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[Galaxy S III General] kernelhappy:
Is it possible to switch phones temporarily to grandfather unlimited?

I have two phones on a family share, both with unlimited data. I have a Razr I bought used and am already on 4G, grandfathered unlimited. My wife is eligible but still using her Droid X because we're not sure what phone she wants.

Is it possible for me to move my Razr to her line temporarily so that 4G is activated on the line, and then switch it back?

(I found this thread because I was trying to figure out if preordering worked to protect unlimited, so thanks OP!)
[Galaxy S III General] Thalinor:
I just called VZW to get my daily update on the GSIII (lol still hasn't shipped) and while I was on the phone I asked the guy about the situation you mentioned. It's rare I get a CS person who knows what they are talking about, though this guy seemed to be on point. I would still call yourself and have it noted on your account, but from what he said you don't need to do anything.

He explained that in the system, 3g/4g are listed on the account separate from the data plan itself and only denounced whether the phone had a sim card. If you look at your bill you will see 3g/4g is listed on a different line of the bill then the unlimited data package. From what he said, if you have 3g unlimited then you already have 4g it's just not listed because the 3g phone does not have a sim card. He also said if you did what you wrote above they would add the 4g but would remove it as soon as you switched the phone back to 3g.

He said that 3g/4g feature on the account was irrelevant, and only the unlimited data plan feature mattered. Lastly, he reminded me that any phone bought after the 28th of this month that was not full retail price, would result in a plan change and loss of unlimited.

I asked him again one final time, so if I were to have a line with unlimited data but only 3g on the account, and I upgraded to a 4g device after the July 28th but paid full price, would I get 4g unlimited and he said yes. He repeated himself stating the 3g/4g part was not part of the plan rather something the system adds for your account to work properly. Again he said the unlimited data (in general) part is what mattered.

I would take it cautiously optimistic, and then call VZW and have them put a note on my account saying you will not loose unlimited. Good luck!
[Galaxy S III General] chrisd1a1:
thread closed - we've already got best buy threads in this section.

please post in existing threads rather than start new
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tater_salad:
I'm currently trying to root my kindle with 6.2.2 with my windows XP Computer.

I've downloaded the most recent KFU and the 2 other files listed in the KFU post

KFU is currently located at c:\KFU

When I run the instal drivers.bat file It yells at me and tells me that the Google driver is unsigned. No problem, Plugged in the kindle and when the "install drivers" box came up I selected the C:\KFU\Drivers folder

Everything installed fine, When plugged in I get the USB Storage under USB devices and Anroid ADB Device under phones

when I run KFU it shows that ADB is offline

I've tried with the Mass storage stopped, still shows ADB offline.

Does anyone have experience getting KFU to work in XP?

Should I give up on the simple utility and do it from the CMD line with ADB? (I just feel safer having a script run becuase it gives less chance for error / skipped steps)

I've also tried on my mac, but sadly my older mac doesn't support KindleWater or ADB for that matter

PS as a background I have rooted 2 phones in the past and Custom ROM"d 1 of them.
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
So during Rootzwiki live tonight, they gave out a code for Cruzerlite.com good for another 2-3 hours

ROOTZLIVE- good tonight for 40% off of a case.

They also have a bag o cases where they send you 3 random styles and colors for your chosen device.

Also if you use Google Checkout, there is a bug where you can get free shipping, normally $2.50. It took me a few trys but keep going back and trying until it shows free shipping.

So all in all, I ended up 3 cases for a combined total of...... $5.95!! One case usually costs $9.99 so I pretty much got three cases for the price of half of one. I'd say get one. Good company, great prices, good support. Plus they have community styles like aokp and rootz.

