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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] voxigenboy:
I do wired tethering via PDANet and average 3 - 5mbps with this phone. It was about the same before & after root. I think it could also be tied in to the radio(reception issues). With past 4G phones I had both better reception and much faster data speeds. I'd say we're probably going to have to sit tight and hope that Verizon releases a fix soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zehkaiser:
It may be related to the stock ROM. I'm running CM9 and get a cap of around 12mbps on wifi tether. Never tested on USB, but I have to assume the cap is due to Wi-Fi limitations.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JFMFT:
When tethering via USB, your tether speeds will be limited to the same speed as the slowest USB device connected to your PC at the time. That means unplug all other USB peripherals (where possible) or upgrade them to faster models if you want improve your tether speeds. Koush posted this in his notes somewhere (either in the app description itself on the market, or on his Google+ page) - I remember reading his full disclosure about this issue.

TL;DR version = unplug all USB devices and see if your tether speeds increases. If so, plug them back in, one at a time, until your speeds slow, which can help you determine which device is the culprit. Replace said device with a faster model, or don't use it when tethering.

Edit: I found it! Here's my source for the Tether being limited by your slowest USB device. The quote is here: "Tether speeds slow?

Your USB speed is limited to the speed of the *slowest* peripheral you have connected. It is recommended you unplug any unnecessary/slow USB peripherals to get maximum Tether speeds." That quote is taken right from the app description itself, which can be found alongside the app here: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.koushikdutta.tether
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hgray:
I don't think it's a radio issue. My data speeds to the phone are REALLY high. The only time I have a problem is when the data passes on to the computer. The speed I see on my phone is never an issue regardless of how the phone is configured (to tether). The speed issue is only on the computer side. It's also not a computer issue as I've stated above.

Last I heard, VZW is planning to "fix" signal issues by making the signal icon report a higher value than what it's getting. The DB reading won't change, so they're not lying but they're not telling an honest story either. Surprise!

I have not tried a custom ROM yet. That is next in my plan.

Not an issue with my computer. Please refer to the original post.

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To clarify my response in this post, I'm not attacking anyone's response. I'm only trying to narrow everything down for anyone who may stumble upon this in the future.

Thanks for the input everyone!

I did a backup and wipe. Installed tether and ran before a restore. Same problems...

I will try a different ROM and get back to you all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Znomon:
I usually get 20 mb/s down on 4bars of LTE, when tethering with wifi tether beta 3 Located Here and i got 6mb/s tethering to an iphone 4s and 2 ipod touches
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] badassirocz:
I agree I have no problems pulling over 25Mbps using the WiFi Tether app that was linked above. I will say that I would recommend going to the site and go under downloads and use the 3.1 pre113 (experimental version). I have found this to be the most stable for me with the best connectivity.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hgray:
Understood.

My issue is not with the tethering software though... something deeper within the system configuration is awry.

I loaded the 'AOKP - Team Kang -Build 15' ROM and tethering is blazing. I guess I'll just bounce around on ROMs until I find the cleanest build that is close to stock.

I considered loading stock and wiping out everything, but I don't want to lose what's on /sdcard/ .

From what I understand, loading the stock ROM will completely wipe.

If anyone knows a way around this, please let me know.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] badassirocz:
When you are flashing different roms you should always wipe data and cache to avoid any issues. I am using the stock rom and then I rooted with CF-Root through fastboot and have no issue with WiFi Tether. I stock with the 113 experimental as it seems to work the best for me on this set up. I would just copy you sd content and the paste it back over once flashed back to factory.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hgray:
Right. I was trying to avoid copying the SD content again. I have quite a bit of data... :-/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hgray:
I switched back over to my stock backup because the custom ROMs I tried all crash when I restore from Titanium. Seems as though they all won't run unless you keep the gapps that the dev includes in the ROM.

After some more consideration, it seems as though my tether is pulling data from the 3G side while the rest of the phone runs happily on 4G.

Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hgray:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1440021&page=2

More info about my problem at the above thread.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hgray:
Still struggling with this issue...

