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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dparm:
Lately the Verizon 3G coverage in downtown Chicago and the burbs have been sucking. I have updated my PRL several times and even flashed a different ROM just to be certain.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rican408:
I get 4g in plenty of places. (I live in the bay area). Sprint just gave clear some money so I'm still good with buying my next wimax phone. From what I see and hear, lte isn't better than wimax just yet. Fastest speed I've seen is on hspa+ 22mbps.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] alnova1:
I think its a waste if you live in an area like I do that doesn't have Wimax and never will.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MarkMyShark:
I am coming from Verizon and the Thunderbolt and until phones get better battery's lte is not worth it unless you want 8 to 12 hours of battery depending on your usage(on my wifi and 4g and 3g service with sprint after 16hours of usage moderate I have 33% life left) In a few years when sprint gets lte maybe batterys will be caught up. Or if sprint doesnt ill switch to at&t or Verizon again. But I am happy with sprint. And I love this phone
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] schlonky:
I have known since the beginning of the year when the Galaxy S II became available internationally that that was the phone I wanted to upgrade to. The decider for me to go for the Epic Touch 4G variant on Sprint was the truly unlimited data. I was off contract on AT&T, and even though I was fortunate enough to actually get very good service in my area on AT&T, I liked the idea of never having to worry about my data usage, no matter how I might choose to use my phone.

I don't generally get as good data coverage on Sprint as I did on AT&T, but when I do have service it is generally faster than what I got on AT&T, most especially on 4G. And when it does lose Sprint coverage, it roams on Verizon towers, so I really am never completely without service.

And the phone itself is great. No regrets there.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dparm:
Thanks. Like I said, Verizon's coverage down here lately seems really lousy. The data speed is "acceptable". My OG Droid is still hanging on by a thread and I am still on an unlimited data plan, though I rarely go over 2-3GB per month.

I'm having trouble finding Chicago Sprint owners to comment on coverage and data speeds, though. Only one or two friends of mine have it and they're not really geeky enough to know what I'm interested in...they see a phone as a phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] CODteabagger:
You definitely needs to find someone. You do have a buyer's remorse period you could use.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dparm:
Yes, the 30 day return period is nice. Would give me a shot at really test driving the thing.

Any suggestions on how to get some real details on Chicago Wimax and voice?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] autoprime:
wimax will be around thru 2015 at the least... buying a wimax device now wouldnt be the end of the world.

also.. the first sprint lte devices wont get super awesome. and we wont be seeing the good lte chips(the ones that work on multiple bands) until 2013(sprints 2nd lte gen).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jayavarman:
Upgrading to a Wimax phone this year seems fine. And you can enjoy the unlimited data. It will set you up to upgrade in 2013, when new phones will be ready to utilize Sprint's LTE (800MHz/1.9GHz) and Clear's LTE-Advanced (2.5GHz).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daneurysm:
It's 14 days now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] CODteabagger:
Ooo that sucks. It'll probably get ****ty 3G speeds on the 15th day.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BigRitz:
Yea Im gonna have to disagree here, one of my customer just bought a skyrocket from att and my touch destroyed his phones speeds while he was on the socalled 4gLTE hspa+ network and I was only in a 3g area (all of san diego county) there is nothing faux bout WiMax, it is all a money issue when it comes down to it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dparm:
Yes I am anxious for LTE-A as well as more power efficient radios. I remember when the first "3G" stuff came out years ago (HSDPA or whatever)...the battery life sucked but within a year or two they got it worked out.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kjgear:
Yeah, it's not anything to write home about.

But I mostly use wifi at home and work so I'm not too put out by the slow speeds.

It is good enough to have a halfway decent skype session, youtube, etc...

I was hoping to get some gaming action though.

