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[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] traduz:
Don't buy.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] CallMeVentus:
If you're looking for both performance or battery life , don't buy this .
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] jrxtepan:
It depends on your budget.

If your budget gets up to galaxy ACE ... then buy it.

If your budget goes beyond galaxy ACE ... forget about it. :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] doctorace92:
6 months ago galaxy ace was a choice.But now there are much better phones around at the same price or just slightly higher. Actually people are selling this phone now to buy much better phones.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] sdotmouse:
Get something else. This phone is nearing the end of its life. Its nice for messing about with and experimenting but overall you will be disappointed.

Sent from a phone with an app.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Aktifit:
Buy something that's officially supported by CM, check for bugs and probably don't buy Samsung. Worst phone i've ever had with tons of bugs that never got fixed but fortunately the battery runs out pretty quickly so you don't get annoyed.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Prawesome:
Depends on your budget,I suggest buying SGS which has a price range near the SGA now

---------- Post added at 02:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:48 PM ----------

Depends on your budget,I suggest buying SGS which has a price range near the SGA now
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] fla.sh:
Salam dari Indonesia haha :D

Yes, there are much better phones than Ace at the same price or just slightly higher. Based on my experience, I suggest you to buy Samsung Galaxy W. :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] chekuhakim:
If u only have rm600-700 buy this fone lah. If u have rm900 buy galaxy w
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] MrChaosDesire:
Oh hi your back

Sent from my ICS Extreme by Jusada based on CM 7.2
[HTC Sensation] 1The_Rock:
I am little confused. As i have HTC sensation

i see people having XE / 4G....

My Question is.. is this for HTC sensation or its for all HTC XE / HTC 4G :rolleyes:
[HTC Sensation] dcwiker05:
4G Is the T-Mobile variant, XE is the Beats Audio Edition. The XE has its own sub forum cuz some stuff is different. The 4G has a few ROMS of its own cuz it has T-Moblie specific stuff is in them. But the Regular Sensation and the 4G can flash any ROM in the Sensation thread, not sure about the XE thread. And I don't think the XE can flash anything in the Sensation thread.

Hope that helps
[HTC Sensation] jerrylzy:
They are exactly the sane phone.Regular Sensation/4G can flash XE's ROMs and XE can flash Regular Sensation /4G's ROMs.

Sent from my greatest Sensation 4G with Beats Audio
[HTC Sensation] redbullcat:
The XE just has an overclocked processor, which you can do if you're rooted, a slightly larger battery, red highlights, and some different stock software. Nothing else :)
[HTC Sensation] 1The_Rock:
ok... But why is this.. I can't Flash MIUI.us HTC Sensation 1.11.25 ....
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
What happens when you try to?
[HTC Sensation] dcwiker05:
That I didn't know. I knew the Sensation and Sensation 4G where the same, didn't know the XE was as well. Then its kinda redundent that we have an XE sub forum huh? lol
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wackjobz:
Hello,

Ive searched and searched but can not find a definite answer, I have Phiremod 7.1 up and running. I am curious if you can run the original B&N Home launcher, with the library and shop, is this possible or am I shooting blanks? I cant seem to access my books already on my NC's main Memory.

Thank you!
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biohazrd51:
Short answer: nope.

I believe you can just install the B&N app and sync with the account you had previously (I don't really use mine for books). Doesn't the stock ROM store books internally? In which case would have been wiped out when installing Phiremod?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wackjobz:
yes I do believe the books are wiped from installing the rom, but i was curious to see if i could get the B&N App and Launcher, and reload the books.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biohazrd51:
App from the market yes (but not same as stock), launcher no.
[General Questions and Answers] asim0:
I tend to see bigger and bigger smartphones coming, some can easily considered as small tablets (Samsung galaxy Note anyone?)

I don't know if bigger screens are easier/cheaper to manufacture, which would explain part of this big size trend, but IMO a smartphone should be easily usable with one hand, the thumb being able to reach the whole screen without stretching too much...

So I decided to make this poll, as I don't see much people complaining about this!

Please vote and let manufacturers know what's the best zize for a smartphone!

