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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] godefoy:
I had to call twice to have them stop throttling me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] housry23:
I called T-Mobile and asked about the insurance. The unlocked gnex is covered and you will receive an unlocked gnex if you have a claim. I may still go with ensquared like you said because of price and a cheaper deductible, but to those of you wondering, the unlocked Galaxy Nexus is covered by T-Mobile monthly prepaid insurance. Iphones, routers, tablets and laptops are not. T-Mobile is really trying to do prepaid the right way.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bagelicious:
Are you anywhere near the BB&T building in downtown Raleigh, by any chance? That's where I work and I've been wondering how the speeds are. Thinking about making the switch but I don't know anyone with T-Mobile around here.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] urinsane:
So I am also considering the move to straight talk. I am perfectly happy with T-Mobile's service but the minutes are very limiting. Although I supplement with VOIP, I've noticed I am more hesitant to just randomly call a friend to chat, and I worry about keeping my conversations short when I am using minutes. Now that straight talk appears to have eased up on data restrictions a bit, I'm thinking a month of testing once my T-Mobile credit runs out.

Question: I'd rather not pay Straight Talk $15 + $5 shipping for a sim. They are offering several phones for free if you go through shopstraighttalk.com although it appears many are CDMA. It would appear that they include the sim/activation kit with the free phone as you can purchase a Samsung T340G with a month of service for $45.

Has anyone purchased doing this instead? I wouldn't mind having another burner phone, especially if it is cheaper than just the sim alone. Am I missing something?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lafester:
the sim won't work unfortunately. dumb phone sims are locked to the specific phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] urinsane:
Ahh I knew it was too good to be true. Thanks for the info!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xdp:
That's nice...it does seem to vary quite a bit. Comparing to an iP4S on AT&T I was seeing slower speeds on the Nexus most of the time, but not all of the time. Sometimes the iPhone would randomly drop below 2 Mbps and the Nexus would be faster. I think it's safe to say Speed Test is far from definitive. Plus even regular HSPA can be fast enough for normal tasks, and AT&T "HSPA+" areas are often not any appreciably faster. The question still remains, though, if Straight Talk is really ever delivering HSPA+ speeds, or sometimes just really good HSPA speeds.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] muyoso:
I am in the exact same situation as you and chose to try out straight talk next month. I ordered the sim and a month of service and used a promo code "RMNST" to get free shipping. The code is only good for orders over 20 by me though, so no good on just the sim.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jstrom23:
Appreciate the thread very much. I've been with Verizon for many, many years, but the recent plan changes are pricing me out. I've been going back and forth between an HTC upgrade or the GNex and I'm probably going to get the unlocked GNex from Google Play and try SmartTalk. We'll see...still mulling it over.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mikeandjaimie:
Any chance of a Canadian version?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pahick:
I finally ordered my sim and first month. I couldnt find the free shipping option on ST, but did use the code RMNST for free ship off retailmenot.

Question. When I activate and use the 30 day card they give me, do I have to wait to add months? I like the auto refill on the link someone gave me, but I also like the idea of purchasing either the 3 mo, or 6 mo from walmart ...

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Email-Del...-Talk-and-Web-Access-180-Day-Service/15443346

Do I have to wait until my 30 days are up? Or can I add time anytime?

Question 2, I am going to port my number from ATT. Has there been any major problems from you all doing this? Thanks guys, I really appreciate a thread like this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fixyourtech:
Add anytime, I would advice on doing no more than 3 month cards.

See the chart I made for how much you save.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
It's hard for folks in the US to write a guide for what will work in another country. I'd encourage you to do your own research and perhaps start your own Canadian Prepaid thread.

You can refill at any time, and even keep a positive balance so you don't have to refill each month. Any unused credit balance will roll over to the next month.

There should not be any issues. Just be aware that your line with AT&T will be closed once the port request is put in. Make sure you're ready for your AT&T service to end at that time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pahick:
Thats good to know, no issues. When I switch I want my service with ATT to end. Im going to owe 265 ETF but IMO its worth it. Shouldnt take long to make that back. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jaybeeunix:
A good place to start might be http://www.prepaidgsm.net/ . That's usually where I start my search for prepaid SIMs before visiting a foreign country.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DerAmi:
Hey guys I had a quick question. So I have the tmobile prepaid sim and it came with $3.34 on it. I wanted to test out the service. Well that was yesterday (I picked the $3/day plan just to use it for a day and today I only have $0.34 on it but yet I'm still picking up 4G internet? Anybody know why?