That ain't happening unless it's on wifi, at least in my area.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dhoshman:
Ill say that sprint 4g isn't as great as Verizon LTE but not that it sucks (for me at least) I get 5-8 on the dl most of the time but inside certain buildings its non existent. My Droid Razr gets 10-25 dl on average and works in most buildings although it too drops signal occasionally. Now what does suck is Sprints 3g (for me at least). Hopefully this Network upgrade they are doing gets done, seems as if no one wants lightscribe to succeed lol. You can't help but root for sprint right, there like the "consumers carrier" lol. (Yeah Right)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dparm:
Right but how fast does that Droid Razr go through the battery? :-p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dhoshman:
The RAZR battery is excellent....If I turn off every radio on the phone lol. You win some you lose some lol.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] apg5050:
I'd make sure to investigate the wimax coverage in the area(s) you will be needing it. the 3g speeds I get in some areas are poor to say the least. I live in decent 4g coverage though, so I use 4g, and am satisfied.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dparm:
Well I think this pretty much seals it for me:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/12/sprint-delays-4g-lte-smartphones/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ppcpirate:
for the past 6 months, sprint data speeds have been terrible. downtown chicago 3G speeds vary by location. around wacker & madison, 3G speeds are 100kbps or less during working hours (8am-5pm). around the metra station, they are 300kbps or better. off hours (night) they are closer to 1mbps. 4G speeds vary during the day as well, 1.5-5.5 mbps.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jayavarman:
Exactly. I think 2013 will be the ideal year to upgrade due the hopeful rollouts of LTE by Clearwire and Lightsquared with accompanying 4G-compatible phones.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moon2:
It has a 3.7 inch TFT screen (SGS has AMOLED)

MSM8255T 1.4 GHz Processor (SGS has Hummingbird)

Adreno 205 (SGS has PowerVR SGX540)

I cannot see how they are the same at all; but at any rate

DO NOT TRY TO FLASH ANY I9000 ROM/MODEM ONTO YOUR PHONE!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Disharmonic:
He meant The GT-9001 Glalaxy S Plus that uses the Scorpion SoC and has a 4" SC-LCD. Even so i doubt it's possible without some modification.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crumbl3d:
Yes I meant Galaxy S Plus. And I wanna ask some developers to start developing roms for Galaxy W. It's a good phone, very fast, and I think it deserves it's own section or at least a thread here in Galaxy S Section!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moon2:
Oh, right sry; that makes more sense.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gabyteodor:
Since M$ announced Win8 capable of running on ARM prcessors, do you think that it will be nice to run on Windows 8?

What is pro/against?

I'm much a .net programmer and i could easily write apps for .net instead of android but that should not be a reason.

Waiting forward to hear your opinions

:D;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sulpher:
Just wondering if anyone had seen evidence of the company that makes the taurus bumper case possibly making a version for the skyrocket?

I can't even find info about the company itself other than its from south korea in order to contact them and ask... :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] androidpixar:
Same here, looked high n low and found nothing on the company...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cwilliams1983:
just google tough racing taurus and you will find there website.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sulpher:
Many thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jp712:
Any News from them about making one for the Skyrocket i727? Cases seem to be SCARCE for this phone!

I have been to Frys, Bestbuy, Target, Microcenter, AT&T store and the only case I found was the white casemate pop case at one AT&T store. I don't want a white case! Its not an iPhone... :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sulpher:
Yea i emailed them and they just sent back "not yet".

So im taking that optimistically as "eventually"...
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Houndog101:
I'm trying to use wireless tether to my Kindle fire. I've tried different roms and no luck. I can connect my laptop to my hero but not the Kindle Fire.. Anyone have a KF that thier able to tether to thier hero ? Thanks,,:confused:
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dastin1015:
Probably because the Kindle Fire doesn't connect to Ad-Hoc network, which is what the Hero tethers out. Try tethering to a device that has infrastructure mode for tethering.

私のEVO 3Dから送信される。
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Houndog101:
So the phones that can tether to the fire are infrastructure mode ? What can be done to the hero to make it support infrastructure mode ? Thanks for your help.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dastin1015:
The Hero can't support infrastructure mode. That's why we can't do native WiFi HotSpot. Something with drivers and hardware I presume.

私のEVO 3Dから送信される。
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Houndog101:
Is there a device (router, bridge, ap, etc.) that can allow the 2 to talk to each other ? Thanks..

I have a Kindle Fire whose wifi is infrastructure mode and my HTC Hero smart phone which is ad-hoc. Can I use a router or bridge to allow these 2 to talk to each other ? Thanks
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dastin1015:
I have no idea about that.

