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[Transformer TF300T General] the lemming:
I had a Transformer prime for two weeks before the screen cracked for no reason. Until that point I loved the device apart from the fact that I had to practically sit on top of my router to get WiFi. When the screen broke I returned the tablet to Amazon for a full refund.

Three days ago I bought a TF300T and have not regretted this choice from the moment I turned it on after 16 hours of charging the battery.

Instead of sitting on the router to get onto the net, I can now go into the garden which is well over 80ft from the router and still have full WiFi coverage.

I can also still see the screen in daylight, so I can't see the fuss of the super dooper Prime screen. And as for not having a flash for the camera?

Come on people, its a computer and that is why I own a dSLR with some sexy lenses. :-)

Ho and the battery life, is considerably better than the prime. I got almost two days messing around before the tablet got its first full re-charge today.

All in all for £100 less, I get a plastic case, no flash for a camera that I'm hardly going to use and a screen brightness which won't be tested all that often as I live in a cloudy country, a battery that is exceeding my best expectations and best of all I have superb WiFi reception.

What more can I ask for?
[Transformer TF300T General] demandarin:
Prime rules. my wifi is great ;)
[Transformer TF300T General] safarigirl:
@the lemming

Great review! If the red or white should release before the infinity I would definitely order a unit.
[Transformer TF300T General] leroybrute:
Girls!!! Lol.
[Transformer TF300T General] UndisputedGuy:
Is the battery supposed to go down while the tablet is located and WiFi is on? I think mine went significantly....
[Transformer TF300T General] mickey878:
Returned my Prime for the TF300 and so far has exceeded my expectations...The dock works excellent and i seriously don't know why complain about the screen..I run it at 20%-25% and i see it really well..

apart from the EXCELLENT wifi signal and range, the "working" Bluetooth is a ++++ over the prime as I use my Dr Dre wireless for music and it works great without any skipping issues which the prime had..
[Transformer TF300T General] Coderedpl:
*yawn*
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TPMJB:
Hi all, just wondering if the Samsung Stratosphere is the same phone just "Verizon" brand. Can I root it and run CM9 on it? Is it specc'd exactly the same? I know Verizon's phones are usually crappier versions of Sprint's phones, which is why I ask. The HTC Touch Pro comes to mind...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zeinzu:
No.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahugeyardglass:
I know this is nooby question, but how can I change the file extension of the .PNG to automatically save as a .JPEG, I've look through my settings without luck to find it, also I'm running MIUI GB B6, if that helps
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slymobi:
Download an app called Ascreenshot it has settings to change format output and is more reliable than the built in screenshot in my opinion.

using my thanks as likes
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahugeyardglass:
Thanks slymobi, works like a charm
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scratch0805:
I just rename mine to jpeg using root explorer. :rolleyes:
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahugeyardglass:
I tried that, but it wouldn't let me upload via xda app and yeah lol, probably due to me not having 10+ posts :P
[HTC EVO 3D] DGreen1:
I'm a little disapointed that after recieving this battery from eBay today that I cannot get the power button to turn on and off the screen. I tried putting on the supplied back cover man different ways, but it just wouldnt work.

Am I missing something here?
[HTC EVO 3D] gav83collins:
is the little white plastic connector attached to the power button inside the case ? if not, cut a tiny little square of a pair of washing up gloves (marrigolds), then place it on your phones power button, carefully, then re fit your back, trial and error'ing til it works..........................ive not had to do this, just a suggestion...............i have the trexxel 3500mah ext battery
[HTC EVO 3D] teripanglaut:
U can put double tape at your power button, maybe it can help. Just make it sure it put correctly...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] brokenAndroid93:
I figure why not and downgrade to the classic android market, don't care for Google play much. So how would I downgrade to a very early version like that and prevent it from re-updating back to Google play?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] coccolino_dbro:
Well, you could find an apk somewhere for an older version (extract from a rom, for example) and delete/freeze market updater apk.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] iwan.booster:
This is a good idea :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sashank:
[APK] Old Market v2.3.6