Hurry up and good luck.
[HTC Rezound] LakerStar25:
Tried it didn't work for me no 40% off

Sent from my Sense4 ICS Rezound
[HTC Rezound] SynisterWolf:
it was only for the broadcast. it was over at 10pm pacific.

i bought one of there cases when i first got my rezound. i thought i was going to be a great case. but it was so cheap and flimsy. :/
[HTC Rezound] MikeG7265:
I got it to work last night. Picked up the bag of cases for 5.95 and free shipping. I figured they can't be too bad for that price. Of course with my luck ill wind up with 3 pink ones. LOL They should make a decent back-up to my Barely There.
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
bahaha did you watch the stream? they were like you WONT get 3 pinks. and then joel was like if you do, we will send you another 3 pinks hahaha
[HTC Rezound] MikeG7265:
I just received my cases, and I kid you not, I got 1 pink, and 2 purple......all pastels LOL......just my luck!!!
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
I got one blue, one purple and one grey. All androidified . I think I win. Lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mistermojorizin:
how it was before it happened: my phone was perfect.

how it happened: i had a custom kernel, and when attempting to reduce gpu voltage (without having set on boot set) my phone reset.

symptoms: it's like dynamic brightness in reverse. This is what dynamic brightness is on our phones: Galaxy Nexus Dynamic Screen Brightness - YouTube

This is NOT auto-brightness

. It's like dynamic contrast on a TV. It's supposed to be that: When the screen becomes dim, the brightness increases. Note in that video the bright horizontal line at the top that appears when the screen gets darker and dynamic brigthness kicks in.

when my screen gets dim, the brightness drastically decreases (looks normal). open it to an all white screen, or turn up the brightness, and the screen brightness increases. i get that bright horizontal line at the top on bright screens, instead of dim screens. the whole screen gets that purple tint and vertical banding that some have complained about.

this effect happens even when the phone is off, and the battery charging icon is showing. once enough white is shown in the icon, the brightness dynamically increases. happens on boot screens (normal during dark boot screens, drastically bright on bright boot screens), and on recovery and bootloader screens. totally brightness dependent change in brightness.

this makes me think that it is something messed up in the very low level of the code, not the ice cream sandwitch part, but something like the display driver of the gnex.

what i've tried to do to fix it: everything, including flashing stock factory image and relocking my bootloader.

result: nil

please help if you have any ideas. Thank you!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Anthonicia:
Well, just bricked my NFC somehow after flashing a Rom and I guess something didn't reset even tho I cleared out google wallet, precautions, etc.

That's neither here nor there tho. I just want to know if anyone has had trouble exchanging a rooted phone at best buy?

Please give me some suggestions. While google wallet is pretty much a gimmick, I like to be able to have the gimmick. Lol. But if I am stuck with the phone then that's okay too.

Edit: I'm still within 14 days of buying the phone...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Drewh1991:
If the sales associate at best buy even knows how to get into recovery I'd be surprised..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] parmend:
Does it brick the NFC function or just google wallet ?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SilverZero:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1701754&page=2

Specifically posts #17 and #18.

BTW, how can I test my NFC myself? I don't think it's broken, I have no reason to believe it is, but how would I go about testing it from the comfort of my own home?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Anthonicia:
NFC secure element not responding. So basically just google wallet is broke as beam will still work. Neither feature is a necessity for me, but I put $ on the card.

Also have WiFi disconnecting like crazy too, so kinda want to exchange it for that since I'm still within 14 days.

What u guys think?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Anthonicia:
Cool, hope my experience goes this well. Have a friend who works in mobile at my store too, but he is kinda hard to read. He knows I root my phones. Think there's a 30% chance he will give me hassle.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] parmend:
I know there is no way of knowing now but the new NFC thing sprints comming out with , I wonder if this issue will affect that ?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] .torrented:
it will use a secure element just like google wallet same thing different app
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] parmend:
How do you know if you bricked it. I got my prepaid card and flashed another Rom and forgot to reset wallet . Now all wallet does is hang at the activating screen. I just got off the phone with a google rep and he said if I got to the activating part then more that likely your not bricked. He said it won't let you in the app if secure element is bricked . He did say if you got the secure element message than you'll need to replace your phone :(
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] phantomevo77:
I work at BBYM I could careless if a phone was rooted if a basic feature of the phone was broke. Shouldn't have a problem. And like another user said, some people don't even know what recovery is....