I have upgraded to 4.0.4 and I noticed speed improvements that lasted the period of the previous weekend. No clue why...

Some other details that might be helpful:

Android-Wifi-Tether is slower than the stock tether with both upload and download speeds slow.

Have tried third party ROMS and experience the same issue. (Slow download, fast upload)

EasyTether Pro now works as you'd expect 4G tether to! Speeds as fast as everything else that runs from my phone.

ClockworkMod Tether is slow like Android-Wifi-Tether. Up and Down speeds < 1M

One server in Columbia, SC on speedtest.net reports speeds > 6M down and 2M up.

Does anyone have any clues as to the difference in the way these two programs operate?

I'm on a Mac and when I first connect I get an error that there is no internet available. I have to turn wifi off and back on from the computer. I leave the phone alone for this.

I've run speed tests on Windows machines with same results

I know someone with a Mifi hotspot that has the same issues I've been describing here. Even with the Columbia, SC server on speedtest.net

Verizon has yet to make contact with him.

Any ideas?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] saj1jr:
So I recently found out I'm unable to install OTA Android updates to my phone if it's rooted.

So what can I do once ICS is released for the GS2? Will there be a download online that I can just flash with ODIN? Or are people going to be forced to unroot if they want the official ICS stock?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Overstew:
Most likely samfirmware aka sammobile will release an odin .tar, so you'll be good to go with odin.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
That's not true. You will be unable to install OTA patch-style updates if you have modified one of the files being patched. If you rooted with Auto Root and that's all you did, you will be able to install OTA patch-style updates even without unrooting (though the update will disable root)

I'm sure there will be an ODIN update within a few days or maybe even the same day. You can also flash EK02 and let the OTA update upgrade you (or if you've just rooted with Auto Root, just let the OTA update run), though you are probably better off waiting for an update from XDA, because the updates from here will attempt to keep your rooting and upgrade options as open as possible.

I'll also probably have an OTA compliance check for the next official update so you can tell immediately which files are not in compliance with what the update expects. I have one for EG30 to EK02 as part of the Auto Root package, so it would be similar in functionality.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lafester:
First rule: Never take an OTA update if you care about rooting.

Any file made available from sprint or samsung will have a rooted/safe version posted in the dev section within a few hours of release.

I know samsung is pretty nice to us rooters but you never know when that might change.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Relax427:
Is there a way to block OTAs? I'm running Calkulin's 2.8 if that matters.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
There is a thread on blocking them in the wiki, provided here for your ease.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1388778

If you are worried about the OTA messing something up, it'll download and ask to install, but if you've made any changes to your ROM, including installing CWM, then it will fail the integrity check and won't install, so nothing will change.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] akarol:
I don't understand the OP's dilemma. Just wait a couple of hours after the OTA update and get a rooted version of the update... no problem!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
It won't be out for a few more months anyways. It isn't even being tested yet. I doubt an initial build is even at Samsung. They are working on the the Galaxy S2 right now(the GSM overseas version). And, I am sure Sprint will sell some other phone with ICS stock before they update ours.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] torchgug:
im on mikg2.59 i just got the 3.0 amd i want to update.. is there a special updating process or do i flash just like it was on stock
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Notorious:
To update to 3.0 from 2.59 you have to do a full wipe. So basically wipe everything except sd card and battery stats unless your full charged
[Motorola Droid 3] newshook:
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Motorola-DROID-4_id6431
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Boooooooooo
[Motorola Droid 3] dpwhitty11:
No, it's not out.

It was only now made official/announced.
[Motorola Droid 3] MrObvious:
It isn't even a big upgrade. 4g is the only real addon. We can hack the rest with our customizing abilities.
[Motorola Droid 3] ubermetroid:
I dont think its global. I like the global option on my D3.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
and 1gb ram
[Motorola Droid 3] newshook:
It supports GSM as per the release statement. However, I don't feel it is a BIG deal compared to D3. The biggest problem I have with D4 is its non-removable battery. In 4G environment and without the option of using extended battery, users may have to switch back to 3G in order to survive the day.

