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[Nexus S General] 3 squared:
So This might sound a little odd.

I am moving about the country quite a bit in the next few months, and I work in northern bc/alaska where there is no cell towers. I am curious if it is possible to get a data only sim for my phone and use google voice with my number ported over. Or possibly a SIP account with a number. I use my phone on wifi where I am working currently and I use skype, works great but I cant get a canadian skype number which means no one can call my existing phone number and have it get through to me.

I Dislike the Idea of having to switch a whole bunch of providers and I like the idea of getting a data sim and just having a flat monthly rate. But is that even possible?

Any ideas/suggestions?

Worst case I can get a new number from my provider and have my existing number ported to google voice, as I am on an unlimited data plan but then I am still paying for all the extras of having a phone and not just data. I really would like to keep my existing number as I have had it forever and use it for work purposes.
[Nexus S General] naerok:
Not in the exact situation as you, but similar. I travel outside of the country often and usually have wifi (hotel, etc.). Groove IP from the market is the easiest solution. As long as you have data 3g/4g/wifi, you can receive and make calls to any US number using your google voice number. It has a separate dialer, but you can set it to use the native dialer as well (it will prompt you if you want to use grooveip or regular cell towers). Just read the instructions on it well (forwarding calls to google chat), and it's the best $5 I've spent. No hassle.

Obviously, the better data signal you have, the better the call quality is.

(I am not affiliated with Groove IP in any way)
[Nexus S General] 3 squared:
Hmm well that app actually does almost exactly what I would like to do. Thanks for the info.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hawwy:
when connecting phone through usb magdlr it says drives not found what drives do i need?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Ty5982:
download HD2 TOOLKIT,it should install all the drivers for you,best tool around
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ADXnewb:
They're both rooted and kerneled using the 415.

The kernel from this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1010102

Second from the bottom of his list.

Then the Frankenclean build 2.8.

Both phones are running that kernel and that rom, but only one can use barnacle wifi tether, the one running ED05 cannot tether.

Barnacle keeps error on (Wifi: Couldn ot set ad-hoc mode of eth0: invalid argument)

How can I flash ED05 to EA28 or is that the issue with barnacle at all? I've gone over all the settings and re-flashed Frankenclean AND the rom using CWM and no dice. The only software difference between the phones is the baseband version.

I've been searching for almost an hour now and haven't come up with a way to Odin from ED05 to EA28, nor have I found a solution to barnacle.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ADXnewb:
I've tried the 'old' tether app and it doesn't work either, it encounters the same error "cannot set ad-hoc network".

So why is it that both phones are running the same software one can tether and the other cannot? What could cause this?

I really need some help!

*update*

Ok, tried installing a backup\restore from the phone that CAN tether on the phone that can't. Same issue :can't set ad-hoc argument invalid:. So I've narrowed the issue down to the baseband version.

I need a way to go from ED05 to EA28, or can I use the ED09 to EA28 files without bricking the phone?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xwhofarted:
Yes This has all you need...

Basically you Odin your modem to DL09

Then using CWM flash from DL09 to your desired endpoint

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1097355&highlight=stoclk+modem

I have used this a number of times

This will get you to EA28
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ADXnewb:
^ Thank you, I just wanted to reassurance that I COULD jump from ED05 to ED09 then to EA28 without having an issue from 05 to 09.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] arbely:
so I have my t-mobile galaxy sII and was very happy with the phone had it rotted and everything was great when one day the USB Port stopped being recognized by my computer and every time I would plug it in the phone would think it was being charged and no USB icon would come up. thinking that this was a software issue, and after different process, I resulted in testing to unroot my phone in order to try and resolve the problem. it didn't and now I can't re-root because of the USB problem but it was stock so I figured send to samsung for repair. problem is even though the phone is unrooted now there is still the "bullet kernel" loading splash screen when the phone starts up and not the stock one. so I cant send it into samsung and since I don't have clockwork recovery mod and cant re-root because of usb problems. I'm stuck. but I know androids stock recovery menu allows one to "apply update from sd card" so is there a way I can apply an update that will restore the original splash screen and restore everything back to stock so I can send it to samsung finally? I'd really appreciate any help and if anyone has file that can help that would be awesome thanks in advanced!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] voidthedroid:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1374868 this should help, can you Odin the stock recovery? Link is at the bottom
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wannagofast:
Unless someone has stock recovery in a zip form then the only other way to get stock recovery back is with flashing with Odin and a working usb.

