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[Samsung Infuse 4G] NWinfuse:
So just making sure I've got this all straight, if my wife's infuse is running bone stock uclb3 and is unrooted will flashing the heimdall one click of entropys kernel give me root? I know it will give me cwm and I can flash any rom from there but I want to be sure she will have root if I only flash entropys kernel. Thanks in advance guys
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] mjohnson4580:
I would like to know if anyone here can point me in the right direction to hopefully get it lowered.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] DanMc85:
Many corporate at&t stores have the ability to submit for a deposit to be lowered or waived. They will need proof of an existing cell phone in your name, in most cases, and a print out from that cell phone company showing last 6 months or more of payment history to prove you pay your existing cell phone bill on time. Then a waiver or lowing can be processed with approval.

- Dan
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] soccrstar:
Out of curiosity.... How much is your deposit? I remember quite some years ago I app for sprint, verizon, and att.. Att wanted 800 deposit, and verizon wanted 1200. Sprint offered 150 n That's what I went with. Had very bad credit then.

Heck even now my credit scores below 550 but above 500 and both verizon and att approved me with 0 security. Needless to say I was shocked.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] lJesseCusterl:
We don't have that ability in my district anymore. Deposits are set in stone, though it may not be that way everywhere.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] mjohnson4580:
They want 300 per line. I just don't get why they need a deposit for each line. My credit score is in the low 500.I did have some trouble with a car loan because of being laid off 4 years ago but its been closed out for 3 years. I have not had a cell phone in my name in 10 years. Everytime I apply for something i get denied for not enough revolving credit history. I've never been able to get a credit card and I'm 32 years old.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] hiii_imkris:
I believe my market can still do it if we go through credit analyst, however it's very unlikely.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] diaahussein:
If anyone is facing a low in-call volume with the ROM Te4m/Kang-builds of CM9

Please use the following method to solve it

“I recommend if you take a copy of /system/Build.prop before modifying it”

Warning: Do not use value more than 100 in volume steps

you must be root

get root explorer

browse to /system

edit Build.prop

add the following line at the end of build.prop

ro.config.vc_call_vol_steps=100

reboot your phone

once your phone is up make a call and increase the volume to your convenience

I recommend if you take a copy of Build.prop before modifying it
[General Questions and Answers] daniel2012android:
Hey COmmunity,

I have got a big issue with my TouchPad now. it seems that easy to install, but i didn't pay attention with guide. So Basically, I didn't put all the files that needed into a folder called cminstall, but i was just copied and pasted it on the TouchPad root. Now I am stuck, i Do not know how to Fix or Restore that. I tried to plug / unplugged into my PC (windows7-64) but it didn't detect the device.

Need Help folks.

Thanks.

Daniel.
[General Questions and Answers] daniel2012android:
Well, I guessed I have fixed it already. Thank you.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrothaJINC:
My Tf101 is stock with ics..... I have been have countless problems with it..... From bootloop, to tablet crashing,, and forcecloses.... And budy know a way to fix it..... Without root.....

Thanks for the help
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baseballfanz:
Try a factory rest, give it a fresh go at it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrothaJINC:
Tried it.... Now volume only works when it wants too.... What the,hell
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrothaJINC:
Any other ideas guys?? This is rediculous
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luna_c666:
Without root, there is little you can do to change it..if it is SBK1 you can flash a fresh ROM and see if it fixes it, but if you want to stay stock, you are going to have to wait for Asus to issue an incremental update as they have hinted at now.
[General Questions and Answers] sakisa950:
what do u guys think of a open source modular phone being able to swap out processors and gpu's increasing ram and such i have a few designs for it i need a few ppl to help out with this
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
Hello!

I am coming in from years of HD2 use, running gingerbreadish as droid.

Happy with my hardware, goodness the camera is awesome!

But the software is kinda bleh.

My HD2 running droid almost seemed faster, both on 3g, and internally with switching apps or even pictures. Of course I understand the handicapping that T-Mobile curses their phones with, but is anyone else having 3.5g issues?

Do the current custom ROMS produce better radio reception?

I'm in no hurry to flash, everything else is slick, exactly what I needed in a phone...but the weak data stream (10mbps fluctuating to 0.01 mbps and back during downloads) is irritating.

WiFi is not an option, I simply want a steadier data connection.

