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[Networking] matguard:
I have not submerged it... I am too chicken, but I did "run water" from a sink over the screen. My son had stick hands when he played with it, and I simply washed it off. It worked perfectly. The speaker was a bit muffled until it dried out, but the instructions even say that will happen, and it is normal.

Any other questions?
[Networking] davidusr:
I picked one up on release day also. I agree with OP. Its seems to be a great tab so far. I do get browser crashes every once in a while, but nothing bad.

Have you tried to root it? Also, I don't have the "movie" tab in the market. Do you?
[Networking] matguard:
No movie tab in the market, but there is a Movie app that takes me to the movie rental page once it is updated.

As for rooting, I have begun to experiment, but I have not gone all the way.

Both volume buttons, when held down will do a reboot.

Volume up + power goes to a SW/Updating loader.

Volume down +power goes to a standard Android Recovery.

I am tempted to run a recovery script that will insert SU Root Access... I am waiting a bit to see if any experts come online before I try it as an amateur.
[Networking] quarlow:
Pantech actually makes really high end stuff in Korea. Over there they rival Samsung and LG. For whatever reason they chose to tackle the low end in the US.

Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
[Networking] matguard:
I would hesitate to call this tablet "low end." The processor is the same as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 (LTE Version). It's body construction puts the Xoom or Xyboard to shame, and it is relitively rugged.

I ran it side by side with both the Galaxy Tab and the Aconia 501, and it benchmarked higher, and it booted up, ran, and launched applications faster. I ran system info on all three devices after boot up, and the element had more available ram and processor available than the other devices (probably due to the lack of Touchwiz and Acer skin).

My only fear is that Pantech will not follow through with an ICS upgrade... I hope that they sell enough of them that some level of developer community can spring up. It really is a perfect sized device with more than adequate specs and performance.
[Networking] quarlow:
I wasn't saying specifically this tablet was low end. I've seen really great reviews. I was just saying that some people say Pantech is only capable of low end stuff, because thier overall presence in the US is low end phones. But pantech is indeed capable of making tip tier hardware, they just havent brought any phones like that to the US subsidized ... yet.

I think the tablet market is ripe for the plucking, and I am glad to see anyone try to gain some market share. As companies compete with the iPad everyone wins.

Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
[Networking] matguard:
Thanks for the clarification... I am just defensive of the tablet as I am really happy with it. I would love to see so many sold that future support is guaranteed.

But in the meantime, I would love to have some root access. I have ADB set up fully, and the tablet it recognized. There is an easily accessible recovery... I just a afraid to push superoneclick or other root tool. I don't want to break anything, but I would love to have root access in order to remove a few apps and run TBU backups.

For now, Pantech has had such a light-hand with skinning Honeycomb, that it is essentially stock. Custom ROMS and Kernel's are not a concern... just backups and app freezing for memory concerns...
[Networking] matguard:
Pantech Element Updates

For what it is worth, I got this tweet from Pantech:

"@ctmem Upgrades are coming. We can't disclose when at the moment. Please stay tuned!"

-Looks promising.
[Networking] kindley:
yeah i heard it was a good phone.
[Networking] LABurns:
Element is a great tablet

I've had this tablet for a couple weeks now and love it. This was the first tablet I was convinced to buy, as the performance / specs + price were just what I was looking for. I actually took their package deal with the Burst, and gave it to my fiance as her first smartphone. For her, it will be the perfect phone.

7 inch tablets are a just a bit too small, and the 10 inch tabs got tiring to hold after awhile. This guy is Goldilocks zone of just right (for me at least). Now my only wish is that the development community would pick up on this device and get root access for it!! I really hate AT&T's bloatware, and I prefer to be able to do whatever I want to a device I paid for. *end preaching to the choir*

If you're looking for a good (but perhaps not top of the line) spec'd tablet at a reasonable price I'd suggest taking a look at this tablet, it might just surprise you.
[Networking] LABurns:
I tried Superoneclick, and it didn't do anything.. perhaps I did it wrong, but I don't think so. As I can probably get a replacement fairly easy I'd be willing to try something else on mine if it's not too experimental. Any suggestions?
[Networking] matguard:
Full disclosure, I am by no means an expert or even a good developer...

