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[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] DragonMama:
So from reading the replies since I'm female and not a silent lurker - does that mean that I can be a Diva and not get banned? ;)

Just an FYI I'm a total noob here but I've been around online forums for well over a decade in various iterations... from back in the old BBS days (tho with different handle/nick/alias/whatever the cool kids are calling them these days - I wasn't a "mama" back then). I'm a social researcher these days, can't get the hardware nerdiness out of my system (I'm the biggest tech geek of any gender in the social sciences departments at my university I think... I want to cry every time one of the profs says something about using a thumbdrive and gets confused when I ask them why they don't use services Dropbox instead since there's campus-wide wifi).
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] garyd9:
THUMB DRIVES?? DROPBOX? OMG, Are you living in.. like... the DARK ages? Don't you know that we can store information in fingerprints now? Like, I have terrabytes of information all over the screen of my 7+. That information is probably more durable than ANYTHING stored on dropbox!

I just haven't figured out, yet, how to transfer that information into the tab's memory. I'll get there eventually. Maybe if I turn it inside-out.

The reason for the 'sarcastic diva' thing was based in another forums, for the sgh-i777. Someone accused all developers of being diva's, and I figured that if I was going to be called a 'diva', I'd at least be a sarcastic one. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] jcracken:
Ban Entropy512 XD

Or, wait, do you ban someone from XDA as a whole or just the subforum?

(jklol)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] garyd9:
Red5 -

My infractions have all expired. Can you please correct that?

thanks

Gary
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fredrik949:
Does anyone have a flashable superwipe zip for the 7 inch CDMA galaxy tab?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tytanius:
I have a Droid Incredible that I got probably a week or two after the release date (somewhere around May 2010). So my 2-year contract ends around the first or second week of May of 2012. My Dinc is pretty much dead, lots of problems with it now and I need to replace it before May. I was wondering if anyone in a similar circumstance (or anyone who knows) can give me an estimate on how much it will cost to upgrade to the GNex tomorrow? I also have a employer discount of 20% monthly and 25% on accessories (if that has any effect).

Also, in case it matters, my name isn't set as the owner of the Family Plan that I am on but I do have the main line that the Plan is attached two (the other two lines on the family plan are the added lines). Not sure if I need to get him to come with me (we live 2 hours apart) or if getting him on the phone/knowing his SSN would be enough to allow me to upgrade. I will be paying for it in cash so I don't need to charge it to the monthly phone bill.

Thanks,

Steven :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
I don't believe you can get an early upgrade until 20 months into your contract.. so you would have to wait until January to get it for $299.. Otherwise it will most likely be $649 off contract if you really can't wait..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tytanius:
That would really suck considering it is only like $150 for the ETA. They can't let me pay the $150+300 for the phone? I guess I can wait until mid January but my phone sometimes goes days where it reboots every 10-15 minutes plus even with the extended battery it can be 10% by like 1pm (used to last 2 full days easily). Some days it is virtually impossible to use and I just leave it at home. (sorry for ranting, lol)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
Haha no worries, I was in this position before my Nexus with my original Droid :P

You can certainly try, it depends on who you talk to really.. if you talk to someone who is having a particularly good day that has enough authority (I'm assuming a store manager could do this) then you might be able to get it a month early, who knows.. worth a shot. Goodluck
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sglasgowaz:
I have a Droid Incredible and Verizon shows I am eligible to upgrade. I had already planned on upgrading to the Nexus but I accidentally killed my phone over a month ago which made me even more anxious.

I don't think I upgraded to the Incredible right away (at release) but I might have. Still only a two week difference and I was eligible to upgrade (with a renewed contract) back in November for sure.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] acroanidd:
I got my OG Droid a week before the dInc came out, and I was eligible on 12/3... so those of you who bought a dinc day of, or really early on, may be eligible right now or very very soon.

That being said I spoke to a guy who got me my Rezound a day early (I returned it because it was bad, 2 of em) because I was going out of state and I just went about it not expecting them to help me but asking kindly for some help because my OG Droid's headphone jack is all but shot and I use it to listen to music in my car.

Dont know if it will work, but only a manager can force the system to let you get an upgrade early. Worth a shot, just dont get your hopes up. Good luck.