What coccolino_dbro said. Here's the apk for old Market v2.3.6. Got it from BlackICE ROM for HTC DHD. :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] brokenAndroid93:
Thank you, so I would freeze market updater with nobloat and then install this apk which would replace the current one?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] brokenAndroid93:
I disabled the market updater with nobloat, that should hold right?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] texten:
freeze market updater, delete the old market apk and replace it with the new apk
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] brokenAndroid93:
I disabled it with no bloat and installed the new apk which replaced the old apk
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sashank:
Does it work then?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] brokenAndroid93:
Well I disabled it with nobloat, but after a reboot the icon changed and it upgraded to the version where the shopping bag android icon changed a little. So I tried freezing it, after a reboot it was back to Google play.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] brokenAndroid93:
Do I need to delete the play store before installing the new market one?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] brokenAndroid93:
I deleted the old one, installed the new one, and it won't stop crashing.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] brokenAndroid93:
Guys, my phone's market is really screwed up, someone please help.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sashank:
Try deleting MarketUpdater.apk and the Google Play apk through a root file browser. I think Google play apk is called Phonesky.apk and not Vending.apk. Anyway delete both those files from your /system/app folder and then move the old market apk to the folder. Set permissions to rw--r--r (same as all the other apps in the folder) and reboot. Should work now. Copy the MarketUpdater.apk to your SD card before deleting, just in case.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] brokenAndroid93:
Looks like its working now, thank you.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] brokenAndroid93:
Thanks guys, Google play just looked ugly and like something that wasn't even part of android.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] brokenAndroid93:
Well everything is good now, thanks for all your help everybody :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] brokenAndroid93:
Does anybody know the file permissions of the market updater.apk?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] JLawL:
My girlfriend is out of town right now visiting a school and called me tonight saying her data has suddenly stopped working. She does not have the data icon in her notification bar at all.

I asked her to verify that it was not in airplane mode, and it was not. I am not familiar with her phone and am not sure what else to try.

Her phone is entirely stock and on T-Mobile. Until today she had full 4g capability, now seems to have no data what so ever.

Any suggestions on what I could have her try?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] QUIETLYloud:
Did she contact T-Mobile and verify there is service in the area she's visiting, unfortunately T-Mobile doesn't provide service everywhere
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] JLawL:
Yes she has been there 4 days and had it up until this afternoon. Knowing her, I've got a feeling she somehow disabled it. I just didn't know if perhaps anyone would know of some way she may have done so other than turning on airplane mode.

For example, my fascinate has a mobile data toggle on the notification bar, hers does not, but I didn't know if there was one elsewhere maybe.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] 95Z28:
There should be an option to enable/disable data in settings under wireless networks.

On this phone it's settings, wireless and network, mobile networks, enable data packet. It might not say exactly the same thing on the exhibit, but it should be close to that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cipherfx:
Verizon will be cutting of all their customers from having Unlimited Data Plans, even if you were grandfathered in.

Verizon has gotten greedy!

Shame on you Shammo! (Fran Shammo Verizon's CFO)

We need to take action! We've done it before we can do it again.

Here is the score:

Won

Verizon Imposes $2 Credit Card processing fee. 50,000 people signed petition on change.org Verizon nixed that plan.

Lost

Verizon Imposes $30 "upgrade fee" for upgrading to a new phone

Verizon has stuck with that plan.

Score Thus far 1:1

Next line up,

Verizon will cut off all existing unlimited data customers from their Unlimited Data plans.

Lets make this a win! Sign the petition and share with everyone you know! Repost this everywhere! Let's get the word out!

Read the Article here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57...r-existing-subscribers/?tag=postrtcol;mostPop

Sign Petition here! http://www.change.org/petitions/sto...unlimited-data-plans-for-existing-subscribers
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shahm0nsterr:
Signed!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krazie1:
I'll be signing this, everyone should sign.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Testingchip:
Signed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jameslepable:
What is actually wrong with them doing this? You sign a contract for two years for unlimited data yea. Then after the two years are up they are not contractually obliged to let you keep it. They have so far as a gesture of good will. Obviously they are being greedy but they aren't doing anything wrong, unless they stop you having unlimited mid contract. If that's the case you would be able to cancel as they have not lived up to there end.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] indyred99:
Signed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bL33d:
I'm actually kinda excited to try sprint. I don't use much data I'm on wifi a lot but its crazy to pay $30 a month for internet on a little phone when I pay less for cable internet.

If it limited it better be cheaper if not I'll get sprint or maybe att
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wedge40:
Since this breach of contract I should be able to cancel my verizon subscriptions without any penalties. Right????:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lrs421:
Since what breach of contract? A CFO saying stuff in an article about the future of VZW data plans is perfectly legally.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Signing the petition with your wallets at another carrier will do more harm than letting vzw know you don't like their business model. But the other carriers business models are the same. The big dent is made by dropping data on your service and letting sales reps and tech support know you won't get data back until the data portion of the business model changes.

...of the people, by the people, for the people...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
It isn't a breach of contract, because right now it is just talk. The CFO is hardly a lawyer, so who knows what this shapes up as.

Then there is this little thing that data is a feature, not a contract plan. Its in writing that features are subject to change. You can change data plans any time and not affect your contract, but you cannot change voice plans because you are contractually obligated.

So it is a grey area, but I would say one of two things happens.