In addition, 1.2G cpu is a marginal improvement of 1.0. 1G of RAM will benefit those who run a lot of apps. IMHO, it is NOT realistic, it is not yet a PC.

At the end, the price it will demand could be $200-$300 initially. I paid $40.00 two weeks ago @ costco. Two months after D4 in the market, it is just like one of the many phones. Who cares?

If D3 serves you well, enjoy it!
[Motorola Droid 3] Rlin5741:
Is it global? I didn't see that capability listed in the press release, but perhaps I missed it. I know it was in some of the initial specs, but I believe the Bionic and RAZR also listed those bands as available in initial specs but when released did not include it. I remember reading somewhere that all three use the same Qualcomm chipset that is GSM capable, which makes it easy for Motorla to transfer the device to overseas markets, hence initial Motorla specs that show GSM, but it's disabled/antennas are swapped out depending on markets.

I would think that if Droid 4 was global, Verizon would have touted that heavily in the press release as its first 4g LTE global phone. Just look at how it touted global capabilities in its press releases today about the global ready 4g LTE hotspot mifi devices.

Regarding non-removable battery - ridiculous. The battery cover lifts off for SIM access, why make the battery non-removable? Perhaps they are waiting to come out with the Droid 4 MAXX just like the RAZR MAXX - 3300mah power in a case 1mm-2mm thicker.
[Motorola Droid 3] albertmkarakate:
thanx cant wait to get this phone
[Motorola Droid 3] bogdan_wrc:
by the time it reaches the developpers, and they deal with it, and new roms will be available..probably D5 will be out :))

so i will stick to D3 with custom roms until they issue something much better and they unlock the bootloader.
[Motorola Droid 3] mikedyk43:
The next phone I buy WILL have an unlocked bootloader. Seems like a nice phone but unless it gets unlocked, forget it!
[Motorola Droid 3] leobg:
Everybody (Engadget especially) who saw the phone in person, keeps quiet on screen technology/quality. Which makes me believe we got the same RGBW TFT screen from D3. If so - another disappointment..
[Motorola Droid 3] mrAdvo:
It looks like it will not be global (only CDMA and LTE), one more difference from D3 - webtop and laptop docks I guess...
[Motorola Droid 3] doogald:
Verizon's announcement says nothing about GSM or about it being a world phone. The new Blackberry Curve was announced as a world phone, so my guess is that the Verizon version at least is CDMA/LTE only. (It makes sense - I can imagine a dual-SIM phone could be confusing to most consumers, unless there is a way to make a dual LTE and GSM SIM slot.)

One more - we know that this one is getting an official ICS. We still don't know about the D3 and ICS.
[Motorola Droid 3] newshook:
You are right, I couldn't find GSM support in verizon's statement. It does show up in the spec posted in one of the sites ... couldn't remember the name though.

Hope D4 comes to market sooner than later so I can get more discounts on D3 accessories. :-)
[Motorola Droid 3] Savior057:
Well if it's got the same PenTile display with the same resolution, only a 0.2GHz speed bump, essentially the same chipsets, and and non-removable battery (Ugh), it's not even worth the time or money to upgrade. Its only real bragging right is the doubled RAM; 4G LTE would be a bragging right, if it weren't just going to drain the measley little non-removable stock battery in 5 hours flat. Screw that.
[Motorola Droid 3] fugitifduck:
here ? developer.motorola.com/products/droid-4-xt894/
[Motorola Droid 3] leobg:
Quoting myself - screen is the same as on Droid 3. qHD TFT RGBW PenTile matrix. Two thumbs down!

---------- Post added at 03:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:17 PM ----------

Yeah - GSM/HSPA is listed and I won't be surprised if they work. But this time they seem to have missed the North American and Australian 850/1900 bands. Only the Euro 900/2100 bands are enlisted. Good for guys across the pond but not for guys like me in nearby countries. Anyways screen sucks - I am passing by this time. Waiting to see what Motorola will pull out for the next iteration, which I'm sure will be on the market by this summer :)
[Motorola Droid 3] rweb:
There is something odd with the GSM/UMTS bands. The band 900 is hardly present here in Europe, and for good reason neither D2G nor D3 supported it -- nobody missed it. But the 900/2100 combination is very common for European handsets.