Edit: I just read about the not being the primary / authorized person on the account to make changes, you may run into a lot of road blocks. You may have to have the account owner call up Verizon and see if there is anything they can do to get you authorized to make changes. Even though you aren't charging the phone to the account. If you are paying the subsidized price for the device you are infact signing a contract that binds that line up for a set amount of time. (2 years most likely)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] voxigenboy:
don't let the responses discourage you. I signec a 2 year this past march & got the thunderbolt. in october, the thunderbolt started having some "big" issues & I wasn't paying for insurance so decided to call 611 for the hell of it and see if they'd do anything for me.

they ended up offering me an early upgrade!

which I eventually used for the rezound and exchanging tomorrow.

definitely call them & see what they can do. I wouldn't bother going to a store as they'd just tell you to call anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] evltwn72:
Early Upgrade

If you signed a "New Every 2" plan before Jan 2011, you should be able to upgrade your phone after 12months. VZ will tell you that's there's a $20 charge for upgrading early. This is an optional charge. I upgraded from my OG Droid (bought 11/09) 13months later to the Droid X on 12/1/10. Charged the extra $20 bucks. I signed a new 2 year contract (ne2). I just upgraded to the Droid RAZR on 12/3/11. When I upgraded to the RAZR, they waived the $20 charge.

After Jan/2011 VZW did away with the NE2 plans and now enforce the 20month upgrade discount policy. Now I'm not sure how this affects you when you are not the primary on the account. But I would at least look into it. Also if you go through multiple phones, talking to Customer Relations not service might help you get an early upgrade for repeat problem phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tytanius:
I tried Amazon Wireless and it said I wasn't eligible, so then I tried LetsTalk. They said I am not eligable until 1/4/12 so that is only 20 days from now. I am going to call Verizon this evening or tomorrow and see if I can get them to bump it up less than a month so I can purchase it earlier, otherwise I guess I can wait until January 4th.

It also said I can order it now and they will hold it for me until the fourth. LetsTalk's price is $174.99 for me to upgrade so I may order it now to lock in that sale price, though it would suck if they or somewhere else got a better deal by then. Hmm, decisions.. :P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tytanius:
I emailed Verizon last week and they just called me back and left a voicemail saying they will let me get my upgrade early! I have to call the specific person back and I hope she will enable my upgrade not just force me to buy it through her (Verizon) instead of being able to get it though Amazon or LetsTalk since I would be saving $125. I will let you guys know in case anyone else is interested in upgrading early.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bowsersoulstar:
I was able to upgrade early despite being in contract only 8 months in with my Thunderbolt. I had to agree to buy some accessories which came out to be about $400 total but it sure beat the price of paying $650 + tax for another 8 months extension.

It all depends on who you talk to I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dgwood12:
I had the dinc and got it about 3 weeks after release. I got my nexus on Thursday and just had to pay the $20 early upgrade fee. Was about $360 when it was all said and done. Go to your store and just ask. Doesn't hurt.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tytanius:
I had to buy it through Verizon but she discounted it so it wasn't the full $300. I should have it in two days and I already purchased a screen protector and also the extended battery for $25. A nice Christmas present to myself.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jcoddinc83:
I too came from having a Dinc. I got my Dinc in July 2010. When I was on VZW website it said I was able to upgrade back when the T-Bolt came out. I just waited till the GN came out and ordered it and only had to pay the $299 + tax. Nothing else. Was disappointed no discount like the old days w/ new every 2 years but oh well. I was even able to bill to my account w/ free shipping and just got it and life is good.
[HTC Desire S] prince87:
Has any one tried integrating Android 2.3.7 with Sense 3.5 for HTC Desire S ? I know CyanogenMod 7.1 comes with Android 2.3.7. It would be great to have Sense 3.5 with it.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
No, can you not just check yourself? Look in the development section.

And tell me, what advantages do you see with 2.3.7 compared to 2.3.5?

-------------------------------

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] Grant2k:
sense 3.5 can be installed on the cyanogen because htc use proprietary code
[HTC Desire S] MS.:
Higher version number? :-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PatriotXT92:
I just ordered one of these. Has anyone had any experience with this one? The other Hyperion batteries seem to work fine and people are happy with them.

It is $19.99 on Amazon right now

http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Sams...ZDSA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323911333&sr=8-1

Update:

This battery does NOT cause boot loops. Also NFC is not supported with this battery either.

Here are some pictures of the battery on the phone.

Battery Performance:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mj0528:
Cool, perhaps a new option. Let us know
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PatriotXT92:
Will do. Free 2 day shipping with Amazon Prime FTW :P I should have it by Friday
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Smacdallas:
Just bought this because of this post! Thank you haha well lets see who gets it first(;
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PatriotXT92:
I only bought this one over the other 3500mah battery because this had Prime shipping. I don't like to wait for things to come in the mail lol :P
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Smacdallas:
yeah same here
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PatriotXT92:
My package is now out for delivery. I should have it when I get home from work :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] alex72:
That was fast. Real Prime shipping.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PatriotXT92:
Yep Amazon knows how to do it right. My package has been delivered, but I have to wait until I get out of work to test it out.

Edit: Just popped it in my phone and it fits nicely. It's plugged in charging right now with no issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] alex72:
I know it's too soon but what are the first impressions?