Btw you have 30 days to exchange the phone. 14 days to return and get your upgrade back.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] typhoonikan:
Messing up my secure element has worried me too. I accidentally ran regaws root method and didn't reset google wallet, though it didn't brick it for some reason. I am lucky.

Are you getting the secure element message? If not, then you're good and you just need to do the fix that is found in the dev subforum here. I've done it twice and it works. You have to do it after any flash of a Rom.

Also, I really don't get the "im too good for wallet" attitude. I have used it and its very cool! I paid for gas at Sheetz right at the gas pump. Didn't go inside, didn't have to key in debt stuff. And it isn't a gimmick. A gimmick is something rather useless and wallet is something I find useful for me personally. Also, when the iPhone adopts NFC technology and all the Apple zombies begin using it, the popularity will move faster.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ckoadiyn:
This loi used mine at sheetz as well
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SilverZero:
This, unfortunately, is true. Except first Apple will announce it as iPay or something so they'll all think it was their idea, and probably sue Google over it as well.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shook187:
My phone is perfect and if I screwed up wallet I wouldn't bother taking my phone back. From what I read Google isn't even going to support our phones anymore anyways. Unless you have a supported Citicard, I think its dumb to use a credit card just to fund Wallet to then be limited to were you could use it.:rolleyes: Wallet is pointless and useless and those who break it won't be missing out on much.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Evo_Shift:
just lock it and ruu the phone or whatever is needed to get rid of that red text on the splash screen and hope for the best. If they are smart enough to boot into the bootloader they are doing it to try to deny a warranty, no other reason to go into it.

I'm not sure if BB even has a policy on that since the unlocking the bootloader thing is your warranty through HTC that is being affected.

Also, if you have never used google wallet I assume you don't have to reset it or whatever when you reflash do you? I have never used it so I never worried about resetting it. I wouldn't care if it didn't work though since I will never use google wallet for anything but maybe trying to get the free money that's on there.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] parmend:
Ok when does the secure element message popup ? When you trying to open the app or when you try to make a purchase?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] klbjr:
I exchanged mine the other day at BB for the same reason. The manager reset it a couple times and then just did a swap for a new one. Didn't boot into recovery that I could see, but I was sure to remove root, relock the bootloader & run the RUU first.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deathskater:
soo I jsut got this today and it won't detect my class 10 patriot micro sd 16gb but it does detect some ****y 2 gb micro sd i had laying around.. I even tried formatting it but its non existent in my TF300 :( I'm on stock no root
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deathskater:
Nvm.... I turned it off and on and it started recognizing it....odd
[General Questions and Answers] moparfreak426:
I think I'm about to major downgrade cuz us cellular service area sucks and I can't pay 400 bucks for a contract cuz I have no credit. so prepaid is way to go... if I could get a phone with the unlimited data on prepaid that would be sweet. but verizon got rid of tht and now has 80 per month limited to 1gb.... anyway to get more thn 1gb and if or if not... what is there best phone available for prepaid?
[General Questions and Answers] blimblim809:
Try to looking for the Samsung Illusion the Regular prices it between 130 - 150 bucks it's a phone with Gingerbread 2.3x and it's a good phone try it.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Verizon...bolsp-app01-53?id=1218655306022&skuId=5086755
[General Questions and Answers] moparfreak426:
i seen it. its the only phone available to be put on that plan. I'm just used to my dual core tegra 2 beast phone and has great signal. I heard damaging distant have a great signal antenea. and going from my electrify to the illusion is like going from a Ferrari or lambo to a Ford escort or Chevy cavalier
[General Questions and Answers] moparfreak426:
alright illusion aunt that bad but I would still rather have something else
[Member-Found Deals] CB620:
I know they are cheaper in other spots but I'd figure I will share the coupon code anyway.