1. They wait until your contract is expired. You won't be able to activate any new phone without changing your data plan. This is the most likely course of action.

2. They let you opt-out without paying an ETF. I am not even sure they are required to do this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bozzykid:
Haha at signing the petition. Unlimited data is going away on all carriers. Verizon sees how the other carriers are raking in the profits from tiered data plans.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mick3444:
I wouldn't be that excited......sprint data speeds are HORRID! I'm lucky to break the 500k mark ANYWHERE in California. I've read in many places that the network is just as bad or worse in the rest of the country.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] royale192:
Well it had to come to an end at some point and time. Its sad our mobile internet cost as much or sometimes more than home internet. Tier plans are the wave of what carriers want you go over you pay more. Cash cow. Starbucks makes a killing off coffee sales but no one is signing a petition. I hate how they are acting but it is a free market system. If they chose to end something due to not making enough. As someone else said let your wallet do the talking. I went from att to T-Mobile and have not looked back. Cheaper plans by about 30 dollars a month adds up. That's revenue that the other guy is not getting anymore.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Starbucks coffee isn't required to use your smartphone ;) Also if you don't like Starbuck's coffee, there is always Folgers.

Verizon users are rightfully upset because they are being told they will pay the same, and get less with no choice of an alternative.

If Starbucks was the only drinkable coffee in town, and they told you they are going to charge venti prices for a tablespoon of coffee while being forced to pay for the tablespoon monthly...I would say that there would be a petition, along with some rioting :D

This petition is futile, but I understand why it is happening.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Carriers got you hooked on the good stuff for a good price. Now you get samples for full price. Either quit your addiction,find another bigtime supplier or the middle of the road solution, find a local supplier that meets your needs for the right price.

I am having to deal with this myself. The first step to quitting an addiction is admitting you have one. Lol. Petitioning your dealer that prices are too high just lets them know they got you hooked.

...of the people, by the people, for the people...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jimmyhook:
This won't work. Unlimited data may come back in the future when radios need less and less bandwidth to perform.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
When my contract is up i'm switching to T-Mobile only because their spokesperson is hotter than Verizon's can you hear me now guy.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
he got fired. he's not their spokesperson

http://www.mobiledia.com/news/86973.html
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TiltedAz:
None of the wireless providers are getting rich. VZ's earnings grow at about 4% which is slightly above inflation. Some carriers are losing there a$$ by subsidizing excessively priced smartphones. Over time a few mergers will leave about 3 or so majors.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
This thread wouldn't be complete without pipe dreams.

Verizon isn't hurting..not for bandwidth, not for profits. They are just fattening their wallets.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Really?

http://www.androidcentral.com/verizon-sees-record-revenue-q4-2011-adds-15-million-subscribers

http://www22.verizon.com/idc/groups/public/documents/adacct/2011_4q_quarterly_bulletin.pdf

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http://www.intomobile.com/2012/04/19/verizon-posts-strong-q1-2012-earnings/

http://www22.verizon.com/investor/n...perating_cash_flow_in_firstquarter_2012_0.htm
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
I have no intentions of signing this. I have the double data promo and am perfectly happy with it. Sure if you are unhappy you can switch to a cheaper rate at another carrier with slower data and poor reception. Or you can pay to help the network get better. Has anybody else seen how fast VZW is putting up LTE everywhere? Every other week there is a new list of cities. It would be one thing if VZW was not improving their network, but they are making strides. Its not the same network as it was 2+ years ago when you first got your unlimited plan, its much better and still growing FAST. I know I am the minority with this opinion, but you get what your pay for.

I change my voice plan every now and then, doesn't affect my contract at all.

I like this analogy.

The best reason to switch carriers. The spokesperson.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Did something change? I've not done it in many a year, but the last time I did it extended my contract.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Something must have changed then. I swapped down to the lower minute plan and then back up a month later, my contract is still the same.

EDIT: Just check "My VZW" to confirm. My contract has not been extended. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
My bad then.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] oldblue910:
This. I just switched from T-Mobile to Verizon after being a T-Mobile customer for over 12 years (since they were VoiceStream). What did it for me was T-Mobile capping data roaming. I had an old unlimited data plan that allowed 5 GB at HSPA+ and then throttled to EDGE. It also included unlimited data roaming originally. A few months ago, T-Mobile decided to lower the price of their data plans and one of the ways they were able to do that was to cap data roaming. For my plan, they included 100 MB of data roaming per month.

I need more than that because I frequently travel to a few locales where Tmo has no service. When at those locales, my phone was forced to roam on AT&T's network with only EDGE data. The EDGE service didn't bother me, the 100 MB of data roaming didn't bother me in principle. What bothered me is that after 100 MB, Tmo cuts you off and you don't even have the option of paying for overage. That's absolutely unacceptable to me. While not frequent, there have been times in the past where I've used over 100 MB of data roaming.

