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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdapimp217:
When I originally got my phone I was using the wap.Cingular APN and was actually getting pretty fast speeds. I then went into the AT&T store and switched my unlimited 3G to unlimited 4G and it seems that the speeds have sort of crapped out. If throttling is the issue I would love a fix. Hopefully someone that may have more information than me can enlighten us
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
Throttling is done on the network gateway. To get around speed throttling, you have to be on the right data plan (4G of some kind), and you have to be connecting to the right gateway. The wap.cingular APN is throttled. 4G phones have a different APN. I think that APN is just "phone". There are a bunch of threads that already exist on this subject, just search for them.

As I said above, if you changed your plan from 3g to 4g, you will probably have to update your APN to point to the correct gateway. wap.cingular will only get you the lower end of HSPA+ speeds. You want the "phone" APN. Search is your friend.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] privatewarrior1:
Trust me Bro. I searched like crazy. The fix seems to be for LTE phones.

I got the international SGII about a month ago. It's only HSPA+. One week after I bought it they came out with the lte version on att. what a bummer.

It seems all the threads online are about lte phones, switching the APN back to HSPA+. I tried some of those fixes to no avail. still throttled at .13 mb. I'm only 8 days into my billing cycle and this is unacceptable as one can't even open a website. it seems the ping speed has quadrupled.

I'm due for an upgrade and my contract would end in few days. I was wondering if there exists a fix for this on an HSPA+ phone or should I just go and upgrade to skyrocket. There's no way I can go on with .13 for the rest of the month.

If anyone knows of a fix on HSPA+ phones that would be great.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] privatewarrior1:
BTW, when I bought the phone, I called att and tried to add the new phone imei it came out as a Blackberry. I told them to add the 4g plan but I really don't know if they did it. The lady was like you should have a blackberry plan. So I told her to just keep my iphone data plan unchanged.

My phone then on it's own was pulling HSPA+ speeds up to 7mb/s so I didn't care.

Do you think I should call back and make sure I have a 4G plan added?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
I also have the unlocked international Galaxy SII. I am on the unlimited data plan for non-smartphones, using the wap.cingular APN. I'm averaging around 3.5-4 mbps down. Fastest I've seen is about 6.5mbps. This is fast enough for me; I would prefer getting unlimited data for the price I'm paying anyways, rather than pay twice as much as I do now only to be capped at 2gb per month.

Maybe you flashed a different modem to your phone without knowing it. What is your setup? Custom ROM? etc?

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You can check your account online. If you log in, and go to myAT&T > Wireless > Usage & Recent Activity, under Data it will list your data - If yours contains a string that looks like HSPDDB, it is 4G unlimited. If it only contains DPPB, it is 3G unlimited. Mine (for the unlimited data for non-smartphones) says GPRS WAP UNLTD DOM - DTAU.

EDIT: you said above it was pulling HSPA+ speeds up to 7mbps... what changed? Did you flash a custom ROM? New kernel? New modem? I find it very weird that your speeds would suddenly drop from 7mpbs to 0.13mbps for no reason.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3waygeek:
Using the phone APN and a 4G plan will get you the fastest speeds. Back when I was on a 3G plan, I could only rarely connect to the phone APN, and could get only about 7 Mbps top speed. When I switched to a 4G plan, I found I could consistently connect to the phone APN, and my top speed went up to about 9.5 Mbps.

Note that speeds on either APN are highly variable; I can get 9 Mbps one time, then only 1-2 Mbps a couple minutes later.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] privatewarrior1:
Allegedly, I am in the top 5% data users at only 3.1 GB.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
Oh, I see. You're getting throttled because you've used tons of data this cycle. So it sounds like you are

not

on an unlimited plan, but a capped plan. If you're supposed to be on an unlimited plan, I would call them up and fight tooth and nail to get it back.

But seriously, I'm on an unlimited plan, but I don't use nearly that much data (3.1 GB!!!) in 8 days. Heck, I hardly ever go over 2 GB in one entire billing cycle.