Coupon code: JUNE45OFFSGS3

:D
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Accessories] 九千.:
Bluetooth Dailer: Support

Chipset: CSR57E687C

Version: V3.0+EDR

Mode: Hands Free/headset,A2DP,AVRCP,PBAP

Frequency: 2.4GHz

Range: 10M

Power: AC Input 110-240V,DC Output 5V

Talking Time: 12Hours

Music Time: 4H

Dimmension: 74*36.5*10.5mm

Weight: 32g

Other:

Caller ID and name display

Re-dial last number

Collar Clip Design

With phonebook

In the box:

1 bluetooth dialer phone

1 headphone

1 AC charger

1 User Guide

Price: HK$350 ~ US$45 (as of 13/6/2012)

Confirmed the dialer works perfectly with Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 3G+WiFi version. Pairing and phone book synchronizing can be done painlessly by pressing one-button.

You can take calls and talk without a headset plugged in, as if it is a mini-phone. Also, you can dial out with the keypad even when the SGT7.7 is screen-locked. Of course, you can use it as a bluetooth headset to listen to music with the headset plugged in.

However, I found the following few glitches after a few trials:

1) Sometime the device would turn off without warning. You would miss call when you didn't realize that

2) The ringtone is horribly loud and unpleasent, and cannot be changed, so I have to turn it off. Fortunately, it still has vibration for incoming calls notification

3) There is no explicit indicator for missed calls in the main screen. I have to check the SGT7.7 or dig deep into the menu of the device for missed calls

I bought it in Hong Kong for HK$350 ~= US$45, but I have seen in a Chinese trading website that it's sold for just RMB168 ~= US$26 online. You might not be able to find such an offer outside China, but you may take it as a reference.

Hope this might be helpful to those who are looking for a bluetooth dailer for their SGT7.7.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Accessories] mell0w:
thank you for introducing this device. i would rather have a bluetooth mini phone dialer instead of wearing a bluetooth headset on my ear.

i was able to order on ebay for $37 with shipping and im looking forward to using it.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Accessories] paranoiadk:
could either of you guys post links to the dialers?

thx.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Accessories] mell0w:
here you go.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Bluedio-BD10...ccessories&hash=item3a767e28ca#ht_3735wt_1037
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Accessories] dionysos77:
Any comlaints since last message here.?

I'm planning to buy it for my Galaxy note N7000
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Accessories] 九千.:
Yes, the reception is not good, but at least better than talking to my tab directly. :D

Sometime when the tab was busy running background processes, the dialer would be failed to pick up in-coming call signal. What you do in this situation is the quickly unplug the headphone from the dialer and plug it into the tab to answer a call.

Sometime the tab doesn't respond to the dialer at all. I don't know that has happened but I can still use the tab to dial and talk via this dialer.

In conclusion, I can't say this is a very stable device to replace the phone function, but it is essential for my tab as it is awkward to talk to the tab like a phone. However in your case I suggest you to talk to the Note directly rather than relying on this unstable device.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Accessories] brontetab:
Just ordered this. I find myself in need of this type of solution considering its my phone and tab
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Accessories] mell0w:
I've had a real good experience with mine. I've had no reception problems with mine so far.

There maybe has been 2-3 instances when the tab didnt respond to the dialer ever since ive had it.

One great thing is the battery life on the thing is amazing.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Accessories] Pasilisko:
Anyone tested Oricore MiniPAD A9 ?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Accessories] brontetab:
Ok juat got it. Very nice overall. Poor sound quality on phone calls. Great on music. Which i fonf strange. Range is about 6 meters. After that quality degrades badly. Good product idea. Need better hw.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Accessories] brontetab:
Just an update. Thw device is crap. Keeps turning off by itself every day. Useless junk
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Accessories] 九千.:
Strange. It never turns off on me.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Accessories] ToastyZ71:
any chance of updated links in OP?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Accessories] Sabbel321:
The pictures are down...:(
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] ptmr3:
Go into about phone. Click on the android version repeatedly and enjoy the hidden picture!
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Sleeps17:
Lol.

