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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] teiglin:
Honestly, I don't think it's totally ridiculous to be concerned about how one looks talking on a phone. It's no different from caring how you dress or what accessories you wear--and make no mistake, a phone is an accessory just as much as a bracelet or necklace. It's not a big deal to me personally, but I do think I'd be a bit self-conscious if I were walking down the street and talking on my Note.

From my perspective, people on both sides are blowing the thing out of proportion. Like so many other things, it's just a matter of personal preference.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] planoman:
versus a deck of cards like iphone? I'll take the toast!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] emcnelly:
And I completely understand your point and respect it I agree it comes down to the person but as for myself I really don't care what other people think. People where I live have to "have" the iPhone because it the "cool" phone to have and I expect to catch crap because of the notes size but personally I know that the phone will be very productive for myself as I have large hands making it very frustrating to use an iphone. But again back to personal preference all to their own I just personally will not conform to society and do as I please and what makes me happy and not care what some random person thinks. Personally I find things much easier that way.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] EvoXOhio:
A phone is not a fashion accessory. If you think it is, you're doing it wrong.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Ryanscool:
And enjoy your iphone! Lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] teiglin:
Yup, it's great for productivity and makes good use of large hands. Totally agree, it's not good to mind what other people think too much.

Who ever said thoughtful discourse was dead? :rolleyes:

You're kidding yourself if you think that people around you won't see you using your phone and make judgments based on it and its appearance. You don't have to care about those judgments, but they're happening either way, just as people form opinions based on what you're wearing. If nobody cared about how phones look, there wouldn't be a white Note or a purple RAZR, and I'm willing to bet there would also be fewer iPhones than there are now.

I'm not advocating choosing a phone based on its appearance alone, and I'm here because I preordered a Note for myself. Obviously a phone does a lot more than a jacket or a necklace and should be given commensurately more consideration. That doesn't mean everyone needs to shut their eyes, plug their ears, and shriek when presented with opinions that don't coincide with their own.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Fountainhead931:
Yeah I'm going to feel self conscious when using it too, but really, who talks on their phone anymore anyway? If in my car, BT, if on my desk, spkr.

I don't get that many calls anyway.

I can't wait to gaze into that huge screen!
[LG Revolution] villainous:
Anyone know if this is possible? I want to connect my phone to my laptop and use the internet, when I plug it in I see the option for "internet connection" but it doesn't do anything.

Thanks for the help
[LG Revolution] ozymandiaz:
Search "tether" and you will find what you are looking for.
[LG Revolution] droidgenius:
There's 2 options. You could use wifi tether. Wich u have to search Google for. Or u can use easy tether which is on the market
[LG Revolution] villainous:
But if I use wifi tether. Won't I need to.be connected to a wifi network? I want to use my 3g/4g connection. If there is wifi connectivity, I could just connect my laptop to that, I wouldn't need my phone?

Thanks for the clarification
[LG Revolution] Beamer9408:
No you need wifi tether it creates a hot spot but requires root
[LG Revolution] mtmichaelson:
Wifi Tether will be included in the next GingerVolt also. I am trying to find a way to get it to have certain settings automatically, but no luck so far.
[LG Revolution] revo1185:
With ur USB tether share switcher works really well for me. Just add the widget and click on the usb
[LG Revolution] markapowell:
Ouch!! I just slapped my forehead really hard.

Good answers gentlemen, as always.

In our themes and apps section, there is a thread "wifi tether, not mine" there is an app that works perfect for me. I have thought about dropping ATT for net, and just using Verizon for surfing at home. That would save me 50 dollars a month. Downfall: I have an awesome phone that can do that, my wife does not. So I would have to retire, and live at home and write best selling books so my phone could always be here to make a connection to the net for my wife. Boy.. that would be... terrible.
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
Yeah that app used to be in the market but was quickly pulled, so now Google just posts it there.
[LG Revolution] sgschwend:
Your provider may require you to pay a fee. There are likely folks that can get around paying.

I did try "easy tether" when I found that the rooting process damaged my tethering setup. It did work well for an hour to two, until my provider found me and throttled me down to dial-up speed. "Their support guy enjoyed my story and admitted the same thing happened to him once too.
[Nexus S General] Xhaotic:
Wrong section, I know, but I'm glad it's finally happening...

http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...-to-start-rolling-out-tomorrow-february-16th/

OTA's set to start rolling out today!
[Nexus S General] FL0OD:
Yesterday's news. There is a thread for this in the General.

°•neXus S4G•°
[Nexus S General] irtehun:
Hey flood need u on gtalk

Sent from my Nexus S running nuhetri-reloaded
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darkness122:
I'd just like some accessorie that'd let me keep my phone secure while I shoot around a little with the basketball.