Comments welcome!
[General Questions and Answers] CallMeVentus:
I like 4-inchers
[General Questions and Answers] dragon135:
I think 4inch is perfect, bigger resolution is better than bigger screen.
[General Questions and Answers] asim0:
Sorry, I felt like it was more a general discussion subject, but you are right a poll is a question, and i've ticked the "this is a question" box.

Totally my fault
[General Questions and Answers] pjtisoy:
3.5 to 4 inches probably....
[General Questions and Answers] Dirk:
3.7-4.0"

Nothing bigger.
[General Questions and Answers] mateusm:
The bigger the better!

I've only had 3.7 and 4.3 screens, I hope my next phone is has 4.7 or something.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jinnn_1989:
My Galaxy note is on KK1 kernel so can i install a rom of base with KKA kernel? or do i have to use on KK1 base?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wcg707:
I been reading a lot of stuff on carrier Iqwan which was said to captured almost everything you do with your phone especially android.

Which modded rom disabled this and can any developers here can confirm that it is enable and avalaible in androids?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rhitey:
Have a look at

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17612559&postcount=110

theres some info and an app to remove it there

Tried it on my phone and it's not installed :-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peachpuff:
Carrier iq is only on american phones from att/verizone/sprint/tmobile, america simply likes being spied on.
[HTC Rezound] BigDASH:
I teather with my phone a good deal... and my DINC is on its last leg. Not holding charge, sound issues, lagging, blah blah blah.

I am going to go today as long as I hear that I can use a teathering app aside from the one VZW sells.
[HTC Rezound] thatsricci:
Yeah! I've tested pdanet and easytether both with success!

Rezound
[HTC Rezound] jbh00jh:
There are several you can use now, and many more once this phone is rooted.

Sent from my Galaxy Tab 10.1
[HTC Rezound] BigDASH:
That is what I wanted to hear... and I'm gone!
[HTC Rezound] BigDASH:
Wait... doesn't PDA net limit you to non HTTPS sites?
[HTC Rezound] hellcatrydr:
The PAID version of easy tether is rocket fast and allows access to every site.

I can't believe how much faster it is than the allegedly 4G verizon wireless hotspot .
[HTC Rezound] voxigenboy:
i have the paid PDANet and it works just fine in Win 7 Ultimate x64 (although does not work in Ubuntu)

All those wifi tether apps require root though so you'll either have to do the temp root method or wait until S-OFF
[HTC Rezound] BigDASH:
So there are no wifi versions? Using the tether and connecting the USB are counter productive. The power drain is higher that the charge most times, or at least so I thought..
[HTC Rezound] Apsalus:
I'm a little hazy on this topic of unsanctioned tethering with Verizon: can I use these apps in a pinch if I don't have a data plan with "Mobile Hotspot" or will VZW know the instant that I try and slap me 20 ways with fees?
[HTC Rezound] MrSmith317:
You can grab wifi tether from http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/ however take it with a grain of salt that it only works with root access and temp root is hardly stable at this point. You probably need to freeze the tetherguard package as well. I'm not undertaking this experiment until I get full root.
[HTC Rezound] Marcismo55:
Yes you may use this in a pinch without a separate hotspot plan through VZW. If you start taking advantage and your data usage increases you might throw a red flag. Just don't go crazy on 4G downloading large files and what not and you'll be fine. :cool:
[HTC Rezound] Apsalus:
Cool. It was the same thing when I was in Japan - some providers offered tethering plans, but they want an arm and a leg for them so deciding to tether on the sly with an unlocked phone was an easy choice.
[HTC Rezound] hellcatrydr:
This is not what I am seeing. Using Easy Tether paid version. (10 bucks) My phone still gains charge while tethered.

But the huge advantage is that I'm seeing is that my speeds while tethered just blow away the hotspot speeds. My phone using Verizon wireless hotspot will not stream a 1080p video without stopping to buffer every 15-30 seconds. BUT, when using Easy Tether I am able to stream THREE open 1080p Youtube vids with no buffer stops! That is definitely a productive difference to me.

(BTW, You can try the free version and you just won't be able to access https sites.)