The only thing I can recommend is for you to hook up to Wi-Fi as much as possible. I have Wi-Fi at home and work, so when I am there, it is not consuming my data plan allowance. Besides, Wi-Fi will end up with a more consistent speed (usually faster). HSPA+ tends to vary wildly in download speeds. In addition to that, Wi-Fi tends to consume less battery. There are a lot of reasons to use Wi-Fi if it is available instead of HSPA+.

Take it as you will, that's just my advice.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] privatewarrior1:
my SG2 is not flashed. still on custom samsung ROM.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] privatewarrior1:
I understand. I've been using my phone because I've been traveling and sometimes wifi is not an option. I use data a lot for my work. I do have a grandfathered unlimited.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSopranos16:
I just got my wife the GSII Skyrocket on AT&T and her phone is getting much faster data than mine. She is averaging around 1 mbps faster download speeds but the real killer is her ping, which is consistently between 50-69 ms. Mine never goes below 100 ms. I am on the 4G plan and I am using the phone APN. Her phone has a different apn ("pta" instead of "phone"). I tried the pta apn but it wouldn't connect to data so maybe that is somehow reserved for phones with an LTE sim card? I'm really not sure but I want that faster speed. Any idea what is causing her to get better speeds? FYI before anyone asks we are NOT in an LTE area so both phones were on HSPA+ during my tests.

EDIT: I just tried again and her download speeds are double mine (mine was 3 she was over 6). I expect the AT&T phone to be slightly more optimized for their network but this is ridiculous. Something has to be wrong it can't be this much of a difference.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] id3alistic:
When my phone turns on it plays the same notification tone that I use for everything else. Is there a way to change it?

Also, is it possible to separate tones for text, email, etc.... ?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] xile6:
Yes. Email, n txt should have an option n the app to change the sound. So do other programs you download frpm the market. The boot sound is in the boot up animation file, I believe.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] maoyoushisi:
yep you can just change them in the main menu - settings - sound
[T-Mobile LG G2x] GTWalling:
Looking at the title he wants to change the bootup sound. It can be done using a file manager and changing the poweron sound file in system/media/audio/poweron/PowerOn.ogg--Change this file to another. It needs to be named PowerOn in in ogg format.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] iX_MANDO_Xi:
Is there a difference between the different kernels when i root the phone? If there is can somebody tell me which one is the best?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SupremeOverlord777:
There are slight differences. Generally, most would say that Entropy512's kernel is the best (myself included), but some also like SiyahKernel. Also, when rooting the phone, I followed creepycrawler's guide, so you actually first flash a different kernel, Entropy's stock + root, and then flash one of the ones I mentioned above. Basically, just read most of the stickies and dev- subsection posts, you'll find everything you need to know.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] iX_MANDO_Xi:
Thanks Man!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
SiyahKernel is more cutting-edge - but life on the bleeding edge means you sometimes get cut. :)

I'm more conservative about adding features, but the positive of this is that when I break something, I usually know exactly which update broke it.
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] cruzstyle:
i just flashed to 2.3.3 and now facebook wont load pages or let me post. but its fine on my 2.3.5 tab?? is there an issue with 2.3.3??
[HTC ChaCha] jackhayden:
Anyone else has this problem with ChaCha? When im typing a text, sometimes it automatically jumps to the top of the text. Any settings i can disable? Please help! :(
[HTC ChaCha] qbert456:
I get that I assuned it was some key combo I'm accidentally pressing, be interesting to see if it is or a bug (I use super osr rome and smart keyboard)
[HTC ChaCha] negrufabian:
Hello, it happens to me all the time and i get very pissed...
[HTC ChaCha] hockeyfan:
I just hit the back arrow (which makes the text I was writing get saved as a draft), and then just open up the thread again, and the message is right there. Definitely annoying, but the workaround takes 1 second, so it's bearable. :)
[HTC ChaCha] jackhayden:
Thats what I did too. Any idea if its a hardware problem? My phone crashes frequently as well. Its getting annoying and I feel cheated by the dealer. Anyone has this problem as well? :mad:
[HTC ChaCha] jporch316:
its something to do with a combo of shift or fn and space - its easily pressed by mistake
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] andTab:
Coming from a Nexus One, I just got a Skyrocket yesterday.