BTW, before you boot ROM with fully charged Hyperion wipe battery stats in recovery. I found out hard way with my 1800mah Hyper.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PatriotXT92:
I have yet to really use it yet but I'll use it for a few days and see how it does. I'm not so comfortable about having my phone without a case though. The back cover isn't that high quality but it works.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CyberManiaK:
Any update ???
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] alex72:
It takes 5 fully charges/discharges to properly calibrate. So that means at least a whole week.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PatriotXT92:
I have really only used it for like 2 days and when I was it was really heavy usage. As stated before, it does take a few days to properly calibrate the battery so it probably will last much more than I have been experiencing.

Since I do not have a case that works with the battery on I don't feel comfortable using it during work/school but I will be going on vacation trip to SC which is why I bought the battery.

Here was my first day:

The screen on time is all from playing games:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CyberManiaK:
Thanks, Well I really don't know if get one of those or this one, on amazon search for B002MQUYU6

I want the hyperion because its 3500, but don't know if there is any case that will fit, I think will be harder to get something that fits with that shape..

on the "unbranded batt"I guess will be much easier to get a case.. What do you guys think ??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PatriotXT92:
I'll be getting the SGP Neo Hybrid Ex case which will most likely fit.

It can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/SGP-Samsung-G...=A2SFKRF5TPZMT5&ie=UTF8&qid=1324475378&sr=1-6
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CyberManiaK:
Ok I bite the bullet, mine will arrive tomorrow, (I love amazon prime). And this weekend I will goto Vegas.. So, that would work to calibrate the battery ..

BTW: I found another case that might fit. Search on ebay for Taurus Galaxy Case... A bit expensive i think, but it looks nice
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] antiher0:
Sweet have been waiting for the extended battery thanks op
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CyberManiaK:
I received the battery..my initial impressions:

I thought it would feel cheaper than what it actually is, to my surprise the batt feels nice, the backcover sits like the original, but the cover it really feels cheap.

Also the added weight to the phone is really noticeable, but at the same time is welcome.

Something I notice is that sticker of the battery place the + a - on the wrong leads, and this battery runs a bit hotter than the stock one.

Right now is charging and lets see how good it's !!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mj0528:
Any updates?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] BigGhostx:
worth it since my battery is not as expected !!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PatriotXT92:
OP has been updated with pics
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mj0528:
Just pulled the trigger on this so hope all is good
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PatriotXT92:
So far I like it although I need to get a case to use with it before I use it more often.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Iskor12:
From how you describe it, it sounds more cheaply made than the Ebay 3500mAh battery. What really concerns me is that you say it runs hotter. This would mean that the battery has a higher internal resistance than the stock battery. The ebay battery doesn't really put out much, if any heat.

Based on your post alone, I would avoid this one, but there are quite a few of you who seem to like it a lot, so I might give it a try.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PatriotXT92:
I didn't really notice any major heat difference between the stock and extended battery. It really depends what you are doing on the phone at the time. I used it for 4 hours straight playing games and it didn't feel any hotter than the stock gets while gaming.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mj0528:
Any updates ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] \/icious:
Man i would be more interested in these batteries if i knew i could hack one of these cheap otterbox knock offs to act as a battery cover and case. I dont mind thick but i dont want my phone looking like it has a tumor
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] skatin707:
Great pictures, thanks for the update. I just wish it was more flush :(

We all know beggars cant be choosers!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PatriotXT92:
It doesn't feel too big but it does stick out quite a bit. Its not much bigger than the case mate pop case in the pictures. The battery does work as a good area to grip the phone when texting though. The added weight is quite a bit but that's expected from a battery this big.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] need4spd66:
Battery protection

I was just confirming, you case mate pop case will not fit the GS2 while you have this 3500mAh battery in? if so could you post a picture of it. thanks for your time!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PatriotXT92:
No unfortunately not. I wish it would work with the battery. I will be getting the SGP Neo Hybrid Ex case and trying that out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mj0528:
That combo does work. Sporting it now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PatriotXT92:
The Neo hybrid ex or the case mate pop?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CyberManiaK:
Here is an update... I havent tried the stock one at all.

But what do you guys think, about the battery life of this one??

Also to add was 49min on phone calls, 1 hr 15min using Navigation with full brightnes

The display ON was also using Facebook,Talk,and Browsing.

BTW: I'm on unamed 2.1.1

So far i'm happy with the battery..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CyberManiaK:
Dang I switched to illusion-xt rom with siyah kernel 2.6.9 and ohh boy...

