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[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ipunkdroid:
For me, 2.3.3 have more battery life and performance even without custom kernel.

I have use all 2.3.4 stock firmware and custom, but I still back to 2.3.3 for better battery life & performance (and xloud too :D)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Android Is ReadyTo Play.:
Wow. I will try 2.3.3. Is there any tweak or something for 2.3.3?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ipunkdroid:
I'm not use any tweak, just use RAM manager Pro (balance multitasking) & performance governor, noop I/O scheduler.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] terra-starr:
I've been using a great Memo app from a developer in the international Note forum.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1691915

I'm running the unofficial CM9 and have had zero issues with the app.

It is similar to pyprus only it let's you import and resize images and includes the option to add text boxes.

It's free so you can't go wrong trying it out.

Of course the developer won't be supporting AT&T Notes; he doesn't have one.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kiltedthrower:
So this will allow you to use the spen if the ROM doesn't support it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] babalonius508:
Great find! Works great on Juggernaut AOKP. It has support for the Spen button as well. I currently have the button set as the eraser upon hold. Awesome app.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] e30andrew:
Nice find man! Works well on the Hybrid at 196dpi in tablet mode. Love the fact that you can set a custom offset. I can finally write comfortable as a lefty!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] terra-starr:
Yes. It uses the button, can be set to ignore fingers (though a resting palm cancels out the spen as well), and you can calibrate the pen offset.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] netsyd:
FYI -- the app has been updated and is now on the Play store:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1691915
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Topgamer:
I just got a letter in mail from sprint...I use a rooted phone for hotspots evedently if I don't stop they will terminate my account. Well I'm not stopping they can lose a customer but has anyone else got this
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samdsox:
you probably used WAAAAY too much data....
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Topgamer:
Yea I use about 10 thru 20gigs a month have before droids were even around. I use sprint phones cuz unlimited data and always hack or root them. There's no hi speed available in NY area at all no DSL no cable. O well
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mushmaster:
Honestly I'm glad they're clamping down on abuse of unlimited data.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schnowdapowda:
So you can get something other than what's advertised?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Speedin07si:
Its advertised if you pay for the official hotspot you will get 5GB of data for the hotspot. And just regular cell data would be unlimited.

Read fine print in contracts.

As the op said he is rooted and tethering 10-20gigs of data???? Come on that's clogging up w/e local tower he is using. To me if your going to be tethering that much its only fair to pay extra.

EDIT: I just remembered reading something about tiered tether plans now. I'll see if I can find the article about it.

http://www.technologytell.com/gadge...changed-now-include-2gb-for-20-or-6gb-for-50/

Its always been 5gb limit and now they have 2gb and 6gb limits. So sounds like op is SOL when it comes to using 10-20 gb a month. Especially using a non-official tethering app.

Using 10-20 gigs of data per month pretty much says "Hey come look at me and dig though my account!!!!"

Sent from My Epic Ice Cream Sandwich With Sprinkles!!!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MДЯCЦSДИT:
They cannot know you are rooted nor tethering. So... yeah. They are just taking assumptions. I can download 20gigs without tethering on stock using 4g.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flastnoles11:
You should read contracts before signing... it says if you are using a massive amount of data (not in those exact words) your data could be throttled or cut completely... unlimited still has limits I guess...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xjayman:
That's allot a porn...in unrelated news when's the last time you've seen the sun?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andy_nu:
I use about 30 gigs a month, and I use boost mobile, they called and asked why i was using so much data, I said youtube ^.^ they said ok and uncapped my data usage, guess ima lucky one.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikon120:
Aye. I easily average 12 gigs a month just streaming Google Music and regular browsing without any tethering. I've hit ~22 gigs a few times doing this, but 95% of that usage was from streaming.

No letter or calls from Sprint over here. :)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lentplonge:
data=data

Not really adding anything that hasn't already been said, but regardless of what Sprint puts in their TOS, data=data. It shouldn't be any business of Sprint's whether I'm doing that streaming audio/video to one device, or tethering it to another device to do the same thing. They sold us a device that can do virtually anything that most laptops can do so I don't see how them punishing users that use the device to the fullest is good business.

For the record, Sprint's 3G service here in Toledo sucks so bad that I don't think I could use that much data if I tried, but based on what I'm paying for the plan, I should be able to use my 'unlimited' data plan however I see fit.

Just my 2 cents.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blade30p:
Pls excuse my noobage, but what is tethering? Is it the same as me using my home wifi network?

