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[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FurryCup:
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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] izmahoby:
Does anyone know how to disable the NFC battery only requirement so that I can use a standard non-NFC battery in my i777?

I don't have a NFC option as seen in this screen shot.

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=739271&d=1317692174

These NFC batteries are hard to find, basically impossible to find outside of the US. I can use a non-NFC battery (such as one made for the i9100), however connecting the USB (to the wall charger or computer) immediately puts it into a boot loop.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Najuto9tail:
I think it is automatically detected and for bootloop i9100 batteries have this problem on sgh i777.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jazzboyrules:
The $8 QCell battery from Amazon, which doesn't have NFC, works fine on my phone. You might want to try that out.

Sent from myphone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] izmahoby:
This is the only QCell battery I could find for the i777 on Amazon, the others are specifically for other versions of the S2.

http://www.amazon.com/QCell-Samsung-SGH-i777-Extended-Compatible/dp/B006SK5GK0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328965651&sr=8-1

Can you send a link to the one you are talking about?

Maybe there are some versions of the i777 that don't require the NFC battery?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jazzboyrules:
Well, this is the one I ordered last week, but it's unavailable as of now.

The battery in the link that you posted should be good too. It's the same manufacturer. The only thing is that that battery is 3600mAh instead of the 1950mAh battery in my link. So the 3600mAh battery will be fatter and that's why QCell is giving you a compatible battery cover for free. That means that your existing phone case/bumper can't be used with that and the phone might look ugly.

So search for threads in this forums that discuss what kinds of non-Samsung battery people buy for i777.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marmatty:
Hello guys,

I recently tried to root and unlock my x10 using the tutorials posted here , the rooting part went okay however I must have messed something up when I tried to unlock the bootloader as right now, flashtool 0.6.7 won't let me flash anything at all , and keeps on throwing " ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CLASS="SECURITY_CLASS";ERR_DYNAMIC="SIN " at me . Tried with several versions of flashtool, tried S1tool to no avail.

Now I'm stuck with a phone that will not boot at all (only vibrates then goes dead).

Your help and suggestions would be really appreciated as I don't wanna give up on it just yet and take it to a service center (out of warranty so I'm gonna have to pay for it myself).
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cr4zypo3t:
Could you provide some more information?

Which Rom/version of android were you running?

Which method of unlocking the bootloader did you follow?

Did you try repairing the phone with Sony Ericsson PC companion software?

Try flashing the Stock kernel.

As far as i can tell its nothing you won't be able to fix by yourself (with help from here of course :)).
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marmatty:
Originally I was running stock 2.3.3 , tried rooting using the method posted here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1254087 ; everything went fine during the kernel downgrade process , I ran the SETOOL2.bat script which completed successfully however when I got to the kernel upgrade part , flashtool stopped working. Phone is recognized by PC as a "SEMC Flash device" and the green led lights up but as I said in the first post - won't flash my X10. Tried with both Windows and Linux versions, both give me the same error :(

I also tried fixing it through SEUS and PC Companion , none of them work, keep on saying my phone already has the latest version installed :(

Suggestions guys ?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HR7:
Try repair it this method.. Open sony ericsson pc companion and click on support zone.. Then click on repair phone.. Have you tried this?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marmatty:
yes , i tried repairing through PC Companion , tried updating through SEUS , both keep on telling me I'm running the latest version. I ended up taking my phone to a repair shop, after I'll pick it up I'm gonna ask the guys there what they did to fix it so I can share it with you.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spacecadet77:
Wish I had seen this sooner :(

I was getting into all sorts of trouble when I was rooting my phone, had at least 2 instances where I though I had bricked it (which would not be good!). And your post sounds similar to what I was getting at 1.30am last Thursday!

What I did, and what I recommend is to download one of the stock roms and flash that through the flashtool. Keep the stock rom close by, if anything else happens then it is your safe place.

Once you've flashed with the stock rom. Re-read the flashing instructions carefully and try again.