I believe Verizon wireless "4G" hotspot is throttled on this phone!
[HTC Rezound] nrfitchett4:
agreed. Keeping my thunderbolt around until root is gained. My wife and I share a time warner hotspot, but for now, I told her, she would have to use the bolt to wireless tether.
[HTC Rezound] aostl:
Would it work to tether via usb host with adapter to a tablet?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] psero:
For those people on US GSM carriers (AT&T and T-Mobile) who can't or don't want to switch to Verizon and are waiting for or interested in a Galaxy Nexus cheaper, better than an imported GN, read on.

This purpose of this thread is to compile some data for turning a Verizon Galaxy Nexus into a working phone for GSM carriers. This thread will be updated often. The Verizon GN might turn out to be cheaper and better than importing a $700 phone if we turn a Verizon GN (dual CDMA/LTE) into a phone for GSM with some hacking and tinkering.

Think about it. So far, the main differences between the international and Verizon GN are:

International Galaxy Nexus

GSM/HSPA+

16GB storage

1750 mHz battery

slightly thinner than Verizon GN

$700 (imported, unlocked)

Verizon Galaxy Nexus

CDMA/LTE

32GB storage

1850 mHz battery

slightly bulkier than GSM GN

$199 (2-year contract, data, rumored)

Overall, the Verizon GN appeals more because of the bigger storage (which is better because of the lack of SD card or USB mass storage support), 1850 mHz battery (more juice), and LTE (which you can always turn off by rooting if you don't like the battery drain).

Ultimately, if we can early terminate the Verizon contract and fully unlock the Verizon GN with some hacking and tinkering, we may be able to get a cheaper, better, fully functional 32GB, LTE supporting Galaxy Nexus for the people on GSM carriers.

All we need to confirm is if the Verizon Galaxy Nexus has the hardware that can support the GSM bands.

Google and Samsung have said that all Galaxy Nexus variants are penta-band (which might mean support for GSM in the Verizon GN).

Questions that are already answered:

1. Does the Verizon Galaxy Nexus have a SIM-card slot?

Yes, it does. See here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPzoSgTYxc4

The regular SIM can be resized and works in a micro SIM slot. See here:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/09/how-to-resize-your-sim-and-drink-the-sweet-nectar-of-mobile-fre/

Questions that need answering:

1. Can you use a GSM sim card in a Verizon GN (dual CDMA/LTE)?

Thanks to these guys above for enlightening the issue, so my conclusion is that

you can't do ***t with a Verizon Galaxy Nexus on GSM carriers. TOO BAD FOR THE PEOPLE ON AT&T and T-MOBILE. JUST BUY THE $700 PHONE with 16 GB, 1750 mHz, and BLAH BLAH.

Solution for people on AT&T:

Wait for release of AT&T version (possibly in Dec., but then again, AT&T just got on the train, so most likely before end of Jan.)

It just cleared FCC

http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2011/12/02/galaxy-nexus-for-att-only-passes-fcc/

Solution for people on T-Mobile:

Buy the international, pentaband GN

I am not responsible for your device and not promoting any hacking
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] matt2053:
The Verizon version probably won't even have a GSM radio. Or sim card slot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andythefan:
I'm not sure that the Verizon variant of the Galaxy Nexus even has a sim-card slot. It's my understanding that CDMA phones usually do not. It wouldn't make any sense for Verizon to put one in their phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] psero:
Sim card slot is present. See here:

youtube watch?v=iPzoSgTYxc4

As for the GSM radio, it's still needs confirmation and it's just rumors at this point. It needs confirmation, people
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Raibyn:
The Verizon Galaxy Nexus will definitely have a SIM card slot. All LTE phones have to have a SIM. Even some non-LTE Verizon phones have a spot for a SIM card and have a GSM radio for use as a world phone. However, I thought I read somewhere that the Verizon Galaxy Nexus will not be a world phone, which would indicate no support for GSM networks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krohnjw:
It has a SIM card for the LTE radio. It has NO GSM radio, it has a CDMA radio (it's not a "worldphone" containing a GSM AND a CDMA radio). It won't operate on a GSM network without a GSM radio.