While having a dual core and LTE speed is indeed nice, the phone is a f****** brick in comparison to the Nexus One, so I am somewhat regretting my decision and might return it ...

It's easy to see the upsides of the phone (speed, large screen, better built quality than the N1), I also want to know what the downsides are, so I can make an informed decision.

As far as I can tell, I already see these - which I mostly pulled together based on my own experiences and what I read on this forum:

1. Throttling of LTE unlimited data plans (I never had that problem on my N1 - though I did not really use that much data (no video streaming))

2. Uncertain CM7/CM9 support - as far as I can tell there are some unofficial ports under way, but no dev from CM has joined the effort and non of the current devs have officially joined the CM team?

3. F'ing AT&T blocking websites (e.g. justin.tv (not that I ever want to go to this site but I am pissed about being blocked))

4. CIQ BS on the stock software (ok, can be fixed by using a custom ROM but still ...)

5. AT&T might watch LTE usage more closely for tethering? I frequently tethered and never had any issues with the N1 - though I did not really use that much data (no video streaming)

6. Reception issues on the stock software (I am in LA with little LTE, yet the phone ALWAYS connects to LTE and NEVER falls back to 3G giving me really sh** reception)

7. Size: it's a brick, not a phone.

8. Unlocking - my N1 was obviously unlocked and at&t never gave me any problems unlocking before, though I heard they might not unlock the Skyrocket PERIOD.

9. Uncertainty about specs (and whether it supports intl. 3G/UMTS2100)?

I am happy to have people convince me otherwise, but at the moment some of these con's outweigh the pro's (the size con even in a literal sense, hahaha)

Also let me know if you know of any other good (normal sized) phones (ideally with the same specs otherwise) that might come to AT&T (or might be available unlocked). I would probably love this phone if it had a 3.7" screen in the same form factor as the N1.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
Who cares lol you came to the wrong placce to complain about the skyrocket. If u dont like it take it back. This thread is useless, and should be closed
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] andTab:
Your comment is useless. Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] 00mred00:
Its not really. We are here because we love the phone and for once its a group that sees a few short comings and we are working as a group to fix them.

You knew the dimensions of the phone when you bought it. For that statement alone...take it back.

Nearly every other complaint you have mentioned has been corrected with development by some very dedicated dev work new and experienced.

In the end only you can make the choice...but when you ask for an opinion be prepared for what you are going to receive good and bad
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] the2rrell:
those are the only ones i know of....

Good Luck
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jayharper08:
If you have questions about the device, it's no problem to ask them here. Although, there is a right way to do it. If you have searched and cannot find the answer, then ask. When you do ask, don't come of as a troll like you're bashing the phone and provoking users into defending it. You should know how that is going to end up. Lets keep this thread in the right direction......
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cdshepherd:
Sounds to us like you've already made your mind up. And the poeple above are right. This IS the skyrocket forum on xda. Were only going to tell you that we love our skyrocket. Which we do. There's not a single phone out there that does not have problems. My biggest problem with every other phone out there is a locked bootloader. Which means it will be even harder for any dev to fix any of the problems you have with any phone you choose. Good luck!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] andTab:
Thank you! That was very helpful.

There are lots of good things about this phone (eg call quality is a hundred times better than on the Nexus One which always sounded like a string/tin-can phone).

I want to know about all the bad things, and what is being done to address them.

Does anyone know whether any current CM devs are considering the phone?

Or whether any current Skyrocket devs might join CM/bring official CM support for this phone?

Not getting CM9 would be a dealbreaker for me.

I only found threads about at&t blocking websites on the new LTE APN - I did not find anything about other ROMs or the new stock software update fixing it. Can you point me to the thread?

