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[General Questions and Answers] TheSnakeSkin:
Okay, say I bought a galaxy s2 skyrocket without a plan. Then I rooted it and downloaded a wireless tether app to make my phone a wireless hotspot. I then downloaded a VoIp app like (textPlus).

What I'm wondering is will I be able to talk anywhere like a regular cell phone but without the charge? Because the VoIp app needs internet to receive/send calls and texts. And the wireless tether will provide that. So yeah, I'm just wondering if its possible to make it a phone without call/texting/data charges.

Thank you.
[General Questions and Answers] TheSnakeSkin:
Oh damn. Haha well okay thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] REGonz:
When you say tether....

Dont you mean just turn on the Wifi - therefore using it on a WiFi connection?

THAT should work - in theory.
[General Questions and Answers] TheSnakeSkin:
Well I meant to activate the wireless hotspot device in the phone. Thus allowing you to use internet anywhere and letting you use the VoIp app (textPlus) anywhere.
[General Questions and Answers] 85gallon:
The wireless hotspot uses the cell service for the internet connection. So if the phone is not activated then no it won't work. You could use the voip to make calls when you have access to someones wifi or using an open connection by wardriving.
[General Questions and Answers] TheSnakeSkin:
Oh okay I see. Thank you
[General Questions and Answers] foxsam:
google voice over 4g data

Search on play store for GrooVe IP. It is a paid ($5) app that claims to route google voice calls over the phones data connection.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sepharite:
Just curious
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thracemerin:
Wind uses the AWS band for 3G and HSPA data transfer, this is the same band that is used by T-Mobile USA, the GT-I9100M (Bell's SGS2) doesn't support these bands so your data will be limited to 2G speed, it will however work properly as a phone. If you want faster data speeds you will need to get your hands on a T-Mobile USA version of the SGS2.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sepharite:
Ah okay. That's disappointing to know.

But thanks for the detailed reply.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tornxer37:
SGS2 GT-I9100M Bell Canada want to use with Wind Mobile Canada

Hi, sorry to jump into this thread, but I am in the same position and I would like to know how did this work for you if you went ahead with this phone into Wind service.

I started a thread and some body there told me maybe better to ask in these two threads... my problem is explained here:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2/help/qa-friendly-qa-thread-t1648351/post54374435

Thanks a lot for any contribution to my solution.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickyex0n:
my rom: stock jw4, cf-root.

sometimes i feel stock kernel is more smooth than cf-root, but i need rooting.

if i want to make it as stock as it can, what options should i choose or not choose in Tweaks app? or just stay default settings? changing another kernel like speedmod?

Tweaks: Ram:Min-free, SD: Speed tweak, I/O: No-a-time, I/O: Scheduler, I/O: Deadline sched, Kernel: Scheduler, VM: Swappiness, VM: Dirtyness, Media: Stagefright
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zodiaxe66:
Cf-root is almost stock.very few tweak,root and custom recovery.try download "easy cache cleaner" from market and clean your cache once a day.also reboot your phone once a day.that will clear the lag
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickyex0n:
very few tweaks? but i feel it sometimes lag more than stock rom
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zodiaxe66:
Download the cache cleaner.u will be surprised how much s... it saves.do this ones a day AND reboot the phone also every day or two

And yes cf-root is very close to stock.

Speedmod,talon,midnight,galaxian and semaphore kernel's is all custom build from sauces.

But are all very good.it's just about your needs.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickyex0n:
thank u~.
[HTC One S] Mafioso:
I have Samsung Hercules (sgs2 for TMO) for sometime now and though there is plenty to love about that phone, I don't like the audio quality on it. To those of you thinking I must be a snobbish audiophile kind...no I'm not that, far from that, I have $30 IEMs and there is big difference when I switch from mp3 player to the phone. I've tried DSPs and EQs, it still is not good enough. I had HD2 before that and I didn't feel that much of difference going from mp3 player to phone. Now judging by gsmarena review, it seems One S has pretty excellent audio and I'm thinking of change.

Biggest deal breaker however for me is non-expandable storage on One S, but I think I can manage with 16GB. Which brings me to my first question, how much space is available to user out of this 16gb on the phone ?

What are the other major/minor issues on this phone worth mentioning (i dont care about non removable battery).
[HTC One S] joshnichols189:
My Ville is just fine but some people have issues with theirs.