The recovery partition (volume down + power) seems very similar to the Galaxy Tab Plus and 8.9. For that root, all you have to do is run a script through the recovery that pushes SuperUser. Here is a thread that discusses it:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1287205. If you try it, there are only three outcomes: it will error out with no foul... it will root... or it will brick.

I seriously doubt it will brick... If anything, it will just error out. If you are much braver than I, you can give it a shot. Just follow the instructions at that link. They work flawlessly on the Galaxy Tab Plus and the 8.9. I read the script, and it does just push SU to the system block. It seems pretty fail-safe.
[Networking] TRAVISTRAVESTY:
I've debated on getting this. It does look pretty good for the money and it's waterproof? YES.
[Networking] davintsai:
Thanks for sharing this information. Helps a lot :DDDDDD
[Networking] LABurns:
No harm, no foul. Here's what I got;

E: Signature verification failed

Installation Aborted
[Networking] pdenker:
I see that it can't make voice calls (on AT&T in the US). Is that a general limitation of all Honeycomb devices? Would rooting the Element, or the expected upgrade to ICS, have any effect on voice-calling ability?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deseme:
Hello fellas.

As you probably can tell, I'm new here.

I bought a Vibrant close to a month ago, and I just flashed ICS Passion v11b5 on it.

But now I have a problem. When I try GPS test, it gives me 1-4 satelites in view, but 0 in use.

Is there a way to fix this? I really use GPS a lot.

Whould appreciate any usefull replies.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Woody:
Umm about the last 40 pages in the ICS thread is about this issue. It is a well known bug that is being worked on, but no fix yet.

If GPS is that important, you might want a solid, stable 2.2
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CravenSouls:
This is the sole reason i switched from ICS Passion to Bionix-v fishman mod. I love what Neobuddy has done but I had to have a good gps.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheetsofsound:
GPS not working in ICS Passion v13

I have come from MIUI to ICS Passion v13 w/cleanup patch. With MIUI I had solid GPS performance; with ICS Passion I can see sats but it takes at least 10 minutes to get a lock, if I get one at all. I flashed back to MIUI to check and I get GPS.

I would stay with MIUI, but I get the mute/unmute bug, which I don't get with ICS Passion. I notice in some ICS Passion screen shots that others have the KB5 modem. Mine is KA6. Would flashing to KB5 alter my GPS performance? I haven't been able to check because none of the download links to KB5 modems work. (Multiupload is offline.) Does anyone have the KB5 modem they could post?

Thanks Neobuddy for an otherwise awesome ROM-very smooth.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ninor9:
I did the same thing. I also used the BlueMyst Theme and the ICS fonts. It's really a great, stable, and fast rom.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -illest-:
gps

The gps for the passion rom has always been an issue. The gps is different for everyone. Ive been following the passion rom for awhile and there have been a variety of "fixes" that my or may not work with you. You can try changing the modem first. You can also try to upgrade to passion v13 if u wish to test that. If that makes no difference i suggest you google yet another gps fix for the i9000 (dont worry it works for the vibrant, im using it currently) and flash the fix. If none of those work u might want to google vibrant gps hardware fix (this dkes require takin apart your phone). Goodluck
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shabuti:
What has worked for me, and I know that may not be representative of all phones, is the following:

1) flashed passion rom v13RC-1.

2) Backed up Angry GPS with titanium backup

3) Uninstalled Angry GPS with titanium backup

4) Flashed v11b5_boot clockwork, clearing cache and dalvik cache (No factory reset)

5) test GPS before your phone goes into deep sleep with any test app from the market (I used GPS Test)

6) turn off GPS and let your phone go into deep sleep

7) Test GPS again. This is where most people have trouble getting GPS to connect again.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1362961 has the v11b5_boot I mentioned.

