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[Verizon Droid Charge] stebomurkn420:
Once again Verizon pulls another dousche bag move... As I posted earlier in a thread; I spoke to a Verizon representative about the infamous popping and squealing noise occurring during my phone calls... he spoke to me for approximately 2 minutes, diagnosed the problem as a speaker/ hardware issue, confirmed my shipping address and told me that they were replacing my Droid charge with the Samsung galaxy nexus. I might add that I upgraded my shipping to overnight as soon as he told me this, lol. Anyways... around 9:00 pm this evening I received a call from a different Verizon Rep. Saying that there was a misunderstanding with the warranty exchange and that they would be sending a refurbished Droid charge my way... wtf!!! Lol.. I do looooove my charge but I was so excited that I almost had a nexus... Fu@#.... sh*%... pi$$... bal$#... Verizon never ceases to amaze me... hahahhaha
[Verizon Droid Charge] ztkryan:
Call back and demand a nexus ask to speak to the manager that is deception
[Verizon Droid Charge] stebomurkn420:
Indeed....! I will be calling in the morning for further explanation from a manager...
[Verizon Droid Charge] Chaotic Peace:
That's some BS, I would definitely get in touch with a manager and not get off the phone till you get the nexus.
[Verizon Droid Charge] killerapl:
Yeah keep pushing it. I love my replacement nexus.....fyi battery life is horrible!
[Verizon Droid Charge] mefloump:
You might not get a nexus but you can talk them into a Rezound. Way better IMO
[Verizon Droid Charge] Cilraaz:
I called into VZW last night trying to get a Nexus replacement myself. I've dealt with the squealing/chirping/popping for months now. It hasn't been a big problem, since I mainly use bluetooth, where it hadn't been happening. Well, lately it's starting to happen via bluetooth also. So that (and the phone constantly thinking it's in a car dock) put me at the end of my rope.

Call in, get the rep, talk for a bit... get offered a warranty replacement Charge. I continue to complain, citing the many stories offered here and on other sites about people getting 5, 6, or more replacement Charges with the same problem. I'm offered an LG Spectrum. They wouldn't budge, saying they were doing me a favor, since they don't offer different models until after the second replacement. "Luckily", my SIM card replacement apparently counts as my first. So, I'm now waiting for my "new" Charge, which should arrive Friday. Once I get that all set up, I guess I'll give it a few days for the inevitable screeching to happen, and then be back on the phone with Verizon.

I don't understand why they would offer me a Spectrum (faster stock CPU, better camera, etc), but not a Nexus. Really, the only pluses (on paper) for the Nexus are a better screen and better software.
[Verizon Droid Charge] 71CH:
What's the best way to get a replacement? Is there a special department or is it just customer service?
[Verizon Droid Charge] djs3322:
Just got off the phone with Tier 2 support. Sending me a free replacement Nexus but I did have to pay $45 for the back and battery, but not a bad replacement for the Charge. Plan on going with the GSIII in March when I am due for an update. I will miss the Charge, it was a great phone, but look forward to not hearing the annoying popping and cracking sounds while on phone calls.
[Verizon Droid Charge] wpgibson:
Last night I went through the repair/tech center for the screech/pop on voice phone calls (then found this thread and a few others).

VZW is shipping a refurb D. Charge, which I should have tomorrow. Can't say I'm excited to be getting refurb hardware, but I do understand VZW's need to operate a business, and handing out inventory that they can easily sell for top dollar (i.e. Nexus) is understandable. As opposed to providing refurb hardware, which is what the warranty covers.

