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[Motorola Photon 4G] knG333:
I question if torrents really had anything to do with it. A while back someone got terminated for using 90 gigs in 3 months. If you used 20+ for months on end, that could easily be the reason. Also, there are a lot of legal torrent uses, so I would hope they wouldn't just terminate everyone that uses one. As an example, Joker uses torrents as an alternate way to download his custom ROMs.

Did they warn you before terminating? It seems like they should have just told you that you are being excessive.
[Motorola Photon 4G] moxiot:
yes they warned me and after that i think i torrented one or 2 things.
[Motorola Photon 4G] findthedr:
I wouldnt be surprised if uploading (seeding) had more to do with it than the downloading.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mrinehart93:
I wouldn't even be able to be terminated if I tried. My download speeds over EvDo around my house suck. We're talking like 15kb/s max. The only place I get reasonably good speeds is in my dorm room, which is on the 17th story probably a mile (roughly) away from a tower.
[Motorola Photon 4G] srkelley:
Thanks for answering my question, guess I'll just have to persist for a few more months. I don't need a ton of data and I very rarely make phone calls. I'll be switching to T-Mobile's $30 a month plan. When I'm really using data on my phone I'm just messing with RSS, Gmail and a few sub-groups on social sites. My data use was consistently under 1.4 gigs until I got tired of waiting for m feeds and other stuff to load.

My usage may come close to doubling on another network but it will be worth it to actually get data service when I want it. If I need to, I'll jump to T-Mobiles $50 plan. I'm not even greedy, I just want speed that doesn't drop below 400 Kbps very often where I work and in transit to and from it. Most of the Sprint users in my area that I knew said that service was awesome but the phones sucked. I had to find out the hard way that I was speaking to people that didn't know the difference between a software/hardware bottleneck and network bottleneck.

I don't even hate Sprint, but I wish that there was a better method to check average download speed (outside, uninhibited) in an area without jumping onto the service. This goes for any provider.
[Motorola Photon 4G] findthedr:
run speedtest off the demo phones from retail sites. Should give you a good idea.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Lokifish Marz:
Actually, yes. It doesn't matter if most torrents are illegal content as the burden of proof lies with the service provider. Therefore the premise of "if he was torrenting that it must have been something illegal" is flawed.

The same flawed thinking also applies to rooting/unlocking. It's the popular mindset of carriers/mainstream news and general pubic that the any reason someone would root their phone is free tethering or some other illegal activity.

Now if the OP was torrenting illegal content then that's his mistake. But at no point did the OP state that he was doing so.
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
in the end it doesnt matter, sprint is a business. they offer unlimited data, but its at a cost.. 1 they have to remove abusers like op, and 2 they dont have the fastest speeds.

im on my phone all the time and i use 4GB on my family line. if you really need that much data pay for teh tethering or get home internet
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
I know people who have been cancelled for excess data usage. Downloading, browsing, whatever. Nothing that was against the "contract" terms. Yet they were still terminated. Sprint is not a truly unlimited data company.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Android 17:
It has nothing to do with torrents itself, just how much data you use. If you stream Netflix for 20 gigs a month as opposed to downloading 20 gigs of torrents I'm sure you'd catch their eye either way.

Getting terminated varies but if you want (likely) better signal, load up a Verizon PRL and it'll do the job eventually. Roaming over 300 mb of data a month is grounds for termination but it seems to take them between 2-7 months to cancel you this way from what I've read/experienced.
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
like i said, sprint is a business, not a nonprofit.

they are gunna ensure that they make money, the most expensive thing a carrier can do is international and data (voice and sms costs are VERY minimal).

i imagine if you sent 30 million texts that all said "awesome!" youd catch their attention as well...
[Motorola Photon 4G] Equalizir:
Atleast theres a way to get out of the contract early.
[Motorola Photon 4G] dragontology:
My understanding is, and this is more related to US Cellular, but it's probably similar with Sprint and the others, is that it doesn't matter if you're torrenting Windows, Linux, Skyrim, music, or eBooks. It's the fact that the BitTorrent protocol is demanding on networks. This is fine for terrestrial networks, but cellular networks don't have as much bandwidth. I've torrented off my phone, but only on WiFi because, to me, big downloads over a cellular network is a stupid idea. Then again, at its best, US Cellular's 3G is only about 1MBit. It's okay for Facebook and some websites, but downloading anything, even Android apps, bigger than, say, 2-4MB? I'll wait until I can get on WiFi at home.

And why would anybody think OP would have to pay an ETF? ETF stands for early termination fee. OP didn't terminate his service, the carrier did. No ETF would be collected.
[Motorola Photon 4G] willysp:
Brilliant
[Motorola Photon 4G] moxiot:
thanks, i thought it would work and it did!
[Motorola Photon 4G] LexLuger82:
I'm next
[Motorola Photon 4G] Dovigoldberger:
+1
[Motorola Photon 4G] Android 17:
My contract ended on June 19th, roamed for over 6 months on Verizon before I got terminated.