I rather think the GSM related specs are mistakingly listed at the Motorola site. Most likely D4 isn't GSM capable at all.

BTW, I still love the display. :-)

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[Motorola Droid 3] dpwhitty11:
.....Seriously?

The DROID 3 (and thus the DROID 4) has the worst screen I've ever seen on a device. The resolution and size is nice, and visibility in sunlight is great, but the nature of the screen sucks ****. If things move fast enough on screen, you can see the same thin in multiple places. Example: going through homescreens fast looks like a rainbow. Slowly scrolling homescreens leaves a very noticeable ghosting effect. I could go on, but my keyboard is annoying me with the 30% failure of the "b" and "a" keys every time I press them.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
He's right. Especially the darks are very bad. When watching a 720p movie on my phone I can hardly see what happens if its in a dark room with shadows etc. Even the screen on the samsung galaxy S is better. In bright scenes it looks good tho
[Motorola Droid 3] Rotkaeqpchen:
The screen is a really good compromise. For me, and in comparison to other phones, it's the best imaginable screen for outdoor usage. Every other screen sucks really bad when it comes to outdoor visibility. I don't want my screen be oversaturated like on Samsung devices. I want a bright and clear screen. I don't mind the ghosting. In Emulators like Gameboid it even gives you back the charme of a handheld console.
[Motorola Droid 3] willdo7474:
As far as the screen, it's really a matter of personal opinion combined with what you use the phone for. Yea if you want to watch movies, maybe its not the best. I like the fact that its pretty good in sunlight. Overall I like the screen on the D3. Sure, its no super amoled+ but I like it

As far as the d4 being a global phone, engadget has just posted an article saying that vzw will have to do some network upgrades to allow the d4 to work outside of cdma areas.
[Motorola Droid 3] Rlin5741:
I saw that too: http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/12/verizon-to-enable-global-roaming-for-lg-spectrum-and-droid-4/

Not sure what to make of it - how does Verizon's network updates affect Global capabilities, unless Verizon was installing equipment at roaming parterns' cell sites, and in that case, it will take forever for them to get to everyone and roll it out.
[Motorola Droid 3] rweb:
Engadget is referring to phonescoop.com, where it is stated a bit clearer:

http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=9660

Maybe there is an easy explanation? The SIM card slot is used for LTE, and is currently blocked (by software) for GSM SIM card use, because Verizon has some issues in their network regarding this?

BTW, screen: I think the the great outdoor capabilities are much more appreciated in summer than now in winter. :-)
[Motorola Droid 3] dpwhitty11:
I guess I was just spoiled coming over from the Incredible and having that beautiful AMOLED screen, but the only good thing I see with the Droid 3 screen is the outdoor visibly. It's useful when I'm texting or checking the time while walking to and from class, but other than that, I think it sucks. (Being spoiled by this super IPS+ on my TF201 doesn't help me love my D3 any more, either lol).
[Motorola Droid 3] fugitifduck:
see on moto board :

"DROID 4 works only on CDMA and LTE networks. We'll fix that on the specs page. Thanks for point it out."

community.developer.motorola.com/t5/Android-App-Development-for/ANN-DROID-4-development-resources-available/m-p/21356

but they announced they will be a world phone in the future, so wait...
[Motorola Droid 3] Red John:
Droid 3 has the best keyboard I've used on a mobile device. But it was as heavy as a brick and easily the worst screen I've ever seen on any device of any variety.
[Motorola Droid 3] zzandrewst:
Not even remotely interested in upgrading at this time, just now having fun with the D3!
[Motorola Droid 3] Nicko011:
I'm glad to see that the Droids with keyboards are still going. There seems to be a lack in quality phones with quality keyboards. If only the software included wasn't so bad... but I guess that's why we mod them.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SteveCheeseman:
I'm having some issues with the stock browser's boomarks. First they won't sync with my chrome bookmarks even though it's selected in the browser settings and account setting for my gmail shows browser syncing. Also when manually adding bookmarks they don't show up in the app itself, only on the widget.