Reception issues: do custom ROMs/radios fix this problem for anyone that has experienced this?

Does anyone know whether at&t will unlock the phone (or whether we are stuck having to pay these third party sites to unlock)

European 3G - lot's of sites claim that the phone should work with 3G internationally (2100 UMTS) but has anyone tried (even just roaming on at&t)?

Manufacturers and providers have lied before about phone specs ... need to get this confirmed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Longcat14:
Simple, google the Qualcomm radio this phone has, then look up the specs on Qualcomm's website.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] andTab:
That is no answer, since the carrier might have disabled the radio, eg the T-Mobile G2x has quad-band 3G but they disabled the ATT 3G radio when the phone was released.

Someone with the phone needs to test it - since the phone has been out for a while now, I would hope that someone has done so.

Otherwise, we will not know based on some BS specs on some BS website.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GeezyF.Ladies:
only thing I'm worried about is not getting ICS OTA update till late next year and thats really only because I 2nd guess myself over just about everything technology which is halting me from rooting
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] the2rrell:
as far as rooting Just DO IT!!

and as far as ICS, OTA or not....we WILL have ICS on the this phone due to the devs porting it over. im thinking by maybe Feb we will have something for our phone. or im hoping anyway.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] carrett:
I bet we get ICS even sooner. Also what's this about ATT blocking justin.tv? Plays fine over ATT LTE for me...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GalaxySkyrocket500:
Yeah. this phone really sucks.:rolleyes: Lets see..

I get 28+hours on my battery..

Large screen with beautiful display

LTE with 40down speeds my comcast cable has 18 down

Good Dev support so far..

I am so sick and tired of hearing this phone is " sub par" etc..

I think I will treat myself to a new Samsung led 1080p hdtv this week...lol

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rooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:d
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] OFWGKTADGAF:
you might wanna try the regular galaxy s2. pretty much clears up most of the problems... still pretty big but not as big
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gh.rohit:
hi guys....i am on s2, i m using mms.apk with 5 themes. i thought to make it for note. I tried to make it, but as i dont have Note, i couldn't tried it.

any1 wants to help me to test it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] baronsamedi:
im searching for after market cases and such.. i know the different carriers have different variants of the Samsung galaxy s 2... so Do the sizes differ?? do i need to specially find the Samsung galaxy s2 t-989 products?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Boweezie:
I am pretty sure you do, because all the different S 2's have different corners, width, height and so on. Being off by a little will make the case not fit as it should. Make sure the cases/accessories are for the T989.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] babymatteo:
You can look at cases for the Skyrocket as well. I myself, is using the Otterbox commuter case for the Skyrocket. Fits like a glove.

Our Sgs2 and Skyrocket are pretty much the same device.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] baronsamedi:
Skyrocket is att brand correct?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] babymatteo:
yezzir ;) ....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jaymi77:
:mad: I know this has been dispelled in many many many other threads. The Skyrocket and T-989 similar is size and shape, but they are different enough that cases aren't cross compatible. The biggest issue that anyone will see right away is the position of the speaker on the back. T-989 is to the left, while the Skyrocket is on the right. The shape and size of the camera is also different, and the positioning of the ports is also slightly different.

I’ve had the two phones sitting right next to each other, the differences add up quick.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] JulietteOnXDA:
Let me introduce you:

The Windows Phone 7 Delta Theme.

This Theme is based upon the Photographs by ... myself. So basicly I tried to bring several new aspects into the design of Windows Phone without ruining it with odd-looking glass effects etc.

Hope you like it!

To install the theme, simply deploy the xap in the attachment.

Thanks to Jaxbot for creating the Theme Creator. Original Thread.

Cheers.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Dinchy87:
cool idea. and lets think in the future, we are able to have live tiles and such themes :D and all the pop ups on the tiles... i think in two or three months we could do that :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] JulietteOnXDA:
Hopefully. It's more an alpha concept than a final product at the moment. :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ej_424:
Any screens to share?