私のEVO 3Dから送信される。
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Houndog101:
But the Kindle Fire can, needs to be rooted and Go find ZT-180 Adhoc Switcher.apk, and installon the Kindle,, it will switch to adhoc mode and back etc..

I'm able to search the web etc. thru my phone on my Fire, awesome..:D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] monteburns:
Rom: Weapon 3.01

Since rooting to Weapon, I've loved this phone. My battery life has been a non-issue. After installing GO Launcher, my battery drains super fast (within hours) and now when I charge it, it made it to 12% but now it's going down as I charge it. Down to 7%!

I reset the battery stats, but that has made no difference. Is this a problem with Go Launcher?

The phone was pretty stable until I installed Go SMS a week or so ago, and then the launcher (TwLauncher) got buggy.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] regP:
Are you charging via USB port on a computer or laptop? If so thats your problem. You need to charge from an AC adapter.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] monteburns:
It's the same on either, but I have been using it on a wall. I did use it as a flashlight extensively yesterday (just posted about it)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1373640

Wondering if I fried my battery. I used the flashlight LED for a total of maybe 20 minutes.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] prettyboy85712:
Time for a new battery.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Jufjufjuf:
What do you have running? (Including widgets and LWPs)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a03dugga:
Hey guys, anyone living around Dartford getting crappy service?

Its really annoying because o2 say their service in that area, as well as the post code given was excellent.

They said they will escalate the issue but haven't contacted me at all. I've had new sims but no luck. I pretty much get nothing in the area, while everyone else does.

Soo, anyone else getting this????
[General Questions and Answers] quigley12:
First time rom installer here. I installed Molten to my DX2. While familiarizing myself I have come across these issues. Under Rom Tool / Rom Manger I downloaded v2.1, it shows a smiley so I assume it is downloaded. After clearing cache etc. I installed 2.1 but it just reboots, but not into recovery. Under about there is no version number for Molten. Under settings for Molten, Graber error states "the application for Molten Settings has stopped unexpectedly" force close. Is there anyway to put more buttons into the slider. I think it has something to do with the hotspots menu but I am at a loss. Lastly is there tutorial?

Thanks.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] westentertainer:
hi any idea how to remove the official download[firmware]icon from top bar,i can not download the firmware as i have unlocked bootloader etc cheers
[HTC Rezound] con247:
EDIT: DEAD. Unlock you bootloader and get perm root.

It still uses zergrush and absolutely does not provide any other capability than other temp roots. (Although some people have reported root apps see root better so it might actually be better). The only difference is I have the things relating to root (ie su,busybox, etc) stored in a ramdisk that lasts alot longer than things "written" or linked to /system. This is because we still have /system write locked so when we write things to it (like the original zergrush implementation) it gets forgotten after while.

Your mileage may vary. I am obviously not responsible for bricks, data loss, etc if you use this. I and others have used it for about a week and it has been fine.

To use:

0) Make sure superuser isn't installed

1) Reboot phone (full reboot), make sure usb debugging is on.

2) Plug in phone in charge only mode to PC.

3) Kill everything in the built in task manager, then go back to the rosie home screen.

4) Extract zip and doubleclick temproot.bat

5) There is a 20 second time out at the beginning just in case you forgot to plug in your phone, etc so you have time to cancel the process before it starts. To skip it just hit enter on the keyboard or wait the 20 seconds.

6) Hit the thanks button (bottom left of this post) if you like it!

Let me know if you like it better or if something bad happens so I can take it down. Lets hope we get S-Off soon and don't have to deal with this temp root **** anymore.

Troubleshooting:

1) Bootlooping? Pull the battery. If you still are boot looping, an RUU restore may be necessary. I believe this has only happened to one user and it was likely a result of something that was done AFTER root and not directly caused by this program.

2) Just not working? Reboot both your PC and Phone. If ADB cannot see your phone, it is not a fault of the program. If you haven't gotten other temp root methods to work, it is likely this one won't either.

3) If you want bluetooth to work while you are rooted, turn it on before running this app. It won't toggle on for some reason after the program is run.