Here's the Stock ROM I used:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22075170&postcount=413

and flashtool:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=920746
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marmatty:
Thanks for your reply , I tried flashing a stock rom through flashtool 0.6.7 , it didn't work as i was getting the same annoying error. I must admit that it wasn't the same exact rom that you used.

After I get my phone back from the service center I'm gonna try to unlock the bootloader again.

Now I'm curious if your method would have worked :D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aliyaan:
Error - err_severity=

Hello, I have a bricked X10i phone which gave me following error when I tried to flash is using flash tool.

ERROR - ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CLASS="SECURITY_CLASS";ERR_DYNAMIC="SIN header verification failed"

It does get detected with a green blink but I only get a black screen on the phone. I will appreciate any help.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lallonza888:
Hi Aliyaan!!! I had the same problem a couple weeks ago.

Just follow carefully everysingle step of this guide (it's pretty easy), and everything will get back to normal =)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20251565&postcount=8
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hovensy:
same thing happens to my x10i.. I have red many forums on this topic but it doesnt show a solution...

I think it is a bricked phone already.. need to send it for repair
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mjonyh:
Why don't you try with latest flash tool 0.8.5 or above.

1. Flash stock 2.3.3.

2. There is a menu in flash tool to root.

3. There is a menu under plugin to unlock bootloader.

Stock rom can flash always. X10 can't be bricked so easily.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] udupa82:
Since you r already on stock 2.3.3, there is no need to downgrade your baseband.. you need baseband .71 for gingerbread ROMs and the stock ROM is already on it... use SEUS to unroot and flash the stock ROM.. once you r on complete stock try rooting and unlocking using flashtool .9 or the latest version... also install the drivers from the flashtool folder...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajitha455:
It happen because the kernel do not support to ur rom. Install a kernel which supports the ROM.... :cowboy:
[Acer Iconia A500] frankfurtjoe:
any pointers from the experienced users appreciated.

my a500 can not see my ad hoc wifi connection from my Android phone, i know it is working as both my ipad and the laptop (which i am connected to send this ) can see and use the phone as the data connection.

I know this has worked fine with other rom's that i have used in the past (again can not remember which rom this one is). but the a500 can not even see it. is there a setting somewhere that i need to enable to allow the acer to use the connection ?

thanks all
[Acer Iconia A500] WereCatf:
By default stock ROM doesn't allow for Ad-Hoc connections, and as you say you don't remember what ROM you're using it might be based on stock ROM. In such case you must replace /system/bin/wpa_supplicant with a version that does allow Ad-Hoc.
[Acer Iconia A500] frankfurtjoe:
Thanks for the quick reply, that is a little bit of a problem then as i wrote in another post this moring i can not get the a500 to recognsie the SD card to flash a new rom -
[Acer Iconia A500] WereCatf:
I do not know what is the problem with your SD-card, but enabling Ad-Hoc isn't hard. Just follow the instructions at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1033314

Atleast you can then use the tablet while waiting for help with the SD-card issue.

---------- Post added at 11:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:41 AM ----------

^ In relation to the above, when I did this is I didn't bother using adb. I just used Better Terminal Emulator Pro as root and did the following:

Turn on flight mode.

Start BTEP as root.

mount -o remount,rw /system
cp /mnt/external_sd/wpa_supplicant /system/bin/wpa_supplicant
chmod 755 /system/bin/wpa_supplicant

Exit BTEP.

Turn flight mode off.
[Acer Iconia A500] frankfurtjoe:
thanks WereCatf,

while i get the courage up to mess with the emulator, can you point at any ROM that might not be stock so i can try the theory ?