You get 2GB for apps and about 10GB for your "SD card". It's really not a huge deal. I use Spotify and Google Music so I don't have to keep much on the phone anyways.

Sounds just fine by the way.
[HTC One S] keevinluong:
This phone doesnt have many problems. It is probly tmobile's best right now

Sense 4 is nice and not too bloaty, camera is speedy, and this phone is lightning fast

However, it does like to get hot when I play games
[HTC One S] ZeppeMan:
Yeh I noticed this too when playing games, but it keeps on going without problems. I think this is normal, it has to much power under the hood :D
[HTC One S] ajftl:
Beats audio kick ass ...
[HTC One S] o0stryxs0o:
I had a Galaxy SII for a while the beats audio system blows that phones whole audio system out of the water
[HTC One S] adamhlj:
One gripe I have is why my facebook calendar doesn't display the correct time when synced with my calendars on my phone. I had an event tonight at 8 that was correct on facebook (central time zone) but it was being displayed an hour ahead for 9 PM.

Another gripe I have is the screen itself. The pentile display looks grainy.

My third gripe is that it randomly rebooted three times now when I was leaving work. I was listening to music I had pinned to listen offline from google music. My phone is connected to my work wifi, but when it switches to the regular cell network while listening to google music, it reboots. I am not streaming music with google music, its already been pinned to listen offline.

Fourth gripe is related to google music and HTC's music player. When I pin songs to play while offline, I don't know why HTC's music player doesn't recognize them. So I can't use them to make ringtones unless I have them loaded onto my phone.

Gripe number 4.5 is that this phone doens't support FLAC files. I am just getting into this file format, tho, so its not a big deal.

Fifth gripe is that I wish the app drawer had the same swipe effect that the galaxy nexus has where if you swipe it to the side, the next group of apps comes from the back to the front.

Sixth gripe is I don't know why but when my my phone is plugged into my speakers and I get a notification like a text or an email, for some reason it interrupts the music and the notification sound plays through the speakers. I'll have to experiment with this some more, tho.

Seventh gripe is all the t-mobile bloatware. Yes, I can root it if I really wanted to, but I'm too lazy.

Eighth gripe is swype. Doesn't install because of the 3-dotted menu button that appears that makes swype think the resolution is less than it really is. And the native HTC Swype keyboard blows.

With all that said, BEATS AUDIO IS SOO RAD!! Except I haven't really found an equalizer. But I only listen to my music through google music, so I don't know. Also, the sound through the speaker is so crisp and clear!

AND it is very very fast and snappy! The camera is SO fast. I haven't shot any videos with it yet, but just a few pictures.

As for all my gripes, I reckon that there are some fixes for some of them. I am considering getting a galaxy nexus to see how it compares and then sell whichever one I don't like. I looked at a galaxy nexus today at the store, tho, and while it was a demo unit that keeps the screen on all the time, there was still bad bad burn in. Anyway, I hope that helps you out a bit.
[HTC One S] ToterPunkt:
Only issues ive had are really minor bugs. Like when i play temple run it sometimes lags out even though i cleared the ram and cleared any running apps. i disabled everything tmobile put on the phone but it doesnt matter cause their **** keeps popping up -_- will have to root i guess.

biggest thing with my particular phone was the call quality. it SUCKED. everyone i heard on my phone sounded really buzzy and shaky. waiting on a replacement. i really have had no real issues except for random crap that happens due to apps and stuff and limitations on certain apps. its a really good phone =) i love it. just need to get used to its length is all.
[HTC One S] icecicle04:
i noticed the htc keyboard has a stock swype in it while u type which kinda bugs me a lil bit since i don't mess with swype too much . .makes it feel kind of a lag while u just one key type it
[HTC One S] adamhlj:
You can turn that feature off. Just go to settings>language and keyboards>HTC Sense Input> and turn off trace keyboard if you already haven't.
[HTC One S] raikesy:
It wont see the files because Google Music puts a .nomedia file in the folder that it downloads the music files to. DoubleTwist is able to see past that and allows you to play the downloaded files. It might have FLAC support too, not sure.

Annoying, but nothing to do with HTC, the Swype guys need to update their app :)
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
ive got swype working on mine.. With and without the 3 dot menu..