I pretty much use my phone as an mp3 player, lol

anything you guys would recommend?

Hercules was here
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Teo032:
it's not specifically for the t989 as the reviewer mentioned but it fits completely fine..

http://www.amazon.com/T-Mobile-SGH-...ZHZK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329436823&sr=8-1
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jamcar:
is there anything i could do to increase the battery full charge time? im rooted with the TNz BLEND ROM with the rogue kernel 1.5 "hit man"
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrick_1:
Can you elaborate on "increase charge time"? You want to INCREASE the time it takes to charge the E4GT? It already takes a fortnight...lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Epix4G:
i think what he wants is like a sbc kernel like htc .... had the trickle charge kind of .... nothing like it here but i think Steady Hawkin was asking if there was interest in it
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] master acehole:
If you mean increase the rapidness of its charge set cpu to 200 max 200 min charges fully in 40 mins
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ms79723:
With that you just need to change the value of the voltage constants in the kernel. It's the same as the Epic 4G.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Adanorm 000:
Under clocking the CPU will make the phone charge faster?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Unknown Zone:
Sure, maintaining lets say 200Mhz uses about .9v while 1.2Ghz uses +/- 1.2v and 1.6Ghz +/- 1.4v so charging the phone at 200Mhz most of the charge is not eaten up by the CPU at lower speeds so it will not take forever to get to 100%.

Its just like filling up your car, if you floor the engine "overclock" while filling up it will take just a little longer to top off, but if the car is idle "underclock" it will fill up sooner.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] master acehole:
Thanks for clarifying it =)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Adanorm 000:
I have my CPU set to underclock to 500 when the screen is off cause I know it will make the battery last longer durring the day. I never thought about it having any impact on the charge times.

Thanks for the great info :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] KCRic:
So I'm starting to work with the the classes.dex file mainly for the cmera.apk

Got it decompiled with smali and now I'm stuck. I'm trying to figure out how to convert hexadecimal numbers into something readable. That part would be easy except they're in little endian format.

:array_dc
.array-data 0x4
0x2t 0x0t 0x0t 0x0t
0x0t 0x1bt 0xb7t 0x0t
0x80t 0x96t 0x98t 0x0t
0x0t 0x12t 0x7at 0x0t
0x1et 0x0t 0x0t 0x0t
0x2t 0x0t 0x0t 0x0t
0x3t 0x0t 0x0t 0x0t
0xb4t 0xf5t 0x0t 0x0t
0x1t 0x0t 0x0t 0x0t
0x44t 0xact 0x0t 0x0t
.end array-data

I have no clue how to convert them back and forth. Anyone have experience with this or should this be asked elsewhere? Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] VECTUS:
Post 4 of this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=916814 takes you here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1052731. Does this help?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] KCRic:
I do some digging through it today and see what all is in there. Thank you.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cyi1:
So a month ago I sent my prime back to Newegg as a return since they didn't have any new ones in stock to replace it. They denied my refund because that tiny sticker on the bottom with the serial had fallen off. They refused to turn the device on to match serials with the warranty manual and box. In my other post, everyone told me to complain to my credit card company since this was the dumbest reason for denying me a refund on a defective prime (weak wifi, wifi/bt issues, no gps, slight light bleed in top right corner). So my credit card company gave me a temporary credit for the amount. The next business day they said the dispute was approved and refund was complete but newegg had already shipped my prime back to me after denying the RMA. I told my cc company about it and they said to just keep the prime since they're done on their end of the dispute.

So the prime has been sitting on my desk for a few weeks. I was waiting for Newegg to contact me to maybe take it back so that we can move on. I tried to log in to my newegg account today and got this message - "We apologize for the inconvenience, but this account has been suspended. Please do not continue to attempt to log in."

They don't want my prime because it's missing the small sticker but I already got my money back. It's like a bad break-up. I feel guilty for putting this thing up for sale, but I really don't want it because of it's defects even if it was "free" in a way.

Just wanted to share my story.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] willoxx:
You are probably blacklisted forever....newegg really dislike credit card disputes.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cyi1:
Honestly, after a stupid issue like this I would rather shop elsewhere.

Plus I have a business address or friends that can order for me if I really want something.

I can really tell that they hate CC disputes. I didn't even get a response from them in the form of a call or e-mail. They just a suspended account.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] al mon:
NewEgg is a shady company. Chase, my CC company, refuses all charges from NewEgg citing that they've had inordinate amount of fraud charges coming from NewEgg.

If I "have" to buy from NewEgg, I just expect problems. It's the vendor of last resort for me.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] afrojoc:
Try contacting Asus. They have awesome customer service!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] buxtahuda:
Wow.