Thanks!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] JulietteOnXDA:
One screenshot in the OP.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] JulietteOnXDA:
Minor Fixes -> alpha 0.11
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] theshadow03:
cool theme..thx
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ukicar:
very interesting .. but a little messy
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] lamborg:
nice idea. :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] wiztile:
Nice pictures, not sure about the shape of triangle. It throws me off, maybe do top left corner half square triangle. Something like this:

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Nice pictures, not sure about the shape of triangle. It throws me off, maybe do top left corner half square triangle.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] JulietteOnXDA:
Thought about that issue as well. I think I'll perhaps give your version a try.

Thanks.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] ariey:
one step a head dude ;)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] JulietteOnXDA:
Now available via Bazaar as well.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] An0nim0use:
Hello. First of all, i'm sorry for my poor english, i'm trying to speak properly but i'm spanish and not very good english speaker.

I have a problem with my HTC HD2, I can't receive incoming calls. When someone calls to my number it says "Busy number" (no advice on my terminal). However I can call others with no problems.

There is some data I think is useful:

Android 2.3.7

Radio: 15.42.50.11U_2.15.50.14

Kernel: 2.6.32.50_Dorimanx_V2.9-NO-2WAY-REC

Mod: CyanogenMod-7-12172011-NIGHTLY-HD2[Dorimanx_v3.0.0-MAG/CLK]

Compilation number: GWK74

I've tried with previous versión of Dorimanx rom, and with radio 2.14 (and I've reinstalled all that 2 times to see if it was an strange error on installation).

Any ideas? Thank you for read =)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] casemandan:
I would just switch to a different rom to avoid this issue
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] An0nim0use:
Thank you casemandan for your fast reply. I will try to change the rom, hope that works... :)
[Android General] NicholasQ:
I thought this was interesting. A Google branded tablet and possibly made by Motorola? This could be the nexus tablet or nexus like. Lets at least hope so. I might just hold off on the transformer prime now.

http://m.techspot.com/46720/
[Android General] nothsa:
After all of Google's recent acquisitions, I wouldn't be surprised if this is the first device that they make themselves.
[Android General] NicholasQ:
I hope they stick to the nexus philosophy. IF and that's a big IF it's a nexus tablet. Nobody has said it is and I am just wishing. :)
[Android General] Max2mus:
It'd be so nice to use Nexus Tablet.. Just hope this is true and they will release a tablet with all newest updates come to it the earliest possible date.. It could be next Motorola Tablet as well
[Android General] NicholasQ:
Motorola does make some nice hardware. And with Google backing it, then most likely easy to root and flash. I just hope it's a new line with awesome specs.
[Android General] Theonew:
Here's some more info: http://technorati.com/technology/gadgets/article/google-nexus-high-end-tablet-will/.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iitsimran:
Hi, I would like to know if anyone out there has a bypass for the blackout restrictions on the app itself. I google'd the issue already, only iPhones have the bypass.. Sadly :[

Anyone out there can help?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iitsimran:
bump! for the love of god, pleas help me!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fo0you:
Best bet would be to try to spoof your location outside of the blackout area using something like Location Spoofer
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lnxmetal:
Hello guys! Hope someone can help me:

I've got some trouble trying to flash BOCA RC1 on my P1000N tablet.

I get get.prop errors with "status 7" when trying to flash via CWM.

Followed all the directions i got from Magrathea's site and the same error always appear.

Using latest HumberOS kernel with EXT4 active and every other recomendation! (Can't download overcome's kernel from instruction because overcome's p1000 section won't open at all, but tried overcome 4.0.0 and the same error!)

What am I missing?

Thx for the help! :D
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafaeker19:
First, Replace the kernel in the zip file (zImage). with the Humberos Kernel (BOCA RC1) for P1000N.

see here for the kernel http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1124224&page=49

Credits to Diz and Humberos.

then, edit the build.prop in the tab, using a root file explorer, or adb. changue the model number string to: P1000, only delete the "N" letter.

I was having the same problems.

Remember to changue the modem if phone is not working.