Meanwhile, while they were instituting that cap, I had taken advantage of Verizon's $199 Motorola Xoom offer last November on Black Friday...so I kept noticing that every time I'd leave the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area, my phone (on Tmo) seemed to lose 3G and go to EDGE, whereas my tablet seemed to have at least 3G absolutely everywhere.

So when it came time to get a Galaxy Nexus, I decided Verizon was the best bet. My Xoom made a believer out of me when it comes to their network. They have coverage freakin' everywhere, but yes, you're going to pay top dollar for it. I couldn't care less about call quality as I don't make very many phone calls...but good data speeds everywhere I travel is priceless.

On the Xoom, I only have the 2 GB data plan since they weren't offering the double your data promo when I signed that contract. Every month, I find myself having only used like 5 or 600 MB toward the end of my billing cycle, so at the end of every month I'm always going onto YouTube and streaming HD video just to push the data up against the cap. Got to get my money's worth!

I was able to get the double-your-data promo on my Galaxy Nexus however. When I was on Tmo, I never EVER used 2 GB in a month, nevermind 4 GB. My data consumption has not gone up since moving to Verizon, so for all intents and purposes, 4 GB is as good as unlimited as far as I'm concerned.

I don't mind paying more per month because I'm getting a far better quality product with Verizon than I did with T-Mobile. Value isn't just about price. It's about what you get for the price you pay. With Verizon, I feel that I'm getting a great value, even if the price is higher per month than other carriers. If being connected at a reasonable speed damn near everywhere you go is important to you, Verizon really does have it all over all the other carriers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
I think something that would be more fair for everybody is charging $10-15 for the first gig and ~$5 a gig thereafter. It fulfills the light duty data sippers needs and the heavier users don't think twice about using data if they're being charged fairly. Carriers still make a nice profit margin and possibly more profit if people start using their data constantly. And everybody comes out ahead. The current bucket plans tell me that they want you to use less data but they want to make more money. It is basically stomping on your drug to stretch out the dollar. Even in the drug world, that is bad business and a sensible drug addict shouldn't make the comeback because of the greedy low quality comeback. It makes a lot of sense for people that want to use more data but don't want to deal with the sticker shock when their monthly bill shows up. So somebody that actually wants to use more data will. And for the really heavy data users of course their should be a bigger bucket option upfront like 10gig for $50 or so. Such an easy problem to solve for the dealer and end user but the dealers are too greedy and the end user too addicted to make the dealer realize he's doing bad business.

...of the people, by the people, for the people...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Turb0wned:
The only positive about this unlimited being taking away is it gives me an excuse to leave this CDMA junk.

Signed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fix-this!:
i don't see how they can axe your unlimited data if your within your two year contract? if they do this i assume you can get out without eft fees. my contract isn't up until june 2013 but if they do this im moving to t-mobile.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iraiderx:
Do you have to be from Verizon to sign? Because I sign anyways.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Your good, I'm sure that use to be the case years ago when minutes were their bread and butter. I called 611 to double check and the guy told me the only thing that extends your contract or upgrade date is buying a new device (I assume a subsidized one from them), or if they offer a promotion to you such as a free month of service. I asked him if he wanted to offer me a free month of service and he said he wasn't able to at this time lol.;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
when was the last time you changed your plan?

when i worked there in 2007-2008, we changed plans without extending contracts all the time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BrianDigital:
Why are they doing caps, how do you guys feel about metered data. A new mobile provider using the Sprint network, called ting is doing such a thing right now
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
200....4?

:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
fail... just... fail

to extend the contract there are 3 way to extend it

1) you buy a phone at contract price

2) they offer you some deal, like free service for a month.

3) you agree to it. we had to make cold calls to people who were on old plans to offer them a new plan, but it would end up saving them money. we had to tell the customer we can save you money if you agree to a 1yr extension. we got commision off this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Its good to know somebody else sees it the way I do. You may even benefit from the "shared data" since you have multiple devices. I'm sure you have considered this, but when your tablet plan is up you can save some $ by tethering (WiFi tether app, not paying VZW) to your phone's data plan when you need data, that is what I do with my WiFi tablet. Isn't the Xoom LTE? If so you are eligible for the double data if it comes back around. I was also told that it was for new device purchases only, but that's not true, I called a few more times and got somebody that put the LTE double data plan on my phone even though I had purchased it a couple months before. It all depends on who you talk to, so if you get somebody stuck on no, just call back.

EDIT: the double data promo doesn't extend your contract either, I just asked them that. So your good to go if they do offer the double data again.