I just installed it from a TB backup which i had from my sensation...

works flawlessly.. So it is supported :)
[HTC One S] tgtoys:
1. Sounds like some digging around on facebook/phone settings should change that, I can't see it being off by an hour with no fix..

2. Eh, yeah from up close you're right, this was a gripe from before the phone was even released. I guess I don't mind cause I use my phone more for business not multimedia..while it is slightly noticeable, its still a great screen. Some will notice/care more than others.

3. Havent had this happen personally but I have read other people experiencing the same thing. Since its a known issue I'm sure HTC will release a fix (or an XDA Rom cook)

4. Move files from .nomedia to a different (music) folder on your device.

4.5. Not uncommon for a phone to not support flac by default, search for flac in android market there's plenty of free and paid options to use.

5. That's the default android launcher, because you're running sense its a different app drawer. Download Apex launcher for an AOSP style launcher (you will loose Sense widgets, but it will seem more like Galaxy Nexus).

6. The notification you're getting is from Beats, its a little red B icon. Just letting you know its 'enhancing' your sound. Don't know if you can change this...

7. Yeah tons of crap on this thing..no choice but root. It's pretty easy, most time is spent downloading the files. Rest is a piece of cake. (Note you will have to factory reset to unlock bootloader from HTC, so you will loose everything. Make sure you backup first if you do this).

8. Root, install Noble Rom or mod in development forum to remove dots.

Overall there are fixes and workarounds for most of it, or atleast will be soon. If you like the nexus flash an AOSP Rom and stick with the HTC metal build IMO, unless the screen is that big of a deal, then Nexus.

Good luck, let me know if I helped at all :D
[HTC One S] McQueefus:
my biggest gripe is that it is terrible at multitasking. Often times I will be doing simple tasks like browsing the web and I will press the home button and the phone has to reload the home screens. It is very annoying. The phone is pretty snappy but my old Samsung vibrant never had such problems with multitasking. I think it must be sence being so heavy.
[HTC One S] Mafioso:
Decided not to go with One S. 10gb is too low, since my offline gps software eats almost 4gb leaving only 6gb for me. I'll stick with sgs2 and wait for next best thing..Thanks guys..

BTW all the other issue if any, seems to be on software side which would be fixed already with custom roms or may be fixed soon..HTC has done a good job this time..but too bad they had to leave out SD card and only give 10gb of usable space on phone. If they are claiming 16gb they should have alteast made sure that user has access to 15gb of space especially when there is no option to expand :mad:
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
technically it is 16gb.. 1.7 gb for the ROM, 2.5gb for the apps, 10.5gb left for the user..

however i do think it was a sneaky decision, It should be 16gb left AFTER the space for ROM and apps.
[HTC One S] joshnichols189:
Every company does this. It isn't HTC specifically.
[HTC One S] dbgrigg189:
I've had mine almost a week now and only had a few small issues.

1: Swype, which has already been mentioned

2: Pandora isn't working for me. It will play a song, start the next song and about 5 seconds in it skips on its on. Plays the next song completely then repeats. I have an email into the dev on it. (If anyone else has had this issue or knows whats causing it, I would be eternally grateful, im an addict)

3: Google music locked my phone up for about 5 minutes the other day while listening in my car.

4: Misc apps not being supported yet (but its to be expected on a newer version of the software)

My only other issue is that I'm just not a huge fan of sense, but atleast 4.0 is tolerable for now until an official release of cyanogen comes out.
[HTC One S] raikesy:
That would be a bad workaround IMHO. For a start, there is no folder named .nomedia - there are many multiples of folders where Google Music store the files, and each one will have a .nomedia file in there. Plus, moving the files out would possibly make Google Music re-download the offline files etc. Causing duplication of space used and the need to repeat the process in its entirety if you wanted to pull more files down.
[HTC One S] Jazd71:
Phone is great, ive had a couple of random reboots and twice where it says its preparing sim!?

overall fantastic phone, some moan about the screen its not up to the one x screen but its far better than the sensation screen with the mods they have done, battery life has been a major bonus for me easily get a full day from it. As other say its very snappy, my friend has a one x and on most things weve tested in real use terms there is no obvious difference in performance.