Let me know if anything was unclear or how it worked out for you.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheetsofsound:
Thanks to all of you for the suggestions. I ended up using the advice from this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1370910

It suggests installing yagf2.zip. So far, its working after a reboot. Haven't yet tried the deep sleep thing, but I'll let you know. If this solves the gps, then I'm staying with ICS.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shabuti:
I tried the yagf2.zip as well before reverting back to v11b5. GPS does work after reboot, but either the phone will not go into deep sleep (Wake locked) after GPS is disabled, or if you do manage to get it into deep sleep, the GPS will not turn back on after. I tired yagf2.zip with and without angryGPS installed. At first I thought everything was working well after screen off, but I noticed using CPUspy that the phone never actually went into deep sleep. I works as a quick fix for heavy GPS users, but your battery life will be abysmal.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheetsofsound:
So far I've been in and out of deep sleep (well, my phone has) and I'm still able to get a lock. I'm using CPU spy also and it shows that I am actually entering the phone's version of REM. I have AngryGPS installed and didn't remove it before flashing yagf2.zip. It just shows that Samsung did a crappy job with the gps hardware; all our phones are so different.

EDIT: Just got back from a trip around town in the car. GPS pretty spotty. I'd get a fix for 2 or 3 minutes, then maps would suddenly show me 8 blocks across town driving through a park... then back to real location. meh.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ascallop:
Agreed, great GPS. Wifi calling is also important to me because I travel abroad extensively. (Saves exorbitant roaming charges).

Until the ICS roms become more stable, I'll stick with Bionix 1.3.1 (fishmanmod) with Bali 1.8.8uv kernel.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrediener:
New ICS kernell (kiss) should have fixed that. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22733142&postcount=10214
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kknd_32:
a u sure?

for i am using the rom ICS_Euphoria_RC1 with a kiss kernell.

The gps could lock at the very time after a reboot (without deepsleep), and worked well before the next reboot.

However, if i dont lock the gps and let the phone goes to deepsleep, the gps will go to sleep and never wake up before another reboot.

that my problem.

could any kernell fix it?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scr4tchy:
Hello,

I would like to flash my Xperia Arc to have a better battery life & much functions.

I read some things...

- DooM Kernel -> What does it do ? Just permitting the Overclocking? And DownClock/Undervolt ? It is a good idea to flash my Xperia to it to gain Battery/Perfs ? Which version take ?

- Baseband Patches -> Recommanded with DooM Kernel. It's risky, isn't it ? How can we fallback to the stock baseband is case of problems ?

- What's the best ROM ? Their's a lot. Cyanogen 7.. Xperia Mod..

I need 3G, WiFi, Camera.. FM is possible.. ?

Thanks !
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
Depends on the user.

But DooMKernel is great and saves battery when your device is stable with undervolt
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scr4tchy:
Thanks.

And what about Baseband Patches?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dp94:
Nothing risky about that. You could easily change your baseband again using Flashtool.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scr4tchy:
Thanks.

I just saw that I can't use the DoomKernel with Cyanogen since it's a bit buggy and DoomLord is working on it.. I've try differnts things.

Thanks!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dp94:
DooMKernel for CM7 is currently on hold.

But afaik DooMLoRD is also a FXP member and integrate some of his features in FXP's kernel. ;)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wayne850:
Try 36 Baseband. I'm using this with Arconium 6.1 + Doomkernel and i have only 2% battery drain per hour on idle
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scr4tchy:
Hello,

I installed DoomKernel + Xperia Mod + BaseBand 36 and I saw my battery drained like hell.. How can I solve it ? I set up 184Mhz-1Ghz & -100mV.

Scheduler: minmax & sio for I/O. What's the best ones for Battery ?

Thanks!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Delgadovsky:
Hello. Dont forget that after install new kernel usually, battery drain lots on first charge... Try recharge when almost over and see if still happens. If still continues, you can calibrate your battery :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scr4tchy:
Hello,

Thanks.

I'll google it (Calibrate)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wayne850:
maybe you should try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1433309
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr6768:
how to undervolt and what is battery calibration ?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shtreber:
dl battery calibrator on market
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ninjalandpirate:
I've been borrowing an iPad two and I really can't see the lure especially for the price. Could some of you guys say wether it's a good idea to pick up a nook ?

