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[Nexus S General] cirian75:
currently my Galaxy Nexus is away at samsung as its dead

should get it fixed or replaced soon

anyhoo, I digress

Its 4.65 display is too big for my hands (carpel tunnel sydrome)

So I was looking at the 4.0 to 4.3 phones

Choices boiled down to

Nexus S

SE Xperia Arc S

Sensation XE (may still be to big)

Sammy GSII (may still be to big)

So last night I got the SE Xperia Arc S, today its going back

buttons are way to low on it (carpel tunnel sydrome)

And its WiFi tether seems very poor.

I have unlimited data inc tethering my phone are my broadband connection

I have line of sight to my cellphone companys local mast

I get an average of 5mbps busy time, 10mbps quiet time

The Galaxy Nexus would give me the same results of speedtest either by the app, or on the website on my i7 laptop :D

The galaxy Y thats my standby phone gives me 4mbps average gives me the same results of speedtest either by the app, or on the website :)

BUT

The SE Xperia Arc S, has hit 9.6mbps in the app, but its wifi tether will not go much above 3mbps:mad:

It also drops and hangs the tether A LOT meaning you sat there waiting a lot.

So looking at the Nexus S, I know the S is limited by hardware to 7.2mbps

But does it get the same good results WiFi tethered?
[Nexus S General] georgemv:
I get around 6 mbps while tethering.
[Nexus S General] Bramax:
The same here in Italy, using both USB and WiFi tethering.
[Nexus S General] sterussus:
it tested it several times till now, and cant make out any difference in performance. thw wifi connection isnt that stable sometimes, but i switched appartments recently, so i dont know if there are lower wifi circumstances around here.
[Nexus S General] cirian75:
sounds good

the key is to be above 3.5mbps = 720p streaming without having to precache the video

the Arc S with its upto 14mbps hsdpa should have suited the bill perfectly.

It does on the phone, but not in tether :mad:

PS, what upload speeds are you getting ???
[Nexus S General] cirian75:
http://geekaphone.com/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-S-Plus-vs-Google-Nexus-S#network

"8.03 mbps " down

"2.23 mbps " up

are these resonable figures through tether ?

Im pushing here because I can get one in 3 hours?

but after then I wont be able to.
[Nexus S General] hp420:
that's about what I get with ns4g with 4g turned on (maybe just a touch faster) so the fact that you are getting that with your 3g, I would say, is pretty good :)
[Nexus S General] cirian75:
Its a 3.5G network

Some us cell phone companies call it 4G (faux) G
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vstrtz:
Hi,

I jus updated to onecosmic's ICS RC3.1 from 2.3.6... its working perfectlly... but the music app wont play music from my external micro sd card (8GB)... not even copy a file from ext sd(8GB) to internal memory (16GB).....

any help redarding this ??

THX
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droidination:
ICS RC3.1 Has diff links and its external card location is in EMMC in Mnt.. Go to OI File Manager>CLick on MNT on the left hand side top corner>Go to EMMC.. here is the sd card..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vstrtz:
i know the location.. the problem is music app not reading files from it!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jarmezrocks:
Try mobo player
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bazsano1:
Hi,

I you get this error about Could'nt play requested track from Music player, you should go to Settings/App/All apps, find Media Storage and clear data. After you should wait a bit, untill it recheck all your music, maybe do some reboot. Or just remove/insert your sd.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vstrtz:
OMG! it worked.. now i can say Onecosmic is a perfect ROM ^^....

was about to gonna try new roms... thx a lot dude! :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bazsano1:
Yeah :) Your welcome

I'm glad that I could help you
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imranskp:
Solved

I was having this problem. One streaming Music app was also not working. Thanks for the solution.
[HTC Amaze 4G] realtype:
Hi I just purchased my Amaze two weeks ago, and am pretty pleased with it so far. There are a few small issues I've had with it, mostly with the HTC Sense UI (I'm used to stock Android on my N1 and G2X). One that is particularly annoying is the inability to disable the data connection.