Best phone i've had bar none.
[HTC One S] adamhlj:
Yeah, that was really helpful! Thanks so much! I go back and forth on rooting, mainly because I don't want to void the warranty should I decide to sell it or return it. However, I think a workaround for this is to stick it in the microwave for like a couple seconds and say, "It just stopped working!" if I rooted it then didn't want it after all lol. But that would be dishonest.

I don't mind losing the sense wigits since I don't use them anyway.
[HTC One S] Scoop940:
When adding calendar events to a different google calendar the calendar name is not shown at the top of the app as it has been on earlier HTC phones.

more here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25610399#post25610399
[HTC One S] Vivimagic:
I think with me it is the battery. The screen does take to much power. I do use the automatic back light setting and I am sure that is not helping .

I really wish the volume was at the right hand side. When I put the phone back in pocket while listening to music is turns the music down.

Other than that it is an amazing phone :)
[HTC One S] rickyoon.vegas:
My only issue is a terrible standby time with wifi-on.

data is off, but wifi was on. after 6 hours of sleep, the battery went down to 60%, which is a 38% battery loss.
[HTC One S] Scoop940:
Having a lot of trouble with accuracy using endomondo compared to my sensation. Could be ICS compatibility i guess
[HTC One S] johnjph:
HTC One S battery charging

I left the phone on the charger all night but the battery will only charge to 80%. I also left it charging in the office for several hours and it will not go past 80%. Anyone else having this problem?
[HTC One S] jipi:
Here are the problems I suffer:

1. Network coverage is bad and jumpy. I loose network coverage often and it takes a long time to get it back although the area is well covered. Sometimes it says I have 3G coverage and I cannot browse any website. My Desire had much better reception. My Desire had much better reception.

2. Random reboots. It is really random. Sometimes never happen for days, once I had 4 reboots during a day or maybe more since I am not always staring at my phone.

3. MOA chipping. It is almost unnoticeable but after 2 weeks I had already 3 raw metal spots. The phone never fell down.
[HTC One S] kolyan:
Pretty solid phone, I only had a few Bluetooth glitches and bunch of minor software bugs. Well and MAO coated phones chip. Other then that I say quality of phone is good compared to my current Gnex
[HTC One S] jacewt:
Absolutely lousy signal. My mytouch slide 3g used to get better signal. It drops all the time, ALL the time. I have to reboot or toggle airplane mode to get something back.

I have had one random reboot since I got it last week.

Otherwise, I love the phone but the signal issue is a big deal. Who cares if it's a fast phone if I can't get a phone call.
[HTC One S] majalo:
The "chipping" you mention is a result of the MOA (Micro-Arc Oxidation) that they apply to the Global One S variant. Not an issue if you're getting one from a T-Mo store in the US.

My tip would be to haul ass to the store and pull the trigger already on the best phone on the market.
[HTC One S] TrueGenome:
Picking Up Phone Calls

I feel this may be an isolated issue but sometimes when I go to answer a phone call, there's a momentary hesitation between the phone's animation and the time what I can actually hear the other person. I suspect that it's a issue with Sense but its just an educated guess.
[HTC One S] brew1brew:
I run ADW ex, works fine.

Also I've had 8 or 9 reboots in a week, T-mobile is sending me a replacement, maybe it will fix it maybe it won't but I though it's worth a try.

Les
[HTC One S] majalo:
How long is your momentary hesitation? I feel like I've always noticed this, on pretty much every android phone I've owned. Have you not experienced this before on different phones? Maybe it's an Android issue... who knows. After 4/5 years I've been well trained to pause a brief second before attempting to talk upon answering a phone call. :)
[HTC One S] kyuubi_ac:
:eek: And I was always thinking this is an issue on my phone with the custom rom I'm using. (Aurora @ Desire)
[HTC One S] easypanic:
Have this going atm....

Did you found a solution??
[HTC One S] p666nn:
2 serious issues for my S4 unrooted H1S:

1. WiFi keeps disconnecting at random times. Regardless of excellent signal strength. Just drops connection and sometimes needs turning wifi off/on again in order to reconnect.

Really annoying!

2. Home button is going crazy sometimes. Behaves like somebody is pressing home button repeatedly, even though my fingers are far from it. I can even put it away on the table, it still does it. Fortunately it happens rarely.
[HTC One S] thanito:
1. Happens to my Desire as well, but I don't have to wifi on/off, just to go to wifi settings and it gets reconnected, annoying indeed!

