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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] krelvinaz:
I use a 4G (has 3G support) Hotspot device instead of buying additional data plans for various devices.

While I could tether to my phone which is still 3G, when I am in the field, I normally need my phone while using data at the same time and tether would also reduce the battery of the phone quicker as well.

With the 4G hotspot, I can tether up to 5 devices at the same time which includes not only tables, slates, netbooks, notebooks, regular desktops with a WiFi adapter but also even my phone which still has 3G.

In my field kit, I carry a battery unit which will power the 4G hotspot for more than 14 hours continuously, so I can do data for longer than most of the device I could connect to it without AC power.

I can and have many times provided data access to people who were with me who had only WiFi enabled devices securely as well.

Most of the time, I just turn the hotspot on, and stick it in my pocket and have hi-speed Wifi available where I am walking.

I don't use free Unsecure WiFi hotspots.. only secure WiFi connections
[Venue Pro General] alodar1:
And it worked. Got Mango'd and updated. Woohoo.

In May I left for android. WP hardware is just 2nd or even 3rd class in comparison. However, I do like windows phone. In looking at the upcoming releases, and the partnership with Nokia, the hardware gap should close.

So I turned the dell on for grins. And I still like it. My current droid is the bionic. No comparison, hardware wise. But is wise, WP is the way to go.

With the new leadership over at Microsoft, and Nokia in the mix, the future looks good...imo.

I'll probably wait on Apollo, but look forward to the move back.
[Venue Pro General] Krad:
I have been on android for years and just can't go back to it. Reminds me of Windows ME. It is a necessary evil.

I have a few Dell Streaks and I just updated 1 to see if gingerbread helped at all, and it did not. Mind you I unbloated, deoxded and cleaned it out and it is still slow, chunky and very annoying to wait for.

My mango dvp so far is the best OS i have had. It is simple, it works, and it is quick. I have easily over 100 apps on my dvp and it doesn't slow down..

the kicker for me is..

I can have bluetooth headset on, navigon navigation running, do a voice text back and forth and not miss a beat. Something I could never do on any android device and I had a few.

I think Apple and MS have the right idea when it comes to having a closed OS. I am sick of manufactures loading garbage like Samsung and HTC.

Thinking about the lumia 900.
[Venue Pro General] alodar1:
Yeah, I'm looking at it too. I can't wai. I may delay until laer in the year to see what verizon does though. Problem is, tmobile only has low end phones. Don't care for att. Verizon is so android and so mad at ms, windows phone will not be included.

My bionic is far superior to any windows phone, hardware wise. But the operating system on my dvp...I love it. I won't mind paying full price for a new windows phone that has acceptable hardware.
[Venue Pro General] weatherx:
fingers cross for next year's rumored "wp super phones" with apollo.
[Venue Pro General] alodar1:
I can't imagine a super phone from Microsoft. I would rather have an Operating system on the phone that will link 'all' of the Microsoft features and services, without gimmicks. I would love skydrive to be more versatile. I would love to be able to stream my music from a skydrive like cloud. In fact, a do more cloud presense, with flexibility would be great. I like how Google and Amazon Music allow streaming. Zune is fine, I like it and have a subscription. But I want that cloud storage access.

After being in the Android world for most of the year, I see great ideas, but horrible quality control. Its too freakish...though I have the Bionic....I really want to be back on Windows phone. Hardware is the ONLY reason I am not.

I read somewhere about speed of the dual core phones vs the single core. What came into play was the amount of available RAM. Many Windows phones have 512 or less RAM. Most new Androids are all at 1g. Some people are pointing to this as part of the speed difference many people associate with processor.