For battery maximization I usually keep my Amaze on 2G, since I don't need my apps to update or sync at the speed of light, and only use 4G when I'm actively using the browser, using maps, or streaming music. (A capability the phones on crap AT&T don't even provide)

However, sometimes I would like to be able to turn it off altogether, such as in the rare case that the signal is not strong enough for data anyway or if the battery is really low. My Gingerbread Nexus One and G2X both allowed me to cut the data, but the Amaze only has the "always-on" option which doesn't guarantee that the data will shut off (originally it did, but doesn't seem to anymore).

Another more annoying problem that I have, which oddly enough I also had with my G2X, is that after some long calls the phone will refuse to download data, but will be stuck in "upload" (looking at the status bar icon). The only way to correct this is a restart or turn airplane mode on and off.
[HTC Amaze 4G] seansk:
You CAN turn off data: go to:

settings, wireless & Networks, UNCheck Mobile network...done no more data,

another way: pull down the notification bar, on the bottom go to quick settings, then UNCheck Mobile Network.

If you want to completely cut off your cell reception put your phone in plane mode by holding the power button, then enable wifi only!! :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] realtype:
Wow I feel really stupid...I always assumed "mobile network" meant total network connectivity meaning switching it off would have the same effect as airplane mode. I guess I still haven't fully gotten used to Sense and its interesting choice of terminology. Just today I found out I can't set a wallpaper that stretches over onto multiple home screens like stock Android.

Thanks for the help seansk! :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] seansk:
correct, you cannot use scrolling background with sense UI, but you can with 3rd party launchers.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Double0EK:
You can also turn off Data by...Dropping the Notification bar, on the bottom there will be a tab called Quick Settings. Select it and it will show a list of items to turn on and off....Turn Check OFF for Mobile Network.
[HTC Amaze 4G] seansk:
Thank you for repeating what I just told him in the second post!
[HTC Amaze 4G] Double0EK:
Oh..my bad..hahaha
[HTC Amaze 4G] darll:
Just download "apn onOff" app on the market.. Then place a shortcut on your home screen

With the shortcut you can easily turn off/turn on ur data connection with going through steps
[HTC Amaze 4G] jaqm01:
Old Sense was able to scroll wallpaper, but probably as 3d is ressources consuming, wallpaper scrolling would be a cpu kilker.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] AntwanL:
Sorry if this belongs in Q/A

I keep reading mixed reviews on the aluminum battery doors/covers for this and other devices. Some swear it destroys signal and others say it's unaffected. I'm also reading that phone signal is fine but GPS signal plummets. And then I'll read another that says GPS is fine. I really like the idea of an aluminum battery cover but I want to know if there truly is any loss of signal from peoples personal experience with this particular device. Reviews in other scattered treads have mixed claims and google results are even less conclusive.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Alucardis666:
I doubt it would cause much interference. But I'm sure it causes some... best way to know for sure it to get it and try... there are too many factors to say for absolute certainty without testing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jeff_chaney:
For me it absolutely destroyed my GPS signal. To the point of the phone being unusable.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] joshuadjohnson22:
i have both. Aluminum back maybe affects it a little but the aluminum bumper kills my GPS completely. I havent noticed much for other signals just GPS.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] joshuadjohnson22:
I take that back, the aluminum back makes it hard to get a GPS lock. When I removed the back I got a lock instantly
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Dimatchka:
Aluminum

Agreed the aluminum distorts the GPS signal
[Member-Found Deals] nuggyunlimited:
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[Member-Found Deals] kennypow3rs:
Wow what a great deal, I'm like a second away from buying this nuggy. Do you think the view is worth it? How trust worthy is this site?