thanks again
[Acer Iconia A500] WereCatf:
I haven't tried too many different ROMs myself, but I know atleast HoneyVillain did work with AdHoc WIFI. But HoneyVillain was rather buggy otherwise, apps kept crashing on me randomly, and then suddenly SuperUser stopped working at all one day -> back to stock.
[Acer Iconia A500] frankfurtjoe:
worth a shout - thanks WereCatf, I guess I will just have to bite the *** and go forvthevemulator route.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Mister_Mxyzptlk:
Okay. So this isn't really a question as much as a head's up. But I'd like to hear personal experiences either way. Straight Talk is now selling SIM cards for activation using your own phone! This is a website-only offer. So if anyone happens to try this out, please, do tell!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Zamboney:
I guess you're in the us to get this excited? In Europe this has been available for 20 years...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] MrDSL:
awesome! now i dont have to buy a $50 phone just to get the sim...this just gets easier and easier!! :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] roxxy:
In US, can you not buy your mobilephone one place, and the data/sms/voice subscription another? Do you have to get locked in to a long deal with dataplans and so on, only to buy the phone you want? Maybe I understand it wrong. That would be illegal here (in Norway), due to customers right to chose freely where they want to purchase services. Its also the same system all over the country, so all phones can be used in all networks.

I have wondered for a while, how is this in USA and other countries?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] lamou1nr:
No this is just the case with straight talk, a cheap prepaid provider.

Edit: Though carrier phones do come locked to that carrier.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] roxxy:
Ok, that is the same here, with prepaid service and locked phones, in order to get it for a lower price if you are willing to buy a provider-locked phone.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] lamou1nr:
My speeds aren't great with AT&T around 2 down and 1 up. Are straight talk speeds comparable?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] got556:
Missed delivery of my Straight Talk sim card yesterday...have to wait til Monday. My unlocked Note should be here end of next week early following week.

Super excited about this. Granted I'm just doing it to try out the International Note before Verizon's "Journal" comes along, but I'm going to use my RAZR hotspot for data, but I will report back with speeds using Straight Talk, once I get it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Mister_Mxyzptlk:
I'd really like to see how that turns out. Please keep us posted!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] got556:
Will do...I may push the data usage a bit and see how much I can get away with. Nothing major mind you.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nemoshotyany:
I'm in Baltimore, Maryland and I used the old sim swapping way to get straight talk service. So far I'm impressed. I'm getting a consistent 3-4+ M down and 1.5 Up. Thats way higher than the 1M down and 100k up I was getting on T-mobile with my sensation 4g and the 150k down 100k up I was getting when I had an Evo on Sprint.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Towserspvm2000:
In the mobile phone world, the US seem so far behind! I often see in US movies people using flip open phones with an antenna stub, or even a pull up antenna. Phones we had in the '90s.

"You can get hold of me on my cell..." :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Hirudin:
Of course! Like a week after I buy a phone for ~$123 (including shipping) from Wal Mart.

I wonder if I can return this one to Wal Mart. I hope so.

I put a thread together here that shows how to set this up. (Or will these SIMs work without having to change all this stuff?)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Mister_Mxyzptlk:
There are currently three different types of SIM cards Straight Talk is offering; SIM cards for locked AT&T phones, SIM cards for locked T-Mobile phones, and SIM cards for unlocked phones. As long as you buy the appropriate card for your type of phone, you should be able to get full service.

And as for the US's current state of mobile technology, I rarely see anyone other than drug dealers using prepaid flip phones. The main problem with mobile service in the US is the carriers. Carriers don't sell unlocked phones. Most carriers have no truly unlimited data plan to speak of. And plan pricing, for the most part, is outrageous... especially with AT&T. The reason this Straight Talk SIM card business is such a big deal is simple. My AT&T plan is $90/mo. It includes 450 minutes, unlimited text, and 2GB of data. With Straight Talk for $45/mo., I can get unlimited minutes, unlimited text, and unlimited data. I can get unlimited everything for two phones on Straight Talk for the same monthly rate that AT&T charges for one phone. And AT&T doesn't even have an unlimited smartphone data plan... at all!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] foxmeister:
That used to be the case, but no so much anymore. You do still see 90s style phones on cheap prepaid operators like Tracfone, but the top end phones on the big carriers are pretty much the same as we get in Europe.

Plan costs and data allowances are often dreadful though!

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] B2L:
This is definitely an awesome deal for people in the US. That's why my Straight Talk SIM should be here today. I've been dealing with using Edge on Simple Mobile because I wasn't going to give in and pay $180 a month for two lines on AT&T.