I think consistency and steady improvement will bring Windows Phone back. Anyone read the article online the other day about the mismarketing of Windows phone and how it would have been better off being markedted as the xPhone????
[Venue Pro General] weatherx:
i've seen pretty convincing arguments on why more ram doesn't really benefit windows phone, given allocations to apps--it's somewhere on xda. and honestly at this point i haven't seen convincing evidence that dual core does what they claim to do (i.e. LOWER power consumption compared to single core at low load). seriously, look at the battery capacity of dual core phones. some extra cpu speed is nice, but that's not where the bottleneck is.
[Venue Pro General] alodar1:
I agree with you on that. I have my dell, on wifi, running along side my bionic on wifi. The dell doesn't handle my wifi n very well.... but....side by side...the bionic is faster in access. alot faster....no...just enough to notice. Some apps run better on the bionic compared to the dell....like facebook and twitter. Working with the bank of america app, the dell was better.

but what I really noticed was the battery. I am approaching 48 hrs on my dell, and I'm at 40%. I've had to recharge the bionic 3 times in that same timeframe. To be honest, it could be the LTE. But, i've been home for most of that 48hrs. So I've been on wifi. The bionic is supposed to override the lte when wifi is on. I don't know if this is an android thing...or an lte thing or what.

Just watched the Nokia presentation at CES and the introduction of the Lumia 900. Unless something else comes up...that might be my next phone.
[Venue Pro General] PaullikesWINMO:
Have you tried the SkyDrive App ? load your music up and stream away !
[Venue Pro General] alodar1:
I loaded it but did not look at it....trying it now. If it does what you say....next stop Nokia 900
[Venue Pro General] alodar1:
won't stream. it will do a 1:1 song play...unless I missed something
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Manisch:
Cheers,

I spend the whole day trying to run Android on my XDA Guide (Touch Cruise)(Haret on SDcard)

There were several tutorials and files I used but nothing worked out...

The mainproblem (I guess) is somehow the default.txt.

There is an Hared-Error saying "set start of RAM". If I'm changing the default.txt and add "set RAMADDR 0x100000" (thats what I found via Google), Hared is crashing the next time I'm trying.

I guess those "0x100000whatever" where meant for some other phone, not for Polaris/Touch Cruise.

Does anyone know what to fill in to set the RAM correctly?

Or can anyone tell me right from the beginning how to install Android on this system?

The latest version I used was: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=7162038#post7162038

Thanks a lot!
[Android Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
This is a simple thread where you can find and download themes for MIUI.

Rules of this thread to keep it clean:

1. Every theme post MUST contain a direct (click link and download immediately without seeing a page) or semi direct (no captcha, waiting time, or download limit.). Direct is preferred.

2. Every theme post must contain screen shots.

3. Every non-theme post can not have any special formatting like sizes, screenshots, or colors.

Hopefully this will be a clean thread to share MIUI themes...
[Android Themes] invasion2:
I'd love to see some new themes :D
[Android Themes] cali4nia831:
i think theres already a thread like this.. the share your miui MTZ thread
[Android Themes] jordan23945bulls:
That's share your BACKUP mtz.
[Android Themes] sunnylovesalman:
This thread should be trashed.
[Android Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
I hate just seeing screenshots and no downloads...
[HTC Desire S] maxpowermne:
Hello,

I think emmc chip on my phone is dead. Do you know how much cost repair of emmc chip problem because I can't find that info on search.

All the best,

maxpowermne
[HTC Desire S] Costinutz32:
I think you should replace the whole motherboard.

As my father used to say : a repaired phone is not like a brand new one.

---------- Post added at 02:02 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:59 AM ----------

Also try typing in cmd dmesg | grep mmc0 with your phone connected to the pc via cable.You will need adb shell.
[HTC Desire S] Costinutz32:
Your chip is fried....sorry bro.
[HTC Desire S] maxpowermne:
And how much cost a repair for desire s ?
[HTC Desire S] Costinutz32:
About 200$ or more.However the price is lower than 250$.I asked some people from vodafone and they tolld me that a motherboard replacement is 213$;price may vary in different countries.

They also tolld me that don't replace theel chip.They just replace the whole phone/mainboard.
[HTC Desire S] maxpowermne:
Ok, thanks for the info!
[HTC Desire S] throbarik:
AFAIK, it needs the whole motherboard replaced. And it cost about 250$ (at least what i've read in czech forum). But first, I would try to send it for warranty repair. I was in similar situation a month ago and they replaced the whole motherboard. Even that I was S-OFFed with alpharev tool, but I was probably lucky.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tannor:
So I currently have the Samsung Fascinate on verizon, and it finally running great with latest superclean, gingerbread.