Sent from my iPhone using

Edit: I bought 2 of them lol. Thanks for the link nuggy!!!!
[Member-Found Deals] nuggyunlimited:
They are trust worthy I use the site they will be new in box :-)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tgwaste:
Hi,

For MMS Dark go here
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tgwaste:
comments and such should be posted on the RootzWiki thread (see OP). I wont check this one often.
[myTouch 4G General] DonDizzurp:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1403859

*drooools*

hope the devs get ICS working stably for our phones soonnnn
[myTouch 4G General] ThreeFourSeven:
Looking good, I started to like sense because of their gingerbread rom. I'll try it out to see how I like it when it becomes available.
[myTouch 4G General] chiikko561:
This would be amazing
[myTouch 4G General] coupetastic-droid:
I want this!
[myTouch 4G General] marseillesw:
Devs in the dhd section have a booting sense 3.6 android 4.03 rom booting and in the works..not a misprint, yes, sense 3.6...get ready ppl
[myTouch 4G General] jwhood:
u gonna port marseill if u can i know your skills and no your more then capable of doing it !!!!! : )

sent from "WORLD 8-4" BOWSER'S CASTLE"
[myTouch 4G General] marseillesw:
Thanks bro I appreciate that...and to answer ur question... Hell to the mf'n yeah!!! Lol
[myTouch 4G General] jwhood:
lol thats whats up bro keep us posted!!!

sent from "WORLD 8-4" BOWSER'S CASTLE"
[myTouch 4G General] I2IEAILiiTY:
+1 i'm interested in seeing this
[myTouch 4G General] Gunja:
Download link

Is there any link to download the rom ?

I didn't see any links to download the rom or maybe I'm blind XD !!!

Thanks !
[myTouch 4G General] gbondoc:
its not released yet
[myTouch 4G General] DonDizzurp:
well, this was before we even had any ICS ROM for our phone..

we have 4.0A and (old) 3.6 ROMs in the dev section
[myTouch 4G General] The Archangel:
This needs to be locked

REAPER GET OVER HERE! lol :D
[myTouch 4G General] GrimReaper24:
Thread Closed​
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xPSYCHOTRONx:
So i was wondering why when i look at the battery in settings why i didn't see the usual break down of my usage for the day. Is there a way to toggle it or something?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xsaqzw:
I'm experiencing this also.. any help would be fantastic.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SteveG12543:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1424679
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xPSYCHOTRONx:
Thanks steve dude!

Sent from my EVO 3D w/ Tapatalk
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SteveG12543:
No problem :D
[Optimus One, P500, V General] S.J:
i rooted my device and just messed up with some .apk file......

somehow i cannt access my lg keyboard....

then i unrooted my device...but still cannt access my lg keyboard...

pls. help ....to get it back...

and refer some good keyboard for lg p500 !
[Optimus One, P500, V General] fundoozzz:
go for slideit and enable it from language and keyboard settings

Optimus one

CM 6.5.8

Press THANKS if I helped...
[Optimus One, P500, V General] scout1089:
hey

you can always re-flash this - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14665802&postcount=14 :):D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] LionAR10:
I Am Personally Using:

Straight Talk $45 unlim talk/text with ~2GB (see notes above on data limits)

I have used:

Red Pocket $60 unlim talk/text with 2GB

T-Mobile $70 unlim talk/text with 5GB

Simple Mobile $60 unlim talk/text with ?? GB

*** NEW ***

Some AT&T MVNOs have changed to some kind of 500MB at "4x" speeds, then some kind of slowdown up to 2GB. I have no idea what this means ... if anyone actually uses these offbeat plans, please report it.

StraightTalk appears to be the best deal for full "unlimited", given the caveats about data use.

T-Mobile's $30 still rocks for high data with 100mins.

Some notes: T-Mobile activation of SIMs can take "up to 24 to 48 hours". (as said by several CSRs) Mission activation codes CAN be overridden if they do not work, but they will backtrack the source of the SIMs by order number and tracking number. I had trouble with shipped SIMs with activation codes online, and CSRs took forever to get activated.

Simple Mobile SIMs can be activated online without CSR intervention and are immediately provisioned and available. (Other MVNOs do the same as well)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jameslepable:
I read through all your info even though I am in the UK. It just amazes me how much your service provides rip you guys off over there. $70 for unlimited calls, texts and 5GB of data. That's just ridiculous. Over here a company called GiffGaff (<<<<) uses o2's signal and towers. I get for £10 (~£7) 250 minutes (not much off a call guy) unlimited texts and unlimited data (tethering not allowed). It just seems they rip you guys off so much because they can tbh.