EDIT: My entire usage footprint is bright T-Mobile pink indicating awesome "4g" (yeah yeah I know, there's no such thing?)
[HTC Amaze 4G] mznatnat:
Just got my Amaze a few weeks ago... and I do believe this phone was promised to have a great connection... "HSPA+ 42" .... Mine works OK... but I live in Chicago. Sometimes it all depends on where you live..... if you live in a major city then you shouldn't have too many signal problems.

I found a T-Mobile customer support link you might wanna check out....

Tell me if this works for you...

http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-3294
[HTC Amaze 4G] ChromeJob:
Not sure I understand what your issue is, but if you're less than chuffed with the software, stay tuned.... Amaze is one of the models that HTC has confirmed as getting ICS in "early 2012" (probably more like Q2, perhaps Q3). Whether it will get Sense 4.0 hasn't been documented, but I presume it will. I don't believe Gingerbread (2.3.4) or Sense 3.0 were optimized for the dual-core S3, so ... perhaps the update will bring snappier performance. (Hands-on reports of Sense 4 indicate it's pretty slick, a major improvement.)

From what I've been told, T-Mo's HSPA+ network is spotty ... great in some spots, so-so in others. I'm supposed to be in a prime spot, and I think I'm in line-of-sight of my local tower ... but in my second story bedroom, I can only get 17MBPS down (with Ookla Speedtest.net). (shrug)

And a week ago, AT&T (I canceled with them in December) turned on LTE in my section of town. Oops.[1] :o

_____________

[1] Update: ... And this week AT&T announced the end to even the grandfathered unlimited data plans (like I had from 2006).
[HTC Amaze 4G] ed116:
honestly can you even tell? to browse on your phone i dont think you need a better connection than 10mb/s i get 2 because of the area im in (WIND is the Equivalent of T-Mobile USA) and im happy with it lol ( speeds are supposed to be 5-12 mb/s
[HTC Amaze 4G] mznatnat:
AT&T doesn't have good plans... My boyfriend has LTE ... he has the SGSII SKYROCKET.... he only gets 2GB of data... then after he exceeds... they give him AOL DIAL UP SPEEDS... and he has the UNLIMITED PLAN.... and he pays $115 / mon.

I pay $85 / mon and get 5GB of data on the HSPA+ 42 network.... hmmmmm

I WIN. (and so do you.... )
[HTC Amaze 4G] mcs117:
I get 10-12mbit connections, compared to my hd2 which got me 1-2mbit. there is a difference. Also, I feel like the amaze is slightly better, since the hd2's network capability is horrible, after 1 hour of being in a dead spot, it won't try to re-establish a network when I'm back in a signal zone. The only way to get it again is to restart. Tried it with multiple radios/roms.
[HTC Amaze 4G] glacierguy:
Tmo towers are getting updated this year. In some spots I already get 20-27 mb/s in the Twin Cities MN
[HTC Amaze 4G] fuego77:
My hd2 gave me about 2-3mbs, my amaze gives me 12-15mbs and peaks of 18-22

Glorious!!!!
[HTC Amaze 4G] JesseMT4G:
Yeah, when I am in good 4G coverage I can hit 20 download and 5 upload. It is actually faster on 4 G than on my WiFi, lol!
[HTC Amaze 4G] hasoon2000:
Make sure you update the SIM card to the new "4G" SIM cards. I used to work at T-Mo and you need the new SIM card to have better connection.
[HTC Amaze 4G] fuego77:
I actually prefer 4G over my WiFi. But I don't wanna get throttled -__-
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
I did the sim switch, which seemed odd because I used the sim in the box.

I was throttled down to 0.06 mbps, consistent until about an hour ago since 3/1...voice cleared at exactly 12 am...data throttle cleared later (imho, this is wrong and should be illegal under an unli mited contract).

FYI: I maxed out at 14g during one billing cycle before the caps...I am not the enemy...I blew up my data just to see what it could do, all on the hd2, no tether/hot spot.

My head hurt for a week.

So, fixed the light bleed, got the sim, found light slivers creeping from both lower sides of the screen...but only when the capacitives are on, and soon to be rooted etc.

But seriously, your speeds are depressing me...I average 4 down, .23 up in Kansas City...home of Sprint.