Switched over to T-Mobile. Edge speeds suck but I'm around Wi-Fi most of the time and now I pay less than half of my Sprint bill.

It feels great to be off contract.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bix2010:
I am former regional manager/ lead tech for sprint if you are terminated from service sprint is required to give you 72 hr notice before hand if they did not you can argue termination and have sprint's ass in a sling with a major lawsuit theres a stipulation in your contract about terminations and if it is not stated in your contract sprint cannot violate that
[Motorola Photon 4G] bradleyw801:
No way it's from torrenting, I tor.... uh, that is... my friend torrents all the time over 3G and Wimax and usually consumes about 9GB a month and has never heard a peep.
[Motorola Photon 4G] srkelley:
Aww, you don't get any HSPA+ action n T-Mobile? I thought we had a chance of getting up to about 14 Mbps (really about 5 or more in real world usage).
[Motorola Photon 4G] Android 17:
Yeah, the Photon is lacking the radio for the 1700 frequency which is what T-Mobile typically uses.

They have been very slowly changing their 3G support to 1900, so it's possible in the future we may get full 3G, but it may take a long time.
[Motorola Photon 4G] putergod:
I agree with your first part here, but on the second... How is rooting your phone for "free tethering" even remotely considered, or even related to being "illegal"? TOS with a celluar company is in no way even remotely "law". At most, all you are doing is violating TOS, and at most, all they can do is shut you off.

I've torrented on T-Mobile, and it went very well.

Edge sucks, but HSPA+ rocks. I typically get 5-11 Mbs on HSPA+.

I'm starting to see various areas where I live where my Photon is picking up HSPA+. My Amazes get it much more often, obviously, but the refarm is taking place.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Magissia:
Hello, is it possible to do that ?

Regards
[Eee Pad Transformer General] a.mcdear:
Sure, you have a few options.

The best way (hardest):

-requires root and knowledge of the boot.img and ramdisk partitions of Android

-create the symlink or mountpoint by adding the necessary lines the /init.rc file.

Next best way (not hard if you have init.d support):

-requires root

-requires init.d support

-simply write a script to create your symlink/mountpoint, name it appropriately, and place it in the /system/etc/init.d directory.

-with init.d support, this will automatically run the script at boot and set the parameters you've outlined in said script.

The "other" method (avoid this if possible since it relies on loading an app on boot):

-requires root

-download Script Manager from the play store

-write a script to create your mountpoint or symlink

-configure Script Manager to execute the script on boot.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Magissia:
Hello

I found /init.rc, also found init.00.rc and init.01.rc, but i guess we are talking about the first one (init.rc)

I wasn't able to edit it with a text editor on my tf101, do i need something i don't have to edit it ? Or notepadd++ will be enough ?

In case i fail completly with this, is tasker able apply the line for me too ?

Thanks you for your time.

Regards
[Eee Pad Transformer General] a.mcdear:
The /init.rc can't be directly modified that way. Everything in the root filesystem "/", as well as the kernel zImage, are loaded at boot from the boot.img image. Therefore, any changes you make will just be reverted when you reboot because it reloads the original from the boot.img image. In order to modify /init.rc, you must pull your boot.img and then extract the files from it. Now you can add the necessary lines to it. After that, you re-combine everything back into the boot.img, and push it back to your device.

If all that sounds unfamiliar to you, you will have some reading to do. Most of this will need to be done on a linux machine too.

What ROM are you running? If you have init.d support, that would be the most straightforward way to accomplish your goals.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Magissia:
I'm running asus' rom .24 on a tf101

I don't know if it support init.d, didn't found this file on my device.

Regards
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bsoplinger:
You can also use an app from here, XDA, called directory bind. It all depends what you're looking to do with those symlinks.

Sent from my Sprint Evo View 4G (PG41200) using Xparent Purple Tapatalk 2
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Magissia:
Hello, i plan to move game data to sdcard and symlink it to the old internal place.

Also plan to symlink some folders to the movie folder

Regards
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bsoplinger:
Then directory bind app is designed for just your need. All these solutions require rooting your device.

Sent from my HTCEVOV4G using Xparent Purple Tapatalk 2
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Magissia:
I will look at this, thanks.

Directory bind run during boot or after boot ?(little delay before things get re symlinked ?)

Regards
[HTC One X] Slybone:
I learned this the hard way....

When adding a new account to my phone, by default it chooses the phone as the storage location for the contact. On my ATRIX 4G for example it would allow me to choose my Gmail account once and use that setting for all future contacts. While the HOX let's me choose the gmail account, it does't have an option (that I can find) for choosing my default method.

Does anyone know how to do this?