I do agree with your point about GSM though. Its a thing of beauty. If my service provider hikes prices up or lowers data/text limit and The is a better option I can just jump ship. I bought the phone and own it outright why should we have to stay with just one provider when other companies can give us more bang for our buck. That's the whole point of capitalism, competition.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] LionAR10:
I *really* don't want to stand up for our cost structure ... but there might be a mitigating circumstance ..

United States Of America: Total size area: 9,631,418 sq km

United Kingdom: Total size area: 244,820 sq km

"The state of Wisconsin in America is almost the same size as the UK [...]" or "[...]	slightly smaller than Oregon."

My phone works in a significant portion of that 9,631,418 sq km. Some of the really regional providers can be cheaper (like MetroPCS), but it's still a problem of lots and lots and lots of infrastructure.

Also .. I should mention that from the US on my business line I can call the UK (land lines) for the same price as calling down the street. (About a cent and a half) However, if I call a UK cell phone, I get hit with a 30c/m charge. That's a significant difference in how the calling rates are structured.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] denis_y_s:
You are missing one more prepaid plan - http://www.tmonews.com/2012/01/t-mobile-and-walmart-upgrade-to-unlimited-web-on-family-mobile-plan/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] LionAR10:
Good call, though this is an odd one .. postpaid, but no contract .. and 5GB for a couple months then 250M. But I love the fact that TMO is playing with prices like this though. Their offerings post-AT&T debacle seem to show a real interest in pushing some boundaries. And AT&T said the merger would be good for competition ... smh
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Good info, and interesting timing! My pre-paid SIM activation kit for T-Mobile is in the mail to my house right now :p Shooting for the $30 100min / UL text / UL (5GB) Data.

I also found it interesting about Simple Mobile. I'd looked at them before but thought it was kinda shady how they offer different plans for "3G speeds" and "4G speeds".

Found 1 typo:

Assuming that is 500mb?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] LionAR10:
That $30 5GB is a killer plan for the data, I'm all over it if I need to run a tablet or USB modem.

As far as Simple goes, yeah, I can personally confirm the 119kb/s throttle. But it works great for my gf, who still does email, surfs the web, and plays Pandora on it all day at work ... she doesn't notice it being slow. I, however, being the obvious cellphone geek I am, want more than that!

And thanks, typo fixed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Yep the plan is a good deal for sure. I'm not a huge voice user, but I easily push 5GB data per month right now. I'm on a $60 ($70 after taxes) Even More+ Plan right now and dropping it for pre-paid. Gonna save ~$40 a month, therefore subsidizing my purchase of the Galaxy Nexus :p Plan on using GrooVe IP to substitute out a few minutes. I'm having mixed results atm.

If its too few minutes for me, I'm just going to bump up to the $70 UL voice / UL text / UL (5GB) data pre-paid plan. Same price as current but with UL voice lol. Really win-win.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] LionAR10:
I purchased both GrooVe IP and gVoice but haven't really used them yet. I did a bang-up job last time I was in the UK with TMO UK prepaid there and just getting data, then doing SIP calls (CSipSimple) while on Wifi. (TMO UK blocks SIP on cell data). But GV texting still worked fine, so no one really even knew I had left the states. I'm hoping the GV clients like GrooVe work on their data network, but it'll be a few more months until I'm back there to test.

BTW, if you're passing through Heathrow, you *can* buy a SIM from a vending machine in the international terminal .. but it's a ripoff. Buy one or more on eBay before you go.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
GrooVe IP has very mixed results from the reviews I see. There are so many factors and settings in play that can change the quality. It really seems hit or miss right now. Trying to figure it out.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jameslepable:
I see your point but also I would say big american cities are more densely populated. London and Manchester aside most other cities (Am from Liverpool) aren't as big so shouldn't require as many towers as say the other cities would. But in the likes of major cities in america the would be millions of people in a small area. That would be a lot of market potential and therefore more money.