But I am able to upgrade, I went to the store and at first I was not very impressed. Then went back just today, and realized someone made the fonts extra Large, and once I changed it back to normal, wow what a difference. I just thought something wrong with my eyes on that phone.

I was trying to compare the nexus to the razr and htz rezound. After trying all 3 phones for an hour I am 100% sure I don't want the rezound or razr even if they do get ICS. The main reason is I think the screen looked the best on nexus, and bigger. I just liked having more real estate, of course other big reason is it is ASOP Google which is main reason for looking at nexus.

But I was curious do your phones get hot? I noticed after playing with this nexus in the store it got very warm / to hot when I tried to make a call to see sound quality I could barely keep it on my face.

I downloaded the temperature monitor from market and it showed it at 110.

While razr and rezound was mostly cool compared to nexus. I think temp showed around 98-105

Some other concerns is I saw a thread here where getting scratched easily, I refuse to put a screen protector on, I just hate it, I have never had one on my fascinate and not one scratch. So while at the store I tried as hard to scratch with my nails, and bang it, basically doing what I can to see if anything happened, and I did not see one scratch, so I guess that is good, though not sure what happens when I put it in my front pants pocket.

I also made a call from the store and sounded really good, and person on other end said I sounded great, of course in the store I am sure the reception is great. I was curious how is the speakerphone? I use that a lot, since I am always losing my bluetooth.

I tried to it use while in the store but way too noisy to get a good feeling.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
A lot of the questions you're having can be answered by watching video reviews on YouTube or reading reviews of the phone.

HTC Rezound vs. Galaxy Nexus P1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvaVZPH7Sgg

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfvUGk63o8Q

RAZR vs. Galaxy Nexus P1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVZrSYPGn-M

P2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwUQ_LhTBjc&feature=player_embedded

Engadget Review: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/16/verizon-galaxy-nexus-review/

HSPA+: http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/24/galaxy-nexus-hspa-review/

.. and yes the phone does get hot when you play games, although it has stopped getting that hot when I started using franco kernel because the phone is being undervolted. GPU is also increased to 386 MHz (or something like that.. a boost from clock GPU). The speaker is kind of low but getting Volume+ (or flashing DSP Manager) will fix that straight up. Set volume+ to +8 and all will be good.

This is a stock Google experience and is a far better experience than what the RAZR and Rezound can offer. ICS 4.0.3/4.0.2 is simply amazing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tannor:
Thanks I already looked at all reviews...at this point in time it either the Nexus or wait to see what else will be coming out with ICS, kind of curious what will be announced at CES this week.

So razr and rezound is out, definitely not getting them even if they get ICS.

Well I wasn't even playing games, just using the browser and it got hot. So this is normal.

I have to really think about this then, I mean if it gets so hot I cannot talk on it, that might not be so good.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
They'll most likely be phones releasing with 2.3.7 and will say "upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich." Previous phones release with older versions of Android, all of these phones have been planned since last quarter. They're just being announced today. With the "nexus" brand they will last for a long time with exceptional support from the dev community as well as Google themselves as it is their flagship device. All updates come directly from Google.

And my phone doesn't get hot when I'm browsing the web or anything. Only time it gets hot for me is when it's playing games like GTA III. But all of that have stopped after using a third-party kernel. I'm not sure if this is fixed with the latest update but it could be. I was on 4.0.1 when this happened, the latest ICS build is 4.0.3 now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tannor:
Cool thanks for info. Yeah I am 95% sold on it..just trying to make sure. I refuse to ever buy a phone again where they say it will be upgraded to ICS at some point like razr or rezound I am sure they will get it the question is when, I was burned with Fascinate because of that.

I should have looked in the store to see what version it was running. I forgot to check.

Is 4.0.3 officially released or you put on a leaked version?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Well Gingerbread (2.3.X) came out a long time ago. And phones said "upgradable to 2.3.X" and didn't get it until 6-7 months later. I mean you can use a custom ROM and all that but development is limited when kernels aren't open-sourced that are used for that specific Android version and blah blah blah (too technical to type out).