:(

Shouldn't be too long, I'll have it purrrrring.
[HTC Amaze 4G] craigtut:
I'm not sure you'll get better download speeds then if you already have the latest sim card. The amaze has yet to get a way to flash different radios...

Coming from the Hd2 your going to be rather disappointed with the development here. If only we could pull Tytung over here. :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] knifeproz:
Were twins. I had the hd2 before the amaze too! :3
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
Agreed!

At least the development here isn't born of pure frustration like it was for the HD2.

The countless denials and misdirection from T-Mobile, my 6 years of problem free history ended when I activated the powerful nightmare (all cell giants have accepted the dark side by now).

It was a year and a half before I felt comfortable using an sd Rom.

I still don't trust the hardware for a full wipe...

What are your initial thoughts?

Imho, this is the HD3...
[HTC Amaze 4G] knifeproz:
My thoughts? Hmm....I love this device far more than than the hd2 for the sole purpose that things work. As in its android from the box and I don't need to take wp6.5 off resulting in bad battery. The hd2 is a great device and I love it and this is kind of like it except no hardware buttons and less devs. But so far with what I've seen with the 5 days I've had this phone its amazing, and it was a great move to switch from the hd2.
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
The addition of the forward facing camera, dedicated camera/vid button, and a larger market (pathetic, anemic, sorry assed Windows marketplace, and the millions of harsh unknown sources offering buggy ugly 'apps' for 6.5) is really all I needed in the Leo to make it 100%...

I'm not in any hurry to tweak this phone, it's pretty much where my Leo was, save for the obvious refinements.

The process is a bit more involved on this unit, so we'll see.

ICS looks pretty good too.

But for now, yeah, I made the right choice over the Samsung GSII and I am happy overall.

No restarts, dead pixels, overheating issues on either unit.
[HTC Amaze 4G] knifeproz:
Couldnt have said it better. Although I do recommend to root your phone and flash a diff rom + kernel - its a battery saver :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] ChromeJob:
Okay, when people have sigline images that are 4 times the height of the post, it's time to turn off signatures. C'mon people, be respectful of those with limited bandwidth, or ... who want to read your words, not ogle your MSPAINT skills. :P
[HTC Amaze 4G] imrazor:
My "4G" speeds are erratic as heck. One minute I get 2.7mbps, the next I get 188kbps. Welcome to the ISDN era...

Could this be because I dropped in the SIM card from my old HD2? What voodoo is in the SIM card makes that much difference? I thought the new SIM card was just for WiFi calling...
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
I changed mine out and it made no difference.

I spoke with tech, (and much like with the HD2) they are cautious about everything they reveal when it concerns network "shortcomings" and the level of accountability they will assume.

If only I could run my business in this manner, constantly moving the goal posts and requiring higher fees for doing so.

Bleh.

After 15 min. of a skilled noob smartphone amateur the T-Mobile tech d00d finally had enough...and here was his final answer:

"Look, there's no way we can guarantee a constant signal anywhere, the only way to get 4g in your house is to get a WiFi connection in your house."

oh.

nah.

My map area is flaming pink..."4g".

Hey T-Mobile, I can guarantee if I withhold this month's bill due to blatantly dubious business practices you'll apply mafia style money collection tactics.

where's my flip phone, screw data!!!!

/rant

Get WiFi in my house...I dumped all landlines for this...and laptop, but still.
[HTC Amaze 4G] imrazor:
I switched to the new SIM card, but can't test it tonight - I live in an EDGE area. But tomorrow at work I'll be sure to test it. I work downtown in a 4G area, though I never got tremendous 3G speeds with my HD2.

T-Mobile's customer service does seem to be sliding. One rep tried to pull a fast one when my fiancee tried to renew all four lines on her family plan and offered her four free phones. She jumped on the deal, but was dismayed to find a $900 charge on her bill. It took her several hours of arguing to get the charges reversed, and she's still going to have to go through the hassle of rebate cards.

As far as the Amaze is concerned, it's a hands down win for me over the SGS2 for one simple reason: audio quality. I listen to or watch many songs and videos, and couldn't stand the audio from the "other" phone. The Amaze has some serious drawbacks; it doesn't perform as well and the battery drains quickly. I believe this is mostly due to all the bloat that is installed on the phone, not to mention Sense itself. Sense is beautiful, but is also a monstrous pig. My score in Antutu went up 500 points when I killed off the screenful of crud in my task manager. Of course it all came back in a few minutes...