At best you'll be able to get AT&T's LTE service in the 5 cities that it's live in. I don't know off hand if AT&T does voice over LTE. If they don't you won't get any voice service even in LTE areas.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Arcadia310:
Dude spent all that time writing this post and the Verizon Nexus doesn't even have GSM radios.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mstyle88:
Damn.. That would suck for Verizon customers traveling internationally.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] psero:
Haha, thanks for your input
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
Well this is nothing new for Verizon users. Most people don't travel internationally often, so no big deal. Just pick up a cheap $30 prepaid cell if you go.

Why can't phones made to just work on all carriers? CDMA + GSM Penta-Band. I know some phones have CDMA and GSM (for international on Verizon)... why not just do it right and make it available globally at the same time. Then carriers can subsidy it or not... but it would reduce people from buying on a carrier's subsidy, paying an ETF, and leaving.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krohnjw:
Hah, it was a good thought if it were a world phone. All signs so far though have said it's not a world phone though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] diversificationied:
Verizon model is SCH i515. (No GSM)

International Model (GSM out already) is i9250 (pentaband)

2nd GSM Models is i9250T (850/1900 - ATT compatible only)

3rd GSM i9250M (pentaband)

So, by stealing a phone from Verizion you will have a phone that you'd have to imei fake in order to use on another compatible LTE carrier.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] neok44:
the verizon version that passed the FCC has NO GSM bands in it. so this is never happening.

an AT&T ONLY version of the GNex just passed the FCC, so if your on AT&T you can wait and get your own.

if your on t-mobile, go buy the international one or wait god knows how long.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mstyle88:
Odd they would have make an ATT version in addition to the penta band international version. On second thought, I bet ATT version will have LTE as well. That makes the most sense
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chirality:
We don't know that it's AT&T only. FCC doesn't seem to test GSM900 and 1800, so it could have those. It's definitely missing AWS though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] edgeicator:
T = Australia/Mexico

M = Canada

Looks like the US still won't be getting a GSM version officially for a little bit longer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] psero:
Update: It seems the Verizon GN is a global phone:

http://www.phonebuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/galaxy-nexus-verizon-32gb.jpg
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] OJ in Compton:
Isn't IMEI faking discussion illegal here? Reported.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Bigsam411:
It is only going to work on a CDMA network and what the chart means that it is global on any international network that supports CDMA (which there are many that I cannot think of off the top of my head).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] atomic_dude:
Damn, I have spent my money on the wrong Nexus!!! Mine doesn't have a 1,850 MHz battery... Imagine the speed of the thing when you add the processor to that, 2 x 1,200 +1,850 battery is over 4 GHz man :-) Will try upgrade the battery though, should find a 2GHz one on ebay soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kam187:
First off this topic made me laugh a bit :P Its never going to happen.

There's many hardware reasons why they don't do it. Just one very difficult thing to deal with is antenna design. Designing an antenna that works on all those frequencies AND complies with all the regulations AND fits in a small phone isn't easy.

Another reason is the firmware in the radio. It would have be a lot more complex to deal with two different technologies which have totally different encoding.

Yet another reason is the analogue baseband - the bit that picks up the radio waves, demodulates them, does the FER and passes it into the digital radio. You would effectively need multiple types to handle the different technologies.

Having said that, its not impossible, just more expensive with a limited benefit. Then on top of all that there's market influences that mean its pretty unlikely this would happen for some time yet in the mainstream.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] droid_does:
This lol, however isn't Qualcomm's next generation SoC with Krait cores and integrated LTE radio have support for GSM and CDMA at the same time? However I doubt carriers would allow that........
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BarryH_GEG:
Your heart is in the right place and you obviously spent a lot of time thinking about this. To get the $199 price you're committing to 2-years of service (phone and data) from VZW. You might as well just use the phone on their network. I'm sure the unsubsidized price is at least $649. For $50, why go through the hassle?