I'm definitely hoping for some decent data speeds.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] got556:
Straight Talk Sim card just showed up...now waiting on my Note ....getting anxious.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] musebox:
Hmm, I was considering adding another line just so I could keep my iphone and the Note, both with data instead of switching between the two, but I didn't want the additional voice plan with At&t. This sound pretty sweet. Since I mainly want the unlimited data, $45 for it is not bad at all. If the data speeds are not that great, I just won't renew after a month. Definitely going to try this.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] access.denied:
Had my GN for a week now, rooted and ready for a new rom. My Straight Talk sim will be arriving in 2 days so I can test out the data speeds around my area in the suburbs of NYC. Well worth the $45 30day plan with no contracts. IMO.

I will be driving down to Florida (20 hours) next week so this is also a good opportunity to test the data speeds along Interstate 95. If this works well, I will definitively port my Sprint # to Straight Talk and cut my bill more than half. :cool::eek:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] p51d007:
No, for the most part, if you don't go prepay, you have to go to a carrier, which LOCKS the phone to their network. Even if you put a different SIM card in the phone, it will not work, unless they unlock it (or you use an online unlock service).

Most of the time, I've had no issues getting the carrier to unlock the SIM card, after you have either been on their service a while, or, are a good standing customer (bills paid on time). I just tell them I'm going out of country, need an international SIM, and the code shows up in my email within 24 hours.

The reason the U.S. market is the way it is, was the business model that the carriers adopted a long time ago. They offer you a "free" or "reduced" price

phone, by showing you the alleged retail price. You "think" you are getting

a huge bargain, but, they lock you into a 2 year contract, which more than

makes up whatever reduced price you are receiving on the phone.

We all know, the "retail" price of the phone isn't what the manufacturer pays,

since they buy in bulk. Heck, the "49.99" phone they sell you, is most likely

what they paid for it in the first place, and the carriers laugh all the way to

the bank! But, the moron consumers in the USA, who never have been taught

economics, think they are getting a bargain, so they come into a carrier store,

and the carrier drones just toss a line, hook em and reel them in.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] B2L:
So I just received my Straight Talk SIM, and the download speeds are pretty decent. I'm averaging between 1-3 mbs down and 0.3-1 mbs up. For some reason my HSPA+ icon is showing up, so I'm pretty sure it's not only 3G. Here's some screen shots, I'm in Salt Lake City, UT.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] access.denied:
The HSPA+ icon is showing because you are near a HSPA+ capable tower and most likely will see icons switching between 3G and HSPA+ depending on your location.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] guitarplayerone:
Aw this makes me sort of sad that I actually ordered their 50 dollar phone.

I guess I have a backup phone now.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] billecorgan:
Oh boy!! Laugh out loud for real!! Not at you, but saying those aren't great, you'll be super disappointed with straight talk. My sis has them and her speeds are 300-500k down and 90 up usually. Again, not laughing at you, just you 2 down isn't that bad. :D

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NICE! I didn't know they had HSPA+! I hadn't seen it here so it must not be here in Oklahoma City yet or my sis's phone isn't HSPA compatible.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] access.denied:
Straight Talk SIM good to go

Just activated my ST Sim with the $45 pay-as-you-go plan yesterday and been testing all day today. I can confirm the data speed is more than adequate even for streaming Netflix...

I'm in the NYC area and 3G is the default speed but switches to H and H+ when required for faster download.

Speedtest.net results downloads varies from .35Mbps to 3.65Mbps. Although my uploads are a constant 1Mbps to 1.5Mbps.

Also the built-in wifi hot spot function works perfectly.

Well worth to switch for anyone paying $100+ monthly bills.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] levchikb:
You get full AT&T 3G / "4G" speeds (HSPA+) if your phone supports it _ Galaxy Note does.

In general, speeds are the same as AT&T. I've been getting 4/2 very often and 6.5/2.5 in many spots around Boston.

However, it feels like there is a very annoying lag - as if the phone needs to connect to the network - this can last from few seconds to a minute+ and sometimes phone even needs restarting.

