 3G device, expect Dinara to be loaded with LTE radios by the time it arrives stateside (regardless of carrier).

looks like were outdated very soon.

4.5" 720p screen

13mp camera

Dolby Digital Sound
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kholk:
I'm Disappointed. Completely.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] brianbrain:
Yeah..a fatter and larger RAZR? Kind of redundant..and not appetizing.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] MrFrankfromCM:
Thanks. But I don't see anything really eye catching. meh
[Motorola Droid RAZR] shady_lanem:
Feels like I just got butthurt :(
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kholk:
I'm disappointed only because they could have put the 13MP camera in the RAZR, it isn't bigger. The RAZR would have costed like 80€ more than now, but well, it could have been a real highend superior device.

And it isn't a chipset limitation: OMAP4430 supports it FULLY.

I'm bored of this. As soon as replacements for Dinara will be out, I'll buy its replacement 13MP camera, mount it in the RAZR and port its driver, other than write a guide on how to mount that $%£$%£ camera in it.

And obviously I hope its pinout will be compatible/adaptable on our RAZR.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] robstunner:
I feel like im troll posting, but this is the kinda thing that pulls me towards the Nexus line of phones. The atrix lasted 4 months before it was bested on the same carrier, droid 4 is coming out soon and the bionic came out 2 months ago. HTC does the same thing. Diarrhea of phone productions.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Semseddin:
I dont care if they put 33mp camera inside it unless the sensor is great. I would prefer my Zn5's 5mp kodak sensor over anything.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Z4nd4r:
This.

If the Dinara is, like is rumored, an LCD screen and a sub-par camera (if the sensor sucks, 13MP might actually be a downgrade since it will make for noisy shots), I would consider it a downgrade from the RAZR. Also, Verizon > AT&T (in my area, and most others; YMMV).

Nothing to see, here. The RAZR will be outclassed soon enough, but not by this.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dashshiron:
So? Just because a new Nexus comes only once a year doesn't mean that they're not outdated quickly. The Nexus S came out right before the emergence of dual-core headsets and was literally outdated within weeks and even the Galaxy Nexus will be replaced soon enough; quad-core devices are literally only months away at this point.

Options are the beauty of this platform.

Want incremental, yearly updates? Go get an iPhone, simple as that.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] robstunner:
Yea, that will never happen again (iPhone). I enjoy my razr, and if that post above LCD screen in the dinara is correct, I also say FAIL. I couldn't find any information on the specifics on the Motorola press release.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] pajo985:
zn5 dosn't have kodak sensor

only kodak there is function for image enhancement, nothing more...

but, I surely would love sensor from XT720 + xenon flash on some new moto phone

(xt720 has a much better image quality than zn5)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] opensourcefan:
Where's the Kevlar, if it ain't stoppin bullets I don't want it. ;)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Semseddin:
That's your opinion. I've used both phones and Zn5 is hands down winner against the XT720 when it comes to image quality. XT720 was also good but it wasn't near nowhere to zn5 !
[Motorola Droid RAZR] [TSON]:
Honestly, that looks like a RAZR had sex with a Droid X. I appreciate the camera and the screen, but their design is moving backwards now..

And Moto is trying desperately to stay on top, just like everyone else. Android is a quickly-evolving platform, there's always something new around the corner to jam into a device. And when potential buyers are looking for a phone, they always want the newest technology. While it might seem like a bad decision to keep throwing phones out every other week that make yours look like crap, in order to hold their own, they kindof have to. That's why you don't see them cranking out seven tablets every week, tablets are more like "okay well as long as we have the newest processor and a decent GPU we're pretty well off let's check back in 4 months"
[Motorola Droid RAZR] pajo985:
I have both phones, and XT has so much better color reproduction, sharpness and noise reduction

maybe I have some old firmware on ZN5, but that's for some another thread.. :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] opensourcefan:
ICS might actually improve the picture quality. There may be mods as well that make things better. You gotta think what's more important, the phone as a whole or the camera.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] zetsumeikuro:
Mmm HTC hasn't been TOO bad about pushing out devices, and even then the specs are either equal, lesser, or slightly better. Moto just seems to be pushing devices out left and right. It is pretty disappointing to drop $300 + on a device and then a few weeks later you see something with higher specs come out. The HD screen vs qHD does make a fairly decent difference from what I've noticed so far. Tbh the upcoming Nexus phone isn't anything revolutionary or spectacular except for ICS. Android phones are just coming out too fast and hopefully it slows down a bit.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] olagaton:
damn, i can't wait for this phone! looks like a mean upgrade from my current one.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] robstunner:
http://gadgetsteria.com/2011/12/01/flog-that-horse-motorola-droid-razr-max-revealed-in-exif-data/
[Motorola Droid RAZR] bnwg:
By simply looking at the appearance, thickness and spec compared to Razr, it really didn't have significant improvement.

However, the most important point for this phone which is missing in the article is that it is "triple-dual" (dual mode, dual sim, dual stand-by) smartphone. I think no other manufacturer has yet made a "triple-dual" smartphone with this spec.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kholk:
We can always take the camera from the Dinara and put it into the RAZR, if they're pin compatible.

If it can be fit on our mainboard, as for the software adaptation and drivers, I'll make it.