Highly recommended this Hyperion Battery !!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PatriotXT92:
Wow that is some crazy battery life
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] quickbird144:
Question for you guys. I have a chance to buy this phone (SGS2 ATT) for $370. Like new and comes with everything, the seller has had it for a month and said he just didn't like it. I've done research between both the Amaze and this phone and I like both. I'm currently on Simple mobile and will need to unlock it but I know I will only get EDGE. Is it worth getting this phone and trying it out, and if I don't like it just sell it? What do you guys think?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] runtohell121:
You can definitely try it out and if you don't like it, you can probably sell it for that price or higher is my guess.. You can unlock it by rooting the phone or buying the unlock code from eBay or something...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SupremeOverlord777:
Yeah, this is a great phone and you should (or at least I would) give it a try. There's already a thread about unlocking the phone, its just an app you download then run something once.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mmtrago:
you dont have to buy any code to unlock it..if you've been an AT&T customer for more than 90 days and are in good standing all you have to do is call customer service and tell them you're traveling over seas and you need the unlock code..they'll give it to you for free...you just need a sim card from another provider to be able to punch in the code..once the codes punched in..its good forever..put ur AT&T sim back in

i did this
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] runtohell121:
^I thought that your phone have to be registered to AT&T for more than 90 days.. which this phone only been out for about 73 days.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] quickbird144:
Either way guys, I don't have AT&T. I'm on Simple Mobile (T-mobiles Brother network )
[Wildfire General] turboxsloth:
What's a good custom recovery for this phone
[Wildfire General] heavy_metal_man:
clockworkmod.;)
[Wildfire General] Justice™:
Most newer builds of clockworkmod have some useful features. Try them.
[Wildfire General] radeon7:
clockworkmod
[Wildfire General] turboxsloth:
Yea defense like Buy never tryed amon ra
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ferris2375:
I think kicking it down a notch from 1 (or was it 1.5 default) to .5 makes things feel snappier and I don't really notice a big visual difference. Any negatives to lowering it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JLishere:
I actually set mine to 0 (both window and animation scale), the difference is noticeable. You lose the smoother transition effects, but everything feels snappier and apps appear instantly on the screen.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AfroCreame:
With those settings you loose the crt animation as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
That's always been the case... Even running a cm rom.

-sent from temp HTC Rezound waiting for Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gogol:
Where is the setting?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
Developer options but anything less than 1 removes the screen off animation
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kam187:
You can leave the window one at 1, and change the other one to 0.5 or even 0. If you set them to 10x you can see exactly what each one changes (Its funny to see it go so slowly lol)

On another note, I just found the 'iPhone mode' - Background process = No background processes. I imagine this would cause alot of problems, but i wonder what it would do to standby battery life.....

EDIT: Just charged to 100%, set No Background Processes... lets see what happens to the battery for the next 3 hours.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Yumunum:
One of the reasons I want Android back is because I can COMPLETELY disable animations. I hate animations, they make everything slow.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dirk:
This!

Animations off for me, in Android and on my Win 7 PC.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Arcadia310:
What happens when you set it to no background processes?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kam187:
It seems standby time increases a lot.. it went down from 100% to 95% in 2 hours. Doing the maths thats 40 hours standby.

Also I find on my phone, under normal settings it drops to 90% in an hour, and then a couple of % an hour after that. (This is probably due to inaccurate battery calibration stats). So 2 hours for the first 5% is pretty good.

Having said that, you can see a small delay before every app launches. Its obviously loading it into memory every time rather than caching to memory.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Just so you know and everybody, consider the 5% inaccurate. With previous phones including the gnex, the phone basically at 100% when it hits 95%. It trickle charges the last 5% and when it hits 98-100% it stops. Also, use batterycalibration app and see how wild your mv drops down when you unplug from charger when above 95%. When 95% or below and you unplug the mv drop is less dramatic. Anyways, i get great battery life but sometimes my phone drops to 95% in 20 mins or sometimes as much as 2 hours. After 95% the voltage drop is a looooot more consistent.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kam187:
Yep know all that already. Thats not what i'm talking about here. There is a real perceivable difference.. how useful the phone is like this is a whole other question!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Buddy Revell:
Haha, I'll probably get flamed for this, but I intentionally set my GN to remove that CRT screen off animation because I got tired of it after about a week.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] HideYoKids:
I don't think your preference warrants any flaming lol

I leave it on because people seem to like it
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yangqi:
I just set that, it seems to me that it only affects cached apps, not running apps. When I disable it, I can still see running apps as usual but no cached apps exit anymore.

So I doubt it will improve battery a lot. Maybe only free more ram by not caching recent apps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jay01:
Do you still get notifications when you limit the background process? have you still left this option on or reverted back to Standard Limit? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kangxi:
I was playing around with the no background processes thing also. Had much higher ram free after doing it. I set it back to standard though. I'm pretty sure Google knows what is best for the os.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jay01:
I'm thinking if it saves abit of battery then it might be a good option but if it disables my background processes like WhatsApp and Google+...etc then its a no no...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cirian75:
set mine to zero

I'll take snappy over fancy smanchie transition effects every day

my i7 win7 64bit is set the same