Thanks!
[HTC One X] liberator72:
The same way as you described. When adding a new contact, the very top option shows either phone, google or sim. Choose google, enter the contact and save it. Each time you go to add a new contact it should show google, at least it does for me
[HTC One X] Tihomir111:
X will ask u when saving.
[HTC One X] Slybone:
Yes I see the option there. But I'm curious if there is a setting that allows me to select a default so that instead of defaulting to phone it goes to Google? or removes the part where it asks all together.
[HTC One X] liberator72:
Not that I've noticed on any of my HTC's I've had before. Just once you save one contact as google, it stays that way as default.
[HTC One X] Slybone:
I created a 'dummy' contact and selected Google as the place to save the contact. However when I return to create a new contact it reverts to Phone. Are you saying that on your device after you save 1 contact to google any subsequent contacts are saved to google automatically?
[HTC One X] liberator72:
Yes, every contact I've added since the first are saved automatically to google. In my contacts I have it set to show only google contacts only, maybe that's why it automatically sets it to google?
[HTC One X] walaway:
This would be your best solution, if not then I don't know what will.

The default when you have your google account logged into your phone should make your "People" saving default to google.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] K0NRT15:
Is there a way to get the screen to stay on while charging for the E4GT
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rwright64:
Settings, developer options, stay awake
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] K0NRT15:
Don't see that

Are you sure? Because, I dont see that option...attached are the options I see
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rwright64:
Im on CM9. Must be different!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] K0NRT15:
must be an option they added, I'll see if they can get it on Blu Kuban...thanks tho

Sent from my SGSII running Blu Kuban FE10!!! ~K0NRT15
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjjameson:
Hi everyone, im a nexus s ics user. My screen is almost death. Part of my touchscreen doesnt work. Like, 20% of it. But the other part of my screen works.

And there is no place to replace my screen. My device is unsupported in my country.

So i got an idea. If i can change the screen size (not the resolution or density) of my phone i can just ignore the unworking part and i can push the software buttons instead of touchscreen hardware buttons cuz they are not working anymore.

My nexus s default resolution is 480 x 800. if i can change it to 480 x 600 or something it can save my life...!!!

Is there anyone know any app like this ?

Please help me..

Thank you..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jiffer1991:
whats the reason for ur screen not to work

hardware or software problem?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjjameson:
hardware..

i need to replace touchscreen but there isnt any in my country :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jiffer1991:
uhm...it should be possible to buy it in the internet even if its a reseller from another country

i think this would be the best solution for ur problem
[HTC One S] seth50k:
Looking to see if there's a unbranded stock One S ROM anywhere? RUU is fine. Looked in development but couldn't find one. A little help? Thanks!
[HTC One S] seth50k:
Found the FileFactory repository...if it says "Europe", does that mean unbranded? like: RUU_Ville_U_HTC_Europe_1.78.4...etc

Will it work on US HTC One S?
[HTC One S] Eumaniac:
http://www.filefactory.com/f/cf061f69b5bf7878/
[HTC One S] Eumaniac:
That's the unbranded one.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tcb4:
Has anyone noticed the galaxy tab 2 7.0 stuttering a bit when going into and out of the app drawer?

Also I noticed that after I downloaded a bunch of other apps and browsed the Internet it seemed to slow down. After a restart everything was back to normal. Anyone else have similar issues?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevepwolf:
try installing a custom rom (tablite). super smooth; very easy install. makes the tab worthwhile to own.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HB_Mosh:
I expirienced the same inthe past and had to reboot. But later found out that if you go to the task manager and clear the RAM it goes back to being smooth.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tcb4:
At one point I had some graphical issues. I did a restore and no problems so far.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samaz:
Yeah,My Gtab seems like that before I flashed a custom rom and install NOVA launcher~~
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tcb4:
Yeah do you recommend nova because I just installed apex.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcatron:
Not at all. In fact, I am loving the tab 2. It is snappier than my transformer prime, believe it or not.

Rob
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tcb4:
See that's exactly what I thought but then after a few hours of heavy downloading apps and what not). It began to slow down as if it had trouble with the icons refreshing. I found another thread and a bunch of people are reporting the same issue. I hope it's just a bug in touchwiz because the rest of the tab is super fast.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NookFan:
Yup, when I do significant changes (lots of new installs, widgets, etc), it is laggy until I reboot, but runs perfect after the reboot. I haven't fount it very difficult to reboot and then go refill my coffee while it settles down. When I'm back and ready to roll, so is the tab!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tcb4:
ha ha thanks to responding to both my threads xD. it seems to happen no matter what im doing. I think i will exchange it. Also because of a major death grip issue.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoJo ^^:
Hello,

Is there anyone who had/still have a Galaxy Note & bought the SIII? I'd like to know how it feels when used by one hand. Can you touch the status bar without having to move your hand (only finger)?