Finally, if you want to contribute, thank the Revolutionary team for their work on the zergRush exploit!
[HTC Rezound] bast525:
ok so let me be the first to ask.... what's "better" about it?
[HTC Rezound] con247:
It should stick longer.
[HTC Rezound] bast525:
has anyone figured out exactly why we lose root within minutes?
[HTC Rezound] NoNotReally:
So every time we want to use this root again we'll have to uninstall SU first?
[HTC Rezound] con247:
You can probably run without but I have always removed it first
[HTC Rezound] mohkg:
ya it worked perfectly thanxs
[HTC Rezound] bokechukwu1:
You have to have drivers installers and such before you do this method? Thing is ny computer broke so I would be using a school computer which restricts me from downloading htc drivers
[HTC Rezound] flexor224:
The root access is definitely better. I have root access apps that would force reboot my phone before that actually run now. Nice work! It definitely sticks longer.
[HTC Rezound] con247:
Since we don't have write access to /system. When the superuser stuff gets "written" to /system it really isn't so it goes away randomly after awhile. This helps to prolong the life of superuser.

I am not sure... Try it. If you do I can have the script uninstall before it runs perhaps.

Yes this just is what I think is a better root method. It is the same exploit, it is just stored on the device a bit differently.

Good to hear.

Also good to hear.

It has worked to control setcpu profiles for me very well over the past few days so it has stuck for about 72 hours+ for me before I rebooted to retest this script before release.
[HTC Rezound] bast525:
confirmed, this root is definitely working better. not only lasting longer, but some apps that require root that wouldn't work or wouldn't work fully before are now working. for instance, I have an sql database editor app that was not recognizing root before and wouldn't let me edit databases. works perfectly now. I want to try WiFi tether but do we know if Verizon can detect this now?

also, I'm guessing you're setting some low clock speed with setcpu when asleep/idle... noticing better battery?
[HTC Rezound] tmushy:
Thank you! This works amazingly well. My root actually sticks this time. It doesnt give me a single issue.

Thank you once again!
[HTC Rezound] Irieone:
I have run this script several times now and no worky.

- Installed drivers (no old drivers to conflict)

- fresh reboot, charge only, USB debug, tasks are terminated

- adb sees my device

SU does push to the phone, but apps like TB cannot get root access. Any thoughts folks? I have tried ever one of these temp root methods without success.
[HTC Rezound] con247:
plug in your phone for me. Then shift+click on the folder that you extracted the stuff to and do open command prompt here or whatever. Then in there type adb shell and see if you get a shell.

It is likely if you haven't gotten success before this won't help. This is just and improved root, but not an improved way to get it on the device.
[HTC Rezound] Irieone:
I have shell con.
[HTC Rezound] bast525:
My root held overnight. I was able to clear battery stats using Battery Monitor Widget (other temp roots could not), and using CPU Boost to underclock and run a screen off profile.... unfortunately I'm not really noticing any better battery.
[HTC Rezound] MrSmith317:
Adb can see your device but still doesn't work..... Post the output from an adb command and maybe we can help.

Sent from my HTC Rezound via the XDA app
[HTC Rezound] dakota_96:
Definitely the best temp root method so far!

Already past 24hrs! Past methods would last an hour or so. This is awesome. How did you figure this out? Maybe it'll help those trying to get S-Off? Thanks!
[HTC Rezound] con247:
It won't help with perma-root/s-off. I figured a ramdisk wouldn't get killed nearly as fast as the fake /system write does.
[HTC Rezound] Irieone:
I am able to get it to run through now. At the end it tells me it needs to reboot my phone, enjoy root, etc... When the phone reboots. It boot-loops. I have to pull battery. :(
[Off-topic] friend'scatdied:
I remember back when I sold my N95 after two years of ownership I got about 60% of the purchase price back.

I bought my HTC HD2 T9193 for about $550 a little over a year ago. You could say the more generic T8585 (int'l version) went for maybe $450. I'd probably be hard pressed to get more than $200 for it now even if it were in immaculate condition. That's 36% of what I paid after just a little over a year, or 44% if you consider it tantamount to the more common variant.