You can get them relatively cheaply on eBay and I love the idea of having cyanogen mod on a tablet.

I'm not so fussed about cameras and all that the iPad camera is horse **** anyway.

Interested to know what you guys think?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobstro:
When I bought mine for $250, it was the cheapest tablet at that pricepoint. Now that more powerful tablets are available for $250, I can't make that argument anymore. However, if you can get one for $150 or less, it's still a hell of a value.

If you're not interested in B&N content, there's no reason to bother with the B&N firmware. With a used device, warranty isn't in the picture. You might as well pick one up cheap, flash over whatever version of firmware you prefer (I recommend CM 7.2 RC0 Mirage) and start having fun with it.

I'm holding on to my NC until more options open up at the $250 mark, at which time, I'll probably dump it. If the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Plus were $250 instead of $350, I'd jump today. In the meantime, the NC is doing just fine.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ninjalandpirate:
Wow thanks for all your replies! Very helpfull. I think they've got to be worth a shot for the price im seeing them.

When you say there is a problem with The charger is it with the adaptor itself or the NC's units micro female port?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smarcin:
I agree with the your assessment. There are rumors of an Ausus 7" tablet coming out next quarter at $250.

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Neither. It's the "blinking" cable. From what I've heard, the micro USB end goes bad. There's an indicator light in that end of the cable. There has been speculation that it overheats the connector that then breaks or otherwise fails. I've only had mine since Christmas and have been fine so far. <crosses fingers; says a prayer> The bad thing is, the connector, while looking like a normal micro USB plug, is actually longer than others. If you don't have this longer one, it will only charge slowly...
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cshehan:
my 2 cents

If you can get one for $150 I'd say go for it. Otherwise I'd hold off for a bit. There are supposed to be a whole slew of ICS tablets coming out soon.

My only gripes about my NC is that the single core processor struggles a bit even when overclocked, and the horrific Bluetooth range. Beyond that and for the price it certainly was an unbeatable deal when I got mine over a year ago.

As to the charging cable either I'm lucky or it's my incredible OCD when it comes to treating electronics gingerly, but I've not had an issue at all with it. I'm not sure a $40 warranty on a sub $200 dollar device that is pretty well outdated makes sense. If you are concerned about a potential cable failure you can do what many others have done and get a warranty replacement preemptively.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MISRy:
Posted to wrong thread.

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Sent from the Center of my Mind
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mindwave:
i bought a refurb for my son for xmas - he's 5

however my wife, who has had her NC since last xmas wanted to see if she liked CM7 enough to commit (now she dual boots off sd card) so we bought his over the summer, figuring it would give her 6 months to "play with it" while I got it prepped for him.

as I was wrapping it up, I had it plugged in to charge (so it would work when he unwrapped it), cable got hooked around the chair and the whole thing pulled off the desk.

everything looked ok, but it always took a few tries to get it charging, then last week, it stopped charging.

swapped cables with hers, no go

So this weekend bought one from CL for $100, still wrapped in the plastic.

So I was pretty good with that.

HOWEVER if anyone knows of a step by step on getting these APART (I know some sites do "tear downs) I would love to try and fix this one.

I believe that the USB plug needs to be reseated/resoldered.

I just dont want to 'rip it up' if there is a more appropriate way of getting it open.

j

---------- Post added at 07:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:47 PM ----------

so I guess what I was saying is, if you can live w/o the warranty CL is a great way to go

HOWEVER I do plan on digging around to see if his can get fixed via warranty (the other reason I dont want to rip it apart)

thanks

j
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ponyboy82:
I will second (third?) the suggestions to try to find one for under $150. Heck, I think I've seen refurbs for $120-130 a couple times too. I got mine almost a year ago when they were first $200. It was totally worth it then, but there is now a lot more competition at that price point. Idk if it's because of the Touchpad fire sale or what (that also makes a great Android tablet, btw).

