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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trebleguy:
Howdy.

Hoping some one can direct me to a working unbranded firmware for SG2.

I have obtained one listed at Sammobile:

I9100XWLP8_I9100XSALP4_XSA

4.0.3	2012 April	I9100XSALP4	Australia

But it is not in english (I think it's polish or something) and just crashes the phone so another working one would be more useful I think.

If anyone could point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it.

Also, assuming a working firmware exists, is it likely that the phone will stop crashing on start up or is something else likely to be causing this problem. Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] victorator:
1. Wrong forum

2. Flash this firmware, it's the newest unbranded one and contains all the languages.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trebleguy:
Thanks for that. I can't find a link on the web page to down load the firmware.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
You can get I9100XWLP8/I9100XSALP4/I9100XXLPS/I9100XWLP8 which is unbranded AU stock ICS from Checkfus. Search for the PC version on here/Google. Then choose Android/I9100/Australia GT-I9100LKJXSA in the pulldown boxes. On the left hand side it will populate the product code/PDA/CSC/phone fields, then click 'check firmware'. This will give you the the details I mentioned in the first line.

From there, click 'download' & it will download/decrypt an Odin flashable firmware package you can flash following the usual instructions for flashing firmware with Odin (put the package you download in the PDA section of Odin).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trebleguy:
Thanks for that,

Does anyone have a straight link to a download please. I'm not in a position to install software just to obtain a download.

Also can anyone advise why the device boots in to a non english language when loading Australian firmwares.

I have tried about 5 different "Unbranded australian firmwares" and they all boot in some language I can't work out. It's eastern european or something.

The phone must be in out of box state when these firmwares are loaded because it doesn't just boot up like when I first got it. There are a series of what appear to be questions I have to answer before the phone will start up. Then it crashes.

Also does anyone know why it would just crash on a new firmware that apparently eveyone else can use without problems. Is there something else I need to install apart from the firmware?

Do I need a kernel or something else with these firmwares?

Any useful help appreciated. Thanks

Does everyone have to read in those characters in the box before they have to post. I find it very difficult to read whats in the boxes. It takes 5 or 6 attempts before this forum accepts my codes.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trebleguy:
I found a web site where you can lookup if there are firmwares available.

I'm not allowed to post it

its the home page for that checkfus program

Unfortunately there are none for Australia. Can anyone suggest a working set of droid OS downloads I can use to get this phone working again please?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atifsh:
Full wipe, flash stock ROM, it will be in English.

There are many stock roms for Australia at Sammobile.

You can also use check fus down loader
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Franklin46:
I am still trying to get a download for unbranded Aust stock ROM GTI9100. Sammobile does not recognise a search for this phone so maybe they no longer support it. I agree trying to get a simple download without having to join another site or get hit with malware is well nigh impossible it seems.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toy_story:
Hi [MENTION=4646187]trebleguy[/MENTION] , install this first .

The ROM contains all languages.

I9100XWLSH
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] rottttman:
i flashed the 2.08 on hd2

then tryig to flash radio it stoped at " loading" (white screen)

and it hangs there.

now when i make hard reset (3 color) it does not stop but continue to the "loading" screen .then stops and no usb connection is established.

so i cannot continue anything.

If i start the hd2 nomally it works fine (also the pc connection)

maybe i will try to flash from sd.

how to flash from sd?

thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
I know another one lol I would try this but im in the middle of battery calibrating lol

Can someone mention its performance?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] flamebeats:
Better
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ascertion:
Just did a speed test with FE16 modem and I usually pull around 2.10 on FE14, I got 2.15 on FE16. Slightly better, but I did another one and it hit 2.10 so it's probably not much of a change.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
Where are you located
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] air2k57:
Hello everyone.

I'm on sprint now on referral plan with gs2, love the phone, hate service. But, since I pay next to nothing, was toughing it out for a while. Can not anymore, getting worse day by day and Nv is crap!

Anyways, I used to have tmobile and loved it, very fast data ans I like the idea of hspa+.

My question, however, is about galaxy nexus and tmobile hspa42. From the looks of it, their hspa+42 network is live here in Colorado, but the unlocked galaxy nexus only supports hspa+21? So, I'm guessing that is a pretty big deal as I won't be able to get the performance I could with another device that does support hspa+42?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] se1zure31:
You are correct that the nexus does not support the hspa 42 network. I think the galaxy s2 on tmobile does, that's why they went with the snapdragon instead of the exynos or ti omap.

I personally don't think it is a reason to go with a "42" device over a nexus device. Users have posted their speedtest scores and they generally look good.

Not sure if this answers your question.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] air2k57:
True, but is that a pretty big jump in speed when on hspa42? Real world performance I mean, I know that on paper hspa42 can reach potential speeds of 28-30mbps, I'm guessing it never has though.