Edit: in fact I wrote that on said 4G data..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] urinsane:
Its been longer than 24 hours since you were fully activated?

Keep us updated. A quick note; you may have issues trying to switch that over to the $30 monthly 4g plan.. it is for new activations only.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Beat me to it. I don't think he's gonna be able to switch to the $30 100 minute plan anymore because he's not a new activation anymore. Might have to order another SIM...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DerAmi:
Yep its been 3 days. And yeah I know, I'm actually heading to Germany for a year next month and that's why I got the phone, I was just testing out T-Mobile service for when I come back.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Shad0wguy:
Hey all I've just ordered my gnex and will be getting the $30 tmobile prepaid and dropping sprint like a bad habit. Looking forward to usable 3g.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rafa3L:
I'm on T-Mobile monthly 4G and my wife is on Straight Talk (AT&T) $45 plan. We are both using jelly bean gnex. When I send her an MMS it comes across as a blank white photo.

Anyone experience that before?

I sent her an MMS from a Verizon phone and she could view it fine. She can send from straight talk to my T-Mobile phone and I can view fine. I can send to the Verizon phone and it is viewable no problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Are you using Google Voice? Mms doesn't work properly on GV.

sent from my tab2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rafa3L:
No not Google Voice. Standard messaging app.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jazzruby:
Check the MMS proxy for the Straight Talk (AT&T) GNex; I originally left both proxies blank, but found that I couldn't receive some MMS (pictures) until I added the proxy.

HTH,

-JR-
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rafa3L:
Attached screenshots of APN and also what the MMS looks like. Crazy thing is if I long tap the message and select Save Attachment then u can see the photo in the Gallery under downloads.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jazzruby:
Comparing your settings with mine (from what I can see); I have port 80 set on MVNO (probably NA), but interestingly, my 'APN type' is 'Not set' (yours is 'default,supl,mmc'), 'APN enable/disable' is grayed out, 'Bearer' unspecified.

Also, check your settings in MMS (app); look for 'Auto retrieve', etc..

-JR-
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rafa3L:
I've tried APN type as "not set" as well. Not sure whats going on.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DerAmi:
So guys I've been reading through this and its convinced me to try out the straight talk (at&t) plan next. Who else has experienced the actual unlimited data by just simply getting rid of the proxy info? I've heard that allows us to be worry free..

Sent from the Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lafester:
You do not get unlimited data by removing the proxy. You might be able to use a little more before they cut you off however if you are lucky.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DerAmi:
I still don't understand how its possible for some people to use 1 GB and get cut off and others to use 20gb and not get cut off

Sent from the Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
I've not seen any reports of people using as much as 20GB...

My understanding is that Straight Talk will throttle/cut you off if you're adversely affecting the network (by their metrics of course). So if you live out in the middle of nowhere and you're the only ST customer on the tower, they won't really care if you use 4GB or whatever, but if you live in a major metro area, they'll probably start to talk to you around ~2GB. So that being said, don't expect to remove the proxy and use 10GB every month (Jesus Christ how?!?). They will kick you off. If you need that much data, prepaid just isn't ready for you.

Straight Talk is actually getting quite popular, and they have something like 20-25

million

users on their network. There's also a large number of iPhone users bringing their AT&T devices over to the carrier, which is starting to bog it down in the major metro areas.

I'm going to start using Straight Talk AT&T in another month and I'll be happy to report in on it here, but its just pretty clear now that it's not a 2GB hard cap, but rather a bit of a sliding scale depending on the network saturation in your area.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DerAmi:
Hm I've heard of people using 10+GB and not getting caught but you're right, they might be in rural areas. Well I just ordered my straight talk Sim so I can test the waters around here so we will see.