I don't miss the cameras either. Sometimes it would be nice to have GPS, but not a big deal. That said, CM makes these things GREAT. I mainly use mine for reading still, but it's capable for light web browsing, and is super portable for a tablet.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gallahad2000:
The Nook Color has been as cheap as $70 after cashback at overstock.com. I didn't get in at that price but I did pick up 9 for family @ $120 right after black friday.

I got mine when it first came out for $250 and haven't regretted it. That being said, last month I picked up a 10.1" lenovo K1 when it was on sale for $250 after instant discount and $30 off $150 coupon. I use my 10.1" a lot more than my nook now but still consider the nook an excellent value (it's a great device for anyone willing to take the time to get android on it).

$250 will be the new price point for android tablets. It will get harder and harder to sell them at $500 when there's so many cheap ones out there. The K1 is at $280 again but it's in store only and it'll be harder to apply the coupon.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ponyboy82:
Not sure if you're following, but it's actually $130 right now through B&N's ebay store:

http://slickdeals.net/f/3883756-NOO...r-for-129-99-Shipped-MANUFACTURER-REFURBISHED
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patruns:
Direct link is http://www.ebay.com/itm/170770105632?afepn=5335869999&campid=5335869999&PID=1225267
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrColdbird:
Well... here is my in depth post on the pros and cons of getting a Nook Color...

Well... where to start...

CONS:

The Nook is HEAVY - 500gramm sure weight a lot and comparing it to other 7" tablets it's the one that makes your hand fall off if you try to read for more than an hour...

It's lacking cameras and mics... and even bluetooth mics dont work properly with it at this point... so... thats a big con for me...

Even if taking pictures sucks on tablets... its just too damn comphy to get on Skype and have a Videotalk on there...

Sadly no Video on Nook, hell - not even normal phonecalls on it...

Work-In-Progress Android 4 being the last con in it... because its as the name said work in progress... you will encounter a whole bunch of things that dont work just right yet... if you dont mind stepping down to 2.3.7 Android though and thus missing out on Tablet-Optimizations Android 4 brings in then this might not apply to you however.

PROS:

The most awesome battery life you will ever see on a Android 7" Tablet... I was able to squeeze 10 hours of REAL use out of this tablet with the right settings... (turned down screen brightness, wifi off, etc.)

Sadly other devices range from the worst (2 hours) to the okay range (8 hours) - but ive never seen one top the nook in that part...

This is most likely thanks to efficiently picked hardware, software optimizations and the 4000mah battery it runs on (while other tablets range from 3000 to 3700mah).

Fast Charging will be the next PRO... most tablets use a normal USB Port to charge, thus being limited to 5V for charging... (Ramos W6HD for example)

The nook comes with a special cord and charger that allows for 13V charging... speeding the charging process up by more than two times.

A lot of merchandise available will be the final PRO to it - similiar to iPad & Co its easy to find a whole bunch of Nook gadgets to work with, be it that extra cool book case you're looking for or some nice anti-gloss foils for the screen, you will easily find those for the nook.

Not as easy on other tablets...

CONCLUSION:

Depending on what you want to do with the Tablet... whether you want the full Android 4 Tablet experience or not... and so on... you might be looking for something else...

Also... the price is another thing...

Previously the nook was the "cheap mans' tablet" - as tablets were expensive as hell...

However... you might be better off getting a Ainol Novo 7 Elf or Ainol Novo 7 Aurora...

By now, they are easily on par with the Nook... both price/value wise as well as feature wise... and last but not least they come with cams, mics and a proper Android 4 OS...

The only thing you would lose when going for the Novo Elf or Novo Aurora is 2 hours of battery runtime... giving you 8 hours instead of 10...

Last but not least, stay away from the Ramos W6HD... what looks like a good deal on the paper is broken by the awful battery runtime (4 hours).

I say... give all of those options a thought... try to get some info about the devices I just mentioned to you... and then just grab whatever you think best fits your daily needs. :)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ninjalandpirate:
More excellent advice I might look at saving and spending a bit more to get something decent, I'm a little late for the nook-mobile me reckon. Tablet world has moved fast.