That's funny, because it's like the only major online retailer I haven't had issues with..
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] slopokdave:
Dude you freaking won.... Screw them.

but at the same time you apparently have the same exact issues that many state they have. Meh.

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You must be alone here..... they are an excellent company, have been around for quite some time now. While amazon normally has better prices and faster shipping, every transaction I've ever had with Newegg has been fantastic.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cyi1:
My options right now are:

Sell it on craigslist or RMA through ASUS

I've seen the horror stories... I'll just take the cash and buy other gadgets. lol
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Erusman:
I have had ZERO issues with Newegg.com. I been a customer for over 10 years. Fast shipping and excellent service. I still have items I have purchased years ago from them that still work! I have used RMA lots of times and have had ZERO issues. Thats my 2 cents worth.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
If I were you, I'd just sell it, but be honest with whomever I'd sell it to.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cyi1:
Yeah definitely. Luckily they can still send it to ASUS for repairs since there's a 1 year warranty.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] buxtahuda:
Unlike wy there, I would chance RMA first. Nothing to lose and you can still sell it after. Might even luck up and get fixes or a new unit
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bgm307:
That's interesting. Chase is my credit card company too and it's the only card I use on NewEgg. Never any problems.

I've bought a lot of stuff over the years there. I think they are a good company.

In this case, not letting him return because of a sticker when they could have confirmed the serial, I think, was wrong. But then contesting a charge and keeping the merchandise is a common means of fraud on the internet.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cyi1:
I know what you mean. I would rather return it but they won't take it back. I guess taking it back would be admitting they were wrong and against their policy.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Norcalz71:
sounds like you tried to remedy the situation and they declined, that's on them.

How much would you like for it, i'll pillage parts from it to try machining a window in the backplate for the antenna to get a signal...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lp_stealth:
This

Why not RMA it? Document packaging it up and sending it off. if there really are that many problems with it then you may just get a new one from them. After all you said it, it was free.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] phree1:
I would not sell your prime and I would certainly make sure to hang on to all communication you have had with them. They could come back two months later and say you owe them a Prime and cause you more headache than it is worth.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nyijedi:
Wow. I've been using Newegg for probably over 10 years and have had zero problems. I order tons of stuff from them and consider them to be my favorite online retailer.

I also have been using a Chase Visa card with them forever.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] the_game_master:
I lost my sticker on my Keyboard dock. The sticker on my Prime tablet is still in tact because I keep it on the dock.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] B-Mod:
What if Newegg, and Asus, black list you serial #, and the poor guy or gal you sell it to, sends it in for warranty work, and it gets confiscated, then what do you do?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] qwerty017:
I have been showing this problem for a while now but only now thought to post about it as I don't know if it is even a problem.

Basically my phone will gain back percentages of battery throughout the day if I use it a lot. It almost seems like the battery is rebounding after being drained quickly. I have never seen this on any of my other android phones but it is happening with both the stock and Seidio extended battery. Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or is it just how the battery and android work together now?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] samizad:
I think it's just the way battery percentage is estimated and reported. It's happened to me a couple of times but, obviously, it is not possible for the phone to charge itself without being connected to power.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] qwerty017:
That's what I figured but wanted to check.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] blostorm:
Happens to me too.

Sometimes I'm at 25% and if I reboot I'm at 15%! It has something to do with calibration I think.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
It happens alot after you use the phone hard and then leave it idle after. The fuel gauge is based on voltage and after you use the phone hard and relax the voltage will bounce up some. This is whats happening. It only happens on certain phones that use max17040 or max17042 family of fuel gauges like galaxy s, nexus s and GN etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herman76:
I've had the same on all my Android phones (HTC magic, galaxy S, galaxy nexus).
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oliverh72:
Hi all,

Thanks in advance for answering some questions I have.

I've watched a ton of vids, done a pretty good amount of research so far, but still have a few unanswered questions about WP7.5. I will be looking at getting a Lumia 800 as that's what my carrier is offering in Canada. I'm sick of Android being flaky due to the fragmented ecosystem and am looking forward to the 'closed' nature of WP7.5 - I just want it to work. Period.

So, on to the Qs:

Can you enable a number row over the QWERTY keys on the keyboard? Alternatively, can you long-press those keys to pop up the numbers, even if they don't show?

Can you go into the settings to force the phone app to start with the dialpad as opposed to the call log/history?

Like in Smart Keyboard on android, does the first suggested word in the suggestions when typing get auto-selected when you hit the spacebar?

Are there alternative apps for StumbleUpon or Feedly available? (I couldn't find them, but I use these 2 apps reasonably often) Suggestions for similar, if no?

Functionality of the phone in Canada vs US? (ie which functions don't work: Local Scout, Bing Vision, Music search, etc etc)

Is there any quick way to change settings without having to pin them all to your home screen?

Can you make the calendar app start with Agenda view?