Sent from the Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crustie:
Help need for an Australian

Just need a bit of help, we fly to the USA on holidays in about a months time (first time in the USA) for about 5 - 6 weeks I have an international galaxy Note NT7000 so looking for a sim card pre paid provider in the USA , so I only have quad band GSM and Quad Band 3G which plan would be best as we are touring around California plus doing a cruise to Alaska as well as Hawaii and staying also in SFO , I would like a data plan around < 500mb and would like to ring back to Australia mostly , I have no fixed address so unable to have the sim posted to a postal address but we are visiting a large Mall near Rosemead in LA before we leave So would it possible to pick up a Suitable pre paid sim from there as we start our vacation we arrive late at night and picking up one from the airport would be out of the question I feel

many thanks for your help in Advance

Crustie
[General Questions and Answers] Android311:
Ive been trying to find the png img for the icon background when pressed, since I have htc when I press an app it turns green, I looked on framework but just cant seem to find it

HTC Wildfire S (VM) "s-off" "rooted" Stock Rom
[General Questions and Answers] Android311:
Bump

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] smohanv:
Hi

I encrypted my phone and it says that I have reset to factory defaults if I want to decrypt my phone. Even after i did factory reset my phone is not decrypted, I even tried through CWM and factory reset and no avail.

Can anyone help please....

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Janzomaster:
Please use the search function. There have been numerous threads about this. You need to use fastboot to remove the encryption when you are rooted. Details in searched threads.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jd1001:
You can't remove the encryption because you have a custom recovery. This happened to me before. You need to fastboot/adb and push a stock rom to the phone. Feel free to PM as I know this is a horrible issue to deal with.
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] santachaos:
Root Only

Well for some of you who are using stock roms and want to disable boot sound this is a file for you guys.

The reason I provided this is because that when you delete PowerOn.mp3, your "media sound" settings would be reset, and for me it's quite annoying.

Here is the .mp3 file

Steps to install:

1. Grab a root-enabled file manager that you can access /system and mount system as read-write.

2. Navigate to system/sounds/lgeSOUNDs)

3. Copy and paste file

4. Set/Tick permissions to

Owner - read and write

Group - read

Others - read

5. Reboot your phone.
[HTC Wildfire S] Android311:
I've been trying to edit png img and would like to change the color of the address bar when loading a web site, but cant figure out where its located

HTC Wildfire S (VM) "s-off" "rooted" Stock Rom
[HTC Wildfire S] theq86:
Might be easier to download a themeable 3rd party browser. I like Dolphin Browser HD very much.
[HTC Wildfire S] Android311:
Thats true but I dont mind editing :p

HTC Wildfire S (VM) "s-off" "rooted" Stock Rom
[HTC Wildfire S] kagevazquez:
I wish someone would tell us because I want to change mine already

Sent from my S-offed and rooted Wildfire Marvelc [VM]
[HTC Wildfire S] Tera Tike:
It is in the Browser.apk -> res -> drawable-mdpi -> common_b_inputfield_progress.9.png
[HTC Wildfire S] Android311:
Great thanks!

Sent from my HTC_A510c
[HTC Rezound] I Am Marino:
Subject speaks for itself, looking for the best protective case for lowest price possible, whether its from Amazon, etc.

-Sent from my Droid 2-
[HTC Rezound] I Am Marino:
I'm just trying to not spend a load of money, I've seen good cases for decent prices so just trying to get some ideas.

-Sent from my Droid 2-
[HTC Rezound] dejahboi:
Consider price range you're aiming for? :)
[HTC Rezound] I Am Marino:
I guess $30 or less.

-Sent from my Droid 2-
[HTC Rezound] SuperFan86:
http://www.handhelditems.com

Good prices on nice quality cases.

I personally like a hard silicon (TPU) case because of the impact resistance and ease of getting it on/off.

I like the Silicon cases from Verizon for the perfect fit, but I get a pretty good discount through my company there which makes the price a lot more manageable. My next case is on the way from the website above because I've seen how nice the cases are in person.
[HTC Rezound] RED ZMAN:
I've got several, and the Incipio or Seidio 2 piece cases are the best. I'm rocking the Seidio Active combo because I need a holster, but if you want my grey/black Incipio, I'd sell it for that price.