I have an Intel Core 2 Quad system that I built for around $600 total. Parting it out, I made about $400 back after over two years of ownership. That's 66% of what I paid.

My i7-920 was purchased at launch for $290 and change. I got $150 for it pretty easily -- still over 50% over three years later.

I guess what I'm rambling about is that mobile phones are moving really fast technologically. The competition is great and it's awesome to see yesterday's high-end become stupidly affordable now for pretty much anyone.

It seems the only smartphones that hold their value nowadays are iPhones, and that's only until the next incremental generation is announced. Once 1280x800 phones become the norm even the venerable Samsung Galaxy S II will probably be worth chump change.

I'm never going to pay more than $300 for a new smartphone (unsubsidized and contract-free).
[Off-topic] QBANBOY407:
Welcome to the phone world
[Off-topic] Snow_fox:
I've had my captivate almost a year now.

It is probably worth half of what it was then.

Doesn't really bother me at all honestly.. I wanted to get the best tech I could and the atrix was still unreviewed.. so I got the best I could and have no regrets.

I wanted something that had great organizational abilities and to be able to play a few games.

Couldn't be happier still with ics rom running oses that aren't even released yet.

The rat race is for rats who can't research a device, and then be happy with it.

I made sure there was great 3rd party dev support upfront and I couldn't be more pleased.
[Off-topic] AllGamer:
a $600 phone worth less than $300 after only 8 months

welcome to the android world ;)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Value is subjective. It only becomes an issue when market forces are called into play. For instance, my car is worth more to me than it is in the market. If i crashed it, my £2000 car would get back £1000 from Insurance, and an equal replacement would cost me £3000.

A new car will lose 80% of it's 'value' after a 20% of it's useful life.

If you want value for money you buy old, and keep it until it's dead. Early adopters get the worst economy, whether tech or cars.
[Off-topic] Snow_fox:
Dirk posted some words of truth that are pretty priceless.

Another great option is to buy "recertified" type things.

I got an "open box" set of headphones that came with manufacturer warranty. MSRP was 360$. Average price new was roughly 260$.

I found them for 170$.

Always pays to do some research and find out what your options are.. sometimes you can get it "new" almost half off if you read the fine print of "open box."

Early adopters always get screwed though.. not just in cost.. Highest chance of malfunction ect ect.

Also.. especially in the phone world.. a lot of "upgrades" are really more flash than substance. Something else to keep in mind is that computers are stationary.. less likely to be dropped and whatever else.
[Off-topic] Archer:
Damn you Dirk! I was gonna do a car analogy.

Guess I'm stuck with this point instead.

The HD2 was, and still is, a MASSIVELY popular device. That has a huge effect on the market as everyone's 18 or 24 month contracts have come to an end so ebay is flooded with the things. You stick a "buy it now" price that you think is fair and you get some rich arse who doesn't give a toss and starts bidding at 1p, with no reserve. You can't compete with that.

This is just one of the many reasons why your phone was worth diddly-squat. I bought a HD2 on the UK release date for just under £500. I sold it 18 months later for £200 to a guy that made me feel like I'd just pimped my daughter when he asked me "So what's this Android software that's on it?"

There's plenty of other reasons, but this is one. Sad but true.

Edit: Incidentally, the guy I sold my HD2 to was holding an iPhone when he answered the door. I didn't just pimp my daughter out. I pimped her out to a serial killer.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Your HD2 will never forgive you! :eek:
[Off-topic] @rbiter:
Omg. That looks like Oprah.

sent from inside big and outside small.
[Off-topic] Skellyyy:
I think its a mix between Opera and Simon Cowell lol.

Got a Galaxy S II a few weeks ago. Market value: €500

Bought for: €300

I am the beneficiary party woo!
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
You mean like "Die Fledermaus" performed by a guy with his waistband up under his armpits?

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face......
[Off-topic] newter55:
Weird I know, but economics would suggest that the market value is much closer to what you paid for the device.
[Off-topic] linbi4706:
It is necessarily the case
[Off-topic] Archer:
If I didn't already feel bad then I certainly would now!

"Thanks" guys ;)
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
The pleasure was entirely ours... :p

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face......