Thanks, I'll add more if I think of them. :)

O
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wpxbox:
>> Can you enable a number row over the QWERTY keys on the keyboard? Alternatively, can you long-press those keys to pop up the numbers, even if they don't show?

There is a Key which shows up all the numbers and other characters but its not like a popup and no long press.

>>Can you go into the settings to force the phone app to start with the dialpad as opposed to the call log/history?

Nope but there are apps which are purely number pads you can use.

>>Like in Smart Keyboard on android, does the first suggested word in the suggestions when typing get auto-selected when you hit the spacebar?

No, You need to tap and select the word.

>>Are there alternative apps for StumbleUpon or Feedly available? (I couldn't find them, but I use these 2 apps reasonably often) Suggestions for similar, if no?

Functionality of the phone in Canada vs US? (ie which functions don't work: Local Scout, Bing Vision, Music search, etc etc)

No Idea on then but what do you use Feedly for ?

>> Is there any quick way to change settings without having to pin them all to your home screen?

You need to use the shortcut apps for that.

>> Can you make the calendar app start with Agenda view?

No
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ROCOAFZ:
WRONG!

It remember the last view you were in. if you leave in agenda view, when you go back, that is the view you will see 1st.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wpxbox:
@ROCOAFZ Never Knew that so thanks a ton for that.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nilsk123:
Thats not true, it does auto select and use it.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wpxbox:
Been using WP from sometime but not sure how this works if at all possible.

Like when I type HAV it shows me Have but when I hit spacebar, it does not auto complete but adds a space.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ROCOAFZ:
There are some words that it will auto fill in but they have to be the only possible thing you would be typing in context with the sentence. Most words have to be chosen from bar right above the text. (i like it this way)

No problem on the agenda view. Mine is always in that view so that's what i always see :)
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodDayToDie:
1: To add to what others have said, you can tap-and-slide to add just a single number or punctuation in one motion. From the standard keyboard, put your finger down on the number/punctuation mode key, slide it to the number or punctuation you want (the keyboard will temporarily switch modes when you touch the key initially), and release. The key your finger was on (in the alternate mode) will be typed, but the keyboard will be in the original mode. Very handy.

Alternatively, you can add some registry values that will create press-and-hold options for the top keys to have numbers. I added a press-and-hold list to my comma key; sometimes it's a lot nicer than switching modes even briefly! (I use a lot of semicolons.)

3: For some reason, nobody has mentioned this yet. If the phone will auto-correct (including auto-complete), then the suggested word/completion will be bold. Pressing the Spacebar when there's a bolded suggestion will use that suggestion automatically.

If none of the suggestions are bold (because what you typed is already a valid word, or because it isn't sure what you meant to type), then you can tap on a suggestion to use it. The phone does have a setting to automatically add a space after you do this.

4: There's an app that comes up when you search for StumbleUpon, based on keyword match (it's not actually a stumbleupon app, but it targets the same kind of user). I haven't tried it (but then, I don't use SU either).

5: Vision and Music Search should both work just fine (they're not locale based at all, so far as I know). Scout... I think it works in Canada? I've never tried (I live close to the border, but not *that* close, and international data costs money so I always have it disabled). I assume Zune Pass and Directions both work as well, and those are the other two locale-sensitive features I can think of that might care.

6: Not really, but how often do you need to mess with settings? There are some apps that let you quickly reach the ones you use most often, or let you quickly reach ones that are normally a few levels deep, but no one-tap toggles yet that I'm aware of.

However, I really don't find it required to enter settings much at all. See a new WiFi network? The phone will prompt you. You'll only save a very small amount of power by leaving WiFi off when not in use; the phone is very good at putting it in a power-saving mode. I almost never need to touch any of the other settings.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ROCOAFZ:
Didn't notice the bold... good post ... i'm always learning something new in Windows phone :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] joselarajan87:
Whats up guys today found out wifi theter 3.1-pre113 working on my sgs2 and all i can say its running 5 times faster than the built in wifi-tether..

This is the instruction to make it work on our device:

Download the yellow wifi-tether apk version 3.1 beta 11 from google..

Then install it on the phone,

now open the app

then menu-settings then change the device profile to epic touch 4g

done.

Start the app then enjoy your 5 times faster wifi-tether!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHOT WHOT

BELOW IS THE APK FOR YOU GUYS
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonjon68:
No problems with the tether on the customized/themed ROM's I've tried so far. Still bottlenecked by the 4G, about 7-8Meg on a good day but I definitely get that on my Touchpad going through the phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tdizzle404:
does t-mobile charge for us to use it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] joselarajan87:
hell no !! lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] joselarajan87:
theres 5231 views an noone comments anything? have you guys tried it or what??? anyone out there?