Edit: put the zedomax rom on a sd card and flash that, it has stock kernel and recovery. It is deodexed but noone at a store would be able to tell its deodexed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] arbely:
I am not rooted, I can get into the stock "android recovery menu" using the 3 butto combo. not walking about clockwork. and thats it everything else is stock, the rom the kernel. the only thing is the splash sreen at the start up is still from an old rom and I can't send it in like that. I cant use odin because my comp wont recognize my usb. anyhing I can do in the android stock recovery menu? can I do anything with apply update from sd? thank you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chib1panda:
have you tried a factory reset from recovery menu or settings, storage, reset USB storage. ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] arbely:
tried all of it, resets everything right with the phone but the bullet kernel flash screen still is there on a reboot. at this point I am hoping i can get the usb to work long enough that my pc recognizes my phone for a quick odin flash... :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pmckay:
how did you fix it?

I too have a stock unrooted gt-i9300, which won't enter download mode, and which ODIN won't recognize due to driver issues.

Is there any way to use recovery mode (which seems to work just fine) to fix the download mode problem? (I would be thrilled if I could figure out how to get it back to factory conditions. I've even tried factory reset, and still I can't get download mode to come up). All I get is the android with the red triangle.

arbely, were you able to restore your system?
[Galaxy 3 General] Minao-tan:
Hello, I hope this problem is here (this sub-board) in the right place. I have for a long time (6 months for now) a very odd problem: everywhere I have an Audio-Delay. For example: on YouTube and on local saved videos on the microSD (I tried different player). I don't know what to do, because this happens on every Firmware.

I tried the original one, Kyrillos in many versions... I searched _everywhere_ on the Web, but I found nothing. I asked a buddy who have the same phone, and he has no problems whatsover. I hope someone can help me here.
[Galaxy 3 General] ak700:
If you have changed and tried other frimware and it still not works then there is an hardware problem. Try showing it to the service center.
[Galaxy 3 General] mrn123:
I guess some people have this same problem ! Check out this thread below where this same problem is being discussed !!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1363713
[Galaxy 3 General] PG101:
Like he said :)

Thread closed!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TCWadey:
Removed.
[HTC Sensation] biebel2:
I have tried the tweaks options from sense o maniac on leedroid's rom and on insertcoin rom en i could make rosie 5 rows transparant and with recent used apps and some more.

i flashed it after installing my rom. maybe there are options for there owners to implement them in there mod or for a user to install them after installing your mod.

i was able to activate these options or to de-activate them to.

after installation you can find your tweak options in your settings menu.

best regard Biebel
[HTC EVO 3D] DOrodz:
I just lost my phone, but im not sure...i just have no idea where it is, its in silence.

i havent called sprint since i havent get out of my house, so it has to be here and i hope its not my lil devil sisters playing a prank on me. BUT I JUST CANT FIND IT. Its there anyway that i can track down my device???? it ON!!

or i dont know if maybe sprint can track it down for me?????
[HTC EVO 3D] raptoro07:
If you have activated Family Locator Service and are paying for it then yes. Otherwise no.
[HTC EVO 3D] genuser:
If this is something you are prone to, there are some creative profiles for Tasker that will help you out next time.
[HTC EVO 3D] DOrodz:
Found the phone, just missing the battery.

found it inside the dog food container.......

LOVE YOUR SISTERS.......WORK YOUR ASS OFF AND SEND THEM TO ANOTHER COUNTRY "TO STUDY"
[HTC EVO 3D] Rydah:
Ignore this.

Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Zhenech:
As there seems no progress from the Samsung side to get the Captivate Glide to Europe, I thought about just buying one online from the USA. The question is whether it will work ;)

From the specs it should support the european GSM and UMTS frequencies just fine. The AT&T branding is something I can live with, if it does not mean the device is locked to AT&T ;)

So just to be sure: will the Glide work in Europe with my Vodafone.DE SIM?