Cheers :)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikon120:
I'm on nothing but 3G using that much bandwidth per month. 4G is ~400miles away from me. :mad:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethering

;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
It wouldn't matter if they didn't offer tethering for $30 a month. It has been said many times that computer tethered packets are different than android packets so Sprint can tell who is just using youtube all month on their phone and who is tethering if they really want to.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
It is illegal to use your phone as a modem (tethering) without a tethering plan according to Sprint terms and conditions under data usage. In other words it is theft of services.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flastnoles11:
This +1000.. I mean let's face it, if we don't have wifi available, we are going to tether... but that doesn't change the fact that it says right on sprints policies or whatever that tethering costs extra money.. not paying said money for tethering is stealing... your paying for data to go to your phone, not through your phone to whatever you may be tethering to... so really, its exactly like stealing hbo or whatevr... I can very easily tap into my neighbors cable instead of paying for my own, but that doesn't make it legal.. I have tethered and will continue to if my wifi ever goes out, but I also won't complain if sprint cuts my service for breaking contract and tethering without paying... so really tethering without paying is stealing and if you get caught you should be reprimanded for it... so if you're going to tether, don't use 50 gigs a month and sprint won't care!!!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbellot:
Very true. They just manage to ignore that minor inconvenience when advertising "unlimited" data, and don't really offer unlimited data for authorized tethering.

FWIW - I'm firmly in the middle.

Minor amounts of tethering should be tolerated, but using a phone as your sole (or primary) access for internet service without a tethering plan is straight up abusive.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blade30p:
I'd never heard of it b4 this thread, thanks for all the info fella's ;)

Don't think it's summat I would do as it seems to much like stealing, plus my isp throttles the **** outta my broadband :)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lentplonge:
I'm not debating whether or not 'unauthorized' tethering is against Sprint's TOS, clearly it is.

To me the HBO analogy is wrong; this is more like the old days of home broadband prior to the proliferation of home routers; ISPs wanted to charge you per computer for you internet connection. It's also similar to your cable tv provider charging you for each television you have hooked up; many attempt to do so still, but it was especially common in the days before cable ready televisions were commonplace. As I said in my first post on the subject, data=data; the hbo example would be relevant if I wasn't paying for a data plan at all, but found a way get data on phone anyway.

As long as the service provider has the capability to charge you more or double charge you for something, they will. Similarly, as long as I have the capability to circumvent their BS policy, I will. I guess to some people that may make me a thief, to me it's just being a smart consumer like schnowdapowda's example of the oil change.

I've had this conversation with numerous people over the last several years and I'm well aware that everyone isn't going to see eye-to-eye on this, but those are my thoughts on the matter. Likely it's the anti-corporate anarchist attitude I've got that leads me to my viewpoint ;-)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flastnoles11:
I agree... just saying it is stealing... I tethered regularly before I got wfi at my house and still would if I didn't have internet... its all about moderation! If you're downloding 10 torrents a day, don't be surprised or angry when your data gets cut... if you're going to tether more power to you, I couldn't care any less than I do right now... but when sprint shuts you off for using too much data, don't be mad...;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LORDFIRE00:
If u create fluctuation in ur data usage, they really won't know. Just use a little for a few days, and then go crazy for a couple days. It like the car on the road that is always heavily speeding, of course the cops are going to notice, but if the car takes a break here and there, they r not going to notice as much.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevie13.xo:
"Except with Phone-as-Modem plans, you may not use a phone (including a Bluetooth phone) as a modem in connection with a computer, PDA, or similar device. We reserve the right to deny or terminate service without notice for any misuse or

any use that adversely affects network performance."

-Sprint
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LORDFIRE00:
I keep my statment!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orlzzt:
When you "tick" that box at the register of the Sprint store, you agree to their T&C's. Period.

And the folks who tether 1000 gigs a month are gonna be the first to say "Sprint's data speeds suck!! When I was on Aerial Wireless, I got 8 zillion up and 10 zillion down!! Now I'm on my girlfriends Epic (that I don't pay for) and...." blah blah blah.

Two words; Wi - Fi
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lentplonge:
Says the guy who lives in a 4G covered area. :p

I personally only tether when I'm not home and wanna download a new book to my Kindle Fire, but I'm always saying "Sprint's data speeds suck" because in my service area it does!

Doesn't make me any happier that when I 1st got my epic 18 months ago they clearly charged me an extra $10 a month for '4G readiness'; of course they've since renamed that particular charge, to stop people in non-4G areas from complaining about it.