I will state, that I won't go 10 months enduring issue swith an EOL phone like I just did, so here's to hoping the refurb works properly, or I'll be on the horn quickly this time.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Cilraaz:
I'm in the same boat. I got in a short Twitter discussion with VZWSupport this morning (apparently they scraped one of my tweets where I mentioned VZW). They're "confident" that the replacement will fix my problem. After the stories I've read here (and androidforums.com, droidcharge.net, etc, etc), I'm not as confident as they are.
[Verizon Droid Charge] djs3322:
You need to tell them that you want to speak to Tier 2. Then say it is a known software issue and not a hardware issue as the last FP1 firmware should have resolved the issue. Then tell them you do not want a refurb and if you do get one and it has the same issue, you will have a very angry customer on your hands. Don't be an ass though, but be firm. That is what I did when I called them. They also got Samsung on the line who was not aware of any issues with the Charge. Go figure....
[Verizon Droid Charge] stebomurkn420:
So i called Verizon back last night after work, i spoke with a different manager from a different branch ( previous branch was greenville, SC ) i explained the whole story of what was happening and that i was not impressed with the way my warranty exchange went through... He then politely apologized for my inconvenience but told me since my refurbished charge is on its way that there is nothing he could do unless i get the phone and Im having similar issues again... Well i let him know how pissed i was.. Then hung up on him.. Lol. Needless to say, ill be calling them the day i get my refurbished charge to get another phone, idc if i have the issue or not, Im bound and determined for that nexus.. Hahahah
[Verizon Droid Charge] stebomurkn420:
They diagnosed my popping / squealing problem as a hardware issue as i stated in an earlier post. Got my refurbished charge in the mail to find out they sent me the same hardware version... Lol. First call i made squealed to the point that my sister hung up on me.. Lol.. Called Verizon and they have started a service tag, diagnosing the problem as a network issue now. Every call that squeals i have to dial ### after it so they can monitor the calls so that there engineers can "tweak" the network... Haha... ****ing jerk offs... Just give me a new phone already"!!!!!!!!!
[Verizon Droid Charge] stebomurkn420:
Epic.....
[Verizon Droid Charge] ztkryan:
Tell them that's not acceptable you need a phone that works the network not working is not your problem
[Verizon Droid Charge] stebomurkn420:
Do you think i should wait for them to find out its not the network, or should i call and complain immediately...?
[Verizon Droid Charge] ztkryan:
Immediately if it's a network problem tell them your not paying for their service to be a Guinea pig demand a phone that makes calls without issue
[Verizon Droid Charge] stebomurkn420:
Ill be calling first thing in the morning... As it is 1 in the morning... Lol.. That's what i feel like... A guinea pig, ### kiss my a$$... the bad part is that i have two droid charges on my plan, i have to convince them too replace both.. Haha
[Verizon Droid Charge] charlie_c:
People are *****ing about the Nexus too (screen scratches easily, poor battery life, spotty/fluctuating signal, etc). Why are you so determined to get that phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Mike:
This is my first post so bear with me lol. I had previously thought about rooting my Skyrocket and had flashed Cwm recovery. I then decided against it in light of waiting for ICS ota and flashed to stock using k0nane tar file so I could receive OTA's. This did the trick to get rid of Cwm and I was able to update to 2.3.6 without issue when it became available via ota. Yesterday (month + on stock 2.3.6) I used a friends T-Mobile charger and turned my phone off for faster charging. The next thing I know I'm in download mode and even weirder I have a 1 on the flash counter and it says I'm running a custom rom.... why does it say I'm on a custom rom when I flashed stock and why would plugging my phone into a T-Mobile charger into the wall I might add not the computer put me in download mode. It reminds me of a jig, but its the standard USB cable o_O...

Sent from my soon to be rooted I727
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] chinthekng:
it probably went into download mode because when you plugged in the charger you had the volume buttons pressed also there is a flash counter reset zip for our skyrocket so if you flash it in your recovery the counter should go away
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Mike:
I thought the same thing with the volume buttons and replugged the phone in while on and proceeded to shut down and same thing. Its not a big deal and when I went home I tried my old Atrix charger as well as my current Skyrocket charger and the phone simply went to the battery charging image as it is supposed to. As for resetting the count I saw that earlier today in a post by I believe cdshepard or some variation of that name. That will reset the counter but why does the stock tar show up as a custom rom? No problems to note...just curious. I need cwm and flash the zip from SD correct. (No wipes / formatting necessary?)