Also I could understand it costing slightly more due to more areas being coverd but the likes of $60-&70 on a pay as you go. Thats a heck of alot of money.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] LionAR10:
And to think, I was paying $180/mo on Sprint for my EVO and a data card. I feel downright giddy paying only $60/mo! (And the data card is a moot point with decent tethering)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rubiconjp:
I'm tempted to cancel my ATT plan ($165 ETF) and go to Red Pocket. Make that ETF back after a few months. Thanks for the write up!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Hi. Welcome to gsm.

Sent from my Nexus in Texas.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reuthermonkey:
I've been telling people this for YEARS now. Thanks for the fantastic write-up though - very clear.

Howardforums has a lot of different threads about each specific provider's cheap plans, but this single resource is very helpful. I'd hope that all of us with GSM phones take advantage of the fact that we can swap out sims whenever we want, and Google Voice lets us free ourselves from the tethers of the carriers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dark lord me:
I'm planning on visiting Orlando and Washington in the summer and going on t-mo's $30 for a month but i've heard that they are getting rid of that plan and I don't want to spend like $60 for two weeks of usage
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nxt:
T-Mobile has a NO CONTRACT POST PAID plans. It's called Monthly4G. It's on their website.

And yes, PrePaid is for losers :)

Sent from Galaxy Nexus (GSM)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] danger-rat:
Monthly 4G is pre-paid...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rubiconjp:
Don't forget to change your carrier's avatar.. I also recently moved from at&t to TMo too.

I'm in the Austin and Houston areas (girlfriend is in Houston). I already noticed the poorer 3G/4G coverage by TMo but it's OK, since I don't offroad anymore. The drive between Austin and Houston was with 4G/3G with at&t, now Edge/GPRS with TMo.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
Yup! just remembered that!

Also, T-Mobile seems to actually have slightly better coverage here compared to AT&T. I'm pleased as punch!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spencer88:
What app is that?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reuthermonkey:
reality. ATT's network map (like Verizon's - which is notoriously liberal) can be pretty liberal with the realities of their coverage. In some areas, ATT roams on T-Mobile.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
The app is Carrier Coverage, a way of crowd-sourcing the generation of coverage maps to provide accurate, unbiased information. It's a really excellent project and worth checking out.

I've been chatting with the dev some today on how they will accommodate data generated by devices operating on MVNOs, and he's not quite sure yet - but any data presented for the major carriers should still be helpful in selecting an MVNO that rides on their towers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Something to think about is that $30 plan can be a great deal.

If you go over the 100minutes on the plan, you're just charged at $0.10/min, so comparing it to the $70 plan you effectively have 400 minutes worth of room between the 2.

So if you only use 200-300 minutes, you're better off going with the $30 plan and just paying the overage of $10-$20 ontop of the $30/mo.

I realize its a pretty tight case though. Most people either use very little minutes (100 min plan) or use a lot of minutes (unlimited min plan).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
That was my thinking as well, just hadn't quite done all the math ;) So I'll probably be moving to that plan for the next month.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Ya I'm just starting at the $30 plan and seeing how much I can cut calls. I just feel like paying for the $70 unlimited plan I'd be overpaying more months than not.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JCreazy:
I was thinking that even though 100 minutes is not enough, you could use something like GrooveIP which used 1.2MB a minute. At 5GB of data that is potenially around 4,100 minutes over data. Also, if you are connected to wifi at home then all your calls can be made for free. Right now I am calculating the costs of cancelling my contract with AT&T, getting a cheap but decent android phone from t-mobile, and which monthly plan from t-mobile I should get. It is a shame the $30 one is for new activations only, I may go with that plan though and use GrooveIP, if that doesn't work out then I will try straight talk.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
Something just clicked in my head... would I even be able to drop to the $30 T-Mo plan?

Would buying a new SIM along with it be sufficient to make it a "new activation"?

Apologies if this was already answered here... I read the entire thread last night before I went to bed so am a bit fuzzy on what was and wasn't said ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JCreazy:
Don't quote me on this as I am not sure but I think a new activation means a new number and everything so I don't think you can change your existing plan even if you use a different sim card, unless of course you start a whole new account.