Please say yes :)
[Samsung Captivate Glide] b-eock:
You have to unlock it... sorry
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Zhenech:
And the Rogers version from Canada?

Or is the AT&T version easy to unlock?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] b-eock:
Both are easy, just use the Galaxy S unlock app in the market!
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Zhenech:
You mean either https://market.android.com/details?id=com.clarkehackworth.SamsungGalaxySUnlock&feature=search_result or https://market.android.com/details?id=com.helroz.galaxysunlock? cool.

Thanks a lot for the information!
[Samsung Captivate Glide] b-eock:
The one by Helroz
[Samsung Captivate Glide] alr11389:
Hi Zhenech, if you buy samsung i927 captivate glide, please, tell us if it works with vodafone :) I'm interested too
[Samsung Captivate Glide] derrobi:
Yes, I have it with yoigo(spain) and it is AT&T
[Samsung Captivate Glide] gabby131:
Use the one by helroz, I used it on 3 different SGS devices and working. And the good thing is, you can re-lock the device just by re-flashing the stock ROM.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] VinayS:
SGS unlock app does not work for captivate glide.. I tried most of the available ones.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] b-eock:
You can't re lock it without the code smart one. I flashed to stock literally 1500 times. Never lost network unlock
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Zhenech:
Cool. What did you use to unlock it?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] frav:
I'm using mine in France. unlocked, rooted, flashed with Roger ROM : works great !
[Samsung Captivate Glide] eggwolio:
I've used the helroz app to unlock four of the original Captivates, but on my Glide it reboots during step two. I've rolled back to busybox 1.17.1 and I've checked the read/write permissions of the efs folder but it reboots the phone each time and the phone is still showing up locked. Any advice?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] fatxdad:
Using Samsung Captivate Glide in Germany

Hello,

I got a Samsung Captivate Glide from the US and an unlock code from eBay Member american_unlocker. Works like a charm. Now I use the Captivate Glide with the E-Plus network in Germany. There are of course some problems with the software. Some of the AT&T Software doesn't work without a AT&T Number. The Media Hub doesn't work either. And google books also can't find a lot of books. Thats a problem of the German IP. But all other things are very fine.

- fatxdad -
[Samsung Captivate Glide] vil33:
Try flashing the Rogers kernel and ROM and see if it is better for you. The A&T specific software you can ignore since it is bloatware.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] fatxdad:
Hello,

thanks yes I will do some ROM flashing now! Android is really great and for Linux users not so difficult to understand :-)!

Yes the AT&The stuff is really irritating. Hopefully tethering will work then.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] shiznt:
I purchased a AT&T Samsung Captivate Glide and got the unlock code from cellunlocker.net

Took 5mins to get the unlock code emailed to me and cost $28.99 USD. Could of got one cheaper on eBay but alot say they will only mail as email is against eBay policy.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] tcfx44:
You should definitely try Rogers ROM. AT&T ROM doesn't allow you to select GSM networks manually and you may have problems when roaming.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Blauwpoeper:
Where and how did you guys bought the Glide? Can you get it shipped to Europe?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] tcfx44:
I bought mine on ebay and a friend traveling from USA brought it for me. It's a shame Samsung doesn't sell it in Europe. It's a great phone.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] VinayS:
If you are planning to buy it online (ebay/etc,.) and you can go for some postal forwarding service (ex: Borderlinx, vpost, shipto.. etc...) for getting it to UK, whichever works out cheaper for you.. or

you can Also try in direct shipment sellers like negrielectronics etc,.

EDIT: Answer to your question.

I bought it on eBay and got the phone to India through Borderlinx. Later bought unlock code in eBay (american_unlocker)
[Samsung Captivate Glide] CostasTf:
Got mine from : canadagsm.ca

Works like a charm in greece for one happy month now, under vodafone.gr. It is the rogers one, face unbranded unlike the AT&T one, and network unlocked, worked straight off the box. A friend brought it from abroad.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] CostasTf:
isnt' it ironic...