Hail to the thief(s)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orlzzt:
Yeah, i'd like to know why I pay an extra $10 for "premium data" on my son's iPhone! Its not like that piece of glitzy crap will ever get 4G...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
No but it will stream tons of 3G, which is considered premium data and it is going to all the network upgrades you are seeing being done. Basically all internet ready phones after December 2010 had that fee added on with new or renewed contract.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lentplonge:
Ironically 3G wasn't premium data before Dec 2010, but it BECAME premium data AFTER faster service (ie 4G) was rolled out:confused:

As I said, when a company can find a way to charge more for something, they will. For Sprint, $$=$$, my 'premium data' money is paying for the botched iden acquisition just as much as it's paying for network upgrades.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Still comes out cheaper than paying another carrier an extra $30 for a 5GB cap.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Devtodi:
ROFL
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lentplonge:
True enough. It's kinda a rock & hard place situation where I live. I could jump ship over to Verizon and get 4G here, but I'd have to deal with the data cap. Or I can stick with Sprint where I don't use anywhere near 5GB of data because the 3G service is so slow that I don't bother streaming music or watching video because of the lag.:(

The situation is further complicated by the fact that my business is in a rural area where even voice coverage in certain areas is spotty at best.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wingbat:
I live in an area where Sprint only provides 1x, but sells phones specifically modified to lie about it being 3g. I'd squeal with joy if Sprint had service capable of reaching that 5gb cap Verizon users are always complaining about.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] austin420:
interesting. can you prove this?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikon120:
Are you using the fact that stock Touchwiz doesn't show 1x connectivity icon, but remains on 3G icon?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schnowdapowda:
Probably.. doesn't make it less true. Metro PCS's galaxy shows 1x.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hayzooos:
I've been meaning to ask for a while now...if you get one of these letters and you continue to abuse it; what happens if you have a second line on your account? I mean, if I abuse this (which I currently don't) and they shut me down, am I then out of my wife's contract as well, or just mine?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
I asked about that with my 2 lines if my phone as the primary if I go to another provider. They told me the other line would be moved automatically to an individual plan. I am guessing the same thing in this circumstance.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hayzooos:
Thanks, but that's kind of a bummer. Means I'd still have to pay one ETF if this happened.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orlzzt:
I really can't believe people use the tether for anything other than a "stop gap". The speed is terrible. You're better off going in to Starbucks and connecting in there while you enjoy a "tall hot Blonde with room for cream..."

The coffee, I mean...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flastnoles11:
Idk before I got my wifi at home I would tether my laptop and ps3 at the same time wit no lag playing CoD on the ps3 and my wife playing tetris with friends on the cpu.. speeds are completely relative to where you're located... takes quite a bit of dat to play ps3 online and I use to do it everyday with no lag (most of the time)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LargePrime:
http://thepbxblog.com/2012/02/05/bandwidth-caps-in-wireless-are-ridiculous/#more-508
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
Just wanted to chime in and say Sprint is the most unobtrusive carrier of the bunch and the most liberal; they know you tether and don't care. But when you start using ridiculous amounts of data, like 10-20GB, that's a problem. Take it from me, I was a Sprint phone technician for a while. This is besides from the fact that it makes you a total douche for bogging down the tower in your area and slowing down Sprint's already-overloaded network.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LargePrime:
I laughed at the ignorance...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lentplonge:
This illustrates part of the reason I take issue with the tethering limit; it's about 'assumed' usage patterns. Are all the users who are using that much data on their phones without tethering 'douches' too? Sprint sells an 'unlimited' data plan on an 'already-overloaded network'; kind of a BS setup isn't it?

Of course I do acknowledge that it's easier to use massive amounts of data while tethering than it is by just using the phone directly, but that's not really the point. If the network is overloaded, then anyone using their 'unlimited' plan to it's fullest is causing problems on the network. Data=data.

I'm still blown away by all the people that chime in to stick up for poor Sprint. What a lucky multi-billion dollar corporation Sprint is to have so many sympathetic users to stick up for them.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Speedin07si:
Your missing the fact that sprint sells separate tethering plans. It has nothing to do with the unlimited data that is sold w/ your contractual phone plan. No where in the ads nor in the contract does it say "unlimited tethering", which is why its a separate add on that the user has the choice. That separate tethering plan helps absorb cost to upgrade the network to cope w/ increased traffic.

Yes if you have knowledge to root your phone you've probably tethered w/ a third party app or a custom roms built in tethering. But once again sprint is very slack on coming down on people unless they abuse it. Its called "flexing/bending" the rules, be thankful sprint isn't as hard as some other companies.

But really what's wrong with following the policies and contracts? If you use over 6GB of data to tether your phone , you could go get broadband internet (which should much faster) set up for the price you'd pay for a tethering plan and then going over your limit.