2. Do you use a screen protector? I also had this issue, screen behaving really weird when there was enough humidity in the atmosphere. Usually I was cleaning the screen on my clothes and it was going back to normal

Try it :silly:
[HTC One S] rajeshgpai:
On mine the main problem is the signal issue. When the signal is not so strong, and when the phone is active, the signal dies randomly. It comes back if lock and unlock the phone though :-/ HTC said they fixed the signal issue with the recent OTA update, but i dont see any changes. :rolleyes:
[HTC One S] manicbomber:
I have a weird problem. This phone doesn't remember my picture preferences in the contacts. I switched most of my contacts to a Google photo and it randomly reverts them to a Facebook photo. The only solution I have found is unlinking them from Facebook.
[HTC One S] pierre.grand:
Several phones are concerned by a Home button becoming crasy when in low GSM/EDGE network area.

Here is the thread on the subject:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1679649

I'm living a nightmare since 3 months because of this issue.

If you live in town you won't even notice the problem...
[HTC One S] Zonium:
I got really weird problem. When I connect my one s to computer with usb Cable, phone gets car mode randomly. It open and closes and phone dont charge. Same happens when using wall charger.
[HTC One S] kwaazaar:
I get random reboots and bad signal as well. Especially these random reboots are getting irritating.

Also, is there a way to turn the phone completely off? When I choose "shutdown" it seems to hybernate or something.
[HTC One S] bobsie41:
Turn off fastboot ;)

menu\settings\power\fastboot
[HTC One S] ridearoundsolo:
The one s is basicly a flawless device for me no real issues for me here. I do miss tegra from my g2x though more games are available for it but other than that the one s wont let u down
[HTC One S] xXZaufiXx:
I dont have any issues... Greatest phone i've ever had

Battery lasts for 2days :)
[HTC One S] phositadc:
I've only had mine for 24 hours but so far my favorite device since the og droid incredible that I bought in April 2010. Since then I've had nexus s, Xperia Ray, one x, and galaxy nexus. Loving this one so far. Can't stand 4.5"+ screens and this one is near perfect size when combined with its thinness!

-Sent from my HTC One S.-
[HTC One S] :
I get to play with a lot of phones and have to say this is by far my favourite. Only issue is no sdcard slot but hoping when we get some pictures of a broken down phone taken apart we find an sdcard we can swap out for a bigger one. Screw the warranty I won't more storage!

The One S is far better than the sg3 in my opinion mostly due to the fact the screen size is perfect whereas the sg3 is just to big to hold and use comfortably with one hand. Also the sound quality is far superior specially when you use XxXPachaXxX_Sony_ICS_pack.zip to refine the audio. Using 40mm Genius headphones with treble and bass boost and bam... Music heaven!

Gotta say to I have long hated Sense all the way back to the G1 but Sense 4 is fantastic and with a modded rotating rosie life is very very sweet.
[HTC One S] dclaw_fantum:
The G1 was AOSP. There were a few ROMs which were based off the Hero which did have Sense. Sense was definitely ambitious for the hardware for a long time. Glad they started to wise up some and realized they needed to put it on a treadmill.
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
Regrettably, there is no such real card. The SD Card is just a partition on the one and only main chip. Sorry.
[HTC One S] F-L-Y-E-R:
Power button hard to access and buttons in general feels cheap.
[HTC One S] 00cojo:
disagree. but then again mine is in an ottor commutor case, it feels totally solid.
[HTC One S] maek_it_happen:
Cosign commuter is great , but mine broke on the plastic by the volume button .

Sent from my One S while ducking the xda police.
[HTC One S] sandwichmasta:
Well the biggest problem is that little beats audio logo on the back, but take a little bit of sandpaper to it and you're golden ;)
[HTC One S] angr1112:
I have a major issue now

It seems that there may be a bug in the hTc Sense coding. My pictures, all of them, disappear from the Gallery. All but a few songs from my Music also disappear. Everything is still on the SD card, it's just that the phone is not searching for the media in the right place I guess.

hTc, when are we getting our Jellybean Sense+ update?
[HTC One S] Macanakin:
Great Battery, Great Audio, Enough app's space,...