Sent from my soon to be rooted I727
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] chinthekng:
yeah all you need is cwm and just flash it no need to wipe and i heard that the stock tar in k0nane's thread was modified in some way when i tried it out it never worked so i just used the one from samfirmware.com
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Mike:
The fact that I took the 2.3.6 OTA without issue and it still said custom rom just made me start thinking. Thanks

Sent from my soon to be rooted I727
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] chinthekng:
No problem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Mike:
This is the first time I've used the forums (XDA or any Android forum for that matter). Its nice to be able to ask questions and get answers from knowledgeable people.

Sent from my soon to be rooted I727
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] chinthekng:
True we are all noobs at one point heck I kinda still am one ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] nrm5110:
First time poster in the right section omg whaaaa
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] chinthekng:
Lol true
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Mike:
I try lol... this is my first post but I've done quite a bit of reading lately on various Skyrocket things so I sort of know the deal :)

Sent from my soon to be rooted I727
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] nrm5110:
I have thanked every post keep up the good work
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] madmax49201:
This means there is hope for us after all. At first i thought nrm and crew were being mean but after reading post after post of the same thing i cant wait to see what whitty flame they come up with next. Added thanks all around til my fingers bled.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] nrm5110:
I only flame when its called for
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mindmajick:
Some more thanks for the collection.

Welcome to XDA!

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SGH-I727 using XDA premium, running cm9.

Questions? look here: http://xdaforums.com/search.php
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] madmax49201:
Sorry didnt mean to make is sound like you do it out of malice. You are correct sir. It does give me hours of entertainment at work:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] nrm5110:
Lol its cool man normally I don't flame if mods take control which is the case latelt
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Mike:
Like when the guy from Bangladesh was asking how to get ICS lol..... "Gaaaaaaaahhhhhh how many of you are there today"

Sent from my soon to be rooted I727
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] nrm5110:
Searching shows that three threads of that were closed just today and more exist in q&a and general as well
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Mike:
Agreed

Sent from my soon to be rooted I727
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hellot1M:
Can someone point me to a Odin file with root and an Odin file containing a cwm. I keep seeing everyone talk about flashing with Odin for easy root but I can't seem to find one specifically for the sch-i800 (Verizon) tab.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hellot1M:
Looked around a bit more and I still can't find anything. All I'm trying to do is root the tab and flash cm9 or aokp. All the root guides are unclear about the Verizon version of the tab and the ones that say anything about the Verizon tab all say use heimdall. I am not familiar with heimdall and would much prefer Odin for my Samsung rooting needs. I own the galaxy s, s2, and s3 and Odin has been my friend.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolusCado:
http://www.mediafire.com/?045y0s12yamm2u8

Courtesy of

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1760587
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaarak54:
So if I use this link to get the CWM need All should be good? I mean i'm root using Odin and I can't recover anything, add custom rom cm9. It always freezes on me doing either. Should I go back to stock and redo this over again??
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaKillaWilla:
He has a verizon tab 7. That link is for the 7.7 model. Do not odin that, you'll brick the tab for sure.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] sheksbear:
Hey friends please help me out since i installed merruk kernel my wifi is getting discnctd every few seconds even i cleared everything and changed roms,tried making my wifi connection open(using no password) but nothing is working i tried diff apps also but no use.. Plz xda people help me.. I m irritated wit it please help
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] -CALIBAN666-:
for general questions post here bro.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1675474
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] yusuv:
Try flashing back to stockrom from odin..

N also, enable data first if u wanna share connection..
[Galaxy S III General] JB calhoun:
Delete!