P.S. - VZW and AT&T's LTE bands while in the 700MHz spectrum aren't compatible so you'd be picking up nothing there.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kam187:
Yeah, its inevitable eventually, but they're expensive. QC started this whole radio on chip idea with limited external components. The MSM series is a perfect example - its expensive at the beginning (design) but then they can churn them out for every level of phone, dongles, modules etc. This still doesn't mean that the latest greatest super slim phone with precious limited battery and space for antennas will support both.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jhuynh:
Aren't you guys missing the fact that ATT LTE is on a different band from Verizon LTE also? This thread makes zero sense at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
LTE can be run on different frequencies.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] edgeicator:
With different modems, sure. Even motorola stated that it would be pretty much impossible, engineering-wise, to create a modem and antenna that would work on all the frequencies found at 700mhz.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chirality:
That's debatable...

http://ecfsdocs.fcc.gov/filings/2010/04/30/6015588771.html
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BarryH_GEG:
You tell me how a single radio will ever be able to deal with all these different approved LTE frequencies? International LTE roaming is going to be a nightmare. And if some device is released that does support multiple LTE frequencies it certainly won't be from a U.S. carrier that wants all its customers locked in to their network.

"Verizon Wireless confirmed today that its LTE phones will not "be compatible on other LTE networks in the U.S." because "the phones will be on different frequencies," according to Verizon spokeswoman Brenda Raney."

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388526,00.asp
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chirality:
No need to support all of that. A quad-band device that supports the three main US 700MHz blocks and the EU 800MHz Digital Dividend block will be sufficient for most people.

And why should we let the US carriers continue this anti-competitive behavior? Government regulators should step in to stop this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] droid_does:
except the US government would never step in....its all about the $$ and staying elected.....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] VidXp:
Battery Power and Internal Flash Size

If I understand your question, the battery is 1,850 mAh [mili Ampere Hour] and not MHz [Mega Hertz]. The processor speed is 1200 MHz (1.2 GHz), but you cannot sum them. The first measure the capacity of the battery - amount of energy, and the second frequency - how many cycles the clock has per second.

The only thing you get for a bigger battery is a bit more juice (electrical power).It will allow you to get more time between charges, but not the phone speed. However in this case you pay in the size and weight of your phone.

The Verizon - LTE (i515) version is a bit thicker (negligible 0.5mm) and more than 10% heavier (150 vs 135 gr) comparing to the HSPA+ version (i9250). So I'm not sure just using the other battery will work for your original intension.

You can see the spec here at google.com/nexus/#/tech-specs and google.co.uk/nexus/#/tech-specs.

Another issue, I speculate that the larger battery of VZN compensates for the more power consuming LTE, so both GN versions will have similar operating time.

Sine I travel a lot, I'm just waiting patiently for the 32GB HSPA+ international version, and will run it locally on T-Mobile.

Does anyone know if there is a plan to release an International Version of the i9250 with 32GB?

Or should I wait for the Samsung Galaxy S III? Look elsewhere?

-----

Nexus One, 2.3.6, Unrooted

WTB: GN i9250
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] psero:
The irrelevance of this thread is going down a slippery slope. Q U I C K, M O D E R A T O R S A V E U S.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] garyd9:
I've developed a procedure for removing carrier iq from all currently existing ROMs and Kernels on this phone.

Please follow the following steps:

1. Reflash the stock firmware (unrooted) via ODIN. (see the following thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18630030#post18630030.)

2. At this point, there will be no carrier IQ on your phone.

3. Don't even consider flashing root or any non-stock ROM or kernel until AFTER you have read all the information available for this phone.

</sarcasm>
[Motorola Droid Bionic] htcdesirezgeorge:
Hey guys, I wanted help from native Bionic users. I have an HTC Tbolt and VZN sent me the Bionic as a warranty replacement due to issues with the Tbolt. I would like to get some advice as to what is good about the Bionic compaired to HTC phones. I am a bit apprehensive of keeping it due to the locked bootloader and the small amount of freedom the devs have, BUT I do like the speeds and the feel of it.

What are your thoughts? Oh and I did the sqlite hack for the mobile hotspot, will that cause issues with VZN(has anyone used that for more than a month yet?).

Thanks for all your help, I look forward to hopefully joining this community.