Same question for typing. This was not possible for me on the Note, and i have average sized hands. Last question, and sorry if it was said already, is there an easy unlocking app coming or there won't be?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htcsnap93:
The note is a tad too wide, I love the stylus features of it. But being uncomfy in my hand i chose for the s3 being very comfy and easy to hold unlock and cal.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoJo ^^:
Well review were saying you still have to move your hand a lot to use it with one hand...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoJo ^^:
Anyone else?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colts187:
I had the note for a couple of months and fumbled around with it constantly but got pretty good with it. The .gs3 is easy to use with one hand and reach the bar up top with no repositioning. I am pretty sure that the width helps quite a bit with that.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EdgaBimbam:
i came to s3 from note and i can control both phones with one hand, ofc with note it is harder. S3 size is perfect :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinmemo:
i can't check in with 4sq using only my left hand w/o repositioning...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I recently just switched from the GT- N7000 to this phone. I loved the big screen. But this is a lot more manageable size wise for me. Stupid fast. I'm not regretting the switch at all.

I can swype again. Swype two handed was kind of pointless. Was too awkward one handed on the Note. Everything is reachable one handed without stretching my reach so to speak.

Mine came unlocked so I can't answer that part for you.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Totòòò:
This one has perfect size. Yes to hr first to questions. The nite was fun the first few weeks then u realize it was too vig for a phone.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] czucker:
I have a quick question about how best to protect my root.

So far I've gathered that if I'm rooted, bootloader unlocked, recovery installed, etc, then OTA updates are shut down and there's no way I can lose root.

Is that correct?

Thanks,

Chris
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gunnyman:
the best way to protect yourself from OTA updates is to install a custom ROM.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] redpoint73:
The only way you are going to lose root is by deliberately installing an OTA or RUU. You have to take a specific action to lose root. Ninjas aren't going to sneak into your house and take root away.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] czucker:
Not sure how you knew I'm ninjaphobic. . .

But that's good to know.

I'm happily running CleanROM as we speak.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] redpoint73:
Isn't everyone?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] _MetalHead_:
You people crack me up
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] droidiac13:
And always do helpful. Well, except when Gunny is being a "douche". His words not mine. LOL
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] _MetalHead_:
"Douche" gunny is the best gunny, IMO.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gunnyman:
I'm usually a good guy I just lose patience with the terminally stupid.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] milkytron:
It brings entertainment for us so you're being a good guy for those who aren't.

Sent from my HTC One XDA
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Saenzscene:
I'm usually just on these forums in the background reading and following instructions but I must chime in. You all are great and provide some funny comments. Glad to be in the one x forums. Thanks to all your contributions and patience with some of us. I will press the "thanks" button as well rather then just say it lol

Sent from my HTC One X
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] k4p741nkrunch:
On a more related note..

Has anyone tried SuperSu Pro's root keeper functionality? Should do exactly what OP needs, but I haven't tried it with an OTA on the HOX. Also, there's an app called OTA Rootkeeper I believe and it was proven to have survived the 1.85 OTA update.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] _MetalHead_:
OTA Rootkeeper did survive the 1.85 OTA but considering that rooted users should NEVER accept an OTA, those apps are useless. There's no way to know if it will actually keep your root unless someone takes one for the team. People need to just chill out and wait till our devs come out with a rooted version or update their ROMs to the latest OTA (which usually happens before the OTA hits anyway).
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gunnyman:
Preach it brother.

On another related/unrelated note have any of you ever seen so many people go apesh*t over an OTA release? I'm wondering if I should do a poll asking are you running stock urnooted or something else.

I thought XDA was about hacking. :D
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] redpoint73:
Crap, maybe I was wrong about ninjas sneaking in and stealing root.

---------- Post added at 09:43 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:41 AM ----------

I can only imagine that these are mostly folks that are afraid to unlock the bootloader and void the warranty. Otherwise, yeah why get so excited over the OTA? The exact same version was available weeks before the OTA, as a leaked RUU.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] k4p741nkrunch:
Well you know, sometimes a kernel dev or a ROM cooker really has a profound understanding of a device, and sometimes it's just a kid with a kitchen. The OTAs when rooted can sometimes be preferred over the available ROMs. I think that right now, stock unrooted or stock rooted is the number one daily driver for people. True, all the devs are running CleanROM, but I personally prefer all the features the phone was meant to have as opposed to some extra features with the designed features buggy or missing. This phone runs so smooth stock that I think most people don't want to mess it up. Rooting the stock and keeping root through OTAs is my method, as I can ensure noone is hiding RATs or bot frameworks on my phone and maintain stability.

My point is that the creators of this device may have made a few sacrifices for the ultimate health of the device. Sure, change the memory settings, increase the camera bitrate, alter the CPU scheduler and force the second core on, but when my phone is still running peachy keen while your One X is out of breath we'll see who made the smarter choice.