Edit: also that $10 fee that was originally for 4G but now is for "premium data" is to help increase the network capacity. I know the cell tower nearest to be is scheduled for a few different upgrades including data capacity,voice,speed.

Sent from My Epic Ice Cream Sandwich With Sprinkles!!!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RandomKing:
I see your points, but as Marcusant mentioned, Sprint has no way of knowing that a rooted phone is tethering. They're making a general assumption that anyone using that much data has to be tethered to a computer or something similar. While it's a good assumption and generally true, it's also an unfounded accusation.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Speedin07si:
As Kenny pointed out. If sprint looks hard enough they can see that packets sent to a computer are different from browsing on android. I think they would only waste time doing that if you use a ton of data.

Sent from My Epic Ice Cream Sandwich With Sprinkles!!!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
No actually I'm leaving Sprint and I'm done defending them because they can't invest their money correctly into upgrading their network. And I'm not against tethering without a plan, but I am against using ridiculous amounts of data while tethering. Unlimited is for the phone, not whatever you tether to it. Using Sprint's network quality as an excuse to tether to that extent makes you look even worse. You know how bad their network is and you continue to suck up tower resources?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Speedin07si:
When you sign a contract for unlimited data it does not include tethering. Read your contract. That is why sprint offers separate tether plans like I said earlier.

Therefore if you get caught and shut down for tethering ask for proof and when proof is provided then don't complain about it.

If they can't provide proof then hire a fancy lawyer and file a lawsuit that would be more expensive in the long run.

Sent from My Epic Ice Cream Sandwich With Sprinkles!!!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schnowdapowda:
Not saying its not against the TOS. Someone actually quoted the portion of the contract where it forbids using the phone as a modem. I am saying If I choose to do it anyway, because I feel like their nickel and diming me out of something our phones are fully capable of without any more work coming from them, then its not against the law.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lentplonge:
I'm not missing this fact, on the contrary that is exactly what I'm complaining about. I'm calling BS on the fact that they want to charge me extra for tethering even though I use it a minimal amount.

And as I mentioned before, the $10 'premium data' charge is just yet another ala carte charge Sprint adds to increase revenue. It didn't come as a surprise that they need to increase network capacity; they were always going to have to do that. Perhaps if they didn't make other poor business decisions as 'Product F(RED)' and I pointed out then they would already have budgeted to do so.

As with most businesses, Sprint can/will keep increasing what they charge until the market won't bare it and people start jumping ship. As for me, there aren't currently any better options that will allow me to do so, but that doesn't make me wrong for complaining about their policies.

Let's not forget that Sprint chooses to call the plan "Unlimited Everything"; adding an asterisk after that to exclude an obvious function like tethering is a joke. Head on over to my ebay page where I'm selling "everything you'll ever need ever for $99.99"* (some items not included) ;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
While I don't agree with using 10-20GB of data for tethering, the other topic as stated above is Sprint's lack of investment in its network. It's great that they're rolling out Network Vision, but they've been bleeding customers, including myself. It's too little, too late. I'd rather regulate my data usage than have unlimited at less than 100kbps. I live in NYC (Brooklyn) and work in Manhattan. No matter where I go, even outside of NYC, I cannot get decent data speeds at all. Since January of 2011. I've been complaining to them and took it all the way up to the "Office of Dan Hesse", which has special reps that will work with you to try and solve issues. I talked to them for MONTHS and they kept telling me, "tower outage, tower outage". Guess what? Last week they finally let me out of my contract a full year early because they had no more arguments to use against me. All they did was invest in Nascar and other useless crap. I can't fault them for choosing WiMax, because it was the only readily available network infrastructure, but I will fault them for poorly implementing it and not waiting on LTE or some other alternative. We didn't NEED 4G; they sparked a war from nothing and ended up shooting themselves in the foot. Then they screwed themselves more with the "Premium Data" fee that became applied to everyone and not just 4G phones. Premium Data? I CAN'T EVEN GET HALF A MEGABIT DOWN. New York City. You'd think they have a major city like New York well-covered and maintained, but instead they let the amount of people on the network grow exponentially faster than their resources. Their biggest mistake? The iPhone. They spent 15-20 billion dollars on iPhones that only make the network go from slow to totally unusable for data, and they aren't turning a profit until 2015. I'm done giving them chances. They're better than Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile in terms of pricing, and they're definitely nicer (you ask for an early upgrade, they'll usually give you one), but I'm sick of giving them a free pass because of this.

Look at my post here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27112944&postcount=12