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[HTC EVO 3D] JonathanJ52:
Im stuck in a boot loop after trying to flash a ics rom and AnthraX-htcleak-rls1.zip, I have tried restoring a previous nandroid back up with no luck also have tried re flashing a gb rom with no luck as well any suggestions?
[HTC EVO 3D] wloftus:
open up the zip of the rom you want to use and try maually flashing the boot.img file through fastboot... if youre on hboot 1.5...are you also s-off or s-on?
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
My guess would be 1.5 s-on since that seems to cause the most bootlooping issues. I recommend you get 1.4 s-off (see my signature) or 1.5 s-off. That makes flashing work much better, especially ICS ROMs.
[HTC EVO 3D] JonathanJ52:
flashed the boot.img file from a gingerbread rom in fastboot and seemed to boot thanks guys!!!!!

However just ran into a new problem, when i rebooted my phone just goes into a boot loop again had to manually flash the boot.img file
[HTC EVO 3D] JonathanJ52:
I guess Im just a idiot for the command i just booted it not flashed it in fastboot seems to be working fine now
[HTC One X] 4z01235:
I have a factory unlocked HOX that I bought from NewEgg. The phone's default language was Taiwan English and all the packaging also matches with that, so I guess it's an Asian market device. Now, as you can probably see, I'm in Canada, on Virgin Mobile. I'm also new to Android, coming from iOS. Something I had always heard about as a negative about the Android platform was that people had to not only wait for Google to release their OS updates (eg 4.0.4), and for their device manufacturer to create their OTA update (Android 4.0.4 plus Sense 4.x I guess), but also for the carrier to roll out the updates.

So my questions are simply, "what role does the carrier have in OTA updates?", "how does this process work when you have a factory unlocked device?", and "does the fact that my carrier does not carry/officially support the HOX change anything?"

I've already received OTA updates since I got the phone, so I know they work, I'm just interested in how the whole update system works in Android, and how my OTA update availability schedule will look.

Thanks :)
[HTC One X] KLUVJ:
your phone is the international unlocked version. in fact its the taiwan version which in some and most cases, gets the update before the europen and asian N HK ones. If there is an update, you would be the first to receive it.

VIRGIN BELL TELUS ROGERS KOODO CHATR WIND MOBILICITY all will have no hand in your phone. they dont even know it exists
[HTC One X] 4z01235:
Awesome, thanks for the quick response!
[HTC One X] KLUVJ:
no problem, click thanks if i helped～ if u got any other problems with rooting or otherstuff and is in the gta, just pm me
[HTC One X] saikat1198:
can anyone please tell me that if a htc (one s) phone is rooted will it get official htc OTA updates???:confused:
[HTC One X] EddyOS:
The EU handsets get the updates first - SEA don't seem to get them for another week or so later
[HTC One X] KLUVJ:
hmmm odd, i got my 1.29.709.12 update two weeeks before my friends with german, netherland, and other europe labeled phones
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrAngles2:
I just got a Kindle Fire, I've got it on the stock ROM with root. So far it's been great, but the lack of storage space is what's concerning me. I'd love to use it on a plane etc to watch moves, but there's not enough space on the thing to store any kind of selection.

Without using a laptop and without access to the internet or a network in general, I'd like to be able to transfer files from external storage of some kind. I figured the best choice would be to transfer files wirelessly from an android phone. I'm able to set up a wifi hotspot from my phone using the built-in function of the OS, and use File Expert's "WiFi File Receiver" function to transfer files from the Kindle to the phone, but not the other way around. Apparently that's by design, so I either need a app for hosting a hotspot on the kindle, or I need a different method entirely.

Any thoughts?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sidthegreatest:
as u r still on the stock ROM, have u tried using Amazon's online streaming service ??
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrAngles2:
Yeah I've tried it but it's useless if I don't have internet access, such as while on a plane, which is where the majority of my video viewing on the kindle will be, or if I'm trying to keep my data use on my phone down elsewhere. Being handcuffed to the internet on this thing kind of sucks.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tater_salad:
If you decide to go with a custom rom built on the laters version of hashcodes kernel (3.0) you can use a USBOTG connection (USB On the GO) and a USB flash drive etc.