Pm me if interested
[HTC Rezound] jmorton10:
I had the incipio and hated it, it was a lint magnet which sucks if you carry your phone in your pocket.

I actually gave it away free to a poster on this site. I now use a hard rubber HTCPedia case that works with the extended battery and I love it.

~John
[HTC Rezound] txkorm:
Way to block that guy's attempt to help someone out........

KORM via the beast known as the Rezound.
[HTC Rezound] corz123:
Cruzer light from Amazon. 9 shipped
[HTC Rezound] mc_365:
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Rezound-Rubberized-Shell-Holster/dp/B0067P0EGM/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_0_2

I got this for like 12 bucks shipped

Many on this site mention it but they don't say much about it.

It's hard plastic not rubber.

It's like the rezounds battery door, meaning it's hard plastic that has been textured to feel like rubber.

The fit seems to be perfect.

The phone stays snug in the holster, but I can imagine over time it will loosen somewhat as the case gets worn and the plastic smooths from the friction.

All buttons are accessible.

Belt clip swivels 90 degrees in each direction and feels very sturdy.

The belt clip opening seems to be wide enough to secure to most belts.

The phone shell has a fold out that is used as a kickstand.

Overall, for the price this is a very good case.

With the proper screen protector I think the phone would survive a 3 foot drop with some possible scuffing on the top or bottom edges.

A drop while the phone is in the holster from 4 should not be very damaging if at all.

IMHO my phone is protected from day to day dings and clumbsy fumbles. Will the phone survive a falling out of my back pack while doing 80 MPH on my motorcycle? IDK.

That's my 2 cents

Hit thanks if it helps

Forgot the 1 real con.

There is no cutout on the holster for the micro usb port, so you can't pull the whole holster off and plug in, you need to take the phone out of the holster.

I may try to modify the holster with my dremel to make the charging port accessible while in the holster.
[HTC Rezound] txkorm:
Thanks for the review! Been waiting for someone to review this case. For $6 I'm getting it for the kickstand alone.

KORM via the beast known as the Rezound.
[HTC Rezound] Gear_Up:
I have that one as well and it's a good case and holster.

The only negative IMO is: I wish the case had more coverage around the top and bottom of the phone. Those parts are open and the phone or screen could break if the phone lands just right (or wrong...)
[HTC Rezound] I Am Marino:
Is this the Incipio case mentioned earlier in the thread?

http://www.amazon.com/Incipio-HT-223-Rezound-SILICRYLIC-Silicone/dp/B006PD6LPE/ref=pd_sim_cps_2

Seems kinda nice.
[HTC Rezound] txkorm:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=21632695

This should be mine come next week.

KORM via the beast known as the Rezound.
[HTC Rezound] killahrey:
I got a Bodyglove Slim Profile case. you can have it for $10.

its a very good case, feels sturdy and feels like it can take a hit. Custom carbon fiber wrap looks awesome.

Just got a seido active so I no longer need it.
[HTC Rezound] g8-rez:
Go with a otterbox commuter case off of ebay. Big discount off MSRP. Total coverage, with soft case, additional coverage with hard over top. Also comes with a static screen protector.

I've had two on different phones. Great protection from drops, all ports are easily accessed, Makes power and vol buttons much easier to press.
[HTC Rezound] I Am Marino:
By static screen protector, meaning it has its own it puts on itself? That would be nice, I suck at putting those on.

-Sent from my Droid 2-
[HTC Rezound] jimbiss:
I just got the Incipio Silicrylic case and like it a lot, I would have liked a grippier silicone, but my phone feels much more secure in my hand with the case on
[HTC Rezound] g8-rez:
NO, by static i mean one that doesn't use a water solution to install.

Its one that just lays on, like most of the cheap ones you can find.
[HTC Rezound] Marcismo55:
If you want an Otterbox Defender..PM me. I have on that is practically new (including the screen protector unused) that I will sell for cheap.
[HTC Rezound] fluidj:
What is the slot/cutout at the bottom left for?
[HTC Rezound] armchairbear:
I have the Incipio Grey/Dark Grey Silicone/hard plastic case.

I like it. For me, it has not been a lint magnet. I also primarily put my phone in my pockets.