Anything is better than <300kbps I get now on sprint. Even on 4g it is about 800-1.5mbps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] se1zure31:
I cannot comment on the hspa 42 speeds myself but if that is a bigger deal than the true nexus experience go with a t-mobile galaxy s2. It's a great phone, but stock its still on gingerbread. Don't think I could go back to that personally.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] air2k57:
You know how Google has it on sale unlocked for $400? I see that they only have grey, eBay has new ones which are unlocked in white. Would all those also work good on hspa+21 that tmobile has? I'm guessing they are all same but different color?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cbutt:
I'm using the white gnex on tmo. I previously used a tmo sgs2. The gnex is compatible with the hspa21 network & sgs2 with the hspa42. That being said, these are theoretical peak speeds aka not what you're actually going to get. There is no difference between speeds on my gnex or the sgs2. Both have reached up to 15mbps with full bars of service. This is in westchester, NY.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
All i9250 are the same. They're all 21mbps HSPA+.

The speed difference between 42mbps and 21mbps radios in the real world isn't very big. The real-world max speeds you'll see on 21 are like ~11mbps, whereas on 42 you'll maybe peak at ~17mbps. All dependent on tons of factors.

You won't be dissatisfied with 21mbps device on T-Mobile. The speeds are great.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] catpunt:
just remember that if you don't buy the usa version (the 16gb silver one google sells directly) you don't get a warranty or samsung support in the usa

the highest speed i've seen in the bay area is 11.2mbps with t-mobile
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Exodian:
Tmo gs2 in Baltimore I was getting about 10-12 mbps and on gnex in Baltimore I get about 6. Yeah its about half but its a lot faster than anything sprint has.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] air2k57:
Thanks guys. I am so close to getting one. Just really hard, even with how cheap tmobile is, my sprint is literary free. Like right now, at 2am, I am getting 1.3mbps on 3g, which is acceptable I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tonker83:
This is my speeds on the $30 5g monthly 4g plan. Pretty good for being in a valley. I know ATT has poor signal at my house.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] air2k57:
That 100 minutes total? With no nights and weekends or mobile to mobile?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Yes. 100 minutes means

100 minutes

. No frills.

My speeds are in the range of ~5-7mbps down / 2-4mbps up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wbonney4:
I had a GS2 and sold it for 330 on CL and bought this phone. I get the same data speeds on this phone as the GS2. Sure the GS2 can get 42 but I never broke 20 and I had the phone for a year. The only draw back with the nexus is the screen. I got a small scratch the first day I had it (hoping an xo skin will cover it up). I never had a protector on the S2 and never had a scratch. Go with the nexus you wont be disappointed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] air2k57:
I'd have to get the $70 plan, 100 minutes wouldn't cut it, nor 2g of data. Hmm, that means I'd have to pay $70 more than I so now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
So... you pay $0 for service now?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] air2k57:
Yep lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pinoyplaya4life:
I also have the Galaxy Nexus which I bought from Google a couple of days ago paired with T-Mobile's Monthly4G plan ($30 unlimited text/data + 100 minutes)

With the app called "talkatone", all you really need is unlimited data + google voice to get unlimited talk + texting services for free.

But currently, on this plan my speed is

about 3 Mbps up/down using XXLA2 baseband (which was the stock baseband installed on the phone when I got it from Google)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
okay... so not sure why you're considering going anywhere else. Free service, as long as its somewhat usable, kinda trumps everything.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] air2k57:
Because I'd rather pay than have unusable service, I listen to Pandora a lot :).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fraz82:
The maximum speedtests from my t-mobile gs2 and galaxy nexus, both in the same area, 42.2 upgraded region, during the same time of day, but not concurrently

T-Mobile Galaxy S 2: 17.40Mbps Down/ 3.60 Mbps Up

GNEX: 10.30Mbps Down/ 2.10 Up

the difference is obvious and significant in terms of numbers, but during use, i would be hard pressed to tell the difference.

Also i've noticed that the Nexus idles at 3g when not in use, but jumps to H when i start pulling data, i wonder if that delay between the idle and actual peak HSPA contributes a little to the speed ( i dont think so, but it might..not too sure)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
All HSPA+ devices do this, and you should be happy that they do because it saves your battery. The difference is that most skinned or carrier devices just show "H" or "4G" all the time to cut down on confusion.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pinoyplaya4life:
So... my modem is XXLA2 and I am located in the US. Would this be the best modem for use in North America?

My U/L speeds are around 3 mbps with full bars and H signal
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
I use XXLA2 w/ good results, but there's no "best" modem for anyone. I say try a few and see what works. You can always go back.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
In Chicago my One S which is an HSPA 42mbps phone would hit ~22mbps and my friend's nexus would hit around 13. It seens like some people are forgetting you have to have HSPA 42 service in your area for there to be a difference in speeds ;) it isn't everywhere.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] air2k57:
Well, broke down and bought one. Should be here in couple of days!