Which brings me to the next question. Should I wait for ICS and hope for an official Startup Manager, or go ahead and nuke my warranty by rooting? Bricking a $500 phone is not an attractive prospect.
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
I'll wait for the official ICS, if I use it at all.

If I want it now I will charge up the HD2 Leo and do it the *more funner* way!

I don't mind the lack of development for the Amaze, the Sensation was another game changer and sandboxed all of the early adopters upon arrival which attracts the best developers.

Then the Amaze tumbled out shortly after.

It captured the gun shy early adopters of various old school smartphones, that were holding out, but getting restless.

Yearning for an OS in its natural setting, not a sexy facsimile with terrible video recording.
[HTC Amaze 4G] knifeproz:
When I got my amaze switching from hd2 they Gave me a new sim.

I was wondering why and they said that it was a 2g simcard and this one theyre giving me is a 4g sum so it will improve connection speeds.
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
Same here... I wonder how many ppl having crazy issues are using their old sim instead of the new one... Hmmm I wish I was a dev. Lol
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
My current card is fresh, picked it up at a t-mobile corporate store after having the Amaze for 3 days.

No change in data speeds.

I have over 100 speedtest.net results starting with the first firing of the engines...

0.06 Mbps. Up...

And a current result of 4.3

Tested in the same confirmed solid 4g area every time.

Both units.

Upgrading my sim card didn't fix my Leo 3 years ago either...dropping a custom ROM into it did more to smooth the wrinkles.

Without 500,000 views per thread hashing out Amaze ROM issues like my HD2, I'm leary to flash with as much assurance.

Just sayin'.

But so far, xda helped turn of my capacitive lights!!

baby steps.
[HTC Amaze 4G] imrazor:
I got my new SIM card activated a couple of days ago, and it did make a difference. Top data speeds went from about 2.7 Mbps to around 5 Mbps. It also doesn't bottom out as badly as it did. I'm still not seeing the 10+ mbps speeds other folks are, though.
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
It's the bottoming out that really stands out for me.

XDA will hang as it downloads.

I have reached 10, but only twice in 2 weeks both within a 5 min. period.

It was extremely brief, good for a quick rush.

I've never before seen the speedtest.net needle bury itself in the red.

What does "4g" look like as far as consistent #'s?

I assumed 5-7mbps.
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
Current speeds according to speedtest.net:

TEST 1: PING/137 DOWN/1.45mbps UP/0.33

TEST 2: P/836 D/1.65 U/0.46

Both tests back to back.

In a verified 4g area, outside.

Look, I realize this is baiting the die hard XDA trolls, been there with a faulty HD2 years ago...refrain from trolling me.

Seriously.

Ignore this thread, move on...
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
Just back from T-Mobile's go to speed checker, dslreports.net/mobile.

It claims my phone is "too fast" @ 1mb, choose a bigger file. lol.

Is that an acceptable result?

"Too fast"?

No wonder T-Mobile only trusts their results, and ignores all other (more accurate) speed tests.

I tried over the phone to produce speedtest results, but they quickly dismissed me.

The store associate, couldn't do the same.
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
Apologies for the multiples, please forgive me.

These are sad, sad numbers that are not very flattering.

I have been calling T-Mobile since November 2011 about spotty data.

I live by the tower, in a "strong" data area...

Read em and weep...$600.00 phone x 2, $140.00 per month, 2 year contract (totaling 10 years on contract)

And a slap in the face from T-Mobile if you're unhappy.

Meh, could be worse?
[HTC Amaze 4G] imrazor:
What a difference a Monday makes. Just tried again at the office - 367 kbps down/9kbps up. Yes, that is a 9 all by its lonesome. Now I am about 30 feet inside a skyscraper, but even so I was getting 5mbps in the same spot Sunday. Not sure if this a lack of network capacity or spectrum, but regardless it's still pretty sad.
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
Not sure why yours don't look like mine, but I wouldnt blame the device since it obviously can do better
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
Heavens no, the hardware is top notch.

As with the HD2, T-Mobile globs on useless garbage, and "adjusts" their tower strength according to some intense corporate algorithm to insure maximum profit.

Collateral damage is us/we the end user.

Also your task bar appears as though you've gone custom.