Me and my big mouth. After one month of happy usage, yesterday afternoon my phone network locked on me. I too can confirm that samsung sgs unlock tool and Galaxy_S_Unlock don't work on captivate glide, at least not the rogers one. I purchased an unlock code from cellunlocker.net late last night and got one before morning. Everything is fine again, my phone works and I am 22,5 euro lighter. The service was swift and got the job done though...
[Samsung Captivate Glide] eqkosch:
Had mine for a about a week. Bought from ebay shipped to a friend in the USA who was coming over. Was alerady unlocked so all I had to do was root it and remove AT&T bloatware :)

Works fine with t-mobile. A nice upgrade from the N900 but I am still having trouble adjusting to how flat the keys are compared to N900.

Anyone know of any good cases. I did buy one from Amazon but its very poorly made and stops the slide mechanism from working!
[Samsung Captivate Glide] sbiricuda:
Hello guys,

i'm italian and i'd like to import a Captivate Glide from North America (maybe buying it from canadagsm.ca, as suggested previously) and I'd like to unlock it to make it work with GSM and UMTS networks here.

Is somebody experiencing any issue due to the unlock or due to the import? Any kind of issue: slow applications, crashes, broken apps.. anything that is not working as fine as in a locked phone.

thank you for sharing your experience :)
[Samsung Captivate Glide] vil33:
There is no difference between an unloccked and locked phone in regards to performance.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] ggolcher:
Works in Spain with issues

I took my Captivate Glide with me to Spain last December. I bought a prepay line from Orange to use while I was there.

I don't know if it was Orange or my phone, but I would normally only get Edge, it would not give me 3G too often.

Also, the GPS was funky. While in the US and Latin America I will get a very accurate lock, in Europe it could never get better than within 200 mts.; If you're walking around in Madrid, that's not accurate enough.

Other than that, it worked quite well, but in my experience, there were definitely issues!
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Maximusmurf:
Can any of the Europe users confirm the GPS issue?

I would like to buy to Captivate for use on Mobistar (Belgium)

It uses 2100Mhz for 3G, so data won't be an issue, but the GPS might be a serious blocker for me.

Is there any difference between the Rogers and AT&T version beside the face branding?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] tcfx44:
I live in Bulgaria and had some issues with the GPS. It took forever (5-10) minutes to get a fix. However I did something and now I have a fix in 10-15 seconds. The only problem is I don't know what exactly fixed it. I followed the advice posted in another topic here, but that's exactly what I did the a couple of times before with no visible effect...

Mine phone is AT&T's Glide with Rogers ROM. I'm not aware of any differences between the versions. It's a great phone and since I flashed it with the Rogers ROM I haven't observed any other issues except the GPS problem...
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Maximusmurf:
Thanks for the quick reply,

Could you point me to that topic, so I can have a look at it for myself?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] tcfx44:
here...
[Samsung Captivate Glide] sbiricuda:
the Edge issue would be annoying.

Could it be due to the low quality network? Or is it more like it's a limit of the device? Is anyone experiencing a similar issue?

Thank you for your previous infos and replies, too. :)
[Samsung Captivate Glide] sbiricuda:
I just checked Orange.es to see if the 3G network is wide or not in Spain.

It is not at all.

Actually Orange network seems to be very wide-spread referring to low-speed connection (2G) but not so wide in 3G. 3G in interiors is way far weaker.

Maybe that's why ggolcher couldn't find a 3G signal very often.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] taiber2000:
I'm also interested in buying the i927. I have a cousin in Canada and he will bring it to me. I saw here people mentioned the canadagsm.ca, does anybody here both from them? i know it supposed to be unlocked phone. does the rogers one unlocked? I presume it isn't.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] sbiricuda:
Canadagsm.ca only deals with unlocked phones :)
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Evil Alex:
I got mine from a friend who brought it with him from Canada. It's the Roger's one which is not unlocked. I got it unlocked through a code, though. I got that code from americanunlocker. And now I've been a happy Glide user for about a month! :)
[Samsung Captivate Glide] sbiricuda:
Good!

Where are you from?