Maybe because of the rom/modem I was using (CHECK Rom / XLA4)

Now on XLA3 modem / Darky Rom (Check Rom was too buggy / slow) - looks good so far - much better than prior to XLA4 roms came out.

Hope XLA3 modem fixes the lag
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] PorscheGuy:
Dial *#*#9900#*#* and set Fast Dormancy to Disabled. That should help with the lag as AT&T doesn't support it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] access.denied:
Ok. I just installed this new rom called RocketROM and after setting up ST APN again, I immediately installed Speedtest.net. My download data results tripled from the stock rom!! :eek:

I did the test 3 times in a row. 6.6Mbps, 5.3Mbps, 6.6Mbps. Uploads averaged 1.3-2.3Mbps. This is freakin' insane for a $45 plan... Go get yours while its HOT!!! :cool::cool:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bravomail:
Didn't work for me. I cannot even use SMS with their unlimited $45 plan. Data is down as well. I'm on Straighttalk AT&T SIM card. Customer support reset the options on their side twice, but it didn't help. I tried two different phones with this SIM card to no avail. :mad:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] PorscheGuy:
I've had the best luck using the settings that came in the pamphlet with the SIM.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] access.denied:
Sorry to hear you are having problems with straight talk service but it could be an issue with the sim card (defective) since it did not work on 2 other phones.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] phillyfred215:
whats the apn setting you have?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SteveCampsOut:
Where are you buying the SIM

Their website lists Walmart as a retailer but NONE of my local Walmarts here in Houston appear to know what the hell I'm talking about when I ask for the Straight Talk SIM card. They sell phones and minutes but no cards. I tried calling Straight Talk (Multiple Times) to locate a local retailer and they're either unwilling, incapable or just too plain stupid to be able to locate a local retailer. :confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] barondebxl:
Got a question for you straight talk users, im on gophone prepaid, do you recommend straight talk over gophone? Are data speeds and coverage better on straight talk than gophone?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] gedster314:
GoPhone seems about the same as ST or Net10 depending on what APN settings you were using on GoPhone. I was getting 3-8Mbps 1 Mbps up on Net10 (same as ST). Keep in mind ST/Net10 will throttle you, maybe not the first month. The consensus is around 2GB on the ATT sim. Other then the throttling, it seemed to work as well as standard ATT service.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] barondebxl:
But gophone has 1gb max of data
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] gedster314:
Not on my phone. But if your are talking their new $65 plan, yes you are correct. Generally the N7000 and other detected smartphones would be forced to purchase a data plan.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Selkie:
It's been awhile since I ran the tests, but back when I got the Note last November I swapped my AT&T iphone plan to AT&T's gophone plan. The next day I went back into AT&T and switched back to a post paid plan. The data rates on the gophone plan were horrible. Using the speedtest app I would rarely crack the 1mbps down and uploads would struggle to even register. The speeds on my postpaid plan was in the 4-6 mbps down and 1-1.5 up. (in Alaska)

Back in April I switched to Straight Talk and did so with reservations as I expected a similar experience as the gophone plan, but the price was too good to not at least try. To my surprise the data rates on ST are a hair faster (normal fluctuations I assume) than my former postpaid AT&T plan. I have been happily paying 45 a month ever since.

A word of caution for the data heavy users though. One month I got particularly happy with my netflix streaming and racked up roughly 2.5gbs worth of data in a short time. An automated message from ST hit my voicemail basically telling me to cool it with the data usage or they would drop me from their service. I haven't pushed my data as hard as I did that month and frequently hit at or around the 2gb mark and haven't heard anything since, but I know there are some (vocal) users online that have been booted from the service due to excessive data usage.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] gedster314:
Data on GoPhone as been pretty good for me but I had to try a few APN configs, what was given to me by ATT were really slow. The one below works best for me. GoPhone speeds do seem to vari greatly through out the day. I'm sure GoPhone traffic gets a lower priority then everything else.

Name: GoPhone

Access Point: wap.cingular

MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com

MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com

MMS Port: 80

APN Type: default,supl,mms