Yea, there is hspa42 here, but I'd rather have stock Android that a bit higher speeds.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Good call. The HSPA+ 21mbps speeds are nothing to sneeze at. Still plenty fast.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] air2k57:
The anticipation! Card has already been charged, order not yet shipped :(.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BrianDigital:
It might not be that big of a deal when purchasing this or another phone that can support it. Real world results wont be crazy high as Verizons LTE. But unless your running your home network through your phone then even the eight Mbps is more than enough for a phone
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dislplin01:
Thanks man I live in San Francisco and I am worried about data speeds so 11.2 is that in the city???
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
That's the highest you'll ever see. Real-world is more like ~6mbps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luftrofl:
I notice that my upload and download speeds are unusual - ran speedtest.net last time I was in downtown SF (early may): 2.94Mbps down, 3.54Mbps up, 100ms ping.

Not really sure why you're worried so much about speeds, however. Most delay that I notice is ping-related and around 100ms seems acceptable for a 3G network.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chancy319:
Like someone else said, those are just "theoretical" speeds not actual real world speeds. I'm sure as mobile tech evolves 42mbps will become a norm.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] catpunt:
yeah but i've only gotten than once or twice. i usually average between 3-8 at any given time in sf.

i tried switching to sprint and getting the galaxy nexus, omg i couldn't do it. the 3g speeds are so much worse than t-mobile's 3g speeds, it was too painful so i went back to t-mo. not to mention i notice the difference in weight between the two and i prefer the gsm version.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] air2k57:
Haha so I've been on tmobile since I was 16, 23 now. Up until a year and a half ago when I cancelled tmobile since I've gotten sprint for free. Been awful since, breaking 1mbps at midnight is miracle like, the wimax network is spotty, battery draining, and lately has been maxing out at 2mbps. Just couldn't do it, on top of awful data, some areas I would get delayed texts, or dropped calls.

Can't wait till my nexus arrives tomorrow. Quick question. With tmobile prepaid, if I start out with the 100 minute plan, how hard is it to switch to unlimited? And if I get a sim card today, does my month start today? Or would I simply need to activate it online tomorrow to start?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Couple clicks in "My T-mobile" online. You can do it any time you want, and it'll start at the next refill. I think you can even force it to change mid-cycle if you want.

Activate the SIM and add funds. The month starts the minute you add enough funds to the account to cover the $30 that they charge for a month.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrsbelpit:
^It's not hard at all. You can change your plan to any of the prepaid ones when you refill.

You may want to try the groove IP/Google voice combo to get VOIP minutes for free, though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mingkee:
I can say GNex is one of the very best phone for T-Mobile.

I usually get 6-8Mbps in NYC and tethering works 100%.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] air2k57:
But that will use data, correct? Reason I may just go with unlimited is because as is, I average close to 6gb a month. And that's on dial up sprint speeds lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrsbelpit:
^Yes, it does. On the $30 they throttle you after 5gb, to edge. So it's already unlimited. You're not going to get more than that on T-Mo prepaid. I think you can get 10 gigs postpaid.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] catpunt:
it's easy to switch from the $30 plan to unlimited, but you might have a hard time switching back if you change your mind, since it's only for new activations. you may need to activate a new sim to get the $30 plan back after switching to unlimited

if you're worried about running out of data with the $30 plan, if you reach your 5gb limit, you can call their customer service number and ask them to start a new month right then and there. you will use another $30 and restart your month over (and that will be the new day your month starts from that point forward)

another benefit to the $30 plan is there is no taxes or fees -- it's straight up $30. a breath of fresh air compared to sprint's hidden fees and taxes that seem to change randomly from bill to bill
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
VOIP uses data, but hardly any at all compared to other things you do...

If you use 6GB then get ready to be throttled at 5GB :)

---------- Post added at 05:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:08 PM ----------

T-Mobile doesn't offer a 10GB plan anymore. The most you get is 5GB + throttle.

Not totally true. If you use auto-refill or buy refill cards at Walmart, and live in a state with a sales tax, you

do

pay sales tax on the refill purchase.

I would highly recommend you choose to buy your refills elsewhere. I personally use CallingMart to buy refills. There's no tax on them, and you save another 1%-5% off of face value. They email the PIN to you minutes after you buy, and you can add it to your account within 90 days. Money added is available for another 90 days also. I buy them $60 at a time for 2 months of service.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pinoyplaya4life:
Yea I guess it depends on location too.

I was at my apartment (in a smaller city) and got 3 mbps Down/UP with full bar and now I'm at my parents house (in a larger city) and I get 8-9 mbps Down and 2 mbps Up
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] air2k57:
I guess I'm kind of curious how the voip will work. So I will need a Google voice number which will then be called. What about texts? Will I have two different numbers? I don't want to use Google voice app for texting
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
You need to start reading. Seriously reading.