Have you ever experienced any issue with reception and 3G?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Evil Alex:
I'm from the Netherlands and I have no problems with reception or 3G, it all works smoothly! Even 4G works nicely when I'm in an area that has that coverage :)
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Roeni:
Yes, this confused me two times this week while walking around in Munich... The phone tells me always I am in the next street... :-/

What is this advice?

I ordered my Glide about two weeks ago via wireless.amazon.com & borderlinx.com (AT&T, locked). No Problems in the delivery process at all.

Got a unlock code from americanunlocker (ebay), worked like a charm.

But after a reboot a couple of days ago I hat to re-enter my unlock code... but his happened only once.

I'm using it with OsiMood. Except of the GPS thing I can recommend this phone for European users :-)
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Maruzko:
Did you buy one yet ?

Best thing to do is use these 2 sites to check carrier frequencies in your country:

http://maps.mobileworldlive.com/

http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html

Check device frequencies:

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i927_captivate_glide-4071.php

If the frequencies match the device which they do it will work fine:

UK Vodafone GSM-900/1800 and 3G-2100.

I'm using it in Australia on Optus which uses the same frequencies as Vodafone in UK and its working fine.

---------- Post added at 10:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:27 AM ----------

Correct. Not an issue with the phone but with how good the 3G-2100Mhz coverage is in Spain on Orange.

---------- Post added at 10:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:29 AM ----------

Notable differences:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1532511&page=2

1. Rogers version allows manually setting between 2G/3G/Auto, while AT&T only has Auto.

2. Rogers allows Wi-Fi tethering, while AT&T requires it in your plan on their network.

3. Rogers has no brand on the front while AT&T has the logo on it.

4. AT&T has Carrier IQ installed (possibly removed from later update) while Rogers does not have Carrier IQ.

Hardware wise they are the same.

I'm using the Rogers version in Australia with no GPS issues.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] tcfx44:
this one may fix your gps propblem
[Samsung Captivate Glide] sbiricuda:
Are these differences rom-dependent?

That means: if you install a custom Rom, will the manual setting and the tethering be allowed?

EDIT: This thread answers the tethering question.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1379866

I still wonder wheter the manual setting would be denied. I always switch network with my present phone..
[Samsung Captivate Glide] tcfx44:
Yes, they are ROM dependent. I bought an AT&T phone and was very frustrated by these restrictions. Then I flashed the Rogers ROM in it and they all disappeared.

Another one is SMS delivery reports - this option is missing in the AT&T ROM.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Zhenech:
Just FIY:

I have an AT&T branded Glide now. Unlocked via http://www.americanunlocker.com/. Running http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1462298. Works fine so far on Vodafone.de.

I think the reception is slightly worse than my Milestone (running CM7), will experiment with some altenative modems when I have the time.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Kombatant:
Happy Captivate Glide user as well on Cosmote, Greece. I have the AT&T version, which was promptly flashed to a rooted Rogers ROM, also changed the gps.conf file for faster satellite locking and I am super pleased with it so far :)
[Samsung Captivate Glide] EMegamanu:
I bought a second hand Captivate Glide on eBay. It must be compatible with HSPA+ French Mobile Network... but I can't test yet now.

AT&T refused to give the unlock code to the seller. ^^;

Edit 1: I used the generic unlock method from here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1595756

My phone is working... but I have only EDGE for the moment.

I don't know if it is because of the unlock method or the national roaming between Free and Orange, unless it is normal.

France's UMTS frequencies can be seen here : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Mobile_Telecommunications_System

Phone's frequencies : http://fr.gsmchoice.com/fr/catalogue/samsung/captivateglide/

Edit 2: Forget it please. I has just put my cell phone on the table and the H+ has just appeared. ^^; Thus... Everything is ok.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] DK in London:
I'm so in love with this phone that I'm really considering getting it from the US via Borderlinx. From the sounds of it, it should work in Europe, as long as it's unlocked. Happy to hear that! Now my only concern is whether or not it's easy to write international symbols with the keyboard. I text a lot in Danish, and so I often use the three letters in the Danish alphabet that do not exist in English. Can anyone tell me if it would be a huge hassle to write international characters? Not really expecting anybody to know anything specifically about Danish characters, but maybe some Germans that would know about umlaut and such? :)