The major problem with this is that you'd require a power source to power the USB as the kindle wont' be able to power anything higher than 8GB
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lotek:
Unless you change from the stock ROM to a later kernel to enable OTG you're stuck; the fire was designed as an internet device after all. I wish there was a way to link the fire with an Android phone for storage via cable but there apparently isn't. I carry my videos etc n a 32 GB thumb drive and use the following arrangement:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25877151&postcount=41
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrAngles2:
Yeah I don't want to lose the stock ROM yet, I do like a lot of what Amazon offers for the device, I just don't want to limit myself.

However, I was able to get it to work! I used the stock wifi hotspot feature of my phone running ICS, and ran Wifi File Explorer on the phone. Wifi file explorer is basically a server that allows file transfers through a web browser on the local network. I then go to the phone's ip address on the Kindle's browser and download my files.

Not the simplest solution, but it will work in a pinch. It would be nice if there was a client app for Wifi File Explorer to run on the Kindle to make it a little cleaner, less browser window scrolling and zooming.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veeman:
If you are going to be transferring large files (like movies) then I suggest you go with the Setup that Lotek posted. That is going to transfer files way faster than over wifi.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrAngles2:
But that requires a new ROM though doesn't it? I just tested it with a 400 MB mp4 file and it took 4 minutes. It would be great if I could use USB and transfer faster, but 4 minutes is at least faster than I expected with that app.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aesrys:
Would that situation actually work on a plane (using your initial example) where you're generally not supposed to turn the WiFi on (obviously you could do it before the flight, but not during)?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrAngles2:
I don't understand airplane rules. Many plane trips I take lately actually offer internet service over wifi for $5, so I don't see how having wifi on for a few minutes could cause any problems. On the other hand, I just realized... Is there even a way to have wifi on without having the cellular radio on? I wonder what happens when I try to host a hotspot in airplane mode.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aesrys:
I think you can put airplane mode on and then turn WiFi on, which will leave everything else (GPS, cell data, etc) off.

Rules for planes may be changing too. I haven't flown in a while, so I could easily just be out of touch. I know they used to want you to turn off wireless and phone data, but that could be different now.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrAngles2:
They do tell you to turn off ALL electronic devices, including devices that have no radio, until after you are in the air and leveled off, but after that they say you may now use "approved" electronic devices, and they sometimes mention making sure they are in airplane mode. I doubt if any of it makes any difference once you're up in the air, they just want to be in control of it.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrAngles2:
Turning on the wifi hotspot on my phone automatically turns off airplane mode and turns the cell radio back on. Hm.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aesrys:
Yeah, same for me, sorry. You can turn WiFi on with airplane mode, but not WiFi hotspot. Maybe there's an app you can use as long as WiFi is on? Something like: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...S5nb29nbGVjb2RlLmFuZHJvaWQud2lmaS50ZXRoZXIiXQ..
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrAngles2:
My phone's not rooted and I don't know how to root it yet (Samsung galaxy S II I777 with leaked ICS ROM), so I guess I can't use that one, I use FoxFi for normal hotspot use for my Kindle, but if there's no signal it won't even turn the hotspot on. I guess I'll go through the gamut of hotspot apps and see if something will work.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veeman:
That's because wifi hotspot uses your cellular connection to provide wifi for other devices. Of course it's going to turn on your cell radio.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrAngles2:
Well it doesn't need a cellular connection to provide a hotspot, I have my Kindle connected to my phone via wifi right now but I have no cell signal whatsoever. Obviously most people use this function to share a internet connection, but a cell connection is not required, kind of like having a local network in your home run by a router without an internet connection.

FoxFi won't even work at all while in airplane mode, or when a cell signal isn't available for that matter, it requires an internet connection to work. ICS' stock hotspot function doesn't need an internet connection, but it still turns the cell radio on automatically.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veeman:
Why would you connect to your phone through wifi when the kindle can already connect to wifi by itself?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aesrys:
To allow the kindle to pull files from the phone. Remember, the situation we're talking about here is being on a plane, where you're unlikely to have internet.