I've used a Samsung Vibrant, and it heavily relied on leaked Samsung builds by samfirmwares. It was getting really old.

4.0.3 is officially released on the Nexus S but the update was halted due to bugs. But I've been running 4.0.3 with custom ROMs and battery life has been amazing. I'm currently using a leaked bootloader update (PRIMEKL01) and battery life is even better with this bootloader.

4.0.3 is officially released in AOSP, so anyone can compile AOSP 4.0.3. But the latest OTA is 4.0.2 as 4.0.3 is halted (as mentioned previously). So it's not necessarily leaked in any way.

I'd personally recommend you to use custom ROMs + franco kernel. You can check the GSM/CDMA forums and view users' feedback. Idle is amazing with that kernel. If you wish to not root right away, at least unlock the bootloader first so if you change your mind. You can root it and use Titanium Backup (or any other app that does the same) and backup your stuff. Otherwise you'll lose your data when you do decide to root.

Keep in mind, I believe you should have a 14 (or 30 day) return if you are unsatisfied with the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tannor:
Great info and I agree they take way too long to come out with updates in general which is why I want the nexus...I was curious who controls these updates? Verizon or Google?

Meaning if google says they are ready for update it goes? Or it still has to be officially approved by verizon?

Who halted the update verizon or google?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Well there are different variants of the Galaxy Nexus. But I'm assuming since you mentioned a bunch of Verizon devices (RAZR, Rezound) that you're getting the CDMA version. CDMA version is codednamed "toro" so Google will be handling those updates. For GSM, "yakju" is handled by Google. There is a whole thread about this, but I wouldn't worry about getting updates on the Verizon network.

Google stock images: http://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html

Edit: heres the thread, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1384458
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tannor:
Oh that is awesome did not know can get it directly from google.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aohus:
nexus is a great phone, the only issue you may have is the battery life on Verizon LTE version.

although the HSPA+ (GSM) version may have adequate battery life, the LTE version is horrid when it comes to this.

its mainly a hardware issue, coupled with the 4.65 inch SAMOLED HD screen.

on extended battery, i can only get about 2 hours of on screen time before it depletes to 0%. Doesn't sound like much, and I agree. Sadly I am over my 14 day return limit and stuck with a phone with subpar battery life. Hopefully future software updates will alleviate the issue, but again, its more of hardware issue. I can see why Apple delayed their LTE phones. Qualcomm's LTE radio chips are just too power hungry.

Yes, one can just disable LTE and be on wifi. Thats an option, but I do prefer phones that work great overall out of the box.

just my .02
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tannor:
I figured the battery would be horrible..on any 4G phone, or is it just nexus.

I did not see this option in the store can you turn on 3G only if you know you going to be in an area that has no good 4G service so it does not suck up your battery?

I was looking for it cannot find it.

Personally 4G is not a huge thing for me, but a nice thing to have I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aohus:
there is no 3G/4G toggle on stock ICS. You can, however, download a widget off the market place and use that as a toggle. you'd have to go to settings -> more -> mobile networks -> network mode to change it otherwise.

hopefully google/verizon will update their baseband firmware and bring better battery life. i think thats whats causing a lot of the battery performance issues on LTE.

thing is, even with good 4G signal, if you watch a youtube video in HD, you'll see the batt % dwindle very quickly. watching a 5 minute hd clip would reduce the battery life by as much as 7-10% give or take.

the saving grace with this phone is the massive support from both google and the community. its the only reason why i'm holding onto this phone over any other 4G phone at the moment.

fyi the users that chime in this subforum either have the gsm or cdma version. depending on who you talk to, the cdma user will most likely ***** more about batt life than the GSM user.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Bxsteez:
If you are going to stay on Verizon then I personally don't see any other choice :) Although I would still take a GS2 over the GN in hardware but damn ICS is just such a nice OS.... even when its slow.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tommyz2kool:
TBH, rezound has better hardware and once it gets a sense free ICS ROM then it will probably outperform gnex. But gnex looks a lot nicer.. rezound looks like a big brick.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aohus:
i'm actually thinking of going rezound if the battery life on it is any better.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Battery is affected on all 4G LTE phones for the most part. So it's not just the Galaxy Nexus. With custom ROMs, and kernels they can help to bring out the most of your battery life. But definitely battery will be your biggest issue, if you disable 4G LTE... that may be a way around it and only activate it when you really need it.