As a comparison, I had an Otterbox commuter case for the Incredible 2. The silicone for the Incipio case seems to be thicker and less flexible, which I like. The otterbox silicone bends or gets tugged on a lot when going in and out of a pocket. The otterbox does have a thicker and harder plastic portion. Not sure which would protect the phone better. I know my phone survived a 4 foot fall onto concrete in the otterbox. I like the look of the Incipio design better. I especially like the grill on the back for the speaker. Also, the hard plastic on the otterbox felt slippery, but the plastic on the Incipio case has a little texture and isn't as slippery, that makes the phone easier to hold.

The advantage that the otterbox and Incipio cases have over the TPU hybrid cases, is that the silicon makes the buttons easy to press. I tried 2 TPU hybrid cases, and one case design made it easy to press the power button but hard to press the volume buttons, and another one was the other way around.

The disadvantage of the otterbox and incipio type cases is they make the phone wider and thicker than the TPU cases. The Incipio case was only about 1mm wider and thicker, so it's not too bad. The phone still feels easy to hold.

Overall, I like the incipio case a lot. As a caution, the screen protector that comes with incipio case does not completely cover the screen, it's off by 1mm all around. That's not a big deal since you can get some other screen protector.
[HTC Rezound] SuperFan86:
Opening for those 2 little holes, apparently for the LTE and CDMA:
[HTC Rezound] tekhna:
I'm glad to see a lot of these cases cover up the embarrassing Beats logo.
[HTC Rezound] mc_365:
I guess that is how they get such a good fit, as the case slides over the phone. One thing I did figure is that the phone can be holstered upside down which will give access to the charging port while holstered. Now I won't misplace the holster while charging, and actually it's easier to transition to my ear that way.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cr0wz:
Just a question.. if we can do that ... all we have to do it connect a keyboard and a mouse via Bluetooth and we will have here a tablet or something..

no ??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] GBGamer:
We probably would be able to, but you'd have to do a bit of hacking if you wanted it to run.

Sent From The Best Phone of 2011
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cr0wz:
Am I the only one interested in having this??

I mean its cool .. no??

having a complete computer and a cell at the same time... idk...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jpnelson40:
Isn't that what we have in Android?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] christeeezy:
Yeah I for one would like to run something like Ubuntu with a GUI that we can connect a bluetooth keyboard and mouse to.

Our physical screen size plus a little higher "resolution" through lowering DPI would be perfect.

Having an actual computer phone would be dope!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cr0wz:
I think so.. that would be awesome ...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jpnelson40:
One can increase resolution nicely with LCD Density Modder application, and I suppose others as well. The Bluetooth keyboard is a nice idea: has anyone tried it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
I have a BT keyboard I got from Amazon that I use with my phone sometimes. It's supposed to be for a Galaxy Tab but it works great.

I'd like to have an Android/Ubuntu dual-boot system, that's be rad.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Husam2011:
I'm thinking it will eat the battery, plus ur gunna have to use vnc anyway which will ruin the experience?

-- i know its localhost
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cr0wz:
if that's a possibility, how can we add the cell applications to ubuntu though??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sistum Id:
I remember doing it on my HTC G1 back in the day. It was actually VNC viewer but it was a full blown Linux that run and operated on the phone. Can't remember which distro it was. It had a lot of steps to get to work if I remember correctly.

I wouldn't be surprised if the method today was just a few steps and/or zip. I'm sure if you Google something, the methods should apply to our phone as well. I'd be nice if we could dual boot.

It was Debian.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8yBHbwuKSU For the G1

This might help you in your quest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN4c61ETCWg
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xsteven77x:
In all honesty we barely have any devs (mostly just modders), so to be able to port something of this magnitude of our phone is probably not going to happen for a long time if ever :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Husam2011:
I'll try to do this today, but im not sure if our kernels supports loop devices.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pyraxiate:
I had chrooted ubuntu working, although it messed with my efs partition :-\ the idea is to get the subsystem up and running, then vnc into it from the android side. Its still a "local" installation but no working x11
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cr0wz:
how do we even start the installation ??

we copy it to the card .. and make the installation from it ??

and .. in both ways .. if it works .. or if it doesn't.. we just odin back ??