[GUIDE] Sharing My Setup ($30/mo, GrooveIP, auto-toggle Airplane Mode)

[INFO][GSM] Own Your Cell Service ..with Prepaid and the Galaxy Nexus [UPDATED 4/16]

I'll answer your questions quickly here, but you have a LOT of research to do.

1) Yes, you'll need to use Google Voice as your primary #. People text your Google Voice # also and it reacts like a normal carrier #. They can still text your carrier #, but 2 numbers is a pain...

2) You'll have 2 numbers, Google Voice # and carrier #. You only give out the GV #, which can forward to any phone you want (like your carrier #).

3) You don't have to use the GV app for texting, although it makes things

a lot

simpler (too many little annoying things having them forward to your Messaging app). Why don't you want to use it? It's a really good app, actually.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pinoyplaya4life:
Just sign up for Google Voice and Install the app called "talkatone"

Then on call forwarding settings on your GoogleVoice, set it so it forwards calls to google chat.

talkatone will be running at all times on your phone and will receive the calls that is made to your google voice number. Try testing it and see if it works using a different phone and etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dislplin01:
Can someone post some screen shots of there speeds
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] C0dy:
Done just a bit ago. I've gotten higher speeds, but not by much.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dislplin01:
Cool that's fine same thing I get with my sensation just ordered mine yesterday
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tamalsen:
My hd2 has experienced a fatal services.exe error so i am being forced to update the ROM. Obviously this will wipe everything out and while i have the sms and contacts and other things backed up i just want to save the favorites and footprints i have on the phone in google maps.

Could anyone tell me how i can manually save a backup and put it back in or if there is any software to do it?

Many MANY thanks in advance!
[HTC One X] lupokkio:
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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MystikMajik:
I'm having a problem with the Google Play Music app.

I've been using it fine for at least a month, but all of a sudden tonight, when trying to play some music I get the error: "Couldn't play the song your requested."

I can go to the files and play them myself with the file manager, and with the samsung music player... I even downloaded Power Amp to check and it works fine. But I can't seem to use the Play music app. I've cleared data, uninstalled and reinstalled to no avail.

Anyone have any ideas?

I'm a Canadian user. Would this have anything to do with Play music not being available in Canada? And if so why was I able to use it all this time without?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] shankar10:
can you go to google's music page and play that way?

I don't think its nothing to do with you in Canada, Google opened the music publicly/ international several months ago.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MystikMajik:
Thanks for the response!

I can't play music that way because I don't actually have any music in the cloud... All locally on my SD Card.

Also I had to install the apk manually instead of through the store. It says play music is unavailable for my phone.... which I assumed meant Canada....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jauhari:
we have the same problem.. any tips how to make it work?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JaylanPHNX:
I think I remember someone saying to clear cache/data for the play music app.

Sent from my beastly Galaxy S 2.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kerns_JW:
They updated the app recently and its giving a lot of people issues on aokp and cm9. The prior version did too, but was hit or miss. Some had issues some didn't. If you have an older version try it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MystikMajik:
Play music is problematic at best. I loved it too. I tried to use it and I'm also a Canadian user.

I did a lot of reading and its a problem with Play music itself. Sometimes the program loses track of where exactly the music is. Its database gets out of sync. So you have to go to Manage apps and clear the data. Then download "Re-scan Media" from the app store. Let it do its work, then it will work again. But you'll have to do this constantly. Its totally not worth it. Especially when you're out... ready to play music and you have to do all that drama.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kerns_JW:
Hey guys stupid update here. Play music works again for me. Tried tons of stuff, so don't know which thing fixed it :confused: when it dies again I will try to narrow it down. Found out the mp3 codec lib is a bit flimsy. Found out play music has issues with sd card reading. Found out it also is programmed to search for atom moov contents for streaming purposes before playing. And oddly it loads/pushes bluetooth ad2p every time it plays a song. And it's database of adding song registration duplicates entries often, but it has a built in verification method. Each of these were determined through a logcat of the issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kinnyswaggg:
I had the same issue and fixed it with just a simple copy to a folder on my desktop, delete from Internal SD, then adding it back on. Now it works again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kerns_JW:
Copy whole "music" folder or sd card contents?

Can you confirm internal or external card?

Rom?

At this point, my assumption would be your issue fell into the internal (emmc) rescan fix category.

Turns out the rescan app pulls the GetExternalStorage api which isn't able to pull external sd. It only will have the system rescan emmc. Unfortunately, Google didn't have the foresight that phones would have two cards originally. So if you have music there, clearing cache and rescanning works well for many.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kerns_JW:
Found out one other issue/fix. Someone asked me about the media app loading draining battery issue some of us have had. I had them pull the mp3s and run them through an mp3 validator and reload. It fixed both the media hang up and play music.