Which I will if necessary to get the full intended experience.

2011, the year of the oversaturation of faulty, bug ridden devices in an attempt to capture millions of users, with little regard for any unforseen complications.

Good riddance!

2012 appears to be starting differently.

So far...
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
Yeah I've got NRGZ ROM installed, apaquette420s theme for the ROM, a custom lockring from mohit123, honeycomb battery icon using ROM toolbox app, and tweaked build.prop for maximum speeds.

However, with the stats your device is putting out, rooting and customizing your device may not make much of a difference. I think like you said, you live by the wrong tower maybe
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
So, instead of acknowledging their shortcomings upfront, T-Mobile has bought my silence by upgrading both lines up to 5g, no extra charge.

Superb!

Time to root, remove the bloatware crippling my toy and post 20mbps speeds.

However...my free phones appeared in my bill @ $900.00+

Due to T-Mobile flubbery, these were not part of the valentines day "deal".

Pure, free, no charge...or so I thought.

This has happened here, and to people I know...

A quick call adjusted my monthly back down.

No rebate cards, or other "speed bumps" T-Mobile creates to confuse and thusly rip off their clients.

Love them, but they are corporation...treat them as such!!

The bill that made me chuckle:
[HTC Amaze 4G] Double0EK:
I had a $600 bill last month. I called and *****ed it took them 1 week to get it straightened out..
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
It worked out, win!!

T-Mobile is becoming sorta janky...
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
Yeah their service has gone down hill drastically over the last year or so. I'm always having to be transferred to the loyalty department
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
this is the first year I have been consistently shipped over to an outsourced representative...I don't have time to deal with a rep that cannot comprehend my frustration over data issues, simply because they just recently abandoned can & string technology.

Or some other ignorant opinion of mine...

Care/loyalty/retention, 100% mainland.

No messing around there.
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
I just glanced at my plan to confirm the recent change, and the status bar is gone. Earlier today I was at 27% of 2g, is this the elusive "UNLIMITED" data plan that's only recounted in decades old folklore?!?

There's no possible way I can drop 80g of data...or CAN I???

No, the answer is no.

Is this a technical typo?

It can't be accurate.
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
You are unlimited... However, you will be throttled once you hit 2GB, 5GB, or 10GB of data, depending on how much you pay for data
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
It was deceiving without the progress bar, and the 0% that were there previously.

The thing was a nagging reminder of the overlord position T-Mobile created, and filled.

Now the usage is in parentheses, which looks different from the previous.

I'm at 1.7g, the 0% hasn't moved...it used to.

I assume your activity screen layout resembles mine?

I haven't initiated an update, maybe T-Mobile did it from the collective hive.

resistance is futile.
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
Mine looks almost identical, down to the amount of data used... Lol yeah that's how it looks. It says 0% because technically you can't use 1% of unlimited. And they are deceiving the normal users who think that they see that so are unlimited. Even when you hit your throttled threshold, it will still say 0% (after the my account app takes 3 min to load on 2g speeds... Ugh)
[HTC Amaze 4G] kidrythm:
SORCERY!!!

lol.

I caught them throttling me at 4.67g while on my previous 5g contract, $5 was deducted from my next billing cycle.

That was the day I realized that a faceless corporation, holding my attention like a dog to a new bone, might not have my back...

I do love this phone, I will probably keep it into my next contract.

The camera burst, with dedicated button is all I needed...the rest is bonus.

I can't relate to the sense hate, why buy it and then demand change from people who donate free ROMS.

Excited and anxious is one thing, thread after thread of childlike impatience is odd behavior.

Don't get me started on the ICS "debacle".
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
Agreed... I think this may be my last 2 yr contract I sign up for with tmous. I am very happy with my Amaze, and my wife and son will be fine forever with the MT4Gs they own. I'm probably gonna wait this contract out, and switch to Sprint or AT&T. The main reason I've stuck with tmo is because they treat their loyal (5yr+) customers very well. But now, instead I keep having to be transferred to loyalty dept to complain or get what I need done. That's unacceptable, and if they are going to treat customers as bad as they are, then I feel I am no longer needed as a customer.

I agree with you about everything. Why buy a phone if you don't want what it has to offer? If you buy a car with cloth seats, do u complain that nobody is putting leather in your car but newer cars are getting it?