What was the reason for them to include a hidden picture art?? Pointless Samsung, but whatever floats your boat, I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Biohazard0289:
It's an Android "easter egg". It's not device specific, but i still have no idea why it exists.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Beastmode:
Yep its in every Android version even some roms :P I found it and feel like changing it :). I believe a member of the s2 found this. Its also in ICS but its an ice cream sandwich Android lol

sent from my batcave :)
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] adrianjr84:
This came with the Team Whiskey Bionic 1.3.1 ... But my question is how do you save it after you unlock it?
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Beastmode:
Screenshot?

sent from my batcave :)
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] adrianjr84:
Ehh. Not as good quality
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] RofSpark:
I finally figured out the reason why Google Voice notifications for new messages weren't showing up for me. It turns out to be a stupid bug in GV.

Once I would be done setting up GV, I would go into "Settings" and check the option for "Voicemail display - view and play voicemails from the phone call log". Well, I accidentally found out this is the culprit. I unchecked this today just for the heck of it, and lo and behold GV notifications starting appearing again :D:D

This had been bugging me no end for the last month. Hope this helps anybody else in a similar situation.

Rajiv
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] supercluver:
I can confirm, I noticed this about a week ago. But I also did the fix here... http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26061058&postcount=2 so I wasn't sure which one did the trick. Either way, glad GV is finally working properly!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] fitchpuckman:
Not so fast...

Thanks for the tip, but FWIW, I have always that option unchecked and I still have issues with getting notifications. the weird thing for me is that the notifications immediately pop up once I open google voice. I think there is some sort of issue with the app processing correctly in the background, but I'm no dev so not sure how/if you check for coding or troubleshoot how the program is written to interact with ICS.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] supercluver:
Have you also tried what I linked to in my post right above yours? Like I said, I did that and what RofSpark said to do and I am getting consistent and immediate notifications of voicemails.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] fitchpuckman:
I have tried that, too, yes. For the first couple of weeks, my GV was working fine, notifications and all. I had zero problems after setting it up. But the last 3+ weeks, it has been giving me zero notifications in my status bar until I open the app, and my email notifications (which are how I've been seeing that I have voicemails) are delayed quite a bit.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] burr:
I did that on Day 3 after not getting any notifications on GV and has been working for weeks just fine.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] supercluver:
Are you completely stock or are you running a custom ROM? I'm running Scott's excellent CleanROM SE ver. 2.6 and perhaps this also has something to do with things? I have very little multitasking issues now and things keep trucking nicely in the background...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] RofSpark:
I can confirm it works on CleanROM DE 3.0, no experience with Scott's SE version however.

I did check with Scott, and he confirmed he does not see any reason why GV notifications would not work with any of his ROMs. In fact, he uses GV too and confirmed that he has not noticed any notification issues on his phone.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] RofSpark:
I did extensive tests and determined its the "Voicemail display" checkbox that breaks the notifications. The link in your post is absolutely required to correctly set up GV forwarding on the HOX. That is my standard procedure for setting up GV now.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] fitchpuckman:
Twice, now, I have uninstalled and disassociated GV from my phone, then reinstalled and redone the entire setup process. I've always uncheck the view and play voicemails in the call log option, as well as used the dialer code for ensureing the voicemail is properly forwarded and GV is used. Nothig has helped my issue.

I am running unrooted and totally stock, save for some disabling of preinstalled crapware. maybe i need to start enabling one AT&T service at a time to see if they help resolve the issue?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] RofSpark:
Though not very sure, I think I have read a number of people had notification issues around push emails and text messages on the stock ROM. People were either not getting these notifications or getting them quite late. Maybe this is more to do with problems in the notification subsystem of the stock ROM. Do you plan to root and unlock to install a custom ROM? Maybe that's the ticket to get this working.