Also, the Rezound doesn't have NFC capabilities. NFC will be the future, so this is something to think about if you want to make payments with your phone.

Ultimately the decision is yours, http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Verizon-Galaxy-Nexus-vs-HTC-Rezound_id2938

Google a bunch of "rezound vs galaxy nexus" posts and read them. In the end, you choose which you'd think would fit you.

Latest updates and stock Google experience: Galaxy Nexus for sure.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] I Am Marino:
I'm just gonna root and use a 4G toggle and only use 4G when I'm really trying to do some fast tasks, so otherwise, wifi and 3G for basic stuff like FB should get me some decent battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Raibyn:
I've had both the Rezound and the GNex and didn't think the battery life was any better on the Rezound.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] datsyuk:
I've gotten better battery life personally with my nexus compared to my brothers Rezound. Rezound was not too good for him.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] got556:
I got the Rezound when it first came out. Didn't really have any signal issues like I'm reading most 4G phones have. With that said I did have horrible battery life and usually tried keeping it in CMDA/3G mode unless I was streaming videos.

Gaming or browsing while 4G was on had my Rezound pushing temps of low 140*F...:eek:

I also had the famous buzzing issue and the "beats" aren't what they're cracked up to be. The other thing was I got tired of the Rezound looking just like my Incredible.

But the screen was amazing.

It too took awful pic's however. They looked great on screen, terrible when the file was transferred to a computer...

But I will say you don't read about any of the signal issues that you read about with the GNex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
beats i bet is a joke. the texas instruments sound chip is awesome.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericc191:
I would prob go with the Rezound as well. I honestly don't feel the CPU can keep up with the resolution of this device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Huh? I don't get where this is coming from. I don't notice any lag whatsoever with this screen resolution. The device's screen is simply amazing and speed is amazing. Very snappy.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
cough cough. what?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tannor:
What do you mean better hardware?

From what i understand chip is only 1.5 ghz which not very different then 1.2, same ram? screen is actually smaller on rezound
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
i think we all want to know the answer to that too. bigger numbers in cpu and gpu don't always mean better.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tommyz2kool:
Better meaning faster. The various dual cores SOCs are about the same in raw performance clock for clock, imo. So then 1.5>1.2. Also Adreno 220 easily outperforms SGX540.

Screen is a little smaller, but same resolution. Battery life is worse on Rezound. I think its 1650mah.

Nexus looks better for sure.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
Qualcomm's 1.5.ghz cpu's dont perform very well. Adreno 220 is capable and i wouldnt doubt its.better than the 540. Both have their perks and flaws. But imo and lots of others, we will take the more powerful cpu, fresh os backed by google and vailla interface over a slightly better.gpu, less appealing screen, you can keep sense all to yourswlf. And we will still do all that whkle battery is dead.on the rezojnd. I do have to.admit though. The.rezound looks like it would be a mucb better.paper weight and the nexus would look great still playing music holding the rezound down with its better texas instruments sound.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crazyalaa:
Well, I bought my Gnex yesterday and it's actually my first android phone (am a convert). The phone is awesome, it's snappy, light, pretty, and the screen is gorgeous. I was hearing a lot of complains about the pentile screen and how it wasn't a full rgb, and let me tell you this: THESE PPL R PATHETIC. I have 720p and 1080p videos on my phone and they look amazing. The ICS is a breeze and scrolling is fast and easy. The battery life on mine seems to be good (GSM-no LTE 4G).

I had the choice between: iPhone 4S, S2, Rezound and the Gnex. I am truly happy that I bought the Gnex. If you don't need a phone right now, you could wait for the quadcore phone if you want.