Anyone know how i can get my bookmarks to work?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] japester:
Same here. Would like to know. Mind you ICS is here soon
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SteveCheeseman:
but thats not for another three whole days... :(
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] keitht:
It is a known bug that Google has decided not to fix in Honeycomb for whatever reason:

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=63eebdb9d371658d&hl=en

You can use Opera Mobile instead which has "Opera Link" feature which syncs bookmarks OR use Chromemarks from the market. Hopefully ICS will fix it or I will be very upset.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] keitht:
Got the ICS update on my Prime and instead of fixing the bookmark sync, they removed it completely. Boo Google!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] gsmsosv:
No they didn't. Click your account name at the top of the bookmark screen, and your synced bookmarks will drop down. I swear, you people will complain about anything.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] keitht:
Was going to thank you but instead I think I will complain about your last sentence! lol
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] forceOnature:
Accounts Sync settings shows "Sync Browser" is not syncing up. The last sync date as 7/12/2012 (sometime in the future). Every time I manually start a sync I get the message: "Sync is currently experiencing problems. It will be back shortly" but only for Sync Browser.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] keitht:
I think I fixed mine. Stop the sync from the tablet. Then in Chrome on the desktop, go to options then click go to dashboard. Find Chrome Sync and choose to Stop sync and delete data from Google. Refresh the page until that is done. Then go to tablet and enable sync again. Then go back to Chrome on desktop and sign in to start sync again.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kcrudup:
I just wanted to thank you for this! My ICS Bookmarks hadn't synched in 3 months until now!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dbal:
Thanx a lot mate!! I used to think that bookmark sync was a honeycomb problem on my Xoom, but after getting ICS tonight, discovered that only your post would do the trick! Thanx again! :)
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aknipp:
OK, I did an upgrade to 10.3 FB a month ago. Enjoy it but I do see some instability and get the impression that I should have (but did not) cleared the cache and the user data.

So how do I recover if I try that now ? What will I lose ? I have Titanium Backup installed and went through and backed it all up. Is it as easy as clear everything and restore ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tiggerbits:
Hey guys,

I have done something stupid.

The phone.

GSM Galaxy Nexus - Android 4.0.2 (ICL53F)

Rooted. otherwise stock.

Current status - will not boot android. Will load fastboot/recovery

I was trying to change the bootanimation.

Could not do it with adb push.

So i tried by copying the .zip file to the phone.

Opened up file File expert (unsure how many use this) clicked on "internal Memory" and tried to mount for read/write.

Copied bootanimation.zip from sd card to /system/media would not paste.

Tried again. Did not paste but it did delete the stock bootanimation.zip file.

Unsure what i clicked but when i tried to open /system/media it try to "execute" it, stated that it could not find a program to do so.

Closed program.

Phone started to come up with differnt apps stating that they have stopped working.

turned off phone, reboot.

Will not load boot animation, just loads to recovery!

I think I will have to flash the stock rom to solve this.

Any help would be great.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Geezer Squid:
If this was my phone I'd find a nice rom, stock or not, and install it. I'd follow the dev's installation instructions to a "T".

You could also go this way: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1399210

Good luck.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tiggerbits:
I've just flashed the stock image, luck i remembered that i did an adb back up not long ago. so just restoring that.

Than to root and flash cwm and start again. this time i'll be careful :)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] insafon:
Hi,

I wanna play some games but they said my NT is not supported (required Tegra2).

Can we just spoof any Tegra2 device (by modding build.prop) to play these games ?

I've also tried Chainfire3D but got boot-loop and then factory reset :(

any solution ?

Sorry for my bad english :)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Myque:
I don't think that's possible at all, you migh just look for the game that you are trying to play non tegra version
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] dkb218:
My Solution...

1. Cut off NT.

2. Put back in box.

3. Return to BN.

4. Buy Transformer Prime.

5. Welcome to the real world!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] HMG10:
See the modify build.prop thread also in this forum.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] insafon:
I've already read the whole topic but no help :(
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Cubanluke88:
You forgot the "spend $250 more" step.